Owen Raymond Bar Mitzvah Prayerbook

The Bar Mitzvah of

Owen Raymond

August 8, 2021 / 30 Av 5781 Service led by Cantor Debbi Ballard

Welcome!

We're so excited to have so many wonderful friends and family members from around the world here to celebrate Owen becoming a Bar Mitzvah, today. After a difficult year and a half, and even before then, living an ocean away from many of you, it means so much to all be together today. We're especially happy to have all 4 of Owen's grandparents here in person.

Owen has been preparing for this day since early February and we're so impressed with the commitment and curiosity he's shown in taking on this task and could not be prouder of how he has grown in the process.

Mazel tov, Owen! Today, and everyday, you blow us all away!

With love, Mom, Dad, & Zack

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The Bar Mitzvah Service The Bar Mitzvah ceremony represents the first time in a young man’s life when he is invited to assume a role of leadership and responsibility in the religious service of the Jewish community. In this service, Owen will read several prayers in Hebrew and English. As you follow the service you will see the prayers in transliteration (Hebrew phonetically). We did this so you can be a part of the service and in so doing find it more interesting. Today marks the culmination of several months of private tutoring for Owen where he learned many prayers and most importantly, their meanings.

The Torah contains the first five books of the Bible; a selection from the Torah is read every week throughout the Jewish liturgical year until the entire Torah has been read. Owen’s portion comes from the book of Deuteronomy, the fifth of the Five Books of Moses. In addition to the reading from the Torah, Owen will be conducting a portion of today’s service as well.

A Yarmulke or head covering may be worn by men or women during the service. A Tallit or prayer shawl may also be worn by Jewish men and women over the age of thirteen. Tradition states that the tallit’s fringes are reminders of the Lord’s Commandments.

This prayer book you are reading is called a Siddur. Since we have specially created this prayer book for Owen’s Bar Mitzvah you will see the Hebrew, English translations and transliteration.

You will be asked to stand a number of times during the ceremony whenever the Torah is removed or when certain prayers are recited. During a special prayer recited for those loved ones who are no longer with us known as the Mourner’s Kaddish, the congregation will also rise. During this service, people will be called to the pulpit to recite readings and blessings before and after the Torah reading.

We hope some of these explanations are helpful in creating a more rewarding service.

What it means to be a Son of the Commandments The term Bar Mitzvah literally means “child of the commandments.” This is the age of accountability for a Jewish boy or girl. The thirteenth birthday traditionally meant the time when Jews became religiously adult, however this tradition is not limited only to 13 year olds. The ceremony of Bar Mitzvah is not really a goal or end in itself. It represents beginnings, the first steps on a lifelong path of Jewish responsibility.

The Bar Mitzvah ceremony marks the first time a young person will be able to read from the Torah and lead a congregation in prayer. This is a milestone in Jewish life and a cause for a celebration of the entire family. It is the hope of the Jewish people that a young person assumes the role of an adult Jew; he will become a credit to his community and to the House of Israel throughout his life.

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A Prayer for Owen and presentation of the Tallit Presented by Steven & Yolande Zahler

O Lord as we stand before you on this joyous occasion we pray and we thank you for this blessing of life you have bestowed upon us.

We are grateful for Owen and for the past thirteen years of joy he has brought to us and our family.

Bless him, Dear God, watch over him protect him, guide him, help him to continue to grow in body and mind, in soul and character.

Bless him with the gifts of love and loyalty.

May his life be rich and rewarding.

May all his deeds bring pride to all of us.

Amen

Baruch atah Adonai eloheinu melech haolam Asher kid-sha-nu b’mitz-vo-tav v’tzee vanu l’hit a teyf Ba-tzitzit

eiz̈Ÿev§ n¦ A§ Epÿc§ w¦ xy¤ `© mlerd K¤ln¤ EpdŸl¡ ¥ ` ,ii dz̈`© KexÄ zivi ¦ vÄ ¦ shr ¥ z© d¦ l§ Epëv¦ e§ 4

Hinei Ma Tov Led by Andrew & Catherine West

cg«© ï m©B mig¦ `© z¤aW «¤ ,mirP̈ ¦ dnE © aFH dn© d¥Pd¦ Hine ma tov uma na im shevet achim gam yachad.

Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for families to dwell together in unity.

Responsive Reading:

We have come together as a congregation, mindful that each of us is an individual, with special hopes and dreams, with personal worries and concerns.

Each of us has dreams no one else can utter. Each feels joy no one else can share and regrets which others cannot know. In this uniqueness of mind and personality, we are alone.

