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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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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. Sh'Lach  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….  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  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  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  Nitzavim: Lo Bashamayim Hee (It’s not in the Heavens) (Deut 30)
Nitzavim-Vayeilech נִצָּבִים־וַיֵּלֶךְ Hebcal Sefaria Torah Deuteronomy 29:9-31:30 Song lyrics & music by Rabbi Elizabeth W. Goldstein Nitzavim-Vayeilech https://www.hebcal.com/sedrot/nitzavim-vayeilech https://www.sefaria.org/Deuteronomy.29.9-31.30 Nitzavim-Vayeilech / פָּרָשַׁת נִצָּבִים־וַיֵּלֶךְ Deuteronomy 29:9-31:30 Lo Veshamayim Hi https://www.elizabethwgoldstein.com/torah-music/lo-bashamayim-hi-it-is-not-in-the-heavens-devarim-deuteronomy-elizabeth-goldstein  |
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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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