Pillars for Parsha B’shalach: V’adonai holech lifnayhem Yomam b’amud anan L’anhotam l’derech V’laila B’amud esh Le-ha-eer lahem lalechet Yomam V’laila A pillar of cloud by day to guide us on our way And a pillar of fire by night to brighten dark with light Parashat Beshalach / פָּרָשַׁת בְּשַׁלַּח Hebcal Date Sefaria Torah Reading Exodus 13:17-17:16
Song lyrics & Song music by Rabbi Elizabeth W. Goldstein https://www.hebcal.com/sedrot/beshalach https://www.sefaria.org/Exodus.13.17-17.16 Beshalach Exodus 13:17-17:16 Pillars Song EWG Site Link
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Parsha Bo: The Confrontation Bo, Bo el paroh Hikhbaditi et libo Bo, Bo el paroh Hikhbaditi et libo Bo, Bo el paroh Let me people go Bo, Bo el paroh Let me people go U’lema’an, U’lema’an Tisaper B’oznay B’inaychem Vi’da-tem Ki Ani Adoshem U’lema’an, U’lema’an Tisaper B’oznay B’inaychem Vi’da-tem Ki Ani Adoshem Translation: Go, Go to Pharoh I have hardened his heart Go Go to Pharoh Let my people Go So that, So thar You will be able to tell it to your children And they will know that I am YHWH Bo Hebcal Date Sefaria Torah Reading Exodus 10:1-13:16
Song lyrics & Song music by Rabbi Elizabeth W. Goldstein https://www.hebcal.com/sedrot/bo https://www.sefaria.org/Exodus.10.1-13.16 Bo El Paroh. Va'era Maleh Dam From the Negev to the Yam Like the Nile Were full of Dam Maleh Dam So the midwives Tried to save Many babies From the waves But there was dam dam dam Maleh dam So the waters of the Nile Carried forth A helpless child It was her last ability All this death Too much for me Cause there is dam dam Malaeh dam Moses held his out staff But the Nile began to laugh The magic your God creates For me it’s just too late I’m full of dam dam dam So there was dam dam dam dam Maleh dam (2x) For seven horrid days Egypt melted away Life gave way to Death But Pharoh held his breath For was dam dam dam dam Maleh dam (2x) From the Negev to the Yam Sanctify our holy dam We can save them They can save us If we choose To save dam dam dam holy dam Holy dam Vaera Hebcal Date Sefaria Torah Reading Exodus 6:2-9:35 Song lyrics & Song music by Rabbi Elizabeth W. Goldstein https://www.hebcal.com/sedrot/vaera https://www.sefaria.org/Exodus.6.2-9.35 Va'era Exodus 6:2-9:35 Va'era Maleh Dam
Shemot: The One Who Didn’t Know Lyrics
Based on Exodus Chapter 1 Asher lo Yada Lo yada et Yosef Asher lo Yada Lo yada et Yosef Asher lo Yada Lo yada et Yosef Asher lo Yada Hu melekh Hadash V’tirena Ha-meyaldot Et HaElohim V’lo asah ka-asher diber V’tehkayena et ha-yeladim V’eleh shemot B’nai Yisrael (3x) H’ba-im Mitzrayma Translation: The one who didn’t know Joseph The one who didn’t know him He was a new king of Egypt But the midwives feared the merciful God And did not do as commanded Rather they enabled the lives of the children And these are the names of the children of Israel Who came down to Egypt Vayekhi: A Life Well Lived (Genesis 47:28; 48:16) Vayekhi Vayekhi A life well lived; Vayekhi Vayekhi Vayekhi Yaakov HaMalakh Ha-Goel Oti Mikol Ra Yev-a-rekh Et Ha-Ne-areem Vayekhi Vayekhi A life well lived; Vayekhi Vayekhi Vayekhi Yaakov Bury him in the land of Canaan In the cave of Machpelah Vayekhi Vayekhi A life well lived; Vayekhi Vayekhi Vayekhi Yaakov In the end I will go too And God will remember To deliver you Vayekhi Yosef A life well lived; Vayekhi Vayekhi Vayekhi Yosef A Life well lived Vayekhi Vayekhi Vayekhi Thanks for the memories! Chazak Chazak V’nitchazek Chazak Chazak V’nitchazek Vayechi Hebcal Date Sefaria Torah Reading Genesis 47:28-50:26 Song lyrics & Song music by Rabbi Elizabeth W. Goldstein https://www.hebcal.com/sedrot/vayechi https://www.sefaria.org/Genesis.47.28-50.26 Bereshit / Genesis Songs, Music and Lyrics by Rabbi Elizabeth Goldstein
