Bar Mitzvah of Gabriel Lipof. 28th May rd Iyyar 5768

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1 Bar Mitzvah of Gabriel Lipof 28th May rd Iyyar 5768 Numbers 1:1-19 1

2 Service: Jerusalem s Old City Davidson s Archeological Research Center Under Robinson s Arch LEADER: Rabbi David Wilfond HONORS: Talit Blessing Hinei Mah Tov Psalm 150 Veahavta Avot V Imahot Gevurot Torah Lifting Paul Lipof Guy Lipof Susie Wilson Guy Lipof and Susie Wilson Paul Lipof And Fred McCarthy Yael Lipof and Leora McCarthy Eran Lipof 2

3 Hinei Mah Tov umah Naim Shevet Achim gam Yachad! How good and pleasant when people live together in unity! We turn our thoughts to the land of Israel, the cradle of our faith, a land hallowed by memories of kings and prophets, of poets and sages. In all the ages of our history and in all the lands of our dispersion, we have remembered it with love and longing, saying with the Psalmist: "If I forget you, O Jerusalem, let my right hand wither. Let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth if I do not remember you, if I do not set Jerusalem above my highest joy." We celebrate the rebirth of Israel in its ancient land. We recall with gratitude the devotion of it's builders and the valor of it's defenders. We give thanks that we have been permitted to witness this great event and to be participants in this modern miracle. Ma tovu ohalecha yaakov mishkenotecha, yisraeil! How lovely are your tents, O Jacob, your dwelling places O Israel! Psalm 126 When God returned us to Zion from exile we felt as if in a dream. Then our mouths were filled with laughter and our tongues with song. The nations saw and said: "What great things God has done for them!" Indeed, God has done great things for us! How we rejoiced! God, bring back those who cannot return, like streams in the Negev; that those who sow in tears may reap in joy. The farmer wants to weep when he buries the precious seed but singing he comes back with his arms filled with grain. These are the obligations without measure, whose reward, too, is without measure: to honor father and mother; to perform acts of love and kindness; to attend the house of study daily; to welcome the stranger; to visit the sick; to rejoice with bride and groom; to console the bereaved; to pray with sincerity; to make peace when there is strife. And the study of Torah is equal to them all, because it leads to them all. Psalm 150 Halleluyah. Praise God in the sanctuary; praise the One whose power the heavens proclaim. Praise God for might acts. Praise God with sound of the shofar; praise God with the lyre and the harp. Praise God with drum and dance; praise God with stringed instrument and flute. Praise God with resounding of cymbals; praise God with blasting of cymbals. Let every breath praise God; Halleluyah. Talmud: Shabbat 127a 3

4 Shema yisraeil: Adonai eloheinu, Adonai echad! Hear, O Israel: Adonai is our God, Adonai is one. Baruch sheim kevod malchuto leolam vaed! Praised be God's name, God's glorious rule is forever and ever. Veahavta eit Adonai elohecha bechol levavcha, uvechol nafshecha, uvechol meodecha. Vehayu hadevarim haeileh, asher anochi metsavecha hayom, al levavecha. Veshinantam levanecha, vedibarta bam beshivtecha beveitecha uvelechtecha vaderech, uveshochbecha uvekumecha. Ukeshartam leot al yadecha. Vehayu letotafot bein einecha. Uchetavtam al mezuzot beittecha uvisharecha. And you shall love the Lord your 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 unto your children. And you shall speak of them when you sittest in your house, when you walkest by the way, and when you liest down, and when you risest 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. That you may remember and do all of my commandments, and be holy unto your God. Mi chamocha baeilim, Adonai? Mi kamocha, nedar bakodesh, nora tehilot, osei feleh? Who is like you, Adonai, among the Gods that are worshipped? Who is like you, majestic in holiness, awesome in splendor, doing wonders? Adonai sifatai tiftach ufi yagid tehilatecha. Adonai, open my lips that my mouth may declare your praise. Psalm 51 4

5 Avot v Imahot: Baruch ata Adonai, eloheinu vellohei avoteinu veimoteinu. Elohei avraham elohei yitzchak, veelohei yaakov. Elohei sarah, elohei rivchah, elohei leah, veelohei rachel. Haeil hagadol, hagibor vehanora, Eil elyon, gomeil chasadim tovim, vekonei hakol, vezocheir chasedei avot veimot, umeivi geulah livenei veneihem, lemaan shemo, beahava. Melech ozeir umoshia umagein. Baruch ata, Adonai, magein avraham veezrat sarah. Blessed are you, our God, and God or our fathers and mothers, God of Abraham, God of Isaac, God of Jacob, God of Sarah, God of Rebecca, God of Leah, and God of Rachel. Great, mighty and awesome God, God supreme. You bestow good, kind deeds, possess everything, and remember the kind deeds of our fathers and mothers. With love, you bring redemption to their descendents for the sake of your name. You are our ruler, helper, savior and shield. Blessed are you, shield of Abraham and help of Sarah. Gevurot: Ata gibor leolam, Adonai, mechayei hakol ata, rav lehoshia. Mechalkeil chayim bechesed, mechayei hakol berachamim rabim, someich noflim, verofei cholim, umatir asurim, umekaueim emunato lisheinei afar. Mi chamocha, baal gevurot, umi domeh lach, melechn meimit umechayeh umatsmiach yeshua? Veneeman ata lehachayot hakol. Baruch ata, Adonai, mechayei hakol. You are the eternal power, renewing life. Great is your power to save. You sustain the living with loving kindness; You give life to all with great compassion. You support those who fall, heal the sick, release the captives, and keep faith with those that sleep in the dust. Who is like you? Who is similar to you, O God, in whose hands are death and life, and who causes salvation to spring forth? Blessed is Adonai, the source of life. 5

