Yom Kippur - Chavurah Machzor / Prayerbook

YOM KIPPUR CHAVURAH SERVICE

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.ubk-rpf ,ubk-kjn ,ubk-jkx ,`ujhkx vukt okf kgu For all these sins, O God of mercy, forgive us, pardon us, grant us atonement!

YOM KIPPUR CHAVURAH SERVICE

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YOM KIPPUR

Tallit Blessing In every generation they shall put fringes on the corners of their garments.

(Numbers 15:38)

Let all my being praise God. Robed in glory and majesty.

Garbed in radiance and splendor, Enfolded in light as in a garment, Unfolding the heavens as a curtain. (Psalm 104)

As we wrap ourselves in the Tallit may the Holy One surround us with light and open our hearts to ways of holiness.

May we be embraced by Your presence and enveloped in blessing.

Baruch atah Adonai, eloheinu melech ha’olam, asher kidshanu b’mitzvotav v’tzivanu l’hitateif batzitzit.

Blessed is the Eternal God, Ruler of the universe, whose mitzvot add holiness to our lives and who gave us the mitzvah to wrap ourselves in the tzitzit.

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Return again, return again Return to the land of your soul (2x) Return to what you are, Return to who you are, Return to where you are, Born and reborn again...

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Now is the time for turning, The leaves are beginning to turn from green to red and orange.

The birds are beginning to turn and are heading once more toward the south.

The animals are beginning to turn to storing their food for the winter.

For leaves, birds, and animals turning comes instinctively.

But for us turning does not come so easily.

It takes an act of will for us to make a turn.

It means breaking with old habits.

It means admitting that we have been wrong; and this is never easy.

It means losing face; it means starting all over again; and this is always painful.

It means saying: I am sorry.

It means recognizing that we have the ability to change.

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These things are terribly hard to do.

But unless we turn, we will be trapped forever in yesterday’s ways.

God, help us to turn – from callousness to sensitivity, from hostility to love, from pettiness to purpose, from envy to contentment, from carelessness to discipline, from fear to faith.

Turn us around, O God, and bring us back toward You. Revive our lives as at the beginning, and turn us toward each other, God, for in isolation there is no life.

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Mah to-vu o-ha-le-cha Ya-a-kov, mish-k’no-te-cha Yisrael.

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Consider the forces that rule our lives, the currents of instinct and longing that rise from the depths of our being, the tides of ambition and desire that sweep away our will, the little waves of habit and routine in which our vision drowns – yet the Eternal is greater than these, and God’s still small voice louder than their roaring. On the New Year we acknowledge God as Sovereign; may the Eternal reign over us and within us.

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— Please RISE —

The Sh’ma and Its Blessings

Bar’chu et Adonai ham-vo-rach Ba-ruch Adonai ham’vo-rach l’o-lam va-ed.

Praise Adonai to whom our praise is due!

Praise Adonai to whom our praise is due, now and forever!

CREATION

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Ba-ruch a-tah Adonai, e-lo-hei-nu me-lech ha-o-lam, yo-tzeir or u’vo-rei choshech, o-she sha-lom u’vo-rei et ha-kol. Ha-me-ir la-a-retz v’la-da-rim a-le-ha b’ra-cha-mim, uv’tu-vo m’cha-deish b’chol yom ta-mid ma-a-sei v’rei-shit. Mah ra-bu ma-a-se-cha Adonai, ku-lam b’choch-ma a-si-ta, mal-a ha-a-retz kin-yane-cha. Tit-ba-rach Adonai e-lo-hei-nu al she-vach ma-a-sei ya-de-cha, v’al m’orei or she-a-si-ta y’fa-a-ru-cha se-lah. Ba-ruch a-tah Adonai, yo-tzeir ha-m’o-rot.

We praise You, Eternal God, Sovereign of the universe, whose mercy makes light to shine over the earth and all its inhabitants, and whose goodness renews day by day the work of creation.

