Welcome to my music page!
There is a wealth of resources here (see the full table at the bottom of this page) for congregations, choirs, cantors, soloists, amateur and professional singers – about 75 songs and choral pieces. More and more of my music is being used by communities in the USA, Germany, France and the UK, and Transcontinental is publishing some more of my pieces this year (2019). On this page, you can search by many different categories; on another page, you can view the full music list at a glance.
Listen for free
All the pieces marked with A or V in the 2nd column have free Audio or Video recordings that you can access by clicking the song’s link. Remember the dropdown menu on the left allows you to view 10, 25, 50 or 100 entries – there are about 80 so far.
Buy the sheet music
All of the pieces are available to buy as sheet music. The keys and pitch ranges are indicated on the table on this page, and sold in those keys. If you would like a piece transposed, just let me know, as I can do this quite easily with my software.
Please don’t write your own arrangements, as this would infringe my copyright, and undermine my livelihood. I am happy to write an arrangement of any of my pieces if you get in touch with me, and tell me what you need.
Search using keywords
You can use the search box on the right, just above the music list, to search for song titles (e.g. Modeh Ani), or types of music (e.g. round, duet, SATB, solo), or occasion (e.g. interfaith, healing). I’ve also included some links that will take you to pages of categorised lists of music, e.g. music for weddings, music for baby blessings, lifecycle events, Kabbalat Shabbat etc. If you want to see the music categorised according to whether it is a solo (or art song), duet, unison (congregation), choral, or a round, click here.
Commission me to write a song
I also compose for commissions, so please get in touch if you would like something written specifically for an event in your community, or a lifecycle event.
| Name | Audio, video | Parts | Occasion, themes | Heb, Eng | Key, Range | Nusach |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Achat Sha'alti (and also Adonai Ori) (Ps 27:4) | A | Voice + piano or guitar | Elul; High Holy Days; making sacred space | Both | Bm | |
| Adonai, Adonai No.1 (13 attributes of mercy) | A | Voice + guitar | High Holy Days; penitance | Heb | Bm, B3 to D5 | |
| Adonai, Adonai No.2 (13 attributes of compassion) | A | Voice + piano or guitar | High Holy Days; penitence | |||
| Adonai Malach (Ps 93) | Lead sheet | Kabbalat Shabbat; Shabbat Shacharit | Heb | D, D4 to D5 | Adonai malach | |
| Adonai Ori / Achat Sha'alti (Ps 27:1, 4) | A | Voice + piano or guitar | Elul; High Holy Days; making sacred space | Both | Bm | |
| Adonai Roi (Ps 23) | A | Lead sheet | Interfaith; funeral; memorial / Yizkor; Mincha at Yom Kippur; healing | Heb | D, A3 to B4 | |
| Adon Olam No.1 | Voice + piano - Optional 2nd voice part - Lead sheet | Shabbat ; High Holy Days; interfaith | Heb or Eng | Em, B3 to E5 | Ahavah rabah + Magein avot | |
| Adon Olam No. 2 | A | Lead sheet | Shabbat ; High Holy Days; interfaith | Heb or Eng | Am, A3 to D5 | |
