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MP3 Judy Tellerman - We Keep The Flame
Holy Pop: The infectious spirit will have you clapping, singing and moving - inspiring, spiritual, soothing, calming, enlivening - music industry mavens call her a great talent, a masterful melodist and brilliant lyricist and storyteller.
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ABOUT JUDY TELLERMAN’S MUSIC: Judy’s music conveys the beauty of the Bible to all people. “I wrote these songs because I wanted to join with people through music to feel the beauty of our wonderful religious heritage that has guided and sheltered us. I desire to write and sing songs that open a pathway for spiritual awakening, evoke a yearning for grace, and bring us closer together and closer to God. My songs are in English. My goal is to comprehend ancient wisdom and express it in music for everyone, regardless of their level of faith.”
FROM THE MAVENS:
•Danny Buch, SONY MUSIC Distribution, wrote, "She is a great talent."
•Arthur Levy, a well-known musicologist, wrote, "You are a masterful melodist and a brilliant lyricist and storyteller -- what more can I possibly say? I am in total awe of your talent."
•Paul Wieder, Music Critic for Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago JUF News, said, “Judy, you are a Jewish diva,” and wrote, “It is an innovative work that merges the latest in electronic production techniques and dance beats with Sephardic arrangements and Jewish moral themes. Many years in the making, the meticulous work has paid off.”
PRIZES AND HONORS:
•ASCAP (The American Society of Composers, Artists and Publishers) ASCAPLUS 2007 SONGWRITER AWARD, Jazz and Popular Division;
•Honorable Mention UNITED WE ROLL WORLD TOUR RADIO SHOW SONG CONTEST 2006 for “You Didn''t Have To Do It”;
UPCOMING PERFORMANCES:
•2008 Holocaust Commemoration, Washington, DC; 2008 Illinois Yom HaShoah Commemoration, Old State Capitol, Springfield, IL;
•2008, Their Voices, Our Voices Conference, Generations of the Shoah - New Jersey and the Holocaust Council of MetroWest, Whippany, NJ;
PERFORMANCES:
•January-December, 2007, Yiddish Winkel 3x/month, Hallandale Beach, Aventura, Miami, Florida;
• December, 2007, Springfield Arts Center First Night, First Presbyterian Church, Springfield, IL;
•November, 2007, ” Transcending Trauma Conference with Dina Wardi, author of Memorial Candles: Children of the Holocaust, Generations of the Shoah - New Jersey and the Holocaust Council of MetroWest – United Jewish Communities, Alex Aidekman Family Jewish Community Campus, Whippany, NJ;
•November, 2007, Congregation Beth Shalom Synagogue, Columbia, MO;
•November, 2007, ORT, Ritz Carlton, Chicago, IL;
•August, 2007, Hebrew Union College Store;
• June, 2007, Congregation Beth Shalom Synagogue, Columbia, MO;
• May, 2007, National Hellenic Museum, Chicago, IL; Andersson’s Café, Chicago, IL;
• April, 2007, "Abraham," East Bank Club of Chicago, IL;
Commissioned Premiere, July 2002, "Legacy," International Gathering of Descendants of Survivors of the Shoah, Palmer House, Chicago; in: Skirball Museum, Los Angeles, CA, U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, Washington, DC, U.S. Hellenic Museum, Chicago, IL; Hebrew Union College Store, Cincinnati, OH;
FEEDBACK
•Barbara Wind, Director, Holocaust Council, United Jewish Communities, Metrowest, NJ: “Thank you so much for the beautiful CD which I am SHARING and which I hope results in much activity for you. What an accomplished woman you are and blessed with the voice of an angel.”
•Stephen Benson, Jewish Women''s Archive, Brookline, MA, “We congratulate you on your accomplishments….”
•Felicia P. Zieff, Pres., Association of Descendants of the Shoah - Illinois, Inc.: “I am truly enjoying your songs….You are truly a wonderful singer!”
•Edlynne Sillman, Fine Art Photographer, Tucson, AZ: “Judith has the voice of an Angel. She surprised me at my adult Bat Mitzvah by singing to me and there wasn''t a dry eye in the room. Her singing was a cherished gift.”
•Debra Kolodny, Executive Director, ALEPH: Alliance for Jewish Renewal, "I love your work...."
•Judy Feintuch, Medical Librarian/CME Coordinator, Columbia, MO: “I''m still listening to WE KEEP THE FLAME whenever I''m in the car, which is a lot. “ABRAHAM GO FORTH” is my favorite for sheer exuberance. You can recognize me; I''m the one clapping and snapping my fingers while I’m driving!”
