"World renowned Moroccan singer Jo Amar passed away in New York on Friday at age 79. ..... Amar, who immigrated to Israel in 1956, pioneered the fusion sound of Israeli eastern "mizrachi" music, merging classical Jewish Sephardic and Arabic tunes with Western musical sensibilities.... He was also a highly-regarded cantor. Amar's body will arrive in Israel on Saturday night. His funeral will take place Sunday afternoon at Yad Rambam, the moshav that was his residence in Israel in recent years."
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/Flash.aspx/167090
The previous post was about a brigade of soldiers who arrived at the kotel to thank G-d for his mercy. Lo and behold, I found a clip of Jo Amar singing at a wedding. The first song in the medley of songs that he performed was about giving thanks to Hashem.
יוֹדוּ לַה’ חַסְדּוֹ וְנִפְלְאוֹתָיו לִבְנֵי אָדָם
"Let them give thanks to Hashem for His mercy, and for His wonders to mankind."
If you look through Tehilim (Psalms) Chapter 107, you will notice that the above verse is repeated four times. The ArtScroll edition of the Psalms (pg. 1303) notes the following:
"The Talmud (Berachos 54b) derives a practical rule of Jewish conduct from this psalm: Four people must offer thanks to G-d - he who traveled over the sea; he who journeyed through the desert; he who was sick and then healed; and he who was jailed and then released. All of these perilous situations are vividly described in this psalm."
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