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סִ דּ ּו ר לִ יְ מֵ י ח וֹ ל SPSSiddur for Weekdays

A prayerbook for weekday services

based on traditional and contemporary liturgical sources with full transliteration, modern English translation, explanations, instructions and notes,

with services for weekday morning, afternoon and evening (but not for Shabbat, norSample for festival holy and intermediate days)

Prepared by The Singlish™ Publication Society 14140 Sherwood, Oak Park, MI 48237 248.842.5563 [email protected] www.singlishps.com

No part of this book may be reproduced in any form, electronic or otherwise, without our express written permission. But you may read and sing it to your heart’s content!

ISBNSPS 978-1-888822-45-8

For Hebrew quotations from Tanach (Hebrew Scripture), we gratefully acknowledge the dedicated work of the J.Alan Groves Center for Advanced Biblical Research. Sample

In Memory As I finalize this book, I have in mind a teacher of formidable intellect, vast knowledge and rigorous honesty who was snatched from his students by sudden sickness. I dare not think this book would have merited his approval, but I would like to say that my efforts were often inspired by his wisdom. SPS

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Table of Contents On Jewish Prayer ...... 10 Shema (First Paragraph) ...... 69 Shema (Second Paragraph) ...... 70 DAWN BLESSINGS ...... 16 Shema (Third Pragraph) ...... 72 Mah Tovu ...... 16 Blessing after Shema ...... 73 ▪ מַ ה ־ טֹּ ב וּ ▪ How Fair Blessing for Tallit ...... 16 Donning Tefillin...... 17 MORNING AMIDAH ...... 78 Bir’chot Opening Blessings ...... 78 ▪ בִּ ר כ וֹ ת הַ שַּׁ חַ ר ▪ Dawn Blessings HaShachar ...... 18 Central Blessings ...... 83 Yehi Ratzon ...... 21 Closing Blessings ...... 88 ▪ יְ הִ י רָ צ ֹ ו ן ▪ May YourSPS Wish Be Personal Prayer ...... 93 ▪ רִ בּ ֹ ו ן כָּ ל הָ ע ֹו ָ ל מִ י ם ▪ Ruler of Every World Ribon Kol Ha’olamim...... 22 TACHANUN ...... 95 Monday and Thursday ...... 95 ▪ אֲ בָ ל אֲ ַ נ חְ נ וּ עַ מְּ � ▪ But We Are Your People Nefilat ▪ נְ פִ י לַ ת אַ פַּ יִ ם ▪ Aval Anachnu Amcha ...... 23 Being Downcast Atah Hu ...... 25 Apayim ...... 106 ▪ אַ תָּ ה הוּא ▪ It’s You Shomer ▪ שׁ וֹ מֵ ר ִ י שְׂ רָ אֵ ל ▪ Rabbinic Texts ...... 27 Israel’s Protector Interpreting Torah ...... 32 Yisra’el ...... 110 Yehi Ratzon ...... 34 ▪ ְ י הִ י רָ צ ֹ ו ן ▪ May This Be TORAH SERVICE ...... 112 El Erech ▪ אֵ ל אֶ רֶ � אַ פַּ יִ ם ▪ Yehi Ratzon ...... 34 God, Slow to Anger ▪ ְ י הִ י רָ צ ֹ ו ן ▪ May This Be Psalm 30 ...... 35 Apayim ...... 112 ▪ ה וֹ צָ אַ ת סֵ פֶ ר הַ תּ ֹו רָ ה ▪ POEMS AND SONGS ...... Sample 37 Taking out the Scroll Hotza’at Sefer HaTorah ...... 113 ▪ בָּ ר וּ � שֶׁ אָ מַ ר ▪ Blessed Is the One Who Spoke Bir’chot ▪ בִּ רְ כ ֹו ת הַ תּ ֹו רָ ה ▪ Baruch She’amar ...... 37 Torah Blessings I Chronicles 16:8-36 ...... 38 HaTorah ...... 115 Hagbah...... 117 ▪ הַ ג בָּ הָ ה ▪ Additional Psalm Verses ...... 41 Raising the Scroll Psalm 100 ...... 44 Yehi Chevod ...... 45 CONCLUDING PRAYERS ...... 132 ▪ ְ י הִ י כְ ב וֹ ד ▪ Let God’s Glory Aleinu ...... 132 ▪ עָ לֵ י נ וּ ▪ Our Duty Ashrei ...... 47 ▪ אַ שְׁ רֵ י ▪ Psalm 145 Daily Psalms ...... 135 Psalm 146 ...... 49 Psalm 147 ...... 50 AFTERNOON SERVICE ...... 154 Ashrei ...... 154 ▪ אַ שְׁ רֵ י ▪ Psalm 148 ...... 52 Psalm 145 Psalm 149 ...... 53 Psalm 150 ...... 54 AMIDAH ...... 156 I Chron. 29:10-13 ...... 56 Opening Blessings ...... 156 Nehemiah 9:6-11 ...... 57 Central Blessings ...... 161 Shirat Closing Blessings ...... 166 ▪ שִׁ י רַ ת הַ יָּ ם ▪ The Song of the Sea Hayam ...... 58 Personal Prayer ...... 170 Nefilat ▪ נְ פִ י לַ ת אַ פַּ יִ ם ▪ Being Downcast ▪ ִ י שְׁ תַּ בַּ ח שִׁ מְ � ▪May Your Name Be Praised Yishtabach Shimcha...... 62 Apayim ...... 172 Shomer ▪ שׁ וֹ מֵ ר ִ י שְׂ רָ אֵ ל ▪ Israel’s Protector SHEMA AND ITS BLESSINGS ...... 63 Yisra’el ...... 173 Aleinu ...... 175 ▪ עָ לֵ י נ וּ ▪ Bar’chu ...... 63 Our Duty ▪ ָ בּ רְ כ וּ ▪ Call to Prayer First Blessing Before Shema ...... 63 Second Blessing Before Shema ...... 67

Aneinu ...... 237 ▪ עֲ נֵ נ וּ ▪ SHEMA AND ITS BLESSINGS ...... 180 Answer Us Nachem ...... 238 ▪ נַ חֵ ם▪ Bar’chu ...... 180 Comfort ▪ ָ בּ רְ כ וּ ▪ Call to Prayer Sim Shalom ...... 240 ▪ שִׂ י ם שָׁ ל ֹו ם ▪ First Blessing Before Shema ...... 181 Blessing for Peace Second Blessing Before Shema ...... 182 ADDITIONAL SERVICE FOR מ וּ סַ ף לְ רֹ אשׁ ח ֹו דֶ שׁ Shema (First Paragraph) ...... 183 Shema (Second Paragraph) ...... 184 ROSH CHODESH ...... 242 Shema (Third Paragraph) ...... 186 Amidah ...... 243 First Blessing After Shema ...... 187 ▪ אָ בִ י נ וּ מַ לְ ֵ כּ נ וּ ▪ !Second Blessing After Shema ...... 189 SOURCE OF LIFE! SOVEREIGN Third BlessingSPS After Shema ...... 190 AVINU MALKENU ...... 257 CHANUKAH ...... 262 ▪ חֲ נ וּ כָּ ה ▪ EVENING SILENT AMIDAH ...... 193 CHANUKAH Ma’oz Tzur ...... 263 ▪ מָ ע ׂ וז צוּר ▪ Amidah: Opening Blessings ...... 193 Fortress, Rock Amidah: Central Blessings ...... 195 Amidah: Closing Blessings ...... 201 KADDISH ...... 264 Chatzi ▪ חֲ צִ י קַ דִּ י שׁ ▪ Sefirat Leader’s Half Kaddish ▪ סְ פִ י רַ ת הָ ע וֹ מֶ ר ▪ Counting the Omer Ha’Omer ...... 205 Kadish ...... 264 Kadish Shalem ...... 265 ▪ קַ דִּ י שׁ שָׁ ֵל ם ▪ Opening Meditation ...... 205 Full Kaddish Kadish ▪ קַ דִּ י שׁ יָתוֹ ם ▪ The Days of the Omer ...... 205 Mourners’ Kaddish Closing Meditation ...... 210 Yatom ...... 267 Kadish ▪ קַ דִּ י שׁ דְ רַ בָּ ָ נ ן ▪ Psalm 27 ...... 214 Teachers’ Kaddish DeRabanan ...... 269 HALLEL ...... Sample 218 Psalm 113 ...... 218 NOTES ...... 271 Psalm 114 ...... 219 Dawn Blessings ...... 271 Psalm 115: 1-11 ...... 220 December 5 ...... 273 Psalm 115: 12-18 ...... 221 Aleinu ...... 273 Psalm 116: 1-11 ...... 222 Prayer Responses ...... 274 Psalm 116: 12-19 ...... 223 First Blessing of the Amidah ...... 275 Psalm 117 ...... 224 Psalm 118: 1-4 ...... 224 AFTERWORD ...... 276 Psalm 118: 5-20 ...... 224 More Thanks ...... 276 Psalm 118: 21-24 ...... 226 A Practical Book ...... 276 Psalm 118: 25 ...... 226 Egalitarian, Non-Sexist ...... 276 Psalm 118: 26-29 ...... 227 Why Is the Translation Like That? ...... 277 Final Blessing...... 228 Translation and Typography ...... 277 Pronunciation ...... 277 HAFTARAH BLESSINGS FOR FAST DAY Jewish Prayer ...... 277 AFTERNOONS ...... 229 The Tissue of Quotations...... 278 Blessing Before the Haftarah ...... 229 My Hope, My Fear ...... 278 Blessings after the Haftarah ...... 229 BIBLIOGRAPHY ...... 279 AMIDAH ADDITIONS ...... 232

Ya’aleh VeYavo ...... 232 ▪ יַעֲ לֶ ה וְ יָ בֹ א ▪ Think of Us Al Hanisim ...... 233 ▪ עַ ל הַ ִ נּ סִּ י ם ▪ For the Wonders

On Jewish Prayer The good things about Jewish prayer were expressed by George Eliot in her wonderful book, Daniel Deronda. Of all nineteenth-century novels, Russian or English (the French aren’t in the running, not that I’m prejudiced), this is the best. Some scholars would disagree, but that just goes to show how learned people can be wrong. Before he finds out about his ancestry, Daniel—may our daughters marry someone so compassionate, so learned, so correct, so independently wealthy—finds himself in Shul on a Friday night. Deronda…gave himself up to that strongest effect of chanted liturgies which is independent SPSof detailed verbal meaning —like the effect of an Allegri’s Miserere or a Palestrina’s Mag- nificat. The most powerful movement of feeling with a liturgy is the prayer which seeks for nothing special, but is a yearning to escape from the limitations of our own weakness and an invocation of all Good to enter and abide with us; or else a self-oblivious lifting up of Gladness, a Gloria in excelsis that such Good exists; both the yearning and the exaltation gathering in their utmost force from the sense of communion in a form which has expressed them both, for long generations of struggling fellow-men. The Hebrew liturgy, like others, has its transitions of litany, lyric, proclamation, dry statement and blessing; but this evening all were one for Deronda: the chant of the Chazan’s or Reader’s grand wide-ranging voice with its passage from monotony to sudden cries, the outburst of sweet boys’ voices from the little choir, the devotional swaying of men’s bodies backward and forward, the very com- monness of the building and shabbinessSample of the scene where a national faith, which had pen- etrated the thinking of half the world, and moulded the splendid forms of that world’s religion, was finding a remote, obscure echo—all were blent for him as one expression of a binding history, tragic and yet glorious. He wondered at the strength of his own feeling, it seemed beyond the occasion—what one might imagine to be a divine influx in the darkness, before there was any vision to interpret. The whole scene was a coherent strain, its burden a passionate regret, which, if he had known the liturgy for the Day of Reconcilia- tion, he might have clad in its authentic burden; “Happy the eye which saw all these things; but verily to hear only of them afflicts our soul. Happy the eye that saw our temple and the joys of our congregation; but verily to hear only of them afflicts our soul. Happy the eye that saw the fingers when tuning every kind of song; but verily to hear only of them afflicts our soul.”1

1 Daniel Deronda (London: Panther, 1970), pp. 337-8. First published in 1876 (before Herzl!), the book is an articulate expression of Zionist fervor.

Pattern and Purpose in Jewish Prayer Our Obligation In our Torah, prayers are usually composed for a particular occasion. Abraham’s servant Eliezer asked God to help him find a good match for Isaac, and Rivkah came out to the well. Isaac asked God to help Rivkah, and she became pregnant. Moses asked God to heal Miriam. The Torah doesn’t describe daily prayers. Instead, for daily devotion, the Torah describes a system of sacrifices. But with the Temple gone and the sacrificial service irrecoverable1 we follow the lead of Hosea in using prayer instead: Hosea 14:3 .uneshalmah farim sefateinu וּ נְ שַׁ לְּ מָ ה פָרִ י ם שְׂ פָ תֵ י נ וּ whatSPS we owe you in sacrificial bulls we shall pay with the prayers of our lips. That’s one reason we have daily services. In the Temple, we offered a morning and afternoon sacrifice, and an extra sacrifice on special days such as Shabbat. Our tradition understood that we should say the Shema both morning and evening (“when you go to bed and when you get up”), so we added an evening service too. That’s why we have services in the morning, afternoon and evening, with an extra “Musaf” service on Shabbat, festivals and Rosh Chodesh. Elements of Our Prayers The two main parts of our prayer services are the Shema and what the Talmud calls “the prayer,” the amidah. We say the Shema and amidah in the morning; amidah in the afternoon; and Shema and amidah in the evening. A musaf service follows the morning serviceSample on festive days such as Rosh Chodesh. We read from the Torah after the morning amidah on Monday and Thursday, festivals and Rosh Chodesh. We read from the Torah in the afternoon on Shabbat and fast days. When we perform an obligation, we say a blessing. Since saying the Shema is an obligation, we introduce it and follow it with blessings. The amidah consists of seven blessings on Shabbat, nineteen on weekdays; the afternoon service before Shabbat and the evening service after Shabbat are weekday services. -Baruch atah Adonai. For long / בָּ ר וּ� אַתָּ ה יי / A short blessing begins with the words: We bless you, God er blessings, these words come close to the end. And for even longer blessings, these words come at the beginning and close to the end. Prayer is speaking to God, and our tradition holds that we should take time to get in the right frame of mind for an audience with our creator. This is especially true for the morning service, which begins with two sections of preparation, “Dawn Blessings” and readings from poems (mostly psalms) in scripture. Many of our prayers quote scripture—our religion’s history, theology, philosophy and poetry. To end a service, we may add hymns, psalms and other readings, and we always add Aleinu. So here’s what to expect in our weekday services:

1 You need a ritually pure Cohen, and for this you need the ashes of a red heifer. Who knows, though, if some yet-to-be-discovered tunnel or cave hewed into the Jerusalem bedrock contains a vial of these ashes?

Dawn Poetry Shema Amidah Torah Afternoon  Afternoon Fast Day   Evening   Morning     Morning Monday/Thursday/Fast Day      Morning Rosh Chodesh      The Amidah EverySPS amidah has the same underlying structure. Three blessings come at the beginning and three at the end, and one or more in the middle. The beginning blessings celebrate God’s relationship with our ancestors, God’s power and God’s holiness. The concluding blessings offer thanks, hope that our service is acceptable, and ask for peace. In the middle, we say thirteen blessings on weekdays, with various petitions for individuals and the community, and this holds for morning, afternoon and evening services. (At one time we said only twelve of these blessings for a total of eighteen—the amidah is still called the “shemoneh esreh” or “eighteen”—and experts differ on which blessing was added last.) On Shabbat and festivals, there is one blessing in the middle, dealing with the particular holiness of this special day. These days and Rosh Chodesh have an additional (“musaf”) amidah, in which the middle blessing mentions the Temple sacrifices of the day. On Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur we add poetry to the early blessings, and the Rosh Hashanah additional amidah has extra middle blessings. We extend standard blessings to celebrate Rosh Chodesh, Chanukah and Purim, Yom Ha’atzma’ut and Yom Yerushalayim. But despite theseSample variations, a standard pattern underlies every amidah. When the leader repeats the amidah, in morning, additional and afternoon services, we extend the third blessing so that we can aspire to join the heavenly chorus of angels praising God; and we add personal thanks to the thanksgiving blessing—the penultimate blessing of the amidah. Purpose of Prayer Sometimes we pray for something, as Moses prayed for Miriam to recover her health, but our daily prayer routine repeats the same petitions day after day. Does this have a purpose? Many people would say that a genuine lover says “I love you” merely to state a truth, not to earn some reward. When we speak to God, if we wish to express our love and gratitude, our liturgy—words worn smooth by time and tradition—helps us to speak these thoughts. When we ask God for help, our prayers are in the plural: we ask for a better society in which to pursue our individual destiny. Sometimes our prayers remind us what we can do to improve our world, for prayer affirms that our past does not determine our future. It’s hard to think that prayers will change God’s plan, and it’s easier to think that our prayers will change us instead, giving us the perspective to view life with equanimity and joy, even in adversity, to find a blessing even when our superficial wish is thwarted. Yes sometimes we pray for something specific, even trivial, and such prayers sometimes symbolize a wish beyond language or conscious thought, for serenity and trust in the future. Not everyone has a constant sense of God’s presence, and some (I suppose I’m not the only one) feel that daily exercise of our capacity for prayer prepares us for those times when God seems close—as if daily prayer is building a dwelling which God’s presence will one day come to inhabit. For those whose lives are driven by purpose, perhaps prayer is their only disinterested activity, the only one which satisfies no urge, meets no goal, brings no reward—the only time when we can realize that we’re evanes- cent bubbles on the cosmic ocean’s swell, and all that we cherish and struggle to achieve will one day be gone.

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The morning service consists of the Shema and an amidah. The Shema has appropriate blessings before and after; the amidah is like the afternoon and evening amidah except for the final blessing, the blessing for peace. In the morning (and on fast day afternoons), the blessing for peace includes a reference to the priests’ blessing of Temple times. Our call to prayer begins the Shema section. This is the heart of the morning service, but we prepare for it with two sections of prayer and song: Dawn SampleBlessings, and Poems and Songs. As we rise in the morning, ancient words of blessing help us consider our identity as human beings with a body to stretch and clothe, and as Jews with our own obligations and opportunities, history and literature. We praise the Creator with selected psalms, devotional poetry that often speaks through the millennia to modern concerns, and with other quotations from our scriptures. For the morning service, we wear not only our tallit but our tefillin too.

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Dawn Blessings ______Mah Tovu ▪ מַ ה ־ טֹּ ב וּ ▪ How Fair ______Num 24:5 ,Mah tovu ohalecha Ya’akov“ מַ ה ־ טֹּ֥ בוּ אֹהָ לֶ ֖ י� יַעֲ קֹ֑ ב —Jacob, how fair your dwellings are ”.Mishkenotecha, Yisra’el מִ שְׁ כְּ ֹ נ תֶ ֖ י � ִ י שְׂ רָ אֵ ֽ ל .O Israel—your communities Ps 5:8 Va’ani berov chasdecha“ ַו ֲא נִ י בְּ ֹר ב חַ סְ דְּ � ,With your great kindness ;avo veitecha אָ ב וֹ א בֵ י תֶ � ;I comeSPS to your house eshtachaveh el heichal kodshecha אֶ שְׁ תַּ חֲ וֶ ה אֶ ל ־ הֵ י כַ ל ־ קָ דְ שְׁ � I bow to your holy sanctuary ”.beyir’atecha ְ בּ ִ י רְ ָ א ֶ ת � .in reverence to you Ps 26:8 ,Adonai, ahavti me’on beitecha“ יהוה אָ הַ בְ תִּ י מְ ע וֹ ן בֵּ י תֶ � ,God, I love your residence ”.umekom mishkan kevodecha וּמְ קוֹם מִשְׁ כַּ ן כְּ בוֹדֶ � .the place where your glory dwells Ps. 69:14 Va’ani tefilati וַאֲנִ י תְ פִ לָּתִ י־לְ � יְ הוָ ה Sovereign, let my prayer ;lecha Adonai et ratzon עֵת רָ צוֹן ;be welcome when it comes ,Elohim berov chasdecha ֱא � הִ י ם בְּ רָ ב ־ ַ ח ְ ס דֶּ � ,Sovereign, in kindness plentiful 1 .aneni be’emet yish’echa ֲע ֵנ נִ י בֶּ ֱא מֶ ת יִ שְׁ עֶ � answer me with salvation sure. Sample ______Blessing for Tallit ______Baruch ata Adonai בָּ רוּ� אַתָּ ה יי ,We bless you, O Ruler Eloheinu melech ha’olam אֱ�הֵ ינוּ מֶ לֶ� הָ עוֹלָם .our God, who rules the world Asher kidshanu bemitzvotav אֲשֶׁ ר קִדְּשָׁ נוּ בְּמִצְ וֹתָ יו You made us holy with your laws .vetzivanu lehit’atef batzitzit וְצִ וָּנוּ לְ הִ תְ עַ טֵּ ף בַּ צִּ י צִ ת .And told us to wrap ourselves in fringes

1 The Hebrew is rather elliptical; lit., “And as for me, my prayer to you, Sovereign, may it be at an acceptable time; Sovereign, in the abundance of your kindness, answer me in the truth of your salvation.”

| וַ יְ קַ דֵּ ֖ שׁ אֹ ת֑ וֹ Torah | ַו יְ קַ דֵּ שׁ אֹ ת וֹ Scripture | וַ ְ י קַ דֵּ שׁ ֹ א ת ֹו Prayer 17 Dawn Blessings

______Donning Tefillin1 ______Stand, and place the hand tefillin on the biceps of your left arm (right arm if you’re left-handed), and say: u u Baruch ata Adonai בָּ רוּ� אַתָּ ה יי ,We bless you, O Ruler Eloheinu melech ha’olam אֱ�הֵ ינוּ מֶ לֶ� הָ ע וֹ לָ ם .our God, who rules the world Asher kidshanu bemitzvotav אֲשֶׁ ר קִדְּשָׁ נוּ בְּמִצְ וֹתָ יו You made us holy with your laws .vetzivanu lehani’ach tefillin וְצִ וָּנוּ לְהַ ִ נ י חַ תְּ פִ י ִ לּ י ן .And told us to wrap ourselves in fringes Wrap the hand tefillin strap around your arm seven times. SPSPlace the head tefillin above your hairline, centered between your eyes, and say: u u Baruch ata Adonai בָּ רוּ� אַתָּ ה יי ,We bless you, O Ruler Eloheinu melech ha’olam אֱ�הֵ ינוּ מֶ לֶ� הָ עוֹלָם .our God, who rules the world Asher kidshanu bemitzvotav אֲשֶׁ ר קִדְּשָׁ נוּ בְּמִצְ וֹתָ יו You made us holy with your laws .vetzivanu al mitzvat tefillin וְ צִ וָּ נ וּ עַ ל מִ צְ וַ ת תְּ פִ י ִ לּ י ן .And told us to wrap ourselves in fringes Adjust the head tefillin and say: —Baruch shem בָּ רוּ� שֵׁ ם ,Blessed is God’s name .kevod malchuto le’olam va’ed כְּבוֹד מַלְכוּתוֹ לְעוֹלָם וָעֶ ד the glory of whose reign lasts forever.2 Wrap the strap of the hand tefillin around your middle finger, and say: Hosea 2:21-22 ,Ve’erastich li le’olam וְ אֵ רַ שְׂ תִּ י � לִ י לְ ע וֹ לָ ם You’ll be my bride forever; Sample ve’erastich li betzedek וְ אֵ רַ שְׂ תִּ י � לִ י בְּ צֶ דֶ ק ,you’ll be my bride in righteousness .uvemishpat uvechesed uverachamim וּבְ מִ שְׁ פָּט וּבְ חֶסֶד וּבְ רַ חֲמִ ים ;justice, kindness and mercy Ve’erastich li be’emunah וְ אֵ רַ שְׂ תִּ י � לִ י בֶּ אֱ מ וּ ָנ ה you’ll be my bride in truth 3 .veyada’at et Adonai וְ יָדַ עַ תְּ אֶ ת ־יְ הוָ ה .and you shall know God

After donning our tefillin, we may sit down.

1 totafot in/ ט ֹו טָ פֹ ת The word “tefillin” is Aramaic, related to the Hebrew word for prayer; the Torah mentions four passages, which are inside the tefillin: Ex. 13:1-10, Ex. 13:11-16, Deut. 6:4-9 and Deut. 11:13-21. 2 This phrase is a response to hearing God’s name. In the Temple, the people would respond with this phrase when they heard the High Priest pronounce God’s name on Yom Kippur (Mishna Yoma, 3:9). 3 Hosea speaks movingly of God’s future reconciliation with Israel. “You’ll be my bride” refers to the first of two stages of Jewish marriage, when the woman is “engaged” exclusively to the man, but the marriage ceremo- ny has not taken place. Biblical culture was of course polygamous, so the man in those days could take other wives. It’s easy to forget how things have changed!

______Bir’chot HaShachar ▪ בִּ ר כ ֹו ת הַ שַּׁ חַ ר ▪ Dawn Blessings ______We stand to thank God for a new day with these fifteen blessings; 1 for discussion of these blessings, see page 271. When the leader leads each blessing, we respond “Amen.” Baruch atah Adonai בָּ רוּ� אַתָּ ה יי ,We bless you, Sovereign God 1 :Eloheinu melech ha’olam אֱ�הֵ ינוּ מֶ לֶ� הָ עוֹלָם :you rule both space and time asher natan lasechvi vina אֲשֶׁ ר נָתַ ן לַשֶּׂ כְוִ י בִ ינָה you taught the rooster lehavchin bein yom uvein layla.Amen לְהַבְחִ ין בֵּ ין יוֹם וּבֵ ין לָיְלָה אָ מֵ ן .to tell day from night 2 SPS Baruch atah Adonai בָּ רוּ� אַתָּ ה יי ,We bless you, Sovereign God :Eloheinu melech ha’olam אֱ�הֵ ינוּ מֶ לֶ� הָ עוֹלָם :you rule both space and time she’asani betzalmo. Amen שֶׁעָשַׂ נִי בְּצַלְמוֹ אָ מֵ ן .you made me in your image Baruch atah Adonai בָּ רוּ� אַתָּ ה יי ,We bless you, Sovereign God 3 :Eloheinu melech ha’olam אֱ�הֵ ינוּ מֶ לֶ� הָ עוֹלָם :you rule both space and time she’asani Yisra’el. Amen שֶׁעָשַׂ נִי יִשְׂרָ אֵ ל אָ מֵ ן .you made me a Jew Girls and ladies say “bat chorin,” men and boys say “ben chorin”: Baruch atah Adonai בָּ רוּ� אַתָּ ה יי ,We bless you, Sovereign God 4 :Eloheinu melech ha’olam אֱ�הֵ ינוּ מֶ לֶ� הָ עוֹלָם you rule both space and time: Sample she’asani ben/bat chorin. Amen שֶׁעָשַׂ נִי בֶּ ן/בַּ ת-חוֹרִ ין אָ מֵ ן .you made me a free person Baruch atah Adonai בָּ רוּ� אַתָּ ה יי ,We bless you, Sovereign God 5 :Eloheinu melech ha’olam אֱ�הֵ ינוּ מֶ לֶ� הָ עוֹלָם :you rule both space and time poke’ach ivrim. Amen פּ ֹ ו קֵ חַ עִ וְ רִ י ם אָ מֵ ן .you restore our sight

1 Originally, a person would say these blessings on waking up, opening the eyes, etc. Most are based on T. B. Berachot 60b, but 2, 3 and 4 are based on T. B. Menachot 43b. Traditional siddurim use the wording below so that men can thank God that they are bound by more mitzvot than gentiles (no mitzvot), servants (some mitzvot) or women (nearly all mitzvot). 2 shelo asani goy. Amen שֶׁ �א עָשַׂ נִי גּוֹי אָ מֵ ן .that you did not make me a non-Jewish person 3 shelo asani ahved. Amen שֶׁ �א עָשַׂ נִי עָבֶ ד אָ מֵ ן .that you did not make me a servant 4 for men shelo asani ishah. Amen שֶׁ � א עָ שַׂ ִ נ י אִ שָּׁ ה אָ מֵ ן .that you did not make me a woman 4 for women she’asani kirtzono. Amen שֶׁעָשַׂ נִי כִּרְ צוֹנוֹ אָ מֵ ן .that you made me as you wished The fourth blessing for women may be said either with a sigh of resignation or with confidence that God’s final creation and most successful design for a human was the woman.

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Baruch atah Adonai בָּ רוּ� אַתָּ ה יי ,We bless you, Sovereign God 6 :Eloheinu melech ha’olam אֱ�הֵ ינוּ מֶ לֶ� הָ עוֹלָם :you rule both space and time malbish arumim. Amen מַלְבִּ ישׁ עֲרוּמִּ ים אָ מֵ ן .you clothe the naked Baruch atah Adonai בָּ רוּ� אַתָּ ה יי ,We bless you, Sovereign God 7 :Eloheinu melech ha’olam אֱ�הֵ ינוּ מֶ לֶ� הָ עוֹלָם :you rule both space and time matir asurim. Amen מַתִּ יר אֲ סוּרִ ים אָ מֵ ן .you remove our limitations Baruch atah Adonai בָּ רוּ� אַתָּ ה יי ,We blessSPS you, Sovereign God 8 :Eloheinu melech ha’olam אֱ�הֵ ינוּ מֶ לֶ� הָ עוֹלָם :you rule both space and time zokeif kefufim. Amen זוֹקֵ ף כְּ פוּפִ ים אָ מֵ ן .you set us up when we’re bent over Baruch atah Adonai בָּ ר וּ � אַ תָּ ה יי ,We bless you, Sovereign God 9 :Eloheinu melech ha’olam אֱ � הֵ י נ וּ מֶ לֶ � הָ ע וֹ לָ ם :you rule both space and time roka ha’aretz al hamayim. Amen ר ֹו קַ ע הָ אָ רֶ ץ עַ ל הַ מָּ יִ ם אָ מֵ ן .you stretch the earth over the water Baruch atah Adonai בָּ ר וּ � אַ תָּ ה יי ,We bless you, Sovereign God 10 :Eloheinu melech ha’olam אֱ � הֵ י נ וּ מֶ לֶ � הָ ע וֹ לָ ם :you rule both space and time she’asah li kol tzorki. Amen שֶׁ עָ שָׂ ה לִ י כָּ ל- צָ רְ ִ כּ י אָ מֵ ן .you make everything I need Baruch atah Adonai בָּ רוּ� אַתָּ ה יי We bless you, Sovereign God, Sample 11 :Eloheinu melech ha’olam אֱ�הֵ ינוּ מֶ לֶ� הָ עוֹלָם :you rule both space and time hamechin mitz’adei gahver. Amen הַ מֵּ כִ י ן מִ צְ עֲ דֵ י- גָ בֶ ר אָ מֵ ן .you guide each person’s steps Baruch atah Adonai בָּ רוּ� אַתָּ ה יי ,We bless you, Sovereign God 12 :Eloheinu melech ha’olam אֱ�הֵ ינוּ מֶ לֶ� הָ עוֹלָם :you rule both space and time ozer Yisra’el bigvurah. Amen אוֹזֵר יִשְׂרָ אֵ ל בִּ גְבוּרָ ה אָ מֵ ן .you brace Israel with courage Baruch atah Adonai בָּ רוּ� אַתָּ ה יי ,We bless you, Sovereign God 13 :Eloheinu melech ha’olam אֱ�הֵ ינוּ מֶ לֶ� הָ עוֹלָם :you rule both space and time oter Yisra’el betif’arah. Amen עוֹטֵ ר יִשְׂרָ אֵ ל בְּתִפְ אָרָ ה אָ מֵ ן .you crown Israel with splendor Baruch atah Adonai בָּ רוּ� אַתָּ ה יי ,We bless you, Sovereign God 14 :Eloheinu melech ha’olam אֱ�הֵ ינוּ מֶ לֶ� הָ עוֹלָם :you rule both space and time hanotein laya’ef ko’ach. Amen הַ נּוֹתֵ ן לַיָּעֵ ף כֹּחַ אָ מֵ ן .you give strength to the weary Baruch atah Adonai בָּ רוּ� אַתָּ ה יי ,We bless you, Sovereign God 15 ,Eloheinu melech ha’olam אֱ�הֵ ינוּ מֶ לֶ� הָ ע וֹ לָ ם ;you rule the world hama’avir sheinah me’einai הַ מַּ עֲ בִ י ר שֵׁ ָ נ ה מֵ עֵ י ַ נ י you drive sleep from our eyes utenumah me’af’apai. Amen וּ תְ נ וּ מָ ה מֵ עַ פְ עַ פָּ י אָ מֵ ן .and slumber from our eyelids

We are seated, and we pray for God’s help to keep us from trouble and temptation. Vihi ratzon milfanecha וִ יהִ י רָ צוֹן מִ לְּפָ נֶי� —May your wish be Adonai Eloheinu יי אֱ � הֵ י נ וּ ,ruling God vElohei avoteinu וֵא�הֵ י אֲ בוֹתֵ ינוּ —God of our ancestors shetargileinu beToratecha שֶׁ תַּ רְ גִּ י ֵל נ וּ בְּ ת ֹו רָ תֶ � to make Torah our routine .vedabkeinu bemitzvotecha וְ דַ בְּ קֵ נ וּ בְּ מִ צְ ֹו תֶ י � ,and bind us to your rules Ve’al tevi’einu lo lidei chet וְ אַל תְּ בִ יאֵ נוּ �א לִידֵ י חֵטְ א not toSPS bring us into the clutches of error velo lidei averah ve’avon וְ �א לִידֵ י עֲבֵרָ ה וְעָ וֹן or wrongdoing or sin .velo lidei nisayon velo lidei vizayon וְ �א לִידֵ י נִסָּ יוֹן וְ �א לִ ידֵ י בִ זָּיוֹן .or temptation or disdain Ve’al tashlet banu yetzer harah וְ אַ ל תַּ שְׁ ֶל ט-בָּ נוּ יֵצֶ ר הָרָ ע ,Don’t give us over to the evil urge vehar’chikeinu me’adam ra וְהַרְחִ יקֵ נוּ מֵ אָדָ ם רָ ע but keep us far from a bad person .umechaver ra וּ מֵ חָ בֵ ר רָ ע and a bad companion.1 Vedabkeinu beyetzer hatov וְדַבְּקֵ נוּ בְּ יֵצֶ ר הַ טּוֹב Bind us to our good impulse uvema’asim tovim וּ בְ מַ עֲ שִׂ י ם ט ֹו בִ י ם ,and good deeds .vechof et yitzreinu lehishtabed lach וְכוֹף אֶ ת- ִ י צְ רֵ נ וּ ְ ל הִ שְׁ תַּ עְ ֶ בּ ד-לָ � .and make our nature bow to serve you Uteneinu hayom uvechol yom ◊ ◊ וּתְ נֵנוּ הַ יּוֹם וּבְ כָל-יוֹ ם Grant this today and every day Sample lechen lechesed ulerachamim לְ חֵ ן לְ חֶ סֶ ד וּ לְ רַ חֲ מִ י ם for grace, kindness and mercy be’einech uve’einei chol ro’einu בְּ עֵ י ֶנ י � וּ בְ עֵ י ֵנ י כָ ל-רוֹאֵ ינוּ ,in your eyes and the eyes of all who see us .vetigmeleinu chasadim tovim וְ תִ ְ ג מְ ֵ ל נ וּ חֲ סָ דִ י ם ט ֹו בִ י ם .and reward us with your good kindness ,Baruch atah Adonai בָּ רוּ� אַתָּ ה יי ,We bless you, God gomeil chasadim tovim גּוֹמֵ ל חֲסָדִ ים טוֹבִ ים who rewards2 with good kindness le’amo Yisra’el. Amen לְעַ מּוֹ יִשְׂרָ אֵ ל אָ מֵ ן .your people Israel

1 What makes us do something bad? We ask God to keep us out of trouble and away from those evil influ- ences—bad places, bad people and bad impulses. We speak of our “yetzer tov” and “yetzer ra,” our good and evil impulse or inclination. The word “yetzer” is related to the Hebrew root for make, form or fashion (as you make a pot from clay). You might say the impulse is what makes us an instrument of good or evil. 2 The idea of “gomel” is familiar today. People and companies that sense their own good fortune talk of “giving back” to the community. In the same way, this Hebrew word for “reward” and “repay” is part of the Hebrew idiom for charity—“Gemilut chasadim” or “doing acts of lovingkindness.” If you have the money, however hard you worked for it, you have an obligation to help others. So does God have an obligation to reward us? Yes, our liturgy says repeatedly—not for our own merit, but because of the good deeds of our ancestors.

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______Yehi Ratzon ▪ ְ י הִ י רָ צ ֹ ו ן ▪ May Your Wish Be ______Yehi ratzon milfanecha יְהִ י רָ צוֹן מִ לְּפָ נֶי� —May your wish1 be Adonai Elohai יי אֱ � הַ י ruling God vElohei avotai וֵא�הֵ י אֲ בוֹתַ י —and God of my ancestors shetatzilenu hayom uvechol yom שֶׁתַּצִּ ילֵנוּ הַ יּוֹם וּבְ כָל יוֹם to protect me today and every day ,me’azei fanim ume’azut panim מֵעַ זֵּי פָנִים וּמֵעַ זּוּת פָּנִים ,from rude people and rude manners me’adam ra umechaver ra מֵ אָדָ ם רָ ע וּמֵחָבֵ ר רָ ע ,from a badSPS person, a bad friend umishachen ra umipega ra וּמִשָּׁ כֵן רָ ע וּמִ פֶּ גַע רָ ע ,a bad neighbor, a troublemaker umisatan hamashchit וּ מִ שָּׂ טָ ן הַ מַּ שְׁ חִ י ת ,a ruinous enemy ,midin kasheh umiba’al din kasheh מִדִּ ין קָשֶׁ ה וּמִבַּעַ ל דִּ ין קָשֶׁ ה —a harsh judgement and a harsh judge bein shehu ven b’rit בֵּ ין שֶׁ הוּא ֶ ב ן בְּ רִ י ת .Jewish2 or not Jewish .uvein she’eino ven b’rit וּבֵ ין שֶׁאֵ ינוֹ בֶ ן בְּרִ ית Le’olam yehei adam לְעוֹלָם יְהֵ א אָדָ ם A person should always yerei shamayim beseter uvagalu’i יְרֵ א שָׁמַ יִם בְּסֵתֶ ר וּבַ גָּלוּי ,fear Heaven in secret3 and in public umodeh al ha’emet וּמוֹדֶ ה עַ ל הָאֱמֶ ת be grateful for the truth4 Sample vedover emet bilvavo וְדוֹבֵ ר אֱמֶ ת בִּלְבָ בוֹ and speak truth deep inside :vayashkem veyomar וַ יַשְׁ כֵּ ם וְ יֹ אמַ ר :and get up early to say this

1 These are the humble supplications of a person with little earthly power. We ask God to keep us from trouble- some people—thieves, false accusers, drunk drivers, credit cheats, and so on. 2 “Jewish” is literally “a child of the Covenant (or contract)” referring to the Jews’ contract with God outlined in the Shema. 3 “In secret” may refer to a time when saying Shema was illegal. 4 Why be thankful for the truth? Troublemakers distort the truth to get us in trouble though our conscience is clear. Let’s be grateful when truth clears us.

______Ribon Kol Ha’olamim ▪ רִ בּוֹן כָּל הָ עוֹלָמִ ים ▪ Ruler of Every World ______!Ribon kol ha’olamim רִ בּוֹן כָּל הָ עוֹלָמִ ים Ruler of every world!1 Dan 9:18 lo al tzidkoteinu anachnu לֹא עַל־צִדְ קֹתֵ ינוּ אֲנַחְ נוּ Not because of our merits do we ,mapilim tachanuneinu lefanecha מַפִּ ילִ ים תַּ חֲנוּנֵינוּ לְ פָ נֶי� ,submit our pleas to you .ki al rachamecha harabim כִּ י עַל־רַ חֲמֶ י� הָרַ בִּ ים .but because of your great mercies ,Mah anachnu, meh chayeinu מָ ה אֲ נַחְ נוּ מֶ ה חַ יֵּינוּ ,What are we, what is our life ,meh chasdenu, mah tzidkenu מֶ ה חַ סְ דֵּ נ וּ מַ ה- צִּ דְ קֵ נ וּ ,our devotion,SPS our righteousness ,mah yish’enu, mah kochenu מַ ה- ִ יּ שְׁ ֵ ע נ וּ מַ ה- כֹּ חֵ נ וּ our salvation, our strength ?mah gevuratenu מַ ה-גְּבוּרָתֵ נוּ ?or our power Mah nomar lefanecha מַ ה נֹּ א מַ ר לְ פָ ֶנ י � ,What are we to say to you Adonai Eloheinu יי אֱ � הֵ י נ וּ ruling God ? vElohei avoteinu וֵא�הֵ י אֲ בוֹתֵ ינוּ —and God of our ancestors Halo kol hagiborim הַ � א כָּ ל- הַ ִ גּ בּ ֹו רִ י ם Aren’t all our heroes ,ke’ayin lefanecha כְּ אַיִן לְפָ נֶי� ,like nothing to you ,ve’anshei hashem kelo hayu וְ אַ נְ שֵׁ י הַ שֵּׁ ם כְּ �א הָ יוּ famous people as if they never existed, Sample vachachamim kivli mada וַ חֲ כָ מִ י ם כִּ בְ לִ י מַ דָּ ע learned people like the ignorant !unevonim kivli haskel וּנְבוֹנִים כִּבְלִ י הַשְׂ כֵּל ?and wise people like fools ,Ki rov ma’aseihem tohu כִּ י רוֹב מַעֲשֵׁ יהֶ ם תֹּהוּ ,For all they achieved is chaos ,vimei chayeihem hevel lefanecha וִימֵ י חַ יֵּיהֶ ם הֶבֶ ל לְפָ נֶי� .their lives are worth nothing to you Eccles 3:19 ,umotar ha’adam min hab’hemah ayin וּ מ וֹ תַ ר ָ ה ָ א דָ ם מִ ן הַ בְּ הֵ מָ ה אָ יִ ן —People are no better than beasts .ki hakol havel כִּ י הַ כֹּ ל הָ בֶ ל ”.it’s all useless

1 This prayer was composed for Yom Kippur, when we all feel depressed. When the humble person sees the wonder of a new day, s/he feels unworthy and insignificant: as King Lear said to Edgar, “Unadulterated man is no more but such a poor, bare forked animal as thou art” (King Lear III.iv.109-111). Prayer—we often say the Hebrew root implies “self-judgement”—brings us both low and high, both to abject self-abhorrence (especially before breakfast) and triumphant joy.

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______Aval Anachnu Amcha ▪ אֲ בָ ל אֲ נַ חְ נ וּ עַ מְּ � ▪ But We Are Your People ______,Aval anachnu amcha אֲבָ ל אֲ נַחְ נוּ עַמְּ � ,But1 we are your people ,benei veritecha בְּ ֵנ י בְ רִ י תֶ � ,children of your contract benei Avraham ohavcha בְּ ֵנ י אַ בְ רָ הָ ם אֹ הֲ בְ � —children of Abraham who loved you shenishba’ta lo שֶׁ ִ נ שְׁ בַּ עְ תָּ ל ֹו you made a promise to him ,behar haMoriyah בְּ הַ ר הַ מֹּ רִ ָיּ ה —on Mount Moriah zera Yitzchak yechido זֶרַ ע יִצְחָ ק יְחִ ידוֹ we are theSPS seed of his dear Isaac ,shene’ekad al gav hamizbe’ach שֶׁ נֶעֱקַ ד עַ ל גַּב הַמִּ זְבֵּחַ ,who was tied on top of the altar adat Ya’akov bin’cha bechorecha עֲדַ ת יַעֲקֹב בִּ נְ� בְּ כ ֹו רֶ � —the people of your son Jacob, your first-born sheme’ahavat’cha she’ahavta oto שֶׁ מֵּ אַ הֲ בָ תְ � שֶׁ אָ הַ בְ תָּ א ֹ ו ת ֹו because of your love for him umisimchat’cha shesamachta bo וּ מִ שִּׂ מְ חָ תְ � שֶׁ שָּׂ מַ חְ תָּ בּ ֹו and the joy you took in him kara’ta et shemo קָ רָ א תָ אֶ ת- שְׁ מ ֹו you called him .Yisra’el viYeshurun יִשְׂרָ אֵ ל וִ ישֻׁ רוּן Israel” and “Jeshurun.”2“ Lefichach anachnu chayavim לְ פִ י כָ � אֲ ַנ חְ נ וּ חַ ָיּ בִ י ם And so we are bound ,lehodot lecha uleshabechacha לְהוֹדוֹת לְ� וּלְשַׁ בֵּחַ � ,to thank you and praise you to glorify, bless and sanctify you, Sampleulefa’er’cha ulevarech ulekadesh, וּ ְ ל ָ פ אֶ רְ � וּלְבָרֵ � וּלְקַדֵּ שׁ .velatet shevach vehodayah lishmecha וְלָתֵ ת שֶׁבַ ח וְ הוֹדָ יָה לִשְׁ מֶ � .and to give praise and thanks to your name

1 We have wallowed in the depths of misery, and now it’s time to pull ourselves up from the mire by our spiritual bootstraps. We have inherited God’s promise and love. 2 Jacob became “Israel” in Genesis 35:10 after wrestling with the angel. “Jeshurun” is mentioned in Deuteron- omy 32:15: “Jeshurun grew fat and kicked.” The name comes from the Hebrew root for “straight” or “direct,” and we like to interpret this as a name for Israel when it is morally upright. However, the only time the name is used in the Torah is here, when Jeshurun is a fat ass—oops, a well-fed donkey—and since it has enough to eat, it has become rebellious. When Oliver Twist becomes refractory, Mr. Bumble explains why: “It’s not Madness … it’s Meat. … If you had kept the boy on gruel, ma’am, this would never have happened” (Oliver Twist, Chapter VII).

Ashreinu mah tov chelkenu אַ שְׁ רֵ י נ וּ מַ ה-טּוֹב חֶלְקֵ נוּ ,We are so lucky! How good is our lot umah na’im goralenu וּ מַ ה-נָּעִ ים גּוֹרָ לֵנוּ ,how fair our fortune .umah yafah yerushatenu וּמַ ה יָפָ ה יְרוּשָּׁתֵ נוּ .how delightful our heritage Ashreinu she’anachnu ◊ ◊ אַ שְׁ רֵ י נ וּ שֶׁ אֲ ַ נ חְ נ וּ We are so lucky that mashkimim uma’arivim מַ שְׁ ִ כּ י מִ י ם וּ מַ עֲ רִ י בִ י ם ,early and late erev vavoker עֶ רֶ ב וָ ֹ ב קֶ ר morning and evening :ve’omrim pa’amayim bechol yom וְאוֹמְרִ ים פַּעֲמַ יִם בְּ כָ ל-יוֹ ם we saySPS twice a day:1 We join the prayer leader, saying the next three lines aloud. :Shema, Yisra’el שְׁ מַ ֖ ע ִ י ְ שׂ רָ אֵ ֑ ל :Deut. 6:4 Listen, descendants of Israel .Adonai Eloheinu; Adonai echad יהו֥ ה אֱ �הֵ ֖ ינוּ יהו֥ה ׀ אֶחָֽ ד The Ruler is our God; the Ruler is one.2 We say the next two lines in an undertone: —Baruch shem בָּ רוּ� שֵׁ ם ,Blessed is God’s name .kevod malchuto le’olam va’ed כְּבוֹד מַלְכוּתוֹ לְעוֹלָם וָעֶ ד the glory of whose reign lasts forever.3

Atah hu אַתָּ ה הוּא It was you4 ;ad shelo nivrah ha’olam עַ ד שֶּׁ �א נִבְרָ א הָ עוֹלָם back before the world was created, Sample atah hu אַתָּ ה הוּא it was you mishenivra ha’olam מִשֶׁ נִּבְרָ א הָ עוֹלָם ,since the world was created ,atah hu ba’olam hazeh אַתָּ ה הוּא בָּ עוֹלָם הַ זֶּה it’s you in this world .ve’atah hu la’olam haba וְאַתָּ ה הוּא לָעוֹלָם הַבָּ א .and it’s you in the World to Come

1 From the depths of despair, we return to the heights of joy; this is the spirit in which we say Shema. Birnbaum (Daily Prayer Book, p. 23) says that Babylonian authorities forbade our reciting Shema because they saw our declaration of God’s unity as a challenge to their beliefs. witness”; with this“ ,עד are large letters. Together, they form the Hebrew word דאח of ד and שמע of ע The 2 declaration of God’s unity, we Jews bear witness to our faith. Another reason for the large letters is to avoid which would replace our confident faith with , דאח another) for) אחר and עשמ perhaps) for) שמא misreading (ד) agnostic uncertainty! Some say the large letters express hope for God’s universal acceptance in the four nations of the world (Genesis chapter X lists Noah’s seventy (ע) corners” of the earth and among the seventy“ grandsons, so we’re all descendants of Gen X-ers). 3 This phrase is a response to hearing God’s name. In the Temple, the people would respond with this phrase when they heard the High Priest pronounce God’s name on Yom Kippur (Mishna Yoma, 3:9). 4 In this passage, we express the eternity of the God we described in Shema.

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Kadesh et shimcha ◊ ◊ קַ דֵּ שׁ אֶ ת- שִׁ מְ � Make your name holy ,al makdishei shemecha עַ ל מַ קְ דִּ י שֵׁ י שְׁ מֶ � through the martyrs,1 ,vekadesh et shimcha be’olamecha וְ קַ דֵּ שׁ אֶ ת- שִׁ מְ � בְּ ע ֹו לָ מֶ � ;and make it holy throughout your world uvishu’at’cha וּ בִ י שׁ וּ עָ תְ � ,and as you save us .tarim vetagbi’a karnenu תָּ רִ י ם וְ תַ ְ ג בִּ י הַּ קַ רְ ֵנ נ וּ raise and heighten our glory.2 ,Baruch atah Adonai בָּ רוּ� אַתָּ ה יי ,We bless you, God Baruch hu uvaruch shemo בָּ רוּ� הוּא וּבָ רוּ� שְׁ מוֹ !Blessed beSPS God, blessed be God’s name mekadesh et shimcha barabim. Amen מְ קַ דֵּ שׁ אֶ ת- שִׁ מְ � בָּ רַ בִּ י ם אָ מֵ ן who makes your name holy far and wide.3 ______Atah Hu ▪ אַ תָּ ה ה וּ א ▪ It’s You ______Atah hu Adonai Eloheinu אַתָּ ה הוּא יי אֱ � הֵ י נ וּ ,It’s you, Ruler, our God ,bashamayim uva’aretz בַּ שָּׁ מַ ִ י ם וּ בָ אָ רֶ ץ ,in heaven and earth .uvishmei hashamayim ha’elyonim וּבִשְׁ מֵ י הַשָּׁמַ יִם הָעֶלְיוֹנִים in the high reaches of the sky.4 Emet, atah hu rishon אֶמֶ ת אַתָּ ה הוּא רִ אשׁוֹן Really, you are first ,ve’atah hu acharon וְאַתָּ ה הוּא אַחֲ רוֹן ,and you are last .umibal’adecha ein Elohim וּמִ בַּלְעָדֶ י� אֵ ין אֱ�הִ ים and aside from you there is no God.5 Sample Kabetz kovecha קַ בֵּ ץ ֹ ק ֶ ו י � Gather those who hope in you .me’arba kanfot ha’aretz מֵאַרְ בַּ ע כַּנְפוֹת הָאָרֶ ץ from the four corners of the earth.6 Yakiru veyed’u יַכִּ ירוּ וְ יֵדְ עוּ ,They’ll see and know kol ba’ei olam ki כָּ ל-בָּאֵ י עוֹלָם כִּ י all creatures that stir on the earth, that II Kings 19:15 atah hu haElohim levad’cha אַתָּ ה־הוּא הָ אֱ�הִ ים ְ ל ַ ב דְּ � ,you are God, you alone 7 .lechol mamlechot ha’aretz לְ כֹ ל מַ מְ לְ כ וֹ ת הָ אָ רֶ ץ ;for all the nations of the world Atah asita אַתָּ ה עָשִׂיתָ You made ,et hashamayim ve’et ha’aretz אֶ ת ־ הַ שָּׁ מַ יִ ם וְ אֶ ת ־ הָ אָ רֶ ץ ,heaven and earth

1 Martyrs are people who died “al kidush hashem,” to make God’s name holy. 2 Our “glory” is literally our “horn”—the weapon of the aggressive bull, and the “horn of plenty.” 3 “Among the many.” 4 “The heavens of the high heavens.” 5 Refers to Isaiah 44:6: “I am the first, and I am the last, and there is no God except for me.” 6 “The four corners of the earth” is figurative. 7 God is for all nations, not just the Jews—a sentiment echoed in Aleinu.

,et hayam ve’et kol asher bam אֶ ת-הַ יָּם וְאֶ ת-כָּ ל- אֲ שֶׁ ר בָּ ם .the sea, and everything in them umi bechol ma’asei yadecha וּ מִ י בְּ ָ כ ל-מַעֲשֵׂ ה יָדֶ י� And who of those you formed ba’elyonim o vatachtonim בָּעֶלְ יוֹנִים אוֹ בַתַּחְ תּוֹנִים above or below ”?sheyomar lecha: “Mah ta’aseh שֶׁ יֹּאמַ ר לְ� מַ ה תַּ עֲשֶׂ ה ”?can ask you, “What will you do ,Avinu shebashamayim אָ בִ י נ וּ שֶׁ בַּ שָּׁ מַ יִ ם ,Heavenly source of life asei imanu chesed עֲשֵׂ ה עִמָּ נוּ חֶסֶ ד be kind to us ba’avur shimcha hagadol בַּעֲבוּר שִׁמְ � הַ גָּדוֹל for theSPS sake of your great name ,shenikra aleinu שֶׁ ִ נּ קְ רָ א עָ לֵינוּ ,which was pronounced upon us ,vekayem lanu, Adonai Eloheinu וְ קַ ֶיּ -ם לָ נוּ יי אֱ � הֵ י נ וּ ,and fulfill for us, ruling God :mah shekatuv מַ ה שֶּׁ כָּתוּב :what is written Zeph 3:20 Ba’eit hahi avi et’chem“ בָּעֵת הַהִ יא אָבִ יא אֶתְ כֶ ם Then I will bring you“ ,uva’eit kabtzi et’chem וּבָ עֵ ת קַבְּצִ י אֶתְ כֶ ם ,and then I will gather you ki eten et’chem leshem velit’hilah כִּ י ־ אֶ תֵּ ן אֶ תְ כֶ ם לְ שֵׁ ם וְ לִ תְ הִ לָּ ה to present you for fame and honor ,bechol amei ha’aretz בְּ כֹל עַמֵּ י הָאָרֶ ץ ,among all the peoples of the world beshuvi et shevuteichem בְּ שׁ וּ בִ י אֶ ת ־ שְׁ ב וּ תֵ י כֶ ם when I bring about your return 1 Sample .le’eineichem,” amar Adonai לְ עֵ י ֵנ י כֶ ם אָ מַ ר יהוה .before your own eyes,” says God

1 This promise of salvation is the last verse of the Book of Zephaniah. And has it not come true (despite daily problems of reality) with the founding of the State of Israel?

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______Rabbinic Texts1 ______Avot deRabbi Natan, 4:5 Pa’am achat hayah פַּעַ ם אַחַ ת הָ יָה ,Once Raban Yochanan ben Zakkai רַ בָּ ן יוֹחָ נָן בֶּ ן-זַ כַּ אי Raban Yochanan ben Zakkai2 ,yotzeh miY’rushalayim י וֹ צֵ א מִ י ר וּ שָׁ ַ ל ִ י ם ;was leaving Jerusalem vehaya Rabi Yehoshuah וְהָ יָה רַבִּ י יְהוֹשֻׁעַ Rabbi Yehoshuah walked ,holech acharav הוֹלֵ� אַחֲרָ יו behind himSPS as his student .vera’ah et Beit Hamikdash charev וְרָ אָה אֶ ת-בֵּ ית הַמִּקְדָּ שׁ חָרֵ ב .and saw the Temple ruined :Amar Rabi Yehoshuah אָמַ ר רַבִּ י יְהוֹשֻׁעַ :Rabbi Yehoshuah said ,Oy lanu al zeh, shehu charev“ אוֹי לָנוּ עַ ל זֶה שֶׁ הוּא חָרֵ ב ,Alas for us! It’s ruined“ makom shemechaprim bo מָ קוֹם שֶׁמְּ כַפְּרִ ים בּוֹ the place where people atoned ”!avonoteihem shel Yisra’el עֲוֹנוֹתֵ יהֶ ם שֶׁ ל יִשְׂרָ אֵ ל ”.for Israel’s sins :Amar lo Raban Yochanan אָמַ ר לוֹ רַ בָּ ן יוֹחָ נָן ,Raban Yochanan said to him .Beni, al yera lecha“ בְּ נִי אַל יְרַ ע לְ� .Child, don’t get upset“ ,Yesh lanu kaparah acheret יֵשׁ לָנוּ כַּפָּרָ ה אֲחֶרֶ ת We have another atonement, Sample .shehi kemotah שֶׁהִ יא כְּמוֹתָ הּ .as good as this ,Ve’ezo? Gemilut chasadim וְאֵ יזוֹ? גְּמִ ילוּת חֲסָדִ ים ,What is it? Acts of kindness :Shene’emar שֶׁ ֶ נּ אֱ מַ ר :As it’s said Hosea 6:6 ”’!Ki chesed chafatzti velo zavach‘ כִּ י חֶ סֶ ד חָ פַ צְ תִּ י וְ ל ֹא ־ ָז בַ ח ”’!I want kindness, not sacrifice‘

1 As part of our morning prayer, we study texts. Many siddurim include source material on the sacrificial system, from the Torah, Talmud and Mishnah. We follow the lead of Sim Shalom with texts on lovingkindness and other suitable topics. Study ends the section of dawn blessings. 2 We credit Yochanan ben Zakkai with saving Judaism after the destruction of the Temple. He escaped from the siege of Jerusalem, faced the Roman general Vespasian, and secured permission to found an academy in Yavneh. He founded Rabbinic Judaism.

______Babylonian Talmud, Sukkah, 49b ______,Amar Rabi Elazar אָ מַ ר רַ בִּ י אֶ לְ עָ זָ ר ,Rabbi Elazar said ,Mai dichtiv“ מַ א י דִּ ְ כ תִ י ב :What does this quotation mean“ Micah 6:8 1 ,Higid lecha, Adam, mah tov‘ הִ גִּ יד לְ � אָדָ ם מַ ה־טּוֹב Humanity, you know what’s right‘ :umah Adonai doresh mim’cha וּ מָ ה ־ ְ י ה ָ ו ה דּ וֹ רֵ שׁ מִ מְּ � :and what God wants of you ki im asot mishpat כִּ י אִ ם ־ ֲ ע שׂ וֹ ת מִ שְׁ פָּ ט ,only to act justly ,ve’ahavat chesed וְ אַ הֲ בַ ת חֶ סֶ ד ,to act with lovingkindness SPS 2 ?”’.vehatzne’ah lechet im Elohecha וְ הַ צְ נֵ עַ לֶ כֶ ת עִ ם ־ אֱ � הֶ י � ’.and to be modest about doing right ’,Asot mishpat‘ עֲשׂוֹת מִ שְׁ פָּ ט ’,To act justly‘ .zeh hadin זֶה הַדִּ ין .this refers to the legal system ’,Ve’ahavat chesed‘ וְ אַ הֲ בַ ת חֶ סֶ ד ’,Lovingkindness‘ .zo gemilut chasadim זוֹ גְּמִ ילוּת חֲסָדִ ים .this refers to performing acts of kindness ’,Vehatzne’ah lechet im Elohecha‘ וְ הַ צְ נֵ עַ לֶ כֶ ת עִ ם ־ אֱ � הֶ י � ’,To be modest about doing right‘ zo hotza’at hamet זוֹ הוֹצָ אַת הַמֵּ ת this means taking out the dead for burial ”.vehachnasat kalah lechupah וְהַכְנָסַ ת כַּלָּה לְ חוּפָּ ה and bringing the bride to the wedding canopy with all that she needs.” Sample ,Amar Rabi Elazar אָמַ ר רַבִּ י אֶלְעָ זָר ,Rabbi Elazar said Gadol ha’oseh tzedakah“ גָּדוֹל הָ עוֹשֶׂ ה צְדָקָ ה ,A person who gives charity is a great person“ ,yoter mikol hakorbanot יוֹתֵ ר מִ כָּל- הַ קָּ רְ ָ בּ נ ֹו ת ,more than one who brings all the sacrifices ,shene’emar שֶׁ ֶ נ אֱ מַ ר :as we are told Prov 21:3 Asoh tzedakah umishpat‘ עֲשֹׂ ה צְ דָ קָה וּמִ שְׁ פָּט Acting with charity and justice‘ ”’.nivchar lAdonai mizavach נִ בְ חָ ר לַ י ה וָ ה מִ זָּ בַ ח ”’.is what God chooses above sacrifices ,Ve’amar Rabi Elazar וְ אָ מַ ר רַ בִּ י אֶ לְ עָ זָ ר ,And Rabbi Elazar said Ein tzedakah mishtalemet“ אֵ ין צְדָקָ ה מִ שְׁ תַּ ֶלּ מֶ ת —Charity doesn’t pay“ ,elah lefi chesed shebah אֶ לָּ א לְ פִ י חֶ סֶ ד שֶׁ בָּ הּ ,except according to the kindness of the act :shene’emar שֶׁ ֶ נּ אֱ מַ ר :as we are told Hosea 10:12 ;Zir’u lachem litzdakah‘ זִרְ עוּ לָכֶ ם לִצְדָ קָ ה ,Sow for yourselves in charity‘ ”’.kitzru lefi chesed קִ צְ ר וּ לְ פִ י ־ חֶ סֶ ד ”’.and reap according to kindness

1 “It has been told you, O earthling, what is good.” 2 “And to walk humbly with your God”; when you are “walking with God,” you are doing the right thing. But don’t be self-righteous; be modest!

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:Tanu Rabanan תָּ נוּ רַ בָּ נָן :Our Rabbis taught Bishloshah devarim“ בִּ שְׁ �שָׁ ה דְּ בָרִ ים In three ways“ gedolah gemilut chasadim גְּדוֹלָה גְּמִ ילוּת חֲסָדִ ים is the performance of kindness .yoter min hatzedakah י ֹ ו תֵ ר מִ ן הַ צְּ דָ קָ ה .greater than charity ,Tzedakah bemamono צְדָקָ ה בְּמָ מוֹנוֹ ,Charity is giving your money gemilut chasadim גְּמִ ילוּת חֲסָדִ ים but kindness .bein begufo, bein bemamono בֵּ ין בְּ גוּפוֹ בֵּ ין בְּמָ מוֹנוֹ .is giving SPSyourself or your money ;Tzedakah la’oniyim צְ דָ קָ ה לָ עֲ נִ יִּ י ם ,Charity is giving to the poor gemilut chasadim גְּמִ ילוּת חֲסָדִ ים but kindness .bein la’oniyim, bein la’ashirim בֵּ ין לָעֲנִיִּים בֵּ ין לָעֲשִׁ ירִ ים .can be given to either poor or rich ;Tzedakah lachayim צְ דָ קָ ה לַ חַ יִּ י ם ,Charity is for the living gemilut chasadim גְּמִ ילוּת חֲסָדִ ים but kindness ”.bein lachayim, bein lametim בֵּ ין לַחַ יִּים בֵּ ין לַמֵּתִ ים ”.is for both the living and the dead ______Babylonian Talmud, Sukkah, 49b ______:Amar Rabi Elazar אָמַ ר רַבִּ י אֶלְעָ זָר Rabbi Elazar said, Sample Kol ha’oseh tzedakah umishpat“ כָּ ל-הָ עוֹשֶׂ ה צְדָקָ ה וּמִשְׁ פָּ ט Anyone who acts with charity and justice“ ke’ilu mileh כְּ אִ י לּ וּ מִ י ֵלּ א is like one who has filled ,kol ha’olam kulo chesed כָּ ל-הָ עוֹלָם כּוּלּוֹ חֶסֶ ד ,the entire world with kindness :shene’emar שֶׁ ֶ נּ אֱ מַ ר :as we are told Ps 33:5 Ohev tzedakah umishpat‘ אֹ הֵ ב צְ דָ קָ ה וּ מִ שְׁ פָּ ט ,When one loves charity and justice‘ ”’.chesed Adonai malah ha’aretz חֶ סֶ ד יְ ה וָ ה מָ לְ אָ ה הָ אָ רֶ ץ ’.God’s kindness has filled the earth

,Amar Rabi Elazar אָ מַ ר רַ בִּ י אֶ לְ עָ זָ ר ,Rabbi Elazar said :Mai dichtiv“ מַ א י דִּ ְ כ תִ י ב :What does this quotation mean“ Prov 31:26 ,Piha pat’chah vechochmah‘ פִּ י הָ פָּ תְ חָ ה בְ חָ כְ מָ ה ,She opens her lips with wisdom‘ ?’vetorat chesed al leshonah וְ תוֹרַ ת־חֶסֶ ד עַ ל־לְ שׁוֹנָהּ ’.the Torah of kindness is on her tongue Vechi yesh Torah shel chesed וְכִ י יֵשׁ תּוֹרָ ה שֶׁ ל חֶסֶ ד So, is there a Torah of kindness veyesh Torah she’einah וְ יֵשׁ תּוֹרָ ה and another Torah ?shel chesed שֶׁ אֵ י ָ נ הּ שֶׁ ל חֶ סֶ ד !without kindness? No! There’s only one Torah ,Elah Torah lishmah אֶ לָּה תּוֹרָ ה ִ ל שְׁ מָ הּ ,Following Torah for its own sake ,zo hi Torat chesed זוֹ הִ יא תּוֹרָ ה שֶׁ ל חֶסֶ ד ;this is the Torah of kindness ,shelo lishmah שֶׁ � א ִ ל שְׁ מָ הּ ,following Torah for some other motive

”!zo hi Torah she’einah shel chesed זוֹ הִ יא תּוֹרָ ה שֶׁאֵ ינָהּ שֶׁ ל חֶסֶ ד ”!this is the Torah without kindness ,Ikah de’amrei אִ י ָ כּ א דְ אָ מְ רֵ י ,And some say ,Torah lelamdah“ תּוֹרָ ה לְלַמְּדָ הּ ,Torah for the sake of learning“ ;zo hi Torah shel chesed זוֹ הִ יא תּוֹרָ ה שֶׁ ל חֶסֶ ד ;this is the Torah of kindness ,shelo lelamdah שֶׁ � א לְ ַ ל מְּ דָ הּ ,Torah for some other motive than learning ”.zo hi Torah she’einah shel chesed זוֹ הִ יא תּוֹרָ ה שֶׁאֵ ינָהּ שֶׁ ל חֶסֶ ד ”!this is Torah without kindness ______SPS Sifre Deuteronomy, Ekev ______Deut 11:22 ”,Lalechet bechol derachav“ לָ לֶ ֥ כֶ ת בְּ כָ ל ־דְּ רָ כָ ֖ י ו ”.To follow all God’s ways“ eilu dar’chei אֵ ילוּ דַּרְ כֵי These are the ways ,haKadosh Baruch Hu הַקָּ דוֹשׁ בָּ רוּ� הוּא ,of the Holy One, whom we bless :shene’emar שֶׁ ֶ נּ אֱ מַ ר :as we are told Ex 34:6-7 ,Adonai, Adonai ְ י ה ָ ו ֣ ה ׀ יְ הוָ֔ ה ,God, God“ El rachum vechanun אֵ ֥ ל רַ ֖ ח וּ ם וְ חַ ֑נּ וּ ן ,is a God both merciful and gracious erech apayim, verav chesed ve’emet אֶ ֥ רֶ � ַ א פַּ ֖ ִ י ם וְ רַ ב ־ חֶ ֥ סֶ ד ֶו ֱא מֶ ֽ ת ,patient, and great in kindness and truth notzer chesed la’alafim ֹ נ צֵ ֥ ר ֶ ח֙ ֶ ס ד ֙ לָ ֲא לָ פִ֔ י ם ensuring mercy for thousands of generations,Sample noseh avon vafesha vechata’ah ֹנ שֵׂ ֥ א עָוֺ֛ן ָו פֶ ֖ ַ שׁ ע וְ חַ ָ טּ אָ ֑ ה ,tolerating sin, transgression and wrong .venakeh ְ ו ַנ ֵ קּ ה ֙ ”… and cleansing people of their guilt

Mah haMakom מָ ה הַ מָּ ק ֹו ם ,Just as God, who is everywhere ,nikrah rachum vechanun נִקְרָ א רַ חוּם וְחַ נּוּן ”.is called “merciful and gracious .af atah hevei rachum vechanun אַף אַתָּ ה הֱוֵי רַ חוּם וְחַ נּוּן .so should you be merciful and gracious Mah haKadosh Baruch Hu מָ ה הַקָּ דוֹשׁ בָּ רוּ� הוּא ,Just as the Holy One, whom we bless ,nikrah tzadik ִ נ קְ רָ א צַ דִּ י ק ”,is called “righteous :shene’emar שֶׁ ֶ נּ אֱ מַ ר :as we are told Ps: 145:17 ’,Tzadik Adonai bechol derachav‘ צַדִּ י ק יְ ה וָ ה בְּ כָ ל ־דְּ רָ כָ י ו ”Righteous is God in all God’s ways“ .af atah hevei tzadik אַף אַתָּ ה הֱוֵי צַדִּ יק .so should you be righteous HaKadosh Baruch Hu הַקָּ דוֹשׁ בָּ רוּ� הוּא ,The Holy One, whom we bless ,nikrah chasid ִ נ קְ רָ א חָ סִ י ד ”,is called “kind :shene’emar שֶׁ ֶ נּ אֱ מַ ר :as we are told Ps. 145:17 ’,Vechasid bechol ma’asav‘ וְ חָ סִ י ד בְּ כָ ל ־ מַ עֲ שָׂ י ו ”And kind in all God’s works“ .af atah hevei chasid אַף אַתָּ ה הֱוֵי חָסִ יד .so should you be kind

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______Babylonian Talmud, Sotah, 14a ______Amar Rabi Chamah אָ מַ ר רַ בִּ י חֲ מָ א ,Rabbi Chamah said ,beRabi Chaninah בְּ רַ בִּ י חֲ נִ י ָנ א :quoting Rabbi Chaninah ,Mai dichtiv“ מַ א י דִּ ְ כ תִ י ב :What does this quotation mean“ Deut 13:5 ’.Acharei Adonai Eloheichem telechu‘ אַ חֲרֵ֨ י יְ הוָ ֧ה אֱ�הֵ יכֶ ֛ם תֵּלֵ ֖כוּ ’.After your ruling God shall you walk‘ Vechi efshar lo le’adam וְכִ י אֶפְשָׁ ר לוֹ לְאָדָ ם Really, is it possible for a human being ?lahaloch achar Shechinah לַהֲ �� אַחַ ר שְׁ כִ ינָה ?to ‘walk SPSafter’ the divine presence Elah lahaloch אֶ לָּ א לַ הֲ �� Surely, it means to conduct oneself achar midotav אַ חַ ר מִ דּ ֹ ו תָ י ו in accordance with the character traits .shel haKadosh Baruch Hu שֶׁ ל הַקָּ דוֹשׁ בָּ רוּ� הוּא .of the Holy One, whom we bless ,Mah hu malbish arumim מָ ה הוּא מַלְבִּ ישׁ עֲרֻמִּ ים ,Just as God clothes the naked .af atah halbesh arumim אַף אַתָּ ה הַלְבֵּ שׁ עֲרֻמִּ ים .so should you clothe the naked HaKadosh Baruch Hu הַקָּ דוֹשׁ בָּ רוּ� הוּא ,The Holy One, whom we bless ;biker cholim בִּקֵּ ר חוֹלִ ים ;visited the sick .af atah baker cholim אַף אַתָּ ה בַּקֵּ ר חוֹלִ ים .so should you visit the sick HaKadosh Baruch Hu הַקָּ דוֹשׁ בָּ רוּ� הוּא The Holy One, whom we bless, Sample ;nichem avelim נִ חֵ ם אֲ בֵ לִ י ם ;comforted the mourners .af atah nachem avelim אַף אַתָּ ה נַחֵ ם אֲבֵלִ ים .so should you comfort mourners HaKadosh Baruch Hu הַקָּ דוֹשׁ בָּ רוּ� הוּא ,The Holy One, whom we bless ;kavar metim קָ בַ ר מֵ תִ י ם ;buried the dead ”.af atah kevor metim אַף אַתָּ ה קְ בוֹר מֵתִ ים .so should you bury the dead :Darash Rav Simla’i דָּרַ שׁ רַ ב שִׂמְ לָאִ י :Rav Simlai explained ,Torah“ תּ ֹו רָ ה —As for Torah“ ,techilatah gemilut chasadim תְּחִ ילָתָ הּ גְּמִ ילוּת חֲסָדִ ים ,its beginning is a kind deed .vesofah gemilut chasadim וְסוֹפָ הּ גְּמִ ילוּת חֲסָדִ ים .and its end is a kind deed ,Techilatah gemilut chasadim תְּחִ ילָתָ הּ גְּמִ ילוּת חֲסָדִ ים ,Its beginning is a kind deed :dichtiv דִּ ְ כ תִ י ב :as is written Genesis 3:21 Vaya’as Adonai Elohim‘ וַיַּעַ שׂ ֩ יְ הוָ֨ ה אֱ �הִ֜ ים Ruling God made‘ le’Adam ule’ishto לְ אָ דָ ֧ ם וּ לְ אִ שְׁ תּ֛ וֹ the man and his wife ”.kotnot or, vayalbishem כָּ תְ ֥נ וֹ ת ע֖ וֹר וַיַּלְ בִּ שֵׁ ֽ ם ’.garments of skin, and clothed them

,Vesofah gemilut chasadim וְסוֹפָ הּ גְּמִ ילוּת חֲסָדִ ים ,And its end is a kind deed :dichtiv דִּ ְ כ תִ י ב :as is written Deut 34:6 ,Vayikbor oto vagai‘ וַיִּקְ בֹּ֨ ר אֹת֤ וֹ בַ גַּיְ ֙ ,God buried Moses in the valley‘ 1 .be’eretz Mo’av ְ בּ אֶ ֣ רֶ ץ מ וֹ ֔ ָ א ב ”’.in the land of Moab ______Interpreting Torah2 ______:Rabi Yishma’el omer רַבִּ י יִשְׁמָעֵ אל אוֹמֵ ר :Rabbi Ishmael says bishlosh esreh midot בִּשְׁ לשׁ עֶשְׁרֵ ה מִ דּוֹת By thirteenSPS types of inferences .haTorah nidreshet הַ תּ ֹ ו רָ ה ִ נ דְ רֶ שֶׁ ת :the Torah may be explained .Mikal vachomer מִקַּ ל וָחֹמֶ ר .From an easy case to a strict case, and vice versa 1 .Umigzerah shavah וּמִ גְּזֵרָ ה שָׁ וָה .From a similar phrase in two places 2 Mibinyan av מִ בִּ ְ נ ָי ן אָ ב From a general principle derived 3 ,mikatuv echad מִ כָּתוּב אֶ חָ ד from a single text umibinyan av וּמִבִּ נְיָן אָב and from a general principle .mishnei ketuvim מִשְּׁ נֵי כְּ תוּבִ ים .derived from two related texts .Miklal ufrat מִ כְּלָל וּפְרָ ט From an ostensibly general rule Sample 4 restricted to specific cases. .Umiprat uchelal וּמִפְּרָ ט וּכְלָל And from an ostensibly specific 5 case expanded to a general rule. Klal ufrat כְּלָל וּפְרָ ט A general principle followed by specifics 6 —uchlal וּ כְ לָ ל and then another general principle:3 ee ata dan אִ י אַ תָּ ה דָ ן you can only rule .elah ke’ein haprat אֶ לָּה כְּעֵ ין הַפְּרָ ט .that it applies to the specific cases Miklal מִ כְּ ָ ל ל From a general rule 7 shehu tzarich lifrat שֶׁ הוּא צָרִ י� לִפְרָ ט that needs a specific case to explain it umiprat וּ מִ פְּ רָ ט and from a specific case .shehu tzarich lichlal שֶׁ הוּא צָרִ י� לִכְלָל .that needs a general rule to explain it

.but it’s in the Westminster Leningrad Codex , בַ גַּ יְ Jewish texts I have seen omit the sheva under the yod in 1 2 The thirteen principles of scriptural interpretation are from Sifra, a work that explains Leviticus, and they give insight into the exegetical methods of our sages. 3 Leviticus 14:9 gives an example of this principle.

