“Light is in the Air”
“Light is in the Air” A Bible Raps Hanukkah Lesson and Source Packet Designed by Yael Krieger Education Director, Bible Raps [email protected] Table of Contents Lesson Plan…………………………………………………….3 Rap Map……………………………………………………….5 Blank Rap Map………………………………………………..6 Rap Lyrics……………………………………………………...7 Sources Used in Rap…………………………………………..8 Fire in TaNaKh Sources………………………………………9 The “How-To” of Bible Rapping…………………………...14 2 www.bibleraps.com “Light is in the Air” A Hannukkah Lesson Plan Yael Krieger, Bible Raps This lesson plan is based on using the Bible Rap as a motivational hook into learning about the function of fire/flame in Torah and Judaism. As Bible Raps works with educators from all sorts of contexts (i.e. Hebrew Schools, Day Schools, Summer Camps, etc.) and different age groups – this lesson is not directed to a specific age range and suggests differentiated activities for a variety of settings. Along with the lesson, we provide the sources so that educators can cut and paste according to their individual needs. Objectives: Students will explore the uses and functions of fire in TaNaKh Students will explore the uses and functions of fire in Jewish ritual Students will engage in expressing Torah content through the medium of rap/poetry Students will analyze the role of fire in the Hanukkah story Procedure: Opening: Chassidic Story o Use to evoke a discussion of the different functions of fire. A student once asked his teacher, the Baal Shem Tov, "Why is it that you are constantly travelling from city to city and village to village, when most Torah scholars stay in their academies and receive students from all over the world?" The Baal Shem Tov answered, "My dear, the teachings of Chassidut are like fire, while the teachings of the Talmud are like water. All those who are thirsty flock to water; however, most people flee from fire. Therefore, I must travel to my students, and teach them that Chassidut is not a fire that consumes, but one that illuminates and inspires.” Create a T-Chart on the positive and negative functions that fire has o o Positive: Light, warmth, cooking, ritual/memorial, decoration etc. Negative: Destruction, harm/pain, etc. Listen to the Bible Rap “Light is in the Air” Identify the different ways fire is mentioned in the rap o Light, Burning Bush, Revelation, God’s presence, sacrifice, wrath, Judaism, miracle, etc. Match Torah verses to Rap lyrics o For younger students: o For older students: Print out the verses/citations and have them paste it next to the appropriate lyric Give them the chapter and have them find the appropriate verse Assign groups of 2 or 3 to a section of text provided on “Fire in TaNaKh” sheet o Groups study their section and write a 2 line couplet that expresses the way fire is functioning in their piece Younger students will need more guidance in this process “The ‘How To’ of Rapping” sheet included to assist teachers in this 3 www.bibleraps.com Go around to have groups read out their couplet o Discuss different ways fire/flame is used in Judaism today o By putting together all the couplets, you create a class “Bible Rap” for Hanukkah Shabbat/Holiday candles, Havdalah Candles, Yertzheit Candles, Hanukkah Candles, Biur Hametz (burning the hametz before Pesach), “No lighting fire on Shabbat,” Ner Tamid, etc. Make 8 flames out of colored paper o Assign 8 groups for each flame and each flame represents a different way that fire/flame is used in Judaism Older kids: Younger kids: Groups can find on-line articles that are topical with their subject (i.e. http://haaretz.com/hasen/pages/ShArtVty.jhtml?sw=candle&itemNo=1130905 – article about how candles were used to memorialize the Mumbai bombing) – summarize or paste articles onto flames