A Traditional, Meditative Minyan with Rabbi Steven

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Be doing that.

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Things did we put up on our podcast. People could tune in as well, but we're gonna run through

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a fairly traditional but meditative service today, which is the style that we often do our Tuesdays at minion, for those who aren't usually there just a chance to connect to our tradition, to carve out the next 28 minutes or so just to be present in this space. It's really wonderful to be here with all of you. I

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We can begin by connecting to our breath. If

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you haven't yet today, take a deep breath.

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Even if you have take another deep breath,

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just bring your attention, your focus, to the space everything else you have to do today will still be there when we're finished. So give yourself the gift of this moment to just be

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to be present with each other, with the divine, the world around you, and with yourself.

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Shiva ti

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havaya,

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la neg Dee tam chevi t

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havaya, Avaya,

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la neg Dee, Tam,

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Hava ya

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Hava ya Avaya,

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ahava,

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Aha VA ahava havaya

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havaya Avaya

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ahava,

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ahava,

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ahava,

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a

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Chevy

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T, Tommy Chevy T, Avaya

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la negdi Tommy,

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Avaya

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Avaya

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Avaya a

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ahava,

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ahava, ahava

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Avaya havaya

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Avaya

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ahava,

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ahava. Aha Vaya,

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la neg Dee,

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Tammy shivi, she

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Welcome to

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those who just joined us,

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as I mentioned, Rabbi Lizzi is away today, so you're getting a rabbi Steven Wednesday,

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one of our traditions when I leave minion on Tuesdays and sometimes Thursdays, as we begin our day with this prayer for gratitude that the rabbi's front Each and every morning with is to focus in on something that you're feeling grateful for today. It

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could be something big, it could be something very small.

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Maybe something immediately comes to mind, and maybe it's more challenging to think of something you're feeling grateful for in this moment, the practice of gratitude, I often say is not to pretend that there aren't challenges or stressful things in our to do list or even heartbreak and brokenness, but to create space alongside that, to focus in what is bringing us joy or comfort or courage or grounding and.

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So even if you're able to just muster one thing,

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this is a gratitude practice. The practice is to bring those things to mind little by little, to build that space together. If you feel inspired to share in the chat, we'll revisit that list

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after we sing this prayer together.

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Mu Deena,

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roach,

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Veca,

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binishma, mishmati, behela, Rabbi emmona.

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Mod Deana

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Roach,

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veka yam she

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has ata, mishmati behela, Rabbi emmona,

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grateful am I as I sit before you, living spirit of the world,

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the soul you gave me your great faith in me, may I Be grateful, may I be good.

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More.

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Deana,

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Rua,

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Veca, binishmati bechamla Rabbi munataha

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Aye

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aye

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aye,

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Mita shahandi Beto

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Neva rabbiya

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May atta

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ve a dolla

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O Lord, prepare me to be a sanctuary, pure and holy, tried and true And with thanksgiving, I'll be a living sanctuary for you

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looking into Bucha

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blessings the morning,

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a list the rabbi's gave us to help us focus in on the parts of our being that allowed us to arrive at this moment. And after we read this list, we'll read our list. Baruch Aton I Elohim, I share not time benumben Laila for the ability to make the distinction between Deena Baruch atah Adonai Elohim. Share Sunny betsu mo that is created in your image. Baruch atah Adonai Elohim alum, she, Sani, Ben horein, You created me to be free. Baruch Adonai Elohim al halam. She, Sani, Israel. I'm a Jew, a God, wrestler. Baruch Adonai Elohim melecha Lam Bucha Eve Reem, that my eyes open. Jeth new vision. Baruch atah aronai, Elohim mabarimee for the gift of clothes over my naked body. Baruch atah Adonai, elohinu Melech, halam, MATIER asurim, from my ability to release what is all tied up. Baruch atah Adonai Elohim zu Keith, Keith fufim, from my ability to strain what is bend. Baruch arunae Elohim El melam Rocha al hamaem, hamayim for the stability the earth over the water. Baruch atah, Adonai, Elohim, melam ha mihi mitei caver, that you prepare my steps. Baruch atah, Adonai, elohinu Melech, halam she Sally coltor.

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Key that you provide from my needs.