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Kol davar shehaya כָּ ל דָּ בָ ר שֶׁ הָ ָי ה Anything that was 8 bichlal בִּ כְ לָ ל included in a general rule veyatza min haklal וְ יָצָ א מִ ן הַכְּלָל but was taken out of that rule ,lelamed לְ לַ מֵּ ד ,to demonstrate something ,lo lelamed al atzmo yatza �א לְלַמֵּ ד עַ ל עַצְ מוֹ יָצָ א ,it does not refer only to itself elah lelamed אֶ לָּ א לְ לַ מֵּ ד but to make a point .al haklal kulo yatza עַ ל הַכְּלָל כֻּלּוֹ יָצָ א about theSPS general rule.1 Kol davar shehu bichlal כָּל דָּבָ ר שֶׁהָ יָה בִּכְלָל Anything that was included in a general rule 9 veyatza lit’on to’an echad וְ יָצָ א לִטְ עוֹן טוֹעַ ן אֶחָ ד but was used for a specific case ,shehu che’inyano שֶׁ הוּא כְעִ נְיָנוֹ ,similar to the general rule ,yatza lehakel ָי צָ א לְ הָ קֵ ל ,it was used to make the rule more lenient .velo lehachamir וְ � א לְ הַ חֲ מִ י ר .not more stringent Kol davar shehu כָּ ל דָּ בָ ר שֶׁ הָ ָי ה Anything that was 10 bichlal בִּ כְ לָ ל included in a general rule veyatza וְ יָ צָ א but was used lit’on to’an acher לִטְ עוֹן טֹעַ ן אַחֵ ר for a specific case that is different, Sample ,shehu che’inyano שֶׁ �א כְעִ נְיָנוֹ ,not like the general rule ,yatza lehakel ָי צָ א לְ הָ קֵ ל it was used to make the rule more lenient .ulehachamir וּלְהַחֲמִ יר .and more stringent Kol davar shehayah bichlal כָּל דָּבָ ר שֶׁהָ יָה בִּכְלָל Anything that was included in a general rule 11 veyatza וְ יָ צָ א but was taken out ,lidon badavar hechadash לִדּוֹן בַּדָּבָ ר הֶחָדָ שׁ ,to be considered as a new topic ee atah yachol אִ י אַתָּ ה יָכוֹל you can’t ,lehachaziro lich’lalo לְ הַ חֲ זִ י ר וֹ לִ כְ לָ ל וֹ put it back into the general rule ad sheyachazirenu hakatuv עַ ד שֶׁ יַחֲזִירֶ נּוּ הַ כָּתוּב until holy scripture puts it back .lich’lalo beferush לִ כְ לָ ל וֹ בְּ פֵ ר וּ שׁ .into its general rule, explicitly

1 “Any thing that was in a general rule and came out of the general rule (i.e., was used by itself) to teach (i.e., to make a point), not to teach about itself did it come out (i.e., it was not taken by itself only to make a point about itself), but to teach about the whole general rule did it come out (i.e., it was taken in order to make a point that applies to the general rule).”

,Davar halamed me’inyano דָבָ ר הַ לָּמֵ ד מֵעִ נְיָנוֹ ,A topic explained by its context 12 .vedavar halamed misofo וְדָבָ ר הַ לָּמֵ ד מִ סּוֹפוֹ .and a topic explained by what follows Vechen, shnei chetuvim וְ כֵן שְׁ נֵי כְ תוּבִ ים And in the same way, two scriptural passages 13 —hamach’chishim zeh et zeh הַמַּכְחִ ישִׁ ים זֶה אֶ ת זֶה —that contradict each other ad sheyavo עַ ד שֶׁ יָבוֹא their meaning is unclear until there is hakatuv hashlishi הַ ָ כּ ת וּ ב הַ שְּׁ ִ ל י שִׁ י a third passage .veyachri’a beineihem וְ יַ כְ רִ י עַ בֵּ י ֵנ י הֶ ם .that reconcilesSPS them Choose one of the following two passages. ______Yehi Ratzon ▪ יְהִ י רָ צוֹן ▪ May This Be ______Yehi ratzon milfanecha ◊ ◊ יְהִ י רָ צוֹן מִ לְּפָ נֶי� ,May this be what you want Adonai Eloheinu יי אֱ � הֵ י נ וּ ruling God , vElohei avoteinu וֵא�הֵ י אֲ בוֹתֵ ינוּ :and God of our ancestors ,shetiten chelkenu beToratecha שֶׁתִתֵּ ן חֶלְקֵ נוּ בְּ תוֹרָתֶ � ,to grant our rights in your Torah venih’yeh mitalmidav וְ ִ נ הְ ֶי ה מִ תַּ לְ מִ י דָ י ו that we may join the students ,shel Aharon hakohen שֶׁ ל אַהֲ רֹן הַ כֹּהֵ ן of Aaron the High Priest, Sample ,ohev shalom verodef shalom אוֹהֵ ב שָׁ לוֹם וְ רוֹדֵ ף שָׁ לוֹם ,who loved peace and sought peace ohev et habriyot אוֹהֵ ב אֶ ת הַבְּרִ יוֹת loved all creatures .umekorvan laTorah וּמְקָרְ בָ ן לַתּוֹרָ ה .and brought them to the Torah ______Yehi Ratzon ▪ יְהִ י רָ צוֹן ▪ May This Be ______Yehi ratzon milfanecha ◊ ◊ יְהִ י רָ צוֹן מִ לְּפָ נֶי� ,May this be what you want Adonai Eloheinu יי אֱ � הֵ י נ וּ ruling God , vElohei avoteinu וֵא�הֵ י אֲ בוֹתֵ ינוּ :and God of our ancestors sheyibaneh beit hamikdash שֶׁ יִּבָּ נֶה בֵּ ית הַמִּקְדָּ שׁ that the Temple be rebuilt bimherah veyameinu בִּ מְ הֵ רָ ה בְ ָ י מֵ י נ וּ ,soon, in our days veten chelkenu beToratecha וְתֵ ן חֶלְקֵ נוּ בְּ תוֹרָתֶ � ,and restore our rights in your Torah vesham na’avod’cha beyir’ah וְשָׁ ם נַעֲבָדְ � בְּ יִרְ אָה and there we shall serve you reverently Mal 3:4 .kimei olam ucheshanim kadmoniyot כִּ ימֵ י עוֹלָ ם וּכְ שָׁנִ ים קַדְ מוֹנִ יּוֹת .as in days of old and years long past

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______Psalm 30 ______Many communities say this psalm to introduce the next section of morning prayer. 1 Mizmor shir chanukat haBayit מִ זְ מוֹר שִׁ יר־חֲ נֻכַּ ת הַבַּ יִ ת ,A psalm, a song to dedicate the Temple :leDavid לְ דָ ִ ו ד :by David 2 ,Aromimcha Adonai ki dilitani ֲא ר וֹ מִ מְ � יהוה כִּ י דִ לִּ י תָ נִ י ;I exalt you, God; you raised me tall 1 .velo simachta oyvai li וְ ל ֹא ־ שִׂ מַּ חְ תָּ אֹ יְ בַ י לִ י .My enemies could not cheer my fall 3 ,Adonai Elohai shivati elecha יהוה אֱ�הָ י שִׁ וַּעְתִּ י אֵלֶ י� ,O God, SPSto you I screamed in pain .vatirpa’eni ַ ו ִ תּ רְ ָ פּ ֵ א ִ נ י .My God, you made me well again 4 ,Adonai he’lita min She’ol nafshi יהוה הֶ ֱע לִ י תָ מִ ן ־ שְׁ אוֹל נַפְשִׁ י ,O God, you raised my soul from She’ol 2 .chiyitani miyordi vor חִ יִּ י תַ נִ י מִ ָיּ רְ דִ י ־ ב וֹ ר .so I survived the Pit alive 5 ,Zamru lAdonai chasidav הוהזַמְּ רוּ לַ י ֲ ח סִ י דָ י ו ,To God sing out, all you devout 3 .vehodu lezecher kodsho וְ הוֹדוּ לְ זֵכֶ ר קָדְ שׁוֹ .Give thanks for holy thoughts divine 6 ,Ki rega be’apo כִּ י רֶ גַע בְּאַ פּוֹ ,God’s wrath soon takes flight ,chayim birtzono חַיִּ ים בִּרְ צוֹנוֹ ;but God’s love lasts for life ,ba’erev yalin bechi בָּ עֶ רֶ ב ָי לִ י ן בֶּ כִ י ,If you weep through the night you’ll rejoice at first light.4 Samplevelaboker rinah. ְ ו ַ ל ֹבּ ֶ ק ר רִ ָנּ ה 7 Va’ani amarti veshalvi וַ אֲ נִ י אָ מַ רְ תִּ י בְ שַׁ לְ וִ י ,I said, when I felt confident 5 .bal emot le’olam בַּ ל־אֶ מּוֹט לְ ע וֹ לָ ם ”.Nothing can shake me now—ever“ 8 Adonai birtzoncha יהוה ִ בּ רְ צ וֹ ְ נ � ,O God, should you grant favor 6 ,he’emad’ta lehar’ri oz ֶ ה ֱ ע ַ מ דְ ָ תּ ה ְ ל ַ ה רְ רִ י ֹ ע ז ;You’d stand me high, a tower of power ,histarta fanecha הִ סְ תַּ רְ תָּ פָ ֶנ י � ,But should you hide your face .hayiti nivhal הָ יִ י תִ י נִ בְ הָ ל .I’d be abashed, in terror cower

1 “I will make you high, God, because you picked me up and did not let my enemies rejoice over me.” 2 “You made me live despite my going down into the Pit.” memory of.” It“ ,זכר You might translate this line, “give thanks for his holiness,” but that omits the word 3 seems to mean, “Give thanks for (or to) the memory of his holiness.” If you remember God’s holiness, you’re thinking of something that’s holy and divine; that’s why I translate, “give thanks for holy thoughts divine.” 4 “Because a moment in his anger, brings a lifetime in his favor; at evening weeping may come and stay over- night, and in the morning rejoicing.” The rhythm of the Hebrew changes; so does the translation. 5 A Hebrew idiom: “And I said in my confidence, ‘Lest I be moved forever.’” 6 “You would cause me to stand, to raise me like a mountain of my strength”; the Hebrew is rather elliptical.

9 ,Elecha Adonai ekra אֵ לֶ י � יהוה ֶ א ְ ק רָ א ,To you, God, I shall call .ve’el Adonai et’chanan וְ אֶ ל ־ אֲ דֹ נָ י אֶ תְ חַ ָנּ ן :To my ruler bring my plea 10 Mah betzah bedomi מַ ה ־ בֶּ צַ ע בְּ דָ מִ י ,Could my silence serve a purpose ,berid’ti el shachat ְ בּ רִ דְ ִ תּ י ֶ א ל ־ ָ שׁ ַ ח ת ;Deep in my sepulcher ,hayodcha afar הֲיוֹדְ � עָפָ ר ,As dry dust could I thank you 1 .hayagid amitecha ֲה ַי ִ גּ י ד ֲא מִ תֶּ � ?Your constant faith aver 11 ,Shema Adonai vechoneini שְׁ מַ ע ־יהוה וְ חָ ֵנּ נִ י ,God,SPS hear me graciously .Adonai heyeh ozer li יהוה ֱ ה ֵי ה ־ עֹ ֵז ר לִ י !God, be a help to me 12 ,Hafachta mispedi lemachol li הָ פַ כְ תָּ מִ סְ פְּ דִ י לְ מָ ח וֹ ל לִ י To joyful dance you changed 2 ,pitachta saki פִּ תַּ חְ תָּ שַׂ קִּ י ,my grief and care 3 .vat’azreini simchah ַו תְּ אַ ְ זּ רֵ נִ י שִׂ מְ חָ ה .Took my sack-cloth and gave me joy to wear 13 4 Lema’an yezamer’cha chavod ◊ ◊ לְ מַ עַ ן יְ ַז מֶּ רְ � כָ ב וֹ ד ,That my best part may sing your praise ,velo yidom וְ ל ֹא יִ דֹּ ם ;and not fall dumb Adonai Elohai יהוה אֱ�הַ י O God, my God, I’ll bring you thanks .le’olam odeka לְ עוֹלָ ם אוֹדֶ ךָּ for endless time to come. Sample

Mourners and those observing yahrzeit rise to lead Mourners’ Kaddish, page 267.

1 “What profit could there be in spilling my blood (or in my silence), in my going down into my grave (or de- בְּ דָ מִ י struction); would dust thank (or acknowledge) you, would it tell your faithfulness?” Those who think means “in spilling my blood” will transliterate the word “bedami”; those who think it means “in my silence” will transliterate it “bedomi.” Perhaps the poet intends both meanings. .mourning, lament, funeral oration , מִ סְ פֵּ ד 2 .is “my sackcloth” or mourning clothes—today we use an armband of black crepe or a black ribbon שַׂ קִּ י 3 “Opened my sackcloth (took off my mourning clothes) and girded me with joy.” .honor, glory; hence, the best of human nature ,כָ בוֹ ד 4

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Poems and Songs ______Baruch She’amar ▪ בָּ ר וּ � שֶׁ אָ מַ ר ▪ Blessed Is the One Who Spoke ______We rise. Those wearing a tallit hold the front tzitziyot. The congregation responds “Amen” but not “Baruch hu uvaruch shemo” from here to the amidah, page 78. u u Baruch she’amar בָּ רוּ� שֶׁ אָ מַ ר —Blessed is the one who spoke !vehaya ha’olam וְהָ יָה הָ עוֹלָם !and the world came into being .Baruch hu בָּ רוּ� הוּא .Blessed isSPS the one ,Baruch oseh vereishit בָּ רוּ� עֹשֶׂ ה בְרֵ אשִׁ ית .Blessed is the maker of creation ,baruch omer ve’oseh בָּ רוּ� אוֹמֵ ר וְ עוֹשֶׂ ה ,who says and does… ,baruch gozeir um’kayem בָּ רוּ� גּוֹזֵר וּמְקַ יֵּם ,who breaks and makes… ,baruch merachem al ha’aretz בָּ רוּ� מְרַ חֵ ם עַ ל הָ אָרֶ ץ ,who pities the earth… ,baruch merachem al habriyot בָּ רוּ� מְרַ חֵ ם עַ ל הַבְּרִ יּוֹת ,who pities all creatures… ,baruch meshalem sachar tov lire’av בָּ רוּ� מְשַׁ לֵּם שָׂ כָר טוֹב לִ ירֵ אָיו ,who rewards the God-fearing… ,baruch chai la’ad vekayam lanetzach בָּ רוּ� חַ י לָעַ ד וְקַ יָּם לָנֶצַ ח ,who lives forever and lasts in glory… ,baruch podeh umatzil בָּ רוּ� פּוֹדֶ ה וּמַצִּ יל who ransoms and rescues, Sample… .baruch shemo בָּ רוּ� שְׁ מוֹ .Blessed is God’s name Baruch atah Adonai בָּ רוּ� אַתָּ ה יי ,We bless you, God ,Eloheinu, melech ha’olam אֱ�הֵ ינוּ מֶ לֶ� הָ עוֹלָם ,our God, ruler of the universe ,ha’El, ha’av harachaman הָ אֵ ל הָ אָ ב הָ רַ חֲ מָ ן ,God, the merciful source of life ham’hulal befi amo הַמְ הֻלָּל בְּפִ י עַ מּוֹ ,hailed by your people meshubach umefo’ar מְ שֻׁ בָּ ח וּ מְ פֹ אָ ר praised and lauded by the tongues .bilshon chasidav va’avadav בִּלְשׁוֹן חֲסִ ידָ יו וַעֲבָדָ יו .of your saints and servants Uveshirei David avdecha וּ בְ שִׁ י רֵ י דָ וִ ד עַ בְ דֶּ � And with songs of your servant David nehalelcha Adonai Eloheinu נְהַ לֶּלְ� יי אֱ � הֵ י נ וּ ,we shall hail you, God, our God .bishvachot uvizmirot בִּשְׁ בָ חוֹת וּבִ זְמִ ירוֹת .in praise and melody ,Negadelcha, uneshabechacha נְגַדֶּלְ� וּנְשַׁ בֵּחֲ � ,We shall magnify and praise you unefa’er’cha, venazkir shimcha וּנְפָאֶרְ � וְ נַ ְ ז ִ כּ י ר שִׁ מְ � glorify you and honor your name ,venamlichecha malkeinu Eloheinu וְ נַמְ לִ יכְ � מַלְכֵּנוּ אֱ�הֵ ינוּ ,and crown you as our ruler, O God

.yachid chei ha’olamim ◊ ◊ יָחִ יד חֵ י הָ עוֹלָמִ ים .only life of the worlds Melech meshubach umefo’ar מֶ לֶ� מְשֻׁבָּ ח וּמְפֹ אָר —Sovereign praised and glorified .adei ad shemo hagadol עֲדֵ י עַ ד שְׁ מוֹ הַ גָּדוֹל .forever is your name great ,Baruch atah Adonai בָּ רוּ� אַתָּ ה יי ,Blessed are you, God melech mehulal batishbachot. Amen מֶ לֶ� מְ הֻלָּל בַּתִּשְׁ בָּ חוֹת אָ מֵ ן .ruler hailed with praises Kiss the tzitziyot and release them; then sit down. ______SPS I Chronicles 16:8-361 ______I Chron 16:8-36 x { Hodu lAdonai הוֹדוּ לַ יהוה ,Give thanks to God ,kir’u vishmo קִרְ אוּ בִשְׁ מוֹ .call on God’s name .hodi’u va’amim alilotav הוֹדִ יעוּ בָ עַמִּ ים עֲלִ י�תָ יו .Make all the peoples know God’s deeds 9 ,Shiru lo, zamru lo שִׁ ירוּ לוֹ זַמְּ רוּ־לוֹ ,Sing to God, make songs to God .sichu bechol nifle’otav שִׂ י ח וּ בְּ כָ ל ־ נִ פְ לְ ֹ א תָ י ו .Speak of all God’s miracles 10 ,Hit’halelu beshem kodsho הִ תְ הַ לְ ל וּ בְּ שֵׁ ם קָ דְ שׁ וֹ ,Share praises in God’s holy name .yismach lev mevakshei Adonai יִשְׂמַ ח לֵ ב מְ בַקְ שֵׁ י יהוה .Let them rejoice, who ask for God 11 ,Dirshu Adonai ve’uzo דִּ רְ שׁ וּ יהוה וְ עֻ זּ וֹ Seek out God and power divine, Sample .bakshu fanav tamid בַּ קְּ שׁ וּ פָ נָ י ו תָּ מִ י ד .Seek God’s presence all the time 12 ,Zichru nifle’otav asher asah זִכְ רוּ נִפְ לְ אֹתָ יו אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה ,Think of the wonders God has done .moftav umishpetei fihu ֹ מ פְ תָ י ו וּ מִ שְׁ פְּ טֵ י ־ פִ י ה וּ .The signs and judgements God decreed 13 ,Zera Yisra’el avdo זֶרַ ע יִשְׂרָ אֵ ל עַבְ דּוֹ ,Israel’s children work for God .benei Ya’akov bechirav בְּ נֵי יַעֲקֹ ב בְּ חִ ירָ יו .God’s chosen people, Jacob’s seed 14 ,Hu Adonai Eloheinu הוּא יהוה אֱ�הֵ ינוּ ,This is God, our sovereign .bechol ha’aretz mishpatav בְּ כָ ל ־ הָ אָ רֶ ץ מִ שְׁ פָּ טָ י ו .Whose judgements are in all the earth 15 ,Zichru le’olam berito ִ ז כְ ר וּ לְ ע וֹ לָ ם בְּ רִ י ת וֹ ,Think always of our pact with God .davar tzivah le’elef dor דָּ בָ ר צִ וָּה לְ אֶלֶ ף דּוֹר ,A rule to last a thousand ages 16 ,Asher karat et-Avraham אֲשֶׁ ר כָּרַ ת אֶ ת־אַ בְ רָ הָ ם ,That God promised to Abraham .ushevu’ato leYitzchak וּ שְׁ ב וּ עָ ת וֹ לְ יִ צְ חָ ק ,And God’s oath to Isaac

1 We recall a happy day in Jewish history, when the Ark was brought to Jerusalem. This was David’s song of praise at that time, and it’s very close to some of the psalms. Verses 8-22 are almost identical to Psalm 105:1- 16. Verses 23-33 are almost identical to Psalm 96. The last verses are in Psalm 106, verses 1, 47 and 48.

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17 ,Vaya’amideha leYa’akov lechok וַיַּעֲמִ ידֶ הָ לְ יַעֲ קֹ ב לְ חֹ ק ,That God set as Jacob’s law .leYisra’el berit olam לְ יִ שְׂ רָ אֵ ל בְּ רִ י ת ע וֹ לָ ם ,For Israel an eternal pledge 18 ,Lemor lecha eten eretz Kena’an לֵ אמֹר לְ � אֶתֵּ ן אֶרֶ ץ־כְּ נָעַ ן ;Canaan’s land I give to you“ .chevel nachalat’chem חֶ בֶ ל נַ חֲ לַ תְ כֶ ם ”.This part is your inheritance 19 ,Biheyot’chem metei mispar בִּ הְ י וֹ תְ ֶ כ ם מְ תֵ י מִ סְ פָּ ר ,When you numbered but a few .kim’at vegarim bah כִּ מְ עַ ט וְ ג ָרִ י ם בָּ הּ ,A small group who were staying there 20 Vayit’halchu migoy el goy וַיִּתְ הַלְּ כוּ מִ גּוֹי אֶ ל־גּוֹי ,And theySPS trudged from land to land .umimamlacha el am acher וּ מִ מַּ מְ לָ כָ ה אֶ ל ־ ַ ע ם אַ חֵ ר ,From state to state they made their way 21 Lo hini’ach le’ish le’oshkam לֹא־הִ נִּיחַ לְאִ ישׁ לְ עָשְׁקָ ם —God let no one do them harm .vayochah aleihem melachim וַ יּ וֹ כַ ח עֲ לֵ י הֶ ם מְ לָ כִ י ם !God reprimanded kings for them 22 Al tig’u bimshichai“ אַ ל־תִּ גְּ עוּ בִּמְשִׁ יחָ י ,Don’t touch my anointed ones“ ”.uvin’vi’ai al tarei’u וּבִ נְבִ יאַ י אַ ל־תָּרֵ עוּ ”.And don’t harm my prophets 23 1 ,Shiru lAdonai kol ha’aretz שִׁ ירוּ לַ יהוה כָּ ל־הָאָרֶ ץ ,Sing to God, sing every place 2 .basru miyom el yom yeshu’ato בַּ שְּׂ ר וּ מִ יּוֹם ־אֶ ל־יוֹם יְ שׁוּעָ תוֹ .Declare each day the savior’s grace 24 Sap’ru vagoyim et kevodo סַפְּ רוּ בַ גּוֹיִם אֶ ת־כְּ בוֹדוֹ Tell God’s renown to every race, Sample .bechol ha’amim nifle’otav בְּ כָ ל ־ הָ עַ מִּ י ם נִ פְ לְ ֹ א תָ י ו ;God’s wonders among every folk 25 ,Ki gadol Adonai umehulol me’od ◊ ◊ כִּ י גָדוֹל יהוה וּ מְ הֻ ָ לּ ל מְ ֹא ד ,For great is God and greatly praised 3 .venorah hu al kol elohim וְ נוֹרָ א הוּא עַל־כָּ ל־אֱ�הִ ים .No other can such awe evoke 26 4 ,Ki kol elohei ha’amim elilim כִּ י כָּ ל־אֱ�הֵ י הָ עַמִּ ים ֱ א לִ י לִ י ם — Those other “gods” are but a joke .vAdonai shamayim asah וַיהוה שָׁ מַ יִ ם עָ שָׂ ה .While our God did the heavens form

27 ,Hod vehadar lefanav הוֹד וְהָדָ ר לְ פָ נָיו ,Glory and majesty herald God 5 .oz vechedvah bimkomo עֹ ז וְחֶדְוָה בִּמְקֹמוֹ .Strength and joy God’s place adorn 28 ,Havu lAdonai mishpechot amim הָ ב וּ לַ יהוה מִ שְׁ פְּ ח וֹ ת ַ ע מִּ י ם ,People, wherever you were born 1 .havu lAdonai kavod va’oz הָ ב וּ לַ יהוה כָּ בוֹד וָעֹ ז !Declare God’s honor and God’s fame

1 “Sing to God, all the earth.” 2 “Publicize from day to day his saving.” 3 “And awesome is he above all the gods.” 4 “But a joke” The word “elilim” seems to imply worthless or ineffective deities, so the literal translation is: “For all the gods of other peoples are worthless deities.” 5 “Glory and majesty are before him; strength and joy are in his place.”

29 ;Havu lAdonai kevod shemo הָ ב וּ לַ יהוה כְּ בוֹד שְׁ מוֹ ,Declare the glory of God’s name 2 .se’u min’cha uvo’u lefanav שְׂ אוּ מִ נְחָ ה וּבֹאוּ לְ פָ נָיו ;Bring offerings, come before God .Hishtachavu lAdonai b’hadrat kodesh הִ שְׁ תַּ ֲ ח ו וּ לַ יהוה ְ בּ ַ ה דְ ַ ר ת ־ ֹק דֶ שׁ .To God bow down in sacred space 30 ;Chilu milfanav kol ha’aretz חִ ילוּ מִלְּ פָ נָיו כָּ ל־הָאָרֶ ץ ;Tremble, earth, before God’s face 3 ,af tikon tevel bal timot אַ ף־תִּ כּוֹן תֵּבֵ ל בַּ ל־תִּ מּוֹט .Earth cannot slip in God’s embrace 31 Yismechu hashamayim יִ שְׂ מְ ח וּ הַ שָּׁ מַ יִ ם Sky will delight ,vetagel ha’aretz וְ תָ ֵג ל הָ אָ רֶ ץ ,andSPS earth rejoice 4 ”!veyomru vagoyim, “Adonai malach וְ יֹאמְ רוּ בַ גּוֹיִם יהוה מָ לָ � .God’s sovereignty all folk will voice 32 5 ;Yir’am hayam um’lo’o יִרְ עַם הַ יָּם וּמְ לוֹאוֹ The teeming sea will roar, the lea .ya’alotz hasadeh vechol asher bo יַ עֲ � ץ הַ שָּׂ דֶ ה וְ כָ ל ־ אֲ שֶׁ ר ־ בּ וֹ ,And all its creatures will exult 33 Az yeranenu atzei haya’ar אָ ז יְרַ נְּנוּ עֲצֵ י הַ יָּעַר And forests answer joyfully milifnei Adonai ki va מִ לִּ פְ ֵנ י יהוה כִּ י ־ בָ א As God comes near 6 .lishpot et ha’aretz לִ שְׁ פּ וֹ ט אֶ ת ־ הָ אָ רֶ ץ .to judge earth’s sphere 34 ,Hodu lAdonai ki tov הוֹדוּ לַ יהוה כִּ י ט וֹ ב ,Give thanks to God for God is good .ki le’olam chasdo כִּ י לְ ע וֹ לָ ם חַ סְ דּ וֹ .Because forever lasts God’s love 35 Sample ,Ve’imru, “Hoshi’enu Elohei yish’enu וְאִמְ רוּ הוֹשִׁ יעֵ נוּ אֱ�הֵ י יִשְׁ עֵ נוּ ,And say, “Save us, O saving God ,vekabtzenu vehatzilenu min hagoyim וְ קַ בְּ צֵ נ וּ וְ הַ צִּ י לֵ נ וּ מִ ן ־ הַ גּ וֹ יִ ם ,Unite us, save us from our foes ,lehodot leshem kodshecha לְ ֹ ה ד וֹ ת לְ שֵׁ ם קָ דְ שֶׁ � That we may thank your holy name .lehishtabe’ach bit’hilatecha לְ הִ שְׁ תַּ בֵּ חַ בִּ תְ הִ לָּ תֶ � .That we may praise your glory 36 Baruch Adonai Elohei Yisra’el בָּ ר וּ � יהוה אֱ�הֵ י יִשְׂרָ אֵ ל ,Blessed is God, Israel’s God ”.min ha’olam ve’ad ha’olam מִ ן ־ הָ ע וֹ לָ ם וְ עַ ד הָ עֹ לָ ם ”.From now until eternity :Vayomru chol ha’am וַיֹּאמְ רוּ כָ ל־הָ עָ ם :And all the people said ”.Amen vehalel lAdonai“ אָ מֵ ן וְ הַ לֵּ ל לַ יהוה ”!Amen!” and “Praise to God“

1 “Ascribe to God, clans of peoples, ascribe to God glory and power.” 2 “Ascribe to God his name’s glory; take an offering and come before him.” 3 “He fixed the earth so that it cannot slip.” 4 “And they will say among the peoples, ‘God is (or has become) king.’” 5 A lea is a field or meadow. 6 “Before God, because he is coming to judge the world.”

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Ps. 99:5 ,Rom’mu Adonai Eloheinu ר וֹ מְ מ וּ יהוה אֱ�הֵ ינוּ ,Exalt God, our ruler ,vehishtachavu lahadom raglav וְ הִ שְׁ תַּ חֲ ו וּ לַ הֲ דֹ ם רַ גְ לָ י ו ;and bow at God’s footstool .kadosh hu קָ דוֹשׁ הוּא .God is holy Ps. 99:9 Rom’mu Adonai Eloheinu ◊ ◊ רוֹמְ מוּ יהוה אֱ � הֵ י נ וּ ,Exalt God, our ruler ,vehishtachavu lehar kodsho וְ הִ שְׁ תַּ חֲ ו וּ לְ הַ ר קָ דְ שׁ וֹ ,and bow at God’s holy mountain .ki kadosh Adonai Eloheinu כִּ י ־ קָ ד וֹ שׁ יהוה אֱ � הֵ י נ וּ .because God, our ruler, is holy ______SPS Additional Psalm Verses ______We continue with more verses from Psalms. Ps. 73:38 Vehu rachum yechaper avon וְ הוּא רַ חוּם יְכַפֵּ ר עָוֹן God is merciful, excuses sin ,velo yashchit וְ ל ֹא ־ ַי שְׁ חִ י ת ,and will not destroy us ,vehirbah lehashiv apo וְ הִ רְ בָּ ה לְ הָ שִׁ י ב אַ פּ וֹ often withholds divine anger 1 .velo ya’ir kol chamato וְ ל ֹא ־ יָ עִ י ר כָּ ל ־ חֲ מָ ת וֹ .and does not arouse God’s rage Ps. 40:12 Atah Adonai אַתָּ ה יהוה ,God ;lo tichla rachamecha mimeni לֹא־תִכְ לָ א רַ חֲמֶ י� מִ מֶּנִּי —don’t keep your compassion from me chasdecha va’amit’cha ַ ח ְ ס דְּ � ַ ו ֲ א מִ תְּ � your kindness and faithfulness Sample .tamid yitzruni תָּמִ יד יִצְּ רוּנִ י .always protect me Ps 25:6 ,Zechor rachamecha, Adonai זְכֹר־רַ חֲמֶ י� יְהוָה ,Remember your mercies, God ,vachasadecha ַו ֲ ח ָ ס דֶ י � ,and your kindnesses .ki me’olam hemah כִּ י מֵ ע וֹ לָ ם הֵ מָּ ה .for they have existed forever

1 “And-he who is merciful will-pay-off wrongdoing/offense/sin and-not will-destroy and-has-acted-repeatedly to-turn-back his-anger and-not will-awaken all his-anger.” Even if we suffer, we say that we deserve worse, and -is in “Yom Kippur”; the concept we translate as “atone יְ כַ פֵּ ר so our suffering shows God’s mercy. The word ment” also carries the idea of paying off required compensation for a misdeed—paying a fine, or ransom money. If life were Monopoly, God would be our Get Out of Jail Free card.

Ps. 68:35-36 1 ;Tenu oz lElohim תְּ נוּ עֹז לֵ א�הִ ים ,Grant that God is mighty ,al Yisra’el ga’avato עַ ל־יִ שְׂ רָ אֵ ל גַּ אֲ וָ תוֹ whose majesty is over Israel .ve’uzo bash’chakim וְ עֻ זּ וֹ בַּ שְּׁ חָ קִ י ם ;and whose power is in the clouds 2 ;Nora Elohim mimikdashecha נוֹרָ א אֱ�הִ ים מִמִּקְדָּ שֶׁ י� .God, no building can match your splendor ,El Yisra’el hu אֵ ל יִשְׂרָ אֵ ל הוּא ,It’s Israel’s God .noten oz veta’atzumot la’am נֹתֵ ן עֹ ז וְתַ עֲצֻ מוֹת לָעָ ם .who grants power and strength to the people

!Baruch Elohim בָּ רוּ� אֱ�הִ ים !BlessedSPS is God Ps. 94:1-2 :El nekamot Adonai אֵ ל־נְקָ מוֹת יהוה :God is a God of revenge !El nekamot, hofi’a אֵ ל נְקָ מוֹת הוֹפִ יַע !God of revenge, show yourself ,Hinaseh shofet ha’aretz הִ נָּ שֵׂ א שֹׁ פֵ ט הָ אָ רֶ ץ ,Rise, judge of the earth .hashev gemul al ge’im הָשֵׁ ב גְּמוּל עַל־גֵּאִ ים !Give the proud what they deserve Ps. 3:9 ,lAdonai hayeshuah לַ יה וָ ה הַ יְ שׁוּ עָ ה To God belongs salvation, while 3 .al amcha virchatecha. Selah עַ ל ־ עַ מְּ � בִ רְ כָ תֶ � סֶּ לָ ה .Your blessing’s on your nation. Selah Ps. 46:8 ;Adonai tzeva’ot imanu יהוה צְ בָ אוֹת עִמָּ נוּ ;The God of hosts is on our side .misgav lanu Elohei Ya’akov. Selah מִשְׂ גָּב־לָ נוּ אֱ�הֵ י יַעֲקֹב סֶלָ ה .Jacob’s God is our defense. Selah Ps. 84:13 Sample ,Adonai tzeva’ot ◊ ◊ יהוה צְ בָ אוֹת ,God of hosts .ashrei adam bote’ach bach ַ א שְׁ רֵ י ָ א דָ ם ֹבּ ֵ ט ַ ח ָ בּ � .Happy is the person who relies on you Ps. 20:10 —Adonai hoshi’a יְהוָה הוֹשִׁ יעָה ,God, save us: for at our demand 4 .hamelech ya’aneinu veyom kor’einu הַ מֶּ לֶ � יַ עֲ ֵנ נ וּ בְ י וֹ ם ־ קָ רְ אֵ נ וּ .Oh Ruler, you’ll give answer true Ps. 28:9 Hoshi’a et amecha הוֹשִׁ יעָ ה אֶ ת־עַמֶּ � Save your people ,uvarech et nachalatecha וּ בָ רֵ � אֶ ת ־ ַנ חֲ לָ תֶ � ,and bless your heritage 5 .ur’em venas’em ad ha’olam וּ רְ ֵ ע ם ְ ו ַנ ְ שּׂ אֵ ם עַ ד ־ הָ ע וֹ לָ ם .care for them and carry them forever

1 “Grant might to God.” 2 “God is (or God: you are) more awesome than your holy places” or “God is awesome from your holy places.” I prefer the first interpretation, where the psalmist says that the sense of awe we feel where we hold religious services is a poor shadow of the awe that God deserves. The second interpretation implies that holy places are the source of God’s awesomeness. 3 “Salvation belongs to God; your blessing is on your people, Selah.” 4 “Lord, bring salvation! The king will answer us on the day when we call.” 5 “Care for”—the Hebrew is used for a shepherd’s work; “carry”—the Hebrew can mean “lift up” or “bear with.”

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Ps. 33:20-22 ,Nafshenu chikta lAdonai נַפְ שֵׁ נוּ חִכְּ תָ ה לַ יהוה ,Our soul longed for God ,ezrenu umaginenu hu עֶזְרֵ נוּ וּמָגִנֵּנוּ הוּא ,who is our help and our protection ,ki vo yismach libenu כִּ י ־ ב וֹ יִ שְׂ מַ ח לִ בֵּ נ וּ ,in whom our heart will find delight .ki veshem kodsho vatachnu כִּ י בְ שֵׁ ם קָדְ שׁוֹ בָ טָ חְ נ וּ .in whose holy name we trust 1 ,Yehi chasdecha Adonai aleinu יְהִ י־חַסְדְּ � יהוה עָלֵ ינוּ May your kindness, God, touch us .ka’asher yichalnu lach כַּ אֲ שֶׁ ר יִ חַ לְ נ וּ לָ � .because we put our trust in you Ps. 85:8 ,Har’einu, Adonai, chasdecha הַרְ אֵ נוּ יהוה חַסְדֶּ � God,SPS show us your kindness .veyesh’acha titen lanu וְ ֶי שְׁ עֲ � תִּ תֶּ ן ־ לָ נ וּ .and grant us your salvation Ps. 44:27 ,Kumah, ezratah lanu ק וּ מָ ה עֶ זְ רָ תָ ה לָּ נ וּ ,Get up and help us 2 .ufedeinu lema’an chasdecha וּ פְ דֵ נ וּ לְ מַ עַ ן חַ סְ דֶּ � .and save us to show your kindness Ps. 81:11 ,Anochi Adonai Elohecha אָ ֹ נ כִ י יהוה אֱ�הֶ י� ,I am the ruler, your God :hama’alcha me’eretz Mitzrayim הַמַּעַלְ � מֵאֶרֶ ץ מִצְרָ יִם :who lifts you from the Land of Egypt .har’chev picha va’amal’ehu הַ רְ חֶ ב ־ פִּ י � וַ אֲ מַ לְ אֵ ה וּ !open your mouth and I will fill it Ps. 144:15 ,Ashrei ha’am shekacha lo אַשְׁרֵ י הָ עָם שֶׁכָּכָ ה לּוֹ ,Happy is the nation like this .ashrei ha’am sheAdonai Elohav אַשְׁרֵ י הָ עָ ם שֶׁ יהוה אֱ�הָ יו .Happy is the nation that worships God Ps. 13:6 Sample —Va’ani bechasdecha vatachti ◊ ◊ וַ אֲ נִ י בְּ חַ סְ דְּ � בָ טַ חְ תִּ י ,And me, I trusted in your kindness :yagel libi bishu’atecha ָי ֵג ל לִ בִּ י בִּ י שׁ וּ ָ ע תֶ � :that my heart will enjoy your salvation .ashira lAdonai ki gamal alai אָשִׁ ירָ ה לַ יהוה כִּ י גָמַ ל עָלָ י .I will sing to God, who gave me my reward

1 Or “be upon us.” 2 “Save” is “redeem”—to get someone out of trouble, pay off an obligation or take notice of someone. “To show your kindness” can also mean “for the sake of your kindness.”

______Psalm 100 ______Some communities stand for this psalm. 1 1 .Mizmor letodah מִ זְמוֹר לְ תוֹדָ ה .A psalm of thanks 2 .Hari’u lAdonai, kol ha’aretz הָרִ יעוּ לַ יהו ה ָ כּ ל ־ ָ ה ָ א רֶ ץ ,Shout out to God, O every land 2 ,Ivdu et Adonai besimchah עִבְ דוּ אֶ ת־יהוה בְּשִׂמְ חָ ה ,Worship God with happiness 3 .bo’u lefanav betodah בֹּ אוּ לְ פָ נָיו בִּרְ נָנָה .Gladly before God to stand 3 4 .De’u ki Adonai, hu Elohim דְּ עוּ כִּ י־יהוה הוּא אֱ�הִ ים .Know this is the God we bless SPS 5 ;Hu asanu, velo anachnu הוּא־עָשָׂ נוּ וְ לוֹ אֲנַחְ נוּ — God made us; now God owns us, and 6 .amo, vetzon mar’ito עַמּוֹ וְ צֹאן מַרְ עִ יתוֹ .God’s people—we graze God’s lush land 4 7 ,Bo’u she’arav betodah בֹּאוּ שְׁ עָרָ יו בְּ תוֹדָ ה ;With thanks approach the entry ways .chatzerotav bit’hilah חֲ צֵ רֹ תָ י ו בִּ תְ הִ לָּ ה ;To Temple courtyards bring your praise !Hodu lo, bar’chu shemo הוֹדוּ־לוֹ בָּרֲ כוּ שְׁ מוֹ !With thanks God’s reputation raise 5 ,Ki tov Adonai, le’olam chasdo כִּ י־טוֹב יהוה לְ עוֹלָ ם חַסְ דּוֹ ;For God is good and always kind 8 .ve’ad dor vador emunato וְ עַד־דֹּר וָדֹר אֱמוּנָתוֹ Age after age God’s truth will find! Sample

1 Or, “A psalm as a Thanksgiving Offering,” as if saying this psalm is like bringing the offerin; that’s why many people stand for this psalm, and that’s why we skip this psalm on days when there was no thanksgiving offering: Shabbat, festivals, the eve of Passover and its middle days, and the day before Yom Kippur. 2 “Cry out joyfully to God, all the earth.” 3 “Serve God with happiness, come before God with delight.” 4 “Know that God is God.” -instead (a difference between text as written and as read is not unu וְ ל וֹ but we read ולא The written text reads 5 sual in Hebrew scriptures). In this case, the pronunciation is the same. The written text means, “God made us, we did not make ourselves”; the text as read means “God made us, and to God we belong.” 6 “We are God’s people, and the flock of God’s pasturing” (i.e., God is our shepherd.) 7 “Approach God’s gates with thanks, God’s courtyards with praise; acknowledge (or thank) God, bless God’s name.” 8 “For God is good; God’s kindness lasts forever; from generation to generation God’s truthfulness endures.”

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______Yehi Chevod ▪ יְ הִ י כְ ב ֹו ד ▪ Let God’s Glory ______This is a collection of verses from different psalms (and one verse from Exodus). The theme is that God has the power and the glory, and that we rely on God to rescue us in mercy. Ps. 104:31 ;Yehi chevod Adonai le’olam יְהִ י כְ בוֹד יְהוָה לְ עוֹלָ ם ;May God’s glory last forever .yismach Adonai bema’asav יִשְׂ מַ ח יְהוָה בְּ מַ עֲשָׂ יו .may God enjoy what God has made Ps. 113:2-4 Yehi shem Adonai mevorach ְ י הִ י שֵׁ ם יהוה מְ ֹ ב רָ � Let God’s name be blessed .me’atah ve’ad olam מֵ עַ תָּ ה וְ עַ ד ־ ע � לָ ם ;from nowSPS to eternity Mimizrach shemesh ad mevo’o מִ מִּ ְ ז רַ ח ־ שֶׁ מֶ שׁ ַ ע ד ־ מְ ב � א � from sunrise to sunset .mehulal shem Adonai מְ הֻ לָּ ל שֵׁ ם יהוה ;may God’s name be praised ,Ram al kol goyim Adonai רָ ם עַ ל־כָּ ל־גּ�יִ ם יהוה ;God is high above all nations .al hashamayim kevodo עַל הַשָּׁמַ יִ ם כְּ ב�ד� !God’s glory is higher than the sky Ps. 135:13 ;Adonai, shimcha le’olam יהוה שִׁ מְ � לְ ע � לָ ם ,God, your fame is forever .Adonai, zichrecha ledor vador יהוה ִז כְ רְ � לְ ֹד ר ־ ָו ֹד ר .your memory passes from parent to child Ps. 103:19 1 ,Adonai bashamayim hechin kis’o יהוה בַּ שָּׁמַ יִ ם הֵכִ ין כִּסְ א� God’s throne is set in the sky .umalchuto bakol mashalah וּ מַ לְ כ וּ ת � בַּ כֹּ ל מָ שָׁ לָ ה .and God’s government rules all I Chron. 16:31 Yismechu hashamayim יִ שְׂ מְ ח וּ הַ שָּׁ מַ יִ ם Let the sky be happy Sample ,vetagel ha’aretz וְ תָ ֵג ל הָ אָ רֶ ץ ,and the earth rejoice 2 ,veyomru vagoyim וְ יֹאמְ רוּ בַ גּ�יִם and let the nations admit ”.Adonai malach“ יהוה מָ לָ � !God is the ruler Ps 10:16 Ps 93:1 ,Adonai melech, Adonai malach יהוה מֶ לֶ � יהוה מָ לָ � ;God reigns; our God has ever reigned Ex. 15:18 3 .Adonai yimloch le’olam va’ed י ה ֥ו ה ׀ ִ י מְ �֖ � לְ ֹ ע לָ ֥ ם ָו עֶ ֽ ד .God’s reign eternal will not cease Ps. 10:16 ;Adonai melech olam va’ed יהוה מֶ לֶ � ע � לָ ם וָ עֶ ד ;God is the eternal ruler .avdu goyim me’artzo אָבְ דוּ ג�יִם מֵאַרְ צ� .other peoples disappeared from God’s land Ps. 33:10 ,Adonai hefir atzat goyim יהוה הֵ פִ י ר ֲע צַ ת ־ גּ � יִ ם ,God upset the nations’ evil plots

.heni machshevot amim הֵנִיא מַ חְ שְׁ ב�ת עַמִּ ים ,thwarted the peoples’ wicked plans Prov. 19:21 ,Rabot machashavot belev ish רַ בּ�ת מַ חֲשָׁ ב�ת בְּ לֶ ב־אִ ישׁ ,The human heart is full of schemes .va’atzat Adonai hi takum וַעֲצַ ת יהוה הִ י א תָ ק וּ ם .but God’s plan is the one that stands

1 “God set his throne in the sky/heavens.” 2 Or “Let them say among the other nations”; i.e., let everyone accept God’s power. 3 “God reigns; God has reigned; God will reign forever and ever.”

Ps. 33:11 ,Atzat Adonai le’olam ta’amod עֲ צַ ת יהוה לְ ע�לָ ם תַּ עֲמֹד ,God’s plan stands for ever .machshevot libo ledor vador מַחְשְׁ ב�ת לִ בּ� לְ דֹר וָדֹר .God’s strategy lasts from age to age Ps. 33:9 :Ki hu amar, vayehi כִּ י הוּא אָמַ ר וַיֶּהִ י ;For God spoke, and so it was 1 .hu tziva, vaya’amod ה וּ א ־ צִ ָוּ ה וַ יַּ עֲ מֹ ד .gave the order, and it was done Ps. 132:13 ,Ki vachar Adonai beTziyon כִּ י ־ בָ חַ ר יהוה בְּ צִ יּ � ן ,God chose Zion .iva lemoshav lo אִ ָוּ הּ לְ מ�שָׁ ב ל� .God wanted it as a place to stay Ps. 135:4 ,Ki Ya’akov bachar lo Yah כִּ י־יַעֲקֹב בָּחַ ר ל� יָהּ ;SPS For Jacob, God chose him

.Yisra’el lisgulato יִ שְׂ רָ אֵ ל לִ סְ ֻג לָּ ת � .God took Israel as a treasure Ps. 94:14 ,Ki lo yitosh Adonai amo כִּ י ל ֹא ־ יִ ֹ טּ שׁ יהוה עַ מּ� God won’t desert the chosen people 2 .venachalato lo ya’azov וְ נַ חֲ לָ ת� ל ֹא יַ עֲ זֹ ב .or abandon God’s own inheritance Ps. 73:38 Vehu rachum yechaper avon ◊ ◊ וְ הוּא רַ חוּם יְכַפֵּ ר עָוֹן God is merciful, excuses sin ,velo yashchit וְ ל ֹא ־ ַי שְׁ חִ י ת ,and will not destroy us ,vehirbah lehashiv apo וְ הִ רְ בָּ ה לְ הָ שִׁ י ב אַ פּ � often withholds divine anger 3 .velo ya’ir kol chamato וְ ל ֹא ־ יָ עִ י ר כָּ ל ־ חֲ מָ ת � .and does not arouse God’s rage Ps. 20:10 —Adonai hoshi’a יְהוָה הוֹשִׁ יעָה ,God, save us: for at our demand 4 Sample .hamelech ya’aneinu veyom kor’einu הַ מֶּ לֶ � יַ עֲ ֵנ נ וּ בְ י וֹ ם ־ קָ רְ אֵ נ וּ .Oh Ruler, you’ll give answer true

The service continues with several psalms: “Ashrei,” psalm 145, preceded and followed by verses from other psalms, and the rest of the psalms in the Book of Psalms, psalms 146 to 150.

-is from the root for “stand”; God gave the command, and—one might say—it became a “standing or וַ יַּ עֲ מֹ ד 1 der.” 2 “For will-not-desert God his-people and his-inheritance not he/it will-leave”—i.e., “God won’t abandon the people,” and/or “The people won’t abandon God.” 3 Psalm 78:38. “And-he who is merciful will-pay-off wrongdoing/offense/sin and-not will-destroy and-has- acted-repeatedly to-turn-back his-anger and-not will-awaken all his-anger.” Even if we suffer, we say that we is in “Yom Kippur”; the concept we יְ כַ פֵּ ר deserve worse, and so our suffering shows God’s mercy. The word translate as “atonement” also carries the idea of paying off required compensation for a misdeed—paying a fine, or ransom money. If life were Monopoly, God would be our Get Out of Jail Free card. 4 “Lord, bring salvation! The king will answer us on the day when we call.”

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______Ashrei ▪ אַ שְׁ רֵ י ▪ Psalm 145 ______Ps 84:5 ;Ashrei yoshvei veitecha“ ַ א שְׁ רֵ י י � שְׁ בֵ י בֵ י תֶ � ;Happy are they who live with you“ ”.Od yehalelucha selah ע � ד יְ הַ לְ ל וּ � סֶּ לָ ה ”.Forever they will praise you Ps 144:15 ;Ashrei ha’am shekachah lo“ אַ שְׁ רֵ י הָ עָ ם שֶׁ כָּ כָ ה לּ � ;Happy is such a people“ ”.Ashrei ha’am she’Adonai Elohav אַשְׁרֵ י הָ עָ ם שֶׁ יהוה אֱ�הָ יו ”.Happy are they whose God is the Ruler

1 :Tehilah leDavid תְּ הִ לָּ ה לְ דָ ִ ו ד :David’sSPS praise ,Aromimcha Elohai hamelech ֲא ר�מִמְ � אֱל�הַי הַמֶּ לֶ � ,Acclaim I’ll give my sovereign, God .Va’avar’cha shimcha le’olam va’ed וַאֲבָרְ כָ ה שִׁמְ � לְ ע�לָ ם וָעֶ ד .And I’ll bless your name forever 2 ,Bechol yom avar’cheka בְּ כָ ל ־ י � ם אֲ בָרְ כֶ ךָּ ,Blessing to you each day I’ll bring .Va’ahalela shimcha le’olam va’ed וַאֲהַלְ לָה שִׁ מְ � לְ ע�לָם וָעֶד .I’ll praise your name forever 3 ,Gadol Adonai um’hulal me’od ָגּ ד�ל יהוה וּמְ הֻלָּ ל מְ אֹד ,Great is God and greatly praised 1 .Veligdulato ein cheker וְ לִ גְ דֻ לָּ ת � אֵ י ן חֵ קֶ ר .Great beyond all probing 4 ,Dor ledor yeshabach ma’asecha דּ�ר לְ ד�ר יְשַׁבַּ ח מַ עֲשֶׂ י� ;Deeds of yours praise every age .Ugevurotecha yagidu וּ גְ ב וּ רֹ תֶ י � יַ גִּ י ד וּ — Your mighty acts they ever speak 5 Sample Hadar kevod hodecha ֲה דַ ר כְּ ב�ד ה�דֶ � ,Hailing the glory of your power .Vedivrei nifle’otecha asicha וְ דִ בְ רֵ י נִ פְ לְ א � תֶ י � אָ שִׂ י חָ ה ,In words your wonders stating 6 ,Ve’ezuz nor’otecha yomeru ֶו עֱזוּז נ�רְ אֹתֶ י� יֹאמֵ רוּ ,Voicing your awesome power .Ug’dulat’cha asaprena וּגְדוּלָּתְ � אֲסַפְּ רֶ נָּה ;Your greatness, too, relating 7 Zecher rav tuvcha yabi’u ֵז כֶ ר רַ ב־טוּבְ � ַי בִּ י ע וּ ,Zealously recalling your great good .Vetzidkat’cha yeranenu וְ צִ דְ קָ תְ � יְ רַ נֵּ נ וּ .In your righteousness delighting 8 ,Chanun verachum Adonai חַ נּוּן וְרַ חוּם יהוה ,Charitable and caring is God .Erech apayim ug’dol chased אֶרֶ � אַ פַּ יִם וּגְדָ ל־חָ סֶ ד .Patient and most gracious 9 ,Tov Adonai lakol ט�ב־יהוה לַ כֹּל ,To all creatures God is good .Verachamav al kol ma’asav וְ רַ חֲ מָ י ו עַ ל ־ כָּ ל ־ מַ עֲ שָׂ י ו .And mercy informs all God’s work 10 ,Yoducha Adonai kol ma’asecha י�דוּ� יהוה כָּ ל ־ מַ עֲ שֶׂ י � ,Your creatures all will know you, God .Vachasidecha yevar’chucha וַחֲסִידֶ י� יְבָרֲ כוּכָ ה .And your followers will bless you 11 ,Kevod malchut’cha yomeru כְּ ב�ד מַלְ כוּתְ � יֹאמֵ רוּ ,Kingdom’s glory they will tell .Ug’vurat’cha yedaberu וּ ְ ג ב וּ רָ תְ � ְ י דַ ֵ בּ ר וּ .And your power they will speak

1 “And for his greatness there is no probing/examination.”

12 Lehodi’a livnei ha’adam gevurotav לְ ה�דִ יעַ לִבְ נֵי הָאָדָ ם גְּבוּרֹתָ יו Let children sense your power well .Uchevod hadar malchuto וּכְ ב�ד הֲדַ ר מַלְ כוּת� ;And glory, your kingdom’s splendor 13 ,Malchut’cha malchut kol olamim מַ לְ כוּתְ � מַלְ כוּת כָּ ל־עֹלָמִ ים ,Monarchy is yours in every world .Umemshaltecha bechol dor vador וּמֶמְ שַׁלְתְּ � בְּ כָ ל־דּ�ר וָד�ר ;And government in every age and time 14 ,Somech Adonai lechol hanoflim ס�מֵ � יהוה לְ כָ ל ־ הַ ֹנּ פְ לִ י ם Supporting all who fall .Vezokef lechol hakfufim וְ ז � קֵ ף לְ כָ ל ־ הַ כְּ פ וּ פִ י ם .And bracing those who are bent over 15 ,Einei chol elecha yesaberu עֵ י נֵ י ־ כֹ ל אֵ לֶ י � יְ שַׂ בֵּ ר וּ ,In SPShope all eyes are on you .Ve’ata noten lahem et ochlam be’ito וְאַתָּ ה נ�תֵ ן־לָהֶ ם אֶ ת־אָכְ לָ ם בְּעִ תּ� ,And you give them their food in its time 16 ,Pote’ach et yadecha פּ � תֵ חַ אֶ ת ־ יָ דֶ � Presenting your open hand 1 .Umasbi’ah lechol chai ratzon וּ מַ שְׂ בִּ י עַ לְ כָ ל ־ חַ י רָ צ � ן .And filling every creature’s wish 17 2 3 ,Tzadik Adonai bechol derachav צַ דִּ יק יהוה בְּ כָ ל־דְּ רָ כָ יו True is God in every way .Vechasid bechol ma’asav וְ חָ סִ י ד בְּ כָ ל ־ מַ עֲ שָׂ י ו .And loving in all deeds 18 ,Karov Adonai lechol kor’av קָ ר�ב יהוה לְ כָ ל־קֹרְ אָ יו ,Close is God to those who call .Lechol asher yikra’uhu ve’emet לְ ֹ כ ל ֲא שֶׁ ר יִ קְ רָ אֻ ה וּ בֶ ֱא מֶ ת .To all who call on God sincerely 19 ,Retzon yere’av ya’aseh רְ צ�ן־יְרֵ אָ יו יַעֲשֶׂ ה Respect God, and your wish comes true;Sample 4 .Ve’et shav’atam yishma veyoshi’em וְ אֶ ת ־ שַׁ וְ עָ תָ ם יִ שְׁ מַ ע וְ י � שִׁ י עֵ ם ,God hears your cry and saves you 20 ,Shomer Adonai et kol ohavav שׁ�מֵ ר יהוה אֶ ת־כָּ ל־אֹהֲבָ יו Sheltering those who love God .Ve’et kol har’sha’im yashmid וְ אֵ ת כָּ ל ־ הָ רְ שָׁ עִ י ם ַי שְׁ מִ י ד .And destroying all the wicked 21 ,Tehillat Adonai yedaber pi ◊ ◊ תְּ הִ לַּ ת יהוה יְדַ בֶּ ר־פִּ י ;Tribute to God my mouth shall deliver Vivarech kol basar וִ י בָ רֵ � כָּ ל ־ בָּ שָׂ ר And let all creatures bless .shem kodsho le’olam va’ed שֵׁ ם קָדְ שׁ� לְ ע�לָ ם וָעֶ ד .God’s holy name forever

Ps 115:18 Va’anachnu nevarech Yah וַאֲ נַחְ נוּ נְ בָרֵ � יָהּ And as for us, we’ll bless God !Me’ata ve’ad olam Halleluyah מֵ עַ תָּ ה וְ עַ ד ־ ע � לָ ם הַ לְ ל וּ ָי הּ !From now and forever: Halleluyah

1 This verse is one of the reasons the Talmud finds Ashrei so very important (B.T. Ber. 4b). 2 I used the plain translation “true” for “tzadik” (righteous); few English words begin with the tz/ts sound. 3 “In all his ways.” 4 “The wish of those who respect him, he performs; and their cry he will hear, and he will save them.”

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______Psalm 146 ______1 !Haleluyah הַ לְ ל וּ ־ ָי הּ !Hail God .Haleli nafshi et-Adonai הַ לְ לִ י ַנ פְ שִׁ י אֶ ת ־ יְ ה ָו ה !My soul, hail God 2 ,Ahalelah Adonai bechayay אֲהַ לְ לָ ה יְ הוָ ה בְּ חַ יָּ י ,I will hail God while I live .azamrah lElohay be’odi אֲזַמְּרָ ה לֵ א�הַ י בְּ ע�דִ י .I’ll sing to God as long as I last 3 —Al tivtechu vin’divim אַ ל ־ תִּ בְ טְ ח וּ בִ נְ דִ י בִ י ם ,Don’t put your trust in prophets .beven adam she’ein lo teshu’ah בְּ בֶ ן ־ אָ דָ ם שֶׁ אֵ י ן ל � תְ שׁ וּ ָ ע ה ,in someoneSPS with no power to save 4 :Tetzei rucho, yashuv le’admato תֵּצֵ א רוּח� יָשֻׁ ב לְ אַדְ מָ ת� ,who turns to dirt when breath is gone .bayom hahu avdu eshtonotav בַּ יּ � ם הַ ה וּ א אָ בְ ד וּ עֶ שְׁ תֹּ נֹ תָ י ו !whose thoughts vanish on that day 5 ;Ashrei she’El Ya’akov be’ezro אַשְׁ רֵ י שֶׁאֵל יַעֲקֹב בְּ עֶזְר� ,Lucky is one helped by Jacob’s God ,shivro al Adonai Elohav שִׂבְ ר� עַל־יְהוָה אֱ�הָ יו ,whose hope is in the Ruler, God 6 ,Oseh shamayim va’aretz עֹ שֶׂ ה שָׁ מַ יִ ם וָ אָ רֶ ץ ,Who makes sky and earth ,et hayam ve’et kol asher bam אֶ ת־הַ יָּם וְאֶ ת־כָּ ל־אֲשֶׁ ר־בָּ ם ,the sea and all its contents ,hashomer emet le’olam הַ שֹּׁ מֵ ר אֱ מֶ ת לְ ע � לָ ם ,who keeps faith forever 7 ,Oseh mishpat la’ashukim עֹשֶׂ ה מִשְׁ פָּ ט לָ עֲשׁוּקִ ים Makes justice for the wronged, Sample .notein lechem lar’eivim נֹ תֵ ן לֶ חֶ ם לָרְ עֵ בִ י ם —gives food to the starving ;Adonai, matir asurim יְ הוָ ה מַ תִּ יר אֲ סוּרִ ים ;God frees the constrained 8 ;Adonai, pokei’ach ivrim יְ ה וָ ה פֹּ קֵ חַ עִ וְ רִ י ם ;God gives sight to the blind ;Adonai, zokeif kefufim יְהוָה זֹקֵ ף כְּ פוּפִ ים ;God straightens those who are bent over ;Adonai, ohev tzadikim יְהוָה אֹהֵב צַדִּ יקִים ;God loves the righteous 9 ,Adonai, shomer et gerim ◊ ◊ יְ הוָ ה שֹׁמֵ ר אֶ ת־גֵּרִ ים ,God protects the alien ,yatom ve’almanah ye’oded יָת�ם וְאַלְ מָ נָה יְע�דֵ ד ,supports the mourner and the widow .vederech resha’im ye’avet וְדֶ רֶ � רְ שָׁ עִ ים יְ עַ וֵּ ת .and twists the path of the wicked 10 ,Yimloch Adonai le’olam יִמְ �� יְהוָה לְ ע�לָ ם —God will rule forever :Elohayich, Tziyon, ledor vador אֱ�הַ יִ � צִ יּ�ן לְ דֹר וָדֹר :Zion, your God will rule from age to age !Haleluyah הַ לְ ל וּ ־ ָי הּ !hail God

______Psalm 147 ______1 !Haleluyah הַ לְ ל וּ ָי הּ !Hail God ,Ki tov zamrah Eloheinu כִּ י־ט�ב זַמְּרָ ה אֱ�הֵ ינוּ —It’s good to make music to our God .ki na’im nava tehilah כִּ י־נָעִ ים נָאוָה תְהִ לָּ ה !pleasant and pretty is praise 2 ,Boneh Yerushalayim Adonai בּ�נֵה יְרוּשָׁלַםִ יְ הוָ ה ,God rebuilds Jerusalem .nidchei Yisra’el yechanes נִדְ חֵ י יִ שְׂ רָ אֵ ל יְ כַ נֵּ ס .gathers Israel’s scattered people 3 Harofeh lishvurei lev הָ ר�פֵ א לִשְׁ בוּרֵ י לֵ ב ,HealingSPS shattered hearts .umechabesh le’atzvotam וּ מְ חַ בֵּ שׁ לְ עַ צְּ ב � תָ ם .God bandages their pain 4 ,Moneh mispar lekochavim מ�נֶה מִסְ פָּ ר לַ כּ�כָבִ ים ,God alone can number the stars .lechulam shemot yikra לְ כֻ לָּ ם שֵׁ מ � ת יִ קְ רָ א .giving all of them their names 5 ,Gadol Adoneinu verav ko’ach גָּד�ל אֲד�נֵינוּ וְרַ ב־כֹּחַ ,Our God is great and very powerful .litvunato ein mispar לִתְ בוּנָת� אֵ ין מִסְ פָּ ר .with infinite understanding 6 ,Me’oded anavim Adonai מְ ע�דֵ ד עֲ נָוִ ים יְ הוָ ה God sustains the oppressed .mashpil resha’im adei aretz ַ מ ְ שׁ ִ פּ י ל רְ ָ שׁ ִ ע י ם ֲע דֵ י ־ ָ א רֶ ץ .and knocks the wicked to the ground 7 ,Enu lAdonai betodah עֱנוּ לַ יהוָה בְּ ת�דָ ה Respond to God with thanks, Sample ,zamru lEloheinu bechinor זַמְּ רוּ לֵ א�הֵ ינוּ בְכִ נּ�ר —with the harp make music to our God 8 ,Ham’chaseh shamayim be’avim הַ מְ כַ סֶּ ה שָׁ מַ יִ ם בְּ עָ בִ י ם Who covers the sky with clouds ,hamechin la’aretz matar הַ מֵּ כִ י ן לָ אָ רֶ ץ מָ טָ ר prepares rain for the ground .hamatzmi’ach harim chatzir הַמַּצְמִ יחַ הָרִ ים חָצִ יר ,and makes the hills grow grass 9 ,Noten livhemah lachmah נ � תֵ ן לִ בְ הֵ מָ ה לַ חְ מָ הּ ,Who gives the animal its food .livnei orev asher yikra’u ִ ל ְ ב ֵנ י ֹ ע רֵ ב ֲ א ֶ שׁ ר ִ י ְ ק רָ א וּ .answers the call of the raven’s brood 10 ,Lo vigvurat hasus yechpatz לֹא בִ גְבוּרַ ת הַ סּוּס יֶחְ פָּ ץ ,God cares not for the horse’s might ;lo beshokei ha’ish yirtzeh ל ֹא ־ בְ שׁ � קֵ י הָ אִ י שׁ יִ רְ צֶ ה ,admires no-one for strong legs 11 ,Rotzeh Adonai et yerei’av ר�צֶ ה יְהוָה אֶ ת־יְרֵ אָ יו ,But cares for those who fear God .et hamyachalim lechasdo אֶ ת ־ הַ מְ ַי ֲ ח לִ י ם לְ חַ סְ דּ � .those who hope for God’s kindness 12 !Shabchi, Yerushalayim, et Adonai שַׁ בְּ חִ י יְ ר וּ שָׁ לַ םִ אֶ ת ־ יְ ה וָ ה ;Jerusalem, praise your ruler !haleli Elohayich, Tziyon הַ לְ לִ י ֱא � הַ יִ � צִ יּ � ן :Zion, hail your God 13 ,Ki chizak berichei she’arayich כִּ י ־ חִ ַזּ ק בְּ רִ י חֵ י שְׁ עָ רָ יִ � ,God fortified the bars of your gates .berach banayich bekirbech בֵּ רַ � בָּ ַנ יִ � בְּ קִ רְ בֵּ � ,blessed your children in your midst

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14 ,Hasam gevulech shalom הַ שָּׂ ם ־ גְּ ב וּ לֵ � שָׁ ל � ם ,God grants your borders peace 1 ,chelev chitim yasbi’ech חֵ לֶ ב חִ טִּ י ם ַי שְׂ בִּ י עֵ � ,to fill you with the cream of wheat 15 ,Hashole’ach imrato aretz הַ שֹּׁ לֵ חַ אִ מְ רָ ת � אָ רֶ ץ —Sends to earth divine command 2 ,ad meherah yarutz devaro עַ ד ־ מְ הֵ רָ ה ָי ר וּ ץ דְּ בָ ר � !God’s word runs fast to take effect 16 ,Hanoten sheleg katzamer הַ נֹּ תֵ ן שֶׁ לֶ ג כַּ צָּ מֶ ר —God brings snow—it’s like wool ,kefor ka’efer yefazer כְּ פ � ר כָּ אֵ פֶ ר יְ פַ זֵּ ר ,and scatters frost, like ashes 17 3 —Mashlich karcho kefitim מַ שְׁ לִ י � קַ רְ ח � כְ פִ תִּ י ם :Sows hailSPS—like crumbs ?lifnei karato mi ya’amod לִ פְ ֵנ י קָ רָ ת � מִ י ַי ֲע ֹמ ד ?who can stand up to its cold 18 ,Yishlach devaro veyamsem יִ שְׁ לַ ח דְּ בָ ר � וְ יַ מְ סֵ ם ;God sends the word, and they melt .yashev rucho—yizlu mayim יַ שֵּׁ ב רוּח� יִ זְּ לוּ־מָ יִ ם ,brings divine breath, and water flows 19 ,Magid devarav leYa’akov מַגִּיד דְּ בָרָ יו לְ יַעֲקֹב ,Telling divine words to Jacob .chukav umishpatav leYisra’el חֻ קָּ י ו וּ מִ שְׁ פָּ טָ י ו לְ יִ שְׂ רָ אֵ ל .statutes and judgments to Israel 20 ,Lo asah chen lechol goy ◊ ◊ ל ֹא עָ שָׂ ה כֵ ן לְ כָ ל ־ גּ � י ,God did not do this for every nation :umishpatim bal yeda’um וּ מִ שְׁ פָּ טִ י ם בַּ ל ־ יְ דָ ע וּ ם :so they did not know such judgements !Haleluyah הַ לְ ל וּ ָי הּ Hail God! Sample

1 I.e., a peaceful land yields good harvests, since the residents don’t have to feed the army. 2 Dahood interprets this verse in terms of weather—the swiftly moving noise from the sky is thunder, and it comes between a verse about harvest and another about winter—but he notes that many translators follow Isai- ah 55:10-11 and connect the weather with God’s commandment. To me, the psalm suggests that weather, human power and divine justice all spring from one source. 3 The Old English poem The Seafarer calls hail “the coldest of grains” (line 33); the ancients felt the weather more keenly than we with our warm clothes and insulated houses.

______Psalm 148 ______1 !Haleluyah הַ לְ ל וּ ָי הּ !Hail God Halelu et Adonai min hashamayim הַ לְ ל וּ אֶ ת ־ יְ ה וָ ה מִ ן ־ הַ שָּׁ מַ יִ ם ;Hail God from the sky .haleluhu bamromim הַ לְ ל וּ ה וּ בַּ מְּ ר � מִ י ם .hail God in the heights 2 ,Haleluhu chol malachav הַלְ לוּהוּ כָ ל־מַלְאָכָ יו ,Hail God, all God’s angels 1 ,haleluhu kol tzeva’av הַלְ לוּהוּ כָּ ל־ צְ בָאָ יו ,Hail God, all God’s armies 3 ,Haleluhu shemesh veyare’ach הַ לְ ל וּ ה וּ שֶׁ מֶ שׁ וְ יָ רֵ חַ ,HailSPS God, you sun and moon haleluhu kol kochvei or הַלְ לוּהוּ כָּ ל־כּ�כְבֵ י א�ר .Hail God, all you bright stars 4 2 ,Haleluhu shemei hashamayim הַ לְ ל וּ ה וּ שְׁ מֵ י הַ שָּׁ מָ יִ ם ,Hail God, the highest heavens 3 .vehamayim asher me’al hashamayim וְ הַ מַּ יִ ם אֲ שֶׁ ר מֵ עַ ל הַ שָּׁ מָ יִ ם !and the water that lies even higher 5 ,Yehalelu et shem Adonai יְהַלְ לוּ אֶ ת־שֵׁ ם יְהוָה ,Hail God’s name .ki hu tzivah venivra’u כִּ י הוּא צִ וָּה וְנִבְרָ אוּ .for God gave the order, and it was done 6 ,Vaya’amidem la’ad le’olam וַיַּעֲמִ ידֵ ם לָ עַ ד לְ ע�לָ ם ;God made the order stand forever .chok natan velo ya’avor חָ ק ־ נָ תַ ן וְ ל ֹא ַי עֲ ב � ר .God gave a statute, never to lapse 7 ,Halelu et Adonai min ha’aretz הַ לְ ל וּ אֶ ת ־ יְ ה וָ ה מִ ן ־ הָ אָ רֶ ץ Praise God from the earth, Sample .taninim vechol tehomot תַּ נִּ י נִ י ם וְ כָ ל ־ תְּ הֹ מ � ת .sea monsters and all the deep seas 8 ,Esh uvarad, sheleg vekitor אֵ שׁ וּבָרָ ד שֶׁלֶ ג וְקִ יט�ר ,Fire and thunder, snow and mist .ru’ach se’arah osah devaro ר וּ חַ סְ עָ רָ ה עֹ שָׂ ה דְ בָ ר � .stormy winds follow God’s orders 9 ,Heharim vechol geva’ot הֶ הָ רִ י ם וְ כָ ל ־ גְּ בָ ע � ת ,The mountains and all the hills .etz peri vechol arazim עֵץ פְּ רִ י וְכָל־אֲרָ זִים ,the fruit tree and every cedar tree 10 ,Hachayah vechol behemah הַ חַ יָּ ה וְ כָ ל ־ בְּ הֵ מָ ה ,The beast and all the cattle .remes vetzipor kanaf רֶ מֶ שׂ וְצִ פּ�ר כָּ נָף —the insect and the winged bird 11 ,Malchei eretz vechol le’umim מַ לְ כֵ י ־ אֶ רֶ ץ וְ כָ ל ־ לְ אֻ מִּ י ם ,Rulers on earth and all their folk .sarim vechol shoftei aretz שָׂרִ ים וְ כָל־שֹׁפְ טֵ י אָרֶ ץ ,chiefs and every earthly judge 12 ,Bachurim vegam betulot בַּ חוּרִ ים וְ גַם־בְּ תוּל�ת ,Young men and young women too .zekenim im ne’arim זְ קֵ נִ י ם עִ ם ־ נְ עָרִ י ם —the elderly with the young

as an army, but it could mean something less military—a group of people engaged in צבא Today we think of 1 public service. 2 “The heavens of the heavens” or “the skies of the skies.” 3 “And the water that is higher than the skies.”

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13 ,Yehalelu et shem Adonai יְהַלְ לוּ אֶ ת־שֵׁ ם יְהוָה ,Let them all praise God’s name :ki nisgav shemo levado כִּ י־נִשְׂ גָּב שְׁ מ� לְבַ דּ� :for God’s name alone is exalted .hodo al eretz veshamayim ה � ד � עַ ל ־ אֶ רֶ ץ וְ שָׁ מָ יִ ם .God’s glory surpasses earth and sky 14 ,Vayarem keren le’amo ◊ ◊ ַו ָ יּ רֶ ם ֶ ק רֶ ן לְ ַ ע מּ � ,And God will bring us greatness 1 —tehila lechol chasidav תְּהִ לָּ ה לְ כָ ל־חֲסִידָ יו — glory for all who feel God’s kindness :livnei Yisra’el, am kerovo לִ בְ ֵנ י יִ שְׂ רָ אֵ ל עַ ם ־ קְ ֹ ר ב � .Israel’s children, the people close to God !Haleluyah הַ לְ ל וּ ־ ָי הּ Hail God!SPS

______Psalm 149 ______1 !Haleluyah הַ לְ ל וּ ָי הּ !Hail God ,Shiru lAdonai shir chadash שִׁ ירוּ לַ יהוָה שִׁ יר חָדָ שׁ —Sing God a new song .tehilato bikhal chasidim תְּהִ לָּ ת� בִּקְהַ ל חֲסִידִ ים .God’s praise—among the righteous 2 ,Yismach Yisra’el be’osav יִ שְׂ מַ ח יִ שְׂ רָ אֵ ל בְּ עֹ שָׂ יו ,Let Israel rejoice in God’s works .benei Tziyon yagilu vemalkam בְּ ֵנ י ־ צִ יּ � ן ָי גִ י ל וּ בְ מַ לְ כָּ ם Zion’s children celebrate God’s rule 3 Sample ,Yehalelu shemo vemachol יְהַלְ לוּ שְׁ מ� בְמָ ח�ל ,Hail God’s name with dance .betof vechinor yezamru lo בְּ תֹף וְכִ נּ�ר יְזַמְּ רוּ־ל� .cymbals and harp; make music for God 4 ,Ki rotzeh Adonai be’amo כִּ י ־ ר � צֶ ה יְ ה ָ ו ה בְּ עַ מּ � For God takes delight in God’s people .yefa’er anavim bishu’ah יְפָאֵ ר עֲנָוִ ים בִּ ישׁוּעָ ה .and will honor the humble with salvation 5 ,Ya’lzu chasidim bechavod ַי עְ לְ ז וּ ֲ ח סִ ידִ י ם בְּ כָ ב � ד ;The righteous will exult in glory .yeranenu al mishkevotam יְרַ נְּ נוּ עַ ל ־מִ שְׁ כְּ ב�תָ ם ,they’ll chuckle in bed 6 ,Romemot El bigronam ר�מְ מ�ת אֵ ל בִּ גְר�נָם With high praise of God in their throat .vecherev pifiyot beyadam וְ חֶ רֶ ב פִּ י פִ יּ � ת בְּ ָי דָ ם and the sharpened sword in their hands

1 “And he will raise a horn for his people” (possibly raising their heads so they can be proud); this idiom seems can mean “those who love him” or חֲ סִ י דָ י ו—”to imply greatness. “Glory for those who feel God’s kindness “those who are gracious toward him”; or it can mean “those who experience his love/kindness.” We usually translate the word as “righteous,” referring to the most devout and religious people.

