Opening Rituals
Aleph Godol (standing and giving one rap):
The officers will take their stations and the Chapter/Council/Region will come to order. (All, including Aleph Godol, are seated.) Aleph Shotare Godol.Aleph Shotare Godol (rising):
Aleph Godol.Aleph Godol:
Are all present members of AZA, B'nai B'rith, or guests?Aleph Shotare Godol:
All present are members of AZA, B'nai B'rith, or guests.Aleph Godol:
Aleph S'gan.Aleph S'gan (rising):
Aleph Godol.Aleph Godol:
See that the Aleph Shotare Kotone is on guard and knows his duties.Aleph S'gan (goes to door and says):
Aleph Shotare Kotone, the chapter/council/region is about to study some of the beautiful symbols of Judaism and Americanism/Canadianism. See that we are not disturbed by idlers (return to centre). Aleph Godol, the chapter/council/region is safe from intrusion (Aleph S'gan remains standing).Aleph Godol:
Aleph S'gan, why did you seek admission to this order?Aleph S'gan:
To join with those Jews who have dedicated their youth to clean living, that they may become manly men.Aleph Godol:
Aleph Mazkir, what are the qualifications for membership?Aleph Mazkir:
To be a son of a Jew, of good moral character, and to be filled with a desire to be helpful.Aleph Godol:
Aleph Shotare Kotone, you will present to our chapter/council/region the colors of our country. (Aleph Shotare Kotone and escorts go to altar with flag. Raps three times and everybody rises.)Aleph Shotare Kotone:
Aleph Godol, I have the honor to present to the chapter/council/region the colors of our country.(Pledge of allegiance.)Aleph Godol:
Aleph Kohen Godol, you will lead us in prayer.Aleph Kohen Godol:
Our Father, Who art in heaven and in our hearts, we humbly ask Thee to help us to be worthy sons of Thee, to lead clean lives, to think clean thoughts, and to do decent deeds. Help us to be good Jews, loyal countrymen, honorable comrades, worthy of the commendation of all good men.Aleph Godol:
I now declare_________________, Chapter No.______, of the Aleph Zadik Aleph of B'nai B'rith Youth Organization, open for business. Aleph Shotare Godol, inform the Aleph Shotare Kotone. (Aleph Godol raps once and all are seated.) Back to Top
Closing Rituals
Aleph Godol:
Aleph S'gan, the business of this meeting is ended. What say you?
Aleph S'gan (rising):
Let us go forth into the world and practice the principles of Patriotism and Judaism, those principles of honor that we preach here.
Aleph Godol:
Aleph Mazkir, the business of this meeting is ended. What say you?
Aleph Mazkir:
Let us go forth into the world and show that the things Patriotism and Judaism stand for are the things we value most. Let us manifest in our lives kindly deeds, unselfishness and a desire to serve.
Aleph Godol:
Aleph Kohen Godol, you will lead us in prayer.(Rap three times, all stand.)
Aleph Kohen Godol:
Our Father, Father of Israel and all mankind, we ask Thee to give us strength so that we may carry with us outside the Chapter the great lessons we have learned while together. Help us so to live that we may be worthy of our comradeship, our country, our religion. May we always so conduct ourselves that we will bring no discredit upon them.
All:
Amen
Aleph Godol:
My brothers, let us go out into the world and show all men we dedicate ourselves to honor, to truth, to virtue, and to justice. Thus we hasten the day when all men will acknowledge the common fatherhood of God and the common brotherhood of man. I now declare this meeting closed. Aleph Shotare Godol, allow those present to depart in peace
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