Sung by Rabbi Mónica Gomery, Rabbinic Intern Koach Baruch Frazier, and Aly Halpert

We Let It Be, by Rickie Byars Beckwith

A new nigun for waiting for the bus, walking home late, for swirling wonderings!

Nigun Hamtanah

Ein od, Ein od...

Aleinu leshabeach laAdon haKol, laTet g'dulah l'yotzer b'reshit 
She'lo asanu k'goyei haAratzot, ve'lo samanu k'mispchot haAdama 
She'lo sam chelkeinu kahem 
VeGoraleinu k'chol hamonam 

Ein od, Ein od...

VaAnachnu korim uMistachavim uModim 
Lifnei Melech Malchei haM'lachim haKados Baruch Hu. 

She hu note shamaim veYosed aretz 
UMoshav yekarov bashamaim mima'al 
USh'chinat uzo b'govhei m'romim 
Hu Eloheinu ein od 

Ein od, Ein od...

Emet Malkenu efes zulato 
KaKatuv B'Torato v'yadata hayom vahashevotah el levav'cha 
Ki Adonai Hu HaElohim 
BaShamaim MiMaal VeAlHaaretz Mitachat Ein Od. 

Ein Od, Ein od...

Vene'emar: vehayah adonai lemelech al kol ha'aretz, bayom hahu yiheyeh adonai echad u'shemo echad.

Ein od, Ein od

Aleinu Ein Od (Peter Avniel Salzman)

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 - ALL PARTS

“Hello, Oh No?” is a silly, cheeky GROWsutra true story that sings like psychedelic poetry, a hope-fool tune asking simple questions that actually matter, in a world gone mad bananas, a world that forgot how cute it is to blush... Think of it as a friendly wink in the dark, a small song with big questions—playful on the surface, philosophical underneath.

It’s about the magic healing power of free will, the importance of critical thinking with a pulse. It’s about courage, honesty, humility, and unity, i.e. the superpowers we misplaced somewhere on the cha-ching media conveyor belt, where noise dressed up as wisdom, and ego bought a throne and called it strength—because really, who(tf) sold us the myth that success means crushing others, and fear beats love? And why(tf) did we applaud?!

I wrote this for the brave dreamers and future-makers, to dare you to care for the kids and the grown-ups who got bamboozled along the way; the ones who were told empathy was weak and win-win was naïve, while hollow peacocks in blinged-out power suits paraded around calling hoarding “leadership.” Even though history keeps whispering the same truth: it is kindness that defines real winners.

This song hums a gentle but stubborn reminder: real winners don’t blindfold themselves for comfort. They choose spark over dark. Win-win over win-lose that end up being lose-lose. Empathy over hypocrisy. Unity over vanity. Because, see... kindness isn’t weakness, it’s clarity. Win-win isn’t cute or “woke”, it’s pragamatic, it's empiric, it's strategic. And humility? Oh darling, that’s DIVINE!

And maybe, just maybe, if we stop mistaking leadership for expensive cosplay, and start choosing clearer hearts over louder heroes, maybe we’ll see through the toxic smoke of shiny mirrors? Maybe we’ll recognize ego-madness when it struts by, cocky dressed as fancy progress. Maybe we’ll even learn (or remember) to laugh at (not with) the pompous Prometheus and snake oil fraudsters,  selling cha-ching over win-win sharing… Maybe. Can we?

So now, hello, oh no?!… What will you choose, bro? The choice is (y)ours.

EPx16 flows 
❯ Dreamy DUB (1-3)
❯ Ragga DUB (4)
❯ Flamenco DUB (5-6)
❯ Fusion LoFi (7-8)
❯ Tango JAZZ (9)
❯ Gipsy JAZZ (10) 
❯ Psychedelic BLUES (11-12)
❯ Bluegrass BANJO (13-14)
❯ Post-Punk BURLESQUE (15-16)

(because diversity matters ;)

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@bananasutra #lyrics 

[Verse 1]
Hello, oh no! What’s the deal?
Do we fight, or do we heal?
To shine, or whine, it’s your choice,
Kindness always lifts your voice.

Loving, not just winning, true,
Don’t play the game to make others blue.
Silly or nasty, the choice is clear,
A little love wipes away the fear.

[Chorus]
Hello, oh no! What do you choose?
A spark or dark, which will you use?
To win with love, that’s how we fly,
Bye-bye, boo, no need to cry!

[Verse 2]
Be true or be fake, it’s up to you,
Will you share, or be a gangster too?
Ha ha, boo ya, which will it be?
There’s magic in humility.

Encore, the lore, let’s dance some more,
A win-win’s waiting at the door.
Be kind, not blind, and you’ll see,
The real win’s in harmony.

[Chorus]
Hello, oh no! What do you choose?
A spark or dark, which will you use?
To win with love, that’s how we fly,
Bye-bye, boo, no need to cry!

[Bridge]
A spark shines bright, the night turns day,
When we choose love, the darkness fades away.
Cha-ching or win-win, what do you see?
The real prize lies in unity.

[Outro]
Hello, oh no! We all can win,
Let love lead, let’s begin again!


[09] Hello, Oh No • GROWsutra Psychedelic Circus Indie Tango JAZZ

Kosi R’vaya
My cup runneth over

Psalm 23
tune by Shefa Gold. 

recording by margot seigle, ilana lerman & michelle citrin around a campfire in the woods in mendham, nj
2016

Kosi R'vaya

Ozi v’Zimrat Yah - melody by Rabbi Shefa Gold  
Ozi v’Zimrat Yah Vayahi li lishuah (Psalm 118:14 and Exodus 15:2)
My Strength (balanced) with the Song of G!d will be my salvation.

Recorded by IfNotNow Boston Summer 2016.

Ozi Vizimrat Yah

Be Kind

sim shalom, sim shalom, sim shalom, oooh sim shalom
lace peace and goodness and blessing on the world
grace, lovingkindness, compassion on us

Sim Shalom - Koach Baruch Frazier

Composed by Sam Tygiel
Arranged and Sung by Rebekka Goldsmith

This nigun (wordless melody) is inspired by the story of Chana, upon the birth of her son Shmuel/Samuel. 

"I imagine Chana singing with Shmuel in her arms. She is singing the secrets she has discovered through her practice of prayer....through her suffering. She is singing him the secrets of the universe. The secrets of G?d. I close my eyes and sing, imagining I am her, that I have what to sing to this child...though I know he won't yet understand." - S. Tygiel

from Chana's prayer, 1 Samuel 2:2,9 -

אין־קדוש כיהוה כי אין בלתך ואין צור כאלהינו
Ein kadosh kashem, ki ein biltekha, v'ein tzur keloheinu 
There is no holy one like the YHWH, Truly, there is none beside You; There is no rock like our God.

ורשעים בחשך ידמו כי־לא בכח יגבר־איש
U'rshaim bakhoshekh yidmu, ki lo vakhoakh yigbar ish
But the wicked perish in darkness— For not by strength shall man prevail.


For more information:
https://www.sefaria.org/I_Samuel.1?la...

Chana's Song

Kosi rivaya
By Shefa Gold
Recording by Sol Weiss, Aly Halpert & Margot Seigle

Kosi rivaya
My cup overflows

Kosi Rivaya - Shefa Gold

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.

Kosi R'vaya

Let My People Sing!

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