THE JEWISH EDUCATOR: THE TISHREI HOLIDAYS
singing your wei through tishrei
Susan Shane-Linder
SESSION SUMMARY
This session helped participants connect to the holidays in Tishrei through music in a fun and
memorable way! They focused on translating prayers and songs into the language of students and
creating memories that are meaningful and relevant. They explored age-appropriate music repertoire,
stories, techniques, and language that encourage both an open mind and an open heart for prayer and
songs. They sang everything from the “oldies but goodies” to some of the latest hits that will excite
students and hopefully keep them singin’ and remembering these songs for a lifetime.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Susan Shane-Linder is an award-winning singer, songwriter, published composer, and recording
artist. She has presented and performed at early childhood workshops, summer camps, and national
conferences including CAJE, NewCAJE, and NAEYC. In 2012, she won “Teacher of the Year.” Susan has
taught and performed for the Jewish community for over thirty years and travels the country as an
Artist-in-Residence. Susan has published four CDs.
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Singin’ Your Wei
Through Tishrei
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COMPILED BY:
SUSAN SHANE-LINDER
“SINGIN’ WITH SUSAN”
THE JEWISH EDUCATOR: THE TISHREI HOLIDAYS
SINGIN’ YOUR WEI THROUGH TISHREI
CONTENTS
ROSH HASHANAH
DIPPED IN HONEY / TAPUCHIM UD’VASH……………………………….1
* APPLES
APPLES AND HONEY…………………BY: Julie Silver……………………………1&2
* AVINU MALKEINU / I’M SORRY………Liturgy……………………………………….2
DIPPING THE APPLES……………BY: Ellen Allard………………………………….3
L’SHANAH TOVAH…………………BY: Ellen Allard…………………………………4
L’SHANAH TOVAH FOR ROSH HASHANAH….BY: Debbie Friedman…………..5
SHANAH TOVAH: A GOOD YEAR……….BY: Debbie Friedman………………….6
SHOFAR BLAST……………………BY: Ellen Allard…………………………………6
* SHOFAR, SHOFAR……… BY: Judith Z. Abrams & Frances T. Goldman ………...7
* SING ALONG SONG (ROSH HASHANAH)…….BY: Steven Carr Reuben…...….7
SONG (T’KIAH)……BY: Judith Z. Abrams & Frances T. Goldman …….8
* SHOFAR
THANK
YOU
GOD (HIGH HOLY DAYS)………BY: Doug Cotler
*
Adapted HH Lyrics by: Stephanie Shore & Susan Shane-Linder…….8
TOKEA HASHOFAR…………..BY: Ellen Allard………………………………………9
YOM KIPPUR
I OFFER MY PRAYER TO YOU……BY: Ellen Allard……………………………….9
JONAH AND THE WHALE………BY: Jeff Klepper
ARRANGED BY: Paul Hoyle & Susan Shane-Linder………10
LET’S
BE
FRIENDS……………………………………………………………………..11
*
MAY YOU BE SEALED…………..BY: Ellen Allard………………………………….11
* SING ALONG SONG (YOM KIPPUR)………….BY: Steven Carr Reuben……….12
THESE ARE THE DAYS…………..BY: Debbie Friedman…………………………12
* TURNING…………….……BY: Judith Z. Abrams & Frances T. Goldman…………13
HARA………… BY: Judith Z. Abrams & Frances T. Goldman ………….13
* YETZER
THE YOM KIPPUR I’M SORRY BLUES…….BY: Lisa Ann Green………………..14
SUKKOT
* BUILDING ME A SUKKAH……………………………………………………………..15
* I GO TO THE SUKKAH……………..BY: Lisa Doob…………………………………15
IN MY SUKKAH……………………BY: Dean Friedman……………………………..16
THE LULAV SHAKE……………….BY: Steve Dropkin………………………………17
* THANK YOU GOD (SUKKOT)………BY: Doug Cotler
Adapted Sukkot Lyrics by: Susan Shane-Linder…………………..18
THIS IS WHAT WE NEED TO BUILD A SUKKAH….BY: Debbie Friedman………19
* UNDER THE SUKKAH………………BY: Julie Silver…………………………………20
SIMCHAT TORAH
SH’LOSHA D’VARIM……….BY: Chaim Tzur…………………………………….21
* AL
DANCING WITH THE TORAH……………BY: Judy Farber…………………………22
EITZ CHAYIM / TREE OF LIFE………..BY: Richard Silverman…………………….23
* THANK YOU GOD (SIMCHAT TORAH)………BY: Doug Cotler
Adapted Simchat Torah Lyrics by: Susan Shane-Linder………23
TORAH
LI……………………….BY:
Steven Carr Reuben………………………..24
*
WHEN WE MARCH ON SIMCHAT TORAH…….BY: Debbie Friedman……….25
* Please note that these songs are not available.
