Shabbat Unbound I: Yedid Nefesh

About this episode

The episode explores the prayer Yedid Nefesh as part of a series on Shabbat prayers.

Welcome to Shabbat Unbound, the world's longest Friday night Sabbath service, stretching over eight episodes. Instead of rushing through all the Friday night Shabbat prayers in one sitting, like we might in a classical synagogue environment, we're taking our time diving deep into one prayer each episode through song study and sacred conversation. It's the most original and traditional way to engage in the transition into Shabbat, taking each prayer as its own world with its own Torah to teach us. Miriam Terlinchamp, Lex Rofeberg and an incredible group of musicians invite you to discover what happens when Shabbat slows down. The first episode focuses on Yedid Nefesh.

People in this episode

Hosts: Miriam Terlinchamp, Lex Rofeberg

Topics covered

• Shabbat
• prayer
• song study
• sacred conversation
• Jewish tradition

Keywords

• Shabbat
• Yedid Nefesh
• prayer
• Jewish
• spirituality
• song study
• sacred conversation

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Yedid Nefesh

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