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Parashat B’ha’a’lotkha - Menorah (Numbers 8:4) וְזֶ֨ה מַעֲשֵׂ֤ה הַמְּנֹרָה֙ מִקְשָׁ֣ה זָהָ֔ב עַד־יְרֵכָ֥הּ עַד־פִּרְחָ֖הּ מִקְשָׁ֣ה הִ֑וא כַּמַּרְאֶ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֨ר הֶרְאָ֤ה ה׳ אֶת־מֹשֶׁ֔ה כֵּ֥ן עָשָׂ֖ה אֶת־הַמְּנֹרָֽה׃ Now this is how the lampstand was made: it was hammered work of gold, hammered from base to petal. According to the pattern that ה׳ had shown Moses, so was the lampstand made. Music and Lyrics by Rabbi Elizabeth Goldstein Drumming by Neili Sutker Parashat B’ha’a’lotkha - Menorah Zeh Ma'aseh ha-menorah Mikshah zahav Ad yeraykha ad pirkha Mikshah hee K’mar’ah asher her’ah Hashem et Mosheh Ken asah et ha-Menorah Ken asah et ha-Menorah This is how you a make a menorah! Beat it out of a solid piece of gold. From the base to the petal, Up above. God’s gift to Aaron out of love. Ken aseh et haMenorah Ken asah et haMenorah 
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Bemidbar - Desert Wide Open (Numbers 1:1) (2x) Wide Open Wide Open Wide Open BeMidbar In the desert, In the desert Bemidbar In the desert is my heart In the desert is the start Of a People called Am Yisrael (2x) Wide Open Wide Open Wide Open BeMidbar In the desert, In the desert Bemidbar In the desert is my soul A piece of the whole Of the One Who breaths life into All. (2x) Wide Open Wide Open Wide Open BeMidbar In the desert, In the desert Bemidbar  B’Hukotai - Va'olaykh ethkem Kom'miyut (I caused you stand upright) וָאוֹלֵ֥ךְ אֶתְכֶ֖ם קֽוֹמְמִיּֽוּת׃ Va’Olayhk Etchem Kom’me’miyut (2x) I broke your chains Removed your pains I helped you stand And held your hand Va’Olayhk Etchem Kom’me’miyut (2x) From our necks, You removed the yolk. Now we bask in your Torah Now we have hope Va’Olayhk Etchem Kom’me’miyut (2x) B’Hukotai Telaykhu Walk in my ways Teach us to treasure our days Va’Olayhk Etchem Kom’me’miyut (2x)  Parashat Pekudei “There once was a Tabernacle” Lyrics and Music by Yael Krauz With the help of Rabbi Elizabeth There once was a tabernacle. Not done and not complete. The Jews set out on a journey. And traveled the desert by feet. Copper, bronze, silver, and gold Colors that all look so bold. The people took the story once told. Uniting them with the tabernacle. The tabernacle served as a home. For the priests who proudly wore the stones The 12 tribes joined on their own. To create the tabernacle There once was a tabernacle. Soon to be finished. Just as God instructed. And just what Moses wished. The cloud descended on the tent. And watched as the Israelites came and went. Fire by night and sun by day. God was with them all the way. Moshe wanted to create the throne. So, God could finally take a seat. Everything was perfect now. The tabernacle finally complete. There once was a tabernacle. The work was finally done. We made a space for holiness. A tribute to the One Pekudei / פָּרָשַׁת פְקוּדֵי Hebcal Date Sefaria Torah Reading Exodus 38:21-40:38 Song lyrics & Song music by Rabbi Elizabeth W. Goldstein https://www.hebcal.com/sedrot/pekudei https://www.sefaria.org/Exodus.38.21-40.38 Pekudei / פָּרָשַׁת פְקוּדֵי Exodus 38:21-40:38 Song Title EWG Site Link  Shemen La’maor - Parsha Tetzaveh (based on Exodus 27: 20-21) Shemen La’maor (3x) L’ha-a-lot Ner Tamid Eternal Light Eternal Flame Surround Your Holy Name Eternal Flame Eternal Light Shedding sparks throughout the Night Shemen La’maor (3x) L’ha-a-lot Ner Tamid Illuminate with pure oil Eternal light forevermore From the evening until morn Toiling priests in garb adorned Shemen La’maor (3x) L’ha-a-lot Ner Tamid May-erev Ad Boker (3x) Lifney Havayah Engrave their tribal names- On a plate for Yisrael Placed