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SINGIN’ YOUR WEI THROUGH TISHREI
SONG
AUGUST 2nd, 2016
CD OR RECORDING
Julie Silver
Together & 25th Anniversary
L’shanah Tovah
Ellen Allard
Sing Shalom: Songs for the Jewish Holidays
L'shanah Tovah
Debbie Friedman
for Rosh Hashanah
Shir Al Galgalim
Shanah Tovah:
Debbie Friedman
A Good Year
Shanah Tovah
Shofar Blast
Ellen Allard
A Little Taste of Torah
Sing Along Song
Susan Shane-Linder
Singin’ With Susan
Thank You God
Susan Shane-Linder
Singin’ Shabbat With Susan
I Offer My Prayer to You
Ellen Allard
Sing Shalom: Songs for the Jewish Holidays
Jonah and The Whale
Susan Shane-Linder
Singin’ A New Song With Susan
May You Be Sealed
Ellen Allard
A Little Taste of Torah
These Are the Days
Debbie Friedman
Shanah Tovah
The Yom Kippur
Lisa Ann Green
I’m Sorry Blues
Totshabbat.com
In My Sukkah
Dean Friedman
A Million Matzoh Balls
Lulav Shake
Judy Caplan Ginsburgh
Amazing Songs for Amazing Jewish Kids
This Is What We Need
Debbie Friedman
to Build A Sukkah
Shanah Tovah
Dancing with the Torah
The Shirettes
Friends B'Yachad
When We March
Debbie Friedman
on Simchat Torah
Shanah Tovah
COMPILED BY:
SUSAN SHANE-LINDER
“SINGIN’ WITH SUSAN”
August 2nd, 2016
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Apples and Honey
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Capo 5
APPLES AND HONEY
A
E7
A
Apples dipped in honey for Rosh Ha-sha-nah. ) 2X
D
A
A good new year. A sweet new year.
) 2X
A
E7
A
Apples dipped in honey for Rosh Ha-sha-nah. ) 2X
A
E7
A
Ta-pu-chim ud'vash l'Rosh Ha-sha-nah. ) 2X
D
A
Sha-nah to-vah, Sha-nah m'tu-kah.
) 2X 
A
E7
A
Ta-pu-chim ud'vash l'Rosh Ha-sha-nah. ) 2X
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APPLES AND HONEY
BY: Julie Silver
D
A
G
A
If you're gonna eat an apple, apple, apple.
A
D
A
G
A
Don't forget to have some honey, honey, honey, honey.
Bm
A
Bm
A
CHORUS: Apples and honey, it may sound funny.
D
G
A
(but) you can make the New Year sweet and sunny.
D
A G A
Eating apples and honey.
D
A
G
A
You can go and ask the Rabbi, Rabbi, Rabbi
A
D
A
G
A
Why we bid the old year good-bye, good-bye, good-bye.
Bm
A
Bm
A
We start a new year, the shofar we hear.
D
G
A
Every year it's in the month of Tishrei.
D
A G A
Don't you know that it's the first day.
CHORUS:
CONTINUED>>>>
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Continued
D
A
G
A
Tell your sister and your brother, brother, brother;
A
D
A
G
A
Tell your father and your mother, mother, mother.
Bm
A
Bm
A
L'Shanah tovah, it's Rosh Hashanah.
D
G
A
We're spending the New Year with each other:
D
A G A
Sister, brother, father, mother.
CHORUS:
Capo 0
AVINU MALKEINU
MUSIC: Traditional
TEXT: Liturgy
A
Dm A
A
Dm A
A-vi-nu Mal-kei-nu cha-nei-nu va-a-nei-nu 
A
Dm
A
Dm
A-vi-nu Mal-kei-nu cha-nei-nu va-a-nei-nu 
A
Dm A
Ki ein ba-nu ma-sim.