And yet we are here together. United as a congregation, we find an atmosphere that stimulates awareness and motivation. In these surroundings of personal warmth, may we seek the strength that is within ourselves. If we are discouraged, may we seek hope. If we have been careless of time, may we re-assess our goals and priorities.

In the company of our family and friends, may we find the inspiration to warm our hearts and revitalize our minds’ energies. Together, may we heighten our goals to achieve our own unique potential.

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What is Holiness?

Led by Michael Zahler & David Baur

(Please read responsively) There is holiness when we strive to reach our highest goals, and bring to our striving the best that is within ourselves.

There is holiness when we are true to ourselves and stand firmly for truth though tempted to bend.

There is holiness when we choose expressions of love and kindness, rather than those of sarcasm or anger.

There is holiness when we use our creative energies to celebrate, illuminate or share a thing of beauty.

There is holiness when people help the weak and seek freedom.

There is holiness when we are kind to someone who cannot possibly be of service to us.

There is holiness when we promote family harmony.

There is holiness when we forget what divides us and remember what unites us.

There is holiness when we bring a moment of gladness to one who is lonely, a smile to the face of one who is sad, or help to one in need.

There is holiness when we thank God and give praise to God for giving us the desire and the power to make our lives holy.

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The Barchu For centuries the words of the Barchu have summoned our people to worship. At each service this prayer is recited to announce that formal worship has begun. Yet we know that all are drawn to prayer by more than public proclamation. We are called to worship by an inner longing, the desire to reflect on the purpose of our lives. The summons to worship finds its unique expression in every individual. The magnetism to ponder and comprehend the universe is the same. The response is formulated differently by each person according to his or her needs.

(Please rise)

Barchu et Adonai hamvorach: KẍŸan§ d© ïi§ z ¤̀ Praise Adonai to whom all praise is due!

Baruch Adonai hamvorach l’olam vaed KẍŸan§ d© ïi§

EkxÄ §

KExÄ .c¤rë ml̈Frl§

Praised be Adonai, to whom, all praise is due forever and ever.

The Sh’ma The Sh’ma is one of the oldest prayers in the Jewish prayer book.

It calls upon the Jewish people to listen. It stresses their unity and eternity.

It is not an accident that Jewish people throughout the ages have died with the Sh’ma on their lips.

There is great comfort in knowing that Jews everywhere recognize this tie and feel this commitment to oneness. It is almost like having an extended family of fourteen million people.

The inclusion of the Sh’ma indicates that from ancient days the purpose of worship for our people was not primarily to do the will of the worshipper, but rather for the congregation to go out into the world inspired to work

.cg̈ ¤̀ ïi§ ,Epi«dŸl¡ ¥ ` ïi§ ,l ¥̀ ẍU¦i § rn© W§ .c¤rë ml̈Frl§ FzEkl§ n© cFaM§ mW¥ KExÄ “Hear O Israel, the lord is One. Blessed be the name of God’s glorious reign forever”.

Sh’ma Yis-ra-el, Ado-nai Elo-hey-nu, Ado-nai E-chad Ba-ruch Shem Ke-vod Mal-chu-to L’olam va-ed

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V’Ahavta

,LW§ t© § p lk̈aE § ,Laä § l§ lk̈A§ ,Li«dŸl¡ ¤ ` ïi§ z ¥̀ Ÿa§ d© `¨ e§ LE©§ vn§ ikŸ¦ p`¨ xW£̀ ¤ ,d¤N«¥̀ d̈ mix¦ äC§ d© Eid̈e§ .LcŸ«¤ `n§ lk̈aE § ,mÄ Ÿx§ A© c¦ e§ ,Li«p¤ äl§ mŸ§pP© W¦ e§ .L«¤aäl§ l©r ,mFId© .L«¤nEwaE § ,LA§ k§ ẄaE § ,Kx¤C© «¤ a LY§ k¤ § laE § ,L«¤zi¥aA§ LY§ a§ W¦ A§ .Li«p¤ i¥r oi¥A zŸtḧŸhl§ Eid̈e§ ,Lcï «¤ l©r zF`l§ mŸx§ W© wE § .Lixr̈ «¤ W§ aE ¦ L«¤zi¥A zFfªfn§ l©r mŸa§ z© kE § mzi ¤ ¦id§ e¦ ,iz̈Ÿev§ n¦ lM̈ z ¤̀ mzi ¤ U£ ¦ re© ExM§§ fY¦ o©rn«© l§ iz`« ¦ v¥ Fd xW£̀ ¤ ,mki ¤ dŸl¡ ¥ ` ïi§ i¦p £̀ .mki ¤ dŸl`¥ ¥ l miWŸ ¦ cw§ i¦p £̀ ,midŸl`¥ ¦ l mkl̈ ¤ zFid§ l¦ ,m ¦ix«©v§ n¦ ux«¤̀ ¤ n m ¥ k¤ z§ ¤̀ .mki ¤ dŸl¡ ¥ ` ïi§ You shall love your Eternal God with all your heart, with all your mind, with all your being. Set these words which I command you this day, upon your heart. Teach them faithfully to your children; speak of them in your home, and on your way, when you lie down and when you rise up. Bind them as a sign upon your hand; let them be symbols before your eyes; inscribe them on the doorposts of your house, and on your gates. Be mindful of My Mitzvot and do them; so shall you consecrate yourselves to your God. I am your Eternal God, who led you out of Egypt to be your God, I am your Eternal God.

