| Name | Keywords | Arrangements | Audio, video, sheet music |
|---|---|---|---|
| Achat Sha'alti (and also Adonai Ori) (Ps 27:4) | Elul; High Holy Days; making sacred space | Voice + piano or guitar | A |
| Adonai, Adonai No.1 (13 attributes of mercy) | High Holy Days; penitence | Voice + guitar | A |
| Adonai, Adonai No.2 (13 attributes of compassion) | High Holy Days; penitence | Voice + piano or guitar | A |
| Adonai Malach (Ps 93) | Shabbat evening; Shabbat morning | Lead sheet | |
| Adonai Ori / Achat Sha'alti (Ps 27:1, 4) | Elul; High Holy Days; making sacred space | Voice + piano or guitar | A |
| Adonai Roi (Ps 23) | Interfaith; funeral; memorial / Yizkor; Mincha at Yom Kippur; healing | Lead sheet | A |
| Adon Olam No.1 | Shabbat ; High Holy Days; interfaith | Voice + piano - Optional 2nd voice part - Lead sheet | |
| Adon Olam No. 2 | Shabbat ; High Holy Days; interfaith | Lead sheet | A |
| A Geneyve (A Burglar!) - No. 2 of Five Yiddish Songs (Choral) | Traditional song, arranged | For 3 voices (soprano, alto, and tenor/bass) with piano | |
| Ahavat Olam | Ma'ariv ; evening blessing before the Sh'ma ; Kabbalat Shabbat; Kol Nidrei; Shavuot; High Holy Days | Solo or duet + piano - SATB + piano - Lead sheet | A |
| A Malekh Veynt (An Angel Weeps) - No. 1 of Five Yiddish Songs (Choral) | Traditional song, arranged | For 3 voices (soprano, alto, and tenor/bass) with piano | |
| Ana Eil Na | Healing; interfaith; High Holy Days | Chant - Lead sheet | A |
| Ashrei ha'am (Ps 89:16-19) | Rosh Hashanah; Parshat B'ha'alotecha; High Holy Days; Rosh Hashanah | Solo + piano - 4 equal voices + piano | A + V |
| Ashrei Yoshvei Veitecha (Ps 84:5) | Making sacred space; Shabbat morning or afternoon | Chant - Lead sheet | A |
| Baruch Atah, B'ruchah At | Gender-inclusive blessing | Voice + guitar | A |
| Barchi Nafshi (Ps 103:1-12) | Yom Kippur; High Holy Days; Kol Nidrei | Solo + piano or guitar - the range is less than an octave, and the tune simple enough for a congregation to learn it | A |
| B'makom Sh'ein Anashim | Yom HaShoah | Voice + piano or guitar | A |
| B'rich Rachamana | Meal; interfaith; Parshat Eikev | Round for 3 voices, 6 bar melody - Lead sheet | A |
| B'ruchah Haba'ah (Ps 118:26; Song of Songs 6:10) | Baby blessing (girl); wedding; bat mitzvah | Solo - Optional 2nd part - Lead sheet | A |
| Chazak Chazak | Torah service; healing; encouragement | Round for 2 voices, 8 bar tune - lead sheet | |
| Come down God (Ps 86:1-7) | Spiritual challenge; loss; healing; interfaith | Voice & piano - Also nigun | A + V |
| Di Bord (The Beard) - No. 5 of Five Yiddish Songs (Choral) | Traditional song, arranged | For 3 voices (soprano, alto, and tenor/bass) with piano | |
| Dudeleh (Ribono shel olam) | Sacred presence | Voice + piano or guitar | A |
| Eilu V'eilu | Dialogue; interfaith | Voice + piano; can be call and response | A |
| Ein Keiloheinu No.1 | Shabbat; any time (!); High Holy Days | Round for 2 voices (with optional 3rd voice ostinato), 8 bar melody - Lead sheet. Driving rhythms, in 5/4 or 10/8. | A |
| Ein Keiloheinu No. 2 | Shabbat; any time (!); High Holy Days | ||
| 1. Elohai N'shamah: it's music and meaning - short intro to this setting and kavanah of the music. 2nd article 3rd article. | Morning blessing; any time | Round for 3 voices, 6 bar melody, and simple body movements - Lead sheet | A |
