Image credit: Lag B’Omer Bonfire by my son, Dovid Rabinowitz On Lag B’Omer in Meron, thousands of Jews dance around the bonfire. They sing the tune of Bar Yochai, which enumerates the praises of Rabi Shimon Bar Yochai. This is … Continue reading →
Read on for my little Grammin about playing Jewish music . . . I’ve been there. You want to play some Jewish music, but there’s no decent sheet music available. You find some sheet music and your teacher won’t use … Continue reading →
Rosh Hashana is in the air. I have been listening to the sounds of my husband preparing Rosh Hashana Mussaf and the shofar for the past few weeks (I may or may not get to hear them in shul, but … Continue reading →
Another song by reader request . . . V’hareinu, composed by Shlomo Yehuda Rechnitz I had never heard this song when a PJM (playJewishMusic.com) reader requested it. We listened to it on repeat for hours on end, until even my … Continue reading →
Learn a song for Shavuos! I love getting song requests because it lets me know what people want to learn! A few weeks ago, a PJM reader reached out to me for sheet music for the (old) song Kad Yasvin, … Continue reading →
Download sheet music for the popular song, VeUhavta, by Meilich Kohn. Ari Goldwag put out an a cappella cover of the song in his VeUhavtu music video. Because I am yiddishly challenged, I nearly did not create a lyrics and … Continue reading →
Chad Gadya (One Kid) is traditionally sung at the conclusion of the Pesach Seder. You can find The Vilna Gaon’s interpretation of Chad Gadya here. Download Chad Gadya Sheet Music Chad Gadya Sheet Music, Full Notation (PDF) Listen to Chad … Continue reading →
Ma Nishtana are the 4 questions traditionally asked at the Seder: On all the other nights of the year . . . But on this night of Pesach . . . We eat chametz and matzah . . . We … Continue reading →
This popular Purim tune is sung both to the words of “Mishenichnas Adar” as well as “Venahafoch Hu”. So you can learn to play it once and get double mileage from it! You can also find more purim sheet music … Continue reading →
