MISHKAN HANEFESH
Kol Nidre Service Outline Rabbi Daniel Gropper/Cantor Melanie Cooperman Community Synagogue of Rye
Page # Prayer
X As people enter, Kol Nidre by Jon Simon is playing
X Welcome
X “As the cello plays Kol Nidre we invite you to spend time with meditations on pages 4-8, 10-11, 16-17”
9 Candle lighting/Shehecheyanu (HHD melody)
12-13 Alternating reading (Rabbi leads, cantor joins in the sections where all read.)
16 All rise. Or Zarua (scrolls are taken from Ark by lay leaders and face congregation) music flows into B’shivah Shel Malah
16 Read together “With one voice…”
18 1) Cantor chants Kol Nidre a cappella
2) Congregation reads English translation
3) Choral Kol Nidre
20 Read English
Sing Vayomer Adonai—Nusach with accompaniment/choir
Return Torah scrolls to the Ark, remain standing
22 Bar’chu—HHD nusach with more modern accompaniment (less stiff/more jazz). Just back and forth. No cantor repetition 3rd time.
25 Rabbi reads. Cantor hums Roll into Dark (Katz) while finger-picking.
26 Ahavat Olam-(Debbie Friedman)
BREATHE BETWEEN—SPACE
28-29 Sh’ma-Shabbat nusach
30,32 V’ahavta
X Iyun
40 Mi Chamocha—HHD Nusach
42 Hashkivienu—Taubman (teen soloist?)
45 Read “For on this day…” with musical underscore—hints of Kol Nidre
45 All Rise Chant Chatzi Kaddish—HHD nusach
46 Adonai S’fatai—Tiferet Siegel (with flute)
48-53 Amidah straight through ending with “Atah Kadosh...y’hallelucha sela”
53 Sing chorus of Uv’chein-Aloni
Read English “And so, in Your holiness”
54 Sing chorus of Uv’chein-Aloni
Read English
56 Sing chorus of Uv’chein-Aloni
Read English
58 Read “You and you alone…Halleluyah!”
58 Chant Kadosh Atah-nusach
58-61 Daven individually pages 58-61. (after 2 min of individual prayer, piano comes in with Kol Nidre themed music for another min)
78 Shalom Rav (Klepper/Freelander) more sophisticated arrangement with a key change/build into B’seifer Chayim
82 All Rise Read English “Our God and God of all generations…have done wrong”
Chant Ashamnu
84 Read English
86-90 Rabbi Hebrew/All English alternating. V’al Kulam sung on page 87,90.
93 Read: For Acts of Healing and Repair. Sing V’al Kulam.
112 Read (music: underscore Avinu Malkeinu—trad but jazz)
114-115 Open Ark all rise. Rabbi reads Hebrew. All read English alternating.
We sing Avinu Malkeinu—Trad
116-118 Aleinu—through “baruch hu” then “V’neemar…”
120-121 Reading before Kaddish
122 Mourner’s Kaddish followed by Oseh Shalom-Hirsch a capella. (1st part only)
Put our arms around one another. We sing Priestly Benediction-Debbie Friedman.
One line sung in Hebrew, translated by Rabbi alternating.
Close.
Kol Nidre Outline Notes From Rabbi Dean Shapiro & Cantor Emily Kaye Temple Emanuel of Tempe
Page Passage Language Start Stop Reader/Singer Composer Welcome Rabbi 9 Candles/Shehechiyanu Hebrew Second b'racha on Third b'racha on page Congregation Traditional page 10 & 11 Three Meditations Congregants Chose & read silently 12 English "God, my Creator…" "…of my life." Rabbi 14 Kol Nidre English "Yom Kippur:" "…face our humanity." All 16 Or Zarua Hebrew "Or Zarua" simcha. Soloist Ben Steinberg 16 B'shiva shel mala Hebrew B'shiva im haavaryanim. Traditional arr. Mary Feinsinger 16 REMOVE TORAHS FROM ARK 17 Select one from this Rabbi page 18 Kol Nidre Hebrew Kol Nidre sh'vuot! Cello, Soloist, Choir + Cello Traditional, Traditional, Fromm 20 TORAHS RETURNED 20 English All shall be in error Rabbi 20 S'lach na Hebrew S'lach na kidvarecha. Soloist Nusach 22 Barchu English Shine praises praise God. Congregation 22 Barchu Hebrew Soloist, Congregation Traditional, arr.
Lewandowski 25 Ma'ariv Aravim English Day and night twilight and dusk. All 26 Ahavat Olam English Love beyond , Yisrael. All 28 Shema English You are we witness… Readers - one from each generation for each stanza 28 Shema Iyyun: Notice shapes Rabbi of letters 28 Shema Hebrew All 30 and V'ahavta Hebrew V'ahavta ani Adonai Eloheichem. All 32 40 Michamocha Hebrew Michamocha gaal Yishael. All Janowski 43 Hashkiveinu English Either passage Reader 42 Hashkiveinu Hebrew Hashkiveinu v'al Y'rushalayim. Soloist, Choir Masseng 45 Reader's Kaddish Aramaic Yitgadal Amen Soloist, Congregation 46 Explain HHD Insertions 46 Amidah English and Have Mercy & Adonai s'fatai Rabbi, Soloist, Congregation Hebrew Overlap 48 Avot v'Imahot Hebrew Baruch Ata v'ezrat Sarah. All Adolf Katchko arr. Mary Feinsinger 48 Zochreinu Hebrew Samuel Goldfarb arr. M. Helfman 50 G'vurot Hebrew Ata gibor m'chayeih hakol. All Nusach 53 Kdushah Hebrew Ata kadish selah. Soloist Nusach 53 Kdushah English And so name. Rabbi 62 Kedushat HaYom English and In Your love ulshalom. English: All. Hebrew: Hebrew Rabbi.