upon the heart, To remind us of our start. Shemen La’maor (3x) L’ha-a-lot Ner Tamid Khukat Olam L’dorotam (3x) May-ayt b’nai Yisrael Shemen La’maor (3x) L’ha-a-lot Ner Tamid Eternal Light Eternal Flame Surround Your Holy Name Eternal Flame Eternal Light Shedding sparks throughout the Night Shemen La’maor (3x) L’ha-a-lot Ner Tamid Tetzaveh / פָּרָשַׁת תְּצַוֶּה Hebcal Date Sefaria Torah Reading Exodus 25:1-27:19 Song lyrics & Song music by Rabbi Elizabeth W. Goldstein https://www.hebcal.com/sedrot/tetzaveh https://www.sefaria.org/Exodus.27.20-30.10 Tetzaveh Exodus 25:1-27:19 Shemen La’maor
Mishpatim: Outcry for the Vulnerable (Exodus 22:20-22) וְגֵ֥ר לֹא־תוֹנֶ֖ה וְלֹ֣א תִלְחָצֶ֑נּוּ כִּֽי־גֵרִ֥ים הֱיִיתֶ֖ם בְּאֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם׃ You shall not wrong or oppress a stranger, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt. כׇּל־אַלְמָנָ֥ה וְיָת֖וֹם לֹ֥א תְעַנּֽוּן׃ You [communal leaders] shall not ill-treat any widow or orphan. אִם־עַנֵּ֥ה תְעַנֶּ֖ה אֹת֑וֹ כִּ֣י אִם־צָעֹ֤ק יִצְעַק֙ אֵלַ֔י שָׁמֹ֥עַ אֶשְׁמַ֖ע צַעֲקָתֽוֹ׃ If you do mistreat them, I will heed their outcry as soon as they cry out to Me, Lyrics V’ger lo Toneh v’lo Tilchatzenu Ki Gerim heyittem B’eretz miztrayim I am the law And what I saw Cannot abide anymore The widow, the orphan, and the stranger You shall not oppress. The widow, the orphan, and the stranger It’s them I must address I am the law And what I saw Cannot abide anymore Kol Almanah V’yatom Lo Te-anun I am the law And what I saw Cannot abide anymore The widow, the orphan, and the stranger You shall not oppress. The widow, the orphan, and the stranger It’s them I must address I am the law And what I saw Cannot abide anymore Ki Eem Tz-aok Yitzak Aylai Shamoa Eshma Tza’akato I am the law And what I saw Cannot abide anymore The widow, the orphan, and the stranger You shall not oppress. The widow, the orphan, and the stranger It’s them I must address I am the law And what I saw Cannot abide anymore  Original Artwork by Aviel Malino-Goldstein (2023) Parashat Mishpatim / פָּרָשַׁת מִּשְׁפָּטִים Hebcal Date Sefaria Torah Reading Exodus 21:1-24:18 Song lyrics & Song music by Rabbi Elizabeth W. Goldstein https://www.hebcal.com/sedrot/mishpatim https://www.sefaria.org/Exodus.21.1-24.18 Mishpatim Exodus 21:1-24:18 Song Title EWG Site Link
Pillars for Parsha B’shalach: V’adonai holech lifnayhem Yomam b’amud anan L’anhotam l’derech V’laila B’amud esh Le-ha-eer lahem lalechet Yomam V’laila A pillar of cloud by day to guide us on our way And a pillar of fire by night to brighten dark with light Parashat Beshalach / פָּרָשַׁת בְּשַׁלַּח Hebcal Date Sefaria Torah Reading Exodus 13:17-17:16 Song lyrics & Song music by Rabbi Elizabeth W. Goldstein https://www.hebcal.com/sedrot/beshalach https://www.sefaria.org/Exodus.13.17-17.16 Beshalach Exodus 13:17-17:16 Pillars Song EWG Site Link  Parsha Bo: The Confrontation Bo, Bo el paroh Hikhbaditi et libo Bo, Bo el paroh Hikhbaditi et libo Bo, Bo el paroh Let me people go Bo, Bo el paroh Let me people go U’lema’an, U’lema’an Tisaper B’oznay B’inaychem Vi’da-tem Ki Ani Adoshem U’lema’an, U’lema’an Tisaper B’oznay B’inaychem Vi’da-tem Ki Ani Adoshem Translation: Go, Go to Pharoh I have hardened his heart Go Go to Pharoh Let my people Go So that, So thar You will be able to tell it to your children And they will know that I am YHWH Bo Hebcal Date Sefaria Torah Reading Exodus 10:1-13:16 Song lyrics & Song music by Rabbi Elizabeth W. Goldstein https://www.hebcal.com/sedrot/bo https://www.sefaria.org/Exodus.10.1-13.16 Bo El Paroh.  