Machzor for Rosh Hashanah & Yom Kippur 5774 by Rabbi Michael Lerner by Romemu

Machzor for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur As developed through the Jewish Renewal movement by Michael Lerner

This Machzor represents the collective energies of the Jewish Renewal movement through many decades of spiritual work. In its present form, major contributions were made by Rabbi David Wolfe Blank z"l in his work with the Aquarian Minyan, Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, Rabbi Pamela Fryman Baugh, Rabbi Burt Jacobson and Rabbi David Zaslow.

The final formulations, including the major parts of the translations, English readings, and selections of how to handle different parts of the text, were all made by Rabbi Michael Lerner, editor of Tukkun magazine and rabbi of Beyt Tiikkun synagogue (BeytTikkun.org) and were made in accord with ideas developed in the Network of Spiritual Progressives (SpiritualProgressives.org).

The design and layout of this beautiful machzor were done by Larry Newhouse in consultation with Rabbi Lerner. Rabbi Lerner and Beyt Tikkun synagogue have graciously made this machzor available to the Rom emu community without any charge, as part of Lerner's own philosophy that there should be no private property in ideas and words.

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always pronounced like the "ch" in Johann Sebastian Bach.

"kh" is always pronounced like the "ch" in Johann Sebastian Bach.

''k" followed by anything besides "h" is pronounced like an English "K" (kite, kitchen, etc.) Except for the consonants described above, all consonants sound exactly the way you think they should. 路路

Vowels In English, each vowel makes several different sounds. Consider, for example, the "a" in "base", ''back", "call". To avoid confusion, the vowels used 路 in the transliterations are very predictable: "a" sounds~ the vowel in "rock," "sock," and ''bottle" . "o" sounds like the vowel in ''bowl," "role," and "soul" "i" sounds like the vowel in "meat," ''beet," and "eat"

"e" sounds like the vowel in "bet," "net," and "pet" "u" sounds like the vowel in "stew,""do," and "shoe" "ay" or "ey" sounds like the vowel in "stay," "play," and "day" "ai" sounds like the vowel in "rye," "cry," or "dry"

"ee" is used in the scune way as "i" (as in "meat," ''beet," and "eat") 2

Welcome to Romemu! We welcome you to participate with us in the prayer services and in building the community. We are elated that you're here! In Hebrew, "romemu" means to ascend, go up, soar. At Romemu, we are all invited to ascend to the fullest expression of who we are. We are a progressive, egalitarian community that is postdenominational and committed to the vision of Judaism that is emerging in the works of many contemporary teachers, particularly that articulated in Rabbi Michael Lerner's books jewish Renewal: A Path to Healing and Transformation and Spirit Matters: Global Healing and the Wisdom of the Soul, and in the works of his, and Rabbi David Ingber's teachers Rabbi Zalman Schachter Shalomi and Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel.

"But I can't read Hebrew and I don't know the melodies, so how welcome can I feel?" You are not alone. Many of the people in this room are just learning, and while some have known Hebrew all their lives, most who seem to know the music learned it last year or the year before- by attending the services and just faking it, singing along, and slowly picking it up. We've seen it happen to people who had zero previous connection, so it can happen to you if you stick with it, keep coming back. just hum the melodies. You are welcome here at whatever level of knowledge you have. Don't worry about the Hebrew- use the time to do inner work, and let the music be the background for that.

"But I'm not even sure I believe in God!" Many members of Romemu have trouble with the traditional conceptions of God - to often portrayed in the past as an authoritarian figure sitting in heaven and swinging from anger to love depending on how well we recite prayers or do commandments. We believe it is time for you to let go of these and other visions of God that you don't believe in, so that you can open yourself to experiencing or conceptualizing the God that you might believe in. So here is our message: the God that you don't believe doesn't exist. We stipulate to that. Also, please don't waste your time at our services arguing against the God you don't believe in because he doesn't exist. Let go of all those old concepts and pictures that have become a stumbling block or a minor irritant. Forget that God. Now, while you are here, how about using this time to open yourself to whatever spiritual experience could actually be real for you? See what comes to you if you just allow yourself to be open to receiving any form of contact you can with any aspect of the spiritual reality of the universe. This is not going to be easy. There will be moments during our service when the older language throws you back into the old arguments in your head against God you don't believe in. We invite you to notice that, and move beyond it. Our community does not require or invite any orthodoxy or religious belief. But we do invite you to read the account of God and judaism developed in Rabbi Lerner's book jewish Renewal: A Path to Healing and Transformation to hear an approach that will challenge you, and possibly show you that there

is a way to understand God that does not require any subordination of your rational mind, your commihnent to science, your psychological. sophistication, or your integrity! Yet that is . only one approach, and we invite you to. develop your own. , By using this space while you are at our services, you will help us. We co-create for each other the safety to get into spiritt;.tal reality by e~ch of us using this time to be "real" about our own spiritual work. It's very disruptive to that to have people who are just glaring, buzzing to their neighbors, or projecting an attitude of "show me bec'luse I don't think any of this makes sense." We can't show you-it takes your own individual work to get yourself in a space where something real can happen spiritually, and we invite you to use your time with us to do that inner work. 路

How to Pray or davven (it's hard for everyone> Prayer is always hard. It requires opening ourselves to. a level o~ spiritual reality that is scary and embarrassing, because we have ~o get beyond our own self-consciousness and ourselves. To "get into it'' means to lose some of our self-conception of ourselves as selfcontained, goal-directed and in control. We have many inner voices ~at tell us we are being ridi-culous if we allow ourselves to really get involved in something greater tl:tan our own lives and personal struggles. 路路 . 路 Prayer is about responding to the universe and the experience of living with joy, awe, wonder and radical amazement. It is the. opposite of the self-assured, savvy, manipulative, cynical, technocratic consciousness that gets rewarded in the competitive marketplace. . No wonder it seems so counter-intuitive to let go and sing to the universe. But we invite you to do just that-to let go of your self-constraint and to jump into the experience of relating to the world from the standpoint of joy and wonder. We invite you to be "silly"-let go of being serious, and have fun celebrating the miracles of creation. That's what this prayer service is all about

R E F L- E C T I 0 N S GOD AS THE MIND OF THE UNIVERSE )

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We might think of God as the mind of the universe, including every part of the universe within it and yet not reducible to any part of it. We are part of this mind, as a particular theory or orientation might be part of our minds. If that's true, then we might be the particular way that God is becoming self-conscious, the mechanism in God for God's becoming self-aware. Human beings do not originate consciousness-they only tap into a larger pool of consciousness that surrounds and pervades all Being. The Kabbalists talk of God contracting in order to create the space for human beings, so we might say that God's contraction is a contraction of the consciousness pool in order to allow specific beings to embody that consciousness and to develop it toward self-consciousness. The process through which we come to know ourselves is a process of recognition of ourselves through the other, and recognizing the other as a self-determining and freely choosing embodiment of God's energy, whiCh, as it shines through the other, has the capacity to recognize each of us as similarly embodying God's energy. I am most authentically recognized by the other when I am recognized not only for my particularity but for what I have in common with the other, namely, the pulsation through me of God's Being and energy. Mutual recognition becomes the necessary condition for the fullest development of each component part of God's universe. . . -Rabbi Michael Lerner in Jewish Renewal: A Path to Healing and Transformation 5

The Nature of God An impoverished person thinks that God is an old man with white hair, sitting on a wondrous throne of fire that sparkles with countless sparks. Imagining this and similar fantasies, the fool corporealizes God. He falls into one of the traps that destroy faith. His awe of God is limited by IUs imagination. . But if you are enlightened, you know God's oneness; you know that the divine is devoid of bodily categories-these can never be applied to God. Then you wonder, astonished: "Who am I? I am a mustard seed in the middle of the sphere of the moon, which itself is a mustard seed within the next sphere. So it'is with that sphere and all it contains in relation to the next sphere. So it is with all the spheres-one inside the other-and all of them are a mustard seed within the further expanses. And all of these are a mustard 'seed within further expanses. Your awe is invigorated; the love in your soul expands. . When you contemplate the Creator, realize that liis/her encampment extends beyond, infinitely beyond, and so, too, in front of you and behind you, east and west, north and south, above and below, infinitely everywhere. Be aware that God fashioned everything and is within everything. There is nothing else.

THE ESSENCE OF DIVINITY The essence of divinity is found in every single creature-nothing but it exists. Since it causes every thing to be, no creature can live by anything else. It enlivens them; its existence exists in each existent路 Do not attribute duality to God. Let God be solely God. If you suppose that EIN SOF emanates until a certain point and that from that point on is outside of it you have dualized, God forbid! Realize, rather, that Ein Sof exists in each existent. Do not say, "This is a stone and nm God." God forbid! Rather, all existence is God, and the stone is a creature pervaded by divinity. . Before anything emanated, there was only EIN SOF. It was all that existed. Similarly, after it brought into being that which exists, there is nothing but it. You cannot find anything that exists apart from it There is nothing that is not pervaded by the power of divinity. If there were, EIN SOF would be limited, subject to duality, God forbid! Rather, God is everything that exists, though everything that exists is not God. It is present in everything, and everything comes into being from it. Nothing is devoid of divinity. Everythlng is within it; it is within everything and outside of everything. There is nothing but it. --from a I<abbalistic text

AN ALL ENCOMPASSING UNITY The essence of reality is an all-encompassing UNITY that embraces and indeed generates relative diversity. It is not that you and I are creatures fashioned by God. It is rather that you and I are temporary manifestations of God. We are real. We are worthwhile. We are unique. What we are not is eternal, separate and independent. We are God, though certainly not the totality of God. The relationship between God and creation is like that between an ocean and its waves. Each wave, while unique and distinct in time and space, is yet a manifestation of the same ocean. Without the ocean there could be no wave. Yet waves are no less real for their having no existence separate from the ocean. Similarly, you and I, and the myriad details of creation are no less real for being manifestations of the one God. Our separate reality is dependent upon that larger reality. Our separate reality is momentary, transient, and relative, but that . . does not make it illusory or unreal.

Jewish spiritual practice does not supplant the self with the One, but awakens the self to its inseparability from the One. Jewish spiritual practice awakens you to the complementary awareness of One and the Many as equal manifestations of God, and allows you to function in the relative world of separate selves while at the same time encountering through the relative world the absolute world of inseparable unity. It is not that the relative is more or 路 less real than tl'le absolute, but that both are authentic expressions of God as we encounter God. -selected from :MINYAN by Rami Shapiro

THE UNITY OF ALL BEING It is our estrangement from the oneness of all being, from the God Who IS ONE, that is the source of our greatest illusion, sickness and misunderstanding of ourselves. This estrangement leads to idolatry--our tendency to absolutize or worship some part of the universe or some configuration of reality at a particular moment as though it were the ultimate reality, rather than what it is, a split-off part of the whole. Instead of seeing current tendencies toward extreme individualism and selfishness as the flourishing 路Of an unchanging and unchangeable "human nature," the politics of meaning recognizes that the current way in which people relate to one another is only a m~estation of this particular moment in history when market societies shape our views of what is natural. It is not the absolute, and the world could be very different. The fundamental aspiration of. many spiritual movements today is to help us overcome the false pride and egotism that comes from conceptualizing ourselves as the center of the universe and acting from the arrogant assumption that the world was made to serve our individual needs. This egotistical arrogance has led us to the brink of ecological disaster. A similar arrogance underlies our belief that one country (or race or religion) has the right to impose its needs on the rest of humanity, to appropriate a disproportionate amount of the world's resources and wealth, or to impose its agenda on everyone else. We live in a globally interconnected world, and the destruction of the web of life in one part of the planet or in one urban neighborhood will have dramatic consequences for all of us in the not-too-long run. We are at a moment when the highest ideals of the Bible and of the spiritual heritage of the human race can no longer be marginalized. Recognizing the God in each other, recognizing our place as part of the totality and unity of all being, is no longer a task for an enlightened minority-it is the practical survival requisite for our planet. In the coming generations, we shall be exEeriencing the next stage in the evolution of Spirit, what some people call God-in-the-making, or what other traditions would call the full acceptance of our numan role as partners with God in tikkun (the healing and transformation of the world). The God energy in the universe, working through the human race, is realizing itself, becoming more aware of itself and its task, and is manifesting itself more fully. As Ken Wilber puts it, "Spirit is not some particular stage, or some favorite ideology, or some pet god or goddess, but rather the entire process of unfolding itself, an infinite process that is completely present at every finite stage, but becomes more available to itself with every evolutionary opening." We human beings, created in the image of God, are one of the vehicles for this evolutionary process. And we are on the threshold of one of the major advances in self-understanding, as we fully realize that our survival depends on our ability to love and care for each other and our ability to respond to the universe with awe and wonder. We are the beginning of a process in which human beings will recognize each other, and treat each other with the respect and caring that hereto.fore seemed only a distant ethical aspiration. There are millions of people already moving in that direction, and millions more ready to move the moment they see that they will not be alone (so that they can feel safe enough to withstand what will still be the dominant cynicism that will come at them from the media and the larger society). This is a wonderful moment in human history. -Rabbi Michael Lerner from The Politics of Meaning

May We Always Remember May we always remember Where we come from, May we see the whole In every part. May all blessings Pour down on everyone As love flows from the heart.

N~1~P 1~n~ oV)? il'tl~'~'P~ N~r1 :t'l~ For the sake of the Unity of the Holy Blessed ONE and the Holy Blessed CREATION

We Believe We believe that the world is beautiful and worth singing about We believe that the world is good and is worth shouting about. We believe that the world is full of kindness and of faith and that behind the facade is a design, profound and wonderful. We believe that the success of evildoers, of bigots, of tyrants--is only temporary. That the righteous will strike deep roots and will grow in stature and in power. They will grow in esteem and the admiration of humanity like the stately palm tree and the mighty cedar. We believe that our ancestors made a Covenant with God at Sinai--never to forget Pharaoh and the current systems of economic and political oppression, from sweat-shops to homelessness to hunger to the growing inequality the world's rich and the world's poor. --based on writing of Rabbi Noah Golinkin.

Praise Yourself.... Criticism breaks down the inner spirit. Praise builds it up. Praise yourself as much as you can. Tell yourself every day how well you are doing every little thing. 8

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Yedid N efesh You who loves my soul, compassion's gentle source Take my disposition and shape it to Your will. Like a darting deer I will flee to You, Before Your glorious presence humbly do I bow. Let Your sweet love delight me with its thrill, Because no other dainty will my hunger still. How splendid is your light, which worlds do reflect My soul is worn from craving for Your love's delight. Please good God do hear her and show to her Your face So my soul can see You and bathe in Your grace. There she will find strength and healing in Your sight, Her joy will be complete then, eternal her delight What pity stirs in You, since days of old, my God! Be kind to me Your own child, begotten by Your love. For long and longing hours, I yearned for Your embrace, To see my light in Your light, basking in Your grace. My heart's desire is to harmonize with Yours, Do not conceal your pity, hide not that light of Yours. Help us to unfurl your canopy of peace, Enfold all human beings, may our tensions cease. Your presence on this earth plane do make known to us And we shalf respond then with song and with dance, Rush my love, be quick, the time for love is now, Let You~ gentle favor grace us as of old.

Reb David's Kavannah In the evening of the year just past the twilight of months:

the seventh month, the seventh hour of months past the afternoon of Tammuz, Av, and Elul. As we enter the months of harvest, the hours of evening, We ask ourselves "Are we ready?" These are the days of the ripening of the year. These are days ready for picking, harvest ready at harvest moon. In the Shabbat of months, the seventh month it's time to harvest our life's fruit and drop our seeds toward the renewal of spring that seems so far away. When nature turns in, we follow: inward and deep. The Holy One calls to each of us, Ah-yekah. Where are you? Are you hiding? Hiding from Me? Hiding from yourself?" "Hinayni, " each of us has the chance to respond. Hinayni. Here I am! No I'm not hiding from my mistakes any longer. Here I am. I am ready enough to ~ay 'Hinayni! '" These are the hours of judgment and rebirth; dressed in white garments of both coronation and death; placed in the season of harvest, hope, repentance, and return. These are the hours when the Holy One we call to as Melech seems as ~lose as the field outside; as close as the field inside. As close as the heart is broken; as near as the autumn is turning. Hinayni! And gives us the precept of lighting candles for the Day of At-one-ment. II

A Prayer Before Prayer

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I now prepare to unify my whole self : heart, mind, consciousness, body, passions, with this holy community with the Jewish people everywhere, with all people everywhere, with all life and being to commune with the Source of Being. May I find the words, the music, the movements, that will put me in touch with the vast unity of which 路 we are all a part. May the rungs of insight and joy that I reach in my devotion flow from me to others and fill all our actions in the world. May the blessings of God rest upon us. May we be conscious of God's presence more and more each day. And may the example of our lives be a light to others on their path.

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For the sake of Unity of the Holy Blessed Oneness and the Holy Blessed Shekhinah

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When Doing Something New or Seasonal

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Blessed are You, 0 Lord our God, Spirit of the Universe, Who has enlivened us and sustained us and brought us to this season.

The Heaa of the Year The moon Is dark tonight, a new moon for a New Year. It is hollow and hungers to be full. It is the black zero of beginning. Now you must void yourself of injuries, Insults, incursions. Go with empty hands to those you have hurt and make amends. It is not too late. It is early 路 and about to grow. Now is the time to do what you know you must and have feared to begin. too as you yourself, of all you

Your face is dark turn Inward to face the hidden twin must grow to be.

Forgive the dead year. Forgive yourself. What will be wants to push through your fingers. The light you seek hides in your belly. The light you crave longs to stream from. your eyes. you are the moon that wUI wax in new goodness. --Marge Piercy

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Psalm. A song; for the Sabbath day. It is good to give thanks to The Transformative Power of the Universe, to sing songs to Your name, who is most high! To talk of your kindness in the morning, Your faithfulness in the nights with a ten-stringed harp, with voice and lyre together.

You have gladdened me by Your deeds, YHVH, I shout for joy at Your handiwork. How great are Your works, Yah, how very subtle Your thoughts!(Mah gadlu ma'asecha Yah, me'od amku machshevo'techa)A brutish man cannot know, a fool won't understand it this way, but in my faith I see that: though the wicked sprout like grass, though all evildoers blossom at this particular moment in world history, we will bring about a different historical moment, so that all the fires of fear and the inherited legacies of pain and cruelty that result in evil will eventually be transformed and utilized for good, the tendency toward passing on evil will be extinguished or bum out, as we no longer feed that dimension of our reality. It is this possibility which we affirm when we affirm You, God. Surely, Your enemies, Yah, surely, the voices of fear and despair that sometimes manifest within us, these shall perish; all certainty that evil is the truth of this world will be dramatically undermined. You raise my hom of hope high like that of a wild ox; I am soaked in freshening oil. . I shall see the defeat of my fearfulness, hear of the downfall of the legacies of pain that undermine all peoples and have played out in ways that have hurt me personally. At that moment, I will again know most fully: The righteous shall bloom like a date-palm; they will thrive like a cedar in Lebanon; planted in the house of the Transformative Power of the Universe, they flourish in the courts of our God. Even in old age they still produce fruit; they are full of sap and freshness, attesting that YHVH is the straight path to healing our planet, a firm and loving foundation which yields goodness and abundance. 15

Evening Prayer

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We are loved by an unending love. · We are embraced by arms that find us, even when we are hidden from ourselves. We are touched by fingers that soothe us, even when we are too proud for soothing. We are counseled by voices that guide us, even when we are too embittered to hear. We are loved by un unending love. We are supported by hands that uplift us, even in the midst of a fall. We are urged on by eyes that meet us, even when we are too weak for meeting. We are loved by an unending love. Embraced, touched, soothed and counseled, Ours are the arms, the fingers, the voices; Ours are the hands, the eyes, the smiles; We are loved by an unending love.

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And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your might And these words which I command you on this day shall be in your heart (shall be in your heart) And you shall teach them diligently (gently, gently) unto your children. And you shall speak of them when you're sitting in your house, and when you're walking by the way, and when you are lying down, and when you rise up (and when you rise up.) And you shall meditate on them day and night. And you shall bind them for a sign upon your hand and they shall be for frontlets between your eyes. And you shall write them on the doorposts· of your house and upon your gates, that you may remember every day of your life that God is One, that God is One. Adonai Echad. And you shall love yourself, for you are a spark of the Divine. And you shall love your neighbor as yourself. And you shall love the stranger, for you were once strangers in the land of Egypt. Let love fill your heart for all being. I call heaven and earth to witness before you today: Life and death have I set before you; the blessing and the challenge. Choose life, so that you and your children may live fully and joyously. Love the Source of being, the Power of your powers, by heeding the Voice, and by realizing that you are a part of the Oneness of all life. For God is your life and the fullness of your days. Thus you will become aware and carry through all the divine direction you receive from the One. And your lives will be bound in holiness to the Power within you. I AM that Infinite Power that drove you to leave Egypt to become your God. I AM the infinite, your power in truth.

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All of these words are true and real. For there is nothing which is outside of Divinity. And we are the sons and daughters of Divinity.

Dancing on the Shores of Freedom As the Children of Israel left the slavery of Egypt, they crossed the Sea of Reeds. When they saw the miracle of their liberation, they burst out in praise and thanks to God Whom they perceived as their Divine Liberator. They accepted the leadership of the One who had taken them out of their distress. Moses and the men responded with great joy, singing these words all together. Miriam, his sister, took out her timbrel, and all the women danced and sang these words together:

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"Who is like unto You among the powers, oh God? Who is like You, transcendent in holiness, awesome in splendor, doing wonders?" Your children saw You in Your majesty, splitting the sea before Moshe. "This is my God!" they cried, and said: "YHVH yimloch l'olam va'ed." YHV will be our Power as long as space and time endure" (Exodus 15:11, 18) And it was said: "Yes, God has rescued Ya'akov, saved him from a power stronger than his own!" Baruch Ata YHVH, Ga'al Yisrael. A Fountain of Blessing are You, YHV H, Redeeming Power ofYisra'el.

