We meet at 7:30 P.M. on the second Friday Night of each moonth at:
The Jewish Community Center of the East Bay

1414 Walnut Street (between Rose and Vine Streets)
Berkeley, California 94709
xDirections

2010 Dates:


January 8
February 12
March 12
April 9
May 14
June 11
July 9
August 13
September NO SERVICE - ROSH HASHANAH
October 8
November 12
December 10


Services are led by Rabbi Michael Ziegler and Hazzan Richard Kaplan
with musical accompaniment by John Erlich (oud) and Jano Bogg (percussion).
Guest leaders, poets, and musicians are a regular feature of Shir HaShirim Shabbat evenings,
and we are hosted by our G!d-mother, artist and activist Susan Felix.

For more information, please call 510-848-0237.

These gatherings are FREE to the public and are co-sponsored by
The Jewish Community Center of the East Bay.

A goodly portion of Shir HaShirim donations are given over in support of the JCCEB.


From the CD Tuning The Soul: Worlds of Jewish Sacred Music by Richard Kaplan and Michael Ziegler
Music:xKi Eshmerah Shabbat xHallelu Avdei Adonai xEli Yah Eli xAnna Bekorenu xHallelu Adonai xLecha Dodi
Lyrics:
xKi Eshmerah Shabbat xHallelu Avdei Adonai xEli Yah Eli xAnna Bekorenu 1 x2 x3 x4

Available at http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/kaplanziegler


Announcements:
Dear Shir HaShirim Davveners,

I hope you enjoy this YouTube video of yours truly giving over some teachings and a lovely Sephardic melody for the sections of our wonderful tallis ritual. Here is the link: http://www.youtube.com/user/fivesoulsmusic#p/a/u/1/fnz11WTDJ3Y

With the Psalm verses that surround the actual blessing formula, we have a meditation that can, in a very short time, help us contact our inner depths in preparation for our ensuing avodat halev (service of the heart - prayer) and/or further meditations.

I hope this melody for the full texts surrounding the actual donning of the tallis will be an ongoing blessing for you.

The three-part ritual, as found in Siddur Sim Shalom, pages 3-4 (or in any complete siddur), is:

1. The Barkhi Nafshi verses
2. The Tallis Blessing Lehitatef Batsitsit
3. The Ma Yakar verses

All praise to THE ONE,
Cantor Richard


Watch on YouTube: "Barkhi Nafshi (Soul-Blessing)" with Teachings by Cantor Richard Kaplan


Now available!

The Hidden One: Jewish Mystical Songs
A wide-ranging collection of contemplative, devotional, meditative and healing songs for spiritual practice and pure enjoyment - songs from Greece, Turkey, Spain, Eastern Europe and Inner Asia. Vocalist and Cantor Richard Kaplan is accompanied by an ensemble of stellar musicians. A 24-page booklet is included with song descriptions and lyrics.

Available at http://cdbaby.com/cd/richardkaplan2


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