Jewish Relationships Initiative

Category: song

  • Shabbat Shalom

    Prayer is universal. It transcends language, culture, and creed, uniting us in our deepest hopes and aspirations. This rendition of The Prayer blends its original message with the Hebrew translation by Rabbi Moshe Pomerantz z”l (1935-2024).

    This Shabbat I share the beauty of The Prayer from Park Avenue Synagogue and Cantor Azi Schwartz.

    Wishing you Shabbat Shalom.

    May the hostages come home!

  • Shabbat Shalom – For all these things

    Naomi Shemer is the poet who created Al Kol Eleh, All These Things, a bittersweet and timely song.   As Yonina shares her music, let us continue to pray for the hostages to come home and for peace.

  • Shabbat Shalom

    During Elul, we include Psalm 27 in our prayers.  Line 4 is most familiar, performed by the incomparable Chava Mirel and translated by Rabbi Rachel Barenblat:

    Only one thing do I ask of You, Yah:
    Just this alone do I seek, I want to be at home with you, Yah,
    All the days of my life.
    I want to delight in seeing You.
    Seeing You when I come to visit You in Your temple.

    Shabbat Shalom

  • Shabbat Shalom

    Bring them Home

    We ache for the day when our people are returned home when all can be held in the arms of loving family.  Let us work for this day, let us pray for this day.  Peace cannot come soon enough.

    Josh Groban shares his gift with us, sending our prayers heavenward.

    Shabbat Shalom

    #BringThemHome

  • Shabbat Shalom Bring them Home

    This Shabbat we continue to pray for peace.

    My friend and colleague, Cantor Jennifer Duretz Peled, shared this prayer, Ein Milim- There are no words, hoping that the hostages will come home so they would enjoy the peace we envision every Shabbat.

    Shabbat Shalom

  • Shabbat Shalom – May Peace be upon us

     

    We welcome Shabbat with the song Shalom Aleichem, May Peace be upon you.  When greeted this way, our response is Aleichem Shalom, And May Peace be upon you.  The wish for peace unites all people of goodwill, and May it become our reality soon.   This rendition by the Ma’ayan Band is a beautiful and pensive way to experience this song and feeling.

    Shabbat Shalom

  • Shabbat Shalom

    Playing for Change has used music to share our humanity and the transcending power of music across cultures and nations.

    Redemption Song is one of Bob Marley’s great gifts.

    Freedom and Peace is our hope.

    Bring them Home!

    Shabbat Shalom

  • Shabbat Shalom

    Lecha Dodi in a beautiful style.  Close your eyes and welcome Shabbat with this 5-minute pause to end a tumultuous week.

    Shabbat Shalom

  • Shabbat Shalom

    This beautiful song, better together, helps set the mood for Shabbat- lyrics, melody, and people combine to form an easy-listening message of deep importance.

    Celebrate the power of unity with “Better Together” Song Around The World, featuring Jack Johnson, Paula Fuga, Lee Oskar and talented musicians from around the globe. This beautiful, feel-good song was a single, released in February 2006 from Jack Johnson’s third studio album, “In Between Dreams,” and was inspired by his love for his wife. “Better Together” has a universal message that “it’s always better together” when we lead with love as the answer.

    Shabbat Shalom

  • Shabbat Shalom and Chag Shavuot Sameach

    As we celebrate receiving Torah on Shavuot, Redemption Song sung by Stephen Marley helps us prepare for this Shabbat with the hope of unity and peace.

    Shabbat Shalom