Religious School
Songster
Grades K-3
by Lisa Baydush
www.LisaBaydush.com
Just for Fun
Shiru Shir
by Faith Rogow
Shiru, shir halelu, shir halelu, shir haleuyah
Shiru, shir halelu, shir halelu-yah
Shiru shiru shiru shir chadash (3x) l’Adonai
Al Kein N’Kaveh L’cha by Noam Katz
Sha…Dai dai-dai dai dai dai
Dai dai-dai dai dai dai
Dai dai-dai dai dai dai dai dai dai!
Heiveinu by David Feingold
Hei-vei-nu sha-lom a-lei-chem (ooh, aah)
A-lei-chem hei-vei-nu sha-lom
(shooby doo wop doo wop)
Hei-vei-nu sha-lom a-lei-chem (ooh, aah)
A-lei-chem hei-vei-nu (3x to end) sha-lom
Hi-nei mah tov, u-mah na-im,
She-vet a-chim, gam ya-chad (repeat) (oh, baby!)
(repeat)
Al kein n’kaveh l’cha (3x)
Adonai Eloheinu (repeat) (Sha-dai…)
Lirot m’hei-rah b’tiferet u’ze-cha
L’takein olam—
Lirot m’hei-rah b’tiferet u’ze-cha
B’mal-chut Shaddai-ai (Sha-dai…)
L'takein (The Na Na Song)
Lyrics by R. Klotz, Music by Dan Nichols
Na na na na na na…
Baruch atah Adonai,
Eloheinu, Melech ha'olam (repeat)
Shenatan lanu hiz-dam-noot
l'takein et ha'olam.
Artik
Ar-tik, men-tah, sho-ko-lad, ba-na-nah
Ar-tik, men-tah, sho-ko-lad, li-mon (repeat)
Oh-Oh— sho-ko-lad, ba-na-nah! (2x)
Adamah V’shamayim by Gabi Meyer
Hey ya… hey ya… hey
Adamah (echo) v’shamayim (echo)
Chom ha’eish (echo) tz’lil hamayim (echo)
Ani margeesh zot b’gufi bruchi v’nishmati
Love the earth (echo), love the sky (echo),
Heat of fire (echo), drop of water (echo),
I can feel it in my body, in my spirit, in my soul
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Greetings
Boker Tov by Sally Heckelman, adapted
Hinei Mah Tov, folk
Chorus:
Hi-nei mah tov u-ma na-im
she-vet a-chim gam ya-chad (repeat)
Boker, boker tov, boker tov to you (2x)
Good morning, my friends!
Shalom chaverim!
Good morning, my friends!
C’mon and sing with me! (chorus)
Hin-ei mah tov
she-vet a-chim gam ya-chad (repeat)
It’s great to see you! Shalom chaverim!
It’s great to see you! C’mon and sing with me!
Hi-nei mah tov u-ma na-im
she-vet a-chim gam ya-chad (repeat)
Boker Tov, Boker Or by Ellen Allard
Hi-nei mah tov, hi-nei mah tov,
ya-la-la la-la-la la-la-la la (repeat)
When I say, “Boker tov,”
everybody say, “Boker or!” (Boker or!) (repeat)
Hinei, Rock You TTTO We Will Rock You by Queen,
(chorus)
Everybody ready? C’mon, c’mon!
Everybody ready? Oh yeah, oh yeah!
Everybody ready? Uh huh, uh huh!
Boker tov, boker or! (repeat)
Shalom Echo Song by Shimon Gewitz
Shalo-o-om (echo) Achi-i-im (echo)
Shalom Aleichem Aleichem (echo)
Chaver (echo) Chavera (echo)
Shalom Chaverim, Chaverot (echo)
Shalom! (echo) Shalom! (echo)
Shalom— Shalom! (echo)
Shalom Chaverim
Shalom chaverim (2x,) Shalom, shalom!
L’hitraot, l’hitraot (2x), Shalom, shalom!
Na Na Song
Na na na na na na na…
Oseh shalom (echo) Bimromav (echo)
Oseh shalom bimromav
Hu ya’aseh shalom aleinu v’al kol Yisrael
Na na…
I wanna sing, sing, sing,
I wanna shout, shout, shout!
I wanna sing, I wanna shout: Hallelu!
Hinei mah tov uma naim
shevet achim gam yachad
I wanna sing, I wanna shout: Hallelu!
Hinei Mah Tov by Jacobson-Drozi
adapted by Lisa Ashery and Susan Sacks; Pat-pat-clap rhythm
Hinei, hinei mah tov! (2x)
Hinei, hinei mah tov; Uma, uma naim;
Shevet, shevet achim; Gam yachad! (repeat)
End: MAH TOV!
Hinei Mah Tov by Judy and David Gershon
C’mon everybody, clap your hands,
We’re here at school with all our friends;
C’mon everybody, sing along,
Let’s sing this friendship song!
Yeah, let’s sing all together now!
Ya la la, ya la la, ya la la la la la la;
Ya la la, ya la la, ya la la la la la la la la,
Yeah! Ya la la la la la la la la!
Hinei mah tov uma naim
shevet achim gam yachad (repeat)
Yeah! Shevet achim gam yachad!
Hinei Challenge by Lisa Baydush
Hi-nei mah tov u-ma-na-im she-vet a-chim
gam ya-chad; hi-nei mah tov u-ma-na-im
she-vet a-chim gam ya-chad; hi-nei mah tov
u-ma-na-im she-vet a-chim… gam ya-chad!
Heiveinu by Scott Leader
Chorus:
Heiveinu shalom— alecheim (4x) (repeat)
Hinei ma tov, uma naim
Shevet achim gam yachad (repeat) (chorus)
Heiveinu Shalom Aleichem, folk
Hei-vei-nu sha-lom a-lei-chem (3x)
Hei-vei-nu sha-lom sha-lom sha-lom a-lei-chem
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Songs That Teach
S’li-cha, To-dah, B’va-ka-shah
by Judy Caplan Ginsburgh
S’li-cha, to-dah, b’va-ka-shah
are words that you should know.
S’li-cha, to-dah, b’va-ka-shah
you’ll use them as you grow.
Chorus:
S’li-cha, to-dah, b’va-ka-shah!
S’li-cha, to-dah, b’va-ka-shah!
S’li-cha means “I’m sorry;”
it’s a word that you should know.
S’li-cha means “I’m sorry;”
You’ll use it as you grow… (chorus)
To-dah means “thank you…”
B’va-ka-shah means “please…”
Bakitah by Debbie Friedman
In the classroom, ba-kitah,
A boy is ye-led and a girl is yal-dah;
We call the teacher, ha-Moreh or ha-Morah,
We’re learning Hebrew, Ivrit chadasha!
Chorus:
Mah is what, Mi is who,
Shalom means, “Hi, how do you do?”
Ken is yes, Lo is no,
It’s fun to sing the words we know!
Eifo means where is it? Better take a look.
I-pa-ron is pencil, and a sei-fer is a book.
(chorus)
Shul-chan, the word for table,
Tal-mi-dim, can speak,
Writing on the lu-ach, we use gir,
don’t let it squeak! (chorus)
Ni-yar, a piece of paper, eit is just a pen,
Achshav is now this minute,
Ma-tai will tell you when. (chorus)
Shil-shom was just two days ago,
Et-mol was yesterday,
Ma-char will be tomorrow,
and ha-yom is here today. (chorus)
Alef Bet Song by Debbie Friedman
While we’re here in Hebrew school,
we’re going to have some fun,
And sing the Hebrew alphabet, a song for everyone;
It’s going to be quite simple ‘cause all you’ll have to do,
is sing the letters after me, then I’ll sing after you!
Alef bet vet (echo) gimel dalet hei (echo)
Vav za-yin chet tet (echo) yud kaf chaf (echo)
Lamed mem nun (echo) samech ayin pei fei (echo)
Tza-di kuf reish (echo) Shin sin tav (echo)
Let’s learn the alef bet, simple as it can be;
You’ll learn the alef bet if you sing the letters after me;
Each letter has a name
and a sound that it always makes.
Now let’s sing this special chorus,
we’ll have fun, it will not bore us, it’s the alef bet.
(chorus)
Let’s try it once again, practice the alef bet,
Each time we sing our song,
then the easier the letters get;
You sing it first this time, sing it loud,
let me hear your voice!
I will hear you getting better,
as you sing each Hebrew letter, it’s the alef bet.
(chorus)
Each letter has a name and a sound that it always makes.
Together they’re the alphabet, the alef bet!
My Body is Part of Me by Ellen Allard
This is my head, it is my rosh,
this is my head, it is my rosh
My rosh is part of my body,
And my body is part of me,
and I’m as happy as can be!
This is my eye, it is my a-yin…
This is my nose, it is my af…
This is my mouth, it is my peh…
This is my hand, it is my yad…
This is my leg, it is my regel…
The Colors I Know by Ellen Allard
Adom is the color of a rose;
Adom is the color of a rose, a rose;
Adom is the color of a rose;
Adom is red and red is a rose
And these are the colors I know I know,
These are the colors I know.
Katom is the color of an orange…
Tzahov is the color of the sun…
Yarok is the color of the grass…
Kachol is the color of the sky…
Sagol is the color of a plum…
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Songs About God
Sing a New Song by Lisa Baydush
Creator of All Things by Craig Taubman
Chorus:
Creator of all things, Ruler of Israel,
We are your people and You are our God.
Teach us to follow, obey Your commandments
Sh’ma Yisraeil Adonai Eloheinu Adonai Echad.
Sing everybody, sing a new song!
Sing unto God!
Sing everybody, sing a new song!
Halleluyah! (repeat)
Kabbalat Shabbat verse: Psalm 96:1
Shiru shiru shir chadash, shiru l’Adonai! (2x)
Everybody now… (chorus)
Saturday morning verse: Psalm 150
Kol han’shamah t’ha-leil Yah, Halleluyah! (2x)
Everybody now… (chorus)
Kol Ha N’shamah
Halelu, Halelu, Halelu (xxxx) (4x)
Kol han’-sha-mah t’-ha-leil Yah,
Halelu, haleluyah! (repeat)
Ivdu et Hashem, folk
Ivdu et Hashem b'simcha (2x)
bo'u l'-fa-nav bir-na-na,
l'-fa-nav bir-na-na. (repeat)
Ya la la… (repeat)
God is In by Ellen Allard
God is in the tree-tops, tree-tops, tree-tops.
God is in the tree-tops, God is in. (repeat)
In the tree-tops, God is in! (3x)
God is in, oh, God is in, oh,
God is in, oh, God is in, Oh! (freeze)
How Do You Know That God is Here?
by Ellen Allard
Chorus:
Your glorious world abounds in the heavens,
Your majesty rules all over the earth.
We are Your teachers and You’re our Creator,
Sh’ma Yisraeil Adonai Eloheinu Adonai Echad.
God is Everywhere
by Ellen Allard
God is everywhere and God is one, God is one! (2x)
God is everywhere and God is one,
In the moon and the stars and the shining sun
God is everywhere and God is one, God is one!
God, God, God by Ellen Allard
Chorus:
Hear God! See God! Smell God! Taste God!
Touch God! Know God! Feel God! One God!
Everywhere God! Everyone God!
God (clap 3x), God (clap 3x), God (clap 4x)!
Up, up up; Down, down, down;
God is all, all around… (repeat)(chorus)
In, in, in; Out, out, out;
God is all, all about… (repeat)(chorus)
You, you, you; Me, me, me;
In each of us it’s plain to see… (repeat)(chorus)
Be Holy, Hear the Whisper by Ellen Allard
Chorus:
Ha-kadosh Baruch Hu-u-u
Ha-kadosh Baruch Hu
How d’ya know that God is here?
How d’ya know that God is there?
How d’ya know that God is everywhere?
Be holy, hear the whisper, a quiet, gentle voice
Be holy, hear the whisper, that helps us make the choice
To be like Go-o-d, to be like God.
You can see God in a ________ (3x)
You can see God everywhere (2x) (chorus)
Be holy, hear the whisper, present every day
Be holy, hear the whisper, it teaches us the way
To be like Go-o-d, to be like God. (chorus)
Hear, touch, taste, smell …
Made in the Image of God by Ellen Allard
Chorus:
B’tzelem Elohim (3x) Made in the image of God.
Look in the faces of your children,
Look and you will see
God’s light is shining bright, so bright
B’tzelem Elohim (chorus)
Be holy, hear the whisper,
that guides each word and deed
Be holy, hear the whisper, reminding us we need
To be like Go-o-d, to be like God.
Be holy, hear the whisper, the warmth of love’s embrace
Be holy, hear the whisper, giving us the grace
To be like Go-o-d, to be like God. (chorus 2x)
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Torah
La’asok B’divrei Torah by Jeff Klepper
613 Commandments by Debbie Friedman
Chorus:
Chorus:
La’asok b’divrei Torah (4x)
Well (‘cause) there were
six-hundred-and-thirteen commandments
that Moses handed to us.
