Nachon Libi (Psalm 108) — Josh Ehrlich
Nachon Libi (Psalm 108 2-5) composed by Josh Ehrlich
World Premiere May 18, 2025 at Congregation Kol Emet, Yardley, PA USA
Commissioned for Sharim v’Sharot’s 25th Anniversary in memory of Fred Safir
S’vilt Zich Shpiln
Arranged for us by our own Stephen M. Cohen!
A Chanukah Gift From Sharim v’Sharot
Ikh Bin a Kleyner Dreydl by Mikhl Gelbart,
arranged by Mark Zuckerman
Sharim v’Sharot wishes you, your families and friends a joyous, healthy, bright and musical Chanukah!
May the Festival of Lights fill your hearts and spirits during Chanukah 5781, and always.
Elayne and Sharim v’Sharot Foundation
For some of our virtual choir performances, click on the links below:
Our Chai Anniversary Concert – June 3, 2018
Welcome to the 1867 Sanctuary 
Gerald Cohen, Dr. Elayne Grossman, SVS President Sandra Hirsch and the sponsors of “Praise Life! Praise Wonder!” 
The concert begins 
Gerald Cohen sings with SVS 
Jay Dubin and Gerald Cohen play “Praise Life! Praise Wonder!” as accompanist Lee Milhous looks on 
From the balcony 
The second half of the concert 
Mazel Tov!
“Mercer Maestros: Jewish Composers in The Capital County” concert May 31, 2015
Music & Text by Dr. Kenneth Lampl
World Premiere performance by Sharim v’Sharot, conducted by Dr. Elayne R. Grossman, Music Director, at the “Mercer Maestros: Jewish Composers in The Capital County” concert on May 31, 2015 at Adath Israel Congregation, Lawrenceville, NJ.
Music: Shmuel Bugatch (1898-1984)
Text: Avrom Reisen (1876-1953)
Arr.: Dr. Mark Zuckerman
Performed by Sharim v’Sharot, conducted by Dr. Elayne R. Grossman, Music Director, at the “Mercer Maestros: Jewish Composers in The Capital County” concert on May 31, 2015 at Adath Israel Congregation, Lawrenceville, NJ.
Music, Lyrics, and Arr: Robert Glatzer
Arr. Edited: Dr. Elayne R. Grossman
New Jersey Choral Premiere performance by Sharim v’Sharot, conducted by Dr. Elayne R. Grossman, Music Director, at the “Mercer Maestros: Jewish Composers in The Capital County” concert on May 31, 2015 at Adath Israel Congregation, Lawrenceville, NJ.
“Look to the Light” Introductory Talk
Sharim v’Sharot’s music director and conductor, Dr. Elayne R. Grossman, introduces “Look to the Light” during Sharim v’Sharot’s concert, entitled “Mercer Maestros: Jewish Composers in The Capital County.” The concert was held on May 31, 2015 at Adath Israel Congregation in Lawrenceville, NJ.
“Look to the Light” Performance Video
Daniel Grossman, Rabbi Emeritus of Adath Israel Congregation in Lawrenceville, New Jersey, wrote the lyrics for “Look to the Light†to commemorate two historic events tied to the holiday of Chanukah. On December 25, 1777, General George Washington noticed a Jewish private lighting his family’s menorah while the army was camped at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. The soldier told Washington the story of Chanukah and how the small army of American soldiers were like the small army of the Maccabees who eventually emerged victorious in battle.
During Chanukah of December 1993 in Billings, Montana, anti-Semitic skin-heads threw rocks through the windows of Jewish homes that displayed menorahs in their windows. The Reverend Keith Torney, minister of the First Congregational Church of the United Church of Christ, organized a campaign to support the Jews’ rights to celebrate Chanukah by placing menorahs in the homes of all Billings’ residents. There is now a yearly march in Billings in support of religious freedom. Native American, Jewish and Christian symbols are displayed.
When Grossman’s wife, Music Director of Sharim v’Sharot, Dr. Elayne Grossman, asked him to write lyrics for composer Meira Warshauer, he wove together the stories of Chanukah, Valley Forge, and Billings. Dr. Warshauer was commissioned in 1998 by Dent Middle School Select Chorus, Columbia, South Carolina, and “Look to the Light†was first performed there in December of 1998.
“Look To The Light†by Meira M. Warshauer and Daniel Grossman © 2001 World Music Press/© 2009 Assigned to Plank Road Publishing, Inc. • All Rights Reserved • Used by permission •www.musick8.com