RESPONSIVE READING:
Happy are the people who know the trumpet-call!
O Lord, they walk in the light of Thy favor.
In Thy Name they rejoice all the day long;
Through Thy justice they are exalted.
For Thou art their glorious strength;
And through Thy favor our honor is high.
Happy are those who dwell in Thy house;
They are ever praising Thee.
Happy are the people that are so situated;
Happy are those people whose God is the Lord.
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CONGREGATION RECITES:
L'shannah tovah tikawtaevu!
May all be inscribed for a good year, even as those who are trusting in
Yeshua haMashiach are inscribed for everlasting life.
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4. KIDDUSH:
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Blessed art Thou, O Lord our God, King of the universe, Who createst
the fruit of the vine.
Blessed art Thou, O Lord our God, King of the universe, Who hast
chosen and exalted us above all nations, and hast sanctified us through
the blood of the Messiah. Thou O Lord hast graciously given us this Day
of Remembrance, a day for the sounding of the Shofar, a Holy Festival in
remembrance of the departure from Egypt and the coming departure from
the earth as we are gathered unto Yeshua in clouds. Blessed art Thou O
Lord, King over all the earth, Who sanctifieth the Festival of Trumpets.
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Blessed art Thou, O Lord our God, King of the universe, Who bringest
forth bread from the earth.
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Blessed art Thou, O Lord our God, King of the universe, Who createst
the fruit of the tree.
{Dipping apple in honey say:} May it be Thy will O Lord our God and
God of our fathers to grant us a happy and pleasant New Year.
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Shalom
[Rabbi T. Nassi on Rosh HaShannah]...the three-fold sound of the ram's
horn which is sounded on Rosh Hashanah, is an emblem of the Three-fold
nature of G-d.
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While the shofar is being blown in the Synagogue on Rosh HaShannah
the following remarkably significant prayer is offered:
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Merciful and gracious G-d, I have sinned against Thee, and done that
which is evil in Thy sight. Have mercy on me and forgive all my
transgressions, trespasses and sins, through >Yehoshua< the Prince
of His Presence.1
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In most prayer books of the present day this prayer is omitted, and
the following offered instead:
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May it please Thee, O L-rd G-d, and the G-d of our fathers, that Thou
mayest accept it as the meditation through Elijah and Joshua, the
Prince of the Presence, the Prince Metatron and that Thou mayest be
filled with mercy towards us. Blessed art Thou, O L-rd Who art
merciful.
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The angel Metatron, according to Jewish theology, was he who discoursed
with Moses[2] and the angel in whom G-d placed His Name. The following
from the Zohar is of interest in this case:
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There is a man, if a Man He is, Who is an Angel.This Angel is Metatron,
the Keeper of Israel; He is a man in the image of the Holy One, blessed
be He, Who is an Emanation from Him [from G-d]; yea, He [the Metatron]
is Jehovah. Of Him cannot be said, He is created, formed or made; but
He is the Emanation from G-d.3
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1.Salvation:don't have the referrance handy to look it up for myself as
to the exact form of the word used...seems to be Joshua. from the
Prayer Book For The New Year (1913). Rev.Dr.A.Th.Phillips, page 100.
2.Exodus 3:2-15
3.Zohar, chapter 67, page 130.
Now, brothers, we want you to know the truth about those who have died;
otherwise, you might become said the way other people do who have
nothing to hope for. For since we believe that Yeshua died and rose
again, we also believe that in the same way God, through Yeshua, will
take with Him those who have died. When we say this, we base it on the
Lord's own Word: we who remain alive when the Lord comes will
certainly not take precedence over those who have died. For the Lord
Himself will come down from heaven with a rousing cry, with a call from
one of the ruling angels, and with God's shofar/{ram's horn}; those who
died united with the Messiah will be the first to rise; then we who are
left still alive will be caught up with them in the clouds to meet the
Lord in the air; and thus we will always be with the Lord. So encourage
each other with these words. 1 Thessalonians 4: 13-18/JNT