We welcome Shabbat and celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.
It is a time of sacred celebration and rededication to the ideals upon wbich this nation was founded. Let us thank God for our blessings and continue the work on behalf of us all. I share Ray Charles’ version of America the Beautiful
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.
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.