•Roz Alexander, noted Actress, Chicago, IL: “Joyous! Your voice is not only beautiful, it makes the words holy. The person’s essence comes through in her art. Great souls make great art.”
•Rachel Budnick, Real Estate Developer, Chicago, IL: “You sang right into my heart. It was the opposite of guilt. The way it comes through from your voice and your heart and your good intentions – it was beautiful, very pure.”
•National Hellenic Museum And Cultural Center, Chicago, IL: Dr. Eleanor Guralnick: "Enthralling, mesmerizing." Alice Ducas, Counselor: "You blew them away."
•Brian J. Pape, AIA, Historic Preservation & Green Architect, Columbia, MO: “Dear Judy: It has been weeks since you provided your concert…which was inspiring and enjoyable and memorable. I enjoyed the CD''s so much, and gave them to my wife to enjoy. She fell in love with your songs also, so now we both can listen to them regularly. We witness to the God-inspired words and music; it is still thrilling! We thank the congregation for asking you to sing, and we thank you for being so generous with your time and talent. But most of all we are thankful to God for working through you to give God''s message of hope and love to all. Please let us know when your next CD is available. May God bless you and keep you.”
•Marvin Westley, Police Officer: “Judy’s CD’s are the most uplifting and inspiring thing I heard in my entire life. The songs fed me. It was the beacon of light quieting and calming me in the storm of my life. The songs are escapism for the person who is hanging on to the edge of your life. They give you hope because they tell you stories of real people from the Bible, about their struggles and how God made them victorious in the struggles. And what God gave to them thousands of years ago he can give to me. That tells me there is hope in my storm. I wouldn’t have recognized that spiritual hope without the inspiration from Judy’s songs. The songs give you a second wind – don’t give up, finish the race. God has definitely put his hand in this. Anyone who listens to the songs is going to be inspired. They’re going to get that window of hope. These songs might stop someone from doing something desperate. If you love God you’ll love the CD.”
Judy’s music conveys the beauty of the Bible to all people.
“I wrote these songs because I wanted to join with people through music to feel the beauty of our wonderful religious heritage that has guided and sheltered us. I desire to write and sing songs that open a pathway for spiritual awakening, evoke a yearning for grace, and bring us closer together and closer to God. My songs are in English. Since it is not permitted to say the actual name of God, I sing Biblical Hebrew names for God: Adonai, a feminine Hebrew word that connotes God’s mercy and forgiveness; and Hashem, a masculine word that connotes God’s teachings. My goal is to comprehend ancient wisdom and express it in music for everyone, regardless of their level of faith.”
ABRAHAM GO FORTH
Look to the heavens and count the stars
Oh Abraham all the nations bless themselves by you
Oh Abraham I see the future come to be
Oh Abraham your goodness stretches out before me
Oh Abraham Oh Abraham go forth
Go forth and spread the love of Hashem
(Chorus)
Lech l’cha(1), lech l’cha go forth go forth (2)
Multiply the goodness of your heart, go forth (2)
Your land has knowledge but there is one thing that you lack
A higher power - Don’t let them hold you back
Oh Abraham, Oh Abraham go forth
Go forth and spread the love of Hashem
Chorus
Go forth with Sarah lechilach(2), lech l’cha
You have the vision, you have the blessing Halleluyah
Oh Abraham, Oh Abraham, go forth
Go forth and spread the love of Hashem
Singin’ people, people there is one God
And follow, follow, follow me now (2)
Chorus
Someday the people will know the wisdom of your ways
Follow your footsteps regard you lovingly with praise
Oh Abraham Oh Abraham, go forth
Go forth and spread the love of Hashem
Chorus (2x)
1) Heb.: ([masculine] go forth,2) (Heb.: (feminine) go forth)
SH’MA (Heb.: HEAR) introductory lyrics by Judith S. Tellerman, music arranged by Chris G and Judith https://www.tradebit.comlerman (translated from Hebrew Bible)
The Sh’ma is a declaration of faith and a pledge of allegiance to one God. This is the central Jewish prayer. The words of the Sh’ma are the most basic statement of Judaism: that God is a presence in our life, and that God is the absolute truth of existence. Sh’ma is the Hebrew word for hear and also for comprehend. “These are the words that Moses spoke to the entire Jewish people.” (Deuteronomy 1:1)
Sh’ma Yisraeil Adonai Eloheinu Adonai Echad.
“Hear, oh Israel, the Lord, our God, the Lord is One.” (Deuteronomy 6:4)
SH’MA (Heb.: HEAR)
People of the word, God is calling out to you
Are you listening (2x)
Sh’ma Yis-ra-eil A-do-nai E-lo-hei-nu A-do-nai E-chad.
Hear, oh Israel, the Lord, our God, the Lord is One.
