Shabbat Shalom!
by Jeni
I accompanied Colin's Judaism and Christianity class to the Synagogue last night. It was kind of rad. The Cantor stood next to the Rabbi and sang almost an opera of praise, lament and mourning, which was a treat to the ears and heart.
The new prayer and liturgy book was incredible. Transliterated for our viewing, we sang and read prayers...Baruch atah Adonai...It included psalms as prayers and modern prayers, quotes and songs.
My favorite quote came from Abraham Heschel:
The meaning of Shabbat is to celebrate time rather than space. Six days a week we live under the tyranny of things in space; on Shabbat we try to become attuned to the holiness of time. It is a day on which we are called upon to share in what is eternal in time, to turn from the results of Creation to the mystery of Creation, from the world of Creation to the creation of the world.
L'Chiam!
The new prayer and liturgy book was incredible. Transliterated for our viewing, we sang and read prayers...Baruch atah Adonai...It included psalms as prayers and modern prayers, quotes and songs.
My favorite quote came from Abraham Heschel:
The meaning of Shabbat is to celebrate time rather than space. Six days a week we live under the tyranny of things in space; on Shabbat we try to become attuned to the holiness of time. It is a day on which we are called upon to share in what is eternal in time, to turn from the results of Creation to the mystery of Creation, from the world of Creation to the creation of the world.
L'Chiam!
posted by Jeni at 10:55 AM
1 Comments:
I've thought about that quote from Heschel's book on the Sabbath from time to time over the last year.
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