JewishSong.org
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License · Free
Our songs are free for organizations, schools, museums, researchers, and individuals - anyone who carries Jewish heritage forward without charging for it.
Standard terms (non-commercial license).
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| Use, perform, display, teach, and share for non-commercial purposes. | Charge money for performance, display, or playback. |
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| Embed our YouTube playlists on your site. | Modify lyrics or arrangements without written permission. |
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| Use the lyrics and provenance notes printed in our YouTube descriptions. | Remove attribution. |
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| Tell us where you used them - we love to credit you back. | Resell or sub-license to a third party. |
Required attribution - copy-paste this
Music: «[song title]» from JewishSong.org.
Adapted by Walter J. Kin from [original composer] (original) and Olga Anikina (Russian).
Used under JewishSong.org Free License (non-commercial).
How it works - 30 seconds.
- Click below to create your free account with Google Sign-In.
- Confirm two checkboxes - non-commercial use + attribution.
- Get instant access to our YouTube playlists and ready-to-use embed codes.
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Full catalog on YouTube
All 52 Anikina-adapted songs and the broader catalog live on the @RigliMusic channel: 15.5K subscribers and 12M+ Verified Views & Streams across platforms, the Russian-language versions, as of July 2026, with lyrics and provenance in every description.
Jewish songs (curated playlist)
A curated playlist of the ~40 most-shared Jewish-tradition songs - what most institutions reach for first.
Sample embed code
Paste this on your site. Replace PLAYLIST_ID with the playlist ID from any YouTube playlist URL (the bit after list=).
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/videoseries?list=PLAYLIST_ID" title="Jewish Songs - JewishSong.org" frameborder="0" allow="encrypted-media; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>
Lyrics & provenance
Every YouTube video description includes the full lyric, the original composer, the historical context, and Anikina's Russian (where applicable). Copy what you need.
Partnership & questions
Need a custom arrangement, lyrics-on-screen video, or want to feature a song at an event? We answer every email.
For Jewish institutions, specifically
Your Jewish songs section - nobody listens to it.
Put our songs next to your materials, and your pages become cool. You'll get traffic and popularity. Involve young people to help you - they know TikTok and the rest of social media.
- Walter J. Kin, JewishSong.org