A joyful, playful song about being proud of who you are, from RIGLI and JewishSong.org
Jewish or Not is a bright, upbeat song with a wink and a smile. It plays with a question children hear all the time, who is Jewish and who is not, and turns it into a celebration of being proud of exactly who you are.
RIGLI gives it a catchy, feel-good melody that a whole classroom can sing in minutes. It is light, kind, and easy to love, and it is safe and fun for children to sing.
Under the fun, the song carries a warm idea: every person has a story and a heritage, and there is joy in knowing yours and respecting everyone else's. It belongs to the world of JEWISH, RIGLI's growing songbook of new Jewish songs for the classroom, the stage, and the screen.
Turn on captions in the video above and sing along with the whole class. A printable lyric sheet is coming soon. It will be free to download for your choir or classroom.
Original music and lyrics by Walter J. Kin (RIGLI). Performance: Riglis Band. Creative producer Walter J. Kin (RIGLI).
You may sing, perform, teach, record, and share Jewish or Not for non-commercial purposes: schools, synagogues, JCCs, choirs, camps, museums, families, and individuals. Keep the credit to RIGLI and JewishSong.org, and please do not charge for the performance or resell the files.
The music, lyrics, and recording were created for RIGLI by Walter J. Kin, Member of the Dramatists Guild of America, and published by Rigli Publishing as part of JewishSong.org. Full terms and a copy-paste credit line are on our License - Free page. For-profit or commercial use is handled separately.