Ashley's Siddur by Debbi Ballard

The Bat Mitzvah of Ashley Lader

d`l e mgp zA dpg December 4, 2010

`"ryz e¥lq§ k¦ a§ f"k Service led by Cantor Debbi Ballard

To our Family and Friends, We are so happy you are here to share this special

evening with us as our daughter Ashley becomes a Bat

Mitzvah. It means so much that you have come from near and far to be with us tonight.

We are so proud of Ashley, and the determination and commitment she has shown in preparing for her Bat Mitzvah. Neil and Lisa

THE BAT MITZVAH SERVICE The Bat Mitzvah ceremony represents the first time in a young woman’s life when she is invited to assume a role of leadership and responsibility in the religious service of the Jewish community. In this service Ashley will read several prayers in Hebrew and English. As you follow the service you will see the prayers in transliteration (Hebrew phonetically). We did this so you can be a part of the service and in so doing find it more interesting. Today marks the culmination of several months of private tutoring for Ashley where she learned many prayers and most importantly, their meanings. The Torah contains the first five books of the Bible; a selection from the Torah is read every week throughout the Jewish liturgical year until the entire Torah has been read. Ashley’s portion comes from the book of Genesis. In addition to the reading from the Torah, Ashley will be conducting a portion of today’s service as well. A Yarmulke or head covering may be worn by men during the service. A Tallit or prayer shawl may also be worn by Jewish men and women over the age of thirteen. Tradition states that the tallit’s fringes are reminders of the Lord’s Commandments. This prayer book you are reading is called a Siddur. Since we have specially created this prayer book for Ashley’s Bat Mitzvah you will see the Hebrew, English translations and transliteration. You will be asked to stand a number of times during the ceremony whenever the Torah is removed or when certain prayers are recited. During a special prayer recited for those loved ones who are no longer with us known as the Mourner’s Kaddish, the congregation will also rise. During this service, people will be called to the pulpit to recite readings and blessings before and after the Torah reading. We hope some of these explanations are helpful in creating a more rewarding service.

What it means to be a daughter of the Commandments The term Bat Mitzvah literally means “child of the commandments.” This is the age of accountability for a Jewish child. The thirteenth birthday traditionally meant the time when Jews became religiously adult, however this tradition is not limited only to 13 year olds. The ceremony of Bat Mitzvah is not really a goal or end in itself. It represents beginnings, the first steps on a lifelong path of Jewish responsibility. The Bat Mitzvah ceremony marks the first time a young person will be able to read from the Torah and lead a congregation in prayer. This is a milestone in Jewish life and a cause for a celebration of the entire family. It is the hope of the Jewish people that a young person assumes the role of an adult Jew; and will become a credit to her community and to the House of Israel throughout her life.

A Prayer for Ashley

and presentation of the Tallit O Lord as we stand before you on this joyous occasion we pray and we thank you for this blessing of life you have bestowed upon us. We are grateful for Ashley and for the past thirteen years of joy he has brought to us and our family. Bless her, Dear G-d, watch over her, protect her, guide her, help her to continue to grow in body and mind, in soul and character. Bless her with the gifts of love and loyalty. May his life be rich and rewarding. May all his deeds bring pride to all of us. Amen

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

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Hinei Ma Tov cg«© i¨ m©B mig¦ `© za« ¤W ¤ ,mir¨ ¦ P dnE © aFH dn© d¥Pd¦ Hine ma tov uma na yim shevet achim gam yachad. Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for families to dwell together in unity.

Responsive Reading:

We have come together as a congregation, mindful that each of us is an individual, with special hopes and dreams, with personal worries and concerns. Each of us has dreams no one else can utter. Each feels joy no one else can share and regrets which others cannot know. In this uniqueness of mind and personality, we are alone. And yet we are here together. United as a congregation, we find an atmosphere that stimulates awareness and motivation. In these surroundings of personal warmth, may we seek the strength that is within ourselves. If we are discouraged, may we seek hope. If we have been careless of time, may we re-assess our goals and priorities. In the company of our family and friends, in the glowing spirit of Shabbat, may we find the inspiration to warm our hearts and revitalize our minds’ energies. Together, may we heighten our goals to achieve our own unique potential. 5

THE BARCHU

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

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Barchu et Adonai ham’vorach: Praise Adonai to whom all praise is due!