Find liturgical passages that represent different usages and use those passages to decorate the flame Illustrate the flame to represent the appropriate usage Go through magazines to find pictures of the different flame usages Compare students’ Jewish presentation of flame to how it functions in Peter Yarrow’s song “Light One Candle” Light one candle for the Maccabee children. Give thanks that their light didn’t die. Light one candle for the pain they endured when their right to exist was denied. Light one candle fot the terrible sacrifice justice and freedom demand. Light one candle for the wisom to know when the peace-maker’s time is at hand. Don’t let the light go out: it’s lasted for so many years. Don’t let the light go out: let it shine through our love and our tears. Light one candle for the strength that we need to never become our own foe. Light one candle for those who are suffering the pain we learned so long ago. Light one candle for all we believe in, let anger not tear us apart. Light one candle to bind us together, with peace as the song in our heart. What is the memory that’s valued so highly that we keep it alive in that flame? What’s the commitment to those who have dies when we cry out they’ve not died in vain? We have come this far always believing that justice will somehow prevail. This is the burden and this is the promise and this is why we will not fail. Using the Hanukkah story as told in the Babylonian Talmud (Shabbat 21b), have students answer the following essay question. o o Younger kids: Compare the fire/flame of Hanukkah to the miracle of the burning bush. What are the similarities? What are the differences? Older Kids: Based on your analysis of all the different ways fire functions in Torah, what can we learn from the fact that the “miracle of Hanukkah” takes on the form of fire? 4 www.bibleraps.com “Light is in the Air” Matt Bar, Bible Raps CHORUS Light is in the air, more fire, more fire light is in the air more fire (X4) Exodus 3:2 2 Kings 1:9-14 1 Kings 19:12 2 Maccabees 1:18-19 BT Shabbat 21b Uh-oh you lit, now we shall revisit the burning bush is in your building or perhaps you are forgetting let's go back to the beginning: Moses - a bush is burning and there is a voice within it, and there is a voice within it Echoed to Sinai, the fire that descended, never-ended through the desert so the night-time was suspended and its up on Shlomo's altar, ‘til his temple building ended to Elijah's fire, grilling with a vengeance cause the fire inside us that is what the light is that small still voice and it seems to have gone quiet... So we traveled on to Babylon, stepped on, we got our gravel on yet knowing we'd return rebuild a temple to put our cattle on fire, fire, Ezra led the choir Nehemia will restore ya and the Torah will ignite ya CHORUS Exodus 19:18 Exodus 14:21 Rashi Deut. 33:2 And then the Greeks came with a unique claim Humans is so perfect you ain't got no need for The Name or the flame, just like these days, everybody is expected to be truly the same and the tide rose high, but the fire survived and we tucked it inside, just before the darkest night yes Rome scattered stars, like the lord was shooting dice – 7 need 11 from heaven to exile... but in the embers of our teachers, in the torches of our seekers Moshe's moment could still reach us, learn tradition it can be us put them candles on our mantles so that all the nations see us go ahead an spark that match, Hanukah's about to blast it’s a miracle we lit it, we are back at the beginning the Burning Bush is in your building and the voice is still within it! (singing) CHORUS 5 www.bibleraps.com “Light is in the Air” Matt Bar, Bible Raps CHORUS Light is in the air, more fire, more fire light is in the air more