Jewish Relationships Initiative

Category: Shabbat Shalom

  • Shabbat Shalom

    Nefesh Mountain sings I lift my eyes to the mountain, Esa Enai.  It seems like a good musical introduction to the Shabbat before Shavuot.

    Wishing everyone Shabbat Shalom and Chag Shavuot Sameach as we are about to celebrate the gift of Torah.

  • Shabbat Shalom

    Teach your Children is a song that has always moved me with its special message.  The V’ahavta echoes inside my head as I hear the music play and the words reach out, sharing the message: we are in this together, to share our wisdom and make meaning of our life journey.

    This is the Playing for Change Band onstage in Tel Aviv with the timeless song of Crosby Stills and Nash.

    Shabbat Shalom

     

  • Shabbat Shalom

     

    Playin for Change shares this version of Gimme Shelter.

    God’s miracle is not in the thunder and lightning but in people protecting others from the storm.  ~ The Radmal

    Shabbat Shalom

     

  • Shabbat Shalom

    Paul McCartney wrote Blackbird as a tribute to the civil rights struggle in the United States.  It is a song that needs to be sung now for all seeking freedom.   The incomparable Jon Batiste performs this rendition.

    Shabbat Shalom

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  • Shabbat Shalom and Chag Pesach Sameach

    Six13 shares this delightful medley for Passover bringing a mash-up of Billy Joel as only they can do.

    As we come to the end of Pesach and are about to welcome Shabbat, share some of the fun.

    Shabbat Shalom

  • Chag Pesach Sameach and Shabbat Shalom

     

    Ha Lachma Anya

    The bread of the Poor

    Buses unloaded their precious cargo at the intake center, women and children from Lviv and Kyiv.  Bewildered, they started the process of finding refuge after escaping terror but leaving husbands and fathers behind to fight for Ukraine. We reached across the language barrier and handed the children lollipops. Like our children, they delighted in this unexpected treat. The smiles and laughter strengthened moms, and together they tentatively walked forward toward the refugee center (I cannot show faces to protect the identities of families left behind).

     

    This is the poor person’s bread- a bread of hope and compassion. HaLachma Anya is the simple but profound gesture of giving something to those who have less, even when we do not have much to share. Together, we are one step closer to redemption.

  • Shabbat Shalom

    This prayer has always moved me and seems to be deep in my heart this Shabbat.

    But the power resides in us.  Wishing everyone Shabbat Shalom.

  • Shabbat Shalom & Slava Ukrayini

    This song prays for Peace in Ukraine, written and performed by Steve Klaper.

    Shabbat Shalom to all people everywhere

     

  • Shabbat Shalom

    Praying for Peace this Shabbat for Ukraine and v’akol yoshvei Tevel.

    Shabbat Shalom