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Simon Spiro8.559460 Linernts.Indd
Cover Art Cantor Simon Spiro A MESSAGE FROM THE MILKEN ARCHIVE FOUNDER Dispersed over the centuries to all corners of the earth, the Jewish people absorbed elements of its host cultures while, miraculously, maintaining its own. As many Jews reconnected in America, escaping persecution and seeking to take part in a visionary democratic society, their experiences found voice in their music. The sacred and secular body of work that has developed over the three centuries since Jews first arrived on these shores provides a powerful means of expressing the multilayered saga of American Jewry. While much of this music had become a vital force in American and world culture, even more music of specifically Jewish content had been created, perhaps performed, and then lost to current and future generations. Believing that there was a unique opportunity to rediscover, preserve and transmit the collective memory contained within this music, I founded the Milken Archive of American Jewish Music in 1990. The passionate collaboration of many distinguished artists, ensembles and recording producers over the past fourteen years has created a vast repository of musical resources to educate, entertain and inspire people of all faiths and cultures. The Milken Archive of American Jewish Music is a living project; one that we hope will cultivate and nourish musicians and enthusiasts of this richly varied musical repertoire. Lowell Milken A MESSAGE FROM THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR The quality, quantity, and amazing diversity of sacred as well as secular music written for or inspired by Jewish life in America is one of the least acknowledged achievements of modern Western culture. -
Jewish Storytelling
Volume 34, Number 8 the May 2015 Iyyar/SivanVolume 31, Number 5775 7 March 2012 TEMPLE BETH ABRAHAM Adar / Nisan 5772 JEWISH R STORYTELLINGi Pu M DIRECTORY SERVICES SCHEDULE GENERAL INFORMATION: All phone numbers use (510) prefix unless otherwise noted. Services, Location, Time Monday & Thursday Mailing Address 336 Euclid Ave. Oakland, CA 94610 Morning Minyan, Chapel, 8:00 a.m. Hours M-Th: 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Fr: 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Friday Evening Office Phone 832-0936 (Kabbalat Shabbat), Chapel, 6:15 p.m. Office Fax 832-4930 Shabbat Morning, Sanctuary, 9:30 a.m. E-Mail [email protected] Candle Lighting (Friday) Gan Avraham 763-7528 May 1, 7:41 p.m. Bet Sefer 663-1683 May 8, 7:48 p.m. STAFF May 15, 7:54 p.m. May 22, 8:00 p.m. Rabbi (x 213) Mark Bloom Richard Kaplan, May 29, 8:05 p.m. Cantor [email protected] Torah Portions (Saturday) Gabbai Marshall Langfeld May 2, Acharei-Kedoshim Executive Director (x 214) Rayna Arnold May 9, Emor Office Manager (x 210) Virginia Tiger May 16, Behar-Bechukotai Bet Sefer Director Susan Simon 663-1683 May 23, Bamidbar Gan Avraham Director Barbara Kanter 763-7528 May 30, Naso Bookkeeper (x 215) Kevin Blattel Facilities Manager (x 211) Joe Lewis Kindergym/ Dawn Margolin 547-7726 Toddler Program TEMPLE BETH ABRAHAM Volunteers (x 229) Herman & Agnes Pencovic OFFICERS OF THE BOARD is proud to support the Conservative Movement by affiliating with The United President Mark Fickes 652-8545 Synagogue of Conservative Judaism. Vice President Eric Friedman 984-2575 Vice President Alice Hale 336-3044 Vice President Flo Raskin 653-7947 Vice President Laura Wildmann 601-9571 Advertising Policy: Anyone may sponsor an issue Secretary JB Leibovitch 653-7133 of The Omer and receive a dedication for their Treasurer Susan Shub 852-2500 business or loved one. -
Jewish Music