fire (X4) Uh-oh you lit, now we shall revisit the burning bush is in your building or perhaps you are forgetting let's go back to the beginning: Moses - a bush is burning and there is a voice within it, and there is a voice within it Echoed to Sinai, the fire that descended, never-ended through the desert so the night-time was suspended and its up on Shlomo's altar, ‘til his temple building ended to Elijah's fire, grilling with a vengeance cause the fire inside us that is what the light is that small still voice and it seems to have gone quiet... So we traveled on to Babylon, stepped on, we got our gravel on yet knowing we'd return rebuild a temple to put our cattle on fire, fire, Ezra led the choir Nehemia will restore ya and the Torah will ignite ya CHORUS And then the Greeks came with a unique claim Humans is so perfect you ain't got no need for The Name or the flame, just like these days, everybody is expected to be truly the same and the tide rose high, but the fire survived and we tucked it inside, just before the darkest night yes Rome scattered stars, like the lord was shooting dice – 7 need 11 from heaven to exile... but in the embers of our teachers, in the torches of our seekers Moshe's moment could still reach us, learn tradition it can be us put them candles on our mantles so that all the nations see us go ahead an spark that match, Hanukah's about to blast it’s a miracle we lit it, we are back at the beginning the Burning Bush is in your building and the voice is still within it! (singing) CHORUS 6 www.bibleraps.com “Light is in the Air” Matt Bar, Bible Raps CHORUS Light is in the air, more fire, more fire light is in the air more fire (X4) Uh-oh you lit, now we shall revisit the burning bush is in your building or perhaps you are forgetting let's go back to the beginning: Moses - a bush is burning and there is a voice within it, and there is a voice within it Echoed to Sinai, the fire that descended, never-ended through the desert so the night-time was suspended and its up on Shlomo's altar, ‘til his temple building ended to Elijah's fire, grilling with a vengeance cause the fire inside us that is what the light is that small still voice and it seems to have gone quiet... So we traveled on to Babylon, stepped on, we got our gravel on yet knowing we'd return rebuild a temple to put our cattle on fire, fire, Ezra led the choir Nehemia will restore ya and the Torah will ignite ya CHORUS And then the Greeks came with a unique claim Humans is so perfect you ain't got no need for The Name or the flame, just like these days, everybody is expected to be truly the same and the tide rose high, but the fire survived and we tucked it inside, just before the darkest night yes Rome scattered stars, like the lord was shooting dice – 7 need 11 from heaven to exile... but in the embers of our teachers, in the torches of our seekers Moshe's moment could still reach us, learn tradition it can be us put them candles on our mantles so that all the nations see us go ahead an spark that match, Hanukah's about to blast it’s a miracle we lit it, we are back at the beginning the Burning Bush is in your building and the voice is still within it! (singing) CHORUS 7 www.bibleraps.com Sources that are Referred to in the Rap Exodus 3:1-2 כּ ֵֹהן--צֹאן יִ ְתרוֹ ח ְֹתנוֹ- ָהיָה ר ֶֹעה ֶאת, א וּמ ֶֹשׁה1 Now Moses was keeping the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, - ַו ָיּבֹא ֶאל,אַחר ַה ִמּ ְד ָבּר ַ ַהצֹּאן- ִמ ְדיָן; וַיִּ נְ ַהג ֶאתthe priest of Midian; and he led the flock to the farthest end of . ַהר ָה ֱאל ִֹהים ח ֵֹר ָבהthe wilderness, and came to the mountain of God, unto Horeb. תּוֹך ְ ִמ-- ֵאשׁ- ְבּ ַל ַבּת,אַך יְ הוָה ֵא ָליו ְ ֵרא ַמ ְל ָ ב ַויּ2 And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him in a flame of , וְ ַה ְסּנֶה, וְ ִהנֵּה ַה ְסּנֶה בּ ֵֹער ָבּ ֵאשׁ,ַרא ְ ַה ְסּנֶה; ַויּfire out of the midst of a bush; and he looked, and, behold, the . ֵאינֶנּוּ ֻא ָכּלbush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed. Exodus 13:21-22 ,יוֹמם ְבּ ַעמּוּד ָענָן ָ ֵיהם ֶ כא וַיהוָה ה ֵֹל ְך ִל ְפנ21 And the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of cloud, -- ְל ָה ִאיר ָל ֶהם, וְ ַליְ ָלה ְבּ ַעמּוּד ֵאשׁ, ַלנְ ח ָֹתם ַה ֶדּ ֶר ְךto lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give .