Alive Jewish Music

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Excerpt from a farbrengen With Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi and Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach, a celebration in honor of a their friendship. 

From the Schachter-Shalomi Collection, Archives, University of Colorado. http://libcudl.colorado.edu/zss/

Reb Shlomo's Message for the Torah and Dharma Conference

A song for Pesach, featuring balalaika, guitars, electronica,...

Adir Hu Revisited Radio Mix

This is the second prayer in the Amida, perhaps the most ancient of non-Biblical Jewish liturgy. It refers to resurrection, for if God is all that was, is, and will be, then God must transcend life and death. A translation:

"Sustainer of the living with loving kindness, gives life to the dead with compassion, supports the falling, heals the sick, frees the bound, and fulfills ultimate faithfulness to those in their nameless final sleep. Who is like You, master of greatness! And who can be compared to You, Sovereign of the dead and the living, and source of salvation.'

Refer to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amidah to learn more about it.

Mechalkel Hayim

This is a calypso take on one of the great psalms, #136, also called the great Hallel. It is sung in the morning of each sabbath, festival, and holy day (e.g. Yom Kippur). It subject covers the whole godly experience, from the creation to Redemption. 

Hodu - Psalm 136

Yaaleh - This liturgical poem is sung only once in synagogue, during the entire Jewish year, and that is after the Silent Amidah during Kol Nidre 'eve

The melody is an Israeli song (citation needed).

This translation from Chabad.org:
May our supplications ascend at eventide; our pleas come [before You] in the morning; and our prayer be favorably accepted until evening.
May our voice ascend at eventide; our righteousness come [before You] in the morning; and our [prayer for] redemption be favorably accepted until evening.
May our affliction ascend at eventide; our pardon come forth in the morning; and our cry be favorably accepted until evening.
May [the merit of] our trust ascend at eventide; come [before Him] for His sake, in the morning; and our [petition for] atonement be favorably accepted until evening.
May our salvation ascend at eventide; our purity come [before You] in the morning; and our entreaty be favorably accepted until evening.
May our remembrance ascend at eventide; our assemblage come [before You] in the morning; and our glorification [of God] be favorably accepted until evening.
May our knocking [at the gates of repentance and prayer] ascend at eventide; our rejoicing come [before You] in the morning; and our request be favorably accepted until evening.
May our cry ascend at eventide; come before You in the morning; and may it be favorably accepted for us until evening.

Yaaleh

This is a story of a trip to a home I never realized I had.
Ta'alah ya ibni, khosh fibetek
Ille endi, kemen bta'ak
Kol, w'ishrub, w'istarayeh
Ish w'tifrah, Rabinnah ma'ak.

Khosh Fibetek

A Song of Ascents.
When the Lord brought back those who returned to Zion,
we were like dreamers!
Our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing;
Other nations proclaimed:
   'The Lord has done great things with these.'
Indeed, God has done great things with us;
We are rejoiced.
Turn our captivity, O Lord, as a stream in a desert.
They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.
Though she goes on her way weeping, who bears the measure of seed,
She shall come home with joy, bearing her sheaves.

-Psalm 126

For Nadia, A Psalm

Sung by the incredibly gifted Shaya Greathouse, this musical setting of Psalm 23 was composed by Gerald Cohen.
Guitar and vocal harmony by Samuel Asher
For information on Gerald Cohen’s compositions:  www.geraldcohenmusic.com.

Adonai Roi - Psalm 23 - Shaya Greathouse

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All the music on this account is original, either words and music, or just music. If my songs speak to you, either making you laugh or cry or just think, then I've done my job.
You may not have come to this site to learn about my philosophy, but my songs will tell you that, with or without explanation. They contain many personal experiences, mine and those of others, from the craziest carefree fun, to beautiful love that has prevailed over much pain, to profound grief that has no comparison. It's all here. 

I also have here some of my Jewish music, mostly in the form of prayers which I have put to new settings. Many of these pieces are ones that we sing at Shabbat, Festival, or High Holiday services at my worship group, Ohel Avraham. The Hebrew songs come from traditional liturgy or the Bible.

Feel free to copy, repost, share with friends and family and sing them yourself. If you need lyrics or chords, just ask. To me, that is the highest compliment.

Yaaleh

Sam Asher

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