This piece is unique in that Gottlieb has chosen to set two different texts in the same composition The first text (in Yiddish) was written by the poet Beirakh (a.k.a Benedict) Shafir and entitled 'Khtsos' (Midnight), in reference to the traditional prayer service known as 'Tikkun Chatzot' (Midnight Penitential Prayers). The focus of this service is on mourning the destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem. Shafir's original poem contains seven verses and presents the allegory of a child (th
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