Sha'ar Hashamayim

שער השמים Sha’ar HaShamayim

A Machzor for the Days of Awe

שחרית ליום הכיפורים Yom Kippur Morning Service

IN HONOR OF The Goodman Tabachnick Family TORAH SERVICE Dedicated by Jodie and Steven Fishman in honor of our parents

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ֹיַּו רֶמאֽ :ָיְ י ַלָס ֽ תְּ ח ִ י דִ כּ בְ ָ ֶֽר .7

And God said, “I pardon you, as you have asked.” (Numbers 14:19)

A story is told about Rabbi Levi Yitzchak of Berditzev (1740-1809). One year, a few days before Yom Kippur, he was standing in his study, gazing out the window. He saw an itinerant handyman walking up the street carrying his bag of tools looking for work and shouting, “Who has something in need of repair? Who has something that needs fixing?” At that moment, Rabbi Levi Yitzchak fell to the floor and cried out, “Oy! Woe is me! And woeful is my soul! The Day of Judgment is upon me and I still have not repaired myself!” Broken vows. Broken relationships. A broken world. Sometimes it feels like there is brokenness all around us. Now is the time for repair, for tikkun. For the Jewish mystics, known as the Kabbalists, prayer is the beginning of tikkun. We reflect on the person we wish to be, the world we wish to inhabit, and then we humbly ask for God’s help on our journey. Tikkun happens, and our world is made a bit more whole, when we turn our prayers into action and we make t'shuvah, true repentance, by changing our behavior. The Day of Judgment is upon us. May our worship, our study, our mindful reflection, and our communal involvement inspire us to be better, more loving, more giving, kinder people worthy of forgiveness. May we commit ourselves to becoming m’taknei olam b’malchut Shadai—God’s partners in the repair of the brokenness in ourselves and our world.

Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback 224 שחרית ליום הכיפורים Yom Kippur Morning Service BLESSING FOR WEARING THE TALLIT בָּרוּ אַתָּ ה יְיָ, ,Baruch Atah Adonai אֱהֵ ֽינוּ מֶ ֽלֶ הָ עוֹלָ ם, ,Eloheinu Melech Ha’olam אֲשֶׁר קִדְּשָׁ ֽנוּ בְּמִ צְתָ יו, asher kidshanu b’mitzvotav וְצִוָּ ֽנוּ לְהִתְﬠַטֵּף בַּצִּ יצִ ית. .v’tzivanu l’hitateif batzitzit

Blessed are You God, Sovereign of the Universe, who makes us holy through Your commandments and commands us to wrap ourselves in the fringes of our prayer shawls.

מַ ה טֹּבוּ MAH TOVU מַ ה־טֹּֽ בוּ אֹהָלֶ ֽי, יַﬠֲ קֹב, ,Mah-tovu ohalecha, Ya’akov מִשְׁ כְּ נֹתֶ ֽי, יִשְׂרָ אֵ ל. !mishk’notecha, Yisrael וַאֲ נִי בְּ רֹב חַסְדְּ אָבוֹא בֵיתֶ ֽ , ,Va’ani b’rov chasd’cha avo veitecha אֶשְׁתַּחֲ וֶה אֶל־הֵיכַל־קָדְשְׁ eshtachaveh el-heichal-kodsh’cha בְּ יִרְ אָתֶ ֽ . יְיָ, אָהַ ֽבְתִּי מְ עוֹן b’yir’atecha. Adonai, ahavti m’on בֵּיתֶ ֽ, וּמְקוֹם מִשְׁ כַּן כְּבוֹדֶ ֽ . .beitecha, u’m’kom mishkan k’vodecha וַאֲ נִי אֶשְׁתַּחֲ וֶה וְאֶ כְרָ ֽﬠָ ה, ,Va’ani eshtachaveh v’echra’ah אֶבְרְ כָה לִפְ נֵי־יְיָ עֹשִׂ י. .ev’r’chah lifnei-Adonai osi וַאֲ נִי תְ פִלָּתִ י־לְ, יְיָ, ﬠֵת רָ צוֹן. .Va’ani t’ﬁ lati l’cha, Adonai, eit ratzon אֱהִים בְּרָ ב־חַסְדֶּ ֽ , ,Elohim b’rov-chasdecha ﬠֲנֵ ֽנִי בֶּאֱמֶ ת יִשְׁﬠֶ ֽ. .aneini be’emet yish’echa

How goodly are your tents, O Jacob, Your dwelling places, Israel! In Your lovingkindness God, let me enter Your house, Reverently to worship in Your holy Temple. God, I love Your house, the place where Your glory dwells. I will humble myself before You, my Maker And I pray to You God at this desired time. In your abundant kindness, answer me in Your salvation. (Numbers 24:5; Psalms 5:8, 26:8, 95:6, 69:14) שער השמים A Machzor for the Days of Awe 225

Judaism encourages us to reach out to God in prayer at any time, in any place. And yet on Yom Kippur, our tradition teaches that God is especially near, reaching out to us, waiting to hear our prayers. What a beautiful image, as God judges our actions and, we hope, inscribes and seals us in the Book of Life; God is close, listening and waiting for our prayers. Our machzor helps us to reflect upon the year gone by in order to realize the central goal of Yom Kippur: repentance. And yet we can also look forward. On Yom Kippur, let us ask ourselves: this year do I want to be more charitable and more honest in my business dealings? Do I wish to gossip less? Do I want to be more observant of Shabbat or the kosher laws? Do I hope to be kinder and more loving or to use my time more thoughtfully? Do I hope for moral courage to speak out? How might I be a better parent, sibling, child, and friend? We commit ourselves to the work necessary to become that person. We pray that God will walk alongside us throughout this journey. We pray with gratitude for the gifts God has given us. We are thankful for the blessings that fill our lives. And with great humility, we turn to God. With optimism and hope, we ask to be inscribed and sealed in the Book of Life for the coming year as we travel, on this holiest of days, toward our loving God.

J … Rabbi David Woznica 226 שחרית ליום הכיפורים Yom Kippur Morning Service

בִּרְ כוֹת הַשַּׁ ֽחַ ר — BIR’CHOT HASHACHAR MORNING BLESSINGS Bir'chot Hashachar: (Morning Blessings) are traditionally recited at home at the בָּרוּ אַתָּ ה, יְיָ, אֱהֵ ֽינוּ מֶ ֽלֶ Baruch Atah Adonai, Eloheinu Melech beginning of the day. Every verse guides us הָ עוֹלָם, אֲשֶׁ ר נָתַ ן לַשֶּׂ כְוִי בִ ינָה Ha’olam, asher natan lasech’vi vinah in gratitude for the fullness of life and לְהַבְחִין בֵּ ין יוֹם וּבֵין לָ ֽיְלָ ה. .l’hav’chin bein yom u’vein lailah awakens us to the possibility each Blessed are You God, Sovereign of the Universe, day holds. who gives us the ability to discern day from night,

בָּרוּ אַתָּ ה, יְיָ, אֱהֵ ֽינוּ מֶ ֽלֶ Baruch Atah Adonai, Eloheinu Melech הָ עוֹלָם, פּוֹקֵ ֽחַ ﬠִוְרִ ים. .Ha’olam, pokei’ach ivrim

Blessed are You God, Sovereign of the Universe, who gives sight to the blind,

בָּרוּ אַתָּ ה, יְיָ, אֱהֵ ֽינוּ מֶ ֽלֶ Baruch Atah Adonai, Eloheinu Melech הָ עוֹלָם, מַתִּיר אֲסוּרִ ים. .Ha’olam, matir asurim

Blessed are You God, Sovereign of the Universe, who releases the captive,

בָּרוּ אַתָּ ה, יְיָ, אֱהֵ ֽינוּ מֶ ֽלֶ Baruch Atah Adonai, Eloheinu Melech הָ עוֹלָם, זוֹקֵ ֽף כְּפוּפִ ים. .Ha’olam, zokeif k’fuﬁ m

Blessed are You God, Sovereign of the Universe, who lifts up the fallen,

בָּרוּ אַתָּ ה, יְיָ, אֱהֵ ֽינוּ מֶ ֽלֶ Baruch Atah Adonai, Eloheinu Melech הָ עוֹלָם, רוֹקַע הָאָ ֽרֶ ץ ﬠַל הַמָּ ֽיִם. .Ha'olam, rokah ha’aretz al hamayim

Blessed are You God, Sovereign of the Universe, who stretches the earth over the waters, שער השמים A Machzor for the Days of Awe 227

בָּרוּ אַתָּ ה, יְיָ, אֱהֵ ֽינוּ מֶ ֽלֶ Baruch Atah Adonai, Eloheinu Melech הָ עוֹלָם, שֶׁﬠָ ֽשָׂ ה לִּי כָּל צָרְ כִּ י. .Ha'olam, she’asah li kol tzorki

Blessed are You God, Sovereign of the Universe, who provides for all my needs,

בָּרוּ אַתָּ ה, יְיָ, אֱהֵ ֽינוּ מֶ ֽלֶ Baruch Atah Adonai, Eloheinu Melech הָ עוֹלָם, הַמֵּכִין מִ צְﬠֲדֵ י־גָ ֽבֶ ר. .Ha'olam, hameichin mitz’adei gaver

Blessed are You God, Sovereign of the Universe, who steadies my steps,

בָּרוּ אַתָּ ה, יְיָ, אֱהֵ ֽינוּ מֶ ֽלֶ Baruch Atah Adonai, Eloheinu Melech הָ עוֹלָם, מַ לְבִּ ישׁ ﬠֲרֻ מִּ ים. .Ha'olam, malbish arumim

Blessed are You God, Sovereign of the Universe, who clothes the naked,

בָּרוּ אַתָּ ה, יְיָ, אֱהֵ ֽינוּ מֶ ֽלֶ Baruch Atah Adonai, Eloheinu Melech הָ עוֹלָם, הַנּוֹתֵ ן לַיָּﬠֵ ף כֹּֽחַ . .Ha'olam, ha’notein la’ya’eif koach

Blessed are You God, Sovereign of the Universe, who gives strength to the weary,

בָּרוּ אַתָּ ה, יְיָ, אֱהֵ ֽינוּ מֶ ֽלֶ Baruch Atah Adonai, Eloheinu Melech הָ עוֹלָם, הַמַּﬠֲבִיר שֵׁ נָה מֵﬠֵ ינַי, ,Ha'olam, hama’avir sheinah mei’einai וּתְנוּמָה מֵﬠַפְﬠַפָּ י. .ut’numah mei’afapai

Blessed are You God, Sovereign of the Universe, who removes sleep from my eyes, and slumber from my eyelids,

בָּרוּ אַתָּ ה, יְיָ, אֱהֵ ֽינוּ מֶ ֽלֶ Baruch Atah Adonai, Eloheinu Melech הָ עוֹלָם, שֶׁ ﬠָשַׂ ֽ נִי בְּצֶ ֽלֶם אֱהִ ים. .Ha'olam, she’asani b’tzelem Elohim

Blessed are You God, Sovereign of the Universe, who made me in the image of God, 228 שחרית ליום הכיפורים Yom Kippur Morning Service

בָּרוּ אַתָּ ה, יְיָ, אֱהֵ ֽינוּ מֶ ֽלֶ Baruch Atah Adonai, Eloheinu Melech הָ עוֹלָם, שֶׁ ﬠָשַׂ ֽ נִי בֶּ ן/בַּת חוֹרִ ין. .Ha'olam, she’asani ben/bat chorin

Blessed are You God, Sovereign of the Universe, who has given me human freedom,

בָּרוּ אַתָּ ה, יְיָ, אֱהֵ ֽינוּ מֶ ֽלֶ Baruch Atah Adonai, Eloheinu Melech הָ עוֹלָם, שֶׁ ﬠָשַׂ ֽ נִי יִשְׂרָ אֵ ל. .Ha'olam, she’asani Yisrael

Blessed are You God, Sovereign of the Universe, who made me one of the Jewish people,

בָּרוּ אַתָּ ה, יְיָ, אֱהֵ ֽינוּ מֶ ֽלֶ Baruch Atah Adonai, Eloheinu Melech הָ עוֹלָם, אוֹזֵר יִשְׂרָ אֵל בִּגְבוּרָ ה. .Ha'olam, ozeir Yisrael bi’g’vurah

Blessed are You God, Sovereign of the Universe, who strengthens the people Israel with courage,

בָּרוּ אַתָּ ה, יְיָ, אֱהֵ ֽינוּ מֶ ֽלֶ Baruch Atah Adonai, Eloheinu Melech הָ עוֹלָ ם, עוֹטֵ ר יִשְׂרָ אֵ ל בְּתִ פְאָרָ ה. .Ha'olam, oteir Yisrael b’tifarah

Blessed are You God, Sovereign of the Universe, who crowns Israel with glory. שער השמים A Machzor for the Days of Awe 229

תְּהִ לִּ ים ק"נ PSALM 150 Tradition teaches us that King Solomon’s הַ לְלוּ יָהּ: :Temple was built in Hal’lu Yah approximately 950 הַ לְ לוּ־אֵל בְּקָדְ שׁוֹ, ,BCE. The tribe of Levi Hal’lu-Eil b’kodsho and their brothers, הַ לְלֽוּהוּ בִּרְקִֽ יﬠַ ﬠֻ זּוֹ. .the Kohanim, were hal’luhu birki’a uzo granted the sacred הַ לְלֽוּהוּ בִּגְ בוּרֹתָ יו, ,obligation of worship Hal’luhu bi’gvurotav on the Temple הַ לְלֽוּהוּ כְּ רֹב גֻּדְ לוֹ. .Mount. They sang hal’luhu k’rov gudlo and the People of הַ לְלֽוּהוּ בְּתֵ ֽקַע שׁוֹפָ ר, ,Israel responded. Hal’luhu b’teika shofar They inspired hope הַ לְלֽוּהוּ בְּנֵ ֽבֶל וְכִנּוֹר. .in the hearts of the hal’luhu b’neivel v’chinor People. Written over הַ לְלֽוּהוּ בְּ תֹף וּמָ חוֹל, ,a span of more than Hal’luhu b’tof u’machol 700 years the psalms הַ לְלֽוּהוּ בְּמִ נִּים וְﬠֻגָ ב. .capture the poetic hal’luhu b’minim v’ugav and musical voice הַ לְלֽוּהוּ בְצִלְצְלֵ י־שָׁ ֽמַ ע, ,of our ancestors. Hal’luhu v’tziltz’lei-shama Psalm 150 is the הַ לְלֽוּהוּ בְּצִלְצְלֵי תְ רוּﬠָ ה. .final psalm found hal’luhu b’tziltz’lei t’ru’ah in this collection of כֹּל הַ נְּשָׁמָה תְּהַ לֵּל יָהּ, הַ לְ לוּ־יָהּ. .liturgical poems. We Kol han’shamah t’haleil Yah, Hal’luyah are commanded to be joyous in song, to Hallelujah! praise God with the Praise God in God’s sanctuary, blast of the shofar, Praise God in God’s holy ﬁ rmament, and to give praise to the Holy One with Praise God in God’s mighty acts, a shouting out from Praise God for the abundant greatness of Adonai. our n’shamot (souls). Praise God with the blast of the shofar, We shout out to our With the harp and the lyre, Maker: Hallelujah! Praise God with drum and dance, NL and EL With string and ﬂ ute. Praise God with resounding and clanging cymbals. Let everything that breathes praise God. 230 שחרית ליום הכיפורים Yom Kippur Morning Service הַ מֶּ ֽ ֶ ל HAMELECH הַמֶּ ֽלֶ יוֹשֵׁ ב ﬠַל כִּסֵּא רָ ם Hamelech yosheiv al kisei ram וְנִשָּׂ א, שׁוֹכֵן ﬠַד, מָ רוֹם וְקָ דוֹשׁ v’nisa, shochein ad, marom v’kadosh שְׁ מוֹ. וְכָ תוּב: רַ נְּנוּ צַדִּ יקִ ים sh’mo. V’chatuv: Ran’nu tzadikim בַּ יְיָ. לַיְשָׁרִ ים נָאוָה תְהִ לָּ ה. .ba’Adonai. La’y’sharim navah t’hilah

בְּפִ י יְשָׁרִים תִּתְרוֹמָ ם, וּבְדִבְרֵ י B’ﬁ y’sharim tit’romam, uv’divrei צַדִּ יקִים תִּתְבָּרַ , וּבִלְ שׁוֹן tzadikim tit’barach, u’vilshon חֲסִידִים תִּתְקַדָּ שׁ, וּבְקֶ ֽרֶ ב chasidim tit’kadash, uv’kerev קְדוֹשִׁים תִּתְהַ לָּ ל. וּבְמַקְהֲ לוֹת k’doshim tit’halal. Uv’mak’halot רִ בְבוֹת ﬠַמְּ, בֵּ ית יִשְׂרָ אֵ ל, בְּרִ נָּה riv’vot amcha, beit Yisrael, b’rinah יִתְ פָּאַר שִׁמְ, מַ לְכֵּ ֽנוּ, ,yitpa’ar shimcha, Malkeinu בְּכָל דּוֹר וָדוֹר. .b’chol dor vador

O Sovereign, who sits on a high and lofty throne, You abide forever, exalted and holy is Your Name. It is written: rejoice in God, you righteous ones. (Psalm 33:1) It is ﬁ tting for the upright to praise God. By the mouths of the upright, You are praised. By the words of the upright, You are blessed. On the tongues of the faithful, You are exalted. By all beings, You are extolled. שער השמים A Machzor for the Days of Awe 231 חֲ צִ י קָ דִּ י שׁ CHATZI KADDISH יִתְ גַּדַּ ל וְיִתְקַדַּשׁ שְׁמֵהּ רַ בָּ א, ,Yitgadal v’yitkadash sh’mei raba בְּﬠָלְמָא דִּ י בְרָ א כִרְעוּתֵ הּ. .b’alma di v’ra chirutei וְיַמְ לִי מַ לְכוּתֵ הּ V’yamlich malchutei בְּחַ יֵּיכוֹן וּבְיוֹמֵ יכוֹן, ,b’chayeichon uv’yomeichon וּבְחַ יֵּי דְ כָל בֵּ ית יִשְׂרָ אֵ ל, ,uv’chayei d’chol beit Yisrael בַּﬠֲגָלָ א וּבִ זְמַן קָרִ יב. .ba’agala uvizman kariv וְאִמְרוּ: אָמֵ ן. .V’imru: Amen

יְהֵא שְׁמֵהּ רַ בָּא מְבָרַ Y’hei sh’mei raba m’varach לְﬠָלַם וּלְﬠָלְמֵי ﬠָלְמַ יָּא. .l’alam ul’almei almaya

יִתְבָּרַ וְיִשְׁתַּבַּח וְיִתְ פָּאַ ר Yitbarach v’yishtabach v’yit’pa’ar וְיִתְרוֹמַ ם וְיִתְ נַשֵּׂ א v’yit’romam v’yit’nasei וְיִתְהַדָּ ר וְיִתְﬠַלֶּה וְיִתְהַ לָּ ל v’yit’hadar v’yit’aleh v’yit’halal שְׁמֵהּ דְּקֻדְשָׁ א, בְּרִ י הוּא, ,sh’mei d’kud’sha, b’rich hu לְﬠֵ ֽלָּא וּלְﬠֵ ֽלָּא מִכָּל בִּרְ כָתָ א l’eila ul’eila mikol birchata וְשִׁירָתָא, תֻּשְׁבְּחָתָ א וְנֶחֱמָתָ א v’shirata, tushb’chata v’nechemata דַּאֲמִירָ ן בְּﬠָלְמָ א. וְאִמְרוּ: אָמֵ ן. .da’amiran b’alma. V’imru: Amen

Let the glory of God be extolled, Let God’s great name be hallowed in the world whose creation God willed. May God establish God’s Rule in your lifetime, in your own day, and in the life of all Israel speedily and soon, and let us say: Amen. Let God’s great name be blessed forever and to all eternity. Blessed and praised, gloriﬁ ed and exalted, extolled and honored, adored and lauded is the name of the Holy One. Blessed is God beyond all of the blessings and hymns, Praises and consolations that are ever spoken in the world, and let us say: Amen. 232 שחרית ליום הכיפורים Yom Kippur Morning Service

SH’MA AND ITS BLESSINGS שְׁמַ ע וּבִרְכוֹתֶיהָ

בָּ רְ כ וּ BAR’CHU Though the morning service begins with בָּרְ כוּ אֶ ת יְיָ הַמְ בֹרָ . .Bar’chu et Adonai ham’vorach myriad blessings ,and hymns of praise בָּ רוּ יְיָ הַמְ בֹרָ Baruch Adonai ham’vorach the true launch of communal prayer לְעוֹלָם וָﬠֶד. .l’olam va’ed rests with the simple call-and-response Bless God who is to be blessed. Bar’chu. By calling Bless God, who is blessed forever and ever! upon the assembled worshippers to bless the God of Blessing, the prayer leader invites the community יוֹצֵ ר אוֹר YOTZEIR OR into prayer. With their response, “Bless בָּרוּ אַתָּ ה, יְיָ, אֱהֵ ֽינוּ מֶ ֽלֶ Baruch Atah Adonai, Eloheinu Melech the God of Blessing ”,now and forever הָ עוֹלָ ם, יוֹצֵ ר אוֹר וּבוֹרֵ א חֹֽשֶׁ , ,Ha’olam, yotzeir or u’vorei choshech the community accepts this עֹשֶׂה שָׁ לוֹם וּבוֹרֵא אֶת הַ כֹּל. .oseh shalom u’vorei et hakol invitation, plunging the congregation Blessed are You, God, Sovereign of the Universe, (kehillah) headlong Creator of light and Maker of darkness, into the core of Maker of Peace and Creator of all things. the service. According to tradition, the prayer and its choreography dates to the reign of King David, who commanded his subjects to praise God with this prayer (1 Chronicles 29:20). By reenacting the scene in countless communities across the world during daily prayer, Jews foster a connection to one another and to their history. JK שער השמים A Machzor for the Days of Awe 233

הַמֵּאִ יר לָאָ ֽרֶ ץ וְלַדָּרִ ים ﬠָלֶ ֽיהָ Hamei’ir la’aretz v’ladarim aleiha The Yotzeir Or בְּרַ חֲמִ ים, וּבְ טוּבוֹ מְחַדֵּ שׁ prayer praises God b’rachamim, uv’tuvo m’chadeish for the wonder of בְּכָל יוֹם תָּמִיד מַﬠֲשֵׂ ה creation, for the vast b’chol yom tamid ma’asei universe that makes בְרֵ אשִׁית. מָה רַבּוּ מַﬠֲשֶׂ ֽ י, ,our lives possible. v’reishit. Mah rabu ma’asecha Interestingly, the יְיָ – כֻּלָּם בְּחָ כְמָה ﬠָשִֽׂיתָ , ,verbs describing God's Adonai—kulam b’chochmah asita creative impulses are מָ לְאָה הָאָ ֽרֶ ץ קִ נְיָנֶ ֽ. .in the present tense, mal’ah ha’aretz kinyanecha for God renews the תִּתְבָּרַ , יְיָ אֶהֵ ֽ ינוּ, ﬠַ ל world continuously. Tit’barach, Adonai Eloheinu, al Each day is another שֶׁ ֽבַח מַﬠֲשֵׂ ה יָדֶ ֽי, וְﬠַל מְאֽוֹרֵ י gift that must not be shevach ma’asei yadecha v’al m’orei taken for granted. אוֹר שֶׁ ﬠָשִֽׂיתָ יְפָאֲרֽוּ סֶּ ֽלָ ה. .Not just intended to or she’asita y’fa’arucha selah inspire gratitude in us אוֹר חָדָ שׁ ﬠַל צִיּוֹן תָּאִ יר וְנִזְכֶּ ה for the natural world, Or chadash al Tzion ta’ir v’nizkeh Yotzeir Or reminds us כֻלָּ ֽנוּ מְהֵרָ ה לְ אוֹרוֹ. בָּרוּ אַתָּ ה, as well that since we, chulanu m’heirah l’oro. Baruch Atah as our Torah suggests, יְיָ, יוֹצֵר הַמְּ אוֹרוֹת. .are fashioned in God's Adonai, yotzeir ha’m’orot own image, then we, too, have the ability to innovate, to imagine, In mercy, You bring light to the world and all its inhabitants. and to create daily In Your goodness, You renew daily the works of creation. new possibilities, new How abundant are Your works, Adonai. relationships, In wisdom You created all, ﬁ lling the land with Your works. a new world. Be praised and gloriﬁ ed, O God, YZ for the excellent work of Your hands, and the lights You created. Cause a new light to shine upon Zion so that we may soon inherit its radiance. Make every effort to Blessed are You, Adonai, Creator of heavenly lights. pray from the heart. Even if you do not succeed, the effort is precious in the eyes of the Eternal. R N B 17721810 234 שחרית ליום הכיפורים Yom Kippur Morning Service

Beloved, You are good and You wield goodness in shaping creation and every single day in Your goodness and with Your goodness You make us new with all created things. You make me new. I cling to yesterday (who would I be without the sorrows that have worn grooves into my back?) but that's my own smallness. You've made me new formed me for this new day a sapling unbowed. The knot in my stomach the knot in my throat — You untie them. Can I sit with You for even a few minutes before I tangle myself again?

B , Y … Rabbi Rachel Barenblat שער השמים A Machzor for the Days of Awe 235 236 שחרית ליום הכיפורים Yom Kippur Morning Service אַ הֲ בָ ה רַ בָּ ה AHAVAH RABAH The second blessing before the Sh’ma אַהֲבָה רַ בָּה אֲהַבְתָּ ֽ נוּ, יְיָ Ahavah rabah ahavtanu, Adonai focuses on Torah. From the perspective אֱהֵ ֽ ינוּ, חֶמְ לָה גְדוֹלָה וִיתֵרָ ה Eloheinu, chemlah g’dolah viteirah of traditional Judaism, the gift of Torah is an חָמַ ֽלְתָּ ﬠָלֵ ֽינוּ. .chamalta aleinu expression of God’s love for the Jewish You have loved us deeply, our God, People. The laws gracing us with great compassion. and commandments contained within it Avinu Malkeinu ba’avur avoteinu are not meant to be an onerous burden for אָבִֽינוּ מַ לְכֵּ ֽנוּ בַּﬠֲבוּר אֲבוֹתֵ ֽ ינוּ v’imoteinu, shebat’chu v’cha, us. Rather, they are to be seen as a gift. Like וְאִמּוֹתֵ ֽינוּ שֶׁבָּטְחוּ בְ , vat’lamdeim chukei chayim, kein a loving parent, God gives us instruction וַתְּ לַמְּדֵם חֻקֵּי חַ יִּים, כֵּ ן t’choneinu ut’lamdeinu. Avinu ha’av because God cares for us and wants us to תְּחָ נֵּ ֽנוּ וּתְ לַמְּדֵ ֽ נוּ. אָבִֽינוּ הָאָ ב harachaman, ham’racheim, racheim realize our potential for good. Seen from הָרַחֲמָן, הַמְרַ חֵם, רַ חֵ ם aleinu, v’tein b’libeinu l’havin this perspective, the Days of Awe, too, are ﬠָלֵ ֽינוּ, וְתֵן בְּלִבֵּ ֽנוּ לְהָבִ ין ul’haskil, lishmo’a, lil’mod ul’lameid, a loving gift from God meant to help us וּלְהַשְׂ כִּ יל, לִשְׁ מֹֽﬠַ, לִלְ מֹד וּלְלַמֵּ ד, lishmor v’la’asot, ul’kayeim et kol improve so that we might be worthy of לִשְׁ מֹר וְלַﬠֲשׂוֹת וּלְקַ יֵּם אֶ ת כָּ ל divrei talmud Toratecha b’ahavah. forgiveness, so that we might be inscribed דִּבְרֵי תַ לְמוּד תּוֹרָתֶ ֽ בְּאַהֲבָ ה. for goodness in the For the sake of our ancestors who trusted in You, Book of Life. and to whom You taught the laws of life, YZ Be gracious to us and teach us well. Merciful One, have mercy on us by allowing us to understand and discern, to listen, to learn, to teach, and in love, to observe, perform, and fulﬁ ll Your Torah.

