CRC Yom Kippur Morning
Central Reform Congregation, St. Louis. CRC's 2008 machzor, including printed third-party credits retained in the service text.
Pages 128 to 178

How this file is arranged.
The page numbers here are the printed book's own -- the numbers called from the bimah.
Each prayer begins with a line giving its page number -- to jump there, search for the word page followed by the number, in lower case: for example, page 131.

Where a prayer runs over more than one page, the extra numbers are listed on the lines just below, each marked continued, so a search for any page in the book lands on the prayer being said on it.

Under each heading come the rubrics -- the standing, sitting and other directions -- each marked with two right angle brackets. Then the transliteration, one line to a line as it is sung. Then the English, under the word English.

In the braille file the transliteration is uncontracted and the English is contracted, so that the Hebrew words read letter by letter.

page 128
Tallit

>> for those who wear a tallit

English:
The tallit with its fringes reminds us of our religious and ethical values and of our duty to remember and do them.

Baruch atah Adonai
Eloheinu Melech haolam
asher k'dshanu b'mitzvotav
v'tzivanu l'hitatef batzitzit.

English:
Praised be You, O God, ruler of the universe, who enables us to attain holiness through the religious duty of wearing fringes.

page 129
Modeh Ani

Modeh / modah ani l'fanecha,
ruach chai v'kayam,
she-hechezarta bi nishmati b'chemla,
rabbah emunatecha.

English:
I am grateful to stand before the Source of Life that has returned my soul to me once again. My faith is renewed.

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Adon Olam

Adon olam, asher malach,
b'terem kol y'tzir nivra.
L'eit na'asah v'cheftzo kol,
azai melech sh'mo nikra.
V'acharei kichlot hakol,
l'vado yimloch nora.
V'hu haya, v'hu hoveh,
v'hu yih'yeh b'tifarah.
V'hu echad, v'ein sheini
l'hamshil lo, l'hachbirah.
B'li reishit, b'li tachlit,
v'lo haoz v'hamisrah.
V'hu eli, v'chai go-ali,
v'tzur chevli b'eit tzarah.
V'hu nisi umanos li,
m'nat kosi b'yom ekra.
B'yado afkid ruchi
b'eit ishan v'a-irah.
V'im ruchi g'viyati,
Adonai li v'lo ira.

English:
Translation/Interpretation: You were cosmic Adonay Malakh Before there even was a world; Then Your will all things did make, Adonay Melekh we call you now.

Once when all things will cease to be Adonay Yimlokh still true will be; You were, You are, eternally Resplendent to infinity.

You alone, there are not two, To join as friends, as lovers do. Beginningless and without end, You keep all one by plan and strength.

You are my God, Redeemer, Life, Protecting me in war, in strife. My holy haven and my flag, My cup of health for what I lack.

Into Your hand I trust my breath, Your breath in me by night and day. My body is Your tool, Your gift. With You as mine I'm not afraid. -- Translated by Reb Zalman Schachter-Shalomi

page 131
Mah Tovu

English:
These are the words of the prophet Bilaam (Numbers 24:5) with a mosaic of Psalms that are traditionally recited upon entering the synagogue. Bilaam was hired by King Balak to curse the people of Israel. Bilaam looked into the tents of the people of Israel and instead of a curse, he praised us with these words.

Mah tovu ohalecha Ya'akov,
mishk'notecha, Yis-ra-eil!

English:
How lovely are your tents, O Jacob, your dwelling-places, O Israel!

Mah tovu ohalecha Ya'akov,
mishk'notecha, Yis-ra-eil!
Va'ani b'rov chasd'cha avo veitecha
Eshtachaveh el heichal kod'sh'cha
B'yiratecha. Adonai ahavti m'on beitecha
U'mkom mishcan k'vodecha.
Va'ani eshtachaveh v'echra'ah,
Evr'chah lifnei Adonai osi.
Va'ani, t'filati l'cha Adonai, et ratzon,
Elohim b'rov chasdecha,
Aneini be'emet yishecha.

English:
How lovely are your tents, O Jacob, your dwelling-places, O Israel, In Your abundant loving-kindness, Holy One, let me enter Your house, reverently to worship in Your holy temple. God, I love Your house, the place where Your spirit dwells. So I would worship with humility, I would seek blessings in Your presence. To You, then, does my prayer go forth. May this be a time of joy and favor. In Your great love, answer me with truth.

page 132
Esah Einai

Esah einai el heharim mei-ayin yavo ezri?
Ezri mei-im Adonai
oseh shamayim va'aretz.

English:
I lift up my eyes to the mountains; what is the source of my help? My help will come from Adonai, Maker of heaven and earth.

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Birchot Hashachar

English:
Prayer is meant to wake us up to awareness of the beauty without and within. We have seen how gratitude opens our hearts and that open hearts are a source for healing, hope, and all kinds of miracles. We join together in chanting these prayers of awakening consciousness as expressions of gratitude as we open our hearts with thoughts of what each of us is most grateful for on this Holy Day.

Baruch atah Adonai Eloheinu
Melech haolam, she'asani b'tsalmoh.

English:
Blessed are You, the eternal, our God, who has created me in Your image.

Baruch atah Adonai Eloheinu
Melech haolam, she'asani bat / bein chorin.

English:
Blessed are You, the eternal, our God, who has made me free.

Baruch atah Adonai Eloheinu
Melech haolam, she'asani Yisraeil.

English:
Blessed are You, the eternal, our God, who has made me Yisraeil*.

Baruch atah Adonai Eloheinu
Melech haolam, pokeiach iv'rim.

English:
Blessed are You, the eternal, our God, who opens the eyes of the blind.

Baruch atah Adonai Eloheinu
Melech haolam, malbish arumim.

English:
Blessed are You, the eternal, our God, who provides clothes for the needy.

Baruch atah Adonai Eloheinu
Melech haolam, hanotein layaeif koach.

English:
Blessed are You, the eternal, our God, who gives strength to the weak.

Baruch atah Adonai Eloheinu Melech
haolam, asher heichin mitz'adei gaver.

English:
Blessed are You, the eternal, our God, who guides the steps of human beings.

* As Jacob earned the name Yisraeil after his struggle with God, the name "Yisraeil" celebrates the "God-wrestler" in each of us.

page 134
Tshuvah Reading

English:
Now is the time for turning. The leaves are beginning to turn from green to red and orange. The birds are beginning to turn and are heading once more toward the South. The animals are beginning to turn to storing their food for the winter. For leaves, birds, and animals turning comes instinctively. But for us turning does not come so easily. It takes an act of will for us to make a turn. It means breaking with old habits. It means admitting that we have been wrong; and this is never easy. It means losing face; it means starting all over again; and this is always painful. It means saying: I am sorry. It means recognizing that we have the ability to change. These things are terribly hard to do. But unless we turn, we will be trapped forever in yester- day's ways. God, help us to turn -- from callousness to sensitivity, from hostility to love, from pettiness to purpose, from envy to contentment, from carelessness to discipline, from fear to faith. Turn us around, O God, and bring us back toward You. Revive our lives, as at the beginning. And turn us toward each other, God, for in isolation there is no life.

-- Gates of Repentance

We are called to respond with "hineini", the kind of radical presence and humility that bring us towards the promise of these Holy Days which is T'shuvah. T'shuvah means that change is possible: change in self, change in situation, change in relationships. Today is the day for repentance which will lead us to transformation. This is the path to shalom -- wholeness and peace -- for ourselves, our community, and our planet

page 134
Matzanu M'nuchah

English:
The Shechinah is how we speak about God's presence. To the mystics, the Shechinah was the feminine side of God. In the midrash, the Shechinah accompanies us into the desert that we will not be alone on our way to the holy land. Arriving in the promised land, the Shechinah (the feminine) and Tiferet (the masculine), will be united. God will be Shalem (Whole). There will be a chance for Shalom (Peace). Until that time, this prayer...

