Cover of by Arik Labowitz

From Psalm 27, traditionally recited daily in the month of Elul leading up to the Jewish new year.

לׅׄוּׅׄלֵׅ֗ׄאׅׄ הֶ֭אֱמַנְתִּי לִרְא֥וֹת בְּֽטוּב־יְהֹוָ֗ה בְּאֶ֣רֶץ חַיִּֽים
קַוֵּ֗ה אֶל־יְ֫הֹוָ֥ה חֲ֭זַק וְיַאֲמֵ֣ץ לִבֶּ֑ךָ

Lulei hemanti lirot b'tuv HaShem b'eretz chayim
Kaveh el HaShem, chazak v'ya'ametz lib'cha
-Excerpt of Psalm 27:13-14

Oh how I trusted that I would see G-d's good in this living land
Open to the one, may your heart stay open to the one

Lulei He'emanti by Arik Labowitz (cover)

We Choose To Live

Barukh ata adonai, eloheinu melekh halom, asher natan lesechvi binah lehavchin ben yom uven layla.
Barukh ata adonai, eloheinu melekh halom, she’asani b’tzalmo.
Brukha at shekhina, elohoteinu ruach haolam, she’asani bat horin.
Barukh ata adonai, eloheinu melekh halom, she’asani yisrael
Brukha at shekhina, elohoteinu malkat haolm, malbisha arumim.
Barukh ata adonai, eloheinu melekh haolam, matir asurim.
Brukha at shekhina, elohoteinu malkat haolam, zokefet k’fufim.
Barukh ata adonai, eloheinu melekh halom, hanoten laya’ef koakh.

Blessed are you, Cosmic Majesty of the Universe,
for giving my heart the ability to distinguish between day and night,
who made me in Their Divine image,
who made me free,
who made me part of my people,
who clothes the naked, 
who frees the bound,
who straightens the bent,
who gives the weary strength.

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Photo by Jess Benjamin, taken at Let My People Sing! Summer Retreat 2023

Birkot HaShachar / Morning Blessings - Anat Halevy Hochberg

Ahora yo le canto

Original song by U2, arranged by Lisa G. Littlebird.  Recorded here for Wholehearted Chorus with Rayner Marx on guitar and Lisa G. Littlebird on vocals.  Male voice in vocals generated with ConvertKit AI. 

This song was featured on Irish rock band U2's 1984 album, The Unforgettable Fire. It was written about Martin Luther King Jr. and has since become a major commercial success for the band and one of the band’s most popular songs.

For more information and individual part tracks: https://thebirdsings.com/pride-in-the-name-of-love/

Pride (In the Name of Love) by U2 - Tenor

Well I don’t know where this road is leading
And I don’t know how I got here, Still
I shout in joy, for the voice I’m heeding
Says I know I will
I know I will

Now I don’t know where this body’s going
For the night is dark and I feel the chill
But I shout in joy ‘cause a warm wind blowing
Says I know I will
I know I will

Parts 1 & 2:
I will I will I will I will I know I will

Bass:
Will I will I will uh-huh I know I will

Descant:
I will, yes I know I will
I will, yes I know

I Will - Dodie Whitaker

Brich Rachamana בריך רחמנא

recorded by dove kent, talia cooper & margot seigle on a sweet fall night in a cozy brooklyn apartment. 

Aramaic: Babylonian Talmud 
English: Rabbi Shefa Gold, www.RabbiShefaGold.com

lyrics
בריך רחמנא 
מלכא דעלמא 
מריה דהאי פיתא 

Brikh raḥamana 
Malka d'alma 
Ma'arey d'hi (oh!) pita 

You are the source of 
Life for all that is 
And your blessing 
Flows through me

Oh lord prepare me
To be a sanctuary
Pure and holy, tried and true
And with thanksgiving, I'll be a living
Sanctuary for you

Oh lord prepare me
To be a revolutionary
Bold and tender, tried and true
And with each other, 
We'll build another
World together
For me and you

(bonus verse written by iris brilliant, andrew meeker, sarah abbott, margot seigle & becky jones, with edits from Aly Halpert / summer 2015)

TISHREI - Brich Rachamana בריך רחמנא

Light is Returning - by Charlie Murphy, 1980s Pagan songwriter
Light is returning,
even though this is the darkest hour.
No one can hold back,
the dawn.

Light Is Returning

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Deep into the earth I go - Tarisha

Tishrei Nigun By Nava Tehila (sung by Ilana And Rachel Lerman)

Origin:
Melody by Nava Tehila, written for the month of Kislev
This version was recorded by the NSP Singing Team

Singing Team - RH Melodies

Kislev Nigun - Nava Tehila

JEWISH COMMUNAL SINGING FOR HEALING AND LIBERATION
Let My People Sing! is a cultural project expanding the ancient and transformative practice of Jewish communal singing. We gather in multi-racial, multicultural and genderful Jewish community, uplifting songs and leaders historically and ongoingly pushed to the margins. Together, we transmit and reclaim diasporic Jewish singing traditions, celebrate original music emerging from our communities, and create heart-centered gatherings where we can all be leaders and learners of song.

Birkot HaShachar / Morning Blessings - Anat Halevy Hochberg

Let My People Sing!

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