SHABBAT B’YACHAD Shabbat B'Yachad is our Family Service. It means Shabbat Together and is an opportunity for a creative and musical Shabbat service for all the community: one service a month where children, their families and all members participate in a joyful and slightly less formal service. All are welcome and the service is designed to be accessible. Sometimes our children will participate in leading the prayers they have been preparing in our religion school (Ivriah) classes. Kol Kulanu is the band that accompanies this service. It consists of musicians of all generations and is always looking for new music makers. Music is the jewel in the crown of prayer and one we prize highly here at FPS. The tradition of using a variety of instruments in worship is an old one: EdElÀ l§ d«©Œ rn©®W¨ Îi¥lv§ l§ v«¦ a§ EdE¬ll§ d«© d :a«b¨Ere§ mi¬P¦n¦ A§ EdElÀ l§ d«©Œ lFg®n¨E sŸz´ a§ EdEll§ d©«† :D«¨iEll§ d«© D¨ÀiŒ l¬¥Nd©Y§ dn¨W¨ P§d©† lŸM´ e :dr«¨Exz§ ¬i¥lv§ l§ v¦ A«§ Praise God with timbrel and dance; Praise with lute and pipe. Praise God with resounding cymbals; Praise Him with loud clashing cymbals. Let all that breathes praise the Eternal. Hallelujah. Jewish prayer negotiates the balance between kevah - traditional fixed prayer - with kavannah - intention or direction of the heart. Our prayerbooks (siddurim) provide the fixed order and content but we provide the kavannah. Shabbat B’Yachad is about a new direction of heart that endeavours to include everyone in a joyful way. Our ‘Torah service’ in Shabbat B'Yachad is very important. We make the service participatory and our sermon becomes a ‘D’var Torah’ (word of Torah) of which our children will be a part. The Torah will be brought close to all so it can be a tree of life. As Liberal Jews we are in a constant dialogue between cherishing the rich heritage of our tradition and moving ever forward. Our Torah service reflects that dialogue. Shabbat Shalom and welcome! Rabbi Rebecca Qassim Birk Contents Birchot HaShachar 3 Pesukei DeZimra 7 Shema and Its Blessings 10 Tefillah 16 Torah Service 22 Eyn Keloheynu 32 Aleynu 33 Kaddish 36 Adon Olam 37 Closing Blessing 38 Meditations on Prayer 39 3 MORNING PRAYERS - xgyd zekxa (The Congregation will stand) Mah tovu ohalecha ya-akov, Liz«¤ŸpM§ y§ n¦ ,aŸw£r©i Li«¤ld¨Ÿ` EaŸH« dn© mishkenotecha yisrael. .l`¥x¨y§ ¦i Va-ani berov chasdecha avo ,Lz«¤ia¥ `Fa`¨ LC§q§ g© aŸxA§ i¦p`£©e veytecha, eshtachaveh el heychal .Lz«¤`¨x§¦iA§ Ly§ c§§w¨ lk©id¥ l`¤ d¤eg£Y© y§§`¤ kodshecha beyiratecha. Adonai ahavti me-on beytecha, oM©W§ n¦ mFwn§ E ,Lz«¤iA¥ oFrn§ iY¦ a§ d«©`¨ ¨i§i u-mekom mishkan kevodecha. ,d¨rx«¨k§ `¤e§ d¤eg£Y© W§ `¤ i¦p`£©e .Lc«¤FaM§ Va-ani eshtachaveh ve-echra-ah, evrechah lifney Adonai osi. .iU¦ Ÿr ¨i§i i¥pt§ ¦l dk¨x§a§ `¤ Va-ani, tefilati lecha Adonai, eyt ,oFvx¨ z¥r ,¨i§i Ll§ iz¦ ¨Nt¦z§ ,i¦p`£©e ratzon, Elohim berov chasdecha, zn¤¡`A¤ i¦p«¥p£r ,LC«¤q§ g© ax¨A§ mid¦Ÿl¡` aneyni be-emet yishecha. .L«r¤W§ ¦i How lovely are your tents, O Jacob, your dwelling-places, O Israel! Through Your great love, O God, I enter Your house; with awe I worship in Your sanctuary. Eternal God, I love the house where Your glory dwells; humbly I worship before my God and Maker. May my prayer be acceptable to You, Eternal God. In Your great kindness, answer me with Your saving truth. 4 (The Congregation will be seated) Baruch atah Adonai Eloheynu ,m¨lFrd¨ K¤ln«¤ Epid«¥Ÿl¡` ¨i§i dY¨`© KExA¨ melech ha-olam, asher kidshanu bemitzvotav vetzivanu la-asok wFq£r©l Ep«¨Ev¦ e§ ,eiz¨Fv§ n¦A§ EpW«¨ c§w¦ xW¤ `£ bedivrey torah. :dx¨Fz ix¥a§ c¦A§ We praise You, Eternal One, our God, Sovereign of the universe: You sanctify us by Your commandments, and enjoin us to study words of Torah. “Surely, this instruction which I enjoin upon you this day is not too baffling for you, nor is it beyond reach. It is not in the heavens, that you should say: ‘Who among us can go up to the heavens and get it for us and impart it to us that we may observe it?’ Neither it is beyond the sea, that you should say, ‘Who among us can cross to the other side of the sea and get it for us and impart it to us, that we may observe it?’ No, the things is very close to you, in your mouth and in your heart, to observe it. See, I set before you this day life and prosperity, death and adversity. For I command you this day, to love the Eternal and to walk in God’s ways, to keep the commandments, the laws and rules, that you may thrive and increase, and the Eternal your God may bless you in the land that you are about to enter and possess... I have put before you life and death, blessing and curse. Choose life, so that you and your offspring shall live”. Deuteronomy 30:11-16 & 19 God does not cause our misfortunes. Some are caused by bad luck, some are caused by bad people, and some are simply an inevitable consequence of our being human and being mortal, living in a world of inflexible natural laws. The painful things that happen to us are not punishments for our misbehaviour nor are they in any way part of some grand design on God’s part. Because the tragedy is not God’s will, we need not feel hurt or betrayed by God when tragedy strikes. We can turn to God for help in overcoming it, precisely because we can tell ourselves that God is as outraged by it as we are. Rabbi Harold S. Kushner 5 Lo alecha hamelachah ligmor, velo dY¨`© `Ÿle ,xFn§b¦l dk¨`¨lO§ d© Li¤l¨r `Ÿl atah ben chorin libateyl mimenah. .d¨PO¤n¦ lh¥A¨¦l oix¦Fg oa¤ It is not your responsibility to finish the work and neither are you free to stop doing it. M. Avot 2:16 Elohai Neshama shenata bi, tehora .`id¦ dx¨Fdh§ iA¦ Y¨z«©¨PW¤ dn¨W¨ §p ,id©Ÿl¡` hi. Atah beratah, atah yetzartah, atah nefachtah bi. Ve-atah dY¨`© ,DY¨x§v©§i dY¨`© ,Dz¨`x¨A§ dY¨`© meshamrah bekirbi. .iA¦x§w¦A§ Dx¨O§ W© n§ dY¨`© e§ ,iA¦ DY¨g§ t©§p My God, the soul You have given me is pure. For You have created and formed it and breathed it into me, and You sustain it within me. Berachot 60b Mizmor shir le yom ha-Shabbat, tov zFcŸdl§ aFh .zA¨X© d© mFil§ xiW¦ xFn§fn¦ lehodot ladonaï, ul’zamer le shimkha xw¤ŸA« A© ci¦Bd©l§ .oFil§ ¤r Ln§ W¦ l§ xO¥©fl§ E ,¨ii©l elyon (2X) xFU¨r i¥l£r .zFli¥NA© Lz§ ¨pEn¡`¤e ,LC«¤q§ g© Lehagid baboker chasdekha, v’emunatekha ba-leylot, aley assor, .xFPk¦A§ oFi¨Bd¦ i¥l£r ,la¤«¨p i¥l£r©e v’aley navel, aley higayon bekhinor Lic«¤¨i iU¥£rn©A§ ,L«l¤¢rt¨A§ ¨i§i i¦pY«© g§ O©U¦ iM¦ Ki simachtani Adonaï befo’aleykha, Ewn§ ¨r cŸ`n§ ,¨i§i LiU«¤£rn© Elc§¨B dn© .o¥Px©`£ bema’asekha yadekha aranen, ma .Liz«¤ŸaW§ g§ n© gadolu ma’asekha Adonaï, me’od am’ku machshevotekha A Psalm for the Shabbat day: It is good to give thanks to the Eternal One, to sing hymns to your Name, O Most High; to tell of Your love in the morning, and Your faithfulness in the night; to the sound of lute and harp, and to the music of the lyre. Your deeds fill me with gladness, Your work moves me to song. How great are Your works, Eternal God! How very deep Your thoughts! Psalm 92 6 SONGS OF PRAISE - dxnfc iweqt Baruch She-amar vehayah ha-olam, KExA¨ ,m¨lFrd¨ d¨id¨e xn©`¨W¤ KExA¨ baruch hu. ,`Ed Baruch atah Adonai Eloheynu melech ha-olam, hamehulal befi K¤ln«¤ Epid«¥Ÿl¡` ¨i§i dY¨`© KExA¨ amo, meshubach u-mefo-ar bilshon gA¨Wªn§ ,FO©r it¦A§ l¨Ndªn§ d© ,m¨lFrd¨ chasidav va-avadav, bishvachot ,eic¨a¨£r©e eic¨iq¦g£ oFWl§ A¦ x`¨Ÿtn§ E u-vizmirot, negadelecha ,Ll§ C¤©b§p ,zFxin¦§fa¦E zFga¨W§ A¦ venamlichecha, malkeynu yachid ig¥ ,cig¦¨i ,Ep«M¥l§ n© ,Lk§ i¦ln§©pe§ chey ha-olamim. K¤ln«¤ ,¨i§i dY¨`© KExA¨ :min¦¨lFrd¨ Baruch atah Adonai, melech :zFgA¨W§ Y¦ A© l¨Ndªn§ mehulal batishbachot. Praised be the One at whose command the world came to be. We praise You, our God, Sovereign of the universe, worshipped by Your people, lauded and glorified by those who love and serve You. With songs of praise we extol You, and proclaim Your sovereignty, sole Source of the life of all worlds. We praise You, Sovereign God, to whom all praise is due. Yismechu hashamayim vetageyl m©rx§«¦i ux¤`¨d¨ l¥bz¨e§ m¦in©X¨ d© Egn§ U§ ¦i ha-aretz. Yiram hayam, u-melo-o :F`«Ÿln§ E m¨Id© Let the heavens rejoice and the earth exult; let the sea and all within it thunder. Psalm 96:11 7 Kol ha-olam kulo gesher tzar me-od, ,cŸ`n§ xv© xW¤¤B FlMª m¨lFrd¨ lM¨ veha-ikar lo lefacheyd kelal.