A New Year: Communities around the world celebrate the new year…in song. 

How powerful to be reminded that each day is a gift of forgiveness and fresh new beginnings. Blessings all.

I listen to this every year! May we and all the peoples of the world be inscribed for a good year!

What a blessing!.....not only for jews but for true christians as well! Shalom and thank you!

A GIT YOHR TZU ALLEH !! GEZUNT, GLIK, MAZEL, A ZEESEN YOHR ! VERY BEAUTIFUL ! PEACE, LOVING, KINDNESS, HEALTH, HAPPINESS TO ALLLLLLLLLLLLL !!!! L'SHANA TOVA / HAPPY NEW YEAR !

I love this song! Shana Tova 5782!

May we all join in with these Rosh Hoshonnah wishes.

Crying. for me listening in Houston It is so bitter sweet. thanks ya'll

It is wonderful to hear sweet voices and prayers from our people around the world. It's hard for me to understand how it can be done without a single word of Hebrew - the eternal of our people everywhere. לום שלום לרחוק ולקרוב - Peace, Peace to all, far & near. L'SHANAH TOVAH TIKATEYVU - לשנה טובה תיכתבו

Thank you Michael Ochs, 92Y, and all the choirs, Cantors and technical people! It's a sweet song, fine production and impressive co-ordination -- quite a project. If only world Peace and harmony were that easy… Thanks again, and L'Shana Tova!!

Beautiful. Indeed. Let it be.

This is my favorite song for Rosh Hashanah, I listen to this on repeat!

Happy New Year everyone!

LOVE THIS

Just shared this on Facebook for 2019's New Year, even though I'm not Jewish, ha, ha.

Very meaningful and inspirational.

Beautiful. Thank you. Good, healthy, meaningful, peaceful and loving 5777...for EVERYONE. EVERYWHERE. Thank you, again. Robert Gedaliah and Rande Davis Gedaliah

Your message is so uplifting and hopeful. Voices so very beautiful and from all all over the world. Thank you for this gift.

Wow! Just wow! Thank you all so much.

Inspiring and so appropriate for what has just happened in Las Vegas

Beautiful and Insirational

I add my voice in Absentia! Beautiful song. Beautiful voices. Beautiful message. Amen Sela!

brought a tear to my eye ❤

Thank you so much! This song -- the sweet, clear voices, the earnest, yearning harmonies -- touches something hopeful in me. May hearts be softened.... May "strangers come to be friends." La shana tovah!

A simple message of truth, hope, compassion one welcomed with voices that harmonize the heart. We all need to be closer, selfless, and open.

Beautiful

Powerful!

Continues to inspire me 5779!

How beautiful this ....a good year and a happy year to one and all....Amen.

Thanks for sharing. Beautiful

oooh, this made me cry in the best way possible. what a beautiful gift for the new year !!! Thank you so much...92nd St Y!!! Shalom from Vancouver

Yay Cantor Ellerin! I am so grateful that he is now the Cantor at Baltimore Hebrew Congregation!

very beautiful very hopeful

Never have I loved a melody so much!!

Beautiful voices from around the world ... Uplifting and timely!

OUTSTANDING, touching and so very special. I sang this for my congregation's first day services as my solo, it was great.

This is amazing

I learned this song in school and I liked it. So I decided to listen to it! Who ever made this song good job! It's amazing! 😊☺

So many will be touched. Whenever have we needed such a beautiful message more than now? Thank you 92nd St Y! Shalom from Columbus, Ohio!!

Absolutely beautiful! All the sentiments the world needs to hear. Shanah Tovah!

This is absolutely wonderful.

Lovely. Thanks.

TODAH Happy 5781

Amen!!!!!!!!!

Like many others, one of my very favorite musicians is long lost hero brother Phil Ochs. rip

Love it! The words, the music, the optimism, the wide variety of singers. Am sharing it widely. Thank you and may you all have a happy, healthy, harmonious new year :-)

Wonderful message and beautifully delivered.

One of the best New year song I ever heard.

L'Shanah Tova, Michael! What a happy way to wake up this morning! #RoshHashanah2016

Thanks for these beautiful and meaningful song! Please give me full lyrics...thanks! We want to sing it during our new year's eve..

Beautiful!

