Shabbat Shalom

By the Rivers of Babylon sung by Rocky Dawuni – Playing for Change

This Shabbat, May the words of my mouth and the meditations of my heart be acceptable to You.

Shabbat Shalom

Listen to the Music was a big hit for the Doobie Brothers and a fun way to welcome Shabbat especially when musicians from Playing for Change come together from around the world joining to sing its message.

So Listen ( and sing along) with the Music

Shabbat Shalom

Shabbat Shalom-What’s goin’ on?

Marvin Gaye’s classic song is performed by Playing for Change bringing musicians from around the world together to make beautiful music together. A wonderful framing for Shabbat.

Shabbat Shalom.

Shabbat Shalom

The tension between generations continues. It was embodied in this Cat Stevens /Yusef Islam music, Father & Son, that resonated so deeply for me them and now.

“There is a better place, a promised land…There is no way we get from here to there except by joining hands, marching together.” (Mishkan Tefillah, p.39)

Shabbat Shalom

This Shabbat I wanted to share that we are together in a march towards a better place.

John Legend offers this beautiful rendition of the Simon and Garfunkel classic, Bridge Over Troubled Water.

Shabbat Shalom

This stunning rendition of Batya Levine’s “We Rise” comes to us through the artistry of Cantor Harold Messinger, of Beth Am Israel Penn Valley, in collaboration with the talented James Pollard Jr., of Zion Baptist Church of Ardmore.

This Juneteenth, we commemorate and wish Shabbat Shalom!

Shabbat Shalom

Bob Marley sings Redemption Song

Shabbat Shalom

One Day…

Shabbat Shalom

At this most interesting of times, I wanted to welcome Shabbat with one of our greatest poets, Leonard Cohen, z”l, as he shares his timeless song Anthem.

Shabbat Shalom

The penultimate stanza of Lecha Dodi asks you to carry the message of Adonai out into the world, literally to spread out to the right and to the left. This beautiful welcome of Shabbat is a gift from Joey Weisenberg and the Hadar Ensemble, featuring the beautiful voice of Debra Sacks.