V'SHAMRU - Duet/Choir/Congregation
by Michael Reid Winikoff
For Solo Duet, Choir & Congregation with
optional piano
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THE TEXT - a direct statement of Exodus 31:16-17, occurs in three
important places during Shabbat: 1) it immediately precedes the
Friday evening Amidah; 2) it occurs in the Shacharit (Morning) Amidah;
and 3) it serves as the prelude to the Shabbat morning Kiddush (blessing
of the wine). |
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V’shamru v’nei Yisraeil t ha-shabbat La-asot et ha-shabbat L’dorotam B’rit olam Beini Uvein b’nei Yisrael ot hi l’olam Ki sheishet yamim asah A-do-nay Et hashamayim v’et ha-aretz Uvayom hash’vi-i Shavat vayinafash |
And the children of Israel shall observe The Sabbath; They shall keep the Sabbath Throughout their generations As an everlasting covenant. A sign between Me And the children of Israel shall it be forever, For in six days did the Lord create The heaven and the earth; And on the seventh day, He ceased from His labor and rested. |