A Communit of Grace and Kindness

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1 A Communit of Grace and Kindness

2 Welcome The Yomim Nora im, the Days of Awe or Days of Repentance, are among the most sacred times in the Jewish calendar. The period from Rosh HaShanah through Yom Kippur encompasses a time for reflection and renewal for Jews, both as individuals and as a community. Among the customs of this time, it is common to seek reconciliation with people you may have wronged during the course of the year. The Talmud maintains that Yom Kippur atones only for sins between man and God. To atone for sins against another person, you must first seek reconciliation with that person, righting the wrongs you committed against them if possible. "May you be inscribed and sealed for a good year." Erev Rosh Hashanah 2

3 Hinei Ma Tov oh g B v nu c«uy v n v b v s jḧ o D oh j t, c J Hinei ma tov u ma na im shevet achim gam ya chad. How Good (how good), It is (it is) To be (to be), Together (2x Whoaa Erev Rosh Hashanah 3

4 Come Along Harmony: Come let yourself belong Come it s already begun. Come, come along Come with fears, come with love Come however you are Just come, Come along Come with friends, come with faults Come however you are Just come, Come along Come with me, and let go Come however you are Just come, Come along Come so carefully close Come however you are Just come Come, come along Come with sorrows and songs Come however you are Just come, Come along Come with yourself Come however you are Just come Erev Rosh Hashanah 4

5 Candle Blessing r J t 'o kig v Q k«n Ubh«v«k t ḧ h v T t QUr C, C J k J) r b eh k s v k Ub«Ü m u 'uh,i m n C Ub«J S e /ciy oih (k J u Ba ruch ata Adon nai Elo hei nu melech ha olam asher ki de sha nu be mits votav ve tsi va nu le had lik near shel (Shabbat ve shel) Yom Tov. Blessed are You, Adonai our God, Ruler of the universe, who has made us holy with commandments and commanded us to kindle the lights of (Shabbat and) this "Yom Tov" Festival. Shehecheyanu 'o kig v Q k«n Ubh«v«kt ḧ h v T t QUr C /v Z v i n Z k Ub«gh D v u Ub«n H e u Ub«ḧj v J Ba ruch a ta Ado nai El o hei nu me lech ha olam, sheh heh cheh yanu v kiy manu v'higi anu la zman ha zeh. Praised are You, Adonai our God, Ruler of the universe, who has blessed us with life, sustained us, and enabled us to reach this day of our joy. Erev Rosh Hashanah 5

6 Tik u Vachodesh Shofar Tiku vachodesh shofar, bakeiseh l yom chageinu. Ki chok l Yisrael hu; mishpat l Elohei Yaakov. 'r pij J s«j c Ug e T.Ub d j oih k v x F C,tUv k t r G h k e«j h F.c«e g h h v«kt k y P J n At the new moon, at the full moon, for our feast day, sound the shofar! For that is the law of Israel, the way of the God of Jacob. Hal luhu b teika shofar!!r pij g e, C UvUk k v Praise God with the blast of the shofar! Shofar Blessing /oh n j r C k t r G h In g, gur T kie g nix 'ḧ h 'v T t QUr C Baruch atah, Adonai, shomei a kol t ruat amo Yisrael b rachmim. Blessed are You in our lives, Adonia. You hear, with love, the shofar true voice of Your people Israel. T kiah!!v gh e T The Ark is Opened Erev Rosh Hashanah 6

7 HINENI Here I Am Music: Sue Horowitz; Lyrics Rabbi Lev Baesh, Sue Horowitz, Based on the Book of Ruth I come with joy, I come with hope, I come with vision and intention I come with prayer, I come with love With searching and sacred questions Hineini, here I am. I come with peace of mind I know just where I stand here I am I come with trust, I come with pride I come with justice and with freedom I come with history, I come with family With knowledge and with wisdom Hineini, here I am. I come with peace of mind I know just where I stand here I am Where you go, I will go Where you lead, I will follow Your people will be mine And your God will be my God We welcome you with open arms With joy and hope with prayer and love We welcome you, with trust and pride With history and family Hineini, here I am. I come with peace of mind I know just where I stand here I am. Erev Rosh Hashanah 7

8 Barchu Call to Worship The Bar chu is the call to worship. This prayer, which originated over 2,000 years ago, acknowledges God as the Source of our blessings. Q r«c n v ḧ h, t Uf r C Bar chu et Adonai Ha m vo rach. s gü o kig k Qr«c Nv ḧ h QUr C Baruch Adonai Ha m vo rach L o lam Va ed. Let us bless the Source of life. As we bless the Source of life so are we blessed. Roll Into Dark Noam Katz Roll into dark, roll into light Night becomes day, day turns to night Borei yom va laila v k h k u oih t ric Goleil or mip nei cho shech l Jj h b P n rit k kid Goleil or mip nei cho shech l Jj h b P n rit k kid V cho shech mip nei or rit h b P n l Jj u Erev Rosh Hashanah 8

9 Ahavat Olam k t r G h,h C o kig, c v t Ahavat Olam beit Yisrael T c vẗ W N g T c vẗ W N g Amcha Ahavta, Amcha Ahavta oh y P J nu oh Eªj,Im nu vrit Torah umits vot, chukim umishpatim T s N k Ub,It T s N k Ub,It Otanu limad ta, otanu limad ta Ub C f J C Ubh v«k t ḧ h i F k g Al keyn Adonai eloheynu b shochbeynu Wh Eªj C jh G b Ub nue cu Uv kumeynu nasiach b chukecha W, ri, h r c s C j n G b u V nismach b divrey torat cha s gü o kig k Wh,Im n cu Uv mitzvotecha l olam va-ed Ub n h Q r«t u Ubh h j o v h F Ki heym cha-yeynu, v orech yameynu v kh k u o nih v D v b o v cu U vahem neh geh yomam va laila v kh k u o nih v D v b neh geh yomam va laila Erev Rosh Hashanah 9

10 oh nkig k UB N n rh x T k t W, c v t u V ahavat cha al tasir, mimenu l olamim k t r G h IN g c vit ḧ h v T t lur C Baruch ata Adonai, oheyv amo Yisrael k t r G h IN t c vit oheyv amo Yisrael (Unending is Your love for Your people, the House of Israel. Torah and Mitzvot, laws and precepts have You taught us. Therefore, O Eternal our God, when we lie down and when we rise up, we will meditate on Your laws and rejoice in Your Torah and Mitzvot forever. Day and night we will reflect on them, for they are our life and the length of our days. Then Your love shall never depart from our hearts. Blessed is Adonai, who loves the people Israel.) Erev Rosh Hashanah 10