349 JEWISHJEWISH Hal Leonard is proud to distribute the publica- HARVEST OF THE INTERNATIONAL tions of the two top Jewish publishers, Tara JEWISH SONG JEWISH Publications and Transcontinental Music Tara Publications SONGBOOK Publications. We are honored to be the new dis- A collection of 73 traditional by Velvel Pasternak tributor for Transcontinental. Please see all Jewish folk songs arranged for Tara Publications their products marked with the NEW symbol. voice with full piano accom- An instant Jewish music paniment by out-standing library, packed with the most arrangers. Includes songs of popular Jewish songs of the Israel, and Holiday, Sabbath, 20th century. Divided into six Yiddish, Ladino and Hassidic categories: Songs of Israel, repertoire. This is currently the best-selling collection of Songs In Yiddish, Sephardic and Ladino, Songs in Jewish piano music. Selections include: Jerusalem of English, Sabbath and Holidays, and Hassidic and Gold • Erev Shel Shoshanim • Bashana Haba'a • more. Liturgical, in a beautiful, Deluxe hardbound book. Also ______00330364 Piano/Vocal.........................$21.95 available with a 70-minute companion compact disc re- digitized and remastered from the original artists’ FAVORITE HEBREW recordings. Hardcover. SONGS FOR PIANO ______00330351 Melody Line/ Tara Publications Lyrics/Chords......................$29.95 T H E V E R Y B E S T I N J E W I S H M U S I C 36 selections from the Israeli, ______00330352 Book and CD ......................$39.95 Hassidic, and liturgical repertoire, beautifully arrang- THE JEWISH ed for piano. Easy to play FAKE BOOK MIXED FOLIOS selections include: Am Yisrael by Velvel Pasternak CELEBRATE Chai • Siman Tov • Hevenu • Tara Publications LIFE Shalom Alechem • Kol Nidre The definitive Jewish music Psalms from • and more. -
What Is Hanukkah? All the Info You Need to Know About Chanukah
What Is Hanukkah? All the info you need to know about Chanukah http://www.chabad.org/holidays/chanukah/article_cdo/aid/102911/jewish/What-Is-Hanukkah.htm Chanukah is the Jewish eight-day, wintertime “festival of lights,” celebrated with a nightly menorah lighting, special prayers and fried foods. The Hebrew word Chanukah means “dedication,” and is thus named because it celebrates the rededication of the Holy Temple (as you’ll read below). Also spelled Hanukkah (or variations of that spelling), the Hebrew word is actually pronounced with a guttural, “kh” sound, kha-nu-kah, not tcha- new-kah. What Chanukah Commemorates In the second century BCE, the Holy Land was ruled by the Seleucids (Syrian-Greeks), who tried to force the people of Israel to accept Greek culture and beliefs instead of mitzvah observance and belief in G-d. Against all odds, a small band of faithful Jews, led by Judah the Maccabee, defeated one of the mightiest armies on earth, drove the Greeks from the land, reclaimed the Holy Temple in Jerusalem and rededicated it to the service of G-d. When they sought to light the Temple's Menorah (the seven-branched candelabrum), they found only a single cruse of olive oil that had escaped contamination by the Greeks. Miraculously, they lit the menorah and the one-day supply of oil lasted for eight days, until new oil could be prepared under conditions of ritual purity. To commemorate and publicize these miracles, the sages instituted the festival of Chanukah. How Chanukah Is Observed At the heart of the festival is the nightly menorah lighting. -
Geshem’ by Cantor Moshe Haschel
The Outpouring for ‘Geshem’ by Cantor Moshe Haschel The Mishna (Rosh Hashanah, chapter 1 mishna 2) tells us that on Sukkot the world is judged for rain. The Talmud (Taanit 7a) says in the name of Rav Yosef that the world’s dependence on rain for its sustenance is so total that rainfall is compared to the revival of the dead. This is the reason says Rav Yosef, why the Rabbis put the phrase – ‘ Mashiv Haruach uMorid Hageshem’ – ‘He makes the wind to blow and the rain to fall’ in the second blessing of the Amida which speaks about Divine Might and concludes with ‘Blessed are You, Lord, who revives the dead’. The Talmud (Rosh Hashanah 16a) brings Rabbi Yehuda’s view that the world is judged on all aspects already on Rosh Hashanah but the final judgment is sealed for each feature only in its specific time; for grain on Pesach, for fruits of trees on Shavuot and for rain on Sukkot. Rabbi Yehoshua Ibn Shuaib (13th century Spain) in his work ‘Derashot al haTorah’ (derasha for Shemini Atzeret) explains this notion in connection with rain that the amount of rain that will fall during the coming year is in fact determined already on Rosh Hashanah. However, on Sukkot it is decided where i.e. on which parts of the world it would fall, and how i.e. whether it would be beneficial to the world or otherwise. This idea is reflected in the Liturgical poem ‘Af Beri’ by Rabbi Eleazar haKalir recited at the Shemini Atzeret Mussaf repetition. -