6 Kedushah: Nekadesh et shimcha baolam, kesheim shemakdishim oto bishmei marom, kakatuv al yad neviecha: vekarah zeh elzeh veamar. We sanctify your name on earth, even as all things, to the ends of time and space, proclaim your holiness; and in the words of the prophet we say: Kadosh, kadosh, kadosh Adonai tsevaot, melo chol haarets kevodo. Holy, holy, holy is the God of hosts; the fullness of the whole earth is your glory! Adir adireinu Adonai adoneinu mah adir shimcha bechol ha-arets! Source of our strength, sovereign, how majestic is your presence in all the earth! Baruch kevod Adonai mimekomo. Blessed is the glory of God in heaven and earth. Echad hu eloheinu hu avinu hu malkeinu hu moshieinu vehu yashmieinu berachamav le-eini kol chai: You alone are our God and our creator; you are our ruler and our helper; and in your mercy you reveal yourself in the sight of all the living: Ani Adonai Elochechem. Yimloch Adonai leolam, elohayich tsiyon, ledor vador. Haleluyah! I am Adonai your God. The eternal shall reign forever; your God, O Zion, from generation to generation. Halleluyah! Ledor vedor nagid godlecha, uleneitsach netsachim kedushatcha nakdish. Veshivchacha eloheinu, mipinu lo yamush leolam vaed. 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. Baruch ata, Adonai, haeil hakadosh. Blessed is the eternal, the holy God 6

7 Blessings Before the Torah Reading Bar'chu et Adonai Ham'vorach. Bless the holy one of blessing. Baruch Adonai ham'vorach l'olam va-ed Bless the holy one forever blessing. Baruch ata Adonai Eloheinu melech ha-olam, asher bachar banu mikol haamim, v'natan lanu et torato. Baruch ata Adonai, notein ha-torah Holy one of blessing. Your presence fills creation. You called us from all the peoples and gave us your Torah. Holy one of blessing, You give us Torah. Reading of the Torah See next page for Torah Portion Readings. Blessing Following the Torah Reading Baruch ata Adonai Eloheinu melech ha-olam, asher natan lanu Torat emet, V'chaiei olam nata' betocheinu. Baruch ata Adonai, notein ha-torah Holy one of blessing, your presence fills creation. You gave us the Torah of truth and planted within us eternal life. Holy one of blessing, you give us Torah. V'zot hatorah asher sam moshe lifnei b'nei yisrael al pi Adonai b'yad moshe. This is the Torah which Moses placed before the children of Israel, in accordance with God's command through Moses. 7

8 Numbers/ Be-MIdbar 1:1 1:19 1 On the first day of the second month, in the second year following the exodus from the land of Egypt, the Lord spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the tent of Meeting, saying: 2 Take a census of the whole Israelite community by the clans of its ancestral houses, listing the names, every male, head by head. 3 You and Aaron shall record them by their groups, from the age of twenty years up, all those in Israel who are able to bear arms. 4 Associated with you shall be a man from each tribe, each one the head of his ancestral house. 5 These are the names of the men who shall assist you: From Reuben, Elizur son of Shedeur. 6 From Simeon, Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai. 7 From Judah, Nahshon son of Amminadab. 8 From Issachar, Nethanel son of Zuar. 9 From Zebulun, Eliab son of Helon. 10 From the sons of Joseph: from Ephraim, Elishama son of Ammihud; from Manasseh, Gamaliel son of Pedahzur. 11 From Benjamin, Abidan son of Gideoni. 12 From Dan, Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai. 13 From Asher, Pagiel son Ochran. 14 From Gad, Eliasaph son of Deuel. 15 From Naphtali, Ahira son of Enan. 16 Those are the elected of the assembly, the chieftans of their ancestral tribes: they are the heads of the contingents of Israel. 17 So Moses and Aaron took those men, who were designated by name, 18 and on the first day of the second month they convoked the whole community, who were registered by the clans of their ancestral housesthe names of those age twenty years and over being listed head by head. 19 As the lord had commanded Moses, so he recorded them in the wilderness of Sinai. 8

