rosh hashanah and yom kippur

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Kippur

A CONTEMPORARY SERVICE

Marlboro Jewish Center Congregation Ohev Shalom Marlboro, New Jersey

THE REASONS FOR THIS PRAYER BOOK

I have had the pleasure of creating and officiating at this unique service since itsinception which has been offered at the synagogue every year since 1985. For 21consecutive years, this service has given our members the opportunity to attain aspiritual experience that they could not find in a traditional High Holiday service.

Our contemporary service has never been viewed as a replacement for the traditionalservice. Instead, this service offers an alternative to that large segment of ourmembership that either has felt unfulfilled by the traditional services offered at mostConservative synagogues or have been made uncomfortable by the overwhelmingamount of Hebrew that is used in the traditional High Holiday services.

In this day and age, we should use all available techniques in our prayer services togenerate strong spiritual feelings. Our prayer books should not be strictly linear, withword following word, line after line and page after page. Many people gain most oftheir information from nonlinear media. Many synagogue members don’t readHebrew; certainly they don’t benefit from pages filled with letters they cannotdecipher. If most of us get most of the information we need in our daily lives throughmore than one medium, why shouldn’t our prayer books acknowledge that truth?

This the fourth edition of the machzor offered by the Marlboro Jewish Center. Itincludes, along with new contemporary readings and photos, material on such eventsas the tragedy of 9/11 as part of the Martyrology service on Yom Kippur.

Conservative Judaism is a pluralistic movement. People who attend alternativeConservative prayer services should not be ostracized because they want anapproach to prayer unlike the one they are expected to want. In his seminal work,Tradition and Change, Rabbi Mordecai Waxman describes the Conservativemovement as a tent large enough to include people who hold a range of differentperspectives. The early Chavurah movement of the late 60s, of which I was amember, also saw itself as offering one more authentic Jewish choice.

Once again, the Marlboro Jewish Center will be packed with nearly 3,000 people. Ofthem, as every year, at least 800 of them will pray at the contemporary service; theother 2,000 will be at the traditional services. At 1 p.m. all the services will end and allthe shul’s members will gather in the lobby of our synagogue or on its front lawn,wishing each other a “Shanah Tova.” All that matters is our community will cometogether under the roof of our synagogue, and we will all pray together. We’ll be indifferent rooms, using different books, singing different melodies – but we’ll all betogether.

Special thanks must be given to the following members of the committee who workedon this latest edition. Robin Farber, Eric Miller, Natalie Loeb, Babette Mallow, JudyOlesh, Nancy Rheingold, Phylis Schnall, Leonard Zimmerman, Pierre and NatalieOlesinski, Joyce Sugarman, David and Helaine Cantos, Cris Gansman, JoanneKirschner, Vera Gordon, Roberta Newman, Alan Solomon, Zelda Liebowitz, andSheryl Metzger. But one shines brighter than all others, Ira Kirschner whosededication, creativity and love of Judaism will guarantee him and his family, blessingsthat knows no bounds.

I would also like to thank Rabbi Jules Harlowe and the Rabbinical Assembly forpermission to reprint selections from the Mahzor for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippurand Mahzor Chadash, edited by Rabbi Sidney Greenberg and Rabbi JonathanLevine. May we grow and prosper in our souls and our bodies as we experience thewonderful world of T’fillah.

Allan SugarmanJune 2006

Table of Contents

Rosh HashanahMorning Service 1Torah Service 38Shofar Service 59Musaf 65

Yom KippurKol Nidre 86Confessional 111Yom Kippur 128Yizkor 148Neilah 155

Editor Allan SugarmanLayout Editor Ira Kirschner

1st Edition, Sept. 19852nd Edition, Sept. 19963rd Edition, Sept. 2002

4th Edition (a), Sept. 2006

.L¤û §cw x©d§A oM§û¦i i¦n ,L¤l¡¢d¨ §A xEbi i¦n i§i c¦ec§l xFn§f¦nDo we deserve to enter God's sanctuary?

How can we merit a place in His Presence?Ea «H d©nL §C§q©g ax§A i¦p£©e .l ¥ x§U¦i Li«¤zp§M§W¦n ,aw £r©i Li«¤ld`

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.L «¤r§W¦i z¤n¡ ¤A i¦p«¥p £r ,L «¤C§q©g ax§AMa tovu, o’ha’lecha Yaakov, mish’k’notecha Yisrael. Va’ani b’rov chas’d’chaavo vai’techa, esh’ta’cha’veh el hai’chal kad’sh’cha b’yir’o’te’cha. Adonaia’hav’tee m’oan bai’te’cha, oom’koam mish’kan k’vo’decha. Va’aniesh’ta’cha’veh v’ech’ra’ah, ev’ra’cha leefÕnai Adonai o’see. Va’ani t’fee’la’teel’cha Adonai, ait ra’tzon, Elohim b’rav chas’de’cha, a’nainee be’emet yish’echa.How goodly are your tents, O Jacob, your dwelling places, O Israel.Lord, through your abundant kindness, I come into Your house and Ireverently worship You in our Holy Synagogue. I love this Sanctuary,the place where Your glory resides. Here, I worship You, my Lord andCreator. Accept my prayer, and the prayers of my family and answerus with Your great mercy and truth ... Amen

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Baruch Atah Adonai, Elohainu Melech Ha’olam asher kee’d’sha’nub’mitzvo’tav v’tziva’nu l’hit’a’taf ba’tzitzit.

Blessed are You, O Lord our God, King of the Universe, whohave sanctified us with Your Mitzvot and had commanded us to

wrap ourselves in the Talit.

i thank you God for this most amazing dayfor the leaping greenly spirits of trees anda blue true dream of sky; and for everythingwhich is natural which is infinite which is yes.i who have died am alive again today,and this is the sun’s birthday; this is thebirthday of life and of love and wings;and of the gay happening illimitable earth.now the ears of my ears awake and now theeyes of my eyes are opened.

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Baruch Atah Adonai Elohainu Melech Ha’olam asher kee’d’sha’nub’mitzvo’tav v’tziva’nu la’a’soak b’div’rai Torah.

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Baruch Atah Adonai Elohainu Melech Ha’olam asher ba’char ba’nu mi’kolha’amim, v’natan lanu et Torah’to. Baruch Atah Adonai no’tain ha’Torah.

Praised are You, Lord our God, King of the Universe who sanctifiedour life with his commandments, commanding us to study Torah. Maythe words of the Torah, Lord our God, be sweet in our mouth of allYour people so that we, our children, and all of the children in theHouse of Israel may come to know You and to study the Torah withselfless devotion. Praised are You, Lord our God, King of the Universewho has chosen us by giving us his Torah.

Avinu Sh'bashamayim... O God in Heaven...

As we approach another year, we ask Your blessings upon us and uponour loved ones. Grant us the courage to peer into our lives, the wisdomand discernment to evaluate what we see, and the strength to act withresolve to change whatever needs improvement.

May it be Your will that we be inscribed into the Book of Life and thatthe coming year be one of peace and tranquility. May our homes reflectthe sense of Your holiness and may we strive to fulfill Your will for us.We pray that our lives become sanctified by Your guidance and byYour love for Your people.

During these Holy Days when we come into Your sanctuary, ourthoughts turn to You and we try to let You into our lives. Be there forus, O Lord, and let the light of Your Divine Presence shine upon usand upon all Your people.

Bless this New Year with Shalom for us, for the Jewish people and forall humanity everywhere.

Keyn Y'hi Ratzon... May it be Your will ........Amen

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:m¦i«O©d l ©r u ¤x« d r©wFx ,mlFrd K¤l«¤n Epi«¥dl¡ i§i dY © KExA... ro’kah ha’aretz al ha’mayim.

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... ha’no’tain la’ya’aif ko’ach.

For all these we offer praise to You.For the ability to tell light from dark, right from

wrong.For creating us in your image.For the gift of freedom.For the privilege of being Jewish.For the ability to see.For the garments that clothe us.For the yearning of slaves to be free.For the power to stand up under our burdens.For the orderly universe in which we live.For providing our daily needs.For the guidance to do right.For endowing our people with strength.For crowning Israel with glory.For the privilege of awakening to a new day.

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I am a Jew because Judaism demands no abdication of my mind.I am a Jew because Judaism asks every possible sacrifice of my soul.I am a Jew because whenever there are tears and suffering the Jew weeps.I am a Jew because whenever the cry of despair is heard the Jew hopes.I am a Jew because the message of Judaism is the oldest and the newest.I am a Jew because the promise of Judaism is a universal promise.I am a Jew because, for the Jew, the world is not finished;

human beings will complete it.I am a Jew because, for the Jew, humanity is not fully created;

people are creating it.I am a Jew because Judaism places humanity above nations

and above Judaism itself.I am a Jew because, above humanity, Judaism places the Oneness of God.

Edmond FlegBaruch She’amar Ve Haya OlamBlessed is the One who spoke and the world came into being.Let us always remember the power of the spoken word.Everlasting is the word that heals.Stinging is the scornful word.Soothing is the word of true emotion.Even the word of infants can reach the heavens.Dreams begin with words.

In our voice we find the power to create the world anew.Simply listening to the other’s voice is the greatest blessing we can offer.

Too often we choose not to speak when we must.Help us oh Lord to speak only when it is helpful.Eloquence is a matter of subject when we speak on your behalf.

Open our ears to your blessing.Never are we alone in your blessingEnter our hearts through your blessing.

Rabbi Jonathan Infeld

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May the door of this synagogue be wide enough to receiveall who hunger for love, all who are lonely for fellowship.

May it welcome all who have cares to unburden, thanks toexpress, hopes to nurture.

May the door of this synagogue be narrow enough to shutout the pettiness and pride, envy and enmity.

May its threshold be no stumbling block to young or strayingfeet.

May it be too high to admit complacency, selfishness, andharshness.

May this synagogue be, for all who enter, the doorway to aricher and more meaningful life.

TEACH ME TO PRAISETeach me, my God, to praise and to prayFor the mystery of the withered leaf,For the glow of the ripened fruit;For the freedom to see, to feel,To breathe, to know, to hope, to stumble.

Teach my lips a blessing, a hymn of praise,As you renew each morning and each night;Lest this day appear as yesterdayAnd the day beforeLest my day become routine.

Leah Goldberg

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Translation of ASHREIAnd let us be joyful that we are here together,Because we seek honestly the path of our prayerConstantly I seek the right way though it may take a lifetime.Daily I look for clues. The search is an arduous one.Existence of man itself is a testimony to the majesty of Man'sCreator.Forward my mind will go seek, perhaps to find.Great are the sights, my goals, my reaching out.Heavenward do I stretch; to grasp the richness of our heritage.In loving kindness and consideration shall I pledge my days.Judaism teaches me to be human.Kind is the great man; just is the honest man.Loving is the universal man; I strive to be better.My vision is as high as the best that man can achieve.Never will I forget the roots of my past.Onward does good deeds go, from words to action.Piety is the action of giving one to the other.Reaching out is the essence of giving to each other.So many miles to go before I sleep...To rest...Under God....Wake up and be joyful, for we are here together.

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CourageYou dare to call us partners;

We will live, one day at a time,performing signs and wonders for the benefit of others.

This we promise You.You dare to call us little lower than the angels;

We will use our face and hands to be Your messengers.To this we commit ourselves this day.

You dare to tell us we are fashioned in Your image;We will be this Image, live our livesby the most Divine in us,and in this Image listen to Your words and do Your will.

So we solemnly declare this day.Your Mitzvah opportunities await.

Give us strength: we vow to do Your willas, by Your light and guidance,our hearts and souls so move us.

Danny SiegelConnectionsThe traditions of my father are in the synagogueThey embrace me like the tallit he wore on Saturday morningsThey stand with the voices of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob

The traditions of my mother are in the synagogueI feel them when I pray with my husband, my children,

my grandchildren,my friends, my neighbors, my community

The traditions of my family are in the synagogueWe named our children hereWe celebrated their B'nai Mitzvot hereWe brought our children to the marriage canopy

My past and my present fuse in the traditions of the synagogueI hear my father's voice and feel my mother's presenceThey remind me of the privilege and responsibility of being a Jew

My past is in the synagogueMy present is in the synagogueMy identity is in the synagogueThe future for my children and grandchildren is in the synagogue

Helaine CantosCongregant, Marlboro Jewish Center

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Psalm 17, You Are a Consolation(Adapted)O God,You are a consolation to Your creatures,for in moments of forgettingwe but call to mind Your care,and we are comforted.

When we hope no more,a pattern in the snowreminds us of Your lovingkindness.

Your dawns give us confidence,and sleep is a friend.

Our sorrows dissipatein the presence of an infant’s smile,and our Elders’ wise wordsrevive our willtowish.

Your hints are everywhere,Your signals in the most remote of places.

You are here,and we fail words to say,“Mah Tov!” —How good our breath,our rushing energies,our silences of love.

by Danny SiegelPsalm 121 — a song of ascent: (Adapted)

I lift up my eyes to the hills.What is the source of my help?My help comes from the Lord,

Maker of the heavens and the earth.God will not allow you to stumble,

Your Guardian will not slumber.Indeed, the Guardian of Israel

neither slumbers nor sleeps.The Lord is your Guardian,

your shelter at your side.The sun will not smite you by day

nor the moon by night.The Lord will guard you against all evil;

God will guard you, body and soul.The Lord will guard your going out

and your coming home, now and forever.by Danny Siegel

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Hallelujah.

Psalm 150

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,xtFW r©w«¥z§A EdE «l§l©d :xFP¦k§e l¤a«¥p§A EdE «l§l©d ,lFgnE sz§A EdE «l§l©d :ab ªr§e mi¦P¦n§A EdE «l§l©d

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Hal'luhu hal'luhu, b'tzeeltz'lay shama. Hal'luhu hal'luhu b'tzeeltz'lay t'rua.Kol hanshama t'ha'layl ya, hal'luyah hal'luyah.(2x)

Lord, praise be to You for the rhythm.We praise You for the beat of sound,

the beat of the heart,the beat of the drums.

We praise You for the clapping hands,the tapping of toes,the snapping of fingers andthe nod of the head.

We praise You for the jumping of rope,for the skipping, hopping, running

and walking.

We praise You for the rhythm of seasons,for hot noons and cool nights,for the sunset and the sunrise,for the new moon and the half moon.

We praise You for the rhythm ofthe cycles of the seasons,the cycles of the engines,the cycles of the octaves,the cycles of the seed, andthe cycles of the spirit.

Lord, we praise You for birth and rebirth,for childhood and parenthood,for life and life to come.

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For these we give thanksO God, to whom we come so often with needs to be satisfied, wecome to You now in gratitude for what we already have and are.

For gifts beyond deserving or counting, we give thanks.

You have given us the ability to become more than we havebeen, the urge to be more than we are, and a gnawing hunger toattain heights only dimly imagined.

For the power to grow, we give thanks.

You have endowed us with the capacity to discern the differencebetween right and wrong; and You have enabled us to follow theright, to avoid the wrong.

For the power to choose, we give thanks.

You have blessed us with the ability to fashion things of beauty, tosing new songs, to spin new tales, to add to the treasurehouse ofhuman civilization.

For the power to create, we give thanks.

You have equipped us with the yearning to commune with You, tobring You our fears and our dreams, our hurts and our joys, our guiltand our gratitude; to share hopes and concerns with You and withothers.

For the power to pray, we give thanks.

You have fortified us with the ability to rise above disappointmentand failure, to go on after we have been bruised and bereaved, torefuse to submit to defeat and despair.

For the power to hope, we give thanks.

You have enlarged us with the ability to cherish others, to maketheir lives as dear to us as our very own, to share their hopes, to feeltheir hurts, to know their hearts.

For the power to love, we give thanks.

You have ennobled us with the strength to overcome our faults, tomend our ways, and to answer the summons “to turn to You withall our heart and soul.”

For the possibilities of renewal, we give thanks!

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Crown of Zevi from Tikkum Ker'ia Lekol Laila Amsterdam, 1666

de`p mi ¦xW§i©l ,i§i©A mi¦wi ¦C©v Ep§p ©x ,aEzk§e :Fn§W yFcw§e mFxn ,c ©r o¥kFWoFW§l¦aE ,K ©xA §z¦Y mi¦wi ¦C©v i ¥x§a ¦c§aE ,mnFx §z¦Y mi ¦xW§i i¦t§A .dN¦d §z

.lN©d §z¦Y mi¦WFc§w a ¤x«¤w§aE ,WC©w §z¦Y mi ¦ci¦q£g

How fitting it is to praise You,In poem, in song, in melody.

You perform so many wonders,O God who lives eternally.

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Kaddish

,Di ¥zEr §x¦k x§a i ¦C n§lr§A .À ©x D¥n§W W©C©w §z¦i§e l ©C©B §z¦i .l ¥ x§U¦i zi¥A lk §c i¥I©g§aE oFki ¥nFi§aE oFki¥I©g§A D¥zEk§l©n Ki¦l §n©i§e

:o¥n¨ Ex§n ¦ §e ai ¦xw o©n§f¦aE lb £r©A

Yitgadal v'yitkadash sh'may raba. B'alma dee v'rahcheerutay. V'yamleech malchutay b'chayaychon

uvyomaychon uvchayay d'chal bayt yisrael baagalauvizman kareev. V'eemru amen.

:Ì©n§lr i¥n§lr§lE m©lr§l K ©xa §n A ©x D¥n§W ¥d§i

Y'hay sh'may raba m'varach l'a'lam ulalmay almaya.

d¤N ©r §z¦i§e xC©d §z¦i§e ¥V©p §z¦i§e m©nFx §z¦i§e x© R §z¦i§e g©A©Y§W¦i§e K ©xA §z¦i`zk §x¦A lM ¦n N ¥r§lE `N «¥r§l ,Èd Ki ¦x§A ,`W §cªw §C D¥n§W lN©d §z¦i§e:o¥n¨ Ex§n ¦ §e ,`n§lr§A oxi ¦n£ ©C ,`zn¡g¤p§e `zg§A§W ªY zxi¦W§e

Yitbarach v'yishtabach v'yitpaar v'yitromam v'yitnasayv'yithadar v'yitaleh sh'may d'kudshah. B'reech hu. L'ayla minkol birchata v'sheerata tushb'chata v'nechematadaameerahn b'alma. V'eemru amen.

Leader

:KxFa §O©d i§i z ¤ Ek §xABarchu et Adonai ha'm'vorach.

Congregation

:c ¤re mlFr§l KxFa §O©d i§i KExABaruch Adonai ha'm'vorach l'olam va'ed.

,mlFrd K¤l«¤n Epi«¥dl¡ ,i§i dY© KExA:lM©d z¤ ¥xFaE mFlW d¤Ur ,K¤y «g ` ¥xFaE ,xF` x¥vFi

Baruch Atah Adonai Elohainu Melech Ha’olam,yo’tzair ohr oo’vo’ray cho’shech, o’’seh shalom oo’vo’ray et ha’kol.

All praise to You eternal Source of all blessing. Youcreated the light and the darkness too. And in all that You

fashioned there is order and harmony.

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Why should I wish to see God better than this day?I see something of God each hour of the twenty four,and each moment then;In the faces of men and women I see God, and inmy own face in the glass;I find letters from God dropped in the street,and everyone is signed by God's name;And I leave them where they are,for I know that wheresoe'er I goOthers will punctually come forever and ever.

Walt Whitman

I see You in the starry field,I see You in the harvest's yield,In every breath, in every sound,An echo of Your name is found.

The blade of grass, the simple flower,Bear witness to Your matchless power.

In wonderworkings, or some bush aflame,Men looking for God and fancy Him concealed;

But in earth's common things He stands revealedWhile grass and flowers and stars spell out His name.

Ibn Ezra

God, where shall I find Thee,whose glory fills the universe?

Behold I find Thee wharever the mindis free to follow its own bent,

Wharever words come outfrom the depths of truth,

Wharever tireless strivingstretches its arms towards perfection,

Wharever men and womenstruggle for freedom and right,

Wharever the scientist toils to unbarethe secrets of nature,

Wharever the poet strings pearls of beautyin lyric lines,

Wharever glorious deeds are done.

Mordecai M. Kaplan

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BEFORE THE BEGINNINGWHAT IS THE MOMENT OF OUR BIRTH?WE KNOW THE BIRTHDAY OF OUR BODY.YET WE CAN NEVER KNOW THE MOMENT OF BIRTH OF OUR

CHARACTER.IT HAS NO DATE.THE BIRTH OF OUR CHARACTER HAS MANY BEGINNINGSAND IS WITHOUT END IN THE DAYS AND YEARS OF OUR LIFE.AT EVERY MOMENTWE FACE AN INFINITE NUMBER OF OPPORTUNITIESTO CREATE A GREATER MEANING IN OUR LIFE.ALWAYS WE FIND

OURSELVES BEFOREANOTHER BEGINNING.

IN THIS WE DISCOVERTHE MOST CREATIVE

POWER OF PEOPLE:THE POWER AND

DELIGHT OFTHE SELF CREATION OF

OUR CHARACTER.WE CREATE OUR

CHARACTERWHEN WE ARE ALONE

WITH OURSELVESAND IN THE

RELATIONSHIPSWE ALSO EVOLVE WITH OTHERSAND MOST OF ALL,OUR VALUES WILL BE DETERMINEDBY THE DIRECTION IN WHICH WE CHOOSE TO GROWWITH OTHERS AND WITHIN OURSELVES.TO ALL OF USTHERE ARE GIVEN MANY OPPORTUNITIESTO FIND THE DIRECTION AND MEANING OF OUR LIVES.BUT WE KNOW THAT IT IS ONLY WHEN WORDS

MOVE PEOPLE TO ACT.THAT THEY REVEAL THEIR STRENGTH.IN WHAT WE DO WE FINDTHE CONTINUING BIRTH OF OUR CHARACTER.IN WHAT WE DO ... WE ARE ALWAYS BEFORE ANOTHER BEGINNING

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ci¦nY mFi lk§A W ¥C©g§n FaEh§aE .mi¦n£g ©x§A di«¤lr mi ¦xC©l§e u ¤x« l xi ¦ ¥O©dd¨ §ln ,zi «¦Ur dn§kg§A mNªM .i§i Li«¤U £r©n EA ©x dn :zi¦W` ¥x§a d¥U £r©n

x¨t§n©d§e gA ªW§O©d .f ¨ ¥n FC©a§l mnFx§n©d K¤l«¤O©d :L«¤pi§p¦w u ¤x« d,Epi«¥lr m¥g ©x mi¦A ©xd Li«¤n£g ©x§A ,mlFr i¥dl¡ :mlFr zFni¦n ¥V©p §z¦O©d§elFc§B KExA l ¥ :Ep «¥c £r©A aB§U¦n Ep «¥r§W¦i o¥bn ,Ep«¥A©B§U¦n xEv Ep«¥G ªr oFc£o©zp zFxF`§n .Fn§W¦l cFaM x©vi aFh .dO©g i ¥x¢df l ©rtE oi¦k¥d .dr ¥C,mi ¦x§R©q§n ci¦nY .i ©C©W i ¥n§nFx ,mi¦WFc§w ei ¨ a §v zFP¦R ,FG ªr zFai¦a§q

l ©r§e .Li «¤ci d¥W £r©n g©a«¤W l ©r Epi«¥dl¡ i§i K ©xA §z¦Y :FzX ªc§wE l ¥ cFa§M.dl¤Q LE «x£ t§i zi «¦Ur¤W xF` i ¥xF « §n

WHERE HOLINESS CAN BE FOUND

There is holiness when we strive to betrue to the best we know

There is holiness when we are kind tosomeone who cannot possibly be of service to us.

There is holiness when we promote familyharmony.

There is holiness when we forget what divides usand remember what unites us.

There is holiness when we are willing to belaughed at for what we believe in.

There is holiness when we love truly andhonestly and unselfishly.

There is holiness when we remember the lonelyand bring cheer into a dark corner.

There is holiness when we share ourbread, our ideas, our enthusiasm.

There is holiness when we gather to pray to Him,who gave us the power to pray.

Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord our God,All of life can be filled with His glory.

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:FcFa§M u ¤x« d lk l §n ,zF`a§v i§i ,WFcw ,WFcw ,WFcwKadosh, kadosh, kadosh, Adonai Ts'vaot, m'lo chol haarets

k'vodo.

,mi¦tx§U z©O ªr§l mi ¦ §U©p §z¦n lFcB û ©r «©x§A û ¤c «T©d zFi©d§e mi¦P©tF`d§e:mi ¦x§nF`§e mi¦g§A©W§n mzO ªr§l

:FnFw§O¦n i§i cFa§M KExABaruch k'vod Adonai meem'koa'moa.

To Fashion HolinessO God — Show us how to fashion holiness from waste,Discovering sparks in the broken shells of people beaten down bycircumstance and mired in the boredom of hollowness.Teach us to take the neutral substance of reality and create thesublime, forming shapes of blessings with a sacred touch.Instruct us in sympathy, so we may learn to tear away athopelessness and the groan and oy of despair by stories, jokes, andastonishing embraces.Remove shallowness from our lives and destroy senselessness, thatwe may discover Your plan and fulfill Your purposes.Give us insight and vision, and we will perform signs and wonders inthe sight of all humanity as You Yourself once did in the Land of Egyptand at Sinai.Show us Life in all its glory, and we will glorify Your name, here andnow, everywhere and forever.

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NO RELIGION IS AN ISLAND

No religion is an island;There is no monopoly on holiness.

We are companions of all who revere GodWe all rejoice when we walk in God’s way.

No religion is an island;We share the kinship of humanity,The capacity for compassion.

god’s spirit rests upon all, Jew and nonJewMan or woman,

in consonance with their deeds.The creation of the first humans, Adam and Eve,

promotes peace.No one can claim:

My ancestry is nobler than yours.Have we not all one Creator?Are we not all god’s children?

Then let us help one another overcomehardness of hearts,

Opening minds to the challenges of faith.Let mutual concern replace remnants of

mutual contempt,As we share the precarious position

of being human.There is no monopoly on holiness;There is no truth without humility.

Let those who revere the Lordspeak one to the other.

Let all human beings reflectthe image of God in their deeds.

Abraham Joshua Heschel

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zFgA§W¦z§e Ex«¥n`i zFx¦n§f mI©w§e i©g l ¥ K¤l«¤n§l .Ep «¥Y¦i zFni ¦r§p KExA l ¥ §l,zFng§l¦n l ©r«©A ,zFWc£g d¤Ur ,zFxEa§B l ¥rFR FC©a§l Ed i¦M .Eri «¦n§W©ioFc£ ,zFN¦d §z xFp ,zF`Et §x ¥xFA ,zFrEW§i ©gi «¦n§v©n ,zFwc§v ©r «¥xFf

xEn ¨ M .zi¦W` ¥x§a d¥U £r©n ci¦nY mFi lk§A FaEh§A W ¥C©g§n©d .zF`l§t¦p©dxi ¦ Y oFI¦v l ©r Wcg xF` :FC§q©g mlFr§l i¦M ,mi¦lc§B mi ¦xF` d¥Ur§l

:zFxF`§O©d x¥vFi i§i dY© KExA :FxF`§l dx¥d§n Ep«Nªk d¤M§f¦p§e

If I Had My Child to Raise Over Again

If I had my child to raise all over again,I’d fingerpaint more and point the finger less.I’d do less correcting and more connecting.I’d take my eyes off my watch, and watch with my eyes.I would care to know less and know to care more.I’d take more hikes and fly more kites.I’d stop playing serious, and seriously play.I’d run through more fields and gaze at more stars.I’d do more hugging and less tugging.I would be firm less often, and affirm much more.I’d build selfesteem first, and the house later.I’d teach less about the love of power,

and more about the power of love.

Diane Loomans

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.Epi«¥lr Y§l«©ng dx ¥zi¦e dlFc§b dl §n¤g ,Epi«¥dl¡ i§i ,Ep «Y§a©d£ dA ©x da£d©o¥M ,mi¦I©g i¥T ªg m ¥c§O©l §Y©e ,L§a Eg §hA¤W Epi «¥zFa£ xEa £r©A ,Ep«¥M§l©n Epi «¦a ¨o ¥z§e ,Epi«¥lr m¥g ©x ,m¥g ©x§n©d ,on£g ©xd a ¨ d ,Epi «¦a ¨ .Ep «¥c §O©l §zE Ep«¥Pg §Y

m¥I©w§lE zFU £r©l§e xn§W¦l ,c¥O©l§lE cn§l¦l , ©r «n§W¦l ,li¦M§U©d§lE oi¦ad§l Ep«¥A¦l§Aw¥A ©c§e ,L«¤zxFz§A Epi«¥pi ¥r x¥ d§e .da£d© §A L«¤zxFY cEn§l©z i ¥x§a ¦C lM z¤WFa¥p `l§e ,L«¤n§W z¤ d ¨ §x¦i§lE da£d© §l Ep«¥aa§l c¥g©i§e ,Li «¤zF§v¦n§A Ep«¥A¦l

dg §n§U¦p§e dli«¦bp ,Ep§g«hA xFP©d§e lFcB©d L§W §cw m¥W§a i¦M :c ¤re mlFr§lzEI¦n§nFw Ep«¥k¦lFz§e ,u ¤x« d zFt§p©M r©A §x© ¥n mFlW§l Ep«¥ i¦a£d©e .L«¤zrEWi¦A

.oFWl§e m ©r lM¦n Y §x«©ga Ep«aE ,dY« zFrEW§i l ¥rFR l ¥ i¦M ,Ep«¥v §x© §l

.da£d© §A L §c¤g©i§l§E L§l zFcFd§l z¤n¡¡A dl «¤¤q lFcB©d L§n¦W§l Ep «Y§a ©x¥w§e.da£d© §A l ¥ x§U¦i FO ©r§A x¥gFA©d ,i§i dY© KExA

With great love have You loved us, O God; great and overflowingtenderness have You shown us. Our Father and King, for the sake ofour ancestors, who trusted in You, and whom You taught the laws oflife, be also gracious to us and teach us.

You have called us from among the peoples of the earth to be close toYou, to praise You in truth, and to proclaim Your Oneness in love.Praised are You, O Lord, who lovingly chose His people Israel for Hisservice.

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.cg ¤ i§i ,Epi«¥dl¡ i§i ,l ¥ x §U¦i r©n§WSH'MA YISRAEL, ADONAI ELOHAINU, ADONAI ECHOD.

.c ¤re mlFr§l FzEk§l©n cFa§M m¥W KExABaruch Shaim K'vod Mahl'choo'to L'Olam Va'ed.

Hear, O Israel; the Lord our God, the Lord is One,Blessed be His name;

His glorious kingdom is forever and ever.

,L§W§t©p-lk§aE ,L§a«a§l-lk§A ,Li¤dl¡ i§i z ¥ Y§a©d ¨§eL§E©v§n i¦kp« x¤W£ ,d¤N ¥ d mi ¦xa §C©d Eid§e .L «¤c`§n-lk§aE

mA Y §x©A ¦c§e ,Li¤pa§l mY§p©P¦W§e :L«¤aa§l-l ©r ,mFI©d.L«¤nEw§aE ,L§A§kW§a«E K ¤x ¤C©a L §Y§k¤l§aE ,L ¤zi¥a§A L §Y§a¦W§A

,Li«¤pi ¥r oi¥A zthh§l Eid§e ,L ¤ci-l ©r zF`§l mY §x©W§wE:Li «¤xr§W¦aE L ¤zi¥A zfªf §n l ©r mY§a©z§kE

V'ahhavta ait Adonai Elohecha, b'chal l'vav'cha, oov'chal nafshecha,oov'chal m'o'decha. V'ha'yu ha'd'varim ha'aileh asher anochi m'tzav'chahayom al l'vavecha. V'she'nantam l'vanecha v'dibartah bahm,b'shev't'cha b'vaitecha, oov'lech't'chah vaderech, oov'shach'b'chahoov'koomecha. Ook'shar'tahm l'oit ahl ya'decha, v'hayoo l'toa'tah'foatbain aynecha. Ooch'tav'tahm ahl m'zuzoat baitecha oo'vee'shah'recha.

You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart,with all your soul, and with all your might. And, thesewords which I command you this day, shall be in yourheart. You shall teach them well to your children. Youshall talk about them when you are at home or awayfrom home, night and day. You shall bind them for asign upon your hand. and they shall be as a reminderon your forehead (t'fillin). And you shall write themupon your doorposts of your house and upon yourgates.

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PRAISE TO YOU, O LORD

Let us imagine a world without color, without regal red or leafy green,A world that bores the eye with gray.

Praise to You, O Lord, for all the colors in the rainbow,For eyes that are made for seeing, and for beautyThat “is its own excuse for being.”

Let us imagine a world without sound, a world whereDeathly silence covers the world like a shroud.

Praise to You, O Lord, for words that speak to ourMinds, for songs that lift our spirits, and for all thoseSouls who know how to listen.

Let us imagine a world without order, where no one canPredict the length of the day or the flow of the tide.Imagine a universe where planets leave their orbits andSour like meteors through the heavens and where the lawOf gravity is repealed at random.

Praise to You, O Lord, for the marvelous order ofNature, from stars in the sky to particles in the atom.

Let us imagine a world without love, a world in whichThe human spirit incapable of caring is locked in the prisonOf the self.

Praise to You, O Lord, for the capacity to feel happinessIn another’s happiness and pain in another’s pain.

As the universe whispers of a oneness behind all that is, soThe love in our hearts calls on people everywhere to uniteIn pursuit of those ideals that make us human. As we sing ofOne God, we rejoice in the wonder of the universe andWe pray for that day when all humanity will be one.

HEAR O ISRAEL, THE LORD OUR GOD, THE LORD IS ONE.

Praise be His name; His glorious kingdom is for ever and ever.Henry Cohen

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,mFI©d m¤k §z¤ d¤E©v§n i¦kp ¨ x¤W£ ,i ©zF§v¦n-l ¤ Er§n§W¦Y ©rnW-m¦ did§ei ¦Y©z«p§e .m¤k§W§t©p lk§aE m¤k§a©a§l-lk§A Fc§ar§lE ,m¤ki¥d «l¡ i§i z¤ da£d© §l.L «¤xd§v¦i§e L§W «xi ¦z§e L¤pb §c Y§t©q« §e ,WFw§l©nE d ¤xFi ,FY¦r§A m¤k§v §x© -x«©h§n

.Y §r«aU§e Y§l©k« §e ,L¤Y§n¤d§a¦l L §c«U§a a¤U ¥r i ¦Y©z«p§e

mi ¦x¥g£ mi¦dl¡ m¤Y §c©a £r©e m¤Y §x©q§e ,m¤k§a©a§l d¤Y§t¦i-o¤R m¤kl Ex§n«X¦dd¤i§d¦i-`l§e m¦i©nX©d-z¤ | x©vr§e ,m¤kA i§i-s© dxg§e .m¤dl m¤zi¦e£g©Y§W¦d§e

u ¤x¨ d l ©r¥n dx¥d§n m¤Y §c©a£©e DlEa§i-z¤ o ¥Y¦z `l dnc£ d§e ,xhn:m¤kl o ¥zp i§i x¤W£ daH©d

mz` m¤Y §x©W§wE m¤k§W§t©p-l ©r§e m¤k§a©a§l-l ©r d¤N ¥ i ©xa §C z¤ m¤Y§n©U§e:m¤ki¥pi ¥r oi¥A zthFh§l Eid§e ,m¤k §c¤i-l ©r zF`§l

L §Y§k¤l§aE ,L¤zi¥a§A L §Y§a¦W§A ,mA x¥A ©c§l ,m¤ki¥p§A-z¤ mz` m¤Y §c©O¦l§e:Li «¤xr§W¦aE L¤zi¥A zFfEf §n-l ©r mY§a©z§kE :L«¤nEw§aE L§A§kW§aE ,K ¤x ¤C©a

m¤ki ¥z «a£©l i§i r©A§W¦p x¤W£ dnc£ «d l ©r m¤ki¥p§a i ¥ni¦e m¤ki¥n§i EA §x¦i o ©r©n§l:u ¤x« d-l ©r m¦i©nX©d i ¥ni¦M ,m¤dl z¥zl

If you will faithfully obey the Mitzvot which I command you this day, tolove your God and to serve Him with all your heart and soul, then I willfavor your land with rain at the proper season, in autumn and inspring: and you will harvest your grain and wine and oil. I will givegrass in your fields for your cattle. You will eat and be satisfied.

Take care not to be lured away to worship others gods. For then thewrath of God will be directed against you. He will close the heavensand there will be no rain. The earth will not yield its produce; and youwill soon perish from the good land which God gave you.

Deuteronomy 11:1317

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Y §x©n« §e l ¥ x§U¦i i¥p§A-l ¤ x¥A ©C :x «n`¥N d¤Wn-l¤ i§i x¤n`I©eEp §z«p§e ,mzx «c§l m¤di ¥c§b¦a i¥t§p©M-l ©r z¦vi¦v m¤dl EUr§e :m¤d¥l£m¤zi ¦ §xE ,z¦vi¦v§l m¤kl did§e .z¤l«¥k §Y li ¦z§R spM©d z¦vi¦v-l ©rExEzz `l§e ,mz` m¤zi¦U £r«©e ,i§i zF§v¦n-lM-z¤ m¤Y §x©k§fE Fz`

:m«¤di ¥x£g© mi¦pf m¤Y© -x¤W£ ,m¤ki¥pi ¥r i ¥x£g«© §e m¤k§a©a§l i ¥x£g«©mi¦yc§w m¤zi¦i§d¦e ,izF§v¦n-lM-z¤ m¤zi¦U £r©e Ex§M§f ¦Y o ©r©n§l

u ¤x¤ ¥n m¤k §z¤ i ¦z`¥vFd x¤W£ ,m¤ki¥d «l¡ §i§i i¦p£ :m«¤ki¥d «l`¥l :m¤ki¥dl¡ i§i i¦p£ ,mi¦dl`¥l m¤kl zFi§d¦l ,m¦i ©x§v¦n

Va’yo’mer Adonai el Moshe la’mor. Da’bair el b’nai Yisraelv’a’mar’tah a’lai’hem. V’a’su la’hem Tzitzit., al kan’fei vig’d’’ai’heml’do’ro’tam, v’nat’nu al’Tzitzit, ha’kanaf p’til t’chai’let v’ha’yala’chem Tzitzit, oo’r’ee’tem o’to oo’z’char’tem et kal mitzvot Adonaiva’a’si’tem o’tam, v’lo ta’tu’roo a’cha’rei l’vav’chem v’a’cha’reiay’nai’chem asher a’tem zo’nim a’cha’rei’hem. L’ma’an teez’k’roova’a’si’tem et kal mitz’vo’tai, v’h’yi’tem k’do’shim la’lo’hai’chem.Ani Adonai Elo’hai’chem, asher ho’tza’ti et’chem mai’eretzmitz’rayim, lee’h’yot la’chem lai’lo’heem. Ani Adonai E’lo’hai’chem:

.z¤n¡ m¤ki¥dl¡ i§iADONAI ELO’HAI’CHEM EMET.

Numbers 15:3741

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Treat your child kindly and he will be kind.Show your child love every minute of the day and she will

show love back.Treat your child gently and he will be gentle.Show your child truth and she will be truthful.

Show your child goodness and he will be good.Show your child thoughtfulness and she will be thoughtful.

Show your child strength and he will be strong.Show your child courage and she will be courageous.

Show your child beauty and he will be beautiful.Show your child freedom and she will be free.

Encourage your child’s creativity andhe will be creative.

Encourage your child’s sensitivity andshe will be sensitive.

Treat your children special andthey will be very special people.

Adapted from: Love, Live and Share by Susan Polis Schutz

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,W ¤c «T©A xC § ¤p dk «nM i¦n ,i§i m¦l ¥ A dk «nk i¦n .`¤l«¤t d¥U «r zN¦d §z xFp

Mee chamocha Bah'aylim Adonai, Mee camocha ne'dar ba'kodesh,

norah t'hee'lot oh'seh feleh.

,mI©d z©t§U l ©r L§n¦W§l mi¦lE`§b Eg§A¦W dWc£g dxi¦W:Ex§n ¨§e Eki«¦l §n¦d§e EcFd mNªM c©g«©i

She'rah Cha'dashah Sheb'chu G'oolim L'sheemcha ahl s'fat hayam.Yachad coolahm hoadoo v'heem'leechu v'ahmroo.

:c ¤re mlFr§l Kl§n¦i i§iAdonai yim'loach l'olahm

va'ed.

,l ¥ x§U¦i xEv,l ¥ x§U¦i z ©x§f ¤r§A dnE «wdcEd§i L«¤n ª§p¦k d ¥c§tE

.l ¥ x§U¦i§e

,Fn§W zF`a§v i§i Ep«¥l£ B.l ¥ x§U¦i WFc§w

i§i dY © KExA:l ¥ x§U¦i l © B

Tzur Yisrael, koomah b'ezratYisrael, oof'dai

cheen'oo'mecha Y'hoodahv'Yisrael. Go'ahlainu Adonai

tz'vaot sh'moa k'dosh Yisrael.Baruch Atah Adonai, Ga'ahl

Yisrael.Photo by Pierre Olesinski

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:L«¤zN¦d §Y ci¦B©i i¦tE gY§t¦Y i ©zt§U ipc£AMIDAHi ¥dl ¥e ,wg§v¦i i¥dl¡ ,md§x§a© i¥dl¡ ,Epi «¥zFa£ i¥dl ¥e Epi«¥dl¡ i§i dY© KExAd¥pFw§e ,mi¦aFh mi ¦cq£g l¥nFB ,oFi§l ¤r l ¥ ,`xFP©d§e xFA¦B©d lFcB©d l ¥ d .aw £r©i:da£d© §A Fn§W o ©r©n§l m¤¥di¥p§a i¥p§a¦l l ¥ FB `i¦a¥nE ,zFa ¨ i ¥c§q©g x¥kFf§e ,lM©d

Ba’ruch Atah Adonai Elohainu vai’lo’hai a’vo’tai’nu, Elohai Avraham, ElohaiYitzchak, vai’lo’hai Ya’a’kov, Ha’el ha’gadol ha’gibor v’ha’norah El Elyon,go’mail cha’sa’dim tovim, ‘ko’nai ha’kol, v’zo’chair chas’dai avot, oo’mai’veego’ail lev’nai v’nai’chem l’ma’an sh’mo b’a’ha’vah..mi¦I©g mi¦dl¡ L§p ©r©n§l ,mi¦I©g©d x¤t«¥q§A Ep«¥a §zk§e ,mi¦I©g©A u¥tg K¤l«¤n ,mi¦I©g§l Ep «¥x§kf

Zach’rai’noo l’chayim, me’lech cha’fetz ba’chayim, v’kat’vai’noo b’sai’ferha’chayim, l’ma’an’cha Elohim chayim.