Yom Kippur Additional Service
v¨J¨s£j jUr© rIz§j©n MACHZOR RUACH CHADASHAH Services for the Days of Awe ohrUP¦ ¦ F©v oIh§k ;¨xUn YOM KIPPUR ADDITIONAL SERVICE London 2003 - 5763 /o¤f§C§r¦e§C i¥T¤t v¨J¨s£j jU© r§ «u Js¨ ¨j c¥k o¤f¨k h¦T©,¨b§u ‘I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you.’ (Ezekiel 36:26) This large print publication is extracted from Machzor Ruach Chadashah EDITORS Rabbi Dr Andrew Goldstein Rabbi Dr Charles H Middleburgh Editorial Consultants Professor Eric L Friedland Rabbi John Rayner Technical Editor Ann Kirk Origination Student Rabbi Paul Freedman assisted by Louise Freedman ©Union of Liberal & Progressive Synagogues, 2003 The Montagu Centre, 21 Maple Street, London W1T 4BE Printed by JJ Copyprint, London Yom Kippur Additional Service A REFLECTION BEFORE THE ADDITIONAL SERVICE Our ancestors acclaimed the God Whose handiwork they read In the mysterious heavens above, And in the varied scene of earth below, In the orderly march of days and nights, Of seasons and years, And in the chequered fate of humankind. Night reveals the limitless caverns of space, Hidden by the light of day, And unfolds horizonless vistas Far beyond imagination's ken. The mind is staggered, Yet soon regains its poise, And peering through the boundless dark, Orients itself anew by the light of distant suns Shrunk to glittering sparks. The soul is faint, yet soon revives, And learns to spell once more the name of God Across the newly-visioned firmament. Lift your eyes, look up; who made these stars? God is the oneness That spans the fathomless deeps of space And the measureless eons of time, Binding them together in deed, as we do in thought. -
CHABAD of MID SUFFOLK Bar/Bat Mitzvah Handbook
CHABAD OF MID SUFFOLK Bar/Bat Mitzvah Handbook 318 Veterans Highway, Commack, NY 11725 (631) 543-3343 www.ChabadMidSuffolk.com A Thought A Bar or Bat Mitzvah is the time of a child‟s life when they become a Jewish Adult in the Jewish community. This marks a new stage when they are no longer practicing all the traditions and rituals, but are now full fledged adults and have the rights and responsibilities of the millions of Jews who passed this stage before them. As they are just about to enter their „teen‟ years, this beautiful process will allow them to find the pride and identity amongst their elders and friends. At Chabad we try to work with you to make the over-all process as powerful and memorable as possible to yourself, your child and all those involved. The most powerful thing we can do for your child is to give them positive memories of their Jewish education along with a strong footing in their Jewish heritage that will last them a lifetime. Of course we could not complete the journey without the complete support of the parents at home. Although we keep homework to a minimum, as the big day gets closer, there will be extra time needed at home. Your support and encouragement will go a long way and by making the studying a priority will help make the big day extra special. Mazel Tov! BAT MITZVAH The following is a description of a typical Bat Mitzvah service, which is approximately one hour, and includes prayers as well as reading selected verses from the Torah portion and D'var Torahs (speeches). -
Silent Auction 2015 Catalogue V4-18
