Welcoming Shabbat by Rabbi Miriam Jerris
B’rukhim habaim. Welcome. Shabbat Shalom.
We gather on this Shabbat as a community of believers. We believe that Judaism is the entire experience of the Jewish people. We believe in the value of celebrating Jewish culture and identity. We believe that all those who choose to celebrate with us are part of our community. We believe that being together strengthens and enhances our Humanistic Jewish experience. May this Sabbath be a time of peace and rejuvenation.
This is a time of transition. We move from our everyday week to the experience of Shabbat. We turn from the concerns of the outside world and become quiet and peaceful. We, at this moment, in this time, create a community of Humanistic Jewish believers. Let us pause and take note as we begin the journey of this Shabbat.
ברוך האור בעולם
ברון האור באדם
ברוך האור בשבת
Barukh ha’or ba’olam
Barukh h’aor b’adam
Barukh ha’or ba’Shabbat
Radiant is the light in the world
Radiant is the light within each person
Radiant is the light of Shabbat
Hear, Oh Israel,
The universe is one.
All humanity is one.
Shma Yisroel
Ha-olam echad!
Ha-enoshiut echad!
And you shall love your fellow humans
With all your heart
And all your soul,
And all your might!
These words inscribe on your heart
And on your doorposts.
Repeat them and teach them to your children
By day and by night.
Teach them to revere all life.
Humanistic Kaddish
Nitgadal v’nitkadash b’ruach ha’adam
Let us enhance and exalt ourselves in the spirit of humanity.
Let us acclaim the preciousness of life.
Let us show gratitude for life by approaching it with reverence.
Let us embrace the whole world, even as we wrestle with its parts.
Let us fulfill, each of us in our own way, our share in serving the world and seeking truth.
May our commitment to life help us strengthen healing of spirit and peace of mind.
May healing and peace permeate and comfort all of Israel and all those who dwell on earth.
And let us say, may it be so - ken y’hi.
Contributed by Jon Dickman and Congregation Kol Shalom inspired by Rabbi Rami Shapiro,
From The Birmingham Temple Congregation for Humanistic Judaism Shavuot Guide
The Beginning
By Rachel Kann
If you can find stillness,
the jasmine will night-bloom in your direction
and the breeze
will carry its sacred exhalation of perfume
toward you.
Breathe,
the moon will cascade waves of radiance
downward,
drop her silver robes,
glow.
You will awaken,
overtaken by a love
that asks no permission,
golden particles rising
beneath your skin.
all of existence
longs to be an offering.
eternity is a constant whisper
wishing to be listened to.
This is the beginning.
This is only the beginning.
Let it in.
Abraham Joshua Heschel. a rabbi who marched for civil rights alongside Martin Luther King, Jr
Wrote that morally speaking, there is no limit to the concern one must feel for the suffering of human beings,
That indifference to evil is worse than evil itself
That in a free society, some are guilty but all are responsible
May we continue to practice tikkun olam, repairing the world
May we continue to practice, gemilut chasidim, acts of lovingkindness
May we continue to practice tzedakah, just giving
May we recognize that all beings are created equal, b'tzelem elohim, in the image of the divine
May we walk away today knowing that each of us has the power to create change.
by Deanna Neil
Welcoming Shabbat by Rabbi Miriam Jerris
B’rukhim habaim. Welcome. Shabbat Shalom.
We gather on this Shabbat as a community of believers. We believe that Judaism is the entire experience of the Jewish people. We believe in the value of celebrating Jewish culture and identity. We believe that all those who choose to celebrate with us are part of our community. We believe that being together strengthens and enhances our Humanistic Jewish experience. May this Sabbath be a time of peace and rejuvenation.
This is a time of transition. We move from our everyday week to the experience of Shabbat. We turn from the concerns of the outside world and become quiet and peaceful. We, at this moment, in this time, create a community of Humanistic Jewish believers. Let us pause and take note as we begin the journey of this Shabbat.
ברוך האור בעולם
ברון האור באדם
ברוך האור בשבת
Barukh ha’or ba’olam
Barukh h’aor b’adam
Barukh ha’or ba’Shabbat
Radiant is the light in the world
Radiant is the light within each person
Radiant is the light of Shabbat
Hear, Oh Israel,
The universe is one.
All humanity is one.
Shma Yisroel
Ha-olam echad!
Ha-enoshiut echad!
And you shall love your fellow humans
With all your heart
And all your soul,
And all your might!
These words inscribe on your heart
And on your doorposts.
Repeat them and teach them to your children
By day and by night.
Teach them to revere all life.
Humanistic Kaddish
Nitgadal v’nitkadash b’ruach ha’adam
Let us enhance and exalt ourselves in the spirit of humanity.
Let us acclaim the preciousness of life.
Let us show gratitude for life by approaching it with reverence.
Let us embrace the whole world, even as we wrestle with its parts.
Let us fulfill, each of us in our own way, our share in serving the world and seeking truth.
May our commitment to life help us strengthen healing of spirit and peace of mind.
May healing and peace permeate and comfort all of Israel and all those who dwell on earth.
And let us say, may it be so - ken y’hi.
Contributed by Jon Dickman and Congregation Kol Shalom inspired by Rabbi Rami Shapiro,
From The Birmingham Temple Congregation for Humanistic Judaism Shavuot Guide
The Beginning
By Rachel Kann
If you can find stillness,
the jasmine will night-bloom in your direction
and the breeze
will carry its sacred exhalation of perfume
toward you.
Breathe,
the moon will cascade waves of radiance
downward,
drop her silver robes,
glow.
You will awaken,
overtaken by a love
that asks no permission,
golden particles rising
beneath your skin.
all of existence
longs to be an offering.
eternity is a constant whisper
wishing to be listened to.
This is the beginning.
This is only the beginning.
Let it in.
Abraham Joshua Heschel. a rabbi who marched for civil rights alongside Martin Luther King, Jr
Wrote that morally speaking, there is no limit to the concern one must feel for the suffering of human beings,
That indifference to evil is worse than evil itself
That in a free society, some are guilty but all are responsible
May we continue to practice tikkun olam, repairing the world
May we continue to practice, gemilut chasidim, acts of lovingkindness
May we continue to practice tzedakah, just giving
May we recognize that all beings are created equal, b'tzelem elohim, in the image of the divine
May we walk away today knowing that each of us has the power to create change.
by Deanna Neil
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