Prayers & songs for NSP's Rosh Hashanah 5781 morning service

Out of the Depths | Rosh Hashanah 5781

Guitar & melody vocals by Rachel Chang
5/23/2021

Nigun Tishrei by Nava Tehila

More music to support your Jewish anxiety.
Music and lyrics by Aly Halpert, written winter 2021/5781

Lyrics:

On the do-it-right road, there is only one way
You can take the train there, but there's only one train
if you miss it, which you will
watch the colors fly by
at the end of the day, 
we're all under the same sky

Do It Right Road

Ancestors - Unrefined Draft 1 by Sound Brown

Ya'aleh Tachanuneinu (May Our Prayers Rise!) is a medeival piyyut for the High Holy Days that we sing during Selichot services. This musical poem sends out our pleas that over the Yamim Noarim, our prayers may ascend to G!d in the evening, arrive (at G!d's 'front desk' as it were) in the early morning, and be answered/revealed by the time the day closes.

This melody is by Rabbi Julia Andelman, and at KT this year we'll sing it for the last 4 verses of the piyyut, shown below. 

May our voices arise and may our prayers be received!
 
יַעֲלֶה יִשְׁעֵֽנוּ מֵעֶֽרֶב.
וְיָבֹא טָהֳרֵֽנוּ מִבֹּֽקֶר.
וְיֵרָאֶה חִנּוּנֵֽנוּ עַד עָֽרֶב:
 
יַעֲלֶה זִכְרוֹנֵֽנוּ מֵעֶֽרֶב.
וְיָבֹא וִעוּדֵֽנוּ מִבֹּֽקֶר.
וְיֵרָאֶה הַדְרָתֵֽנוּ עַד עָֽרֶב:
 
יַעֲלֶה דָפְקֵֽנוּ מֵעֶֽרֶב.
וְיָבֹא גִילֵֽנוּ מִבֹּֽקֶר.
וְיֵרָאֶה בַקָּשָׁתֵֽנוּ עַד עָֽרֶב:
 
יַעֲלֶה אֶנְקָתֵֽנוּ מֵעֶֽרֶב.
וְיָבֹא אֵלֶֽיךָ מִבֹּֽקֶר.
וְיֵרָאֶה אֵלֵֽינוּ עַד עָֽרֶב
 
Ya'aleh yishenu me'erev, 
v'yavo taharenu miboker,
v'y'raeh chinuneinu ad arev.
 
Ya'aleh zichroneinu me'erev, 
v'yavo videnu miboker, 
v'y'raeh hadarateinu ad arev.
 
Ya'aleh dofkenu me'erev, 
v'yavo gilenu miboker,
v'y'raeh bakashateinu ad arev.
 
Ya'aleh enkatenu me'erev, 
v'yavo eylecha miboker, 
v'y'raeh eilenu ad arev
 
May our journey to salvation arise this evening, 
May our purest selves come by tomorrow morning, 
May our grace arise within us by next nightfall.
 
May our memory arise this evening, 
May our community unite by tomorrow morning, 
May we see Your splendor by next nightfall.
 
May our knocking upon Your gates arise this evening, 
May our joyfulness come by tomorrow morning,
May our search for You be crowned by next nightfall.
 
May our weeping arise this evening, 
May it reach You by tomorrow morning. 
May You answer us by next nightfall.

Ya'aleh Tachanuneinu - Andelman Melody, sung by Aly, Koach, & Rabbi Mó

Brucha at Shekhina (Blessed are you, divine presence throughout the physical world) who grounds me
Brucha at Shekhinah who reminds me that I know
Brucha at Shekhinah who guides me
Brucha at Shekhinah who gives me courage to let go
Brucha at Shekhinah ruach ha'olam hameikhinah mitzadei isha
(Blessed are you, Shekhina, spirit of the universe, who makes firm a woman's steps)
-Ri J. Turner

From Siddur HaKohanot: A Hebrew Priestess Prayerbook by Rabbi Jill Hammer and Kohenet Taya Shere 

Available here: http://isabellafreedman.org/store/siddur-hakohanot%3A-a-hebrew-priestess-prayerbook-rabbi-jill-hammer-and-holly-taya-shere/dp/6432

