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Deepen your understanding of some of the most central prayers of Rosh Hashanah and reflect on their meaning in our lives today.
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Remember Us? /Zochreinu Le-ChayimA reflection on what it means to be "remembered for life."
The Day God Became King / MalkhuyotIn the Malkhuyot ("kingships") set of prayers, we actively coronate God - we give God a crown and appoint God as the king. What does it mean to "crown God as king over us?"
Sefaria Education•414 Views•Aug 11 2020•Machzor,Melech,Malchuyot,Rosh Hashanah,King,Rosh Hashanah Prayers,Malkhuyot
How Do You Measure A Year?/Unetaneh TokefTake a deep look at this well-known Rosh Hashanah prayer which imagines us passing before God for judgment.
Sefaria Education•524 Views•Aug 11 2020•Unetaneh Tokef,Machzor,Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur Prayers,Rosh Hashanah
Who by fire? Who by plague? Judaism's Haunting Prayer / Unetaneh TokefWith so much uncertainty in the world, there is one thing we can say with 100% certainty: we will all die. The Unetaneh Tokef prayer reminds us of the scary, but very real fact of our mortality and vulnerability.
What type of seat does God sit in? / HaMelech YoshevThe leader loudly chants, "The King," in a distinct, ancient melody, as if announcing the arrival of a government official. In this prayer, God sits upon an "exalted and uplifted throne," but God is said to sit upon other types of thrones as well.
A different kind of Memorial Day / RemembrancesThe Zikhronot section of the Mussaf Amidah makes a claim that we are all remembered - ourselves as individuals, as well as our biblical ancestors - and that, even if the Divine sits as King on a lofty throne, every one of us is considered and remembered by God.
The cry heard around the world / ShofarotThe shofar is one sound the Jewish people can identify almost immediately. This sound is familiar to so many not only because it is blown one-hundred times on each day of Rosh HaShanah, but because it has been the one consistent sound throughout Jewish history to herald both the greatest news, as well as the most tragic.
Sefaria Education•595 Views•Aug 11 2020•Sounds,Shofarot,Sound,Machzor,Shofar,Rosh Hashanah,Rosh Hashanah Prayers
Happy Birthday, World/HaYom Harat OlamA study of the prayer "HaYom Harat Olam" which connects Rosh Hashanah to the creation of the world and asks for fair and compassionate judgment.
Repentance, Prayer, and Giving/Unetaneh TokefAn inquiry into the Unetaneh Tokef prayer and how repentance, prayer, and giving can make things better.
Sefaria Education•333 Views•Aug 12 2020•Rosh Hashanah,Machzor,Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur Prayers,Unetaneh Tokef
Renew Us For A Good Year/Avinu MalkeinuThis powerful prayer relates to God as both a parent and a monarch. Compare the roles and consider what the good year that we are asking for would look like.
Sefaria Education•816 Views•Aug 11 2020•Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur Prayers,Rosh Hashanah,Yom Kippur,Machzor
