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A Million Matzoh Balls

by Dean Friedman

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A Million Matzoh Balls 03:22
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A Million Matzoh Balls by Dean Friedman My Momma loves to cook at least three times a day. But every now and then she gets carried away. So let me tell you of a time that I recall One day my Momma made A Million Matzoh Balls! A Million Matzoh Balls, A Million Matzoh Balls One day my Momma made A Million Matzoh Balls A Million Matzoh Balls , A Million Matzoh Balls One day my Momma made A Million Matzoh Balls There were matzoh balls in the bedroom there were matzoh balls in the hall There were matzoh balls in the living room stacked up against the wall. There were matzoh balls in the front yard and in the backyard too. There were so many matzoh balls I didn’t know what to do. A Million Matzoh Balls, A Million Matzoh Balls… (spoken: There were matzoh balls all over the place!) There were matzoh balls in blender and in the vacuum cleaner to. There were matzoh balls in the microwave, there were matzoh balls in my shoes. There were matzoh balls on the table and on each and every chair There were matzoh balls in the kitchen sink there were matzoh balls everywhere… A Million Matzoh Balls, A Million Matzoh Balls… (spoken: There were matzoh balls of every shape, size and description!) Well, most of them were average size and some were really small. And here and there I saw a few as big as a bowling ball. Some were light as feathers. Others hard as rocks. And one of them rolled out the door and bounced for fifty blocks. A Million Matzoh Balls, A Million Matzoh Balls… Well, we ate up all those matzoh balls, it took us half a week. Our tummies were so full, that we could barely speak. The next day I came home from school without a care at all To find my Momma made another million matzoh balls. A Million Matzoh Balls, A Million Matzoh Balls One day my Momma made A Million Matzoh Balls A Million Matzoh Balls , A Million Matzoh Balls One day my Momma made A Million Matzoh Balls
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Shabbat Kallah 02:15
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Shabbat Kallah by Dean Friedman Shabbat Kallah, Kallah Yaffah Shabbat Kallah, Kallah Yaffah Shabbat Kallah, Kallah Yaffah Shabbat Kallah, Kallah Yaffah When the sun goes down, two candles we do light Sweetly sing the blessing and greet the Sabbath bride. Shabbat Kallah, Kallah Yaffah… Take the Kiddush Cup, fill it full of wine. In one hand, hold it up and bless the fruit of the vine. Shabbat Kallah, Kallah Yaffah… Lift up the Challah, braided so nice. Then say, Hamotzi. Give everyone a slice. Shabbat Kallah, Kallah Yaffah Shabbat Kallah, Kallah Yaffah Shabbat Kallah, Kallah Yaffah Shabbat Kallah, Kallah Yaffah
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Rosh, Rosh, Rosh Hashanah 01:40
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Rosh, Rosh, Rosh Hashana by Dean Friedman Rosh, Rosh, Rosh Hashana It’s a new year and boy we’re gonna Sing and cheer and have a lotta funna, ‘cause it’s, Rosh, Rosh, Rosh Hashana Rosh, Rosh, Rosh Hashana Now we get to eat apples and honey And it tastes so sweet to dip the challah in the honey And it makes your fingers feel so sticky and funny Rosh, Rosh, Rosh Hashana… Rosh, Rosh, Rosh Hashana Time to make up with your friends, ‘cause you want ‘em to Forgive you in time for Yom Kippur So don’t be a whippersnapper or a snapperwhipper Rosh, Rosh, Rosh Hashana… Rosh, Rosh, Rosh Hashana We’re going to the synagogue, everybody’s gonna Listen to the sound of the shofar blowing And think about the land where the milk and honey’s flowing Rosh, Rosh, Rosh Hashana… Rosh, Rosh, Rosh Hashana It’s a new year and boy we’re gonna Sing and cheer and have a lotta funna, and pray for a peaceful new year, and a world without hardship or fear And meanwhile we’ll be sittin’ right here, singing… Rosh, Rosh, Rosh, Rosh, Rosh… Hashana
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The Book of Life 02:20
