Jewish Relationships Initiative

Category: Shabbat Shalom

  • Shabbat Shalom

    For most of October, I have been away traveling with Naomi from Budapest to Amsterdam, spending most of our time in Germany. It was a fascinating trip, both revealing and thought-provoking. I look forward to sharing some of what I have learned and some of the questions that remain unanswered in the weeks ahead.

    For now, I wish you Shabbat Shalom and share with you Psalm 92. This music was written by Franz Schubert and performed by Cantor Solomon Sulzer for the consecration ceremony of the Stadttempel in Vienna. I will share in other posts the famously talented Shmuel Barzilai, Cantor of the Stadttempel. (This performance is by the Choeur de la synagogue de Copernic Soliste: David Serero)

    Shabbat Shalom!

  • Shabbat Shuva Shabbat Shalom

    This evening is Shabbat Shuva, the Shabbat between Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur.  May your High Holidays be meaningful and 5778 be a year of health and blessings.

    L’ShanahTovau’metukah!

    Shabbat Shalom

     

     

  • Shabbat Shalom and L’Shana Tova

    Rosh HaShanah is around the corner as we wind up Elul.  Wishing everyone L’Shanah Tova and

    Shabbat Shalom!

     

  • Shabbat Shalom

    As we progress through the month of Elul towards the High Holidays, take a moment to listen to this wonderful duet.  Naftali Kalfa and Gad Elbaz sing of return to the Almighty in Teshuva. A beautiful song to start Shabbat.

    Shabbat Shalom!

  • Shabbat Shalom

    Just a note to wish everyone a Shabbat Shalom.

    Tonight I will go to a friend’s synagogue for Kabbalat Shabbat and then off to have dinner with friends and loved ones.  Sounds like a pretty amazing way to celebrate a birthday.

    Shabbat Shalom

  • Shabbat Shalom

    After a hard week where hatred brutally showed itself in Charlottesville and Barcelona, I offer our response:  Rabbi Menachem Creditor singing his beautiful song, Olam Chesed Yibaneh.  We will build this world with love.

    Shabbat Shalom

     

     

  • Shabbat Shalom

    Another tumultuous week comes to a close.  Welcome Shabbat with a prayer for peace with the incomparable Rabbi Angela Buchdahl and Cantor Azi Schwartz.

    Shabbat Shalom

     

  • Shabbat Shalom on Shabbat Nachamu

    Nachamu, Nachamu Ami- Take Comfort, my People.  These are the words of Isaiah (40:1) after the destruction of the Temple and the words of the Haftarah this week.

    Shabbat Nachamu is the Shabbat that follows Tisha b’Av.

    Enjoy the music of the Maccabeats as they set these beautiful words to music.

    Shabbat Shalom.

     

     

     

  • Shabbat Shalom

    Eig8th Day came out with this lovely tune about Shabbat, It’s Shabbos Now.  Catchy and upbeat, a lovely melody to bring us to the end of another tumultuous week.

    Shabbat Shalom!

     

  • Shabbat Shalom

    A  song of peace and love- One Day

    It starts slow and then the beat picks up as we make our way towards Shabbat.

    Shabbat Shalom!