Anu Matzanu m'nuchah tachat kanfei
hash'chinah.

English:
May we find rest and comfort under the gentle wings of the Shechinah.

-- Bonia Shur

page 135
Chatzi Kaddish

English:
Kaddish comes from the Hebrew word for holiness. There are five variations of the Kaddish prayer. This Kaddish is called the Chatzi Kaddish or half Kaddish because it omits one verse from the basic version. It is also called the Reader's Kaddish because it is used to separate the different parts of the service and offer a holy transition. Because our connection with the Kaddish is with mourning, we include the Reader's Kaddish to tell mourners they are welcome here, to praise the Source of Life, and to separate the preparation for prayer from our call to prayer. May our praying together move us from the way things are to the way they might be.

Yitgadal v'yitkadash shmei raba.
B'alma div'ra chirutei,
v'yamlich malchutei,
b'chayeichon uv'yomeichon
uv'chayei d'chol beit Yisrael,
ba'agala uvizman kariv. v'imru: amen.
Y'hei sh'mei raba m'varach
l'alam ul'almei almaya.
Yitbarach v'yishtabach
v'yitpa'ar y'vitromam v'yitnasei,
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'imru: amen.

English:
Let the glory of God be extolled, let Your great name be hallowed in the world whose creation You willed. May Your ideal world soon prevail, in our own day, our own lives, and the life of all Israel, and let us say: Amen.

Let the name of the Holy One be glorified, exalted, and honored though God is beyond all praises, songs, and adorations that we can utter and let us say: Amen.

>> PLEASE RISE

page 136
Bar'chu

English:
As the first word, Bar'chu, is spoken, we bow slightly to gently call each other to prayer and to acknowledge each other's presence. The leader calls us to prayer. We respond that we are ready to pray.

Bar'chu et Adonai ham'vorach
Baruch Adonai ham'vorach l'olam va-ed

English:
Praise the source of blessing, to whom our praise is due Praised be the source of blessing, to whom our praise is due, now and forever

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Yotzer Or

Baruch atah, Adonai,
Eloheinu melech haolam
yotzeir or, uvorei choshech,
oseh shalom uvorei et hakol.
Hameir la'arets v'ladarim
aleiha b'rachamim.
Uv'tuvo m'chadeish bechol
yom tamid ma'aseih v'reishit.
Mah rabu ma'asecha, Adonai!
Kulam b'chochma asita,
mal'ah ha'aretz kinyanecha.
Titbarach, Adonai Eloheinu,
al shevach ma'aseih yadecha.
V'al m'orei or sheasita
y'fa'arucha. Sela.
Baruch atah, Adonai,
yotseir ham'orot.

English:
You illumine the earth and its inhabitants with compassion, and with divine goodness renew each day, continually, the work of Creation. "How great are Your works, Eternal One, all of which You made with wisdom, the earth is filled with Your creations." Be blessed, Eternal One, our God, for Your praiseworthy handiwork; and for the orbs of light that You made, may You be everlastingly enhanced. Blessed are You Eternal One, Creator of the cosmic lights.

In some special way every person completes the universe. If I do not play my part, I injure the pattern of all existence. The same stream of life that runs through my veins night and day Runs through the world and dances in rhythmic measures. It is the same life that shoots in joy through the dust of the earth In numberless blades of grass And breaks into tumultuous waves of leaves and flowers. It is the same life that is rocked In the ocean cradle of birth and death, In ebb and flow. I feel my limbs are made glorious By the touch of this world of life. And my pride is from the lifethrob Of ages dancing in my blood this moment. -- R. Tagore

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Ahavah Rabbah

Ahavah rabah ahavtanu,
Adonai Eloheinu,
chemlah g'dolah viteirah chamalta aleinu.
Avinu Malkeinu, ba'avur avoteinu shebatchu vach,
vat'lam'deim chukei chayim, kein t'choneinu ut'lam'deinu.
V'haeir eineinu b'toratecha
v'dabeik libeinu b'mitz'votecha
v'yacheid l'vaveinu
l'ahavah ul'yirah et sh'mecha.
V'lo neivosh v'lo nekaleim
v'lo nikasheil l'olam va-ed.
Ki v'sheim kodsh'cha hagadol v'hanora batachnu,
nagilah v'nism'chah bishu'atecha. Vahavi'einu
l'shalom mei'arba kanfot ha'aretz,
v'tolicheinu kom'miyut l'artzeinu, ki Eil po'eil
y'shu'ot atah, uvanu vacharta mikol am v'lashon.
V'keiravtanu l'shimcha hagadol selah be'emet l'hodot
l'cha ul'yached'cha b'ahavah. Baruch atah Adonai,
habocheir b'amo Yisra'el b'ahavah.

English:
With great love have You loved us, our God. Your compassion upon us has been abundant. Our ancestors put their trust in You and You taught them the laws of life.

Be gracious also to us and teach us. Enlighten our eyes with Your Torah, and let us strive to do Your mitzvot. Unite our hearts to love and serve You.

Because we trust in You, we will be glad and rejoice in Your saving power. For Your will, O God, works for the salvation of all. You have chosen us and drawn us to Your service that we might give thanks to You and proclaim Your unity in love.

We are loved by an unending love. We are embraced by arms that find us even when we are hidden from ourselves. We are touched by fingers that soothe us even when we are too proud for soothing. We are counseled by voices that guide us even when we are too embittered to hear.

We are loved by an unending love. We are supported by hands that uplift us even in the midst of a fall. We are urged on by eyes that meet us even when we are too weak for meeting.

We are loved by an unending love. Embraced, touched, soothed, and counseled... Ours are the arms, the fingers, the voices; Ours are the hands, the eyes, the smiles;

We are loved by an unending love. Blessed are You, God, who loves Your people Israel (and all creation). -- Rabbi Rami M. Shapiro

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Sh'ma

English:
The Sh'ma -- Deuteronomy 6:4 -- is a call from God to Israel, from each one of us to the other. The second verse is a response, whispered in humble acceptance of the connectedness of all creation. This verse is said aloud only on Yom Kippur, recalling the custom of the High Priest in the ancient Temple.

Sh'ma Yisrael: Adonai Eloheinu, Adonai Echad

English:
Hear O Israel: Adonai is our God, Adonai is one.

>> Aloud:

Baruch shem k'vod malchuto l'olam va-ed

English:
Praised be God's name, God's glorious rule is forever and ever.

When Jacob was about to die, he gathered his children around him and asked whether they would remain faithful to the spiritual values he had taught them. They responded, "Sh'ma Yisrael, Adonai Eloheinu, Adonai Echad! (Listen Israel , the One God is our God.)" To which Jacob replied with his last breath, "Baruch shem k'vod... " thanking God for his children's commitment to carry on the tradition. -- Talmud, Pesachim 56a

>> PLEASE BE SEATED

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V'ahavta

V'ahavta et Adonai Elohecha,
b'chol l'vavcha uv'chol nafsh'cha
uv'chol m'odecha.
V'hayu had'varim ha-eileh asher
anochi m'tzavcha hayom al l'vavecha.
V'shinantam l'vanecha v'dibarta bam,
b'shivt'cha b'veitecha uv'lecht'cha
vaderech uv'shochb'cha uv'kumecha.
Ukshartam l'ot al yadecha v'hayu
l'totafot bein einecha. Uch'tavtam
al m'zuzot beitecha uvisharecha.
L'ma'an tizk'ru, va'asitem et
kol mitzvotai vih'yitem k'doshim
l'Eloheichem. Ani Adonai Eloheichem,
asher hotzeiti et-chem mei-eretz
Mitzrayim lih'yot lachem l'Elohim
ani Adonai Eloheichem.
Adonai Eloheichem... Emet

English:
The word emet literally means truth. In rabbinic practice, it is added directly to the end of the Sh'ma as an immediate affirmation of its truth for us.

