Although far from standard Kabbalat Liturgy,
this Yiddish remix of the Beatles classic, I Feel Fine, sung A Capella by Listen Up!
is a wonderful upbeat way to get into the mood for Shabbat.
Shabbat Shalom
Although far from standard Kabbalat Liturgy,
this Yiddish remix of the Beatles classic, I Feel Fine, sung A Capella by Listen Up!
is a wonderful upbeat way to get into the mood for Shabbat.
Shabbat Shalom
As we welcome this Shabbat during Sukkot, enjoy the Kaddish Shalem, sung by the incomparable Chazzan Azi Schwartz. Yes, it is Kaddish with Swing!
Shabbat Shalom!
Say Shabbat Shalom!
Welcome the first Shabbat after Yom Kippur with this upbeat song
by Listen Up
Turning 64, I embraced the idea that I have begun the third act of the play that is my life. At 32 years per act, that gets me to 96 years old before the final curtain. Allowing for an epilogue and perhaps an encore, I get a bit more, but likely I will take my final bow sometime before that mystical 120 years that we wish for one another.
So, Rosh Hashanah is an even more “ crucial new beginning”, as I ponder the question, “If granted the gift of life, what will I do with it to make it count?” For third acts are about resolution and bringing things together.
The High Holidays are a time for reflection. In my work, a reimagination of the Ethical Will, I share that reflection is an important tool. Reflection is about checking in to see if we are on the right path, and making the necessary adjustments.
These adjustments can be one of two types: Adjustments can be made to get back on the path from which we have strayed, or adjustments can be more radical, a realization that we need to walk a new path on the way to something different than we originally intended.
This introspection is a core message of the High Holidays.
When I look back in about 32 years from now, I hope to see a life well lived- not in its glory or material accomplishments, but in its meaning and human connection. It is in the choices I make today and the things I do now, that will determine whether I reach the goal of a life well-lived.
I hope that each of us uses this time of the High Holidays to find our path for the coming year, and then walking it. Wishing everyone G’mar Chatima Tova, to be sealed in the Book of Life for a happy healthy New Year.
Wishing you Shabbat Shalom and a wish for a happy, healthy New Year.
Hazzan Azi Schwarts offers Pieta Signore, deeply moving music for this Shabbat before Rosh HaShanah.
L’Shana Tova u’Metuka.
As the High Holidays approach, this lovely prayer sung by the incomparable Cantor Azi Schwartz of Park Avenue Synagogue fills our hearts.
The line comes from Psalm 27, shared throughout the month of Elul in preparation for the Holidays.
Wishing everyone Shabbat Shalom and a Happy Healthy New Year.
Chaval Mirel sings Come! at Songleader Boot Camp. It is a wonderful way to welcome Shabbat.
Shabbat Shalom
The Maayan Band from Toronto shares Shalom Aleichem to welcome Shabbat.
Shabbat Shalom
As we welcome Shabbat we are also about to enter the three week period leading to Tisha B’Av, marking tragedies of our people including the destruction of the Temple. Playing for Change performs By The Rivers of Babylon- a timely message this Shabbat.
Shabbat Shalom
As the tragic violence continues in Israel, Cantor Azi Schwartz offers the Hashkiveinu prayer, a prayer for peace- May it come quickly.
Shabbat Shalom