How manifold are Your works, O God! In wisdom You have made them all. The heavens declare Your glory. The earth reveals Your creative power. You form light and darkness, bring harmony into nature, and peace to the human heart.

We praise You, O God, Creator of light.

REVELATION You were God And we were Israel, God alone And lonely people, Long ago.

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Recollections Celebrations Torah They are the light of our eyes The uniqueness of our being.

In the joy of them You have drawn us close to You. In the truth of them We have discovered You, the only One. We are together still.

You respond to every people In Your chosen way.

With Your love You have chosen to respond to us.

With our love We offer You our praise.

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V’ha-eir ei-nei-nu, b’to-ra-te-cha, v’da’beik li-bei-nu b’mitz-vo-te-cha, v’ya-cheid l’va’vei-nu, l’a’ha-vah u’l’yir-ah et sh’me-cha. V’lo nei-vosh l’o-lam va-ed. Ki v’sheim kod-sh’cha ha-ga-dol v’ha-no-rah ba-tach-nu, na-gi-lah v’nis-m’cha bi-shu-a-te-cha.

Enlighten our eyes with your teaching; let our hearts cling to your commands.

Unify our hearts in love and awe of your name, that we might never be ashamed or humiliated, nor ever stumble.

For in your great, holy and awesome name have we trusted; let us be glad and rejoice in your deliverance.

Sh’ma Yis-ra-el, Adonai E-lo-hei-nu, Adonai E-chad.

Ba-ruch sheim k’vod mal-chu-to l’o-lam va-ed.

Hear, O Israel, Adonai is our God, Adonai is One! Blessed is God’s glorious majesty forever and ever!

— Please be seated —

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V’a-hav-ta et Adonai e-lo-he-cha, b’chol l’vav-cha, u’v ’chol naf-sh’cha, u’v ’chol m’o-de-cha. V’ha-yu ha-d’va-rim ha-ei-leh, a-sher a-no-chi m’tza-v’cha ha-yom al l’va-ve-cha. V’shi-nan-tam l’va-ne-cha, v’di-bar-ta bam, b’shiv-t’cha b’vei-techa uv’lech-t’cha va-de-rech uv’shoch-b’cha uv’ku-me-cha. Uk’shar-tam l’ot al ya-de-cha, v’ha-yu l’to-ta-fot bein ei-ne-cha. Uch’tav-tam al m’zu-zot bei-te-cha u’vish-a-re-cha.

L’ma-an tiz-k’ru va-a-si-tem et kol mitz-vo-tai, vi-h’yi-tem k’do-shim lei-lo-heichem. A-ni Adonai e-lo-hei-chem, a-sher ho-tzei-ti et-chem mei-e-retz mitz-rayim, li-h’yot la-chem lei-lo-him, a-ni Adonai e-lo-hei-chem.

You shall love Adonai your God with all your mind, with all your strength, with all your being. Set these words, which I command you this day, upon your heart.

Teach them faithfully to your children; speak of them in your home and on your way, when you lie down and when you rise up. Bind them as a sign upon your hand, let them be a symbol before your eyes; inscribe them on the doorposts of your house, and on your gates.

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Be mindful of all My Mitzvot, and do them: so shall you consecrate yourselves to your God. I am your Eternal God who led you out of Egypt to be your God; I am your Eternal God.

REDEMPTION

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n recalling our people’s redemption from Egyptian bondage, we look to the coming of a more perfect redemption, when all the world will understand that innocents are the responsibility of everyone, and that oppression must be challenged without delay.

God our Creator, teach us to love freedom as we love life. Make us understand that only when all are free can we be free. Let none be masters and none be slaves. Then shall we sing as our people did when they were freed from Pharaoh’s grip.

Mi cha-mo-cha ba-ei-lim Adonai, mi ka-mo-cha ne’e-dar ba-ko-desh, no-rah t’hi-lot, o-she fe-leh.

Who is like You, Eternal One, among the gods that are worshiped?

Who is like You, majestic in holiness, awesome in splendor, doing wonders?

A new song the redeemed sang to Your name. At the shore of the sea, saved from destruction, they proclaimed Your sovereign power:

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Adonai yim-loch l’o-lam va-ed.

“The Eternal will reign for ever and ever.”

Rock of Israel, come to Israel’s help! Fulfill Your promise of redemption for Judah and Israel! Our Redeemer is the God of all Creation, the Holy One of Israel.

Blessed is Adonai, the Redeemer of Israel.

Tefillah

— Please rise —

Adonai s’fa-tai tif-tach u-fi ya-gid t’hi-la-te-cha.

Eternal God, open my lips, that my mouth may declare Your glory!

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Praised be our God, the God of our fathers and our mothers: God of Abraham, God of Isaac, and God of Jacob; God of Sarah, God of Rebekah, God of Leah and God of Rachel. Great, mighty, and awesome God, God supreme. Ruler of all the living, Your ways are ways of love. You remember the faithfulness of our ancestors, and in love bring redemption to their children’s children for the sake of Your name. You are our Sovereign and our Help, our Redeemer and our Shield. We praise You, O God, Shield of Abraham, Protector of Sarah.

Zoch-rei-nu l’cha-yim, me-lech cha-feitz ba-cha-yim, v’chot-vei-nu b’sei-fer hacha-yim, l’ma-an-cha e-lo-him cha-yim.

Remember us unto life, Sovereign who delights in life, and inscribe us in the Book of Life, for Your sake, O God of life. You are our Sovereign and our Help, our Savior and our Shield. Blessed is the Eternal One, the Shield of Abraham, Protector of Sarah.

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Great is Your might, Eternal One, in this world; great is Your power in the worlds beyond. Your love sustains the living, Your great compassion is the source of life. Your power is in the help that comes to the falling, in the healing that comes to the sick, in the freedom You bring to the captive, in the faith You keep with those who sleep in the dust. Who is like You, Mighty One? Who is Your equal, Author of life and death, Source of salvation? Who is like You, Source of mercy? In compassion You sustain the life of your children. We trust in You to restore our life. Blessed in the Eternal One, Source of all life.

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oday is the Day of Judgment. Today we see ourselves as we truly are. In a few moments we shall hear the U’n’taneh Tokef prayer – an awesome prayer on an awe-filled day.

Today we are reminded how precious and fleeting is life.

U’n’taneh Tokef declares that in the year to come “some will live and some will die.”

The year to come will bring death: that is the inescapable certainty that haunts us each year. For some, the next year will bring the gradual ebbing of our powers; for others, the sudden, unfair catastrophe of death. The question which each of us must answer in the hidden chambers of our souls and our hears is simply this: knowing that next year may bring hardship and death, will we fill our days with the force, the promise, and power of life?

U’n’ta-neh to-kef k’du-shat ha-yom, ki hu no-ra v’a-yom, u’vo ti-na-seh mal-chu-te-cha, v’yi-kon b’che-sed ki-se-cha, v’tei-shev a-lav b’e-met.

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Let us proclaim the sacred power of this day; it is awesome and full of dread.

For on this day Your dominion is exalted, Your throne established in steadfast love; There in truth You reign.

In truth You are Judge and Arbiter, Counsel and Witness.

You write and You seal, You record and recount.

You remember deeds long forgotten.

You open the book of our days, And what is written there proclaims itself, For it bears the signature of every human being.

The great Shofar is sounded, the still, small voice is heard; the angels, gripped by fear and trembling, declare in awe: This is the Day of Judgment!

For even the hosts of heaven are judged, as all who dwell on earth stand arrayed before You.

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As the shepherd seeks out the flock, And makes the sheep pass under the staff, so do You muster and number and consider every soul, setting the bounds of every creature’s life, and decreeing its destiny.

