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February 28, 2015 9 Adar, 5775
YITBARACH SHIMCHA�YOUR NAME WILL BE BLESSED
יִתְבָּרַךְ שִׁמְךָ בְּפִי כָּל חַי תָמִיד תָמִיד לְעוֹלָם וָעֵד!
YIT-BARACH SHIM-CHA B'FEE KOL CHAI
TAMEED TAMEED L'OLAM VA'ED!
YOUR NAME WILL BE BLESSED BY THE MOUTH OF EVERY LIVING THING, ALWAYS, ALWAYS, FOREVER AND EVER!
THANKING GOD FOR KEEPING US ALIVE
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם,
שֶׁהֶחֱיָנוּ וְקִיְּמָנוּ וְהִגִּיעָנוּ לַזְּמַן הַזֶּה!
BARUCH ATA ADONAI, ELOHAYNU MELECH
HA-OLAM, SHE-HE-CHE-YA-NU V’KEE-MA-NU
V’HEE-GEE-AH-NU LAZ-MAN HA-ZEH!
BLESSED ARE YOU, O LORD OUR GOD,
KING OF THE UNIVERSE, WHO HAS KEPT US ALIVE, SUSTAINED US AND ENABLED US TO REACH THIS SEASON!
GET YOU UP
GET YOU UP ON A HIGH MOUNTAIN, ZION,
HERALD OF GOOD TIDINGS;
LIFT YOUR VOICE AND FEAR NOT.
SAY TO THE CITIES OF JUDAH,
“BEHOLD YOUR GOD!”
LIFT YOUR VOICE AND FEAR NOT.
SAY TO THE DAUGHTER
SAY TO THE DAUGHTER OF ZION,
“BEHOLD, SALVATION COMES!
AND HIS REWARD IS WITH HIM”;
BEHOLD, YESHUA COMES!
FOR ZION’S SAKE I WILL NOT KEEP SILENT;
NATIONS WILL SEE YOUR RIGHTEOUSNESS!
JERUSALEM, I WILL NOT KEEP QUIET;
KINGS WILL SEE YOUR GLORY!
SAY TO THE DAUGHTER OF ZION,
“BEHOLD, SALVATION COMES!
AND HIS REWARD IS WITH HIM”;
BEHOLD, YESHUA COMES!
YOU WILL BE A CROWN OF GLORY;
A ROYAL GEM IN THE HAND OF GOD!
NO LONGER WILL THEY CALL YOU ‘BARREN’;
GOD WILL REJOICE OVER YOU!
SAY TO THE DAUGHTER OF ZION,
“BEHOLD, SALVATION COMES!
AND HIS REWARD IS WITH HIM”;
BEHOLD, YESHUA COMES!
BEHOLD, YESHUA COMES!
BEHOLD, YESHUA COMES!
HALLELU ET ADONAI!�PRAISE THE LORD!
PRAISE HIM WITH THE CYMBAL,
PRAISE HIM WITH THE DANCE;�PRAISE HIM WITH THE SHOFAR,
PRAISE HIM WITH YOUR HANDS!�PRAISE HIM WITH THE TIMBREL,
PRAISE HIM WITH THE HARP;�PRAISE HIM WITH THE DRUM AND THE FLUTE,
PRAISE HIM WITH YOUR HEART!
HALLELU ET ADONAI!
HALLELU ET ADONAI!
HALLELU ET ADONAI!�COME AND PRAISE THE LORD!
PRAISE HIM IN THE HEAVENS,
PRAISE HIM, MOON AND STARS;�PRAISE HIM FOR HIS GLORY AND POWER, PRAISE HIM WITH GUITARS!�PRAISE HIM IN THE BATTLE,
PRAISE HIM IN THE STORM!�PRAISE HIM FOR THE VICTORIES WON,
PRAISE HIM WITH THIS SONG!
HALLELU ET ADONAI!
HALLELU ET ADONAI!
HALLELU ET ADONAI!�COME AND PRAISE THE LORD!
AND LET EVERYTHING THAT HAS BREATH
COME AND PRAISE THE LORD!
PRAISE HIM WITH THE CYMBAL,
PRAISE HIM WITH THE DANCE;�PRAISE HIM WITH THE SHOFAR,
PRAISE HIM WITH YOUR HANDS!�PRAISE HIM WITH THE TIMBREL,
PRAISE HIM WITH THE HARP;�PRAISE HIM WITH THE DRUM AND THE FLUTE,
PRAISE HIM WITH YOUR HEART!
HALLELU ET ADONAI!
HALLELU ET ADONAI!
HALLELU ET ADONAI!
COME AND PRAISE THE LORD!
COME AND PRAISE THE LORD!
COME AND PRAISE THE LORD!
