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Bridge Over Troubled Water

Bridge Over Troubled Water (feat. Israel Houghton)

Etz Hayim Hi

[Amidah, setting for the High Holidays]

Barukh atah Adonai eloheinu veilohei
avoteinu, elohei avraham, elohei yitzhak,
veilohei ya’akov, elohei sarah, elohei rivka,
elohei rahel, veilohei leah, ha-el ha-gadol
ha-gibor v’ha-norah, el elyon, gomeil
hasadim tovim, v’koneh ha-kol, v’zokheir
hasdei avot, u’meivi go∙el livnei v’neihem
l’ma∙an sh’mo b’ahavah.

Praised are You Adonai, our God and God
of our ancestors, God of Abraham, Isaac,
and Jacob, Sarah, Rebecca, Rachel, and
Leah, great, mighty, awesome, exalted God
who bestows lovingkindness, Creator of
all. You remember the pious deeds of our
ancestors and will send a redeemer to their
children’s children because of Your loving nature.

Avot

[Yom Kippur eve, introduction to Kol Nidrei]

Or zarua la-tzadik u’l’yish’rei lev simhah.
Bi-shivah shel malah, u-vi-shivah shel
matah, al da’at ha-makom v’al da’at
ha-kahal, anu matirin l’hitpalleil im ha-avaryanim.

Light is sown for the righteous, and joy
for those whose hearts are true. By the
authority of the court on high and by the
authority of this court below, with divine
consent and with the consent of this
congregation, we grant permission to pray
with those who have transgressed.

Or Zarua

[Friday evening service]

Barukh atah Adonai, eloheinu melekh
ha-olam, borei p’ri ha-gafen.
Barukh atah Adonai, eloheinu melekh
ha-olam, asher kidshanu b’mitzvotav
v’ratzah vanu, v’shabbat kodsho b’ahavah
u-v’ratzon hinhilanu zikaron l’ma∙aseih
v’reishit, ki hu yom t’hilah l’mikra∙ei kodesh,
zekher litzi∙at mitzrayim, ki vanu vaharta
v’otanu kidashta mikol ha-amim, v’shabbat
kodsh’kha b’ahavah u-v’ratzon hinhaltanu.
Barukh atah Adonai, m’kadesh ha-shabbat
.
Blessed are You Adonai, our God, sovereign
of time and space, who desired us and
sanctified us through mitzvot and who
lovingly and willingly bestowed on us
Shabbat, a measure of God’s holiness, a
sign of creation. For it is the first of sacred
times, a symbol of the exodus from Egypt.
You have chosen us and sanctified us from
among all peoples by lovingly and willingly
bestowing on us Your holy Shabbat. Blessed
are You, Adonai, who makes Shabbat holy.

Kiddush

[Yom Kippur]

Avinu malkeinu,
honenu va’anenu ki ein banu ma’asim
Aseih imanu tzedakah va-hesed
v’hoshi∙einu.

Our God, our King, have mercy on us,
answer us, for our deeds are insufficient;
deal with us charitably and lovingly, and
redeem us.

Avinu Malkeinu

L’kha dodi likrat kallah, p’nei shabbat
n’kab’lah.
*Shamor v’zakhor b’dibur ehad, hishmi·anu
eil ham’yuhad.
Adonai ehad ush’mo ehad, l’shem ul’tiferet
v’lit’hilah. L’kha . . .
Likrat Shabbat l’khu v’nelkhah, ki hi m’kor
ha-b’rakhah.
Mei-rosh mi-kedem n’sukhah, sof ma·aseh
b’mahashavah t’hilah. L’kha . . .
Mikdash melekh ir m’lukhah, kumi tz’i
mi-tokh hahafeikhah.
Rav lakh shevet b’emek ha-bakhah, v’hu
yahamol alayikh hemlah. L’kha . . .
Hitna·ari mei-afar kumi, livshi bigdei tifartekh
ami.
Al yad ben yishai beit ha-lahmi, korvah el
nafshi ge·ala. L’kha . . .