B’rosh Ha-sha-nah yi-ka-tei-vun, u’v ’Yom Tzom Kippur yei-cha-tei-mun.

On Rosh HaShanah, it is written; on Yom Kippur it is sealed: Who shall be pierced by envy, and who shall be torn by resentment; Who shall be tormented by the fire of ambition, and whose hopes shall be quenched by the waters of failure; Who shall hunger for approval, and who shall be stuffed with selfishness; Who shall be content with his lot, and who shall wander in search of satisfaction; Who shall be poor in her own eyes, and who shall be rich in mitzvot;

B’rosh Ha-sha-nah yi-ka-tei-vun, u’v ’Yom Tzom Kippur yei-cha-tei-mun.

Who shall be serene, and who shall be distraught; Who shall stand out as a Jew, and who shall fade away, forgetting who they are;

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Who shall study Torah for its own sake, and who shall worry about grades and exams; Who shall be open-minded, and who shall be tight-fisted; Whose life shall be intertwined with others, and who shall be independent and alone; Who shall be truly alive, and who shall merely exist.

But Yom Kippur has not ended, the doors are not yet closed.

We can yet change our future, for we are a people that does not resign itself to fate.

B’rosh Ha-sha-nah yi-ka-tei-vun, u’v ’Yom Tzom Kippur yei-cha-tei-mun.

Through teshuva – repentance, through tefillah – prayer, and through tzedakah – righteous giving, we can annul the decrees. We can re-open the future. We can reclaim our lives. We can change the future by changing ourselves.

We are flesh and blood. Our origin is in the dust, and our end is to be dust. But we have been created in the Divine image.

Implanted within us is the ability to pray, the urge to do right, and the power to repent.

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SANCTIFICATION Many are the ways of holiness; varied are its paths. There is holiness when nations meet to beat swords into plowshares, And when people of different backgrounds work together for a common future.

There is holiness when people seek justice and struggle for righteousness, And when people lift up their fallen and free the captives.

There is holiness when we bring consolation to the sorrowing and comfort to the silent sufferers, And when we promote family harmony.

There is holiness when we respect what divides us and emphasize what unites us, And when we are willing to be laughed at for what we believe.

There is holiness when we share a relationship of love with a partner, And when we remember the devotion of a parent or grandparent.

There is holiness when we gather to pray to the One who gave us the power to pray.

Holy, holy, holy is the Highest Power. All life can be filled with God’s glory.

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We sanctify Your name on earth, even as all things, to the ends of time and space, proclaim Your holiness; and in the words of the prophet we say:

Ka-dosh, ka-dosh, ka-dosh Adonai tz’va-ot, m’lo chol ha-a-retz k’-vo-do.

Holy, Holy, Holy is the God of all being, the fullness of the whole earth is God’s glory!

A-dir A-dir-rei-nu Adonai a-do-nei-nu mah-a-dir shim-cha b’chol ha-a retz!

Source of our strength, sovereign God, how majestic is Your presence in all the earth!

Ba-ruch k’vod Adonai mim-ko-mo.

Blessed is the glory of God in heaven and earth.

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E-chad hu e-lo-hei-nu, hu a-vi-nu, hu mal-kei-nu, hu mo-shi-ei-nu; v’hu yash-mi-ei-nu b’ra-cha-mav l’ei-nei kol chai.

You alone are our God and our Creator; You are our Ruler and our Helper; and in Your mercy You reveal Yourself in the sight of all the living:

A-ni Adonai e-lo-hei-chem!

I AM YOUR ETERNAL GOD!

Yim-loch Adonai l’o-lam, e-lo-ha-yich tzi-yon, l’dor va-dor, ha-l’lu-yah.

Adonai shall reign forever, your God, O Zion, from generation to generation. Halleluyah!

­— Please BE SEATED —

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To all generations we will make known Your greatness, and to all eternity proclaim Your holiness. Your praise, O God, shall never depart from our lips.

