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Shabbat Songs

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I’ve Got That Shabbat Feeling  

I’ve got that Shabbat feeling up in my rosh, up in my rosh, up in my rosh;
I’ve got that Shabbat feeling up in my rosh and it feels so good!

 

I’ve got that Shabbat feeling in my yadayim, in my yadayim, in my yadaym;
I’ve got that Shabbat feeling in my yadayim and it feels so good!

 

I’ve got that Shabbat feeling deep in my lev, deep in my lev, deep in my lev;
I’ve got that Shabbat feeling deep in my lev and it feels so good!

 

(Add other body parts: in my reglayim, all over my goof, etc)

 

 

Hiney Ma Tovu  
Hineh ma tov uma na'im
Shevet achim gam yachad. (x2)

Hineh ma-aa tov
Shevet achim gam yachad

 

Shalom Aleichem  

Sha-lom a-lei-chem,
mal-a-chei ha-sha-reit,
mal-a-chei el-yon,
mi-me-lech ma-l'chei ha-m'la-chim,
ha-ka-dosh ba-ruch hu.
Repeat three times

Bo-a-chem l'sha-lom,
mal-a-chei ha-sha-lom,
mal-a-chei el-yon,
mi-me-lech ma-l'chei ha-m'la-chim,
ha-ka-dosh ba-ruch hu.
Repeat three times

Bar-chu-ni l'sha-lom,
mal-a-chei ha-sha-lom,
mal-a-chei el-yon,
mi-me-lech ma-l'chei ha-m'la-chim,
ha-ka-dosh ba-ruch hu.
Repeat three times

Tsei-t'chem l'sha-lom,
mal-a-chei ha-sha-lom,
mal-a-chei el-yon,
mi-me-lech ma-l'chei ha-m'la-chim,
ha-ka-dosh ba-ruch hu.
Repeat three times

 

Shabba Babba, Shabbat Shalom 
Shabba Shabba Shabba Sha-a-bbat Shalom
Shabba Shabba Shabba Sha-a-bbat Shalo-o-om
Shabba Shabba Shabba Sha-a-bbat Shalom
Shabbat Shabbat Shalom

We light the candles every Friday night,
We light the candles every Friday night,
We light the candles every Friday night,

Torah, Torah  

Torah, torah, torah,

Torah, torah, torah

Torah tzivah lanu moshe (repeat 2x)

 

Morashah kehilat Yaakov

Morashah kehilat Yaakov

Morashah kehilat Yaakov

Torah tzivan lanu moshe

 

Challah In The Oven   

Challah in the oven gonna watch it rise!
Challah in the oven gonna watch it rise!
Challah in the oven gonna watch it rise,
Right before my very eyes!

When it gets ready, clap jump and SHOUT,
When it gets ready, clap jump and SHOUT,
When it gets ready, clap jump and SHOUT,

Roll the dough and turn it out.

I'm gonna clap my hands and tap my feet,
I'm gonna clap my hands and tap my feet,
I'm gonna clap my hands and tap my feet,

Shabbat, Shabbat is very sweet!

There’s A Dinosaur Knocking On My Door  

There's a dinosaur knocking at my door, knocking l-2-3
There's a dinosaur, knocking at my door, And he's come to spend Shabbat With me!
First we'll light the candles,
Then we'll bless the wine,
Then we'll bless the challah,
And we'll all sit down to dine!

 

Bim Bam  

Bim— bom— bim, bim, bim, bom Bim bim bim bim bim bom (repeat)

Shabbat Shalom (clap) (2x)

Shabbat Shabbat Shabbat, Shabbat shalom (repeat) (4x)

 

 

Each Friday Night… (to the tune of When the Saints Go Marching In)

Each Friday night…(echo) Each Friday night

When the sun goes down…(echo) when the sun goes down

Each Friday night when the sun goes down,

We all say hello to Shabbat, we all say Shabbat Shalom

 

When Ema lights…(echo) When Ema lights,

The Shabbat lights…(echo) the Shabbat lights,

When Ema lights the Shabbat lights,

We all say hello to Shabbat, we all say Shabbat Shalom

 

When Aba sings…(echo) When Aba sings,

The Kiddush tune…(echo) the Kiddush tune,

When Aba sings the Kiddush tune,

We all say hello to Shabbat, we all say Shabbat Shalom

 

 

Mah Yafeh Hayom  
Mah yafeh hayom, Shabbat shalom
Mah yafeh hayom, Shabbat shalom
Shabbat, shabbat shalom
Shabbat, shabbat Shalom
Shabbat, shabbat Shalom
Shabbat Shalom
 

 

What Do We Like About Shabbat?  
What do you like about Shabbat?
________ likes the ________. That's what he likes about Shabbat.
What do you like about Shabbat?
________ likes the likes the ________.
________ likes the likes the ________.
That's what they like about Shabbat.