| A Geneyve (A Burglar!) - No. 2 of Five Yiddish Songs (Choral) | For 3 voices (soprano, alto, and tenor/bass) with piano | Traditional song, arranged | Yiddish; optional English lyrics (new translation) | |||
| Ahavat Olam | A | Solo or duet + piano - SATB + piano - Lead sheet | Ma'ariv ; evening blessing before the Sh'ma ; Kabbalat Shabbat; Kol Nidrei; Shavuot; High Holy Days | Heb | Fm, D4 to F5 | |
| A Malekh Veynt (An Angel Weeps) - No. 1 of Five Yiddish Songs (Choral) | For 3 voices (soprano, alto, and tenor/bass) with piano | Traditional song, arranged | Yiddish; optional English lyrics (new translation) | |||
| Ana Eil Na | A | Chant - Lead sheet | Healing prayer; interfaith; High Holy Days | Both | C, C4 to G4 | |
| Ashrei ha'am (Ps 89:16-19) | A + V | Solo + piano - 4 equal voices + piano | Rosh Hashanah; Parshat B'ha'alotecha; High Holy Days; Rosh Hashanah | Heb | Cm, C4 to E5 | |
| Ashrei Yoshvei Veitecha (Ps 84:5) | A | Chant - Lead sheet | Making sacred space; Shabbat morning or afternoon | Heb | D, A3 to B4 | |
| Baby blessing music | ||||||
| Baruch Atah, B'ruchah At | A | Voice + guitar | Gender-inclusive blessing | Both | ||
| Barchi Nafshi (Ps 103:1-12) | A | Solo + piano or guitar - the range is less than an octave, and the tune simple enough for a congregation to learn it | Yom Kippur; High Holy Days; Kol Nidrei | Heb | Fm, E3 to Eb4 | |
| B'makom Sh'ein Anashim | A | Voice + piano or guitar | Yom HaShoah | Heb | Dm, C#4 to F5 Bm, A#3 to D5 | |
| B'rich Rachamana | A | Round for 3 voices, 6 bar melody - Lead sheet | Meal; interfaith; Parshat Eikev | Heb | C, C4 to C5 | Adonai malach |
| B'ruchah Haba'ah (Ps 118:26; Song of Songs 6:10) | A | Solo - Optional 2nd part - Lead sheet | Baby blessing (girl); wedding; bat mitzvah | Heb | D, A3 to A4 | |
| Celebrating Jewish women and girls | ||||||
| Chazak Chazak | Round for 2 voices, 8 bar tune - lead sheet | Torah service; healing; encouragement | Heb | Bm, B3 to B4 | ||
| Come down God (Ps 86:1-7) | A + V | Voice & piano - Also nigun | Spiritual challenge; loss; healing; interfaith | Eng | Bm, B3 to D5 | |
| Di Bord (The Beard) - No. 5 of Five Yiddish Songs (Choral) | For 3 voices (soprano, alto, and tenor/bass) with piano | Traditional song, arranged | Yiddish; optional English lyrics (new translation) | |||
| Dudeleh (Ribono shel olam) | A | Voice + piano or guitar | Sacred presence | Both | ||
| Eilu V'eilu | A | Voice + piano; can be call and response | Dialogue; interfaith | Heb | Em | |
| Ein Keiloheinu No.1 | A | Round for 2 voices (with optional 3rd voice ostinato), 8 bar melody - Lead sheet. Driving rhythms, in 5/4 or 10/8. | Shabbat; any time (!); High Holy Days | Heb | Bm, B3 to B4 | |
| Ein Keiloheinu No. 2 | Shabbat; any time (!); High Holy Days | Heb | ||||
| 1. Elohai N'shamah: it's music and meaning - short intro to this setting and kavanah of the music. 2nd article 3rd article. | A | Round for 3 voices, 6 bar melody, and simple body movements - Lead sheet | Morning blessing; any time | Heb | Bb, Bb3 to Bb4 | |
| Essa Einai (Ps 121) | A | Unaccompanied solo voice. There is also a version in English: 'I lift my eyes to the mountains'. - Lead sheet | Spiritual challenge; loss; interfaith; healing; High Holy Days | Heb (Eng alternative) | Em/G, B3 to D5 | Yishtabach |