Birchot haShachar by Ri J. Turner

Round House Song Sessions
August 22rd, 2016
Millerton, NY

Melody by Bostoner Rebbe
Deuteronomy 4:35

recorded by the Let My People Sing! Core Team post Summer 2016 retreat: Margot Seigle, Noam Lerman, Mónica Gomery, Ilana Lerman & Batya Levine

lyrics:
Ain ohd mill-va-doh Ha-shem hoo ha-El-oh-heem
אֵ ין עֹוד מִ לְ בַ ּדֹו ײ הּוא הָ אֱ ֹלהִ ים
There is nothing other. YHVH is Elohim. As above, so below. 
(translation and transliteration credit to Shir Yaakov)

some history: This melody is an original composition by the Bostoner Hasidim as part of their intensive outreach in Boston in the 60’s and 70’s. It likely spread around the broader Jewish community through Reb Ebn Leader bringing it to Reb David Ingber who brought it to Romemu. In the original recording there is a first part of the song that was not included in the spreading.

Ain Od

Open the Gates - Preparing to enter the High Holy Days

B'Rosh Hashanah Yikateivon

melody from a Sephardic liturgical poem asking for forgiveness.

Adon HaSelichot Niggun

Elohai Neshama by Sol Weiss

Be With Me by Koach Baruch Frazier, sung at Let My People Sing! 2017

LMPS 2017

Be With Me - Koach Baruch Frazier - LMPS 2017

Daily praise song that celebrates all who live in the home of the divine (our sacred planet). Words from tradition, music by Aly Halpert. Creative consultation from Batya Levine.

Written for Linke Fligl, a queer Jewish chicken farm and cultural project in Millerton, NY, for their Sukkot gathering, 5779. (linkefligl.com)

Lyrics 
Hebrew(from traditional Jewish services)
Ashrei yoshvei veitecha, od y'hallelucha, selah!

English (by Aly Halpert)
I sing for you
I sing for what is holy and is true
I sing for all creation, for life and liberation
Everyday anew

Aly Halpert's Album

Ashrei

Origin:
Words are from Psalm 136
Melody is a traditional Hasidic one that Joey Weisenberg has popularized in recent years
This is a recording from NSP's Rosh Hashanah Community Singing Session in 2019

Words:
Hodu l'Adonai ki tov, ki l'olam chasdo
Hodu leilohei ha-elohim, ki l'olam chasdo
Hodu la-adonei ha-adonim, ki l'olam chasdo
L'oseih nifla-ot g'dolot l'vado, ki l'olam chasdo
L'oseih hashamayim bitvunah, ki l'olam chasdo 
L'roka ha-aretz al hamayim, ki l'olam chasdo
L'oseih orim g'dolim, ki l'olam chasdo
Et hashemesh l'memshelet bayom, ki l'olam chasdo
Et hayarei-ach v'chochavim l'memsh'lot balay'lah, ki l'olam chasdo
Sheb'shifleinu zachar lanu, ki l'olam chasdo
Vayifr'keinu mitzareinu, ki l'olam chasdo
Notein lechem l'chol basar, ki l'olam chasdo 
Hodu l'eil hashamayim, ki l'olam chasdo

Singing Team - RH Melodies

Psalm 136 - Kane St Nigun

Origin:
Words are originally from the Torah - these are the words that Moses spoke to G*d, asking Them to heal Miriam
Melody is by Shefa Gold
This is a recording from NSP's Rosh Hashanah Community Singing Session in 2019
Art by Etai Rogers-Fett

Words:
Ana el na refa na la

Translation:
Please God, heal her

Ana El Na

Nishmat Kol Chai - Joey Weisenberg

Origin:
Words from morning liturgy
Melody by Rabbi Michel Twersky
Sung by Batya Levine
Art by Etai Rogers-Fett

Words:
Modeh/ah ani l'fanecha
Ruach chai v'kayam

Translation:
Thank You, Living God and Spirit
For giving me anoth​er day of awareness​

Modeh Ani - Im Eshkachech by R' Michel Twersky

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Psalm 136 - Kane St Nigun

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