Hallel Together
A Moment For Gratitude
With Rabba Anat Sharbat, Rabbi Cantor Hillary Chorny, Rabbanit Maayan Rabinovich, Rabbanit Dalia Davis, Rabbanit Aliza Sperling
We are gathering this Thursday night to mark and celebrate the return of the living hostages and to pray for the return of the remaining bodies of the hostages.
Even though everything feels complicated, we think it is important to take time and express gratitude for some of the miraculousness of this moment.
The gathering will be structured around Hallel -- a prayer of praise and thanksgiving, literally meaning "praise" in Hebrew. It consists of six specific psalms (113-118) that are recited together on joyous holidays, such as Passover, Shavuot, Sukkot, and Hanukkah, as well as a shortened version recited every month on Rosh Chodesh.
Our wonderful teachers will share a part of Hallel that is meaningful to them – and how it connects for them to this wild time in our Jewish history.
Have you ever felt so happy that your heart feels BIG — almost like it’s singing?
That’s what Hallel is. And it’s what so many of us felt as the hostages returned.
We sing Hallel when we’re extra thankful — on holidays and happy days — to tell the world (and remind ourselves) how wonderful it feels to be alive, to be free, and to have good things around us. When we say Hallel, it’s like saying:
“Thank you for the light after dark.” — “Thank you for people who love me.” — “Thank you for another chance to begin again.”But Hallel is more than words on a page. Even on days that aren’t so good, giving thanks helps our hearts remember hope.
Please join us for this gathering of Torah and song and thanksgiving.
After coming together so many times over these past two years in prayer and pain, we want to take a moment for gratitude together as a community.
We are grateful to have voices from Israel and the global Jewish community join this gathering.
Come when you can, stay till you can’t. But, come. Let’s be together.
Join us Thursday, October 30th @ 7:30-8:45pm ET
Please invite someone you think might want to be with us, too.
This gathering welcomes women* 12+ and learners of all backgrounds.
SVIVAH is dependent on the generosity of those who choose to invest in a powerful community of women. As always, cost should never be a barrier to anything SVIVAH, but if you can, please help us show respect to our speakers/facilitators for their time and expertise.
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Questions about ZOOM or about this gathering? Email connect@svivah.org
*SVIVAH defines "Jewish woman" as anyone wishing to be included in a circle of Jewish women. If you want to be here, we want you to be here.
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