We sing music from all over the Jewish world. Most of our arrangements are our own, while some come from other sources. Click on the links to hear recordings from our concerts! The songs marked with a ** were arranged by current members, and the songs marked with a * were arranged by former members.
Active (Spring 2013)
- Agadelcha (Traditional; Text: Avraham Ibn Ezra; Music: Mordecai Kalpon; arr. Nate Zuk)**
- Break The Fast (Parody of "Break Your Heart")
- Do You Hear the People Sing? (arr. Jessica Noss)**
- Leorech Hayam (Ofra Haza)
- Misirlou (arr. Nate Zuk)**
- One Day (Matisyahu; arr. Jamie Spangler)*
- Pretty Fly for a Rabbi (Parody of "Pretty Fly for a White Guy" by The Offspring; lyrics: "Weird Al" Yankovic/Dexter Holland; arr. Yu-Pu Wang)**
- Shir Hafalafel (The Falafel Song) (arr. Jessica Noss)**
- Wake Me Up When Passover Ends (Green Day; parody lyr. & arr. Jamie Spangler) *
Alumni Song:
Recent
- A Man Come Into Egypt (Peter, Paul and Mary; arr. David Bass)
- A la Una (Traditional; arr. Mauro Braunstein and Ariel Sommer)*
- Achat, Shtaim, Shalosh (Metropolin; arr. Mauro Braunstein)*
- Acheinu (traditional; arr. Mauro Braunstein)*
- Al Kol Eleh (Naomi Shemer; arr. Mauro Braunstein)*
- Al Tira (mus. M. Ze'ira; lyr. E. Harusi; arr. Mauro Braunstein)*
- Ana b'Choach (traditional; arr. Jamie Spangler)*
- Avraham Avinu (Quando el Rey Nimrod) (trad. Ladino song; arr. Mauro Braunstein)*
- Az Der Rebbe Elimelech (Traditional; arr. Mauro Braunstein)*
- Chaflah (Itzik Shamly with TACT; arr. Mauro Braunstein) *
- Dona Dona (mus. Sholom Secunda; Japanese lyrics ???; arr. Mauro Braunstein)*
- Elohai N'tzor (Danny Maseng; arr. Martin Frankland)*
- Erev Shel Shoshanim (Moshe Dor and Yosef Hadar; arr. Mauro Braunstein)*
- Hafinali (Subliminal; arr. Jamie Spangler)*
- Halicha L'Kesariya (Eli, Eli) (lyr. Hannah Senesh; mus. David Zahavi; arr. Valarie Benezra)
- Hatikvah (arr. John Leavitt)
- The Hummus Song (Give Chickpeas a Chance) (Parody of "Give Peace a Chance" by John Lennon; lyrics: Jessica Noss & Issac Oderberg; arr. Nate Zuk)**
- I've Got Tefillin (Parody of "I've got a feeling") (Black Eyed Peas; Parody Lyrics by Six13; arr. Nate Zuk)**
- Jerusalem (Eddie from Ohio; arr. Rachel Adler & Jamie Spangler) **
- Karev Yom (traditional; arr. Mauro Braunstein) *
- Mah Ashiv (lyr. Ps 116:12-19; arr. Mauro Braunstein) *
- Mashiach Hazaken (mus. Yochanan Zarai; lyr. Uriel Ofek; arr. Mauro Braunstein) *
- Melech Shelach (Izhar Ashdot; arr. Jamie Spangler) *
- Migdol (Kol Achai; arr. Mauro Braunstein)*
- Ozi V'Zimrat Yah (Traditional; arr. Jessica Noss & Nate Zuk)**
- Perach Ba Aviv (Sagiv Cohen, arr. Jamie Spangler)*
- Ruchot Milchama (Rami Kleinstein; arr. Miriam Gershenson)*
- Rumania, Rumania (Aaron Lebedeff; arr. Mauro Braunstein) *
- Tumbalalaika (Traditional; arr. Jessica Noss)**
- Vu Bistu Geven (Yiddish folk song; arr. Martin Frankland) *
- Yerushalayim Shel Zahav (Naomi Shemer; arr. Mauro Braunstein)*
- Yom Shabbaton (Traditional; arr. Rachel Adler)**
Retired
- Abraham (Spiderman theme song; parody lyr. Techiya; arr. Moxy Früvous)
- Adon Olam (videogame medley; lyr. Jewish liturgy; arr. Mauro Braunstein)*
- Ani Ma'amin (Hebrew, music by Mona Rosenblum, arr. Daniel Thumim, thanks to Caroll Goldberg)
- Ani V'Ata (Arik Einstein; arr. Caroll Goldberg)
- Bei Mir Bist Du Schon (Yiddish/English, J. Jacobs, music by Shalom Secunda, arr. Valarie BenEzra)
- Carmen Sandiego (Rockapella; parody lyr. Benjamin Epstein & Meena Viswanath; arr. Jamie Spangler) *
- Cuando El Rey Nimrod (Ladino, traditional, arr. Debbie Demania, Valarie BenEzra)
- Die Moorsoldaten (lyr. J. Esser & W. Langhoff; mus. R. Goguel; arr. Martin Frankland)
- Eretz Shiv'at Haminim (Hebrew, Dudu Barak, music by Nachum Hyman, arr. Caroll Goldberg)
- Hilly's Ya Ribon (Aramaic, traditional, music by Gerry Skolnik)
- Hine Ba Hashalom (Nurit Hirsh & Ehud Manor; arr. Caroll Goldberg & Jamie Spangler)
- Home (Six13)
- Leora's Song (Hebrew, traditional, music by Gerry Skolnik)
- Miriam's Song (Debbie Friedman; arr. Mauro Braunstein)*
- Na'ar Hayiti (Hebrew, traditional, music by Kol Achai, arr. Debbie DeMania, Ben Reis)
- Nachamu Ami (Joel Sussman; arr. Mike Catelinet)
- New Soul (Yael Naim; arr. Jamie Spangler)*
- Nitsanei Shalom (Hebrew, Y. Navon, arr. Yechezkel Braun)
- O Sing Praises (Debbie Friedman, arr. Valarie Benezra)
- Od Yishama (Hebrew, traditional, arr. Raquel Lieberman)
- Or (Naomi Shemer; arr. Izhak Graziani)
- Or V'Yerushalayim (Hebrew, Yosef Sarig, arr. Dov Carmel)
- Rak b'Yisrael (Lehakat Cheil Hayam; arr. Martin Frankland) *
- Shalom Aleichem (Hebrew, traditional Sepharadic version, arr. Gil Aldema)
- Siman She'ata Tsair (Hebrew, Yosi Gamzu, arr. Raquel Lieberman)
- Sisu et Yerushalayim (Akiva Nof; arr. Rebecca Reich)
- The Dreidel Song (traditional; parody lyr. Joshua Milner & Ben Reis)
- We Came to Sing in Jerusalem (English, David Burger, HaZamir Publications)
- Y'susum Midbar (David Zahavi; arr. Alice Parker)
- Yonatan Shapira (Aya Korem; arr. Benjamin Spangler)*
Sing Softly and Carry a Big Schtick
These songs aren't the only thing Techiya performs.
We sometimes spice up our programs with some comedic schtick.
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