(Page numbers from the Birnbaum Siddur)
I. Sermon first!!! (Includes reading of relevant scriptures). We have started doing this because many people were coming late, just in time for the sermon. I believe we are at the service to worship God not the Rabbi. It has turned out that when we come out of the sermon into the worship, the worship has become more focused and powerful).
II. Pesukei d’Zimra/Passages of Praise - In this section of our service we prepare ourselves to approach the King of Kings, reminding ourselves of the greatness of the Holy One, Blessed be He.
Baruch She'amar 301/302
Appropriate songs are sung
Shochen Ad 333-336
Yishtabach 335/336
Half Kaddish 335/336
III. Sh’ma Section – Here we declare our allegiance to the Eternal One who redeemed us from Egypt. We look forward to the consummation of his redemption ofIsrael, the nations and the entire cosmos.
Barchu 335/336
Be Thou Blessed, Or Chadash 341-344
Ahavah Rabbah 343/344
Shema 343/345
Thou Wast the Help of our Fathers, Mi Kamocha 348-350
IV. Amidah – We stand in the presence of HaShem, a Kingdom of Priests offering him praises that are due Him. 349-360
V. Torah Section - We stand again at Sinai, hearing the voice of the Holy One who there constituted us as a Kingdom of Priests and a Holy Nation and gave us His Torah. Today he speaks to us again in the words of the Torah, the Prophets and the B’rith Chadasha.
Ein Kamocha 361/364
Vay'hi Binsoa 363/364
Bei Ana Racheitz/Sh’ma 365/366
Gadlu L’Adonai Iti/L'cha Adonai/Processional 365-368
B’racha Before Torah Reading 369/370
Torah Reading
B’racha After Torah Reading 369/370
V'zot Ha Torah 373/374
B’racha Before Haftarah Reading 373/374
Haftarah Reading
B’racha After Haftarah Reading 375/376
B’racha before B’rith Chadasha/New Covenant Reading
B’rith Chadasha/New Covenant Reading
B’racha After B’rith Chadasha/New Covenant Reading
Mi Shebeirach - People stand and name those in need of a tikkun, repair, in their lives, including themselves. Then we sing Debbie Friedman's "Mi Shebeirach" as the Tgora Prayer and Song for Healing
Eitz Chayyim Hi 373/374
VI. Announcements
VII. Conclusion – Orientation Toward the Future
Alenu 413/414
Mourner's Kaddish 413-416
Adon Olam, or. . . 423/424
Ein Kelohenu 407/408
Birkat Ha-Kohannim (Aaronic Benediction)
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Robert
Thanks to all who were open to sharing your liturgical background for Shabbat services. As suspected, it loks like all of us are in different places, yet going in the right direction. R. Stuart, your service is very inspiring and I am sure it took you years to get there. On another note, it sure helps to have a seasoned cantor such Nick Vetter or others in our movement that have been trained in liturgy. Maybe the UMJC can come up with a 3-tier level for liturgy. Tier one for begginers, tier two for intermidiate and tier three for those who have arrived:)
I was fortunate enough to have remembered all the liturgy from my younger years, so I had to stand in as cantor and teacher of the congregation. I am currently raising up a youth to lead the Torah service and he is doing an excellent job. As for our congregation, we use Budoff’s MJ Siddur and I try to interact with various parts each Shabbat.I have asked some great teachers in the MJ movement to critique and instruct on our liturgy service and throughout the years I have incorporated a little here and there. I am still open for critique in order present a more honoring service to Hashem. Our service looks like this:
Welcome
Ma Tovu
Appropriate songs are sung (This would include songs that include a few Davidic dances and a few MJ worship songs in preparing for the quite place)
Quite time of reflection (Time for hearing from G-d)
Congregational reading (Usually a Psalm from the Siddur)
Mourner’s Kaddish
Reading of Mark 12:28-34 (In preparation for the Shema)
The Shema
Mi Kamocha
Ayn K’mocha
Vahy’he Binsoah
The related blessing for reading the Torah
Brit Chadashah reading
Hagbah
Dressing the Torah (reader/congregation interaction)
Etz Chaim
Aleynu
Reading of Philippians 2:6-11(Stern Version)
Closing of the Ark (Congregational proclamation)
Ayn Keloheynu
Blessing of Children (then children dismissed for their Shabbat classes)
Drash
Announcements
Kiddush
Birkat Ha-Kohannim
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