"You stand this day, all of you, before the Lord your God - your tribal heads, your elders, and your officials, all the men of Israel, your children, your wives, even the stranger within your camp, from woodchopper to waterdrawer - to enter into the covenant of the Lord your God…"   (Deuteronomy 1:9-11)

Atem nitzavim hayom kulchem lifnai Adonai Eloheychem
You stand this day, all of you, before the Lord your God
From woodchopper to waterdrawer
From weeder to planter
From painter to light installer
From flower arranger to ark curtain hanger
From Torah roller to Torah reader
From webmaster to newsletter editor
From silver-polisher to tallit ironer
From service usher to front row worshipper
From craft-creator to memorial board hanger

You stand this day, all of you, before the Lord your God
From student of Torah to teacher of Torah
From balancer of books to payer of bills
From mopper of floors to unstopper of sinks
From teacher of Hebrew to student of Hebrew
From maker of coffee to purchaser of cups
From singer of songs to performer of mitzvot
From organizer of oneg to assigner of aliyot

You stand this day, all of you, before the Lord Your God
The one who says yes when asked
The one who say yes before being asked
The one who brings goats for petting
The one who watches for the sun's setting
The one who arrives first and the one who cleans up last
The one who brings snack and the one who picks up trash
The one who sits and the one who stands
The one who convenes and the one who attends
The one who sheds tears and the one who wipes them away
The one who welcomes the stranger and the one who blesses the sick
The one who mourns and the one who rejoices

Atem nitzavim hayom kulchem lifnai Adonai Eloheychem
You stand this day, all of you, before the Lord your God
Those who are standing here with us this day
Those who are not with us here this day.
Those who were here in years past
And those who are yet to be born.
With many thanks to all of you who helped make the high holy days go
smoothly and who help this congregation to be what it is.

Written with love by Rabbi Ellen Lewis