:mdx§a© o¥bn ,i§i dY© KExA :o¥bnE ©ri «¦WFnE x¥fFr K¤l«¤nMelech o’zair oo’mo’she’yah oo’ma’gain. Baruch atah Adonai magain Avraham.

mi¦I©g l¥M§l©k§n : ©ri «¦WFd§l a ©x ,dY«© mi ¦z¥n d¥I©g§n ,ipc£ mlFr§l xFA¦B dY©xi ¦Y©nE ,mi¦lFg `¥tFx§e ,mi¦l§tFp K¥nFq ,mi¦A ©x mi¦n£g ©x§A mi ¦z¥n d¥I©g§n ,c¤q«¤g§A

,KN d¤nF «C i ¦nE zFxEa§B l ©r«©A LF «nk i ¦n ,xtr i¥p¥Wi¦l FzpEn¡ m¥I©w§nE ,mi ¦xEq£ :drEW§i ©gi «¦n§v©nE d¤I©g§nE zi¦n¥n K¤l«¤n

Atah gibor l’o’’lam Adonai, m’cha’yai mai’teem atah rav l’ho’she’yah. M’chal’kalchayim b’chesed, m’cha’yai mai’teem b’ra’cha’mim ra’bim. So’maich nof’lim,v’ro’fai cholim, oo’ma’tir a’soo,rim, oo’m’ka’yaim e’moo’na’to lee’shai’nai a’far,mi cha’mo’cha ba’al g’voo’rot oo’mee do’meh lach, melech mai’meet oo’m’cha’yehoo’matz’mee’ach y’shoo’ah.

:mi ¦n£g ©x§A mi¦I©g§l eixEv§i x¥kFf ,mi¦n£g ©xd a© LFnk i ¦nMi cha’mo’cha av ha’ra’cha’mim, zo’chair y’tzoo’rav l’chayim b’ra’cha’mim.

:mi ¦z¥O©d d¥I©g§n ,i§i dY© KExA .mi ¦z¥n zFi£g©d§l dY© on¡¤p§eV’ne’e’man atah l’ha’cha’yot mai’teem. Ba’ruch atah Adonai m’cha’yehha’mai’teem.

Blessed are you, Lord our God and God of our fathers and mothers, God of Abrahamand Sarah, God of Isaac and Rebeccah, and God of Jacob and Rachel, great andmighty God who gives lovingkindness to all of His creations. You remember the gooddeeds of our fathers and mothers and You will bring comfort to our children for thesake of Your glory.

Remember us in life, O King who desires life. And may we be inscribed in the Bookof Life, for Your sake, O living God.

You are the King who helps and saves and shields. Blessed are You, O God, theshield of our fathers and mothers.

Your might, O God, is forever. Your kindness sustains the living; You support thefalling, heal those who are sick and free those in chains. You keep the faith to those ingreatest need. Whose power can compare to Yours? You are the King who gives lifeand death and salvation. Whose mercy can compare with Yours?

Blessed are You, O God, the Master of life and death.

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K'dushahi ¥n§W¦A FzF` mi¦Wi ¦C§w©O¤W m¥W§M ,mlFrA L §n¦W z¤ W ¥C©w§p:x©n¨§e d¤f l ¤ d¤f `xw§e ,L¤« i¦a§p c©i l ©r aEzM©M ,mFxn

N'kadaish et Sheem'chah bah'olam c'shaim she'mak'dee'sheem oa'toabesh'mai mahroam. Ka'katoov ahl yad n'vee'echah, v'karah zeh el zeh

v'ahmar.

.FcFa§M u ¤x« d lk l §n ,zF`a§v i§i WFcw WFcw WFcwKadosh, kadosh, kadosh, Adonai Ts'vaot, m'lo chol haarets

k'vodo.

,lFw mi ¦ri¦n§W©n wfg§e xi ¦C© lFcB W ©r «©x lFw§A f ¨:Ex«¥n`i KExA mzO ªr§l ,mi¦tx§U z©O ªr§l mi ¦ §V©p §z¦nAhz b'kol, ra'ash gadol, adeer v'chazak mahsh'mee'eem kol

meet'nah'a'seem l'oomat s'rah'fim, l'oo'mah'tan baruch yo'mai'roo

.FnFw §O¦n ,i§i cFa§M KExABaruch k'vod Adonai meem'koa'moa.

.Kl Ep§g«©p£ mi¦M©g§n i¦M ,Epi«¥lr Kl§n¦z§e , ©ri «¦tFz Ep«¥M§l©n L§nFw §O¦n.oFM§W¦Y c ¤re mlFr§l ,Epi«¥ni§A aFxw§A ,oFI¦v§A Kl§n¦Y i©zn

,L §xi ¦r m¦i«©lWEx§i KFz§A W ©C©w §z¦z§e l ©C©B §z¦Y.mi¦gv§p g©v«¥p§lE xFce xFc§l

,L«¤G ªr i ¥xi¦W§A xEn ¨ d xaC©M ,L«¤zEk§l©n dpi«¤ §x ¦z Epi«¥pi ¥r§e:L«¤w §c¦v ©gi «¦W§n c¦ec i ¥c§i l ©r

Meem'koam'cha mahl'kaynu toa'fee'ya, v'teem'loach ah'laynu keem'chah'keem ah'nach'nu lach. Mah'tai teem'loach b'tziyon, b'karoav

b'yah'mai'noo l'olam va'ed teesh'koan. Teet'gadal, v'teet'kadash b'toachY'rooshalayim eer'cha, l'dor vador oo'l'netzach n'tzachim. V'ai'nai'nooteer'eh'nah mahl'choo'techa cah'davar ha'ah'moor b'she'rai oozecha, ahl

y'dai Daveed m'she'ach tzed'ke'chah.

.DiEl§l©d ,xce xc§l oFI¦v K¦i«©dl¡ ,mlFr§l i§i Kl§n¦iYeem'loach Adonai l'olam, Elohayich tzion, l'dor vador Halleluyah!

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§l¥ oi ¦C K ¥xFr l§la oi ¦C mFi§A zFaa§l o¥gF

§lb.oi ¦C©A zFT ªn £r d¤lF§lc oi ¦C mFi§A mi ¦xWi¥n x¥aF

§ld.oi ¦C©A zFr ¥c d¤bF§le oi ¦C mFi§A c¤q«¤g d¤UFre wi ¦z

§lf .oi ¦C©A Fzi ¦x§A x¥kF§lg oi ¦C mFi§A eiU £r©n l¥nF

§l©h.oi ¦C©A eiqFg x¥d§li oi ¦C mFi§A zFaW£g©n r ¥cF

§lM.oi ¦C©A Fq £r©M W¥aF§ll oi ¦C mFi§A zFwc§v W¥aF

§ln.oi ¦C©A zFpF £r l¥gF§lp oi ¦C mFi§A zFN¦d §z xF

§lq.oi ¦C©A eiqEn £r©l ©g«¥lF§lr oi ¦C mFi§A ei ¨ §xFw§l d¤pF

§lt.oi ¦C©A ein£g ©x l ¥rF§lv oi ¦C mFi§A zFxY§q¦p d¤tF

§lw.oi ¦C©A eica £r d¤pF§l©x oi ¦C mFi§A FO ©r m¥g

§lW.oi ¦C©A eia£dF` x¥nF§lz.oi ¦C mFi§A eini ¦n §Y K¥nF .K¤l«¤n Epi¥dl¡ dY© i¦M ,dXªc§w d¤l £r©z L§lE o¥k§aE

,z` «xA¤W d©n lM l ©r L §zni ¥§e ,Li«¤U £r©n lM l ©r ,Epi«¥dl¡ i§i L §C§g©t o ¥Y o¥k§a§Ez©g© dCªb£ mNªk EUr¥i§e ,mi ¦ Ex§A©d lM Li«¤pt§l Ee£g©Y§W¦i§e mi¦U £r©O©d lM LE`xi¦i§efr ,Li«¤pt§l oh§lX©d¤W ,Epi«¥dl¡ i§i Ep §r «©cI¤W Fn§M ,m¥lW aa¥l§A L§pFv §x zFU £r©l

.z` «xA¤X d©n lM l ©r xFp L§n¦W§e ,L«¤pi¦ni¦A dxEa§bE L §ci§A

L’eyl Orech DinWe now proclaim the Kingship of God who calls us to judgment.He searches all hearts on the Day of Judgment,

He reveals the hidden things,in judgment.He decides righteously on the Day of Judgment,

He knows our innermost secrets, in judgment.He bestows mercy on the Day of Judgment, He remembers His covenant, in judgment.He spares His creatures on the Day of Judgment,

He clears those who trust Him, in judgment.He knows our thoughts on the Day of Judgment, He restrains His anger, in judgment.He is clothed in charity on the Day of Judgment, He pardons wrongdoing, in judgment.He is profoundly revered on the Day of Judgment, He forgives His people, in judgment.He answers their pleas on the Day of Judgment, He invokes His loving pity, in judgment.He understands all mysteries on the Day of Judgment,

He accepts His faithful, in judgment.He shows mercy to His people on the Day of Judgment,

He preserves those who love Him, in judgment.He sustains the upright on the Day of Judgment, it is He who calls us, in judgment.

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THERE ARE TWO SEASThere are two seas in the Land of Israel. One is fresh, and fish arein it. Splashes of green adorn its banks. Trees spread theirbranches over it, and stretch out their thirsty roots to sip of itshealing waters. Along its shore children play.

The River Jordan makes this sea with sparkling water from thehills. So it laughs in the sunshine. And people build their homesnear to it, and birds their nests; and every form of life is happierbecause it is here.

The River Jordan flows on south into another sea. Here there is nosplash of fish, no fluttering leaf, no song of birds, no children’slaughter. The air hangs heavy above its waters and neither peoplenor animals will drink here.

What accounts for the mighty difference between these seas? Notthe River Jordan. It empties the same good water into both. Not thesoil in which they lie; not the country ‘round about.

This is the difference:

The Sea of Galilee receives but does not keep the Jordan’s water.For every drop that flows into it another drop flows out. The givingand receiving go on in equal measure.

The other sea is shrewder, hoarding its income jealously. It will notbe tempted into any generous impulse. Every drop it gets, it keeps.

The Sea of Galilee gives and lives. This other sea cannot sustainlife. It is named the Dead Sea.

There are two seas in the Land of Israel.

There are two kinds of people in the world.Bruce Barton

Photo by Dr. Bruce Metzger

de§w ¦z§e Li«¤ ¥xi¦l dN¦d §Y ,L«¤O ©r§l i§i ,cFak o ¥Y o¥k§aEL «¤xi ¦r§l oFUU§e L«¤v §x© §l dg§n¦U ,Kl mi¦l£g©i §n©l d¤R oFg §z¦tE ,Li«¤W §xFc§l

Grant glory to Your people Israel, joy to its land, gladness to Jerusalem. Maythose who revere You be filled with renewed hope and unfailing confidence.

,Eli«¦bi dP ¦x§A mi ¦ci¦q£g©e ,Ef «l £r©i mi ¦xWi¦e ,Eg«n§U¦i§e E` §x¦i mi¦wi ¦C©v o¥k§aExi¦a £r©z i¦M ,d¤l§k ¦Y oWr§M DNªM dr§W ¦xd lk§e ,di «¦RÎuR§w ¦Y dz«lFr§e

.u ¤x« d o ¦n oFcf z¤l«¤W§n¤nBring near the day O God when there will be reason for the good people to beglad, the day when suffering will be turned to song and tyranny shall vanishlike smoke.

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i§i D©A§b¦I©e :aEzM©M ,Li ¤cr§l©A¦n ©DF «l¡ oi ¥§e ,L«¤n§W xFp§e dY© WFcw,i§i ,dY© KExA .dwc §v¦A W©C§w¦p WFcT©d l ¥ d§e ,hR§W¦O©A zF`a§v

.WFcT©d K¤l«¤O©dYou are holy. Even Your name should be spoken with reverence.

There is no God besides You.

aFz§kE .c ¤re mlFr§l ci¦nY ,Ep«¥M§l©n ,L§n¦W m©nFx §z¦i§e K ©xA §z¦i mNªM l ©r§ez¤ El§l©di¦e ,dl«¤Q LE «cFi mi¦I©g©d lk§e .L«¤zi ¦x§a i¥p§A lM mi¦aFh mi¦I©g§l

aFH©d ,i§i dY© KExA .dl«¤q Ep«¥zx§f ¤r§e Ep «¥zrEW§i l ¥ d ,z¤n¡¤A L§n¦W .zFcFd§l d¤ p L§lE L§n¦W

l¥ x§U¦i lM l ©r§e Epi«¥lr ,mi¦n£g ©x§e c¤q«¤ge o¥g ,dkx§aE daFh mFlW mi¦UY«©zp Li«¤pR xF`a i¦M ,Li«¤pR xF`§A cg ¤ §M Ep«NªM ,Epi «¦a ¨ ,Ep«¥k §xA .L«¤O ©rmi¦n£g ©x§e dkx§aE dwc §vE ,c¤q«¤g z©a£d«© §e mi¦I©g z ©xFY ,Epi«¥dl¡ i§i ,Ep«N

lk§aE z ¥r lk§A l ¥ x§U¦i L§O ©r z¤ K ¥xa§l Li«¤pi ¥r§A aFh§e ,mFlW§e mi¦I©g§e.L«¤nFl§W¦A drW

Sim shalom to’vah oov’ra’cha chaeyn va’chesed v’ra’cha’mim ,aleynu v’alchal Yisrael a’meh’chah. Bar’chay’nu a’vinu koo’la’noo k’echad b’ohrpa’ne’chah, ki, v’ohr pa’ne’chah na’ta’tah la’nu, Adonai Elohainu, ToratChayim v’’a’ha’vat chesed, ootz’da’kah oov’ra’chah v’ra’cha’mim v’chayimv’shalom, v’tov b’ai’ne’chah l’va’raich et ahm’chah Yisrael b’chal aitoov’chal sha’ah be’shlom’e’chah.

,Li«¤pt§l a ¥zM¦p§e x¥kG¦p ,daFh dqp §x©tE ,mFlW§e ,dkx§A ,mi¦I©g x¤t«¥q§A,dY© KExA .mFlW§lE mi¦aFh mi¦I©g§l ,l ¥ x§U¦i zi¥A L§O ©r lk§e Ep§g«©p£

.mFlX©d d¥UFr ,i§iB’saifer chayim, b’ra’chah, v’shalom, oo’par’na’sah tovah,nee’za’chayr,v’nee’ka’taiv l’fa’ne’chah, a’nach.nu v’chal am’chah baitYisrael, l’chayim tovim oo’l’shalom. Baruch atah Adonai oh’seh ha’shalom.

The Arch of Peace inthe Old City of

Jerusalem, rebuiltHulda Synagogue

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The following verses are omitted on Sabbath.

epkln epiaÀVINU MALKAYNU.Li«¤pt§l Ep` «hg !Ep«¥M§l©n Epi «¦a ¨... cha'tah'nu l'fah'neh'cha.

.dY« N ¤ K¤l«¤n Ep«l oi ¥ !Ep«¥M§l©n Epi «¦a ¨... ain la'nu meh'lech eh'lah ah'tah.

.L«¤n§W o ©r«©n§l Ep«O ¦r d¥U £r !Ep«¥M§l©n Epi «¦a ¨... ah'say ee'mah'nu l'mah'an sh'meh'cha.

.daFh dpW Epi«¥lr W ¥C©g !Ep«¥M§l©n Epi «¦a ¨... cha'daysh ah'lay'nu sha'nah to'vah.

.zFWw zFx¥G§B lM Epi«¥lr¥n l ¥H©A !Ep«¥M§l©n Epi «¦a ¨... bah'tayl may'ah'lay'nu cal n'zay'rot ka'shot.

.Epi«¥ §pFU zFa§W§g©n l ¥H©A !Ep«¥M§l©n Epi «¦a ¨... bah'tayl mach'sh'vot son'ay'nu.

.Epi«¥a§iF` z©v £r x¥td !Ep«¥M§l©n Epi «¦a ¨... hah'fayr ah'tzat oy'vay'nu.

.Epi«¥lr¥n oi¦¦h§U©nE x©v lM d¥N©M !Ep«¥M§l©n Epi «¦a ¨.Ep«¥bi ¦x §h©w§nE Ep«¥pi ¦h§U©n zFi¦R mFz§q !Ep«¥M§l©n Epi «¦a ¨

.L«¤zi ¦x§a i¥p§A¦n c©n§WE oFr§e zi¦g§W©nE i¦a§WE arx§e a ¤x«¤g§e x¤a «¤C d¥N©M !Ep«¥M§l©n Epi «¦a ¨.L«¤zl£g©P¦n dt¥B©n r©p§n !Ep«¥M§l©n Epi «¦a ¨

.Epi «¥zFpF £r lk§l l©g§nE g©l§q !Ep«¥M§l©n Epi «¦a ¨.Li«¤pi ¥r c¤b«¤P¦n Epi «¥z`H©g§e Epi «¥rW§R x¥a £r©d§e d¥g§n !Ep«¥M§l©n Epi «¦a ¨

.Epi «¥zFaFg i ¥x §h¦W lM Li«¤n£g ©x§A wFg§n !Ep«¥M§l©n Epi «¦a ¨.Li«¤pt§l dn¥l§W daEW §z¦A Ep «¥xi¦f£g©d !Ep«¥M§l©n Epi «¦a ¨.L«¤O ©r i¥lFg§l dn¥l§W d¨ Et §x g©l§W !Ep«¥M§l©n Epi «¦a ¨

.Ep«¥pi ¦C x©f§B ©rF «x r ©x§w !Ep«¥M§l©n Epi «¦a ¨.Li«¤pt§l aFh oFxM¦f§A Ep «¥x§kf !Ep«¥M§l©n Epi «¦a ¨

AVINU MALKAYNU.mi¦aFh mi¦I©g x¤t«¥q§A Ep«¥a §zM !Ep«¥M§l©n Epi «¦a ïnscribe us in the Book of happiness.

.drEWi¦e dN ª§b x¤t«¥q§A Ep«¥a §zM !Ep«¥M§l©n Epi «¦a ïnscribe us in the Book of deliverance.

.dlM§l©k§e dqp §x©R x¤t«¥q§A Ep«¥a §zM !Ep«¥M§l©n Epi «¦a ïnscribe us in the Book of prosperity.

.zFi ªk§f x¤t«¥q§A Ep«¥a §zM !Ep«¥M§l©n Epi «¦a ïnscribe us in the Book of merit.

.dli¦g§nE dgi¦l§q x¤t«¥q§A Ep«¥a §zM !Ep«¥M§l©n Epi «¦a ïnscribe us in the Book of forgiveness.

.aFxw§A drEW§i Epl g©n§v©d !Ep«¥M§l©n Epi «¦a ¨.L¤O ©r l ¥ x§U¦i o ¤x «¥¤w m ¥xd !Ep«¥M§l©n Epi «¦a ¨

.L«¤gi¦W§n o ¤x«¤w m ¥xd !Ep«¥M§l©n Epi «¦a ¨.Li«¤zFk §x¦A¦n Epi «¥ci `¥N©n !Ep«¥M§l©n Epi «¦a ¨

.raU Epi«¥nq£ `¥N©n !Ep«¥M§l©n Epi «¦a ¨.Epi«¥lr m¥g ©x§e qEg Ep«¥lFw r©n§W !Ep«¥M§l©n Epi «¦a ¨

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.Ep «¥zN¦t §Y z¤ oFvx§aE mi ¦n£g ©x§A l¥A©w !Ep«¥M§l©n Epi «¦a ¨.Ep «¥zl¦t §z¦l m¦i«©nW i ¥x £r©W g©z§R !Ep«¥M§l©n Epi «¦a ¨

.Li«¤pt§l¦n mwi ¥x Ep«¥ai¦W §Y l© `p !Ep«¥M§l©n Epi «¦a ¨.Ep§g«p£ xtr i¦M xFkf !Ep«¥M§l©n Epi «¦a ¨

.Li«¤pt§N¦n oFvx z ¥r§e mi ¦n£g ©x z ©r§W z`G©d drX©d ¥d §Y !Ep«¥M§l©n Epi «¦a ¨.Ep«¥R©h§e Ep«¥llFr l ©r§e Epi«¥lr lFn£g !Ep«¥M§l©n Epi «¦a ¨

.L«¤W §cw m¥W l ©r mi¦bEx£d o ©r«©n§l d¥U £r !Ep«¥M§l©n Epi «¦a ¨.L «¤cEg¦i l ©r mi¦gEa §h o ©r«©n§l d¥U £r !Ep«¥M§l©n Epi «¦a ¨

.L«¤n§W WEc¦T l ©r m¦i«©O©aE W¥ a i ¥ A o ©r«©n§l d¥U £r !Ep«¥M§l©n Epi «¦a ¨.KEtW©d Li «¤ca £r m ©C z©n§w¦p mFw§p !Ep«¥M§l©n Epi «¦a ¨.Ep«¥p £r©n§l `l m¦ L§p ©r©n§l d¥U £r !Ep«¥M§l©n Epi «¦a ¨

.Ep «¥ri¦WFd§e L§p ©r©n§l d¥U £r !Ep«¥M§l©n Epi «¦a ¨.mi¦A ©xd Li«¤n£g ©x o ©r«©n§l d¥U £r !Ep«¥M§l©n Epi «¦a ¨

.Epi«¥lr x§w¦p¤W xFp©d§e xFA¦B©d ,lFcB©d L§n¦W o ©r«©n§l d¥U £r !Ep«¥M§l©n Epi «¦a ¨

,mi¦U £r©n Ep«A oi ¥ i¦M ,Ep«¥p £r©e Ep«¥Pg !Ep«¥M§l©n Epi «¦a¨.Ep «¥ri¦WFd§e c¤q¤ge dwc§v EpO ¦r d¥U £r

Aveenu malkaynu! Chanaynu Vaahnaynu, key ain banumaahseem, ahsay eemanu tzidakah vachesed v'hosheeaynu.Our Father, our King, we have sinned before You.Our Father, our King, we have no king except You.Our Father, our King, deal with us kindly for the sake of Your name.Our Father, our King, renew unto us a year of good.Our Father, our King, annul every evil decree against us.Our Father, our King, send a perfect healing to the sick among

Your people.Our Father, our King, repeal the evil sentence that may be decreed

against us.Our Father, our King, remember us for our wellbeing.Our Father, our King, inscribe us in the book of happy life.Our Father, our King, inscribe us in the book of freedom and salvation.Our Father, our King, inscribe us in the book of sustenance.Our Father, our King, inscribe us for a meritorious life.Our Father, our King, inscribe us in the book of forgiveness and

reconciliation.Our Father, our King, cause salvation speedily to spring forth for us.Our Father, our King, bring glory to Israel, Your people.

Our Father, our King, be gracious unto us and answer us; for we areunworthy; deal with us in charity and lovingkindness and save us.

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`x§a i ¦C n§lr§A .À ©x D¥n§W W©C©w §z¦i§e l ©C©B §z¦ioFki¥nFi§aE oFki¥I©g§A Di ¥zEk§l©n Ki¦l§n©i§e ,Di ¥zEr §x¦kai ¦xw o©n§f¦aE lb £r©A .l ¥ x§U¦i zi¥A lk §c i¥I©g§aE

:o¥n¨ Ex§n ¦ §eYitgadal v'yitkadash sh'may raba. B'alma dee v'rahcheerutay. V'yamleech malchutay b'chayaychon

uvyomaychon uvchayay d'chal bayt yisraelbaagala uvizman kareev. V'eemru amen.

Congregation and Hazzan:

: Ï©n§lr i¥n§lr§lE m©lr§l K ©xa §n A ©x D¥n§W ¥d§iY'hay sh'may raba m'varach l'a'lam ulalmay almaya.

Hazzan:

`¥V©p §z¦i§e m©nFx §z¦i§e x© R §z¦i§e g©A©Y§W¦i§e K ©xA §z¦iKi ¦x§A `W §cªw §C D¥n§W lN©d §z¦i§e d¤N ©r §z¦i§e xC©d §z¦i§e

`zxi¦W§e zk §x¦A lM¦n N ¥r§lE `N «¥r§l ÈdEx§n¦ §e ,`n§lr§A oxi ¦n£ ©C ,`zn¡g¤p§e zg§A§W ªY

:o¥n¨

l ¥ x§U¦i (zi¥A) lk §C oFd §zEraE oFd §zFl§v l¥A©w §z¦Y:o¥n¨ Ex§n ¦ §e I ©n§W¦a i ¦C oFdEa£ mc¢w

l ©r§e Epi«¥lr mi¦I©g§e I ©n§W o¦n A ©x nl §W ¥d§i:o¥n¨ Ex§n ¦ §e ,l ¥ x§U¦i lM

Epi«¥lr mFlW d¤U £r©i Èd einFx§n¦A mFlW d¤Ur:o¥n¨ Ex§n ¦ §e ,l ¥ x§U¦i lM l ©r§e

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AMIDAH AN ALTERNATIVE VERSIONHelp me, O God, to pray.

Our ancestors worshipped You. Abraham and Sarah, Rebecca and Isaac,Jacob, Rachel, and Leah stood in awe before You. We too reach for You,infinite, awesome, transcendent God, source of all being whose truth shinesthrough our ancestors’ lives. We, their distant descendants, draw strengthfrom their lives and from Your redeeming love. Be our help and our shield, asYou were theirs. We praise You, God, Friend of Abraham.

Your power sustains the universe. You breathe life into dead matter. Withcompassion You care for those who live. Your limitless love lets life triumphover death, heals the sick, upholds the exhausted, frees the enslaved, keepsfaith even with the dead. Who is like You, God of splendor and powerincomparable? You govern both life and death, Your Presence brings oursouls to blossom. We praise You, God who wrests like from death.

Sacred are You, sacred Your mystery. Seekers of holiness worship You alltheir lives. We praise You, God, ultimate sacred mystery.

The mind is Your gift, wisdom a spark from You. May we grow in knowledge,insight, and understanding. We praise You, God, Gracious giver ofawareness.

Help us to find our way to Your truth again, to obey You with trusting faith, toattain wholeness in Your Presence. We praise You, God who is always readyto help us start anew.

Forgive our failures with a parent’s love, overlook our shortcomings withregal generosity, for You are gentle and gracious. We praise You, God ofmercy and forgiveness.

See our suffering, sustain us in our struggles, save us soon. We praise You,God, our people’s hope of redemption.

Heal us, O God, and keep us in health. Help us, that we might helpourselves, praising You always. Send true healing for all our pains, for Youare the source of healing and compassion. We praise You, God from whomall healing comes.

Bless this year for us with prosperity. May the wealth of the earth and therhythms of the seasons yield us a good harvest in abundance. We praiseYou, God whose blessings are as certain as the seasons.

Let freedom resound like a mighty ram’s horn. Let our spirits soar, sustainedby Your promise. May the scattered Jewish people find wholeness andrenewal. We praise You, God who brings home the lost Jew.

May our ancient sense of justice be renewed, our classic sources of wisdomrediscovered. May sorrow and sighing vanish from our midst. May Yourtenderness and pity, justice and compassion govern our lives always. Wepraise You, God of kindness and justice.

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May malice abate and ill will perish, may hatred cease and arrogance quicklywither in our lifetime. We praise You, god whose awesome power helps goodto triumph over evil.

For the loving and the righteous, for the learned and the wise, for thestranger and for our own selves as well, may Your mercy appear and Yourjustice be made manifest. May we be counted among the good, may wenever regret having trusted in You. We praise You, God, strength of the just,root of our confidence.

Let Your love once more shine from Jerusalem. Let Your Presence abidethere as in days of David. Let Zion rebuilt soon stand firm, the hub of Jewishhope forever. We praise You, God, builder of Jerusalem.

May our people flourish, all of them and soon. Help us to hold our headshigh, celebrating Your deliverance and ours. Every day and all day long weyearn for Your deliverance. We praise You, God by whose will we surviveand flourish.

When we cry out, hear us with compassion; take our prayers gently andlovingly. Listen to Your people when we reach toward You with love. Let usnot turn away from You empty. We praise You, God who cherishes prayer.

Would that Your people at prayer gained delight in You. Would that we wereaflame with the passionate piety of our ancestors’ worship. Would that Youfound our worship acceptable and forever cherished Your people. If only oureyes could see Your glory perennially renewed in Jerusalem. We praise You,God whose Presence forever radiates from Zion.

You are our God today as You were our ancestors’ God throughout the ages;firm foundation of our lives, we are Yours in gratitude and love. Our lives aresafe in Your hand, our souls entrusted to Your care. Our sense of wonderand our praise of Your miracles and kindnesses, greet You daily at dawn,dusk, and noon. O Gentle One, Your caring is endless; O CompassionateOne, Your love is eternal. You are forever our hope. Let all life confront Youwith thankfulness, delight, and truth. Help us, O God; sustain us. We praiseYou God whose touchstone is goodness. To pray to You is joy.

O God, from whom all peace flows, grant serenity to Your Jewish people,with love and mercy, life and goodness for all. Consider us kindly, bless uswith tranquility at all times and all seasons. We praise You, God whoseblessing is peace.

May my tongue be innocent of malice and my lips free from lies. Whenconfronted by enemies may my soul stay calm, truly humble to all. Open myheart with Your teachings, that I may be guided by You. May all who plan evilagainst me abandon their schemes. Hear my words and help me, God,because You are compassionate, because You are almighty, because Youare holy, because You are loving, because You reveal Your Torah. May Youfind delight in the words of my mouth and in the emotions of my heart, God,my strength and my salvation. As You maintain harmony in the heavens, givepeace to us and to the whole Jewish people. Amen.

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And I tell youAnd I tell you the good in man will win

Over all his wickedness, over all the wrongs he has done.

He will look at the pages of written history and be amazed, and thenhe will laugh and sing.

And the good that is in man, children in their cradles, will have won.

Here I stand, the Jew, marked by history, for who can count how long?

Wrapped in compassion as in a Tallit, staring every storm in the face.

Write songs of pain, sing prayers of torment, refresh yourself withsuffering.

Too much for one people, small and weak it is enough to share ouramong the whole human race.

But God has planted in me goodness, compassion, as a father loveshis children.

So I writhe with pain, weep and sing, sing and weep,

For the blood knows the heart of the world is not made of stone;

The wonderful light of God’s face is for all eternity stamped on it firmand deep;

And the heart feels that there is a day and an hour, and a mountaincalled Zion;

And then all the sufferings will gather there and will all become song.

Ringing out into every corner of the earth, from end to end,

And the nations will hear it, and like caravans in the desert will all tothat mountain throng.

Yad Vashem, Israel, photo by Joyce Sugarman

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Torah ServicelM zEk§l©n L §zEk§l©n .Li«¤U £r©n§M oi ¥§e ,i§i ,mi¦dl¡a LF «nM oi ¥Kl§n¦i i§i ,Kln i§i ,K¤l«¤n i§i .xce xC lk§A L §Y§l©W§n¤nE ,mi¦nlr

.mFlX©a FO ©r z¤ K ¥xa§i i§i o ¥Y¦i FO ©r§l fr i§i .c ¤re mlr§lAyn Ka'mochah va'Ehlohim Adonai, v'ain k'mah'ah'se'chah.Mahl'choot't'chah mahl'choot, kahl olamim, oo'mem'shal't'chah b'chal dorvador. Adonai Melech, Adonai Mahlach, Adonai Yim'loach l'olam va'ed.Adonai oz l'ah'moa yeetain, Adonai y'vah'raich et ahmo va'shalom.

zFnFg d¤p§a ¦Y ,oFI¦v z¤ L§pF «v §x¦a dai «¦hi¥d ,mi¦n£g ©xd a©oFc£ ,`V¦p§e mx l ¥ K¤l«¤n ,Ep§g«hA c©a§l L§a i¦M .m¦i«lWEx§i

.mi¦nlFrAv ha'ra'cha'mim hai'tee'vah veer'tzon'chah et tzion. Teev'neh chomotY'roo'sha'la'yim. Ki v'chah l'vad vah'tach'noo Melech Ail rahm v'mee'sahAdon O'la'mim.

None can compare to You, O Lord, none can match Your wondrousdeeds. Merciful Father, deal kindly with Zion and with Jerusalem.Give strength to Your people. Bless them with peace.

Open Ark

Eq«ªpi§e ,Li«¤a§i` Ev«ªti§e ,i§i | dnEw :d¤Wn x¤n`«I©e ox ¨ d ©r «q§p¦A i¦d§i©e :Li«¤pR¦n Li«¤ §p©U§n

:m¦i«lyExi¦n i§i x©a §cE , dxFz `¥v¥Y oFI¦S¦n i¦MV'y'hee been'so'ah Ah'roan, va'yomer Mo'sheh. Koo'mah Adonai

v'yah'foo'tsoo oi'vehchah, v'yah'noo'soo m'sahn'e'chah mee'pah'neh'chah.Ki mi'tzi'yon tai'tzeh torah (2) oo'd'var Adonai mee'y'roo'sha'la'yim.

On Sabbath the following until xryi is omitted.

x¥vp :z¤n¤§e c¤q«¤g a ©x§e ,m¦i«©R© K ¤x«¤ ,oEP©g§e mEg ©x l ¥ ,i§i ,i§ii ¦zN¦t §z i¦p£©e :d¥T©p§e ,d ¨ H©g§e r©W«¤te oFr ¥Up ,mi¦tl£ l c¤q«¤g.L «¤r§W¦i z¤n¡ ¤A i¦p«¥p £r ,L «¤C§q©g-ax§A mi¦dl¡ ;oFvx z ¥r ,i§i ,L§l

Adonai, Adonai Ail Ra'choom v'cha'noon, e'rech apayim v'rav chesed v'emet.Noatzair chesed lah'a'la'fim, no'sai ah'voan va'fe'shah v'chah'tah'ah v'na'kai.

(3)Va'a'nee t'fee'lah'tee, l'chah Adonai ait ra'tzoan Elohim b'rav chas'deh'chah

a'nai'nee beh'emet yish'echah.

:FzXªc§w¦A l ¥ x§U¦i FO ©r§l dxFY o ©zP¤W KExABaruch she'natan Torah l'ah'moa Yisrael beek'doo'shah'toa.

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MEDITATION FOR THE NEW YEARThe solemn advent of the New Year calls me, to the quiet of

Your sanctuary to commune with You in fellowship with my brothersand sisters. Here, under the inspiration of our sacred tradition, I wouldopen my innermost self to those deeper thoughts and feelings which Ihave only, too often, shut from mind and heart in my day by daypreoccupation with worldly pursuits and pleasures. May a realresponsiveness of spirit be stirred within me and may I be enabled toconsecrate my mood of the moment by influences and sentiments thatwill outlast the moment.

Please God, help me to this end. Quicken my memory that Imay draw lessons from the past before the old year is wholly gone.Give me Your light that I may see my varied experiences in their truemeaning. As I look backward, may there be revealed to me how muchricher, how much more abundant were my blessings than myprivations, and how even my losses, my trials, my sorrows have withinthemselves the possibilities of higher good. And even more, I pray,teach me how small and insignificant were many of the things which atthe time seemed all important, and how needlessly I permitted mysoul to be troubled sorely and my heart to be fretted by cares whichproved to be of no moment. Bring home to me the folly and futility ofall this, and the need of ever holding before myself the standard oftrue values. Let no self deception hide from me the record of sin andshortcoming, of opportunities neglected, of time misspent, of abilitiesand powers perverted to lower purposes against my own betterimpulses and knowledge.

And O that I may also be enabled by Your divine grace to turninto blessing the possibilities of the New Year which stretches outbefore me in solemn mystery. Let its message of time and eternitymake me indeed mindful of the uncertainty of human life and thepassing nature of all things earthly.... but let not the thought of myfrailty awaken unwholesome fear of death or unworthy thoughts of life.Trustfully I confide myself and those dear to me to Your keeping forthe year upon which we are now entering. We are strangers to it andknow not the way which we should go. We need Your light andleading. Please guide us in paths of safety for Your name's sake.Bless us in our home and in all our wider relationships, sanctifying ouraffections, strengthening our loyalties and enlarging our power ofhelpfulness.

As I implore You to inscribe me in the Book of Life, help me tounderstand that life is to be measured in terms of character andusefulness, and that more than mere length of days are breadth ofsympathies, loftiness of ideals and greatness of service. Aid me toutilize rightly whatever added span of time You, in Your grace andgoodness, shall accord to me ... Amen

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Ellis Island, 1904

Almighty God, reverently we stand before the Torah,Your most precious gift to us the sacred Scriptureswhich our ancestors learned and taught, preserved forus, a heritage unto all generations. May we, theirchildren's children, ponder its every word; may wefind, as did they, new evidence of You in its precepts,enriching wisdom in its teachings.

As we begin a New Year, may the Torah be our tree oflife, our shield and guide; may we take its teachings toour hearts, and thus draw nearer to You in loyalty, intruth and in love. Amen

Jonathan D. Levine

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Two Scrolls of the Law are taken from the Ark.

Leader and then Congregation.

.cg ¤ i§i ,Epi«¥dl¡ i§i ,l ¥ x§U¦i r©n§WSH'MA YISRAEL, ADONAI ELOHAINU, ADONAI ECHOD.

.Fn§W xFp§e WFcw ,Ep«¥pFc£ lFcB ,Epi«¥dl¡ cg ¤Echod elohainu, gadol adoneinu, kadosh v'norah sh'mo.

Leader.

.eC§g©i Fn§W dn§nFx§pE ,i ¦Y ¦ i§i©l El §C©bGad'lu la'Adonai eetee. Oo'n'roam'mah sh'mo yachdov.

Leader and Congregation together:

,cFd©d§e g©v«¥P©d§e z ¤x«¤ §t ¦Y©d§e dxEa§B©d§e dN ªc§B©d i§i L§l:W`x§l lk§l `¥V©p §z¦O©d§e dkl §n©O©d i§i L§l :u ¤x« aE m¦i«©nX©A lk i¦M

L'cha Adonai ha'g'doolah v'ha'g'voorah v'ha'tiferet v'ha'netach v'ha'hod.Ki chol ba'sha'mayim oo'va'aretz l'cha Adonai ha'mam'lachah v'ha'mitnaseh

l'chol l'rosh.

:`Ed WFcw eil§b ©x mFc£d©l Ee£g©Y§W¦d§e Epi«¥dl¡ i§i En§nFx:Epi«¥dl¡ i§i WFcw i¦M ,FW §cw x©d§l Ee£g©Y§W¦d§e ,Epi«¥dl¡ i§i En§nFx

Ro’m’mu Adonai Elohaynu v’hesh’ta’cha’vu la’ha’dom rag’lav kadosh hu.Ro’m’mu Adonai Elohaynu, v’hesh’ta’cha’vu l’har kad’sho, ki kadosh

Elohaynu.The person called to the Torah says:

:KxFa§O©d i§i z ¤ Ek §xABarchu et Adonai ha'm'vorach.

Congregation

:c ¤re mlFr§l KxFa§O©d i§i KExABaruch Adonai ha'm'vorach l'olam va'ed.

The person called to the Torah repeats the above and then continues:

mi¦n ©rd lM ¦n Ep«A x©g«A x¤W¤ ,mlFrd K¤l«¤n Epi«¥dl¡ i§i dY © KExA:dxFY©d o ¥zFp ,i§i dY © KExA :FzxFY z¤ Epl o ©z«p§e

Baruch atah Adonai elohainu melech ha'olam asher bachar banoo micalha'amim

v'natan lanu et toah'toa. Baruch atah Adonai no'tain hatorah.After a section of the Torah has been read, the following blessing is said by the person called to the Torah:

,z¤n¡ z ©xFY Ep«l o ©z«p x¤W£ ,mlFrd K¤l«¤n Epi«¥dl¡ i§i dY © KExA :dxFY©d o ¥zFp ,i§i dY © KExA :Ep«¥kFz§A r©hp mlFr i¥I©g§e

Baruch atah Adonai elohainu melech ha'olam asher natan lanu torat emet,v'chayai olam natah b'tochainu. Baruch atah Adonai no'tain hatorah.

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oey`x meil dìxwTorah Reading for the First Day of Rosh Hashanah

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t :mi «¦A ©x mi ¬¦ni mi¦Y §W ¦l §R u ¤x ¬¤§A m²dx §a © xbI©e clCongregation as the Sefer Torah is lifted.

:d¤Wn c©i§A i§i i¦R l ©r l ¥ x§U¦i i¥p§A i¥p§t¦l d¤Wn mU x¤W£ dxFY©d z`f§eV'tzot ha'torah asher sam Mo'sheh lif'nay b'nay yis'ra'el al pee Adonai b'yad Mo'sheh.

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Book of Genesis Chapter 21TORAH READING FOR THE FIRST DAY OF ROSH HASHANAH

1. And ADONAI visited Sarah as he had said, and ADONAI did unto Sarahas he had spoken.

2. For Sarah conceived, and bore Abraham a son in his old age, at the settime of which ADONAI had spoken to him.

3. And Abraham called the name of his son that was born unto him, whomSarah bore to him, Isaac.

4. And Abraham circumcised his son Isaac being eight days old, as ADONAIhad commanded him.

5. And Abraham was a hundred years old, when his son Isaac was born untohim.

6. And Sarah said, ADONAI hath made me to laugh, so that all that hear willlaugh with me.

7. And she said, Who would have said unto Abraham, that Sarah shouldnurse children for I have born him a son in his old age.

8. And the child grew, and was weaned: and Abraham made a great feastthe same day that Isaac was weaned.

9. And Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, which she had born untoAbraham, mocking.

10. Wherefore she said unto Abraham, Cast out this bondwoman and her son:for the son of this bondwoman shall not be heir with my son, even withIsaac.

11. And the thing was very grievous in Abraham's sight because of his son.12. And ADONAI said unto Abraham, Let it not be grievous in thy sight

because of the lad, and because of your bondwoman; in all that Sarahhath said to you, hearken unto her voice; for in Isaac shall thy seed becalled.

13. And also of the son of the bondwoman will I make a nation, because he isthy seed.

14. And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and took bread, and a bottle ofwater, and gave it unto Hagar, putting it on her shoulder, and the child,and sent her away: and she departed, and wandered in the wilderness ofBeersheba.

15. And the water was spent in the bottle, and she cast the child under one ofthe shrubs.

16. And she went, and sat her down over against him a good way off, as itwere a bow shot: for she said, Let me not see the death of the child. Andshe sat over against him, and lift up her voice, and wept.

17. And ADONAI heard the voice of the lad; and the angel of ADONAI calledHagar out of heaven, and said unto her, What ails you, Hagar? fear not;for ADONAI has heard the voice of the lad where he is.

18. Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in thine hand; for I will make him a greatnation.

19. And ADONAI opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water; and shewent, and filled the bottle with water, and gave the lad drink.

