These and Those

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[Staff Guest Post] Let it Be… Pray with Me

Posted on March 4, 2014 by Arlene Harel

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by Arlene Harel (Year '85), staff member since '03

Most people think that on Purim we get dressed up in costumes. But it’s really not that way. All year long we wear masks. On Rosh Hodesh Adar, the Pardes “staff ladies” decided to take off their masks, and become “real”. What you are seeing here is who we really are. The song came down to me on a long, strange trip down Highway 1. And when you think about it, it’s all about Oneness. Open your hearts friends. It’s all about Peace, Love, and Pardes.


1.

When I find myself in times of trouble
Meir is standing over me
Speaking words of wisdom
Pray with me.

And in my darkest hour
Meir is standing right in front of me
The Mechitza Minyan needs you…
Pray with me.

Chorus:

Pray with me, Pray with me, Pray with me, Pray with me.
Can you make a minyan? Pray with me

2.

And then Room 5 opens the door
The Egal minyan needs you more
Can you make a minyan? Pray with me.

We don’t care if you’re a girl or boy,
We don’t care, oy oy oy
Can you make a minyan? Pray with me

Chorus:

Pray with me, Pray with me, Pray with me, Pray with me.
Can you make a minyan? Pray with me

3.

From down the hall, opens another door
The creative minyan, not sure what they stand for,
We don’t care about minyans. Pray with me

We sing, We chant, We hug, We kiss
We are living in a land of bliss
We don’t care about minyans. Pray with me

Chorus:

Pray with me, Pray with me, Pray with me, Pray with me.
Can you make a minyan? Pray with me

4.

I’m sorry guys, I prayed at home
Aroma’s calling, gotta get me some
I can’t make a minyan, Pray for me

I need coffee more than I need to pray
Maybe try me another day
I can’t make a minyan, Pray for me.

Chorus:

Pray for me, Pray for me, Pray for me, Pray for me.
I can’t make a minyan, Pray for me

5.

This Purim song is not to blame,
We love you all, just the same,
We all make a minyan, Pray with me.

We don’t mean to hurt or offend,
We all still can be friends,
We all make a minyan, pray with me

Chorus:

I’ll pray for you, You pray for me,
I’ll pray for you, You pray for me.
We all make a minyan, pray with me

I’ll pray for you, You pray for me,
I’ll pray for you, You pray for me.
We all make a minyan, pray with me