ָליְ ָלה ָ יוֹמם ו ָ , ָל ֶל ֶכתthem light; that they might go by day and by night: , וְ ַעמּוּד ָה ֵאשׁ,יוֹמם ָ ,ָמישׁ ַעמּוּד ֶה ָענָן ִ י- כב לֹא22 the pillar of cloud by day, and the pillar of fire by night, { }פ. ָה ָעם, ִל ְפנֵי-- ָליְ ָלהdeparted not from before the people. {P} Exodus 19:18 ,ָרד ָע ָליו יְ הוָה ַ ִמ ְפּנֵי ֲא ֶשׁר י, ָע ַשׁן כֻּלּוֹ, יח וְ ַהר ִסינַי18 Now mount Sinai was altogether on smoke, because the . ָה ָהר ְמאֹד-ֶח ַרד ָכּל ֱ ַויּ,ֲשׁנוֹ ְכּ ֶע ֶשׁן ַה ִכּ ְב ָשׁן ָ ַעל ע ַ ָבּ ֵאשׁ; ַויּLORD descended upon it in fire; and the smoke thereof ascended as the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mount quaked greatly. Deuteronomy 33: 1-2 -- ֲא ֶשׁר ֵבּ ַר ְך מ ֶֹשׁה ִאישׁ ָה ֱאל ִֹהים,א וְ זֹאת ַה ְבּ ָר ָכה . מוֹתוֹ, ִל ְפנֵי: ְבּנֵי יִ ְשׂ ָר ֵאל-ֶאת יע ַ הוֹפ ִ --ָרח ִמ ֵשּׂ ִעיר ָלמוֹ ַ יְ הוָה ִמ ִסּינַי ָבּא וְ ז,ֹאמר ַ ב ַויּ ִ וְאָתה ֵמ ִר ְבבֹת ק ֶֹדשׁ; ִמ ָ ,ארן ָ ֵמ ַהר ָפּ אשדת ) ֵאשׁ,ימינוֹ .ָדּת( ָלמוֹ ,ָד ָך; וְ ֵהם ֻתּכּוּ ְל ַר ְג ֶל ָך ֶ ְקד ָֹשׁיו ְבּי- ָכּל,ג אַף ח ֵֹבב ַע ִמּים .יך ָ יִ ָשּׂא ִמ ַדּ ְבּר ֶֹת 1 And this is the blessing wherewith Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death. 2 And he said: The LORD came from Sinai, and rose from Seir unto them; He shined forth from mount Paran, and He came from the myriads holy, at His right hand was a fiery law unto them. 3 Yea, He loveth the peoples, all His holy ones--they are in Thy hand; and they sit down at Thy feet, receiving of Thy words. Rashi Deuteronomy 33:2 A fiery law for them: It was originally written before God in black fire upon white fire. He gave it to them on tablets, inscribed, by His right hand. Another explanation of אֵשׁ דָּת: As the Targum renders it, that He gave it to them from amidst the fire שהיתה כתובה מאז לפניו באש שחורה על גב אש:אש דת דבר אחר אש דת. נתן להם בלוחות כתב יד ימינו,לבנה : שנתנה להם מתוך האש,כתרגומו 8 www.bibleraps.com I Kings 19:11-12 וְ ִהנֵּה יְ הוָה, ֵצא וְ ָע ַמ ְד ָתּ ָב ָהר ִל ְפנֵי יְ הוָה,ֹאמר ֶ יא ַויּ וּמ ַשׁ ֵבּר ְס ָל ִעים ְ דוֹלה וְ ָחזָק ְמ ָפ ֵרק ָה ִרים ָ רוּח ְגּ ַ ְע ֵֹבר ו ַ וְאַחר ָה ַ ;רוּח יְ הוָה ַ לֹא ָב,ִל ְפנֵי יְהוָה לֹא,רוּח ַר ַעשׁ .ָב ַר ַעשׁ יְ הוָה 11 And He said: 'Go forth, and stand upon the mount before the LORD.' And, behold, the LORD passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and broke in pieces the rocks before the LORD; but the LORD was not in the wind; and after the wind an earthquake; but the LORD was not in the earthquake; ,אַחר ָה ֵאשׁ ַ ְ לֹא ָב ֵאשׁ יְ הוָה; ו,אַחר ָה ַר ַעשׁ ֵאשׁ ַ ְ יב ו12 and after the earthquake a fire; but the LORD was not in the . קוֹל ְדּ ָמ ָמה ַד ָקּהfire; and after the fire a still small voice. II Kings 1:9-14 ,ַעל ֵא ָליו ַ ַח ִמ ָשּׁיו; ַויּ ֲ ו, ֲח ִמ ִשּׁים- ט וַיִּ ְשׁ ַלח ֵא ָליו ַשׂר9 Then the king sent unto him a captain of fifty with his fifty. ִאישׁ, וַיְ ַד ֵבּר ֵא ָליו,רֹאשׁ ָה ָהר- וְ ִהנֵּה י ֵֹשׁב ַעלAnd he went up to him; and, behold, he sat on the top of the . ָה ֱאל ִֹהים ַה ֶמּ ֶל ְך ִדּ ֶבּר ֵר ָדהhill. And he spoke unto him: 'O man of God, the king hath said: Come down.' - וְ ִאם, ַשׂר ַה ֲח ִמ ִשּׁים- וַיְ ַד ֵבּר ֶאל,י ַו ַיּ ֲענֶה ֵא ִליָּהוּ ֹאכל ַ ַה ָשּׁ ַמיִ ם וְ ת- ֵתּ ֶרד ֵאשׁ ִמן,ִאישׁ ֱאל ִֹהים אָנִ י , ַה ָשּׁ ַמיִ ם-ַתּ ֶרד ֵאשׁ ִמן ֵ יך; ו ָ ֲח ִמ ֶשּׁ-א ְֹת ָך וְ ֶאת . ֲח ִמ ָשּׁיו-אכל אֹתוֹ וְ ֶאת ַ ַֹותּ 10 And Elijah answered and said to the captain of fifty: 'If I be a man of God, let fire come down from heaven, and consume thee and thy fifty.' And there came down fire from heaven, and consumed him and his fifty. 