My body trembles and tears well up in my eyes.. as we are here just days, just moments before the most awesome days .

As I stand ready to release this exquisite melody fit to the first of the petitionary prayers of Yom Kippur eve..

Melodies as this one do not come around often. I feel as if now is the time that heaven deemed worthy for such a soul-stirring melody to come down to this world. I feel that The Almighty is turning toward us, toward our cries, our pain, and tears. He is telling us not to worry, for the time is fast approaching in which I will take you with outstretched arms and bring you home to Me.

Yaale Minuseinu, may we find refuge in Your open arms, Veyavo Ve’udeinu , let us join together in your embrace and endless light Amen..

Produced: by Eli Beer
Composed and Sung: (all vocals) by Eli Beer
Musical and Vocal Arrangements: by Eli Beer
Recorded And Mixed By C Lanzbom @ “Sherwood Ridge” Pomona NY
2nd Guitar C Lanzbom
Lyric video composition by Mordy Gilden
Cover photo: taken by my lovely wife
Dina Tova Beer at The Great Synagogue of Rome

May this be a tribute and aliya to the soul of my beloved teacher Cantor Sherwood Goffin ז”ל

An exemplary mentch, תוכו כברו his inner light was as true as his outer light. He taught us to be true in davening, nusach and in song. I know he would have enjoyed this melody.

I would also like to dedicate this song to Rav Shlomo Gissinger תנצב”ה. Such a benevolent and caring individual he was as great a friend to people of all types and backgrounds as he was a great posek. He really loved my melodies and would have loved to hear this one.

Perhaps they will both be joining the angels in heaven in singing this on the eve of Yom Kippur..

Maariv Yom Kippur Eve, Yaaleh
The authorship of this prayer is unknown.

יַעֲלֶה תַחֲנוּנֵֽנו⁠
May our supplication ascend

מֵעֶֽרֶב.
from the evening,

וְיָבֹא שַׁוְעָתֵֽנוּ מִבֹּֽקֶר.
and may our cry come from the morning,

וְיֵרָאֶה רִנּוּנֵֽנוּ עַד עָֽרֶב:
and may our song appear1 till evening.

יַעֲלֶה קוֹלֵֽנוּ מֵעֶֽרֶב.
May our voice ascend from the evening,

וְיָבֹא צִדְקָתֵֽנוּ⁠
and may our righteousness come

מִבֹּֽקֶר.
from the morning,

וְיֵרָאֶה פִדְיוֹנֵֽנוּ⁠
and may our redemption appear

עַד עָֽרֶב:
till evening.

יַעֲלֶה עִנּוּיֵֽנוּ מֵעֶֽרֶב.
May our affliction ascend from the evening,

וְיָבֹא סְלִיחָתֵֽנוּ⁠
and may our pardon come

מִבֹּֽקֶר.
from the morning,

וְיֵרָאֶה נַאֲקָתֵֽנוּ עַד עָֽרֶב:
and may our groaning appear till evening.

יַעֲלֶה מְנוּסֵֽנוּ מֵעֶֽרֶב.
May our refuge ascend from the evening,

וְיָבֹא לְמַעֲנוֹ⁠
and may it come for His sake,

מִבֹּֽקֶר.
from the morning,

וְיֵרָאֶה כִפּוּרֵֽנוּ עַד עָֽרֶב:
and may our atonement appear till evening.

יַעֲלֶה יִשְׁעֵֽנוּ⁠
May our deliverance ascend

מֵעֶֽרֶב.
from the evening,

וְיָבֹא טָהֳרֵֽנוּ⁠
and may our purification come

מִבֹּֽקֶר.
from the morning,

וְיֵרָאֶה חִנּוּנֵֽנוּ עַד עָֽרֶב:
and may our supplication appear till evening.

יַעֲלֶה זִכְרוֹנֵֽנוּ⁠
May our remembrance ascend

מֵעֶֽרֶב.
from the evening,

וְיָבֹא וִעוּדֵֽנוּ⁠
and may our gathering7

מִבֹּֽקֶר.
come from the morning,

וְיֵרָאֶה הַדְרָתֵֽנוּ עַד עָֽרֶב:
and may our splendor appear till evening.

יַעֲלֶה דָפְקֵֽנוּ מֵעֶֽרֶב.
May our knocking ascend from the evening,

וְיָבֹא גִילֵֽנוּ⁠
and may our exultation come

מִבֹּֽקֶר.
from the morning,

וְיֵרָאֶה בַקָּשָׁתֵֽנוּ עַד עָֽרֶב:
and may our petition appear till evening.

יַעֲלֶה אֶנְקָתֵֽנוּ מֵעֶֽרֶב.
May our sighing ascend from the evening,

וְיָבֹא אֵלֶֽיךָ⁠
and may it come before You

מִבֹּֽקֶר.
from the morning,

וְיֵרָאֶה אֵלֵֽינוּ עַד עָֽרֶב:
and may its effect appear to us till evening.