✍ Original song
How to Be Strong
Original by Walter J. Kin
An original anthem of resilience and faith, written to encourage the listener to stand tall through hard seasons.
▶ Watch on YouTube ↗A catalog of 103 Jewish songs available for licensing: sacred liturgy, Yiddish classics, holiday songs, original works, and songs of remembrance, in English, Russian, and Hebrew. For film and television, theater, synagogue and classroom, recordings, and media.
This catalog brings together sacred and secular Jewish song: settings of beloved liturgy such as Adon Olam, Avinu Malkeinu, and Lecha Dodi; cherished Yiddish folk songs like Tumbalalaika, Hava Nagila, and Chiribim Chiribom; songs for Hanukkah, Passover, Purim, and Shavuot; original compositions; and songs of remembrance that honor the memory of the Holocaust.
The catalog is proudly multilingual. Alongside the English songs, it offers a deep collection in Russian, a living repertoire for the many Russian-speaking Jewish communities across the United States and beyond, as well as Hebrew and other languages. All of it lives together in one catalog and one JLICENSE playlist, because this range is the strength of the collection.
Liturgical pieces are offered as respectful contemporary arrangements that honor the tradition from which they come. Each entry shows its origin, its copyright status, and the publisher, Rigli Publishing (Walter J. Kin). Where a recording is available, you can watch it on YouTube.
An original anthem of resilience and faith, written to encourage the listener to stand tall through hard seasons.
▶ Watch on YouTube ↗An original, blues-tinged love letter to Jerusalem, the eternal city at the heart of Jewish longing and hope.
▶ Watch on YouTube ↗A tender original song honoring a mother's love, the quiet anchor of family life.
▶ Watch on YouTube ↗An original ballad about enduring love and devotion.
▶ Watch on YouTube ↗A joyful song for Shavuot, the festival that celebrates the giving of the Torah and the first fruits of the harvest.
▶ Watch on YouTube ↗A playful children's song for Hanukkah, built around the spinning dreidel and the lights of the festival.
▶ Watch on YouTube ↗A warm contemporary arrangement of the beloved festival song, celebrating the lights, the latkes, and the dancing of Hanukkah.
▶ Watch on YouTube ↗An original song of perseverance and hope, an encouragement to hold on when times are hard.
▶ Watch on YouTube ↗The children's version of 'Hold On,' an original song of hope shaped for young voices.
▶ Watch on YouTube ↗A festive song for Purim, the holiday of costumes, joy, and the deliverance of the Jewish people.
▶ Watch on YouTube ↗A lighthearted, comic original song in the warm tradition of Jewish family humor.
▶ Watch on YouTube ↗An original, show-tune-flavored song that celebrates the dream of the stage.
▶ Watch on YouTube ↗A celebratory song for Passover, retelling the journey from slavery to freedom.
▶ Watch on YouTube ↗A song of kinship and belonging, inspired by the spirit of the Yiddish classic 'Ale Brider' (We Are All Brothers).
▶ Watch on YouTube ↗A contemporary arrangement of the beloved Yiddish folk song, full of warmth and good cheer.
▶ Watch on YouTube ↗A contemporary English arrangement of the cherished Yiddish riddle-song about love and the heart.
▶ Watch on YouTube ↗A joyful arrangement of the world's best-known Hebrew celebration song, 'Hava Nagila' (Let us rejoice).
▶ Watch on YouTube ↗A spirited arrangement of the classic Yiddish folk song about the merry rebbe and his musicians.
▶ Watch on YouTube ↗A playful folk-style song in the warm Yiddish tradition.
▶ Watch on YouTube ↗An original song that brings a flamenco lilt to a Jewish dance number.
▶ Watch on YouTube ↗An original anthem of hope, drawn from the song cycle 'HOPE.'
▶ Watch on YouTube ↗A bouncy children's song for Passover, hopping along with the matzah.
▶ Watch on YouTube ↗A playful, good-humored children's song.
▶ Watch on YouTube ↗A respectful English setting of Adon Olam, one of the oldest and most beloved hymns of the Jewish prayer service, sung in congregations around the world.
▶ Watch on YouTube ↗A reverent English setting of Avinu Malkeinu, the heartfelt prayer of the High Holy Days that addresses God as both our Father and our King.
▶ Watch on YouTube ↗A respectful English setting of Lecha Dodi, the sixteenth-century Kabbalistic hymn that welcomes the Sabbath every Friday evening.
▶ Watch on YouTube ↗A gentle little song for Passover, written for young children at the seder table.
