The World Celebrates Rabbi Marcia Prager

Rabbi Marcia Prager, an inspirational Jewish Renewal spiritual leader, teacher, guide, and colleague, has become a model for a new generation of lay and professional leadership. Through her, many of us have forged an intimate, passionate relationship with Judaism, with the divine in all of us, and thus, with each other.

The P'nai Or Philadelphia Jewish Renewal community is grateful that in 5772 (2011) R. Marcia celebrated 18 years of serving as our Rabbi-Chaver. In her honor, friends from around the world shared these many stories, poems, and loving tributes, to show our gratitude and naches at this wonderful milestone!



D-L-T-I!

D-L-T-I (Sung to the tune of YMCA)

A team effort of Mark Novak, Elyse Seidner-Joseph, Ethan Krame, Elisheva Brenner, and Abbe Lyons

(Verse)
Talmid - there’s a place you can go I said
Talmid - it’ll cost you some dough
You will learn there, and see your story unfold
It’s got  pshat, remez, drash, and sod 

Sing a niggun, study hassidic  text
with Reb Marcia, she is the Besht of the Besht
You will davven, and it won’t be a show all your
Prayers they will be soaring

(Chorus) 
Lift up your soul at the D-L-T-I (2x)
where she and Reb Shawn lift you higher and higher
step close to the flame and jump into the fire at the

D-L-T-I, lift up your soul at the D-L-T-I 
you will laugh  you’ll cry
and take a moment to sigh
(music stops and we all sigh with arms outstretched ala Marcia, then music continues)
It’s a 4 world celebration

(Verse)
Can people hear ya? You’re talking into the floor
Give a drasha, there's no reason to bore
Leyn Torah?  You never did it before?
Face it, you need some training

Young man, holy schneider you need
I said young man, deep cleansing breaths you must breathe
you must slow down, and enunciate
and your da-ven-ing will be great 
(Chorus)

(Verse)
No one teaches prayer like you do. 
Reb Marcia when she is looking at you, 
With those big eyes, she wants to help you be you
full of joy and awe and wonder

Marcia - she's a gal on the go
Reb Marcia - knows how to make shabbos glow
with her stories,  with words she’s caressing all her
paths are paths of blessing
(Chorus)

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