Afternoon service for Yom Kippur (Reform)A

translated into ASL by David Bar-Tzur

Mincha offering

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ME REALLY-WANT BECOME YOUR-rt SERVANT, GOD, MY CREATOR.

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LORD, TEACH ME HOW PRAY. LEAD ME ANNOUNCE YOUR-rt GLORY.

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LORD, OUR GOD AND GOD OUR ANCESTORS WORSHIP, ABRAHAM HIS-lf GOD, ISAAC HIS-ctr GOD, AND JACOB HIS-rt GOD. GOD GREAT, STRONG, AWESOME, GOD SUPREME. EVERYTHING GOOD, YOU-rt alt.GIFT-TO"each". EVERYTHING YOURS-rt. YOU-rt REMEMBER OUR ANCESTORS KIND AND WILL BRING REDEMPTION TO THEIR-rt CHILDREN PASS-DOWN, FOR S-A-K-E- YOUR-rt NAME WITH LOVE.

REMEMBER US FOR LIFE, YOU-rt KING CHERISH LIFE. PLUS LONG LIFE BOOK, PUT-DOWN OUR NAME FOR YOUR-rt S-A-K-E, GOD CAUSE LIVE. YOU-rt KING, HELPER, SAVIOR, PROTECTOR. WE PRAISE YOU-rt, LORD. WHY? YOU-rt PROTECT ABRAHAM IDEA~LIKE SHIELD.

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YOU-rt MIGHTY FOREVER, LORD, YOU-rt GIFT-TO (2h)#ALL LIFE. SALVATION GREAT. YOU-rt SOFT-HEARTED TAKE-CARE-OF LIFE. YOU-rt HAVE-MERCY GREAT, GIFT-TO (2h)#ALL LIFE. SOMEONE FAIL, YOU-rt SUPPORT. SOMEONE SICK, YOU-rt HELP RECOVER. OPPRESSION, YOU-rt OPPRESSION-OFF. SOMEONE LOWERED-INTO-grave GRAVE, TRUST YOU-rt HELP CAN. WHO LIKE YOU-rt. LORD RULE MIGHTY? WHO CAN WE COMPARE, KING ABLE KILL OR GIFT-TO LIFE, OR CAUSE SALVATION TAKE-OFFF? WHO LIKE YOU-rt, HEAVENLY-FATHER MERCY-ON-us, REMEMBER YOUR-rt CREATION FOR LIFE WITH MERCY? WE CAN TRUST YOU-rt GIFT-TO (2h)#ALL LIFE. WE PRAISE YOU-rt , LORD. WHY? YOU-rt GIFT-TO (2h)#ALL LIFE.

All are seated

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WE TELL-STORY EXPLAIN TODAY HOLY AWFUL. CONFRONT GOD, (<) ANXIETY, (<) KNEES-KNOCK. TODAY WE REALIZE AUTHORITY SUPREME YOURS-rt. VISUALIZE YOU-rt IDEA~LIKE KING SIT-THRONE, MERCY AND TRUTH, BALANCE. TRUTH BECAUSE YOU-rt JUDGE AND DECIDE THROUGH KNOWLEDGE ETERNAL. YOU-rt WRITE-DOWN AND SEAL, YOU-rt TAKE-IN AND COUNT. WE MAYBE FORGET, BUT YOU-rt REMEMBER EVERYTHING. LIST OUR ACTIONS, YOU-rt OPEN-BOOK AND ANNOUNCE. WE UNDERSTAND (2h)#ALL SIGNATURE HAVE.

SHOFAR'long & twisty' NOISY DISSOLVE. LEFT "WHAT"? VOICE SOFT INSIDE-SELF FEEL-GUILTY. FAR-AWAY HEAVEN, ANGEL SCADS-OF HAVE FEAR, TREMBLE. AWED, THEY-ctr ANNOUNCE (role play] KNOW-THAT TODAY GOD JUDGE WILL. (role play ends) UNDERSTAND ANGEL SCADS-OF, GOD ALSO JUDGE THEM-ctr. THEY-ctr PERFECT NOT. EVERY PERSON BORN CONFRONT YOU-rt PASS-BY-ONE-BY-ONE IDEA~LIKE WE SHEEP YOU-rt TAKE-CARE-OF, COUNT"each". YOU-rt DECIDE HOW-MANY YEAR WE LIVE, WRITE-DOWN YOUR-rt BOOK.

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(<) DURING ROSH-HASHANAH, OUR FUTURE, YOU-rt WRITE-DOWN. (<) DURING FAST YOM-KIPPUR, YOU-rt SEAL FINISH. (<) HOW-MANY PASS-AWAY, (<) HOW MANY APPEAR. (<) WHO LIVE, (<) WHO DIE. (<) WHO DIE REGULAR, (<) WHO SUDDEN-WRONG DIE. (<) WHO GOD PUNISH BURNT-TO-ASHES, (<) WHO PUNISH DROWNED. (<) WHO SWORD DECAPITATE, (<) WHO WILD ANIMAL CLAW-AT SLASH-BODY. (<) WHO STARVE DIE, (<) WHO THRISTY DIE. (<) EARTHQUAKE KILL WHO, (<) DISEASE SPREAD KILL WHO?. (<) HANGED DIE WHO, (<) STONE alt.THROW-stones KILL WHO. (<) WHO REST++, (<) WHO SEARCH"over time". (<) WHO CALM, (<) WHO PARANOID. (<) WHO COMFORTABLE, (<) WHO SUFFER. (<) WHO BECOME POOR, (<) WHO BECOME RICH. (<) WHO HIT BROUGHT-LOW, (<) WHO HIT EXALTED.