Shemot: The One Who Didn’t Know Lyrics Based on Exodus Chapter 1 Asher lo Yada Lo yada et Yosef Asher lo Yada Lo yada et Yosef Asher lo Yada Lo yada et Yosef Asher lo Yada Hu melekh Hadash V’tirena Ha-meyaldot Et HaElohim V’lo asah ka-asher diber V’tehkayena et ha-yeladim V’eleh shemot B’nai Yisrael (3x) H’ba-im Mitzrayma Translation: The one who didn’t know Joseph The one who didn’t know him He was a new king of Egypt But the midwives feared the merciful God And did not do as commanded Rather they enabled the lives of the children And these are the names of the children of Israel Who came down to Egypt   Vayekhi: A Life Well Lived (Genesis 47:28; 48:16) Vayekhi Vayekhi A life well lived; Vayekhi Vayekhi Vayekhi Yaakov HaMalakh Ha-Goel Oti Mikol Ra Yev-a-rekh Et Ha-Ne-areem Vayekhi Vayekhi A life well lived; Vayekhi Vayekhi Vayekhi Yaakov Bury him in the land of Canaan In the cave of Machpelah Vayekhi Vayekhi A life well lived; Vayekhi Vayekhi Vayekhi Yaakov In the end I will go too And God will remember To deliver you Vayekhi Yosef A life well lived; Vayekhi Vayekhi Vayekhi Yosef A Life well lived Vayekhi Vayekhi Vayekhi Thanks for the memories! Chazak Chazak V’nitchazek Chazak Chazak V’nitchazek Vayechi Hebcal Date Sefaria Torah Reading Genesis 47:28-50:26 Song lyrics & Song music by Rabbi Elizabeth W. Goldstein https://www.hebcal.com/sedrot/vayechi https://www.sefaria.org/Genesis.47.28-50.26  Bereshit / Genesis Songs, Music and Lyrics by Rabbi Elizabeth Goldstein
1. Bereshit Genesis 1.1 - 6.8 Ayehka, Call of the Inner Soul https://www.elizabethwgoldstein.com/bereshit-songs/ayehka-call-of-the-inner-soul-bereshit-genesis-11-68 2. Noach Genesis 6:9-11:32 The Promise of Earth Music https://www.elizabethwgoldstein.com/bereshit-songs/the-promise-of-earth-music-noach-genesis-69-1132 3. Lech-Lecha Genesis 12:1-17:27 Between You and Me https://www.elizabethwgoldstein.com/bereshit-songs/between-you-and-me-lech-lecha-genesis-121-1727 4. Vayera Genesis 18:1-22:24 A Call to Justice Covenant Through Narrative Happenstance https://www.elizabethwgoldstein.com/bereshit-songs/a-call-to-justice-covenant-through-narrative-happenstance-vayera-genesis-181-2224 5. Chayei Sara Genesis 23:1-25:18 A Pitcher and A Well, An Ode to Reevkah https://www.elizabethwgoldstein.com/bereshit-songs/a-pitcher-and-a-well-an-ode-to-reevkah-chayye-sarah-genesis-231-2518-music-and-lyrics 6. Toldot Genesis 25:19-28:9 Rebecca's Twins https://www.elizabethwgoldstein.com/bereshit-songs/rebeccas-twins-toldot-genesis-2519-289-music 7. Vayetzei Genesis 28:10-32:3 Mah Nora Vayetzay https://www.elizabethwgoldstein.com/bereshit-songs/mah-nora-vayetzei-vayetzay-genesis-2810-323-music-lyrics 8. Vayishlach Genesis 32:4-36:43 Wrestling https://www.elizabethwgoldstein.com/bereshit-songs/wrestling-parsha-vayishlach-genesis-324-3643-songs 9. Vayeshev Genesis 37:1-40:23 Pit of My Soul https://www.elizabethwgoldstein.com/bereshit-songs/pit-of-my-soul-vayshev-genesis-371-4023-songs 10. Miketz Genesis 41:1-44:17 Pharoh’s Nightmare https://www.elizabethwgoldstein.com/bereshit-songs/pharohs-nightmare-miketz-genesis-411-4417-lyrics 11. Vayigash Genesis 44:18-47:27 It Was God Not You https://www.elizabethwgoldstein.com/bereshit-songs/vayigash-it-was-god-not-you 12. Vayechi Genesis 47:28-50:26 A Life Well Lived https://www.elizabethwgoldstein.com/bereshit-songs/a-life-well-lived-vayechi-genesis-4728-5026-songs |
Rabbi Elizabeth W. GoldsteinRabbi Elizabeth Goldstein is a Gonzaga Professor in the Religious Studies Department and a Jewish Chaplain to the Jewish Student Group. She is a talented musician and singer song writer in Spokane, Washington. Please contact her at Gonzaga if you would like to for Scholar in Residence or Musician in Residence programs. 
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