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In Your great mercy help us Adonai,
to embrace Your sacred gift of Rosh Hashanah
in love and in joy.
May the holiness of this day,
bring fullness to our faith in You.
Help us to gather
all those sacred sparks of faith
which are lost within ourselves,
as Your people Israel
gather in congregation,
everywhere to praise Your name
this day. Rebbe Nachman of Bratslav

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Community affirmations and aspiration - NOT VOWS for Rosh Hashanah

Make groups of 3 and find a spot for your group - outside weather permitting. Form a circle and face each other. Consider Steps 1a & b then...

1) One person begins:

a) This is an affirmation that in the year since last Rosh Hashanah, I did _____________________,

it was  great/tough/worthwhile __________

for me and I feel __________________ for having done it.

b) An aspiration (b'li neder - without vowing) that I have for the year beginning today and ending next year on Rosh Hashanah is  __________________________.

2) The other two people in the group say "Hatum!" ( Sealed! )

3) The next person  begins with step 1 adapted Chaim Stern

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Malchuyot
Areshet sifateinu ye'arev lifanecha, el ram v'nisa (2X)
meivin u'maazin, mabit umakshiv, l'kol l'kol tekiateinu (2)
u'tkabel b'rachamin, b'rachamim uv'ratzon, seder seder Malchuyoteinu

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T'ki'ah           Sh'varim-T'ru'ah    T'ki'ah                                                                              T'ki'ah           Sh'varim                 T'ki'ah                                                                                       T'ki'ah           T'ru'ah                     T'ki'ah Gedola

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Malchuyot
Areshet sifateinu ye'arev lifanecha, el ram v'nisa (2X)
meivin u'maazin, mabit umakshiv, l'kol l'kol tekiateinu (2)
u'tkabel b'rachamin, b'rachamim uv'ratzon, seder seder Malchuyoteinu

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It weighs on us to praise the Maker of all things, the Creator who whispered life into our universe.

We do this knowing She did not mold us like other peoples,

did not incline us easily to be family among them:

but has given us something different, something that has fashioned us, martyred us, and sustained us.
So we pause and allow ourselves to wonder at the Holiest one,
The Source whom, we bless and sanctify,
for nurturing the world and cradling all living things.

Pause here for reflection and consider:     What do you commit to in the New Year?

Radiance shines from heaven and bubbles up from the earth.

Her home is a quiet corner of the perceiving soul.

This is our God, our beginning and our end.

Besides God there is nothing more.
Thus do we always hope to catch glimpses of You and

recognize your majesty for a sign.

It would be enough to put evil to flight and our false gods in their place.

That time will find all our voices understood and all our knowledge harmony.
Your presence will make nurturers and wonder workers of us all,
and we will find the right song to sing to You.

All:   On that day we will truly see You as One, and Your name will be Unity. Havurat Shalom Siddur Project

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Letakayn Olam b'Malchut Shaddai                                                                        Healing the world through the Majesty of Nurture

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Letakayn Olam b'Malchut Shaddai                                                                        Healing the world through the Majesty of Nurture

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L'takayn Olam b'malchut Shaddai

Healing the World through the Majesty of Nurture (Alaynu)

These words are found in the prayer which is called " Alaynu." It comes near the end of the prayer service and is meant to energize us for our holy work. This translation was given to me by Rabbi Arthur Waskow, whose dedication to the holy work of healing the world is an inspiration for me. The Divine name Shaddai is related to the word for Breast. It is an ancient name of God that invokes the Source of all nurturance.

As we chant these words, we align ourselves with the Majesty of Nurture by expressing the awesome healing power of compassion for all Life.

To hear the chant, use the audio player. To download the chant, right-click the note and save (or download) the linked MP3 file.

For the musical notation, see The Magic of Hebrew Chant, page 249.
The Magic of Hebrew Chant ©2013 Shefa Gold. All rights reserved.

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L'takayn Olam b'malchut Shaddai Healing the World through the Majesty of Nurture (Alaynu) These words are found in the prayer which is called " Alaynu." It comes near the end of the prayer service and is meant to energize us for our holy work.

