The Shvesters share their rendition of a poignant Yiddish song Vi Iz Dus Gesele, Where is the little street? A song of longing, nostalgia, and lost love.
It is a way to help us perhaps enter this Shabbat. Given the current turmoil, we seek a better time. May we work to see that time come soon.
Wishing you Shabbat Shalom.
We share the prayer Shabbat Shalom, A hope for peace and completeness.
U2’s I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For is a longing for that prayer to be fulfilled.
As we enter Shabbat, Playing For Change shares that yearning and the return of those who are not with them. And we include Ran Gvili. We pray for peace and wholeness.
#BringThemHome
Shabbat Shalom
This Shabbat Paying For Change produces this critical message in the Bob Marley song War/No More Trouble, featuring Bono, David Broida.
Shabbat Shalom
As we enter the last Shabbat of 2025, I share Auld Lang Syne, the famous song of this time of year, written by Scottish composer and poet Robert Burns. It asks us to remember that our humanity and our kindness are expressed in our relationships with others. As we move into the new year, resolve to love others, treat them with dignity, respect, and compassion. May we find ways to forgive others and ourselves.
Shabbat Shalom
We prepare for the first night of Hanukkah, deeply shaken 
by the murderous assault on Bondi Beach and at Brown University.
The wanton hatred and violence are almost overwhelming. But we must find a way to gather this evening around our chanukiot, light our candles, place them in the window, and be with each other, letting the miracle of rededication take hold with an additional layer of meaning, overcoming the darkness of the moment and shining a light of love and hope.
Chag Urim Sameach,
Rabbi David Levin
President
The Board of Rabbis of Greater Philadelphia
As we welcome Shabbat, Chanukah is just beyond. The Shabbat Candles of Friday will be followed by the first lights of Chanukah on Sunday eve.
Six13 shares a delightful medley blending Wicked music with great Chanukah lyrics. Enjoy!
Lean into the light this season and experience the warmth and glow of our tradition.
Shabbat Shalom
Oseh Shalom sung by Hazzan Azi Schwartz- A prayer for peace as we enter Shabbat.
Shabbat Shalom
#BringThemHomeNow
The Y-Studs guide us through the music of Shabbat, exploring the Evolution of Shabbat. Take five minutes and enjoy as we welcome Shabbat.
We are overjoyed the 20 held hostage are finally home. We pray for the return of all, and may peace finally come to all people of the area.
Shabbat Shalom
#BringThemHomeNow
I am overjoyed that the Gaza War may be ending and that the hostages will return home soon. May peace finally come to this region and both peoples find their way to peaceful coexistence.
As we remember the horror of October 7 and the aftermath, the words of Menachem Rosensaft bring us a somber resonance. Let this day of remembrance stir us to mercy for the child, not because we doubt our cause, but because we cherish our conscience.
“the dead child
in gaza city
khan younis
rafah
is cried over
with the same tears
by the same God
the same Allah
the same Adonai
as the dead child
in kfar aza
nahal oz
be’eri
…
and it is
for the not yet dead child
palestinian child
israeli child
muslim child
jewish child
that the killing must end
the war must end
the terror must end
the hatred must end”
—Menachem Rosensaft, from Burning Psalms: Confronting Adonai after Auschwitz (Ben Yehuda Press, 2025)
