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Conferences & Events – COL · Episode 1 · 33:59

The niggun from Poltava and the High Holiday prayers by the chazzan Rabbi Shneur Zalman Bronstein

Machine translation into English of the automatic Hebrew transcript.

00:47 Speaker 1 On Rosh Hashanah they are inscribed, and on the fast of Yom Kippur they are sealed. On Rosh Hashanah they are inscribed, and on the fast of Yom Kippur they are sealed. How many will pass away and how many will be born? Who will live and who will die? Who at their appointed time and who before their appointed time? Who by water and who by fire? Who by the sword and who by wild beasts? Who by hunger and who by thirst? On Rosh Hashanah they are inscribed, they are inscribed, and on Yom Kippur they are sealed. Who by earthquake and who by plague? Who by strangulation and who by stoning? Who will rest and who will wander? Who will be at peace and who will be tormented? Who will be tranquil and who will suffer? Who will be poor and who will be rich? Who will be brought low and who will be raised high? And all believe that He alone crowns kings, and the kingship is His. And all believe that He is King of the world, guiding it with kindness all day long. And all believe that He [unclear]. [unclear]. And all believe that He [unclear]. Merciful One Who answers the afflicted, answer us. Merciful One Who answers the afflicted, answer us. Merciful One Who answers the brokenhearted, answer us. Merciful One Who answers the humble in spirit, answer us. Merciful One Who answers the afflicted, answer us. Merciful One Who answers the afflicted, answer us. Merciful One Who answers the brokenhearted, answer us. Merciful One Who answers the humble in spirit, answer us. Merciful One Who answers the afflicted, answer us. [unclear]. Satisfy us in the morning with Your kindness, and we will rejoice and be glad all our days. Satisfy us in the morning with Your kindness, and we will rejoice and be glad all our days.

12:29 Speaker 2 [unclear]. For we are like clay in the hands of the potter: when he wishes, he expands it, and when he wishes, he contracts it. So are we in Your hand. Guardian of kindness, look to the covenant and do not heed the accuser. For we are like stone in the hands of the mason: when he wishes, he holds it, and when he wishes, he breaks it. So are we in Your hand, Who gives life and brings death. Look to the covenant and do not heed the accuser. For we are like an axe in the hands of the craftsman: when he wishes, he brings it close, and when he wishes, he sets it aside. So are we in Your hand. Look to the covenant and do not heed the accuser. For we are like a rudder in the hands of a sailor: when he wishes, he holds it, and when he wishes, he lets it go. So are we in Your hand. Look to the covenant and do not heed the accuser. [unclear]. I’ve got you. I’ve got [unclear]. I’ve got four. She follows her.

20:03 Speaker 2 [unclear]. Hand in hand. He’s got six.

24:15 Speaker 3 [unclear]. Like a shepherd inspecting his flock, passing his sheep beneath his staff. Like a shepherd inspecting his flock, like a shepherd inspecting his flock, passing his sheep beneath his staff. So You pass them by, count them, number them, and take account of every living soul. You set the span of every creature and write their decree. It is true that You are their Creator, and You know their nature, for they are flesh and blood. A person comes from dust and returns to dust; at the risk of his life he earns his bread. He is like a broken shard, like withered grass and a fading flower, like a passing shadow, a vanishing cloud, a blowing wind, scattering dust, and a fleeting dream. Avraham Avinu, Avraham Avinu, Avraham Avinu, before G-d. What are you praying for? What are you asking G-d for us? To redeem us, to rescue us. Woe to us. Woe to us. Yitzchak, Yitzchak, Yitzchak, Yitzchak, Yitzchak, Yitzchak, before G-d. What are you praying for? What are you asking G-d for us? To redeem us, to rescue us. Woe to us, woe to us. Yaakov, Yaakov, Yaakov, Yaakov, Yaakov, Yaakov, before G-d. What are you praying for? What are you asking

33:30 Speaker 3 G-d for us? To redeem us, to rescue us. Woe to us. Woe to us.