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Omer Song
Words and music by Juliet I. Spitzer, performed by MIRAJ (Juliet Spitzer, Rabbi Margot Stein, Rabbi Rayzel Raphael)
Come on now, count the Omer
You can count the Omer
Come on now, count the Omer
1, 2, 3, 4 Count with me!During the time the Temple stood
Folks would come on by
Offering a barley sheaf as a way to sanctify
Life which should be rich and full
And never, never rote…
Come on, let’s count the days between
Passover and Shavuot.Now, now, now (Chorus)
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/music/omer-song
Posted on: 2017/03/29 - 3:51pm
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Shalom Aleychem - Contemporary
Music: Rabbi Steve Segar
Text: Traditional Liturgy
Arrangement and performance: Rabbi Shawn Zevit with Rabbi Margot Stein and Rayzel Raphael.From Generations: Journey Across the Ages by Shawn Zevit.
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/music/shalom-aleychem-contemporary
Posted on: 2017/03/29 - 4:02pm
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Beshalakh Niggun
I love to sing. Although I was an instrumental musician earlier in my life and even attended a conservatory as a saxophone player for my undergraduate studies, singing has always been in my soul. To sing in joy is perhaps one of the greatest pleasures a person can have in their life and is truly one of the ways we can serve God (ivdu et adonay besimkha).
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/music/joyful-soulful-prayer-beshalakh-niggun
Posted on: 2017/03/29 - 4:17pm
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Waiting for the Messiah - JJS
I was in my mid-twenties, delivering an “Introduction to Judaism” talk to a group of fraternity brothers at Lafayette College, when I first heard the question: Jewish people don’t believe the messiah has come? The young man, who identified himself as a member of the Intervarsity Christian Fellowship, lingered long after the program ended to try to understand what that meant. He could not imagine how one could live in such a state.
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/news/waiting-messiah
Posted on: 2014/01/10 - 12:00am
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Passover Kiddush
This track contains the Reconstructionist text of the Kiddush prayer for the Passover seder. It was recorded by Shabbat Unplugged, whose members are:
- Rabbi Shawn Zevit
- Rabbi Margot Stein
- Juliet Spitzer
- Rabbi Myriam Klotz
- Rabbi Micah Becker-Klein
- Rabbi Geela Rayzel Raphael
The recording comes from the companion CD to the Reconstructionist Haggadah, A Night of Questions.
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/music/kiddush-passover
Posted on: 2017/04/05 - 2:45pm
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Reconstructionist Radio: The Passover Seder
This audio program, recorded in 1998, offers an overview of the structure, development and religious meanings of the haggadah and the Passover seder with Rabbis Joy Levitt and Richard Hirsh. It includes a special behind-the-scenes look at the Reconstructionist haggadah, A Night of Questions, and its accompanying music CD. This is an episode of Heart, Mind and Spirit: Reconstructionist Radio hosted by Rabbi Shawn Zevit.
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/spoken-audio/reconstructionist-radio-passover-seder
Posted on: 2017/04/05 - 4:18pm
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When the Call Comes, Will Your Congregation Be Ready?
“Do you have any resources about how to deal with guests, calls and emails from people who are interested in becoming a member or are curious about our congregation?”
It’s a smart question.
In an age when people avoid religious institutions, an email or phone call from a prospective member is an opportunity that synagogues cannot afford to lose. But, too often, congregations drop the ball.
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/news/when-call-comes-will-your-congregation-be-ready
Posted on: 2017/04/19 - 10:23am
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Toddlers Turn On to Torah
How can you delight two- and three-year-olds with chanting Torah in ancient melodies called trope? How do you pull them into the storyline, and get them to call out questions and jump out of their seats at the end of each section to shout Hazak! Hazak! Venithazek! (Be strong! Be strong! And may we be strengthened), as if it were a chorus from the latest Disney blockbuster? Rabbi Marisa Elana James did just that as a rabbinical student during her year as director of programming at a congregation in New York City.
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/news/toddlers-turn-torah
Posted on: 2000/01/01 - 12:00am
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Preparing for a Child
In the year 741 B.C.E., a prince, Hezekiah, was born to the royal family of Judah. The Prophet Isaiah was excited and inspired. Those were bleak times. King Ahaz, Hezekiah’s father, was paying tribute to the Assyrian emperor in order to avoid invasion and destruction. He was fighting with the northern kingdom of Israel and with Syria. Listen to Isaiah:
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/news/preparing-child
Posted on: 2014/02/01 - 12:00am
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Finding Grace in Parenthood
Jonah Itai Staub, our grandson, emerged on Friday at 6:45 a.m. At 6:52, we received the text from our son Andrew: “Baby is here! Everyone is healthy.” This coming Friday, little Jonah will be circumcised into the covenant of Abraham.
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/news/finding-grace-parenthood
Posted on: 2014/03/01 - 12:00am