Shema Congregation
Rosh Hashanah 5775
Rosh Hashanah
Bless the Lord!
Bless the Lord who is worthy
to be praised for all eternity!
Candle Lighting
Blessed are you, Oh Lord, our God, King
of the Universe, who has made us holy
and commanded us to light the Yom Tov
candle.
Blessed are you, Oh Lord, our God, King
of the Universe, for keeping us alive,
taking care of us, and bringing us to this
time.
"Oceans (Where Feet May Fail)"
You call me out upon the waters
The great unknown where feet may fail
And there I find You in the mystery
In oceans deep
My faith will stand
And I will call upon Your name
And keep my eyes above the waves
When oceans rise
My soul will rest in Your embrace
For I am Yours and You are mine
Your grace abounds in deepest waters
Your sovereign hand
Will be my guide
Where feet may fail and fear surrounds me
You've never failed and You won't start now
So I will call upon Your name
And keep my eyes above the waves
When oceans rise
My soul will rest in Your embrace
For I am Yours and You are mine
Spirit lead me where my trust is without borders
Let me walk upon the waters
Wherever You would call me
Take me deeper than my feet could ever wander
And my faith will be made stronger
In the presence of my Savior (repeat 6X)
I will call upon Your name
Keep my eyes above the waves
My soul will rest in Your embrace
I am Yours and You are mine …
"Amazing Grace (My Chains
Are Gone)"
Amazing grace
How sweet the sound
That saved a wretch like me
I once was lost, but now I'm found
Was blind, but now I see
'Twas grace that taught my heart to fear
And grace my fears relieved
How precious did that grace appear
The hour I first believed
My chains are gone
I've been set free
My God, my Savior has ransomed me
And like a flood His mercy reigns
Unending love, amazing grace
The Lord has promised good to me
His word my hope secures
He will my shield and portion be
As long as life endures
My chains are gone
I've been set free
My God, my Savior has ransomed me
And like a flood His mercy reigns
Unending love, amazing grace
The earth shall soon dissolve like snow
The sun forbear to shine
But God, Who called me here below,
Will be forever mine.
Will be forever mine.
You are forever mine.
Kadosh
Kadosh, Kadosh, Kadosh
Kadosh, Kadosh, Kadosh
Adonai Elohim tz’va’ot
Adonai Elohim tz’va’ot
Asher hayah v’hoveh v’yavo
Asher hayah v’hoveh v’yavo
Holy, Holy, Holy
Holy, Holy, Holy
Is the Lord, Adonai, God of hosts
Is the Lord, Adonai, God of hosts
Who was, and who is, and who is to come
Who was, and who is, and who is to come
The King sits upon a high and exalted
throne!
Shir Hama’alos Perek 130
 From
deep troubles I called to You, Adonai. My
Master, listen to what I say; please hear what I am
begging for. If You keep all our sins, who would
survive? You can forgive our sins, so we fear You. I
trust in You, Adonai, I long to hear You. My soul
yearns for You, Adonai, more than the nightwatchman waits for the morning. Let Israel hope for
Adonai, because Adonai is kind, and great.
Salvation (Yeshua) is with Him. He will save Israel
from all its sins.
SHEMA
Shema Israel, Adonai Eloheinu,
Adonai Echad.
Baruch shem k’vod malchuto l’olam
va’ed
Shema (English)
Hear, O Israel, the LORD our God,
the LORD is One!
Blessed be the name of His glorious
kingdom, forever and ever. Amein.
Va’havata
V’havata
et Adonai Eloheycha, b’chol
le’vavecha, Uv chol nafshecha, uv’chol
m’odecha.
V’hayu had’varim ha’eleh, asher anochi
m’tsav’cha hayom, Al le’vavecha.
V’shinantam
l’vaneicha, v’dibarta bam,
b’shivtecha b’veiteycha,
Uv’lechtecha vaderech, uv’shochb’cha
uv’kumecha
Uk’shartam le’ot al yadecha, v’hayu
l’totafot bain einecha.
Uch’tavtam al mezuzot beiteycha,
uvishareicha. Amein.
 And
you shall love the LORD your God with all your
heart, with all your soul, and with all your might. And
these words, which I command to you this day, shall
be on your heart. And you shall teach them
diligently to your children, thinking of them when you
sit in your house, and when you walk by the way,
and when you lie down, and when you rise up. And
you shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they
shall be as frontals on your forehead. And you shall
write them on the doorposts of your house and on
your gates. Baruch HASHEM
Blow
the shofar at the beginning of this
new month, at the time of our holiday,
because it is a law for Kingdom people
to do so, a Judgment Day for Adonai.
Rosh
Hashanah is a day for God to
judge the world.
Galatians 3:7
Understand, then, that those who
believe are children of Abraham.
Blessing 1: Fathers
 Blessed
are You, Oh Lord, our God and the God of
our fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac,
and the God of Jacob, the great, mighty powerful
and supreme God; Who is kind and owns
everything, Who remembers the good deeds of our
fathers, and brings Messiah to their grandchildren,
for His sake, with love.
