Kabbalat Shabbat Services with Instruments
On June 20th, Cantor Helzner will again lead her popular and joyful “Kabbalat Shabbat with Instruments” at Tikvat Israel. Read what a congregant wrote of the experience:
We would like to express how much we enjoyed attending the Shabbat with instruments last month. We found the music very uplifting and spiritual. It was a great way to usher in Shabbat and reconnect with the synagogue. We hadn’t been to services in a while and it was wonderful to be there and to feel a part of the Tikvat Israel community again. We are planning on making this service a regular part of our schedule. It gave us a great lift.
The cantor gave us a recording of “Magen Avot” which she made during a rehearsal, to give you a taste of what to expect. You can either listen to it by clicking on “Play Now” or the “Play in Popup”, or click the “Download” link to play on your mp3 player. All our audio clips are also available by subscribing to the Tikvat Israel Blog on iTunes!
June 16th, 2008 at 7:02 pm
Kabbalat Shabbat with Instruments was also a very spiritual and uplifting service for our family. My thoughts about last month’s service were captured by a comment from another congregant who described how many cantors ‘perform’ but ours leads us in prayer. During last month’s service, the cantor, accompanied by three wonderful musicians, seemed to be “living” the prayers and songs designed to welcome in Shabbat as she led us through the service and that feeling enveloped the rest of us. We also hope to make this service part of our regular Shabbat routine, and would encourage others to give the service a try!