11 Sh ma Yisrael The Torah contains 613 mitzvot, or commandments, for good living. The number divides into 248 positive, Thou Shalt mitzvot, corresponding to the number of parts of the human body, as well as 365 negative, Thou Shalt Not mitzvot, corresponding to the days of the year. Thus, we are reminded by each part of our body and every day of the year to live according to God's laws. The Shma, one of the oldest prayers in the Jewish liturgy, reminds us that there is one God in the universe and that we should not waste our lives on false gods and false values. :s«j t ḧ h 'Ubh v«kt ḧ h 'k t r G h g n J Sh ma Yisra el Adonai Elo hey nu, Adonai Echad. Hear, O Israel, The God Is Our God, The God Is One. /s gü o kig k I,Uf k n sic F o J QUr C Baruch Shem K vod Mal chuto L olam Va ed. Blessed Is the Name of God s Glorious Kingdom For Ever And Ever. I haven t failed; I ve found 10,000 ways that don t work. Ben Franklin Erev Rosh Hashanah 11

12 V ahavta /W«s«t n k f cu 'W J p b k f cu 'W c c k k f C 'Wh«v«k t ḧ h, t T c vẗ u /W«c c k k g 'oih v W U m n h f«bẗ r J t 'v K«t v oh r c S v Uh v u 'Q r«s c W T f k cu 'W«,h c C W T c J C 'o C T r C s u 'Wh«b c k o T b B J u,«pÿ«y k Uh v u 'W«sḧ k g,it k o T r J eu /W«nUe cu 'W C f J cu /Wh«r g J cu W«,h C,Izªz n k g o T c, fu /Wh«bh g ih C V a hav ta eit A do nai E lo he cha, b chol l va v cha, u v chol naf sh cha, u v chol m o de cha. V ha yu ha d va rim ha ei leh, A sher a no chi m tsa v cha ha yom, al l va ve cha. V shi nan tam l va ne cha, v di bar ta bam b shiv t cha b vei te cha, uv lech t cha va de rech, u v shoch b cha uv ku me cha. Uk shar tam l ot al ya de cha, v ha yu l to ta fot bein ei ne cha. Uch tav tam, al m zu zot bei te cha, u vish a re cha. oh J«s e o,h h v u 'h,«u m n k F, t o,h G g u Ur F z T i g«n k. r«t n o f, t h,t«miv r J t 'o fh v«k t ḧ h h b t /o fh v«kt k /o fh v«k t ḧ h h b t 'oh v«kt k o f k,ih v k 'o h r m n «L ma an tiz k ru, va a si tem et kol mits vo tai vi h yi tem k do shim lei lo hei chem. A ni A do nai E lo hei chem, a sher ho tsei ti et chem mei e rets Mits ra yim li h yot la chem lei lo him; A ni A do nai E lo hei chem. And Thou Shalt Love You shall love your Eternal God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your might. And all these words, which I command you on this day, shall be upon your heart. And you shall teach them diligently to your children. And you shall speak of them when you sit in your house, When you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise up. And you shall bind them for a sign upon your hand. And they shall be for frontlets between your eyes. And you shall write them on the doorposts of your house and upon your gates. So that you will remember and do all My commandments and be holy to your God. I am your Eternal God who led you out of Egypt to be your God. I am your Eternal God. Erev Rosh Hashanah 12

13 Mi Chamocha The Mi Chamocha, a song of praise, thanks God for bringing the Israelites out of the land of Egypt and their bondage. 'ḧ h o k t C v f «n«f h n 'J s «E«C r S t b v f «n«f h n /t k«p v G «g«',«k v, trib Mee cha mo cha ba ey lim A do nai? Mee ka mo cha ne dar ba ko desh, No ra t' hi lot o sey fe leh? Who is like You, Eternal One, among the gods that are worshiped? Who is like You, majestic in holiness, awesome in splendor, doing wonders? O Rock of Israel, come to Israel s help. Fulfill Your promise of redemption for Judah and Israel. Our Redeemer is Adonai of Hosts, the Holy One of Israel. Blessed is Adonai, the Redeemer of Israel. Erev Rosh Hashanah 13

14 Hashkivenu Hashkiveinu Adonai Eloheinu l'shalom, v'ha amideinu malkeinu l'chayim, uf'ros aleinu sukat sh'lomecha, Ush'mor tzeiteinu uvoeinu, l'chayim ul'shalom, mei atah v'ad olam. Baruch atah Adonai, sho mer amo yisra eil la ad. Erev Rosh Hashanah 14

15 BEYOND by Dan Nichols from Chatzi Kaddish May Your wonder be celebrated, may Your name be consecrated May Your brilliance never fade, from the magnificent world You made May Your ways prevail in our own days, in our own lives And in the life of all Israel And let us say, let us say, amen And let us say, let us say, amen May Your name receive the same beauty that You bring Though You are far beyond the sweetest song we could ever sing And let us say, and let us say, a men And let us say, and let us say, a men And let us say, and let us say, a men And let us say, and let us say, a men Erev Rosh Hashanah 15

16 The Amidah :W«, K v T sh D h h pu j T p T h, p G h b«s t Eternal God, open my lips that my mouth may proclaim Your glory Avot v Emahot The Avot connects us to our ancestors. It is about praying to the God of our parents of every generation. We remind ourselves that all the generations of the Jewish people are connected to God in a covenant that does not die, but that becomes eternally reborn every time we worship as a community and every time we honor that covenant by bringing a child to the Torah to assume God s responsibilities as a Jewish adult. Though each of us and each new generation may experience God in a different way, we are all part of the same covenantal pattern of Judaism. h v«k t ',Iv N t u Ubh«,Ic t h v«kt u Ubh«v«k t ḧ h v T t QUr C h v«kt 'vr G h v«kt /c«e g h h v«kt u 'e j m h h v«k t 'o v r c t 'trib v u ric D v kis D v k t v ' vẗ k h v«kt u k j r h v«kt 'vë c r h s x j r fiz u 'k«f v v b«e u 'oh ciy oh sẍ j k nid 'iih k g k t In J i g«n k 'o vh b c h b c k v k ªt d th c nu ',Iv N t u,icẗ /v c v t C Ba ruch a tah A do nai, E lo hei nu, Vei lo hei a vo tei nu, v imo tei nu E lo hei Av ra ham, E lo hei Yitz chak, Vei lo hei Ya a kov, E lo hei Sa rah, Eh lo hei Riv kah, Eh lo hei Racheil, vei lo hei Lei ah Ha eil Ha Ga dol Ha Gi bor v Ha No rah Eil Eil yon, go meil cha sa dim to vim v ko nei ha kol v zo cheir chas dei a vot v im a hot u mei vi g ulah liv nei v nei hem l ma an sh mo b a ha vah, Erev Rosh Hashanah 16