| Five Sacred Chants | Includes: Tashlich, V'Asu Li Mikdash, You have all been shown, Elohai N'shamah, and V'taheir Libeinu. | |||||
| Five Yiddish Songs (Choral) | Traditional Yiddish songs, arranged by Alexander Massey for 3 voices (soprano, alto, and tenor/bass) with piano and optional English lyrics | Includes: A Malekh Veynt (An Angel Weeps), A Geneyve (A Burglar!), Shabes Likht, Un Shabes Lompn (Shabes Light and Shabes Candles), Shlof Mayn Kind, Shlof Keseyder (Sleep, My Child, Sleep, and Di Bord (The Beard) | Yiddish; optional English lyrics (new translation) | |||
| The Four Children - What is this story to you? | V | Unaccompanied duet - Lead sheet | Pesach | Eng | Cm, G3 to C5 | |
| Halleluyah No. 1 (Ps 150) | A | Voice + piano | Shabbat ; Morning; Praise; Interfaith | Heb | C, C4 to E5 | |
| Halleluyah No. 2 (Ps 150) | 4 part canon (optional 5th, solo, voice); 32 bar melody - Piano part optional | Shabbat ; Morning; Praise; Interfaith | Heb | F#m, B3 to D5 | ||
| Hameichin Mitzadei Gaver "who makes our steps firm" | A | Round for 3 voices, 16 bar tune - lead sheet | Morning blessing | Heb | D, B3 to A4 | |
| Han'shamah Lach | A | Voice + piano; also 3 part a cappella (sop, ten, bass) | High Holy Days; Selichot ; Kol Nidrei | Heb | Dm, D4 to E5 (tenor F3-E4, bass A2-G3) | |
| Hashkiveinu | A | Voice + guitar - Lead sheet | Evening; Ma'ariv | Both | C, B3 to C5 | |
| Havayah S'fatai Tiftach (Ps 51:15) | A | 2 sections, each in itself a round for 2 voices - melodies of 16 bars and 8 bars respectively - Lead sheet | Amidah | Heb | Am and Amaj, A3 to C#5 | |
| High Holy Days music | ||||||
| Holy Mountain (Ps 87) | A | Solo + piano - SATB + piano | Shabbat ; Praise; Interfaith | Eng | D, D4 to F5 | Adonai malach |
| I am blessed (Job) | A | Solo + piano - Or duet + piano | Spiritual challenge; interfaith | Eng | Bm, B3 to F#5 | |
| I believe in ... | A | Voice & piano; or 3 voices a cappella | Yom Hashoah; peace | |||
| I lift my eyes to the mountains (Ps 121) | A | Unaccompanied solo voice. There is also a version in Hebrew: Essa einai. - Lead sheet | Spiritual challenge; interfaith; High Holy Days; Yizkor | Eng (Heb alternative) | Em and G, B3 to D5 | Yishtabach |
| Im ein ani li (Pirkei Avot 1:14) | V | Lead sheet | Spiritual challenge; interfaith; community bonding; outreach; Mitzvah Day | Heb | Em, D4 to E5 | |
| In Your light, we see light (Ps.36:8-10) | A | Voice and piano | Baby blessing; bar mitzvah ; bat mitzvah ; wedding; protection, healing | Eng or Heb | G, G3 to E5 (soprano), or G2 to E4 (tenor) | |
| Kabbalat Shabbat music | ||||||
| Kaddish (Mourner's) | A | Unison - Optional 2nd part - Lead sheet | Whenever Mourner's Kaddish is used; praise; High Holy Days | Heb | Bm, B3 to D5 | |
| Kein LaShabbat Haba'ah | A | Round for 3 voices, 24 bar melody (3 contrasting sub-sections). - Optional piano part. | Havdalah | Heb | Bm, B3 to D5 | |
| Ki L'Olam Chasdo (Ps 136:1-2, 5-6, 16, 25, 3, 26 | A | SATB | Great Hallel - Shabbat, Yom Tov, Pesach, Hoshanah Rabbah (7th day of Sukkot ) | Heb | Em (sop E4-E5; alto B3-B4; tenor E3-E4; bass A2-B3) | |
| Kol B'ramah, Kol D'mei (Jer. 31:15, Gen. 4:10, Sanhedrin 4:1) | A | Tenor (or soprano) and piano | Yom Kippur; Yom HaShoah ; Holocaust Memorial; Interfaith; Parshat Vayishlach; High Holy Days | Heb | Fm, C3 to F4 | Mi Sinai |