2 Maccabees 1:18-19 18 Therefore whereas we are now purposed to keep the purification of the temple upon the five and twentieth day of the month Kislev, we thought it necessary to certify you, that you also might keep it, as the feast of the tabernacles, and of the fire, which was given us when Nehemia offered sacrifice, after he had built the temple and the altar. 19 For when our fathers were led into Persia, the priests that were then devout took the fire of the altar privately, and hid it in a hollow place of a pit without water, where they kept it sure, so that the place was unknown to all men. BT Shabbat 21b מאי חנוכה What is 'Hanukah? The rabbis taught: "On the twenty-fifth day of Kislev Hanukah commences and lasts eight days, on which lamenting and fasting are prohibited. When the Hellenists entered the sanctuary, they defiled all the oil that was found there. When the government of the House of Hasmoneans prevailed and conquered them, oil was sought (to feed the holy lamp in the sanctuary) and only one vial was found with the seal of the high priest intact. The vial contained sufficient oil for one day only, but a miracle occurred, and it fed the holy lamp eight days in succession. דתנו רבנן בכ"ה בכסליו יומי דחנוכה תמניא אינון דלא למספד בהון ודלא להתענות בהון שכשנכנסו יוונים להיכל טמאו כל השמנים שבהיכל וכשגברה מלכות בית חשמונאי ונצחום בדקו ולא מצאו אלא פך אחד של שמן שהיה מונח בחותמו של כהן גדול ולא היה בו אלא להדליק יום אחד נעשה בו נס והדליקו ממנו שמונה ימים לשנה אחרת קבעום ועשאום ימים טובים בהלל והודאה These eight days were the following year established as days of good cheer, on which psalms of praise and acknowledgment (of God's wonders) were to be recited. 9 www.bibleraps.com Fire in TaNaKh Sources copied from www.mechon-mamre.org 1) Fire as Destruction Gen 19:24 ָפ ִרית ְ גּ-- ֲעמ ָֹרה- ְסדֹם וְ ַעל- ִה ְמ ִטיר ַעל, כד וַיהוָה24 Then the LORD caused to rain upon Sodom and upon . ַה ָשּׁ ָמיִ ם- ִמן, ֵמ ֵאת יְ הוָה:ָאשׁ ֵ וGomorrah brimstone and fire from the LORD out of heaven; 2) Fire as Sacrifice Leviticus 1:7-9 ; ַה ִמּ ְז ֵבּ ַח- ֵאשׁ— ַעל,אַהרֹן ַהכּ ֵֹהן ֲ ָתנוּ ְבּנֵי ְ ז וְ נ7 And the sons of Aaron the priest shall put fire upon the altar, . ָה ֵאשׁ- ַעל, וְ ָע ְרכוּ ֵע ִציםand lay wood in order upon the fire. - ֶאת, ֵאת ַהנְּ ָת ִחים,ֹהנִ ים ֲ אַהרֹן ַהכּ ֲ ְבּנֵי, ח וְ ָע ְרכוּ8 And Aaron's sons, the priests, shall lay the pieces, and the , ָה ֵאשׁ- ָה ֵע ִצים ֲא ֶשׁר ַעל- ַעל-- ַה ָפּ ֶדר- ָהרֹאשׁ וְ ֶאתhead, and the suet, in order upon the wood that is on the fire . ַה ִמּ ְז ֵבּ ַח- ֲא ֶשׁר ַעלwhich is upon the altar; יִ ְר ַחץ ַבּ ָמּיִ ם; וְ ִה ְק ִטיר ַהכּ ֵֹהן,וּכ ָר ָעיו ְ ט וְ ִק ְרבּוֹ9 but its inwards and its legs shall he wash with water; and the יחוֹח ַ ִנ-יח ַ ע ָֹלה ִא ֵשּׁה ֵר, ַהכֹּל ַה ִמּ ְז ֵבּ ָחה- ֶאתpriest shall make the whole smoke on the altar, for a burnt{ }ס. ַליהוָהoffering, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD. {S} 3) Fire as Miracle Exodus 9: 22-24 -ָד ָך ַעל ְ י- נְ ֵטה ֶאת,מ ֶֹשׁה-ֹאמר יְ הוָה ֶאל ֶ כב ַויּ22 And the LORD said unto Moses: 'Stretch forth thy hand אָדם ָ ָה- ַעל: ֶא ֶרץ ִמ ְצ ָריִ ם- ְבּ ָכל,יהי ָב ָרד ִ ִ ו, ַה ָשּׁ ַמיִ םtoward heaven, that there may be hail in all the land of Egypt, . ְבּ ֶא ֶרץ ִמ ְצ ָריִ ם-- ֵע ֶשׂב ַה ָשּׂ ֶדה- וְ ַעל ָכּל, ַה ְבּ ֵה ָמה- וְ ַעלupon man, and upon beast, and upon every herb of the field, throughout the land of Egypt.' ָתן ַ וַיהוָה נ, ַה ָשּׁ ַמיִ ם- ַעל, ַמ ֵטּהוּ- כג ַויֵּט מ ֶֹשׁה ֶאת23 And Moses stretched forth his rod toward heaven; and the ַמ ֵטר יְ הוָה ְ אָר ָצה; ַויּ ְ ַתּ ֲה ַל ְך ֵאשׁ ִ ו,וּב ָרד ָ קֹלֹתLORD sent thunder and hail, and fire ran down unto the earth; . ֶא ֶרץ ִמ ְצ ָריִ ם- ַעל, ָבּ ָרדand the LORD caused to hail upon the land of Egypt. :תוֹך ַה ָבּ ָרד ְ ִמ ְת ַל ַקּ ַחת ְבּ,וְ ֵאשׁ-- כד וַיְ ִהי ָב ָרד24 So there was hail, and fire flashing up amidst the hail, very ֶא ֶרץ- ָהיָה ָכמֹהוּ ְבּ ָכל- ֲא ֶשׁר לֹא-- ָכּ ֵבד ְמאֹדgrievous, such as had not been in all the land of Egypt since it . ֵמאָז ָהיְ ָתה ְלגוֹי, ִמ ְצ ַריִ םbecame a nation. 2 Kings 2: 11-12 - וְ ִהנֵּה ֶר ֶכב,לוֹך וְ ַד ֵבּר ְ ֵה ָמּה ה ְֹל ִכים ָה, יא וַיְ ִהי11 And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, , ֵא ִליָּהוּ,ַעל ַ ֵיהם; ַויּ ֶ ַפ ִרדוּ ֵבּין ְשׁנ ְ ַויּ,סוּסי ֵאשׁ ֵ ְ ֵאשׁ וbehold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, . ַה ָשּׁ ָמיִ ם, ַבּ ְס ָע ָרהwhich parted them both assunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven. אָבי ֶר ֶכב ִ אָבי ִ וְ הוּא ְמ ַצ ֵעק,ישׁע ר ֶֹאה ָ ֶא ִל ֱ יב ו12 And Elisha saw it, and he cried: 'My father, my father, the ,ָדיו ָ ִבּ ְבג,ַחזֵק ֲ עוֹד; ַויּ, וְ לֹא ָראָהוּ,וּפ ָר ָשׁיו ָ יִ ְשׂ ָר ֵאלchariots of Israel and the horsemen thereof!' And he saw him no . ִל ְשׁנַיִ ם ְק ָר ִעים, וַיִּ ְק ָר ֵעםmore; and he took hold of his own clothes, and rent them in two pieces. ;ָפ ָלה ֵמ ָע ָליו ְ ֲא ֶשׁר נ,אַדּ ֶרת ֵא ִליָּהוּ ֶ -ָרם ֶאת ֶ יג ַויּ13 He took up also the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and .ַר ֵדּן ְ ְשׂ ַפת ַהיּ- ַעל,ָשׁב ַו ַיּ ֲעמֹד ָ ַויּwent back, and stood by the bank of the Jordan. 10 www.bibleraps.com 4) Fire as Ritual Exodus 12:7-12 - וְ ַעל, ְשׁ ֵתּי ַה ְמּזוּזֹת-ָתנוּ ַעל ְ וְ נ, ַה ָדּם- ִמן, ז וְ ָל ְקחוּ7 And they shall take of the blood, and put it on the two side. ָבּ ֶהם,ֹאכלוּ אֹתוֹ ְ י- ֲא ֶשׁר, ַה ָבּ ִתּים, ַעל-- ַה ַמּ ְשׁקוֹףposts and on the lintel, upon the houses wherein they shall eat it. ֵאשׁ- ְצ ִלי: ַבּ ַלּיְ ָלה ַהזֶּה, ַה ָבּ ָשׂר-אָכלוּ ֶאת ְ ְ ח ו8 And they shall eat the flesh in that night, roast with fire, and .ֹאכלֻהוּ ְ ְמר ִֹרים י- ַעל,וּמצּוֹת ַ unleavened bread; with bitter herbs they shall eat it. ִכּי:ֻשּׁל ַבּ ָמּיִ ם ָ וּב ֵשׁל ְמב ָ ,ֹאכלוּ ִמ ֶמּנּוּ נָא ְ תּ- ט אַל9 Eat not of it raw, nor sodden at all with water, but roast with . ִק ְרבּוֹ- ְכּ ָר ָעיו וְ ַעל- רֹאשׁוֹ ַעל, ֵאשׁ- ְצ ִלי- ִאםfire; its head with its legs and with the inwards thereof. בּ ֶֹקר; וְ ַהנּ ָֹתר ִמ ֶמּנּוּ- ַעד,תוֹתירוּ ִמ ֶמּנּוּ ִ - י וְ לֹא10 And ye shall let nothing of it remain until the morning; but . ָבּ ֵאשׁ ִתּ ְשׂרֹפוּ,בּ ֶֹקר- ַעדthat which remaineth of it until the morning ye shall burn with fire. Leviticus 6: 5-6 וּב ֵער ִ ,בּוֹ לֹא ִת ְכ ֶבּה-תּוּקד ַ ַה ִמּ ְז ֵבּ ַח- ה וְ ָה ֵאשׁ ַעל5 And the fire upon the altar shall be kept burning thereby, it יה ָ יה ַהכּ ֵֹהן ֵע ִצים ַבּבּ ֶֹקר ַבּבּ ֶֹקר; וְ ָע ַר ְך ָע ֶל ָ ָע ֶלshall not go out; and the priest shall kindle wood on it every .יה ֶח ְל ֵבי ַה ְשּׁ ָל ִמים ָ וְ ִה ְק ִטיר ָע ֶל, ָהע ָֹלהmorning; and he shall lay the burnt-offering in order upon it, and shall make smoke thereon the fat of the peace-offerings. { }ס.לֹא ִת ְכ ֶבּה-- ַה ִמּ ְז ֵבּ ַח-תּוּקד ַעל ַ ָתּ ִמיד, ו ֵאשׁ6 Fire shall be kept burning upon the altar continually; it shall not go out. {S} 5) Fire as Prohibition Exodus 35:1-3 --ֲדת ְבּנֵי יִ ְשׂ ָר ֵאל ַ ע- ָכּל- ֶאת,ַק ֵהל מ ֶֹשׁה ְ א ַויּ1 And Moses assembled all the congregation of the children of , ִצוָּה יְ הוָה- ֲא ֶשׁר, ַה ְדּ ָב ִרים, ֵא ֶלּה:ֹאמר ֲא ֵל ֶהם ֶ ַויּIsrael, and said unto them: 'These are the words which the . ַל ֲעשֹׂת א ָֹתםLORD hath commanded, that ye should do them. יעי ִ וּביּוֹם ַה ְשּׁ ִב ַ ,אכה ָ ֵתּ ָע ֶשׂה ְמ ָל,ָמים ִ ב ֵשׁ ֶשׁת י2 Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day there ָהע ֶֹשׂה- ַליהוָה; ָכּל, יִ ְהיֶה ָל ֶכם ק ֶֹדשׁ ַשׁ ַבּת ַשׁ ָבּתוֹןshall be to you a holy day, a sabbath of solemn rest to the .