7 ,La’asot nekamah bagoyim לַעֲשׂ�ת נְקָמָ ה בַּ גּ�יִם To take revenge on the nations ,tochechot bal’umim תּ � כֵ ֹח ת בַּ ל ־ אֻ מִּ י ם ,and bring punishment to the peoples 8 ,Le’sor malcheihem bezikim ◊ ◊ לֶ אְ ֹ ס ר מַ לְ כֵ י הֶ ם בְּ זִ קִּ י ם To put their chiefs in chains ,venichbedeihem bechavlei varzel וְ נִ כְ בְּ דֵ י הֶ ם בְּ כַ בְ לֵ י בַ רְ ֶז ל ,and their leaders in iron fetters 9 ,la’asot bahem mishpat katuv לַ עֲ שׂ � ת בָּ הֶ ם מִ שְׁ פָּ ט כָּ ת וּ ב —To make them suffer the written sentence :hadar hu lechol chasidav הָדָ ר הוּא לְ כָ ל־חֲסִ ידָ יו :God is magnificent for the righteous !Haleluyah הַ לְ ל וּ ־ ָי הּ !Hail SPSGod

______Psalm 150 ______1 !Haleluyah הַ לְ ל וּ ָי הּ !Hail God ,Halelu El bekodsho ַ ה ְ ל ל וּ ־ ֵ א ל ְ בּ ָ ק דְ שׁ � ,Hail God for holiness .Haleluhu birki’ah uzo הַלְ לוּהוּ בִּרְ קִ יעַ עֻזּ� ,Hail God for far-reaching power 2 1 ,Haleluhu vigvurotav הַלְ לוּהוּ בִ גְבוּרֹתָ יו ,Hail God as a role model .haleluhu kerov gudlo הַלְ לוּהוּ כְּ רֹב גֻּדְ ל� ,Hail God according to God’s greatness 3 ,Haleluhu beteka shofar הַלְ לוּהוּ בְּ תֵקַ ע שׁ�פָ ר Hail God with the trumpet blast, Sample .haleluhu benevel vechinor הַ לְ ל וּ ה וּ בְּ ֵנ בֶ ל וְ כִ נּ � ר ,Hail God with harp and lyre 4 ,Haleluhu betof umachol הַלְ לוּהוּ בְ תֹף וּמָ ח�ל ,Hail God with cymbals and dance .haleluhu beminim ve’ugav הַלְ לוּהוּ בְּמִ נִּ ים וְ עוּגָב ,Hail God with strings and song 5 ,Haleluhu vetziltzelei shama הַ לְ ל וּ ה וּ בְ צִ לְ צְ לֵ י ־ שָׁ מַ ע ,Hail God with loud music 2 .haleluhu betziltzelei teru’ah הַ לְ ל וּ ה וּ בְּ צִ לְ צְ לֵ י תְ ר וּ עָ ה !Hail God with loud voices 6 ,Kol han’shamah tehalel Yah ◊ ◊ כֹּל הַ נְּשָׁמָ ה תְּ הַלֵּ ל יָהּ —Let every living thing hail God !Haleluyah הַ לְ ל וּ ־ ָי הּ !Hail God !Kol han’shamah tehalel Yah, Haleluyah כֹּ ל הַ נְּ שָׁ מָ ה תְּ הַ לֵּ ל יָ הּ הַ לְ ל וּ ־ ָי הּ !Let every living thing hail God—Hail God

-is the name we give to the second blessing of the amidah; it means “power” or “hero גְ בוּר וֹ ת !Role model? Yes 1 ic acts,” but that blessing shows God as healer, liberator and supporter, not as some kind of military hero or sports figure. 2 The last psalm of all reminds us of the music of the Temple; in sad memory of its loss, Jewish services were for centuries (and still are in most cases) without instrumental accompaniment.

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To complete the section of psalms, we add these verses: Ps. 89:53 :Baruch Adonai le’olam בָּ ר וּ � יהוה לְ ע � לָ ם —May God be blessed forever .amen ve’amen אָ מֵ ן וְ אָ מֵ ן !this is really true Ps. 135:21 ,Baruch Adonai miTziyon בָּ ר וּ � יהוה מִ צִּ יּ � ן ,May God be blessed from Zion !shochen Yerushalayim: Halleluyah שֹׁ כֵ ן יְ ר וּ שָׁ לָ ִם הַ לְ ל וּ ָי הּ !God who lives in Jerusalem: Halleluyah Ps.72:18-19 ,Baruch Adonai Elohim בָּ ר וּ � יהוה אֱ�הִ ים —May God, God, be blessed ,Elohei Yisra’el אֱ�הֵ י יִשְׂרָ אֵ ל ,Israel’s God SPS ;oseh nifla’ot levado עֹ שֵׂ ה נִ פְ לָ א � ת לְ בַ דּ � ;who alone makes miracles ,uvaruch shem kevodo le’olam ◊ ◊ וּבָ רוּ� שֵׁ ם כְּ ב�ד� לְ ע�לָ ם ,and God’s famous name be blessed forever :veyimaleh chevodo et kol ha’aretz וְ יִ מָּ לֵ א כְ ב � ד � אֶ ת ־ כֹּ ל הָ אָ רֶ ץ :and may God’s glory fill the whole world .amen ve’amen אָ מֵ ן וְ אָ מֵ ן !Let it really be so

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This section of the service, with its poetic language, concludes with three famous examples of praise: David’s final praise and prayer; the Levites’ song of praise as the Jewish people returned to Torah in Ezra’s time; and the Song of the Sea, the ancient poem sung when the Israelites escaped from Egypt. We stand until the end of the Song of the Sea, page 61. ______I Chron. 29:10-13 ______10 u u Vayevarech David et Adonai וַיְבָרֶ � דָּ וִ יד אֶ ת־יהוה And David blessed God ,le’einei kol hakahal לְ עֵ י ֵנ י כָּ ל ־ הַ קָּ הָ ל .in sight of the whole congregation :vayomer David וַ יּ ֹא מֶ ר דָּ וִ י ד ,DavidSPS said Baruch ata Adonai“ בָּ רוּ� אַתָּ ה יהוה ,Blessed are you, God“ ,Elohei Yisra’el avinu אֱ�הֵ י יִשְׂרָ אֵ ל אָבִ ינוּ ,God of Israel our ancestor .me’olam ve’ad olam מֵ ע וֹ לָ ם וְ עַ ד ־ ע וֹ לָ ם .from eternity to eternity 11 Lecha Adonai hagdulah לְ � יהוה הַ גְּדֻ לָּ ה ,Yours, God, are greatness vehagvurah vehatif’eret וְ הַ גְּ ב וּרָ ה וְ הַ תִּ פְ אֶ רֶ ת ,power, splendor —vehanetzach vehahod וְ הַ ֵנּ צַ ח וְ הַ ה וֹ ד —success and glory —ki chol bashamayim uva’aretz כִּ י ־ כֹ ל בַּ שָּׁ מַ יִ ם וּ בָ אָ רֶ ץ .yes, everything in heaven and earth lecha Adonai hamamlacha לְ � יהוה הַמַּמְ לָכָ ה Yours, God, is all power of governing Sample .vehamitnaseh lechol lerosh וְ הַ מִּ תְ ַנ שֵּׂ א לְ כֹ ל לְ ר ֹא שׁ .and the appointment of every leader 12 ,Veha’osher vehakavod milfanecha וְהָעֹשֶׁ ר וְהַכָּ בוֹד מִלְּ פָ נֶי� ,Wealth and honor come from you ,ve’atah moshel bakol וְ אַ תָּ ה מ וֹ שֵׁ ל בַּ כֹּ ל ;and you govern everything ,uveyadcha ko’ach ugevurah וּבְ יָדְ � כֹּחַ וּגְבוּרָ ה ,strength and might are in your hand uveyadcha וּ ְ ב ָי דְ � and you hold the power .legadel ulechazek lakol לְ גַדֵּ ל וּלְ חַ זֵּק לַ כֹּ ל .to make anything great or strong 13 Ve’ata Eloheinu, modim anachnu lach וְעַתָּ ה אֱ�הֵ ינוּ מוֹדִ ים אֲנַחְ נוּ לָ � So now, our God, we thank you 1 ”.umehalelim leshem tif’artecha וּ מְ הַ לְ לִ י ם לְ שֵׁ ם תִּ פְ אַ רְ תֶּ � ”.and acclaim your splendid reputation

1 The Hebrew says “the name (reputation) of your splendor.”

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______Nehemiah 9:6-11 ______6 ;Atah hu Adonai levadecha אַתָּ ה־הוּא יהוה לְבַדֶּ � ;You alone are God ,atah asita et hashamayim אַ תָּ ה עָ שִׂ י תָ אֶ ת ־ הַ שָּׁ מַ יִ ם ,you made the heavens ,shemei hashamayim vechol tzeva’am שְׁ מֵ י הַ שָּׁ מַ יִ ם וְ כָ ל ־ צְ בָ אָ ם ,the skies above and all their hosts ,ha’aretz vechol asher aleha הָ אָ רֶ ץ וְ כָ ל ־ אֲ שֶׁ ר עָ לֶ י הָ ,earth and everything on it ,hayamim vechol asher bahem הַ יַּ מִּ י ם וְ כָ ל ־ אֲ שֶׁ ר בָּ הֶ ם ,the seas and everything in them ve’atah mechayeh et kulam וְאַתָּ ה מְ חַ יֶּה אֶ ת־כֻּלָּ ם ;and you giveSPS life to them all utzeva hashamayim וּ צְ בָ א הַ שָּׁ מַ יִ ם and the hosts of heaven .lecha mishtachavim לְ � מִ שְׁ תַּ ֲח וִ י ם .bow to you 7 Atah hu Adonai ha’Elohim ◊ ◊ אַתָּ ה־הוּא יהוה הָ אֱ�הִ ים ,You are God, the divinity asher bacharta be’Avram אֲ שֶׁ ר בָּ חַ רְ תָּ בְּ אַ בְ רָ ם who chose Abram vehotzeto me’Ur Kasdim וְ הוֹצֵ אתוֹ מֵ אוּר כַּשְׂדִּ ים and brought him from Ur of the Chaldees ;vesamta shemo Avraham וְ שַׂ מְ תָּ שְּׁ מ וֹ אַ בְ רָ הָ ם ;and made his name Abraham 8 umatzata et levavo וּ מָ צָ א תָ אֶ ת ־ לְ בָ ב וֹ and you found his heart 1 .ne’eman lefanecha נֶאֱמָ ן לְ פָ נֶי� faithful to you. Sample

Vecharot imo habrit וְכָ רוֹת עִ מּוֹ הַבְּרִ ית You gave him your promise latet et eretz haKena’ani לָ תֵ ת אֶ ת ־ אֶ רֶ ץ הַ כְּ ַנ עֲ נִ י ,to give the land of the Canaanites ,haChiti, ha’Emori, vehaPerizi הַ חִ תִּ י הָ אֱ מֹרִ י וְ הַ פְּ רִ זִּ י Hittites, Amorites, Perizites —vehaYevusi vehaGirgashi וְ הַ יְ ב וּ סִ י וְ הַ גִּרְ ָגּ שִׁ י —Jebusites and Girgashites .latet lezar’o לָתֵ ת לְ זַרְ עוֹ .to give that land to his descendants Vatakem et devarecha וַ תָּ קֶ ם אֶ ת־דְּ בָרֶ י� And you kept your promise .ki tzadik atah כִּ י צַדִּ יק אָתָּ ה .because you are just 9 Vatereh et oni avoteinu beMitzrayim וַתֵּרֶ א אֶ ת־עֳנִ י אֲ בֹתֵ ינוּ בְּ מִ צְרָ יִ ם ,You saw our parents’ pain in Egypt 2 .ve’et za’akatam shamata al Yam Suf וְ אֶ ת ־ ַז עֲ קָ תָ ם שָׁ מַ עְ תָּ עַ ל ־ ַי ם ־ ס וּ ף ,heard their screaming at the Reed Sea

1 Many siddurim break the paragraph here, in the middle of verse 8. 2 Cries of terror when they saw the Egyptian army after them!

10 Vatiten otot umoftim וַתִּ תֵּ ן אֹ תֹ ת וּמֹפְ תִ ים You placed signs and wonders beFar’oh uvechol avadav בְּ פַרְ עֹ ה וּבְ כָ ל ־ עֲ בָ דָ י ו ,in front of Pharaoh and his servants ;uvechol am artzo וּ ְ ב ָ כ ל ־ ַ ע ם ַ א רְ צ וֹ .all the people of his land ,ki yadata ki hezidu aleihem כִּ י יָדַ עְתָּ כִּ י הֵ זִידוּ עֲלֵ יהֶ ם .You knew they bossed the Israelites around .vata’as lecha shem kehayom hazeh וַ תַּ עַ שׂ ־ לְ � שֵׁ ם כְּ הַ יּ וֹ ם הַ ֶזּ ה .So you made yourself famous that very day 11 ,Vehayam bakata lifneihem ◊ ◊ וְ הַ ָיּ ם בָּ קַ עְ תָּ לִ פְ ֵנ י הֶ ם ;You split the sea before them ,vaya’avru vetoch hayam bayabashah וַיַּ עַבְ רוּ בְ תוֹ�־הַ יָּ ם בַּ יַּבָּ שָׁ ה ,they SPScrossed through the sea on dry land ve’et rodfeihem וְאֶ ת־רֹדְ פֵיהֶ ם while the pursuing soldiers ,hishlachta vimtzolot הִ שְׁ לַ כְ תָּ בִ מְ צ וֹ � ת you plunged into the depths .kemo even bemayim azim כְּ מוֹ ־אֶ בֶ ן בְּ מַ יִ ם עַ זִּ ים .like a stone into stormy seas ______Shirat Hayam ▪ שִׁ י רַ ת הַ ָיּ ם ▪ The Song of the Sea1 ______Exodus 14:30-31 Vayosha Adonai bayom hahu וַיּ֨וֹשַׁ ע יהו֜ ה בַּ ֥יּ וֹ ם הַ ה֛ וּ א On that day, God rescued ,et Yisra’el miyad Mitzrayim אֶ ת ־ יִ שְׂ רָ אֵ ֖ ל מִ יַּ ֣ד מִ צְ רָ ֑ יִ ם .the Israelites from the Egyptians vayar Yisra’el et Mitzrayim וַ יַּ ֤ רְ א יִ שְׂ רָ אֵ ל ֙ אֶ ת־מִ צְ רַ ֔ יִ ם The Israelites saw the Egyptians .met al sefat hayam מֵ ֖ת עַל־שְׂפַ ֥ת הַ יָּֽם dead on the seashore. Sample 31 2 Vayar Yisra’el et hayad hagdolah ◊ ◊ וַיַּ֨רְ א יִשְׂרָ אֵ֜ ל אֶ ת־הַ יָּ ֣ד הַ גְּדֹלָ֗ ה The Israelites saw the great power asher asah Adonai beMitzrayim אֲשֶׁ֨ ר עָשָׂ ֤ה יהו ה֙ בְּ מִ צְ רַ ֔ ִ י ם ;God used on Egypt vayir’u ha’am et Adonai וַיִּֽירְ א֥ וּ הָעָ ֖ם אֶ ת־יהו֑ה ,the people perceived God vaya’aminu bAdonai וַיּֽ ַאֲמִ ֙ינוּ֙ בּֽ יהו֔ ה and they believed in God .uveMoshe avdo וּ ְ ב ֹ מ ֶ ֖ שׁ ה ַ ע ְ ב דּֽ וֹ .and in God’s servant Moses

Ex 15:1-18 Az yashir Moshe uvenei Yisra’el אָ ֣ ז ָי שִׁ ֽ י ר ־ ֹ מ שֶׁ ה ֩ וּ בְ ֨ ֵנ י יִ שְׂ רָ ֜אֵ ל Then Moses sang with the Israelites et hashirah hazot lAdonai אֶ ת־הַשִּׁ ירָ ֤ה הַ זֹּאת֙ לַ יהו֔ ה —this song to God 3 :vayomru lemor וַ יּ ֹאמְ ר֖ וּ לֵ אמֹ֑ ר :these are the words Ashira lAdonai אָשִׁ ֤ירָ ה לַ יהוה֙ ,I will sing to God 1 ,ki ga’o ga’ah כִּ ֽ י־גָאֹ֣ ה גָּאָ֔ ה who is higher than the proud 2 .sus verochvo ramah vayam ס֥ וּ ס וְ רֹ כְ ב֖ וֹ רָ מָ ֥ ה בַ יָּ ֽ ם .and tossed horse and rider into the sea

1 Also known as the Song of Moses. 2 “The great hand.” 3 Literally, the Hebrew idiom says “and they spoke, saying.”

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2 ,Ozi vezimrat Yah עָ זִּ֤ י ְ ו ִ ז ְ מ רָ ת ֙ יָ֔ הּ ,My strength and song are God .vayehi li lishu’ah וַ ֽ ְ י הִ י ־ לִ ֖ י לִ ֽ י שׁ וּ עָ ֑ ה :who is my salvation ,Zeh Eli ve’anvehu ֶ ז ֤ ה ֵ א ִ ל י ֙ וְ אַ נְ ֔וֵ ה וּ ,this is my God whom I praise .Elohei avi, va’arom’menhu ֱא � הֵ ֥ י אָ בִ ֖ י ַו ֲ א ֹ ר מְ מֶ ֽ ְ נ ה וּ .my ancestors’ God, whom I exalt 3 ,Adonai ish mil’chamah י ה ֖ו ה אִ ֣ י שׁ מִ לְ חָ מָ ֑ ה God is a warrior .Adonai” shemo“ י ה ֖ו ה שְׁ מֽ וֹ ”.whom you call “God 4 Markevot Par’oh vecheilo ַ מ רְ ְ כּ ֥ ֹ ב ת ַ פּ רְ ֹ֛ ע ה וְ חֵ י ל֖ וֹ ,Pharaoh’sSPS chariots and army ,yarah vayam ָי רָ ֣ ה בַ יָּ ֑ם ,God threw them into the sea umivchar shalishav וּ מִ בְ חַ ֥ ר שָׁ ֽ לִ שָׁ ֖ יו and the pick of Pharaoh’s captains .tub’u veYam Suf טֻ בְּ ע֥ וּ בְ ַי ם ־ סֽ וּ ף .drowned in the Reed Sea 5 ;Tehomot yechasyumu תְּ הֹ מֹ֖ ת יְ כַ סְ יֻ ֑מ וּ ;Deep water covered them .yardu vimtzolot kemo aven ָ י רְ ד֥ וּ בִ מְ צ וֹ �֖ ת כְּ מ וֹ ־ אָ ֽ בֶ ן .they fell in the depths like a stone 6 :Yemin’cha, Adonai, nedari bako’ach ְ י מִ ֽ י נְ �֣ י ה ֔ו ה ֶ נ ְ א דָּ רִ ֖ י בַּ ֑כֹּ חַ .God, your right hand is awesome in power .Yemin’cha, Adonai, tir’atz oyev ְ י מִ ֽ י נְ �֥ י ה ֖ו ה ִ תּ רְ ַ ֥ע ץ א וֹ יֵ ֽ ב .God, your right hand shatters the foe 7 Uverov ge’on’cha וּ בְ ֹ֥ ר ב גְּ א וֹ נְ �֖ In your great majesty Sample .taharos kamecha תַּ ֲ ה ֹ֣ ר ס קָ מֶ ֑ י � ;you crush those who resist you ,Teshalach charon’cha תְּ שַׁ לַּ ח֙ ֲ ח ֹ֣ ר נְ �֔ you send your anger 3 .yochlemo kakash י ֹא כְ לֵ ֖ מוֹ ַ כּ קַּ ֽ שׁ .to devour them like straw 8 4 Uveru’ach apecha וּ בְ ר֤ וּ חַ ַ א ֶ פּ֙ י � ֙ ,You snorted ,ne’ermu mayim ֶ נ ֣עֶ רְ מ וּ ֔ ַ מ יִ ם ,and the waters piled up ,nitzvu chemo ned nozlim נִ צְּ ב֥ וּ כְ מ וֹ ־ נֵ ֖ ד ֹנ ְז לִ ֑ י ם ,the streams stood like a wall .kaf’u tehomot belev yam קָ ֽ ְ פ ֥ א וּ תְ הֹ מֹ֖ ת בְּ לֶ ב ־ יָ ֽ ם .deep water congealed in the sea’s heart

means “proud” or “high.” The phrase implies that God is intensely exalted, and that God גָ אֹ ה גָּ אָה The root of 1 is higher than the arrogant enemies who have now been humbled. .means “high,” so this is ironic: God raised the enemy, then tossed them down רם The Hebrew root 2 3 The image could be of a beast eating straw, or a fire burning up dried grass and stubble. 4 “And in the breath of your nostril/anger.”

9 ,Amar oyev ָ א מַ ֥ ר א וֹ יֵ ֛ב ,The enemy said ,Erdof, asig“ ֶ א רְ ֥ ֹ דּ ף אַ שִּׂ ֖ י ג ,I will chase and catch them“ ;achalek shalal ֲא ַ ח ֵ לּ ֣ ק שָׁ לָ ֑ ל I’ll split the spoil ;timla’emo nafshi תִּ מְ ָ ל אֵ ֣מוֹ ַנ פְ שִׁ֔ י .to gorge my greed ,arik charbi ָ א רִ ֣ יק ַ ח רְ ִ֔ בּ י ;I will draw my sword 1 ”!torisheimo yadi תּ וֹ רִ י ֵ ֖ שׁ מוֹ ָ י דִ ֽ י ”.my hand will beggar them 10 Nashafta veruchacha ָנ שַׁ ֥ פְ תָּ בְ ר וּ ֲ ח �֖ ,YouSPS breathed your wind ;kisamo yam כִּ סָּ ֣מוֹ יָ ֑ם .and the sea covered them tzalelu ka’oferet צָ ֽ ֲל ל וּ ֙ כַּ ֽ ע וֹ ֔ ֶ פ רֶ ת They sank like lead .bemayim adirim בְּ מַ ֖ יִ ם ַ א דִּ י רִ ֽ י ם .in the towering waters 11 ?Mi chamocha ba’elim, Adonai מִ ֽ י־כָ מֹ֤ כָ ה בָּ ֽ ֵ א ִ ל ם ֙ י ה ֔ו ה ?God, who of all the gods is like you ,Mi kamocha ne’dar bakodesh מִ ֥ י כָּ מֹ֖ כָ ה ֶנ ְ א דָּ ֣ ר ַ בּ ֑ ֹקּ דֶ שׁ ,Who is like you, magnificent in holiness 2 ?nora tehilot, oseh feleh נ וֹ רָ ֥ א תְ הִ �֖ ת עֹ֥ שֵׂ ה פֶ ֽ ֶ ל א ?praised in awe, working wonders 12 Natita yemin’cha ָ נ ִ ט ֙ י ת ָ֙ ְ י מִ ֣ י נְ �֔ :You stretched out your right hand .tivla’emo aretz תִּ בְ ָ ל עֵ ֖ מוֹ אָ ֽ רֶ ץ .the earth swallowed them 13 Sample ;Nachita vechasdecha ָנ חִ ֥ י תָ בְחַסְדְּ�֖ ,With your love you led us .am zu ga’alta וּעַם־ז֣ ָגּ אָ ֑ לְ תָּ ,you saved this people Nehalta ve’ozcha ֵנ הַ ֥ לְ תָּ בְ עָ זְּ �֖ with your power you guided us 3 .el nevei kodshecha אֶ ל ־ נְ וֵ ֥ ה קָדְשֶֽׁ� .to your holy center 14 :Sham’u amim, yirgazun שָׁ ֽ מְ ֥ע וּ ַ ע מִּ ֖ י ם ִ י רְ ָגּ ֑ז וּ ן :Other nations heard and were upset .chil achaz yoshvei Pelashet חִ ֣יל אָ ֔חַ ז ֹ י שְׁ בֵ ֖ י פְּ לָ ֽ שֶׁ ת .panic seized the Philistines 15 ,Az nivhalu alufei Edom אָ ֤ ז ִ נ ְ ב ֲ ה ל וּ ֙ ַ א לּ וּ פֵ ֣ י ֱא ד֔ וֹ ם ;Edom’s chiefs were downcast ;eilei Mo’av yochazemo ra’ad ֵ א י ֵ ל ֣ י מ וֹ ֔אָ ב יֹֽ אחֲ זֵ ֖מוֹ רָ ֑ ַ ע ד ;trembling gripped Moab’s leaders .namogu kol yoshvei Chena’an נָ מֹ֕ גוּ כֹּ֖ ל ֹ י שְׁ בֵ ֥ י כְ נָ ֽ עַ ן .all the Canaanites melted in dismay

.poor, beggar. The enemy seems motivated by greed—רש .treasure, plunder, spoil—שלל 1 2 “Awesome of praises.” has two meanings: resting place/dwelling/pasture, and beauty. You could translate this phrase as “the נוה 3 dwelling place of your holiness,” referring to the Temple (perhaps as prophecy). However, as the Children of Israel stood on the shore after their rescue, they might well feel they were at the very center of God’s power.

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16 .Tipol aleihem eimatah vafachad תִּ ֹ֨ פּ ל ֲע ֵ ל י הֶ ֤ ם אֵ י מָ ֙תָ ה֙ וָפַ֔ חַ ד ,Fear and trembling fall on them Bigdol zero’acha בִּ ְ ג ֹ֥ ד ל זְ ר וֹ עֲ �֖ before your great power yidmu ka’aven ִ י דְּ ֣ מ וּ ָ כּ אָ ֑ בֶ ן they are silent as stone ,ad ya’avor amcha, Adonai עַ ד ־ יַ עֲ בֹ֤ ר ַ ע מְּ � ֙ יהו֔ ה עַ ֽ ד ־ ,until your people pass, God .ad ya’avor am zu kanita יַ עֲ בֹ֖ ר עַם־ז֥וּ קָ נִ ֽ י תָ .until we pass, the people you have taken 17 Tevi’emo vetita’emo תְּ בִ ֗אֵ מוֹ וְ תִ טָּ עֵ ֙מ וֹ֙ Lead them, plant them .behar nachalat’cha בְּ הַ ֣ ר ַנ ֲ ח לָ ֽ תְ �֔ —in the mountainSPS you inherit .Machon leshivtecha pa’alta, Adonai מָ כ֧ וֹן לְ שִׁ בְ תְּ �֛ ָ פּ עַ ֖ לְ תָּ י ה ֑ו ה ,God, the place you made as your home .Mikdash Adonai konenu yadecha מִ ְ קּ דָ ֕ שׁ אֲ דֹ נָ ֖י כּוֹנְ נ֥וּ ָי דֶ ֽ י� .Adonai’s sanctuary that you fixed yourself 18 .Adonai yimloch le’olam va’ed י ה ֥ו ה ׀ ִ י מְ �֖ � לְ ֹ ע לָ ֥ ם ָו עֶ ֽ ד .God will rule forever and ever 18 1 .Adonai yimloch le’olam va’ed י ה ֥ו ה ׀ ִ י מְ �֖ � לְ ֹ ע לָ ֥ ם ָו עֶ ֽ ד .God will rule forever and ever The prayer leader concludes this part of the service with more scriptural verses. Psalm 22:29 Ki lAdonai ham’lucha ◊ ◊ כִּ י לַ יהוָה הַמְּ לוּכָ ה God has the power to rule umoshel bagoyim וּ מֹ שֵׁ ל בַּ גּ וֹ יִ ם .and governs the other nations Obadiah 1:21 Ve’alu moshi’im beHar Tziyon וְ עָ ל וּ מ וֹ שִׁ עִ י ם בְּ הַ ר צִ יּ וֹ ן The rescuers will climb Mount ZionSample ,lishpot et Har Esav לִשְׁ פֹּט אֶ ת־הַ ר עֵשָׂ ו —to judge Mount Esau

.vehayta lAdonai hamluchah וְ הָ יְ תָ ה לַ י ה וָ ה הַ מְּ ל וּ כָ ה .and God will be the governor Zech. 14:9 Vehayah Adonai lemelech וְ הָ יָ ה יְ ה וָ ה לְ מֶ לֶ � And God will be ruler ;al kol ha’aretz עַל־כָּ ל־הָאָרֶ ץ ;over all the earth bayom hahu yih’yeh Adonai echad בַּ יּוֹם הַ הוּא יִהְ יֶה יְהוָה אֶחָ ד on that day God will be one .ushemo echad וּ שְׁ מ וֹ אֶ חָ ד .and God’s name will be one

1 We repeat the last verse, verse 18, so as to mark the end of the poem.

______Yishtabach Shimcha ▪ ִ י שְׁ תַּ בַּ ח שִׁ מְ � ▪May Your Name Be Praised ______u u Yishtabach shimcha la’ad ִ י שְׁ תַּ בַּ ח שִׁ מְ � ָ ל עַ ד ,May your name be praised for ever ,malkenu מַ לְ ֵ כּ נ וּ —our ruler ha’El hamelech hagadol vehakadosh הָאֵ ל הַמֶּ לֶ� הַ גָּדוֹל וְהַקָּ דוֹשׁ God, the ruler who is great and holy ;bashamayim uva’aretz בַּ שָּׁ מַ ִ י ם וּ בָ אָ רֶ ץ .in sky and on earth ki lecha na’eh, Adonai Eloheinu כִּ י-לְ� נָאֶ ה יי אֱ�הֵ ינוּ Because to you, ruling God , vElohei avoteinu וֵא�הֵ י אֲ בוֹתֵ ינוּ ,and GodSPS of our ancestors ,shir ush’vacha שִׁ י ר וּ שְׁ בָ חָ ה ,we should give song and praise ,hallel vezimrah הַ ֵלּ ל וְ ִ ז מְ רָ ה ,acclamation and music ,oz umemshalah ֹע ז וּ מֶ מְ שָׁ ָ ל ה ,power and government ,netzach gedulah ug’vurah נֶצַ ח גְּדֻלָּה וּגְבוּרָ ה ,victory, greatness, and strength ,tehilah vetif’eret תְּ הִ ָ לּ ה וְ תִ פְ אֶ רֶ ת ,praise and glory ,kedushah umalchut קְ דֻשָּׁ ה וּמַלְכוּת ,holiness and royalty berachot vehoda’ot ◊ ◊ בְּרָ כוֹת וְ הוֹדָ אוֹת ,blessing and thanks .me’atah ve’ad olam מֵ עַ תָּ ה וְ עַ ד-עוֹלָם from now to eternity. Sample ,Baruch ata Adonai בָּ רוּ� אַתָּ ה יי ,Blessed are you, God ,El melech, gadol batishbachot אֵ ל מֶ לֶ� גָּדוֹל בַּתִּשְׁ בָּ חוֹת ,God and ruler great in praises ,El hahoda’ot, Adon hanifla’ot אֵ ל הַ הוֹדָ אוֹת אֲ דוֹן הַ נִּפְ לָאוֹת ,God of thanks, ruler of wonders :habocher beshirei zimrah הַ בּוֹחֵ ר בְּשִׁ ירֵ י זִמְרָ ה ,who favors musical songs melech El, chei ha’olamim. Amen מֶ לֶ� אֵ ל חֵ י הָ עוֹלָמִ ים אָ מֵ ן .sovereign and God, life of all worlds

The leader leads Half Kaddish, page 264.

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Shema and Its Blessings ______Bar’chu ▪ ָ בּ רְ כ וּ ▪ Call to Prayer ______We remain standing as the leader begins the call to prayer. .v y Bar’chu u et Adonai hamvorach ָ בּ רְ כ וּ u אֶ ת־ יי הַ מְ ֹ ב רָ � .Bless God, the blessed one The congregation responds, and the leader repeats: v y Baruch u Adonai hamvorach בָּ ר וּ � u יי הַ מְ ֹ ב רָ � ,Blessed is God, the blessed one .le’olam va’ed לְעוֹלָם וָעֶ ד .for ever andSPS ever v y Baruch u Adonai hamvorach בָּ ר וּ � u יי הַ מְ ֹ ב רָ � ,Blessed is God, the blessed one .le’olam va’ed לְעוֹלָם וָעֶ ד .for ever and ever ______First Blessing Before Shema______We are seated x x {Baruch atah Adonai בָּ רוּ� אַתָּ ה יי ,We bless you, God ,Eloheinu melech ha’olam אֱ�הֵ ינוּ מֶ לֶ� הָ עוֹלָם ,our God, ruler of the universe ,yotzer or uvoreh choshech יוֹצֵ ר אוֹר וּבוֹרֵ א חשֶׁ � ,who forms light, creates darkness .oseh shalom uvoreh et hakol עשֶׁ ה שָׁ לוֹם וּבוֹרֵ א אֶ ת- הַ Sampleכֹּ ל .makes peace and creates all things ______Hame’ir La’aretz ▪ הַ מֵּ אִ י ר לָ אָ רֶ ץ ▪ Giving Light to the World ______Hame’ir la’aretz הַמֵּאִ יר לָאָרֶ ץ God is the one who gives light to the world ,veladarim aleha berachamim ְ ו ַ ל דָּ רִ ים עָלֶיהָ בְּ רַ חֲמִ ים ,and those who live there, in mercy uvetuvo mechadesh bechol yom וּ בְ ט וּ ב ֹו מְ חַ דֵּ שׁ בְּ כָ ל-יוֹם ,who in goodness renews every day .tamid ma’aseh vereshit תָּ מִ י ד מַ עֲ שֵׂ ה בְ רֵ א שִׁ י ת .forever, the work of Creation ;Mah rabu ma’asecha, Adonai מָ ה רַ בּוּ מַעֲשֶׂ י� יי ;How great are your works, God ,kulam bechochmah asita ֻכּ לָּ ם בְּ חָ כְ מָ ה עָ שִׂ י תָ ;you made them all with wisdom !mal’ah ha’aretz kinyanecha מָ לְ אָה הָ אָרֶ ץ קִ נְיָנֶ� !the earth is full of belonging to you ,Hamelech hamromam הַ מֶּ לֶ � הַ מְ ר וֹ מָ ם —the Ruler on high ,levado me’az לְבַ דּוֹ מֵ אָז —peerless1 since ancient times ,hamshubach vehamfo’ar הַמְשֻׁבָּ ח וְהַמְ פוֹאָר ,who is praised and glorified .vehamitnaseh mimot olam וְהַמִּתְ נַשֵּׂ א מִ ימוֹת עוֹ לָ ם .exalted since the world began Elohei olam, berachamecha harabim אֱ�הֵ י עוֹלָם בְּרַ חֲמֶ י� הָרַבִּ ים ,Eternal God, in your great mercy ,rachem aleinu רַ חֵ ם עָ לֵינוּ ,have mercy on us

.means “alone”—i.e., God has no companion; no being can compare לְ בַ דּ וֹ 1

,adon uzeinu, tzur misgabeinu אֲ דוֹן עֻזֵּנוּ צוּר מִשְׂ גַּבֵּ נוּ ,Ruler of our strength, Rock of our refuge ,magen yish’einu מָ גֵן יִשְׁ עֵ נוּ ,Shield of our salvation .misgav ba’adeinu מִשְׂ גָּב בַּעֲדֵ נוּ where we take shelter.1

,El baruch, gadol de’ah אֵ ל בָּ רוּ� ָגּ דוֹ ל ֵדּ עָ ה ,Blessed God, with vast design .hechin ufa’al zohorei chamah הֵ כִ ין וּ פָ עַ ל ָז הֳ רֵ י חַ מָּ ה .Planned and made the sunshine bright ;Tov yatzar, kevod lishmo טוֹ ב ָי צַ ר כְּ בוֹ ד לִ שְׁ מ ֹ ו ,CreatedSPS good for great renown .me’orot natan sevivot uzo מְ אוֹ רוֹ ת ָנ תַ ן סְ בִ י ב ֹ ו ת עֻ זּוֹ Placed lights around God’s regal might.2 Pinot tzeva’av kedoshim פִּ נּוֹ ת צְ בָ אָיו קְ ד ֹו שִׁ י ם ,The chiefs3 of God’s host are holy ones ;romemei Shaddai ר ֹ ו מְ מֵ י שַׁ דַּ י ,who exalt the Almighty tamid mesaprim kevod El תָּ מִ י ד מְ סַ פְּ רִ י ם כְּבוֹד אֵ ל ever relating God’s glory .ukedushato וּ קְ ֻ ד שָׁ ת ֹ ו .and God’s holiness

,Titbarach, Adonai Eloheinu תִּתְ בָּרַ � יי אֱ�הֵ ינוּ ,Be blessed, O Ruler, our God ,al shevach ma’asei yadecha עַ ל שֶׁבַ ח מַעֲשֵׂ ה יָדֶ י� ,beyond the praise of your handiwork ,ve’al me’orei or she’asita וְעַ ל מְ אוֹרֵ י אוֹר שֶׁעָשִׂ יתָ above the luminaries you created— Sample .yefa’arucha. Selah יְפָאֲ רוּ� סֶּ לָה .let them praise you ______Titbarach, Tzureinu ▪ תִּ תְ בָּ רַ � צוּרֵ נוּ ▪ Be Blessed, Our Rock ______,Titbarach תִּ תְ בָּ רַ � ,Be blessed ,tzureinu, malkeinu vego’aleinu צוּרֵ נוּ מַלְכֵּנוּ וְ גוֹאֲ לֵנוּ ,our rock, ruler, redeemer .borei kedoshim בּוֹרֵ א קְ דוֹשִׁ ים .maker of the holy ones ,Yishtabach shimcha la’ad, malkeinu יִשְׁתַּבַּחַ שִׁמְ � לָעַ ד מַלְכֵּנוּ May your name be ever praised, our ruler ,yotzer meshartim יוֹצֵ ר מְשָׁרְתִ ים who forms the ministering angels,4

1 “Shelter for us.” 2 The acrostic poem seems terse, and the rhyme ends after sixteen words. The translation is similarly brief. “The sunshine bright” is “the splendors of the sun”; “created good” implies that the whole world is good; “for great renown” is “for the glory of his name,” i.e., God’s reputation. .means “corner,” so it refers to the chief part פִּ נָּ ה 3 4 “Ministering” angel is from the root for service or utility. These are the angels who don’t “only stand and wait,” in John Milton’s words.

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va’asher meshartav kulam וַאֲשֶׁ ר מְשָׁרְתָ יו כֻּלָּם whose ministering angels all omdim berum olam עוֹמְדִ ים בְּ רוּם עוֹלָם stand at the peak of the universe ,umashmi’im beyir’ah וּ מַ שְׁ מִ י עִ י ם בְּ יִ רְ אָ ה ,and declare in awe yachad bekol divrei ַ י חַ ד בְּ ק ֹ ו ל דִּ בְ רֵ י together, aloud, the words of Jer 10:10 .Elohim chayim umelech olam אֱ�הִ ים חַיִּ ים וּמֶלֶ � עוֹלָ ם .the living God who rules the world

,Kulam ahuvim, kulam berurim כֻּלָּם אֲ הוּבִ ים כֻּלָּם בְּ ר וּ רִ י ם ,They are SPSall loved, they are all pure ,kulam giborim כֻּלָּם גִּבּוֹרִ ים ,they are all powerful vechulam osim be’eimah uveyir’ah וְ כֻלָּם עֹשִׂ ים בְּאֵ ימָ ה וּבְ יִרְ אָה and they all perform in fear and awe .retzon konam רְ צוֹן קוֹנָם .the will of their owner Vechulam pot’chim et pihem ◊ ◊ וְ כֻלָּם פּוֹתְחִ ים אֶ ת- פִּ י הֶ ם And they all open their mouths ,bikdushah uvetohorah בִּ קְ דֻ שָּׁ ה וּ בְ טָ הֳ רָ ה ,in holiness and purity ,beshirah uvezimrah בְּ שִׁ י רָ ה וּ בְ ִ ז מְ רָ ה ,in song and chant umevar’chim umeshabchim וּ מְ בָ רְ כִ י ם וּ מְ שַׁ בְּ חִ י ם ,and they bless and praise umefa’arim uma’aritzim וּ מְ ָ פ ֲ א רִ י ם וּ מַ ֲ ע רִ י צִ י ם honor and adore, Sample umakdishim umamlichim וּ מַ קְ דִּ י שִׁ י ם וּ מַ מְ ִ ל י ִ כ י ם grant holiness and government Congregation and leader recite the next three lines aloud. et shem haEl hamelech אֶ ת- שֵׁ ם הָ אֵ ל הַ מֶּ לֶ � —to the name of the ruling God ,hagadol, hagibor vehanorah הַ גָּדוֹל הַ גִּבּוֹר וְהַ נּוֹרָ א —great, mighty and awesome .kadosh hu קָ דוֹשׁ הוּא it is holy!1 Vechulam mekablim aleihem וְ ֻכ ָ לּ ם מְ קַ בְּ לִ י ם עֲ לֵ י הֶ ם And they all accept ,ol malchut shamayim, zeh mizeh עֹל מַלְכוּת שָׁמַ יִם זֶה מִ זֶּה ;the yoke of heaven’s rule, one from the other ,venotnim reshut, zeh lazeh וְ נוֹתְ נִים רְ שׁוּת זֶה לָזֶה ,they grant permission, each to the other lehakdish leyotzram ◊ ◊ לְ הַ קְ דִּ י שׁ לְ י וֹ צְ רָ ם to sanctify their maker ,benachat ru’ach, besafah verurah בְּ נַחַ ת רוּחַ בְּשָׂפָ ה בְ רוּרָ ה with serene spirit,2 with pure speech uvin’imah kedoshah, kulam ke’echad וּבִ נְעִ ימָ ה קְ דוֹשָׁ ה כֻּלָּם כְּאֶחָ ד ;and holy melody, all as one :onim ve’omrim beyir’ah עוֹנִים וְ אוֹמְרִ ים בְּ יִרְ אָה they respond and declare in awe:3

1 Or “God is holy.” Psalm 99:3 says “Let them give thanks to your name, great and awesome—it is holy!” 2 “With quietness of spirit,” with equanimity, unperturbed (because they know they have the right to engage in praising their maker). 3 The chorus of angels is pictured as responding—one group begins and the others respond.

Congregation and prayer leader say the next three lines (the angels’ part) aloud: Isaiah 6:3 Kadosh kadosh kadosh קָ דוֹשׁ קָ דוֹשׁ קָ דוֹשׁ Holy, holy, holy ;Adonai tzeva’ot יהוה צְ בָ אוֹת ;is God of hosts .melo chol ha’aretz kevodo מְ לֹא כָ ל־הָאָרֶ ץ כְּ בוֹדוֹ .God’s glory fills the universe Veha’ofanim vechayot hakodesh ◊ ◊ וְהָ אוֹפַנִּים וְחַ יּוֹת הַ קֹּדֶ שׁ ,And the ofanim and the holy beings bera’ash gadol בְּ רַ עַ שׁ גָּ דוֹ ל with great noise ;mitnas’im le’umat serafim מִ תְ ַנ שְּׂ אִ י ם ְ ל ֻ ע מַּ ת שְׂ רָ פִ י ם rise toSPS the level of the seraphs :le’umatam meshabchim ve’omrim לְ ֻ ע מָּ תָ ם מְ שַׁ בְּ חִ י ם וְ א ֹו מְ רִ י ם :across from them, give praise and say Congregation and prayer leader say the next two lines (the angels’ part) aloud: Ezek 3:12 Baruch kevod Adonai“ בָּ רוּ� כְּ בוֹד־יהוה Blessed is God’s glory“ ”.mimkomo מִ מְּ ק וֹ מ וֹ ”.flowing from its source ,Le’El baruch ne’imot yitenu לְ אֵ ל בָּ רוּ� נְעִ ימוֹת יִתֵּ נוּ ,They bring melodies to blessed God lamelech El chay vekayam לַמֶּ לֶ� אֵ ל חַ י וְקַ יָּם to the ruling, living, abiding God zemirot yomeru זְמִ ירוֹת יֹאמֵ רוּ they pronounce songs ,vetishbachot yashmi’u וְתִשְׁ בָּ חוֹת יַשְׁמִ יעוּ ,and declare praises ,Ki hu levado po’el gevurot כִּ י הוּא לְבַ דּוֹ פּוֹעֵ ל גְבוּרוֹת for God alone works mighty deeds, Sample ,oseh chadashot, ba’al mil’chamot עֹשֶׂ ה חֲדָ שׁוֹת בַּעַ ל מִ לְחָ מוֹת ,creates innovations, prevails in wars zore’ah tzedakot, matzmi’ach yeshu’ot זוֹרֵעַ צְדָ קוֹת מַצְמִ יחַ יְשׁוּעוֹת ,sows righteousness, grows salvation ,borei refu’ot בּוֹרֵ א רְ פוּאוֹת ;and creates cures ,norah tehilot נוֹרָ א תְהִ לּוֹת ,awesome in praises ,adon hanifla’ot אֲ דוֹן הַ נִּפְ לָאוֹת God is the ruler of miracles hamchadesh betuvo הַמְחַדֵּ שׁ בְּ טוּבוֹ who renews in goodness bechol yom tamid בְּ כָ ל- י ֹו ם תָּ מִ י ד ,every day, forever :ma’asei vereshit, ka’amur מַעֲשֵׂ ה בְרֵ אשִׁ ית כָּאָמוּר :the work of creation, as the Psalm says Ps 136:7 ,Le’oseh orim gedolim“ לְ עֹ שֵׂ ה א וֹרִ י ם גְּ ֹד לִ י ם ,To the one who makes great lights“ ”.ki le’olam chasdo כִּ י לְ עוֹלָ ם חַסְ דּוֹ ”.whose kindness lasts forever ,Or chadash al Tziyon ta’ir ◊ ◊ אוֹר חָדָ שׁ עַ ל צִ יּוֹן תִָּאִ יר ,O, make a new light shine on Zion .venizkeh chulanu meherah le’oro וְנִזְכֶּה כֻלָּנוּ מְ הֵרָ ה לְאוֹרוֹ !and let us all be worthy of its light—soon ,Baruch atah Adonai בָּ רוּ� אַתָּ ה יי We bless you, God yotzeir ham’orot. Amen יוֹצֵ ר הַמְּ אוֹרוֹת אָ מֵ ן .who creates the lights

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______Second Blessing Before Shema ______Ahavah raba ahavtanu אַ הֲ בָ ה רַ בָּ ה אֲ הַ בְ תָּ נ וּ ,With great love have you loved us ,Adonai Eloheinu יי אֱ�הֵ ינוּ ;O Ruler, our God chemlah gedolah viteirah חֶמְ לָה גְדוֹלָה וִ יתֵרָ ה —with great compassion—and more ,chamalta aleinu חָ מַ לְ תָּ עָ ֵ ל י נ וּ ,have you pitied us ,avinu malkeinu אָבִ ינוּ מַלְכֵּנוּ ,source of life and power ba’avur avoteinu בַּעֲבוּר אֲ בוֹתֵ ינוּ for the sakeSPS of our ancestors —shebat’chu vecha שֶׁבָּטְ חוּ בְ � —who trusted you —vatlamdeim chukei chayim וַתְּ לַמְּדֵ ם חֻקֵּ י חַ יִּים —and you taught them laws of life .ken techoneinu utelamdeinu כֵּן תְּ חָ נֵּנוּ וּתְ לַמְּדֵ נוּ !so be kind to us and teach us ,Avinu, ha’av harachaman אָ בִ ינוּ הָ אָב הָרַ חֲמָ ן ,Merciful source of life ,hamrachem, rachem aleinu הַ מְ רַ חֵ ם רַ חֵ ם עָ לֵ י נ וּ the Kind One, pity us ,veten belibenu lehavin ulehaskil וְ תֵ ן בְּ לִ בֵּ נ וּ לְ הָ בִ י ן וּ לְ הַ שְׂ כִּ י ל ,and let our hearts grasp and understand ,lishmo’a, lilmod, ulelamed לִ שְׁ מֹ עַ לִ לְ מֹ ד וּ לְ לַ מֵּ ד ,listen, learn, and teach lishmor vela’asot ulekayem לִשְׁ מֹר וְלַעֲשׂוֹת וּלְקַ יֵּם observe, perform, and fulfill et kol divrei talmud Toratecha אֶ ת-כָּ ל-דִּבְרֵ י תַ לְ מוּד Sampleתּוֹרָתֶ � every word of the study of your Torah .be’ahava בְּ אַ הֲ בָ ה .with love ,Veha’er eineinu beToratecha וְהָאֵ ר עֵ ינֵינוּ בְּ תוֹרָתֶ � ,Brighten our eyes in your Torah ,vedabek libeinu bemitzvotecha וְ דַ בֵּ ק לִ בֵּ נ וּ בְּ מִ צְ ֹו תֶ י � ,and fasten our hearts to your rules veyached levavenu וְ יַחֵ ד לְבָבֵ נוּ and unite our hearts ,le’ahavah uleyir’ah et shemecha לְ אַ הֲ בָ ה וּ לְ יִ רְ אָ ה אֶ ת- שְׁ מֶ � ,to love and revere your name .velo nevosh le’olam va’ed וְ �א נֵבוֹשׁ לְעוֹלָם וָעֶ ד .and we shall never be ashamed Ki veshem kodshecha כִּ י בְ שֵׁ ם קָ דְ שְׁ � ,Because in your holy name ,hagadol vehanorah, batachnu הַ גָּדוֹל וְהַ נּוֹרָ א בָּ טָ חְ נ וּ ,great and awesome, we place our trust .nagilah venismecha bishu’atecha נָ גִ ילָ ה וְ נִשְׂ מְ חָ ה בִּ ישׁוּעָתֶ � .we shall gladly enjoy your salvation

Gather the four tzitziyot on the tallit and hold them1 Vahavi’enu leshalom ◊ ◊ וַהֲבִ יאֵ נוּ לְשָׁ לוֹם Bring us in peace ,me’arbah kanfot ha’aretz מֵאַרְ בַּ ע כַּנְפוֹת הָאָרֶ ץ ,from the four corners of the earth ,vetolichenu komemiyut le’artzenu וְ תוֹלִ יכֵנוּ קוֹמְמִ יּוּת לְ אַרְ צֵ נוּ ,and walk us proudly to our land ki eil po’el yeshu’ot atah כִּ י אֵ ל פּוֹעֵ ל יְשׁוּעוֹת אָתָּ ה .for the God who works salvation is you uvanu vacharta וּבָ נוּ בָחַרְתָּ You chose us ,mikol am velashon מִ ָ כּ ל-עַ ם וְלָשׁוֹן fromSPS all peoples and languages vekeravtanu leshimcha hagadol וְ קֵ רַ בְ תָּ נ וּ לְשִׁ מְ � הַ גָּ דוֹ ל and brought us close to your great name ,selah be’emet סֶ לָ ה בֶּ אֱ מֶ ת ,(in truth (selah lehodot lecha לְהוֹדוֹת לְ� to thank you .uleyachedcha be’ahavah וּ ְ ל ַי חֶ דְ � בְּ אַ הֲ בָ ה .and to declare your unity in love ,Baruch atah Adonai בָּ רוּ� אַתָּ ה יי ,We bless you, God habocher be’amo Yisra’el הַ בּוֹחֵ ר בְּעַ מּוֹ יִשְׂרָ אֵ ל who chooses your people Israel be’ahavah. Amen בְּ אַ הֲ בָ ה אָ מֵ ן in love. Sample

1 We gather the tzitziyot in the left hand, opposite the heart, between the ring finger and little finger.

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______Shema (First Paragraph) ______Add this shaded line when praying alone. .El melech ne’eman אֵ ל מֶ לֶ� נֶאֱמָ ן .God is the reliable ruler :Shema, Yisra’el שְׁ מַ ֖ ע ִ י ְ שׂ רָ אֵ ֑ ל :Deut. 6:4 Listen, descendants of Israel .Adonai Eloheinu; Adonai echad יהו֥ ה אֱ �הֵ ֖ ינוּ יהו֥ה ׀ אֶחָֽ ד The Ruler is our God; the Ruler is one.1 Say the next two lines silently. —Baruch shem בָּ רוּ� שֵׁ ם ,Blessed is God’s name .kevod malchuto le’olam va’ed כְּבוֹד מַלְכוּתוֹ לְעוֹלָם וָעֶ ד the glorySPS of whose reign lasts forever.2 Deut. 6:5-9 Ve’ahavta et Adonai Elohecha וְאָ ֣הַבְ תָּ֔ אֵ ֖ת יהו֣ה אֱ�הֶ ֑י� You are to love your ruling God ,bechol levav’cha בְּ כָ ל ־ לְ בָ בְ �֥ ,with your whole heart ,uvechol nafshecha וּ בְ כָ ל ־ ַנ פְ שְׁ �֖ your whole self .uvechol me’odecha וּ ְ ב ָ כ ל ־ מְ ֹא דֶ ֽ � .and all your resources 6 Vehayu had’varim ha’eleh וְ הָ י֞ וּ הַ דְּ בָ רִ ֣ י ם הָ ֗אֵ לֶּ ה These words asher anochi metzav’cha hayom אֲשֶׁ֨ ר אָ נֹכִ ֧י מְ צַוְּ�֛ הַ יּ֖�ם I tell you today must be .al levavecha ַ ע ל ־ לְ בָ בֶ ֽ � .on your heart 7 ,Veshinantam levanecha וְ שִׁ ַנּ נְ תָּ ֣ ם לְ בָ ֔ ֶנ י � Repeat them to your children, Sample vedibarta bam וְ דִ בַּ רְ תָּ ֖ בָּ ֑ ם and talk about them ,beshivtecha beveitecha בְּ שִׁ בְ תְּ �֤ בְּ בֵ י תֶ ֙ �֙ ,when you sit at home ,uvelechtecha vaderech וּבְ לֶכְתְּ �֣ בַדֶּ ֔רֶ � ,when you walk down the street .uveshochbecha, uvekumecha וּֽ בְ שָׁ כְ בְּ �֖ וּ בְ ק וּ מֶ ֽ � .when you go to bed and when you get up 8 ,Ukeshartam le’ot al yadecha וּ קְ שַׁרְ תָּ ֥ ם לְ א֖ �ת עַל־יָדֶ ֑� ,Tie them as a sign on your hand .vehayu letotafot bein einecha וְ הָ ֥י וּ לְ טֹ טָ ֖פֹ ת בֵּ ֥ י ן עֵ י נֶ ֽ י � ,let them be on your forehead between your eyes 9 ,Uchetavtam al mezuzot beitecha וּכְ תַבְ תָּ ֛ם עַל־מְ זוּזֹ֥ת בֵּיתֶ֖� and write them on your doorposts .uvish’arecha וּבִשְׁעָרֶֽי� .and on your gates

witness”; with this“ ,עד are large letters. Together, they form the Hebrew word דאח of ד and שמע of ע The 1 declaration of God’s unity, we Jews bear witness to our faith. Another reason for the large letters is to avoid which would replace our confident faith with , דאח another) for) אחר and עשמ perhaps) for) שמא misreading (ד) agnostic uncertainty! Some say the large letters express hope for God’s universal acceptance in the four nations of the world (Genesis chapter X lists Noah’s seventy (ע) corners” of the earth and among the seventy“ grandsons, so we’re all descendants of Gen X-ers). 2 This phrase is a response to hearing God’s name. In the Temple, the people would respond with this phrase when they heard the High Priest pronounce God’s name on Yom Kippur (Mishna Yoma, 3:9).

______Shema (Second Paragraph) ______Deut 11:13-21 Vehayah וְ הָ ֗יָ ה This is what will happen im shamo’ah tishme’u el mitzvotai אִ ם ־ שָׁ ֤ ֹ מ עַ תִּ שְׁ מְ ע וּ֙ אֶ ל ־ מִ צְ ֹ ו ֔תַ י ,if you listen well to my commands asher anochi אֲשֶׁ ֧ר אָ נֹכִ ֛י which I ,metzaveh et’chem hayom מְ צַ וֶּ ֥ ה אֶ תְ כֶ ֖ ם הַ ֑יּ � ם ,tell you today le’ahavah et Adonai Eloheichem לְ אַ הֲבָ֞ ה אֶ ת־יהו֤ה אֱ�ֽ הֵ יכֶם֙ ,to love God, your God ,ule’ovdo, bechol levav’chem וּ לְ עָ בְ ד֔ � בְּ כָ ל ־ לְ בַ בְ כֶ ֖ ם and toSPS serve God with your whole heart .uvechol nafshechem וּ בְ כָ ל ־ ַנ פְ שְׁ כֶ ֽ ם :and all your resources 14 Venatati metar artzechem וְ ָנ תַ תִּ ֧ י מְ טַ ֽ ר ־ אַ רְ צְ כֶ ֛ ם I will give your land its rain ,be’ito, yoreh umalkosh בְּ עִ תּ֖ � י �רֶ ֣ ה וּ מַ לְ ק֑ � שׁ ,at the right time, early and late rains ,ve’asafta deganecha וְ אָ סַ פְ תָּ ֣ דְ גָ ֔ ֶנ � so you can harvest your grain .vetirosh’cha, veyitz’harecha וְתִֽירֹשְׁ�֖ וְיִצְהָרֶֽ� .and wine and oil 15 Venatati esev besad’cha וְ ָנ תַ תִּ ֛ י עֵ ֥ שֶׂ ב בְּ שָׂדְ �֖ I will provide grass in your fields ,livhemtecha לִ בְ הֶמְ תֶּ ֑� ,for your cattle .ve’achalta vesava’ta וְ אָ כַ לְ תָּ ֖ וְ שָׂ בָ ֽ עְ תָּ .so you can eat your fill 16 Sample Hishamru lachem הִ שָּׁ ֽ מְ ר֣ וּ לָ כֶ֔ ם !But take care 1 pen yifteh levavchem, vesartem פֶּ ֥ ן ִ י פְ תֶּ ֖ ה לְ בַ בְ כֶ ֑ ם וְ סַ רְ ֗תֶּ ם Don’t be misled, to turn from me ,va’avadtem elohim acherim ַ ו ֲ ע ַ ב דְ ֶ תּ ם ֙ ֱא � הִ ֣ י ם ֲא ֵ ח רִ ֔ י ם and serve other gods .vehishtachavitem lahem וְ הִ שְׁ תַּ חֲ וִ יתֶ ֖ ם ָ ל הֶ ֽ ם .and worship them 17 2 ,Vecharah af Adonai bachem וְ חָ רָ ֨ ה אַ ף ־ י ה ו֜ ה בָּ כֶ֗ ם Then God will be angry at you ,ve’atzar et hashamayim וְ עָ צַ ֤ ר אֶ ת ־ הַ שָּׁ מַ ֙ יִ ם֙ :and close up the sky ,velo yih’yeh matar וְ לֹֽ א־יִהְ יֶ ֣ה מָטָ֔ ר ,there will be no rain ,veha’adamah lo titen et yevulah וְ הָ ֣אֲדָ מָ֔ ה לֹ֥ א תִתֵּ ֖ן אֶ ת־יְבוּלָ ֑הּ ,the earth will not yield its produce va’avadtem meherah וַ אֲ בַ דְ תֶּ ֣ ם מְ הֵ רָ ֗ ה and you will soon perish me’al ha’aretz hatovah מֵ עַ ל ֙ הָ אָ ֣רֶ ץ הַ טֹּ ֔בָ ה from the good land .asher Adonai noten lachem אֲשֶׁ ֥ר יהו֖ה נֹתֵ ֥ ן לָכֶֽ ם .which God gives you

1 “Lest your heart (the thinking part) be misled.” 2 “God’s nose will blaze against you.”

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18 Vesamtem et devarai eileh וְ שַׂ מְ תֶּ ם ֙ אֶ ת ־דְּ בָ רַ ֣ י ֔אֵ לֶּ ה Set these words ,al levav’chem ve’al nafshechem עַ ל ־ לְ בַ בְ כֶ ֖ ם וְ עַ ֽ ל ־ ַנ פְ שְׁ כֶ ֑ ם ,on your heart and soul ,ukeshartem otam le’ot al yed’chem וּקְ שַׁרְ תֶּ֨ ם אֹתָ ֤ם לְ א�ת ֙ עַ ל־יֶדְ כֶ֔ ם ,tie them as a sign on your hand vehayu letotafot וְ הָ ֥י וּ לְ ט � טָ ֖פֹ ת and place them on your forehead .bein eineichem בֵּ ֥ י ן ֵ ע י ֵנ י כֶ ֽ ם .between your eyes 19 ,Velimadtem otam et beneichem וְ לִ מַּ דְ תֶּ ֥ ם אֹ תָ ֛ ם אֶ ת ־ בְּ ֵנ י כֶ ֖ ם ,Teach them to your children ledaber bam לְ דַ בֵּ ֣ ר בָּ ֑ ם talking aboutSPS them beshivtecha beveitecha בְּ שִׁ בְ תְּ �֤ בְּ בֵ י תֶ ֙ �֙ ,when you sit at home ,uvelechtecha vaderech וּבְ לֶכְתְּ �֣ בַדֶּ ֔רֶ � ,when you walk down the street .uvshochbecha uvekumecha וּֽ בְ שָׁ כְ בְּ �֖ וּ בְ ק וּ מֶ ֽ � .when you go to bed and when you get up 20 ,Uchetavtam al mezuzot beitecha וּכְ תַ בְ תָּ ֛ם עַל־מְ זוּז֥�ת בֵּ יתֶ ֖� Write them on your doorposts .uvish’arecha וּבִשְׁעָרֶֽי� .and on your gates 21 Lema’an yirbu yemeichem לְ ֨מַ עַ ן יִרְ בּ֤ וּ יְ מֵ י כֶ ם֙ So that you and your children may spend a 1 vimei veneichem al ha’adamah וִ ימֵ ֣י בְ נֵיכֶ֔ ם עַ ֚ל הָֽ אֲדָ מָ֔ ה long time, on the land asher nishbah Adonai אֲשֶׁ֨ ר נִשְׁבַּ ֧ע יהו֛ה that God promised Sample ,la’avoteichem, latet lahem ַ ל ֲ א ֹ ב תֵ י כֶ ֖ ם לָתֵ ֣ת לָהֶ ֑ם ,to your parents, to give them 2 .kimei hashamayim al ha’aretz כִּ י מֵ ֥ י הַ ָ שּׁ מַ ֖ ִ י ם ַ ע ל ־ הָ אָ ֽ רֶ ץ !as long as the sky is above the land—

1 “So that your days may be many, and your children’s days…” 2 “Like the days of.”

______Shema (Third Pragraph)1 ______Hold the tzitziyot in both hands, kiss them when saying “tzitzit” and when saying the last word in this section, “emet”; pass them over the eyes when saying “ur’item oto” Numbers 15:37 :Vayomer Adonai el Moshe lemor וַיֹּ֥אמֶ ר יהו֖ה אֶ ל־מֹשֶׁ ֥ה לֵּ אמֹֽ ר :God told Moses 38 Daber el benei Yisra’el“ דַּ ֞בֵּ ר אֶ ל ־ בְּ נֵ ֤י יִ שְׂ רָ אֵ ל ֙ ,Talk to the children of Israel“ ,ve’amarta aleihem וְ אָ מַ רְ תָּ ֣ אֲ לֵ ֔הֶ ם and tell them ve’asu lahem tzitzit וְ עָשׂ֨ וּ לָהֶ ֥ם צִ י צִ ֛ ת they should make fringes on theSPS corners of their garments al kanfei vigdeihem עַל־כַּנְפֵ ֥י בִ גְדֵיהֶ ֖ם 2 .ledorotam לְ ֹ ד ֹ ר תָ ֑ ם .as long as their people last Venatnu al tzitzit hakanaf וְ נָ ֥ תְ ֛נ וּ ַ ע ל ־ צִ י צִ ֥ ת הַ כָּ נָ ֖ ף On the corner fringe, they should put

.petil techelet פְּ תִ ֥ י ל תְּ כֵ ֽ לֶ ת .a blue thread 39 Vehayah lachem letzitzit וְ הָ יָ ֣ה לָ כֶ ם֮ לְ ִ צ י ִ צ ת ֒ .That will be your fringe ,ur’item oto וּרְ אִ י תֶ ֣ם ֹ א ת֗ � You will look at it ,uzechartem et kol mitzvot Adonai וּזְ כַרְ תֶּ ם ֙ אֶ ת־כָּ ל־מִ צְ וֹ֣ ת יהו֔ ה ,and remember all of God’s rules ,va’asitem otam ַו ֲע שִׂ י תֶ ֖ ם ֹ א תָ ֑ ם ;and you will perform them velo taturu acharei levav’chem וְ לֹֽ א־תָ תֻ֜ רוּ אַ חֲרֵ ֤י לְ בַ בְ כֶם֙ you should not follow your heart Sample ve’acharei eineichem וְ אַ חֲ רֵ ֣ י עֵ ֽ י ֵנ י כֶ֔ ם —nor your eyes ;asher atem zonim achareihem אֲשֶׁר־אַ תֶּ ֥ם זֹנִ ֖ים אַ חֲרֵ יהֶֽ ם !for you stray after them 40 ,lema’an tizkeru לְ מַ ֣ עַ ן תִּ ְ ז כְּ ר֔ וּ Rather, remember ,va’asitem et kol mitzvotai וַעֲשִׂ יתֶ ֖ם אֶת־כָּל־מִ צְ וֹתָ ֑י and perform all my commands .viheyitem kedoshim lEloheichem וִ הְ ִ י י תֶ ֥ ם קְ ֹד שִׁ ֖ י ם לֵ ֽ א � הֵ י כֶ ֽ ם .and be holy to your God

1 The word “tzitzit” occurs three times in this paragraph. By tradition, the tzitzit remind us of 613 mitzvot. Tzitzit have eight strands and five knots, making 13. As for the 600, add the numerical value of the Hebrew .(ציצית :letters in tzitzit (you have to spell it a little strangely Tradition holds that “techelet” was blue, dyed with the secretion of a little creature which we can no longer identify, though some believe they can now make the blue thread by the original method. Ellen Bernstein explains the logical order of the three paragraphs of Shema: the first paragraph affirms God exists; the second paragraph affirms that God is just and cares; the third teaches us that appropriate action is to perform the mitzvot. 2 “For their generations.”

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41 ,Ani Adonai Eloheichem אֲ נִ֞ י י ה ו֣ ה אֱ�ֽ הֵ י כֶ֗ ם ,I am the Ruler, your God asher hotzeti et’chem אֲ שֶׁ֨ ר ה �צֵ ֤ אתִ י אֶ תְ כֶ ם ֙ who brought you me’eretz Mitzrayim ֵ מ אֶ ֣ רֶ ץ מִ צְ רַ ֔ ִ י ם ,from Egypt .liheyot lachem lElohim לִהְ י֥�ת לָכֶ ֖ם לֵ א�הִ ֑ים .to be your God Ani אֲ נִ ֖י I am ”.Adonai Eloheichem ◊ ◊ יהו ה ֱא � הֵ י כֶ ֽ ם ”.the Ruler, your God …Emet ֱא מֶ ת… It’s true…SPS

The leader says the last three words aloud.1 The last word isn’t part of Shema; it’s the first word of the next section.2 ______Blessing after Shema ______veyatziv venachon vekayam … … וְ יַ צִּ י ב וְ נָ כ וֹ ן וְ קַ יָּ ם For us, your word will ever be veyashar vene’eman ve’ahuv vechaviv וְ יָשָׁ ר וְ נֶאֱמָ ן וְ אָהוּב וְחָבִ יב ,True, sure and lasting certainty venechmad vena’im venorah ve’adir וְ נֶחְמָ ד וְ נָעִ ים וְ נוֹרָ א וְאַדִּ יר ,Beloved and liked, pleasant and sweet umetukan umekubal vetov veyafeh וּמְתֻקָּ ן וּמְקֻבָּ ל וְ טוֹב וְ יָפֶ ה Inspiring, noble, ready, meet .hadavar hazeh aleinu le’olam va’ed הַדָּבָ ר הַ זֶּה עָ לֵינוּ לְעוֹלָםSample וָעֶ ד And good, in beauteous harmony.3

Emet Elohei olam malkenu אֶמֶ ת אֱ�הֵ י עוֹלָם מַלְכֵּנוּ ,It’s true: the eternal God is our ruler .tzur Ya’akov magen yish’enu צוּר יַעֲקֹב מָ גֵן יִשְׁ עֵ נוּ .Jacob’s rock is our protecting savior Ledor vador hu kayam ◊ ◊ לְ דֹ ר וָ דֹ ר הוּא קַ ָיּ ם ,From age to age, God endures ,ushemo kayam vechis’o nachon וּ שְׁ מ ֹו קַ יָּם וְכִסְ אוֹ נָ כוֹ ן ,God’s name endures, God’s throne is secure umalchuto ve’emunato וּ מַ לְ כ וּ ת ֹו וֶ אֱ מוּנָ תוֹ God’s rule and truth .la’ad kayamet לָ עַ ד קַ ָיּ מֶ ת .endure forever

1 Adding three words raises the word-count of Shema to 248, traditionally the number of “limbs” in the human body (Mishnah Ohalot 1:8 lists them), so a prayer with 248 words symbolically involves our entire body. 2 The last word, “emet/it’s true,” is really part of the next paragraph—the blessing after Shema—not part of this paragraph. Adding this word allows us to say as Jeremiah said (10:10): “Adonai Eloheichem emet.” Yet running this together with the next paragraph makes for confusion: are we repeating what God said? Are we reacting to what God says? Are we quoting Jeremiah? 3 “True (from the last word of Shema), sure, correct, enduring, right, certain, belived, liked, pleasant, sweet, inspiring, noble, good, and lovely is this, our duty (this thing, upon us), forever and ever.”

We continue to hold the tzitziyot, kissing and releasing them after “la’ad.” ,Udevarav chayim vekayamim וּדְ בָרָ יו חָ יִים וְקַ יָּמִ ים ,And God’s words live and endure ne’emanim venechemadim נֶ אֱ מָ נִ י ם וְ נֶ חֱ מָ דִ י ם ,true and pleasant la’ad le’olmei olamim לָ עַ ד לְ ע וֹ לְ מֵ י עוֹלָמִ ים ,forever and ever and ever ,al avoteinu ve’aleinu עַ ל אֲ בוֹתֵ ינוּ וְ עָ לֵ י נ וּ ,for our ancestors and for us —al baneinu ve’al doroteinu עַ ל בָּ ֵנ י נוּ וְעַ ל דּוֹרוֹתֵ ינוּ —for our children, our descendants ve’al kol dorot וְ עַ ל כָּ ל-דּוֹ רוֹ ת for everySPS generation .zera Yisra’el avadecha זֶרַ ע יִשְׂרָ אֵ ל עֲבָדֶ י� .born to your servant Israel

,Al harishonim ve’al ha’acharonim עַ ל הָרִ אשׁוֹנִים וְעַ ל הָ אַחֲ רוֹנִים ,For the first and last generations ,davar tov vekayam דָּבָ ר טוֹב וְקַ יָּם it’s something good and enduring .le’olam va’ed לְעוֹלָם וָעֶ ד ,forever and ever ,Emet ve’emunah אֶ מֶ ת וֶ אֱ מ וּ נָ ה ,true and reliable .chok, velo ya’avor חֹק וְ �א יַעֲבֹר .a rule that will never pass away Emet sha’atah hu אֶמֶ ת שָׁאַתָּ ה הוּא It’s true: you are Adonai Eloheinu יי אֱ�הֵ ינוּ O Ruler, our God, Sample , vElohei avoteinu וֵא�הֵ י אֲ בוֹתֵ ינוּ ,God of our ancestors malkenu ◊ ◊ מַ לְ ֵ כּ נ וּ ,our ruler , melech avoteinu מֶ לֶ � אֲ בוֹתֵ ינוּ ,ruler of our ancestors ,go’alenu גֹּ אֲ לֵ נ וּ ,our redeemer , go’eil avoteinu גֹּ אֵ ל אֲ בוֹתֵ ינוּ ,redeemer of our ancestors ,yotzrenu יוֹצְרֵ נוּ ,our maker ,tzur yeshu’atenu צוּר יְשׁוּעָתֵ נוּ ,rock of our salvation ,podenu umatzilenu פּוֹדֵ נוּ וּ מַ צִּ י ֵ ל נ וּ ;who cares for us and saves us ;me’olam shemecha מֵ ע וֹ לָ ם שְׁ מֶ � ;your reputation is eternal .ein elohim zulatecha אֵ ין אֱ�הִ ים זוּלָתֶ � .there is no god but you

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______Ezrat Avoteinu ▪ עֶ זְ רַ ת אֲ ב וֹ תֵ י נ וּ ▪ Our Help ______Ezrat avoteinu עֶ זְ רַ ת אֲ ב וֹ תֵ י נ וּ You have helped our ancestors ,atah hu me’olam אַתָּ ה הוּא מֵ עוֹלָם ,since the beginning magen umoshi’a מָ גֵן וּמוֹשִׁ יעַ shield and savior livneihem achareihem לִבְ נֵיהֶ ם אַחֲרֵיהֶ ם for their children after them .bechol dor vador בְּ כָ ל-דּוֹר וָדוֹר .in every generation ,Berum olam moshavecha בְּ רוּם עוֹלָם מוֹשָׁ בֶ � ,You dwellSPS at the top of the world umishpatecha vetzidkat’cha וּ מִ שְׁ פָּ טֶ י � וְ צִ דְ קָ תְ � and your judgments and righteousness .ad afsei aretz עַ ד אַפְסֵ י אָרֶ ץ .reach to the end of the earth Ashrei ish אַ שְׁ רֵ י אִ י שׁ Happy is someone ,sheyishma lemitzvotecha שֶׁ יִּ שְׁ מַ ע לְ מִ צְ ֹו תֶ י � who listens to your rules veTorat’cha udvar’cha וְ תוֹרָתְ � וּדְ בָרְ � and takes to heart your law and your .yasim al libo יָשִׂ ים עַ ל לִבּוֹ .commands Emet ata hu adon le’amecha אֱמֶ ת אַתָּ ה הוּא אָדוֹן לְעַמֶּ � ,It’s true, you are your people’s ruler .umelech gibor lariv rivam וּמֶ לֶ� גִּבּוֹר לָרִ יב רִ יבָ ם a powerful sovereign to fight for them.1 Emet ata hu rishon אֱמֶ ת אַתָּ ה הוּא רִ אשׁוֹן It’s true, you are the first Sample ,ve’ata hu acharon וְאַתָּ ה הוּא אַחֲ רוֹן and you are the last umibaladecha ein lanu וּמִבַּלְעָדֶ י� אֵ ין לָנוּ and but for you we have no .melech go’el umoshi’a מֶ לֶ� גּוֹאֵ ל וּמוֹשִׁ יעַ ruler, redeemer or savior.2 ,MiMitzrayim ge’altanu מִ מִּ צְ רַ ִ י ם ְ גּ אַ לְ תָּ נ וּ ,You rescued us from Egypt ,Adonai Eloheinu יי אֱ�הֵ ינוּ ,ruling God .umibeit avadim peditanu וּמִ בֵּ ית עֲבָדִ ים פְּדִ יתָ נוּ and freed us from slavery.3

1 “To dispute their dispute.” 2 Isaiah 44:6 says: “I am first and last, and except for me there is no God.” 3 “And from the house of slavery you freed us.”

Kol bechoreihem haragta כָּ ל-בְּ כוֹרֵיהֶ ם הָרַ גְתָּ ,You killed all their first-born ,uvechor’cha ga’alta וּבְ כוֹרְ � גָּ אָלְתָּ ;but saved your own people’s first-born veYam Suf bakata וְ יַם סוּף בָּקַעְתָּ you split the Reed Sea ,vezedim tibata וְ ֵ ז דִ י ם טִ בַּ עְ תָּ ,and drowned the wicked ,vididim he’evarta וִ י דִ י דִ י ם הֶ ֱ ע בַ רְ תָּ but you brought your favorites across —vayechasu mayim tzareihem וַ יְ כַ סּוּ מַ יִ ם צָ רֵ יהֶ ם —while the waters covered their foes .echad mehem lo notar אֶחָ ד מֵהֶ ם �א נוֹתָ ר .not oneSPS of them was saved Al zot shibchu ahuvim עַ ל זֹאת שִׁ בְּ חוּ אֲ הוּבִ ים For this your beloved gave praise veromemu El וְרוֹמְ מוּ אֵ ל ,and exalted God venatnu yedidim וְ ָנ תְ נ וּ ְ י דִ י דִ י ם and your favorites offered ,zemirot, shirot vetishbachot זְמִ ירוֹת שִׁ ירוֹת וְתִשְׁ בָּ חוֹת ,chants, songs and praises berachot vehoda’ot בְּרָ כוֹת וְהוֹדָ אוֹת blessings and thanks lamelech El chay vekayam לַמֶּ לֶ� אֵ ל חַ י וְקַ יָּם ,to ruling God who lives and lasts ,ram venisa רָ ם וְ ִ נ שָּׂ א ,high and exalted ,gadol venora גָּ דוֹ ל וְ נוֹרָ א ,great and awesome mashpil ge’im מַ שְׁ פִּ י ל ֵגּ אִ י ם who humbles the proud Sample ,umagbi’ah shefalim וּ מַ גְ בִּ י הַּ שְׁ פָ לִ י ם ,and exalts the humble motzi asirim מוֹצִ יא אֲסִ ירִ ים sets prisoners free ,ufodeh anavim וּפוֹדֶ ה עֲ נָ וִ ים ,and rescues the oppressed ve’ozer dalim וְעוֹזֵר דַּ לִּ ים helps the poor ve’oneh le’amo וְעוֹנֶה לְעַ מּוֹ and answers God’s people .be’et shav’am elav בְּעֵ ת שַׁ וְּעָ ם אֵ לָיו !when they cry out

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We rise, to prepare for the amidah. ,u u ◊ Tehilot le’El elyon ◊ תְּ הִ לּ ֹו ת לְ אֵ ל עֶ לְ י וֹ ן ,Bring praises to God on high .baruch hu, umevorach בָּ ר וּ � הוּא וּ מְ ֹ ב רָ � .the Blessed One, who is blessed Moshe uvenei Yisra’el משֶׁ ה וּבְ נֵי יִשְׂרָ אֵ ל Moses and the Children of Israel ,lecha anu shira besimchah rabah לְ� עָ נוּ שִׁ ירָ ה בְּ שִׂ מְ חָ ה רַ בָּ ה ,sang you a song in great joy :ve’amru chulam וְ אָ מְ ר וּ ֻכ ָ לּ ם :and they all said Congregation and prayer leader recite the next three lines aloud. Ex 15:11 SPS ?Mi chamochah ba’elim Adonai“ מִֽ י־כָמֹ֤כָ ה בָּֽאֵלִ ם֙ יהו֔ ה ?Who is like you among gods, Ruler“ Mi kamocha ne’dar bakodesh מִ ֥ י כָּ מֹ֖ כָ ה נֶאְדָּ ֣ ר בַּ קֹּ֑דֶ שׁ ,Who is like you, sublime in holiness ”?norah tehilot, oseh feleh נוֹרָ ֥ א תְהִ �֖ ת עֹ֥שֵׂ ה פֶֽלֶ א ”?awesome in praise, working wonders The prayer leader continues. Shira chadasha ◊ ◊ שִׁ י רָ ה חֲ דָ שָׁ ה ,With a new song shibchu ge’ulim leshimcha שִׁבְּ חוּ גְאוּלִ ים לְשִׁמְ � the rescued ones praised your name ;al sefat hayam עַ ל שְׂ פַ ת הַ יָּם ;on the sea shore yachad kulam hodu יַחַ ד כֻּלָּם הוֹדוּ ,together they all gave thanks .vehimlichu ve’amru וְהִמְ לִ יכוּ וְ אָמְ רוּ acclaimed your sovereignty and declared: Sample Ex. 15:18 .Adonai yimloch le’olam va’ed יהו֥ה ׀ יִמְ�֖ � לְ עֹלָ ֥ם וָעֶֽד !God will be the ruler forever Take three steps back, ready for the amidah1. Congregation, then prayer leader: Tzur Yisra’el ◊ ◊ צוּר יִשְׂרֵָ אל ,Rock of Israel ,kumah be’ezrat Yisra’el קוּמָ ה בְּעֶזְרַ ת יִשְׂרֵָאֵ ל ,rise to help Israel ufedeh chin’umecha וּ פְ דֵ ה כִ נְ אֻ מֶ � —and deliver—as you promised .Yehudah veYisra’el יְ הוּדָ ה וְ יִשְׂ רָ אֵ ל .Judah and Israel ,Go’aleinu, Adonai Tzeva’ot shemo גֹּ אֲ לֵ נ וּ יי צְבָ אוֹת שְׁ מוֹ ,Our savior is called God of Armies .kedosh Yisra’el קְ דוֹשׁ יִשְׂרֵָאֵ ל !the Holy One of Israel ,Baruch atah Adonai בָּ רוּ� אַתָּ ה יי ,We bless you, sovereign .ga’al Yisra’el גָּ אַל ִ י שְׂ רָ אֵ ל who saves Israel.2

1 The Amidah is an audience with God. To prepare for this audience, a widespread practice is to take three steps back to remove ourselves from the distractions of this world. When we begin the Amidah, we take three steps forward, as if to enter God’s presence. 2 We do not make an interruption between the blessings after Shema and the Amidah, even to say “Amen, so (in many congregations) we conclude the blessing with the leader.