You shall love Adonai, your God, with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your might. Take to heart these words which I command you this day. Teach them diligently to your children. Speak of them when you are at home and when you are away, when you lie down and when you arise. Bind them as a sign on your hand and let them serve as symbols between your eyes. Inscribe them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates. Remember to do all My commandments and to be holy to your God. I am your God, who led you out of Egypt to be your God. I am your God.

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V'ahavta and Tzitzit

English:
These words are part of the traditional V'ahavta which comes from Deuteronomy 11:13-21. While we do not embrace the theology of individual reward and punishment, the interpretation is a powerful reminder of our collective responsibility to care for the planet.

If you act on the teachings of YHVH, the Breath of Life, especially the teaching that there is Unity in the world and inter-connection among all of its parts, then the rains will fall as they should, the rivers will run, the heavens will smile, and the good earth will feed you. But, if you chop the world up into parts and choose one or a few to worship -- like gods of wealth, power, greed, doing and making without pause -- then the rain won't fall (or it will turn to acid), the rivers won't run (or, they will overflow because you have left no earth where the rain can soak in), and the heavens themselves will become your enemy (the ozone layer will cease shielding you; the carbon dioxide you pour into the air will scorch your planet), and you will perish from the good earth that the Breath of Life gives you.

-- Rabbi Arthur Waskow

V'hayah im shamo'a tishm'u el mitzvotai,
asher anochi m'tzaveh etchem hayom,
l'ahavah et Adonai Eloheichem,
ul'ovdo b'chol l'vavchem uv'chol nafsh'chem.
V'natati m'tar artz'chem b'ito
yoreh umalkosh, v'asafta d'gan'cha v'tirosh'cha
v'yitz'harecha. V'natati eisev b'sad'cha liv'hemtecha,
v'achalta v'savata. Hisham'ru lachem
pen yifteh l'vavchem, v'sartem va'avadtem
elohim acheirim v'hishtachavitem lahem.
V'charah af Adonai bachem, v'atzar
et hashamayim v'lo yihyeh matar,
v'ha'adamah lo titein et y'vulah. Va'avadtem
m'heirah mei'al ha'aretz hatovah asher
Adonai notein lachem. V'samtem et d'varai
eileh al l'vavchem v'al nafsh'chem,
uk'shartem otam l'ot al yedchem,
v'hayu l'totafot bein eineichem. V'limadtem
otam et b'neichem, l'dabeir bam,
b'shivt'cha b'veitecha, uvlecht'cha vaderech,
uv'shochb'cha uvkumecha. Uchtavtam al m'zuzot
beitecha uvish'arecha. L'ma'an yirbu y'meichem
vimei v'neichem al ha'adamah asher nishba
Adonai la'avoteichem lateit lahem, kimei hashamayim
al ha'aretz. Vayomer Adonai el Moshe
leimor. Dabeir el b'nei Yisra'el v'amarta
aleihem. V'asu lahem tzitzit al kanfei
vigdeihem l'dorotam, v'natnu al tzitzit hakanaf
p'til t'cheilet. V'hayah lachem l'tzitzit, ur'item
oto uz'chartem et kol mitzvot Adonai, va'asitem
otam, v'lo taturu acharei l'vavchem v'acharei
eineichem, asher atem zonim achareihem.

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Mi Chamocha

English:
Tradition calls us to remember Yetsiat Mitsrayim - our going out from Egypt - in every service. We remember that we were slaves and know that until all people are free, none of us is completely free. Though we mourn for the suffering of the Egyptians and know that the journey ahead is long and difficult, we join together in celebration of this precious moment of freedom. The wisdom of celebrating that moment has carried us through times of deep despair. A glimmer of hope continues to come from remembering the miracle at the shores of the sea when Miriam the prophetess took her timbrel in her hand and together with Moses led the people in song and dance.

Mi chamochah ba-eilim, Adonai!
Mi kamochah nedar bakodesh,
nora t'hilot, oseh fele!

English:
Who is like You among the gods that are worshipped? Who is like You, majestic in holiness, awesome in splendor doing wonders?

Shira chadasha shib'chu g'ulim
l'shimcha al s'fat hayam;
yachad kulam hodu v'himlichu v'amru:
Adonai (Yah) yim'loch l'olam va-ed!

English:
A new song we sang to Your name at the shore of the sea. Together we gave thanks and said: "The Redeemer will be with us forever and ever."

Tsur Yisraeil kuma b'ezrat Yisraeil,
uf'dei chinumecha. Y'hudah v'Yisraeil.
Go'aleinu Adonai tz'vaot sh'moh.
K'dosh Yisraeil.
Baruch atah, Adonai, ga'al Yisrael.

English:
O rock of Israel, come to Israel's help. Fulfill Your promise of redemption for Judah and Israel. Our redeemer is the Holy One of Israel. Blessed is God, the Redeemer of Israel .

>> Then Miriam, the prophetess, took a drum in her hands and we all followed her with drums and chanted:

Shiru l'Adonai ki gao ga'ah

English:
Sing to God for this great victory.

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T'filah

>> PLEASE RISE

Adonai s'fatai tiftach,
ufi yagid t'hilatecha.

English:
Adonai, open my lips that my mouth may declare your praise.

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Avot v'Imahot

Baruch atah, Adonai, Eloheinu
vEilohei avoteinu v'imoteinu,
Elohei Avraham, Elohei Yitzchak
vEilohei Ya'akov, Elohei Sarah,
Elohei Rivkah, Elohei Leah
vEilohei Rachel.
Ha-El hagadol hagibor v'hanora,
El elyon, gomeil chasadim tovim,
v'koneih hakol,
v'zocheir chasdei avot v'imahot,
umeivi g'ulah
liv'nei v'neihem l'ma'an sh'mo b'ahavah.
Melech ozeir umoshia umagen.
Baruch atah, Adonai,
magen Avraham v'ezrat Sarah.
zochreinu l'chayim,
melech hafetz bachayim,
v'chotveinu beseifer hachayim,
lema'ancha Elohim chayim.

English:
Remember us for life and write us in the Book of Life for yet another year.

Blessed are You, our God, and God of 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 descendants for the sake of Your name. Remember us for life, O Sovereign who delights in life. And inscribe us in the Book of Life, O Living God. You are our Ruler, Helper, Savior, and Shield. Blessed are You, Shield of Abraham and Help of Sarah.

Praised be the God of our fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob. Praised be the God of our mothers, of Sarah, of Rebecca, of Leah, and of Rachel. Praised be the source of strength and courage, the source of kindness and good deeds. Praised be the source of gentleness and love, of softness and kind words. Praised be the man who transcends strength through gentleness, Praised be the woman who perfects gentleness through strength. Praised be the person who acts according to the best that is within, Praised be the person who reaches out to touch the best in others. Praised be the gentle faithfulness of Abraham and the valiant strength of Sarah. Praised be the God Who created with divinity a woman and a man.

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G'vurot

Atah gibor l'olam Adonai,
m'chayeih hakol atah, rav l'hoshia.
(Winter) Mashiv haruach umorid hagashem.
(Summer) Morid hatal.
M'chalkeil chayim b'chesed,
m'chayeih hakol b'rachamim rabim,
someich noflim, v'rofei cholim,
umatir asurim,
um'kayeim, emunato lisheinei afar.
Mi chamochah ba'al g'vurot
umi domeh lach, melech meimit
um'chayeh umatzmiach y'shuah.
V'ne-eman atah l'hachayot hakol.
Baruch atah, Adonai, m'chayeih hakol.

English:
You are the Spiritual Strength, renewing life. Great is Your power to save. (Winter) You cause the wind to shift and the rain to fall. (Summer) You rain dew upon us. 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 who 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 Yah, the Source of life.

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Un'taneh Tokef

English:
Unetaneh tokef k'dushat hayom... . It is said that these words were uttered in the fourteenth centruy by Rabbi Amnon of Mayence. He chose to die that his faith might live. His words teach us that every word, every act inscribes itself in the Book of Life. His life teaches that each of us is free to choose to believe in the possibility of good even at our darkest hour.