יוּמת ָ ,אכה ָ בוֹ ְמ ָלLORD; whosoever doeth any work therein shall be put to death. , ְבּיוֹם,יכם ֶ ְבּכֹל מ ְֹשׁב ֵֹת, ְת ַבעֲרוּ ֵאשׁ- ג לֹא3 Ye shall kindle no fire throughout your habitations upon the { }פ. ַה ַשּׁ ָבּתsabbath day.' {P} 11 www.bibleraps.com 6) Fire as Punishment Numbers 3:4 ַא ִביהוּא ִל ְפנֵי יְ הוָה ְבּ ַה ְק ִר ָבם ֵאשׁ ֲ ָדב ו ָ ָמת נ ָ ד ַויּ ָהיוּ- לֹא,וּבנִ ים ָ , ְבּ ִמ ְד ַבּר ִסינַי,ָרה ִל ְפנֵי יְ הוָה ָז אַהרֹן ֲ ְפּנֵי- ַעל,ית ָמר ָ ָל ֶהם; וַיְ ַכ ֵהן ֶא ְל ָעזָר וְ ִא { }פ.יהם ֶ ֲא ִב 4 And Nadab and Abihu died before the LORD, when they offered strange fire before the LORD, in the wilderness of Sinai, and they had no children; and Eleazar and Ithamar ministered in the priest's office in the presence of Aaron their father. {P} Lev 9:23-24-10:1-2 ,ֵצאוּ ְ ַויּ,מוֹעד ֵ א ֶֹהל- ֶאל,אַהרֹן ֲ ְ כג ַו ָיּבֹא מ ֶֹשׁה ו23 And Moses and Aaron went into the tent of meeting, and . ָה ָעם- ָכּל- ֶאל,יְ הוָה-ֵרא ְכבוֹד ָ ָה ָעם; ַויּ- וַיְ ָב ְרכוּ ֶאתcame out, and blessed the people; and the glory of the LORD appeared unto all the people. , ַה ִמּ ְז ֵבּ ַח-ֹאכל ַעל ַ ַותּ, ִמ ִלּ ְפנֵי יְ הוָה,ַתּ ֵצא ֵאשׁ ֵ כד ו24 And there came forth fire from before the LORD, and , ָה ָעם ַו ָיּרֹנּוּ-ַרא ָכּל ְ ַה ֲח ָל ִבים; ַויּ- ָהע ָֹלה וְ ֶאת- ֶאתconsumed upon the altar the burnt-offering and the fat; and .ֵיהם ֶ ְפּנ- וַיִּ ְפּלוּ ַעלwhen all the people saw it, they shouted, and fell on their faces. ,ַא ִביהוּא ִאישׁ ַמ ְח ָתּתוֹ ֲ ָדב ו ָ אַהרֹן נ ֲ - א וַיִּ ְקחוּ ְבנֵי1 And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took each of them ַק ִריבוּ ְ ְקט ֶֹרת; ַויּ,יה ָ ָשׂימוּ ָע ֶל ִ ַויּ, וַיִּ ְתּנוּ ָב ֵהן ֵאשׁhis censer, and put fire therein, and laid incense thereon, and . א ָֹתם, ֲא ֶשׁר לֹא ִצוָּה--ָרה ָ ֵאשׁ ז, ִל ְפנֵי יְ הוָהoffered strange fire before the LORD, which He had not commanded them. ,ָמתוּ ֻ אוֹתם; ַויּ ָ ֹאכל ַ ַותּ,ַתּ ֵצא ֵאשׁ ִמ ִלּ ְפנֵי יְ הוָה ֵ ב ו2 And there came forth fire from before the LORD, and . ִל ְפנֵי יְ הוָהdevoured them, and they died before the LORD. 7) Fire as Protection Zachariah 2:7-9 ,אַחר ֵ אָך ְ וּמ ְל ַ ;י ֵֹצא--אָך ַהדּ ֵֹבר ִבּי ְ ַה ַמּ ְל, ז וְ ִהנֵּה7 And, behold, the angel that spoke with me went forth, and . י ֵֹצא ִל ְק ָראתוֹanother angel went out to meet him, : ֵלאמֹר,ַער ַה ָלּז ַ ַהנּ-רֻץ ַדּ ֵבּר ֶאל--ֹאמר ֵא ָלו ֶ ח ַויּ8 and said unto him: 'Run, speak to this young man, saying: .תוֹכהּ ָ וּב ֵה ָמה ְבּ ְ אָדם ָ ֵמרֹב,רוּשׁ ַלִם ָ ְ' ְפּ ָרזוֹת ֵתּ ֵשׁב יJerusalem shall be inhabited without walls for the multitude of men and cattle therein. ;חוֹמת ֵאשׁ ָס ִביב ַ ,יְ הוָה- ָלּהּ נְ ֻאם-ַאנִ י ֶא ְהיֶה ֲ ט ו9 For I, saith the LORD, will be unto her a wall of fire round { }פ.תוֹכהּ ָ ֶא ְהיֶה ְב,וּל ָכבוֹד ְ about, and I will be the glory in the midst of her. {P} 12 www.bibleraps.com 8) Fire as God’s Anger Numbers 11:1-3 אָזנֵי יְ הוָה; וַיִּ ְשׁ ַמע ְ ַרע ְבּ, א וַיְ ִהי ָה ָעם ְכּ ִמ ְתאֹנְ נִ ים1 And the people were as murmurers, speaking evil in the ears ֹאכל ַ ַותּ, ָבּם ֵאשׁ יְ הוָה-ַתּ ְב ַער ִ ו, וַיִּ ַחר אַפּוֹ, יְ הוָהof the LORD; and when the LORD heard it, His anger was . ִבּ ְק ֵצה ַה ַמּ ֲחנֶהkindled; and the fire of the LORD burnt among them, and devoured in the uttermost part of the camp. -מ ֶֹשׁה; וַיִּ ְת ַפּ ֵלּל מ ֶֹשׁה ֶאל- ֶאל, ב וַיִּ ְצ ַעק ָה ָעם2 And the people cried unto Moses; and Moses prayed unto the .