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
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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
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 Shabbat HaGadol Lyrics הִנֵּ֤ה אָנֹכִי֙ שֹׁלֵ֣חַ לָכֶ֔ם אֵ֖ת אֵלִיָּ֣ה הַנָּבִ֑יא הִנֵּ֤ה אָנֹכִי֙ שֹׁלֵ֣חַ לָכֶ֔ם אֵ֖ת אֵלִיָּ֣ה הַנָּבִ֑יא לִפְנֵ֗י בּ֚וֹא י֣וֹם יְהֹוָ֔ה הַגָּד֖וֹל וְהַנּוֹרָֽא וְהֵשִׁ֤יב לֵב־אָבוֹת֙ עַל־בָּנִ֔ים וְלֵ֥ב בָּנִ֖ים עַל־אֲבוֹתָ֑ם Turn in Turn out, ready yourselves. a great peace is yet to come Face in Face out, don’t look back The path ahead will clear Doors open wide All aligned As we await for you to appear Eliyahu Eliyahu Eliyahu Eliyahu HaNavi Eliyahu Eliyahu Eliyahu Eliyahu HaTishbi Oseh Shalom B’mromav Ya’seh shalom Alayenu V’al kol Yiserael V’al Kol Yoshvay Tevel V’imru Amen This week we read Parashat Metzora on Shabbat morning and the special haftarah for Shabbat HaGadol, the great Shabbat before the Jewish holiday of Pesach or Passover. There is a messianic element to this holiday in that it is an auspicious time to welcome Elijah, who is said to be the herald of the savior; the one who will usher in a time of peace and integration. In order for Elijah to come, we need the hearts of the parents to turn to the children and those of the children to the parents. Though not literally children and parents, in this moment, the children are the “Diaspora only” Jews and the parents are those whose see a Jewish future that is solely dependent on the Jewish State of Israel-each one thinks they know the best way forward; each feels they are expressing Jewish values of justice and righteousness from their depths of their souls; each think they know the path to protect Jewish life for future generations. At this moment, as I pray that Elijah sends some guidance to our seders this year, I pray that we Jews will turn toward each other and not away from one another so that the future of the Jewish people will be secure in both Israel and the Diaspora and love will pour forth for all peoples of all lands. הִנֵּ֤ה אָנֹכִי֙ שֹׁלֵ֣חַ לָכֶ֔ם אֵ֖ת אֵלִיָּ֣ה הַנָּבִ֑יא לִפְנֵ֗י בּ֚וֹא י֣וֹם יְהֹוָ֔ה הַגָּד֖וֹל וְהַנּוֹרָֽא׃ Behold, I will send the prophet Elijah to you before the coming of the great, awesome day of YHWH. וְהֵשִׁ֤יב לֵב־אָבוֹת֙ עַל־בָּנִ֔ים וְלֵ֥ב בָּנִ֖ים עַל־אֲבוֹתָ֑ם Yah shall reconcile parents with children and children with their parents, (Malachi 3:23-24) Metzora / פָּרָשַׁת מְּצֹרָע Hebcal Date Sefaria Torah Reading Leviticus 14:1-15:33 Song lyrics & Song music by Rabbi Elizabeth W. Goldstein Metzora https://www.hebcal.com/sedrot/metzora https://www.sefaria.org/Leviticus.14.1-15.33 Metzora / פָּרָשַׁת מְּצֹרָע Leviticus 14:1-15:33 Song Title EWG Site Link
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