Learn the words to this wonderful Jewish song about being together with Shaboom! songleader and Bay Area children’s music superstar, Isaac Zones! He sings it two ways…so stick around to hear both!

The words are: Hinei Ma Tov U’Ma Naim Shevet Achim Gam Yachad, and it means How Good, and How Pleasant, it is to Hang Out Together with Brothers and Sisters.

A great Rosh Hashanah song for kids is “Dip the Apple in the Honey” – it’s easy to learn and really fun for children to sing while they celebrate the sweet Jewish New Year by dunking apples in honey.

Join the cast of Shaboom! for a singalong your kids – and you – will love. Next up – learn the blessing over apples from our adorable preschool Rosh Hashanah blessing video.

Learn the Shabbat candle blessing with this karaoke video recorded and painted by kids in Kindergarten and Second Grade at Temple Isaiah in Lafayette, California.

“ברוך אתה ה״ אלוהינו מלך העולם אשר קדשנו במצותיו וצונו להדליק נר של שבת”
Barukh ata Adonai Eloheinu Melekh ha‑olam, asher kid’shanu b’mitzvotav v’tzivanu l’hadlik ner shel Shabbat.
“Blessed are You, Adonai, our God, Ruler of the universe, who has sanctified us with commandments and commanded us to light Shabbat candles.”

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Learn the Hamotzi blessing that Jewish people say before eating bread made out of wheat, barley, rye, oats, or spelt flour. (And famously, challah, the special braided bread, on Shabbat!) The name of the Hamotzi blessing, by the way, comes from the Hebrew מוציא “he removes.”

This karaoke video was recorded and painted by kids in the third and fourth grades at Temple Sinai of Oakland.

The words they are singing are:

ברוך אתה ה’ א‑לוהינו, מלך העולם, המוציא לחם מן הארץ.‏
Barukh ata Adonai Eloheinu, melekh ha’olam, hamotzi lehem min ha’aretz.
Blessed are You, Adonai, Who brings forth bread from the earth.

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Learn the Dayenu lyrics and singalong with the classic Passover song in this karaoke video produced by Second Grade and “Yad b‘Yad” Students at Temple Isaiah in Lafayette, California.

Dayenu (דַּיֵּנוּ) means “It Would Have Been Enough,” and it is sung midway through the Passover seder meal. Once you learn the Dayenu lyrics, you’ll be able to clap and sing with the best of them!

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Learn the Jewish song called David Melech Yisrael (דוד מלך ישראל‎ “David is the King of Israel”) with kids in Kindergarten and First Grade from Temple Isaiah in Lafayette, California. The song lyrics are simple and consist of only five words which are repeated many times. These lyrics can be translated into English as, “David, king of Israel, lives and endures.” (דוד מלך ישראל, חי, חי וקיים‎), transliterated to: David Melech Yisrael; Chai, Chai, Vekayam.

Jewish children are often taught this song at a young age, as it is fairly easy to memorize. Common traditions involve singing it with added arm and hand movements, or singing it as fast as possible while trying to keep up with the arm and hand movements.

Gratitude for David Melech Yisrael

This video is the outcome of a series of creative Jewish learning and media workshops offered in 2014 exclusively to Jewish educational groups in the San Francisco East Bay Area

Thank you to each of the Temple Isaiah students, board members and staff leaders that participated in this project. A very special thanks to each of the leaders that helped make this project happen.

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Learn the Jewish song called Shalom Chaverim (שלום חברים‎, “Farewell My Friends”) with kids in grades K-2 from Congregation B’nai Shalom of Walnut Creek.

Lyrics:

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Learn the Jewish song Hinei Ma Tov (הִנֵּה מַה טוֹב “Behold how good”) in this karaoke video produced by kids from Kitah Aleph, Kitah Bet, and Kitah Gimmel at Temple Beth Torah in Fremont, California.

The words are:

Hinei ma tov u’mah-nayim shevet achim gam yachad.

Behold how good and how pleasing when siblings sit together in unity.

הִנֵּה מַה טוֹב וּמַה נָּעִים שֶׁבֶת אָחִים גַּם יַחַד

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Adamah V’shamayim is an increasingly popular song in the Jewish world, especially at camps and wilderness retreats. אדמה ושמים  means “Earth & Sky”.

Adama V’shamayim, Chom Ha’esh, Tzlil hamayim
Ani margish zot begufi, beruchi, benishmati.
Heya, heya, heya, heya, heya, heya, heya,ho
Heya, heya, heya, heya, heya, heya, heya,ho

Earth and sky, heat of fire, sound of water
I can feel it in my body, in my spirit, in my soul.

Learn this moving, chantlike song with this Jewish karaoke video recorded and painted by kids from Berkeley’s  Wilderness Torah  B’hootz program.

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Learn the Jewish prayer called Shehecheyanu (שהחינו‎, “Who has given us life”) with kids from the Wilderness Torah K-5 “B’hootz” Program. The Shehecheyanu is said to celebrate special occasions, and to be thankful for new and unusual experiences.

Shehecheyanu Transliterated Lyrics:

Baruch atah Adonai, Elohenu melekh ha’olam shehecheyanu veKiyemanu vehigi’anu lazeman hazeh.

Blessed are You, Adonai our God, Ruler of the Universe, who has granted us life, sustained us and enabled us to reach this season.

בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְיָ

אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הַעוֹלָם שֶׁהֶחֱיָנוּ וְקִיְּמָנוּ

 וְהִגִּיעָנוּ לַזְּמַן הַזֶּה

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