JLI: The Oldest Jewish Music Ever Discovered – Here’s What It Sounds Like
Ovadiah the Convert wrote the oldest surviving Jewish sheet music. These pages were preserved in the genizah storage room of Cairo’s Ben Ezra Synagogue, which Ovadiah would have frequented.
Recently renovated, the Ben Ezra synagogue still stands in its original location. This is the song.
Hauntingly beautiful!!!
The melody is so soulful and striking, one can feel it’s chords!