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Baruch atah, Adonai, Elohim alum Oza Rabbi guru that you give strength to me my people. Baruch hat on I Elohim al halam o te ris. Rabbi Farah, that you crummy to greedy and beauty. Baruch hat on I Elohim Holland's life, koach, that you give me strength when I am tired,

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also known as the coffee blessing.

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So let's visit our list here. Mm,

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hmm.

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Grateful for clouds and the rain remnants of Tropical Storm.

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Grateful to be able to look forward to having a cup of coffee with your husband later this morning. Grateful for your best friend Lydia, grateful you didn't have a terrible night's sleep.

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Grateful for feeling rested and peaceful. Grateful for lamps of soft, gentle lights. Grateful to be in a new home, grateful for food and shelter and heating and air conditioning, hot and cold, running water, electricity and breath. Grateful for health, for creative expression and be able to assist in a Trans Day of Remembrance event this evening. Yes, yes. For folks who are in Chicago, there's gonna be a beautiful event at Hebrew seminary for Trans Day of Remembrance, and we have some mishkanites participating.

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Grateful for Louis and Sadie, my constant companions and best friends. Grateful for wool, especially on these cold days, grateful to be driving again for a voice to sing, grateful that your business has been picking up the ability to stay calm when my kids are having big feelings, grateful their hands are working well enough to still knit and play video games. Grateful to Mishkan member Benji Weiss had to buy holiday gifts for six year old, and we'll deliver them to jcfs today.

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Grateful for connection, for being a morning minion,

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grateful for

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fair trade chocolate,

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all wonderful things to be grateful for. I'm grateful for all of you being here. We're going to bundle all that gratitude together For

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ASHRAE Yosh.

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Oh dear hallelujah. They

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Oh.

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Oh, hallelujah.

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Oh, je hallelujah.

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Shrey

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Yosh,

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me

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Oh,

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je hallelujah,

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oh,

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je

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hallelujah,

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oh

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Veta

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ha,

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oh, dear hallelujah.

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Oh, dear hallelujah.

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Oh, dear Lucha Salah

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ashram, shakahalo Ashram Schnabel have happy those who share their gratitude, creating the space together. Tehila,

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Adonai ya

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dabbi, Viva re

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col Basa

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Shem Kocho, show lembaya

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Mega

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Dolan

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Hallelujah.

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Hallelujah.

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Ah, we gather together to sing your praises. Hallelujah,

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continue Psalm 115

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Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah,

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Hallelujah Hallelujah, hallelujah. Hallelu, Bucha uzzo.

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Hallelu, big varuta. Hallelu, Keith, good Lord. Hallelujah,

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hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah,

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hallelujah, hallelujah. Hallelu be take a shofar. Hallelu benevo, he No. Hallelu be tofu. Maho. Hallelu Behr. Hallelujah,

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Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah,

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Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah Shama, hallelujah Kohane, Shama te Hallel, Shama te Hallel, am Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah

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Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah

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Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah, hallelujah.

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I invite you to rise as you're able. We face east. Folks want to unmute themselves for the call and response of the bar home.

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Baru taro

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Connor,

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Rabbi, You can

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be seated. Baruch had an eye. Elohim, your Bucha or Seychelle home over a taco. We bless you, creator and sustainer of universe, you from light in great darkness. You make peace and create everything. Ha, me, you're Allah. It's Fauci move to VA meha desert. Baho yom, Tammy Mase very shied you. Light of the world in the hands of kindness, every day you renew them, make them good, these works of creation. Or had ash Alice Keith, hula, numeral Baruch, Tarun I yod ser Hamel Road, blessed are you? Creator of light, if

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you're wearing a tali, invite to gather the four corners, the fourth seat, seat together.

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Always like to invite folks, even if you're not wearing a tallit, to give yourself a little squeeze, a little embrace.

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Ahava, Rabbi is a reminder that each and every one of us is deserving of love,

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a reminder that each and every one of us has an incredible capacity to give love,

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a reminder that each and every one of us is at the center of a constellation of love woven through the world around us.

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Somebody yesterday said when asked what they're grateful for,

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to remember that every every moment, someone somewhere loves you,

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and I imagine for all of us, that that someone is actually many someones in every Moment to Remember that someone somewhere loves you.

