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MLK/BLM Shabbat MLK BLM SHABBAT FRIDAY, JANUARY 15TH, 2021 HONORING OUR PAST BUILDING FOR OUR FUTURE YITGADAL MAGNIFIED ִי ְת ַּג ַ ּדל .DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR CASEY GOODSON JR. V’YITKADASH AND SANCTIFIED ְו ִי ְת ַק ַ ּד ׁש .SAMUEL HAMMOND JR TONY MCDADE IS THE GREAT NAME OF GOD SH’MEI RABA ׁ ְש ֵמ ּה ַר ָּבא DELANO MIDDLETON ,B’ALMA THROUGHOUT THE WORLD ְּב ָע ְל ֒ ָ ֽמא DION JOHNSON HENRY SMITH WHICH WAS CREATED DI V’RA ִ ּדי־ ְב ָרא GEORGE FLOYD BENJAMIN BROWN ACCORDING TO DIVINE WILL. ;CHIR’UTEI ִכ ְרעוּ ֵת ּה AIDEN ELLISON MAY THE RULE OF PEACE V’YAMLICH ְויַ ְמ ִלי ְך WHARLEST JACKSON BREONNA TAYLOR BE ESTABLISHED SPEEDILY MALCHUTEI ַמ ְלכוּ ֵת ּה CLARENCE TRIGGS IN OUR TIME, B’HAYEICHON ְּב ַחיֵּיכ ֹון MANUEL ELLIS BEN CHESTER WHITE UNTO US AND UNTO U-V’YOMEICHON, .THE ENTIRE HOUSEHOLD OF ISRAEL וּ ְבי ֹו ֵמיכ ֹון QUAWAN CHARLES SAMUEL LEAMON YOUNG UV’HAYEI ּ .AND LET US SAY: AMEN וּ ְב ַחיֵי .WALTER WALLACE JR D’CHOL BEIT YISRAEL, MAY GOD’S GREAT NAME BE PRAISED ְד ָכל־ ֵּבית ִי ְ ׂש ָר ֵאל WILLIE BREWSTER JONATHAN PRICE .BA-AGALA THROUGHOUT ALL ETERNITY ַּב ֲע ָג ָלא ONEAL MOORE U-VI-Z’MAN KARIV, GLORIFIED וּ ִב ְז ַמן ָק ִריב DIJON KIZZEE JIMMIE LEE JACKSON ,V’IMRU AMEN. AND CELEBRATED ְו ִא ְמרוּ ָא ֵמן DAMIAN DANIELS LT. COL. LEMUEL PENN Y’HEI SH’MEI RABA M’VARACH LAUDED ְ ְי ֵהא ׁ ְש ֵמ ּה ַר ָּבא ְמ ָב ַרך ANTHONY MCCLAIN ,L’ALAM U-L’ALMEI ALMAYA. AND PRAISED ְל ָע ַלם וּ ְל ָע ְל ֒ ֵמי ָע ְל ֒ ַמיָּא JAMES EARL CHANEY JULIAN LEWIS ACCLAIMED YITBARACH ִי ְת ָּב ַר ְך HENRY HEZEKIAH DEE AND HONORED, ,V’YISHTABAH ְו ִי ׁ ְש ַּת ַּבח MAURICE ABISDID-WAGNER CHARLES EDDE MOORE EXTOLLED V’YITPA’AR ְו ִי ְת ּ ָפ ַאר RAYSHARD BROOKS LOUIS ALLEN AND EXALTED ,V’YITROMAM ְו ִי ְתר ֹו ַמם PRISCILLA SLATER EVER BE THE NAME V’YITNASEI ְו ִי ְת ַנ ּ ֵ ׂשא VIRGIL LAMAR WARE ROBERT FORBES OF THE HOLY ONE, ,V’YIT-HADAR ְו ִי ְת ַה ָ ּדר ADDIE MAY COLLINS FAR BEYOND ALL SONG V’YIT’ALEH ְו ִי ְת ַע ֶּלה KAMAL FLOWERS DENIS MCNAIR AND PSALM, V’YIT’HALAL BEYOND ALL HYMNS OF GLORY ְו ִי ְת ַה ָּלל JAMEL FLOYD CAROLE ROBERTSON ,SH’MEI D’KUDSHA, B’RICH HU ְ .WHICH MORTALS CAN OFFER ׁ ְש ֵמ ּה ְדקוּ ְד ׁ ָשא ְּב ִריך הוּא DAVID MCATEE .L’ELA MIN KOL BIRCHATA V’SHIRATA, AND LET US SAY: AMEN ְל ֵעֽ ָּלא ִמן־ ָּכל־ ִּב ְר ָכ ָתֽא ְו ׁ ִשי ָר ָתֽא CYNTHIA WESLEY JAMES SCURLOCK TUSHB’HATA V’NEHEMATA, MAY THERE BE ABUNDANT PEACE ֻּת ׁ ְש ְּב ֒ ָח ָתֽא ְו ֶנ ָח ָמ ָתֽא MEDGAR EVERS DA-AMIRAN B’ALMA, V’IMRU AMEN. FROM HEAVEN, WITH LIFE’S ַ ּד ֲא ִמי ָרן ְּב ָע ְל ֒ ָ ֽמא ְו ִא ְמרוּ ָא ֵמן .CALVIN HORTON JR CPL. ROMAN DUCKSWORTH JR. Y’HEI SH’LAMA RABA MIN