A Time(eit lintoa)to Plant Growing the Fruits of Community ANNUAL SILENT IVE & LMay 16,AUCTION 2015 Torah Education Social Justice Worship Music NORTHERN VIRGINIA HEBREW CONGREGATION www.nvhcreston.org Since 1990, we have worked hard to deliver the best possible designs and construction experience in Northern Virginia for the best value. -Bruce and Wilma Bowers Renovations | New Homes| 703.506.0845 | BowersDesiignBuild.com NORTHERN VIRGINIA HEBREW CONGREGATION WELCOME TO NVHC’S 9TH ANNUAL SILENT AND LIVE AUCTION Dear Friends, This year’s auction theme, “A Time to Plant, Growing the Fruits of Community,” beautifully captures who we are at NVHC, a community of givers. We give of our time. We give of our friendship. We give of our hearts. We give of our prayers. We give of our hard earned money. We give of our belief in our Jewish community and a better world today and in the future. What we receive in return for all this giving is a deep sense of purpose and lives more meaningfully lived. The auction is a community celebration, a party, and an important fundraiser for NVHC operations. Please be generous and absolutely have a wonderful time! I want to thank the auction committee for its hard work and dedication. I also thank everyone who has donated, purchased advertising, underwritten the expenses of the auction, or purchased a raffle ticket. All of these are integral to the success of the auction and the well-being of our community. Sincerely, David Selden President, NVHC Board of Trustees 1 NORTHERN VIRGINIA HEBREW CONGREGATION SILENT AND LIVE AUCTION RULES 1 All sales are final. -
Psalm 136 MEMORY VERSE PS ALM 136:1 “Oh, Give Thanks to the Lord, for He Is Good! for His M Ercy Endures Forever.”
Lesson 161 Remembering What God Has Done Psalm 136 MEMORY VERSE PS ALM 136:1 “Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! For His m ercy endures forever.” WHAT YOU WILL NEED: Two small cords or yarn long enough to make a bracelet. Two copies of the “Creation Memory Match Game” curriculum template for each pair of children, white cardstock, crayons and scissors. Butcher paper and markers. ATTENTION GETTER! Memory Bracelets For this activity you will need two small cords or yarn long enough to make a bracelet. Explain to the children that in today’s lesson we are going to learn about the importance of remembering how God has been faithful in our lives. Ask the children to think of several things for which they are thankful. The object will be to tie a not for each thing God had done in their lives to help them to remember. Begin with your bracelet. Have a volunteer help you by holding the ends of two cords. You will hold the other two ends. Explain ways that God has been faithful in your life (for example, “He has provided me with a wonderful family, a good job, helped me in a difficult time, etc.”) Tie a knot for each thing you are thankful for (Optional – place a colorful bead in each knot to make the bracelet more decorative). Leave space between each knot. After sharing four or five things tie the bracelet around your wrist. Have the children split into pairs. Give each child their cords and have them take turns with their partner helping to tie the knots and sharing with each other how God has been faithful in their lives. -
By the Waters of Babylon (Psalm 136)
BY THE WATERS OF BABYLON (P SALM 136) Sung after the Polyeleos on the Sundays of the Prodigal Son, the Last Judgment, and Forgiveness Sunday By the waters of Babylon, there we sat down and we wept when we remembered Sion. Alleluia. Upon the willows in the midst thereof did we hang our instruments. Alleluia. For there, they that had taken us captive asked us for words of song; And they that had led us away asked us for a hymn, saying: sing us one of the songs of Sion. Alleluia. How shall we sing the Lord’s song in a strange land? Alleluia. If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand be forgotten. Alleluia. Let my tongue cleave to my throat, if I remember thee not, If I set not Jerusalem above all others, as at the head of my joy. Alleluia. Remember, O Lord, the sons of Edom, in the day of Jerusalem, Who said: Lay waste, lay waste to her, even to the