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  • Shabbat Shalom

    Dror Yikra, Proclaim Freedom, is a part of our Shabbat tradition. A poem written in Arabic by Dunas ben Labrat, a Sephardic Jew who lived in the 10th Century, it is brought to the Shabbat table by the extraordinary Maccabeats.

    Shabbat Shalom

    Thanks to JewishReflections.org for the background on this wonderful part of our cultural heritage.

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    Shabbat Shalom!

    I found this acapella rendition of Psalm 29 sung by the Beth Shalom Ruach Singers! I hope you enjoy as we welcome Shabbat.

  • Shabbat Shalom

    Rav Kook, considered the father of religious Zionism, penned this poem Ben Adam, Son of Man:

    Son of Man rise up For you have great strength
    You have wings of spirit the wings of great eagles
    Don’t deny them lest they deny you
    Claim them Son of Man and they shall be immediately found

    Here it is performed by Orot in a singing circle in 2015:

    Shabbat Shalom

  • Shabbat Shalom

    Adon Olam has many recognizable melodies we use. These extraordinary Cantors performed some of them Thanksgiving 2017. Listen for one of your favorites.

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    Wishing you Shabbat Shalom with Lecha Dodi from Nava Tehila.

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    The incomparable Hazzan Azi Schwartz of Park Avenue Synagogue shares Adon Olam as you’ve not heard. He sang this at the conclusion of a Bat Mitzvah, but it is a wonderful welcome to Shabbat this week.

    Shabbat Shalom

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    Wishing Peace this Shabbat.

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    Usually, I share a single song performed by a wonderful artist to help bring in Shabbat.

    But this Shabbat, Shabbat Bereishit, I am sharing the Kabbalat Shabbat service at the amazing B’nai Jeshurun, from June 1, 2018.  Listen as long as you like, the music is enchanting and moving.  If you’re ever in New York, stop in for an amazing experience with the folks at BJ.

    Shabbat Shalom

  • Shabbat Shalom

    As we welcome the first Shabbat after Yom Kippur, I wanted to share this wonderful rendition of Ana B’Choakh by Joey Weisenberg and the Hadar Ensemble.

    This prayer is offered during Kabbalat Shabbat.  A favorite of the mystics, it’s power is said to lie beyond the words themselves and in the structure of the prayer where, as an acrostic, the 42 letter name of God is spelled out.

    Wishing everyone a year of health and blessings

    Shabbat Shalom

     

  • Shabbat Shalom

    During Elul and into the High Holidays we share Psalm 27.  The most well-known phrase of the psalm, Achat Sha’alti, is sung here as a  meditation by Rabbi Andrew Hahn, the Kirtan Rabbi.

    One thing I ask of the Eternal One 

    Is to dwell in God’s house all the days of my life

    To be in God’s presence and behold the Divine’s Holy Temple

    Shabbat Shalom