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Hanukkah Candle Lighting Song Book Beth Israel’s Zoom Hanukkah Candle Ligh8ng with Cantor Michael Zoosman and Monika Schwartzman כ״ו ְּבִכְסֵלו תשפ״א/December 12, 2020/27 Kislev 5781 HINEI EL Y’SHU’ATI ִה ֵּנה ֵאל ְיׁשָוּﬠִתי, ֶאְבַטח ְולֹא ֶאְפָחד, ִכי ָﬠִזּי ְוִזְמָרת ָיּה ה׳, ,Hineih eil y'shua-, evtach v'lo efchad ַו ְי ִהי ִלי ִל ׁיש ָוּﬠה: ׁ ְוּש ַא ְב ֶּתם ַמ ִים ְּב ָׂש ׂשוֹן ִמ ַּמ ַﬠְיֵני ַה ְי ׁש ָוּﬠה: :ki ozi v'zimrat yah Adonai, vay'hi li lishuah Ush'avtem mayim b'sason mima-aynei hayshuah: ַלה׳ ַהְיׁשָוּﬠה ַﬠל ַﬠ ְּמָך ִבְרָכֶתָך ֶּסָלה: ה׳ ְצָבאוֹת ִﬠ ָּמנוּ :L’Adonai hayshuah al am'cha virchatecha selah ִמ ְׂש ָּגב ָלנוּ ֱאלֹקי ַי ֲﬠקֹב ֶס ָלה: ה׳ ְצ ָבאוֹת ַא ְשֵרי ָאָדם ּב ֵֹטח :Adonai tz'va-ot imanu misgav lanu elohei ya-akov selah ָּבְך: ה׳ ה ִׁוֹשיָﬠה ַה ֶּמֶלְך ַיֲﬠֵננוּ ְביוֹם ָקְרֵאנוּ: :Adonai tz'va-ot ashrei adam botei-ach bach Adonai hoshi-ah hamelech ya-aneinu v'yom kor'einu: ַלְיִּהוּדים ָהְיָתה אוָֹרה ְו ִׂשְמָחה ְו ָׂשׂשוֹן ִויָקר: :Ly'hudim hay'tah orah v'simchah v'sason vikar ֵּכן ִּת ְה ֶיה ָּלנוּ, ּכוֹס ְי ׁשוּעוֹת ֶאָּׂשא. ְוּב ֵׁשם ה׳ ֶאְקָרא: :Kein -hyeh lanu. Kos y'shuot esa. Uv'sheim Adonai ekra 1. Birkhot Havdalah and Hanukkah Melody by Debbie Friedman ָּב ְרוּך ַא ָּתה ה׳, ֱאלֹקינוּ ֶמ ֶל ְך ָהעוֹ ָלם, Yai lai lai lai lai lai lai lai, Lai lai lai lai lai lai lai lai Yai lai lai lai lai lai lai lai lai Lai lai lai lai lai (repeat) ּבוֵֹרא ְפִרי ַה ָג ֶפן. ּ ,Barukh atah Adonai Eloheinu, Melekh ha’olamְ ָּב ְרוּך ַא ָּתה ה׳, ֱאלֹקינוּ ֶמ ֶל ְך ָהעוֹ ָלם, .Borei p’ri hagafen, borei p’ri hagafen (yai lais...) ּבוֵֹרא ִמיֵני ְב ָׂשִמים. Barukh atah Adonai Eloheinu, Melekh ha’olam, ָּב ְרוּך ַא ָּתה ה׳, ֱאלֹקינוּ ֶמ ֶל ְך ָהעוֹ ָלם, .Borei minei v’samim, orei minei v’samim ּבוֵֹרא ְמאוֵֹרי ָהֵאׁש. (...yai lais) Barukh atah Adonai Eloheinu, Melekh ha’olam, ָּב ְרוּך ַא ָּתה ה׳, ֱאלֹקינוּ ֶמ ֶל ְך ָהעוֹ ָלם, .Borei m’orei ha’eish, borei m’orei ha’eish ַה ַּמְבִדיל ֵּבין קֶֹדׁש ְלחוֹל, ֵּבין אוֹר ְלח ֶׁשְך, (...yai lais) ֵּבין ִי ְׂשָרֵאל ָלַﬠ ִּמים, ,Barukh atah Adonai Eloheinu, Melekh ha’olam Hamavdil bein kodesh l’hol, bein or l’choshekh, ֵּבין יוֹם ַה ְׁשִביִﬠי ְל ֵׁש ֶׁשת ְיֵמי ַה ַּמֲﬠ ֶׂשה. Bein Yisrael la’amim ָּב ְרוּך ַא ָּתה ה׳, ַה ַּמ ְבִדיל ֵּבין קֶֹדׁש ְלחוֹל. .bein yom hashvi’i l’sheishet y’mei hama’aseh Barukh atah Adonai, hamavdil bein kodesh l’hol. Yai lai lai lai lai lai lai lai, Lai lai lai lai lai lai lai lai Yai lai lai lai lai lai lai lai lai Lai lai lai lai lai (repeat) 1 Chanukkah Candleligh8ng Blessings ָּב ְרוּך ַא ָּתה ה׳ ,Barukh ata Adonai ֱאלֹקינוּ ֶמֶלְך ָהעוָֹלם, ,Eloheinu melekh ha’olam asher kid’shanu b’mitzvotav ֲא ׁ ֶשר ִק ְ ּד ׁ ָשנוּ ְּב ִמ ְצ ָוֹתיו v’tzivanu l’hadlik ner וְצִוָּ נוּ ְלַהְדִליק נֵ ר shel Hanukkah ֶׁשל ֲחֻנ ָּכה. ָּב ְרוּך ַא ָּתה ה׳ ,Barukh atah Adonai ֱאלֹקינוּ ֶמֶלְך ָהעוָֹלם, ,Eloheinu melekh ha’olam ֶׁשָﬠ ָׂשה ִנ ִּסים ַלֲאבֵוֹתינוּ she’asah nisim la’avoteinu bayamim haheim ַּבָיִּמים ָהֵהם bazman hazeh ַוּבְזַמן ַהֶזּה. 2 2. Eliyahu Hanavi אליהו הנביא, אליהו הנביא, אליהו התשבי, (Yosef Goldman (featuring Annie Lewis אליהו הגלעדי, אליהו הנביא Eliyahu hanavi, Eliyahu Hanavi Eliyahu ha-shbi במהרה יבוא אלינו Eliyahu hagiladi. Eliyahu hanavi במהרה יבוא אלינו Bimheirah yavo eileinu Bimheirah yavo eileinu עם משיח בן דוד. .Im Mashiah ben David 3. Shavua Tov 4. This LiTle Light of Mine Abbie Strauss Folk song Yom Rishon, Yom Sheini, Yom Shelishi This liYle light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine (x3) Yom revi’i, yom hamishi, yom shishi Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine! Yom Shabbat, yom Shabbat I’m gonna hold my light up in the air, I’m gonna let it shine (X 3) We count up to Shabbat Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine! Give every day everything we’ve got Shavua tov, shavua tov I’m gonna take my light around the world, Have a very good week, I’m gonna let it shine (X 3) Have a very good week Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine! I won’t let anyone woooosh it out, I’m gonna let it shine (X 3) Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine! 5. Hanukkah, Hanukkah Levin Kipnis חנוכה, חנוכה, חג יפה כל כך ,Hanukkah, Hanukkah אור חביב מסביב, Chag yafeh kol kach Or chaviv, misaviv, גיל לילד רך. .Gil leyeled rach חנוכה, חנוכה, Hanukkah, Hanukkah, סביבון סוב סוב Sevivon sov sov סוב נא סוב, סוב נא סוב ,Sov sov sov, sov sov sov מה נעים מה טוב. .Mah na'im vatov 3 6. Sevivon Sov Sov Sov סביבון - סוב סוב סוב, Levin Kipnis חנוכה הוא חג טוב. חנוכה הוא חג טוב, Sevivon, sov sov sov Hanukkah hu chag tov סביבון - סוב סוב סוב. Hanukkah hu chag tov sevivon, sov sov sov. סוב נא סוב כה וכה, נס גדול היה פה. ,Sov na sov, ko vacho nes gadol haya sham נס גדול היה פה, nes gadol haya sham סוב נא סוב כה וכה. .sov na sov, ko vacho 7. I Have a LiTle Dreidel Folk Song I Have a LiYle Dreidel I have a liYle dreidel, I made it out of clay, and when it’s dry and ready, then dreidel I shall play! Chorus: Oh, dreidel, dreidel, dreidel, I made it out of clay, and when it’s dry and ready, then dreidel I shall play! My dreidel is so playful, it loves to dance and spin; A happy game of dreidel, come play, now let’s begin! It has a lovely body, with legs so short and thin And when it gets all -red, it drops and then I win! 4 8. I am a Latke Debbie Friedman I am so mixed up that I cannot tell you, I’m si_ng in this blender turning brown. I’ve made friends with the onions and the flour, And the cook is scou-ng oil in the town. 9. Sufganiyot Ellen Allard I sit here wondering what will come of me, I can’t be eaten looking as I do. Chorus: I need someone to take me out and cook me, Sufganiyot gonna gonna make some Or I’ll really end up in a royal stew. sufganiyot yummy in the middle sufganiyot gonna gonna make some