Morning Amidah We rise and take three steps back and three forward. With feet together, we say the amidah (standing prayer) quietly. When the prayer leader chants aloud, we respond with the words in gray.1 Words added to honor the Matriarchs easy to skip if you wish.

The two lines below introduce our silent prayer. Ps 51:17 ,Adonai sefatai tiftach ֲא ֹד ָנ י שְׂ פָ תַ י תִּ פְ תָּ ח Ruler, just open my lips .ufi yagid tehilatecha וּ פִ י ַי ִ גּ י ד תְּ הִ לָּ תֶ � .and mySPS mouth will declare your praise Opening Blessings ______Avot ▪ אָבוֹ ת ▪ Ancestors .1 ______w z Baruch y ata u Adonai בָּ ר וּ � v אַ תָּ ה u יי ,We bless you, God Baruch hu uvaruch shemo בָּ ר וּ � הוּא וּ בָ ר וּ � שְׁ מ ֹו !Blessed be God, blessed be God’s name Eloheinu אֱ � הֵ י נ וּ our God , vElohei avoteinu וֵ א � הֵ י אֲ בוֹתֵ ינוּ ,and God of our ancestors ,Elohei Avraham, Elohei Yitzchak אֱ � הֵ י אַ בְ רָ הָ ם אֱ � הֵ י יִ צְ חָ ק ,God of Abraham, God of Isaac vElohei Ya’akov וֵ א � הֵ י יַ עֲ קֹ ב and God of Jacob, Sample

ha’El hagadol הָ אֵ ל הַ גָּ דוֹ ל ,the God who is great ,hagibor vehanorah, El elyon הַ גִּ בּ וֹ ר וְ הַ נּ ֹו רָ א אֵ ל עֶ לְ י וֹ ן ;powerful and awesome, God on high

1 Sometimes a congregation does a “heiche (or hoiche) kedushah”—Yiddish meaning “kedushah out loud.” The prayer leader leads the congregation through kedushah; for minchah, the congregation then returns to the first .and recites the entire Amidah ( אָ ב ו ׁת / blessing (Ancestors -and penul (אָבות/ We bow four times in the Amidah: at the beginning and end of the first blessing (Ancestors -Three times we bend the knees at “baruch,” bow at “atah” and straight .( ה ֹו דָ אָ ה / timate blessing (Thanksgiving en up at “Adonai”; at the beginning of the Thanksgiving blessing, we bow without bending the knees. Icons in the text are reminders to bend the knees, w, to bow from the waist, v, and to stand up, u. A note on page 277 describes sources for the first blessing of the Amidah.

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gomel chasadim tovim גּ וֹ מֵ ל חֲ סָ דִ י ם ט ֹו בִ י ם —Good deeds of kindness you reward ,vekoneh hakol וְ ק וֹ נֵ ה הַ כֹּ ל —For everything is in your power , vezocher chasdei avot וְ זוֹ כֵ ר חַ סְ דֵ י אָבוֹ ת Our parents’ kind deeds you record ,umevi go’el livnei veneihem וּ מֵ בִ י א ג וֹ אֵ ל לִ בְ ֵנ י בְ ֵנ י הֶ ם And rescue their posterity .lema’an shemo be’ahavah לְ מַ עַ ן שְׁ מ ֹו בְּ אַ הֲ בָ ה To show your love and honesty.1 Between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, add the shaded section; when repeating the amidah, the prayer leader pauses while the congregation says these lines. RememberSPS us for life, Zochrenu lechayim, ָ ז כְ רֵ נ וּ לְ חַ יִּ י ם ,melech chafetz bechayim מֶ לֶ � חָ פֵ ץ בְּ חַ יִּ י ם ,ruler who delights in life vechotvenu besefer hachayim וְ ָ כ תְ ֵ ב נ וּ בְּ סֵ פֶ ר הַ חַ יִּ י ם and write us in the Book of Life .lema’ancha, Elohim chayim לְ מַ עַ נְ � אֱ � הִ י ם חַ יִּ י ם !for your own sake,2 God of life .Melech ozer umoshi’a umagen מֶ לֶ � עוֹ זֵ ר וּ מ ֹ ו שִׁ י עַ וּ מָ ֵג ן .Sovereign, helper, savior, shield ,w z Baruch y ata u Adonai בָּ ר וּ � v אַ תָּ ה u יי ,We bless you, Ruler Baruch hu uvaruch shemo בָּ ר וּ � הוּא וּ בָ ר וּ � שְׁ מ ֹו !Blessed be God, blessed be God’s name . magen Avraham מָ ֵג ן אַ בְ רָ הָ ם . Abraham’s protector Amen אָ מֵ ן Sample ______Gevurot ▪ גְ בוּרוֹ ת ▪ Might .2 ______,Atah gibor le’olam Adonai אַ תָּ ה גִּ בּוֹ ר לְ ע וֹ לָ ם אֲ דֹ נָ י ,You are mighty forever, God mechayeh metim atah מְ חַ ֵיּ ה מֵ תִ י ם אַ תָּ ה you bring life to the dead —rav lehoshi’ah רַ ב ְ ל ה ֹ ו שִׁ י עַ —and are strong in salvation From Pesach to Shemini Atzeret, some add: .Morid hatal מ ֹו רִ י ד הַ טָּ ל .you make the dew fall From Shemini Atzeret to Pesach, we pray for Israel’s winter rains: .Mashiv haru’ach umorid hageshem מַ שִּׁ י ב הָ ר וּ חַ וּ מ ֹו רִ י ד הַ ֶגּ שֶׁ ם you make wind blow and rain fall.3

1 “Who rewards good, kind deeds and owns everything, who remembers the good deeds of our ancestors, and who is bringing a redeemer to their children’s children, for the sake of his name (i.e., to maintain his reputation—hence, to prove his honesty), with love.” 2 Because God takes delight in life (and in us when we choose the path that sustains life), writing us in the “Book” of life is to God’s benefit. 3 Especially in winter, when nature seems dormant, we note that the cycle of seasons will bring a new spring and reassure ourselves that the promise of resurrection—however we understand it—can surely be fulfilled.

,Mechalkel chayim bechesed מְ ַ כ לְ ֵכּ ל חַ יִּ י ם בְּ חֶ סֶ ד ,You feed the living with your grace .mechayeh metim berachamim rabim מְ חַ ֵיּ ה מֵ תִ י ם בְּ רַ חֲ מִ י ם רַ בִּ י ם Revive the dead with kind embrace,1 Somech noflim verofeh cholim ס וֹ מֵ � נ ֹו פְ לִ י ם וְ ר וֹ פֵ א ח וֹ לִ י ם ,Support the fallen, heal the sick ,umatir asurim וּ מַ תִּ י ר אֲ ס וּ רִ י ם ,And set the prisoners free um’kayem emunato וּ מְ קַ ֵיּ ם אֱ מוּנָ תוֹ And faithfully fulfill your trust .lishenei afar לִ י שֵׁ ֵנ י עָפָר .For people who sleep in the dust ,Mi chamocha ba’al gevurot מִ י כָ מוֹ � בַּ עַ ל גְּבוּרוֹת WhoSPS is like you, who can appear ,umi domeh lach וּ מִ י דּ וֹ מֶ ה לָּ � ?Like you, sovereign of power melech memit um’chayeh מֶ לֶ � מֵ מִ י ת וּ מְ חַ ֶיּ ה ;Ruler, both death and life you bring .umatzmi’ach yeshu’ah וּ מַ צְ מִ י חַ יְ שׁ וּ עָ ה .You make salvation flower Between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, add the shaded lines; when repeating the amidah, the prayer leader pauses while the congregation says these lines. ,Mi chamocha, av harachamim מִ י כָ מוֹ � אַב הָ רַ חֲ מִ י ם ,Who is like you, source of mercy zocher yetzurav זוֹ כֵ ר יְצוּרָ יו thinking of your creatures .lechayim berachamim לְ חַ יִּ י ם בְּ רַ חֲ מִ י ם .to grant them life, in mercy Vene’eman ata וְ ֶ נ אֱ מָ ן אַ תָּ ה To bring the dead to life, O you Sample .lehachayot metim לְ הַ חֲ י וֹ ת מֵ תִ י ם .Are firm, reliable, and true ,Baruch ata Adonai בָּ ר וּ � אַ תָּ ה יי ,We bless you, God Baruch hu uvaruch shemo בָּ ר וּ � הוּא וּ בָ ר וּ � שְׁ מ ֹו !Blessed be God, blessed be God’s name mechayeh hametim. Amen מְ חַ ֵיּ ה הַ מֵּ תִ י ם אָ מֵ ן who revives the dead.2 The third blessing has two versions. One is responsive, led by the prayer leader; for individual silent prayer, continue with 3b on page 82.

1 “Kind embrace” is literally “abundant mercies.” 2 We may understand this different ways: that God wakens “dead” sinners to a life of faith; or that God grants an afterlife; or that God will revive dead bodies at some future date; or that God breeds life out of death and decomposition, like mushrooms growing on a rotting log.

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______Responsive Kedushah ▪ קְ ד וּ שָׁ ה ▪ 3a. Holiness ______We include the responsive Kedushah when the prayer leader repeats the amidah or leads a “heiche kedushah.” The congregation begins, and the prayer leader repeats. Recite the Kedushah with feet together, rising on the toes for each of the following words: “Kadosh, kadosh kadosh,” “Baruch (Kevod),” and “Yimloch.” ,Nekadesh et shimcha ba’olam ְ נ קַ דֵּ שׁ אֶ ת- שִׁ מְ � בָּ ע וֹ לָ ם ,We shall make your name holy in the world keshem shemakdishim oto כְּ שֵׁ ם שֶׁ מַּ קְ דִּ י שִׁ י ם אוֹ תוֹ as the angels make it holy ;bishmei marom בִּ שְׁ מֵ י מָ ר ֹו ם ;in heavensSPS above ,kakatuv al yad nevi’echa כַּ כָּ תוּב עַ ל יַ ד נְ בִ י אֶ � ,for your prophet Isaiah wrote Bow left, then right for “zeh el zeh”: Isaiah 6:3 v y .Vekarah zeh el zeh ve’amar וְ קָ רָ א v ֶז ה אֶ לy ֶז ה וְ אָ מַ ר :And one called to the other, and said Congregation and prayer leader: Isaiah 6:3 Kadosh kadosh kadosh קָ דוֹשׁ קָ דוֹשׁ קָ דוֹשׁ Holy, holy, holy ;Adonai tzeva’ot יהוה צְ בָ אוֹת ;is God of hosts .melo chol ha’aretz kevodo מְ לֹא כָ ל־הָאָרֶ ץ כְּ בוֹדוֹ .God’s glory fills the universe Congregation, then leader (based on Ezekiel 3:12) .le’umatam “Baruch” yomeru לְ ֻ ע מָּ תָ ם בָּ ר וּ � יֹ א מֵ ר וּ The angels who face them say, “Blessed.” Sample Congregation and prayer leader: Ezek 3:12 Baruch kevod Adonai“ בָּ רוּ� כְּ בוֹד־יהוה Blessed is God’s glory“ ”.mimkomo מִ מְּ ק וֹ מ וֹ ”.flowing from its source Congregation, then leader: :Uvedivrei kodshecha katuv lemor וּ בְ דִ בְ רֵ י קָ דְ שְׁ � כָּ תוּב לֵ אמֹ ר :And in your holy writings, this is written Congregation and prayer leader: Ps 146:10 ,Yimloch Adonai le’olam“ יִמְ �� יהוה לְ עוֹלָ ם ,God will reign forever“ ,Elohayich, Tziyon אֱ�הַ יִ � צִ יּוֹן ,Your God, Zion ”.ledor vador: Halleluyah לְ ֹד ר ָו ֹד ר הַ לְ ל וּ ָי הּ ”.from age to age: Halleluyah

The leader concludes:1 Ledor vador nagid godlecha לְ ד וֹ ר וָ ד וֹ ר נַ גִּ יד גָּדְ לֶ � ,From age to age, your greatness we proclaim ul’netzach netzachim וּ לְ ֵנ צַ ח ְ נ צָ חִ י ם Hallow your holiness .kedushat’cha nakdish קְ ֻ ד שָּׁ תְ � ַנ קְ דִּ י שׁ .for endless time Veshiv’chacha Eloheinu וְ שִׁ בְ חֲ � אֱ � הֵ י נ וּ Your praise shall .mipinu lo yamush le’olam va’ed מִ פִּ י נ וּ �א יָ מוּשׁ לְ ע וֹ לָ ם וָ עֶ ד ,never, never leave our lips .Ki El melech gadol vakadosh atah כִּ י אֵ ל מֶ לֶ � גָּ דוֹ ל וְ קָ ד ֹו שׁ אָ תָּ ה .God,SPS great and holy sovereign ,Baruch atah Adonai בָּ ר וּ � אַ תָּ ה יי ,Blessed are you, Ruler Baruch hu uvaruch shemo בָּ ר וּ � הוּא וּ בָ ר וּ � שְׁ מ ֹו !Blessed be God, blessed be God’s name Between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, replace the next line with the shaded line: ha’El hakadosh. Amen הָ אֵ ל הַ קָּ ד ֹו שׁ אָ מֵ ן .the holy God hamelech hakadosh. Amen הַ מֶּ לֶ � הַ קָּ ד ֹ ו שׁ אָ מֵ ן .the holy ruler During the repetition, continue with blessing 4, Atah Chonen, on page 83. ______Individual Kedushah ▪ קְ ד וּ שָׁ ה ▪ 3b. Holiness ______,Atah kadosh veshimcha kadosh אַ תָּ ה קָ ד ֹו שׁ וְ שִׁ מְ � קָ ד ֹו שׁ You are holy, your name is holy ukedoshim bechol yom וּ קְ ד ֹו שִׁ י ם בְּ כָ ל-יוֹ ם and every day the holy ones Sample .yehalelucha selah יְ הַ לְ ל וּ � סֶּ לָ ה !praise you, selah ,Baruch atah Adonai בָּ ר וּ � אַ תָּ ה יי ,Blessed are you, Ruler Between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, replace the next line with the shaded line: .ha’El hakadosh הָ אֵ ל הַ קָּ ד ֹו שׁ .the holy God .hamelech hakadosh הַ מֶּ לֶ � הַ קָּ ד ֹ ו שׁ the holy ruler.2

1 Some say that during a heiche kedushah, while the leader concludes with “Ledor vador,” the congregation should recite the short Holiness blessing (3b) and then continue the Amidah. 2 From Rosh Hashanah to Yom Kippur, we stress the theme of God’s sovereignty.

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The leader continues here. Central Blessings 4. We thank God for our intellectual abilities, knowledge and understanding. Atah chonen le’adam da’at אַ תָּ ה חוֹ נֵן לְ אָ דָ ם דַּ עַ ת You grace humankind with knowledge .umelamed le’enosh binah וּ מְ ַ ל מֵּ ד לֶ אֱ נוֹ שׁ בִּ י ָנ ה .and teach people wisdom Choneinu me’it’cha חָ ֵנּ נ וּ מֵ אִ תְּ � Grant us from yourself .de’ah, binah, vehaskel דֵּ עָ ה בִּ י ָנ ה וְ הַ שְׂ ֵ כּ ל .knowledge,SPS understanding and wisdom ,Baruch atah Adonai בָּ ר וּ � אַ תָּ ה יי ,Blessed are you, Ruler Baruch hu uvaruch shemo בָּ ר וּ � הוּא וּ בָ ר וּ � שְׁ מ ֹו !Blessed be God, blessed be God’s name chonein hada’at. Amen חוֹ נֵן הַ דָּ עַ ת אָ מֵ ן .who grants knowledge 5. Bring us back to you, God. Hashivenu avinu leToratecha ֲ ה שִׁ י ֵ ב נ וּ אָ בִ י נ וּ ְ ל ת ֹו רָ תֶ � ;Source of life, bring us back to your Torah ,vekarvenu malkenu la’avodatecha ְ ו קָ רְ ֵ ב נ וּ מַ לְ ֵ כּ נ וּ ַ ל עֲ ב ֹו דָ תֶ � ,O Ruler, bring us close to serve you vehachazirenu וְ הַ חֲ זִ י רֵ נ וּ and bring us back ;bit’shuvah shelemah lefanecha בִּ תְ שׁ וּ בָ ה שְׁ ֵל מָ ה לְ פָ נֶ י � .in full repentance before you Baruch atah Adonai בָּ ר וּ � אַ תָּ ה יי Blessed are you, Ruler, Sample Baruch hu uvaruch shemo בָּ ר וּ � הוּא וּ בָ ר וּ � שְׁ מ ֹו !Blessed be God, blessed be God’s name harotzeh bitshuvah. Amen הָ ר וֹ צֶ ה בִּ תְ שׁ וּ בָ ה אָ מֵ ן .who cherishes repentance 6. Pardon our sins. We strike our chest for “chatanu” (we have sinned) and “fashanu” (we have transgressed). ,Selach lanu, avinu סְ ַ ל ח לָ נוּ אָ בִ י נ וּ ,Forgive us, source of life ;ki chata’nu כִּ י חָ טָ א נ וּ ;for we have sinned ,mechal lanu, malkenu מְ חַ ל לָ נוּ מַ לְ ֵ כּ נ וּ ,pardon us, ruler ,ki fasha’nu כִּ י פָ שָׁ עְ נ וּ ,for we have transgressed .ki mochel vesole’ach atah כִּ י מ וֹ חֵ ל וְ ס ֹ ו ֵ ל חַ אָ תָּ ה .for you forgive and grant pardons ,Baruch atah Adonai בָּ ר וּ � אַ תָּ ה יי ,Blessed are you, Ruler Baruch hu uvaruch shemo בָּ ר וּ � הוּא וּ בָ ר וּ � שְׁ מ ֹו !Blessed be God, blessed be God’s name chanun hamarbeh lislo’ach. Amen חַ נּ וּ ן הַ מַּ רְ ֶ בּ ה לִ סְ � חַ אָ מֵ ן .gracious and liberal in forgiveness

7. Save us from our troubles. ,Re’ei nah ve’onyenu verivah rivenu רְ אֵ ה נָ א בְ עָ נְ ֵי נ וּ ְ ו רִ י ָ ב ה רִ י ֵ ב נ וּ ,Look on our misery, plead our cause ,uge’alenu meherah lema’an shemecha וּגְ אָלֵ נוּ מְ הֵ רָ ה לְ מַ עַ ן שְׁ מֶ � ,and save us soon for your reputation .ki go’el chazak atah כִּ י ג וֹ אֵ ל חָ זָ ק אָ תָּ ה .for you are a powerful savior ,Baruch atah Adonai בָּ ר וּ � אַ תָּ ה יי ,Blessed are you, Ruler Baruch hu uvaruch shemo בָּ רוּ� הוּא וּ בָ ר וּ � שְׁ מ ֹו !Blessed be God, blessed be God’s name go’el Yisra’el. Amen גּ וֹ אֵ ל ִ י שְׂ רָ אֵ ל אָ מֵ ן .who SPSsaves Israel On public fast days the leader adds Aneinu, page 237. 8. Heal and save us. ;Refa’enu, Adonai, venerafeh רְ ָ פ אֵ נ וּ יי וְ ֵנ רָ פֵ א ;Heal us, Ruler, and we will be healed — hoshi’enu venivashei’ah ה ֹ ו שִׁ י ֵ ע נ וּ וְ נִ וָּ שֵׁ עָ ה — save us, and we will be saved ,ki tehilatenu atah כִּ י תְ הִ ָ לּ תֵ נ וּ אָ תָּ ה .for you are our praise veha’aleh refu’ah shelemah וְ הַ עֲ ֵל ה רְ פוּאָה שְׁ ֵל מָ ה And bring full healing ,lechol makoteinu לְ כָ ל-מַ כּוֹתֵ ינוּ ,for all our maladies A private prayer for someone who is ill can be added here. ,vihi ratzon milfanecha וִ י הִ י רָ צ ֹ ו ן מִ לְּ פָ ֶנ י � May your wish be— Sample Adonai Eloheinu יי אֱ � הֵ י נ וּ ,O Ruler our God , vElohei avoteinu וֵ א � הֵ י אֲ בוֹתֵ ינוּ —our ancestors’ God shetishlach meherah שֶׁ תִּ שְׁ ַ ל ח מְ הֵ רָ ה to quickly send ,refu’ah shelema min hashamayim רְ פוּאָה שְׁ ֵל מָ ה מִ ן הַ שָּׁ מַ יִ ם ,complete healing from above ,refu’at hanefesh urefu’at haguf רְ פ וּ אַ ת הַ ֶנּ פֶ שׁ וּ רְ פ וּ אַ ת הַ גּ וּ ף ,healing of spirit and of body ,_____le_____ ben/bat לְ _____ בֶּ ן/ בַּ ת_____ for ____ son/daughter of _____,1 .betoch she’ar cholei Yisra’el בְּ ת ֹו � שְׁ אָר חוֹ לֵ י ִ י שְׂ רָ אֵ ל and all sick people in our community.2 ,ki El, melech, rofeh כִּ י אֵ ל מֶ לֶ � ר וֹ פֵ א ,for you are God, ruler, healer .ne’eman verachaman atah ֶ נ אֱ מָ ן וְ רַ חֲ מָ ן אָ תָּ ה .faithful and merciful ,Baruch atah Adonai בָּ ר וּ � אַ תָּ ה יי ,Blessed are you, Ruler Baruch hu uvaruch shemo בָּ ר וּ � הוּא וּ בָ ר וּ � שְׁ מ ֹו !Blessed be God, blessed be God’s name rofeh cholei amo Yisra’el. Amen ר וֹ פֵ א חוֹ לֵ י עַ מּ וֹ ִ י שְׂ רָ אֵ ל אָ מֵ ן .healing the sick of your people Israel

1 Insert the mother’s name, if known. 2 “Among the rest of the sick people in Israel (i.e., the Jewish community).

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9. Grant us a good year. Barech aleinu Adonai Eloheinu בָּ רֵ � עָ לֵ י נ וּ יי אֱ � הֵ י נ וּ Ruling God, bless for us et hashanah hazot אֶ ת- הַ שָּׁ ָנ ה הַ זֹּ א ת this year ,ve’et kol minei tevu’atah, letovah וְ אֶ ת כָּ ל- מִ י ֵנ י תְ בוּאָתָ הּ לְ ט וֹ בָ ה ,and all its kinds of produce, for good From December 51 (December 6 in Hebrew years divisible by 4, such as 5772) until Pesach, replace the next line with the shaded line. veten berachah וְ תֵ ן בְּ רָ ָ כ ה and grant blessing veten tal umatar livrachah וְ תֵ ן טַ ל וּ מָ טָ ר ִ ל בְ רָ ָ כ ה and grantSPS dew and rain as a blessing ,al penei ha’adamah עַ ל פְּ ֵנ י הָאֲדָמָה ,on the face of the earth vesab’einu mituvah וְ שַׂ בְּ עֵ נ וּ מִ טּ וּ בָ הּ and satisfy us from its goodness .uvarech shenatenu kashanim hatovot וּ בָ רֵ � שְׁ ָ נ תֵ נ וּ כַּ שָּׁ נִ ים הַ טּוֹ בוֹ ת .and bless our year like the best years ,Baruch atah Adonai בָּ ר וּ � אַ תָּ ה יי ,Blessed are you, Ruler Baruch hu uvaruch shemo בָּ ר וּ � הוּא וּ בָ ר וּ � שְׁ מ ֹו !Blessed be God, blessed be God’s name mevarech hashanim. Amen מְ בָ רֵ � הַ שָּׁ ִ נ י ם אָ מֵ ן .who blesses the years 10. Gather our exiles. Teka beshofar gadol lecherutenu תְּ קַ ע בְּ שׁ ֹו פָ ר גָּ דוֹ ל לְחֵ Sampleרוּתֵ נוּ ,Sound the great shofar for our freedom vesa nes lekabetz galuyoteinu וְ שָׂ א נֵס לְ קַ בֵּ ץ גָ לֻיּוֹתֵ ינוּ ,raise a banner to gather our exiles vekabtzeinu yachad וְ קַ בְּ צֵ נ וּ ַי חַ ד and gather us together .me’arbah kanfot ha’aretz מֵ אַ רְ ַ בּ ע כַּ נְ פוֹ ת הָ אָ רֶ ץ .from the four corners of the earth ,Baruch atah Adonai בָּ ר וּ � אַ תָּ ה יי ;Blessed are you, Ruler Baruch hu uvaruch shemo בָּ ר וּ � הוּא וּ בָ ר וּ � שְׁ מ ֹו !Blessed be God, blessed be God’s name mekabetz nidchei amo Yisra’el. Amen מְ קַ בֵּ ץ ִ נ דְ חֵ י עַ מּ ֹו ִ י שְׁ רָ אֵ ל אָ מֵ ן .gathering your dispersed people, Israel 11. Restore justice, that we may be ruled by God alone. ,Hashivah shofteinu kevarishonah הָ שִׁ י בָ ה שׁוֹפְטֵ ינוּ כְּ בָרִ אשׁוֹ נָ ה Restore our judges as at first veyo’atzeinu kevat’chilah וְ י וֹ עֲ צֵ י נ וּ ְ כּ בַ תְּ חִ ָ לּ ה and our advisors as in the beginning,2 ,vehaser mimenu yagon va’anacha וְ הָ סֵ ר מִ מֶּ נּ וּ יָ גוֹ ן וַ אֲ ָנ חָ ה take away our sorrow and sighing

1 For an explanation of this date, see page 275. 2 We pray to see Isaiah’s prophecy (1:26) fulfilled: “Ve’ashivah shoftayich kevarishonah veyo’atzayich kev- I will restore your judges as at first and your advisors as in the / וְ אָ שִׁ י בָ ה שֹׁ פְ טַ יִ � כְּ בָ רִ א שֹׁ נָ ה וְ יֹ עֲ צַ יִ � כְּ בַ תְּ חִ לָּ ה / at’chilah beginning.”

umeloch aleinu atah Adonai levadcha וּ מְ � � עָ לֵ י נ וּ אַ תָּ ה יי ְ ל בַ דְּ � —and rule us, God—you alone ,bechesed uverachamim בְּ חֶ סֶ ד וּ בְ רַ חֲ מִ י ם ,with kindness and mercy .vetzadkeinu bamishpat וְ צַ דְּ קֵ נ וּ בַּ מִּ שְׁ פָּ ט .and make us right through judgment ,Baruch atah Adonai בָּ ר וּ � אַ תָּ ה יי ,Blessed are you, Ruler Baruch hu uvaruch shemo בָּ ר וּ � הוּא וּ בָ ר וּ � שְׁ מ ֹו !Blessed be God, blessed be God’s name Between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, replace the next two lines with the shaded line melech ohev מֶ לֶ � א וֹ הֵ ב rulerSPS who loves tzedakah umishpat. Amen צְ דָ קָ ה וּ מִ שְׁ פָּ ט אָ מֵ ן .righteousness and justice hamelech hamishpat. Amen הַ מֶּ לֶ � הַ מִּ שְׁ פָּ ט אָ מֵ ן .ruler who dispenses justice 12. Let evil people meet their fate. ,Velamalshinim al tehi tikvah וְ לְ מַּ לְ שִׁ י נִ י ם אַל תְּ הִ י תִ קְ ָ ו ה ,For slanderers, let there be no hope vechol harish’ah וְ כָ ל- הָ רִ שְׁ עָ ה —and all wickedness ,kerega toved כְּ רֶ ַג ע תֹּ א בֵ ד ,may it perish in an instant vechol oy’vei am’cha וְ כָ ל- א וֹ יְ בֵ י עַ מְּ � ,and all your people’s enemies .meherah yikaretu מְ הֵ רָ ה יִ כָּ רֵ תוּ !may they soon be cut down Vehazedim וְ הַ ֵזּ דִ י ם And the arrogant people— Sample meherah te’aker uteshaber מְ הֵ רָ ה תְ עַ קֵּ ר וּ תְ שַׁ ֵ בּ ר ,may you soon uproot and crush them utemager vetachni’a וּ תְ מַ ֵגּ ר וְ תַ כְ ִ נ י עַ ,cast them down and humble them !bimherah veyameinu בִּ מְ הֵ רָ ה בְ ָ י מֵ י נ וּ !quickly and in our time ,Baruch atah, Adonai בָּ ר וּ � אַ תָּ ה יי ,Blessed are you, Ruler Baruch hu uvaruch shemo בָּ ר וּ � הוּא וּ בָ ר וּ � שְׁ מ ֹו !Blessed be God, blessed be God’s name shover oy’vim שׁ וֹ בֵ ר א ֹו יְ בִ י ם who destroys foes umachni’a zedim. Amen וּ מַ כְ נִ י עַ ֵז דִ י ם אָ מֵ ן .and humbles the arrogant 13. But let the righteous enjoy their reward. Al hatzadikim ve’al hachasidim עַ ל הַ צַּ דִּ י קִ י ם וְ עַ ל הַ חֲ סִ י דִ י ם For the righteous and devout ve’al ziknei amcha וְ עַ ל ִ ז קְ ֵנ י עַ מְּ � and the elders of your people beit Yisra’el בֵּ י ת ִ י שְׂ רָ אֵ ל ,the Jewish community ve’al pleitat sofreihem וְ עַ ל פְּ ֵל י טַ ת ס ֹו פְ רֵ י הֶ ם ,for the remnant of their scholars ve’al gerei hatzedek ve’aleinu וְ עַ ל ֵגּ רֵ י הַ צֶּ דֶ ק וְ עָ לֵ י נ וּ for the righteous converts and for us

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,yehemu nah rachamecha יֶ הֱ מ וּ נָ א רַ חֲ מֶ י � ,let your mercies be stirred ,Adonai Eloheinu יי אֱ � הֵ י נ וּ ,O Ruler, our God veten sachar tov lechol וְ תֵ ן שָׂ ָ כ ר טוֹ ב לְ כֹ ל and grant a good reward to all habot’chim beshimcha be’emet הַ ֹ בּ טְ חִ י ם בְּ שִׁ מְ � בֶּ אֱ מֶ ת ,who rely on your reputation sincerely —vesim chelkenu imahem le’olam וְ שִׂ י ם חֶ לְ קֵ נ וּ עִ מָּ הֶ ם לְ ע וֹ לָ ם — and put our lot with them forever .velo nevosh, ki vecha batachnu וְ � א נֵבוֹ שׁ כִּ י בְ � בָּ טָ חְ נ וּ .we won’t be ashamed, for we trust you ,Baruch atah Adonai בָּ ר וּ � אַ תָּ ה יי ,Blessed areSPS you, Ruler Baruch hu uvaruch shemo בָּ ר וּ � הוּא וּ בָ ר וּ � שְׁ מ ֹו .!Blessed be God, blessed be God’s name mish’an umivtach latzadikim. Amen מִ שְׁ עָ ן וּ מִ בְ טָ ח ַ ל צַּ דִּ י קִ י ם אָ מֵ ן the support and trust of the righteous 14. And let Jerusalem be restored. Velirushalayim ir’cha וְ ִ ל י ר וּ שָׁ ַ ל ִ י ם עִ י רְ � And to Jerusalem your city ,berachamim tashuv בְּ רַ חֲ מִ י ם תָּ שׁ וּ ב ,return in mercy ,vetishkon betochah ka’asher dibarta וְ תִ שְׁ כּ ֹ ו ן בְּ ת ֹו כָ הּ כַּ אֲ שֶׁ ר דִּ ַ בּ רְ תָּ ,stay there as you promised ,uveneh otah bekarov beyameinu וּ בְ ֵנ ה א ֹו תָ הּ בְּ קָ ר ֹו ב בְּ ָ י מֵ י נ וּ ,and build it soon, in our days ;binyan olam בִּ נְ ַ י ן עוֹ לָ ם ;a structure to last forever — vechiseh David וְ כִ סֵּ א דָ וִ ד and David’s throne— Sample .mehera letochah tachin מְ הֵ רָ ה לְ ת וֹ כָ הּ תָּ כִ י ן .set it there soon Baruch atah Adonai בָּ ר וּ � אַ תָּ ה יי ,Blessed are you, Ruler Baruch hu uvaruch shemo בָּ ר וּ � הוּא וּ בָ ר וּ � שְׁ מ ֹו !Blessed be God, blessed be God’s name boneh Yerushalayim. Amen בּוֹ נֵה יְ רוּשָׁ לָ יִ ם אָ מֵ ן .who builds Jerusalem 15. Let the Messiah come — David’s descendant. Et tzemach David avdecha אֶ ת- צֶ מַ ח דָּ וִ ד עַ בְ דְּ � —The flower of your servant David ,meherah tatzmi’ach מְ הֵ רָ ה תַ צְ מִ י חַ ,hurry to make it bloom ,vekarno tarum bishu’atecha ְ ו קַ רְ נ ֹו תָּ ר וּ ם בִּ י שׁ וּ עָ תֶ � :and in your salvation raise his horn !ki lishu’at’cha kivinu kol hayom כִּ י ִ ל י שׁ וּ עָ תְ � קִ וִּ י נ וּ כָּ ל- הַ יּ וֹ ם !we’ve waited all day for your salvation ,Baruch atah Adonai בָּ ר וּ � אַ תָּ ה יי ,Blessed are you, Ruler Baruch hu uvaruch shemo בָּ ר וּ � הוּא וּ בָ ר וּ � שְׁ מ ֹו !Blessed be God, blessed be God’s name matzmi’ach keren yeshu’ah. Amen מַ צְ מִ י חַ קֶ רֶ ן יְ שׁ וּ עָ ה אָ מֵ ן .who makes the horn of salvation flourish 16. Hear our prayers. ,Shema kolenu, Adonai Eloheinu שְׁ מַ ע קוֹלֵנוּ יי אֱ � הֵ י נ וּ ,Hear our voice, Sovereign God ,chus verachem aleinu חוּס וְ רַ חֵ ם עָ לֵ י נ וּ ,pity us and be merciful to us vekabel berachamim uveratzon וְ קַ בֵּ ל בְּ רַ חֲ מִ י ם וּ בְ רָ צ ֹ ו ן and with mercy and favor accept ,et tefilatenu אֶ ת- תְּ פִ ָ לּ תֵ נ וּ ,our prayer

ki El shome’ah כִּ י אֵ ל שׁ וֹ מֵ עַ for you are a God who listens to ;tefilot vetachanunim atah תְּ פִ לּ ֹו ת וְ תַ חֲ נ וּ ִ נ י ם אָ תָּ ה .prayers and petitions umilfanecha malkenu reikam וּ מִ לְּ פָ ֶנ י � מַ לְ ֵ כּ נ וּ רֵ י קָ ם ,Don’t turn us away from you emptyhanded ,al teshiveinu אַל תְּ שִׁ י ֵ ב נ וּ ,O Ruler On a public fast day individuals replace the next five lines with Aneinu, page 237. ki atah shome’ah כִּ י אַ תָּ ה שׁ וֹ מֵ עַ because you listen to .tefilat amcha Yisra’el berachamim תְּ פִ ַ לּ ת עַ מְּ � ִ י שְׂ רָ אֵ ל בְּ רַ חֲ מִ י ם .your SPSpeople Israel’s prayer in mercy ,Baruch atah Adonai בָּ ר וּ � אַ תָּ ה יי ,Blessed are you, Ruler Baruch hu uvaruch shemo בָּ ר וּ � הוּא וּ בָ ר וּ � שְׁ מ ֹו !Blessed be God, blessed be God’s name shome’ah tefilah. Amen שׁ וֹ מֵ עַ תְּ פִ ָ לּ ה אָ מֵ ן .who listens to prayer Closing Blessings ______Avodah ▪ עֲ ב ֹו דָ ה ▪ Temple Service .1 ______Retze Adonai Eloheinu רְ ֵ צ ה יי אֱ � הֵ י נ וּ Sovereign God, take delight ,be’amcha Yisra’el uvitfilatam בְּ עַ מְּ � ִ י שְׂ רָ אֵ ל וּ בִ תְ פִ לָּ תָ ם ;in your people Israel and in their prayer vehashev et ha’avodah וְ הָ שֵׁ ב אֶ ת הָ עֲ ב ֹו דָ ה restore the Temple service Sample ,lidvir beitecha לִ דְ בִ י ר בֵּ י תֶ � ;to the sanctuary of your house ve’ishei Yisra’el utefilatam וְ אִ שֵּׁ י ִ י שְׂ רָ אֵ ל וּ תְ פִ ָ לּ תָ ם —as for Israel’s fires1 and their prayer ,be’ahavah tekabel beratzon בְּ אַ הֲ בָ ה תְ קַ ֵ בּ ל בְּ רָ צ ֹ ו ן ;accept them with love and delight utehi leratzon tamid וּ תְ הִ י ְ ל רָ צ ֹ ו ן תָּ מִ י ד and may you always enjoy2 .avodat Yisra’el amecha עֲ ב ֹו דַ ת ִ י שְׂ רָ אֵ ל עַ מֶּ � .the worship of your people Israel On Rosh Chodesh and middle days of festivals, add Ya’aleh Veyavo, page 232. Vetechezena eineinu וְ תֶ חֱ ֶז י ָנ ה עֵ ינֵינוּ And may our eyes witness .beshuvcha leTziyon berachamim בְּ שׁ וּ בְ � לְ צִ יּ ֹ ו ן בְּ רַ חֲ מִ י ם .your return to Zion, in mercy ,Baruch atah Adonai בָּ ר וּ � אַ תָּ ה יי ;Blessed are you, Ruler Baruch hu uvaruch shemo בָּ ר וּ � הוּא וּ בָ ר וּ � שְׁ מ ֹו !Blessed be God, blessed be God’s name hamachazir shechinato leTziyon. Amen הַ מַּ חֲ זִ י ר שְׁ ִ כ י ָ נ ת ֹו לְ צִ יּ ֹ ו ן אָ מֵ ן .you return your presence to Zion

1 Include the shaded words if you favor the restoration of the sacrificial system. 2 “And may it be to your liking forever …”

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______Modim ▪ מ ֹו דִ י ם ▪ 2a. Thanksgiving ______v y Modim anachnu lach מ ֹו דִ י ם אֲ ַ נ חְ נ וּ לָ � ,We thank you sha’atah huu Adonai Elohenu שָׁ אַ תָּ ה הוּא u יי אֱ � הֵ י נ וּ ,because you are the Ruler, our God , vElohei avoteinu וֵ א � הֵ י אֲ בוֹתֵ ינוּ ,God of our ancestors .le’olam va’ed לְ ע וֹ לָ ם וָ עֶ ד .forever ,Tzur chayenu צוּר חַ ֵיּ י נ וּ ,The one sure thing in our lives ,magen yish’enu מָ ֵג ן ִ י שְׁ ֵ ע נ וּ —the shieldSPS of our salvation .ata hu ledor vador אַ תָּ ה הוּא לְ ד וֹ ר וָ ד וֹ ר !that is you, from age to age Nodeh lecha unesaper tehilatecha נ וֹ דֶ ה לְּ � וּ נְ סַ פֵּ ר תְּ הִ ָ לּ תֶ � We thank you and declare your praise ,al chayenu ham’surim beyadecha עַ ל חַ ֵיּ י נ וּ הַ מְּ ס וּ רִ י ם בְּ ָי דֶ � ,For our lives, which in your hand you hold ,ve’al nishmoteinu hapekudot lach וְ עַ ל ִ נ שְׁ מ ֹ ו תֵ י נ וּ הַפְּ קוּדוֹת לָ � ;Our souls, which in your care are told ,ve’al nisecha sheb’chol yom imanu וְ עַ ל נִ סֶּ י � שֶׁ בְּ כָ ל-יוֹ ם עִ מָּ נ וּ ,Your miracles, with us every day ,ve’al nifle’otecha vetovotecha וְ עַ ל נִ פְ לְ א ֹו תֶ י � וְ טוֹ בוֹתֶ י� ,Your wonders and abundant boons ,shebechol et שֶׁ בְּ כָ ל עֵ ת With us .erev vavoker vetzohorayim עֶ רֶ ב וָ ֹ ב קֶ ר וְ צָ הֳ רָ ִ י ם evening, morn, and noon. Sample ,Hatov ki lo chalu rachamecha הַ טּ וֹ ב כִּ י �א כָ לוּ רַ חֲ מֶ י � Your mercies never end; the one vehamrachem וְ הַ מְ רַ חֵ ם ,All good and merciful and blessed ,ki lo tamu chasadecha כִּ י �א תַ מּ וּ חֲ סָ דֶ י � .Whose kindnesses are never done .me’olam kivinu lach מֵ ע וֹ לָ ם קִ ִ וּ י נ וּ לָ � .In you our hopes forever rest ______Modim Derabbanan ▪ מוֹדִ ים דְ רַ בָּ ָ נ ן ▪ 2b. Teachers’ Thanksgiving______When the leader repeats the amidah and says the Thanksgiving blessing, the congregation says this: v y Modim anachnu lach מ ֹו דִ י ם אֲ ַ נ חְ נ וּ לָ � We thank you sha’ata hu u Adonai Eloheinu שָׁ אַ תָּ ה הוּא u יי אֱ � הֵ י נ וּ for you are the Ruler, our God , vElohei avoteinu וֵ א � הֵ י אֲ בוֹתֵ ינוּ ,and our ancestors’ God ,Elohei chol basar אֱ � הֵ י כָ ל- בָּ שָׂ ר ,God of all flesh .yotzrenu, yotzer bereshit י ֹ ו צְ רֵ נ וּ י וֹ צֵ ר בְּ רֵ א שִׁ י ת .our maker, who formed Creation Berachot vehoda’ot בְּ רָ כ ֹו ת וְ הוֹדָ אוֹ ת Blessings and thanks we give ,leshimcha hagadol vehakadosh ְ ל שִׁ מְ � הַ גָּ דוֹ ל וְ הַ קָּ ד ֹו שׁ ,to your great and holy name al shehecheyitanu עַ ל שֶׁ הֶ חֱ ִ י י תָ נ וּ because you have given us life .vekiyamtanu וְ קִ ַ יּ מְ תָּ נ וּ .and sustained us

,Ken techayenu utekaymenu כֵּ ן תְּ חַ ֵיּ נ וּ וּ תְ קַ ְ יּ מֵ נ וּ ,Keep giving us life and sustenance vete’esof galuyotenu וְ תֶ אֱ ס ֹו ף גָּ לֻיּוֹתֵ ינוּ and gather our scattered exiles ,lechatzrot kodshecha לְ חַ צְ ר ֹו ת קָ דְ שֶׁ � ,to the courtyards of your sanctuary lishmor chukecha ִ ל שְׁ מ ֹו ר חֻ קֶּ י � ,to keep your statutes ,vela’asot retzonecha וְ לַ עֲ שׂ וֹ ת רְ צ ֹו ֶנ � ,do your will ;ule’ovdecha belevav shalem וּ לְ עָ בְ דְ � בְּ ֵל בָ ב שָׁ ֵל ם and serve you wholeheartedly .al she’anachnu modim lach עַ ל שֶׁ אֲ ַ נ חְ נ וּ מ ֹו דִ י ם לָ � .forSPS which we thank you— .Baruch El hahoda’ot בָּ ר וּ � אֵ ל הַ הוֹדָ אוֹ ת .Blessed is the God of thanks On Chanukah and Purim, Israel’s Independence Day and Jerusalem Day, add Al Hanisim, page 233. Continue the Thanksgiving blessing below: Ve’al kulam וְ עַ ל כֻּ לָּ ם And for all these things may your yitbarach veyitromam shimcha ִ י תְ בָּ רַ � ְ ו ִ י תְ ר ֹו מַ ם שִׁ מְ � ,name be blessed and exalted .malkenu, tamid le’olam va’ed מַ לְ ֵכּ נ וּ תָּ מִ י ד לְ ע וֹ לָ ם וָ עֶ ד .O our ruler, constantly, and for ever Between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, add the shaded words; when repeating the amidah, the prayer leader pauses while the congregation says these lines. Uchetov lechayim tovim וּ כְ ת וֹ ב לְ חַ יִּ י ם ט ֹו בִ י ם And write down for a good life all the childrenSample .kol benei veritecha כָּ ל- בְּ ֵנ י בְ רִ י תֶ � !of those with whom you made your agreement ,Vechol hachayim yoducha selah וְ כֹ ל הַ חַ יִּ י ם יוֹדוּ� סֶּ לָה ,(Every living being will thank you (selah ,vihalelu et shimcha be’emet וִ י הַ לְ ל וּ אֶ ת שִׁ מְ � בֶּ אֱ מֶ ת ,and they will hail your name in truth .ha’El yeshu’atenu ve’ezratenu selah הָ אֵ ל יְ שׁ וּ עָ תֵ נ וּ וְ עֶ זְ רָ תֵ נ וּ סֶ לָ ה .(God, our salvation and help (selah ,w z Baruch y atah u Adonai בָּ ר וּ � v אַ תָּ ה u יי ,Blessed are you, Ruler Baruch hu uvaruch shemo בָּ ר וּ � הוּא וּ בָ ר וּ � שְׁ מ ֹו !Blessed be God, blessed be God’s name hatov shimcha הַ טּ וֹ ב שִׁ מְ � ,whose reputation is good ulecha na’eh lehodot. Amen וּ לְ � נָ אֶ ה לְ הוֹ דוֹ ת אָ מֵ ן .and to whom thanks are due

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In the silent amidah, continue with the blessing for peace, below. During the repetition, the leader adds the Priestly Blessing. ______Bircat Kohanim ▪ בִּ ר כַּ ת כֹּ הֲ נִ י ם ▪ The Priestly Blessing1 ______Eloheinu אֱ � הֵ י נ וּ Our God vElohei avoteinu וֵא�הֵ י אֲ בוֹתֵ ינוּ ,and God of our ancestors bar’cheinu vaberachah hamshuleshet ָ בּ רְ ֵ כ נ וּ בַבְּ רָ כָה הַ מְ שֻׁ לֶּשֶׁ ת bless us with the triple blessing baTorah בַּ תּ ֹו רָ ה in the Torah,SPS ,hak’tuvah al yedei Moshe avdecha הַ כְּ ת וּ בָ ה עַ ל יְדֵ י משֶׁ ה עַבְדֶּ � ,written by your servant Moses ha’amurah mipi Aharon uvanav הָ אֲ מ וּ רָ ה מִפִּ י אַהֲ רֹן וּבָ נָיו ,spoken by Aaron and his children —kohanim—am kedoshecha כֹּהֲנִים עַ ם קְ דוֹשֶׁ � —the priests—your holy people :ka’amur כָּ אָמוּר :in these words After each of the three verses of the Priestly Blessing, the congregation responds Num 6:24-26 Yevarechecha Adonai יְבָרֶ כְ �֥ יהו֖ה May God bless you .veyishmerecha ְ ו ִ י שְׁ מְ רֶ ֽ � .and protect you ken yehi ratzon כֵּן יְהִ י רָ צוֹן !May this be your will 2 Ya’er Adonai panav elecha יָאֵ֨ ר יהו֧ה ׀ פָּנָ ֛יו אֵלֶ ֖י� May God smile at you Sample .vichuneka וִֽיחֻנֶּֽ ךָּ .and show you favor ken yehi ratzon כֵּן יְהִ י רָ צוֹן !May this be your will 3 Yisa Adonai panav elecha יִ שָּׂ֨ א יהו֤ה ׀ פָּ נָיו֙ אֵ לֶ֔ י � May God let you perceive God’s presence .veyasem lecha shalom וְ ָי שֵׂ ֥ ם לְ �֖ שָׁ לֽ וֹ ם .and set you at peace Ken yehi ratzon כֵּן יְהִ י רָ צוֹן !May this be your will ______Shalom ▪ שָׁ ל ֹו ם ▪ Peace .3 ______Sim shalom ba’olam שִׂ ים שָׁ לוֹם בָּ ע וֹ לָ ם Grant peace on earth,4 tovah uv’rachah טוֹבָ ה וּבְרָ כָה ,goodness and blessing chen vachesed verachamim חֵ ן וָחֶסֶ ד וְרַ חֲמִ ים grace, kindness and mercy .aleinu ve’al kol Yisra’el amecha עָ לֵינוּ וְעַ ל כָּל- יִ שְׂ רָ אֵ ל עַ מֶּ � .for us and all Israel, your people

1 God dictated the Priestly Blessing for Aaron to use when blessing the Children of Israel (Num. 6:22-23). 2 “May God send the light of God’s face/presence toward you” 3 “May God raise God’s face toward you” 4 “On earth” is added in the Conservative liturgy.

Bar’chenu avinu kulanu בָּרְ כֵנוּ אָבִ ינוּ כֻּלָּנוּ ,Bless us all, O source of life ,ke’echad be’or panecha כְּאֶחָ ד בְּ אוֹר פָּ נֶי� .as one, in the light of your presence ki ve’or panecha כִּ י בְ אוֹר פָּ נֶי� For in the light of your presence ,natata lanu, Adonai Eloheinu נָתַתָּ לָּנוּ יי אֱ�הֵ ינוּ ,you gave us, Ruling God Torat chayim ve’ahavat chesed תּוֹרַ ת חַ יִּים וְ אַ הֲ בַ ת חֶ סֶ ד ,the Torah of life, the love of kindness utzedaka uveracha וּ צְ דָ קָ ה וּ בְ רָ כָ ה ,righteousness and blessing .verachamim vechayim veshalom וְרַ חֲמִ ים וְחַ יִּים וְשָׁ לוֹם .mercy,SPS life and peace Vetov be’einecha וְטוֹב בְּעֵ ינֶי� And it’s good in your eyes ,levarech et amcha Yisra’el לְ בָ רֵ � אֶ ת- עַ מְּ � יִ שְׂ רָ אֵ ל to bless your people Israel bechol et uvechol sha’ah בְּ כָ -ל עֵ ת וּבְ כָל- שָׁ עָ ה at every time and in every hour .bishlomecha בִּ שְׁ ל ֹו מֶ � .with your peace Between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, use the shaded section instead of the next four lines. ,Baruch atah Adonai בָּ ר וּ � אַ תָּ ה יי ,We bless you, God Baruch hu uvaruch shemo בָּ ר וּ � הוּא וּ בָ רוּ� שְׁ מ ֹו !Blessed be God, blessed be God’s name hamvarech et amo Yisra’el הַ מְּ בָ רֵ � אֶ ת עַ מּ וֹ ִ י שְׂ רָ אֵ ל who blesses God’s people Israel bashalom. Amen בַּ שָּׁ ל ֹו ם אָ מֵ ן with peace. Sample Between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, say the shaded lines; when repeating the amidah, the leader pauses while the congregation says the next five lines, then repeats them. BeSefer Chayim, berachah בְּ סֵ פֶ ר חַ יִּ י ם בְּ רָ כָ ה ,In the Book of Life, blessing ,veshalom ufarnasah tovah וְשָׁ לוֹם וּפַרְ נָסָ ה ט וֹ בָ ה peace and good livelihood, may we be nizacher venikatev lefanechah, anachnu נִ זָּ כֵ ר וְ נִ כָּ תֵ ב לְ פָ נֶ י � אֲ ַ נ חְ נ וּ ,reviewed and graded before you vechol amchah Beit Yisra’el וְ כָ ל- עַ מְּ � בֵּ י ת ִ י שְׂ רָ אֵ ל ,with all your people, Israel’s descendants .lechayim tovim uleshalom לְ חַ יִּ י ם ט ֹו בִ י ם וּ לְ שָׁ ל ֹו ם .for a life of goodness and peace ,Baruch atah Adonai בָּ ר וּ � אַ תָּ ה יי ,We bless you, God Baruch hu uvaruch shemo בָּ ר וּ � הוּא וּ בָ ר וּ � שְׁ מ ֹו !Blessed be God, blessed be God’s name oseh hashalom. Amen ע ֹו שֶׂ ה הַ שָּׁ ל ֹו ם אָ מֵ ן .who makes peace The amidah ends here, but we remain standing to express our own thanks and the longings of our heart guided by the next paragraphs. After the repetition, the leader says Full Kaddish, page 265.

On Rosh Chodesh and Chanukah, Israel’s Independence Day and Jerusalem Day, continue instead with Hallel, page 218.

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______Personal Prayer ______,Elohai, netzor leshoni mera אֱ � הַ י נְ צ וֹ ר לְ שׁ וֹ נִ י מֵ רָ ע ,My God, keep bad words from my tongue .usefatai midaber mirmah וּ שְׂ פָ תַ י מִ דַּ בֵּ ר מִ רְ מָ ה .and lies from my lips ,Velimkalelai nafshi tidom וְ לִ מְ קַ לְ ַ ל י ַ נ פְ שִׁ י תִ דּ ֹו ם ;Let me not try to answer those who curse me .venafshi ke’afar lakol tihyeh ְ ו ַ נ פְ שִׁ י כֶּ עָ פָ ר לַ כֹּ ל תִּ הְ ֶי ה .let my spirit be as still as dust to everyone ,Petach libi beToratecha פְּ תַ ח לִ בִּ י בְּ ת ֹו רָ תֶ � Open my heart with your teaching .uvemitzvotecha tirdof nafshi וּ בְ מִ צְ ֹו תֶ י � תִּ רְ דּ ֹו ף ַ נ פְ שִׁ י .that my spiritSPS may follow your rules ,Vechol hachoshvim alai ra’ah וְ כָ ל- הַ ח ֹו שְׁ בִ י ם עָ לַ י רָ עָ ה ,As for all who plan harm for me meherah hafer atzatam מְ הֵ רָ ה הָ פֵ ר עֲ צָ תָ ם quickly upset their designs .vekalkel machashavtam וְ קַ לְ קֵ ל מַ חֲ שַׁ בְ תָּ ם .and spoil their plans ,Aseh lema’an shemecha עֲ שֵׂ ה לְ מַ עַ ן שְׁ מֶ � ;Do it for the sake of your reputation ,aseh lema’an yeminecha עֲ שֵׂ ה לְ מַ עַ ן ְ י מִ י ֶנ � ;do it for the sake of your right hand ,aseh lema’an kedushatecha עֲ שֵׂ ה לְ מַ עַ ן קְ דֻ שָּׁ תֶ � ;do it for the sake of your holiness .aseh lema’an Toratecha עֲ שֵׂ ה לְ מַ עַ ן תּ ֹו רָ תֶ � .do it for the sake of your law Ps 60:7 ,Lema’an yechaltzun yedidecha“ לְמַעַן יֵחָלְ צוּן יְדִ ידֶ י� ,To save your devoted followers“ ”.hoshi’ah yemin’cha, va’aneni הוֹשִׁ יעָה יְמִ ינְ � וַעֲנֵנִ י take action, rescue and answer me!” Sample Psalm 19:15 ,Yi’heyu leratzon imrei fi“ יִהְ יוּ לְרָ צוֹן אִמְרֵ י־פִ י ,May what I say be to your liking“ ,vehegyon libi lefanecha וְ הֶ גְ י וֹ ן לִ בִּ י לְ פָ ֶנ י � ,and my deepest thoughts come before you ”.Adonai, tzuri, vego’ali יְהוָה צוּרִ י וְ גֹאֲלִ י ”.God, my rock, my savior Take three steps back, bow left on “oseh shalom,” right on “hu ya’aseh” and forward on “aleinu.” Between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, replace the next line with the shaded line. Oseh shalom bimromav ֹע שֶׂ ה שָׁ לוֹ ם בִּ מְ ר ֹ ו מָ י ו ,Making peace in heaven above Oseh hashalom bimromav ֹע שֶׂ ה הַ שָּׁ ל ֹו ם בִּ מְ ר ֹ ו מָ י ו ,Making peace in heaven above hu ya’aseh shalom הוּא ַי עֲ שֶׂ ה שָׁ ל ֹו ם may God bring peace ,aleinu ve’al kol Yisra’el עָ לֵ י נ וּ וְ עַ ל כָּ ל ִ י שְׂ רָ אֵ ל ,to us and to all Israel ”.ve’imru, “Amen וְ אִ מְ ר וּ אָ מֵ ן ”.Now you say, “Amen

Add this if you mourn the loss of the sacrificial system, metaphorically or literally. Yehi ratzon milfanecha יְ הִ י רָ צ ֹ ו ן מִ לְּ פָ ֶנ י � ,May this be what you want Adonai Eloheinu יי אֱ � הֵ י נ וּ ruling God , vElohei avoteinu וֵ א � הֵ י אֲ בוֹתֵ ינוּ :and God of our ancestors sheyibaneh beit hamikdash שֶׁ יִּ בָּ ֶנ ה בֵּ י ת הַ מִּ קְ דָּ שׁ that the Temple be rebuilt bimherah veyameinu בִּ מְ הֵ רָ ה בְ ָ י מֵ י נ וּ ,soon, in our days veten chelkenu beToratecha וְ תֵ ן חֶ לְ קֵ נ וּ בְּ ת ֹו רָ תֶ � ,and restoreSPS our rights in your Torah vesham na’avod’cha beyir’ah וְ שָׁ ם ַנ עֲ בָ דְ � בְּ ִ י רְ אָ ה and there we shall serve you reverently Mal 3:4 .kimei olam ucheshanim kadmoniyot כִּ ימֵ י עוֹלָ ם וּכְ שָׁנִ ים קַדְ מוֹנִ יּוֹת .as in days of old and years long past Mal. 3:4 Ve’arvah lAdonai וְעָרְ בָ ה לַ יהוָה So that God will enjoy min’chat Yehudah Virushalayim מִ נְחַ ת יְהוּדָ ה וִ ירוּשָׁלָ ִם the sacrifice of Judah and Jerusalem .kimei olam ucheshanim kadmoniyot כִּ י מֵ י ע וֹ לָ ם וּכְ שָׁ נִ י ם קַדְ מֹ נִ יּ וֹ ת .as in days of old and years long past

Take three steps forward.

On public fast days and between SampleRosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, add Avinu Malkenu, page 257.

On Rosh Chodesh, Chanukah, Yom Ha’Atzma’ut and Yom Yerushalayim, continue with Hallel, page 218.

Many congregations continue with Tachanun (Pleading), but (almost) all skip Tachanun and continue with Half Kaddish (page 264) on these days:

Rosh Chodesh; the month of Nisan; Israel’s Independence Day, Lag Ba’Omer and Jerusalem Day; the first of Sivan until the second day after Shavu’ot; the 9th and 15th of Av; the day before Rosh Hashanah; from the day before Yom Kippur until the second day after Sukkot; Chanukah; the 15th of Shevat; the 14th and 15th of Adar (and of Adar Rishon in a leap year); on the celebration of a marriage; in the house of a mourner during the week of mourning; on celebrating a circumcision if the father, godfather (sandek) or mohel is present.

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Tachanun ______Monday and Thursday ______On Monday and Thursday, Tachanun begins here; on other days, skip to Being Downcast on page 106. Ps. 73:38 Vehu rachum yechaper avon וְ הוּא רַ חוּם יְכַפֵּ ר עָוֹן God is merciful, excuses sin ,velo yashchit וְ ל ֹא ־ ַי שְׁ חִ י ת ,and will not destroy us ,vehirbah lehashiv apo וְ הִ רְ בָּ ה לְ הָ שִׁ י ב אַ פּ וֹ often withholds divine anger 1 .velo ya’ir kol chamato וְ ל ֹא ־ יָ עִ י ר כָּ ל ־ חֲ מָ ת וֹ .and doesSPS not arouse God’s rage Atah Adonai אַתָּ ה יי God, you ;lo tichla rachamecha mimenu � א ־ תִ כְ לָ א רַ חֲ מֶ י � מִ מֶּ נּ וּ —will not keep your compassion from us chasdecha va’amit’cha חַ סְ דְּ � וַ אֲ מִ תְּ � your kindness and faithfulness .tamid yitzrunu תָּ מִ י ד ִ י צְּ ר וּ נוּ always protect us.2

Ps. 106:47 ,Hoshi’enu, Adonai Eloheinu הוֹשִׁ יעֵנוּ יְהוָה אֱ�הֵ ינוּ ,Save us, O saving God ,vekabtzenu min hagoyim וְ קַ בְּ צֵ נ וּ מִ ן ־ הַ גּ וֹ יִ ם ,gather us from dispersion among other nations ,lehodot leshem kodshecha לְ ֹ ה ד וֹ ת לְ שֵׁ ם קָ דְ שֶׁ � to acknowledge your holy name Sample .lehishtabe’ach bit’hilatecha לְ הִ שְׁ תַּ בֵּ חַ בִּ תְ הִ לָּ תֶ � .and honor your praise Ps. 130:3-4 ,Im avonot tishmor-Yah אִ ם־עֲוֺנוֹת תִּשְׁמָ ר־יָהּ ,If you keep note of our sins, God .Adonai, mi ya’amod אֲ דֹ נָי מִ י יַעֲ מֹ ד ?O God, who will be able to stand up Ki im’cha has’lichah כִּ י ־ עִ מְּ � הַ סְּ לִ י חָ ה ,Forgiveness is yours .lema’an tivareh ְ ל ַ מ ַ ע ן תִּ ָוּ רֵ א .so that you can be feared ,Lo chachata’einu ta’aseh lanu �א כַחֲטָאֵ ינוּ תַּ עֲ שֶׂ ה לָּ נוּ Don’t treat us as our sins deserve .velo cha’avonoteinu tigmol aleinu וְ � א כַ עֲ ֹו ׂנ תֵ י נ וּ תִּ ְג מ וֹ ל עָ לֵ י נ וּ nor repay us as our wrongs deserve.3 Jer. 14:7 —Im avoneinu anu vanu אִ ם־עֲוֺנֵינוּ עָנוּ בָ נוּ —If our sins were to speak for us 1 !Adonai, aseh lema’an shemecha ְ י ה ָו ה ֲע שֵׂ ה לְ מַ עַ ן שְׁ מֶ � !But God, act to protect your reputation of mercy

Ps 25:6 ,Zechor rachamecha, Adonai זְכֹר־רַ חֲמֶ י� יְהוָה ,Remember your mercies, God ,vachasadecha ַו ֲ ח ָ ס דֶ י � ,and your kindnesses .ki me’olam hemah כִּ י מֵ ע וֹ לָ ם הֵ מָּ ה .for they have existed forever ;Ya’anenu, Adonai, beyom tzarah יַ עֲ ֵנ יינוּ בְּ יוֹם צָרָ ה ;May God answer us in time of trouble .yesagvenu shem Elohei Ya’akov ְ י שַׂ ְגּ בֵ נוּ שֵׁ ם אֱ�הֵ י יַעֲקֹב may the name of Jacob’s God protect us.2 Ps. 20:10 —Adonai hoshi’a יְהוָה הוֹשִׁ יעָה ,God, save us: for at our demand 3 .hamelech ya’aneinu veyom kor’einu הַ מֶּ לֶ � יַ עֲ ֵנ נ וּ בְ י וֹ ם ־ קָ רְ אֵ נ וּ .Oh Ruler,SPS you’ll give answer true

,Avinu malkenu אָ בִ י נ וּ מַ לְ ֵ כּ נ וּ ,Source of life! Sovereign chonenu va’anenu חָ ֵנּ נ וּ וְ עֲ נֵ נ וּ ,be gracious and answer us ;ki ein banu ma’asim כִּ י אֵ י ן בָּ נוּ מַ ֲ ע שִׂ י ם ;though we have done nothing to earn your favor Tzedakah aseh imanu צְ דָקָ ה עֲשֵׂ ה עִמָּ נוּ Do right by us ;lema’an shemecha ְ ל מַ עַ ן שְׁ מֶ � ,for the sake of your reputation ,Adoneinu, Eloheinu אֲ דוֹנֵינוּ אֱ�הֵ ינוּ ;our ruler, our God ,shema kol tachanuneinu שְׁ מַ ע קוֹל תַּ חֲ נוּנֵינוּ ,listen to our pleas uzechor lanu et b’rit וּזְכָר לָנוּ אֶ ת בְּרִ ית remember for us your contract with Sample , avoteinu אֲ בוֹתֵ ינוּ ,our ancestors .vehoshi’einu lema’an shemecha וְהוֹשִׁ יעֵ נוּ לְמַעַ ן שְׁ מֶ � .and save us for the sake of your reputation Daniel 9:15-19 ,Ve’atah, Adonai Eloheinu וְעַתָּ ה אֲדֹנָי אֱ�הֵ ינוּ ,Now, ruling God asher hotzeta et am’cha אֲ שֶׁ ר ה וֹ צֵ א תָ אֶ ת ־ עַ מְּ � who brought your people out me’eretz Mitzrayim ֵ מ ֶ א רֶ ץ מִ צְ רַ ִ י ם of the land of Egypt ,beyad chazakah בְּ יָד חֲזָקָ ה with mighty power —vata’as lecha shem kayom hazeh וַתַּעַשׂ־לְ � שֵׁ ם כַּ יּוֹם הַ זֶּה —and made your reputation as it is now .chatanu, rashanu חָ טָ א נ וּ רָ שָׁ עְ נ וּ .we have sinned, we have done wrong

1 “If our sins were to speak for us, we would only condemn ourselves. So, God, don’t take action based on our sins, but instead act for the sake of your reputation as a merciful God!” 2 Ps 20:2 has the same idea in the second person singular instead of first person plural. 3 “Lord, bring salvation! The king will answer us on the day when we call.”

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16 Adonai, kechol tzidkatecha ֲא ֹ ד ָנ י כְּ כָ ל ־ צִ דְ ֹ ק תֶ � ,God, through all your vindication of us yashav nah ap’chah vachamat’chah יָשָׁ ב־נָא אַפְּ � וַ חֲמָתְ � let your anger and wrath retreat ,me’ir’cha Yerushala’im מֵ עִ ירְ � יְ ר וּ שָׁ לַ ִם ,from your city, Jerusalem ,har kodshecha הַ ר ־ קָ דְ שֶׁ � ,your holy mountain ,ki vachata’einu כִּ י בַ חֲ טָ אֵ י נ וּ for because of our sins uva’avonot avoteinu וּ בַ ֲע ֹו נוֹת אֲ בֹ תֵ י נ וּ and the wrongs of our ancestors Yerushala’im ve’am’cha יְ ר וּ שָׁ לַ ִם וְ ַ ע מְּ � JerusalemSPS and your people have become .lecherpah lechol sevivoteinu ְ ל ֶ ח רְ ָ פּ ה לְ כָ ל ־ סְ בִ י ֹ ב תֵ י נ וּ .an object of scorn for all who live around us 17 ,Ve’atah, shema, Eloheinu וְ עַ תָּ ה שְׁ מַ ע אֱ � הֵ י נ וּ ,So now listen, God ,el tefilat av’decha ve’el tachanunav אֶ ל־תְּפִ לַּ ת עַבְדְּ � וְאֶ ל־תַּ חֲנוּנָיו ;to your servant’s prayer and pleas veha’er panecha וְהָאֵ ר פָּ נֶי� smile al mikdash’cha hashamem עַ ל ־ מִ קְ דָּ שְׁ � הַ שָּׁ מֵ ם on your ruined sanctuary .lema’an Adonai לְ מַ עַ ן אֲ דֹ נָ י !for God’s sake 18 1 ;Hateh, Elohai, oznecha, ushemah“ הַ טֵּ ה אֱ � הַ י אָ זְ נְ � וּ שֲׁ מָ ע ;Get ready, God, and hear“ ,pekach einecha פְּקַ ח עֵ ינֶי� open your eyes Sample ,ure’eh shomemoteinu וּרְ אֵ ה שֹׁמְ מֹ תֵ ינוּ and look at our ruin veha’ir וְ הָ עִ י ר and that of the city .asher nikra shimcha aleha אֲשֶׁ ר־נִקְרָ א שִׁמְ � עָלֶיהָ .known by your name Ki lo al tzidkoteinu כִּ י לֹא עַל־צִדְ קֹתֵ ינוּ Not because of our merits anachnu mapilim ֲא ַנ חְ נ וּ מַ פִּ י לִ י ם do we pray ,tachanuneinu lefanecha תַּ חֲנוּנֵינוּ לְ פָ נֶי� ,our pleas to you .ki al rachamecha harabim כִּ י עַל־רַ חֲמֶ י� הָרַ בִּ ים .but because of your great mercies 19 ,Adonai, shema’a, Adonai, selacha אֲדֹנָי שְׁמָ עָה אֲדֹנָי סְ לָחָ ה ;God, listen; God, forgive !Adonai, hakshivah, va’aseh אֲ דֹ נָי הַ קֲ שִׁ יבָ ה וַעֲשֵׂ ה !God, listen and take action ,Al te’achar lema’an’cha, Elohai אַ ל ־ תְּ אַ חַ ר לְ מַ ֲע נְ � ֱא � הַ י ,Don’t delay, for your sake, God ki shim’cha nikra כִּ י ־ שִׁ מְ � נִ קְ רָ א For by your name are known 2 ”.al ir’cha ve’al amecha עַל־עִ ירְ � וְ עַל־עַמֶּ � ”.your city and your people

1 “Incline your ear.” 2 I.e., their fortunes indicate God’s nature: if they survive, God is merciful.

,Avinu ha’av harachaman אָבִ ינוּ הָ אָב הָרַ חֲמָ ן ,Source of life, merciful parent ,Har’enu ot letovah הַרְ אֵ נוּ אוֹת לְטוֹבָ ה show us a promise of goodness vekabetz nefutzoteinu וְקַ בֵּ ץ נְפוּצֹתֵ ינוּ and gather our scattered ones ;me’arbah kanfot ha’aretz מֵאַרְ בַּ ע כַּנְפוֹת הָאָרֶ ץ .from the four corners of the earth yakiru veyed’u kol hagoyim יַכִּ ירוּ וְ יֵדְ עוּ כָּל הַ גּוֹיִם Let all the other peoples realize and know !ki atah, Adonai, Eloheinu כִּ י אַתָּ ה יי אֱ�הֵ ינוּ !that you, God, are our God Isaiah 64:7 ;Va’atah, Adonai, avinu atah וְ עַ תָּ ה יְ ה וָ ה אָ בִ י נ וּ אָ תָּ ה ;SPSNow, God, you are our life-source ,anachnu hachomer ve’atah yotzrenu ֲא ַנ חְ נ וּ הַ חֹ מֶ ר וְ אַ תָּ ה יֹ צְ רֵ נ וּ ;we are the clay, you our potter .uma’aseh yad’cha kulanu וּ מַ עֲ שֵׂ ה יָדְ � כֻּ לָּ נ וּ .we are all your work ,Hoshi’enu lema’an shemecha הוֹשִׁ יעֵ נוּ לְמַעַ ן שְׁ מֶ � ,Save us, for the sake of your reputation !tzurenu, malkenu vego’alenu צוּרֵ נוּ מַלְכֵּנוּ וְ גוֹאֲ לֵנוּ .our rock, ruler and savior Joel 2:17 Chusah, Adonai, al amecha חוּסָ ה יְ הוָ ה עַ ל ־עַ מֶּ � ,Take pity, God, on your people ve’al titen nachalat’cha lecherpah וְאַל־תִּ תֵּ ן נַחֲלָתְ � לְ חֶרְ פָּה don’t put your heritage to shame

.limshol bam goyim לִמְ שָׁ ל־בָּ ם גּוֹיִ ם .as a sad example for people to study ,Lamah yomru va’amim לָמָּ ה יֹאמְ רוּ בָ עַמִּ ים Why should it be said among other peoples,Sample ”?Ayeh Eloheihem“ אַ יֵּ ה אֱ � הֵ י הֶ ם ”?Where is their God who didn’t protect them“

,Yadanu ki chatanu יָדַעְ נוּ כִּ י חָטָ אנוּ ,We know we have sinned ;ve’ein mi ya’amod ba’adenu וְאֵ ין מִ י יַעֲמ ׂד בַּעֲדֵ נוּ ;and there is nobody to stand up for us shim’cha hagadol ya’amod lanu שִׁמְ � הַ גָּדו ׂל יַעֲמָ ד לָנוּ may your great reputation stand up for us .be’et tzarah בְּ עֵ ת צָ רָ ה .in our time of trouble ;Yadanu ki ein banu ma’asim ָ י דַ עְ נ וּ כִּ י אֵ י ן בָּ נ וּ מַ ֲ ע שִׂ י ם We know we have no achievements tzedakah aseh imanu צְ דָ קָ ה עֲ שֵׂ ה עִ מָּ נ וּ to speak for us, so vindicate us just .lema’an shemecha ְ ל מַ עַ ן שְׁ מֶ � .for the sake of your merciful reputation ,Kerachem av al banim כְּ רַ חֵ ם אָ ב עַ ל בָּ נִ י ם ,As a parent takes pity on the children ken terachem, Adonai, aleinu כֵּן תְּ רַ חֵ ם יי עָ ֵל וּני so, God, take pity on us1 ;Vehoshi’enu lema’an shemecha וְהוֹשִׁ יעֵ נוּ לְמַעַ ן שְׁ מֶ � .and save us for the sake of your reputation

1 Based on Psalm 103:13.

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,Chamol al amecha חֲמֹל עַ ל עַ מֶּ � ,Take pity on your people ;rachem al nachalatecha רַ חֵ ם עַ ל נַ חֲ לָ תֶ � ,have compassion for your heritage .chusah nah kerov rachamecha ח וּ סָ ה נָּ א כְּ רֹ ב רַ חֲ מֶ י � ,please be kind as your compassion is great ,chonenu va’aneinu חָ נֵּנוּ וַעֲנֵנוּ ,be gracious to us, answer us ,ki lecha, Adonai, hatz’dakah כִּ י לְ� יי הַצְּדָקָ ה for what you do, God, is always right,1 .oseh nifla’ot bechol et עֹשֵׂ ה נִפְ לָאוֹת בְּ כָל עֵ ת .you who perform miracles all the time SPS ,Habet nah, rachem nah הַבֶּ ט נָא רַ חֶ ם נָא עַ ל עַמְּ � Look down and be kind to your people .meherah lema’an shemecha מְ הֵרָ ה לְמַעַ ן שְׁ מֶ � .quickly, for the sake of your reputation Berachamecha harabim בְּ רַ חֲ מֶ י � הָ רַ בִּ י ם ,In your great mercy ,Adonai Eloheinu, chus verachem יי אֱ�הֵ ינוּ חוּס וְרַ חֵ ם ,ruling God, take pity and be kind .vehoshi’ah tzon mar’itecha וְהוֹשִׁ יעָ ה צֹאן מַרְ עִ יתֶ � ;save the flock whom you tend ,Ve’al yimshol banu ketzef וְ אַל יִמְשָׁ ל בָּ נוּ קֶצֶ ף don’t let anger rule us .ki lecha eineinu teluyot כִּ י לְ� עֵ ינֵינוּ תְ לוּיוֹת for we look to you for help.2 ;Hoshi’enu lema’an shemecha הוֹשִׁ יעֵ נוּ לְמַעַ ן שְׁ מֶ � ,Save us for the sake of your reputation .rachem aleinu lema’an beritecha רַ חֵ ם עָ לֵינוּ לְמַעַ ן בְּרִ יתֶ �pity us for the sake of your agreement. Sample ,Habitah va’anenu be’et tzarah הַבִּ יטָ ה וַעַ נֵנוּ בְּעֵ ת צָרָ ה Look at us, answer us in time of trouble .ki lecha, Adonai, hoshi’ah כִּ י לְ� יי הַ יְשׁוּעָ ה .for the power to save is yours, God ,Becha tochaltenu בְּ � תוֹחַלְתֵּ נוּ ,Yours is the power to forgive us ;Eloah selichot אֱ ל וֹ הַּ סְ לִ י ח וֹ ת ;God of forgiveness ,anah, selach nah אָ נָּא סְ לַח נָא please forgive us ,El tov vesalach אֵ ל טוֹב וְסָ לַּח ,O good and forgiving God ki El melech כִּ י אֵ ל מֶ לֶ� for you are a ruler both gracious .chanun verachum atah חַ נּוּן וְרַ חוּם אָתָּ ה .and merciful

1 “For yours, God, is the quality of being right / righteousness / vindication in a court of law.” 2 “For upon you our eyes depend,”—we look God constantly, hoping for mercy.