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B-U-T #BACK-WITH-GOD, PRAY, GIFT-TO POOR, MEAN GOD PUNISH AWFUL NOT.

WHY? YOU-rt FAMOUS HAVE-MERCY-ON US. WE SIN, YOU-rt PATIENT, WILLING FORGIVE. GOD ENJOY KILL SINNER NOT. PREFER #BACK-WITH-GOD AND LIVE. SUPPOSE PERSON HE-lf SIN"over time", GOD WILLING WAIT"over time". FINALLY, HE-lf PRAY, CONFESS, LIVE RIGHT FROM-NOW-ON, GOD ACCEPT HIM-lf RIGHT-AWAY. YOU-rt KNOW-THAT WE ONLY FLESH AND BLOOD. WHY? YOU-rt CREATE US YOURSELF-rt.

GOD USE DIRT MAKE US. WE DIE, OUR BODY BECOME DIRT AGAIN. LIFE FULL DANGER. OUR BODY IDEA~LIKE GLASS. DROP, SHATTER EASY. (<) LIKE GRASS GREEN, OVERNIGHT, BROWN DEAD. (<) LIKE FLOWER, BLOOM~WITHER. (<) LIKE SHAPE BLACK DEPEND SUNSHINE. (<) LIKE CLOUD cloud-PASS-BY GONE. (<) LIKE STORM EVAPORATE. (<) LIKE DIRT CIRCULATE DISSOLVE. (<) LIKE DREAM GONE.

B-U-T YOU-rt GOD IDEA~LIKE KING RULE FOREVER.

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WE HERE EARTH ANNOUNCE YOUR-rt NAME HOLY PARALLEL FAR-AWAY HEAVEN, ANGEL SCADS-OF ANNOUNCE GOD HOLY. PROPHET WRITE, QUOTE, ANGEL THEY-ctr SUMMON EACH-OTHER ANNOUNCE,

(role play) HOLY++-upward. LORD HIMSELF-rt CONTROL ANGEL ARMY. EARTH~GENERAL SHOW"all" AUTHORITY HIS-rt. (end role play)

TOP POWERFUL YOU-rt, ETERNAL OUR LORD. CRAZY-FOR, YOUR-rt NAME POWERFUL EVERY PLACE EARTH.

(role play) WE PRAISE, HONOR LORD. WHERE? HIS-rt SPECIAL PLACE. (end role play)

OUR GOD ONLY-ONE. HE-rt OUR HEAVENLY-FATHER, HE-rt OUR KING,HE-rt OUR SAVIOR, AND (2h)#ALL WITNESS HIM-rt HAVE-MERCY-ON-us SAVE US WILL.

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(role play) ME LORD YOUR"all" GOD. (end role play)

THE-rt LORD RULE FOREVER WILL. TEMPLE MOUNTAIN, YOUR-ctr GOD FOREVER-AND-EVER, HALLELUJAH!

EVERY GENERATION WE INFORM"all" YOU-rt GREAT. WE ANNOUNCE YOU-rt HOLY ETERNAL. OUR MOUTH STOP PRAISE YOU-rt NEVER.

THEREFORE, LORD OUR GOD, CAUSE (2h)#ALL LIVING THINGS APPROACH YOU-rt, AWED. CAUSE EVERYTHING YOU-rt CREATE, TREMBLE. (2h)#ALL LIVING THINGS SHOULD RESPECT YOU-rt, AND EVERYTHING YOU-rt MAKE SHOULD BOW-DOWN WORSHIP. WORLD SHOULD GROUP-TOGETHER LIKE FAMILY, DO WHAT YOU-rt REALLY-WANT WITH HEART PERFECT. WE AWARE YOU-rt RULE, MIGHT YOURS-rt, YOUR-rt NAME CAUSE UNIVERSE AWED.

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THEREFORE, LORD, HONOR YOUR-rt PEOPLE. PRAISE THOSE-rt THEMSELVES-rt RESPECT YOU-rt. HOPE GIFT-TO THOSE-rt (2h)SEARCH-FOR YOU-rt, AND COURAGE GIFT-TO THOSE-rt TRUST YOU-rt. BLESS YOUR-lf LAND HAPPY AND YOUR-rt CITY JUMP-FOR-JOY, AND PAY-OFF SIN DEBT FINISH. PRAY+ WE LIVE HERE EARTH BECOME SHINY LIKE SUNRISE.

THEREFORE, JUST PEOPLE SEE, FEEL THRILLED. RIGHTEOUS HAPPY, PEOPLE HAVE FAITH SING JUMP-FOR-JOY. VIOLENCE RAGE NO-MORE AND EVIL, LIKE SMOKE VANISH. TYRANNY GONE FROM EARTH AND YOU-rt ALONE, LORD, WILL CONTROL (2h)#ALL YOU-rt CREATE. LIKE WRITTEN-DOWN IN HOLY WRITING QUOTE:

(role play) LORD CONTROL LIKE KING FOREVER. MOUNTAIN ZION ITS GOD, GENERATION"step by step", HALLELUJAH. (end role play)

YOU-rt HOLY. YOUR-rt NAME CAUSE AWE. OTHER GOD HAVE-NONE, ONLY YOU-rt. LIKE WRITTEN-DOWN IN HOLY WRITING QUOTE:

(role play) LORD RULE ANGEL ARMY, HIS-rt JUSTICE EXALTED. GOD HOLY, WHY? HIS-rt RIGHTEOUSNESS. (end role play)

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WE PRAISE THE-rt LORD, KING HOLY.