Ha Yom Yom Shishi – by Ofra Haza

Hayom Yom shishi  2x
Machar Shabbat 2x
Shabbat menucha

 

 

Yom Rishon  

Yom rishon, avodah
Yom sheini, avodah
Yom shlishi, avodah Avodah!
Yom r’vi’i, avodah
Yom chamishi, avodah
Yom shishi, avodah Avodah!
Yom Shabbat, m’nucha (3x) M’nucha.

 

 

Shabbat is Here  
Shabbat is here, Shabbat is here, I’m so glad that Shabbat is here!
Candles burning bright, it’s Friday night, I’m so glad that Shabbat is here! Shabbat Shalom to (insert child’s name)! (3x) Shabbat, Shabbat Shalom!

 

 

We Sing Shabbat  

We sing Shabbat, We sing Shalom, Shabbat Shalom, Shabbat Shalom (X2)
L’hadlik ner shel Shabbat, we bless the Sabbath lights (X2) …Chorus
Borei pri hagafen, we bless the Sabbath wine (X2) ….Chorus
Hamotzi lechem min ha-a-retz, we bless the Sabbath bread (X2) ….Chorus

 

 

Shabbat, Shabbat Yom Menucha  
Shabbat shabbat yom menucha,
Shabbat Shabbat kodesh. (2x)

Neirot, challot, yayin le-kiddush,
Hakol, hakol, hakol lichvod Shabbat. (2x)

 

Shalom Chaverim  

Shalom chaverim, shalom chaverim,
shalom, shalom!
Lehitraot, lehitraot,
shalom, shalom!

 

 

Little Torah, Little Torah  

Little Torah, Little Torah, let me hold you tight
Teach me, teach me, all the mitzvahs
so I can do them right.

In My Home

In my home is a kiddush cup (x3)

Come along, come long, come along being Jewish is fun.

 

In my home is a me-zu-zah (x3)

Come along, come along, come along being Jewish is fun

 

In my home is a shabbat challah (x3)

Shabbat challah, mezuzah, kiddush cup,

Come along, come along, being Jewish is fun.

I'm Gonna Clap My Hands  

Ahhhh....

I'm gonna clap my hands, clap my hands,
Clap my hands I know I should,
It's Shabbat and I feel good!

 

I'm gonna stamp my feet, stamp real hard,
Stamp my feet I know I should,
It's Shabbat and I feel good!

I'm gonna wiggle my hips, wiggle, wiggle, wiggle,
Wiggle my hips I know I should,

It's Shabbat and I feel good!

I'm gonna jump real high, jump for joy,

Jump real high I know I should,

It's Shabbat and I feel good!

I'm gonna sing my song, la la la,
Sing my song sing my song I know I should,
It's Shabbat and I feel good!

 

Shabbat Shabbat Yom Menucha  

Shabbat shabbat yom menucha,
Shabbat Shabbat kodesh. (x2)

Neirot, challot, yayin le-kiddush,
Hakol, hakol, hakol lichvod Shabbat (x2).

 

Yis Mechu Ha Shamayim  

Yismechu Hashamayim (x 3)
Vetagel ha'aretz.

Yiram hayam (x 3)
um'lo'o.

David Melech  

David melech Yisrael chai, chai vekayam.
David melech Yisrael chai, chai vekayam.
 

Oseh Shalom  

Oseh shalom bimromav
Hu ya'aseh shalom aleynu
Ve'al kol yisrael
Ve'imru, imru Amen

Machar Shabbat

Ha yom, yom Shi Shi (x2)

machar shabbat, machar shabbat, shabbat menucha

Ha yom kulom omdim (x2)

machar shabbat, machar shabbat, shabbat menucha

The Chicken Soup Song  

Put some water in the pot,

Stir it up 'til its nice and hot,

Get it ready for Shabbat, 

Good Shabbat.

Put some chicken (onions, carrots, etc.) in the pot,

Stir it up 'til its nice and hot,

Get it ready for Shabbat, 

Good Shabbat.

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