Dm
A
 
A-sei i-ma-nu tz’da-kah va-che-sed
Dm
A-sei i-ma-nu tz’da-kah va-che-sed
 
A
V'ho-shi-ei-nu.
Our Father, our King, be merciful and answer us; though we plead no merit,
deal with us according to Thy loving kindness and help us.
I’M SORRY FOR WHAT I DID WRONG
TUNE: Avinu Malkeinu
I’m sorry for what I did wrong, I’m sorry for what I did wrong.
I’ll try to be better, no matter whatever, I’m sorry for what I did wrong.
I’ll try, I’ll try to be, the best that I can be.
I’ll try, I’ll try, to do what is right and be the best that I can be.
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DIPPING THE APPLES
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Rosh Hashana
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BY: Ellen Allard
C G C
C
CHORUS: Gimme an A-P-P Gimme an A-P-P-L-E
C
G
Gimme an A-P-P-L-E for Rosh Hashana.
G
G
Gimme an A-P-P Gimme an A-P-P-L-E
G
C
Gimme an A-P-P-L-E for Rosh Hashana.
C
G
Dipping the apples into the honey, dippity dippity doo
G
C
Dipping the apples into the honey, dippity dippity doo
CHORUS:
Additional verses (each line is a verse that gets repeated 2X)
Apples & Honey for Rosh Hashana, dippity dippity doo
Thankin’ the bees for making the honey, ……
Lickin’ the honey off of my fingers, …..
Ev-er-y year for / Rosh Hashana, …..
May the new year be sweet as the honey,…..
L’shana Tova Tikateivu to you,……
Apples so sweet and apples so crunchy,…..
Love to eat apples, red and delicious,…..
You can dip challah cause challah’s for dipping,….
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Capo 2
L’SHANAH TOVAH
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C
G
CHORUS: L’Shanah Tovah, a happy New Year.
G
C
L’Shanah Tovah, a healthy New Year.
C7
F
L'Shanah Tovah, a sweet New Year,
C
G
C G
For you and you and me.

C
G
G7
C
We start at the very beginning, and go ‘round all over again.
C7
F
C
G
C
G
Like our ABC’s and our 1-2-3’s, from the beginning right to the end.
CHORUS:
C
G
G7
C
We dip our apples in honey, a sweet beginning to a sweet New Year.
C7
F
We eat the Challah so round, we hear the shofar sound,
C
G
C
G
Yes, we hear it loud and clear.
CHORUS:
C
G
G7
C
T’shuvah, we change for the better, T’filah, we pray for the best.
C7
F
C
C
G
Tzedakah we help other people in need, and God will take care of the rest. CHORUS:
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Capo 0
L'SHANAH TOVAH FOR ROSH HASHANAH
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BY: Debbie Friedman
G
D
CHORUS: L'sha-nah to-vah,  we say it every New Year;
G
Bm Em Am
D
G
L'sha-nah to-vah, happy New Year everyone!
G
D
We have a round challah; sometimes it's full of raisins.
G
Bm Em Am
D
G
Sweet like the coming New Year, it tastes like Sha-nah To-vah.
C ----G
C ----G
Get a big bowl filled with honey and a plate full of apples to dip.
C ----G
Em A
D
After the honey is on the apple, eat it fast or it will drip! (Oops!)
CHORUS:
G
D
We hear the shofar call, strong and loud and joyful.
G
Bm Em
Am
D
G
Welcoming in the New Year, it sounds like Sha-nah To-vah.
C
G
C
G
We gather our breadcrumbs and then we say, "If I hurt you it was a mistake."
C
G Em
A
D
We call our breadcrumbs "I'm sorries;" For tash-lich throw them in the lake.
CHORUS:
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Capo 2
SHANAH TOVAH: A GOOD YEAR
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BY: Debbie Friedman
G
A
D
CHORUS: Rosh Hashanah, it's a brand New Year
G
A
D
Let's sing and be happy a New Year's here.
G
A
D
Bm
The world has a birthday this time of year,
Em
A
D
Shanah tovah, a good year.
D
Bm
Em
A
A7
D
Dip the apples - red and sweet and the challah that we eat.