The holiness of this day

COUNTRY VARIOUS, YOU-rt PICK JEWISH PEOPLE, YOU-rt LOVE AND CHERISH US. OUR LANGUAGE ADVANCED. YOU-rt COMMAND US SEPARATE, MAKE OURSELVES HOLY. OUR KING SUMMON US WORSHIP. WE ANNOUNCE HIS-rt NAME (<) WONDERFUL, (<) HOLY. LORD OUR GOD, YOU-rt LOVE US. YOU-rt GIFT-TO US NOW SABBATH BECOME HOLY AND REST PLUS YOM-KIPPUR. FOR-FOR? FORGIVE, PARDON, AND COVER-UP. PARDON ALL OUR OFF-GOAL-lf&rt TODAY ASSEMBLE HOLY, LOOK-BACK REMEMBER GOD HELP JEWISH PEOPLE ESCAPE EGYPT.

OUR GOD AND GOD OUR ANCESTORS WORSHIP, REMEMBER YOUR PEOPLE ISRAEL. FOR GOOD, FOR COMPASSION, FOR KINDNESS, FOR MERCY, FOR LIFE AND FOR PEACE, WHILE WE LOOK-BACK REMEMBER.

TODAY REMEMBER US, LORD OUR GOD, FOR GOOD. Cong: AMEN.

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TODAY BLESS US HOW? STAY CLOSE. Cong. AMEN.
TODAY HELP US LIVE. Cong. AMEN.

OUR GOD AND GOD OUR ANCESTORS WORSHIP, PARDON OUR OFF-GOAL-lf&rt NOW SHABBAT AND NOW YOM-KIPPUR. DESTROY AND REMOVE OUR REBELLION AND SIN, GONE FROM YOUR-rt VISION, LIKE GOD BOOK SAY, (role play) ME, YES ME DESTROY YOUR(singular) REBELLION FOR MY S-A-K-E. ME REMEMBER YOUR-ctr SIN NO-MORE. (end role play) LIKE GOD BOOK SAY, (role play) YOUR(singular) REBELLION ME SHOO-AWAY IDEA~LIKE MIST, YOUR-ctr SINS LIKE CLOUD DISSOLVE. COME-#BACK-TO ME. WHY? YOUR-ctr DEBT, ME PAY-OFF FINISH. (end role play) LIKE GOD BOOK SAY, (role play) TODAY YOUR(plural) SINS, GOD COVER-UP. FOR-FOR? MAKE (2h)YOU PURE. MEAN THE-rt LORD FEEL (2h)YOU CLEAN; SIN GONE. (end role play)

New strength for Your service

SEND GRACE, LORD OUR GOD, TO YOUR-rt PEOPLE ISRAEL, AND ACCEPT THEIR-ctr PRAYER WITH LOVE.

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REALLY-WANT YOUR JEWISH PEOPLE WORSHIP APPROPRIATE. WE PRAISE YOU-rt, LORD. WHY? WE SERVE, RESPECT ONLY YOU-rt.

LORD, WE THANK-YOU++. KNOW-THAT OUR ANCESTORS WORSHIP GOD. PASS-DOWN'bit by bit'. WE ALSO WORSHIP GOD PLUS TEACH"each" OUR CHILDREN WORSHIP PASS-DOWN FOREVER. YOU-rt FOUNDATION OUR LIFE, SHIELD PROTECT FOREVER-AND-EVER.

WE (<) (2h)THANK+-rt, (<) PRAISE+-rt. WHY? (1) OUR LIFE OFFER-TO-rt, TRUST CAN. (2) OUR SOUL, YOU-rt TAKE-CARE-OF-us. (3) EVERYDAY WE alt.NOTICE"each" YOUR-rt WORK WONDERFUL. (4) ALL-DAY~ALL-NIGHT YOU-rt alt.GIFT-TO GOOD THINGS. YOURSELF-rt GOOD.

HOPE YOU-rt REMEMBER OUR NAME WRITE-DOWN YOUR BOOK PROMISE BLESS LIFE, (<) PEACE, (<) RICH. WE SATISFIED.

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Peace

OUR GOD AND OUR OUR ANCESTORS, BLESS US TRIPLE LIKE TORAH SAYS,

REALLY-WANT GOD BLESS, TAKE-CARE-OF (2h)YOU.

PRAY+ GOD WILLING.

REALLY-WANT GOD FACE SHINE-DOWN (2h)YOU.

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PRAY+ GOD WILLING.

REALLY-WANT GOD FACE LOOK-DOWN SMILE (2h)YOU. HAPPEN? INSIDE-SELF WILL PEACE.

PRAY+ GOD WILLING.

SET-UP PEACE, GOOD THINGS, BLESS, GRACE, KIND, MERCY-ON US PLUS (2h)#ALL YOUR-rt JEWISH PEOPLE. BLESS US, OUR HEAVENLY-FATHER, ALL-OF-US COOPERATE, YOUR-rt FACE SHINE-DOWN. WHY? FACE SHINE-DOWN-GRACE GIFT-TO-us, LORD, OUR GOD, TORAH SUPPORT LIFE PLUS KIND, UPRIGHT, BLESS, MERCY, LIFE, PEACE, WE CHERISH. REALLY-WANT YOU-rt HAPPY BLESS YOUR-rt JEWISH PEOPLE EVERY TIME-PERIOD, EVERY HOUR, HAVE PEACE. REALLY-WANT YOU-rt REMEMBER US. HOW? YOUR-rt BOOK PUT-DOWN OUR NAMES FOR LIFE, BLESS, PEACE, SUCCESS EARN. WE PLUS YOUR-rt WHOLE PEOPLE, MEAN JEWISH FAMILY HAVE GOOD LIFE AND PEACE. WE PRAISE YOU-rt, LORD. WHY? YOU-rt MAKE PEACE.

