L’SHEM YIHUD - FOR THE SAKE OF THE UNIFICATION

idpecd`i æedi cEg¦i m¥W§l L’shem yihud

`Ed Ki ¦x§A `W §cªw Kudsha B’rikh Hu ,D¥Y§pi¦k §WE u’Sh’khinteih, c¥g©i§l ,Eni¦g §xE Eli¦g §c¦A bid’hilu u-r’himu, l’yaheid d"e§A d"i m¥W shem Yod-Hey b’Vav-Hey ,mi¦l §W `cEg¦i§A b’yihuda sh’lim .l¥ x §U¦i lM m¥yŸ§A b’shem kol Yisrael.

FOR THE SAKE OF THE UNIFICATION OF THE SACRED MASCULINE AND THE FEMININE PRESENCE

IN AWE AND LOVE, TO UNIFY THE NAME Y”H WITH V”H

IN A COMPLETE UNITY FOR THE SAKE OF ALL ON THE PATH OF YISRA-EL.

ROSH HASHANAH CHANT

!`Ed dY© ,drEx §Y©d mFi ,oFxM¦G©d mFi oFc£!`Ed dY© ,zFx©tFW§e zFpFx§k¦f ,zFiªk§l©n mFi oFc£

Adon Yom ha-Zikaron, Yom ha-Tru’ah, Atah Hu!Adon Yom Malkhuyot, Zikhronot, v’Shofrot

Atah Hu!Lord of the Day of Remembrance, The Day of Sounding –

You are It! Now is the Divine!Lord of the Day of Kingship, of Remembrance, of Shofars –

You are It! Now is the Divine!

YOM KIPPUR CHANT

!`Ed dY© ,zFkx§aE ,zFcFa£r ,zFg¦l§Q©d mFi oFc£Adon Yom ha-S’lihot, Advodot, u’Vrakhot, Atah Hu!

Lord of the Day of Forgiveness, of Surrender, of Blessing – You are It! Now is the Divine!

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BLESSINGS FOR CANDLES

Rosh HaShannah:

Epi«¥dŸl¡ dedi dY© KExAEp«W §C¦w x¤W£ ,mlFrd K¤l«¤nx¥p wi¦l §c©d§l Ep«E¦v§e ,eizF§v¦n§A

l¤W[l¤W§e zA©W].aFh mFi

Barukh Atah AdonaiEloheynu Melekh Ha'olam

asher kid'shanu b'mitzvotavv’tzivanu l'hadlik ner shel[Shabbat v’shel] Yom Tov.

Blessed are You, O Holy One,all pervading Spirit of the

Universe, Who sanctifies uswith the mitzvah of kindling the

light of [Shabbat and] theHolyDay.

Yom Kippur:Epi«¥dŸl¡ dedi dY© KExAEp«W §C¦w x¤W£ ,mlFrd K¤l«¤nx¥p wi¦l §c©d§l Ep«E¦v§e ,eizF§v¦n§A

l¤W[l¤W§e zA©W] mFi mi ¦xER¦M©d

Barukh Atah AdonaiEloheynu Melekh Ha'olam

asher kid'shanu b'mitzvotavv’tzivanu l'had’lik ner shel

[Shabbat v’shel] YomHa-Kippurim.

Blessed are You, O Holy One,all pervading Spirit of the

Universe, Who sanctifies uswith the mitzvah of kindling the

light of [Shabbat and] YomKippur.

Sheheheyanu:,Epi«¥dŸl¡ dedi ,dY© KExA

Ep«i¡g¤d¤W ,mlFrd K¤l«¤n.d¤G©d o©n§G©l Ep«ri¦B¦d§e Ep«n§I¦w§e

Barukh Ata Adonai,Eloheynu Melekh Ha’olam,she’he’heyanu, v’kiymanu,v’higiy’anu la-z’man hazeh.

Blessed are You, O Holy One,all pervading Spirit of the

Universe, Who has given us lifeand sustained us and brought us

to this moment.

