The prayers of Shabbat
Counting Toward Sinai is a series focused on the liturgy of Shabbos — its tefillos and its zemiros — rather than a single speaker offering general shiurim. Shabbos has its own distinctive prayers, beginning with Kabbalas Shabbos, the sequence of Tehillim and Lecha Dodi with which we usher the day in on Friday evening.
From there the day carries its own shape: a special Shabbos Shemoneh Esrei in place of the weekday version, the Torah reading, and the additional Musaf prayer that marks the sanctity of the day. A series devoted to these tefillos slows down to look at what we are actually saying, and why.
Zemiros around the table
The other half of the series is the zemiros — the songs sung at the Shabbos table. These are a beloved part of the day's atmosphere: Shalom Aleichem welcoming the malachim, and table songs such as Kah Ribon and Tzur Mishelo woven through the seudos of Friday night and Shabbos day.
The zemiros are more than melody. Their words are drawn from and infused with Torah themes, and taking the time to understand them turns familiar tunes into something felt as well as sung. A series on Shabbos zemiros helps a family appreciate the depth beneath songs they may have known since childhood.
"Counting toward Sinai"
The name Counting Toward Sinai evokes the journey of Sefiras HaOmer — the count from Pesach toward Shavuos and the giving of the Torah at Har Sinai. It frames the material as more than information: as steps of a spiritual ascent, a movement toward receiving Torah anew.
Read through that lens, Shabbos itself becomes part of the climb. Each week's tefillos and zemiros are treated not as routine but as a rung on the way, a regular opportunity to reconnect to the moment at Sinai and to bring some of that elevation into the ordinary week that follows.
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At a glance
Key takeaways
- Counting Toward Sinai is a series on the tefillos and zemiros of Shabbat, not a general speaker.
- It explores the Shabbos prayers, from Kabbalas Shabbos and Lecha Dodi through Musaf.
- It also treats the table zemiros, such as Shalom Aleichem, Kah Ribon, and Tzur Mishelo.
- The title evokes Sefiras HaOmer's ascent toward Sinai and the giving of the Torah.
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