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REALLY-WANT MY PRAYER, LORD, ARRIVE TIME-PERIOD YOU-rt WILLING ACCEPT.
GOD, YOUR-rt MERCY GREAT. ANSWER ME WITH TRUTH CAN SAVE.

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Confession of sin

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LORD, OUR GOD AND GOD OUR ANCESTORS WORSHIP, WE PRAY, HOPE YOU ACCEPT, NOT CLOSE-EAR WHILE WE BEG. WE NOT ARROGANT, HARD-HEARTED, TELL-God, (role play) WE PERFECT. SIN NOT-YET. (end role play) WE KNOW-THAT WE SIN. WE SIN, WE OFF-GOAL-lf&rt, WE REBEL.

All are seated

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PRAY+ YOU-rt ACCEPT MY WORDS AND WHAT MY HEART THINK-ABOUT, GOD, MY FOUNDATION AND MY SAVIOR.

(Ashamnu) STRIKE-CHEST: WE INSULT GOD, (Bagadnu) STRIKE-CHEST: WE BETRAY HIM-rt, (Gazalnu) STRIKE-CHEST: WE STEAL, (Dibarnu dofi) STRIKE-CHEST: WE SPEAK FALSE. (PEOPLE SING WITHOUT WORDS.)

(He'evinu) STRIKE-CHEST: WE BEHAVE NERVY, (V'hirshanu) STRIKE-CHEST: WE FAST BLAME"each", (Zadnu) STRIKE-CHEST: WE MALICIOUS, (chamasnu), STRIKE-CHEST: WE VIOLENT, (Tafalnu sheqer) STRIKE-CHEST: WE BLAME FALSE. (SING)

(Ya'atznu ra) STRIKE-CHEST: WE ADVISE EVIL, (Kizavnu) STRIKE-CHEST: WE LIE, (Latznu) STRIKE-CHEST: WE WASTE TIME SILLY, (Maradnu) STRIKE-CHEST: WE REFUSE HELP"each", (Niatznu) STRIKE-CHEST: WE DISREGARD. (SING)

(Sararnu) STRIKE-CHEST: WE NOT OBEY, ('Avinu) STRIKE-CHEST: WE OFF-GOAL-lf&rt, (Pashanu) STRIKE-CHEST: WE REBEL, (Tzararnu) STRIKE-CHEST: WE BUTT-HEADS, (Qishinu 'oref) STRIKE-CHEST: WE STUBBORN. (SING)

(R'ashanu) STRIKE-CHEST: WE DO-MISCHIEF, (Shichatnu) STRIKE-CHEST: WE TEMPT"each", (T'iavnu) STRIKE-CHEST: WE ACT DISGUSTING, (Ta'inu) STRIKE-CHEST: WE FOLLOW WRONG WAY, (T'it'anu) STRIKE-CHEST: WE TRICK"each". (SING)

(During English ABC story) HOW? A-TO-Z LONG-LIST. (<) HELP-lf? TURN-DOWN-lf. (<) BAD, DO-UP-rt. (<) #DO-DO EMERGENCY, NOTHING-TO-IT. (<) GOSSIP, (2h)alt.GOTCHA. (<) EGOTISM. (<) JEALOUS-of-lf, CARELESS. LATER, MURDER-lf. (<) HONOR-lf? (shake head) OPPRESS-lf PEOPLE@lf. PEABRAIN-lf.(<) RESPECT-G-d? (shake head) REBEL. (<) TRY ONE-UPSMANSHIP. (<) LOOK-AROUND WORLD, NOTICE-rt TEMPTED. (2h)alt.ERR, LIGHTNING-STRIKE.

THEREFORE LORD, OUR GOD AND GOD OUR ANCESTORS WORSHIP, WE HOPE YOU-rt WILLING: ALL OUR SIN, PLEASE FORGIVE. ALL OUR OFF-GOAL-lf&rt, PLEASE PARDON. ALL OUR alt.REBEL, PLEASE COVER-UP.

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FOR #ALL-ON-LIST INDEX-LIST, ONLY GOD FORGIVE CAN. PLEASE FORGIVE US, PLEASE PARDON US, PLEASE COVER-UP OUR SIN.

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FOR SIN YOU-rt WITNESS, WE GOSSIP MALICIOUS.

FOR SIN YOU-rt WITNESS, WE HAVE-SEX INAPPROPRIATE.

FOR SIN YOU-rt WITNESS, WE GOBBLE-UP-FOOD LIKE PIG.

FOR SIN YOU-rt WITNESS, WE MIND-CLOSED.

FOR SIN YOU-rt WITNESS, WE TRICK AND LIE.

FOR SIN YOU-rt WITNESS, WE HATE, REASON HAVE-NONE.

FOR SIN YOU-rt WITNESS, WE ARROGANT.

FOR SIN YOU-rt WITNESS, WE INSULT.

FOR SIN YOU-rt WITNESS, HAPPEN SHOULD SERIOUS, WE SILLY.

FOR SIN YOU-rt WITNESS, WE HYPOCRITE.

FOR SIN YOU-rt WITNESS, OTHERS, WE LOOK-DOWN JUDGE.

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FOR SIN YOU-rt WITNESS, WE CHARGE INTEREST.

FOR SIN YOU-rt WITNESS, BRIBE, WE ACCEPT.

FOR SIN YOU-rt WITNESS, DO-EVIL TEMPTED, THROW-CAUTION-TO-WIND.

FOR SIN YOU-rt WITNESS, WE RUN DO-EVIL.

FOR #ALL-ON-LIST INDEX-LIST, ONLY GOD FORGIVE CAN. PLEASE FORGIVE US, PLEASE PARDON US. PLEASE COVER-UP OUR SIN.