BEFORE WE READ FROM THE
MEGILAH OF ESTHER WE:
Thank God For Keeping Us Alive:
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם,
שֶׁהֶחֱיָנוּ וְקִימָנוּ וְהִגִיְעָנוּ לַזְמַן הַזֶה!
Baruch Atah Adonai, Elohaynu Melech HaOlam,
she-he-chay-yah-nu, v'kee-mah-nu v'hi-gee-ah-nu laz-man ha-zeh!
Blessed are You O Lord our God, King of the universe, who has kept us alive, sustained us and enabled us to reach this season!
Thank Him For Doing Miracles For Us:
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם,
שֶׁעָשָּׁה נִסִּים לַאֲבוֹתֵינוּ בַּיָּמִים הָהֵם בַּזְּמַן הַזֶּה!
Baruch Atah Adonai Elohaynu Melech ha-olam,
she-ah-sah nee-seem la-ah-vo-tay-nu
ba-ya-meem ha-hem baz-man ha-zeh!
Blessed are You O Lord our God,
King of the universe who did miracles for our fathers in those days at this time!
Acknowledge That He Commanded Us
To Read The Book Of Esther:
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם,
אֲשֶׁר קִדְּשָׁנוּ בְּמִצְוֹתָיו וְצִוָּנוּ עַל מִקְרָא מְגִלָּה.
Baruch Atah Adonai Elohaynu Melech ha-olam, ah-sher kid-shah-nu b'mitz-voh-tav v'tzi-vah-nu al meek-rah m'gee-lah.
Blessed are You O Lord our God, King of the universe,who has set us apart by Your commandments, and commanded us to
read the Megilah.
MARIO HARKONEN READS CHAPTER 1
SIERRA KINCAID READS
CHAPTER 2
JERRY WEINSTEIN FILLING IN FOR ANNA HARRIS READS
CHAPTER 3
Dark Star�(A PURIM PARODY BASED ON “ALL STAR” �BY SMASHMOUTH)
SOMEBODY ONCE TOLD US
ABOUT KING AHASUERUS;
HE WASN’T THE SHARPEST TOOL IN THE SHED.
HE FOUND A GIRL NAMED ESTHER,
NOT KNOWING GOD HAD BLESSED HER;
AND SOON ENOUGH THE TWO OF THEM WED.
WELL ALONG CAME HAMAN
AND THE JEWS HE WAS CLAIMIN’
WERE A DANGER TO THE KINGDOM,
AND HE KEPT DEFAMIN’.
ALL BECAUSE A MAN NAMED MORDECAI
REFUSED TO BOW DOWN AND I’LL TELL YOU WHY:
SO WRONG TO DO, WHEN YOU’RE A JEW;
THERE’S ONLY ONE THAT WE BOW THE KNEE TO.
HE’LL NEVER KNOW, ‘CAUSE HE WOULDN’T LET GO
OF HIS BIG, FAT EGO.
HAMAN, YOU’RE A DARK STAR,
GOT YOUR 15 MINUTES’ FAME;
HAMAN, YOU’RE A MONSTER,
BUT THE GIG’S UP, CAN’T HEAR YOUR NAME.
ALL THE GRAGGERS WE HOLD;
IT’S OUR FAITH IN GOD THAT MAKES US BOLD!
HE CAST LOTS, PICKED A DAY FOR THE SLAUGHTER
MORDECAI SAID, “ESTHER,
IT’S GETTIN’ MUCH HOTTER!”
FOR A TIME LIKE THIS YOU WERE CHOSEN
SPEAK TO THE KING, NO TIME FOR DOZIN’!
THE ICE WE SKATE IS GETTING PRETTY THIN;
IT’S TIME TO FAST AND PRAY TO HIM!
WHEN YOUR WORLD’S ON FIRE, TURN TO THE LORD;
HE’LL RESCUE YOU AND YOUR FOE WILL BE FLOORED!
HAMAN, YOU’RE A DARK STAR, GOT YOUR 15 MINUTES’ FAME;
HAMAN, YOU’RE A MONSTER, BUT THE GIG’S UP, CAN’T HEAR YOUR NAME.
ALL THE GRAGGERS WE HOLD;
IT’S OUR FAITH IN GOD THAT MAKES US BOLD!
LILLY MARKS
(OUR YOUNGEST READER) READS CHAPTER 4
HADASSAH MY EYES�A PURIM PARODY OF “DOCTOR MY EYES” �BY JACKSON BROWNE
HADASSAH, MY EYES HAVE SEEN THE YEARS;
AS OUR PEOPLE LIVED IN FEAR,
IN THIS STRANGE LAND;
NOW YOU’VE GOT TO UNDERSTAND!
HAMAN IS UP TO NO GOOD;
AND HE’S EVIL,
NO DOUBT WOULD ANNIHILATE US.
YOU MUST SPEAK UP IF YOU CARE!