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Amidah - English Adaptation Led by Alex & Laura Raymond (Please read responsively)

We cannot merely pray to You, O God to end war, for we know that You have made the world in a way that humans must find their own path to peace within themselves and with their neighbor.

We cannot merely pray to You, O God, to end starvation; for You have already given us the resources with which to feed the entire world, if we could only use them wisely.

We cannot merely pray to You, O God, to root out prejudice; for You have already given us eyes with which to see the good in all people, if we would only use them rightly.

We cannot merely pray to You, O God, to end despair; for You have already given us the power to clear away slums and to give hope, if we would only use our power justly.

We cannot merely pray to You, O God, to end disease; for You have already given us great minds with which to search out cures and healings, if we would only use them constructively.

Therefore, we pray to You instead, O God, for strength, determination, and will-power, to do instead of just to pray, to become instead of merely to wish.

For Your sake and ours, speedily and soon, that our land may be safe, and that our lives may be blessed.

May the words that we pray, and the deeds that we do, be acceptable to You, O God, Our Rock and our Redeemer.

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The 12 Blessings of Gratitude ,ml̈Frd̈ K¤ln¤ EpdŸl¡ ¥ `,ïi§ dz̈`© KExÄ .dl̈il̈ oi¥aE mFi oi¥A oig¦ a§ d© l§ dp̈ia¦ ie¦ k§ U© ¤ l ozp̈ © xW¤ `¨ Praised be the Eternal God, who has implanted mind and instinct within every living being.

l ¥̀ ẍUi § i¦pUr̈ © W,ml̈Fr ¤ d̈ K¤ln¤ EpdŸl¡ ¥ `,ïi§ dz̈`© KExÄ Praised be the Eternal God, who has made me a good person.

oixFg ¦ o¤A i¦pUr̈ © W¤ ,ml̈Frd̈ K¤ln¤ EpdŸl¡ ¥ `,ïi§ dz̈`© KExÄ Praised be the Eternal God, who has made me to be free

mix¦ e§ r¦ g© wFR,ml̈Fr ¥ d̈ K¤ln¤ EpdŸl¡ ¥ `,ïi§ dz̈`© KExÄ Praised be the Eternal God, who helps the blind to see

min¦ x©ªr yiA¦ l§ n© ,ml̈Frd̈ K¤ln¤ EpdŸl¡ ¥ `,ïi§ dz̈`© KExÄ Praised be the Eternal God, who clothes the naked

mixEq ¦ `© xiY¦ n© ,ml̈Frd̈ K¤ln¤ EpdŸl¡ ¥ `,ïi§ dz̈`© KExÄ Praised be the Eternal God, who frees the captive

mtEt ¦ M§ swFf ¥ ,ml̈Frd̈ K¤ln¤ EpdŸl¡ ¥ `,ïi§ dz̈`© KExÄ Praised be the Eternal God, who lifts up the fallen

x¥ab̈ ic© ¥ rv§ n¦ oik¦ n¥ d© ,ml̈Frd̈ K¤ln¤ EpdŸl¡ ¥ `,ïi§ dz̈`© KExÄ Praised be the Eternal God, who makes firm our steps

dẍEab§ A¦ l ¥̀ ẍU¦ § i x¥fF` ,ml̈Frd̈ K¤ln¤ EpdŸl¡ ¥ `,ïi§ dz̈`© KExÄ Praised be the Eternal God, who girds our people Israel with strength

dẍ`¨ t§ z¦ A§ l ¥̀ ẍUi § xhFr ¥ ,ml̈Frd̈ K¤ln¤ EpdŸl¡ ¥ `,ïi§ dz̈`© KExÄ Praised be the Eternal God, who crowns Israel with glory

gŸ© M s¥rï©l ozFp ¥ d© ,ml̈Frd̈ K¤ln¤ EpdŸl¡ ¥ `,ïi§ dz̈`© KExÄ Praised be the Eternal God, who gives strength to the weary

i©pi¥rn¥ dp̈W¥ xia© ¦ rn© d© ,ml̈Frd̈ K¤ln¤ EpdŸl¡ ¥ `,ïi§ dz̈`© KExÄ iR̈©rt© § rn¥ dn̈EpzE § Praised be the Eternal God, who removes sleep from the eyes, slumber from the eyelids.

