Third Studio Album in production!
01 Jul 2014 | a cappella

Repertoire

We sing music from all over the Jewish world. Most of our arrangements are our own, while some come from other sources. Click on the links to hear recordings from our concerts! The songs marked with a ** were arranged by current members, and the songs marked with a * were arranged by former members.

Active (Spring 2015)

  • Lovely Pita (Parody of “Lovely Rita” by The Beatles, lyr. David Kaufman, arr. Lori Kaufman)
  • Rov Ha’Shaot / Skyfall
  • Techiya! (Parody of “Tequila” by The Champs, arr. Nate Zuk)**
  • The Prince of Egypt medley (rearr. Nate Zuk)**
  • Wake Me Up When Passover Ends (Green Day; parody lyr. & arr. Jamie Spangler)*
  • You Won’t Succeed On Broadway (arr. Yu-Pu Wang)**

Alumni Song:

Recent

  • A la Una (Traditional; arr. Mauro Braunstein and Ariel Sommer)*
  • Agadelcha (traditional; Text: Avraham Ibn Ezra; Music: Mordecai Kalpon; arr. Nate Zuk)**
  • Al Tira (mus. M. Ze’ira; lyr. E. Harusi; arr. Mauro Braunstein)*
  • Ana b’Choach (traditional; arr. Jamie Spangler)*
  • Break The Fast (Parody of “Break Your Heart” by Taio Cruz, lyr. Ariel Sommer, arr. Nate Zuk)**
  • Do You Hear the People Sing? (arr. Jessica Noss)**
  • Dona Dona (mus. Sholom Secunda; Japanese lyr. Kazumi Yasui; arr. Mauro Braunstein)*
  • Erev Shel Shoshanim (Moshe Dor and Yosef Hadar; arr. Mauro Braunstein)*
  • Hatikvah (arr. John Leavitt)
  • The Hummus Song (Give Chickpeas a Chance) (Parody of “Give Peace a Chance” by John Lennon; lyrics: Jessica Noss & Issac Oderberg; arr. Nate Zuk)**
  • I’ve Got Tefillin (Parody of “I’ve got a feeling”) (Black Eyed Peas; Parody Lyrics by Six13; arr. Nate Zuk)**
  • Leorech Hayam (Ofra Haza, arr. Lori Kaufman)
  • Mah Ashiv (lyr. Ps 116:12-19; arr. Mauro Braunstein) *
  • Migdol (Kol Achai; arr. Mauro Braunstein / rearr. Nate Zuk)**
  • Misirlou (arr. Nate Zuk)**
  • One Day (Matisyahu; arr. Jamie Spangler)*
  • Ozi V’Zimrat Yah (Traditional; arr. Jessica Noss & Nate Zuk)**
  • Pretty Fly for a Rabbi (Parody of “Pretty Fly for a White Guy” by The Offspring; lyrics: “Weird Al” Yankovic/Dexter Holland; arr. Yu-Pu Wang)**
  • Shir Hafalafel (The Falafel Song) (arr. Jessica Noss)**
  • Ye Mei Gui (Moshe Dor and Yosef Hadar; Chinese lyr. Ching-San Chang; arr. Yu-Pu Wang)**
  • Yerushalayim Shel Zahav (Naomi Shemer; arr. Mauro Braunstein)*
  • Yom Shabbaton (Traditional; arr. Rachel Adler)**

