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Here are recordings of many of the melodies we've sung at kabbalat shabbat and zmirot:

Pre-kabbalat Shabbat songs

• Rosh Chodesh Sivan by Ben Dreyfus — This niggun was written during the closing moments of Shabbat and the beginning of Rosh Chodesh Sivan 5759 (May 15, 1999). This niggun's other title is Tikvah Hadashah.
• "Sfat Niggun"
• Shabbat Shalom by Craig Taubman

Yedid Nefesh (Eliezer Azikri, 1533-1600)

• Yedid Nefesh, Hassidic traditional
• Yedid Nefesh, "seudah shelishit melody"

Kabbalat Shabbat

Psalm 95 (Lechu Neranenah)

• Carlebach
• Shir-Yaakov

Psalm 96 (Shiru laShem Shir Chadash)

• Shiru Ladonai (95 into 96, Carlebach; melody is originally Atah Takum)
• Psalm 96 (Ben and Shir-Yaakov)
• Yismehu HaShamayim

Psalm 97 (Hashem Malach Tagel HaAretz)

• Or Zarua
• Or Zarua (Joanna Dulkin)
• Or Zarua (Jeff Klepper and Dan Freelander)
• Carlebach Nusach (Sham'ah vaTismach Tzion)

Psalm 98 (Mizmor, Shiru laShem)

• Psalm 98 Carlebach
• Zam'ru lAdonai beChinor by Moshe Rothblum

Psalm 99 (Hashem malach Yirgazu Amim)

• Psalm 99 (tune written for Yah Ribon)
• Psalm 99 Carlebach

Psalm 29 (Mizmor L'David)

• Psalm 29 Carlebach (Mizmor L'David)
• Psalm 29 Sefaradi
• Psalm 29 with doumbek

Ana BeChoach (Tefilat R' Nechuniah ben Hakanah)

• Ana beChoach Carlebach (Lord take me higher melody)
• Ana beChoach Carlebach 2
• Ana beChoach 3 (originally to Ein od milevado)

Lecha Dodi

Slow Versions

• Lecha Dodi Maybe Modziz
• Lecha Dodi (3/4 "BJ")

Fast Versions

• Lecha Dodi (to UB40's "Sing Our Own Song")
• Lecha Dodi (BJ-ish)
• Lecha Dodi "camp"
• Lecha Dodi Carlebach

Psalm 92 (Mizmor Shir LeYom HaShabbat)

• Carlebach
• "Rockin'" "folk tune"
• Venezualian?
• Mah Gadlu (92:6 — Shefa Gold?)
• Tzadik Katamar by Louis Lewandowski
• Shetulim BeVait HaShem (Miriam-Simma)

Psalm 93

• Mikolot Mayim Rabim
• Mikolot Mayim Rabim (eem cajon)

Ma'ariv

Barchu

Ma'ariv Aravim

• Traditional nusach
• Shir-Yaakov

Ahavat Olam

• Traditional nusach
• Debbie Friedman
• Shir-Yaakov

Sh'ma

Emet VeEmunah

Mi Kamokha

• Debbie Friedman
• Carlebach
• Marley

Hashkivenu

• Craig Taubman

Oseh Shalom

• "Traditional"
• Debbie Friedman
• Jeff Klepper
• Rob Weinberg
• Carlebach

Elokai Netzur/Ufros Aleinu

• Danny Maseng

Shalom Rav

• Klepper/Freelander

Yihyu L'ratzon

• One
• Two

VeShamru (David Berger)

Vay'chulu

• "Traditional"
• "BJ-style"

Magen Avot

• One
• Two
• Nusach Ashekenaz
• Nusach Sefardi

 

KadSheinu beMitzvotecha

• "BJ-style"

Aleinu

Yigdal

• One
• Two
• Three
• Four

Shabbat meal

Kiddush

Shalom Aleichem

• One
• Two
• Three

 

HaMotzi

Yah Ribon

Dror Yikra

Tzur MiShelo

Shir haMaalot

Birkat HaMazon

Zmirot recorded at the Limmud 2012 Zmir-In

Shalom Aleichem

• One
• Two
• Three

Eishet Chayil

• One
• Two
• Three

Kol Mekadesh

Mah Yedidut

• One
• Two

Menucha veSimcha

• One
• Two
• Three
• Four
• Five

Yom Zeh leYisrael

• One
• Two
• Three

Yah Ribon Olam

• One
• Two
• Three
• Four
• Five
• Six
• Seven
• Eight
• Nine
• Ten

Baruch El Eliont

• One
• Two

Tzur miShelo

• One
• Two
• Three
• Four
• Five
• Six