IWD '24 Open Decks: ENAEN

Sampling the original by the Late Great Debbie Friedman. In addition, sampling a clip from the podcast Yenta! from April 24th 2025: "Jewish Lesbian Power Couple" with Elana Arian. The voices are of host Antonia Lassar and musician Elana Arian.

Listen to and follow Elana Arian via her website, https://elanaarian.com/, on social media @elanahope, and on streaming platforms under her name. 

Listen to and follow the podcast Yenta! on your podcast platform of choice, as well as on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yentapod/?hl=en.

Listen to Debbie Friedman at your local reform synagogue's lesbian karaoke night.

Miriam's Song Remix - Yenta! Pod Version

using the audio from ivy liege on tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ivysongs11/video/7512968169942682910

30 under 30 rock demo

Silk and Velvet Remix

אָ֭נָֽה אֵלֵ֣ךְ מֵרוּחֶ֑ךָ וְ֝אָ֗נָה מִפָּנֶ֥יךָ אֶבְרָֽח
אִם־אֶסַּ֣ק שָׁ֭מַיִם שָׁ֣ם אָ֑תָּה וְאַצִּ֖יעָה שְּׁא֣וֹל הִנֶּֽךָּ

*Ana elech meruchecha? 
v’ana mipanayich evrach?
Im esak shamayim sham At
ve’atzi’ah she’ol hineka

Where can I escape from Your spirit?
Where can I flee from Your presence?
If I ascend to heaven, You are there;
if I make my bend in the underworld, You are there too.

Psalm 139, Koren translation adapted with queer G-d language
*Note: there are some minor Hebrew mispronunciations in this recorded version. See above transliteration for correct pronunciation. 

There is so, so much heartbreak in the world right now. The devastation in Gaza. The desecration of our sacred earth. The unraveling of our collective moral compass. The quiet devastations- of loss and loneliness, painful transitions, rupture without repair. 

This line from Psalm 139 found its way to me when I needed it most. This verse has become both balm and invitation for me. Even here—in the most painful of places—Hashem is with me. It moves me to ask- How might I feel Their presence? Where do I catch glimpses of Them? And what becomes possible when I do?

May this offering be both balm and invitation for us in our moments of broken-heartedness as well as our great joys. May we never stop making space for Shechina, for that in-dwelling sacred presence, to hold us as we move through this messy, beautiful, heartbreaking, multitudinous life.

Ana Elech (Psalm 139)

All Music by Micah Shapiro
Words from Kabbalat Shabbat
Micah Shapiro (Guitar, Vocals), Rebecca Schatz (Vocals), Myra Meskin (Vocals), Shira Gluck (Vocals), Sam Blustin (Vocals), Jenn Queen (Vocals), Geo Poor (Vocals)

Psalms 93:3,4 - Nas'u N'harot נשאו נהרות

A prayer leader, songwriter, bandleader, and multi-instrumentalist, Rabbi Micah Shapiro writes and records original Jewish music.  Micah is a graduate of The Rabbinical School of Hebrew College and trained  with Nava Tehila and The Rising Song Institute.  He released his first studio album, "Ta'ir Eretz-Light Up The Earth" in 2019 and his new album is due to be released at the end of 2022.  For this album and more music, check out micahshapiro.bandcamp.com.