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FORGIVE US, HEAVENLY-FATHER: WE FOOLISH AWFUL NOT FOLLOW YOUR-rt WAY. PARDON US, OUR KING: WE SIN"over time" SO-MUCH.

YOUR-rt MERCY, WE TRUST. YOUR-rt RIGHTEOUSNESS SUPPORT US. YOUR-rt WILLING FORGIVE, THAT OUR FAITH. YOUR-rt SALVATION, WE HOPE.

FORGIVE US, HEAVENLY-FATHER: WE SIN. PARDON US, OUR KING, WE REBEL. KNOW-THAT YOU-rt, LORD, HAVE CHARACTER GOOD, WILING FORGIVE. SO-MUCH KIND TO ANY SUMMON YOU-rt.

IDEA~LIKE FATHER FORGIVE CHILDREN, HAVE-MERCY-ON THOSE-rt BOW-DOWN-TO YOU-rt. IDEA~LIKE HEAVEN MUCH-MORE-THAN EARTH, YOUR-rt KINDNESS MUCH-MORE-THAN PEOPLE BOW-DOWN-TO YOU-rt.

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TIME-PERIOD YOU-rt LEAD US OUT-OF EGYPT UP-UNTIL TODAY, YOU-rt PATIENT WITH US PEOPLE HERE. PARALLEL, PLEASE FORGIVE SIN WE PEOPLE HERE LIKE YOUR-rt GREAT KINDNESS CAN.

AND THE-rt LORD SAY (role play) ME PARDON LIKE (2h)YOU ASK. (end role play)

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LORD OUR GOD, PAY-ATTENTION OUR MESSAGE. HAVE-MERCY-ON-us. SHOW-us COMPASSION AND ACCEPT OUR PRAYER. HELP-us US #BACK-WITH-God, LORD. MEAN WE TRUE-BIZ #BACK-WITH-God WILL. REALLY-WANT OUR LIFE LIKE USED-TO-BE.

OUR GOD AND GOD OUR ANCESTORS WORSHIP, PLEASE NOT REJECT US WITH SHAME. NOT BREAK OUR COVENANT. BRING US CLOSE-TO YOUR-rt TORAH. TEACH US YOUR-rt COMMANDMENTS. SHOW US YOUR-rt WAYS. HELP OUR HEART WORSHIP, RESPECT YOUR-rt NAME. OUR HEART NEED heart-OPEN LOVE YOU-rt. WHY? #BACK-WITH-God SERIOUS AND TRUE-BIZ CAN.

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WHY? WE YOUR-rt PEOPLE, YOU-rt OUR KING.

WE YOUR-rt CHILDREN, YOU-rt OUR HEAVENLY-FATHER.

WE THING YOU-rt CHERISH, YOU-rt OUR GUARD.

WE YOUR-rt SHEEP, YOU-rt OUR SUPERVISOR.

WE YOUR-rt GRAPES, YOU-rt OUR CARE-TAKER.

WE YOUR-rt SWEETHEART, YOU-rt OUR FRIEND.

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For the Reading of the Torah

Rom'mu Adonai

THE-rt LORD, THE-rt LORD, GOD HAVE-MERCY-ON-us HEART-SOFT, PATIENT WITHOUT END, LOVING AND HONEST, HAVE-MERCY-ON PEOPLE SCADS-OF, FORGIVE OFF-GOAL-lf&rt, REBELLION, SIN, HE-rt CLEAN++.

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Avinu Malkenu

HEAVENLY-FATHER, OUR KING, WE SIN AGAINST YOU-rt.

HEAVENLY-FATHER, OUR KING, REALY-WANT #BACK-WITH-God COMPLETELY.

HEAVENLY-FATHER, OUR KING, FORGIVE AND PARDON ALL OFF-GOAL-lf&rt.

HEAVENLY-FATHER, OUR KING, HAVE-MERCY-ON US AND OUR CHILDREN.

HEAVENLY-FATHER, OUR KING, CAUSE SICKNESS, WAR, AND HUNGER END.

HEAVENLY-FATHER, OUR KING, BOOK OFFER LIFE, WRITE-DOWN OUR NAME++.

HEAVENLY-FATHER, OUR KING, MAKE NOW NEW YEAR GOOD FOR US.

HEAVENLY-FATHER, OUR KING, DO FOR YOUR-rt NAME S-A-K-E.

HEAVENLY-FATHER, OUR KING, WITH MERCY ACCEPT OUR PRAYER.

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HEAVENLY-FATHER, OUR KING, HAVE-MERCY-ON US, ANSWER. WE AWARE OURSELVES WORTHLESS. YOURSELF-rt KIND, GIVE-FROM-HEART-TO-lf. PLEASE HELP US.

LORD SAY, (role play) MY COVENANT WITH THEM-rt "WHAT"? KEEP MY SPIRIT AND WORDS ME TEACH YOU(singular) SPEAK. ALSO YOUR CHILDREN PASS-DOWN MUST. DISCONNECT, DON'T/

PRAISE HIM-rt HOLY. TORAH, HE-rt GIFT-TO HIS-rt JEWISH PEOPLE.

JEWISH PEOPLE, PAY-ATTENTION-me. KNOW-THAT THE-rt LORD (nod) OUR GOD. THE-rt LORD, ONLY-ONE.

ONLY-ONE OUR GOD. HIMSELF-rt GREAT. HIS-rt NAME HOLY, AWESOME.

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COME-ON ANNOUNCE OUR GOD GREAT AND HONOR TORAH.