Baruch Adonai ham’vorach l’olam vaed

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

The Shema

rn© W§ The Sh’ma is one of the oldest prayers in the Jewish prayer book. It calls upon the Jewish people to listen. It stresses their unity and eternity. There is great comfort in knowing that Jews everywhere recognize this tie and feel this commitment to oneness. It is almost like having an extended family of fourteen million people. The inclusion of the Sh’ma indicates that from ancient days the purpose of worship for our people was not primarily to do the will of the worshipper, but rather for the congregation to go out into the world inspired to work

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What is Holiness? (Please read responsively)

There is holiness when we strive to reach our highest goals, and bring to our striving the best that is within ourselves. There is holiness when we are true to ourselves and stand firmly for truth though tempted to bend. There is holiness when we choose expressions of love and kindness, rather than those of sarcasm or anger. There is holiness when we use our creative energies to celebrate, illuminate or share a thing of beauty. There is holiness when people help the weak and seek freedom. There is holiness when we are kind to someone who cannot possibly be of service to us. There is holiness when we promote family harmony. There is holiness when we forget what divides us and remember what unites us. There is holiness when we bring a moment of gladness to one who is lonely, a smile to the face of one who is sad, or help to one in need. There is holiness when we thank G-d and give praise to G-d for giving us the desire and the power to make our lives holy. 8

The 12 Blessings of Gratitude

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Praised be the Eternal God, who has implanted mind and instinct within every living being.

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Praised be the Eternal God, who has made me a Jew

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Praised be the Eternal God, who has made me to be free

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Praised be the Eternal God, who helps the blind to see

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Praised be the Eternal God, who clothes the naked

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Praised be the Eternal God, who frees the captive

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Praised be the Eternal God, who lifts up the fallen

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Praised be the Eternal God, who makes firm our steps

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Praised be the Eternal God, who girds our people Israel with strength

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Praised be the Eternal God, who crowns Israel with glory

Praised be the Eternal God, who gives strength to the weary

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Praised be the Eternal God, who removes sleep from the eyes, slumber from the eyelids.

Service for taking out the Torah Let us declare the greatness of our God, and give honor to the Torah

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Ki mi Tzion teitze Torah

ud var Adonai mi-Yerusalayim Far out of Zion shall go forth Torah, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem

Baruch Sh natan Torah

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L Amo Yisrael bik-dushato

Passing the Torah Ashley, Your mother now holds the Torah, as she once held you. Yet holding on is not the way of life, and she must begin to let you go, that you may find your own way. As you have received the Torah from your parents’ and your grandparents’ hands, so do you accept the challenge that comes to you this day. The challenge is one of both freedom and responsibility, calling you to affirm not only your own dignity, but the dignity of others as well. May your actions bring peace and healing to all who know you and may your struggles be for the good. Torah is our path to peace. From its devotion to wisdom, we learn to strive for wisdom. From its commitment to the good, we are compelled to seek the good. From its teaching of harmony, we struggle to live in harmony. The spirit of Torah dwells within us as we turn to the lesson of this moment. 10

Torah Processional

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__________________________________________________________________________________ My torah portion Miketz is taken from the book of Genesis, the first of the Five books of Moses. In my Torah potion I learned about the story of Joseph. Joseph was the youngest of eleven brothers. He was favored by his dad, and his brothers were very jealous of him. Wanting to make sure they received their fathers’ riches, they sold Joseph into slavery. Joseph thought he would spend the rest of his life in prison, and his life would be worthless. Therefore, Joseph felt like he had no talent or future ahead of him. Then came along the Pharaoh who had a dream that was very confusing, and he needed someone to interpret this dream. Pharaoh’s servant told him there was a man in prison who had been interpreting dreams, and perhaps he could help. They brought Joseph to visit the Pharaoh and listen to his dream. Joseph was able to interpret the Pharaohs dream and by doing so, he saved a whole country from dying. He predicted there would be 7 years of wealth and 7 years of famine. He told Pharaoh that during the years of abundance, they would need to save and store food, to prepare for the famine. If it weren't for Joseph Egypt would have suffered with no food. Egypt saved the food and distributed it equally to all of Egypt. One day, Joseph's eleven brothers, not knowing who Joseph was, came to beg for food. Joseph knew these were his brothers, but they did not know who Joseph was. Joseph could have been very mean and spiteful, and denied his brother’s requests for food. But ultimately, he decided to help his brothers, because they were his family. He also realized that without spending time in prison, he wouldn’t have become so strong and powerful, and he knew he had to be thankful for the pain he experienced, before reaching such a powerful position. This torah portion gives many messages that I consider a life lesson. To begin with, even though your family doesn't treat you well, you should put them first. This means when Joseph's brothers came for food, he didn't want to give it to him but he knew it was the right thing because there family. Also, he was very hopeless and never thought he would have a future and here he is now saving the world by stopping them from starving. He knew that through every pain, there is a way to grow and become better. I can apply these lessons to my own life, especially when it comes to living with two other siblings. It teaches me that even though you and your sisters fight and hold resentment, you are and will be always sisters no matter what. Also, I have learned that sometimes, I have experienced things that are very difficult, or I consider to be bad luck, something good has come of it. In further words, when something is expected to be unlucky, take a risk, take a chance and something good will come out of it.

