LITURGY AND MUSIC OF THE SHABBAT SERVICES - Einzelansicht

The course is designed to provide a musical survey of the Friday Night and Shabbat Day Services. The prayer-chants and melodies will be discussed with reference to the structure of the liturgy and the customs (Minhagim) that accompany them. The musical Nussach will follow both German and Eastern European traditions as needed. Special emphasis will be given to the musical Modes of the prayers and a basic survey of the structure of the Modes will be included. The course is divided into 12 Lessons. Some lessons will take up one class-session or more while others will be shorter. Lesson 1: From Evening to Evening: A General Survey of All Shabbat Services • The history of the Shabbat Services • Halachic concepts of the Shabbat as related to the liturgy • The synagogue services (an overview) Lesson 2: Kabbalat Shabbat • The Halachic concept of "accepting the Shabbat" • The Kabbalistic origins of Kabbalat Shabbat service and the controversy around it • Nussach and Melodies for Kabbalat Shabbat (especially Lcha Dodi) Lesson 3: Arvit (Maariv) service for the Shabbat Eve • The liturgical text and structure of the service and the additions for Shabbat • The four different Nussach traditions for the Arvit of Shabbat • The Kiddush at the synagogue • Congregational melodies for the Arvit service Lesson 4: Shacharit, Part 1: Birchot HaShachar (the morning blessings) • The difference between the weekday and Shabbat chants • The musical mode of the blessings • Southern German and Eastern European Nussach chants • Congregational Melodies Lesson 5: Shacharit, Part 2: Psukei Dzimra on Shabbat Morning • The additional psalms for Shabbat • The psalmodic chant as derived from Birchot HaShachar • Congregational melodies for the psalms. Lesson 6: Shacharit, Part 3: The Transition Towards the Prayers Surrounding Shma • Nishmat Kol Chai, Nussach and melodies • From Shochen Ad to Yishtabach: Lewandowski and East European Nussach Lesson 7: Shacharit, Part 4: Shma and Its Blessings • The liturgical and musical structure of the blessings surrounding the Shma • The Nussach according to Lewandowski • The Ahavah Rabbah mode on Shabbat morning and the Eastern European Nussach • Congregational melodies Lesson 8: Shacharit, Part 5: The Amidah of Shacharit and Musaf • The Structure of the Amidah on Shabbat • Lewandowskis Nussach • Eastern European Nussach • Congregational melodies Lesson 9: The Torah Service • The ceremony and liturgy of the Torah Service on Shabbat • Taking the Torah Scroll out of the Ark and returning it • Calling up persons for Aliyot and the Mi Sheberach prayers • The blessings for the Torah and Haftarah • The blessing of the new month (Birkat HaChodesh) Lesson 10: Concluding Prayers for the Morning Service • Texts and Congregational Songs • The Kiddush on Shabbat Morning Lesson 11: Minchah for Shabbat Afternoon • The liturgical structure of the Minchah • Torah reading on Shabbat afternoon • Chants and Melodies Lesson 12: The End of Shabbat • Maariv Service for Motzaei Shabbat • Havdalah • Kiddush Levanah: The sanctification of the new moon