A PERSONAL PRAYER

Ep«l o¤Y¦z§e ;i©aFx§w lM z¤§e i¦zF` o¥pFg §Y¤W i©zFO¦ §e i©zFa£ i©dŸl`¥e i©dŸl¡ dedi ,Li«¤pt§l oFvx i¦d§iEp«¥k §xa §zE ;mi¦n£g ©x z ©Cªw§t¦A Ep «¥c§w§t¦z§e ;dkx§a§E daFh oFx§k¦f§A Ep «¥x§M§f¦z§e ;mi¦kEx£ ©e mi¦aFh mi¦i©gi¥ §x¦i ,dedi i¥a£dF` ,mi¦pFa§pE mi¦nk£g zFi§d§l Ep¥M©f§e .epi«¥pi¥A L §zpi¦k §W o¥M §W©z§e ;zFlFc§B zFkx§A

.mi¦aFh mi¦U£r©n§aE dxFY©A mlFrd z¤ mi ¦xi¦ §nE ,mi¦w¥a §C dedi©A ,z¤n¡ i¥W§p© ,mi¦dŸl¡.o¥n¨ .c¤re mlFr§l d¤A§k¦i Ÿl¤W Ep ¥x¥p x¥ d§e ,z ŸG©d z¥rA i¦zP¦g §Y z¤ r©n§W `P¨

Holy One, Divinity of my mothers and fathers, may it beYour will that I, and all those close to me, experienceGrace. Grant us long life. Remember to be good to us,bless us, and be compassionate toward us. Bless us with great blessings! Please, Shekhinah, dwell among us. May we all be wiseand understanding, loving You, in awe of Your grandeur, and, above all, people ofTruth. O, that we would cleave to You and bring light to the world through Torah and gooddeeds. Please, listen attentively to my entreaty at this time, and, please, illuminate oursouls’ candles so they will never be extinguished. Amen!

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i ¦Y §n©w i ¦cFc§l ©gŸY§t¦l i¦p£ Kam'ti ani liftoah l'dodi.

I will open to You, my beloved.

Will You open, open to me?

A PRAYER OF FORGIVENESS [from Bedtime Sh’ma Liturgy]

mlFr l ¤W FpFA ¦x, oi¥A ,i ¦C§b¤p§M `hg¤W F` ,i ¦zF` hi¦p§w¦d§e qi¦r§k¦d¤W i¦n lk§l l¥gFn i¦pi ¥x£d,ci¦f¥n§A oi¥A b¥bFW§A oi¥A ,oFvx§A oi¥A q¤p «Ÿ §A oi¥A ,i¦l x¤W£ lk§A oi¥A i ¦cFa§k¦A oi¥A ,i¦pFnn§A oi¥A i¦tEb§A

Ÿl§e ,x¥g© lEb§l¦b§A oi¥A d¤f lEb§l¦b§A oi¥A ,xEd §x¦d§A oi¥A daW£g©n§A oi¥A ,d¤U£r©n§A oi¥A xEA ¦c§A oi¥Ad©nE ,cFr `h¡g¤ ŸN¤W ,i ©xFd i¥dŸl`¥e i©dŸl¡ i§i ,Li«¤pt§N¦n oFvx i¦d§i .i ¦zA¦q§A mc¨ mEW W¥pr¥i

.mi¦rx mi¦il¢ge mi ¦xEQ¦i i ¥c§i l©r Ÿl la£ ,mi¦A ©xd Li«¤n£g ©x§A wFg§n Li«¤pt§l i¦z`«hg¤X.i¦l£Ÿb§e i ¦xEv i§i ,Li«¤pt§l i¦A¦l oFi§b¤d§e i¦t i ¥x§n¦ oFvx§l Ei§d¦i

Ruler of All Worlds, Ribono Shel Olam: I hereby forgive anyone who has angered or troubled me, as well as anyone who hasinjured me, physically or financially, in my honor or in any other way, whetherviolently or intentionally, accidentally or willfully, by speech or deed, thought orintention, in this incarnation or in any other.

May no one suffer on my account. May it be Your Will, my Divinity and Divinity of myparents, that I live with integrity. Please, may I fall short no more, nor revert to my oldpatterns; let me not behave with resentment or anger. Transform all the misdeeds I havecommitted through your endless compassion, but not through sickness or suffering.

