The Salvation of Moti Giladi

For those who were losing sleep over this, you can relax: Moti Giladi will live on in digital splendor.

Our CD blanks arrived, and–as you can see–they look great. (Disc image is a photo of our beautiful Persian ketubah, a work of art by Simcha Back.)

The final song list:

1. Phish: Yerushalayim Shel Zahav I

Jerusalem of Gold

Ha ir asher badad yoshevet
Uve libbah homah

The city that sits solitary
And in its midst is a wall

2. Ceilizemer: Hatikvah, instrumental

(The Israeli National Anthem)

3. DJ Emanuel Ferritis: Intro from Kwame Nkruma radio show, November 10, 2004

Excerpt from a touching wedding gift from our friend the DJ.

4. Fiddler on the Roof Sountrack: Wedding Celebration (edit)

Mazel Tov!

5. Yoel Sharabi: Asher Bara

Gila rina, ditza ve’chedva, ahava ve’achava, ve’shalom ve’re’ut

rejoicing, jubilation, pleasure and delight, love and brotherhood, peace and friendship

6. Yoel Sharabi: Hora
7. Aris San: Bo’i Lircod

Come dance

8. Moti Giladi: Ma Nishtana
9. Kal Ho Naa Ho Soundtrack: Kuch To Hua Hai

Kuch To Hua Hai

Something Big is Happening

10. Billy Joel: You’re My Home

Well I’ll never be a stranger and I’ll never be alone
Whenever we’re together, that’s my home

11. Randy Travis: If I Didn’t Have You

But I didn’t get lost ’cause I saw your light
Shining like a beacon on a cold dark night
And the sun came up and the skies turned blue
No I wouldn’t have nothing
If I didn’t have you

12. Woody Guthrie & Arlo Guthrie: Mail Myself to You

I’m gonna wrap myself in paper
I’m gonna daub myself with glue
Stick some stamps on top of my head
I’m gonna mail myself to you

13. The Chieftains With The Corrs: I Know My Love

In dear old Ireland he’ll no longer tarry
An American girl he’s sure to marry

14. Great Big Sea: Berry Picking Time

Then at love’s suggestion,
I popped the question
And asked you to be mine
By your kisses I knew,
You’d picked me and I’d picked you
At berry picking time

15. Ella Fitzgerald: Beginning to See the Light

Then you came and caused a spark
That’s a four-alarm fire now.
…
And now when you turn the lamp down low,
I’m beginning to see the light

16. Erasure: Every Day

Every day, it’s a-getting closer,
Going faster than a roller coaster

17. Great Big Sea: I’m a Rover (Live)

Though the nicht be as dark as dungeon,
No’ a star to be seen above,
I will be guided without a stumble
Into the airms o’ my ain true love

18. Alanis Morissette: Knees of my Bees

You are a gift renaissance with a wink
With tendencies for conversations that raise bars
You are a sage who is fueled by compassion
Comes to nooks and crannies as balm for all scars

19. Bombay Dreams Soundtrack: Shakalaka Baby

This is how it’s really meant to be.

Mudke to dekh o yaar

20. Mera (Featuring Gypsy Bandidos): Gole Sangam

Gole Sangam

I am a stone flower

21. Sam Glaser: Hatikvah, Techno (edit)

(The Israeli National Anthem)

L’hiyot am chofshi b’artzenu

To be a free people in our land

22. Jimmy Soul: If You Wanna Be Happy

An ugly woman cooks meals on time
She’ll always give you peace of mind

23. Great Big Sea: Scolding Wife

Oh I swear to God I’ll hang myself if I’ll get married again

24. Phish: Yerushalayim Shel Zahav II

Yerushalayim shel zahav
Ve shel nehoshet ve shel or
Ha lo lekhol shirayikh
Ani kinnor

Jerusalem of gold, and of bronze, and of light
Behold I am a violin for all your songs

25. Sunny Jain Collective: Aap Jaisa Koi

Someone Like You