Shiurim

Songs for Yom Kippur

Kol Nidrei

From the liturgy.

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Nathan Adler

Kol nidrei ve'esarei ushevu'ei vaharamei vekonamei vekinusei veh inuyei dindama ude'ishtabana ude'aharimna ude'asarena al nafshatana miyom kippurim she'avar ad yom kippurim zeh haba aleynu letovah kulehon iharatna vehon kulehon yehon sheran shevikin shevitin beteylin umevutalin la sheririn vela kayamin. Nidrana la nidrei ve'esarana la esarey ushevu'atana la shevu'ot.

All vows and oaths we take, all promises
and obligations make to God between this
Yom Kippur and the next we publicly retract
in the event that we should forget them,
and hereby declare our intention to be
absolved from them.



Sh'ma Koleinu

From the High Holiday liturgy.

Traditional Hebrew.

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Rick Calvert

Original composition.

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Congregation Beth Am

Sh'ma koleinu Adonai Eloheinu chus v'rachem aleinu,
v'kabel berachamim u-veratzon et tefilateinu.
Hashiveinu Adonai elecha v'nashuvah chadesh yameinu kekedem.

Hear our voices, Adonai our God, pity us; save us,
and accept our prayer with compassion and kindness.
Help us, Adonai, to return to You; renew us as in days of old.



Adonai El Rachum (Thirteen Attributes)

From the liturgy, Ex. 34:6–7.

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Ner Shalom, YouTube

Adonai, Adonai el rachum v’chanun
Erekh apa’yim v’rav chesed ve’emet;
No’tseir chesed la’alafim,
no’sei avon va-fesha
v’chata'ah v’na’keh.

Adonai, God, loving and gracious, patient,
and abundant in kindness and truth;
keeping mercy to the thousandth generation,
forgiving sin and rebellion
and transgression, making pure.



V'al Kulam

From the liturgy.

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Ner Shalom, YouTube

V'al kulam Eloha s'lichot
s'lach lanu,
m'chal lanu,
kaper lanu.

For all these, God of forgiveness,
forgive us,
pardon us,
grant us atonement.



Ki Anu Amecha

From the liturgy, based on passages from Shir HaShirim Rabah.

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Ner Shalom, YouTube.com

Ki anu amekha v'atah Eloheinu.
Anu vanekha v'atah avinu.
Anu avadekha v'atah adoneinu;
Anu kehalekha v'atah chelkeinu.
Anu nachalatekha v'atah goraleinu.
Anu tzonekha v'atah ro´einu.
Anu charmekha v'atah notreinu.
Anu f´ulatekha v'atah yotzreinu.
Anu r'aiatekha v'atah dodeinu.
Anu segulatekha v'atah k'roveinu.
Anu amekha v'atah malkeinu.
Anu ma´amirekha v'ata ma´amireinu.

For we are Your people and You are our God;
We are Your children and You are our parent.
We are Your servants and You are our sovereign.
We are Your community and You are our portion.
We are Your legacy and You are our destiny.
We are Your sheep and You are our shepherd.
We are Your vineyard and You are our keeper.
We are Your creation and You are our fashioner.
We are Your dear ones and You are our beloved.
We are Your treasure and You are our kin.
We are Your people and You are our sovereign.
We are Your bethrothed and You are ours.



Unetanah Tokef

From the liturgy, based on a medieval piyyut.

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www.WhoShallLive.com

Unetanah tokef k'dushet hayom ki hu noreh v'ayom,
v'kahl-ba'ay olam ya'avrun l'fanekha kivnai maron.
B'rosh hashanah yikateivun uv'yom tzom kipur yechatemun...
... uteshuvah utefilah utzedakah ma'avirin et ro'a hagezerah.

Now, we declare the sacred power of this day.
which is the most awsome and solemn of days.
On Rosh Hashanah it is written
and on Yom Kippur it is sealed...
... But repentance, prayer and righteousness
avert the severe decree.



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