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לכה דודי לקראת כלה
פני שבת נקבלה
L’cha dodi likrat kallah p’nai Shabbat n’kabela
Come oh love let us embrace and vow
To honor the sacred in the here and now
שמור וזכור בדיבור אחד, השמיענו אל המיוחד
שכינה אחת ושמה אחד, לשם ולתפארת ולתחילה
Shamor v’zachor b’dibur echad
Hishmiyanu Eyl ham’yuchad
Shechina achat u’shema achat
L’shem ul’tiferet v’lithila
Expand and contract, two sides of the one
The dance of light and dark, the moon and the sun
לקראת שבת לכו ונלכה, כי היא מקור הברכה
מראש מקדם נסוכה, סוף מעשה במחשבה תחלה
Likrat Shabbat l’chu v’nelcha ki hi m’kor habracha
Meirosh mikedem n’sucha
Sof ma’aseh b’machashava techila
We revel in the holy which blesses us with all
From beginning to end we seek to heed her call
התעוררי התעוררי כי בה אורך קומי אורי
עורי עורי שיר דברי, כבוד יהוה עליך נגלה
Hitor’ri hitor’ri ki va orech kumi ori
Uri uri shir dabeiri
K’voda Shechina alayich nigla
The time has come to awaken and to shine our stars
Reveal our truths and to be who we are
בואי בשלום עתרת בעלה, גם בשמחה ובצהלה
תוך אמוני עם סגולה, בואי כלה בואי כלה
Boi v’shalom ateret ba’lah
Gam b’simcha uvtsahala
Toch emunei am segula
Boi chalah boi chalah
Come in peace
May your devotion never cease
May we increase oh precious people joy and freedom and release!
credits
from
Siddur HaKohanot: A Hebrew Priestess Prayerbook Companion Album,
released September 18, 2017
A sensual Shabbat meditation for swooning and communing. Hyms of deep mystic play. Uncover the rhythm of the lover. Presence to the pulse of God/ess in each other. May you Halleluyah All Night!
credits
released January 1, 2011
a blissroot project
created by holly taya shere in collaboration with arik labowitz
arrangements and lead vocals by holy taya
production and engineering by arik labowitz
percussive magic by aharon wheels bolsta, surya patri and arik labowitz
sweet harmonies and response vocals by melita doostand and arik labowitz
priestess presence by jill hammer and shoshana jedwab
mastering by myles boisen
photography by michael scherer
graphic design by navyo ericsen
reproduction by oasis
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