20. And ADONAI was with the lad; and he grew, and dwelt in the wilderness,and became an archer.

21. And he dwelt in the wilderness of Paran: and his mother took him a wifeout of the land of Egypt.

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ipy meil dìxwTorah Reading for the Second Day of Rosh Hashanah

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V'tzot ha'torah asher sam Mo'sheh lif'nay b'nay yis'ra'el al pee Adonai b'yad Mo'sheh.

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Book of Genesis Chapter 22SECOND DAY OF ROSH HASHANAH

1. And it came to pass after these things, that ADONAI did tempt Abraham, andsaid to him, Abraham: and he said, Behold, here I am.

2. And he said, Take now your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, andget you into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering uponone of the mountains which I will tell you of.

3. And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and tooktwo of his young men with him, and Isaac his son, and clave the wood forthe burnt offering, and rose up, and went unto the place of which ADONAIhad told him.

4. Then on the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw the place afar off.5. And Abraham said unto his young men, Stay here with the ass; and I and

the lad will go yonder and worship, and come again to you.6. And Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering, and laid it upon Isaac

his son; and he took the fire in his hand, and a knife; and they went both ofthem together.

7. And Isaac spoke to Abraham his father, and said, My father: and he said,Here am I, my son. And he said, Behold the fire and the wood: but where isthe lamb for a burnt offering?

8. And Abraham said, My son, ADONAI will provide himself a lamb for aburnt offering: so they went both of them together.

9. And they came to the place which ADONAI had told him of; and Abrahambuilt an altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son,and laid him on the altar upon the wood.

10. And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son.11. And the angel of ADONAI called unto him out of heaven, and said,

Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here am I.12. And he said, Lay not your hand upon the lad, neither do any thing unto

him: for now I know that you fear ADONAI, seeing you has not withheldyour son, your only son from me.

13. And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ramcaught in a thicket by his horns: and Abraham went and took the ram, andoffered him up for a burnt offering in the stead of his son.

14. And Abraham called the name of that place ADONAIYIREH: as it is saidto this day, In the mount of ADONAI it shall be seen.

15. And the angel of ADONAI called unto Abraham out of heaven the second time,16. And said, By myself have I sworn, said ADONAI, for because you have

done this thing, and has not withheld your son, your only son:17. That in blessing I will bless you, and in multiplying I will multiply your seed

as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the seashore;and your seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;

18. And in your seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because youhave obeyed my voice.

19. So Abraham returned to his young men, and they rose up and wenttogether to Beersheba; and Abraham dwelt at Beersheba.

20. And it came to pass after these things, that it was told Abraham, saying,Behold, Milcah, she has also born children unto your brother Nahor;

21. Huz his firstborn, and Buz his brother, and Kemuel the father of Aram,22. And Chesed, and Hazo, and Pildash, and Jidlaph, and Bethuel.23. And Bethuel begat Rebekah: these eight Milcah did bear to Nahor,

Abraham's brother.24. And his concubine, whose name was Reumah, she bare also Tebah, and

Gaham, and Thahash, and Maachah.

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Mi she’be’rach a’vo’tai’nuM’kor ha’b’ra’cha l’emo’tai’nuMay the source of strengthWho blessed the ones before usHelp us find the courageTo make our lives a blessingAnd let us say, Amen.

Mi she’be’rach a’vo’tai’nuM’kor ha’b’ra’cha l’a’vo’tai’nuBless those in need of healingWith r’fu’a sh’lai’mahThe renewal of bodyThe renewal of spiritAnd let us say, Amen.

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ipy meile oey`x meil xihtnTorah Reading from the Second Sefer TorahMaftir First and Second Days of Rosh Hashanah

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Numbers 29 Maftir ... BOTH DAYS OF ROSH HASHANAH1. And in the seventh month, on the first day of the month, you shall have

a holy convocation; you shall do no servile work: it is a day of blowingthe trumpets to you.

2. And you shall offer a burnt offering for a sweet savour unto ADONAI;one young bullock, one ram, and seven lambs of the first year withoutblemish:

3. And their meat offering shall be of flour mingled with oil, three tenthdeals for a bullock, and two tenth deals for a ram,

4. And one tenth deal for one lamb, throughout the seven lambs:5. And one kid of the goats for a sin offering, to make an atonement for

you:6. Beside the burnt offering of the month, and his meat offering, and the

daily burnt offering, and his meat offering, and their drink offerings,according unto their manner, for a sweet savour, a sacrifice made by fireunto ADONAI.

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Leviticus 161. And ADONAI spoke unto Moses after the death of the two sons of Aaron, when

they offered before ADONAI, and died;2. And ADONAI said unto Moses, Speak unto Aaron your brother, that he come

not at all times into the holy place within the vail before the mercy seat, whichis upon the ark; that he die not: for I will appear in the cloud upon the mercyseat.

3. Thus shall Aaron come into the holy place: with a young bullock for a sinoffering, and a ram for a burnt offering.

4. He shall put on the holy linen coat, and he shall have the linen breeches uponhis flesh, and shall be girded with a linen girdle, and with the linen mitre shallhe be attired: these are holy garments; therefore shall he wash his flesh inwater, and so put them on.

5. And he shall take of the congregation of the children of Israel two kids of thegoats for a sin offering, and one ram for a burnt offering.

6. And Aaron shall offer his bullock of the sin offering, which is for himself, andmake an atonement for himself, and for his house.

7. And he shall take the two goats, and present them before ADONAI at the doorof the tabernacle of the congregation.

8. And Aaron shall cast lots upon the two goats; one lot for ADONAI, and theother lot for the scapegoat.

9. And Aaron shall bring the goat upon which ADONAI'S lot fell, and offer him fora sin offering.

10. But the goat, on which the lot fell to be the scapegoat, shall be presented alivebefore ADONAI, to make an atonement with him, and to let him go for ascapegoat into the wilderness.

11. And Aaron shall bring the bullock of the sin offering, which is for himself, andshall make an atonement for himself, and for his house, and shall kill thebullock of the sin offering which is for himself:

12. And he shall take a censer full of burning coals of fire from off the altar beforeADONAI, and his hands full of sweet incense beaten small, and bring it withinthe vail:

13. And he shall put the incense upon the fire before ADONAI, that the cloud of theincense may cover the mercy seat that is upon the testimony, that he die not:

14. And he shall take of the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle it with his finger uponthe mercy seat eastward; and before the mercy seat shall he sprinkle of theblood with his finger seven times.

15. Then shall he kill the goat of the sin offering, that is for the people, and bringhis blood within the vail, and do with that blood as he did with the blood of thebullock, and sprinkle it upon the mercy seat, and before the mercy seat:

16. And he shall make an atonement for the holy place, because of theuncleanness of the children of Israel, and because of their transgressions in alltheir sins: and so shall he do for the tabernacle of the congregation, thatremains among them in the midst of their uncleanness.

17. And there shall be no man in the tabernacle of the congregation when he goesin to make an atonement in the holy place, until he come out, and have madean atonement for himself, and for his household, and for all the congregation ofIsrael.

18. And he shall go out unto the altar that is before ADONAI, and make anatonement for it; and shall take of the blood of the bullock, and of the blood ofthe goat, and put it upon the horns of the altar round about.

19. And he shall sprinkle of the blood upon it with his finger seven times, andcleanse it, and hallow it from the uncleanness of the children of Israel.

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20. And when he has made an end of reconciling the holy place, andthe tabernacle of the congregation, and the altar, he shall bring thelive goat:

21. And Aaron shall lay both his hands upon the head of the live goat,and confess over him all the iniquities of the children of Israel, andall their transgressions in all their sins, putting them upon the headof the goat, and shall send him away by the hand of a fit man intothe wilderness:

22. And the goat shall bear upon him all their iniquities unto a land notinhabited: and he shall let go the goat in the wilderness.

23. And Aaron shall come into the tabernacle of the congregation, andshall put off the linen garments, which he put on when he went intothe holy place, and shall leave them there:

24. And he shall wash his flesh with water in the holy place, and puton his garments, and come forth, and offer his burnt offering, andthe burnt offering of the people, and make an atonement forhimself, and for the people.

25. And the fat of the sin offering shall he burn upon the altar.26. And he that let go the goat for the scapegoat shall wash his

clothes, and bathe his flesh in water, and afterward come into thecamp.

27. And the bullock for the sin offering, and the goat for the sinoffering, whose blood was brought in to make atonement in theholy place, shall one carry forth without the camp; and they shallburn in the fire their skins, and their flesh, and their dung.

28. And he that burns them shall wash his clothes, and bathe his fleshin water, and afterward he shall come into the camp.

29. And this shall be a statute for ever unto you: that in the seventhmonth, on the tenth day of the month, ye shall afflict your souls,and do no work at all, whether it be one of your own country, or astranger that sojourneth among you:

30. For on that day shall the priest make an atonement for you, tocleanse you, that ye may be clean from all your sins beforeADONAI.

31. It shall be a sabbath of rest unto you, and ye shall afflict yoursouls, by a statute forever.

32. And the priest, whom he shall anoint, and whom he shallconsecrate to minister in the priest's office in his father's stead,shall make the atonement, and shall put on the linen clothes, eventhe holy garments:

33. And he shall make an atonement for the holy sanctuary, and heshall make an atonement for the tabernacle of the congregation,and for the altar, and he shall make an atonement for the priests,and for all the people of the congregation.

34. And this shall be an everlasting statute unto you, to make anatonement for the children of Israel for all their sins once a year.And he did as ADONAI commanded Moses.

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ipy meile oey`x meil xihtnTorah Reading from the Second Sefer Torah

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On the tenth day of the same seventh month you shall observe asacred occasion when you shall practice selfdenial. You shall do nowork.You shall present to the Lord a burnt offering of pleasing odor: onebull of the herd, one ram, seven yearling lambs; see that they arewithout blemish.The meal offering with them — of choice flour with oil mixed in — shallbe: threetenths of a measure for a bull, twotenths for the one ram,onetenth for each of the seven lambs.And there shall be one goat for a sin offering, in addition to the sinoffering of expiation and the regular burnt offering with its mealoffering, each with its libation.

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Reader's Kaddish

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:o¥nŸitgadal v'yitkadash sh'may raba. B'alma dee v'rah cheerutay.V'yamleech malchutay b'chayaychon uvyomaychon uvchayay d'chalbayt yisrael baagala uvizman kareev. V'eemru amen.

Congregation and Reader

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:o¥n¨ Ex§n¦ §e ,`n§lr§A oxi ¦n£ ©C ,`zn¡g¤p§e zg§A§W ªYYitbarach v'yishtabach v'yitpaar v'yitromam v'yitnasay v'yithadarv'yitaleh sh'may d'kudshah. B'reech hu. L'ayla min kol birchatav'sheerata tushb'chata v'nechemata daameerahn b'alma. V'eemruamen.

:o ¥n ¨ Ex §n¦ §e ,l ¥ x §U¦i lM l ©r§e Epi«¥lr mi¦I©g§e I ©n§W o¦n A ©x nl §W ¥d§iY'hay sh'lama raba meen sh'maiya v'chayim alaynu v'al kol yisrael.V'eemru amen.

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Oseh shalom beemromav hu yaaseh shalom alaynu v'al kolyisrael. V'eemru amen.

Speak to usO God, we have come to Your sanctuary to seek Your presence.Speak to us, we pray, with the still, small voice of Your spirit.If our lives have become shallow, deepen them;If our principles have become shabby, repair them.If our ideals have become tarnished, restore them;If our hopes have become faded, revive them.If our loyalties have grown dim, brighten them;If our values have become confused, clarify them.If our purposes have grown blurred, sharpen them;If our horizons have become narrowed, widen them.Make us worthy instruments of Your will,And help us to live the words we pray. Amen.

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JERUSALEMShe heard the prophets’ condemnations and consolations.She was an ear to the yearnings of countless sages and saints,An ear to prayers that flowed from distant places.

She is more than an ear.Jerusalem is a witness,An echo to eternity.

We know Isaiah’s voice secondhand;The stones of Jerusalem heard him when he said:

It will come to passThat out of Zion will come forth Torah,And the word of the Lord from Jerusalem…They will beat their sword into plowshares,And their spears into pruning hooks;Nation will not lift up sword against nation,And men will not learn war anymore.

These words went forth from JerusalemAnd entered the pages of the holy books.But Jerusalem has not given herself away.

She is a city where waiting for God was born,Where anticipation of peace came into being.

What is the secret of Jerusalem?Her past is only a prelude;She is not yet at the end of the road.

What is the mystery of Jerusalem?A promise;Peace and God’s presence.

First there was a vision;God’s vision of what human life can be.Then He created a humanity according to His vision,According to His image.

But the human resemblance of God is fading rapidly;So God created a city and called it “the City of Peace.”Hoping an praying that the Jerusalem on earthWould resemble the Jerusalem in heaven.

Jerusalem is a recalling, an insisting,A waiting for the fullfillment of God’s vision.

Abraham J. Heschel

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PRAY FOR THE SOLDIERS OF THE ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCE

May He who blessed our ancestors, Abraham, Isaac and Joseph, bless the soldiers of the Israel Defenseforces and the security personnel who stand guard over our country and the cities of our God, from theLebanese border to the Egyptian wildreness and from the Mediterranean Sea to the edges of the desertor wharever they might be on land, in the air, or at sea.

May God cause our enemies who attack us to suffer defeat at the hands of our troops. May the Holy One,may He be blessed, shield and protect them from any adversity or anguish, any ordeal or suffering, andsend blessing and success to everything that they do.

May He bring those who hate us under their sway, and glorify our forces with the crown of salvation andthe mantle of victory, so that the verse: "The Lord your God marches with you to do battle for you againstyour enemies and to save you,' will be fulfilled through them;' and let us say, Amen.

from the office of the Chief Military Chaplain of the IDF

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To touch hands in peaceWe pray for Israel,Both the mystic ideal of our

ancestors’ dreams,And the living miracle, here and now,Built of heart, muscle, and steel.May she endure and guard her soul,Surviving the relentless,

ageold hatreds,The cynical concealment of

diplomatic deceit,And the rumblings that warn of war.May Israel continue to be the temple

which magnetizesThe loving eyes of Jews in all

corners.The Jews in lands of affluence and

relative peaceWho forget the glory and

pain of their being;And the Jews in lands of oppressionWhose bloodied fists beat in anguish

and prideAgainst the cage of their

enslavement.May Israel yet embrace her

homeless, her own,And bind the ingathered into one

people.May those who yearn for a just and

compassionate society,Find the vision of the prophets

realized in her.May her readiness to defendNever diminish her search for peace.May we always dare to hopeThat in our day the antagonisms will

cease,That all displaced, Arab and Jew, will

be rooted again,That within Israel and

across her bordersAll God’s children will touch hands in

peace.

We ask Your blessings, O Lord, forthe State of Israel,

For the Land of Israel, and for thePeople of Israel.

Bless the defenders of the Land, who guard its frontiers,

Watch over its homes, andprotect its people.

Bless the leaders of Israel withwisdom and courage;

Grant them vision and dedication.May they be strong

in the face of danger,Resolute in the face of challenge,And unwavering

in the search for peace.May the people of Israel enable her

to be—A beacon of hope for those

who are oppressed,An inspiration to those who are free,A source of light in a troubled world.May we be among those who

faithfully resolveTo encourage, to strengthen,

and to supportThe Land, its people, and

its heritage.Fulfill in our time the ancient

promise,Cherished as a sacred hope for

generations:“They shall abide in peaceful

habitations,In safe dwellings, and in quiet

resting places.”“Zion shall be redeemed through

justice,And its inhabitants through

righteousness.”Praised are You, O Lord,Who redeems Zion and rebuilds

Jerusalem.Nahum Waldman (adapted)

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HaTikvah (“The Hope”)

As long as the Jewish spirit is Kol ode balevavyearning deep in the heart, P’nimah

With eyes turned toward the East, Nefesh Yehudi homiyah

Then our hope the twothousand Ulfa’atey mizrach kadimahyear old hope will not be lost: Ayin l’tzion tzofiyah.

To be a free people in our land. Ode lo avdah tikvatenuHatikvah bat shnot alpayim:

The land of Zion and Jerusalem. L’hiyot am chofsi b’artzenuEretz Tzion v’Yerushalayim.

A PRAYER FOR PEACE

May we see the day when war and bloodshed cease,When a wondrous peace will embrace the world,When nation will not threaten nation,When mankind will not experience war.

For all who inhabit this world shall realizeThat we have not come into beingTo argue, to hate, or to be violent.For we have come into beingTo praise, to labor, and to love.

Compassionate God, bless usWith the power of compassion.Fulfill the promise conveyed

in Scripture:I will bring peace to the land,And you shall lie down and no one

shall terrify you.I will rid the land of vicious beastsAnd it shall not be ravaged by war.

Let love and justice flow like a mighty stream.Let peace fill the earth as the waters fill the sea.Amen.

Hayyim Guri

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A prayer for guidance and safety for ourselves, our community, and our country:

May it be Your will, Eternal One, to lead us in peace and directour steps in peace; to guide us in peace and to support us in

peace. Deliver us from the hands of every enemy and lurking foeand from all kinds of calamities that may come to and afflict the

world, and bestow blessing upon all our actions. Grant usgrace, kindness and mercy and bestow bountiful kindness uponus. Hear our prayer, O One who supports and strengthens us.

Blessed are You, Eternal One, who upholds the seekers of peaceand justice.

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INTRODUCTION TO SHOFAR SERVICEIn the Torah portion which is read on Rosh Hashanah, we read that Godtested Abraham to see whether he would obey Him, even if He askedAbraham to offer the greatest sacrifice possible his only son, Isaac.Abraham dramatically proved himself loyal and was prepared to carry outGod’s wish. At the last moment, however, Abraham was commanded not toslay Isaac. Instead, he sacrificed a ram which was caught in the bushes byits horns. The ram’s horn is the Shofar which we sound today.

The Shofar, like all symbols, has many meanings. In the first place, itreminds us of Abraham’s extraordinary loyalty to God and his willingnessto sacrifice for his beliefs. No beliefs are really important to us unless weare willing to make some sacrifice for them. To be sure, the episode ofAbraham teaches us very pointedly that God does not want child sacrificea practice that was very common in heathen religions. However, thoughGod does not want human sacrifices, we must be ready to sacrifice for thatwhich makes us human.

The Shofar has another meaning, too. In ancient days when kings werecrowned, the ceremony of coronation would include the blowing of theShofar. On Rosh Hashanah, we proclaim the kingship of God. We reaffirmour will to serve Him and to obey His laws. In a sense, Rosh Hashanah isthe day of God’s coronation; therefore, the Shofar is heard.

The Shofar has also been interpreted as a kind of signal or warning. Toofrequently we forget our duties and our responsibilities. We becomeselfish and cruel. We neglect important tasks and concentrate on goalswhich are unworthy of us. The sounds of the Shofar are meant to shake usup or wake us up, to sound an alert, to remind us how we ought to live inthe year that lies ahead.

As we listen to the sounds of the Shofar, may its meaning enter into ourhearts and shape our actions in the days ahead.

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Baruch Atah Adonai, Elohainu Melech Ha’olam, sheh’he’chi’ya’nu, v’ke’y’ma’nuv’hee’gi’ya’nu laz’man ha’zeh.

Listen to the sound of the SHOFARShrill and harsh and piercing;Like the cry of a soldier who has fallen,Cut down in the bright dawn of youth.Or is it the moaning of the shriveled

child,Pinched by hunger and pain?Or is it the victim of violenceScreaming surprised in the dark?Or is it the Jew in Auschwitz,Choking out his last Sh'ma?It asks us to care, to give a damn,It calls for an end to cruelty,And people's inhumanity to each other.

Listen again to the SHOFAR,Its blasts tremble with promise.They sing of a world united,Making war on want and disease.A world in which children grow tallIn body, in spirit and mind,Enjoying clean air and warm sunlight,Nurtured on bread and hope.The SHOFAR proclaims a better

tomorrow,When love and peace will prevail;When all will unite to do God's willAnd all people will be one family.

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THE SOUND OF THE SHOFAR

May the sound of the Shofar shatter our complacencyAnd make us conscious of the corruption in our lives.

May the sound of the Shofar penetrate our souls,And cause us to turn back to our Father in Heaven.

May the sound of the Shofar break the bondsOf the evil impulse within us,And enable us to serve the Lord with a whole heart.

May the sound of the Shofar renew our loyalty to the one true KingAnd strengthen our determination to defy the false gods.

May the sound of the Shofar awaken us to the enormity of our sins,And the vastness of God’s mercy for those who truly repent.

May the sound of the Shofar summon us to serviceAnd stir us to respond, as did Abraham, “Here am I.”

May the sound of the Shofar recall the momentWhen we stood at Mount Sinai and uttered the promise:“All that the Lord has spoken, we will keep and obey.”

May the sound of the Shofar recall the promise of theingathering of the exiles,And stir within us renewed devotion to the Land of Israel.

May the sound of the Shofar recall the vision of the prophets,Of the day when Palestine and Israel will live in peace.

May the sound of the Shofar awaken us to the flight of time,And summon us to spend our days with purpose.

May the sound of the Shofar become our jubilant shout of joyOn the day of the promised, long awaited redemption.

May the sound of the Shofar remind us that it is time“To proclaim liberty throughout the landAnd to all the inhabitants thereof.”

May the sound of the Shofar enter our hearts;For blessed is the people that hearkens to its call.

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THE CALLS OF THE SHOFAR

For untold generations, on this day, our ancestors listened to thesound of the Shofar. What did they hear in its piercing tones? Whatsolemn truths did they detect in its calls which stirred them soprofoundly each year?

And what does the Shofar say to us today, as we stand at thedawn of the New Year, groping for a light to guide us and afaith to sustain us?

Tekiah! Awake! Let not habit dull your minds, nor comfort hardenyour hearts. Examine your deeds, look well into your soul, mendyour ways, turn to God.

As we hear the sharp Tekiah blast, let us rouse ourselvesfrom smugness and selfsatisfaction, from callousness andselfrighteousness.

Shevarim! The broken refrain! Listen to the stattaco cry. Hear theechos of sighing and weeping. The deprived and the distressed, theneglected and the enslaved, the bruised and the broken all cry outfor relief from their pain, for release from their torment.

As we hear the anguished wail of Shevarim, let us open ourears to the cries of the afflicted and the oppressed, and letour hearts respond with compassion and love.

Teruah! The call to battle is sounded; Join the struggle against eviland suffering. Give of your bread to those who hunger; give of yourstrength to those who stumble; give of your time to the lonely andforsaken; heal the wounded; comfort the bereaved.

Let us hearken to the Teruah’s call to action. For in ourhands, in our hearts, and in our mindsare the means forbuilding a better world, for fulfilling the promise of peaceand justice, and for hastening the day when all will hear thesopund of the great Shofar of liberation.

Milton Steinberg

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REPLACING THE SEFER TORAH TO THE ARON KODESH

:FC©a§l Fn§W aB§U¦p i¦M ,i§i m¥W z¤ El§l©d§iY'ha'l'loo et shaim Adonai ki nis'gav shmo l'vado.

Congregation:

,FO ©r§l o ¤x«¤w m¤x«I©e .m¦i«nW§e u ¤x«¤ l ©r FcFd,FaFx§w m ©r l ¥ x§U¦i i¥p§a¦l ,eici¦q£g lk§l dN¦d §Y

.DiEl§l©dHo'do al eretz, v'sha'mayim va'yarem keren l'amo.

T'heela l'chol cha'seedav, liv'nai Yisrael am k'ro'vo, ha'l'looya,ha'l'looya.

dnEw l ¥ x§U¦i i¥t§l© zFa§a ¦x i§i ,daEW:x©n`i dgªp§aEw ¤c«¤v EW§A§l¦i Li«¤p©dM.L«¤G ªr oFx£©e dY© ,L«¤zgEp §n¦l i§ii¥p§R a¥WY l© ,L «¤C§a ©r c¦eC xEa £r©A .Ep«¥P ©x§i Li «¤ci¦q£g©e

.Ea«f £r©Y l© i ¦zxFY m¤kl i ¦Y«©zp aFh g©w«¤l i¦M .L«¤gi¦W§nAccept our gratitude

For the blessings which You lavish upon us in forest and sea,in mountain and meadow, in rain and sun, we thank You.

For the blessings which You implant within us, joy and peace,meditation and laughter, we are grateful to You.

For the blessings of loyalty and love, of family, friends, andcommunity;

For the blessings which we ask of You,and those which we do not ask of You;

For the blessings which You bestow upon us openly andthose which You give us in secret;

For all these blessings, O Lord of the universe, we thank You.For the blessings which we recognize and

those which we fail to recognize;For the blessings of our heritage and our sacred days;For the blessings of regret and forgiveness, of memory and of hope;For all these blessings, which sustain us daily, hear our thanks,O Lord, and accept our gratitude.

Ruth F. Brin (adapted)

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.xW ª§n di«¤k §nz§e ,DA mi¦wi¦f£g©O©l i¦d mi¦I©g u ¥rAitz Chayim hi, l'machazikim bah, v'tomche'ha m'ushar.

.mFlW di«¤zFai ¦z§p lk§e ,m ©r «p i¥k §x ©c di«¤kx §CD'rah'che'ha darchai no'am, v'chal n'teevo'te'ha shalom.

.m ¤c«¤w§M Epi«¥ni W ¥C©g ,daE «Wp§e Li«¤l ¥ ,i§i Ep«¥ai¦W£dHa'she'vay'nu Adonai, ailecha v'nah'shoo'vah,

chadash, chadash, chadash yamay'noo k'kedem.

Wimpel of Gershon Son of Abraham Seltz, Germany, 1834. From the collection of Hebrew Union CollegeSkirball Museum, Los Angeles.

The Torah is a tree of life for those who grasp it, and all whouphold its teachings are blessed. Help us to return to You andwe shall all return. Renew our days as they once were.

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MUSAFLeader

oFki¥I©g§A Di ¥zEk§l©n Ki¦l§n©i§e ,Di ¥zEr §x¦k x§a i ¦C n§lr§A .À ©x D¥n§W W©C©w §z¦i§e l ©C©B §z¦i :o ¥n ¨ Ex §n¦ §e ai ¦xw o©n§f¦aE lb £r©A .l ¥ x §U¦i zi¥A lk §c i¥I©g§aE oFki ¥nFi§aE

Yitga+dal v'yitkadash sh'may raba. B'alma dee v'rah cheerutay. V'yamleechmalchutay b'chayaychon uvyomaychon uvchayay d'chal bayt yisrael baagalauvizman kareev. V'eemru amen.

Congregation and Leader

: Ï ©n§lr i ¥n§lr§lE m©lr§l K ©xa §n A ©x D¥n§W ¥d§iY'hay sh'may raba m'varach l'a'lam ulalmay almaya.

`W §cªw §C D¥n§W lN©d §z¦i§e d¤N ©r §z¦i§e xC©d §z¦i§e ¥V©p §z¦i§e m©nFx §z¦i§e x © R §z¦i§e g©A©Y§W¦i§e K ©xA §z¦ioxi¦n£ ©C ,`zn¡g¤p§e zg§A§W ªY zxi¦W§e zk §x¦A lM o¦n N ¥r§lE `N «¥r§l Èd Ki ¦x§A

:o ¥n ¨ Ex §n¦ §e ,`n§lr§AYitbarach v'yishtabach v'yitpaar v'yitromam v'yitnasay v'yithadar v'yitaleh sh'mayd'kudshah. B'reech hu. L'ayla min kol birchata v'sheerata tushb'chata v'nechematadaameerahn b'alma. V'eemru amen.

Congregation rises

l ¥ d .aw £r©i i¥dl ¥e ,wg§v¦i i¥dl¡ ,md§x§a © i¥dl¡ ,Epi «¥zFa£ i¥dl ¥e Epi«¥dl¡ i§i dY © KExA,zFa ¨ i ¥c§q©g x¥kFf§e ,lM©d d¥pFw§e ,mi¦aFh mi ¦cq£g l¥nFB ,oFi§l ¤r l ¥ ,`xFP©d§e xFA¦B©d lFcB©d

:da£d© §A Fn§W o ©r©n§l m¤¥di¥p§a i¥p§a¦l l ¥ FB ì¦a¥nEBa’ruch Atah Adonai Elohainu vai’lo’hai a’vo’tai’nu, Elohai Avraham, Elohai Yitzchak,vai’lo’hai Ya’a’kov, Ha’el ha’gadol ha’gibor v’ha’norah El Elyon, go’mail cha’sa’dim tovim,‘ko’nai ha’kol, v’zo’chair chas’dai avot, oo’mai’vee go’ail lev’nai v’nai’chem l’ma’an sh’mob’a’ha’vah.

.mi¦I©g mi¦dl¡ L§p ©r©n§l ,mi¦I©g©d x¤t«¥q§A Ep«¥a §zk§e ,mi¦I©g©A u¥tg K¤l«¤n ,mi¦I©g§l Ep «¥x§kfZach’rai’noo l’chayim, me’lech cha’fetz ba’chayim, v’kat’vai’noo b’sai’fer ha’chayim,

l’ma’an’cha Elohim chayim.:mdx§a © o¥bn ,i§i dY © KExA :o¥bnE ©ri «¦WFnE x¥fFr K¤l«¤n

Melech o’zair oo’mo’she’yah oo’ma’gain. Baruch atah Adonai magain Avraham.d¥I©g§n ,c¤q«¤g§A mi¦I©g l¥M§l©k§n : ©ri «¦WFd§l a ©x ,dY«© mi ¦z¥n d¥I©g§n ,ipc£ mlFr§l xFA¦B dY©

FzpEn¡ m¥I©w §nE ,mi ¦xEq£ xi ¦Y©nE ,mi¦lFg `¥tFx§e ,mi¦l§tFp K¥nFq ,mi¦A ©x mi¦n£g ©x§A mi ¦z¥n :drEW§i ©gi «¦n§v©nE d¤I©g§nE zi¦n¥n K¤l«¤n ,KN d¤nF «C i¦nE zFxEa§B l ©r«©A LF «nk i¦n ,xtr i¥p¥Wi¦l

Atah gibor l’o’’lam Adonai, m’cha’yai mai’teem atah rav l’ho’she’yah. M’chal’kal chayimb’chesed, m’cha’yai mai’teem b’ra’cha’mim ra’bim. So’maich nof’lim, v’ro’fai cholim,oo’ma’tir a’soo,rim, oo’m’ka’yaim e’moo’na’to lee’shai’nai a’far, mi cha’mo’cha ba’alg’voo’rot oo’mee do’meh lach, melech mai’meet oo’m’cha’yeh oo’matz’mee’ach y’shoo’ah.

:mi¦n£g ©x§A mi¦I©g§l eixEv§i x¥kFf ,mi¦n£g ©xd a © LFnk i¦nMi cha’mo’cha av ha’ra’cha’mim, zo’chair y’tzoo’rav l’chayim b’ra’cha’mim.

:mi ¦z¥O©d d¥I©g§n ,i§i dY © KExA .mi ¦z¥n zFi£g©d§l dY© on¡¤p§eV’ne’e’man atah l’ha’cha’yot mai’teem. Ba’ruch atah Adonai m’cha’yeh ha’mai’teem.

We praise You, O Lord our God and God of our parents, God of Abraham and Sarah,God of Isaac and Rebeccah, and God of Jacob and Rachel; great and mighty God. Youare kind. You remember the goodness of our ancestors, and in love You help theirchildren's children.Remember us to life, O King, who wants us to live righteously. Inscribe us in theBook of Life, O God of Life.

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REMEMBER

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UNITANEH TOKEFUnitaneh Tokef is one of the most moving prayers of the High Holiday Service.It is recited on both Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. It is chanted with deepfeeling by the cantor.

There are many reasons why this prayer always stirs the worshiper. It has a verydramatic history. Our tradition tells us that its author was Rabbi Amnon ofMayence (France), who composed it as he lay dying. When he refused to forsakeJudaism and embrace another religion, his limbs were amputated. With his lastbreath, he recited this prayer, in which he expressed his love of God and his faithin God’s justice.

God, he says, is like a faithful shepherd to whom each lamb is dear and precious.No sheep goes unnoticed or uncounted. Before God every human being counts,God is also the Judge, and on the High Holidays, He reviews our deeds and judgeseach one of us.

The future is uncertain. We do not know what will happen to us in the year thatlies ahead. But this prayer tells us what we must bring to life penitence, prayer,and charity. These three virtues ennoble life and make us worthy of God’sblessings.

,L«¤zEk§l©n ¥UP ¦z FaE :mFi ¨§e xFp Èd i¦M ,mFI©d z©Xªc§w s¤w «Y d¤P©z§pEoI ©c Èd dY© i¦M z¤n¡ .z¤n¡¤A eilr a¥W¥z§e ,L«¤ §q¦M c¤q«¤g§A oFM¦i§e

lM xFM§f ¦z§e ,d¤pFnE x¥tFq§e ,m¥zFg§e a ¥zFk§e ,c ¥re ©r ¥cFi§e ,©gi «¦kFnElM c©i m©zFg§e ,` ¥xT¦i eil ¥ ¥nE ,zFpFx§k¦G©d x¤t«¥q z¤ g©Y§t¦z§e :zFgM§W¦P©d

.FA mc ¨li¦g§e ,oEf¥tg¥i mi¦k ¨ §l©nE :r©nX¦i dT ©C dnn §C lFw§e ,r©wY¦i lFcB xtFW§aE,oi ¦C©A mFxn a §v l ©r cFw§t¦l ,oi ¦C©d mFi d¥P¦d Ex§nì§e ,oEf¥gì dcr §xE.oFxn i¥p§a¦M Li¤pt§l oEx§a ©r©i mlFr i ¥ A lk§e .oi ¦C©A Li¤pi ¥r§a EM§f¦i `l i¦M

xFR§q¦z§e xi¦a £r©Y o¥M ,Fh§a¦W z©g«©Y Fp`v xi¦a £r©n ,Fx §c ¤r d ¤rFx z ©xT©a§MaFY§k ¦z§e ,dI ¦x§A lk§l da§v¦w KFY§g©z§e ,i©g lM W¤t¤p cFw§t ¦z§e ,d¤p§n¦z§e

.mpi ¦C x©f§B z¤The Great Shofar is sounded, and a still small voice is heard.The angels in heaven are dismayed and are seized with fearand trembling, as they proclaim : "Behold the Day ofJudgment!" The hosts of heaven are to be arraigned injudgment for in Your eyes, even they are not free from guilt.All who enter the world must pass before You, one by one, asa flock of sheep. As a shepherd musters his sheep and causesthem to pass beneath his staff, so do You pass and record,count and visit, every living soul, appointing the measure ofevery creature's life and decreeing its destiny.

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dO©k§e ,oEx§a ©r©i dO©M ,oEn¥zg¥i xER¦M mFv mFi§aE ,oEa¥zM¦i dpX©d W`x§Ai¦nE ,W ¥ a i ¦n :FS¦w§a `l i¦nE ,FS¦w§a i¦n :zEni i ¦nE ,d¤i §g¦i i ¦n :oE` ¥xA¦ii ¦nE ,W ©r «©xa i¦n :`nS©a i¦nE ,arxa i ¦n :dI©g©a i¦nE ,a ¤x«¤g©a i¦n :m¦i«©O©a

i¦nE ,h¥wX¦i i ¦n : ©rE «pi i ¦nE ,©gE «pi i ¦n :dli¦w§q¦a i¦nE ,dwi¦p£g©a i¦n :dt¥B©O©a.mExi i ¦nE ,l¥tX¦i i ¦n :x¥Wr¥i i ¦nE ,i¦pr¥i i ¦n :xQ©i §z¦i i ¦nE ,e¥lX¦i i ¦n :s ¥xH¦i

B’rosh Hashanah yi’ka’tay’voon, oov’yom tzom Kippur yai’cha’tai’moon. kamahya’av’roon, v’kamah y’va’ray’oon. Mi yich’yeh, oo’mi ya’moot. Mi b’ki’tzo, oo’milo b’ki’tzo. Mi va’aish, oo’mi va’ma’yim. Mi va’che’rev oo’mi ba’cha’ya. Miva’ra’av oo’mi va’tza’mah. Mi va’ra’ash oo’mi va’ma’gai’fah. Mi va’cha’ni’kahoo’mi vis’ki’lah. Mi ya’noo’ach oo’mi ya’noo’ah. Mi yi’sha’kait oo’mi ye’ta’raif.mi yi’sha’laiv oo’mi yit, a’sahr. Mi yai’ah’ni oo’mi yai’a’shair. Mi yi’sha’fail oo’miya’room.

How many shall leave this world and how many shall be born into it,who shall live and who shall die, who shall live out the limit of his daysand who shall not, who shall perish by fire and who by water, who bysword and who by beast, who by hunger and who by thirst, who byearthquake and who by plague, who by strangling and who by stoning,who shall rest and who shall wander, who shall be at peace and whoshall be tormented, who shall be poor and who shall be rich, who shallbe humbled and who shall be exalted.

.dwc§vE ,dN¦t §zE ,daEX §zE.dx¥f§B©d ©r «x z¤ oi ¦xi¦a £r©n

OO’T’SHOO’VAH, OO’T’FI’LAH OO’TZ’DA’KAH,MA’A’VI’RIN ET RO’AH HA’G’ZAI’RAH.

“With repentance, with prayer and with charity;they alone will avert the evil decree.”

dpyd y`xaoeazki

xetk mev meiaeoenzgi

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K'dushahCongregation rises. Leader chants.

:x©n¨§e d¤f l¤ d¤f `xw§e :L«¤ i¦a§p c©i l ©r aEzM©MKa’kah’toov al yad n’vi’e’chah, v’ka’rah zeh el zeh v’amar.

Congregation and Leader.

.FcFa§M u ¤x« d lk l §n ,zFà§v i§i WFcw ,WFcw ,WFcwKadosh, kadosh, kadosh, Adonai Ts'vaot, m'lo chol haarets k'vodo.

Leader.

,FcFa§M mFw§n d¥I © d¤fl d¤f mi¦l£ FW eiz §xW §n ,mlFr `¥ln FcFa§M-Ex«¥nì KExA mzO ªr§l

K’vo’do maleh olam, m’shar’tav sho’alim zeh la’zeh, a’yai m’kom k’vo’do,l’oo’ma’tam baruch yo’mai’ru.


.FnFw§O¦n i§i cFa§M KExABaruch k'vod Adonai meemkomo.Leader.

a ¤x «¤r Fn§W mi ¦c£g©i §n©d m ©r ogi§e ,mi ¦n£g ©x§A o¤t¦i Èd FnFw§O¦n:mi ¦x§nF` r©n§W da£d© §A m¦i«©n £r©R ,ci ¦nY mFi lk§A ,x¤w «ae

M’ko’mo hu yee’fen b’raCha’mim, va’ya’chon aym ha’m’ya’cha’dim sh’mo, arevva’voker, b’chal yom tamid, pa’a’ma’yim b’ahavah SH’MA om’rim.


.cg ¤ i§i ,Epi«¥dl¡ i§i ,l ¥ x§U¦i r©n§WSH'MA YISRAEL, ADONAI ELOHAINU, ADONAI ECHOD.

Leader.

,Ep «¥ri¦WFn Èd ,Ep«¥M§l©n Èd ,Epi «¦a ¨ Èd ,Epi«¥dl¡ Èd-mi¦dl`¥l m¤kl zFi §d¦l :ig lM i¥pi ¥r§l zi¦p¥W ein£g ©x§A Ep «¥ri¦n§W©i Èd§e

Hu Elohainu, hu Avinu, hu Mal’kainu, hu Mo’she’ya’nu,v’hu yash’me’a’nu b’ra’cha’mav shai’nit l’ai’nai kal chai. Li’h’yot la’chem la’lo’him.


.m¤ki¥dl¡ i§i i¦p£Ani Adonai Elohaychem.Leader.

.u ¤x« d lk§A L§n¦W xi ¦C© dn ,Epi¥pc£ i§i ,Ep «¥xi ¦C© xi ¦C©i ¥x§a ¦c§aE .cg ¤ Fn§WE cg ¤ i§i d¤i §d¦i Ed©d mFI©A ,u ¤x« d lM l ©r K¤l«¤n i§i did§e

:xn`¥l aEzM L§W §cwCongregation and Leader

.DiEl§l©d :xce xc§l oFI¦v K¦i«©dl¡ ,mlFr§l i§i Kl§n¦iYim loch Adonai l’olam, elohaiyich tzion l’dor va’dor. Halleluyah.

Congregation is seated. Leader chants.

,Wi ¦C§w©p L §zXªc§w mi¦gv§p g©v¥p§lE ,L«¤l §cB ci¦B©p xFce xFc§l.dY« WFcw§e lFcB K¤l«¤n l ¥ i¦M ,c ¤re mlFr§l WEni `l Epi «¦R¦n Epi«¥dl¡ L£g§a¦W§e

From generation to generation, Your greatness we shall proclaim,We shall sing aloud Your praises, And bless Your holy name.

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INTRODUCTION TO MALKHUYOT

The following section of the Service consists of threemajor themes, each of which is supported by at leastten verses from our Bible and is followed by theblowing of the Shofar.

The first theme is called Malchuyot, which means“kingship.” It majestically proclaims God’s rule overman and nature. His laws govern all things and ourduty is to live in accordance with those laws. We prayfor the day when all people will accept God’s rule intheir lives.

The second theme is called Zichronot, which meansRemembrance. Here we affirm that God is aware of allthat we do and He preserves the eternal record ofman’s deeds. No act is wasted. None is without lastingsignificance. As we review our peoples past, we arereminded of the extraordinary devotion to God ourancestors showed. We pray that their example will bean inspiration to us.

The last theme is Shofarot, which means “shofarblasts.” It focuses especially upon that momentousevent at Mount Sinai when God revealed Himself toour ancestors amid the dramatic sounds of the Shofar.In our Torah, we are told that the Shofar would beblown one day to assemble all our scattered brothersand sisters from all the countries to which they wereexiled. It would herald the era of peace andhomecoming. We pray for this fulfillment of thatpromise.

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Malkhuyoti¥iFb§M Ep«Ur `N¤W ,zi¦W` ¥x§A x¥vFi§l dN ªc§B z¥zl ,lM©d oFc£ ©l ©g«¥A©W§l Epi«¥lrEp«¥lxb§e ,m¤dM Ep «¥w§l¤g mU `l¤W ,dnc£ d zFg§R§W¦n§M Ep«nU `l§e ,zFvx£ di¥k§l©n ,K¤l«¤n i¥p§t¦l ,mi ¦cFnE mi¦e£g©Y§W¦nE mi ¦r §xFM Ep§g«©p£©e mpFn£d lk§M

.Èd KExA WFcT©d ,mi¦kl §O©dAleynu l'shabai'ach l'adon hakol, lah'tait g'doolah l'yoatzar b'raisheet.. She'loah'sah'noo c'go'yai ha'a'rah'tzoat v'lo samanu c'mish'p'choat ha'adamah. Shelosahm chelkaynu ca'hem, v'goralainu c'chal ha'moan'nahm Vaanachnu kor'eemumishtachaveem umodeem lifnay melech, malchay hamlacheem,hakadosh baruch hu.

