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L'chadaysh Et Ha'yashan (Renew The Old)

from They Tried To Get Us, We Won, Let's Rock! by Jay Rapoport

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NOTE FOR DISCUSSION: This song is based on a slogan of Rabbi Abraham Isaac ha-Cohen Kook, "The old shall be renewed, and the new, sanctified; together they will become torches that illuminate Zion," coined in the early 20th century in contrast to an earlier phrase, "The new is forbidden by Torah law," from the Chatam Sofer in 1819. (source: lookstein.org)

CONVERSATION STARTERS:
What is something that you do differently now than you used to?
What is a (family, Jewish, school) tradition that you love?
What is something old that you love?
How can you make something new holy?

lyrics

"L'CHADAYSH ET HA'YASHAN" (by Jay Rapoport)

CHORUS:
L'chadaysh et ha'yashan
Oo'l'kadaysh et heh'chadash

"The old shall be renewed
And the new shall be sanctified"
So we do things in new ways
Cuz we've been at this a long time
The world keeps on changing
But it still needs you and I
The old shall be renewed
And the new shall be sanctified

CHORUS

You got to renew the old
And sanctify the new
May have started with them
Now it continues with you
You don't have to complete the work
But there's a part you have to do
You got to renew the old
And sanctify the new

CHORUS

You got to renew the old
And make the new holy
Sometimes it happens fast
Sometimes it happens slowly
Though time keeps moving on
That Torah keeps on rolling
You got to renew the old
And make the new holy

CHORUS x2

credits

from They Tried To Get Us, We Won, Let's Rock!, released December 2, 2014
Written & composed by Jay Rapoport,
copyright 2014 Maxfun Music (ASCAP), all rights reserved
www.ruachrock.com

Lead vocals, piano & keyboards: Jay Rapoport
Drums & percussion: Steve Purcell
Bass guitar: Shawn Setaro
Electric guitar & additional keyboards: Toby Singer
Backing vocals: Lucy Batterman, Jay Isaac O'Brien, Toby Singer & Shanna Zell

Produced, arranged & recorded by Toby Singer
Drums recorded by Drew Guido at Let 'Em In Studios in Brooklyn, NYC
Mixed by Toby Singer at Atlas Hugged in Brooklyn, NYC
Mastered by Jonathan Jetter at Right Angle Recording in Manhattan, NYC

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Jay Rapoport Chicago, Illinois

Jay Rapoport, RJE takes Jewish values and texts and transforms them into “Ruach Rock”, a catchy piano-pounding style influenced by Ben Folds and Billy Joel. Jay has appeared on the Disney Holiday Singalong and received a Covenant Foundation grant to compose the theme song for the Jewish Education Center of Cleveland’s “La-bri’ut” curriculum. Jay is Director of URJ 6 Points Creative Arts Academy. ... more

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