Prayer / T’fillah

Yism’chu B’Malchut’cha – They Shall Rejoice in Your Kingdom

Liturgy / Siddur, Prayer / T'fillah /

Music and Audio © Alexander Massey 26 May 2019 Download the free sheet music (voice & optional piano or guitar) Collection This is one of my collection for Shabbat Shacharit, all available here. The Piece יִשְׂמְחוּ בְמַלְכוּתְך שׁוֹמְרֵי שַׁבָּת וְקֽוֹרְאֵי עֹֽנֶג עַם מְקַדְּשֵׁי שְׁבִיעִי כֻּלָּם יִשְׂבְּעוּ וְיִתְעַנְּגוּ מִטּוּבֶֽךָ וּבַשְּׁבִיעִי רָצִֽיתָ בּוֹ וְקִדַּשְׁתּוֹ חֶמְדַּת יָמִים אוֹתוֹ […]

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‘God is in the detail’: a composer’s perspective on crafting modern Jewish sacred music

Liturgy / Siddur, Prayer / T'fillah /

Summary of sections: Prayer, words and music – the role of sacred music ‘Reaching out without dumbing down’ Music as theology; music as midrash ‘Prayer: the lost art’ Making music holy – kodesh ‘God is in the detail’ – 25 questions for creating new musical prayer Using PaRDeS (peshat, remez, drash, sod) as a framework

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Elohai N’shamah – My God, The Soul – Its music and meanings

Interfaith, Meditation, Prayer / T'fillah /

Music and recording © Alexander Massey 11 March 2015 Download the free sheet music (3 part round with optional piano or guitar) Collections I have written two other articles about this text and music: Elohai N’shamah and 2 meditations for Counting of the Omer Day 1 Elohai N’shamah: Its deeper meanings This piece is also

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Omer Day 1 – Chesed of Chesed – Elohai N’shamah

1 Comment / Liturgy / Siddur, Meditation, Prayer / T'fillah /

Music and recording © Alexander Massey 11 March 2015 Download the free sheet music (3 part round with optional piano or guitar) Collections Further commentary about this text can be found in two other of my articles: Elohai N’shamah: Its music and meaning Elohai N’shamah: Its deeper meanings This piece is also an installment in

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A note on prayer

Prayer / T'fillah /

In 1872, Francis Galton wrote a now famous essay entitled ‘Statistical Inquiries into the Efficacy of Prayer’1 and concluded that prayer has no effect on either God, or the health or life expectancy of the person prayed for. The essay is full of value propositions and assumptions presented as fact, so I find it hard

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