Through the whimsical imagination of childhood, think what it must be like to be a latke, one of the foods made with oil that attend the Festival of Lights.
December 09, 2022
Cantor Schwartz Sings Ya Ribon – A Prayer for the Shabbat Dinner Table
Topic(s) / Shabbat, Music
Ya Ribon is a prayer that connects the universal to the particular, from the scale of God to the sacredness of Jerusalem. It is sung at the Shabbat table. This year, Park Avenue Synagogue is highlighting exciting ways to celebrate Shabbat during Shabbat Across PAS!
December 02, 2022
Keep My Tongue from Evil (Elohai N’tzor)
Topic(s) / Shabbat, Music
Speech, the choice of which words we speak, and perhaps even those which we do not, is a tremendous power and responsibility, one we do not always recognize and appreciate.
November 18, 2022
Kol Adonai – The Power of the Voice
Topic(s) / Music, Shabbat
Can you think of a time when a voice affected you deeply and powerfully? It may not have been singing – imagine the voice of an authority figure speaking your name, the voice of a loved one calling out.
November 04, 2022
A Virtual Visit to Israel
Topic(s) / Shabbat, Music
As the eyes of the world are on Israel because of its national election, join us on a virtual aliyah to Jerusalem with Cantor Schwartz, as he prepared to collaborate with the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra this past year. Wishing you warm thoughts and memories of Israel, and a Shabbat Shalom.
October 28, 2022
Prayer for Rain (Geshem)
Topic(s) / Shabbat
As our climate is changing, the story of a world-altering flood does not have to be merely imagined. On the other hand, we know that our world cannot survive without rain.
October 21, 2022
Eitz Chayim (“Tree of Life”) in Neo-Romantic Style
Topic(s) / Music, Shabbat
Inspired by the 19th century tradition of Jewish music in the Ashkenazi sound world, PAS Music Director David Enlow wrote this piece in 2013.
October 14, 2022
Lo Amut: Rejoicing in the Hallel Service
Topic(s) / Shabbat, Music
When we embark on the joyful Hallel during Sukkot and Shemini Atzeret, we move through many kinds of joy. There is joy from overcoming trials, and joy at the simplest blessings. We wish you Shabbat Shalom and Chag Sameach.
October 07, 2022
“I Pray to God” (Ohila La-El)
Topic(s) / Music, Shabbat
In this prayer, featured here in a setting newly commissioned by PAS, we hope our pleas of the Days of Awe were not just heard but will be answered. Wishing you a Shabbat Shalom and Happy Sukkot!
September 30, 2022
The Ultimate Kol Nidrei for Cantor, Choir, Organ, and Orchestra
Topic(s) / Shabbat, Music
Cantor Meir Finkelstein’s best-known melody at PAS is L’dor Vador. However, on Kol Nidrei, the largest setting of the eponymous prayer that we offer is also his tune.