Pardes Levavot, “Orchard of Hearts,” was formed in the spirit of creating conscious holy community. Our name expresses the spiritual blossoming of each individual heart within an inspiring and nurturing orchard.

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Pardes Levavot gratefully acknowledges Allied Jewish Federation of Colorado for their support of our Circle of Family Education program. Thank you!

Hebrew Chants

Many of the chants used in our weekly Chant and Meditation group. New chants are always being added; if you don't see one of your Pardes Levavot favorites, write to info@pardeslevavot.org. These are listed in alphabetical order - according to the Hebrew aleph-bet!

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אַדְמַת־קֹדֶשׁ הוּא

Ad-mat Kodesh hu

(this is Holy ground)

Ex, 3:5 chant: R, Shefa Gold
אֶחָד - וְעִקְּבוֹתֶיךָ לֹא נֹדָֽעוּ

echad - v’ik-votecha lo noda’u

(Where You set foot is a mystery to us)

Psalms 77 chant: R. Shefa Gold
אָיֶכָּה, הִנְנִי, אָיֶכָּה, הִנְנִי

Ayeka, Hineni, Ayeka, Hineni

Here I am! music: Shayah Sallo
אֵין עוֹד מִלְּבַדּוֹ - יְהוָֹה הוּא הָאֱלֹהִים

Ein od mil-vado - HaShem hu haElohim

(HaShem, YHVH, is God - there is no other beside Him)

Deuteronomy 4:35 chant:
אֱלֹהִים יְחָנֵּנוּ וִיבָרְכֵנוּ יָאֵר פָּנָיו אִתָנוּ סֶלָה

Elohim y’chanenu viy’var-chenu ya’er panav itanu Selah

(God grace us, bless us, may Its light shine among us, Selah)

Psalm 67:2 chant: R. Shefa Gold
אֵלֶיךָ יָה אֶקְרָא

Elecha YAH ekrah

(I call out to You, YAH)

Psalms chant: R. Shefa Gold
אָנָּא בְּכֹחַ גְּדֻלַּת יְמִינְךָ תַּתִּיר צְרוּרָה

Ana b’choach gedulat y’mincha, Tatir tzrurah!

(Please, with the strength of your right hand, untie our tangles.)

Liturgy chant: R. Shefa Gold
אֶשָּׂא עֵינַי אֶל־הֶהָרִים מֵאַיִן יָבֹא עֶזְרִי

Esa eynai el heharim, me’ayin yavo ezri

My help comes from the One, Creator of heaven and earth

Psalms 121:1 chant: R. Shefa Gold
אָשִׁירָה וַֽאֲזַמֵּֽרָה: עוּרָה כְבוֹדִי

Ashira va’azamera - Ura kh’vodi

(I will sing and I will praise: Arise my glory)

Psalms 57:8-9 chant: Rabbi Shefa Gold
אַשְׁרֵי־אָדָם שֹׁמֵעַ לִי

Ashrei adam shome’a lee

(Happy is the one who listens to me)

Proverbs 8:34 chant: R. Shefa Gold
אַשְׁרֵי יוֹשְׁבֵי בֵיתֶךָ עוֹד יְֽהַלְלוּךָ

Ashrei yoshvei veitecha, od y’hal’lucha

(Happy are they who dwell in Your house, Oh how they praise!)

Psalms 84:5 chant: Rabbi Shefa Gold
אַשְֽׁרֵינוּ, מַה טוֹב חֵלְקֵינוּ, וּמַה נָעִים גּוֹרָלֵינוּ, וּמַה יָפָה יְרוֹּשָתֵנוּ

Ashrenu, mah tov chel-kenu, u-mah na’im goralenu, u-mah yafah y’rushatenu (How happy we are...how good is our portion...and how pleasant our destiny... and how lovely our inheritance...)

