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Nekudah Tovah

by Ben Lorber

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1.
Shema 03:22
שְׁמַע יִשְׂרָאֵל יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ יְהוָה אֶחָֽד בָּרוּךְ שֵׁם כְּבוֹד מַלְכוּתוֹ לְעוֹלָם וָעֶד
2.
וְהָאֵר עֵינֵינוּ בְּתורָתֶךָ וְדַבֵּק לִבֵּנוּ בְּמִצְותֶיךָ וְיַחֵד לְבָבֵנוּ לְאַהֲבָה וּלְיִרְאָה אֶת שְׁמֶךָ וְלֹא נֵבושׁ לְעולָם וָעֶד Light up our eyes with Your Torah, and let our hearts cling to Your mitzvot, and unify our hearts to love and revere Your name and we will not be ashamed, forever and ever!
3.
הַמֵּאִיר לָאָרֶץ וְלַדָּרִים עָלֶיהָ בְּרַחֲמִים. וּבְטוּבו מְחַדֵּשׁ בְּכָל יום תָּמִיד מַעֲשה בְרֵאשִׁית. מָה רַבּוּ מַעֲשיךָ ה'. כֻּלָּם בְּחָכְמָה עָשיתָ. מָלְאָה הָאָרֶץ קִנְיָנֶךָ the One who illuminates the earth and all who dwell upon it with compassion and in His goodness, renews every day, perpetually, the work of creation (the work of beginning) how abundant are Your works Hashem! with wisdom have You made all of them! the earth is full with Your possessions!
4.
Hashkiveinu 02:53
הַשְׁכִּיבֵנוּ יְיָ אֱלֹהֵינוּ לְשָׁלוֹם וְהַעֲמִידֵנוּ מַלְכֵּנוּ לְחַיִּים. וּפְרוֹשׂ עָלֵינוּ סֻכַּת שְׁלוֹמֶךָ וְתַקְּנֵנוּ בְּעֵצָה טוֹבָה מִלְּפָנֶיךָ וְהוֹשִׁיעֵנוּ לְמַעַן שְׁמֶךָ lay us down, Hashem our God, in peace, and raise us up, our king, to life spread upon us the sukkah of Your peace, and set us on a good path before You, and SAVE US! for the sake of Your name!
5.
Ana B'Koach 05:52
אָנָּא בְּכחַ גְּדֻלַּת יְמִינְךָ. תַּתִּיר צְרוּרָה קַבֵּל רִנַּת עַמְּךָ. שגְּבֵנוּ טַהֲרֵנוּ נורָא נָא גִבּור. דּורְשי יִחוּדְךָ. כְּבָבַת שמְרֵם please, with the power of Your great right hand, free the bound. accept the song of Your people, empower us, make us pure, awesome One! please, mighty One, the seekers of Your unity, watch them like the pupil of an eye.
6.
הַ֥לְלוּיָ֨הּ | הַֽלְלוּ־אֵ֥ל בְּקָדְשׁ֑וֹ הַֽ֜לְ֗לוּהוּ בִּרְקִ֥יעַ עֻזּֽוֹ הַֽלְלוּהוּ בִּגְבֽוּרֹתָ֑יו הַֽ֜לְל֗וּהוּ כְּרֹ֣ב גֻּדְלֽוֹ הַֽלְלוּהוּ בְּתֵ֣קַע שׁוֹפָ֑ר הַֽ֜לְל֗וּהוּ בְּנֵ֣בֶל וְכִנּֽוֹר הַֽלְלוּהוּ בְתֹ֣ף וּמָח֑וֹל הַֽ֜לְל֗וּהוּ בְּמִנִּ֥ים וְעֻגָֽב הַֽלְלוּהוּ בְּצִֽלְצְלֵי־שָׁ֑מַע הַֽ֜לְל֗וּהוּ בְּצִלְצְלֵ֥י תְרוּעָֽה כֹּ֣ל הַ֖נְּשָׁמָה תְּהַלֵּ֥ל יָ֜֗הּ הַֽלְלוּיָֽהּ Hallelujah! Praise God in His holy place, praise Him in the firmament of His might. Praise Him with His mighty deeds, praise Him as befits His superb greatness. Praise Him with a shofar blast, praise Him with psaltery and lyre. Praise Him with timbres and dance, praise Him with stringed instruments and flute. Praise Him with resounding cymbals, praise Him with resonant cymbals. Let every soul praise God. Hallelujah!
7.
Adon Olam 04:29
אֲדוֹן עוֹלָם אֲשֶׁר מָלַךְ, בְּטֶרֶם כָּל יְצִיר נִבְרָא. לְעֵת נַעֲשָׂה בְחֶפְצוֹ כֹּל, אֲזַי מֶלֶךְ שְׁמוֹ נִקְרָא. וְאַחֲרֵי כִּכְלוֹת הַכֹּל, לְבַדּוֹ יִמְלוֹךְ נוֹרָא. וְהוּא הָיָה, וְהוּא הֹוֶה, וְהוּא יִהְיֶה, בְּתִפְאָרָה. וְהוּא אֶחָד וְאֵין שֵׁנִי, לְהַמְשִׁיל לוֹ לְהַחְבִּירָה. בְּלִי רֵאשִׁית בְּלִי תַכְלִית, וְלוֹ הָעֹז וְהַמִּשְׂרָה. וְהוּא אֵלִי וְחַי גֹּאֲלִי, וְצוּר חֶבְלִי בְּעֵת צָרָה. וְהוּא נִסִּי וּמָנוֹס לִי, מְנָת כּוֹסִי בְּיוֹם אֶקְרָא. בְּיָדוֹ אַפְקִיד רוּחִי, בְּעֵת אִישַׁן וְאָעִירָה. וְעִם רוּחִי גְּוִיָּתִי, יְיָ לִי וְלֹא אִירָא The Lord of the Universe who reigned before anything was created. When all was made by his will He was acknowledged as King. And when all shall end He still all alone shall reign. He was, He is, and He shall be in glory. And He is one, and there's no other, to compare or join Him. Without beginning, without end and to Him belongs dominion and power. And He is my G-d, my living G-d. to Him I flee in time of grief, and He is my miracle and my refuge, who answers the day I shall call. To Him I commend my spirit, in the time of sleep and awakening, even if my spirit leaves, G-d is with me, I shall not fear.
