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Cabinet's rental bonanza: Ministers can rent R4m apartment for R1,200 - Duration: 2:48.

Cabinet's rental bonanza: Ministers can rent R4m apartment for R1,200

Cabinet's rental bonanza: Ministers can rent R4m apartment for R1,200.

Directors-general will pay just R75 to live it up in luxury at taxpayers' expense.

  Cabinet ministers will pay just R1,200 a month to live in lavishly renovated multimillion-rand apartments in Cape Town.

A block of 29 flats was handed over by builders this month after a R100m-plus two-year renovation in the suburb of Rosebank.

It will house ministers, their deputies and senior officials, with directors-general set to pay just R75 a month in rent.

Department of public work spokesperson Thami Mchunu said the flats, most of which have two bedrooms, were "primary residences for the directors-general.

If ministers or deputy ministers are accommodated here, they are also entitled to another residence in Pretoria".

Ministers, who earn R200,000 a month, would pay R1,200.82 to rent one of the flats, while deputies earning R165,000 would be charged R988.90 and directors-general R75.

Property analyst Erwin Rode said the department had overcapitalised.

"That's a lot of money, unless you want to install gold-plated toilet seats and gold taps," he said.

Cape Town mayor Patricia de Lille described the level of the renovation and the bargain-basement rentals being charged as "ridiculous", pointing out that City of Cape Town employees who lived in council property paid market-related rentals.

Political economy analyst Zamikhaya Maseti said government infrastructure such as Rygersdal should be expropriated without compensation and converted into affordable rentals for young people.

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This Alaskan Malamute Waits For The Ice Cream Truck Every Single Day - Duration: 1:21.

There's nothing like a cute video of animals expressing love and affection to put you in

a good mood, especially in those long and cold winter days!

Allow us to tell you something at the very start – we had to play this over and over

again because we it's just way too adorable and we could not get enough of the cuteness!

What is it that puppies love most in life?

They love their owners, their food bowl, the frequent walks in the park and the scratches

behind their ears.

When pups have these things, they are the happiest they can be.

But when a treat is introduced to the mix, thing get too cute too soon!

Its never too early to introduce you kids to animals, especially dogs, and teach them

the importance of loyalty and true friendship.

The importance of spending time with your pets and devoting some time to teaching them

new tricks alongside with patience and the urge to earn their treats.

Mishka the 3-year-old Alaskan Malamute waits outside for the ice cream truck every afternoon

in the summer.

When she hears the music, she runs outside and calls for him to come down!

Please note that she eats ice cream very rarely, this is a treat for her only sparingly.

Now this is one helpful puppy.

Must take a look!

What do you think?

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Top 10 Songs for Simchat Torah Hakafot - The Mostly Carlebach Edition - Duration: 18:07.

Round and round, and round we go!

Simchat Torah is coming!

♪ Intro ♪

Welcome to Jewish Music Toronto!

I am Eli.

Remember that all of our lesson and sing-along videos are closed captioned, so if you want

to follow along, all you have to do is click the CC button in the YouTube player's options.

The captions will be especially helpful if you're not familiar with Hebrew, as I transliterate

these songs to English.

Boy...

It's been THREE YEARS since I've done one of these.

So yeah, I think it's time for another lightning round!

Simchat Torah is nearly here, and I want you ready-to-go, shooting songs from the hip

(almost literally if you're carrying around a list of these songs in your pocket).

This edition of Simchat Torah songs is going to be QUITE Carlebach heavy.

(Hey! The man made some good melodies for simcha dancing. What can I say?)

As I did with my last top 10 Simchat Torah songs list, we're going to quickly go over

10 great songs to sing during the Simchat Torah Hakafot

(and if you're wondering what the heck those are, or what Simchat Torah is,

now is probably the time for you to check out my original top 10 list).

I'm going to tell you where you can find them, and how to sing them.

That's it!

No deep dives into the authors, composers or lyric breakdowns today.

This is all about making it quick and easy to find and sing these songs!

But you WILL be able to find the list and complete lyrics via a link in the description!

And remember that any references to the Yud, Hei, Vav and Hei name of God will be changed

either to "Hashem" or "Adoshem".

Similarly for certain other references to the God, like "Kel" or "Elokim".

Let's do this!

