At the Culmination of Yom HaKippurim – the Day of Atonement

The sun is setting.  The congregation’s spirits have revived.  Some of us feel like angels, who neither eat nor drink.

Forgiveness shines out.

 

The leader of the congregation proclaims —

· Hear O Israel, the L-rd is our G-d, the L-rd is One!

The congregation itself proclaims even louder —

· Hear O Israel, the L-rd is our G-d, the L-rd is One!

The leader of the congregation proclaims —

◦ Blessed is the name of the glory of His Kingdom forever and ever!
◦ Blessed is the name of the glory of His Kingdom forever and ever!
◦ Blessed is the name of the glory of His Kingdom forever and ever!

The congregation responds —

◦ Blessed is the name of the glory of His Kingdom forever and ever!
◦ Blessed is the name of the glory of His Kingdom forever and ever!
◦ Blessed is the name of the glory of His Kingdom forever and ever!

The leader of the congregation proclaims —

  • The L-rd is The G-d!
  • The L-rd is The G-d!
  • The L-rd is The G-d!
  • The L-rd is The G-d!
  • The L-rd is The G-d!
  • The L-rd is The G-d!
  • The L-rd is The G-d!

The congregation responds —

  • The L-rd is The G-d!
  • The L-rd is The G-d!
  • The L-rd is The G-d!
  • The L-rd is The G-d!
  • The L-rd is The G-d!
  • The L-rd is The G-d!
  • The L-rd is The G-d!

The leader of the congregation proclaims —

◦ May His Great Name be exalted and hallowed . . .

In the world that He created according to His will. /

And may He establish His kingship /

And bring forth His redemption /

And hasten the arrival of His Messiah . . .

In your lives and in your days . . .

[Exalted and hallowed] higher than all blessings and songs /

Praises and consolations /

That angels utter . . .

The leader of the congregation sounds the shofar with a great blast after the congregation has broken out in singing and dancing.

Victoriously all proclaim —

• Next year in Jerusalem!

◦ May all our prayers and our beggings be accepted before our Father Who is in Heaven . . .

He Who makes the peace in His heavens /

May He make peace among us . . .

Watching the star Sirius in early October

Tuesday, October 11, 2016 – Kansas City, USA

At 6:15 AM Central Daylight Time, I saw Sirius about two hand breadths above the horizon, just a bit east of due south. This was about one hour and ten minutes before local sunrise.

The constellation Orion was correspondingly just a bit west of due south.

Compare this with my earliest sighting this year on August 21st. Then, Sirius rose only a short time before sunrise.

More importantly, Sirius was then roughly 20 degrees ahead of the sun. Today, Sirius was about 80 degrees ahead of the sun.