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In Elul, we focus on teshuva, returning to our essential selves. We learn that there are two stages of teshuva, bein adam l'havero (between a person and their fellow) and bein adam l'makom (between a person and God). We often emphasize the former, as we should, as a pre-cursor to our relationship with God. These verses, however, stress the latter, a commitment to be in relationship with the divine and to look beyond human relationships as the be all/end all of existence. May our teshuvah come full circle so that we might praise God with everything we have while we are still alive.
lyrics
A'hallela Adonai b'hayai azam'ra l'elohai b'odi. Al tivtihu vin'divim b'ven adam she'ein lo tishuah. Teitzei ruho yashuv l'admato, bayom hahu av'du eshtonotav. Ashrei she'eil Ya'akov b'ezro, sivro al Adonai elohav.
אֲהַלְלָה יְהוָה בְּחַיָּי אֲזַמְּרָה לֵאלֹהַי בְּעוֹדִי׃ אַל תִּבְטְחוּ בִנְדִיבִים בְּבֶן־אָדָם שֶׁאֵֽין לוֹ תְשׁוּעָה׃ תֵּצֵא
רוּחוֹ יָשֻׁב לְאַדְמָתוֹ בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא אָבְדוּ עֶשְׁתֹּנֹתָיו׃ אַשְׁרֵי שֶׁאֵל יַעֲקֹב בְּעֶזְרוֹ שִׂבְרוֹ עַל יְהוָה אֱלֹהָיו׃
I will praise Adonai all my life, make music to my God while I still exist. Don't put your trust in princes, in humans who cannot save. Their breath departs; they return to the dust; on that day their plans come to nothing. Happy is the one who has the God of Jacob for their help, whose hope is in Adonai their God.
credits
from Elul: Songs for Turning,
released September 7, 2017
Micah Shapiro (Vocals, Guitar, Percussion), Jesse Andrews (Bass), Batya Levine (Vocals), Anat Hochberg (Vocals), Matthew Goldfield (Organ)
Utterly gorgeous songs that combine traditional folk and bluegrass with the Jewish Sabbath liturgy to moving effect. Bandcamp New & Notable Jun 24, 2023