| Essa Einai (Ps 121) | Spiritual challenge; loss; interfaith; healing; High Holy Days | Unaccompanied solo voice. There is also a version in English: 'I lift my eyes to the mountains'. - Lead sheet | A |
| 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) | 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) | Traditional Yiddish songs, arranged by Alexander Massey for 3 voices (soprano, alto, and tenor/bass) with piano and optional English lyrics | |
| The Four Children - What is this story to you? | Passover | Unaccompanied duet - Lead sheet | V |
| Halleluyah No. 1 (Ps 150) | Shabbat ; Morning; Praise; Interfaith | Voice + piano | A |
| Halleluyah No. 2 (Ps 150) | Shabbat ; Morning; Praise; Interfaith | 4 part canon (optional 5th, solo, voice); 32 bar melody - Piano part optional | |
| Hameichin Mitzadei Gaver "who makes our steps firm" | Morning blessing | Round for 3 voices, 16 bar tune - lead sheet | A |
| Han'shamah Lach | High Holy Days; Selichot ; Kol Nidrei | Voice + piano; also 3 part a cappella (sop, ten, bass) | A |
| Hashkiveinu | Evening | Voice + guitar - Lead sheet | A |
| Havayah S'fatai Tiftach (Ps 51:15) | Amidah | 2 sections, each in itself a round for 2 voices - melodies of 16 bars and 8 bars respectively - Lead sheet | A |
| Holy Mountain (Ps 87) | Shabbat ; Praise; Interfaith | Solo + piano - SATB + piano | A |
| I am blessed (Job) | Spiritual challenge; interfaith | Solo + piano - Or duet + piano | A |
| I believe in ... | Yom Hashoah; peace | Voice & piano; or 3 voices a cappella | A |
| I lift my eyes to the mountains (Ps 121) | Spiritual challenge; interfaith; High Holy Days; Yizkor | Unaccompanied solo voice. There is also a version in Hebrew: Essa einai. - Lead sheet | A |
| Im ein ani li (Pirkei Avot 1:14) | Spiritual challenge; interfaith; community bonding; outreach; Mitzvah Day | Lead sheet | V |
| In Your light, we see light (Ps.36:8-10) | Baby blessing; bar mitzvah ; bat mitzvah ; wedding; protection, healing | Voice and piano | A |
| Kabbalat Shabbat music | |||
| Kaddish (Mourner's) | Whenever Mourner's Kaddish is used; praise; High Holy Days | Unison - Optional 2nd part - Lead sheet | A |
| Kein LaShabbat Haba'ah | Havdalah | Round for 3 voices, 24 bar melody (3 contrasting sub-sections). - Optional piano part. | A |
| Ki L'Olam Chasdo (Ps 136:1-2, 5-6, 16, 25, 3, 26 | Great Hallel - Shabbat, Yom Tov, Pesach, Hoshanah Rabbah (7th day of Sukkot ) | SATB | A |
| Kol B'ramah, Kol D'mei (Jer. 31:15, Gen. 4:10, Sanhedrin 4:1) | Yom Kippur; Yom HaShoah ; Holocaust Memorial; Interfaith; Parshat Vayishlach; High Holy Days | Tenor (or soprano) and piano | A |
| Kumi Lach Rayati (Song of Songs 2:10, 2:11, 2:12, 4:1, 5:2) | Wedding (including for two women) | Lead sheet | A |
| L'chah Dodi | Kabbalat Shabbat | Voice + piano - Optional 2nd part - Lead sheet | A |
| Lamah Lanetzach (Lamentations 5:20-22) | Tisha B'Av | Voice + piano | A |
| Libavtini Achoti Chalah (Song of Songs 3:6, 4:1, 4:9) | Wedding (including for two women) | Lead sheet | A |
| Lo Yisa Goi No.1 (Isaiah 2:4) | Peace; interfaith; community bonding. This links with Sim Shalom No.2 thematically and musically. | 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.) | A |
| Lo Yisa Goi No.2 (Isaiah 2:4) | Peace; interfaith; community bonding | Round for 3 voices; each section has its own time signature (4/4, 6/8, 3/4). | A |
