All songs, music and lyric by Sam Glaser, unless otherwise noted. Hebrew lyrics from liturgy.
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Achat Shoalti
Im tachaneh alai machaneh
Lo yira libi
Im takum alai milchamah
B'zot ani voteyach
Achat shoalti mey'eyt Hashem
Otah avakeysh
Shivti b'veyt Hashem
Kol y'mei, kol y'mei chayai
Im tachaneh alai machaneh
Lo yira libi
Im takum alai milchamah
B'zot ani voteyach
Achat shoalti mey'eyt Hashem
Otah avakeysh
Shivti b'veyt Hashem
Kol y'mei, kol y'mei chayai
Lachazot b'noam Hashem
Ul'vakeyr b'heychalo
Kol y'mei chayai
–One thing I asked of Hashem, that I shall seek: that I dwell in the House of Hashem all the days of my life; to behold the sweetness of Hashem and to contemplate in His Sanctuary
Tehillim (Psalms) 27
Across the River
Come with me across the river
Far across the great divide
Come with me across the river
To the other side
Pack up your things and go
To a land that I will show you
For no other reason than to join me on this journey
Into the great unknown
Where mysteries await you
You've got too much to give to live your life alone
Come with me across the river
Far across the great divide
Come with me across the river
To the other side
Open your heart and soul
And watch the magic happen
There's not a single thing your dreams cannot deliver
I am the pot of gold
That lies beyond your rainbow
I may be far away or right under your nose
It's up to you
Lech l'cha meyartzecha
Lech l'cha mimoladetcha
Lech l'cha mibet avicha
El ha'aretz asher arecha
Come with me across the river
Far across the great divide
Come with me across the river
To the other side
Ahava Rabah
With an infinite love
You love all of creation
With endless compassion
Our prayers you hear
Place your words on our hearts
Share your light with all nations
Father in heaven have mercy upon us
And keep us near
Ahava rabah ahavtanu
Hashem Elokeynu
Chemla g’dola viteyra
Chamalta aleynu
Avinu Malkeynu
Ba’avur avoteynu
Shebat’chu v’cha
Vat’lam’deym chukei chayim
Keyn t’chaneynu utlam’deynu
Avinu ha’av harachaman
Ham’racheym
Racheym aleynu
Ahava rabah ahavtanu
Hashem Elokeynu
Chemla g’dola viteyra
Chamalta aleynu
V’teyn b’libeynu
L’havin, ul’haskel, lilmod ul’lamed
Lishmor v’la’asot
Ul’kayem
Et kol divrei Talmud toratecha
B’ahava
With an infinite love…
Ani Ma'amin
Ani ma'amin be'emunah sh'leyma
Be'viat ha'mashiach ani ma'amin
V'af al pi sheyitmamaya
Im kol zeh achakeh lo
B'chol yom sheyavoh
I believe with perfect faith in the coming of the Messiah
Although he may tarry, I wait daily for his coming
Rambam's (Maimonides) Principles
Beautiful Child
Take a smaller step
Take a deeper breath
Let your motor cool
Slow down to a crawl
As your defenses fall
Feel your soul refuel
Everything you thought
All that you believe
Hold it in your hand and let it go
Nothing left to fear
Open to receive
Setting free the child
The beautiful child in you
Do a little dance
Sing a simple song
Laugh so hard you’re cryin’
Chase a butterfly
Climb a mountainside
Once again you’re flyin’
The person of your dreams
Coming into view
Nobody can take that dream away
Somebody who trusts
Somebody who shares
Someone like the child
The beautiful child in you
Everything you thought
All that you believe
Hold it in your hand and let it go
Everyone you love
Wants you to achieve
They want to meet the child
The beautiful child in you
The beautiful child is you
Blessing
May G-d watch over your soul
May He guide every step along your way
May you hold deep in your heart
The love that He's giving you everyday
May the light of heaven above
Reflect in your eyes
So you see all the wonder in the world
Y'varechecha Hashem v'yishm'recha
Ya'eyr Hashem panav eylecha v'chuneka
Yisa Hashem panav eylecha
V'yaseym l'cha shalom
May you live all the days of your life