8.
Atah Gibor 04:33
אַתָּ֨ה גִּבּ֤וֹר לְעוֹלָם֙ אֲדֹנָ֔י מְחַיֵּ֧ה מֵתִ֣ים אַתָּ֗ה רַ֨ב לְהוֹשִׁ֜יעַ מְכַלְכֵּ֨ל חַיִּ֜ים בְּחֶ֗סֶד מְחַיֵּ֣ה מֵתִים֩ בְּרַחֲמִ֨ים רַבִּ֜ים סוֹמֵ֤ךְ נוֹפְלִים֙ וְרוֹפֵ֣א חוֹלִ֔ים וּמַתִּ֣יר אֲסוּרִ֔ים וּמְקַיֵּ֥ם אֱמוּנָ֖תוֹ לִישֵׁנֵ֣י עָפָ֑ר מִ֨י כָמ֜וֹךָ בַּ֤עַל גְּבוּרוֹת֙ וּמִ֣י־דוֹמֶ֣ה לָּ֔ךְ מֶ֨לֶךְ מֵמִ֧ית וּמְחַיֶּ֛ה וּמַצְמִ֖יחַ יְשׁוּעָֽה You are eternally mighty, my Lord, the Resuscitator of the dead are You; abundantly able to save. Who sustains the living with kindness, resuscitates the dead with abundant mercy, supports the fallen, heals the sick, releases the confined, and maintains His faith to those asleep in the dust. Who is like You, 0 Master of mighty deeds, and who is comparable to You, 0 King Who causes death and restores life and makes salvation sprout!
9.
in the fire, in the fire, and i'm thrown before Your fire i got no home but for Your fire in the fire, in the fire, in the fire, in the fire, in the fire, and i'm tangled in Your fire, and what glows but for Your fire, in the fire, in the fire כְּאַיָּל, תַּעֲרֹג עַל-אֲפִיקֵי-מָיִם-- כֵּן נַפְשִׁי תַעֲרֹג אֵלֶיךָ אֱלֹהִים. צָמְאָה נַפְשִׁי, לֵאלֹהִים-- לְאֵל חָי as a deer cries for brooks of water, so my soul cries for You, God. my soul thirsts for God, for the living God!
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Min Hametzar 03:56
מִן-הַמֵּצַר, קָרָאתִי יָּהּ, עָנָנִי בַמֶּרְחָב יָהּ יְהוָה לִי, לֹא אִירָא, מַה-יַּעֲשֶׂה לִי אָדָם From the narrow place I called out 'Ya!' I was answered with expansiveness. Hashem is with me, I will not fear; what can humans do to me?
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אֱמֶת וְיַצִּיב וְנָכוֹן וְקַיָּם וְיָשָׁר וְנֶאֱמָן וְאָהוּב וְחָבִיב וְנֶחְמָד וְנָעִים וְנוֹרָא וְאַדִּיר וּמְתֻקָּן וּמְקֻבָּל וְטוֹב וְיָפֶה הַדָּבָר הַזֶּה עָלֵֽינוּ לְעוֹלָם וָעֶד true, & firm, & certain, & enduring, & upright, & faithful, & beloved, & cherished, & desired, & pleasant, & great, & mighty, & proper, & accepted, & good, & beautiful is this thing, which is on us, always

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All tracks feature words of prayer from Jewish liturgy, and were mostly composed and recorded spring, summer and winter 2020-- except for 'In the Fire (Tzama Nafshi)', which includes original English lyrics and was composed in 2011.

All music performed by Ben Lorber except for violin on 'Hashkiveinu', 'Shema' and 'Ha Meir La'Aretz', performed by Rachel Leader

Album art: 'Ribono Shel Olam', a painting by Kate Lorber, my grandmother, of my great-grandfather (who I was named after), made in 1956.

Rebbe Nachman of Breslov teaches that each person has a 'Nekudah Tovah', a point or drop of goodness, within them, and that our work in the world is to connect to the Nekudah Tovah within ourselves and within others. Nekudah Tovah is also the name of a very special encampment of souls in Uman, Ukraine, by Rebbe Nachman's grave, where I had the merit of staying for Rosh Hoshanah 5780/2019.

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