Number 10! Ki Mitzion

Frankly, I'm surprised I didn't do this one the first time.

I must have thought it was too obvious at the time.

But it's a great song, and quite commonly THE song that kicks off the Hakafot!

Its lyrics are also some of the last words we say just before removing the Torahs from the Aharon (the ark).

So it's easy to find the words, as they're right there, in the Hakafot service!

And the really great thing is, it's a super-easy song to start with, as it's just one repeated line!

It goes:

♪ Ki Mi-tzi-on Tei-tzei Torah ♪ ♪ כִּי מִצִּיּוֹן תֵּצֵא תוֹרָה ♪

♪ Ood-var Hah-shem Mei-yeh-ru-shah-lah-yim ♪ ♪ וּדְבַר יְיָ מִירוּשָׁלָֽיִם ♪

♪ Ki Mi-tzi-on Tei-tzei Torah ♪ ♪ כִּי מִצִּיּוֹן תֵּצֵא תוֹרָה ♪

♪ Ood-var Hah-shem Mei-yeh-ru-shah-lah-yim ♪ ♪ וּדְבַר יְיָ מִירוּשָׁלָֽיִם ♪

♪ Ki Mi-tzi-on Tei-tzei Torah ♪ ♪ כִּי מִצִּיּוֹן תֵּצֵא תוֹרָה ♪

♪ Ood-var Hah-shem Mei-yeh-ru-shah-lah-yim ♪ ♪ וּדְבַר יְיָ מִירוּשָׁלָֽיִם ♪

♪ Ki Mi-tzi-on Tei-tzei Torah ♪ ♪ כִּי מִצִּיּוֹן תֵּצֵא תוֹרָה ♪

♪ Ood-var Hah-shem Mei-yeh-ru-shah-lah-yim ♪ ♪ וּדְבַר יְיָ מִירוּשָׁלָֽיִם ♪

It's THAT SIMPLE.

Rinse and repeat as desired!

(Yeah, I really did just use that line again.)

Number 9! Aneinu

Speaking of removing the Torahs from the Aharon and starting Hakafot, this is actually the song...

well, chant, actually, that we sing AFTER saying "Ki Mitzion Teitzei Torah"

(and Av Harachamim), but before actually SINGING it.

Aneinu is actually chanted for each Hakafah (the singular of Hakafot), and, like Ki Mitzion,

the words are found right in the service.

Unlike that song though, the lines chanted change for each Hakafah, basically praying

for different forms of salvation.

It's chanted responsively, with the chanter saying a line (if not shouting it at the top of their lungs),

and then the congregation repeating it back.

In all of the Hakafot I've gone to, a different person is chosen for each Hakafah.

If your shul does it differently, let me know in the comments below!

I love hearing about different traditions.

I'll only do the chants from a couple of the Hakafot so you get, kinda, the gist,

but, as I said, you'll be able to find them in the service itself

(and I'll include the complete transliteration for you in the linked lyrics sheet).

The chanter starts with:

♪ Ah-nah Ah-do-shem Ho-shee-yah Nah ♪ ♪ אָנָּא ה הוֹשִׁיעָה נָּא ♪

(which is repeated by the congregation)

♪ Ah-nah Ah-do-shem Hatz-lee-chah Nah ♪ ♪ אָנָּא ה הַצְלִיחָה נָא ♪

(the congregation repeats again)

♪ Ah-nah Hah-shem Ah-nei-nu B'Yom Koh-rei-nu ♪ ♪ אָנָּא ה עֲנֵנוּ בְיוֹם קָרְאֵנוּ ♪

Again, the line is repeated and, this time, it's followed with...

♪ Ah-ah-ay Ah-nei-nu, Ah-nei-nu B'Yom Koh-rei-nu ♪ ♪ עֲנֵנוּ עֲנֵנוּ בְיוֹם קָרְאֵנוּ ♪

At this point, things get a little tricky, because some congregants forget

there's another set to chant to finish the first section!

Don't make that mistake.

The chanter continues with:

♪ Eh-lo-kei Hah-ru-chot Ho-shee-yah Nah ♪ ♪ אֱלֹקי הָרוּחוֹת הוֹשִׁיעָה נָּא ♪

(I think you've got the repeating thing down now, so I'm going to stop mentioning it.)