1. Bereshit Genesis 1.1 - 6.8 Ayehka, Call of the Inner Soul https://www.elizabethwgoldstein.com/bereshit-songs/ayehka-call-of-the-inner-soul-bereshit-genesis-11-68 2. Noach Genesis 6:9-11:32 The Promise of Earth Music https://www.elizabethwgoldstein.com/bereshit-songs/the-promise-of-earth-music-noach-genesis-69-1132 3. Lech-Lecha Genesis 12:1-17:27 Between You and Me https://www.elizabethwgoldstein.com/bereshit-songs/between-you-and-me-lech-lecha-genesis-121-1727 4. Vayera Genesis 18:1-22:24 A Call to Justice Covenant Through Narrative Happenstance https://www.elizabethwgoldstein.com/bereshit-songs/a-call-to-justice-covenant-through-narrative-happenstance-vayera-genesis-181-2224 5. Chayei Sara Genesis 23:1-25:18 A Pitcher and A Well, An Ode to Reevkah https://www.elizabethwgoldstein.com/bereshit-songs/a-pitcher-and-a-well-an-ode-to-reevkah-chayye-sarah-genesis-231-2518-music-and-lyrics 6. Toldot Genesis 25:19-28:9 Rebecca's Twins https://www.elizabethwgoldstein.com/bereshit-songs/rebeccas-twins-toldot-genesis-2519-289-music 7. Vayetzei Genesis 28:10-32:3 Mah Nora Vayetzay https://www.elizabethwgoldstein.com/bereshit-songs/mah-nora-vayetzei-vayetzay-genesis-2810-323-music-lyrics 8. Vayishlach Genesis 32:4-36:43 Wrestling https://www.elizabethwgoldstein.com/bereshit-songs/wrestling-parsha-vayishlach-genesis-324-3643-songs 9. Vayeshev Genesis 37:1-40:23 Pit of My Soul https://www.elizabethwgoldstein.com/bereshit-songs/pit-of-my-soul-vayshev-genesis-371-4023-songs 10. Miketz Genesis 41:1-44:17 Pharoh’s Nightmare https://www.elizabethwgoldstein.com/bereshit-songs/pharohs-nightmare-miketz-genesis-411-4417-lyrics 11. Vayigash Genesis 44:18-47:27 It Was God Not You https://www.elizabethwgoldstein.com/bereshit-songs/vayigash-it-was-god-not-you 12. Vayechi Genesis 47:28-50:26 A Life Well Lived https://www.elizabethwgoldstein.com/bereshit-songs/a-life-well-lived-vayechi-genesis-4728-5026-songs It Was God Not You by Rabbi Elizabeth W. Goldstein Vayigash Genesis 45:5-8 וְעַתָּ֣ה ׀ אַל־תֵּעָ֣צְב֗וּ וְאַל־יִ֙חַר֙ בְּעֵ֣ינֵיכֶ֔ם כִּֽי־מְכַרְתֶּ֥ם אֹתִ֖י הֵ֑נָּה כִּ֣י לְמִֽחְיָ֔ה שְׁלָחַ֥נִי אֱלֹהִ֖ים לִפְנֵיכֶֽם׃ Now, do not be distressed or reproach yourselves because you sold me hither; it was to save life that God sent me ahead of you. כִּי־זֶ֛ה שְׁנָתַ֥יִם הָרָעָ֖ב בְּקֶ֣רֶב הָאָ֑רֶץ וְעוֹד֙ חָמֵ֣שׁ שָׁנִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר אֵין־חָרִ֖ישׁ וְקָצִֽיר׃ It is now two years that there has been famine in the land, and there are still five years to come in which there shall be no yield from tilling. וַיִּשְׁלָחֵ֤נִי אֱלֹהִים֙ לִפְנֵיכֶ֔ם לָשׂ֥וּם לָכֶ֛ם שְׁאֵרִ֖ית בָּאָ֑רֶץ וּלְהַחֲי֣וֹת לָכֶ֔ם לִפְלֵיטָ֖ה גְּדֹלָֽה׃ God has sent me ahead of you to ensure your survival on earth, and to save your lives in an extraordinary deliverance. וְעַתָּ֗ה לֹֽא־אַתֶּ֞ם שְׁלַחְתֶּ֤ם אֹתִי֙ הֵ֔נָּה כִּ֖י הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים וַיְשִׂימֵ֨נִֽי לְאָ֜ב לְפַרְעֹ֗ה וּלְאָדוֹן֙ לְכׇל־בֵּית֔וֹ וּמֹשֵׁ֖ל בְּכׇל־אֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם׃ So, it was not you who sent me here, but God—who has made me a father to Pharaoh, lord of all his household, and ruler over the whole land of Egypt. It Was God Not You Lyrics כִּ֣י לְמִֽחְיָ֔ה שְׁלָחַ֥נִי אֱלֹקים Ki L’michyah, Shelachani Eloqim It was God and not You Who sent me away It was God who saved my life And will save yours today הֵ֔נָּה כִּ֖י הָאֱלֹקים Hee-nay Ki Ha-Eloqim Vayigash "It Was God Not You"
