October 7th Community Resources 

Songs Written Since October 7

• Soundtracks for This Time: playlists prepared by the iCenter for Israel Education (highly recommended)
• Jewish Unpacked collected some of the top Israeli songs that have been released since October 7.
• “Giborei Al”  (“Superheroes”) by Hatikva 6: honors those who have been called up to the IDF reserves.
• “Aneinu | Answer Us (Bring Them Home)”  by Linor Ein Gedy: a prayer for the swift and collective deliverance of the hostages, sung in English. Linor, who is from Kibbutz Mefalsim, is a member of the band Shufuni, which is made up of young musicians who are victims and witnesses of October 7.
• “Vehi Sheamda” by Daniel Wais, performed with Y-Studs A Cappella: a new version of the ancient text from the Passover haggadah. Daniel is a member of Shufuni and is from Kibbutz Be’eri.
• “HaEmet B’Fnim” (“The Truth Is Inside”) by Mira Semenduev (Hebrew lyrics): Mira is a member of Shufuni who lives in Sderot.
• “Tirkedi [‘Dance’] 7.10.23” by Osher Cohen: This song came out in November and is dedicated to all who were murdered at the Nova Music Festival in Re’im as well as in the kibbutzim. The names of all those murdered by Hamas on October 7 appear in the YouTube video. Click here for the English lyrics.
• “Zeh B’seder” by Benaia Barbi and Friends From Nova. The song was written at a therapeutic retreat for survivors of the Nova Music Festival. The video is very moving and includes English subtitles.
• “Moledet” (“Homeland”) by Hanan Ben Ari, one of Israel’s most popular singer-songwriters: written just 10 days after the beginning of the Swords of Iron War and dedicated to the State of Israel
• “Tachzor” (“Come Back”) by the Idan Raichel Project with Roni Dalumi (the video is in Hebrew; lyrics are available in Hebrew and English): This song came out on October 31, 2023, and is dedicated to the hostages and those killed on October 7. When the song was released, Idan Raichel said that the country was bereaved, but that we “will rise and flourish” again.
• “Bring Them Home” by Dikla and Ariel Youth Group (sung in English)
• “Am Yisrael Chai” sung by Eyal Golan, composed by Ofir Cohen and Avi Ochayon
• “Home” by Homeland Concert: a performance of 1,000 musicians at the Caesarea amphitheater, including families of the hostages taken on October 7
• “B’Sof HaKol Yihyeh B’Seder” (“In the End Everything Will Be Ok”) by Lior Narkis: This song was written by Avi Ochayon and Ofir Cohen, inspired by Narkis’s personal journey since October 7 visiting the injured and performing at army bases and at weddings (including some weddings hosted in Narkis’s own home).
• “Noam’s Song 2” by Noam Cohen and Maor Ashkenazi: written after the two artists survived the Nova Music Festival massacre. (The original video has graphic images. This studio version does not include graphic images.)