Simple recording of an old melody, collected by Moyshe Beregovsky (Moisei Iakovlevich Beregovskii) in the early 1900s in Ukraine, later rediscovered in Kyiv, and subsequently adapted by Joey Weisenberg as the "Kane Street Nigun."

May the joyous energy of this nigun be a source of hope in a time of needless destruction and wanton violence now plaguing the region where it originated. 

Learn more about Beregovsky: https://yivoencyclopedia.org/article.aspx/Beregovskii_Moisei_Iakovlevich

Check out Joey's master classes in Jewish song and prayer, where he teaches this melody, explains its history and structure, and includes sheet music: https://bit.ly/jewish-song-masterclasses

Beregovsky Nigun (Kane Street Nigun) - Joey Weisenberg

We Choose To Live

cazimi: light can't hide

written by batya levine

recorded on a late winter night in a JP backyard by batya levine, molly bajgot and margot seigle

lyrics:
in the morning, i call out to the ________
oh in the evening, it calls me to come on home
in the morning, i call out to the ________
saying take me home take me home, to my soul.  

NISSAN - In The Morning

Brich Rachamana בריך רחמנא

recorded by dove kent, talia cooper & margot seigle on a sweet fall night in a cozy brooklyn apartment. 

Aramaic: Babylonian Talmud 
English: Rabbi Shefa Gold, www.RabbiShefaGold.com

lyrics
בריך רחמנא 
מלכא דעלמא 
מריה דהאי פיתא 

Brikh raḥamana 
Malka d'alma 
Ma'arey d'hi (oh!) pita 

You are the source of 
Life for all that is 
And your blessing 
Flows through me

Oh lord prepare me
To be a sanctuary
Pure and holy, tried and true
And with thanksgiving, I'll be a living
Sanctuary for you

Oh lord prepare me
To be a revolutionary
Bold and tender, tried and true
And with each other, 
We'll build another
World together
For me and you

(bonus verse written by iris brilliant, andrew meeker, sarah abbott, margot seigle & becky jones, with edits from Aly Halpert / summer 2015)

TISHREI - Brich Rachamana בריך רחמנא

Why, why worry when you can _____
Pray to/for the most high
Pray to/for the mothers and the fathers
Pray to/for the most high
Pray for them to watch over
Why, why worry when you can ____

Why Why Worry

romemu | aly halpert and molly bajgot

Ozi v'zimrat yah vayihi li lishua 
My strength and the divine song will be my deliverance (Psalm 118:14, Exodus 15:2) 

A prayer for courage, strength, and surrender as we navigate these trying times.
lyrics
Ozi v'zimrat yah vayihi li lishua 

Claim your place in the fabric of creation 
Know your face as the face of the divine 
This is our time, we've come to unwind 
the tangled patterns of history. 
Lifetimes fall and rise 
surrendering to the Mystery. 

Don't stop now, don't turn back 
It's just beginning to flow 
Let go and see what your body knows 
You were made for this, made for this 
Open wide and shed your skin 
Through fire we begin again
credits
released September 14, 2017 
Composed by Cedar Ranney 
Arranged by Cedar Ranney & Madhu Anziani 
Vocals: Cedar Ranney & Madhu Anziani 
Percussion: Madhu Anziani 
Produced by Madhu Anziani 
Hebrew Lyrics: Psalm 118:14, Exodus 15:2 

With deep gratitude to my bright and well ancestors, Kohenet community and beyond, and my teachers Taya Shere and Ibrahim Baba. Thanks to Rabbi Shefa Gold for inspiration and Madhu Anziani for collaboration, allyship and recording.

Ozi V'zimrat Yah ft. Madhu Anziani

Artist: Karisha Longaker of MaMuse (low harmony added later by Thrive Choir)

Sung at a (mini) song circle on December 11, 2018 on Chinook land/Portland, OR.

Lyrics:
We shall be known by the company we keep
By the ones who circle round to tend these fires
We shall be known by the ones who sow and reap
The seeds of change, alive from deep within the Earth

It is time now
It is time now that we thrive
It is time we lead ourselves into the well
It is time now
And what a time to be alive
In this Great Turning we shall learn to lead in love
In this Great Turning we shall learn to lead in love

We Shall Be Known (MaMuse, low harmony by Thrive Choir)

Hamotzeh shivrei tzelamim, harei eilu mutarim
 המוצא שברי צלמים הרי אלו מותרים
(Mishnah Avoda Zara 3:2)
 To the finder of broken images-- behold, these are permitted.

Check out Arielle's SoundCloud here: https://soundcloud.com/user-227382512

LMPS 2019

Hamotzeh - Arielle Rivera Korman

Lyrics:
In the queen’s palace there are many gates and doors, leading to many halls and chambers.
The palace-keepers have great rings holding many keys, each of which opens a different door. 
But there is one key that fits all the locks, a master key that opens all the doors.
 
Ve’im ratz libcha l’harheir shuv lamakom- if the heart runs return to the place 
 
Every key unlocks another door in our souls, brings us to another chamber 
But there is one key that unlocks all the doors, that master key is a broken heart. 

Ve’im ratz libcha l’harheir shuv lamakom- if the heart runs return to the place 
 
The master key it is a broken heart 
 
קָרוֹב יְיָ לְנִשְׁבְּרֵי לֵב
(Shechina d is close to the broken hearted)

*The verses are from a story of the Baal Shem Tov (Or Yesharim). The chorus is from Sefer Yetzirah. Compilation and melody by Avra. Cover art by Tamuz Shiran from the book "Return to the Place" by Rabbi Jill Hammer.

We Shall Be Known (MaMuse, low harmony by Thrive Choir)

Ary Solomon

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