♪ Bo-chein L'Vavot Hatz-lee-chah-nah ♪ ♪ בּוֹחֵן לְבָבוֹת הַצְלִיחָה נָא ♪

♪ Go-eil Chah-zak Ah-nei-nu B'Yom Koh-rei-nu ♪ ♪ גּוֹאֵל חָזָק עֲנֵנוּ בְיוֹם קָרְאֵנוּ ♪

♪ Ah-ah-ay Ah-nei-nu, Ah-nei-nu B'Yom Koh-rei-nu ♪ ♪ עֲנֵנוּ עֲנֵנוּ בְיוֹם קָרְאֵנוּ ♪

Let's do one more, to ensure you've got it down, and so you're aware of something.

In some congregations, from the second Hakafah on, the Anah Adoshem portion is not said.

In some, it is.

Check with your shul's rabbi to see what your minhag (tradition) is.

The Aneinu chant for the second Hakafah goes:

♪ Do-ver Tz'Dah-kot Ho-shee-ah Nah ♪ ♪ דּוֹבֵר צְדָקוֹת הוֹשִׁיעָה נָּא ♪

♪ Hah-door Bil-vu-sho Hatz-lee-chah Nah ♪ ♪ הָדוּר בִּלְבוּשׁוֹ הַצְלִיחָה נָא ♪

♪ Vah-tik V'Chah-seed Ah-nei-nu B'Yom Koh-rei-nu ♪ ♪ וָתִיק וְחָסִיד עֲנֵנוּ בְיוֹם קָרְאֵנוּ ♪

♪ Ay ay ay Ah-nei-nu, Ah-nei-nu B'Yom Koh-rei-nu ♪ ♪ עֲנֵנוּ עֲנֵנוּ בְיוֹם קָרְאֵנוּ ♪

After each Aneinu is when they Hakafot get going, and you kick into other songs.

Like this!

Number 8! Shlomo Carlebach's Siman Tov

There are quite a few melodies for Siman Tov out there,

including the traditional one I've covered previously in full lesson and sing-along videos!

But Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach's version just has some nice oomph to it (and it tends not to

come with that tired, mumbling ♪ Siman Tov U'Mazal Tov U'Mazal Tov U'Siman Tov ♪

drone that people who are bored of singing it bring with them)!

That makes it great to sing at weddings too (both for the chattan's tisch, and during dancing).

It goes:

♪ Si-man Tov U'Mah-zal Tov, Si-man Tov U'Mah-zal Tov ♪ ♪ סימן טוב ומזל טוב, סימן טוב ומזל טוב ♪

♪ Si-man Tov U'Mah-zal Tov, Y'hei Lah-nu ♪ ♪ סימן טוב ומזל טוב יהא לנו ♪

♪ Si-man Tov U'Mah-zal Tov, Si-man Tov U'Mah-zal Tov ♪ ♪ סימן טוב ומזל טוב, סימן טוב ומזל טוב ♪

♪ Si-man Tov U'Mah-zal Tov, Y'hei Lah-nu ♪ ♪ סימן טוב ומזל טוב יהא לנו ♪

♪ Y'hei Lah-nu, U'L'chol Yis-rah-el ♪ ♪ יהא לנו ולכל ישראל ♪

♪ Y'hei Lah-nu, U'L'chol Yis-rah-el Ah-men ♪ ♪ יהא לנו ולכל ישראל אמן ♪

♪ Y'hei Lah-nu, U'L'chol Yis-rah-el ♪ ♪ יהא לנו ולכל ישראל ♪

♪ Y'hei Lah-nu, U'L'chol Yis-rah-el Ah-men ♪ ♪ יהא לנו ולכל ישראל אמן ♪

Number 7! Vesamachta Bechagecha

If you just watched my first Top 10, you might be thinking...

"What? A repeat?

What's he trying to pull!

That melody can't be that good!"

Well, I have some good news for you!

I'm not trying to pull anything.

This is just a different melody, and, actually, one that can be considered the traditional melody,

along with the one I covered previously!

This one's also a little easier to pick up, as it doesn't have the slightly more complicated

additional part (though maybe that's why a lot of people don't include it).

