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  • Shabbat Haftarah for Martin Luther King Weekend

     

    This stirring mash-up of speeches by the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. set to the Haftarah trope (the chanting used for the Prophetic books) reminds us how we are connected.

    Shabbat Shalom

  • Shabbat Shalom

    We use Shir Hashirim as part of the imagery in welcoming Shabbat.

    12 Tribes Music shares this love song.

    Shabbat Shalom

     

  • Shabbat Shalom

    Lighting the Shabbat Candles with the Sabbath Song from Fiddler on the Roof

    Shabbat Shalom

  • Shabbat Shalom and Chag Urim Sameach

    Maoz Tzur shared by cantors from Canada.

    Chag Chanukah Sameach and

    Shabbat Shalom!

  • Shabbat Shalom (and Chag Urim Sameach)

    As we welcome Shabbat, Hanukkah comes immediately after on the 18th.  Six13, the outstanding a capella group shares “Elton Johnukah.” Take a listen and enjoy the music and the joy.

    Shabbat Shalom

    (PS shout out to Jeff and Ilene for sharing this video with me so I can share it here)

  • Shabbat Shalom

    Hashkiveinu is the second prayer we utter after the Shema, asking the Divine for protection through the darkness of the night and our vulnerability as we sleep.

    This rendition is sung by Cantor Magda Fishman.

    Shabbat Shalom

  • Shabbat Shalom

    Set at the Shoes along the Danube Bank, the Hungarian Sabbathsong Klezmer Band shares “Sh’ma Yisrael.”

    Shabbat Shalom

    When the heart cries, only God hears it
    The pain rips from my soul
    A sigh breaks the silence
    And you fall on your knees while you pray
    R: Hear, O Israel, O Lord Almighty
    I thank you for my life, I thank you for everything
    The mouth moves silently, but my spirit cries out
    My heart cries silently, and I pray for you
    Hear, O Israel, O Lord, do not let me fear now
    (Behold) the guardian of Israel does not slumber, he does not sleep
    The pain is great, but I can’t run away
    Because I don’t even have the strength to speak, now I need a miracle.

  • Shabbat Shalom

    A prayer for us all this Shabbat

    Shabbat Shalom

     

  • Shabbat Shalom

    This Shabbat coincides with Veteran’s Day.

    Shalom Aleichem seems a particularly appropriate prayer. The Barcelona Gipsy Klezmer Orchestra combines several influences from their home in Spain and Ashkenaz.  May the music lift our hearts to welcome Shabbat.

    Wishing everyone Shabbat Shalom

  • Shabbat Shalom

    The prayer, performed by Andrea Bocelli and Ilaria Della Bidia, is a wonderful way to bring in this Shabbat.  With all of the turmoil and challenges to peace here, Israel, and around the world, the Prayer is our hope for this Shabbat.

    I pray you’ll be our eyes
    And watch us where we go
    And help us to be wise
    In times when we don’t know

    Let this be our prayer
    When we lose our way
    Lead us to a place
    Guide us with your grace
    To a place where we’ll be safe.

    I pray we’ll find your light
    I pray we’ll find your light

    And hold it in our hearts
    And hold it in our hearts

    When stars go out each night
    When the stars go out each night

    Remind us where you are.

    Let this be our prayer
    Let this be our prayer

    When shadows fill our day
    When shadows fill our day

    Lead us to a place

    Guide us with your grace

    To a place where we’ll be safe.

    A world where pain and
    sorrow will be ended
    And every heart that’s
    broken will be mended
    And we’ll remember we
    are all God’s children
    Reaching out to touch you
    Reaching to the sky.

    We ask that life be kind

    We ask that life be kind

    And watch us from above
    And watch us from above

    We hope each soul will find
    We hope each soul will find

    Another soul to love
    Another soul to love.

    Let this be our prayer
    Let this be our prayer

    Just like every child.
    Just like every child.

    Needs to find a place
    Guide us with your grace.
    With your grace
    Give us faith so we’ll be safe

    Needs to find a place

    Guide us with your grace.
    Give us faith so we’ll be safe