Sh’ma Yis-ra-eil A-do-nai E-lo-hei-nu A-do-nai E-chad.(2x)
Hear, oh Israel, the Lord, our God, the Lord is One.
People of the word God is calling out to you
Are you listening (2x)
Sh’ma Yis-ra-eil A-do-nai E-lo-hei-nu A-do-nai E-chad.
Hear, oh Israel, the Lord, our God, the Lord is One.
Sh’ma Yis-ra-eil A-do-nai E-lo-hei-nu A-do-nai E-chad.(2x)
Hear, oh Israel, the Lord, our God, the Lord is One.
People of the word, God is calling out to you
Are you listening (2x)
Sh’ma Yis-ra-eil A-do-nai E-lo-hei-nu A-do-nai E-chad.
Hear, oh Israel, the Lord, our God, the Lord is One.
Sh’ma Yis-ra-eil A-do-nai E-lo-hei-nu A-do-nai E-chad.(2x)
Hear, oh Israel, the Lord, our God, the Lord is One.
Sh’ma Yis-ra-eil A-do-nai E-lo-hei-nu A-do-nai E-chad.(2x)
Hear, oh Israel, the Lord, our God, the Lord is One.
WE GO WITH GOD
You come to us like thieves in the night
You ask for our jewels, it’s a terrible fright
You say you plan to build a golden calf
We answer a resounding no, no, no
(Chorus)
No to the idols, no to the past
No to the slavery the ancient gods cast
Yes to Adonai,* one God over all
Yes to Adonai, we follow the call
We women go with God.
For forty days and forty nights
Moses remained on these awesome heights
You lost your faith and you asked for ours
We answer a resounding no, no, no
Chorus
We women go with God.
Then after the destruction of the golden calf
The men and women joined together at last
We stay united since that time
As one our love for Adonai
Chorus
Together we go with God
Through every age we keep the faith
No matter how hard or how much it takes
They can try to dissuade us but with all of our might
We answer a resounding no, no, no
Chorus
Together we go with God
*Adonai means God in Hebrew
Sarah don’t you weep, Sarah don’t you weep for us
Sarah, your prayers they will be answered
You’ll have a son, you’ll name him Isaac
And Yisrael will continue through him
Rachel don’t you weep, Rachel, don’t you weep for us
Rachel your prayers they will be answered
We are your children; we keep the covenant
And Yisrael will continue through us
Oooo…Rachel don’t you weep, Rachel, Rachel
Chana don’t you weep, Chana don’t you weep for us
You’ll have a son; you’ll name him Samuel
You will dedicate him to Adonai
And Yisrael will continue through him
Oooo…Rachel don’t you weep, Rachel, Rachel
And Yisrael will continue through us.
SUKKOT (Heb.: FESTIVAL OF BOOTHS)
Sukkot, (1) Sukkot, Sukkot, living inside the Sukkah
Gather and wave the lulav(2), joining our hearts as one
Sukkot, Sukkot, Sukkot, living inside the Sukkah
Thinking about the path that, leads us to Simchat Torah (3)
(Chorus)
It’s not so long ago and it’s not so far away
When we feel it in our hearts and our souls every day
For one week in the Sukkah(4), we gaze up at the stars
We sense how precious life is, how fortunate we are
Between the stars we hang the fruits, from a thinly slatted roof
We bless and we enjoy them, as we seek to find the truth
That something in our lives, remains eternal and we find
The answer to our questions, when we yield to the Divine
For you are greater than, the earth below, the sky above
And we rejoice in knowing, we’re surrounded by your love
Chorus
It happened in the desert, long before we all were born
That Moses took a band of people, slaves, and then he formed
A nation that would worship, One Almighty God in time
Inscribed the Ten Commandments, and Torah from the Divine
Come join me in rejoicing, in our Torah, dance with me
Sing out and be happy, with our teaching of harmony
And feel the love God has given, his great law that set slaves free
Our Torah is the rock, on which we build democracy
Chorus (2x)
1) Festival of Booths,2) Date palm frond in center, 3 myrtle twigs on right & 2 willow branches on left bound together, 3)Holiday - Rejoicing of the Torah (First Five Books of the Bible), 4)Booth ( temporary home with slatted roof to see the stars).