FG ªr z©pi¦k§WE ,l ©r«©O¦n m¦i«©nX©A Fxw§i a©WFnE ,u ¤x« c¥qi§e m¦i«©nW d ¤hFp Èd¤WaEzM©M ,FzlEf q¤t«¤ Ep«¥M§l©n z¤n¡ .cFr oi ¥ Epi«¥dl¡ Èd ,mi¦nFx§n i¥d§ab§A

mi«©nX©A mi¦dl¡d Èd i§i i¦M ,L«¤aa§l l ¤ za¥W£d©e mFI©d Y §r ©ci§e :FzxFz§A:cFr oi ¥ ,z©g«Y¦n u ¤x« d l ©r§e ,l ©r«©O¦n

xi¦a £r©d§l ,L¤G ªr z ¤x«¤ §t¦z§A dx¥d§n zF` §x¦l ,Epi«¥dl¡ i§i L§l d¤E©w§p o¥M l ©r,i ©C©W zEk§l©n§A mlFr o¥T©z§l . oEz ¥xM¦i zFxM mi¦li¦l¡d§e u ¤x« d o¦n mi¦lEl¦bEr §c¥i§e Exi «¦M©i .u ¤x« i ¥r§W ¦x lM Li«¤l ¥ zFp§t©d§l .L«¤n§W¦a E` §x§w¦i xUa i¥p§A lk§eEpi«¥dl¡ i§i Li«¤pt§l :oFWl lM r©aX ¦Y ,K ¤x«¤A lM r ©x§k¦Y L§l i¦M ,l¥a ¥z i¥a§WFi lM.L«¤zEk§l©n lFr z¤ mNªk El§A©wi¦e .Ep «¥Y¦i xw§i L§n¦W cFa§k¦l§e .El «R¦i§e Er §x§k¦ic ©r i¥n§lF «r§lE ,ì¦d L§l¤y zEk§l©O©d i¦M .c ¤re mlFr§l dx¥d§n m¤di¥l £r Kl§n¦z§e

.c ¤re mlFr§l Kl§n¦i i§i ,L«¤zxFz§A aEzM©M :cFak§A KFl§n¦YFn§yE ,cg ¤ i§i d¤i §d¦i Èd©d mFI©A ,u ¤x« d lM l ©r K¤l«¤n§l i§i did§e ,x©n¡¤p§e

:cg ¤V'nehehmar, v'ha'yah Adonai l'melech al kol haaretz, bayom hahu yih'yeAdonai echad ush'mo echad.It is our duty to praise the Lord of all things (Adon HaKol), to ascribegreatness to Him who formed the world in the beginning. He separatedus from the nations of the world and He has given us responsibilityunlike the other families of the earth.For this, we bend the knee (anahnu kor’im) and offer worship andthanks before the Holy One, blessed be He.Let all the inhabitants of the world perceive and know that to You, everyknee must bend, every tongue must swear. Before You, and Yourglorious name, we give honor. We accept the yoke of Your kingdom andYou reign forever and ever. For the kingdom is yours and to all eternity,You will reign in glory, as it is written in Your law ... The Lord shall reignforever and ever. And it is said, (V’ne’emar) The Lord shall be King overall the earth; on that day shall the Lord be One, and His name One.

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Because we believe in YouWe hope for the day when all idols will be destroyed:When men will not worship success or power or status or thingsBut will give their first and highest loyalty to YouTo justice, to love, to peaceThen will we see the fulfillment Of the hope

the prophet cherished"The day will come when God aloneShall rule over all the earth.On that day He will be Oneand His name will be One."

TEKIAH SHEVARIM TERUAH TEKIAH

TEKIAH SHEVARIM TEKIAH

TEKIAH TERUAH TEKIAH

dri¦w §Y drEx §Y mi ¦xa§û dri¦w §Ydri¦w §Y mi ¦xa§û dri¦w §Ydri¦w §Y drEx §Y dri¦w §Y

zFri¦w §Y©d¤W ,Epi ¥zFa£ i¥dl ¥e Epi«¥dl¡ i§i ,Li«¤pt§l¦n oFvx i¦d§i ,zFlFT©d§e

,L «¤cFa§k ¥Q¦k i¥p§t¦l El £r©i ,mi ¦r§wFY Ep« ¤W xtFX©d o¦n mi ¦ §vFI©d,dY© KExA .Epi «¥z`H©g lM l ©r x¥R©k§l ,Ep «¥c £r©A aFh Evi«¦l §n©i§e

.mi¦n£g ©xd l ©r«©A

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RemembranceI stood with Abraham in his lonely vigiland read the destiny of my people in the stars.

I was with Isaac when he knelt on the altarready to offer his life at his father's will.

With Jacob I wrestled through the night with the dark angel of despairand won a blessing at the break of dawn.

With Joseph I dreamed the dream of sheaves and starsand climbed the steps from the dungeon to the prince's throne.

I wandered with Moses, an alien prince among alien people.Unshod, I knelt with him before the vision in the wildernessAnd from the unextinguishable fires of GodI heard the voice calling to duty and freedom.

I saw the lightnings and heard the thunder, cause Mt. Sinai totremble and I witnessed the everlasting Covenant between mypeople and its God.

I learned how to suffer and hungerin long and weary marches to the Promised Land.

I was with Joshua fighting at Gibeon and with Deborah at thewaters of Megiddo when the stars in their courses fought againstSisra.

I stood with the blind Samson in his agony and I heard the wild cry of hisdesperate courage as he pulled down the temple over the Phillistines.

I heard Samuel admonish his people to remain freeand not to reject God by enslaving themselves to a king.

I listened to the harp of the shepherd King David and I sawthe great king bow down before the wrath of his prophet Nathanwho rebuked him for his sins.

I prayed with Solomon in the Temple which he dedicated as aHouse of Prayer for all peoples. And I learned of a God whomheaven cannot contain; nor even the Heaven of heavens, a Godwhose compassion extends to all, even to the stranger who comesout of a far country.

I marched with the resolute band of prophetswho came to destroy old worlds and to build new ones.

I shuddered at the wrath of their spirit as they lashed out againstoppression and injustice. Against false gods and gilded idols, againstblind leaders and lying prophets.

I warmed at their infinite compassionfor the weak, the denied and the wronged.

From them I learned what a raging fire in the heartand unfilled mandate from God can be.

I wandered by my people by the Rivers of BabylonAnd I heard their oath of deathless loyalty.

"If I forget thee, O JerusalemMay my right hand forget her cunning."

I entered their humble and improvised synagoguesAnd I discovered that prayer and devout study are beautiful.

Rabbi Abba Hillel Silver

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Remembrance2And I returned with them from captivity to Jerusalemand I learned how a people can build on ruins.

I sat with the Sages and Scribes who piouslytaught the word of God

And molded a people's reverence for a timeless Book.I moved among the mountains of Judea pulling down the heathenaltars with the lionhearted sons of the Maccabees.

I saw the miracle of a single cruse of oilillumine the rededicated Temple of their faith.

I was the companion of the gentle Hillel who revealed to me theessence of the Torah in the single commandment of "Love thyneighbor as thyself."

I was with Akiba who knew how to inspire a revolutiondefy an empire and die a martyr.

I wandered with my people in many landsand I walked with them the weary highways of the world.

I drank with them out of the bitter cupof pain, humiliation and hate.

But never did I fail to feel their pride in a great past, their hope fora greater future; their superb courage, their unflinching faith.

Philosopher, poets, and saints never failed themand the light of their Torah was never extinguished.

And then I saw the night lift and the dawn breakand into the new world I marched with them exultingly.

I saw the shackles fall from their limbs, I saw the radianceof their emancipated minds and hearts.

I saw them bless the world with matchless gifts of heart and mind.Shall I leave my people now?Can I leave them now? Shall I part company with this immortal

band?They have become to dear and precious to me.The urgency of their pilgrimage is now in my blood.

I have wept over the six million.I have rejoiced with reborn Israel, with Jerusalem reunited.

In accents of joy I exclaim: "AM YISRAEL CHAI"The people of Israel livesAnd I shall help Israel live forever.

Rabbi Abba Hillel Silver

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.zi ¦x§A©d x¥kFf ,i§i ,dY © KExA .xFM§f ¦Y mi¦n£g ©x§A mFI©d Fr §x©f§l

dri¦w §YdrEx §Y mi ¦xa§ûdri¦w §Ydri¦w §Ymi ¦xa§ûdri¦w §Ydri¦w §YdrEx §Ydri¦w §Y



TEKIAH TERUAH TEKIAH

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.mi¦n£g ©xd l ©r«©A ,dY© KExA .Epi «¥z`H©g lM l ©r x¥R©k§l ,Ep «¥c £r©A aFh

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SHOFAROT(Congregation reads together from soft to strong voices)

"And it came to pass on the third day, when it was morning,that there was thunder and lightning, and a thick cloud upon the mountain,

and the mighty sound of a Shofarand all the people that were in the camp trembled." Exodus 19:16

"As the sound of the Shofar grew louder and louder, Moses spoke,and the Lord answered him." Exodus 19:19

"And all the people saw the thundering and lightningand the sound of the Shofar and the mountain of smoke;

and when the people saw it,they trembled and stood afar off." Exodus 21:15

"And all the inhabitants of the world,all dwellers on earth,

when a banner is raised on the mountains, see!When the Shofar is sounded, listen." Isaiah 18:3

"When he sees the swordcome upon the land,

he shall sound the Shofar andwarn the people." Ezekiel 33:3

"Praise Him with the blast of the Shofar;Praise Him with the harp and lyre."

"On that day a great Shofar willbe sounded, and those who

were lost in the Land of Assyria,and those who were exiled in

the Land of Egypt will return toworship the Lord upon His holy

mountain in Jerusalem."

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dri¦w §YdrEx §Y mi ¦xa§ûdri¦w §Ydri¦w §Ymi ¦xa§ûdri¦w §Y

drEx §Y dri¦w §Ydlecb dri¦w §Y



TEKIAH TERUAHTEKIAH GEDOLAH

,zFlFT©d§e zFri¦w §Y©d¤W ,Epi ¥zFa£ i¥dl ¥e Epi«¥dl¡ i§i ,Li«¤pt§l¦n oFvx i¦d§iEvi«¦l §n©i§e ,L «¤cFa§k ¥Q¦k i¥p§t¦l El £r©i ,mi ¦r§wFY Ep« ¤W xtFX©d o¦n mi ¦ §vFI©d

.mi¦n£g ©xd l ©r«©A ,dY© KExA .Epi «¥z`H©g lM l ©r x¥R©k§l ,Ep «¥c £r©A aFh

mlFr§l ,Epi «¥zFa£ i¥dl ¥e Epi«¥dl¡ i§i ,`Ed dY© W ,Kl Ep§g«©p£ mi ¦cFnx¥¥R©q§pE L§N d ¤cFp xFce xFc§l `Ed dY© ,Ep «¥r§W¦i o¥bn ,Epi«¥I©g xEv ,c ¤re

l ©r§e ,Kl zFcEw§R©d Epi «¥zFn§W¦p l ©r§e ,L «¤ci§A mi ¦xEq§O©d Epi«¥I©g l ©r .L«¤zN¦d §Ya ¤x «¥¤r ,z ¥r lk§A¤W Li «¤zFaFh§e Li«¤zF`§l§t¦p l ©r§e ,Ep«O ¦r mFi lk§A¤W Li«¤Q¦p

EO«©z `l i¦M m¥g ©x§n©d§e ,Li«¤n£g ©x Elk `l i¦M aFH©d ,m¦i «x¢dv§e x¤w «ae,Ep«¥M§l©n ,L§n¦W m©nFx §z¦i§e K ©xA §z¦i mNªM l ©r§e .Kl Epi«¦E¦w mlFr¥n Li «¤cq£g

.c ¤re mlFr§l ci¦nY

Why, who makes much of a miracle?

As for me, I know of nothing else but miracles,

Whether I walk the streets of Manhattan,

Or dart my sight over the roofs of houses towardthe sky...

To me every hour of the light and dark is amiracle,

Every cubic inch of space is a miracle,

Every square yard of the surface of the earth isspread with the same,

Every foot of the interior swarms with the same.

To me, the sea is a continuous miracle,

The fish that swim the rocks the motion of thewaves the ships with men in them.

What stranger miracles are there?

Walt Whitman

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l ¥ x§U¦i lM l ©r§e Epi«¥lr ,mi¦n£g ©x§e c¤q«¤ge o¥g ,dkx§aE daFh mFlW mi¦UY«©zp Li«¤pR xF`a i¦M ,Li«¤pR xF`§A cg ¤ §M Ep«NªM ,Epi «¦a ¨ ,Ep«¥k §xA .L«¤O ©rmi¦n£g ©x§e dkx§aE dwc §vE ,c¤q«¤g z©a£d«© §e mi¦I©g z ©xFY ,Epi«¥dl¡ i§i ,Ep«N


Sim shalom to’vah oov’ra’cha chaeyn va’chesed v’ra’cha’mim ,aleynu v’al chalYisrael a’meh’chah. Bar’chay’nu a’vinu koo’la’noo k’echad b’ohr pa’ne’chah, ki,v’ohr pa’ne’chah na’ta’tah la’nu, Adonai Elohainu, Torat Chayim v’’a’ha’vatchesed, ootz’da’kah oov’ra’chah v’ra’cha’mim v’chayim v’shalom, v’tovb’ai’ne’chah l’va’raich et ahm’chah Yisrael b’chal ait oov’chal sha’ahbe’shlom’e’chah.

Ep«¥v§O© §Y mFI©do¥n¨Hayom t'amtzai'noo...amen

Ep«¥k §xa §Y mFI©do¥n¨Hayom t'vahr'chai'no...amen

Ep«¥l §C©b §Y mFI©do¥n¨Hayom t'gad'lainoo...amen

daFh§l Ep«¥W §x §c ¦Y mFI©do¥n¨Hayom tid'r'shainoo l'tovah...amen

mi¦aFh mi¦I©g§l Ep«¥a §Y§k ¦Y mFi©do¥n¨Hayom tich't'vainoo l'chaiyim tovim...amen

oFvx§aE mi¦n£g ©x§A l¥A©w §Y mFI©dHayom t'kabail b'rachamim oo'v'ratzon

Ep «¥zN¦t §Y z¤o¥n¨ et t'fee'lah'tai'noo...amen

Ep «¥zr§e©W r©n§W¦Y mFI©do¥n¨Hayom tishma sha'va'tai'noo...amen

.L«¤w §c¦v oi ¦ni¦A Ep«¥k§n §z¦Y mFI©do¥n¨Hayom teet'm'chai'noo beemeen tzeed'ke'cha...amen

c©i l ©r aEzM©M ,m¥lW o©i§p¦a§A mi¦g¥n§UE mi¦UU Ep«¥ i¦a §Y d¤G©d mFI©d§M,i ¦zN¦t §Y zi¥a§A mi ¦Y§g©O¦U§e ,i¦W §cw x©d l ¤ mi ¦zF`i¦a£d©e :L«¤ i¦a§pi¦M

.mi¦O ©rd lk§l ¥xT¦i dN¦t §Y zi¥A i ¦zi¥ami¦n£g £x§e dkx§a§E dwc§vE,i§i ,dY © KExA .mlFrd c ©r l ¥ x§U¦i lk§l§E Ep«N d¤i§d¦i mFlW§e mi¦I©g§e

.mFlX©d d¥UFrHAYOM… ..

On this day, give us strength! Amen.On this day, bless us! Amen.On this day, help us grow! Amen.On this day, be mindful of us! Amen.On this day, inscribe us for a good life! Amen.On this day, hear our plea! Amen.On this day, mercifully accept our prayer! Amen.On this day, support us with Your just strength! Amen.

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Reader's Kaddish

Ki¦l§n©i§e ,D ¥zEr §x¦k x§a i ¦C n§lr§A .À ©x D¥n§W W©C©w §z¦i§e l ©C©B §z¦io©n§f¦aE lb £r©A .l ¥ x§U¦i zi¥A lk §c i¥I©g§aE oFki ¥nFi§aE oFki¥I©g§A D¥zEk§l©n

:o¥n¨ Ex§n ¦ §e ai ¦xwYitgadal v'yitkadash sh'may raba. B'alma dee v'rah cheerutay.

V'yamleech malchutay b'chayaychon uvyomaychon uvchayay d'chalbayt yisrael baagala uvizman kareev. V'eemru amen.


:Ì©n§lr i¥n§lr§lE m©lr§l K ©xa §n A ©x D¥n§W ¥d§iY'hay sh'may raba m'varach l'a'lam ulalmay almaya.

Reader

d¤N ©r §z¦i§e xC©d §z¦i§e ¥V©p §z¦i§e m©nFx §z¦i§e x© R §z¦i§e ,g©A©Y§W¦i§e K ©xA §z¦i`zk §x¦A lM ¦n N ¥r§lE `N «¥r§l Ed Ki ¦x§A W §cªw §C D¥n§W lN©d §z¦i§e:o¥n¨ Ex§n ¦ §e ,`n§lr§A oxi ¦n£ ©C ,`zn¡g¤p§e `zg§A§W ªY ,`zxi¦W§e

i ¦C oFdEa£ mc¢w l ¥ x§U¦i zi¥A lk §C oFd §zEraE oFd §zFl§v l¥A©w §z¦Y:o¥n¨ Ex§n ¦ §e I ©n§W¦a

Ex§n¦ §e ,l ¥ x§U¦i lM l ©r§e Epi«¥lr mi¦I©g§e I ©n§W o¦n A ©x nl §W ¥d§i:o¥n¨

,l ¥ x§U¦i lM l ©r§e Epi«¥lr mFlX d¤U £r©i Èd einFx§n¦A mFlW d¤Ur:o¥n¨ Ex§n ¦ §e

,Epi«¥dl`¥M oi ¥ ,Epi«¥pFc`©M oi ¥ ,Ep«¥M§l©n§M oi ¥ .Ep «¥ri¦WFn§M oi ¥ ,Epi«¥dl`¥k i¦n ,Epi«¥pFc`©k i¦n ,Ep«¥M§l©n§k i¦n .Ep «¥ri¦WFn§k i¦n

,Epi«¥dl`¥l d ¤cFp ,Epi«¥pFc`©l d ¤cFp ,Ep«¥M§l©nl d ¤cFp .Ep «¥ri¦WFn§l d ¤cFp ,Epi«¥dl¡ KExA ,Epi«¥pFc£ KExA ,Ep«¥M§l©n KExA .Ep «¥ri¦WFn KExA

,Epi«¥dl¡ Èd dY© ,Epi«¥pFc£ Èd dY© ,Ep«¥M§l©n Ed dY©Èd dY© .Ep «¥ri¦WFn

.mi¦O©Q©d z ¤x «h§w z¤ Li«¤pt§l Epi «¥zFa£ Exi «¦h§w¦d¤W Èd dY©

Ein keiloheinu, ein kadoneinu, ein k'malkeinu, ein k'moshieinu.Mi kheiloheinu, mi khadoneinu, mi kh'malkeinu, mi kh'moshieinu.Nodeh leiloheinu, nodeh ladoneinu, nodeh l'malkeinu, nodeh l'moshieinu.Barukh eloheinu, barukh adoneinu, barukh malkeinu, Barukh moshieinu.Attah hu eloheinu, attah hu adoneinu, attah hu malkeinu,

attah hu moshieinu.Attah hu shehhiktiru avoteinu l'fanekha et k'toret hasamim.

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I shall pass through this worldbut once. Any good thereforethat I can do or any kindnessthat I can show to any humanbeing, let me do it now. Let menot defer or neglect it, for Ishall not pass this way again...

Mahatma Gandhi

Photo by Pierre Olesinski

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Aleinui¥iFb§M Ep«Ur `N¤W ,zi¦W` ¥x§A x¥vFi§l dN ªc§B z¥zl ,lM©d oFc£ ©l ©g«¥A©W§l Epi«¥lrEp«¥lxb§e ,m¤dM Ep «¥w§l¤g mU `l¤W ,dnc£ d zFg§R§W¦n§M Ep«nU `l§e ,zFvx£ di¥k§l©n ,K¤l«¤n i¥p§t¦l ,mi ¦cFnE mi¦e£g©Y§W¦nE mi ¦r §xFM Ep§g«©p£©e mpFn£d lk§M

.`Ed KExA WFcT©d ,mi¦kl §O©dAleynu l'shabai'ach l'adon hakol, lah'tait g'doolah l'yoatzar b'raisheet.. She'loah'sah'noo c'go'yai ha'a'rah'tzoat v'lo samanu c'mish'p'choat ha'adamah. Shelo sahmchelkaynu ca'hem, v'goralainu c'chal ha'moan'nahm Vaanachnu kor'eemumishtachaveem umodeem lifnay melech, malchay hamlacheem,hakadosh baruch hu.



Sh’hu no’the sha’ma’yim v’yo’saiyd a’retz, oo’mo’shav y’ka’ro ba’sha’ma’yimmi’ma’al, oo’sh’chi’nat oo’zo (2) b’gav’hai m’ro’mim. Hoo ai’lo’hai’nu ain od.Emet mal’kai’nu e’fes zoo’la’to, ka’ka’toov b’torah’to. V’ya’da’ta ha’yomva’ha’shai’vo’tah el l’va’ve’cha, ki Adonai ha’e’lo’him ba’sha’ma’yim mi’ma’alv’al ha’aretz mi’ta’chat ain od (2).xi¦a £r©d§l ,L¤G ªr z ¤x«¤ §t¦z§A dx¥d§n zF` §x¦l ,Epi«¥dl¡ i§i L§l d¤E©w§p o¥M l ©r,i ©C©W zEk§l©n§A mlFr o¥T©z§l . oEz ¥xM¦i zFxM mi¦li¦l¡d§e u ¤x« d o¦n mi¦lEl¦bEr §c¥i§e Exi «¦M©i .u ¤x« i ¥r§W ¦x lM Li«¤l ¥ zFp§t©d§l .L«¤n§W¦a E` §x§w¦i xUa i¥p§A lk§eEpi«¥dl¡ i§i Li«¤pt§l :oFWl lM r©aX ¦Y ,K ¤x«¤A lM r ©x§k¦Y L§l i¦M ,l¥a ¥z i¥a§WFi lM.L«¤zEk§l©n lFr z¤ mNªk El§A©wi¦e .Ep «¥Y¦i xw§i L§n¦W cFa§k¦l§e .El «R¦i§e Er §x§k¦ic ©r i¥n§lF «r§lE ,`i¦d L§l¤y zEk§l©O©d i¦M .c ¤re mlFr§l dx¥d§n m¤di¥l £r Kl§n¦z§e

.c ¤re mlFr§l Kl§n¦i i§i ,L«¤zxFz§A aEzM©M :cFak§A KFl§n¦Y

Fn§yE ,cg ¤ i§i d¤i §d¦i Ed©d mFI©A ,u ¤x« d lM l ©r K¤l«¤n§l i§i did§e ,x©n¡¤p§e:cg ¤

V'nehehmar, v'ha'yah Adonai l'melech al kol haaretz, bayom hahu yih'yeAdonai echad ush'mo echad.

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A GOOD AND SWEET YEARWe have come together to welcome the New Year,To celebrate its promise,To ponder its responsibilities.

Let us give thanks for the new opportunities it brings us,For the new and deeper relationships it offers us,And for the larger vision to which it summons us.

Let us preserve joyous and worthy memories,And let us carry forward our noblest hopes,To enrich and uplift the year which now begins.

AND YOUSHALL TEACH

YOURCHILDREN

Let us be worthy of our ancient heritage,And loyal to its teaching,Yet aware of the new challenges still before us.

Let us greet the New Year with renewed strength and hope,Responding to the mystery and the glory of life,Setting forth confidently as servants of the Lord.

As we pray for a good year of health and fulfillment,May the thoughts we think and the deeds we perform,Help make this truly a Shanah Tovah!

May it be Your will, Lord our God and God of ourancestors,That we be blessed with a good and sweet year.

Amen Author unknown

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Introduction to KaddishA prayer of praise to God written in Aramaic. The Kaddish is recited severaltimes as part of the congregational prayer services, as well as after the studyof the Torah in the presence of a minyan. There are a number of differentforms of Kaddish: Full Kaddish (known also as Kaddish Titkabel), Half Kaddish,Orphan's or Mourner's Kaddish, Kaddish deRabbanan, and GreatKaddish(Kaddish haGadol).

The central verse of Kaddish is the verse Yehei Shmei rabba mevorakhleolam uleolmei almaya "May His great name be blessed for ever andever," an Aramaic translation of Psalm 113:2. The Kaddish is essentially adeclaration of belief in the holiness and greatness of God and a prayer that Hisname be sanctified in this world and that His kingship be recognized by allliving creatures. It is a recognition that all that happens, happens in accordwith God's will and His absolute supervision and that, therefore, even thatwhich man finds difficult to accept is a consequence of God's will. Tohighlight this symbolism, the Kaddish is recited by the reader to theaffirmation of the members of the congregation who answer Amen after eachverse.

The Full Kaddish is recited by the reader at each prayer service shortly beforeits conclusion. It is also known as Kaddish Titkabel as a result of the inclusionof a verse that begins with the word titkabel: "May the prayers and requestsof all Israel be accepted by their Father in Heaven."

The Half Kaddish is recited to mark the conclusion of distinct and separateparts of the service, e.g. after the early morning psalm reading and after thereading of the Torah.

The Orphan's or Mourner's Kaddish is recited during the prescribed period ofmourning for one's parents or other relatives or upon the anniversary of thedeath of one of the relatives for whom mourning is observed. The Orphan's orMourner's Kaddish is similar to the Full Kaddish except that the verse oftitkabel is omitted. There is considerable variation in customs with regard towhen during the service the Orphan's or Mourner's Kaddish is recited.

However, it is recited in all communities at the conclusion of the servicefollowing the Aleinu and the psalm of the day. The mourner's recitation ofthe Kaddish constitutes an acceptance of God's decree and an expression ofbelief in the Creator and His righteousness. In previous generations, theOrphan's or Mourner's Kaddish was recited by only one mourner, and certainprocedures existed for the determination of which mourner would have theprivilege of reciting the Kaddish. There still exist congregations that observethis custom. In most synagogues, however, all mourners recite the Kaddishsimultaneously.

The Kaddish deRabbanan is similar to the Orphan's or Mourner's Kaddishwith the addition of the passage "al Yisrael veal rabbanam," a prayer for thewelfare of those engaged in the study of the Torah. It is recited after Torahstudy in the presence of the minyan and during part of the service thatincludes the study of passages from the Torah.

Kaddish haGadol is recited at the graveside after burial and the recitation ofthe prayer Tzidduk haDin. It includes reference to the resurrection of thedead as well as to the rebuilding of Jerusalem and the eradication of falsebeliefs.

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Mourner's Kaddish

D¥zEk§l©n Ki¦l§n©i§e ,D ¥zEr §x¦k x§a i ¦C n§lr§A .À ©x D¥n§W W©C©w §z¦i§e l ©C©B §z¦i :o¥n¨ Ex§n¦ §e ai ¦xw o©n§f¦aE lb £r©A .l ¥ x§U¦i zi¥A lk §c i¥I©g§aE oFki ¥nFi§aE oFki¥I©g§A

Yitgadal v'yitkadash sh'may raba. B'alma dee v'rah cheerutay.V'yamleech malchutay b'chayaychon uvyomaychon uvchayay d'chal

bayt yisrael baagala uvizman kareev. V'eemru amen.Congregation and Reader


Reader

D¥n§W lN©d §z¦i§e d¤N ©r §z¦i§e xC©d §z¦i§e `¥V©p §z¦i§e m©nFx §z¦i§e x© R §z¦i§e ,g©A ©Y§W¦i§e K ©xA §z¦i`zg§A§W ªY ,`zxi¦W§e zk §x¦A lM¦n N ¥r§lE `N «¥r§l .Èd Ki ¦x§A `W §cªw §C

:o¥n¨ Ex§n¦ §e ,`n§lr§A oxi ¦n£ ©C ,`zn¡g¤p§eYitbarach v'yishtabach v'yitpaar v'yitromam v'yitnasay v'yithadar

v'yitaleh sh'may d'kudshah. B'reech hu. L'ayla min kol birchatav'sheerata tushb'chata v'nechemata daameerahn b'alma. V'eemru

amen.:o¥n¨ Ex§n¦ §e ,l ¥ x§U¦i lM l ©r§e Epi«¥lr mi¦I©g§e I©n§W o¦n A ©x nl§W ¥d§i

Y'hay sh'lama raba meen sh'maiya v'chayim alaynu v'al kol yisrael.V'eemru amen.

:o¥n¨ Ex§n¦ §e ,l ¥ x§U¦i lM l ©r§e Epi«¥lr mFlX d¤U £r©i Èd einFx§n¦A mFlW d¤UrOseh shalom beemromav hu yaaseh shalom alaynu v'al kol yisrael.

V'eemru amen.Magnified and sanctified be the great name of Godthroughout the world which He has created according toHis will. May He establish His kingdom during the days ofyour life and during the life of all those in the house ofIsrael and let us say, Amen.

May His great name be blessed for ever and ever.Exalted and honored be the name of the Holy One, blessedbe He, whose glory is higher than all blessings and hymns,praises and consolations which are uttered in the world,and let us say, Amen.

May the prayers and supplications of the House ofIsrael be acceptable to their Father in heaven and letus say, Amen.

May there be abundant peace from heaven, and life for usand all Israel and let us say, Amen.

May He who establishes peace in the heavens, grantpeace to us and to all Israel, and let us say, Amen.

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mlFr oFc£ ,K©ln x¤W£ADON OLAM, ASHER MALACH

.`x§a¦p xi¦v§i lM m ¤x«¤h§AB’TEREM KOL YETZIR NIVRAH

Lord of the universe, who ruled before any formed thing was brought into being.§l ,lM Fv§t¤g§a dU £r©p z ¥rL’ET NA’ASAH V’CHEFTZO CHOL

.`x§w¦p Fn§W K¤l«¤n i©f£AZAI MELECH SH’MO NIKRAH

At the time when all was made by His will, Thus shall His name be called King.,lM©d zFl§k¦M i ¥x£g© §eV’ACHAREI KICHLOT HAKOL .`xFp KFl §n¦i FC©a§lLEVADO YIMLOCH NORAH;

And after everything has ceased to be, He alone will reign spectacular. ,d¤Fd Èd§e ,did Èd§eV’HU HAYAH V’HU HOVEH

.dx ¨ §t ¦z§A ,d¤i §d¦i Èd§eV’HU YIHYEH B’TIFARAHHe was in the past and He is in the present, and He shall be in the future, in splendor.

,i¦p¥W oi ¥§e cg ¤ Èd§eV’HU ECHAD V’EIN SCHEINI .dxi «¦A§g©d§l Fl li¦W§n©d§lL’HAMSHIL LO L’HACHBIRAH

And He is One, and there is none second that can compare to Him as his peer. ,zi¦l§k ©z i¦l§A zi¦W` ¥x i¦l§ABLI REISHIT BLI TACHLIT

.dx§U¦O©d§e frd FleV’LO HAOZ V’HA MISRAH.

Without beginning, without ending, And His is the Strength and the Dominion. ,i¦l£ B i©g§e i¦l ¥ Èd§eV’HU ELI V’CHAI GO’ALI

.dxv z ¥r§A i¦l§a¤g xEv§eVTZUR CHEVLI B’ET TARAH.He is my God and my living Redeemer, the Rock of my suffering in time of trouble.

i¦l qFpnE i¦Q¦p Èd§eV’HU NISI U’MANOS LI; .`x§w ¤ mFi§A i¦qFM zp §nM’NAT COSI B’YOM EKRAH.

And He is my Miracle, He sustains me, He fills my cup on the day when I call. ,i¦gEx ci¦w§t© Fci§AB’YADO AFKID RUCHI

.dxi «¦r ¨§e o©Wi ¦ z ¥r§AB’ET ISHAN V’A’IRAH.

Into His hand I will entrust my spirit, while I sleep and when I awaken. ,i ¦zI¦e§B i¦gEx m ¦reV’IM RUCHI G’VIATI,.`xi ¦ `l§e i¦l i§iADONAI LI V’LO IRAH.

And as my spirit remains with my body HaShem is mine, I will not fear.

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KOL NIDRE ixcp lMA PRAYER FOR THE NEW YEARAs we stand at the threshold of a New Year, we pray:May our dear ones be near to us,And may our near ones be dear to us.

May our road of life be straight and smooth;But may it also be marked by hills that challenge,And by turns which add variety and interest to our journey.

May our ideas have wings, but may they always find anchor in reality.May our lives be peaceful, but may our minds grapple with ideasAnd our hearts wage war with cruelty and deceit.

May each of us be moved to proclaim:I am not sated if anyone, anywhere, suffers hunger and want.I am not free if men’s lives are controlled and their minds fettered.I am not secure if anywhere on the face of God’s earth,there is a brother or sister who fears to lift their eyes in hope orhis voice in prayer.

May our storehouses be full, and our hearts fuller still.May we learn to find joy in that which we have, rather than regret for thatwhich we have lost.

May we understand that we have been granted the gift of being ableTo begin anew through repentance and return.

May the blessings of SHALOM be the inheritance of all of God’schildren.

SHALOM born of love, rooted in justice, and therefore Everlasting.* * * * *

Heavenly Father, as the day departs and the evening arrives,we usher in the most holy day of Yom Kippur.

On this day we join with our fellow Jews throughout the world inprayer and selfexamination.As we look back over the past year, we remember with shamethe wrongs we did, the unkind words we spoke and the pain webrought. We are filled with remorse too, as we think of the manygood deeds we might have done but did not do. And so weasked You to forgive us for the sins we committed. In the yearsahead, make us strong so that we will not repeat the sins ofwhich we repent tonight.Help us to live in such a way that we will bring pride to our lovedones, honor to our people and find favor before You. Amen

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ONE MORE YEAREach year should be the best year we have yet lived.Each year we are more learned in the ways of life.Each year we are wiser than the year before.Each year our eyes know better the sights to seek.Each year our ears listen with a finer tuning.Every happening is a jewel, wrought about the fancy of time.All that we understand of the universe is the setting

For each sight and sound of the day.The child looks with gladness each year to be one year older.Should not this welcome pursue us all our years?The piling of the years is a richness like the piling of gold.Our years are coins with which we can purchase more wisely

At the bazaars of each new season.Our love is more pliant and patient having been taught by time.This New Year is one year older than the last.The earth is more abounding in its growth.The creatures have moved another another step in the unfolding.Mankind has left us one more year of art for our contemplation.History is one year more resonant with lessons.The sunrises are one more year more familiar and promising.The sunsets are one year less fearful,

and the peace of the Night is one year closer.Kenneth Patton

O Lord our God, many are the evasions and deceits whichwe practice upon others and upon ourselves. We long tospeak and hear truth only, yet time and again, from fear ofloss or hope of gain, from dull habit or cruel deliberation,we speak halftruths, we twist facts, we are silent whenothers lie, and when we lie to ourselves.But we stand now before You, and our words and ourthoughts speed to One who knows them before we utterthem. We know we cannot lie in Your presence.May our worship teach us to practice truth in speech and inthought Before You, and before one another.

Chaim Stern

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Kol Nidre ixcp lMThe legal declaration of Kol Nidre is recited in the setting of a formal court.

,dH«©n l¤W dai¦Wi¦aE dl §r«©n l¤W dai¦Wi¦AB'y'shivah shel malah, oo'v'y'shivah shel matah,

,ldT©d z ©r«©C l ©r§e mFwO©d z ©r«©C l ©rAhl da'at ha'ma'kom, v'ahl da'at hakahal.

.mi¦pi §x©a £rd m ¦r l¥N©R §z¦d§l oi ¦xi ¦Y©n Ep«Ahnu matirin l'heet'pa'lail eem ha'ah'varya'nim.

`p §x «©c§p ¦C ,zFrEa§WE i¥qEP¦w§e ,i¥iEP¦k§e i¥npFw§e ,i¥nx£g©e i ¥xq¡¤e i ¥x §c¦p lMmi ¦xªR¦M mFI¦n ,`p «zW§t©p l ©r p §x«©q£ ¦c§e p §n «¥x£g© §cE ,`p §r«©A ©Y§W¦ §cE

.oFd§a p §h «©x£g¦ oFd§NªM ,daFh§l Epi«¥lr A©d mi ¦xªR¦M mFi c ©r d¤foi ¦xi ¦x§W `l ,oi¦lH ªa§nE oi¦l ¥h§A ,oi ¦zi¦a§W oi¦wi¦a§W ,oxW oFd§i oFd§lªM

`l `p «zrEa§WE ,i ¥xq¡ `l `p «xq¡¤e ,i ¥x §c¦p `l `p «x §c¦p .oi¦nI©w `l§e.zFrEa§W

Kol nidre, v'e'sah'rai, v'charah'mai, v'ko'nah'mai v'chi'noo'yai v'ki'noo'saioo'sh'voo'oat. Deen'dar'nah oo'd'eesh'tah'bah'nah oo'd'acha'reem'nahv'dah'ah'sar'nah ahl naf'shah'tah... Miyom kippurim zeh ahd yom kippurim habahalainoo l'tovah. Kool'hoan a'cha'reet'nah v'hoan, kool'hoan y'hoan sharan,sh'vee'keen, sh'vee'teen b'tail'leen oo'm'voo'tah'leen lah sha'ree'reen v'lahkayamin. Nid'rah'nah lah nidrei, veh'e'sarnah lah esarai oo'sh'voo'ah'tah'nah lahsha'voo'oat. (3)

Hazzan and Congregation

mrd lk§l i¦M ,mkFz§A xB©d x¥B©l§e l ¥ x§U¦i i¥p§A z ©c £r lk§l g©l§q¦p§e.dbb §W¦A

V'nees'lach l'chal adat b'nai yisrael v'lagair hagar b'toa'cham ki l'chal ha'ahmbish'ga'ga(3)

Hazzan

mrl dz`«Up x¤W£ ©k§e ,L ¤C§q©g l ¤c «b§M d¤G©d mrd oF £r©l `p g©l§q:x©n¡¤p mW§e .dP«¥d c ©r§e m¦i «©x§v¦O¦n d¤G©d

Congregation and Hazzan

L «¤xa §c¦M i ¦Y§g«©lq dFd§i x¤n`«I©e.Vayomer Adonai: salachti kid'vah'reh'cha (3)Hazzan and Congregation

Ep «ri¦B¦d§e Ep«n§I¦w§e Ep«i¡g¤d¤W ,mlFrd K¤l«¤n ,Epi«¥dl¡ i§i ,dY © KExA.d¤G©d o©n§G©l

Baruch atah Adonai elohainu melech ha'olam she'he'che'yah'noo v'ki'y'mah'noov'hee'g'yah'noo laz'mahn hazeh.

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KOL NIDRE TRANSLATION

All vows involving no one but ourselves which we are likely to makebut be unable to keep all purely personal oaths and pledges which weare likely to take between this Yom Kippur and next Yom Kippur wepublicly renounce. Let them all be relinquished and abandoned, nulland void, neither firm nor established. Let our vows, pledges, andoaths of this sort be considered neither vows nor pledges nor oaths.

And the community of Israel shall be forgiven, as well as all otherpeople of integrity, since all of us did wrong knowingly.

Forgive our lapses of control, since You are so very merciful, just asYou have been forgiving us ever since we left Egypt.

The Lord said, “I forgive you as you have asked.”

Praised be You, Lord our God, Ruler of the Universe, who has kept usliving, and sustained us and helped us to reach this day.

Photo by Ansel Adams

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Dear God,

We pray to You on these High Holy days to guide us and remind us.Let us not thank you for keeping us from pain. Let us thank You for the

capacity to feel the pain of others and for giving us the impulse to help.We pray for you to remind us that the shell we build to keep the pain of life

out prevents the light of creation and our hands from penetrating ourhearts.

Please remind us of the spiritual ladder of Jacob’s dreams.That he struggled mightily, and was even wounded, before he was reborn

Israel at dawn.Please remind us of the Midrash, that teaches us that God in his power could

easily have createda perfect world.

From this is it not obvious that our purpose is to work hard to perfect theflaws we so plainly see?

Cast out from Eden, burdened with the knowledge that came with an apple’sbite, there is no easy path back. Give us strength.

Moses did not part the sea alone. Israel did not build a temple, a sanctuaryfor You, alone.

We pray that if we each make the first effort,that with Your help it will be enough.

Each of us in this room prays for the wisdom to seethat if we spend tomorrow

and the next dayand the nextlistening to our hearts, heeding our inner voices,

following the path of our tradition,showing love for all of creationthat we will realize the true meaning for our lives.

Michael DanzigerCongregant, Marlboro Jewish Center

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BarchuA call by the sheliah tzibbur (prayer leader) to the congregation to bless the Lord. It is saidonly during public worship. The leader calls out "Blessed is the Lord who is to be blessed,"

and the public responds, "Blessed is the Lord who is to be blessed for ever." It is said daily atmorning and evening prayers before the reading of the Shema. In some congregations it is

repeated at the end of prayers before leaving the synagogue for the benefit of latecomers. Aperson called up to the reading of the Torah also says the Barchu.

:KxFa§O©d i§i z ¤ Ek §xABarchu et Adonai ha'm'vorach.

Congregation

:c ¤re mlFr§l KxFa§O©d i§i KExABaruch Adonai ha'm'vorach l'olam va'ed.