As we stood at the foot of the mountain at Sinai
our dear Moses started to fuss.
He threw two tablets onto the ground
and much to our surprise
The Ten Commandments broke into pieces
and we couldn’t believe our eyes!
Baruch Atah Adonai Eloheinu
Me-e-le-ech ha’olam
Asher kid’shanu b’mitzvotav v’tizi-va-a-anu
la’asok b’divrei Torah (chorus)
V’tzi-va-nu, la-a-sok b’div-rei Torah (2x),
b’div-rei To-rah (repeat, then chorus)
Five Book Strut by Noam Katz
First, there’s B’rei-sheet… that’s Genesis!
Sh’mot… Ex-o-dus!
Va-yik-ra, Leviticus, and just two more
The Book of Numbers… Ba-mid-bar!
And the very last book that we read
In Hebrew, it’s called De-va-rim…
Deuteronomy (doo do-do doo)…
Deuteronomy (doo do-do doo)…
It’s in the Torah…
1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Books in the Torah! (repeat)
Grey Elephants Like Nice Doughnuts
by Avram Mandell
Grey Elephants Like Nice Doughnuts!
Grey stands for Genesis let’s take another look.
Elephants is Exodus, now that’s the 2nd book.
Likes is Leviticus it’s easy as can be.
Nice stands for Numbers and Doughnuts…
Deuteronomy.
Torah, Torah by Ellen Allard
Chorus:
Torah, Torah,
Torah tzivah lanu Moshe (repeat)
We stood at the foot of Mount Sinai
And waited for Moshe;
We stood at the foot of Mount Sinai,
Torah Torah, tzivah tzivah, lanu Moshe!
(chorus)
God gave the Torah to Moses
Moses gave the Torah to us;
God gave the Torah to Moses,
Torah Torah, tzivah tzivah, lanu Moshe!
(chorus)
It is a tree of life
to those who hold it fast;
It is a tree of life,
Torah Torah, tzivah tzivah, lanu Moshe!
(chorus)
Because the Torah was much too long
to describe to all the Jews
Our God decided to write 10 commandments
that said the don’ts and dos
Every commandment talked about
the way we have to live
When we work or play, cook or clean,
borrow, take or give. (chorus)
As we stood at the bottom of the mountain
and listened to Moshe
He asked how many wanted the Torah
and a bunch of us said “YEAH!”
We thought about the way life was
and the way life ought to be
Without the Torah we would have been lost
and stuck with idolatry! (chorus)
So when it’s time to celebrate chag ha-Shavuot
All rejoice because the Torah is ours
to study, teach and quote
Had we not make a promise to be chosen
and to choose
Remember that there wouldn’t be
a people called the Jews. (chorus)
Lo Alecha by Jeff Klepper and Daniel Freelander
Lo a-le-cha ha-m’-la-chah lig-mor
Lo a-le-cha lig-mo-or (repeat)
V-‘lo a-tah ben cho-rin l’-hi-ba-teil mi-men-ah
V-‘lo a-tah ben cho-rin (repeat)
Don’t give up because the road is long
Give it a little bit more—
Don’t give in because you don’t belong
Give it a little bit more!
The work is hard,
Every day may bring you joy or sorrow,
But we have got to be strong!
So keep your eyes on the promise of
a bright tomorrow
And give your voice to this song.
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God Made the World by Ellen Allard
Rise and Shine
Chorus:
Chorus:
V’yahi erev, v’yahi voker,
Evening, morning, every day!
V’yahi erev, v’yahi voker,
God made the world God’s own way!
Rise and shine and give God your glory-glory (repeat 3x)
Children of the Lord.
On the 1st day – night and day,
On the 2nd day – sky above,
On the 3rd day – plants and trees,
God made the (3x) world! (chorus)
On the 4th day – sun, moon, stars,
On the 5th day – fins and wings,
On the 6th day – beasts, humankind,
God made the (3x) world! (chorus)
The Lord said to Noah, “There’s gonna be a floody-floody.” (2x)
“Get your children out of the muddy-muddy,”
Children of the Lord. (chorus)
So Noah, he built him, he built him an arky-arky (repeat)
Made it out of hickory barky-barky…
The animals, they came on, they came on by 2’sies-2’sies (2x)
Elephants and kangaroosies-roosies…
It rained and poured for forty daysies-daysies (2x)
Drove the animals nearly crazy-crazy…
On the 7th day – Sabbath rest – shhhh! (3x)
God made the (3x) world! (chorus)
The sun came out and dried up the landy-landy (2x)
Everything was fine and dandy-dandy…
Six Days to Make the World by Lisa Baydush
This is the end of, the end of the story story-story (2x)
Everything was hunky dory-dory…
Chorus:
1-2-3, 4-5-6, it took six days to make the world (2x)
One God by Chuck Mitchell
In the beginning, light and dark (echo)
In the beginning, day and night (echo) Oh…
One God made one world I do believe,
First man was Adam and first woman was Eve.
Then came the land, the sky and sea (echo)
Then came the flowers and the trees (echo) Oh…
Chorus:
Next came the sun, the moon and stars (echo)
Next came the animals, birds and fish (echo) Oh…
Last came the people, Adam and Eve (echo)
Last came the people, you and me (echo) Oh…
On the seventh day, God took a rest (echo)
That’s why Shabbat is our day of rest (echo) Oh…
This is Very Good by Jeff Klepper
When God made the world,
God made it full of light,
The sun to shine by day,
the moon and stars by night.
God made it full of life: Lilies, oaks and trout,
Tigers and bears, sparrows, hawks and apes.
And God took clay from earth’s four corners
To give it the breath of life… and God said:
Chorus:
This is very good, this is very good
Man, woman and child, all are good.
This is very good, this is very good
Man, woman and child, all are good.
Man, woman and child, resemble God.
Like God we love, like God we pray,
Like God we care. (repeat) (chorus)
It started with one man, one woman,
one garden and one ssssnake!
One man, one woman, and one God!
One God said one day take it from me
This place is Eden, but don’t eat from that tree!
One snake said one day take it from me
You’ll be like God, Eve, if you eat from that tree!
One woman one man, Adam and Eve,
Picked fruit and ate it and God told them to leave!
One lesson one learns when day is done,
You can’t be God ‘cause, guess what, there’s only one!
It’s All Good by Robbi Sherwin with Sababa
It’s all good, it’s all good
God made it and it’s all good. (repeat)
We thank You, God, for the gifts You bring,
For the food we eat, for the songs we sing.
We thank You, God, for the earth and sky,
For our family’s love as the days go by.
(chorus)
We thank You, God, for the night and day,
For the gift of Torah that shows us the way.
We thank You, God, for our Sabbath rest.
For you are One, and we are blessed.
(chorus)
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Ufaratzta by Ellen Allard
Seven Days
Yamma (5x) to the west,
(Va)keidma (5x) to the east,
V’tza-fon-a (3x) to the north,
Va-neg-ba (3x) to the south!
God, God, God, God…
by Ellen Allard
First day, day and night… and it was good!
(Zip in each additional verse)
Ufaratzta by Noam Katz
Second day, heaven and earth…
Third day, plants and trees…
Fourth day, sun and moon and stars…
Fifth day, fins and wings…
Sixth day, beasts and humankind…
Seventh day, Sabbath rest…
Ah na na (4x) (repeat)
God, God, God, God…
Yamah, yamah; va’keidmah, keidmah,
Tza-fonah, va’negbah (repeat)
Lashon Hara by Ellen Allard
U-u-u-u-u-u-u-u Ufaratzta (3x)
Spread it to the west, Spread it to the east,
To the north, to the south… U-u-u-u-u-u-u!
Did you ever have occasion to assign an accusation
May you… may you always try to inspire,
to a person who is nowhere to be seen?
May you… may you always try to reach higher and higher,
Or perhaps you’re in bad humor,
May you bring your goodness and may you bring peace
so you spread a nasty rumor
May you spread it from the West to the East,
Saying words that are deliberately mean.
May you spread it from the North to the South…
UFARATZTA! (chorus)
When you give someone a roastin’,
May you… may you be a light that shines the way, and you’re braggin’ and you’re boastin’
but you know somehow deep inside it’s wrong.
May you… may you be a blessing each and every day,
You can make a course correction by
May you let the laughter and love increase,
reversing your direction
May you spread it from the West to the East,
And remembering this simple little song…
May you spread it from the North to the South…
UFARATZTA! (chorus)
Chorus:
Once Upon a Time by Jackie Cytrynbaum
Once upon a time it was right at the start
The Lord said I’m gonna make light and dark
The Lord said (clap clap), “It’s the first day
and I did very good work today!”
Once upon a time it was day number two,
The waters were parted and
heaven came through!
The Lord said (clap clap), “It’s the second day
and I did very good work today!”
3…The land appeared all covered with trees!
4…We had the sun and moon
and the stars galore!
5…We had the fish in the water
and the birds in the sky!
6…The people and the animals
were here to mix
Once upon a time it was day number seven,
The Lord said, “I finished the earth and the heavens!”
The Lord said (clap clap) it’s the seventh day
and I’m gonna rest all day today!”
The Lord said (clap clap) it’s the seventh day
and I’m gonna rest all day today!”
Lashon hara! (Shh! Shh! Shh! Shh!) (2x)
It’s the words we speak that say just who we are.
So don’t repeat it, just delete it,
Our advice if you should need it…
Lashon hara! (Shh! Shh! Shh! Shh!) (2x)
It’s in all the Hebrew writin’, in the fussin’ and the fightin’
In the words that teach us how to live as Jews.
From one story to another, father, mother, sister, brother,
There is power in the language that we choose.
Though it seems like human nature,
within all our nomenclature
Within all we think and write and say and do.
There’s commandment number nine,
it teaches us to toe the line
But in a pinch we think this little song will do. (chorus)
In conclusion, in summation, the entire human nation
Could reverse our history by being nice.
Our peaceful co-existence,
could use all of our assistance
‘fore you say it, think it once, then think it twice.
So when you have heard a story ‘bout
another’s guts and glory
Or you’re feeling like you need to tell a tale.
If you’re catty like a kitty, just recall our little ditty,
It’s a chorus guaranteed to never fail. (chorus)
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Peace
B’shana Haba-ah by Nurit Hirsch
Od Yavo by Moshe Ben-Ari
Ba-sha-nah ha-ba-ah ne-shev al ha-mir-pe-set
Ve-nis-por tzi-por-im no-de-dot
Ye-la-dim be-chuf-sha ye-sach-a-ku to-fe-set
Ben ha-ba-yit le-ven ha-sa-dot
Od yavo shalom aleinu (3x) v’al kulam (repeat)
Od-ti-re od-ti-re ka-ma-tov yi-hi-yeh,
Ba-sha-nah ba-sha-nah h-aba-ah (repeat)
Ki Va Mo-ed music by Shlomo Carlebach, lyrics by Rick Recht
Soon the day will arrive
when we will be together
and no longer will we live in fear
And the children will smile
without their wondering whether
on that day dark new clouds will appear
Wait and see wait and see
what a world there can be,
if we share, if we care you and me (repeat)
Jews have dreamed, Jews have died
To make a bright tomorrow,
and their vision remains in our hearts
Now the torch must be passed
in hope and not in sorrow
And a promise to make a new start
Sa’laam (sa’laam), aleinu v’al kol ha-olam,
Sa’laam, sa’laam! (repeat)
Ki va mo-ed (4x), Ya lai lai lai lai …
Lo Yisa Goi by Shalom Altman
Lo yi-sa goi el goi che-rev,
lo yil-m’-du od mil-cha-mah (repeat 4x)
Lo Yisa Goi
A— O— O— A— (repeat)
Lo yi-sa goi el goi che-rev,
Llo yil-m’-du od mil-cha-mah (repeat)
Don’t walk in front of me, I may not follow,
Don’t walk behind me, I may not lead,
Just walk beside me and be my friend,
And we’ll walk together hand in hand.
Od ti re…
Down By The Riverside
Heiveinu by David Feingold
I'm gonna lay down my sword and shield (x x)
Down by the riverside, (x x)
Down by the riverside, (x x)
Down by the riverside;
I'm gonna lay down my sword and shield (x x)
Down by the riverside, down by the riverside.
Hei-vei-nu sha-lom a-lei-chem (ooh, aah)
A-lei-chem hei-vei-nu sha-lom
(shooby doo wop doo wop)
Hei-vei-nu sha-lom a-lei-chem (ooh, aah)
A-lei-chem hei-vei-nu… sha-lom
Hi-nei mah tov, u-mah na-im,
She-vet a-chim, gam ya-chad (repeat)
(oh, baby!)
