Rhythm and shul
Spiritual ballad tops Israeli charts
Male singers dominate the annual Rosh Hashanah best song countdown
Jessica Steinberg, The Times of Israel's culture and lifestyles editor, covers the Sabra scene from south to north and back to the center
“Fireworks,” a song by Mizrachi singer Moshe Peretz, was named the top song of the year in the annual Rosh Hashanah top 100 countdown hosted by Israel Radio’s Reshet Gimmel and Nana10.
Voted by listeners as the most moving ballad of 5772, it was a first for the 29-year-old Peretz, who started out as a choir boy in his Tiberias synagogue.
The runners-up were Eyal Golan’s “When You’re With Him” in second place and a duet of “My God,” by Shlomo Artzi and Avraham Tal.
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