Joey Weisenberg is one of the leading innovators of Jewish communal song over the past decade, according to music director Gayanne Geurin. That makes him a natural fit with a musically adventurous congregation like ours. In the case of his tune “Tzama Nafshi (Thirsty Soul),” the match was Joey’s idea. On a visit to Atlanta, he was casually making music with members of CBH when he wondered aloud if Will Robertson might want to make a choral arrangement. And thus this psalm of spiritual yearning was reborn for larger forces.
lyrics
K’ayal ta’arog al afikei mayim
Kein nafshi ta’arog elecha Elohim
Tzama nafshi l’Elohim, l’El chai
Tzama nafshi
(As a deer longs for streams of water
So may my soul long for you, divine one
My soul is thirsty for God, for the living God)
It is awakening, moving, and thought/action provoking. Thank you for holding out the messages in these melodies. The album is guided my awareness towards a deep way of living. ctrammell2020
This work is a reflection of the considerate loving kindness of the composers.
I was fortunate to have been a choir student of Rebekka Goldsmith.
Rob Duyungan
Originally sung by Holocaust survivors in Yiddish, Polish and French, this moving album is now available in a gorgeous LP package. Bandcamp New & Notable Apr 11, 2022
It is rich in women's energy, deeply felt sounds of womb energy. A beautiful expression of the best of women in the Jewish hera-tage! Chana Raskin moves my soul, an Irish soul have I! Morgana Morgaine mollymaven