| Kumi Lach Rayati (Song of Songs 2:10, 2:11, 2:12, 4:1, 5:2) | A | Lead sheet | Wedding (including for two women) | Heb | D, D4 to D5 | |
| L'chah Dodi | A | Voice + piano - Optional 2nd part - Lead sheet | Kabbalat Shabbat | Heb | Em, B3 to B4 | |
| Lamah Lanetzach (Lamentations 5:20-22) | A | Voice + piano | Tisha B'Av | Heb | Fm, Bb3 to F5 | |
| Libavtini Achoti Chalah (Song of Songs 3:6, 4:1, 4:9) | A | Lead sheet | Wedding (including for two women) | Heb | Am, D4 to D5 | |
| Lifecycle music choices | ||||||
| Lo Yisa Goi No.1 (Isaiah 2:4) | A | Round for 4 voices (min.), or 5 voices (optimal), 9 bar melody - Lead sheet (This could be sung by up to 9 voice parts, but that would create too dense a musical texture.) | Peace; interfaith; community bonding. This links with Sim Shalom No.2 thematically and musically. | Heb or Eng, or both | Dm, C#4 to D5 | |
| Lo Yisa Goi No.2 (Isaiah 2:4) | A | Round for 3 voices; each section has its own time signature (4/4, 6/8, 3/4). | Peace; interfaith; community bonding | Heb and Eng together | Am, A3 to C5 | |
| Mah Gadlu (Ps 92:6) | A | Round for 3 voices, 12 bar melody - Lead sheet | Morning; praise; interfaith; any time | Heb or Eng, or both | Gm, D4 to D5 | Magein avot |
| Mah Tovu No.1 | Round for 2 voices, 8 bar melody - Lead sheet | Morning; making sacred space; any time; Parshat Balak | Heb | Dm, D4 to D5 | Magein avot | |
| Mah Tovu No.2 | A | Unison - Chorus can stand alone as a chant, and be a 2 part round - Lead sheet | Morning; making sacred space; any time; Parshat Balak | Heb | E, B3 to B4 | Adonai malach |
| Mi Adir | Voice + piano - 2 voices + piano - Solo voice + string quartet - The chorus also works as a counterpoint / harmony part below the tune, so this can be sung as an unaccompanied piece for 2 voices. | Wedding | Heb | Voice & pno - Dm, D4 to D5. String 4tet - Em; E4 to E5. | ||
| Mi Chamocha No. 1 | A | Unaccompanied duet - Optional 3rd part - Lead sheet | Any service; Shabbat ; Shabbat Shirah , Song at the Sea; Parshat Beshalach | Heb | G, D4 to D5 | Adonai malach |
| Mi Chamocha No. 2 | V | Voice + piano - SATB + piano | Any service; weekday service; Shabbat Shirah , Song at the Sea; Yom Kippur; Parshat Beshalach | Heb | Fm, C4 to C5 | Ahavah rabah |
| Modeh Ani (Berachot 4:1) - 1st article. 2nd article including 4 thankfulness practices. | A | Chant - Lead sheet | On waking; morning blessing; any time | Heb | Bb, Bb3 to Bb4 | Adonai malach |
| Nigun B'nei Mitzvah | A | Round for 3 voices, 24 bar melody - Lead sheet | Shabbat; bar / bat mitzvah ; any time | N/A | Dm, A3 to D5 | Magein avot |
| Nigun Charkartani vaTeida | A | Chant - Lead sheet | Any time; High Holy Days | N/A | Am, A3-B4 | |
| Nigun Galut | A | Voice | Exile | n/a | Am, A3 to B4 | |
| Nigun Limmud | A | Lead sheet | Learning; celebration; interfaith | N/A | Em, B3 to D5 | |
| Nigun Ma'ariv | A | Lead sheet | Ma'ariv ; evening; meditation | N/A | Em, B3 to C5 | Ahavah rabah |
| Nigun Naomi | A | Chant - Lead sheet | Any time; before or after haftarah on Shabbat morning | N/A | Em, B3 to C5 (a 9th) | Based loosely on nusach for haftarah on Shabbat morning |