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The Book of Life by Dean Friedman High Holidays are coming it’s the first of the year So, you better be good, if you want to appear in… The Book, The Book, The Book, appear in The Book, The Book, The Book, make it in The Book, The Book, The Book of Life If you don’t act like you should, you’ve got nobody to blame But if you act real good, God’ll write your name in… The Book, The Book, The Book, he’ll write it in The Book, The Book, The Book, you’ll make it in The Book, The Book, The Book of Life So, be good to your momma, listen to your dad You better behave, or you’ll make God mad! It’s in The Book, The Book, The Book, it’s written in The Book, The Book, The Book, you’ll make it in The Book, The Book, The Book of Life Don’t be acting greedy. Don’t be selfish. Don’t be rude. Don’t be impolite or mean or nasty. Don’t be crude. If you think you’re perfect, better take another look. If you want to make it in the book! So, be nice to your sister and your stupid brother too. It isn’t always easy, but it’s what you’ve got to do. To make The Book, The Book, The Book, to make it in The Book, The Book, The Book, you’ll make it in The Book, The Book, The Book of Life Be courteous to your teachers, respectful and polite. Don’t be a dummy. Do what’s right! It’s in The Book, The Book, The Book, to make it in The Book, The Book, The Book, you’ll make it in The Book, The Book, The Book of Life So, don’t sit on the bench. Don’t try and fake it. You have to be a mensch, if you want to make it in The Book, The Book, The Book, to make it in The Book, The Book, The Book, you’ll make it in The Book, The Book, The Book of Life Don’t be acting greedy. Don’t be selfish. Don’t be rude. Don’t be impolite or mean or nasty. Don’t be crude. If you think you’re perfect, better take another look. If you want to make it in the book! So be loving to your family and faithful to your friends. Ask everyone’s forgiveness and try to make amends. It’s for The Book, The Book, The Book, to make it in The Book, The Book, The Book, you’ll make it in The Book, The Book, The Book of Life
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In My Sukkah 03:03
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In My Sukkah by Dean Friedman I built a little Sukkah Out in the back. It looks like a house And a little like a shack. It’s not too big. And it’s not to high. And when you sit inside it, You can see the sky. Shake, shake, shake the Lulav Smell the Etrog so sweet. Come and take a look-ah at my Sukkah And help yourself to something to eat. In My Su-u-kkah, In My Su-u-kkah, In My Su-u-kkah I built my Sukkah With sticks and twigs I strung up apples And nuts and figs And some bananas And that’s not all. There were fruits and veggies All over the wall. Shake, shake, shake the Lulav Smell the Etrog so sweet. Come and take a look-ah at my Sukkah And help yourself to something to eat. In My Su-u-kkah, In My Su-u-kkah, In My Su-u-kkah I built my Sukkah Of cloth and wood. It looks so pretty And it smells so good. With leaves and branches All around. And Momma lights the candles As the sun goes down. Shake, shake, shake the Lulav Smell the Etrog so sweet. Come and take a look-ah at my Sukkah And help yourself to something to eat. In My Sukkah, In My Sukkah, In My Sukkah
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Love My Latkes 01:55
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Love My Latkes by Dean Friedman La, la, la, la, la, Love My Latkes La, la, la, la, la, Love My Latkes Great some potatoes, an onion too. Add some flour and an egg – one will do. Then add a pinch of pepper and a smidgen of salt. If your latkes taste funny, it’s not my fault! Potato Latkes (La, la, la, la, la, Love My Latkes) Potato Latkes (La, la, la, la, la, Love My Latkes) Potato Latkes (La, la, la, la, la, Love My Latkes) Love My Latkes Mashed and boiled, creamed and fried. Potato dishes I have tried. But of all the ones I recall, I love my latkes best of all. Potato Latkes (La, la, la, la, la, Love My Latkes) Potato Latkes (La, la, la, la, la, Love My Latkes) Potato Latkes (La, la, la, la, la, Love My Latkes) Love My Latkes Peel those potatoes, work and toil. Then you fry ‘em up in oil. Now decide, and it’s a toss, Between sour cream and apple sauce! Potato Latkes (La, la, la, la, la, Love My Latkes) Potato Latkes (La, la, la, la, la, Love My Latkes) Potato Latkes (La, la, la, la, la, Love My Latkes) Love My Latkes
