The Bedtime Shema
Bedtime Shema songs by Jordan Franzel and Lisa Tzur. Adapted from the Sh’ma for Bedtime in the Siddur, the Jewish Prayer Book, this composition was written in Jerusalem for the URJ Eisner Camp of Great Barrington, MA. It was published in the Shireinu series, the songbook for the Reform Movement.
Nighttime Podcasts
Nighttime can be a good time to turn off screens and snuggle in bed with a good book…or a great podcast. (more…)
Soundtrack: Mountain Ambiance in the Himilayas
Torah Study: Peak Experiences in the Bible
The Bible has many references to important experiences associated with mountains: Moriah, Sinai, Nebo, Carmel, Tabor, and so on (most of them on the scale of hills). Here are four biblical themes associated with mountains and ascent:
Moroccan Chant of Psalm 24
Sound Track: Creek in an Australian Underground Cave
Wings of Peace: Draw Water in Joy
Wings of Peace, Rabbi Aryeh Hirschfield <http://rebaryeh.com/>
Wind in the Trees and Ambiance at Tejon Ranch, California
Listen to the wind and the birds and insects in the trees, or if you are indoors enjoy this recording.
Featured Image: TejonWest by RangerX via Flickr
See the famous fruit trees of Israel, or return to the Gateway of Trees.
The Tree of Life: Divine Wisdom
Are we really exiled from the Tree of Life? While the book of Genesis depicts the exile from the Garden of Eden and it’s Tree of Life, elsewhere Bible declares that the Tree of Life is available to us in another form.
She is a tree of life to those that hold on to her, and all who support her are happy.עֵץ־חַיִּ֣ים הִ֭יא לַמַּחֲזִיקִ֣ים בָּ֑הּ וְֽתֹמְכֶ֥יהָ מְאֻשָּֽׁר
Etz Khayim Hi – It is a Tree of Life, Rabbi David Shneyer, Psalm Songs from Rock Creek
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