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Zeh Dodi

by Billy Dreskin

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"Zeh Dodi" is a wedding song, commissioned for the wedding of Aviva Katzman and Morris Mauer. Its lyric is based on Song of Songs 5:16 ("This is my beloved, this is my friend"). The recording comes from "Go Out in Joy," Beged Kefet's 2nd album (1991). Beged Kefet (1982-2009) was comprised of: Rabbi Les Bronstein, Rabbi Billy Dreskin, Cantor Ellen Dreskin, Cantor Riki Lippitz, Cantor Benjie Ellen Schiller, Beth Sher, and Cantor Leon Sher. As you will hear, we worked hard to produce tight harmonies. And this was before you could tune things up afterward. Audio verite, you might say!

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ZEH DODI
Words and Music by Billy Dreskin

Everyday, you are there beside me
Everywhere I may go, you guide me
Your constant love and care have always mystified me.

Zeh dodi, zeh ray-ee
You are my beloved,
you are my friend.

When I’m lost and begin to despair life
You take my hand, teach me how to repair life
And I thank God that you have chosen me to share life with you.

Zeh dodi, zeh ray-ee
You are my beloved,
you are my friend.

I promise you I’ll care for you,
I’ll laugh with you and cry with you,
and most of all, I’ll help you to be you.

[Zeh dodi], zeh ray-ee
You are my beloved,
You are my friend.
Zeh dodi, zeh ray-ee,
You are my beloved,
You are my friend.

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released December 1, 1991
Keyboard and computer programming: Billy Dreskin
Vocals: Beged Kefet
Sound Engineering: Skipp Tullen z"l
Recorded in 1991 at Tullen Sound Recording (Morristown, NJ)

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Billy Dreskin New York, New York

While Billy Dreskin has spent most of his life as a rabbi, he studied music composition at Brandeis University and graduated with a love of writing for musical theatre. Way back in 1985, his music was featured in the off-Broadway musical, "Personals," Now retired and teetering on the edge of “old manhood,” Billy still loves creating music and is eager to do more. ... more

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