17 'oh H j C. p j Q k«n 'oh H j k Ub«r f z /oh H j oh v«k t W b g n k 'oh H j v r p«x C Ub«c, f u Zoch'reinu l'chayim, melech chafeitz bachayim, v'chot'veinu b'seifer hachayim, l'ma ancha elohim chayim. Zoch rey nu, zoch rey nu l cha yim (3x) Me lech cha feytz ba cha yim. V chot vey nu b sey fer ha cha yim (3x) L ma an cha E lohim cha yim., r z g u o v r c t i d n 'ḧ h v T t QUr C :i d nu gh «JInU r zig Q k«n Me lech o zeir u mo shi a u ma gein Ba ruch a tah A do nai, ma gein Av ra ham v ez rat Sa rah. :vr G Praised are You, O Adonai our God and God of our ancestors, God of Abraham, God of Isaac, and God of Jacob, God of Sarah, God of Rebecca, God of Leah, and God of Rachel. Great, mighty, awesome God, supreme over all. You are abundantly kind, Creator of all. Remembering the piety of our ancestors, You will lovingly bring redemption to their children's children. You are the Ruler who helps, delivers, and protects. Praised are You, O Adonai, Shield of Abraham and Protector of Sarah. Erev Rosh Hashanah 17

18 G vurot The G vurot praises God as being the awesome power at work in all of nature, sustaining the living and giving life to all. God s power can heal, encourage and redeem. Just as God has helped us to live better lives, we need to be partners with God and help others. / gh «JIv k c r 'v T«t k«f v v H j n 'h b«s t o kig k ric D v T t A tah gi bor l o lam, A do nai m cha yei ha kol a ta rav l ho shi a, /o J«D v sh rinu ju r v «ch X n Winter* Mashiv haruach umorid hageshem. /k y v s rin Summer* Morid ha tal. Q nix 'oh C r oh n j r C k«f v v H j n 's x«j C oh H j k F k f n I, bun t o H e nu 'oh rux t rh T nu 'oh kij t pir u 'oh k pib,h n n Q k«n 'Q K v ni S «h nu,iruc D k g«c WI «n f h n 'r p g h b Jh k /v guj h jh «n m nu v H j nu M chal keil cha yim b che sed m cha yei ha kol b ra cha mim ra bim so meich no f lim v ro fei cho lim u ma tir a su rim u m kai yeim e mu na to li shei nei a far mi cha mo cha ba al g vu rot u mi do meh lach me lech mei mit u m chai ye u matz mi ach y shu a, :k«f v v H j n 'ḧ h v T t QUr C :k«f v,ih j v k v T t i nt b u v ne e man a tah l ha cha yot ha kol. Ba ruch a tah A do nai, m cha yei ha kol. Eternal is Your might, O God; all of life is Your gift. Great is Your saving power! In love You sustain the living; in Your great mercy You sustain us all. You send help to the falling and healing to the sick; You bring freedom to the captive and keep faith with Your children in death as in life. Who is like You, Mighty One, Author of life and death, Source of salvation? Blessed are You, Eternal One, the Source of Life. Erev Rosh Hashanah 18

19 Kedushah Sanctification /v k x WUk k v h oih k f C oh a««us eu a««usë W n a«u a««usë v T t /a««usë v k t v 'ḧ h v T t QUr C Atah kadosh v'shimcha kadosh, uk'doshim b'chol yom y'hal'lucha selah. Baruch atah Adonai, ha eil hakadosh. Silent Prayer We come together as a community, as a family To understand the values that move the world in which we live We come together as a community, as a family To understand the acts that threaten our world We come determined to find the values that will right the world We come determined to restore justice To an unjust world May we stand firm as we pray for peace For our families and for our country ~Amen Erev Rosh Hashanah 19

20 Shalom Rav o kig k oh G T W N g k t r G h k g cr oik J Shalom rav al Yisrael am cha Tasim l olam oikä«v k f k iisẗ l k n tuv v T t h F Ki ata hu melech adon l chol ha-shalom k t r G h W N g, t Q r c k W bh g C ciy u V tov b ei-ne-cha l va-rech et am cha Yisrael W nik J C v g J k f cu, g k f C B chol eit uv chol sha ah bish lo-me-cha (Grant abundant peace to Israel Your people forever, for you are the ruler, the sovereign of all peace. And it is good in Your eyes to bless Your people Israel, in every season and at every hour, with Your peace.) Prayer For The Children We pray for the children who sneak popsicles before supper, who erase holes in math workbooks, who can never find their shoes. And we pray for those who stare at photographers from behind barbed wire, who can't bound down the street in a new pair of sneakers, who never "counted potatoes," who are born in places where we wouldn't be caught dead, who never go to the circus, who live in an X rated world. We pray for the children who bring us sticky kisses and fistfuls of dandelions, who hug us in a hurry and forget their lunch money. Erev Rosh Hashanah 20

21 And we pray for those who never get dessert, who have no safe blanket to drag behind them, who watch their parents watch them die, who can't find bread to steal, who don't have rooms to clean up, whose pictures aren't on anybody's dresser, whose monsters are real. We Pray for the Children who spend their allowance before Tuesday, who throw tantrums in the grocery store and pick at their food, who like ghost stories, who shove dirty clothes under the bed, who never rinse out the tub, who get visits from the tooth fairy, who don't like to be kissed in front of the carpool, who squirm in church and scream in the phone, whose tears we sometimes laugh at and whose smiles can make us cry. And we pray for those Whose nightmares come in the daytime, Who will eat anything Who have never seen dentist, Who aren't spoiled by anybody, Who go to bed hungry and cry themselves to sleep, Who live and move, but have no being. We pray for the children Who want to be carried and for those who must, Who we never give up on and for those who don't get a second chance. We pray for those we smother and for those who will grab the hand of anybody kind enough to offer it. Erev Rosh Hashanah 21

22 Mi Shebeirach Ubh,In t k v f r C v rie n Ubh«,Ic t Q r C a«h n Mi shebeirach avoteinu M'kor hab'racha l'imoteinu May the source of strength, who blessed the ones before us help to find the courage to make our lives a blessing and let us say, Amen. Ubh,Ic t k v f r C v rie n Ubh«,In t Q r C a«h n Mi shebeirach imoteinu M'kor habrachah l'avoteinu Bless those in need of healing with r fuah sh leimah, the renewal of body, the renewal of spirit, and let us say, Amen. May the one who blessed our ancestors, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, Sarah, Rebecca, Rachel and Leah, bless and heal those who are ill [names]. May the Blessed Holy One be filled with compassion for their health to be restored and their strength to be revived. May God swiftly send them a complete renewal of body and spirit, and let us say, Amen. Avinu Malkenu (The Ark is Open) Ub N g v G g 'oh G g n Ub«C ih t h F 'Ub«b g u Ub«B j!ub«f k n Ubh«cẗ /Ub«gh JIv u s x jü vë s m Avinu Malkeinu Choneinu vaaneinu ki ein banu maasim. Aseih imanu tz dakah vachesed v hoshi einu Kiddush Hear our prayer, We have sinned before Thee Have compassion upon us and upon our children Help us bring an end to pestilence, war, and famine Cause all hate and oppression to vanish from the earth Inscribe us for blessing in the Book Of Life Let the new year be a good year for us. /i p«d v h r P t ric 'o kig v Q k«n Ubh«v«k t ḧ h v T t QUr C Baruch atah, Adonai Eloheinu, Melech Haolam, borei p'ri hagafen. Erev Rosh Hashanah 22