BUT MORDECAI
THE KING HASN’T SUMMONED ME;
AND I WILL DIE,
IF HE DOES NOT SHOW ME MERCY!
‘CAUSE WE HAVE WANDERED
THROUGH THIS WORLD
AND AS THE HATRED HAS UNFURLED;
WE’VE BEEN WAITING TO BE RESCUED
FROM THESE SCHEMES.
THE WICKED DO JUST WHAT THEY WILL;
BUT OUR GOD WILL NOT ACT
UNTIL WE LEARN TO TRUST HIM;
NOW IT’S LATER THAN IT SEEMS!
SO ADONAI, OUR NATION LOOKS TO YOU.
PLEASE HEAR OUR CRY;
TO YOU WHO ARE FAITHFUL AND TRUE!
INSTRUMENTAL
MORDECAI,
THE LORD HAS HEARD OUR PLEA;
YES, ADONAI ONCE MORE HAS
SET HIS PEOPLE FREE!
Evil Haman�(a parody based on the song “Evil Woman” �by Jeff Lynne/Electric Light Orchestra)
HE MADE A FOOL OF YOU…
BUT THAT’S WHAT YOU GET WHEN YOU MESS WITH THE JEWS!
HEY HAMAN,
YOU’VE GOT THE BLUES,
CAUSE YOU DIDN’T GET YOUR
WAY WITH THE JEWS.
THAT’S A DEAD END ROAD THAT LEADS NOWHERE;
CAUSE YOU KNOW WE’VE
GOT US A GOD WHO CARES!
THERE’S A HOLE IN YOUR PLAN
TO HANG MORDECAI.
YOU WENT TO THE KING AND YOU TOLD A LIE.
HA HA, MISTER, IT’S A CRYING SHAME;
BUT YOU ‘AINT GOT NOBODY ELSE TO BLAME!
E-EVIL HAMAN!
E-EVIL HAMAN!
E-EVIL HAMAN!
E-EVIL HAMAN!
YOU RODE ON INTO SHUSHAN TOWN;
MORDECAI TICKED YOU OFF
BY NOT BOWING DOWN.
BUT A FOOL AND HIS EGO KNOW NO OTHER WAYS;
YOU LEARNED THE HARD WAY
HATRED NEVER PAYS!
A-HASH-VEROSH, WHATCHA GONNA DO?
HAMAN MESSED WITH THE QUEEN
AND KICKED THE BUCKET!
SO GOOD THAT GOD SPOILED HIS PLAN;
RESCUED US AND MADE MORDECAI THE MAN!
E-EVIL HAMAN!
E-EVIL HAMAN!
E-EVIL HAMAN!
E-EVIL HAMAN!
JOSHUA McCRARY READS CHAPTER 5
DEBORAH and CHAI McCRARY READ CHAPTER 6
LYDIA GUELI READS
CHAPTER 7
You’re So Vain�(A Purim parody)
YOU WALKED INTO THE PALACE,
LIKE YOU WERE WALKING THROUGH CAMELOT
YOUR CAP STRATEGICALLY DIPPED
BELOW ONE EYE;
YOUR HAMENTASCHEN WAS APRICOT.
YOU HAD BOTH EYES IN THE MIRROR WHEN…
YOU CAME UP WITH A PLOT;
TO KILL ALL THE JEWS THAT ARE
HERE IN THE REGION,
WHAT WAS THE REASON?
YOU’RE SO VAIN,
AND MORDY WOULDN’T BOW DOWN BEFORE YOU;
YOU’RE SO VAIN,
AND MORDY WOULDN’T BOW DOWN BEFORE YOU,
POOR YOU, POOR YOU!
OH, YOU GAVE US GRIEF MANY YEARS AGO,
WHEN AHASHVEROSH WAS QUITE NAÏVE;
WHEN YOU SAID THAT THE JEWS
WERE A THREAT TO THE LAND,
AND YOU GOT HIM TO BELIEVE.
BUT YOU FAILED TO SEE THAT GOD ABOVE
WOULD NOT LET YOU SUCCEED.
AND ALL YOUR DREAMS,
THEY WERE LAME AS GHADAFFI’S,
LAME AS GHADAFFI’S
YOU’RE SO VAIN, YOU PROBABLY THINK THIS SONG IS ABOUT YOU;
YOU’RE SO VAIN, I’LL BET YOU THINK THIS
SONG IS ABOUT YOU,
DON’T YOU, DON’T YOU?
AND ALL YOUR DREAMS,
THEY WERE LAME AS GHADAFFI’S,
LAME AS GHADAFFI’S, AND…
YOU’RE SO VAIN, YOU PROBABLY THINK THIS SONG IS ABOUT YOU;
YOU’RE SO VAIN, I’LL BET YOU THINK THIS
SONG IS ABOUT YOU,
DON’T YOU, DON’T YOU?