▶ Watch on YouTube ↗An upbeat song that turns the Passover celebration into a family singalong.
▶ Watch on YouTube ↗An English-language song in the warm Yiddish theater tradition, after 'Avreml.'
▶ Watch on YouTube ↗A hopeful song built around the Yiddish word 'alevai' (if only), a quiet sigh of longing and faith.
▶ Watch on YouTube ↗An original song about searching for light in difficult times.
▶ Watch on YouTube ↗An upbeat original song of encouragement and self-worth.
▶ Watch on YouTube ↗A spirited original song.
▶ Watch on YouTube ↗A respectful English setting of 'Hatikvah' (The Hope), the anthem of the State of Israel and the voice of a two-thousand-year longing for Zion.
▶ Watch on YouTube ↗An original song about identity, belonging, and shared humanity.
▶ Watch on YouTube ↗An original song of patience and hope, urging the listener to hold on just a little longer.
▶ Watch on YouTube ↗A comic original song in the affectionate spirit of Jewish family humor.
▶ Watch on YouTube ↗An original birthday song written for film, a fresh alternative to the familiar tune.
▶ Watch on YouTube ↗A new arrangement of '7:40,' the famous Odessa klezmer dance tune named for a train's departure time, a staple of Jewish celebration.
▶ Watch on YouTube ↗A Russian-language version of the beloved Hanukkah song, celebrating the festival of lights.
▶ Watch on YouTube ↗A Russian rendering of 'Yisrolik,' the song of a young boy who sold cigarettes on the streets of the Vilna ghetto. A work of memory, sung in tribute to the children of the Holocaust.
▶ Watch on YouTube ↗A Russian-language reimagining of 'Hava Nagila,' carrying its spirit of rejoicing into a new tongue.
▶ Watch on YouTube ↗A Russian-language song in the Yiddish tradition, after 'Avreml.'
▶ Watch on YouTube ↗A Russian-language song built on the Yiddish word 'alevai' (if only), a quiet prayer of hope.
▶ Watch on YouTube ↗A Russian-language setting of 'Hatikvah' (The Hope), echoing the longing of the Israeli anthem.
▶ Watch on YouTube ↗A warm song honoring a grandmother, the keeper of family memory.
▶ Watch on YouTube ↗A Russian rendering of 'Belz,' the beloved Yiddish song of longing for the shtetl of one's childhood.
▶ Watch on YouTube ↗A blues-tinged Russian-language Jewish song.
▶ Watch on YouTube ↗'My people will be free,' a Russian-language song of hope and deliverance.
▶ Watch on YouTube ↗'In the twilight,' a tender, reflective Russian-language song.
▶ Watch on YouTube ↗'Onward, my people,' a stirring Russian-language song of the journey ahead.
▶ Watch on YouTube ↗'Spring in the Ghetto,' a Russian-language song of remembrance that recalls the endurance, and the losses, of those who lived through the ghettos of the Holocaust.
▶ Watch on YouTube ↗A lighthearted Russian-language folk-style song with a balalaika lilt.
▶ Watch on YouTube ↗'If only we could make sense of it,' a reflective Russian-language song.
▶ Watch on YouTube ↗'We are all brothers,' a Russian-language song of kinship after the Yiddish classic 'Ale Brider.'
▶ Watch on YouTube ↗'We are all sisters and brothers,' a Russian-language song of unity in the spirit of 'Ale Brider.'
▶ Watch on YouTube ↗A Russian-language version of the Yiddish classic 'Ale Brider' (We Are All Brothers), a song of togetherness.
▶ Watch on YouTube ↗A tango-flavored reimagining of 'Hatikvah,' the anthem of the State of Israel.
▶ Watch on YouTube ↗'A handful of happiness,' a gentle Russian-language song about cherishing small joys.
▶ Watch on YouTube ↗'Yes, of course, my daughter,' a warm Russian-language song of a parent's love.
▶ Watch on YouTube ↗'Let us endure a little,' a Russian-language song of patience and quiet hope.
▶ Watch on YouTube ↗A 'doina,' the soulful, free-flowing lament form at the heart of klezmer and Romanian-Jewish music.
▶ Watch on YouTube ↗'The dreidel and the children,' a Russian-language Hanukkah song for the young.
▶ Watch on YouTube ↗'The children are on their way,' a tender Russian-language song.
▶ Watch on YouTube ↗'If I were a tailor,' a wistful, humorous Russian-language song in the Yiddish storytelling tradition.