*Hitoreri hitoreri, ki va orekh kumi ori.
Uri uri shir dabeiri, k’vod Adonai alayikh
niglah. L’kha . . .
Lo teivoshi v’lo tikalmi, ma tishtohahi u-mah
tehemi,
Bakh yehesu aniyei ami v’nivn’ta ir al tila.
L’kha . . .
V’hayu limshisah shosayikh, v’rahaku kol
m’valayikh.
Yasis alayikh elohayikh, kimsos hatan al
kallah. L’kha . . .
Yamin u-smol tifrotzi, v’et Adonai ta·aritzi.
Al yad ish ben partzi, v’nism’hah v’nagilah.
L’kha . . .
*Bo·i v’shalom ateret ba·alah, gam b’simhah
uv’tzoholah.
Tokh emunei am s’gulah, bo’i khalah, bo·i
khallah. L’kha . . .

Come my beloved, to greet the bride; let us
welcome Shabbat.
*“Observe” and “remember”were uttered
as one;
so we heard it from the singular One.
God is one and God’s name is one,
reflected in fame, in splendor, and in praise.
Come . . .
Shrine of our sovereign, royal city,
rise up from destruction and fear no more.
End your dwelling in the tear-filled valley,
for with God’s compassion you will be
upraised. Come . . .
Awake! Rise up from the dust!
Dress yourself in this people’s pride.
By the hand of Jesse’s son, of Bethlehem’s
tribe
bring my redemption without further delays.
Come . . .
*Rouse yourself, rouse yourself,
for your lamp is lit; let the flame rise up and
glow.
Awake awake, utter songs of praise,
for God’s glory is revealed to your gaze.
Come . . .
Do not be embarrassed, do not be
ashamed.
Why are you downcast? Why do you moan?
The poorest of your people, trust in this:
the city will be rebuilt as in ancient days.
Come . . .
Your despoilers shall be despoiled,
your tormentors removed far away.
God and you will celebrate together,
a bride and groom in joyful embrace.
Come . . .
You will spread out to the left and the right,
acclaiming Adonai our God with delight.
Redeemed by the scion of Peretz’s line,
we shall joyously chant songs of praise.
Come . . .
*Come in peace, crown your spouse,
surrounded by gladness and joyous shouts.
Come to the faithful, the people You
treasure with pride,
come, my bride; come my bride. Come . . .

L'dor Vador Park Avenue Synagogue 2016

L'kha Dodi (Boino)

L’dor va-dor nagid godlekha u-l’netzah
n’tzahim k’dushat’kha nakdish.
V’shivhakha Eloheinu mi-pinu lo yamush
l’olam va-ed, ki El melekh gadol v’kadosh
atah.
Barukh atah Adonai ha-El ha-kadosh.

From one generation to another we will
declare Your greatness,
and forever sanctify You with words of
holiness.
Your praise will never leave our lips,
for You are God and Sovereign, great and
holy.

Adam Gwon
Arr. Oran Eldor
Vocal arr. Raymond Goldstein 

Adam Gwon is a rising musical theater writer, named one of "50 to Watch" by The Dramatist magazine and hailed "a promising newcomer to our talent-hungry musical theater" by The New York Times.

His musicals have received more than 150 productions on five continents.  Off-Broadway: Ordinary Days (Roundabout Theatre), Old Jews Telling Jokes (Westside Theatre); Regional: Cake Off (Signature Theatre, Helen Hayes Award nomination), Cloudlands (South Coast Repertory), The Boy Detective Fails (Signature Theatre), Bernice Bobs Her Hair (Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma); West End: Ordinary Days (Trafalgar Studios).

Adam has also contributed songs as a staff writer on the hit webseries Submissions Only.

Adam is the proud recipient of the Kleban Award, the Fred Ebb Award, the Richard Rodgers Award, the Frederick Loewe Award, the Second Stage Theatre Donna Perret Rosen Award, the Weston Playhouse New Musical Award, the ASCAP Harold Adamson Award, and the MAC John Wallowitch Award, as well as commissions from Roundabout Theatre Company, Playwrights Horizons, Signature Theatre, South Coast Repertory, and Broadway Across America.  His songs have been heard at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, the Kennedy Center, and more, performed by such luminaries as Audra McDonald, Kelli O’Hara, and Brian d'Arcy James.

