Sowing & Reaping | Sukkot & Simchat Torah 5782

original recording, written by Hannah & Batya

Vocals - Hannah & Batya
Guitar - Hannah

Od Yenuvun - Hannah Shefsky & Batya Levine

chochmot bachutz tarona
ba'richovot ti'teyn kola

oh wisdom, oh wisdom cries out in the streets
our voices fill the air

Written by Noam & Batya
Vocals - Noam Lerman, Batya Levine, Ilana Lerman, Mónica Gomery & Margot Seigel (core team of Let My People Sing!)

Tarona - Noam Lerman & Batya Levine

Vocals - Batya Levine
Percussion - Simcha Halpert Hanson

Nechama - Batya Levine

Part 1: 
May this body be a bridge for the healing of this land
May the river flow through us cleansing greed from our hands

May this body be a bridge for the healing of this land
May the river flow through us cleansing grief from our hands

Part 2:
We are, we are born from the water
We are, we are made from the land

Teach us, teach us, oh Great Mother
To bring, to bring peace to this land

Lyrics: Part one is inspired by Said Abdallah; part 2 by Theresa Martin
Melody: Theresa Martin

May This Body Be A Bridge

Batya Levine and I wrote this feminist twist on the Purim story of Queen Vashti and the King's decree.

vashti's song: herstory | batya levine and molly bajgot

Ir Yidn Zolt Zayn Heylig  by Noam Lerman. Zoë Aqua on violin

Nigunim

Twine Nigun

Recorded by Aliza Abolafia and Rena Branson

Lecha Dodi (Rena Branson)

Artist: Ayla Nereo

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

Lyrics:
I feel the winds of the west, outbreath
Letting go of my leaves, all I do not need
Into the darkness of the fall sunset
I release, receive, getting ready for the 
Silence

Winds Of The West (Ayla Nereo)

Harmony and guitar by Rabbi Ariel Root Wolpe

Tzemach Tzedek (1789 - 1866), the third Chabad Rebbe, would purportedly break into this melody upon reaching these words in Hallel (a special set of prayers for festivals and the new moon). 

Listen to an old recording:
www20.chassidus.com/audio/enign/enign911.mp3

Words:
www.chabad.org/multimedia/media_…/Yemin-Hashem.htm

Yemin Hashem (Chabad)

Ayelet chen b’galut tis’m’cheini
U-valaila b’toch cheika m’loni
L’chos yeyna ani tamid m’zuman
v’-nit’arav chamad yeyna b’-yeyni
Sh’tu dodim l’umati v’-shichru
v’-hairu l’sechek ra’ayonai
B’-heychal bat m’lachim ha-k’vuda
v’-shulchana m’zuman la-hamoni
z’man hifrid l’chol re’im v’dodim /
aval dodi b’-ahava yimsh’cheini
Y’kasher chen v’-chesed al g’veret /
b’-ma’agal chen v’-chesed yizk’reini
M’farshez ba’anan avey sh’chakim /
l’-ra’ayati v’-hi tafik r’tzoni
Sh’areyha chamushim hem k’vuim /
z’chut Leah b’vina tis’adeini
T’orer ahavat Rachel l’-vanim /
b’-sod malchut asirit ta’aleini
Elokim chish l’amcha y’shua /
b’et ratzon t’tzach’tze’ach g’roni
Sh’lumey lev b’rov shalom t’sovev /
b’ney ish tam s’gulat av hamoni

Translation:
A graceful doe supports me in exileAnd here in her bosom she’ll lodge me.To drink from her cup I am always prepared,She mingles her wine with my lees.Before me, my friends, drink and be drunk,Rouse the reason that’s sleeping within me.There in her palace sits the daughter of kings,Her table ready for those who are with me.For every lover there comes a time to part,But with ardor my love shall recall me.He adorns his lady with grace and with kindness,In paths of grace and of kindness he leads me.For my beloved I spread out the clouds of the heavens,My desire she never denies me.Fifty are her gates, solid and firm, and withThe favor of Leah her wisdom sustains me.She arouses Rachel’s love for her children,Unto the tenth kingdom’s secret she’ll raise me.God, hasten to bring unto thine people salvation,And may my tongue be made pure within me.Thy great peace shall encompass those whole of heart,The sons of the pure man, a charm unto thee.

LMPS 2019

Ayelet Chen - as sung by Ofra Haza, words by R. Shalom Shabazi (Performed by Anat Hochberg)

Nigun Esh - Mizmor Ledavid (Psalm 29)

Kishka Niggun

ושמחת בחגך והיית אך שמח
Vesamachta bechagecha vehayita ach sameach
You shall rejoice on your festivals​ and be fully joyous.
(Deuteronomy 16: 14a, 15b)

In fall 2019, I asked the Rising Song Residents to improvise with me and play with trying to figure out a second part for this Sukkot tune. It took me a year to finally land on one, but now I can't sing with a group, so I asked my mom to record it with me! The ~*vision*~ is that people huddled in a sukkah together can take turns leading the call-and-response part or improvising in between the choruses. Looking forward to the day when we can do that together!

Sung with my mom (who prefers to be anonymous!), Gedalia Penner, Rebekka Goldsmith, Eitan Kantor, Batya Levine, R' Ariel Root Wolpe, Joey Weisenberg, and Sam Tygiel

Vesamachta B'chagecha (Rejoice on Your Holydays!)

Sung with chickens at Linke Fligl, 10/1/20
http://linkefligl.com/

Linke Fligl Nigun

Grateful for this little melody coming to me from the pages of my siddur one summer morning.

Ma tovu ohalecha Yaakov, mishk’notecha Yisrael
How lovely are your tents [people of] Jacob; your sanctuaries [people of] Israel.

Mah Tovu

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