,mi¦ax £r ai ¦x £r©n Fxa §c¦A x¤W£ ,mlFrd K¤l«¤n Epi«¥dl ¤ , i§i dY© KExAz¤ si¦l£g©nE ,mi ¦Y¦r d¤P©W§n dpEa §z¦aE ,mi ¦xr§W ©g«¥zFR dn§kg§A

` ¥xFA .FpFv §x§M ©ri «¦wxA m¤di ¥zFx§n§W¦n§A ,mi¦akFM©d z¤ x ¥C©q§nE ,mi¦P©n§G©dmFi xi¦a £r©nE .xF` i¥p§R¦n K¤W «g§e ,K¤W «g i¥p§R¦n xF` l¥lFB ,dl§i«le mFi

,mI©w§e i©g l ¥ .Fn§W zF`a§v i§i ,dl§i«l oi¥aE mFi oi¥A li ¦C§a©nE ,dl§i«l `i¦a«¥nE :mi¦ax £r ai ¦x £r©n©d ,i§i dY© KExA .c ¤re mlFr§l Epi«¥lr KFl §n¦i ci¦nY

mi¦Tªg ,zF§v¦nE dxFY ,Y§a«d ¨ L§O ©r l ¥ x§W¦i zi¥A mlFr z©a£d©©gi «¦Up Ep«¥nEw§aE Ep«¥a§kW§A ,Epi«¥dl¡ i§i o¥M l ©r Y §c«©n¦l Ep «zF` ,mi ¦hR§W¦nE

Epi«¥I©g m¥d i¦M .c ¤re mlFr§l Li«¤zF§v¦n§aE L«¤zxFz i ¥x§a ¦c§A g©n§U¦p§e ,Li¤Tªg§AEP«¤O¦n xi¦qY l © L §za£d© §e ,dl§i«le mnFi d¤B§d¤p m¤daE ,epi«¥ni K ¤x « §e

:l ¥ x§U¦i FO ©r a¥dF ,i§i dY © KExA .mi¦nlFr§lAhavat olam, bait Yisrael am’cha a’hav’ta. Torah oo’mitzvot,choo’kim v’mish’pa’tim, o’tah’nu li’mad’d’tah, ahl kain AdonaiEloh’aynu, b’shach’mainu oov’koo’maynu nah’see’ach b’chu’ke’cha,v’nis’mach b’div’rai Torah’te’cha oov’mitz’votecha l’olam va’ed. Kihaim cha’yai’nu v’oh’rech ya’mai’nu, oo’va’hem ne’h’geh yomamva’lei’lah, v’ah’ha’vat’cha ahl ta’sir mi’me’nu l’o’la’mim. Baruchatah Adonai, ohev a’mo Yisrael.

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Beloved are You, Eternal God, Soul of the Universe,By whose design the evening falls,By whose command dimensions open up and eras pass awayAnd stars spin in their orbits.You beat the rhythm of day and night;The alternation of light and darknessSings Your creative word.In westering sun and spreading dusk,God of all things, You are made perfect.Eternal, everlasting God,May we ever be aware of Your dominion.Beloved are You, O Lord,In this serene hour of nightfall.Deep is our gratitude, O Lord, for Your gift of the Torah, symbol ofYour love, source of our inspiration. The Torah has sustained usthrough centuries of hatred and violence. The Torah has taught us toshun oppression and cruelty, to pursue truth and justice. The Torahstrengthens our faith and our confidence that the New Year will bringus closer to the realization of Your kingdom of righteousness on earth.May You never take away Your love from us. Praised are You, O Lordwho loves His people, Israel.

For the Children of the Congregation

THE VALUE OF STUDYAn ancient legend teaches that when our ancestors stood atMount Sinai, God said to them, “Before I give you my Torah,you must give me something precious that proves that you aredevoted to it.”The Israelites thought long and hard. They offered theirjewelry. But God did not accept it. Then they thought harderabout what was most precious and offered the patriarchs andmatriarchs Abraham and Sarah, Isaac and Rebecca, andJacob, Rachel and Leah as proof. But God refused that offertoo.Finally, the Israelites said, “Our children and all generations ofchildren after them are what is most precious. We will teachthem to love and honor God’s commandments.”Pleased, God responded, “For their sake, I will give you theTorah.” Song of Songs Rabbah

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I remember; as a child, on the other side of oceans and mountains, theJew in me would anticipate Rosh Hashanah with fear and trembling.

He still does.

On that Day of Awe, I believed then, nations and individuals, Jewish andnonJewish, are being judged by their common Creator.

That is still my belief.

In spite of all that happened? Because of all that happened?

I still believe that to be Jewish today means what it meant yesterday anda thousand years ago. It means for a Jew in me to seek fulfillment both asa Jew and as a human being. For a Jew, Judaism and humanity must gotogether. To be Jewish today is to recognize that every person is createdin the image of God and that our purpose in living is to be a reminder ofGod.

Naturally, I claim total kinship with my people and its destiny. Judaismintegrates particularist aspirations with universal values, fervor with rigor,legend with law. Being Jewish to me is to reject all fanaticism everywhere.

To be Jewish is, above all, to safeguard memory and open its gates to thecelebration of life as well as the suffering, to the song of ecstasy as well asthe tears of distress that are our legacy as Jews. It is to rejoice in therenaissance of Jewish sovereignty in Israel and the reawakening of Jewishlife in the former Soviet Union. It is to identify with the plight of Jews livingunder oppressive regimes and with the challenges facing ourcommunities in free societies.

A Jew must be sensitive to the pain of all human beings. A Jew cannotremain indifferent to human suffering, whether in former Yugoslavia, inSomalia or in our own cities and towns. The mission of the Jewish peoplehas never been to make the world more Jewish, but to make it morehuman.

Elie Wiesel, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, 1986

Day of Liberation from BergenBelsen Concentration Camp

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.cg ¤ i§i ,Epi«¥dl¡ i§i ,l ¥ x §U¦i r©n§WSH'MA YISRAEL, ADONAI ELOHAINU, ADONAI ECHOD.

.c ¤re mlFr§l FzEk§l©n cFa§M m¥W KExABaruch Shaim K'vod Mahl'choo'to L'Olam Va'ed.

,L§W§t©p-lk§aE ,L§a«a§l-lk§A ,Li¤dl¡ i§i z ¥ Y§a©d ¨§e,mFI©d L§E©v§n i¦kp« x¤W£ ,d¤N ¥ d mi ¦xa §C©d Eid§e .L «¤c`§n-lk§aE

,L ¤zi¥a§A L §Y§a¦W§A mA Y §x©A ¦c§e ,Li¤pa§l mY§p©P¦W§e :L«¤aa§l-l ©r,L ¤ci-l ©r zF`§l mY §x©W§wE .L«¤nEw§aE ,L§A§kW§a«E K ¤x ¤C©a L §Y§k¤l§aE

L¤zi¥A zFfªf §n l ©r mY§a©z§kE ,Li«¤pi ¥r oi¥A zthh§l Eid§e:Li «¤xr§W¦aE

V'ahhavta ait Adonai Elohecha, b'chal l'vav'cha, oov'chal nafshecha,oov'chal m'o'decha. V'ha'yu ha'd'varim ha'aileh asher anochi m'tzav'chahayom al l'vavecha. V'she'nantam l'vanecha v'dibartah bahm, b'shev't'chab'vaitecha, oov'lech't'chah vaderech, oov'shach'b'chah oov'koomecha.Ook'shar'tahm l'oit ahl ya'decha, v'hayoo l'toa'tah'foat bain aynecha.Ooch'tav'tahm ahl m'zuzoat baitecha oo'vee'shah'recha.

You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart,with all your soul, and with all your might. And, thesewords which I command you this day, shall be in yourheart. You shall teach them well to your children. Youshall talk about them when you are at home or awayfrom home, night and day. You shall bind them for asign upon your hand. and they shall be as a reminder onyour forehead (t'fillin). And you shall write them uponyour doorposts of your house and upon your gates.

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Judaism begins with the commandment:Hear O Israel! But what does it really mean to hear?

The person who attends a concert with his mind on business,Hearsbut does not really hear.

The person who walks amid the songs of birdsAnd thinks only of what he will have for dinner,Hearsbut does not really hear.

The man who listens to the words of his friend, or his wife,or his child,

And does not catch the note of urgency:“Notice me, help me, care about me,”Hearsbut does not really hear.

The man who listens to the news and thinks only of how it willaffect businessHearsbut does not really hear.

The person who stifles the sound of his conscienceand tells himself he has done enough already,Hearsbut does not really hear.

The person who hears the Hazzan pray and does not feel thecall to join him,Hearsbut does not really hear.

The person who listens to the Rabbi’s sermonAnd thinks that someone else is being addressed,Hearsbut does not really hear.

On this High Holiday, O Lord, sharpen our ability to hear.May we hear music of the world, and the infants cry and

the lover’s sigh...May we hear the call for help of the lonely soul,And the sound of the breaking heart.

May we hear the words of our friends, andalso their unspoken pleas and dreams

May we hear within ourselves the yearnings that are strugglingfor expression.

May we hear You, O God.For only if we hear You do we have the right to hope that Youwill hear us.

Here the prayers we offer to You this day, O God,And may we hear them too.

Rabbi Jack Riemer

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YOU SHALL LOVE

This evening, Lord, I am afraid.I am afraid, for Your truth is terrible.It is easy to hear it preached,It is relatively easy not to be shocked by it,But it is very difficult to live it.I am afraid of deluding myself, Lord.I am afraid of being satisfied with my decent little life.I am afraid of my good habits, for I take them as virtues;I am afraid of my little efforts, for I take them for progress;I am afraid of my activities; they make me think I am givingmyself.I am afraid of my clever planning; I take it for success.I am afraid of my influence; I imagine that it will transformlives;I am afraid of what I give; it hides what I withhold;I am afraid, Lord; there are people who are poorer than I,Not so well educated, housed, heated, fed, cared for, loved,I am afraid, Lord, for I do not do enough for them,I do not do everything for them.I should give everything,I should give everything until there is not a single pain, a singlemisery,

a single sin in the whole world.I should give them all, Lord, all the time.I should give my life.

Lord, it is not true, is it?Your command is not for

everyone....I am exaggerating: I must be

sensible!

Friend, there is only one commandment,for everyone:

You shall love with all your heart,with all your soul,

with all your might.Michael Quoist

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EUr§e :m¤d¥l£ Y §x©n« §e l ¥ x§U¦i i¥p§A-l¤ x¥A ©C :x «n`¥N d¤Wn-l¤ i§i x¤n`I©eli ¦z§R spM©d z¦vi¦v-l ©r Ep §z«p§e ,mzx «c§l m¤di ¥c§b¦a i¥t§p©M-l ©r z¦vi¦v m¤dl,i§i zF§v¦n-lM-z¤ m¤Y §x©k§fE Fz` m¤zi ¦ §xE ,z¦vi¦v§l m¤kl did§e .z¤l«¥k §Y

m¤Y© -x¤W£ ,m¤ki¥pi «¥r i ¥x£g«© §e m¤k§a©a§l i ¥x£g«© ExEzz l§e ,mz` m¤zi¦U £r«©emi¦yc§w m¤zi¦i §d«¦e ,izF §v¦n-lM-z¤ m¤zi¦U £r©e Ex§M§f ¦Y o ©r©n§l :m«¤di ¥x£g© mi¦pf

zFi §d¦l ,m¦i ©x§v¦n u ¤x¤ ¥n m¤k §z¤ i ¦z`¥vFd x¤W£ ,m¤ki¥d «l¡ i§i i¦p£ :m¤ki¥d «l`¥l :m«¤ki¥d «l¡ i§i i¦p£ ,mi¦dl`¥l m¤kl

Va’yo’mer Adonai el Moshe la’mor. Da’bair el b’nai Yisrael v’a’mar’tah a’lai’hem.V’a’su la’hem Tzitzit., al kan’fei vig’d’’ai’hem l’do’ro’tam, v’nat’nu al’Tzitzit,ha’kanaf p’til t’chai’let v’ha’ya la’chem Tzitzit, oo’r’ee’tem o’to oo’z’char’tem etkal mitzvot Adonai va’a’si’tem o’tam, v’lo ta’tu’roo a’cha’rei l’vav’chemv’a’cha’rei ay’nai’chem asher a’tem zo’nim a’cha’rei’hem. L’ma’an teez’k’roova’a’si’tem et kal mitz’vo’tai, v’h’yi’tem k’do’shim la’lo’hai’chem. Ani AdonaiElo’hai’chem, asher ho’tza’ti et’chem mai’eretz mitz’rayim, lee’h’yot la’chemlai’lo’heem. Ani Adonai E’lo’hai’chem:

The Lord spoke to Moses saying:Speak to the children of ISRAEL and bid them to make for themselvesthroughout their generations Tzitzit on edge of their Tallit... and the Tzitzitshall serve as a sign so that when you look upon them you shall rememberand observe all the mitzvot of the Lord; that you follow not the inclinations ofyour heart and eyes and be led astray by them. Thus, you will remember toobserve all my Mitzvot and be consecrated to your God.I AM THE LORD YOUR GOD, WHO BROUGHT YOU OUT OF THE LANDOF EGYPT TO BE YOUR GOD; I AM THE LORD YOUR GOD...

ADONAI ELOHAICHEM EMET

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NOT STONEAnd I tell you the good in man will win,Over all his wickedness, over all the wrongs he has done.He will look at the pages of written history, and be amazed,

and then he will laugh and sing.And the good that is in man, children in their cradles, will have won.Here I stand, the Jew, marked by history, for who can count how long?Wrapped in compassion as in a Talit, staring every storm in the face.Write songs of pain, sing prayers of torment, refresh yourself withsuffering.Too much for one people, small and weak

it is enough to share out among the whole human race.But God has planted in me goodness, compassion,

as a father loves his children.So I writhe with pain, weep and sing, sing and weep,For the blood knows the heart of the world is not made of stone,The wonderful light of God's face is for all eternity stamped on it firmand deep.And the heart feels that there is a day and an hour, and a mountaincalled Zion,And then all the sufferings will gather there and will all become song,Ringing out into every corner of the earth, from end to end,And the nations will hear it, and like caravans in the desert

will all to that mountain throng.A. Nissenson

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,i§i mi¦l ¥ A dk «nk i¦nMee cha'mo'cha bah'aylim Adonai

,W ¤c «T©A xC § ¤p dk «nM i¦nMee cha'mo'cha ne'dar bah'kodesh

:`¤l«¤t d¥U «r ,zNi¦¦d §z xFpNorah t'hee'lot oh'seh feleh.

:Ex§n ¨§e Epr i¦l ¥ d¤f ,d¤Wn i¥p§t¦l mi ©r«¥wFA ,Li«¤pa E`x L §zEk§l©n

.c ¤re m¤lFr§l Kl§n¦i i§iAdonai yimloch l’olam va’ed.

,i§i dY © KExA.EP«¤O¦n wfg c©I¦n Fl ¨ §bE ,aw £r©i z¤ i§i dct i¦M :x©n¡¤p§e:l ¥ x§U¦i l © B

Epi«¥lr UFx§tE mi¦I©g§l Ep«¥M§l©n Ep «¥ci¦n £r©d§e ,mFlW§l Epi«¥dl¡ i§i Ep«¥ai¦M§W©©d,L«¤n§W o ©r«©n§l Ep «¥ri¦WFd§e ,Li«¤pt§N¦n daFh dv ¥r§A Ep«¥p§T©z§e ,L«¤nFl§W z©Mªq

ohU x¥qd§e ,oFbi§e arx§e ,a ¤x«¤g§e ,x¤a«¤c ,a¥iF` Epi«¥lr¥n x¥qd§e ,Ep «¥c ©r©A o¥bd§eEp«¥li¦S©nE Ep «¥x§nFW l ¥ i¦M .Ep «¥xi ¦Y§q©Y Li«¤tp§M l¥v§aE ,Ep «¥x£g© ¥nE Epi ««¥pt§l¦nmi¦I©g§l ,Ep«¥ FaE Ep «¥z`¥v xFn§WE ,dY« mEg ©x§e oEP©g K¤l«¤n l ¥ i¦M ,dY«

,i§i dY© KExA .L«¤nFl§W z©Mªq Epi«¥lr Ux§tE .mlFr c ©r§e dY ©r¥n ,mFlW§lE.m¦i«lUEx¦§i l ©r§e l ¥ x§U¦i FO ©r lM l ©r§e Epi«¥lr mFlW z©Mªq U ¥xFR©d

Hash’ki’vay’nu Adonai Elohaynu l’shalom. V’ha’ah’mi’day’nu mal’kay’nul’chayim oof’roash ah’lay’nu soo’kat shlom’echa, v’’tak’nay’nu b’aitzah tovamil’fa’necha, v’ho’shi’ay’nu l’ma’an sh’mecha, v’ha’gain ba’ah’day’nu,v’ha’sair ma’ah’lay’nu oh’yaiv, dever , v’charev v’’ra’av v’ya’goan, v’ha’sairsa’tan mil’fa’ne’cha oo’may’ah’chaR’ray’nu, oov’tzail k’na’fe’chahtas’ti’ray’nu. ki ail shom’ray’nu oo’ma’tzil’aynu ah’tah. ki ail me’ech cha’nunv’ra’chum ah’tah, oo’’sh’moar tza’tay’nu oo’vo’ay’nu l’chayim ool’shalom.OOf’roas ah’lay’nu soo’kat sh’lomecha. Baruch atah Adonai ha’po’raish soo’katshalom ah’lay’nu v’ahl kal ah’mo Yisrael v’ahl Y’roo’sha’la’yim.

Grant that we lie down in peace, secure in Your protecting love.And shelter us beneath Your wings, to keep us safe through the night.

On the morrow, raise us up in perfect peace to life, O God,To face each task that must be done, in honesty and truth....

Grant Your gift of peace, O Lord, to Jerusalem, we pray.And shield Your people, Israel, wharever they may dwell...

Praise to You, ADONAI, whose sheltering love spreads all over theworld..

,m¤k §z¤ x¥d©h§l m¤ki¥l £r x¥R©k§i d¤G©d mFI©a i¦M.Exd §h¦Y i§i i¥p§t¦l m¤ki ¥z`H©g lM¦n

Ki va’yom ha’zeh y’cha’pair ah’lai’chem l’ta’hair et’chemmi’kol cha’to’tay’chem lef’nai Adonai teet’ha’ru.

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The Amidah is said standing, in silent devotion. ci¦B©i i¦tE gY§t¦Y i ©zt§U ipc£L ¤zN¦d §Y:You may be seated upon completion

i ¥dl`¥e ,wg§v¦i i ¥dl¡ ,md §x§a© i ¥dl¡ ,Epi «¥zFa£ i ¥dl`¥e Epi«¥dl¡ i§i dY© KExAd¥pFw§e ,mi¦aFh mi ¦cq£g l¥nFB ,oFi§l ¤r l ¥ ,`xFP©d§e xFA¦B©d lFcB©d l ¥ d .aw £r©i

:da£d© §A Fn§W o ©r©n§l m¤¥di¥p§a i¥p§a¦l l ¥ FB `i¦a¥nE ,zFa ¨ i ¥c§q©g x¥kFf§e ,lM©dBa’ruch Atah Adonai Elohainu vai’lo’hai a’vo’tai’nu, Elohai Avraham, ElohaiYitzchak, vai’lo’hai Ya’a’kov, Ha’el ha’gadol ha’gibor v’ha’norah El Elyon,go’mail cha’sa’dim tovim, ‘ko’nai ha’kol, v’zo’chair chas’dai avot, oo’mai’veego’ail lev’nai v’nai’chem l’ma’an sh’mo b’a’ha’vah.We praise You, O Lord our God and God of our parents, God of Abrahamand Sarah, God of Isaac and Rebeccah, and God of Jacob and Rachel;great and mighty God. You are kind. You remember the goodness of ourancestors, and in love You help their children's children.mi¦dl¡ L§p ©r©n§l ,mi¦I©g©d x¤t«¥q§A Ep«¥a §zk§e ,mi¦I©g©A u¥tg K¤l«¤n ,mi¦I©g§l Ep «¥x§kf

.mi¦I©gZach’rai’noo l’chayim, me’lech cha’fetz ba’chayim, v’kat’vai’noo b’sai’ferha’chayim, l’ma’an’cha Elohim chayim.Remember us to life, O King, who wants us to live righteously. Inscribe usin the Book of Life, O God of Life.

:mdx§a© o¥bn ,i§i dY© KExA :o¥bnE ©ri «¦WFnE x¥fFr K¤l«¤nMelech o’zair oo’mo’she’yah oo’ma’gain. Baruch atah Adonai magain Avraham.

You keep us alive with Your lovingkindness, and in great mercy You granteverlasting memory to the dead. You support the falling, You heal the sick,and You set free those who are tied up.

: ©ri «¦WFd§l a ©x ,dY«© mi ¦z¥n d¥I©g§n ,ipc£ mlFr§l xFA¦B dY©Atah gibor l’o’’lam Adonai, m’cha’yai mai’teem atah rav l’ho’she’yah.

Who is like You, God of Mercy? You lovingly remember all Your creaturesto life.`¥tFx§e ,mi¦l§tFp K¥nFq ,mi¦A ©x mi¦n£g ©x§A mi ¦z¥n d¥I©g§n ,c¤q«¤g§A mi¦I©g l¥M§l©k§nzFxEa§B l ©r«©A LF «nk i ¦n ,xtr i¥p¥Wi¦l FzpEn¡ m¥I©w§nE ,mi ¦xEq£ xi ¦Y©nE ,mi¦lFg

:drEW§i ©gi «¦n§v©nE d¤I©g§nE zi¦n¥n K¤l«¤n ,KN d¤nF «C i ¦nEM’chal’kal chayim b’chesed, m’cha’yai mai’teem b’ra’cha’mim ra’bim. So’maichnof’lim, v’ro’fai cholim, oo’ma’tir a’soo,rim, oo’m’ka’yaim e’moo’na’tolee’shai’nai a’far, mi cha’mo’cha ba’al g’voo’rot oo’mee do’meh lach, melechmai’meet oo’m’cha’yeh oo’matz’mee’ach y’shoo’ah.May all Your creatures be filled with reverence for You and may allhumankind accept Your laws. May all Your children unite in onefellowship to do Your will with all their hearts. Grant glory to Yourpeople, Israel, joy to its land, gladness to Your city Jerusalem. Maythose who revere You be filled with renewed hope and unfailingconfidence.Bring near the day O God, when there will be reason for the goodpeople to be glad, the day when suffering will be turned to song andtyranny shall vanish like smoke.

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:mi¦n£g ©x§A mi¦I©g§l eixEv§i x¥kFf ,mi¦n£g ©xd a© LFnk i¦nMi cha’mo’cha av ha’ra’cha’mim, zo’chair y’tzoo’rav l’chayim b’ra’cha’mim.

:mi ¦z¥O©d d¥I©g§n ,i§i dY© KExA .mi ¦z¥n zFi£g©d§l dY© on¡¤p§eV’ne’e’man atah l’ha’cha’yot mai’teem. Ba’ruch atah Adonai m’cha’yehha’mai’teem.

.dl«¤Q ,LE «l§l©d§i mFi lk§A mi¦WFc§wE WFcw L§n¦W§e WFcw dY©Atah kadosh v’sheem’cha kadosh ook’dosheem b’chal yom y’hal’loocha selah.

d©n lM l ©r L §zni ¥§e ,Li«¤U £r©n lM l ©r ,Epi«¥dl¡ i§i L §C§g©t o ¥Y o¥k§a§EEUr¥i§e ,mi ¦ Ex§A©d lM Li«¤pt§l Ee£g©Y§W¦i§e mi¦U £r©O©d lM LE`xi¦i§e ,z` «xA¤W

i§i Ep §r «©cI¤W Fn§M ,m¥lW aa¥l§A L§pFv §x zFU £r©l z©g© dCªb£ mNªkl ©r xFp L§n¦W§e ,L«¤pi¦ni¦A dxEa§bE L §ci§A fr ,Li«¤pt§l oh§lX©d¤W ,Epi«¥dl¡

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Today, upon a bus, I saw a lovely girl with golden hair. I envied her,she seemed so gay, and I wished I were as fair.When suddenly sherose to leave, I saw her hobble down the aisle;

O God, forgive me when I whine;I have two legs. The world is mine.And then I stopped to buy some sweets.The lad who sold them hadsuch charm,I talked to him he seemed so gay. If I were late, itwould do no harm. And as I left he said to me: "I thank you. Youhave been so kind. It's nice to talk with folks like you. You see", hesaid, "I'm blind."

O God, forgive me when I whine,I have two eyes. The world is mine.Later, walking down the street, I saw a child with eyes of blue. Hestood and watched the others play; It seemed he knew not what todo. I stopped a moment, then I said "Why don't you join theothers, dear?" He looked ahead without a word, and then I knew hecouldn't hear.

O God, forgive me when I whine. I'm blessed indeed. The world ismine!

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I HAVE PLENTY OF TIMEI went out, Lord

People were coming and going,Walking and running....

Everything was rushing; cars, trucks, the street, the whole town.Men were rushing not to waste time,To catch up with time, To gain time.Goodbye, Sir, excuse me, Ma’am, I haven't time.I'll come back, I can't wait, I haven't time.I must end this letter I haven't time.I'd love to help you, but I haven't time.I can't accept, having no time.I can't think, I can't read, I'm swamped, I haven't time.I'd like to pray, but I haven't time.You understand, Lord, they simply haven't the time.The child is playing, he hasn't time right now... later on...The schoolgirl has her homework to do, she hasn't time... later on...The student has his courses, and so much work... later on...The young man is at his sports, he hasn't time... later on...The young married woman has her house; she has to fix it up.

She hasn't the time... later on...They are dying, they gave no...

Too late!... They have no more time!And so all people run after time, LordThey pass through life running, hurried, jostled, overburdened, frantic,

and they never get thereThey still haven't time. In spite of all their efforts they're

still short of time,Of a great deal of time.Lord, You must have made a mistake in Your calculations.There is a big mistake somewhere.The hours are too short The days are too short, Our lives are too short.You who are beyond time, Lord, You smile to see us fighting it.And You know what You are doing,You make no mistakes in Your distribution of time to people.You give each one time to do what You want them to do.But we must not deface time waste time, kill time.For time is a gift that You give us, But a perishable gift,A gift that does not keep.Lord, I have time, I have plenty of time,

All the time You gave me,The years of my life, The days of my years, The hours of my days,They are all mine, Mine to fill, quietly, calmly,But to fill completely, up to the brim.

Michael Quoist

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dcFa £rd z¤ a¥Wd§e ,mzN¦t §z¦aE l ¥ x§U¦i L§O ©r§A ,Epi«¥dl¡ i§i ,d¥v §xi¦d §zE ,oFvx§A l¥A©w §z da£d© §A mzN¦t §zE ,l ¥ x§U¦i i¥X¦ §e ,L«¤zi¥A xi¦a §c¦l

.L¤O ©r l ¥ x§U¦i z ©cFa £r ci¦nY oFvx§lxi¦f£g©O©d ,i§i dY© KExA .mi¦n£g ©x§A oFI¦v§l L§aEW§A Epi«¥pi ¥r dpi«¤f¡g¤z§e

.oFI¦v§l Fzpi¦k§WmlFr§l ,Epi «¥zFa£ i¥dl ¥e Epi«¥dl¡ i§i ,`Ed dY© W ,Kl Ep§g«©p£ mi ¦cFn

x¥¥R©q§pE L§N d ¤cFp xFce xFc§l `Ed dY© ,Ep «¥r§W¦i o¥bn ,Epi«¥I©g xEv ,c ¤rel ©r§e ,Kl zFcEw§R©d Epi «¥zFn§W¦p l ©r§e ,L «¤ci§A mi ¦xEq§O©d Epi«¥I©g l ©r .L«¤zN¦d §Y

a ¤x «¥¤r ,z ¥r lk§A¤W Li «¤zFaFh§e Li«¤zF`§l§t¦p l ©r§e ,Ep«O ¦r mFi lk§A¤W Li«¤Q¦pEO«©z `l i¦M m¥g ©x§n©d§e ,Li«¤n£g ©x Elk `l i¦M aFH©d ,m¦i «x¢dv§e x¤w «ae

.Kl Epi«¦E¦w mlFr¥n Li «¤cq£gWe give thanks to You, O Lord our God and God of our fathers. You are thestrength of our lives, the shield protecting us from harm. We thank You forour lives which are in Your hands and for our souls which are in Your safekeeping, for Your wonders which are all about us, morning, noon andevening. Your love never fails us. Your kindnesses are always with us.

.c ¤re mlFr§l ci¦nY Ep«¥M§l©n L§n¦W m©nFx §z¦i§e K ©xA §z¦i mNªM l ©r§e.L«¤zi ¦x§a i¥p§A lM mi¦aFh mi¦I©g§l aFz§kE

Ep«¥zrEW§i l ¥ d ,z¤n¡¤A L§n¦W z¤ El§l©di¦e ,dl«¤Q LE «cFi mi¦I©g©d lk§e .zFcFd§l d¤ p L§lE L§n¦W aFH©d ,i§i dY© KExA .dl«¤q Ep«¥zx§f ¤r§e

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FOR EVERYTHING THERE IS A SEASONFor everything there is a seasonA time for every matter under the heavens.

A time to be born and a time to die.We cannot choose our time of birth, but we can choose our way of life.We cannot hope to live forever, but we can choose to live with courage.

For everything there is a season. A time for every matter under theheavens.A time to plant, and a time to harvest what has been planted.

Nothing grows without planting; our gift of life is the gift of responsibilitywhich work makes real. Plant and nurture, the harvest will yet come.

Now is the time to remake ourselves, a time to destroy ignorance andevil within us and around us, a time to begin the work of healing andmaking whole again.

For everything there is a season, A time for every matter under the heavens.A time to break down, and a time to build up.

Break down old habits of thought, in which people are despised whodiffer from others. Time now to build a new society of mankind.

For everything there is a season, A time for every matter under the heavens.A time to weep, and a time to laugh.

Weep to see talent wasted, gifts misused, to see men, women andchildren thwarted by poverty and oppression. Men will one day laugh tothink that such things were done in the childhood of our race.

A time to mourn and a time to dance.Mourn with all who suffer loss, ease their burden with your care; thendance and draw them into your circle of joy; That human circle which willone day be unbroken.

A time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing.Hold your friends within your arms, and closer still, as spirit touches souland you are one. But listen also to the call for help; when there is workto do, turn to the task which cannot wait.

A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together.Cast away rubble, rocks, wasted years. Remove stones from the land;make it live again, fertile and green. Take stones and build schools forchildren, playgrounds, hospitals, and sanctuaries.

There is a time to seek, and a time to lose.Seek one another, and find yourselves; lose that which blocks the pathfrom person to person.

There is a time to keep, and a time to cast away.Keep faith with yourself, with the promise of your potential; cast awaybitterness and selfseeking which makes you less than you can be.

For there is a time to keep silent, and a time to speak.Keep silent, when speaking would hurt a neighbor and bring him shame;speak out, when silence would be betrayal, when the weak needstrength, and victims of injustice, a champion.

For everything there is a season... A time to love, and a time to hate.What should we love, if not the good, the true, the beautiful in man andnature? What should we hate but hate itself, all that works with maliceagainst the human race.

And a time for every matter under the heavens. A time for war, and a time forpeace.

Wage war for man, and not against him. Wage war on war itself. That isour task, so that we shall yet witness Shalom for all men.

Chaim Stern

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K¤l«¤n `Ed dY© i¦M ,mlFr§l mi¦UY L§O ©r l ¥ x§U¦i l ©r ax mFlWlk§A ,l ¥ x§U¦i L§O ©r z¤ K ¥xa§l Li«¤pi ¥r§A aFh§e .mFlX©d lk§l oFc¨

.L«¤nFl§W¦A drW lk§aE z ¥rShalom rav ahl Yisrael ahm'cha v'ahl kol yosh'vai tai'vail tah'seem l'olam kiatah hoo Melech Adon l'chol ha'shalom. V'tov b'ai'nechah l'varaich etahm'cha Yisrael b'chal ait oov'chal sha'ah bish'lo'mechah.

,Li«¤pt§l a ¥zM¦p§e x¥kG¦p ,daFh dqp §x©tE mFlW§e dkx§A ,mi¦I©g x¤t«¥q§AdY© KExA .mFlW§lE mi¦aFh mi¦I©g§l ,l ¥ x§U¦i zi¥A L§O ©r lk§e Ep§g«©p£

.mFlX©d d¥UFr ,i§iB’sai’fer Chayim b’ra’cha v’shalom oo’far’na’sah tova, ni’za’chayrv’ni’ka’taiv l’fa’ne’cha, a’nach’nu v’chal am’cha bait Yisrael, l’chayimtovim oov’shalom. Baruch atah Adonai oh’seh ha’shalom.

.mFlXA l ¥ x§U¦i FO ©r-z¤ K ¥xa §n©d i§i dY © KExABaruch atah Adonai ha'm'va'raich et amo Yisrael ba'shalom.

Tribute to Vietnam Soldiers, Washington, DC, photo by Andrea Miller

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Winter's Roadsby Ron Carnell

I cannot speak for all who stem'Long roads less traveled as their way,Nor question choices made by themIn days long past or nights long dimby words they spoke and did not say.

Each road is long, though short it seems,And credence gives each road a nameOf fantasies sundrenched in beamsOr choices turned to darkened dreams,To where each road wends just the same.

From North to South, then back again,I followed birds like all the restEscaping nature's snowy denOn roads I've seen and places been,Forsaking roads that traveled West.

This journey grows now to its end,As road reflections lined in chromeGive way to roads with greater bendAnd empty signs that still pretendThey point the way to home sweet home.

But all roads lead to where we goAnd where we go is where we've been,So home is just a word we know,That space in time most aproposFor where we want to be again.

For even home, it seems to me,Is still a choice we all must faceFrom day to day and endlessly,To choose if home is going to beAnother road or just a place.

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POST AMIDAH KOL NIDRE PRAYER

ADONAI The Lord has mercy on a person about to do wrong;ADONAI The Lord has mercy on a person who has done wrong but

has repented;EL The Lord uses His divine power to pardon rather than punish;RACHUM He grants mercy to those who try to do good;V’CHANUN And He grants grace to those who turn their efforts

towards evil;E’RECH APAYIM He delays due punishment on the chance that the

wrongdoer may repent;V’RAV CHASED He shows great loving kindness to those who have

few merits of their own;VE’EMET And He shows good faith to the deserving;NO’TZER CHESED LA’ALAFIM He remembers an act of

kindness for thousands of generations;NOSEI AVON He puts up with deliberate wrongdoing…VA’FESHA … as well as with human shortcomings;V’NAKEH He clears the record of those who truly repent.

Moshe AdlerReader's Kaddish

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:Ì ©n§lr i ¥n§lr§lE m©lr§l K ©xa §n A ©x D¥n§W ¥d§iY'hay sh'may raba m'varach l'a'lam ulalmay almaya.

Reader

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,Epi«¥dl`¥M oi ¥ ,Epi«¥pFc`©M oi ¥ ,Ep«¥M§l©n§M oi ¥ .Ep «¥ri¦WFn§M oi ¥ ,Epi«¥dl`¥k i ¦n ,Epi«¥pFc`©k i ¦n ,Ep«¥M§l©n§k i ¦n .Ep «¥ri¦WFn§k i ¦n


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Ein keiloheinu, ein kadoneinu, ein k'malkeinu, ein k'moshieinu.Mi kheiloheinu, mi khadoneinu, mi kh'malkeinu, mi kh'moshieinu.Nodeh leiloheinu, nodeh ladoneinu, nodeh l'malkeinu, nodeh l'moshieinu.Barukh eloheinu, barukh adoneinu, barukh malkeinu, Barukh moshieinu.Attah hu eloheinu, attah hu adoneinu, attah hu malkeinu, attah hu moshieinu.Attah hu shehhiktiru avoteinu l'fanekha et k'toret hasamim.

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Aleynu l'shabai'ach l'adon hakol, lah'tait g'doolah l'yoatzar b'raisheet.. She'loah'sah'noo c'go'yai ha'a'rah'tzoat v'lo samanu c'mish'p'choat ha'adamah. Shelo sahmchelkaynu ca'hem, v'goralainu c'chal ha'moan'nahm Vaanachnu kor'eemumishtachaveem umodeem lifnay melech, malchay hamlacheem,hakadosh baruch hu.



Sh’hu no’the sha’ma’yim v’yo’saiyd a’retz, oo’mo’shav y’ka’ro ba’sha’ma’yimmi’ma’al, oo’sh’chi’nat oo’zo (2) b’gav’hai m’ro’mim. Hoo ai’lo’hai’nu ain od. Emetmal’kai’nu e’fes zoo’la’to, ka’ka’toov b’torah’to. V’ya’da’ta ha’yom va’ha’shai’vo’tah ell’va’ve’cha, ki Adonai ha’e’lo’him ba’sha’ma’yim mi’ma’al v’al ha’aretz mi’ta’chat ainod (2).

xi¦a £r©d§l ,L«¤G ªr z ¤x«¤ §t¦z§A dx¥d§n zF` §x¦l ,Epi«¥dl¡ i§i L§l d¤E©w§p o¥M l ©r,i ©C©W zEk§l©n§A mlFr o¥T©z§l . oEz ¥xM¦i zFxM mi¦li¦l¡d§e u ¤x« d o¦n mi¦lEl¦bEr §c¥i§e Exi «¦M©i .u ¤x« i ¥r§W ¦x lM Li«¤l ¥ zFp§t©d§l .L«¤n§W¦a E` §x§w¦i xUa i¥p§A lk§e

Epi«¥dl¡ i§i Li«¤pt§l :oFWl lM r©aX ¦Y ,K ¤x«¤A lM r ©x§k¦Y L§l i¦M ,l¥a ¥z i¥a§WFi lM.L«¤zEk§l©n lFr z¤ mNªk El§A©wi¦e .Ep «¥Y¦i xw§i L§n¦W cFa§k¦l§e .El «R¦i§e Er §x§k¦i

c ©r i¥n§lF «r§lE ,ì¦d L§l¤y zEk§N©O©d i¦M .c ¤re mlFr§l dx¥d§n m¤di¥l £r Kl§n¦z§ei§i did§e ,x©n¡¤p§e :c ¤re mlFr§l Kl§n¦i i§i ,L«¤zxFz§A aEzM©M :cFak§A KFl§n¦z

:cg ¤ Fn§yE ,cg ¤ i§i d¤i §d¦i Ed©d mFI©A ,u ¤x« d lM l ©r K¤l«¤n§lV'nehehmar, v'ha'yah Adonai l'melech al kol haaretz, bayom hahu yih'yeAdonai echad ush'mo echad.

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My Zeydeby Moshe Yess

My Zeyde lived with us in my parent’s home.He used to laugh; he put me on his knee.And he spoke about his life in Poland.He spoke with a bitter memory.He spoke about the soldiers who would beat him.They laughed at him and tore at his black coat.And he spoke about the synagogue that they burned down,and the crying that was heard beneath the smoke.

And Zeyde made us laugh, and Zeyde made us sing.And Zeyde made the Kiddush Friday night.And Zeyde, Oh my Zeyde, how I loved him so.And Zeyde used to teach me wrong from right.

His eyes lit up when he would teach me Torah.He taught me every line so carefully.He spoke about our slavery in Egypt.And how God took us out to make us free.

Winter went by, summer came along.I went to camp to run and play,And when I came back home, they said “Zeyde’s gone.”And all his books were packed and stored away.

I don’t know how or why it came to be.It happened slowly over the years.We just stopped being Jewish, like my Zeyde was,And no one cared enough to shed a tear.

And Zeyde made us.....

Many winters went by; many summers came along.And now my children sit in front of me.And who will be the Zeyde of my children?Who will be their Zeyde if not me?And who will be the Zeyde of our children?Who will be their Zeyde if not we?

And Zeyde made us......

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The Wooden BowlA frail old man went to live with his son, daughterinlaw and 4 year old grandson. The oldman's hands trembled, his eyesight was blurred, and his step faltered. The family ate togetherat the table.But the elderly grandfather's shaking hand and failing sight made eating difficult. Peas rolledoff his spoon onto the floor. When he grasped the glass, milk spilled onto the tablecloth.The son and daughterinlaw became irritated with the mess. "We must do something aboutfather," said the son. "I've had enough of his spilled milk, noisy eating and food on the floor."So the husband and wife set a small table in the corner. There, Grandfather ate alone whilethe rest of the family enjoyed dinner. Since grandfather had broken a dish or two, his food wasserved in a wooden bowl!When the family glanced in Grandfather's direction, sometimes he had a tear in his eye as hesat alone. Still, the only words the couple had for him were sharp admonitions when hedropped a fork or spilled food.The four year old watched it all in silence.One evening before supper, the father noticed his son playing with wood scraps on the floor.He asked the child sweetly, "What are you making?" Just as sweetly, the boy responded, "Oh,I am making a little bowl for you and Mama to eat your food when I grow up." The four yearold smiled and went back to work.The words struck the parents so that they were speechless. Then tears started to streamdown their cheeks. Though no word was spoken, both knew what must be done.That evening, the husband took Grandfather's hand and gently led him back to the family'stable. For the remainder of his days, he ate every meal with the family. And for somereason, neither husband nor wife seemed to care any longer when a fork was dropped, milkspilled or the tablecloth soiled.

Mourner's Kaddish

D¥zEk§l©n Ki¦l§n©i§e ,D ¥zEr §x¦k x§a i ¦C n§lr§A .À ©x D¥n§W W©C©w §z¦i§e l ©C©B §z¦i :o¥n¨ Ex§n¦ §e ai ¦xw o©n§f¦aE lb £r©A .l ¥ x§U¦i zi¥A lk §c i¥I©g§aE oFki ¥nFi§aE oFki¥I©g§A

Yitgadal v'yitkadash sh'may raba. B'alma dee v'rah cheerutay. V'yamleech malchutayb'chayaychon uvyomaychon uvchayay d'chal bayt yisrael baagala uvizmankareev. V'eemru amen.



Reader

D¥n§W lN©d §z¦i§e d¤N ©r §z¦i§e xC©d §z¦i§e `¥V©p §z¦i§e m©nFx §z¦i§e x© R §z¦i§e ,g©A ©Y§W¦i§e K ©xA §z¦i`zg§A§W ªY ,`zxi¦W§e zk §x¦A lM¦n N ¥r§lE `N «¥r§l .Èd Ki ¦x§A `W §cªw §C

:o¥n¨ Ex§n¦ §e ,`n§lr§A oxi ¦n£ ©C ,`zn¡g¤p§eYitbarach v'yishtabach v'yitpaar v'yitromam v'yitnasay v'yithadar v'yitaleh sh'may

d'kudshah. B'reech hu. L'ayla min kol birchata v'sheerata tushb'chata v'nechematadaameerahn b'alma. V'eemru amen.

:o¥n¨ Ex§n¦ §e ,l ¥ x§U¦i lM l ©r§e Epi«¥lr mi¦I©g§e I©n§W o¦n A ©x nl§W ¥d§iY'hay sh'lama raba meen sh'maiya v'chayim alaynu v'al kol yisrael.

V'eemru amen.:o¥n¨ Ex§n¦ §e ,l ¥ x§U¦i lM l ©r§e Epi«¥lr mFlX d¤U £r©i Èd einFx§n¦A mFlW d¤Ur

Oseh shalom beemromav hu yaaseh shalom alaynu v'al kol yisrael.V'eemru amen.

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THE CONFESSIONAL

In the prayers which follow, we confess our sins of the pastyear and we ask God to forgive us. It is important to knowthat we do not confess our sins to any human being. Weconfess directly to God. We notice also that when weenumerate this long list of sins, we say before each one,"For the sin which WE have committed," not "For the sinwhich I have committed." We ask God to forgive all of usfor the sin of any of us. We are responsible for oneanother. Let us think carefully about what this means.

