Our Sanctuary service includes traditional prayers and melodies, interspersed with occasional short explanations and with music by our Zimria choir. Led by Rabbi Jon, Cantor Stan Juda, Sharon Spivak and other congregants. (Sanctuary and Zoom)
Plan your service -- when are the different prayers, the shofar, the Torah reading, the sermon? Click on the watch for a quick explanation of what each part of the service is, when it is, and what it's for.
Learn more about the structure and concepts of the service, and follow along in English phonetic transliteration and with supplementary English readings.
To facilitate deeper kavannah (spiritual focus), we are posting a few prayer/songs so you can learn them in advance. Even if you are familiar with traditional melodies, some of ours may be different from other synagogues!
Return Again (R. Shlomo Carlebach z”l)
Return again, return again, return to the land of your soul
Return to what you are, return to who you are, return to where you are
Born and reborn again
Mah Tovu – Harayni
Mah tovu ohalecha Yaakov, mish’k’notecha Yisrael
Harayni m’kabel/m’kabelet alai mitzvah ha-Boray, V’ahavta l’rayacha kamocha
Mi Ha-ish
Mi ha-ish he-chafaytz chayim, ohayv yamim, ohayv yamim lir’ot tov
N’tzar l’shoncha may-ra us’fatecha mi-dabayr mirmah
Sur may-ra va-asay tov, bakaysh shalom v’rod’fayhu
Zochraynu
Zochraynu l’chayim, Melech chafaytz b’chayim, v’chot’vaynu b’sefer hachayim
L’ma’ancha, l’ma’ancha Elohim chayim
L’ayl Oraych Din
Leader: Uv’chayn l’cha hakol yachtiru, l’ayl oraych din
L’vochayn l’vavot b’yom din, l’goleh amookot badin
L’dovayr maysharim b’yom din, l’hogeh dayot badin
L’vatik v’oseh chesed b’yom din l’zochayr brito badin
L’chomayl ma’asav b’yom din, l’tahayr chosav badin
L’yodaya machashavot b’yom din, l’chovaysh ka’aso badin
L’lovaysh tz’dakot b’yom din, l’mochayl avonot badin
L’norah tehillot b’yom din, l’solayach la’amoosav badin
L’oneh l’korav b’yom din, l’fo-ayl rachamav badin
L’tzofeh nistarot b’yom din, l’koneh avadav badin
L’rachaym amo b’yom din, l’shomayr ohavav badin
L’tomaych t’mimav d’yom din
B’sefer Chayim
B’sefer chayim, b’racha v’shalom, ufarnasa tova, nizachayr v’nikatayv l’fanecha
Anachnu v’chol am’cha bayt Yisrael, l’chayim tovim, l’chayim tovim ul’shalom
Avinu Malkeinu — Middle 8 Lines
Avinu Malkaynu — Final Lines
Avinu Malkaynu, chonaynu va’anaynu (2x) ki ayn banu ma’asim
Aseh imanu, tzedakah va-chesed (2x) v’hoshi’aynu
Adonai Adonai
Adonai, Adonai, Ayl rachum v’chanun, erech apayim v’rav chesed ve-emet
Notzayr chesed la-alafim, nosay avon va-fesha v’cha’ta’ah v’nakay
B’Rosh Hashanah
B’Rosh, B’Rosh Hashanah yi-ka-tay-vun, uv”Yom tzom Kippur, yay-cha-tay-min
Areshet S’fataynu
Areshet s’fataynu ye’erev l’fanecha, Ayl ram v’nisa, ram v’nisa
May’vin uma’azin, mabit umak’shiv, l’kol, l’kol t’kiyataynu
Ut’kabayl b’rachamim, b’rachamim uv’ratzon, b’rachamim uv’ratzon
Seder, seder mialchuyotaynu (zichronotaynu/shof’rotaynu)