Micheal, this is beautiful. Congratulations on a fantastic vision realized. Well done, yasher koach and Mazal tov. With love, Daniel Leanse

Put a smile on my face! Beautifully produced, beautifully sung!

Lyrics - sing it at your dinner table this Rosh Hashannah. A NEW YEAR May this be a year of love and kindness May strangers come to be friends May truth and compassion always guide us ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-meyn May this be a year of hope and healing for all of those in need may all of our deeds be a blessing ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-meyn a new year, a good year, a chance to start all over a new year, a sweet year, a chance to bring us closer May this be a year of selfless giving may this be a year of peace and may we forgive and be forgiven ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-meyn a new year, a good year, a chance to start all over a new year, a sweet year, a chance to bring us closer a new year, a good year, a chance to start all over a new year, a sweet year, a chance to bring us closer Closer to the ones we love a world that we can be proud of as long as there are stars above there comes a new year ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-meyn

Just wonderful. Shalom and thank you for sharing so beautiful video

Wow, how beautiful! Congratulations and thank you to the 92nd Y and Michael Hunter Ochs! I hope you license usage to other synagogues, churches, mosques, schools and camps. If the whole world sang this conviction we'd be in a better place. I've been sharing my FB link for much of the day. This is a gift! L'shanah tovah!

Beautiful song....😃

I love it. Thank you Barbara. And all our good wishes for you.

BEAUTIFUL AND MEANINGFUL. THANK YOU SHANA TOVA!

Just beautiful! Thank you. L'shana Tova!

Closer, indeed, with everyone. . .no exceptions. . .living as one, echad, wahad, uno, odin. . closer, please.

sweet

simply amazing!

Amen....and how many will join in song on ZOOM and online... A new Year a Good year to all.

Just beautiful.

Thank you!!!!

So beautiful! Thank you!

Outstanding!!!

So lovely!

Did my heart good to hear this today! Thank You!

gorgeous uplifting, thanks!

Thank you for those lovely wishes, Michal. Indeed, may it be a good year. Lashanah Tovah to you.....Joan

Amazing!

Beautiful song.

Beautiful and from Nashville, too!

Loved it!!!

That was so inspiring and beautifully sung !

Beautiful song and beautiful voices

Fantastic!

So Beautiful. I was searching links for songs with "New Year's", in them and this came up. I sat here and cried. I love this. Thank you.

This song is so very sweet..and hopeful. Bless Michael Ochs for his talent and all who contributed their lovely voices.

Fantástico! Amei,,,

Lovely. Happy New Year Liz and Henry

How poignant, beautiful and inspirational !

This beautiful song, so full of hope and inspiration, really made my New Year. I am so touched by the beauty of this song, and it's message...something everyone can enjoy. Even my gentile minister friend was moved by it. Now, the only thing I'd like to find out is how to get the lyrics and guitar chords so we can sing it during the High Holidays, as well. Thank you, a million fold, for this song. L'shana Tova all the way from Hawaii, Karen Block Russell :)

Beautiful. Thanks for the talent, the message and the logistics to share it with us. L'Shana Tova to all.

Wouldn't it be loverly

Love this! And my pal Lisa Silver, songwriter/musician extraordinare is in it. Terrific song.

jolie chanson

I go to Adat Arie El and I have been going since birth

Moving.

Central Synagogue is my adopted synagogue as an American living abroad (thank you SO much for providing online services) - it's wonderful to see some familiar faces! Shanah tova from the UK ❤

so, so wish this was inclusive with captions !

Fantastic music. I saw it pore-covid but it speaks to me even more loudly now. I would love to get my choir to sing it when the restrictions here (Manitoba Canada) are lifted and our common sense tells us its safe for 223 singers to get together again so we can rock this piece and "start over!" Thanks for the printed music too. Did you ever make a score for the piano and other instruments or an SATB score?

To Diane Zahavi--I was able to post it on my FB page--

Very nice. But was there no congregation from Canada that could be included?

Blessed immensely. Just wondering if the music backing track is available online.

Beautiful to see and hear! Is Mr. Ochs related to the folk-singer Phil Ochs?

How can I buy the sheet music for our choir next year?

Anyone had a C instrument (oboe) and piano sheet music?

Is there an accompaniment track in the same key as the sheet music? I want to play it on my violin for Rosh Hashanah. Thank you in advance.