64 Kedushat HaYom English and Zochreinu and blessing. English: All. Hebrew: Hebrew Rabbi. 66 K'dushat YaYom English Our God of Adonai." Congregation, antiphonal 67 The Promise of Your English Adonai… and gladness. Silent. Forgivness 68 K'dushat YaYom Hebrew Eloheinu bishuatecha. Rabbi 70 K'dushat YaYom Hebrew V'taher v'Yom HaKippurim Rabbi 71 On This Night English On this night Your name. Reader 72 R'tzei Hebrew R'tzei b'rachamim. Soloist + Choir Stephen Richards 73 Our Offering English Every day l'Tzion. Reader 74 Hodaah English God who is all time. Congregation 76 Hodaah Hebrew Baruch ata l'hodot. Rabbi 78 Shalom Hebrew Shalom Rav ulshalom. Soloist Ben Steinberg 79 Peace English Grant us of Peace. Reader 81 Prayer of the Heart Hebrew Meditation Soloist, Congregation Marshall A. Portnoy 82 Vidui Zuta Hebrew Eloheinu chatanu. Rabbi 82 Vidui Zuta English Our God and done wrong. Congregation 82 Vidui Zuta Hebrew Ashamnu titanu. call and response 82 Vidui Zuta English Of these astray. All 84 Vidui Zuta English Our Turning Away itself? Reader 84 Vidui Zuta English Every hidden moral failures Reader 86-90 Vidui Rabah English and For these sins kaper-lanu. Rabbi, Soloist, Congregation Hebrew 87/90 V'al Kulam Hebrew All AW Binder arr. Mary Feinsinger 92 Vidui Rabah English God our Creator be One Reader
94 Vidui Rabah English God of the Covenant before You Reader 98 Shema Koleinu Hebrew Shma koleinu v'nashuva. Soloist, then instrumental Friedman for silent prayer 96-99. 100 Shalosh Eshrei Midot Hebrew Adonai… v'nakeih. [once through] Soloist Janowski 103 We Are In Your Hand English Consider imperfection Reader and congregation 105 Qualities of the Divine Hebrew Adonai… v'nakeih. [once through] Soloist Janowski 108 13 Middot English If I could see forgives us Reader 109 Qualities of the Divine English When men comprehend Reader 113 Avinu Malkeinu English Avinu Malkeinu in you Reader 114-115 Avinu Malkeinu Hebrew Avinu Malkeinu v'hoshi-einu! Soloist then congregation Janowski, Folk arr. Stephen Richards 116 Aleinu Hebrew Aleinu Baruch Hu. Congregation Nusach 118 Aleinu Hebrew V'ne-emar: echad." Congregation Nusach 120 Kaddish Yatom English This holy night to come Reader 122 Kaddish Yatom Aramaic Yitgadal Amen Congregation 126 Closing Song Hebrew Adon olam v'lo ira Congregation French Sephardic melody, arr. C. Davidson
Avodah Rabbi Jonathan Blake and Cantor Jill Abrahamson Westchester Reform Temple, Scarsdale, NY
Page Number Song/Prayer Music Cue Slide Notes
450 Fifteen Steps #1-2 "...reach for the 451 Samachti Osborne Holy One"
453 Header: First step #3-4 To "uv'chein" "Holiness of 453 Eilecha nasati melody God 5
453 May our eyes...... "Ascend read in Yiddish with 454 A Dudele toward the holy" 6 music underneath
455 Ruler of the World ..."Du, du!"
456 Adon Olam: 1 bayit Cardozo "you, you, you" 7 We read 456 Eternal God... together
457 Second Step 8 "Holiness of 457 Esa Ainai Carlebach creation" We read 457 We marvel... together "toward the 457 "Bereishit" Trope holy." 9
457 Oneness is grounded "V'yihi Or." "we continue on 460 Third Step page 454" 10 To "uv'chein" 460 Nafshi LAdonai melody Holy Time 11
460 Through celebration.... Together
460 Vayachulu Trope "the holy."
460 The heaven and the earth... V'yikadesh oto 12 We continue on 462 Judaism Teaches us... 456 13 "At it's 462 The Sabbaths are our... appointed time." "...a greater 463 Fourth step story." 14 To "uv'chein" 463 S'u Yadchem melody "Holy Space." 15
By remembering the 463 Mishkan Together 16
463 Holiness-dwell among them. "the holy." SLIDE (or 17- sung) "Lord Prepare me" Thompson "among them.' 18
463 Long ago...to the Eternal End of song Trumah: Ask the Kahal to share their gifts with a We continue on 465 neighbor 459 19 SLIDE (or sung) "Lord prepare me" (reprise) We continue on 468 Fifth Step... 462 20-1 To "uv'chein" The holy Day 468 El-Adonai melody Yom Kippur
468 By recalling... Together Dawn: the holy day....Utter ...ascend toward 22- 468-69 the name of God the holy 24 We continue on 470 Sixth Step... 464 25 To "uv'chein" Act of 470 V'hu yeef'deh melody confession Through Sincere 470 confession.... Together Within the holy....to the ...toward the 470-71 ground saying: holy 26 Chanted, HHD to the ground 471 Baruch Shem Kavod melody saying: Audibly 471 Silent Confession prompted 27
473 Seventh Step... 28 To "Ki Anu Amecha" ...Sacrificial 473 Yacheil Yisrael... melody offering We read 473 Through generous acts... together 29 The ritual of the two ...ascend toward 473 goats...service to others the holy We continue on 30- 478 Eighth Step... 472 31 To "Ki Anu Amecha" ...Jewish 478 Az Yom'ru... melody Memory Inspired by Jewish 478 memory... Together
Precious is light....places ...Toward the 478 they did not know. holy 32
they did not Lechi-Lach Friedman know. 33-4 "We continue Our Gratitude for Jewish on the facing 479 memory. page." 35
2 minute musical meditation days as of old. Ask Kahal to share their most inspiring Jewish book 480 with their neighbor 36
Lechi Lach (reprise) Friedman 37
482 Deep Are the Waters 38 we continue on 477 Ninth Step the facing page 39 small 483 Hineh Mah Tov... Sulzer sanctuaries
483 With every jewish home... toward the holy. 40 Reprise: Oh Lord prepare me (short) To Devotion God....Illumine We continue on 41- 485 their lives 479 43 Illumine their Olam Chesed Yibaneh Creditor lives. 44
486 Tenth step 45 To "Ki Anu Amecha" 486 V'lo-hilachti... melody Torah Study
486 Through Words Together 46 Our sages teach...radiant 486 sparks Slideshow of people Etz Chaim Hei R. Solomon 47 studying torah We continue on 489 Eleventh step page 483 48 To "Uv'chein ...through 489 Yacheil, Israel, el-Adonai melody" prayer
489 Through prayers... Together Avodah Shebalev 489 (hebrew/English) Chanted/Read ..the holy. 49 We continue responsively on 490 Our prayers....of life the next page. I say with perfect faith Goodness of 490 (Hebrew/English) life.
