Congregation Neve Shalom

A prayer for healing, always appropriate, never moreso than now. https://youtu.be/SBXrpC86HwA

Visit our website at www.neveshalomstl.com for more details and downloads and links for the events listed below. FRIDAY NIGHT SHABBAT CANDLELIGHTING & TISH Every Friday evening beginning at 6:30 pm Welcome Shabbat with us Friday evening. ... LIVE STREAM SHABBAT SERVICE & INTERACTIVE TORAH STUDY Every Saturday morning beginning at 10:30 am Short Shabbat Service at 10:30 am followed by Torah Study at 11:00 am. This week, we continue our readings of the story of David of 1 Samuel 21 through 26. In particular, we will be looking at two stories where Saul hunts David, and David spares Saul's life. ONLINE TIKKUN LEIL SHAVUOT - COMMUNITY ALL NIGHT LEARNING Thursday, May 28, beginning at 7:30 pm As in the past, Neve Shalom is participating in the community wide study the night of Shavuot. This year's study, which will include a session by Dr. Will Soll, will be hosted by the Jewish Federation.

Please join Dr. Will Soll and all of us on Monday, April 27th at 7 pm for a discussion of the first 18 readings from our Omer List derived from Martin Buber's The Ten Rungs. The first 18 readings, ZOOM information, and more details about the evening can be found at our website www.neveshalomstl.com. We hope to see you there!

Neve Shalom has a lot to offer you this coming Shabbat! Please join us for our Friday night tish, and Saturday morning for a short service and Torah study. You can get Zoom Room information, times, and also download source materials at our website - www.neveshalomstl.com.

Day 13- Dr. Will Soll SALVATION Yeshuatekha Tue Apr 21/Wed Apr 22... Miles Coverdale’s 1535 English translation of the Book of Psalms has been a fixture in the prayer books of the Church of England and the Episcopal Church for centuries. Coverdale was no Hebraist but he made a few interesting choices. The Hebrew word chesed, variously translated as love, faithfulness, mercy, is so steeped in the idea of covenant that no one English word will really serve. Coverdale tried his best, though, and coined the word lovingkindness to convey the concept: it had never occurred in English before. Today’s word is yeshuatekha , the noun yeshuah plus a suffix meaning your. yeshuah is traditionally rendered salvation (in context, That Thy way may be known upon earth, Thy salvation among all nations, 1917 JPS). Coverdale generally translated yeshuah with salvation, but in Psalm 67 he rendered verse 3, That Thy way may be known upon earth, thy saving health among all nations. Perhaps he chose the phrase "saving health" because the verse clearly speaks of a salvation on earth, not salvation from damnation after death. Even the more modern translations, deliverance, rescue, beg the question: rescue from what? deliverance from whom? We are a species that preys on its own, and usually when the psalms employ this verb it envisions deliverance from another person, tribe or nation. But here in this psalm, the context is universal. And today in this time of pandemic, all nations are in the same boat. Saving health is exactly what we need. Deliverance as shalom. Dr. Will Soll is one of St. Louis' most passionate and prolific exponents of klezmer and Yiddish music. He performs in numerous ensembles, including Will Soll and the Youngers of Zion. He currently serves as worship leader and Torah teacher at Congregation Neve Shalom. For more: www.JFedSTL.org/CountingtheOmer