U'nitaneh tokef k'dushat hayom,
ki hu norah v'ayom: U'vo tinasei
malutecha, v'yikon b'chesed kisecha,
v'teisheiv alav be'emet. Emet ki
atah hu dayan umochi'ach,
v'yodei'a va'ed, v'choteiv v'choteim,
v'sofer umoneh,
v'tizkor kol chanishkahot.
V'tiftach et seifer hazichronot,
umei'eilav yikarei, v'tocham
yad kol adam bo.

English:
Let us proclaim the sacred power of this day; it is awesome and full of dread. For on this day Your dominion is exalted, Your throne established in steadfast love; there in truth You reign. In truth You are Judge and Arbiter, Counsel and Witness. You write and You seal, You record and recount.

You remember deeds long forgotten. You open the book of our days, and what is written there proclaims itself, for it bears the signature of every human being.

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B'rosh Hashanah

B'Rosh haShanah yichateivun, u'vYom tzom Kippur yeichateimun,
v'chamah yibarei'un.
Mi yichyeh, u'mi yamut.
Mi v'kitzo, u'mi lo v'kitzo.
Mi ba'eish, u'mi bamayim.
Mi vacherev, u'mi vachayah.
Mi vara'av, u'mi vatzamah.
Mi vra'ash, u'mi vamageifah.
Mi vachanikah, u'mi viskilah.
Mi yanu'ach, u'mi yanua.
Mi yishaket, u'mi yitareif.
Mi yishaleiv, u'mi yityasar.
Mi yei'ani, u'mi yei'aseir.
Mi yishapeil, u'mi yarum.

English:
On Rosh Hashanah it is written, on Yom Kippur it is sealed: How many shall pass on; how many shall come to be. who shall live -- and who shall die. who shall see ripe age -- 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 be secure -- and who shall be driven. who shall be tranquil -- and who shall be troubled. who shall be poor -- and who shall be rich. who shall be humbled -- and who exalted.

u't'shuvah, u't'filah, u'tz'dakah
ma'avirin et ro'a hagzeirah.

English:
But repentance (t'shuvah), prayer (t'filah), and charity (tz'dakah) temper judgment's severe decree.

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K'dushah

English:
The K'dushah is composed of verses from the Prophets and the Psalms. The form of the prayer is call and response. The custom to rise up on our tip-toes while reciting the first response recalls Isaiah's vision of angels witnessing the fullness of God's presence, calling "Holy, Holy, Holy." Reaching towards the heavens, we connect the heavens and the earth, filling the spaces between us with holiness.

N'kadesh et shimcha ba'olam, k'sheim
shemak'dishim oto bishmei marom,
kakatuv al yad n'viecha:
v'karah zeh el zeh v'amar.

English:
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 tz'vaot,
m'lo chol ha'aretz k'vodo.

English:
Holy, holy, holy is the God of hosts; the fullness of the whole earth is Your glory!

-- Isaiah 6:3

Adir adireinu Adonai adoneinu
mah adir shim'cha b'chol ha'aretz!

English:
Source of our strength, sovereign, how majestic is Your presence in all the earth!

Baruch k'vod Adonai mim'komo.

English:
Blessed is the glory of God in heaven and earth.

-- Ezekiel 3

Echad Hu Eloheinu Hu avinu Hu
mal'keinu Hu moshi'einu v'Hu
yash'mieinu b'rachamav l'einei kol chai:

English:
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 E'loheichem!

English:
I AM YOUR GOD!

Yimloch Adonai l'olam,
e'lohayich tzion, l'dor vador. Hal'lu Yah!

English:
The Eternal shall reign forever; You are our God, O Zion, from generation to generation. Halleluyah!

-- Psalm 146

L'dor vador nagid god'lecha,
ul'neitzach n'tzachim k'dushat'cha nak'dish,
V'shivcha'cha Eloheinu,
mipinu lo yamush l'olam va-ed.

English:
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 atah, Adonai, haeil hakadosh.

English:
Blessed is the eternal, the holy God.

>> PLEASE BE SEATED

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Avodah

R'tzei, Adonai Eloheinu, b'amcha Yisrael,
ut'filatam b'ahavah t'kabeil,
ut'hi l'ratzon tamid
avodat Yisrael amecha.
El karov l'chol korav,
p'nei el avadecha v'choneinu,
sh'foch ruchacha aleinu.
V'techezena eineinu b'shuv'cha
l'Tzion b'rachamim.
Baruch atah, Adonai
hamachazir Sh'chinato l'Tzion.

English:
Be gracious, O God, to Your people Israel, and receive their prayers with love. May the service of Your people Israel be pleasing to You forever. You are near to all who seek Your presence. Reveal Yourself to us and have compassion upon us. May our eyes see Your return to Zion in mercy. Blessed are You, eternal one, who restores Your Shechinah to Zion.

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Hoda'ah

Modim anachnu lach...
Baruch atah Adonai,
hatov shimcha ul'cha na-eh l'hodot.

English:
We are grateful for... Blessed is Adonai In Your Good Name we are pleased to **express our thanks**

Our mouths filled with song, Our tongues overflowing with joy We bless the Source of life And so we are blessed. -- Marcia Falk

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Sim Shalom

>> Congregation:

Sim sha-lom tovah uv'rachah,
chein vachesed, v'rachamim,
aleinu v'al kol
Yisraeil amecha.
Bar'cheinu avinu, kulanu k'echad
b'or panecha
Sim sha-lom tovah uv'rachah,
chein vachesed, v'rachamim,
aleinu v'al kol
Yisraeil amecha.
v'tov b'einecha l'vareich
et amcha Yisrael
b'chol eit uv'chol
sha'ah bish'lomecha.
Sim sha-lom tovah uv'rachah,
chein vachesed, v'rachamim,
aleinu v'al kol
Yisraeil amecha.
B'seifer chayim b'rachah v'shalom
ufarnasa tovah nizacheir
venikateiv l'fanecha,
anachnu v'chol amcha
beit Yisrael l'chayim
l'chayim tovim ulshalom.
tovim ulshalom.
Baruch atah Adonai,
oseh hashalom

-- Melody by Bonia Shur, commissioned by CRC

English:
Grant peace and happiness, blessing and mercy to all Israel and all the world. Bless us, our God, all of us together, with the light of Your presence, for in the light of Your presence we have found a teaching of life, the love of mercy, the law of justice, and the way of peace: for it is ever Your will that Your people Israel be blessed with peace.

Teach us, O God, to labor for righteousness, and inscribe us in the Book of Life, blessing, and peace.

Blessed is Adonai, the Source of Peace.

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Vidui

>> PLEASE RISE

English:
For transgressions against God, the Day of Atonement atones; but for transgressions of one human being against another, the Day of Atonement does not atone until they have made peace with one another.

I hereby forgive all who have hurt me, all who have wronged me, whether deliberately or inadvertently, whether by word or by deed. May no one be punished on my account. As I forgive and pardon those who have wronged me, may those whom I have harmed forgive and pardon me, whether I acted deliberately or inadvertently, whether by word or by deed.

Eloheinu velohei avoteinu v'imoteinu
tavo l'fanecha t'filateinu,
v'al titalam mitchnateinu,
she'ein anu azei fanim ukshei oref,
lomar l'fanecha Adonai Eloheinu
velohei avoteinu v'imoteinu,
tzadikim anachnu v'lo chatanu
aval anachnu chatanu.
Chatanu. Avinu. Pashanu.

English:
Our God, and God of our mothers and fathers, grant that our prayers may reach You. Do not be deaf to our pleas, for we are not so arrogant and stiff-necked as to say before You, Adonai, our God and God of all ages, we are perfect and have not sinned; rather do we confess: we have gone astray, we have sinned, we have transgressed.

>> PLEASE BE SEATED

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Silent Meditation

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Yihyu L'ratzon and Oseh Shalom

Yih'yu l'ratson imrei fi
v'hegyon libi l'fanecha,
Adonai, tsuri v'goali.