Let us know awe again Adonai our God Help us in our regulated life In our days oppressed by mere annoyances To encounter greatness Wonder and majesty The surprise of good people The worth of each of us

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Let us know hope again, Adonai our God. Help us in our placid life In our days oppressed by too much self-concern To do without that others might know having To dare an act that will better someone’s life To find the love to share another’s pain, The strength to fight for causes beyond our own contentment, The courage to face down cynicism before an honest human being.

Let us know You again, Adonai our God Help us in our unconnected life In our days oppressed by pains which have no purpose To shed our fears Of finding a reality beyond what we can see and touch That one day we might find the nerve To perceive within the seas and sky and earth and human race You.

The Eternal One shall reign for ever; your God, O Zion, from generation to generation. Halleluyah!

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You are holy; awesome is Your name; there is no God but You. The God of all being is exalted by justice; the holy God is sanctified by righteousness.

We praise You, O God: You reign in holiness.

In love and favor, O God, You have chosen us from all the peoples, hallowing us with Your Mitzvot. Our Sovereign, You have summoned us to Your service, that through us Your great and holy name may become known in all the earth.

Our God and God of all ages, be mindful of Your people Israel on this Day of Remembrance, and renew in us love and compassion, goodness, life, and peace.

This day remember us for well-being. Amen.

This day bless us with Your nearness. Amen.

This day help us to live. Amen.

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Our God and God of all generations, bless us with the threefold benediction of the Torah:

May God bless you and keep you!

May the light of God’s presence shine upon you and be gracious to you.

May God bestow favor upon you and give you peace.

Be this God’s will!

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MEDITATION

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hen we forget the essence of our own soul, when we distract our minds from attending to the substantive content of our own inner lives, everything becomes confused and uncertain. The primary role of teshuvah, which at once sheds light on the darkened zone, is for the person to return to him-or herself, to the root of his our her soul. Then we will at once return to God; to the Soul of all souls. Then we will progress continually, higher and higher, in holiness and in purity. This is true whether we consider the individual, a whole people, or the whole of humanity, or whether we consider the mending of all existence, which always becomes damaged when it forgets itself. If one should envision a return to God, without setting oneself in order, this would be a deceptive teshuvah, through which God’s name will be taken in vain. It is only through the great truth of returning to oneself that the person and the people, the world and all the worlds, the whole of existence, will return to their Creator, to be illuminated by the light of life.

— R av

Kook

O-se sha-lom bi-me-ro-mav, hu ya-a-se sha-lom a-lei-nu ve-al kol Yis-ra-eil, ve-i-me-ru: a-mein.

May the words of my mouth and the meditations of my heart, be acceptable to You, O God, my Rock and my Redeemer.

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Vidui υσηυ All our secrets are known to You, O God. We cannot even fool ourselves.

Lying is a vain exercise; help us not even to try.

How could we deceive You, within us, at once forming and knowing our most secret thoughts?

We live in a world of illusion.

Each of us thinks we are separate, alone, cut off, misunderstood, unwanted.

We forget we are part of Your glory, each of us a unique ray of Your infinite light.

As we live our lives, rent asunder, each in his own small world, help us to remember what we often forget; we need one another, we each are part of the other, and someplace, so well known yet so secret, we may find our true solace in You.

— Ar t h u r G ree n a n d A n d re U n g a r

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We have trespassed, we have dealt treacherously, we have robbed, we have spoken slander, we have acted perversely, we have wrought wickedness, we have acted presumptuously, we have done violence, we have framed lies, we have counseled evil, we have spoken falsely, we have scoffed, we have revolted, we have provoked, we have rebelled, we have committed iniquity, we have transgressed, we have oppressed, we have been obstinate, we have been wicked, we have corrupted, we have been abominable, we have strayed, we have led others astray.

Our God and God of our ancestors, hear our prayer; do not ignore our plea. We are neither so brazen nor so arrogant to claim that we are righteous, without sin, for indeed we are sinful.

