Leaving/Returning
My recent posts...Today is Yom Ha'atzma'ut, Israel's Independence Day. Ellie and I will soon leave for Israel. This will be our first trip since shortly before The Lockdown, when the world seemed to stand still for a few moments. Nearly nothing in our world now feels...
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Preparing for Pesach
My recent posts...Preparing for Pesach Looking forward to shining moments! Shabbat shalom! שבת שלום
Ears? Pockets? Hats?
My recent posts...How would you vote? Shabbat shalom! שבת שלום Purim sameiach!
Kedusha
The siddur, the guide to our prayer lives, is rich with yearning, with gratitude, with praise. The heart (“mimmekomecha”) of the heart (kedusha) of the heart (amida) of the morning service on Shabbat and festivals is a plea for Adonai to restore divine sovereignty over Jerusalem. (Perhaps it is only God’s hand that can establish peaceful coexistence in that sacred city….)
Last spring, I composed a new melody for that text (page 161 in Siddur Lev Shalem). Listen, learn and come sing/pray it with us on Shabbat!
Shabbat shalom! שבת שלום