>> Congregation:

Oseh shalom bimromav,
hu ya'aseh shalom aleinu
v'al kol Yisrael, v'imru: Amen

English:
May the words of my mouth, and the meditations of my heart, be acceptable to You, O God, my Rock and my Redeemer.

May the One who causes peace to reign in the high heavens let peace descend on us, on all Israel and all the world. Amen.

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Al Cheit, continued

English:
We sin against You when we sin against ourselves. For our failures of truth we ask forgiveness. For passing judgment without knowledge of the facts and for distorting facts to fit our theories For deceiving ourselves and others with half-truths and for pretending to emotions we do not feel For using the sins of others to excuse our own and for denying responsibility for our own misfortunes For condemning in our children the faults we tolerate in ourselves and for condemning in our parents the faults we tolerate in ourselves

V'al kulam, eloha s'lichot
s'lach lanu, m'chal lanu, kaper lanu

English:
For all these, O God of mercy, forgive us, pardon us, grant us atonement!

We sin against You when we sin against ourselves For our failures of Justice we ask forgiveness For keeping the poor in the chains of poverty and turning a deaf ear to the cry of the oppressed For using violence to maintain our power and for using violence to bring about change For waging aggressive war and for the sin of appeasing aggressors For obeying criminal orders and for the sin of silence and indifference For poisoning the air and polluting land and sea and for all the evil means we employ to accomplish good ends

V'al kulam, eloha s'lichot
s'lach lanu, m'chal lanu, kaper lanu

English:
For all these, O God of mercy, forgive us, pardon us, grant us atonement!

We sin against You when we sin against ourselves For our failures of love we ask forgiveness For confusing love with lust and for pursuing fleeting pleasure at the cost of lasting hurt For using others as a means to gratify our desires and as stepping-stones to further our ambitions For withholding love to control those we claim to love and shunting aside those whose youth or age disturbs us For hiding from others behind an armor of mistrust and for the cynicism which leads us to mistrust the reality of unselfish love Teach us to forgive ourselves for all these sins, O forgiving God, and help us to overcome them.

V'al kulam, eloha s'lichot
s'lach lanu, m'chal lanu, kaper lanu

English:
For all these, O God of mercy, forgive us, pardon us, grant us atonement!

Al cheit shechatanu l'fanecha birchilut.

English:
The sin we have committed against You by malicious gossip,

Al cheit shechatanu l'fanecha bigilui arayot.

English:
the sin we have committed against You by sexual immorality,

V'al cheit shechatanu l'fanecha b'ma'achal uvmishteh.

English:
and the sin we have committed against You by gluttony.

Al cheit shechatanu l'fanecha b'tzarut ayin.

English:
The sin we have committed against You by narrowmindedness,

Al cheit shechatanu l'fanecha b'chachash uvchazav

English:
the sin we have committed against You by fraud and falsehood,

V'al cheit shechatanu l'fanecha b'sinat chinam.

English:
and the sin we have committed against You by hating without cause.

Al cheit shechatanu l'fanecha binti'at garon.

English:
The sin we have committed against You by our arrogance,

Al cheit shechatanu l'fanecha b'azut metzach.

English:
the sin we have committed against You by our insolence,

V'al cheit shechatanu l'fanecha b'kalut rosh,

English:
and the sin we have committed against You by our irreverence.

Al cheit shechatanu l'fanecha b'vidu'i peh.

English:
The sin we have committed against You by our hypocrisy,

Al cheit shechatanu l'fanecha biflilut.

English:
the sin we have committed against You by passing judgment on others,

V'al cheit shechatanu l'fanecha b'neshech uvmarbit.

English:
and the sin we have committed against You by exploiting the weak.

Al cheit shechatanu l'fanecha b'chapat shochad.

English:
The sin we have committed against You by giving and taking bribes,

Al cheit shechatanu l'fanecha b'yetzer hara,

English:
the sin we have committed against You by giving way to our hostile impulses,

V'al cheit shechatanu l'fanecha b'ritzat raglayim l'hara.

English:
and the sin we have committed against You by running to do evil.

V'al kulam, eloha s'lichot,
s'lach lanu, m'chal lanu, kaper lanu.

English:
For all these, O God of mercy, forgive us, pardon us, grant us atonement!

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S'lichot, the Thirteen Qualities

Adonai, Adonai, Eil rachum v'chanun,
erech apayim v'rav chesed ve-emet:
notzer chesed la'alafim,
nosei avon vafesha v'chata'ah v'nakeih.

English:
Adonai, Adonai, God filled with mother love, slow to anger great in conventional love and truth: Keeping love for the thousands within the covenant, forgiving perverse actions, rebelliousness, and the missing of the mark; and acquitting.

-- Exodus 34:6-7

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Vayhi Binsoa

>> PLEASE RISE

>> THE ARK IS OPENED

English:
Whenever the ark journeyed, Moses would say: "Arise Godliness, let the enemies of Goodness scatter: may those who hate, flee from the Source."

-- Numbers 10:35

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Avinu Malkeinu

English:
Kavannah. "Our Father our King" reaches toward the delicate balance between the intimate God and the distant awesome God. This English translation offers an additional aspect of the more intimate and personal imagining of God by including a call not only to the traditional "father", but to the image of God as a "gentle mother" as well. This expression reflects our belief that only by celebrating both the feminine and the masculine sides of each of us, our whole selves, can we help bring the world closer to peace.

The original prayer dates back to the time of Rabbi Akiva's prayer to end a drought. The formula was so effective, others added their own petitions and the prayer continued to grow. In the Sephardic version of Salonika there are 53 petitions. We hope that, if we pray from our hearts, it will be as effective today. We invite you to add your own verses to this prayer that has inspired our people for generations.

Avinu Malkeinu, sh'ma koleinu
Avinu Malkeinu, chatanu l'fanecha
Avinu Malkeinu, chamol aleinu
V'al olaleinu v'tapeinu
Avinu Malkeinu, kaleih dever
V'cherev v'ra'av mei'aleinu
Avinu Malkeinu,
Kaleih kol tzar u'mastin mei'aleinu.
Avinu Malkeinu,
Kotveinu b'seifer chayim tovim.
Avinu Malkeinu,
Chadeish aleinu shanah tovah.
Avinu Malkeinu,
Harem keren Yisrael amecha.
Avinu Malkeinu, Chaneinu va'aneinu
Ki ein banu ma'asim
Aseih imanu tz'dakah
vachesed v'hoshi'einu.

English:
Avinu Malkeinu hear our voice. Gentle Mother are You listening?

Avinu Malkeinu we have sinned against You. We have hurt each other, hurt ourselves.

Avinu Malkeinu have compassion on us and on our children Hold us in Your loving arms and we will be gentle with our children.

Avinu Malkeinu make an end to sickness, war, and famine Teach us that we must heal and feed and make peace.

Avinu Malkeinu make an end to all oppression. As long as one person is enslaved, no one is free.

Avinu Malkeinu inscribe us for blessing in the Book of Life. May our eyes be open to see that the good far outweighs the evil in our world.

Avinu Malkeinu let the new year be a good year for us. Gentle Mother, may it be a good year for all people.

Avinu Malkeinu give strength to Your people Israel. May we learn to temper strength with kindness.

Avinu Malkeinu be gracious and answer us, for we have little merit. Treat us generously and with kindness, and be our help.

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Sh'ma, procession call

>> THE READER RECEIVES THE TORAH AND THE ARK IS CLOSED

Sh'ma Yisrael Adonai Eloheinu,
Adonai Echad!
Echad Eloheinu, gadol Adoneinu
kadosh v'nora sh'mo.
Gad'lu l'Adonai iti un'rom'ma
sh'mo yachdav.

English:
Hear, O Israel: Adonai is our God, Adonai is one.

Our God is One, Adonai is One, with a holy and awesome name.

Magnify Adonai with me and let us exalt the Name together.