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Tu B'Shvat 03:19
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Tu B’Shvat by Dean Friedman Tu B’Shvat, Tu B’Shvat It’s a holiday, I like a lot And the reason, it’s the season We celebrate trees on Tu B’Shvat We celebrate… Apple trees, and cherry trees, and orange trees, and berry trees, and peach trees, and pear trees, and banana trees, and watermelon trees! (Watermelon trees?) Tu B’Shvat, Tu B’Shvat It’s a holiday, I like a lot And the reason, it’s the season We celebrate trees on Tu B’Shvat We celebrate… Lemon trees, and avocado trees, and brussel-sprout trees, and broccoli trees, and pumpkin trees, and tomato trees, and pickle trees, and potato trees (potato trees?) Tu B’Shvat, Tu B’Shvat… We celebrate… Blueberry trees, and peanut-butter trees, and chocolate trees, and marshmallow trees, and cookie trees, and ice-cream trees, and jellybean trees, and lollipop trees! (lollipop trees?) Tu B’Shvat, Tu B’Shvat… We celebrate… Elephant trees, and hippopotamus trees, and skateboard trees and bicycle trees, and Frisbee trees, and harmonica trees, and television trees and geometries. (geometries?) Tu B’Shvat, Tu B’Shvat It’s a holiday, I like a lot And the reason, it’s the season We celebrate trees on Tu B’Shvat Tu B’Shvat!
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Haman, Haman, Hey Man! 02:40
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Haman, Haman, Hey Man! by Dean Friedman Well, Achashveros was the King. He said, “Queen Vashti, will you sing?” When she said, “No”, the King he said, “I think that woman’s lost her head”. Well, Haman, Haman, Hey Man! You know he had an evil plan. A plan to persecute the Jews. It was a plan that was bound to lose. Haman, Haman, Hey Man! Well, then the King was all alone. He wanted a Queen to call his own. And so he searched until he found. The most beautiful girl around. Her name was Esther and it’s true, She was a beauty through and through. The prettiest girl you’ve ever seen. The next day she became the Queen. Well, Haman, Haman, Hey Man!... Well, Esther’s Uncle, Mordechai, He was a very righteous guy. You should have seen how mad he got When he discovered Haman’s plot. Well, he told Esther everything. And then Queen Esther told the King. The King he promised that he would Make sure that Haman was punished for good. Well, Haman, Haman, Hey Man!... And so, we celebrate, hooray! Because Queen Esther saved the day. And it’s a lesson to us all. That good will win and evil will fall. Well, Haman, Haman, Hey Man! You know he had an evil plan. A plan to persecute the Jews. It was a plan that was bound to lose. Haman, Haman, Hey Man!
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Oh My Gosh, It's a Humantosh 02:38
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Oh, My Gosh, It’s a Humantosh by Dean Friedman I looked out my window late last night, I was staring at the moon And suddenly I saw an amazing sight, A giant cookie filled with prune, I said, Oh, My Gosh, It’s a Humantosh Perfect food for a midnight nosh Oh, My Gosh, It’s a Humantosh Right outside my room I put on my bathrobe and I went, and opened my front door. But to my disappointment, the cookie was no more. I went back to my room and scratched my head, and what do you think I see? A giant cookie sitting on my bed, as big as you and me. Oh, My Gosh, It’s a Humantosh Perfect food for a midnight nosh Oh, My Gosh, It’s a Humantosh Big as you and me. Well, all week long I’d be wishing for, a snack of that very ilk, So I ran to the kitchen and began to pour, a great big glass of (milk)…. orange juice. But when I got back to my room, much to my dismay I heard a sound it went zoom, zoom, and the cookie flew away, I said… Oh, My Gosh, It’s a Humantosh Perfect food for a midnight nosh Oh, My Gosh, It’s a Humantosh And it flew away. Now ever since then I wait and see, ‘til Purim comes around I hope and hope that maybe, that cookie will be found And every year I’m sure I see, out of the corner of my eye A giant three-sided cookie… flying across the sky! Oh, My Gosh, It’s a Humantosh Perfect food for a midnight nosh Oh, My Gosh, It’s a Humantosh Flying across the sky!
