Susan Rothbaum's "Makor Hachalamot" from the cassette tape

Makor Hachalomot
Susan Rothbaum

Makor hachalomot (x2)                                        מָקוֹר הַחָלוֹמוֹת,      
Dabri na, (x3)                                                     דַברִי נָא...                
Va’ani eshma, va’ani eshma v’ezkor              וַאָנִי אֶשְמָע ואֶזְקֹר       

Source of dreams, speak to me...   And I will listen and I will remember.

Makor Hachalomot

Remember, remember, remember
We once were strangers
Remember, remember, remember
We also fled, we fled from danger
Let these memories remind us
We are bound to deeds of kindness
That each soul shall have a home
in the shelter of shalom

Susan Rothbaum Remember

This a musical setting and vocal arrangement by Karen Escovitz of Lucille Clifton's poem "the lesson of the falling leaves." This recording was created only as a teaching tool for our havurah. The second song woven in is "Ozi v'zimrat yah" by Rabbi Shefa Gold

the lesson of the falling leaves

the leaves believe
such letting go is love
such love is faith
such faith is grace
such grace is god
i agree with the leaves

The Leaves Believe Clifton/Escovitz

Lyrics drawn from Rumi, arranged with original music by Juliet Spitzer. Vocal arrangement by Karen Escovitz. Recorded by SheWho on the album "The Earth Will Turn Over"

You must have shadow and light source both, listen, listen
And lay your head under the tree of awe, listen, listen
This door is not the door to hopelessness and frustration
This door is open, come, come as you are

The Earth Will Turn Over

Shadow/Light

Susan Rothbaum's "Shekhinah Mishkani" from her 1996 cassette recording "Shekhinah Shaddai Shalom".  Our community alternates Rothbaum's lyrics with these lines from Ntozake Shange "i found god in myself/and i loved her fiercely"

Shekhinah Shaddai Shalom

Shekhinah Mishkani

Ani nachha / al shaddai Shaddai
I am resting on the breasts of the Holy One

words and music by Susan Rothbaum from her 1996 cassette "Shekhinah Shaddai Shalom"

Ani Nachha

Mayim Chayim
Susan Rothbaum

בְּרוּכָה אַתְּ עִין מָיִם   חָיִים
Brucha aht eyn mayim chayim

Blessed are you, fountain of living waters

Mayim Chayim by Susan Rothbaum

Founded in Philadelphia in 2007, Fringes is a feminist, non-zionist havurah that meets monthly. We believe songs should pray and prayers should sing. Since 2013 we've co-created High Holiday services with Tikkun Olam Chavurah

Fringes: a feminist, non-zionist havurah

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