Pour a third cup of juice.
The theme for this third cup is justice. Justice: a genuine respect for others, a lack of discrimination. Legal justice, economic justice. Equal access—to vote, to health, to love, to life. Environmental justice, cultural justice.
Tzedek, tzedek tirdof, l’ma‐an tichyeh
Justice, justice shall you pursue, that you may thrive...
–D’varim (Deuternomy) 16:20
Nevarech Yah, Eloheynu, Shofet ha‐olam, borei p’ri hagafen.
We bless Yah, True Judge of the world, who creates the fruit of the vine.
Again, drink!
In this time of pandemic, many have become sick. Many of us know people who have been sick physically, emotionally, mentally, spiritually. Some of us have been sick; some of us are ill now. We hope for complete and rapid healing. We request healing based on the words Moshe used to ask for his sister Miryam to be healed.
Mi shebeirach avoteinu M’kor hab’racha l’imoteinu
May the source of strength
Who blessed the ones before us
Help us find the courage to make our lives a blessing
And let us say Amen
Mi shebeirach imoteinu
M’kor habrachah l’avoteinu
Bless those in need of healing with r’fuah sh’leimah
The renewal of body, the renewal of spirit
And let us say Amen
Our first food this evening is an apple. Apples were selected because in ancient times they became a symbol of the Jewish people in relationship to the Divine Spark.
In Song of Songs, we read,
“As the apple is rare and unique among the trees of the forest, so is my beloved [Israel] amongst the maidens [nations] of the world.”
And the Zohar, a 13th-century Jewish mystical text, states that beauty, represented by G-d, "diffuses itself in the world as an apple.”
The Talmud doesn't dictate the minhag of dipping apples in honey. Traditionally, as early as the 7th century, it was customary to wish someone, “ Shanah tovah umetukah ” (a good and sweet year), and honey, whether from dates, figs, or apiary, was the most prevalent sweetener in the Jewish world and was thus the most available “sweet” for dipping purposes.
And as for the biblical description of Israel as a land flowing with “milk and honey,” the Torah is alluding to a paste made from overripe dates, not honey from beehives. Still, enjoying honey at Rosh HaShanah reminds us of our historic connection with the Holy Land.
May your year be sweet, fruitful, and filled with contentment and promise.
Baruch Atah Adonai, Eloheynu Melech ha‐olam, borei p’ri ha‐etz
Blessed are You, Adonai our God, Sovereign of the Universe, Creator of the fruit of the tree.
We eat some apple first, then we dip the apple in honey.
In this time of pandemic, many have become sick. Many of us know people who have been sick physically, emotionally, mentally, spiritually. Some of us have been sick; some of us are ill now. We hope for complete and rapid healing. We request healing based on the words Moshe used to ask for his sister Miryam to be healed.
Mi shebeirach avoteinu M’kor hab’racha l’imoteinu
May the source of strength
Who blessed the ones before us
Help us find the courage to make our lives a blessing
And let us say Amen
Mi shebeirach imoteinu
M’kor habrachah l’avoteinu
Bless those in need of healing with r’fuah sh’leimah
The renewal of body, the renewal of spirit
And let us say Amen
Pour a second cup of juice.
Rosh Hashanah is known as a day of remembrance where we sit in the balance between past and future.
Together, we raise a glass and make a toast to Remembrance with this quote from Abraham Joshua Heschel:
“The authentic individual is neither an end nor a beginning but a link between ages...we sanctify the present by remembering the past.”
Blessing of Memory
Zichronam livracha, tzedek v’shalom
May the memories of those we have lost be for a blessing of righteousness and peace.
Reflection Questions for Yom HaZikaron - Day of Remembrance
Where did I dedicate my time, energy and resources in the past year?
Who and what do I want to remember from the past year (or from any time in the past) to guide me in the coming year?
B’ruchah At Yah Shekhinah, Ruach ha‐olam boreit p’ri hagafen.
You are praised Yah, Divine Presence, Life’s Breath of the Universe, Creator of the fruit of the vine.
Drink
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We pour a cup of wine (or grape juice) to continue to welcome and to sanctify the New Year.