| Mah Gadlu (Ps 92:6) | Morning; praise; interfaith; any time | Round for 3 voices, 12 bar melody - Lead sheet | A |
| Mah Tovu No.1 | Morning; making sacred space; any time; Parshat Balak | Round for 2 voices, 8 bar melody - Lead sheet | |
| Mah Tovu No.2 | Morning; making sacred space; any time; Parshat Balak | Unison - Chorus can stand alone as a chant, and be a 2 part round - Lead sheet | A |
| Mi Adir | Wedding | 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. | Sheet music (vce & stg 4tet) / Sheet music (vce & pno / Listen |
| Mi Chamocha No. 1 | Any service; Shabbat ; Shabbat Shirah , Song at the Sea; Parshat Beshalach | Unaccompanied duet - Optional 3rd part - Lead sheet | A |
| Mi Chamocha No. 2 | Any service; weekday service; Shabbat Shirah , Song at the Sea; Yom Kippur; Parshat Beshalach | Voice + piano - SATB + piano | V |
| Modeh Ani (Berachot 4:1) - 1st article. 2nd article including 4 thankfulness practices. | On waking; morning blessing; any time | Chant - Lead sheet | A |
| Nigun B'nei Mitzvah | Shabbat; bar / bat mitzvah ; any time | Round for 3 voices, 24 bar melody - Lead sheet | A |
| Nigun Charkartani vaTeida | Any time; High Holy Days | Chant - Lead sheet | A |
| Nigun Galut | Exile | Voice | A |
| Nigun Limmud | Learning; celebration; interfaith | Lead sheet | A |
| Nigun Ma'ariv | Ma'ariv ; evening; meditation | Lead sheet | A |
| Nigun Naomi | Any time; before or after haftarah on Shabbat morning | Chant - Lead sheet | A |
| Nigun Nachamu Nachamu | Yizkor (remembrance); Shoah memorial; loss & consolation; spiritual challenge; meditation; interfaith; Tisha B’Av | Voice + piano - Optional 2nd part | A |
| Nigun Oneg | Any time! Celebration, Friday night, Saturday morning, afternoon or evening; after a healing event | In 5/8, but easy to pick up by ear. - Optional 2nd part and hand percussion Lead sheet | A |
| Nigun Tree of Life | End of Shabbat ; meditation; interfaith | Unaccompanied voice - Voice + guitar - Lead sheet | A |
| Nigun Yonah | Yom Kippur mincha afternoon service; meditation; interfaith; High Holy Days | Round for 2 voices, 16 bar melody - Lead sheet | A |
| Nigun Yom HaShoah | Yom Hashoah | Voice (a cappella) | A |
| Nir'eh Or (Ps.36:8-10) | Baby blessing; bar mitzvah ; bat mitzvah ; wedding; protection, healing | Voice + piano | A |
| Oseh Shalom No. 1 (to the tune of L'chah Dodi) | Shabbat ; any occasion; interfaith; peace | Voice + piano - Optional 2nd part - Lead sheet | |
| Or Zarua No.1 (Ps 97:11) - contemplative setting | Voice + piano | A | |
| Or Zarua No.2 (Ps 97:11) - lively setting | Voice + piano | A | |
| Oseh Shalom No. 2 | Yom Kippur ; interfaith; peace; High Holy Days | Voice + piano - Optional 2nd part - Lead sheet | A |
| Oseh Shalom No. 3 (in 5) | Peace; interfaith | Round for 2 voices, 16 bar tune - lead sheet - mostly in 5/8, with two 6/8 bars | A |
| Oseh Shalom (Ukrainian folk tune) | Peace | STB or solo voice + piano | A |
| Shabbat Shalom | Shabbat | Gentle, sonorous round for up to 5 voices, melody of 16 or 20 bars - Lead sheet | A |
| Shabes Likht Un Shabes Lompn (Shabes Light and Shabes Candles) - No. 3 of Five Yiddish Songs (Choral) | Traditional song, arranged | For 3 voices (soprano, alto, and tenor/bass) with piano | |
| Shalom | Any time; peace; end of the | Gentle, contemplative round for 2 voices, 8 bar melody - Lead sheet | A |