,Anah, melech chanun verachum אָ נָּא מֶ לֶ� חַ נּוּן וְרַ חוּם ,Please, gracious and merciful ruler zechor vehabet liVrit זְ כֹ ר וְ הַ בֵּ ט ִ ל בְ רִ י ת remember and review the Agreement 1 ,bein haBetarim בֵּ ין הַבְּתָרִ ים .with Abram between the Parted Animals Vetera’eh lefanechah וְ תֵ רָ אֶ ה ְ ל פָ ֶנ י � Let appear in your presence .akedat yachid lema’an Yisra’el עֲקֵדַ ת יָחִ יד לְמַעַ ן יִשְׂרָ אֵ ל that “only” child, tied down for Israel.2 ,Avinu, malkenu אָבִ ינוּ מַלְכֵּנוּ ,Ruling source of life ,chonenu va’anenu חָ נֵּנוּ וַעֲנֵנוּ be graciousSPS and answer us ki shim’cha hagadol כִּ י שִׁמְ � הַ גָּדוֹל for your great reputation .nikrah aleinu נִקְרָ א עָ לֵינוּ .is bestowed on us ,Oseh nifla’ot bechol et עֹשֵׂ ה נִפְ לָאוֹת בְּ כָל עֵ ת ,God, who performs miracles all the time .aseh imanu kechasdecha עֲשֵׂ ה עִמָּ נוּ כְּחַסְדֶּ � .treat us according to your kindness ,Chanun verachum חַ נּוּן וְרַ חוּם ,Gracious and merciful God ,habitah va’anenu be’et tzarah הַבִּ יטָ ה וַעֲ נֵנוּ בְּעֵ ת צָרָ ה ,See us, answer us in our time of trouble .ki lecha, Adonai, hayeshu’ah כִּ י לְ� יי הַ יְשׁוּעָ ה .for yours is the power of salvation ,Avinu, malkenu, machasenu אָבִ ינוּ מַלְכֵּנוּ מַחֲסֵ נוּ ,Our ruler, source of life, shelter .al ta’as imanu kero’ah ma’alaleinu אַל תַּעַ שׂ עִמָּ נוּ כְּ רֹעַ Sampleמַעֲלָלֵינוּ don’t treat us badly, as we deserve;3 ,Zechor rachamecha, Adonai זְכֹר רַ חֲמֶ י� יי ,think of your mercies, God ,vachasadecha וַ חֲ סָ דֶ י � ;and your kind acts ,ucherov tuv’cha hoshi’enu וּכְ רֹב טוּבְ � הוֹשִׁ יעֵ נוּ ;save us according to your great goodness ,vachamol nah aleinu וַחֲמָ ל נָא עָ לֵינוּ please take pity on us ki ein lanu Elo’ah acher כִּ י אֵ ין לָנוּ אֱ לוֹהַּ אַחֵ ר for we have no other God !mibaladecha, tzurenu מִבַּלְעָדֶ י� צוּרֵ נוּ .but you, our Rock ;Al ta’azvenu, Adonai Eloheinu אַל- תַּ עַ זְ בֵ נ וּ יי אֱ � הֵ י נ וּ ;Don’t discard us, ruling God .al tirchak mimenu אַל- תִּ רְ חַ ק מִ מֶּ נּ וּ nor be distant from us,4

1 In Genesis 15, Abram divides animals into parts, and God promises that he will have descendants, that they will suffer servitude, and that they will inherit a land. 2 “The binding of the one, for the sake of Israel.” In Genesis 22, Abraham ties Isaac and lays him on an altar, ready for sacrifice. Isaac is the “one” (God calls him “your one [or only] son”), and he is later renamed Israel. 3 “Don’t deal with us badly, according to our deeds.” 4 Based on Psalm 38:22.

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Ki nafshenu ketzarah כִּ י נַפְשֵׁ נוּ קְ צָרָ ה we can barely survive1 mecherev umishvi מֵ חֶ רֶ ב וּ מִ שְּׁ בִ י ,sword and exile ,umidever umimagefah וּ מִ דֶּ בֶ ר וּ מִ מַּ ֵגּ פָ ה ,plague and pestilence .umikol tzarah veyagon וּמִ כָּל צָרָ ה וְ יָגוֹן .all our sorrow and grief ,Hatzilenu ki lecha kivinu הַצִּ ילֵנוּ כִּ י לְ� קִ וִּ ינוּ —Save us—we wait for you .ve’al tachlimenu, Adonai, Eloheinu וְ אַל תַּ כְלִ ימֵ נוּ יי אֱ�הֵ ינוּ .don’t destroy us, ruling God ,Veha’er panecha banu וְהָאֵ ר פָּ נֶי� בָּ נוּ Look on SPSus with love,2 uzechor lanu et b’rit וּזְכָר לָנוּ אֶ ת בְּרִ ית remember the pact , avoteinu אֲ בוֹתֵ ינוּ ,with our ancestors .vehoshi’enu lema’an shemecha וְהוֹשִׁ יעֵ נוּ לְמַעַ ן שְׁ מֶ � .and save us for your reputation ,Re’eh vetzaroteinu רְ אֵ ה בְצָ רוֹתֵ ינוּ Look on our troubles ,ushemah kol tefilatenu וּשְׁ מַ ע קוֹל תְּפִ לָּתֵ נוּ and listen to the sound of our prayers !ki atah shome’ah tefilat kol peh כִּ י אַתָּ ה שׁוֹמֵעַ תְּפִ לַּת כָּל פֶּ ה for you listen to every prayer.3

,El rachum vechanun אֵ ל רַ חוּם וְחַ נּוּן ,Merciful and compassionate God ,rachem aleinu ve’al kol ma’asecha רַ חֵ ם עָ לֵינוּ וְעַ ל כָּל מַעֲשֶׂ Sampleי� take pity on us and all your works .ki ein kamocha כִּ י אֵ ין כָּמוֹ� .for nobody is like you ,Adonai, Eloheinu יי אֱ�הֵ ינוּ ,Ruling God ,anah, sah nah fesha’einu אָ נָּא שָׂ א נָא פְשָׁ עֵ ינוּ ,please tolerate our sins ,avinu, malkeinu אָבִ ינוּ מַלְכֵּנוּ ,ruling source of life ,tzureinu vego’alenu צוּרֵ נוּ וְ גוֹאֲ לֵנוּ ,our rock and redeemer ,El chai vekayam אֵ ל חַ י וְקַ יָּם ,God who lives and lasts ,hachasin bako’ach הַ חֲ סִ י ן בַּ ֹ כּ חַ ,invincibly powerful ,chasid vatov al kol ma’asecha חָסִ יד וָטוֹב עַ ל כָּל מַעֲ שֶׂ י � ,kind and good to all your works .ki atah hu Adonai Eloheinu כִּ י אַתָּ ה הוּא יי אֱ�הֵ ינוּ .for you are the ruler, our God ,El erech apayim umaleh rachamim אֵ ל אֶרֶ � אַפַּיִ ם וּמָ לֵא רַ חֲמִ ים ,God, slow to anger and full of pity aseh imanu kerov rachamecha עֲשֵׂ ה עִמָּ נוּ כְּ רֹב רַ חֲמֶ י� treat us to show your great kindness,1 .vehoshi’enu lema’an shemecha וְהוֹשִׁ יעֵ נוּ לְמַעַ ן שְׁ מֶ � .save us for your reputation

1 “For our soul/life-force is exhausted by sword, etc.” 2 “Shine your face on us.” 3 “The prayer of every mouth.”

,Shema, malkenu, tefilatenu שְׁ מַ ע מַ לְ ֵ כּ נ וּ תְּ פִ לָּ תֵ נ וּ ,Ruler, hear our prayer .umiyad oy’veinu hatzileinu וּמִ יַּד אוֹיְבֵ ינוּ הַצִּ ילֵנוּ .and save us from our enemies’ power ,Shema, malkeinu, tefilatenu שְׁ מַ ע מַ לְ ֵ כּ נ וּ תְּ פִ לָּ תֵ נ וּ ,Ruler, hear our prayer .umikol tzarah veyagon hatzileinu וּמִ כָּל צָרָ ה וְ יָגוֹן הַצִּ ילֵנוּ .and save us from all trouble and sorrow ,Avinu, malkeinu atah אָ בִ י נ וּ מַ לְ ֵ כּ נ וּ אַ תָּ ה ,You are our ruling source of life Jer 14:9 2 ;veshim’chah aleinu nikrah וְ שִׁ מְ � עָ לֵ י נ וּ נִ קְ רָ א ,SPS we represent you al tanichenu אַ ל ־ תַּ נִּ חֵ נ וּ !so don’t abandon us ,Al ta’azvenu, avinu אַל תַּעַזְבֵ נוּ אָבִ ינוּ ,Don’t leave us, source of life ,ve’al tit’shenu, bor’enu וְ אַל תִּטְּשֵׁ נוּ בּוֹרְ אֵ נוּ ,nor abandon us, creator ,ve’al tishkachenu, yotzrenu וְ אַל תִּשְׁ כָּחֵ נוּ יוֹצְרֵ נוּ ,nor forget us, O our maker ki El melech כִּ י אֵ ל מֶ לֶ � because you are God, a monarch .chanun verachum atah חַ נּ וּ ן וְ רַ ח וּ ם אָ תָּ ה .both gracious and compassionate

,Ein kamocha chanun verachum אֵ ין כָּמוֹ� חַ נּוּן וְרַ חוּם ,Nobody is like you, gracious and kind ;Adonai, Eloheinu יי אֱ�הֵ ינוּ ruling God; Sample ein kamocha, El erech apayim אֵ ין כָּמוֹ� אֵ ל אֶרֶ � אַפַּיִם ,nobody is like you, patient God .verav chesed ve’emet וְ רַ ב חֶ סֶ ד וֶ אֱ מֶ ת ;very kind and truthful ,Hoshi’enu berachamecha harabim הוֹשִׁ יעֵ נוּ בְּרַ חֲמֶ י� הָרַבִּ ים ;save us in your great mercy .mera’ash umerogez hatzilenu מֵרַ עַ שׁ וּמֵ רֹגֶז הַצִּ ילֵנוּ !from shock and terror save us ,Zechor la’avadecha זְ כֹ ר לַ עֲ בָ דֶ י � Remember your servants ;le’Avraham, leYitzchak uleYa’akov לְ אַבְ רָ הָ ם לְ יִ צְ חָ ק וּ לְ יַ עֲ קֹ ב ;Abraham, Isaac and Jacob al tefen el koshyenu אַל תֵּפֶ ן אֶ ל קָשְׁ יֵנוּ ,don’t take note of our stubbornness .ve’el rish’enu ve’el chatatenu וְאֶ ל רִשְׁ עֵ נוּ וְאֶ ל חַטָּ אתֵ נוּ our wrongdoing and our sinning Ex 32:12 Shuv mecharon apecha, vehinachem שׁוּב מֵ חֲרוֹן אַפֶּ � וְהִ נָּחֵ ם Hold back your anger; reconsider .al hara’ah le’amecha עַ ל־הָרָ עָ ה לְ עַ מֶּ � !the punishment for your people’s evil Vehaser mimenu makat hamavet וְהָסֵ ר מִמֶּ נּוּ מַ כַּת הַמָּ וֶת ,Deflect the deadly blow that threatens us .ki rachum atah כִּ י רַ חוּם אָ תָּ ה .for you are merciful

1 “Deal with us as (i.e., according to) the abundance of your kindness”—i.e., be kind to us because you are a very kind God, and in being kind to us you show that your reputation for kindness is deserved. 2 “And your name is called upon us”—i.e., what people call us reflects on your reputation.

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:Ki ken darkecha כִּ י כֵן דַּרְ כֶּ� :This is your way of behaving oseh chesed chinom עוֹשֶׂ ה חֶסֶ ד חִ נָּם doing kindness for no reward .bechol dor vador בְּ כָל דּוֹר וָדוֹר .in every generation ,Chusah, Adonai, al amecha חוּסָ ה יי עַ ל עַמֶּ � ,God, have mercy on your people ,vehatzilenu miza’mecha וְהַ צִּ ילֵנוּ מִ זַּעְ מֶ � ,save us from your fury vehaser mimenu makat hamagefah וְהָסֵ ר מִמֶּ נּוּ מַ כַּת הַמַּ גֵּפָ ה —deflect the punishment—epidemic ,ugezerah kashah וּ ְ ג ֵז רָ ה קָ שָׁ ה ,the harshSPS sentence .ki atah shomer Yisra’el כִּ י אַתָּ ה שׁוֹמֵ ר יִשְׂרָ אֵ ל .for you are Israel’s guardian

Daniel 9:7 ,Lecha Adonai hatz’dakah לְ � אֲ דֹ ָנ י הַ צְּ דָ קָ ה ,You are in the right, God 1 .velanu boshet hapanim וְ לָ נ וּ בֹּ שֶׁ ת הַ פָּ נִ י ם .while we live in shame ,Mah nit’onen, mah nomar מַ ה נִּ תְ א ֹו ֵנ ן מַ ה נֹּ א מַ ר —How can we complain—what can we say ?mah nedaber, umah nitztadak מַ ה נְּ דַ בֵּ ר וּ מַ ה נִּ צְ טַ דָ ק ?how can we speak in our own defence ,Nachpesah deracheinu venachkorah ַנ חְ פְּ שָׂ ה דְ רָ ֵכ י נ וּ וְ ַנ חְ ֹ ק רָ ה ,We should probe our conduct, investigate venashuvah elecha וְ נָ שׁוּבָ ה אֵ לֶ י� ,then return to you ki yemin’cha feshutah כִּ י יְמִ ינְ� פְ שוּטָ ה for you reach out your right hand Sample .lekabel shavim לְ קַ בֵּ ל שָׁ בִ י ם .to welcome those who return to you

Ps 118:25 ;Anah, Adonai, hoshi’ah nah אָ נָּא יְהוָה הוֹשִׁ יעָה נָּא ;Please, God, save us !anah, Adonai, hatzlichah nah אָ נָּא יְ הוָה הַצְלִ יחָ ה נָּא .please, God, grant us success Anah, Adonai, anenu אָ ָנּ א יי עֲ נֵ נ וּ Please, God, answer us !veyom kor’enu בְ יוֹם קָרְ אֵ נוּ .on the day we call out to you ,Lecha, Adonai, chikinu לְ� יי חִ כִּ ינוּ ;God, we have been waiting for you ,lecha, Adonai, kivinu לְ� יי קִ וִּ ינוּ ;God, we have been hoping for you .lecha, Adonai, neyachel לְ � יי נְיַחֵ ל .God, we will wait for you ,Al techesheh, ute’anenu אַל תֶּ חֱשֶׁ ה וּתְ עַ נֵּנוּ ,Don’t be silent, but answer us ,ki na’amu goyim כִּ י נָאֲ מוּ גּוֹיִם ,for other nations say .ovdah tikvatam אָ בְ דָ ה תִ קְ ָ ו תָ ם ”.Their hope is gone“ Kol berech vechol komah כָּ ל בֶּרֶ � וְכָך קוֹמָ ה ,Let every knee, everyone who walks upright .lecha levad tishtachaveh לְ � לְ בַ ד תִּ שְׁ תַּ חֲ וֶ ה !bow only to you

1 “Yours, God, is righteousness, and ours is shamefacedness.”

Hapote’ach yad bit’shuvah הַ פּוֹתֵחַ יָד בִּתְ שׁוּבָ ה ,You who open your hand to repentance ,lekabel posh’im vechata’im לְקַ בֵּ ל פּוֹשְׁעִ ים וְחַטָּאִ ים —to welcome wrongdoers and sinners niv’halah nafshenu נִ בְ הַ לָ ה ַ נ פְ שֵׁ נ וּ we are completely overwhelmed .merov itzvonenu מֵ רֹב עִצְּ בוֹנֵנוּ by our great remorse.1 .Al tishkachenu netzach אַ ל תִּ שְׁ ָ כּ חֵ נ וּ ֶנ צַ ח .Don’t forget us forever ,Kumah vehoshi’enu קוּמָ ה וְ הוֹשִׁ יעֵ נוּ ,Rise SPSand save us .ki chasinu vach כִּ י חָסִ ינוּ בָ � .for we seek shelter in your protection Avinu, malkenu, im ein banu אָבִ ינוּ מַלְכֵּנוּ אִ ם אֵ ין בָּ נוּ Source of life, if we have no ,tzedakah uma’asim tovim צְדָקָ ה וּמַעֲשִׂ ים טוֹבִ ים ,right or good deeds to earn forgiveness zechor lanu et b’rit זְכָר לָנוּ אֶ ת בְּרִ ית remember your agreement with avoteinu אֲ בוֹתֵ ינוּ our ancestors ,ve’edoteinu bechol yom וְעֵדוֹתֵ ינוּ בְּ כָל יוֹם :and our daily declaration ”.Adonai echad“ יי אֶחָ ד ”!God is one“ Habitah ve’onyenu הַ בִּ י טָ ה בְ עָ נְ ֵי נ וּ ,Look at our suffering ki rabu mach’oveinu כִּ י רַ בּוּ מַ כְ א וֹ בֵ י נ וּ our great grief Sample .vetzarot levavenu וְצָ רוֹת לְבָבֵ נוּ .and heartfelt sorrow Chusah, Adonai, aleinu חוּסָ ה יי עָ לֵינוּ God, take pity on us ,be’eretz shivyenu בְּ אֶ רֶ ץ שִׁ בְ ֵי נ וּ ;in our state of captivity ,ve’al tishpoch charon’cha aleinu וְ אַ ל תִּ שְׁ פֹּ � חַ רוֹנְ� עָ לֵינוּ ,don’t drown us in your anger ,ki anachnu am’cha כִּ י אֲ נַחְ נוּ עַמְּ � ,for we are your people .benei veritecha בְּ ֵנ י בְ רִ י תֶ � .children of those with whom you made your agreement El, habitah dal kevodenu אֵ ל הַבִּ יטָ ה דַ ל כְּבוֹדֵ נוּ God, see how low is our status ,bagoyim בַּ גּ וֹ יִ ם —among the nations .veshik’tzunu ketum’at hanidah וְשִׁקְ צוּנוּ כְּטֻמְ אַת הַ נִּדָּ ה they abhor us like filth.2

1 “Our soul/self/personality is confounded/overcome/astonished/overwhelmed by the immensity of our sorrow/remorse.” 2 “God, look, low is our glory/reputation among other nations, and they find us disgusting like the uncleanness of a menstruating woman.” As readers of Frazer’s Golden Bough will remember, many cultures regard the natu- ral cycle of menstruation with benighted abhorrence. The Torah’s instructions (e.g., Lev. 15:19 ff.) may be designed to rein in widespread superstitious practices.

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,Ad matai uz’cha bash’vi עַ ד מָתַ י עֻזְּ� בַּשְּׁ בִ י How long will your power remain captive .vetif’art’cha beyad tzar וְ תִ פְ אַ רְ תְּ � בְּ ַי ד צָ ר ?your glory remain under enemy control Or’rah gevurat’cha vekin’at’cha עוֹרְרָ ה גְבוּרָתְ � וְקִ נְאָתְ � Rouse your strength and zeal .al oy’vecha עַ ל א וֹ יְ בֶ י � .against your enemies Hem yevoshu veyechatu הֵ ם יֵבוֹשׁוּ וְ יֵחַ תּוּ Let them cower and collapse .migvuratam מִ ְ גּ ב וּ רָ תָ ם .before your might .Ve’al yim’atu lefanecha tela’oteinu וְ אַל יִמְ עֲ טוּ לְפָ נֶי� תְּ לָאוֹתֵ ינוּ Please takeSPS out troubles seriously.1 Maher yekadmunu rachamecha מַהֵ ר יְקַדְּ מוּנוּ רַ חֲמֶ י� Quick, bring your mercy to the fore ,beyom tzaratenu בְּ יוֹם צָרָתֶ נוּ —in our time of trouble ,ve’im lo lema’anenu וְאִ ם �א לְמַ עֲ נֵ נ וּ ,if not for our sake ,lema’an’cha fe’al לְ מַ עַ נְ � פְ עַ ל ;do it for your sake ve’al tash’chit zecher וְ אַל תַּשְׁחִ ית זֵכֶר don’t destroy the memory .she’eritenu שְׁ אֵ רִ יתֵ נוּ ,of those of us who survive Vechon om וְחֹן אֹם but be gracious to the people ham’yachadim shim’cha הַ מְ ַי חֲ דִ י ם שִׁ מְ � who declare your unity pa’amayim bechol yom tamid פַּעֲמַ יִם בְּ כָל יוֹם תָּמִ יד twice every single day, Sample :be’ahavah, ve’om’rim בְּ אַהֲבָ ה וְ אוֹמְרִ ים :lovingly, when we say :Shema, Yisra’el שְׁ מַ ֖ ע ִ י ְ שׂ רָ אֵ ֑ ל :Deut. 6:4 Listen, descendants of Israel .Adonai Eloheinu; Adonai echad יהו֥ ה אֱ �הֵ ֖ ינוּ יהו֥ה ׀ אֶחָֽ ד The Ruler is our God; the Ruler is one.2

1 “And let them not be small/few before you, our troubles.” witness”; with this“ ,עד are large letters. Together, they form the Hebrew word דאח of ד and שמע of ע The 2 declaration of God’s unity, we Jews bear witness to our faith. Another reason for the large letters is to avoid which would replace our confident faith with , דאח another) for) אחר and עשמ perhaps) for) שמא misreading (ד) agnostic uncertainty! Some say the large letters express hope for God’s universal acceptance in the four nations of the world (Genesis chapter X lists Noah’s seventy (ע) corners” of the earth and among the seventy“ grandsons, so we’re all descendants of Gen X-ers).

Nefilat Apayim ▪ נְ פִ י לַ ת אַ פַּ יִ ם ▪ Being Downcast We sit down and rest our head on our arm as if plunged in misery, with God our only hope. When King David faced disastrous alternatives, he chose to rely on God’s mercy. 2 Samuel 24:14 ,x {Vayomer David el Gad וַ יּ ֹא מֶ ר דָּ וִ ד אֶ ל ־ גָּ ד ,David told Gad .Tzar li me’od“ צַ ר־לִ י מְ אֹד .I’m in real trouble“ Niplah nah veyad Adonai נִ פְּ לָ ה ־ ָנּ א בְ ַי ד ־ יְ ה ָו ה I hope we fall into God’s power ,ki rabim rachamav כִּ י ־ רַ בִּ י ם רַ ֲ ח ָ מ י ו ;sinceSPS God is merciful ”!uveyad adam al epoleh וּבְ יַד־אָדָ ם אַ ל־אֶ פֹּלָה ”!I hope we don’t fall into any person’s power ,Rachum vechanun רַ חוּם וְחַ נּוּן ,Merciful and gracious God .chatati lefanecha חָ טָ א תִ י לְ פָ ֶנ י � .I have sinned in your presence ,Adonai maleh rachamim יי מָ לֵא רַ חֲמִ ים ,God, full of mercy .rachem alai vekabel tachanunai רַ חֵ ם עָ לַי וְקַ בֵּ ל תַּ חֲ נוּנָי .take pity on me and accept my pleas

Psalms 6:2-11 ,Adonai, al be’ap;cha tochicheni יְ ה ָ ו ה אַ ל ־ בְּ אַ פְּ � ת וֹ כִ י חֵ נִ י God, don’t rebuke me in your anger .ve’al bachamat’cha teyasreni וְאַל־בַּ חֲמָ תְ � תְ יַסְּ רֵ נִי .nor punish me in your fury 3 ;Choneni, Adonai, ki umlal ani חָ נֵּנִ י יְהוָה כִּ י אֻמְ לַ ל אָנִ י Be kind to me, God, for I am miserable;Sample 1 .refa’eni, Adonai, ki nivhalu atzamai רְ פָאֵנִ י יְ הוָה כִּ י נִבְ הֲלוּ עֲצָמָ י .heal me, God, for I feel shattered 4 ,Venafshi nivhalah me’od וְ ַנ פְ שִׁ י נִ בְ ֲ ה לָ ה מְ ֹ א ד ,I am completely dismayed ?ve’atah, Adonai, at matai וְ אַ תָּ ה יְ ה וָ ה עַ ד ־ מָ תָ י ?and you, God, how long must I wait for your help 5 ;Shuvah, Adonai, chaltzah nafshi שׁוּבָ ה יְ הוָה חַלְּ צָ ה נַפְשִׁ י ,Return, God, give me strength .hoshi’eni lema’an chasdecha ה וֹ שִׁ י עֵ נִ י לְ מַ עַ ן חַ סְ דֶּ � .save me, to show your kindness 6 ;Ki ein bamavet zichrecha כִּ י אֵ י ן בַּ מָּ ֶו ת ִ ז כְ רֶ � ;If you let us die, we can’t remember you 2 ?biShe’ol, mi yodeh lach בִּשְׁ אוֹל מִ י יוֹדֶ ה־לָּ � ?in the Underworld, who can acknowledge you 7 ;Yagati be’an’chati ָי ַג עְ תִּ י בְּ אַ נְ חָ תִ י .I’m tired of moaning ;as’cheh vechol laylah mitati אַ שְׂ חֶ ה בְ כָ ל ־ לַ ְ י לָ ה מִ טָּ תִ י every night I flood my bed .bedim’ati ar’si amseh ְ בּ דִ ְ מ ָ ע ִ ת י ַ ע רְ ִ שׂ י ַ א ְ מ ֶ ס ה .with my tears, I dissolve my sleeping couch 8 ;Asheshah mika’as eini עָ שְׁ שָׁ ה מִ כַּ עַ ס עֵ י נִ י ,My sight is clouded by tears of vexation .ot’kah bechol tzorerai עָתְ קָ ה בְּ כָ ל־צוֹרְ רָ י .blinded by my troubles

1 “My bones are terrified.” 2 “For there-is-no in-death memory-of-you; in She’ol, who will acknowledge you?”

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9 ,Suru mimeni kol po’alei aven סוּרוּ מִ מֶּ נִּ י כָּ ל ־ פֹּ עֲ לֵ י אָ וֶ ן ,Get away from me, all you evildoers .ki shamah Adonai kol bich’yi כִּ י ־ שָׁ מַ ע יְ ה ָ ו ה ק וֹ ל בִּ כְ יִ י .for God has heard the noise of my weeping 10 ;Shamah Adonai techinati שָׁ מַ ע ְ י ה ָ ו ה תְּ חִ ָנּ תִ י ;God has heard my pleas .Adonai tefilati yikach יְהוָה תְּפִ לָּתִ י יִקָּ ח God will accept my prayer 11 ;Yevoshu vibahalu me’od kol oy’vai יֵבֹשׁוּ וְ יִבָּ הֲלוּ מְ אֹד כָּל־אֹיְבָ י ;All my foes will wither and be baffled !yashuvu, yevoshu ragah יָשֻׁ בוּ יֵבֹ שׁוּ רָ גַע .they will turn back in sudden shame SPS

Sit upright On Monday and Thursday mornings include the following; otherwise, continue with Israel’s Protector, page 110. ,Adonai, Elohei Yisra’el יי אֱ�הֵ י יִשׂרָ אֵ ל ,O God, God of Israel Ex. 32:12 Shuv mecharon apechah שׁוּב מֵ חֲרוֹן אַפֶּ � ;Turn back from your anger .vehinachem al hara’ah le’amecha וְ הִ נָּ חֵ ם עַ ל ־ הָ רָ עָ ה לְ עַ מֶּ � .and relent at the evil penalty for your people

Habet mishamayim ure’eh הַבֵּ ט מִשָּׁמַ יִם וּרְ אֵ ה Look down from the sky and see ,ki hayinu la’ag vekeles bagoyim כִּ י הָ יִינוּ לַעַ ג וָקֶ לֶס בַּ Sampleגּוֹיִם ,that other nations scorn and deride us nechshavnu ketzon latevach yuval נֶחְשַׁבְ נוּ כְּצֹאן לַטֶּבַ ח יוּבַ ל ,see us as sheep, a ram for the slaughter laharog ule’abed לַ הֲ רֹ ג וּ לְ אַ בֵּ ד ,to kill and destroy ;ulemakah ulecherpah וּ לְ מַ כָּ ה וּ לְ חֶ רְ פָּ ה .to beat and humiliate ,uvechol zot ◊ ◊ וּבְ כָל זֹאת ,But in spite of this —shim’cha lo shachachnu שִׁ מְ � � א שָׁ ָ כ חְ נ וּ we have not forgotten who you are,1 !nah al tishkachenu נָא אַל תִּשְׁ כָּחֵ נוּ .so please don’t forget us

1 “Your name we have not forgotten”; the name implies reputation and identity.

,Adonai, Elohei Yisra’el יי אֱ�הֵ י יִשׂרָ אֵ ל ,O God, God of Israel Ex. 32:12 Shuv mecharon apechah שׁוּב מֵ חֲרוֹן אַפֶּ � ;Turn back from your anger .vehinachem al hara’ah le’amecha וְ הִ נָּ חֵ ם עַ ל ־ הָ רָ עָ ה לְ עַ מֶּ � .and relent at the evil penalty for your people Zarim omrim זָרִ ים אוֹמְרִ ים Strangers claim .ein tochelet vetikvah אֵ ין תּוֹחֶ לֶת וְתִקְ וָה we can expect nothing, we have no hope.1 .Chon om leshim’cha mekaveh ֹ ח ן ׂא ם לְ שִׁ מְ � מְ קַ ֶ וּ ה Pity the people who rely on your reputation;2 .Tahor yeshu’atenu korvah טָ הוֹר יְשׁוּעָתֵ נוּ קָרְ בָ ה pure SPSGod, save us soon!3 Lam 5:5 .Yaganu, velo hunach lanu יָגַעְ נוּ וְ ל ֹא הוּנַח לָ נ וּ .We’re tired and get no rest

Rachamecha yichbeshu רַ חֲמֶ י� יִכְבְּ שׁוּ Let your mercy overcome !et ka’as’cha me’aleinu אֶ ת כַּ עַ סְ � מֵ עָ לֵ י נ וּ your anger at us.4 ,Anah, shuv mecharon’cha ◊ ◊ אָ נָּא שׁוּב מֵ חֲ ר וֹ נְ � Please return from your fury .verachem segulah asher bacharta וְרַ חֵ ם סְ גֻלָּה אֲשֶׁ ר בָּחַרְתָּ .and pity the treasured people you chose ,Adonai, Elohei Yisra’el יי אֱ�הֵ י יִשׂרָ אֵ ל ,O God, God of Israel Ex. 32:12 Shuv mecharon apechah שׁוּב מֵ חֲרוֹן אַפֶּ � Turn back from your anger; Sample .vehinachem al hara’ah le’amecha וְ הִ נָּ חֵ ם עַ ל ־ הָ רָ עָ ה לְ עַ מֶּ � .and relent at the evil penalty for your people ,Chusah, Adonai, aleinu berachamecha חוּסָ ה יי עָ לֵינוּ בְּרַ חֲמֶ י� ;Take pity on us, God, in your mercy .ve’al tit’nenu bidei achzarim וְ אַל תִּתְּ נֵנוּ בִּידֵ י אַכְזָרִ ים .don’t deliver us to ruthless enemies

Ps 115:2 ,Lamah yomru hagoyim לָ מָּ ה י ֹא מְ ר וּ הַ גּ וֹ יִ ם ,Why should other peoples be able to say ”?Ayeh nah Eloheihem“ אַ יֵּה־נָ א אֱ �הֵ יהֶ ם ”?Where is their God now, when they need help“ ,Lema’an’cha aseh imanu chesed לְמַעַנְ� עֲשֵׂ ה עִמָּ נוּ חֶסֶ ד For your own reputation, be kind to us .ve’al te’achar וְ אַ ל תְּ אַ חַ ר !and don’t delay ,Anah, shuv mecharon’cha ◊ ◊ אָ נָּא שׁוּב מֵחֲ רוֹנְ� Please return from your fury .verachem segulah asher bacharta וְרַ חֵ ם סְ גֻלָּה אֲשֶׁ ר בָּחַרְתָּ .and pity the treasured people you chose

1 “There is no expectation of anything good, no hope” 2 “Be gracious to the people who hope in your name”—our hopes rest on God’s reputation. 3 “Bring our salvation close.” 4 Based on T.B. Berachot 7a: God’s own prayer is “that my mercy should overcome my anger.”

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,Koleinu tishmah vetachon ק וֹ לֵנוּ תִ שׁמַ ע וְתָ חֹן ;Hear our voice and be gracious ve’al tit’shenu beyad oy’veinu וְ אַל תִּטְּשֵׁ נוּ בְּ יַד אוֹיְבֵ ינוּ ,don’t leave us in our enemies’ power .lim’chot et shemenu לִמְ חוֹת אֶ ת שְׁ מֵ נוּ to erase allSPS trace of us.1 Zechor asher nishbatah זְכֹר אֲשֶׁ ר נִשׁבַּעְתָּ Remember your promise : la’avoteinu לַאֲ בוֹתֵ ינוּ :to our ancestors Ex 32:13 Kechoch’vei hashamayim כְּ כ וֹ כְ בֵ י הַ שָּׁ מָ יִ ם ,Like the stars of the sky, too many to count“ Ex 32:13 2 ,arbeh et zarachem ַ א רְ ֶ בּ ה ֶ א ת ־ ַז רְ ֲע ֶ כ ם ”.will I increase your descendants ve’atah nisharnu ְ ו עַ תָּ ה ִ נ שְׁ אַ רְ נ וּ ,But now we are left .me’at meharbeh מְ עַ ט מֵ הַ רְ בֵּ ה !only a few of all those many ,uvechol zot ◊ ◊ וּבְ כָל זֹאת ,But in spite of this —shim’cha lo shachachnu שִׁ מְ � � א שָׁ ָ כ חְ נ וּ we have not forgotten who you are,3 Sample !nah al tishkachenu נָא אַל תִּשְׁ כָּחֵ נוּ .so please don’t forget us ,Adonai, Elohei Yisra’el יי אֱ�הֵ י יִשׂרָ אֵ ל ,O God, God of Israel Ex. 32:12 Shuv mecharon apechah שׁוּב מֵ חֲרוֹן אַפֶּ � ;Turn back from your anger .vehinachem al hara’ah le’amecha וְ הִ נָּ חֵ ם עַ ל ־ הָ רָ עָ ה לְ עַ מֶּ � .and relent at the evil penalty for your people

Ps 79:9 ,Ozrenu, Elohei yish’enu עָזְרֵ נוּ אֱ�הֵ י יִשְׁ עֵנוּ ,Help us, saving God ,al devar kevod shemecha ַ ע ל ־דְּ בַ ר כְּ ב וֹ ד ־ שְׁ מֶ � ,for the glory of your reputation ,vehatzilenu, vechaper al chatoteinu וְ הַ צִּ י לֵ נ וּ וְ כַ פֵּ ר עַ ל ־ חַ טּ ֹא תֵ י נ וּ rescue us and forgive our sins .lema’an shemecha לְ מַ עַ ן שְׁ מֶ � .for the sake of your reputation ,Adonai, Elohei Yisra’el יי אֱ�הֵ י יִשׂרָ אֵ ל ,O God, God of Israel Ex. 32:12 Shuv mecharon apechah שׁוּב מֵ חֲרוֹן אַפֶּ � ;Turn back from your anger .vehinachem al hara’ah le’amecha וְ הִ נָּ חֵ ם עַ ל ־ הָ רָ עָ ה לְ ַ ע מֶּ � .and relent at the evil penalty for your people

1 “To blot out our name/reputation,” so that no trace of us will remain in human history. when pleading on behalf of the Jewish people after they sinned ; אַרְ בֶּ ה אֶ ת ־ זַ רְ עֲ כֶ ם כְּ כ וֹ כְ בֵ י הַ שָּׁ מָ יִ ם Ex 32:13 has 2 with the Golden Calf, Moses recalls God’s promises to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. 3 “Your name we have not forgotten”; the name implies reputation and identity.

Shomer Yisra’el ▪ שׁ ֹו מֵ ר ִ י שְׂ רָ אֵ ל ▪ Israel’s Protector ,Shomer Yisra’el שׁוֹמֵ ר יִשְׂרָ אֵ ל ,O, protector of your people Israel ,shemor she’erit Yisra’el שְׁ מ ֹו ר שְׁ אֵ רִ י ת ִ י שְׂ רָ אֵ ל ,protect the remnant of Israel ,ve’al yovad Yisra’el וְ אַל יֹאבַ ד יִשְׂרָ אֵ ל don’t let Israel be destroyed ”!ha’omrim: “Shema, Yisra’el הָ א ֹ ו מְ רִ י ם שְׁ מַ ֖ ע ִ י שְׂ רָ אֵ ֑ ל ”.for they say, “Listen, descendants of Israel ,Shomer goy echad שׁוֹמֵ ר גּוֹי אֶ חָ ד ,O, protectorSPS of the one people ,Shemor she’erit am echad שְׁ מוֹר שְׁ אֵרִ ית עַ ם אֶחָ ד ,protect the remnant of that one people ,ve’al yovad goy echad וְ אַל יֹאבַ ד גּוֹי אֶחָ ד don’t let the one people be destroyed ,ham’yachadim shim’chah הַ מְ ַי חֲ דִ י ם שִׁ מְ � :for they declare the unity of your nature ”!Adonai Eloheinu, Adonai echad“ יהו֥ה אֱ�הֵ ֖ינוּ יהו֥ה ׀ אֶחָֽ ד ”.The Ruler is our God; the Ruler is one“ ,Shomer goy kadosh שׁוֹמֵ ר גּוֹי קָ דוֹשׁ ,O, protector of the holy people ,shemor she’erit am kadosh שְׁ מוֹר שְׁ אֵרִ ית עַ ם קָ דוֹשׁ ,protect the remnant of the holy people ,ve’al yovad goy kadosh וְ אַל יֹאבַ ד גּוֹי קָ דוֹשׁ ,don’t let the holy people be destroyed ham’shal’shim beshalosh kedushot הַ מְ שַׁ לְּ שִׁ י ם בְּ שָׁ � שׁ קְ דֻ שּׁ ֹו ת for they declare holiness three times1 Sample .leKadosh לְ קָ ד ֹו שׁ .to the Holy One Mitratzeh verachamim מִ תְ רַ צֶּ ה בְ רַ חֲ מִ י ם You grant favor because of your mercy ;umitpayes betachanunim וּ מִ תְ פַּ ֵיּ ס בְּ תַ חֲ נ וּ ִ נ י ם ;and are appeased by prayers hitratzeh vehitpayes הִתְרַ צֶּ ה וְהִתְ פַּ יֵּס grant favor and be appeased ledor oni לְדוֹר עָנִי ,for the sake of this humiliated generation .ki ein ozer כִּ י אֵ ין עוֹזֵר .for there is no other help ,Avinu malkenu אָבִ ינוּ מַלְכֵּנוּ ,Source of life! Sovereign chonenu va’anenu חָ נֵּנוּ וְעֲנֵנוּ ,be gracious and answer us ;ki ein banu ma’asim כִּ י אֵ ין בָּ נוּ מַעֲשִׂ ים though we have done nothing to earn ,aseh imanu tzedakah vachesed עֲשֵׂ ה עִמָּ נוּ צְדָקָ ה וָחֶסֶ ד —your favor; be just and kind to us .vehoshi’enu וְ הושִׁ יעֵ נוּ !and save us

1 “Who triple in the three holinesses.” You might think this implies that we say three Kedushah prayers each day, but most days we say Kedushah twice, in the morning and afternoon Amidah prayers; instead, this refers to Hertz uses , בְּ שָׁ � שׁ קְ דֻ שּׁ ֹו ת kadosh three times as part of every Kedushah. Instead of/ קָ ד ֹו שׁ/saying the word holy .in the tripling of Kedushah”; such trivial differences are common among siddurim“ , בְּ שִׁ � וּ שׁ קְ דֻ שָּׁ ה

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We stand for the second line of this section Vana’nachnu lo nedah וַאֲ נַחְ נוּ �א נֵדַ ע II Chron. 20:12 But we don’t know .u umah na’aseh, ki alecha eineinu מַ ה־נַּעֲשֶׂ ה כִּ י עָ לֶי� עֵ ינֵינוּ !what to do—we look to you for guidance Ps 25:6 ,Zechor rachamecha, Adonai זְכֹר־רַ חֲמֶ י� יְהוָה ,Remember your mercies, God ,vachasadecha ַו ֲ ח ָ ס דֶ י � ,and your kindnesses .ki me’olam hemah כִּ י מֵ ע וֹ לָ ם הֵ מָּ ה .for they have existed forever Ps. 33:22 Yehi chasdecha Adonai aleinu יְהִ י־חַסְדְּ � יְהוָה עָלֵ ינוּ ,BeSPS kind to us, God 1 .ka’asher yichalnu lach כַּ אֲ שֶׁ ר ִ י חַ לְ נ וּ לָ � .for we have hoped for you Ps 79:8 Al tizkor lanu“ אַ ל־תִּ זְכָּ ר־לָ נוּ Don’t recall to our discredit“ ;avonot rishonim עֲ וֹ נֹ ת רִ אשֹׁ נִ ים ;the sins of our first ancestors 2 maher, yekadmunu rachamecha מַהֵ ר יְקַדְּ מוּנוּ רַ חֲמֶ י� ,quick, let your mercies reach us first ”.ki dalonu me’od כִּ י דַ לּוֹנוּ מְ אֹד ”!for we are very low Ps 123:3 ,Chanenu, Adonai, chanenu חָ נֵּנוּ יְהוָה חָ נֵּנוּ ;Be gracious to us, God, be gracious to us .ki rav savanu vuz כִּ י־רַ ב שָׂבַעְ נוּ בוּז .we’ve had our fill of humiliation Habakkuk 3:2 .Berogez, rachem tizkor בְּ רֹגֶז רַ חֵ ם תִּ זְכּוֹר .When angry, remember to be merciful Ps. 103:14 Sample ;Ki hu yadah yitzreinu כִּ י־הוּא יָדַ ע יִצְרֵ נוּ ;God knows what we are made of .zachur ki afar anachnu זָכוּר כִּ י־עָפָ ר אֲנָחְ נוּ .it’s well known that we are dust Ps 79:9 ,Ozrenu, Elohei yish’enu עָזְרֵ נוּ אֱ�הֵ י יִשְׁ עֵנוּ ,Help us, saving God ,al devar kevod shemecha ַ ע ל ־דְּ בַ ר כְּ ב וֹ ד ־ שְׁ מֶ � ,for the glory of your reputation ,vehatzilenu, vechaper al chatoteinu וְ הַ צִּ י לֵ נ וּ וְ כַ פֵּ ר עַ ל ־ חַ טּ ֹא תֵ י נ וּ rescue us and forgive our sins .lema’an shemecha לְ מַ עַ ן שְׁ מֶ � .for the sake of your reputation

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Torah Service Jewish scripture is public and available for all to read and study. On Mondays and Thursdays, we read the first section of the Shabbat reading; on fast days and Chanukah, the reading is appropriate for the day. After reading from the Torah, we hold up the scroll and declare that this is the scripture Moses brought us. The scroll is written without vowels, punctuation or cantillation marks (that indicate melody), so chanting from the scroll takes careful preparation. However, nothing is secret: we honor members of the congregation by inviting them to observe the reading. We stand from the time the ark is opened until the scroll is placed on its reading desk. When the ark is opened,SPS some raise their little finger or tallit, then kiss it. As the scroll comes thorugh the congregation, some touch its cover with hand or tallit or siddur, then kiss it. These are ways to show devotion to the book that guides our way of life. As we remove the scroll from the ark, we bow to the empty cabinet—empty except for remaining scrolls—to glorify God, and thus we make it clear that the Torah is not God, that God is incorporeal, that we have no visi- ble object of worship.. ______El Erech Apayim ▪ אֵ ל אֶ רֶ � אַ פַּ יִ ם ▪ God, Slow to Anger ______For Mondays and Thursdays, Hertz (and others) add El Erech Apayim after Chatzi Kaddish, except on: Rosh Chodesh, festival intermediate days, the day before Pesach, the Ninth of Av, the day before Yom Kippur, during Chanukah, on Purim Katan (in a leap year), on Purim or Shushan Purim Sample The two paragraphs below are similar. Some say only the first, some say both, some say neither. El erech apayim אֵ ל אֶרֶ � אַ פַּיִם ,God, slow to anger ,verav chesed, ve’emet וְ רַ ב חֶ סֶ ד וֶ ֱא מֶ ת ,great in kindness and truth .al be’ap’cha tochichenu אַ ל בְּ אַפְּ � תּוֹכִ יחֵ נוּ .do not punish us in your anger ,Chusah, Adonai, al amecha חוּסָ ה יי עַ ל עַמֶּ � ,Be merciful, God, to your people .vehoshi’enu mikol rah וְ הוֹשִׁ יעֵנוּ מִ כָּ ל רָ ע .and rescue us from every danger ;Chatanu lecha, Adon חָ טָ א נ וּ לְ � אָ ד וֹ ן ;We have wronged you, Ruler .selach nah kerov rachamecha, El סְ לַ ח נָא כּרֹב רַ חֲמֶ י� אֵ ל !forgive us in your great mercy, God

El erech apayim אֵ ל אֶרֶ � אַ פַּיִם ,God, slow to anger ,verav chesed, ve’emet וְ רַ ב חֶ סֶ ד וֶ ֱא מֶ ת ,great in kindness and truth .al tas’ter panecha mimenu אַ ל תַּסְ תֵּ ר פָּ נֶי� מִ מֶּ נּוּ .don’t turn away from us ,Chusah, Adonai, al Yisra’el amecha חוּסָ ה יי עַ ל יִשְׂרָ אֵ ל עַמֶּ � ,Be merciful, God, to your people .vehatzilenu mikol rah וְ הַ צִּ י לֵ נ וּ מִ כָּ ל רָ ע .and save us from every danger ;Chatanu lecha, Adon חָ טָ א נ וּ לְ � אָ ד וֹ ן ;We have wronged you, Ruler .selach nah kerov rachamecha, El סְ לַ ח נָא כּרֹב רַ חֲמֶ י� אֵ ל !forgive us in your great mercy, God

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______Hotza’at Sefer HaTorah ▪ ה וֹ צָ אַ ת סֵ פֶ ר הַ תּ וֹ רָ ה ▪ Taking out the Scroll ______We rise as the ark is opened, and we all say: Num 10:35 ,u u Vayehi binso’ah ha’aron ַו ְ י הִ ֛ י בִּ נְ ֥ ֹ ס ַ ע הָ אָ ֹ֖ ר ן ,And when the Ark moved out :vayomer Moshe וַיֹּ֣אמֶ ר מֹשֶׁ ֑ה :Moses would say ,Kuma Adonai, veyafutzu oy’vecha“ ק וּ מָ ֣ה ׀ יהו֗ ה וְ ָי פֻ ֙צ וּ֙ אֹֽ יְ ֔בֶ י � ,God, rise and scatter your enemies“ ”.veyanusu mesan’echa mipanecha וְ ָי נֻ ֥ ס וּ מְ שַׂ נְ אֶ ֖ י � מִ פָּ נֶ ֽ י � ”.and those who hate you will run from you Isaiah 2:3 Ki miTziyon tetzeh Torah“ כִּ י מִצִּ יּוֹן תֵּצֵ א תוֹרָ ה ,ForSPS Torah will spread from Zion“

”.ud’var Adonai mirushala’im וּדְ בַ ר־יהוה מִ ירוּשָׁלָ ִם ”.God’s word from Jerusalem Baruch shenatan Torah בָּ רוּ� שֶׁ נָּתַ ן תּוֹרָ ה Blessed is the one who gave the Torah .le’amo Yisra’el bikdushato לְעַ מּוֹ יִשְׂרָ אֵ ל בִּקְ דֻשָּׁ תוֹ .to Israel’s people, in holiness ______Removing the Scroll ______The prayer leader takes the scroll, turns to face the ark, bows and raises the Torah. Ps 34:4 ,Gadlu lAdonai iti ַ גּ דְּ ל וּ ַ ל יהוה אִ תִּ י ,Glorify God with me 1 .unerom’mah shemo yachdav וּנְרוֹמְ מָ ה שְׁ מוֹ יַחְדָּ ו .and let us exalt God’s name together The ark is closed, the leader takes the Torah to the reading desk, and the congregation say: I Chron. 29:11 Lecha Adonai hagdulah לְ � יהוה ַ ה ְ גּ דֻ ָ לּ ה Yours, God, are the greatness, Sample vehagvurah vehatiferet וְ הַ גְּ ב וּרָ ה וְ הַ תִּ פְ אֶ רֶ ת ,the strength, the splendor ,vehanetzach vehahod וְ הַ ֵנּ צַ ח וְ הַ ה וֹ ד the victory and the majesty .ki chol bashamayim uva’aretz כִּ י ־ כֹ ל בַּ שָּׁ מַ יִ ם וּ בָ אָ רֶ ץ .everything in heaven and earth— Lecha Adonai hamamlachah לְ � יהוה הַ מַּ מְ לָ כָ ה It’s for you, God, to govern .vehamitnaseh lechol lerosh וְ הַ מִּ תְ ַנ שֵּׂ א לְ כֹ ל לְ ר ֹא שׁ .and to be raised above all as the head Ps. 99:5 ,Rom’mu Adonai Eloheinu ר וֹ מְ מ וּ יהוה אֱ�הֵ ינוּ ,Exalt God, our ruler ,vehishtachavu lahadom raglav וְ הִ שְׁ תַּ חֲ ו וּ לַ הֲ דֹ ם רַ גְ לָ י ו ;and bow at God’s footstool .kadosh hu קָ דוֹשׁ הוּא .God is holy Ps. 99:9 Rom’mu Adonai Eloheinu ר וֹ מְ מ וּ יהוה אֱ�הֵ ינוּ ,Exalt God, our ruler ,vehishtachavu lehar kodsho וְ הִ שְׁ תַּ חֲ ו וּ לְ הַ ר קָ דְ שׁ וֹ ,and bow at God’s holy mountain .ki kadosh Adonai Eloheinu כִּ י ־ קָ ד וֹ שׁ יהוה אֱ � הֵ י נ וּ .because God, our ruler, is holy

”.means “make high” and so does “exalt רָ ם The Hebrew word from the root 1

,Av harachamim אַ ב הָ רַ חֲ מִ י ם May the source of mercy ,hu yerachem am amusim הוּא יְרַ חֵ ם עַ ם עֲ מוּסִ ים ,(take pity on our people (God’s burden ,veyizkor berit eitanim וְיִזְכֹּר בְּרִ ית אֵיתָ נִים ,recall the contract with our mighty ancestors veyatzil nafshoteinu וְ ַ י צִּ י ל ַ נ פְ שׁ ֹ ו תֵ י נ וּ save our souls ,min hasha’ot hara’ot מִ ן הַשָּׁ עוֹת הָרָ עוֹת ,from the bad times veyig’ar beyetzer hara וְיִגְעַ ר בְּ יֵצֶ ר הָרַ ע drive out the bad impulse ,min han’su’im מִ ן הַ ְ נּ שׂ וּ אִ י ם , fromSPS those who are sustained by God ,veyachon otanu lifleitat olamim וְ יָחוֹן אוֹתָ נוּ לִפְ לֵיטַ ת עוֹלָמִ ים ,graciously let us survive forever viymaleh mish’aloteinu וִ ימַ לֵּא מִשְׁ אֲ לוֹתֵ ינוּ and fulfill our longings .bemidah tovah yeshu’a verachamim בְּמִדָּ ה טוֹבָ ה יְשׁוּעָ ה וְרַ חֲמִ ים .with goodness, salvation and mercy The Torah scroll is placed on the reading desk, and we are seated. A gabbai (one who supervises the reading) or the Torah reader says the next passage and names the first person called to the Torah.1 Vetigaleh, vetera’eh malchuto וְתִ גָּ לֶ ה וְ תֵ רָ אֶ ה מַלְכוּתוֹ May God’s rule be revealed and seen ,aleinu bizman karov עָ לֵ י נ וּ בִּ זְ מַ ן קָ ר ֹו ב ,among us soon ,veyachon peleitatenu וְ יָ חוֹ ן פְּ ֵ ל י טָ תֵ נ וּ may God be kind to us who remain ,ufeleitat amo, Beit Yisra’el וּ פְ ֵל י טַ ת עַ מּ ֹו בֵּ י ת ִ י שְׂ רָ אֵ ל of God’s nation, the Jewish people, Sample ,lechen ulechesed לְ חֵ ן וּ לְ חֶ סֶ ד with grace and kindness ,lerachamim uleratzon ְ ל רַ חֲ מִ י ם וּ ְ ל רָ צ ֹ ו ן .mercy and favor venomar, “Amen.” Amen וְ נֹ א מַ ר אָ מֵ ן אָ מֵ ן ”!Let us say, “It’s true

Hakol havu godel lEloheinu הַ כֹּל הָ בוּ גֹדֶ ל לֵא�הֵ ינוּ Everyone, give greatness to our God .utenu chavod laTorah וּתְ נוּ כָבוֹד לַתּוֹרָ ה .and glory to the Torah … Kohen kerav: ya’amod ֹכּ הֵ ן קְ רָ ב יַ עֲ מֹ ד … Kohen, come close. Stand up … Ploni ben bat Ploni פְּ לוֹנִי בֶּ ן בַּ ת פְּ ל ֹ ו נִ יSo-and-so, child of So-and-so … 2 .Hakohen הַ כֹּ הֵ ן .the kohen

1 We call several adults for an “aliyah,” the honor of observing the reading : seven people on Shabbat morning, six on Yom Kippur, five on Rosh Hashanah and festivals, four on Rosh Chodesh, and three for afternoon Torah readings. Traditionally, we call a Kohen (one of the priestly family descended from Aaron), a Levi (Levites were ministers in the Temple), and the rest from other tribes. We may add extras (“hosafot”) and conclude with “acharon,” a “final” honoree; a Kohen or Levi may be given the acharon honor. The last aliyah is “maftir,” for the person who reads the Haftarah. We call people by their Hebrew names—so-and-so son/daughter of so-and- so. .Ploni ben Ploni means “so-and-so, child of so-and-so”; you insert the honoree’s Hebrew name/ פְּ ל וֹ נִ י בֶּ ן פְּ ל וֹ נִ י 2

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Baruch shenatan Torah בָּ רוּ� שֶׁ נָּתַ ן תּוֹרָ ה Blessed is God, who gave the Torah .le’amo Yisra’el bikdushato לְ עַ מּ וֹ יִשְׂרָאֵל בִּקְדֻשָּׁתוֹ .to Israel’s people, in holiness Congregation, then gabbai (or Torah reader): Deut 4:4 Ve’atem had’vekim“ וְ אַ תֶּ ם הַ דְּ בֵ קִ י ם And you who hold fast“ ,bAdonai Eloheichem בַּ יהוָה אֱ�הֵ יכֶ ם ,to God, your Ruler ”.chayim kulchem hayom חַ יִּ י ם כֻּ לְּ כֶ ם הַ יּ וֹ ם ”.all of youSPS are alive today ______Bir’chot HaTorah ▪ בִּרְ כוֹ ת הַ תּוֹרָ ה ▪ Torah Blessings ______Each honoree recites the call to prayer;1 we respond, and the honoree repeats our response. .v y Bar’chu u et Adonai hamvorach ָ בּ רְ כ וּ u אֶ ת־ יי הַ מְ ֹ ב רָ � .Bless God, the blessed one v y Baruch u Adonai hamvorach בָּ ר וּ � u יי הַ מְ ֹ ב רָ � ,Blessed is God, the blessed one .le’olam va’ed לְעוֹלָם וָעֶ ד .for ever and ever v y Baruch u Adonai hamvorach בָּ ר וּ � u יי הַ מְ ֹ ב רָ � ,Blessed is God, the blessed one .le’olam va’ed לְעוֹלָם וָעֶ ד .for ever and ever The honoree continues: Baruch ata Adonai בָּ רוּ� אַתָּ ה יי We bless you, God; Sample ,Eloheinu melech ha’olam אֱ�הֵ ינוּ מֶ לֶ� הָ עוֹלָם .You rule for endless days asher bachar banu mikol ha’amim אֲשֶׁ ר בָּחַ ר בָּ נ וּ מִ ָ כּ ל- הָ עַ מִּ י ם ,You chose us from all other folk .venatan lanu et Torato וְ נָתַ ן לָנוּ אֶ ת-תּוֹרָ תוֹ And showed us Torah ways.2 ,Baruch ata Adonai בָּ רוּ� אַתָּ ה יי ,Blessed are you, God Baruch hu uvaruch shemo בָּ רוּ� הוּא וּבָ רוּ� שְׁ מוֹ !Blessed be God, blessed be God's name noten haTorah. Amen נוֹתֵ ן הַ תּוֹרָ ה אָ מֵ ן .who gives the Torah

1 Some say the honoree should hold the Torah scroll handles (atzei chayim); some advise that the honoree should keep the Torah unrolled so the reader won’t have to look for the place, but the honoree should look away from the scroll so as not to imply that the words of the Call to Prayer are written in the scroll; some touch the beginning of the passage to be read with a tallit, then kiss the tallit; some touch the outside of the scroll instead, so as not to rub the writing, risking damage to the scroll. 2 “We bless you, God, our God, ruler of time/world/eternity, who chose us from all other peoples and gave us the Torah.”

After the Torah portion is read, the honoree concludes with this blessing: Baruch ata Adonai בָּ רוּ� אַתָּ ה יי ,We bless you, God ,Eloheinu, melech ha’olam אֱ�הֵ ינוּ מֶ לֶ� הָ עוֹלָם ;Your rule does time transcend asher natan lanu Torat emet אֲשֶׁ ר נָתַ ן לָנוּ תּוֹרַ ת אֶמֶ ת ,Your Torah true you gave us .vechayei olam nata betocheinu וְחַ יֵּי עוֹלָם נָטַ ע בְּ תוֹכֵנוּ Planted life that has no end.1 ,Baruch ata Adonai בָּ רוּ� אַתָּ ה יי ,Blessed are you, God Baruch hu uvaruch shemo בָּ רוּ� הוּא וּבָ רוּ� שְׁ מוֹ !BlessedSPS be God, blessed be God's name noten haTorah. Amen נוֹתֵ ן הַ תּוֹרָ ה אָ מֵ ן .who gives the Torah ______Prayer for Healing ______Some congregations include a prayer for healing. Mi sheberach avoteinu מִ י שֶׁ בֵּרַ � אֲ בוֹתֵ ינוּ May God who blessed our fathers Avraham, Yitzchak, veYa’akov אַבְרָהָ ם יִצְחָ ק וְ יַעֲקֹב ,Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob

hu yevarech virapeh הוּא יְבָרֵ � וִ ירַ פֵּ א bless and heal … et hacholim אֶ ת הַ חוֹלִ ים … those in need of healing … Sample We pause for the names of people in need of healing. Hakadosh baruch hu הַקָּ דוֹשׁ בָּ רוּ� הוּא May the holy, blessed one ,yemaleh rachamim aleihem יְ מָּ ֵ ל א רַ חֲ מִ י ם ֲ ע ֵל י הֶ ם ,be altogether merciful to them ,lehachazikam ulerapotam לְ הַ חֲ זִ י קָ ם וּ לְ רַ פְּ א ֹ ו תָ ם ,granting them strength and health veyishlach lahem meherah וְ יִשְׁ לַ ח לָ הֶ ם מְ הֵ רָ ה and quickly bestow upon them refu’ah shelemah רְ פוּאָה שְׁ לֵמָ ה ,a complete recovery ,min hashamayim מִ ן הַשָּׁמַ יִם ,a blessing from above refu’at hanefesh רְ פוּאַת הַ נֶּפֶ שׁ healing the spirit urefu’at haguf וּרְ פוּאַת הַ גּוּף ,and healing the body —betoch she’ar cholei Yisra’el בְּ תוֹ� שְׁ אָר חוֹלֵי יִשְׂרָ אֵ ל with all the sick in our community.2 hashta ba’agalah הַ שְׁ תָּ א בַּ עֲ גָ לָ ה now, to arrive soon ,uvizman kariv וּ בִ ְ ז מַ ן קָ רִ י ב .and quickly venomar: “Amen.” Amen וְ נֹ א מַ ר : אָ מֵ ן אָ מֵ ן ”.And let us say, “Amen

1 “Who gave us the Torah of truth and planted eternal life in our midst.” 2 “Among the rest of the sick people of the community of Israel.”

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______Birkat HaGomel ▪ בִּ רְ כַּ ת הָ גּ וֹ מֵ ל ▪ Thanks after Peril ______Baruch ata Adonai בָּ רוּ� אַתָּ ה יי ,We bless you, God Baruch hu uvaruch shemo בָּ רוּ� הוּא וּבָ רוּ� שְׁ מוֹ !Blessed be God, blessed be God’s name ,Eloheinu Melech ha’olam אֱ�הֵ ינוּ מֶ לֶ� הָ עוֹלָם ,our God, ruler of the universe ,hagomel lechayavim tovot הַ גּוֹמֵ ל לְחַ יָּבִ ים טוֹבוֹת who grants goodness to the undeserving shegemalani kol tov. Amen שֶׁ גְּ מָ לַ נִ י כָּ ל-טוֹב אָ מֵ ן .and granted me every goodness SPSThe congregation responds to the blessing: For men. ,Mi shegmalcha kol tov מִ י שֶׁ גְּמָלְ � כָּל-טוֹ ב ,May God, who granted you every goodness .hu yigmolcha kol tov. Selah הוּא יִגְמָלְ� כָּל-טוֹב סֶ לָה .continue to grant you every goodness. Selah For women. ,Mi shegmalech kol tov מִ י שֶׁ גְּמָ לֵ� כָּל-טוֹ ב ,May God, who granted you every goodness .hu yigmalech kol tov. Selah הוּא יִגְמָ לֵ� כָּל-טוֹב סֶ לָה .continue to grant you every goodness. Selah

Haftarah blessings are on page 229 for fast days and other days when we read a haftarah. ______Hagbah ▪ הַ ג בָּ הָ ה ▪ Raising theSample Scroll ______When the Torah reading is finished, two people are called to the bimah.. One will raise the scroll for all to see, the other will wrap the scroll in its coverings. When the scroll is raised, the congregation sings: Deut. 4:44 Vezot haTorah asher sam Moshe וְ ֖ז ֹ את ַ ה תּ וֹ רָ ֑ ה ֲא ֶ שׁ ר ־ שָׂ ֣ ם מֹ שֶׁ֔ ה This is the Torah Moses set .lifnei b’nei Yisra’el לִ פְ נֵ ֖י בְּ נֵ ֥ י ִ י שְׂ רָ אֵ ֽ ל .before the children of Israel Num 9:23 1 .Al pi Adonai: beyad Moshe ַ ע ל ־ פִּ ֥ י י ה ֖ו ה בְּ ַי ד ־ ֹמ שֶׁ ֽ ה .God spoke it: Moses wrote it down

Once the Torah scroll is dressed and at rest, the congregation is seated x. Some say a prayer for Israel, page 120.

1 Tradition holds that God dictated the Torah and Moses wrote the entire five books by hand; the end of it, the part about his death, with his tears (BT Menachot 30a). However, in its original context, the phrase “Moses wrote it down” really means, “Moses saw God’s orders carried out”; it refers not to the writing of the Torah, but to the people’s travels in the wilderness: God gave the order to move on or rest; Moses saw that it was carried out.

______Yehi Ratzon ▪ יְ הִ י רָ צ ֹ ו ן ▪ May This Be God’s Plan ______On Mondays and Thursdays when Tachanun is said, the leader says these verses as the Torah is wrapped. Yehi ratzon יְ הִ י רָ צ ֹ ו ן May this be the plan :milifnei avinu shebashamayim מִ לִּ פְ ֵנ י אָ בִ י נ וּ שֶׁ בַּ שָּׁ מַ ִ י ם of our divine source of life:1 Lechonen et beit chayeinu לְ כ וֹ נֵ ן אֶ ת בֵּ י ת חַ ֵיּ י נ וּ To repair the Temple, our community center2 Ulehashiv et shechinato betochenu וּ ְ ל הָ שִׁ י ב אֶ ת שְׁ כִ ינָ תוֹ בְּ תוֹ כֵ ינוּ ,to return God’s presence among u ,bimherah veyameinu בִּ מְ הֵ רָ ה בְ ָ י מֵ י נ וּ .quickly,SPS in our lifetimes venomar: “Amen.” Amen וְ נֹ א מַ ר : אָ מֵ ן אָ מֵ ן ”.And let us say, “Amen

Yehi ratzon יְ הִ י רָ צ ֹ ו ן May this be the plan :milifnei avinu shebashamayim מִ לִּ פְ ֵנ י אָ בִ י נ וּ שֶׁ בַּ שָּׁ מַ ִ י ם of our divine source of life:3 ,Lerachem aleinu ve’al peleitatenu ְ ל רַ חֵ ם עָ לֵ י נ וּ וְ עַ ל פְּ ֵ ל י טָ תֵ נ וּ ,To pity us and our survivors velimno’ah mashchit umagefah וְ לִ מְ נֹ עַ מַ שְׁ חִ י ת וּ מַ ֵגּ פָ ה to keep ruin and disease far from us me’aleinu ume’al kol amo מֵ עָ לֵ י נ וּ וּ מֵ עַ ל כָּ ל עַ מּ וֹ and from all God’s people ,beit Yisra’el בֵּ י ת ִ י שְׂ רָ אֵ ל .the Jewish community venomar: “Amen.” Amen וְ נֹ א מַ ר : אָ מֵ ן אָ מֵ ן And let us say, “Amen.” Sample

Yehi ratzon יְ הִ י רָ צ ֹ ו ן May this be the plan :milifnei avinu shebashamayim מִ לִּ פְ ֵנ י אָ בִ י נ וּ שֶׁ בַּ שָּׁ מַ ִ י ם of our divine source of life:4 ,Lekayem banu chachmei Yisra’el לְ קַ ֵיּ ם בָּ נ וּ חַ כְ מֵ י ִ י שְׂ רָ אֵ ל ,To protect our Jewish scholars hem unesheihem הֵ ם וּ נְ שֵׁ י הֶ ם them, their spouses,5 ,uveneihem uvenoteihem וּ בְ ֵנ י הֶ ם וּ בְ נ ֹו תֵ י הֶ ם sons and daughters ,vetalmideihem וְ תַ לְ מִ י דֵ י הֶ ם students ,vetalmidei talmideihem וְ תַ לְ מִ י דֵ י תַּ לְ מִ י דֵ י הֶ ם ,and students’ students ,bechol mekomot moshvoteihem בְּ כָ ל מְ קוֹ מוֹ ת מוֹשְׁ בוֹתֵ יהֶ ם ,wherever they may live venomar: “Amen.” Amen וְ נֹ א מַ ר : אָ מֵ ן אָ מֵ ן ”.And let us say, “Amen

1 “Let this be the will that comes from before the throne of our parent in heaven.” 2 “House of our life” 3 “Let this be the will that comes from before the throne of our parent in heaven.” 4 “Let this be the will that comes from before the throne of our parent in heaven.” 5 “Their wives”; the text was written when most Jewish scholars were males.

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Yehi ratzon יְ הִ י רָ צ ֹ ו ן May this be the plan :milifnei avinu shebashamayim מִ לִּ פְ ֵנ י אָ בִ י נ וּ שֶׁ בַּ שָּׁ מַ ִ י ם of our divine source of life:1 Shenishma venitbaser שֶׁ ִ נּ שְׁ מָ ע ְ ו ִ נ תְ בַּ שֵּׂ ר That we may hear and be informed ,besorot tovot בְּ שׂוֹ רוֹ ת טוֹ בוֹ ת ,of good news ;yeshu’ot venechamot יְשׁוּעוֹת וְ ֶנ חָ מ ֹו ת ,of rescue and comfort vikabetz nidacheinu וִ י קַ בֵּ ץ נִ דָּ חֵ י נ וּ and that our scattered people be gathered ,me’arba kanfot ha’aretz מֵ אַ רְ ַ בּ ע כַּ נְ פוֹ ת הָ אָ רֶ ץ from distantSPS lands,2 venomar: “Amen.” Amen וְ נֹ א מַ ר : אָ מֵ ן אָ מֵ ן ”.And let us say, “Amen We add a prayer for relief for all Jews in trouble or captivity. Acheinu kol beit Yisra’el אַ חֵ י נ וּ כָּ ל בֵּ י ת ִ י שְׂ רָ אֵ ל As for all our brother and sister Jews ,hanetunim betzara uveshiv’yah הַ נְּ ת וּ נִ י ם בְּ צָ רָ ה וּ בְ שִׁ בְ ָי ה ,confined by restrictions or captivity ha’omdim הָ ע ֹו מְ דִ י ם whether they are ,bein bayam uvein bayabashah בֵּ י ן בַּ יָּ ם וּ בֵ י ן בַּ יַּ בָּ שָׁ ה ,at sea or on land ,Hamakom yerachem aleihem הַ מָּ ק ֹו ם ְ י רַ חֵ ם עֲ לֵ י הֶ ם ,may omnipresent God take pity on them ,veyotzi’em mitzarah lirvachah וְ י ֹו צִ י אֵ ם מִ צָּ רָ ה ִ ל רְ ָ ו חָ ה bring them from confinement to freedom ,ume’afelah le’orah וּ מֵ אֲ פֵ לָ ה ְ ל א ֹו רָ ה from darkness to light, Sample ,umishibud lig’ulah וּ מִ שִּׁ עְ ב וּ ד לִ גְ וּ לָּ ה ,from captivity to rescue ,hashta ba’agalah uvizman kariv הַשְׁתָּ א בַּעֲגָלָה וּבִ זְמַ ן קָרִ יב .now, to arrive soon and quickly venomar: “Amen.” Amen וְ נֹ א מַ ר : אָ מֵ ן אָ מֵ ן ”.And let us say, “Amen

1 “Let this be the will that comes from before the throne of our parent in heaven.” 2 “The four corners of the earth.”

______Prayer for Israel ______,u u Avinu shebashamayim אָ בִ י נ וּ שֶׁ בַּ שָּׁ מַ יִ ם ,Divine source of life ,tzur Yisra’el vego’alo צוּר יִשְׂרָ אֵ ל וְ גוֹאֲ לוֹ ,rock and redeemer of Israel ,barech et Medinat Yisra’el בָּרֵ � אֶ ת מְדִ ינַת יִשְׂרָ אֵ ל ,bless the State of Israel .reshit tzemichat ge’ulatenu רֵ אשִׁ ית צְמִ יחַ ת גְּאֻלָּתֵ נוּ .the first flowering of our redemption ,Hagen aleha be’evrat chasdecha הָ ֵג ן עָ ֶל י הָ בְּ אֶ בְ רַ ת חַ סְ דֶּ � ,Protect her with your loving wing ,uferos aleha sukat shelomecha וּפְ רוֹשׂ עָ לֶיהָ סֻכַּת שְׁ לוֹמֶ � ,spreadSPS over her your sheltering peace ushelach or’cha va’amit’cha וּשְׁ לַח אוֹרְ � וַאֲמִתְּ � and grant your light and your truth ,lerasheha, sareha veyo’atzeha לְ רָ א שֶׁ י הָ שָׂ רֶ י הָ וְ י וֹ עֲ צֶ י הָ ;to her leaders, ministers and advisors vetaknem וְ תַ קְּ ֵנ ם guide them .be’etzah tovah milfanecha בְּעֵצָ ה טוֹבָ ה מִ לְּפָ נֶי� .with your good counsel Chazek et yedei חַ זֵּק אֶ ת יְדֵ י Strengthen ,meginei eretz kodshenu מְ ִ ג ֵנּ י אֶ רֶ ץ קָ דְ שֵׁ נ וּ ,those who defend our holy land ,vehanchilem Eloheinu yeshu’ah וְהַ נְחִ ילֵם אֱ�הֵ ינוּ יְ שׁ וּ עָ ה ,bring them redemption ,va’ateret nitzachon te’atrem וַ עֲ טֶ רֶ ת ִ נ צָּ ח ֹו ן תְּ עַ טְּ רֵ ם ,crown them with victory venatata shalom ba’aretz וְ ָנ תַ תָּ שָׁ ל ֹו ם בָּ אָ רֶ ץ grant peace in the land Sample .vesimchat olam leyoshveha וְשִׂמְחַ ת עוֹלָם לְיוֹשְׁ בֶ יהָ .and eternal joy to its inhabitants Venomar, “Amen.” Amen וְנֹאמַ ר אָמֵ ן אָ מֵ ן ”.And let’s say, “Amen

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______Hachnasat Sefer HaTorah ▪ הַ כְ נָ סַ ת סֵ פֶ ר הַ תּ וֹ רָ ה ▪ Returning the Torah ______The Torah scroll is handed to the prayer leader, and we stand. Ps. 148: 13 ,u u Yehalelu et shem Adonai יְהַלְ לוּ אֶ ת־שֵׁ ם יְהוָה ,Let them all praise God’s name :ki nisgav shemo levado כִּ י־נִשְׂ גָּב שְׁ מוֹ לְבַ דּוֹ :for God’s name alone is exalted The prayer leader begins the procession to return the scroll.1 Ps. 148: 13-14 .hodo al eretz veshamayim ה�דוֹ עַ ל ־ אֶ רֶ ץ וְ שָׁ מָ יִ ם .God’s glory surpasses earth and sky 2 ,Vayarem keren le’amo וַיָּרֶ ם קֶרֶ ן לְ עַמּוֹ ,And God will bring us greatness SPS3 —tehila lechol chasidav תְּהִ לָּ ה לְ כָ ל־חֲסִידָ יו — glory for all who feel God’s kindness :livnei Yisra’el, am kerovo לִ בְ ֵנ י יִ שְׂ רָ אֵ ל עַ ם ־ קְ ֹ ר ב וֹ .Israel’s children, the people close to God !Halleluyah הַ לְ ל וּ ־ ָי הּ !Halleluyah ______Psalm 24 ______1 :LeDavid mizmor לְדָ וִ ד מִ זְמ�ר .A psalm by David ,LAdonai ha’aretz um’lo’ah לַ יהוָה הָאָרֶ ץ וּמְ ל�אָ הּ ,God’s is the world, with all it holds 4 ,tevel veyoshvei vah תֵּ בֵ ל וְ יֹ שְׁ בֵ י בָ הּ ,The land on which all people dwell 2 ,ki hu al yamim yesadah כִּ י־הוּא עַל־יַמִּ ים יְסָדָ הּ For God fixed earth on running streams 5 .ve’al neharot yechon’neha וְ עַ ל ־ נְ הָ ר � ת יְ כ � נְ ֶנ הָ Spread land o’er mighty oceans’ swell. Sample 3 ,Mi ya’aleh vehar Adonai מִ י ־יַעֲלֶ ה בְ הַ ר־יְ הוָ ה On God’s hill, who can make th’ascent ?umi yakum bimkom kodsho וּמִ י־יָקוּם בִּמְ ק�ם קָדְ שׁ� ?To reach God’s holy station 4 ,Neki chapayim uvar levav“ נְ קִ י כַ פַּ יִ ם וּ בַ ר ־ לֵ בָ ב :The pure of heart, the innocent ,asher lo nasah lashav nafshi אֲשֶׁ ר ל ֹא־נָשָׂ א לַ שָּׁ וְ א נַפְ שִׁ י ,Without equivocation 6 ”.velo nishbah lemirmah וְ ל ֹא נִ שְׁ בַּ ע לְ מִ רְ מָ ה .Their vow is their intent

1 The scroll usually leads the procession. In some congregations, the leader doesn’t carry the scroll; someone else gets that honor. In that case, the leader follows the person with the scroll. 2 “And he will raise a horn for his people.” -can mean “those who love him” or “those who are gra חסידיו—”Glory for those who feel God’s kindness“ ; 3 cious toward him”; or it can mean “those who experience his love/kindness.” We usually translate the word as “righteous,” referring to the most devout and religious people. 4 “To God belongs the world and its contents, the lived-on land and its inhabitants.” 5 “For God founded it above waters, and established it above rivers. 6 “The clean of hands and pure of heart, who has not held me in balance (i.e., has not given me an elusive answer, or equivocated) nor sworn deceitfully.”

