3 Rosh Hashanah Songs (in English)

This year, Rosh Hashanah (The Jewish New Year) begins on my birthday, September 4! :)
Here are three of my favorite Rosh Hashanah songs.
Shana tova!

What Makes Rosh Hashanah Beautiful - Aish.com

(original: What Makes You Beautiful)

Aish.com has released a few great guys singing amazing parody songs. This one to the famous 1D song is much better than the original, with a great video!
This year you'll light up your world like nobody else...the shofar blows, this Rosh Hashanah is beautiful!

Dip Your Apple - Fountainheads
(original: Waka Waka)

Although I'm not a fan of a lot of their songs, I loved this song! It's fun and filmed in Israel - what's better than that?!
Dip your apple in the honey, it's Rosh Hashanah!

Book of Good Life - Maccabeats
(original: Good Life)

I love the Maccabeats, and this song is no exception. Great singing, great music, great holiday.
Prayers in a language that I don't know, standing for hours and hours more, I wish someone would please tell me-e-e what it is we're praying for. :) 


and...a Maccabeats Rosh Hashanah greeting card

PS Here are some more Rosh Hashanah songs: http://www.haaretz.com/blogs/routine-emergencies/.premium-1.544074

What are your favorite Rosh Hashanah songs?

Ma Rabu lyrics

I first heard Ma Rabu (How Great) by the Maccabeats on Pandora and bought it on iTunes.

Here are the lyrics to Ma Rabu.
The verses are based off of Isaiah 45:7, the prayer Yotzeir Or. The chorus is from Psalm 104:24. 

Here is a lyric video I created.

Yotzeir or uvorei choshech  (Who forms light and creates darkness)

oseh shalom uvorei et ha-kol (Who makes peace and creates everything)

Yotzeir or Yotzeir or (who forms light, who forms light)

oseh shalom uvorei et ha-kol (Who makes peace and creates everything)

Ma rabu maasecha Hashem kulam bechachmah asita malah haaretz Kinyanecha
(How manifold are thy works! in wisdom, hast thou made them all, the earth is full of thy riches!)

Sources and sites worth checking:

http://www.ourtemple.org/dnn/servicetimes/tabid/YouthEducation/HebrewSchoolPrayers/YotzerOr/tabid/205/Default.aspx

http://www.hebrew4christians.com/Blessings/Daily_Blessings/Yotzer_Hame_orot/yotzer_hame_orot.html

http://www.ou.org/torah/article/4459#.UbtX-jlFAy8