Pass Time With Good Company

November 2019- Cheshvan/Kislev 5780

Open Your Heart, Quiet Your Mind, Renew Your Spirit

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Pass Time With Good Company

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Dear Friends,

In 1982 I had just returned from a year in Israel and was thrust back into University of California Irvine music school life. One of the highlights of every year at UCI was our annual Madrigal Dinner which recreates a historical Holiday Dinner during the time of King Henry the VIII. Apparently that year, I played Anne Boleyn, a role which was awesome, albeit temporary! My memories of the Madrigal Dinner that year are fuzzy but there is one overall theme I can recall well: the community and camaraderie of everyone there united by our choral director Joseph Huzsti. Dr. Huzsti spotted me at a solo competition in Bakersfield when I was 14 years of age and changed the trajectory of my life by offering me a vocal scholarship to U.C. Irvine. It set me on the path of my vocal career and I’m grateful to him and his leadership at U.C.I. I’m traveling back there this month for a Madrigal Dinner Choir Reunion and I'm sure the memories will come flooding back to me in clearer detail. What remains in my heart is a secure feeling that sharing music and singing together is what makes life rich and meaningful. I'll also be returning to share Shabbat with my first student college congregation Temple Beth David, Westminster and then with my hometown Temple Beth El family. I feel truly blessed to have these deep roots which continue to inspire me today!

My prayer for all of us is that we give blessing for all the particular wonderful moments, relationships and communities which have changed our lives for the good. May we stay fully present so that we may pass time with good company, mindfully with open hearts! (can you spot me in the picture?? Hint: look low to the right .I'm petite!)

Namaste,

Reb Lisa

Poetry Corner

I Wanna Heal The World Through Music by Lisa Levine

I wanna heal the world through music

I wanna heal the world through song

Break the walls between us

Let music bring us along

The walls that divide us

Have been standing way too long

It’s time to heal this broken world

Through song

Through common love and hope

We’ve traveled these roads together

Though centuries divide our pain

It’s the same storm

We have weathered

Slavery and hatred,

Injustice are our cause

The history we share

Keeps us strong!

So let's heal the world through music

Heal the world through song

Break the walls between us

Let music bring us along

The challenges are many

Together we are strong

Let's heal this broken world

Through song.

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Upcoming Events

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November 1st, 2019

Homecoming Shabbat! 7:00 p.m.

Lisa's FIRST Student Congregation welcomes her back for a Family Service Shabbat reunion!

Temple Beth David

6100 Hefley St.

Westminster, CA

November 8th, 2019

Soulful Family Shabbat 6:00 p.m.

November 9th, 2019 9:30 a.m.

Shabbat Morning Drum and Chant Service

Temple Beth El

Bakersfield, CA

November 22nd, 2019

Shabbat Services 7:30 p.m.

Riderwood Jewish Community Chapel

November 23rd, 2019

Shabbat Morning Service 10:00 a.m.

Temple B'nai Israel

Easton, MD

December 1st, 2019

Jospel Jam: LP Release

December 7th, 2019

Tot Shabbat and Shabbat Morning Service 9:00 a.m.

Temple B'nai Israel

Easton, MD

December 12th, 2019

3:30 p.m. JRR STAGE

URJ Biennial

December 13th, 2019

7:30 a.m. Yoga Shalom

URJ Biennial

Chicago, IL

December 27th, 2019

Shabbat Services 7:30 p.m.

Riderwood Jewish Community Chapel

January 24-Feb 2

Concerts in Havana,

Santa Clara & Cienfuegos

Seaside Mission to Cuba

Lisa is currently booking for 2020-2021 .

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October Highlights

High Holy Days 5780! Thank you Epworth UMC and Rabbi Simcha Daniel Burstyn.

Visit to Milton Historical Society to learn more about Bryan Stevenson and his work read: "Just Mercy" to learn more.

Sukkah Fun!

Joining Hands for Peace at the Peace Rally in Georgetown DE!

Peace Week Highlights Heal The World Through Music!

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