(1) STRENGTH, (2) BEAUTY, (3) NAME SHINY, (4) VICTORY, (5) CONTROL, #ALL-FIVE-ON-LIST YOURS-rt, LORD. WHY? YOU-rt (<) MAKE HEAVEN, (<) MAKE EARTH. POWER PLUS AUTHORITY YOURS-rt, LORD. OUR GOD ADVANCED.

All are seated

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ADMIT-TO LORD, WE NEED PRAISE HIM-rt.
WE WILL PRAISE THE-rt LORD FROM-NOW-ON FOREVER.
WE PRAISE YOU-rt LORD OUR GOD. YOURSELF-rt RULE UNIVERSE IDEA~LIKE KING. COUNTRY VARIOUS, YOU-rt PICK US GIFT-TO-us TORAH. WE PRAISE YOU-rt LORD. WHY? GIFT-TO-us TORAH.

Deuteronomy 29.9-14; 30.11-20

TODAY #ALL-OF-YOU STAND HERE FACING THE-rt LORD YOUR(plural) GOD. TRIBE LEADER, OLD~WISE, OFFICER, EVERY JEWISH PERSON. YOUR CHILDREN, YOUR WIVES, YOUR CONVERTS THEMSELVES-ctr LIVE IN YOUR CAMP. PEOPLE CHOP-UP YOUR WOOD AND PEOPLE LIFT-BUCKET YOUR WATER. REALLY-WANT ENTER SERVE COVENANT (and his 'alah) LORD YOUR GOD SWEAR-TO TODAY. MEAN YOU BECOME HIS-rt PEOPLE TODAY. AND HE-rt BECOME YOUR GOD AS HE-rt TOLD-you AND AS HE-rt SWEAR TO YOUR ANCESTORS: TO ABRAHAM, TO ISAAC, AND TO JACOB. ME MAKE COVENANT AND 'alah WITH (2h)YOU ONLY, NOT. APPLY PERSON HERE WITH US TODAY, FACING LORD OUR GOD, PLUS PERSON NOT-YET HERE WITH US TODAY.

KNOW-THAT THIS COMMANDMENT ME COMMAND TODAY NOT MORE-THAN YOU ABLE, NOT FAR-OFF. COMMANDMENT IN HEAVEN NOT. THAT REQUIRE YOU ASK, (role play) WHO ABLE TRAVEL HEAVEN, TAKE-UP AND EXPLAIN TO US, MEAN WE CAN D-O-I-T. (end role play) NOT NEED CROSS-OVER SEA. THAT REQUIRE YOU ASK, (role play) WHO CROSS-OVER SEA, TAKE-UP AND EXPLAIN TO US, MEAN WE CAN D-O-I-T. (end role play) KNOW-THAT COMMANDMENT CLOSE-TO YOU, IN YOUR MOUTH AND INSIDE-SELF HEART.

NOTICE ME PUT-IN-PLACE FOR YOU

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TODAY (<) LIFE AND GOOD, OR (>) DEATH AND EVIL. THAT ME COMMAND TODAY: LOVE THE-rt LORD YOUR GOD. WALK HIS-rt WAY AND FOLLOW HIS-rt COMMANDMENTS, HIS-rt TEACHINGS, AND HIS-rt LAWS. THAT LEAD-TO YOU LIVE, INCREASE, AND RECEIVE BLESSING FROM LAND YOU SEARCH-FOR, GRAB-HOLD. BUT IF YOUR HEART LOOK-AWAY, NOT PAY-ATTENTION, REFUSE AND BOW-DOWN SERVE DIFFERENT"each" GODS, ME WARN YOU NOW TROUBLE AWFUL. YOU CAN'T STAY LONG IN LAND ACROSS JORDAN, THAT YOU NOW SEARCH-FOR GRAB-HOLD. ME SUMMON HEAVEN, EARTH TODAY BECOME WITNESS ME PUT-IN-PLACE FOR YOU, (<) LIFE OR (>) DEATH, (<) BLESSING OR (>) CURSE. BETTER CHOOSE LIFE. WHY? YOU AND YOUR DESCENDANTS LIVE WILL. LOVE THE-rt LORD YOUR GOD. PAY-ATTENTION HIS-rt MESSAGE AND GRAB-HOLD HIMSELF-rt YOUR LIFE, THAT CONTINUE LONG. MEAN YOU STAY IN LAND THE-rt LORD YOUR GOD SWEAR-TO GIFT-TO YOUR ANCESTORS: TO ABRAHAM, TO ISAAC, AND TO JACOB.

After the Reading

WE PRAISE YOU-rt LORD OUR GOD. YOURSELF-rt RULE UNIVERSE IDEA~LIKE KING. YOU-rt TEACH-us WAY LIVE RIGHT. OUR PEOPLE CONTINUE FOREVER CAN. WE PRAISE LORD. WHY? GIFT-TO-us TORAH.

As the reading is completed, the Torah might be held high while this is said or sung:

THIS-Torah TORAH MOSES OFFER JEWISH PEOPLE. FROM LORD HIS-rt MOUTH THROUGH MOSES.

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Reading of the Haftarah

Before the Reading

WE PRAISE YOU-rt LORD, OUR GoD, IDEA~LIKE KING RULE UNIVERSE~GENERAL. WHY? YOU-rt (2h)alt.PICK PROPHET TRUST CAN. PROPHET INFORM"all" TRUTH, YOU-rt CHERISH. WE PRAISE YOU-rt L-RD. (1-OF-4) TORAH, (2-OF-4) MOSES HIS-rt SERVANT, (3-OF-4) HIS-rt JEWISH PEOPLE, (4-OF-4) PROPHET, #ALL-4-ON-LIST (<) SPEAK TRUTH, (<) RIGHT.

