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Shabbat Shalom

Ana Bekoach is a mystical prayer employing the 42 letters of the name of God to create this mystical prayer. The acrostic is seven lines of six words each.  The prayer is attributed to Nechuniah dating back to second- century Israel.

Siddur Lev Shalem explains a particular phrase Tatir Tz’rurah, Undo the Knot, as perhaps referring to the exile in both its physical and spiritual sense.  As we enter Shabbat, we pray that all that has kept us physically and spiritually constrained give way; instead, we hope to begin experiencing the gentle expansiveness of Shabbat.  This plea reflects the mystical view that the forces of judgment, constriction, and negativity should not have power or authority on Shabbat.

Shabbat Shalom

 

 

 

Shabbat Shalom

Hanan Ben Ari shares this poignant song about our current situation.

Although we feel isolated and alone, remember that we are connected by our humanity.  We have the power to reach out to others and express the love and caring we feel.  This will sustain us until the day we can again embrace in each other’s arms.

Shabbat Shalom

Thank you to Ulpan La-Inyan for sharing this piece.

We figured we’d conquered it all
Towers in the heavens we built
Man, who needs man?
No other Flood will come in our day

We will never, ever fall
Leave it, we’ll be fine on our own
Smart, prepared and correct
And nothing is above us

Until you came
And infected
And crazed
And quarantined
And confused
And shocked
Who are you?

How you brought back sanity
Longing for human beings
The loneliness suddenly burns
We’re no longer flying from here to there
All the parks are locked
Weddings almost without people
We nearly lost ourselves
Almost stopped feeling

Soon all this will be over
And I request if possible
That the morning after you leave
We won’t go back to being the same