Music and Lyrics by Jay Rapoport, www.JayRapoport.com
NOTE FOR DISCUSSION:
This song is based on a slogan of Rabbi Abraham Isaac ha-Cohen Kook, "The old shall be renewed, and the new, sanctified; together they will become torches that illuminate Zion," coined in the early 20th century in contrast to an earlier phrase, "The new is forbidden by Torah law," from the Chatam Sofer in 1819. (source: lookstein.org)
CONVERSATION STARTERS:
What is something that you do differently now than you used to?
What is a (family, Jewish, school) tradition that you love?
What is something old that you love?
How can you make something new holy?
LYRICS:
CHORUS:
L'chadaysh et ha'yashan
Oo'l'kadaysh et heh'chadash
"The old shall be renewed
And the new shall be sanctified"
So we do things in new ways
Cuz we've been at this a long time
The world keeps on changing
But it still needs you and I
The old shall be renewed
And the new shall be sanctified
CHORUS
You got to renew the old
And sanctify the new
May have started with them
Now it continues with you
You don't have to complete the work
But there's a part you have to do
You got to renew the old
And sanctify the new
CHORUS
You got to renew the old
And make the new holy
Sometimes it happens fast
Sometimes it happens slowly
Though time keeps moving on
That Torah keeps on rolling
You got to renew the old
And make the new holy
CHORUS x2
credits
from They Tried To Get Us, We Won, Let's Rock!, released 02 December 2014
Written & composed by Jay Rapoport,
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