Soulful modern Orthodox Jewish Sukkot prayer worship with lulav and etrog. Led by Jeff Rohatiner with guest Chazzan Yehuda Greene. Torah reading service, led by Chazzan Lazar Wax, 39-year veteran from NYC.
The seventh day of the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, 21st day of Tishrei, is known as Hoshana Rabbah (Aramaic: הוֹשַׁעְנָא רַבָּא, “Great Hoshana/Supplication”). This day is marked by a special synagogue service, the Hoshana Rabbah, in which seven circuits are made by the worshippers with their lulav and etrog, while the congregation recites Hoshanot. It is customary for the scrolls of the Torah to be removed from the ark during this procession. In a few communities a shofar is sounded after each circuit.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoshana_Rabbah
Five willow branches
At the conclusion of a number of Piyyutim (liturgical poems), five willow branches are beaten on the ground or other surface to symbolize the elimination of sin. This is also symbolic as a prayer for rain and success in agriculture. According to the Kabbalah, beating the ground with the five willow branches is done to “Sweeten the Five Severities”. There is no blessing said for this ritual, but the Aramaic expression “chabit, chabit velah barich” is chanted. This happens to be the oldest known Jewish custom (or Minhag) in Orthodox Judaism.
“It was customary to make one procession around the altar on each day of Sukkot, and seven on the seventh day” [Sukkah 4:5]. The priests carried the palm branches or willows in their hands. The entire ceremony is to demonstrate rejoicing and gratitude for a blessed and fruitful year. Moreover, it serves to tear down the iron wall that separates us from our Father in Heaven, as the wall of Jericho was encompassed “and the wall fell down flat” (Joshua 6). Furthermore, the seven circuits correspond to the seven words in the verse Erhatz benikayon kappay, va’asovevah et mizbahakha Hashem – “I wash my hands in purity and circle around Your altar, O Lord” (Psalms 26:6).
Each “hoshana” is done in honor of a patriarch.
Abraham
Isaac
Jacob
Moses (the most important Hebrew prophet)
Aaron (Moses’s brother, the first Kohen Gadol, or High Priest)
Joseph (the three Patriarchs and Jacob’s most famous son)
David (the most important king of Israel)
Duration : 1:3:0
April 27th, 2010 at 11:11 pm
Israel I just love …
Israel I just love you, stay strong in G-D
April 27th, 2010 at 11:11 pm
@verroes not your …
@verroes not your place to make a judgement bro…stop with all your ’shame on’ bullcrap, im masorti and services i go to are similar to this. Make me any less jewish? shame on me for going to shul and not discriminating against women…? you might think its a grotesque comedy, good for you, keep your opinion to yourself and do it your way, you dont find me making inflammatory comments about orthodox shuls so dont make them about masorti ones.
April 27th, 2010 at 11:11 pm
where are the women?
where are the women?
April 27th, 2010 at 11:11 pm
@verroes Oh noes, …
@verroes Oh noes, the women will corrupt their minds. How dirty is your mind that you would think of such things in Synagogue. Let the women be and focus on G-d.
April 27th, 2010 at 11:11 pm
jews are so punkrock
jews are so punkrock
April 27th, 2010 at 11:11 pm
liar
liar
April 27th, 2010 at 11:11 pm
Very nice, full of …
Very nice, full of joy, God bless you ppl. of Israel! With a big HELLO from a Swiss Christian…
April 27th, 2010 at 11:11 pm
it is NOT a modern …
it is NOT a modern orthodox jewish prayer worship but a CONSERVATIVE service.
Davening with a kittel and a gartel in presence of women dancing singing and playing music is a grotesque comedy
shame on the “rabbi” who does conduct such service
April 27th, 2010 at 11:11 pm
@seaofsound1 Yeah …
@seaofsound1 Yeah that’s what I thought too!
April 27th, 2010 at 11:11 pm
youre not going to …
youre not going to find video of an authentic Shabbat, as electronic devices are prohibitted on Shabbat.
April 27th, 2010 at 11:11 pm
carlebach is kinda …
carlebach is kinda like modern chasidish
April 27th, 2010 at 11:11 pm
This is a messianic …
This is a messianic service!
April 27th, 2010 at 11:11 pm
This is Carlebach, …
This is Carlebach, chabibi!
April 27th, 2010 at 11:11 pm
@MrBiblia you have …
@MrBiblia you have to look at the context of the video, this is during Sukkot which is a very joyous time in the Jewish community, it comes after the solemn Feast days of Rosh ha Shanah and Yom Kippur. Look up some videos of Simchat Torah (joy of the Torah) and you’ll find a bunch of videos of Orthodox Jews dancing and celebrating. This is not something that happens every week.
April 27th, 2010 at 11:11 pm
There is NO WAY …
There is NO WAY that these guys are your average, every day Orthodox Jews…. NO WAY. They gotta be some sort of sect, or at least distinctive group…
An anomaly.
April 27th, 2010 at 11:11 pm
so so awsome!
so so awsome!
April 27th, 2010 at 11:11 pm
I say it. Of course …
I say it. Of course, i don’t think they want me either.
April 27th, 2010 at 11:11 pm
I am 63. Untill I …
I am 63. Untill I was 13 – 15in catholic churches and school women and man were separated. Man was entering church right and women left ! Women were covering head. Man was taking hut off. Now is over. we just go and pray. for every body. I mean they go. I go very very seldom. I am not a beleiver any more. I go to remember.
April 27th, 2010 at 11:11 pm
I really love this. …
I really love this. Hoshana in the Highest!
I am studying Hebrew with Hebrew 4 Christians (just google it). It’s great, It is a free site and it has sound. You can learn at your own pace, start as simply as the Aleph-bet and go through the Torah, Psalms, and much more. I like the daily site blog-just scroll down and you can learn of the upcoming Jewish Holidays and Shabbat. I only share because it has meant so much to me . Shalom.
April 27th, 2010 at 11:11 pm
Someone had to …
Someone had to mention the Black Jewish man. Urgh… As if it’s an anomaly! He is still your Jewish brother in the eyes of G-d.
April 27th, 2010 at 11:11 pm
Beautiful!
Beautiful!
April 27th, 2010 at 11:11 pm
I’m a secular jew …
I’m a secular jew who speaks no hebrew but this really spoke to me and made me want to worship with these people.
April 27th, 2010 at 11:11 pm
by the way the …
by the way the service was done in the beit midrash of Bnai David Modern Orthodox synagogue in LA, CA
April 27th, 2010 at 11:11 pm
Lol I am the black …
Lol I am the black guy in the video. There are many of us out there. I know over 40and there at least 12 or more in LA were I live.
April 27th, 2010 at 11:11 pm
ברוך אתה ה’ אלוהינו …
ברוך אתה ה’ אלוהינו מלך העולם שלא עשני ליובאוויטשער!
all jews say this brocha