Chanukkah Songsheet

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Happy Chanukkah, Rodfei Zedek! We celebrate in community with the lighting of the candles and singing these songs and throughout the holiday. Sing along with us here with these audio recordings: https://www.rodfei.org/chanukkah-songs.html Ma’oz Tsur (Rock of Ages) Hebrew words by Mordechai, 13th century poet English words: Marcus Jastrow, Gustav Gottheil Adapted from the German; Leopold Stein Ashkenazic melody

Ma-oz tsur y’shu-ati, L’cha na-eh l’shabei-ach Ti-kon beit t’filati V’sham toda n’zabeiach L’eit tachin mat-beiach Mi’tzar ham’na-bei-ach Az egmor b’shir mizmor Chanukat ha-miz- beiach (2x)

Rock of ages let our song praise thy saving power. Thou amidst the raging foes was our shelt’ring tower. Furious they assailed us, but your arm availed us. And your word broke their sword when our own strength failed us (2x)

חבשל האנ 2ל ,יתעושי רוצ זועמ חבזנ הדו ת םשו ,יתלפת תיב ןוכת .

חבנמה רצמ חבטמ ןיכת תעל . חבזמה תכנח רומזמ רישב רומגא זא .

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S'vivon Words: L. Kipnis Folk Song

S’vivon, sov sov sov! Chanukah hu chag tov. Chanukah hu chag tov. S’vivon sov sov sov! Chag simcha hu la-am, Nes, Gadol, Haya, Sham Nes, Gadol, Haya, Sham, Chag simcha hu la-am Dreidel, spin spin spin! Chanukah is a good holiday! Chanukah is a holiday for the People A great miracle happened there! Mi Y’Maleil?/Who Can Retell? Hebrew: Music by Menashe Ravina; words: unknown English: B.M. Edidin, Judith K. Eisenstein and others Mi y’maleil g’vu-rot Yisraeil? Otan mi yim-neh? Hein b’chol dor ya-kum ha-gi-bor Go-eil ha-am Sh’ma! Bayamim ha-heim bazman hazeh Makabi moshia ufodeh Uv-yaminu kol am Yisraeil, yit-acheid yakum l’hi-ga-eil. (continued…)

בס בס בס ןוביבס בוט גח אוה הכנח בוט גח אוה הכנח בס בס בס ןוביבס

םעל אוה החמש גח םש היה לודג סנ

םש היה לודג סנםעל אוה החמש גח

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Who can retell the things that befell us? Who can count them? In ev’ry age a hero or sage Came to our aid

הנמי ימ ןתוא לארשי תורובג ללמי ימ םעה לאוג רובגה םוקי רוד לכב ןה

הזה ןמזב םהה םימיב !עמש לארשי םע לכ ונימיבו הדופו עישומ יבכמ לאגיו םוקי ,דחאתי

I Have a Little Dreidel Music: Samuel Goldfarb Words: S.S. Grossman I have a little dreidel, I made it out of clay, And when it’s dry and ready, O dreidel I shall play

O dreidel, dreidel, dreidel, I made it out of clay, And when it’s dry and ready, then dreidel I shall play.

It has a lovely body, with legs so short and thin And when it gets all tired, it drops and then I win! My dreidel’s always playful, it loves to dance and spin And when it gets all tired, it drops and then I win! I have a little dreidel, I made it out of bread I didn’t try to spin it ‘cuz I ate it up instead!

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Yod’im Atem Lich’vod Ha’chanukah (In Honor of Chanukkah) Hebrew words by Hayim Nachman Bialik Folk melody Imi natnah levivah li, levivah chamah, metukah. Yod’im atem lich’vod ma? Lich’vod haChanukah. Avi hidlik nerot li Veshamash lo avukah. Yod’im atem lich’vod ma? Lich’vod haChanukah. Dodi natan sevivon li Sevivon oferet yetzukah. Yod’im atem lich’vod ma? Lich’vod haChanukah! My mother gave me a latke, a warm, sweet latke to eat. Do you know why she did so? To celebrate Chanukkah! My father lit some candles for me and a Shamash that looks like a torch. Do you know why he did so? To celebrate Chanukkah! My uncle gave me a dreidel cast in lead. Do you know why he did so? To celebrate Chanukkah!

הקותמ ,המח הביבל ,יל הביבל הנתנ ימיא הכונחה דובכל ?המ דובכל םתא םיעדוי

הקובא ול שמשו יל תורנ קילדה יבא הכונחה דובכל ?המ דובכל םתא םיעדוי

הקוצי תרפוע ןוביבס יל ןוביבס ןתנ ידוד הכונחה דובכל ?המ דובכל םתא םיעדוי

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Not By Might, Not By Power Words and Music by Debbie Friedman Not by might and not by power But by spirit alone Shall we all live in peace

The children sing The children dream And their tears may fall But we’ll hear them call And another song will rise Another song will rise Another song with rise

Happy Chanukkah, CRZ!

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Blessings for lighting the Hanukkah candles:

הכנח לש רנ קילדהל ונוצו ויתוצמב ונשדק רשא םלועה %למ וניה1א ינדא התא %ורב

Ba-ruch A-tah Ado-nai E-lo-he-nu Me-lech ha-olam a-sher ki-de-sha-nu be-mitz-vo-tav ve-tzi-va-

nu le-had-lik ner shel Cha-nu-kah.

Blessed are You, Adonai our God, Ruler of the universe, who has sanctified us with His

commandments, and commanded us to kindle the Chanukkah light.

הזה ןמזב םהה םימיב וניתובאל םיסנ השעש םלועה %למ וניה1א ינדא התא %ורב

Ba-ruch A-tah Ado-nai E-lo-he-nu Me-lech Ha-olam she-a-sa ni-sim la-avo-te-nu ba-ya-mim ha-

hem ba-zman ha-zeh.

Blessed are You, Adonai our God, Ruler of the universe, who performed miracles for our

ancestors in those days, at this time.

הזה ןמזל ונעיגהו ונמיקו וניחהש םלועה %למ וניה1א ינדא התא %ורב

Ba-ruch A-tah Ado-nai E-lo-he-nu Me-lech Ha-olam she-heche-ya-nu ve-ki-yi-ma-nu ve-higi-a-

nu laz-man ha-zeh.

Blessed are You, Adonai our God, Ruler of the universe, who has granted us life, sustained us,

and enabled us to reach this time!

Please note: Hanukkah candles are added to the menorah (chanukkiah) each night starting from the right side. Candles are then lit from left to right (light the newest candle first.)