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Meditative Song to Open to the Silence Oh Lord, Oh Lord, come into my heart Build there your shrine and never depart Let every passion spring from you Let every song be new · Oh Lord, Oh Lord, come into my sight Consume the veil that hides your light With holy joy and grace divine Let every moment shine Oh Lord, transform this lowly sphere That boundaries may disappear · In mutual dependency Let every soul be free Our burden Lord is great indeed For everywhere are people in need Reply respond with healing word Let every call be heard Oh Lord, Oh Lord, come into our lives With peace that blesses, love that revives The unity of all in all Let every thought recall Oh Lord let us be slaves no more Fling open wide.Messiah's door Salvation's boundless benefit Let every breath admit Oh Lord may we be ever one A world of friends with quarrels none Let every person know their soul Let every heart be whole. Halleluyah! Halleluyah!!

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(Hebrew begins on page 25) Help me. 0 God. to pray. Our ancestors worshipped You. Abraham and Sarah. Rebecca and Isaac. Jacob. Rachel and Leah stood in awe before You. We too reach for You. infinite, awesome. transcendent God, source of all being whose truth shines through our ancestors' lives. We, their distant descendants, draw strength from their lives and from your redeeming love. Be our help and our shield, as You were theirs. yve praise You, God, Guardian of Abraham, Helper of Sarah. Your power sustains the universe. You breathe life into dead matter. With compassion You care for those who live. Your limitless love lets life triumph over death, heals the sick, upholds the exhausted, frees the enslaved, and helps us to keep our faith in the midst of the pain and suffering of life. Who is like You, God of splendor and power incomparable? You govern both life and death. Your Presence causes our souls to blossom. We praise You, God, sustainer of all life. Sacred are You, sacred is Your mystery. Seekers of holiness worship You all their lives. We praise You, God, ultimate mystery. Blessed be the compassion within us, the Power of holiness. May each of. us, may all creatures sense the awesome power of the Divine at our core, wholeheartedly surrendering to the unity of the Whole, joining into a single Community to complete the Grand Design. We know, we have always known. that God, the Eternal, embraces all creation. Let us devote ourselves to the work; let us allow this unity to flow through all time and space. Let Israel, our people, let all people, glory in God; let those who are filled with awe sing for joy! Let those who seek God find their hope, bringing joy to the earth, and gladness to all people, giving birth to enlightenment--Messiah, kindling the light of David soon in our days. May we be holy. May we see and be glad in our rejoicing. May we celebrate in song as the dominion of arrogance is swept from the earth, and evil dissolves and vanishes like smoke. How holy we are in our essence. How awesome we are in the depths of our souls. No power is really separate from our inner collective unity. As it says in the teachings, "the Source of this teeming universe becomes lifted through justice and lovingkindness." The place of new beginning is here in our souls. Can we bring this vision forth? Can we make it real in our world? Our past says no. but our hearts say yes. It is not impossible. It can be done! We have tasted the vision. We are one with the Power of goodness. Let us work and struggle to give it birth.

Our people has bef!n chosen; all peoples have been chosen; you and I have been chosen. We have felt Divine love in every spark of love. We have sensed Divine holiness in our moments ofjoy, in our deeds ofjustice and love, (this Shabbos day,) on this day of reminding and remembering, this day of listening, of hearing the Shofar blast, this time for gathering, in holiness, to remember the going forth from Egypt.

Would that Your people at prayer gained delight in the spiritual path. Would that we were aflame with the passionate piety of our ancestors' worship. May You find our worship acceptable and forever cherish Your creation. If only our eyes could see Your glory perennially renewed in Jerusalem, and all Holy places throughout the world. We praise You, God, whose presence forever radiates from Your creation in Holiness.. On this, the Holy Day of(Rosh Hashana/Yom Kippur) may the grace of God ascend within us, opening our ears, opening our hearts and minds to the flame of our ancestors, to the flame of enlightenment, to our people Israel, and to all humankind. May the joy and depth of this day thread its way into our day-to-day lives, and bring us and those we meet goodness and blessing, life and peace. You are our God today as You were our ancestors' God throughout the ages. Firm foundation of our lives, we are Yours in gratitude and love. Our lives are safe in Your hand, our souls entrusted to Your care. Our sense of wonder and our praise of Your miracles and kindnesses greet You daily at dusk, dawn, and noon. 0 Gentle One, Your caring is endless. 0 Co-mpassionate One, Your love is eternal. You are forever our hope. Let all the living greet You with thankfulness, delight, and truth. Help us, 0 God. Sustain us. We praise You, whose · touchstone is goodness. May our prayers bring us to a state of joy. 0 God, from whom all peace flows, grant serenity to the Jewish people, and to all people, Your creation. Consider us kindly. Grant love and mercy, life and goodness to all of Your creation. Bless us with tranquility at all times and in all seasons. We praise You, God, whose blessing is peace. Concluding paragraph of the Amidah:

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And then all that has divided us will merge, And then compassion will be wedded to power, And then softness will come to a world that is harsh and unkind, And then both men and women will be gentle, And then both women and men will be strong, And then no person will be subj~ct to another's will, And then all will be rich and free and varied, And then the greed of some will give way to the needs of many, And then all will share equally in the earth's abundance, And then all will care for the sick and the weak and the old, And then all will nourish the young, And then all will cherish life's creatures, And then all will live in harmony with each other and the earth, And then everywhere will be called Eden once again. Oudy Chicago)

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May the great essence flower in our lives and expand throughout the world. May we learn to let it shine through so we can augment its glory. We praise, we continue to praise, and yet, whatever it is that we praise, is quite beyond the grasp of all these words and symbols that point us toward it. We know, and yet we do not know. May great peace pour forth from the heavens for us, for all Israel, for all who struggle toward truth. May that which makes harmony in the cosmos above, bring peace within us and between us, and to all who dwell on this earth, and let us say, Amen. 34

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CLOSING BENEDICTION May the Blessings of God Rest Upon You. _ May God's ~eace Abide With You. May God's Presence illuminate Your Heart Now and Forevermore.

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Prayer for the apple Dip an apple in honey and say: Baruch ata Adonie Eloheynu Melech Ha 'aolam, borey pree ha 'etz. Thank you, the transformative power, who who had created the fruit of the tree. Yehey ha 'Shanah ha zot shanah tovah u 'metukah-May this coming year be good and sweet.

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Morning Prayer · Shachreet for both Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur

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Borchee nafshee et Adonai, Adonai gadaltah me'od, hod v 'hadar lavashta. Oteh or kasalmah, noteh shamayim kaiyiri 'ah.

Let all my being praise God, who is ciothed in splendor and majesty, wrapped in light as in a garment, unfolding the heavens like a curtain. Weave for us a garment of brightness; May the warp be the white light of morning, May the weft be the red light of evening. May the fringes be the falling rain,

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May the border be the standing rainbow. Thus weave for us a garment of brightness, That we may walk fittingly where birds sing, That we may walk fittingly where grass is green.

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Baruch ata Adonai Elohaynu melech ha 'olam asher kideshanu bemitzvotav vetzivanu lehitatayf ba 'tzitzit.

Blessed are you, Adonai, our God, all pervading Spirit of the Universe. You have made us holy through Your precepts, and given us the precept of wrapping in fringes. Open unto me: Joy for my sorrow Comfort for my pain Healing for my hurting Love for my hate Wisdom for my confusion Calm for my impatience

Courage for my fears Compassion for my coldness direction for my wandering Faith for my doubt light for my darkness Yourself for myself YAH, GOD, OPEN UNTO ME!

Dazzle us, God, a day full of amazing embraces, capricious, uncalculated caring, great hearts, kind souls and doers of good deeds. (based on a poem by Molly Fumia).

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Modeh (modah) ani lefanecha melech chai vekayam shehechezarta bi nishmati bechemla raba emunatecha. I am grateful to you, God of life, for remembering me again. Your grace has awakened my body and soul. For this gift of life, I thank you. With deep humility I awaken as a newborn babe from a dreaming world and open my eyes. I leap to my bygone dreams to retain and regain connection with all that is now receding into unconsciousness as my eyes open wider into physically visual appearances. With all that I, this consciousness container, am-- part awareness and obviously part unawareness as my dreams recede-- my first commitment is to broaden my awareness to connect with the Most High infinitude, beyond present imagination. I surrender my sense of the current boundaries of awareness to an ocean of dynamically changing complex supersystems in awe and grateful abandon, in growing awareness and appreciation of the intricacy and richness of the Source of the weather changes of my own rapidly shifting awareness. I enter this day with commitment to recovering, and maintaining connection with, and. certitude of, the unlimited orders of complexity increasing with each morning's awakening. I offer my thanks before you, God of life, enlivening me once again. your grace has renewed for me today my soul and body. For this continuing blessing of life, I offer my thanks. Master of all the worlds~ You instructed us in the sacrifices that were appropriate to the Temple in Jerusalem in ancient times. Now that the Temple is destroyed, may we learn to sanctify our bodies as the temple of the living spirit. May it be your will, our Source and Center, that the prayers we offer be answered, that our thoughts and intentions be pure, that our actions be timely, and that our highest visions be manifested as part of Your ever-unfolding creation.

Mah tovu ohalecha Ya'akov mishkenotecha Yisrael.

How lovely are your sanctuaries 0 people of Jacob, Your houses of study and prayer, 0 Israel.

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Blessing the Body: Blessed are You, YHVH, our Source, who has created human beings with these incredible bodies of complexity and magnificent coordination. We know that if any one part would stop functioning, any of the openings would close or the closed would open, we'd be unable to be with You. We appreciate it all, the constant miracles that are going on every moment around us and within us. Blessed are you, YHVH, who heals all flesh and makes each of us an ongoing miracle. I am not a mechanism, an assembly of various sections. And it is not because the mechanism is working wrongly that I am ill. I am ill because of wounds of the soul to the deep emotional self, and the wounds to the soul take a long, long time, only time can help and patience, and a certain difficult repentance, long difficult repentance, realization of life's mistakes, and the freeing oneself from the endless repetition of the mistakes which mankind at large has instead chosen to sanctify. (Based on a prayer by D.H. Lawrence).

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Blessed are you, Lord our God, all pervading spirit of the universe, who has given the rooster understanding to distinguish between night and day.

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Blessed are you, Shechina, living spirit of the universe, who has made me in your image.

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Blessed are you, Lord our God, all pervading spirit of the universe, who has made mefree. ·

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Blessed are you, Lord our God, all pervading spirit of the universe, who opens the eyes of the blind.

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Blessed are you, Shechina, living spirit of the universe, who clothes the naked .

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Blessed are you, Lord our God, all pervading spirit of the universe, who releases us from our physical prisons .

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Blessed are you, Shechina, living spirit of the universe, who raises up those who are bowed down and moves us beyond our constricted limitations.

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Baruch atah Adonai Eloheynu melech ha 'olam rokah ha 'aretz al hamayeem. Blessed are you, Lord our God, all pervading spirit of the universe, who has stretched out the earth over the waters.

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Blessed are you, Shechina, living spirit of the universe, who provides for all of my needs.

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Baruch atah Adonai Eloheynu melech ha 'olam asher haychin mitzaday gavayr.

Blessed are you, Lord our God, all pervading spirit of the universe, who guides our karmic path.

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Blessed are you, Shechina, living spirit of the universe, who has girded me with strength.

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Blessed are you, Lord our God, all pervading spirit of the universe, who has crowned me with radiant beauty.

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Blessed are you, Shechina, living spirit of the universe, who gives strength to the weary.

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Let us have the courage to look squarely at our brief lives on this planet, meditate about it in our hearts, and acknowledge to ourselves the following truth: We can't approach the Sacred Spiritual Reality of the Universe with a sense of entitlement or demand, but only with a strong appreciation that the universe is governed by a Force that is filled with love and compassion and hence reflects on us in a spirit of kindness, gentleness, and mercy. When we are ready to be honest, we can say: "What are we, what are our lives, how deep and serious has been our compasssion, how powerful our righteousness and our search for justice, what have we done with the talents and strengths we have been given? What can we really say to YOU, the Fqrce of Healing and Transformation, that would give us standing to challenge or make demands? Are not all of strengths that we've assembled rather unimpressive when viewed from the perspective of eternity? And the people whom we think of as famous or deserving reward for their accomplishments-doesn't their fame look a bit ridiculous? The wise ones--as though really lacking the most profound wisdom, and the discerning ones as though they were barely understanding the universe in which we live. For most of our deeds are empty when looked at from this larger perspective, and even our lives seem of only limited · importance when seen from the standpoint of the multi-billion year evolution of the universe. And yet, there is something which makes it possible for us to evolve beyond the most unfree or beast-like parts of our being, a NOTHINGNESS unlike any "existing thing 11 which is the Spirit of God as Eyn Sof, the ultimate EMPTINESS from which all flows, and in the face of which every specific thing looks like vanity and without substance. Recognizing all this is our special lineage as the children of Abraham, who put everything at stake in his life by following YOU where he heard YOU ask him to go, of Isaac who responded with mystical intensity to what otherwise appeared to him to be an irrational and hurtful world, to Jacob who despite his many shortcomings got to experience your loving energy. From this line of limited, sometimes distorted, unhealed-healers, and from a thousand generations of people filled with the aspiration to be close to YOU and to do as much as they could to bring YOUR presence· into greater actuality on this planet, we have evolved, and so in our generation we ARE the embodiments of this people Israel. Therefore, in joyous recognition of the incredible inheritance that we've received through the generations, we can full-heartedly proclaim Ashreynu, mah tov chelkeynu, mah na'eem goe'raleyunu, mah yafah yerusateynu: We are so happy, how very good is our portion, how very appropriate that this should be our fate, and what a wonder is our spiritual inheritance!!!!

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Psalm30 I acclaim You my God You set me free so that my foes could not gloat at my troubles. Yah, my God, I pleaded with You. You healed me. Yah, You lifted me from the pit; From the brink of the grave You brought me back to life. Join me in my song, fellow devotees, Remembering what is sacred, let's give thanks. For a moment I felt You angry, Then I felt life and acceptance. Though weeping as I fell asleep, I woke up singing. You, Yah, made my mountain firm, I thought I was safe; That I won't ever stumble. But when You hid your face from me, I panicked. I call to You, Yah! I plead with You, Adonai! What use is there in my death, to go down to ruin? Can dust appreciate You? Can it discern Your truth? Listen, Yah! Be kind to me! Yah, please help me. You turned my grieving into a happy-dance, You took off my rags and wrapped me in joy. Now Your glory is my song, I won't hold back. Yah, my God, I will ever be grateful!

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Yiheyu leratzon imray fi veheg 'yon libi lefanecha Adonai tzuri vego 'ali. May the words of my mouth and the. meditations of my heart be acceptable before You, 0 God, my rock and my redeemer.

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Blessed is the One who spoke, and the world came to be.

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Blessed is He.

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Baruch omayr v 'oseh. Baruch gozayr umekayaym. Blessed is the One whose word is deed, whose thought is fact.

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Baruch merachaym sachar tov li 'rayav. Baruch chai la 'ad vekayam lanetzach. Baruch podeh umatzil. Baruch Shemo. Blessed be the One who prizes the wonder-full, the living and eternal God, the source of our deliverance and help. Praised be the Name. We who serve with love celebrate you with songs of praise, Ruler of life in the universe. Blessed is the Master to whom our song is due.

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Psalm One In Bliss is the person who *does not seek the advice of the spiteful *who does not stand on the path of the wayward *who does not associate with those who disparage everything *but whose longing is- for the guidance of YAH *who keeps pondering it day and night. Such a person is like a tree at the confluence of rivers that gives fruit in season and whose leaves do not wilt. All that such a person does is appropriate. Not so are the malicious ones who drift like chaff in the wind. Therefore the wicked cannot stand justice, nor do the wayward feel at home when the just ones gather to bear witness. This is how Yah looks at the righteous ones, but the way of the spiteful lead to their doom.

Psalm 130 From the deepest place in me I call You forth Yah hear what is in my voice Let Your ear hear the pleading tone If You, Yah, were to watch for sins Oh Yah-who could stand it? Though You are so generous with pardon We are too scared to seek it. Still I hope Yah My very soul hopes for it Please send me Your loving word. Among the watchers for the dawn Yah, am I yearning for Your Grace to end my darkness. Israel looks to You Yah You are so gracious, Yah So much do you free us all. Yes, She/He will definitely free Israel from all its sins.

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Ashrey Happy are those whose living is suffused with God. Happy is a nation whose guidance is from God. A Psalm of David: You are my guide. Through my praise of You, I become elevated. Every day I live I find more to bless. I sing out with joy when in touch with eternal being. Each generation is in awe of creation; amazed by the marvels of the universe they perceive. Beauty surrounds me everywhere. Words of wonder fill me, and pour out in sharing. Amazing patterns dance before me, to the profundity do they direct me. Memories of goodness enliven me. Kindne~s and righteousness do I witness. Compassion and mercy are of the Essence, tolerance and much love. Love is given to all, compassion to all creation. Thankfulness rises up in me like waves. Humanity, too knows the greatness of creation. Majesty and honor I witness everyday. Power is everywhere. Consciousness is offered to varied creatures, awareness of awesome patterns. I see dignity and power fill the universe at every level and age to which I am exposed. I see the fallen lifted up through GOD, the spirit of the humble raised high. Each being develops unique nourishment-needs sensitive to . the changing environment. The cravings of our nourishment system matches the seasons of each day. The universe unfolds for us through God opening. Saintliness is possible because it forms the structure of the universe. God is close to me when I am broken-hearted; every time I call out in whole truth. We stumble onto the Way. We fall away from the Way. More often than not we are sheltered. Praises and blessings we offer to the Holy, all flesh evokes the holy name throughout all exchange and interchange. This is my song to Yah. For ever and ever. HalleluYah.

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The soul of all that lives shall bless you, Holy One, and the spirit of all beings will adorn and exalt your Name with every breath and with inspiration. Throughout all dimensions you are the constant Source. Without You we have no guide to sustain, redeem, and renew us, to nourish and care for us in times of trouble and distress. You are the only power which truly rules us. God of all beginnings and ends, essence of all living beings, commanding power behind all events of history. You guide your world with love and kindness; compassion is your covenant with your creation. The Eternal Being is never asleep, but awakens those who slumber in darkness. God empowers those without voice, and frees those who are bound and bowed. It is to this powerful Power that we offer thM~. Even if our mouths were filled with as much song as the ocean holds water, and even if our speech could ring with praise as the roaring wave, and even if our lips could form words of prayer to fill the wide expanse of heavens, and even if our eyes could shine light as the sun and moon, and even if our hands could stretch out in prayer as the eagles of the sky. and even if our feet could run joyfully as the deer, we would still be unable to sufficiently thank and bless you for even a tiny fraction of all the good things you have done for our grandparents, our parents, and for us. Therefore, with what we do have, with the limbs you graced us with, with the spirit and soul you breathed into us, with the speech you gave to us uniquely, we will thank and bless and praise you. We will make sacred and special the holy Name of the incomparable, Eternal Oneness. You dwell in eternity, Holy One. The wisely righteous rejoice at the experience of life. Those who are in touch with wonder will praise you. The lips of the compassionate will bless

you. The dances of the free spirited will sanctify you. The depths of the clear ones will experience you. And we too, joining in the harmony of eternity, add our dances and singing to the circle of honor before You, our Guiding Center. For it is the path of all created to be naturally grateful. May we learn to thank, bless and sing praises with our whole beings, with every kind of song and music, with every kind of poetry, writing and art, with everything that we are, with everything that we know, and with everything that we do.

Interpretive Nishmat When the night slides under with the last dimming star and the red sky lightens between the trees, and the heron glides tipping heavy wings in the river, when crows stir and cry out their harsh joy, and swift creatures of the night run toward their burrows, and the deer raises her head and sniffs the freshening air, and the shadows grow more distinct and then shorten, then we rise into the day still clean as snow. The cat washes its paw and greets the day with gratitude. Leviathan salutes breaching with a column of steam. The hawk turning in the sky cries out a prayer like a knife. We must wonder the sky now thin as a speckled eggshell. that now piles up its boulders of storm to crash down That now hangs a furry grey belly into the street. 57

Every day we find a new sky and a new earth With which we are trusted like a perfect toy. We are given the salty river of our blood Winding through us, to remember the sea and our kindred under the waves, the hot pulsing that knocks in our throats to consider our cousins in the grass and the trees, all bright scattered rivulets of life. We are given the wind within us, the breath To shape into words that steal time, that touch Like hands and pierce like bullets, that waken truth and deceit, sorrow and pity, and joy that waste precious air in complaints, in lies, in floating traps for power on the dirty air Yet holy breath still stretches ~ur lungs to sing. We are given the body, that momentary kibbutz of elements that have belonged to frog and polar bear, corn and oak tree, volcano and glacier. We are lent for a time these minerals in water and a morning every day, a morning to wake up, rejoice and praise life in our spines, our throats, our knees, our genitals, our brains, our tongues. We are given fire to see against the dark, to think, to read, to study how we are to live, to bank in ourselves against defeat and despair that cool and muddy our resolves, that make us forget what we saw we must do. We are given passion that rise like the sun in our minds with the new day and bum the debris of habit and greed and fear.

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We stand in the midst of the burning world primed to burn with compassionate love and justice, to tum inward and see the world that is all of one flesh with us, see under the trash, through the smog, the furry bee in the apple blossom, the trout leaping, the candles our ancestors lit for us. Fill us as the tide rustles the reeds in the marsh Fill us as the rushing water overflows the pitcher. Fill us as the light fills a room with its dancing. Let the little quarrels of the bones and the snarling of the lesser appetites, and the whining of the ego cease. Let silence still us, so you may show us your shining, --Marge Piercy and we can out of that stillness rise and praise. 58

Meditation on the Melody of Rosh Hashanah.

Ha-Melech Yoshev al Kee-sey Ram Ve-nisah. The Guide of our Path is Today envisioned as Though He Was in Charge, and we could let go of control and allow the world to be run by God and in the spirit of God.

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Yitgadalve'yitkadash sh'may rabah be'almah divrah chirutay ve'yamlich malchutay becha 'yaychon uv 'yomaychon uvcha 'yay dechol bayt Yisrael ba 'agala uvizman kariv ve'imru amen. Yehay sh'may raba mevorach le'olam ulalmay almaya. Yitbarach veyishtabach veyitpa 'ar veyitromam veyitnasay veyit 'hadar veyitaleh veyit'halal sh'maydekudeshah brich hu. Le'aylah ule'aylah min kol birchatah veshirata tush' bechatah venechematah da 'amiran be'almah ve 'imru amen.

