Together To Gather Mah Tovu
Parashat Balak Numbers 24:5 מַה־טֹּ֥בוּ אֹהָלֶ֖יךָ יַעֲקֹ֑ב מִשְׁכְּנֹתֶ֖יךָ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ How goodly are your tents, O Yaakov, your dwellings, O Israel, Lyrics: We come together To gather Mah Tovu (4x) Ohalekha Ya-acov Mishkenotehka Yisrael
0 Comments
Parashat Chukat
(Based on Numbers 20:2, 5, 8-11; 21:17 and Rashi on Numbers 21:16) Water from the Rock Mayim min ha-sela’ May Merivah Mayim la’Aydah Ali Be’er, Enu Lah Water from the rock, water unlocked Moses Alone, Without Aharon Miriam Gone The Well is Dry Blood and Tears from on High Shelakh Lecha-The Scouts
Who are the People And what is this land Could we exist there And reach out a hand Mosheh sent scouts To give their report Will they share what they have Or use us for sport With God’s help we’ll cross over Reap what we sow Determine each person Whether friend or a foe Have faith in the future love humanity Trust God to stand by And watch over me Go out and set forth Do what I say Be ready stand up It’s one day away Land can be rented And only from God Lay down your swords And be sanctified. 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 Parashat Naso: Ruakh Kin’ah
A Spirit of Jealousy Song Lyrics A Jealous rage sets the stage An angry man to withstand A woman under siege Because of Ruach Kin’ah (2x) Bitter waters hold the key To whatever faces me I stand before the priest Earth and soil at my feet Because of Ruach Kin’ah (2x) Am I Guilty or am I pure? They say the waters have the cure My body and it’s fate Will I be saved before it’s too late Because of Ruach Kin’ah (2x) She has endured all this for me I am ashamed Yet I am free But she will bear the sin Of my Ruach Kin’ah (2x) Ruach Kin’ah 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) Emor In the midst of a harvest We share our bread Planting seeds Winter we shed Eleh Moaday Adonai (2x) Sharing our stories Chag HaMaztzot Transform the year Embrace the Hope Count the Omer Number our days Spirit of the Earth Teach us your ways Eleh Moaday Adonai (2x) Leave the corner of your field; Let the neighbors enjoy the yield If Torah is true Make it speak to you. Eleh Moaday Adonai (2x) The omer, now we’ve reached the end. Mosheh rabbenu Ascends Chag hashavuot, It’s Sinai for all. This year, will you answer the call? Eleh Moaday Adonai (4x) Emor / פָּרָשַׁת אֱמוֹר Hebcal Date Sefaria Torah Reading Leviticus 21:1-24:23 Song lyrics & Song music by Rabbi Elizabeth W. Goldstein Emor https://www.hebcal.com/sedrot/emor https://www.sefaria.org/Leviticus.21.1-24.23 Emor / פָּרָשַׁת אֱמוֹר Leviticus 21:1-24:23 Emor numbering our days
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)
|
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. Archives
July 2024
Categories
All
|