Purim! - Shir Tikvah

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From our Music DirectorThe interfaith choir (members from Shir Tikvah, Bet Shalom, First Covenant Church, and the Twin Cities Community GospelChoir) led Shir Tikvah in song on February 3.The Shir Tikvah Shabbat Shirah Service raisedthe roof this year. With standing room onlyand people seated in the balcony and OnegHall, 70 musicians led the congregation in prayer onFebruary 3.We sang liturgy of the Friday evening service, mostlyin Gospel style. From the first chords of Hinei MahTov to the Mozambiquan hymm, Nzamuranza, thecongregation joined in with the liturgy from thePsalms, Prophets, and Deuteronomy.The interfaith choir, comprised of choir members fromShir Tikvah, Bet Shalom, First Covenant Church, andthe Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir, sang inWendy GoldbergHebrew, English, and the languageindigenous to Mozambique.These group also sang at Bet Shalomand at First Covenant Church.Thanks to funds from the HarrisMusic Fund, we were able to partnerwith Robert Robinson, who arrangedsome of the music and led themusicians.Thank you to all who helped make this servicewelcoming to the multitude of guests who came to ShirTikvah, many for the first time, and who helped createthe warm atmosphere for all.March Lifelong Learning CalendarReligious SchoolMarch 4 Religious School 9:30-11:30 a.m.4 “Just Vote NO — MN Jewish CommunityUnited to Defeat the Marriage Amendment”2:00-5:00 p.m. at Adath JeshurunCongregation in Minnetonka; our 7 th - and 8 th -grade and Confirmation classes will attend7 Erev Purim (Wednesday)9 4 th Grade Dinner 6:30-8:00 p.m. at Shir Tikvah11 Religious School; Mishpacha in sessionSTIFTY Purim Carnival, 11:30 a.m.18 Religious School24 Pre-B’nei Mitzvah Shabbat Programs, ShabbatHaMakor: 5 th -graders and parents at 9:30 a.m.25 Religious SchoolHebrew SchoolMarch 7 Family Purim Celebration 5:00-7:00 p.m.14 Hebrew School 4:30-6:30 p.m. and 6:00-8:00 p.m.21 Hebrew School 4:30-6:30 p.m. and 6:00-8:00 p.m.28 Hebrew School 4:30-6:30 p.m. and 6:00-8:00 p.m.Adult EducationMarch 2 Torah Study Group meets 12:15-1:30 p.m.Radical Amazement Class Shabbat Dinner6:00-8:00 p.m.4 Radical Amazement: A Vibrant Judaism ofHeart, Mind & Soul 9:45-11:15 a.m. (last class)5 Monday Night Adult Learning: BeginningPrayerbook Hebrew 6:30-7:45 p.m. ; AdultB’nei Mitzvah Seminar 6:30-8:00 p.m.12 Monday night Adult Learning14 Rabbi Sharon Brous visit; see page 619 Monday Night Adult Learning26 Monday Night Adult Learning4
DeLeT: The Davening Leadership TeamDeLeT is an initiative for those thinking aboutShir Tikvah prayer life to evaluate and reflecton services in order to impact our prayerexperiences. Those invited to be in DeLeT are our musicleaders, tzofim (scouts), T’fillah Committee members, andminyan attendees. DeLeT is open to anyone who wouldlike to join.Over the course of the year, we’re attending regularFriday and Saturday services, as well as special servicesthat include Shabbat Live! and b’nei mitzvah. We’re alsoexperimenting with English/Hebrew Torah readings,special Torah blessings, services in the round, and otherformats.Our third of five DeLeT sessions focused on ShabbatLive! Many of us ate dinner with the musicians andtheir families before services, attended them, and then18 of us engaged in reflection after services, focusing onhow Shabbat Live creates a holy space for prayer, usesmusic as the primary mode for prayer, and is childfriendly.The next DeLeT service is scheduled for Friday, March30, at 8:00 p.m. and will be led by several music leaders.You are welcome to attend services and join in thereflection time both before and after. Contact me atwendy@shirtikvah.net for more information.Wendy Goldberg“I felt as though [the Jan. 20 Shabbat Live!] was aspiritual service that had a rhythm —not just a raucoussing-along for those who’d gone to URJ camps.”“The worshipful feeling...radiated in thesanctuary during song, speaking, and momentsof gathered quiet.”uGayle R. Zoffer:DeLet members expressed a sense ofthe accessibility of the night’s service;it seemed that no matter wherecongregants’ hearts and energiesmight have been, the beautifulwelcoming of Shabbat was warmlyshared throughout the Shir Tikvahcommunity.David and I had attended ShabbatLive! two times approximately a yearago. The first time, I was in joyousmood and had a good time singing,although I found the amplification abit loud for my taste.The second time, I had had a difficultweek, and the volume of the musicand the lack of any pause for muchreflection or silence was actuallyunpleasant. We made a decision notto come to services during ShabbatLive.As a new music leader participatingin DeLeT, I attended Shabbat Live! aswell as the post-service conversationon January 20 as part of mycommitment to learning about thefull range of services we are offering.Honestly, while I approached theevening with some trepidation, it wasa wholly different experience for me.First of all, the volume was muchreduced. I appreciated the rangeof musicians seated on the bimah,each featured at different times, andI felt as though this was a spiritualservice that had a rhythm—not just araucous sing-along for those who’dgone to URJ camps.I appreciated Rabbi Latz’sintroductions to various prayers andthe way in which various melodieswere repeated multiple times toenhance the spiritual experience.I will need to try it a few moretimes to see if what I experiencedin January is the rule, not theexception. But I no longer feel likeit’s a service that meets the needs of asubpopulation of Shir Tikvah, but notmine.uCarolyn Belle:On Friday night, January 20,after our moving Shabbat Live!service, the DeLet group met toreflect. Music leaders, clergy, andcongregants discussed what workedwell in the service, and might befurthered in future Shabbat services,and what might be added todevelop an even richer Erev Shabbatobservance.The group noted the worshipfulfeeling that radiated in the sanctuaryduring song, speaking, andmoments of gathered quiet. Duringthe discussion, we noted that it wasimpossible to fully discern howmuch of the beauty derived fromthe joy shared in the many blessings,and which portion of that beautyfollowed from the caring dedicationof the music leaders and clergy.The next Shabbat Live! is scheduledfor April 20. Please join us.Shir Tikvah25th AnniversaryMemorial Day Weekend May 24-26, 2013 Mark your calendar!5
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