Let us make the great Name known and holy. Let the name fill the world, formed by its will. May the earth be its realm. May it fill our lives and days. May it spread throughout all Israel, swiftly and soon, and let us say Amen. May the great Name be blessed and blessed for as long as the universe lasts. Let the Name be praised and glorified. Let the Name become potent, lifted up, raised on high. Let the name be graced in beauty, praised in song, ascend in joy. The name, the Name of the Holy, blessed be the Name. And yet the Holy that we name is far beyond all blessing, all prayers, all songs of praise and hymns of glory, all words that we utter in this world. So let us chant our praise, then cease and say, Amen.

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Let us all praise the One who showers us vvi th blessing!

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How blessed is the One who bestows blessing forever and ever! ·

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Blessed are You, ruling force of the universe, forming light, creating darkness, making peace, creating the whole.

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ELADON Almighty power, hub of time and space, Blessed and praised through every living breath - Creation is filled by such goodness and such might. .. Deep is the wisdom embedded in the whole -Exalted throughout all holy living powers, Far greater this brilliance than all the radiant skies - Great is the justice that pours forth from our core.... How can one measure this glorious love and grace? Illumining lights within us and without us Join us to mind-seeds from which creation springs - Kindling all being with power and with strength, Liberating life to evolve and grow divine -Manifold their splendor, beautiful their grace,

Nature is aglow with their pure and glorious flame - 0 what joy when they rise and when they set, Passing in order through the grand design Questing to give their beauty to God's fame, Rejoicing and dancing out the majesty supreme-See now the sun--how it shines its brilliant light, The moon in her phases--a gift to the night Unified together the cosmos chants its hymn, Vast beyond knowing, this great and radiant maze-Wild is the vision, exalted is the song, You and I with all earth in Zest complete God's praise! Come then, let us climb the mountain, together ascend to the peak of our souls. The Voice, still and small., is calling from within, illuminating, pointing, urging, engraving its covenant into our hearts, bidding us open to the infinite truth, to compassion and love, to harmony and justice, to the ever present faith flaming within. The Voice of the One calls from our souls, bidding us to descend to the wilderness without, to uncover the divine in all we do, to discover and create, to struggle and serve, to learn and teach and to walk in truth. Joyful are those who are whole on the path, walking in the teachings of the Source. Joyful are those who treasure God's guidance, seeking the One with their whole heart. Joyful are those who act with justice, who live righteously at all times. Joyful is the one who says: Above all earthly might and fame, I crave for love. Would that the words my heart and lips express were balm for wounds, to soothe and heal and bless. 0 that my eyes send forth a blaze of light to be a beacon in another's night.

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,:fft1)11~ ~Y>~'~ 1~tJ1 v•ha-ayr aynay-nu b•tora-techa Enlighten our eyes to Your Torah

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v•dabake lee-baynu b 1mitzvo-techa vya-chade l'va-vaynu and cause our hearts to cleave to Your mitzvot. Unify our hearts

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And we will NOT be embarrassed, and we will not be afraid, and we will not be ashamed now or evermore. And we will work for peace, and save our planet too, for love and justice can prevail, and we can make this true. (gather the four tzitzit- fringes of your tallit and hold them in your hand)

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... Vaha-veeaynu [•shalom mayarba konfote ha-aretz ... Bring us in peace from the four comers of the earth

J)~,~~ 11~~Y:)~1p ~)~?1111 v•toleech-aynu ko-m •meeyoot [•artzaynu and speedily lead us with dignity to our land.

.n~Q~~ ~~D ':j\Ui'1 '~1\!J~ )}3~~ 1D1:::tD ,n1n' i1f-1~ :]'~1~ Baruch Atah Adonai habochar b•amo Yisrael b•ahavah Blessed are You BELOvED ONE, who chooses Your people Israel and the whole world with love. LATE FRAGMENT by Raymond Carver And did you get what you wanted from this life, even so? I did. And what did you want? To call myself beloved, to feel myself beloved on earth.

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Shema Yisrael Adonai Elohayn~ Adonai Echad. Usten all of you who struggle to connect to God, the Transformative Power of the Universe is the Force that Created all, and manifests through the Unity of All Being. Hear 0 Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is One.

Baruch Shem Kevod, Malchuto Le 'olam Va 'ed. Blessed is the holy presence. The splendor of its majesty shiries throughout time.

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V'ahavta et Adonai Elohecha bechollevavcha, uvechol nafshecha, uvechol me'odecha. Vehayu hadevarim ha'ayleh

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And you must love YHVH, the Transformative and Healing Power of the Universe, with all our passions, with every breath, with every fiber of your being. Take these words by which I join myself to you today, into your heart. Pattern your days on them so that your children will discover Torah within you. Make your life into a voice of God, both in your stillness and in your movement. Renew these words each evening and morning with devotion. Bind them as t'fillin on your forehead and arm, as symbols of thoughts and acts sacred to me. Write them in mezzuzot at the entrance to your home, as a sign that all people may discover Me as they enter your home and your life.

Alternative translation: Love YAH, who is your Goo, in what your heart is, in what you aspire to~. in wh.at you have made your own. May these values which I connect with your life be implanted in your feelings May they become the norm for your children: address them in the privacy of your home, on the errands you run. May they help you relaX and activate you to be productive. Display them visibly on your arm, let them focus your attention. See them at all transitions at home and in your environment. <Deuteronomy 6:4)

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How good it will be when you really listen and hear my directions which I give to you today, for loving Yah who is your God and to act godly with feeling and inspiration. Follow this Torah, with its call for us to build a world based on justice and peace, kindness and generosity, love and joy, stewardship of the earth and celebration of the grandeur of creation, and the world will work. The sun will shine, the rain will fall just as it is needed, and the earth will give forth its produce. Your earthly needs will be met at the right time appropriate to the season. You will reap what you planted for your delight and health. Also your animals will have ample feed. All of you will eat and be content. Be careful--watch out. Because if you don't create a world based on the mitzvot, if you don't make a world guided by peace an~ economic justice, kindness and generosity, caring for all, spreading of love and joy to all who are alive, producing only what is really needed and making sure to protect the planet from danger, then the world will not work. The sun will not shine, the rain will not fall at the appropriate time, the earth will not give forth its produce--there will be an ecological catastrophe that could lead to the end of all human and animal life on this planet. So don't let your cravings delude you; don't become alienated; don't let your cravings become your gods; don't debase yourself to them, don't horde when you can share, for there is enough for all, enough love, enough food, enough for everyone on this planet if only you learn to share. Don't let the cravings for more distort the God-sense within you. Heaven will be shut to you, grace will not descend, earth will not produce. Your rushing and your being too busy to have time for the big picture will destroy you. And earth will not be able to recover her good balance in which God's gifts manifest. May these values of Mine reside in your feelings and aspirations: determining what you produce, guiding what you perceive. Teach them to your children so that they are addressed: in making their homes; in how they deal with traffic on the road, when they are depressed, and when they are elated. Talk about the need to fashion a world of peace and justice, love and generosity, kindness and celebration of the goodness of the universe--and do it in public, when you walk by the way, even when others might think it inappropriate, because reshaping our world with a new direction of love and generosity is the central survival need of the planet. But also, talk about this in private, with your friends, when you sit in your house or theirs, and don't be embarrassed to raise it even at the expense of being seen as "too serious." Talk about it when you go to bed at night, and when you wake up in the morning. Write this upon the doorposts of your house (mezzuzot) and upon your gates! In every way possible, make this a central way that you conduct your life. So that your days may be long, and the days of your children, on the good earth that I promised to your ancestors to be yours to share with all other life forms. So live by this message. I have already shown you, by taking you out of Egypt, out of slavery, out of the house of narrow consciousness, that it is always possible to broaden your understanding, to break out of constricted consciousness, to get the big picture, to see the world in a new way, and to liberate yourselves from all that has held you bound down. This is what it means to be created in My image. I am the Force of Healing and Transformation in truth.

Praise God! We have been set free from slavery, the dominion of bondage, dependency, submission; the confines we had cherished as our only home. Apparitions of the past marched after us through the desert-night of memory to reclaim or destroy. Then we came to the seas of separation, and halted, caught between desire for the unknown, and desire to return, fear of the unknown, and fear of return. To say Yes to freedom, to enter unfathomed waters, to really make the crossing, is to witness the past drowning, and to embrace the future, whatever it may demand, wherever it may lead. The waters of death became the waters of new life! Yea, the waters of death become the waters of new life!

Fixing Our Yearning for Freedom

,'li1P~ 11~~ n~o~ ~~ ,n,n~ o~~~ n~n~ ~~ Mee cha-mochah ba-ayleem Adonai, mee ka-mochah nedar bakodesh

Who is like You among the gods that are worshipped? Who is like You glorious and holy?

· 1~) 0~1~? 1~'?~ n,n~ .N~~ ny/~ li~Dfl N)i) Nora t'heelot osay feleh. Adonai yimloch l'olam va-ed.

Awesome in splendor, amazing in miracles. The ETERNAL will reign forever and ever!

0, Rock of Israel, arise to help your scattered folk, Deliver all who are crushed beneath oppression's heal. Be our saving power, 0 God, Redeemer of Israel. Tzur yisra 'el kumah b 'ezrat yisra 'el

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YHVH Eloheynu

Power source!

v'Elolzey horeynu, Elohey Avraham v'Sarah

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Elohey Ya'acov, Rachel, v'Leah, God for Jacob and Leah and Rachel Ha-El Ha-Gadol Ha-Gibor · The great Powersource God

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Source of all our ancestors' love!

And Awe-some, Transcendent to all Causer of goodness

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Holding all in love Container of memory for the entire universe Quickener of evolution Of the children of the universe With purpose to bring consciousness and Matter together Through the power of love.

Remember us to life You who lead us on the path of affirming life Inscribe us in the Book of Life So that we can be for You and in Your image build a world that Sustains life. Mover and pathfind.er

Melech

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Helper of spirit to live in limitations

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And rescuer from limitations Shielder of the heart. Channel though me your blessings, Yah! The shield of Abraham and Sarah.

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You are a unique form of power Forever overwhelming Bringing life-energy to our deadness Multiplying the ways we can be transformed

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M'cluzlkeyl cha'yim

Sustaining life

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With Kindness

M 'cluzyey meytim

Bringing dim consciousness to awareness

b'rachamim rabbeem,

With non-threatening compassion

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Lifting the fallen

v'rofay cholim

Healing the sick

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Freeing the enslaved

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Sustainiing our confidence in the ultimate victqry of goodness Even for those of us who have been

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Mi chamolzclza

You are like a Great Mother

ba'al gevurot

Master of many powers

u'mee domell laclz,

Though every analogy misses your uniqueness

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meymeet u'm'clrayeh

Who makes die and makes alive

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And makes transformation flourish inside and

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Yet we seek analogies,

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seeing you as an en-wombed father,

zocheyr yetzurav l'chayim b'raclzamim

Who remembers all his creation and infuses them with A life-enhancing compassion

v'ne'eman Ata

And you remain ever confident

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That the lost can be recovered.

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Let me channel your blessings, Yah

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We now proclaim the sovereignty of God

1'1 ';f1\)' ;,~~ Who calls us to judgment. 1'1 0)'~ n\:t~11D1!1{ You search all hearts on the Day of Judgment: .1'1~ n\~);?.~ i1~1l{ You reveal the hidden things, in judgment. 1'·1 Oi';t 0'1~'P. 1~ 11'{ You send righteousness on the Day of Judgment: .1'1~ n1Y1 n~1t1{ You know our innermost secrets, in judgment. ' 1'·1 0)'~ 1t'J;l il'¥J\Y) P'fll~ You bestow mercy on the Day of Judgment: ·1'·1~ \n'l~ 1~\l{ You remember Your covenant, in judgment.

1'1 0\';t 1'~~>.;) ;,>;;lin{ You spare creation on the Day of Judgment: .P1~ 1'9\n 1iJ\'{ You clear those who trust You, in judgment. 1'1 0\';t n\:l~Q>_;) ).;111'~ You know our thoughts on the Day of Judgment: .1'·1~ iU~~ \U~1!){ You suppress Your wrath, in judgment. )'·1 Oi';t nip1~ \U~ \~{ You are righteous on the Day of Judgment: ·1'1~ n\)\~ '1)11l~ You pardon wrongdoing, ,in judgment.

1'·1 0)'~ n\~'i:-J,P N1\l{ You are revered on the Day of Judgment: .1'1~ 1'9~0~~ O~itJ{ You forgive Your people, in judgment. ' 1'1 Oi';t 1'~liP{ n~i)'{ You answer our plea on the Day of Judgment: .P·1~ 1').?()1 ;,~)!){ You invoke Your compassion, in judgment. 1')1 Oi';t n\1~9~ il~i~~ You seach secrets on the Day of Judgment: .1')1~ 1'1~~ i1~11'{ You accept Your faithful in judgment. )'·1 01';t )r.:l)._) 00,{ You show mercy on the Day of Judgment:

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Holiness

Adonai tzeva'ot

The Singularity with a Multitude of Manifestations

7ip~ T~ az b'kol '?i1l,. tUl7, - - ra-ash gadol

Every ounce of being is filled With the Divine luminosity" In response With huge noise Overwhelming the equilibria of identity

adir v'cltazak

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Opening the self to echo the Divine vibration

maslzmiyim kol mit-na'seem C"e:l,lvl"1~l7'? l'umat serafim a - ••• : Cl"1~l77 l'umatam .~,~K·., ~~,~ baruclz yohmeyru. •

Through the instrument of prophecy By a surge of energy Passing between poles of consciousness: Sacred

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Just as they sanctify it In the upper world of insight By songs and by words:

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Our actions of kindness and love are our way to Sanctify your name in this world

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the Divine luminosity in touch with the center of the universe."

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From that center of the universe Please, our Pathfinder, Radiate and Appear to us

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Because it is for this that we have been waiting So that we can be fully manifesting You.

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Oy, when, when, when will You take over this world? . And when will You take over in Zion?

b'tziyon b'karov b'yameynu titgadal v'teikadash

be permanently altered, evolve and transform

b'toch yerushalayim ir'chah

The reality of Jerusalem so it truly becomes Your city, (and not the manifestations of our distortions and power-tripping)

ledorvador ul'ney'tzach n'tzachim

And let that remain

v'eyneynu tirena malchutecha

ktzdavar ha-amur b'shiray uzecha al yedey david ma'slzi'ach tzid'kecha yimloch Adonai le'olam elolza'yich tziyon l'dorvodor lzalleluyah

Let it be quickly, in our own days, NOW!!! And let our ordinary awareness and illusory world

the case forever. Let our eyes see Your Presence Ruling the World (because we humans will suffused be with Your loving and compassionate Spirit and act from that place of our being) The way it has been foretold In the songs recognizing that that is Your strength. Made visible through the instrument of loving Friendship (David) who brought us a vision of Messianic caring goodness and justice and caring for others: "Let the Power of Healing and Transformation manifest and shape the world! Let this be your real God, Zion! From one state of being through its transformations Let Yah energy be kindled where it is not yet burning!

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You are Transformative Power,

Then all beings will radiate that awe And all created things will praise you.

And all will create a single community, overcoming all the Things that divide us,

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~~ill nitu~? la-asot r'tzonecha

and dedicate all their lives and energy

.c?w :l:l?~I b'leyvav shaleym.

To completing the Grand Design.

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That ultimate reality is You All power is in Your hand

ug'vura biminecha

And real strength is living in harmony with You. And that awesome recognition

K1il ~~W' veshimcha nora .11K1~W T., •: :17;l • ?:D ?37 alkol mah shebarata. 'I

Pervade the consciousness of all creatures And a sense of wonder at the unity & at the divinity at their core Fill all that you have created

C"W~~tl ?~ ~~K1"~' v'yira-ucha kol ha'ma'aseem ~"~97 ~,QtHP~' v'yista.'cha'vu lJanecha •C"K~1~:1 ?:D,. kol hab'ru'eem. • a-

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Let our sense of the awesome,

~"f~~ ?~ ?~ al kol ma-asecha ~~~"t\' v'eymat'cha .11K1~W '1''1' 'I

U've'cheyn- And therefore

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permeates and directs all You have created.

•

1~:l~ 1J::1 J~~~ U've'cheyn teyn kavod ka dAd

, ,h t ~~~7 ~~ 1i:l~ 1-t11~~~ U ve c eyn eyn vo ~"~'1"7 :17iJT;l tehilah li'rey-echa

U've'cheyn- And therefore

. , ha And therefore lift all heaviness from our onar 1amec hearts So that we can experience the joy of serving each other and becoming full embodiments of Your plan. Let Your energy flow though all who are in awe of you, And give hope to all of us who seek to bring Your spirit into fuller actualization on this planet Let it happen in a way that nourishes

:1~ lin~!?~ ufitechon peh

•';}7 C"7Q~~'£ ~¥ltt7 :1t'??W ~T¥7 1ituty'

lam 'yachalim lach. Simcha l'artzecha v'sason l'irecha ll~ 111]"~~~ utzmichat keren l'david avdecha ~1~~ 1 1l.. 11:J",37, - ·-:- va-arichat neyr l'ven yeshai m'shi'checha ~~.,w~ .,,~ bimheyra v'yameynu :~l"~":l :1,:1~~ ... ,. : ,. •• l •

those who yearn for you All, so that Your earth is happy, And in every city people rejoice. Let those who are involved in God-seeking and Tikk.un-ing the world have great gladness and joy in the process, and let that gladness and joy give birth to the Messiah, kindling the light of David, soon in our days.

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111

Oi yoi yoi yoi yoi yoi yoi oy yoi. 75

C.,i?.,!~ 1~~~

U've'cheyn tzadikim

U've'cheyn-And therefore

C"i?"i~ l~~~

u've'clzeyn tzadikim

~n~w.,, ~N,.,

yiru v'yismaclzu

And since this is so, Let those who aspire to embody more holiness see the triumph of goodness and the God-seekers celebrate in song!

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visharim ya-alozu C"1"0M, v'chasideem

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For the movement of healing and transformation will triumph!!!!

Be'reena yagilu.

V"~ Y~~T:\ ;"'J;17i31J V'oulata tikpatz pee'ha

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The Earth will see a real Tikkun-ing. (wizen saying this next line, raise fist in solidarity with all those still struggling for social justice): And all forms of oppression will be overcome,

;~, v'cltol harisha kula T I

.;'17~T:\ lW~~ k'aslzan tichleh. ,.,::13111 . '::l. Ki ta-avir

All evil will dissolve and vanish like smoke When we sweep from the earth the dominion of arrogance, and the planet will be saved from destruction! · Oy, yoi, yoi, yoi, oi, yoi, yoi,

n7t¥~~ memshelet Zlldon ·Yl~V 1~ min ha-aretz.

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;"'J;Il( ';Ji,~t11 V'timloclz ata ~l;l? ~~ Adonai l'vadecha ~.,,~~-'~ '~ al kol-ma'asecha

Then the One will reign alone,

,tt~ b'har tzi'on ~1i:l:p l~t?i~ misldcan k'vodecha . C'~tll~i:l~ u'vi'Yerushalayim ~W1~ 1 '¥ ir kadsheclza :~tf1~ 'j~i:p :lU'lf~ Kakatuv b'div'rey kad'shecha ,c?il77 ~~ ~;~~ yim'loch Adonai l'olam, li'¥ ";J~tt;~ elohaiyich tzi'yon .;,~~'?tt , ,.,~ l'dor vador halleluyah.

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Within amongst beneath beyond all peoples and faiths Every heart will be God's temple, Every hill and valley WILL BE ZION, Every place where humans dwell will be

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Jerusalem, the Holy City. As it teaches in Your holy Torah: "The Forces of Healing and Transformation will hold sway everywhere, the Power of all your Powers, 0 Zion, is from age to age, hallelu Yah" Oy yoi yoi yoi yoi yoi yoi oi yoi yoi

;"'J;I~ vii1~ Kadosh ata

How holy the One.

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How awesome the Name.

N"'JilJ

v'nora slz'meclza

~"1¥7~~ :Ji;~ 1"~1 v'eyn elolza mibal'adeclza ::lU'l::l::l kakatuv: TniN:l! '' (l~l.,, vayigba Adonai tz'va-ot T I Tl - l •'N;'l, ~!IW~::l bamishpat v'ha-eyl "T: ·W1~~ vii,~;:r hakadosh nikdash •;'1~1¥¥ bitzdaka.

No power is really separate. As our traditions teaches: "The Source of this teeming universe becomes lifted through justice; Our Holy Energy becomes more holy through our lovingkindness.

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Ata v'chartanu eem cholha-amim . Ahav'ta otanu v'ratzita banu, v'romam'tanu mikol halshonot, v'kidaslrtanu b'mitzotecha, v'keyrav'tanu malkeynu la'avoda'techa, v'shim'cha hagadol v'hakadosh aleynu karata.

(hashabbat hazeh v'et yom)

we have God's love, we have sensed God's holiness in our moments of joy, in our deeds of justice and love.

hazikaron lzazeh yom

(i1:li1N~) :"'l7~,,r:,

t'mah (b'ahava)

,W1P N1~~ ,~l";:t'?~ ;~ ,~l7

We have been open to You,

(this holy Sabbath and) this Day of Remembrance so that we can return to our highest and truest self

b'ahava et-yom

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chosen each people for its own special role.

V'tee'teyn-lanu Adonai eloheynu Grant us, God, your loving one

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You have chosen us just as you have

mikra kodeslr,

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Va'tee'tetjn lanu Adonai eloheym. (on Yom Kippur say: this Day of Atonement) for taking honest account Ci" n~ :"'~Q~~ b'ahavah et yom (hashabbat of who we have become and how we might change and transform ourselves, n~lli;"!) lzazeh l'keduslzall uleem'nucha ,. cleaning our beings, atoning for wrong i1W~1~7 i1f;:t v'et yom) lza'Kippureem done to others and ourselves, erasing i1n~l~?~ hazeh, leem'chee'la our inner distortions), I' 1 0",~9!);"1 (Ci" nN, v7ees'lee'cha1r ul'chaparah,

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meektalz kodesh

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a day which reconnects us to the freedom and liberation of the Exodus from Egypt.