We continue on 50- 493 Twelfth Step.. page 487 51 To "Ki Anu Amecha" 493 K'tal-Chermon melody ...in Nature We contemplate...toward We read 493 the holy together 52 What if the We continue on 53- 495 universe...welcome home 489 57 We continue on 497 Thirteenth Step... 491 58 To "Ki Anu Amecha" Holiness of 59-- 497 Esht'chah melody hope 60 We Read 497 Our love...toward the holy together
OR we invited a baby to The Holiness of be blessed who was Children...where israel We continue born during the days of 497 dwells. responsively awe. As I stand cooking...how to We continue on Was read by a mother of 498-99 offer. the next page 61 young children We continue on 501 Fourteenth Step.. 495 62 We sang it to the melody in hebrew, into the 501 Those who sow.. Friedman Through Joy 63 english Through Joy...toward the We continue 501 holy Together Ivd'u et Adonai...enter the Toward the We read the whole page 501 house of the eternal holy. 64 including the hebrew instrumental only; Joyful musical interlude klezmer musician We had a slide with all the
Recognizing joy in our joys we recognized this community: if you or a past year, and asked member of your family people to rise if they had has...please rise: 65 a joy that was relevant
1. Babies
2. Bar/Bat Mitzvah
3. Confirmation
4. Engagements
5. Weddings 6. New House New Job, New School
7. The joy of seeing the last year end Ask everyone to rise at the end
Shehechiyanu PIk We continue on 504 Fifteenth Step.. page 498 66 To "Ki Anu Amecha" ..vesssels of 504 Im-etein shnat... melody holiness 67
504 Seeing ourselves... Together. When Evil...let us bring We read 506 humanity. together. Our tradition We continue on 507 teaches...where we serve. page 501 Olam Chesed Yibaneh revived Creditor 68 Westchester Reform Avodah Service
YOM KIPPUR EVENING
Temple Beth El Boca Raton, FL
Rabbi Daniel Levin Cantorial Soloist Lori Shapiro
Temple Beth El celebrates Yom Kippur concurrently in two venues – our main sanctuary open to the Social Hall which seats approximately 1250 people, and the Kaye auditorium at Florida Atlantic University, located four miles north of the synagogue, which seats 2400 people.
The bima is proscenium style – there is a separate amud for the rabbi and cantor. Each venue has a professional choir with professional keyboard accompaniment and professional cello. The cello accompanies the service throughout the liturgy. In addition, there is often guitar for select settings as appropriate.
Services begin at 8:00 p.m. and conclude at approximately 10:00 p.m. In addition, we have an annual Kol Nidrei appeal prior to the rabbi’s sermon.
CUE TITLE PAGE
Opening – Walk in with Hashivenu…to ark. Compose our own rabbinic prayer that the congregation will be inspired to do the hard work of introspection and reflection that will be the catalyst to Teshuva and to life renewed.
Rabbinic welcome – context for prayer – chairs left empty for Americans serving country in harm’s way and IDF.
CANDLES 9 Shehechyanu
Read page 14 OR ZARUA 16 Remove Sifrei Torah from Ark
Read page 15
Then read second piece on page 16 – cue Cello
CELLO KOL NIDRE
KOL NIDRE (Janowski) 18 Rabbi reads literal translation page 18 Congregation together reads top page 19 Rabbi leads page 20
OOOO KOL NIDRE to return torahs
BARECHU – HHD 22
MAARIV ARAVIM (Katchko) 24 Segue into AHAVAT OLAM (Friedman) 26
SHEMA (Sulzer HHD then Sulzer Shabbat) 28
V'AHAVTA -chant 30
Either something read on page 41 or Iyyun Tefilah MICHAMOCHA / V'NEEMAR (Janowski /Nusach) 40 INTO HASHKIVENU (Helfman – abbrev or Isaacson) 42 Read together page 42 translation Read page 45 Ki Vayom HaZeh – Hebrew and English
CHATZI KADDISH (HHD Nusach) 45
Iyyun Tefilah introducing HaTefilah ADONAI S’FATEI /AVOT (Young / Kaatchko) 46 into ZOCHREYNU (A,B,A) arr Klass 48 MELECH OZEIR (Goldfarb)
Read page 49 ATA GIBOR (Alter) into M'CHALKEYL (Helfman) 50
Read or Chant ATA KADOSH p 53
Iyyun Tefilah – Sense of God’s holiness
Cantor CHANT 1 line U-V’CHEIN to start each U-v’chein 54,56,58
Read V’Timloch Hebrew/English – Read Chatima Hebrew/English While reading “You are Holy” bottom page 58 – music underscore U-V’Chein
Chant ATA V’CHARTANU (Alter) Hebrew/ Read English 60
Read VATITEN LANU Hebrew/English 62
Read YAALEH V’YAVO Hebrew then read page 63 English ZOCHREYNU ADONAI (Nusach) 64 Read English
Iyyun Tefilah on M’CHAL page 66 Then invite silent prayer and reflection page 67 – CELLO UNDERSCORE REFLECTION BASED ON M’CHAL NUSACH
RETZEIH (Richards) 72 Read p. 79 bottom then pause for moments of peace and silent prayer
SHALOM RAV (Finkelstein) 78
Iyyun Tefliah on Vidui - TAVO L'FANECHA (Janowski) 82 Rabbi read translation? (Depending on translation)
ASHAMNU (Chant) 82 Read translation Read p. 84
Read Al Chet litany pp. 86-90 Hebrew/English V’AL KULAM (folk) 90
To p. 96 – read 96-97 English
SHMA KOLEINU (Janowski into Helfman) 98 Read p. 100 ADONAI ADONAI (Sher) 100 or 105 or 108 Read p. 101 KI ANU AMECHA (Chassidic) 106
To p. 114 – Iyyun Tefilah – Avinu Malkeynu
AVINU MALKEYNU (Janowski) 114 Read English 114-115
AVINU MALKEYNU (Folk) 115
ANNUAL APPEAL L’DOR VADOR (Josh Nelson)
SERMON ANNOUNCEMENTS
ALEINU (Top right) (Chant) 116
V’NEEMAR / BAYOM HAHU (Isaacson) 118
KADDISH ADON OLAM (Sephardic French) 126
Yizkor Service Outline Mishkan haNefesh Rabbi Peter Berg and Cantor Deborah Hartman The Temple, Atlanta
Methodology: We wanted to create a service that both showcased the new liturgy and also retained some of the customs our Temple family is used to. For example, we retained: a Yizkor meditation we use every year, use of our Yizkor Girls Choir, and various melodies that have become our custom. We also want to prominently feature the ritual of lighting seven candles as portrayed in the machzor.
Context: This service takes place in the Sanctuary, which seats about 1,200. For this service the clergy wear robes. We use both organ and piano for Yizkor. Our Emeritus Rabbi, Alvin Sugarman, leads a larger portion of this service. Memorial Books are provided as people enter the Sanctuary.
Biggest Change Made And What We Are Most Excited For: We are using the ritual of seven candles, which we have never done before. This will be the largest visual change for congregants. However, we are most excited for this piece.
