The Diwan Project: Meditative Shalom Aleichem

This 8 minute long, low quality video features The Divan Project performing a long meditative song-prayer inspired by Shalom Aleichem. Beginning from 4:26, the first line of Shalom Aleichem is repeated throughout the song, following the tradition of referring to the « malachei hashalom » (the angels of peace), as opposed to the « malachei hasharet » (the ministering angels), in the first stanza. The Diwan Project, who create a blend of traditional, contemporary Israeli, and ethnic/world music, aim to lead their audience in a journey of sacred song and prayer. While the melodies and lyrics come from the collective memory of the Jewish Diaspora, the Diwan Project consider themselves a revival of the sacred, ancient tradition of the Levites.