Anyway, this melody is bright, it's fun, and it goes:

♪ V'sah-mach-tah B'chah-geh-chah ♪ ♪ ושמחת בחגך ♪

♪ V'hah-yee-tah Ach Sah-may-ach ♪ ♪ והיית אך שמח ♪

♪ V'sah-mach-tah B'chah-geh-chah ♪ ♪ ושמחת בחגך ♪

♪ V'hah-yee-tah Ach Sah-may-ach ♪ ♪ והיית אך שמח ♪

♪ (Niggun) ♪

♪ V'sah-mach-tah B'chah-geh-chah ♪ ♪ ושמחת בחגך ♪

♪ V'hah-yee-tah Ach Sah-may-ach ♪ ♪ והיית אך שמח ♪

♪ V'sah-mach-tah B'chah-geh-chah ♪ ♪ ושמחת בחגך ♪

♪ V'hah-yee-tah Ach Sah-may-ach ♪ ♪ והיית אך שמח ♪

♪ (Niggun) ♪

Number 6! Carlebach's Uvnei Ota

This one's found in the weekday Amidah (orvShmoneh Esrei, meaning 18, for the 18 blessings

found within the prayer - though it's actually 19, not 18, but I'm not getting into that now!).

The actual blessing itself is V'Liyrushalayim Ircha (And to Jerusalem, Your City),

but Carlebach started the tune in the middle of the prayer and came back around to the beginning

as the high part, so... Uv'nei Otah it is!

(Oh, and I KNOW some versions begin with the high part as an intro, so

I don't want to see you trying to pull that schtick in the comments!)

It goes:

♪ Oov'nei, Oov'nei, Oov'nei O-tah ♪ ♪ וּבְנֵה ,וּבְנֵה וּבְנֵה אותָהּ ♪

♪ B'Kah-rov B'Yah-mei-nu ♪ ♪ בְּקָרוב בְּיָמֵינוּ ♪

♪ B'Kah-rov B'Yah-mei-nu, Bin-yan O-lam ♪ ♪ בְּקָרוב בְּיָמֵינוּ בִּנְיַן עולָם ♪

♪ Oov'nei, Oov'nei, Oov'nei O-tah ♪ ♪ וּבְנֵה ,וּבְנֵה וּבְנֵה אותָהּ ♪

♪ B'Kah-rov B'Yah-mei-nu ♪ ♪ בְּקָרוב בְּיָמֵינוּ ♪

♪ B'Kah-rov B'Yah-mei-nu, Bin-yan O-lam ♪ ♪ בְּקָרוב בְּיָמֵינוּ בִּנְיַן עולָם ♪

♪ (V'Chee-sei Dah-veed, Dah-veed (Av-deh-chah ♪ ♪ וְכִסֵּא ,דָוִד דָוִד (עַבְדְּךָ) ♪

♪ Oy) Meh-hei-rah L'To-chah Tah-cheen) ♪ ♪ מְהֵרָה לְתוכָהּ תָּכִין ♪

♪ (V'Chee-sei Dah-veed, Dah-veed (Av-deh-chah ♪ ♪ וְכִסֵּא ,דָוִד דָוִד (עַבְדְּךָ) ♪

♪ Oy) Meh-hei-rah L'To-chah Tah-cheen) ♪ ♪ מְהֵרָה לְתוכָהּ תָּכִין ♪

♪ V'Lee-roo-shah-lah-yim Eer-chah ♪ ♪ וְלִירוּשָׁלַיִם עִירְךָ ♪

♪ (Oy) B'Rah-chah-mim Tah-shuv ♪ ♪ בְּרַחֲמִים תָּשׁוּב ♪

♪ V'Tish-kon B'To-chah, V'Tish-kon B'To-chah ♪ ♪ וְתִשְׁכּן ,בְּתוכָהּ וְתִשְׁכּן בְּתוכָהּ ♪

♪ Kah-ah-sher Dee-bar-tah ♪ ♪ כַּאֲשֶׁר דִּבַּרְתָּ ♪

♪ V'Lee-roo-shah-lah-yim Eer-chah ♪ ♪ וְלִירוּשָׁלַיִם עִירְךָ ♪

♪ (Oy) B'Rah-chah-mim Tah-shuv ♪ ♪ בְּרַחֲמִים תָּשׁוּב ♪

♪ V'Tish-kon B'To-chah, V'Tish-kon B'To-chah ♪ ♪ וְתִשְׁכּן ,בְּתוכָהּ וְתִשְׁכּן בְּתוכָהּ ♪

♪ Kah-ah-sher Dee-bar-tah ♪ ♪ כַּאֲשֶׁר דִּבַּרְתָּ ♪

Now, a couple of quick things to note about the song as it's sung during Hakafot.