Isaiah 58:1-14

GOD SAY, (role play) YELL STRONG, DON'T REPRESS. ALLOW YOUR(singular) VOICE SPREAD IDEA~LIKE SHOFAR. ANNOUNCE MY PEOPLE THEY-rt REBEL AGAINST ME. INFORM JACOB DESCENDANTS, THEY-rt SIN. YES, EVERY-DAY THEY-rt SEARCH-FOR ME, SEEM EAGER LEARN MY WAYS, SEEM THEY-rt NATION TEND DO RIGHT, GOD HIS-rt TEACHING FORSAKE NOT-YET. THEY-rt ASK ME INFORM-rt WHICH WAY RIGHT, SEEM EAGER CLOSE-TO GOD. (role play Jewish people @rt) HAPPEN WE FAST, WHY YOU IGNORE US? WE GIVE-UP EATING, DRINKING, SEX, BUT YOU NOTICE NOTHING. (end role play)

REASON? DURING YOUR(plural) FAST DAY, YOU (not honorific) OBSESS BUSINESS AND OPPRESS YOUR WORKERS. YOUR FASTING LEAD-TO CONFLICT AND BUTT-HEADS AND BEATING WITH YOUR CRUEL HANDS. THAT KIND alt.FAST WORTHLESS REMIND GOD LOOK-DOWN.

YOU THINK ME WANT FAST LIKE THAT? GIVE-UP EATING, DRINKING, SEX? YOUR HEAD BOWED-DOWN LIKE GRASS AND WEAR ROUGH CLOTHES WITH ASH SMEAR-ON-FOREHEAD? YOU CALL THAT FAST, DAY LORD ACCEPT? FAST ME REALLY-WANT "WHAT"? INJUSTICE OFF-OPPRESSION. SLAVERY UNDO-SHACKLES. PEOPLE OPPRESSED HIT* FREE. EVERY CRUEL CHAIN DISCONNECT.

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SHARE YOUR BREAD WITH PEOPLE HUNGRY AND THOSE-lf WITHOUT HOME, BRING ENTER YOURS. SEE PEOPLE NAKED, GIFT CLOTHES. YOUR SIBLINGS NEED SOMETHING, YOU HIDE? DON'T!

MEAN YOUR LIGHT BURN LIKE SUNRISE AND YOUR HURT HEAL. YOUR RIGHTEOUS GOD LEAD YOU WILL. THE-rt LORD TOGETHER YOU GUARD, SUPPORT. T-H-E-N HAPPEN YOU SUMMON, LORD WILLING ANSWER. HAPPEN YOU SHOUT, GOD WILLING SAY, HERE-I-AM.

IF YOU REMOVE CHAIN OPPRESS, HAND SHAKE-FIST, WORD MALICIOUS, IF YOU GIVE-UP PLEASURE HELP PEOPLE HUNGRY AND CAUSE THOSE-lf SUFFER BECOME SATISFIED, HIT* YOUR LIGHT DESTROY DARK PLACES AND YOUR MIGHT BECOME LIKE NOON. THE-rt LORD GUIDE YOU ALWAYS. HAPPEN THIRST SPREAD, AFFECT YOU NOT. YOUR BODY HEALTHY AGAIN. YOU IDEA~LIKE GARDEN, WATER OVERFLOW. UNDER GROUND WATER FAIL NEVER. ANCIENT BUILDING DEGENERATE, YOU RENOVATE AND SET-UP FOUNDATION FOR FAR-FUTURE. PEOPLE WILL CALL YOU EXPERT DESTROY FIX AND SKILLED HOUSE RENOVATION.

IF YOU AVOID BREAK SHABBAT LAW AND CHASE BUSINESS DURING MY HOLY DAY, IF YOU FEEL THRILL ABOUT SHABBAT AND HONOR THE-rt LORD HIS HOLY DAY, IF YOU RESPECT SHABBAT AND NOT THINK-ABOUT OR DISCUSS BUSINESS, HAPPEN? YOU SEARCH-FOR LORD FAVOR CAN. ME CAUSE YOU RIDE ON HIGH PLACE HERE EARTH, AND ME FEED YOU JACOB YOUR ANCESTOR HERITAGE. ME LORD PROMISE.

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After the Reading

An alternative version of this Benediction follows below

WE PRAISE YOU-rt LORD, OUR GOD, IDEA~LIKE KING CONTROL UNIVERSE. WHY? YOU-rt FOUNDATION (2h)#ALL WORLD. RIGHTEOUS TO EACH GENERATION. EVERYTHING HE-rt SAY, WE TRUST. HE-rt PROMISE, MEAN D-O-I-T WILL. HE-rt SPEAK, MEAN SUCCESS. KING HAVE-MERCY WILL. LORD, WE PRAISE YOU-rt. WHY? EVERYTHING YOU-rt SAY, TRUE AND JUST.

(On Sabbath add greyed words:)

LORD OUR GOD, WE (<) THANK, (<) PRAISE YOU-rt. FOR-FOR? (1) TORAH, (2) WAY WE WORSHIP, (3) PROPHET INDEX-LIST, (4) NOW SABBATH, (5) (4) TODAY YOM-KIPPUR. INDEX-LIST-OF-FIVE INDEX-LIST-OF-FOUR YOU-rt (2h)alt.GIFT-TO-us US. WE LIVE (<) HOLY, (<) REST++ HAVE SPLENDOR, (<) ENJOY BEAUTIFUL. WE REALLY-WANT EVERY PERSON PRAISE YOUR-rt NAME FOREVER. EVERYTHING YOU-rt SAY, TRUTH CONTINUE FOREVER. LORD, YOU-rt IDEA~LIKE KING CONTROL UNIVERSE. WHY? (1) SABBATH, (2) (1) JEWISH PEOPLE, (2) (3) YOM-KIPPUR, YOU-rt MAKE HOLY.

