Kol Nidre Chant
By Kohenet Keshira HaLev Fife
Kol nidre is not for beating our chests
Kol nidre is for returning to our best
Kol nidre is for releasing every vow
Kol nidre come to presence here and now
At-one-ment, at-one-ment, reflect and take it slow
At-one-ment, at-one-ment, release and let it go
At-one-ment, at-one-ment, return to where we start
At-one-ment, at-one-ment, aligning with our hearts
Hineni: Here I Stand, Interpretation by Rabbi Rachel Barenblat
During the Musaf (additional) service on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, it's traditional to recite a prayer called Hineni, "Here I stand." It's an outpouring of hopes written by an anonymous medieval cantor, and I find it tremendously powerful. (Here's a translation of the traditional text, with some commentary.) This is not a translation -- rather an interpretation. I offer it for anyone else who's davening Hineni this Yom Kippur. Feel free to use it in whatever way is meaningful for you.
HINENI
Here I stand
painfully aware of my flaws
quaking in my canvas shoes
and in my heart.
I'm here on behalf of this kahal
even though the part of me
that's quick to knock myself
says I'm not worthy to lead them.
All creation was nurtured
in Your compassionate womb!
God of our ancestors, help me
as I call upon your mercy.
Don't blame this community
for the places where I miss the mark
in my actions or my heart
in my thoughts or in our davening.
Each of us is responsible
for her own teshuvah.
Help us remember that
without recriminations.
Accept my prayer
as though I were exactly the leader
this community needs in this moment,
as though my voice never faltered.
Free me from my own baggage
that might get in the way.
See us through the rose-colored glasses
of Your mercy.
Transform our suffering into gladness.
Dear One, may my prayer reach You
wherever You are
for Your name’s sake.
All praise is due to You, Dear One
Who hears the prayers of our hearts.
Find more High Holiday liturgy from Bayit at: https://yourbayit.org/holy-at-home/
“I think it's beautiful. A word for remembering small moments destined to be lost.” --Robyn Schneider, The Beginning of Everything
The term Sillage (see-yazh), derived from the French word for a boat’s wake, can refer the scientific degree to which a perfume’s fragrance lingers or can poetically refer to having a lingering impression of something having passed. Our memories are not files of events saved on a hard drive. Memories contain the movement of a moment, can be electrifying to the senses, and are meant to stay with us. Each time we celebrate Rosh Hashanah, as we have done for years and generations, we create new collective memories to be passed down.
What are three moments in the past year (or further back) seemed small at the time but linger with you? What ways are you planing on being more mindful in the year to come?
Blessing of Memory
Zichronam livracha, tzedek v’shalom
May the memories of those we have lost be for a blessing of righteousness and peace.
Kol Nidre Chant
By Kohenet Keshira HaLev Fife
Kol nidre is not for beating our chests
Kol nidre is for returning to our best
Kol nidre is for releasing every vow
Kol nidre come to presence here and now
At-one-ment, at-one-ment, reflect and take it slow
At-one-ment, at-one-ment, release and let it go
At-one-ment, at-one-ment, return to where we start
At-one-ment, at-one-ment, aligning with our hearts
Hineni: Here I Stand, Interpretation by Rabbi Rachel Barenblat
During the Musaf (additional) service on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, it's traditional to recite a prayer called Hineni, "Here I stand." It's an outpouring of hopes written by an anonymous medieval cantor, and I find it tremendously powerful. (Here's a translation of the traditional text, with some commentary.) This is not a translation -- rather an interpretation. I offer it for anyone else who's davening Hineni this Yom Kippur. Feel free to use it in whatever way is meaningful for you.
HINENI
Here I stand
painfully aware of my flaws
quaking in my canvas shoes
and in my heart.
I'm here on behalf of this kahal
even though the part of me
that's quick to knock myself
says I'm not worthy to lead them.
All creation was nurtured
in Your compassionate womb!
God of our ancestors, help me
as I call upon your mercy.
Don't blame this community
for the places where I miss the mark
in my actions or my heart
in my thoughts or in our davening.
Each of us is responsible
for her own teshuvah.
Help us remember that
without recriminations.
Accept my prayer
as though I were exactly the leader
this community needs in this moment,
as though my voice never faltered.
Free me from my own baggage
that might get in the way.
See us through the rose-colored glasses
of Your mercy.
Transform our suffering into gladness.
Dear One, may my prayer reach You
wherever You are
for Your name’s sake.
All praise is due to You, Dear One
Who hears the prayers of our hearts.
Find more High Holiday liturgy from Bayit at: https://yourbayit.org/holy-at-home/
“I think it's beautiful. A word for remembering small moments destined to be lost.” --Robyn Schneider, The Beginning of Everything
The term Sillage (see-yazh), derived from the French word for a boat’s wake, can refer the scientific degree to which a perfume’s fragrance lingers or can poetically refer to having a lingering impression of something having passed. Our memories are not files of events saved on a hard drive. Memories contain the movement of a moment, can be electrifying to the senses, and are meant to stay with us. Each time we celebrate Rosh Hashanah, as we have done for years and generations, we create new collective memories to be passed down.
What are three moments in the past year (or further back) seemed small at the time but linger with you? What ways are you planing on being more mindful in the year to come?
Blessing of Memory
Zichronam livracha, tzedek v’shalom
May the memories of those we have lost be for a blessing of righteousness and peace.
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