Chorus: sufganiyot I am a latke, I am a latke. And I am wai8ng for Hanukkah to come. What’s in the middle? I am a latke, I am latke. Strawberry And I am wai8ng for Hanukkah to come. What’s in the middle? Sufganiyot Every holiday has foods so special, What’s in the middle? I’d like to have that same aYen-on too, Strawberry I do not want to spend life in this blender, What’s in the middle of your sufganiyot. Wondering what I’m supposed to do. Chorus: Matzah And choroset are for Pesach, Sufganiyot gonna gonna make some Chopped liver and challah for Shabbat sufganiyot yummy in the middle Blintzes on Shavuot are delicious, sufganiyot gonna gonna make some And gefilte fish no holiday’s without. sufganiyot Chorus Crisp on the outside Sof in the inside It’s important that I have an understanding, Poppity pop it into your mouth Of what it is that I’m supposed to do. Sufganiyot, sufganiyot You see, there are many who are homeless, Sufganiyot, sufganiyot! With no jobs, no clothes and very liYle food. It’s so important that we all remember, That while we have most of the things we need. We must remember those who have so liYle, We must help them, we must be the ones to feed. Chorus 5 11. Hanukkah Bamba 10. Ocho Kandelikas Shira Kline Flory Jagoda Chorus: Hanukah linda sta aki, ocho kandelas para mi, Hanukah linda sta aki, ocho kandelas para mi, O... Hanukkah,Hanukkah! (X 4) Una kandelika, dos kandelikas, tres kandelikas, We’re gonna eat some latkes kuatro kandelikas, sintyu kandelikas, A whole lot’a lot’a latkes sej kandelikas, siete kandelikas, ocho kandelas para mi. Fry up some crispy latkes Muchas fiestas vo fazer, kon alegria i plazer, I can’t get enough latkes! Muchas fiestas vo fazer, kon alegria i plazer, O... We goYa light the candles, Una kandelika, dos kandelikas, tres kandelikas, add a new one every night, kuatro kandelikas, sintyu kandelikas, first you light the sha-mash, sej kandelikas, siete kandelikas, ocho kandelas para mi. menorah! Los pastelikos vo kumer, kon almendrikas i la myel, Los pastelikos vo kumer, kon almendrikas i la myel. O... Lets play a game of dreidel, spin around ‘-ll you get dizzy, Una kandelika, dos kandelikas, tres kandelikas, Nun Gimel Hey Shin, kuatro kandelikas, sintyu kandelikas, sej kandelikas, siete kandelikas, ocho kandelas para mi. you know the youngest always wins! We goYa tell the story, you got your macca-macca-bees, they were so brave, a true miracle! Now its -me to do some dancing, shake it all around, boogie woogie shake your tushy, we’re about to have some fun! We eat suf-ga-ni-yot, yummy yummy jelly doughnuts, we make the doughnuts in oil, I got the jelly in my belly! 6 Cantor Mike Zoosman 12. Ma'oz Tsur (tradi8onal folk) The name is a reference to the Hasmonean stronghold of Beth-zur. This Hebrew song is thought to have been wriYen some-me in the 13th century.
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