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Shabbat Program Shabbat Program SHABBAT PROGRAM SHABBAT PROGRAM January 18 and 19, 2019 / 13 Sh’vat 5779 Parashat Beshalach Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Shabbat מִי־כָמֹכָה בָּאֵלִם ה' מִי כָּמֹכָה נֶאְדָּר בַּקֹּדֶשׁ נוֹ�א תְהִת עֹשׂ�ה פֶלֶא: "Who is like You, Eternal One, among the celestials; Who is like You, majestic in holiness, awesome in splendor, working wonders!" (Exodus 15:11) 1 Welcome to CBST! ברוכים וברוכות הבאים לקהילת בית שמחת תורה! קהילת בית שמחת תורה מקיימת קשר רב שנים ועמוק עם ישראל, עם הבית הפתוח בירושלים לגאווה ולסובלנות ועם הקהילה הגאה בישראל. אנחנו מזמינים אתכם\ן לגלוּת יהדוּת ליבראלית גם בישראל! מצאו את המידע על קהילות רפורמיות המזמינות אתכם\ן לחגוג את סיפור החיים שלכן\ם בפלאיירים בכניסה. לפרטים נוספים ניתן לפנות לרב נועה סתת: [email protected] 2 JANUARY 18, 2019 / 13 TEVET 5779 PARASHAT BESHALACH - MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. SHABBAT Program Standing on the Parted Shores Noah Aronson (Born 1983)* We Shall Overcome Melody Hineh Mah Tov הִנּ ֵה מַה טוֹב 30 Charles Albert Tindley (1851-1933)* *(Candle Blessings Abraham Wolf Binder (1895-1967 הַדְלָקַת נֵרוֹת שׁ�ל שׁ�בָּת 38 *(Shalom Aleichem Israel Goldfarb (1879-1956 שׁ�לוֹם עֲלֵיכֶם 40 קַבָּלַת שׁ�בָּת KABBALAT SHABBAT / WELCOMING SHABBAT *(Shiru Ladonai (Psalm 96) Shlomo Carlebach (1926-1994 שׁ�ֽירוּ לַה' (תהלים צו) 54 *(Yir’am Hayam (Psalm 98) Yoel Sykes (Born 1986 (תהלים צח) י��עַם הַיּ�ם 52 *Mizmor L’David (Psalm 29) Western Sephardic Melody מִזְמוֹר לְדָו�ד (תהלים כט) 62 Abayudaya Ugandan* (L'chah Dodi (Shlomo Alkabetz לְכָה דוֹדִ י 66 Chassidic* *(Tsadik Katamar (Psalm 92) Louis Lewandowski (1821-1894 צ ַדִּ יק כַּתָּמָר (תהלים צב) 72 מַעֲ �יב MA’ARIV / THE EVENING SERVICE Bar’chu Nusach בָּ�כוּ 78 Hama’ariv Aravim Nusach הַמַּעֲ �יב עֲ �בִים 80 *(Ahavat Olam Debbie Friedman (1951-2011 אַהֲבַת עוֹלָם 86 (Sh’ma Yisrael Salomon Sulzer (1804-1890 שׁ�מַע י�שׂ��אֵל 88 (V’ahavta Torah Cantillation (Trop ו�אָהַבְתָּ 89 Shirat Hayam (Song of the Sea) Mi Chamocha מִי כָמֹֽכָה 220 Cantillation *(Hashkiveinu Max Wohlberg (1907-1996 הַשׁ�כִּיבֵֽנוּ 98 *(V’shamru Moshe Rothblum (Born 1944 ו�שׁ�מְרוּ 102 Chatsi Kaddish Nusach חֲצִי קַדִּ ישׁ 104 Silent Amidah עֲ מִ ידָ ה 106 Ruth Moody (Born 1975) Program One Voice Arr. Wailin’ Jennys* Oseh Shalom Shlomo Carlebach (1926-1994)* Prayer for Healing תְּפִלָּה לִ�פוּאָה 130 Prayer for our Country תְּפִלָּה לַמְּדִ ינָה Program Kaddish Shalem Nusach קַדִּישׁ שׁ�לֵם 138 GUEST SPEAKER: EVIE LITWOK Stephen Flaherty (Born 1960) Make Them Hear You (Ragtime)` Arr. Mark Hayes (Born 1953) *(Aleinu Salomon Sulzer (1804-1890 עָלֵֽינוּ 140 Mourner’s Kaddish קַ דִּ ישׁ י �תוֹם 150 Lift Every Voice John Rosamond Johnson (1873- 214 1954)* *Arranged by Joyce Rosenzweig 3 Standing on the Parted Shores Text: Adapted from poem by Michael Walzer Standing on the parted shores of history We still believe what we were taught before ever we stood at Sinai’s foot That wherever we go it’s eternally Egypt; That there’s a better place, a promised land, And the winding way to that promise passes through the wilderness; That there’s no way to get from here to there Except by joining hands and marching together. Singing… One Voice