▶ Watch on YouTube ↗'You were lucky, then you were ruined,' a wry Russian-language song about fortune's turns.
▶ Watch on YouTube ↗'Like a heavy ear of grain,' a lyrical Russian-language song.
▶ Watch on YouTube ↗A Russian-language version of 'Tumbalalaika,' the cherished Yiddish riddle-song of love.
▶ Watch on YouTube ↗'A summer day,' a bright, nostalgic Russian-language song.
▶ Watch on YouTube ↗'The linden tree,' a lyrical Russian-language song.
▶ Watch on YouTube ↗'Mamele,' a tender song for a beloved mother, using the Yiddish endearment for 'little mother.'
▶ Watch on YouTube ↗'Many long years,' a Russian-language song of blessing and long life.
▶ Watch on YouTube ↗'No money,' a wry, good-humored Russian-language song.
▶ Watch on YouTube ↗A Russian-language variation on 'Tumbalalaika,' the beloved Yiddish love-riddle song.
▶ Watch on YouTube ↗A spirited Russian-language Jewish song.
▶ Watch on YouTube ↗'Rabbeinu Tam,' a klezmer melody named for the medieval Torah sage, long a favorite of Jewish wedding bands.
▶ Watch on YouTube ↗A Russian-language rendering of the classic Yiddish song about the merry Reb Elimelech and his musicians.
▶ Watch on YouTube ↗A Russian-language birthday song.
▶ Watch on YouTube ↗'Sasha Pushkin,' a playful Russian-language song.
▶ Watch on YouTube ↗'Do you hear, friend,' a heartfelt Russian-language song calling for compassion.
▶ Watch on YouTube ↗A Russian-language song built on 'Hevenu Shalom Aleichem,' the joyful greeting of peace.
▶ Watch on YouTube ↗'Step, one-two, step,' a playful Russian-language children's song.
▶ Watch on YouTube ↗'Tango of Auschwitz,' a song of remembrance for the victims of the death camps, where prisoners were forced to play music as others were led away. It is sung so that they are not forgotten.
▶ Watch on YouTube ↗A Russian-language rendering of 'Tumbalalaika,' the beloved Yiddish riddle-song of love and the heart.
▶ Watch on YouTube ↗An alternate arrangement of 'Tumbalalaika,' the cherished Yiddish folk song.
▶ Watch on YouTube ↗'You will go by the mountain,' a lyrical Russian-language song of parting and the road ahead.
▶ Watch on YouTube ↗'Do you remember the town, the little house,' a Russian-language song of longing for a home now far away.
▶ Watch on YouTube ↗A lyrical, wedding-day arrangement of 'Hava Nagila.'
▶ Watch on YouTube ↗A Russian-language arrangement of 'Hava Nagila,' the world's best-loved song of rejoicing.
▶ Watch on YouTube ↗A Russian-language Hanukkah song celebrating the festival of lights.
▶ Watch on YouTube ↗A Russian-language version of the joyful Yiddish folk song 'Chiribim Chiribom.'
▶ Watch on YouTube ↗A Russian-language arrangement of the beloved Yiddish song 'Chiribim Chiribom.'
▶ Watch on YouTube ↗'The organ-grinder,' a nostalgic Russian-language song with the flavor of old courtyards.
▶ Watch on YouTube ↗'I love you so,' a flamenco-tinged Russian-language love song.
▶ Watch on YouTube ↗A Hebrew-language song built on 'alevai' (if only), a heartfelt expression of hope.
▶ Watch on YouTube ↗An Italian-language birthday song.
▶ Watch on YouTube ↗An Italian-language birthday song.
▶ Watch on YouTube ↗A Turkish-language birthday song.
▶ Watch on YouTube ↗A French-language birthday song.
▶ Watch on YouTube ↗A German-language birthday song.
▶ Watch on YouTube ↗A Portuguese-language birthday song.
▶ Watch on YouTube ↗A Brazilian Portuguese birthday song.
▶ Watch on YouTube ↗An Irish birthday song.
▶ Watch on YouTube ↗No songs in this language.
All works in this catalog are published by Rigli Publishing (Walter J. Kin). We welcome inquiries for synchronization (film, television, and video), stage and theatrical use, sheet music and print, recordings and cover versions, and use by synagogues, schools, and community organizations.
To request a license or a quote, please include the song title, the intended use, the territory, and the term. We aim to respond promptly and to make licensing for Jewish communal and educational use as simple as possible.
From sacred liturgy to Yiddish classics, this music is offered with care, for the communities and audiences who will love it.