14 IYAR 5783 MAY 4, 2023
Yom HaTzedek PESACH SHEINI
Yom HaTzedek 2023 Order of Service
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Welcome
Kadesh Sanctification קדש Maggid מגיד
Telling the Story
Shetuf Sharing Tiftach Opening
תפתח
שיתוף
Nirtzah Acceptance
נרצה
Welcome
elcome to the Yom HaTzedek celebration W at Central Synagogue, cosponsored by our friends at Congregation Rodeph Sholom. Rabbi Bahya ibn Pakuda wrote nearly a millennium ago, “Our days are like scrolls. Write on them what you want to be remembered.” This evening, we examine the ways our scrolls reflect our commitment to a more just world. Whether or not you have been using a Box all year, you are ready to be in this space if you wish to cultivate righteousness as a core value. Tzedek This evening, we begin a time of second chances: Pesach Sheini (Second Passover), a long dormant Biblical holiday whose story provides inspiration for using our voices to create fairness and justice.
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Sanctification Kadesh קדש
We begin our ceremony by sanctifying this occasion with candles, wine, and gratitude.
Open (Silver)
Open my eyes to truth. Open my hands to give freely. Open my lips to good words, to pure words, Open my heart to love.
Candle lighting
Baruch atah adonai elohaynu melech ha-olam asher kidshanu b’mitzvotav vitzivanu l’hadlik ner shel yom tov. Blessed are You, Eternal One, Sovereign of the , ָת יו ֹו ְצ ִמ ְּב ּו ָׁש נ ְּד ִק ֶׁש ר ֲא , ָלם ֹו ָה ע ְך ֶל ֶמ ּו ֵה ינ ֹל ֱא ,' ה ָּת ה ַא ְך ּו ָּבר ֹוב ט ֹום י ֶׁש ל ֵנר ִל יק ְד ַה ְל ּו ָּונ ִצ ו
mitzvot,
universe, who calls us to holiness through commanding us to kindle the festive lights.
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Kiddush
ּו ָמ נ ְּי ִק ְו ּו ָינ ֱח ֶה ֶׁש ָלם ֹו ָה ע ְך ֶל ֶמ ּו ֵה ינ ֹל א ,' ה ָּת ה ַא ְך ּו ָּבר ֶּזה ַה ַמ ן ְּז ַל ּו ָע נ ִג י ִה ְו
Baruch atah Adonai, Eloheinu melech ha-olam borei p’ri hagafen. Blessed are You, Eternal One, Sovereign of the universe, Creator of the fruit of the vine.
Shehecheyanu
ֶפ ן ֶּג ַה ִר י ְּפ ֵר א ֹו ּב , ָלם ֹו ָה ע ְך ֶל ֶמ ּו ֵה ינ ֹל ֱא ,' ה ָּת ה ַא ְך ּו ָּבר
Baruch atah Adonai, Eloheinu melech ha-olam shehecheyanu v’kiymanu v’higianu lazman hazeh. Blessed are You, Eternal One, Sovereign of the universe, who has kept us alive, sustained us, and allowed us to reach this special time.
מגיד
Maggid Telling the Story
We continue by reviewing our people’s history of marking the Exodus and seeking ever more occasions to give to the Greater Good.
Mi Chamocha
Mi chamocha ba’eilim Adonai Mi kamocha nedar bakodesh Nora t’hilot oseh feleh Who is like you?
Who is like you, Adonai? Who is like you, Adonai? When Moses and Miriam crossed the sea They sang to you with songs of joy Who is like you, Adonai?