ַתּ ְשׁ ַקע ָה ֵאשׁ ִ ו, יְ הוָהLORD, and the fire abated. ֲרה ָ ָבע- ִכּי: ַתּ ְב ֵע ָרה, ַה ָמּקוֹם ַההוּא- ג וַיִּ ְק ָרא ֵשׁם3 And the name of that place was called Taberah, because the . ֵאשׁ יְ הוָה, ָבםfire of the LORD burnt among them. Numbers 16:32-35 -ַתּ ְב ַלע א ָֹתם וְ ֶאת ִ ו,יה ָ ִפּ-אָרץ ֶאת ֶ ַתּ ְפ ַתּח ָה ִ לב ו32 And the earth opened her mouth and swallowed them up, - וְ ֵאת ָכּל,אָדם ֲא ֶשׁר ְלק ַֹרח ָ ָה- וְ ֵאת ָכּל,יהם ֶ ָבּ ֵתּand their households, and all the men that appertained unto . ָה ְרכוּשׁKorah, and all their goods. ; ְשׁא ָֹלה-- ַחיִּ ים, ֲא ֶשׁר ָל ֶהם-ֵרדוּ ֵהם וְ ָכל ְ לג ַויּ33 So they, and all that appertained to them, went down alive .תּוֹך ַה ָקּ ָהל ְ ֹאבדוּ ִמ ְ ַויּ,אָרץ ֶ יהם ָה ֶ ֲל ֵ ַתּ ַכס ע ְ וinto the pit; and the earth closed upon them, and they perished from among the assembly. :נָסוּ ְלק ָֹלם--יהם ֶ ֲא ֶשׁר ְס ִביב ֵֹת,יִ ְשׂ ָר ֵאל- לד וְ ָכל34 And all Israel that were round about them fled at the cry of .אָרץ ֶ ִתּ ְב ָל ֵענוּ ָה- ֶפּן,אָמרוּ ְ ִכּיthem; for they said: 'Lest the earth swallow us up.' ֵאת,ֹאכל ַ ֵמ ֵאת יְ הוָה; ַותּ,ָצאָה ְ לה וְ ֵאשׁ י35 And fire came forth from the LORD, and devoured the two { }ס. ַה ְקּט ֶֹרת,יבי ֵ ַמ ְק ִר,אתיִ ם ִאישׁ ַ וּמ ָ ַה ֲח ִמ ִשּׁיםhundred and fifty men that offered the incense. {S} 9) Fire as God’s Presence Psalm 29:7 .יְ הוָה ח ֵֹצב; ַל ֲהבוֹת ֵאשׁ- ז קוֹל7 The voice of the LORD heweth out flames of fire. Pslam 104:4-5 . ֵאשׁ ל ֵֹהט,אָכיו רוּחוֹת; ְמ ָשׁ ְר ָתיו ָ ד ע ֶֹשׂה ַמ ְל4 Who makest winds Thy messengers, the flaming fire Thy ministers. עוֹלם ָ , ִתּמּוֹט-ֶיה; ַבּל ָ ְמכוֹנ- ַעל, ֶא ֶרץ-ָסד ַ ה י5 Who didst establish the earth upon its foundations, that it .ָעד ֶ וshould not be moved for ever and ever; 13 www.bibleraps.com The “How-To” of Bible Rapping The DNA of a Rap The basic structure of a rap is that it goes to a four count. This is what rappers call a “bar.” A bar is one line of “one – two – three – four” say slowly and rhythmically out loud what is in the quotes Within this bar one finds the rhyme scheme, which happens on the four-count. Say slowly and rhythmically out loud the following: “one- two-three-four one-two-three-door” Clap your hands with the four count (slowly and rhythmically) as you say the example from “David vs. Goliath” below to the beat. Take note how the four counts rhyme. Notice that they don't have to rhyme perfect only approximately to get the sound right for the listener. 1 --------2-----3-------4 I am goliath I am a beast ----------------1-----------2-------------3------------4 Send somebody to the field so the birds can feast -----------------1-------------2-----------------3----------4 Send some body to the field they come up to my knees 1--------2-------------3-----------------4 9 feet tall with a spear that can reach By increasing the number of rhyming syllables, the rap gains more dynamics Two syllable: (Example from “Exodus CH. 5”) Moses and aaron, who you think you're scarin’ I created the Nile so it should be apparent I'm a crocodile and your god is sparrow thus said hashem, no thus said pharaoh Three syllable: (Example from “Purim Rap”) Haman what’s with the attitude I don't know why you're trying to get us so mad at you Mic check one two, venahafochu, You tried to make us cry so we laugh at you Four syllable: (Example from “Noah”) ...just some high pitched screams like a shoalin shouting the waves all around they will be pounding the ground in two by i got the animals surroundin’ abscoundin’ up to the top of the yacht and then around in and down in You can even add internal rhymes to the lines to add some flare. Internal rhymes: (Example from “Purim Rap” and “David vs. Goliath,” respectively) My name is, haman, i ain't playin', you should cower to see The other side, of the tide, when i'm chillin on the beach 14 www.bibleraps.com 15 www.bibleraps.com
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