5 ,Yisa verachah me’et Adonai יִ שָּׂ א בְ רָ כָ ה מֵ אֵ ת יְ ה וָ ה ,God’s blessing will upon them smile 1 .utzedakah me’Elohei yish’o וּ צְ דָ קָ ה מֵ ֱ א � הֵ י יִ שְׁ ע � .Defending them in every trial 6 ,Ze dor dorshav זֶה דּ�ר דֹּרְ שָׁ יו For these are Jacob’s children, who 2 .mevakshei fanecha, Ya’akov. Selah מְ בַקְ שֵׁ י פָ נֶי� יַעֲקֹב סֶלָ ה .Seek only, God, to be with you. Selah 7 ,Se’u she’arim rosheichem שְׂ אוּ שְׁ עָרִ ים רָ אשֵׁ יכֶ ם ;Now raise your beams, O gates, stretch high ,vehinas’u pitchei olam וְהִ נָּשְׂ אוּ פִּתְחֵ י ע�לָ ם —Doors of the world, reach to the sky 3 .veyavo melech hakavod וְ ָי ב � א מֶ לֶ � הַ כָּ ב � ד !The gloriousSPS sovereign is nigh 8 ?Mi zeh melech hakavod מִ י זֶה מֶ לֶ � הַכָּ ב�ד ?Who is this sovereign glorious ,Adonai izuz vegibor יְהוָה עִ זּוּז וְגִבּ�ר ,It’s mighty God, who fights for us 4 .Adonai gibor milchamah יְהוָה גִּבּ�ר מִלְחָמָ ה !Unfailingly victorious 9 ,Se’u she’arim rosheichem שְׂ אוּ שְׁ עָרִ ים רָ אשֵׁ יכֶ ם ;Now raise your beams, O gates, stretch high ,use’u pitchei olam וּשְׂ אוּ פִּתְ חֵ י ע�לָ ם —Doors of the world, reach to the sky .veyavo melech hakavod וְ יָבֹא מֶ לֶ � הַכָּ ב�ד !The glorious sovereign is nigh 10 ?Mi hu zeh melech hakavod מִ י הוּא זֶה מֶלֶ � הַ כָּ ב�ד ?Who is this sovereign glorious ,Adonai tzeva’ot יְהוָה צְבָ א�ת ;The God of hosts, who fights for us 5 Sample !hu melech hakavod. Selah ה וּ א מֶ לֶ � הַ כָּ ב � ד סֶ לָ ה !God is the sovereign glorious. Selah

The Torah scroll is placed in the ark.

1 “Such a person will bear a blessing from God, vindication from the God of his/her salvation.” 2 “This is the generation of his (Jacob’s) generations (i..e., these are Jacob’s distant descendants), who seek your presence—Jacob!” As for the meaning of “Selah,” if I knew, I would have given it an English equivalent. It may be a musical instruction for the singing of the psalm. 3 “Oh gates, raise your heads ; be lifted up, doors of the world, and the sovereign of glory will enter.” No earthly gate is high enough to admit God. 4 “Who is this ruler of glory? God, mighty and heroic; God is a hero of war.” 5 “Who is this ruler of glory? God of armies: God is the ruler of glory.”

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______Uvenucho Yomar ▪ וּבְ נֻחֹ ה יֹ אמַ ר ▪ When The Ark Rested1 ______Num 10:36 :Uvenucho yomar וּבְ נֻ חֹ֖ ה י ֹאמַ ֑ר ,When the ark rested, Moses would say ,Shuva, Adonai“ שׁוּבָ ֣ה יהו֔ה ,Return, God“ ”.riv’vot alfei Yisra’el רִ ֽ בְ ב֖ וֹ ת אַ לְ פֵ ֥ י ִ י שְׂ רָ אֵ ֽ ל ”.to the myriad thousands of Israel Ps 132:8-10 ,Kuma, Adonai, limnuchatecha קוּמָ ה יהוה לִמְ נוּחָתֶ � ,Go up, God, to your resting place .ata va’aron uzecha אַ תָּ ה וַ אֲ רוֹן עֻ זֶּ � .you and the ark of your power ,Kohanecha yilbeshu tzedek ֹ כּ ֲ ה ֶנ י � יִ לְ בְּ שׁ וּ ־ צֶ דֶ ק ,Let your SPSpriests wear righteousness .vachasidecha yeranenu וַחֲסִידֶ י� יְרַ נֵּנוּ .and your pious ones will sing with joy ,Ba’avur David avdecha בַּ עֲבוּר דָּ וִ ד עַבְדֶּ � ,For the sake of your servant David .al tashev penei meshichecha אַ ל ־ תָּ שֵׁ ב פְּ ֵנ י מְ שִׁ י חֶ � .do not turn away the face of your anointed Prov 4:2 Ki lekach tov natati lachem כִּ י לֶקַ ח טוֹב נָתַתִּ י לָכֶ ם ;For I gave you good guidance .Torati al ta’azovu תּוֹרָ תִ י אַ ל־תַּ עֲזֹבוּ !don’t abandon my Torah Prov 3:18 ,Etz chayim hi lamachazikim bah עֵ ץ ־ חַ יִּ ים הִ יא לַמַּ חֲזִיקִ ים בָּ הּ ;Cling to it, and it’s a tree of life 2 .vetomcheha me’ushar וְ ֹת מְ כֶ י הָ מְ אֻ שָּׁ ר .those who grasp it are happy Prov 3:17 Deracheha dar’chei no’am דְּ רָ כֶיהָ דַרְ כֵ י־נֹעַם Torah ways are pleasant ways; Sample .vechol netivoteha shalom וְ כָ ל ־ נְ תִ י ב וֹ תֶ י הָ שָׁ ל וֹ ם .Peaceful are its paths always Lam 5:21 ;Hashivenu, Adonai, elecha, venashuva ֲ ה שִׁ י בֵ נ וּ יי אֵ לֶ י � וְ נָ שׁ וּ בָ ה .God, take us back; we’ll stray no more 3 .chadesh yameinu kekedem ַ ח דֵּ שׁ יָ מֵ י נ וּ כְּ ֶ ק דֶ ם ”!Take us back to days of yore

The ark is closed.

1 The Torah service begins with Numbers 10:35 and ends with Numbers 10:36, so the whole Torah service recalls the progress of the Ark when the Israelites wandered through the wilderness. 2 “It’s a tree of life to those who cling to it, and those who hold it up are happy.” A wonderful thought: Torah is like a spiritual bank: it gives strength to the needy and happiness to those who give their strength to it. 3 “Bring us back to you, God, and we shall come back; renew our days as of old”—a plea to return to the merit we enjoyed before we suffered the disaster grieved in the book of Lamentations.

______Ashrei ▪ אַ שְׁ רֵ י ▪ Psalm 145 ______Ps 84:5 ;Ashrei yoshvei veitecha“ אַ שְׁ רֵ י י � שְׁ בֵ י בֵ י תֶ � ;Happy are they who live with you“ ”.Od yehalelucha selah ע � ד יְ הַ לְ ל וּ � סֶּ לָ ה ”.Forever they will praise you Ps 144:15 ;Ashrei ha’am shekachah lo“ אַ שְׁ רֵ י הָ עָ ם שֶׁ כָּ כָ ה לּ � ;Happy is such a people“ ”.Ashrei ha’am she’Adonai Elohav אַשְׁרֵ י הָ עָ ם שֶׁ יהוה אֱ�הָ יו ”.Happy are they whose God is the Ruler

1 :Tehilah leDavid תְּ הִ לָּ ה לְ דָ ִ ו ד :David’sSPS praise ,Aromimcha Elohai hamelech ֲא ר�מִמְ � אֱל�הַי הַמֶּ לֶ � ,Acclaim I’ll give my sovereign, God .Va’avar’cha shimcha le’olam va’ed וַאֲבָרְ כָ ה שִׁמְ � לְ ע�לָ ם וָעֶ ד .And I’ll bless your name forever 2 ,Bechol yom avar’cheka בְּ כָ ל ־ י � ם אֲ בָרְ כֶ ךָּ ,Blessing to you each day I’ll bring .Va’ahalela shimcha le’olam va’ed וַאֲהַלְ לָה שִׁ מְ � לְ ע�לָם וָעֶד .I’ll praise your name forever 3 ,Gadol Adonai um’hulal me’od ָגּ ד�ל יהוה וּמְ הֻלָּ ל מְ אֹד ,Great is God and greatly praised 1 .Veligdulato ein cheker ְ ו לִ ְ ג דֻ ָ לּ ת � אֵ י ן חֵ קֶ ר .Great beyond all probing 4 ,Dor ledor yeshabach ma’asecha דּ�ר לְ ד�ר יְשַׁבַּ ח מַ עֲשֶׂ י� ;Deeds of yours praise every age .Ugevurotecha yagidu וּגְבוּרֹתֶ י� יַגִּידוּ — Your mighty acts they ever speak 5 Hadar kevod hodecha ֲה דַ ר כְּ ב�ד ה�דֶ � Hailing the glory of your power, Sample .Vedivrei nifle’otecha asicha וְ דִ בְ רֵ י נִ פְ לְ א � תֶ י � אָ שִׂ י חָ ה ,In words your wonders stating 6 ,Ve’ezuz nor’otecha yomeru ֶו עֱזוּז נ�רְ אֹתֶ י� י ֹא מֵ ר וּ ,Voicing your awesome power .Ug’dulat’cha asaprena וּגְדוּלָּתְ � אֲסַפְּ רֶ נָּה ;Your greatness, too, relating 7 Zecher rav tuvcha yabi’u ֵז כֶ ר רַ ב־טוּבְ � יַבִּ יעוּ ,Zealously recalling your great good .Vetzidkat’cha yeranenu וְ צִ דְ קָ תְ � יְ רַ נֵּ נ וּ .In your righteousness delighting 8 ,Chanun verachum Adonai חַ נּוּן וְרַ חוּם יהוה ,Charitable and caring is God .Erech apayim ug’dol chased אֶרֶ � אַ פַּ יִם וּגְדָ ל־חָ סֶ ד .Patient and most gracious 9 ,Tov Adonai lakol ט�ב־יהוה לַ כֹּל ,To all creatures God is good .Verachamav al kol ma’asav וְ רַ חֲ מָ י ו עַ ל ־ כָּ ל ־ מַ עֲ שָׂ י ו .And mercy informs all God’s work 10 ,Yoducha Adonai kol ma’asecha י�דוּ� יהוה כָּ ל־מַ עֲשֶׂ י� ,Your creatures all will know you, God .Vachasidecha yevar’chucha וַחֲסִידֶ י� יְבָרֲ כוּכָ ה .And your followers will bless you 11 ,Kevod malchut’cha yomeru כְּ ב�ד מַלְ כוּתְ � יֹאמֵ רוּ ,Kingdom’s glory they will tell .Ug’vurat’cha yedaberu וּ ְ ג ב וּ רָ תְ � ְ י דַ ֵ בּ ר וּ .And your power they will speak

1 “And for his greatness there is no probing/examination.”

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12 Lehodi’a livnei ha’adam gevurotav לְ ה�דִ יעַ לִבְ נֵי הָאָדָ ם גְּבוּרֹתָ יו Let children sense your power well .Uchevod hadar malchuto וּכְ ב�ד הֲדַ ר מַלְ כוּת� ;And glory, your kingdom’s splendor 13 ,Malchut’cha malchut kol olamim מַ לְ כוּתְ � מַלְ כוּת כָּ ל־עֹלָמִ ים ,Monarchy is yours in every world .Umemshaltecha bechol dor vador וּמֶמְ שַׁלְתְּ � בְּ כָ ל־דּ�ר וָד�ר ;And government in every age and time 14 ,Somech Adonai lechol hanoflim ס�מֵ � יהוה לְ כָ ל־הַ נֹּפְלִ ים Supporting all who fall .Vezokef lechol hakfufim וְ ז � קֵ ף לְ כָ ל ־ הַ כְּ פ וּ פִ י ם .And bracing those who are bent over 15 ,Einei chol elecha yesaberu עֵ י נֵ י ־ כֹ ל אֵ לֶ י � יְ שַׂ בֵּ ר וּ ,In hopeSPS all eyes are on you Ve’ata noten lahem וְ אַ תָּ ה נ � תֵ ן ־ לָ הֶ ם And you give them .et ochlam be’ito אֶ ת ־ אָ כְ לָ ם בְּ עִ תּ � ,their food in its time 16 ,Pote’ach et yadecha פּ � תֵ חַ אֶ ת ־ יָ דֶ � Presenting your open hand 1 .Umasbi’ah lechol chai ratzon וּ מַ שְׂ בִּ י עַ לְ כָ ל ־ חַ י רָ צ � ן .And filling every creature’s wish 17 2 3 ,Tzadik Adonai bechol derachav צַ דִּ יק יהוה בְּ כָ ל־דְּ רָ כָ יו True is God in every way .Vechasid bechol ma’asav וְ חָ סִ י ד בְּ כָ ל ־ מַ עֲ שָׂ י ו .And loving in all deeds 18 ,Karov Adonai lechol kor’av קָ ר�ב יהוה לְ כָ ל־קֹרְ אָ יו ,Close is God to those who call .Lechol asher yikra’uhu ve’emet לְ כֹל אֲשֶׁ ר יִקְרָ אֻ הוּ בֶ אֱמֶ ת To all who call on God sincerely. Sample 19 ,Retzon yere’av ya’aseh רְ צ�ן־יְרֵ אָ יו יַעֲשֶׂ ה ;Respect God, and your wish comes true 4 .Ve’et shav’atam yishma veyoshi’em וְ אֶ ת ־ שַׁ וְ עָ תָ ם יִ שְׁ מַ ע וְ י � שִׁ י עֵ ם ,God hears your cry and saves you 20 ,Shomer Adonai et kol ohavav שׁ�מֵ ר יהוה אֶ ת־כָּ ל־אֹהֲבָ יו Sheltering those who love God .Ve’et kol har’sha’im yashmid וְ אֵ ת כָּ ל ־ הָ רְ שָׁ עִ י ם ַי שְׁ מִ י ד .And destroying all the wicked 21 ,Tehillat Adonai yedaber pi ◊ ◊ תְּ הִ לַּ ת יהוה יְדַ בֶּ ר־פִּ י ;Tribute to God my mouth shall deliver Vivarech kol basar וִ י בָ רֵ � כָּ ל ־ בָּ שָׂ ר And let all creatures bless .shem kodsho le’olam va’ed שֵׁ ם קָדְ שׁ� לְ ע�לָ ם וָעֶ ד .God’s holy name forever

______Psalm 20 ______Skip this psalm on Rosh Chodesh, the day before Passover and the day before Yom Kippur, Chanukah, the 14th and 15th of Adar I, Purim and Shushan Purim, Israel’s independence day, Yom Yerushalayim, the Fast of the Ninth of Av, and in a house of mourning. 1 .Lam’natze’ach; mizmor leDavid לַ מְ ַנ צֵּ חַ מִ ְ ז מ וֹ ר לְ דָ ִ ו ד .For the Conductor: a psalm of David 2 ,Ya’an’cha Adonai beyom tzarah יַעַנְ � יְ הוָה בְּ יוֹם צָרָ ה —When trouble calls, may God reply 1 Yesagev’cha shem Elohei Ya’akov יְשַׂ גֶּבְ � שֵׁ ם אֱ�הֵ י יַעֲקֹב ,may Jacob’s God be your defense 3 ,Yishlach ezrecha mikodesh יִ שְׁ לַ ח ־עֶ זְרְ � מִ קֹּדֶ שׁ ,SendingSPS help from the Temple Mount 2 .umiTziyon yis’adekah וּ מִ צִּ יּ וֹ ן יִ סְ עָ דֶ ךָּ ,from Zion bringing sustenance 4 ,Yizkor kol min’chotecha יִ זְ כֹּ ר כָּ ל ־מִ נְ חֹ תֶ � ,Recalling every sacrifice 3 .ve’olat’chah yedashneh. Selah וְ ע וֹ לָ תְ � יְ דַ שְּׁ נֶ ה סֶ לָ ה ,accepting your burnt offerings 5 ,Yiten lecha chil’vav’cha ִ י תֶּ ן ־ לְ � כִ לְ בָ בֶ � ,Granting the hopes held in your heart 4 .vechol atzat’cha yemaleh וְ כָ ל ־ עֲ צָ תְ � יְ מַ לֵּ א .Completing the designs you chart 6 ,Neranenah bishu’atecha נְרַ נְּנָה בִּ ישׁוּעָתֶ� ,God, saved by you, in joy we’ll cry ;uveshem Eloheinu nidgol וּבְ שֵׁ ם ־ אֱ � הֵ י נ וּ נִדְ גֹּ ל —Our flag with God’s name flying high 5 .yemaleh Adonai kol mishalotecha יְמַלֵּ א יְהוָה כָּ ל־מִשְׁ אֲלוֹתֶ י� May God your every need supply. Sample 7 Atah yadati ַ ע ָ תּ ה ָי דַ ְ ע תִּ י Now I know, with firm belief ,ki hoshi’ah Adonai meshicho כִּ י ה וֹ שִׁ י עַ יְ ה ָו ה מְ שִׁ י חוֹ ,that God saves God’s anointed chief ;ya’anehu mishmei kodsho יַעֲנֵהוּ מִשְּׁמֵ י קָדְ שׁוֹ ,responds from holy heavens’ height 6 .bigvurot yeshah yemino בִּ גְבֻ רוֹת יֵשַׁ ע יְמִ ינוֹ .rescuing with powerful might

1 “May God answer you on the day of trouble; may the name/reputation of the God of Jacob protect/exalt you.” 2 “May God send your help from the holy [place] (i.e., the Temple) and from Zion give you sustenance.” 3 “May God recall your every minchah offering (afternoon grain offering) and remove the ashes for your burnt- offering” (removing the ashes was part of the process, so this is a wish that the process be completed properly). 4 “May God grant for you according to your heart (i.e., grant your heart’s wishes), and may God complete your every plan.” 5 “Let us shout for joy at your salvation/rescue, and in/with the name/reputation of our God let us fly our flag; may God fulfill all of your requests.” 6 “Now I have come to know that God has rescued God’s anointed, that God will answer him from the skies of God’s holiness with the powers for rescuing that are associated with God’s right hand.” i.e., I’m confident that God will act to save the anointed king of Israel.

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8 ;Eileh varechev, ve’eileh vasusim אֵלֶּ ה בָרֶ כֶ ב וְאֵלֶּ ה בַ סּוּסִ ים ,Fine horse or chariot warriors praise va’anachnu וַאֲ נַחְ נוּ but we 1 .beshem Adonai Eloheinu nazkir בְּ שֵׁ ם־יְהוָה אֱ�הֵ ינוּ נַזְכִּ יר ;call on our ruling God 9 ,Hemah kar’u venafalu הֵ מָּ ה כָּרְ עוּ וְ נָפָ לוּ They’ve slumped and fallen in despair 2 .va’anachnu kamnu venit’odad וַאֲ נַחְ נוּ קַּמְ נוּ וַ נִּתְ עוֹדָ ד !but we still stand with strength to spare 10 Adonai hoshi’ah, hamelech יְהוָה הוֹשִׁ יעָה ,O God, bring rescue for us all .ya’anenu beyom kor’einu הַ מֶּ לֶ � יַ עֲ ֵנ נ וּ בְ י וֹ ם ־ קָ רְ אֵ נ וּ !O Ruler, SPSanswer when we call

______Uva LeTziyon Go’el ▪ וּבָ א לְ צִ יּוֹ ן גּוֹאֵ ל ▪ Help Is Coming!3 ______In a house of mourning and on the Fast of the Ninth of Av, skip the next two paragraphs and continue on the next page with “Ve’ata Kadosh.” Isaiah 59:20-21 Uva leTziyon go’el“ וּבָ א לְצִ יּוֹן גּוֹאֵ ל God says, “For Zion ”,uleshavei fesha beYa’akov וּ לְ שָׁ בֵ י פֶ שַׁ ע בְּ יַ עֲ קֹ ב ,and for Jacob’s kin ne’um Adonai נְאֻ ם יְהוָה Comes one to save those who return from sin.” 21 “This is my pact: Sample“Va’ani zot beriti otam,” וַאֲנִ י ז ֹאת בְּרִ יתִ י אוֹתָ ם ,amar Adonai אָ מַ ר יְ ה ָו ה ,my spirit on you lain ruchi asher alecha“ רוּחִ י אֲשֶׁ ר עָלֶ י� ,And words set in your mouth udevarai asher samti beficha וּדְ בָרַ י אֲשֶׁ ר־שַׂמְתִּ י בְּפִ י� they shall remain lo yamushu mipicha לֹא־יָמוּשׁוּ מִפִּ י� ,With you, your children ”,umipi zaracha umipi zera zaracha וּמִפִּ י זַרְ עֲ� וּמִפִּ י זֶרַ ע זַרְ עֲ� .and their children too ,amar Adonai אָ מַ ר יְ ה ָו ה ,From now until time ends ”.me’ata ve’ad olam“ מֵ עַ תָּ ה וְ עַ ד ־ ע וֹ לָ ם ”.they’ll be with you

1 “These people rely on a chariot; those people rely on horses. But we will recall the name/reputation of our ruling God.” I.e., other peoples rely on their military equipment, but what we talk about is God’s power! 2 “They (the people who talk about their military equipment) have bent over and fallen down, but we have stood up and gained strength.” 3 Uva LeTziyon Go’el (“A Redeemer is Coming for Zion”) offers comfort. We read it together, quietly.

P.s 22:4 Ve’ata kadosh ◊ ◊ וְ אַ תָּ ה קָ ד וֹ שׁ ,Holy are you 1 yoshev tehilot Yisra’el יוֹשֵׁ ב תְּהִ לּוֹת יִשְׂרָ אֵ ל ;our praise serves for your seat Is. 6:3 :Vekara zeh el zeh ve’amar וְקָרָ א זֶה אֶ ל־זֶה וְאָמַ ר :While angels call each other to repeat The congregation responds. Kadosh kadosh kadosh“ קָ דוֹשׁ קָ דוֹשׁ קָ דוֹשׁ ;The God of hosts is Holy, Holy, Holy“

;Adonai tzeva’ot יְהוָה צְבָ אוֹת ”.God’s glory fills the universe entirely ”.melo chol ha’aretz kevodo מְ לֹא כָ ל־הָאָרֶ ץ כְּ בוֹדוֹ SPS We continue silently. Umekablin den min den וּמְקַבְּלִ ין דֵּ ין מִ ן דֵּ ין They receive permission from each other :ve’amrin ְ ו אָ מְ רִ י ן ,and say Kadish bishmei meroma ila’ah“ קַ דִּ י שׁ בִּשְׁ מֵ י מְ רוֹמָ א עִ לָּאָה Holy in highest heavens“ ,bet shechintei בֵּ י ת שְׁ כִ י נְ תֵּ הּ ,dwells God’s presence kadish al ar’ah קַ דִּ י שׁ עַ ל אַרְ עָ א ,Holy on earth ,oved gevurtei ע וֹ ַ ב ד ְ גּ ב וּ רְ תֵּ הּ ,which serves God’s power ,kadish le’alam ul’almei almayah קַ דִּ י שׁ לְ עָ לַ ם וּ לְ עָ לְ מֵ י עָ לְ מַ יָּ א ,Holy forever and ever and ever ;Adonai tzeva’ot יי צְבָ אוֹת is the Ruler of Hosts; Sample malya chol ar’ah מַ לְ יָא כָל אַרְ עָ א The whole earth is filled ”.ziv yekareh זִיו יְקָרֵ הּ with God’s shining glory.”2 Ezek. 3:12 ,Vatisa’eni ru’ach ◊ ◊ וַ תִּ שָּׂ אֵ נִ י ר וּ חַ ;A wind swept me up :va’eshma acharai kol, ra’ash gadol וָאֶשְׁמַ ע אַ חֲרַ י קוֹל רַ עַ שׁ גָּדוֹל :behind me I heard a voice, a loud noise The congregation responds.

”.Baruch kevod Adonai mimkomo“ בָּ רוּ� כְּ בוֹד־יְהוָה מִמְּ קוֹמוֹ ”.Blessed is God’s glory, flowing from its source“

1 This passage introduces the angels’ praise of God, which we recite in the Kedushah section of the Amidah. The angels’ praise comes from various sources, which are given in Hebrew and in the Aramaic paraphrase, the Targum. 2 The Aramaic paraphrase (Targum Yonatan) for the preceding section, Isaiah 6:3.

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We continue silently. ,Unetalatni rucha וּ נְ טָ לַ תְ נִ י ר וּ חָ א ,A wind picked me up veshim’et batrai וְ שִׁ מְ ֵ ע י ת בַּ תְ רַ י and I heard behind me kal zia sagi קָ ל זִיעַ סַ גִּיא ,a voice, resounding on high :dimeshabchin ve’amrin דִּ מְ שַׁ בְּ חִ י ן וְ אָ מְ רִ י ן :of those who praised, saying Berich yekara dAdonai“ בְּרִ י� יְקָרָ א דַ יי Blessed is the honor of God“ ”.me’atar bet shechintei מֵ אֲ תַ ר בֵּ י ת שְׁ כִ י נְ תֵּ הּ from the place where dwells God’s presence.”1 Ex. 15:18 SPS .Adonai yimloch le’olam va’ed יהו֥ה ׀ יִמְ�֖ � לְ עֹלָ ֥ם וָעֶֽד !God will be the ruler forever Adonai—malchuteh ka’em יי מַלְכוּתֵ הּ קָאֵ ים God—whose kingdom is firm .le’alam ul’almei almayah לְ עָ לַ ם וּ לְ עָ לְ מֵ י עָ לְ מַ יָּ א forever and ever and ever.2 I Chron. 29:18 Adonai Elohei Avraham יְהוָה אֱ�הֵ י אַבְרָ הָ ם ,Sovereign God of Abraham ,Yitzchak veYisra’el avotenu יִ צְ חָ ק וְ יִ שְׂ רָ אֵ ל אֲ בֹ תֵ י נ וּ ,Isaac, and Israel our ancestors ,shomrah zot le’olam שֳׁמְרָ ה־זֹּאת לְ עוֹלָ ם guard this forever leyetser machshevot לְ ֵי צֶ ר מַ חְ שְׁ ב וֹ ת as a concept in the thoughts of ,levav amecha לְ בַ ב עַ מֶּ � ,your people’s heart 3 .vehachen levavam elecha וְ הָ כֵ ן לְ בָ בָ ם אֵ לֶ י � and make their hearts ready for you. Sample Ps. 73:38 Vehu rachum yechaper avon וְ הוּא רַ חוּם יְכַפֵּ ר עָוֹן God is merciful, excuses sin ,velo yashchit וְ ל ֹא ־ ַי שְׁ חִ י ת ,and will not destroy us ,vehirbah lehashiv apo וְ הִ רְ בָּ ה לְ הָ שִׁ י ב אַ פּ וֹ often withholds divine anger 4 .velo ya’ir kol chamato וְ ל ֹא ־ יָ עִ י ר כָּ ל ־ חֲ מָ ת וֹ .and does not arouse God’s rage

1 Aramaic paraphrase for Ezekiel 3:12. 2 Aramaic paraphrase (Targum Onkelos) for Exodus 15:18. 3 From David’s address to the people when he appointed Solomon’s his successor. David had gathered all the materials for the Temple and prayed they would be used as he intended and people would continue to give what was needed. This passage and those that follow form a patchwork of quotations from different parts of scripture. In formal prayer, we often rely on words crafted by others. Here, the prayers perhaps go deeper still, for even the com- poser relies on the words of others. It’s a sort of meditation using the vocabulary of faith and petition derived from our scriptures. 4 “And-God who is merciful will-pay-off wrongdoing/offense/sin and-not will-destroy and-has-acted-repeatedly to-turn-back God’s-anger and-not will-awaken all God’s-anger.” Even if we suffer, we say that we deserve is in “Yom Kippur”; the concept we translate as יְ כַ פֵּ ר worse, and so our suffering shows God’s mercy. The word “atonement” also carries the idea of paying off required compensation for a misdeed—paying a fine, or ransom money. If life were Monopoly, God would be our Get Out of Jail Free card.

Ps. 86:5 ,Ki ata Adonai tov vesalach כִּ י ־ אַ תָּ ה אֲ דֹ ָנ י ט וֹ ב וְ סַ לָּ ח ,For you, Ruler, are good and forgiving .verav chesed lechol kor’echa וְ רַ ב ־ חֶ סֶ ד לְ כָ ל ־ קֹרְ אֶ י � .and very kind to all those who call on you Ps. 119:142 ,Tzidkatcha tzedek le’olam ִ צ דְ ָ ק ְ ת � ֶ צ דֶ ק לְ עוֹלָ ם ,Your righteousness is righteous forever .vetoratcha emet וְ תוֹרָ תְ � אֱמֶ ת .and your Torah is truth Micah 7:20 ,Titen emet leYa’akov תִּ תֵּ ן אֱ מֶ ת לְ יַ עֲ קֹ ב You’ll give truth to Jacob ,chesed le’Avraham חֶ סֶ ד לְ אַ בְ רָ הָ ם —kindness to Abraham asher nishba’ta la’avoteinu ֲא שֶׁ ר ־ נִ שְׁ בַּ עְ תָּ לַ אֲ בֹ תֵ י נ וּ as youSPS promised our ancestors 1 .mimei kedem מִ י ֵ מ י ֶ ק דֶ ם .long ago Ps. 68:20 Baruch Adonai בָּ רוּ� אֲדֹנָי ,Blessed is the Sovereign yom yom ya’amos lanu יוֹם יוֹם יַעֲמָ ס־לָ נוּ ,who sustains us each day 2 .ha’El yeshu’atenu selah הָ אֵ ל יְ שׁ וּ עָ תֵ נ וּ סֶ לָ ה .the God of our salvation, Selah Ps. 46:8 ;Adonai tzeva’ot imanu יהוה צְ בָ אוֹת עִמָּ נוּ ;The God of hosts is on our side .misgav lanu Elohei Ya’akov. Selah מִשְׂ גָּב־לָ נוּ אֱ�הֵ י יַעֲקֹב סֶ לָ ה .Jacob’s God is our defense. Selah Ps. 84:13 ,Adonai tzeva’ot יְהוָה צְבָ אוֹת ,Oh God, with hosts at your command 3 .ashrei adam bote’ach bach ַ א שְׁ רֵ י ָ א דָ ם ֹבּ ֵ ט ַ ח ָ בּ � Happy are they who trust in you. Sample Ps. 20:10 Adonai hoshi’ah, hamelech יְהוָה הוֹשִׁ יעָה ,O God, bring rescue for us all .ya’anenu beyom kor’einu הַ מֶּ לֶ � יַ עֲ ֵנ נ וּ בְ י וֹ ם ־ קָ רְ אֵ נ וּ !O Ruler, answer when we call Baruch hu Elohenu בָּ רוּ� הוּא אֱ�הֵ ינוּ Blessed is our God ,shebra’anu lichvodo שֶׁבְּרָ אָנוּ לִכְבוֹדוֹ ,who created us for God’s glory ,vehivdilanu min hato’im וְהִבְדִּ ילָנוּ מִ ן הַ תּוֹעִ ים ,separated us from those who stray ,venatan lanu torat emet וְ נָתַ ן לָנוּ תּוֹרַ ת אֱמֶ ת ,gave us the Torah of truth .vechayey olam nata betochenu וְחַ יֵּי עוֹלָם נָטַ ע בְּ תוֹכֵנוּ .and planted in us everlasting life ,Hu yiftach libenu beTorato הוּא יִפְתַּ ח לִבֵּ נוּ בְּ תוֹרָ תוֹ ,May God open our heart in Torah veyasem belibenu וְ ָי שֵׂ ם בְּ לִ בֵּ נ וּ and set in our heart ,ahavato veyirato אַהֲבָ תוֹ וְיִרְ אָתוֹ ,love and respect for God

1 Micah 7:20 is the last verse of his book. 2 Sustain” could also be “burden,” as if to say “God loads us [with blessings].” Or, “Blessed be God every day. If someone burdens us, God is our salvation.” 3 “The Lord of Hosts, happy is the person who trusts in you.”

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vela’asot retzono וְלַעֲשׂוֹת רְ צוֹנוֹ doing God’s will ,ule’ovdo belevav shalem וּ לְ עָ בְ ד ֹו בְּ ֵל בָ ב שָׁ ֵל ם ,and serving God wholeheartedly ,lema’an lo niga larik לְ מַעַ ן �א נִיגַע לָרִ יק so that we do not labor in vain .velo neled labehalah וְ � א ֵנ ֵל ד לַ בֶּ הָ לָ ה nor give birth to panic.1 Yehi ratzon milfanecha יְהִ י רָ צוֹן מִ לְּפָ נֶי� ,May it be your will Adonai Elohenu יי אֱ�הֵ ינוּ Sovereign God , vElohei avotenu וֵא�הֵ י אֲ בוֹתֵ ינוּ ,and God SPSof our ancestors ,shenishmor chukecha ba’olam hazeh שֶׁ נִּשְׁ מֹר חֻקֶּ י� בָּ עוֹלָם הַ זֶּה ,that we observe your laws in this world venizkeh venichyeh venir’eh וְ נִ זְ כֶּ ה וְ נִ חְ יֶ ה וְ נִ רְ אֶ ה and that we merit and live and see venirash tovah uv’rachah וְנִירַ שׁ טוֹבָ ה וּבְרָ כָה and inherit goodness and blessing lishnei yemot hamashi’ach לִשְׁ נֵי יְמוֹת הַמָּשִׁ יחַ in the time of the Messiah .ulechayey ha’olam habah וּלְחַ יֵּי הָ עוֹלָם הַבָּ א .and in the life of the world to come Ps. 30:13 Lema’an yezamercha chavod לְמַעַן יְזַמֶּרְ � כָ בוֹד So that glory may sing to you ,velo yidom וְ ל ֹא יִ דֹּ ם ,and not be silent .Adonai Elohai le’olam odeka יְהוָה אֱ�הַ י לְ עוֹלָ ם אוֹדֶ ךָּ .My Sovereign God, forever I will thank you Jeremiah 17:7 Sample Baruch hagever בָּ ר וּ � הַ גֶּ בֶ ר Blessed is the person asher yivtach bAdonai אֲשֶׁ ר יִבְ טַ ח בַּ יהוָה ,who places trust in God .vehayah Adonai mivtacho וְ הָ יָ ה יְ ה וָ ה מִ בְ טַ ח וֹ .who has trusted God Isaiah 26:4 ,Bitchu vAdonai adei ad בִּ טְ ח וּ בַ י ה ָ ו ה ֲע דֵ י ־ עַ ד כִּ י ,Trust in God forever .ki beYah Adonai tzur olamim בְּ יָהּ יְ הוָה צוּר עוֹלָמִ ים .for in the Ruling God is the rock of ages Psalm 9:11 Veyivtechu vecha ◊ ◊ וְ יִ בְ טְ ח וּ בְ � ,They will trust in you ,yod’ei shemecha יוֹדְ עֵי שְׁמֶ � —those who know your reputation ki lo azavta כִּ י ל ֹא ־ עָ ַז בְ תָּ for you have not abandoned .dorshecha Adonai דֹרְ שֶׁ י� יְהוָה .those who seek you, God Isaiah 42:21 Adonai chafetz יְהוָה חָפֵ ץ God wanted ,lema’an tzidko ְ ל ַ מ ַ ע ן ִ צ דְ ק וֹ for the sake of God’s righteousness .yagdil Torah veya’dir יַגְדִּ יל תּוֹרָ ה וְ יַאְדִּ יר .that the Torah should be made great and glorious

On Rosh Chodesh, continue with the additional service, page 242. Otherwise, the leader leads Full Kaddish, page 265.

1 Compare this with Isaiah 65:23.

Concluding Prayers ______Aleinu1 ▪ עָ ֵל ינוּ ▪ Our Duty ______u u Aleinu leshabe’ach עָ לֵ י נ וּ לְ שַׁ בֵּ חַ The Sovereign of all ,la’adon hakol לַ אֲ ד וֹ ן הַ כֹּ ל ,to praise we’re bound latet gedulah לָ תֵ ת גְּ דֻ לָּ ה The Creative Force ,leyotzer bereshit לְ י וֹ צֵ ר בְּ רֵ א שִׁ י ת ,with greatness to crown WhoSPS made us like no other race shelo asanu kegoyei ha’aratzot שֶׁ � א עָ שָׂ נ וּ כְּ ג וֹ יֵ י הָ אֲ רָ צ ֹו ת velo samanu וְ � א שָׂ מָ נ וּ On earth, nor set us ,k’mishpechot ha’adamah ְ כּ מִ שְׁ פְּ ח ֹו ת הָאֲדָמָה .in their place shelo sam chelkenu kahem שֶׁ � א שָׂ ם חֶ לְ קֵ נ וּ כָּ הֶ ם Our fate–like theirs God made it not .vegoralenu kechol hamonam וְ גוֹרָ לֵנוּ כְּ כָ ל-הֲ מוֹ נָ ם But chose for us a different lot. 2 Some add the next three lines. Shehem mishtachavim שֶׁ הֵ ם מִ שְׁ תַּ חֲ וִ י ם For they prostrate themselves lehevel varik לְ הֶ בֶ ל ָ ו רִ י ק before futility and emptiness Is 45:20 ”.umitpalelim el el lo yoshia“ וּ מִ תְ פַּ לְ לִ י ם אֶ ל ־ אֵ ל ל ֹא י וֹ שִׁ י עַ and pray to a god that can’t help.”Sample“ Va’anachnu zkor’im וַ אֲ ַ נ חְ נ וּ w כּ ֹו רְ עִ י ם We bend the knee v y umishtachavim umodim וּ מִ שְׁ תַּ חֲ וִ י ם וּ מ ֹו דִ י ם ,and bow the head gratefully ,u u lifnei melech malchei hamlachim לִ פְ ֵנ י מֶ לֶ � מַ לְ כֵ י הַ מְּ ָ ל כִ י ם ,Before the Ruler whom rulers dread ;Hakadosh baruch hu הַ קָּ ד ֹו שׁ בָּ ר וּ � הוּא –The holy, blessed One

1 For our note on Aleinu, please see page 275. 2 “We are bound to give praise / to the ruler of everything, /to acknowledge the greatness /of the one who formed creation, who did not make us like other nations nor position us like the rest of the world’s families, / who did not make our portion like theirs / nor our destiny like that of those multitudes.” If you dislike the idea that Jews are a “chosen” people, you might consider that in ancient days our mission was to bring Torah values the— שֶׁ � א for שֶׁ � ו to those who lacked them; now, perhaps, that mission is largely fulfilled. Or, you might say two words sound identical—implying that God chose us, for God’s own purposes, to be like the other nations, by showing them how to live a Torah-observant life.

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shehu “noteh shamayim שֶׁ ה וּ א נ וֹ טֶ ה שָׁ מַ יִ ם ,Who Is. 51:13 “stretches out the heavens ”,veyosed aretz וְ יֹ סֵ ד אָ רֶ ץ ;”Supports the earth below umoshav yekaro וּ מ ֹו שַׁ ב ְ י קָ ר ֹו ,Above, high in the sky ,bashamayim mima’al בַּ שָּׁ מַ ִ י ם מִ מַּ עַ ל ;The Presence does bestow ushechinat uzo וּ שְׁ ִ כ י ַנ ת עֻ זּ וֹ Whose power dwells .begovhei meromim בְּ ָ ג בְ הֵ י מְ ר ֹו מִ י ם In heights where none can go.1 ;Hu Eloheinu, ein od הוּא אֱ � הֵ י נ וּ אֵ י ן עוֹ ד ;This is ourSPS God, there is no more .emet malkenu, efes zulato אֶ מֶ ת מַ לְ ֵ כּ נ וּ אֶ פֶ ס זוּלָתוֹ .our ruler is truth, beyond whom is naught :Kakatuv b’Torato כַּ כָּ תוּב בְּ תוֹרָ תוֹ :It’s written in God’s Law Deut 4:39 ,Veyada’ta hayom“ וְ י ָדַ עְ תָּ ֣ הַ יּ֗ וֹ ם This day you must know“ vahashevota el levavecha ַו הֲ שֵׁ בֹ תָ ֮ אֶ ל ־ לְ בָ בֶ �֒ and take it to heart ki Adonai, hu ha’Elohim כִּ ֤י יהוה֙ ה֣ וּא הָֽ אֱ�הִ֔ ים that God is God ,bashamayim mima’al בַּ ָ שּׁ מַ ֣ ִ י ם מִ ֔מַּ עַ ל in heaven above ”.ve’al ha’aretz mitachat: ein od וְעַל־הָאָ ֖רֶ ץ מִתָּ ֑חַ ת אֵ ֖ין עֽ וֹד ”.and on earth below: nothing else is Sample ,Al ken nekaveh lecha עַ ל כֵּ ן ְ נ קַ ֶ וּ ה לְ � ,So we hope in you ,Adonai Eloheinu יי אֱ � הֵ י נ וּ ,God, our God ;lir’ot meherah betif’eret uzecha ִ ל רְ א ֹו ת מְ הֵ רָ ה בְּ תִ פְ אֶ רֶ ת עֻ זֶּ � ,soon to see your splendid power ,leha’avir gilulim min ha’aretz לְ הַ עֲ בִ י ר גִּ לּ וּ לִ י ם מִ ן הָ אָ רֶ ץ to make idols pass from the earth ,veha’elilim karot yikaretun וְ הָ אֱ לִ י לִ י ם כָּ רוֹ ת יִ כָּ רֵ תוּן ,and destroy false gods ,letahken olam bemalchut shadai לְ תַ קֵּ ן עוֹלָם בְּמַלְ כוּת שַׁ דַּ י .to repair the world in the Almighty’s rule vechol benei vasar וְ כָ ל- בְּ ֵנ י בָ שָׂ ר And all people ,yikre’u vishmecha ִ י קְ רְ א וּ בִ שְׁ מֶ � ,will call on your name .lehafnot elecha kol rish’ei aretz לְ הַ פְ נ ֹו ת אֵ לֶ י � כָּ ל- רִ שְׁ ֵ ע י אָ רֶ ץ .to turn to you all the wicked on earth Yakiru veyed’u יַ כִּ י ר וּ וְ ֵי דְ ע וּ —They’ll see and know ,kol yoshvei tevel כָּ ל- י ֹ ו שְׁ ֵ ב י תֵ בֵ ל —all earth dwellers ,ki lecha tichra kol berech כִּ י לְ � תִּ ְ כ רַ ע כָּ ל- בֶּ רֶ � ,that to you each knee must bend .tishava kol lashon תִּ שָּׁ בַ ע כָּ ל-לָ שׁוֹ ן .each tongue must swear

1 We bend the knee / and bow in gratitude / before the ruler, / ruler of rulers, / the holy, blessed one, who “stretches out the heavens, / supports the earth below;” / whose own dwelling place / is in the sky above / and whose power is present / in the loftiest heights.

Lefanecha Adonai Elohenu לְ פָ נֶ י � יי אֱ � הֵ י נ וּ ,Before you, ruling God ,yichre’u veyipolu ִ י ְ כ רְ ע וּ וְ יִ פֹּ לוּ ,they will kneel and fall down velichvod shimcha וְ לִ כְ ב וֹ ד שִׁ מְ � and to the glory of your reputation ,yekar yitenu ְ י קָ ר יִ תֵּ נ וּ .they will give honor vikablu chulam וִ י קַ בְּ ל וּ כֻ לָּ ם And they will all accept ,et ol malchutecha אֶ ת-עֹ ל מַ לְ כ וּ תֶ � ,the yoke of your rule vetimloch aleihem mehera וְ תִ מְ � � עֲ לֵ י הֶ ם מְ הֵ רָ ה that soonSPS you may rule them .le’olam va’ed לְ ע וֹ לָ ם וָ עֶ ד .forever and ever ,Ki hamalchut shelcha hi כִּ י הַ מַּ לְ כ וּ ת שֶׁ לְּ � הִ י א ,For this is your reign ule’olmei ad וּ לְ ע וֹ לְ מֵ י עַ ד and forever and ever .timloch bechavod תִּ מְ ל ֹו � בְּ כָ ב ֹו ד .you will rule in glory :Kakatuv beToratecha ◊ ◊ כַּ כָּ תוּב בְּ ת ֹו רָ תֶ � :It’s written in your Law Ex. 15:18 .Adonai yimloch le’olam va’ed יהו֥ה ׀ יִמְ�֖ � לְ עֹלָ ֥ם וָעֶֽד !God will be the ruler forever :vene’emar וְ ֶנ אֱ מַ ר :And it’s said in your scripture Zech. 14:9 Vehayah Adonai lemelech וְ הָ יָ ה יְ ה וָ ה לְ מֶ לֶ � And God will be ruler Sample ;al kol ha’aretz עַל־כָּ ל־הָאָרֶ ץ ;over all the earth bayom hahu yih’yeh Adonai echad בַּ יּוֹם הַ הוּא יִהְ יֶה יְהוָה אֶחָ ד on that day God will be one .ushemo echad וּ שְׁ מ וֹ אֶ חָ ד .and God’s name will be one

Mourners and those observing yahrzeit remain standing to lead Mourners’ Kaddish, page 267.

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______Daily Psalms ______We include the psalm of the day. Wwe add Psalm 104 on Rosh Chodesh and Psalm 27 from Rosh Chodesh Elul through Hoshanah Rabbah. After each of these psalms, mourners lead Mourners’ Kaddish, page 267. Psalm 24, for Sunday ,Hayom yom rishon bashabbat הַ יּוֹם יוֹם רִ אשׁוֹן בַּשַּׁבָּ ת ,Today is the first day of the week shebo hayu haLevi’im omrim שֶׁ בּוֹ הָ יוּ הַלְוִיִּם אוֹמְרִ ים on which the Levites would recite .beVeit haMikdash בְּבֵ ית הַמִּקְדָּ שׁ :this psalmSPS in the Temple 1 :LeDavid mizmor לְדָ וִ ד מִ זְמ�ר .A psalm by David ,LAdonai ha’aretz um’lo’ah לַ יהוָה הָאָרֶ ץ וּמְ ל�אָ הּ ,God’s is the world, with all it holds 1 ,tevel veyoshvei vah תֵּ בֵ ל וְ יֹ שְׁ בֵ י בָ הּ ,The land on which all people dwell 2 ,ki hu al yamim yesadah כִּ י־הוּא עַל־יַמִּ ים יְסָדָ הּ For God fixed earth on running streams 2 .ve’al neharot yechon’neha וְ עַ ל ־ נְ הָ ר � ת יְ כ � נְ ֶנ הָ .Spread land o’er mighty oceans’ swell 3 ,Mi ya’aleh vehar Adonai מִ י־יַעֲלֶ ה בְ הַ ר־יְ הוָ ה On God’s hill, who can make th’ascent ?umi yakum bimkom kodsho וּמִ י־יָקוּם בִּמְ ק�ם קָדְ שׁ� ?To reach God’s holy station 4 ,Neki chapayim uvar levav“ נְ קִ י כַ פַּ יִ ם וּ בַ ר ־ לֵ בָ ב The pure of heart, the innocent: Sample ,asher lo nasah lashav nafshi אֲשֶׁ ר ל ֹא־נָשָׂ א לַ שָּׁ וְ א נַפְ שִׁ י ,Without equivocation 3 ”.velo nishbah lemirmah וְ ל ֹא נִ שְׁ בַּ ע לְ מִ רְ מָ ה .Their vow is their intent 5 ,Yisa verachah me’et Adonai יִ שָּׂ א בְ רָ כָ ה מֵ אֵ ת יְ ה וָ ה ,God’s blessing will upon them smile 4 .utzedakah me’Elohei yish’o וּ צְ דָ קָ ה מֵ ֱ א � הֵ י יִ שְׁ ע � .Defending them in every trial 6 ,Ze dor dorshav זֶה דּ�ר דֹּרְ שָׁ יו For these are Jacob’s children, who 5 .mevakshei fanecha, Ya’akov. Selah מְ בַקְ שֵׁ י פָ נֶי� יַעֲקֹב סֶלָ ה .Seek only, God, to be with you. Selah

1 “To God belongs the world and its contents, the lived-on land and its inhabitants.” 2 “For God founded it above waters, and established it above rivers. 3 “The clean of hands and pure of heart, who has not held me in balance (i.e., has not given me an elusive answer, or equivocated) nor sworn deceitfully.” 4 “Such a person will bear a blessing from God, vindication from the God of his/her salvation.” 5 “This is the generation of his (Jacob’s) generations (i..e., these are Jacob’s distant descendants), who seek your presence—Jacob!” As for the meaning of “Selah,” if I knew, I would have given it an English equivalent. It may be a musical instruction for the singing of the psalm.

7 ,Se’u she’arim rosheichem שְׂ אוּ שְׁ עָרִ ים רָ אשֵׁ יכֶ ם ;Now raise your beams, O gates, stretch high ,vehinas’u pitchei olam וְהִ נָּשְׂ אוּ פִּתְחֵ י ע�לָ ם —Doors of the world, reach to the sky 1 .veyavo melech hakavod וְ ָי ב � א מֶ לֶ � הַ כָּ ב �ד !The glorious sovereign is nigh 8 ?Mi zeh melech hakavod מִ י זֶה מֶ לֶ � הַכָּ ב�ד ?Who is this sovereign glorious ,Adonai izuz vegibor יְהוָה עִ זּוּז וְגִבּ�ר ,It’s mighty God, who fights for us 2 .Adonai gibor milchamah יְהוָה גִּבּ�ר מִלְחָמָ ה !Unfailingly victorious 9 ,Se’u she’arim rosheichem שְׂ אוּ שְׁ עָרִ ים רָ אשֵׁ יכֶ ם ;NowSPS raise your beams, O gates, stretch high ,use’u pitchei olam וּשְׂ אוּ פִּתְ חֵ י ע�לָ ם —Doors of the world, reach to the sky .veyavo melech hakavod וְ יָבֹא מֶ לֶ � הַ כָּ ב � ד !The glorious sovereign is nigh 10 ?Mi hu zeh melech hakavod ◊ ◊ מִ י הוּא זֶה מֶלֶ � הַכָּ ב�ד ?Who is this sovereign glorious ,Adonai tzeva’ot יְהוָה צְבָ א�ת ;The God of hosts, who fights for us 3 !hu melech hakavod. Selah ה וּ א מֶ לֶ � הַ כָּ ב � ד סֶ לָ ה !God is the sovereign glorious. Selah Psalm 48, for Monday ,Hayom yom sheni bashabbat הַ יּוֹם יוֹם שֵׁ נִי בַּשַּׁבָּ ת ,Today is the second day of the week shebo hayu haLevi’im omrim שֶׁ בּוֹ הָ יוּ הַלְוִיִּם אוֹמְרִ ים on which the Levites would recite Sample .beVeit haMikdash בְּבֵ ית הַמִּקְדָּ שׁ :this psalm in the Temple 1 4 .Shir mizmor livnei Korach שִׁ יר מִ זְמ�ר לִבְ נֵי־קֹרַ ח .A song, a tune, for Korach’s sons 2 Gadol Adonai umehulal me’od גָּד�ל יְהוָה וּמְ הֻלָּ ל מְ אֹד Great is God and greatly praised .be’ir Eloheinu, har kodsho בְּ עִ י ר אֱ � הֵ י נ וּ הַ ר ־ קָ דְ שׁ � .in God’s town, God’s holy hill 3 ,Yefeh nof, mesos kol ha’aretz יְפֵ ה נ�ף מְ שׂ�שׂ כָּ ל־הָאָרֶ ץ ,A lovely place, joy of all the earth 5 ,Har Tziyon, yarketei tzafon הַ ר ־ צִ יּ � ן י ַרְ כְּ תֵ י צָ פ � ן ,is Mount Zion, far to the North .kiryat melech rav קִרְ יַת מֶלֶ � רָ ב .a great king’s city 4 Elohim be’armenoteha nodah אֱ�הִ ים בְּ אַרְ מְ נ�תֶ יהָ נ�דַ ע In all its citadels, God is acknowledged 1 .lemisgav לְ מִ שְׂ ָגּ ב .as the strongest citadel of all

1 “Oh gates, raise your heads ; be lifted up, doors of the world, and the sovereign of glory will enter.” No earthly gate is high enough to admit God. 2 “Who is this ruler of glory? God, mighty and heroic; God is a hero of war.” 3 “Who is this ruler of glory? God of armies: God is the ruler of glory.” 4 This psalm may be written by Korach’s descendants (just as many psalms are “by” King David), or it may have been used by them in the Temple service. 5 In the northern part of Jerusalem.

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5 ,Ki hineh hamlachim no’adu כִּ י־הִ נֵּה הַמְּ לָכִ ים נ�עֲדוּ ,For look, the kings congregated .avru yachdav ָ ע בְ ר וּ ַי חְ דָּ ו ;they came over together 6 ;hemah ra’u, ken tamahu הֵ מָּ ה רָ א וּ כֵּ ן תָּ מָ ה וּ ,they saw and were astonished ;nivhalu, nechpazu נִ בְ הֲ ל וּ נֶ חְ פָּ ז וּ ,they panicked and ran away 7 ,re’adah achazatam sham רְ עָדָ ה אֲחָ זָתַ ם שָׁ ם ,trembling gripped them there .chil kayoledah חִ יל כַּ יּ�לֵדָ ה —pangs, like a woman in labor 8 Beru’ach kadim בְּ רוּחַ קָדִ ים with an SPSeast wind .teshaber oniyot Tarshish תְּ שַׁ בֵּ ר אֳ נִ יּ � ת תַּרְ שִׁ י שׁ .you shatter the ships of Tarshish 9 2 Ka’asher shamanu, ken ra’inu כַּאֲשֶׁ ר שָׁמַעְ נוּ כֵּן רָ אִ ינוּ ,We had heard of it, then we saw it ,be’ir Adonai Tzeva’ot בְּעִ יר־יְהוָה צְבָ א�ת ,in the city of the Ruler of Hosts —be’ir Eloheinu בְּעִ יר אֱ�הֵ ינוּ —in the city of our God .Elohim yechoneneha ad olam. Selah אֱ �הִ י ם יְ כ � נְ נֶ הָ עַ ד ־ ע � לָ ם סֶ לָ ה .may God establish it forever.Selah 10 Diminu, Elohim, chasdecha דִּ מִּ ינוּ אֱ�הִ ים חַסְדֶּ � God, we thought of your kindness .bekerev heichalecha בְּ קֶ רֶ ב הֵ י כָ לֶ � .inside your sanctuary 11 ,Keshim’cha, Elohim כְּשִׁמְ � אֱ�הִ ים Like your reputation, God, Sample :ken tehilat’cha al katzvei aretz כֵּ ן תְּ הִ לָּ תְ � ַ ע ל ־ קַ צְ ֵו י ־ אֶ רֶ ץ your praise reaches the world’s end .tzedek mal’ah yeminecha צֶ דֶ ק מָ לְ אָ ה יְ מִ י נֶ � .righteousness fills your right hand— 12 ,Yismach Har Tziyon יִ שְׂ מַ ח הַ ר ־ צִ יּ � ן ,Mount Zion will rejoice tagelnah benot Yehudah תָּ גֵלְ נָה בְּ נ�ת יְהוּדָ ה Judah’s daughters celebrate 3 .lema’an mishpatecha לְ מַ עַ ן מִ שְׁ פָּ טֶ י � !because of your judgements 13 ,Sobu Tziyon vehakifuha סֹבּוּ צִ יּ�ן וְהַקִּ יפוּהָ ,Surround Zion, encircle her .sifru migdaleha סִ פְ ר וּ מִ גְ דָּ לֶ י הָ .count off her towers 14 Shitu libchem lecheilah שִׁ י ת וּ לִ בְּ כֶ ם לְ חֵ י לָ ה ,Study the fortifications 1 ,pasgu armenoteha פַּ סְּ ג וּ אַ רְ מְ נ � תֶ י הָ inspect the top of her strongholds 2 .lema’an tesapru ledor acharon לְמַעַן תְּסַפְּ רוּ לְ ד�ר אַחֲר�ן so you can tell future generations

1 may be translated as “in its palaces” instead ְ בּ ַ א רְ מְ ֹ נ ו ֶ ת י ָ ה ”.God, among its strongholds, is known as a stronghold“ of “strongholds”: a royal residence is both luxurious, a palace, and well-protected, a stronghold. The great for- tresses of Jerusalem, where the great king lives, concede that it’s safer to be with God than to seek shelter in any citadel. 2 “As we had heard, so did we see.” 3 I.e., when God executes judgement on bad people.

15 ,Ki zeh Elohim ◊ ◊ כִּ י זֶה אֱ�הִ ים :That this is God ;Eloheinu olam va’ed אֱ�הֵ ינוּ ע�לָ ם וָעֶד :our God is forever .hu yenahagenu al mut הוּא יְנַהֲגֵנוּ עַל־מוּת .God will guide us beyond death Psalm 82, for Tuesday ,Hayom yom shelishi bashabbat הַ יּוֹם יוֹם שְׁ לִ ישִׁ י בַּשַּׁבָּ ת ,Today is the third day of the week shebo hayu haLevi’im omrim שֶׁ בּוֹ הָ יוּ הַלְוִיִּם אוֹמְרִ ים on which the Levites would recite .beVeit haMikdash בְּבֵ ית הַמִּקְדָּ שׁ :this psalmSPS in the Temple 1 3 .Mizmor leAssaf מִ זְמ�ר לְאָסָ ף .A tune by Assaf 4 ,Elohim nitzav be’adat El אֱ �הִ ים נִ צָּ ב בַּ עֲדַ ת־אֵ ל God stands in the courthouse 5 .bekerev elohim yishpot בְּקֶרֶ ב אֱ�הִ ים יִשְׁ פֹּט .judging among the judges 2 Ad matai tishpetu avel“ עַד־מָ תַ י תִּ שְׁ פְּ טוּ־עָוֶל ,How long will you judge unfairly“ 6 .ufenei resha’im tis’u? Selah וּפְ נֵ י רְ שָׁ עִ י ם תִּ שְׂ א וּ ־ סֶ לָ ה !bringing satisfaction to the wicked? Selah 3 ;Shiftu dal veyatom שִׁפְ טוּ־דַ ל וְ יָת�ם ;Judge the poor and the orphan .oni varash hatzdiku עָנִ י וָרָ שׁ הַצְדִּ יקוּ .do justice for the humble and destitute 4 ;Paltu dal ve’evyon פַּלְּ טוּ־דַ ל וְאֶבְ י�ן Rescue the poor and needy Sample .miyad resha’im hatzilu מִ יַּד רְ שָׁעִ ים הַצִּ ילוּ ”.save them from the power of the wicked 5 ;Lo yad’u, velo yavinu לֹא יָדְ עוּ וְ לֹא יָבִ ינוּ —They don’t know, don’t understand —bachashecha yit’halachu בַּ חֲ שֵׁ כָ ה יִ תְ הַ לָּ כ וּ ,they walk in darkness 7 .yimotu kol mosdei aretz ִ י מּ � ט וּ ָ כּ ל ־ מ � סְ דֵ י ָ א רֶ ץ .weakening the world’s foundations 6 ,Ani amarti, “Elohim atem אֲנִ י־אָמַרְ תִּ י אֱ�הִ ים אַתֶּ ם ,I told them, “You are judges .uvenei Elyon kul’chem וּ בְ ֵנ י עֶ לְ י � ן כֻּ לְּ כֶ ם ;children of the Most High

”.is a plural imperative, “Be at the top her towers with your eyes פַּ סְּ ג וּ 1 2 “The last generation.” 3 .to or for or by Assaf , לְ אָ סָ ף Psalms 73-83 are 4 “In the congregation of God”; presumably, because true justice is a divine attribute, the place where justice is dispensed is a place where people congregate to acknowledge God. 5 is often a term for God, sometimes it seems to refer to human judges. When applied to God, it אֱ � הִ י ם While suggests divine justice (rather than compassion). 6 “And raise the face of the wicked,” making them the opposite of our word “downcast.” 7 “All the foundations of the world are moved.” If justice is one of the founding principles of the world, unjust judges may weaken the very existence of the world.

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7 ,Achen, ke’adam temutun אָכֵ ן כְּ אָדָ ם תְּ מוּתוּן even so, you will die like all humans ”.uche’achad hasarim tipolu וּ כְ אַ חַ ד הַ שָּׂרִ י ם תִּ פֹּ ל וּ ”.and fall like some petty potentate 8 ,Kumah, Elohim, shaftah ha’aretz ◊ ◊ קוּמָ ה אֱ�הִ ים שָׁפְטָ ה הָאָרֶ ץ ,O God, arise and judge the world 1 .ki atah tin’chal bechol hagoyim כִּ י־אַ תָּ ה תִ נְחַ ל בְּ כָל־הַ גּ�יִם .bringing your rule to every nation Psalm 94, for Wednesday ,Hayom yom revi’i bashabbat הַ יּוֹם יוֹם רְ בִ יעִ י בַּ שַּׁ בָּ ת ,Today is the fourth day of the week shebo hayu haLevi’im omrim שֶׁ בּוֹ הָ יוּ הַלְוִיִּם אוֹמְרִ ים on whichSPS the Levites would recite .beVeit haMikdash בְּבֵ ית הַמִּקְדָּ שׁ :this psalm in the Temple 1 ,El nekamot, Adonai אֵ ל־נְקָ מ�ת יְהוָה !God of vengeance, God .El nekamot, hofi’a אֵ ל נְקָ מ�ת ה�פִ יַע !God of vengeance, show yourself 2 ,Hinaseh, shofet ha’aretz הִ נָּ שֵׂ א שֹׁ פֵ ט הָ אָ רֶ ץ :Arise, judge of the world .hashev gemul al ge’im הָשֵׁ ב גְּמוּל עַל־גֵּאִ ים !give the arrogant what they deserve 3 ,Ad matai resha’im, Adonai עַד־מָתַ י רְ שָׁעִ ים יְהוָה ,How long will the wicked, O God ?ad matai resha’im ya’alozu עַד־מָתַ י רְ שָׁעִ ים יַעֲ�זוּ ?how long will the wicked rejoice 4 ;Yabi’u, yedabru atak ַי בִּ י ע וּ יְ דַ בְּ ר וּ עָ תָ ק They bluster and brag, Sample .yit’amru kol po’alei aven ִ י תְ אַ מְּ ר וּ כָּ ל ־ ֹ פּ ֲע לֵ י אָ ֶו ן .they boast, all these evildoers 5 ,Am’cha, Adonai, yedak’u עַמְּ � יְהוָה יְדַ כְּ אוּ They bully your people .venachalat’cha ye’anu וְנַחֲלָתְ� יְעַנּוּ .and humiliate your own 6 ,Almanah veger yaharogu אַ לְ מָ ָנ ה וְ גֵ ר ַי הֲ רֹ ג וּ ,They kill the widow and stranger .vitomim yerachetzu וִ ית�מִ ים יְרַ צֵּ חוּ .murder the orphan 7 ,Vayomru, “Lo yir’eh Yah וַיּ ֹאמְ רוּ ל ֹא יִרְ אֶ ה־יָּ הּ ;They say, “God won’t see ”.velo yavin Elohei Ya’akov וְ לֹא־יָבִ ין אֱ�הֵ י יַעֲקֹב ”!Jacob’s God won’t know 8 ,Binu, bo’arim ba’am בִּ ינוּ בֹּעֲרִ ים בָּ עָם ;Wise up, you brutes among the people ?uchesilim, matai taskilu וּ כְ סִ י לִ י ם מָ תַ י תַּ שְׂ כִּ י ל וּ ?fools, when will you realize 9 ?Hanotah ozen, halo yishmah הֲ נֹ טַ ע אֹ זֶן הֲ ל ֹא יִשְׁ מָ ע ?God gave us ears: you think God can’t hear 2 ?Im yotzer ayin, halo yabit אִ ם ־ ֹי צֵ ר עַ יִ ן ֲה ל ֹא ַי בִּ י ט ?God made the eye: can God not see

1 “For you shall inherit all nations” implies that God will control and impose God’s beneficial will upon the nations. 2 “The one who planted ears in our heads, God, do you think he won’t hear what you say? Do you seriously think that the one who formed the eye will not look at what you do?”

10 ,Hayoser goyim, halo yochi’ach הֲיֹסֵ ר גּ�יִ ם הֲלֹא י�כִ יחַ ,God punishes nations: will God not chide ?hamelamed adam da’at הַ מְ לַ מֵּ ד ָ א דָ ם דָּ ַ ע ת !who teaches humans whatever they know 11 ,Adonai yode’ah machshevot adam יְהוָה יֹדֵ עַ מַחְשְׁ ב�ת אָדָ ם ,God knows people’s thoughts .ki hemah havel כִּ י ־ הֵ מָּ ה הָ בֶ ל .how silly they are 12 Ashrei hagever asher teyasrenu Yah אַשְׁרֵ י הַ גֶּ בֶ ר אֲשֶׁ ר־תְּ יַסְּרֶ נּוּ יָּ הּ Lucky is the person whom God chides ,umiTorat’cha telamdenu וּ מִ תּ � רָ תְ � תְ ַ ל מְּ דֶ נּ וּ —and teaches from God’s law 13 lehashkit lo mimei rah לְ הַשְׁקִ יט ל� מִ ימֵ י רָ ע to beSPS at peace in evil days .ad yikareh larashah shachat עַ ד יִכָּרֶ ה לָרָ שָׁ ע שָׁחַ ת !until a grave is dug for the wicked 14 ,Ki lo yitosh Adonai amo כִּ י ל ֹא־יִ טֹּ שׁ יְ הוָ ה עַ מּ� God will not desert God’s people .venachalato lo ya’azov וְ נַ חֲ לָ ת� ל ֹא יַ עֲ זֹ ב .nor abandon God’s own 15 ,Ki ad tzedek yashuv mishpat כִּ י־עַד־צֶדֶ ק יָשׁוּב מִשְׁ פָּ ט ,The verdict will return to justice .ve’acharav kol yishrei lev ְ ו ַ א ֲח רָ י ו ָ כּ ל ־ ִ י שְׁ רֵ י ־ ֵ ל ב .and all the upright will follow it 16 ,Mi yakum li im mere’im מִ י ־ ָי ק וּ ם לִ י עִ ם ־ מְ רֵ עִ י ם ,Who will stand up to the wicked ?mi yityatzev li im po’alei aven מִ י־יִתְ יַצֵּ ב לִ י עִ ם־פֹּעֲלֵ י אָ וֶן ?stand with me against evildoers 17 ,Lulei Adonai ezratah li לוּלֵ י יְ הוָ ה עֶ זְרָ תָ ה לִּ י If God had not helped me, Sample !kim’at shochnah dumah nafshi כִּ מְ עַ ט שָׁ כְ ָנ ה ד וּ מָ ה ַנ פְ שִׁ י !my spirit would soon have been at peace 18 ”,Im amarti, “Matah ragli אִ ם ־ אָ מַ רְ תִּ י מָ טָ ה רַ גְ לִ י ”,Had I said, “My foot has slipped .chasdecha, Adonai, yis’adeni חַ סְ דְּ � יְ ה ָ ו ה ִ י סְ ָ ע דֵ נִ י .Your kindness, God, had nurtured me 19 1 ,Berov sar’apai bekirbi בְּ ֹ ר ב שַׂ רְ עַ פַּ י בְּ קִ רְ בִּ י ,When I am absorbed in my thoughts .tan’chumecha yesha’ashu nafshi תַּ נְ ח וּ מֶ י � יְ שַׁ עַ שְׁ ע וּ ַנ פְ שִׁ י .your comforts bring me delight 20 ,Hayechovrecha kiseh havot הַ יְחָבְרְ � כִּ סֵּ א הַ וּ�ת Can an unjust court be your companion 2 ?yotzer amal alei chok יֹ צֵ ר עָ מָ ל עֲ לֵ י ־ חֹ ק ?since it makes mischief the law 21 ,Yagodu al nefesh tzadik יָג�דּוּ עַל־נֶפֶ שׁ צַדִּ יק They conspire against the just .vedam naki yarshi’u וְדָ ם נָקִ י יַרְ שִׁ יעוּ .and condemn innocent blood 22 ,Vihi Adonai li lemisgav ַו יְ הִ י יְ ה ָ ו ה לִ י לְ מִ שְׂ ָגּ ב ,But God is my stronghold 3 .vElohai letzur machsi וֵא�הַ י לְ צוּר מַחְסִ י .my God is my safe refuge

1 “There being many thoughts within me”—this may refer to the distractions of an active brain, or the medita- tions of a peaceful heart. 2 “Could your companion be the official seat of evil, which makes trouble founded upon law?” 3 “The rock of my protection,” for one may feel safe hiding behind a rock.

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23 ,Vayashev aleihim et onam וַיָּשֶׁ ב עֲלֵ יהֶ ם אֶ ת־א�נָם ,God will turn their evil against them ,uvera’atam yatzmitem וּ בְ רָ ָ ע תָ ם ַי צְ מִ י תֵ ם ;cut them off in their wickedness !yatzmitem Adonai Eloheinu ַי צְ מִ י תֵ ם יְ ה וָ ה אֱ � הֵ י נ וּ !God, our God, will cut them off When reciting the Daily Psalm for Wednesday, add Psalm 95:1-3 Ps. 95:1-3 ;Lechu neranena lAdonai לְ כוּ נְרַ נְּנָה לַ יהוָה ,Come, sing for joy to God on high 1 .nari’ah letzur yish’enu נ ָרִ י עָ ה לְ צ וּ ר יִ שְׁ עֵ נ וּ .On whose salvation we rely 2 Nekadmah fanav betodah נְקַדְּ מָ ה פָ נָיו בְּ ת�דָ ה ApproachSPS God with a thankful heart .Bizmirot, nari’ah lo בִּ זְמִ ר�ת נָרִ יעַ ל� .With songs of praise to take your part 3 Ki El gadol Adonai ◊ ◊ כִּ י אֵ ל ָגּ ד�ל יְהוָה ,For a great God is Adonai 2 .Umelech gadol al kol elohim וּמֶלֶ � גָּד�ל עַל־כָּ ל־אֱ�הִ ים ,Above all powers ruling high Psalm 81, for Thursday ,Hayom yom chamishi bashabbat הַ יּוֹם יוֹם חֲמִ ישִׁ י בַּשַּׁבָּ ת ,Today is the fifth day of the week shebo hayu haLevi’im omrim שֶׁ בּוֹ הָ יוּ הַלְוִיִּם אוֹמְרִ ים on which the Levites would recite .beVeit haMikdash בְּבֵ ית הַמִּקְדָּ שׁ :this psalm in the Temple 1 3 .Lamnatze’ach, al hagittit, le’Asaf לַ מְ ַנ צֵּ חַ עַ ל ־ הַ גִּ תִּ י ת לְ אָ סָ ף .For the conductor, on the gittit, by Asaf 2 Sample ,Harninu lElohim uzenu הַרְ נִ ינוּ לֵ א�הִ ים עוּזֵּנוּ ,To God, our refuge, sing in joy .Hari’u lElohei Ya’akov הָרִ יעוּ לֵ א�הֵ י יַעֲקֹב :To Jacob’s God call out in glee 3 Se’u zimrah utenu tof שְׂ אוּ־זִמְרָ ה וּתְ נוּ־תֹף ,Raise your voice and beat the drum 4 .Kinnor na’im im nahvel כִּ נּ�ר נָעִ ים עִ ם־נָבֶ ל .With harp and lyre for harmony 4 5 ,Tik’u vachodesh shofar תִּקְ עוּ בַ חֹדֶ שׁ שׁ�פָ ר Let shofar blasts hail the new moon .Bakeseh leyom chageinu בַּ כֵּ סֶ ה לְ י � ם חַ ֵגּ נ וּ .To mark our day’s festivity 5 ,Ki chok leYisra’el hu כִּ י ֹ ח ק לְ יִ שְׂ רָ אֵ ל ה וּ א ,For this is Israel’s rule 6 .Mishpat lElohei Ya’akov מִשְׁ פָּ ט לֵ א�הֵ י יַעֲקֹב !Studied in God’s own school

1 “Sing to the rock of our salvation”; the rock is a firm foundation for our faith 2 “Powers”—the Hebrew could be “gods” or “heavenly powers.” 3 What is a “gittit”? Nobody is sure. 4 The drum could be like a tambourine, the kinnor is a type of lyre; in Sumer, a lyre could be a big thing you rest on the ground. The Midrash says the nahvel (lyre) was so called because its ravishing sound shamed all other instruments. 5 The new moon may refer to Rosh Hashanah, when we use this verse for evening kiddush. 6 “A judgement for the God of Jacob.”

6 1 Edut biY’hosef samo עֵדוּת בִּ יה�סֵ ף שָׂ מ� Joseph heard this law when he ,Betzeto al eretz Mitzrayim בְּ ֵ צ א ת � ַ ע ל ־ ֶ א רֶ ץ מִ צְ רָ ִ י ם .Left foreign tongue in Egypt land .Sefat lo yadati eshmah שְׂ פַ ת ל ֹא ־ ָי דַ עְ תִּ י אֶ שְׁ מָ ע 7 ,Hasiroti misevel shichmo ֲ ה סִ י ר � תִ י מִ סֵּ בֶ ל שִׁ כְ מ � ,I freed his shoulder from its toil .Kapav midud ta’avorna כַּפָּ יו מִ דּוּד תַּ עֲבֹרְ נָה .From servant’s pail I took his hand 8 ;Batzarah karata va’achaltzeka בַּ צָּ רָ ה קָ רָ א תָ וָ ֲא חַ לְּ צֶ ךָּ ,You cried in pain, I set you free 2 E’en’cha beseter ra’am evchan’cha אֶ עֶ נְ � בְּ סֵ תֶ ר רַ עַ ם אֶ בְ חָ נְ � .In thunderSPS met your mute demand .Al mei merivah. Selah עַל־מֵ י מְרִ יבָ ה סֶלָ ה ,You opposed me, even so Where Meribah’s waters flow. Selah.3 9 ;Shema ami, ve’a’idah bach שְׁמַ ע עַמִּ י וְאָעִידָ ה בָּ � My people, if you heed my call ,Yisra’el, im tishmah li ִ י שְׂ רָ אֵ ל אִ ם ־ תִּ שְׁ מַ ע ־ לִ י !Israel, listen to me now 10 ,Lo yih’yeh vecha el zar לֹא־יִהְ יֶה בְ � אֵ ל זָר ,No heathen deities will you take .Velo tishtachaveh le’el nechar וְ ל ֹא תִ שְׁ תַּ חֲוֶה לְ אֵל נֵכָר .To foreign gods you shall not bow 11 ,Anochi Adonai Elohecha אָ נֹכִ י יְהוָה אֱ�הֶ י� ,I am your God: I raised you, I 4 :Hama’al’cha me’eretz Mitzrayim הַ מַּ עַ לְ � מֵ אֶרֶ ץ מִצְרָ יִם From Egypt. I fulfilled my vow. Sample .Har’chev picha va’amalehu הַ רְ חֶ ב ־ פִּ י � וַ אֲ מַ לְ אֵ ה וּ :Gape, like the bird’s young brood I’ll fill you full of food.5 12 ,Velo shama ami lekoli וְ לֹא־שָׁמַ ע עַמִּ י לְ ק�לִ י .My people would not hear my voice .VeYisra’el lo avah li וְ יִ שְׂ רָ אֵ ל ל ֹא ־ אָ בָ ה לִ י .No, Israel cared no whit for me 13 ,Va’ashalchehu bishrirut libi ָו ֲא שַׁ לְּ חֵ ה וּ בִּ שְׁ רִ י ר וּ ת לִ בָּ ם I let them chase their every lust .Yel’chu bemo’atzoteichem ֵי לְ כ וּ בְּ מ � ֲע צ � תֵ י הֶ ם .And follow their own vanity 14 ,Lu ami shome’ah li, Yisra’el לוּ עַמִּ י שֹׁמֵ עַ לִ י יִשְׂרָ אֵ ל Would they had heeded me .bidrachai yehalechu בִּדְרָכַי יְהַלֵּכוּ .And walked my way, the path of purity

1 Joseph’s name became Y’hoseph, tradition says, after he refused Potiphar’s wife (Gen.39). 2 Translators differ over who was thunder and who was mute: did Israel cry out with thunderous voice and God answer quietly, or did Israel cry out quietly and God answer in thunder? We can appreciate the Psalmist’s con- trast between God’s public salvation and the Israelites’ private pain. 3 God tested the Israelites at Meribah (Num. 20). 4 God promised Abraham that his descendants would suffer and be saved (Gen. 15). 5 As God fed them with quails and manna in the desert (Num. 11).