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אבינו מלכינו                                                                                                      אמנו מלכתינו                                                                                                   מקורינו וגורלינו                                                                                               מדריכינו ואמתינו 

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אבינו מלכינו                                                                                                      אמנו מלכתינו                                                                                                   מקורינו וגורלינו                                                                                               מדריכינו ואמתינו 

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Avinu Malkeinu

Emanu Malkateinu

Mekoreinu v'Goraleinu

Madrikheinu v'Emeteinu

Our Father, our King,

Our Mother, our Queen,

Our Source and our Destiny,

Our Guide and our Truth

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Let us ask ourselves hard questions

For this is the time for truth.

How much time did we waste

In the year that is now gone?

Did we fill our days with life

Or were they dull and empty?

Was there love inside our home

Or was the affectionate word left unsaid?

Was there a real companionship with our children

Or was there a living together and a growing apart?

Were we a help to our mates

Or did we take them for granted?

How was it with our friends:

Were we there when they needed us or not?

The kind deed: did we perform it or postpone it?

The unnecessary gibe: did we say it or hold it back?

Did we live by false values?

Did we deceive others?

Did we deceive ourselves?

Were we sensitive to the rights and feelings

Of those who worked for us?

Did we acquire only possessions

Or did we acquire new insights as well?

Did we fear what the crowd would say

And keep quiet when we should have spoken out?

Did we mind only our own business

Or did we feel the heartbreak of others?

Did we live right,

And if not,

Then have we learned, and will we change?       Jack Reimer

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Zicharon
Areshet sifateinu ye'arev lifanecha, el ram v'nisa (2X)
meivin u'maazin, mabit umakshiv, l'kol l'kol tekiateinu (2)
u'tkabel b'rachamin, b'rachamim uv'ratzon, seder seder Zichronoteinu

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T'ki'ah           Sh'varim-T'ru'ah    T'ki'ah                                                                              T'ki'ah           Sh'varim                 T'ki'ah                                                                                       T'ki'ah           T'ru'ah                     T'ki'ah 

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You remember all that has transpired since the beginning of time.

Before You all the secrets, all the hidden things of the ages are revealed.

For You there is no forgetfulness; from You nothing is concealed.
You remember all deeds; and their authors are not forgotten by You.

To You everything is clear, O Lord our God;
You foresee the generations to the end of time.

From the beginning You made this known; in ancient days

You revealed it to us.

Blessed is the person who does not forget You,
who draws courage and strength from You.
For those who seek You shall not stumble;
those who trust in You shall not be put to shame
when the record of all deeds is set before You and You examine every action.
You remembered Noah in love,
mercifully saving him when you brought the flood
to destroy all creatures because of their evil deeds.
Because the record of his righteousness was known to You,
Lord our God.                The New Mahzor

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We are loved, loved, loved by a unending love
open up my heart I know I am loved, I know I am loved
open up my heart I know I am loved, I am loved, I am loved, I am loved, I am loved Yosef Goldman

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Yotzer or u' vorei hoshech oseh shalom u'vorei et hakol                                         Forming light and creating darkness,                                                       making Peace and creating EVERYTHING	

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Yotzer or u' vorei hoshech oseh shalom u'vorei et hakol                                         Forming light and creating darkness,                                                       making Peace and creating EVERYTHING	

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Psalm III
To God: to illuminate all men. Beginning with Skid Road.
Let Occidental and Washington be transformed into a higher place, the plaza of eternity.
Illuminate the welders in shipyards with the brilliance of their torches.
Let the crane operator lift up his arm for joy.
Let elevators creak and speak, ascending and descending in awe.
Let the mercy of the flower’s direction beckon in the eye.
Let the straight flower bespeak its purpose in straightness — to seek the light.
Let the crooked flower bespeak its purpose in crookedness — to seek the light.
Let the crookedness and straightness bespeak the light.
Let Puget Sound be a blast of light.
I feed on your Name like a cockroach on a crumb — this cockroach is holy.