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Blessing Before the Torah

Bar'chu et Adonai Ham'vorach:
Baruch Adonai ham'vorach l'olam va-ed
Baruch atah Adonai, Eloheinu
Melech haolam, asher bachar banu
mikol ha'amim,
v'natan lanu et Torato.
Baruch atah Adonai, notein haTorah.

English:
Bless the Holy One of blessing.

Bless the Holy One forever blessing.

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.

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Torah Reading, first

[Hebrew here is chanted; the printed book gives no transliteration for it. The English follows.]

English:
You stand this day, all of you, before the ETERNAL your God: your tribal heads, your elders, and your officials -- the entire body of Israel --

[Hebrew here is chanted; the printed book gives no transliteration for it. The English follows.]

English:
your children, your wives, even the stranger within your camp, from woodchopper to waterdrawer,

[Hebrew here is chanted; the printed book gives no transliteration for it. The English follows.]

English:
to enter into the covenant of the ETERNAL your God, which the ETERNAL your God is concluding with you this day, with its sanctions;

[Hebrew here is chanted; the printed book gives no transliteration for it. The English follows.]

English:
in order to establish you this day as God's people and in order to be your God, as promised you and as sworn to your fathers Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

[Hebrew here is chanted; the printed book gives no transliteration for it. The English follows.]

English:
I make this covenant, with its sanctions, not with you alone,

[Hebrew here is chanted; the printed book gives no transliteration for it. The English follows.]

English:
but both with those who are standing here with us this day before the ETERNAL our God and with those who are not with us here this day.

[Hebrew here is chanted; the printed book gives no transliteration for it. The English follows.]

English:
Surely, this Instruction that I enjoin upon you this day is not too baffling for you, nor is it beyond reach.

[Hebrew here is chanted; the printed book gives no transliteration for it. The English follows.]

English:
It is not in the heavens, that you should say, "Who among us can go up to the heavens and get it for us and impart it to us, that we may observe it?"

[Hebrew here is chanted; the printed book gives no transliteration for it. The English follows.]

English:
Neither is it beyond the sea, that you should say, "Who among us can cross to the other side of the sea and get it for us and impart it to us, that we may observe it?"

[Hebrew here is chanted; the printed book gives no transliteration for it. The English follows.]

English:
No, the thing is very close to you, in your mouth and in your heart, to observe it.

[Hebrew here is chanted; the printed book gives no transliteration for it. The English follows.]

English:
See, I set before you this day life and prosperity, death and adversity.

[Hebrew here is chanted; the printed book gives no transliteration for it. The English follows.]

English:
For I command you this day, to love the ETERNAL your God, to walk in God's ways, and to keep God's commandments, laws, and rules -- that you may thrive and increase, and that the ETERNAL your God may bless you in the land that you are about to enter and possess.

[Hebrew here is chanted; the printed book gives no transliteration for it. The English follows.]

English:
But if your heart turns away and you give no heed, and are lured into the worship and service of other gods,

[Hebrew here is chanted; the printed book gives no transliteration for it. The English follows.]

English:
I declare to you this day that you shall certainly perish; you shall not long endure on the soil that you are crossing the Jordan to enter and possess.

[Hebrew here is chanted; the printed book gives no transliteration for it. The English follows.]

English:
I call heaven and earth to witness against you this day: I have put before you life and death, blessing and curse. Choose life -- if you and your offspring would live --

[Hebrew here is chanted; the printed book gives no transliteration for it. The English follows.]

English:
by loving the ETERNAL your God, by heeding God's commands, and by holding fast to [God]. For thereby you shall have life and shall long endure upon the soil that GOD swore to your fathers Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give to them.

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Torah Reading, second

[Hebrew here is chanted; the printed book gives no transliteration for it. The English follows.]

English:
GOD spoke to Moses after the death of the two sons of Aaron who died when they drew too close to GOD's presence.

[Hebrew here is chanted; the printed book gives no transliteration for it. The English follows.]

English:
GOD said to Moses: Tell your brother Aaron that he is not to come at will into the Shrine behind the curtain, in front of the cover that is upon the ark, lest he die; for I appear in the cloud over the cover.

[Hebrew here is chanted; the printed book gives no transliteration for it. The English follows.]

English:
Thus only shall Aaron enter the Shrine: with a bull of the herd for a purgation offering and a ram for a burnt offering. --

[Hebrew here is chanted; the printed book gives no transliteration for it. The English follows.]

English:
He shall be dressed in a sacral linen tunic, with linen breeches next to his flesh, and be girt with a linen sash, and he shall wear a linen turban. They are sacral vestments; he shall bathe in water and then put them on. --

[Hebrew here is chanted; the printed book gives no transliteration for it. The English follows.]

English:
And from the Israelite community he shall take two he-goats for a purgation offering and a ram for a burnt offering.

[Hebrew here is chanted; the printed book gives no transliteration for it. The English follows.]

English:
Aaron is to offer his own bull of purgation offering, to make expiation for himself and for his household.

[Hebrew here is chanted; the printed book gives no transliteration for it. The English follows.]

English:
Aaron shall take the two he-goats and let them stand before GOD at the entrance of the Tent of Meeting;

[Hebrew here is chanted; the printed book gives no transliteration for it. The English follows.]

English:
and he shall place lots upon the two goats, one marked for GOD and the other marked for Azazel.

[Hebrew here is chanted; the printed book gives no transliteration for it. The English follows.]

English:
Aaron shall bring forward the goat designated by lot for GOD, which he is to offer as a purgation offering;

[Hebrew here is chanted; the printed book gives no transliteration for it. The English follows.]

English:
while the goat designated by lot for Azazel shall be left standing alive before GOD, to make expiation with it and to send it off to the wilderness for Azazel.

[Hebrew here is chanted; the printed book gives no transliteration for it. The English follows.]

English:
Aaron shall then offer his bull of purgation offering, to make expiation for himself and his household. He shall slaughter his bull of purgation offering,

[Hebrew here is chanted; the printed book gives no transliteration for it. The English follows.]

English:
and he shall take a panful of glowing coals scooped from the altar before GOD, and two handfuls of finely ground aromatic incense, and bring this behind the curtain.

[Hebrew here is chanted; the printed book gives no transliteration for it. The English follows.]

English:
He shall put the incense on the fire before GOD, so that the cloud from the incense screens the cover that is over [the Ark of] the Pact, lest he die.

[Hebrew here is chanted; the printed book gives no transliteration for it. The English follows.]

English:
He shall take some of the blood of the bull and sprinkle it with his finger over the cover on the east side; and in front of the cover he shall sprinkle some of the blood with his finger seven times.

[Hebrew here is chanted; the printed book gives no transliteration for it. The English follows.]

English:
He shall then slaughter the people's goat of purgation offering, bring its blood behind the curtain, and do with its blood as he has done with the blood of the bull: he shall sprinkle it over the cover and in front of the cover.

[Hebrew here is chanted; the printed book gives no transliteration for it. The English follows.]

English:
Thus he shall purge the Shrine of the impurity and transgression of the Israelites, whatever their sins; and he shall do the same for the Tent of Meeting, which abides with them in the midst of their impurity.

[Hebrew here is chanted; the printed book gives no transliteration for it. The English follows.]

English:
When he goes in to make expiation in the Shrine, nobody else shall be in the Tent of Meeting until he comes out. When he has made expiation for himself and his household, and for the whole congregation of Israel,

[Hebrew here is chanted; the printed book gives no transliteration for it. The English follows.]

English:
he shall go out to the altar that is before GOD and purge it: he shall take some of the blood of the bull and of the goat and apply it to each of the horns of the altar;

[Hebrew here is chanted; the printed book gives no transliteration for it. The English follows.]

English:
and the rest of the blood he shall sprinkle on it with his finger seven times. Thus he shall purify it of the defilement of the Israelites and consecrate it.

[Hebrew here is chanted; the printed book gives no transliteration for it. The English follows.]

