Produced by then-drummer David Epstein, the album was originally released by the independent Shemesh Music label on May 2, 2010.

"If you listen on the CD," Murray noted, "there's an entirely acoustic track with no rapping...[The album is] a broad spectrum of everything.

"[4] Lyrically, the album is similarly divided, with the choruses quoting traditional Jewish prayers such as "Adon Olam" and "Ashrei", and the original English verses exploring Orthodox Jewish themes such as God's infinity, "tikun olam", the soul, and returning to Zion.

[3] Max Elstein Keisler of The Forward noted that "Shtar's music...has none of the egocentrism of hip hop.

A music video, directed by Shmuel Hoffman and filmed in Beit Shemesh, Israel, was released on April 6, 2010.