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Numbers 9: 6-8
There were some householders who were unclean by reason of a corpse and could not offer the Passover sacrifice on that day. Appearing that same day before Moses and Aaron, ׁש ֶפ ֶ֣נ ְל ֙ם ִא י ֵמ ְט ּו ֤י ָה ֶׁ֨שר ֲא ִׁ֗שים ָנ ֲא ִ֣הי ְי ַו ֹ֖ר ן ֲה ַא ֵ֥ני ְפ ִל ְו ֶׁ֛שה ֹמ ֵ֥ני ְפ ִל ּו ֞ב ְר ְק ִּי ַֽו ּוא ֑ה ַה ֹום ּ֣י ַּב ַס ח ֶּ֖פ ַה ֹׂשת־ ֲע ַל ּוא׃ ֽה ַה ֹום ּ֥י ַּב These people said to them, “Unclean though we are by reason of a corpse, why must we be debarred from presenting the Eternal One’s offering at its set time with the rest of the Israelites?” ׁש ֶפ ֶ֣נ ְל ִ֖אים ֵמ ְט ּו ְח נ ַ֥נ ֲא ָ֔ל יו ֵא ֙ה ָּמ ֵ֙ה ָה ִׁ֤שים ָנ ֲא ָה ּו ֠ר ְמ ֹּיא ַ֠ו ֵ֥ני ְּב ְך ֹו ֖ת ְּב ֹו ֔ד ֲע ֹ֣מ ְּב ֙ה ָו ֹה ְי ַּ֤בן ְר ׇק ֶאת־ ִ֜ריב ְק ַה ִּ֨תי ְל ִב ְל ַ֗רע ָּג ִנ ה ֵֽאל׃ ָר ְׂש ִי ּו ֥ל ְכ ָי ֹלא־ ְו ָ֔ד ם ָא ָּמ ָ֣ל ָ֑דם ָא
ֶֽכם׃ ָל ָ֖וה ֹה ְי ֶּ֥וה ַצ ְי ַמ ה־ ָ֔ע ה ְמ ְׁש ֶא ְו ּו ֣ד ְמ ִע ֶׁ֑שה ֹמ ֶ֖הם ֵל ֲא ֶמ ר ֹּ֥יא ַו
Moses said to them, “Stand by, and let me hear what instructions the Eternal One gives about you.”
We Cannot Merely Pray to You (Rabbi Jack Riemer) We cannot merely pray to you, O God, to end war; For we know that You have made the world in a way That people must find their own paths to peace. Within themselves and with their neighbors. We cannot merely pray to You, O God, to end starvation; For You have already given us the resources With which to feed the entire world, If we would only use them wisely. We cannot merely pray to You, O God, to root out prejudice; For You have already given us eyes With which to see the good in all people, If we would only use them rightly. We cannot merely pray to You, O God, to end despair; For You have already given us the power To clear away slums and to give hope, If we would only use our power justly. We cannot merely pray to You, O God, to end disease;
For You have already given us great minds With which to search out cures and healing, If we would only use them constructively. Therefore we pray to You instead, O God, For strength, determination, and will power, To do instead of just pray, To become instead of merely to wish.
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Special Guests
Introductory Speaker Ruth Messinger
Ruth Messinger served as President of American Jewish World Service, an international human rights and development organization, from 1998 to 2016, and is currently the organization’s Global Ambassador. Ms. Messinger’s 18-year presidency at AJWS began after a 20-year career in public service in New York City as a city council member and Manhattan Borough President. Under Ms. Messinger’s leadership, AJWS grew exponentially— granting more than $270 million to promote human rights in the developing world and launching campaigns to end the Darfur genocide, reform international food aid, stop violence against women and LGBT people, end land grabs, and respond to natural disasters around the globe. A social change leader and advocate, Ms. Messinger now works in the faith-based advocacy arena and is a social justice consultant, facilitator, and instructor with various organizations. She is married to an educator, has three children, eight grandchildren, and four great grandchildren.