Above all, it is important that we understand whatJudaism teaches about the forgiveness of sins. Our Rabbistaught us that on Yom Kippur we can only ask God toforgive us for sins which we commit against Him. Wecannot ask God to forgive us for wrongs we do to oneanother until we ask the person we wronged, to forgiveus. If we have stolen, we must return the stolen item orpay for it. If we have hurt someone in any way, we mustapologize. This is usually difficult to do, but we must havethe courage to admit it when we have done wrong. Onlythen can we ask God to forgive us. In addition to askingforgiveness, we must resolve in our hearts not to repeatthese sins in the future.

It is also important to remember that, just as we ask forforgiveness from God and our fellow man, so must we beready to grant forgiveness to those who have wronged us.We must not clutter up our hearts with grudges andhatred.

NEXT YEARWE'LL TRY

TO DO BETTER

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,Epi ¥«zFa£ i¥dl ¥e Epi«¥dl¡ i§i Li«¤pt§l x©nFl ,s ¤x «r i¥W§wE mi¦pt i¥G ©r.Ep`«hg Epi «¥zFa£©e Ep§g«©p£ la£ ,Ep` «hg `l§e Ep§g«©p£ mi¦wi ¦C©v

Our God and God of our fathers, let our prayers come before You.Do not turn away from our pleadings. We are not so bold andstubborn that we should say before You, O Lord: "We arerighteous and have not made mistakes," for we realize that wehave done wrong. May it then be Your will, O Lord our God andGod of our fathers, to forgive us for our sins, to pardon us for ourwrongdoing.

Ashamnu (We have tresspassed)A confessional prayer with phrases in Hebrew alphabetical order, the first being Ashamnu. It

has 24 phrases in all; three phrases for the last letter, presumably to coincide with the 24 hoursof the day. Customarily, during the prayer, worshippers beat their breasts as a sign that the sins

rose from within. In some liturgies, the prayer is said on weekdays during the morning andafternoon prayers; in others it is said on Monday and Thursday mornings as an introduction to

the Tahanun and on those days when the selihot prayers are read.

¨ ,Ep §n «©WA ,Ep §c«©bB ,Ep §l«©f¦C .i ¦t «c Ep §x«©A¤d ,Epi «¦e¡r§e,Ep §r «©W §x ¦d«©f ,Ep §cg ,Ep §q«©n©h .x ¤w «¤W Ep §l«©ti ,rx Ep §v«©r¦M ,Ep §a«©G«©l,Ep §vn ,Ep §c «©x¦p ,Ep §v«©q ,Ep §x «©xr ,Epi «¦eR ,Ep §r «©Wv ,Ep §x «©x¦wEpi «¦X

.s ¤x «rx ,Ep §r «©W¦W ,Ep §z«©g¦Y.Ep §r«Y §r ¦Y ,Epi«¦rY ,Ep §a«©rAshamnu, bagadnu, gazalnu, dibarnu doa'fee. He'e'vinu v'heer'shanu,zadnu, chamasnu, tafalnu sheker. Ya'atznu rah, kizavnu, latznu,maradnu, ni'atznu, sa.rarnu, a'vinu, pashanu, tza'rar'nu, kishinu oref,rah'shanu, she'chat'nu, ti'avnu, ta'eenu, teet'ah'nu.We have trespassed, we have dealt treacherously, we have robbed,we have spoken slander, we have acted perversely, and we havedone wrong; we have acted presumptuously, we have doneviolence, we have practiced deceit, we have counseled evil, and wehave spoken falsehood, we have scoffed, we have revolted, we haveblasphemed, we have rebelled, we have committed iniquity, wehave transgressed, and we have oppressed, we have beenstiffnecked, we have acted wickedly, we have dealt corruptly, wehave committed abomination, we have gone astray, we have ledothers astray.

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CONFESSIONALO merciful Father, Jews all over the world are today confessingtheir sins before You and praying for Your forgiveness. We, too,join with them on this sacred day to consider our wrongdoingand earnestly resolve to improve ourselves in the coming year.You know, O God, that we mean to do well, but often we areweak and we stray from the good path.We know that our sins are not forgiven unless we are truly sorryand have asked forgiveness of those whom we have wronged.Help us, O Father, to overcome our weakness so that we shallnot repeat our mistakes and misdeeds.In that spirit we turn to You, to make confession, and we pray forYour forgiveness.

Amen.i ¥x §c©g lM W¥tFg dY© .ig lM i ¥x §z¦q zFnEl £r©z§e ,mlFr i¥fx ©r «¥cFi dY ©

.Li«¤pi ¥r c¤b«¤P¦n x¤Y§q¦p oi ¥§e , ¤O¦n ml §r¤p xaC oi ¥ .a¥le zFil§M o¥gFaE ,o ¤h«alM l ©r Ep«l g©l§q¦Y¤W ,Epi «¥zFa£ i¥dl`¥e Epi«¥dl¡ i§i ,Li«¤pt§N¦n oFvx i¦d§i o¥k§aE

.Epi «¥rW§R lM l ©r Ep«l x¤R©k §zE ,Epi «¥zFpF £r lM l ©r Ep«l lg §n¦z§e ,Epi «¥z`H©gYou know the mysteries of the universe and the things hiddenfrom human eyes. You know the secrets of the human heart. Youknow our unspoken thoughts. Nothing is hidden from You andnothing is concealed.

,oFvx§aE q¤p « §A Li¤«pt§l Ep`«hg¤W §h¥g l ©r.a¥N©d uEO ¦ §A Li«¤pt§l Ep` «hg¤W §h¥g l ©r§e

,z ©r «c i¦l§a¦A Li¤«pt§l Ep`«hg¤W §h¥g l ©r.m¦i «zt§U iEH¦a§A Li¤«pt§l Ep`«hg¤W §h¥g l ©r§e

,zFix £r iEN¦b§A Li¤«pt§l Ep` «hg¤W §h¥g l ©r.x ¤z«Q©aE iElB©A Li¤«pt§l Ep`«hg¤W §h¥g l ©r§e

,dn §x¦n§aE z ©r «©c§A Li¤«pt§l Ep`«hg¤W §h¥g l ©r.d¤R xEA ¦c§A Li¤«pt§l Ep`«hg¤W §h¥g l ©r§e

, ©r «¥x z© «pFd§A Li¤«pt§l Ep` «hg¤W §h¥g l ©r.a¥N©d xFd §x©d§A Li¤«pt§l Ep` «hg¤W §h¥g l ©r§e,zEp§f z ©ci ¦r§e¦A Li¤«pt§l Ep`«hg¤W §h¥g l ©r

.d¤R iEC¦e§A Li¤«pt§l Ep`«hg¤W §h¥g l ©r§e,mi ¦xFnE mi ¦xFd lEf§l¦f§A Li¤«pt§l Ep`«hg¤W §h¥g l ©r

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.dbb §W¦aE oFcf§A Li¤«pt§l Ep`«hg¤W §h¥g l ©r§e,ci w¤f «g§A Li¤«pt§l Ep`«hg¤W §h¥g l ©r

.m¥X©d lEN¦g§A Li¤«pt§l Ep`«hg¤W §h¥g l ©r§e,m¦i «zt§U z© §n ªh§A Li¤«pt§l Ep`«hg¤W §h¥g l ©r

.d¤R zEW§t¦h§A Li¤«pt§l Ep`«hg¤W §h¥g l ©r§e,rxd x¤v«¥i§A Li¤«pt§l Ep`«hg¤W §h¥g l ©r

.mi ¦r §cFi l§aE mi ¦r §cFiA Li¤«pt§l Ep`«hg¤W §h¥g l ©r§eWe sin against You, O God, when we are dishonest.We sin against You when we cause hurt and shame.We sin against You when we waste our time or our talents.We sin against You when we neglect Jewish learning.We sin against You when we neglect the Synagogue.We sin against You when we take advantage of others.For all these, O God of forgiveness, forgive us, pardon us,

and grant us atonement.

.Ep«l-x¤R©M ,Ep«l l©g§n ,Ep«l g©l§q ,zFgi¦l§q ©DF «l¡ ,mN ªM l ©r§eV'al kulam, elohay s'lichot, s'lach lanu, m'chal lanu, kaper lanu.

,afk§aE W©g«©k§A Li¤«pt§l Ep`«hg¤W §h¥g l ©r.c©g «W z©R©k§A Li¤«pt§l Ep`«hg¤W §h¥g l ©r§e

,oFvl§A Li¤«pt§l Ep`«hg¤W §h¥g l ©r.rxd oFW§l¦A Li¤«pt§l Ep`«hg¤W §h¥g l ©r§e

,oY©n§aE V©n§A Li¤«pt§l Ep`«hg¤W §h¥g l ©r.d¤Y§W¦n§aE lk£ ©n§A Li¤«pt§l Ep`«hg¤W §h¥g l ©r§e

,zi¦A §x©n§aE K¤W«¤p§A Li¤«pt§l Ep`«hg¤W §h¥g l ©r.oFxB z©I ¦h§p¦A Li¤«pt§l Ep` «hg¤W §h¥g l ©r§e

,Epi «¥zFz§t¦U ©gi «¦U§A Li¤«pt§l Ep`«hg¤W §h¥g l ©r.o¦i «r xET¦U§A Li¤«pt§l Ep` «hg¤W §h¥g l ©r§e

,zFnx m¦i«©pi ¥r§A Li¤«pt§l Ep`«hg¤W §h¥g l ©r.g©v«¥n zEG ©r§A Li¤«pt§l Ep`«hg¤W §h¥g l ©r§e

We sin against You when we tell lies and do not keep our promises.We sin against You when we speak evil of others.We sin against You when we are spiteful and mean.We sin against You when we say that it is useless to do good.We sin against You when we fail to appreciate life’s beauty.We sin against You when we are easily discouraged.For all these, O God of forgiveness, forgive us, pardon us,

and grant us atonement.

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We sin against You when we are thoughtless to our parents.We sin against You when we are disrespectful to our teachers.We sin against You when we are unkind to our friends and neighbors.We sin against You when we are greedy.


,lr z©wi «¦x§t¦A Li¤«pt§l Ep` «hg¤W §h¥g l ©r.zEli¦l§t¦A Li¤«pt§l Ep`«hg¤W §h¥g l ©r§e

, ©r «¥x z©I ¦c§v¦A Li¤«pt§l Ep` «hg¤W §h¥g l ©r.o¦i «r zExv§A Li¤«pt§l Ep` «hg¤W §h¥g l ©r§e

,W`x zEN©w§A Li¤«pt§l Ep`«hg¤W §h¥g l ©r.s ¤x «r zEi §W©w§A Li¤«pt§l Ep` «hg¤W §h¥g l ©r§e

,r ©xd§l m¦i«©l§b ©x z©vi ¦x§A Li¤«pt§l Ep`«hg¤W §h¥g l ©r.zEli¦k §x¦A Li¤«pt§l Ep`«hg¤W §h¥g l ©r§e

, §eW z ©rE «a§W¦A Li¤«pt§l Ep`«hg¤W §h¥g l ©r.mP¦g z© §p¦U§A Li¤«pt§l Ep`«hg¤W §h¥g l ©r§e,ci-z¤nE «U §z¦A Li¤«pt§l Ep`«hg¤W §h¥g l ©r

.aa¥l oFdn¦z§A Li¤«pt§l Ep`«hg¤W §h¥g l ©r§e


.dlFr m¤di¥l £r mi¦aI©g Ep« ¤W mi ¦ h£g l ©r§e.z`H©g m¤di¥l £r mi¦aI©g Ep« ¤W mi ¦ h£g l ©r§e

.c ¥xFi§e d¤lFr oA §xw m¤di¥l £r mi¦aI©g Ep« ¤W mi ¦ h£g l ©r§emW ¨§e i` ©C©e mW ¨ m¤di¥l £r mi¦aI©g Ep« ¤W mi ¦ h£g l ©r§e

.iElY.zEc §x©n z©M©n m¤di¥l £r mi¦aI©g Ep« ¤W mi ¦ h£g l ©r§e

.mi ¦rA §x © zEw§l©n m¤di¥l £r mi¦aI©g Ep« ¤W mi ¦ h£g l ©r§e.m¦i«nW i ¥ci¦A dzi¦n m¤di¥l £r mi¦aI©g Ep« ¤W mi ¦ h£g l ©r§e

.i ¦xi ¦x £r©e z ¥xM m¤di¥l £r mi¦aI©g Ep« ¤W mi ¦ h£g l ©r§e

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Forgive us O God our Father,For the sin we have sinned before You by selfishness,And for the sin we have sinned before You through thoughtlessness;For the sin we have sinned before You by deceit,And for the sin we have sinned before You by wronging our friends.

For the sin we have sinned before You by untruthfulness,And for the sin we have sinned before You by scoffing;For the sin we have sinned before You by evil speechAnd for the sin we have sinned before You through greed;For the sin we have sinned before You with false pride;For all these, O God of forgiveness, forgive us, pardon us,

grant us atonement.

For the sin we havesinned before You byenvy,

And for the sin wehave sinned beforeYou by foolishness;

For the sin we havesinned before You byrunning after evil,

And for the sin wehave sinned beforeYou by tale bearing;

For the sin we havesinned before You byundeserved hatred,

For all these,O God of forgiveness,forgive us, pardon us,grant us atonement.

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CONFESSION OF SINSNo human being is perfect. Sin, however, need not doom man if it isrecognized, admitted and not repeated. Therefore, we acknowledge thetransgressions committed by any of us and by all of us. We do so because wehave faith in the possibility of atonement. We do so hoping that we will not erragain. We do so in order to come closer to the divine, to recognize our havingbeen created with the ability to distinguish between good and evil. We confessour sins publicly, and therefore declare our determination to make our livesless imperfect and more holy in the days and months to come.For the sin we have committed by not crying out for peaceAnd for the sin we have committed by making guns easily available.For the sin we have committed by ignoring the poor.And for the sin we have committed by closing our hearts and

our neighborhoods to other races.For the sin we have committed by teaching children prejudice

through our attitudes.And for the sin we have committed by not respecting God's image

in every human being.FOR ALL THESE SINS, O GOD, FORGIVE US, PARDON US,

AND GRANT US ATONEMENT.For the sin we have committed by false advertisingAnd for the sin we have committed by ruthless competition.For the sin we have committed by selling inferior goodsAnd for the sin we have committed by conformingFor the sin we have committed by keeping silent in the face of evilAnd for the sin we have committed by neglecting othersFor the sin we have committed by indulging our children,And for the sin we have committed by rejecting our tradition and

being ignorant of it.For the sin we have committed by rebelling for the sake of rebellion.And for the sin we have committed by wasting our lives on vanity.For the sin we have committed by running after recognition.And for the sin we have committed by being insensitive

to those with AIDSFor the sin we have committed by being silent

to those who abuse children.And for the sin we have committed by being silent

to those who abuse spouses.For the sin we have committed by indulging

those who are alcoholics.FOR ALL THESE SINS, O GOD, FORGIVE US, PARDON US,

AND GRANT US ATONEMENT.For the sin we have committed by being a divided communityAnd for the sin we have committed by not educating

our teenagers in TorahFor the sin we have committed by not continuing to educate

ourselves in Torah.And for the sin we have committed by dropping our children off at

services instead of praying with them

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For the sin we have committed by confining Jewish lifeto the synagogue.

And for the sin we have committed by thinkingHebrew learning is trivial

For the sin we have committed by not supporting Jewish education.And for the sin we have committed by not developing our own

capacitiesFor the sin we have committed by not allowing others

to become what they could be.FOR ALL THESE SINS, O GOD, FORGIVE US, PARDON US,

AND GRANT US ATONEMENT.For the sin which we committed before You and before them

by closing our ears.And for the sin which we committed before You and before them by

not using our power.For the sin which we committed before You and before them

by being overcautiousAnd for the sin which we committed before You and before them by

hesitating.For the sin which we committed before You and before them

by useless conferencesAnd for the sin which we committed before You and before them by

foolish talk.For the sin which we committed before You and before them

by treachery towards each otherAnd for the sin which we committed before You and before them by

being a gossip.FOR ALL THESE SINS, O GOD, FORGIVE US, PARDON US,

AND GRANT US ATONEMENT.

A KADDISH OF REMEMBERANCEYitgadal (Kishenev) v’yit’ga’dal (Warsaw) sh’mey raba (Auschwitz)b’alma div’ra chi’ru’tai (Dachau) v’yam’lich mal’chu’tai (Buchenwald)b’cha’yai’chon uv’yo’mai’chon (Babi Yar) uv’cha’yai d’chol baitYisrael (Baghdad) b’a’ga’la u’viz’man kariv (Hebron) v’im’ru Amen.Y’hai sh’mai rabbah m’va’rach l’alam ul’almei alma’ya.Yit’ba’rach (Kfar Etzion) v’yit’pa’ar v’yit’ro’mam (Mayence) v’yit na’she v’yit’hadar (Terezin) v’yit’aleh v’yit’halal (Treblinka) sh’meid’kud’sha b’rich hu (BergenBelsen)L’ey’la u’l’ey’la (Vilna) mi’kol bir’cha v’shi’ra’ta (Usha) tush’b’cha’ta’ta v’ne’che’mah’ta (Massada) da’a’mi’ran b’alma (Jerusalem)v’im’ru Amen. Y’hai sh’lama rabbah min sh’ma’yah v’cha’yim aleynuv’al kol Yisrael v’imru Amen.Oseh shalom bim’ro’mav hu ya’ah’she shalom aleynu v’al kol Yisraelv’al kol yosh’vei taivail v’imru Amen.

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,a ¤x «¤r¥n Ep«¥pEp£g©Y d¤l £r©i,x¤w «A¦n Ep «¥zr§e©W ài§e.a ¤x «r c ©r Ep«¥pEP ¦x d ¤x¥i§e,a ¤x «¤r¥n Ep«¥lFw d¤l £r©i,x¤w «A¦n Ep «¥zw §c¦v ài§e.a ¤xr c ©r Ep«¥pFi §c¦R d ¤x¥i§e,a ¤x «¤r¥n Ep«¥iEP ¦r d¤l £r©i,x¤w «A¦n Ep «¥zgi¦l§q ài§e.a ¤x «r c ©r Ep «¥zw£ ©p d ¤ x¥i§e

,a ¤x «¤r¥n Ep«¥qEp §n d¤l £r©i,x¤w «A¦n Fp £r©n§l ài§e.a ¤x «r c ©r Ep «¥xER¦M d ¤x¥i§e,a ¤x «¤r¥n Ep «¥r§W¦i d¤l £r©i,x¤w «A¦n Ep «¥x¢dh ài§e.a ¤x «r c ©r E«¥pEP¦g d ¤x¥i§e

,a ¤x «¤r¥n Ep«¥pFx§k¦f d¤l £r©i,x¤w «A¦n Ep «¥cEr¦e ài§e.a ¤xr c ©r Ep «¥zx §c©d d ¤x¥i§e,a ¤x «¤r¥n Ep «¥w§tC d¤l £r©i,x¥¤w «A¦n Ep«¥li¦B ài§e.a ¤xr c ©r Ep «¥zWT©A d ¤x¥i§e

,a ¤x «¤r¥n Ep«¥zw§p ¤ d¤l £r©i,x¤w «A¦n Li«¤l ¥ ài§e.a ¤x «r c ©r Epi«¥l ¥ d ¤ x¥i§eYa’aleh Ta’cha’nai’nu mai’erev, v’ya’vo shav’a’tay’nu mi’boker, v’yai’ra’eh re’nu’na’nu ad arev.Ya’aleh ko’la’nu mai’erev, v’ya’vo tzid’ka’tai’nu mi’boker, v’yaii’ra’eh pid’yo’nai’nu ad arev.Ya’aleh ee’nu’yai’nu mai’erev, v’ya’vo sli’cha’tai’nu mi’boker, v’yai’ra’eh na’a’ka’tai’nu ad arev.Ya’aleh m’nu’sai’nu mai’erev, v’ya’vo l’ma’a’no mi’boker, v’yai’ra’eh ki’poo’rai’nu ad arev.Ya’aleh yish’ai’nu mai’erev, v’ya’vo ta’ha’rai’nu mi’boker, v’yai’ra’eh chi’nu’nai’nu ad arev.Ya’aleh zich’ro’nai’nu mai’erev, v’ya’vo vi’oo’dai’nu mi’boker, v’yai’ra’eh had’ra’tai’nu ad arev.Ya’aleh daf’kai’nu mai’erev, v’ya’vo gee’lai’nu mi’boker, v’yai’ra’eh ba’ka’sha’tai’nu ad arev.Ya’aleh en’ka’tai’nu mai’erev, v’ya’vo ai’le’cha mi’boker, v’yai’ra’eh ai’lai’nu ad arev.

May our supplications rise at dusk,our pleas approach Your Presence from the dawn,and let us sing thanksgiving praise at dusk.

May our words and deeds of penance rise at dusk,our pardon come to greet us with the dawn,and let atonement cleanse us all at dusk.

May our knocking at the gates ascend at dusk,our glad glimpse of forgiveness come at dawn,and let us enter mercy’s court at dusk.

May our prayers of confession rise at dusk,our anguish at our imperfection meet the dawn,and let reconciliation make us whole at dusk.

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Reader and then Congregation.Ep «¥zN¦t §Y z¤ oFvx§aE mi ¦n£g ©x§A l¥A©w§e ,Epi«¥lr m¥g ©x§e qEg ,Epi«¥dl¡ i§i ,Ep«¥lFw r©n§W

Sh'ma kolainu, Adonai Elohainu, Choos v'rachaim aleynuv'kabail b'ra'cha'meem oov'rah'tzon et t'fee'lah'tai'nu.

.m ¤c «¤w§M Epi«¥ni W ¥C©g ,daE «Wp§e Li«¤l ¥ i§i Ep«¥ai¦W£dHashee'vainu Adonai ailechah v'nahshuvah, chadaish yamainu k'kedem.

.Ep«¤O¦n g©T ¦Y l© L§W §cw ©gE «x§e ,Li«¤pt§N¦n Ep«¥ki¦l§W©Y l©Ahl tash'li'chainu meel'fah'neh'chah v'rooach kahd'sh'chah ahl tekach me'meh'nu.

.Ep«¥a§f ©r©Y l© Ep«¥gM zFl§k¦M ,dp§w¦f z ¥r§¦l Ep«¥ki¦l§W©Y l©Ahl tahs'lee'chainu l'ait zeek'nah keech'loat ko'chainu ahl ta'ahz'vainu.

Hear our prayer, O Lord our God;In mercy accept our plea.

Bring us closer to Your ways,And help us to live reverently.

Forsake us not nor take from usYour spirit's holy light,

When youth will pass andstrength will ebb,Protect us in the night.

.Ep«l-x¤R©M ,Ep«l l©g§n Ep«l g©l§q ,Epi ¥zFa£ i ¥dl`¥e Epi«¥dl¡ ;Epi«¥dl¡ dY© §e ,L¤O ©r Ep« i¦M.Epi «¦a ¨ dY© §e Li«¤p©a Ep« ;Ep«¥pFc£ dY© §e ,Li «¤ca £r Ep«.Ep ««¥w§l¤g dY© §e ,L«¤ld§w Ep« ;Ep«¥lxFb dY© §e ,L«¤zl£g©p Ep«.Ep ««¥¥rFx dY© §e ,L«¤p`v Ep« ;Ep «¥x §hFp dY© §e ,L«¤n §x©k Ep«.Ep ««¥x§vFi dY© §e ,L«¤zN ªr§t Ep« ;Ep «¥cFc dY© §e ,L«¤zi §r ©x Ep«.Ep ««¥aFx§w dY© §e ,L«¤zNªb§q Ep« ;Ep«¥M§l©n dY© §e ,L«¤O ©r Ep«.Ep «¥xi ¦n£ ©n dY© §e ,Li «¤xi ¦n£ ©n Ep«

;oEP©g§e mEg ©x dY© §e ,mi¦pt i¥G ©r Ep« ;m¦i«©R© K ¤x«¤ dY© §e s ¤x «r i¥W§w Ep« ;mi ¦n£g ©x ¥ln dY© §e ,oFr i ¥ ¥l§n Ep« ,x¥aFr l¥v§M Epi«¥ni Ep«

.EO «Y¦i `l Li«¤zFp§WE `Ed dY© §eKi anu a’mecha, v’atah el’hai’nu… . Anu va’necha, v’atah a’vinu.Anu a’va’de’cha v’atah a’do’nai’nu… . Anu k’ha’lecha, v’atah chel’kai’nu.Anu na’cha’la’te’cha, v’atah go’ra’lai’nu… Anu tzo’ne’cha v’atah ro’ai’nu.Anu char’mec’cha v’atah not’rai’nu… Anu f’oo’a’te’cha v’atah yotz’rai’nu.Anu ra’ya’techa, v’atah do’dai’nu… Anu s’goo’la’techa v’atah kro’vai’nu.Anu a’mecha,v’atah mal’kai’nu… . Anu ma’a’mi’re’cha v’atah

m’a’mi’rai’nu.Anu a’zai fa’nim, v’atah ra’chum v’cha’nun Anu k’shai o’ref, v’atah e’rech a’pa’yim.Anu m’lai’ai a’voan, v’atah ma’leh ra’cha’mim

Anu ya’mai’nu k’tzail o’vair, v’atah hoo oosh’no’te’cha lo ya’mu’tu.

Responsive ReadingFor we are Your people, and You are our God.We are Your children, and You are our Father.We are Your servants, and You are our Master.We are Your flock, and You are our Shepherd.We are Your creation, and You are our Creator.We are Your people, and You are our Friend.We are Your subjects, and You are our King.

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.mi¦aFh mi¦I©g x¤t«¥q§A Ep«¥a §zM !Ep«¥M§l©n Epi «¦a ïnscribe us in the Book of happiness.

.drEWi¦e dN ª§b x¤t«¥q§A Ep«¥a §zM !Ep«¥M§l©n Epi «¦a ïnscribe us in the Book of deliverance.

.dlM§l©k§e dqp §x©R x¤t«¥q§A Ep«¥a §zM !Ep«¥M§l©n Epi «¦a ïnscribe us in the Book of prosperity.

.zFi ªk§f x¤t«¥q§A Ep«¥a §zM !Ep«¥M§l©n Epi «¦a ïnscribe us in the Book of merit.

.dli¦g§nE dgi¦l§q x¤t«¥q§A Ep«¥a §zM !Ep«¥M§l©n Epi «¦a ïnscribe us in the Book of forgiveness.




.Ep «¥zN¦t §Y z¤ oFvx§aE mi ¦n£g ©x§A l¥A©w !Ep«¥M§l©n Epi «¦a ¨

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.Ep «¥zl¦t §z¦l m¦i«©nW i ¥x £r©W g©z§R !Ep«¥M§l©n Epi «¦a ¨.Li«¤pt§l¦n mwi ¥x Ep«¥ai¦W §Y l© `p !Ep«¥M§l©n Epi «¦a ¨

.Ep§g«p£ xtr i¦M xFkf !Ep«¥M§l©n Epi «¦a ¨.Li«¤pt§N¦n oFvx z ¥r§e mi ¦n£g ©x z ©r§W z`G©d drX©d ¥d §Y !Ep«¥M§l©n Epi «¦a ¨

.Ep«¥R©h§e Ep«¥llFr l ©r§e Epi«¥lr lFn£g !Ep«¥M§l©n Epi «¦a ¨.L«¤W §cw m¥W l ©r mi¦bEx£d o ©r«©n§l d¥U £r !Ep«¥M§l©n Epi «¦a ¨

.L «¤cEg¦i l ©r mi¦gEa §h o ©r«©n§l d¥U £r !Ep«¥M§l©n Epi «¦a ¨.L«¤n§W WEc¦T l ©r m¦i«©O©aE W¥ a i ¥ A o ©r«©n§l d¥U £r !Ep«¥M§l©n Epi «¦a ¨

.KEtW©d Li «¤ca £r m ©C z©n§w¦p mFw§p !Ep«¥M§l©n Epi «¦a ¨.Ep«¥p £r©n§l `l m¦ L§p ©r©n§l d¥U £r !Ep«¥M§l©n Epi «¦a ¨




Aveenu malkaynu! Chanaynu Vaahnaynu, key ain banumaahseem, ahsay eemanu tzidakah vachesed v'hosheeaynu.Our Father, our King, we have sinned before You.Our Father, our King, we have no king except You.Our Father, our King, deal with us kindly for the sake of Your name.Our Father, our King, renew unto us a year of good.Our Father, our King, annul every evil decree against us.Our Father, our King, send a perfect healing to the sick among

Your people.Our Father, our King, repeal the evil sentence that may be decreed

against us.Our Father, our King, remember us for our wellbeing.Our Father, our King, inscribe us in the book of happy life.Our Father, our King, inscribe us in the book of freedom and salvation.Our Father, our King, inscribe us in the book of sustenance.Our Father, our King, inscribe us for a meritorious life.Our Father, our King, inscribe us in the book of forgiveness and

reconciliation.Our Father, our King, cause salvation speedily to spring forth for us.Our Father, our King, bring glory to Israel, Your people.

Our Father, our King, be gracious unto us and answer us; for we areunworthy; deal with us in charity and lovingkindness and save us.

The Ark is closed.

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The eight degrees of charity

There are eight degrees in the giving of charity, each higher than theother:

1. One who gives grudgingly;2. One who gives cheerfully, but not enough;3. One who gives a sufficient sum but only when asked;4. One who gives before being asked, and directly to the

needy;5. One who gives so that the needy know the source, but

the giver know not the recipient;6. One who gives so that the giver knows the identity of

the recipient, but the recipient knows not the giver;7. One who gives so that the giver knows not the identity

of the recipient, nor does the recipient know the identityof the giver;

8. The highest form: One who helps the needy by offeringa gift or loan, or by joining in a partnership, or byproviding work, so that the person may becomeselfsupporting.

Moses Maimonides

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Ep«Ur N¤W ,zi¦W` ¥x§A x¥vFi§l dN ªc§B z¥zl ,lM©d oFc£ ©l ©g«¥A©W§l Epi«¥lr,m¤dM Ep «¥w§l¤g mU l¤W ,dnc£ d zFg§R§W¦n§M Ep«nU `l§e ,zFvx£ d i¥iFb§M

,K¤l«¤n i¥p§t¦l ,mi ¦cFnE mi¦e£g©Y§W¦nE mi ¦r §xFM Ep §g«©p£©e mpFn£d lk§M Ep«¥lxb§e.Èd KExA WFcT©d ,mi¦kl §O©d i¥k§l©n

Aleynu l'shabai'ach l'adon hakol, lah'tait g'doolah l'yoatzar b'raisheet. She'loah'sah'noo c'go'yai ha'a'rah'tzoat v'lo samanu c'mish'p'choat ha'adamah. Shelo sahmchelkaynu ca'hem, v'goralainu c'chal ha'moan'nahm Vaanachnu kor'eemumishtachaveem umodeem lifnay melech, malchay hamlacheem,hakadosh baruch hu.

FG ªr z©pi¦k§WE ,l ©r«©O¦n m¦i«©nX©A Fxw§i a©WFnE ,u ¤x« c¥qi§e m¦i«©nW d ¤hFp Èd¤WaEzM©M ,FzlEf q¤t«¤ Ep«¥M§l©n z¤n¡ .cFr oi ¥ Epi«¥dl¡ Èd ,mi¦nFx §n i¥d§ab§A


Sh’hu no’the sha’ma’yim v’yo’saiyd a’retz, oo’mo’shav y’ka’ro ba’sha’ma’yimmi’ma’al, oo’sh’chi’nat oo’zo (2) b’gav’hai m’ro’mim. Hoo ai’lo’hai’nu ain od.Emet mal’kai’nu e’fes zoo’la’to, ka’ka’toov b’torah’to. V’ya’da’ta ha’yomva’ha’shai’vo’tah el l’va’ve’cha, ki Adonai ha’e’lo’him ba’sha’ma’yim mi’ma’alv’al ha’aretz mi’ta’chat ain od (2).

xi¦a £r©d§l ,L¤G ªr z ¤x«¤ §t ¦z§A dx¥d§n zF` §x¦l ,Epi«¥dl¡ i§i L§l d¤E©w§p o¥M l ©r,i ©C©W zEk§l©n§A mlFr o¥T©z§l . oEz ¥xM¦i zFxM mi¦li¦l¡d§e u ¤x« d o ¦n mi¦lEl¦bEr §c¥i§e Exi «¦M©i .u ¤x« i ¥r§W ¦x lM Li«¤l ¥ zFp§t©d§l .L«¤n§W¦a E` §x§w¦i xUa i¥p§A lk§ei§i Li«¤pt§l :oFWl lM r©aX ¦Y ,K ¤x«¤A lM r ©x§k ¦Y L§l i¦M ,l¥a¥z i¥a§WFi lMlFr z¤ mN ªk El§A©wi¦e .Ep «¥Y¦i xw§i L §n¦W cFa§k¦l§e .El «R¦i§e Er §x§k¦i Epi«¥dl¡,ì¦d L§l¤y zEk§l©O©d i¦M .c ¤re mlFr§l dx¥d§n m¤di¥l £r Kl §n¦z§e .L«¤zEk§l©n.c ¤re mlFr§l Kl §n¦i i§i ,L «¤zxFz§A aEzM©M :cFak§A KFl §n¦Y c ©r i ¥n§lF «r§lEFn§yE ,cg ¤ i§i d¤i§d¦i Èd©d mFI©A ,u ¤x« d lM l ©r K¤l«¤n§l i§i did§e ,x©n¡¤p§e

:cg ¤V'nehehmar, v'ha'yah Adonai l'melech al kol haaretz, bayom hahu yih'yeAdonai echad ush'mo echad.

Because we believe in YouWe hope for the day when all idols will be destroyed:When men will not worship success or power or status or thingsBut will give their first and highest loyalty to YouTo justice, to love, to peaceThen will we see the fulfillmentOf the hope the prophet cherished"The day will come when God aloneShall rule over all the earth.On that day He will be Oneand His name will be One."

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Mourner's Kaddish

Ki¦l §n©i§e ,D¥zEr §x¦k `x§a i ¦C `n§lr§A .À ©x D¥n§W W ©C©w §z¦i§e l ©C©B §z¦io©n§f¦aE `lb £r©A .l ¥ x§U¦i zi¥A lk §c i¥I©g§aE oFki ¥nFi§aE oFki¥I©g§A D¥zEk§l©n

:o¥n ¨ Ex§n¦ §e ai ¦xwYitgadal v'yitkadash sh'may raba. B'alma dee v'rah cheerutay. V'yamleech

malchutay b'chayaychon uvyomaychon uvchayay d'chal bayt yisraelbaagala uvizman kareev. V'eemru amen.

Congregation and Mourners


Mourners

lN©d §z¦i§e d¤N ©r §z¦i§e xC©d §z¦i§e ¥V©p §z¦i§e m©nFx §z¦i§e x© R §z¦i§e ,g©A©Y§W¦i§e K ©xA §z¦i,`zxi¦W§e `zk §x¦A-lM-o¦n N ¥r§lE `N «¥r§l .Èd Ki ¦x§A `W §cªw §C D¥n§W

:o¥n ¨ Ex§n¦ §e ,`n§lr§A oxi ¦n£ ©C ,`zn¡g¤p§e zg§A§W ªYYitbarach v'yishtabach v'yitpaar v'yitromam v'yitnasay v'yithadar

v'yitaleh sh'may d'kudshah. B'reech hu. L'ayla min kol birchata v'sheeratatushb'chata v'nechemata daameerahn b'alma. V'eemru amen.

:o ¥n ¨ Ex §n¦ §e ,l ¥ x §U¦i lM l ©r§e Epi«¥lr mi¦I©g§e I ©n§W o¦n A ©x nl §W ¥d§iY'hay sh'lama raba meen sh'maiya v'chayim alaynu v'al kol yisrael.

V'eemru amen.

,l ¥ x §U¦i lM l ©r§e Epi«¥lr mFlX d¤U £r©i Èd einFx §n¦A mFlW d¤Ur:o ¥n ¨ Ex §n¦ §e


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Yigdal ,g©A©Y§W¦i§e i©g mi¦dl¡ l ©C§b¦i :FzE`i¦v§n l ¤ z ¥r oi ¥§e ,`v §n¦p

,FcEg¦i§M ci¦gi oi ¥§e cg ¤ :FzEC§g© §l sFq oi ¥ m©b§e ,ml §r¤p ,sEB Fpi ¥§e sEb©d zEn §c Fl oi ¥ :FzXªc§w eil ¥ KFx £r©p `l

,`x§a¦p xW£ xaC lk§l oFn §c©w :Fzi¦W` ¥x§l zi¦W` ¥x oi ¥§e oFW` ¦x .xvFp lk§l ,mlFr oFc£ FP¦d :FzEk§l©nE FzN ªc§b d ¤xFi

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.FzC xi¦ni `l§e l ¥ d si¦l£g©i `l :FzlEf§l ,mi¦nlFr§l ,Epi ¥xz§q ©r «¥cFi§e d¤tFv :Fzn §c©w§A xaC sFq§l hi¦A©n

,Flr§t¦n§M c¤q«¤g Wi ¦ §l l¥nFB :Fzr§W ¦x§M rx rWx§l o ¥zFp ,Ep«¥gi¦W§n oi ¦ni©d u¥w§l g©l§W¦i :FzrEW§i u¥w i¥M©g§n zFc§t¦l

,Fc§q©g aFx§A l ¥ d¤I£g§i mi ¦z¥n:FzN¦d §Y m¥W c ©r i ¥c £r KExA

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mler oec` ,K©ln x¤W£ mlFr oFc£ .`x§a¦p xi¦v§i lM m ¤x«¤h§A

,lM Fv§t¤g§a dU £r©p z ¥r§l .`x§w¦p Fn§W K¤l«¤n i©f£,lM©d zFl§k¦M i ¥x£g© §e .`xFp KFl §n¦i FC©a§l

,d¤Fd Èd§e ,did Èd§e .dx ¨ §t ¦z§A ,d¤i§d¦i Èd§e ,i¦p¥W oi ¥§e cg ¤ Èd§e .dxi «¦A§g©d§l Fl li¦W§n©d§l

,zi¦l§k©z i¦l§A zi¦W` ¥x i¦l§A .dx§U¦O©d§e frd Fle ,i¦l£ B i©g§e i¦l ¥ Èd§e .dxv z ¥r§A i¦l§a¤g xEv§e i¦l qFpnE i¦Q¦p Èd§e .`x§w ¤ mFi§A i¦qFM zp §n ,i¦gEx ci¦w§t© Fci§A .dxi «¦r ¨§e o©Wi ¦ z ¥r§A

,i ¦zI¦e§B i¦gEx m ¦re.`xi ¦ `l§e i¦l i§i

Adon olam asher malach, b'terem kol y'tseer niv'ra.L'ate naa'sa v'heftso kol, azye melech sh'monikra.V'acharay kich'lot hakol, l'vado yimloch nora.V'hu haya, v'hu hove, v'hu yiye 'tifara.V'hu echod v'ayn shaynee, l'hamsheel lo l'hachbeera.B'lee raysheet b'lee tachleet, v'lo haoz v'hamisra.V'hu aylee v'chai goalee, v'tsur chevlee b'ayt tsara.V'hu nisee umanos lee, m'nat kosee b'yom ekra.B'yado afkeed ruchee, b'ayt eeshan v'aheera.V'eem ruchee g'veeyatee, Adonai lee v'lo eera.

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THOUGHTS FOR YOM KIPPURThis part of the Yom Kippur service is to be read only by those under 15years old. It was written by a teenager... for teenagers. We will pause at thispoint in the service until all teenagers have a chance to read it. Take yourtime.............I just can't believe it. Another year is gone. It certainly went quickly. As youget older, the years seem shorter and shorter. I used to think I'd never be thisold. Five years ago I couldn't dream of it."Time hurries on

And the leaves that are greenTurn to brown."

I remember my first year of school. Well... it seems far off and hazy. But a lotof years have gone by. Faster than I realize, sometimes. Before I know it, I'llbe going into college. And then I'll be getting married maybe, working andraising a family. It seems far off now. But one day I'll wake up and find thatI'm middleaged. And it won't seem like such a long time. And then I'll besending my kids off to college and I'll retire after a while and then...WAIT A MINUTE! NOT SO FAST! MY WHOLE LIFE IS AHEAD OF ME!Isn't it?No. Twenty percent of it is behind me. I can't keep thinking like that. Thinkingthat the rest of my life is going to be the best part, that it's all ahead of me.What am I going to tell myself when I'm twentyfive? When I'm forty? Whenmy life is mostly behind me. When I'm seventy. That's kind of hard toimagine."Can you imagine us years from today

Sharing a park bench silently...How terribly strange to be seventy."