Wine or grape juice are also standards of nearly every Jewish holiday. Before we eat we take a moment to say a blessing over a glass of wine. In this special version Rosh Hashanah is called Yom HaZikaron, the Day of Remembering, and Yom Truah, the Day of Calling Out. Tonight during our meal we will do some remembering, and some calling out. We will also focus on the gratitude we feel for the past year, and all of the blessings that it contained.
We are all made b’tzelem elohim, in Hashem’s image. All of us: all ages, all races, all nations, all gender expressions, everyone in every social stratum. When Hashem rested, the work of creation fell to us. Let us take care of this creation, and continue the work of creation—together.
Wine is a symbol of joy, a symbol of sanctity, a symbol of holiness. For this first cup, we take the theme of creation: Rosh haShanah celebrates the creation of all. Let us take this cup of wine and with it acknowledge the Creation and sanctify this Rosh haShanah.
B’ruchah At Yah, Shekhinah, Ruach ha‐olam, boreit p’ri hagafen.
You are praised, Yah, Divine Presence, Life’s Breath of the Universe, Creator of the fruit of the vine.
Baruch Atah Adonay, Elohenu Melech ha‐olam,
asher kera‐anu la‐avodato, v’rom’manu
bikdushato, v’kidshanu b’mitzvotav. Vatiten lanu,
Adonay Elohenu, b’ahavah et yom
haZikaron hazeh,
zeicher l’tsiat mitzrayim.
Ki eleynu karata, v’otanu kidashta la‐avodatecha.
Ud’varcha emet v’kayam la‐ad.
Blessed are you, Adonai, the sovereign of all worlds, who has called us to your service, and has shared your holiness with us, making us holy with your mitzvot. And you have given us, KIND ONE, in love on this Day of Remembrance, a day for sounding the shofar, a day of holy assembly, in remembrance of the departure from Egypt. For you called to us, and made us holy for your service. Your faithful word endures forever.
Ne’varech Yah Eloheynu, Makor haOlam
me’kadesh (on Shabbat: haShabbat, v’) Yisrael, v’Yom haZikaron.
We praise Yah our God, Source of all, who sanctifies (the Sabbath,) Israel, and the Day of Remembrance.
Drink the wine or grape juice—a sip, the whole cup, or anything in between.
Pour a third cup of juice.
The theme for this third cup is justice. Justice: a genuine respect for others, a lack of discrimination. Legal justice, economic justice. Equal access—to vote, to health, to love, to life. Environmental justice, cultural justice.
Tzedek, tzedek tirdof, l’ma‐an tichyeh
Justice, justice shall you pursue, that you may thrive...
–D’varim (Deuternomy) 16:20
Nevarech Yah, Eloheynu, Shofet ha‐olam, borei p’ri hagafen.
We bless Yah, True Judge of the world, who creates the fruit of the vine.
Again, drink!
In this time of pandemic, many have become sick. Many of us know people who have been sick physically, emotionally, mentally, spiritually. Some of us have been sick; some of us are ill now. We hope for complete and rapid healing. We request healing based on the words Moshe used to ask for his sister Miryam to be healed.
Mi shebeirach avoteinu M’kor hab’racha l’imoteinu
May the source of strength
Who blessed the ones before us
Help us find the courage to make our lives a blessing
And let us say Amen
Mi shebeirach imoteinu
M’kor habrachah l’avoteinu
Bless those in need of healing with r’fuah sh’leimah
The renewal of body, the renewal of spirit
And let us say Amen
Our first food this evening is an apple. Apples were selected because in ancient times they became a symbol of the Jewish people in relationship to the Divine Spark.
In Song of Songs, we read,
“As the apple is rare and unique among the trees of the forest, so is my beloved [Israel] amongst the maidens [nations] of the world.”
And the Zohar, a 13th-century Jewish mystical text, states that beauty, represented by G-d, "diffuses itself in the world as an apple.”
The Talmud doesn't dictate the minhag of dipping apples in honey. Traditionally, as early as the 7th century, it was customary to wish someone, “ Shanah tovah umetukah ” (a good and sweet year), and honey, whether from dates, figs, or apiary, was the most prevalent sweetener in the Jewish world and was thus the most available “sweet” for dipping purposes.
And as for the biblical description of Israel as a land flowing with “milk and honey,” the Torah is alluding to a paste made from overripe dates, not honey from beehives. Still, enjoying honey at Rosh HaShanah reminds us of our historic connection with the Holy Land.
