Teshuvah Niggun by Brianah Caplan & David Kaplinsky

"I wrote this niggun in Jerusalem during the second month of my Israel year of rabbinical school. The melody came to me during a time when I was adjusting to life there and doing some deep and difficult learning and examination. We eventually called it the "Teshuvah Niggun" because the tune seemed to reflect the pain of learning and relearning, but also the joy of the growth and the breakthroughs that can come from it.

Transformation is never simple and never linear, but its existence brings us hope that a better year, a better future is possible - both individually and communally. May this be a year of return and transformation for us all."

- David

Brianah Caplan (originally from Phoenix) and David Kaplinsky (originally from New Orleans) are both rabbinical students currently based out of Los Angeles and Boston, respectively. In partnership, they pair the traditional Jewish liturgy with modern, original melodies to give them new life and share them in community.