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15 Kim’at oyveihem achni’ah כִּ מְ ַ ע ט א � יְ בֵ י הֶ ם אַ כְ נִ י עַ ,In a flash, I’d trounce their foes 1 .Ve’al tzareihem ashiv yadi וְ עַ ל צָ רֵ י הֶ ם אָ שִׁ י ב יָדִ י .My hand would crush their woes 16 Mesan’ei Adonai מְ שַׂנְאֵ י יְהוָה God’s enemies will crawl 2 ,Yechachashu lo יְכַחֲשׁוּ־ל� ;cringing from their tricks .Vihi itam le’olam וִ י הִ י עִ תָּ ם לְ ע�לָ ם .I see their hearts: their fate is ever fixed 17 ,Vaya’achilehu mechelev chitah ◊ ◊ וַ יַּ אֲ כִ י לֵ ה וּ מֵ חֵ לֶ ב חִ טָּ ה ,But you shall feast on choicest cream of wheat 3 .Umitzur devash asbi’eka וּמִ צּוּר דְּ בַ שׁ אַשְׂבִּ יעֶ� !On honeySPS from the Rock—all you can eat Psalm 93, for Friday ,Hayom yom shishi bashabbat הַ יּ וֹ ם יוֹ ם שִׁ שִּׁ י בַּ שַּׁ בָּ ת ,Today is the sixth day of the week shebo hayu haLevi’im omrim שֶׁ בּ ֹו הָ י וּ הַ לְ וִ יִּ ם א ֹו מְ רִ י ם on which the Levites would recite .beVeit haMikdash בְּ בֵ י ת הַ מִּ קְ דָּ שׁ :this psalm in the Temple

1 ,Adonai malach: ge’ut lavesh יהוה מָ לָ � ֵגּ א וּ ת לָ בֵ שׁ ,God reigns, enrobed in regal grace .lavesh Adonai, oz hit’azar לָ בֵ שׁ יהוה עֹז הִתְ אַ זָּר ;Robed in grace and cloaked in power .Af tikon tevel bal timot אַ ף־תִּ כּוֹן תֵּבֵ ל בַּ ל־תִּ מּוֹט ;Earth cannot slip in God’s embrace 2 Sample ,Nachon kis’acha me’az נָכוֹן כִּסְ אֲ� מֵאָ ז ;Firm is your throne from the first hour .me’olam atah מֵ ע וֹ לָ ם אָ תָּ ה .Eternal is your place

3 ,Nas’u neharot, Adonai נָשְׂ אוּ נְהָ רוֹת יהוה ,God, streams have raised ,nas’u neharot kolam נָשְׂ אוּ נְהָ רוֹת קוֹלָ ם ;yes raised their voice .yis’u neharot dochyam יִשְׂ אוּ נְהָ רוֹת דָּ כְ יָם :The rivers crash and roar 4 Mikolot mayim rabim מִ קֹּלוֹת מַ יִם רַ בִּ ים ,Let mighty waters make their noise ,adirim mishberei yam אַ דִּ ירִ י ם מִ שְׁ בְּ רֵ י ־ ָי ם :The breakers on the shore .adir bamarom Adonai אַדִּ י ר בַּ מָּ ר וֹ ם יהוה !God’s strength is more, much more

1 I would turn my hand against their troubles / oppressors. .means deceive and become weak, “cringe” and “tricks” suggest both meanings כחש The root 2 3 The fatty or creamy part of the wheat berry is a delicacy (sorry, kids); at least, it beats a spoonful of bran! Honey from the Rock is perhaps solid sweetener or rock candy; who knows?

5 Edotecha ne’emnu me’od ◊ ◊ עֵדֹתֶ י� נֶאֶמְ נוּ מְ אֹד :Your promises will be fulfilled ,levetcha na’avah kodesh לְ בֵ יתְ � נַאֲ וָ ה־קֹדֶ שׁ ,Your sacred house you shall rebuild .Adonai, le’orech yamim יהוה לְ ֹא רֶ � ָי מִ י ם .Sovereign, for evermore

After the daily psalm, mourners and those observing yahrzeit lead Mourners’ Kaddish, page 267. Psalm 104, for Rosh Chodesh 1 !Bar’chi nafshi et Adonai בָּ רֲ כִ י ַנ פְ שִׁ י אֶ ת ־ יְ ה וָ ה !My SPSsoul, bless God ;Adonai Elohai gadalta me’od יְהוָה אֱ�הַ י גָּדַ לְתָּ מְּ אֹד ,How great, my ruling God, you are .Hod vehadar lavashta ה וֹ ד וְ הָ דָ ר לָ בָ שְׁ תָּ ,Fame and glory are your veil 2 ;Oteh or kasalmah עֹ טֶ ה ־ א וֹ ר כַּ שַּׂ לְ מָ ה ,Wrapped as in a cloak of light .Noteh shamayim kay’riyah נ וֹ טֶ ה שָׁ מַ יִ ם כַּ יְרִ י עָ ה ,Spreading heaven like a sail 3 ,Hamkareh vamayim aliyotav הַ מְ קָ רֶ ה בַ מַּ יִ ם עֲ לִ יּ וֹ תָ י ו ,You roof with rain its upper heights ,Hasam avim rechuvo הַשָּׂ ם־עָבִ ים רְ כוּבוֹ ,The misty clouds you ride .Hamhalech al kanfei ruach הַ מְ הַ לֵּ � עַ ל ־ כַּ נְ פֵ י ־ ר וּ חַ .Walk the wind far and wide 4 ,Oseh mal’achav ruchot עֹשֶׂ ה מַלְאָכָ יו רוּחוֹת ,Of winds you make your messengers Ministers of blazing fire. Sample Meshartav esh lohet. מְ שָׁרְ תָ יו אֵ שׁ �הֵ ט 5 ,Yasad eretz al mechoneha ָי סַ ד ־ אֶ רֶ ץ עַ ל ־ מְ כ וֹ נֶ י הָ Fixing firmly in its place 1 .Bal timot olam va’ed בַּ ל־תִּ מּוֹט עוֹלָ ם וָעֶ ד .The Earth, lest it should ever slip 6 ,Tehom kalvush kisito תְּ הוֹם כַּלְּ בוּשׁ כִּסִּ יתוֹ ,The Deep once clothed it like a cloak .Al harim ya’amdu mayim עַ ל־הָרִ ים יַ עַ מְ דוּ ־מָ יִ ם .Seas surged over each mountain tip 7 ,Min ga’arat’cha yenusun מִ ן־גַּעֲרָ תְ � יְנוּסוּן ,From your rebuke they fled in fear 2 .Min kol ra’amcha yechafezun מִ ן־קוֹל רַ עַמְ � יֵחָ פֵ זוּן ,Hurried from your stern command 8 Ya’alu harim yerdu veka’ot יַעֲלוּ הָרִ ים יֵרְ דוּ בְקָ עוֹת Climbed hills, and into valleys poured 3 .El mekom zeh yasadta lahem אֶ ל ־ מְ ק וֹ ם ֶז ה ָי סַ דְ תָּ לָ הֶ ם .To where you ordered them to stand 9 ;Gevul samta bal ya’avorun גְּ ב וּ ל ־ שַׂ מְ תָּ בַּ ל ־ ַי עֲ בֹ ר וּ ן ,You fixed a border they can’t pass .Bal yeshuvun lechasot ha’aretz בַּ ל ־ יְ שׁ וּ ב וּ ן לְ כַ סּ וֹ ת הָ אָ רֶ ץ .Lest they return to drown the land 10 ,Hamshale’ach mayanim banchalim הַ מְ שַׁ לֵּ חַ מַ עְ יָ נִ י ם בַּ נְּ חָ לִ י ם ;You send springs to join the brooks .Bein harim yehalechun בֵּ ין הָרִ ים יְהַלֵּ כוּן ,Among the hills they make their way

1 “Lest it stir forever and ever.” 2 “Stern command” is literally “raised voice.” 3 “To this place you founded for them.”

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11 ;Yashku kol chayto saday יַשְׁ קוּ כָּ ל־חַ יְ תוֹ שָׂדָ י ,With water for the woodland beasts .Yishberu fera’im tzema’am יִ שְׁ בְּ ר וּ פְ רָ אִ י ם צְ מָ אָ ם .Wild asses’ thirst the streams allay 12 ;Aleihem off hashamayim yishkon עֲלֵיהֶ ם עוֹף־הַשָּׁמַיִם יִשְׁ כּוֹן ;Here live the birds that wing the sky .Mibein ofayim yitnu kol מִ בֵּ ין עֳפָאיִם יִתְּ נוּ־קוֹל .They offer song among the leaves 13 ;Mashke harim me’aliyotav מַ שְׁ קֶ ה הָ רִ י ם מֵ עֲ לִ יּ וֹ תָ י ו מִ פְּ רִ י :With rising mist you bathe the hills 1 .Mipri ma’asecha tisba ha’aretz מַ עֲשֶׂ י� תִּשְׂבַּ ע הָאָרֶ ץ .Fruit of your work the wide Earth fills 14 ;Matzmi’ach chatzir lab’hemah מַ צְ מִ י חַ חָ צִ י ר לַ בְּ הֵ מָ ה ,You pastureSPS the cattle ,Ve’esev la’avodat ha’adam וְעֵשֶׂ ב לַעֲבֹדַ ת הָאָדָ ם —Grow crops for our toil .Lehotzi lechem min ha’aretz לְ הוֹצִ יא לֶחֶ ם מִ ן־הָאָרֶ ץ We bring food from the soil 15 Veyayin yesamach levav enosh וְ ַי יִ ן יְ שַׂ מַּ ח לְ בַ ב ־ אֱ נ וֹ שׁ ,And wine to bring mirth 2 ,lehatzhil panim mishamen לְהַצְהִ יל פָּנִ ים מִ שָּׁמֶ ן ,A rich glow to our cheeks .velechem levav enosh yis’ad וְ לֶ חֶ ם לְ בַ ב ־ אֱ נ וֹ שׁ יִ סְ עָ ד .A feast for the heart 16 ,Yisbe’u atzei Adonai יִ שְׂ בְּ ע וּ ֲע צֵ י יְ ה ָו ה Trees drink their fill—in Lebanon ,arzei Levanon asher nata אַרְ זֵי לְ בָ נוֹן אֲשֶׁר נָטָ ע —The cedars God planted in loam 17 ,asher sham tziporim yekanenu אֲ שֶׁ ר־שָׁ ם צִ פֳּרִ ים יְקַ נֵּנוּ Where fluttering birds nest, and the stork Sample .chasidah beroshim beitah ֲ ח סִ י דָ ה בְּ ר וֹ שִׁ י ם בֵּ י תָ הּ .In shady cypress makes her home 18 ,Harim hag’vohim lay’elim הָ רִ י ם הַ גְּ בֹ הִ י ם לַ יְּ עֵ לִ י ם ;Goats leap upon the mountain crest 3 .sela’im machseh lashfanim סְ לָ עִ י ם מַ חְ סֶ ה לַ שְׁ פַ נִּ י ם .Low boulders are the badgers’ rest 19 ,Asah yare’ach lemo’adim עָשָׂ ה יָרֵ חַ לְ מוֹעֲדִ ים God made the moon for festive times,4 .shemesh yadah mevo’o שֶׁמֶ שׁ יָדַ ע מְ בוֹאוֹ The sun has learned its evening home.5 20 ,Tashet choshech vihi layla תָּ שֶׁ ת ־ חֹ שֶׁ � וִ יהִ י לָ יְ לָ ה :You bring the dark; now it is night ,bo tirmos kol chayto ya’ar בּוֹ־תִרְ מֹשׂ כָּ ל־חַ יְתוֹ־יָעַר ,When forest creatures wake and roam

1 “From the fruit of your deeds the land/Earth is satiated.” 2 “To make our faces shine with oil”; oil may be a symbol for rich produce, or it may simply mean that we get a good crop of oil and use it to make our faces shiny. Richard Henry Dana in Two Years Before the Mast met Russian sailors whose faces gleamed from the grease in their diet. 3 “The high hills are for the mountain goats; rocks are shelter for the badgers.” 4 “God made the moon for the seasons (or festivals).” The Jewish calendar of festivals is a lunar calendar. God lemo’adim uleyamim veshanim / “for seasons and for days and for / ּ לְ מ וֹ עֲ דִ י ם וּ לְ יָ מִ י ם וְ שָׁ נִ י ם made sun and moon years” (Gen. 1:14). If you reckon that the sun marks the years and both sun and moon mark the days, then it’s .the festival times, which fall at specific places in the month ּ, מ ֹו עֲ דִ י ם for the moon to mark the 5 “The sun has learned the place where it sets.”

21 Hakfirim sho’agim lataref הַ כְּ פִ ירִ י ם ֹ שׁ ֲא גִ י ם לַ טָּ רֶ ף ,Young lions roaring for their prey .ulevakesh me’El ochlam וּלְבַקֵּ שׁ מֵאֵ ל אָכְ לָ ם .Asking God their food to grant 22 Tizrach hashemesh ye’asefun תִּ זְרַ ח הַשֶּׁמֶ שׁ יֵאָסֵ פוּן ,At sunrise, they are gathered in .ve’el me’onotam yirbatzun וְ אֶ ל ־ מְ ע וֹ נֹ תָ ם יִרְ בָּ צ וּ ן .Sent into their dens to lie 23 Yetze adam lefo’olo יֵצֵ א אָדָ ם לְ פָ עֳלוֹ Then people go about their work .vela’avodato adei arev ְ ו ַ ל ֲ ע ֹ ב דָ ת וֹ ֲע דֵ י ־ ָ ע רֶ ב .To labor until night draws nigh 24 —Mah rabu ma’asecha Adonai מָ ה־רַ בּוּ מַ עֲשֶׂ י� יְ הוָ ה — HowSPS many are your works, O God ,kulam bechochmah asita כֻּ לָּ ם בְּ חָ כְ מָ ה עָ שִׂ י תָ .In wisdom you made every one .mal’ah ha’aretz kinyanecha מָלְאָ ה הָאָרֶ ץ קִנְ יָנֶ� .Your creatures1 fill the world 25 ,Zeh hayam gadol ur’chav yadayim זֶה הַ יָּם גָּדוֹל וּרְ חַ ב יָדָ יִ ם ,Look at the vast and spacious sea ,sham remesh ve’ein mispar שָׁ ם־רֶ מֶ שׂ וְאֵ ין מִסְ פָּ ר Teeming with life immeasurable,2 .chayot ketanot im gedolot חַ יּוֹת קְטַ נּוֹת עִ ם־גְּדֹלוֹת Small and great together swirled.3 26 ,Sham oniyot yehalechun שָׁ ם אֳ נִ יּ וֹ ת יְ הַ לֵּ כ וּ ן There go the ships, here’s Leviathan .Livyatan zeh yatzarta lesachek bo לִ וְ יָתָ ן זֶה־יָצַרְ תָּ לְ שַׂחֶ ק־בּוֹ .God’s creature made for play at sea 27 Kulam elecha yesaberun כֻּ לָּ ם אֵ לֶ י � יְ שַׂ בֵּ ר וּ ן All of them depend on you 4 Sample .latet ochlam be’ito לָ תֵ ת אָ כְ לָ ם בְּ עִ תּ וֹ .To grant them food as necessary 28 Titen lahem yilkotun תִּ תֵּ ן לָהֶ ם יִלְ קֹטוּן ;You give them food, they gather it .tiftach yadcha yisbe’un tov תִּפְתַּ ח יָדְ � יִשְׂבְּ עוּן טוֹב .You open your hand, they fill their need 29 Tastir panecha yibahelun תַּ סְ תִּ י ר פָּ ֶנ י � יִ בָּ הֵ ל וּ ן .If you hide your face, they suffer dread tosef rucham yigva’un תֹּסֵ ף רוּחָ ם יִגְוָעוּן If you gather their spirit, they are dead .ve’el afaram yeshuvun וְאֶ ל־עֲפָרָ ם יְשׁוּבוּן .and return to their dust 30 Teshalach ruchacha yibare’un תְּ שַׁלַּ ח רוּחֲ� יִבָּרֵ אוּן ,When you send your spirit, they are created .utechadesh penei adamah וּ תְ חַ דֵּ שׁ פְּ ֵנ י ֲא דָ מָ ה .and you renew the face of the earth 31 Yehi chevod Adonai le’olam יְהִ י כְ בוֹד יְהוָה לְ עוֹלָ ם ;Let God’s glory last forever .yismach Adonai bema’asav יִשְׂ מַ ח יְהוָה בְּ מַ עֲשָׂ יו —Let God delight in God’s works

1 “Your creatures (or possessions)” is from the word for “own” or “buy.” Earth is filled with God’s possessions; having made it all, God owns it all. 2 “There are teeming things, and there is no number (or counting).” 3 “Living things small with great.” The sea contains creatures both tiny and huge. 4 “To give them food at its proper time.”

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32 Hamabit la’aretz vatir’ad הַ מַּ בִּ י ט לָ אָ רֶ ץ וַ תִּ רְ עָ ד ,Whose glance makes the earth shiver .yiga beharim veye’eshanu יִ ַגּ ע בֶּ הָ רִ י ם וְ ֶי ֱע שָׁ נ וּ .Whose touch makes mountains smoke 33 Ashirah lAdonai bechayay אָשִׁ ירָ ה לַ יהוָה בְּחַ יָּי I will sing to God while I live .azamrah lElohai be’odi אֲזַמְּרָ ה לֵ א�הַ י בְּ עוֹדִ י .I will make music to my God while I last 34 Ye’erav alav sichi יֶעֱרַ ב עָלָ יו שִׂיחִ י ;Let my voice be sweet to God .anochi esmach bAdonai אָ נֹ כִ י אֶ שְׂ מַ ח בַּ י ה וָ ה .I will take delight in God 35 Yitamu chata’im min ha’aretz ◊ ◊ יִ תַּ מּ וּ חַ טָּ אִ י ם מִ ן ־ הָ אָ רֶ ץ Let sinsSPS pass from the earth uresha’im od einam. Bar’chi וּרְ שָׁעִ ים עוֹד אֵ ינָם .and the wicked be no more nafshi et Adonai בָּ רֲ כִ י ַנ פְ שִׁ י אֶ ת ־ יְ ה וָ ה —My soul, give blessing to God .Haleluyah הַ לְ ל וּ ־ ָי הּ !Halleluyah Psalm 27, for the Season of Repentance From the beginning of Elul through Hoshanah Rabbah, we add Psalm 27. 1 LeDavid לְ דָ ִ ו ד :A psalm of David ?Adonai ori veyish’i, mimi irah יהוה אוֹרִ י וְיִשְׁעִ י מִמִּ י אִירָ א .God lights my way and saves me from alarm ?Adonai ma’oz chayai, mimi efchad יהוה מָ עוֹ ז־חַיַּי מִ מִּ י אֶפְ חָ ד ?God is my life-force. Who can do me harm 2 Sample Bikrov alai mere’im בִּ קְ רֹ ב עָ לַ י מְ רֵ עִ י ם When evil people came le’echol et besari לֶאֱכֹל אֶ ת־בְּ שָׂרִ י ,my flesh to eat tzarai ve’oy’vai li צָרַ י וְ אֹיְבַ י לִ י ,My irksome foes slipped 1 .hemah kashlu venafalu הֵ מָּ ה כָּ שְׁ ל וּ וְ ָנ פָ ל וּ .fell down at my feet 3 Im tachaneh alai machaneh אִ ם ־ תַּ חֲ ֶנ ה עָ לַ י מַ חֲ ֶנ ה !Let armies camp ;lo yirah libi לֹא־יִירָ א לִבִּ י .my heart will not take fright im takum alai milchamah אִ ם ־ תָּ ק וּ ם עָ לַ י מִ לְ חָ מָ ה ;Let war come .bezot ani vote’ach בְּ זֹאת אֲנִ י ב�טֵחַ .still I know that this is right

4 ,Achat sha’alti me’et Adonai אַ חַ ת שָׁ אַ לְ תִּ י מֵ אֵ ת ־יהוה ,One thing I asked of God :otah avakesh וֹא תָ הּ אֲ בַ קֵּ שׁ :for this I pray shivti beveit Adonai שִׁ בְ תִּ י בְּ בֵ י ת ־יהוה To sit in God’s own house ,kol yemei chayai כָּ ל ־ יְ מֵ י חַ יַּ י ,living each day lachazot beno’am Adonai לַ חֲ זוֹ ת בְּ ֹ נ עַ ם ־יהוה ,To view God’s grace 1 .ulevaker beheichalo וּ לְ בַ קֵּ ר בְּ הֵ י כָ לוֹ .and in God’s Temple stay 5 ,Ki yitzpeneni besuko beyom ra’ah כִּ י יִצְפְּ נֵנִ י בְּ סֻ כֹּה בְּ י�ם רָ עָ ה ,For SPSGod will keep me safe in evil days yastireni beseter oholo ַי סְ תִּ רֵ נִ י בְּ סֵ תֶ ר אָ הֳ ל וֹ Perch me in secret tent .betzur yeromemeni בְּ צוּר יְר�מְ מֵנִ י .on mountain raised 6 Ve’atah yarum roshi וְ עַ תָּ ה יָ ר וּ ם ר ֹא שִׁ י And now I’m high above al oy’vai sevivotai עַל אֹיְבַ י סְבִ יבוֹ תַ י ;my enemies round ve’ezbechah ve’oholo וְ אֶ זְ בְּ חָ ה בְ אָ הֳ ל וֹ I’ll offer in God’s tent 2 ;zivchei teru’ah זִבְחֵ י תְ רוּעָ ה .my joyful sound 3 .ashirah va’azamrah lAdonai ָ א שִׁ י רָ ה ַ ו ֲא ַז מְּ רָ ה ַ ל יהוה .With song to God my music will resound 7 ;Shema Adonai, koli ekrah שְׁ מַ ע ־יהוה קוֹ לִ י ֶ א ְ ק רָ א God, hear my cry, Sample .vechoneni va’aneni וְ חָ נֵּנִ י וַעֲ נֵנִ י .and answer in your grace 8 ”.Lecha amar libi, “Bakshu fanai לְ � אָ מַ ר לִ בִּ י בַּ קְּ שׁ וּ פָ ָנ י ”My heart implored you, God, “O seek my face .Et panecha Adonai avakesh אֶ ת־פָּ נֶי� יהוה אֲ בַ קֵּ שׁ .As I seek yours

1 “If an army camps against me, my heart will not fear. If war rises against me, this is what I’ll rely on. One thing I asked from God, this is my request: to sit in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to view the sweetness of God and to be a visitor in his Temple.” 2 “Zivchei teru’ah,” sacrifices of shouting, could imply lots of animals bellowing at their slaughter. On the other hand, it may imply that a voice raised in song and praise is itself an acceptable offering, perhaps even an alternative to the blood and guts of the sacrificial system. 3 “For he’ll hide me in his shelter on a bad day, he’ll conceal me in the secrecy of his tent, he’ll lift me up on a rock! And now my head is raised above my enemies all around, and I’ll offer in his tent sacrifices of joyous shouting, I’ll sing and make music to God.”

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,Al tas’ter panecha mimeni אַ ל ־ תַּ סְ תֵּ ר פָּ נֶ י � מִ מֶּ נִּ י ,Don’t turn away from me 9 .al tat be’af avdecha אַ ל־תַּ ט־בְּ אַ ף עַבְ דֶּ � Don’t send away your servant angrily.1 :Ezrati hayita עֶ זְ רָ תִ י הָ יִ י תָ ;You helped me .al titsheni, ve’al ta’azveni אַל־תִּטְּשֵׁנִי וְאַל־תַּעַזְבֵנִי don’t spurn or abandon me.2 —Elohei yish’i אֱ�הֵ י יִשְׁעִ י .O God, you save me, time and time again 10 ,Ki avi ve’imi azavuni כִּ י ־ אָ בִ י וְ אִ מִּ י ֲע ָז ב וּ נִ י ,My parents left me 3 .vAdonai ya’asfeni וַיהוה יַאַסְפֵנִי .God willSPS take me in 11 ,Horeni Adonai darkecha וֹה רֵ ִ נ י יהוה דַּ רְ ֶ כּ � ,Show me your way, God unecheni be’orach mishor וּנְחֵנִ י בְּ אֹרַ ח מִ ישׁ�ר set me on level ground 4 .lema’an shorerai לְ מַ עַ ן שׁוֹ רְ רָ י !To stand against those who can boss me around 12 ,Al titneni benefesh tzarai אַ ל ־ תִּ תְּ ֵנ נִ י בְּ ֶנ פֶ שׁ צָ רָ י ,Don’t turn me over to my enemies ki kamu vi כִּ י קָ מוּ־בִ י ,False witnesses 5 .edei sheker vife’ach chamas עֵ דֵ י ־ שֶׁ קֶ ר וִ י פֵ חַ חָ מָ ס .who breathe brutality 13 Lulei he’emanti lir’ot ל וּ לֵ א הֶ אֱ מַ נְ תִּ י ִ ל רְ אוֹת What had I been, had I not known I’d spy .betuv Adonai be’eretz chayim בְּ ט וּ ב ־יהוה בְּ ֶ א רֶ ץ ַ ח ִ יּ י ם God’s goodness here on earth before I die? Sample 14 :Kaveh el Adonai ◊ ◊ קַ ֵוּ ה אֶ ל ־יהוה .Wait for God, wait and trust :chazak veya’ametz libecha חֲ ַז ק וְ יַ אֲ מֵ ץ לִ בֶּ � ,Though God come late .vekaveh el Adonai וְ קַ וֵּ ה אֶ ל ־יהוה .Be strong, take heart And wait for God, just wait.6

1 “Listen, God; I’ll call with my voice: take pity on me and answer me. My heart said to you, ‘Seek my face.’ Lord, I shall seek your face! Don’t hide your face from me; Don’t turn your servant away in anger.” 2 “You have been my help: Don’t throw me off, don’t abandon me.” 3 “O Lord, you are my savior. For my father and mother abandoned me, and God will take me in.” 4 “God, show me your path and lead me on a level road (no ups and downs!) because of those people who can ruin my day!” 5 “Don’t turn me over to the will of my foes, for there have risen against me witnesses who lie, breathing vio- lence.” “Shorerai” means those who have power over me; they can ruin my day and put ups and downs in my daily path. 6 “If I had not trusted that I would see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living what would have become of me! Wait for the Lord: keep your heart strong and resolute, and wait for the Lord.”

In a house of mourning, add Psalm 49 and Mourner’s Kaddish, page 267. Psalm 49 1 .Lamnatze’ach livnei Korach mizmor לַמְ נַצֵּחַ לִ בְ נֵי קֹרַ ח מִ זְמוֹר .For the leader: a song by Korach’s sons 2 ;Shim’u zot, kol ha’amim שִׁמְ עוּ זֹאת כָּ ל הָ עַמִּ ים ,Hear this, all nations .ha’azinu, kol yoshvei chaled הַ אֲ זִ י נ וּ כָּ ל יֹ שְׁ בֵ י חָ לֶ ד ,listen, all who live in the world 3 1 ,Gam benei adam, gam benei ish גַּם בְּ נֵי אָדָ ם גַּם בְּ נֵי אִ ישׁ ,With parents common or distinguished .yachad ashir ve’evyon ַי חַ ד עָ שִׁ י ר וְ אֶ בְ י וֹ ן ,rich andSPS poor together 4 Pi yedaber chochmot פִּ י יְדַ בֵּ ר חָכְ מוֹת ,My mouth will speak wisdom 2 .vehagut libi tevunot וְהָ גוּת לִבִּ י תְ בוּנוֹת .my reflections will speak understanding 5 ,Ateh lemashal ozni אַ טֶּ ה לְ מָ שָׁל אָ זְנִי ,I lend my ear to the example 3 .eftach bechinor chidati אֶפְ תַּ ח בְּכִ נּוֹר חִ ידָ תִ י :and to the lyre, I explain my mystery 6 Lama irah bimei rah לָמָּ ה אִירָ א בִּ ימֵ י רָ ע ,Why need I be afraid on bad days ,avon akevai yesubeni ֲ ע ֹ ון עֲ קֵ בַ י יְ ס וּ בֵּ נִ י ,surrounded by the evil of swindlers 7 Habot’chim al cheilam הַ בֹּ טְ חִ י ם עַ ל חֵ י לָ ם Those who trust their power .uverov oshram yithalalu וּבְ רֹ ב עָ שְׁ רָ ם יִ תְ הַ לָּ לוּ ?and praise their great wealth 8 4 Sample ,Ach lo fado yifdeh ish אָ ח לֹא פָדֹה יִפְדֶּ ה אִ ישׁ ;One person can never save another .lo yiten lElohim kofro לֹא יִתֵּ ן לֵ א�הִ ים כָּפְ רוֹ .one person can’t ransom another from God 9 ,Veyekar pidyon nafsham וְ יֵקַ ר פִּדְ יוֹן נַפְ שָׁ ם —The ransom for a life is very costly 5 .vechadal le’olam וְ חָ דַ ל לְ ע וֹ לָ ם —it can never be paid off 10 ,Vihi od lanetzach וִיחִ י עוֹד לָ נֶצַ ח ,to let someone live forever .lo yir’eh hashachat ל ֹא יִרְ אֶ ה הַ שָּׁ חַ ת ,never to face destruction 11 ,Ki yir’eh chachamim yamutu כִּ י יִרְ אֶ ה חֲכָמִ ים יָמוּתוּ ;for one sees that even the wise die ,yachad kesil vava’ar yovedu יַחַ ד כְּסִ יל וָבַעַר יֹאבֵ דוּ ,fool and brute are lost together .ve’azvu la’acherim cheilam וְ עָ זְ ב וּ לַ אֲ חֵ רִ י ם חֵ י לָ ם .leaving their power to others

1 “Both the children of common men and the children of distinguished men.” 2 “The meditation of my heart.” 3 “I incline my ear to a parable and open to the lyre my riddle.” 4 “A brother cannot save …” 5 “It is never done” or “it ceases only after an eternity.”

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12 ,Kirbam bateimo le’olam קִרְ בָּ ם בָּתֵּ ימוֹ לְ עוֹלָ ם Rich people think their houses will last ,mishkenotam ledor vador מִ שְׁ כְּ ֹנ תָ ם לְ ד וֹ ר ָו ֹד ר ;and their estates span generations .kar’u bishmotam alei adamot קָרְ אוּ בִשְׁ מוֹתָ ם עֲלֵ י אֲדָ מוֹת .they name lands after themselves 13 ,Ve’adam bikar bal yalim וְ אָ דָ ם בִּ י קָ ר בַּ ל ָי לִ י ן A person cannot rest in honor .nimshal kab’hemot nidmu נִ מְ שַׁ ל כַּ בְּ הֵ מ וֹ ת נִדְ מ וּ .but is bound like beasts for slaughter 14 ,Zeh darkam, kesel lamo ֶז ה דַ רְ כָּ ם כֵּ סֶ ל לָ מ וֹ ;That’s how they are, foolish .ve’achareihem befihem yirtzu. Selah וְ אַ חֲ רֵ י הֶ ם בְּ פִ י הֶ ם יִרְ צ וּ סֶ לָ ה .so are thoseSPS who agree with them. Selah 15 1 ;Katzon liShe’ol shatu כַּ צֹּאן לִשְׁ אוֹל שַׁ תּ וּ ,Like a flock of sheep bound for hell ,mavet yir’em מָ וֶ ת יִרְ עֵ ם .death is their shepherd vayirdu vam yesharim laboker וַיִּרְ דּוּ בָ ם יְשָׁרִ ים לַבֹּקֶ ר ,Tomorrow the upright will rule them 2 vetzuram levalot She’ol וְ צוּרָ ם לְבַ לּוֹת שְׁ אוֹל ,while their bodies will fade in hell .mizvul lo מִ ְ זּ בֻ ל ל וֹ .far from heaven 16 Ach Elohim yifdeh nafshi אַ � אֱ�הִ ים יִפְדֶּ ה נַפְשִׁ י But God will save my spirit miyad She’ol מִ יַּד שְׁ אוֹל ,from the power of hell .ki yikacheni. Selah כִּ י יִ קָּ חֵ נִ י סֶ לָ ה .when God takes me. Selah 17 Sample Al tirah ki ya’ashir ish אַ ל תִּ ירָ א כִּ י יַעֲשִׁ ר אִ ישׁ Don’t worry if someone else gets rich ,ki yirbeh kevod beito כִּ י יִרְ בֶּ ה כְּ בוֹד בֵּ יתוֹ ,and his household wins great honor 18 ,Ki lo vemoto yikach hakol כִּ י לֹא בְ מוֹתוֹ יִ קַּ ח הַ כֹּ ל ;For he takes none of it when he dies .lo yered acharav kevodo לֹא יֵרֵ ד אַ חֲרָ יו כְּ בוֹדוֹ .his honor does not follow him down under 19 ,Ki nafsho bechayav yevarech כִּ י נַפְ שׁוֹ בְּחַ יָּיו יְבָרֵ � :When he lived, maybe he praised himself .veyoducha ki teitiv lach וְ יוֹדֻ � כִּ י תֵ יטִ יב לָ � ”.People admire you if you do well for yourself“ 20 3 ,Tavo ad dor avotav תָּ בוֹא עַד דּוֹר אֲבוֹתָ יו ,He too will die .ad netzach lo yir’u or עַ ד נֵצַ ח לֹא יִרְ אוּ אוֹר .and such people will never see the light 21 ,Adam bikar velo yavin ◊ ◊ אָדָ ם בִּ יקָ ר וְ לֹא יָבִ ין A respected person who does not see this .nimshal kab’hemot nidmu נִ מְ שַׁ ל כַּ בְּ הֵ מ וֹ ת נִדְ מ וּ .is bound like beasts for slaughter Mourners lead Mourners’ Kaddish, page 267.

it depends what we mean by hell and what the Psalmist meant ; שְׁ א ֹו ל Hell may not be a precise translation of 1 . שְׁ א ֹו ל by . וְ צ וּ רָ ם and read צירםו The traditional text is written 2 3 “It (his spirit / himself) will meet the generation of his ancestors”—i.e., such a man will meet his ancestors in death.

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מִ ְ נ חָ ה SPS Weekday Afternoon Service

The afternoon service recalls the afternoon sacrifice from Temple times, and its heart is the amidah, said each weekday morning, afternoon and evening. The three blessings which begin, and the three blessings which end this amidah are like those of every other amidah. The weekday amidah has thirteen central blessings of personal and communal thanks and petition. Before the amidah, we say Ashrei—psalm 145. We say this psalm three times a day, following advice from the Talmud (B.T. Berachot 4b), twice in the morningSample service and again for the afternoon service. After the amidah, we finish with Aleinu and Mourner’s Kaddish. On a fast day, we change the words of the final blessing of the amidah, the blessing for peace. Instead of the wording used for afternoons and evenings, we use the morning wording, which includes the Priestly Blessing (Num. 6: 23-27). Why? In Temple times, the priests would deliver their blessing in the morning, before eating or (more important) drinking any wine (Leviticus 10:8-11 strictly prohibits drinking wine before a priest offici- ates). On a fast day, they’d be sober and hungry all day, so they could deliver their blessing in the afternoon.

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Afternoon Service ______Ashrei ▪ אַ שְׁ רֵ י ▪ Psalm 145______Ps 84:5 ;Ashrei yoshvei veitecha“ אַ שְׁ רֵ י י � שְׁ בֵ י בֵ י תֶ � ;Happy are they who live with you“ ”.Od yehalelucha selah ע � ד יְ הַ לְ ל וּ � סֶּ לָ ה ”.Forever they will praise you Ps 144:15 ;Ashrei ha’am shekachah lo“ אַ שְׁ רֵ י הָ עָ ם שֶׁ כָּ כָ ה לּ � ;Happy is such a people“ ”.Ashrei ha’am she’Adonai Elohav אַשְׁרֵ י הָ עָ ם שֶׁ יהוה אֱ�הָ יו ”.Happy are they whose God is the Ruler SPS 1 :Tehilah leDavid תְּ הִ לָּ ה לְ דָ ִ ו ד :David’s praise ,Aromimcha Elohai hamelech ֲא ר�מִמְ � אֱל�הַי הַמֶּ לֶ � ,Acclaim I’ll give my sovereign, God .Va’avar’cha shimcha le’olam va’ed וַאֲבָרְ כָ ה שִׁמְ � לְ ע�לָ ם וָעֶ ד .And I’ll bless your name forever 2 ,Bechol yom avar’cheka בְּ כָ ל ־ י � ם אֲ בָרְ כֶ ךָּ ,Blessing to you each day I’ll bring .Va’ahalela shimcha le’olam va’ed וַאֲהַלְ לָה שִׁ מְ � לְ ע�לָם וָעֶד .I’ll praise your name forever 3 ,Gadol Adonai um’hulal me’od ָגּ ד�ל יהוה וּמְ הֻלָּ ל מְ אֹד ,Great is God and greatly praised 1 .Veligdulato ein cheker וְ לִ גְ דֻ לָּ ת � אֵ י ן חֵ קֶ ר .Great beyond all probing 4 ,Dor ledor yeshabach ma’asecha דּ�ר לְ ד�ר יְשַׁבַּ ח מַ עֲשֶׂ י� Deeds of yours praise every age; Sample .Ugevurotecha yagidu וּגְבוּרֹתֶ י� יַגִּידוּ — Your mighty acts they ever speak 5 Hadar kevod hodecha ֲה דַ ר כְּ ב�ד ה�דֶ � ,Hailing the glory of your power .Vedivrei nifle’otecha asicha וְ דִ בְ רֵ י נִ פְ לְ א � תֶ י � אָ שִׂ י חָ ה ,In words your wonders stating 6 ,Ve’ezuz nor’otecha yomeru ֶו עֱזוּז נ�רְ אֹתֶ י� יֹאמֵ רוּ ,Voicing your awesome power .Ug’dulat’cha asaprena וּ ְ ג ד וּ לָּ תְ � ֲא ַ ס פְּ רֶ ָנּ ה ;Your greatness, too, relating 7 Zecher rav tuvcha yabi’u ֵז כֶ ר רַ ב־טוּבְ � יַבִּ יעוּ ,Zealously recalling your great good .Vetzidkat’cha yeranenu וְ צִ דְ קָ תְ � יְ רַ נֵּ נ וּ .In your righteousness delighting 8 ,Chanun verachum Adonai חַ נּוּן וְרַ חוּם יהוה ,Charitable and caring is God .Erech apayim ug’dol chased אֶרֶ � אַ פַּ יִם וּגְדָ ל־חָ סֶ ד .Patient and most gracious 9 ,Tov Adonai lakol ט�ב־יהוה לַ כֹּל ,To all creatures God is good .Verachamav al kol ma’asav וְ רַ חֲ מָ י ו עַל־כָּ ל־מַ עֲשָׂ יו .And mercy informs all God’s work 10 ,Yoducha Adonai kol ma’asecha י�דוּ� יהוה כָּ ל־מַ עֲשֶׂ י� ,Your creatures all will know you, God .Vachasidecha yevar’chucha וַחֲסִידֶ י� יְבָרֲ כוּכָ ה .And your followers will bless you

1 “And for his greatness there is no probing/examination.”

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11 ,Kevod malchut’cha yomeru כְּ ב�ד מַלְ כוּתְ � יֹאמֵ רוּ ,Kingdom’s glory they will tell .Ug’vurat’cha yedaberu וּ ְ ג ב וּ רָ תְ � ְ י דַ ֵ בּ ר וּ .And your power they will speak 12 Lehodi’a livnei ha’adam gevurotav לְ ה � דִ י ַ ע לִבְ נֵי הָאָדָ ם גְּבוּרֹתָ יו Let children sense your power well .Uchevod hadar malchuto וּכְ ב�ד הֲדַ ר מַלְ כוּת� ;And glory, your kingdom’s splendor 13 ,Malchut’cha malchut kol olamim מַ לְ כוּתְ � מַלְ כוּת כָּ ל־עֹלָמִ ים ,Monarchy is yours in every world .Umemshaltecha bechol dor vador וּ מֶ מְ שַׁ לְ תְּ � בְּ כָ ל ־ דּ � ר וָ ד�ר ;And government in every age and time 14 ,Somech Adonai lechol hanoflim ס�מֵ � יהוה לְ כָ ל־הַ נֹּפְלִ ים SupportingSPS all who fall .Vezokef lechol hakfufim וְ ז � קֵ ף לְ כָ ל ־ הַ כְּ פ וּ פִ י ם .And bracing those who are bent over 15 ,Einei chol elecha yesaberu עֵ י נֵ י ־ כֹ ל אֵ לֶ י � יְ שַׂ בֵּ ר וּ ,In hope all eyes are on you .Ve’ata noten lahem et ochlam be’ito וְאַתָּ ה נ�תֵ ן־לָהֶ ם אֶ ת־אָכְ לָ ם בְּעִ תּ� ,And you give them their food in its time 16 ,Pote’ach et yadecha פּ � תֵ חַ אֶ ת ־ יָ דֶ � Presenting your open hand 1 .Umasbi’ah lechol chai ratzon וּ מַ שְׂ בִּ י עַ לְ כָ ל ־ חַ י רָ צ � ן .And filling every creature’s wish 17 2 3 ,Tzadik Adonai bechol derachav צַ דִּ יק יהוה בְּ כָ ל־דְּ רָ כָ יו True is God in every way .Vechasid bechol ma’asav וְ חָ סִ י ד בְּ כָ ל ־ מַ עֲ שָׂ י ו .And loving in all deeds 18 ,Karov Adonai lechol kor’av קָ ר�ב יהוה לְ כָ ל־קֹרְ אָ יו Close is God to those who call, Sample .Lechol asher yikra’uhu ve’emet לְ כֹל אֲשֶׁ ר יִקְרָ אֻ הוּ בֶ אֱמֶ ת .To all who call on God sincerely 19 ,Retzon yere’av ya’aseh רְ צ�ן־יְרֵ אָ יו יַעֲשֶׂ ה ;Respect God, and your wish comes true 4 .Ve’et shav’atam yishma veyoshi’em וְ אֶ ת ־ שַׁ וְ עָ תָ ם יִ שְׁ מַ ע וְ י � שִׁ י עֵ ם ,God hears your cry and saves you 20 ,Shomer Adonai et kol ohavav שׁ�מֵ ר יהוה אֶ ת ־ כָּ ל ־ אֹ הֲ בָ י ו Sheltering those who love God .Ve’et kol har’sha’im yashmid וְ אֵ ת כָּ ל ־ הָ רְ שָׁ עִ י ם ַי שְׁ מִ י ד .And destroying all the wicked 21 ,Tehillat Adonai yedaber pi ◊ ◊ תְּ הִ לַּ ת יהוה יְדַ בֶּ ר־פִּ י ;Tribute to God my mouth shall deliver Vivarech kol basar ִ ו י ָ ב רֵ � כָּ ל ־ בָּ שָׂ ר And let all creatures bless .shem kodsho le’olam va’ed שֵׁ ם קָדְ שׁ� לְ ע�לָ ם וָעֶ ד .God’s holy name forever

The leader leads Half Kaddish, page 264. Amidah We rise and take three steps back and three forward. With feet together, we say the amidah (standing prayer) quietly. When the prayer leader chants aloud, we respond with the words in gray.1 Words added to honor the Matriarchs easy to skip if you wish.

The two lines below introduce our silent prayer. Ps 51:17 ,Adonai sefatai tiftach ֲא ֹד ָנ י שְׂ פָ תַ י תִּ פְ תָּ ח SPSRuler, just open my lips .ufi yagid tehilatecha וּ פִ י ַי ִ גּ י ד תְּ הִ לָּ תֶ � .and my mouth will declare your praise Opening Blessings ______Avot ▪ אָבוֹ ת ▪ Ancestors .1 ______w z Baruch y ata u Adonai בָּ ר וּ � v אַ תָּ ה u יי ,We bless you, God Baruch hu uvaruch shemo בָּ ר וּ � הוּא וּ בָ ר וּ � שְׁ מ ֹו !Blessed be God, blessed be God’s name Eloheinu אֱ � הֵ י נ וּ our God , vElohei avoteinu וֵ א � הֵ י אֲ בוֹתֵ ינוּ ,and God of our ancestors ,Elohei Avraham, Elohei Yitzchak אֱ � הֵ י אַ בְ רָ הָ ם אֱ � הֵ י יִ צְ חָ ק God of Abraham, God of Isaac, Sample vElohei Ya’akov וֵ א � הֵ י יַ עֲ קֹ ב ,and God of Jacob

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,Mechalkel chayim bechesed מְ ַ כ לְ ֵכּ ל חַ יִּ י ם בְּ חֶ סֶ ד ,You feed the living with your grace .mechayeh metim berachamim rabim מְ חַ ֵיּ ה מֵ תִ י ם בְּ רַ חֲ מִ י ם רַ בִּ י ם Revive the dead with kind embrace,1 Somech noflim verofeh cholim ס וֹ מֵ � נ ֹו פְ לִ י ם וְ ר וֹ פֵ א ח וֹ לִ י ם ,Support the fallen, heal the sick ,umatir asurim וּ מַ תִּ י ר ֲ א ס וּ רִ י ם ,And set the prisoners free um’kayem emunato וּ מְ קַ ֵיּ ם אֱ מוּנָ תוֹ And faithfully fulfill your trust .lishenei afar לִ י שֵׁ ֵנ י עָפָר .For people who sleep in the dust ,Mi chamocha ba’al gevurot מִ י כָ מוֹ � בַּ עַ ל גְּבוּרוֹת WhoSPS is like you, who can appear ,umi domeh lach וּ מִ י דּ וֹ מֶ ה לָּ � ?Like you, sovereign of power melech memit um’chayeh מֶ לֶ � מֵ מִ י ת וּ מְ חַ ֶיּ ה ;Ruler, both death and life you bring .umatzmi’ach yeshu’ah וּ מַ צְ מִ י חַ יְ שׁ וּ עָ ה .You make salvation flower Between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, add the shaded lines; when repeating the amidah, the prayer leader pauses while the congregation says these lines. ,Mi chamocha, av harachamim מִ י כָ מוֹ � אַב הָ רַ חֲ מִ י ם ,Who is like you, source of mercy zocher yetzurav זוֹ כֵ ר יְצוּרָ יו thinking of your creatures .lechayim berachamim לְ חַ יִּ י ם בְּ רַ חֲ מִ י ם .to grant them life, in mercy Vene’eman ata וְ ֶ נ אֱ מָ ן אַ תָּ ה To bring the dead to life, O you Sample .lehachayot metim לְ הַ חֲ י וֹ ת מֵ תִ י ם .Are firm, reliable, and true ,Baruch ata Adonai בָּ ר וּ � אַ תָּ ה יי ,We bless you, God Baruch hu uvaruch shemo בָּ ר וּ � הוּא וּ בָ ר וּ � שְׁ מ ֹו !Blessed be God, blessed be God’s name mechayeh hametim. Amen מְ חַ ֵיּ ה הַ מֵּ תִ י ם אָ מֵ ן who revives the dead.2 The third blessing has two versions. One is responsive, led by the prayer leader; for individual silent prayer, continue with 3b on page 160.

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The leader concludes:1 Ledor vador nagid godlecha לְ ד וֹ ר וָ ד וֹ ר נַ גִּ יד גָּדְ לֶ � ,From age to age, your greatness we proclaim ul’netzach netzachim וּ לְ ֵנ צַ ח ְ נ צָ חִ י ם Hallow your holiness .kedushat’cha nakdish קְ ֻ ד שָּׁ תְ � ַנ קְ דִּ י שׁ .for endless time Veshiv’chacha Eloheinu וְ שִׁ בְ חֲ � אֱ � הֵ י נ וּ Your praise shall .mipinu lo yamush le’olam va’ed מִ פִּ י נ וּ �א יָ מוּשׁ לְ ע וֹ לָ ם וָ עֶ ד ,never, never leave our lips .Ki El melech gadol vakadosh atah כִּ י אֵ ל מֶ לֶ � גָּ דוֹ ל וְ קָ ד ֹו שׁ אָ תָּ ה .God,SPS great and holy sovereign ,Baruch atah Adonai בָּ ר וּ � אַ תָּ ה יי ,Blessed are you, Ruler Baruch hu uvaruch shemo בָּ ר וּ � הוּא וּ בָ ר וּ � שְׁ מ ֹו !Blessed be God, blessed be God’s name Between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, replace the next line with the shaded line: ha’El hakadosh. Amen הָ אֵ ל הַ קָּ ד ֹו שׁ אָ מֵ ן .the holy God hamelech hakadosh. Amen הַ מֶּ לֶ � הַ קָּ ד ֹ ו שׁ אָ מֵ ן .the holy ruler During the repetition, continue with blessing 4, Atah Chonen, on page 161. ______Individual Kedushah ▪ קְ ד וּ שָׁ ה ▪ 3b. Holiness ______,Atah kadosh veshimcha kadosh אַ תָּ ה קָ ד ֹו שׁ וְ שִׁ מְ � קָ ד ֹו שׁ You are holy, your name is holy ukedoshim bechol yom וּ קְ ד ֹו שִׁ י ם בְּ כָ ל-יוֹ ם and every day the holy ones Sample .yehalelucha selah יְ הַ לְ ל וּ � סֶּ לָ ה !praise you, selah ,Baruch atah Adonai בָּ ר וּ � אַ תָּ ה יי ,Blessed are you, Ruler Between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, replace the next line with the shaded line: .ha’El hakadosh הָ אֵ ל הַ קָּ ד ֹו שׁ .the holy God .hamelech hakadosh הַ מֶּ לֶ � הַ קָּ ד ֹ ו שׁ the holy ruler.2

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The leader continues here. Central Blessings 4. We thank God for our intellectual abilities, knowledge and understanding. Atah chonen le’adam da’at אַ תָּ ה חוֹ נֵן לְ אָ דָ ם דַּ עַ ת You grace humankind with knowledge .umelamed le’enosh binah וּ מְ ַ ל מֵּ ד לֶ אֱ נוֹ שׁ בִּ י ָנ ה .and teach people wisdom Choneinu me’it’cha חָ ֵנּ נ וּ מֵ אִ תְּ � Grant us from yourself .de’ah, binah, vehaskel דֵּ עָ ה בִּ י ָנ ה וְ הַ שְׂ ֵ כּ ל .knowledge,SPS understanding and wisdom ,Baruch atah Adonai בָּ ר וּ � אַ תָּ ה יי ,Blessed are you, Ruler Baruch hu uvaruch shemo בָּ ר וּ � הוּא וּ בָ ר וּ � שְׁ מ ֹו !Blessed be God, blessed be God’s name chonein hada’at. Amen חוֹ נֵן הַ דָּ עַ ת אָ מֵ ן .who grants knowledge 5. Bring us back to you, God. Hashivenu avinu leToratecha ֲ ה שִׁ י ֵ ב נ וּ אָ בִ י נ וּ ְ ל ת ֹו רָ תֶ � ;Source of life, bring us back to your Torah ,vekarvenu malkenu la’avodatecha ְ ו קָ רְ ֵ ב נ וּ מַ לְ ֵ כּ נ וּ ַ ל עֲ ב ֹו דָ תֶ � ,O Ruler, bring us close to serve you vehachazirenu וְ הַ חֲ זִ י רֵ נ וּ and bring us back ;bit’shuvah shelemah lefanecha בִּ תְ שׁ וּ בָ ה שְׁ ֵל מָ ה לְ פָ נֶ י � .in full repentance before you Baruch atah Adonai בָּ ר וּ � אַ תָּ ה יי Blessed are you, Ruler, Sample Baruch hu uvaruch shemo בָּ ר וּ � הוּא וּ בָ ר וּ � שְׁ מ ֹו !Blessed be God, blessed be God’s name harotzeh bitshuvah. Amen הָ ר וֹ צֶ ה בִּ תְ שׁ וּ בָ ה אָ מֵ ן .who cherishes repentance 6. Pardon our sins. We strike our chest for “chatanu” (we have sinned) and “fashanu” (we have transgressed). ,Selach lanu, avinu סְ ַ ל ח לָ נוּ אָ בִ י נ וּ ,Forgive us, source of life ;ki chata’nu כִּ י חָ טָ א נ וּ ;for we have sinned ,mechal lanu, malkenu מְ חַ ל לָ נוּ מַ לְ ֵ כּ נ וּ ,pardon us, ruler ,ki fasha’nu כִּ י פָ שָׁ עְ נ וּ ,for we have transgressed .ki mochel vesole’ach atah כִּ י מ וֹ חֵ ל וְ ס ֹ ו ֵ ל חַ אָ תָּ ה .for you forgive and grant pardons ,Baruch atah Adonai בָּ רוּ� אַ תָּ ה יי ,Blessed are you, Ruler Baruch hu uvaruch shemo בָּ ר וּ � הוּא וּ בָ ר וּ � שְׁ מ ֹו !Blessed be God, blessed be God’s name chanun hamarbeh lislo’ach. Amen חַ נּ וּ ן הַ מַּ רְ ֶ בּ ה לִ סְ � חַ אָ מֵ ן .gracious and liberal in forgiveness

7. Save us from our troubles. ,Re’ei nah ve’onyenu verivah rivenu רְ אֵ ה נָ א בְ עָ נְ ֵי נ וּ ְ ו רִ י ָ ב ה רִ י ֵ ב נ וּ ,Look on our misery, plead our cause ,uge’alenu meherah lema’an shemecha וּגְ אָלֵ נוּ מְ הֵ רָ ה לְ מַ עַ ן שְׁ מֶ � ,and save us soon for your reputation .ki go’el chazak atah כִּ י ג וֹ אֵ ל חָ זָ ק אָ תָּ ה .for you are a powerful savior ,Baruch atah Adonai בָּ ר וּ � אַ תָּ ה יי ,Blessed are you, Ruler Baruch hu uvaruch shemo בָּ רוּ� הוּא וּ בָ ר וּ � שְׁ מ ֹו !Blessed be God, blessed be God’s name go’el Yisra’el. Amen גּ וֹ אֵ ל ִ י שְׂ רָ אֵ ל אָ מֵ ן .who SPSsaves Israel On a public fast day the leader adds Aneinu, page 237. 8. Heal and save us. ;Refa’enu, Adonai, venerafeh רְ ָ פ אֵ נ וּ יי וְ ֵנ רָ פֵ א ;Heal us, Ruler, and we will be healed — hoshi’enu venivashei’ah ה ֹ ו שִׁ י ֵ ע נ וּ וְ נִ וָּ שֵׁ עָ ה — save us, and we will be saved ,ki tehilatenu atah כִּ י תְ הִ ָ לּ תֵ נ וּ אָ תָּ ה .for you are our praise veha’aleh refu’ah shelemah וְ הַ עֲ ֵל ה רְ פוּאָה שְׁ ֵל מָ ה And bring full healing ,lechol makoteinu לְ כָ ל-מַ כּוֹתֵ ינוּ ,for all our maladies A private prayer for someone who is ill can be added here. ,vihi ratzon milfanecha וִ י הִ י רָ צ ֹ ו ן מִ לְּ פָ ֶנ י � May your wish be— Sample Adonai Eloheinu יי אֱ � הֵ י נ וּ ,O Ruler our God , vElohei avoteinu וֵ א � הֵ י אֲ בוֹתֵ ינוּ —our ancestors’ God shetishlach meherah שֶׁ תִּ שְׁ ַ ל ח מְ הֵ רָ ה to quickly send ,refu’ah shelema min hashamayim רְ פוּאָה שְׁ ֵל מָ ה מִ ן הַ שָּׁ מַ יִ ם ,complete healing from above ,refu’at hanefesh urefu’at haguf רְ פ וּ אַ ת הַ ֶנּ פֶ שׁ וּ רְ פ וּ אַ ת הַ גּ וּ ף ,healing of spirit and of body ,_____le_____ ben/bat לְ _____ בֶּ ן/ בַּ ת_____ for ____ son/daughter of _____,1 .betoch she’ar cholei Yisra’el בְּ ת ֹו � שְׁ אָר חוֹ לֵ י ִ י שְׂ רָ אֵ ל and all sick people in our community.2 ,ki El, melech, rofeh כִּ י אֵ ל מֶ לֶ � ר וֹ פֵ א ,for you are God, ruler, healer .ne’eman verachaman atah ֶ נ אֱ מָ ן וְ רַ חֲ מָ ן אָ תָּ ה .faithful and merciful ,Baruch atah Adonai בָּ ר וּ � אַ תָּ ה יי ,Blessed are you, Ruler Baruch hu uvaruch shemo בָּ ר וּ � הוּא וּ בָ ר וּ � שְׁ מ ֹו !Blessed be God, blessed be God’s name rofeh cholei amo Yisra’el. Amen ר וֹ פֵ א חוֹ לֵ י עַ מּ וֹ ִ י שְׂ רָ אֵ ל אָ מֵ ן .healing the sick of your people Israel

1 Insert the mother’s name, if known. 2 “Among the rest of the sick people in Israel (i.e., the Jewish community).

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,yehemu nah rachamecha יֶ הֱ מ וּ נָ א רַ חֲ מֶ י � ,let your mercies be stirred ,Adonai Eloheinu יי אֱ � הֵ י נ וּ ,O Ruler, our God veten sachar tov lechol וְ תֵ ן שָׂ ָ כ ר טוֹ ב לְ כֹ ל and grant a good reward to all habot’chim beshimcha be’emet הַ ֹ בּ טְ חִ י ם בְּ שִׁ מְ � בֶּ אֱ מֶ ת ,who rely on your reputation sincerely —vesim chelkenu imahem le’olam וְ שִׂ י ם חֶ לְ קֵ נ וּ עִ מָּ הֶ ם לְ ע וֹ לָ ם — and put our lot with them forever .velo nevosh, ki vecha batachnu וְ � א נֵבוֹ שׁ כִּ י בְ � בָּ טָ חְ נ וּ .we won’t be ashamed, for we trust you ,Baruch atah Adonai בָּ ר וּ � אַ תָּ ה יי ,Blessed areSPS you, Ruler Baruch hu uvaruch shemo בָּ ר וּ � הוּא וּ בָ ר וּ � שְׁ מ ֹו .!Blessed be God, blessed be God’s name mish’an umivtach latzadikim. Amen מִ שְׁ עָ ן וּ מִ בְ טָ ח ַ ל צַּ דִּ י קִ י ם אָ מֵ ן the support and trust of the righteous 14. And let Jerusalem be restored. Velirushalayim ir’cha וְ ִ ל י ר וּ שָׁ ַ ל ִ י ם עִ י רְ � And to Jerusalem your city ,berachamim tashuv בְּ רַ חֲ מִ י ם תָּ שׁ וּ ב ,return in mercy ,vetishkon betochah ka’asher dibarta וְ תִ שְׁ כּ ֹ ו ן בְּ ת ֹו כָ הּ כַּ אֲ שֶׁ ר דִּ ַ בּ רְ תָּ ,stay there as you promised ,uveneh otah bekarov beyameinu וּ בְ ֵנ ה א ֹו תָ הּ בְּ קָ ר ֹו ב בְּ ָ י מֵ י נ וּ ,and build it soon, in our days ;binyan olam בִּ נְ ַ י ן עוֹ לָ ם ;a structure to last forever — vechiseh David וְ כִ סֵּ א דָ וִ ד and David’s throne— Sample .mehera letochah tachin מְ הֵ רָ ה לְ ת וֹ כָ הּ תָּ כִ י ן .set it there soon On the Ninth of Av add Nachem, page 238, and skip the next three lines. Baruch atah Adonai בָּ ר וּ � אַ תָּ ה יי ,Blessed are you, Ruler Baruch hu uvaruch shemo בָּ ר וּ � הוּא וּ בָ ר וּ � שְׁ מ ֹו !Blessed be God, blessed be God’s name boneh Yerushalayim. Amen בּוֹ נֵה יְ רוּשָׁ לָ יִ ם אָ מֵ ן .who builds Jerusalem 15. Let the Messiah come — David’s descendant. Et tzemach David avdecha אֶ ת- צֶ מַ ח דָּ וִ ד עַ בְ דְּ � —The flower of your servant David ,meherah tatzmi’ach מְ הֵ רָ ה תַ צְ מִ י חַ ,hurry to make it bloom ,vekarno tarum bishu’atecha ְ ו קַ רְ נ ֹו תָּ ר וּ ם בִּ י שׁ וּ עָ תֶ � :and in your salvation raise his horn !ki lishu’at’cha kivinu kol hayom כִּ י ִ ל י שׁ וּ עָ תְ � קִ וִּ י נ וּ כָּ ל- הַ יּ וֹ ם !we’ve waited all day for your salvation ,Baruch atah Adonai בָּ ר וּ � אַ תָּ ה יי ,Blessed are you, Ruler Baruch hu uvaruch shemo בָּ ר וּ � הוּא וּ בָ ר וּ � שְׁ מ ֹו !Blessed be God, blessed be God’s name matzmi’ach keren yeshu’ah. Amen מַ צְ מִ י חַ קֶ רֶ ן יְ שׁ וּ עָ ה אָ מֵ ן .who makes the horn of salvation flourish

16. Hear our prayers. ,Shema kolenu, Adonai Eloheinu שְׁ מַ ע קוֹלֵנוּ יי אֱ � הֵ י נ וּ ,Hear our voice, Sovereign God ,chus verachem aleinu חוּס וְ רַ חֵ ם עָ לֵ י נ וּ ,pity us and be merciful to us vekabel berachamim uveratzon וְ קַ בֵּ ל בְּ רַ חֲ מִ י ם וּ בְ רָ צ ֹ ו ן and with mercy and favor accept ,et tefilatenu אֶ ת- תְּ פִ ָ לּ תֵ נ וּ ,our prayer ki El shome’ah כִּ י אֵ ל שׁ וֹ מֵ עַ for you are a God who listens to ;tefilot vetachanunim atah תְּ פִ לּ ֹו ת וְ תַ חֲ נ וּ ִ נ י ם אָ תָּ ה .prayersSPS and petitions umilfanecha malkenu reikam וּ מִ לְּ פָ ֶנ י � מַ לְ ֵ כּ נ וּ רֵ י קָ ם ,Don’t turn us away from you emptyhanded ,al teshiveinu אַל תְּ שִׁ י ֵ ב נ וּ ,O Ruler On a public fast day individuals replace the next five lines with Aneinu, page 237. ki atah shome’ah כִּ י אַ תָּ ה שׁ וֹ מֵ עַ because you listen to .tefilat amcha Yisra’el berachamim תְּ פִ ַ לּ ת עַ מְּ � ִ י שְׂ רָ אֵ ל בְּ רַ חֲ מִ י ם .your people Israel’s prayer in mercy ,Baruch atah Adonai בָּ ר וּ � אַ תָּ ה יי ,Blessed are you, Ruler Baruch hu uvaruch shemo בָּ ר וּ � הוּא וּ בָ ר וּ � שְׁ מ ֹו !Blessed be God, blessed be God’s name shome’ah tefilah. Amen שׁ וֹ מֵ עַ תְּ פִ ָ לּ ה אָ מֵ ן .who listens to prayer SampleClosing Blessings ______Avodah ▪ עֲ ב ֹו דָ ה ▪ Temple Service .1 ______Retze Adonai Eloheinu רְ ֵ צ ה יי אֱ � הֵ י נ וּ Sovereign God, take delight ,be’amcha Yisra’el uvitfilatam בְּ עַ מְּ � ִ י שְׂ רָ אֵ ל וּ בִ תְ פִ לָּ תָ ם ;in your people Israel and in their prayer vehashev et ha’avodah וְ הָ שֵׁ ב אֶ ת הָ עֲ ב ֹו דָ ה restore the Temple service ,lidvir beitecha לִ דְ בִ י ר בֵּ י תֶ � ;to the sanctuary of your house ve’ishei Yisra’el utefilatam וְ אִ שֵּׁ י ִ י שְׂ רָ אֵ ל וּ תְ פִ ָ לּ תָ ם —as for Israel’s fires1 and their prayer ,be’ahavah tekabel beratzon בְּ אַ הֲ בָ ה תְ קַ ֵ בּ ל בְּ רָ צ ֹ ו ן ;accept them with love and delight utehi leratzon tamid וּ תְ הִ י ְ ל רָ צ ֹ ו ן תָּ מִ י ד and may you always enjoy2 .avodat Yisra’el amecha עֲ ב ֹו דַ ת ִ י שְׂ רָ אֵ ל עַ מֶּ � .the worship of your people Israel On Rosh Chodesh add Ya’aleh Veyavo, page 232.

1 Include the shaded words if you favor the restoration of the sacrificial system. 2 “And may it be to your liking forever …”

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Vetechezena eineinu וְ תֶ חֱ ֶז י ָנ ה עֵ ינֵינוּ And may our eyes witness .beshuvcha leTziyon berachamim בְּ שׁ וּ בְ � לְ צִ יּ ֹ ו ן בְּ רַ חֲ מִ י ם .your return to Zion, in mercy ,Baruch atah Adonai בָּ ר וּ � אַ תָּ ה יי ;Blessed are you, Ruler Baruch hu uvaruch shemo בָּ ר וּ � הוּא וּ בָ ר וּ � שְׁ מ ֹו !Blessed be God, blessed be God’s name hamachazir shechinato leTziyon. Amen הַ מַּ חֲ זִ י ר שְׁ ִ כ י ָ נ ת ֹו לְ צִ יּ ֹ ו ן אָ מֵ ן .you return your presence to Zion ______Modim ▪ מ ֹו דִ י ם ▪ 2a. Thanksgiving ______v y Modim anachnu lach מ ֹו דִ י ם אֲ ַ נ חְ נ וּ לָ � ,We thankSPS you sha’atah huu Adonai Elohenu שָׁ אַ תָּ ה הוּא u יי אֱ � הֵ י נ וּ ,because you are the Ruler, our God , vElohei avoteinu וֵ א � הֵ י אֲ בוֹתֵ ינוּ ,God of our ancestors .le’olam va’ed לְ ע וֹ לָ ם וָ עֶ ד .forever ,Tzur chayenu צוּר חַ ֵיּ י נ וּ ,The one sure thing in our lives ,magen yish’enu מָ ֵג ן ִ י שְׁ ֵ ע נ וּ —the shield of our salvation .ata hu ledor vador אַ תָּ ה הוּא לְ ד וֹ ר וָ ד וֹ ר !that is you, from age to age Nodeh lecha unesaper tehilatecha נ וֹ דֶ ה לְּ � וּ נְ סַ פֵּ ר תְּ הִ ָ לּ תֶ � We thank you and declare your praise ,al chayenu ham’surim beyadecha עַ ל חַ ֵיּ י נ וּ הַ מְּ ס וּ רִ י ם בְּ ָי דֶ For our lives, which in your hand you hold, �Sample ,ve’al nishmoteinu hapekudot lach וְ עַ ל ִ נ שְׁ מ ֹ ו תֵ י נ וּ הַפְּ קוּדוֹת לָ � ;Our souls, which in your care are told ,ve’al nisecha sheb’chol yom imanu וְ עַ ל נִ סֶּ י � שֶׁ בְּ כָ ל-יוֹ ם עִ מָּ נ וּ ,Your miracles, with us every day ,ve’al nifle’otecha vetovotecha וְ עַ ל נִ פְ לְ א ֹו תֶ י � וְ טוֹ בוֹתֶ י� ,Your wonders and abundant boons ,shebechol et שֶׁ בְּ כָ ל עֵ ת With us .erev vavoker vetzohorayim עֶ רֶ ב וָ ֹ ב קֶ ר וְ צָ הֳ רָ ִ י ם .evening, morn, and noon ,Hatov ki lo chalu rachamecha הַ טּ וֹ ב כִּ י �א כָ לוּ רַ חֲ מֶ י � Your mercies never end; the one vehamrachem וְ הַ מְ רַ חֵ ם ,All good and merciful and blessed ,ki lo tamu chasadecha כִּ י �א תַ מּ וּ חֲ סָ דֶ י � .Whose kindnesses are never done .me’olam kivinu lach מֵ ע וֹ לָ ם קִ ִ וּ י נ וּ לָ � .In you our hopes forever rest ______Modim Derabbanan ▪ מוֹדִ ים דְ רַ בָּ ָ נ ן ▪ 2b. Teachers’ Thanksgiving______When the leader repeats the amidah and says the Thanksgiving blessing, the congregation says this: v y Modim anachnu lach מ ֹו דִ י ם אֲ ַ נ חְ נ וּ לָ � We thank you sha’ata hu u Adonai Eloheinu שָׁ אַ תָּ ה הוּא u יי אֱ � הֵ י נ וּ for you are the Ruler, our God , vElohei avoteinu וֵ א � הֵ י אֲ בוֹתֵ ינוּ ,and our ancestors’ God ,Elohei chol basar אֱ � הֵ י כָ ל- בָּ שָׂ ר ,God of all flesh .yotzrenu, yotzer bereshit י ֹ ו צְ רֵ נ וּ י וֹ צֵ ר בְּ רֵ א שִׁ י ת .our maker, who formed Creation

Berachot vehoda’ot בְּ רָ כ ֹו ת וְ הוֹדָ אוֹ ת Blessings and thanks we give ,leshimcha hagadol vehakadosh ְ ל שִׁ מְ � הַ גָּ דוֹ ל וְ הַ קָּ ד ֹו שׁ ,to your great and holy name al shehecheyitanu עַ ל שֶׁ הֶ חֱ ִ י י תָ נ וּ because you have given us life .vekiyamtanu וְ קִ ַ יּ מְ תָּ נ וּ .and sustained us ,Ken techayenu utekaymenu כֵּ ן תְּ חַ ֵיּ נ וּ וּ תְ קַ ְ יּ מֵ נ וּ ,Keep giving us life and sustenance vete’esof galuyotenu וְ תֶ אֱ ס ֹו ף גָּ לֻיּוֹתֵ ינוּ and gather our scattered exiles ,lechatzrot kodshecha לְ חַ צְ ר ֹו ת קָ דְ שֶׁ � ,to theSPS courtyards of your sanctuary lishmor chukecha ִ ל שְׁ מ ֹו ר חֻ קֶּ י� ,to keep your statutes ,vela’asot retzonecha וְ לַ עֲ שׂ וֹ ת רְ צ ֹו ֶנ � ,do your will ;ule’ovdecha belevav shalem וּ לְ עָ בְ דְ � בְּ ֵל בָ ב שָׁ ֵל ם and serve you wholeheartedly .al she’anachnu modim lach עַ ל שֶׁ אֲ ַ נ חְ נ וּ מ ֹו דִ י ם לָ � .for which we thank you— .Baruch El hahoda’ot בָּ ר וּ � אֵ ל הַ הוֹדָ אוֹ ת .Blessed is the God of thanks On Chanukah and Purim, Israel’s Independence Day and Jerusalem Day, add Al Hanisim, page 233. Continue the Thanksgiving blessing below: Ve’al kulam וְ עַ ל כֻּ לָּ ם And for all these things may your yitbarach veyitromam shimcha ִ י תְ בָּ רַ � ְ ו ִ י תְ ר ֹו מַ ם שִׁ מְ � name be blessed and exalted, Sample .malkenu, tamid le’olam va’ed מַ לְ ֵכּ נ וּ תָּ מִ י ד לְ ע וֹ לָ ם וָ עֶ ד .O our ruler, constantly, and for ever Between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, add the shaded words; when repeating the amidah, the prayer leader pauses while the congregation says these lines. Uchetov lechayim tovim וּ כְ ת וֹ ב לְ חַ יִּ י ם ט ֹו בִ י ם And write down for a good life all the children .kol benei veritecha כָּ ל- בְּ ֵנ י בְ רִ י תֶ � !of those with whom you made your agreement ,Vechol hachayim yoducha selah וְ כֹ ל הַ חַ יִּ י ם יוֹדוּ� סֶּ לָה ,(Every living being will thank you (selah ,vihalelu et shimcha be’emet וִ י הַ לְ ל וּ אֶ ת שִׁ מְ � בֶּ אֱ מֶ ת ,and they will hail your name in truth .ha’El yeshu’atenu ve’ezratenu selah הָ אֵ ל יְ שׁ וּ עָ תֵ נ וּ וְ עֶ זְ רָ תֵ נ וּ סֶ לָ ה .(God, our salvation and help (selah ,w z Baruch y atah u Adonai בָּ ר וּ � v אַ תָּ ה u יי ,Blessed are you, Ruler Baruch hu uvaruch shemo בָּ ר וּ � הוּא וּ בָ ר וּ � שְׁ מ ֹו !Blessed be God, blessed be God’s name hatov shimcha הַ טּ וֹ ב שִׁ מְ � ,whose reputation is good ulecha na’eh lehodot. Amen וּ לְ � נָ אֶ ה לְ הוֹ דוֹ ת אָ מֵ ן .and to whom thanks are due

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______Shalom ▪ שָׁ ל ֹו ם ▪ Peace .3 ______On public fast days say the blessing for Peace on page 240 instead of this one. Shalom rav al Yisra’el amcha שָׁ ל ֹו ם רָ ב עַ ל ִ י שְׂ רָ אֵ ל עַ מְּ � Abundant peace on your people Israel .tasim le’olam תָּ שִׂ י ם לְ ע וֹ לָ ם .bestow forever Ki atah hu melech כִּ י אַ תָּ ה הוּא מֶ לֶ � ,For you are the ruler .adon lechol hashalom אָדוֹ ן לְ כָ ל הַ שָּׁ ל ֹו ם .sovereign of all peace Vetov be’einecha וְ ט וֹ ב בְּ עֵ י ֶנ י � And it’s goodSPS in your eyes levarech et amcha Yisra’el לְ בָ רֵ � אֶ ת עַ מְּ � ִ י שְׂ רָ אֵ ל to bless your people Israel bechol et uv’chol sha’ah בְּ כָ ל עֵ ת וּ בְ כָ ל שָׁ עָ ה ,every time, and every hour .bishlomecha בִּ שְׁ ל ֹו מֶ � .with your peace Between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, use the shaded section instead of the next four lines. ,Baruch atah Adonai בָּ ר וּ � אַ תָּ ה יי ,We bless you, God Baruch hu uvaruch shemo בָּ ר וּ � הוּא וּ בָ ר וּ � שְׁ מ ֹו !Blessed be God, blessed be God’s name hamvarech et amo Yisra’el הַ מְּ בָ רֵ � אֶ ת עַ מּ וֹ ִ י שְׂ רָ אֵ ל who blesses God’s people Israel bashalom. Amen בַּ שָּׁ ל ֹו ם אָ מֵ ן .with peace Between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, say the shaded lines; when repeating the amidah, the leader pauses while the congregationSample says the next five lines, then repeats them. BeSefer Chayim, berachah בְּ סֵ פֶ ר חַ יִּ י ם בְּ רָ כָ ה ,In the Book of Life, blessing ,veshalom ufarnasah tovah וְשָׁ לוֹם וּפַרְ נָסָ ה ט וֹ בָ ה peace and good livelihood, may we be nizacher venikatev lefanechah, anachnu נִ זָּ כֵ ר וְ נִ כָּ תֵ ב לְ פָ נֶ י � אֲ ַ נ חְ נ וּ ,reviewed and graded before you vechol amchah Beit Yisra’el וְ כָ ל- עַ מְּ � בֵּ י ת ִ י שְׂ רָ אֵ ל ,with all your people, Israel’s descendants .lechayim tovim uleshalom לְ חַ יִּ י ם ט ֹו בִ י ם וּ לְ שָׁ ל ֹו ם .for a life of goodness and peace ,Baruch atah Adonai בָּ ר וּ � אַ תָּ ה יי ,We bless you, God Baruch hu uvaruch shemo בָּ ר וּ � הוּא וּ בָ ר וּ � שְׁ מ ֹו !Blessed be God, blessed be God’s name oseh hashalom. Amen ע ֹו שֶׂ ה הַ שָּׁ ל ֹו ם אָ מֵ ן .who makes peace

The amidah ends here, but we remain standing to express our own thanks and the longings of our heart, guided by the following paragraphs. The leader continues with Full Kaddish, page 265.

