Rosh HaShanah – Yom Kippur and morning prayers

Tonight we will look at Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur. However, we will take one of the morning prayers to initiate our class.

The “Elohai Neshamah” which reads as follows…

E-lo-hai’ ne-sha-mah’ she-na-ta’-ta bi te-ho-rah’ hi.

G-d my soul which You gave in me pure (is) it,

A-tah’ ve-ra-tah’ A-tah’ ye-tzar-tah’, A-tah’ ne-fach-tah’ bi,

You created it, You formed it, You breathed it. into me

ve-a-tah’ me-sham-rah’ be-kir-bi’ ve-a-tah’ a-tid’ li-te-lah’

and You guard it,. in midst my and You (in) future to cast, throw it,

mi-me’-ni u-le-ha-cha-zi-rah’ bi le-a-tid’ la-vo’.

from me and to cause to return it,. in/to me at future to com

Kol ze-man’ she-ha-ne-sha-mah’ be-kir-bi’, mo-deh’/mo-dah’ a-ni’

all time that the soul (is) in interior my thank I

le-fa-nei’-cha , Adonai, E-lo-hai’ ve-lo-hei’ a-vo-tai’, Ri-bon’

to presence/face Your Adonai G-d my and G-d of fathers my Lord of

kol ha-ma-a-sim’ , A-don’ kol ha-ne-sha-mot’. Ba-ruch’ A-tah’

all the works L-rd of all the souls Blessed (are) You

(the L-rd of all souls)

Adonai, ha-ma-cha-zir’ ne-sha-mot’ lif-ga-rim’ me-tim’.

Adonai the (One Who) restores souls to corpses dead

How does this prayer reflect anything that we should be doing in this season of Teshuvah? How does this prayer reflect anything of Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur?

What special spiritual lesson can we learn from Teshuvah, Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur?

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