A prayer for Rosh HashanahThe Jewish New Year, also considered the Day of Judgment. The period of the High Holidays is a time of introspection and atonement. The holiday is celebrated with the sounding of the shofar, lengthy prayers in synagogue, the eating of apples and honey, and round challah for a sweet and whole year. Tashlikh, casting bread on the water to symbolize the washing away of sins, also takes place on Rosh Hashana., Yom KippurThe holiest day of the Jewish year and the culmination of a season of self-reflection. Jews fast, abstain from other worldly pleasures, and gather in prayers that last throughout the day. Following Ne'ilah, the final prayers, during which Jews envision the Gates of Repentance closing, the shofar is sounded in one long blast to conclude the holy day. It is customary to begin building one's sukkah as soon as the day ends., and all the days in between. Originally created for ErevLit. Evening Jewish holidays begin in the evening. Hence, Erev Shabbat is the eve of the Sabbath. Rosh Hashanah services at OneShul.org, 5773.
Open the gates of our hearts
Open the gates of our minds
Open the gates of our spirits
So we may find our way to your Presence
פִּתְחוּ־לִי שַׁעֲר
Open the gates of our compassion
Open the gates of our empathy
Open the gates of our ecstasy
So we may be worthy to enter the Holy of Holies
פִּתְחוּ־לִי שַׁעֲר
Open the gates of our eyes
Open the gates of our hands
Open the gates of our will
So we may do your work in the world
פִּתְחוּ־לִי שַׁעֲר
Open the gates of prayer
Open the gates of repentance
Open the gates of teshuvah
So we may remember that we are Yisrael
פִּתְחוּ־לִי שַׁעֲר