Bm
Em
A
D
Into honey, what a treat! Shanah tovah, a good year. CHORUS:
D
Bm
Em
A A7
D
Blow the shofar loud today, on this New Year holiday.
Bm
Em
A
D
Listen to the sounds that say, Shanah tovah, a good year.
Capo 0
SHOFAR BLAST
CHORUS:
BY: Ellen Allard
Am
Dm
E
Am
CHORUS: I like to hear the shofar blast, sometimes slow and sometimes fast.
Am
Dm
E
E7
Am
I like to hear the shofar blast, Happy, Happy, Happy New Year.
E7 (hold E7)
T’KIAH
(T’KIAH) ……………….
CHORUS:
SH’VARIM
T’KIAH
(SH’VARIM) /\ \/ /\ \/ /\
(T’KIAH) ……………….
CHORUS:
T’RUAH
SH’VARIM
T’KIAH
(T’RUAH) ///////////
(SH’VARIM) /\ \/ /\ \/ /\
(T’KIAH) ……………….
CHORUS:
T’KIAH G’DOLAH
T’RUAH
SH’VARIM
T’KIAH
(T’KIAH G’DOLAH)…………………..
(T’RUAH) ///////////
(SH’VARIM) /\ \/ /\ \/ /\
(T’KIAH) ……………….
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Capo 2
WORDS BY: Judith Z. Abrams MUSIC BY: Frances T. Goldman
SHOFAR, SHOFAR
FROM: Let's Sing Album
Am
Shofar, shofar, shofar, shofar, shofar.
Dm
E7
Am
Shofar, shofar, hear the shofar call.
E
Shofar calls one and all! Shofar calls one and all!
E
E
Am
Shofar calls one and all, hear the shofar call.
Am
T'ru-ah, T'ru-ah, T'ru-ah, T'ru-ah, T'ru-ah.
Dm
E7
Am
T'ru-ah, T'ru-ah, is the shofar call.
E
We will stand straight and tall! We will stand straight and tall!
E
E
Am
We will stand straight and tall, when the shofar calls.
Capo 0
SING ALONG SONG
BY: Steven Carr Reuben
Rosh Hashanah
G
G7
C
D
G G7
CHORUS: Sing along song, come sing along. Sing along song with me.
C
D
G
Em
Am
D
G
It'll make you smile if you sing for a while. Come sing along song with me.
G
G7
C
D
G G7
Rosh Hashanah celebrates, the birthday of the world.
C
D
G
Em
Am D
G
Apples and honey to sweeten the year, for every boy and girl.
CHORUS:
D7
So we sing my...
G
G7
C
D
G G7
Rosh Hashanah starts the year, hear the Shofar blow.
C
D
G
Em
Am
D
G
D7
Telling us that we should act, the best way that we know. So let's sing my...
CHORUS: 2X
ENDING:
Am
D
Am
D
Am
D
G
Come sing along song - Come sing along song - Come sing along song with me.
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SHOFAR SONG (T’KIAH)
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C
T'ki-ah - Sh'va-rim – T'ru-ah - T'ki-ah
C
Dm
G
The shofar sounds so loud and clear.
C
T'ki-ah - Sh'va-rim – T'ru-ah - T'ki-ah
G
C
G7
C
T'shu-vah's turning toward a sweet New Year.
C
T'ki-ah - Sh'va-rim – T'ru-ah - T'ki-ah
C
Dm
G
The shofar calls to me and you.
C
T'ki-ah - Sh'va-rim – T'ru-ah - T'ki-ah
G
C
G7
C
Remember all the mitz-vot you can do.
C
G7 C
T'ki-ah - Sh'va-rim – T'ru-ah - T'ki-ah
Capo 0
THANK YOU GOD
 
 
 
 
 
ADAPTED WORDS BY:
Cantor Stephanie Shore & Susan Shane-Linder
MUSIC BY: Doug Cotler
D/E G/A
D/E
CHORUS: Ba-ruch a-tah A-do-nai,
D/E A/B D/E
Thank you God.
D
G
A
Thank you for this New Year, Shanah Tovah to you.
D
G
Asus A
A happy healthy New Year, we'll hear the shofar too. CHORUS:
Apples dipped in honey for a sweet new year
Round Challah that has raisins to bring us all good cheer.