chant: R. Shefa Gold
אַתָּה עוֹזִי, אַתָּה חַיַּי, אַתָּה אוֹרִי, אַתָּה לְפָנָי

Atah Ozi, Atah Chayai, Atah Ori, Atah L’fanai

You are my Strength,You are my Life,You are my Light,Ever before me

inspired by Psalm 27 Rabbi Shefa Gold
בְּאוֹרֵך נִרְאֶה־אֽוֹר

b’orech nir’eh or

In Your light, we see light

Psalm 36:10 chant: R. Shefa Gold
בָּאתִי בִּמְגִלַּת־סֵפֶר כָּתוּב עָלָֽי:

לַֽעֲשׂוֹת רְצוֹנְךָ אֱלֹהַי חָפָצְתִּי וְתוֹרָֽתְךָ בְּתוֹךְ מֵעָֽי:

Bahti bim-gilat sefer katuv alai

La’asot r’tzon-cha elohai chafatz-ti v’toraht-cha b’toch me’ai

I have come with my whole life written upon me

To do Your pleasure, my God

My own desire and Your Torah are mingled within me

Psalms 40:8-9 chant: Rabbi Shefa Gold
בְּיָדְךָ אַפְקִיד רוּחִי

B’yad-cha afkid ruchi

(Into Your hands I entrust my soul)

Psalms 31:6
בָּרוּךְ הוּא, בָּרוּךְ ֹשְמוֹ - בְּרוּכָה הִיא, בָּרוּךְ ֹשְמַה

בָּרוּךְ ֹשֶאָמַר וְהָיָה הָעוֹלָם

Baruch hu, baruch sh’mo - b’rucha hi, baruch sh’ma

Baruch she-amar v’hayah ha-olam

(Blessed is He, blessed is His name - blessed is She, blessed is Her name

Blessed be the One whose speech is the world)

liturgy chant: R. Shefa Gold
גּוֹלֵל אוֹר מִפְּנֵי חֹשֶךְ. וְחֹשֶךְ מִפְּנֵי אוֹר

Gollel or mip-nei choshech, choshech mip-nei or

(Rolling away light before darkness, and darkness before light)

liturgy chant: R. Shefa Gold
הוֹדִיעֵנִי יְהֹוָה קִצִּי וּמִדַּת יָמַי מַה־הִיא

Hodi’eni Yah keetzee, u-midat yamai mah hee

(Yah, let me know my end, and the measure of my days, what it is)

Psalm 39:5 chant: R. Shefa Gold
הִנֵּה יְהֹוָה בֵּינִי וּבֵינְךָ עַד־עוֹלָם

Hiney YAH, beini u-vein-cha - Ad Olam

(Yah is here, between me and you, forever)

Samuel I 20:23 chant: R. Shefa Gold
הִנָךְ יָפָה רַעְיָתִי

Hinach yafah ra’yati

(How beautiful you are, my friend)

Song of Songs 1:15 chant: R. Shefa Gold
הִנְנִי עוֹשָֹה/עוֹשֶֹה אֶת עֲצְמִי מֵרְכַּבָה לְֹשְכִינָה

Hinneni osah/oseh et atzmi, merkavah l’Sh’chinah

(Here I am, transforming myself into a chariot for Divine Presence)

chant: R. Shefa Gold
הֲשִׁיבֵנוּ ... אֵלֶיךָ וְֽנָשׁוּבָ

Hashivenu elecha v’nashuva

(Return us to You, and we will be turned)

Lamentations 5:21 chant: R. Shefa Gold
וְאֵֽרַשְׂתִּיךְ לִי לְעוֹלָם וְאֵֽרַשְׂתִּיךְ לִי בְּצֶדֶק וּבְמִשְׁפָּט וּבְחֶסֶד

וּבְרַֽחֲמִֽים: וְאֵֽרַשְׂתִּיךְ לִי בֶּאֱמוּנָה וְיָדַעַתְּ אֶת־יְהֹוָֽה:

V’erastich li l’olam V’erastich li b’tzedek u’v’mishpat u’v’chesed u’v’rachamim:

V’erastich li b’emunah v’yada’at et Yah:

(I will betroth you to me forever. I will betroth you to me with righteousness, and impeccability,

and with love and compassion. I will betroth you to me with faith (trust), And you shall know Yah.)

