Category: Shabbat Shalom

Shabbat Shalom

L’chu Neranena is the beginning of Psalm 95, part of a traditional welcoming of Shabbat.  This version by Nava Tehila is an Indian melody, captivating, inviting, and mesmerizing.  A wonderful introduction to Kabbalat Shabbat to help create a special mood.

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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

At Shabbat Dinner, we bless our children and spouses, wishing the best for them as they move forward through the challenges of life, ever so grateful for their presence in our life.

This Shabbat Alicia Keys soaring song Good Job offers such a blessing for those heroes among us.

Shabbat Shalom

 

 

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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