,~l"ji;,";:J;Kl U'';:l;~ Eloheynu velohey horeynu,

.!'";~J ~f:l:J ;,?w~ ya'aleh ve'yavo ve'ya'gi'ya. 31~W~J ;,'1~J n~1~1 V'yeyra'eh v'yehratzeh v'yishama 1~!~J 1j2~~J v'yipakeyd v·'y'zaclzeyr ,~l~i1~~~ u~i,~T zich'roneynu uftk'doneynu, Jl'ji:-tli1~TJ v'zicharon horeynu. IJ'lP~ li1~TJ V'zicharon mashiach ,~j~W 111-1~ ben-david av'decha, c~?w~,~ li1~TJ v'zicharon y'rushalayim -~W1~ 1'~ ir kad'shecha. ~~W-;f li1~TJ V'zicharon kol-amcha ,~.,~~7 7~1\p~ M"~ beyt yisra-ell'fanecha, ,:-t~i~{~ ;,~.,7.~7 lif'leyta ultova, ,C'~Q'1{~ 19U{~ ltl{~ ulclzeyn el'chesed ul'rachamim, ci'W7~ C"~tr7 l'chaiyim ulshalom •:1!;:1 1i1fTV Ci":p b'yom ha-zicharon hazeh. ~l";::i;~ :1,:1, U'1~! Zach'rey'nu Adonai eloheynu ,;-r~io( i:l vo l'tova, ·

,:111~'? i:l ~l'!~~~ ufak'deynu vo liv'raclza, .C'~IJ{

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v'hoshiyeynu vo l'chayim.

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Uvid'var y'shua v'rachamim u~n, c~n clzus v'clzaneynu ••T: ~l"'37 en,, v'racheym aleynu ~ l37"Wi ;-r, v'lzoslziyeynu ,~l"~'~ ~-,7~ .,~ ki eyleclza eyneyuu, ,~~IJ ';I?~ s~ .,~ ki etjl meleclz clzanun .:1T-IK v'rachum ata . ., c~n,, -:

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Our Holy Parent, who parented our parents Let tfie best of who we have been be what You remember about us

Remember our messianic aspirations symbolized in the way we imagined Jerusalem as a city of peace. Remember this entire people for kindness, compassion, life and peace. On this Holy Day in which we have to give accounting for our past! May the grace of God ascend within us May the joy of this day thread its way into our day-to-day lives, and ring us and those we meet with goodness and blessing and peace,

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For You are the Force that makes it possible for us to overcome our personal limitations and angers so we can embody Your salvific generosity of spirit For You are the One who leads us into a womb-energized compassion

for All Being!

"i17K, U";'l;~ c?i31;'1-?::> ?31 ';Ji?tl

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Elocheynu veylohai horeynu

God, take over this world and give it direction,

m'loch al kol-haolam

Reshape it in ways that will make it

1li:J~~ i~~ kulo bich'vodecha

-?~ ?¥ Nfp~;:IJ v'hinasey alkol

a closer embodiment of the loving energy which we feel as individuals but which has yet ruled in the public sphere.

11~"~ Y1~V ha-aretz bikarecha

,1~~ 31~i;'1J v'hofo ba'hadar

Let your loving energy which has flowed through alJ our ancestors and through all godly peoples of all faiths now rise up within us

1f~ 1i~~ g'on uzecha ":lWi'-?:l) ?31 al kol-yosh'vey p.~,l~ ~;,IU teyveyl ar'tzecha

and Jet it pour out into the world.

?~31~-?~ 311~, v'yeyda kol-pa-ul i.t:17W? ;'1J;1~ .,~ ki ata p'al'toe ,~X'~-?:l) 1.,::1.,, v'yavin kol-yatzur . T T • TS

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Let us flood the world with God's goodness and love-so that every creature comes to know its loving creator, so economics and political and every form of social life is permeated with generosity, goodness, justice, joy and love, And then everything that breathes will proclaim:

i1J;1~ .,~ ki atat y'tzar'to.

,,~ ?~ ,~N;J V'yomeyr kol asher

iS~~ il~W1 n'shama b'apo

";J7~ ?~jlp~ '~;:17~ =~ Adonai elohey yisra'eyl melech

.;o,?t.litl ?~~ TTT

in~~?tl~ umal'chuto bakol mashala. 1-

On Rosh Hashanah; On Rosh Hashanah:

"i17N, ~~.,il'?N

~l'l'li:JN .. .,

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(~l'l"'n~l7.~:J •• T t •

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Yud Hey Vav Hey, the Transformative and Healing Power, the energy that excites Israel (all those struggling to be connected to God and who wrestle with God), IS THE CENTER OF ALL BEING, and of our being, embracing the Whole.

On Rosh Hashanah:

Eloheynu veylohey avoteynu

Our God of the God of our ancestors

(r'tzai vim'nuchateynu)

(on Shabbath add: Let our Sabbath rest be renewing)

1"~i¥~:P ~lWli? kad'sheynu be'mitz'vo'tehcha

Let our pursuit of a morally coherrent life be

'';j~jil'l~ ~lie?Q 11J1

sanctified by Torah-inspiration. v'teyn chel'keynu b'toratecha, Satisfy us with our goodness and let us rejoice in 1~~w~ ~l¥~W sab'eynu mituvecha your salvation .';j~~~w.,:p ~ltJ~WJ v'sam'cheynu bishu-atecha, ~lil'?N .,., ~l?'nlm) (v'han'chileynu Adonai eloheynu (on Sabbath add: and let us fully taste the joy •• ':I TZ " • I-S and pleasure of Shabbat, lilj~~ il~~t\~ b'ahava uv'ratzon

1Wl~ n~w shabbat kad'shechd

?N,W' rr:J ~n~l',, •• 'I": •

resting and revealing the holy essence of our souls and giving us spiritual nourishment to carry into the rest of our lives). Purify our hearts So that we may

v'yanuchu va yir'ra-eyl

(1~lf/ "Wii?~ m'kad'shey sh'mecha) ~l~? ,;,~, v'taheyr libeynu -. "-,

.l"'~N~ ... -:1...

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l'av'd'cha be-emet.

serve you in truth.

C'~:'T'?N il.T-lN ":l)• Ki ata elohim • n ., J"'~N 1,::11~ l'l~N -t

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For You are the God of truth,

emet ud'var'cha emet

And your path is the true path (and there are

v'ka'yam la'ad.

many paths to you) That will always be open for us.

:lz;ltt ~~,~ Baruch ata Adonai

Let us channel Your blessings, God,

f"J~O-l;J~ ;~ ~?~ melech al kol-ha-aretz

(J n~w;:r> W!i{~ .1i1~TiJ

Ci'J ;~no/~

You who are the true Ruler of all the earth, Who brings holiness into the lives of the people Israel (the God wrestlers), To all people {to the Shabbat) and to the Day of Rememorance.

m'kadeysh (ha'Shabbat v') yis'ra-eyl v'yom hzikaron.

Oy yoi yoi yoi yoi yoi yoi yoi, oy yoi. }}

On Yom Kipper:

On Yom Kippur: On Yom Kippur:

,~l"Ui:l~ ";:t?NJ ~l"~'~

eloheynu veylohey avoteynu, Ci"::l ~l"T1ili37l;J m'cholla-avonoteynu b'yom .. -:- 7nll -; (Ci':l~ :1T:1 T1::ltU:1) (ha'Shabbat hazeh uv'yom) a

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C'!~~tl

ha'Kippureem hazeh,

We open to the cleansing energy within us, And Power of Purification present in every age, Which You make available to us particularly on this Yom Kippur.

~l"V.f' 1~~uJ :10~ m'chey v'ha-aveyr p'sha-eynu Help us clear out our distortions and wash .~"~"~ 1~7;) ~l"UN.~IJJ v'chatoe'teynu minegd eynecha. away our mistakes and our suffering, ,~~N:::> T T

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Ca-amur

So we may truly see, as our tradition teaches:

"L only I, the healing and transformative

':llN ":llN anochi anochi hu •

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power, the Self of your Self, the holiest reality of the universe,

,~~~? ~'¥W~ ntill mochehfsha-echa l'ma-ani .i:::>T~ . . N? ~'lJN.~lJ1 . . v'chatotecha lo ez'kor. :,~Nl, - 0::":1

V'ne-emar:

"Indeed, I have swept away your wrong paths

~'¥W' :l¥~ 'J:l"IJ~ mahiti cha-av p'sha-echa ,~"J;tN.~lJ H~~J v'che-anan chatotecha, .~'.D7t'~ '~ '7~ :l~~tU shuva eylie ki ki g'al'ticlm :1T:1 Ci':l- ':::>. 1~Nl, .... - v'ne-emar ki vayom hazeh C:l'l;J37 y'chapeyr aleychem ... --: ,51:l' --: c:mN ,;"'~l;J le'ta'heyr et'chem

like clouds blown away, like mists that vanish. So-turn back to me-l have already freed you." And as our Torah says: "On this day,

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amending will be made for you, to cleanse you from all your mistakes.

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- ?:::>1.3. micol chatoteychem

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Before the Transformative Power, you shall be clean."

.~1:1~n , ~l!:ll;J lifney Adonai tit-haru. T

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erase your lack of faith in the truth of God and the value of our own Self, so that you can become your holiest self once again.

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Eloheynu ve'Elochey horeynu, Our Power and Power of our parents and grandparents, .[~llJOU~~ :1~11 (r'tzey vim'nuchateynu). let us make our lives holy through ~'~i¥~~ ~ltp1j{ kadsheynu b'mitzvotecha

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deeds of justice, love, kindness, generosity and joy." v'teyn chel'keynu b'toratecha, Let us find our parts in living Torah, and let us get spiritual nourishment from the richriess of Jewish rituals, Courage to live according to your ethical guidance.

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11~~?:l ~l~~W sab'eynu mituvecha

Let us enjoy God's world and rejoice in freedom ,~.O¥~lli":P ~liJ~WJ v'sam'cheynu bishu-atecha, (on Shabbat: May we taste the spiritual ~l"ii7N i11i1" ~l"7"nli11] (v'han'chileynu Adonai eloheynu nourishment of obserying Shabbat, and •• -: " ' I- I bring that into the rest of our week). n~w 1i31~~ i1~tJ~~ b'ahava uv'ratzon shabbat 7~1'P~ il~ ~n~l;J ,1W1~ kadshecha, v'yanuchu va yisra-eyl .r~~o/ "W1i?~ m'kad'shey sh'mecha). ~l~7 ,i1~1 Let us purify our hearts so that we can ve'ta'her libeynu '" • •• - I .l"l~N~ 1,~377 serve you in truth. ... .., v :: 1' l l'av'd'cha be-emet.

7~1'P~7 1~79 ilJ;l~ .,~ Ki ata sal'chanl'yisra-eyl ,~,~~ .,~~w7 1?0~~ um'chalan l'shivtei y'shurun

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b'chol dar vador ~"1¥(~?:l~ umibal'adecha 17~ ~l71"~ eyn lanu melech n;;o, - : ?ni~ moe-cheyl v'soley-ach .il~N N~N ela ata. T T T 'l 1'

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and the ultimate Pardoner of Israel in every generation.

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For you are the Source of forgiveness,

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Baruch Ata Adonai

71Ji~ ';}7,~ melech moe-cheyl ~l"nili37' v'soleyach la-avonoteynu ... - : -n7ioi -": i~37 nili3771 v'la-avonot amo

Blessed is the Compassionate One, the Force of Transformation and Healing, You who forgives and teaches us to forgive, you who release all suffering, removes our guilt,

- -:-: 7N,lu" l1"l

beyt yisra-eyl . ~l"l'1i~WN nN ,.,:l37~~ u'ma'avir et ash'moteynu M

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,il~TfJ il~~ 7'::>~ b'clzolshana v'slzana,

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melech al kollza-aretz, m'kadeysh yisra-eyl eem'chol

Ci"1z C"~37il ha'amim v'yom lzakipurim. • T

gives us a new chance to start with a clean slate each year, Who year in and year out passes over our limitations and reconnects us with our purity and holy possibilities. You who are the true ruler and Guide and Pathfinder for this earth, and for the entire universe, You who make Israel and all peoples holy, You who makes holy (the Sabbath and) this Yom Kippur.

;'1~1 Retzay · ~l"v'?~ :1,:1, ;'l~l Retzay Adonai eloheynu

RETZAY Find favor Yah, Our God, In the dimmest parts of those who struggle to straight with their Deepest force And in their prayers, Return from coarseness This offering

7~1~~ 1~~~ b'am'cha yisra-eyl C11~D11:l~ "1'. z. u'vit'fila'tam. :ltD;'!, v'ha'sheyv. "

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et ha'avoda lid'vir

So that we can enter Your sanctuary

1U"~ beytecha

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And keep burning the fires of passionate commitment of our people And their true, heartfelt connectings b'ahava t'kabeyl Weave together with Your love. Let our efforts at prayer reflect our intention to be straight with the Divine Force However dim our current level of understanding. v'techezena eyneynu Let us vision with our awareness A return of holy and loving energies to Zion, b'slzuv'cha l'tziyon So that it becomes the embodiment and b'rachamim. manifestation of compassion. Baruch ata Adonai Let me voice and channel Your presence, God, As your Divine Presence re-enchants lzamachazir sh'clzinato l'tziyon. the deep heart of humanity and is manifest through the kindness and goodness of our own people in Israel and· everywhere. Offering gratitude To You, God, Modim anachnu lach Who we address both as personal she-ata hu Adonai eloheynu 'Thou" and transcendent "It". •

v'eloheynu horeynu

The Eternal and our Energizing power And the energizing power of our ancestors Through space and time.

, 1olam va-ed,

~l~f.P~ 1;~ 1l"~IJ ,~l tzur clzayeynu magey11 yish'ey11uArtist in our lives Guarding the wonders

.,,,J ,,,7 . ·

that we really need You are both a personal experience and a transcendent reality

N~:l :lz;l~ ata 1m 1dor vador.

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al clury'yey'nu ham'su'reem b'yadecha

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Nodeh l'clza un'sapeyr t'hilatecha, We thank you And through praising You .

and our souls are left in Your care.

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slte'be'chol yom imanu ~,J:;IiN(~~ ?~J v'al nifl'otecha 'f'

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v'tovoteclza sheb'clwl-eyt, .C~"l~'J ,~·::lJ :::11¥ erev vavoker v'tza'ha'ra'y~em. ~?;, N7 ,l) :Ji~;, Hatov kilo chalu raclza'me'cha ,~,~JJ1 rachamecha N7 ,:;,• en,.~;,, v'hamracheym kilo " -I -I ,~,19Q ~?;llJ tamu clzasadecha, T

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allow Your loving energy to flow through us recognizing our lives as surrendered into Your hand

Thank you for the changes of perspective that cause miracles which are present with You and recognizable to us every day and for the wonders. And the myriad ways that everything fits together That are present at all times Evening, and morning and afternoon. Everything fits together in goodness

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meyolam kivinu lach.

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So may it fit in the Divine Mind to unite with our perception Connecting to the dimmest awarenessEspecially to those struggling to connect with the Spiritual Center of the universe And make this connection available to us at all times. So that we can taste the tranquility of connection with You at every time.

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Blessed are we, and blessed is the chain of our generations, and blessed is the Compassion, the Justice and Power that we are. This is the Power that filled our parents, the Power that filled Abraham, the Power that filled Sarah, the Power that has filled all who have ever heard truth--profound, abundant, awesome, sublime, surrounding and filling all dimensions and worlds. Power of courage, strength and drive. Power of love, gentleness and joy. Power of discernment, guidance and faith. The Power that is all deeds of love, gradually involving the whole universe, inspiring us through kindness from kind teachers and friends, from family and strangers, rousing us to awaken Divinity within each of us, to realize on earth the loving Presence of the One. May our lives be renewed as we touch the Source of all life. Blessed is the compassion Âˇwithin us, giving courage to those who are open to Truth. We see the divine wherever we tum, sustaining the living with kindness, compassionately filling dead matter with life, stirring us to lift the fallen, to heal the sick, to free the bound, and to teach faith and trust. Blessed be the Compassion within us, filling matter with living spirit. God is holy, God's essence, holy; and all creatures filled with this holiness day after day experience our unity with everything around us. Blessed be the compassion within us, the Power of holiness. May each of us, may all creatures sense the awesome power of the divine at their core, wholeheartedly surrendering to the unity of the Whole, joining into a single community to complete the Grand Design. We know, we have always known, that God, the Eternal, embraces all creation. Let us devote ourselves to the work; let us allow this unity to flow throughout all time and space. Let Israel, our people, let all people, glorY' in God; let those who are filled with awe sing for joy! Let those who seek God find their hope, bringing joy to the earth, and gladness to all people, giving birth to spiritual awakening. Then the One will reign, within, amongst, beneath, beyond all peoples and faiths. Every heart will be God's temple, every hill and valley will be Zion, every place where humans dwell will be Jerusalem, the hoi}" city. As it teaches in the sacred scriptures, "The Everpresent will hold sway everywhere. The Power of all your Powers, 0 Zion, is from age to age, Hallelujah!" The place of new beginning is here in our souls. Can we bring this vision forth? Can we make it real in the world? Our past says no, but our hearts say yes. It is not impossible. It can be done! We have tasted the vision. We are one with the Power of goodness, let us work and struggle to give it birth.

Our people has been chosen; all peoples have been chosen; you and I have been chosen. We have felt Divine love in every spark of love. We have sensed Divine holiness in our moments of joy, in our deeds of justice and love, (this Sabbath Day).

On Rosh Hashanah: This day of Rosh Hashanah is a day of reminding and remembering, a day of listening, of hearing the Shofar blast, a time for gathering in holiness to remember the going forth from Egypt. On Yom Kippur: This day of At-one-ment is a time for forgiving, for clearing, for at-one-ing. It is a time for gathering in holiness to remember the going fortn from Egypt.

On this, the Holy Day of (Rosh Hashana) (Yom Kippur) may the grace of God ascend within us, opening our ears, opening our hearts and minds to the flame of our ancestors, to the flame of spiritual awakening, open, to our people Israel, to all humankind. May the joy and depth of this day thread its way into our day-to-day lives, and bring us and those we meet goodness and blessing, life and peace.

On Yom Kippur, continue with Selichot prayers (pagel88). On Rosh Hashana, continue here: Let this energy that flows through us, the energy that has flowed through our ancestors, and through all peoples and faiths, let this energy rise up within us. Let us flood the world with the glory of our understanding that We Are All One. May every creature come to know its Creator, so everything that breathes will proclaim the Glory of the Great Spirit of Oneness. Our God and God of our parents and grandparents, let us make our lives holy through deeds of justice, love and joy. Let us find our own ways of Torah. Let us enjoy your world and rejoice in freedom.

On the Sabbath: May we always taste the love of Shabbos, resting and revealing the holy Essence in our souls. May we purify our hearts to serve the One in awareness and truth, for God is Total Awareness, and God's word is Eternal Truth. Blessed be the Compassion within us making Israel and all peoples and faiths holy, and making holy the Sabbath, the day of re-minding and re-membering.

May my tongue be innocent of malice and my lips free from lies. When confronted by negativity may my soul stay calm, truly humble to all. Open my heart with Your teachings, that I may be guided by You. May all who plan evil against me abandon their schemes. Hear my words and help me, God, because You are loving, because You reveal Your Torah. May You find delight in the words of my mouth and in the feelings of my heart, God, my strength and my salvation. As You maintain harmony in the heavens, grant peace to us, to the whole Jewish people, to all pe<;>ples everywhere, and to the world. Amen. Let us be peacemakers, to bless Israel and all peoples as one with the light of the divine. ,-~~ 1 and through this light may we spread the Torah of life, the love of kindness and justice, ..,....,.,,,... of blessing and tenderness, of life and peace. We open to peace, blessing, grace, love, tenderness. Blessed is the source within us, making peace.

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On our feet we speak to you We rise to speak a web of bodies aligned like notes of music. 1. Bless what brought us through the sea and the fire; we are caught in history like whales in polar ice. Yet you have taught us to push against the walls,

to reach out and pull each other along, to strive to find the way through if there is no way around, to go on. To utter ourselves with every breath against the constriction of fear, to know ourselves as the body born from Abraham and Sarah, born out of rock and desert. We reach back through two hundred arches of hips long dust, carrying their memories inside us to live again in our life, Isaac and Rebecca, Rachel, Jacob, Leah. We say words shaped by ancient use like steps worn into rock.

2. Bless the quiet of sleep easing over the ravaged body, who quiets the troubled waters of the mind to a pool in which shines the placid broad face of the moon. Bless the teaching of how to open in love so all the doors and windows of the body swing wide on their rusty hinges and we give ourselves with both hands. Bless what stirs in us compassion for the hunger of the chickadee in the storm starving for seeds w~ can carry out, the wounded cat wailing in the alley,

what shows us our face in a stranger, who teaches us what we clutch shrivels but what we give goes off in the world carrying bread to people not yet born. Bless the gift of memory that breaks unbidden, released from a flower or a cup of tea so the dead move like rain through the room. Bless what forces us to invent goodness every morning and what never frees us from the cost of knowledge, which is to act on what we know again and again.

