Composed by Sam Glaser ©1997 Glaser Musicworks www.samglaser.com

For The Educator:
The lulav and the etrog make up the four species that we wave on the holiday of Succot
A shekel is the biblical and modern currency of Israel. 
L'shana haba'a biy'rushalayim=Next year in Jerusalem –Liturgy

Lyrics:
Prepare yourself to celebrate
The fact that we can congregate another year
Cause now you're in the book of life
It's time to let your worries disappear

Leave behind your heavy heart
Here's the chance for taking part in putting it together
Regardless of the weather
A simple house where we can dwell
Drink some wine and sit a spell
Surrounded by the founders of our land

Oh, East, South, West, North, up and down
When I wave my etrog and my lulav
Nothing's quite the same as spelling out Your name
While stretching out my lulav to the sky

A week that's free from any stress
With so much joy and happiness your mood just keeps improving
Your feet just can't stop movin'
Dancing the whole night away
Then waking at the break of day again

Now somehow when we shake this tree
We're closer to eternity that we could ever guess
We're guaranteed success
So save a shekel everyday
It feels so good when you can say
The whole wide world is sitting in my hand

L'shana haba'a biy'rushalayim
It seems a bit bizarre that we sleep under the stars
But we're guarded by the biggest guy in town