![]() ![]() That’s just not how my working memory works. We – meaning I – sing from the video every morning (except Shabbat, when I often skip the song altogether if I don’t know it well enough from memory).Įven when I know the tune and some of the words (like Adom Olam, the first song I tackled), I’m just weak at tying the words to the song and building the memory of it. Transliterated videos are best for me to get my sea legs, but I’ve done it from Hebrew-only too, it just takes longer. Just because of how my brain works, I prefer videos that show the lyrics as they are sung. With songs, I almost always start with YouTube, and I use YouTube to learn the song. I use it in our Morning Time with my toddler (and technically the baby). The Dreidel Song by Debbie Friedman How to Use It ![]() Many are hokey for sure, but that’s kid songs for you. And while I don’t think this makes the book any less acceptable to an orthodox parent, there are a lot of English lyric songs. But they do include multiple tunes for several songs, so maybe it’s not a problem after all. I don’t think the denomination affects the book, but it may affect which tunes are printed in the sheet music, since sometimes different tunes are more common in different places. Since people often care about where authors are coming from, this book is published by the Reform movement (by the Union of American Hebrew Congregations, which is now called the Union for Reform Judaism). I want to buy the second volume just to see what they could have possibly forgotten! They made a “complete” songbook and then realized it’s not complete. What can I say, I’m easily amused.) Despite being called “ The Complete Jewish Songbook for Children,” there is actually a volume 2! Note that this book doesn’t say anything about being volume 1. I’m sure there’s something from the davening that isn’t there (maybe some of the Psalms?), but it’s a very comprehensive collection.Įxcept. So far I’ve found everything I’ve gone looking for. I can lead our “davening” in Morning Time with only this one book and YouTube on my phone. ![]() I have the words right in front of my face, and all the songs are located in one place. I will probably never be “good” at it, but I can definitely improve and already have with the help of this book and YouTube. Whatever the cause, this is a limitation I have to manage as best I can. I think I pull it off well, except now I’ve told you my dirty little Shabbos secret. And there’s probably song mumbling instead of real words, depending on the song. And certainly not the order of the verses! I’m always a fraction of a second behind the group because my ear has to hear it first. Despite singing it every week for a decade or so, I still only know the words as the song is actually happening. In fact, I cannot sing Shalom Aleichem unless someone else is singing it. I can only sing along with a song AS it is being played, and I will have zero memory of the words at all other times. I can’t hear words in songs to save my life. The Hebrew text and translation are in blocks below or to the side. Transliteration is written under the notes on the sheet music, which I find difficult to read but better than nothing. You couldn’t ask for more. (Of course, always take translations with a grain of salt, especially when poetry is involved.) Depending on the space considerations for each individual song, the words are often spread across two pages. It includes transliteration, Hebrew text, and an English translation. So the value of this book isn’t in the sheet music for me, at least not at this point in my life.Īnd words it has. I could read sheet music…for a flute…in the sixth grade. So they recommended YouTube anyway to get a full version of the song. I did buy it used, but… On the other hand, from what I remember reading in the Amazon reviews, the CD only offers a partial clip of the song. I think my copy was supposed to come with a CD, but it didn’t, and I guess I forgot to follow up on that. The Complete Jewish Songbook for Children Let’s just say it upfront: this is an excellent resource, especially if you’re new to Jewish songs. ![]()
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