 Remember
us for life, King Who wants life. Write us
in the Book of Life – for Your sake.
 You
are the King, Who saves us and helps and
protects us. Blessed are You, Hashem, the protector
of Abraham.
Blessing 2: God’s Power
 You
are powerful forever, my Lord. You bring the
dead back to life, You are able to save.
 You
keep us alive with kindness. You bring the dead
back to life. You support those who fall. You heal the
sick. You free the prisoners. And You keep Your
promise to the dead (to bring them back to life).
 Who
is like You, our King, Who causes people to die,
and brings them back to life, and Who makes
salvation (Yeshua) grow.
 Who
is like You, Father of mercy, Who remembers
everyone in order that they live!
 We
trust you to bring the dead back to life. Blessed
are You, Hashem, Who brings the dead back to life!
Blessing 3: The Holiness of
Adonai
 You
are holy and Your Name is holy, and holy ones
praise You every day, forever.
 And
so, also, Hashem, our God, let all Your
creations fear You, and be in awe of You. Let all Your
creations fear You and bow down before You. Let
them all unite and join together to do Your Will.
 We
know that everything is Yours, You are allpowerful, and Your Name brings fear into everything
that You have created.
 And
so, also, Hashem, our God, give honor to Your
nation, and praise to those who fear You. Give hope
to those who seek You; and let those who hope to
You be able to speak proudly; bring Happiness to
Your Land, and joy to Your city, Yerushalayim.
Prepare the way for the Mashiach (Messiah) the
descendant of King David, to come (again) quickly in
our time.
 And
so, also, the righteous will then see and be
happy, and they will sing with joy. Sin will be quiet,
and all things wicked will blow away like smoke,
when You will take away the power of wickedness
from the world.
 Then
You, Adonai, will rule over all Your creation, on
Mount Zion, the resting place of Your Shechinah, in
Jerusalem, Your holy city. As it is written in the
Psalms, Adonai will rule forever, from generation to
generation. Halleluyah.
 You
are holy and Your Name is full of fear. There is
no god other than You, as it is written, Adonai,
Master of the armies, will be exalted in judgment,
and the holy God will be made holy in righteousness.
Blessed are You, Adonai, the holy King.
Alveinu Malkeinu
 Our
Father, our King, we have sinned before you.
 Our Father, our King, we have no other King, just
You.
 Our Father, our King, be kind to us for the sake of
Your Name.
 Our Father, our King, renew us for a good year.
 Our Father, our King, eliminate all bad thoughts of
those who hate us.
 Our Father, our King, change the evil plans of our
enemies.
 Our
Father, our King, get rid of all our enemies and
those who want to stop us.
 Our Father, our King, seal the mouths of anyone
who accuses us.
 Our Father, our King, eliminate disease, killing,
hunger, captivity, destruction, and sin from Your
people.
 Our Father, our King, keep plagues away from
us.Our Father, our King, forgive all our sins.
 Our Father, our King, wipe away our intentional sins
and mistakes.
 Our Father, our King, through Your kindness, erase
all our guilt.
Please repeat each request
after me
 Our
Father, our King, return us to You with perfect
repentance.
 Our Father, our King, heal the sick with a complete
recovery.
 Our Father, our King, tear up any evil decrees against us.
 Our Father, our King, remember us for good.Our Father,
our King, write us in the book of good life.
 Our Father, our King, write us in the book of redemption
and salvation.
 Our Father, our King, write us in the book of sustenance
and support.
 Our Father, our King, write us in the book of merits.
 Our Father, our King, write us in the book of forgiveness.
Bringing Forth The Ark
Shema Yisrael, Adonai Eloheinu,
Adonai Echad!
Echad Eleoheinu, gadol Adoneinu,
kadosh Sh’mo!
Open The Ark
Hear, O Israel, the LORD our God,
The LORD is One!
One is our God, great is our LORD,
holy is His Name!
Bring Forth From the Ark
Gadlu l’Adonai iti, unrom’mah Sh’mo
yachdav!
Extol the LORD with me, and
together let us exalt His holy name!
Torah Is Undressed
Baruch et Adonai hamvorach.
Congregation: Baruch Adonai hamvorach
l’olam va’ed
Baruch ata Adonai, Eloheinu Melech ha’olam,
Asher bachar banu mikol ha’amim v’natan lanu
et
Torato. Baruch ata Adonai, noten haTorah.
Amein.
Congregation: Bless the LORD, Who is
worthy to be praised. Blessed by the LORD,
Who is worthy to be praised for all eternity.
Blessed are you, O LORD our God, King of the
Universe, Who has chosen us from among all
the people and given us His Torah. Blessed
are You, O LORD, Giver of the Torah.
Torah Reading
 Day
1: Birth of Isaac
 Day 2: Abraham takes Isaac to sacrifice
This is the Torah which Moses set before the
Children of Israel, as commanded by the LORD,
by the hand of Moses. It is a symbol, a shadow, a
forerunner of the living Word of God, Yeshua
HaMashiach. For Yeshua Himself has said to us
[lift Torah scroll] “And I, if I am lifted up from the
earth, I will draw all people unto Myself.”
