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Matot-Masey Translation: Matot=Tribes; Masay-travels/marches. These two final portions are often read together in the annual cycle of Torah readings. Together they form the end of what scholars have called the Tetrateauch on the theory that Deuteronomy was added later, and that the death of Moses transferred from the end of Numbers to the end of Deuteronomy. Deuteronomy (Devarim) therefore begins and ends in the same place geographically-just east of the Jordan river, in the territory of the Moabites, about to cross into the land of the Canaanites (at least, that’s how the Torah presents the narrative. This is my last original Parashah song as I began last year with Parashat Devarim, “At this Mountain, we have been waiting….” Matot-Masey it’s the end of journey Matot-Masey the end is near Matot -Masey it’s a new beginning matot-Masey the end is near We March on to the end of the journey Each tribe-their roles are clear Looking out—Looking in At the Border We Begin 
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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….  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)  Akharei Moht (Lev 16:2-3) 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
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 |
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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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