Kol Nidre Service 2021/5782 - The Mark Center

yes [Music] bye [Music] my [Music] welcome good jantiff and gamar hatimatova may be inscribed for a good year kendra jessica and i are here with you and as on rosh hashanah you'll be seeing some familiar sights and sounds from last year's services i'm thrilled to have you welcome sharon and bob miller i've known them and their wonderful family for years and they've always been so supportive of the work of the mark center sharon and bob we wish you a healthy and safe 5782 [Music] source of blessing eternal our god you fill the universe with majestic might teaching us holiness through sacred obligations giving us the mitzvah of bringing light on yom kippur we wish you health and happiness for the coming year please rise in the sight of god and of the congregation no matter how far some of us may have transgressed by departing from our people and our heritage we pray as one on this night of repentance call me dre a whisper of wings as promises are remembered saint and sinner alike communes with the most high we are at one together heart of all life from this day of atonement to the next may we reach it in peace all israel makes these vows to turn from sin and wrongdoing and to walk in the way of your law the path of justice and right yet we know our weakness how prone we are to fail help us to keep these vows made with contrite hearts we have come to seek pardon and forgiveness please be seated [Music] [Music] [Music] foreign foreign um [Music] um [Music] so [Music] um [Music] um [Music] me [Music] please rise [Music] say she [Music] oh [Music] oh [Applause] [Music] is [Music] [Applause] the [Music] me [Music] yes [Music] [Applause] [Music] foreign [Music] please rise as we read together in the sight of god and of the congregation no matter how far some of us may have transgressed by departing from our people and our heritage we pray as one on this night of repentance call nidre a whisper of wings as promises are remembered saint and sinner alike communes with the most high we are at one heart of all life from this day of atonement to the next may we reach it in peace all israel makes these vows to turn from sin and wrongdoing and to walk in the way of your law the path of justice and right yet we know our weakness how prone we are to fail help us to keep these vows made with contrite hearts we have come to seek pardon and forgiveness you may be seated [Music] [Applause] please rise [Music] oh [Music] is [Music] um [Music] foreign [Music] [Music] oh [Music] is if you're lost you feel afraid and you don't know what to say then listen listen to our god [Music] is there a question on your mind is the answer hard to find listen with all your heart and soul and with all your mind write them and learn them and teach them well every [Music] your morning and listen why quiet yourself there's nothing to say stop all the chatter that gets in the way and listen listen to our lord when the wind and thunder finally disappear there's still a voice that you can hear if you listen [Music] below it can come from within your soul close your eyes [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Laughter] [Music] [Applause] listen listen to our god [Music] listen listen [Music] a prayer to bless our sleep with peace you know i always tell you that um i used to say as i was growing up now i lay me down to sleep i pray the lord my soul to keep and if i die before i awake i pray the lord my soul to take well here is wendell berry's version [Music] when despair for the world grows in me and i wake in the night at the least sound in fear of what my life and my children's lives may be i go and lie down where the wood drake rests in his beauty on the water and the great heron feeds i come into the peace of wild things who do not tax their lives with forethought of grief i come into the presence of still water and i feel above me the day-blind stars waiting with their light for a time i rest in the grace of the world and am free [Music] [Music] is [Music] leave me [Music] we continue with literally the prayer where we're not only urged to talk the talk but to walk the walk and really make our judaism a verb please rise [Music] foreign [Music] [Music] my [Music] foreign [Music] i [Music] [Applause] [Music] hello [Music] hello [Music] my heart [Music] they are eternal one you are the god of all generations the ones that are past and those yet unborn you are our god you are the first you are the last you are the only one you made the earth and brought us forth to dwell in it you called abraham to righteousness his children to bear witness to your glory you formed us to be a covenant people eternal as the hosts of heaven o god you are the shield of our people our everlasting light remember us unto life o sovereign who delights in life and inscribe us in the book of life for your sake o god of life [Music] is [Music] foreign [Music] i am [Music] is [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] foreign [Music] [Applause] m [Music] me [Music] [Applause] [Music] me [Music] your might o god is everlasting help us to use our strength for good and not for evil you are the source of life and blessing help us to choose life for ourselves and our children you are the support of the falling help us to lift up the fallen you are the author of freedom help us to set free the captive you are our hope in death as in life help us to keep faith with those who sleep in the dust your might o god is everlasting help us to use our strength for good please be seated please join us grant us peace your most precious gift o eternal source of peace and give us the will to proclaim its message to all the peoples of the earth bless our country that it may always be a stronghold of peace and its advocate among the nations may contentment reign within its borders health and happiness within its homes strengthen the bonds of friendship among the inhabitants of all lands and may the love of your name hallow every home and every heart teach us so god to labor for righteousness and to describe us in the book of life blessing and peace blessed is the eternal god the source of peace [Music] so [Music] [Music] oh [Music] oh [Music] is [Music] see [Music] as we chant the vidue we take our hand you don't have to ask yourself hard just a little tap it lets us know that these are things that we may have done wrong they may be things that another has done wrong but we are all attached to the same body and if one limb on the body is ill it affects the whole body [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] i [Music] together we commit crimes please rise [Music] the sin we have committed against you under duress or by choice [Music] the sin we have committed against you consciously or unconsciously and the sin we have committed against you openly or secretly the sin we have committed against you in our thoughts the sin we have committed against you with our words and the sin we have committed against you by the abuse of power for all these o god of mercy forgive us pardon us grant us atonement the sin we have committed against you by hardening our hearts the sin we have committed against you by profaning your name the sin we have committed against you by disrespect for parents and teachers the sin we have committed against you by speaking slander the sin we have committed against you by dishonesty in our work and the sin we have committed against you by hurting others in any way for all these o god of mercy forgive us pardon us grant us atonement shimakolenu says hear our voices god have compassion on us and with that compassion answer our prayers [Music] hello [Music] oh [Music] oh [Music] hello [Music] i [Music] let the gates of heaven be opened to our plea of let this be an hour of compassion and favor give strength to your people israel avenue remember those slain for their love of your name remember those who went through fire and water for your sake be mindful of us and help us inscribe us in the book of forgiveness inscribe us for blessing in the book of life inscribe us in the book of deliverance and redemption be gracious and answer us for we have little merit treat us generously and with highness and be our help [Music] is [Music] [Applause] [Music] and you may be seated every time we hear of someone who becomes ill or who's struggling with their circumstances some of us might say i'll pray for you here's our opportunity to do just that before we sing the words of the prayer let's set the intention and really allow ourselves to transmit and amplify our prayers let's take a moment and if you feel comfortable close your eyes take a deep breath bring your awareness to your heart to your divine human heart think of someone or something that makes your heart open wide maybe it's a beloved pet a baby a favorite flower with each breath allow your heart to bloom and to shine with each breath let your heart become brighter like a lighthouse generously sharing light with all who need it see if you can allow your heart to become even brighter more open as we share this light with those who can use our prayers feel free to say their names out loud as we sing together [Music] may the source of [Music] who bless the ones before us help us find the courage to make our lives a blessing and let us say [Music] new bless those in need of healing with refuge the renewal of body the renewal of the spirit and let us [Music] please rise [Music] [Applause] [Music] me [Music] foreign [Music] oh [Music] and you may be seated our thoughts turn now to those whom we've lost as we speak the ancient words of the kaddish please rise [Music] is [Music] [Music] [Music] is [Music] may the source of peace grant peace to all who mourn and to all who may be bereaved among us as we all say together amen oh [Music] oh [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] see [Music] and easy fast and we'll see you in the morning [Music] foreign

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Published: Wed Sep 15 2021