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Bar’chu et Adonai ham’vorach Baruch Adonai ham’vorach l’olam vaed Baruch ata Adonai Elohenu melech ha’olam Asher bachar banu mikol ha’amim V’natan lanu et torato Baruch ata Adonai, notein hatorah

Praise be the Lord, to whom our praise is due! Praised be the Lord, to whom our praise is due, now and forever! Blessed is the Lord our God, Ruler of the universe, who has chosen us from all peoples by giving us His Torah. Blessed is the Lord, Giver of the Torah

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

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Blessed is the Lord our God, Ruler of the universe,

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Torah Portion - Miketz Genesis: 41:1-41:10

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V’zot hatorah asher saam Mosheh lifney b’nai yisrael al pi Adonai b’yad Mosheh

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

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Y’varech’cha (Priestly blessing) Y’varech’cha Adonai v’yishmarecha

May God bless you with good and keep you safe

Ya-er Adonai panav eilecha vichuneka

May God be gracious and kind to you

Yisa Adonai panav eilecha

May you always know that God is close And may

V’yaseim l’cha shalom

God give you the gift of peace

Dear G-d, This is a very exciting day for me that my family and I will always remember. This day is special to me because in I am now recognized as a woman in the Jewish faith. While this does not give me privileges such as driving and voting, it does mean that I am required to uphold the laws and traditions of our faith. As a child, I thought this day would never come, but after a year of counting days, it has finally arrived. I would like to recognize my parents for everything they do not only for our whole family, but especially for me. My parents both work very hard to enable us to live in the wonderful house we live in, for our boat, and my excellent school. Individually my parents are both unique in their own way. I appreciate my mom always being there for me and supporting me through hard times and being a cool mom. But overall for what she does for us every day in our lives. I appreciate my dad for always being there to give me a laugh, driving me everywhere and most importantly making the money we need to live the life we have. I am blessed to have such wonderful parents, and appreciate everything they do. Nana, I am so grateful to have a grandma like you. You are a great inspiration to me by seeing the way you take care of other people and not only thinking about yourself. When I am with you I love every minute of it. I love making your special made oatmeal with strawberries and raisins and playing games and going to the beach with you. You are the best! Grandma and Papa, you are always there to take me places when I need to go somewhere and I can always count on you. Papa, you work in New York but come down every Friday to see us and Grandma and we are so grateful that you do that just to spend time with us. I love when you bring bagels to the house every Saturday or Sunday mornings. Grandma, I don't see you as often but when I am with you we always do fun stuff like go to the mall, beach, or even just to drive me around places. I love you both and thank you for celebrating this day with me. I could not forget my astonishing sisters, Jessica and Stephanie. Even though we fight we will always love each other at the end of the day and we are always thinking about each other. Stephanie, you are the cutest sister ever. I love playing with you and always being there to support you with your troubles or maybe even homework you don't understand. Jessica, you are the best inspiration to me, with your fashion style and your personality. I can trust you with the world and we tell each other everything. As we got older we got extremely close and I love having an older sister as a role model. Without you, too in my life, everything would be so different. Debbi, you were an amazing teacher, and I thank you for everything, with out you this day wouldn't be possible. And to my family and friends for being here to celebrate this special day, thank you all for being here. In my future I wish to graduate high school and go to a college up north. I picture my self being a lawyer because I am a good debater and I am good at defending people. I also picture myself being a lawyer because when I am trying to convince my parents of something I can always say the right things to make them say yes. I hope to grow up healthy and have a husband with two kids. I want to be known by being a nice and kind person to others. As Jews, we are all connected to Israel. I hope that in the future, Israel and the people who live there can live safely and freely, and be at peace with their neighbors around them. I wish one day we could wake up and the talk of global warming would be gone. Everyone can make a difference in our world and there are little things we can do each day that will impact our daily lives. We can organize beach clean ups or even just when you run by a piece of trash on the floor you can pick it up. Little things like this can make a difference. I would also like to see our economy improve, more jobs created, and people feeling better about their lives. I would love for everyone to be as happy in their lives as I am in mine. I pray for my entire family and all of my friends to have health and happiness in their lives, and I am grateful for having everyone share my special day. Amen.