Text: Ruth Moody This is the sound of one voice This is the sound of all of us One spirit, one voice Singing with love and the will to trust The sound of one who makes a choice Leave the rest behind it will turn to dust This is the sound of one voice This is the sound of all of us This is the sound of voices two This is the sound of one voice The sound of me singing with you One people, one voice Helping each other to make it through A song for every one of us This is the sound of voices two This is the sound of one voice This is the sound of one voice This is the sound of voices three Singing together in harmony Surrendering to the mystery This is the sound of voices three COMPOSER FEATURE Born on February 23, 1951, Debbie Friedman was one of the most influential and beloved Jewish musical figures of the past 40 years. She was an important singer, songwriter, and guitarist and recorded 21 albums of her original music. Originally influenced by American popular music of the 1960s and 70s—Peter, Paul & Mary, Judy Collins, Joan Baez, and Joni Mitchell—she, in turn, influenced younger singers and songwriters with her own dynamic style. Having struggled with an undiagnosed neurological condition for 20 years, Friedman died of complications from pneumonia on January 9, 2011 (at the age of 59). Citing her wide influence in synagogue music and her impact as faculty member in her final years, Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion renamed their Cantorial School in her honor in 2011. It is now called the Debbie Friedman School of Sacred Music. 4 TONIGHT’S SERVICE LEADERS Service Leader: Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum Ba'alei Tefillah: Cantor Steve Zeidenberg, Steven M. Fruh-Paul L. Marsolini Cantorial Position, Marc Molomot, and the CBST Community Chorus Music Director & Pianist: Joyce Rosenzweig Guest Speaker: Evie Litwok Shirat Hayam: Karen Krop Percussionist: Barbara Freedman THE CBST COMMUNITY CHORUS Julie Levinsohn Aarlev Roberta Feldhusen Paul Marsolini Marni Aarlev Roy Feldhusen Marc Molomot Jonathon Adler Geoffrey Goldberg Jacob Niemi Adam Barrett Donna Gray Virginia Pereira-Singeltary Ilene Block* Stacey Harris Ira Rosenblum Mitch Bloom Nora Isacoff Sasha Soreff Martin Bruner Larry Kay Joyce Weinstein Joseph Cunin Irwin Kroot Janet Zaleon Dan Ettinger Karen Krop Ora Ezrachi Aari Ludvigsen * Chorus Coordinator GUEST SPEAKER Founder of Witness to Mass Incarceration, Evie Litwok created the Suitcase Project, which provides suitcases filled with basic necessities to help people newly released from prison get on their feet again. Evie is a daughter of Holocaust survivors, and a formerly incarcerated Jewish lesbian; CBST is honored to welcome her back. SAVE THE DATE! CBST Annual Retreat: May 3-5, 2019. Registration opens in February, space is limited and accommodations are on a first come, first served basis. 