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Sophie and the Shofar
Item #: 101078
Fran Manushkin,
Illustrated by
Rosalind Charney Kaye
Two cousins, Sophie and
Sasha, play and work
togetheruntil a missing
shofar comes between them.
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Raise It Up Bring It Down, the latest release (2009) from Beth Schafer, is really two albums in one. Raise It Up features seven songs that reflect Beth’s positive, spiritual pop music—songs that definitely have Beth’s signature spirituality, but are in no way religious. Bring It Down includes seven songs that are distinctly Jewish, based on liturgy, sacred text, and Jewish holidays. Together, these “two collections” create one CD that is the consummate representation of a writer whose works inspire many people regardless of where they are on the religious spectrum. This is a unique collection unlike anything in either the pop market or the Jewish market, and a must-have for anyone looking for music that is fresh and uplifting.
TRACK LIST
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1. Raise It Up
2. Prayer of the Workin’ Man
3. Innocent Things
4. Go
5. I Look Up
6. End of Our Childhood
7. Hallelujah
8. Im Ein Ani Li Mi Li
9. Adama
10. Sweet Dance
11. Open the Gates
12. Modim Anachnu Lach
13. Night by Night
14. Bring it Down
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