Saturday, September 3, 2022

Earth Etude for Elul 8 - Le’ovdah ule’shomrah

by Gabriella Feingold and Rabbi Louis Polisson



Le’ovdah ule’shomrah (x2)

[Repeat x3]


The storms, they crash, and the fires burn

The rivers flood, and you don’t know where to turn

Give me your hand

And we’ll stand together

For a better day


Le’ovdah ule’shomrah (x2)

We will serve the earth and protect our home

Stand for truth, for justice, for hope


They may turn away and pretend that they don’t see

But still we say “for our children to be free

we must change our course,

let go of the greed

and make a better day”


We’ll show them how we can heal our dying roots

We’ll work the ground and they’ll see the flowers bloom

The-sun comes up again

Though we’ve got no time to lose

We’re on our way


Le’ovdah ule’shomrah (x2)

We will serve the earth and protect our home

Stand for truth, for justice, for hope

[Repeat x2]


Le’ovdah ule’shomrah (x2)

[Repeat x3]


Le’ovdah ule’shomrah (x2)

We will serve the earth and protect our home

Stand for truth, for justice, for hope

Be the truth, the justice, the hope

We are truth, and justice, and hope


Louis & Gabriella are a married duo who compose original Jewish and spiritual folk music. Gabriella feels most spiritually connected in contemplating nature and in considering the needs and emotions that make up the universal human experience. She approaches singing as a practice of embodying and reflecting on those themes. Louis is deeply inspired by traditional modes of Jewish liturgy and uses music to connect to his religious and cultural heritage, bringing the past into meaningful engagement with the present moment through reinterpretation and renewal. Together, they bring you original music, hoping to provide new and wider avenues for Jewish and spiritual experience.


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