A setting for the evening Mi Khamokha for use on Martin Luther King Jr. Weekend. It combines the hymn, "We Shall Overcome" with the "Shira" tune used to chant the Song of the Sea from Exodus.
I believe in creating music which is prayerful, expressive of the text, and has a Jewish sound. Most of all, I like to write music with which I would pray myself. If you have questions, or if you are interested in me writing a piece, please let me know!
A setting for voice and keyboard of I Samuel 1:13, 2:1-4; 8-9. One of the first documented prayers of the Bible.
Mi Shebeirakh - El Na R’fa Na La
for Cantor, congregation, and keyboard, a setting of the traditional Hebrew healing text. The refrain is a on the "Bonei v'rakhamav" of Ellstein. Easily sung by the congregation!
For high solo voice and Soprano-Alto choir. A setting of the 23rd psalm in Hebrew and English. The Hebrew phrases sung by the solo are translated by the choir into English.
a musical setting of the poem by Leah Goldberg.
for Solo, S.A.T.B. choir, and keyboard. Text taken from Pirkei Avot 1:14, 2:16, and Micah 6:8 Pirkei Avot 1:14
"He used to say: If I am not for myself, who will be for me? And if I am for myself only, what am I? And if not now, when?"
"He would say, 'It is not up to you to finish the work, yet you are not free to avoid it.'"
"It has been told to you, O mortal, what is good, And what God requires of you: Only to do justice And to love goodness, And to walk humbly with your God."
for Cantor, S.A.T.B. choir, and keyboard, a setting of the traditional "T'fillat HaDerekh," or Travelers' Prayer, in Hebrew.