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Festival Morning 2@9>5/CBD2@0&3?*; "%"$% $ ! kJX?iljeObdl ljQObd SHACHARIT L’YOM TOV — FESTIVAL MORNING FIRST DAY OF PESACH Only NOW IS THE TIME to move out of the narrow space. The “I” is the starting place, never the arrival. The journey outward begins now. SEVENTH DAY OF PESACH Services THEN MIRIAM, the prophetess, Aaron’s sister, took a timbrel in her hand and all the women came out after her in dance with timbrels. And Miriam chanted for them: Sing to Adonai, for God has triumphed gloriously; horse and driver God hurled into the sea. Virtual SHAVUOT NOW MOUNT SINAI was all in smoke, for Adonai had come down upon it inShalom fire . (Exodus 19:18) Torah, given amidst fire, is compared to fire. Just as fire lives forever, so do the words of Torah live forever. When one draws near to fire one is burned by it; when one moves away from fire one is chilled. On Shavuot, we warm ourselves by the light of Torah, our precious heritage. Temple In Use The Festival of Shavuot is called, The Time of Giving the Torah. Why isn’t it called The Time of For Receiving the Torah? On that day only the giving occurred, whereas the receiving is taking place each and every day. Then Miriam . Exodus 15:20–21 Torah, given amidst . based on Mechiltah d’Rabbi Ishmael 65a and Sifrei D’varim 343 412 Festival Morning Welcome Modeh / Modah Ani SUKKOT Only INTO THIS SANCTUARY we have brought the symbols of Sukkot. The lulav that resembles the human spine: may we stand straight with courage and integrity. The myrtle whose leaves are shaped like eyes: may we behold the beauty and grandeur of the universe. The willow whose leaves resemble human lips: Services may we offer enduring words. The etrog, shaped like the human heart: may love guide us from selfishness to service. God of Israel, let our senses be filled Virtual with love for You and Your will. Let our harvest be shared with all. ATZERET–SIMCHAT TORAH Shalom TODAY WE COMPLETE and begin the reading of the Torah. We rejoice in the truth Torah brings to our people. Its teachings are eternal and inexhaustible; they are life-giving and life-renewing. Today we give thanks for the precious gift of Torah. We love itTemple for the depth of its humanity and revere it for its mysterious power. MayIn our study of Torah enrich our lives and bring gladness to our people. Use The Torah was given to all Jews alike, without distinction between one person and another. Yet, For the Torah was received by each person differently, each according to personal perception and level of understanding. Menachem Mendel of Kotzk Spirituality is not a thing to be taught or imparted by study. It must be felt in the innermost power of the soul, as the glow of the heart touched by God. Kaufmann Kohler 413 Festival Morning RkZi]VgjlRkLHcf^S ! % " #!! @, >DB<1=ADDB#1=A BIRCHOT HASHACHAR — MORNING BLESSINGS Only MODEH / MODAH ani l’fanecha, YDk_1X]9^hlkJX?iljeObd jQObd Melech chai v’kayam, YRP0gG`WlkgKlE<h_Qd she-hechezarta bi nishmati b’chemlah, Yj]hadQK^VlkZ\edaTJXlkLVleIaf_56:KQjQT rabbah emunatecha. MD_Q\PXcdServices:ilj]Vgf I OFFER THANKS to You, ever-living Sovereign, that You have restored my soul to me in mercy: How great is Your trust. Virtual Shalom Temple In Use For 414 Festival Morning Welcome Modeh / Modah Ani Only THERE IS GRACE that every dawn renews, A loveliness making every morning fresh. We will endure, we will prevail— We, the children of Hope, Children of the One Who crowds the heavens with stars, Services Endows the earth with glory, And fills the mind with wonder! Virtual TO YOU THE STARS of morning sing, From You their bright radiance must spring. And steadfast in their vigils, day and night, The children of God, flooded with fervor, ring Your praise; they teach the holy ones to bring Into Your Shalomhouse the breadth of early light. Temple In Use For 415 Festival Morning FOR THOSE WHO WEAR TALLIT 80.