If I close my eyes, I can see it. There I am. Sitting on that old park bench.With lots of little children running around and laughing. Staring at me. And I'lllean on my cane and look at them. My whole life is over. Nothing butmemories. Regrets of things I never got to do. Things that I kept putting off.And now, there's no turning back. Too late to change anything.And I'll cough a little and my eyes will be wet with tears and I'll be tremblingand I won't be able to breathe easily. Maybe I'll smile at them. And me. Howfoolish I was. Youth is wasted on the young. It's pretty sad.Thank God I'm still young. But it's not going to last for so long. I can't wasteany time. I'm going to be seventy one of these days.I've got to do something about it. I can't let myself waste another year. I can'tlet myself be so foolish. The years pass by so quickly. I can't allow them toslip through my fingers. I was a fool last year. I spent so much time doingnothing. Not even enjoying doing nothing. I didn't know how to relate to myfriends. And there were so many people that I never got friendly with. Justbecause I was so lazy. Just because I kept to myself. There were a lot ofthings I wanted to do that I never got around to. Ideas that I never sharedwith other people. Experiences that I could have had, but didn't. What did Iget out of the last year? I'm just a year older now. Just a year advanced in

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school.My God, that was a whole year of my life! Three hundred and sixty five days!I've got to stop now, before it is too late. I've got to think it all over. I've got tounderstand myself, what I've done with my time, what I can do to change.Now. Because when I come back here next year and then the year afterthat....The years go by so quickly. Don't let them slip through my fingers.Life is a complicated moving picture composed of people, events, actions,ideas, feelings. Every day, our minds are constantly thinking about thesethings. But today is different. Simply because a whole year has passed. If welet the years pass without taking notice, then our lives will go by in fastmotion. Let us stop the action today. Freeze the movie at a single frame, andexamine it closely. Focus on the things that have effected us during the year.Try to learn from our errors, so that when we leave Yom Kippur behind, andthe movie continues, it will be a better scene.For each of us, the picture will be different. We each have our own thing. Ourlives are composed of different people, different daily habits, differentrelationships. It is most important for each of us to understand his or herself.For this reason, everyone's thought's will be different. We want to take sometime to think about our lives. There are some basic questions we can askourselves.WHO AM I? WHAT AM I DOING IN THIS WORLD? WHAT DO I WANT OUTOF LIFE? IS IT MONEY? KNOWLEDGE? LOVE? HAPPINESS?FRIENDSHIPS? EXPERIENCES? SOMETHING WHICH IS UNIQUELY MYOWN?IN TERMS OF MY PERSONAL GOALS, HOW DID I MAKE THIS PASTYEAR MEANINGFUL? WHAT DID I LEARN? HOW DID I RELATE TOPEOPLE? WHAT EXPERIENCES DID I HAVE TO ENRICH MY LIFE? WASIT A GOOD YEAR FOR ME, OR DID I FALL DOWN IN MANY RESPECTS?WHERE DID I FAIL?IF I'M UNHAPPY WITH MYSELF, IF I WASTED MY TIME LAST YEAR, IF IDIDN'T ACHIEVE MY GOALS, IF I DIDN'T LOVE, IF I DIDN'T PRESERVEMY FRIENDSHIPS AND BUILD NEW ONES....THEN HOW WILL I GOABOUT MAKING THE NEXT YEAR BETTER? HOW WILL I MAKE THENEXT YEAR MORE MEANINGFUL?Each of the questions that has been posed above can be thought about forhours. Each question within the question can occupy our minds individuallyfor long periods of time. And there are other questions for each of us to askourselves, because each of us is a different person.At this time, on Yom Kippur, we want to confront ourselves as fully aspossible. We should reflect on the past year, and contemplate the year tocome. We should not hesitate to consider those questions which reallybother us as individuals. The questions about ourselves and about ourworlds. Where are we going? The answer, if there is one, is within yourself.Next Yom Kippur you will be one year older. You will have a year less to go.Now is the time to consider your life. Now is the time to consider your life.Now is the time to consider your life.

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Chaim Glatt, a true survivor of 5 years in different concentration camps.This picture was taken after being nursed back to health

upon liberation in 1945....the message here is NEVER FORGET

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ISRAEL'S MARTYRDOMThe first ones to be destroyed were the children,little orphans, abandoned upon the face of the earth;they who were the best in the world, the acme of grace on the dark earth!Oh, tender orphans! From them the bereaved of the worldin a house of shelter we drew consolation;from the mournful faces, mute and dark,we said the light of day will yet break upon us!...Thus it was at the end of the winter, forty two,in such a house of shelter, I saw children just gathered from the street;and I hid in a corner of corners,I saw in the embrace of a nurse a little girl less than two years old,emaciated, thin, her face the pallor of death,and her eyes so grave, so serious...And I looked at her, I looked at this two year old child;like a grandma of a hundred years was this little girl of Israel;the trouble and misery that her grandma had not seen even in a nightmare,this little girl had seen fully awake. And I wept and said to myself:"Away with the tears! The sorrow will cease but the graveness will remain..."The graveness will remain, it will seep into the well of the world,into the well of life, and deepen it; this Jewish earnestness will awaken,will open the eyes of the blind, will shine like the Torah to the whole world,like a prophecy, like the Holy ScripturesDo not cry, do not weep... eighty million murderers will atone for oneworried child of Israel.Do not cry...At this station another girl I saw, about five years old;she fed her younger brother and cried; the little one, he was sick;into a diluted piece of jam she dipped tiny crusts of bread,and skillfully she inserted them into his mouth...This my eyes were privileged to see!To see this mother, a mother of five years feeding her child,to hear her soothing voicemy own mother, the best in the world could not do better.But this one wiped his tears with a smileinjected joy into his heart A little girl of Israel!God Himself could not have improved upon her....They, the children of Israel, were the first in doom and disaster;most of them without father and motherwere consumed by frost, starvation and lice;holy messiahs sacrificed in pain... Say then, how have these lambs sinned?Why in the days of doom are they the first victims of wickedness, the firstin the trap of evil are they?The first were they detained for death,The first into the wagons of slaughter;they were thrown into the wagons, the huge wagons,like heaps of refuse, like the ashes of the earthand they transported them, killed them, exterminated them... withoutremnant and remembrance...The best of my children were all wiped out!

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Anne Frank was a young girl in Amsterdam, Holland during the terrible days of NaziGermany. Two weeks before she died, one of six million Jews who perished in the Holocaust,she wrote the following words in her diary."It's really a wonder that I haven't dropped all myideals, because they seem so absurd andimpossible to carry out. Yet, I keep them, becausein spite of everything I still believe that people arereally good at heart. I simply can't build my hopeson a foundation of confusion, misery, and death. Isee the world gradually being turned into awilderness. I hear the approaching thunder, I canfeel the suffering of millions and yet, if I look upinto the heavens, I think that it will all come outright one of these days, that this cruelty will end,and that peace and tranquillity will return again. Inthe meantime, I must hold onto my ideas forperhaps the day will come when I shall be able tocarry them out."How lovely to think that we do not need to wait a moment, we can start now, start slowlychanging the world!

How lovely that everyone, great and small, can make their contributions towardintroducing justice straight away!

Just as with so many things, most people seek justice in quite another quarter, theygrumble because they receive so little of it themselves.

Open your eyes, first make sure that you are always fair yourself!Give of yourself, give as much as you can!And you can always, always give something, even if it is only kindness,

If everyone were to do this and not be mean with a kindly word,then there would be much more justice and love in the world.

Give and you shall receive, much more than you would have ever thought possible.Give, give again and again, don't lose courage, keep it up and go on giving!No one has ever become poor from giving!

There is plenty of room for everyone in the world, enoughmoney, riches and beauty for all to share!

God has made enough for everyone!Let us all begin then by sharing it fairly.

Anne Frank

I wonder if I have the strength and the ability to achieve what I want.I also wonder if what I want is the right thing?

Dear God, if you've kindled a fire in my heart, allow me to burnthat which should be burned in my house... the House of Israel.

And, as You've given me an allseeing eye, and an allhearing ear,give me, as well, the strength to love, to caress, to uplift.

And grant that these words to be not empty phrases,but a credo for my life.

Toward what am I aiming? Towards all that which is best inthe world, and of which there is a spark within me.

O' MY GOD, MAY THESE THINGS NEVER CEASE... THE SAND AND THE SEA, THESOUND OF THE WATER, THE THUNDER ON HIGH AND THE PRAYER OF MANEli, Eli, shelo y'gamair l'olam. Hachol v'hayam, rishroosh shel hamayim,barak hashamayim, t'filat haadam.

Hannah Senesh, 1941

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WISH UPON A STARABOUT THE BOOK – THE DIARY OF ANN FRANK

Written as Anne Frank

Sometimes I feel trapped in a place far from home,I feel cooped up in a place where I cannot roam.

The Nazis try to look for us but what they cannot findAre three frightened families concealed

in a moveable bookshelf that we are behind.I miss the outside world and friends and family too,

Running and singing and dancing we definitely may not do!There are so many restrictions and the Nazis are mean and unfair.

I feel like a baby lion stuck forever in it’s lair.The Nazi’s are getting closer, they almost found us yesterday,

They almost found us hiding and almost took us away.Today they came again but today they did find,

The three frightened families and the bookshelf we were behind.They told us to follow them to a train that would take us away,

We are all afraid this may be our dying day.My sister Margot and I agree, we are petrified of the Nazi power.

The time seems to drag second by second, minute by minute, hour by hour.We step off the train into a very dark and gloomy room,

I feel like I am being buried; locked away in my tomb.The Nazis made us stand in two lines on a dirt path,

One with men, the other with women, we were all facing Hitler’s wrath.Some people went to the left and some went to the right.

On to Margot’s hand, I did hold on so tight.My father was on the other side of the dusty nowhere.

I did not see his face for the last time, not even a final stare.I walked for miles down the long road to my wooden bed.There were so many people in there, even some were dead.

My sister is no longer near to me I lost her weeks ago,She most likely went off to die, and that I will never know.Weeks have gone by and my precious Margot I have found,

She is deathly sick now she can hardly make a sound.Later on that month I found that my Margot had died,

I went back to my room and there I sat and I cried.Tonight I wished on a star and said let this be over as soon as it can be,

I really did wish hard, very hard to end the terror that I see.Find a place in your heart to hold the memory of mine and many other lives.

Just remember all the children, all the siblings,all the husbands, and all the wives.

By: Blaire Gansman, Age 13, Marlboro, NJ Congregation Ohev Shalom

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ANONYMOUS CHILD IN THEREISIENSTADT CONCENTRATION CAMPHe doesn't know the world at allWho stays in his nest and doesn't go out.He doesn't know what birds know bestNor what I want to sing about,That the world is full of loveliness.

When dewdrops sparkle in the grassAnd earth's aflood with morning lightA blackbird sings upon a bushTo greet the dawning after nightThen I know how fine it is to live.

Hey, try to open up your heartTo beauty: go to the woods somedayAnd weave a wreath of memory thereThen if the tears obscure your wayyou'll know how wonderful it is to be alive.

"The Soldier Weeping at the Western Wall"Asa, my uncle died at the Wall

In a village called Lublin, he died at the WallWith twenty six others; the SS shot them all.

For him and for them, I weep at the Wall.

Sarah, my cousin, died at the WallIn a chamber at Auschwitz, she died at the Wall,

With a child at her breast; so lumpy, so small.For her and the child, I weep at the Wall.

Sholom, my brother, died at the Wall,On the Syrian border; he died at the Wall

Of the house he had built; he was rugged and tall.For my brother, Sholom, I weep at the Wall

Oh, God of my fathers, I fought for this Wallfor my uncle and those who fell with him, for all!

For my cousin, her baby, so hungry, so small.For my brother Sholom rugged and tall.

Now, let my tears, with the right just to fall.

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THE LETTER OF THE 93 MAIDENSThis poem was written by the late Hebrew poet, Hillel Bavli. It is based on a letter Written byChaya Feldman, one of the ninetythree girls. They were pupils and Teachers of a Beth Jacobschool in Warsaw, Poland. When the Nazis captured the city, They ordered the girls toprepare themselves to serve the pleasures of the soldiers. To avoid this defilement, the girlsoffered their last prayer, took poison and died, “in order to sanctify the name of God by theirdeath as well as by their lives.” The letter describing these events was dated, Rosh HodeshElul, 5704 (1944)

We cleansed our bodies and we are pure,We cleansed our spirits and are at peace.Death shall not frighten us,We shall meet it calmly.

We served God in our life,We shall know how to hallow His name in death.A solemn covenant binds the ninety three of us.Together we studied God's Torah,Together we shall die.

We read Psalms aloud and are comforted.We confessed our sins,And our hearts grew strong.Now we are ready to depart.

Let the unclean ones come to defile us;We do not fear them;Before their eyes we shall drink the cup of poison and die,Innocent and pure, as befits daughters of Jacob.

We shall pray before mother Sarah and say to her;We have come.We met the test of the Binding of Isaac.Come, pray with us, for the People of Israel.

Grant mercy, O Father of mercy,To the people that has known Thee,There is no more mercy in mortal man.Reveal Thy love now concealed,Rescue and redeem Thine afflicted people,Purify and preserve Thy world.

The hour of Neilah has come; our hearts are quiet.The last request we make of you, our brethren,Wharever you are;Recite the Kaddish for us;For the ninety three maidens of Israel.

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HAKOTELA young girl stood at the Kotel; her lips and chin very close.She said to me, “The sound of the Shofar is very strong here; but thesilence is even stronger.”She said to me,

“This Temple place, it silences me with awe, with reward, with privilege.”And, what lit up her face in the twilight was the brilliant blue of her royalty.The Kotelmoss and sadnessThe Kotellead and blood.There are men with hearts of stone...These are stones with the heart of a man.HaKotel Ayzoav v’atzevet... hakotel oaferet vadam.Yaish ahnashim eam laiv shel e’venYaish ahvanin eam’ laiv adam.A paratrooper stood near the Kotel; the only one left in his unitHe said to me,

“Death has no image; just a diameter only nine millimeters wideI have no tears (but then he look down)... by my grandfather,God knows him, he is buried here on the Mount of Olives.”Hakotel ...Dressed in black, she stood near the Kotel, a mother of one of the footsoldiers she said to me,

“It is the eyes of my son that is burning here, not the lights in this wall.”She said to me, “I Am not writing any note to hide in these cracks, becausewhat I gave to the Kotel; just yesterday, is greater than any words orletter.”Hakotel ...

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AL KOL ELELyrics and Music: Naomi ShemerEnglish version: Seymour Rockoll

Through the pain and through the pleasureThrough the peaceful and the wildOur tiny fragile treasureGod, protect that child.Through the fire crisply burningThrough the water crystal clearGuard the soldier who’s returningTo his home so dear.CHORUS:Through the good times; through the bad timesOh my God, it’s you that I needThrough the sting and all through the honeyThrough the bitter, through the sweetDon’t destroy my growing my yearningDon’t ignore my hope and my prayerBring me back and I’ll be returningto the land so good and fair.Oh my God, protect this dwellingAnd my garden evermoreFrom the scream of sudden shellingFrom the sounds of war.May my home be safe from terrorMay the children know no painGuard the earth from nature’s errorGive it sun and rain.CHORUS: Through the good times...Every tree the wind is greetingAs a star departs the skyIn the dark my heart is pleadingWith a wishful sigh.Those I love with love undyingKeep them safe, forever strongHear the silent voices cryingAs we sing along.CHORUS: Through the good times...

Yad Vashem, Israel, photo by Joyce Sugarman

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Raisins and Almondsby Abraham Goldfaden, Henry Lefkowitch and Stanley Lionel

IN DEM BEYSHAMIKDASH IN A VINKLKHEYDER,

ZITST DI ALMONE, BASTSIYOYN ALEYN.IR BEN YOKHIDL YIDELEN VIGT ZI

KESEYDERUN ZINGT IM TSUM SHLOFN A LIDELE

SHEYN:

“UNTER YIDELES VIGELESHTEYT A KLORVAYS TSIGELE,DOS TSIGELE IZ GEFORN HANLEN,DOS VET ZAYN DAYN BARUF:ROZHINKES MIT MANDLEN;SHLOF ZHE, YIDELE, SHLOF.

ES VET KUMEN A TSAYT FUN AYZNBANEN,ZEY VELN FARFLEYTSN DI GANTSE VELT;AYZERNE VEGN VESTU OYSSPANENUN VEST IN DEM OYKH FARDINEN FIL

GELT.

UN AZ DU VEST VERN RAYKH, YIDELEZOLSTU ZIKH DERMONEN IN DEM LIDELE;ROZHINKES MIT MANDLEN;DOS VET ZAYN DAYN BARUF!YIDELE VET ALTS HANDLEN,SHLOF ZHE,YIDELE, SHLOF.”

In the corner of the Templethe widowed daughter of Zion sits,rocking her only son, Yidele to sleep.She sings a tender lullaby:

“Under Yidele’s cradlestands a snowwhite kid.The kid has been to market.That will be your calling:trading raisins with almonds;so sleep now, Yidele, sleep.

There will come a time when trainswill cover the earth;You’ll travel on iron roadsand earn great wealth.

But even when you become rich,Yidele,

remember this lullaby;Raisins with almonds;this will be your calling!You will trade everything,so sleep now, Yidele, sleep.”

Yiddishe MameIch vil bai aich a kashe fregenAogt mir ver es kenMit velche tayere farmegensBentsht Got alemenMen koift esnit far kene geltDos git men nor umzistUn doch as men farlirt dosVi fil treren men fargistA tsvete git men kenem nitEs helft nit kain gevenOi ver es hot fatloirenDer ves shoin vos ich men

A yidishe mameEs gibt nit beser in der veltA yidishe mameOive vi biter ven zi feltVi shenun lichtig iz in hoizVen di mame ‘z doVi troirig finster vertVen Got nemt ir oif olon haboIn vaser un fayerVolt zi gelofen far ir kindNit halten ir tayerDos is gevis di greste zind

Oi vi gliklich und raichIs der mentsh vos hotA za shene matone ge shenkt funGotNor ain altitshke Yidishe mameMame main

My Yidishe mame I need her morethan ever now

My Yidishe mame I’d like to kiss herwrinkled browI long to hold her hand once more asin days gone byAnd ask her to forgive me for thingsI did that made her cryHow few were her pleasures, shenever cared for fashion stylesHer jewels and her treasures shefound in her baby’s smilesO I know that I owe what I am todayTo that dear little lady who’s youngyet grayTo that wonderful Yidishe mameMame mine

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Y'rushalayim shel zahav(Jerusalem of Gold)

Aveer harim tzalul kayayin v'raich oranim.Nisah b'ruach ha'arbayim eem kol pa'a'monim.Oo' v'tardaimat elan va'even sh'vuyah ba'chalomah.Ha'ear asher badad yoshevet oo'b'leebah chomah.CHORUS:

Y'RUSHALAYIM SHEL ZAHAV, V'SHEL N'CHOSHET V'SHELOR HA'LOAH L'CHOL SHE'RA'YICH ANI KINOR. (2)

Chazarnu el borot ha'mayim lashook v'la'kikar.Shofar korai b'har habayit ba'ear ha'atikah.Oo'vam'orot asher baselah alfai sh'mashot zorchotv'shoov nairaid al yam hamelach b'derech y'ri'cho.

CHORUSAch b'voa'ee hatyom lashir lach v'lach leek'shor k'tarim.Kah'toanti meetz'ear bah'nayich oo'mai'acharon ha'm'sho'r'rimKi smaich tzoa'rare et ha'sfatayim keen'she'kat s'rahfEeem esh'ka'chaich Y'rushalayim asher koolah zahav.

CHORUS

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Psalm 23The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want.He causes me to lie down in green pastures,He leads me besides still water.He restores my soul;He guides me in right paths for His name's sake.Yea, though I walk through the valley of

the shadow of death,I will fear no evil; for You are with me;Your rod and Your staff they comfort me.You prepare a table before me in the presence of

my enemies,You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.Surely, goodness and mercy will follow me all the

days of my life,And I shall dwell in the house of the Lord, forever, Amen.

The 23rd Psalm (Adapted)

Because God is my shepherd, I have everything I want,and, more, everything I need.I need neither wander for fulfillment nor grope for meaning.

God allows me to find rest in lush meadows and valleys.Wharever I am — God leads me.

Wharever God leads me, it is as if I am by a river whose waters are so still,my mind is at ease, my soul at rest.

God guides me on the right path of Tzedakah,of justice, right, goodness, compassion, and caring,for this is of benefit to God as well as to human beings.

You have set life before me as a royal banquet,even if there are present those who would harm me.

I am safe.I am a guest in Your household.

This life is so abundant, my cup of wonder overflows.I am grateful and bless You for Your generosity.

O, even if I walk in places so profoundly frightening it feels as though the Angelof Death is in the darkness, still, I fear no harm, for You, God, are with me,wharever I find myself.

I am grateful for Your compassion and care, always.Most certainly I shall continue to live in Your home, in this life and after.

Danny SiegelPlease turn to the CONFESSIONAL SECTION, pages 111120.

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Continue here after the CONFESSIONAL SECTION.

Small Pain In My Chestby Michael Mack

The soldier boy was sitting calmly underneath that tree.As I approached it, I could see him beckoning to me.

The battle had been long and hard and lasted through the nightAnd scores of figures on the ground lay still by morning's light.

"I wonder if you'd help me, sir", he smiled as best he could."A sip of water on this morn would surely do me good.

We fought all day and fought all night with scarcely any rest A sip of water for I have a small pain in my chest."

As I looked at him, I could see the large stain on his shirtAll reddishbrown from his warm blood mixed in with Asian dirt."Not much", said he. "I count myself more lucky than the rest.

They're all gone while I just have a small pain in my chest."

"Must be fatigue", he weakly smiled. "I must be getting old.I see the sun is shining bright and yet I'm feeling cold.

We climbed the hill, two hundred strong,but as we cleared the crest,

The night exploded and I felt this small pain in my chest."

"I looked around to get some aid the only things I foundWere big, deep craters in the earth bodies on the ground.

I kept on firing at them, sir. I tried to do my best,But finally sat down with this small pain in my chest."

"I'm grateful, sir", he whispered, as I handed my canteenAnd smiled a smile that was, I think,

the brightest that I've seen."Seems silly that a man my size so full of vim and zest,Could find himself defeated by a small pain in his chest."

"What would my wife be thinking of her manso strong and grown,

If she could see me sitting here, too weak to stand alone?Could my mother have imagined, as she held me to her breast,That I'd be sitting HERE one day with this pain in my chest?"

"Can it be getting dark so soon?" He winced up at the sun."It's growing dim and I thought that the day had just begun.

I think, before I travel on, I'll get a little rest ..........And, quietly, the boy died from that small pain in his chest.

I don't recall what happened then. I think I must have cried;I put my arms around him and I pulled him to my side

And, as I held him to me, I could feel our wounds were pressedThe large one in my heart against the small one in his chest.

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THE SCULPTORI took a piece of plastic clayAnd idly fashioned it, one day,And as my fingers pressed it still,It moved and yielded to my will.

I came again, when days were passed,That bit of clay, was hard at last,The form I gave it, still it bore,And I could change that form no more.

Then I took a piece of living clayAnd gently formed it, day by day,And molded with my power and art,A young child’s soft and yielding heart.

I came again when years were gone,It was a man I looked upon,He still, that early impress bore,And I could change it, nevermore.

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Discouraged?As I was driving home from work one day, I stopped to watch a localLittle League baseball game that was being played in a park near myhome. As I sat down behind the bench on the firstbaseline, I asked one ofthe boys what the score was.“We’re behind 14 to nothing,” he answered with a smile.“Really,” I said. “I have to say you don’t look very discouraged.”“Discouraged?” the boy asked with a puzzled look on his face. “Whyshould we be discouraged? We haven’t been up to bat yet.”

Jack Canfield

drawing by Roberta Newman

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,Epi«¥dl¡ Èd dY© ,Epi«¥pFc£ Èd dY© ,Ep«¥M§l©n Èd dY© .Ep «¥ri¦WFn Èd dY©

.mi ¦O©Q©d z ¤x «h§w z¤ Li«¤pt§l Epi «¥zFa£ Exi «¦h§w¦d¤W Èd dY©

Ein keiloheinu, ein kadoneinu, ein k'malkeinu, ein k'moshieinu.Mi kheiloheinu, mi khadoneinu, mi kh'malkeinu, mi kh'moshieinu.Nodeh leiloheinu, nodeh ladoneinu, nodeh l'malkeinu, nodeh l'moshieinu.Barukh eloheinu, barukh adoneinu, barukh malkeinu, Barukh moshieinu.Attah hu eloheinu, attah hu adoneinu, attah hu malkeinu, attah hu moshieinu.Attah hu shehhiktiru avoteinu l'fanekha et k'toret hasamim.

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.`Ed KExA WFcT©d ,mi¦kl §O©dAleynu l'shabai'ach l'adon hakol, lah'tait g'doolah l'yoatzar b'raisheet.. She'loah'sah'noo c'go'yai ha'a'rah'tzoat v'lo samanu c'mish'p'choat ha'adamah. Shelo sahmchelkaynu ca'hem, v'goralainu c'chal ha'moan'nahm Vaanachnu kor'eemumishtachaveem umodeem lifnay melech, malchay hamlacheem,hakadosh baruch hu.



Sh’hu no’the sha’ma’yim v’yo’saiyd a’retz, oo’mo’shav y’ka’ro ba’sha’ma’yimmi’ma’al, oo’sh’chi’nat oo’zo (2) b’gav’hai m’ro’mim. Hoo ai’lo’hai’nu ain od.Emet mal’kai’nu e’fes zoo’la’to, ka’ka’toov b’torah’to. V’ya’da’ta ha’yomva’ha’shai’vo’tah el l’va’ve’cha, ki Adonai ha’e’lo’him ba’sha’ma’yim mi’ma’alv’al ha’aretz mi’ta’chat ain od (2).

xi¦a £r©d§l ,L¤G ªr z ¤x«¤ §t¦z§A dx¥d§n zF` §x¦l ,Epi«¥dl¡ i§i L§l d¤E©w§p o¥M l ©r,i ©C©W zEk§l©n§A mlFr o¥T©z§l . oEz ¥xM¦i zFxM mi¦li¦l¡d§e u ¤x« d o¦n mi¦lEl¦bEr §c¥i§e Exi «¦M©i .u ¤x« i ¥r§W ¦x lM Li«¤l ¥ zFp§t©d§l .L«¤n§W¦a E` §x§w¦i xUa i¥p§A lk§eEpi«¥dl¡ i§i Li«¤pt§l :oFWl lM r©aX ¦Y ,K ¤x«¤A lM r ©x§k¦Y L§l i¦M ,l¥a ¥z i¥a§WFi lM.L«¤zEk§l©n lFr z¤ mNªk El§A©wi¦e .Ep «¥Y¦i xw§i L§n¦W cFa§k¦l§e .El «R¦i§e Er §x§k¦ic ©r i¥n§lF «r§lE ,`i¦d L§l¤y zEk§l©O©d i¦M .c ¤re mlFr§l dx¥d§n m¤di¥l £r Kl§n¦z§ei§i did§e ,x©n¡¤p§e .c ¤re mlFr§l Kl§n¦i i§i ,L«¤zxFz§A aEzM©M :cFak§A KFl§n¦Y

:cg ¤ Fn§yE ,cg ¤ i§i d¤i §d¦i Ed©d mFI©A ,u ¤x« d lM l ©r K¤l«¤n§lV'nehehmar, v'ha'yah Adonai l'melech al kol haaretz, bayom hahu yih'yeAdonai echad ush'mo echad.It is our duty to praise the Lord of all things (Adon HaKol), to ascribe greatness to Himwho formed the world in the beginning. He separated us from the nations of the worldand He has given us responsibility unlike the other families of the earth.For this, we bend the knee (anahnu kor’im) and offer worship and thanks before theHoly One, blessed be He.Let all the inhabitants of the world perceive and know that to You, every knee mustbend, every tongue must swear. Before You, and Your glorious name, we give honor. Weaccept the yoke of Your kingdom and You reign forever and ever. For the kingdom isyours and to all eternity, You will reign in glory, as it is written in Your law ... The Lordshall reign forever and ever. And it is said, (V’ne’emar) The Lord shall be King over allthe earth; on that day shall the Lord be One, and His name One.

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KADDISH FOR MY FATHERThe Kaddish of the Prayer book is

strange to me.As strange as is God’s Name.So I say Kaddish for you with my poetry,My heart filled with pain and shame.I keep speaking to you without any

words,As though you were still here.I adore your memory, You are to meAll that is good and fair.My heart is entirely filled with you.You are the pillar of fire on my road.I have transplanted you into myself.I stand where you stood.

Ezekiel BrownstoneMourner's Kaddish

Ki¦l §n©i§e ,D¥zEr §x¦k `x§a i ¦C `n§lr§A .`A ©x D¥n§W W ©C©w §z¦i§e l ©C©B §z¦io©n§f¦aE `lb £r©A .l ¥ x§U¦i zi¥A lk §c i¥I©g§aE oFki ¥nFi§aE oFki¥I©g§A D¥zEk§l©n

:o¥n ¨ Ex§n¦ §e ai ¦xwYitgadal v'yitkadash sh'may raba. B'alma dee v'rah cheerutay.V'yamleech malchutay b'chayaychon uvyomaychon uvchayay d'chalbayt yisrael baagala uvizman kareev. V'eemru amen.



Mourners


:o¥n ¨ Ex§n¦ §e ,`n§lr§A oxi ¦n£ ©C ,`zn¡g¤p§e zg§A§W ªYYitbarach v'yishtabach v'yitpaar v'yitromam v'yitnasay v'yithadarv'yitaleh sh'may d'kudshah. B'reech hu. L'ayla min kol birchata v'sheeratatushb'chata v'nechemata daameerahn b'alma. V'eemru amen.

:o ¥n ¨ Ex §n¦ §e ,l ¥ x §U¦i lM l ©r§e Epi«¥lr mi¦I©g§e I ©n§W o¦n A ©x nl §W ¥d§iY'hay sh'lama raba meen sh'maiya v'chayim alaynu v'al kol yisrael.

V'eemru amen.

Ex§n¦ §e ,l ¥ x§U¦i lM l ©r§e Epi«¥lr mFlX d¤U £r©i `Ed einFx§n¦A mFlW d¤Ur:o¥n ¨


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The following was the last public statement ofRabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel before his death.Dr. Heschel is considered to be the greatestJewish philosopher and theologian of this centuryand these final words spoken on "Meet the Press"speak directly to our community.

I would say to young people a number of things.And we only have one minute. I would say let themremember that there is meaning beyond absurdity.Let them be sure that every little deed counts, thatevery word has power, and that we can,everyone, do our share to redeem the world inspite of all absurdities and all the frustrations and alldisappointments. And above all, remember thatthe meaning of life is to build a life as if it were awork of art.You are not a machine. And you are young. Startworking on this great work of art called your ownexistence. And one of the ways of doing it twoways of doing it is, one, remember the importanceof selfdiscipline; second, study the great sources ofwisdom. Don't read only the bestsellers. And third,remember that life is a celebration or can be acelebration. There's much entertainment in our life.And entertainment is destroying much of ourinitiative and weakens our imagination. What'sreally important is life as a celebration.In a very deep sense, I would say that theaddictions, the drug addiction from which so manypeople suffer, is due to the fact that man cannotlive such a shallow life, stale. He needs exultation.He needs moments of celebration. One of themost important things is to teach man how tocelebrate.

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,lM Fv§t¤g§a dU £r©p z ¥r§l .`x§w¦p Fn§W K¤l«¤n i©f£,lM©d zFl§k¦M i ¥x£g© §e .`xFp KFl§n¦i FC©a§l

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,zi¦l§k©z i¦l§A zi¦W` ¥x i¦l§A .dx§U¦O©d§e frd Fle ,i¦l£ B i©g§e i¦l ¥ Èd§e .dxv z ¥r§A i¦l§a¤g xEv§e i¦l qFpnE i¦Q¦p Èd§e .`x§w¤ mFi§A i¦qFM zp§n ,i¦gEx ci¦w§t© Fci§A .dxi «¦r ¨§e o©Wi ¦ z ¥r§A

,i ¦zI¦e§B i¦gEx m ¦re.`xi ¦ `l§e i¦l i§i

Adon olam asher malach, b'terem kol y'tseer niv'ra.L'ate naa'sa v'heftso kol, azye melech sh'monikra.V'acharay kich'lot hakol, l'vado yimloch nora.V'hu haya, v'hu hove, v'hu yiye 'tifara.V'hu echod v'ayn shaynee, l'hamsheel lo l'hachbeera.B'lee raysheet b'lee tachleet, v'lo haoz v'hamisra.V'hu aylee v'chai goalee, v'tsur chevlee b'ayt tsara.V'hu nisee umanos lee, m'nat kosee b'yom ekra.B'yado afkeed ruchee, b'ayt eeshan v'aheera.V'eem ruchee g'veeyatee, Adonai lee v'lo eera.

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xekfiYizkor

At the rising of the sun and at its going down,we remember them.

At the blowing of the wind and in the chill of winter,we remember them.

At the opening of the buds and in the rebirth of spring,we remember them.

At the shining of the sun and in the warmth of summer,we remember them.

At the rustling of the leaves andin the beauty of autumn,

we remember them.At the beginning of the year and at its end,

we remember them.As long as we live, they too will live;For they are now part of us, as we remember them.When we are weary and in need of strength,

we remember them.When we are lost and sick at heart,

we remember them.When we have joy we crave to share,

we remember them.When we have decisions that are difficult to make,

we remember them.When we have achievements that are based on theirs,

we remember them.As long as we live, they too will live;For they are now part of us, as we remember them.

Rabbi Jack Reimer

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Dear Willie,By the time you read this letter, I think I will be dead. I am sorry to

startle you but I suppose there is no pleasant way to break such news. My guessis that I won’t last 3 or 4 weeks now. I am a little young to go, according to theinsurance tables, and I must say I don’t feel ready, but I daresay that because Ihave accomplished so little, I look back on my life, Willie, and there is not muchthere.

Your mother has been a fine wife and I have no regrets on that score.But, I seem to have a led such a thoroughly second rate life, not only comparedto my father, but in view of my own capabilities. I had quite a feeling forresearch. When I fell in love with your mother, I thought I couldn’t marry herwithout undertaking, general practice in a high income community. It was my planto make a pile in ten or fifteen years of such work and then return to research.I really think I might have done something in cancer. I had a theory a notion,you might say. I could have put it on paper. It needed 3 years of systematicinvestigation. Nobody has touched it to this day. . I’ve kept up with theliterature. My name might have meant as much as my father’s… but now there isno time, even, to outline the procedure. The worst of it is, I now feel yourmother would have stood by me and lived modestly, if I’d really insisted… .

Money is a very pleasant thing, Willie, and I think you can trade almostanything for it wisely except the work you really want to do. If you sell outyour time for a comfortable life and give up your natural work, I think you losein the exchange. There remains an inner uneasiness that spoils the comfort.

Think of me and what I might have been, Willie, at the times in your lifewhen you come to the crossroads. For my sake, for the sake of the father whotook the wrong turns, take the right ones, and carry my justification and blessingwith you

Your Father,The Caine Mutiny, Herman Wouk

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:eia`lYIZKOR IN REMEMBRANCE OF A FATHER

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x ¨ §W m ¦r§e ,d¨ ¥l§e l¥gx dw§a ¦x dxU ,aw £r©i§e wg§v¦i mdx§a© zFn§W¦p.o¥n¨ x©n`p§e ,o ¤c «¥r o©b§A¤W zFI¦pw §c¦v§e mi¦wi ¦C©v

Yizkor Elohim nish’mat avi mori she’halach l’olamo, baavoor sheb’linader etain tz’dakah baado. Bis’char zeh, t’hai nafsho tz’rurah ha’chayimeem nishmot Avraham, Yitzhak, v’Yaakov, Sarah, Rivkah, Rachelv’Lai’ah, v’eem sh’ar tzadikim v’tzid’ka’niyot she’b’gan aiden. V’nomarAmen.

:en`lYIZKOR IN REMEMBRANCE OF A MOTHER

i¦l§A¤W xEa £r©A ,DnlFr§l dk§ld¤W i ¦zxFn i¦O ¦ z©n§W¦p mi¦dl¡ xM§f¦ixFx§v¦A dxEx§v DW§t©p ¥d §Y ,d¤f x©k§U¦A .Fc £r©A dwc§v o ¥Y¤ x ¤c«¤p

,d¨ ¥l§e l¥gx dw§a ¦x dxU ,aw £r©i§e wg§v¦i mdx§a© zFn§W¦p m ¦r mi¦I©g©d.o¥n¨ x©n`p§e ,o ¤c «¥r o©b§A¤W zFI¦pw §c¦v§e mi¦wi ¦C©v x ¨ §W m ¦r§e

Yizkor Elohim nish’mat eemee morati she’halchah l’olamah, baavoorsheb’li nader etain tz’dakah baado. Bis’char zeh, t’hai nafshah tz’rurahbeetz'roar ha’chayim eem nishmot Avraham, Yitzhak, v’Yaakov, Sarah,Rivkah, Rachel v’Lai’ah, v’eem sh’ar tzadikim v’tzid’ka’niyot she’b’ganaiden. V’nomar Amen.YIZKOR IN REMEMBRANCE OF A HUSBANDdwc§v x ¥cFp i¦p£ ¤W xEa £r©A .FnlFr§l K©ld¤W i¦l §r©A z©n§W¦p mi¦dl¡ xFM§f¦i

zFn§W¦p m ¦r mi¦I©g©d xFx§v¦A dxEx§v FW§t©p ¥d §Y ,d¤f x©k§U¦A ,Fc £r©Ami¦wi ¦C©v x ¨ §W m ¦r§e ,d¨ ¥l§e l¥gx dw§a ¦x dxU ,aw £r©i§e wg§v¦i mdx§a©

.o¥n¨ .o ¤c «¥r o©b§A¤W zFI¦pw §c¦v§eYizkor Elohim nish’mat baali she’halach l’olamo, baavoor sheb’li naderetain tz’dakah baado. Bis’char zeh, t’hai nafsho tz’rurah ha’chayim eemnishmot Avraham, Yitzhak, v’Yaakov, Sarah, Rivkah, Rachel v’Lai’ah,v’eem sh’ar tzadikim v’tzid’ka’niyot she’b’gan aiden. V’nomar Amen.YIZKOR IN REMEMBRANCE OF A WIFEi¦p£ ¤W xEa £r©A .DnlFr§l dk§ld¤W dxw§i©d i ¦Y§W¦ z©n§W¦p mi¦dl¡ xFM§f¦imi¦I©g©d xEx§v¦A dxEx§v DW§t©p ¥d §Y ,d¤f x©k§U¦A ,Dc £r©A dwc§v x ¥cFp

m ¦r§e ,d¨ ¥l§e l¥gx dw§a ¦x dxU ,aw £r©i§e wg§v¦i mdx§a© zFn§W¦p m ¦r.o¥n¨ .o ¤c «¥r o©b§A¤W zFI¦pw §c¦v§e mi¦wi ¦C©v x ¨ §W

Yizkor Elohim nish’mat ishti she’halchah l’olamah o, baavoor sheb’linader etain tz’dakah baado. Bis’char zeh, t’hai nafshah tz’rurah ha’chayimeem nishmot Avraham, Yitzhak, v’Yaakov, Sarah, Rivkah, Rachelv’Lai’ah, v’eem sh’ar tzadikim v’tzid’ka’niyot she’b’gan aiden. V’nomarAmen.

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YIZKOR IN REMEMBRANCE OF A SONx ¥cFp i¦p£ ¤W xEa £r©A .FnlFr§l K©ld¤W aEd© ©d i¦p§A z©n§W¦p mi¦dl¡ xFM§f¦i

zFn§W¦p m¦r mi¦I©g©d xFx§v¦A dxEx§v FW§t©p ¥d §Y ,d¤f x©k§U¦A ,Fc £r©A dwc§vmi¦wi ¦C©v x ¨ §W m¦r§e ,d¨ ¥l§e l¥gx dw§a ¦x dxU ,aw £r©i§e wg§v¦i mdx§a©

.o ¥n ¨ .o ¤c «¥r o©b§A¤W zFI¦pw §c¦v§eYizkor Elohim nish’mat b’ni ha’ahuv she’halach l’olamo, baavoor sheb’linader etain tz’dakah baado. Bis’char zeh, t’hai nafsho tz’rurah beetz'roarha’chayim eem nishmot Avraham, Yitzhak, v’Yaakov, Sarah, Rivkah, Rachelv’Lai’ah, v’eem sh’ar tzadikim v’tzid’ka’niyot she’b’gan aiden. V’nomarAmen.YIZKOR IN REMEMBRANCE OF A DAUGHTER

i¦p£ ¤W xEa £r©A .DnlFr§l dk§ld¤W daEd© ©d i ¦Y§A z©n§W¦p mi¦dl¡ xFM§f¦im ¦r mi¦I©g©d xEx§v¦A dxEx§v DW§t©p ¥d §Y ,d¤f x©k§U¦A ,Dc £r©A dwc§v x ¥cFp

x ¨ §W m¦r§e ,d¨ ¥l§e l¥gx dw§a ¦x dxU ,aw £r©i§e wg§v¦i mdx§a© zFn§W¦p.o¥n¨ .o ¤c «¥r o©b§A¤W zFI¦pw §c¦v§e mi¦wi ¦C©v

Yizkor Elohim nish’mat biti haahuvah she’halchah l’olamah o, baavoorsheb’li nader etain tz’dakah baado. Bis’char zeh, t’hai nafshah tz’rurahbeetz'roar ha’chayim eem nishmot Avraham, Yitzhak, v’Yaakov, Sarah,Rivkah, Rachel v’Lai’ah, v’eem sh’ar tzadikim v’tzid’ka’niyot she’b’gan aiden.V’nomar Amen.

Eh£g§W¦P¤W ,Eb §x¤d¤P¤W mi ¦xFd §H©d§e mi¦WFc§T©d zFn§W¦p mi¦dl¡ xFM§f¦idwc §v mi ¦x §cFp¤W xEa £r©A .m¥X©d WEC¦w l ©r Ew§p¤g¤P¤W§e Er§A §h¦P¤W§e ,Et §x§U¦P¤W§e

zFxEx§v m¤di ¥zFW§t©p dpi«¤i §d¦Y ,d¤f x©k§U¦A ,m¤di ¥zFn§W¦p z ©xM§f©d c ©r§Al¥gx dw§a ¦x dxU ,aw £r©i§e wg§v¦i mdx§a© zFn§W¦p m¦r mi¦I©g©d xFx§v¦A

.o¥n¨ .o ¤c «¥r o©b§A¤W zFI¦pw §c¦v§e mi¦wi ¦C©v x ¨ §W m¦r§e ,d¨ ¥l§eIN MEMORY OF THE SIX MILLIONExalted, compassionate God, grant perfect peace in Your sheltering Presence,among the holy and the pure, to the souls of all brothers and sisters and childrenof the House of Israel who were slaughtered and burned. May their memoryendure, inspiring truth and loyalty in our lives. May their souls thus be boundup in the bond of life. May they rest in peace. And let us say, Amen.

mW§t©p Ex§qO¤W l ¥ x§U¦i§l dPb£d©d a §v i¥lI©g zFn§W¦p z ¤ mi¦dl¡ xFM§f¦i,xEx§g¦X©d z¤n«¤g§l¦n§A mi ¦xFA¦b zFn El§tp§e ,u ¤x« d§e mrd ,m¥X©d z©Xªc§w l ©r,Ex«¥aB zFix£ ¥nE ,EN©w mi ¦xW§P¦n .oFgh¦aE dPb£d i ¥ci¦w§t©z§A i©pi¦q zFk §x ©r©n§aEEp«¥W §cw z©n §c© i¥a§b ¦x z¤ xFdH©d mnc§A Ee §x¦d§e ,mrd z ©x§f ¤r§l mv§lg¥d§A

Ep «Y ¦ ¥n EtEqi `l mzxEa§b i¥U £r©nE mzc¥w £r x¤k¥f .ipi¦q zFx§A §c¦nEzFn§W¦p m¦r mi¦I©g©d xFx§v¦A zFxEx§v m¤di ¥zFn§W¦p dpi«¤i §d¦Y .mi ¦nlFr§l

o©b§A¤W eiWFc§wE l ¥ x§U¦i i ¥xFA¦B x ¨ §W zFn§W¦p m¦r§e ,aw £r©i§e wg§v¦i mdx§a© .o ¥n ¨ .o ¤c «¥r

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IN MEMORY OF FRIENDS AND RELATIVESMay God remember the souls of my dear departed relatives and goodfriends who have gone to their eternal rest. In tribute to their memory, Ipledge to perform acts of charity and goodness. May the deeds I performand the prayers I offer help to keep their souls bound up in the bond of lifeas an enduring source of blessing. Oh, how I miss them! Amen.IN REMEMBRANCE OF OUR MARTYRSMay God remember the souls of our martyrs who gave their lives for thesanctification of His name, for the preservation of our people, and for theredemption of the Nation of Israel. May their bravery, dedication and puritybe reflected in our lives. May their heroism and sacrificial devotion be partof our thoughts and deeds. May their souls be bound up in the bond of lifeand their memories abide among us as an enduring blessing. Amen.TRANSLATION OF ALL YIZKOR PRAYERSMay God remember the soul of my beloved ___________________ whohas gone to his (her) eternal rest. In loving testimony to his (her) life, Ipledge to perform acts of charity and goodness to help perpetuate thevalues, goals and ideals important to him (her). Through such deeds andthrough these prayers and remembrances is his (her) soul bound up in ourhearts and minds. May he (she) be bound up in the bonds of life. I amgrateful for the sweetness of his (her) life and for what he (she) didaccomplish. May he (she) rest eternally in dignity and peace. Amen.IN MEMORY OF ALL THE DEADExalted, compassionate God, grant perfect peace in Your shelteringPresence, among the holy and the pure, to the souls of all our beloved whohave gone to their eternal home. May their memory endure as an inspirationfor deeds of charity and goodness in our lives. May their souls thus bebound up in the bond of life. May they rest in peace. And let us say, Amen.

