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Jerusalem of Gold Ari Goldwag's Jewish Music Podcast
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- Judaism
In honor of today being Yom Yerushalayim, Ari Goldwag released this version of 'Yerusholayim Shel Zahav' composed by Naomi Shemer in 1967. The original song described the Jewish people’s 2000-year longing to return to Jerusalem; Shemer added a final verse after the Six-Day War to celebrate Jerusalem’s re-unification, after 19 years of Jordanian occupation.
In honor of today being Yom Yerushalayim, Ari Goldwag released this version of 'Yerusholayim Shel Zahav' composed by Naomi Shemer in 1967. The original song described the Jewish people’s 2000-year longing to return to Jerusalem; Shemer added a final verse after the Six-Day War to celebrate Jerusalem’s re-unification, after 19 years of Jordanian occupation.
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