Art and Music

Featured: Passover: The Seder

This audio program offers an overview of the structure, development and religious meanings of the haggadah and the Passover seder with Rabbis Joy Levitt and Richard Hirsh. It includes a special behind-the-scenes look at the Reconstructionist haggadah, A Night of Questions, and its accompanying music CD. This is an episode of Heart, Mind and Spirit.

Topics: Education, Holiday Resources, Art and Music, Jewish Practice, Pesach

Type: Audio Interview

How to Light the Hanukkah Menora and Sing the Blessings

Listen and watch Rabbi Jeff Eisenstat as he demonstrates lighting the Hanukkah menorah. He's also thrown in "O' Hanukkah, O' Hanukkah" whose famous English words were written by Mordecai Kaplan's daughter, Judith Eisenstein.

Topics: Jewish Life, Art and Music, Jewish Practice, Holidays, Hanukkah

Type: How to

High Holiday Liturgy

RRC provides audio clips of the High Holy Day liturgy in downloadable files. These are great for anyone preparing to lead or participate in services for the Days of Awe.

Topics: Jewish Life, Art and Music, Holidays, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur

Type: Music

Light and Dark: A Hanukkah Song

Words and sheet music for three-part vocal harmony for a Hanukkah song about differences between dark and light, good and evil. Music and Lyrics by Margot L. Stein. Arrangement by Elizabeth Bolton.

Topics: Art and Music, Holidays, Hanukkah, Harmoniyah Music Collection

Type: Music

Hassal Siddur Pesach

Melody for the penultimate prayer in the Passover Haggadah, Hebrew text, transliteration, translation, and mp3 are provided.

Topics: Jewish Life, Art and Music, Jewish Practice, Holidays, Pesach, Harmoniyah Music Collection

Type: Music

Lulay - Psalm 27

A song from the closing verses of Psalm 27. Music and English translation written by Rabbi Margot Stein. Arranged and sung by MIRAJ. Audio file, Hebrew text, transliteration, and English translation are provided.

Topics: Art and Music, Harmoniyah Music Collection

Type: Music

Joyful, Soulful, Prayer

Original music written for Exodus 15:17-18. Introductory text includes Hebrew words, translation, and the author's intention in writing the niggun and his own personal story associated with it. Audio mp3 included.

Topics: Jewish Life, Divrei Torah, Art and Music, Harmoniyah Music Collection

Type: Dvar Torah

The Omer Song

Fast, fun, song about counting the omer. Lyrics and mp3 included.

Topics: Jewish Life, Art and Music, Jewish Practice, Omer Counting, Harmoniyah Music Collection

Type: Music

Addendum to Symposium on Music in Jewish Life After the First-Ever Harmoniyah Music Retreat

In her essay of the latest Harmoniyah retreat in November of 2007, Margot Stein reports on the state of Reconstructionist music with its reinvention of tradition and ability to experiment in new territory. Stein also reflects on the use of music as a vehicle for spirituality.

Topics: Jewish Life, Art and Music

Type: Article

Music from Camp JRF 2007

Lyrics to songs sung at Camp JRF in the summer of 2007.

Topics: Jewish Life, Art and Music

Type: Other

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Featured: Passover: The Seder

How to Light the Hanukkah Menora and Sing the Blessings

High Holiday Liturgy

Light and Dark: A Hanukkah Song

Hassal Siddur Pesach

Lulay - Psalm 27

Joyful, Soulful, Prayer

The Omer Song

Addendum to Symposium on Music in Jewish Life After the First-Ever Harmoniyah Music Retreat

Music from Camp JRF 2007

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This is the archival site for Jewishrecon.org. It is no longer updated.

For the new site, please visit https://ReconstructingJudaism.org