May your year be sweet, fruitful, and filled with contentment and promise.
Baruch Atah Adonai, Eloheynu Melech ha‐olam, borei p’ri ha‐etz
Blessed are You, Adonai our God, Sovereign of the Universe, Creator of the fruit of the tree.
We eat some apple first, then we dip the apple in honey.
In this time of pandemic, many have become sick. Many of us know people who have been sick physically, emotionally, mentally, spiritually. Some of us have been sick; some of us are ill now. We hope for complete and rapid healing. We request healing based on the words Moshe used to ask for his sister Miryam to be healed.
Mi shebeirach avoteinu M’kor hab’racha l’imoteinu
May the source of strength
Who blessed the ones before us
Help us find the courage to make our lives a blessing
And let us say Amen
Mi shebeirach imoteinu
M’kor habrachah l’avoteinu
Bless those in need of healing with r’fuah sh’leimah
The renewal of body, the renewal of spirit
And let us say Amen
Pour a second cup of juice.
Rosh Hashanah is known as a day of remembrance where we sit in the balance between past and future.
Together, we raise a glass and make a toast to Remembrance with this quote from Abraham Joshua Heschel:
“The authentic individual is neither an end nor a beginning but a link between ages...we sanctify the present by remembering the past.”
Blessing of Memory
Zichronam livracha, tzedek v’shalom
May the memories of those we have lost be for a blessing of righteousness and peace.
Reflection Questions for Yom HaZikaron - Day of Remembrance
Where did I dedicate my time, energy and resources in the past year?
Who and what do I want to remember from the past year (or from any time in the past) to guide me in the coming year?
B’ruchah At Yah Shekhinah, Ruach ha‐olam boreit p’ri hagafen.
You are praised Yah, Divine Presence, Life’s Breath of the Universe, Creator of the fruit of the vine.
Drink
BLESSING FOR THE SECOND CUP: DAY OF REMEMBRANCE
Preview
More
We pour a cup of wine (or grape juice) to continue to welcome and to sanctify the New Year.
Wine or grape juice are also standards of nearly every Jewish holiday. Before we eat we take a moment to say a blessing over a glass of wine. In this special version Rosh Hashanah is called Yom HaZikaron, the Day of Remembering, and Yom Truah, the Day of Calling Out. Tonight during our meal we will do some remembering, and some calling out. We will also focus on the gratitude we feel for the past year, and all of the blessings that it contained.
We are all made b’tzelem elohim, in Hashem’s image. All of us: all ages, all races, all nations, all gender expressions, everyone in every social stratum. When Hashem rested, the work of creation fell to us. Let us take care of this creation, and continue the work of creation—together.
Wine is a symbol of joy, a symbol of sanctity, a symbol of holiness. For this first cup, we take the theme of creation: Rosh haShanah celebrates the creation of all. Let us take this cup of wine and with it acknowledge the Creation and sanctify this Rosh haShanah.
B’ruchah At Yah, Shekhinah, Ruach ha‐olam, boreit p’ri hagafen.
You are praised, Yah, Divine Presence, Life’s Breath of the Universe, Creator of the fruit of the vine.
Baruch Atah Adonay, Elohenu Melech ha‐olam,
asher kera‐anu la‐avodato, v’rom’manu
bikdushato, v’kidshanu b’mitzvotav. Vatiten lanu,
Adonay Elohenu, b’ahavah et yom
haZikaron hazeh,
zeicher l’tsiat mitzrayim.
Ki eleynu karata, v’otanu kidashta la‐avodatecha.
Ud’varcha emet v’kayam la‐ad.
Blessed are you, Adonai, the sovereign of all worlds, who has called us to your service, and has shared your holiness with us, making us holy with your mitzvot. And you have given us, KIND ONE, in love on this Day of Remembrance, a day for sounding the shofar, a day of holy assembly, in remembrance of the departure from Egypt. For you called to us, and made us holy for your service. Your faithful word endures forever.
Ne’varech Yah Eloheynu, Makor haOlam
me’kadesh (on Shabbat: haShabbat, v’) Yisrael, v’Yom haZikaron.
We praise Yah our God, Source of all, who sanctifies (the Sabbath,) Israel, and the Day of Remembrance.
Drink the wine or grape juice—a sip, the whole cup, or anything in between.
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