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
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
The incomparable Hazzan Azi Schwartz of Park Avenue Synagogue shares Adon Olam as you’ve not heard. He sang this at the conclusion of a Bat Mitzvah, but it is a wonderful welcome to Shabbat this week.
Shabbat Shalom
As we welcome the first Shabbat after Yom Kippur, I wanted to share this wonderful rendition of Ana B’Choakh by Joey Weisenberg and the Hadar Ensemble.
This prayer is offered during Kabbalat Shabbat. A favorite of the mystics, it’s power is said to lie beyond the words themselves and in the structure of the prayer where, as an acrostic, the 42 letter name of God is spelled out.
Wishing everyone a year of health and blessings
Shabbat Shalom
During Elul and into the High Holidays we share Psalm 27. The most well-known phrase of the psalm, Achat Sha’alti, is sung here as a meditation by Rabbi Andrew Hahn, the Kirtan Rabbi.
One thing I ask of the Eternal One
Is to dwell in God’s house all the days of my life
To be in God’s presence and behold the Divine’s Holy Temple
Shabbat Shalom
For Shabbat Nachamu, Elana Arian shared this beautiful melody.
As we welcome this Shabbat during Elul, it sets a wonderful mood.
Shabbat Shalom.