Guest of Honor Sheila Katz
Sheila Katz is the CEO of National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW), a 130-year-old feminist civil rights organization with over 210,000 advocates working for the full equity and safety of women, children, and families in the United States and Israel. Under Sheila’s leadership, NCJW has responded to threats to reproductive freedom, voting rights, childcare access, equal pay, and other civil rights issues. Before coming to NCJW, Sheila was the vice president for student engagement and leadership at Hillel International, where she founded programs to expand student participation in Jewish and civic life, including Ask Big Questions and MitzVote. Sheila was recently named as one of the top 10 faith influencers by Religion News Service and as one of the 50 most influential Jews in the world by the In 2022, Sheila was the commencement speaker for her alma mater Ithaca College. She currently sits on the board of governors of Tel Aviv University.
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Eli Kaplan Wildmann “Pop-Up Tzedek Box" (2022)
תפתח Tiftach Opening
After reminding ourselves of the importance of humility, we open our Boxes or, alternatively, make a mental review of our past year’s work to improve our world. Tzedek
Psalm 146
Happy are those who have the God of Jacob for help, whose hope is in the Eternal One, Maker of heaven and earth, the sea and all that is in them; who keeps faith forever; who secures justice for those who are wronged, gives food to the hungry. Adonai our God sets prisoners free; the Eternal One restores sight to the blind; the Eternal One makes those who are bent stand straight; the Eternal One loves the righteous; the Eternal One watches over the stranger; the Eternal One gives courage to the orphan and widow, but makes the path of the wicked tortuous.
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Psalm 146 (continued)
ּה ָֽי ּו־ ְל ל ַֽה ֹ֗דר ָו ֹ֥דר ְל ֹון ּי ִ֭צ ְך ִי ַ֣ה ֹל ֱא ָ֗לם ֹו ְל ע ׀ ָ֨וה ֹה ְי ְך ֹ֤ל ְמ ִי
Yimloch Adonai l’olam, Elohayich Tziyon l’dor vador hallelujah Let Them In (Yoshi Zweiback and Angela Buchdahl)
Pitchu b’chesed Pitchu b’ahavah Pitchu b’tzedek Navo vam, navo vam Open up in love in justice and love Open up and let it in Let them in! (x2)
Left to right: Tobi Kahn, “Zahryz III” (2022) Deborah Ugoretz, “Why Not Do More?” (2022)
Judith Brown, “Sparks of Awe” (2022) Marisa Baggett, “Free Flow” (2022)
We Open These Boxes
We open our hands in gratitude and generosity, pote’ach et yadecha, We open these boxes We open our lips to prayer and words of kindness, Adonai s’fatai tiftach, We open these boxes We open our hearts to wisdom and love, We open these boxes Let us open the gates of righteousness Let us open these boxes tzedek p’tach libi, tzedek tzedek tzedek
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4 Questions
Notice the kind of actions you took—any patterns or absences. What do you recognize about your tendencies, preferences and biases? What work did you do? What drew you initially to the causes you supported, and how has that changed over time? To what extent did any relationships or stories motivate you along the way? When were you most inspired? Why did you act? What short-term and long-term changes resulted from your actions? What would it take to deepen that impact, and with whom would you partner? What impact did you and others have together? Whose stories have stayed with you? How did you grow over time? How did you overcome challenges? In what ways were your assumptions challenged? What will you do differently next time? What did you learn?
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שיתוף Shetuf
Sharing
Having individually examined our past actions, we now share our realizations, our questions, and our intentions for the future with one another.