וְהָאֵר ﬠֵינֵ ֽינוּ בְּתוֹרָתֶ ֽ, וְדַבֵּ ק V’ha’eir eineinu b’Toratecha, v’dabeik לִבֵּ ֽנוּ בְּמִ צְתֶ ֽי. וְיַחֵ ד libeinu b’mitzvotecha. V’yacheid לְבָבֵ ֽנוּ לְאַהֲבָה וּלְיִרְ אָה אֶ ת l’vaveinu l’ahavah ul’yir’ah et שְׁמֶ ֽ. וְ לֹא נֵבוֹשׁ וְ לֹא נִכָּלֵ ם, ,sh’mecha. V’lo neivosh v’lo nikaleim וְ לֹא נִכָּשֵׁ ל לְעוֹלָם וָﬠֶד. כִּי בְשֵׁ ם v’lo nikasheil l’olam va’ed. Ki v’sheim קָדְשְׁ הַ גָּדוֹל וְהַנּוֹרָ א בָּטָ ֽחְ נוּ, ,kodsh’cha hagadol v’hanora batachnu נָגִֽילָה וְנִשְׂמְחָה בִּ ישׁוּﬠָתֶ ֽ . .nagilah v’nism’chah bishu’atecha שער השמים A Machzor for the Days of Awe 237

Enlighten our eyes with your Torah, The loving Bind us to your commandments, relationship between Unite our hearts in love and reverence for Your name. God and the Jewish Then we will never feel shame, never deserve rebuke, People is meant to be reciprocal. God’s and never stumble. love is expressed Because we have trusted in Your great and awesome holiness, through the gift of we will Torah; our love is celebrate Your salvation with joy. expressed through our commitment to study, וַהֲבִיאֵ ֽנוּ לְשָׁלוֹם מֵאַרְ בַּ ע to teach, and to live Vahavi’einu l’shalom mei’arba the lessons and values כַּ נְפוֹת הָאָ ֽרֶ ץ, וְתוֹלִיכֵ ֽנוּ contained within kanfot ha’aretz, v’tolicheinu Torah. kom’miyut l’artzeinu. קוֹמְמִ יּוּת לְאַרְ צֵ ֽנוּ. YZ Bring us in peace from the four corners of the earth, Allow us to walk upright to our land.

כִּי אֵל פּוֹﬠֵ ל יְשׁוּעוֹת אָ ֽתָּ ה, ,Ki Eil po’eil y’shu’ot atah וּבָ ֽנוּ בָחַ ֽרְתָּ מִכָּל ﬠַם וְלָ שׁוֹן. .uvanu vacharta mikol am v’lashon וְקֵרַ בְתָּ ֽנוּ לְשִׁמְ הַ גָּדוֹל V’keiravtanu l’shimcha hagadol סֶ לָה בֶּאֱמֶ ת, לְהוֹדוֹת לְ , ,selah be’emet, l’hodot l’cha וּלְיַחֶדְ בְּאַהֲבָ ה. .ul’yachedcha b’ahavah

For You are a saving God. You have chosen us from all nations to give Your message to the world, and have brought us close to Your name in enduring truth. With love, we acclaim and acknowledge Your Oneness.

בָּרוּ אַתָּ ה, יְיָ, ,Baruch Atah Adonai הַבּוֹחֵר בְּﬠַ מּוֹ יִשְׂרָ אֵל בְּאַהֲבָ ה. .habocheir b’amo Yisrael b’ahavah

Praise to You, Adonai, who chooses Your people Israel with love. 238 שחרית ליום הכיפורים Yom Kippur Morning Service שְׁ מַ ע SH’MA Sh’ma Yisrael— Listen Israel— According to biblical tradition, these two שְׁ מַ ע יִשְׂרָאֵ ל, יהוה אֱהֵ ֽ ינוּ, יהוה אֶחָ ד. words introduced the final instructions conveyed by Moses בָּרוּ שֵׁ ם כְּבוֹד מַ לְכֽוּתוֹ לְעוֹלָם וָﬠֶד. to the Israelites at Sh’ma Yisrael, Adonai Eloheinu, Adonai Echad. the banks of the River Baruch sheim k’vod mal’chuto l’olam va’ed. Jordan, instructions beginning with a declaration: Adonai Hear O Israel, Adonai is our God, Adonai is One. is our God, Adonai Blessed is God’s glorious sovereignty forever and ever. is One. Ultimately, that declaration (Deuteronomy 6:4) became the mantra of Judaism: a prayer recited twice daily in our services, a V’AHAVTA tradition shared between parents וְ אָ הַ בְ תָּ and children before ָ֔תְּבַהָ֣אְו תֵ֖א ָ֣יְי 4יֶ֑ה1ֱא ־לָכְבּ V’ahavta et Adonai elohecha b’chol bedtime, and an affirmation of faith 4ְ֥בָבְל 4ְ֖שְׁפַנ־לָכְבוּ ־לָכְבוּ l’vav’cha uv’chol naf’sh’cha uv’chol uttered before death. אְ מ ֹ ֶ ׃4ֽ ד הְ ו ָ ֞ י וּ ַ ה בְ דּ ָ ִ ֣ ר םי אָ ה לֵּ֗ ֶ ה m’odecha. V’hayu had’varim ha’eileh Curiously, the words —Sh’ma Yisrael ֶשֲׁא ר֨ נָא ִכֹ י֧ וַּצְמ 4ְ֛ יַּה םוֹ֖ ־לַﬠ -asher anochi m’tzav’cha hayom al l’vavecha. V’shinan’tam l’vanecha Listen Israel—remain .part of the refrain בְ ל בָ ֶ ׃4ֽ נִּשְׁ ו ַ תְּ נ ָ ם֣ בְ ל ָ ֔ ֶנ 4י Each time we ְ ו בִּ ד רַ תְּ ָ ֖ ָ ם֑ בּ שְׁ בּ בִ תְּ 4ְ ֤ בְ בּ ֵ תי v’dibarta bam b’shivt’cha b’veitecha ֨ ֶ ֨4 proclaim our People’s understanding of 4ְ֣תְּכֶלְבוּ ֶדַּב Tֶר֔ 4ְ֖בְּכָשְׁבוּ uv’lech’t’cha vaderech uv’shoch’b’cha God through the בוּ מוּקְ ֶ ׃4ֽ קוּ רַשְׁ תְּ ָ ם֥ אְ ל תוֹ֖ ־לַ ﬠ -uv’kumecha. Uk’shar’tam l’ot al words of the Sh’ma, we also rehearse דָי ֶ 4֑ יָהְ ו וּ֥ ֹפָטֹטְל ת֖ יֵבּ ן֥ ניֵﬠ ֶ ׃4יֽ .yadecha v’hayu l’totafot bein einecha Moses's demand ’for the Israelites םָ֛תְּבַתְכוּ תוֹ֥זֻזְמ־לַﬠ 4ֶ֖תיֵבּ Uch’tav’tam al-m’zuzot beitecha (Continued on next page) בוּ שִׁ ﬠְ ָ ֶ ֽ ר :4י .uvish’arecha

Love Adonai Your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your ֹיַּו רֶמא֥ יְי ָ ֖ ֶאthem ֶשֹׁמ־לtake ה֥ ,day ׃רֹֽמאֵלּ might. And these words that I command you this to heart; consider them well. Teach them repeatedly to your ֵבַּדּ ר֞ נְבּ־לֶאyou ֵ י֤ רְשִׂ יwhen ֙לֵאָ them , אְ וof ָ רַמֽ ָתְּ ֣ children; instruct them again and again. Speak לֲ א הֵ ,ם֔ ֶ ﬠְ ו וּ֨שָׂ ,at night הָל ֶ ם֥ down ציִ צ ִ ,ת֛ you lie ַכּ־לַﬠwhen פְ נ ֵ ֥ י ,are at home, and when you are away גִ ב דְ היֵ ֶ ם֖ דְ לyour רֹ תֹ ָ ,ם֑ upon נְ ו תָ sign נְ וּ֛ as a ־לַﬠ and when you rise in the morning. Bind them hands; let them be a symbol before your eyes. Inscribe them on תִ֥ציִצ ,ף ָ֖נָכַּה(6:5-9 ליִ֥תְפּ ׃תֶלֵֽכְתּDeuteronomy) הָ֣יָהְו.the doorposts of your house and on your gates כָ ל ם֘ ֶ צְ ל ֒תִציִ , רוּ ֶתיִאְ ם֣ תֹא וֹ֗ זוּ כְ רַ ְ ֙םֶתּ וְצִמ־לָכּ־תֶא ת֣ ֹ יְ י ֔ ָ ַ ﬠֽ ו שֲׂ ִ תי ֶ ם֖ תֹ א ָ ,ם֑ ְו ֽלֹא־ ָת ֜תוּרוּ חַ א רֲ ֵ ֤ י בַבְל ֙םֶכְ אְ ו ַ רֲחֽ ֵ י֣ ניֵﬠ ֶכיֵ ,ם֔ ־רֶשֲׁא ֶתַּא ם֥ נֹז ִ םי֖ ֶהיֵרֲחַא :םֽ

ןַ֣ﬠַמְל וּ֔רְכְּזִתּ םֶ֖תיִשֲׂﬠַו ־לָכּ־תֶא םֶ֖תיִשֲׂﬠַו וּ֔רְכְּזִתּ ןַ֣ﬠַמְל ֑יָתוְֹצִמ םֶ֥תיִיְהִו ם֖יִשֹׁדְק 1אֵל כיֵהֽ ֶ :םֽ נֲא יִ֞ יְ י ָ ֣ ֶכיֵה1ֱא ם֗ ֶשֲׁא ר֨ ֵצוֹה יִתא֤ ֨םֶכְתֶא ֶאֵמ ץֶר֣ שער השמים A Machzor for the Days of Awe 239

Will you open your soul to Me? attention. For Jews, the act of listening Will you speak your mind? represents an integral Can you love Me? Will you take My words? component of our declaration of faith. Take them with you Only through teach them in sunshine listening can we teach them in kitchens begin to comprehend something beyond make these words psalms ourselves. Only by make them stories and philosophy opening our minds repeat them until they are music and hearts to the world around us can wrap yourselves inside the sounds we begin to live the write these words and keep the writings close at hand faith we proclaim. Simply professing or better yet our belief can never know them by heart be enough. Rather, to gaze upon them with mind’s eye we are called upon to experience to carry them wherever you go Divine immanence as your prayer at night and oneness, and such an experience most important words you speak in the morning requires something considerable from and when you’re not sure you can love Me us. It requires our remember mitzrayim—the narrow place undiluted presence in remember: the moment. everything still depends on our love. As such, our declaration of faith begins not with a declaration but with a command: Sh’ma Yisrael—Listen, Israel! Adonai is our God. Adonai is One. JK

W … Rabbi Sheldon Marder ָ֔תְּבַהָ֣אְו תֵ֖א ָ֣יְי 4יֶ֑ה1ֱא ־לָכְבּ 4ְ֥בָבְל 4ְ֖שְׁפַנ־לָכְבוּ ־לָכְבוּ אְ מ ֹ ֶ ׃4ֽ ד הְ ו ָ ֞ י וּ ַ ה בְ דּ ָ ִ ֣ ר םי אָ ה לֵּ֗ ֶ ה ֶשֲׁא ר֨ נָא ִכֹ י֧ וַּצְמ 4ְ֛ יַּה םוֹ֖ ־לַﬠ בְ ל בָ ֶ ׃4ֽ נִּשְׁ ו ַ תְּ נ ָ ם֣ בְ ל ָ ֔ ֶנ 4י ְ ָ֔תְּבַהָ֣אְוו בִּ ד רַ תְּ ָ ֖ ָ ם֑ בּ תֵ֖א שְׁ ָ֣יְיבּ בִ תְּ 4יֶ֑ה1ֱא 4ְ ֤ בְ בּ ֵ ־לָכְבּ תי 4֨ ֶ ֨ 4ְ֣תְּכֶלְבוּ 4ְ֥בָבְל 4ְ֖שְׁפַנ־לָכְבוּ ֶדַּב Tֶר֔ 4ְ֖בְּכָשְׁבוּ ־לָכְבוּ אְ בוּמ מוּקְ ֹ ֶ ׃4ֽ ד ֶ ׃4ֽ הְ ו ָ קוּ ֞ י רַשְׁ וּ ַ ה תְּ בְ דּ ָ ָ ם֥ ִ ֣ ר םי אְ ל תוֹ֖ אָ ה לֵּ֗ ֶ ־לַ ﬠ ה דָי ֶ ֶשֲׁא 4֑ ר֨ יָהְ ו וּ֥ נָא ִכֹ י֧ ֹפָטֹטְל וַּצְמ ת֖ 4ְ֛ יַּה יֵבּ םוֹ֖ ן֥ ניֵﬠ ֶ ־לַﬠ ׃4יֽ םָ֛תְּבַתְכוּ בְ ל בָ ֶ ׃4ֽ נִּשְׁ ו תוֹ֥זֻזְמ־לַﬠ ַ תְּ נ ָ ם֣ בְ ל ָ ֔ ֶנ 4י 4ֶ֖תיֵבּ 4ֶ֖תיֵבּ תוֹ֥זֻזְמ־לַﬠ םָ֛תְּבַתְכוּ ְ ו בוּ בִּ שִׁ ד רַ ﬠְ תְּ ָ ָ ֶ ֖ ֽ ר :4י ָ ם֑ בּ שְׁ בּ בִ תְּ 4ְ ֤ בְ בּ ֵ תי 4֨ ֶ ֨ 240 שחרית ליום 4ְ֣תְּכֶלְבוּהכיפורים ֶדַּב Tֶר֔ 4ְ֖בְּכָשְׁבוּ Yom Kippur Morning Service בוּ מוּקְ ֶ ׃4ֽ קוּ רַשְׁ תְּ ָ ם֥ אְ ל תוֹ֖ ־לַ ﬠ דָי ֹיַּו רֶמא֥ ֶ 4֑ יָהְ ו וּ֥ יְי ָ ֖ ֹפָטֹטְל ֶא ֶשֹׁמ־ל ת֖ ה֥ יֵבּ ן֥ ׃רֹֽמאֵלּ ניֵﬠ ֶ ׃4יֽ :Vayomer Adonai el-Moshe leimor םָ֛תְּבַתְכוּ ֵבַּדּ ר֞ נְבּ־לֶא תוֹ֥זֻזְמ־לַﬠ ֵ י֤ רְשִׂ י ֙לֵאָ , 4ֶ֖תיֵבּ אְ ו ָ רַמֽ ָתְּ ֣ Dabeir el b’nei Yisrael v’amar’ta בוּ לֲ א שִׁ הֵ ﬠְ ,םֶ֔ ָ ֶ ֽ ר ﬠְ :4י ו וּ֨שָׂ הָל ֶ ם֥ ציִ צ ִ ,ת֛ ַכּ־לַﬠ פְ נ ֵ ֥ י aleihem v’asu lahem tzitzit al-kan’fei גִ ב דְ היֵ ֶ ם֖ דְ ל רֹ תֹ ָ ,ם֑ נְ ו תָ נְ וּ֛ ־לַﬠ -vig’deihem l’dorotam v’nat’nu al תִ֥ציִצ ,ף ָ֖נָכַּה ליִ֥תְפּ ׃תֶלֵֽכְתּ הָ֣יָהְו tzitzit hakanaf p’til t’cheilet. V’haya ֹיַּו כָ רֶמא֥ ל ם֘ ֶ צְ ל ֒תִציִ יְי ָ ֖ ֶא ֶשֹׁמ־ל , רוּ ֶתיִאְ ה֥ ם֣ ׃רֹֽמאֵלּ תֹא וֹ֗ lachem l’tzitzit ur’item oto זוּ ֵבַּדּ כְ ר֞ רַ ְ ֙םֶתּ נְבּ־לֶא וְצִמ־לָכּ־תֶא ֵ י֤ רְשִׂ י ֙לֵאָ ת֣ ֹ , אְ ו ָ יְ רַמֽ י ֔ ָ ָתְּ ֣ uz’char’tem et-kol-mitz’vot Adonai ַ ﬠֽ ו לֲ א שֲׂ הֵ ִ ,םֶ֔ תי ֶ ם֖ ﬠְ ו וּ֨שָׂ תֹ א ָ ,ם֑ הָל ֶ ְ ם֥ ו ֽלֹ א ציִ צ־ ָ ִ ת ,ת֛ ֜תוּ רוּ ַכּ־לַﬠ חַ א רֲ ֵ ֤ פְ נ ֵ י ֥ י va’asitem otam v’lo-taturu acharei גִ בַבְלב דְ היֵ ֙םֶכְ ֶ ם֖ אְ ו דְַ רֲחֽ ל רֹ תֹ ֵ י֣ ָ ,ם֑ ניֵﬠ נְ ֶכיֵ ו תָ ,ם֔ נְ וּ֛ ־לַﬠ ־רֶשֲׁא -l’vav’chem v’acharei eineichem asher תִ֥ציִצ ,ף ָ֖נָכַּה ליִ֥תְפּ ׃תֶלֵֽכְתּ הָ֣יָהְו ֶתַּא ם֥ נֹז ִ םי֖ ֶהיֵרֲחַא :םֽ .atem zonim achareihem כָ ל ם֘ ֶ צְ ל ֒תִציִ , רוּ ֶתיִאְ ם֣ תֹא וֹ֗ זוּ כְ רַ ְ ֙םֶתּ וְצִמ־לָכּ־תֶאof Israel and ת֣ ֹ יְ י ֔ ָ God spoke to Moses, saying: Speak to the children tell them to make for themselves fringes on the corners of their ַ ﬠֽ ו ןַ֣ﬠַמְל שֲׂ ִ תי ֶ ם֖ וּ֔רְכְּזִתּ תֹ א ָ ,ם֑ fringes םֶ֖תיִשֲׂﬠַו ְוthe ֽ לֹאon ־ ָת put֜ת ־לָכּ־תֶאוּtoר וּ חַ אand רֲ ֵ ֤ י garments throughout their generations בַבְל ֑יָתוְֹצִמ ֙םֶכְ םֶ֥תיִיְהִו אְ ו ַ רֲחֽ that ֵ י֣ so ניֵﬠ ם֖יִשֹׁדְק ֶכיֵ ,sign ,ם֔ it as a ־רֶשֲׁאof each corner a blue thread. You shall have when you look upon it you will remember to do all of God’s 1אֵל ֶתַּא ם֥ כיֵהֽ נֹז ִ םי֖ ֶ :םֽ ֶהיֵרֲחַא נֲא יִ֞ יְ י ָ :םֽ ֣ ֶכיֵה1ֱא ם֗ commandments, and you will not follow the desires of your heart ֶשֲׁא ר֨ ֵצוֹה יִתא֤ ֨םֶכְתֶא(39–15:37 ֶאֵמ ץֶר֣ and your eyes, which can lead you astray. (Numbers

ןַ֣ﬠַמְל וּ֔רְכְּזִתּ םֶ֖תיִשֲׂﬠַו ־לָכּ־תֶא -L’ma’an tiz’k’ru va’asitem et-kol ֑יָתוְֹצִמ םֶ֥תיִיְהִו ם֖יִשֹׁדְק mitzvotai v’hiy’tem k’doshim 1אֵל כיֵהֽ ֶ :םֽ נֲא יִ֞ יְ י ָ ֣ ֶכיֵה1ֱא ם֗ lei’loheichem. Ani Adonai Eloheichem ֶשֲׁא ר֨ ֵצוֹה יִתא֤ ֨םֶכְתֶא ֶאֵמ ץֶר֣ asher hotzeiti et’chem mei’eretz צִ מ רְ ַ ֔ םִ י הִ ל ְ י ת֥ וֹ ָ ל םֶ כ ֖ ה1אֵ ל ִ ם֑ י ,Mitz’rayim li’hyot lachem leilohim נֲא יִ ֖ יְ י ָ ֥ ֶכיֵה1ֱא :םֽ .Ani Adonai Eloheichem צִ מ רְ ַ ֔ םִ י הִ ל ְ י ת֥ וֹ ָ ל םֶ כ ֖ ה1אֵ ל ִ ם֑ י Be mindful of all My mitzvot, and do them; thus you shall become ְ י נֲא ָי יִ ֖ ֱ א יְ י ה1 ָ ֥ ֵ כי ֶכיֵה1ֱא ֶ ם Egypt ֱ :םֽ אof .תֶ מ holy to Your God. I am Adonai your God who led you out to be your God. I am Adonai your God. (Numbers 15:40–41)

ְ י ָי ֱ א ה1 ֵ כי ֶ ם ֱ א .תֶ מ .Adonai Eloheichem emet

Adonai is truly your God.

שער השמים A Machzor for the Days of Awe 241

In their retelling of the Exodus story, the ancient rabbis imagined the Sea of Reeds raging before the fleeing Israelites; it was an impassable barrier blocking their route to liberation. As they stood trembling before the menacing waters, the armies of Pharaoh approached, threatening to carry them back to captivity. Trapped, they turned to Moses in panic, their taste of freedom suddenly seemed alarmingly fleeting. In the midst of the pandemonium, a certain man named Nachshon ben Aminadav came forward and took a first determined step into the water. It reached his knees—he kept going. It reached his waist—he continued forward. As his head disappeared beneath the waves the onlookers turned away, resigned to their impending fate. Suddenly, a deafening crash of waves drew their attention from the looming Egyptian troops to the water once again. And there with a look of determination in his eyes was Nachshon standing on dry ground, leading the way across the sea. Sometimes we must take the first steps into the cold waters to open up the path to the future that we seek. How many times in our own lives have we found ourselves up against the sea? Unable to take those first tentative steps forward into the fearsome unknown. We cannot return from whence we came, but the path ahead is unclear, a bit threatening, filled with the unpredictable. The story of the Israelites up against the sea is both our national story and our personal story. Today, now, this year, let us take the first steps so we might cross the sea that lies between what we are and what we might become.

I E … Rabbi Ron Stern 242 שחרית ליום הכיפורים Yom Kippur Morning Service מִ י כָ מֹ כָ ה MI CHAMOCHA מִ י־כָ מֹֽכָה בָּאֵ לִם, יְיָ, ?Mi chamocha ba’eilim, Adonai מִי כָּ מֹֽכָ ה נֶאְדָּ ר בַּ קֹּֽדֶ שׁ, ,Mi kamocha, ne’dar bakodesh נוֹרָא תְהִ °ת, עֹֽשֵׂה פֶ ֽלֶ א. ?nora t’hilot, oseh fele

Who is like You, God among the mighty? Who is like You, awesome in splendor, doing wonders? (Exodus 15:11)

שִׁירָ ה חֲדָשָׁה שִׁבְּחוּ גְאוּלִ ים Shirah chadashah shib’chu g’ulim לְשִׁמְ ﬠַל שְׂ פַת הַ יָּם, יַחַ ד l’shimcha al s’fat hayam, yachad כֻּלָּם הוֹדוּ וְהִמְלִֽ יכוּ, וְאָמְ רוּ: :kulam hodu v’himlichu v’amru יְיָ יִמְ לְ עֹלָם וָﬠֶד. .Adonai yimloch l’olam va’ed

With a new song, the redeemed praised Your name by the shores of the sea. Everyone in unison gave thanks, praised Your sovereignty, and said: “Adonai will reign forever and ever!” (Exodus 15:18)

צוּר יִשְׂרָ אֵ ל, קֽוּמָה בְּﬠֶ זְרַ ת Tzur Yisrael, kumah b’ezrat יִשְׂרָ אֵ ל. וּפְדֵ ה כִ נְאֻמֶ ֽ יְהוּדָ ה Yisrael, ufdei chin’umecha Y’hudah וְיִשְׂרָ אֵ ל. גֹּאֲלֵ ֽנוּ, יְיָ צְבָ אוֹת v’Yisrael. Go’aleinu, Adonai Tz’va’ot שְׁ מוֹ, קְ דוֹשׁ יִשְׂרָ אֵ ל. .sh’mo, k’dosh Yisrael

Rock of Israel, rise in aid of Israel and redeem Judah and Israel as You vowed. Our Redeemer, God of hosts is Your name. (Isaiah 47:4)

בָּרוּ אַתָּ ה יְיָ, גָּאַ ל יִשְׂרָ אֵ ל. .Baruch Atah Adonai, Ga’al Yisrael

Blessed are You, Adonai, Redeemer of Israel. שער השמים A Machzor for the Days of Awe 243

HA-T'FILAH — THE PRAYER The Amidah, which means “standing” הַ תְּ פִ י לָּ ה is the heart of every Jewish service. It is so אֲ דֹ ָ נ י שְׂ פָ תַ י central that it is also ADONAI S’FATAI called Ha-T'filah, the prayer. It is a אֲ דֹנָי, שְׂ פָתַי תִּ פְתָּ ח, ,chain of prayers Adonai, s’fatai tif’tach that begins with וּפִ י יַגִּיד תְּהִ לָּתֶ ֽ : .blessings of praise uﬁ yagid t’hilatecha of God, continues with requests from Adonai, open up my lips that my mouth may declare Your praise. God, and concludes (Psalm 51:17) with blessings of gratitude to God. It is a good pattern אָ בוֹת וְאִמָּ הוֹת for meaningful AVOT V’IMAHOT interactions: begin בָּרוּ אַתָּ ה, יְיָ, אֱהֵ ֽ ינוּ with praise, make Baruch Atah Adonai, Eloheinu requests, and express וֵ אהֵי אֲבוֹתֵ ֽינוּ וְאִמּוֹתֵ ֽינוּ: אֱהֵ י gratitude. The v’Elohei avoteinu v’imoteinu: Elohei Amidah also affords אַבְרָ הָם, אֱהֵ י יִצְחָ ק, וֵ אהֵ י us an opportunity Avraham, Elohei Yitzchak, v’Elohei to include personal יַﬠֲ קֹב, אֱהֵי שָ ֹרָ ה, אֱהֵי רִ בְקָ ה, ,prayer for our needs, Ya’akov, Elohei Sarah, Elohei Rivkah concerns, and אֱהֵי רָ חֵ ל, וֵ אהֵ י לֵאָה, הָאֵ ל yearnings. Elohei Rachel, v’Elohei Leah, ha’Eil Before beginning הַ גָּדוֹל הַ גִּ בּוֹר וְהַנּוֹרָ א, אֵ ל ﬠֶלְ יוֹן, ,Ha-T'filah, it is hagadol hagibor v’hanora, Eil elyon customary to take גּוֹמֵל חֲסָדִ ים טוֹבִים, וְקוֹנֵה three steps forward gomeil chasadim tovim, v’konei as a sign of reverence הַ כֹּל – וְזוֹכֵר חַסְדֵי אָ בוֹת toward the Almighty. hakol—v’zocheir chasdei avot We conclude with וְאִמָּהוֹת, וּמֵבִיא גְאֻ לָּה לִבְ נֵי three steps back v’imahot, umeivi g’ulah liv’nei as we gently and בְ נֵיהֶ ם, לְמַ ֽﬠַן שְׁ מוֹ בְּאַהֲבָ ה. .respectfully withdraw v’neihem, l’ma’an sh’mo b’ahavah from our conversation with God. Blessed are You, our God and God of our ancestors. DW God of Abraham, God of Isaac, God of Jacob. God of Sarah, God of Rebecca, God of Rachel, and God of Leah. Great, mighty, revered, and sublime God Who bestows lovingkindness and is the Creator of all things, Who remembers the good deeds of our ancestors, And in love brings redemption to their children’s children for the sake of Your name in love. 244 שחרית ליום הכיפורים Yom Kippur Morning Service

זָכְרֵ ֽנוּ לְחַ יִּים, מֶ ֽלֶ חָפֵ ץ Zochreinu l’chayim, Melech chafeitz בַּחַ יִּים. וְכָתְבֵ ֽנוּ בְּסֵ ֽפֶ ר bachayim. V’chotveinu b’seifer הַחַ יִּים, לְמַﬠַ נְ אֱהִים חַ יִּים. .hachayim, l’ma’ancha Elohim chayim

Remember us for life, Sovereign who delights in life, And inscribe us in the Book of Life for Your sake O living God.