| Shalom Aleichem, Aleichem Shalom | Any time; peace; interfaith; Shabbat | Gentle chant for unison voices - Lead sheet | A |
| Shalom Aleichem Malachei | Kabbalat shabbat | Voice + piano - Optional 2nd part - Lead sheet | A |
| Shalom Aleichem (round) | Kabbalat shabbat | Round for 3 voices, 12 bar melody - Lead sheet | A |
| Shalom Aleichem, Aleichem Shalom | Any time; peace; interfaith | Gentle chant for unison voices - Lead sheet | A |
| Shalom, Shalom (Is. 57:19) | Peace | Voice + guitar | A |
| Shiru Ladonai | Kabbalat Shabbat; whenever! | Gentle, cheerful solo song | |
| Shlof Mayn Kind, Shlof Keseyder (Sleep, My Child, Sleep) - No. 4 of Five Yiddish Songs (Choral) | Traditional song, arranged | For 3 voices (soprano, alto, and tenor/bass) with piano | |
| Sh'ma Adonai Koli Ekra (Ps. 27:7) | Healing; peace; High Holy Days | Round for 2 voices, 16 bar melody - Lead sheet | A |
| Sim shalom No. 1 | Amidah ; interfaith; peace | Solo + congregation - Lead sheet | V |
| Sim Shalom No. 2 | Amidah ; interfaith; peace. This links with Lo Yisa Goi No.1 thematically and musically. | 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.) | A |
| Simcha Song (Ps 81) | Celebrations: bar / bat mitzvah , wedding, anniversary, baby blessing; festivals | Lively round for 3 voices, 48 bar melody (3 contrasting sub-sections) - Lead sheet - Optional piano part | A |
| Tashlich (Micah 7:18-19) | Rosh Hashanah; High Holy Days | Round for 2 voices, 8 bar melody, and simple body movements - Lead sheet | A |
| Three Traditional Festival Songs 1) Hayom, Hayom 2) Al Hanisim 3) Mah Nishtanah | Rosh Hashanah; Chanukah; Pesach | 2 voices + piano | A |
| Trust In You (Ps 131) | Spiritual challenge; Shoah memorial; interfaith; Parshat Va’yeshev | Voice + piano - Lead sheet | A |
| V'asu Li Mikdash (Ex. 25:8) | Terumah; community building; dedication of a synagogue; chanukat habayit (dedication of a home); wedding | Round for 2 voices, 16 bar melody. Piano part and/or guitar chords. Also 2 optional single line instruments. | A |
| V'erastich Li (Hosea 2:21-22) | Wedding; Shavuot ; laying t'fillin; Kabbalat Shabbat ; interfaith; Parashat Yitro | Voice + piano - Duet (equal voices) + piano | A + V |
| V'shavti B'veit Adonai (Ps. 23:6) | Yom Kippur Mincha ; Shabbat ; for reassurance; High Holy Days | Round for 2 voices, 32 bar melody - Lead sheet | A |
| V'taheir Libeinu | High Holy Days amidah | Includes instructions for a simple circle dance - Lead sheet | A |
| Yedid Nefesh | Kabbalat Shabbat ; interfaith | Voice + piano - duet + piano | A |
| Yism'chu B'malchut'cha | Shabbat morning | Voice + piano or guitar | A |
| Yism'chu Hashamayim (Ps 96:11) | Shabbat; environment & ecology | Lead sheet | A |
| Yotzeir Or | Morning blessing before the Sh'ma ; interfaith | Lead sheet - Optional piano and whistle/recorder parts | A + V |
| 'You have all been shown what is good' (Micah 6:8)- its music and meaning. 2nd article. | Peace; interfaith; justice | Round for 2 voices, 16 bar melody - Lead sheet | A |
| Your People Will Be My People (Ruth 1:16-18) | Conversion; Shavuot ; interfaith; Parashat Yitro | Voice + piano - duet + piano | A + V |
| Y'varech'cha Adonai (Priestly Blessing) (Numbers 6:24-26) | Wedding; bar / bat mitzvah ; Shabbat morning; any time | Voice + piano - SATB + piano | A |