Ein Keloheinu – Julius Freudenthal

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Ein Keloheinu (There is none like our God) is a prayer added to the end of the Shabbat morning service so that everybody can say at least 100 blessings a day, even on days when the Amida is shorter. There is some evidence that the verses were originally in a different order, starting with the second verse Mi Keloheinu – indeed it is puzzling that we ask a question that we have already answered! • Ein Keloheinu has several musical settings, but its most popular melody was written by Julius Freudenthal in 1841 and originally printed in Hirsch Goldberg's Gesänge für Synagogen . There is an urban legend that Freudenthal derived this melody from a German drinking song, though this seems to be based on a misunderstanding of Idelsohn's comment comparing this melody to the Lutheran hymn Grosser Gott wir loben dich due to their similar usages of secondary dominant chords. • Many recordings have a variant melody over the words mi ch'malkeinu/baruch malkeinu . It's worth noting that not only is this divergent from the tune as written by Freudenthal, but it is also impossible to sing alongside the original line given the incompatible harmony. • Melody: Julius Freudenthal • Arrangement: Stuart Izon (https://www.shiravzimra.com/92a)

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