CHORUS:
When we go to tashlich, we'll cast our sins away.
Thank you for the New Year, on this holy day. CHORUS:
Rosh Hashana it is written, The book is sealed on Yom Kippur
Take care of one another and your year will be secure.
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TOKEA HASHOFAR
By: Ellen Allard
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CHORUS: Tu tu tu tu tu tu
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Tu tu tu tu tu tu
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Tu tu tu tu tu tu tu
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Tu tu tu tu tu tu tu
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L’a-ba u’l’i-ma u’l’chol ha-mish-pa-cha
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We sing and dance and hug and kiss and say, “Sha-na To-vah!” CHORUS:
We dip our apples in the honey for a sweet new year
And we listen for the shofar it’s a sound we love to hear. CHORUS:
We take a look at our mistakes, the things we’ve said and done
Teshuvah helps us to return, for the new year has begun. CHORUS:
We make our challah big and round for blessings full and sweet
We say happy, happy new year, to everyone we meet. CHORUS:
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I OFFER MY PRAYER TO YOU
BY: Ellen Allard
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CHORUS: Al Chet, Al Chet, for my sins I say I’m sorry.
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Al Chet, Al Chet, I look at the year that’s gone by.
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Al Chet, Al Chet, recalling mistakes, what I’ve said, what I’ve done.
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Al Chet, Al Chet, I offer my prayer to You.
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I look in the mirror, I look deep inside, I want to do right, my soul to repair.
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Ask God for forgiveness, ask others I’ve hurt, to forgive me as I forgive them.
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I ask for the strength to stand tall for the chance,
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To move closer to God, for Teshuvah I turn.
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To become all that I can become and to look on, ahead to the year that’s begun.
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MUSIC ARRANGED BY: Paul Hoyle & Susan Shane-Linder
JONAH AND THE WHALE
BY: Jeff Klepper
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God said to Jonah: Take a trip to Ninaveh
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And tell the wicked people there they have to change their ways.
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But Jonah wasn’t ready for such a responsibility.
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He got on board a ship and he tried to run away.
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CHORUS: Jonah, Jonah, living in the whale
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Tried to run away from God, that was bound to fail.
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A storm began to blow, the sailors they were terrified.
Jonah said, “I’m sorry, it’s all because of me.
I made God very angry and now we’re in hot water,
And the only way to stop it is to throw me in the sea.”
CHORUS:
A giant fish was waiting and swallowed Mister Jonah.
He cried aloud to God for three whole days and nights.
Then the whale spat him up and Jonah went to Ninaveh.
He told the Ninavinians, “You better do what’s right!”
CHORUS:
The people all repented, but Jonah wasn’t satisfied.
He said to God, “You shouldn’t have forgiven ev’ryone.”
Then God taught him a lesson that each of us should follow,
By looking at ourselves and the deeds that we have done.
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LET'S BE FRIENDS
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Let's be friends -- make amends.
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Let's be friends -- make amends.
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Now's the time to say I'm sorry.
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Please say you'll forgive me.
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The ten days of Tesh-u-vah. Time to make up, time to pray.
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Shake my hand and I'll shake yours. Let's be friends for always.
La......la......la.....la......
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MAY YOU BE SEALED
BY: Ellen Allard
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CHORUS: May you be sealed for a good year, for a sweet year, for a healthy year.
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May you be written in the book of life, G'-mar cha-ti-ma to-vah.
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A holy day, a solemn day, a day to set aside.
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On Yom Hakipurim, from our sins we will not hide.
CHORUS:
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We make amends to others, for the wrongs that we have done.
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Esus
Then we ask God for forgiveness. Yes, we face the Holy One.
CHORUS:
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When day turns into night, the final sho-far blast we hear.
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As the book of life is closed we say, in Je-ru-salem next year.
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SING ALONG SONG
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BY: Steven Carr Reuben
Yom Kippur
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CHORUS: Sing along song, come sing along. Sing along song with me.
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It'll make you smile if you sing for a while. Come sing along song with me.
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Yom Kippur reminds us that, it is atonement day.
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We are sorry for the thoughtless words we often say. Everybody now... CHORUS:
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Yom Kippur's a time when we, can begin once again.
