We have completed our rituals. The great shofarA ram's horn that is blown on the High Holidays to "wake us up" and call Jews to repentance. It is also said that its blast will herald the coming of the messiah. has been sounded. We hear the call and open to the possibility of renewal in the coming year. May the spring water we drink to break our fast remind us of the mayyim hayyim, the living waters of Miriam’s Well. May we feel refreshed and nourished by God’s healing waters, able to sustain ourselves, our families, our community. May this be a year of health, wholeness, and peace for us and for all the world.
(lift cup)
Reader:
Zot Kos MiryamMiriam is the sister of Moses and Aaron. As Moses' and Aaron's sister she, according to midrash, prophesies Moses' role and helps secure it by watching over the young baby, seeing to it that Pharaoh's daughter takes him and that the baby is returned to his mother for nursing. During the Israelites' trek through the desert, a magical well given on her behalf travels with the Israelites, providing water, healing, and sustenance., Kos Mayyim Hayyim.
Hazak Hazak V’nithazeik.
All:
Hazak Hazak V’nithazeik.
This is the Cup of Miriam, the Cup of Living Waters.
Let us be strong, strong and strengthen each other.
N’varekh et Eyn ha-Hayyim she-natnah lanu Mayyim Hayyim.Â
Let us bless the Source of Life Who has given us living waters.
(blessing for drinking water)
Barukh Atah Adonay, Eloheynu Melekh ha-Olam, she-ha-kol nih’ye bi-d’varo.Â
Blessed are You YahA name for God, as in "halleluyah" – praise God. Some people prefer this name for God as a non-gendered option. our God, Majestic Spirit of the Universe, by Whose word everything is created.
(drink)
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