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Service for taking out the Torah Let us declare the greatness of our God, and give honor to the Torah Ki mi Tzion teitze Torah - ud’var Adonai mi-Yerushalayim

m ¦i«l̈ẄExin¦ ï§i xa© cE§ ,dẍFz `¥vY¥ oFIS¦ n¦ iM¦ Baruch Sh’natan Torah L’Amo Yisrael B’kidushato

FzẌcªw§ A¦ l ¥̀ ẍU¦i § FO©rl§ dẍFY ozP̈ © W¤ KExÄ

Torah Service Bar’chu et Adonai ham’vorach Baruch Adonai ham’vorach l’olam vaed Baruch ata Adonai Elohenu melech ha’olam

Asher bachar banu mikol ha’amim V’natan lanu et torato Baruch ata Adonai, notein hatorah

.KẍŸan§ d© ï§i z¤̀ Ekx§ Ä c¤rë ml̈Frl§ KẍŸan§ d© ï§i KExÄ K¤ln«¤ Epi«dŸl¡ ¥ ` ï§i dŸ`© KExÄ ,ml̈Frd̈ miO© ¦ rd̈ lM̈n¦ Ep«Ä xg«© Ä xW£̀ ¤ .FzẍFY z¤̀ Ep«l̈ oz«p̈ © e§ .dẍFYd© ozFp ¥ ,ï§i dŸ`© KExÄ

Praise be the Lord, to whom our praise is due!

Praised be the Lord, to whom our praise is due, now and forever!

Blessed is the Lord our God, Ruler of the universe, who has chosen us from all peoples by giving us His Torah.

Blessed is the Lord, Giver of the Torah Baruch ata Adonai Elohenu melech ha’olam

Asher natan lanu torat emet, V’chayeh olam nata b’tocheinu Baruch ata Adonai, notein hatorah

K¤ln«¤ Epi«dŸl¡ ¥ ` ï§i dŸ`© KExÄ ,ml̈Frd̈ ,zn¡ ¤ ` zxFY © Ep«l̈ oz«© p̈ xW£̀ ¤ Ep«kFz ¥ A§ rhp̈ © ml̈Fr i¥Ig© e§ .dẍFYd© ozFp ¥ ,ï§i dŸ`© KExÄ

Blessed is the Lord our God, Ruler of the universe, who has given a Torah of truth, implanting within us eternal life.

Blessed is the Lord, Giver of the Torah

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D’Var Torah - Re’eh My Torah Portion, Re’eh is taken from the book of Deuteronomy, the last of the Five Books of Moses. In the book of Deuteronomy, the Jewish people have arrived to the border of the Promised Land and Moses is starting to become old and weak. As the people are about to arrive in Israel, Moses is telling the Jewish people about obedience and disobedience. Moses says to the people that if they follow G-d’s laws and believe in one G-d they will be rewarded – but If the Jewish people don’t follow G-d’s laws and believe in more than one G-d, they will be punished. Moses knows he isn’t going to make it to “The Promised Land" with the Jewish people because of his old age, so he has to tell them to do the right thing, and that that begins with obeying G-d.

As the Jewish people have spent many years and faced many challenges in the desert, they have learned a good way of life along the way, and Moses shares with them some important lessons for the new life ahead in Israel. Moses tells the Jewish people that even though they have made it to Israel, they still need to follow rules. If they act badly, there will be a curse ahead of them in life. If they act well, they will receive blessings. The Jewish people are now in the position to decide how they want to act.

These rules have been a part of my life, even before I learned of them in my Bar Mitzvah preparation. Most of these rules come up on a regular basis: At school, if a student disobeys the rules, he gets punished. If he is not caught then most times karma seems to take over and something bad happens to him.I obviously try to follow every rule I can, and in the end i see people around me getting caught and punished but am never the person the teacher’s wrath is directed at. When I try to do something new and rush in I can't figure out what to do whereas when I actually read the manual and follow the steps I start understanding. I know that when I follow the rules and am mindful of consequences, I always do my best.