Heiveinu by Scott Leader
Chorus:
Heiveinu shalom— alecheim (2x)
Heiveinu shalom, shalom alecheim
Heiveinu shalom alecheim (repeat)
Hinei mah tov, uma naim
Shevet achim gam yachad (repeat)
(chorus)
Heiveinu Shalom Aleichem
Hei-vei-nu sha-lom a-lei-chem (3x)
Hei-vei-nu sha-lom sha-lom
sha-lom a-lei-chem
Chorus:
Lo yisa goi el goi cherev,
Lo yil’m’du od mil chamah,
Lo yisa goi el goi cherev— (repeat)
I’m gonna help those who need my help…
I’m gonna shake hands around the world…
I’m gonna work for tikkun olam…
Sim Shalom by Lisa Baydush
Chorus:
Sim shalom, Sim sim shalom
Shalom tova uvracha—
Sim shalom, Sim sim shalom
Sim shalom tova uvracha! (repeat)
Peace for me, Peace peace for you,
Peace for everybody all around the world!
Peace for me, Peace peace for you,
Peace in every part of our world! (chorus)
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Sim Shalom (Od Yavo) by Susan Cogan/Fran Avni
Oseh Shalom by Lisa Silver and Teri Simon
Od yavo, yavo shalom (3x) Od yavo! (repeat)
Oseh shalom (oseh shalom)
Oseh shalom bimromav
Hu ya-aseh (hu ya-aseh)
Shalom aleinu (repeat)
Sim Shalom, tova uv’racha
Chein va-chesed v’rachamim aleinu
V’al kol Yisrael, v’al kol Yish’ma-el
V’al kol yoshvei teiveil.
Peace Will Come by Tom Paxton
Peace, peace will, peace will come,
and let it begin with me.
We, we need, we need peace,
and let it begin with me.
Peace (peace) peace (peace)
Peace for your creation
Peace (peace) peace (peace)
Peace for every nation
Peace (peace) peace (peace)
Peace for one another
As we are blessed, we bless each other
Oh, my own life, is all I can hope to control.
Oh, let my life, be lived for the good,
good of my soul.
Let it bring…
Peace, sweet peace, peace will come,
and let it begin with me.
Sha, Shalom, Shalom Yavo,
She-yat-chil i-ti.
Children of Freedom by Beth Schafer
Delivered on shores still with sand in our shoes,
Homeward bound,
Survivors in spirit with nothing to lose.
We have found a land, a life.
Chorus:
Children of freedom sing
That freedom must always ring.
Children of freedom rise
Repairing the world through freedom’s eyes.
Living the hope of American dreams,
We rejoice.
We honor the struggle of our history
Hear our voice, our prayer, our song. (chorus)
We look back on Sinai to the roots of our tree.
We look back on Philly and the branches we see
Are fruited with olives but yield apple pie,
A harvest of peace set on tables of pride.
(chorus 2x)
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Tikkun Olam
Mitzvah Goreret Mitzvah by Andy Vogel
Shake, Shake, Shake by Ellen Allard
Chorus:
Chorus:
Mitzvah goreret mitzvah (woo!)
Aveirah goreret aveirah (oh-oh!)
Mitzvah goreret mitzvah,
Goreret mitzvah, Ya la la la la… (repeat)
Li-h’yot tzadik –
Zeh tov? (Zeh tov!) Zeh tov? (Zeh tov!)
L’hiyot tzadik – Zeh ma-zey???
Tov m’oh-oh-oh-od! (chorus)
One Mitzvah by Susan Shane-Linder
Chorus:
One mitzvah leads to another
If you give of yourself you can help each other
One mitzvah leads to another
To be righteous is very good! (repeat)
L’hiyot tzadik zeh tov
Give a little from your heart
L’hiyot tzadik zeh tov
Each one of us has a part! (chorus)
It’s Called Tikkun Olam by Lisa Baydush
I might be small and still in school
But there’s lots of helpin’ that I can do!
When I (I can) do my part to help the world
It’s called tikkun olam…
Chorus:
Tikkun olam (I can do it/you can do it)(8x)
(First verse)
Tikkun olam (I can_____) (8x)
So, I might be small and still in school
But you see there’s lots that I can do!
When I do my part to help the world
It’s called tikkun olam (chorus)
Building A Better World by Ellen Allard
We're building a better world (3x)
One person at a time.
And the world goes round and round,
the world goes round and round and round
(repeat)
We're building a world with love… peace… friends…
This Little Light of Mine
This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine (3x)
Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine.
All over the world… Working for tikkun olam…
Singin’ out for justice…
Shake, shake, shake, da da da da da da (3x)
the tzedakah box!
You put the money in (3x)…
Helping those in need (3x)…
Ev’ry penny counts (3x)…
Doin’ Tikkun Olam by Ellen Allard
How far would you go to change the world?
Where do you start, what do you do, when
will you do your part?
Tikkun olam, making the world a better place!
Tikkun olam, for the whole entire human race,
And for the animals, and for the vegetables,
and for the air we breathe—
Chorus:
I can do it, you can do it, everybody here can do it,
Doin’ tikkun olam (clap, clap) (repeat)
Tikkun olam, we're commanded to do what's right;
Tikkun olam, let's all continue to fight the fight
For justice and mercy, for a time when we all can be
walkin’ around in peace— (chorus)
Tikkun Olam by Sue Epstein
We love our world, oh yes we do!
It’s up to me and it’s up to you
To take good care of all the plants and trees,
The creatures on the land and in the skies and seas!
Chorus:
Tikkun, tikkun, tikkun olam (3x); We’re gonna fix this world!
Moms and dads, grandparents too,
Aunts and uncles and me and you,
Neighbors and friends, people everywhere,
When we all work together we can start to repair… (ch)
Walk the Walk by Ellen Allard
Chorus:
Walk the walk whoa-oh-oh (3x)
to make the talk come true!
Everybody can do it! (3x) (clap clap— clap) (chorus)
Everybody say yes! (3x)
Everybody do your part (3x)
Everybody come along (3x)
Everybody— join in (3x)
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I’m Gonna Fix the World (Tikkun Olam)
by Sheldon Low
Chorus:
I’m gonna fix the world, tikkun olam (2x)
I’m gonna fix the world, tikkun olam
Together it won’t take long,
Let’s do tikkun olam!
Yeah, let’s do tikkun olam (2x)
I’ll be the one to start the repair
Think and act green, but don’t just stop there
Reduce, reuse, recycle,
keep Mother Earth clean
So I’ll sing, I just wanna be green
I just wanna be green (chorus)
I’ll be the one to start the repair
Help those in need,
show them love and good care
Lending a hand to put someone at ease
So I’ll sing, help those in need, oh yeah,
Help those in need! (chorus)
I’ll be the one to start the repair
Bring people hand-in-hand for peace
we can share
When people come together
It’s the perfect harmony
So I’ll sing, make peace, make peace (chorus)
When You Give a Little Ahavah
by Judy Farber
Chorus:
When you give a little ahavah,
When you give a little love, you'll see,
You'll make this world a better place,
A much better place to be!
(repeat chorus)
What Can One Little Person Do? by Sally Rogers
Chorus:
What can one little person do?
What can one little me or you do?
What can one little person do
to help this world go 'round?
One can help another one,
and together we can get the job done.
What can one little person do to help this world?
Harriet Tubman was alone
on that darkened road to freedom,
but she couldn't leave her people far behind.
Moses stretched out her hand,
and she led them to the promised land,
’cause she knew that she had justice on her side. (chorus)
When Sojourner Truth was freed,
she got down on her knees,
and she prayed to God to help her on her way
With her voice and with her might,
she fought for what was right,
for she knew that she had justice on her side. (chorus)
Rosa Parks sat on the bus,
and the driver said, "you must move to the
back of the bus, or else be thrown in jail"
But she stayed and stood her ground,
and she brought that old law down,
’cause she knew that she had justice on her side. (chorus)
Brother Martin Luther King
told the world "I have a dream!"
and he led this country's fight for human rights
We must fight for liberty, until all of us are free,
’til we know that we have justice on our side.
(chorus, then repeat last line to end)
Just start to…
Laugh a little laugh, smile a little smile
Reach for someone's hand,
talk a little while
Then you'll start to see
that you have made
This world a better place to be (chorus)
That's one, two, three and four
When you give a little love,
give a little bit more
Echat-shtayim-shalosh-arbah
Don't forget to give a little ahavah
To your mama, your papa,
your sister and your brother
To the whole wide world,
let's love one another!
Just start to…
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Around the Jewish World
Chiri Biri Bim Bom
Am Yisrael Chai by Noam Katz
When I sing, “Shalom, chaverim”
you will sing, “chiri biri bim,”
and when I sing, “Hello, my friends,”
you will sing, “chiri biri bom…”
Am-meh am-meh am-meh Yis-ra-eil chai (2x)
Shalom chaverim – chiri biri bim
Hello, my friends – chiri biri bom
Shalom, chaverim, hello, my friends,
Chiri biri biri biri biri biri bim (chorus)
Chorus:
Chiri bim! Chiri bom! Chiri bom! Chiri bim!
Chiri bim bom bim bom bim bom
Chiri bom! Chiri bim! Chiri bim! Chiri bom!
Chiri bim bom bim bom bim bom
Oi! chiri biri biri bim bom bom (3x)
Oi! chiri biri biri bom
When I sing, “L’cha dodi,”
you will sing, “chiri biri bim,”
and when I sing, “L’krat kallah,”
you will sing, “chiri biri bom…”
L’cha dodi, chiri biri bim
L’krat kallah, chiri biri bom
L’cha dodi, l’krat kallah
Chiri biri biri biri biri biri bim
Kum Kum Lei Lei
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh!
O-o-o-o-od-eh A-vi-nu chai (2x)
Wherever You Go by Larry Milder
Wherever you go, there’s always someone Jewish;
You’re never alone when you say you’re a Jew
So when you’re not home,
and you’re somewhere kind of “newish…”
The odds are, don’t look far, ‘cause they’re Jewish too!
(Da-da-da 4x)
Chorus:
Amsterdam, Disneyland, Tel Aviv – oh, they’re miles apart,
but when we light the candles on Sabbath eve,
we share in the prayer in each one of our hearts.
(Da-da-da 4x)
Some Jews live in tents, and some live in pagodas,
and some Jews pay rent ‘cause the city’s not free
Some Jews live on farms in the hills of Minnesota,
and some Jews wear no shoes and sleep by the sea.
(Da-da-da 4x) (chorus)
And some Jews wear hats,
and some Jews wear sombreros,
and some wear k’fiahs to keep out the sun
Some Jews live on rice, and some live on potatoes,
or waffles, falafels, or hamburger buns.
(Da-da-da 4x) (chorus)
Kum kum lei lei lei lei, kum kum lei lei,
Kum kum lei lei lei lei, kum kum lei lei lei lei lei
Wherever you go, there’s always someone Jewish;
You’re never alone when you say you’re a Jew
So when you’re not home,
and you’re somewhere kind of “newish…”
The odds are, don’t look far, ‘cause they’re Jewish too!
The odds are, don’t look far, they’re Jews just like you!
Mirembe by Noam Katz
Zum Gali Gali, Folk song
Badababada badababada badababada
badababada
(repeat)
Chorus:
Mirembe, mirembe, salaam v’shalom
Make peace in the village,
make peace in the home
Make peace in the morning
until daylight is done
Mirembe, mirembe, salaam v’shalom
Ya la la la, la la la, la la la la
Chorus:
Zum gali gali gali, zum gali gali (2x)
Ani l'ma'an sha-a-lom,
Sha-a-lom l’ma’an ani (repeat) (chorus)
Shalom ba-bayit shalom ba-k’far
Shalom la-shachen v’shalom la-chaver
Shalom ba-boker v’ad sof hayom
Mirembe, salaam v’shalom… (chorus)
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Holidays – General
Jewish Holiday Rap by Lisa Baydush
Chag Sameach
Chorus:
Chag sameach, chag sameach
Lai— lai lai lai— lai lai lai— (repeat)
Rosh Hashana, Yom Kippur,
Sukkot, Simchat Torah,
Chanukah, Tu B’Shvat,
Purim and Passover,
Shabbat, Yom Ha-atzma’ut,
Shavuot and Tisha B’Av to boot!
Rosh Hashanah is just the beginning
of a year filled with Jewish holidays;
Yom Kippur is next, it’s not fun,
we don’t eat food, but we take
the time to say, “I’m sorry.”
Then we celebrate the harvest on Sukkot,
we pick apples from the trees,
and build a sukkah in the yard with Dad
or with Mom, depending on who is more skilled
with a hammer and a na-ail! (Owww!) (chorus)
On Simchat Torah, we re-roll the Torah,
we start to read the books anew;
And then Chanukah is really, really fun –
dreidels, latkes, candles, gelt,
and soufganio-ot…
(Jelly donuts are so good! Can I have one?
Have an apple, dear. Mom!)
Next we celebrate the harvest once again,
with apples, raisins, walnuts, dates, and figs
for Tu B’Shvat. (chorus)
Next comes Purim - we read the Megillah,
we wear costumes for this joyous holiday.
Soon it’s Passover, my most favorite one
of all! We celebrate with all our family,
at the seder, where we eat…
Matza balls, gefilte fish, and chocolate
macaroons; we sip wine when no one’s
looking, and we dance around the room;
we sing songs and tell the story of our
people long ago…
(You know, I think we do that at nearly EVERY holiday!
