supplement for KOL NIDREI & DAY 5781 ● Sep 27-28, 2020 (p 1)

before candle lighting: donning the tallit Our fringed prayer shawl is worn exclusively for morning prayer except for this one night of the year, when our clothes – all white, if possible, except for the tallit’s stripes – are meant to remind us of the simple white shroud and tallit in which Jews are customarily buried. The tallit is also a way to wrap ourselves for this day’s arduous journey. Baruch Atah Adonai, Eloheinu Melech ha’olam, asher kid’shanu b’mitz’votav, v’tzivanu l’hitatef ba’tzitzit.

after p 4: On This Night of Atonement God of forgiveness, on this night of atonement we come before You, haunted by memories of duties unperformed, of promptings disobeyed, of beckoning ignored. We confess that there were opportunities for kindness and service that we allowed to pass by us in the year just ended. We are ashamed of sins committed with evil intent, as well as of follies committed unwittingly or even with good intentions. Male us honest enough to recognize our transgressions, big enough to admit them, strong enough to forsake them. Humble us by showing us what we are; exalt us with a vision of what we may yet grow to be. Keep us mindful of our dependence on You, and help us understand Your need of us. United with you in a holy partnership, may we dedicate our lives to Your law of love. Kindle within us the fires of faith, and set aglow our courage to live the words we pray.

after p 16: Ya’aleh This haunting reverse acrostic [piyut] begins at the end of the Hebrew alphabet and continues until alef, reminding us to review our year from the recent past back to its beginning in Tishri 5780/Oct 2019. Subsequent verses follow the same pattern as below, exchanging the middle, column as we make our way through the alphabet, backwards. .tach’nuneinu, tach’nuneinu mei’erev ad arev, ad arev (ת) Ya’aleh, ya’aleh .sha’vateinu, shav’ateinu mi’boker ad arev, ad arev (ש) V’yavo, v’yavo .rinu’neinu, rinu’neinu, ad arev, ad arev (ר) V’yera’eh

m'nuseinu (מ) na’aka’teinu (נ) s’licha’teinu (ס) inu’yeinu (ע) pid’yoneinu (פ) tzid’kateinu (צ) qoleinu (ק) hadrateinu (ה) vi’udeinu (ו) zikhron’einu (ז) ḥinuneinu (ח) tahoreinu (ט) yisheinu (י) kipureinu (כ) l’ma’ano (ל) eileinu (א) eileḥa (א) enkateinu (א) bakasha’teinu (ב) gileinu (ג) dof’keinu (ד)

May it go up – our supplication – from [the first to the second] evening of Yom Kippur. May it arrive – our plea – from the morning [of Yom Kippur] to the evening. May it be seen/revealed – our gladness – at [the final] evening.

after p 16: Ki Anu Ameḥa Ki anu ameḥa v’Atah Eloheinu, anu vaneḥa v’Atah Avinu. Anu avadeḥa v’Atah Adoneinu, anu k’haleḥa v’Atah ḥel’keinu. Anu naḥala’teḥa v’Atah goraleinu, anu tzoneḥa v’Atah ro’einu. Anu ḥarmeḥa v’Atah notreinu, anu f’ulateḥa v’Atah yotz’reinu. Anu rayateḥa v’Atah dodeinu, anu s’gulateḥa v’Atah k’roveinu. Anu ameḥa v’Atah malkeinu, anu ma’amireḥa v’Atah ma’amir’einu. For we are Your people and You are our God. We Your children and You our parent. We Your servants and You our master. We Your congregation and You our heritage. …possession/destiny …flock/shepherd …vineyard/guardian …creatures/creator …faithful/beloved …treasure/protector …subjects/ruler …chosen ones/our chosen one.