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Part I: Introduction
1. Reading on page 541 “This is the hour of memory”
2. Sung: “May the Memory of Good People” by Bonia Shur
3. Guided meditation (not in machzor) “bringing our loved ones to this place”
4. Music for “May The Memory of Good People” picks up again at closing paragraph of meditation and continues.
Part II: The Seven Candles
Introduction to the lighting of seven candles – page 546. “The Seven Lights of Yizkor”
Candle #1 Introduction: Page 549 bottom, “The death of la loved one is the most…” Music: Yesh Kochavim by Jeff Klepper Personal Reflection read out loud as meditation: page 554 bottom Chatimah: page 554 (read by Rabbi Berg) who then lights candle
Candle #2 Introduction: Page 559 “In my darkness be light to me” Music: Psalm 121 by Laura Berkson Personal reflection read out loud as mediation: page 560 Chatimah: Page 560 (read by Rabbi Sugarman) who then lights candle
Candle #3 Introduction: page 561”The echo of our promise” Exercise: Meditation on picking up the memorial book Music: Take My Name by (not in machzor) by Juliet Spitzer Personal reflection read out loud as meditation: Bottom of page 566 Chatimah: page 566 (read by Cantor Hartman) who then lights candle
Candle #4 Introduction: brief opening remarks on precious relationships (not in machzor) Quiet music and silent reading: two minutes of quiet music; silent reading p.568ff; reprise of “We Remember Them” Personal reflection read out loud as meditation: page 578 Chatimah: page 578 (read by Rabbi Lapidus) who then lights candle
Candle #5 Introduction: Page 581 “Forgiveness and the Afterlife” Music: Adonai Li by Bruce Benson Personal reflection read out loud as meditation: page 584 Chatimah: page 584 (read by Rabbi Spinrad) who then lights candle
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Candle #6 Introduction: Page 579 “Father” Music: “Enosh” by Peter Halpern Personal reflection read out loud as meditation: page 591 Chatimah: page 591 (read by Rabbi Medwin) who then lights candle
Candle #7 Introduction: Page 592 “One morning shortly after…” Music: Psalm 23 by Max Wohlberg Personal reflection read out loud as meditation: page 596 Chatimah: page 596 (read by Rabbi Rau) who then lights candle
Part III: Remembering Our Loved Ones
1. Tapestry of Memories: Selection of memories of our loved ones who passed away this past year read by Yizkor Girls Choir (choir of ten teenage girls who sing during the Yizkor service). Memories are collected over the summer in the mailing that goes out with the Memorial Book.
2. Yizkor Girls choir sing “For Good” from the soundtrack Wicked by Stephen Schwartz.
3. After singing the line “I have been changed for good” (part way through the song), music continues quietly during the reading on the bottom of page 597 “Recitation of names.”
4. After the reading, the music still continues quietly while we read the names of everyone who has passed during the last year.
5. After the completion of the names -- “For Good” is completed by the girls Yizkor Choir.
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Part IV: Concluding Prayers
1. El Maley Rachamin by Max Janowski, page 598. Sung then read in English.
2. Silent Prayer (pages 599-901)
3. Introduction to Kaddish, from UPB, page 605 ”All who mourn the loss”
4. Kaddish Yatom, page 606
5. Oseh Shalom, page 606, sung, Spanish Portuguese.
6. Benediction: Rabbi Alvin Sugarman
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Service Order for Mishkan HaNefesh – Yom Kippur: Afternoon Service
Created by Rabbi Melanie Aron and Cantor Devorah Felder-Levy Congregation Shir Hadash, Los Gatos, CA
1. The principle we used in making the outline was the usability for us and other congregations. The principles we used in making the choices for the service were K'vod Hatzibur (sensitivity to the congregation who will be there in terms of their needs, experience, etc.), Ma'alim Bakodesh (that worship should move to some high points), Eilu v'Eilu (recognizing that people have different needs and perspectives and trying hard not to so privilege one perspective on Jewish life and prayer as to exclude other members of the community).
2. The liturgy provided by Mishkan HaNefesh is too much for any one Yom Kippur. The biggest change will be the necessity to pick our way through the various services not reading everything on every page. In past years, we saw the afternoon and Avodah services in combination. This is not so easy with the layout of Mishkan HaNefesh which may mean that we would use the afternoon service one year and the Avodah service another year.
3. The biggest challenge was the vast amount of material to choose from. The service is very rich but we are concerned about overwhelming the congregation. Even with the choices we made it will be hard to estimate how long services will be. We are also looking for ways to incorporate what we have used before into this service to help our congregation with this transition.
4. We are most excited about the updated readings and the opportunities to introduce new melodies and texts to the congregation.
5. For the High Holy Days we meet at a local Catholic Church so that our whole congregation can worship together. Though it seats 800+ people it is in the round so no one is that far from the “bimah.” On the holidays, our clergy wear white robes something we don’t do during the year. We have a 35-40 member volunteer choir who sing for all of our High Holy Day services and we are accompanied by piano.
CONGREGATION SHIR HADASH High Holy Days Song Order - 2015/5776
YOM KIPPUR AFTERNOON SERVICE
Piece Source/ Page Cue/Notes Composer Ozi V’zimrat Yah Gold 325 We liked the idea of starting and closing with a simple chant that we could repeat to involve everyone in singing We would follow that with the reading Jacob had a dream on page 327 Then introduce the Torah For us, having the service with the English- We Torah service at the give thanks for a Torah of beginning of Mincha will life on page 328 be a change, since the GOR placed it at the end of Mincha
Ki Mitzion GOS #82 329 Sh’ma/Echad JMF/GOS #83 329 Gadlu Chanted 329 L’cha Adonai GOS #83 329 (segue) Al Sh’losha D’varim GOS #78 Hakafa (segue) Shana Tova Mara Hakafa (segue) V’haer Eineinu Carlebach Hakafa (segue) Yisrael V’oraita Shur Hakafa (segue) Rom’mu Taubman Hakafa (segue) – if needed Torah Reading This first year we would continue to read Leviticus 19 but we are considering creating a multi-year cycle of readings (as we have done for Rosh
Hashanah, where we read Genesis 1, Genesis 21 and Genesis 22 in a three year cycle)
V’zot HaTorah Idelsohn 340 (as the Torah is lifted) V’zot HaTorah Lefkowitz 340 (as the Torah is dressed) Haftarah This past year we read Jonah as reader’s Note: (2ND Haftarah Blessing theater with an that we usually use is found abbreviated version of on p. 279) the text, which was very meaningful to the congregation. We have also chanted the Hebrew with different people chanting as Jonah, God, etc., and we have chanted Jonah in English Eitz Chayim arr. JMF 353 Hashiveinu/Return Again Maseng 353 This could be an alternative song instead of Eitz Chayim, though for us, we would not use it for the first year with Mishkan HaNefesh. Adonai S’fatai GOS #50 356 (Please rise) Avot V’Imahot arr. 360 Page announced Naumbourg Zochreinu arr. JMF 360 (segue) (right from Avot) G’vurot Alter/Brasl. 364 Page announced Kedushah Lewandowski 348 Page Announced If this is a year when we are We might choose one of planning to use the Avodah the middot to focus on Service then we would do a each year. silent Amidah and quickly When we used the make our way to that experimental service service. one year for YK PM we tried to do something