23 Aleinu The Aleinu is one of the oldest and most majestic prayers in Jewish liturgy. It proclaims God as the Supreme Ruler of the universe to whom praise is due and anticipates the day when humanity will acknowledge God in a perfect, peaceful world. The Aleinu is recited traditionally at the end of the service. Since the beginning of the fourteenth century, the Aleinu has served as a declaration of Jewish faith and martyrdom through the ages. t«k J ',h Jt r C r mih k v K ªs D,, k 'k«f v iis t k j«c J k Ubh«k g t«k J 'v n s t v,ij P J n F Ub«n G t«k u ',Imr t v h hid F Ub«G g 'o bin v k f F Ub«k r«d u 'o v F Ub «e k j o G Aleynu l shabey ach la adon hakol, lateyt gedula l yotseyr bereyshit, shelo asanu kegoyey ha aratsot, v lo samanu k mishp chot ha Adamah, sh lo sam chelkeynu kahem, v goraleynu kechol hamonam. We must praise the God of all, the Maker of heaven and earth, who has set us apart from the other families on earth, giving us a responsibility unique among the nations. h f k n Q k«n h b p k 'oh sinu oh u j T J nu oh g rif Ub j«b t u /tuv QUr C JIsË v 'oh f k N v Va anachnu korim, umishtachavim umodim, lifney melech malchey ham lachim, hakadosh, baruch hu. We, therefore, bow in awe and thanksgiving before the One who is Sovereign over all, the Holy and Blessed One. ḧ h v h v h tuv v oih C '. r«ẗ v k F k g Q k«n k ḧ h vḧ v u 'r n t b u /s j t In au 's j t V ne emar v haya Adonai l melech al kol ha arets. Bayom hahu, yih yeh Adonai echad, ushemo Echad." Adonai shall reign over all the earth; That day Adonai shall be One and God s name One. Erev Rosh Hashanah 23

24 Mourner s Kaddish V,Uf k n Qh k n h u 'V,Ug r f tr c h S t n k g C /t C r V n J J S e, h u k S D, h Ur n t u 'ch rë i n z cu t k d g C 'k t r G h,h C k f s h H j cu iifh nih cu iifh H j C /i nẗ /tḧ n k g h n k g ku o k g k Q r c n t C r V n J t v h k K v, h u v K g, h u r S v, h u t b, h u o nir, h u r t P, h u j C T J h u Q r C, h t, j C JªT t, rh J u t, f r C k F i n t K«g k 'tuv Qh r C t J sªe S V n J /i nẗ Ur n t u 't n k g C irh n t S 't, n j b u /i nẗ Ur n t u 'k t r G h k F k g u Ubh«k g oh H j u 'tḧ n J i n t C r t n k J t v h Ur n t u 'k t r G h k F k g u Ubh«k g oik J v G g h tuv 'uh nir n C oik J v G«g /i nẗ Yitgadal v yitkadash shemei raba, be alma devera chire u tei, v yamlich malchutei. B chayeichon uv yomeichon uv chayei d chol beit Yisrael, ba agala uviz man ka riv, v i meru, Amen. Yehei shemei raba m varach l alam ul almei almaya. Yitbarach v ishtabach, v itpa ar v itromam v itnasei, v yit hadar v yitaleh v yit halal sh mei d kud sha, b rich hu. L eila min kol birchata v shirata, tushb chata v nechemata, da amiran b alma, v i meru, Amen. Y hei sh lama raba min sh maya v chayim aleinu v al kol Yisrael, v i meru, Amen. Oseh shalom bim romav, hu ya aseh shalom aleinu v al kol Yisrael, v i meru, Amen. And let us say, and let us say, a men And let us say, and let us say, a men And let us say, and let us say, a men And let us say, and let us say, a men Erev Rosh Hashanah 24

25 May You Be Sealed by Peter and Ellen Allard May you be sealed for a good year, for a sweet year, for a healthy year. May you be written in the book of life. G mar Chatima Tovah v ciy v nh, j r n d If everything that we did was written into a book, forever to be remembered, we would try hard to only do things that we are proud of. Long ago, our people imagined such a book. They called it the Book of Life. We do not know all that will happen during the coming year, but we know that what we do for ourselves and for each other can make our Book of Life a good one. As the New Year begins, Jewish people everywhere greet one another with these words: L shanah tovah tikateivu v'teichateimu. May you be written down and sealed for a good year. With these hopes and prayers for the new year, we too say to each other: L shanah tovah tikateivu v'teichateimu. May you be written down and sealed for a good year. May this year bring you everything good. Erev Rosh Hashanah 25

26 May You Be Sealed by Peter and Ellen Allard May you be sealed for a good year, for a sweet year, for a healthy year. May you be written in the book of life. G mar Chatima Tovah v ciy v nh, j r n d Erev Rosh Hashanah 26

27 Come Along Harmony: Come let yourself belong Come it s already begun. Come, come along Come with fears, come with love Come however you are Just come, Come along Come with friends, come with faults Come however you are Just come, Come along Come with me, and let go Come however you are Just come, Come along Come so carefully close Come however you are Just come Come, come along Come with sorrows and songs Come however you are Just come, Come along Come with yourself Come however you are Just come Rosh Hashanah Morning Service 27

28 Welcome As we approach another year, we ask Your blessings upon us and upon our loved ones. Grant us the courage to peer into our lives, the wisdom and discernment to evaluate what we see, and the strength to act with resolve to change whatever needs improvement. May it be Your will that we be inscribed into the Book of Life and that the coming year be one of peace and tranquility. May our homes reflect the 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 by Your love for Your people. During these Holy Days when we come into Your sanctuary, our thoughts turn to You and we try to let You into our lives. Be there for us, O God, and let the light of Your Divine Presence shine upon us and upon all Your people. Bless this New Year with Shalom for us, for the Jewish people and for all humanity everywhere. Keyn Y'hi Ratzon... May it be Your will... Amen Rosh Hashanah Morning Service 28

29 Modeh Ani 'Wh b p k h b t v sin Modeh ani l fanecha 'oḧ e u h j Q k n Melech chai v kayam. h, n a«b h C T r z j v a She heh chezarta bi nishmati v k n j C v k n j C b chemla b chemla /W, bun t v C r Raba emunatecha. I gratefully thank You, O living and eternal Ruler, for You have returned my soul within me, with compassion, Abundant is your faithfulness. «Psalm 95 Come, let us sing joyously to Adonai, Raise a shout for our Rock and Deliverer; let us come into God s presence with praise; Let us raise a shout for God in song! For Adonai is a great God, the great ruler of all divine beings. Rosh Hashanah Morning Service 29