Tzedek Medley (Gavrielov & Einstein, Gold, Klepper & Freelander, Seeger, Creditor, arr. Reinstein)
Ani v’atah, n’shaneh et ha’olam Ani v’atah az yavo’u kv’ar kulam. Amru et zeh kodem l’fanai, Zeh lo m’shaneh Ani v’atah n’shaneh et haolam Ozi, v’zimrat Yah Vay’hili lishua
Ozi, v’zimrat Yah Vay’hili lishua (x2) Lo alecha hamlacha ligmor, lo alecha ligmor (x2)
V’lo atah ben chorin L’hibateil mimenah V’lo atah ben chorin
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Tzedek Medley (continued)
I’ve got a hammer And I’ve got a bell And I’ve got a song to sing All over this land It’s the hammer of justice It’s the bell of freedom It’s a song about love between The people in the cities All over this land Olam chesed yibaneh, yai dai, dai, dai, dai, dai, dai, dai, dai I will build this world from love, yai dai, dai, dai, dai, dai, dai, dai, dai Olam chesed yibaneh, yai dai, dai, dai, dai, dai, dai, dai, dai We will build this world from love, yai, dai, dai, dai, dai, dai, dai Ani v’atah n’shaneh et haolam
נרצה Nirtzah
Acceptance
As we look to the future, we add a first new slip to our Boxes, articulating our aspirations for the world we wish to see and our role in it. Tzedek
Blessing
God of our ancestors, Who listened as Abraham advocated for the innocent Who heard the cries of the Israelites crushed by oppression Who called us to stand with the widow, the orphan, the stranger May our work help to fulfill the call for justice and righteousness May we remember that we alone cannot complete the work May we share strength and courage with everyone Working for peace and dignity throughout the world.
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Blessing (continued)
ָת יו ֹו ְצ ִמ ְּב ּו ָׁש נ ְּד ִק ֶׁש ר ֲא ָלם ֹו ָה ע ְך ֶל ֶמ ּו ֵה ינ ֹל ֱא ' ה ָּת ה ַא ְך ּו ָּבר ֶד ק ֶצ ֹּדף ְר ִל ּו ָּונ ִצ ְו
Baruch atah Adonai, Eloheinu melech ha-olam, asher kid’shanu b’mitzvotav v’tzivanu lirdof tzedek.
Blessed are You, Eternal One, Sovereign of the universe, who calls us to holiness through , commanding us to pursue /justice. tzedek mitzvot
One Day (Matisyahu)
Sometimes I lay under the moon And thank God I’m breathin’ Then I pray, Don’t take me soon ’Cause I am here for a reason
Sometimes in my tears I drown But I never let it get me down So when negativity surrounds I know someday, it’ll all turn around because All my life, I’ve been waitin’ for I’ve been prayin’ for, for the people to say That we don’t wanna fight no more There’ll be no more wars, and our children will play One day
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Acknowledgements
Thank you to all who have made this event and this year of possible: Rabbi Nicole Auerbach, Marisa Baggett, Rabbi Sarah Berman, Elizabeth Brown, Rabbi Angela Buchdahl, Marcia Caban, Cantor Shayna De Lowe, Carlos de Oliveira, Lori Dubin, Teri Duerr, Jackie Fishman, Lisa Gaetjens, Rabbi Hilly Haber, Tobi Kahn, Rachel Kalter, Eli Kaplan-Wildmann, Samantha Lavine, Rabbinic Intern Andrew Kaplan Mandel, Jocelyn Markowitz, Amy Martin, Lisa Messinger, Cantor Dan Mutlu, Nick Obourn, Annette Orenstein, Cantor Jenna Pearsall, Abigail Pogrebin, Cantorial Intern Beth Reinstein, Dena Robinson, Jill Rodde, Cantor Danielle Rodnizki, Eric Rodriguez, Carolyn Roesler, Rabbi Rebecca Rosenthal, Merissa Rosetti, Jodie Sadowsky, Will Salwen, Natalie and Jonathan Silverstein, Healy Shir Slakman, Patricia Giniger Snyder, David Strickland, Gary Sugarman, Julia Tecotzky, Naomi Toder, Ze’evi Tovlev, Deborah Ugoretz, Edon Valdman, Darin Lim Yankowitz, our Box honorees all year long, our partners at Tzedek Congregation Rodeph Sholom, Westchester Reform Temple, Temple Emanuel of the Pascack Valley, and Tiferet Bet Israel, the curators and artists who contributed to the Box exhibit at the HUC-JIR Heller Museum, FJC, and the Schusterman Family Philanthropies. Tzedek tzedek
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