for each Middah and it was too much. In retrospect we felt that less, deeper would have been better. Reading: Rava Taught 377 Intro of Middah: S’lichah 380 For Reflection 381 Atah V’chartanu Meisels 382 After some moments of reflection Meditation: Forgiving 385 Yourself R’tzeih Richards 394 Page Announced Reading: After Rabbi Joshua 407 Page Announced Ben Levi Taught Sim Shalom Isaacson or 406 We continue with Sim Janowski Shalom on p. 402 We take a few moments for silent prayer with readings found on pages 408- 411 Oseh Shalom Steinberg 410 Following silence Rabbi introduces next section of the service K’racheim Av (Teen Choir) Isaacson 412 Announced Reading: I Do Not Want to Beg Forgiveness p. 413 Ki Anu Amecha Fromm 414 Be clean again Option to continue with reading of the middot or to sing the following prayers:
Tavo L’fanecha Janowski 416 V’al Kulam Fromm 421 Reading: Hakarat Hatov 425 Intro to Avinu Malkeinu 426 Avinu Malkeinu Folk 429 Sanctify your name Skip Aleinu We don’t really end services on Yom Kippur
Sometimes we have an afternoon sermon which could be with Yizkor or could come here Ozi V’zimrat Yah Gold 325
YK Afternoon Service Outline Notes Congregation B’nai Shalom, Westborough MA Clergy: Rabbis Rachel Gurevitz and Joe Eiduson Cantorial Soloists: Sharon Brown Goldstein and Lisa Marcus Jones
Providing a context: overview of prior YK afternoon service at CBS: Our afternoon service in recent years has run from 3.30-5 p.m., following a choice of afternoon programs that range from study, to meditation and chant, to a walk in nearby woods. We are a 430 household congregation. After running 3 versions of our morning service over two time slots to accommodate everyone (our sanctuary holds 400 and our social hall is set up to accommodate 200-300), we typically have fewer than 100 people in our sanctuary when we begin the afternoon service but over 300 by the latter part of the service as people have begun to arrive for Yizkor.
We currently begin our service in the prayer book with the Afternoon Amidah. Next, we transition to a supplementary handout where the first two pages are a description of the YK rituals of the High Priest in the temple (Avodah). A meditative part of the YK afternoon service weaves readings and poetry that offer a creative journey through the ‘Vidui’ part of the service, interspersed with meditation, music, and chanting. Finally, we move to the Torah service and we end the afternoon service with the multi-vocal reading of Jonah led by members of the TYG Board. We put away the Torah and are ready to transition into Yizkor.
What principles did you use to create the outline?
As we began to plan a new outline, making use only of the materials in Mishkan haNefesh, our starting place was to look for ways to mirror the overall shape and feel of what we have been using. Typically, the people who are with us for YK afternoon fall into one or more of the following categories: a) Wishing to spend the full day at the temple for reasons of community, aid to fasting, aid to reflection. b) Seeking a part of the day that emphasizes kavannah over keva, where we concern ourselves less with praying through the pages of liturgy and more with creating holy space for deeper introspection and life review. We wanted our new service to continue to meet these needs. Additionally, responding pragmatically to who joins us in the sanctuary as the afternoon continues, the first decision we made was to not follow the order of service in the new machzor, but skip over the Torah service and return to it at the end of the service, where we currently have it. This maximizes the number of people who will hear Jonah read, and honor the adult who chants Torah and our teens who stage a dramatic reading of Jonah with more of a congregational presence.
We also made a decision not to make space for the additional liturgy in the Avodah or Eileh Azkarah sections in the new machzor for our first year using it. We may make one of these sections the focus of an afternoon study option earlier in the afternoon, which will give us an opportunity to prepare for possible new additions the following year.
What were some of the biggest changes made from previous years?
We’ve had our own, creative liturgy for part of the afternoon that integrated poetry, music, and 3 modes of meditation. Shifting to only using the machzor, and bringing Mussar in as the focus is the biggest change, but we are able to do it in a way that still holds some of the meditative and musical elements that people cherish.
What were the biggest challenges of putting the outline together?
There is a very rich array of supplementary materials in this service. We felt that it was simply too much material to meaningfully engage with all 7 character traits, and we didn’t want to just have a string of readings. We’ve created an outline that creates an extended ‘pause’ to work on just one of the Mussar traits. If we continue to work in this mode in coming years, this gives us 7 years of reflective material before we repeat the cycle. We’ve chosen ‘Holiness’ as our theme for the first year.
What are we most excited about in what we’ve done?
We feel that we’ve created a coherent whole that makes good use of the texts and creative readings available in the machzor while maintaining a connection to what we’ve done in the past that we hope will feel comfortable and and meaningful to our congregants. We are also excited to use the basic structure of contemporary Mussar study (text, contemplative time, chavruta time, and kavannah for taking the practice beyond the sanctuary) within the context of a High Holy Day service.
PAGE PRAYER WHO NOTES 353 Return Again (Carlebach) ALL Theme that will tie all services together on YK 325 Ozi v’zimrat Yah (Gold) Soloists Segue. Introduces meditative tone of service WORDS OF WELCOME/INTRO Rabbi Will include explanation of flow of service and the journey that we will travel during this service. 356, Opening prayers of Amidah Rabbis & Takes us through 1st 2 paragraphs, standing. 360, Soloists Chanted 364 366-7 Opening texts for contemplative Rabbis 362 Read aloud. This to be followed by an study and meditation on Holiness instrumental interlude for contemplation of (15-20 min segment) reflection questions on p. 363. Invite those present to turn to 1-2 people for shared reflection, or can sit alone if prefer private reflection. Additionally in this reflective period encourage people to read ethical will on p. 367 and consider what ethical legacy they hope to leave through their deeds. Invite people to share something they would aspire to leave in an ethical will. 368-70 Kedushah (Shur) Soloists Completes contemplative part of service on Kedushah by chanting/singing this piece of the liturgy 372, Further parts of Kedushat Hashem 2 Lay 374, liturgy in English readers 376, 378 382, Combination of Hebrew and Rabbis & English on 378 and 80. Soloists chant top of 384, English for Kedushat haYom Soloists 382 (Idelsohn) 386 388- Continue Amidah sections in Instrumental rendition of R’tzei (Steven 404 private prayer Richards) to play quietly in the background 394 R’tzei (Steven Richards) Soloists Sung 404 Priestly blessing (Helfman) Rabbis & English spoken and Hebrew sung Soloists 406 Sim Shalom (Julie Silver) Soloists Sung; will leave out b’sefer hachayim in this service. Melody chosen to sync with mood. 410 Yiyu l’ratzon (tune TBD) Soloists Reading at bottom of 409 (I pose this challenge…) is the lead-in to Yiheyu l’ratzon 413 Reading at bottom of page Rabbis & ‘How shall I come before You’ – Rabbis Soloists alternate reading while soloists quietly hum ‘Return Again’ in background 416-7 English read and Ashamnu sung Rabbis
and Soloists 418-21 Al Cheit chanted, English read, and Rabbis & Rabbi invites congregants to contemplate V’al Kulam sung Soloists each al cheit as Soloists chant each couplet. Then read English, and continue. Sing V’al Kulam at bottom of each page.
