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Prayers & songs for NSP's Rosh Hashanah 5782 services - Rosh Hashanah morning service, Shofar service, and Tashlich ritual
Art by Naomi Weintraub & Etai Rogers-Fett

Release, Return, Renew | Rosh Hashanah 5782

Prayers & songs for NSP's Yom Kippur 5782 services - Kol Nidre, YK morning & Ne'ilah
Art by Naomi Weintraub & Etai Rogers-Fett

Release, Return, Renew | Yom Kippur 5782

7nuki 5782

Prayers & songs for NSP's Yom Kippur 5782 services - Kol Nidre, YK morning & Ne'ilah

Art by Maria Cramer

Radical Imagination | Yom Kippur 5783

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

Origin:
Chabad melody
Sung by Batya Levine
Art by Naomi Weintraub & Etai Rogers-Fett

Rosh Chodesh Kislev Nigun - Chabad

Hanukkah Hallel

Banu Hosheh Legaresh

Al Hanisim

Ocho Kandelikas (Flory Jagoda)

Breslov Maoz Tzur with Itai Gal and Noam Lerman

lean in

Inspired by nomadic years, the wisdom of the body and nervous system, change, Somatic Reality: Bodily Experience and Emotional Truth by Stanley Kelemen, the Kohenet Hebrew Priestess community, and the Judaism of my ancestors. Received to the tune of Avinu Malkeinu, a traditional Jewish High Holidays prayer.

Deep gratitude to my teachers, community and bright and well ancestors: Taya Shere, Rabbi Jill Hammer, Ibrahim Baba, my parents, Zaide, Grandpa, the Romanian women, Kohenet and so many more. Thank you.

Lyrics:
Slow down, child, slow down
Slow down and listen to the wind
All comes together; all falls apart
Forming anew your beating heart

Slow down, child, slow down
Slow down and draw yourself near
The rocks are your keepers
Tell them your stories
Now it is safe to be here

A river flows from within you to where you will go
The current carries you home
Let your life unfold

Slow down, child, slow down
Slow down and you will receive
Life wants to meet you where you are
Not where you think you should be

A river flows from within you to where you will go
The current carries you home
Let your life unfold

Slow down, child, slow down
Slow down and you will be shown
The love that was always lifting you up
You are never alone

A river flows from within you to where you will go
The current carries you home
Let your life unfold

Slow down child, slow down (x4)

Slow down, child, slow down
Slow down and listen to the wind
All comes together; all falls apart
Forming anew your beating heart

Slow Down / The Mother's Response (Preview)

Archangel Meditation / Invocation: 
 
B'Shem Hashem 
B'Shem Hashem 

M'yimini Michael 
M'smoli Gavriel 
M'lfanai Uriel 
M'achorai Rafael 

V'al roshi 
V'al roshi 
Shechinat El 

Boachem L'Shalom 
Malachei Hashalom 
Malachei Elyon 

B'Shem Ima Ila'ah 
B'Shem Ima Ila'ah 


In the name of The Name
In the name of The Name 

On my right: Michael (Divine Messenger) 
On my left: Gabriel (Divine Strength)
In front of me: Uriel (Divine Light)
Behind me: Rafael (Divine Healing) 
Above my head: The Divine Presence of Shechina (She Who Dwells Within)

Come in Peace
Angels/ Messengers of Peace
Angels/Messengers of the most high 

In the name of the Cosmic Mother
In the name of the Cosmic Mother ....

(Angel / Messenger invocation repeats) 
 
B'Shem Ahava 
B'Shem Ahava 

In the name of Love
In the name of Love

- Adapted from traditional Jewish bedtime prayer & Shabbat evening Shalom Aleichem liturgy- 

(Listen before sleep or anytime to invoke peace, grounding, healing and presence)

Melody / arrangement by: Yael Schonzeit
Sruti, drum, vocals, recording: Yael Schonzeit 

Yaelillah.bandcamp.com 
Yaelschonzeit.com

Archangel Meditation / Invocation

"Elohai, the soul you have given me is pure."
Melody by Shefa Gold

Days of Awe: High Holiday Davening

Elohai Neshama

I wrote this song inspired by this quote from the Apocrypha, Book of Enoch (9:7) “The angels taught the daughters of men incantations, exorcisms, the cutting of roots, and revealed to them healing plants.”

