{"id":5360,"date":"2018-02-27T10:51:40","date_gmt":"2018-02-27T07:51:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kol-ami.kulam.org\/2018\/02\/27\/orthodox-kabbalistic-kabbalat-shabbat-hebrew-english-transliteration-2-2-2"},"modified":"2018-06-11T10:12:29","modified_gmt":"2018-06-11T07:12:29","slug":"orthodox-kabbalistic-kabbalat-shabbat-hebrew-english-transliteration-2-2-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kol-ami.kulam.org\/en\/2018\/02\/27\/orthodox-kabbalistic-kabbalat-shabbat-hebrew-english-transliteration-2-2-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Renewal Kabbalat Shabbat Service"},"content":{"rendered":"

This excerpt from “Shabbat: A personal guide to the spiritual observance of Shabbat<\/a>” presents the Kabbalat Shabbat service of the<\/em>\u00a0Beyt Tikkun<\/a>\u00a0Jewish Renewal neo-Hasidic synagogue in Berkeley, California. This Kabbalat Shabbat service begins with an outdoor meditation celebrating creation, followed by selections from Shema, a central prayer of the Ma’ariv evening prayer service, concluding with Shalom Aleichem, a hymn usually sung around the table prior to the beginning of the Friday night Shabbat meal. To see the entire guide, prepared by Rabbi Michael Lerner<\/a> and members of the Beyt Tikkun congregation, click here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

A Prayer Celebrating Creation<\/h2>\n

To do the prayer celebrating creation, go outside if the weather permits.\u00a0Find a quiet, safe, private space to stand where you can see the sky. Take\u00a0time to relax, make yourself feel comfortable and safe. Breathe in and out\u00a0some deep breaths and relax. Now, look at the sky. Imagine where you are in the physical universe\u2014on\u00a0the North American continent on a globe that has been turning all day, first toward the sun, and now away from the sun and toward the millions of stars,\u00a0a few of which you may be able to see. Imagine the reality\u2014all day long this globe has been turning, and all day it has also been moving forward on its\u00a0path around the sun. Allow yourself to contemplate the infinite expanses of\u00a0the universe. Become aware of your actual place in this vast reality. Allow\u00a0yourself to see the complexity and the grandeur of the physical universe,\u00a0and to give thanks to God for creating all this and giving us the opportunity\u00a0to experience it.<\/p>\n

Then, say the prayer:<\/p>\n

Baruch Ata, Adonai, hama-ariv aravim.<\/em>
\nBlessed are you, the Transformative Power of the Universe,\u00a0who evenings the evening.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The Prayer of God\u2019s Love: Ahavat Olam<\/h2>\n

Ahavat olam<\/em>
\nBeyt Yisra-el<\/em>
\namcha, amcha, ahavta:<\/em>
\ntorah umitzvot,<\/em>
\nchukim umishpatim<\/em>
\notanu, otanu, limadeta.<\/em>
\nAl keyn Adonai Eloheynu<\/em>
\nb\u2019shachbeynu uv\u2019kumeynu<\/em>
\nnasi-ach b\u2019chukecha, v\u2019nismach b\u2019divrey Toratecha<\/em>
\nuv\u2019mitzvotecha l\u2019olam va-ed.<\/em>
\nKi hem chayeynu v\u2019orech yameynu,<\/em>
\nuvahem negeh yomam valaila.<\/em>
\nV\u2019ahavatcha al tasir mimenu l\u2019olamim,<\/em>
\nmimenu l\u2019olamim!<\/em>
\nBaruch Ata, Adonai, ohev, ohev, amo Yisra-el.<\/em><\/p>\n

We are loved by an unending love.
\nWe are embraced by arms that find us
\nEven when we are hidden from ourselves.
\nWe are touched by fingers that soothe us
\nEven when we are too proud for soothing.
\nWe are counseled by voices that guide us
\nEven when we are too embittered to hear.
\nWe are loved by an unending love.
\nWe are supported by hands that uplift us
\nEven in the midst of the fall.
\nWe are urged by the eyes that meet us
\nEven when we are too weak for meeting
\nWe are loved by an unending love.
\nEmbraced, touched, soothed and counseled…
\nOurs are the arms, the fingers, the voices;
\nOurs are the hands, the eyes, the smiles;
\nWe are loved by an unending love.
\nBlessed are You, Our Source,
\nwho loves Your people Israel.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u2014translated by Rabbi Rami Shapiro<\/p>\n

Now, recognizing and affirming God as the Unity of All Being, proclaim:<\/p>\n

SHEMA YISRA-EL, ADONAI ELOHEYNU, ADONAI ECHAD!<\/em>
\nHear, Israel, the Power of Transformation and Healing is the Creator of the Universe, the Transformative Power is an Inexpressible Unity.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Immediately following the Shema we chant or recite the Ve\u2019ahavta prayer. It not only affirms God as the Unity of All Being but defines ways in which we can demonstrate our belief in that One God.<\/p>\n

Ve\u2019ahavta et adonay eloheha behol levaveha uvhol nafsheha uvhol me\u2019odeha.<\/em>
\nVehayu hadevarim ha\u2019eleh asher anohi metzaveha hayom allevaveha.<\/em>
\nVeshinantam levaneha vedibarta bambeshivteha beveyteha uvlehteha vadereh uvshohbeha uvkumeha.<\/em>
\nUkshartam le\u2019ot al yadeha vehay letotafot beyn eyneha.<\/em>
\nUhtavtam al mezuzot beyteha uvishareha.<\/em><\/p>\n

You shall love YHVH, the Source of Healing and Transformation,\u00a0with all your mind, with all your strength and
\nwith all your being. Set these words which I command\u00a0you this day, upon your heart. Teach them faithfully to\u00a0your children; speak of them in your home and on your way, when you lie down and when you rise up.
\nBind them as a sign upon your hand; let them be a symbol\u00a0before your eyes; inscribe them on the doorposts of your\u00a0house, and on your gates.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Stay outside and continue to contemplate the vastness and grandeur of\u00a0the universe. When you are ready, come back inside.<\/p>\n

Shalom Aleychem\u2014Welcoming the Angels<\/h2>\n

It is traditional to imagine that when we come into the place where we\u00a0eat our Shabbat meal and see the table set with wine and challah, we notice\u00a0the presence of angels.\u00a0Rabbi Rami Shapiro teaches us that angels are another name for feelings. When we act with kindness and love, we create angels of love and kindness;\u00a0when we act with hate or violence, we create angels of hate and violence. It is our job to fill our world with the angels of love, messengers of kindness\u00a0that link people together as one family. Put your arms around each other and sing Shalom Aleychem:<\/p>\n

Shalom aleychem malachey hashareyt, malachey elyon,<\/em>
\n MiMelech mal\u2019chey ham\u2019lachim, haKadosh Baruch Hu.<\/em>
\n Bo-achem l\u2019shalom, malachey hashalom, malachey elyon,<\/em>
\n MiMelech mal\u2019chey ham\u2019lachim, haKadosh Baruch Hu.<\/em>
\n Barchuni l\u2019shalom, malachey hashalom, malachey elyon,<\/em>
\n MiMelch mal\u2019chey ham\u2019lachim, haKadosh Baruch Hu.<\/em>
\n Tzeytchem l\u2019shalom, malachey hashalom, malachey elyon,<\/em>
\n MiMelech mal\u2019chey ham\u2019lachim, haKadosh Baruch Hu.<\/em><\/p>\n

Welcome among us, messengers of peace, angels of the\u00a0Highest one from deep within us, Majesty of majesties, the\u00a0blessed Holy One<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u2014translated by Rabbi Burt Jacobson<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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