Category Archives: Liturgy

Oh Wondrous Healer: Rofei chol

04/10/2010 Alia Meira

Rofei chol basar umafli la’asot
Wondrous Healer (Rofay kol) Hebrew text
Oh wondrous Healer of all flesh! (from the Morning liturgy)

As part of our morning blessings we acknowledge the miracle of healing. It is the Divine spark within me that gives my body the intelligence to heal itself. That amazing intelligence is at work at this very moment. With this practice, I recognize my body’s capacity for self-healing and I activate that Divine Healing power that is latent within each and every cell.

To hear the chant, use the audio player. To download the chant, right-click the note and save (or download) the linked MP3 file.

Oh Wondrous Healer

To download the PDF file for this chant, click Oh Wondrous Healer PDF. For the musical notation, see The Magic of Hebrew Chant, page 233.

Chants, Liturgy

Shehechiyanu

04/08/2010 Alia Meira

Shehechiyanu, v’kiymanu, v’higiyanu lazman haZeh
Shehechiyanu Hebrew text
Oh Mystery, Grace unfolding, Oh Miracle, it’s You alone,
Oh Mystery, Grace unfolding, Oh Miracle, Who brings us Home. (Shehechiyanu)

A Meditation on this Moment

There is a blessing that is said whenever we realize the miracle of this present moment. We bless God who gave us Life, sustained us and brought us to this very moment. We say this blessing when we do something for the first time, to honor and express the wonder of having arrived. In meditation, I experience each moment as a momentous arrival. My whole existence has led me to this very moment — the culmination of my Life thus far, where I am privileged to experience the fullness of this NOW. God who is that miraculous force of Grace unfolding has brought me Home. In encountering and honoring that force of Homecoming, I turn and receive the gift of my life.

To hear the chant, use the audio player. To download the chant, right-click the note and save (or download) the linked MP3 file.

Shehechiyanu Round

To download the PDF file for this chant, click Shehechiyanu PDF. For the musical notation, see The Magic of Hebrew Chant, page 239.

Chants, Liturgy, Psalms

Morning Blessings

02/16/2010 Alia Meira

Adonai matir asurim, Adonai pokayah ivrim
Adonai zokayf k’fufim, Adonai ohayv tzadikim
Morning Blessings Hebrew text
Ahal’lah Yah b’chayai

Oh God, who sets the captive free,
who opens the eyes of the blind to see,
who heals the lame and
loves the just.
I will praise Yah with my life! (Psalm 146:2, 7, and 8)

As my morning blessings, I acknowledge the Force that sets me free from the bondage of habit and conditioning. I thank the One who opens my eyes to what were once invisible realms. I feel myself lifted up and healed by that Power, as the best in me is seen , known and loved.

Then I make a commitment to praise Yah with my life as I become a channel for that force of liberation, enlightenment, healing and love.

To hear the chant, use the audio player. To download the chant, right-click the note and save (or download) the linked MP3 file.

Morning Blessings

To download the PDF file for this chant, click Morning Blessings PDF. For the musical notation, see The Magic of Hebrew Chant, page 234.

Chants, Liturgy

Manifesting Torah: Lilmod

01/09/2010 Alia Meira

Lilmod u’l’lamayd lishmor v’la’asot u’l’kayaym

To learn and to teach, to uphold and to practice and to manifest (Liturgy)

As we approach the Sh’ma, we increase the power of our receptivity and presence by making a commitment to Torah/Wisdom. Our commitment is not just to learn, but to teach… not just to teach, but to uphold. Not just to uphold, but to practice. And not just to practice, but to manifest Torah in our lives and in our world.

To hear the various parts of the chant, use the audio players. To download a part, right-click a note and save (or download) the linked MP3 file.

To download the PDF file for this chant, click Manifesting Torah (Lilmod) PDF. For the musical notation, see The Magic of Hebrew Chant, page 236.

Chants, Liturgy, Scripture

Incantation for Hopefulness: Lishuatcha

01/07/2009 Alia Meira

Lishuatcha kiviti Yah;
Kiviti Yah lishuatcha;
Yah lishuatcha kiviti.
Incantation for Hopefulness Hebrew text
I wait/hope for Your Salvation. (Genesis 49:18, Bedtime liturgy)

As Jacob lies on his death bed, blessing each of his sons, he suddenly stops and cries out this line, then returns to his task of blessing. The bedtime liturgy takes his exclamation and turns it into a magic incantation of power and protection.

To hear the various parts of the chant, use the audio players. To download a part, right-click a note and save (or download) the linked MP3 file.