Recordings of Adam's work include the cast album of Ordinary Days (Ghostlight Records), Audra McDonald's Go Back Home (Nonesuch), The Essential Liz Callaway (Working Girl Records), Over the Moon: The Broadway Lullaby Project (Entertainment One), and more.

Adam has been a fellow at the MacDowell Colony, the O'Neill Music Theater Conference, and the Dramatists Guild, is a graduate of NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, and is a member of ASCAP and the Dramatists Guild.

L'dor Vador (Gwon)

Hayom t’amtzeinu, Amen.
Hayom t’varkheinu, Amen.
Hayom t’gad’leinu, Amen.
Hayom tidr’sheinu l’tovah, Amen.
Hayom tikht’veinu l’hayim tovim, Amen.
Hayom tishma shavateinu, Amen.
Hayom titm’kheinu bimin tzidkekha, Amen.

Today may You strengthen us, Amen.
Today may You bless us, Amen.
Today may You exalt us, Amen.
Today may You grant us well-being, Amen.
Today may You inscribe us for a good life,
Amen.
Today may You hear our cry, Amen.
Today may You sustain us in Your
righteousness, Amen.

Noah Aronson, arr. Eldor,
vocal arr. Raymond Goldstein

Noah Aronson (1983–)
Noah Aronson’s music is sung in Jewish communities and summer camps worldwide and has been included as part of the cantorial curriculum at the HUC-JIR Debbie Friedman School of Sacred Music. Noah appears and his music  is featured in Hebrew in Harmony from Behrman House as well as on two compilations from PJ Library. Noah currently serves as the Creative Director of Sacred Music NY, a non-profit organization that brings together spiritual musicians from diverse backgrounds to inspire interfaith dialogue and social change. He holds a degree in Jazz Composition and Piano from Berklee College of Music. He was Composer in Residence at Temple Beth Elohim in Wellesley, MA, where he produced four albums with his mentor, Cantor Jodi Sufrin. Noah has released two solo albums and songbooks entitled “Am I Awake” and “Left Side of the Page” He serves on the faculty of the annual Hava Nashira and Shabbat Shira workshop in Oconomowoc, WI, and the Shirei Chagigah workshop in London, England.

Hayom T'amtzeinu

El na r’fa na la.
Mi shebeirakh avoteinu/imoteinu
Grant us r’fuah sh’leimah
May the source of strength renew our body,
renew our spirit, and let us say:
Amen.

Mi Sheberakh

Ha-hamah mei-rosh ha-ilanot nistalkah,
Bo·u v’netzei likrat Shabbat ha-malkah.
Hineh hi yoredet ha-k’doshah ha-b’rukhah,
v’imah malakhim, tz’va shalom u-m’nuhah.
Bo·i ha-malkah, bo·i ha-kallah.

The sun has disappeared from the tree-tops;
come, let us go out to welcome the Sabbath,
the queen.
Here, she is descending, the holy, the
blessed,
and with her are angels – a host of peace
and of rest.
Come, O queen; come, O bride.

Shabbat Hamalka

Yihyu L'ratzon

V'shamru

Heavenly Light - sung by Shira Lissek

Mr. Gelb, General Manager of the Metropolitan Opera, will connect the opera world with traditional hazzanut and everything in between, in conversation with Cantor Schwartz and Music Director Colin Fowler.

Prior to joining the Met, Peter Gelb served as President of the Sony Classical record label and as President of CAMI Video. Under his leadership, the Met has launched several new initiatives, including The Met: Live in HD; a new opera commissioning program; and a 24-hour Met Radio station on Sirius XM. Mr. Gelb has won Emmy, Grammy, and Peabody Awards, the Sanford Prize from the Yale School of Music, and France’s Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur.

Peter Gelb in conversation with Cantor Schwartz and Music Director Colin Fowler

11 - Hineni

09 - Hasidic Kaddish

07 - U - Netaneh Tokef

06 - Avinu Malkeinu

02 - Halleluyah

Kol nidrei v’esarei vaharamei v’konamei v’khinuyei v’kinusei, u-sh’vuot, dindarna u-d’ishtavana, u-d’aharimna v’diasarna al nafshatana. Mi-yom kippurim zeh ad yom kippurim ha-ba aleinu l’tovah. Kul’hon iharatna v’hon, kul’hon y’hon sharan, sh’vikin sh’vitin b’teilin u-m’vutalin, la sh’ririn v’la kayamin. Nidrana la nidrei ve’esarana la esarei u-sh’vuatana la sh’vuot. 