@0. cS _C=jgd AS I WRAP myself in the tallit, fN>PklfQT?i I fulfill the mitzvah of my Creator. jedeT`Xlkgj;:i RbklhH^VlRkZ JX Gb.8[Nh Before putting on tallit Only iPX=SQf8[gj`W RkZf]SaOlc3_Ui BAR’CHI nafshi et Adonai, Pk`kl\QilkZT^95XlkLHaf]V @PX]Vgfa4lTkZ4gG Adonai Elohai, gadalta m’od, YOCiadleI^h_gOP/lYkgj;:ilPk`k hod v’hadar lavashta. MeIaT_]S]hlfeOej`WlObj Oteh or kasalmah, Yjed^hgNBlfbiljServicesQ% _C[ noteh shamayim kay’riah. Mj][kZf`kNBlRJk_gdeTljQ%bX BLESS, ADONAI, O my soul! Adonai my God, how great You are. You are robed in glory and majesty,Virtual wrapping Yourself in light as in a garment, spreading forth the heavens like a curtain. Baruch atah, Adonai Pk`klYjeIgilEcf]V Eloheinu, Melech haolam, ShalomYR ]hb[ejlE<h_QdlYcXkj;_U :i asher kid’shanu b’mitzvotav Wke\CW^>Zd^VlcX_eTa4ZGlfQT?i v’tzivanu l’hitateif batzitzit. M\L>kLNVlUN[a\Zj^hlcX_PcL>`W BLESSED ARE YOU, Adonai our God, Sovereign of the universe, Templewho hallows us with mitzvot, In commanding us to wrap ourselves in the fringes. Use For \L>kLNVlUN[a\Zj^hlcX_PcL>`Wlv’tzivanu l’hitateif batzitzit. commanding us to wrap ourselves in the fringes. This mitzvah is drawn from Numbers 15:38–39. 416 Festival Morning Tzitzit Mah Tovu Asher Yatzar Elohai N’shamah Nisim B’chol Yom Laasok WHOEVER WRAPPED in a tallit in one’s youth will never forget: Only V’haarev Na taking it out of the soft sack, opening the folded tallit, Eilu D’varim spreading it, kissing the border along its length (sometimes embroidered and sometimes embossed). Afterwards, a great sweep over the head Kaddish D’Rabanan like the heavens, like a huppah, like a parachute. Afterwards, folding it around one’s head as if playing hide and seek, and then wrapping the body in it, tight tight, letting it fold you like a cocoon and then opening it like wings for flying. Services And why are there stripes and not black-white squares like a chessboard? Because squares are finite without hope and stripes come from infinity and go on to infinity like the runways at the airport so that angels may land and take off. Virtual When you wrap yourself in a tallit you cannot forget coming out of a swimming pool or the sea and being wrapped in a great towel and casting it over one’s head and wrapping in it, tight tight and shivering a little andShalom laughing and — blessing. Temple In Use For How do we know when night ends and the new day begins so that morning prayers can commence? One sage taught: Night ends and morning begins when you can distinguish between a blue and white thread. Another replied: From the time you can distinguish a friend from a distance of four cubits. Perhaps: the new day begins when you can recognize the face of your brother or sister. based on B’rachot 9b 417 Festival Morning MAH TOVU ohalecha, Yaakov, YSCG8[5klYDk_<hejCilcS _C=jgd \L>kL> mishk’notecha, Yisrael! hUiefaAJklYDk_Q\CX^BaTZd 3; (BCA Vaani b’rov chasd’cha Da4a.gKlSCf^VlkJX?i5W fN>PklfQT?i avo veitecha, YD_Q\kFSliCSei jedeT`Xlkgj;:i eshtachaveh el heichal kodsh’cha DaTaOGlhNHkUj=hQilj1W?KgIaTQi RbklhH^VlRkZ JX b’yiratecha. MD_Q\eiafJk^V OnlyGb.8[Nh iPX=SQf8[gj`W Adonai, ahavti m’on beitecha D_Q\kFVl@b[adlkZI^S_gjeilYPk`k RkZf]SaOlc3_Ui um’kom mishkan k’vodecha. MDObS_Q ^Bl@NBaTZdlRbGadc @PX]Vgfa4lTkZ4gG Vaani eshtachaveh v’echraah, Yj][_ef^HQi`Wlj1W?KgIaTQilkJX?i5W evr’chah lifnei Adonai osi. MkZAC[lPk`k=k2X^9Lhlj]Haf^SQi Vaani t’filati l’cha, Adonai, YPk`klYD^h=kZ\]3L9a\lkJX?i5WServices eit ratzon. M@b>efl\F[ Elohim b’rov chasdecha, YD_Q4a.gK=Sf^VlYRkZj;:i aneini be-emet yishecha. MD_<[aTJkl\Qd:i<VlkJX_2X8[ Virtual HOW FAIR are your tents, O Jacob, your dwellings, O Israel. I, through Your abundant love, enter Your house; I bow down in awe at Your holy temple. Adonai, I love Your temple abode, Shalom the dwelling-place of Your glory. I will humbly bow down low before Adonai, my Maker. As for me, may my prayer come to You, Adonai, at a favorable moment; O God, in Your abundantTemple faithfulness, answer me with Your sure deliverance. The opening wordsIn of this passage are from Numbers 24:5 where they are recited by Balaam, the foreign prophet who was commissioned to curse the children of Israel. When he opened his mouth, blessings emerged instead of curses. kZ\]3L9a\lkJX?i5WUse Vaani t’filati . As for me, may my prayer . The Hebrew text has often been creatively rendered as “I am my prayer” — All I have to offer in prayer is myself; my prayer begins in humility. Arthur Green For cS _C=jgdlMah tovu . How fair . Numbers 24:5 Da4a.gKlSCf^VlkJX?i5WlVaani b’rov chasd’cha . I, through Your abundant love . Psalm 5:8 kZI^S_gjeilYPk`klAdonai, ahavti . Adonai, I love . Psalm 26:8 kZ\]3L9a\lkJX?i5WlVaani t’filati . As for me, may my prayer . Psalm 69:14 418 Festival Morning Tzitzit Mah Tovu Asher Yatzar Elohai N’shamah Nisim B’chol Yom MAY THE ONE whose spirit is with us in every righteous deed, Laasok be with all who work for the good of humanity Only V’haarev Na and bear the burdens of others, Eilu D’varim and who give bread to the hungry, Kaddish who clothe the naked, D’Rabanan and take the friendless into their homes.