Retired

  • A Man Come Into Egypt (Peter, Paul and Mary; arr. David Bass)
  • Abraham (Spiderman theme song; parody lyr. Techiya; arr. Moxy Früvous)
  • Achat, Shtaim, Shalosh (Metropolin; arr. Mauro Braunstein)*
  • Acheinu (traditional; arr. Mauro Braunstein)*
  • Adon Olam (videogame medley; lyr. Jewish liturgy; arr. Mauro Braunstein)*
  • Al Kol Eleh (Naomi Shemer; arr. Mauro Braunstein)*
  • Ani Ma’amin (Hebrew, music by Mona Rosenblum, arr. Daniel Thumim, thanks to Caroll Goldberg)
  • Ani V’Ata (Arik Einstein; arr. Caroll Goldberg)
  • Avraham Avinu (Quando el Rey Nimrod) (trad. Ladino song; arr. Mauro Braunstein)*
  • Az Der Rebbe Elimelech (Traditional; arr. Mauro Braunstein)*
  • Bei Mir Bist Du Schon (Yiddish/English, J. Jacobs, music by Shalom Secunda, arr. Valarie BenEzra)
  • Carmen Sandiego (Rockapella; parody lyr. Benjamin Epstein & Meena Viswanath; arr. Jamie Spangler) *
  • Chaflah (Itzik Shamly with TACT; arr. Mauro Braunstein) *
  • Cuando El Rey Nimrod (Ladino, traditional, arr. Debbie Demania, Valarie BenEzra)
  • Die Moorsoldaten (lyr. J. Esser & W. Langhoff; mus. R. Goguel; arr. Martin Frankland)
  • Elohai N’tzor (Danny Maseng; arr. Martin Frankland)*
  • Eretz Shiv’at Haminim (Hebrew, Dudu Barak, music by Nachum Hyman, arr. Caroll Goldberg)
  • Hafinali (Subliminal; arr. Jamie Spangler)*
  • Halicha L’Kesariya (Eli, Eli) (lyr. Hannah Senesh; mus. David Zahavi; arr. Valarie Benezra)
  • Hilly’s Ya Ribon (Aramaic, traditional, music by Gerry Skolnik)
  • Hine Ba Hashalom (Nurit Hirsh & Ehud Manor; arr. Caroll Goldberg & Jamie Spangler)
  • Home (Six13)
  • Jerusalem (Eddie from Ohio; arr. Rachel Adler & Jamie Spangler) **
  • Karev Yom (traditional; arr. Mauro Braunstein) *
  • Leora’s Song (Hebrew, traditional, music by Gerry Skolnik)
  • Mashiach Hazaken (mus. Yochanan Zarai; lyr. Uriel Ofek; arr. Mauro Braunstein) *
  • Melech Shelach (Izhar Ashdot; arr. Jamie Spangler) *
  • Miriam’s Song (Debbie Friedman; arr. Mauro Braunstein)*
  • Na’ar Hayiti (Hebrew, traditional, music by Kol Achai, arr. Debbie DeMania, Ben Reis)
  • Nachamu Ami (Joel Sussman; arr. Mike Catelinet)
  • New Soul (Yael Naim; arr. Jamie Spangler)*
  • Nitsanei Shalom (Hebrew, Y. Navon, arr. Yechezkel Braun)
  • O Sing Praises (Debbie Friedman, arr. Valarie Benezra)
  • Od Yishama (Hebrew, traditional, arr. Raquel Lieberman)
  • Or (Naomi Shemer; arr. Izhak Graziani)
  • Or V’Yerushalayim (Hebrew, Yosef Sarig, arr. Dov Carmel)
  • Perach Ba Aviv (Sagiv Cohen, arr. Jamie Spangler)*
  • Rak b’Yisrael (Lehakat Cheil Hayam; arr. Martin Frankland) *
  • Ruchot Milchama (Rami Kleinstein; arr. Miriam Gershenson)*
  • Rumania, Rumania (Aaron Lebedeff; arr. Mauro Braunstein)*
  • Shalom Aleichem (Hebrew, traditional Sepharadic version, arr. Gil Aldema)
  • Siman She’ata Tsair (Hebrew, Yosi Gamzu, arr. Raquel Lieberman)
  • Sisu et Yerushalayim (Akiva Nof; arr. Rebecca Reich)
  • The Dreidel Song (traditional; parody lyr. Joshua Milner & Ben Reis)
  • Tumbalalaika (Traditional; arr. Jessica Noss)**
  • Vu Bistu Geven (Yiddish folk song; arr. Martin Frankland) *
  • We Came to Sing in Jerusalem (English, David Burger, HaZamir Publications)
  • Y’susum Midbar (David Zahavi; arr. Alice Parker)
  • Yonatan Shapira (Aya Korem; arr. Benjamin Spangler)*

Sing Softly and Carry a Big Schtick

These songs aren’t the only thing Techiya performs. We sometimes spice up our programs with some comedic schtick.