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 Dedicated by The Sonnenberg Family, in loving memory of Brad Sonnenberg TORAH READING Dedicated by The Yousefzadeh Family, in loving memory of Afsaneh Yousefzadeh HAFTARAH READING Dedicated by Penny and Mark Berns and Family Felice and Douglas Williams and Family שער השמים A Machzor for the Days of Awe 223 ֹ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 ָבַּרוּ אָתְּה יָי, ,Baruch Atah Adonai ֱא ֵֽה ֶֽינוּ מֶלָ הָעוֹלם, ,Eloheinu Melech Ha’olam ֲאֶשִׁר קְדּ ָֽשְׁנוּ בִּמְצָתיו, asher kidshanu b’mitzvotav ְוִצָֽוְּנוּ לִהְתַﬠֵטַּף בִּצּיִצית. .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. ַמֹה טּבוּ MAH TOVU ַמה־ ֹֽטֹּבוּ אָה ֶֽלַי, יֲﬠֹקב, ,Mah-tovu ohalecha, Ya’akov ִמְשְׁכֹּנ ֶֽתִי, יְשָׂרֵאל. !mishk’notecha, Yisrael ַוֲאִנְי בּרַֹב חְסְדָּ אֵבוֹא ב ֶֽית, ,Va’ani b’rov chasd’cha avo veitecha ֶאְשַׁתֲּחֶוֶה אֵל־הַיכָל־קְדְשׁ eshtachaveh el-heichal-kodsh’cha ְבִּיְרָא ֶֽתְ. יָיָ, א ַֽהְבִתְּי מעוֹן b’yir’atecha. Adonai, ahavti m’on ֵבּ ֶֽיתְ, וּמִקוֹם מְשַׁכְּן כּ ֶֽבוֹד. .beitecha, u’m’kom mishkan k’vodecha ַוֲאִנֶי אְשַׁתֲּחֶוְה וֶאְכָֽרָﬠה, ,Va’ani eshtachaveh v’echra’ah ֶאְבְרָכִה לְפֵני־ְיָיֹעִשׂי. .ev’r’chah lifnei-Adonai osi ַוֲאִנְי תִפָלִּתְי־לְ, יָיֵ, ﬠָת רצוֹן. .Va’ani t’fi lati l’cha, Adonai, eit ratzon ֱאִהְים בָּרבַ־חְסֶֽדּ, ,Elohim b’rov-chasdecha ֲﬠֵֽנִנֶי בֱּאֶמִת יְשׁ ֶֽﬠ. .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 ִבְּרַכוֹת ה ַֽשַּׁחר — BIR’CHOT HASHACHAR MORNING BLESSINGS Bir'chot Hashachar: (Morning Blessings) are traditionally recited at home at the ָבַּרוּ אָתְּה, יָיֱ, א ֵֽה ֶֽינוּ מֶל Baruch Atah Adonai, Eloheinu Melech beginning of the day. Every verse guides us ָהָעוֹלֲם, אֶשָׁר נַתַן לֶשְּׂכִוִי בָינה Ha’olam, asher natan lasech’vi vinah in gratitude for the fullness of life and ְלַהְבִחֵין בּין יוֹם וֵּב ָֽין לְיָלה. .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, ָבַּרוּ אָתְּה, יָיֱ, א ֵֽה ֶֽינוּ מֶל Baruch Atah Adonai, Eloheinu Melech ָהָעוֹל ֵֽם, פּוֹקַחִﬠְוִרים. .Ha’olam, pokei’ach ivrim Blessed are You God, Sovereign of the Universe, who gives sight to the blind, ָבַּרוּ אָתְּה, יָיֱ, א ֵֽה ֶֽינוּ מֶל Baruch Atah Adonai, Eloheinu Melech ָהָעוֹלַם, מִתֲּיר אִסוּרים. .Ha’olam, matir asurim Blessed are You God, Sovereign of the Universe, who releases the captive, ָבַּרוּ אָתְּה, יָיֱ, א ֵֽה ֶֽינוּ מֶל Baruch Atah Adonai, Eloheinu Melech ָהָעוֹל ֵֽם, זוֹקְף כִּפוּפים. .Ha’olam, zokeif k’fufi m Blessed are You God, Sovereign of the Universe, who lifts up the fallen, ָבַּרוּ אָתְּה, יָיֱ, א ֵֽה ֶֽינוּ מֶל Baruch Atah Adonai, Eloheinu Melech ָהָעוֹלַם, רוֹקָע ה ָֽאֶרַץ ﬠַל ה ָֽמִּים. .