Midad Tassa Releases New Song Reflecting Personal Spiritual Return During Slichot

Israeli singer Midad Tassa has released a new song titled "Tikunim VeSlichot" (Repairs and Forgiveness) amid the Slichot prayer days, inspired by his personal feelings of spiritual distance. Tassa wrote and composed the song following a period of introspection where he realized he had been listening more to others' perceptions of him as a "righteous person" rather than his own inner voice. "I was wrong. I understood that I too need to return to repentance," he said.

Tassa recounted a pivotal moment during a visit to the Western Wall, where he touched the stones but did not feel the emotional connection he expected, which caused him pain and highlighted his yearning to reconnect spiritually. This experience became the foundation for the song, which he describes as expressing a universal message that every Jew, regardless of location, can use music to rekindle their longing for God.

He emphasized that the song also respects individual spiritual paths, stating, "I understood that every person sees God a little differently." Tassa's message is that God loves even those who feel distant and waits for them as they are, quoting the phrase "I am my beloved's and my beloved is mine." The song revisits the phrase "son of a king," which has accompanied Tassa since childhood, now symbolizing a return to feeling connected and being a "good child, son of a king."