Hebcal Date https://www.hebcal.com/sedrot/vayigash Sefaria Torah Reading Genesis 44:18-47:27 https://www.sefaria.org/Genesis.44.18-47.27 Song lyrics & Song music by Rabbi Elizabeth W. Goldstein Miketz: Pharoh’s Nightmare Based on Genesis 41:15-28 Track 1: Dream Dream Dream Track 2: Sheva Parot, Parot Yefot Sheva Parot Yefot mareh Sheva Parot, parot Ra-ot Parot Dakot Basar Vayikatz paroh V’Yishan V’yahalom shenit Vayahalom Sheva Shibalim Sheva Shebaim Dakot Qadim V’yaan Yosef et paoh La’mor Bil-aday Elohim Ya’aneh et Sh’lom paraoh Miketz Hebcal Date Sefaria Torah Reading Genesis 41:1-44:17
Song lyrics & Song music by Rabbi Elizabeth W. Goldstein https://www.hebcal.com/sedrot/miketz https://www.sefaria.org/Genesis.41.1-44.17 Vayeshev Pit of My Soul Lyrics I am falling down, down, down (3x) Down to the Pit of My Soul Down to the pit of my soul, soul, soul (4x) V’ haBor Rayk, Ayn Bo Mayim (3x) (And the pit was empty, there was no water in it) Ayn Bo Mayim Ayn Bo Mayim, Soul, Soul, Soul (3x) Down to the Pit of My Soul Vayeshev Hebcal Date Sefaria Torah Reading Genesis 37:1-40:23
Song lyrics & Song music by Rabbi Elizabeth W. Goldstein https://www.hebcal.com/sedrot/vayeshev https://www.sefaria.org/Genesis.37.1-40.23 Vayishlach: Wrestling Lyrics Save me Bless me Do not leave me alone Hatzilayni Na Miyad Achi Wrestle with me Set yourself free And let your name be Yisrael Feel what is real To bless and to heal Now my name is Yisrael Vayishlach Hebcal Date Sefaria Torah Reading Genesis 32:4-36:43
Song lyrics & Song music by Rabbi Elizabeth W. Goldstein https://www.hebcal.com/sedrot/vayishlach https://www.sefaria.org/Genesis.32.4-36.43 Vayetzay Vayetzei Parsha Genesis 28:17 מַה־נּוֹרָ֖א הַמָּק֣וֹם הַזֶּ֑ה אֵ֣ין זֶ֗ה כִּ֚י אִם־בֵּ֣ית אֱלֹהִ֔ים וְזֶ֖ה שַׁ֥עַר הַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ Mah Norah Hamaqom Hazeh Lyrics Music On a stone where angels tread Jacob lay down to rest his head Ascending up high and down again A ladder went forth with no clear end Mah Norah Hamaqom Hazeh Havayah is who I am And to you I give this land I trust that all who live with you, Will be blessed with angels too. Mah Norah Hamaqom Hazeh I will stand guard over you And your children will be blessed too When it seems like I’ve gone dark I’ll shine my light upon your heart Mah Norah Hamaqom Hazeh I did not know What filled this space was Havayah in this holy place Mah Norah Hamaqom Hazeh Shamayim’s door is open wide To renew myself And leave my pride. Mah Norah Hamaqom Hazeh Vayetzei Hebcal Date Sefaria Torah Reading Genesis 28:10-32:3
Song lyrics & Song music by Rabbi Elizabeth W. Goldstein https://www.hebcal.com/sedrot/vayetzei https://www.sefaria.org/Genesis.28.10-32.3 |
Rabbi Elizabeth W. GoldsteinRabbi Elizabeth Goldstein is a Gonzaga Professor in the Religious Studies Department and a Jewish Chaplain to the Jewish Student Group. She is a talented musician and singer song writer in Spokane, Washington. Please contact her at Gonzaga if you would like to for Scholar in Residence or Musician in Residence programs. Archives
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