5 PRAYER for OUR COUNTRY Our God and God of our ancestors, אלוהינו ואלוהי אבותנו ואמותינו. ברך את ארצנו ואת כל .bless this country and all who dwell within it היושבות והיושבים בה Help us to experience the blessings יחד לבבנו להודות לך על חיינו ועל הזמן הזה ,of our lives and circumstances To be vigilant, compassionate, and brave. להיות דרוכות, אמיצים, ומלאי חמלה. ,Strengthen us when we are afraid חזקנו וחזק ידנו כאשר אנו אחוזים בפחד ,Help us to channel our anger סייע בידינו לנתב את כעסנו לידי מעשה .So that it motivates us to action חזק לבבנו לחוש את מלוא הפחד שלנו ,Help us to feel our fear So that we do not become numb. כדי שלא נהפוך לאדישות Help us to be generous with others, סייע לנו להשפיע נדיבות על אחרים כדי שנרים זה את זו . .So that we raise each other up סייע לנו להיות צנועות בפחד, כדי שנדע כי גם כשאנו מרגישים ,Help us to be humble in our fear פגיעות, יש אחרות, הנמצאות בסיכון גבוה אף יותר, זוהי חובתנו ,knowing that as vulnerable as we feel הקדושה להיות עמן. there are those at greater risk, and that it is our holy work to stand with them. ברכנו בטעם המתוק של החופש ,Help us to taste the sweetness of liberty כדי שנשכיל להעריך את החופש לו זכינו בדורות קודמים ובעת הזו To not take for granted the freedoms won לרפא ולחזק את הדמוקרטיה שלנו שתהיה כְּעֵץ שׁ�תוּל עַל-מַי�ם, .in generations past or in recent days ו�עַל-יוּבַל י�שׁ�לַּח שׁ��שׁ�יו, ו�א י��אֶה כִּי-י�בֹא חֹם, ו�הָי�ה עָלֵהוּ �עֲנָן; ,To heal and nourish our democracy that it may be like a tree planted by the water (ירמיהו יז, ח) ;whose roots reach down to the stream it need not fear drought when it comes, its leaves are always green (Jeremiah 17:8). שכינה, אם כל חי, ,Source of all Life שלחי אורך ואמתך למנהיגנו ,Guide our leaders with righteousness חזקי לבבותיהם שלא יתקשו ,Strengthen their hearts but keep them from hardening. שישתמשו בכוחן כדי לדבר אמת ולפעול בצדק (ישעיהו טז, ג-ה) That they may use their influence and authority to מי יתן וכל יושבי הארץ יחלקו בעושרה, ישגשגו בחופש שתציע, .(speak truth and act for justice (Isaiah 16:3-5 ויהיו מוגנים בחוקיה May all who dwell in this country מי יתן ואומה זו תשתמש בכוחה ובעושרה על מנת לקדם צדק, ,share in its bounty, enjoy its freedoms and be protected by its laws. חופש ושלום לכל יושבי תבל May this nation use its power and wealth מי יתן ונהיה חזקות ואמיצים ,to be a voice for justice מי יתן ונהיה נועזים במעשי ידנו ועמוקות בחמלה שבלבנו .peace, and equality for all who dwell on earth שנבחין מתי עלינו להקשיב ומתי עלינו לפעול May we be strong and have courage To be bold in our action and deep in our compassion, לעקור שנאה, גזענות, שוביניזם, אפליה, אלימות בכל צורה, ,To discern when we must listen and when we must act To uproot bigotry, intolerance, misogyny, racism, לחגוג את צלם אלוהים בפנים שונות המשתקפות בכל המגוון ,discrimination, and violence in all its forms האנושי To celebrate the many faces of God reflected in the wondrous diversity of humanity, לקבל את הזר ואת המהגרת, ולכבד את המתנות שמביא כל מי To welcome the stranger and the immigrant שמבקשת מקלט והזדמנות בארץ זו, כפי שהיה מאז לפני שאומה זו and to honor the gifts of those who seek refuge נולדה and possibility here, as they have since ו�י�גַּל כַּמַּי�ם, מִשׁ�פָּט; וּצְדָקָה, כְּנַחַל אֵיתָן .before this nation was born Let justice well up like waters, and righteousness ) עמוס ה כד) (like a mighty stream (Amos 5:24 © Rabbi Ayelet Cohen Hebrew by Rabbi Noa Sattath 6 Refuah Shlemah – Healing Prayers Norbert Fischer Sue Rosansky Judith Tax Betty Lifton Linda Solomon Gabriel Weingarten Barbara Mones If you or a CBST member you know is ill and would like support, contact [email protected].
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