6 min
Music
Shir Lama'alot, live with Ari Goldwag
The same psalm sung live as a duet, with the audience carrying the refrain.
About the artist
Yosef Karduner
Yosef Karduner writes and sings in the Breslov Hasidic tradition, setting psalms and liturgical texts to melodies that travel far beyond the communities they come from. Shir LaMaalot, his setting of Psalm 121, appeared on his first album Road Marks in 2000 and has since been sung in synagogues, at weddings and around campfires by people with no connection to Breslov at all.
His music sits close to the niggun: a melody carried more than a lyric performed, often repeated until the words loosen.
Upcoming events
Where Yosef Karduner has taught.
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Talks & videos
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Short introductions and longer conversations, to hear this artist in their own words.
4 min
Music
Shir Lama'alot
Psalm 121 set to the melody that made his name, from his own channel.
Path
The wider context.
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Concealment & the hidden light
Kabbalah
The Jewish mystical tradition centred on hidden dimensions of scripture and the nature of the divine, often explored through symbolic systems such as the Tree of Life.
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