Yeah, you’re right! Like…) (chorus)
Can you name the most important holiday?
We celebrate it every week! (SHABBAT!)
And we honor Yis-ra-el on Yom Ha-atzma’ut!
Shiru shiru shiru shiru chag sameach
Lai— lai lai lai— lai lai lai— (repeat)
We Say Shehecheyanu, Thank You, God
by Jeff Klepper
Chorus:
We say, “Shehe-cheyanu, thank You, God,
For every time of happiness and joy!”
Let’s sing, “Shehe-cheyanu, thank You, God,
For giving life to every girl and boy!”
When I look around the world with my eyes,
When I feel the wind and look up to the skies,
When I cry, when I laugh, when I sing,
I know that God is a part of everything. (chorus)
For the times when I’ve learned something new,
In our lives there are so many things to do.
At the start of every holiday,
There is a very special blessing that we say.
(chorus)
Shehecheyanu by Tzvika Pik
Baruch Atah Adonai Eloheinu melech ha-olam
Shehecheyanu v’kiyimanu v’higianu lazman hazeh
A———men
Shehecheyanu by Shira Kline
Ba-a-a-ruch A-tah A-do-nai
E—lo-hei-nu me-lech ha-o-lam
She-he-che-ya-nu v'-kiy’-ma-nu
v'-hi-gi-a-nu laz'-man ha-zeh. (repeat)
In All Things Be Thankful by Ellen Allard
Everything you do, everything you say,
Everything you think, and in every single way…
Chorus:
(Yay, Israel!)
In all things be thankful— (3x) Whoa whoa whoa—
We celebrate receiving the Torah on Shavuot!
And Tisha B’Av, you might not know…
That’s when we remember the destruction
of the Temples.
Everyone you meet, everyone today,
Everyone you see, and in every single way… (chorus)
(Ohh… that’s so sad… we should fast… again?!) (chorus)
Bridge:
Everywhere and everyone and everything
Join our voices all together and we can sing. (chorus)
Everywhere you go, everywhere you stay,
Everywhere you are, and in every single way… (chorus)
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Shabbat
There’s a Dinosaur by Linda Arnold, adapted
Wonderful Shabbos Sound by Ellen Allard
Knock! Knock! Knock! I’ll get it!
Shalom! Wow! It’s a dinosaur!
Chorus:
Chorus:
There's a dinosaur knockin' at my door,
Knockin' 1 - 2 - 3! Knock! Knock!
Oh, there's a dinosaur knockin' at my door,
and he’s come to have Shabbat with me!
I opened up the door and I said, "Come in!"
He wagged his tail and gave me a grin.
He squeezed and he squeezed
‘til he came right thru, with the door,
the window and the front wall too! OY! (chorus)
He rubbed his tummy and he said, "Let's eat!"
We sat down at the table
for a homemade Shabbas treat.
He reached for the challah
as my mom walked in the room…
“No,” she said, “that’s not what well-raised
Jewish dinos do!” OOPS!
First we’ll light the candles,
then we’ll drink the wine,
Then we’ll eat the challah,
and then it’s dinnertime! AAH! (chorus)
Friday, Friday, Friday, Friday
night when the sun goes down. (repeat)
Such a wonderful Shabbos sound
with the singin’ goin’ round and round
On Friday, Friday night when the sun goes down.
Say the blessings
Gonna say the, say the blessings (2x)
For the Sha-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba—bat! Uh! (chorus)
Light the candles…
Pour the wine…
Braid the challah…
Give tzedakah…
Challah in the Oven music by Raffi, adapted by Shira Kline
Chorus:
Challah in the oven gonna watch it rise (3x)
Right before my very eyes!
Gonna knead the dough & make it light (3x)
Twist and braid so it’s nice and tight! (chorus)
Gonna take it out while it’s nice and hot (3x)
Gonna eat it up right on the spot! (chorus)
Chicken Soup by Ellen Allard
I’m So Glad That Shabbas is Here
Chorus:
Chorus:
Chicken, chicken, chicken, chicken, chicken soup. (3x)
I love, I love, I love, I love my chicken soup!
by Ellen Allard
Shabbas is here, Shabbas is here!
I'm so glad that Shabbas is here! (repeat)
I'm gonna clap my hands,
I'm gonna stomp my feet,
I'm gonna wiggle my tooshy,
‘Cause I’m so glad that Shabbas is here!
(repeat) (chorus)
Put some chicken in the pot.
I love, I love / to eat, to eat / my soup so hot!
Stir it up, yeah, stir it up!
Sometimes I like it in a bowl, sometimes I like it in a cup!
Put some carrots, celery, onions, parsley, salt/pepper, matzo balls…
Let’s Get Ready for Shabbat by Carol Boyd Leon
Yai lai lai lai lai lai lai lai (Clap side to side)
Let’s get ready for Shabbat (Shabbat sign) (repeat)
End:
We are ready for Shabbat!
Bring the candles, bring the wine,
Let’s get ready for Shabbat!
Bring the challah, tastes so fine,
Let’s get ready for Shabbat! (chorus)
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Shabbat Shalom by Judy Caplan Ginsburgh
Do Havdalah by Karen Daniel, adapted
Chorus:
Chorus:
Shabbat Shalom (xx), Shabbat Shalom (xx)
Shabbat Shabbat Shalom (repeat)
Shabbat Shalom, every Friday night! (2x)
We do Havdalah, Havdalah
Saturday night we do Havdalah! (repeat)
We light the candles (2x),
We light the Sabbath candles (repeat)
Shabbat Shalom, every Friday night (2x)
We look for three stars in the evening sky
To know it’s time for us to say goodbye
Shabbat is ending, a new week begins
Let’s do Havdalah now with all our friends! (chorus)
We drink the wine (2x),
We drink the Kiddush wine (repeat)
Shabbat Shalom, every Friday night (2x)
We raise a braided candle to the highest height,
See how God separates the darkness from the light;
We shake the spices, oh, they smell so sweet!
Havdalah is my favorite time of week! (chorus)
(chorus)
(chorus)
We eat the challah (2x),
We eat the braided challah (repeat)
Shabbat Shalom, every Friday night (2x)
(chorus)
Havdalah is When We Say Goodbye
to Shabbat by Lisa Baydush
Havdalah is when we say goodbye to Shabbat (repeat)
Shalom Shabbat (4x)
Shabba Shabba by Adam Bellows
…see the braided candle glow…
…smell the spices oh so sweet…
Chorus:
Havdalah Blessings
Shabba Shabba Shabba
Sha-a-bbat Shalom;
Shabba Shabba Shabba
Sha-a-bbat Shalo-o-om;
Shabba Shabba Shabba
Sha-a-bbat Shalom;
Shabbat Shabbat Shalom!
Ba-ruch A-tah A-do-nai E-lo-hei-nu
Me-lech ha-o-o-la-a-am,
a-sher kid-sha-nu b’-mitz-vo-tav
v’-tzi-va-nu l’-had-lik neir
shel Shabbat (chorus)
Ba-ruch A-tah A-do-nai E-lo-hei-nu
Me-lech ha-o-o-la-a-am,
bo-rei p’-ri ha-a-ga-a-fen
Shabbat Shabbat Shalom (chorus)
Ba-ruch A-tah A-do-nai E-lo-hei-nu
Me-lech ha-o-o-la-a-am,
ha-mo-tzi le-chem min ha-a-retz
Shabbat Shabbat Shalom (chorus)
by Debbie Friedman
Ya lai lai’s...
WINE:
Baruch atah Adonai eloheinu melech ha-olam
Borei p’ri hagafen (2x) (Yai lai’s)
SPICES:
Baruch atah Adonai eloheinu melech ha-olam
Borei minei v’samim (2x) (Yai lai’s)
CANDLE:
Baruch atah Adonai eloheinu melech ha-olam
Borei m’orei ha-eish (2x) (Yai lai’s)
SEPARATION:
Baruch atah Adonai eloheinu melech ha-olam
ha-mav’dil ben kodesh l’chol (2x)
(extinguish candle; then Yai lai’s)
Eliyahu Hanavi
Eliyahu hanavi, Eliyahu hatishbi,
Eliyahu, Eliyahu, Eliyahu hagiladi
Bimhera v’yameinu ya-vo eleinu,
Im mashiach ben David (2x)
Shavua Tov
Shavua Tov, shavua tov,
shavua tov, shavua tov (repeat)
A good week, a week of peace,
may gladness reign and joy increase (repeat)
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Rosh Hashanah
Shofar Blast by Ellen Allard
Chorus:
I like to hear the shofar blast,
sometimes slow and sometimes fast!
I like to hear the shofar blast,
Happy, happy, happy New Year!
End:
Happy, happy, happy New… (3x) Year!
T’ki-ah— (echo) (chorus)
Sh’va-rim—— (echo) (chorus)
T’ru-ah ha ha ha ha ha ha— (echo) (chorus)
T’ki-ah g’do-lah—— (sing with me) (chorus)
It’s Rosh Hashanah by Lisa Baydush
It’s Rosh Hashanah and I’d like to say
Shana Tova, happy holiday!
Rosh Hashanah starts a brand new year
Hear the shofar sound, give a great big cheer!
Shana Tova! (clap, clap) (3x) Shana Tova-a-ah!
Shana Tova! (clap, clap) (2x)Shana— To—vah!
Rosh Hashanah Macarena
Apples, apples in the honey
Yummy, yummy in my tummy
Apples, apples in the honey
Yay! It’s Rosh Hashanah! (Woo!)
L’Shanah Tovah by Ellen Allard
Chorus:
L’Shanah Tovah, a happy new year
L’Shanah Tovah, a healthy new year
L’Shanah Tovah, a sweet new year
For you and you and me.
We dip our apples in honey
A sweet beginning to a sweet new year
We eat the challah so round,
we hear the shofar sound
Yes, we hear it loud and clear. (chorus)
Teshuvah, we change for the better
Tefillah, we pray for the best
Tzedakah, we help other people in need
And God will take care of the rest. (chorus)
Tapuchim Ud’vash by Rachel Buchman
Dip Your Apple parody by The Fountainheads
based on Shakira's "Waka Waka"
A new year rising, a new beginning,
—Lift your head up, turn yourself 'round,
the world is spi-i-nning;
Feel the magic, of a new day,
—Open your heart to a fresh start,
send your fears away;
You've ma-de mistakes, you feel it
You’ve got, what it takes, believe it!
Pre-chorus:
Any wrong can be made right
Just forgive, you need not fight
Shana Tova U’me-tuka, it's Rosh Hashanah!
Chorus:
Shananana tova um’e um’e tu-u-ka
…Dip your apple in the honey
…Hear the sounds of jubilation
It's Rosh Hashanah! (repeat)
So many new hopes, waiting to find you,
Open your eyes, the dreams you prize are all around you
The smiles are hiding, no use in guessing,
Make up your mind, go out and find life's simple blessings.
This is your time, you feel it
How sweet it is, believe it! (pre-chorus + chorus)
Part of the Circle by Craig Taubman, 2nd verse by Liz Kruger
Chorus:
We are a part of the circle
A part of the circle going round and round (repeat)
The world is a circle, a never-ending circle
A never-ending circle going round and round;
The sun goes up, and the moon goes down,
And the world goes around and around and around
(chorus)
The year is a circle, a never-ending circle
A never-ending circle going round and round;
The days go by, the seasons fly,
And the year goes around and around and around.
(chorus)
Shanananah Tovah by Chris Vaughn, adapted
Chorus:
Sha-na-na na-na-na-na na-na-nah, Shanah tovah! (4x)
Dip apples in the honey for a sweet new year
Tapuchim ud’vash l’Rosh Hashanah
The old year is ending, the new one’s just begun;
We blow the shofar and say, Shanah Tovah! (chorus)
Shana to-ova, shana u’metuka (2x)
We reflect on the old year, and look forward to the new!
We dip apples in honey and say, Shanah Tovah! (chorus)
(Repeat first two lines)
(chorus)
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Tongo-RH!
by Billy Jonas on CD: What Kind Of Cat Are You?,
adapted by Lisa Baydush
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GBdZqexpT0
Shanah tovah! (echo)
Chag sameach, chaverim (echo)
Shanah tovah (echo)
Sha-na-na-na-na-nah Tovah! (echo)
Shanah tova-a-ah! (echo)
Chag sameach, chaverim (echo)
(repeat first time)
Rosh Hashanah’s coming soon! (echo)
Do you know just what to do? (echo)
Dip your apples in honey,
Celebrate with family! (chorus)
Rosh Hashanah’s here today! (echo)
Do you know just what to say? (echo)
Shana tovah, a good new year! (echo)
Sing it out, loud and clear! (echo)
(chorus)
YK verse:
Yom Kippur is on the way (echo)
Time to fast, time to pray (echo)
Think about the year that's gone (echo)
Make amends, everyone! (echo)
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Yom Kippur
G’mar Chatimah Tovah by Julie Auerbach
I’m Really Really Sorry by Lisa Baydush
Open the book and write my name (3x)
G’mar cha-ti-mah to-vah.