You know the mysteries of the universe and the hidden secrets of all that lives.

You search the innermost recesses, probing conscience and heart.

Not a thing is hidden from you, and nothing is concealed from your sight.

And so may it be your will, Eternal One our God and God of our ancestors, to forgive us all our sins and pardon all our iniquities, and grant us atonement for all our transgressions.

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Al Cheit

‫אְטֵח לַע‬ ‫ידו‬

For the sin we committed unwillingly or willingly; And for the sin of hardening the heart.

For thinking that we could not change; And for thinking we had already done enough changing.

For denying our responsibilities for our misfortunes, And for refusing to admit our share in the troubles of others.

For condemning in our children the faults we tolerate in ourselves, And for condemning in our parents the faults we tolerate in ourselves.

For not sharing enough time with those we love; And for expecting too much of those we love.

For confusing love with lust, And for pursuing fleeting pleasure at the cost of lasting hurt.

For withholding love to control those we claim to love, And shunting aside those whose youth or age disturbs us.

For passing judgment without knowledge of the facts, And for distorting facts to fit our theories.

For using violence to maintain our power, And for using violence to bring about change.

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For waging aggressive war, And for the sin of appeasing aggressors.

For obeying criminal orders, And for the sin of silence and indifference.

For poisoning the air, and polluting land and sea, And for all the evil means we employ to accomplish good ends.

For pretending to emotions that we do not feel For using the sins of others to excuse our own For the sin of lacking civil courage For remembering the price of things but forgetting their value For loving our egos better than ourselves And for the sin we committed with the evil impulse; And for sins, both knowing and unwitting.

For all these sins, O God of mercy, forgive us, pardon us, grant us atonement!

V’al ku-lam e-lo-ah s’li-chot, s’lach la-nu, m’chal la-nu, ka-peir la-nu.

— PLEASE RISE, THE ARK IS OPENED —

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Torah Service

Avinu Malkeinu, we have sinned before You.

Avinu Malkeinu, return us to You in full repentance.

Avinu Malkeinu, forgive and pardon all our misdeeds.

Avinu Malkeinu, have compassion on us and on our children.

Avinu Malkeinu, make an end to sickness, war and famine.

Avinu Malkeinu, inscribe us for blessing in the Book of Life.

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Avinu Malkeinu, let the new year be a good year for us.

Avinu Malkeinu, in Your mercy accept our prayer.

Avinu Malkeinu, be gracious and answer us, for we have little merit.

Treat us generously and with kindness and be our help.

A-vi-nu mal-kei-nu, cho-nei-nu va-a-nei-nu, ki ein ba-nu ma-a-sim.

A-sei i-ma-nu tz’da-kah va-che-sed v’ho’shi-ei-nu.

The Eternal One, the Eternal God is merciful and gracious, endlessly patient, loving, and true, showing mercy to thousands, forgiving iniquity, transgression, and sin, and granting pardon.

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Praised be the One who in Your holiness has given the Torah to Your people Israel.

Sh’ma Yis-ra-eil Adonai e-lo-hei-nu Adonai e-chad.

Hear, O Israel, Adonai is our God, Adonai is One.

E-chad e-lo-hei-nu, ga-dol a-do-nei-nu, ka-dosh v’no-rah sh’mo.

Our God is One, Adonai is great; holy and awesome is Your name.

Yours, Adonai, is the greatness, the power and the glory, the victory and the majesty; for all that is in heaven and earth is Yours.

Dominion is Yours, Adonai; You are supreme over all.

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YOM KIPPUR TORAH READING

Before the R eading

Praise the One, to whom our praise is due!

Praised be the One, to whom our praise is due, now and for ever!

