Hayom Hazeh

Intro

פָּרָשַׁת כִּי־תָבוֹא! When you come into the land — and the first fruits ripen.

Chorus

וְשָׂמַחְתָּ בְכָל־הַטּוֹב —

rejoice in all the good!

אֲשֶׁר נָתַן־לְךָ —

all the good He gave to you!

Verse 1

The first fig ripens on the tree — into the basket!

Up to the place הַשֵּׁם will choose — carry the basket!

וְלָקַחְתָּ מֵרֵאשִׁית כָּל־פְּרִי הָאֲדָמָה —

the first of all the fruit of the ground,

the כֹּהֵן takes it from your hand — set down the basket!

Chorus

וְשָׂמַחְתָּ בְכָל־הַטּוֹב —

rejoice in all the good!

אֲשֶׁר נָתַן־לְךָ —

all the good He gave to you!

Verse 2

Say it out loud: אֲרַמִּי אֹבֵד אָבִי —

my father was nearly lost, we were slaves in מִצְרַיִם,

but הַשֵּׁם took us out — בְּיָד חֲזָקָה וּבִזְרֹעַ נְטוּיָה —

with a strong and mighty hand,

to a land of milk and honey — so set the basket down!

Chorus

וְשָׂמַחְתָּ בְכָל־הַטּוֹב —

rejoice in all the good!

אֲשֶׁר נָתַן־לְךָ —

all the good He gave to you!

Verse 3

הַיּוֹם! הַיּוֹם! This very day —

אֶת־הַשֵּׁם הֶאֱמַרְתָּ הַיּוֹם —

you declared הַשֵּׁם your God today!

And He declared you His treasure —

לְעַם סְגֻלָּה — His treasured nation, today!

Chorus

וְשָׂמַחְתָּ בְכָל־הַטּוֹב —

rejoice in all the good!

אֲשֶׁר נָתַן־לְךָ —

all the good He gave to you!

Verse 4

On great white stones the תּוֹרָה stands,

גְּרִזִים and עֵיבָל across the land,

six and six and the answer — אָמֵן! —

וְשָׂמַחְתָּ — rejoice with all you have in hand!

Chorus

וְשָׂמַחְתָּ בְכָל־הַטּוֹב —

rejoice in all the good!

אֲשֶׁר נָתַן־לְךָ —

all the good He gave to you!

Intro

פָּרָשַׁת כִּי־תָבוֹא! When you come into the land — and the first fruits ripen.

Chorus

וְשָׂמַחְתָּ בְכָל־הַטּוֹב —

rejoice in all the good!

אֲשֶׁר נָתַן־לְךָ —

all the good He gave to you!

Verse 1

The first fig ripens on the tree — into the basket!

Up to the place הַשֵּׁם will choose — carry the basket!

וְלָקַחְתָּ מֵרֵאשִׁית כָּל־פְּרִי הָאֲדָמָה —

the first of all the fruit of the ground,

the כֹּהֵן takes it from your hand — set down the basket!

Chorus

וְשָׂמַחְתָּ בְכָל־הַטּוֹב —

rejoice in all the good!

אֲשֶׁר נָתַן־לְךָ —

all the good He gave to you!

Verse 2

Say it out loud: אֲרַמִּי אֹבֵד אָבִי —

my father was nearly lost, we were slaves in מִצְרַיִם,

but הַשֵּׁם took us out — בְּיָד חֲזָקָה וּבִזְרֹעַ נְטוּיָה —

with a strong and mighty hand,

to a land of milk and honey — so set the basket down!

Chorus

וְשָׂמַחְתָּ בְכָל־הַטּוֹב —

rejoice in all the good!

אֲשֶׁר נָתַן־לְךָ —

all the good He gave to you!

Verse 3

הַיּוֹם! הַיּוֹם! This very day —

אֶת־הַשֵּׁם הֶאֱמַרְתָּ הַיּוֹם —

you declared הַשֵּׁם your God today!

And He declared you His treasure —

לְעַם סְגֻלָּה — His treasured nation, today!

