The Mystical Power of Music

Who has not felt the stirring and mysterious power for music to touch the soul and uplift the spirit? Who has never been moved by a melody or soothed by a song? What is this haunting power granted to music, G-d’s generous gift to mankind? Jewish sources have long recognized the unique connection between man’s spiritual life and the power of music. Whether it was David, sweet singer of Israel, composing his eternal songs of praise, the Levites lifting their voices in the unparalleled harmonies of