Song List for the Shabbat with Friends Gathering with Alan and Diane Chodorow

Song	Electronic Link	Page in Bencher or Link to Song Sheet	Background on the Song
Sandia Nign	https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cGKmYlGE3jIGWovIXTubXfv6ZzPO1TeK/view?usp=sharing	n/a	Based on Klezmer Institute Data Base of a 1913 Recording in Ukraine. By reintroducing it in New Mexico, we have renamed it the Sandia Nigun.
Shevet Achim Nign	"Sheves Achim Nigun - (Wordless Melody)" (2016) by Joey Weisenberg and the Hadar Ensemble - YouTube	n/a	A nigun composed by Joey Weisenberg.
Mozi’s Nigun with the SWF Singing Core.	(3) mozi's nigun - Bing video	n/a	This nigun composed by Joey Weisenberg which also can serve as a melody for the Kabbalistic prayer, “Ana Ba’cho’ah”, of Kabbalat Shabbat.
Gowanus Nign	Gowanus Nigun | Joey Weisenberg (bandcamp.com)		A nigun composed by Joey Weisenberg while walking on the banks of the Gowanus River in Brooklyn.
Od Yeshama	▶︎ Od Yishama | Joey Weisenberg & The Hadar Ensemble | Joey Weisenberg (bandcamp.com)		Words spoken by the prophet, Jeremiah. The melody is a bit newer and composed by Joey Weisenberg. This beloved wedding song (with its many versions) is the one most ofter sung when couples are lifted up in chairs.
Diane Chodorow’s Sim Shalom	No link available	Song sheet	The song comes from the end of the Shabbat morning Amidah. It petitions God for peace for the Jewish people and (in newer versions) for the whole world.
L’eila	L'eila (Kaddish) - Joey Weisenberg - YouTube	Song Sheet	A new song with a beautiful interpretation of a section of the Kaddish.

Havdallah

Havdallah ritual p. 119-210	Bencher 118-126	(1) How to Havdalah - Bing video	Havdallah in Hebrew means to differentiate. It marks the symbolic ending of the Sabbath day. The actual end of Shabbat occurs when one recites a special blessing in the liturgy of the evening service proclaiming the end of the Sabbath. Havdallah has many commentaries and interpretations. One of the best commentaries is in Larry Hoffman’s My Jewish Prayerbook series with Jewish Lights Press.
Hineh El Yeshuati 118	Bencher 118	hine el yeshuati - Bing images ▶ Hine El Yeshuati (Behold God is My Salvation) - Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach - YouTube	Introductory paragraph to Havdallah.
Eliyahu Hanavi	Bencher 121		A longstanding Jewish custom is to sing Elijah the Prophet as part of the Havdallah ritual. This expresses a hope that the Messiah will come in the upcoming week. Elijah is a personification of hope in Jewish tradition and has a prominent symbolic presence at Brit Milah (ritual circumcision), the Passover Seder (The Cup of Elijah), among others rituals and occasions.
Hamavdil ben Hodesh lchol Lichvod Hemdat Levavi 122	Bencher 122	דודו דרעי - לכבוד חמדת לבבי - YouTube Ha Mavdil (Jewish Liturgy) - La Prima Vez | Fortuna - YouTube I prefer the Fortuna version.	Another beloved melody associated with Havdallah.
LaNer Uvsamim Handout	Song Sheet	יובל טייב יובל טייב ולכבוד חמדת לבבי - YouTube laner uvsamim, ofra haza - Bing images laner uvsamim, ofra haza - Bing images	A Havdallah melody from the Yemenite Jewish tradition. To see it done in a Yemenite household, click on the link with Ofra Haza, the late Israeli singer, who was filmed singing it with her Yemenite family in Israel.