The angels revealed to us healing plants (x2)
The angels taught the daughters the cutting of roots (x2)

Erez v'ezov
Levanah v'rimon
Shaked v'tamar
peygam v'shoom

Cedar and hyssop
frankincense and pomegrante
almond and date palm
rue and garlic

 I love this quote because it speaks to knowledge acquired through direct transmission, through relationship, specifically to “the daughters of men” (which we know means anyone without access to institutional power/gender non-conforming/trans/femmes) –  people who are identified by who they belong to and who are clearly transgressing by hanging out with and learning from angels.  It also suggests that this knowledge is always/still available to us; that even though it can feel like the healing wisdom and practices of our ancestors have been lost or purposely hidden from us,  we can access this knowledge by connecting with “angels.” Who are these angels who reveal and teach this stuff (and can I follow them on instagram and take a workshop?) I don’t know, but in my dreams sometimes they are the trees and flowers themselves, generously sharing their magic and beauty everywhere we look. (fyi, originally, in the Apocrypha, this was not actually a celebration of learning about healing from angels as you can imagine!)

you can read more about jewish plant magic here: https://dorimidnight.com/resources/jewish-plant-magic-rooting-in-resources/?fbclid=IwAR1edzpNKBZMTcivRU6TsePiQuoUGNrzxBMsButomfTNbErAHO2D1aqQc3A

Erez V'ezov

Origin:
Words are from Yom Kippur liturgy
We're not sure of the origin for this melody, if you know please comment!
This is a recording from NSP's Yom Kippur Community Singing Session in 2019

Words:
Ki anu amecha, v'atah Eloheinu
Anu vanecha, v'atah avinu
Anu avdecha, v'atah adoneinu
Anu kehalecha, v'atah chelkeinu
Anu nachalatecha, v'atah goraleinu
Anu tzonecha, v'atah ro'einu
Anu charmecha, v'atah notreinu
Anu fe'ulatecha, v'atah yotzreinu
Anu rayatecha, v'atah dodeinu
Anu segulatecha, v'atah keroveinu
Anu amecha, v'atah malkeinu
Anu ma'amirecha, v'atah ma'amireinu

Translation:
We are Your plantings, and You our gardener
We are Your creation, and You our origin
We are Your companions, an You our beloved
We are Your treasure, and You delight in us
We are Your people, and You are our sovereign
We solely favor You, and You recognize us
We are Your people, and You our holy source
We are Your children, and You our parent
We are Your helpers, and You our guiding spirit
We are Your body, and You our designer
We are Your images, and You our true essence
We are Your flock, and You our shepherd

Singing Team - YK Melodies

Ki Anu Amecha

Melody derived from the Ashkenazi trop (cantillation) for Eicha (the text we read on Tisha b'Av, a Jewish day of mourning)

Hebrew text from opening phrase of Eicha (sung in Ashkenazi trop, with Ashkenazi pronunciation)
אֵיכָה יָשְׁבָה בָדָד, הָעִיר רַבָּתִי עָם--הָיְתָה, כְּאַלְמָנָה
Eicha yashva vadad, ha'ir rabasi am haysa k'almanah
[Translation: How is she sitting alone, the city who was once full of her people, how she is like a widow]

Oh weary one, lay your head down and rest your aching bones on the ground
Oh fearful one, lay your head down and let your body breathe on the ground
Oh hopeless one, lay your head down and rest your heavy heart on the ground
Oh yearning one, lay your head down and sing your song into the ground
Oh rageful one, lay your head down and let your tears flow into the ground
Oh weary one, lay your head down and rest your aching bones on the ground
Oh ANCIENT ONE, as we lay our heads down, please lay with us on the ground