מֶ ֽלֶ עוֹזֵר וּמוֹשִֽׁ יﬠַ וּמָ גֵ ן – —Melech ozeir umoshi’a umagein בָּרוּ אַתָּ ה יְיָ, ,Baruch Atah Adonai מָ גֵן אַבְרָ הָ ם וְﬠֶ זְרַת שָ ֹרָ ה .magein Avraham v’ezrat Sarah

You are Sovereign, Helper, Savior, and Shield. Blessed are You, Shield of Abraham and Helper of Sarah.

גְּ בוּרוֹת G’VUROT The traditional text of the second paragraph אַתָּ ה גִּבּוֹר לְעוֹלָם אֲ דֹנָי – —Atah gibor l’olam Adonai of Ha-T'filah, G’vurot, employs the מְחַ יֵּה הַ כֹּל/מֵתִים אַתָּ ה, ,m’chayei hakol/meitim Atah phrase “m’chayeh hameitim,” which רַ ב לְהוֹשִֽׁ יﬠַ . .rav l’hoshi’a refers to God as one who gives life to God, You are mighty forever, all—including the Who gives life to all (who gives life to the dead). dead. Influenced by scientific thought and the Enlightenment Haskalah), leading) מוֹרִ יד הַטַּ ל. .Morid hatal Reformers changed You rain dew upon us. the phrase to “m’chayeh hakol,” which refers to God instead as one who מְכַלְכֵּל חַ יִּים בְּחֶ ֽסֶ ד, מְחַ יֶּה M’chal’keil chayim b’chesed, m’chayeh gives life to all. In our machzor, we הַ ֹכּ ל/מֵתִים בְּרַ חֲמִים רַ בִּ ים – —hakol/meitim b’rachamim rabim give you the option to chant the phrase סוֹמֵ נוֹפְלִים, וְרוֹפֵא חוֹלִ ים someich nof’lim, v’rofei cholim in the way you find most meaningful and וּמַתִּיר אֲסוּרִ ים, וּמְקַ יֵּם אֱ מוּנָתוֹ umatir asurim, um’kayeim emunato representative of your .understanding of God לִ ישֵׁ נֵי ﬠָפָ ר. מִי כָמֽוֹ, בַּ ֽﬠַ ל lisheinei afar. Mi chamocha ba’al NL and EL גְּבוּרוֹת, וּמִי דּֽוֹמֶ ה לָּ, מֶ ֽלֶ g’vurot, umi domeh lach, Melech מֵמִית וּמְחַ יֶּה וּמַ צְמִֽיחַ יְשׁוּﬠָ ה. .meimit um’chayeh umatz’mi’ach y’shu’a שער השמים A Machzor for the Days of Awe 245

You sustain the living with kindness. You give life (give life to the dead) with great mercy. You support the fallen. You heal the sick. You set the captives free. You keep faith even with those who sleep in the dust. Who is like You, master of might? Who resembles You, O Sovereign, God of life and death, source of salvation?

מִי כָמֽוֹ, אָב הָרַחֲמִ ים, ,Mi chamocha, av harachamim זוֹכֵ ר יְצוּרָ יו לְחַ יִּים בְּרַחֲמִ ים. .zocheir y’tzurav l’chayim b’rachamim

Who is like You, merciful parent? In compassion, You remember Your creatures for life.

וְנֶאֱמָן אַתָּ ה לְהַחֲ יוֹת V’ne’eman Atah l’hachayot הַ ֹכּ ל/מֵתִ ים. .hakol/meitim

We trust in You to restore our life.

בָּרוּ אַתָּ ה, יְיָ, ,Baruch Atah Adonai מְחַ יֵּה הַ כֹּל/הַמֵּתִ ים. .m’chayeh hakol/hameitim

Blessed are You Adonai, source of all life (who gives life to the dead).

אַתָּה קָ דוֹשׁ, וְשִׁמְ קָ דוֹשׁ, ,Atah kadosh v’shimcha kadosh וּקְדוֹשִׁ ים בְּכָ ל יוֹם יְהַ לְלֽוּ סֶּ ֽלָ ה. .uk’doshim b’chol yom y’hal’lucha selah

You are holy and Your name is holy and we praise You daily. 246 שחרית ליום הכיפורים Yom Kippur Morning Service

This is the sobering truth, Which both frightens and consoles us: Each of us is an author, Writing, with deeds, in life’s great book. And to each You have given the power, To write lines that will never be lost. No song is so trivial, No story is so commonplace, No deed is so insignificant, That You do not record it. No kindness is ever done in vain; Each harmful act leaves its imprint; All our deeds, the good and the bad, Are noted and remembered by You. So help us to remember always, That what we do will live forever; That the echoes of the words we speak Will resound until the end of time. May our lives reflect this awareness; May our deeds bring no shame or reproach, May the entries we make in the Book of Remembrance Be ever acceptable to You.

248 שחרית ליום הכיפורים Yom Kippur Morning Service וּנְתַ ֽ נֶּה תֹּֽקֶ ף UN’TANEH TOKEF The Un’taneh Tokef prayer, chanted on וּנְתַ ֽ נֶּה תֹּֽקֶף קְדֻשַּׁת הַ יּוֹם – —Un’taneh tokef k’dushat hayom both Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, has כִּי הוּא נוֹרָ א וְאָ יֹם. וּבוֹ תִ נָּשֵׂ א ki hu nora v’ayom. Uvo tinasei stirred the hearts of praying and repenting מַ לְכוּתֶ ֽ, וְיִכּוֹן בְּחֶ ֽסֶ ד malchutecha, v’yikon b’chesed Jews for over a .thousand years כִּסְאֶ ֽ, וְתֵשֶׁ ב ﬠָלָיו בֶּאֱמֶ ת. .kis’echa, v’teishev alav be’emet Tradition ascribes this prayer to Rabbi Let us tell how utterly holy this day is and how awe-inspiring. Amnon of Mainz It is a day when Your dominion will be exalted and Your throne will (Germany, eleventh be established in mercy and You will occupy it in truth. century), who is said to have uttered these words as he died in martyrdom אֱמֶת כִּי אַתָּה הוּא דַ יָּן, וּמוֹכִֽיחַ Emet ki atah hu dayan, umochi’ach and affirmed his faith in the God of וְיוֹדֵ ֽﬠַ וָﬠֵד, וְכוֹתֵ ב וְחוֹתֵ ם, ,v’yodei’a va’eid, v’choteiv v’choteim Israel. These sacred words highlight in וְסוֹפֵ ר וּמוֹנֶה, וְתִ זְכֹּר כָּ ל v’sofeir umoneh, v’tizkor kol metaphor a Day of Judgment in which הַ נִּשְׁ כָּחוֹת. וְתִ פְתַּח אֶת סֵ ֽפֶ ר ach et seiferhanishkachot. V’ti God opens the Book of Life, containing in הַ זִּכְרוֹנוֹת, וּמֵאֵ לָיו יִקָרֵ א – —hazichronot, umei’eilav yikarei our own handwriting a complete record וְחוֹתָ ם יַד כָּל אָדָ ם בּוֹ. .v’chotam yad kol adam bo of our actions from True, You are Judge and Arbiter, Discerner and Witness, inscribing the past year. It is and recording all that we have forgotten. said that, one by When You open the book of records, it reads itself, for it bears the one as a shepherd counts sheep, God signature of every human being. reviews our deeds and determines the destiny of every וּבְשׁוֹפָר גָּדוֹל יִתָּקַ ע. וְ קוֹל Uv’shofar gadol yitaka. V’kol living soul: “On Rosh Hashanah it דְּמָמָה דַקָּ ה יִשָּׁמַע. וּמַ לְאָ כִ ים d’mamah dakah yishama. Umal’achim is written, on Yom ”.Kippur it is sealed יֵחָפֵ זֽוּן, וְחִיל וּרְ ﬠָדָה יֹאחֵ זֽוּן, ,yeichafeizun, v’chil ur’adah yocheizun But the prayer’s author does not linger וְיֹּאמְרוּ: הִ נֵּה יוֹם הַדִּ ין – לִפְ קֹד odv’yomru: Hinei Yom Hadin—li long on the fears and uncertainties ﬠַל צְבָא מָרוֹם בַּדִּ ין, כִּ י לֹא יִזְכּוּ al tz’va marom badin, ki lo yizku of the future. The author believes that בְּﬠֵינֶ ֽי בַּדִּ ין. .b’einecha badin we can influence The Great Shofar is sounded, the still small voice is heard; our own fate and change the course The angels, quaking with fear and trembling, declare: of our lives through The Day of Judgment is here, for even the angels will be brought repentance, prayer, to justice, indeed, even they are not guiltless in Your eyes. and righteousness. NL and EL שער השמים A Machzor for the Days of Awe 249

וְכָל בָּאֵ י עוֹלָם יַﬠַבְרוּן לְפָנֶ ֽי V’chol ba’ei olam ya’avrun l’fanecha Our liturgy suggests כִבְ נֵי מָרוֹן. כְּבַקָּרַ ת רוֹﬠֶה ﬠֶדְ רוֹ, ,that repentance, chivnei maron. K’vakarat ro’eh edro prayer, and charity מַﬠֲבִיר צֹאנוֹ תַּ ֽחַת שִׁבְ טוֹ, כֵּ ן can influence a Divine ma’avir tzono tachat shivto, kein decree. Why this trio? תַּﬠֲבִיר וְתִסְ פֹּר וְתִמְ נֶה, וְתִ פְ קֹד odRepentance begins ta’avir v’tispor v’timneh, v’ti with an intimate נֶ ֽפֶשׁ כָּל חַ י. וְתַחְ תֹּ קִצְבָּ ה confession, requiring nefesh kol chai. V’tach’toch kitzbah genuine inner לְכָל בְּרִ יָּה, וְתִ כְ תֹּב אֶ ת גְּזַר דִּ ינָם. .reflection. Prayer l’chol briyah, v’tich’tov et g’zar dinam is between us and God. And charity is an act of goodness All humankind passes before You like a fl ock of sheep. done for others. In As a shepherd seeks out its fl ock, making each sheep pass under emphasizing these the rod, so do You make all living souls pass before You. types of actions, our You count and number Your creatures, fi xing their lifetime and liturgy includes all inscribing their destiny. possible levels of human expression: within us, between God and us, and between us and our fellow human beings. None of us knows what lies ahead in the coming year. However, if we spend our days engaging in self-reflection, in prayerful reach to God, and in the performance of acts of kindness for others, the trials and pains of life, while not abated, are softened. DW 250 שחרית ליום הכיפורים Yom Kippur Morning Service

בְּ רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁ נָה יִכָּתֵבֽ וּן, וּבְ יוֹם B’Rosh Hashanah yikateivun, uv’Yom “On Rosh Hashanah it is written and צוֹם כִּפּוּר יֵחָתֵמֽוּן: כַּמָּ ֽ ה Tzom Kippur yeichateimun: Kamah on Yom Kippur it is sealed: How many יַﬠֲ בֹֽרוּן, וְכַמָּ ֽה יִבָּרֵ ֽאוּן. מִ י ya’avorun, v’chamah yibarei’un. Mi shall pass away, how ?many shall be born יִחְ יֶה, וּמִ י יָמוּת. מִי בְקִ צּוֹ, וּמִ י yichyeh, u’mi yamut. Mi v’kitzo, u’mi Who shall live and who shall die.” These לֹא בְקִ צּוֹ. מִי בָאֵ שׁ, וּמִי בַמַּ ֽיִם. .lo v’kitzo. Mi a’eish, u’mi vamayim most chilling words in the machzor inspire מִי בַחֶ ֽרֶב, וּמִי בַחַ יָּה. מִ י Mi vacherev, u’mi vachayah. Mi us to confront our mortality. And yet the בָרָ ﬠָב, וּמִי בַצָּמָא. מִי בָרַ ֽﬠַ שׁ, ,vara’av, u’mi vatzama. Mi vara’ash realization that life is not forever is precisely וּמִי בַמַּ גֵּפָה. מִי בַחֲ נִיקָ ה, ,u’mi vamageifah. Mi vachanikah what helps us to make the most of the days וּמִי בַסְּקִ ילָה. מִ י יָנֽוּחַ, וּמִ י u’mi vas’kilah. Mi yanu’ach, u’mi we have. Yom Kippur is a gift, as it forces a יָנֽוּﬠַ. מִ י יַשְׁקִ יט, וּמִ י יְטֹרַ ף. מִ י yanu’a. Mi yashkit, u’mi y’toraf. Mi pause in our life—a reflection of what and יִשָּׁ לֵ ו, וּמִ י יִתְ יַסֵּ ר. מִ י יַﬠֲ נִי, ,yishaleiv, u’mi yityaseir. Mi ya’ani who is important. It is a stark and welcome וּמִ י יַﬠֲשִׁ יר. מִ י יֻשְׁ פַּ ל, וּמִ י יָרוּם? ?u’mi ya’ashir. Mi yushpal, u’mi yarum reminder that life is not fully in our hands, On Rosh Hashanah it is written, and on Yom Kippur it is sealed: that our actions and How many shall pass away, how many shall be born? choices do matter; Who shall live and who shall die; and that ultimately Who shall come to a timely end and who to an untimely end; God walks with us. Who by ﬁ re and who by water; DW 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 at ease and who shall wander; Who shall be tranquil and who shall be troubled; Who shall be poor and who shall be rich; Who shall be humbled and who shall be exalted?

וּתְ שׁוּבָה, וּתְ פִילָּ ה, וּצְדָקָ ה Ut’shuvah, ut’ﬁ lah, utz’dakah מַﬠֲבִירִ ין אֶ ת רֹֽ ﬠַ הַ גְּזֵרָ ה. .ma’avirin et ro’a ha’g’zeirah

But repentance, prayer, and charity temper judgment’s severe decree. שער השמים A Machzor for the Days of Awe 251

כִּי כְּשִׁמְ כֵּן תְהִ לָּתֶ ֽ: קָשֶׁ ה Ki k’shimcha kein t’hilatecha: kasheh לִכְ עֹס וְנֽוֹחַ לִרְ צוֹת. כִּ י לֹא תַחְ פֹּץ lich’os v’no’ach lirtzot. Ki lo tachpotz בְּמוֹת הַמֵּת, כִּי אִם בְּ שׁוּבוֹ b’mot hameit, ki im b’shuvo מִדַּרְ כּוֹ וְחָ יָה. .mi’darko v’chayah

This is Your glory: You are slow to anger, ready to forgive. God, it is not the death of sinners You seek, but that they should turn from their evil ways and live.

וְﬠַד יוֹם מוֹתוֹ תְּחַ כֶּ ה לּוֹ, אִ ם V’ad yom moto t’chakeh lo, im יָשׁוּב, מִ יַּד תְּקַבְּ לוֹ. אֱמֶ ת yashuv, miyad t’kablo. Emet ki כִּ י אַתָּ ה הוּא יוֹצְרָ ם, וְיוֹדֵ ֽﬠַ יִצְרָ ם, ,atah yotzram, v’yodei’a yitzram כִּי הֵם בָּשָׂ ר וָדָ ם. .ki heim basar vadam

Until the last day You wait for them, Your hand accepts them. You are the Creator of all and know what we are; we are but ﬂ esh and blood.

אָדָ ם יְסוֹדוֹ מֵﬠָפָ ר, וְסוֹפוֹ לֶﬠָפָ ר. .Chasidic master Adam y’sodo mei’afar, v’sofo le’afar Simcha Bunim of בְּ נַפְ שׁוֹ יָבִיא לַחְמוֹ – מָ שׁוּל Pzhysha (1767–1827) B’nafsho yavi lachmo—mashul teaches that we כַּחֶ ֽרֶ ס הַ נִּשְׁבָּ ר, כְּחָ צִ יר יָבֵ שׁ, ,human beings are kacheres hanishbar, k’chatzir yaveish both dust and ashes וּכְצִ יץ נוֹבֵ ל, כְּצֵ ל עוֹבֵ ר, וּכְﬠָ נָן and the world was uch’tzitz noveil, k’tzeil oveir, uch’anan created for us. We כָּלֶה, וּכְרֽ וּחַ נוֹשָׁ ֽבֶת, וּכְאָבָ ק hold the complexity kaleh, uch’ru’ach noshavet, uch’avak of both these truths פּוֹרֵ ֽחַ , וְכַחֲ לוֹם יָעוּף. .together as we porei’ach, v’chachalom ya’uf pray the words of Adam Y’Sodo, remembering that Humankind’s origin is dust, and to dust we will return. God alone is constant, We wear out our lives to receive our bread. everlasting, yet we Each of us a shattered urn, grass that must wither, are also somehow a A fl ower that fades, a shadow that passes, part of God’s glorious And like a cloud that vanishes, eternity. A particle fl oating on the wind, a dream that fl ies away. NL and EL וְאַתָּה הוּא מֶ ֽלֶ, אֵל חַ י וְקַ יָּם. .V’atah hu Melech, Eil chai v’kayam

And You—You are the Sovereign, living, ever-present God. 252 שחרית ליום הכיפורים Yom Kippur Morning Service קְ דֻ שָּׁ ה K’DUSHAH נְקַדֵּשׁ אֶת שִׁמְ בָּעוֹלָם, כְּשֵׁ ם N’kadeish et shimcha ba’olam, k’sheim שֶׁמַּקְדִּ ישִׁ ים אוֹתוֹ בִּשְׁמֵי מָ רוֹם, ,shemak’dishim oto bishmei marom כַּכָּ תוּב ﬠַ ל יַד נְבִיאֶ ֽ: וְקָרָ ֽ א זֶה kakatuv al yad n’vi’echa: V’kara zeh אֶ ל־זֶה וְאָמַ ר: :el zeh v’amar We sanctify Your name on earth as in the highest heavens. As it is written by Your prophet, as they call out, one to another:

קָ דוֹשׁ, קָ דוֹשׁ, קָ דוֹשׁ יְיָ Kadosh, kadosh, kadosh Adonai צְבָאוֹת, מְ לֹא כָל־הָאָ ֽרֶ ץ כְּ בוֹדוֹ. .Tz’va’ot, m’lo chol ha’aretz k’vodo Holy, Holy, Holy is the God of hosts! The whole earth is full of God’s glory. (Isaiah 6:3)

אַדִּיר אַדִּירֵ ֽ נוּ, יְיָ אֲ דֹנֵיֽנוּ – ,Adir adireinu, Adonai adoneinu מָ ה־אַדִּיר שִׁמְ בְּכָל־הָאָ ֽרֶ ץ. .mah adir shimcha b’chol ha’aretz Our God Almighty, how glorious is Your name over all the earth!

בָּרוּ כְּ בוֹד־יְיָ מִמְּ קוֹמוֹ. .Baruch k’vod Adonai mim’komo Blessed is God’s glory from God’s abode. (Ezekiel 3:12)

אֶחָד הוּא אֱהֵ ֽ ינוּ, הוּא אָבִֽ ינוּ, ,Echad hu Eloheinu, hu avinu הוּא מַ לְכֵּ ֽנוּ, הוּא מוֹשִׁ יﬠֵ ֽנוּ – —hu malkeinu, hu moshi’einu וְהוּא יַשְׁמִ יﬠֵ ֽנוּ בְּרַ חֲמָ יו לְﬠֵ ינֵי v’hu yashmi’einu b’rachamav l’einei כָּל חָי: אֲ נִי יְיָ אֱהֵיכֶ ם. .kol chai: Ani Adonai Eloheichem Our God is One; God is our Parent, God is our Sovereign, God is our Deliverer And God will proclaim in mercy to all things living: I am Adonai Your God!

יִמְ יְיָ לְעוֹלָם, אֱהַ יִ Yimloch Adonai l’olam, Elohayich צִיּוֹן, לְ דֹר וָ דֹר: הַ לְ לוּ־יָהּ. .Tziyon, l’dor vador: Hal’luyah God shall reign forever, your God, O Zion, from generation to generation, Hallelujah! (Psalm 146:10) שער השמים A Machzor for the Days of Awe 253

לְדוֹר וָדוֹר נַגִּיד גָּדְ לֶ ֽ, ,L’dor vador nagid godlecha וּלְנֵ ֽצַ ח נְצָחִים קְדֻשָּׁתְ ul’neitzach n’tzachim k’dushatcha נַקְדִּ ישׁ. וְשִׁבְחֲ, אֱהֵ ֽ ינוּ, ,nakdish. V’shivchacha Eloheinu מִפִּֽ ינוּ לֹא יָמוּשׁ לְעוֹלָם וָﬠֶד, ,mipinu lo yamush, l’olam va’ed כִּי אֵל מֶ ֽלֶ גָּדוֹל וְקָדוֹשׁ אָ ֽתָּ ה. .ki Eil melech gadol v’kadosh atah

From generation to generation, we will make Your greatness known. To all eternity, we will proclaim Your holiness. Your praise will never depart from our mouths, for You are a great and holy God.

For the Yom Kippur that Falls on the Sabbath Day Since the beginning of Jewish tradition, our ancestors held fast to a belief that time can be sacred, that we can wring from our hectic lives a day in which industry and occupation cease to have meaning. Observe the Sabbath day and keep it holy... Six days shall you work and perform all your labors, but the seventh day is a Sabbath for Adonai your God. The Sabbath acknowledges our sacred responsibilities, to God and to one another. You shall perform no labor—neither you, nor your son, nor your daughter, nor your servant, nor your livestock, nor the stranger that lives among you, so that your workers may rest, just as you do. Today, we bring deeper meaning to the Sabbath, making this sacred hour an opportunity to cleanse the mind, to purify the soul, and to hold fast to one another. This shall be to you a law for all time: In the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, you shall afflict your soul. You shall do no manner of work, neither the citizen nor the stranger among you. Thus do we exalt this precious gift, this day of rest, this day of atonement. For on this day, God shall atone for you, cleansing you of all iniquity. You shall be cleansed before Adonai. It shall be a Sabbath of Sabbaths for you. Thus you shall afflict your souls. This shall be a law for all time.

F Y K … from Leviticus 16:28–30 and Deuteronomy 5:12–15, adapted by Rabbi Joshua Knobel 254 שחרית ליום הכיפורים Yom Kippur Morning Service

ִ י שְׂ מְ ח וּ SHABBAT ONLY) YISM’CHU) יִשְׂמְחוּ בְמַ לְכוּתְ שׁוֹמְרֵ י Yism’chu v’malchut’cha shomrei שַׁבָּת וְקֽוֹרְ אֵ י עֹֽ נֶג. ﬠַם מְקַדְּשֵׁ י Shabbat v’korei oneg. Am m’kadshei שְׁבִ יﬠִ י, כֻּלָּם יִשְׂבְּעוּ וְיִתְﬠַ נְּגוּ sh’vi’i, kulam yisb’u v’yit’angu מִ טּוּבֶ ֽ. וְבַשְּׁבִ יﬠִי רָ צִֽיתָ בּוֹ mituvecha. U’vashvi’i ratzita bo וְקִדַּשְׁ תּוֹ, חֶמְדַּ ת יָמִ ים אוֹתוֹ v’kidashto, chemdat yamim oto קָרָ ֽאתָ , זֵ ֽכֶר לְמַﬠֲשֵׂ ה בְרֵ אשִׁ ית. .karata, zeicher l’ma’aseih v’reishit

Those who keep the Sabbath and call it a delight will rejoice in Your realm. All the people who sanctify the seventh day will fully enjoy Your goodness. You are pleased with the seventh day and made it holy. You call it the most desirable day, a remembrance of Creation.

You commanded me to love You with all of my heart, with all of my soul, and with all of my might. Why, therefore, should I be afraid? We fear that we are not the people we are meant to be. We fear the passing of time. There is so much we wish to accomplish yet the hour is growing late. You redeemed us at the shores of the sea all those years ago. Why, therefore, do we ask once again for Your redemption? We are grateful for the gift of freedom. We give thanks for the dignity and security we enjoy. And yet we recognize that others remain enslaved and endangered. So long as their lives are in peril—so long as we remain bound by the fetters of pettiness, materialism, and vanity—we can never truly be free. You ordained that on the tenth day of the seventh month we should practice self-affliction and atone for our many trespasses. Each year we vow to be better, and each year we return to You again, brokenhearted and ashamed. Why, therefore, should we once again dare to hope that this year will be different? It is forbidden to despair. As long as we draw breath, we will continue to hope for the day when corruption and evil shall give way to purity and goodness. As long as we live, we hope for a brighter future for ourselves, our children, and our world.

