Preparing to enter Rosh Hashannah & the Yaamim Noraaim

It is time,
to walk into the holy spaces of this moon.
They wait for you,
lying like shimmering river washed stones stretching across a creek.

Each links to the other, holding teachings your soul needs.
And as the sun lowers in the sky, and the new moon rises,
your soul calls upon the name of God
HaYotzeir
One Who shapes it All.



HaYotzeir,
You Who create the world, You Who create human beings,
all of us different, yet all of us the same,
You Who brings all into life each second,
I stand before You on the threshold of newness, my table decked
with ruby colored apples, amber honey,
breads laced with raisins , shaped in crowns, in spheres,
for You indeed do reign, and life itself goes round and round, a circle.

HaYotzeir,
You Who shape all life, You Who bring us all into being,
Who filled us with light and with shadows,
my praise and thanks to You,
for all the miracles I have known,
with each breath, with each beat of my heart.

Thank You for my life.
Thank You for enabling me to reach this very moment in time.
Thank You for allowing me to witness, yet again, this birthing of newness,
pristine, fresh, yet scented with innocence, one more time.

HaYotzeir,
You Who create, in this season of golden light,
in this time of perfect balance between night and day, when all is in harmony,
in this season of the earth's harvest, when all lies sweet and in its splendor,
help me to walk my life in beauty.
Help me to use my creative powers for good.
Help me to extend my hand and join with You as partner
in preserving, mending and bringing blessing to this world.

Help me take my place with grace, and bring forth life.
HaYotzeir, You Who forms All,
walk with me through this doorway of a new year.

I celebrate Your wonders.
I honor Your Creations.

Walk with me
as I immerse in this time,
as I ready to re-create myself,
HaYotzeir,
You Who shape it All.