English:
When he has finished purging the Shrine, the Tent of Meeting, and the altar, the live goat shall be brought forward.

[Hebrew here is chanted; the printed book gives no transliteration for it. The English follows.]

English:
Aaron shall lay both his hands upon the head of the live goat and confess over it all the iniquities and transgressions of the Israelites, whatever their sins, putting them on the head of the goat; and it shall be sent off to the wilderness through a designated agent.

[Hebrew here is chanted; the printed book gives no transliteration for it. The English follows.]

English:
Thus the goat shall carry on it all their iniquities to an inaccessible region; and the goat shall be set free in the wilderness.

[Hebrew here is chanted; the printed book gives no transliteration for it. The English follows.]

English:
And Aaron shall go into the Tent of Meeting, take off the linen vestments that he put on when he entered the Shrine, and leave them there.

[Hebrew here is chanted; the printed book gives no transliteration for it. The English follows.]

English:
He shall bathe in water in the holy precinct and put on his vestments; then he shall come out and offer his burnt offering and the burnt offering of the people, making expiation for himself and for the people.

[Hebrew here is chanted; the printed book gives no transliteration for it. The English follows.]

English:
The fat of the purgation offering he shall turn into smoke on the altar.

[Hebrew here is chanted; the printed book gives no transliteration for it. The English follows.]

English:
The one who set the Azazel-goat free shall wash their clothes and bathe in water -- and after that may reenter the camp.

[Hebrew here is chanted; the printed book gives no transliteration for it. The English follows.]

English:
The bull of purgation offering and the goat of purgation offering whose blood was brought in to purge the Shrine shall be taken outside the camp; and their hides, flesh, and dung shall be consumed in fire.

[Hebrew here is chanted; the printed book gives no transliteration for it. The English follows.]

English:
The one who burned them shall wash their clothes and bathe in water -- and after that may re-enter the camp.

[Hebrew here is chanted; the printed book gives no transliteration for it. The English follows.]

English:
And this shall be to you a law for all time: In the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, you shall practice self-denial; and you shall do no manner of work, neither the citizen nor the alien who resides among you.

[Hebrew here is chanted; the printed book gives no transliteration for it. The English follows.]

English:
For on this day atonement shall be made for you to purify you of all your sins; you shall be pure before GOD.

[Hebrew here is chanted; the printed book gives no transliteration for it. The English follows.]

English:
It shall be a sabbath of complete rest for you, and you shall practice self-denial; it is a law for all time.

[Hebrew here is chanted; the printed book gives no transliteration for it. The English follows.]

English:
The priest who has been anointed and ordained to serve as priest in place of his father shall make expiation. He shall put on the linen vestments, the sacral vestments.

[Hebrew here is chanted; the printed book gives no transliteration for it. The English follows.]

English:
He shall purge the innermost Shrine; he shall purge the Tent of Meeting and the altar; and he shall make expiation for the priests and for all the people of the congregation.

[Hebrew here is chanted; the printed book gives no transliteration for it. The English follows.]

English:
This shall be to you a law for all time: to make atonement for the Israelites for all their sins once a year. And Moses did as GOD had commanded him.

page 168
Blessing After the Torah

Baruch atah Adonai, Eloheinu
Melech haolam,
asher natan lanu Torat emet,
v'chayei olam nata b'tocheinu.
Baruch atah Adonai, notein haTorah.

English:
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.

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Mi Shebeirach

Mi shebeirach avoteinu
M'kor habrachah l'imoteinu.

English:
May the source of strength Who blessed the ones before us, Help us find the courage To make our lives a blessing, And let us say, Amen

Mi shebeirach imoteinu
M'kor habrachah la'avoteinu.

English:
Bless those in need of healing With refua sheleima, The renewal of body, The renewal of spirit, And let us say, Amen.

-- Debbie Friedman

Baruch atah Adonai, rofeh hacholim.

English:
Blessed is God, healer of the sick.

El na r'fa na lah.

English:
Please God, heal her now. (The perfect prayer of Moses praying for his sister, Miriam.)

-- Numbers 12:13

Translation of the traditional Healing Prayer: May the One who blessed our fathers Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob and our mothers Sarah, Rebecca, Rachel, and Leah, bless this holy congregation and all who are with them. May God bless those who form synagogues for prayer, and those who come to pray, May God bless those who give the lamps for lighting, the wine for Kiddush and Havdalah, bread for travelers, and tzedakah to the poor, and all who occupy themselves with the needs of others. May the Holy One bless them and remove from them all sickness, heal their bodies, their spirits, and send blessing and prosperity to all the works of their hands as well as to all Israel, their brothers and sisters and let them say, "Amen".

page 170
Blessing Before the Haftarah

Baruch atah Adonai
Eloheinu Melech haolam,
asher bachar binvi'im tovim, v'ratzah
v'divreihem hane-emarim be-emet.
Baruch atah Adonai, habocher baTorah
uv'Moshe avdo, uv'Yisraeil amo,
uvinvi-ei ha-emet vatzedek.

English:
Praised be You, O God, Ruler of the Universe, who has chosen good prophets and has been pleased with their faithful and truthful words. Praised be You, O God, who has singled out the Torah, Moses as Your servant, Israel as Your people, and prophets of truth and righteousness.

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Haftarah Reading

[Hebrew here is chanted; the printed book gives no transliteration for it. The English follows.]

English:
[GOD] says: Build up, build up a highway! Clear a road! Remove all obstacles From the road of My people!

[Hebrew here is chanted; the printed book gives no transliteration for it. The English follows.]

English:
For thus said the One who high aloft Forever dwells, whose name is holy: I dwell on high, in holiness; Yet with the contrite and the lowly in spirit -- Reviving the spirits of the lowly, Reviving the hearts of the contrite.

[Hebrew here is chanted; the printed book gives no transliteration for it. The English follows.]

English:
For I will not always contend, I will not be angry forever: Nay, I who make spirits flag, Also create the breath of life.

[Hebrew here is chanted; the printed book gives no transliteration for it. The English follows.]

English:
For their sinful greed I was angry; I struck them and turned away in My wrath. Though stubborn, they follow the way of their hearts,

[Hebrew here is chanted; the printed book gives no transliteration for it. The English follows.]

English:
I note how they fare and will heal them: I will guide them and mete out solace to them, And to the mourners among them

[Hebrew here is chanted; the printed book gives no transliteration for it. The English follows.]

English:
heartening, comforting words: It shall be well, Well with the far and the near -- said GOD -- And I will heal them.

[Hebrew here is chanted; the printed book gives no transliteration for it. The English follows.]

English:
But the wicked are like the troubled sea That cannot rest, Whose waters toss up mire and mud.

[Hebrew here is chanted; the printed book gives no transliteration for it. The English follows.]

English:
There is no safety -- said my God -- For the wicked.

[Hebrew here is chanted; the printed book gives no transliteration for it. The English follows.]

English:
Cry with full throat, without restraint; Raise your voice like a ram's horn! Declare to My people their transgression, To the House of Jacob their sin.

[Hebrew here is chanted; the printed book gives no transliteration for it. The English follows.]

English:
To be sure, they seek Me daily, Eager to learn My ways. Like a nation that does what is right, That has not abandoned the laws of its God, They ask Me for the right way, They are eager for the nearness of God:

[Hebrew here is chanted; the printed book gives no transliteration for it. The English follows.]

English:
"Why, when we fasted, did You not see? When we starved our bodies, did You pay no heed?" Because on your fast day You see to your business And oppress all your laborers!

[Hebrew here is chanted; the printed book gives no transliteration for it. The English follows.]

English:
Because you fast in strife and contention, And you strike with a wicked fist! Your fasting today is not such As to make your voice heard on high.

[Hebrew here is chanted; the printed book gives no transliteration for it. The English follows.]

English:
Is such the fast I desire, A day for people to starve their bodies? Is it bowing the head like a bulrush And lying in sackcloth and ashes? Do you call that a fast, A day when GOD is favorable?