30 Ma Tovu Qh,Ib ªF J ²n vr G Wh k v«t UcIy v n vẗ k u k j r vë c ²r Ma tovu it s the morning, Ma tovu bless us this morning O ha lecha let us enter, Ya a kov our heritage Mish k no te cha we are searching will You show us Y israel, we are Y israel Born to sing Your praises in Your Holy Holy spaces Ma tovu bless the morning. Ma tovu! Ma tovu o ha layich, Sarah mish k no tayich Rivkah, Rachel, v Leah Born to sing Your praises in Your Holy Holy spaces Ma tovu bless the morning. Ma tovu! Elohai N shama,th v vriv y h C T, B J v n J b h v«k t h v«k t E lo hai E lo hai, n sha ma She na ta ta bi t ho ra hi (The soul that You have given me, O God, is a pure one! You have created and formed it, breathed it into me, and within me You sustain it.) Rosh Hashanah Morning Service 30

31 Nisim Bechol Yom 'o kig v Q k«n Ubh«v«k t ḧ h v T t QUr C Blessed are You, Adonai our God, Ruler of the universe, Who has given me the ability to distinguish between day from night. 'o kig v Q k«n Ubh«v«k t ḧ h v T t QUr C Blessed are You, Adonai our God, Ruler of the universe, Who has made me a Jew. 'o kig v Q k«n Ubh«v«k t ḧ h v T t QUr C Blessed are You, Adonai our God, Ruler of the universe, Who has made me to be free. 'o kig v Q k«n Ubh«v«k t ḧ h v T t QUr C Blessed are You, Adonai our God, Ruler of the universe, Who gives sight to those who cannot see. 'o kig v Q k«n Ubh«v«k t ḧ h v T t QUr C Blessed are You, Adonai our God, Ruler of the universe, Who clothes the naked. 'o kig v Q k«n Ubh«v«k t ḧ h v T t QUr C Blessed are You, Adonai our God, Ruler of the universe, Who frees the captives. 'o kig v Q k«n Ubh«v«k t ḧ h v T t QUr C Blessed are You, Adonai our God, Ruler of the universe, Who raises those bowed low. 'o kig v Q k«n Ubh«v«k t ḧ h v T t QUr C Blessed are You, Adonai our God, Ruler of the universe, Who spreads out the earth over the waters. 'o kig v Q k«n Ubh«v«k t ḧ h v T t QUr C Blessed are You, Adonai our God, Ruler of the universe, Who provides for all my needs. 'o kig v Q k«n Ubh«v«k t ḧ h v T t QUr C Blessed are You, Who makes firm each person s steps. 'o kig v Q k«n Ubh«v«k t ḧ h v T t QUr C Blessed are You, Adonai our God, Ruler of the universe, Who girds Israel with strength. Rosh Hashanah Morning Service 31

32 'o kig v Q k«n Ubh«v«k t ḧ h v T t QUr C Blessed are You, Adonai our God, Ruler of the universe, Who crowns Israel with splendor. 'o kig v Q k«n Ubh«v«k t ḧ h v T t QUr C Blessed are You, Adonai our God, Ruler of the universe, Who gives strength to the weary. 'o kig v Q k«n Ubh«v«k t ḧ h v T t QUr C Blessed are You, Adonai our God, Ruler of the universe, Who removes sleep from my eyes and slumber from my eyelids. TEACH ME TO PRAISE Teach me, my God, to praise and to pray For 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 yesterday And the day beforelest my day become routine. Leah Goldberg Rosh Hashanah Morning Service 32

33 Halleluyah: Psalm 150 Hallelu eil b kod sho, IJ së C k t Uk k v Halleluhu bir ki a u zo. UZ g gh e r C UvUk k v Halleluhu big vu ro tav, uh,«ruc d C UvUk k v Halleluhu k rov gud lo. Ik sªd c«r F UvUk k v Halleluhu b teka shofar, r pij g e, C UvUk k v Halleluhu b neivel v chinor. rib f u k c b C UvUk k v Halleluhu b tof u machol, kij nu ;«, C UvUk k v Halleluhu b minim v u gav. c dªg u oh B n C UvUk k v Halleluhu b tzil tz lei shama, g n J h k m k m C UvUk k v Halleluhu b tzil tz lei t ru ah. v gur, h k m k m C UvUk k v Kol han shama t hallel yah, Vḧ k K v T v n J B v k«f Halleluyah Vḧ-Uk k v Halleluyah! Praise God in God s sanctuary, praise the One whose power the heavens proclaim. Praise God for mighty acts, and for surpassing greatness. Praise God with shofar blast, with harp and lute, with drum and dance, with strings and pipe. Praise God with cymbals crashing, and with the cymbal s echo. Let everything which has breath within it praise God. Halleluya Rosh Hashanah Morning Service 33

34 The Sounding of The Shofar T kiah!!v gh e T Hatzi Kaddish /V,Uf k n Qh k n h u 'V,Ug r f tr c h S t n k g C /t C r V n J J S e, h u k S D, h Ur n t u ch rë i n z cu t k d g C 'k t r G h,h C k f s h H j cu iifh nih cu iifh H j C :i nẗ Yitgadal v'yitkadash sh'meih raba. B'al'ma di v'ra chiruteih, v'yamlich malchuteih b'chayeichon uv'yomeichon uv'chayei d'chol beit yisra eil, ba agala uvizman kariv, v'imru amein. /tḧ n k g h n k g ku o k g k Q r c n t C r V n J t v h Y'hei sh'meih raba m'varach l'alam ul'al'mei al'maya. k K v, h u v K g, h u r S v, h u t b, h u o nir, h u r t P, h u j C T J h u Q r C, h t, j C JªT t, rh J u t, f r C k F i n t K«g k 'tuv Qh r C t J sªe S V n J /i nẗ Ur n t u 't n k g C irh n t S 't, n j b u Yitbarach v'yishtabach v'yitpa ar v'yitromam v'yitnasei v'yithadar v'yitaleh v'yithalal sh'meih d'kudsha b'rich hu, l'eila min kol birchata v'shirata tushb'chata v'nechemata, da amiran b'al'ma, v'imru amein. Rosh Hashanah Morning Service 34

35 Barchu Call to Worship The Barechu is the call to worship. This prayer, which originated over 2,000 years ago, acknowledges God as the Source of our blessings. Leader: Q r«c n v ḧ h, t Uf r C Bar chu et Adonai Ha-m vo-rach. Congregation: s gü o kig k Qr«c Nv ḧ h QUr C Baruch Adonai Ha-m vo-rach L o-lam Va-ed. Let us bless the Source of life. As we bless the Source of life so are we blessed. Your living is determined not so much by what life brings to you as by the attitude you bring to life; not so much by what happens to you as by the way your mind looks at what happens. Kahlil Gibran Rosh Hashanah Morning Service 35