Chorus

וְשָׂמַחְתָּ בְכָל־הַטּוֹב —

rejoice in all the good!

אֲשֶׁר נָתַן־לְךָ —

all the good He gave to you!

Verse 4

On great white stones the תּוֹרָה stands,

גְּרִזִים and עֵיבָל across the land,

six and six and the answer — אָמֵן! —

וְשָׂמַחְתָּ — rejoice with all you have in hand!

Chorus

וְשָׂמַחְתָּ בְכָל־הַטּוֹב —

rejoice in all the good!

אֲשֶׁר נָתַן־לְךָ —

all the good He gave to you!

Spoken Word

This week's parsha — פָּרָשַׁת כִּי־תָבוֹא. When you come into the land. Listen to what happens.

Chorus

כִּי־תָבוֹא אֶל־הָאָרֶץ —

when you come into the land,

אֲשֶׁר הַשֵּׁם אֱלֹקֶיךָ נֹתֵן לְךָ —

that הַשֵּׁם places in your hand.

Spoken Word

Picture a farmer, early in the morning, walking the rows of his orchard. And there it is — the first fig of the season. The Mishnah in Bikkurim describes it: he ties a reed-rope around it and says — הֲרֵי אֵלּוּ בִּכּוּרִים. — let these be בִּכּוּרִים. When it ripens he lays it in a basket and goes up — up to the place הַשֵּׁם has chosen. The כֹּהֵן takes the basket, sets it before the מִזְבֵּחַ, and now the farmer must speak. Out loud — וְעָנִיתָ וְאָמַרְתָּ — and Rashi brings from Sotah that it means a raised voice. And what does he say? A whole history in five פְּסוּקִים: אֲרַמִּי אֹבֵד אָבִי. My father was almost destroyed. We went down to מִצְרַיִם few in number. They worked us, they broke us, we cried out — and הַשֵּׁם heard, and took us out — בְּיָד חֲזָקָה וּבִזְרֹעַ נְטוּיָה — with a strong hand and an outstretched arm, and brought us here, to a land flowing with milk and honey. And now — הִנֵּה הֵבֵאתִי — see, I have brought the first of the fruit of the land that You gave me.

Chorus

כִּי־תָבוֹא אֶל־הָאָרֶץ —

when you come into the land,

אֲשֶׁר הַשֵּׁם אֱלֹקֶיךָ נֹתֵן לְךָ —

that הַשֵּׁם places in your hand.

Spoken Word

In the third year, the house gets cleared. Every tithe goes where it belongs — the לֵוִי, the גֵּר, the orphan, the widow — and then a man stands and makes an accounting out loud: בִּעַרְתִּי הַקֹּדֶשׁ מִן־הַבַּיִת — I have cleared the holy portions out of my house, it all went where it belongs. I did not eat it in mourning, I did not forget. And then he turns the accounting into a תְּפִלָּה: הַשְׁקִיפָה מִמְּעוֹן קָדְשְׁךָ — look down from Your holy dwelling, and bless Your people. And then the parsha says a word it will not stop saying: הַיּוֹם. Today. This very day הַשֵּׁם commands you. Today — you declared Him your God. Today — He declared you His treasure, לְעַם סְגֻלָּה. And Rashi says: every single day it should be in your eyes like the day you entered the בְּרִית.

Chorus

כִּי־תָבוֹא אֶל־הָאָרֶץ —

when you come into the land,

אֲשֶׁר הַשֵּׁם אֱלֹקֶיךָ נֹתֵן לְךָ —

that הַשֵּׁם places in your hand.