Aleinu The Aleinu is not only one of the noblest of our prayers, it is one of the oldest. there is no question that it predates the destruction of the first Temple. The Aleinu is one of the most universal prayers. It attests to life. It voices Israel’s undying hope for the day when idolatry shall disappear, when human activities shall turn toward righteousness, when all humanity will be one body united in justice and love.

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A-lei-nu l’sha-bayach la-a-don hakol, la-tet g’dulah l’yotzer b’rey-heet, she-lo a-sa-nu k’go-yey ha-ra-tzot, v’lo samanu, k’mishpachot ha-da-mah. She-lo sam chel keinu kahem, v’goralenu k’chol ha-mo-nam. Va-anachnu korim u-mish-ta-cha-vim u-mo-dim. Lifney melech mal-chey ham-la-chim ha-ka-dosh ba-ruch hu.

Kaddish O God, as we recall the loss of those so loved, be with us. Help us to remember that all things change: the earth and stars, time and seasons. And we who must to dust return. You alone are everlasting, our eternal Rock whose presence redeems us from death and despair. God of comfort, shield us with Your love and kindness. Help us to know that time does heal and grief will yield its final grip. May the memory of those we loved and lost strengthen our lives and guide us always in ways of goodness. God of compassion, be with us now and grant us peace.

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Concluding Prayers Kiddush

.ot«¤ B¨ d© ix¦R§ `xFA ¥ ,mlFr ¨ d¨ Kl« ¤ n¤ Epi«d¥ Ÿl¡` ,¨ii§ dY¨ `© KExA¨ Baruch ata Adonai, eloheinu melech ha-olam, borei p’ri hagafen

HaMotzi

ux¤`¨ d© on¦ mk¤ l¤ ivFn ¦ d© ,mlFr ¨ d¨ Kl« ¤ n¤ Epi«d¥ Ÿl¡` ,¨ii§ dY¨ `© KExA¨ Baruch ata Adonai, eloheinu melech ha-olam, hamotzi lechem min ha-aretz

Havdalah Blessing over the Wine

Baruch atah Adonai Eloheynu melech ha’olam, borei p’ri hagafen

Blessed are Thou, Lord our G-d, King of the universe, who creates the fruit of the vine

Blessing over the Spices

.min¦ U¨ a§ i¥pin¦ `xFA ¥ ,m¨lFrd¨ K¤ln«¤ Epi«dŸl¡ ¥ ` ,¨ii§ dY¨ `© KEx¨A Baruch atah Adonai Eloheynu melech ha’olam, borei minei b’samim

Blessed are Thou, L-rd our G-d, King of the universe, who creates various kinds of spices

Blessing over the Flame

Baruch atah Adonai Eloheynu melech ha’olam, borei m’orei ha’eish

Blessed are Thou, Lord our G-d, King of the Universe, who creates the light of the fire

Final Blessing

oi¥A ,KWŸ ¤ g§« l xF` oi¥A ,lFg§l Wc¤Ÿw« oi¥A lic¦ a§ O© d© ,m¨lFrd¨ K¤ln«¤ Epi«dŸl¡ ¥ ` ,ïi§ dY¨ `© KExÄ oi¥A lic¦ a§ O© d© ,ïi§ dY¨ `© KExÄ .dU£ ¤ rO© d© in§ ¥ i zW« ¤ W§ ¥ l iri ¦ a¦ X§ d© mFi oi¥A ,miO¦ r¨ © l l`¥ xÜ¦ §i .lFg§l Wc¤Ÿw« Baruch atah Adonai Eloheynu melech ha’olam, ha’mavdil bayn kodesh l'chol, bayn or l'choshekh, bayn yisrael la'amim, bayn yom hashvi'i l'shayshet ymay ha'ma'aseh l'shayshet ymay ha'ma'aseh. Baruch atah Adonai ha’mavdil bayn Kodesh l'chol. Blessed are You, Lord our God, King of the world, who separates the holy from the secular, between light from darkness, Israel from the nations, between the seventh day of rest from the six days of work. Blessed are You, Lord, who separates the holy from the secular.

After the Havdalah candle is extinguished in the wine, it is customary remind everyone that the Shabbat is Holy and bless one another with the words: "Shavu'a tov" A GOOD WEEK AHEAD! 19

Mazel Tov!!

Ashley Lader This prayer book was created by Cantor Debbi Ballard www.mypersonalcantor.com (954) 646-1326 20