Hashkiveinu is the second prayer we utter after the Shema, asking the Divine for protection through the darkness of the night and our vulnerability as we sleep.
This rendition is sung by Cantor Magda Fishman.
Shabbat Shalom
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Shabbat Shalom
Billy Preston sings My Sweet Lord as we welcome the third Shabbat of Elul
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Shabbat Shalom
Debbie Friedman brought a whole new style of joy and love into Jewish liturgy.
Her music continues to inspire us. This rendition of Ahavat Olam, the prayer leading to the Shema, is a timeless reminder of her gifts as we prepare for Shabbat.
Shabbat Shalom
Shabbat Shalom
Haskiveinu is the second prayer we share after the Shema, asking for God’s protection through the night ahead.
Dan Nichols has created this wonderful music bringing Hashkiveinu into our hearts. Close your eyes and let the music in.
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The Gift
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Haskiveinu is often thought of like a lullaby, cradling us in the love of the Almighty as we enter the night and its sleep.
May this Shabbat be one of rest and peace. Shabbat Shalom.
Craig Taubman set the final stanza of Adon Olam to beautiful music captured on his
wonderful album Friday Night Live.
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Shabbat Shalom
I share the wonderful rendition of Amazing Grace performed by Garth Brooks at the Inauguration.
This beautiful song is for all of us. There was a time when Jews avoided this piece because of historic frictions. But if we are brave enough, we can embrace the power, beauty, and majesty of the music as we march forward with all our brothers and sisters in love.
Shabbat Shalom
Shabbat Shalom
Sing a New Song is Psalm 96 that we sing as part of the welcoming of Shabbat in our Kabbalat Shabbat Service every Friday evening.
At this time, we are staying apart to guard against spreading the Corona Virus. But we will emerge, hopefully using this time to reflect on who we are and what is truly important. We will be singing a new song!
Enjoy Moshav’s rendition of Carelbach’s tune to the special words of the poem that is Psalm 96.
Shabbat Shalom!
Shabbat Shalom
Ana Bekoach is a mystical prayer employing the 42 letters of the name of God to create this mystical prayer. The acrostic is seven lines of six words each. The prayer is attributed to Nechuniah dating back to second- century Israel.
Siddur Lev Shalem explains a particular phrase Tatir Tz’rurah, Undo the Knot, as perhaps referring to the exile in both its physical and spiritual sense. As we enter Shabbat, we pray that all that has kept us physically and spiritually constrained give way; instead, we hope to begin experiencing the gentle expansiveness of Shabbat. This plea reflects the mystical view that the forces of judgment, constriction, and negativity should not have power or authority on Shabbat.
Shabbat Shalom