| Nigun Nachamu Nachamu | A | Voice + piano - Optional 2nd part | Yizkor (remembrance); Shoah memorial; loss & consolation; spiritual challenge; meditation; interfaith; Tisha B’Av | N/A | Cm, C4 to Eb5 | Magein avot |
| Nigun Oneg | A | In 5/8, but easy to pick up by ear. - Optional 2nd part and hand percussion Lead sheet | Any time! Celebration, Friday night, Saturday morning, afternoon or evening; after a healing event | N/A | D, B3 to D5 | |
| Nigun Tree of Life | A | Unaccompanied voice - Voice + guitar - Lead sheet | End of Shabbat ; meditation; interfaith | N/A | Em, B3 to D5 | Ahavah rabah |
| Nigun Yonah | A | Round for 2 voices, 16 bar melody - Lead sheet | Yom Kippur mincha afternoon service; meditation; interfaith; High Holy Days | N/A | Dm, D4 to D5 | Magein avot |
| Nigun Yom HaShoah | A | Voice (a cappella) | Yom Hashoah | Fm, C4 to Eb5 | ||
| Nir'eh Or (Ps.36:8-10) | A | Voice + piano | Baby blessing; bar mitzvah ; bat mitzvah ; wedding; protection, healing | Heb or Eng | G, G3 to E5 (soprano), or G2 to E4 (tenor) | |
| Oseh Shalom No. 1 (to the tune of L'chah Dodi) | Voice + piano - Optional 2nd part - Lead sheet | Shabbat ; any occasion; interfaith; peace | Heb | E, B3 to B4 | Adonai malach | |
| Or Zarua No.1 (Ps 97:11) - contemplative setting | A | Voice + piano | ||||
| Or Zarua No.2 (Ps 97:11) - lively setting | A | Voice + piano | ||||
| Oseh Shalom No. 2 | A | Voice + piano - Optional 2nd part - Lead sheet | Yom Kippur ; interfaith; peace; High Holy Days | Heb | Gm, D4 to D5 | Mi Sinai (Yom Kippur Musaf) |
| Oseh Shalom No. 3 (in 5) | A | Round for 2 voices, 16 bar tune - lead sheet - mostly in 5/8, with two 6/8 bars | Peace; interfaith | Heb | D, D4 to D5 | |
| Oseh Shalom (Ukrainian folk tune) | A | STB or solo voice + piano | Peace | Heb | ||
| Psalm settings | ||||||
| Rounds (Jewish) | ||||||
| Shabbat Shalom | A | Gentle, sonorous round for up to 5 voices, melody of 16 or 20 bars - Lead sheet | Shabbat | Heb | Bb, F3 to C5 | |
| Shabes Likht Un Shabes Lompn (Shabes Light and Shabes Candles) - No. 3 of Five Yiddish Songs (Choral) | For 3 voices (soprano, alto, and tenor/bass) with piano | Traditional song, arranged | Yiddish; optional English lyrics (new translation) | |||
| Shalom | A | Gentle, contemplative round for 2 voices, 8 bar melody - Lead sheet | Any time; peace; end of the | Heb | Dm, A3 to A4 | Magein avot |
| Shalom Aleichem, Aleichem Shalom | A | Gentle chant for unison voices - Lead sheet | Any time; peace; interfaith; Shabbat | Heb | A, A3 to A4 | |
| Shalom Aleichem Malachei | A | Voice + piano - Optional 2nd part - Lead sheet | Kabbalat shabbat | Heb | Solo/duet Bb, C4 to Eb5. Congregational G, A3 to C5 | |
| Shalom Aleichem (round) | A | Round for 3 voices, 12 bar melody - Lead sheet | Kabbalat shabbat | Heb | D, C#4 to D5 | |
| Shalom Aleichem, Aleichem Shalom | A | Gentle chant for unison voices - Lead sheet | Any time; peace; interfaith | Heb | A, A3 to A4 | |
| Shalom, Shalom (Is. 57:19) | A | Voice + guitar | Peace | |||
| Shiru Ladonai | Gentle, cheerful solo song | Kabbalat Shabbat; whenever! | Heb | C, C4 to D5 | ||
| Shlof Mayn Kind, Shlof Keseyder (Sleep, My Child, Sleep) - No. 4 of Five Yiddish Songs (Choral) | For 3 voices (soprano, alto, and tenor/bass) with piano | Traditional song, arranged | Yiddish; optional English lyrics (new translation) | |||