Chorus:
I’ll be a friend to everyone…
I’ll always try to do my best…
Tchoo-Tchoo-T’shuvah by David Lefkovitch
Tchoo-tchoo… Tchoo-tchoo (2x)
Chorus:
T’shuvah! T’shuvah! You can turn around! (2x)
When you’ve made somebody mad,
you can turn around!
Apologize, and take their hand,
you can turn around! (chorus)
It’s not so hard that you can’t start,
you can turn around!
I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I’m really, really sorry!
I didn’t mean to do that, and I won’t do that again!
I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I’m really, really sorry,
I didn’t mean to hurt you, and I won’t do that again,
No, I won’t do that again!
If we make a mistake or say something hurtful,
We do what we can to make amends;
We make amends by saying I’m sorry,
We say I’m sorry and we hug our friends! (chorus)
On Yom Kippur, we look at the past year,
We look at the past year and we make amends;
On Yom Kippur, we think about the new year,
We think about the new year and we hug our friends!
(chorus)
To do what’s right and play your part,
Avinu Malkenu (English lyrics by Lisa Ashery)
It only takes a step or two,
A-vi-nu mal-kei-nu cho-ne-nu v’a-ne-nu (2x)
Ki eyn ba-nu ma-sim
you can turn around! (chorus)
you can turn around!
To help someone who’s needing you,
A-seh i-ma-nu tz’da-kah va-che-sed (2x)
V’ho-shi-ei-nu
And if we do this, when we’re through,
Oh, God, please hear my prayer
I want you to know that I care
I’m sorry for mean words and fighting, not
sharing,
I’ll try to do better this year.
you can turn around! (chorus)
we can turn around!
Then other folks will do it too,
turn the world around! (WE chorus)
If You Forgive Me by Karen Daniel
Today is a holiday and it’s a special day,
We celebrate this holiday in a different way;
No presents or special food,
This day called Yom Kippur, is a day
to think about what we are sorry for, so…
Chorus:
If you forgive me, and I forgive you,
God will forgive both of us, kaper lanu
(repeat)
I’m sorry for some things I’ve done,
I didn’t share my toys;
I said some things that hurt my friends
I made a lot of noise;
But all the things that I have done
won’t just go away;
There are some very special words
I really need to say
Spoken: What words? I’m sorry!
Spoken: What words? I forgive you!
And… (chorus 2x)
I know I didn’t do the best that I could do
I’ll try, I’ll try, with all of my might
To do what I know is right.
Oh, God, please hear my prayer
I want you to know that I care
I’m thinking about all the things I can do
To make this a really good year!
S’licha, I’m Sorry by Ellen Allard
S’licha, I’m sorry for what I did,
I’m sorry, s’licha (echo)
S’licha, I’m sorry for what I said,
I’m sorry, s’licha (echo)
T’shuvah we turn (echo)
T’filah we pray (echo)
Tzedakah we give (echo)
…So others can find their way. (repeat)
…Oh God, please hear these words we say.
(repeat all)
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Sukkot
We’ll be Goin’ to the Sukkah
Party in the Sukkah by Lisa Baydush
We’ll be going to the sukkah on Sukkot (2x)
We’ll be going to the sukkah (2x)
We’ll be going to the sukkah on Sukkot
Gonna build me a sukkah (3x)
Gonna party in the sukkah all week long!
We’ll bring fruit…
Shake the lulav…
Smell the etrog…
Eat our meals…
Dance, dance, dance, dance ‘n dance (3x)…
I’m All Shook Up by Carol Boyd Leon
Shake me front, shake me right,
Shake me to the back.
Shake me left, shake me up,
Shake me to the ground.
Shake me everywhere
‘cause God is all around.
Come on now, shake me up!
I’m a lulav, so shake me in the air,
I’m a lulav, so shake me here and there,
I’m a lulav, so shake me everywhere,
I like it when I’m all shook up!
Build It Up by Ellen Allard
Build it up. Build—it—up.
Build it up. Build—it—up. (repeat)
Gonna build a sukkah build it up so high,
See the stars— up in the sky.
Shake the lulav, shake it here and there,
Shake it to show God is everywhere! (chorus)
You’re invited, won’t you come on in?
We’ll have a meal together, now let’s begin!
It’s the time for us to rejoice,
Sing to God, now lift your voice. (chorus)
The Lulav Shake by Steve Dropkin
Chorus:
Gonna decorate…
Invite friends…
Shake the lulav…
Eat out…
Gonna sleep out in the sukkah (3x)
Gonna sleep in the sukkah all week long! yawn/snore…
In My Sukkah by Dean Friedman /=echo
Built a little sukkah / out in the back /
Looks like a house / and a little like a shack /
It’s not too big / and it’s not too high /
When you sit inside / you can see the sky /
Chorus:
Shake, shake, shake the lulav
Smell the etrog, so sweet
Come and have a looka in my sukkah
And help yourself to something to eat
In my sukkah (3x)
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 / (chorus)
I built my sukkah / with cloth and wood
Looks so pretty / and smells so good /
With leaves and branches / all around /
Mama lights the candles /
when the sun goes down / (chorus)
I Go to the Sukkah by Lisa Doob
Sukkot is a harvest holiday,
The celebration lasts for seven days;
We build our sukkah, then we decorate,
A special booth in which we congregate!
I go to the sukkah with things in my hands,
I go to the sukkah outside where it stands,
I go the sukkah see the sky above,
I go to the sukkah and wave the lulav!
Chorus:
Chorus:
Do the lulav shake (shake, shake, shake)! (3x)
Do the lulav shake!
The symbols of Sukkot are quite unique,
They show God’s presence the entire week;
The etrog’s smell, it gets into the air;
We wave the lulav everywhere! (chorus)
And I wave it… (sing fast!)
to the front and to the front
And to the right and to the right
And to the back and to the back
And to the left and to the left
And to the sky and to the sky
And to the ground and to the ground
And up and down and all around and stop!
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Simchat Torah
Al Sh’losha D’varim by Chaim Tzur
Tree of Life by Richard Silverman
Al sh’lo-sha d’-va-rim, al sh’lo-sha d’-va-rim,
al sh’lo-sha, sh’lo-sha d’-va-rim
ha-o-lam, ha-o-lam o-meid (repeat)
It is a tree of life to them that hold fast to it
and all its supporters are (clap) happy (repeat)
Al ha-To-rah v’-al ha-a-vod-dah
v’-al g’-mi-lut cha-sa-dim (repeat)
Al Sh’loshah D’varim by Steve Dropkin
Al sh’lo-sha d’-va-rim,
Al sh’lo-sha d’-va-rim ha-o-lam o-meid,
Al sh’lo-sha d’-va-rim,
ha-o-lam, ha-o-lam o-meid (repeat)
Al ha-To-rah, v’-al ha-a-vod-dah,
v’-al g’-mi-lut cha-sa-dim. (repeat)
Al sh’lo-sha d’-va-rim,
Al sh’lo-sha d’-va-rim ha-o-lam o-meid,
Al sh’lo-sha d’-va-rim,
ha-o-lam, ha-o-lam, ha-o-lam o-meid,
Al sh’lo-sha, al sh’lo-sha d’-va-rim!
Give the Torah a Hand by Eliana Light
In the ark (echo), there’s a book (echo)
Pull the curtain (echo), take a look (echo)
It’s a guide (echo) for how to be (echo)
The story of (echo) our family
Chorus:
So take your yad (hold up hand; clap 2x)
In your yad (hold up hand; clap 2x)
Let it roll (rolling hands) across the scroll (open scroll)
Let every letter (point at book)
Help you do better (point at people; thumbs up)
and give the Torah a hand (sign language applause)
Take it out (echo), look within (echo)
At the parchment (echo) made of skin (echo)
At the words (echo) we love so much (echo)
We need to read (echo) but we can’t touch
(chorus)
Every word (echo) inked with care (echo)
By the hands (echo) of the Sofer (echo)
Words that challenge (echo), words that heal (echo)
We can’t touch (echo), but we can feel
(chorus)
Shalom, shalom (clap 4x) (4x)
Etz chaim hi la-ma-cha-zi-kim bah
v’tom che-ha mi-u-shar (repeat) (Shalom…)
Round and Round on Simchat Torah
by Ellen Allard
Chorus:
Round and round and round on Simchat Torah!
We go round and round and round and round
and round with the Torah, we go round. (repeat)
We celebrate our love for Torah (ahhh!)
We sing and dance and make a joyful noise (La,la,la!)
We march around for seven hakafot (get ready!)
All the grownups, all the girls and boys (wooo!) (chorus)
Hakafa by Ellen Allard
Chorus:
Ha-ka-fa--- we go around and around
and around and around and
Ha-ka-fa--- we go around and around
and around. (repeat)
We’re marching with the Torah
we love, love, love, love, love.
We’re marching with the Torah
given by God above,
Yes God is up and down and in and out
and all around… (chorus)
Sweet As Honey by Dan Nichols
Sweet as honey, sweet as honey,
sweet as honey on our tongue (repeat)
Sweet as honey, sweet as honey, sweet as
honey on our tongue
Baruch Atah Adonai Eloheinu Melech haolam
Asher k’dishanu b’mitzvotav v’tzivanu
La-a----sok b’divrei Torah, la-a----sok b’divrei Torah
See Torah section for more songs about the Torah, p. 5-7
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Chanukah
A Great Miracle Happened There
by Ellen Allard
A great miracle happened there (3x)
In Yerushalayim.
Nes Gadol Haya Sham by Debbie Friedman
Nes Gadol Haya Sham (2x)
Light Eight Candles by Lisa Baydush
The Jewish people defended themselves…
Judah Maccabee led the fight…
They fought to worship just one God…
Chorus:
They found a tiny, little bit of oil…
The oil lasted for eight whole days…
Nes gadol hayah sham… (first verse)
On the 1st night of Chanukah,
take the shamas and light 1 candle!
Then we’ll give thanks to God
for bringing us to this day! (chorus)
Chanukah, O Chanukah
1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8 candles!
1-2-3-4 5-6-7-8 (clap) candles!
O Chanukah, O Chanukah,
come light the menorah
Let’s have a party,
we’ll all dance the hora
Gather ‘round the table,
we’ll give you a treat
S’vivon to play with
and latkes to eat.
And while we are playing,
the candles are burning low
One for each night,
they shed a sweet light
to remind us of days ago (repeat)
2nd night…Then we’ll give praise to God
for the miracle of this holiday! (chorus)
Not By Might by Debbie Friedman
7th night…Think of ways that you could be
a modern-day Maccabee! (chorus)
Chorus:
Not by might and not by power
But by spirit alone (ruach!)
shall we all live in peace…
clap: xxx, xxx, x x x (2x)
Children sing, (lalalala!) Children dream (ahhh!)
And their tears may fall, but we’ll hear them call,
And another song will rise (say what?!) (3x)
(nutter butter peanut butter)
End:
Not by might, not by power, shalom!
3rd night…Then spin the dreidel round:
Nes, Gadol, Haya-a, Sham! (chorus)
4th night…Tell the story of the Maccabees,
how Judah fought against tyranny! (chorus)
5th night…Celebrate with family
this glorious piece of our history! (chorus)
6th night…Then watch the fire glow
like the oil lamp so long ago! (chorus)
8th night…Open presents and make a plan
to give tzedakah and lend a hand! (chorus)
We Kindle the Lights by Ellen Allard
On the first night of Chanukah,
we kindle the lights for freedom,
for freedom in the world.
On the first night of Chanukah,
we kindle the lights and we thank God
for giving us this night.
I Have a Little Dreidel
Chorus:
I have a little dreidel, I made it out of clay,
and when it’s dry and ready, then dreidel I shall play!
Chanukah, Chanukah,
Chanukah, Chanukah! (repeat)
Chorus:
Oh, dreidel, dreidel, dreidel, I made it out of clay,
and when it’s dry and ready, then dreidel I shall play!
It has a lovely body, with legs so short and thin,
and when it gets all tired, it drops and then I win!
My dreidel’s always playful, it loves to dance and spin,
a happy game of dreidel, come play, now let’s begin!
I have a little dreidel; it’s shiny, bright and new;
And every night of Chanukah, I’d like to play with you!
How Many Candles? by Jackie Cytrynbaum
How many candles? How many candles?
How many candles do we light?
On our Chanukkiah, on our Chanukkiah,
On the first Chanukah night?
One! One! One-one-one!
One candle burning, One candle burning
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On the first Chanukah night!
Lots of Latkes by Cantor Allen Lieder
Judah Maccabee, the Hammer by Ellen Allard
Chorus:
Lots of latkes (3x)
Lots – let’s all eat ‘em up! (repeat)
Judah, oh, Judah, Judah Maccabee,
Judah Maccabee, the hammer (repeat)
S’vivon sov sov (8x)
Son of Mattathias, a brave man.