Y Y … Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback שער השמים A Machzor for the Days of Awe 255 וּבְכֵן תֵּ ן פַּחְדְּ UV’CHEIN TEIN PACHD’CHA — AWE The Uv’chein section וּבְכֵן תֵּ ן פַּחְדְּ , יְיָ is an extension of the Uv’chein tein pachd’cha, Adonai prayer for holiness אֱהֵ ֽ ינוּ, ﬠַל כָּל מַﬠֲשֶׂ ֽ י, ,K’dushah), unique Eloheinu, al kol ma’asecha) to the High Holy Days וְאֵימָתְ ﬠַל כָּל מַה שֶּׁבָּרָ ֽאתָ . .Ha-T'filah (Amidah). v’eimatcha al kol mah shebarata Each of the וְיִירָ אֽ וּ כָּל הַמַּﬠֲשִׂ ים, ,paragraphs focuses V’yira’ucha kol hama’asim on a special aspect of וְיִשְׁתַּחֲ ווּ לְפָנֶ ֽי כָּל הַבְּרוּאִ ים. .God’s gifts to us and v’yishtachavu l’fanecha kol hab’ru’im paints a picture of a וְיֵﬠָשׂוּ כֻלָּם אֲ גֻדָּה אֶחָ ת, ,world redeemed. V’yei’asu chulam agudah echat NL and EL לַﬠֲשׂוֹת רְ צוֹנְ בְּלֵבָב שָׁ לֵ ם, ,la’asot r’tzoncha b’leivav shaleim כְּמוֹ שֶׁ יָּדַ ֽﬠְ נוּ, יְיָ אֱהֵ ֽ ינוּ, ,k’mo sheyada’nu, Adonai Eloheinu שֶׁהַשִּׁ לְטוֹן לְפָנֶ ֽי, עֹז בְּ יָדְ , ,shehashil’ton l’fanecha, oz b’yadcha וּגְבוּרָ ה בִּימִ ינֶ ֽ, וְשִׁמְ נוֹרָ א ug’vurah biminecha, v’shimcha nora ﬠַל כָּל מַה שֶּׁבָּרָ ֽאתָ . .al kol mah shebarata

Therefore, Adonai our God, place Your awe and fear upon all those You have created, And may all Your works revere You. Let all creation worship and bow to You. Let them blend into one family and do Your will with a complete heart. For well we know, Adonai our God, that Yours is the dominion, the power and the might, And Your name is revered over all You have created. 256 שחרית ליום הכיפורים Yom Kippur Morning Service וּבְכֵן תֵּ ן כָּ בוֹד UV’CHEIN TEIN KAVOD — HOPE וּבְכֵן תֵּ ן כָּבוֹד, יְיָ, לְﬠַמֶּ ֽ , ,Uv’chein tein kavod, Adonai, l’amecha תְּהִ לָּה לִירֵאֶ ֽי וְתִקְ וָ ה טוֹבָ ה t’hilah lirei’echa v’tikvah tovah לְדוֹרְשֶׁ ֽי, וּפִתְ חוֹן פֶּה לַמְ יַחֲ לִ ים l’dor’shecha, uﬁ t’chon peh lam’yachalim לָ, שִׂמְחָ ה לְאַרְ צֶ ֽ, וְשָׂ שׂוֹן lach, simchah l’artzecha, v’sason לְﬠִירֶ ֽ , וּצְמִיחַת קֶ ֽרֶ ן לְדָ וִ ד l’irecha, utz’michat keren l’David ﬠַבְדֶּ ֽ, וַﬠֲרִֽ יכַ ת נֵר לְבֶ ן יִשַׁ י av’decha, v’arichat ner l’ven Yishai מְשִׁיחֶ ֽ, בִּמְהֵרָ ה בְ יָמֵ ֽ ינוּ. .m’shichecha, bim’heirah v’yameinu

Therefore, grant honor to Your People, glory to those who revere You, hope to those who seek You, and praise to those who yearn for You. Joy in the land and gladness in the city, giving strength to David, Your servant, a shining light to the son of Jesse, Your chosen one, speedily and in our days.

וּבְכֵן צַדִּ יקִ ים UV’CHEIN TZADIKIM — REDEMPTION וּבְכֵן צַדִּ יקִ ים יִרְ אוּ וְיִשְׂמָ ֽ חוּ, ,Uv’chein tzadikim yir’u v’yis’machu וִ ישָׁרִ ים יַﬠֲ לֹֽ זוּ, וַחֲסִידִ ים visharim ya’alozu, vachasidim בְּרִ נָּה יָגִֽילוּ, וְעוֹלָ ֽתָה תִקְפָּ ץ־ -b’rinah yagilu, v’olatah tik’potz פִּֽיהָ , וְכָל הָרִשְׁ ﬠָה כֻּלָּהּ כֶּﬠָשָׁ ן piya, v’chol harish’ah kulah k’ashan תִּ כְלֶה, כִּי תַﬠֲבִיר מֶמְשֶׁ ֽלֶת זָדוֹן tichleh, ki ta’avir memshelet zadon מִן הָאָ ֽרֶ ץ. .min ha’aretz

Therefore, may the righteous see this and rejoice, and may the upright exalt, and the faithful sing in joy. Iniquity will shut its mouth, wickedness will vanish like smoke, and You will abolish the rule of tyranny on earth. שער השמים A Machzor for the Days of Awe 257

וְתִמְ לֺ, אַתָּ ה, יְיָ, לְבַדֶּ ֽ ﬠַ ל V’tim’loch, atah, Adonai, l’vadecha al כָּל מַﬠֲשֶׂ ֽי, בְּהַר צִיּוֹן מִשְׁ כַּ ן kol ma’asecha, b’har tziyon mish’kan כְּבוֹדֶ ֽ , וּבִירוּשָׁ לַ ֽיִם ﬠִיר קָדְשֶׁ ֽ , ,k’vodecha, uvirushalayim ir kod’sh’cha כַּכָּ תוּב בְּדִבְרֵ י קָדְשֶׁ ֽ : יִמְ kakatuv b’div’rei kod’sh’cha: yim’loch יְיָ לְעוֹלָם, אֱהַ ֽיִ, צִ יּוֹן, ,Adonai l’olam, Elohayich, Tziyon לְ דֹר וָ דֹר: הַ לְ לוּ־יָהּ! !l’dor vador, hal’lu-Yah

You alone, Adonai, will reign over Creation, from Mount Zion, the dwelling place of Your Presence, and from Jerusalem, Your holy city. As the Psalmist writes: “God will reign forever; Your God, Zion, from generation to generation. Halleluyah!" (Psalm 146:10)

קָדוֹשׁ אַתָּ ה, וְנוֹרָא שְׁמֶ ֽ, וְאֵ ין Kadosh atah, v’nora sh’mecha, v’ein אֱ לֽוֹהַּ מִבַּלְﬠֲדֶ ֽי, כַּכָּ תוּב: :eloha mibal’adecha, kakatuv וַיִּגְבַּ הּ יְיָ צְבָאוֹת בַּמִּשְׁ פָּ ט, ,vayig’bah Adonai Tz’va’ot bamish’pat וְהָאֵל הַקָּ דוֹשׁ נִקְדָּ שׁ בִּצְדָקָ ה. .v’ha’eil hakadosh nik’dash bitz’dakah

You are holy, and Your name is awesome. There is nothing divine beyond You—as the prophet Isaiah wrote: “Adonai Tz’va’ot will be exalted through judgment, the holy God sanctiﬁ ed through justice.”

בָּרוּ אַתָּ ה, יְיָ, ,Baruch atah, Adonai הַמֶּ ֽלֶ הַקָּ דוֹשׁ. .Hamelech Hakadosh

Blessed are You Adonai, holy Sovereign. 258 שחרית ליום הכיפורים Yom Kippur Morning Service רְ ֵ צ ה R’TZEIH Our sages acknowledge what we רְ צֵ ה, יְיָ אֱהֵ ֽינוּ בְּﬠַמְּ R’tzeih Adonai Eloheinu b’amcha so often experience: .prayer is difficult יִשְׂרָ אֵ ל. וּתְ פִלָּתָם בְּאַהֲבָ ה Yisrael ut’ﬁ latam b’ahavah R’tzeih is our plea that our worship be תְקַבֵּל בְּרָצוֹן, וּתְהִ י לְרָצוֹן תָּמִ יד t’kabeil, b’ratzon ut’hi l’ratzon tamid acceptable to God. No matter how beautiful ﬠֲבוֹדַ ת יִשְׂרָ אֵל ﬠַמֶּ ֽ. אֵל קָ רוֹב avodat Yisrael amecha. Eil karov the melody, poetic our words, or heartfelt our לְכָ ל קֹרְ אָ יו, פְּ נֵה אֶל ﬠֲבָדֶ ֽ י l’chol-kor’av, p’nei el avadecha cry, we understand that our worship is וְחָ נֵּ ֽנוּ. שְׁ פֹ רוּחֲ ﬠָלֵ ֽינוּ, ,v’choneinu; sh’foch ruchacha aleinu inevitably imperfect and so we ask for our וְתֶחֱ זֶ ֽינָה ﬠֵינֵ ֽינוּ בְּ שׁוּבְ v’techezeinah eineinu b’shuvcha request to be received with compassion לְצִיּוֹן בְּרַחֲמִים. בָּרוּ אַתָּ ה, l’Tziyon b’rachamim. Baruch Atah and mercy. YZ יְיָ, הַמַּחֲ זִיר שְׁ כִ ינָתוֹ לְצִ יּוֹן. .Adonai, hamachazir sh’chinato l’Tziyon

Find favor, Adonai our God, with Your People Israel and lovingly accept their prayers. May you always accept the worship of Your People Israel. God, who is close to all who call upon You, turn lovingly to Your servants. Pour Your spirit upon us.

May our eyes see Your merciful return to Zion. Blessed are You, Adonai, whose Presence returns to Zion.

The Psalmist proclaims: “It is good to give thanks to the Eternal.” Let us give praise for our many blessings. For all the good, we thank You Adonai. Our sage Ben Zoma asks: “Who is rich? The one who is satisfied with her portion.” There are wonders all around us. We live in a world of abundance. Help us, O God, to become more aware of just how fortunate we are. Our prayer book reminds us: “For all of our gifts, may You be blessed and may Your great name be exalted.” And on this holy day, may we be mindful of the gift of forgiveness, the renewed opportunity to be our best selves.

T P … Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback

260 שחרית ליום הכיפורים Yom Kippur Morning Service מוֹדִ ים MODIM In the Modim prayer, we thank God for our מוֹדִים אֲ נַ ֽחְ נוּ לָ, שָׁאַתָּ ה הוּא Modim anachnu lach sha’atah hu lives and souls and for the everyday miracles יְיָ אֱהֵ ֽינוּ וֵ אהֵי אֲבוֹתֵ ֽ ינוּ Adonai eloheinu v’elohei avoteinu we encounter that remind us of God’s וְאִמּוֹתֵ ֽינוּ לְעוֹלָם וָﬠֶד. צוּר חַ יֵּ ֽינוּ, ,v’imoteinu l’olam va’ed, Tzur chayeinu presence. Though it may sometimes מָ גֵן יִשְׁﬠֵ ֽנוּ, אַתָּ ה הוּא לְ דוֹר .magein yish’einu, atah hu l’dor vador be hard to feel thankful, given the וָדוֹר. נוֹדֶ ה לְ וּנְסַפֵּר תְּהִ לָּתֶ ֽ: ﬠַ ל Nodeh l’cha un’sapeir t’hilatecha, al many problems we see around us, our חַ יֵּ ֽינוּ הַמְּסוּרִ ים בְּ יָדֶ ֽי, וְﬠַ ל -chayeinu ham’surim b’yadecha, v’al tradition constantly refocuses us on the נִשְׁמוֹתֵ ֽינוּ הַפְּקֻ דוֹת לָ, וְﬠַ ל nishmoteinu hapkudot lach, v’al good by reminding us to offer words נִסֶּ ֽי שֶׁבְּכָל יוֹם ﬠִמָּ ֽ נוּ, וְﬠַ ל -nisecha sheb’chol-yom imanu, v’al of praise. YZ נִפְלְאוֹתֶ ֽי וְ טוֹבוֹתֶ ֽי שֶׁבְּכָל ﬠֵ ת, ,niﬂ ’oteicha v’tovoteicha sheb’chol eit ﬠֶ ֽרֶ ב וָבֹֽקֶ ר וְצָהֳרָ ֽ יִם. הַ טּוֹב, כִּ י erev vavoker v’tzohorayim. Hatov: ki לֹא כָלוּ רַ חֲמֶ ֽי, וְהַמְרַחֵ ם, :lo chalu rachameicha, v’ham’racheim כִּ י לֹא תַ ֽמּוּ חֲסָדֶ ֽי, מֵ עוֹלָ ם ki lo tamu chasadeicha, mei’olam קִוִּֽינוּ לָ . .kivinu lach

We o er thanks that You are Adonai, our God and the God of our ancestors forever. You are the rock of our lives, the shield of our salvation. In every generation we will thank You. We will extol Your praise for our lives that are in Your hand, for our souls that are in Your charge, for Your miracles that are with us daily, and for Your continued wonders and favors at every time of day: evening, morning, and afternoon. Great One, whose mercies are endless, compassionate One, whose kindness never ceases, we forever put our hope in You.

וְﬠַל כֻּלָּ ם יִתְ בָּרַ וְיִתְרוֹמַ ם V’al kulam yit’barach v’yit’romam שִׁ מְ, מַ לְכֵּ ֽנוּ, תָּמִ יד לְעוֹלָם וָﬠֶד. .shim’cha, Malkeinu, tamid l’olam va’ed

וּכְ תֹב לְחָ יִּים טוֹבִ ים Uch’tov l’chayim tovim כָּל בְּ נֵי בְרִיתֶ ֽ . .kol b’nei v’ritecha שער השמים A Machzor for the Days of Awe 261

וְכָל הַחַ יִּים יוֹדֽוּ סֶּ ֽלָ ה, ,V’chol hachayim yoducha selah וִיהַ לְלוּ אֶת שִׁמְ בֶּאֱמֶ ת, ,vihal’lu et shim’cha be’emet הָאֵ ל יְשׁוּﬠָתֵ ֽנוּ וְﬠֶ זְרָתֵ ֽנוּ סֶ ֽלָ ה. .ha’Eil y’shu’ateinu v’ezrateinu selah בָּרוּ אַתָּ ה יְיָ, הַ טּוֹב שִׁמְ , ,Baruch Atah Adonai, hatov shim’cha וּלְ נָאֶ ה לְ הוֹדוֹת. .ul’cha na’eh l’hodot

For all our blessings and gifts, our Sovereign, Be blessed and exalted forever and ever. Inscribe all Your People, children of the covenant, for a good life. All the living shall forever thank You and sincerely praise Your name, O God, Who is forever our salvation and help. Blessed are You God, the Good Name to whom it is ﬁ tting to give thanks and praise. 262 שחרית ליום הכיפורים Yom Kippur Morning Service

בִּרְ כַּ ת כֹּהֲ נִים — THE PRIESTLY BENEDICTION BIRKAT KOHANIM In the Book of Numbers (6:22–27) we read of God’s instruction to Moses אֱהֵ ֽ ינוּ וֵ אהֵ י אֲבוֹתֵ ֽ ינוּ וְאִמּוֹתֵ ֽ ינוּ, ,Eloheinu v’Eilohei avoteinu v’imoteinu that Aaron and his descendants, the בָּרְ כֵ ֽנוּ בַּבְּרָ כָה הַמְשֻׁ לֶּ ֽשֶׁ ת barcheinu bab’rachah ham’shuleshet Kohanim, bless the People of Israel in הַכְּ תוּבָה בַּתּוֹרָ ה, הָאֲמוּרָ ה hak’tuvah baTorah, ha’amurah a special fashion. Later, it became the מִפִּי אַהֲ רֹן וּבָ נָיו כֹּהֲ נִים ﬠַ ם mipi Aharon u’vanav kohanim am custom for parents to invoke this same קְדוֹשֶׁ ֽ כָּאָ מוּר: :k’doshecha ka’amur blessing upon their children on Friday nights and holidays. Y’varech’cha Adonai v’yishm’recha. In some Reform and Conservative יְ בָ רֶ כְ ֽ יְ יָ וְ יִ שְׁ מְ רֶ ֽ . Kein y’hi ratzon. synagogues, the clergy conclude each כֵּ ן יְהִי רָ צוֹן. Ya’eir Adonai panav eilecha vichuneka. Shabbat service with these words. At יָאֵ ר יְיָ פָּ נָיו אֵלֶ ֽי וְיחֻ נֶּ ֽךָּ . Kein y’hi ratzon. Stephen Wise Temple, we include the כֵּ ן יְהִי רָ צוֹן. Yisa Adonai panav eilecha Priestly Benediction in our Bar and Bat יִשָּׂ א יְיָ פָּ נָיו אֵלֶ ֽי v’yaseim l’cha shalom. Mitzvah services and it has become our וְיָשֵׂ ם לְ שָׁ לוֹם. Kein y’hi ratzon. practice on the High Holy Days to invite כֵּ ן יְהִי רָ צוֹן. our entire community to invoke these words upon one another, asking that God יְ בָ רְ כֶ יְ יָ וְ יִ שְׁ מְ רֶ ֽ . .Y’varchech Adonai v’yish’m’rech bless us and keep us, show us concern and כֵּ ן יְהִי רָ צוֹן. .Kein y’hi ratzon kindness, and grant us the most precious gift יָאֵ ר יְיָ פָּ נָיו אֵלָ ֽיִ וִיחֻ נֵּ. .Ya’eir Adonai panav eilai’ich vichuneich of peace. YZ and NL כֵּ ן יְהִי רָ צוֹן. .Kein y’hi ratzon יִשָּׂ א יְיָ פָּ נָיו אֵלָ ֽיִ Yisa Adonai panav eilai’ich וְיָשֵׂ ם לַ שָׁ לוֹם. .v’yaseim lach shalom כֵּ ן יְהִי רָ צוֹן. .Kein y’hi ratzon

P B F F … adapted by Rabbi Dr. Dalia Marx שער השמים A Machzor for the Days of Awe 263

Our God and God of our ancestors, bless us with the threefold blessing as it is written in the Torah for Your holy People:

May God bless you and keep you. May it be so. May God cause God’s light to shine upon you and be gracious unto you. May it be so. May God favor you and give you peace. (Numbers 6:24-26) May it be so.

What will it sound like? Utter silence or the clash of swords becoming plowshares? What will it look like? A clear, blue, sunny day or the smoky aftermath of something big? What will it taste like? The sweetness of a summer fruit or the bitter taste of loss and grief? What will it smell like? A fresh ocean breeze or charred wood and ashes? What will it feel like? Safe and secure, swaddled in the arms of someone you love, or cold and alone, unsure of what’s next? But until we know it, until we hear it, see it, taste it, smell it, feel it, we must speak it. Loud and clear, raging and insistent. A prayer, a hope, a vision. Peace.

W ? … Rabbi Sari Laufer 264 שחרית ליום הכיפורים Yom Kippur Morning Service שִׂים שָׁ לוֹם SIM SHALOM שִׂים שָׁ לוֹם טוֹבָ ה וּבְרָ כָ ה, Sim shalom tovah uv’rachah חֵ ן וָחֶ ֽסֶ ד וְרַ חֲמִים, ﬠָלֵ ֽינוּ chein vachesed v’rachamim aleinu וְﬠַל כָּ ל יִשְׂרָאֵל ﬠַמֶּ ֽ . .v’al kol Yisra’el amecha

Grant peace and well-being, blessing and mercy, grace and kindness to us and to all Israel, Your People.

בָּרְ כֵ ֽנוּ, אָבִֽ ינוּ/יוֹצְרֵ ֽ נוּ, כֻּלָּ ֽנוּ Barcheinu avinu/yotzreinu kulanu כְּאֶחָד בְּאוֹר פָּנֶ ֽי כִּי בְאוֹר פָּנֶ ֽי k’echad b’or panecha. Ki v’or panecha נָתַ ֽתָּ לָּ ֽנוּ, יְיָ אֱהֵ יֽנוּ, תּוֹרַ ת natata lanu Adonai Eloheinu Torat חַ יִּים וְאַהֲבַת חֶ ֽסֶ ד, וּצְדָקָ ה chayim v’ahavat chesed utz’dakah וּבְרָ כָה וְרָ חֲמִ ים וְחַ יִּים uv’rachah v’rachamim v’chayim וְשָׁ לוֹם. .v’shalom

Bless us, our divine parent, with the light of Your countenance. Indeed, by the light of Your countenance, You have given us, Adonai our God, the Torah of life, lovingkindness, charity, blessing, mercy, life, and peace.

וְ טוֹב בְּﬠֵינֶ ֽי לְבָרֵ אֶת ﬠָמְּ V’tov b’einecha l’vareich et am’cha יִשְׂרָאֵ ל, בְּכָל ﬠֵ ת וּבְכָל שָׁ ﬠָ ה, Yisra’el b’chol eit uv’chol-sha’ah בִּשְׁלוֹמֶ ֽ . .bish’lomecha

May it please You to bless Your People Israel at all times and at all hours. שער השמים A Machzor for the Days of Awe 265

בְּסֵ ֽפֶר חַ יִּים, בְּרָ כָה וְשָׁ לוֹם, During the Days B’seifer chayim b’rachah v’shalom of Awe we insert a וּפַרְ נָסָ ה טוֹבָ ה, נִזָּכֵר וְנִכָּתֵ ב special addition to the ufar’nasah tovah nizacheir v’nikateiv Sim Shalom prayer לְפָנֶ ֽי, אֲ נַ ֽחְ נוּ וְכָל ﬠַמְּ בֵּ ית asking God to inscribe l’fanecha anachu v’chol am’cha beit us and all Israel in יִשְׂרָאֵ ל, לְחַ יִּים טוֹבִים וּלְשָׁ לוֹם. .the Book of Life, Yisra’el l’chayim tovim ul’shalom of blessing, and of peace. On these days especially, we long for May we and all Israel be remembered and inscribed in the Book of the ultimate shalom: Life, in blessing, peace, prosperity, and for a life of wholeness. the sense of peace that accompanies our בָּרוּ אַתָּ ה, יְיָ, עוֹשֵׂה הַשָּׁ לוֹם. .hope for a better day, Baruch Atah Adonai, oseh hashalom a better year to come. YZ Blessed are You God, Maker of Peace. 266 שחרית ליום הכיפורים Yom Kippur Morning Service אֱ לֺהַ י נְצֹר ELOHAI N’TZOR The Talmud, in ,tractate B'rachot אֱ לֺהַ י, נְצֹר לְשׁוֹנִי מֵרָע, וּשְׂ פָתַ י Elohai, n’tzor l’shoni meira, us’fatai includes several examples of personal מִדַּבֵּר מִרְ מָ ה. וְלִמְקַ לְלַי נַפְשִׁ י midabeir mir’mah. V’lim’kal’lai naf’shi prayers that various sages added at the תִ דֹּם, וְנַפְשִׁ י כֶּﬠָפָר לַ כֹּל תִּהְ יֶה. .tidom, v’naf’shi ke’afar l’kol tih’yeh end of their recital of Ha-T'filah. Elohai פְּתַ ח לִבִּי בְּתוֹרָתֶ ֽ , וּבְמִ צְתֶ ֽ י P’tach libi b’Toratecha, uv’mitz’votecha N’tzor is attributed ,to Mar, son of Ravina תִּרְ דֹּף נַפְשִׁ י. וְכָל הַחוֹשְׁבִ ים tir’dof naf’shi. V’chol hachosh’vim a sage who lived in Babylonia in the ﬠָלַי רָ ﬠָה, מְהֵרָ ה הָפֵר ﬠֲצָתָ ם, ,alai ra’ah, m’heirah hafeir atzatam fourth century of .the common era וְקַ לְקֵל מַחֲשַׁבְתָּ ם. .v’kal’keil machashav’tam His prayer that God might help him to My God, guard my tongue from evil and my lips control his tongue in from speaking falsehood. the face of those who May my soul be silent to those who insult me. would insult him, that Let me be humble before all human beings. his heart might be open to Torah at all Open my heart to Your Torah, that my soul may follow times, was so loved Your commandments. by later generations Speedily, defeat the counsel of those who plan evil against me that it became the and upset their design. (Talmud B'rachot 17a) standard concluding prayer to Ha-T'filah. Mar’s prayer serves :as an example to us ﬠֲשֵׂ ה לְמַ ֽﬠַן שְׁמֶ ֽ. ﬠֲשֵׂ ה לְמַ ֽﬠַ ן Aseih l’ma’an sh’mecha. Aseih l’ma’an it invites us to add to our worship our own יְמִ ינֶ ֽ. ﬠֲשֵׂ ה לְמַ ֽﬠַן קְדֻשָּׁתֶ ֽ . .y’minecha. Aseih l’ma’an k’dushatecha individual words of supplication, just as ﬠֲשֵׂ ה לְמַ ֽﬠַן תּוֹרָתֶ ֽ. לְמַ ֽﬠַ ן Aseih l’ma’an Toratecha. L’ma’an he did centuries ago. YZ יֵחָ לְ צוּן יְדִידֶ ֽי, הוֹשִֽׁ יﬠָ ה yeichal’tzun y’didecha, hoshi’ah יְמִ ינְ וַﬠֲנֵ ֽנִי. .y’min’cha va’aneini

Do it for the glory of Your name, for the sake of Your power, For the sake of Your holiness, for the sake of Your Torah. For the sake of those You love, rescue and protect those You love. Let Your shielding hand be the answer to my prayer. (Psalms 34:14, 60:7, 19:15) שער השמים A Machzor for the Days of Awe 267 יִהְ יוּ לְרָ צוֹן YIH’YU L’RATZON I pray to God to give יִהְ יוּ לְרָ צוֹן אִמְרֵ י־פִי וְהֶ גְיוֹן לִבִּ י me strength and Yih’yu l’ratzon im’rei ﬁ v’heg’yon libi courage to do my לְפָנֶ ֽי, יְיָ, צוּרִ י וְ גֹאֲ לִ י. .life’s work. God can be l’faneicha Adonai tzuri v’go’ali my partner in working out my personal and my people’s destiny. May the words of my mouth and the meditations of my heart be But God will not act acceptable to You, O God, my Rock and my Redeemer. (Psalm 19:15) without the human’s participation and עֹשֶׂה שָׁ לוֹם cannot be expected OSEH SHALOM to fulfill the wishes of any person or עֹשֶׂ ה שָׁ לוֹם בִּמְרוֹמָ יו, הוּא יַﬠֲשֶׂ ה any people. Oseh shalom bim’romav, hu ya’aseh שָׁ לוֹם ﬠָלֵ ֽינוּ, וְﬠַל כָּ ל יִשְׂרָ אֵ ל וְﬠַ ל shalom aleinu, v’al kol Yisrael v’al Z I R 19202018 כָּל יוֹשְׁבֵי תֵ בֵ ל. וְאִמְרוּ: אָמֵ ן. .kol yoshvei teiveil. V’imru: Amen

May the One who makes peace in the heavens make peace for us, all Israel, and all the world. And let us say: Amen. 268 שחרית ליום הכיפורים Yom Kippur Morning Service לְ כוּ נְרַ נְּ נָ ה L’CHU N’RANENAH L’chu N’ranenah Come Let Us“) לְכוּ נְרַ נְּנָה לַיְיָ, נָרִֽ יﬠָ ה L’chu n’ran’nah la’Adonai nari’ah Sing Joyously!”) is an extraordinary לְצוּר יִשְׁﬠֵ ֽנוּ. נְקַדְּמָה פָ נָיו l’tzur yish’einu. N’kad’mah fanav liturgical composition that introduces the בְּתוֹדָ ה, בִּ זְמִ רוֹת נָרִֽ יﬠַ לוֹ. צֶ ֽדֶ ק b’todah biz’mirot nari’a lo. Tzedek primary section of the (S’lichot (forgiveness וּמִשְׁ פָּט מְכוֹן כִּסְאֶ ֽ חֶ ֽסֶ ד umish’pat m’chon kis’echa chesed prayers. Most of the verses, including וְאֱמֶ ת יְקַדְּ מוּ פָנֶ ֽי. אֲשֶׁ ר v’emet y’kad’mu fanecha. Asher the first one whose opening words give יַחְדָּ ו נַמְתִּֽ יק סוֹד בְּבֵית אֱהִ ים yach’dav nam’tik sod b’veit Elohim the piece its name, are taken from the נְהַלֵּ ֽ בְּרָ ֽגֶ שׁ. אֲשֶׁ ר־לוֹ הַ יָּם n’haleich b’ragesh. Asher-lo hayam book of Psalms. We acknowledge וְהוּא ﬠָשָׂ ֽהוּ וְיַבֶּ ֽשֶׁ ת יָדָ יו יָצָ ֽרוּ. .v’hu asahu v’yabeshet yadav yatz’ru God as Master of Creation, the One אֲשֶׁ ר בְּ יָדוֹ נֶ ֽפֶשׁ כָּל־חָ י וְרֽ וּחַ Asher b’yado nefesh kol-chai v’ru’ach who fashioned our very souls. We ask כָּ ל־בְּשַׂר אִ ישׁ. .kol-b’sar ish God, who is called “Gracious and Come let us sing joyously unto God, the rock of our salvation. Merciful,” to take pity Let us come before You with thanksgiving. on us. Let our voices ring out with psalms unto You. As we enter into Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne. the Vidui (the Mercy and truth go before You. confessional), this Let us take counsel together and walk into Your house, O God. introductory prayer, with its exquisite In Your hand is the soul of every living thing and the breath of musical setting, aims all humankind. to inspire us to believe that our sincere repentance, our heartfelt worship, and הַ נְּשָׁמָ ה לָ וְהַגּוּף פָּﬠֳלָ Han’shamah lach v’haguf po’olach our acts of tzedakah charity), together) חֽוּסָה ﬠַל ﬠֲמָ לָ. הַ נְּשָׁמָ ה לָ chusah al amalach. Han’shamah lach with God’s mercy, will result in Divine וְהַגּוּף שֶׁ לָּ יְיָ ﬠֲשֵׂ ה לְמַ ֽﬠֲ ן v’haguf shelach Adonai asei l’ma’an forgiveness. שְׁמֶ ֽ. אָתָ ֽאנוּ ﬠַל שִׂמְ ־יְיָ sh’mecha. Atanu al shim’cha Adonai NL and YZ ﬠֲשֵׂ ה לְמַ ֽﬠֲן שְׁמֶ ֽ. בַּﬠֲבוּר כְּ בוֹד asei l’ma’an sh’mecha. Ba’avur k’vod שִׁמְ כִּי אֵל חַ נּוּן וְרַ חוּם shimcha ki Eil chanun v’rachum שְׁמֶ ֽ. לְמַ ֽﬠַן שִׁמְ יְיָ sh’mecha. L’ma’an shim’cha Adonai וְסָ לַחְתָּ לְﬠֲנֵ ֽנוּ כִּי רַ ב־הוּא. .v’salach’ta la’avoneinu ki rav hu שער השמים A Machzor for the Days of Awe 269

The soul and the body are Your creations. Have compassion on us. Yea, both soul and body are Yours. O God, grant our prayer for Your name’s sake. We have come this Kol Nidrei night, trusting in Your name, For You are called a merciful and gracious God. For Your name’s sake, pardon us our faults for they are great.