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Rabbi ahata,

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aha

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ta

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new

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ahava,

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ahava, Rabbi,

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aha

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VA.

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Ahava,

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ahava Rabbi,

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I

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Ava

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Ava Ava rabbi,

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Oh, Rabbi,

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hab TA,

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nu,

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Tanu AHA VA rabbi. Tanu Adonai lo hinu, teach us to love with an unending love. Enlighten our eyes. Charts close to you, unify our hearts. Baru Khata

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Adonai,

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Blessed are you who choose your people? Israel, in love.

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We cover our eyes, take one deep breath

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for Each word of the shimah.

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Shimma

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is Rabbi

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adona

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Oh.

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Behole, verhoevecha over homilda. Verha, you had everim Ha Ella, Asha no he met savaha. Ha Yom Allen

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vishna, tamaha, vedebar, Taha ovlach, shocked

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of you to

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vote Bane Mrs. Obeah,

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and you shall love with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your might,

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continue. Michk Bucha

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song for people's freedom that they sang on the shore the Sea of Reeds now a prayer freedom in all corners of the world, freedom from want, Freedom from violence, freedom from fear.

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Sing this song with hope that one day, soon, all people will be able to join us.

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Mi ha mocha by Lima Deena.

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Mi ka Mocha,

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no ra tehi, Lord

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O se

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Fauci,

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won't you help me sing these songs of freedom? They're all I've ever had redemption. San

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Shira,

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shibulin,

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Yahad

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kulam Ho dum liho ve a Meru ver de Amero Adonai

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lo le omba

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ed Adonai le

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Lamba

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ed to Israel, kumarbi Ezra de Israel.

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Of Deena Maha Yehuda V Israel,

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go Ali knew a night of OCHA mo Keith,

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dosh

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Israel,

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Baruch Hata

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Adonai God, God Israel,

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blessed are you the one who redeems us? We're

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gonna turn to our prayers for healing. If you're thinking of somebody who needed healing, whether mind, body or spirit,

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get their name in the chat, hold their name

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in your heart,

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you send this blessing to Each and every one of them.

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Mishko,

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Deena,

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mekora,

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limo source

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of strength who bless the ones before us help us find the courage to make our lives a blessing. And let us say,

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Amen. Mishebera, rafimo, denu, mekor, habraha, Lea votingu, bless those in need of healing with profu Wash Leith Ma, the renewal of body, the renewal of spirit, and let us say,

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Amen,

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some blessings were foolishly to each and every person we thought of today

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on the road to recovery, days of Comfort and nights of peace. That can say, Amen, we're

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going to turn to our own prayer for peace,

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taking peace to all corners the world in need of healing in this moment and after this prayer for peace, we'll have time for the mourners. Kaddish.

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O say, shalom. Bimroma,

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oh. Hu Ya a se, shalom, Aleinu. They are called Israel.

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They

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are Ko yish o

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se, shalom. Bimro, ma,

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Hu Ya, a se Shalom. A Le New veal, Ko, Yisrael,

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ve ya, Ko, yo schvetel,

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ve him. Ruimro,

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ah, Ma, sesh.

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A

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lot of sirens. Is sporting I hope everybody's okay sending them peace on the road as well. It

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turned out to the borders Kaddish. Is there anybody who's remembering somebody today who would like to share their name out loud or in the chat?

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My aunt Nancy Jacobson and my friend Carol Patton, oh, my memories be for a blessing. Irene, my sister, Joan curlo,

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your memory be for a blessing. Lori, any others

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the chat I see Mark nor love. Nathan Pollock, the Belbin, Abraham, Marsha, may

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all their memories be for a blessing as well.

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During a period of mourning, observing a yard site. Invite to rise as you're able. And if folks want to unmute themselves to say the more is Kash or to respond, amen,

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create the space for memory together.

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Bucha, Israel

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darvi, Deena selevur,

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Leila,

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bashirata,

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vaneruhe,

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Elaine, for

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a

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blessing and may we be a blessing to their memories in turn.

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Thank you all for helping make this meeting. This morning is so wonderful seeing all of you on an unexpected Wednesday. What a great way to start the day. Thank you Rabbi, Steven.

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Thank you everyone.

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Bye, Steven.

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