Prayer and Worship at TBI
Worship Adonai with gladness! Come into God’s presence with singing. (Psalm 100:2)
These prayers were recorded live at Temple Beth Israel in Skokie, IL in 5780 / 2019-2020 for the purposes of education for the congregation.
Rabbi Michael Weinberg, guitar and voice
Director of Music Marla Aviva Bentley, voice and conductor
TBI Accompanist Jennifer McCabe, piano
Koleynu: The Temple Beth Israel Adult Choir
Special guests include: Rob Weinberg, guitar and voice, Christopher Mahieu, piano, Philip Seward, piano
Prayer books: Mishkan T’filah for Shabbat, and Mishkan T’filah for Weekdays and Festivals, published by the CCAR.
Primary sources of music include Shireinu and Gates of Song, available for purchase from Transcontinental Music Publishing, or directly from linked composers. Temple Beth Israel is licensed to stream through JLicense: #A-700135.
To stream Shabbat, Holiday and Festival services: https://tbiskokie.org
To read my articles on music and prayer, go to the Chai Notes column of the TBI Bulletin.
When we sing, we pray twice.
Visit these pages in the Prayer menu to listen and learn more:
WELCOMING SHABBAT
KABBALAT SHABBAT & ARVIT (EVENING)
SHACHARIT (MORNING)
AMIDAH/T’FILAH
TORAH SERVICE & CONCLUDING PRAYERS
HIGH HOLY DAYS
ROSH CHODESH, FESTIVALS AND HOLIDAYS
PRAYERS FOR USE AT HOME
Resources for learning more about Jewish Music and Prayer
Prayer books:
Mishkan T’filah Online Prayer Book (Weekdays, Festivals and Shabbat) – Online Flip Book from CCAR Press
Mishkan T’filah: A Reform Siddur (CCAR Press) – our TBI prayer book used in services
Mishkan T’filah for Traveler’s (CCAR Press) – 6th grade classroom prayer book
B’chol L’vavcha by Rabbi Harvey Fields
Websites:
Siddur Audio – Traditional nusach (chanting) of prayers of the Torah Service
Kakatuv – Prayers in Hebrew with direct transliteration and translation
Cantor Jamie Marx – Cantor Marx sings the prayers of a Shabbat Service including the Torah Service and Concluding Prayers
JGateways – Prayers and Blessings with Visual Supports
Milken Archive of Jewish Music
Videos:
The Structure of the Jewish Prayer Service by Rabbi Wendi Geffen
Mi Shebeirach by Rabbi Reni Dickman
What is the Kaddish? by Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg
Chanting the Shabbat Blessings from Reform Judaism
Online Articles:
My Jewish Learning Article on 50 Common Hebrew Words Found in Prayer
Excerpt from B’chol L’vavcha by Harvey Fields: The Aliyah and the Torah Service
Article by Rabbi Daniel Kohn The Torah Service
Article by Rabbi Daniel Kohn Siddur Contents: Shabbat Liturgy
Article by Shira Schoenberg Reading the Torah
Reform Judaism Article Shabbat Worship Services
Article by Ronald Eisenberg on Hagbah and Gelilah Explained (V’zot HaTorah)
Reform Judaism Article on Mi Shebeirach
Jewish Learning Matters Article on Debbie Friedman’s Mi Shebeirach
Reform Judaism Article on Aleinu
Reform Judaism Article on Mourner’s Kaddish
Music and Jewish Prayer from My Jewish Learning
Development of Reform Jewish Music by Cantor Mary Thomas from Reform Judaism