We continue in last night’s prayerbook for YOM KIPPUR MORNING, along with the following supplements.

after p 31: Ashrei These beloved verses, beginning with “Happy are they who dwell in Your house…” are traditionally chanted three times a day. They consist largely of , an alphabetic acrostic. For many, the emotional centerpiece is the verse beginning Poteakh et ya’dekha, ”You open Your hand and satisfy the needs of all living creatures.” Or, as the 1928 Book of Common Prayer has it, in partial imitation of the King James Bible: “Thou openest thine hand and fillest all things living with plenteousness.” Listen for this verse (transliterated below) while watching for a physical hint: it is customary to extend one’s palm outward and upward in a gesture of receiving goodness from above while reciting this psalm’s 15th of 21 verses. .po’teaḥ et yadeḥa u’mashbi’a l’ḥol ḥai ratzon. You open your hand and satisfy the needs of all living (פ) after Ashrei: Kol Hai After she read the translation of Nishmat, a generally prayer-averse BHC (p 2) member remarked last year: “Why, everything is in it! If we just said this section, we wouldn’t need to say another thing.” Yes, it’s that sublime. Here is one of its most beautiful passages:

Ilu finu malei shira ka’yam, ul’shoneinu rina ka’hamon galav; u’sfateinu shevaḥ k’merḥavei rakia, v’eineinu m’irot ka’shemesh v’ka’yarei’aḥ; v’yadeinu p’rusot k’nishrei shamayim, v’ragleinu kalot ka’ayalot – ain anaḥnu maspikim l’hodot l’ḥa, Adonai Eloheinu v’Elohei avoteinu…

If our mouths were filled with song as water fills the sea, and our tongues rang with Your praise as tirelessly as the roaring waves; if our lips offered adoration as boundless as the sky, and our eyes shone in reverence as brightly as the sun and moon; if our hands were spread in prayer as wide as eagles’ wings, and our feet ran to serve You as swiftly as deer; we would still be unable to thank You adequately for the smallest fraction of the numberless bounties You bestowed on our ancestors and on us. after Ashrei and Nishmat Kol Hai: haMelekh A special passage for Yom Kippur begins with a cantorial flourish adorning one single word: haMelekh, the King. Ha’Melekh (3x) yoshev al kisei ram v’nisah, shoḥen ad marom v’kadosh sh’mo. V’ḥatuv: ran’neinu tzadikim b’Adonai la’y’sharim nava t’hilah… The King, enthroned on high in majesty. You, who abide forever, magnified and hallowed be Your name. after p 40: l’El Orekh Din This majestic piyut, an alphabetic acrostic, is sung on Rosh haShanah as well. After each verse, the phrase b’yom din alternates with the phrase ba’din – on the day of judgment / in judgement. Please join in responsively after each verse is sung in Hebrew, with the phrase b’yom din and then ba’din.

L’boḥen l’vavot b’yom din, goleh amukot ba’din; l’dover mei’sharim b’yom din, l’hogeh dei’ot ba’din…

who ד ,reveals the hidden things ג who searches all our hearts, and ב …Let us proclaim the sovereignty of God א .…remembers the covenant ז who bestows mercy, and ו ,knows our innermost ideas ה decides righteously, and after p 50: traditional for Yom Kippur, Leviticus 16: 1 - 34 1st aliyah, verses 1 – 6. YHWH spoke to Moses after the death of the two sons of Aaron who died when they drew too close to the presence of YHWH. YHWH said to Moses: Tell your brother Aaron that he is not to come at will into the place 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. Thus only shall Aaron enter that place: with a bull of the herd for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering. 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 his body in water and then put them on. And from the Israelite community he shall take two he-goats for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering. Aaron is to offer his own bull of sin offering, to make expiation for himself and for his household. 2nd aliyah, 7 – 11. Aaron shall take the two he-goats and let them stand before YHWH at the entrance of the tent of meeting; and he shall place lots upon the two goats, one marked for YHWH and the other marked for Azazel. Aaron shall bring forward the goat designated by lot for Adonai, which he is to offer as a sin offering while the goat designated by lot for Azazel shall be left standing alive before YHWH, to make expiation with it and to send it off to the wilderness for Azazel. Aaron shall then offer his bull of sin offering, to make expiation for himself and his household. He shall slaughter his bull of sin offering 3rd aliyah, 12 – 17. and he shall take a panful of glowing coals scooped from the altar before Adonai, and two hand- fuls of finely ground aromatic incense, and bring this behind the curtain. He shall put the incense on the fire before YHWH, so that the cloud from the incense screens the cover that is over [the ark of] the pact, lest he die. 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.He shall then slaughter the people’s goat of sin 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. Thus he shall purge the shrine of the uncleanness and transgression of b’nei Yisrael, whatever their sins; and he shall do the same for the tent of meeting, which abides with them in the midst of their uncleanness.When he goes in to make expiation in the shrine, no-one else shall be in the tent of meeting (p 3) until he comes out. When he has made expiation for himself, his household, and the whole congregation of Israel