Secure in the arms of the One above
May He look upon you with favor
Granting you whatever you're dreaming of
May mountains offer a path
When you stroll along
Fill the valleys so you can cross with ease
Y'varechecha Hashem v'yishm'recha
Ya'eyr Hashem panav eylecha v'chuneka
Yisa Hashem panav eylecha
V'yaseym l'cha shalom
Shalom, shalom, shalom
Bo'i V'shalom
Bo'i v'shalom ateret bala
Gam b'simcha uv'tzahala
Toch emuney am segula
Bo'i chala, bo'i chala
Bo'i v'shalom ateret bala
Gam b'simcha uv'tzahala
Toch emuney am segula
Bo'i chala, bo'i chala
A lifetime captured in the candlelight
Surrounded by gladness and cheer
The moment when the day turns into night
Enter in peace, enter in peace
Bo'i v'shalom ateret bala
Gam b'simcha uv'tzahala
Toch emuney am segula
Bo'i chala, bo'i chala
Bo'i chala, bo'i chala
Dancing in Jerusalem
God will fulfill your heart’s desire
Take you to the place you want to go
Keep dreaming of the land of your history
And you’re walking the streets before you know
On wings of eagles they took to the sky
Not sure how this magic carpet would fly
Then cries of joy at the first Shalom
50,000 Yemenites coming home
My heart is dancing in Jerusalem…
Next came Ezra and Nechemia
Redeeming our brothers of Babylon
2000 years in the shuq of Bagdad
Soon every last soul would come along
Though it seemed impossible to achieve
Morocco’s Jews were the next to leave
They’re a pillar of the temple of Solomon
Hear the sound of French ringing through Zion
My heart is dancing in Jerusalem…
Soon we’ll be dancing in Jerusalem
The whole world dancing in Jerusalem
V’lirushalayim ir’cha
B’rachamim tashuv
V’tishkon b’tocha
Ka’asher dibarta
Beta Israel watched in awe
From the tribe of Dan in Ethiopia
Slipping through the border of the Sudan
They crossed the desert to reach their land
We marched for the rights of refusnikim
To help them realize their aliyah dream
After 70 years of a living hell
See the celebration when that curtain fell
My heart is dancing in Jerusalem…
Soon we’ll be dancing in Jerusalem
The whole world dancing in Jerusalem
Your heart is dancing in Jerusalem
Time to come home to Jerusalem
Elokai N'shama
Elokai, n'shama shenatata bi t'hora hi
Elokai, n'shama shenatata bi t'hora hi
Atah v'rata, Atah y'tzarta
Atah n'fachta bi
V'Atah m'shamra b'kirbi
V'Atah atid litlah mimeni
Atah n'fachta bi
V'Atah m'shamra b'kirbi
V'Atah atid litlah mimeni
Elokai, n'shama shenatata bi t'hora hi
Elokai, n'shama shenatata bi t'hora hi
Atah v'rata, Atah y'tzarta
Atah n'fachta bi
V'Atah m'shamra b'kirbi
V'Atah atid litlah mimeni
Atah n'fachta bi
V'Atah m'shamra b'kirbi
V'Atah atid litlah mimeni
Ul'hachzira bi lehatid lavoh
As long as my soul is within me
I'll be so grateful each morning I rise
As long as my soul is within me
Each time You open my eyes
Atah n'fachta bi
V'Atah m'shamra b'kirbi
V'Atah atid litlah mimeni
Ul'hachzira bi lehatid lavoh
Everything I Need
With Michael Ian Elias
Looking all around me
Are there words to explain
The miracles I see everyday
All the joy and the pain
Don't have all the answers now
But I know I will someday
Surrounded by all these mountains
We've all got our hills to climb
Lord knows I've got my own battles
And I'm running out of time
But I'll take just what you give to me
'Cause it's meant to be mine
Everything I need
Everything I need
You give me everything I need to survive
Looking all around us
We try to make ourselves whole
Gather up piles of merchandise
Till it's out of control
Just as soon as you think it's yours
It can fall right through your fingers
Everything I need
Everything I need
You give me everything I need to survive
Poteyach et yadecha
Umasbiya l'chol chai ratzon
Poteyach et yadecha
Umasbiya l'chol chai ratzon
–You open Your hand and satisfy the desire of every living thing.
