Aug. 2nd, 2020

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In Jewish tradition, a niggun is a wordless melody, often used in prayer to set a mood. This one is based on the theme from The Legend of Zelda by Koji Kondo.

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/ Em - - - / C - G - / F - Em - / F# - B7 - /
 
/ Em - - - / C - B7 - / / / F - Em - / B7 - Em - /
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This song was previously released as "Yehudi Mind Tricks".  The song hasn't changed, just the title.

The stories of Moses and of Luke Skywalker match up in a lot of places. Being taken away from their parents. Encountering a deeper spiritual reality. Hearing the Call. Standing up to an Empire. But, most of all, what ties them together is the Desert.

lyrics and music by Benjamin Newman
chorus based on Ben Kenobi's theme from Star Wars by John Williams
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A setting of the evening blessing for creation from the Hebrew liturgy. This prayer praises G!d for the changing light of the evening sky.

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Reb. Zalman Schachter-Shalomi suggested the image of the Earth as seen from space as a face of the divine, which for me flowed naturally into this line from Psalm 92: "my rock, in which there is no flaw".

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after and ttto: "Tzadik Katamar", Psalm 92:13-16, tune trad.

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A setting of Exodus 15:20-21 — Miriam takes her timbrel (frame drum) in her hand and sings at the shore of the sea.

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Aug. 2nd, 2020 02:21 pm
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A setting of selected lines from the morning blessing for creation from the Hebrew liturgy. I especially love the image of G!d opening the windows of the day.

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