Yom Terurah Presentation Dance ... by Sarah

Hello Everyone,

Here is a dance that the children did for Yom Terurah (Feast of Trumpets) last night.  They did a fantastic job!  The dance turned out great but there were some "behind the scenes" that meant a lot more to me than the actual dance. 

#1. There was one girl who did not get there when she was supposed to and she had a solo part, so she really needed to be there.  We started praying and about ten minutes before they started, she arrived and we hurried through getting her garmented.  Our prayers were answered.

#2. When you get a lot of children together (eighteen, to be exact!), they have a tendency of wanting to talk and play around until they go out onto the stage.  Last night those children were all calm and, on their own accord, started praying together that the dance would be a blessing to YHWH and to those watching it.

#3. As you will see in the dance, there was a special prop made for this dance.  It was a life size model,  and seconds (or MAYBE a minute max) before they were going to carry this prop onto the stage, they realize that it was basically the same size as the door.   This prop had a major part in the dance, so panic started working on those involved. Instead of allowing panic to take over, they started praying again.  Those carrying the prop decided that there was no time to take the prop around to another door so ... they picked it up and pushed it through the door!  It made it ... and the children's prayers were once again answered.

I believe that the Father loved seeing His children dancing for His Glory ... but I believe that He was even more so blessed that they remembered Him and called on Him in the time on need.

Here is the dance and I hope you enjoy!

SONG: Mercy Seat by Vicki Yohe ... children's dance.

Shabbat Shalom (almost)! ... by Hannah

Shalom Y'all!

Just wanted to share a short video with you, but first a little background ...

Last week we had some very special guests for Shabbat! Josua and Stefanie are from Switzerland and my father met Josua when he was in Israel years ago. They stayed in contact ever since and we all looked forward to when the whole family could meet him. Last year, Josua married a really sweet girl named Stefanie and they were visiting in the States ... so that is how they ended up at our home for last Shabbat!

Anyway, they were telling us about their wedding and were trying to describe the song that was being played as Stefanie walked down the aisle. When they said it was a Hebrew song and was taken from the psalm that said something about "if I forget Jerusalem", I thought I knew what song they were talking about! Our internet was not working properly and they could not pull up the song on youtube, so I got my phone and played my ringtone ... which just happened to be the same song they were talking about, but a slightly different version.

This song is called "Im Eshkachech Yerushalayim" and is taken from Psalm 137:5-6 which says, "If I forget you, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget its skill! If I do not remember you, let my tongue cling to the roof of my mouth -- if I do not exalt Jerusalem above my chief joy." When Tommy and I were in Israel last year, it was a popular song and we heard it on the radio everywhere and I was so happy when I found it in my ringtone selection!

Eventually the internet came on and we were able to play the version that they had in their wedding ... it is absolutely beautiful and I wanted to share it with you! But ... as I pulled up youtube just now to find the video, I came across another one ... it is the same song but a different video. I couldn't decide between which one to post here so I decided to do both of them. I mean ... can you overdose on Hebrew psalms, pictures and video footage of Israel?!

So here they are: the first one is just pictures and actually cuts the song short a little before the end, but the pictures are great! The second one is video footage of someone walking in Jerusalem.







So which one do you like best?! Hard choice, eh?

I hope you all have a wonderfully blessed Shabbat and remember Jerusalem above your chief joy!

(P.S. If you are receiving this through email, you will probably have to go to the blog to see the videos)