Hanukkah Songs and Jewish Music

Pulitzer prizewinning composer Shulamit Ran provides a grand statement in praise of the pursuit of knowledge. Wisdom, understanding, and learning are highlighted as the means to justice, judgment, and

SATB with percussion. In Hebrew. Season: Shabbot

Psalm 23 remains one of the most comforting texts to those who are afflicted with pain, loss, and grief. This original piece sets Hebrew and English texts with a soaring melody, beautiful harmonies, and

Scored for SATB Choir, Cantor and Organ. Considered to be the composer's most famous work, the text is taken from the Passover Hallel, and is one of the classics contained in the repertory of the Cantors

SATB a cappella - Yiddish text. Title translation - "He is eighty, she seventy." Celebrates the anniversary of a more personal kind; the golden wedding anniversary of an idyllic couple.

Al Shlosha D'varim is a lyrical setting of an essential maxim from Jewish morality laws, translated to mean: "The world is sustained by three things: by truth, by justice, and by peace." Available

Combining the traditions of Orthodox Jewish music with the counterculture of the 1960s, Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach created Jewish folk revival music including this, his most famous melody. Beginning with a slow

Robert Applebaum offers three versions each of the three settings from the much "beloved" Song of Songs, or Song of Solomon. Each title features printed matter containing a Hebrew transliteration guide, the

Sung in Hebrew with a traditional Jewish tune, this musical arrangement is haunting and profound. The text, from the 13 Principles of Faith, is a statement of faith and hope. The violin part is not an

This arrangement of Ani Ma'amin employs an old Jewish folk melody. It is said that during the Holocaust of WWII, Jewish prisoners in German concentration camps sang this song as they were being

Composed during the Holocaust and often sung at Holocaust memorial services, this haunting piece has been arranged for SATB choir and cello. The cello establishes a mournful tone while the choir sings

Here's an invigorating cross-cultural number that will make everyone want to dance! It's a joyful Israeli dance song, incorporating the popular round Toembai. With Hebrew text, lots of "tra la la

This beautiful and moving text comes from the Hebrew liturgy and a Hebrew folk song is quoted in the music. The choral parts are lovely and accessible, as the choir asks God to "be gracious and answer

SATB divisi with piano accompaniment. The melody for the current setting is attributed to Rabbi Nahman of Bratslav (1772-1811), the great-grandson of the founder of the Hassidic movement. The text is by

This Jewish prayer for peace for the next year is presented in a masterful setting. As the simple, memorable Hebrew chorus is restated, the music unfolds in a rich and sonorous outpouring supported by a

75 magnificent selections for voice and piano of standard and classic Israeli, Hasidic, Contemporary Liturgical, Yiddish, Sephardic, Ladino and English songs culled from the extensive Jewish song

Using both Hebrew and English text, this original setting of a traditional Jewish blessing provides an important message of peace. Set with a contemporary pop ballad feel, the text was chosen to honor

Beginning with a solo or small group of singers, this choral setting of a moving Hebrew prayer from the Shabbat morning service provides ample opportunity for expressive singing and melodic artistry for

Setting the powerful Hebrew text by the prophet Amos, this piece is lively and full of optimism. Contemporary harmonies, optional handclaps, and a rhythmic ostinato set the joyous tone of the work. "But let

This work, whose title translates as "Even though a power dominates"  was composed for one of the girl's barracks in the Theresienstadt Concentration Camp during the Holocaust.  Its intent was