Torah Reading for the Morning of Yom Kippur Deuteronomy 29:9-14, 30:11-20

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ou stand this day, all of you, before Adonai your God - the heads of your tribes, your elders and officers, every one in Israel, men, women and children, and the strangers in your camp, from the one who chops your wood to the one who draws your water - to enter into the sworn covenant which Adonai your God makes with you this day, in order to establish you henceforth as the people whose only God is Adonai, as you had been promised, and as God had sworn to your ancestors, to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. And it is not with you alone that I make this sworn covenant. I make it with those who are standing here with us today before Adonai our God, and equally with all who are not here with us today.

For this commandment which I command you this day is not too hard for you, nor too remote. It is not in heaven, that you should say: Who will go up for us to heaven and bring it down to us, that we may 34

do it? Nor is it beyond the sea, that you should say: Who will cross the sea for us and bring it over to us, that we may do it? No, it is very near to you, in your mouth and in your heart, and you can do it.

See, I have set before you this day life and good, or death and evil. For I command you this day to love Adonai, to walk in God’s ways and to keep the commandments, laws and teachings of your God, that you may live and increase, and that Adonai your God may bless you in the land that you are about to occupy. But if your heart turns away and you do not listen, but let yourself be lured away to worship other gods, and serve them, I warn you now that you will perish. You will not live long in the land which you are crossing the Jordan to enter and inherit.

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I call heaven and earth to witness against you this day that I have set before you life or death, blessing or curse. Choose life, therefore, that you and your descendants may live - to love Adonai your God, to obey God, and to hold fast to the One who is your life and the length of your days. Then you shall endure in the land which Adonai promised to your ancestors, to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, to give to them.

after the reading:

Praised be the Eternal God, Ruler of the universe. You have chosen us from all peoples by giving us Your Torah. Blessed is the Eternal One, Giver of the Torah. Praised be the Eternal God, Ruler of the universe. You have given us a Torah of truth, implanting within us eternal life. Blessed is the Eternal One, Giver of the Torah.

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Mi Shebeirach

Mi she-bei-rach a-vo-tei-nu m’-kor ha-b’-ra cha l’-I-mo-tei-nu May the source of strength who blessed the ones before us Help us find the courage to make our lives a blessing And let us say: Amein.

Mi She-bei-rach i-mo-tei-nu m’kor ha-b’-ra-cha la-vo-tei-nu Bless those in need of healing with r’-fu-a sh’-lei-ma The renewal of body, the renewal of spirit And let us say: Amein.

— PLEASE RISE —

This is the Torah that Moses places before the people of Israel to fulfill the word of God.

— PLEASE be seated —

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Yom Kippur Haftarah Reading B efore the R eading

Praised be the Eternal God, Ruler of the universe, who has chosen faithful prophets to speak words of truth. We praise You for the revelation of Torah, for Moses Your servant and Israel Your people, and for the prophets of truth and righteousness.

Haftarah for the Morning of Yom Kippur Isaiah 58:1-14

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od says: Cry aloud, do not hold back, let your voice resound like a shofar. Declare to My people their transgression, and to the house of Jacob their sin. Yes, they seek Me daily, as though eager to learn My ways, as if they were a nation that does what

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is right, and has not forsaken the teachings of its God. They ask of Me the right way, as though eager for the nearness of God. “When we fast,” you say, “why do You pay no heed? Why, when we afflict ourselves, do You take no notice?”

Because on your fast day you think only of your business, and oppress all your workers! Because your fasting leads only to strife and discord, and hitting out with a cruel fist! Such a way of fasting on this day will not help you to be heard on high.

Is this the fast I look for? A day of self-affliction? Bowing your head like a reed, and covering yourself with sackcloth and ashes? Is this what you call a fast, a day acceptable to Adonai? Is not this the fast I look for: to unlock the shackles of injustice, to undo the fetters of bondage, to let the oppressed go free, and to break every cruel chain? Is it not to share your bread with the hungry, and to bring the homeless poor into your house? When you see the naked to clothe them, and never to hide yourself from your own kin?

