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  • Shabbat Shalom

    On this final Shabbat before Rosh HaShanah (starting Sunday evening), I wish you a year of blessings, peace, and wholeness. This year, 5777, let’s do our best to love ourselves and each other.

    Shabbat Shalom

  • Shabbat Shalom

    A Carlebach Kabbalat Shabbat as sung by Kippalive

    Shabbat Shalom

  • Shabbat Shalom

    Shir Lama’alot- Psalm 121, A Song of Ascents

    Cantor Harold Messinger shares his beautiful melody

    This thoughtful rendition helps set the mood for this Shabbat in Elul.  Wishing you all Shabbat Shalom.

    שיר למעלות
    אשא עיני אל ההרים
    מאין יבא עזרי
    עזרי מעם הי
    עושה שמים וארץ
    אל יתן למוט רגלך
    אל ינום שומרך
    הנה לא ינום ולא יישן שומר ישראל
    הי שומרך
    הי צלך
    על יד ימינך
    יומם השמש לא יככה
    וירח בלילה
    הי ישמרך מכל רע
    ישמור את נפשך
    הי ישמור צאתך ובואך
    מעתה ועד עולם
    Song of Ascents
    I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills,
    from whence cometh my help.
    My help cometh from the Lord,
    which made heaven and earth.
    He will not suffer thy foot to be moved:
    he that keepeth thee will not slumber.
    Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.
    The Lord is thy keeper:
    the Lord is thy shade
    upon thy right hand.
    The sun shall not smite thee by day,
    nor the moon by night.
    The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil:
    He shall preserve thy soul.
    The Lord shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in
    from this time forth, and even for evermore.
    Psalm in English and Hebrew from
    http://lyricstranslate.com/en/%D7%A9%D7%99%D7%A8-%D7%9C%D7%9E%D7%A2%D7%9C%D7%95%D7%AA-shir-lamaalot-song-ascents.html

  • Shabbat Shalom

    It’s A Wonderful World-

    Performed on the pier in Tel Aviv by Beit Tefilah Israeli.

    There is something special about hearing this song with lyrics in Hebrew, reminding us that it is a wonderful world.

    Shabbat Shalom

  • Shabbat Shalom

    A beautiful rendition of Mizmor Shir L’Yom HaShabbat by Nava Tehila.

    It is good to give thanks-

    Shabbat Shalom

  • Shabbat Shalom

    Bring in Shabbat with Take Me Higher from the Solomon Brothers

    Shabbat Shalom!

  • Shabbat Shalom

    The last line of Psalm 150  shared by Cantor Harold Messenger

    Let all that breathe praise God

    Hallelujah

    Shabbat Shalom

     

     

  • Shabbat Shalom – Peace and Reflection

    Shabbat Shalom – Peace and Reflection

    ShabbatCandlesThis Shabbat, rather than a musical selection, I want to offer a moment to reflect on the recent tragedies and  acts of horrible violence we have experienced.

     Tonight the words Shamor v’Zachor will dance in my mind as the light from the flickering flames of the Shabbat candles fill the room. It will not be a joyful beautiful dance this evening. Tonight I will somberly reflect on what it means to remember and preserve Shabbat. So much violence, so many lives needlessly taken by fear and violence. How will I react?

     I hope to rise above my own anger and frustration. Instead of hate, I want to resolve to be part of something better. I will look to my community and join with them as my community joins with others. I hope to become part of something greater that aligns with the message of hope instead of despair, of love instead of hate, of joy instead of pain.

     Join me in committing to something better. Find your caring community and become part of it. Embrace and share the values that will transform our communities, our nation, and our world the place it ought to be. On this Shabbat let us dedicate that we will be an active part of bringing peace and wholeness to the world. May it begin with this Shabbat.

    Shabbat Shalom

     

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    Shabbat Shalom

    Half mast A prayer for peace this Shabbat in memory of those tragically lost to violence this past week.

    oseh shalom

  • Shabbat Shalom

     

    Let’s move into Shabbat together with Rabbi Geela Rayzel Raphael.

    Wishing you peace and wholeness this Shabbat.