Spoken Word

Now מֹשֶׁה looks across the יַרְדֵּן. When you cross, he says, raise up great stones and coat them with plaster, and write on them all the words of this תּוֹרָה. Build a מִזְבֵּחַ of whole stones — no iron has touched them — and rejoice. And then, the scene the parsha is famous for: six שְׁבָטִים standing on הַר גְּרִזִים, six on הַר עֵיבָל, the לְוִיִּם in the valley between. A voice calls out across the valley — and the whole nation, every man, answers: אָמֵן. The בְּרָכוֹת are read. And then the תּוֹכָחָה — long, and hard, and honest. And in the middle of it, one pasuk explains everything: תַּחַת אֲשֶׁר לֹא־עָבַדְתָּ אֶת־הַשֵּׁם אֱלֹקֶיךָ בְּשִׂמְחָה — because you did not serve הַשֵּׁם with joy, when you had everything.

Chorus

כִּי־תָבוֹא אֶל־הָאָרֶץ —

when you come into the land,

אֲשֶׁר הַשֵּׁם אֱלֹקֶיךָ נֹתֵן לְךָ —

that הַשֵּׁם places in your hand.

Spoken Word

And at the end, מֹשֶׁה gathers them and points backwards. You saw it yourselves, he says. The wonders in מִצְרַיִם. Forty years in the מִדְבָּר — וָאוֹלֵךְ אֶתְכֶם אַרְבָּעִים שָׁנָה — and your clothes never wore out, and the shoe never wore off your foot. And Rashi says on וְלֹא־נָתַן הַשֵּׁם לָכֶם לֵב לָדַעַת — a heart to know — that it means to recognize the חֶסֶד of the מָקוֹם, and to hold fast to Him. Keep the words of this בְּרִית, מֹשֶׁה finishes — so that you succeed in everything you do.

Chorus

כִּי־תָבוֹא אֶל־הָאָרֶץ —

when you come into the land,

אֲשֶׁר הַשֵּׁם אֱלֹקֶיךָ נֹתֵן לְךָ —

that הַשֵּׁם places in your hand.

Spoken Word

This week's parsha — פָּרָשַׁת כִּי־תָבוֹא. When you come into the land. Listen to what happens.

Chorus

כִּי־תָבוֹא אֶל־הָאָרֶץ —

when you come into the land,

אֲשֶׁר הַשֵּׁם אֱלֹקֶיךָ נֹתֵן לְךָ —

that הַשֵּׁם places in your hand.

Spoken Word

Picture a farmer, early in the morning, walking the rows of his orchard. And there it is — the first fig of the season. The Mishnah in Bikkurim describes it: he ties a reed-rope around it and says — הֲרֵי אֵלּוּ בִּכּוּרִים. — let these be בִּכּוּרִים. When it ripens he lays it in a basket and goes up — up to the place הַשֵּׁם has chosen. The כֹּהֵן takes the basket, sets it before the מִזְבֵּחַ, and now the farmer must speak. Out loud — וְעָנִיתָ וְאָמַרְתָּ — and Rashi brings from Sotah that it means a raised voice. And what does he say? A whole history in five פְּסוּקִים: אֲרַמִּי אֹבֵד אָבִי. My father was almost destroyed. We went down to מִצְרַיִם few in number. They worked us, they broke us, we cried out — and הַשֵּׁם heard, and took us out — בְּיָד חֲזָקָה וּבִזְרֹעַ נְטוּיָה — with a strong hand and an outstretched arm, and brought us here, to a land flowing with milk and honey. And now — הִנֵּה הֵבֵאתִי — see, I have brought the first of the fruit of the land that You gave me.

Chorus

כִּי־תָבוֹא אֶל־הָאָרֶץ —

when you come into the land,

אֲשֶׁר הַשֵּׁם אֱלֹקֶיךָ נֹתֵן לְךָ —

that הַשֵּׁם places in your hand.

Spoken Word

In the third year, the house gets cleared. Every tithe goes where it belongs — the לֵוִי, the גֵּר, the orphan, the widow — and then a man stands and makes an accounting out loud: בִּעַרְתִּי הַקֹּדֶשׁ מִן־הַבַּיִת — I have cleared the holy portions out of my house, it all went where it belongs. I did not eat it in mourning, I did not forget. And then he turns the accounting into a תְּפִלָּה: הַשְׁקִיפָה מִמְּעוֹן קָדְשְׁךָ — look down from Your holy dwelling, and bless Your people. And then the parsha says a word it will not stop saying: הַיּוֹם. Today. This very day הַשֵּׁם commands you. Today — you declared Him your God. Today — He declared you His treasure, לְעַם סְגֻלָּה. And Rashi says: every single day it should be in your eyes like the day you entered the בְּרִית.