1) It's quite a bit faster than Carlebach recorded it, himself.

2) Quite often, the "V'" in "V'Tish-kon B'To-chah" gets dropped for the sake of saying the line better.

EVEN Carlebach did it in some of the lines of his recording.

Don't worry about it during Hakafot.

During Amidah? That's a different story.

Oh! AND go DOWN for the V'chisei David part!

If you go up and you already started in a high key, you're going to have some real trouble

when you get to V'Lirushalayim Ircha!

Number 5! Hoshiya Et Amecha

This is a classic!

But not as much of a classic as you'd think.

That's a story for another day though.

For now, I'll simply make a quick note that this melody for Hoshiya Et Amecha (Save Your People),

was composed by Rabbi Dr. Avraham J. Twerski.

You'll find it as the final line in Psalm 28, and in a portion of the daily P'sukei D'zimra (Verses of Praise),

where it begins one of the paragraphs in that section of the morning prayers.

It goes:

♪ Ho-shee-ah Et Ah-meh-chah ♪ ♪ הושִׁיעָה אֶת עַמֶּךָ ♪

♪ Oo-vah-rech Et Nah-chah-lah-teh-chah ♪ ♪ וּבָרֵךְ אֶת נַחֲלָתֶךָ ♪

♪ Oo-reim, Oo-reim, Oo-reim, Oo-reim V'Nah-seim ♪ ♪ וּרְעֵם ,וּרְעֵם וּרְעֵם וְנַשּאֵם ♪

♪ Oo-reim V'Nah-seim Ad Ha'O-lam ♪ ♪ וּרְעֵם וְנַשּאֵם עַד הָעולָם ♪

♪ Ho-shee-ah Et Ah-meh-chah ♪ ♪ הושִׁיעָה אֶת עַמֶּךָ ♪

♪ Oo-vah-rech Et Nah-chah-lah-teh-chah ♪ ♪ וּבָרֵךְ אֶת נַחֲלָתֶךָ ♪

♪ Oo-reim, Oo-reim, Oo-reim, Oo-reim V'Nah-seim ♪ ♪ וּרְעֵם ,וּרְעֵם וּרְעֵם וְנַשּאֵם ♪

♪ Oo-reim V'Nah-seim Ad Ha'O-lam ♪ ♪ וּרְעֵם וְנַשּאֵם עַד הָעולָם ♪

♪ Ho-shee-ah Et Ah-meh-chah ♪ ♪ הושִׁיעָה אֶת עַמֶּךָ ♪

♪ Oo-vah-rech Et Nah-chah-lah-teh-chah ♪ ♪ וּבָרֵךְ אֶת נַחֲלָתֶךָ ♪

♪ Oo-reim, Oo-reim, Oo-reim, Oo-reim V'Nah-seim ♪ ♪ וּרְעֵם ,וּרְעֵם וּרְעֵם וְנַשּאֵם ♪

♪ Oo-reim V'Nah-seim Ad Ha'O-lam ♪ ♪ וּרְעֵם וְנַשּאֵם עַד הָעולָם ♪

♪ Ho-shee-ah Et Ah-meh-chah ♪ ♪ הושִׁיעָה אֶת עַמֶּךָ ♪

♪ Oo-vah-rech Et Nah-chah-lah-teh-chah ♪ ♪ וּבָרֵךְ אֶת נַחֲלָתֶךָ ♪

♪ Oo-reim, Oo-reim, Oo-reim, Oo-reim V'Nah-seim ♪ ♪ וּרְעֵם ,וּרְעֵם וּרְעֵם וְנַשּאֵם ♪

♪ Oo-reim V'Nah-seim Ad Ha'O-lam ♪ ♪ וּרְעֵם וְנַשּאֵם עַד הָעולָם ♪

Just keep going till you're tired of it.

You'd be surprised how long it take when you've got a group of people shouting it

at the top of their lungs!

Number 4! Torah Tziva Lanu Moshe

Torah! Torah! Torah!