They called him Judah Maccabee.
He led the Jews in their freedom fight,
Battles fought in the day and night,
A hero for you and me-e-e-e…
Maccabees,
mac, mac, mac Maccabees,
mac, mac, mac Maccabees,
…mac (11x) …mac (6x)
S’vivon
S’-vi-von sov sov sov,
Cha-nu-kah hu chag tov
Cha-nu-kah hu chag tov,
S’-vi-von sov sov sov
Chag sim-cha hu la-am
Nes ga-dol ha-ya sham
Nes ga-dol ha-ya sham
Chag sim-cha hu la-am
S’vivon, turn and turn,
while the lovely candles burn,
What a wondrous holiday,
watch us sing and dance and play
Tell a story full of cheer,
a great miracle happened there
It’s a holiday of lights,
for eight days and eight nights!
The Jewish people worshipped one God,
and they celebrated all their holy days.
Then the king commanded them,
“No more, my idols you will bow before,
The end is near if you do not obey-ey-ey-ey…
Fearful-the-Jews refused to fight,
they gave in to the Greeks instead;
But Judah said, “We cannot wait,
The time is now, don’t hesitate, come follow me,”
and so the Maccabees he led, he was…
Antiochus sent his army
to, to, to, to capture all the Maccabees
Three long years the Jews fought back,
they survived the attacks,
they live on in our memori-i-i-ies…
In the Window by Judith K. Eisenstein
We Light the Chanukah Lights
In the window where you can see the glow
from my menorah on newly fallen snow,
I will set you one little candle(s)
on this the first night of Chanukah!
Chorus:
Candles Burning All Night Long by Stephen Richards
We light the Chanukah lights
We light the Chanukah lights
Candles burning all night long,
Chanukah, oh Chanukah!
by Helene and Michael Kates
(yes we light them) (repeat)
1-2-3-4, each night we add one more
5-6-7-8, my chanukiah looks so great (chorus)
Round and round the dreidels spin,
watch them go, I hope I win!
Chocolate gelt, a special treat,
and lots of latkes for us to eat!
Squishy, sticky soufiganiyot,
whoops, got jelly on my coat!
My tummy’s full when I am done;
wow, I’m havin’ so much fun! (chorus)
Mattathius and the Maccabees
fought so we could all be free,
Cleaned the temple with a bunch of their friends,
lit the light and made it holy again! (chorus)
Judah, Judah Maccabee,
fought the Greeks to set us free!
Meno, meno, meno-no-rah! (2x)
Banana Boat Song adapted by Abrielle Tayler Levine
Cha—nu-kah, a happy holiday!
Chanukah, chag sameach ha’yo-om
Light the candles for eight days!
Chanukah, chag sameach hayom!
Chorus:
Nes gadol ha-ya-a-a sham
Chanukah, chag sameach ha’yo-om
Nes gadol ha-ya-a-a sham
Chanukah, chag sameach hayom!
Eat lots of latkes and chocolate gelt…
Spin the dreidels, candles melt…
Tell the story of the Maccabees…
Thank God for the victory…
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We Light the Lights by Sam Glaser
Triumph of Spirit by Lisa Baydush
On eight winter nights we light
the lights of the menorah
Together with the millions
of our people everywhere;
In spite of the darkness we light
the lights of the menorah,
Knowing the dark doesn’t hold
a candle to our prayer.
It happened so long ago,
this story that we all know,
the triumph of our people’s love for God…
when a small Jewish band of Macabees
took a stand and said, “No!”
Chorus:
We light the lights,
warming the whole wide world all over.
We light and we heal each broken heart.
We light tonight,
singing out our favorite songs together,
1st: And for a moment, we see we’re not so far apart.
2nd: We can be sure the flame will never disappear,
‘cause we will light this very time next year.
There have been times of danger
when we couldn’t learn our Torah,
When they tried to make our spirit disappear.
So eight nights a year, we light
the lights of the menorah,
Showing the promise of our Torah perseveres.
(chorus)
Chanukah Prayers
Baruch Atah Adonai elohenu melech ha-olam
Asher kidishanu b’mitzvotav
vitzivanu l’hadlik ner shel Hanukah
Baruch Atah Adonai elohenu melech ha-olam
She-a-sa n’sim l’avoteinu
Bayamim ha-hem bazman hazeh
Baruch Atah Adonai elohenu melech ha-olam
Shehechianu v’kiyimanu v’higianu lazman hazeh
My Dreidel is Amazing
by Cantor Bernard Walters
My dreidel is amazing,
Watch it spin, spin, spin!
Won’t you join me in a game of dreidel?
Let’s begin!
Chorus:
Spin, spin, spin, spin, spin, spin!
It reminds me of the Maccabees
who win, win, win.
My dreidel is amazing
Watch it spin, spin, spin!
Will it stop on nun or gimel, hay or shin?
(chorus)
That tiny group of Jews,
for sure you’d think they’d lose
to a much stronger foe,
but wouldn’t you know, they won…
when a small Jewish band of Macabees
took a stand and said, “No!”
The miracle I’d say is not how many days the oil
could last with the temple smashed and burned;
but how inspired Jews put all their faith in God
and dared to have their rights returned.
We celebrate today the freedom we have to pray,
and remember the ones who’d overcome their fear…
who fought for our right to light these candles tonight
and had the courage to say, “Shalom!”
Ba-ruch A-tah A-do-nai—,
e-lo-hei-nu me-lech ha’o-lam
she-a-sa ni-sim la’a-vo-tei-nu,
ba-ya-mim ha-hem baz-man ha-zeh.
(first verse)
Coda:
They demanded their rights,
they wouldn’t give up the fight, and said, “No-o-o!”
The Macabees had it right
when they took up the fight and said, “No!”
Soufganiyot by Ellen Allard
Soufganiyot, gonna, gonna make some…
Soufganiyot, so yummy in the middle.
Soufganiyot, gonna, gonna make some…
Soufgani-ganiyot
Leader:
Student
Leader
What’s in the middle?
Strawberry/Blueberry, etc.
What’s in the middle of your soufganiyot?(repeat)
Yodlelay-Do Potato by Ellen Allard
I like to eat potato latkes, I like to eat them all day.
And when I eat potato latkes, this is what I say:
Yodlelay-do potato (3x) latkes for me!
Yodlelay-do potato (2x) Yodlelay yodlelay potato!
Five Little Latkes by Jackie Cytrynbaum
Five little latkes sizzling in a pan
One jumped out and said, “Catch me if you can!”
And it ran and it ran all around the kitchen floor
And when I turned around, it ran right out the door!
Now there’s… four, three, two, one, no
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Tu B’shvat
Tu B’Shvat by Dean Friedman
For Trees by Ellen Allard
Chorus:
This lovely tree standing before us
Planted by someone a long time ago.
Someone with hope, a hope for tomorrow,
With a dream of the future right here in this tree.
Tu B’Shvat / Tu B’Shvat /
It’s a holiday / I like a lot /
And the reason / it’s the season /
We celebrate trees / on Tu B’Shvat!
Chorus:
We celebrate… (echo each tree)
We celebrate trees, we celebrate trees
on Tu B’Shvat! (chorus)
So raise your hands up high for all the world to see.
Everyone stand up for trees!
Artzah Alinu by Sh. Navon
The thing about trees that is so amazing
In living they give us all that we need
They give us food, shelter and beauty
And they give us the air, the air that we breathe.
Chorus:
Art-zah a-linu, art-zah a-linu,
art-zah ali-i-nu (repeat)
K’var cha-rash-nu v’gam za-ra-nu (2x)
A-val od lo ka-tzar-nu (2x) (chorus)
Garden Song by Dave Mallet
Chords:
Inch by inch, row by row,
Gonna make this garden grow,
All it takes is a rake and a hoe,
and a piece of fertile ground.
Inch by inch, row by row,
Someone bless these seeds I sow
Someone warm them from below,
‘til the rain comes tumbling down.
Make your rows straight and long,
Temper them with warmth and song,
Mother Earth will make you strong,
If you give her loving care,
Grain for grain, sun and rain,
find my way through nature’s chain,
Tune my body and my brain
to the music of the land. (chorus)
Tu B’shvat lyrics:
Tu’B’Shvat is close at hand,
Time to build up our homeland.
Growing green plants in the sand,
bringing life where there was none.
We all celebrate as one,
working hard and having fun
With the power from the sun,
and the help of God above. (chorus)
(repeat last line 3x to end song)
(chorus)
Some trees are huge, some trees are tiny
Some scrape the sky, and some scrape your knee.
Some live a long time with rings that can prove it
Some formed the table where we wrote this song.
(chorus)
Bridge:
There’s beech, elm and maple, hickory, locust,
Chestnut, catalpa, cedar and gum.
Tupelo, willow, cypress, magnolia,
Sycamore, rosewood, oak, birch and plum.
Sassafras, apple, dogwood and poplar,
Persimmon and walnut and the old cherry tree.
Cottonwood, redwood, olive and orange
All of them growing, growing so free.
(first verse, then chorus)
This Pretty Planet by Tom Chapin
This pretty planet spinning through space,
You're a garden, you're a harbor, you're a holy place.
Golden sun going down,
Gentle blue giant spin us around.
All through the night, safe 'til the morning light.
My Roots Go Down by Sarah Pirtle
Chorus:
My roots go down, down to the earth
My roots go down, down to the earth
My roots go down, down to the earth
My roots go down. (repeat)
I am a willow swaying in the breeze…
I am a pine tree growing on a hill…
I am an oak, standing straight and tall…
L’dor vador, from me to you…
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Lollypop Tree
Tubie by Mike Stein
One fine day in early spring,
I played a funny trick
Right in the yard behind our house,
I planted a lollypop stick
And every day I watered it well
and watched it carefully
I hoped one day that stick would grow
to be a lollypop tree
Chorus:
Chorus:
Oh, ha ha ha, ho ho ho, what a place to be
Under my lollypop, lollypop, lollypop,
Lolly lolly lollypop tree!
Then one day I woke to find
a very lovely sight
A tree all full of lollypops
had grown in the dark of night
I sat beneath that wonderful tree
and looked up with a grin
And when I opened up my mouth,
a lollypop dropped right in (chorus)
Winter came and days grew cold
as winter days will do
And on my tree, my lovely tree,
not one little lollypop grew
From every branch, an icicle hung,
the limbs were bare as bone
But when I broke those icicles off
they turned into ice cream cones. (chorus)
Look At Me, I’m A Tree by Gordon Lustig
Chorus:
Look at me (echo), I’m a tree (echo)
I was small (echo), Now I’m tall (echo)
(repeat)
I have roots below (below!)
and branches up above (above!)
If you give me sun and rain,
I’ll shower you with love, love, love. (chorus)
I have limbs for climbing (climbing!)
yummy fruit to munch (munch, munch!)
Summer leaves to give you shade,
and Autumn leaves to
crunch, crunch, crunch. (chorus)
Everyone has birthdays (happy birthday!)
Birthdays mean a lot (uh huh!)
Just like you, I have one too.
It comes each year on Tu B’Shvat. (chorus)
Tubie Tubie Tubie, Tubie Tubie Tubie,
Tubie Tubie Tu B’shvat! (repeat)
Tubie’s made from cardboard
Cardboard’s made from trees
That’s why Tubie likes Tu B’shvat
It’s the holiday of trees. (chorus)
Dig a hole, plant a seed
Get dirt and cover it up
Watch it grow with the rain and snow
Grow up and up and up! (chorus)
Israel Blooms All Around
adapted by Lisa Baydush
There is a land (echo) called Yisrael (echo)
the greenest land (echo) that you ever did see (echo)…
and Israel blooms all around, all around,
and Israel blooms all around!
And in that land (echo) there is a tree (echo)
the tallest tree (echo) that you ever did see (echo)…
A tree in the land of Yisrael...
and Israel blooms all around, all around…
And on that tree (echo) there is a branch (echo)
the longest branch (echo) that you ever did see (echo)
A branch on a tree in Yisrael...
and Israel blooms all around, all around…
And on that branch (echo) there was a twig (echo)
the skinniest twig (echo) that you ever did see (echo)…
And on that twig (echo) there was a nest (echo)
the littlest nest (echo) that you ever did see (echo)…
And in that nest (echo) there was an egg (echo)
the whitest egg (echo) that you ever did see (echo)…
And in that egg (echo) there was a bird (echo)
the sweetest bird (echo) that you ever did see (echo)…
And on that bird (echo) there was a feather (echo)
the prettiest feather (echo) that you ever did see (echo)…
And on that feather (echo) there was a seed (echo)
the tiniest seed (echo) that you ever did see (echo)…
And then that seed (echo) fell to the ground (echo)
and one day grew (echo) into a brand new tree (echo)…
a tree from a seed on a feather of a bird from an egg
in a nest on a twig on a branch of a tree in the land
of Yisrael… and Israel blooms all around, all around,
and Israel blooms all around!