שְׁמַע קוֹלֵ ֽנוּ SH’MA KOLEINU

שְׁמַע קוֹלֵ ֽנוּ, יְיָ אֱהֵ ֽ ינוּ. .Sh’ma koleinu, Adonai Eloheinu חוּס וְרַ חֵם ﬠָלֵ ֽינוּ. וְקַבֵּ ל Chus v’racheim aleinu. V’kabeil בְּרַ חֲמִ ים וּבְרָ צוֹן אֶת תְּ פִלָּתֵ ֽ נוּ. .b’rachamim uv’ratzon et t’ﬁ lateinu הֲשִׁ יבֵ ֽנוּ, יְיָ, אֵלֶ ֽי Hashiveinu, Adonai, eilecha וְנָשֽׁ וּבָה, חַדֵּ שׁ יָמֵ ֽינוּ כְּקֶ ֽדֶ ם. .v’nashuvah, chadeish yameinu k’kedem Hear our voice, God; have compassion upon us, and with that compassion accept our prayer. Help us return to You; then truly shall we return. Renew our days as in the past. (Lamentations 5:21) אַל־תַּשְׁ לִיכֵ ֽנוּ מִ לְּפָנֶ ֽי, וְרֽ וּחַ Al-tashlicheinu milfanecha, v’ruach קָדְשְׁ אַל־תִּקַּח מִמֶּ ֽ נּוּ. אַ ל־ -kodshecha al-tikach mimenu. Al תַּשְׁ לִיכֵ ֽנוּ לְﬠֵ ת זִקְ נָה, כִּכְ לוֹת tashlicheinu l’eit zik’nah, kich’lot כֹּחֵ ֽנוּ אַל־תַּﬠַ זְבֵ ֽנוּ. .kocheinu al-ta’az’veinu Do not cast us away when we are old; as our strength diminishes, do not abandon us. (Psalm 71:9) 270 שחרית ליום הכיפורים Yom Kippur Morning Service

AHAVNU Rabbi Abraham Isaac Kook (1865–1935) was the first Ashkenazi chief rabbi of pre-State Israel. He taught that, on Yom Kippur, one should not only confess the bad that one has done but acknowledge the good as well. According to Kook, “there is great benefit to repairing the soul…through the confession of mitzvot in order to gladden one’s heart and to strengthen the ways of life in the path of God.” Celebrating our best impulses then gives us the positive reinforcement we might need in order to continue that behavior. *****

As the sun begins to set, we lift our hearts toward the New Year. In celebration of who we were, and in anticipation of who we might yet become, together we honor our best selves. For the good that we have done, We have advised with wisdom and patience, blessed, comforted the mourners, and danced at weddings. For the good that we have done, We have exploded with laughter, found new directions and paths, given of ourselves, our time, and our resources, and hoped for a better world. For the good that we have done, We have insisted on justice and equality, joked with abandon, kindled passion, and loved fiercely. For the good that we have done, We have made mistakes and learned from them, needed one another, opened doors we thought were shut, and paid attention to our loved ones in word and in deed. For the good that we have done, We have questioned, rested, sang with joy, and taught by word and example. For the good that we have done, We have unlocked new possibilities and potentials, valued ourselves, waited patiently, examined our souls, yearned, and zigzagged on life’s path. For all these acts and more, O God, give us optimism, give us joy, give us hope.

A … Rabbi Sari Laufer שער השמים A Machzor for the Days of Awe 271 וִדּוּי זוּטָ א VIDUI: COMMUNAL CONFESSIONAL It is the custom to אָשַׁ ֽמְ נוּ, בָּגַ ֽדְ נוּ, גָּזַ ֽלְ נוּ, ,beat our chests as Asham’nu, bagad’nu, gazal’nu we say each word דִּבַּ ֽרְ נוּ דֹּֽ פִ י. הֶﬠֱוִֽינוּ, וְהִרְשַׁ ֽﬠְ נוּ, ,of this confessional, dibar’nu doﬁ . He’evinu, v’hir’shanu symbolizing our זַ ֽדְ נוּ, חָמַ ֽסְ נוּ, טָפַ ֽלְנוּ שֶׁ ֽקֶ ר. .sense of shame for zad’nu, chamas’nu, tafal’nu sheker the many ways we, יָﬠַ ֽצְנוּ רָ ע, כִּזַּ ֽבְ נוּ, לַ ֽצְ נוּ, מָרַ ֽדְ נוּ, ,as a community and Ya’atz’nu ra, kizav’nu, latz’nu, marad’nu as individuals, have נִאַ ֽצְ נוּ, סָרַ ֽרְ נוּ, ﬠָוִֽינוּ, פָּשַׁ ֽﬠְ נוּ, ,fallen short. ni’atz’nu, sarar’nu, avinu, pashanu צָרַ ֽרְ נוּ, קִשִּֽׁ ינוּ עֹֽרֶף. רָשַׁ ֽﬠְ נוּ, ,tzarar’nu, kishinu oref. Rashanu שִׁחַ ֽתְ נוּ, תִּﬠַ ֽבְ נוּ, תָּﬠִֽ ינוּ, תִּﬠְתָּ ֽﬠְ נוּ. .shichat’nu, ti’av’nu, ta’inu, titanu

We have trespassed, we have dealt treacherously, we have robbed, We have spoken slander, we have acted perversely, we have caused wickedness, We have been presumptuous, we have been violent, we have framed lies, We have counseled evil, we have spoken falsely, we have sco ed, We have revolted, we have provoked, we have rebelled, we have done wrong, We have transgressed, we have oppressed, we have been sti -necked, We have been wicked, we have committed abomination, we have gone astray, We have led others astray. 272 שחרית ליום הכיפורים Yom Kippur Morning Service וִדּוּי רָ בָּ ה VIDUI RABBAH: THE AL CHEIT CONFESSIONAL

ﬠַל חֵטְא שֶׁחָטָ ֽאנוּ לְפָנֶ ֽי בְּ זָדוֹן Al cheit shechatanu l’fanecha b’zadon וּבִשְׁ גָגָה, וְﬠַל חֵטְא שֶׁחָטָ ֽ אנוּ uvish’gagah, v’al cheit shechatanu לְפָנֶ ֽי בְּדִבּוּר פֶּ ה. .l’fanecha b’dibur peh

For the sin we have committed against You deliberately and by mistake and for the sin we have committed by the words we have spoken.

ﬠַל חֵטְא שֶׁחָטָ ֽאנוּ לְפָנֶ ֽי Al cheit shechatanu l’fanecha בְּאִ מּוּץ הַ לֵּב, וְﬠַל חֵטְ א b’imutz haleiv, v’al cheit שֶׁחָטָ ֽאנוּ לְפָנֶ ֽי בְּטִפְשׁוּת פֶּ ה. .shechatanu l’fanecha b’tif’shut peh

For the sin we have committed against You by hardening our hearts and for the sin we have committed through careless speech.

ﬠַל חֵטְא שֶׁחָטָ ֽאנוּ לְפָנֶ ֽי Al cheit shechatanu l’fanecha בְּכַ ֽחַ שׁ וּבְכָ זָב, וְﬠַל חֵטְ א b’chachash uv’chazav, v’al cheit שֶׁחָטָ ֽאנוּ לְפָנֶ ֽי בִּרְ כִ ילוּת. .shechatanu l’fanecha birchilut

For the sin we have committed against You through lies and deceit and for the sin we have committed through slander.

ﬠַל חֵטְא שֶׁחָטָ ֽאנוּ לְפָנֶ ֽי Al cheit shechatanu l’fanecha בִּפְלִילוּת, וְﬠַל חֵטְא שֶׁחָטָ ֽ אנוּ bif’lilut, v’al cheit shechatanu לְפָנֶ ֽי בְּ זִלְזוּל הוֹרִים וּמוֹרִ ים. .l’fanecha b’zil’zul horim umorim

For the sin we have committed against You by judging others unfairly and for the sin we have committed by disrespecting parents and teachers. שער השמים A Machzor for the Days of Awe 273

ﬠַל חֵטְא שֶׁחָטָ ֽאנוּ לְפָנֶ ֽי בְּוִ דּוּי Al cheit shechatanu l’fanecha b’vidui פֶּה, וְﬠַל חֵטְא שֶׁחָטָ ֽאנוּ לְפָנֶ ֽי peh, v’al cheit shechatanu l’fanecha בְּהוֹנָ ֽאַת רֵ ֽﬠַ . .b’hona’at rei’a

For the sin we have committed against You through insincere apologies and for the sin we have committed by mistreating our neighbor.

ﬠַל חֵטְא שֶׁחָטָ ֽאנוּ לְפָנֶ ֽי Al cheit shechatanu l’fanecha בְּ חֹֽ זֶק יָד, וְﬠַל חֵטְא שֶׁחָטָ ֽ אנוּ b’chozek yad, v’al cheit shechatanu לְפָנֶ ֽי בְּמַשָּׂ א וּבְמַתָּ ן. .l’fanecha b’masa uv’matan

For the sin we have committed against You through violence and abuse and for the sin we have committed through dishonesty in business.

וְﬠַל כֻּלָּם, אֱ לֽוֹהַּ סְ לִ יחוֹת, ,V’al kulam, Elo’ah s’lichot סְ לַח לָ ֽנוּ, מְחַל לָ ֽנוּ, כַּפֶּ ר־לָ ֽנוּ. .s’lach lanu, m’chal lanu, kaper-lanu

For all these things, God of Forgiveness—forgive us, pardon us, grant us atonement.

ﬠַל חֵטְא שֶׁחָטָ ֽאנוּ לְפָנֶ ֽי בַּגָּלוּי Al cheit shechatanu l’fanecha bagalui וּבַסָּ ֽתֶ ר, וְﬠַל חֵטְא שֶׁחָטָ ֽ אנוּ uvasater, v’al cheit shechatanu לְפָנֶ ֽי בִּפְרִֽ יקַ ת עֹל. .l’fanecha bif’rikat ol

For the sin we have committed against You openly and secretly and for the sin we have committed by lack of self-control.

ﬠַל חֵטְא שֶׁחָטָ ֽאנוּ לְפָנֶ ֽי Al cheit shechatanu l’fanecha בְּגִלּוּי ﬠֲרָ יוֹת, וְﬠַ ל חֵטְ א שֶׁחָטָ ֽ אנוּ b’gilui arayot, v’al cheit shechatanu לְפָנֶ ֽי בְּמַאֲ כָ ל וּבְמִשְׁתֶּ ה. .l’fanecha b’ma’achal uv’mish’teh

For the sin we have committed against You through sexual immorality and for the sin we have committed through gluttony. 274 שחרית ליום הכיפורים Yom Kippur Morning Service

ﬠַל חֵטְא שֶׁחָטָ ֽאנוּ לְפָנֶ ֽי Al cheit shechatanu l’fanecha בְּיֵ ֽצֶר הָרָ ע, וְﬠַל חֵטְא שֶׁחָטָ ֽ אנוּ b’yeitzer hara, v’al cheit shechatanu לְפָנֶ ֽי בְּנֶ ֽשֶׂ וּבְמַרְ בִּ ית. .l’fanecha b’nesech uv’mar’bit

For the sin we have committed against You by giving in to our hostile impulses and for the sin we have committed by greed and exploitation.

ﬠַל חֵטְא שֶׁחָטָ ֽאנוּ לְפָנֶ ֽי Al cheit shechatanu l’fanecha בְּלָצוֹן, וְﬠַל חֵטְא שֶׁחָטָ ֽ אנוּ b’latzon, v’al cheit shechatanu לְפָנֶ ֽי בִּ נְטִ יַּת גָּ רוֹן. .l’fanecha bin’tiyat garon

For the sin we have committed against You through cynicism and scorn and for the sin we have committed by arrogant behavior.

ﬠַל חֵטְא שֶׁחָטָ ֽאנוּ לְפָנֶ ֽי Al cheit shechatanu l’fanecha בְּשִׂ נְאַ ת חִ נָּם, וְﬠַ ל חֵטְ א שֶׁחָטָ ֽ אנוּ b’sinat chinam, v’al cheit shechatanu לְפָנֶ ֽי בְּטֻמְאַת שְׂ פָתָ ֽיִם. .l’fanecha b’tum’at s’fatayim

For the sin we have committed against You through baseless hatred and for the sin we have committed by o ensive speech.

ﬠַל חֵטְא שֶׁחָטָ ֽאנוּ לְפָנֶ ֽי בִּלְ שׁוֹן Al cheit shechatanu l’fanecha bil’shon הָרָ ע, וְﬠַל חֵטְא שֶׁחָטָ ֽאנוּ לְפָנֶ ֽי hara, v’al cheit shechatanu l’fanecha בְּצָ ֽרוּת ﬠָ ֽיִן. .b’tzarut ayin

For the sin we have committed against You by evil speech and for the sin we have committed by selﬁ sh and petty behavior.

For all these things, God of Forgiveness—forgive us, pardon us, grant us atonement.

276 שחרית ליום הכיפורים Yom Kippur Morning Service אָבִֽינוּ מַ לְכֵּ ֽנוּ AVINU MALKEINU Of all the High Holy Day prayers, there אָבִֽינוּ מַ לְכֵּ ֽנוּ, שְׁמַע קוֹלֵ ֽנוּ. .Avinu Malkeinu, sh’ma koleinu is perhaps none as Avinu Malkeinu, hear our voices. recognizable and resonant as Avinu Malkeinu (Our אָבִֽינוּ מַ לְכֵּ ֽנוּ, חָטָ ֽאנוּ לְפָנֶ ֽי. .Avinu Malkeinu, chatanu l’faneicha Father, Our King). The Avinu Malkeinu, we have sinned before You. musical settings are deeply compelling, and we are comforted אָבִֽינוּ מַ לְכֵּ ֽנוּ, חֲ מֹל ﬠָלֵ ֽינוּ, ,Avinu Malkeinu, chamol aleinu by the communal recitation. And yet the וְﬠַל עוֹלָלֵ ֽנוּ וְטַפֵּ ֽנוּ. .v’al olaleinu v’tapenu traditional Hebrew Avinu Malkeinu, have mercy upon us and upon our children. may challenge us in its presentation of :God as entirely male אָבִֽינוּ מַ לְכֵּ ֽנוּ, כַּלֵּה דֶּ ֽבֶר וְחֶ ֽרֶ ב Avinu Malkeinu, kaleih dever v’cherev Father and King. On this page we provide וְרָ ﬠָב מֵﬠָלֵ ֽינוּ. .v’ra’av mei’aleinu Avinu Malkeinu, help us to diminish pestilence, war, and famine. the traditional prayer and alongside it, Avinu Malkeinu, kaleih kol tzar another reading: Sh’chinah M’kor אָבִֽינוּ מַ לְכֵּ ֽנוּ, כַּלֵּה כָּל צַ ר Chayeinu, which וּמַשְׂטִין מֵﬠָלֵ ֽינוּ. .umastin mei’aleinu emphasizes the more Avinu Malkeinu, inspire us to banish hate and oppression maternal aspects of from the earth. the Divine. Sh'chinah is related to the Avinu Malkeinu, kotveinu b’sefer word mishkan, the Tabernacle where אָבִֽינוּ מַ לְכֵּ ֽנוּ, כָּתְבֵ ֽנוּ בְּסֵ ֽפֶ ר God dwelt amongst חַ יִּים טוֹבִ ים. .chayim tovim the Israelites during Avinu Malkeinu, enter us in the Book of Life. our wandering in the desert. Sh'chinah is God's feminine אָבִֽינוּ מַ לְכֵּ ֽנוּ, חַדֵּ שׁ ﬠָלֵ ֽינוּ Avinu Malkeinu, chadeish aleinu presence—close at hand, the connection שָׁ נָה טוֹבָ ה. .shanah tovah Avinu Malkeinu, renew our faith in the future that we may make the (Continued on next page) coming year a year of goodness. אָבִֽינוּ מַ לְכֵּ ֽנוּ, חָ נֵּ ֽנוּ וַﬠֲנֵ ֽנוּ, ,Avinu Malkeinu, choneinu va’aneinu כִּי אֵין בָּ ֽנוּ מַﬠֲשִׂ ים. ﬠֲשֵׂ ה ﬠִמָּ ֽ נוּ ki ein banu ma’asim. Aseih imanu צְדָקָ ֽה וָחֶ ֽסֶ ד, וְהוֹשִׁ יﬠֵ ֽנוּ. .tz’dakah vachesed, v’hoshi’einu Avinu Malkeinu, O God our Sovereign, be gracious to us and answer us for we are unworthy. Deal with us in charity and lovingkindness and save us. שער השמים A Machzor for the Days of Awe 277

שְׁ כִ ינָה מְקוֹר חַ יֵּינוּ SH’CHINAH M’KOR CHAYEINU to the Divine we sense through our Sh’chinah, M’kor Chayeinu, שְׁ כִ ינָה מְקוֹר חַ יֵּינוּ - lived experience. The Hebrew phrase M’kor shim’i koleinu chusi v’rachami aleinu. שִׁמְﬠִי קוֹלֵ נוּ, חוּסִ י וְרַ חֲמִי ﬠָלֵ ֽינוּ Chayeinu (Source of Our Lives) is a call to Sh’chinah, M’kor Chayeinu, שְׁ כִ ינָה מְקוֹר חַ יֵּינוּ - the One who brings זִכְרִ י כִּי בָּ נַיִ וּבְנוֹתַי אֲ נַחְ נוּ .us into the world. zich’ri ki banayich u’vnotayich anachnu Although feminine שְׁ כִ ינָה מְקוֹר חַ יֵּינוּ - ,understandings of Sh’chinah, M’kor Chayeinu God are not new to חַ נְּכִי אוֹתָ נוּ לְהַכִּיר בְּמִ גְבְּלוֹתֵ ינוּ .our tradition, this chan’chi otanu l’hakir b’mig’b’loteinu adaptation brings שְׁ כִ ינָה מְקוֹר חַ יֵּינוּ - ,added dimension to Sh’chinah, M’kor Chayeinu our service. In the לַמְּדִי אוֹתָנוּ רַ חֲמִ ים וּצְדָקָ ה. .words of the Israeli lam’di otanu rachamim u’tzadakah liturgist Rabbi Dalia שְׁ כִ ינָה מְקוֹר חַ יֵּינוּ - ,Marx: “Our liturgy is Sh’chinah, M’kor Chayeinu like a precious and ﬠֲשִ ֹי לְמַﬠַן הַ נֶּאֱבָקִ ים somewhat cryptic asi l’ma’an han’e’evakim letter delivered to l’shalom ul’tzedek. לְ ֹשָ לוֹם וּלְצֶדֶ ק us from generations past. It is ours to Sh’chinah, M’kor Chayeinu, שְׁ כִ ינָה מְקוֹר חַ יֵּינוּ - own, to rework, to הִפְכִי אֶבְלֵנוּ לְשָ ֹשֹוֹן expand, or to change hif’chi ev’leinu l’sason but, in any case, to וִיגוֹנֵנוּ לְשִ ֹמְחָ ה. .cherish and to pass vi’goneinu l’simchah on with great care to שְׁ כִ ינָה מְקוֹר חַ יֵּינוּ - ,our children.” With Sh’chinah, M’kor Chayeinu this additional option בָּרְ כִי אַדְמָתֵ נוּ וְכָ ל of Avinu Malkeinu, bar’chi ad’mateinu v’chol we seek to broaden מַﬠֲשֵ ֹה יָדֵ ינוּ. .and develop our ma’aseh yadeinu understanding of these holy words and Sh’chinah, source of our lives — our own relationship hear our voice, have mercy and compassion upon us. with the Divine. Sh’chinah, source of our lives — EL remember that we are Your sons and daughters. Sh’chinah, source of our lives — help us to acknowledge our limitations. Sh’chinah, source of our lives — teach us compassion and righteousness. Sh’chinah, source of our lives — act for those who struggle for peace and justice. Sh’chinah, source of our lives — turn our sorrow to joy and our grief to gladness. Sh’chinah, source of our lives — bless our soil and all the works of our hands. 278 שחרית ליום הכיפורים Yom Kippur Morning Service

SEDER KRI’AT HATORAH — TORAH READING סֶ ֽדֶר קְרִ יאַת הַתּוֹרָ ה

וַיְהִי בִּ נְסֹֽﬠַ הָאָ רֹן וַיֹּֽאמֶ ר Vay’hi binso’a ha’aron va’yomer מֹשֶׁה, קוּמָ ה יְיָ, וְיָפֻ ֽצוּ Moshe: Kumah Adonai v’yafutzu אֹיְבֶ ֽי, וְיָנֻ ֽסוּ מְשַׂ נְאֶ ֽ י oyvecha, v’yanusu m’san’echa מִפָּנֶ ֽי. כִּי מִ צִּיּוֹן תֵּ צֵ א mipanecha. Ki miTziyon teitzei תוֹרָה, וּדְבַ ר יְיָ מִירוּשָׁ לָיִם. .Torah, ud’var Adonai miYerushalayim בָּרוּ שֶׁ נָּתַן תּוֹרָ ה לְﬠַ מּוֹ Baruch shenatan Torah l’amo יִשְׂרָ אֵל בִּקְדֻשָּׁ תוֹ. .Yisrael bi’kdu’shato

And it came to pass, whenever the ark was moved, Moses would say: “Arise, God, and let Your enemies be scattered; let those who hate You ﬂ ee before You.” (Numbers 10:35) Truly, out of Zion will come forth Torah, and the word of God from Jerusalem. (Isaiah 2:3) Blessed is God who in holiness gave the Torah to the People of Israel.

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יְיָ, יְיָ, אֵל רַ חוּם וְחַ נּוּן, ,Adonai, Adonai, Eil rachum v’chanun אֶ ֽרֶ אַפַּ ֽיִם וְרַב חֶ ֽסֶ ד וֶאֱמֶ ת, .erech apayim, v’rav chesed ve’emet נֹצֵר חֶ ֽסֶ ד לָאֲ לָפִ ים, נֹשֵׂ א ﬠָ ן Notzeir chesed la’alaﬁ m, nosei avon וָפֶ ֽשַׁ ע וְחַטָּאָ ה, וְנַקֵּ ה. .vafesha v’chata’ah, v’nakeih

Adonai, Adonai is a merciful and gracious God, Slow to anger and abounding in kindness and faithfulness. God shows kindness to the thousandth generation, Forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, And granting pardon. (Exodus 34:6–7) שער השמים A Machzor for the Days of Awe 279

שְׁמַ ע יִשְׂרָ אֵ ל, יהוה אֱהֵ ֽ ינוּ, ,Sh’ma Yisrael, Adonai Eloheinu יהוה אֶחָ ד. .Adonai Echad

Hear O Israel, Adonai is our God, Adonai is One. (Deuteronomy 6:4)

אֶחָד אֱהֵ ֽ ינוּ, גָּדוֹל אֲדוֹנֵ ֽנוּ, ,Echad Eloheinu, gadol adoneinu קָ דוֹשׁ וְנוֹרָא שְׁ מוֹ. .kadosh v’nora sh’mo

One is our God, great is our God. Holy and awesome is God’s name.

