The Mishkan at Central Synagogue Parashat Shoftim, August 18, 2018 / 7 Elul 5778
Morning Blessings of Gratitude / Birchot HaShachar Supplementary Prayers and Songs:
Waking / Modeh Ani We Return, by Elana Arian and Noah Aronson
Togetherness / Hinei Mah Tov We return, we return, Our Bodies / Asher Yatzar We return, return again. (78) Our Souls / Elohai Neshama We return, we return, We return, return again and again… (82) Everyday Miracles / Nisim B’Chol Yom To love/truth/You. Learning Torah Love/truth/You. Songs of Praise / Pesukei D’Zimrah Love/truth/You. We return again to love/truth/You. (98) Psalm 145 / Ashrei (Vaanachnu) (100) Psalm 150 / Hallelujah An Unending Love, by Rabbi Rami Shapiro
Soul of Every Living Thing / Nishmat Kol Chai We are loved by an unending love. We are embraced by arms that find us The Shema and its Blessings even when we are hidden from ourselves. (108) Call to Prayer / Bar’chu We are touched by fingers that soothe us (110) The Wonder of Creation / Yotzeir Or even when we are too proud for soothing. (112) The Loving Gift of Torah / Ahavah Rabbah We are counseled by voices that guide us even when we are too embittered to hear. (114) Proclaiming God’s Oneness / Shema We are loved by an unending love. (116) Love for God’s Teaching / V’ahavta We are supported by hands that uplift us (122) Song of Our Redemption / Mi Chamocha even in the midst of a fall. (122) Our Rock & Redeemer / Tzur Yisrael We are urged on by eyes that meet us Standing Prayer / Tefillah / Amidah even when we are too weak for meeting. We are loved by an unending love. (124) Open our Mouths / Adonai Sefatai Tiftach (126) God of Our Ancestors / Avot Embraced, touched, soothed, and counseled, Ours are the arms, the fingers, the voices; / G’vurot (128) Life-Giving and Powerful God Ours are the hands, the eyes, the smiles; (130) Sanctifying God’s Name / Kedushah We are loved by an unending love.”
Sanctifying Shabbat / Yis’m’chu or V’Shamru Im Ein Ani Li, by Yonatan Razel We Give Thanks / Modim Anachnu Lach Im ein ani li mi Prayer for Peace / Sim Shalom mi li mi li mi Guarding our Speech / Elohai N’ztor Im ein ani li mi li? May Our Prayers Be Heard / Yih’yu L’ratzon Im ein ani li mi mi li mi li mi Torah Service (248) Im ein ani li mi? Words of the Prophets / Haftarah Uchsheani l’atzmi Proclaiming God’s Greatness / Aleinu (V’hasheivota) mah ani mah ani mah ani mah ani Mourners’ Prayer / Kaddish YaTom (294) v’im lo achshav, v’im lo achshav eimatai? The Mishkan at Central Synagogue Parashat Shoftim, August 18, 2018 / 7 Elul 5778
V’Hasheivota / V’neemar
V’hasheivota el l’vavecha Ki Adonai, Hu HaElohim … V’neemar, v’haya Adonai l’melech al kol haaretz Bayom hahu, bayom hahu yih’yeh Adonai echad Ush’mo, ush’mo, ush’mo echad.
Know in your heart that Adonai is God . . .Thus it has been said: Adonai will become Sovereign of all the earth. On that day Adonai will be One, and God’s Name will be One.