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 ָבַּרוּ אָתְּה, יָיֱ, א ֵֽה ֶֽינוּ מֶל Baruch Atah Adonai, Eloheinu Melech ָהָעוֹלֶם, שׁ ָֽﬠָשִׂה לָּי כָּל צְרִכּי. .Ha'olam, she’asah li kol tzorki Blessed are You God, Sovereign of the Universe, who provides for all my needs, ָבַּרוּ אָתְּה, יָיֱ, א ֵֽה ֶֽינוּ מֶל Baruch Atah Adonai, Eloheinu Melech ָהָעוֹלַם, הֵמִּכִין מְצֲﬠֵד ָֽי־גֶבר. .Ha'olam, hameichin mitz’adei gaver Blessed are You God, Sovereign of the Universe, who steadies my steps, ָבַּרוּ אָתְּה, יָיֱ, א ֵֽה ֶֽינוּ מֶל Baruch Atah Adonai, Eloheinu Melech ָהָעוֹלַם, מְלִבּיֲשׁ ﬠֻרִמּים. .Ha'olam, malbish arumim Blessed are You God, Sovereign of the Universe, who clothes the naked, ָבַּרוּ אָתְּה, יָיֱ, א ֵֽה ֶֽינוּ מֶל Baruch Atah Adonai, Eloheinu Melech ָהָעוֹלַם, הֵנּוֹתַן לָיֵּﬠ ֹֽף כַּח. .Ha'olam, ha’notein la’ya’eif koach Blessed are You God, Sovereign of the Universe, who gives strength to the weary, ָבַּרוּ אָתְּה, יָיֱ, א ֵֽה ֶֽינוּ מֶל Baruch Atah Adonai, Eloheinu Melech ָהָעוֹלַם, הַמֲּﬠִבֵיר שָׁנֵה מֵﬠַיני, ,Ha'olam, hama’avir sheinah mei’einai ְוּתָנוּמֵה מַﬠְפַﬠָפּי. .ut’numah mei’afapai Blessed are You God, Sovereign of the Universe, who removes sleep from my eyes, and slumber from my eyelids, ָבַּרוּ אָתְּה, יָיֱ, א ֵֽה ֶֽינוּ מֶל Baruch Atah Adonai, Eloheinu Melech ָהָעוֹלֶם, שָׁﬠ ַֽשִׂנְי בּ ֶֽצֶלֱם אִהים. .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 ָבַּרוּ אָתְּה, יָיֱ, א ֵֽה ֶֽינוּ מֶל Baruch Atah Adonai, Eloheinu Melech ָהָעוֹלֶם, שָׁﬠ ַֽשִׂנֶי בּן/ ַבִּת חוֹרין. .Ha'olam, she’asani ben/bat chorin Blessed are You God, Sovereign of the Universe, who has given me human freedom, ָבַּרוּ אָתְּה, יָיֱ, א ֵֽה ֶֽינוּ מֶל Baruch Atah Adonai, Eloheinu Melech ָהָעוֹלֶם, שָׁﬠ ַֽשִׂנִי יְשָׂרֵאל. .Ha'olam, she’asani Yisrael Blessed are You God, Sovereign of the Universe, who made me one of the Jewish people, ָבַּרוּ אָתְּה, יָיֱ, א ֵֽה ֶֽינוּ מֶל Baruch Atah Adonai, Eloheinu Melech ָהָעוֹלֵם, אוֹזִר יְשָׂרֵאִל בְּגָבוּרה. .Ha'olam, ozeir Yisrael bi’g’vurah Blessed are You God, Sovereign of the Universe, who strengthens the people Israel with courage, ָבַּרוּ אָתְּה, יָיֱ, א ֵֽה ֶֽינוּ מֶל 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 ְתִּהִלּים ק"נ PSALM 150 Tradition teaches us that King Solomon’s ַהְלָלוּ יהּ: :Temple was built in Hal’lu Yah approximately 950 ַהְללוּ־ֵאְל בָּקְדשׁוֹ, ,BCE.