Chorus

כִּי־תָבוֹא אֶל־הָאָרֶץ —

when you come into the land,

אֲשֶׁר הַשֵּׁם אֱלֹקֶיךָ נֹתֵן לְךָ —

that הַשֵּׁם places in your hand.

Spoken Word

Now מֹשֶׁה looks across the יַרְדֵּן. When you cross, he says, raise up great stones and coat them with plaster, and write on them all the words of this תּוֹרָה. Build a מִזְבֵּחַ of whole stones — no iron has touched them — and rejoice. And then, the scene the parsha is famous for: six שְׁבָטִים standing on הַר גְּרִזִים, six on הַר עֵיבָל, the לְוִיִּם in the valley between. A voice calls out across the valley — and the whole nation, every man, answers: אָמֵן. The בְּרָכוֹת are read. And then the תּוֹכָחָה — long, and hard, and honest. And in the middle of it, one pasuk explains everything: תַּחַת אֲשֶׁר לֹא־עָבַדְתָּ אֶת־הַשֵּׁם אֱלֹקֶיךָ בְּשִׂמְחָה — because you did not serve הַשֵּׁם with joy, when you had everything.

Chorus

כִּי־תָבוֹא אֶל־הָאָרֶץ —

when you come into the land,

אֲשֶׁר הַשֵּׁם אֱלֹקֶיךָ נֹתֵן לְךָ —

that הַשֵּׁם places in your hand.

Spoken Word

And at the end, מֹשֶׁה gathers them and points backwards. You saw it yourselves, he says. The wonders in מִצְרַיִם. Forty years in the מִדְבָּר — וָאוֹלֵךְ אֶתְכֶם אַרְבָּעִים שָׁנָה — and your clothes never wore out, and the shoe never wore off your foot. And Rashi says on וְלֹא־נָתַן הַשֵּׁם לָכֶם לֵב לָדַעַת — a heart to know — that it means to recognize the חֶסֶד of the מָקוֹם, and to hold fast to Him. Keep the words of this בְּרִית, מֹשֶׁה finishes — so that you succeed in everything you do.

Chorus

כִּי־תָבוֹא אֶל־הָאָרֶץ —

when you come into the land,

אֲשֶׁר הַשֵּׁם אֱלֹקֶיךָ נֹתֵן לְךָ —

that הַשֵּׁם places in your hand.

Intro

פָּרָשַׁת כִּי־תָבוֹא. When you come into the land — this is what you say.

Verse 1

I walked out to my orchard

and the first fruit caught the sun.

The Mishnah says you tie a reed around it —

this one, הַשֵּׁם, this one is Yours.

I laid it in a basket,

I carried it up the road,

and standing in the place You chose,

I said it loud, the story that we know:

Chorus

אֲרַמִּי אֹבֵד אָבִי —

they tried to wipe my father out!

But You heard us and You brought us out —

בְּיָד חֲזָקָה וּבִזְרֹעַ נְטוּיָה —

with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm!

הִנֵּה הֵבֵאתִי — here, I have brought

the very first of everything You gave —

it all came from Your hand!

Verse 2

הַיּוֹם הַזֶּה — this very day,

You called us Yours and we called You ours.

Not yesterday, not far away —

today, today, today.

Chorus

אֲרַמִּי אֹבֵד אָבִי —

they tried to wipe my father out!

But You heard us and You brought us out —

בְּיָד חֲזָקָה וּבִזְרֹעַ נְטוּיָה —

with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm!

הִנֵּה הֵבֵאתִי — here, I have brought

the very first of everything You gave —

it all came from Your hand!