T'hillim (Psalms) 145
Haleluya
Haleluya, haleluya
Haleluya, haleluya
Hal'lu Eyl b'kadsho, hal'luhu birkiya uzo
Hal'luhu bigvurotav, hal'luhu k'rov gudlo
Haleluya, haleluya, haleluya, haleluya
Hal'luhu b'teyka shofar, hal'luhu b'neyvel v'chinor
Hal'luhu b'tof umachol, hal'luhu b'minim v'ugav
Haleluya, haleluya, haleluya, haleluya
Haleluhu b’tziltz’ley shama
Kol han’shama t'halela, Hal’lu, hal’luya
Hal’luhu b’tziltz’ley t’ru-a
Kol han’shama t'halela, Hal’lu, hal’luya
Hal'lu Eyl b'kadsho, hal'luhu birkiya uzo
Hal'luhu bigvurotav, hal'luhu k'rov gudlo
Haleluya, haleluya, haleluya, haleluya
Haleluya, haleluya, haleluya, haleluya
Haleluya
Hineni
I wasn't there when he talked to Abraham
I wasn't there when Moses freed the slaves
I would have walked right up to that burning bush
But I wasn't there, and Moses was
I wasn't there when Judah led the Maccabees
I wasn't there when Esther took a stand
In every age we get to make a choice
To rise up and take a stand
Or ignore the outstretched hand
But if I'm here, God, and if I can help
Let me be the one who is the first to say
Oh, if I'm here, God, and if I can help
Let me be the one who is the first to say
I'm going to be the one who is the first to say
Hineni
I wasn't there on the eve of Crystalnacht
I wasn't there when they packed the trains
Millions were crying
Could nobody hear a sound
I wasn't there, but I feel the pain
Oh, if I'm here, God, and if I can help...
B'chol dor vador chayav adam lirot
Et atzmo k'ilu hu yatzah mimitzrayim
Here I am
B'reshit (Genesis) 22:1
In every generation you must see yourself
as if you left Egypt
Sh'mot (Exodus) 3:4
I Count
Wandering through the desert for forty long years
Learning lots of Torah on our way from there to here
There were so many people participating in the story
That every now and then G-d would take an inventory
So what do I care
How many people were there
I count, I count
There's no one just like me
Got my place in history
No matter the amount
I count, I count
First Reuven then Shimon, Yehuda, Yissachar
Then Z'vulun, Ephraim and Menashe so far
Binyamin, Dan, Asher and Gad
Then last but not least Naftali got the nod
A couple million strong
And everybody belongs
I count, I count
There's no one just like me
In this extended family
No matter the amount
I count, I count
Everyone on G-d's good earth
Has the future in their hand
Gotta leave behind your place of birth
And find out where you stand
A couple million strong
And everybody sang along
I count, I count
Got my letter in the Torah
Got my corner of the sky
Got 3000 years of history gone by
I count
In Israel
Open my lips to sing Your praise
My heart to feel the joy
Let me have the gift for which I'm yearning
Another night in Israel
Desert flowers blooming in the Spring
The grapes upon the vine
Let me walk the beaches in the moonlight
Let me fall in love in Israel
Wherever you go, I will go
Having to follow my heart
Riding the wings that will carry me home
Wherever you live, I will live
If just to breathe in the air
You'll find me in Israel
Lift up my eyes to see the day
Of plowshares from our swords
A time to mend, a time to gather stones
A time for peace in Israel
Let me hear the voice of bride and groom
Of laughter in the streets
Answer the prayers of our children
So they need not fear in Israel
Wherever you go, I will go
Having to follow my heart
Riding the wings that will carry me home
Wherever you live, I will live
If just to breathe in the air
You'll find me in Israel
I long to see the people
I want to share the dream
To reach across the distance
It's closer than it seems
In Silence
With Ramiro Fauve
Who do you think I could tell
I don't know anyone
I set my pen aside
From all your sacred stories
What would you say to a wall
Or to the stone on a grave
Rest your words on my ears
I'm right here
I can give you the most with silence
It gives meaning to everything we share
There's a trust in your eyes
That words cannot describe
In silence I say I love you
Nothing leaves this room
How do you think you can say
"Don't tell anyone, but"
And then proceed to reveal
Someone else's little secret
What would you say if you knew
All I've heard about you
Words can be the ties that bind