424 Acts of healing and repair Rabbis Alternating reading of lines or lay readers 428-29 English reading of Avinu Malkeinu Rabbis & with last refrain sung (trad.) Soloists TORAH SERVICE 329-353 Sing 325. 336 Intro drash on Holiness code Rabbis utilizing these texts and reflection questions 338 Torah reading: Lev 19 Lay reader 340 Contemp healing prayer Rabbis 344 Haftarah (blessing before on p. WAFTY The text in the machzor can be marked up to 342) BOARD ‘script’ the English into parts for different voices. Board member recites blessings in Hebrew. 351 Blessing after Haftarah This is not the traditional blessing. The traditional one appears in the morning service and we can refer back to that. (279) 352-53 Return Torah to the ark Soloists Top of 352; skip Ps 24. Eitz Chayyim on 353. 353 ‘Return Again’ Rabbis Provides closure to the afternoon service and and segue before beginning Yizkor Soloists
Yom Kippur Morning Outline
Rabbi Lisa Edwards & Cantor Juval Porat Beth Chayim Chadashim (BCC), Los Angeles
YK morning, 10.00 am - about 2 pm
PAGE MOMENT THEME/INTENTION/MESSAGE TIMING PARTICIPANTS
134 Modeh/Modah Ani Gently bring the 3 Cantor, Music: folk congregation together in pianist, Source: TCS song congregation
134-5 Kavanah based on Gently frame and set the 2 Rabbi, pianist Hareini intention for this day (underscoring) m'kabeil/m'kabelet alai (132) [the challenge of the day - to love oneself, to love others (even those who have wronged us and those we have wronged]; followed by communal reading of Entering the Day (2.)
Segue into: 138 Ma Tovu Acknowledge the blessing of 3 Cantor, Music: Danny Maseng the community coming pianist, choir, Source: together to observe Yom congregation dannymaseng.com Kippur
Introduction to the new Acknowledge/celebrate 4 Rabbi Machzor - Give Mishkan Hanefesh as the permission to community's new Machzor congregants to linger at the left side of the pages Segue into the importance of Torah in our lives and introduce Education Committee
142- Torah Study; Honor the education 3 Education 143 begin with communal committee Committee blessing on page 140.
144- Choose text to study 5 Education 155 from (and how to study - Committee chevruta? 2 minute d'var torah from Ed. comm. member? reading on our own? Ed. comm. member lead 3 minute discussion? etc .) 143 conclude with 0.5 Education concluding blessing on Committee page 141.
156- Read "I Can Look" Focus on the miracle of our 2 Rabbi, Cantor, 157, (157), while piano is bodies pianist, 158 playing the melody of congregation Asher Yatzar, then segue into Asher Yatzar/Elohai Music: Debbie Friedman Source: SUG kavanah for Nissim 1 Rabbi b'chol yom, and announce alternating Hebrew/English
160 - Alternate Nissim b'Chol Create a sense of gratitude & 5 Rabbi, Cantor 162 Yom inHebrew and appreciation for the everyday English
164 Baruch She'amar Engage the congregation 3 Cantor, Music: Craig Taubman through participation as the pianist, Source: ZLTNG community readies itself to congregation pray Concluding blessing: Nussach
Segues into:
170 Psalm 150 Engage the congregation 3 Cantor, Music: Sufi Chant through participation as the pianist, Source: ZLTNG community readies itself to congregation pray Segues into
Kol Han'shamah Music: adapted from Michael Praetorius Source: TCS
Segues into: 171 Ilu Finu Engage the congregation 3 Cantor, Music: Miriam Margles through participation as the pianist, community readies itself to congregation pray
172 "Holy One, infinite your Inspire and give context 0.5 Rabbi power..." through text
173- Hamelech / Nussach: Honoring traditional prayer 2 Cantor 174 Israel Alter modes Source: THHS
175 Yishtabach / Nussach: Honoring traditional prayer 1 Cantor Israel Alter modes Source: THHS
176 Reader's Kaddish / Honoring traditional prayer 1 Cantor Nussach: Israel Alter modes; Transition from the Psukey Source: THHS D'zimrah to the Sh'ma and its blessings
178 Bar'chu Call to worship 1 Cantor, Music: Pinchas Spiro congregation Source: SOR
178- Yotzeir Or / Or Chadash Opportunity for meditation 4 Cantor, 180 Music: Franzel - pianist, choir, cantorfranzel.com congregation Chatima: High Holiday joins in the mode chorus Source: Nosah Lahazan by Ne'eman 182- Ahava Raba Opportunity for coming 1.5 Cantor, 184 notated by Neil Schwartz together through pianist, Source: ZLTNG congregational singing congregation
182- V'haer Eynenu 1.5 Cantor, 184 Music: S. Carlebach pianist, Source: ZLTNG congregation Conclusion: High Holiday mode Source: SOR 186, top Read aloud "Long ago, in Evoke a sense of Yom 0.5 Rabbi of pg the courtyard..." Kippur as it was, and as it is.
186- Sh'ma - Baruch Shem Evoke a sense of Awe with 1 Cantor, 187 k'vod communal chant of Judaism's congregation Music: Solomon Sulzer central declaration of faith Source: SOR
188 V'ahavta is chanted Offer familiarity and a new 3 Cantor, followed by reading perspective on the V'ahavta congregation, Rabbi Schulweis Rabbi comment, bottom of p. 186 Source: GOS
191 L'maan Tizkeru - Create a place of meeting by 1 Cantor, Adonai Eloheichem communally chanting this congregation Emet section of the Sh'ma chanted Source: GOS 195 "And they shall know..." Frame the setting of Mi 2 Rabbi Chamocha
196 Mi Khamokha; Create a moment of meeting 3 Cantor, Music: Rachelle Nelson and linking with the liturgy pianist, choir Source: Octavo / TMP through participatory singing.