| Sh'ma Adonai Koli Ekra (Ps. 27:7) | A | Round for 2 voices, 16 bar melody - Lead sheet | Healing; peace; High Holy Days | Dm, A3 to C5 (a 10th) | ||
| Sim shalom No. 1 | V | Solo + congregation - Lead sheet | Amidah ; interfaith; peace | Heb | Em and G, G3 to D5 Chorus B3 to C5 | |
| Sim Shalom No. 2 | A | Round for 4 voices (min.), or 5 voices (optimal), 9 bar melody - Lead sheet. (This could be sung by up to 9 voice parts, but that would create too dense a musical texture.) | Amidah ; interfaith; peace. This links with Lo Yisa Goi No.1 thematically and musically. | Heb | D, C#4 to D5 | |
| Simcha Song (Ps 81) | A | Lively round for 3 voices, 48 bar melody (3 contrasting sub-sections) - Lead sheet - Optional piano part | Celebrations: bar / bat mitzvah , wedding, anniversary, baby blessing; festivals | Eng | Em, B3 to E5 | |
| Tashlich (Micah 7:18-19) | A | Round for 2 voices, 8 bar melody, and simple body movements - Lead sheet | Rosh Hashanah; High Holy Days | Heb | Em, B3 to E5 | |
| Three Traditional Festival Songs 1) Hayom, Hayom 2) Al Hanisim 3) Mah Nishtanah | A | 2 voices + piano | Rosh Hashanah; Chanukah; Pesach | |||
| Trust In You (Ps 131) | A | Voice + piano - Lead sheet | Spiritual challenge; Shoah memorial; interfaith; Parshat Va’yeshev | Eng | Dm, A3 to D5 | Yishtabach |
| V'asu Li Mikdash (Ex. 25:8) | A | Round for 2 voices, 16 bar melody. Piano part and/or guitar chords. Also 2 optional single line instruments. | Terumah; community building; dedication of a synagogue; chanukat habayit (dedication of a home); wedding | Heb or Eng | D, A3 to A4 | |
| V'erastich Li (Hosea 2:21-22) | A + V | Voice + piano - Duet (equal voices) + piano | Wedding; Shavuot ; laying t'fillin; Kabbalat Shabbat ; interfaith; Parashat Yitro | Both | F, C4 to D5 | Adonai malach + Yishtabach |
| V'shavti B'veit Adonai (Ps. 23:6) | A | Round for 2 voices, 32 bar melody - Lead sheet | Yom Kippur Mincha ; Shabbat ; for reassurance; High Holy Days | Heb | G, A3 to D5 | |
| V'taheir Libeinu | A | Includes instructions for a simple circle dance - Lead sheet | High Holy Days amidah | Heb | Bm, B3 to A4 | Magein avot |
| Wedding music | ||||||
| Yedid Nefesh | A | Voice + piano - duet + piano | Kabbalat Shabbat ; interfaith | Heb | Gm, D4 to Eb5 | Yishtabach |
| Yism'chu B'malchut'cha | A | Voice + piano or guitar | Shabbat morning | Heb | Db, Ab3 to Bb4 | |
| Yism'chu Hashamayim (Ps 96:11) | A | Lead sheet | Shabbat; environment & ecology | Heb | Bm, B3 to B4 | |
| Yotzeir Or | A + V | Lead sheet - Optional piano and whistle/recorder parts | Morning blessing before the Sh'ma ; interfaith | Heb or Eng | Em, B3 to E5 | Magein avot |
| 'You have all been shown what is good' (Micah 6:8)- its music and meaning. 2nd article. | A | Round for 2 voices, 16 bar melody - Lead sheet | Peace; interfaith; justice | Heb | Em, B3 to C5 | Ahavah rabah |
| Your People Will Be My People (Ruth 1:16-18) | A + V | Voice + piano - duet + piano | Conversion; Shavuot ; interfaith; Parashat Yitro | Eng | Em, B3 to E5 | |
| Y'varech'cha Adonai (Priestly Blessing) (Numbers 6:24-26) | A | Voice + piano - SATB + piano | Wedding; bar / bat mitzvah ; Shabbat morning; any time | Both | Dm, D4 to E5 |