Yom Kippur N’ilah 5784

0:00 Good evening. You may be seated for a few minutes. How's everybody doing? You, uh, hungry yet? I feel like you know when the dancing started, I don't, for those of you who have children, you may, may identify with this, but late at night, the children, they get like this extra wind from somewhere that I just don't know where. I felt that same. Just a moment ago, everybody was dancing. I was like, oh, everybody's got their, like, I'm about to starve, but also I've got just enough energy to dance. Welcome to, uh, our neah service. This is, the Neah service is really the, it's the end of Yom Kippur.

0:49 It is the closing of the gates. Uh, and in fact, it, it dates back to a time when the dates, when the gates of Jerusalem would close, uh, at sunset or right around sunset. And once you were out, once the gates closed, you were outside. It was too late. So it has been connected proverbially or figuratively, uh, with the spiritual closing of the gates of heaven, uh, the gates of judgment. And so as the gates are closing, it's, it's almost in the, in the, in the traditional Jewish world. It's one last opportunity for us to receive atonement. Now, I will say this is one more opportunity for us to be

1:35 confident in the atonement that we have each received. So I would like to invite you to join me with what little energy you have left in a responsive reading that can be found starting on page 47 of your ur. In fact, why don't you, maybe, maybe it's a better to stand. You guys can stand and anticipate the near arrival of food if you happen to walk in here through the kitchen annex. You experienced what I would call torture

2:25 As the food was smelling so good. Okay, starting on page 47 here, the days are coming says Aai. When I will make a new covenant with the House of Israel and with the House of Yehuda, it will not be like the covenant I made with their fathers on the day. I took them by their hand and brought them out of the land of Egypt because they, for their part, violated my covenant. Even though I, for my part was a husband. To them says, Adonai, for this is the covenant I will make with the House of Israel After those days says Adonai, I will put my Torah within them and write it on their hearts.

3:12 I will be their God and they will be my people. No longer will any of them teach his fellow community member or his brother. No. Adonai for all will know me from the least of them to the greatest because I will forgive their wickedness and remember their sins no more. This is what Otai says, who gives the sun as light for the day? Who ordained the laws for the moon and the stars to provide light for the night? Who stirs up the sea until its waves? Roar. Ot, Knights of a oat is his name. If these laws leave my presence says Otai,

3:59 then the offspring of Israel will stop being a nation in my presence forever. This is what Otai says. If the sky above can be measured and the foundations of the earth be fathom, then I will reject all the offspring of Israel for all that they have done says aai. But when the Messiah appeared as kohen of the good things that are happening already, then through the greater and more perfect tent, which is not manmade, that is, it is not of this created world. He entered the holiest place once and for all. And he entered not by means of the blood of goats and calves, but by means of his own blood. Thus setting people free for,

4:48 for if sprinkling ceremonially unclean persons with the blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer restores their outward purity, then how much more the blood of the Messiah, who through the eternal spirit offered himself to God as a sacrifice without blemish will purify our conscience from works that lead to death so that we can serve the living God. It is because of this death that he is mediator of a new covenant or will because of death has occurred, which sets people free from the transgressions committed under the first covenant. Those who have been called may receive the promised eternal

5:38 inheritance. So brothers, we have confidence to use the way into the holiest place opened by the blood of Yeshua. He inaugurated it for us as a new and living way through the by means of his flesh. We also have a great kohan over God's household. Therefore, let us approach the holiest place with a sincere heart in the full assurance that comes from trusting with our hearts sprinkled clean from a bad conscience and our bodies washed with pure water. Let us continue holding fast to the hope we acknowledge without

6:28 wavering for the one who made the promise is trustworthy. And let us keep paying attention to one another in order to spur each other on to love and good deeds. Not neglecting our own congregational meetings as some have made a practice of doing, but rather encouraging each other. And let us do this all the more as you see the day approaching. Also, he is the capra for our sins and not only for ours, but also for those of the whole world. For by a single offering he has brought to the goal for all time those who are being set apart for God and made holy our

7:14 God and God of our fathers as we are marking the closing of the gates of judgment. We are thankful that we have been able to use this season to remember your atoning work. But this one, after he had offered for all time a single sacrifice for sins, sat down at the right hand of God, come now says Adonai, let's talk this over. Even if your sins are like scarlet, they will be white as snow. Here's the sort of fast I want. Releasing those unjustly bound untying, the thongs of the yoke, letting the oppressed go free, breaking every yoke. We have come before you today and have humbled ourselves before you

8:03 confessing our sins to you and to our fellow man. We have made these Y's services our own. We are thankful that for us, the closing of the gates of judgment does not preclude us from confessing our sins to you any day of the year receiving your forgiveness. We know that if we judge ourselves now, especially during this appointed season, we will not stand ashamed before you on that day when at the judgment seat, the records of our lives are opened. Please join me with this final prayer. Our Father in heaven,

8:49 may your name be kept holy. May your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us the food we need today. Forgive us what we have done wrong as we too have forgiven those who have wronged us. And do not lead us into hard testing, but keep us safe from the evil one for kingship, power and glory are yours forever and ever. Amen. Hallelujah, Hallelujah, hallelujah.

9:35 I feel I, I know it's not possible because the the shades are drawn in the back, but I feel kinda like doing this. If you catch the movie reference, you've been around here a while. Um, it is drawing near to that time. Sha may our Father in heaven. Lord, we come to you this evening. Lord, we thank you for this day for Yom Kippur. Lord that serves as a reminder each year for us to be confident in the atonement that Yeshua has made on our behalf. Lord, we come to you so grateful for your mercies,

10:21 for your everlasting mercies of Lord which have been extended to us Lord. And on this day we ask that you would draw your people near to you, that you would open up the eyes of your people Israel, Lord, that you would reveal Yeshua as our messiah. Lord, we are so grateful for everything that you do for us. And we recognize that our lives are full of sin. And yet you look at us and consider us as white as snow.

11:10 And Lord, we are so joyful and we rejoice in you always Again, I say we rejoice in you. Oh Lord, there is none like you. We bless your name and we praise you in Yeshua's name, a maim. Amen. It's getting close. I would like to, uh, invite anyone who would like to blow the shofar to close the gates of Neah. You're welcome to either come to the front or if you wanna stay where you are,

11:57 that's totally fine. Blessed are you, Lord our God, king of the universe who has sanctified us by your word and commanded us to hear the shofar call. Blessed are you, Lord our God, king of the universe who has given us life,

12:46 sustained us and brought us to this season. Nu I will call, I'll, I'll make the calls for you guys and then we're gonna end with a, with a big one. All right. T shiver, take a big breath,

14:05 Ave. May our Father in heaven. Lord, we thank you for this day. I thank you for, uh, those who have prepared food for us. And I thank you for this food and ask that you would bless it to our bodies, that you would nourish us and strengthen us and cause us to rise anew into a new life. And Lord, we bless you and thank you in the name of Yeshua, our Messiah, amain. Amen. Sukkot builders. Suko builders go. And then everybody else enjoy the food.