Hosea 2:21-22 chant: Rabbi Shefa Gold
וּבָא בְּכָל־אַוַּת נַפְשׁוֹ אֶל־הַמָּקוֹם

U-vah b’chol avat naf-sho el HaMakom

(...and he comes with all the desire of his being to The Place)

Deut. 18:6 chant: R. Shefa Gold
וִיהִי נֹעַם עָלֵינוּ -וּמַֽעֲשֵׂה יָדֵינוּ כּוֹנְנֵֽהוּ

Vi-y’hi no’am aleinu u-ma’aseh yadeinu kon’nehu

May the grace of God be with us, may we do God’s will

Psalms 90 chant: R. Meryam Zislovich
וְלִירוּשָׁלַֽיִם עִירְךָ בְּרַחֲמִים תָּשׁוּב

V’liY’rushalayim ircha - B’rachamim tashuv

(Return to Jerusalem, Your city, in compassion)

liturgy chant: R. Shefa Gold
וְנָהָר יֹצֵא מֵעֵדֶן לְהַשְׁקוֹת אֶת־הַגָּן

V’nahar yotzeh me’Eden l’hash-kot et hagan

(A river comes forth from Eden to water the garden)

Genesis 2:10 chant: R. Shefa Gold
זֶה דוֹדִי וְזֶה רֵעִי

Zeh dodi v’zeh re’i

(This is my beloved and this is my friend)

Song of Songs 5:16 chant: R. Shefa Gold
חָנֵּנִי יְהֹוָה כִּי אֻמְלַל אָנִי

Chaneni Yah, kee um-lal anee

(Grace me, Yah, for I am withered [disconnected])

Psalms 6:3 chant: R. Shefa Gold
חַסְדֵי יְהֹוָה עוֹלָם אָשִׁירָה

Chasdei Adonai olam ashira

(I will sing forth from the hidden infinite, the loving-kindness of God)

Psalm 89:2 chant: R. Shefa Gold
יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהַי בְּךָ חָסִיתִי

Yah Elohai b’cha chasiti

(Yah, my God, in You I find refuge)

Psalms 7:2 chant: R. Shefa Gold
יה אֱלֹהַי לְעוֹלָם אוֹדֶֽךָ

Yah, Elohai, l’olam odekha

(Yah, my God, I will ever be grateful!)

Psalms 30 chant: R. Shefa Gold
יָה הוּא, יָה הִיא

בְּרוּכָה אַתּ ֹשְכִינָה, בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה אֱלֹהִים

YAH hu, YAH hi

B’rucha at Shechina, Baruch atah Elohim

(YAH is He, YAH is She...Blessed are You, Shechinah, Blessed are You, Elohim)

chant: R. Pam Frydman Baugh
כּוֹסִי רְוָיָֽה

Kosi r’vayah

(My cup is overflowing / satisfies)

Psalm 23:5 chant: R. Shefa Gold
כִּֽי־אַתָּה תָּאִיר נֵרִי

Ki atah ta’ir neri

Oh, You light my fire

Psalms 18 chant: R. Shefa Gold
כִּי־עַזָּה כַמָּוֶת אַהֲבָה

Kee azah khamavet ahavah

(For love is as strong as death)

Song of Songs 8:6 chant: R. Shefa Gold
כִּי־עִמְּךָ מְקוֹר חַיִּים בְּאוֹרְךָ נִרְאֶה־אוֹר

Kee im-cha m’kor chayim b’or-cha nir’eh or

For with You is the Source of Life, in Your light we see light

Psalms 36:10 chant:
כֹּל הַנְּשָׁמָה תְּהַלֵּל יָהּ הַֽלְלוּיָֽהּ

Kol Ha’n’shama t’halelYah; Halleluyah!