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Some Say Chanukah 02:06
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Some Say Hanukah by Dean Friedman Some say Hanukah, some say Chanukah Hanukah, Chanukah, Hanukah And I don’t know why, maybe it’s just a fluke But, nobody says, Chanookah! Ha, ha, ha! Hanukah, Hanukah, Hanukah, Hanukah! Cha, cha, cha! Chanukah, Chanukah, Chanukah, Chanukah! Ha, Hanukah, Cha, Chanukah, Ha, Hanukah, Cha, Chanukah Nobody says, Chanookah! Some say Menorah, some say Menorah. Menorah, Menorah, Menora! And really, either way, it makes a lot of sense, As long as I get some presents! Ha, ha, ha! Hanukah, Hanukah, Hanukah, Hanukah! Cha, cha, cha! Chanukah, Chanukah, Chanukah, Chanukah! Ha, Hanukah, Cha, Chanukah, Ha, Hanukah, Cha, Chanukah Nobody says, Chanookah! Some say Dreidel, others say… Dreidel. In fact, everybody says Dreidel! And gee it’s fun to watch it spin, And think about the Chanukah gelt that I might win. Ha, ha, ha! Hanukah, Hanukah, Hanukah, Hanukah! Cha, cha, cha! Chanukah, Chanukah, Chanukah, Chanukah! Ha, Hanukah, Cha, Chanukah, Ha, Hanukah, Cha, Chanukah Nobody says, Chanookah!
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If I Was a Dreidel 01:25
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If I Was a Dreidel by Dean Friedman If I was a Dreidel, gee, how I would spin…… I might be made of plastic, or wood or clay or tin…… And you could pick my letters, Nun, Gimmel, Hay or Shin…… And if your letter landed, the Chanukah Gelt you’d win, Oh….. [repeat again - and again - faster and faster ;-) ]
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One Little Candle 03:44
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One Little Candle by Dean Friedman One little candle burning bright shedding its sweet Chanukah light Isn’t it a wondrous sight on this Chanukah night? Two little candles burning pure like two thousand years before Isn’t it a wondrous sight on this Chanukah night? Three little candles burn the same as the everlasting flame Isn’t it a wondrous sight on this Chanukah night? Four little candles burning free, pray for peace for you and me Isn’t it a wondrous sight on this Chanukah night? Five little candles burning bold like the Maccabees of old Isn’t it a wondrous sight on this Chanukah night? Six little candles burning tall, fight for freedom for us all, Isn’t it a wondrous sight on this Chanukah night? Seven little candles shed their glow, like the temple long ago Isn’t it a wondrous sight on this Chanukah night? Eight little candles burning still, lighting up my window sill Isn’t it a wondrous sight on this Chanukah night? Nine little candles burning bright shedding their sweet Chanukah light, Isn’t it a wondrous sight on this Chanukah night?

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Dean Friedman's wonderful collection of silly Hebrew School Songs for silly Jewish kids covering Jewish holidays and Shabbat. The collection includes kid favorites such as 'Rosh, Rosh, Rosh Hashanah', 'Oh My Gosh It's A Humantosh', 'Love My Latkes', Tu-B'Shvat, 'In My Sukkah' and featuring the beloved seder sing-a-long 'A Million Matzoh Balls' (highlight of the feature film 'Lemon').

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released December 6, 2020

Dean Friedman with the kids from First Hebrew Congregation of Peekskill, NY

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Dean Friedman entered pop consciousness with his Top 20 hit, Ariel, a quirkily irresistible and uncategorizable pop song about a free spirited, pot-smoking, vegetarian Jewish girl in a peasant blouse. Since then, hits like Lucky Stars, Lydia, Rocking Chair, McDonald’s Girl and Woman of Mine have earned him a loyal international following, devoted to his work as a master songsmith and performer. ... more

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