All vows, and binding statements, and oaths, bans, restrictions, penalties, and every term that sets things out of bounds; all that we vow and swear, ban or bar from ourselves, from this Yom Kippur to next Yom Kippur (let it be for good), each one of them we regret. Let each one be released, forgotten, undone, null and void, not in force and not in effect. Our vows are no longer vows, and our prohibitions are no longer prohibitions, and our oaths are no longer oaths.

01 - Kol Nidrei

16 Hatikvah (Tradition, Arr Raymond Goldstein)

15 All The Things You Are (Jerome Kern)

14 Kiddush (Kurt Weill)

11 Sh'ma Yisrael For Three Festivals (Emanuel Kirschner)

09 Sim Shalom (Gilad Hochman)

08 Climb Every Mountain (Richard Rodgers)

07 Sarnu (Emanuel Kirschner)

06 K'vakarat (Shlomo Carlebach)

05 R'tze Vimnuhateinu (Israel Alter)

04 Tzadik Katamar (Louis Lewandowski)

03 Uv - Khen Yitkadash (Morris Goldstein)

02 Return Again (Shlomo Carlebach)

01 Sim Shalom (Max Janowski)

A relatively modern addition to our liturgy, the words of Miriam HaNivia (Miriam the Prophetess) accompany the traditional text of Eliyahu HaNavi (Elijah the Prophet), whom we invoke as we end shabbat and enter the week with the ritual of Havdalah. This spirited new musical setting by Beth Styles, commissioned by the PAS Music Center as part of the Family Siddur Project, recalls the moment in our collective history when Miriam took a timbrel in her hand and led the Israelites in music and dance. We hope that this new premiere will bring more song and dance to your life, both inside and outside of the synagogue walls!

Miriam Han'via

Y'varekh'kha

Eitz Hayim

Torah Torah

Romemu + Al Sh'losha D'varim

Tu Bishevat Higia

Mi Khamokha

Shema

Hineh Mah Tov

Intro

Cantor Azi Schwartz is the Senior Cantor of Park Avenue Synagogue in New York, and is a world-renowned vocal performer and recording artist whose music reaches Jewish and interfaith audiences internationally. His craft of Jewish liturgical music has been described as emotionally moving, spiritually uplifting, and artistically dynamic.

Azi grew up in a traditional community in Israel. His grandfather, also a cantor, inspired Azi to pursue his passion and inclination for singing and music. After graduating from Tel Aviv Cantorial Institute and studying under the top cantors in the world, Azi continued studying music with a Masters in Classical Singing and Conducting from Mannes School of Music.

This journey brought Azi to New York, where he leads Park Avenue Synagogue (PAS), the largest Conservative community in NYC and the flagship of Jewish liturgical music in North America. As PAS Music Center's Director, Cantor Schwartz creates, records, and publishes new liturgical music, as well as hosts world-class guest artists for concerts and worship.

Passionate about bringing Jewish liturgy to the broader world, Azi has performed at Carnegie Hall, the United Nations, Madison Square Garden, the US Capitol Rotunda, and the Israeli Knesset. In 2018, Azi was featured in a PBS special entitled, The New York Cantors, which brought cantorial music to millions of viewers across the US and in Europe. During Pope Francis’ visit to New York in October 2015, Cantor Schwartz represented the Jewish people at the multi-religious service at the National September 11 Memorial & Museum. He plays the cantor’s role in Richard Gere's movie Norman, and performs in concerts and interfaith missions around the world. Azi has an astounding online following. He has released nine studio albums containing traditional and newly commissioned Jewish liturgical music.

Dedicated to cultivating the next generation of cantors, Azi serves on faculty of all major cantorial schools, and serves as Treasurer for the Cantors’ Assembly, the largest professional organization for cantors. Azi is married to Dr. Noa Schwartz, and they have four children.

Cantor Azi Schwartz

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