Music and Songs

Every week Hazzan Piatigorsky records melodies from a wide range of composers and e-mails them to the congregation in the form of a "Song of the Week". Congregants add them to their repertoire, and can then participate more fully in services. Below are many of these songs that we continue to sing on Shabbatot and Festivals.

Shabbat Evening

 Friday Night at Home MUSIC Friday Night at Home TEXT
Yom Zeh M'Chubad MUSIC Yom Zeh M'Chubad TEXT
Shabbat Candle Blessing MUSIC  Shabbat Candle Blessing TEXT
Shabbat Hamalkah MUSIC Shabbat Hamalkah TEXT
Shalom Aleichem I and II Shalom Aleichem TEXT
Shiru L'Adonai (Psalm 96) MUSIC Shiru L'Adonai (Psalm 96) TEXT
 L'cha Dodi I , II, III, and IV L'cha Dodi TEXT 
Tov L'hodot (Psalm 92) MUSIC Tov L'hodot (Psalm 92) TEXT 
V'shamru I and II V'shamru TEXT
Yigdal MUSIC Yigdal TEXT

Shabbat Morning 

Shir Lama'alot (Psalm 121) MUSIC Shir Lama'alot (Psalm 121) TEXT
Psalm 150 MUSIC Psalm 150 TEXT
Nishmat Kol Chai MUSIC Nishmat Kol Chai TEXT
Ilu Finu MUSIC Ilu Finu TEXT
Shochein Ad MUSIC Shochein Ad TEXT
Hareni M'kabel Alai MUSIC Hareni M'kabel Alai TEXT
Collect into One (Havienu) MUSIC Collect into One (Havienu) TEXT
Eil Adon MUSIC Eil Adon TEXT 
 Ma Ashiv (Hallel, Psalm 116) MUSIC Ma Ashiv (Hallel, Psalm 116) TEXT 
M'chalkeil Chayim MUSIC M'chalkeil Chayim TEXT
Mimkomcha MUSIC Mimkomcha TEXT
Blessing of Peace MUSIC Blessing of Peace TEXT
Sefardic Ein Keloheinu MUSIC   Sefardic Ein Keloheinu TEXT
Shehu Noteh Shamayim (from Aleinu) MUSIC Shehu Noteh Shamayim (from Aleinu) TEXT
Anim Z'mirot MUSIC Anim Z'mirot TEXT

 

Havdallah MUSIC Havdallah TEXT

 High Holy Days

Adon Has'lichot MUSIC Adon Has'lichot TEXT
Ya'aleh MUSIC Ya'aleh TEXT
Areshet S'fateynu MUSIC Areshet S'fateynu TEXT
Hayom Harat Olam MUSIC Hayom Harat Olam TEXT
Adam Y'sodo MUSIC Adam Y'sodo TEXT
Hayom MUSIC Hayom TEXT

Clara - An American Tale in Story and Song 

Play all the songs of the D'var Shir

 

Email Hazzan Ayelet at cantor [at] westendsynagogue [dot] org to request to receive the Song of the Week

*all recordings are Hazzan Ayelet singing settings by various composers

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