36 Yotzeir Baruch Atah Adonai Eloheinu, Melech ha olam, yotzeir or uvorei choshech, oseh shalom uvorei et hakol. Baruch Atah Adonai. yotzer ham'orot. Ubh«v«k t 'ḧ h v T t QUr C 'o kig v Q k«n 'Q J «j«t ricu 'rit r mih /k«f v, t t ricu oik J v G«g /,IrIt n v r mih 'ḧ h v T t QUr C God, where shall I find Thee, whose glory fills the universe? Behold I find Thee wharever the mind is free to follow its own bent, Wharever words come out from the depths of truth, Wharever tireless striving stretches its arms towards perfection, Wharever men and women struggle for freedom and right, Wharever the scientist toils to unbare the secrets of nature, Wharever the poet strings pearls of beauty in lyric lines, Wharever glorious deeds are done. Mordecai M. Kaplan Rosh Hashanah Morning Service 36

37 Sh ma Yisrael The Torah contains 613 mitzvot, or commandments, for good living. The number divides into 248 positive, Thou Shalt mitzvot, corresponding to the number of parts of the human body, as well as 365 negative, Thou Shalt Not mitzvot, corresponding to the days of the year. Thus, we are reminded by each part of our body and every day of the year to live according to God's laws. The Shma, one of the oldest prayers in the Jewish liturgy, reminds us that there is one God in the universe and that we should not waste our lives on false gods and false values. :s«j t ḧ h 'Ubh v«kt ḧ h 'k t r G h g n J Sh ma Yisra-el Adonai Elo-hey-nu, Adonai Echad. Hear, O Israel, Adonai Is Our God, Adonai Is One. /s gü o kig k I,Uf k n sic F o J QUr C Baruch Shem K vod Mal-chuto L olam Va-ed. Blessed Is the Name of God s Glorious Kingdom For Ever And Ever. I haven t failed; I ve found 10,000 ways that don t work. Ben Franklin Rosh Hashanah Morning Service 37

38 V ahavta /W«s«t n k f cu 'W J p b k f cu 'W c c k k f C 'Wh«v«k t ḧ h, t T c vẗ u /W«c c k k g 'oih v W U m n h f«bẗ r J t 'v K«t v oh r c S v Uh v u 'Q r«s c W T f k cu 'W«,h c C W T c J C 'o C T r C s u 'Wh«b c k o T b B J u,«pÿ«y k Uh v u 'W«sḧ k g,it k o T r J eu /W«nUe cu 'W C f J cu /Wh«r g J cu W«,h C,Izªz n k g o T c, fu /Wh«bh g ih C V a hav ta eit A do nai E lo he cha, b chol l va v cha, u v chol naf sh cha, u v chol m o de cha. V ha yu ha d va rim ha ei leh, A sher a no chi m tsa v cha ha yom, al l va ve cha. V shi nan tam l va ne cha, v di bar ta bam b shiv t cha b vei te cha, uv lech t cha va de rech, u v shoch b cha uv ku me cha. Uk shar tam l ot al ya de cha, v ha yu l to ta fot bein ei ne cha. Uch tav tam, al m zu zot bei te cha, u vish a re cha. oh J«s e o,h h v u 'h,«u m n k F, t o,h G g u Ur F z T i g«n k. r«t n o f, t h,t«miv r J t 'o fh v«k t ḧ h h b t /o fh v«kt k /o fh v«k t ḧ h h b t 'oh v«kt k o f k,ih v k 'o h r m n «L ma an tiz k ru, va a si tem et kol mits vo tai vi h yi tem k do shim lei lo hei chem. A ni A do nai E lo hei chem, a sher ho tsei ti et chem mei e rets Mits ra yim li h yot la chem lei lo him; A ni A do nai E lo hei chem. And Thou Shalt Love You shall love your Eternal God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your might. And all these words, which I command you on this day, shall be upon your heart. And you shall teach them diligently to your children. And you shall speak of them when you sit in your house, When you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise up. And you shall bind them for a sign upon your hand. And they shall be for frontlets between your eyes. And you shall write them on the doorposts of your house and upon your gates. So that you will remember and do all My commandments and be holy to your God. I am your Eternal God who led you out of Egypt to be your God. I am your Eternal God. Rosh Hashanah Morning Service 38

39 Mi Chamocha The Mi Chamocha, a song of praise, thanks God for bringing the Israelites out of the land of Egypt and their bondage. 'ḧ h o k t C v f «n«f h n 'J s «E«C r S t b v f «n«f h n /t k«p v G «g«',«k v, trib Mee cha mo cha ba ey lim A do nai? Mee ka mo cha ne dar ba ko desh, No ra t' hi lot o sey fe leh? Who is like You? Who is like You Adonai? Who is like You Adonai? Moses and the Children cross the sea, sing to You these songs of Joy. Who is like You Adonai? O Rock of Israel, come to Israel s help. Fulfill Your promise of redemption for Judah and Israel. Our Redeemer is Adonai Hosts of Hosts, the Holy One of Israel. Blessed is Adonai, the Redeemer of Israel. The question isn t who is going to let me; it s who is going to stop me. Ayn Rand Rosh Hashanah Morning Service 39

40 BEYOND by Dan Nichols from Chatzi Kaddish May Your wonder be celebrated, may Your name be consecrated May Your brilliance never fade, from the magnificent world You made May Your ways prevail in our own days, in our own lives And in the life of all Israel And let us say, let us say, amen And let us say, let us say, amen May Your name receive the same beauty that You bring Though You are far beyond the sweetest song we could ever sing And let us say, and let us say, a men And let us say, and let us say, a men And let us say, and let us say, a men And let us say, and let us say, a men Rosh Hashanah Morning Service 40