Every soul praises Yah with every breath,

From the moment of birth until death.

Psalms 150:6 chant: R. Shefa Gold
לֹא לָנוּ יְהֹוָה לֹא לָנוּ

כִּי לְשִׁמְךָ תֵּן כָּבוֹד עַל־חַסְדְּךָ עַל־אֲמִתֶּֽךָ

Lo lanu, Shaddai, lo lanu

Ki l’shim-cha ten kavod al chas-d’cha al amitecha

(Don’t do it for us, Shaddai, not only for us...

But to Your character give the glory; for Your kindness and Your integrity.)

Psalms 115:1 chant: Jhos Singer
לֵב טַהוֹר בְּרָא לִי אֶלֹהִים

lev tahor b’ra li Elohim

(create in me a pure heart, God)

Psalm 51 chant: R. Shefa Gold
לִֽישׁוּעָֽתְךָ קִוִּיתִי יְהוָֹֽה

liy’shuat-cha kiviti Yah

Yah, liy’shuat-cha kiviti

Kiviti, Yah, liy’shuat-cha

(I wait for Your salvation, Yah)

Genesis 49:18 chant: R. Shefa Gold
לְכָה דוֹדִי נֵצֵא הַשָּׂדֶה

L’cha dodi netzeh hasadeh

(Come my beloved, let’s go out to the field!)

Song of Songs 7:12 chant: R. Shefa Gold
מַה־גָּדְלוּ מַֽעֲשֶׂיךָ יְהֹוָה מְאֹד עָמְקוּ מַחְשְׁבֹתֶֽיךָ

Mah gadlu ma’asecha, Yah, m’od am-ku mach’sh’votecha

(How great is your creation, Yah, your thoughts are unfathomable!)

Psalms 92:6 chant: R. Shefa Gold
מַה־טֹּבוּ אֹֽהָלֶיךָ יַֽעֲקֹב מִשְׁכְּנֹתֶיךָ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל

Mah tovu ohalecha Yaacov, mish’k’notecha Yisrael

(How good are your tents, Jacob; your dwelling places, Israel)

Numbers 24:5 chant: R. Shefa Gold
מַה־יִּֽהְיוּ חֲלֹֽמֹתָֽיו (חֲלֹמֹתֶיהָ)

Mah yih-yu chalomotav (chalomoteha)

(What will become of his/her dreams?)

Genesis 37:20 chant: R. Shefa Gold
מַה יָּקָר חַסְדְּךָ אֱלֹהִים

Mah yakar chas’d’cha Elohim

(How precious is Your love, God)

Psalms 36 chant: R. Shefa Gold
מַה־נּוֹרָא הַמָּקוֹם הַזֶּה

mah norah haMakom hazeh

(How awesome is this Place)

Genesis 28:17 chant: R. Shefa Gold
מוֹדֶה/מוֹדָה אֲנִי לְפָנֶיךָ רוּחַ חַי וְקַיָּם

ֹשֶהֶחֱזַרתָּ בִּי נִֹשְמָתִי בְּחֶמְלָה רַבָּה אֱמוּנָתֶךָ

modeh/modah ani l’fanecha ru’ach chai v’kayam

she-hechezar’ta bi nish-mati b’chem-lah rabah emunatecha

(I am grateful as I face You, alive and potent Source of Creative Power

Who has returned my soul to me with loyal love, Great is Your faithfulness!)

liturgy chant: R. Shefa Gold
מִן־הַמֵּצַֽר קָרָאתִי יָּהּ עָנָנִי (בַמֶּרְחָב יָֽהּ)

Min hametzar karati Yah - anani (bamerchav Yah)

(From out of the depths I called to You, Yah - You answered me expansively)