Or the sharpest swords you'll ever find
I can give you the most with silence
It gives meaning to everything we share
There's a trust in your eyes
That words cannot describe
In silence I say I love you
Nothing leaves this room
In silence you feel my embrace encircle you
There's nothing to say
I slowly reveal everything I feel for you
Nothing is given away
Ki Mitziyon
In the city of gold
I left a little prayer
Pressed inside Your wall of stone
And I pledged my heart
To carry out Your will
If You'd only make it known
Patiently You waited until I could hear the tune
Ki mitziyon tetzey Torah
Ud'var Hashem miYerushalayim
Ki mitziyon tetzey Torah
Ud'var Hashem miYerushalayim
When the desert night
Sweeps the seven hills
And the stars light up the sky
I can hear Your voice
Carried on the wind
If I stop to hear the cry
From Jerusalem your inspiration feeds a hungry world
Ki mitziyon tetzey Torah
Ud'var Hashem miYerushalayim
Ki mitziyon tetzey Torah
Ud'var Hashem miYerushalayim
In the city of gold this lonely soul finally feels at home
Letter in the Torah
Who am I any way
Where am I going to
How did I get here
And what do I need to know
What am I supposed to do with my life
Can I start living
If I don't know which way to go
I heard somebody say
In the quiet of the night
If you close your eyes
You'll hear the answer
I just wanna find my letter in the Torah
I know it's somewhere out there
If I could only see
I just want to find my letter in the Torah
The one that's written just for me
Too many words
On too many pages
I keep finding more
Each time I look
Sometimes I need
To take a little break
Sometimes to connect
I've gotta close the book
I heard somebody say
If you listen to your heart
You were born with all the answers
I just wanna find my letter in the Torah...
It's not about the goal, it's all about the soul
You use in every move you make
It's not the biggest name, it's how you play the game
When you're getting it together
Getting it together
I just wanna find my letter in the Torah...
I just wanna find my letter in the Torah
I just wanna find my letter in the Torah
I just wanna find my letter in the Torah
Written just for me
Lift My Eyes
It's been a long time since I've said I love you
It's been a while since I've said anything at all
Captive in a fortress of my choosing
It's time that I tore down the wall
Lift my eyes to see the light within the darkness
Lift my spirit to appreciate Your hand
Lift my eyes to see the answers to the questions
I don't understand
It's been a long time since I've kept a promise
It's been a while since I have had a single goal
All my dreams are being held for ransom
Cause I cannot find the self-control
Lift my eyes to see the truth for the illusion
Lift my heart to see the good inside the pain
Lift my eyes to see the reason for Your wishes
That I can't explain
Lift my eyes to see the light within the darkness
Lift my spirit to appreciate Your hand
Lift my eyes to see the answers to the questions
I don't understand
Esa eynai el heharim
Me'ayin yavo ezri
Ezri meyim Hashem oseh shamayim va'aretz
Ma Yakar
Ma yakar chasd'cha Elokim
Uv'nei adam b'tzeyl k'nafecha yechesayun
Ma yakar chasd'cha Elokim
Uv'nei adam b'tzeyl k'nafecha yechesayun
Yirv'yun mideshen beitecha
V'nachal adanecha tashkeym
Ki im'cha m'kor chayim
B'or'cha nireh or
M'shoch chasd'cha l'yodecha
V'tzidkat'cha l'yishrey lev
Ma yakar chasd'cha Elokim
Uv'nei adam b'tzeyl k'nafecha yechesayun
Ma yakar chasd'cha Elokim
Uv'nei adam b'tzeyl k'nafecha yechesayun
Yirv'yun mideshen beitecha
V'nachal adanecha tashkeym
Ki im'cha m'kor chayim
B'or'cha nireh or
M'shoch chasd'cha l'yodecha
V'tzidkat'cha l'yishrey lev
Clothing me in the shadow of Your wings
Shelter me in the comfort of Your home
Light of life, surrounding me with love
In Your arms I'll never be alone
How precious is your kindness, O God. The sons of man take refuge in the shadows of your wings. May they be sated from the abundance of your house, and may You give them drink from the stream of Your delights. For with You is the source of life, by your light shall we see the light. Extend Your kindness to those who know You, and Your charity to the upright of heart.