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Go to someone we have hurt, and say "come let's be friends." Then we sing my...
CHORUS: 2X
ENDING:
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Come sing along song - Come sing along song - Come sing along song with me.
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THESE ARE THE DAYS
BY: Debbie Friedman
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These are the days we say I'm sorry.
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For all the things we've done that we can do better.
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These are the days to make a promise, to be the best that we can be.
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As we grow older, we come to see,
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We can't be perfect, but we can be the best that we can be.
BEGINNING:
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TURNING
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WORDS BY: Judith Z. Abrams
MUSIC BY: Frances T. Goldman
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Turning, turning, turning – on this holy day,
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Turning, turning, turning – each in our own way.
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We turn to God -- that's T'filah. We turn to others -- T'shu'vah.
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We turn to those who need our care, that's called Tze-da-kah.
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We turn to those who need our care, that's called Tze-da-kah.
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YETZER HARA
MUSIC BY: Frances T. Goldman
WORDS BY: Judith Z. Abrams
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My Ye-tzer Ha-ra, my Ye-tzer Ha-ra, my urge to do what's wrong.
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My Ye-tzer Ha-ra, my Ye-tzer Ha-ra, sometimes it seems so strong.
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My Ye-tzer Ha-ra, my Ye-tzer Ha-ra, it always will be here.
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But Ye-tzer Ha-ra, ah, Ye-tzer Ha-ra, that's something that you fear.
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My Ye-tzer Ha-tov, my Ye-tzer Ha-tov, my urge to do what's good.
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My Ye-tzer Ha-tov, my Ye-tzer Ha-tov, helps me act as I should.
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My Ye-tzer Ha-tov, my Ye-tzer Ha-tov, when you're helping me.
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My Ye-tzer Ha-tov, my Ye-tzer Ha-tov, a hero's what I'll be.
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A hero's what I'll be.
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THE YOM KIPPUR I’M SORRY BLUES
WORDS & MUSIC BY: Lisa Ann Green
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CHORUS: Well I’m sorry, I’m sorry, yes it’s true. I apologize.
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Well, it’s hard to say you’re sorry. It isn’t lots of fun.
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Admitting that you’ve done bad things. And that you hurt someone. CHORUS:
But you’ll feel so much better, you’ll feel so good inside.
For letting out the secrets, that you have tried to hide. CHORUS:
My mamma told me, “put away your toys”, but I ignored her once again.
My daddy told me, “Don’t make so much noise”, when I was screaming with my friends.
CHORUS:
I fed my Brussels sprouts to my puppy, instead of eating them myself.
And I then spat some in a napkin, and put them high up on a shelf. CHORUS:
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Well, a sin is a mistake you made, like being nasty to a friend.
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But if you truly are repentant, you say you won’t do that again.
So I told my dad I’m sorry, that I was being rude.
And then I told the dog I’m sorry, that I ate up all her food. CHORUS:
I made a baby powder snowstorm, I took dad’s boots and tried to ski.
And when my momma asked who did it, Y’know I said it wasn’t me. CHORUS:
I was mean to my baby sister, I took five cookies when mom said two.
I poked a hole in my new sweater, I wrote with crayons on my shoe. CHORUS:
I made rude noises at the dinner table, I whined and cried in a public place.
And when my baby sitter said, “it’s time for bed!” I made a really awful face.
Well, I told my dad that I had brushed my teeth, when all I did was wet the brush.
I used up all the toilet paper, and then forgot to flush. CHORUS:
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SUKKOT
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BUILDING ME A SUKKAH
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I'm building me a Sukkah, my hammer doesn't stop.
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Bang, bangity, bang, bang, bang.
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Oh, bring me the greens, for I've reached the very top.
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Bang, bangity, bang, bang, bang.
I GO TO THE SUKKAH
BY: Lisa Doob
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I go to the sukkah with things in my hands,
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I go to the sukkah outside where it stands,
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I go the sukkah see the sky above,
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I go to the sukkah and wave the lulav!
CHORUS: And I wave it…
(sing fast!) F
To the front and to the front
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And to the right and to the right
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And to the back and to the back
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And to the left and to the left
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And to the sky and to the sky
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And to the ground and to the ground
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Up and down and all around and STOP!
