“Emor gives us the Jewish calendar — the architecture of sacred time. This Shabbat, as spring deepens, George Harrison reminds us that the light always returns.”
Here Comes the Sun; Lev. 23 — the moadim, appointed times. Each season carries its own sacred light. Emor is the calendar of holiness.
Shabbat Shalom
עוֹשֶׂה שָׁלוֹם בִּמְרוֹמָיו הוּא יַעֲשֶׂה שָׁלוֹם עָלֵינוּ וְעַל כָּל יִשְׂרָאֵל וְעַל כָּל יוֺשְׁבֵי תֵבֶל וְאִמְרוּ אָמֵן
Oseh shalom bimromav, hu ya’aseh shalom aleinu, v’al kol Yisrael, v’al kol yoshvei tevel v’imru amen.
“This week’s parsha contains the Torah’s most radical demand — not sacrifice, not ritual, but love. Rabbi Creditor put it to music and the world has been singing it ever since.” Love your neighbor as yourself, Lev. 19:18 — v’ahavta l’reiacha kamocha. The centerpiece of the Holiness Code is not ritual but relationship.
Listen to this beautiful music shared by Chazan Daniel Mutlu and Rabbi Angela Buchdahl of Central Synagogue.
Shabbat Shalom
A beloved poet sharing his musical gift. This Shabbat I share Yusuf/Cat Stevens’ Where do the Children Play.
Wishing a peaceful Shabbat for all.
Oseh shalom bimromav, hu ya’aseh shalom aleinu, v’al kol Yisrael, v’al kol yoshvei tevel v’imru amen.
May the One who makes peace in the high places, bring peace upon us, and upon all Israel, and all humankind, and let us say: Amen.
Shabbat Shalom
As Shabbat approaches, our world finds itself broken. Love and understanding are under assault by hatred and violence. Cantor Leon Sher’s beautiful prayer Heal Us Now is our plea for Tikkun- repair.
עוֹשֶׂה שָׁלוֹם בִּמְרוֹמָיו הוּא יַעֲשֶׂה שָׁלוֹם עָלֵינוּ וְעַל כָּל יִשְׂרָאֵל וְעַל כָּל יוֺשְׁבֵי תֵבֶל
וְאִמְרוּ אָמֵן
Oseh shalom bimromav, hu ya’aseh shalom aleinu, v’al kol Yisrael, v’al kol yoshvei tevel v’imru amen.
Shabbat Shalom
Shabbat chol hamoed Pesach, I wanted to share Israel “IZ” Kamakawiwo’ole’s extraordinary rendition of Somewhere over the Rainbow. His candle only burned briefly but this message of hope for something better lives on.
Praying for Peace- Shabbat Shalom
עֹשֶׂה שָׁלוֹם בִּמְרוֹמָיו, הוּא יַעֲשֶׂה שָׁלוֹם עָלֵינוּ וְעַל כָּל יִשְׂרָאֵל וְעַל כָּל יוֹשְׁבֵי תֵבֵל, וְאִמְרוּ: אָמֵן
May the One who makes peace in the Heavens bring peace to us all!
I find myself drawn to the folk music and protest songs of an earlier tumultuous time in this nation’s history and some of the current balladeers singing about the need for justice in a time of injustice.
As Black History month draws to a close, and the work of civil rights seems more urgent than ever, I wanted to welcome Shabbat with Teach Your Children, the classic from Crosby Stills and Nash.
Wishing everyone Shabbat Shalom
The Hollies recorded this classic in 1969. The words still resonate for me and this Shabbat I hope we are a little bit close to realizing the message.
Shabbat Shalom