41 The Amidah :W«, K v T sh D h h pu j T p T h, p G h b«s t Eternal God, open my lips that my mouth may proclaim Your glory Avot v Emahot The Avot connects us to our ancestors. It is about praying to the God of our parents of every generation. We remind ourselves that all the generations of the Jewish people are connected to God in a covenant that does not die, but that becomes eternally reborn every time we worship as a community and every time we honor that covenant by bringing a child to the Torah to assume God s responsibilities as a Jewish adult. Though each of us and each new generation may experience God in a different way, we are all part of the same covenantal pattern of Judaism. h v«k t ',Iv N t u Ubh«,Ic t h v«kt u Ubh«v«k t ḧ h v T t QUr C h v«kt 'vr G h v«kt /c«e g h h v«kt u 'e j m h h v«k t 'o v r c t 'trib v u ric D v kis D v k t v ' vẗ k h v«kt u k j r h v«kt 'vë c r h s x j r fiz u 'k«f v v b«e u 'oh ciy oh sẍ j k nid 'iih k g k t In J i g«n k 'o vh b c h b c k v k ªt d th c nu ',Iv N t u,icẗ /v c v t C Ba ruch a tah A do nai, E lo hei nu, Vei lo hei a vo tei nu, v imo tei nu E lo hei Av ra ham, E lo hei Yitz chak, Vei lo hei Ya a kov, E lo hei Sa rah, Eh lo hei Riv kah, Eh lo hei Racheil, vei lo hei Lei ah Ha eil Ha Ga dol Ha Gi bor v Ha No rah Eil Eil yon, go meil cha sa dim to vim v ko nei ha kol v zo cheir chas dei a vot v im a hot u mei vi g ulah liv nei v nei hem l ma an sh mo b a ha vah, 'oh H j C. p j Q k«n 'oh H j k Ub«r f z /oh H j oh v«k t W b g n k 'oh H j v r p«x C Ub«c, f u Rosh Hashanah Morning Service 41

42 Zochreinu l chayim, melech chafetz ba chayim, v chotveinu b sefer ha chayim, l ma ancha elohim chayim... Remember us for life, O Ruler who delights in life; inscribe us in the book of life for Thy sake, O Living God..., r z g u o v r c t i d n 'ḧ h v T t QUr C :i d nu gh «JInU r zig Q k«n :vr G Me lech o zeir u mo shi a u ma gein. Ba ruch a tah A do nai, ma gein Av ra ham v ez rat Sa rah. Praised are You, O Adonai our God and God of our ancestors, God of Abraham, God of Isaac, and God of Jacob, God of Sarah, God of Rebecca, God of Leah, and God of Rachel. Great, mighty, awesome God, supreme over all. You are abundantly kind, Creator of all. Remembering the piety of our ancestors, You will lovingly bring redemption to their children's children. You are the Ruler who helps, delivers, and protects. Praised are You, O Adonai, Shield of Abraham and Protector of Sarah. G vurot The G vurot praises God as being the awesome power at work in all of nature, sustaining the living and giving life to all. God s power can heal, encourage and redeem. Just as God has helped us to live better lives, we need to be partners with God and help others. / gh «JIv k c r 'v T«t k«f v v H j n 'h b«s t o kig k ric D v T t A tah gi bor l o lam, A do nai m cha yei ha kol a ta rav l ho shi a, /o J«D v sh rinu ju r v «ch X n Winter* Mashiv haruach umorid hageshem. /k y v sh rin Summer* Morid ha tal. Q nix 'oh C r oh n j r C k«f v v H j n 's x«j C oh H j k F k f n I, bun t o H e nu 'oh rux t rh T nu 'oh kij t pir u 'oh k pib Rosh Hashanah Morning Service 42

43 ,h n n Q k«n 'Q K v ni S «h nu,iruc D k g«c WI «n f h n 'r p g h b Jh k QUr C :k«f v,ih j v k v T t i nt b u /v guj h jh «n m nu v H j nu :k«f v v H j n 'ḧ h v T t M chal keil cha yim b che sed m cha yei ha kol b ra cha mim ra bim so meich no f lim v ro fei cho lim u ma tir a su rim u m kai yeim e mu na to li shei nei a far mi cha mo cha ba al g vu rot u mi do meh lach me lech mei mit u m chai ye u matz mi ach y shu a, v ne e man a tah l ha cha yot ha kol. Ba ruch a tah A do nai, m cha yei ha kol. Eternal is Your might, O God; all of life is Your gift. Great is Your saving power! In love You sustain the living; in Your great mercy You sustain us all. You send help to the falling and healing to the sick; You bring freedom to the captive and keep faith with Your children in death as in life. Who is like You, Mighty One, Author of life and death, Source of salvation? Blessed are You, Eternal One, the Source of Life. Unitaneh Tokef Unitaneh Tokef is one of the most moving prayers of the High Holiday Service. It is recited on Rosh Hashanah with deep feeling. There are many reasons why this prayer always stirs the worshiper. It has a very dramatic history. Our tradition tells us that its author was Rabbi Amnon of Mayence (France), who composed it as he lay dying. When he refused to forsake Judaism and embrace another religion, his limbs were amputated. With his last breath, he recited this prayer, in which he expressed his love of God and his faith in 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 judges each one of us. The future is uncertain. We do not know what will happen to us in the year that lies ahead. But this prayer tells us what we must bring to lifepenitence, prayer, and charity. These three virtues ennoble life and make us worthy of God s blessings. The Great Shofar is sounded, and a still small voice is heard. Rosh Hashanah Morning Service 43

44 The angels in heaven are dismayed and are seized with fear and trembling, as they proclaim : "Behold the Day of Judgment!" The hosts of heaven are to be arraigned in judgment for in Your eyes, even they are not free from guilt. All who enter the world must pass before You, one by one, as a flock of sheep. As a shepherd musters his sheep and causes them to pass beneath his staff, so do You pass and record, count and visit, every living soul, appointing the measure of every creature's life and decreeing its destiny. Who By Fire by Leonard Cohen And 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? Rosh Hashanah Morning Service 44

45 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 days and who shall not, who shall perish by fire and who by water, who by sword and who by beast, who by hunger and who by thirst, who by earthquake and who by plague, who by strangling and who by stoning, who shall rest and who shall wander, who shall be at peace and who shall be tormented, who shall be poor and who shall be rich, who shall be humbled and who shall be exalted. For Your praise is in accordance with Your name. You are difficult to anger and easy to appease. For You do not desire the death of the condemned, but that he turn from his path and live. Until the day of his death You wait for him. Should he turn, You will receive him at once. In truth You are their Creator and You understand their inclination, for they are but flesh and blood. The origin of man is dust, his end is dust. He earns his bread by exertion and is like a broken shard, like dry grass, a withered flower, like a passing shadow and a vanishing cloud, like a breeze that blows away and dust that scatters, like a dream that flies away. But You are Ruler, God who lives for all eternity! There is no limit to Your years, no end to the length of Your days, no measure to the hosts of Your glory, no understanding the meaning of Your Name. Your Name is fitting unto You and You are fitting unto it, and our name has been called by Your Name. Act for the sake of Your Name and sanctify Your Name through those who sanctity Your Name. B rosh Hashanah /iun, j h rup F oim oih cu 'iuc, F h v bẍ v Jt«r C B rosh ha sha nah yi ka tey vun, Uv yom tzom ki pur (2x), yey cha tey mun On Rosh Hashanah it is written; On Yom Kippur it is sealed. Rosh Hashanah Morning Service 45