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Alternative Version

WE PRAISE YOU-rt LORD, OUR GOD, IDEA~LIKE KING CONTROL UNIVERSE. WHY? YOU-rt FOUNDATION (2h)#ALL WORLD. RIGHTEOUS TO EACH GENERATION. EVERYTHING HE-rt SAY, WE TRUST. HE-rt PROMISE, MEAN D-O-I-T WILL. HE-rt SPEAK, MEAN SUCCESS. KING HAVE-MERCY WILL. LORD, WE PRAISE YOU-rt. WHY? EVERYTHING YOU-rt SAY, TRUE AND JUST.

WE TRUST YOU-rt CAN, LORD OUR GOD, AND TRUST YOUR-rt WORDS. NO WORD FROM YOU-rt FAIL CAN. WHY? YOU-rt GOD AND KING

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HAVE-MERCY, WORTH TRUST. WE PRAISE YOU-rt LORD. HIMSELF-rt GOD HIS-rt WORDS (2h)#ALL WORTH TRUST.

MOUNTAIN Z-I-O-N THEREABOUTS-ctr HOME FOR OUR SPIRIT, PLEASE HAVE-MERCY. SOUL HUMBLE, PLEASE HURRY SAVE DURING OUR LIFE TIME-PERIOD. WE PRAISE YOU-rt, LORD. WHY? SOON TEMPLE SET-UP AGAIN, JEWISH PEOPLE CELEBRATE.

MAKE US HAPPY. LORD OUR GOD. HOW? ELIJAH, YOUR-rt SERVANT, APPEAR PLUS SET-UP KING ANOINTED LIKE DAVID AGAIN, INSPIRED. PERSON WRONG SIT-THRONE TAKE-UP CONTROL SPLENDOR LIKE KING, GOD FORBID. WHY? YOU-rt SWEAR KING AUTHORITY PASS-DOWN. END, NEVER. LORD, WE PRAISE YOU-rt. WHY? YOU-rt PROTECT KING.

(On Sabbath add greyed words:)

LORD OUR GOD, WE (<) THANK, (<) PRAISE YOU-rt. FOR-FOR? (1) TORAH, (2) WAY WE WORSHIP, (3) PROPHET INDEX-LIST, (4) NOW SABBATH, (5) (4) TODAY YOM-KIPPUR. INDEX-LIST-OF-FIVE INDEX-LIST-OF-FOUR YOU-rt (2h)alt.GIFT-TO-us US. WE LIVE (<) HOLY, (<) REST++ HAVE SPLENDOR, (<) ENJOY BEAUTIFUL. WE THANK AND PRAISE YOU-rt. LORD OUR GOD, FOR EVERYTHING. WE REALLY-WANT EVERY LIVING THING PRAISE YOUR-rt NAME. EVERYTHING YOU-rt SAY, TRUTH CONTINUE FOREVER. LORD,WE PRAISE YOU-rt IDEA~LIKE KING CONTROL EARTH~GENERAL. WHY? (1) SABBATH, (2) (1) JEWISH PEOPLE, (2) (3) YOM-KIPPUR, YOU-rt MAKE HOLY.

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Returning the Torah to the Ark

COME-ON PRAISE LORD HIS-rt NAME. WHY? APPROPRIATE RECOGNIZE ONLY HIS-rt NAME ADVANCED.

(role play God) MY FUTURE COVENANT WITH JEWISH PEOPLE "WHAT"? TORAH ME PUT-IN-PLACE INSIDE-SELF THEM-rt AND WRITE-DOWN-ON HEART. ME BECOME THEIR-rt GOD AND THEY-rt BECOME MY PEOPLE WILL.

FUTURE, PEOPLE NOT NEED TEACH NEIGHBOR AND TEACH BROTHER ABOUT THE-rt LORD. WHY? #ALL-OF-THEM-rt KNOW ME FINISH. (<) YOUNG, (>) OLD, #ALL-OF-THEM-rt.

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KNOW-THAT GOD GIFT-TO (2h)YOU GOOD BELIEF SYSTEM, DON'T OFF-GOAL-lf&rt. TORAH IDEA~LIKE TREE. (<) PICK-FRUIT-OFF-TREE, LIVE TAKE-OFF, (<) ITS-rt BLOSSOM, BEAUTIFUL, SATISFIED. IF WE FOLLOW HIS-rt LAW, (<) LIVE SMOOTH, (<) HAVE PEACE WILL.

LORD HELP-us US #BACK-TOGETHER-God. WE WILLING. MAKE TODAY LIKE USED-TO-BE.

The Ark is closed

All are seated.

TODAY, MAKE US STRONG. AMEN.

TODAY, BLESS US. AMEN.

TODAY, MAKE US ADVANCED. AMEN.

TODAY, LOOK-DOWN-ON US WITH FAVOR. AMEN.

TODAY, OUR NAMES WRITE-DOWN FOR GOOD LIFE. AMEN.

TODAY, PAY-ATTENTION OUR BEGGING. AMEN.

TODAY, LIFT-UP US WITH YOUR-rt RIGHTEOUSNESS. AMEN.

Footnotes

All glosses marked with a footnote are described below. For an explanation of the glossing symbols used, see Explanation of glossing used.

1. This service is found in Stern, C. (ed., 1984), Gates of Repentance: THE-rtNew Union Prayerbook for THE-rtDays of Awe. New York: Central Conference of American Rabbis. All page numbers refer to this edition.

3. YOU - Underlined words are honorific indices ("indexes"), using the FT of the upturned palm to indicate who is being honored.


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