Bridge

And when the blessings and the warnings both were spoken,

one line held the reason it all stands or it all breaks:

did you serve Him with joy —

בְּשִׂמְחָה וּבְטוּב לֵבָב —

with joy and a good heart, when you had it all?

Final Chorus

וְשָׂמַחְתָּ בְכָל־הַטּוֹב —

so rejoice in all the good!

Rejoice in all the good He gave you —

it all came from His hand!

It all came from Your hand!

Intro

פָּרָשַׁת כִּי־תָבוֹא. When you come into the land — this is what you say.

Verse 1

I walked out to my orchard

and the first fruit caught the sun.

The Mishnah says you tie a reed around it —

this one, הַשֵּׁם, this one is Yours.

I laid it in a basket,

I carried it up the road,

and standing in the place You chose,

I said it loud, the story that we know:

Chorus

אֲרַמִּי אֹבֵד אָבִי —

they tried to wipe my father out!

But You heard us and You brought us out —

בְּיָד חֲזָקָה וּבִזְרֹעַ נְטוּיָה —

with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm!

הִנֵּה הֵבֵאתִי — here, I have brought

the very first of everything You gave —

it all came from Your hand!

Verse 2

הַיּוֹם הַזֶּה — this very day,

You called us Yours and we called You ours.

Not yesterday, not far away —

today, today, today.

Chorus

אֲרַמִּי אֹבֵד אָבִי —

they tried to wipe my father out!

But You heard us and You brought us out —

בְּיָד חֲזָקָה וּבִזְרֹעַ נְטוּיָה —

with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm!

הִנֵּה הֵבֵאתִי — here, I have brought

the very first of everything You gave —

it all came from Your hand!

Bridge

And when the blessings and the warnings both were spoken,

one line held the reason it all stands or it all breaks:

did you serve Him with joy —

בְּשִׂמְחָה וּבְטוּב לֵבָב —

with joy and a good heart, when you had it all?

Final Chorus

וְשָׂמַחְתָּ בְכָל־הַטּוֹב —

so rejoice in all the good!

Rejoice in all the good He gave you —

it all came from His hand!

It all came from Your hand!

Intro

פָּרָשַׁת כִּי־תָבוֹא —

one farmer, one basket, one voice.

Verse 1

He walks down into his field,

and sees the first fig ripe.

The מִשְׁנָה says he ties a reed around it,

and he says these words —

הֲרֵי אֵלּוּ בִּכּוּרִים —

these are my first fruits.

וְשַׂמְתָּ בַטֶּנֶא —

he lays them in a basket,

and walks the long road up

to the place הַשֵּׁם has chosen.

Verse 2

וְלָקַח הַכֹּהֵן הַטֶּנֶא מִיָּדֶךָ —

the כֹּהֵן takes the basket from his hand,

and sets it down before the מִזְבֵּחַ,

and now the farmer has to speak.

אֲרַמִּי אֹבֵד אָבִי —

my father was nearly lost.

וַיֵּרֶד מִצְרַיְמָה —

he went down to מִצְרַיִם,

just a few of us, so small.

וַיָּרֵעוּ אֹתָנוּ הַמִּצְרִים —

they were hard on us, the work was heavy,

וַנִּצְעַק —

and we cried out.

Chorus

וַיִּשְׁמַע הַשֵּׁם אֶת־קֹלֵנוּ —

and He heard our voice.

We cried out to Him,

and He heard our voice.

וַיִּשְׁמַע הַשֵּׁם אֶת־קֹלֵנוּ —

He heard, He heard our voice.

Verse 3

וַיּוֹצִאֵנוּ הַשֵּׁם מִמִּצְרַיִם —

He took us out of מִצְרַיִם,

וַיְבִאֵנוּ אֶל־הַמָּקוֹם הַזֶּה —

and brought us to this place.

The basket at the מִזְבֵּחַ,

the farmer speaks again —

וְעַתָּה הִנֵּה הֵבֵאתִי —

and now, look, I have brought

the first fruit of the land,

אֲשֶׁר־נָתַתָּה לִּי —

that You have given me.