WELL I HEAR YOU RODE INTO SHUSHAN TOWN,
THINKING YOU WERE ‘THE BOMB’;
THEN YOU BUILT A GALLOWS
IN THE CITY SQUARE,
TO HANG MORDECAI ON.
BUT THE KING AND QUEEN HAD OTHER PLANS;
AND SOON ENOUGH YOU WERE GONE
THE JEWS WILL NOT DIE,
SO LET’S HAVE A PARTY,
A TWO-DAY PARTY! AND…
YOU’RE SO VAIN, YOU PROBABLY THINK THIS SONG IS ABOUT YOU;
YOU’RE SO VAIN, I’LL BET YOU THINK THIS
SONG IS ABOUT YOU,
DON’T YOU, DON’T YOU?
JOSIAH GUELI READS
CHAPTER 8
CHANA ALLEN READS CHAPTER 9
BAD TO THE BONE�(original music by George Thorogood and the Destroyers)
ON THE DAY I WAS PROMOTED, I STRODE THROUGH THE TOWN;
EVERYONE WHO SAW ME HAD TO BOW TO THE GROUND.
BUT MORDECAI WOULDN’T – THAT ONE JEW ALONE;
I’M TELLIN’ YA HE’S IN TROUBLE…
‘CAUSE I’M BAD TO THE BONE… BAD TO THE BONE… BAD TO THE BONE
B-B-B-B-B-B-BAD B-B-B-B-B-B-BAD B-B-B-B-B-B-BAD
BAD TO THE BONE.
SO I MADE ME A PLAN, AND I WENT TO THE KING;
AND I LIED TO HIS FACE, BUT HE GAVE ME HIS RING.
SO I BUILT ME A GALLOWS; MY DECREE WAS MADE KNOWN;
TO WIPE OUT ALL THE JEWS…
‘CAUSE I’M BAD TO THE BONE… BAD TO THE BONE…
B-B-B-B-B-B-BAD B-B-B-B-B-B-BAD B-B-B-B-B-B-BAD
BAD TO THE BONE.
QUEEEN ESTHER AND MORDECAI GOT EVERYONE TO PRAY;
AND MY SCHEME WAS EXPOSED, AND I WAS HUNG THAT DAY.
THE MORAL OF THE STORY IS THAT YOU’LL REAP WHAT YOU’VE SOWN;
DON’T MESS WITH GOD’S PEOPLE…
AND BE BAD TO THE BONE…
BAD TO THE BONE…
B-B-B-B-B-B-BAD B-B-B-B-B-B-BAD B-B-B-B-B-B-BAD
BAD TO THE BONE.
OFFERING: DO NOT SHOW SLIDE.
BENJAMIN ALLEN READS CHAPTER 10
RABBI LOREN’S FINAL
THOUGHTS ON PURIM
YOU'RE NO GOOD (HAMAN)!�(based on "You're No Good" by Linda Ronstadt)
FEELIN' BETTER, NOW THAT YOU'RE THROUGH;
FEELIN' BETTER, 'CAUSE WE'RE ONTO YOU.
YOU TRIED TO DESTROY US, BUT DIDN'T GET FAR;
NOW WE SEE WHO YOU REALLY ARE!
YOU'RE NO GOOD,
YOU'RE NO GOOD,
YOU'RE NO GOOD;
HAMAN, YOU'RE NO GOOD!
YOU DIDN'T LIKE MORDY;
WOULDN'T BOW DOWN TO YOU;
SO YOU SOUGHT TO ANNIHILATE ALL OF THE JEWS.
YOU TRIED TO PULL A FAST ONE OVER THE KING;
BUT GOD FOILED YOUR PLAN,
SO TODAY WE CAN SING.
YOU'RE NO GOOD,
YOU'RE NO GOOD,
YOU'RE NO GOOD;
HAMAN, YOU'RE NO GOOD!
(instrumental)
I'M TELLIN' YOU, NOW,
ESTHER SAVED OUR PEOPLE THAT DAY;
'CAUSE SHE AND MORDECAI WERE BRAVE
AND KNEW WHEN TO PRAY.
YOU'RE SO GOOD,
YOU'RE SO GOOD,
YOU'RE SO GOOD;
LORD, YOU'RE SO GOOD!
BLESSING AFTER READING THE MEGILLAH OF ESTHER
BLESSED ARE YOU O LORD OUR GOD, KING OF THE UNIVERSE, WHO HEARD OUR PRAYERS AND PASSED JUDGMENT ON OUR BEHALF, DEFEATING THE WICKED PLANS OF OUR ENEMIES AND RESCUING US. BLESSED ARE YOU O LORD, WHO DELIVERS THE PEOPLE OF ISRAEL FROM THEIR ENEMIES, FOR YOU ARE THE GOD WHO SAVES!
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If you have a child who gets noisy, the child needs to be taken out of the sanctuary immediately.