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IN MY SUKKAH
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BY: Dean Friedman
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Built a little sukkah / out in the back /
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Looks like a house / and a little like a shack /
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It’s not too big / and it’s not too high /
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When you sit inside / you can see the sky /
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CHORUS: Shake, shake, shake the lulav. Smell the etrog, so sweet.
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Come and have a looka in my sukkah
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And help yourself to something to eat.
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In my sukkah, in my sukkah,
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In my sukkah
I built the roof / of sticks and twigs.
Strung up apples / and nuts and figs.
And some bananas / but that’s not all.
There were fruits and veggies / all over the walls.
I built my sukkah / with cloth and wood.
Looks so pretty / and smells so good.
With leave and branches / all around.
Mama lights the candles / when the sun goes down.
CHORUS:
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THE LULAV SHAKE
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BY: Steve Dropkin
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Sukkot is a harvest holiday, the celebration lasts for seven days.
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We build our sukkah, then we decorate, a special booth in which we congregate.
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CHORUS: Do the lulav shake, (shake, shake, shake)
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Do the lulav shake, (shake, shake, shake)
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Do the lulav shake, (shake, shake, shake)
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Do the lulav shake.
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The symbols of Sukkot are quite unique, they show God’s presence the entire week.
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The etrog’s smell, it gets into the air; we wave the lulav ev’rywhere!
CHORUS:
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Hadas and aravah on either side, surround the lulav that we shake with pride.
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To North, the South, the West and to the East, we celebrate and then we feast!
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THANK YOU GOD
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ORIGINAL SUKKOT LYRICS BY: Susan Shane-Linder
BY: Doug Cotler
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CHORUS: Ba-ruch a-tah A-do-nai,
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Thank you God.
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Thank you for the Sukkah, we love to go and see.
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We hang our fruits and veggies, how happy we will be.
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Visiting the Sukkah, a Mitzvah we will do.
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We’ll visit with our friends, and have a snack or two.
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When we’re in the Sukkah, wave the Lulav up and down.
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We’ll smell the yellow Etrog, knowing God is all around.
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Capo 4
BY: Debbie Friedman
THIS IS WHAT WE NEED TO BUILD A SUKKAH
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CHORUS: This is what we need to build a Sukkah,
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wood and branches, hammer and nails.
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This is what we need to build a Sukkah,
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for this holiday.
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First we build a frame with wood and cover it with branches, lots of fun to do.
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But don't forget that we must see, the sun peeking at us through the roof.
CHORUS:
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Now it's time to hang the apples, carrots and bananas, pears and popcorn too.
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But don't forget that we must see, the sky peeking at us through the roof.
CHORUS:
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After it is finished we can eat inside the Sukkah, we can sleep there too.
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But don't forget that we must see, the stars peeking at us through the roof.
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Capo 3
TUNE: Under the Boardwalk The Drifters
UNDER THE SUKKAH
BY: Julie Silver
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Oh when the month of Tishrei comes – you know it's true.
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And the autumn sun beats down and shines upon you.
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CHORUS: Under the Sukkah – just wait for me.
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And we'll spend Sukkot together, that's where we'll be.
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Can you see the gourds of yellow gold and red?
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Oh how I love to see the cranberries hang above your head.
CHORUS:
Refrain
(Mello)
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Under the Sukkah (shake the lulav)
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Under the Sukkah (shake it with the etrog)
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Under the Sukkah (we'll celebrate)
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Under the Sukkah (those veggies look great)
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Under the Sukkah - Sukkah!
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Well they say the Jews were wandering in deserts dry.
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But through the roof of their flimsy booth they saw stars in the sky.
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SIMCHAT TORAH
Capo 2
AL SH'LOSHA D'VARIM
TEXT: Talmud, Pirke Avot 1:2
MUSIC: Chaim Tzur
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Al sh'lo-sha d'va-rim – Al sh'lo-sha d'va-rim.
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Al sh'lo-sha, sh'lo-sha d'va-rim
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Ha'o-lam, ha'o-lam o-med.
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Al ha-to-rah, v'al ha'a-vo-da, 
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V'al g'mi-lut chas-a-dim. 
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Am Dm
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Al ha-to-rah, v'al ha'a-vo-da, 
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V'al g'mi-lut chas-a-dim. 
