Now available as Visual T'filah, Gates of Awe is part of a series of prayerbooks for early childhood use, containing rich and enchanting illustrations combined with poetic text that enhances the sense of awe found during the Holy Days. The special qualities of Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur are skillfully introduced to young worshippers through the inspiration of prayer, the excitement of the Shofar and the lessons in the stories of Abraham and Torah.
3. Prayer helps us talk to God
!!"ֹבָּ1כוּ אֶת–י+י) הַמְב
Ba-re-chu et A-do-nai
ha-me-vo-rach.
Praise God, to whom
our praise is due! le
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4. .בָּרוּ! שֵׁם כְּבוֹד מַלְכוּתוֹ לְעוֹלָם ו)עֶד
Ba-ruch sheim ke-vod
mal-chu-to le-o-lam va-ed!
Blessed is God’s glorious rule for ever and ever!
God is always part of the world!
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5. Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur
are days for asking important
questions
and praying for answers.
Who can be like you, O God?
Will the New Year be a happy
one for all people?
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6. .אָבִיֽנוּ מַלְכֵּנֽוּ .אָבִיֽנוּ מַלְכֵּנֽוּ
A-vi-nu Mal-kei-nu. A-vi-nu Mal-kei-nu.
God hear our God helps us to make
prayers today. tomorrow safe.
.אָבִיֽנוּ מַלְכֵּנֽוּ Like a mother, like a father, ple
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7. ,כִּי מִצִּיּוֹן תֵּצֵא תוֹ"ה
.םEלָיFבַר–י+י) מִירוּשHוּ
Ki mi-tsi-yon tei-tsei To-rah,
u-de-var A-do-nai mi-ru-sha-la-yim.
For out of Zion shall go forth Torah, le
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and the word of God from Jerusalem.
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8. God told Moses to tell us to act in special ways,
to love our parents,
to care for strangers,
to care for those poorer
than ourselves,
and to share
with strangers.
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9. God told Moses to tell the Jewish people not to steal,
not to lie,
to be fair,
to try and understand
how others feel,
to love our families,
to respect older people,
and to be honest.
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10. Listen to the sounds of the shofar:
Ba-ruch a-ta, A-do-nai )בָּרוּ! אַתָּה, י+י
E-lo-hei-nu, me-lech ha-o-lam, ,הֵיֽנוּ, מֶלֶ! הָעוֹלָםIֱא
ֽ
a-sher ki-de-sha-nu ֽ
דְּשָׁנוּL אֲשֶׁר
be-mits-vo-tav ve-tsi-va-nu ֽ
יו ו+צִוָּנוּFבְּמִצְוֹת
lish-mo-a kol sho-far. ֽ
.לִשְׁמוֹעַ קוֹל שׁוֹפָר
Blessed is the Eternal our God,
Ruler of the universe,
who hallows us with Mitzvot,
and calls us to hear the sound
of the shofar.
Teki-a...Shevarim...Teru-a...Teki-a. le
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11. Torah is returned to the Ark
In the Torah are words that speak of God.
Its words teach us how to live.
We will study Torah.
We will love Torah.
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12. Continue here on Rosh Hashana
Rosh Hashana is the On Yom Kippur, go to page 57.
birthday of the world.
As the world
grows older,
we grow older, too.
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13. Ba-ruch a-ta, A-do-nai )בָּרוּ! אַתָּה, י+י
E-lo-hei-nu, me-lech ha-o-lam, ,הֵיֽנוּ, מֶלֶ! הָעוֹלָםIֱא
ֽ
a-sher ki-de-sha-nu ֽ
דְּשָׁנוּL אֲשֶׁר
be-mits-vo-tav ve-tsi-va-nu ֽ
יו ו+צִוָּנוּFבְּמִצְוֹת
lish-mo-a kol sho-far. ֽ
.לִשְׁמוֹעַ קוֹל שׁוֹפָר
Blessed is the Eternal our God,
Ruler of the universe,
who hallows us with Mitzvot,
and calls us to hear the sound
of the shofar.
Teki-a...Shevarim...Teru-a...Teki-a Gedola
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14. For all these things, we say “I’m sorry” to our families.
We say “I’m sorry” to our teachers,
friends, and neighbors.
We say “I’m sorry”
to God.
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15. O God, help us be happier today than yesterday.
O God, help me act more bravely tomorrow
than I acted today.
O God, help me tell others about the shofar.
We hear the shofar sound on
Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur.
Listen to the sounds of the shofar:
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