As we approach Yom Kippur and Shabbat, may we receive forgiveness and forgive.
W all pray for the hostages to return home and for peace in 5785.
Gmar Chatima Tova and Shabbat Shalom
Author: Rabbi David Levin
Yizkor 8785
October 7 marks the solemn first anniversary.
These are the individuals we have lost. If you are blessed not to need to attend Yizkor services for lost loved ones this year, show up to share a moment of remembrance for these souls.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/those-we-have-lost/
Shabbat Shuva Shalom
Shabbat Shuva, the Shabbat of Return, is the Shabbat between Rosh HaShannah and Yom Kippur.
Nesshama Carelbach’s beautiful rendition of her father’s song is a wonderful way to welcome us to this special time.
Close your eyes and become a part of this meditative experience.
G’mar chatima tova, May you have a good seal- May it be a year of health and blessing.
A Tochecha
Donald Trump words must be rebuked.
The dark rantings and ravings, the calls for violence, and the hatred of others is unacceptable. It has no place in civil society and needs to be condemned.
L’Shanah Tova uMetukah
Shabbat Shalom
During Elul, we include Psalm 27 in our prayers. Line 4 is most familiar, performed by the incomparable Chava Mirel and translated by Rabbi Rachel Barenblat:
Only one thing do I ask of You, Yah:
Just this alone do I seek, I want to be at home with you, Yah,
All the days of my life.
I want to delight in seeing You.
Seeing You when I come to visit You in Your temple.
Shabbat Shalom
Shabbat Shalom
We welcome Shabbat with the song Shalom Aleichem, May Peace be upon you.
It is a message brought by the Angels of the Divine and a way for us to greet each other.
May this Shabbat be one of peace.
Shabbat Shalom
Shabbat Shalom
In response to the 1973 Yom Kippur War and inspired by the Beatles, Let It Be, Naomi Shemer created Lu Yehi, Let it be.
This Shabbat, we continue to pray for the hostages to come home, and for the bloodshed to stop.
Shabbat Shalom
Baruch Dayan HaEmet
Baruch Dayan HaEmet
We are heartbroken at the news of the murder of the six hostages, Eden Yerushalmi, Hirsch Goldberg Polin, Ori Danino, Carmel Gat, Alexander Lobanov, and Almog Sururi.
In our grief, there is sorrow and anger. In this moment, let us sit in the pain and pray for them.
Blessed is the true judge.
Shabbat Shalom
As we prepare to enter Shabbat, I pray for the Peace of Jerusalem,
A place and time where we can live together, honoring the humanity in all of us.
Thank you Cantor Rachel Brook for this moving rendition of our prayer.
Shabbat Shalom