3. All living are one and holy, let us remember as we eat, as we work, as we walk and drive. All living are one and holy, we must make ourselves worthy. We must act out justice and mercy and healing as the sun pses and as the sun sets, as the moon rises and the starts wheel above us, we must repair goodness. We must praise the power of the one that joins us, Whether we plunge in and thrust ourselves far out finally we reach the face of glory to bring for our eyes and yet we burn and we too give light. We will try to be holy, we will try to repair the world given us to hand on. Precious is this treasure of words and knowledge and deeds that move inside us. Holy is the hand that works for peace and for justice, holy is the mouth that speaks for goodness holy is the foot that walks toward mercy. Let us lift each other on our shoulders and carry each other along. Let holiness move in us. Let us pay attention to its still small voice. Let us see the light in others and honor that light. Remember the dead who paid our way here dearly, dearly and remember the unborn for whom we build our houses. Praise the light that shines before us, through us, after us. Amen. -Marge Piercy

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Our parent, our pathfinder, we have missed the mark! Our parent, our pathfinder, we have no other guide but you. Our parent, our pathfinder, return us to our Center through a complete transformative process of Teshuvah (repentance and inner recentering). Our parent, our pathfinder, renew for us a Good Year. Our parent, our pathfinder, send a complete healing to the sick among us. Our parent our pathfinder, thwart any negativity directed against us. Our parent our pathfinder, remember us in a good way! Our parent our pathfinder, inscribe us for a life of goodness. Our parent our pathfinder inscribe us for redemption and salvation. Our parent, our pathfinder, inscribe us for adequate material well-being and sustenance. Our parent, our pathfinder, inscribe us for a year.of making powerful positive contributions to our world. Our parent, our pathfinder, inscribe us for a year in which we are forgiven and forgiving, transformed and compassionately contributing to the transformation of others. Our parent, our pathfinder, cause salvation to flourish for us quickly! Our parent, our pathfinder, let the best aspects and potentials for goodness of our people Israel become our dominant reality quickly. Our parent, our pathfinder, hear our voice, be kind and have mercy in light of our obvious failings! Our parent, our pathfinder, accept with enwombed compassion and favor our prayer. Our parent, our pathfinder, have pity on us, our children, and the child within us that has not fully recovered from its own psychic wounds. Our parent, our king, be inspired to compassion for us by thinking of those who endured the pains of fire and water and gave their lives in order to sanctify Your name by sticking to Your vision for our world in face of the overwhelming power of the oppressors.

Our Source and deep inner guide, we have let ourselves move from the truth. 0 Mother, our guide on the way, let our darkness be illuminated with light. 0 Father, our nurturing guide, help us to find inner peace. Our Source and our deep inner guide, may we find you in all things. 0 Mother, our nurturing guide, please let us learn to be healed. 0 Father, our guide on the way, help us to heal our world. Our Source and our deep inner guide, we know we are infinite being. 0 Father, our nurturing guide, we know too that we are but dust. 0 Mother, our guide on the way, please make Your Self known through us. Our Source and our deep inner guide, forgive us for the suffering we inflict. 0 Father, our guide on the way, renew for us now a good year. 0 Mother, our nurturing guide, may we open to compassion within.

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Our Center, Whole being that we are, Now open the ears of our hearts. Our deep inner Self, Oh now open our hearts, That we grace this world with our deeds. Let us bring forth all we are, through lives of justice and love. Let us become more loving and just to set free the God that we are. Yai lai lai ...

Meta-Kaddish Magnified in force and increased in sensitivity be the Self-Knowledge of the Universe (Amen) In this functional world which was initiated with consciousness. May it be guided towards a better future by an evolving human-divine interaction in our lifetimes, in our daily experience, and in the lifetimes of our corporate assembly of those who work towards societal peace and justice and integrity with the One soon, in a close-to-now time, and let us say, Amayn. Let the dynamic charter of the Universe's design be clearly revealed in the microenvironments within the macro-environments within the larger universe. May this dynamic intelligence come ever closer to our sensations and be acknowledged in fullness. May its elegance surface, its mission be highly valued, and its presence yearned for. May the product of this realization shine with an inner glow, intensify in clarity, receive the support which encourages the evolution of the self-knowledge of the sacred; and may it come to penetrate our lives in the deepest ways. This can all happen because the object of this prayer is transcendent of all definitions of existing boundaries and creative conjecture, and transcendent too of all self-delusion and human projections and comforting self-congratulation that can be put forward in a world of verbal communication, and us to that say Ameyn. As these goals become closer to becoming achieved, may a great upsurge of harmony reflecting the unitary depths of the space-time continuum flow as increased vitality to us and to those who work towards peace and justice and kindness and generosity, all of which are goals of the societal integrity with the One which we seek, and let us affirm that by answering Ameyn. May that increase in consciousness which unites the extremes of the cosmos manifest to harmonize us with our future evolution and the evolution of those who work towards societal integrity with the One and all those who are live on the planet. And let us begin by saying Ameyn.

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In You I trust; I value the Holy. May the Divine will grace my heart to open in the light of wisdom, and satisfy the longing of my heart, and the heart of our people, for happiness, life, and pe.ace. Source of Time and Space, A vinu Malkeynu! From infinity draw down to us the Great Renewal. Attune us to Your intent, so that wisdom flows into our awareness, to awaken us to see ahead, so we help instead of harm. Open our minds so that our consciousness may expand in ways that will give us the capacity to see what really needs to be done to repair the damage that has been done to our planet and to the psyches of the human race--and give us the courage to act upon what we understand. May all the devices of which we make use be sparing and protecting of Your creation. Help us to overcome the many voices that tell us that security comes from money, power, fame or owning and accumulating things. Let us build security through loving connection and cooperation with others. Help us to set right what we have debased, to heal what we have made ill, to care for and to restore what we have injured. Help us to stop saying hurtful things about other people. Help us to stop spreading stories. Teach us the path of purity of tongue, so that our speech is a speech of joyous affirmation and love. Help us, also, to stop relentlessly critiquing ourselves without acknowledging our own inner beauty and goodness. Bless our Earth, our home, and show us all how to care for her, so that we might live your promise given to our forebears "to live heavenly days right here on earth." May all beings whom You have fashioned become aware that it is You who has given them being. Assist us in learning how to partner, with family, neighbors and friends. Aid us in dissolving old enmities. Teach us how to embody in our daily lives the highest ideals we hold. Help us to overcome cynicism and to reject the counsel of those who insist that we be "realistic" by 96

accommodating to a world that inflicts pain and cruelty on others. Help us sustain righteous indignation and a 路commitment to peace and social justice that does not get worn out or burn out. And help us to find the most effective path to heal and transform the world. Let us become a House of Healing and Transformation, a Beyt Tikkun. Help us to reach out to others in love and embody a spirit of generosity and kindness. Help us to remember how much the people around us are motivated by the same desire for loving recognition that . we ourselves desire--and help us to reach out to them, to be sensitive to their needs, and to be effective in helping them feel safe and cared for, honored and respected, cherished and recognized for the best within them. May we come to honor, even in those whom we fear, Your image and form, Your light dwelling in their hearts. Give us the courage to be nonviolent and the wisdom to see the potential for good in everyone. May we come to recognize that our well being depends on the well being of every single person on this planet--and let us affirm the Unity of All Being. Let us quickly see the day when our people embody the compassion for all people, the caring for everyone, the ecological sensitivity, the spiritual depth, and the joyful celebration that can make Your House a House of Prayer for All Peoples. On that day, You will be one and one with all cosmic life. Amen. 路 based on a prayer by Zalman Schachter Shalomi

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.1~l o<iY~ lil~D ~~ :)'~1~ Baruch Adonai Homvorach le'olam va'ed. Blessed is the Source o~ Being that is always blessing us throughout all time and space.

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Reading for First Day of Rosh Hashanah Genesis, Chapter 21

The Lord took note of Sarah as was promised, and the Lord did for Sarah as was spoken. Sarah conceived and bore a son to Abraham in his old age, at the season of time of which God had spoken. Abraham gave his newborn son, whom Sarah had borne him, the name of Isaac. And when his son Isaac was eight days old, Abraham circumcised him, as God had commanded him. Now Abraham was a hundred years old when his son Isaac was born to him. Sarah said, "God has brought me laughter; everyone who hears will laugh with me." And she added, "Who would have said to Abraham that Sarah would suckle children?! Yet I bore him a son in his old age." The child grew up and was weaned, and Abraham held a great feast on the day that Isaac was weaned. Sarah saw the son--whom Hagar the Egyptian had borne to Abraham-playing. She said to Abraham, "Cast out that handmaiden and her son, for the son of that handmaiden shall not share in the inheritance with my son Isaac." The matter distressed Abraham greatly, for it concerned a son of his. But God said to Abraham, "Do not be distressed over the boy or your slave; whatever Sarah tells you, do as she says, for it is through Isaac that offspring shall be continued for you. As for the son of the handmaiden, I will make a nation of him, too, for he is your seed." Early the next morning Abraham took some bread and a skin of water, and gave them to Hagar. He placed them over her shoulder, togetheJ; with the child, and sent her away. And she wandered about in the wilderness of Beersheba. When the water was gone from the skin, she left the child under one of the bushes, and went and sat down at a distance, a bowshot away; for she thought, "Let me not look on as the child dies." And sitting thus afar, she burst into tears. God heard the cry of the boy, and an angel of God called to Hagar from heaven and said to her, "What troubles you Hagar? Fear not, for God has heeded the cry of the boy where he is. Come, lift up the boy and hold him by the hand, for I will make a great nation of him." Then God opened her eyes and she saw a well of water. She went and filled the skin with water, and let the boy drink. God was with the boy and he grew up; he dwelt in the wilderness and became a bowman. He lived in the wilderness of Paran; and his mother got a wife for him from the land of Egypt.

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At that time Abimelech and. Phi col, chief of his troops, said to Abraham, "God is with you in everything that you do. Therefore swear to me here by God that you will not deal falsely with me or with my kith and kin, but will deal with me and with the land in which you have sojourned as loyally as I have dealt with you." And Abraham said, "I swear it." Then Abraham reproached Abimelech for the well of water which the servants of Abimlelech had seized. But Abimelech said, "I do not know who did this; you did not tell me, nor have I heard of it until today." Abraham took sheep and oxen and gave them to Abimelech, and the two of them made a covenant. Abraham then set seven ewes of the flock by themselves, and Abimelech said to Abraham, "What mean these seven ewes which you have set apart?" He replied, "You are to accept these seven ewes from me as proof that I dug this well." Hence that place was called Beer-sheba, for there the two of them swore an oath. When they had concluded the covenant at Beer-sheba, Abimelech and ~hi col, chief of his troops, departed and returned to the land of the Philistines. Abraham planted a tamarisk at Beer-sheba, and invoked there . the name of the Lord, the Everlasting God. And Abraham resided in the land of the Philistines a long time.

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4. Observe the Sabbath Aware of the suffering produced by excessive focus on "making it'' and obtaining material satisfactions, I vow to regularly observe Shabbat as a day in which I focus on celebrating the world rather than trying to control it or maximize my own advantage within it. I will build Shabbat with the Beyt Tikkun community and enjoy loving connection with others. I will use some Shabbat time to renew my commitment to social justice and healing. I will also set aside significant amounts of time for inner spiritual development, personal renewal, reflection, and pleasure.

5. Honor your mother and father Aware of the suffering caused by aging, disease, and death, I vow to provide care and support for my parents. Aware that every parent has faults and has inflicted pain on their childre~ I vow to forgive my parents and to allow myself to see them as human beings with the same kinds of limitations as every other human being on the planet. And I vow to remember the moments of kindness and nurturance, and to let them play a larger role in my memory as I develop a sense of compassion for them and for myself. 6. Do not murder Aware of the suffering caused by wars, environmental irresponsibility, and eruptions of violence, I vow to recognize the sanctity of life and not to passively participate in social practices that are destructive of the lives of others. I will resist the perpetrators of violence and oppression of others, the poisoners of our environment, and those who demean 路others or encourage acts of violence. Aware that much violence is the irrational and often selfdestructive response to the absence of love and caring, I vow to show more loving and caring energy to everyone around me, to take the time to know others more deeply, and to struggle for a world which provides everyone with recognition and spiritual nourishment.

7. Do not engage in sexual exploitation Aware of the suffering caused when people break their commitments of sexual loyalty to each other, and the suffering caused by using other people for our own sexual purposes, I vow to keep my commitments and to be fully honest and open in my sexual dealings with others, avoiding deceit or manipulation to obtain my own ends. I will rejoice in my body and the bodies of others, will treat them as embodiments of Divine energy, and will seek to enhance my own pleasure and the pleasure of others around me, joyfully celebrating sex as an opportunity for encounter with the holy. I will do all I can to prevent sexual abuse in adults and children, the spreading of sexually transmitted diseases, and the misuse of sexuality to further domination or control of others. I will respect the diversity of non-expletive sexual expression and lifestyles and will not seek to impose sexual orthodoxies on others.

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8. Do not steal Aware of the suffering caused by an unjust distribution of the world's resources, exploitation, and theft, I vow to practice generosity, to share what I have, and to not keep anything that should belong to others while working for a wise use of the goods and services that are available. I will not horde what I have, and especially will not horde love. I will support a fairer redistribution of the wealth of the planet so that everyone has adequate material well-being, recognizing that contemporary global inequalities in wealth are often the resultant of colonialism, genocide, slavery, theft and the imposition of monetary and trade policies by the powerful on the powerless. In the meantime, I will do my best to support the homeles~ and others who are in need. · A ware that others sometimes contribute much energy to keeping this community functioning, I will give time and energy to the tasks of building the Beyt Til.<kun community, and, when possible, will donate generously of my financial resources and my talents and time. 9. Do not lie Aware of the suffering caused by wrongful speech, I vow to cultivate a practice of holy speech in which my words are directed to increasing the love and caring in the world. I vow to avoid words that are misleading or manipulative, and avoid spreading stories that I do not know to be true, or which might cause unnecessary divisiveness or harm, and instead will use my speech to increase harmony, social justice, kindness, hopefulness, trust and solidarity. I will be generous in praise and support for others. To heighten my awareness of this commitment, I will dedicate one day a week to full and total holiness of words, refraining from any speech that day which does not hallow God's name or bring joy to others. 10. Do not covet Aware of the suffering caused by excessive consumption of the world's resources, I vow to rejoice in what I have and to live a life of ethical consumption governed by a recognition that the world's ·resources are already strained and by a desire to promote ecological sustainability and material modesty. I vow to see the success of others as an inspiration rather than as detracting from my own sufficiency and to cultivate in myself and others the sense that I have enough and that I am enough and that there is enough for everyone.

Meditate on the following ·mantra: Shema Yisra'el, YHVH (adonai) Eloheynu, YHVH (adonai) Edzad. · Hear, you who struggle to connect to God: The Power of Healing and Transfonnation is the ultimate reality and shaper of the universe, the Transformative Power unifies all being as One spiritually· alive, mutually inter-dependent, awesome and fantastic totality.

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When she had weaned him, she took him up with her, along with three bulls, one ephah of flour, and a jar of wine. And though the boy was still very young, she brought him to the House of the Lord at Shiloh. After slaughtering the bull, they brought the boy to Eli. She said, "Please, my lord! As you live, my lord, I am the woman who stood here beside you and prayed to the Lord. It was this boy I prayed for; and the Lord has granted me what I asked of Him. I, in tum, hereby lend him to the Lord. For as long as he lives he is lent to the Lord." And they bowed low there before the Lord. And Hannah prayed: My heart exults in the Lord; I have triumphed through the Lord. I gloat over my accomplishments; I rejoice in Your deliverance. There is no hoi y one like the Lord Truly, there is none beside You; There is no rock like our God. Talk no more with lofty pride, Let no arrogance cross your lips! For the Lord is an all-knowing God; By God, actions are measured. The bows of the mighty are broken, And the faltering are girded with strength. Those once sated must hire out for bread; Those once hungry hunger no more. While the barren woman bears seven, The mother of many is forlorn. The Lord deals death and gives life, Casts down into Sheol and raises up. The Lord makes poor and makes rich; He casts down, he also lifts high. He raises the poor from the dust, Lifts up the needy from the dunghill, Setting them with nobles, Granting them seats of honor. For the pillars of the earth are the Lord's; God has set the world upon them. God guards the steps of the faithful, But the wicked perish in darknessFor not by strength shall man prevail. 116

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Let me and those whom I love become ever more deeply involved, energized and nurtured by being part of this community. Let me raise my children in this congregation and let them, through their expos~e to this community and its teachings, discover and teach me aspects of the tradition that deepen my life and theirs. And let me make a significant part of my larger contribution to the world through the vehicle of this particular congregation and group of people, accepting its and their limitations and rejoicing in its and their strengths. Let me contribute in significant ways to saving our planet from ecological destruction. Let me become a conscious ethical consumer, buying only goods that are not harmful to the environment and that have been produced and marketed in ways that are respectful to, ~d provide adequate compensation for, all workers who have been involved in the production and marketing process. Let me contribute to the development of ecological consciousness and to transform the environmentally destructive practices, Let me and let us find the ways to engage in true healing of our planet. Help me deepen my capacities for awe, wonder, and radical amazement at the grandeur of creation. And let me feel less inhibited to talk about this with others, less inhibited to sing and dance about it, to write poetry or music to express this sense of awe and wonder. Let me dedicate at least one day a week, Shabbat, to making this celebration my major focus of attention. Help me overcome all the excuses I give myself for why_I can't possibly take off a full25 hours once a week to focus on celebration of the universe. Let me find meaning in my life. Let my life be purpose-driven and my daily choices reflect my largest vision of the world I want and the kind of person I would most like to be. Let my life be a blessing for others. Let my compassion and generosity and loving capacities grow each day, and let me be surrounded by others who are on this same path. Let me grow in humility and awareness of all the goodness that has been passed on to me through the gifts of past generations. Give me guidance. Let me be joyous and find great pleasure in my life, and let ine be the best possible vehicle I can be for manifesting Your goodness and Your love, and let them be me. Please send your loving and healing energies to me and my loved ones. Protect us, and allow me and them to be ready when it is the time to pass from this particular life form and merge back with You. Let that transition from this life to whatever form of being comes next be done with a spirit of acceptance and openness and appreciation of all that I and we have been able to experience in this world. Help me feel fulfilled, and at peace, with all that I have done, with all that I have been, with all that I have known and experienced. . Let all that I ask for myself be given also to all others on this planet. Let me fully understand and deeply accept and rejoice in the fact that my own well being is intrinsically connected to and dependent upon the well being of every other person on this planet and on the well being of the planet itself. As my awareness expands in this way, let me become ever more fully loving and ever more fully rejoicing in the temporary gift of life that has been granted to me. Let me be ever more capable of transcending my own ego. Let me be increasingly aware of being part of the Unity of All Being. . Thank You. Hallelu-Yah. Praise be. Shalom. And so it is. Amen. A prayer written for Beyt Tikkun Synagogue by Rabbi Michael Lerner,

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From the narrow place I called to You; You answered with openness. God is with me. I shall not fear. What can mortals do to me?

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Hide not from the sound of my voice; listen please, to my prayer.

路~i?i~ "~Vl~ ?~ o~1~?~ l1~~ :fl~i 'VN1 Rosh d'varcha emet ul'olmay kol mishpat tzidkecha.

From birth through eternity, a path of truth has been provided.

.0'1! '~t?.'P).!! '~ :11\:>~ :f1~).! :i1~ Arov avd'cha letov al ya'ash 'kwii zaydim.

Keep me on that path, let not distortions divert me.

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Teach me wisdom, openness, awareness; I strrely trust in this Way.

.'~1~~ :f'\?~Vl~~ i11i1' N~ n~l '$ nt11~ Nidvot pi r'tzay na Adonai umishpatecha lamdayni.

Please accept this prayer and show me what I must learn. Hasidic teaching: Each series of blasts begins and ends with tekiah--a whole note. In between, shevarim and teruah are broken notes. The theme of Rosh Hashanah-We begin whole. Along the path of life we become broken (through pain, mistakes, loss, failure, illness, weakness, forgetting what we know, etc.). The end is whole, we can be whole again. There is hope: The. shevapm and tru' ah express our pain, tears and grief over the brokenness of our lives. But we surround this with Tikkun--an awareness of our wholeness through gladness and joy.

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Baruch atah Adonai Elohaynu melech ha 'olam asher kid' shanu b 'mitz 'votav v'tzivanu lishmo'a kol shofar. 路we bless the Ever-Present, Boundless Energy, Unfolding the universe, who listens deeply to the sounds of the sf!.ofar.

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Oh Lord, Oh Lord, come into my heart Build there your shrine and never depart Let every passi9n spring from you Let every song be new Oh Lord, Oh Lord, come into my sight Consume the veil that hides your light With holy joy and grace divine Let every moment shine

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Oh Lord, transform this lowly sphere That boundaries may disappear In mutual dependency Let every soul be free Our burden Lord is great indeed

For everywhere are people in need Reply respond with healing word Let every call be heard Oh Lord, Oh Lord, come into our lives With peace that blesses, love that revives The unity of all in all Let every ~ought recall

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Oh Lord let us be slaves no more Fling open wide Messiah's door Salvation's boundless benefit Let every breath admit Oh Lord may we be ever one A world of friends with quarrels none Let every person know tlieir soul Let every heart be whole. 路 Halleluyah! Halleluyah!!

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Master of Judgment: Tear apart the screens that separate us. Hear our cries. Help us deal with our pain. Awaken the unconscious ones lost in illusion. Shatter the web. Transform us. Redeem us . . Inscribe us to life as we hear the sound of the Shofar. Tekiah. Sh'varim Teru'ah. Tekiah. Tekiah. Sh'varim Teru'ah. Tekiah.

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Wage peace with your breath Breathe in firemen and rubble, breathe out whole buildings and flocks of redwing blackbirds. Breathe in terrorists and breathe out sleeping children and freshly mown fields. Breathe in confusion and breathe out maple trees. Breath in the fall and breathe out lifelong friendships intact. Wage peace with your listening: hearing sirens, pray loud. Remember your tools: flower seeds, clothes pins, clean rivers. Make soup Play music, learn the word for than you in three languages. Learn to knit and make a hat. Think of chaos as dancing raspberries, imagine grief as the outbreath of beauty or the gesture of fish. Swim for the other side. Wage peace. Never has the world seemed so fresh and precious. Act as if armistice has already arrived. Don't wait another minute. --Mary Oliver

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OdeYavoe Ode yavoe shalom aleynu, ode yavoe shalom aleynu, ode yavoe shalom aleynu ve'al kulam. Salaam, aleynu ve'al kol ha'olam. Salaam, Shalom. Peace can still be built for our world, peace can still be brought to our world, peace is what we all desire, for everyone. Sal' aam, for us and everyone in the world-build peace, build peace.

