An exciting weekend. The Shabbat of Parashat Beshalach is also known as the "Shabbat of Song"
Thursday night - Friday is Yud Shקvat, the yahrzeit of (the Rayatz, Rabbi J. I. Schneersohn (sixth Lubavitcher Rebbe - see article #2 for a chapter of his death-day teachings) and
Rabbi Shalom Sharabi ("Reshash" - see article #1), the great Yemenite 18th century Kabbalist, whose "Siddur/prayerbook with Kavannot/mystical intentions" is still so influential today.

Next week: special Tu b'Shevat issue. [Here in Tzefat, at ASCENT, we will be celebrating our 35th annual Kabbalistic Tu B'shvat Seder on Tuesday night, Jan. 30.]