Chorus

וַיִּשְׁמַע הַשֵּׁם אֶת־קֹלֵנוּ —

and He heard our voice.

We cried out to Him,

and He heard our voice.

וַיִּשְׁמַע הַשֵּׁם אֶת־קֹלֵנוּ —

He heard, He heard our voice.

Bridge

And Rashi says a voice from heaven,

a בַּת קוֹל, blesses him —

הֵבֵאתָ בִכּוּרִים הַיּוֹם —

you brought your first fruits today,

תִּזְכֶּה לְשָׁנָה הַבָּאָה —

you will bring them next year too.

Final Chorus

וַיִּשְׁמַע הַשֵּׁם אֶת־קֹלֵנוּ —

and He heard our voice.

We cried out to Him,

and He heard our voice.

וַיִּשְׁמַע הַשֵּׁם אֶת־קֹלֵנוּ —

He heard, He heard our voice.

Outro

וַיִּשְׁמַע הַשֵּׁם אֶת־קֹלֵנוּ —

and He heard our voice.

Intro

פָּרָשַׁת כִּי־תָבוֹא —

one farmer, one basket, one voice.

Verse 1

He walks down into his field,

and sees the first fig ripe.

The מִשְׁנָה says he ties a reed around it,

and he says these words —

הֲרֵי אֵלּוּ בִּכּוּרִים —

these are my first fruits.

וְשַׂמְתָּ בַטֶּנֶא —

he lays them in a basket,

and walks the long road up

to the place הַשֵּׁם has chosen.

Verse 2

וְלָקַח הַכֹּהֵן הַטֶּנֶא מִיָּדֶךָ —

the כֹּהֵן takes the basket from his hand,

and sets it down before the מִזְבֵּחַ,

and now the farmer has to speak.

אֲרַמִּי אֹבֵד אָבִי —

my father was nearly lost.

וַיֵּרֶד מִצְרַיְמָה —

he went down to מִצְרַיִם,

just a few of us, so small.

וַיָּרֵעוּ אֹתָנוּ הַמִּצְרִים —

they were hard on us, the work was heavy,

וַנִּצְעַק —

and we cried out.

Chorus

וַיִּשְׁמַע הַשֵּׁם אֶת־קֹלֵנוּ —

and He heard our voice.

We cried out to Him,

and He heard our voice.

וַיִּשְׁמַע הַשֵּׁם אֶת־קֹלֵנוּ —

He heard, He heard our voice.

Verse 3

וַיּוֹצִאֵנוּ הַשֵּׁם מִמִּצְרַיִם —

He took us out of מִצְרַיִם,

וַיְבִאֵנוּ אֶל־הַמָּקוֹם הַזֶּה —

and brought us to this place.

The basket at the מִזְבֵּחַ,

the farmer speaks again —

וְעַתָּה הִנֵּה הֵבֵאתִי —

and now, look, I have brought

the first fruit of the land,

אֲשֶׁר־נָתַתָּה לִּי —

that You have given me.

Chorus

וַיִּשְׁמַע הַשֵּׁם אֶת־קֹלֵנוּ —

and He heard our voice.

We cried out to Him,

and He heard our voice.

וַיִּשְׁמַע הַשֵּׁם אֶת־קֹלֵנוּ —

He heard, He heard our voice.

Bridge

And Rashi says a voice from heaven,

a בַּת קוֹל, blesses him —

הֵבֵאתָ בִכּוּרִים הַיּוֹם —

you brought your first fruits today,

תִּזְכֶּה לְשָׁנָה הַבָּאָה —

you will bring them next year too.

Final Chorus

וַיִּשְׁמַע הַשֵּׁם אֶת־קֹלֵנוּ —

and He heard our voice.

We cried out to Him,

and He heard our voice.

וַיִּשְׁמַע הַשֵּׁם אֶת־קֹלֵנוּ —

He heard, He heard our voice.

Outro

וַיִּשְׁמַע הַשֵּׁם אֶת־קֹלֵנוּ —

and He heard our voice.