Syrian Song of Songs and Kabbalat Shabbat (Audio)

Syrian Song of Songs and Kabbalat Shabbat (Audio)

This post includes two audio recordings representing the Syrian custom and musical style, sung by Hazzan Faraj Samra. The first clip is a 20 minute long audio recording of the Song of Songs, traditionally recited in its entirety prior to Kabbalat Shabbat in many Sephardic congregations. The second clip is a 15 minute long audio recording of sections of the Kabbalat Shabbat service. These resources are both from the Sephardic Hazzanut Project, a project of Syrian-born Faraj Samra, Hazzan at the Syrian Midkash Eliyahu Synagogue in Brooklyn, NY.  

Song of Songs

Kabbalat Shabbat