–Tehillim (Psalms) 36:8-11
Od’cha
Od'cha ki anitani
Vat'hi li lishuah
Od'cha ki anitani
Vat'hi li lishuah
Even ma’asu habonim
Hay'tah l'rosh pinah
Even ma’asu habonim
Hay'tah l'rosh pinah
Meyeyt Hashem hay'tah zot
Hi niflat b'eyneynu
Meyeyt Hashem hay'tah zot
Hi niflat b'eyneynu
Zeh hayom asah Hashem
Nagilah v'nis m'ha vo
Zeh hayom asah Hashem
Nagilah v'nism'ha vo
Ana Hashem hoshiah na
Ana Hashem hoshiah na
Ana Hashem hatz'licha na
Ana Hashem hatz'licha na
Oseh Shalom
Spreading the feeling all over the earth
Waiting for the day
When brothers can walk hand in hand
And no one feels afraid
With all of our hearts we call to You
Knowing You hear somehow
Like never before
We need You here right now
Oseh shalom bimromav
Hu ya'aseh shalom aleynu
V'al kol Yisrael, Yisrael
V'im'ru amen
Turn to the people who share your life
Let your love shine through
Make sure to mention from time to time
How much they mean to you
We're holding the future in our hands
We can be the light
If only we'd stand as one
It could be so bright
Oseh shalom bimromav
Hu ya'aseh shalom aleynu
V'al kol Yisrael, Yisrael
V'im'ru amen
Shalom rav al Yisrael
Amcha tasim l'olam
Ki atah hu melech adon l'chol hashalom
Papa, My Love
Papa, my love
Hold me closely
Where is the light in your eyes
You gave of your heart
So completely
Now time is movin' on
That fire you had is gone
Damned if I just let you slip away
Is it too late?
Papa, my love
Don't be angry
How long can you hold it inside
Do you remember the time
Life was carefree
And now your shoulder's hurtin'
Like you're the only one to bear this burden
Damned if I just let you slip away
There's no going back to yesterday
But there's today
And tomorrow
Papa, my love
Tell me where you’re going
Are you thinking about that final ride
You sacrificed
So completely
As sure as I love you
We'll survive this time too
Damned if I just let you slip away
There's no going back to yesterday
But there's today
And tomorrow
Pitchu Li
Pitchu li sha'arey tzedek, avoh vam odeh Kah
Zeh hasha'ar Lashem, tzadikim yavo'ooh, voh
Open the gates of righteousness for me
I will enter and praise God
This is the gateway to Hashem
Through which the righteous may enter
Psalm 118:19
See What You Want
With Ramiro Fauve
I roam through the crowd
One face in a sea
The center of everything
I take my head down
Turn on my T.V.
I see what I'm supposed to see
Sanitized reality
Wrapped around my starving eyes
See we what you want
Not what you need
We got to have it all
See what you want
Just out of reach
But we love our little dreams
Caught dead in my life
Paralyzed with fear
I'm right where I like to be
The universe grows
Supply and demand
Sit back and watch the screen
I prefer the fantasy
I need my remote control
See we what you want
Not what you need
We got to have it all
See what you want
Just out of reach
How we love our little universe
In the end we melt into sun
Joining with all those who've gone
Lift 'em up so they can be free
Giving back, giving back
Giving back, giving back
Shabbas
Working so hard, I keep on wondering
If there is a chance I will ever be through
Coming so far, but just as I'm finishing
It seems there is always some more work to do
I need a day to collect my thoughts
To spend some time with you
Shabbas, Shabbas, Shabbas
Come Friday Eve, the beggar and the billionaire
Will each have a feast that will last through the night
Who could believe that families everywhere
Are singing the songs by the same candlelight
Taking the time to appreciate
The wonderful things you do
Shabbas, Shabbas, Shabbas
When it gets darker on Saturday
I feel so sad as it goes away
I try to bring a little Shabbat in my shavua tov
Shabbat, Shabbat, Shabbat, Shabbat shalom
L'hadlik neir shel Shabbas
Shabbat shalom u'mevorach, Shabbat shalom u'mevorach
Shabbas, Shabbas, Shabbas
Shabbas and Shabbat both mean the Sabbath!
Shavua tov means "have a super week"
To kindle the lights for the Sabbath
May you have a blessed Sabbath
Tree of Life
Let the Torah be our light
Please make our future bright
And let Your spirit dwell within us
As Your message we proclaim
Our voices praise Your Name
The Tree of Life will guide us
Kohanecha yilb’shu tzedek
V’chashidecha y’raneynu
Let the Torah be our light
Please make our future bright
And let Your spirit dwell within us
As Your message we proclaim
Our voices praise Your Name
The Tree of Life will guide us
Ki lekach tov natati lachem
Torati al ta’azovu
Ki lekach tov natati lachem
Torati al ta’azovu
Eitz Chayim Hi lamakazikim ba
V’tom’cheha m’ushar
D’racheha darchey no’am
V’chol n’tivoteha shalom
Eitz Chayim Hi lamakazikim ba
V’tom’cheha m’ushar
D’racheha darchey no’am
V’chol n’tivoteha shalom
Kohanecha yilb’shu tzedek
V’chashidecha y’raneynu
Let the Torah be our light
Please make our future bright
And let Your spirit dwell within us
As Your message we proclaim
Our voices praise Your Name
The Tree of Life forever will guide us
Unbreakable Soul
Work all day
Dream all night
Turn the darkness
Into light
At the end
Of our rope
Keep the faith
Don't lose hope
You can never break an unbreakable soul
You can never break an unbreakable soul
You can never break
Don't make that mistake
You can never break an unbreakable soul
Moshe went out
Saw our plight
When no one was lookin'
He picked a fight
He had a word
With ole' Pharoah
Said won't you please
Let my people go
You can never break an unbreakable soul...
A hundred years of slavery
Forget what it means to be free
Steal our senses, smash our bones
Take our children from our homes
Eat our bread and drink our wine
Sieze our future, waste our time
You may think you're in control, but
You can never break, no
You can never break
In sets of three the plagues began
Till Pharoah was a sorry man
Pesach night, proud and strong
We sacrificed and sang this song
You can never break an unbreakable soul...
Soul unbreakable
Soul unbreakable
V'ha'er Eyneynu
V'ha'er eyneynu b'toratecha
V'dabeyk libeynu b'mitzvotecha
V'ha'er eyneynu b'toratecha
V'dabeyk libeynu b'mitzvotecha
V'yacheyd l'vaveynu
L'ahava ul'yirah et sh'mecha
Shelo neyvosh, v'lo nikaleym
V'lo nikashel l'olam va'ed
Enlighten our eyes to Torah
Never to be apart
Bind us to Your commandments
To fulfill them with all our heart
Make us worthy of so great a gift
Give us a place to stand without shame
Help us try to unify
Our passions to love and fear Your Name
V'ha'er eyneynu b'toratecha
V'dabeyk libeynu b'mitzvotecha
We Light the Lights
On eight winter nights we light
The lights on the menorah
Together with millions of our people everywhere
In spite of the darkness we light
The lights on the menorah
Knowing the dark doesn't hold a candle to our prayers
We light the lights
Warming up the whole wide world all over
We light and we heal each broken heart
We light tonight
Singing out our favorite songs together
And for a moment we see
We're not so far apart
There have been times of danger
When we couldn't learn our Torah
When they tried to make our spirit disappear
So eight nights a year we light
The lights on the menorah
Showing the promise of our Torah perseveres
We light the lights
Warming up the whole wide world all over
We light and we heal each broken heart
We light tonight
Singing out our favorite songs together
And for a moment hope is not so far away
As long as we light we're getting closer everyday
We light the lights
Warming up the whole wide world all over
We light and we heal each broken heart
We light tonight
Singing out our favorite songs together
We can be sure the flame will never disappear
Because we will light again this very time next year
We light the lights
We light the lights
Yisrael Shelanu
And when we pray
We set our sights to face her walls of golden stone
The words we say
Reflect a love that grows each time
We’re whispering her ancient name
Yisrael shelanu l’olam
L’olam nafsheynu b’tocha
Yisrael, tikvat libenu hi itah
Two thousand years
Without a piece of land that we could call our own
We never feared
Secure within the promise of a distant day that we’d come home
Yisrael shelanu l’olam
L’olam nafsheynu b’tocha
Yisrael, tikvat libenu hi itah
Sing with the children
In the streets of Jerusalem
Dance in the gardens
Of the hills of Galilee
Like the mighty river Jordan
Her waters fill each crevice of my heart
Yisrael shelanu l’olam
L’olam nafsheynu b’tocha
Yisrael, tikvat libenu hi itah
