This piece is specifically written to easily work in synagogue and camp settings. The simple melody provides a great foundation for adding harmonies or other instrumentation parts. This is our quintessential piece that blurs the line between synagogue and camp songs.

Simply put, this was the first Jewish song Jeremy every wrote. The text comes from "On the Doorposts of Your House."

Justice was inspired by and written for the 2005 Chevrah T'filah task force at Camp Newman. Their goal was to write and lead a weekday T'filah service in conjunction with their "Action Day," and perfectly fit their needs. This is the first piece Jeremy & Brad wrote together; it was completely written between 11PM and 2AM on one night after getting a late-Shabbat inspiration. The Chevrah task force first recorded the song at Camp Newman in 2005.

We always want to help those we love. Sometimes we hold out a hand, sometimes we open our wallets, and sometimes we just sit and listen. But what about when someone needs healing? We can comfort, but most of our actions are based on soothing the emotional side of pain -- rarely can we affect the physical. This has always been a disheartening point for me. I want to help, but the only way I can is by saying a prayer for healing. My frustration led to the music of "Healing." The song is written to musically say "I can't do much, but I'm doing all I can, and I'm doing it with everything I've got." "Healing" is dedicated to my Aunt Iris for her incredible strength. 10 years ago, she won her battle with Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma after going through intense chemo and radiation. At the beginning of 2006, the disease came back. Shortly thereafter, and with some chemotherapy, the cancer is in full remission. While she continues her battle, she has been resiliently optimistic and has kept a remarkably positive attitude. In the face of adversity, we should all emulate my Aunt Iris. The piece is also accented by Myla Wingard on violin and Andy Mayer on piano.

The inspirational solo of Tzur Yisrael enriches the meaning of its text through a calming melody. Written in a park, surrounded by silence, it intrigued us to be more versatile with our writing and to produce a more simple, but powerful and meaningful song. The key was also specifically chosen so the ending modulation of "Mi Chamocha" can go straight into "Tzur Yisrael," just as the liturgy intends.

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