Rock of Ages (Ma’oz Tsur)

Based on last years instrumental version, this arrangement of “Rock of Ages (Ma’oz Tsur)” is performed by my “vocal group”, We Few. “Rock of Ages (Ma’oz Tzur”) is a Jewish liturgical poem. It is written in Hebrew, and is usually sung on the holiday of Hanukkah, after lighting the festival lights. Its six stanzas correspond to five events of Jewish history and a hope for the future. Of its six stanzas, often only the first stanza is sung as this is what directly pertains to Hanukkah. “Ma’oz Tzur” was written sometime in the 13th century.