No, not the movie. This is totally, totally different.

I HAD to get one in here for the kids, and this one will certainly be easy to pick up.

Torah Tziva Lanu Moshe is found in Deuteronomy, Chapter 33, Verse 4

(or Sefer D'varim, Perek Lamed Gimel, Pasuk Daled, in the Parshah of V'Zot Habrachah,

the last Parshah of the Torah).

It goes:

♪ To-rah, To-rah, To-rah ♪ ♪ תּוֹרָה ,תּוֹרָה, תּוֹרָה ♪

♪ To-rah Tzee-va Lah-nu Mo-sheh ♪ ♪ תּוֹרָה צִוָּה־לָנוּ משֶׁה ♪

♪ To-rah, To-rah, To-rah ♪ ♪ תּוֹרָה ,תּוֹרָה, תּוֹרָה ♪

♪ To-rah Tzee-va Lah-nu Mo-sheh ♪ ♪ תּוֹרָה צִוָּה־לָנוּ משֶׁה ♪

♪ Mo-rah-shah Keh-hee-lat Ya'akov ♪ ♪ מוֹרָשָׁה קְהִלַּת יַֽעֲקֹֽב ♪

♪ To-rah Tzee-va Lah-nu Mo-sheh ♪ ♪ תּוֹרָה צִוָּה־לָנוּ משֶׁה ♪

Number 3! Carlebach's David Melech Yisrael, Siman Tov Combo!

What?

David Melech Yisrael again?

AND two Siman Tovs in one video?

Yeah! I went there.

Deal with it!

But seriously. This tune for David Melech Yisrael (and, yes, Siman Tov as well) has way more bounce to it

than the simple one I did in the first list.

And, as with some of the other songs on this list, it's great at weddings!

Carlebach's combined take on David Melech Yisrael and Siman Tov goes a little something like THIS:

♪ Dah-veed Meh-lech, Meh-lech Yis-rah-el ♪ ♪ דָוִד מֶלֶךְ, מֶלֶךְ יְשׂרָאֵל ♪

♪ Meh-lech Yis-rah-el, Chai V'Kah-yam ♪ ♪ מֶלֶךְ יְשׂרָאֵל חַי וְקַיָם ♪

♪ Dah-veed Meh-lech, Meh-lech Yis-rah-el ♪ ♪ דָוִד מֶלֶךְ, מֶלֶךְ יְשׂרָאֵל ♪

♪ Meh-lech Yis-rah-el, Chai V'Kah-yam ♪ ♪ מֶלֶךְ יְשׂרָאֵל חַי וְקַיָם ♪

♪ Si-man, Si-man Tov ♪ ♪ סימן, סימן טוב ♪

♪ Ay-ay U'Mah-zal, Mah-zal Tov ♪ ♪ ומזל, מזל טוב ♪

♪ Y'Hei Lah-nu, U'L'chol Yis-rah-el, Ah-men ♪ ♪ יהא לנו ולכל ישראל אמן ♪

♪ Ay-ay-ay Si-man, Si-man Tov ♪ ♪ סימן, סימן טוב ♪

♪ Ay-ay U'Mah-zal, Mah-zal Tov ♪ ♪ ומזל, מזל טוב ♪

♪ Y'Hei Lah-nu, U'L'chol Yis-rah-el, Ah-men ♪ ♪ יהא לנו ולכל ישראל אמן ♪

Number 2! Mitzvah Gedolah

Mitzvah Gedolah, Lihiyot B'Simcha, Tamid.

It's a well-known quote from Rebbe Nachman of Breslov,

which essentially became the Chassidic sect's motto.

Directly translating to "It's a great mitzvah (in this case, a positive deed)

to be in happiness, always!", the message works fabulously for Simchat Torah,

and the melody's not too shabby either!

I'm not going to get into the various interpretations of the quote here, but you can find the line

in Rebbe Nachman's Likutey Moharan, which I've linked down in the description.

(Sorry, the free online version hasn't been translated to English yet.)

The song includes the lyric portion, and a nice niggun portion at the end.

