Meta L'kha Dodi 2: The Many Faces of Shabbat

META L'KHA DODI THE MANY FACES OF SHABBAT con'.Eny TO TO W'.ELCOM-'.E TH'.E nANy THE PERSON YOU MOST LOVE is with you, joining you to celebrate the joyous love ceremony of happy lovers sung to by, perhaps, Reb Shlomo. This constant and recurring image brings together many of the facets of the multiple pieces which make up the mosaic I collage of Shabbat images. You stand with your loved ones on Sinai 'ii~'liT To celebrate and recall listening to the powerhouse exclamation of the in a single act'itJi:i. Ten Commandments. Imagine the excitement as a moment of synesthesia (seeing and this, the one God Shamor v'zakhor b'dibur ekhad ~ l ~"'~ ~ hearing experienced in the same moment) disclosed to us. Hishmi-anu Eyl ha-m'yukhad •'iM"'~\'1 occurs, as multiple sounds rush together when Adonai ekhad u-sh'mo ekhad The Source is One, the commandment of Shabbat corned forth. L'shaym u-l'tiferet v'lit-hila its essence, one, This hearing/seeing the sound/sight of the L'KHA DODI.... Divine voice/vision opens you to perceive glorious and lovely nature and everything in a new way. receiving praise . in~ itJI$ Opening to New Perceptions is Shabbat Shabbat is approached like a physical object, like hiking to the source of a river. We walk backwards following the river of life towards the beginning of Creation, before time itself began, and we find the pattern of Shabbat, the last made thing of Creation, present in the Source of Life. Life, after all, is characterized by motion, whlch consists of patterns of activity and rest, which is Shabbat. Shabbat is life nourishing ri; ~ rl~'Ji?7 To meet the Shabbos Likratshabbatl'khu v'naylkha \'1::i1,l i ~ ::i1, come let us go, Ki hi m'kor ha-b'rakha for she is the spring May-roshmi-kedemn'sukha'i, t? ~: \'1"':;i Sof ma-asehb'makh-shavat'khila , 'i1:;l";I :;iti of blessing and joy, L'KHA DODI.... C'jj?~ 'li~-'j~ poured out, woven from creation's birth, t-iiO end of work, A great therapist-Tzaddik-Shaman has asked Mikdash melekh ir m'lukha you to channel the holy city so that a major 'tz" ·1 khh -hat kha Kum1 o a ay healing can be done through you. Joining you Ravlakhshevet b'aymek ha-bakha in the private sanctuary of King David in olden V'hu yakha-mol ala-yikh khemla Jerusalem is Reb Zalman's previous incarnation, urging your city-soul to release from the pain of previous incarnations and the chaos you have absorbed through centuries. As you become comforted in the depth of your places of despair, your inner weeping is warmed and washed away with expert loving care. You recognize that you are the city, your identity is one with the holy community. Shabbat satisfies inner yearnings of healing lrl~ A royal child, destined to be a Hit-na-ari may-afar kumi great saint one day, attends you, Livshi bigday tif-ar-taykh ami lifts you up from your fallen-inAl yad ben Yishai bayt ha-lakhmi ., the-dust state, robes you with Karva el nafshi g'ala holy, magic, royal garments which L'KHA DODI.... begin to bring out glowing beauty long not seen or remembered. As you now remember your power and beauty, your soul stirs and your heart leaps within you. Your deepest beauty is Shabbat Majestic temple, city of God, rise, go forth from pain and ruin. Long have you dwelt in the vale of tears. Now God's compassion rains upon you. Shake off the dustmy people arise! Robe yourself with light and joy. The future within is revealed now. the freedom to be enters my soul. You are a trusted friend and best cheer1eader, excitedly pointing out to your Hit-or'ri, hit-or'ri faithful communuty that it has reached its Ki va oraykh kumi ori highest spiritual goals. The time has come Uri Uri shir dabayri for all of us to just let go and to shine, to K'vod Adonai ala-yikh nigla . ""'.'l become aware of who we have become L'KHA DODI.... "'iUf and share ourselves with others. The glory of God that was revealed to Moses as he watched God from the cleft of a rock will be openly revealed upon and through us. Rejoice! Shabbat is shining souls Awake awake, love, awake! Your light has come, i' arise- be light. Rise, now rise, sing your new song . The splendor of God is opened through you . We act as trusted friend and best cheer1eader to each other, making safe space for shyness and low self-esteem. We offer each other just the right amount of peppery questioning that will help us overcome the vulnerable trembles. We remind each other how we are the trusted ones of our people who support us100%. We are present as the city ofour dreams is actually being built on the holy place of our ancestors. Lo tayvo-shi v'lo tikalmi Ma tishto-khakhi uma tehemi \ "'~• • 1, :Jl'l Bakh yekhesu aniyay ami V'nivn'ta ir al tila No more guilt! No more shame! Why be helpless? Why be weak? All my afflicted find shelter in you: ,.,~ 'ilrll:i.:ii holy city rebuilt on her hill. Healing the past is Shabbat · V'ha-yu lim-shisa shosa-yikh Your trusted friend and best V'rakhaku kol m'vala-yikh cheer1eader reminds you that the Ya-sis ala-yikh Eloha-yikh traumas that you have mourned are Kim'sos khatan al kallah over, that you are no longer sitting in· L'KHA DODI... the dentist's chair. You are safe and far away from destroyers' harm. Quite the opposite, you have the sense that God exults and dances when witnessing and loving you. You are in the arms of your beloved magical lover, making exquisite love for the first time. Finding joy again is Shabbat Old barriers and guidelines, old walls are Yamin u-s'mol tifrotzi being dismantled. A burgeoning spirit V'et Adonai ta-aritzi of goodwill spreads over all the lands. A Al yad ish ben partzi feeling of a Godly epic era, as great as V'nism'kha v'nagila any biblical time is coming over us. The L'KHA DODI... age of the Meshiakh has arrived and you are standing next to this person who is symbolic of the changes we have always wanted. Your proximity to the Mashiakh stirs your heart to great rejoicing. Proximity to the Mashiakh is Shabbat The person most special to you has arrived. Your task is to gently welcome this being into the company, with happiness and jubilation, as a horse's neighing might indicate. We find ourselves surrounded by all our community's characters who we admire, respect and treasure. We all gently welcome the sensitive spirit of Shabbat renewal, the Divine love of God into our midst. Those who destroyed you ivti,;1 now are destroyed, 1:~(~t? all who devouredfar, far away. 'l.1"~~ Your God takes pleasure in your joy 1t'l?'Di~t?~ just as a bridegroom T makes love to his bride. 1"t;i; Spread your vision East and West. Worship the Source ,..~r"'.'l~SJ of all existence. is Messiah's grace. Let us rejoice and let us sing. rl'i'fj~ Bo'i v'shalom ateret ba'la Garn b'simkha u-v'tzahala Tokh emunay am s'gula Bo'i khallah, bo'i khallah L'KHA DODI... Welcoming each other is Shabbat 1iri Corne in peace 0 crown of God in joy and song and happiness, to those of faith, a treasured folk. Corne, 0 bride, Corne, 0 bride.