Judah Maccabee my true one
Mattityahu’s chosen son
Antiochus desecrates our Temple
Help us sanctify this place for God
Israel, oppressed by savage forces
Our voice cries out that God is one
Maccabees will fight to save the Temple
The valiant battle has begun
(Chorus)
We are the few and you are the many
We are the guardians, we keep the flame
You use your power to crush the people
We will free them in God’s name
Up on the mountain I see the Temple
Judah rekindled the eternal flame
Only enough oil to last for one day
Yet it still burns the same
Eight days it burned and eight days we needed
To press the special oil for the flame
Come let us dance and sing to the Lord
Adonai we bless your name
Chorus
la la la la la la la la la la, la la la la la We keep the flame, la la la la, la la la la la la,
Adonai we bless your name
Light the menorahs, light up the night sky
All of the moonlight, all of the starlight
This you have given, this we receive with
Love in our hearts, Adonai
One light that shines always in the Temple
One light that signifies God is here
One light reveals a vision of faith that
God’s love will be ever near
ESTHER’S LOVE
Esther my lovely one, will you dance before the King
Esther my precious niece, your beauty makes us sing
Our people need a heroine, our people always do
A woman who is not afraid, not afraid to be a Jew
We need a heroine la la la la la la la/We always do la la la la la la la/ A woman not afraid la la la la la la la Not afraid to be a Jew
Treachery surrounds us, I feel it in the air
In every generation, evil rises so beware
When the times comes will you dare to act,on that day what will you do
Pray for guidance and for courage, everyone depends on you
When that day comes la la la la la la la la/You’ll dare to act la la la la la la la/Pray for the courage la la la la la la la la/Everyone depends on you.
Once I saved the life of the King, does his memory fail him now
As Haman advises him, kill the Jews I’ll tell you how
He is building a gallows, he intends to kill us all
Esther plead for our safety, can you hear the children call
Haman advises la la la la la la la la/Kill all the Jews la la la la la la la /Plead for our safety la la la la la la la la /Esther, can you hear the children call to you
So it came to pass in Persia, that the King remembered how
Mordechai had saved his life and then, the King could not allow
Haman’s plot to go unpunished, and he received in turn
All that he had planned for Mordechai, Esther’s words his judgment earned
And then in Shushan la la la la la la la/The King could not allow la la la la la la la/Haman to live la la la la la la/Esther’s words his judgment earned
At the Seder (1) we remember (2x)
Once we fled in haste with matzoh (2).
Once we crossed between the waters.
In praise of God our voices sing!
In praise of God our voices ring!
Let’s throw the chains away!
Let’s break the shackles!
Please God release us to be free each day! (Chorus 2x)
At the Seder we remember (2x)
How our people rose from slavery,
How we danced in praise of God.
Chorus (2x)
Free each day (4x)
Please release us, please release us
At the Seder we remember
That in every generation
We regard ourselves as personally
Having gone forth from Egypt.
You didn’t have to do it, you didn’t have to go
You didn’t have to help us, when we needed you so
And now we sing in honor, witness to your name
Your service is a challenge, who will do the same?
You didn’t have to do it; you didn’t have to go
Yes we had to do it, when you needed us so.
You stand among the many, you stand among the few
Who stood up to the murderers, and gave us life renewed
They tortured you for answers, in your pain you did resist
You did it all for us, silence was your greatest gift
You didn’t have to do it, you didn’t have to go
Yes we had to do it, when you needed us so.
It was for us, you did it all for us
Because you cared so much, you did it all for us
We answer to a power, greater than us all
And when you feel the power, you can never fall.
Bloodied but not broken, vanquished but not lost
Spirit goes to spirit, no matter what the cost
HAVA NAGILA (Heb.: LET US REJOICE AND BE GLAD)
Transcribed by Abraham Zevi Idelsohn, written by Mosheh Nathanson, Hassidic traditional music, arranged by Chris G and Judith S. Tellerman
Translation:
A song welcoming you to the code of love:
“Let us rejoice and be glad
Let us sing
Awake brethren
With a cheerful heart.”
HAVA NAGILA
Hava, hava, hava, hava nagila (3x)
Hava nagila, hava nagila, hava nagila venis’mecha (2x)
Hava neranena, hava neranena, hava neranena venis’mecha (2x)
Uru, uru achim
Uru achim belev same’ach (4x)
Uru achim, uru achim belev same’ach
Hava nagila, hava nagila, hava nagila venis’mecha (2x)
Hava neranena, hava neranena, hava neranena venis’mecha (2x)
Uru, uru achim
Uru achim belev same’ach (4x)
Uru achim, uru achim belev same’ach
Hava nagila, hava nagila (6x)
Hava nagila, hava nagila, hava nagila venis’mecha (2x)
Hava neranena, hava neranena, hava neranena venis’mecha (2x)
Uru, uru achim
Uru achim belev same’ach (4x)
Uru achim, uru achim belev same’ach
Uru achim belev same’ach (4x)
Uru achim, uru achim belev same’ach
Uru achim, uru achim (2x)
belev same’ach
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