https://youtu.be/w1ZMIUvK_hE# Yah Shema Ebyonekha | London This Piyyut was written by Yehudah Halevi (1075–1141) as an introduction to the Selichot for the Minchah of Yom Kippur. In addition to the refrain it has five stanzas, which form the acrostic Y(e)HUD(a)H. For many, the singing of Yah Shema Ebyonekha represents an emotional turning point in the Tefilah of Yom Kippur, conferring a palpable sense of hope and optimism that Divine forgiveness will surely be delivered.The core melody is one of the most ancient in the Sephardi liturgical repertoire. With variants extant in virtually all Sephardi communities, it is probable that it was known in pre-expulsion Spain.Presented here is the version sung in the London Spanish and Portuguese community, which concludes - somewhat unusually - on the dominant note of the scale. This is in contrast to the style of the Edot Hamizrach, where it resolves to the supertonic, and the Amsterdam and New York variants which end on the tonic.This video is one of over 30 on my Selichot and Yamim Hanora’im playlist which you can find here.https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvd3h2QBHjxRC5cGNlE_frXW2TGPzsIRqתזכו לשנים רבות נעימות וטובותתחל שנה וברכותיה