Here are some of the songs we sing!
Below are the lyrics of its new Purim song, written by David Block and Immanuel Shalev.
The Purim Song:
Stand stand for a tale so grand Shushan is the place where it all began The hidden miracle One man, second in command Slay all the Jews was his wicked plan A scheme so miserable He chose a day for the disaster It’s ironic what came after He didn’t know a girl named Esther Would turn it upside down So raise your glass if you can see the hidden meaning It's right in front of you We will never be never be anything but proud to tell the story V'nahafoch hu (it was turned upside down) Won’t you come on and come on and raise your glass just come on and come on and raise your glass Esther became the queen Cuz’ G-d was pulling strings from behind the scenes She wore the royal crown Three days the Jews just prayed, Queen Esther risked her life went to save the day She took Haman down The streets were filled with celebration Everyone ate Hamantashen Jubilation for the nation Ken tihiyeh lanu… (So should it be for us) So raise your glass if you can see the hidden meaning It's right in front of you We will never be never be anything but proud to tell the story V'nahafoch hu Won’t you come on and come on and raise your glass Just come on and come on and raise your glass So get your costumes on Make noise and drown out Haman Don’t drink like a fool And remember and remember What the day’s about… So raise your glass if you see G-d in hidden places, He's right in front of you, We will never be never be anything but proud to tell our story V'nahafoch hu So raise your glass if you can see the hidden meaning, It's right in front of you, We will never be never be anything but proud to tell the story V'nahafoch hu Won’t you come on and come on and raise your glass just come on and come on and raise your glass…Dreidel:
You know I love it, when you spin But I love you better, when I win My heart is twirling, like a top I hope it’s never ever ever gonna stop You’ve got four letters, that tell the story Of how my people survived and fought for glory You know I made you, out of clay And when you’re dry and ready dreidel I will play I’ll be like dreidel, dreidel, dreidel, oh (3x) Twirlin’ around and around Keep on spinnin’ dreidel, dreidel, dreidel, oh (3x) Come on and show me that gimmel now
Latkes:
It was December, I was hangin’ with my meidel
Eating gelt and spinnin’ up some dreidel
Tryin’ to win but I was not so nimble
I got the nuns and she got all the gimmels
It was Ma’oz Tzur that I was hearin’
As my coins continued disappearin’
Suddenly my nose starts to twitchin’
From the aroma comin’ from the kitchen
So we’re playin’ this game, just like I told ya
By the light of the Chanukah menorah
We had to finish the round, I couldn’t wait though –
I knew my mom was fryin’ up potatoes
They were latkes, fresh and delicious
My girl got up and I got suspicious
She said “relax, now don’t be a hater,
I’m just gon’ help her put away the grater”
In the night, we lit the lights
Like maccabees of days of old
But I can’t believe my girl has gone and stole… all my Chanukah latkes
How could she eat those latkes
All my Chanukah latkes