[Hebrew here is chanted; the printed book gives no transliteration for it. The English follows.]

English:
No, this is the fast I desire: To unlock fetters of wickedness, And untie the cords of the yoke To let the oppressed go free; To break off every yoke.

[Hebrew here is chanted; the printed book gives no transliteration for it. The English follows.]

English:
It is to share your bread with the hungry, And to take the wretched poor into your home; When you see the naked, to clothe them, And not to ignore your own kin.

[Hebrew here is chanted; the printed book gives no transliteration for it. The English follows.]

English:
Then shall your light burst through like the dawn And your healing spring up quickly; Your Vindicator shall march before you, The Presence of GOD shall be your rear guard.

[Hebrew here is chanted; the printed book gives no transliteration for it. The English follows.]

English:
Then, when you call, GOD will answer; When you cry, [God] will say: Here I am. If you banish the yoke from your midst, The menacing hand, and evil speech,

[Hebrew here is chanted; the printed book gives no transliteration for it. The English follows.]

English:
And you offer your compassion to the hungry And satisfy the famished creature -- Then shall your light shine in darkness, And your gloom shall be like noonday.

[Hebrew here is chanted; the printed book gives no transliteration for it. The English follows.]

English:
GOD will guide you always -- Slaking your thirst in parched places And giving strength to your bones. You shall be like a watered garden, Like a spring whose waters do not fail.

[Hebrew here is chanted; the printed book gives no transliteration for it. The English follows.]

English:
Some from your midst shall rebuild ancient ruins, You shall restore foundations laid long ago. And you shall be called "Repairer of fallen walls, Restorer of lanes for habitation."

[Hebrew here is chanted; the printed book gives no transliteration for it. The English follows.]

English:
If you refrain from trampling the sabbath, From pursuing your affairs on My holy day; If you call the sabbath "delight," GOD 's holy day "honored"; And if you honor it and go not your ways Nor look to your affairs, nor strike bargains --

[Hebrew here is chanted; the printed book gives no transliteration for it. The English follows.]

English:
Then you can seek GOD's favor. I will set you astride the heights of the earth, And let you enjoy the heritage of your father Jacob -- For GOD's mouth has spoken.

>> perek 57

>> perek 58

page 173
Blessing After the Haftarah

Baruch atah Adonai Eloheinu
Melech haolam, tzur kol haolamim,
tzadik b'chol hadorot, HaEl hane-eman
haomer v'oseh, ham'dabeir um'kayeim,
shekol d'varav emet vatzedek.
Al HaTorah, v'al ha'avodah, v'al
han'vi-im, (v'al yom HaShabbat hazeh)
v'al Yom Hakipurim hazeh,
shenatata lanu, Adonai Eloheinu,
lik'dushah v'lim'nuchah, l'chavod
ul'tifaret. Al hakol, Adonai Eloheinu,
anachnu, modim lach, um'varchim otach,
yitbarach shimcha b'fi kol chai
tamid l'olam vaed.
Baruch atah, Adonai,
m'kadeish (HaShabbat v') Yom Hakipurim.

English:
Be praised, almighty God, Ruler of the Universe, Rock of all Creation, Righteous One of All Generations, the faithful God whose word is deed, whose every commandment is just and true. For the Torah, for the privilege of worship, for the prophets, and for this (Shabbat and) Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur) that You, almighty God, have given us for holiness and rest, for rest, for honor and glory, we thank and bless You. May Your name be blessed forever by every living being. Blessed is God for the holiness of (Shabbat and) this Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur).

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Prayer for Shalom

Sim shalom bein amcha Yisraeil
v'yitrabeh hashalom bein kol baey olam
v'lo yihyeh shum sinah kinah
tacharut v'nitzachon bein echad l'chavero
rak yihyeh ahavah v'shalom
gadol bein kulanu
v'kol echad yeda b'ahavat chavero
Ad shenuchal l'hivaed ul'hitkabetz yachad
kol echad im chavero
v'n'daber zeh im zo
v'nasbir zo lazeh haemet
(Arabic) Allah huma - antas salaam
(Arabic) wa-minkas salaam
(Hebrew) Elohim - atah shalom
(Hebrew) v'mamecha shalom
Adon hashalom
barchenu bashalom amen.

English:
from Kol HaNeshamah, a Reform synagogue in Jerusalem

Grant us Shalom Let the Shalom spread to all Your creatures. Let there be an end to hatred, jealousy, and competition between people. Let there be only great love and shalom between us all, so that we can gather together -- everyone with their fellow, Speaking to each other, and learning the truth from each other.

(Arabic) allah huma - antas salaam wa-minkas salaam (Hebrew) adon hashalom barcheinu bashalom

Source of Shalom bless us with Shalom. Amen

-- prayer based on teaching of R. Nachman of Bratzlav

page 175
Prayer for the State of Israel

English:
We pray for the land of Israel and its people. May its borders know peace and its inhabitants, tranquility. And may the bonds of faith and fate which unite the Jews of all lands be a source of strength to Israel and to us all. God of all lands and ages, answer our constant prayer with a Zion once more aglow with light for us and for all the world, and let us say: Amen.

page 176
Hatikvah

Kol od balevav p'nimah
nefesh Y'hudi homiyah
ul'fa'atei mizrach kadimah
ayin l'Tzion tzofiyah
Od lo avdah tikvateinu,
hatikvah bat sh'not alpayim,
lih'yot am chofshi b'artzeinu,
Eretz Tziyon viY'rushalayim.

English:
So long as still within the inmost heart a Jewish spirit sings So long as the eye looks eastward gazing toward Zion, our hope is not lost -- that hope of two millennia -- to be a free people in our land the land of Zion and Jerusalem

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Torah Eitz Chayim

>> THE TORAH IS RETURNED TO THE ARK

Ki lekach tov natati lachem,
Torati al ta'azovu.
Eitz chayim hi lamacha'zikim bah,
ve'tom'cheha m'ushar.
D'racheha dar'chei noam,
v'chol n'tivoteha shalom.
Hashiveinu Adonai elecha v'nashuvah
chadeish yameinu k'kedem.

English:
Behold! A good doctrine has been given you, my Torah, do not forsake it. It is a tree of life to those who hold it fast, and all who cling to it find happiness. Its ways are ways of pleasantness, and all its paths are peace.

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Hayom

Hayom t'amtzeinu! Amen

English:
This day, strengthen us!

Amen

Hayom t'varcheinu! Amen

English:
This day, bless us!

Amen

Hayom t'gadleinu! Amen

English:
This day, exalt us!

Amen

Hayom tidr'sheinu l'tovah! Amen

English:
This day, look with favor upon us!

Amen

Hayom tich't'veinu l'chayim tovim! Amen

English:
This day, inscribe us for a blessed life!

Amen

Hayom tishma shavateinu! Amen

English:
This day, hear our plea!

Amen

Hayom tit'm'cheinu bimin tzid'kecha! Amen

English:
This day, uplift us with Your righteousness!

Amen

page 178
Closing Blessing

English:
This blessing was once reserved for the priests of old, but today we ask each of you to take it into your own hearts and, by embracing one another, share it with all the people whose lives you touch -- be they family, friends, or strangers.

Y'varech'cha Adonai v'yishmarecha
Yaeir Adonai panav eilecha vichuneka
Yisah Adonai panav eilecha
v'yaseim lecha shalom

English:
(masculine form)

Y'vrachech Adonai V'yishmerech
Yaeir Adonai panav alay'ich vichunech
Yisah Adonai panav alay'ich
v'yaseim lach shalom

English:
(feminine form)

-- Numbers 6:24-26

May God bless you and keep you safe May God's love shine on you and be kind to you May God's presence be with you and give you peace

Numbers 6:24-26

May the blessings of peace and kindness, graciousness, goodness, and compassion flow among us, all the communities of Israel, and all the peoples of the world.

-- Marcia Falk