The Yearning to Be Holy May we find each other in the silence between the words. May we heal the loneliness of our expertise with the wisdom of pur service. May we honor in ourselves and all other the deep and simple impulse to live. . To find sacred space and open land. May we remember that the yearning to be holy is a part of everyone and the only hope for the next thousand years. --Rachel Remen, M.D. Commonweal Cancer Help Program

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Remember who we Really Are We are the outpouring of God's love waiting to be fully expressed. We are the platform on which the evolution of consciousness of the universe is about to take its next step toward fuller awareness. We are the universe's best hope for bringing an awareness of Unity and interconnection and interdependence. We are the vehicle through which the world will be healed and repaired. For a brief moment we have come to consciousness--and we get to experience the ~ystery and wonder of all Being. And then we will pass on. While we are here, while we still have life and consciousness, we can praise God and sing the song of all creatures: Hallelu-Yah. (Say the above in the form of "I am the ..." and then pick two other people in your life and envision yourself saying these same words to them: "You are the .... " Bring that consciousness with you to all you do during the day. Be gentle with yourself and with others. And now, bring this consciousness with you into the prayers.)

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.~:t·~~D ?~ 'n11T-l ,o~~ 't-ID~ :t1\.J nt?~ '+' Kee Lekach tov natatee lachem, toratee at ta'azovu. I have given you a good vision for building your lives, so don't abandon my Torah!

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Translation of the Chatzi Kaddish Let us make the great Name known as holy. Let the Name fill the world, formed by its will. May the earth be its realm. May it fill our lives and days. May it spread throughout all Israel, swiftly and soon, and let us say Amen. May the great Name be blessed for as long as the universe lasts. Let the Name be praised and glorified. Let the Name become potent, lifted up, raised on high. Let the name be graced in beauty, praised in song, ascend in joy. The name, the Name of the Holy: blessed be the Name. And yet the Holy that we name is far beyond all blessing, all prayers, all songs of praise and hymns of glory: all words that we utter in this world. So let us chant our praise, then cease and say, Amen.

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It is our privilege to give praise to the Master of all Being To acknowledge the mystery and grandeur of the Shaper of Creation. Who made us Hers as She made all peoples Hers And placed us in relationship to Her as She has done with all the families of the earth. She placed our fate and their fate Inextricably bound with the fate of the entire planet and its ability to manifest Her goodness.

And we bend our knee Prostate ourselves in gratitude for all that is and acknowledge our fate in your hands (then, fully lying in contact with the ground, silent prayer) Before the king of the king of kings The Holy One, blessed be Her name. She stretched forth the heavens and laid the foundation of the earth Her holy abode is in the heavens above And Her sacred presence and strength manifests in the highest places She is our God, there is none other In truth, she is our pathfinder, nothing exists apart from her As it is written in Her Torah, And you should know this day And consider in your heart That The Transformative power is also the creative power In the heavens above And in the earth beneath THERE IS NOTHING ELSE BUT GOD. And it is written, and the Transformative Power Shall be King over the entire planet On that day The Transformative Power will be One and Her name will be ONE.

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Ruler of all worlds, help us to find the inner authority to guide us through the difficulties we face. Inspire the hearts of our appointed ~eaders with divine guidance so that our planet may reflect the guiding wisdom of its Creator. We are here by Your choice and ours, By Your love and ours To serve You and to renew ourselves and to celebrate this Day of Remembrance, beginning a ten day process of taking account of our lives and asking ourselves which new directions we wish to move. Our tradition teaches us that it was our fault that got us exiled. We did not love enough We did not share enough. 路 So we can not celebrate as You would have us celebrate in Your Holy plan. But we can give You our love, though even in loving we need Your assistance. Rebuild in us Your sanctuary, so we can again offer ourselves to You, dedicating our lives to building a world that reflects Your presence. Therefore we hope soon to see Your rule established. All flesh serving You, all evil turned to gopd, every to:'lgue singing Your song, every spine bending in worship, Every will surrendered to You. So You be the ruler of life now and always. God, rule over us, over the whole Earth, with your splendor revealed, your precious glory apparent, your might all manifest. So all sentient beings can sense You, All conscious beings be conscious of You, as You rule, as You pervade, as You energize all being. 路 Make us holy. Make Your will ours. Fill our mind with Your Torah. Make us good. Fill us with Your goodness. 路 Make us glad when we experience You as helper. Make us pure by residing in our heart. You true God, who utters the truth, whose being Is-Always. Baruch atah Yah, melech alkol ha'aretz, me'kadesh (haShabbat ve) Yisra'el ve Yom Hazikaron. Let us channel your blessings, yah, Ruler over all the earth, our ultimate pathfinder, who makes holy (the Sabbath), those who wrestle with God, and the Day of Remembrance. , T..

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Today the world emerges from its pregnant status. Today all forms and all worlds stand before their Conceiver. We can choose to relate to God as children, as slaves. If we can become children, Father I Mother, then womb us with love. If we get to a level in which we can surrender to the Unity of All Being, and offer our will like slaves, we can recognize that we are dependent on You and wait for grace, for light in the judgment, for holiness in awe.

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Zichronot- In the Labyrinth of God's Memory You remember .how You made the world, how You conceived the beings before they were shaped. 路 Everythiitg hidden is manifest to You Even the masses of mysteries which were secrets when You began. Where You sit there is no forgetting. Where You look no thing can hide. The all is known to You as you scan and check to the ends of time. So You bring memories back, engraved awareness, conceiving each spirit, each breath, each soul. You are the only consistent witness through all time and transformations of our being. Today is t}:le very first day of Your actualization, just as it was on the first day of Creation. 路路 Every shape appears before you, each person's karma and its results-the plots of each person's drama and the steps one takes to play ones role. Human thoughts and their schemes and the drives and fears and yearnings which move them. Happy is the person who. does not forget You and whose life is connected to You. Those who seek you do not stumble, never are those who trust You disappointed. Ruler of all worlds, help us to find the mental constructs that will enable us to clarify our lives. Inspire our hearts with divine remembering so that our planet may come to fully reflect the destiny that was inherent in the origins of its beginnings. 路 .

We remember Noah today: When You brought the flood waters Noah and his family were remembered so that he would be protected, pitied and saved even though others were destroyed. As the Torah states: "God remembered Noah and all the beasts, all the cattle that were

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whimpering. And God remembered them." So may we be remembered today. And you sent us word through Your prophets, "Go out, Call out! So that Jerusalem's ear will hear it. Say to them, "God said: I remember-how you loved me when we both were young. Our love was a honeymoon. You followed me into the desert, a wasteland, a land where nothing grows." and "Ephra'im, my lovechild, my precious son, I talk to you as I always do when I think of you and my guts hum, I womb you in compassion, My word as I am God!"

Our God, our parents' God, remember us among Your good memories and conceive for us a compassionate redemption sent down from the eastern sky. Remember for us the pact, the oath, the promise You made to Abraham on Moriah's height: Keep for us the promise you sent us through Moses. · · Let us embody your memory, and keep alive those holy moments when we became most closely attuned to You. Let our memory expand- of our own history and the history of the experience of the entire human race to become more fully an embodiment of Your developing consciousness, Your emerging Will, Your fullest development of Your Being in and through us. And in that way, let us become the Covenant, and live to the highest possibilities of Who We Really Are. Where You sit there is no forgetting. So do be mindful today of the binding of Isaac to benefit his and Rebecca'~ children this very day.

Baruch Ata Adonai, Zoe-cher Ha-Brit. Blessed are You, Yah, Rememberer of the Covenant.

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Today the world emerges from its pregnant status. Today all forms and all worlds stand before their Conceiver. If we find favor as Your beloved children, please, Divine Parent, have compassion for us. If we find favor only as servants, our eyes are watching and waiting that our judgment come forth as light.

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Shofrot- Calling On Our Divine Mother/Father You uncovered yourself to connect with human beings. For the very heaven You made them hear Your voice and in the midst of the misty clarity there You were manifest The whole cosmos became hollow to contain You. As the creatures of the beginning shivered into life at Your breath. That moment You made Your majesty appear on the height of Sinai and we perceived Your presence as though we were hearing an intense Shofar blast. Sound the shofar again, at this appointed New Year. For it is a statute for Israel, ordained by the God of Jacob .

..Our prophets taught us that we would hear that Shofar blast again when we had eliminated all private prope~ and redistributed the wealth of the world so that all would have enough. Then, the great Shofar will vibrate a great Sound, and all will come, those lost in Ashur, those outcast in Egypt, and they will bow in worship on the holy mountain in Jerusalem. And then, Yah will be visible coming out like an arrow of lighting.

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Our God, our parents' God, free us as You sound the great Shofar, Raise us to amazement so we become recollected from our estrangement. Gather together our scattered ones from amidst the nations. Our strayed ones from the ends of the earth. Bring us to Zion, Your city in song, to Jerusalem Your sanctuary with a joy that lasts. A joy in which all peoples can join. There we will offer ourselves, our lives, in your sacred mission to increase love, generosity, kindness and peace-and when we reflect that love, embody it in all our deeds, then we shall be in Zion. We sound the shofar to remind us of the part of our own being that yearns for that returning to our highest humanity when we can see ourselves as united with our pasts and united with all other humans and united with all life, and united with all Being. Master of all potentialities, help us to find the creative power within us that will create for our children a livable future. Inspire our hearts with imagination so that our planet may meet the trumpet call that sounds Divine satisfaction with creation.

Our God, and God of our parents and grandparents: H~rald ·us to a living future. Show us the potentials latent in your creation. Uncover for us the forgiving . intelligence of our world, so that we may yet blow the shofar in joy, love and thankfulness to You as we reach forward to the shofar of enlightenment, the trumpet sound of unprecedented ways of being. ·

Br:uchah at Yah Shechina shoma'at kol ama Yisrael berachamim. Blessed are You Holy Shechinah, Who compassionately hears the call of Her people Israel.

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Source of all that was and is, before and beyond creation's time. The central core expressed through being, each speck of life reflects its will. And when the world's delights are gone, alone it rules in mystic awe. It was, it is, always will be within the depths of all beauty. One alone, there is none else to match our God, to share all space. Without beginning, without end; all force and power spring from it. This is my life, my victory, bedrock of faith in time of pain. My banner high, my refuge sure, my inner wine I call.in prayer. So in its hand I set my soul, both when I sleep and when I wake, and with my soul, my body too, God is in me I will not fear.

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Viddui- Confession of Forgiveness Master of all Worlds, I hereby forgive whoever has hurt me, And whoever has done me wrong, whether they did it by word or deed, In this incarnation or in previous ones. May no one be punished on my account. . May it be your will, our God and God of our parents, That I fall short no more, that I do not revert to my old ways, That I do not cause anger with my actions, And that I do not do that which is evil in your sight. Wipe away the misdeeds that I have committed with your great compassion, But not through sickness or suffering. May the words of my mouth, and the meditations of my heart, be acceptable before you, my God, my rock and my redeemer.

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Kol Nidre Before we begin to atone for last year, we make clear that we know how we vow. Our word to keep we mean indeed, which we give when we want to bribe God with good deeds. So we state that next year we will with less fear live our weakness and strength as it flows. No more vows, no more bribes, no more oaths will we pledge. and if in weakness we vow, we do void them right now! so that freely we can see God and Human Beings. 路路 By consent of this group gathered here in this space and consent of the powers on high; we will share in this prayer and admit we were wrong all toether and apart, you and I. Release of Vows (A member of group)

My friends, hear my words. During this past year-five thousand seven hundred and I have spoken vows to myself which I have not been able to fulfill, made promises to others which I have not been able to keep, and made resolutions which I have not been able to accomplish. (Here you are free to mention specific vows). Whether made intentionally or unintentionally, knowingly or unknowingly, consciously or unconsciously I sincerely regret all these utterances and come before you to seek release from them. (Group)

All is permitted to you. All is pardoned. Everything is proper. Here there is no vow, promise, unfulfilled resolution or expectation. But there is here forgiveness, love, acceptance, and release. (When all have finished the entire congregation says together):

May we all, in the year to come, five thousand seven hundred and - - - - - , grow in our awareness of ourselves and the world around us so that we may experience a deeper unity of thought, word, and actiofl: in our lives. Amen.

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Reb Isaac Mozeson's Prayer Living God, Help me always to feel Like the blind, to see Like the deaf, to hear Like the mute, and to love Like the dying. Forgiveness For transgressions between a human being and God, repentance on Yom Kippur brings atonement. For transgressions between one human being and another, Yom Kippur brings no atonement until the injured party is reconciled. (Mishna Yoma) A light which transcends all limits and bounds can be found in our hearts. We ask now that this light clean and purify us, renew us in joy, And release the Tzaddik within us to shine forth .

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Blessed is the holy presence. The splendor of its majesty shines throughout time. We are loved by an unending love. We are embraced by arms that find us, even when we are hidden from ourselves. We are touched by fingers that soothe us, even when we are too proud for soothing. We are counseled by voices that guide us, even when we are too embittered to hear.

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And you shall love yourself, for you are a spark of the Divine. And you shall love your neighbor as yourself. And you shall love the stranger, for you were once strangers in the land of Egypt. Let love fill your heart for all being. I call heaven and earth to witness before you today: Life and death have I set before you; the blessing and the challenge. Choose life, so that you and your children may live fully and joyously. Love the Source of being, the Power of your powers, by heeding the Voice, and by realizing that you are a part of the Oneness of all life. For God is your life and the fullness of your days. Thus you will become aware and carry through all the divine direction you receive from the One. And your lives will be bound in holiness to the Power within you.

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"YHVH yimloch l'olam va'ed." YHV will be our Power as long as space and time endure" (Exodus 15:11, 18) And it was said: "Yes, God has rescured Ya'akov, saved him from a power stronger than his own!"

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Oh Lord, Oh Lord, come into my sight Consume the veil that hides your light With holy joy and grace divine Let every moment shine

Oh Lord let us be slaves no more Fling open wide Messiah's door Salvation's boundless benefit Let every breath admit

Oh Lord, transform this lowly sphere That boundaries may disappear In mutual dependency Let every soul be free

Oh Lord may we be ever one A world of friends with quarrels none Let every person know ilieir soul Let every heart be whole. Halleluyah! Halleluyah!!

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Our ancestors worshipped You. Abraham and Sarah, Rebecca and Isaac, Jacob, Rachel and Leah stood in awe before You. We too reach for You, infinite, awesome, transcendent God, source of all being whose truth shines through our ancestors' lives. We, their distant descendants, draw strength from their lives and from your redeeming love. Be our help and our shield, as You were theirs. We praise You, God, Guardian of Abraham, Helper of Sarah. Your power sustains the universe. You breathe life into dead matter. With compassion You care for those who live. Your limitless love lets life triumph over death, heals the sick, upholds the exhausted, frees the enslaved, and helps us to keep our faith in the midst of the pain and suffering of life. Who is like You, God of splendor and power incomparable? You govern both life and death. Your Presence causes our souls to blossom. We praise You, God, sustainer of all life. Sacred are You, sacred is Your mystery. Seekers of holiness worship You all their lives. We praise You, God, ultimate mystery. Blessed be the compassion within us, the Power of holiness. May each of us, may all creatures sense the awesome power of the Divine at our core, wholeheartedly surrendering to the unity of the Whole, joining into a single Community to complete the Grand Design. We know, we have always known, that God, the Eternal, embraces all creation. Let us devote ourselves to the work; let us allow this unity to flow through all time and space. Let Israel, our people, let all people, glory in God; let those who are filled with awe sing for joy! Let those who seek God find their hope, bringing joy to the earth, and gladness to all people, giving birth to enlightenment--Messiah, kindling the light of David soon in our days. May we be holy. May we see and be glad in our rejoicing. May we celebrate in song as the dominion of arrogance is swept from the earth, and evil dissolves and vanishes like smoke. How holy we are in our essence. How awesome we are in the depths of our souls. No power is really separate from our inner collective unity. As it says in the teachings, "the Source of this teeming universe becomes lifted through justice and lovingkindness."

The place of new beginning is here in our souls. Can we bring this vision forth? Can we make it real in our world? Our past says no, but our hearts say yes. It is not impossible. It can be done! We have tasted the vision. We are one with the Power of goodness. Let us work and struggle to give it birth. Our people has been chosen,路 all peoples have been chosen; you and I have been chosen. We have felt God's love in every spark of love. We have sensed God's holiness in our moments ofjoy, in our deeds ofjustice and love. (This Shabbos day.) This day of At-one-ment is a day for forgiving, for clearing, for at-one-ing--this time for gathering in holiness to remember the going forth from Egypt.

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Would that Your people at prayer gained delight in the spiritual path. Would that we were aflame with the passionate piety of our ancestors' worship. May You find our worship acceptable and forever cherish Your creation. If only our eyes could see Your glory perennially renewed in Jerusalem, and all Holy places throughout the world. We praise You, God, whose presence _forever radiates from Your creation in Holiness. On this, the Holy Day of Yom Kippur may the grace of God ascend within us, opening our ears, opening our hearts and minds to the flame of our ancestors, to the flame of enlightenment, to our people Israel, and to all humankind. May the joy and depth of this day thread its way into our day-to-day lives, and bring us and those we meet goodness and blessing, life and peace. 路 You are our God today as You were our ancestors' God throughout the ages. Firm foundation of our lives, we are Yours in gratitude. and love. Our lives are safe in Your hand, our souls entrusted to Your care. Our sense of wonder and our praise of Your miracles and kindnesses greet You daily at dusk, dawn, and noon. 0 Gentle One, Your caring is endless. 0 Compassionate One, Your love is eternal. You are forever our hope. Let all the living greet You with thankfulness, delight, and truth. Help us, 0 God. Sustain us. We praise You, whose touchstone is goodness. May our prayers bring us to a state of joy. 0 God, from whom all peace flows, grant serenity to the Jewish people, and to all people, Your creation. Consider us kindly. Grant love and mercy, life and goodness to all of Your creation. Bless us with tranquility at all times and in all seasons. We praise You, God, whose blessing is peace. May my tongue be innocent of malice and my lips free from lies. When confronted by negativity may my soul stay calm, truly humble to all. Open my heart with Your teachings, that I may be guided by You. May all who plan evil against me abandon their schemes. Hear my words and help me, God, because You are loving, because You reveal Your Torah. May You find delight in the words of my mouth and in the feelings of my heart, 0 God, my strength and my salvation. As You maintain harmony in the heavens, so grant peace to us, to the whole Jewish people, to all peoples everywhere, and to the world. Amen.

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Oseh Shalom May the One who creates harmony in the cosmos above create peace within and amongst us, for all Israel, and for all who dwell on the earth, and let us say amen.

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Prayer for Peace May it be Your will, Lord our God, and God of our ancestors, that you dispel wars and the shedding of blood from the world, and extend a great wondrous peace in the world. And nations will no more lift up sword against nation and they shall no longer study war. Instead, they will know and recognize all the inhabitants of the world, and the truth in its fullness--that we have not come to this earth for strife and dissention, God forbid, and not for hate, jealousy, enmity, and shedding blood, God forbid. We have only come to this world in order to acknowledge and know You, Blessed be You for eternity. And the verse shall be fulfilled, "and I gave peace on earth. And you laid down and there was none to frighten, and I turned back Evil animals from the Land. And the sword will not pass through in your land." Rabbi Nachman of Bratzlav, 18th Century May my tongue be innocent of malice and my lips free from lies. VVhen confronted by negativity may my soul stay calm, truly humble to all. Open my heart with Your teachings, that I may be guided by You. May all who plan evil against me abandon their schemes. Hear my words and help me, God, because You are loving, because You reveal Your Torah. May You find delight in the words of my mouth and in the feelings of my heart, 0 God, my strength and my salvation. As You maintain harmony in the heavens, so grant peace to us, to the whole Jewish people, to all peoples everywhere, and to the world. Amen. Amidah ends here.

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Ya'aleh Ya 'aleh tachuneynu mey'erev Let our supplication ascend at dusk

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Beautiful in wonders, Ancient in comfort, Remember the covenant of our ancestors, Search our kishkes. You are good and do good to all creation, You know all our secrets, You overturn our errors, You are dressed in righteousness. Full of merit, Awesome in praise, Forgive our errors, Answer us in times of distress. Maker of salvation, Watcher of the future, Rader of generations, Rider of the deserts. Hearer of prayers, Completer of understanding, We have missed the mark, Have compassion on us.

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Yod Hay, Vav Hay, Compassion and Tenderness, Patience, Forebearance, Kindness, Awareness. Bearing love from age to age, lifting guilt and mistakes and making us free. Adonai ... Expanding Force of Kindness, Merciful Womb, Graceful Giver, Long-Stretched Web, Many Faceted Jewel, Maestro of Generosity, Dispatcher of Truth, Funnel of Kindness, Helper of Thousands, Tolerator of Distortions, Who Puts Up With Intentional Error, Shoulders Omission and Oeanses. Adonai, Adonai, El rachum vechanun, erech apayim verav chesed v'emet. Notzayr chesed la'alafeem, nosay avon vafesha vechata'ah venakay.

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YOU HOLD OUT A HAND ... to those who rebel. You are conciliatory, thus modeling for us how we could be. Your Grace helps those who wish to tum back to You. In this way You taught us, Yah, our God, to admit and confess to You our failings, our sins, our shortcomings. You want us to refrain from taking what is not ours-what others have worked for. You wait for us and will accept us when offer our egos, like fervent offerings, like pleasing sacrifices. In this way, Your hope is fulfilled. You , in Your great mercy, take pity on us! You don't want this world destroyed, as it is written: "Seek Yah in the place where 5/He can be found, call Yah because God is so near." And again: "Wicked one, leave your ways! Humans, give up your sinful schemes. Tum to Yah. God will have pity. To Elohim, for God will pardon again and again." Let us start anew and give us chance after chance! Even then our kindness is puny, our righteousness a pose, our strength a gesture, our heroics an act. We go to therapy, we sit in silent meditation, we listen to gurus of the spirit, we do silent retreats, we sing our prayers with fervor, we quote Torah or Buddha or Jesus or Gandhi or King or Hasidic Masters or Kabbalah or we dance with energy or we write pious phrases- but then continue to hurt others. We can't · pretend that we are who we know we want to be.

