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Contemporary Shabbat Practice

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“The meaning of the Sabbath is to celebrate time rather than space. Six days a week we live under the tyranny of things of space; on the Sabbath we try to become attuned to holiness in 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.” –Abraham Joshua Heschel, The Sabbath, 1951
 

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Audio/video shiviti meditation chant

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Chorus sings inspiring song on creating peace in the world

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MLK’s “Beyond Vietnam” speech set to Haftarah trope

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“May this prayer help open hearts and bring down walls of oppression for all humanity”

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Turning self-pleasure from a moment of embarrassment to one of beauty and joy

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Reimagining the Amidah

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Stop to behold the lightness we bring to the world through our blessed and capable hands

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