YIZKHOR DE YOM KIPPUR LIVRO DA VIDA = NIZKOR BOOKLET

נזכור
NIZKOR
Book of Remembrance
5784
12023
SPINOZA HAVURAH

This is the time of year that our thoughts return to memories of years
gone by, times spent with Parents, Grandparents, Spouses, Siblings,
Children, Relatives, and Friends. These significant people may no
longer be here in the physical sense, but are with us in our memories
and will always hold a special place in our hearts. By remembering
them we can gain strength in dealing with our own challenges through
their example, courage, wisdom and love that they showed us during
their lifetimes.
We wish you a Happy, Healthy, and Peaceful New Year,
L’Shanah Tovah!
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Nizkor is an Opportunity
To remember those people in our lives who are no longer alive.
To dwell for a few moments on the lives that they lived.
To remember the lessons that they taught us, by word or by deed.
To reflect on how much we miss them.
To mourn their passing and to weep for their absence.
To celebrate their lives.
To value our relationships with our loved ones.
To focus on the bonds that continue to join us.
To reflect on the issues that were unsettled.
To move closer to letting go of those loose ends.
To reflect on the impermanence and fragility of life.
To consider our own mortality.
To value our own lives and use our time wisely.
To reflect on what lives after us.
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אָנִי מַדְלִיק אֶת הַנֵּר הַזֶּה לְזִכְרֶ‏ ‏ָך
אֲבָל אָנִי כְּבָר יוֹדֵעַ‏ שֶׁלְּאֵלֶף נֵרוֹת
אֵין אֵשׁ שֶׁל אַחַת מִמִּלּוֹתֶיָך,‏ וְלְאֵלֶף נֵרוֹת
אֵין אוֹר עֵינֶיָך שֶׁהַנֵּר הַזֶּה יָאִיר בְּשִׁבְעִילֶָּך
וּשְׁתָּאִיר בְּתוֹכִי לְנֶצַח
אָמֵן
Ani madlik et haner hazeh lezichrecha,
aval ani kevar yode’a shelle'elef nerot
en esh shel achat mimilotecha,
vele'ellef nerot en or enecha.
Shehaner hazeh ya'ir beshiv'ilecha
usheta'ir betochi lenetzach.
Amen.
This candle I light in your memory,
but I already know that a thousand candles don’t
have the fire of one of your words,
and a thousand candles don’t
have the light of your eye.
May this candle give light for your sake,
and that you forever give light within me.
May it be so!
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יְהִי נָא זִכְרוֹן טוֹב וְחֶסֶד וְרַ‏ חֲמִים וְאַהֲבָה מִכָּל הָעוֹלָם לִכְבוֹד
אֲהוּבֵינוּ שֶׁאֵינָם עוֹד.‏ הָבָה נִנְצוֹר בְּלִבֵּנוּ אֶת שֵׁמוֹתֵיהֶם
הַטוֹבִים וְזִכְרָ‏ ם הַטוֹב וְנוֹקִירָ‏ ם בְּמַעֲשִׂים טוֹבִים.‏ זִכְרוֹנָם
לִבְרָ‏ כָה לְעוֹלָם וָעֶד.‏ אָמֵן
YEHEI NA ZICHRON TOV veḥesed veraḥamim
ve’ahava michol haˁolam lichvod ahuveinu sheˁeinam od.
Hava nintzor belibenu et shemotehem hatovim vezichram
hatov venoqiram bemaˁasim tovim. Zichronam livracha
leˁolam vaˁed. Amen.
MAY THERE BE A GOOD REMEMBRANCE
and compassion, and kindness, and love from all the
world, upon our honourable loved ones who are no longer
present. Let us make a place in our hearts
to remember their good names, a good memory,
and let us honour them with good deeds.
May their memory be a blessing forever. Amen.
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Helen Shallit
Grandmother of Judith Shallit
We don’t know what she did to warrant being sent to Siberia. We don’t
know how she escaped and traveled across a continent to arrive home in the
middle of the night to pick up her younger sister and sail off to the Golden
Medina, where the streets were lined with…sweatshops. She knew what to
do then: ORGANIZE! And she loved her grand daughter.
May her Memory be a Blessing
זכרונה לברכה
Zichronah Livrachah
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Sadie Mast
Honorary grandmother of James Branum
Lifelong Mennonite peace activist and worker for
interfaith and interracial understanding in OKC
May her Memory be a Blessing
זכרונה לברכה
Zichronah Livrachah
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Rex Friend
Mentor to James Branum
Quaker peace activist who was one of my early mentors in legal work
May his Memory be a Blessing
זכרונו לברכה
Zichrono Livrachah
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Clinton B. Lillibridge
Father of Lara Lillibridge
Clinton loved airplanes, old boats and dogs. He knew how to fix everything
and was genuinely interested in talking to strangers. He wasn't afraid to say
"I don't know.”
May his Memory be a Blessing
זכרונו לברכה
Zichrono Livrachah
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Maria De Lourdes Ramires
Mother-in-Law of Thiago Fillipe Soares
She was an exceptional person in the lives of my wife
and my firstborn daughter.
May her Memory be a Blessing
זכרונה לברכה
Zichronah Livrachah
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Molly Ridler
Grandmother of Martin Di Maggio
She was never once angry nor upset with me, she showed me nothing
but love and accepted for everything that I am.
May her Memory be a Blessing
זכרונה לברכה
Zichronah Livrachah
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Terryn Shannell Wiggins-Hawkins
Beloved niece of Phyllis M. Wiggins
In her spare time, she loved to hangout with her family, drink lots of coffee
in the early morning and spend time with children and her grandbaby. She
will always be remembered as the baby in our play group when I was
growing up!
May her Memory be a Blessing
זכרונה לברכה
Zichronah Livrachah
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Julia Freire de Lima
Mother of Arlete Freire de Lima
Grandmother of Alan Freire de Lima
Julia was Sephardic Jewish and always made good kasher food.
As the matriarch of our family she taught us Judaism and
Jewish culture, which made us keep it alive.
May her Memory be a Blessing
זכרונה לברכה
Zichronah Livrachah
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Bill Patterson
Grandfather of Ashley Patterson
My grandfather who passed last October, was one of
my heroes.
May his Memory be a Blessing
זכרונו לברכה
Zichrono Livrachah
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June Rubin Riner Asher
Mother of Cheryl Blake
She was a New Yorker through and through!
May her Memory be a Blessing
זכרונה לברכה
Zichronah Livrachah
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Bernard Riner
Father of Cheryl Blake
He was a mystery until I met him at 28. We started
from scratch. I got to have 20 good years with him.
He knew my boys.
May his Memory be a Blessing
זכרונו לברכה
Zichrono Livrachah
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In the rising of the sun and in its going down,
we remember them.
In the blowing of the wind and in the chill of winter,
we remember them.
In the opening of the buds and in the rebirth of spring,
we remember them.
In the blueness of the sky and
in the warmth of summer,
we remember them.
In the rustling of leaves and in the beauty of autumn,
we remember them.
In the beginning of the year and when it ends, we
remember them.
When we are weary and in need of strength,
we remember them.
When we are lost and sick at heart,
we remember them.
When we have joys we yearn to share,
we remember them
So long as we live, they too shall live,
for they are now part of us
as we remember them.
from Sylvan Kamens & Rabbi Jack Riemer
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With thanks from Spinoza Havurah Yom Kippur
5784/2023
Booklet design by Martin H. Di Maggio
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