גַּדְּ לוּ לַיְיָ אִתִּ י, ,Gadlu la’Adonai iti וּנְרוֹמְמָה שְׁ מוֹ יַחְדָּ ו. .u’n’rom’mah sh’mo yachdav

Exalt God with me, and let us extol the Eternal’s name together. (Psalm 34:4)

לְ, יְיָ, הַ גְּדֻ לָּה וְהַ גְּבוּרָ ה L’cha, Adonai, hag’dulah v’hag’vurah וְהַתִּ פְאֶ ֽרֶ ת וְהַ נֵּצַח וְהַ הוֹד, ,v’hatif’eret v’ha’neitzach v’ha’hod כִּ י־כֹל בַּשָּׁמַ ֽיִם וּבָאָ ֽרֶ ץ. ,ki-chol bashamayim uva’aretz. L’cha לְ, יְיָ, הַמַּמְ לָכָ ה Adonai, hamam’lachah וְהַמִּתְ נַשֵּׂ א, לְ כֹל לְ רֹאשׁ. .v’hamitnasei, l’chol l’rosh

Yours, O God, is the greatness and the power, The glory and the victory and the majesty; For all that is in heaven and on earth is Yours. (1 Chronicles 29:11)

רוֹמְ מוּ יְיָ אֱהֵ ֽ ינוּ, ,Rom’mu Adonai Eloheinu וְהִשְׁתַּחֲ ווּ לְהַר קָדְ שׁוֹ, ,v’hishtachavu l’har kodsho כִּי־קָ דוֹשׁ יְיָ אֱהֵ ֽ ינוּ. .ki-kadosh Adonai Eloheinu

Exalt Adonai our God, worship at God’s footstool. Holy is God. Exalt Adonai and worship at God’s holy mountain, for holy is Adonai our God. (Psalm 99:9) 280 שחרית ליום הכיפורים Yom Kippur Morning Service בִּרְ כוֹת הַתּוֹרָ ה BLESSINGS FOR THE TORAH BLESSINGS BEFORE THE TORAH READING Nusach Ashkenaz — Ashkenazi Tradition R בָּרְ כוּ אֶ ת יְיָ הַמְּ בֹרָ . .Bar’chu et Adonai ham’vorach Bless God who is blessed. C בָּ רוּ יְיָ הַמְּ בֹרָ Baruch Adonai ham’vorach לְעוֹלָם וָﬠֶד. .l’olam va’ed Bless God who is blessed forever and ever.

R בָּ רוּ יְיָ הַמְּ בֹרָ לְעוֹלָ ם Baruch Adonai ham’vorach l’olam וָﬠֶד. בָּרוּ אַתָּ ה, יְיָ, אֱהֵ ֽ ינוּ va’ed. Baruch atah, Adonai, Eloheinu מֶ ֽלֶ הָ עוֹלָם, אֲשֶׁ ר בָּחַ ר־בָּ ֽנוּ Melech ha’olam, asher bachar-banu מִכָּל הָﬠַמִּ ים וְנָתַן־לָ ֽנוּ mikol ha’amim v’natan-lanu אֶת תּוֹרָ תוֹ. .et Torato בָּרוּ אַתָּ ה, יְיָ, נוֹתֵן הַתּוֹרָ ה. .Baruch Atah Adonai, Notein haTorah

Blessed are You, God, Sovereign of the Universe, who has chosen us from all peoples and has given us Your Torah of truth. Blessed are You, God, Giver of the Torah.

BLESSING AFTER THE TORAH READING

בָּרוּ אַתָּ ה יְיָ, אֱהֵ ֽינוּ מֶ ֽלֶ Baruch Atah Adonai, Eloheinu Melech הָ עוֹלָם, אֲשֶׁ ר נָתַן־לָ ֽנוּ Ha’olam, asher natan-lanu תּוֹרַת אֱמֶ ת, וְחַ יֵּי עוֹלָ ם Torat Emet, v’chayei olam נָטַע בְּתוֹכֵ ֽינוּ. .nata b’tocheinu בָּרוּ אַתָּ ה יְיָ, נוֹתֵן הַתּוֹרָ ה. .Baruch Atah Adonai, Notein haTorah

Blessed are You God, Sovereign of the Universe, who has given us Your Torah of Truth and has planted everlasting life in our midst. Blessed are You, God, Giver of the Torah. שער השמים A Machzor for the Days of Awe 281

BLESSINGS BEFORE THE TORAH READING Nusach Sepharad/Mizrach — Sephardi/Mizrachi Tradition יְ יָ ﬠִ מָּ כֶ ם! ! Adonai imachem R יְ בָ רֶ כְ יְ יָ . . Y’varech’cha Adonai. God be with you C May God bless you. (Ruth 2:4)

בָּרְ כוּ אֶ ת יְיָ הַמְּ בֹרָ . . Bar’chu et Adonai ham’vorach R Bless God who is blessed.

בָּ רוּ יְיָ הַמְ בֹרָ Baruch Adonai ham’vorach C לְעוֹלָם וָﬠֶד. .l’olam va’ed Bless God who is blessed forever and ever.

בָּ רוּ יְיָ הַמְּ בֹרָ לְעוֹלָ ם Baruch Adonai ham’vorach l’olam R וָﬠֶד. בָּרוּ אַתָּ ה יְיָ, אֱהֵ ינוּ va’ed. Baruch Atah Adonai, Eloheinu מֶ לֶ הָ עוֹלָם, אָשֶׁר בָּ ֽחַ ר־בָּ נוּ Melech ha’olam, asher bachar-banu מִכָּל־הָﬠַמִ ים, וְנָ ֽתַ ן־לָ נוּ mikol ha’amim v’natan-lanu אֶ ת־תּוֹרָ תוֹ. בָּרוּ אַתָּ ה יְיָ, ,et Torato. Baruch Atah Adonai נוֹתֵן הַתּוֹרָ ה. .Notein haTorah

Blessed are You God, Sovereign of the Universe, who has chosen us from all peoples and has given us Your Torah. Blessed are You God, Giver of the Torah. BLESSING AFTER THE TORAH READING

בָּרוּ אַתָּ ה יְיָ, אֱהֵ ֽינוּ מֶ ֽלֶ Baruch Atah Adonai, Eloheinu Melech הָ עוֹלָם, אֲשֶׁ ר נָתַן־לָ ֽנוּ Ha’olam, asher natan-lanu אֶ ת־תּוֹרָ תוֹ, תּוֹרַת אֱמֶ ת, ,et Torato, Torat Emet וְחַ יֵּי עוֹלָם נָטַע בְּתוֹכֵ ֽינוּ. .v’chayei olam nata b’tocheinu בָּרוּ אַתָּ ה יְיָ, נוֹתֵן הַתּוֹרָ ה. .Baruch Atah Adonai, Notein haTorah

Blessed are You God, Sovereign of the Universe, who has given us Your Torah of Truth and has planted everlasting life in our midst. Blessed are You God, Giver of the Torah. 282 שחרית ליום הכיפורים Yom Kippur Morning Service

TORAH READING FOR YOM KIPPUR MORNING: YOU ARE ALL STANDING I have put before (DEUTERONOMY 29:9-15) you life and death, blessing and curse. Choose life—if 9 you and your ֶתַּא ם֨ בָצִּ נ ִ םי֤ ֙םוֹיַּה ֶכְלֻּכּ ם֔ פִל נְ ֵ ֖ י והי ה֣ כיֵהAֱא ֶ ם֑ כיֵשׁאָ ר ֶ ם֣ ם֣ ֶ כיֵשׁאָ ר ם֑ ֶ כיֵהAֱא ה֣ והי י ֖ ֵ נְ פִל ם֔ ֶכְלֻּכּ ֙םוֹיַּה םי֤ ִ בָצִּ נ ם֨ ֶתַּא offspring would בִשׁ ֶכיֵטְ ם֗ נְקִ ז ֙םֶכיֵ ֹשְׁ ו ט֣ רְ ֶכיֵ ם֔ ל֖ ֹכּ ִ שׁי֥ א רְשִׂ י אָ ֵ ׃לֽ 10 פַּט כְ ֶ ם֣ ֶכיֵשְׁ נ ם֔ ם֔ ֶכיֵשְׁ נ ם֣ ֶ כְ פַּט live (Deuteronomy 9 ֶתַּא ם֨ בָצִּ נ ִ םי֤ ֙םוֹיַּה ֶכְלֻּכּ ם֔ פִל נְ ֵ ֖ י והי ה֣ כיֵהAֱא ֶ ם֑ כיֵשׁאָ ר ֶ ם֣ ם֣ ֶ כיֵשׁאָ ר ם֑ ֶ כיֵהAֱא ה֣ והי י ֖ ֵ נְ פִל ם֔ ֶכְלֻּכּ ֙םוֹיַּה םי֤ ִ בָצִּ נ ם֨ ֶתַּא Rabbi Eliezer .(30:19 גְ ו ֵ ֣ ר Sְ ֔ ֶשֲׁא ר֖ קְ בּ ֶ ר֣ בֶ נֲחַמ ֶ Sי֑ טֹחֵמ ֵ ב֣ ֶצֵﬠ Sי֔ ַ ד֖ ﬠ אֹשׁ ֵ ב֥ 10 ֵ מ מי ֶ ֽ ׃Sי –Davidovits (1878 בִשׁ ֶכיֵטְ ם֗ נְקִ ז ֙םֶכיֵ ֹשְׁ ו ט֣ רְ ֶכיֵ ם֔ ל֖ ֹכּ ִ שׁי֥ א רְשִׂ י אָ ֵ ׃לֽ פַּט כְ ֶ ם֣ ֶכיֵשְׁ נ ם֔ ם֔ ֶכיֵשְׁ נ ם֣ ֶ כְ פַּט Slovakia) asks ,1942 גְ ו ֵ ֣ 11 ר Sְ בָﬠְ ל ֔ רְ Sְ ֶשֲׁא ר֖ ֗ בִ בּ קְ רְ בּ ֶ ִ ר֣ תי֛ בֶ והי נֲחַמ ה֥ ֶ Sי֑ הAֱא טֹחֵמ ֶ Sי֖ ֵ ב֣ בוּ תָלָאְ ֶצֵﬠ Sי֔ וֹ֑ ַ ד֖ ﬠ ֙רֶשֲׁא אֹשׁ ֵ ב֥ והי ה֣ ֵ מ מי ֶ ֽ ׃Sי ֶהAֱא Sי֔ רֹכּ ֵ ת֥ ת֥ ֵ רֹכּ Sי֔ ֶהAֱא ה֣ והי ֙רֶשֲׁא וֹ֑ תָלָאְ בוּ Sי֖ ֶ הAֱא ה֥ והי תי֛ ִ רְ בִ בּ ֗ Sְ רְ בָﬠְ ל :the obvious question מִּ ﬠ Sְ ֖ ַ ה ֽ יּ ׃םוֹ 12 ַמְל ןַﬠ֣ ֹא־םיִקָה Sְ֩תֽ יַּה םוֹ֨ ׀ וֹ֜ל ָﬠְל ם֗ אוּ֤הְו Sְ֙לּ־הֶיְהִי Sְ֙לּ־הֶיְהִי אוּ֤הְו ם֗ ָﬠְל וֹ֜ל ׀ םוֹ֨ יַּה Sְ֩תֽ ֹא־םיִקָה ןַﬠ֣ ַמְל Is there a person who“ 11 בָﬠְ ל רְ Sְ ֗ בִ בּ רְ ִ תי֛ והי ה֥ הAֱא ֶ Sי֖ בוּ תָלָאְ וֹ֑ ֙רֶשֲׁא והי ה֣ ֶהAֱא Sי֔ רֹכּ ֵ ת֥ ת֥ ֵ רֹכּ Sי֔ ֶהAֱא ה֣ והי ֙רֶשֲׁא וֹ֑ תָלָאְ בוּ Sי֖ ֶ הAֱא ה֥ והי תי֛ ִ רְ בִ בּ ֗ Sְ רְ בָﬠְ ל would choose death?” ִהAאֵ ל םי֔ אַ כּ שֲׁ ֶ ר֖ 12 בִּ דּ ל־רֶ ָ f֑ כְ ו אַ שֲׁ ֶ ר֤ בְּשִׁ נ עַ ֙ אַ ל ֲ ֶתֹב Sי֔ בַאְל רְ הָ ָ ם֥ ם֥ ָ הָ רְ בַאְל Sי֔ ֶתֹב What kind of choice מִּ ﬠ Sְ ֖ ַ ה ֽ יּ ׃םוֹ ַמְל ןַﬠ֣ ֹא־םיִקָה Sְ֩תֽ יַּה םוֹ֨ ׀ וֹ֜ל ָﬠְל ם֗ אוּ֤הְו Sְ֙לּ־הֶיְהִי Sְ֙לּ־הֶיְהִי אוּ֤הְו ם֗ ָﬠְל וֹ֜ל ׀ םוֹ֨ יַּה Sְ֩תֽ ֹא־םיִקָה ןַﬠ֣ ַמְל is really being offered ִהAאֵ יְלל ָחְצִ ק֖ םי֔ יְלוּ אַ כּ ֹקֲﬠַ שֲׁ ׃בֽ ֶ ר֖ בִּ דּ ל־רֶ 13 ְו ֥לֹ ָ f֑ א ִ א כְ וְתּ אַ ֶ ֖כ שֲׁ ֶ ם ר֤ ְל ַב בְּשִׁ נְדּ ֶ ֑כ עַ ם ֙ ָא אַ ֹלנ ִ֗ ֲ כי ֶתֹב Sי֔ ֹכּ ֵר ֙ ת בַאְל ֶא רְ ת הָ ־ ַה ָ ם֥ ְבִּ ֣ר ית 14 here? Wouldn’t most everyone prefer life יְל ֹזַּה ָחְצִ תא֔ ק֖ ָלָאָה־תֶאְו יְלוּ ֹקֲﬠַ ׃בֽ ה֖ 13 ֹזַּהְ ׃תאֽ ו ֥לֹא ִ א ְתּ ֶ ֖כ יִכּם ֩ ְל ֶשֲׁא־תֶא ַב ְדּ ֶ ֑כ ר֨ ם ָא ֹ נ נְשֶׁ ֗יִכי וֹ֜ ֹכּ ֵ ר ה֗ ֹפּ֙ת ֶא ָמִּﬠת וּנ֙ ־ ֙ ַה ְבִּ ֣ מֹע ֵ ר ד֣ ית to death, blessing יַּה םוֹ֔ פִל נְ ֵ י֖ והי ה֣ הAֱא ֵ וּני֑ ֵאְ ו ת֨ ֶשֲׁא ר֥ ניֵא ֶ ֛ נּ וּ ה֖ ֹ פּ מִּ ﬠ ָ ֥ נ וּ ַ ה ֽ יּ ׃םוֹ 15 ִ כּ ־י to curse? Here is his ֹזַּה תא֔ ָלָאָה־תֶאְו ה֖ ֹזַּה ׃תאֽ 14 יִכּ ֩ ֶשֲׁא־תֶא ר֨ נְשֶׁ י וֹ֜ ה֗ ֹפּ ָמִּﬠ וּנ֙ ֙ מֹע ֵ ד֣ ד֣ ֵ מֹע ֙ וּנ֙ ָמִּﬠ ה֗ ֹפּ וֹ֜ נְשֶׁ י ר֨ ֶשֲׁא־תֶא ֩ יִכּ insight: There are יַּה םֶ֣תַּא םוֹ֔ םֶ֔תְּﬠַדְי פִל נְ ֵ י֖ והי ה֣ תֵ֥א הAֱא וּנְבַ֖שָׁי־רֶשֲׁא ֵ וּני֑ ֵאְ ו ת֨ ֶשֲׁא ץֶרֶ֣אְבּ ר֥ ניֵא ֶ ֛ םִיָ֑רְצִמ נּ וּ ה֖ ֹ פּ תֵ֧אְו מִּ ﬠ ָ ֥ נ וּ וּנְרַ֛בָﬠ־רֶשֲׁא ַ ה ֽ יּ ׃םוֹ 15 ִ כּ ־י וּנְרַ֛בָﬠ־רֶשֲׁא תֵ֧אְו םִיָ֑רְצִמ ץֶרֶ֣אְבּ וּנְבַ֖שָׁי־רֶשֲׁא תֵ֥א םֶ֔תְּﬠַדְי םֶ֣תַּא two ways to “choose

life.” The first way בֶרֶ֥קְבּ םֶ֣תַּא םֶ֔תְּﬠַדְי םִ֖יוֹגַּה תֵ֥א רֶ֥שֲׁא וּנְבַ֖שָׁי־רֶשֲׁא ׃םֶֽתְּרַבֲﬠ ץֶרֶ֣אְבּ םִיָ֑רְצִמ תֵ֧אְו וּנְרַ֛בָﬠ־רֶשֲׁא וּנְרַ֛בָﬠ־רֶשֲׁא תֵ֧אְו םִיָ֑רְצִמ ץֶרֶ֣אְבּ וּנְבַ֖שָׁי־רֶשֲׁא תֵ֥א םֶ֔תְּﬠַדְי םֶ֣תַּא is the “I” way. If we want, we can choose בֶרֶ֥קְבּ םִ֖יוֹגַּה רֶ֥שֲׁא ׃םֶֽתְּרַבֲﬠ to think of ourselves 11 י֚ ִכּ מַּה וְצִ ָ ה֣ ֹזַּה תא֔ ֶשֲׁא ר֛ נָא כֹ ִ י֥ וַּצְ מ Sְ ֖ יַּה םוֹ֑ נ־אֹל פִ לְ ֵ תא֥ ִה ֙או Sְ֔מִּמ Sְ֔מִּמ ֙או (DEUTERONOMY 30:11-20) first. We can worry 12 about our needs and ְו 11֥לֹ י֚ אִכּ ְ ר ֹ מַּהח ָ וְצִ ֖קה ָ ה֣ ִֽה ו ֹזַּהא תא֔ ׃ ֥ ֶשֲׁאלֹ ר֛ א ַ ב ָ נָאשּׁ כֹ ַ ִ ֖ י֥ מ ִי ם וַּצְ מִ ֑ה Sְ ו ֖ א ֵל יַּה םוֹ֑ א ֹ֗מ ר נ־אֹלִ ֣מי פִ ַי לְ ֲﬠ ֵ תא֥ ֶלה־ ָ ֤ לּנ ִהוּ ֙או Sְ֔מִּמ Sְ֔מִּמ ֙או our desires and our 13 wishes, and only later ְו ַמָשַּׁה֥לֹא י֙ ְ ֙הָמְ ר ֹח ָ ֖ק יְ וה חָקִּ ִֽה ֶ ו ָה֣ א׃ וּנ֔ ָלּ12 יְ ֥ולֹ ֵﬠִמְשַׁ א ַב ָ וּנ֥ שּׁ ַ ֖מ ִי תֹאם ָ הּ֖ ִ ֑הו ֶשֲׂﬠַנְ או ֵלא ׃הָנּֽ ֹ֗מר ִ ֣ מי ַי ֵﬠֵמ־אֹלְ ו ֲﬠ ֶלה־ ָ ֤לּ רֶב֥ נוּ יַּל ָ ם֖ ם֖ ָ יַּל רֶב֥ ֵﬠֵמ־אֹלְ ו will we consider the ִ או֑ ה ַמָשַּׁה י֙ ֙הָמְ ֹמאֵל ר֗ יְ ו חָקִּ ִ י֣ מ ֶ ָה֣ ָל־רָבֲﬠַ י וּנ֔ ָלּ יְ וּנ֜ ו ֵﬠִמְשַׁ ﬠ־לֶא וּנ֥ ֵ רֶב֤ תֹא ָ הּ֖ יַּה ֶשֲׂﬠַנְ ו ֙םָ יְ ו ׃הָנּֽ ָקִּ ָה֣ ֶח וּנ֔ 13ָלּ ֵﬠֵמ־אֹלְ ו יְ ו ֵﬠִמְשַׁ רֶב֥ וּנ֥ יַּל תֹא ָ ם֖ ָ הּ֖ הּ֖ ָ תֹא וּנ֥ ֵﬠִמְשַׁ יְ ו וּנ֔ ָלּ ָה֣ ֶח 14 (Continued on next page) ִ ֶשֲׂﬠַנְו או֑ ה ׃הָנּֽ ֹמאֵל ר֗ ִ י֣ מ בוֹ֥רָק־יִכּ ָל־רָבֲﬠַ י וּנ֜ Sיֶ֛לֵא ﬠ־לֶא רָ֖בָדַּה ֵ רֶב֤ ֹאְמ יַּה ד֑ ֙םָ יְ ו ָקִּ Sיִ֥פְבּ ָה֣ ֶח Sְ֖בָבְלִבוּ וּנ֔ ָלּ יְ ו ֵﬠִמְשַׁ ׃וֹֽתֹשֲׂﬠַל וּנ֥ תֹא ָ הּ֖ הּ֖ ָ תֹא וּנ֥ ֵﬠִמְשַׁ יְ ו וּנ֔ ָלּ ָה֣ ֶח 15 ֶשֲׂﬠַנְו ְר ׃הָנּֽ ֵ֨אה ָנ ַ ֤ת14ִ תּי בוֹ֥רָק־יִכּ ְל ָפ ֶ֙ני S֙ ַה ֔יּ Sיֶ֛לֵאוֹם ֶ א רָ֖בָדַּהת־ ַה ַחִ ֖יּי ֹאְמ ד֑ ם ְו ֶא Sיִ֥פְבּת־ ַה ֑ טּ Sְ֖בָבְלִבוּוֹב ְו ֶאת־ ַ ׃וֹֽתֹשֲׂﬠַלה ָ ֖מּ ֶות 16 ְ ו ֶ 15א ְ ה־ת ר ֵ֨א ָ ָ ה ֽ ר ָנ ׃ע ַ ֤ת ִ תּי ְל שֲׁ ָאפ ֙ ר֨ ֶנֶ י S֙ ָ ַאה ֔ ֹ יּנ ִ וֹ ֣ כ י ם ְ ֶמא וַּצת Sְ ־ ֮ ַה ַח ֒םוֹיַּהִ ֖יּים ְו ָבֲהַאְלֶאת־ ה֞ ַה ֑טּ וֹ והי־תֶאב ְו ֶא ה֤ ת־ ַה ָ ֖מּ ֶהAֱא ֶות Sי֙ ֙ ֙ Sי֙ ֶהAֱא ה֤ והי־תֶא ה֞ ָבֲהַאְל ֒םוֹיַּה ֮ Sְ וַּצ ְ ו לָ ל ֶ ֶ א כ֣ תֶ ה־ת ָ ָ דִ ֽ בּר רְ ׃ע ָכָ וי֔ 16 לְ ו שֲׁ א ֹמְשִׁ ר֨ ֶ ר֛ ָ א ֹ נ ִ ֣ צִמכ וְ י תֹ ְ ָ מ וי֥ וַּצ Sְ ֮ קֻּחְ ו ֒םוֹיַּה תֹ ָ וי֖ ָבֲהַאְל טָפְּשִׁמוּ ה֞ ָ ֑ וי והי־תֶא חְ ו ָ ִ ֣ י ָתי ה֤ רְ ו בָ ֶהAֱא ָתיִ֔ Sי֙ ֙ ֙ Sי֙ ֶהAֱא ה֤ והי־תֶא ה֞ ָבֲהַאְל ֒םוֹיַּה ֮ Sְ וַּצ בוּ לָ ל רֵ ֶ כ֣ כַ תֶ Sְ ֙ דִ בּ והי רְ ָכָ ה֣ וי֔ הAֱא לְ ו ֹמְשִׁ Sי֔ ֶ ר֛ אָ בּ ר֕ ָ ץֶ צִמ וְ תֹ ָ וי֥ א־רֶשֲׁא קֻּחְ ו תֹ תַּ ָ ָ וי֖ ה֥ טָפְּשִׁמוּ ָשׁ־אָ ב מּ֖ ָ ֑ הָ וי חְ ו רְ ל תְּשִׁ ָ ִ ֣ י ָתי ָ ׃הּֽ רְ ו בָ ָתיִ֔ ָתי֔ ִ בָ רְ ו ָתי ֣ ִ י ָ חְ ו וי ֑ ָ טָפְּשִׁמוּ וי֖ ָ תֹ קֻּחְ ו וי֥ ָ תֹ וְ צִמ ר֛ ֹמְשִׁ לְ ו וי֔ ָכָ רְ דִ בּ תֶ כ֣ ֶ לָ ל בוּ17 רֵ כַ אְ ו י־םִ Sְ ֙ והי פִ נְ ה֣ ֶ ה֥ בְ הAֱאל בָ Sי֔ ֶ Sְ ֖ ְ ו אָ ֣בּלֹ ר֕ ָ א ץֶ ִת ְשׁ א־רֶשֲׁאָ ֑מע ְו ִנ תַּ ַדּ ָ ְ ה֥ ח ָ֗תּ ְו ָשׁ־אָ ב ִה ְשׁ ַ מּ֖ תּ הָ ֲחִ ֛וי ָ רְ תל תְּשִׁ ֵלא ָ ׃הּֽ A ִ ֥הים 18 חֲ א17 רֵ ִ אְ םי֖ ו י־םִ פִ בֲﬠַ ו נְ ֶ ה֥ דַ תְּ ָ ׃םֽ בְ ל בָ Sְ ֖ ְ ו גִּ ֣הלֹ ַ ֤ ד א תְּ ִ יִ ת ְ שׁ ָ ֑ ֙םֶכָלמע ְו ִנ ַ יַּה םוֹ֔ דּ ְח ָ֗תּ ִ ְ י֥ וכּ ִה ְשׁ ֹבָא ד֖ ַתּ ֲחִ ֛וי דֵבאֹתּ ָת ֵל ןוּ֑ אA ִ ֥ה ־אֹלים חֲ א רֲאַת רֵ ִ ֻכיִ םי֖ ֤ ן בֲﬠַ ו מָ י ֙םיִ דַ תְּ ָ ׃םֽ ה־לַﬠ ָ דֲא֣ 18 גִּ ָמָ ה ַ ֤ ה֔ ד תְּ יִ ֶשֲׁא ר֨ ֙םֶכָל תַּא ָ יַּה ה֤ םוֹ֔ ֙רֵבֹע ִ י֥ כּ ֹבָא ד֖ יַּה־תֶא דֵבאֹתּ רַ דְּ ןֵ֔ ןוּ֑ בָל אוֹ֥ ־אֹל אוֹ֥ בָל ן֔ ֵ דְּ רַ יַּה־תֶא ֙רֵבֹע ה֤ ָ תַּא ר֨ ֶשֲׁא ה֔ ָמָ דֲא֣ ָ ה־לַﬠ ֙םיִ מָ י ן ֤ ֻכיִ רֲאַת ָ ֖ רֲאַתשׁ ָ מּ ֻכיִ ה ְ ֤ ל שִׁ ן ר מָ י ְ ֙םיִ ָ ֽ תּ הּ ׃ ה־לַﬠ19 ָ דֲא֣ ֹדיִﬠַה ָמָ יִת֨ ה֔ ֶשֲׁא ֶכָב ר֨ ם֣ ֮םוֹיַּה תַּא ָ ה֤ ַמָשַּׁה־תֶא ֙רֵבֹע יַּה־תֶא י֣ םִ רַ דְּ ֒ץֶרָאָה־תֶאְו ןֵ֔ בָל אוֹ֥ ֒ץֶרָאָה־תֶאְו םִ י֣ ַמָשַּׁה־תֶא ֮םוֹיַּה ם֣ ֶכָב יִת֨ ֹדיִﬠַה ָ ַה ֖ שׁ ַח ָ ִמּ ֤יּי ה ם ְ ל ְ שִׁ ור ַה ְ ָ֙מּ ָ ֽ ֶותּ ֙ת הּ ׃ ָנ ַ ֣ת19 ִ תּי ֹדיִﬠַה ְל ָ יִת֨ פ ֶ֔ניS ֶכָבַה ם֣ ְבּ ָר ָ ֖כ ֮םוֹיַּהה ְו ַ ה ְ ַמָשַּׁה־תֶאקּ ָל ָ ֑לה וּ ָ י֣ ב םִ ַח ְר ָ֙ ֒ץֶרָאָה־תֶאְותּ ַבּ ַח ִ֔יּים ְל ַ ֥מ ַﬠן חִ ַהתּ ְ ַחִ ֶ ֤יּי ֖ י ה ם תַּ ְאו ָ ה֥ ַה ָ֙מּ ֶו ְ ו ֙ ַז ת ﬠְ ר ָנ ֶ ֽ ַ ֣ת ִ ׃S תּי 20ְל ָפ ֔ ֙הָבֲהַאְלֶניS ַה ְבּ ָר ה֣והי־תֶאָ ֖כה ְו ַה ְקּ ָ ל ָ ֑ל ֶהAֱאה Sי֔ וּ ָב ַ ח ְִלר ְָ֙תּשׁ ֹ֥מַבּ ַﬠַח ִ֔יְּבּי ֹקם ֖ ל ְוֹל ַ ֥מ ַﬠן חִ דְלוּתּ ְ בָ ֶ י ֖ ב־הָקְ ה תַּ א ָ ה֥ וֹ֑ ְ ו ִ י֣ ַז כּ ﬠְ ר ֶ ֽ אוּ֤ ה ׃S 20 יַּח Sי֙ ֶ ֙הָבֲהַאְל ֙ ֹאְ ו ר֣ fֶ ה֣והי־תֶא ֶמָ י Sי֔ ֶשָׁל תֶב֣ ֶהAֱא Sי֔ דֲאָה־לַﬠ ִל ְשׁ ֥ ָמָ ֹמ ה֗ ַﬠ ְבּ ֹק ֩רֶשֲׁא ֖לוֹ ֩רֶשֲׁא ה֗ ָמָ דֲאָה־לַﬠ תֶב֣ ֶשָׁל Sי֔ ֶמָ י fֶ ר֣ ֹאְ ו ֙ Sי֙ ֶ יַּח אוּ֤ ה י֣ ִ כּ וֹ֑ ב־הָקְ בָ דְלוּ ַבְּשִׁ דְלוּנ בָ ע֨ ב־הָקְ והי ה֧ וֹ֑ ִ י֣ תֹבֲאַלכּ אוּ֤ ה ֶ Sי֛ יַּח Sי֙ ֶ בַאְל ֙ רְ ֹאְ הָ ו ר֣ ָ ם֛ fֶ יְל ֶמָ י צִ Sי֔ חְ ָ ק֥ ֶשָׁל יְלוּ תֶב֣ ֹקֲﬠַ ב֖ דֲאָה־לַﬠ תָל ֵ ת֥ ָמָ ה֗ הָל ֶ ׃םֽ ֩רֶשֲׁא ֩רֶשֲׁא ה֗ ָמָ דֲאָה־לַﬠ תֶב֣ ֶשָׁל Sי֔ ֶמָ י fֶ ר֣ ֹאְ ו ֙ Sי֙ ֶ יַּח אוּ֤ ה י֣ ִ כּ וֹ֑ ב־הָקְ בָ דְלוּ ַבְּשִׁ נ ע֨ והי ה֧ תֹבֲאַל ֶ Sי֛ בַאְל רְ הָ ָ ם֛ יְל צִ חְ ָ ק֥ יְלוּ ֹקֲﬠַ ב֖ תָל ֵ ת֥ הָל ֶ ׃םֽ 9 ֶתַּא ם֨ בָצִּ נ ִ םי֤ ֙םוֹיַּה ֶכְלֻּכּ ם֔ פִל נְ ֵ ֖ י והי ה֣ כיֵהAֱא ֶ ם֑ כיֵשׁאָ ר ֶ ם֣ ם֣ ֶ כיֵשׁאָ ר ם֑ ֶ כיֵהAֱא ה֣ והי י ֖ ֵ נְ פִל ם֔ ֶכְלֻּכּ ֙םוֹיַּה םי֤ ִ בָצִּ נ ם֨ ֶתַּא בִשׁ ֶכיֵטְ ם֗ נְקִ ז ֙םֶכיֵ ֹשְׁ ו ט֣ רְ ֶכיֵ ם֔ ל֖ ֹכּ ִ שׁי֥ א רְשִׂ י אָ ֵ ׃לֽ 10 פַּט כְ ֶ ם֣ ֶכיֵשְׁ נ ם֔ ם֔ ֶכיֵשְׁ נ ם֣ ֶ כְ פַּט גְ ו ֵ ֣ ר Sְ ֔ ֶשֲׁא ר֖ קְ בּ ֶ ר֣ בֶ נֲחַמ ֶ Sי֑ טֹחֵמ ֵ ב֣ ֶצֵﬠ Sי֔ ַ ד֖ ﬠ אֹשׁ ֵ ב֥ ֵ מ מי ֶ ֽ ׃Sי 11 בָﬠְ ל רְ Sְ ֗ בִ בּ רְ ִ תי֛ והי ה֥ הAֱא ֶ Sי֖ בוּ תָלָאְ וֹ֑ ֙רֶשֲׁא והי ה֣ ֶהAֱא Sי֔ רֹכּ ֵ ת֥ ת֥ ֵ רֹכּ Sי֔ ֶהAֱא ה֣ והי ֙רֶשֲׁא וֹ֑ תָלָאְ בוּ Sי֖ ֶ הAֱא ה֥ והי תי֛ ִ רְ בִ בּ ֗ Sְ רְ בָﬠְ ל מִּ ﬠ Sְ ֖ ַ ה ֽ יּ ׃םוֹ 12 ַמְל ןַﬠ֣ ֹא־םיִקָה Sְ֩תֽ יַּה םוֹ֨ ׀ וֹ֜ל ָﬠְל ם֗ אוּ֤הְו Sְ֙לּ־הֶיְהִי Sְ֙לּ־הֶיְהִי אוּ֤הְו ם֗ ָﬠְל וֹ֜ל ׀ םוֹ֨ יַּה Sְ֩תֽ ֹא־םיִקָה ןַﬠ֣ ַמְל ִהAאֵ ל םי֔ אַ כּ שֲׁ ֶ ר֖ בִּ דּ ל־רֶ ָ f֑ כְ ו אַ שֲׁ ֶ ר֤ בְּשִׁ נ עַ ֙ אַ ל ֲ ֶתֹב Sי֔ בַאְל רְ הָ ָ ם֥ ם֥ ָ הָ רְ בַאְל Sי֔ ֶתֹב יְל ָחְצִ ק֖ יְלוּ ֹקֲﬠַ ׃בֽ 13 ְו ֥לֹא ִא ְתּ ֶ ֖כם ְל ַב ְדּ ֶ ֑כם ָא ֹנ ִ֗כי ֹכּ ֵר ֙ת ֶאת־ ַה ְבִּ ֣רית ֹזַּה תא֔ ָלָאָה־תֶאְו ה֖ ֹזַּה ׃תאֽ 14 יִכּ ֩ ֶשֲׁא־תֶא ר֨ נְשֶׁ י וֹ֜ ה֗ ֹפּ ָמִּﬠ וּנ֙ ֙ מֹע ֵ ד֣ ד֣ ֵ מֹע ֙ וּנ֙ ָמִּﬠ ה֗ ֹפּ וֹ֜ נְשֶׁ י ר֨ ֶשֲׁא־תֶא ֩ יִכּ יַּה םוֹ֔ פִל נְ ֵ י֖ והי ה֣ הAֱא ֵ וּני֑ ֵאְ ו ת֨ ֶשֲׁא ר֥ ניֵא ֶ ֛ נּ וּ ה֖ ֹ פּ מִּ ﬠ ָ ֥ נ וּ ַ ה ֽ יּ ׃םוֹ 15 ִ כּ ־י םֶ֣תַּא םֶ֔תְּﬠַדְי תֵ֥א וּנְבַ֖שָׁי־רֶשֲׁא ץֶרֶ֣אְבּ םִיָ֑רְצִמ תֵ֧אְו וּנְרַ֛בָﬠ־רֶשֲׁא וּנְרַ֛בָﬠ־רֶשֲׁא תֵ֧אְו םִיָ֑רְצִמ ץֶרֶ֣אְבּ וּנְבַ֖שָׁי־רֶשֲׁא תֵ֥א םֶ֔תְּﬠַדְי םֶ֣תַּא בֶרֶ֥קְבּ םִ֖יוֹגַּה רֶ֥שֲׁא ׃םֶֽתְּרַבֲﬠ

