Jewish Songs

Jewish Songs for Children

Mi She-Tov Lo

If you’re happy and you know it

Mi She-Tov Lo

(If you’re happy and you know it)
Mi she-tov lo ve-samach kaf yimcha
Mi she-tov lo ve-samach kaf yimcha
Mi she-tov lo ve-sameach
she-to lo ve-samech
she-tov lo v’sameach kaf yimcha.
Mi she-tov lo ve-sameach
she-yitzchak …. “Ha, Ha, Ha”
Mi she-tov lo ve-sameach
she-yikra …. “Hooray!”

מִי שֶׁטּוֹב לוֹ

מִי שֶׁטּוֹב לוֹ וְשָׁמֵחַ כַּף יִמְחָא
מִי שֶׁטּוֹב לוֹ וְשָׁמֵחַ כַּף יִמְחָא

מִי שֶׁטּוֹב לוֹ וְשָׁמֵחַ שֶׁטּוֹב לוֹ וְשָׂמֵחַ
מִי שֶׁטּוֹב לוֹ וְשָׁמֵחַ כַּף יִמְחָא
… מִי שֶׁטּוֹב לוֹ וְשָׁמֵחַ שֶׁיִּצְחַק

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In the Clasroom – Bakitah

by Debbie Friedman

In the classroom – Bakitah,
A boy is – Yeled,
And a girl is – Yaldah.
We call the teacher – Ha-morah (for female teachers, but male teachers are Ha-moreh)
We’re learning Hebrew – Ivrit Chadashah (New Hebrew)
Mah? is – What?
Mi? is – Who?
Shalom means “Hi, how do you do?”
Cain is – Yes
Lo is – No
It’s fun to sing the words we know.
Ayfo? means Where is it?
Better take a look.
Iparon is – Pencil.
And a sefer is a book.
Mah? is – What?
Mi? is – Who?
Shalom means “Hi, how do you do?”
Cain is – Yes
Lo is – No
It’s fun to sing the words we know.
Shulchan is a table.
Talmeedeem (students) can speak.
Writing on a Luach (chalkboard)
We use Geer (chalk) don’t let it squeak.
Mah? is – What?
Mi? is – Who?
Shalom means “Hi, how do you do?”
Cain is – Yes
Lo is – No
It’s fun to sing the words we know.

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Mishpacha Song

by Daniel Syme

I want you to meet my family.
In Hebrew we call it “Mishpacha”
We all live in a “Bayit”
Me, my Ma and my Pa.
There’s my father, that’s “Abba”
Say “Abba”
My mother, that’s “Eema”
Say “Eema”
And these are the members of my family.
My family, That’s my family.
My family, That’s my family.
Brother – “Ach”
Sister – “Achot”
Grandpa – “Saba”
Grandma – “Savta”

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S’Licha, Toda, B’Vakasha

Words by Myra Cohen – Music by Ella Shurin

S’licha, Toda, b’vakasha

Three words we like to say

S’licha, Toda, b’vakasha

Show manners every day

Shilcha means “excuse me”

Toda means “thank you”

B’vakasha means “please”

And I say Sheket b’vakasha.

“Quiet please”

Sheket b’vakasha, Quiet please.

Sheket b’vakasha, Shh! Shh!

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Af Peh Ozen

by Jeffery Klepper

Af, Peh, Ozen, ayin, regel,

Af, Peh, Ozen, yad v’rosh.

Sh’tei einayim, sh’tei oz-nai-yim,

Sh’tei ya-da-yim

(sh’tei rag-la-yim), etz-ba-ot.

אַף, פֶּה, אֹזֶן, עַיִן, רֶגֶל, יָד וְראֹש

שְׁתֵּי אֹזְנַיִם, שְׁתֵי עֵינַיִם, שְׁתֵּי יָדָיִם

,( שְׁתֵּי רַגְלָיִם )

אֶצְבָּעוֹת

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