Be at rest, once again, O my soul,
for the LORD has been good to you.

Ki chilatzta nafshi mimavet et eini min dima et-ragli midechi.

You have delivered me from death,
my eyes from tears,
my feet from stumbling.

I will betroth you forever

I will betroth you with righteous​ness, and in justice, and in lovingkin​dness, and in compassio​n.
I will betroth you in faithfuln​ess; and you shall know Adonai.

Pesach, Pesach ala Mano

Las massas si stan faziendo

Los yaprakis si stan koziendo

Aman aman el Dio Bendicho mos da mazal Aman aman

May God bless us with joy and mazal.

Hamantaschen we enjoyed

Now Rabbi says, "Chametz avoid!"

Masks and costumes we did dress

Now Nona says, "We clean the mess!"

U’MANOS L’YOM TZAR LI.

UZI EILEIKHA AZAMEIRAH

But I will sing your strength and extol each morning your lovingkindness

For you have been my haven and my refuge

In my time of trouble

You, oh My Strength, I will sing. (Psalm 59:17-18)

These words come from Psalm 59, which is a psalm that is not a part of our liturgy. I found them when searching for texts in the Jewish canon that speak of strength. The most familiar is the phrase, “Ozi v’zimrat Yah vayehi li li’yeshua,” from the Song of the Sea (Shirat Hayam). There is a midrash (story/explanation – exegesis) that goes along with these words from the Shir Hashirim Rabbah (Exegesis from the Song of Songs). Shir Hashirim Rabbah is filled with parables of a king and the king’s relations with various people in the kingdom. In this particular midrash, the king has in his possession many precious jewels and stones; rubies and emeralds, diamonds and gold. The king’s child approaches the king and says, “Father, let me have those.” And the king says, “They’re yours, they’ve always been yours, and to you I give them.” The rabbis liken this parable to the people of Israel as they stand at the shore of the red sea before it has been split. The Egyptians are at their backs and they are frightened. They call out to God and say, “God! Give us strength! Ozi V’zimrat Yah!” And God replies, “It’s yours, it’s always been yours, and to you I give it.” And the midrash continues, “v’ein oz ela Torah,” and there is no strength except for Torah. So what does it mean for the Torah to be our strength? I thought about the words of this Psalm, “Va’ani ashir uzecha,” And I will sing Your strength.” What does it mean to sing Torah into the world? How can we sing our strengths into the world? To sing is to share, to publicize. In this case it is a communal act. And through singing Torah, God’s strength and gift to us, we find our own Torah, our own strength. The words of this verse begin “Va’ani ashir uzecha,” And I will sing YOUR strength, but they end, “Uzi eilecha azamerah,” MY strength, I will sing out to You.

Leit atar panui minei

There is no place devoid of You

You are my spirit

Like a warming fire

Like a breeze through my mind

Blowing my thoughts higher

Leit atar panui minei

There is no place devoid of You

You flow through my heart

Like a river of kindness

You wear my body

Like an earthy likeness

Leit atar panui minei

There is no place devoid of You

There is no corner

Where I cannot find you

I am within you and all around you.

Found in the Tanya, a Chasidic text, quoting the Zohar:

וְלֵית אֲתַר פָּנוּי מִינֵּיהּ (Aramaic)

Efes Zulato

There is nothing else besides God.

Ozi v'Zimrat Yah, v'yehili li shuah.

Comfort, oh comfort My People, says your God.

Ozi v'Zimrat Yah, v'yehili li shuah.

The soul is Yours and the body is Your workmanship;
have compassion on what You have created;

dinam

As a shepherd considers the flock, when it passes beneath the staff, You count and consider every life. You set bounds; You decide destiny; you inscribe judgments

Ha neshamah lach vehaguf po'olach
chusah 'al amalach Ha neshamah lach

Even though this is the darkest hour

No one can hold back the dawn

Let's keep it burning

Let's keep the light of hope alive

Make safe our journey through the storm

Banu Choshech l'garesh

B'yadeinu or va'aish

Kol echad hu or katan

V'kulanu or eitan

Sura choshech

Hala shchor!

Sura mipnei haor (2x)

Hebrew translation:

We have come to banish the darkness

In our hands we have light and fire

Each one of us is a little light

And together we are a magnificent light

Leave darkness!

Go away evil forces!

Be overpowered by the light!

One planet is turning

Circle on her path around the sun

Earth mother is calling her children home

Light is returning /Ha'or chozeir (8x)

Sura choshech Hala shchor!

Sura mipnei haor (2x)

Your space will be broad, your worship free: await the promised one; we will exult, we will sing for joy!

Lecha Dodi Likrat Kallah p'Nei Shabbat n'Kabalah

BELOVED, COME to meet the bride; beloved come to greet Shabbat.

Ki mei-olam kivinu lach.

O Good One, whose mercies never end,

O Compassionate One, whose kindness never fails,

We forever put our hope in You.

I will build this world from love

And you must build this world from love

And if we build this world from love

Then God will build this world from love