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

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