Shabbat Blast 8/5/16: Rosh Hodesh Av

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Shabbat Blast 8/5/16: Rosh Hodesh Av

08/05/2016 02:31:12 PM

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Hodesh tov! Today is Rosh Hodesh Av, and we are simultaneously celebrating the start of the month of Av, while transitioning into days of mourning culminating in the fast day of Tish’a B’av, immediately following next Shabbat.

We have chosen tonight to magnify the celebratory aspect of both Rosh Hodesh and Shabbat, but there will also be subdued moments in tonight’s service, for example, we’ll start to chant a melody that has been sung by generation after generation at this time of year.

The melody comes from Eli Tsiyon, a piyut (liturgical poem) crafted by an unknown author, and set to music by an unknown composer, at some distant time in our history. Sometimes we can guess the text’s author by poetic clues, such as Lekha Dodi’s author working his name into the verses. In Eli Tsiyon, we have an acrostic poem of 11 verses, where the letters of the alphabet appear from alef to taf, at the start of the second word of each line. I’ve only recorded two verses here, and I picked two that mentioned singing and dancing (you’ll understand why if you look at the rest of the verses).

CLICK HERE to listen to Eli Tsiyon
Recorded and arranged by Cantor Sarah Myerson (voice and accordion)

Refrain:
Mourn Zion and her cities, like a woman in her labor,
And like an unmarried woman wrapped in sack-cloth for the husband of her youth

Verse 2:
For the exile of the servants of God, who sing her songs,
And for their blood that was spilled like the waters of her rivers.

Verse 3:
For the chatter of her dancers which was silenced in her cities,
and for the committee that destroyed and annulled her Sanhedrin.

Believe it or not, Eli Tsiyon is generally thought of as a hopeful conclusion to the section of kinot (mournful liturgical poems) chanted on Tish’a B’av, because the woman in labor referred to in the chorus reminds us to pray for the Messianic Age, when God will deliver us from our troubled present into the World to Come.

Cantors like to incorporate this melody into our services as we approach Tish’a B’av, to mark these days of transition and mourning. We’ll chant the melody as a nigun tonight, and we’ll also use this melody to chant Mi Khamokha— Who is like you, God? Our Hope, our Deliverance, our Redemption.

Wishing you a Shabbat Shalom and a Hodesh Tov,

Cantor Myerson
Phone: 516.781.3072 x14
Email: cantor.myerson@cbohr.org

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Deadline is August 10

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Hazak Shabbat, Saturday morning, Aug. 6, at 9:30 am. We will be leading the services that conclude the Book of Bamidbar (Numbers) and as it ends we will chant the traditional Hazak, Hazak, V'nithazek, "Be strong, be strong, and by your strength you will strengthen others." All our members are encouraged to take part in the service, in Hebrew or English. Call Bill at 221-2056 to note your plan to attend this service and to indicate your willingness to take a part.

Wednesday, Aug. 10, Hazak will present History of the Jews in Arab Countries, beginning at 1:30 pm. Special Guest, Joseph Levy.

Midweek Meditation – Last Session: August 10

Tisha B’av, Saturday, August 13^th: With Temple Israel and Merrick Jewish Center (held at Merrick Jewish Center, 225 Fox Blvd., Merrick)

7:30pm - Shabbat Mincha

8:00pm - Seuda Shlisheet and Study Session

8:40pm - Maariv and the chanting of Eichah, The Scroll of Lamentations

Sunday:

Morning minyan and chanting of Eicha, 9:00 am in Bellmore at CBO.

Maariv and break-fast, 8:15 pm.

End of fast 8:40 pm.

Join us Friday night August 19 at 6:30pm for Shabbat on the Grass, a special musical Shabbat on the grass just outside our sanctuary. Special guest musician Ilya Shneyveys (Cantor Myerson's husband-to-be). We will be enjoying the warmth of the summer outside and allowing the rhythm of the tefillah and the music to connect us to each other, to community and our own neshamot, our souls. Please note that there will be no 8:00 pm service that evening.

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Jewish Heritage Night with the New York Cosmos!!!! Wednesday August 31, 2016, Shuart Stadium, Hofstra University. Come join Shep Messing and the New York Cosmos for our Inaugural Jewish Heritage Night. Arrive early to listen to the stories of Jewish-American, and 1970’s Cosmos Goalkeeper Shep Messing talk about his experiences, the Munich Olympic Games, and his Cosmos Career! Endline Seats are $14 & Sideline Seats are $22. Your ticket will include the Pre- Game Event, the match, and a Commemorative T-Shirt. Tickets must be ordered by August 17th

Please contact Ariel Greenberg at (516) 864-2172 or e-mail Ariel@NYCosmos.com to order your Tickets for this event!

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