מי תהום // Mei Tehom
Sam’s first EP of Jewish music reflects his study of Jewish mythology and his own personal journey with grief, healing and mental health. Listen and download on bandcamp now!
Genesis 1:2
וְהָאָ֗רֶץ הָיְתָ֥ה תֹ֙הוּ֙ וָבֹ֔הוּ וְחֹ֖שֶׁךְ עַל־פְּנֵ֣י תְה֑וֹם וְר֣וּחַ אֱלֹהִ֔ים מְרַחֶ֖פֶת עַל־פְּנֵ֥י הַמָּֽיִם
"...and the earth then was welter and waste and darkness over the deep and God's breath hovering over the waters..." (trans. Robert Alter)
Bereshit Rabba 2:4
"Reish Lakish solved the Verse...By what merit is the spirit of redemption made usable and brought into the world? The answer can be found in the verse: "...Hovers over the face of the waters" (Genesis 1:2) - meaning that it is by the merit of teshuva (repentance), which is likened to water, as it is said, "Pour out your heart like water." (Lamentations 2:19)." (trans. Sam Tygiel)
Sam’s Soundcloud Workshop
Get a window into Sam’s musical journey and process on soundcloud where you can listen to live recordings of some of his compositions and performances, demos of new material and other fun musical experiments!
PODCAST: DAvid and the Primordial Waters
A musical storytelling episode created for Macalester College’s 5780 Elul podcast. Sam is currently working on a musical storytelling podcast with support from Hadar’s Microgrant program. Subscribe to the mailing list to get updates!
Maeth
Before beginning rabbinical school Sam recorded four albums as a flutist, guitarist and composer for Minnesota based metal band Maeth. Listen to their albums on spotify and watch a live in-studio performance on “Back to the City: MPLS Music Sessions.”