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Yet You choose humans and in giving us consciousness You gave us major help to see what needs to be done. You give us this Yom Kippur, this forgiving day, this time of holy evocation. You can put an end to our sins, when you forgive them, when you pardon us, and in this way, free us from our Karma. So now we come, God of Pardon, Kind One, Merciful One, Patient One Gracious One, Honest One, Beneficent One. You want the wicked to turn and not to die You said, "Tell them as I live," said Yah Elohim, "I don't want the wicked to die--! want them to come to Me and leave their former way. I so want them to live a full life. House of Israel, Turn, Tum, Tum.! Leave your bad ways. Please don't seek death." Yes indeed you are Israel's pardoner, You do this for every generation. No other will do this for us. Elohai, before I was created I was not much, and now that I am created I am not much more. If I am a clod while in this life, how much more so when I will be dead? I stand before You like a vessel filled with shame and remorse. Please help me. God, I don't want to sin ever again, and that which I incurred with my past sins, blot out with Your mercy, and not with the bad consequences I deserved. I don't want to be sick, I don't more suffering. I want your kindness. Amen.

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Like mason shaping rough hewn, We are our stuff in flesh and bone. You deal with us in death, in life, We yield to you--Please Heal our Strife

As glass is shaped by blower's pipe and vessels made of every type. So YOU shape us that we may contain, we yield to YOU--in us remain.

The smith can shape a blade of steel, shape the edge ana bend the heel So through life's fires you temper us, We yield to YOU, surrender us.

As tapestry's formed thread by thread, and color is to texture wed. Our life is woven on your loom, we yield to YOU, save us from doom.

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Please pardon the errors of this people Through your limitless loving kindness As you have pardoned this people Since they left the narrow places of Egypt And until the present.

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Who are we? We're light and truth and infinite wisdom, eternal goodness. Yet we have mocked, we've neglected, we've oppressed, we have perverted. At our core we're light and truth and infinite wisdom, eternal goodness. Yet we have quarreled, we've been racist, we have stolen, yes, we've transgressed. Our real being is light and truth and infinite wisdom, eternal goodness. Yet we've been unkind, we've been violent, we've been wicked, we've been xenophobic.

SWEEP IT OUT! THROW IT OUT! WIPE IT OUT! YES, CLEAN IT ALL OUT! ·Our essence is light. Yet the pristine purity of our essence is obscured by unwholesome attachments. Misguided attitudes of ourselves and others CU:t us off from the core of our being, bringing us darkness. But the holiness of our true selves can never be fouled or destroyed. Even in the midst of darkness we can always return to the real foundation of life. And we take responsibility to continually evolve our lives towards greater truth.

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We have trespassed; we have dealt treacherously; we have robbed; we have slandered; We have acted perversely; we have done wrong; we have acted presumptuously; we have done violence; we have practiced deceit; We have counseled evil; we have spoken falsehood; we ~ave scoffed; we have revolted; We have blasphemed; we have rebelled; we have committed iniquity; we have transgressed; we have been oppressed; we have been stiff-necked; We have acted wickedly; we have dealt corruptly; we have committed abomination; we have gone astray; we have led others astray.

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For the sin of condemning their extremists while "understanding" our own; And for the sin of tolerating our own teaching of hatred and ignoring the ways that our communities too frequently teach our young to demean Palestinians, Arabs, and sometimes even all non-Jews; For the sins of allowing Jewish institutions to be governed by those with the most money rather than those with the most spiritual and ethical sensitivity; And for the sins of not putting our money and our time behind our highest ideals and really giving the support that is needed to build Jewish institutions that do in fact represent our highest values; For the sins of not learning the Jewish tradition and studying Jewish history, literature, and holy texts; And for the sins of not teaming the depth and wisdom and meaning for our lives that can be found in Jewish spirituality, prayer, and in a Jewish path; For the sins of not recognizing and celebrating the beauty and grandeur of the universe that surrounds us; And for the sins of not recognizing and giving adequate attention to the beauty and miracles that are with us daily; 路 For the sin of not seeing the spirit of God in others; And for sin of not recognizing and nurturing the spirit of God within ourselves, For the sin of being "realistic" when our tradition calls upon us to transfonn reality; And for the sin of focusing only on our sins and not our strengths and beauties; For the sins of not adequately rejoicing and celebrating the beauty and grandeur of God's creation; And for the sin of not transcending ego-so we could see ourselves as we are: manifestations of God's loving energy on earth.

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Our parent, our pathfinder, we have missed the mark! Our parent, our pathfinder, we have no other guide but you. Our parent, our pathfinder, return us to our Center through a complete transfo~ative process of Teshuvah (repentance and inner recentering). Our parent, our pathfinder, renew for us a Good Year. Our parent, our pathfinder, send a complete healing to the sick among us. Our parent our pathfinder, thwart .any negativity directed against us. Our parent our pathfinder, remember us in a good way! Our parent our pathfinder, inscribe us for a life of goodness. Our parent our pathfinder inscribe us for redemption and salvation. Our parent, our pathfinder, inscribe us for adequate material well-being and sustenance. Our parent, our pathfinder, inscribe us for a year of making powerful positive contributions to our world. Our parent, our pathfinder, inscribe us for a year in which we are forgiven and forgiving, transformed and compassionately contributing to the transformation of others. Our parent, our pathfinder, cause salvation to flourish for us quickly! Our parent, our pathfinder, let the best aspects and potentials for goodness of our people Israel become our dominant reality quickly. Our parent, our pathfinder, hear our voice, be kind and have mercy in light of our obvious failings! Our parent, our pathfinder, accept with enwombed compassion and favor our prayer. Our parent, our pathfinder, have pity on us, our children, and the child within us that has not fully recovered from its own psychic wounds. Our parent, our king, be inspired to compassion for us by thinking of those who endured the pains of fire and water and gave their lives in order to sanctify Your name by sticking to Your vision for our world in face of the overwhelming power of the oppressors.

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Our Source and deep inner guide, we have let ourselves move from the truth. 0 Mother, our guide on the way, let our darkness be illuminated with light. 0 Father, our nurturing guide, help us to find inner peace. 路 Our Source and our deep inner guide, may we find you in all things. 0 Mother, our nurturing guide, please let us learn to be healed. 0 Father, our guide on the way, help us to heal our world. Our Source and our deep inner guide, we know we are infinite being. 0 Father, our nurturing guide, we know too that we are but dust. 0 Mother, our guide on the way, please make Your Self known through us. Our Source and our deep inner guide, forgive us for the suffering we inflict. 0 Father, our guide on the way, renew for us now a good year. 0 Mother, our nurturing guide, may we open to compassion within.

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May the great essence flower in our lives and expand throughout the world. May w~ learn to let it shine through so we can augment its glory. We praise, we continue to praise, and yet, whatever it is that we praise, is quite beyond the grasp of all these words and symbols that point us toward it. We know, and yet we do not know. May great peace pour forth from the heavens for us, for all Israel, for all who struggle toward truth. May that which makes harmony in the cosmos above, bring peace within us and between us, and to all who dwell on this earth, and let us say, Amen.

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CLOSING BENEDICTION May the Blessings of God Rest Upon You. May God's Peace Abide With You. May God's Presence Illuminate Your Heart Now and Forevermore.

Le'Shana Tova Teekateyvu, Le Shana Tova Teekateyvu, Teekateyvu ve Tee-cham-teymu. May We all be inscribed for a year of goodness, peace, health, fulfillment and love.

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Yizkor: The Memorial Service To every thing, turn, tum, tum, There is a season, tum, tum, turn, A time for everything under the sun. A time to be born and a time to die, A time to laugh and a time to cry, a time to seek and a time to lose. This is the time we remember those who gave meaning to our lives. The is the time we remember the bonds that tied us together, the love that we shared, and the memories that remain with us all. God, what are humans that You care for them; the children of humanity that You should take account of them? Teach us to number our days, so that we can develop a wise heart. You turn us to contrition saying, "Return, you whose days are so limited." Would that we were wise and could really live in full acknowledgment of the death that will inevitably overtake us and break through our arrogance, our pretences, our vain attempts to accumulate power or money or fame that will last beyond our death. When we die we take nothing away. Our glory will not descend along with us, and those who have known us will also die. Seek to live a life of goodness and kindness, to promote the tikkun of the world, to give away much of what you have earned in order to alleviate the suffering of others. Support the movements that seek a world of love and kindness and generosity and peace-with your time, your energies, your money, your enthusiasm. Follow the path of righteousness as best you can understand it. Be an embodiment of the world you seek to create--to the greatest extent you can. Have compassion, for yourself and for others. The peace that comes to all with death can be lived as inner peace and wholeness right now. Learn that path now, live that path now, and help others to overcome poverty, war, and oppression even as you develop your own inner life. This is the path of peace. The Eternal can be trusted to redeem the soul of the righteous. No one who trusts in God shall be abandoned-you will live in the light of God forever.

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Those I have loved, though now beyond my view, Have given form and quality to my being. They have led me into the wide universe I continue to inhabit, and their presence is more to me than their absence. Rabbi Morris Adler

Lim 'not yamaynu kayn hodah venavi levav choch 'mah. Teach us to treasure each day, that we may open our hearts to your wisdom. from Psalm 90 (The Yizkor prayers below are only suggestions-they are place holders for you to bring to mind the memory of those whom you loved and who are no longer alive. Please feel free to bring up the memory of your departed and to say to them whatever you wish to say. It is perfectly appropriate to have a mixture of feelings that range from sadness about having lost these people to joy in recalling the good parts of your relationship to anger at what didn't feel right. Be real and speak your heart, and if the suggested yizkor statements below resonate, feel free to use them.)

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In memory of a father:

In Memory of a Life-Partner:

Your memory, my dear father, fills my soul at this solemn hour. It revives in me thoughts of the love and friendship you gave me. I pray that the good parts of what I learned from you will remain alive in me 路and be passed on to others in my life, and through the evolution of the consciousness of the human race your soul will be bound in the bound of eternal life. The Eternal God is your inheritance; may you rest in peace. Amen.

Your memory remains with me though I can no longer fully experience the joy and pleasure that came througn sharing so much with you. I miss you, and I still have a part of my heart that loves you and misses you. There are so many things I wish I had said when you were alive, so many ways that I wish I had been different and more fully present to you. And my memory of you is full, acknowledging the difficult moments that we had, but seeing them as far less important than the many fulfilling moments. I honor the depth of our relationship, its complexity, and its beauty, its many joys and pleasures. You remain alive through me. The Eternal God is your inheritance; may you rest in peace.

In memory of a mother: Your memory, my dear mother, fills my soul at this solemn hour. I remember the days when you were among us on earth, and the tender love and friendship you gave me. The bonds that unite our souls can never be severed. I pray that the good parts of what I learned from you will remain alive in me and be passed on to others in my life, and through the evolution of the consciousness of the human race your soul will be bound in the bound of eternal life. The Eternal God is your inheritance; may you rest in peace. Amen.

In Memory of a Child: Nothing will ever fully reconcile me to the loss of you. My heart aches for the pain of that loss. And yet, I wish to remember you not only in having lost you, but also in the moments of joy that I had with you. My darling child, I do not pretend to understand why you were taken from this life, but know that you remain alive in my memories and in my love for you. The life energy that flowed through you was a source of joy and pleasure when you were with me, and I affirm your spirit with its beauty and depth and goodness. The Eternal God is your inheritance; may you rest in peace.

Conclude all the particular Yizkor memories with the following: May those who I grieve today be bound in the bonds of eternal life. To honor their memory, I will take the following actions (Fill in what ever is really something you will do ........Suggestions: a donation of time and/ or money to a movement for social justice, peace, ecological sanity or to Beyt Tikkun or to a spiritual practice, to observance of Shabbat or to study of Torah). In addition, I will make sure that those in my life who I treasure fully understand how much I care about them, how much joy and pleasure their presence in my life gives to me, and I will take concrete steps to bring more love and joy into my life and into the life of those who encounter me.

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Yizkor for the Martyrs 0 Lord of Life. All life is in Your hands. One generation comes into the world to be blessed with peace and safety-we get to .enjoy the best tha~ this w~rld offer~, not by our merit, but by chance that we are so sttuated. Others, alive at this same time, or at other times, go through the valley of the shadow, enduring the cruelties of persecution and war, not because they deserve it. There is too much suffering, God! We see it in the deaths of children who could not have healed this world yet. We see moments in which the just are defeated, the innocent drives from their homes, and the righteous suffer a martyrdom as merciless as any age has witnessed. At this Yizkor we recall with grief all Your children, from all peoples, all races, all religions, who have perished through the cruelty of the oppressor, victims of demonic hate, victims of people who have misused ideologies, religious systems, visions of "scientific progress," precious ideals like democracy or freedom or socialism or even misused the ideal of love itself, and turned these ideals into weapons that could be used to hurt others. We live at a time when millions of children die every year from malnutrition and preventable diseases, yet most people pay no attention or don't want to consider the changes in the world economic system that could eliminate these unnecessary deaths. We have watched as people closed their eyes and shut their ears to tile pain and the cries of those who were being unfairly imprisoned, tortured, maimed, and killed, the people who "didn't want to be bothered" or who were "too busy to get involved" or "couldn't afford to donate" or who otherwise opted out of the struggle to build a world with more social justice, peace and loving-kindness. Today we stand in witness of all those who have suffered or are still suffering: the aged and young, the learned and unlettered, the homeless and the hungry, tlle children who died for lack of food, the elderly who died for lack of adequate health care, the victims of oppression and neglect, the courageous who challenged systems of oppression and the random victims of violence and wars. We remember our own people, Jews who were driven in multitudes along the road of pain and pitiless death. Their very presence on earth was begrudged tllem, for the brought Your covenant of mercy and justice to the recollection of those who have chosen to be Your enemies. These Jews perished because they were a symbol of Your eternal message of peace and kindness and justice and truth. Their deaths have brought darkness to the human soul. All of these victims, the victims of the Holocaust and the victims of all the other sufferings of the human race, lie in nameless graves, in far-off forests and lonely fields. Yet they shall not be forgotten. We take them into our hearts and give them a place beside the cherished memories of our own loved ones. They now are ours. May their memory be for a blessing.

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El malay rachamim, shochayn bam 'romim, hamtzay menucha n 'chonah tachat kan 'fay ha'sh'china, bema'alot kedushim ut'horim kezohar harakiya mazhirim, et nishmot ahuvataynu shehalchu le'olamam, began eden tehay menuchatam. Ana ba'al harachamim hastiray'hem besayter kenafecha le'olamim, utzror bitzror hachayim et nishmotay'hem, Adonai hu nachalatam, v'yanuchu b'shalom al mish'kevam, v'nomaramen.

0 God, exalted and full of compassion, grant perfect peace in your sheltering presence, among the holy and the pure, to the souls of our loved ones, who have departed from this world. Source of Mercy, bring them into Your presence. Let their souls be bound up in the bond of eternity. May their memory inspire us to live justly and kindly.. May they rest in peace, and may they be bound up in the bond of eternal life. And let us say: Amen.

When I'm Gone (by Phil Ochs) There's no place in this world where I'll belong when I'm gone And I won't know the right from the wrong when I'm gone And you won't find me singin' on this song when I'm gone So I guess I'll have to do it while I'm here And I won't feel the flowing of the time when .. . All the pleasures of love will not be mine when .. . My pen won't pour out a lyric line when ... So ... And I won't breathe the brandy air .. . And I can't even worry bout my cares .. . Won't be asked to do my share ... So .. . And I won't be running from the rain .. . And I can't even suffer from the pain.. . There's nothing I can lose or I can gain.. . Won't see the golden of the sun ... And the evenings & the mornings will be one ... Can't be singing louder than the Sun, So .... All my days won't be dances of delight... And the sands will be shifting from my sight. .. Can't add my name into the fight... So ... And I won't be laughing at the lies ... And I can't question how or when or why ... Can't live proud enough to die ...So ...

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by Anne Brener and Ivan Ickovits. Womb god Cauldron of Compassion, Dweller in the High places: May the rest that is deserved be found Under the wings of the Shechinah Your dwelling place on High: The Holy, Pure, Shining, Radiant Firmament for the soul of our Beloved Relatives and Friends who walk in their place of eternity. Please, Holder of Compassion, Veil them in the mystery of the infinite winged dwelling place. Bind them there, among the bundled souls 路 alive to the stillness that is You. You are their Inheritance. May they Rest in wholeness. And may we say Amen.

We Will Remember In the rising of the sun and in its going down, we will remember -In the blowing of the wind and in the chill of winter, we will remember them; In the opening buds and in the rebirth of spring, we will remember them; In the rustling of the leaves and the beauty of autumn, we will remember them; In the beginning of the year and when it ends, we will remember them; When we are weary and in need of strength, let us remember them; When we are lost and sick at heart, let us remember them; When we have joys we yearn to share, let us remember them; So long as we live, they too shall live, for they are now a part of us, As we remember them.

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MEDITATION BEFORE KADDISH: lit the Name of God, Source ofAll Becoming: I say to my [cltoose one or more: holy, revered, beloved, devoted, sweet} ffather, mother, brother, sister, son, daughter, husband or wife} [his or her name}: 路 In every place and in every space in this great cosmos, it is known and revealed tit at you /rave left your Earthly body and this plrysica/ world. God It as called you home. I remain ever-glad and ever-grateful for the Divine-gift ofyour life, and though my heart still yearns for your physical presence, with love, wit/1 honor, and with blessing, I give you back to God, and release you to eternity. I celebrate your soul-journey to tlte Lightto tltat awesome place of revelation and knowing, of redemption and salvation, ofpeace and harmony, of grace, and compassion, and infinite love. I am comforted and heartened knowing that you dwell in God's Slreltering Presence, immersed in God's Holy Spirit For, with God, it is safe, and sweet, and good. To tlte Name of God, Source ofAll Blessing: I come before You at tltat most sacred and wondrous place where Heaven and Earth touclt. I stand with all those of the Divine Assembly, and with all who desire to do holy work, to speak these words tltat eclto through tlrere, and here, and everywhere, tltrouglt tlten, and now, and forever; these words of hope and promise, transformation, and evolution, faith and love. To You, 0 God, I speak tlrese ancient and ageless words ofpraise and glory, to Your Great and Holy Name.

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May the great essence flower in our lives and expand throughout the world. May we learn to let it shine through so we can augment its glory. We praise, we continue to praise, and yet, whatever it is that we praise, is quite beyond the grasp of all these words and symbols thi;tt point us toward it. We know, and yet we do not know. May great peace pour forth from the heavens for us, for all Israel, for all who struggle toward truth. May that which makes harmony in the cosmos above, bring peace within us and between us, and to all who dwell on this earth, and let us say, Amen.

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Amidah (English for Musaf) Help me, 0 God, to pray. Our ancestors worshipped You. Abraham and Sarah, Rebecca and Isaac, Jacob, Rachel and Leah stood in awe before You. We too reach for You, infinite, awesome, transcendent God, source of all being whose truth shines through our ancestors' lives. We, their distant descendants, draw strength from their lives and from your redeeming love. Be our help and our shield, as You were theirs. We praise You, God, Guardian of Abraham, Helper of Sarah. Your power sustains the universe. You breathe life into dead matter. With compassion You care for those who live. Your limitless love lets life triumph over death, heals the sick, upholds the exhausted, frees the enslaved, and helps us to keep our faith in the midst of the pain and suffering of life. Who is like You, God of splendor and power incomparable? You govern both life and death. Your Presence causes our souls to blossom. We praise You, God, sustainer of all life. Sacred are You, sacred is Your mystery. Seekers of holiness worship You all their lives. We praise You, God, ultimate mystery. Blessed be the compassion within us, the Power of holiness. May each of us, may all creatures sense the awesome power of the Divine at our core, wholeheartedly surrendering to the unity of the Whole, joining into a single Community to complete the Grand Design. We know, we have always known, that God, the Eternal, embraces all creation. Let us devote ourselves to the work; let us allow this unity to flow through all time and space. Let Israel, our people, let all people, glory in God; let those who are filled with awe sing for joy! Let those who seek God find their hope, bringing joy to the earth, and gladness to all people, giving birth to enlightenment-Messiah, kindling the light of David soon in our days. May we be holy. May we see and be glad in our rejoicing. May we celebrate in song as the dominion of arrogance is swept from the earth, and evil dissolves and vanishes like smoke. How holy we are in our essence. How awesome we are in the depths of our souls. No power is really separate from our inner collective unity. As it says in the teachings, the Source of this teeming universe becomes lifted through justice and loving kindness." 11

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The place of new beginning is here in our souls. Can we bring this vision forth? ~an w_e mak~ it real in our world? Our past says no, but our hearts say yes. It IS not Impossible. It can be done! We have tasted the vision. We are one with the Power of goodness. Let us work and struggle to give it birth.

Our people has been chosen; all peoples have been chosen; you and I have been chosen. We have felt God's love in every spark of love. We have sensed God's holiness in our moments of joy, in our deeds of justice and love. (This Shabbos day.) This day of At-one-ment is a day for forgiving, for clearing, for at-one-ing--this time for 路 gathering in holiness to remember the going forth from Egypt. Would that Your people at prayer gained delight in the spiritual path. Would that we were aflame with the passionate piety of our ancestors' worship. May You find our worship acceptable and forever cherish Your creation. If only our eyes could see Your glory perennially renewed in Jerusalem, and all Holy places throughout the world. We praise You, God, whose presence forever radiates from Your creation in Holiness. On this, the Holy Day of Yom Kippur may the grace of God ascend within us, opening our ears, opening our h~arts and minds to the flame of our ancestors, to the flame of enlightenment, to our people Israel, and to all humankind. May the joy and depth of this day thread its way into our day-today lives, and bring us and those we meet goodness and blessing, life and peace. We praise you, God, whose liberatory, compassionate and forgiving energy allows us every year at this time to transcend past mistaken paths and to find our way back to our highest essence, You, the Pathfinder that leads us back to a life in which holiness can flourish. You are our God today as You were our ancestors' God throughout the ages. Firm foundation of our lives, we are Yours in gratitude and love. Our lives are safe in Your hand, our souls entrusted to Your care. Our sense of wonder and our praise of Your miracles and kindnesses greet You daily at dusk, dawn, and noon. 0 Gentle One, Your caring is endless. 0 Compassionate One, Your love is eternal. You are forever our hope. Let all the living greet You with thankfulness, delight, and truth. Help us, 0 God. Sustain us. We praise You, whose touchstone is goodness. May our prayers bring us to a state of joy. 0 God, from whom all peace flows, grant serenity to the Jewish people, and to all people, Your creation. Consider us kindly. Grant love and mercy, life and goodness to all of Your creation. Bless us with tranquility at all times and in all seasons. We praise You, God, whose blessing is peace.

