Song Sharing

Origin:
Melody by Rabbi Shefa Gold
Words from morning liturgy
Sung by Batya Levine & Aliza Schwartz
Art by Naomi Weintraub & Etai Rogers-Fett

Words:
Ashrei yoshvei veitecha
Od y'hallelucha

Translation:
Happy are those that dwell in Your house
They keep on praising

Ashrei - Rabbi Shefa Gold

Kol Haneshama (Oh My Gd)

A classic niggun attributed to Rav Yisrael ben Eliezar, ZTsL, the Baal Shem Tov from the coming album "Candle Light: a collection of niggunim" at http://arielwolpe.com/rabbi

Sung by Ariel Root Wolpe, Nat Rosenzweig, and Jon Mitchell

Besht Niggun

Round House Song Sessions
July 23rd, 2016
Millerton, NY

recorded by: Aly Halpert, Shelby Handler, Beck Gross, Batya Levine & Margot Seigle

lyrics:
I am grateful for the unknown blessings already on their way 
I am grateful for the unknown blessings already on their way 

I will not 
Look back in anger
Or forward in fear
But around in awareness

The Haudenosaunee believe that words of gratitude come before all else that should be said in a conversation, and the initial words of this song are credited to them.  Sarah Thompson learned this song, which expands on that concept, while doing ecological social justice work with Joanna Macy. Batya heard it from Sarah while they sat in the red tent during Passover in the Desert with Wilderness Torah.  The version recorded here is Batya's crafting.

original words:
We give thanks 
for the unknown blessings
already on their way (2x)

We will not
look back in anger
or forward in fear
but around in awareness...

We give thanks

AV - I Am Grateful

Ahava V'rachamim by Bon Singer 
Ahava V'rachamim Chesed V'shalom
Love and compassion, kindness and peace/wholeness

Recorded by IfNotNow Boston Summer 2016.

Ahavah V'Rahamim

Ramzor Nigun-Lecha Dodi (Deborah Sacks Mintz)

Vocals - Batya Levine
Percussion - Simcha Halpert Hanson

Nechama - Batya Levine

Original three-part harmony with English lyrics version

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.

Ozi Vizimrat Yah Original Version

Tehom Nigun by Mónica Gomery

Chabad nigun named after it's author, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneersohn who was also known as the "Tzemach Tzedek," which means "sprout of justice."

Tzemach Tzedek Nigun

Vahaviotim Niggun - composer unknown

Origin:
Words are from Psalm 118
Melody is by Rabbi Micha’el Rosenberg
This is a recording from NSP's Yom Kippur Community Singing Session in 2019

Words:
Min hameitzar, karati ya
Anani vamerchav ya

Translation:
From the narrow place, I called out to G*d
Who answered me from a place of great expansiveness

Singing Team - YK Melodies

Min Hameitzar

Origin:
Words & Melody by Macrina Wiederkehr & Velma Frye
This is a recording from NSP's Yom Kippur Community Singing Session in 2019

Words:
I will believe the truth about myself
No matter how beautiful it is

I Will Believe the Truth About Myself

Origin:
Melody by Nava Tehila, written for the month of Kislev
This version was recorded by the NSP Singing Team

Singing Team - RH Melodies

Kislev Nigun - Nava Tehila

Chabad nigun named after it's author, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneersohn who was also known as the "Tzemach Tzedek," which means "sprout of justice."

Recorded by Margot Seigle, Sol Weiss & Aly Halpert

Tzemach Tzedek - Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneersohn

Kosi rivaya
By Shefa Gold
Recording by Sol Weiss, Aly Halpert & Margot Seigle

Kosi rivaya
My cup overflows

Kosi Rivaya - Shefa Gold

By Miner
Recorded by Sol Weiss & Margot Seigle

let the wave wash over me
let the wave wash over me
I am already under
let the wave wash over me

Tomorrow - Miner

Origin:
Melody by Nava Tehila
Sung by Batya Levine
Art by Naomi Weintraub & Etai Rogers-Fett

Tishrei Nigun - Nava Tehila

Nigun (a wordless melody from the Jewish tradition) written on the banks of the Washougal River in so-called Washington state. Ancestral lands of the Cowlitz tribe and Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde. From what I can tell, "Washougal" is a Native word meaning "rushing waters". If you have any other information about the original stewards of this land and river, please let me know!

Song Sharing

Ilana N.