Shabbat Shalom

Ana BeKoach – a beautiful melody to welcome Shabbat built on the prayer that weaves around the 42 letter name of God.

Shabbat Shalom

To welcome Shabbat I share this niggun by Yosef Guttman Levitt.

The wordless melody of the niggun can help us capture the mood, connection, and change that Kabbalat Shabbat ushers in.

Shabbat Shalom

Josh Aaron helps us welcome Shabbat to our homes with this lovely tune

Shabbat Zachor Shalom

In the wake of yet another inhuman tragedy, we stand in silence and solidarity mourning lives senselessly taken in the name of hate and pray this Shabbat that we may someday find peace and wholeness.

Shabbat Shalom

Dror Yikra, Proclaim Freedom, is a part of our Shabbat tradition. A poem written in Arabic by Dunas ben Labrat, a Sephardic Jew who lived in the 10th Century, it is brought to the Shabbat table by the extraordinary Maccabeats.

Shabbat Shalom

Thanks to JewishReflections.org for the background on this wonderful part of our cultural heritage.

Shabbat Shalom

Shabbat Shalom!

I found this acapella rendition of Psalm 29 sung by the Beth Shalom Ruach Singers! I hope you enjoy as we welcome Shabbat.

Shabbat Shalom

Rav Kook, considered the father of religious Zionism, penned this poem Ben Adam, Son of Man:

Son of Man rise up For you have great strength
You have wings of spirit the wings of great eagles
Don’t deny them lest they deny you
Claim them Son of Man and they shall be immediately found

Here it is performed by Orot in a singing circle in 2015:

Shabbat Shalom

Adon Olam has many recognizable melodies we use. These extraordinary Cantors performed some of them Thanksgiving 2017. Listen for one of your favorites.

Shabbat Shalom

As we enter this Shabbat, the last of the year 2018, I share Craig Taubman’s Hashkiveinu.

This prayer as part of the evening service asks for Divine protection from the darkness. May God’s shelter of peace bring us safety and peace.

Shabbat Shalom

Wishing you Shabbat Shalom with Lecha Dodi from Nava Tehila.