Chag Valentine Sameach! Here Are the Seven Most Gorgeous Hebrew Love Songs of All Time
And so, it’s Valentine’s Day. Feh. Named for a saint and championed by the crassest crusaders of commerce, today isn’t much of a simcha for Jews. For that, we have Tu B’Av, which has a much better origin story and is celebrated in the summer, which is when sensuous festivals ought to be celebrated. But if you’re in the mood for love despite the sub-arctic temperature outside, you should at least consider commemorating the holiday in the most romantic language ever created: Hebrew.
Fine, so all these khh sounds may be a bit off-putting. But take it from the angels: “I love you” never sounds as meaningful as it does when spoken in Lashon Ha’Kodesh, the holiest of languages. So let’s get amorous with a little playlist to kick off the day of some of the greatest Hebrew love songs ever recorded: