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On this page, you'll find resources related to music and liturgy for High Holiday observance, curated from the various Jewish denominational movements and entities.
If you know of additional resources that should be added here or find anything to be amiss, please email [email protected]. |
Conservative:
Orthodox:
Reconstructionist:
Reform:
The Union for Reform Judaism is generously providing our communities additional resources which can be accessed through this password-protected page.
Publicly available Reform resources:
5 Things to Know About Jewish Music and Copyright Laws: https://urj.org/blog/2019/05/07/5-things-know-about-jewish-music-and-copyright-laws
Shirei T’Shuvah: Songs of Repentance: This book is the companion to Gates of Repentance, and contains many of the classic High Holiday melodies. There is the option to purchase the book of sheet music, or a digital album of recorded music. If there are only a few songs you need, you also have the option of purchasing individual pieces as PDFs (just scroll down the respective pages).
- USCJ High Holidays website, Ritual subsection: http://www.cjhighholidays.com/ritual/
Includes information about digital siddurim and links to various articles. It also compiles all halakhic information the RA has currently released concerning practicing Judaism during COVID-19, including rulings on livestreaming, digital minyans, and use of choirs.
- Turning Your Home into a Sacred Space: https://mattaxelrod.com/2020/06/29/turning-your-home-into-a-sacred-space/?fbclid=IwAR10IQcAFTSDYJfqCLE1i0Ja1fSNIxZJxBSwR8L7xPx7yqWtqXMcenwCyqM This resource is from a Conservative cantor, but the message is non-denominational.
- Hadar Rising Song Institute: https://joey-weisenberg.mykajabi.com/high-holiday-leadership-training-hadar This site offers training courses on how to lead High Holiday services. However, it is a paid subscription.
Orthodox:
- Currently, the Orthodox Union has not released anything concerning the High Holidays for this year. Due to how dynamic the situation is and continues to be, the OU does not intend to release High Holiday materials until closer to the High Holidays themselves. Any updates can be found at http://together.ou.org/
Reconstructionist:
- Audio Clips of High Holy Day Prayers: https://archive.rrc.edu/HighHolyDays
Reform:
The Union for Reform Judaism is generously providing our communities additional resources which can be accessed through this password-protected page.
Publicly available Reform resources:
5 Things to Know About Jewish Music and Copyright Laws: https://urj.org/blog/2019/05/07/5-things-know-about-jewish-music-and-copyright-laws
Shirei T’Shuvah: Songs of Repentance: This book is the companion to Gates of Repentance, and contains many of the classic High Holiday melodies. There is the option to purchase the book of sheet music, or a digital album of recorded music. If there are only a few songs you need, you also have the option of purchasing individual pieces as PDFs (just scroll down the respective pages).
- Sheet Music: https://www.transcontinentalmusic.com/PDS-Shirei-Tshuvah-Songs-of-Repentance-73246
- Digital Album: https://www.transcontinentalmusic.com/PDA-Shirei-Tshuvah-Songs-of-Repentance-73033
- Shirei Mishkan HaNefesh: https://www.ccarpress.org/shopping_product_detail.asp?pid=50291
- This book is the companion to Mishkan HaNefesh. It is a collection of sheet music. There is no digital album available at this time.
- J License: https://jlicense.com/ This is where you can purchase a license to legally utilize copyrighted material, including music and lyrics, in your digital services. (You may be able to use discount code JLICENSE15 to receive the first two months free, but the code may be expired)