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Derekh Eretz: Land, Love, & Liberation

by Eden Village Summer Staffers

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Lisa Stein - Anchored in the Sky 05:10
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I am anchored in the sky Silver teardrops fill my eye I am darkness; I am light Salted sunsets call the night I am anchored in the land Wind that whispers where I stand I am gentle; I am strong In this forest, I belong I am anchored in the flame The ancestors chant my name I am death, and I am life Fierce protection - Earth’s golden knife I am anchored in the sea Mother Earth gave birth to me We are different; we are one All my sisters of the sun
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Elijah Burger & Max Hagen - Worm Song 03:26
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worm worm i wanna be a worm i wanna crawl around day i wanna be a worm worm slither and squirm i wanna watch the microbes play i wanna be a worm but then it rains and i don’t wanna be a worm anymore i’m lost at sea cause i don’t got any feet so im stuck on the street cold and squirming on the concrete but usually i thank god i’m a worm i thank god for making me love to squirm i take this soil and i turn turn turn yeah usually i thank god i’m a worm i thank god for making me love to squirm i take this soul soil and i turn turn turn worm slither and squirm i wanna watch the microbes play i wanna be a worm from this dirt where I live where i laugh where i give myself up to my god when we squirm it’s applause for the someone who made us who made us feel good who made us so squirmy and made you understood worm we could be worms we could crawl around all day we could watch the microbes play we could be worms we all got worms inside worming squirming yearning turning loving learning to be alive
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Rachmiel "Rocky" Klein & Rabbi Zoë Klein - Lullaby for Roadkill 03:28
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The meadow sparkles gold and green A recent rain makes the wood fence shine And the soft animal is lying between Those painted yellow lines Sweet dreams little critter buddy Twitch your nose, slow down, get all muddy Forget the twig shelter you built when it last snowed Your precious life was a bump in the road The sunlight slants through the leaves Acorns scattered in the stream Spiral spiderwebs and buzzing bees The soft animal starts to dream. Sweet dreams... Was a perfect little being With a hunger and heartbeat What the driver wasn't seeing We're those little running feet Sweet dreams...
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Willa Umansky - I Will Surrender 02:33
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Avra Shapiro - Asher Telchi/Where You Go 04:19
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From Ruth 1:16 אַל־תִּפְגְּעִי־בִ֔י לְעׇזְבֵ֖ךְ לָשׁ֣וּב מֵאַחֲרָ֑יִךְ כִּ֠י אֶל־אֲשֶׁ֨ר תֵּלְכִ֜י אֵלֵ֗ךְ וּבַאֲשֶׁ֤ר תָּלִ֙ינִי֙ אָלִ֔ין עַמֵּ֣ךְ עַמִּ֔י וֵאלֹהַ֖יִךְ אֱלֹהָֽי׃ Al tif’gi’i vi l’azvech lashuv me’acharayich (x2) ki el asher telchi elech uv’asher talini alin amech ami ve’elohayich elohai (x2) Do not urge me to push you away For wherever you go I shall go Where you I will lie Your people are my mine Your Divine my Divine (x2)
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Hannah Bensoussan - Where I have Landed 04:33
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Don't you tell me it's time to rest And don't you tell me where to go next I need to be where I am now I need to be where I have landed ... I shall know when it's time to rest And I shall know where to go next I learn to be where I am now I learn to be where I have landed ... I shall know when it's time to rest And I shall know where to go next I learn to love where I am now I learn to love where I have landed
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Rafael Gell - Hear Me Say 03:57
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Carol Kennedy - Come Away 03:43
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I love the sun, it slowly rises, at the start of each day I hear the eagle in the garden, come away, come away I love the moon, high in the dark sky, where the bright stars all play I hear the owl in the deep wood, come away, come away So come away with me now, dear friend away with me now Walk beside the quiet waters of this fair island, come away, come away And leave your sorrows a-lone, dear heart there's sorrow I know Laugh and sing about the stories of this fair island, come away, come away I love the trees, trees of the forest, for stand tall and pray I hear the bluejay, she is laughing, come away, come away I love the wind out in the ocean, love the taste of salt spray I hear the seagull, she is crying, come away, come away So come away with me now, dear friend away with me now Walk beside the quiet waters of this fair island, come away, come away And leave your sorrows a-lone, dear heart there's sorrow I know Laugh and sing about the stories of this fair island, come away, come away I love the silence of a snowfall, the sound of rain on my roof And I'm so thankful for each moment that I spent here with you I love the river running freely, days of green, days of blue And I give thanks for each moment that I've spent here with you So come away with me now, dear friend away with me now Walk beside the quiet waters of this fair island, come away, come away And leave your sorrows a-lone, dear heart there's sorrow I know Laugh and sing about the stories of this fair island, come away, come away And I give thanks for each moment, that I've spent here with you
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Léah Miller - So That You May Live 04:11
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ובחרת בחיים למען תחיה U’va, u’va-charta ba, ba-chaim L’ma’an t’chiyeh Choose life in order that you may live

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"Derekh Eretz” is a collaborative musical gift! With eight original songs by Eden Village Staff and one cover, recorded lovingly with friends on Wappinger land at Eden Village Camp in Putnam Valley, NY, this diverse album harvests some of the magic we experienced singing together so it can be remembered and celebrated beyond this summer! “Derekh Eretz” means “the way of the land” literally, and it’s often used to mean “treating each other with kindness.” In this shmita year, we’re thinking about both meanings as we ease ourselves into right relationship with the land and with each other.

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released August 14, 2022

Featured Staff Artists: Hannah Bensoussan, Elijah Burger, Maddie Church, Rafael Gell, Aly Halpert, Alon Karby, Rocky Klein, Ariana Levin, Ruby Martinez, Léah Miller, Tan Nandy, Brina Novogrebelsky, Avra Shapiro, Lisa Stein, Willa Umansky, Sarah Weiner, & Ari Westreich

Produced by Aly Halpert & Lisa Stein

Mixed and Mastered by Rafael Gell

Album Artwork by Karen Cheirif, Liad Hasson, Léah Miller, & Denean Ritchie

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Eden Village Camp is a Jewish, organic, farm-to-table sleepaway camp in Putnam Valley, NY, on Wappinger land, where kindness is cool and love abounds. Learn more at edenvillagecamp.org

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