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Here I am

one soul within this prayer community

Like those around me, I bring my own concerns and yearnings to this place, hoping to find expression in the time hallowed words of my people
and in the traditions cherished by generations before me,

May I bring the best of my energies to these Holy Days,

approaching this spiritual work with an open heart and mind, sincerity,
and sustained focus on the deep question of the season:

Who am I? How shall I live? Where have I fallen short or failed?

This night I take up the challenge of the days of Awe:

cheshbon hanefesh - a searching examination of my life,
a moral inventory of my deeds, words, and thoughts.

During the next ten days let me face the truth about myself

and listen to Your still, small voice.

Taking comfort in your promise that I am always free to change, released from staleness and routine,

let me know the joy of beginning again,

May I gain strength as I share this task with those around me, united by our common purpose:

tikkun middot (improving our characters) and tikkun olam (repairing the world)

now prepare myself to pray - one soul amidst this holy congregation. Mishkan Hanefesh

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Shofar

Areshet sifateinu ye'arev lifanecha, el ram v'nisa (2X)
meivin u'maazin, mabit umakshiv, l'kol l'kol tekiateinu (2)
u'tkabel b'rachamin, b'rachamim uv'ratzon, seder seder Shofronoteinu

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Blessed are You, Adonoy, our God, King of the Universe Who sanctified us with His commandments and commanded us to hear the sound of the shofar.

Blessed are You, Adonoy, our God, King of the Universe Who has kept us alive and sustained us and brought us to this season.

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May the cry of the shofar shatter our complacency

May the cry of the shofar break the bonds of all that enslaves us
May the cry of the shofar destroy the idols we have placed at the forefront of our lives

May the cry of the shofar awaken us to how we have sinned. And enable us to be of service to God and others with a whole heart

May the cry of the shofar summon us to a life of responsibility and stir us to respond, as did Abraham "Hineni" (Here I am)

May the cry of the shofar remind us that we can be instruments of redemption

May the cry of the shofar penetrate our hearts;

May the cry of the shofar bring blessing to us,  the people that hearkens to its call.                   Mahzor Lev Shalem

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Why we blow the Shofar, adapting the words of Rav Sa'adiah Gaon 10thC CE Egypt

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Why we blow the Shofar, adapting the words of Rav Sa'adiah Gaon 10thC CE Egypt

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1) Rosh Hashana is the beginning of the Ten Days of Repentance and the shofar calls the people to amend their lives.The shofar represents Gd's warning to Gd's people to turn and return
2) We stood at Sinai together, every Jewish souls that was or would be. It remains in our collective memory that: The Torah was given to us amid blasts of the shofar  "the sound of shofar was most powerful " (Exodus 19:16)  and the people accepted it saying  "We will do and we will listen. "
3) The shofar brings to mind warnings and exhortations of the prophets, we risk more than our lives by turning away: "He who hears the sound of the shofar and... heeds warning will save his soul." (Ezekiel 33:4-5)
4)  The shofar reminds us of the Holy Temple..."For you have heard the sound of the shofar, O my soul, the shouts of battle" (Jeremiah 4:19).
5)  The shofar recalls subsuming of the will by Abraham and Yitzhak. We pray that with the sounding of the shofar, re remember to quiet our panic driven will, raise our eyes, and choose wise oaths going forward.
6) It is the nature of the shofar's sound to arouse the heart to awe and reverence. and remembering of the unimaginably immense scale of Creation and our proportionate place in it.
7) The shofar reminds us of the Day of Judgement. "The great day of Almighty is near, it is near and rapidly approaching ”a day of the shofar and shouting " (Tzefanyah 1:14, 16).
8) The shofar inspires us with hope fir the ultimate wholeness of our people and all peoples, "And it will be on that day that a great shofar will be sounded; and those who were lost ... will come a before Gd on the holy mountain in Jerusalem"  (Isaiah 27:13)
9) We dream of a future in which all beings will be free from oppression. The shofar reminds us of redemption, past present and future,  which will be heralded with the sounding of the shofar.

10) With awe we welcome the Divine: "With trumpets and the sound of shofar, call out in the presence of the King, Almighty  (Psalm 48:6)