Torah Is Rolled and Dressed
We draw near to the Word, for the Word first drew
near to us and emptied Himself and became like
us. “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word
was with God and the Word was God. The Word
became flesh and dwelt among us. And we
beheld His glory, Glory as of the only begotten of
the Father, Full of grace and truth.”
Torah Carried to the Ark
It is a tree of life to those who take
hold of it, and happy are those who
uphold it. Its ways are ways of
pleasantness, and its paths are
paths of peace.
Torah is restored to the Ark
Congregation: Hashivenu Adonai eleicha
v’nashuvah. Chadosh, chadosh yameinu,
Chadosh yameinu kekedem.
Cause us to return to You, O LORD, and we
shall return. Renew our hearts as in days of
old.
The Books Are Opened
 Book
of the wholly righteous
 Book of the wholly unrighteous (the wicked)
 Book of the undecided
The Books Are Closed
 Book
of the wholly righteous
 Book of the wholly unrighteous (wicked)
 *Their
are in
judgment is determined by the book they
The Book That Remains
Open
 The
Book of the undecided
◦Stays open until Yom Kippur
◦Days of Awe are an opportunity to draw close to
God and move your name to the Book of the
Wholly Righteous
◦Rabbi’s believe MOST people are in this book and
celebrations of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur
are focused on renewing oneself before God for
the coming year
Revelation 20:12, 15
 And
I saw the dead, small and great, stand before
God; and the books were opened: and another book
was opened, which is [the book] of life: and the dead
were judged out of those things which were written
in the books, according to their works. . . .
 And whosoever was not found written in the book of
life was cast into the lake of fire.
Mourner’s Kaddish
Yitgadal v'yitkadash sh'mei raba b'alma di-v'ra
chirutei, v'yamlich malchutei b'chayeichon
uvyomeichon uvchayei d'chol beit yisrael, ba'agala
uvizman kariv, v'im'ru: “amen."
Y'hei sh'mei raba m'varach l'alam ul'almei almaya.
Yitbarach v'yishtabach, v'yitpa'ar v'yitromam
v'yitnaseh, v'yithadar v'yit'aleh v'yit'halal sh'mei
d'kud'sha, b'rich hu,
l'eila min-kol-birchata v'shirata, tushb'chata
v'nechemata da'amiran b'alma, v'im'ru: "amen."
Y'hei shlama raba min-sh'maya v'chayim aleinu
v'al-kol-yisrael, v'im'ru: "amen."
Oseh shalom bimromav, hu ya'aseh shalom aleinu
v'al kol-yisrael, v'imru: “amen."
Glorified and sanctified be God's great name throughout the
world
which He has created according to His will.
May He establish His kingdom in your lifetime and during your
days,
and within the life of the entire House of Israel, speedily and
soon;
and say, Amen.
May His great name be blessed forever and to all eternity.
Blessed and praised, glorified and exalted, extolled and
honored, adored and lauded be the name of the Holy One,
blessed be He, beyond all the blessings and hymns, praises
and consolations that are ever spoken in the world; and say,
Amen.
May there be abundant peace from heaven, and life, for us
and for all Israel; and say, Amen.
He who creates peace in His celestial heights,
may He create peace for us and for all Israel;
and say, Amen.
Shofar Blasts
• Sounds: Tekiah - 3 second sustained note;
Shevarim - 3 1-second notes rising in tone;
Teruah - series of short, staccato notes
extending over a period of about 3 seconds;
and
Tekiah Gedolah (big tekiah)
- the final blast which lasts about 10 seconds
• Symbolism: According to Rabbi David Kimchi,
the first blast is joyous and represents our
innocence as newborn babies, unhindered by
sin; the second blast expresses the pain in our
soul as we grow and become exposed to the
brokenness in the world and as we are tested
and struggle and fail; the final simple shofar
blasts that end each section express the return
of joy to our souls after repentance and
restoration.
Tekiah, Shevarim-Teruah, Tekiah,
Tekiah, Shevarim, Tekiah,
Tekiah, Teruah, Tekiah
Hayom Haras Olam
• Today is the birthday of the world. Today, all
people that Adonai created standing judgment
- both as His children and as His servants. If
we are as children, please have mercy like a
rathe on his children. And if we are as
servants, we long for You to be gracious to us,
and give us a good verdict, O awesome Holy
God.
Areshes Sefaseinu
• May our words be pleasant to You, O God in
Heaven. You are the One Who understands
and listens, Who looks closely and hears the
sounds of the shofar. May You accept our
prayers with mercy.
Children Are Blessed
Yevarekhekha Adonai veyishmerekha
Ya’er Adonai panav eleykha vichunekha
Yisa Adonai panav eleykha veyasem lekha shalom
May the Lord bless you and keep you
May the Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious
unto you
May the Lord turn his countenance upon you and grant you His
peace
Leshana Tovah
Leshanah tovah tikateiv veteichateim,
"May you be inscribed and sealed for a good
year."