A combination of cantorial and Middle-Eastern motifs. The music, deeply rooted in tradition, offers listeners melodies and chants for immediate incorporation into their own community's ritual observances and practices. The recording is a wonderful complement to Marcia Falk's Book of Blessings for Daily Life (Harper San Francisco 1996), a seminal work that restructures Jewish liturgy in Hebrew and English from a non-hierarchical gender-inclusive perspective.
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Sabbath Candlelighting (M. Falk, L. Hirschhorn, F. Avni) |
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L'khu, Rey'ot V'rey'im (Greeting the Sabbath Bride) (M. Falk, L. Hirschhorn, F. Avni) |
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Sanctification over Wine for Sabbath Eve (M. Falk, L. Hirschhorn, F. Avni) |
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Blessing Before the Meal (M. Falk, L. Hirschhorn, F. Avni) |
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Blessing After the Meal (M. Falk, L. Hirschhorn, F. Avni) |
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Morning Blessing (M. Falk, L. Hirschhorn, F. Avni) |
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Recalling Our Ancestors, Remembering Our Lives (M. Falk, L. Hirschhorn, F. Avni) |
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Sustaining Life, Embracing Death (M.Falk, L. Hirschhorn, F. Avni) |
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Hallowing Our Namings (M.Falk, L. Hirschhorn, F. Avni) |
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Sanctifying the Sabbath Day (M.Falk, L. Hirschhorn, F. Avni) |
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Restoring Shekhinah, Reclaiming Home (M.Falk, L. Hirschhorn, F. Avni) |
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The Gift of Gratitude (M.Falk, L. Hirschhorn, F. Avni) |
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Blessing of Peace (M.Falk, L. Hirschhorn, F. Avni) |
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Closing Blessing (M.Falk, L. Hirschhorn, F. Avni) |
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Havdalah: Parting Ritual for the Sabbath (M.Falk, L. Hirschhorn, F. Avni) |
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Blessing for the New Week (M.Falk, L. Hirschhorn, F. Avni) |
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Evening Blessing (M.Falk, L. Hirschhorn, F. Avni) |
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Prayer for the New Month (M.Falk, L. Hirschhorn, F. Avni) |
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Rosh Hodesh Candlelighting (M.Falk, L. Hirschhorn, F. Avni) |
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Renewal of the Moon (M.Falk, L. Hirschhorn, F. Avni) |
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Blessing for the New and for Renewal (Shehechiyanu) (M.Falk, L. Hirschhorn, F. Avni) |
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