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Sometimes I lay under the moon And thank God I'm breathing Then I pray: Don't take me soon 'Cause I am here for a reason Sometimes in my tears I drown But I never let it get me down So when negativity surrounds I know some day it'll all turn around because... Chorus: All my life I've been waiting for I've been praying for, for the people to say That we don't wanna fight no more There will be no more...

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Olam chesed yibaneh עוֹלָם חֶסֶד יִבָנֶה I will build this world from love... yai dai dai And you must build this world from love... yai dai dai And if we build this world from love... yai dai dai Then G-d will build this world from love... yai dai dai ********* Hava nagila Hava nagila Hava nagila venis'mecha (repeat stanza once) Hava neranenah Hava neranenah Hava neranenah venis'mecha (repeat stanza once) Uru, uru achim! Uru achim b'lev sameach (repeat line three times)...

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Although our seder is not over, we have filled the commandment to tell the story. To celebrate, we begin with a taste of the hallel ( praise or song) that will follow dinner. Betzeit yisrael mimitzrayim,. ............. בְּצֵאת יִשְׂרָאֵל מִמִּצְרָיִם beit Ya'akov meam loez. .................... בֵּית יַעֲקֹב מֵעַם לֹעֵז. Haytah yehudah lekodsho. ................ הָיְתָה יְהוּדָה לְקָדְשׁוֹ Yisrael mamshelotav...... .................... יִשְׂרָאֵל מַמְשְׁלוֹתָיו. Hayam ra'ah vayanos,.... .................... הַיָּם רָאָה וַיָּנֹס hayarden yisov leachor... ................... הַיַּרְדֵּן יִסֹּב לְאָחוֹר. Heharim rakedu cheilim,... .................. הֶהָרִים רָקְדוּ...

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We've been on a crazy dance floor this evening. Let's take a few steps up... say, to the balcony. How was this experience for you? How did we do as a group? What will you take with you? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Eliyahu (or more specifically, his cousin Dror, from the maintenance staff at Bina) would want you to help clean up! :)

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The Jerusalem Talmud claims that the Pesach Hallel is not “recited”, rather it is belted out in the kind of song which suits a miraculous moment of reclaiming our lives after a national near-death experience. It is a current, relevant, real singing of salvation, said by Jews worldwide, every year. On this night I attempt to identify with the pain and tortures of the darkest nights of history. On this night, in contrast, I feel more a deep connection to my...