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
We welcome Shabbat with the song Shalom Aleichem, May Peace be upon you.
It is a message brought by the Angels of the Divine and a way for us to greet each other.
May this Shabbat be one of peace.
Shabbat Shalom
As we prepare to enter Shabbat, I pray for the Peace of Jerusalem,
A place and time where we can live together, honoring the humanity in all of us.
Thank you Cantor Rachel Brook for this moving rendition of our prayer.
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
Another week of anxious anticipation. In Israel, it is peaceful but tense as the Iranian reprisal waits for its moment.
Israelis traditionally use the phrase ‘Laila Tov’ to wish each other a peaceful and restful night.
Many have started using the phrase ‘Laila Shaket,’ wishing for a quiet night.
May this Shabbat be quiet and good and of Peace.
Shabbat Shalom
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
Erev Shel Shoshanim-Evening of the Lillies is a song of love poetry, a way to understand the beauty of Shabbat. This version is Jane Bordeaux’s.
We welcome Shabbat. As tensions run high and hot, we are praying for peace.
Shabbat Shalom
In preparation for the Amidah, we share V’Shamru.
The Wilson Thicket Band shared this version at Temple Israel, West Bloomfield Mi.
Wishing everyone Shabbat Shalom.
And pray to #Bring Them Home!
This Shabbat, peace seems as elusive as ever.
We pray for peace for all seekers of peace and to bring the captives home.
Oseh Shalom bimromav Hu ya’aseh Shalom Aleinu v’al kol Yisrael v’al kol yoshvei teiveil, v’imru Amen.
Shabbat Shalom
Listen as Malinda shares her song with Israeli and Palestinian artists
and together we welcome Shabbat.
Shabbat Shalom
