Special Shabbat Services
L'cha Dodi by Oran Eldor
from a Jazz Shabbat service at Temple Israel of Northern Westchester
Beloved, come to meet the bride; beloved, come to greet Shabbat.
Hashkiveinu by Matt Check
from a Bluegrass Shabbat service at Temple Israel of Northern Westchester
Grant, O God, that we lie down in peace, and rise us up, our Guardian, to life renewed. Spread over us the shelter of Your peace.
L'cha Dodi by Matt Check
from a Bluegrass Shabbat service at Temple Israel of Northern Westchester
Beloved, come to meet the bride; beloved, come to greet Shabbat.
Mizmor l'David arranged by Matt Check
from a Bluegrass Shabbat service at Temple Israel of Northern Westchester
A psalm of David. Ascribe to Adonai, O divine beings, ascribe to Adonai glory and strength.
Welcoming Shabbat
V'shamru by Louis Lewandowski
from a service at Congregation Rodeph Sholom
The people of Israel shall keep Shabbat, observing Shabbat throughout the ages as a covenant for all time. It is a sign for all time between Me and the people of Israel. For in six days Adonai made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day God ceased from work and was refreshed.
Hashkiveinu by Fred Ross Perry
from a service at Park Avenue Synagogue
Grant, O God, that we lie down in peace, and rise us up, our Guardian, to life renewed. Spread over us the shelter of Your peace.
Mi Chamocha by Debbie Friedman
from a service at Park Avenue Synagogue
Who is like You, O God, among the gods that are worshipped? Who is like You, majestic in holiness, awesome in splendor, working wonders? Your children witnessed Your sovereignty, the sea splitting before Moses.
Conducting
Hashkiveinu by Leonard Bernstein
Park Avenue Synagogue
Conducted by Cantor Ben Ellerin, this setting was commissioned for Park Avenue Synagogue by Cantor David Putterman in 1945. 70 years after its premiere in the same sanctuary, and as a tribute to Cantor Putterman, Bernstein's piece was performed again by Cantor Azi Schwartz, Cantor Ben Ellerin, and organist David Enlow.
Kiddush by Kurt Weill
Park Avenue Synagogue
Premiered at Park Avenue Synagogue May 10, 1946.
Cantor Azi Schwartz, tenor
Cantor Ben Ellerin, conductor
Colin Fowler, organ