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The world depends on three things:
On Torah, On Worship, and on acts of loving kindness.
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DANCING WITH THE TORAH
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BY: Judy Farber
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Dai dai dai dai ya da da da dai dai dai
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Dai dai dai dai ya da da da dai dai
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CHORUS: Dancing, dancing with the Torah ‘round and ‘round.
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Dancing, dancing - dancing with the Torah.
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The Rabbi reads the Torah on every Shabbat day,
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And when I go to synagogue I watch how people pray.
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The Aron hakodesh opens and they all begin to stand,
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Everyone including me is happy so we dance.
CHORUS:
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I love to kiss the Torah and everybody should,
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I touch it then I kiss my hand it makes me feel so good.
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I hear so many stories that teach me right from wrong,
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And now whenever I am sad I sing this Torah song!
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CHORUS:
Dai, dai…..
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EITZ CHAYIM HI
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TEXT: Proverbs 3:18, 17
MUSIC: Richard Silverman
Am C D E7
CHORUS: Shalom, Shalom (CLAP (4X))
Am C D Esus E7
Shalom, Shalom (CLAP (9X))
Am
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Eitz cha-yim hi la-ma-cha-zi-kim ba
Am
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V'tom'che-ha m'u-shar.
CHORUS:
) 3X 
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)
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) 2X
)
Am C
D
E7
It is a tree of life to them that hold fast to it
Am
C
D
E7
And all of its supporters are (CLAP) happy.
)
) 2X
)
CHORUS:
ORIGINAL SIMCHAT TORAH LYRICS BY: Susan Shane-Linder
THANK YOU GOD
By: Doug Cotler
D/E G/A
D/E
CHORUS: Ba-ruch a-tah A-do-nai,
D/E A/B D/E
Thank you God.
D
G
A
On Simchat Torah, we march and dance and sing.
D
G
Asus A
We celebrate the Torah, for the happiness it brings. CHORUS:
D
G
A
Thank you for the Torah, it fills our heart with joy.
D
G
Asus A
It tells so many stories, for us to learn and to enjoy. CHORUS:
D
G
A
On Simchat Torah, we end the Torah for the year.
D
G
Asus A
We start it over quickly, hakafot we sing and cheer. CHORUS:
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THE JEWISH EDUCATOR: THE TISHREI HOLIDAYS
SINGIN’ YOUR WEI THROUGH TISHREI
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Capo 3
TORAH LI
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www.singinwithsusan.com
By: Steven Carr Reuben
Am
To-rah li, To-rah li, To-rah she-li.
C
To-rah li, To-rah li, To-rah she-li.
G
Em
Am
To-vah, To-rah she-li. ) 2X
‫תּוֹרָ ה לִ י תּוֹרָ ה שֶׁ לִ י‬
Am
Dance with the Torah and sing out a song.
C
Dance with the Torah and sing all day long.
G
Em
Am
To-vah, To-rah she-li. ) 2X
Am
(BOYS)
Ani Sa-me-ach (GIRLS) Ani Sm'cha
C
C
(BOYS) Ani Sa-me-ach (GIRLS) Ani Sm'cha
G
Em
Am
To-vah, To-rah she-li. ) 2X
‫אֲ נִ י שׂמֵ ח‬
ָ‫ֲאנִי שְׁ מֵ יח‬
My Torah, my Torah. The Torah is mine. I am happy.
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SINGIN’ YOUR WEI THROUGH TISHREI
[email protected]
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Capo 4
WHEN WE MARCH ON SIMCHAT TORAH
www.singinwithsusan.com
BY: Debbie Friedman
A
D
A
CHORUS: When we march on Simchat Torah
A
Bm
E
Wave your flag and sing as we go march, march, march.
A
A7 D Dm A
E
A
We go seven times around, when we march on Simchat Torah.
A
We read from the Torah, read from the Torah
F#7
Bm
E
We finish the last part and then we march, march, march.
A
A7
D
Dm
We'll sing happy songs as we march along
A
E
A
When we march on Simchat Torah.
CHORUS:
A
We read from the Torah, read from the Torah
F#7
Bm
E
We start from the beginning then we march, march, march.
A
A7
D
Dm
We'll sing happy songs as we march along
A
E
A
When we march on Simchat Torah.
CHORUS:
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