Gate of Awareness

BENEDICTIONAnd now, at the close of this most sacred day, we implore You,Eternal God, let this year which we have entered be for us,for Israel, and for all the world:A year of blessing and prosperity.Amen.A year of salvation and comfort.Amen.A year of peace and contentment, of joy and of wholeness.Amen.A year of compassion and of reverence for God.Amen.A year that finds the hearts of families united.Amen.A year of Your pardon and favor.Amen.The Shofar is Sounded/ok«ugs©g±u v¨Tg¥n W¤t«ucU W§,tmr¨n§J°h ²h±hAdonai yishmor tzeit’cha uvo-echa mei-atah v’ad olam.May the Eternal One bless your going outand your coming in from this time forth and forever.Amen.62