4th aliyah, 18 – 24. he shall go out to the altar that is before YHWH 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, and the rest of the blood he shall sprinkle on it with his finger seven times. Thus he shall cleanse it of the uncleanness of b’nei Yisrael and consecrate it. When he has finished purging the shrine, the tent of meeting, and the altar, the live goat shall be brought forward. Aaron shall lay both his hands upon the head of the live goat and confess over it all the iniquities and transgressions of b’nei Yisrael, whatever their sins, putting them on the head of the goat; and it shall be sent off to the wilderness through a designated man. Thus the goat shall carry all their iniquities to an inaccessible region and shall be set free in the wilderness. 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. He shall bathe his body in water in the holy precinct and put on his vestments; then he shall come out and offer his burnt offering and that of the people, making expiation for himself and for the people.

5th aliyah, 25 – 30. The fat of the sin offering he shall turn into smoke on the altar. He who set the Azazel-goat free shall wash his clothes and bathe his body in water; after that he may re-enter the camp. The bull of sin offering and the goat of sin 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. He who burned them shall wash his clothes and bathe his body in water; after that he may re-enter the camp. 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. For on this day atonement shall be made for you to cleanse you of all your sins; you shall be clean before YHWH.

6th aliyah, 31 – 34. It shall be a sabbath of complete rest for you, and you shall practice self-denial; it is a law for all time. 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. 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. This shall be to you a law for all time: to make atonement for b’nei Yisrael for all their sins once a year. And Moses did as YHWH had commanded him.

7th aliyah/maftir, Numbers 29: 7 – 11. On the tenth day of the same seventh month you shall observe a sacred occasion when you shall practice self-denial. You shall do no work. You shall present to YHWH a burnt offering of pleasing odor: one bull of the herd, one ram, seven yearling lambs; see that they are without blemish. The meal offering with them – of choice flour with oil mixed in – shall be: three-tenths of a measure for a bull, two-tenths for the one ram, one-tenth for each of the seven lambs. And there shall be one goat for a sin offering, in addition to the sin offering of expiation and the regular burnt offering with its meal offering, each with its libation.

The following passage supplements the YIZKOR section of the AFTERNOON prayerbook. after p 34 in AFTERNOON booklet: In memory of our departed In this memorial hour, we recall members of this congregation who have been taken from us. The names of many of them are enshrined in our sanctuary; all are recorded on the tablets of our hearts, with gratitude for their lives and all that they taught us and bequeathed to us. May the Source of all comfort send consolation and healing to those who mourn them. May their memories endure among us as a lasting blessing. And let us say, .

Book of Jonah workshop and Yom Kippur services resume at 5 pm ET. The following passages supplement the AFTERNOON prayerbook, guiding us to Yom Kippur’s conclusion.

