Simchu Tzadikim - שִׂמְחוּ צַדִּיקִים
One of Nava Tehila's melodies for Kabbalat Shabbat. For bilingual display of verses click A above
Nava Tehila Music Library
Levite Rehearsal, Jerusalem 2023

Text

Click “Siddur Ashkenaz” below for the full Kabbalat Shabbat text

(יב) שִׂמְחוּ צַדִּיקִים בַּיהוה וְהוֹדוּ לְזֵֽכֶר קָדְשׁוֹ:

(12) Rejoice, righteous ones, in God and give thanks to God's holy Name.

Simchu tzadikim b’Adonai vehodu l’zekher kodsho.

Resources

Method

More than the melodies! At Nava Tehila, we've developed chant-based prayer services that are inclusive, ecstatic, and transformative. Ready to bring this musical prayer method to your community? Check out our tutorials.

Kavvanot

In the Nava Tehila method, kavvanot — intentions for inner engagement with the words of prayer — are developed through close attention to the language of the psalms: Pshat, Midrash, and Kabbalistic and Hasidic illumination. Click the source title below to open these biblical verses in Sefaria, where rich commentary is directly linked to the text.
Error loading media...