It goes:

♪ Mitz-vah Geh-do-lah Lih'y'ot B'Sim-chah ♪ ♪ מִצְוָה גְּדוֹלָה לִהְיוֹת בְּשִׂמְחָה ♪

♪ Lih'y'ot B'Sim-chah Tah-mid ♪ ♪ לִהְיוֹת בְּשִׂמְחָה תָּמִיד ♪

♪ Mitz-vah Geh-do-lah Lih'y'ot B'Sim-chah ♪ ♪ מִצְוָה גְּדוֹלָה לִהְיוֹת בְּשִׂמְחָה ♪

♪ Lih'y'ot B'Sim-chah Tah-mid ♪ ♪ לִהְיוֹת בְּשִׂמְחָה תָּמִיד ♪

♪ Mitz-vah Geh-do-lah Lih'y'ot B'Sim-chah ♪ ♪ מִצְוָה גְּדוֹלָה לִהְיוֹת בְּשִׂמְחָה ♪

♪ Lih'y'ot B'Sim-chah Tah-mid ♪ ♪ לִהְיוֹת בְּשִׂמְחָה תָּמִיד ♪

♪ Mitz-vah Geh-do-lah Lih'y'ot B'Sim-chah ♪ ♪ מִצְוָה גְּדוֹלָה לִהְיוֹת בְּשִׂמְחָה ♪

♪ Lih'y'ot B'Sim-chah Tah-mid ♪ ♪ לִהְיוֹת בְּשִׂמְחָה תָּמִיד ♪

♪ (Niggun) ♪

Repeat as you will!

Number 1! Am Yisrael Chai

The Nation of Israel Lives.

Any bets on who composed this one?

Yeah! You guessed it.

Now, the full version of Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach's Am Yisrael Chai includes a bit of an intro

that's not usually done during Hakafot, so I won't be doing it here.

But I DID include a link to a performance by him on Israel's Channel 1, which does include the intro.

You'll find it down in the description.

Am Yisrael Chai gets my top spot this year because, in the right hands, it's got serious hype potential.

The fact that it's both an awesome show of pride in our Judaism, and a loud statement

that our people live on just add that much more poignancy to it for the times we live in.

Oh, and as for where to find it...

That might be a little tough, as it's more of a rallying cry than anything else.

Am Yisrael Chai!

It goes:

♪ Am Yis-rah-el Chai ♪ ♪ עַם יִשְׂרָאֵל חַי ♪

♪ Am Yis-rah-el, Am Yis-rah-el, Am Yis-rah-el Chai ♪ ♪ עַם יִשְׂרָאֵל, עַם יִשְׂרָאֵל עַם יִשְׂרָאֵל חַי ♪

♪ Od Ah-vee-noo Chai ♪ ♪ עוֹד אָבִינוּ חַי ♪

♪ Od Ah-vee-noo, Od Ah-vee-noo, Od Ah-vee-noo Chai ♪ ♪ עוֹד אָבִינוּ עוֹד אָבִינוּ עוֹד אָבִינוּ חַי ♪

♪ Am Yis-rah-el, Am Yis-rah-el, Am Yis-rah-el Chai ♪ ♪ עַם יִשְׂרָאֵל עַם יִשְׂרָאֵל עַם יִשְׂרָאֵל חַי ♪

♪ Od Ah-vee-noo Chai ♪ ♪ עוֹד אָבִינוּ חַי ♪

♪ Od Ah-vee-noo, Od Ah-vee-noo, Od Ah-vee-noo Chai ♪ ♪ עוֹד אָבִינוּ עוֹד אָבִינוּ עוֹד אָבִינוּ חַי ♪

♪ Od Ah-vee-noo Chai ♪ ♪ עוֹד אָבִינוּ חַי ♪

♪ Od Ah-vee-noo, Od Ah-vee-noo, Od Ah-vee-noo Chai ♪ ♪ עוֹד אָבִינוּ עוֹד אָבִינוּ עוֹד אָבִינוּ חַי ♪

♪ Am Yis-rah-el, Am Yis-rah-el, Am Yis-rah-el Chai ♪ ♪ עַם יִשְׂרָאֵל עַם יִשְׂרָאֵל עַם יִשְׂרָאֵל חַי ♪

Remember that you can speed it up and slow it down for another build-up again,

assuming that your congregation has enough coordination to do so.

That's it for my Top 10 Simchat Torah songs this year!

Which was YOUR favourite?

Let me know in the comments below!

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