A Love Letter To Shabbat

By Arie Chark

A poetry collection, A Love Letter To Shabbat is not well-suited for conventional use as a birkon ("song book"). A standard birkon structure presents poetic interpretations of blessing candles, blessing time and place, blessing children, blessing wine or bread, and blessing a bountiful meal. Unconventional? Yes. Traditional? Yes! The zemirot (songs) are each original pi'yutim (poems). The pi'yutim are intended to be sung. This birkon, however, does not provide chords. I think some of you may be able to suss out my melodic inspirations, for each zemir is based on an established folkish tune, but I also think you can sing my lyrics to your folkish (or even punkish) tunes. I'd love to hear what you come up with. Please respect my copyright, though – I obligate you to attribute the lyrics to Reb Arie or ha'qatan Reb Arie. The tune is yours, of course, assuming you didn't steal it from someone else, even if subconsciously.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Arie Chark
• Release date: Jan 13, 2017
• ISBN: 9780987693617

Arie Chark

Regarded as a rabbi by some and a rascal by others, Reb Arie has come to understand that personal narratives are messy -- and nothing is messier than one's own honest autobiography, from which only valid spiritual experience can form.

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Introduction

1. Shabbat

2. Festivals

3. First Songs

4. The 54 Keys

5. Food

6. Reasons For Joy

A Love Letter To Shabbat

Original liturgical poetry by ha'qatan Reb Arie

Based on Birkat Ha'Mazon and other traditional texts as interpreted by Siddur Qol Ha'Maqom

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