196 Tzur Israel Honoring the traditional 1 Cantor, pianist Music: Samuel Adler High Holiday mode Songs of Repentance
198 Introduction to Amidah - invitation to "read around" in 1 Rabbi - the alternative (left-side) readings/prayers/poems on 196-249 for 5 minutes of individual, quiet prayer 198 Adonai S'fatai Tiftach communal entrance into the 2 Cantor, Music: Natalie Young Amida congregation, Source: Ruach 5771 choir, piano, violin
199 Mi Sod Evoke a moment of 2 Cantor Music: Nussach by Israel meditation through listening Alter Source: THHS
198- Quiet prayer Offer time for private 5 Congregation 251 meditation
200 Avot/Imahot Evoke a moment of 3 Cantor Music: Nussach by Israel meditation through listening Alter Source: THHS
Zochreinu Link the congregation to the Music: Israel Goldfarb text through participatory Source: Synagogue chanting Melodies For the High Holy Days
Chatima: Nussach by Israel Alter 202 Source: THHS G'vurot- Link the congregation to the Atah Gibor / Nussach: I. text through participatory Alter chanting and honor the M'chalkeil Chayim / traditional Holiday mode. Solomon Braslavsky Source: SOR V'ne'eman / Nussach: I. Alter 204 Source: THHS 206 Study Text to Unetaneh Frame the setting and 3 Rabbi Tokev intention for Unetaneh Tokef
208- Uv'chen/Nussach by I. Evoke a sense of meditation 5 Cantor, pianist 210 Alter on the lack of control over Source: THHS our lives and its fragility
Unetane tokef - G'zar Dinam Music: Rosenbkum Source: Octavo / TMP 211 Study Text Part III to Frame the setting and 3 Rabbi Unetaneh Tokef intention for Unetaneh Tokef, Help bring the prayer closer to those unfamiliar with the Hebrew
212 B'rosh Hashana... Evoke a sense of meeting 6 Cantor, Music: Trad. Arr.: S. and community, as the pianist, Adler, congregation chants those congregation Refreain: Barkan familiar and charged words, Source: GOR which have been chanted for generations 214 Ut'shuva Congregational singing 0.5 Cantor, Music: Y. Weisser pianist, Source: TCSOTHH congregation
214 "You are everything..." Congregational reading 1 Rabbi, congregation
217 A Kavannah before Frame the setting and 2 Rabbi K'dushat Hashem intention for K'dusha
218, K'dusha Evoke a sense of majesty, 3 Cantor, choir, 220 Music: Michael Skloff grandeur and transcendence pianist L'dor Vador - I. Alter Source: THHDS
221 Letter to a Humanist as Frame the setting and 3 Rabbi an intro to the Uv'khen's intention for Uv'khen
222- Uv'khen Offer a moment of 4 Cantor, 228 Music: Chasidic, arr. Ben meditation, as the liturgy is pianist, choir Steinberg chanted Source: SOR
228 Kadosh Atah...Hamelech Offer a conclusion for the 1 Cantor hakadosh communal part of the Music: Chassidic, arr. Amidah and a transition into Ben Steinberg silent prayer?
238 Introduction/translation Frame the setting and 1 Rabbi to R'tze intention for R'tzeh, Help bring the prayer closer to those unfamiliar with the Hebrew 238 R'tze Offer a moment of 3 Cantor, pianist Music: Stephen Richards meditation and reflection on Source: SOR the prayers previously said.
244 Priestly Blessing Offer a moment of 3 Cantor, Music: G. Ephros meditation and yearning pianist, choir Source: CA vol. IV towards transcendence
246 Sim Shalom Mark the end of the Amidah 3 Cantor, Music: Pauker and enforce the sense of pianist, Source: Ruach 5771 community through congregation segues into communal singing
246 B'seifer Chayim / Israel Highlight the special 1.5 Cantor, Goldfarb ocassion of the day. Mark the pianist, Source: SOR end of the Amidah and congregation enforce the sense of community through communal singing Sermon 15 Rabbi
2 51 Anthem Offer a contemporary 4 Cantor Music: L. Cohen hopeful ending for the Source: Octavo / Amidah and a preparational sheetmusicplus.com tune for Avinu Malkenu
252- Avinu Malkeinu / Offer a moment of inclusion 5 Cantor, Rabbi, 253 Janowski by responsively chanting the pianist, Conclude with folk tune verses of Avinu Malkeinu congregation of the final verse.
Source: SOR
254 Reading before Torah An opportunity to honor the 0.5 A board service community's leadership member
255 Eyn Kamokha-Av Enter the Torah service with 1.5 Cantor Harachamim songs of Awe Music: Sulzer; Dunajewski
Source: GOS 256 Adonai, Adonai Create a moment of Majesty 3 Cantor, choir, Music: Max Helfman and awe as the Torah is out pianist, of the ark congregation Source: Holy Ark, The (Aron Ha-kodesh) Offer a sense of familiarity (Torah Service for prior to the Torah procession. Sabbath and Festivals)
Sh'ma-Echad eloheinu; Music: Sulzer Source: GOS
Gad'lu Music: Spiro Source: TCSOTHH
Lecha Music: Ephros Source: GOR 257 Songs for Torah Create a sense of joy and 4 Cantor, procession: familiarity as the Torah is congregation, making its way through the pianist Rom'mu congregation. Music: Craig Taubman Source: Friday Night Live songbook
Al Sh'losha D'varim Music: TCS
Israel v'orayta
Music: Chassidic Source: oysongs.com
258- Torah service 30 274 Deuteronomy, Chapter 29: 9-14, 30:1- 20 Healing Prayer after 2nd Aliyah Blessing for all those called up to the Torah after the Maftir 274 Raising the Torah Conclude the Torah reading 4 Cantor
V'zot Hatora / Idelsohn Source: GOS
275- Haftarah service 10 283
284 Prayer for Congregation Honor the membership 2 Membership committee, acknowledge the committee community
286 Prayer for Our Country Honor the country in which 2 President the service takes place; honor the congregation's president
288- Prayer for the state of Acknowledge the 4 Cantor, choir, 289 Israel community's connection with piano Music: David Burger Israel through blessing and Source: Octavo/TMP song
288- Y'hallelu Mark the moment of entering 3 Cantor, choir, 291 Hodo the Torah back into the ark piano Music: Max Janowski through song and music Source: GOR
Etz Chayim / Janowski Source: Rosh Hashanah Service morning 292/293 Introduction to Viduy / Frame the setting and 2 Ritual Shma Kolenu intention for the Viduy, committee Help bring the prayer closer member to those unfamiliar with the Hebrew 294 Sh'ma Koleinu Create a sense of pensiveness 3 Cantor, pianist Music: M. Helfman and humility Source: YN volume II
296 Eloheinu... / Nussach Honor traditional prayer 4 Rabbi, Cantor, modes congregation, Ashamnu pianist Music: Spiro Bring the congregation Source: TCSOTHH together through a familiar melody and text of this "Of these wrongs..." fundamental Yom Kippur Liturgy
Contextualize the Hebrew by reading the English translation communaly, the musical motif of this text could be played underneath the reading in English. 300- The long confession Cantor chants in Hebrew and 8 Cantor, pianist 307 congregation responds with Al Chet: Selicha mode the English translation. Source: Katchko Otzar Create a rhtymical call and III response between Cantor and Congregation as the V'al Kulam community recites the list of Music: alternate between confessions together making Binder and Folk tune it accessible to those who are
Source: GOR not familiar with the Hebrew as well.