Torah Reading Aliyot Marisa, Sean & Zachary Raymond Steven & Yolande Zahler, Larry & Nancy Raymond Owen Zahler Raymond - Bar Mitzvah 12

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See, this day I set before you blessing and curse: 27 blessing, if you obey the commandments of the Lord your God that I enjoin upon you this day; 28 and curse, if you do not obey the commandments of the Lord your God, but turn away from the path that I enjoin upon you this day and follow other gods, whom you have not experienced. 29 When the Lord your God brings you into the land that you are about to enter and possess, you shall pronounce the blessing at Mount Gerizim and the curse at Mount Ebal. — 30 Both are on the other side of the Jordan, beyond the west road that is in the land of the Canaanites who dwell in the Arabah — near Gilgal, by the terebinths of Moreh. 31 For you are about to cross the Jordan to enter and possess the land that the Lord your God is assigning to you. When you have occupied it and are settled in it, 32 take care to observe all the laws and rules that I have set before you this day. 1 These are the laws and rules that you must carefully observe in the land that the Lord, God of your fathers, is giving you to possess, as long as you live on earth. 2 You must destroy all the sites at which the nations you are to dispossess worshiped their gods, whether on lofty mountains and on hills or under any luxuriant tree.

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Aleinu The Aleinu is one of the most universal prayers. It attests to life. It voices Israel’s undying hope for the day when idolatry shall disappear, when human activities shall turn toward righteousness, when all humanity will be one body united in justice and love.

`Ÿle§ ,zFvẍ£̀ d̈ i¥iFbM§ Ep«Ür̈ `ŸNW¤ ,ziW` ¦ x¥A§ x¥vFil§ dN̈c§ªB zzl̈ ¥ ,lŸMd© oFc£̀ l© g«© A¥ W© l§ Epi«l¥ r̈ mir¦ xFM § Epg«§ p© £̀ e© ,mp̈Fn£d lk̈M§ Ep«l¥ ẍŸbe§ ,mdM̈ ¤ Ep«¥wl§ g¤ mÜ `ŸlW¤ ,dn̈c̈£̀ d̈ zFgR§ W§ n¦ M§ Ep«n̈Ü `Ed KExÄ WFcT̈d© ,mikl̈ ¦ O§ d© ik¥ l§ n© K¤ln«¤ i¥pt§ l¦ ,micFnE ¦ mie£ ¦ gY© W§ nE ¦ A-lei-nu l’sha-bayach la-a-don hakol, la-tet g’dulah l’yotzer b’rey-heet, she-lo a-sa-nu k’go-yey ha-ra-tzot, v’lo samanu, k’mishpachot ha-da-mah. She-lo sam chel keinu kahem, v’goralenu k’chol ha-mo-nam. Va-anachnu korim u-mish-ta-cha-vim u-mo-dim. Lifney melech mal-chey ham-la-chim ha-ka-dosh ba-ruch hu.

Kaddish O God, as we recall the loss of those so loved, be with us. Help us to remember that all things change: the earth and stars, time and seasons. And we who must to dust return.

You alone are everlasting, our eternal Rock whose presence redeems us from death and despair. God of comfort, shield us with Your love and kindness. Help us to know that time does heal and grief will yield its final grip. May the memory of those we loved and lost strengthen our lives and guide us always in ways of goodness. God of compassion, be with us now and grant us peace.

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Yitbarach v’yishtabach v’yitpaar v’yitromam v’yitnasei V’yithadar v’yithale v’yithalal sh’mey d’kudeshah brich hu. L’eyla min kol birchatah v’shiratah tush b’chata v’nechemata da-amiran b’alma v’imru Oseh shalom bimromav, hu ya-a-seh shalom aleinu v’al kol Yisrael, v’imru Amen.

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Mantra For Compassion & Peace Read by Susan Herbach

“May all beings everywhere be happy and free, and may the thoughts, words, and actions of my own life contribute in some way to that happiness and to that freedom for all.” (lokah samastah sukhino bhavantu)

Concluding Prayers HaMotzi & Kiddush Led by Barbara Machtiger and Denis Herbach

Kiddush ix¦ R§ `xFA ¥ ,ml̈Frd̈ K¤ln«¤ Epi«dŸl¡ ¥ ` ,ïi§ dŸ`© KExÄ .o¤t«B̈d© Baruch ata Adonai, eloheinu melech ha-olam, borei p’ri hagafen

HaMotzi ux¤`¨ d© on¦ m¤kl¤ ivFn ¦ d© ,ml̈Frd̈ K¤ln«¤ Epi«dŸl¡ ¥ ` ,ïi§ dŸ`© KExÄ Baruch ata Adonai, eloheinu melech ha-olam, hamotzi lechem min ha-aretz

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Mazel Tov, Owen!

This prayer book was created by Cantor Debbi Ballard www.mypersonalcantor.com (954) 646-1326

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