Last updated
May 01, 2008
Original List
Compiled by 1996 by Cantor Jeff Klepper
Additions and updates by Adrian A. Durlester
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The following books all contain at least melody line and guitar chords. Please contact the publisher or supplier for price information. Many have web sites you can reach from our links page. If you know of other good resources not listed here, please let us know about them. The listings are in alphabetical order by composer, or title if a collection.
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| A Vocal Array by Gil Aldema - Israeli classics arranged for choirs. |
| Peter and Ellen Allard Songbooks for Sing Shalom and Bring the Sabbath Home |
| Israel: World Beat contains all those great arrangements and songs by Fran Avni |
| Bible People Songs (includes tape); funny and serious songs by Jeff Klepper and Jeff Salkin to teach Chumash and values; for intermediate grades (ARE.) |
| The Rabbi Joe Black Songbook ; 15 of Joe's best songs (Soundswrite) |
| The Complete Chanukah Songbook (Transcontinental) - spelling so it could appear here instead of under H! |
| Doug Cotler Songbook & Songbook II ; all the songs from Doug's recordings |
| Karen Daniel's Teachable, Singable, & Jewish: Songs for Shabbat & Holidays songbook and This is How We Pray songbook feature all original songs with ideas for classroom use. Visit http://www.karendaniel.com |
| The Steve Dropkin Songbook; All of Steve's best music, many of which have become camp favorites. (Soundswrite.) |
| The Dveykus Songbook - Songs from Dveykus CDs 1 through 6. Abie Rotenberg and Label Scharfman have created some unforgettable melodies. (Sameach Music) |
| Especially Jewish Symbols (includes tape); whimsical songs about synagogue symbols for young children wiritten by Jeff Klepper and Susan Nanus (ARE.) |
Debbie Friedman Songbooks
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| Judy Caplan Ginsburgh's Original Songs Songbook contains songs that teach Hebrew and Jewish lessons and "customized" songs for every holiday. (Contact judy@judymusic.com or visit www.judymusic.com) |
| Good Morning, Good Night: Jewish Children's Songs for Daytime and Bedtime |
| Sam Glaser: The songbook for Sam Glaser's Kol Bamidbar, a musical journey through the Torah, is now available. The Sam Glaser Songbook has all of Sam's first three albums, and The Sam Glaser Songbook II contains 30 songs from The Bridge and Presence. (GLASER MUSICWORKS) |
| Great Songs of Israel ; 100 more great songs (TARA.) |
| A Harvest of Jewish Song ; 70 Israeli, Yiddish and holiday favorites with piano accompaniment by Tzippora Jochsberger (TARA.) |
| Hebrew in Song by Ronit Ben-Arie - 21 original songs for children |
| Hebrew Songs for All Seasons; 91 traditional and Israeli folksongs with word-for-word translations underneath the lyrics (TARA.) |
| Gather Round - all those wonderful songs from Linda Hirschhorn |
| The International Jewish Songbook (TARA.) |
| Israel in Song; approx 100 songs, all standards (TARA.) |
| The Jerusalem Songbook ; Velvel has put together a really useful collection in honor of Jeruslaem 3000 (TARA.) |
| Jewish Holidays in Song (TARA.) |
| The Kol B'Seder Songbook is available from TARA. |
Carol Boyd Leon
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Cantor
Lisa Levine's Songbooks:
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| The Mah Tovu Songbook contains 24 songs from their 3 recordings. |
| Manginot ; a music teacher's Bible with 201 songs for all ages
is still a standard (Transcontinental) Manginot II Volume two of "The Complete Jewish Songbook for Children" (Transcontinental) |
| My Jewish World: The New UAHC Early Childhood Music Curriculum by Judy Caplan Ginsburgh (available from Transcontinental Music Publishers |
| NFTY's Fifty ; fifty all-time NFTY hits (Transcontinental) |
| R'fuah Sh'leimah: Songs of Jewish healing : The title says it all (Transcontinental) |
| Ruach 5761, 5763, 5767 - New Jewish Music to update what's in Shireinu (Transcontinental) |
| The Safam Anthology - the complete Collection Songbook is finally here! Visit The Safam Page |
| Shaarei Shirah (Gates of Song); 173 songs for Shabbat worship keyed to Shaarei T'filah (Gates of Prayer) (Transcontinental.) (A keyboard version is also available.) |
| Shabbat Anthology Volume 1 (Tranbscontinental) (includes CD!) |
| The Complete Shireinu: 350
Fully Notated Songs (Transcontinental) Also available in songster version. |
| The Schlock Rock Songbook ; lots of your favorite parodies (TARA) |
| The Shlomo Carlebach Anthology (TARA.) |
| Siddur in Song (TARA.) 100 prayerbook melodies |
| The Julie Silver Songbook ; All of Julie's beautiful songs from her first three albums (Soundswrite) |
| Songs for Growin' by Kol B'Seder; 28 original songs from their Growin' tape series (Transcontinental) |
| Craig Taubman: The Best of the Rest, The Craig Taubman Songbook and New Jewish Songs all the songs from Craig's recordings (Craig Taubman Craig N' Co..) |
| Z'mirot Anthology by Velvel Pasternak (TARA) |
| Z'mirot & Kumzitz Songbook by Velvel Pasternak |