Then shall your light blaze forth like the dawn, and your wounds shall quickly heal; your Righteous One will walk before you, the Presence of Adonai will be your rear guard. Then when you call, Adonai will answer. When you cry, God will say, “Here I am.”

If you remove the chains of oppression, the menacing hand, the malicious word. If you make sacrifices for the hungry, and satisfy the needs of the afflicted. Then shall your light shine in the darkness, and your night become as bright as noon. Adonai will guide you always. God will slake your thirst in drought, and renew your body’s strength. You shall be like a watered garden, like an unfailing spring. Your people shall rebuild the ancient ruins, and lay the foundations for ages to come. You shall be called “Repairer of the breach, Restorer of streets to dwell in.”

If you refrain from trampling the Sabbath, from pursuing your affairs on My holy day. If you call the Sabbath a delight, and honor the day holy to Adonai. If you treat it with reverence, and do not look to your business or speak of it, then you can seek the favor of Adonai. I will cause you to ride upon the high places of the earth, and I will feed you with the heritage of Jacob your father. This is the promise of Adonai.

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After the R eading

Praised be the Eternal God, Ruler of the universe, Rock of all creation, righteous in all generations, the faithful God whose word is deed, whose every command is just and true.

For the Torah, for the privilege of worship, for the prophets, (for this Shabbat) and for this Day of Atonement that You, Adonai our God, have given us (for holiness and rest,) for pardon, forgivness and atonement, for honor and glory, we thank and bless You. May Your name be blessed for ever by every living being, for Your word is true forever. Blessed is Adonai, Ruler over all the earth, whose forgiving love annuls our trespasses year after year, Ruler of all the world, who sanctifies (the Sabbath,) Israel and the Day of Atonement.

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— PLEASE RISE, THE ARK IS OPENED —

Returning the Torah to the Ark

Let us praise the Eternal God, whose name alone is exalted.

Your splendor covers heaven and earth; You are the strength of Your people, making glorious Your faithful ones, Israel, a people close to You. Halleluyah!

Behold, a good doctrine has been given you, do not forsake it. It is a tree of life to those who hold it fast, and all who cling to it find happiness. Its ways are ways of pleasantness, and all its paths are peace. Help us to return to You, O God; then truly shall we return. Renew our days as in the past.

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— PLEASE BE SEATED —

D’var Torah ———

This day strengthen us! Amen.

This day bless us! Amen.

This day exalt us! Amen.

This day look with favor upon us! Amen.

This day inscribe us for blessing in the Book of Life! Amen.

This day hear our plea! Amen.

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This day uplift us with Your righteousness! Amen.

May you be sealed with a good inscription!

COMPILED AND EDITED BY CANTOR ERIN FRANKEL AND RABBI ANDREA LONDON DESIGNED BY MADELEINE KEMENY COVER PHOTOGRAPH BY FRANCEY OSCHERWITZ SOURCES: MACHZOR RUACH CHADASHAH Services for the Days of Awe. Union of Liberal and Progressive Synagogues, 2003. The Montagu Centre, 21 Maple Street, London, W1T 4BE. ISBN 0 900521 21 X Printed in Great Britain by Stephen Austin & Sons Ltd, Hertford.

Mahzor Hadesh Yameinu RENEW OUR DAYS A Prayer-Cycle for Days of Awe. Edited and translated by Rabbi Ronald Aigen. © 2001 Ronald Aigen. ISBN 0-9696927-3-0 Printed in Canada. Congregation Dorshei Emet, 18 Cleve Road, Dampstead, Quebec H3X 1A6 CANADA. On Wings of Awe: A Machzor for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. Edited and Translated by Rabbi Richard N. Levy. © 1985 B’NAI B’RITH HILLEL FOUNDATIONS Sha’arei Or Gates of Light: Services for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. Edited and arranged by Rabbi Paul J. Kipnes, Congregation Or Ami and Rabbi Jeffrey A. Marx, Sha’arei Am: The Santa Monica Synagogue.

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