Psalms 118:5
מֵעוֹלָם עַד עוֹלָם אַתָּה אֵל

M’olam ad olam atah el

(From world to world You are God)

liturgy chant: R. Shefa Gold
נָכוֹן לִבִּי אֱלֹהִים נָכוֹן לִבִּי אָשִׁירָה וַֽאֲזַמֵּֽרָה:

עוּרָה כְבוֹדִי עוּרָֽה... וְאָעִירָה שָּֽׁחַר:

nachon libi Elohim - nachon libi ashira va’a’zamera

ura, ura kh’vodi - ura v’a’ira shachar

My heart is ready, my God

My heart is true - I’m singing Your praises

Rise, oh, rise my heart’s song

Rise and I shall wake the dawn

Psalm 57 chant: R. Meryam Zislovich
נִֹשְמַת כָּל חַי תְּבָרֵךְ אֶת ֹשִמְךָ

Nish-mat kol chai t’varech et shim-cha

The Breath of All Life praises you

Liturgy chant: R. Shefa Gold
סוּר מֵרָע וַעֲשֵׂה־טוֹב בַּקֵּשׁ שָׁלוֹם וְרָדְפֵהוּ

Sur merah va’aseh tov bakesh shalom v’rod-fehu

(Turn away from evil and do good; Seek peace/wholeness and go after it)

Psalms 34:15 chant: R. Shefa Gold
עוֹד יְנוּבוּן בְּשֵׂיבָה דְּשֵׁנִים וְרַעֲנַנִּים יִהְיוּ:

Od y’nuvun b’sayvah

D’shenim v’ra’ananim yih-yu

(They will be fruitful, even in old age, They will be juicy and luxuriant)

Psalm 92:15 chant: R. Shefa Gold
עָזִּי וְזִמְרָת יָהּ וַיְהִי־לִי לִישׁוּעָה

Ozi v’zim-rat Yah vay’hi lee liy’shu’a

(My strength and song is Yah, who will become my redemption)

Exodus 15:2 chant: R. Shefa Gold
עֲנֵנִי יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהָי הָאִירָה עֵינַי

Aneni Yah, Elohai ha’irah einai

(Answer me, Yah, my God; lighten my eyes)

Psalms 13:4 chant: R. Shefa Gold
עֹשֶֹה ֹשָלוֹם בִּמְרוֹמָיו הוּא יַעֲשֶֹה ֹשָלוֹם

עָלֵינוּ וְעַל כָּל יִשְֹרָאֵל, וְעַל כָּל יוֹשְבֵי תֵּבֵל

Oseh shalom bim-romav hu ya’aseh shalom

Aleinu v’al kol Yisra’el, v’al kol yosh-vei tevel

(May the One who makes peace in Heaven make peace for us,

and for all Israel and for all who dwell in the world)

Liturgy chant: R. Shefa Gold
פּוֹתֵחַ אֶת יָדֶךָ וּמַשְֹבּיעַ לְכָל חַי רָצוֹן

Pote’ach et yadecha u-mas-bi’a l’chol chai ratzon

You open Your hand, I open my heart to this abundance

Psalm 145 chant: R. Shefa Gold
פֶּלֶג אֱלֹהִים מָלֵא מָיִם - מָיִם חַיִים

peleg Elohim maleh mayim. mayim chayyim.

(Streams of God, full of water. Waters of Life)

Psalm 65:10 chant: R. Shefa Gold
פְּתַח לִבִּי בְּתוֹרָתֶֽךָ, וּבְמִצְוֹתֶֽיךָ תִּרְדּוֹף נַפְשִׁי

P’tach libi b’Torah-techa, u’v’mitz-votecha tir-dof naf-shi

(Open my heart to Your Torah, that my Soul may chase after Your mitzvot)

liturgy chant: R. Nadya Gross
צָמְאָה לְךָ נַפְשִׁי כָּמַהּ לְךָ בְשָׂרִי

Tzam’ah l’cha naf-shi, kama l’cha v’sari

My soul thirsts for You, my flesh longs for You

Psalms 63:2 chant: R. Shefa Gold
קָדוֹשׁ קָדוֹשׁ יְיָ צְבָאוֹת, מְלֹא כָל הָאָֽרֶץ כְּבוֹדוֹ.