46 Kedushah Sanctification h n J C I,It oh Jh S e N J o J F 'o kig C W n J, t J S e b :r nẗ u v z k t v z trë u 'W«th c b s h k g cu, F F 'oir n N kadeish et shimcha baolam, k shem shemakdishim oto bish mei marom, kakatuv al yad n vi echa, v kara zeh el zeh v amar: We will make Your name holy in the world, as they declare it holy in the heights of heaven. As it is written by Your prophet, as one called to the other and said: /IsIc F. r«ẗ v k f t«k n ',It c m ḧ h JIsë JIsë JIsë Ka dosh, ka dosh, ka dosh, Adonai tz va ot m lo chol ha aretz k vodo. Holy, Holy, Holy is Adonai of Hosts. All of the land is filled with the honor of God. /. rẗ v k fc W n J rh s t v n 'ubh b«s t ḧ h 'ub rh s t rh s t Adir adireinu, Adonai Adoneinu, mah adir shimcha b chol haaretz. Source of our strength, how mighty is Your name throughout the land. /InIe N n 'ḧ h sic F QUr C Baruch k vod Adonai mimkomo. Blessed is the honor of Adonai from all of God s places. 'Ub«gh JIn tuv 'Ub«F k n tuv 'Ubh«cẗ tuv 'Ubh«v«kt tuv s j t h j k F h bh g k uh n j r C Ub«gh n J h tuv u /o fh v«kt ḧ h h b t Echad hu Eloheinu, hu Avinu, hu Malkeinu, hu Moshi einu, v hu yashmi einu b rachamav l einei kol chai. Ani Adonai Eloheichem. /VḧUk k v 'r«sü r«s k iih m Q h«v«kt 'o kig k ḧ h Q«k n h Yimloch Adonai l olam, Elohayich Tzion l dor vador, hal luyah. Adonai will rule forever, Your God of Zion, from generation to generation, Halleluyah. Rosh Hashanah Morning Service 46

47 W j c J u 'Jh S e b W,Ẍªs e oh j m b j m«b ku W«k s D sh D b risü ris k kis D Q k«n k t h F 's gü o kig k JUnḧ t«k Ubh«P n Ubh«v«kt /JIsË v k t v 'ḧ h v T t QUr C /v T«ẗ JIsë u L dor vador nagid godlecha ul neitzach n tzachim k dushat cha nakdish, v shivchacha Eloheinu, mipinu lo yamush l olam va ed. Baruch atah, Adonai, Ha El hakadosh. To all generations, we will make known your greatness, and to all eternity proclaim your holiness. Your praise, O God, shall never depart from our lips, for You are God and Ruler, great and holy. Blessed is the Eternal, the holy God. Silent Meditation For The New Year The solemn advent of the New Year calls me, to the quiet of Your sanctuary to commune with You in fellowship with my brothers and sisters. Here, under the inspiration of our sacred tradition, I would open my innermost self to those deeper thoughts and feelings which I have only, too often, shut from mind and heart in my day by day preoccupation with worldly pursuits and pleasures. May a real responsiveness of spirit be stirred within me and may I be enabled to consecrate my mood of the moment by influences and sentiments that will outlast the moment. Please God, help me to this end. Quicken my memory that I may 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 true meaning. As I look backward, may there be revealed to me how much richer, how much more abundant were my blessings than my privations, and how even my losses, my trials, my sorrows have within themselves the possibilities of higher good. And even more, I pray, teach me how small and insignificant were many of the things which at the time seemed all important, and how needlessly I permitted my soul to be troubled sorely and my heart to be fretted by cares which proved to be of no moment. Bring home to me the folly and futility of all this, and the need of ever holding before myself the standard of true values. Let no self deception hide from me the record of sin and shortcoming, of opportunities neglected, of time misspent, of abilities and powers perverted to lower purposes against my own better impulses and knowledge. Rosh Hashanah Morning Service 47

48 And O that I may also be enabled by Your divine grace to turn into blessing the possibilities of the New Year which stretches out before me in solemn mystery. Let its message of time and eternity make me indeed mindful of the uncertainty of human life and the passing nature of all things earthly... but let not the thought of my frailty awaken unwholesome fear of death or unworthy thoughts of life. Trustfully I confide myself and those dear to me to Your keeping for the year upon which we are now entering. We are strangers to it and know not the way which we should go. We need Your light and leading. Please guide us in paths of safety for Your name's sake. Bless us in our home and in all our wider relationships, sanctifying our affections, strengthening our loyalties and enlarging our power of helpfulness. As I implore You to inscribe me in the Book of Life, help me to understand that life is to be measured in terms of character and usefulness, and that more than mere length of days are breadth of sympathies, loftiness of ideals and greatness of service. Aid me to utilize rightly whatever added span of time You, in Your grace and goodness, shall accord to me... Amen Y'hiyu h p h r n t iim r k Uh v h Yih yu l ratzon im rei fi W b p k h C k iuh d v u V heg yon libi l fane cha h k t«d u h rum ḧ h Adonai, tsuri v go ali (2x) May the words of my mouth and the prayers of my heart be acceptable to You May I be like a child, humble and innocent, when I ask these things of You May the way that I ask, all these things that I need, be acceptable to You My Rock and my Redeemer (May the words of my mouth and the meditations of my heart be acceptable to You, Adonai, my rock and my redeemer.) Rosh Hashanah Morning Service 48

49 Torah Service Ein Kamocha There is None Like You k F,Uf k n W,Uf k n /Wh«G g n F ih t u 'ḧ h 'oh v«kt c WI «n F ih t Q«k n h ḧ h 'Q k n ḧ h 'Q k«n ḧ h /r«sü r«s k f C W T k J n nu 'oh n k«g /oikẍ c IN g, t Q r c h ḧ h i T h IN g k z«g ḧ h /s gü o k«g k Ein kamocha va elohim, Adonai, v'ein k'ma asecha. Malchut'cha malchut kol olamim, umemshalt'cha b'chol dor vador. Adonai melech, Adonai malach, Adonai yimloch l'olam va ed. Adonai oz l'amo yitein, Adonai y'vareich et amo vashalom. There is none like You, O Adonai, among the gods that are worshipped, and there are no deeds like Yours. Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and Your dominion endures through all generations. Adonai rules; Adonai will reign forever and ever. May Adonai give strength to our people; may Adonai bless us with peace.,inij v b c T 'iih m, t W bi «m r c v ch «yh v 'oh n j r v c t /o h«k JUr h Av harachamim, heitivah virtzon'cha et tziyon, tivneh chomot y'rushalayim. Source of mercy, let Your goodness be a blessing to Zion; let Jerusalem be rebuilt. /oh n kig iis t 't b u or k t Q k«n 'Ub j«ÿ C s c k W c h F Ki v'cha l'vad batach'nu, melech eil ram v'nisa, adon olamim. In you alone do we trust, O Sovereign God, high and exalted, Adonai of all the worlds. Rosh Hashanah 49