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

KAMTI [Song of Songs 5:5]

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ON ROSH HASHANAH MORNING; YOM KIPPUR EVENING AND MORNING:

zilh ztihr DONNING THE TALLIT ,cŸ §n Y§l «©cB i©dŸl¡ dedi .dedi z¤ i¦W§t©p i¦k §xA

,dn§l©V©M xF` d¤h «Ÿr .Y §W«al xcd§e cFd.dri ¦x§i©M m¦i«©nW d¤hFp

O my soul, bless the Infinite one. You are garbed in splendor and majesty, light is Your garment, the heavens are arrayed as a curtain.

cEg¦i m ¥y§l l’shem yihud ,D¥Y§pi¦k §WE `Ed Ki ¦x§A `y §cŸªwKudsha B’rikh Hu u’Sh’khinteih Eni¦g §xE Eli¦g §c§A bid’hiylu u’r’hiymu d"e§A d"i m ¥W c¥g©i§l l’yaheid shem Yod-Hey b’Vav-Hey mi¦l §W `cEg¦i§A b’yihuda sh’lim .l ¥ x §U¦i lM m ¥yŸ§A b’sheim kol Yisrael.

For the sake of the unificationof The Blessed Holy One andHis Sh’khinah in awe and love,to unify the name Y”H withV’H in complete Unity,in the name of those who strivewith the Divine.

s¥H©r§z¦Y o¥M ,z¦vi¦S©A i¦tEB s¥H©r§z¦n i¦pi ¥x£dz¦vi¦S©d xF`§A i ©c¦b d"q §WE i ©xa¥ g"©n §xE i ¦zn §W¦p

mlFrA zi¦N©h§A d¤Q©M§z¦n i¦p£ ¤y m¥W§kE .b"©i §x©z d¤lFrdmlFrl d¤ p zi¦N©h§lE opA ©x §c `wEl£g©l d¤M§f¤ K©M ,d¤G©d

i¦W§t©p l¥vP ¦Y z¦vi¦v z©e§v¦n i ¥c§i l©r§e .o ¤c¥r o©b§A `A©dUFx§t¦i zi¦l©H©d§e .mi¦pEvi¦g©d o¦n i¦zl¦t §zE i ¦zn §W¦p§e i¦gEx§e`¥d§zE .s¥g ©x§i eilfFB l©r ,FP¦T xi¦ri x¤W¤p§M m¤di¥l£r eitp§M

EN¦ §M `Ed KExA WFcT©d i¥p§t¦l z¦vi¦v z©e§v¦n daEW£gm¦iEl §Y©d zF§v¦n b"©i §x©z§e di«¤zFp§E©k§e di«¤hx§R lk§A di «¦Y§n©i¦w

.dl¤q o¥n¨ ,DA

Just as I wrap my body in this 4-corneredfringed garment, so I wrap my soul andmy body in light. Through this mitzvah,may all the levels of my soul - my nefeshand ruah and neshamah - be protectedfrom those external forces that wish todistract me from the holy work of thismost holy day. May I experience thisgarment of light as protective wings,guarding me and transporting me just as aeagle protects its young. Amen, selah!

dedi dY © KExAx ¤y£ mlFrd K¤l«¤n Epi«¥dŸl¡Ep«E¦v§e ,eizF§v¦n§A Ep «W §C¦w.z¦vi¦S©A s¥H©r§z¦d§l

Barukh Atah AdonaiEloheynu Melekh Ha-olam

asher kid'shanu b'mitzvotav v’tzivanu

l’hit’ateif ba-tzitzit.

Blessed are You, O Holy One,all pervading Spirit of theUniverse, Who makes us holythrough sacred deeds, and asksus to wrap ourselves in a fringedgarment.

l¥v§A mc¨ i¥p§aE ,mi¦dŸl¡ L §C§q©g xwI d©nl©g«©p§e ,L«¤zi¥A o¤W «¤C¦n oªi§e §x¦i .oEiq¡g¤i Li«¤tp§M,mi¦I©g xFw§n L§O¦r i¦M .m¥w §W©z Li«¤pc£r,Li«¤r §cŸi§l L §C§q©g KŸW§n .xF` d¤ §x¦p L §xF`§A

.a¥l i ¥x §W¦i§l L §zw §c¦v§e

How precious is your love, Elohim. We areprotected in the shade of your wings. Let us drinkfrom the river of Eden. For with You is theSource of life, in Your light we see light. ExtendYour lovingkindness to those in holy relationshipwith You and Your righteousness to the upright ofheart.

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