Gershon Kingsley - 1971 - Sabbath For Today (us... 90%

: The performance was recorded live on November 19, 1971, at Temple B'nai Abraham in Newark, New Jersey.

: The recording features Kenneth Bichel on the Moog synthesizer and vocals by Cantor Murray Simon and Leah Horen. It also includes readings by notable figures like Rabbi Barry Friedman and Dr. Joachim Prinz. Musical Themes Gershon Kingsley - 1971 - Sabbath for Today (US...

The work is often described as a or electronic prayer service. It adapts traditional Hebrew texts and Psalms, such as "S'u Sh'oreem," into a psychedelic, electronic format. Gershon Kingsley - Milken Archive of Jewish Music : The performance was recorded live on November

The album was born from Kingsley's desire to bridge the gap between "serious" and "non-serious" music using the . Having fled Nazi Germany as a teenager and later working as a synagogue organist in Los Angeles, Kingsley sought to modernize Jewish liturgical music for a new generation. Joachim Prinz

(1971) is a groundbreaking "rock opera for the Sabbath" composed by electronic music pioneer Gershon Kingsley . The album represents a unique intersection of ancient religious tradition and the futuristic sounds of the early 1970s. The Story of the Album

: Kingsley envisioned a "scenic cantata" that combined the Moog's "space age" electronic tones with a traditional choir, a cantor, and a youth chorus.