11 י֚ ִכּ מַּה וְצִ ָ ה֣ ֹזַּה תא֔ ֶשֲׁא ר֛ נָא כֹ ִ י֥ וַּצְ מ Sְ ֖ יַּה םוֹ֑ נ־אֹל פִ לְ ֵ תא֥ ִה ֙או Sְ֔מִּמ Sְ֔מִּמ ֙או ְו ֥לֹא ְר ֹח ָ ֖קה ִֽהוא׃ 12 ֥לֹא ַב ָשּׁ ַ ֖מ ִים ִ ֑הוא ֵלא ֹ֗מר ִ ֣מי ַי ֲﬠ ֶלה־ ָ ֤לּנוּ ַמָשַּׁה י֙ ֙הָמְ יְ ו חָקִּ ֶ ָה֣ וּנ֔ ָלּ יְ ו ֵﬠִמְשַׁ וּנ֥ תֹא ָ הּ֖ ֶשֲׂﬠַנְ ו ׃הָנּֽ 13 ֵﬠֵמ־אֹלְ ו רֶב֥ יַּל ָ ם֖ ם֖ ָ יַּל רֶב֥ ֵﬠֵמ־אֹלְ ו ִ או֑ ה ֹמאֵל ר֗ ִ י֣ מ ָל־רָבֲﬠַ י וּנ֜ ﬠ־לֶא ֵ רֶב֤ יַּה ֙םָ יְ ו ָקִּ ָה֣ ֶח וּנ֔ ָלּ יְ ו ֵﬠִמְשַׁ וּנ֥ תֹא ָ הּ֖ הּ֖ ָ תֹא וּנ֥ ֵﬠִמְשַׁ יְ ו וּנ֔ ָלּ ָה֣ ֶח ֶשֲׂﬠַנְו ׃הָנּֽ 14 בוֹ֥רָק־יִכּ Sיֶ֛לֵא רָ֖בָדַּה ֹאְמ ד֑ Sיִ֥פְבּ Sְ֖בָבְלִבוּ ׃וֹֽתֹשֲׂﬠַל 15 ְר ֵ֨אה ָנ ַ ֤ת ִתּי ְל ָפ ֶ֙ני S֙ ַה ֔יּוֹם ֶאת־ ַה ַחִ ֖יּים ְו ֶאת־ ַה ֑טּוֹב ְו ֶאת־ ַה ָ ֖מּ ֶות ְ ו ֶ א ה־ת ָ ָ ֽ ר ׃ע 16 שֲׁ א ר֨ ֶ ָ א ֹ נ ִ ֣ כ י ְ מ וַּצ Sְ ֮ ֒םוֹיַּה ָבֲהַאְל ה֞ והי־תֶא ה֤ ֶהAֱא Sי֙ ֙ ֙ Sי֙ ֶהAֱא ה֤ והי־תֶא ה֞ ָבֲהַאְל ֒םוֹיַּה ֮ Sְ וַּצ

לָ ל ֶ כ֣ שער תֶ דִ בּ רְ השמים ָכָ וי֔ לְ ו ֹמְשִׁ ר֛ צִמ וְ תֹ ָ וי֥ קֻּחְ ו תֹ ָ וי֖ טָפְּשִׁמוּ ָ ֑ וי חְ ו ָ ִ ֣ י ָתי רְ ו בָ ָתיִ֔ A Machzor for the Days of Awe 283 בוּ רֵ כַ Sְ ֙ והי ה֣ הAֱא Sי֔ ֶ אָ בּ ר֕ ָ ץֶ א־רֶשֲׁא תַּ ָ ה֥ ָשׁ־אָ ב מּ֖ הָ רְ ל תְּשִׁ ָ ׃הּֽ 17 אְ ו י־םִ פִ נְ ֶ ה֥ בְ ל בָ Sְ ֖ ְו ֣לֹא ִת ְשׁ ָ ֑מע ְו ִנ ַדּ ְח ָ֗תּ ְו ִה ְשׁ ַתּ ֲחִ ֛וי ָת ֵלאA ִ ֥הים needs, desires, and חֲ א רֵ ִ םי֖ בֲﬠַ ו דַ תְּ ָ ׃םֽ 18 גִּ ה ַ ֤ ד תְּ יִ ֙םֶכָל יַּה םוֹ֔ ִ י֥ כּ ֹבָא ד֖ דֵבאֹתּ ןוּ֑ ־אֹל wishes of others. But there is another way רֲאַת ֻכיִ ֤ ן מָ י ֙םיִ ה־לַﬠ ָ דֲא֣ ָמָ ה֔ ֶשֲׁא ר֨ תַּא ָ ה֤ ֙רֵבֹע יַּה־תֶא רַ דְּ ןֵ֔ בָל אוֹ֥ to choose life, another ָ ֖ שׁ ָ מּ ה ְ ל שִׁ ר ְ ָ ֽ תּ הּ ׃ 19 ֹדיִﬠַה יִת֨ ֶכָב ם֣ ֮םוֹיַּה ַמָשַּׁה־תֶא י֣ םִ ֒ץֶרָאָה־תֶאְו .way to live our lives This is the “you” way. ַה ַחִ ֤יּים ְו ַה ָ֙מּ ֶו ֙ת ָנ ַ ֣ת ִתּי ְל ָפ ֶ֔ניS ַה ְבּ ָר ָ ֖כה ְו ַה ְקּ ָל ָ ֑לה וּ ָב ַח ְר ָ֙תּ ַבּ ַח ִ֔יּים ְל ַ ֥מ ַﬠן Before we act, before we decide, before חִ תּ ְ ֶ י ֖ ה תַּ א ָ ה֥ ְ ו ַז ﬠְ ר ֶ ֽ ׃S 20 ֙הָבֲהַאְל ה֣והי־תֶא ֶהAֱא Sי֔ ִל ְשׁ ֹ֥מ ַﬠ ְבּ ֹק ֖לוֹ we speak, we can choose to think about דְלוּ בָ ב־הָקְ וֹ֑ ִ י֣ כּ אוּ֤ ה יַּח Sי֙ ֶ ֙ ֹאְ ו ר֣ fֶ ֶמָ י Sי֔ ֶשָׁל תֶב֣ דֲאָה־לַﬠ ָמָ ה֗ ֩רֶשֲׁא ,how our actions ַבְּשִׁ נ ע֨ והי ה֧ תֹבֲאַל ֶ Sי֛ בַאְל רְ הָ ָ ם֛ יְל צִ חְ ָ ק֥ יְלוּ ֹקֲﬠַ ב֖ תָל ֵ ת֥ הָל ֶ ׃םֽ decisions, and words will affect others. We can think about how our behavior will affect future generations, including You stand this day, all of you before your God; You tribal heads, you elders, our own children and and you officers, all the men of Israel, You children, you women, even the grandchildren. A real stranger within your camp, From woodchopper to water drawer, that you may choice is in fact being enter into the covenant of your God, which God makes with you this day; In offered. Do we live in a way that supports order to establish you this day as God’s People, and that God may be yours, life in the broadest as God promised you, and as sworn to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and sense, or do we live in to Jacob. Not with you, you alone do I make this covenant, but also with the a way that serves only person who is not here with us today as well as the one who is. ourselves, only our own narrow interests? For the commandment which I command you this day is not too hard for you, This narrow way, neither is it far off. It is not in heavens, that you should say, "Who will go up for this second choice, us to the heavens, and bring it to us, that we may hear it and do it?" And it is ultimately leads not to life but to death. not across the sea, for you to say, "Who will cross for us, across the sea, and Therefore, choose the bring it to us, that we may hear it and do it?" "you" way and truly choose life. Rather, the word is very near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart, so that you can do it. YZ See, I set before you today: life and death, blessing and curse. If you obey the commandments of God which I command of you this day, by loving God, by walking in God’s ways, and by keeping God’s commandments, God’s laws, and God’s rules, then you shall live and multiply, and God will bless you in the land which you are entering to take possession of it. But if your heart turns away, and you will not hear, And you bow down to other gods and serve them, I declare to you this day, that you will certainly perish; you will not live long in the land which you are going over the Jordan to enter and possess. I call as witness against you today the heavens and the earth, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and curse; Choose life, that you and your descendants may live, loving your God, heeding God’s commands, and cleaving to God; for that means life to you and length of days, that you may dwell in the land which God swore to give to your fathers Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. 284 שחרית ליום הכיפורים Yom Kippur Morning Service

מִי שֶׁבֵּרַ לִרְפוּאָ ה — MI SHEBEIRACH LIR’FUAH A PRAYER FOR HEALING

מִי שֶׁבֵּרַ אֲבוֹתֵ ֽ ינוּ Mi shebeirach avoteinu מְקוֹר הַבְּרָ כָה לְאִמּוֹתֵ ֽ ינוּ, ,m’kor hab’rachah l’imoteinu

May the Source of strength who blessed the ones before us Help us ﬁ nd the courage to make our lives a blessing, And let us say: Amen.

מִי שֶׁבֵּרַ אִמּוֹתֵ ֽ ינוּ Mi shebeirach imoteinu מְקוֹר הַבְּרָ כָה לְאֲבוֹתֵ ֽ ינוּ, ,m’kor hab’rachah la’avoteinu

Bless those in need of healing with r’fuah sh’leimah, The renewal of body, the renewal of spirit, And let us say: Amen. שער השמים A Machzor for the Days of Awe 285 HEAL US NOW Heal Us Now is רְ פָאֵ ֽנוּ יְיָ וְנֵרָ פֵ א, ,inspired by Moses's R’fa’einu Adonai v’neirafei simple prayer for his הוֹשִׁ יﬠֵ ֽנוּ וְנִוָּשֵׁ ֽﬠָ ה. .sister Miriam, who, Hoshi’einu v’nivashei’ah according to the אֵל קָ רוֹב לְכָ ל קֹרְ אָ יו. .Torah, suffered from a Eil karov l’chol kor’av serious illness. Moses אַ קָ רוֹב לִירֵ אָ יו יִשְׁ עוֹ. .turns to God and Ach karov lirei’av yish’o prays for his sister with these five words: ,God! We pray for healing of the body) ֵא ל ָ ֛נ א פְ ר ָ ֥ א ָ ֖נ א ָ הּֽ ל א ֖ ָ נ א ֥ ָ פְ ר א ֛ ָ נ ל

Please heal her now!). We pray for healing of the soul, Confronted with the For strength of ﬂ esh and mind and spirit, suffering of those we We pray to once again be whole. love, we, like Moses, turn to God in prayer: אֵ ל נָא רְ פָ א נָא. .Please—heal us Eil na r’fa na“ now!” YZ O, please, heal us now. (Numbers 12:13)

רְפוּאַת הַנֶּ ֽפֶשׁ וּרְפוּאַת הַ גּוּף, ,R’fu’at hanefesh ur’fu’at haguf רְפוּאָה שְׁ לֵמָ ה. .R’fu’ah sh’leimah

Heal us now, heal us now.

הוֹשִֽׁ יﬠָה אֶ ת־ﬠַמֶּ ֽ Hoshi’ah et-amecha וּבָרֵ אֶ ת־נַחֲ לָתֶ ֽ Uvareich et nachalatecha וּרְ ﬠֵם וְנַשְּׂאֵם ﬠַ ד־הָ עוֹלָ ם. .Ur’eim v’nas’eim ad-ha’olam מִי שֶׁבֵּרַ אֲבוֹתֵ ֽ ינוּ Mi shebeirach avoteinu מִי שֶׁבֵּרַ אִמּוֹתֵ ֽ ינוּ Mi shebeirach imoteinu אָ נָּא יְיָ הוֹשִֽׁ יﬠָ ה נָּא. .Ana Adonai hoshi’ah na

We pray for healing of our people, we pray for healing of the land and peace for every race and nation every child, every woman, every man.

H U N … Cantor Leon Sher

שער השמים A Machzor for the Days of Awe 287 LIFTING THE TORAH As we lift the Torah high and declare, V’zot haTorah asher sam Moshe וְזֹאת הַתּוֹרָ ה אֲשֶׁ ר־שָׂ ם מֹשֶׁ ה This is the teaching“ that Moses set before lifnei b’nei Yisrael al-pi Adonai, לִפְ נֵי בְּ נֵי יִשְׂרָ אֵל – ﬠַ ל־פִּ י יְיָ, the People of Israel at the command b’yad Moshe. בְּ יַד מֹשֶׁ ה. of God and by the hand of Moses,” we are aware of the This is the teaching that Moses set before the People of Israel at incongruity between the command of God and by the hand of Moses. that statement and modern knowledge of the entire Bible’s origins. As a product BLESSING BEFORE THE HAFTARAH READING of history, the Bible &וּ֨רָבּ תַּא ָ ה֤ יְ י ֙ ָ ֵה1ֱא וּני֨ ֙ ֶ &ֶל֣ מ is less the word of Baruch Atah Adonai, Eloheinu Melech God and more the ָלוֹעָה ,ם֔ ֶשֲׁא ר֤ ֙רַחָבּ נִ בּ בְ איִ ִ םי֣ multivocal words Ha’olam, asher bachar bin’vi’im of our People’s ,םיִ֔בוֹט הָ֥צָרְו םֶ֖היֵרְבִדְב encounter with God tovim, v’ratzah v’divreihem and the meaning ַ ה אֶנּ מֱ רָ ִ םי֣ אֶ בּ מֱ ֶ ת֑ . ָ בּ ֨ ר &וּ תַּ א ה֜ ָ ,that they found in hane’emarim be’emet. Baruch Atah that encounter. So יְ י ,֗ ָ חוֹבַּה ֵ ר֤ רוֹתַּבּ ֙הָ בוּ ֶשֹׁמְ ה֣ to gaze on the Torah Adonai, habocheir baTorah uv’Moshe is to gaze into the ,וֹ֔דְּבַﬠ ֵאָרְשִׂיְבוּ ל֣ ,וֹ֔מַּﬠ ֵאיִבְנִבוּ י֥ generational embrace avdo uv’Yisrael amo uvinvi’ei of Torah—its words, ָ ה ֱ א ֶ ֖ מ ת ָ ו ֶ ֽ צ .קֶ ד .its message, and its ha’emet vatzedek power as a record of the Divine encounter. Blessed are You God, Sovereign of the Universe, who has chosen RS good prophets and has been pleased with their words, which are truthfully spoken. Blessed are You, God, who chooses Torah and Your servant, Moses, Your People Israel, and the true and righteous prophets. 288 שחרית ליום הכיפורים Yom Kippur Morning Service

