E-Hazzan Blog
12 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 4 years ago -A Blog About Jewish Music & Liturgy
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Pikuach Nefesh – Post-Shavuot Gleanings
June 01, 2020 23:04As part of the celebration of Shavuot, the Omaha Beit Midrash convened a panel discussion involving clergy from Temple Israel (Reform), Chabad, and Beth El (Conservative) with Jennie Gates-Beckman of the Jewish Federation of Omaha serving as moderator. The discussion … Continue reading →
Worship by Computer, a Contemporary Solution to an Ancient Dilemma
May 08, 2020 19:22Some friends have asked me how it is that I am using Zoom for Services on Shabbat. Here is my reply: An unspeakable tragedy occurred in the year 70 C.E.; the destruction of our Holy Temple in Jerusalem: the Beit … Continue reading →
Share a Prayer: Face Time with Your Creator.
November 06, 2018 21:46Built into our tradition is the opportunity to have a one to one “Face Time” conversation with the Almighty every day. The Amidah, a prayer that is a compilation of 7 – 19 blessings, which forms the core of every … Continue reading →
Share a Prayer: “The Yiddish are Coming”
October 24, 2018 18:12Many people would be surprised to learn that there is a Yiddish prayer that can be found in our modern Siddur. The prayer, Got Fun Avrohom (God of Abraham) follows Havdalah, the ceremony of separation that is recited over wine, spices … Continue reading →
Share a Prayer: Avinu Malkeiu
September 06, 2018 20:26For the Jewish people, the High Holidays are a time for introspection and self-evaluation. We are encouraged to examine our thoughts and actions over the past year with the goal of refining our relationships, and if necessary, making amends with others, with our … Continue reading →
BTW – Ba’al Tephila Workshop
August 31, 2017 19:52BTW is an exciting new way to learn how to lead synagogue services or to understand more about the process of how services are conducted. How many times have you searched the web for a YouTube video or other source that … Continue reading →
Share a Prayer: Modim Anachnu Lach; Thanksgiving
November 21, 2016 21:52With the American festival of Thanksgiving rapidly approaching, the notion of expressing gratitude is very much in our thoughts. For Jews, this is not an annual event but rather a persistent theme in our hearts and heritage. Indeed, we wake … Continue reading →
Share a Prayer: Hayom Harat Olam; Happy Birthday World!
September 15, 2016 19:49 - 1.07 MBRosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, is among other, things a celebration of the birthday of the world. Unlike our Birthday, which celebrates our becoming one year older, a reality many of us work very hard to hide, on Rosh … Continue reading →
E-Hazzan The Sound of the Shofar
September 02, 2015 17:15 - 645 KBA great silence settles over the packed synagogue as a man cloaked in a white robe with a huge black and white striped Tallit over his head slowly raises and old Shofar to his lips. With majestic fanfare the Rabbi … Continue reading →
A quick and easy guide to understanding the themes and meanings of our Hebrew High Holiday liturgy.
August 25, 2015 20:48 - 178 BytesWelcome to “Share a Prayer” a quick look at a prayer that is found in our Daily, Shabbat or Holy Day Prayer Service. Often during the course of the service we encounter some real gems that we don’t have time … Continue reading →
Share a Prayer: Sefirat Ha Omer
May 09, 2014 16:50Welcome to “Share a Prayer” a quick look at a prayer that is found in our Daily, Shabbat or Holy Day Prayer Service. Often during the course of the service we encounter some real gems that we don’t have time … Continue reading →
Share a Prayer – Music of the Shoah
April 30, 2014 20:47Just days after concluding the celebration of the festival of Passover, people throughout the world observe Yom Ha Shoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day. When reflecting on the horrors of the Shoah, one realizes that part of the profound devastation of our … Continue reading →