A Monthly Event For You and Your Family

Once a month, we host Sing-Along Shabbat. On the second Friday of every month*, every JEC family is invited to spend Shabbat with us and sing the songs your children learn everyday during Mifgash, our daily morning assembly.

During Mifgash, the students join together and sing songs with the rabbi and practice the rotating list of Hebrew vocabulary words that fit our monthly theme, along with words like "hello" and "goodbye."

The students have an oppurtunity to practice language and motor skills through music and movement.

What is Shabbat?

Shabbat, or Shabbos, is the Jewish Sabbath. On Friday evenings, we celebrate the end of the week, and the coming of our day of rest on Saturday. For more information on Shabbat and other Jewish Holdays, head over to our page on Judaism 101.

The Shabbat  and Mifgash Songs

Youtube links are included in most song's title.

Modeh Ani (Blessing)
Modeh Ani Lefanecha
Melech Chai Vekayam
Shehechezarta Bee Nishmati
B’Chemla
Raba Emunetacha

Shema (Prayer)
Shema Yisrael Adonai
Elohienu Adonai Echad

Hinei Mah Tov (Hymn)
Hinei Ma Tov U'Ma Naim
Shevet Achim Gam Yachad

Shalom Chavarim (Hymn)
Shalom Chavarim, Shalom Chavarim, Shalom Shalom, Lahitri-ot, Lahitri-ot, Shalom Shalom.

Blessing over the Candles (Blessing)
Baruch Atah Adonai Eloheinu,
Melech Ha-Olam,
asher kid'shanu b'mitzvotov,
vitzivanu l'hadlik ner shel Shabbat

Kiddush- Blessing over wine/Grape juice (Blessing)
Baruch Atah Adonai Eloheinu,
Melech Ha-Olam,
Borei p'ri hagafen

Blessing over Bread (Blessing)
Hamotzi lechem min ha-aratz,
We give thanks to God for bread,
Our voices rise in song together,
As our joyful prayer is said:
Baruch Atah Adonai Eloheinu,
Melech Ha-Olam,
Hamotzi lechem min ha-aratz

Blessing Over Your Children (Blessing)
Y'varech'cha Adonai V'yshmrecha
Ya-eir Adonai panav eilecha vichunecha
Visa Adonai panav eilecha
V'yaseim l'cha shalom

Itsy Bitsy Akavish
(to the tune of the Itsy Bitsy Spider)
The Itsy bitsy Akavish went up my’im spout.
Down came the geshem and washed the Akavish out.
Out came the Shemesh and dried up all the Geshem.
The itsy bitsy Akavish went up the spout Od-Pam

Dinosaur Shabbat
There’s a Dinosaur knocking at my door,
Knocking, 1, 2, 3.
There’s a Dinosaur knocking at my door,
And he wants to spend shabbat with me.

First we light the shabbos candles,
Then we drink the shabbos wine,
Then we eat the shabbos challah,
And it always tastes so fine.

There’s a Dinosaur knocking at my door,
Knocking, 1, 2, 3.
There’s a Dinosaur knocking at my door,
And he wants to spend shabbat with me.

I offer thanks to You,
Ever living Sovereign,
That you have restored my soul to me in mercy:
How great is your trust.



Hear O Israel, Adonai is God,
Adonai is one


How good and how pleasant it is
That brothers and sisters dwell together


Goodbye friends, goodbye friends, goodbye, goodbye. See you soon, see you soon. Goodbye, goodbye


Blessed are you, Adonai our God
Sovereign of the universe
Who hallows us with mitzvot
Commanding us to kindle the light of Shabbat


Blessed are you, Adonai our God
Sovereign of the universe
Creator of the fruit of the vine






Blessed are you, Adonai our God
Sovereign of the universe
Who brings forth bread from the earth


May God bless you and keep you
May God's light shine upon you
And may God be gracious to you
May you feel God's presence with you always,
And may you find peace

Akavish- Spider
My'im- Water
Geshem- Rain
Shemesh- Sun
Od-pam- Again

Aleph-Bet-Vet (Hebrew Alphabet)
(Call and Response)
Aleph- Bet- Vet,
Gimmel- Daled- Hey,
Vav- Zion- Chet- Tet,
Yod- Caf- Chaf
Lamed- Mem- Nun 
Samech- Ayen- Pay- Phay
Tzadee- Kaf- Resh
Shin- Sin- Tav