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Renewal Oshamnu Who are we? We're light and truth and.infinite wisdom, eternal goodness. Yet we've abused, we've betrayed, we've been cruel, yes, we've destroyed. At our Core we're light and truth and infinite wisdom, eternal goodness. Yet we've embittered, we have falsified, we have gossiped, yes, we have hated. Our real being is light and truth and infinite wisdom, eternal goodness. Yet we've insulted, we have jeered, we have killed, yes, we have lied. SWEEP IT OUT! THROW IT OUT! WIPE IT OUT! YES, CLEAN IT ALL OUT! Who are we? We're light and truth and infinite wisdom, eternal goodness. Yet we have mocked, we've neglected, we've oppressed, we have perverted. At our core we're light and truth and infinite wisdom, eternal goodness. Yet we have quarreled, we've been racist, we have stolen, yes, we've transgressed. Our real being is light and truth and infinite wisdom, eternal goodness. Yet we've been unkind, we've been violent, we've been wicked, we've been xenophobic. SWEEP IT OUT! THROW IT OUT! WIPE IT OUT! YES, CLEAN IT ALL OUT! Our essence is light. Yet the pristine purity of our essence is obscured by unwholesome attachments. Misguided attitudes of ourselves and others cut us off from the core of our being, bringing us darkness. But the holiness of our true selves can never be fouled or destroyed. Even in the midst of darkness we can always return to the real foundation of life. And we take responsibility to continually evolve our lives towards greater truth.

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Avinu Malkaynu Our Source and deep inner guide, we have let ourselves move from the truth. 0 Mother, our guide on the way, let our darkness be illuminated with light. 0 Father, our nurturing guide, help us to find inner peace. Our Source and our deep inner guide, may we find you in all things. 0 Mother, our nurturing guide, please let us learn to be healed. 0 Father, our guide on the way, help us to heal our world. Our Source and our deep inner guide, we know we are infinite being. 0 Father, our nurturing guide, we know too that we are but dust. 0 Mother, our guide on the way, please make Your Self known through us. Our Source and our deep inner guide, forgive us for the suffering we inflict. 0 Father, our guide on the way, renew for us now a good year. 路 0 Mother, our nurturing guide, may we open to compassion within.

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Musaf Yom Kippur I am the Reflection of You Help me to let go of my preoccupations with the future. Give me the strength to stop my futile attempts to predict and control the future. Rid me of my senseless questions about tomorrow and of all my desires to manipulate and control others. Remind me that my fears and uncertainties of tomorrow are only related to my unfounded fear of You. Help me be still Help me listen and love Awaken me to the truth of Your Presence being only in the now of this moment. Lift me up into Your Arms and remind me that I am Your creation, and that I am the Perfection of Love. Help me to acknowledge that I am Your Messenger of Love, and free me to shine Your Light everywhere. Let me feel Your freedom within me, and let me laugh at the illusions that my ego once made me feel were so real. Let me be the Light,路 let me be joy; Let me know that I am the reflection of wherever I am and wherever I go. --Gerald G. Jampolsky

Musaf is the "Additional Service" recited on the Sabbath and holy days. Today we recite Musaf after Shacharit (the Morning Service), I<riyat HaTorah (the Torah Service), and Yizkor (remembering those who have died). The following prayers and thoughts are from the traditional Musaf Service. Centuries ago when our ancestors lived in the holy land and the Temple stood in Jerusalem, the worship on Yom Kippur Day was elaborate and inspiring. In culmination of the day's observance, the High Priest alone entered the Holy of Holies. The Holy of Holies was a small room in the Temple which housed the Ark of the Covenant. The Ark contained the Ten Commandments and the Torah. With the destruction of the Temple, prayers recounting the intensity of this experience were introduced to sustain the Yom Kippur experience of being cleansed from the less wholesome parts of our lives. May these prayers unlock the sacred depths within each of us so that we more fully experience the unique possibilities inherent in this Musaf Service.

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Invocation to the Avodah Service (Please rise.) Beloved Oneness, Shechina: You dwelled in the Holy of Holies in the Temple in Jerusalem. You were visited there by the Kohen Gadol, the High Priest, on Yom Kippur. Inspire our he~s a~ we stan~ before you today. May our spirits soar amid the prayers and chants, the meditations and ntuals that we are about to perform. Inspire our hearts with blessings to bless this New Year, to pray for our families, to bless this planet, the cosmos, each human being, and all life.. ~ay o1:1r ~piritualleaders lead us to awaken in this sacred time. May we open to the potentiality Within us and emerge cleansed and free. Standing before the Congregation, the Shalichey Tzibur, the leaders of our worship, chant the Aleynu. They bow and prostrate themselves in remembrance of the people's bowing and prostrating in Temple times. They do this before the Ark, symbolic of the Holy of Holies, whlch in tum is symbolic of that part of us most sacred and unified with the essence of God.

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The Escape Goat Offering In Temple times, the Kohen Gadol would then emerge from the Holy of Holies. Two goats were then brought before him. Th~ goats were alike and equal and stood ready to be ~sed as an atonement for the Children of Israel. Two lots made of gold were thrown into a basket from which the Kohen Gadol drew one lot to determine which goat was to remain in the Temple and which was to be sent away to the steep rocky wilderness. The Kohen Gadol tied a red thread around the head of the goat fo be sent away and another on the edge of the altar in the outer court where the sacrifices were offered. The goat was sent off to the landing from which it would be sent to the wilderness with special attendants. Then the Kohen Gadol stepped back into the Holy of Holies and prayed: (Read the italics in unison here and on the next few pages.) Holy One, we have done less than what was required, we have veered from the way that ensures life, we have created situations of abuse. By the power of the Holy Name, wipe clean the omissions, wrong patterns and illusions that we have caused, myself and my household, the children of Aaron--the Priestly Tribe -- as the Torah of Moses your servant recounts the sacred promise, ''And you shall be cleansed of all the residue of wrongful actions. You shall become pure before God."

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As the. High Priest prayed for the priestly tribe, so do we pray now for our families, our commuruty and our world. We pray for the well-being of each member of our families and those close to us. May our community and the greater Jewish community be blessed with a fulfilling and inspiring year. May our nation and our world be healed and blessed in this New Year. May we develop tolerance and love for one another as we become aware that we are each created in the Divine Image. Sending Away the Escape Goat

And then the Kohen Gadol placed his hands on the head of the goat to be sent to the wilderness. Each person witnessing this event prayed, "May everyone in our whole nation and our entire planetary family fix what each can fix and let go of what they cannot fix, even as we here today send away this goat to the wilderness as a sign that some of the acts of our lives must be released." The goat was then sent away with trusted attendants. As the goat was lead away, everyone witnessing felt that some of their own actions which they had not been able to fix during the past year, were being led away and they did not have to carry the weight of these actions or their regret any longer.

Prayer for a Year of Prosperity May it be Your will oh God, and God of our ancestors, that this New Year become for all of us, a year of plenty, a year of blessings, a year of corn, wine, and oil, a year of growth and prosperity, a year of assembly together in holy places, a year of abundance, a year of happy life, a year of dew and rain and warmth, a year of ongoing purification for our souls, a year in which our water and bread will be blessed, a year of excellent trading and merchandise, a year of safe travel, a year of travel to sacred places, a year of pleasure, a year of blessing of the womb, a year of peace and tranquility, a year in which the Divine treasury will be open to us, a year in which the people of Israel may not need support one from the other nor from another people, but may instead offer support to others, a year in which You will send your blessing to the work that we shall begin.

Protection from Earthquakes Sharon is a rift valley in the holy land. For the people of the Sharon Valley and for all those who live in peril of sudden earthquakes, a prayer rang out from the Holy Temple: May it be the will of the Eternal, God of life and continuity, God of our ancestors, that our homes not become our graves. May we who live in regions where earthquakes are common, be shi~lded from the extreme intensity of earthquakes. May our earthquakes be mild. May the earth's core adjust to emissions of energy which are mild enough to prevent human suffering from earthquakes. And let us say: Amen.

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But God cast a mighty wind upon the sea, and such a great tempest came upon the sea that the ship :vas in danger of breaking up. In ~h~ir fright, the sailors cried out, each to his own god; and they flung the ships cargo overboard to make it lighter. Jonah, meanwhile, had gope down into the hold of the vessel where he lay down and fell asleep. The captain went over to him and cried out, "How can you be sleeping so soundly? Up! Call upon your god! Perhaps your god will be kind to us and we will not perish." The men said to one another, "Let us cast lots and find out on whose account this misfortune has come upon us." They cast lots and the lot fell on Jonah. They said to him, 'Tell us, you who have brought this misfortune upon us, what is your business? Where have you come from? What is your country, and of what people are you?" "I am a Hebrew," he replied. "I worship the Lord, the God of Heaven, who made both sea and land." The men were greatly terrified, and they asked him, "What have you done?" And when the men learned that he was fleeing from the service of God-for so he told them--they said to him, "What must we do to you to make the sea calm around us?" For the sea was growing more and more stormy. He answered, "Heave me overboard, and the sea will calm down for you; for I know that this terrible storm came upon you on my account." Nevertheless, the men rowed hard to reach the shore, but they could not, for the sea was growing more and more stormy about them. Then they cried out to God: "Oh, please, God, do not let us perish on account of this man's life. Do not hold us guilty of killing an innocent person! For You, 0 God, by Your will, have brought this about." And they heaved Jonah overboard, and the sea stopped raging. The men feared God greatly; they offered a sacrifice to God and they made vows. God provided a huge fish to swallow Jonah; and Jonah remained in the fish's belly three days and three nights. Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from the belly of the fish. He said: 242

"In my trouble I called to God, and He answered me; from the belly of Sheol I cried out, and You heard my voice. You cast me into the depths, into the heart of the sea. The floods engulfed me; all your breakers and billows swept over me. I thought I was driven away out of Your sight: Would I ever gaze again upon Your Holy Temple? The waters closed in over me, the deep engulfed me. Weeds twined around my head. I sank to the base of the mountains; the bars of the earth closed upon me forever. Yet You brought my life up from the pit, 0 God. When my life was ebbing away, I called the Lord to mind; and my prayer came before you, into Your holy Temple. They who cling to empty folly, forsake their own welfare. But I, with loud thanksgiving, will sacrifice to You: What I have vowed I will perform. Deliverance is the Lord's!" God commanded the fish, and it spewed Jonah out upon dry land. The word of God came to Jonah a second time: "Go at once to Nineveh, that great city, and proclaim to it what I tell you." Jonah went at once to Nineveh in accordance with God's command.

Nineveh was an enormously large city. It took three days to walk across it. Jonah started out, made his way one day's walk into the city, and proclaimed: "Forty days more, and Nineveh shall be overthrown!" The people of Nineveh believed God. They proclaimed a fast, and great and small alike put on sackcloth. When the news reached the king of Nineveh, he rose from his throne, took off his robe, put on sackcloth, and sat in ashes. And he had the word called through Nineveh: "By decree of the king and his nobles: No man or beast - of flock or herd - shall taste anything! They shall not graze, and they shall not drink water! They shall be covered with sackcloth- man and beast- and shall cry mightily to God. Let everyone tum back from his evil ways and from the injustice of which he is guilty. Who knows but that God may tum and relent? He may turn back from His wrath, so that we do not perish." God saw what they did, how they were turning back from their evil ways. And God renounced the punishment He had planned to bring upon them, and did not carry it out. This displeased Jonah greatly, and he was grieved. He prayed to God, saying, "0 Lord! Isn't this just what I said when I was still in my own country? That is why I fled beforehand to Tarshish. For I know that You are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in kindness, renouncing punishment. Please, God, take my life, for I would rather die than live." God replied, "Are you that deeply grieved?" Now Jonah had left the city and found a place east of the city. He made a simple sukkah there and sat in it in the shade, until he could see what would happen to the city. God provided a large gourd plant, which grew up over 243

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May the great essence flower in our lives and expand throughout the world. May we learn to let it shine through so we can augment its glory. We praise, we continue to praise, and yet, whatever it is that we praise, is quite beyond the grasp of all these words and symbols that point us toward it. We know, and yet we do not know. May great peace pour forth from the heavens for us, for all Israel, for all who struggle·toward truth. May that which makes harmony in the cosmos above, bring peace within us and between us, and to all who dwell on this earth, and let us say, Amen 246

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SHIR LASHALOM

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Tnu lashemesh Ia 'alot laboker le'ha'ir hazaka shebatfilot otanu lo tahzir

Let the morning sun so bright Shine and lead the wayWe'll no longer see its light No matter how you pray.

Mi asher kava nero oo 'Ve 'Afar nitman Bechi mar lo ya 'iro lo yahziro le 'chan Ish otanu lo yashiv mibor tachtit a'fel kan lo yo' ilu lo shirei hanitzahon Velo shirei hallel Lachen rak shiru, shir lashalom al tilhashu tfila lachen rak shiru, shir lashalom bitze 'aka gdola tnu lashemesh lahador miba 'ad laprahim al tabitu le 'achor hanichu la 'holchim

When someone's light blows out and dies He's buried in the graveHe can't awake by mournful cries and shouts That he was brave. No one now can bring you back From deep darkened caveNo it won't help us If you sing the fighting songs That tell us to be brave. So only sing of songs of peaceDon't softly say a prayer. So only sing now songs of peaceJust shout it loud and clear.

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Loe Yisah Goy Loe yisah goy el goy cherev loe yil'me'du ode mil'cha'mah Let everyone 'neath her vine and fig tree dwell in peace and unafraid And into ploughshares beat their swords, nations shall learn war no more. 249

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Let us make the great Name known as holy. Let the Name fill the world, formed by its will. May the earth be its realm. May it fill our lives and days. May it spread throughout all Israel, swiftly and soon, and let us say Amen. May the great Name be blessed for as long as the universe lasts. Let the N arne be praised and glorified. Let the Name become potent, lifted up, raised on high. Let the name be graced in beauty, praised in song, ascended in joy. The name, the Name of the Holy: blessed be the Name. And yet the Holy that we name is far beyond all blessing, all prayers, all songs of praise and hymns of glory: all words that we utter in this world. So let us chant our praise, then cease and say, Amen.

Meditation You, my God, my Helper, know that I have not found ordering my life to be easy. My struggles are before You. Keep at my side as I strive I am not as good as I wish to be Put forth Your light and lead me Please guide my steps on Your path Up to the level I can live on Raise my actions to my values

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<version one)

We rise to speak A web of bodies aligned like notes of music

1. Bless what brought us through the sea and the fire; we are caught In history like whales in polar ice. Yet You have taught us to push against the walls, To reach out and pull each other along, To strive to find the way through If there is no way around, to go on. To utter ourselves with every breath Against the constrictions of fear, To know ourselves as the body born from Abraham And Sarah, born out of rock and desert. We reach back through two hundred arches of hips Long dust, carrying their memories inside us To live again and again in our life, Isaac and Rebecca, Rachel, Jacob, Leah. We say words shaped By ancient use like steps worn into rock.

2. Bless the quiet of sleep Easing over the ravaged body, who quiets The troubled waters of the mind to a pool In which shines the placid broad face of the moon.

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Bless the teaching of how to open In love to all the doors and windows of the body Swing wide on their rusty hinges And we give ourselves with both hands. Bless what stirs in us compassion For the hunger of the chickadee in the storm . Starving for seeds we can carry out, The wounded cat wailing in the alley, What shows us our face in a stranger, Who teaches us what we clutch shrivels But what we give goes off in the world Carrying bread to people not yet born. Bless the gift of memory That breaks unbidden, released From a flower or a cup of tea So the dead move like rain through the room. Bless what forces us to invest Goodness every morning and what never frees Us from the cost of knowledge, which is To act on what we know again and again.

3. All living are one and holy, let us remember As we eat, as we work, as we walk and drive. All living are one and holy, we must make ourselves worthy. We must act out justice and mercy and healing As the sun rises and as the sun sets, As the moon rises and stars wheel above us, We must repair goodness. We must praise the power of the One that joins us. Whether we plunge in and thrust ourselves far out Finally we reach the face of glory too bright For our eyes and yet we bum and we too give light. We will try to be holy, We will try to repair the world given us to hand on. Precious is this treasure of world and knowledge and deeds That move inside us. Holy is the hand that works for peace and for justice, Holy is the mouth that speaks for goodness Holy is the foot that walks toward mercy. Let us lift each other on our shoulders and carry each other along. Let holiness move in us. Let us pay attention to its small voice. Let us see the light in others and honor that light. . Remember the dead who paid our way here dearly, dearly And remember the unborn for whom we build our houses. Praise the light that shines before us, through us, after us. Amen. --Marge Piercy. 258

Before Before the last gate has closed, before the last question is posed, before I am transposed. before the weeds fill the gardens, before there are no pardons, before the concrete hardens. Before all the flute-hol~s are covered, before things are locked in the cupboard, before the rules are discovered. Before the conclusion is planned, before God closes his hand, before we have nowhere to stand. (by Yehudo Amichoi (trnos/ated by Stephen Mitchell)

N e' ilah Amidah

(version two)

Invoking our Ancestors Abraham and Sarah were founders of our faith. They were imperfect, with flaws like every human being possesses. Let us remember our teachers and those who have guided us through the important turning points in our lives. May their guidance be with us when we need them. May their guidance be with us now .

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Blessed are you oh God, shield of Abraham, help of Sarah.

Source of Life, Master of Nature Let us be in touch with the wonders of nature and the sweet simplicity of life. May we draw our power from the very source of life. The stronger we are inside, the more gentle we can be with others. The more powerful we are at otir core, the less we will be influenced and hurt by the fleeting powers of our appetites and our adversaries. .O'tU~iJ il?.O~ ilr-t~ 1~1~

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Blessed are you, Source of Life, who brings life into dead matter.

Holiness Holy means "special". As you read and recite these words, be aware of your own holiness. If you could fathom your own holiness, your life would be transformed forever.

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Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord of Hosts. The whole world is filled with God's glory.

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Listen oh Israel, the Lord, whom we call God, is Oneness.

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Blessed are you, God of Holiness.

Invoking the Spirit of the Day The sun is setting, the day draws to a close. Open for us the gates to our own heart. Show us the way into our own soul. We are as a ripple on the lake, as a wave in the ocean. Show us the way. Help us to experience the unity of all humanity, of all living things-the Oneness of which we are a tiny part.

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Blessed are You oh G-d, who sanctifies the Jewish people and the seasons.

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Blessed is the One who returns the Spirit of Holiness unto our Spiritual Heart.

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Blessed are You, to whom all praise is due.

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The cycle of the day draws to a close. Open for us a gate at this time of the closing of the gates. As our experience of Yom Kippur approaches completeness, Let us cry out with our whole being: Please God. Show us the mystery of unity! Release us! Purify us! Teach us forgiveness! Transform our negativity into compassion and understanding For our fellow human beings.

Pitchu lee sha'arey tzedeck Av'oe vam odeh YAH Open the gates for me, gates of justice, I will enter in and thank you God. Open the gates for me, gates of kindness, I will enter and be God's soul-mate.

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Yod Hay, Vav Hay, Compassion and Tenderness, Patience, Forbearance, Kindness, Awareness. Bearing love from age to age, lifting guilt and mistakes and making us free. Adonai...

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18. Atah zocher ma'aseh olam.

Le'fanecha niglu ko/ ta'alumot. Ve'hamon nistarot she'mibreishit. V'ein nistar mi'neged einecha. Ein shichecha Jifnay kisay kvodecha. V'ein nistar mi'neged ei'necha.

You remember the deeds from all Eternity. In Your presence, all Secrets are revealed. And all the Hidden mysteries from the moment of creation: and nothing escapes Your watchful eye. Nothing is forgotten before Your throne of Glory and nothing escapes Your watchful eye.

19. Ve'haya bayom hahuyitaka ba'shofar gadoL. Uva'u ha'ovdim me'eretz ashur ve'hanidachim me'eretz mimitzrayim. (2 x's) Ve'hishtachavu Lashem b'har ha'kodesh (4 x's) Byerushalayim (4 x's) 20. Yevarechecha A'donai ve'yishmereka.

Ya'ir A-donai panav eilecha vichuneka. Yisa A'donai panav ei/echa ve'yasem lecha Shalom_.

May God bless and keep you friend and shine a light upon you. And may the garden of the life you tend bring forth graciousness and peace. The road is long and the journey it can be quite hard. And no one's strong enough to travel it alone. May be be a blessing and be blessed by everyone who knows you and may you always do your best to serve your God with love. (Priestly blessing by Jhos Singer) Mizmor /'David Hashem Roee, Hashem roee v'/o echsar. Binot deshehyarbee'tzeh'nee, a/ meh m'nuchoty'na'haleh'ni. The Lord is my shepherd I will not fear, a shepherd is my Mother who leads me here. She brings me to lie down in pastures green, and leads me beside the water clear. 21.

Nafshi y'shovev, yancheh'ni b'mag'leh tzedek L'ma'an /e'ma'an /e'ma'an shmo, le'maan shmo. My breath is returned and my soul can rest, though I travel the path of the shadowed end. Even there. even there. I will not fear: For you my Beloved are with me here. (Psalm 23) 22. Mother of all that is Alive (Linda Thiel)

Mother of stars, Mother of galaxies. Mother of all that is alive. Mother of mountains. Mother of rivers. Mother of all that is alive. For your children are remembering slowly to honor all that is alive. For your children are remembering slowly the oneness of all that is alive. Mother of winged ones. Mother of the animals. Mother of the wings of the sea. Mother of winds. Mother of grasses, Mother of the rains and of the trees. 0 help us. your children. to remember to honor all that is alive. 0 help us. your children, to remember the oneness of all that is alive. Mother of infants, Mother of the aged. Mother of all that is alive. Mother of dreams. Mother of wonders. Mother of the great wheel of time. 0 help us, your children, to remember to honor all that is alive. 0 help us, your children, to remember the oneness of all that is alive. Mother of stars, Mother of the galaxies. Mother of all that is alive. Mother of dreams. Mother of wonders. Mother of the great wheel of time. For your children are remembering slowly to honor all that is alive. For your children are remembering slowly the oneness of all that is alive. The balance of all that alive. the wonder of all that is alive.

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