BOOK OF JONAH Chapter One. The word of the Lord comes to Yonah son of Amitai instructing him to go to the Assyrian city of Nineveh to proclaim judgment on its evil ways. Despite this clear command, Yonah flees in the opposite direction, as far away as possible from having to heed God’s call: he boards a ship headed for Tarshish [possibly the west cost of Spain]. But God causes a mighty wind that endangers the ship; the sailors all pray to their gods in desperation and draw lots to ascertain who among them is responsible for the terrible storm. The lot falls to Yonah, the Hebrew, who has been sleeping soundly in his cabin. Yonah tells the sailors that he is indeed responsible for causing the storm: clearly God is angry with him for having fled from His command. Yonah instructs the sailors to throw BOOK OF JONAH Chapter One CONTINUED (p 4) him overboard; they reluctantly agree. As soon as Yonah has been tossed overboard, the storm subsides. The rattled sailors begin to fear Yonah’s God, offering a sacrifice to YHWH and making vows of loyalty. Chapter Two. Yonah is swallowed by a huge fish and spends three days and three nights in its belly. He prays to YHWH, who hears the hapless prophet’s prayers and commands the fish to spit him out onto dry land. Chapter Three. God’s word comes to Yonah a second time: he is to go to Nineveh, a huge city in the enemy Kingdom of Assyria. Nineveh is such a sprawling city that it takes three days to traverse it on foot. Yonah walks one day’s worth into it, announcing to its residents that in forty days’ time it will be overthrown. This ominous prediction prompts a massive repentance by its citizens and its animals, led by the King himself. YHWH is pleased with their efforts to repent and decides not to destroy Nineveh after all. Chapter Four. Yonah, on the other hand, is displeased with YHWH’s decision to save Nineveh. He begs God to take his life; God declines. Yonah then fashions a hut for himself outside the huge city, determined to stay until he sees what will happen to it. God causes a castor-oil plant to grow overnight to give some added shade, which pleases the prophet. In the morning, however, God sends a worm to destroy the plant and also sends a sultry wind, causing Yonah to grow faint. God then asks his prophet if he is troubled about the plant’s destruction, Yonah replies that he is so grieved by its loss that he would rather die. The Book of Jonah ends with YHWH replying, And should I not care about Nineveh, that great city, in which there are more than a hundred and twenty thousand persons who do not yet know their right hand from their left, and many beasts as well! adapted from https://staff.ncsy.org/education/education/material/W6CQUw38Ji/10-questions-on-sefer-yonah/ after p 28 in AFTERNOON prayerbook. The Yom Kippur afternoon service includes a segment known as The Martyrology which acknowledges the suffering and heroism of the Jewish people through thousands of years. It begins with a recitation of Eleh ezkara chanted in Hebrew. This year, we will follow it with several other brief but trenchant passages. Ani ma’amin of Jews hidden during the Shoah. I believe in the sun, even when it is not shining. I believe in love, even when there is no one there. I believe in God, even when God is silent. inscription found in a Cologne cellar where Jews hid during WW II before p 46 in AFTERNOON prayerbook: P’ta lanu sha’ar P’taḥ lanu sha’ar b’eit n’ilat sha’ar, ki fanah yom. Ha’yom yif’neh, ha’shemesh yavo v’yif’neh, na’vo’ah sh’areḥa. Ana, El na, sa na, s’laḥ na, m’ḥal na, ḥamal na, raḥem na, kaper na. K’vosh ḥeit v’avon. Keep open for us Your gate of mercy, at the time of the closing of the gate, now that the day is waning. The day is passing, the sun is setting, let us enter Your gate at last. God, we beseech you: forgive – please, pardon – please, take pity – please, grant us atonement – please. Subdue our sin and wrongdoing. V’salaḥta la’avoneinu u’lḥateinu u’n’ḥal’tanu. Pardon our wrongdoings and our sins; take us to be Your own. before continuing with the shalem on pp 58-59: Ki Anu Ameḥa, followed by Ashamnu on p 61 of the KOL NIDREI/YOM KIPPUR MORNING prayerbook. Ki anu ameḥa v’Atah Eloheinu, anu vaneḥa v’Atah Avinu. Anu avadeḥa v’Atah Adoneinu, anu k’haleḥa v’Atah ḥel’keinu. Anu naḥala’teḥa v’Atah goraleinu, anu tzoneḥa v’Atah ro’einu. Anu ḥarmeḥa v’Atah notreinu, anu f’ulateḥa v’Atah yotz’reinu. Anu rayateḥa v’Atah dodeinu, anu s’gulateḥa v’Atah k’roveinu. Anu ameḥa v’Atah malkeinu, anu ma’amireḥa v’Atah ma’amir’einu. For we are Your people and You are our God. We Your children and You our parent. We Your servants and You our master. We Your congregation and You our heritage. …possession/destiny …flock/shepherd …vineyard/guardian …creatures/creator …faithful/beloved …treasure/protector …subjects/ruler …chosen ones/our chosen one.