JERUSALEM OF GOLD (YERUSHALAIM SHEL ZAHAV) LIVE IN JERUSALEM, ISRAEL BY ELIHANA ELIA. Many of the lyrics refer to traditional Jewish poetry and themes, particularly dealing with exile and longing for Jerusalem. Naomi Shemer wrote the original song for the Israeli Song Festival in 1967.

This Sunday our community will observe Tisha B'av and turn our attention to the city of Jerusalem, mourning the destruction of its temples some two millenniums ago. Here is the most famous love song to Jerusalem, my hometown, sung with my amazing colleagues Cantors Netanel Herstik and Yaakov Lemmer ...