SH’MAYA, GOODNESS FOR US ְי ֵהא ׁ ְש ָל ָ ֽמא ַר ָּבֽא ִמן־ ׁ ְש ַמיָּֽא MAURICE GORDON .HERBERT LEE ּ AND FALL THE PEOPLE OF ISRAEL V’HAYIM, ALEINU ְו ַח ִיים ָע ֵֽלינוּ CORNELIUS FREDERICKS V’AL KOI YISRAEL, V’IMRU AMEN. AND LET US SAY: AMEN ְו ַעל־ ָּכל־ ִי ְ ׂש ָר ֵא ְו ִא ְמרוּ ָאמן MACK CHARLES PARKER JAQUYN O'NEILL LIGHT AND FAR TOO MANY OTHERS MAY THE ONE WHO CREATES PEACE IN THE HEAVEN Page 1 ALSO CREATE PEACE FOR US, FOR ALL ISRAEL, AND FOR ALL BEINGS; AND SAY: AMEN. Civil Rights Leaders Dr. Tarece Johnson, Black Jewish Author Their voices trembled as their hearts ached with pain, passionately crying for justice. Blood leaked from their torn flesh as they pursued equal rights. Tears flowed from their weary eyes, from the pain of many struggles to make America great for all people. They fought. We fight. Sorrow, Grief, and Righteous RAGE – Brenetta Ward We will continue to peacefully Oh Freedom pursue justice, equality, and human rights. Odetta Oh freedom Oh freedom Oh freedom over me And before I'd be a slave I'd be buried in my grave Go home to my Lord and be free No more mourning No more mourning No more mourning over me And before I'd be a slave I'd be buried in my grave Release Go home to my Lord and be free Dr. Tarece Johnson, Black Jewish Author Redirecting my thoughts to positive thinking Releasing past pain and hurt Relating to my history of persecution yet holidng on to the promise of tomorrow Refusing to allow sadness and depression to consume me Realizing that giving up is not an option Reminding myself of G-d's purpose for me Remembering that I am extraordinary and that the future is filled with light. Page 2 S H A B B A T : A S A C R E D R E S T If one really wishes to know how justice is administered in a Blessed are You, Adonai, creator of all, who has sanctified us country, one does not with the commandment to light shabbat candles. question the policemen, the lawyers, the judges, “No one is born hating another or the protected members of the middle person because of the color of his class. One goes to the unprotected— skin, or his background, or his those, precisely, who need the law’s religion. People must learn to hate, protection most!—and listens to their and if they can learn to hate, they testimony.” can be taught to love, for love James Baldwin comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.” Nelson Mandela ָּברוּ ְך ׁ ֵשם ְּכב ֹוד ַמ ְלכוּת ֹו ְלע ֹו ָלם וָ ֶעד Shema Yisrael, Adonai Eloheinu, Adonai Echad Baruch shem k'od malchuto l'olam va'ed Hear O' Israel, Adonai is our God, Adonai is one. Blessed is God's glorious creation for ever and ever. Page 3 V ' A H A V T A - L O V