Now you see that I’m a tree!
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Purim
Chag Purim
Guess My Name TTTO Tumbalalaika
Chag Purim, Chag Purim,
Chag ga-dol hu la-ya hu-dim!
Ma-se-chot ra’a-sha-nim
Z’mi-rot v’ri-ku-dim
Play with me, dance with me, join in my song;
Clap with me, tap with me, sing it along!
Purim is here, a holiday of fun,
Just guess my name as soon as I’m done!
Havah narishah rash! rash! rash! (3x)
Bara'asha-nim.
Purim day, Purim Day,
what a happy holiday!
Wear your mask, wear your crown,
dancing all around…
Ani Purim
A-ni Pu-rim, a-ni Pu-rim
sa-me-ach um-va-de-ach
Ha-lo-rak pa-am, ba-sha-na
a-vo le-hit-a-re-ach. Tra, la, la… (4x)
My name is Purim, and I come,
great fun and frolic bringing
Just once a year I visit you
to cheer you with my singing!
Tra, la, la… (4x)
Hurrah Purim, hurrah Purim,
we love your merry drumming
And if I had my way, Purim,
each month you would be coming!
Tra, la, la… (4x)
Oh, Mister Purim, tell me why
we see you only yearly?
Please make it once or twice a week
because we love you dearly!
Tra, la, la… (4x)
Megillah, Megillah
Chorus:
Megillah Megillah,
Who’s coming out from the Megillah? repeat)
There’s King Ahashverosh… (echo)
He likes to come and join the fun,
And sing on Chag Purim! Oh… (chorus)
There’s Esther the Jewish queen (echo)
There’s brave Mordechai (echo)
There’s wicked wicked Haman! (boo!)
There’s bold Queen Vashti (echo)
Layehudim by Noam Katz
La-ye-hu-dim hay-tah o—rah, hay-tah o—rah,
V'simcha v'sa-son vikar (repeat)
End: You guessed our names, and now we are done!
I was once the king’s delight.
Then he told me to get out of sight.
He gave me orders I just couldn’t see;
I didn’t obey, my name is _________________.
I come from Persia, to play in the game.
Children have trouble pronouncing my name.
I have a crown, a scepter, and ring,
You know my name, _________________, the _____.
I am Hamalka in Hebrew we say.
Without me there just would be no Purim day.
I saved my people from Haman so mean,
You know my name, it’s _______________, the _______.
I helped the queen to bring us glory.
I am the hero of this Purim story.
I was told to get ready to die;
You know my name, it’s brave __________________.
People would bow down when I walked about.
Now they use groggers to drown my name out.
Others they cheer as loud as they can,
but my name they “boo!” My name is ____________.
The Whole Megillah by Ellen Allard
When you hear the whole megillah
You will get a Purim thrillah.
And you won’t have to sit stil-lah.
When you hear the whole megillah!
It is a story of bravery.
It is a story of deception and defeat.
It is a story of victory.
It happened on the fourteenth of Adar… WHEN?
It happened on the fourteenth of Adar!
Listen to the tale of Vashti and Esther
Listen to the tale of Cousin Mordechai
Listen to the tale of Ahashverosh… (chorus)
Hear the name of Haman, stamp your feet/
spin your grogger round/blot it out… (chorus)
Each and everyone take a stand/
remember what was done/plays a part… (chorus)
Be Happy It's Adar
by Linda Salvay
Be happy it's Adar, be happy, happy, happy it's Adar
Be happy, happy, happy, happy, happy, happy,
happy, happy, happy, happy, happy it's Adar
Kein te'-heh lanu, te'-heh lanu, te'-heh lanu (2x)
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Purim, Purim
by Lisa Baydush
Purim (snap), Purim (stamp 2x),
Purim (slap legs 4x), Purim (clap 2x)! (repeat)
In (snap), this tale (stamp 2x),
this crazy mixed up tale, there was a
nice Jewish girl named Esther
who became Persia’s queen! (twirl and curtsy)
(chorus)
…a foolish king, Ahashverosh,
…a banished wife named Vashti,
…a wicked advisor, Haman,
…a proud Jewish guy named Mordechai,
…plots and intrigues all around
…we learn that speaking up for what is right
is a very good thing to do! (chorus)
In Shu-Shu-Shushan by Ellen Allard
In Shu-Shu-Shushan. (3x)
A very long time ago. (repeat)
There was a wicked, wicked man (3x)
A very long time ago. (chorus)
A-hash-vay-rosh, he was the king…
Queen Vashti disobeyed the king…
Queen Esther was his Jewish wife…
Her cousin’s name was Mordechai…
The wicked man was Haman “BOOOOO”…
They saved their people yes indeed…
Rash Ra'ashan by Rachel Buchman
Rash, ra’ashan (shake your shakers!!!) (2x)
B'chag Purim, B'chag Purim (repeat)
Purim (3x) hayom, Chag Purim hayom (2x)
Megillah
TTTO Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da by Paul McCartney
A-hash-ver-osh is the king in Shushan town,
Haman his advisor is so mean,
Mordechai’s the Jewish guy who won’t bow
down, and then there’s Vashti,
now it’s Esther as the Queen.
Chorus:
Megillah, megillah, megillah, LA!
It’s all in the megillah. (repeat)
My Hat It Has Three Corners
My hat it has three corners,
three corners has my hat;
And had it not three corners
it would not be my hat!
Lakova Sheli
La-ko-va she-li sha-losh pi-not,
sha-losh pi-not la-ko-va she-li;
v’-im lo ha-yu lo sha-losh pi-not,
lo ha-ya ze ha-ko-va she-li!
Nosh Nosh A Hamantash by Shirley R. Cohen
Nosh, nosh a hamantash,
Nosh, nosh a hamantash now! (repeat)
Roll roll roll the dough with me,
Roll it flat and you will see
Haman’s hat was just like that,
Let’s nosh a hamantash now (chorus)
Cut cut cut the dough with me, cut it straight…
Fill fill fill the dough with me, fill it full…
Fold fold fold the dough with me, fold it tight…
Bake bake bake the dough with me, bake it brown…
Eat eat eat it quick with me, eat it up…
I’d like a Hamentaschen by Doda Mollie Wine
I’d like a hamentaschen, cookie for lunch,
I’d like a hamentaschen, cookie to munch,
I’d like a hamentaschen, cookie with tea,
Hamentaschen, there’s no other cookie for me!
end: Hamentaschen, there’s no other cookie for me!
Chorus:
I’ve got hamentaschen stuck to my nose,
And hamentaschen all over my clothes,
I’ve got hamentaschen, stuck to my hair,
I’ve got sticky hamentaschen everywhere!
I’d like a hamentaschen, cookie with jelly,
I’d like a hamentaschen, right here in my belly,
I’d like a hamentaschen, it tastes so yummy!
Hamentaschen, there’s no other cookie for me!
(chorus, first verse to end)
Hamentaschen, You’re the One
Esther was selected to be Persia’s Queen,
Didn’t tell the king she was a Jew.
Mordechai told her to be the go-between
And tell the truth or else the Jews would all
be through! (chorus)
TTTO Rubber Ducky
Mordechai is riding on the king’s white
horse; Haman has to lead him, he’s so mad,
Esther tells the king and saves the Jews of
course; and Haman’s history,
so everybody’s glad! (chorus)
Hamentaschen, you’re so sweet,
Hamentaschen, you’re the one,
You make Purim loads of fun!
Hamentaschen, I’m awfully fond of (3x to end) you!
Doo doo doo be doo (end )
you have a taste that’s hard to beat…
Hamentaschen, you’re so fine,
chocolate chip is my favorite kind!...
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Pesach
Four Questions
Building Cities by Shirley Cohen
Mah nishtana, halilah hazeh,
mikol hal-le-lot (2x)
Bang (3x), hold your hammer low,
bang (3x), give a heavy blow!
For it’s work (3x), every day and every night,
For it’s work (3x), when it’s dark & when it’s light.
She-be-chol hal-le-lot, a-nu o-chlin
ha-metz u-matzah (2x);
Ha-li-lah ha-zeh, ha-li-lah ha-zeh
kulo mat zah (repeat halilah, etc.)
Dig (3x), get your shovel deep,
Dig (3x), there’s no time to sleep…
She-be-chol hal-le-lot, a-nu o-chlin
she-ar yir-akot (2x)
Ha-li-lah ha-zeh, ha-li-lah ha-zeh
maror maror (repeat halilah, etc.)
Lift (3x), lift that boulder high,
Lift (3x), ‘til you touch the sky…
She-be-chol hal-le-lot, ain a-nu mat-bi-lin,
afi-lu pa-am echat (2x)
Ha-li-lah ha-zeh, ha-li-lah ha-zeh
shetay fe-amim (repeat halilah, etc.)
Where is baby Moses, Moses, Moses?
Where is baby Moses? He’s in the River Nile.
She-be-chol hal-le-lot, a-nu o-chlin
bein yoshvin u-vein mis-ubin (2x)
Ha-li-lah ha-zeh, ha-li-lah ha-zeh
kula-nu mis-ubin (repeat halilah, etc.)
Eliyahu Hanavi
Bim-hei-rah v’-ya’mei’nu ya-vo ei-lei-nu
Im ma-shi-ach ben Da-vid (2x) (Eliyahu…)
by M. Nathanson
L’shana haba’a, L’shana haba’a,
L’shana haba’a, bi y’-ru-sha-la-yim (repeat)
L’shana-a-a, haba’a-a-a;
L’shana haba’a bi y’-ru-sha-la-yim!
Avadim Hayinu
He’s floating in a basket (3x)… in the River Nile.
The princess she is swimming (3x)…in the River Nile.
She finds the baby Moses (3x)… in the River Nile.
She takes him to the palace (3x)… along the River Nile.
And there our Moses grows up (3x)… along the River Nile.
Baby Moses in a Basket by Ellen Allard
Chorus:
E-li-ya-hu ha-na-vi, E-li-ya-hu ha-tish-bi
E-li-ya-hu, Ei-li-ya-hu, E-li-ya-hu ha-gil-a-di
L’shana Haba’a
Where is Baby Moses, Moses, Moses?
(English adaptation by Lisa Baydush)
Avadim hayinu, ha-yi-nu
Atah b’nei chorin, b’nei chorin
A-va-di—m ha—yi-nu,
Atah (clap, clap), Atah (clap, clap) b’nei chori—n
A-va-di—m ha—yi-nu,
Atah, Atah, b’nei chorin, b’nei chorin (2x)
Avadim hayinu, we were slaves;
Atah b’nei chorin, but now we’re free!
We were slaves, we were slaves,
But now we’re free; yes, now we’re free;
we’re free today! (repeat last phrase)
Baby Moses in a basket, in a basket on the river,
Baby Moses in a basket on the river Nile. (repeat)
Yocheved gives birth to a strong baby boy,
and hides him as he starts to thrive;
Soon she has a plan to put him in the river
Nile, the only way he’ll stay alive. (chorus)
Miriam, his sister, loved her baby brother dear,
she helps her mother with his care;
And when the boy is placed in a basket in the
reeds, she hides herself ‘til he’s found there. (chorus)
Pharaoh’s daughter finds the basket floating
in the Nile, she knows it is a Hebrew boy;
Miriam brings her mother in to suckle the child,
now Yocheved holds her pride and joy. (chorus)
Moses grew up to lead his people
to the Promised Land,
God had chosen him to set them free;
But without the love and courage
of the women at the Nile,
It would’ve changed the course of history. (chorus)
Hey Banana-Manna by Shirley Grossman
Hey banana-manna, Yeah banana-manna,
Moses and the Hebrew children ate it every day
YELL banana-manna, SPELL banana-manna
Bananamanna
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Moses, Moses, Take Off Your Shoes
by Emily Friedman
No, No, No, No, No! by Ellen Allard
Chorus:
Moses was a shepherd tending his sheep (3x)
when he heard a voice that said:
“Moses, Moses, take off your shoes, (3x)
for this is holy ground.”
Pharaoh, Pharaoh, what’re ya’ doin’, what’re ya doin’?
Pharaoh, Pharaoh, you gotta let my people go!
Pharaoh, Pharaoh, what’re ya’ doin’, what’re ya doin’?
Pharaoh, Pharaoh, no, no, no, no, no!
A bush was burning, but it was not consumed (3x)
when he heard a voice that said:
“Moses, Moses, “You must go back! (3x)
and set your people free.”
No more working in the hot sun, no more slavery!
No more working in the hot sun, no, no, no, no, no! (chorus)
Oh, Listen
No more heavy, heavy burdens…
No more hungry bellies…
No more screaming and yelling…
by Shirley Cohen
Oh listen, oh listen, oh listen, King Pharaoh;
Oh listen, oh listen, please let my people go!
They want to go away;
They work too hard all day!
King Pharaoh, King Pharaoh, what do you say?
No, no, no, I will not let them go!
No, no, no, I will not let them go!
Let My People Go
When Israel was in Egypt land,
“Let my people go.”
