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Al Het
By Judy Goldsmith Lalli
Yom Kippur 2024/5785
For the sin of acting without thinking
and
For the sin of staying stuck in our heads
For the sin of not doing more for others
and
For the sin of not doing more for ourselves
For the sin of forgetting the past
and
For the sin of living in the past
For the sin of worrying about the future
and
For the sin of not preparing for the future
For the sin of not obeying laws that have worked for ages
and
For the sin of not standing up to laws that no longer work
For the sin of not listening to others’ songs
and
For the sin of not singing along
For the sin of not taking pride in our accomplishments
and
For the sin of not learning from our mistakes
For the sin of being jealous of others
and
For the sin of not gaining wisdom from others
For the sin of sweating the small stuff
and
For the sin of ignoring the small stuff
For the sin of dwelling on what can’t be changed
and
For the sin of not focusing on what can be changed
For the sin of preaching to the choir
and
For the sin of not reaching out to other choirs
For the sin of wasting time, accomplishing absolutely nothing
and
For the sin of not enjoying time, accomplishing absolutely nothing
For the sin of not seeing what’s beautiful all around us
and
For the sin of not being something beautiful to others
For the sin of not expressing gratitude
and
For the sin of not accepting gratitude
For these sins
Forgive us
Pardon us
Give us the will and the strength to do better
And
Be there for us when we falter
AMEN