E ְו ָא ַה ְב ָּת ֵאת ְייָ ֱאל ֹ ֶהי ָך, ְּב ָכל- ְל ָבֽ ְב ָך, וּ ְב ָכל- ַנ ְפ ׁ ְש ָך, וּ ְב ָכל- ְמאֹ ֶֽד ָך. ְו ָהיוּ ַה ְ ּד ָב ִרים ָה ֵא ֶּלה, ֲא ׁ ֶשר ָ ֽאנֹ ִכי ְמ ַצ ְוּ ָך ַהיּ ֹום, ַעל- ְל ָב ֶבֽ ָך: ְו ׁ ִש ַּנ ְנ ָּתם ְל ָב ֶני ָך, ְו ִד ַּב ְר ָּת ָּבם ְּב ׁ ִש ְב ְּת ָך ְּב ֵבי ֶת ָך, וּ ְב ֶל ְכ ְּת ָך ַב ֶ ּד ֶר ְך וּֽ ְב ׁ ָש ְכ ְּב ָך, וּ ְבקוּ ֶ ֽמ ָך. וּ ְק ׁ ַש ְר ָּתם ְלא ֹות ַעל-יָ ֶד ָך, ְו ָהיוּ ְלטֹ ָטפֹת ֵּבין ֵעי ֶנֽי ָך, וּ ְכ ַת ְב ָּתם ַעל ְמזֻזֹת ֵּבי ֶת ָך וּ ִב ׁ ְש ָע ֶ ֽרי ָך: ְל ַמ ַען ִּת ְז ְּכרוּ וַ ֲע ִ ׂשי ֶתם ֶאת- ָּכל- ִמ ְצ ֹו ָתי, ִו ְה ִיי ֶתם ְקדֹ ִשים ֵלא ֽל ֹ ֵהי ֶכֽם: ֲא ִני ְייָ ֱא ֽל ֹ ֵהי ֶכם, ֲא ׁ ֶשר ה ֹו ֵצא ִתי ֶא ְת ֶכם ֵמ ֶֽא ֶרץ ִמ ְצ ַר ִים, ִל ְהי ֹות ָל ֶכם ֵֽלאל ֹ ִהים, ֲא ִני ְייָ ֱא ֽל ֹ ֵהי ֶכם. ֱא ֶמת. V’ahavta et Adonai Elohecha, b’chol l’vav’cha uv’chol nafsh’cha uv’chol m’odecha. V’hayu had’varim ha-eileh asher anochi m’tzavcha hayom al l’vavecha. V’shinantam l’vanecha v’dibarta bam b’shivt’cha b’veitecha uv’lecht’cha vaderech uv’shochb’cha uv’kumecha. Ukshartam l’ot al yadecha v’hayu l’totafot bein einecha. Uch’tavtam al m’zuzot beitecha uvish’ arecha. L’maan tizk’ru, vaasitem et kol mitzvotai vih’yitem k’doshim l’Eloheichem. Ani Adonai Elheichem asher hotzeiti et-chem mei-eretz Mitzrayim lih’yot lachem l’Elohim ani Adonai Eloheichem. You shall love Adonai your God with all your heart, with all your soul and with all your might. Take to heart these instructions, which I charge you this day. Impress them upon your children. Recite them when you stay at home and when you are away, when you lie down and when you get up. Bind them as a sign on your hand and let them serve as a symbol on your forehead; inscribe them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates. Thus will you remember and do all of my commandments, and so be holy before your God. I am Adonai, your God, who led you out of the land of Egypt to be your God. I am Adonai your God. ֲאדֹ ָני ְ ׂש ָפ ַתי ִּת ְפ ָּתח וּ ִפי יַ ִּגיד ְּת ִה ָּל ֶת ָך A M I D A H Adonai, s’fatai tiftach, ufi yagid t’hilatecha Adonai, open up my lips that my mouth may declare your glory GENERATIONS “The history of progress is written in the blood of people who have dared to espouse an unpopular cause, as, for instance, the black man's right to his body, or woman's right to her soul.” - Emma Goldman, Jewish political activist, suffragist, and writer. How do we honor our ancestors? What is our responsibility as members of a Jewish community? ָּברוּ ְך ַא ָּתה ְייָ ָמ ֵגן ַא ְב ָר ָהם ְו ֶע ְז ַרת ָ ׂש ָרה Baruch atah Adonai, magen Avraham v'ezrat Sarah.
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