Oppressed so hard they could not stand,
“Let my people go.”
Chorus:
Go down, Moses, way down in Egypt land,
Tell ol’ Pharaoh, let my people go.
(repeat last line to end)
Thus saith the Lord, bold Moses said,
“Let my people go.”
If not I’ll smite your people dead,
“Let my people go.” (chorus)
As Israel stood by the waterside,
“Let my people go.”
By God’s command it did divide,
“Let my people go.” (chorus)
Standing at the Sea by Ellen Allard
Standing at the sea, mi chamocha (3x);
Freedom's on our way!
Singing and dancing… They're coming up behind...
Bound no more…
Chorus:
Freedom, freedom (3x);
Freedom's on our way!
The sea she parts… Walking through the water…
On the other side… One God…
Singing and dancing…
Ten Plagues in Egypt Land by Ellen Allard
Chorus:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 plagues in Egypt land (repeat)
Blood in the water made the river run red
Ten plagues in Egypt land.
Pharaoh shoulda listened to what God said
Ten plagues in E—gypt land.
Frogs were jumping in Pharaoh’s hair…
Pharaoh didn’t like it but the frogs didn’t care…
Creepy, crawly, itchy lice…
Mess with the Holy One, better think twice…
Filthy flies so dirty and vile…
Not exactly Pharaoh’s style…
The cattle and the horses and the oxen died…
I won’t give up old Pharaoh cried…
Boils and blisters on his skin…
Give it up Pharaoh you’re never gonna win…
The hail rained down from the heavens on high…
Hurt so much made Pharaoh cry…
Swarms of locusts ate the crops…
Hard-hearted Pharaoh just wouldn’t stop…
Dark descended in the light of the day…
Pharaoh was lost, couldn’t find his way…
First-born, the final blow…
Finally Pharaoh let the people go…
Sing, Dance, Jump and Shout by Lisa Baydush
Sing, dance, jump and shout, play your tambourine;
Sing, dance, jump and shout, be glad we’re free!
Miriam led the way joyously,
Follow Miriam, be glad we’re free! (chorus)
Mi Chamocha ba-eylim Adonai,
Sing a song of praise, ev’ry girl and boy! (chorus)
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Lotsa, Lotsa Matzah by Ellen Allard
Dayeinu
On Pesach we eat matza,
Lotsa, lotsa matza!
It’s yummy in the tummy,
Lotsa, lotsa matza.
Doot doot doot doot doot doot…
Ilu hotzi, hotzi’anu hotzi’anu mimitzrayim
Hotzi’anu mimitzrayim, Dayeinu!
(end: Yay PESACH!)
…finger lickin’ chicken
…smelly in the belly gefilte fish!
...rolla3x matza balls
…hot4x horseradish
…chop chop charoset
Pesach-Bamba TTTO La Bamba by Richie Valens
Chorus:
Pesach, Pesach (3x) Pesach, Pe—
We’re gonna eat lots of matzah,
Crunchy, crunchy, crunchy matza on Pe—sach
A full week of matzah,
Lotsa lotsa lotsa matza on Pe—sach (chorus)
We’re gonna ask the Four Questions
We got a whole lot of questions on Pe—sach
1-2-3-4 questions,
Ma-ma-ma-ma nishtana on Pe—sach (chorus)
Before the seder’s over,
We’re gonna find the afikomen on Pe—sach
Where where where’s that afikomen,
Afi-ki-ki-ki komen on Pe—sach (chorus)
Afikomen Mambo by Rabbi Joe Black
Every year at Pesach time, we eat
the matza and we drink the wine;
We ask four questions, one by one,
but before the seder’s done...
Chorus:
I’m gonna find it (clap, clap),
I’m gonna find it (clap, clap)
I’m gonna find it, I’m a-gonna find,
gonna find the afikomen!
We eat charoset and we dip karpas,
we tell the story of the Exodus;
the bitter herbs they make my eyes go cross,
but when I find the afikomen I’m the boss...
Everyone knows the Seder’s not done
until we taste the afikomen;
And when I find it, I’ll articulate
the terms on which we shall negotiate...
Kadeish Urchatz
Kadei-eish, Urchatz, Ka-arpa-as, Ya-a-chatz,
Maggi-id, Rachtzah, Mo-otzi-i Ma-a-tzah,
Maror, Korech, Shu-ulcha-an O-o-rech,
Tsafoon, Barech, Ha-a-lle-el, Ni-irtzah
Dai-dai-ein-u (3x)
Dayeinu, Dayeinu… dayeinu (repeat)
Ilu natan, natan lanu,
natan lanu, et ha-Shabbat/Torah,
Natan lanu, et ha-Shabbat/Torah, Dayeinu!
Miriam’s Song by Debbie Friedman
Chorus:
And the women dancing with their timbrels
Followed Miriam as she sang her song.
Sing a song to the One whom we’ve exalted.
Miriam and the women danced and
danced the whole night long.
And Miriam was a weaver of unique variety.
The tapestry she wove was one which sang our history.
With every thread and every strand she crafted her delight.
A woman touched with spirit, she dances toward the light.
(chorus)
As Miriam stood upon the shores and gazed across the sea.
The wonder of this miracle she soon came to believe.
Whoever thought the sea would part with an outstretched hand,
And we would pass to freedom, and march to the Promised Land.
(chorus)
And Miriam the Prophet took her timbrel in her hand.
And all the women followed her just as she had planned.
And Miriam raised her voice with song, she sang with praise and might,
We’ve just lived through a miracle; we’re going to dance tonight!
(chorus 2x)
Echad Mi Yodeah
Echad (1) mi yodeah, echad ani yodeah?
Echad (1) eloheinu, eloheinu, eloheinu,
eloheinu, eloheinu, elohei----nu,
She-ba-sha-ma-yim u’va’aretz
Who will know of the number 2-oooooo?
We will know of the number 2.
2 tablets of the law… echad…
3 for the patriarchs
4 for the matriarchs
5 books of the Torah
6 books of the Mishnah
7 days in every week
8 days before a brit
9 months to birth a child
10 are the commandments
11 stars in Joseph’s dream
12 tribes of Israel
13 virtues of our God
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Yom Ha-atzmaut
Am Yisrael Chai by Shlomo Carlebach
Shalom Al Yisrael by Dudu Barak and Effi Netzer,
adapted by Lisa Baydush
Am Yis-ra-eil, am Yis-ra-eil,
am Yis-ra-eil, chai! (repeat 4x)
Od a-vi-nu chai! Od a-vi-nu chai!
Od a-vi-nu, od a-vi-nu, od a-vi-nu, chai! (rpt)
Am Yisrael Chai by Seymour Rockoff
Am Yisraeil chai! Am Yisraeil chai!
Am Yisraeil— chai! (repeat)
Od avinu, od avinu, od avinu chai! (3x)
Od avinu chai!
Am Yisrael Chai by Noam Katz
Am-mei, am-mei, am-mei Yis-ra-eil chai (rpt)
O-o-o-o od-ei Avinu chai (clap, clap) (repeat)
Travellin' to Israel by Ellen Allard
Chorus:
We’re travellin’ along, we’re travellin’ along,
we’re travellin’ along to Israel.
We’re travellin’ along, we’re travellin’ along,
we’re travellin’ to Eretz Yisrael.
Doot doot-doot doot…
Gonna float in the Dead Sea, ahhh… (3x)
We’re travellin’ in Eretz Yisrael! (chorus)
Gonna climb Masada, OY! It’s hot!...
Gonna pray at the Wall, Baruch Atah!…
We’re gonna shop at the shuk, how many shekels?...
Gonna eat falafel, yum yum yum…
Gonna fly back home, l’hitraot…
My Flag by Joanie Calem
My flag is blue (echo), my flag is white (echo).
It flies by day (echo), it flies by night (echo).
Blue for the sky, and white for the sand
These are the colors of my land.
My flag is blue (echo), my flag is white (echo).
The colors dance (echo), they are so bright (echo).
White for the clouds and blue for the sea
These are the colors dancing round me. (first verse)
Zum Gali Gali,
adapted
Yom Ha-atmaut is here
Let’s sing out loud and strong
A song of hope for Yisrael
and peace for everyone
Chorus:
Shalom, shalom, Shalom al Yisrael
Imru, imru shirei hallel
…Shalom shalom al Yisrael! (repeat)
…Shalom al Yisrael!
Light your torches in the streets
and sing from far and near
Keep that spark of peace alive
and soon my friends you’ll hear
David Melech Yisrael by Nachum Frankel
David Melech Yisraeil chai chai v’kayam (3x)
Kachol v’La-van
Ka-chol v’la-van (ka-chol v’la-van)
Zeh tze-vah she-li (zeh tze-vah she-li)
Ka-chol v’la-van (ka-chol v’la-van)
Tzi-vey ad-ma-ti, tzi-vey ad-ma-ti
Ka-chol v’la-van (ka-chol v’la-van)
Ka-chol v’la-van (ka-chol v’la-van)
Zeh tze-vah she-li kol ya-mai l’-o-lam
Ka-chol v’la-van (ka-chol v’la-van)
These colors I know (these colors I know)
Ka-chol v’la-van (ka-chol v’la-van)
Wherever I go, wherever I go
Ka-chol v’la-van (ka-chol v’la-van)
Ka-chol v’la-van (ka-chol v’la-van)
To honor and love all the days of my life
Israel Lives In Every Jewish Heart by Carol Boyd Leon
Chorus
All over the world, am Yisrael chai.
All over the world, am Yisrael chai.
All over the world is where we live and
Israel lives in every Jewish heart… (repeat)
From North and South and East and West,
to you we say, “shalom.”
Yet always we know Israel is
our home away from home, oh… (chorus)
Zum gali gali gali, zum gali gali
Zum gali gali gali, zum— (repeat)
Hayom huledet sameach (4x) oh…
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Piece of the Dream
by Craig Taubman
From the Jordan River to the Galilee,
from Jerusalem to Tel Aviv,
From the top of Masada
to the Western Wall,
you can feel it, yes it’s real!
From Theordor Hertzl to Ben Gurion,
from Golda Meir the magic passes on;
If you will it, you will see;
if you dream it, it can be!
Chorus:
You/we hold a piece of the dream,
Yes, you/we do, yes you/we do!
You/we hold a piece of the dream,
and it’s a dream come true!
The desert blooms,
a dream comes true,
a homeland built for me and you;
If we will it, it can be;
if we dream it, we will see! (“we” chorus)
Am Yisrael chai, od avinu chai (3x)
chai chai chai (“we” chorus)
Achshav folk; English lyrics by Sarah Dekelbaum
Achshav, achshav b’eretz Yisrael (2x)
Hey! Tumbah, tumbah, tumbah
b’eretz Yisrael (repeat)
I love, I love, the Land of Yisrael (2x)
Hey! Singing, dancing, praying
in Eretz Yisrael (repeat)
Im Tirtzu by Debbie Friedman
Im tir-tzu (2x); Ein zo a-ga-da (2x)
L’-hi’yot am chof-shi b’-artzei-nu
B’eretz (eretz!) tzion (tzion!)
v’rushala-a-a-yim
Artik
Ar-tik, men-tah, sho-ko-lad, ba-na-nah
Ar-tik, men-tah, sho-ko-lad, li-mon (repeat)
Oh-Oh— sho-ko-lad, ba-na-nah!
Oh-Oh— sho-ko-lad, li-mon!
Eretz Zavat Chalav by Eliyahu Gamliel
Eretz zavat chalav (clap, clap) chalav ud’vash
Eretz zavat chalav (clap, clap) chalav ud’vash
(repeat higher)
Er-e-etz za-va-at cha-lav,
Za-a-vat cha-la-av ud’-vash
Er-e-etz, za-va-at cha-a-lav,
Za-a-vat cha-la-av ud’-vash
Yesh Li Yom Yom Chag by Naomi Shemer
Whenever holidays come round each season
There is a special feeling deep inside
But celebrating needs no special reason
And so each day I say these words clear and bright
Chorus:
Yesh li yom yom chag,
Yesh li chag yom yom,
Yesh li yom yom chag… Halleluyah!
Every day I say, it’s a holiday!
Let us sing and pray… Halleluyah!
Hatikvah
by Naphtali Imber
Kol-od ba-le-vav p’-ni’ma
ne-fesh Y’-hu-di ho-mi-ya
ul’-fa-a te miz-rach ka-di-ma
a-yin l’-tsi-yon tso-fi-ya
od lo av-da tik-va-te-nu
ha-tik-va bat-shnot al-pa-yim
li-yot am chof-shi b’-ar-tse-nu
e-retz tsi-yon v’-ru-sha-la-yim
li-yot am chof-shi b’-ar-tse-nu
e-retz tsi-yon v’-ru-sha-la-yim
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Other Songs
This is Our Promise
by Steve Dropkin
This is our promise from deep in our heart.
Commitment to learning, to doing our part.
Try to be righteous, try to be true.
This is our promise, we make it to you.
This is our promise, we make it to you.
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