9 Gabriel s Speech My Torah portion is the first part from the book of Numbers, also known as Bamidbar or in the wilderness. It takes place after our exciting departure from Egypt, and G-d giving us the laws, known as Leviticus. The Laws tell us what to do and what will happen if we disobey them. Leviticus is probably one of the more interesting parts of the Torah. Then comes Numbers, which to say the least is far from exciting. In this book, G-d tells Moses to take a census of how many Israelites can bear arms. A census is not very exciting, but organizing one is even less, and that s my portion. G-d tells Moses who shall take the census. Nothing happens, except G-d listing names and Moses being very patient. He not only has to listen, but he has to remember everyone s name, and their father s (literally). This sounds familiar, like life at home. Sometimes I should listen more like Moses. I could even be a bit more patient. But that is not enough. I feel becoming a Bar Mitzvah, I need to rise to the occasion and show leadership. Becoming a Bar Mitzvah is not just about reading your portion and getting presents. It is about learning to take responsibility for your actions and helping those around you. It is about becoming an adult and learning to treat others with respect. PARENT S Blessing (Susie) Gabriel, In the sense of the letters, God s Angel Born Raised In Earthly Love. I remember how gracefully you slept. I remember how healthy you were. A boy who would have strength, But a loyalty of spirit to the ways of G-d, Like the Angel, whose name you ve been given. So, Gabriel I ask that G-d give you The strength to fly The Heart to Feel The grace to help others The survival from failures And most of all, the understanding of the meaning of life (Guy) Gabriel, thirteen years ago, your entry into this world was our adult transition to being parents. We felt like Moses and the Israelite tribes, trying to navigate the wilderness of life. We made good and bad decisions and we achieved many successes. Throughout the adventure, family and friends were there to help guide and encourage us. Today, as you transition to being an adult member of the Jewish Community, we are all here for you. You are a good and loving person and we enjoy seeing you share similar support and love for others. We love you and wish you success along the path of life. Mazel Tov! 9

10 Aleinu leshabeiach laadon hakol, lateit gedulah leyotseir bereishit, shelo asanu kegoyei haaratsot, velo samanu kemishpechot haadamah; shelo sam chelkeinu kahem, vegoraleinu kechol hamonam. Vaanachnu koreim umishtachavim umodim lifenei melech malechei hamelachim, hakadosh baruch hu. Shehu noteh shamayim veyosed arets. Umoshav yekaroh bashamayim mimaal, ushechinat uzo begavhei meromim. Hu eloheinu, ein od. Emet malkeinu efes zulato kakatuv betorato veyadata hayom vehashevota el levavecha, ki Adonai hu haelohim bashamayim mimaal veal haarets mitahat, ein od. Veneemar Vehaya Adonai lemelech al kol haarets; bayom hahu yiheyeh Adonai echad ushemo echad. Let us adore the everliving God and render praise unto the one who spread out the heavens and established the earth, whose glory is revealed in the heavens above and whose greatness is manifest throughout the world. Our God is one; there is none else. We bow our heads in reverence and worship the holy one, praised be our God. (Please be seated) 10

11 Mourner's Kaddish Yitgadal veyitkadash shemei raba bealma divera chireutei, veyamlich malchutei bechayeichon uveyomeichon uvechayei dechol beit yisraeil, baagala uvizeman kariv, veimeru: amein. Yehei shemei raba mevarach lealam uloalmei almaya. Yitbarach veyishtabach, veyitpaar veyitromam veyitnasei, veyithadar veyitaleh veyithalal shemei dekudesha, berich hu, leeila min kol birechata veshirata, tushbechata, venechemata, daamiran bealma, veimeru, amein. Yehei shelama raba min shemaya vechayim aleinu veal kol yisraeil, veimeru: amein. Oseh shalom bimeromav hu yaaseh shalom aleinu veal kol yisraeil, veimeru: amein. We sanctify your name on earth, as we pray for the coming of your kingdom in our own day, our own lives, and the life of all Israel. Let your great name be blessed for ever and ever. Let your name be exalted and honored, though you are beyond all the praises we can utter, all the songs we can ever sing. For us, for all Israel, for all men and women, may the blessing of peace and the promise of life come true. May the one who causes peace to reign in the heavens let that peace descend on us, on all Israel, and all the world, and let us amen. 11

12 HaTikvah Kol od baleivav p'nimah Nefesh y'hudi homiyah Ulfa'atei mizrach kadimah Ayin l'tziyon tzofiyah Od lo avdah tikvateinu Hatikvah bat sh'not alpayim Lihyot am chofshi b'artzeinu Eretz tziyon virushalayim As long as a Jewish heart still beats; And as long as Jewish eyes look eastwards, then our hope is not lost. The hope of two thousand years, To be a free nation in our own land, The land of Zion and Jerusalem. Mazel Tov! 12