`ln l`i¥t§p©M z©g«©Y dpFk§p dgEp§n ¥v§n©d .mi¦nFx§O©A o¥kFW mi¦n£g ©x ¥ln l ¥

z¤ mi ¦xi¦d§f©n ©ri «¦wxd x©d «f§M mi ¦xFd §hE mi¦WFc§w zFl £r©n§A .dpi¦k§X©do ¥Y¤ x ¤c«¤p i¦l§A¤W xEa £r©A FnlFr§l K©ld¤W [ipelt oa ipelt] z©n§W¦pl ©r«©A o¥kl .FzgEp§n ¥d §Y o ¤c «¥r o©b§A ,Fzn§W¦p z ©xM§f©d c ©r§A dwc§v

z¤ mi¦I©g©d xFx§v¦A xFx§v¦i§e .mi¦nlFr§l eitp§M x ¤z«¥q§A Ed «¥xi ¦Y§q©i mi¦n£g ©xd:o¥n¨ x©n`p§e .FaM§W¦n l ©r mFlW§A ©gE «pi§e :Fzl£g©p `Ed i§i .Fzn§W¦p

Ail ma’leh ra’cha’mim sho’chain bam’ro’mim. Ham’tzai m’nu’cha n’cho’nata’chat kan’fai ha’sh’chi’na. B’ma’a’loat k’do’shim oo’t’ho’rim k’zo’harha’ra’ki’ah ma’hi’rim et nish’mat (name of loved one) sheh’ha’lach l’o’la’mohba’a’voor sheh’b’li nai’der eh’tain tz’dakah b’ad haz’ka’rat nsh’ma’to, b’ganai’den t’hai m’nu’cha’to. La’chain ba’al ha’ra’cha’mim yaz’ti’rai’nu b’sai’terk’na’fav l’oh’la’mim. V’yitz’ror bitz’ror ha’cha’yim et nish’ma’to. Adonai hona’cha’la’to. V’ya’nu’ach b’shalom al mish’ka’vo, v’no’mar Amen.

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Lighting Your Wayby justageorgiaguy, netpoets.com

If I was one thing, I'd be a candleLighting the way so you can handleYour life easier without woesNot having to fight with your foes.I'd help keep you from stumbling overThings blocking your path to an open

door.If I light your path, life is easier,Even strong winds, my light will not

deter.No matter what, I'm here for youTo cheer you up when you are blue.Do not fret when times get tough,If things look down or kind of rough.Just remember, I'm always here,In your heart, close and near.I will help you out in every way,Happiness and love in your heart will

stay.Don't blow me out, that's one requestUnless it's me you do detest.I do not try to hurt anyone

That isn't good or any fun.

But one day you may leave mebehind

You may no longer need my light toshine.

If that day comes, go on your wayAnd I will hope to see you again one

day.If one day, I don't appear,Do not worry, do not fearI may be gone, but in your heartThe light I gave you did not depart.It will be there forever and a dayTo always bring happiness and light

your way.Farewell for now, I'm needed

elsewhereIf your path grows dark, in your heart,

I'm there.So I'm really not gone, just not seen,I would not leave, I'm not that mean.Only one simple request that I must

say,Please, never forget those who lit

your way.

Psalm 23The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want.

He causes me to lie down in green pastures,He leads me besides still water.

He restores my soul;He guides me in right paths for His name's sake.

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,I will fear no evil; for You are with me;Your rod and Your staff they comfort me.

You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies,You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.Surely, goodness and mercy will follow me all the days of my life,

And I shall dwell in the house of the Lord, forever, Amen.

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Mourner's Kaddish





Mourners



:o ¥n ¨ Ex §n¦ §e ,l ¥ x §U¦i lM l ©r§e Epi«¥lr mi¦I©g§e I ©n§W o¦n A ©x nl §W ¥d§iY'hay sh'lama raba meen sh'maiya v'chayim alaynu v'al kol yisrael. V'eemru

amen.

:o¥n¨ Ex§n¦ §e ,l ¥ x§U¦i lM l ©r§e Epi«¥lr mFlX d¤U £r©i `Ed einFx§n¦A mFlW d¤UrOseh shalom beemromav hu yaaseh shalom alaynu v'al kol

yisrael. V'eemru amen.

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xER¦M mFi§l dli¦r§pNEILAHConcluding Service Yom Kippur

Like the rays of the late afternoon sun,Slanting through the trees, shining on each separate leaf,Thou shinest upon us, Lord God,And like the leaves we reflect Thy light.I Thank Thee with all my heartFor the presence of Thy spirit, which is life.I pray Thee not to withdraw from me,I pray Thee not to depart from me, though I am unworthy,I pray Thee let me pray to Thee.How can I love Thee, who art far off?How can I know Thee, whose face I have not seen?How can I approach Thee, when I am laden with guilt?I can love some of Thy creatures, and so love something of Thee.I can know some of Thy world, and so know something of Thee.I can approach Thee with repentance and prayer and righteous deeds,But I can do none of these, Lord God, without Thy help.Help me to love Thee and know Thee and pray to TheeThat this, my existence, may become a life,A life that like a leaf in the afternoon sunReflects Thy great and golden light.

Ruth F. Brin

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Translation of ASHREIAnd let us be joyful that we are here together,

Because we seek honestly the path of our prayerConstantly I seek the right way though

it may take a lifetime.

Daily I look for clues. The search is an arduous one.Existence of man itself is a testimony

to the majesty of Man's Creator.

Forward my mind will go seek, perhaps to find.Great are the sights, my goals, my reaching out.

Heavenward do I stretch; to grasp the richness

of our heritage.In loving kindness and consideration

shall I pledge my days.

Judaism teaches me to be human.Kind is the great man; just is the honest man.

Loving is the universal man; I strive to be better.

My vision is as high as the best that man can achieve.Never will I forget the roots of my past.

Onward does good deeds go, from words to action.

Piety is the action of giving one to the other.Reaching out is the essence of giving to each other.

So many miles to go before I sleep...

To rest...Under God....

Wake up and be joyful, for we are here together.

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NEILAH MEDITATIONO God of forgiveness, we come into Your presence on Kol Nidre Night to confessour sins and to acknowledge our many failures. We came with remorse and guiltfor things which we did but should not have done, and for things we did not do butshould have done. Throughout this Yom Kippur, we have been burdened by theweight of our transgressions.Now, as we conclude this day of worship and reflection, we are still mindful of ourfailings; but we are heartened by the reassuring message which the ancientprayers speak to us.O Lord, You know our many weaknesses; we are frail, we are prone to miss themark, to succumb to temptation, to betray the best that we have been taught.But You have given us the great gift of repentance; we can turn from the path wehave followed; we can set forth on a new and better way.Help us, O Lord, to repent sincerely, so that we may merit forgiveness. Help us tolive honorably and to avoid the transgressions for which we have asked Yourpardon.As Yom Kippur draws to its close, we pray; May our thoughts and words find favorbefore You; and may our hopes and deeds be worthy of Your blessings.

Sidney Greenberg

IF YOU LOOK AT THE STARSPraise Me, says God, and I will know that you love Me.Curse Me, says God, and I will know that you love Me.Praise Me or curse Me, And I will know that you love Me.Sing out My graces, says God. Raise your fist against Me and revile,

says God.Sing out graces or revile,Reviling is also a kind of praise, says God.But if you sit fenced off in your apathy, says God,If you sit entrenched in, “I don’t give damn,” says God,If you look at the stars and yawn,If you see suffering and don’t cry out,If you don’t praise and you don’t revile,Then I created you in vain,says God.

Aaron Zeitlin

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HATZI KADDISHReader:

,Di ¥zEr §x ¦k x §a i ¦C `n §lr §A .À ©x D ¥n §W W ©C ©w §z ¦i §e l ©C©B §z ¦izi ¥A lk §c i¥I ©g §aE oFki ¥nFi §aE oFki¥I ©g §A Di ¥zEk §l ©n Ki ¦l §n©i §e

:o ¥n ¨ Ex §n ¦ §e ai ¦xw o ©n §f ¦aE `lb£r ©A .l ¥ x §U ¦iYitgadal v'yitkadash sh'may raba. B'alma dee v'rah cheerutay.V'yamleech malchutay b'chayaychon uvyomaychon uvchayayd'chal bayt yisrael baagala uvizman kareev. V'eemru amen.

Congregation and Hazzan:

:Ì ©n §lr i ¥n §lr §lE m©lr §l K ©xa §n A ©x D ¥n §W ¥d §iY'hay sh'may raba m'varach l'a'lam ulalmay almaya.

Hazzan:

xC ©d §z ¦i §e ¥V©p §z ¦i §e m ©nFx §z ¦i §e x © R §z ¦i §e g ©A ©Y §W ¦i §e K ©xA §z ¦i`N«¥r §lE `N«¥r §l .Èd Ki ¦x §A .`W §c ªw §C D ¥n §W lN ©d §z ¦i §e d¤N©r §z ¦i §e

oxi ¦n£ ©C ,`zn¡g¤p §e zg §A §W ªY zxi ¦W §e zk §x ¦A lM ¦n:o ¥n ¨ Ex §n ¦ §e ,`n §lr §A

Magnified and sanctified be God’s great name in the world which Hehas created according to His will. May He establish His kingdom soon,in our lifetime. Let us say: Amen.

Congregation and Reader:May His great name be praised to all eternity.

Hallowed and honored, extolled and exalted, adored and acclaimed bethe name of the Holy One, though He is infinitely beyond all thepraises, hymns, and songs of adoration which are uttered. Let us say:Amen.

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Hope springs eternal in the human breast:Man never is, but always to be blest.

All nature is but art, unknown to thee;All chance, direction, which thou canst not see;

All discord, harmony not understood;All partial evil, universal good;

And spite of pride, in erring reason’s spite,One truth is clear, Whatever is, is right

Know then thyself, presume not God to scan;The proper study of mankind is man.

Master of the Universe, grant me the ability to be alone.May it be my custom to go outdoors each dayamong the trees and grasses, among all growing things,there to be alone and enter into prayer.There may I express all that is in my heart,Talking with Him to whom I belong.And may all grasses, trees, and

plants awake at my coming.Send the power of their life into my prayer,Making whole my heart and my speech through the life

and spirit of growing things,Made whole by their transcendent Source.Oh! That they would enter my prayer!Then would I fully open my heart in prayer,

supplication and holy speech;Then, O God, would I pour out the words of my heart

before Your Presence.Some Wisdom from the Pirke Avot The Ethics of the Fathers

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The AMIDAH,wg §v ¦i i ¥dl¡ ,md §x §a © i ¥dl¡ ,Epi«¥zFa£ i ¥dl`¥e Epi«¥dl¡ i §i dY © KExAmi ¦cq£g l ¥nFB ,oFi §l¤r l ¥ ,`xFP ©d §e xFA ¦B ©d lFcB ©d l ¥ d ,aw£r©i i ¥dl`¥e

o ©r ©n §l m¤¥di¥p §a i¥p §a ¦l l ¥ FB `i ¦a ¥nE ,zFa ¨ i ¥c §q ©g x ¥kFf §e ,lM ©d d¥pFw §e ,mi ¦aFh:da£d © §A Fn §W

dl ¦t §z ¦A i ¦t dg §Y §t ¤ ,mi ¦pi ¦a §n z©r «©C c ¤n«¤N ¦nE ,mi ¦pFa §pE mi ¦nk£g cFQ ¦n .mi ¦pF£r©l ©g«¥lFq §e l ¥gFn mi ¦n£g ©x ¥l«n K¤l«¤n i¥p §R o¥P ©g §lE zFN ©g §l ,mi ¦pEp£g ©z §aE

mi ¦dl¡ L §p ©r ©n §l ,mi¦I ©g ©d x ¤t«¥q §A Ep«¥n §zg §e ,mi¦I ©g ©A u ¥tg K¤l«¤n ,mi¦I ©g §l Ep «¥x §kf:mdx §a © o¥bn ,i §i dY © KExA :o¥bnE ©ri «¦WFnE x¥fFr K¤l«¤n .mi¦I ©g

mi¦I ©g l ¥M §l ©k §n : ©ri «¦WFd §l a ©x ,dY«© mi ¦z ¥n d¥I ©g §n ,i §i mlFr §l xFA ¦B dY ©,mi ¦lFg ¥tFx §e ,mi ¦l §tFp K ¥nFq ,mi ¦A ©x mi ¦n£g ©x §A mi ¦z ¥n d¥I ©g §n ,c ¤q«¤g §A

i ¦nE zFxEa §B l ©r«©A LF «nk i ¦n ,xtr i¥p ¥Wi ¦l FzpEn¡ m¥I ©w §nE ,mi ¦xEq£ xi ¦Y ©nE :drEW §i ©gi «¦n §v ©nE d¤I ©g §nE zi ¦n ¥n K¤l«¤n ,KN d ¤nF «C

dY © on¡ ¤p §e :mi ¦n£g ©x §A mi¦I ©g §l eixEv §i x ¥kFf ,mi ¦n£g ©xd a © LF «nk i ¦n:mi ¦z ¥O ©d d¥I ©g §n ,i §i dY © KExA .mi ¦z ¥n zFi£g ©d §l

Blessed are you, Lord our God and God of our fathers andmothers, God of Abraham and Sarah, God of Isaac and Rebeccah,and God of Jacob and Rachel, great and mighty God who giveslovingkindness to all of His creations. You remember the gooddeeds of our fathers and mothers and You will bring comfort toour children for the sake of Your glory.Remember us in life, O King who desires life. And may we beinscribed in the Book of Life, for Your sake, O living God.You are the King who helps and saves and shields. Blessed areYou, O God, the shield of our fathers and mothers.Your might, O God, is forever. Your kindness sustains the living;You support the falling, heal those who are sick and free those inchains. You keep the faith to those in greatest need. Whose powercan compare to Yours? You are the King who gives life and deathand salvation. Whose mercy can compare with Yours?Blessed are You, O God, the Master of life and death.

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.x ©n ¨ §e d¤fÎl ¤ d¤f `xw §e .L«¤ i ¦a §p c©iÎl©r aEzM ©M .W ¤c «T ©A

.FcFa §M u ¤x«¨ d lk l §n :zFà §v i §i WFcw ,WFcw ,WFcwKadosh, kadosh, kadosh, Adonai Ts'vaot, m'lo chol haarets

k'vodo.

,FcFa §M mFw §n d¥I © d¤fl d¤f mi ¦l£ FW eiz §xW §n ,mlFr ¥ln FcFa §M-Ex«¥nì KExA mzO ªr §l

.FnFw §O ¦n i §i cFa §M KExABaruch k'vod Adonai meem'ko'mo.

lk §A ,x ¤w «ae a ¤x«¤r Fn §W mi ¦c£g©i §n ©d m©r ogi §e ,mi ¦n£g ©x §A o ¤t ¦i Èd FnFw §O ¦n:mi ¦x §nF` r ©n §W da£d © §A m ¦i«©n£r ©R ,ci ¦nY mFi

.cg ¤ i §i ,Epi«¥dl¡ i §i ,l ¥ x §U ¦i r ©n §WSH'MA YISRAEL, Adonai ELOHAINU, Adonai ECHOD.

,Ep«¥ri ¦WFn Èd ,Ep«¥M §l ©n Èd ,Epi «¦a ¨ Èd ,Epi«¥dl¡ Èd-mi ¦dl`¥l m¤kl zFi §d ¦l :ig lM i¥pi¥r §l zi ¦p ¥W ein£g ©x §A Ep«¥ri ¦n §W©i Èd §eHu elohainu, hu ahveenu, hu malcainu, v’hu yash’me’ainu b’rachamav

shaineet l’anai cal chai. L’yot lachem leiloheem.

.m¤ki ¥dl¡ i §i i ¦p£Ahnee Adonai eh’lo’hai’chem.

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:xn`¥l aEzM L §W §cw i ¥x §a ¦c §aE

.DiEl §l ©d :xce xc §l oFI ¦v K ¦i«©dl¡ ,mlFr §l i §i Kl §n ¦iYeem’loch Adonai l’olam, ehlo’hai’yeech tzion l’dor va’dor, hallelujah.

,Wi ¦C §w©p L §zX ªc §w mi ¦gv §p g ©v¥p §lE ,L«¤l §cB ci ¦B©p xFce xFc §l

lFcB K¤l«¤n l ¥ i ¦M ,c¤re mlFr §l WEni `l Epi «¦R ¦n Epi«¥dl¡ L£g §a ¦W §e.dY«¨ WFcw §e

L’dor va’dor nageed gadlecha, oo’l’naytzach k’dushaht’cha nakdeeshv’sheev’cha’cha elohaynu meepeenu lo yamoosh l’olam va’ed,

key ehl melech gadol v’kadosh ahtah.

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,z` «xA ¤W d ©n lM l ©r L §zni ¥ §e ,Li «¤U£r ©n lM l ©r ,Epi«¥dl¡ i §i L §C §g ©R o ¥Y o ¥k §a §EdC ªb£ mN ªk EUr¥i §e ,mi ¦ Ex §A ©d lM Li«¤pt §l Ee£g ©Y §W ¦i §e mi ¦U£r ©O ©d lM LE`xi ¦i §eoh §lX ©d ¤W ,Epi«¥dl¡ i §i Ep §r «©cI ¤W Fn §M ,m¥lW aa¥l §A L §pFv §x zFU£r©l z ©g ©

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,Li «¤W §xFc §l daFh de §w ¦z §e Li«¤ ¥xi ¦l dN ¦d §Y ,L«¤O©r §l i §i ,cFak o ¥Y o ¥k §aEo ¤x ¤w z ©gi «¦n §vE ,L «¤xi ¦r §l oFUU §e L«¤v §x © §l dg §n ¦U ,Kl mi ¦l£g©i §n©l d ¤R oFg §z ¦tE

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,Eli«¦bi dP ¦x §A mi ¦ci ¦q£g ©e ,Ef «l£r©i mi ¦xWi ¦e ,Eg«n §U ¦i §e E` §x ¦i mi ¦wi ¦C ©v o ¥k §aExi ¦a£r ©z i ¦M ,d¤l §k ¦Y oWr §M DN ªM dr §W ¦xd lk §e ,di «¦RÎuR §w ¦Y dz«lFr §e

.u ¤x«¨ d o ¦n oFcf z¤l «¤W §n ¤n

Before the gates on high swing closed, Our Father, hear our prayer.As our lives we seek to mend, entreaties to Your throne we send.Before the shades of night descend. Our Father, hear our prayer.Before the gates on high swing closed, Our Father, hear our prayer.Your children turn to You, stripped of claims to all virtue.Seeking Your will to pursue. Our Father, hear our prayer.Before the gates on high swing closed. Our Father, hear our prayer.Abide with us through all the days. And set our heart with zeal ablaze,that we may learn to walk Your ways. Our Father, hear our prayer.Before the gates on high swing closed. Our Father, hear our prayer.Our sanctuaries open wide, and in our home and hearts resideYour spirit as our hope and guide. Our Father, hear our prayer.Before the gates on high swing closed. Our Father, hear our prayer.Accept our penitential plea; forgive us our iniquity;O, help us to live faithfully. Our Father, hear our prayer.

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l ¥ x §U ¦i zi ¥A L §O©r lM oFx §k ¦f §e ,L ¤W §cw xi ¦r m ¦i«©lWEx §i oFx §k ¦f §e ,L ¤C §a©rmFi §A ,mFlW §lE mi¦I ©g §l ,mi ¦n£g ©x §lE c ¤q«¤g §lE o ¥g §l ,daFh §lE dhi¥l §t ¦l

,dkx §a ¦l Fa Ep «¥c §wtE ,daFh §l FA Epi«¥dl¡ i §i ,Ep ¥x §kf .d¤G ©d mi ¦xER ¦M ©dEpi«¥lr m ¥g ©x §e ,Ep¥Pg §e qEg mi ¦n£g ©x §e drEW §i x ©a §c ¦aE ;mi¦I ©g §l Fa Ep«¥ri ¦WFd §e

.dY«¨ mEg ©x §e oEP ©g K¤l«¤n l ¥ i ¦M ,Epi¥pi¥r Li«¤l ¥ i ¦M ,Ep¥ri ¦WFd §e

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,x©r«©W Ep«l g©z§RO keep open for us Your gate of mercy,

,x©r«©W z©li «¦r§p z¥r§AAt the time of the closing of the gate,

.mFi dpt i¦MNow that the day is waning.

,d¤p§t¦i mFI©dThe day is passing;

,d¤p§t¦i§e `ai W¤n¤X©dThe sun is setting;

.Li «¤xr §W d¨ F «apO let us enter Your gate at last.

,`p U ,`p l¥ P ¨O God, we beseech You,

,`p l©g§n ,`p g©l§qForgive, pardon, take pity;

,`p-m¤g ©x ,`p-ln£gGrant us atonement;

.oFr§e ` §h ¥g WFa§M ,`p-x¤R©MSubdue our sin and iniquity.

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.i §i m ¥W §a x §w ¦I ©e ,mW FO ¦r a¥S©i §z¦I ©e ,opr ¤A i §i c ¤x«¥I ©e :aEzM ¤W

:`x §w ¦I ©e eipR l©r i §i xFa£r©I ©e

.z ¤n¡ ¤e c ¤q«¤g a ©x §e ,m ¦i«©R © K ¤x«¤ ,oEP ©g §e mEg ©x l ¥ ,i §i i §i.d ¥T©p §e ,d ¨ H ©g §e r ©W«¤te oFr ¥Up ,mi ¦tl£ l c ¤q«¤g x¥vp

Adonai, Adonai Ail Ra'choom v'cha'noon, e'rech apayim v'rav chesed v'emet.No’tzair chesed lah'a'la'fim, no'sai ah'voan va'fe'shah v'chah'tah'ah v'na'kai.

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.Ep«Y §l ©g §pE Ep«¥z`H ©g §lE Ep«¥pF£r©l Y §g ©lq §eV’sahlachta lah’ah’vo’nay’nu ool’chatah’taynu oo’n’chaltahnu.

,Ep §r «Wt i ¦M Ep«¥M §l ©n Ep«l l ©g §n ,Ep`«hg i ¦M Epi ¦a ¨ Ep¨«l g©l §q.Li«¤ §xFw lk §l c ¤q«¤g a ©x §e gN ©q §e aFh ,ipc£ ,dY © i ¦M

S’lach lahnu ahveenu key cha’tah’nu, m’chal lahnu malcaynu key pashanu,key ahtah, Adonai, tov v’salach v’rahv chesed l’chal cor’ehcha.

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BEHOLD I FIND YOULord, where should I find You?Your glory fills the worldBehold, I find YouWhere the ploughman breaks through the hard soil.Where the quarryman explodes stone out of the hillside.Where the miner digs the metals out of the reluctant earth.Where men earn their bread by the sweat of their brow.Among the lonely and the poor, the lowly, the lostYou are with them in blazing heat and shattering storm.Behold, I find YouIn the minds free to sail by its own star,In words that spring from the depth of truth.Where endeavor reaches undespairing for perfection.Wharever men struggle for justice and freedom.Where the scientist toils to unravel the secrets of the world.Where the poet makes beauty out of words,Wharever noble deeds are done.Behold, I find YouIn the merry shouts of children at their play;In the mother’s lullaby, as she rocks her baby in the cradle;In the sleep falling on his infant’s eyelids,And in the smile that dances on his sleeping lips.Behold, I find YouWhere dawn comes up golden, bearing gifts,And in the fall of evening, bringing peace and rest from the Western sea.In the joy that flows from heaven with morning light.If men must hate, let them hate suffering.If men must fight, let them fight injustice.Till none is poor and no man is despised,And then may violence vanish from our land.In the current of life flowing day and night through all things,Throbbing in my sinews and in the dust of the earth,In blades of grass beyond count, in every leaf and flower.Behold, I find YouIn the wealth of joys that quickly fade,In the pulse of life that comes from eternity andDances in my own blood.In birth, which renews the generations continually,And in death, knocking on the doors of life.O my God,Give me the strength never to cast off one in need,Never to bend the knee before a haughty tyrant.Give me strength to lift my spirit above the trivial,To bear lightly my joys and my sorrows,And in love to surrender all my strength to Your will.For great are the gifts You have given me;The sky and the light. This is my flesh.Life and soul; treasures of life and of love. Rabindranath Tagore

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;Ep«¥M §l ©n dY © §e ,L«¤O©r Ep«¨.Ep «¥xi ¦n£ ©n dY © §e ,Li «¤xi ¦n£ ©n Ep«¨;oEP ©g §e mEg ©x dY © §e ,mi ¦pt i¥G ©r Ep«¨;m ¦i«©R © K ¤x«¤ dY © §e s ¤x «r i ¥W §w Ep«¨

;mi ¦n£g ©x ¥ln dY © §e ,oFr i ¥ ¥l §n Ep«¨,x ¥aFr l¥v §M Epi«¥ni Ep«¨.EO«Y ¦i `l Li«¤zFp §WE `Ed dY © §e

Key ahnu ahmecha, v’atah eloheinu Ahnu vanecha, v’atah ahveenuAhnu avadecha, v’atah adoneinu Ahnu k’halecha, v’atah chel’keinuAhnu nah’cha’lah’techa, v’atah go’rah’leinu Ahnu tzoe’necha, v’atah ro’einuAhnu charmecha, v’atah note’reinu Ahnu f’oo’lah’techa, v’atah yotz’reinuAhnu rah’yah’techa, v’atah doe’deinu Ahnu s’goo’lah’techa, v’atah k’roe’veinuAhnu ahmecha, v’atah mal’keinu Ahnu mah’ah’mee’recha, v’atah

ma’ah’me’reinuAhnu ahzei fahneem, v’atah rah’choom v’chanoon

Ahnu k’shei o’ref, v’atah ehref ahpah’yeem

Ahnu m’lei’ei ah’vone, v’atah mah’lei rah’cha’meemAhnu yah’meinu k’tzeil o’veir, v’atah hu oosh’no’tehcha lo yee’tah’mu

Responsive Reading

For we are Your people,and You are our God.

We are Your children,and You are our Father.

We are Your servants,and You are our Master.

We are Your flock,and You are our Shepherd.

We are Your creation,and You are our Creator.

We are Your people,and You are our Friend.

We are Your subjects,and You are our King.

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m©N©r §z ¦Y l © §e ,Ep«¥zN ¦t §Y Li«¤pt §l aY .Epi«¥zFa£ i ¥dl` ¥e Epi«¥dl¡i §i Li«¤pt §l x ©nFl ,s ¤x «r i ¥W §wE mi ¦pt i¥G©r Ep ¨ oi ¥ ¤W ,Ep«¥zP ¦g §Y ¦nla£ ,Ep`«hg l §e Ep §g«©p£ mi ¦wi ¦C ©v ,Epi ¥«zFa£ i ¥dl` ¥e Epi«¥dl¡

.Ep`«hg Epi«¥zFa£ ©e Ep §g«©p£

Our God and God of our fathers, let our prayers come beforeYou. Do not turn away from our pleadings. We are not so boldand stubborn that we should say before You, O Lord: "We arerighteous and have not made mistakes," for we realize that wehave done wrong.

May it then be Your will, O Lord our God and God of ourfathers, to forgive us for our sins, to pardon us for ourwrongdoing.

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Who By FireAnd who by fire, who by water,who in the sunshine, who in the night time,who by high ordeal, who by common trial,who in your merry merry month of may,who by very slow decay,and who shall I say is calling?And who in her lonely slip, who by barbiturate,who in these realms of love, who by something

blunt,and who by avalanche, who by powder,who for his greed, who for his hunger,and who shall I say is calling?And who by brave assent, who by accident,who in solitude, who in this mirror,who by his lady's command,

who by his own hand,who in mortal chains, who in power,and who shall I say is calling?

Leonard Cohen"New Skin for the Old Ceremony",

1974

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g ,Ep §q«©n©h .x ¤w «¤W Ep §l«©ti ,rx Ep §v«©r¦M ,Ep §a«©G«©l ,Ep §vn ,Ep §c «©x¦p,Ep §v«©

q ,Ep §x «©xr ,Epi «¦eR ,Ep §r «©Wv ,Ep §x «©x¦w .s ¤x «r Epi «¦Xx ,Ep §r «©W¦W,Ep §z«©g

¦Y.Ep §r «Y §r ¦Y ,Epi«¦rY ,Ep §a«©rAshamnu, bagadnu, gazalnu, dibarnu doa'fee. He'e'vinu v'heer'shanu,zadnu, chamasnu, tafalnu sheker. Ya'atznu rah, kizavnu, latznu,maradnu, ni'atznu, sa.rarnu, a'vinu, pashanu, tza'rar'nu, kishinu oref,rah'shanu, she'chat'nu, ti'avnu, ta'eenu, teet'ah'nu.We have trespassed, we have dealt treacherously, we have robbed,we have spoken slander, we have acted perversely, andwe have done wrong; we have acted presumptuously,we have done violence, we have practiced deceit,we have counseled evil, and we have spoken falsehood,we have scoffed, we have revolted, we have blasphemed,we have rebelled, we have committed iniquity, we have transgressed,and we have oppressed, we have been stiffnecked,we have acted wickedly, we have dealt corruptly,we have committed abomination, we have gone astray, we have ledothers astray.

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dY © §e .Ep«l de «W `l §e ,mi ¦aFH ©d Li«¤hR §W ¦O ¦nE Li«¤zF §v ¦O ¦n Ep §x«©q.Ep §r «W §x ¦d Ep §g«©p£ ©e zi «¦Ur z ¤n¡ i ¦M ,Epi«¥lr A ©d lM l©r wi ¦C ©v

.mi ¦aW l¥A ©w §l dhEW §t L §pi §ni §e ,mi ¦r §WFt §l ci o ¥zFp dY ©o ©r«©n §l ,Epi«¥zFpF£r lM l©r Li«¤pt §l zFC ©e §z ¦d §l Epi«¥dl¡ i §i Ep «¥c §O©l §Y ©e

:Li«¤pt §l dn¥l §W daEW §z ¦A Ep«¥l §A ©w §zE ,Epi «¥ci w ¤W «r ¥n l ©C §g¤p

KEEP OPEN YOUR GATE! Samuel Adelman

Day softly tiptoesOut through the Western horizon.

Soon nightWill encompass my heartTo bring the shadowsOf fear and uncertainty.

Words become blurred,They cease toTouch my reasonSound alone nowMoves meCarries me aloftBefore the Golden Gate.

FasterfasterI hear theChorus of the Hosts on High.

Not wordsBut God’s soft unspoken plea isheard

“Keep open Your gate!Keep open Your gate!Close notOur last remaining hope.”

The stars wink downAbove meThe gate is closedAs I turn to walkThe lonely pathOf another year.

I’ve ceased to prayThe Shofar callsAn end a Neilah

Yet as I leaveHis sanctuaryHis silent Shofar callsHis plea“Keep open your gatesFor Mine are never closed.”

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.L ¤O©r l ¥ x §U ¦i

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Li«¤zF` §l §t ¦p l©r §e

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.c¤re mlFr §l ci ¦nY Ep«¥M §l ©n L §n ¦W m ©nFx §z ¦i §e K ©xA §z ¦i mN ªM l©r §e

,i ¦a §WE arx §e ,a ¤x«¤g §e x¤a «¤c d¥l ©k §e ,L §q©r ©M WFa §kE Li«¤n£g ©x xFk§f ,Ep ¥M §l ©n Epi «¦a ¨,dhh §w lk §e dlw §Y lk §e ,dl£g ©n lk §e r ©x r©b«¤tE ,dt¥B ©nE c ©n §WE ,oFr §e zi ¦g §W ©nEi¥p §A lM l©r ¥nE Epi«¥lr ¥n ,mP ¦g z © §p ¦U §e drx dx¥f §B lk §e ,zFI ¦pr §x ªt i¥pi ¦n lk §e

.L«¤zi ¦x §a

.L«¤zi ¦x §a i¥p §A lM mi ¦aFh mi ¦I ©g §l mFz£g ©e

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OUR FATHER, HEAR OUR PRAYERBefore the gates on high swing closed,

Our Father, hear our prayer.As our lives we seek to mend,Entreaties to Your throne we send.Before the shades of night descend,

Our Father, hear our prayer.Before the gates on high swing closed,

Our Father, hear our prayer.Your children turn to You,Stripped of claims to all virtue.Seeking Your will to pursue.


Our Father, hear our prayer.Abide with us through all our days,

And set our hearts with zeal ablaze,That we may learn to walk Your ways,


Our Father, hear our prayer.Our sanctuaries are wide,And in our homes and hearts resideYour spirit, as our hope and guide.Our Father, hear our prayer.Before the gates on high swing closed,

Our Father, hear our prayer.Accept our penitential plea;Forgive us our iniquity;O help us to live faithfully.

Our Father, hear our prayer.

Morris Silverman

Congregation: Keyn y’hi ratzon.

.L «¤x §n §W ¦i §e i §i L §k ¤xa §i:oFvx i ¦d §i o ¥M

. «¤P ªgi ¦e Li«¤l ¥ eipR i §i x ¥ i:oFvx i ¦d §i o ¥M

.mFlW L §l m ¥Ui §e Li«¤l ¥ eipR i §i U ¦i:oFvx i ¦d §i o ¥M

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Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel, of blessedmemory, relates:

As a child of seven I was reading inschool the chapter which tells of the sacrificeof Isaac: Isaac was on the way to MountMoriah with his father; then he lay on thealtar, bound, waiting to be sacrificed. Myheart began to beat even faster; it actuallysobbed with pity for Isaac. Behold, Abrahamnow lifted the knife. And now my heartfroze with me with fright. Suddenly, thevoice of the angel was heard:

“Abraham, lay not your hand uponthe lad, for now I know that you fear God.”And I broke out in tears and wept aloud.“Why are you crying?” asked the rabbi. “Youknow that Isaac was not killed.”

And I said to him, still weeping, “But,rabbi, supposing the angel had come asecond too late?” The rabbi comforted meand calmed me by telling that an angelcannot come late.

An angel cannot be late, but man,made of flesh and blood, may be.

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.L«¤nFl §W ¦A

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.mFlX ©d

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AVINU MALKAYNU.mi¦aFh mi¦I©g x¤t«¥q§A Ep¥n §zg !Ep«¥M§l©n Epi «¦a ¨seal us in the Book of happiness.

drEWi¦e dN ª§b x¤t«¥q§A Ep¥n §zg !Ep«¥M§l©n Epi «¦a ¨.seal us in the Book of deliverance.

!Ep«¥M§l©n Epi «¦a ¨Ep¥n §zg.dlM§l©k§e dqp §x©R x¤t«¥q§Aseal us in the Book of prosperity.

.zFi ªk§f x¤t«¥q§A Ep¥n §zg !Ep«¥M§l©n Epi «¦a ¨seal us in the Book of merit.

!Ep«¥M§l©n Epi «¦a ¨Ep¥n §zg.dli¦g§nE dgi¦l§q x¤t«¥q§Aseal us in the Book of forgiveness.




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.Ep «¥zN¦t §Y z¤ oFvx§aE mi ¦n£g ©x§A l¥A©w !Ep«¥M§l©n Epi «¦a ¨.Ep «¥zl¦t §z¦l m¦i«©nW i ¥x £r©W g©z§R !Ep«¥M§l©n Epi «¦a ¨

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.Li«¤pt§N¦n oFvx z ¥r§e mi ¦n£g ©x z ©r§W z`G©d drX©d ¥d §Y !Ep«¥M§l©n Epi «¦a ¨.Ep«¥R©h§e Ep«¥llFr l ©r§e Epi«¥lr lFn£g !Ep«¥M§l©n Epi «¦a ¨

.L«¤W §cw m¥W l ©r mi¦bEx£d o ©r«©n§l d¥U £r !Ep«¥M§l©n Epi «¦a ¨.L «¤cEg¦i l ©r mi¦gEa §h o ©r«©n§l d¥U £r !Ep«¥M§l©n Epi «¦a ¨

.L«¤n§W WEc¦T l ©r m¦i«©O©aE W¥ a i ¥ A o ©r«©n§l d¥U £r !Ep«¥M§l©n Epi «¦a ¨.KEtW©d Li «¤ca £r m ©C z©n§w¦p mFw§p !Ep«¥M§l©n Epi «¦a ¨.Ep«¥p £r©n§l `l m¦ L§p ©r©n§l d¥U £r !Ep«¥M§l©n Epi «¦a ¨




Aveenu malkaynu! Chanaynu Vaahnaynu, key ain banumaahseem, ahsay eemanu tzidakah vachesed v'hosheeaynu.

Our Father, our King, we have sinned before You.Our Father, our King, we have no king except You.Our Father, our King, deal with us kindly for the sake of Your name.Our Father, our King, renew unto us a year of good.Our Father, our King, annul every evil decree against us.Our Father, our King, send a perfect healing to the sick among Your people.Our Father, our King, repeal the evil sentence that may be decreed against us.Our Father, our King, remember us for our wellbeing.Our Father, our King, seal us in the book of happy life.Our Father, our King, seal us in the book of freedom and salvation.Our Father, our King, seal us in the book of sustenance.Our Father, our King, seal us for a meritorious life.Our Father, our King, seal us in the book of forgiveness and reconciliation.Our Father, our King, cause salvation speedily to spring forth for us.Our Father, our King, bring glory to Israel, Your people.

Our Father, our King, be gracious unto us andanswer us; for we are unworthy; deal with usin charity and lovingkindness and save us.

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KADDISH SHALEMMourner's Kaddish





Mourners

lN©d §z¦i§e d¤N ©r §z¦i§e xC©d §z¦i§e ¥V©p §z¦i§e m©nFx §z¦i§e x© R §z¦i§e ,g©A©Y§W¦i§e K ©xA §z¦i,`zxi¦W§e zk §x¦A-lM-o¦n N ¥r§lE `N «¥r§l .`Ed Ki ¦x§A W §cªw §C D¥n§W


i ¦C oFdEa£ mc¢w l ¥ x§U¦i (zi¥A) lk §C oFd §zEraE oFd §zFl§v l¥A©w §z¦Y:o¥n ¨ Ex§n¦ §e I ©n§W¦a

Teetkabael tz’lot’hon oo’va’oot’hon d’chal (bait) yisrael ka’dam ah’voo’hon deeveesh’ma’yah V’eemru amen

:o ¥n ¨ Ex §n¦ §e ,l ¥ x §U¦i lM l ©r§e Epi«¥lr mi¦I©g§e I ©n§W o¦n A ©x nl §W ¥d§iY'hay sh'lama raba meen sh'maiya v'chayim alaynu v'al kol yisrael. V'eemru

amen.

:o¥n¨ Ex§n¦ §e ,l ¥ x§U¦i lM l ©r§e Epi«¥lr mFlX d¤U £r©i `Ed einFx§n¦A mFlW d¤UrOseh shalom beemromav hu yaaseh shalom alaynu v'al kol yisrael.V'eemru amen.

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It was Yom Kippur 1944,the day the train brought us to Auschwitz.

The crowded car that delivered us evoked memories ofthe synagogue at the close of that Holy day.

Pensive, hungry Jews, soft moans and acrid air,overfilled the car.

The smoky clouds hanging low made it seem like wehad arrived at the time and place where heavenand earth were joined.

The gray skies would not reveal if the time forNeilah had passed as we passed through thegates that promised redemption.

The departing train’s whistle blew three times like ashofar’s horn as we clung to each other and theearth.

A FIST TO THE HEARTOn Yom Kippur each person is bidden to raise a fistin protest against all that is wrong in theworld...greed, violence, pollution, and humanmademiseries of every imagine sort.But, the fist of protest is not raised against the worldor any of its suffering inhabitants...be theythemselves good or evil. The fist of protest is raisedin rage or anguish, but ultimately is lowered to one'sown heart in the sad realization that no amount ofrage or selfrighteousness will mend all thatneeds mending unless the mending begins inone's own heart.

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.cg ¤ i §i ,Epi«¥dl¡ i §i ,l ¥ x §U ¦i r ©n §WShema yisrael, Adonai Eloheynu, Adonai echad.

“HEAR, O ISRAEL: THE LORD IS OUR GOD, THE LORD IS ONE.”

:c¤re mlFr §l FzEk §l ©n cFa §M m ¥W KExABaruch shaim k’vod malchuto l’olam vaed.

PRAISED BE HIS GLORIOUS SOVEREIGNTY FOR EVER AND EVER.Reader and congregation, seven (7) times:

mi ¦dl¡ d `Ed i §iAdonai hu haElohim.

THE LORD HE IS GOD.

Give heed to the sound of the Shofar,The long, persistent call of the Shofar,

Summoning the household of IsraelTo do God’s will with devotion.

Remember the sound of the Shofar,The blast that is blown, O my people!

The Shofar is sounded.

dlFc §b dri ¦w §YTEKIAH GEDOLAH

.m ¦i«lWExi ¦A d ¨ A ©d dpX ©lL’shanah habaah beey’rushalayeem.

NEXT YEAR IN JERUSALEM!

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Go forth in confidence from this house of GodAnd may the blessings of our God go with you.Take with you the words of prayer you have uttered,And may God give you strength to fulfill your

resolves.May God's spirit be with you and with those you love;And may you be granted health and contentment.May God give you strength, hope, and

a vision to our people;And may all soon be blessed in a world at peace.

Amen.

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