A Prayer for Yom Kippur

We call on the heavens and earth,

We call on the wisdom of the ancestors,

We call on the prayers of the generations to come,

Help us and guide us.

May we enter into this Yom Kippur with open and willing hearts.

May we support each other as we face the beauty and the fragility of life.

May we stand with each other as we experience life’s passing.

May we be witnesses for each other—acknowledging that we are loving and compassionate beings and our words and actions have caused pain and hurt.

May the burdens of shame, guilt and disappointment unwind from our souls

So we can turn into the New Year free and able to begin again

Let us be channels for compassion and love

Let healing and forgiveness flow through each of us into the world.

Amen.

Rabbi Yael Levy