Korach
(Based on The Slonimer Rebbe and Rashi’s understanding of Numbers 16:5) Boker V’Yo’da’ Hashem Ya’da dai (4x) HaMekhadesh b’tuvo (From the morning liturgy-God renews creation each and every day) B’khol Yom Tamid Ma’aseh, Ma’aseh B’resheet Each day comes anew Rethink what you do Morning reveals what is true New strength at the start I can find in my heart God will reveal the next part….
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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) BeHar: The Jubilee Jewish Music
Based on Lev 25:1-12 And you shall count- Sheva shanim (7 years) Sheva Pe’amim (7 times) Sheva Shabtot hashanim (7 sabbaths of the years) Shnat ha-Hamishim Shana (In the 50th year) Yovel hi, kodesh lachem (It is a Jubilee, it is holy for you) Shabbat Haaretz ( A shabbat for the land) Shabbat L’shem (A shabbat for God) Ki Li Ha-aretz (For the land is mine) V’toshavim Atem (And you are all but residents) Shnat ha-Hamishim Shana (In the 50th year) Yovel hi, kodesh lachem (It is a Jubilee, it is holy for you) Rabbi Elizabeth Goldstein (Lyrics and Music) Extended Meditation Version Kedoshim Tih’yu (Holy you shall be): Holy Community (Based on Leviticus 19:2) Kedoshim Tihyu Ki Kadosh Ani Ani Yah Elohaychem Kedoshim Tihyu Ki Kadosh Ani Holy Holy Holy Holy Holy Holy Community Ani Yah Elohaychem (3x) Kedoshim / פָּרָשַׁת קְדשִׁים Hebcal Date Sefaria Torah Reading Leviticus 19:1-20:27 Song lyrics & Song music by Rabbi Elizabeth W. Goldstein Kedoshim https://www.hebcal.com/sedrot/kedoshim https://www.sefaria.org/Leviticus.19.1-20.27 Kedoshim / פָּרָשַׁת קְדשִׁים Leviticus 19:1-20:27 Kedoshim Tih’yu (Holy you shall be): Holy Community (Based on Leviticus 19:2)
Akharei Moht (Lev 2-3) כִּ֚י בֶּֽעָנָ֔ן אֵרָאֶ֖ה עַל־הַכַּפֹּֽרֶת׃--- בְּזֹ֛את יָבֹ֥א אַהֲרֹ֖ן אֶל־הַקֹּ֑דֶשׁ--- For in a cloud I make myself seen, over the purgation-cover In this manner Aaron is to enter the holy shrine (Everett Fox translation, The Schocken Bible, 1995) Niggun Ki B’anan Ayraeh El ha-Kaporet B’zot Aharon Yavo El HaKodesh Between me and you I will appear A misty cloud, a salty tear Holy Holy Sacred Shrine Enter into My Tent Divine Ki B’anan Ayraeh El ha-Kaporet B’zot Aharon Yavo El HaKodesh Akharei Moht / Achrei Mot / פָּרָשַׁת אַחֲרֵי מוֹת Hebcal Date Sefaria Torah Reading Leviticus 16:1-18:30
Song lyrics & Song music by Rabbi Elizabeth W. Goldstein Achrei Mot https://www.hebcal.com/sedrot/achrei-mot https://www.sefaria.org/Leviticus.16.1-18.30 Achrei Mot / פָּרָשַׁת אַחֲרֵי מוֹת Leviticus 16:1-18:30 Akharei Moht Niggun https://www.elizabethwgoldstein.com/torah-music/akharei-moht-niggun-rabbi-elizabeth-w-goldstein-vocals 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
Yitro: A Plea to Share the Work Madua (2x) Ata Yoshev Levadehka. (2x) Lo Tuhkal Asahu Levadecha Asahu Levadecha Listen to me Hear my plea Lighten the weight on your soul Gather some friends To tie up loose ends And the calm will return once again. Why do you sit all alone. You cant do it all alone Parashat Yitro / פָּרָשַׁת יִתְרוֹ Hebcal Date Sefaria Torah Reading Exodus 18:1-20:23
Song lyrics & Song music by Rabbi Elizabeth W. Goldstein https://www.hebcal.com/sedrot/yitro https://www.sefaria.org/Exodus.18.1-20.23 Yitro Exodus 18:1-20:23 Yitro: A Plea to Share the Work 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 |
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