308- Silent confession Allow individual confessions 5 Cantor 309 uttered in the safety of the larger community; Piano can offer a gentle musical foundation for this section of the service, possibly based on a melody for "Ki Anu Amecha" 310 Ki Anu Amecha Offer a communal melody to 5 Cantor, pianist Music: Folk tune draw everyone back together Source: GOR after the vulnerable moment of silent confession.
312- Recognizing the good Offer hope as a contrast to 2 Rabbi 313 the darkness the community had faced so far.
Appeal Invite congregation to help 6 Congregant support the community
31 8 Introduction to Hayom Continue with the hopeful 1 Rabbi sentiment to mark the end of the morning service.
318 Hayom Mark the end of the morning 3 Cantor Music: Craig Taubman service through a joyous Source: Inscribed congregational melody set to Songbook a moving and hopeful text.
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List of abbreviations:
CA - Cantorial Anthology SOR - Songs of Repentance SUG - Sing Unto God TCSOTHH - The Complete Services of the High Holy Days THHS - The High Holiday Services TMP - Transcontinental Music Publishing TOS - The complete Shireinu YN - Yamin Noraim ZLTNG - Zamru Lo, the Next Generation
Notes for Yom Kippur Morning with Mishkan HaNefesh by Rabbi Lisa Edwards & Cantor Juval Porat Beth Chayim Chadashim (BCC), Los Angeles
Thank you for the opportunity to envision a service using Mishkan haNefesh. The outline that accompanies these notes is based on, but also a considerable revision, to our Yom Kippur morning service from the past two years using the draft version of Mishkan haNefesh. We understand the page numbers we used from an online draft of the machzor may no longer be correct, but prayers/sections should be recognizable from title or description in column 2 of our outline.
As per instructions:
What principles did you use in creating your outline?
As we plan services we usually consider each element -- what is its purpose traditionally and/or what purpose does it serve in our community and in this service? We’ve tried to record those thoughts in the “Theme/intention/message” section of our outline. As a congregation of people from all walks of Judaism, including many who have come to Judaism as adults (and many who are not ‘yet’ Jews), we are used to trying to offer a mix of traditions, and strike a balance of Hebrew/English; song/music/spoken word/silence as well as visuals (projected slides, what and who is on the bima, etc.). While we think this mahzor will be well-received (the draft has been), it calls us to remain vigilant about the choices we make and the reasons we make them.
What are some of the biggest changes you have made from previous years?
Moving away from a more traditional quiet amidah followed by Reader’s Repetition Involving congregants in a few new ways (in addition to old ways, which were mainly as Torah readers, aliyot honorees, hakafot, and occasional brief d’vrei Torah or kavanot)
What are your biggest challenges?
We have been using Rabbi Richard Levy’s wonderful mahzor On Wings of Awe for over 20 years, so we’re facing some big changes. Although “out of sight, out of mind” might apply, I think some favorite readings will be missed, as well as more traditional liturgy options. We have invited congregants to let us know what readings they want to “take with us,” and a few have responded to this invitation. This is the first Reform prayerbook our congregation has adopted (though we’ve adapted a few!). Besides the statement we are making there (even though we have been a URJ congregation since 1972), moving from an interdenominational mahzor also means losing some pieces our congregation “traditionally” uses. Some examples: Numbers 29 Torah maftir reading from the second scroll - although we will still read maftir, and project it on a slide Traditional silent amidah prayers Pieces usually sung at our services that don’t fit the version offered here (ex., u’vkhen for which we usually use Aloni choral piece) Not for this service in particular, but will we use the yizkor service in Mishkan haNefesh or remain with the separate printed yizkor book which is both a fundraiser, and a tradition.
What are you most excited about?
Full Torah portions (some verses are missing from On Wings of Awe) Choice of Torah portions Transliteration for everything!!!! Options! and variety Commentary, insights, new poetry and prayer Giving up our awkward to use “Supplement” that contains mostly transliteration - although it also contains some poetry written by congregants, so we will need to decide if and how to carry those forward.
Please share some background information that would be helpful to clergy teams (setting, musical accompaniment, robes, one service or two, etc.):
Beth Chayim Chadashim was founded in Los Angeles in 1972, the first synagogue founded by and for gay and lesbian Jews. It joined the UAHC in 1974, and student rabbis from HUC began serving the congregation even before it was recognized as an “official” placement. Rabbi Janet Marder was BCC’s first ordained rabbi. Today BCC is an inclusive community of progressive lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and heterosexual Jews, our families, friends, and allies. Rabbi Lisa Edwards & Cantor Juval Porat have been leading Yamim Noraim services together at BCC since 2008. Rabbi Heather Miller joined our Yamim Noraim team in 2013. Over the past few years we have been incorporating quite a bit of visual tefilah. We will probably continue to do so, but maybe fewer or different ones as some options in the new mahzor will replace what we created on-screen (ex. transliterations, alternative liturgy such as hakarat hatov/For Every Act of Goodness) Typically, congregants chant Torah and sometimes haftarah as well. We do not wear robes, but we do wear white (and no leather) on Yom Kippur We have one service for each: Erev RH, 1st day RH morning, 2nd day RH morning, tashlich on 2nd day late afternoon, Kol Nidre, YK morning, break, yizkor, avodah, mincha, neilah Typically, we have 2 rabbis (or rabbi and student rabbi), one cantor, a volunteer choir, a few volunteer musicians and singers, and a professional pianist/accompanist. We rent another synagogue for Yamim Noraim, so are always “coping” (even though we’re quite used to it) with being in someone else’s space and not in our own. We bring our own Torah table. The sanctuary we rent seats just under 400 people -- a good fit for us. A minhag hamakom for our congregation is that on Yom Kippur morning we read Torah from our Czech survivor scroll. A few years ago a sofer visited the congregation and helped us repair just Deuteronomy 30 for reading from this scroll on Yom Kippur morning. Not long after he came, we connected (through the Spielberg Shoah Foundation) with a child survivor from the same town as our scroll (Chotebor, Czechoslovakia), who came to visit us and brought several members of her family (she was in her 70s then). At that time we organized a reunion of Czech survivor scrolls from the southern California area. Our regular Torah chanter on YK is the daughter of two survivors. Needless to say, it’s בחיים ובחרת AM for Deut. 30:19 a moving moment each Yom Kippur to hear those last few verses from her read out from this particular scroll. Also, for several years we have been projecting the Torah portion on screen with a congregant following the reading with a cursor (URJ Biennial style). People seem to enjoy this. The last couple of years one of our b’nei mitzvah students has had this honor.