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Miriam Ha-neviah
Beth Styles, Music & Lyrics
One of seven women in the Bible who
are identified as prophets, Miriam
plays a key role in the redemption
from Egypt, leading the women in
song and dance after the Israelites
crossed the Sea of Reeds. Similar
to the traditional view of Elijah as
the herald of redemption, Miriam is
also associated with deliverance and
freedom. In the mid-1990s, out of a
desire to elevate the voices of women
in Jewish text and tradition, songs
about Miriam were introduced into the
Havdalah ceremony as a counterpart
to singing Eliyahu Ha-navi. Styles’s
lyrics celebrate the song, dance, and
female leadership that Miriam brought
into the lives of the Israelites and look
forward to a day when Miriam will
bring us to redemption.
Beth Styles is an award-winning
composer and artist whose work has
been celebrated in diverse houses of
worship across the US and performed
by great vocal artists and cantors.
She serves as the music director at
Temple Beth El, Stamford, CT. Beth
is also the founder of The New World
Chorus, The Shabbat Experience,
and The Living Voice Project, which
brings music to the lives of people with
dementia.

lyrics

Miriam ha-nʼviah, Miriam ha-nʼviah
Oz vʼzimrah bʼyadah, Miriam ha-nʼviah
Lai la lai la lai lai lai, oz v'zimrah
Lai la lai la lai lai lai. b'yadah
Miriam tirkod, tirkod itanu, lʼhagdil zimrat olam,
Miriam tirkod, tirkod itanu, lʼtaken et ha-olam.
La la lai la, la la lai la, Bimheirah vʼyameinu
La la lai la, la la lai la, Hi tʼvi·enu
La la lai la, la la lai la, la la lai la, la la lai la
La la lai la, la la lai la el mei ha-yʼshuah.
Miriam, the prophetess, strength and song are in her hands,
Miriam will dance with us, and lift the hearts of every soul
Miriam will dance, dance with us and sing to heal the world
La la lai la, la la lai la, Bimheirah vʼyameinu
La la lai la, la la lai la, Hi tʼvi·enu
La la lai la, la la lai la, la la lai la, la la lai la
La la lai la, la la lai la el mei ha-yʼshuah.

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from Havdalah - Live From Jerusalem, released September 19, 2019
Beth Styles

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Cantor Azi Schwartz of Park Avenue Synagogue New York, New York

Cantor Azi Schwartz is the Senior Cantor of Park Avenue Synagogue in New York, and is a world-renowned vocal performer and recording artist whose music reaches Jewish and interfaith audiences internationally.

Azi has performed at Carnegie Hall and Madison Square Garden; on PBS and on Richard Gere’s movie 'Norman'; and for Pope Francis.

He has released nine albums of Jewish liturgical music.
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