Kadosh Kadosh Kadosh, Adonai tzeva’ot, m’loh chol ha’aretz K’vodo

(Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord of Hosts, the whole world is filled with God’s glory)

liturgy chant: R. Nadya Gross
קְדשִׁים תִּהְיוּ כִּי קָדוֹשׁ אֲנִי

K’doshim tih’yu ki kadosh ani

(You shall be holy, for I am holy)

Lev 19:2
וְאָהַבְתָּ לְרֵעֲךָ כָּמוֹךָ

V’ahav-ta l’re’acha kamocha

(You shall love your fellow being as yourself)

Lev 19:18 chant: R. Shefa Gold
קוֹל דּוֹדִי הִנֵּה־זֶה בָּא

Kol Dodi, hineh zeh bah

(The voice of my beloved, here it comes)

Song of Songs 2:8 chant: R. Shefa Gold
קוּמָה יְהֹוָה הוֹשִיעֵנִי אֱלֹהַי

Kumah Adonai, Hoshi’eni Elohai

(Rise up YHVH, Save me, my God)

Psalm 3:8 chant: R. Shefa Gold
קוּמִי לָךְ רַעְיָתִי יָפָתִי וּלְכִי־לָךְ

Kumi lach ra’yati yafati, u-l’chi lach

(Arise, my friend, oh beautiful one - and go to yourself)

Song of Songs 2:10 chant: R. Shefa Gold
קַמְתִּֽי אֲנִי לִפְתֹּחַ לְדוֹדִי

Kamti ani lifto’ach l’dodi

I will open to You, my beloved

Will You open, open to me?

Song of Songs 5:5 chant: R. Shefa Gold
רַבָּה אֱמוּנָתֶךָ

Rabah emunatecha

(Great is Your faithfulness)

liturgy chant: R. Shefa Gold
שִׁוִּיתִי ֹשְכִינָה לְנֶגְדִּי תָמִיד

Shiviti Shechina l’neg-di tamid

(I place the Divine Presence before me, always)

Psalms 16:8 chant: R. Shefa Gold
שִׁירוּ לוֹ זַמְּרוּ־לָה שִׂיחוּ בְּכָל־נִפְלְאוֹתֶיהָ

Shiru lo, Zamru la; sichu b’chol nifloteyha.

(Sing to Him. Chant to Her. Converse with all Her miracles.)

Psalms 105 chant: R. Shefa Gold
שָׁם אֶתֵּן אֶת־דֹּדַי לָֽךְ

Sham eten et dodai lach.

(There I will give you my love.)

Song of Songs 7:13
שְׂמֹאלוֹ תַּחַת רֹאשִׁי וִֽימִינוֹ תְּחַבְּקֵֽנִי

Smolo tachat roshi viymino t’chabkeni

I am resting in this Divine embrace, Oh timeless time and placeless place!

Song of Songs 8:3 chant: R. Shefa Gold
תַקֵּן עוֹלָם בְּמַלְכוּת שַׁדַּי

Tahken olam b’malchut Shaddai

To heal the world, you must feel the world,

(then) heal the world with the power of Shaddai

AMEN

Heb: liturgy Eng & chant: R. Tirzah Firestone, Lisa Antosofsky & Sheldon Sands
תְּקַע בְּשׁוֹפָר גָּדוֹל לְחֵרוּתֵֽנוּ, וְשָׂא נֵס לְקַבֵּץ גָּלֻיּוֹתֵֽינוּ

T’kah b’shofar gadol l’cherutenu, v’sah ness l’kabetz galuyoteinu

Sound the great shofar for our freedom; and raise the banner as we all come home

liturgy chant: R. Shefa Gold