Artwork from 14 Century German Book of Eicha

Yashva Vadad // Oh Weary One (a mourning lullabye for the weary)

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

Origin:
Words are from S'lichot
We're not sure of the origin for this melody, if you know please comment!
This is a recording that Batya Levine made for NSP in preparation for co-leading High Holiday services with Rabbi Joseph in 2020

Words:
Ya'aleh tachanuneinu me'erev
V'yavo shavateinu miboker
V'y'raeh rinoneinu ad arev

Ya'aleh koleinu me'erev
V'yavo tz'dakteinu miboker
V'y'raeh p'dyoneinu ad arev

Ya'aleh inoneinu me'erev
V'yavo s'lichateinu miboker
V'y'raeh na'akteinu ad arev

Ya'aleh d'fakeinu me'erev
V'yavo gileinu miboker
V'y'raeh bakishateinu ad arev

Ya'aleh einkatenu me'erev
V'yavo eilecha miboker
V'y'raeh aleinu ad arev

Translation:
May our prayer arise this evening,
May our cry come before You by tomorrow morning, 
May our song be heard by next nightfall.

May our voices arise this evening,
May our righteousness be found by tomorrow morning, 
May our redemption be fulfilled by next nightfall.

May our fast arise this evening,
May our plea for pardon come by tomorrow morning, 
May our sighs be answered 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 - V'haviotim

Origin:
Words from Selichot liturgy
Melody is a Chabad tune
This is a recording that Batya Levine made for NSP in preparation for co-leading High Holiday services with Rabbi Joseph in 2020

Words:
Rachamana d’anei (de’anei) la’ani’ei
oy vey! aneina(n) 

Rachamana d’anei l’tvi’rei lieba, 
oy aneina(n)! oy aneina(n)!

Translation:
Compassionate One, who answers/responds to the oppressed. 
Oy Vey! Answer/respond to us!

Compassionate One, who answers/responds to the brokenhearted. 
Oy! Answer/respond to us! 
Oy! Answer/respond to us!

Rachamana - Chabad Melody

Mi Chamocha 
Traditional Indian Melody
Arranged and Produced by Shir Yaakov Feit
Recorded by Sol Weiss, Margot Seigle & Aly Halpert

מִ י כָ מכָ ה בָ אֵ לִ ים ה'. מִ י כָ מכָ ה נֶאְ דָ ר בַ ּקדֶ ׁש. נורָ א תְ הִ ּלות
עשה פֶ לֶ א מַ לְ כּותְ ָך רָ אּו בָ נֶיָך. ּבוקֵ עַ יָם לִ פְ נֵי משֶ ה. זֶה אֵ לִ י
עָ נּו וְ אָ מְ רּו יְהֹוָ ה יִמְ לְך לְ עלָ ם וָ עֶ ד וְ נֶאֱ מַ ר. כ ִ י פָ דָ ה ה' אֶ ת
יַ עֲ קב. ּוגְ אָ לו מִ יַ ד חָ זָק מִ מֶ ּנּו בָ רּוְך אַ תָ ה יְהֹוָ ה גָ אַ ל יִ שרָ אֵ ל

Mi chamocha baeilim Adonai. Mi kamocha ne’dar bakodesh. Nora t’hilot
osei fele. Malchut’cha rau vanecha, bokeia yam lifnei Moshe, zeh eili anu
v’am’ru: Adonai yimloch l’olam va’ed. V’ne’e-mar: Ki fada Adonai et
Ya’akov, u’g’alo miyad chazak mimenu. Baruch atah Adonai, ga’al yisrael.

Who is like you, Adonai, among all powers of the world? Who
is like you, glorious in holiness, Awesome in praises, doing
wonders? You redeem the one who wrestles, and make us whole
in the face of what overwhelms

Mi Chamocha - Shir Yaakov

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

Tishrei Nigun - Nava Tehila

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