HAFTARAH READING FOR YOM KIPPUR MORNING (ISAIAH 58:1-14) The message of the Hebrew prophets, ISAIAH true to the genius of the faith which begot them and that they 1 אָ֤רְק ֙ןוֹרָגְב 6ֹ֔שְׂחַתּ־לַא רָ֖פוֹשַּׁכּ םֵ֣רָה Aֶ֑לוֹק דֵ֤גַּהְו ֙יִמַּﬠְל םָ֔ﬠְשִׁפּ םָ֔ﬠְשִׁפּ ֙יִמַּﬠְל דֵ֤גַּהְו Aֶ֑לוֹק םֵ֣רָה רָ֖פוֹשַּׁכּ 6ֹ֔שְׂחַתּ־לַא ֙ןוֹרָגְב אָ֤רְק in turn regenerated, was preeminently בְלוּ ֵ תי֥ ֹקֲﬠַ י ב֖ תאֹטַּח ָ ׃םֽ 2 ִתוֹאְ ו י֗ םוֹ֥ י ֙םוֹי דִ י ןוּ֔שֹׁרְ דְ ו ַ ﬠ֥ תַ רְ דּ כָ ַ ֖ י י ֖ ַ כָ רְ דּ תַ ﬠ֥ ַ דְ ו ןוּ֔שֹׁרְ דִ י ֙םוֹי םוֹ֥ י י֗ ִתוֹאְ ו social. Because it was social it has ֶי ְח ָפּ ֑צוּן ְכּ ֞גוֹי ֲא ֶשׁר־ ְצ ָד ָ ֣קה ָﬠ ֗ ָשׂה וּ ִמ ְשׁ ַ ֤פּט ֱא] ָהי ֙ו ֣לֹא ָﬠ ָ֔זב ִי ְשׁ ָא ֙לוּ ִנ֙י lived for nearly three thousand years, and קֶדֶ֔צ־יֵטְפְּשִׁמ תַ֥בְרִק םיִ֖ה]ֱא ׃ןוּֽצָפְּחֶי 3 ָ ֤ל ָמּה ַ֙צּ ְמנ ֙וּ ְו ֣לֹא ָר ִ֔אי ָת it will survive until it shall have wrought נִּ ﬠ ִ ֥ וּני פַ נ ְ ֵ֖שׁנוּ ְו ֣לֹא ֵת ָ ֑דע ֵ֣הן ְבּ ֤יוֹם ֹצ ְמ ֶכ ֙ם ִתּ ְמ ְצאוּ־ ֵ֔ח ֶפץ ְו ָכל־ itself into the life of כיֵבְצַּﬠ ֶ ם֖ נִתּ גְּ ׃וּשֽׂ ֹ 4 ֵ ן֣ ה רְל ִ בי֤ ֙הָצַּמוּ צָתּ וּמוּ֔ כַּהְלוּ תוֹ֖ גֶאְ בּ ֹרְ ף֣ ֶ עַשׁ֑ ר עַשׁ֑ ֶ ר ף֣ ֹרְ גֶאְ בּ תוֹ֖ כַּהְלוּ וּמוּ֔ צָתּ ֙הָצַּמוּ בי֤ ִ רְל ן֣ ֵ ה the ages. This was not the only message ת־אֹל צָ וּמוּ֣ יַּ כ םוֹ֔ הְ ל מְשַׁ ִ ַﬠי֥ מַּ בּ רָ םוֹ֖ לוֹק כְ ֶ ׃םֽ 5 ֶזָכֲה ה֗ ֙הֶיְהִ י םוֹ֣ צ םוֹ֣ צ ֙הֶיְהִ י ה֗ ֶזָכֲה of the prophets, but their most memorable בֶ א ְ רָ ח ֵ וּה֔ םוֹ֛ י נַּﬠ תוֹ֥ דָא ָ ם֖ פַ נ וֹ֑שְׁ לֲה כָ ף֨ ֹ אְ כּ גַ מְ ן֜ ֹ ֹר וֹ֗שׁא ַשְׂ ו ק֤ אָ ו פֵ֙ רֶ ֙ ֶפ ָוק שׂ ֗אֹ ֹ֜מ ַא ֹ֨כ ֲ ְ֑פ ָ֖דאת֥נּﬠם֛יוֵּ֔ר utterances were these conscience-cries, the צַּ י ַﬠיִ֔ זָלֲה ֙הֶ רְקִ תּ צ־אָ םוֹ֔ יְ ו םוֹ֥ צָ ר ןוֹ֖ והיַל ׃הֽ 6 ֲה ֣לוֹא ֶז ֮ה ֣צוֹם echoes of which still lay bare our social בֶא רָחְ וּהֵ ֒ ֵתַּפּ ַח֙ ֙ רַח בֻּצְ תוֹ֣ ֶ עַשׁ֔ ר תַּה ֵ ר֖ דֻּגֲא תוֹ֣ טוֹמ ָ ה֑ לַּשְׁ ו ַ ח֤ וּצְ ר ִ צ םי ֙ ֙ם inequities. פָ ח ִשְׁ םי֔ כְ ו טוֹמ־לָ ָ ה֖ נְ תּ תַּ ֵ ׃וּקֽ 7 ֲה ֨לוֹא ָפ֤ ֹרס ָל ָר ֵﬠ ֙ב ַל ְח ֶ֔מA ַו ֲﬠ ִנִ ֥יּים R S S 18741949W ְמרוִּ ֖דים ָ ֣תּ ִביא ָ ֑ב ִית ִכּי־ ִת ְר ֶ ֤אה ָﬠ ֹר ֙ם ְו ִכ ִסּי ֔תוֹ וּ ִמ ְבּ ָשׂ ְר A֖ ֥לֹא ָלַּﬠְתִת ׃םֽ 8 זָ֣א עַ֤קָבִּי ֙רַחַ֙שַּׁכּ Aֶ֔רוֹא Aְ֖תָכֻרֲאַו הָ֣רֵהְמ ְצִת חָ֑מ 6ַ֤לָהְו 6ַ֤לָהְו חָ֑מ פְ ל נָ A֙י֙ ֶ דִצ ֶקְ A֔ בְ כּ דוֹ֥ והי ה֖ אַ י סַ פְ ֶ ׃Aֽ 9 ָ ֤ א ז קִ תּ ְ אָ ר ֙ ַ ו והי ה֣ ַי ֲﬠ ֔ ֶנ ה שְׁ תּ ַ ַ ֖וּ ע ע ֖ ַ וּ ַ שְׁ תּ ה ֔ ֶ נ ֲ ﬠ ַ י ה֣ והי ַ ו ֙ אָ ר ְ קִ תּ ז ֤ ָ א רַ֣מאֹיְו יִנֵ֑נִּה ריִ֤סָתּ־םִא Aְ֙כוֹתִּמ הָ֔טוֹמ חַ֥לְשׁ עַ֖בְּצֶא ׃ןֶוָֽא־רֶבַּדְו 10 ֵפָתְ ו ק֤ ֙בֵﬠָרָל ֶשְׁפַנ A֔ ֶנְו שֶׁפ֥ ָנֲﬠַנ ה֖ ְשַׂתּ ַﬠיִ֑בּ חַ֤רָזְו 6ֶ֙שֹׁ֨חַבּ Aֶ֔רוֹא Aֶ֔רוֹא 6ֶ֙שֹׁ֨חַבּ חַ֤רָזְו ַﬠיִ֑בּ Aְ֖תָלֵפֲאַ ו רֳהָצַּכּ ָ יֽ ׃םִ 11 נְ ו Aֲחָ ֣ ֮הוהי מָתּ ֒דיִ הְ ו בְּשִׂ ִ ַﬠי֤ ֙תוֹחָצְחַצְ בּ פַ נ ֶשְׁ A ֔A֔ ֶשְׁ פַ נ ֙תוֹחָצְחַצְ בּ ַﬠי֤ ִ בְּשִׂ הְ ו ֒דיִ מָתּ ֮הוהי ֣ Aֲחָ נְ ו Aיֶ֖תֹמְצַﬠְו ץיִ֑לֲחַי ִיָהְו ָ֙תי֙ ן ַ֣גְכּ ֶוָר ה֔ אָ֣צוֹמְכוּ םִיַ֔מ רֶ֥שֲׁא וּ֖בְזַּכְי־אֹל וּ֖בְזַּכְי־אֹל רֶ֥שֲׁא םִיַ֔מ אָ֣צוֹמְכוּ ה֔ ֶוָר ן ַ֣גְכּ ָ֙תי֙ ִיָהְו ץיִ֑לֲחַי Aיֶ֖תֹמְצַﬠְו ֵ מ מי ָ ֽ י ו ׃ 12 וּ֤נָבוּ Aְ֙מִּמ תוֹ֣בְרָח ָלוֹע ם֔ ֵדְסוֹמ י֥ רוֹ֖דָו־רוֹד ֵמוֹקְתּ ם֑ ם֑ ֵמוֹקְתּ רוֹ֖דָו־רוֹד י֥ ֵדְסוֹמ ם֔ ָלוֹע תוֹ֣בְרָח Aְ֙מִּמ וּ֤נָבוּ רֹקְ ו ָ א֤ Aְ֙ל דֹ גּ ֵ ר֣ ר֔ ֶפּ ץֶ בֹשְׁ מ ֵ ב֥ תְ נ ביִ תוֹ֖ ָשָׁל ׃תֶבֽ 13 ִשָׁתּ־םִא בי֤ ֙תָבַּשִּׁמ ֙תָבַּשִּׁמ בי֤ ִשָׁתּ־םִא גַ ר ֶלְ A֔ תוֹ֥שֲׂﬠ צָפֲח ֶ Aי֖ יְ בּ םוֹ֣ דָק שְׁ ִ י֑ רָקְ ו ָ ָתא֨ ָבַּשַּׁל ת֜ נ֗ ֹע גֶ דְקִל שׁוֹ֤ ֙הוהי בֻּכְ מ ד֔ ָ כְ ו בִּ דַ וֹתְּ ֙ שֲׂﬠֵמ תוֹ֣ רְ דּ ֶכָ Aי֔ מִּמ צְ אוֹ֥ פֶח צְ Aְ ֖ דְ ו בַּ ֵ ר֥ בָ דּ ָ ׃רֽ 14 ז֗ ָ א ז֗ ָ א תִ תּ נַּﬠְ גַ ֙ והי־לַﬠ ה֔ הְ ו רִ בַכְּ תְּ ִ Aי֖ יתומב֯־לַﬠ בּ֯[ ָ תֳמ֣ ]יֵ ָ ר֑ א ץֶ לַכֲאַהְ ו תְּ Aיִ֗ Aי֗ ִ תְּ לַכֲאַהְ ו ץֶ ר֑ ָ א ]יֵ תֳמ֣ ָ בּ֯[ יתומב֯־לַﬠ Aי֖ ִ תְּ בַכְּ רִ הְ ו ה֔ והי־לַﬠ ֙ גַ נַּﬠְ תִ תּ לֲחַ נ תַ ֙ קֲﬠַ י ב֣ ֹ בָא Aיִ֔ ִ י֛ כּ ִ י֥ פּ והי ה֖ בִּ דּ ֵ ׃רֽ שער השמים A Machzor for the Days of Awe 289

Cry aloud, spare not, And that you bring the poor that Life up your voice like a horn are cast out to your house? And declare unto My People When thou see the naked, cover him, their transgression. And that you do not hide yourself And to the house of Jacob their sins. from your own ﬂ esh? Yet they look for me every day and Then will your light break delight to know My ways. forth as the morning, As a nation that did righteousness, And your healing will spring and did not forsake the ordinance forth speedily; of their God, And your righteousness will go They ask Me of righteous ordinances. before you, They delight to draw nearer unto God. The glory of God will be your reward. Then will your light rise in darkness, “Why have we fasted, and why And your gloom be as the noonday; do You not see it? And God will guide thee continually, Why have we a icted our souls, And satisfy your soul in drought, And You take no knowledge?” And make your bones strong; Behold, in the day of your fast you And thou will be like a watered garden, pursue your business, And like a spring of water, And exact all your labors. whose waters fall not. Behold, your fast for strife People from your midst will rebuild and contention, ancient ruins, And to smite with the ﬁ st You shall restore foundations of of wickedness; previous generations. You fast not this day And you shall be called "Repairer of So as to make your voice to be fallen walls, heard on high. Restorer paths to dwell in." Is such the fast that I have chosen? The day for a human to a ict If you refrain from trampling Shabbat, their soul? From pursuing your business on My Is it to bow down their head holy day; as bulrush, If you call Shabbat a delight, And to spread sackcloth and God's holy day honored; ashes under them? And if you honor Shabbat and don't Wilt you call this a fast, go your own ways And an acceptable day to God? Nor look to your a airs, nor strike bargains— Is this not the fast that I have chosen? To loosen the fetters of wickedness, Then you can seek the favor of Adonai. To undo the bands of the yoke, I will let you ride upon the high And to let the oppressed go free, places of the earth, And that you break every yoke? And enjoy the heritage of your ancestor, Jacob— It is not to deal your bread to For the mouth of God has spoken. the hungry, 290 שחרית ליום הכיפורים Yom Kippur Morning Service BLESSINGS AFTER THE HAFTARAH READING בָּרוּ אַתָּ ה, יְיָ, אֱהֵ ֽינוּ מֶ ֽלֶ Baruch Atah Adonai, Eloheinu Melech הָ עוֹלָם, צוּר כָּל הָ עוֹלָמִים, צַדִּ יק Ha’olam, tzur kol ha’olamim, tzadik בְּכָל הַדּוֹרוֹת, הָאֵל הַ נֶּאֱמָ ן, ,b’chol hadorot, ha’Eil hane’eman הָאוֹמֵ ר וְ עֹשֶׂה, הַמְדַבֵּ ר ha’omer v’oseh, ham’dabeir וּמְקַ יֵּם, שֶׁ כָּל דְּבָרַ יו um’kayeim, shekol d’varav אֱמֶ ת וָצֶ ֽדֶ ק. .emet va’tzedek

Blessed are You, God, Sovereign of the Universe, Creator of all the worlds, righteous in all generations. Faithful God who says and performs, who speaks and fulﬁ lls, for all Your words are true and just.

נֶאֱמָן אַתָּ ה הוּא, יְיָ אֱהֵ ֽ ינוּ, ,Ne’eman atah hu, Adonai Eloheinu וְנֶאֱמָ נִים דְּבָרֶ ֽי וְדָבָר אֶחָ ד v’ne’emanim d’varecha v’davar echad מִדְּבָרֶ ֽי אָ חוֹר לֹא יָשׁוּב רֵ יקָ ם, ,mid’varecha achor lo yashuv reikam כִּי אֵל מֶ ֽלֶ נֶאֱמָ ן וְרַ חֲמָ ן ki Eil melech ne’eman v’rachaman אַ ֽתָּה. בָּרוּ אַתָּ ה, יְיָ, הָאֵ ל atah. Baruch Atah Adonai, ha’Eil הַ נֶּאֱמָן בְּכָל דְּבָרָ יו. .hane’eman b’chol d’varav

Faithful are You Adonai, our God, and faithful are Your words; No word of Yours returns unfulﬁ lled for You are a loyal and merciful God. Blessed are You, Adonai, who is true in all Your words.

רַ חֵ ם ﬠַ ל צִ יּוֹן, כִּ י הִ יא בֵּ ית חַ יֵּ ֽינוּ, ,Racheim al Tziyon, ki hi beit chayeinu וְלַﬠֲלֽ וּבַת נֶ ֽפֶשׁ תּוֹשִֽׁ יﬠַ בִּמְהֵרָ ה v’la’aluvat nefesh toshi’a bimheirah בְ יָמֵ ֽ ינוּ. בָּרוּ אַתָּ ה, יְיָ, ,v’yameinu. Baruch Atah Adonai מְשַׂמֵּ ֽחַ צִיּוֹן בְּבָנֶ ֽיהָ . .m’samei’ach Tziyon b’vaneha

Have compassion on Zion, for it is the source of our life; Save the humbled soul, speedily and in our days. Blessed are You, Adonai, who makes Zion rejoice in her children. שער השמים A Machzor for the Days of Awe 291

שַׂמְּחֵ ֽ נוּ, יְיָ אֱהֵ ֽ ינוּ, בְּאֵ לִיָ ֽהוּ ,Samcheinu, Adonai Eloheinu הַ נָּבִיא ﬠַבְדֶּ ֽ , וּבְמַ לְ כוּת b’Eliyahu hanavi avdecha, uv’malchut בֵּית דָּ וִד מְשִׁיחֶ ֽ. בִּמְהֵרָ ה beit David m’shichecha. Bimheirah יָבוֹא, וְיָגֵל לִבֵּ ֽנוּ; ﬠַל כִּסְ אוֹ לֹא yavo, v’yageil libeinu; al kis’o lo יֵ ֽשֶׁ ב זָר, וְ לֹא יִנְחֲלוּ עוֹד אֲחֵרִ ים yeishev zar, v’lo yinchalu od acheirim אֶ ת כְּ בוֹדוֹ. כִּי בְשֵׁם קָדְשְׁ et k’vodo, ki v’sheim kodsh’cha נִשְׁבַּ ֽﬠְתָּ לּוֹ, שֶׁ לֹּא יִכְבֶּ ה נֵרוֹ nishba’ta lo, shelo yichbeh neiro לְעוֹלָם וָﬠֶד. בָּרוּ אַתָּ ה, יְיָ, ,l’olam va’ed. Baruch Atah Adonai מָ גֵן דָּ וִד. .magein David

Gladden us, Adonai our God, with the appearance of Your servant, Elijah the prophet, with the rule of the House of David, Your anointed. May he soon come and bring joy to our hearts. Let no stranger occupy David’s throne. Let others no longer possess themselves of his glory, for You did promise him, by your Holy Name, that his light would never go out. Blessed are You Adonai, Shield of David.

ﬠַל הַתּוֹרָ ה וְﬠַל הָﬠֲבוֹדָ ה וְﬠַ ל Al haTorah v’al ha’avodah v’al הַ נְּבִיאִ ים, [וְﬠַל יוֹם הַשַּׁבָּ ת han’vi’im [v’al Yom HaShabbat הַ זֶּ ה ,]וְﬠַל יוֹם הַכִּפּוּרִ ים הַ זֶּ ה, ,hazeh] v’al Yom Hakippurim hazeh שֶׁ נָּתַ ֽתָּ לָּ ֽנוּ, יְיָ אֱהֵ ֽ ינוּ, ,shenatata lanu, Adonai Eloheinu [לִקְדֻשָּׁ ה וְלִמְנוּחָ ה,] [,lik’dushah v’lim’nuchah] לְכָבוֹד וּלְתִפְאָ ֽרֶ ת. .l’chavod ul’tif’aret

We thank you for the Torah, for the worship, for the prophets (for this Sabbath Day) and for this Day of Atonement, which You have given us, Adonai our God (for holiness and rest), for honor and beauty. 292 שחרית ליום הכיפורים Yom Kippur Morning Service

ﬠַל הַ כֹּל, יְיָ אֱהֵ ֽ ינוּ, אֲ נַ ֽחְ נוּ Al hakol, Adonai Eloheinu, anachnu מוֹדִ ים לָ, וּמְבָרְ כִים אוֹתָ . ;modim lach, um’varchim otach יִתְבָּרַ שִׁמְ בְּפִי כָּל חַ י yitbarach shimcha b’ﬁ kol chai תָּמִ יד, לְעוֹלָם וָﬠֶד, וּדְבָרְ tamid, l’olam va’ed. U’dvarcha אֱמֶ ת וְקַ יָּם לָﬠַד. .emet v’kayam la’ad

We thank and bless You, Adonai our God, for all things; May Your name forever be blessed by every living being. Your word is true and enduring forever.

בָּרוּ אַתָּ ה, יְיָ, מֶ ֽלֶ מוֹחֵ ל Baruch Atah Adonai, melech mocheil וְסוֹלֵ ֽח לַﬠֲנוֹתֵ ֽינוּ וְלַﬠֲ נוֹת v’solei’ach la’avonoteinu v’la’avonot ﬠַמּוֹ בֵּ ית יִשְׂרָ אֵ ל, וּמַﬠֲבִ יר amo beit Yisrael, u’ma’avir אַשְׁמוֹתֵ ֽינוּ בְּכָל שָׁ נָה וְשָׁ נָה, .ashmoteinu b’chol shanah v’shanah מֶ ֽלֶ ﬠַל כָּל הָאָ ֽרֶ ץ, מְקַדֵּ שׁ Melech al kol ha’aretz, mikadeish [הַשַּׁבָּת וְ] יִשְׂרָ אֵ ל HaShabbat v’] Yisrael] וְיוֹם הַכִּפּוּרִ ים. .v’Yom Hakippurim

Blessed are You Adonai, who forgives and pardons our failings. You banish our guilt from year to year. Sovereign over all the earth, who sanctiﬁ es (the Sabbath and) Israel and the Day of Atonement. שער השמים A Machzor for the Days of Awe 293 PRAYER FOR OUR COUNTRY “Pray for the welfare of the government, Our God, God of our Fathers and Mothers, we are grateful for our country, the for were it not for the fear it inspires, we United States of America. would swallow one May it always be a haven for the oppressed, its neighborhoods and byways another alive!” (Pirkei Avot 3:2) peaceful and secure. Since medieval May the officers of our government be blessed with wisdom and good counsel. times, a prayer for May they act in unison to promote the welfare of all and may petty rivalry be the welfare of the banished from their deliberations. government has been included in May agriculture and commerce be prosperous. May schools and places of our liturgy. In every learning flourish so that future generations gain the knowledge of freedom and country in which we have dwelled, learn the responsibilities of citizenship. we have asked for Guard our land from calamity and injury. Plant among the peoples of different God’s blessings on our leaders that nationalities and faiths who dwell here love and understanding, peace and they might rule with friendship. Spread the shelter of Your peace over those who serve our country justice, wisdom, here and abroad. and compassion. This prayer reminds May it be Your will that our land be a force for good for all who live on earth, us as Americans— and that all peoples know its blessings, so the vision of Your prophet may citizens fortunate be fulfilled: “Let justice roll down like water, and righteousness like a mighty enough to live in a stream.” (Amos 5:4) democracy—to do our part to strengthen our And let us say: Amen. country by choosing our leaders wisely, participating actively in civic affairs, and contributing meaningfully to our nation’s welfare. YZ

P O C … Rabbi Joseph A. Skloot 294 שחרית ליום הכיפורים Yom Kippur Morning Service

תְּ פִילָה לִשְׁ לוֹם מְ דִ י ַ נ ת ִ י שְׂ רָ אֵ ל PRAYER FOR THE WELLBEING OF THE STATE OF ISRAEL My unwavering faith that the Jewish State would be established was the legacy I had received אָבִינוּ שֶׁבַּשָּׁמַ ֽיִם, צוּר יִשְׂרָ אֵ ל Avinu shebashamayim, tzur Yisrael forty years earlier .from Herzl himself וְגוֹאֲ לוֹ, בָּרֵ אֶת מְדִ ינַת יִשְׂרָ אֵ ל, ,v’go’alo, bareich et m’dinat Yisrael I have often told of my last conversation רֵ אשִׁ ית צְמִיחַ ת גְּאֻ לָּתֵ ֽ נוּ. הָ גֵ ן reishit tz’michat g’ulateinu. Hagein with him in April at the meeting 1904 ﬠָלֶ ֽיהָ בְּאֶבְרַ ת חַסְדֶּ ֽ, וּפְ רֹשׂ aleiha b’evrat chasdecha, ufros of the Zionist Actions Committee, a few ﬠָלֶ ֽיהָ סֻ כַּת שְׁלוֹמֶ ֽ, וּשְׁ לַ ח aleiha sukat sh’lomecha. Ush’lach months before his death at the age of אוֹרְ וַאֲמִתְּ לְרָ אשֶׁ ֽיהָ, שָׂרֶ יהָ orcha va’amitcha l’rasheiha, sareiha 44 on July 3. Herzl placed his arm around וְיוֹﬠֲצֶ ֽיהָ , וְתַקְּ נֵם בְּﬠֵצָ ה טוֹבָ ה v’yo’atzeiha, v’takneim b’eitzah tovah me and said, “I shall not live to see the מִ לְּפָנֶ ֽי. חַ זֵּק אֶ ת יְדֵי מְ גִנֵּי milfanecha. Chazeik et y’dei m’ginei Jewish State. But you, Wise, are a young אֶ ֽרֶ ץ קָדְשֵׁ ֽ נוּ, וְהַ נְחִ ילֵם אֱהֵ ֽ ינוּ, ,eretz kodsheinu, v’hanchileim, Eloheinu man. You will live to ”.see the Jewish State יְשׁוּﬠָה, וַﬠֲטֶ ֽרֶ ת נִצָּחוֹן תְּﬠַטְּרֵ ם. .y’shu’ah, va’ateret nitzachon t’atreim I thank God that it was given to me to וְנָתַתָּ שָׁ לוֹם בָּאָ ֽרֶ ץ וְשִׂמְחַ ת V’natata shalom ba’aretz v’simchat live till that glorious ,day of May 14, 1948 עוֹלָם לְיוֹשְׁבֶ ֽיהָ . וְ נֹאמַר: אָמֵ ן. .olam li’yosh’veiha. V’nomar: Amen when out of the Avinu Shebashamayim, Rock and Redeemer of the People of Israel: centuries of Jewish Bless the State of Israel with its promise of redemption. suffering and Shield it with Your peace. persecution, of prayer and hope and labor, Guide its leaders with Your light and Your truth. the prophecy of Strengthen the hands of those who defend our Holy Land. Theodor Herzl was at Deliver them; crown their e orts with triumph. last fulfilled. Bless the land with peace and its inhabitants with lasting joy. R S S And let us say: Amen. W 18741949 שער השמים A Machzor for the Days of Awe 295 SERVICE FOR RETURNING THE TORAH TO THE ARK Eitz chayim hi is a יְהַ לְלוּ אֶ ת־שֵׁ ם יְיָ, quotation from the Y’hal’lu et-sheim Adonai Book of Proverbs. In כִּ י־נִשְׂ גָּב שְׁ מוֹ לְבָ דּוֹ. .its original context, ki-nisgav sh’mo l’vado the words focus on חָ כְ מָ ה the value of (Wisdom), which Let all praise the Name, for God alone is supreme. the proverb argues is הוֹדוֹ ﬠַל אֶ ֽרֶ ץ וְשָׁמָ ֽיִם. וַיָּרֶ ם more valuable than Hodo al eretz v’shamayim, vayarem silver and gold, more קֶ ֽרֶ ן לְﬠַ מּוֹ, תְּהִ לָּה לְכָל־חֲסִידָ יו, ,precious than rubies. keren l’amo, t’hilah l’chol-chasidav To the rabbis, Torah לִבְ נֵי יִשְׂרָ אֵל ﬠַם קְ רֹבוֹ, הַ לְ לוּ־יָהּ. !is synonymous with livnei Yisrael, am k’rovo. Hal’luyah Wisdom, and so they quoted this proverb when returning the God’s glory is above the earth and heaven. scroll to the ark. God has given glory to God’s People. Generations later, God is the praise of all the children of Israel, a People near unto Torah has come to God. Hallelujah! (Psalm 148:13–14) embody our Tree of Life, representing a ﬠֵץ־חַ יִּים הִ יא לַמַּחֲ זִיקִים בָּ הּ, tradition of learning, Eitz chayim hi lamachazikim bah millennia old, pointing וְ תֹמְכֶ ֽיהָ מְאֻשָּׁ ר. דְּרָ כֶ ֽיהָ us toward our highest v’tomcheha m’ushar. D’racheha values. דַרְ כֵ י־נֹﬠַם, וְכָ ל־נְתִ יבֹתֶיהָ שָׁ לוֹם. .darchei-no’am, v’chol-n’tivoteiha shalom YZ It is a tree of life to those who hold fast to it, and all who cling to it ﬁ nd happiness. Its ways are ways of pleasantness and all its paths are peace. (Proverbs 3:17–18)

הֲשִׁ יבֵ ֽנוּ, יְיָ, אֵלֶ ֽי – Hashiveinu Adonai, eileicha וְנָשֽׁ וּבָה. חַדֵּ שׁ יָמֵ ֽינוּ כְּקֶ ֽדֶ ם. .v’nashuvah; chadeish yameinu k’kedem

Return us to You, God, and we will return. Renew our days as of old. (Lamentations 5:21) 296 שחרית ליום הכיפורים Yom Kippur Morning Service הַיּוֹם תְּאַמְּצֵ ֽנוּ HAYOM T’AMTZEINU

הַיּוֹם תְּאַמְּצֵ ֽנוּ. אָמֵ ן. .Hayom t’amtzeinu. Amen This day, may You strengthen us. Amen.

הַיּוֹם תְּבָרְ כֵ ֽנוּ. אָמֵ ן. .Hayom t’varcheinu. Amen

This day, may You bless us. Amen.

הַיּוֹם תְּ גַדְּ לֵ ֽנוּ. אָמֵ ן. .Hayom t’gadleinu. Amen

This day, may You exalt us. Amen.

הַיּוֹם תִּדְרְשֵׁ ֽנוּ לְ טוֹבָה. אָמֵ ן. .Hayom tidr’sheinu l’tovah. Amen

This day, may You consider us for well-being. Amen.

הַיּוֹם תִּ כְתְּבֵ ֽנוּ לְחַ יִּים טוֹבִ ים. .Hayom ticht’veinu l’chayim tovim אָ מֵ ן . .Amen

This day, may You inscribe us for a good life. Amen.

הַיּוֹם תִּשְׁמַע שַׁ וְﬠָתֵ ֽ נוּ. אָמֵ ן. .Hayom tishma shav’ateinu. Amen

This day, may You hear our supplication. Amen.

הַיּוֹם תְּקַבֵּל בְּרַ חֲמִ ים וּבְרָ צוֹן Hayom t'kabeil b'rachamim uv'ratzon אֶת תְּ פִלָּתֵ ֽ נוּ. אָמֵ ן. .et t'ﬁ lateinu. Amen

This day, may You receive our prayers with compassion. Amen.

הַיּוֹם תִּתְמְכֵ ֽנוּ בִּימִין צִדְקֶ ֽ . .Hayom titm’cheinu bimin tzid’kecha אָ מֵ ן . .Amen

This day, may You uphold us with the power of Your righteousness. Amen. שער השמים A Machzor for the Days of Awe 297 L’DOR VADOR

We are gifts and we are blessings, we are history in song We are hope and we are healing, we are learning to be strong We are words and we are stories, we are pictures of the past We are carriers of wisdom, not the first and not the last L'dor vador nagid godlecha L'dor vador... we protect this chain From generation to generation L'dor vador, these lips will praise Your name Looking back on the journey that we carry in our heart From the shadow of the mountain to the waters that would part We are blessed and we are holy, we are children of Your way And the words that bring us meaning, we will have the strength to say L'dor vador…

L' V … Josh Nelson 15500 Stephen S. Wise Drive Los Angeles, CA 90077 WiseLA.org