foundations thereof. Alleluia. O daughter of Babylon, thou wretched one, blessed shall he be who shall reward thee wherewith thou hast rewarded us. Alleluia. Blessed shall he be who shall seize and dash thine infants against the rock. Alleluia. General Points: Psalm 137 (Greek numbering: Psalm 136) the Septuagint makes it one of the lamentations of Jeremiah, naming him for the author of it. Slavonic Psalter: “For David, by Jeremiah, in the Captivity” Many in Kingdom of Judah were deported to Babylon Laments the Babylonian conquest of Jerusalem in 586 BC. Babylon = “confusion” Usage: It is only sung in church the three Sundays that precede Great Lent. -
לב שלם Siddur Lev Shalem לשבת ויום טוב for Shabbat & FESTIVALS
סדור לב שלם Siddur Lev Shalem לשבת ויום טוב for shabbat & fEstIVaLs For restricted use only: March-April 2020 Do not copy, sell, or distribute the rabbinical assembly Copyright © 2016 by The Rabbinical Assembly, Inc. First edition. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form The Siddur Lev Shalem Committee or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording or any information storage or retrieval system, except Rabbi Edward Feld, Senior Editor and Chair for brief passages in connection with a critical review, without permission in writing from: Rabbi Jan Uhrbach, Associate Editor The Rabbinical Assembly Rabbi David M. Ackerman 3080 Broadway New York, NY 10027 Ḥazzan Joanna Dulkin www.rabbinicalassembly.org Rabbi Amy Wallk Katz Permissions and copyrights for quoted materials may be found on pages 463–465. Rabbi Cantor Lilly Kaufman isbn: 978-0-916219-64-2 Rabbi Alan Lettofsky Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is available. Rabbi Robert Scheinberg Designed, composed, and produced by Scott-Martin Kosofsky at The Philidor Company, Rabbi Carol Levithan, ex officio Rhinebeck, New York. www.philidor.com The principal Hebrew type, Milon (here in its second and third Rabbi Julie Schonfeld, ex officio iterations), was designed and made by Scott-Martin Kosofsky; it was inspired by the work of Henri Friedlaender. The principal roman and italic is Rongel, by Mário Feliciano; the sans serif is Cronos, by Robert Slimbach. The Hebrew sans serif is Myriad Hebrew, by Robert Slimbach with Scott-Martin Kosofsky. Printed and bound by LSC Communications, Crawfordsville, Indiana. -
NCRC Award Brian Docs
NCRC 2012 Radio Awards Application, Documentary Bio and Program Note Producer: Brian Meagher Bio: It all began when I was six years old and I heard `Popcorn` for the first time. I remember being at the A&W Drive-In, the waitresses arriving at our car on roller skates, and this incredible song providing the soundtrack. Electronic music has provided my soundtrack ever since. Program: Synthumentary (episodes 1-3) Description: Synthumentary is a five-part look at the evolution of the electronic instruments and their place in popular culture, from the earliest electromechanical musical devices to the Moog explosion of the late 60`s and early 70`s. Synthumentary presents a survey of the landmark inventors, instruments, artists and recordings of each era. In each episode, we look at a different scene, discuss the era`s principle actors and play some of their music to illustrate the style of music made at the time. The evolution of electronic music technology is explained to frame each episode. Our aim is to provide the casual listener of electronic music with an appreciation of its possibilities and the more knowledgeable fan with at least a few nuggets of novel information. Among the subjects covered are: The Telharmonium, Theremin, The ”Forbidden Planet” Soundtrack, Raymond Scott, The Ondioline, Jean-Jacques Perrey and Gershon Kingsley, Bob Moog and the Moog music phenomena, Silver Apples, and the Canadian scene: Hugh LeCaine to Bruce Haack to Jean Sauvageau. The intro and outro theme is an original composition written and performed by members of The Unireverse for Synthumentary. The audio submitted contains excerpts from all three episodes.