______Personal Prayer ______,Elohai, netzor leshoni mera אֱ � הַ י נְ צ וֹ ר לְ שׁ וֹ נִ י מֵ רָ ע ,My God, keep bad words from my tongue .usefatai midaber mirmah וּ שְׂ פָ תַ י מִ דַּ בֵּ ר מִ רְ מָ ה .and lies from my lips ,Velimkalelai nafshi tidom וְ לִ מְ קַ לְ ַ ל י ַ נ פְ שִׁ י תִ דּ ֹו ם ;Let me not try to answer those who curse me .venafshi ke’afar lakol tihyeh ְ ו ַ נ פְ שִׁ י כֶּ עָ פָ ר לַ כֹּ ל תִּ הְ ֶי ה .let my spirit be as still as dust to everyone ,Petach libi beToratecha פְּ תַ ח לִ בִּ י בְּ ת ֹו רָ תֶ � Open my heart with your teaching .uvemitzvotecha tirdof nafshi וּ בְ מִ צְ ֹו תֶ י � תִּ רְ דּ ֹו ף ַ נ פְ שִׁ י .that mySPS spirit may follow your rules ,Vechol hachoshvim alai ra’ah וְ כָ ל- הַ ח ֹו שְׁ בִ י ם עָ לַ י רָ עָ ה ,As for all who plan harm for me meherah hafer atzatam מְ הֵ רָ ה הָ פֵ ר עֲ צָ תָ ם quickly upset their designs .vekalkel machashavtam וְ קַ לְ קֵ ל מַ חֲ שַׁ בְ תָּ ם .and spoil their plans ,Aseh lema’an shemecha עֲ שֵׂ ה לְ מַ עַ ן שְׁ מֶ � ;Do it for the sake of your reputation ,aseh lema’an yeminecha עֲ שֵׂ ה לְ מַ עַ ן ְ י מִ י ֶנ � ;do it for the sake of your right hand ,aseh lema’an kedushatecha עֲ שֵׂ ה לְ מַ עַ ן קְ דֻ שָּׁ תֶ � ;do it for the sake of your holiness .aseh lema’an Toratecha עֲ שֵׂ ה לְ מַ עַ ן תּ ֹו רָ תֶ � .do it for the sake of your law Ps 60:7 ,Lema’an yechaltzun yedidecha“ לְמַעַן יֵחָלְ צוּן יְדִ ידֶ י� ,To save your devoted followers“ ”.hoshi’ah yemin’cha, va’aneni הוֹשִׁ יעָה יְמִ ינְ � וַעֲנֵנִ י take action, rescue and answer me!” Sample Psalm 19:15 ,Yi’heyu leratzon imrei fi“ יִהְ יוּ לְרָ צוֹן אִמְרֵ י־פִ י ,May what I say be to your liking“ ,vehegyon libi lefanecha וְ הֶ גְ י וֹ ן לִ בִּ י לְ פָ ֶנ י � ,and my deepest thoughts come before you ”.Adonai, tzuri, vego’ali יְהוָה צוּרִ י וְ גֹאֲלִ י ”.God, my rock, my savior Take three steps back, bow left on “oseh shalom,” right on “hu ya’aseh” and forward on “aleinu.” Between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, replace the next line with the shaded line. Oseh shalom bimromav ֹע שֶׂ ה שָׁ ל ֹו ם בִּ מְ ר ֹ ו מָ י ו ,Making peace in heaven above Oseh hashalom bimromav ֹע שֶׂ ה הַ שָּׁ ל ֹו ם בִּ מְ ר ֹ ו מָ י ו ,Making peace in heaven above hu ya’aseh shalom הוּא ַי עֲ שֶׂ ה שָׁ ל ֹו ם may God bring peace ,aleinu ve’al kol Yisra’el עָ לֵ י נ וּ וְ עַ ל כָּ ל ִ י שְׂ רָ אֵ ל ,to us and to all Israel ”.ve’imru, “Amen וְ אִ מְ ר וּ אָ מֵ ן ”.Now you say, “Amen

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Add this if you mourn the loss of the sacrificial system, metaphorically or literally. Yehi ratzon milfanecha יְ הִ י רָ צ ֹ ו ן מִ לְּ פָ ֶנ י � ,May this be what you want Adonai Eloheinu יי אֱ � הֵ י נ וּ ruling God , vElohei avoteinu וֵ א � הֵ י אֲ בוֹתֵ ינוּ :and God of our ancestors sheyibaneh beit hamikdash שֶׁ יִּ בָּ ֶנ ה בֵּ י ת הַ מִּ קְ דָּ שׁ that the Temple be rebuilt bimherah veyameinu בִּ מְ הֵ רָ ה בְ ָ י מֵ י נ וּ ,soon, in our days veten chelkenu beToratecha וְ תֵ ן חֶ לְ קֵ נ וּ בְּ ת ֹו רָ תֶ � ,and restoreSPS our rights in your Torah vesham na’avod’cha beyir’ah וְ שָׁ ם ַנ עֲ בָ דְ � בְּ ִ י רְ אָ ה and there we shall serve you reverently Mal 3:4 .kimei olam ucheshanim kadmoniyot כִּ ימֵ י עוֹלָ ם וּכְ שָׁנִ ים קַדְ מוֹנִ יּוֹת .as in days of old and years long past Mal. 3:4 Ve’arvah lAdonai וְעָרְ בָ ה לַ יהוָה So that God will enjoy min’chat Yehudah Virushalayim מִ נְ חַ ת יְהוּדָ ה וִ ירוּשָׁלָ ִם the sacrifice of Judah and Jerusalem .kimei olam ucheshanim kadmoniyot כִּ י מֵ י ע וֹ לָ ם וּכְ שָׁ נִ י ם קַדְ מֹ נִ יּ וֹ ת .as in days of old and years long past

Take three steps forward after the amidah, as if emerging from sacred space.

Between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, add Avinu Malkenu, page 257. Sample Except on the following days, we add the following two sections from morning Tachanun prayers, Being Downcast and Israel’s Protector. Then we continue with Full Kaddish (page 265) and Aleinu (page 175). Friday afternoon; Rosh Chodesh and the preceding afternoon; the month of Nisan; Israel’s Independence Day, Lag Ba’Omer and Jerusalem Day and their preceding afternoons; the afternoon before Rosh Chodesh Sivan until the second day after Shavu’ot; the 8th, 9th and 15th of Av; the day before Rosh Hashanah; from the day before Yom Kippur until the second day after Sukkot; Chanukah and preceding afternoon; the 15th of Shevat; the 13th, 14th and 15th of Adar (and of Adar Rishon in a leap year); on the celebration of a marriage; in the house of a mourner during the week of mourning; on celebrating a circumcision if the father, godfather (sandek) or mohel is present.

______Nefilat Apayim ▪ נְ פִ י לַ ת אַ פַּ יִ ם ▪ Being Downcast ______We sit down and rest our head on our arm as if plunged in misery, with God our only hope. When King David faced disastrous alternatives, he chose to rely on God’s mercy. 2 Samuel 24:14 ,x {Vayomer David el Gad וַ יּ ֹא מֶ ר דָּ ִ ו ד ֶ א ל ־ ָגּ ד ,David told Gad .Tzar li me’od“ צַ ר־לִ י מְ אֹד .I’m in real trouble“ Niplah nah veyad Adonai נִ פְּ לָ ה ־ ָנּ א בְ ַי ד ־ יְ ה ָו ה I hope we fall into God’s power ,ki rabim rachamav כִּ י ־ רַ בִּ י ם רַ ֲ ח ָ מ י ו ;sinceSPS God is merciful ”!uveyad adam al epoleh וּבְ יַד־אָדָ ם אַ ל־אֶ פֹּלָה ”!I hope we don’t fall into any person’s power ,Rachum vechanun רַ חוּם וְחַ נּוּן ,Merciful and gracious God .chatati lefanecha חָ טָ א תִ י לְ פָ ֶנ י � .I have sinned in your presence ,Adonai maleh rachamim יי מָ לֵא רַ חֲמִ ים ,God, full of mercy .rachem alai vekabel tachanunai רַ חֵ ם עָ לַ י וְ קַ בֵּ ל תַּ חֲ נוּנָי .take pity on me and accept my pleas

1 “My bones are terrified.” 2 “For there-is-no in-death memory-of-you; in She’ol, who will acknowledge you?”

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9 ,Suru mimeni kol po’alei aven סוּרוּ מִ מֶּ נִּ י כָּ ל־פֹּעֲלֵ י אָ וֶן ,Get away from me, all you evildoers .ki shamah Adonai kol bich’yi כִּ י־שָׁמַ ע יְהוָה קוֹל בִּ כְ יִי .for God has heard the noise of my weeping 10 ;Shamah Adonai techinati שָׁ מַ ע ְ י ה ָ ו ה תְּ חִ ָנּ תִ י ;God has heard my pleas .Adonai tefilati yikach יְהוָה תְּפִ לָּתִ י יִקָּ ח God will accept my prayer 11 ;Yevoshu vibahalu me’od kol oy’vai יֵבֹשׁוּ וְ יִבָּ הֲלוּ מְ אֹד כָּל־אֹיְבָ י ;All my foes will wither and be baffled !yashuvu, yevoshu ragah יָשֻׁ בוּ יֵבֹ שׁוּ רָ גַע .they will turn back in sudden shame SPS ______Shomer Yisra’el ▪ שׁ ֹו מֵ ר ִ י שְׂ רָ אֵ ל ▪ Israel’s Protector ______,Shomer Yisra’el שׁ וֹ מֵ ר יִשְׂרָ אֵ ל ,O, protector of your people Israel ,shemor she’erit Yisra’el שְׁ מ ֹו ר שְׁ אֵ רִ י ת ִ י שְׂ רָ אֵ ל ,protect the remnant of Israel ,ve’al yovad Yisra’el וְ אַל יֹאבַ ד יִשְׂרָ אֵ ל don’t let Israel be destroyed ”!ha’omrim: “Shema, Yisra’el הָ א ֹ ו מְ רִ י ם שְׁ מַ ֖ ע ִ י שְׂ רָ אֵ ֑ ל ”.for they say, “Listen, descendants of Israel ,Shomer goy echad שׁוֹמֵ ר גּוֹי אֶחָ ד ,O, protector of the one people ,Shemor she’erit am echad שְׁ מוֹר שְׁ אֵרִ ית עַ ם אֶחָ ד ,protect the remnant of that one people ,ve’al yovad goy echad וְ אַל יֹאבַ ד גּוֹי אֶחָ ד don’t let the one people be destroyed Sample ,ham’yachadim shim’chah הַ מְ ַי חֲ דִ י ם שִׁ מְ � :for they declare the unity of your nature ”!Adonai Eloheinu, Adonai echad“ יהו֥ה אֱ�הֵ ֖ינוּ יהו֥ה ׀ אֶחָֽ ד ”.The Ruler is our God; the Ruler is one“ ,Shomer goy kadosh שׁוֹמֵ ר גּוֹי קָ דוֹשׁ ,O, protector of the holy people ,shemor she’erit am kadosh שְׁ מוֹר שְׁ אֵרִ ית עַ ם קָ דוֹשׁ ,protect the remnant of the holy people ,ve’al yovad goy kadosh וְ אַל יֹאבַ ד גּוֹי קָ דוֹשׁ ,don’t let the holy people be destroyed ham’shal’shim beshalosh kedushot הַמְשַׁ לְּשִׁ ים בְּשָׁ �שׁ קְ דֻ שּׁוֹת for they declare holiness three times1 .leKadosh לְ קָ ד ֹו שׁ .to the Holy One Mitratzeh verachamim מִ תְ רַ צֶּ ה בְ רַ חֲ מִ י ם You grant favor because of your mercy ;umitpayes betachanunim וּ מִ תְ פַּ ֵיּ ס בְּ תַ חֲ נ וּ ִ נ י ם ;and are appeased by prayers hitratzeh vehitpayes הִ תְ רַ צֶּ ה וְהִתְ פַּ יֵּס grant favor and be appeased ledor oni לְדוֹר עָנִי ,for the sake of this humiliated generation .ki ein ozer כִּ י אֵ ין עוֹזֵר .for there is no other help

,Avinu malkenu אָבִ ינוּ מַלְכֵּנוּ ,Source of life! Sovereign chonenu va’anenu חָ נֵּנוּ וְעֲנֵנוּ ,be gracious and answer us ;ki ein banu ma’asim כִּ י אֵ ין בָּ נוּ מַעֲשִׂ ים though we have done nothing to earn ,aseh imanu tzedakah vachesed עֲשֵׂ ה עִמָּ נוּ צְדָקָ ה וָחֶסֶ ד —your favor; be just and kind to us .vehoshi’enu וְ הושִׁ יעֵ נוּ !and save us We stand for the second line of this section Vana’nachnu lo nedah וַאֲ נַחְ נוּ �א נֵדַ ע II Chron.SPS 20:12 But we don’t know .u umah na’aseh, ki alecha eineinu מַ ה ־ ַ נּ עֲ שֶׂ ה כִּ י עָ לֶי� עֵ ינֵינוּ !what to do—we look to you for guidance Ps 25:6 ,Zechor rachamecha, Adonai זְכֹר־רַ חֲמֶ י� יְהוָה ,Remember your mercies, God ,vachasadecha ַו ֲ ח ָ ס דֶ י � ,and your kindnesses .ki me’olam hemah כִּ י מֵ ע וֹ לָ ם הֵ מָּ ה .for they have existed forever Ps. 33:22 Yehi chasdecha Adonai aleinu יְהִ י־חַסְדְּ � יְהוָה עָלֵ ינוּ ,Be kind to us, God 1 .ka’asher yichalnu lach כַּ אֲ שֶׁ ר יִ חַ לְ נ וּ לָ � .for we have hoped for you Ps 79:8 Al tizkor lanu“ אַ ל־תִּ זְכָּ ר־לָ נוּ Don’t recall to our discredit“ ;avonot rishonim עֲ וֹ נֹ ת רִ אשֹׁ נִ ים ;the sins of our first ancestors 2 Sample maher, yekadmunu rachamecha מַהֵ ר יְקַדְּ מוּנוּ רַ חֲמֶ י� ,quick, let your mercies reach us first ”.ki dalonu me’od כִּ י דַ לּוֹנוּ מְ אֹד ”!for we are very low Ps 123:3 ,Chanenu, Adonai, chanenu חָ נֵּנוּ יְהוָה חָ נֵּנוּ ;Be gracious to us, God, be gracious to us .ki rav savanu vuz כִּ י־רַ ב שָׂבַעְ נוּ בוּז .we’ve had our fill of humiliation Habakkuk 3:2 .Berogez, rachem tizkor בְּ רֹגֶז רַ חֵ ם תִּ זְכּוֹר .When angry, remember to be merciful Ps. 103:14 ;Ki hu yadah yitzreinu כִּ י־הוּא יָדַ ע יִצְרֵ נוּ ;God knows what we are made of .zachur ki afar anachnu זָכוּר כִּ י־עָפָ ר אֲנָחְ נוּ .it’s well known that we are dust Ps 79:9 ,Ozrenu, Elohei yish’enu עָזְרֵ נוּ אֱ�הֵ י יִשְׁ עֵנוּ ,Help us, saving God ,al devar kevod shemecha ַ ע ל ־דְּ בַ ר כְּ ב וֹ ד ־ שְׁ מֶ � ,for the glory of your reputation ,vehatzilenu, vechaper al chatoteinu וְ הַ צִּ י לֵ נ וּ וְ כַ פֵּ ר עַ ל ־ חַ טּ ֹא תֵ י נ וּ rescue us and forgive our sins .lema’an shemecha לְ מַ עַ ן שְׁ מֶ � .for the sake of your reputation

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The leader leads Full Kaddish, page 265. ______Aleinu1 ▪ עָ לֵ י נ וּ ▪ Our Duty ______u u Aleinu leshabe’ach עָ לֵ י נ וּ לְ שַׁ בֵּ חַ The Sovereign of all ,la’adon hakol לַ אֲ ד וֹ ן הַ כֹּ ל ,to praise we’re bound latet gedulah לָ תֵ ת גְּ דֻ לָּ ה The Creative Force ,leyotzer bereshit לְ י וֹ צֵ ר בְּ רֵ א שִׁ י ת ,with greatness to crown shelo asanu kegoyei ha’aratzot שֶׁ � א עָ שָׂ נ וּ כְּ ג וֹ יֵ י הָ אֲ רָ צ ֹו ת Who madeSPS us like no other race velo samanu וְ � א שָׂ מָ נ וּ On earth, nor set us ,k’mishpechot ha’adamah ְ כּ מִ שְׁ פְּ ח ֹו ת הָאֲדָמָה .in their place shelo sam chelkenu kahem שֶׁ � א שָׂ ם חֶ לְ קֵ נ וּ כָּ הֶ ם Our fate–like theirs God made it not .vegoralenu kechol hamonam וְ גוֹרָ לֵנוּ כְּ כָ ל-הֲ מוֹ נָ ם But chose for us a different lot. 2 Some add the next three lines. Shehem mishtachavim שֶׁ הֵ ם מִ שְׁ תַּ חֲ וִ י ם For they prostrate themselves lehevel varik לְ הֶ בֶ ל ָ ו רִ י ק before futility and emptiness Is 45:20 ”.umitpalelim el el lo yoshia“ וּ מִ תְ פַּ לְ לִ י ם אֶ ל ־ אֵ ל ל ֹא י וֹ שִׁ י עַ ”.and pray to a god that can’t help“ Samplew z Va’anachnu kor’im וַ אֲ ַ נ חְ נ וּ כּ ֹו רְ עִ י ם We bend the knee v y umishtachavim umodim וּ מִ שְׁ תַּ חֲ וִ י ם וּ מ ֹו דִ י ם ,and bow the head gratefully ,u u lifnei melech malchei hamlachim לִ פְ ֵנ י מֶ לֶ � מַ לְ כֵ י הַ מְּ ָ ל כִ י ם ,Before the Ruler whom rulers dread ;Hakadosh baruch hu הַ קָּ ד ֹו שׁ בָּ ר וּ � הוּא –The holy, blessed One

shehu “noteh shamayim שֶׁ ה וּ א נ וֹ טֶ ה שָׁ מַ יִ ם ,Who Is. 51:13 “stretches out the heavens ”,veyosed aretz וְ יֹ סֵ ד אָ רֶ ץ ;”Supports the earth below umoshav yekaro וּ מ ֹו שַׁ ב ְ י קָ ר ֹו ,Above, high in the sky ,bashamayim mima’al בַּ שָּׁ מַ ִ י ם מִ מַּ עַ ל ;The Presence does bestow ushechinat uzo וּ שְׁ ִ כ י ַנ ת עֻ זּ וֹ Whose power dwells .begovhei meromim בְּ ָ ג בְ הֵ י מְ ר ֹו מִ י ם In heights where none can go.1 ;Hu Eloheinu, ein od הוּא אֱ � הֵ י נ וּ אֵ י ן עוֹ ד ;This SPSis our God, there is no more .emet malkenu, efes zulato אֶ מֶ ת מַ לְ ֵ כּ נ וּ אֶ פֶ ס זוּלָתוֹ .our ruler is truth, beyond whom is naught :Kakatuv b’Torato כַּ כָּ תוּב בְּ תוֹרָ תוֹ :It’s written in God’s Law Deut 4:39 ,Veyada’ta hayom“ וְ י ָדַ עְ תָּ ֣ הַ יּ֗ וֹ ם This day you must know“ vahashevota el levavecha ַו הֲ שֵׁ בֹ תָ ֮ אֶ ל ־ לְ בָ בֶ �֒ and take it to heart ki Adonai, hu ha’Elohim כִּ ֤י יהוה֙ ה֣ וּא הָֽ אֱ�הִ֔ ים that God is God ,bashamayim mima’al בַּשָּׁמַ ֣יִם מִ מַּ֔ עַל in heaven above ”.ve’al ha’aretz mitachat: ein od וְעַל־הָאָ ֖רֶ ץ מִתָּ ֑חַ ת אֵ ֖ין עֽ וֹד ”.and on earth below: nothing else is Sample ,Al ken nekaveh lecha עַ ל כֵּ ן ְ נ קַ ֶ וּ ה לְ � ,So we hope in you ,Adonai Eloheinu יי אֱ � הֵ י נ וּ ,God, our God ;lir’ot meherah betif’eret uzecha ִ ל רְ א ֹו ת מְ הֵ רָ ה בְּ תִ פְ אֶ רֶ ת עֻ זֶּ � ,soon to see your splendid power ,leha’avir gilulim min ha’aretz לְ הַ עֲ בִ י ר גִּ לּ וּ לִ י ם מִ ן הָ אָ רֶ ץ to make idols pass from the earth ,veha’elilim karot yikaretun וְ הָ אֱ לִ י לִ י ם כָּ רוֹ ת יִ כָּ רֵ תוּן ,and destroy false gods ,letahken olam bemalchut shadai לְ תַ קֵּ ן עוֹלָם בְּמַלְ כוּת שַׁ דַּ י .to repair the world in the Almighty’s rule vechol benei vasar וְ כָ ל- בְּ ֵנ י בָ שָׂ ר And all people ,yikre’u vishmecha ִ י קְ רְ א וּ בִ שְׁ מֶ � ,will call on your name .lehafnot elecha kol rish’ei aretz לְ הַ פְ נ ֹו ת אֵ לֶ י � כָּ ל- רִ שְׁ ֵ ע י אָ רֶ ץ .to turn to you all the wicked on earth Yakiru veyed’u יַ כִּ י ר וּ וְ ֵי דְ ע וּ —They’ll see and know ,kol yoshvei tevel כָּ ל- י ֹ ו שְׁ ֵ ב י תֵ בֵ ל —all earth dwellers ,ki lecha tichra kol berech כִּ י לְ � תִּ ְ כ רַ ע כָּ ל- בֶּ רֶ � ,that to you each knee must bend .tishava kol lashon תִּ שָּׁ בַ ע כָּ ל-לָ שׁוֹ ן .each tongue must swear

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Lefanecha Adonai Elohenu לְ פָ נֶ י � יי אֱ � הֵ י נ וּ ,Before you, ruling God ,yichre’u veyipolu ִ י ְ כ רְ ע וּ וְ יִ פֹּ ל וּ ,they will kneel and fall down velichvod shimcha וְ לִ כְ ב וֹ ד שִׁ מְ � and to the glory of your reputation ,yekar yitenu ְ י קָ ר יִ תֵּ נ וּ .they will give honor vikablu chulam וִ י קַ בְּ ל וּ כֻ לָּ ם And they will all accept ,et ol malchutecha אֶ ת-עֹ ל מַ לְ כ וּ תֶ � ,the yoke of your rule vetimloch aleihem mehera וְ תִ מְ � � עֲ לֵ י הֶ ם מְ הֵ רָ ה that soonSPS you may rule them .le’olam va’ed לְ ע וֹ לָ ם וָ עֶ ד .forever and ever ,Ki hamalchut shelcha hi כִּ י הַ מַּ לְ כ וּ ת שֶׁ לְּ � הִ י א ,For this is your reign ule’olmei ad וּ לְ ע וֹ לְ מֵ י עַ ד and forever and ever .timloch bechavod תִּ מְ ל ֹו � בְּ כָ ב ֹו ד .you will rule in glory :Kakatuv beToratecha ◊ ◊ כַּ כָּ תוּב בְּ ת ֹו רָ תֶ � :It’s written in your Law Ex. 15:18 .Adonai yimloch le’olam va’ed יהו֥ה ׀ יִמְ�֖ � לְ עֹלָ ֥ם וָעֶֽד !God will be the ruler forever :vene’emar וְ ֶנ אֱ מַ ר :And it’s said in your scripture Zech. 14:9 Vehayah Adonai lemelech וְ הָ יָ ה יְ ה וָ ה לְ מֶ לֶ � And God will be ruler Sample ;al kol ha’aretz עַל־כָּ ל־הָאָרֶ ץ ;over all the earth bayom hahu yih’yeh Adonai echad בַּ יּוֹם הַ הוּא יִהְ יֶה יְהוָה אֶחָ ד on that day God will be one .ushemo echad וּ שְׁ מ וֹ אֶ חָ ד .and God’s name will be one

Mourners and those observing yahrzeit lead Mourners’ Kaddish, page 267.

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ַ מ ֲ ע רִ י ב SPS Weekday Evening Service

The evening service begins the Jewish day, for when the Torah tells the story of creation, each day begins with the evening. Evening services begin with the Shema section: the call to prayer, blessings celebrating God’s creation and love, the three parts of the Shema, and the blessings which recall God’s redemption at the Exodus and continu- ing protection. The amidah is the same as the silent amidahSample for the afternoon service. We conclude with Aleinu; from Pesach to Shavu’ot, we count the Omer.

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Shema and Its Blessings Usually, the leader chants the first line, lets the congregation say all six lines, and repeats the last two lines. Ps. 73:38 Vehu rachum yechaper avon וְ הוּא רַ חוּם יְכַפֵּ ר עָוֹן God is merciful, excuses sin ,velo yashchit וְ ל ֹא ־ ַי שְׁ חִ י ת ,and will not destroy us ,vehirbah lehashiv apo וְ הִ רְ בָּ ה לְ הָ שִׁ י ב אַ פּ וֹ often withholds divine anger 1 .velo ya’ir kol chamato וְ ל ֹא ־ יָ עִ י ר כָּ ל ־ חֲ מָ ת וֹ .and does not arouse God’s rage Ps. 20:10SPS —Adonai hoshi’a יְהוָה הוֹשִׁ יעָה ,God, save us: for at our demand 2 .hamelech ya’aneinu veyom kor’einu הַ מֶּ לֶ � יַ עֲ ֵנ נ וּ בְ י וֹ ם ־ קָ רְ אֵ נ וּ .Oh Ruler, you’ll give answer true ______Bar’chu ▪ ָ בּ רְ כ וּ ▪ Call to Prayer ______We rise as the prayer leader begins the call to prayer. .v y Bar’chu u et Adonai hamvorach ָ בּ רְ כ וּ u אֶ ת־ יי הַ מְ ֹ ב רָ � .Bless God, the blessed one v y Baruch u Adonai hamvorach בָּ ר וּ � u יי הַ מְ ֹ ב רָ � ,Blessed is God, the blessed one .le’olam va’ed לְעוֹלָם וָעֶ ד .for ever and ever v y Baruch u Adonai hamvorach בָּ ר וּ � u יי הַ מְ ֹ ב רָ � Blessed is God, the blessed one, Sample .le’olam va’ed לְעוֹלָם וָעֶ ד .for ever and ever

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We respond “Amen” but not “Baruch hu uvaruch shemo” for the blessings before and after Shema. ______First Blessing Before Shema______x x Baruch atah Adonai בָּ ר וּ � אַ תָּ ה יי ,We bless you, Sovereign ,Eloheinu melech ha’olam אֱ � הֵ י נ וּ מֶ לֶ � הָ ע וֹ לָ ם ,our God, ruler of time and space ,asher bid’varo ma’ariv aravim אֲ שֶׁ ר בִּ דְ בָ ר ֹו מַ ֲ ע רִ י ב ֲ ע רָ בִ י ם ,who by your word brings evening bechochmah pote’ach she’arim בְּ חָ כְ מָ ה פּ ֹ ו תֵ חַ שְׁ עָ רִ י ם ,in wisdom opens the gates uvit’vunah meshaneh itim וּ בִ תְ ב וּ ָנ ה מְ שַׁ ֶנּ ה עִ תִּ י ם ,with insightSPS changes the times umachalif et hazmanim וּ מַ חֲ לִ י ף אֶ ת הַזְּמַנִּים ,varies the seasons umesader et hakochavim וּ מְ סַ דֵּ ר אֶ ת הַ כּ ֹו כָ בִ י ם and arranges the stars bemishmeroteihem בְּ מִ שְׁ מְ ר ֹ ו תֵ י הֶ ם in their guardposts .baraki’ah kirtzono בָּ רָ קִ י עַ כִּרְ צוֹ נוֹ in the sky, by your will,1 ,Borei yom valaylah בּ ֹו רֵ א יוֹ ם וָ לָ יְ לָ ה ,creating day and night golel or mipnei choshech גּוֹ לֵ ל אוֹ ר מִ פְּ ֵנ י ח שֶׁ � rolling away light before darkness ,vechoshech mipnei or וְ ח שֶׁ � מִ פְּ ֵנ י אוֹ ר ,and darkness before light ,uma’avir yom umevi laylah וּ מַ עֲ בִ י ר יוֹ ם וּמֵבִ יא לָ יְ לָ Sampleה .making day pass and bringing night ,umavdil bein yom uvein laylah וּ מַ בְ דִּ י ל בֵּ י ן יוֹ ם וּ בֵ י ן לָ יְ לָ ה ,Separating day from night .Adonai tzeva’ot shemo יי צְ בָ א ֹו ת שְׁ מ ֹו .God is called the Ruler of Hosts El chai vekayam ◊ ◊ אֵ ל חַ י וְ קַ ָיּ ם God who lives and prevails .tamid yimloch aleinu le’olam va’ed תָּ מִ י ד ִ י מְ ל ֹו � עָ לֵינוּ לְעוֹלָם וָ עֶ ד .will rule us always, forever and ever Baruch atah Adonai בָּ ר וּ � אַ תָּ ה יי ,Blessed are you, Ruler hama’ariv aravim. Amen הַ מַּ ֲ ע רִ י ב ֲ ע רָ בִ י ם אָ מֵ ן .who brings on evenings

1 Literally, “your word” and “your will” use the third person pronoun (“his word … his will”).

______Second Blessing Before Shema ______Ahavat olam beit Yisra’el אַ הֲ בַ ת עוֹ לָ ם בֵּ י ת ִ י שְׂ רָ אֵ ל With lasting love for Israel’s family .amcha ahavta עַ מְּ � אָ הָ בְ תָּ .have you loved your people Torah umitzvot תּ ֹו רָ ה וּ מִ צְ ֹו ת ,Torah and commandments chukim umishpatim ֻ ח קִּ י ם וּ מִ שְׁ פָּ טִ י ם ,statutes and judgements .otanu limadta אוֹתָ נוּ לִ מַּ דְ תָּ .you have taught us Al ken Adonai Eloheinu עַ ל כֵּ ן יי אֱ � הֵ י נ וּ ,BecauseSPS of this, O Ruler, our God beshochbenu uvekumenu בְּ שָׁ כְ בֵּ נ וּ וּבְ קוּמֵ נוּ ,when we lie down and when we get up ,nasi’ach bechukecha ָ נ שִׂ י חַ בְּ חֻ קֶּ י � ,we shall speak about your statutes venismach bedivrei Toratecha ְ ו ִ נ שְׂ מַ ח בְּ דִ בְ רֵ י ת ֹו רָ תֶ � and we’ll rejoice in words of your Torah .uvemitzvotecha le’olam va’ed וּ בְ מִ צְ ֹו תֶ י � לְ ע וֹ לָ ם וָ עֶ ד .and commandments forever and ever Ki hem chayeinu ve’orech yameinu כִּ י הֵ ם חַ יֵּינוּ וְאֹרֶ � יָ מֵ י נ וּ ,For they are our life and our good old age .uvahem neh’geh yomam valaylah וּ בָ הֶ ם נֶהְ גֶּה יוֹמָ ם וָ לָ יְ לָ ה .and we’ll enjoy them day and night Ve’ahavat’cha ◊ ◊ וְ אַ ֲ ה בָ תְ � —And your love .al tasir mimenu le’olamim אַל תָּ סִ י ר מִ מֶּ נּ וּ לְ ע ֹו ָ ל מִ י ם .don’t take it away from us, ever ,Baruch atah Adonai בָּ ר וּ � אַ תָּ ה יי We bless you, God, Sample ohev amo Yisra’el. Amen א וֹ הֵ ב עַ מּ ֹו ִ י שְׂ רָ אֵ ל אָ מֵ ן .who loves your people Israel

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______Shema (First Paragraph) ______Add this line when praying without a minyan.1 .El melech ne’eman אֵ ל מֶ לֶ� נֶאֱמָ ן .God is the reliable ruler Many people cover the eyes with the right hand for the next three lines. :Shema, Yisra’el שְׁ מַ ֖ ע ִ י ְ שׂ רָ אֵ ֑ ל :Deut. 6:4 Listen, descendants of Israel .Adonai Eloheinu; Adonai echad יהו֥ ה אֱ �הֵ ֖ ינוּ יהו֥ה ׀ אֶחָֽ ד The Ruler is our God; the Ruler is one.2 Say the next two lines quietly. —Baruch shem בָּ רוּ� שֵׁ ם ,Blessed isSPS God’s name .kevod malchuto le’olam va’ed כְּבוֹד מַלְכוּתוֹ לְעוֹלָם וָעֶ ד the glory of whose reign lasts forever.3 Deut. 6:5-9 Ve’ahavta et Adonai Elohecha וְאָ ֣הַבְ תָּ֔ אֵ ֖ת יהו֣ה אֱ�הֶ ֑י� You are to love your ruling God ,bechol levav’cha בְּ כָ ל ־ לְ בָ בְ �֥ ,with your whole heart ,uvechol nafshecha וּ בְ כָ ל ־ ַנ פְ שְׁ �֖ your whole self .uvechol me’odecha וּ ְ ב ָ כ ל ־ מְ ֹא דֶ ֽ � .and all your resources 6 Vehayu had’varim ha’eleh וְ הָ י֞ וּ הַ דְּ בָ רִ ֣ י ם הָ ֗אֵ לֶּ ה These words asher anochi metzav’cha hayom אֲשֶׁ֨ ר אָ נֹכִ ֧י מְ צַוְּ�֛ הַ יּ֖�ם I tell you today must be .al levavecha ַ ע ל ־ לְ בָ בֶ ֽ � .on your heart 7 Sample ,Veshinantam levanecha וְ שִׁ ַנּ נְ תָּ ֣ ם לְ בָ ֔ ֶנ י � ,Repeat them to your children vedibarta bam וְ דִ בַּ רְ תָּ ֖ בָּ ֑ ם and talk about them ,beshivtecha beveitecha בְּ שִׁ בְ תְּ �֤ בְּ בֵ י תֶ ֙ �֙ ,when you sit at home ,uvelechtecha vaderech וּבְ לֶכְתְּ �֣ בַדֶּ ֔רֶ � ,when you walk down the street .uveshochbecha, uvekumecha וּֽ בְ שָׁ כְ בְּ �֖ וּ בְ ק וּ מֶ ֽ � .when you go to bed and when you get up

1 Add three words to make up the number of words in Shema to 248, the number (tradition tells us) of parts in the body—so we declare our love for God with every part of our body. When praying with a congregation, we add three words at the end of Shema. witness”; with this“ ,עד are large letters. Together, they form the Hebrew word דאח of ד and שמע of ע The 2 declaration of God’s unity, we Jews bear witness to our faith. Another reason for the large letters is to avoid which would replace our confident faith with , דאח another) for) אחר and עשמ perhaps) for) שמא misreading (ד) agnostic uncertainty! Some say the large letters express hope for God’s universal acceptance in the four nations of the world (Genesis chapter X lists Noah’s seventy (ע) corners” of the earth and among the seventy“ grandsons, so we’re all descendants of Gen X-ers). 3 This phrase is a response to hearing God’s name. In the Temple, the people would respond with this phrase when they heard the High Priest pronounce God’s name on Yom Kippur (Mishna Yoma, 3:9).

8 ,Ukeshartam le’ot al yadecha וּ קְ שַׁרְ תָּ ֥ ם לְ א֖ �ת עַל־יָדֶ ֑� ,Tie them as a sign on your hand .vehayu letotafot bein einecha וְ הָ ֥י וּ לְ טֹ טָ ֖פֹ ת בֵּ ֥ י ן עֵ י נֶ ֽ י � ,let them be on your forehead between your eyes 9 ,Uchetavtam al mezuzot beitecha וּכְ תַבְ תָּ ֛ם עַל־מְ זוּזֹ֥ת בֵּיתֶ֖� and write them on your doorposts .uvish’arecha וּבִשְׁעָרֶֽי� .and on your gates ______Shema (Second Paragraph) ______Deut 11:13-21 Vehayah וְ הָ ֗יָ ה This is what will happen im shamo’ah tishme’u el mitzvotai אִ ם ־ שָׁ ֤ ֹ מ עַ תִּ שְׁ מְ ע וּ֙ אֶ ל ־ מִ צְ ֹ ו ֔תַ י ,if youSPS listen well to my commands asher anochi אֲשֶׁ ֧ר אָ נֹכִ ֛י which I ,metzaveh et’chem hayom מְ צַ וֶּ ֥ ה אֶ תְ כֶ ֖ ם הַ ֑יּ � ם ,tell you today le’ahavah et Adonai Eloheichem לְ אַ הֲבָ֞ ה אֶ ת־יהו֤ה אֱ�ֽ הֵ יכֶם֙ ,to love God, your God ,ule’ovdo, bechol levav’chem וּ לְ עָ בְ ד֔ � בְּ כָ ל ־ לְ בַ בְ כֶ ֖ ם and to serve God with your whole heart .uvechol nafshechem וּ בְ כָ ל ־ ַנ פְ שְׁ כֶ ֽ ם :and all your resources 14 Venatati metar artzechem וְ ָנ תַ תִּ ֧ י מְ טַ ֽ ר ־ אַ רְ צְ כֶ ֛ ם I will give your land its rain ,be’ito, yoreh umalkosh בְּ עִ תּ֖ � י �רֶ ֣ ה וּ מַ לְ ק֑ � שׁ ,at the right time, early and late rains ,ve’asafta deganecha וְ אָ סַ פְ תָּ ֣ דְ גָ ֔ ֶנ � so you can harvest your grain Sample .vetirosh’cha, veyitz’harecha וְתִֽירֹשְׁ�֖ וְיִצְהָרֶֽ� .and wine and oil 15 Venatati esev besad’cha וְ ָנ תַ תִּ ֛ י עֵ ֥ שֶׂ ב בְּ שָׂדְ �֖ I will provide grass in your fields ,livhemtecha לִ בְ הֶמְ תֶּ ֑� ,for your cattle .ve’achalta vesava’ta וְ אָ כַ לְ תָּ ֖ וְ שָׂ בָ ֽ עְ תָּ .so you can eat your fill 16 Hishamru lachem הִ שָּׁ ֽ מְ ר֣ וּ לָ כֶ֔ ם !But take care 1 pen yifteh levavchem, vesartem פֶּ ֥ ן ִ י פְ תֶּ ֖ ה לְ בַ בְ כֶ ֑ ם וְ סַ רְ ֗תֶּ ם Don’t be misled, to turn from me ,va’avadtem elohim acherim ַ ו ֲ ע ַ ב דְ ֶ תּ ם ֙ ֱא � הִ ֣ י ם ֲא ֵ ח רִ ֔ י ם and serve other gods .vehishtachavitem lahem וְ הִ שְׁ תַּ חֲ וִ יתֶ ֖ ם ָ ל הֶ ֽ ם .and worship them

1 “Lest your heart (the thinking part) be misled.”

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17 1 ,Vecharah af Adonai bachem וְ חָ רָ ֨ ה אַ ף ־ י ה ו֜ ה בָּ כֶ֗ ם Then God will be angry at you ,ve’atzar et hashamayim וְ עָ צַ ֤ ר אֶ ת ־ הַ שָּׁ מַ ֙ יִ ם֙ :and close up the sky ,velo yih’yeh matar וְ לֹֽ א־יִהְ יֶ ֣ה מָטָ֔ ר ,there will be no rain ,veha’adamah lo titen et yevulah וְ הָ ֣ אֲ דָ ֔מָ ה לֹ֥ א תִתֵּ ֖ן אֶ ת־יְבוּלָ ֑הּ ,the earth will not yield its produce va’avadtem meherah וַ אֲ בַ דְ תֶּ ֣ ם מְ הֵ רָ ֗ ה and you will soon perish me’al ha’aretz hatovah מֵ עַ ל ֙ הָ אָ ֣רֶ ץ הַ טֹּ ֔בָ ה from the good land .asher Adonai noten lachem אֲשֶׁ ֥ר יהו֖ה נֹתֵ ֥ ן לָכֶֽ ם .which GodSPS gives you 18 Vesamtem et devarai eileh וְ שַׂ מְ תֶּ ם ֙ אֶ ת ־דְּ בָ רַ ֣ י ֔אֵ לֶּ ה Set these words ,al levav’chem ve’al nafshechem עַ ל ־ לְ בַ בְ כֶ ֖ ם וְ עַ ֽ ל ־ ַנ פְ שְׁ כֶ ֑ ם ,on your heart and soul ,ukeshartem otam le’ot al yed’chem וּקְ שַׁרְ תֶּ֨ ם אֹתָ ֤ם לְ א�ת֙ עַ ל־יֶדְ כֶ֔ ם ,tie them as a sign on your hand vehayu letotafot וְ הָ ֥י וּ לְ ט � טָ ֖פֹ ת and place them on your forehead .bein eineichem בֵּ ֥ י ן ֵ ע י ֵנ י כֶ ֽ ם .between your eyes 19 ,Velimadtem otam et beneichem וְ לִ מַּ דְ תֶּ ֥ ם אֹ תָ ֛ ם אֶ ת ־ בְּ ֵנ י כֶ ֖ ם ,Teach them to your children ledaber bam לְ דַ בֵּ ֣ ר בָּ ֑ ם talking about them beshivtecha beveitecha בְּ שִׁ בְ תְּ �֤ בְּ בֵ י תֶ ֙ �֙ when you sit at home, Sample ,uvelechtecha vaderech וּבְ לֶכְתְּ �֣ בַדֶּ ֔רֶ � ,when you walk down the street .uvshochbecha uvekumecha וּֽ בְ שָׁ כְ בְּ �֖ וּ בְ ק וּ מֶ ֽ � .when you go to bed and when you get up 20 ,Uchetavtam al mezuzot beitecha וּכְ תַ בְ תָּ ֛ם עַל־מְ זוּז֥�ת בֵּ יתֶ ֖� Write them on your doorposts .uvish’arecha וּבִשְׁעָרֶֽי� .and on your gates 21 Lema’an yirbu yemeichem לְ ֨מַ עַ ן יִרְ בּ֤ וּ יְ מֵ י כֶ ם֙ So that you and your children may spend a 2 vimei veneichem al ha’adamah וִ ימֵ ֣י בְ נֵיכֶ֔ ם עַ ֚ל הָֽ אֲדָ מָ֔ ה long time, on the land asher nishbah Adonai אֲשֶׁ֨ ר נִשְׁבַּ ֧ע יהו֛ה that God promised ,la’avoteichem, latet lahem לַ אֲ בֹ תֵ יכֶ ֖ ם לָ תֵ ֣ ת לָ הֶ ֑ ם ,to your parents, to give them 3 .kimei hashamayim al ha’aretz כִּ י מֵ ֥ י הַ ָ שּׁ מַ ֖ ִ י ם ַ ע ל ־ הָ אָ ֽ רֶ ץ !as long as the sky is above the land—

1 “God’s nose will blaze against you.” 2 “So that your days may be many, and your children’s days…” 3 “Like the days of.”

______Shema (Third Paragraph) ______Numbers 15:37 :Vayomer Adonai el Moshe lemor וַיֹּ֥אמֶ ר יהו֖ה אֶ ל־מֹשֶׁ ֥ה לֵּ אמֹֽ ר :God told Moses 38 Daber el benei Yisra’el“ דַּ ֞בֵּ ר אֶ ל ־ בְּ נֵ ֤י יִ שְׂ רָ אֵ ל ֙ ,Talk to the children of Israel“ ,ve’amarta aleihem וְ אָ מַ רְ תָּ ֣ אֲ לֵ ֔הֶ ם and tell them ve’asu lahem tzitzit וְ עָ שׂ֨ וּ לָ הֶ ֥ ם צִ י צִ ֛ ת they should make fringes al kanfei vigdeihem עַל־כַּנְפֵ ֥י בִ גְדֵיהֶ ֖ם on the corners of their garments 1 .ledorotam לְ ֹד ֹ ר תָ ֑ ם .as longSPS as their people last Venatnu al tzitzit hakanaf וְ נָ ֥תְ נ֛ וּ עַ ל ־צִ יצִ ֥ ת הַ כָּ נָ ֖ ף On the corner fringe, they should put

.petil techelet פְּ תִ ֥ י ל תְּ כֵ ֽ לֶ ת .a blue thread 39 Vehayah lachem letzitzit וְ הָ יָ ֣ה לָ כֶ ם֮ לְ צִ י צִ ת֒ .That will be your fringe ,ur’item oto וּרְ אִ יתֶ ֣ם אֹת֗ � You will look at it ,uzechartem et kol mitzvot Adonai וּזְ כַרְ תֶּ ם ֙ אֶ ת־כָּ ל־מִ צְ וֹ֣ ת יהו֔ ה ,and remember all of God’s rules ,va’asitem otam ַו ֲע שִׂ י תֶ ֖ ם ֹ א תָ ֑ ם ;and you will perform them velo taturu acharei levav’chem וְ ֹֽ ל א ־ תָ ֜תֻ ר וּ אַ חֲ רֵ ֤ י לְ ַ ב בְ ֶ כ ם֙ you should not follow your heart ve’acharei eineichem וְ אַ חֲ רֵ ֣ י עֵ ֽ י ֵנ י כֶ֔ ם nor your eyes— Sample ;asher atem zonim achareihem אֲשֶׁר־אַ תֶּ ֥ם זֹנִ ֖ים אַ חֲרֵ יהֶֽ ם !for you stray after them 40 ,lema’an tizkeru לְ מַ ֣ עַ ן תִּ ְ ז כְּ ר֔ וּ Rather, remember ,va’asitem et kol mitzvotai וַעֲשִׂ יתֶ ֖ם אֶת־כָּל־מִ צְ וֹתָ ֑י and perform all my commands .viheyitem kedoshim lEloheichem וִ הְ ִ י י תֶ ֥ ם קְ ֹד שִׁ ֖ י ם לֵ ֽ א � הֵ י כֶ ֽ ם .and be holy to your God 41 ,Ani Adonai Eloheichem אֲ נִ֞ י י ה ו֣ ה אֱ�ֽ הֵ י כֶ֗ ם ,I am the Ruler, your God asher hotzeti et’chem אֲ שֶׁ֨ ר ה �צֵ ֤ אתִ י אֶ תְ כֶ ם ֙ who brought you me’eretz Mitzrayim ֵ מ אֶ ֣ רֶ ץ מִ צְ רַ ֔ ִ י ם ,from Egypt .liheyot lachem lElohim לִהְ י֥�ת לָכֶ ֖ם לֵ א�הִ ֑ים .to be your God Ani אֲ נִ ֖י I am ”.Adonai Eloheichem ◊ ◊ יהו ה ֱא � הֵ י כֶ ֽ ם ”.the Ruler, your God …Emet ֱא מֶ ת… …It’s true

1 “For their generations.”

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______First Blessing After Shema ______ve’emunah kol zot … … וֶ אֱ מ וּ נָ ה כָּ ל זֹ את All this is certain—it’s our faith… vekayam aleinu וְ קַ ָיּ ם עָ לֵ י נ וּ ,and it’s proven for us ki hu Adonai Eloheinu כִּ י הוּא יי אֱ � הֵ י נ וּ ,that this is the Ruler our God ve’ein zulato וְ אֵ י ן זוּלָתוֹ and there is no other,1 .va’anachnu Yisra’el amo וַ אֲ ַ נ חְ נ וּ ִ י שְׂ רָ אֵ ל עַ מּ וֹ .and we are Israel, God’s people Hapodenu miyad melachim הַ פּוֹדֵ נוּ מִ ַיּ ד מְ ָ ל כִ י ם ,God rescuesSPS us from the hand of kings malkeinu, hago’alenu מַ לְ ֵ כּ נ וּ הַ גּוֹאֲ לֵנוּ our ruler, who redeems us ;mikaf kol he’aritzim מִ ַ כּ ף כָּ ל הֶ עָ רִ י צִ י ם ;from the clutches of all tyrants ha’El hanifrah lanu mitzareinu הָ אֵ ל הַ ִ נּ פְ רָ ע לָנוּ מִצָּרֵ ינוּ God, who claims damages from our foes veham’shalem gemul וְ הַ מְ שַׁ ֵלּ ם גְּ מוּל and who pays back in full ;lechol oy’vei nafshenu לְ כָ ל אֹ יְ בֵ י ַ נ פְ שֵׁ נ וּ ;all our mortal enemies Ha- “Oseh gedolot הָ עֹ שֶׂ ה גְ דֹ ל וֹ ת —Job 9:10 “Who does great things ad ein cheker עַ ד ־ אֵ י ן חֵ קֶ ר —too many to find out ;”venifla’ot ad ein mispar וְ נִ פְ לָ א וֹ ת עַ ד ־ אֵ י ן מִ סְ פָּ ר and miracles beyond counting”;2 Ps 66:9 ,Hasam nafshenu bachayim“ הַ שָּׂ ם נַ פְ שֵׁ נ וּ בַּ חַ יִּ י ם Who sets our souls in life Sample“

;”velo natan lamot raglenu וְ לֹא־נָתַ ן לַ מּוֹט רַ גְלֵ נוּ ;”and has not let our foot falter ,hamadrichenu al bamot oy’veinu הַ מַּ דְ רִ י ֵכ נ וּ עַ ל בָּ מ וֹ ת אוֹיְבֵ ינוּ who leads us to our enemies’ heights vayarem karnenu ַ ו ָיּ רֶ ם קַ רְ ֵנ נ וּ and has raised our glory ;al kol son’einu עַ ל כָּ ל שׂנְאֵ ינוּ ;over all who hate us ha’oseh lanu nisim הָ ֹע שֶׂ ה לָּ נוּ ִ נ סִּ י ם who works miracles for us ,unekamah beFar’oh וּ ְ נ קָ מָ ה בְּ ַ פ רְ ֹע ה ,and revenge on Pharaoh otot umoftim אוֹ תוֹ ת וּמוֹפְתִ ים signs and wonders ;be’admat benei Cham בְּ אַ דְ מַ ת בְּ ֵנ י חָ ם ;on the land of Ham’s children hamakeh ve’evrato הַ מַּ כֶּ ה בְ עֶ בְ רָ ת ֹו who strikes in anger ,kol bechorei Mitzrayim כָּ ל בְּ כ ֹ ו רֵ י מִ צְ רָ ִ י ם ,all the firstborn of Egypt

1 “Ein zulato” (there is no other, or there is nothing except God) may mean that God has no rival, or perhaps that God is all existence, all reality. .the one who”), is added to the verse from Job“) הָ ,The first letter of the Hebrew 2

vayotzeh et amo Yisra’el וַ יּ וֹ צֵ א אֶ ת עַ מּ וֹ ִ י שְׂ רָ אֵ ל and brings out God’s people Israel ;mitocham lecherut olam מִ תּ ֹו ָ כ ם לְ חֵ ר וּ ת עוֹ לָ ם ;from among them to eternal freedom hama’avir banav הַ מַּ עֲ בִ י ר בָּ נָיו who guides the children ,bein gizrei Yam Suf בֵּ י ן ִ גּ זְ רֵ י יַ ם סוּף between the parts of the Reed Sea et rodfeihem ve’et son’eihem אֶ ת רוֹדְ פֵ יהֶ ם וְאֶ ת שׂ וֹ נְ אֵ י הֶ ם their pursuers and enemies— .,bit’homot tiba בִּ תְ הוֹ מוֹ ת טִ בַּ ע ,God sunk into the depths ,ve’ra’u vanav gevurato וְ רָ א וּ בָ נָ י ו גְּבוּרָ תוֹ ,whileSPS those children saw God’s strength shibchu vehodu lishmo שִׁ בְּ ח וּ וְ ה וֹ ד וּ ִ ל שְׁ מ ֹו .gave praise and thanks to God’s name Umalchuto veratzon kiblu ◊ ◊ וּמַ לְכוּתוֹ בְ רָ צ ֹ ו ן קִ בְּ ל וּ Willingly, they accepted God’s authority1 :aleihem עֲ לֵ י הֶ ם .over them Moshe uv’nei Yisra’el מ שֶׁ ה וּ בְ ֵנ י ִ י שְׂ רָ אֵ ל Moses and the children of Israel lecha anu shirah לְ � עָ נ וּ שִׁ י רָ ה answered you with song :besimchah rabah,ve’amru chulam בְּ שִׂ מְ חָ ה רַ בָּ ה וְ אָמְ רוּ כֻ לָּ ם :in great joy, and they all said We say the next three lines aloud. Ex 15:11 ?Mi chamochah ba’elim Adonai“ מִ ֽ י־כָ מֹ֤ כָ ה בָּ ֽ אֵלִ ם֙ יהו֔ ה ?Who is like you among gods, Ruler“ Mi kamocha ne’dar bakodesh מִ ֥ י כָּ מֹ֖ כָ ה נֶאְדָּ ֣ ר בַּ קֹּ֑דֶ שׁ Who is like you, sublime in holiness, Sample ”?norah tehilot, oseh feleh נוֹרָ ֥ א תְהִ �֖ ת עֹ֥שֵׂ ה פֶֽלֶ א ”?awesome in praise, working wonders Malchut’cha ra’u vanecha ◊ ◊ מַ ְ ל כ וּ תְ � רָ א וּ בָ נֶ י � Your children saw your ruling power .boke’ah yam lifnei Moshe בּ ֹ ו קֵ עַ יָ ם לִ פְ ֵנ י מ שֶׁ ה .split the sea before Moses Ex 15:2 :Zeh Eli,” anu, ve’amru“ ֶז ה אֵ לִ י עָ נ וּ וְ אָ מְ ר וּ :This is my God,” they responded, saying“ We say the next line aloud. Ex. 15:18 .Adonai yimloch le’olam va’ed יהו֥ה ׀ יִמְ�֖ � לְ עֹלָ ֥ם וָעֶֽד !God will be the ruler forever :vene’emar ◊ ◊ וְ ֶנ אֱ מַ ר :And it’s said in your scripture Jer 31:10 Ki fadah Adonai et Ya’akov ִ כּ י ־ ָ פ דָ ה יהוה אֶ ת ־ ַי עֲ קֹ ב ,For God has redeemed Jacob .uge’alo miyad chazak mimenu וּ גְ אָ ל וֹ מִ ַ יּ ד חָ ָז ק מִ מֶּ נּ וּ .saved him from a hand too strong for him ,Baruch atah Adonai בָּ ר וּ � אַ תָּ ה יי ,Blessed are you, God ga’al Yisra’el. Amen גָּ אַל ִ י שְׂ רָ אֵ ל אָ מֵ ן .who saves Israel

1 “And God’s-sovereignty willingly they-took upon-themselves.”

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______Second Blessing After Shema ______,Hashkivenu Adonai Elohenu l’shalom הַ שְׁ כִּ י בֵ נ וּ יי אֱ � הֵ י נ וּ לְ שָׁ ל ֹו ם ,In peace, O God, lay us in bed ,veha’amidenu malkenu lechayim וְ הַ עֲ מִ י דֵ נ וּ מַ לְ ֵ כּ נ וּ לְ חַ יִּ י ם .Wake us to life, O Sovereign uferos aleinu sukat shelomecha וּ פְ ר וֹ שׂ עָ לֵ י נ וּ סֻ כַּ ת שְׁ ל ֹו מֶ � ,Your peaceful shelter o’er us spread vetaknenu be’etza tovah milfanecha וְ תַ קְּ ֵנ נ וּ בְּ עֵ צָ ה ט וֹ בָ ה מִ לְּ פָ ֶנ י � .Guide us with good counseling vehoshi’enu lema’an shemecha וְהוֹשִׁ יעֵ נוּ לְ מַ עַ ן שְׁ מֶ � ,Save us for your reputation vehagen ba’adenu וְ הָ ֵג ן בַּ עֲ דֵ נ וּ ,Shield usSPS for our own salvation ,vehaser me’aleinu oyev וְ הָ סֵ ר מֵ עָ לֵ י נ וּ אוֹ יֵב ,Spare us these miseries: the foe ,dever vecherev vera’av veyagon דֶּ בֶ ר וְ חֶ רֶ ב וְ רָ עָ ב וְ יָ ג וֹ ן .Pestilence, sword, famine and woe vehaser Satan וְ הָ סֵ ר שָׂ טָ ן Keep Satan1 ,milfaneineinu ume’achareinu מִ לְּ פָ נֵ ינוּ וּמֵ אַחֲרֵ ינוּ ,from our front and rear ,uvetzel kenafecha tastirenu וּ בְ צֵ ל כְּ נָ פֶ י � תַּ סְ תִּ י רֵ נ וּ ,Hide us in shadow of your wing ;ki El shomrenu umatzilenu atah כִּ י אֵ ל שׁוֹמְרֵ נוּ וּמַצִּ ילֵנוּ אָ תָּ ה ,O God, our guard and rescuer .ki El melech chanun verachum atah כִּ י אֵ ל מֶ לֶ � חַ נּ וּ ן וְ רַ ח וּ ם אָ תָּ ה .Gracious and kind, our sovereign Ushemor tzetenu uvo’enu ◊ ◊ וּ שְׁ מ ֹו ר צֵ א תֵ נ וּ וּבוֹאֵ נוּ Protect us as we leave and return lechayim uleshalom לְ חַ יִּ י ם וּ לְ שָׁ ל ֹו ם in life and in peace Sample .me’ata ve’ad olam מֵ עַ תָּ ה וְ עַ ד ע וֹ לָ ם .from now for ever Baruch atah Adonai בָּ ר וּ � אַ תָּ ה יי ,Blessed are you, God shomer amo Yisra’el la’ad. Amen שׁ וֹ מֵ ר עַ מּ וֹ ִ י שְׂ רָ אֵ ל ָ ל עַ ד אָ מֵ ן .who always guards your people Israel

1 Satan, the adversary in the book of Job, acts like a prosecuting attorney who probes human failings.

______Third Blessing After Shema ______Ps. 89:53 :Baruch Adonai le’olam בָּ ר וּ � יהוה לְ ע � לָ ם —May God be blessed forever .amen ve’amen אָ מֵ ן וְ אָ מֵ ן !this is really true Ps. 135:21 ,Baruch Adonai miTziyon בָּ ר וּ � יהוה מִ צִּ יּ � ן ,May God be blessed from Zion !shochen Yerushalayim: Halleluyah שֹׁ כֵ ן יְ ר וּ שָׁ לָ ִם הַ לְ ל וּ ָי הּ !God who lives in Jerusalem: Halleluyah Ps.72:18-19 ,Baruch Adonai Elohim בָּ ר וּ � יהוה אֱ�הִ ים —May God, God, be blessed ,Elohei Yisra’el אֱ�הֵ י יִשְׂרָ אֵ ל ,IsraelSPS’s God

;oseh nifla’ot levado עֹ שֵׂ ה נִ פְ לָ א � ת לְ בַ דּ � ;who alone makes miracles ,uvaruch shem kevodo le’olam וּבָ רוּ� שֵׁ ם כְּ ב�ד� לְ ע�לָ ם ,and God’s famous name be blessed forever :veyimaleh chevodo et kol ha’aretz וְ יִ מָּ לֵ א כְ ב � ד � אֶ ת ־ כֹּ ל הָ אָ רֶ ץ :and may God’s glory fill the whole world .amen ve’amen אָ מֵ ן וְ אָ מֵ ן !Let it really be so Ps. 104:31 ;Yehi chevod Adonai le’olam יְהִ י כְ בוֹד יְהוָה לְ עוֹלָ ם ;May God’s glory last forever .yismach Adonai bema’asav יִשְׂ מַ ח יְהוָה בְּ מַ עֲשָׂ יו .may God enjoy what God has made Ps. 113:2 Yehi shem Adonai mevorach יְ הִ י שֵׁ ם יְ הוָ ה מְ בֹרָ � May God’s fame be blessed .me’atah ve’ad olam מֵ עַ תָּ ה וְ עַ ד ־ ע וֹ לָ ם .from now on, forever and ever I Samuel 12:22 1 Sample Ki lo yitosh Adonai et amo כִּ י לֹא־יִטֹּשׁ יְהוָה אֶ ת ־ עַ מּ וֹ ,God will not disown God’s people 2 .ba’avur shemo hagadol בַּ עֲבוּר שְׁ מוֹ הַ גָּדוֹל ,and risk God’s great reputation 3 Ki ho’il Adonai כִּ י הוֹאִ יל יְהוָה for God agreed 4 .la’asot et’chem lo le’am לַ עֲשׂוֹת אֶתְ כֶ ם לוֹ לְ עָ ם .to make you God’s people I Kings 18:39 ,Vayar kol ha’am וַיַּרְ א כָּ ל־הָ עָ ם Then the whole nation saw :vayiplu al peneihem, vayomru וַיִּפְּ לוּ עַ ל־פְּ נֵיהֶ ם וַ יּ ֹאמְ רוּ :and fell face-down and said ,Adonai, hu ha’Elohim“ יְהוָה הוּא הָ אֱ�הִ ים !God is the Divinity“ 5 ”.Adonai, hu ha’Elohim יְהוָה הוּא הָ אֱ�הִ ים ”!God is the Divinity

”.abandon“ , ָנ טַ שׁ From the root 1 2 “For the sake of his great name”—i.e., God’s reputation (name) depends on the fate of God’s people. The basis of God’s reputation is “truth,” keeping promises. If God abandons the people God promised to protect, people will wonder whether God’s reputation for keeping promises is deserved! ”.consent; resolve; begin“ , לאי is from the root ה ֹו אִ י ל 3 4 After scolding the people for wanting a king, Samuel reassures them with these words. 5 Said after Elijah routed the prophets of Baal. What is the difference between Adonai and Elohim? “When I sit in judgement on humanity, I am called Elohim. … And when I treat the world with compassion, I am known as Adonai” (Exodus Rabbah 3:6, quoted by Ismar Schorsch in his commentary on sedrah Va’era, 5758).

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Zech. 14:9 Vehayah Adonai lemelech וְ הָ יָ ה יְ ה וָ ה לְ מֶ לֶ � And God will be ruler ;al kol ha’aretz עַל־כָּ ל־הָאָרֶ ץ ;over all the earth bayom hahu yih’yeh Adonai echad בַּ יּוֹם הַ הוּא יִהְ יֶה יְהוָה אֶחָ ד on that day God will be one .ushemo echad וּ שְׁ מ וֹ אֶ חָ ד .and God’s name will be one Ps. 33:22 Yehi chasdecha Adonai aleinu יְהִ י־חַסְדְּ � יְהוָה עָלֵ ינוּ ,Be kind to us, God 1 .ka’asher yichalnu lach כַּ אֲ שֶׁ ר יִ חַ לְ נ וּ לָ � .for we have hoped for you I Chronicles 16:35 ,Hoshi’enu, Elohei yish’enu ה וֹ שִׁ י עֵ נ וּ ֱא � הֵ י יִ שְׁ עֵ נ וּ ,SPS Save us, O saving God vekabtzenu וְ קַ בְּ צֵ נ וּ gather us vehatzilenu min hagoyim וְ הַ צִּ י לֵ נ וּ מִ ן ־ הַ גּ וֹ יִ ם ,and save us from the other nations ,lehodot leshem kodshecha לְ ֹ ה ד וֹ ת לְ שֵׁ ם קָ דְ שֶׁ � to thank your holy name 2 .lehishtabe’ach bit’hilatecha לְ הִ שְׁ תַּ בֵּ חַ בִּ תְ הִ לָּ תֶ � .and honor your praise Ps. 86:9-10 Kol goyim asher asita כָּ ל־גּוֹיִ ם אֲ שֶׁ ר עָ שִׂ יתָ All the nations you made ,yavo’u veyishtachavu lefanecha יָבוֹאוּ וְיִשְׁתַּ חֲווּ לְ פָ נֶי� ,will come and bring praises to you .Adonai, vichabdu lishmecha ֲא ֹד ָנ י וִ י כַ בְּ ד וּ לִ שְׁ מֶ � ,God, and honor your name ,Ki gadol atah ve’oseh nifla’ot כִּ י־גָדוֹל אַתָּ ה וְ עֹשֵׂ ה נִפְ לָ Sampleאוֹת ,for you are great and work wonders .atah, Elohim, levadecha אַתָּ ה אֱ�הִ ים לְבַדֶּ � …you, God, by yourself Ps. 79:13 Va’anachnu am’cha וַאֲ נַחְ נוּ עַמְּ � —While we, your people… .vetzon mar’itecha וְ צ ֹא ן מַ רְ עִ י תֶ � —the flock you tend ,Nodeh lecha le’olam נוֹדֶ ה לְּ � לְ עוֹלָ ם ;will thank you forever .ledor vador nesaper tehilatecha לְ דֹר וָדֹר נְסַפֵּ ר תְּהִ לָּתֶ � .from age to age we shall tell your praise

,Baruch Adonai bayom בָּ רוּ� יי בַּ יּוֹם ;May God be blessed in the daytime ;baruch Adonai balayla בָּ רוּ� יי בַּלַּיְלָה ;may God be blessed at night ,baruch Adonai beshochbenu בָּ רוּ� יי בְּשָׁ כְבֵּ נוּ ;may God be blessed when we go to sleep .baruch Adonai bekumenu בָּ רוּ� יי בְּ קוּמֵ נוּ .may God be blessed when we wake up

1 “May your kindness be upon us, God, as (or, according to the way that) we have hoped for you,” a plea that God’s mercy and salvation, when it finally comes, should compensate for all the long years of hoping, suffering and waiting. 2 Some siddurim (Birnbaum, Scherman) use the very similar verse from Psalms 106:47 instead of I Chronicles 16:35 (found in Brodie, Davis, Silverman). These works are listed in the bibliography.

Ki veyad’cha כִּ י בְ ָי דְ � For in your power are .nafshot hachayim vehametim נַפְ שׁוֹת הַחַ יִּים וְהַמֵּתִ ים !the souls of the living and the dead Job 12:10 ,Asher beyado nefesh kol chay אֲשֶׁ ר בְּ יָדוֹ נֶפֶ שׁ כָּ ל־חָ י ,Who holds every creature’s soul .veru’ach kol b’sar ish וְ ר וּ חַ כָּ ל ־ בְּ שַׂ ר ־ אִ י שׁ .and every person’s spirit Ps. 31:6 ,Beyad’cha afkid ruchi בְּ יָדְ � אַפְקִ יד רוּחִ י :I will entrust my spirit to you 1 .pedita oti, Adonai, El emet פָּדִ יתָ ה אוֹתִ י יְ הוָה אֵ ל אֱמֶ ת !you have set me free, ruling God of truth SPS ,Eloheinu shebashamayim אֱ�הֵ ינוּ שֶׁבַּשָּׁמַ יִם ,God in heaven .yached shimcha ַי חֵ ד שִׁ מְ � ,unify your reputation ,Vekayem malchut’cha tamid וְקַ יֵּם מַלְכוּתְ � תָּמִ יד ,And establish your eternal rule .umeloch aleinu le’olam va’ed וּמְ לוֹ� עָ לֵינוּ לְעוֹלָם וָעֶ ד .and rule over us forever ,Yir’u eineinu, veyismach libenu יִרְ אוּ עֵ ינֵינוּ וְיִשְׂ מַ ח לִבֵּ נוּ May our eyes see, our hearts rejoice Vetagel nafshenu וְתָ גֵל נַפְשֵׁ נוּ and our spirits delight ,bishu’at’cha, be’emet בִּ ישׁוּעָתְ � בֶּאֱמֶ ת ,in your true salvation :be’emor leTziyon בֶּ אֱ מֹ ר לְ צִ יּ וֹ ן when Zion declares: Sample ”!Malach Elohayich” מָ לַ� אֱ�הָ יִ� ”!Your God has become ruler“ ;”Adonai melech”; “Adonai malach“ יְ ה וָ ה מֶ לֶ � יְ ה ָו ה מָ לָ � ;”God reigns”; “our God has ever reigned“ 2 ”.Adonai yimloch le’olam va’ed“ יְ הוָ ה יִ מְ �� לְ עֹ לָ ם וָ עֶ ד ;”God’s reign eternal will not cease“ ,Ki hamalchut shelcha hi כִּ י הַמַּלְכוּת שֶׁ לְּ� הִ יא ,For this is your reign .ule’olmei ad timloch bechavod וּלְעוֹלְמֵ י עַ ד תִּמְ לוֹ� בְּ כָבוֹד .and forever and ever you will rule in glory .Ki ein lanu melech elah atah כִּ י אֵ ין לָנוּ מֶ לֶ� אֶ לָּה אָתָּ ה .There is no true ruler except for you ,Baruch atah Adonai בָּ רוּ� אַתָּ ה יי ,Blessed are you, God hamelech bichvodo הַ מֶּ לֶ � בִּ כְ בוֹ דוֹ the glorious ruler who ,tamid yimloch aleinu le’olam va’ed תָּמִ יד יִמְ �� עָ לֵינוּ לְעוֹ לָם וָעֶ ד ,will constantly rule us forever and ever ve’al kol ma’asav. Amen וְעַ ל כָּל מַעֲשָׂ יו אָ מֵ ן .us and all God’s creatures

The leader leads Half Kaddish, page 264.

1 “Into your hand (i.e., into your power) I commend my spirit; you have taken notice of me (so you know who I am; or, you redeemed me), Ruler, God of truth.” 2 Psalm 10:16; 93:1; Exodus 15:18.

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Evening Silent Amidah We stand to recite the amidah (standing prayer) quietly. Those who wish may omit references to the Matriarchs. Ps 51:17 ,Adonai sefatai tiftach ֲא ֹד ָנ י שְׂ פָ תַ י תִּ פְ תָּ ח Ruler, just open my lips .ufi yagid tehilatecha וּ פִ י ַי ִ גּ י ד תְּ הִ לָּ תֶ � .and my mouth will declare your praise Amidah: Opening Blessings ______Avot ▪ אָבוֹ ת ▪ Ancestors .1______w z Baruch y ata u Adonai Eloheinu בָּ ר וּ � v אַ תָּ ה u יי אֱ � הֵ י נ וּ We blessSPS you, God, our God , vElohei avoteinu וֵ א � הֵ י אֲ בוֹתֵ ינוּ ,and God of our ancestors ,Elohei Avraham, Elohei Yitzchak אֱ � הֵ י אַ בְ רָ הָ ם אֱ � הֵ י יִ צְ חָ ק ,God of Abraham, God of Isaac vElohei Ya’akov וֵ א � הֵ י יַ עֲ קֹ ב ,and God of Jacob

ha’El hagadol הָ אֵ ל הַ גָּ דוֹ ל ,the God who is great ,hagibor vehanorah, El elyon הַ גִּ בּ וֹ ר וְ הַ נּ ֹו רָ א אֵ ל עֶ לְ י וֹ ן ;powerful and awesome, God on high gomel chasadim tovim גּ וֹ מֵ ל חֲ סָ דִ י ם ט ֹו בִ י ם Good deeds of kindness you reward— Sample ,vekoneh hakol וְ ק וֹ נֵ ה הַ כֹּ ל —For everything is in your power , vezocher chasdei avot וְ זוֹ כֵ ר חַ סְ דֵ י אָבוֹ ת Our parents’ kind deeds you record ,umevi go’el livnei veneihem וּ מֵ בִ י א ג וֹ אֵ ל לִ בְ ֵנ י בְ ֵנ י הֶ ם And rescue their posterity .lema’an shemo be’ahavah לְ מַ עַ ן שְׁ מ ֹו בְּ אַ הֲ בָ ה To show your love and honesty.1 Between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, add the four shaded lines. ,Zochrenu lechayim ָ ז כְ רֵ נ וּ לְ חַ יִּ י ם ,Remember us for life ,melech chafetz bechayim מֶ לֶ � חָ פֵ ץ בְּ חַ יִּ י ם ,ruler who delights in life vechotvenu besefer hachayim וְ ָ כ תְ ֵ ב נ וּ בְּ סֵ פֶ ר הַ חַ יִּ י ם and write us in the Book of Life .lema’ancha, Elohim chayim לְ מַ עַ נְ � אֱ � הִ י ם חַ יִּ י ם !for your own sake,2 God of life .Melech ozer umoshi’a umagen מֶ לֶ � עוֹ זֵ ר וּ מ ֹ ו שִׁ י עַ וּ מָ ֵג ן .Sovereign, helper, savior, shield ,w z Baruch y ata u Adonai בָּ ר וּ � v אַ תָּ ה u יי ,We bless you, Ruler . magen Avraham מָ ֵג ן אַ בְ רָ הָ ם . Abraham’s protector

1 “Who rewards good, kind deeds and owns everything, who remembers the good deeds of our ancestors, and who is bringing a redeemer to their children’s children, for the sake of his name (i.e., to maintain his reputation—hence, to prove his honesty), with love.” A note on page 277 describes sources for this blessing. 2 Because God takes delight in life (and in us when we choose the path that sustains life), writing us in the “Book” of life is to God’s benefit.

______Gevurot ▪ גְ בוּרוֹ ת ▪ Might .2 ______,Atah gibor le’olam Adonai אַ תָּ ה גִּ בּוֹ ר לְ ע וֹ לָ ם אֲ דֹ נָ י ,You are mighty forever, God mechayeh metim atah מְ חַ ֵיּ ה מֵ תִ י ם אַ תָּ ה you bring life to the dead —rav lehoshi’ah רַ ב ְ ל ה ֹ ו שִׁ י עַ —and are strong in salvation ,Mechalkel chayim bechesed מְ ַ כ לְ ֵכּ ל חַ יִּ י ם בְּ חֶ סֶ ד ,You feed the living with your grace .mechayeh metim berachamim rabim מְ חַ ֵיּ ה מֵ תִ י ם בְּ רַ חֲ מִ י ם רַ בִּ י ם Revive the dead with kind embrace,1 Somech noflim verofeh cholim ס וֹ מֵ � נ ֹו פְ לִ י ם וְ ר וֹ פֵ א ח וֹ לִ י ם ,SupportSPS the fallen, heal the sick ,umatir asurim וּ מַ תִּ י ר ֲ א ס וּ רִ י ם ,And set the prisoners free um’kayem emunato וּ מְ קַ ֵיּ ם אֱ מוּנָ תוֹ And faithfully fulfill your trust .lishenei afar לִ י שֵׁ ֵנ י עָפָר .For people who sleep in the dust ,Mi chamocha ba’al gevurot מִ י כָ מוֹ � בַּ עַ ל גְּבוּרוֹת Who is like you, who can appear ,umi domeh lach וּ מִ י דּ וֹ מֶ ה לָּ � ?Like you, sovereign of power melech memit um’chayeh מֶ לֶ � מֵ מִ י ת וּ מְ חַ ֶיּ ה ;Ruler, both death and life you bring .umatzmi’ach yeshu’ah וּ מַ צְ מִ י חַ יְ שׁ וּ עָ ה .You make salvation flower Between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, add the shaded section. ,Mi chamocha, av harachamim מִ י כָ מוֹ � אַב הָ רַ חֲ מִ י ם Who is like you, source of mercy, Sample zocher yetzurav זוֹ כֵ ר יְצוּרָ יו thinking of your creatures .lechayim berachamim לְ חַ יִּ י ם בְּ רַ חֲ מִ י ם .to grant them life, in mercy Vene’eman ata וְ ֶ נ אֱ מָ ן אַ תָּ ה To bring the dead to life, O you .lehachayot metim לְ הַ חֲ י וֹ ת מֵ תִ י ם .Are firm, reliable, and true ,Baruch ata Adonai בָּ ר וּ � אַ תָּ ה יי ,We bless you, God .mechayeh hametim מְ חַ ֵיּ ה הַ מֵּ תִ י ם who revives the dead.2

1 “Kind embrace” is literally “abundant mercies.” 2 This could mean: God wakens “dead” sinners to a life of faith; God grants an afterlife; God will revive dead bodies in the future; God breeds life out of death and decomposition, like mushrooms growing on a rotting log.

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______Kedushah ▪ קְ ד וּ שָׁ ה ▪ Holiness .3 ______,Atah kadosh veshimcha kadosh אַ תָּ ה קָ ד ֹו שׁ וְ שִׁ מְ � קָ ד ֹו שׁ You are holy, your name is holy ukedoshim bechol yom וּ קְ ד ֹו שִׁ י ם בְּ כָ ל-יוֹ ם and every day the holy ones .yehalelucha selah יְ הַ לְ ל וּ � סֶּ לָ ה !praise you, selah ,Baruch atah Adonai בָּ ר וּ � אַ תָּ ה יי ,Blessed are you, Ruler Between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, replace the next line with the shaded line: .ha’El hakadosh הָ אֵ ל הַ קָּ ד ֹו שׁ .the holy God SPS1 .hamelech hakadosh הַ מֶּ לֶ � הַ קָּ ד ֹ ו שׁ .the holy ruler ______Amidah: Central Blessings ______4a. We thank God for our intellectual abilities, knowledge and understanding Atah chonen le’adam da’at אַ תָּ ה חוֹ נֵן לְ אָ דָ ם דַּ עַ ת You grace humankind with knowledge .umelamed le’enosh binah וּ מְ ַ ל מֵּ ד לֶ אֱ נוֹ שׁ בִּ י ָנ ה .and teach people wisdom Choneinu me’it’cha חָ ֵנּ נ וּ מֵ אִ תְּ � Grant us from yourself .de’ah, binah, vehaskel דֵּ עָ ה בִּ י ָנ ה וְ הַ שְׂ ֵ כּ ל .knowledge, understanding and wisdom ,Baruch atah Adonai בָּ ר וּ � אַ תָּ ה יי ,Blessed are you, Ruler .chonein hada’at חוֹ נֵן הַ דָּ עַ ת who grants knowledge. Sample 4b. After Shabbat or a festival, say this instead of 4a. Atah chonantanu אַ תָּ ה ח ֹ ו ַ נ ְ נ תָּ נ וּ You graciously granted us lemada Toratecha לְמַדַּ ע תּוֹרָ תֶ � knowledge of your Torah vatlamdenu la’asot וַתְּ לַמְּ דֵ נוּ לַ עֲ שׂוֹ ת and taught us to perform chukei retzonecha חֻקֵּ י רְ צוֹנֶ� .the statutes of your will ,vatavdel, Adonai Eloheinu וַתַּבְדֵּ ל יי אֱ�הֵ ינוּ ,You distinguished, Sovereign God ,bein kodesh lechol בֵּ ין קֹדֶ שׁ לְחוֹל ,between holy and seculary ,bein or lechoshech בֵּ ין אוֹר לְ חשֶׁ � ,between light and dark ,bein Yisra’el la’amim בֵּ ין יִשְׂרָ אֵ ל לָעַמִּ ים ,between Israel and other nations bein Yom Hashvi’i בֵּ ין יוֹם הַשְּׁבִ יעִ י between Day Seven .lesheshet yemei hama’aseh לְ שֵׁ שֶׁ ת יְ מֵ י הַ מַּ עֲ שֶׂ ה .and the six days of work ,Avinu malkeinu אָבִ ינוּ מַ לְ ֵ כּ נ וּ ,Parent and sovereign hachel aleinu hayamim haba’im הַחֵ ל עָ לֵינוּ הַ יָּמִ ים הַבָּאִ ים Let the coming days begin ,likratenu leshalom לִקְרָ אתֵ נוּ לְשָׁ לוֹם ;to bring us peace

1 From Rosh Hashanah to Yom Kippur, we stress the theme of God’s sovereignty.

chasuchim mikol chet חֲ שׂוּכִ ים מִ כָּל חֵטְ א ,may we be kept far from sin umenukim mikol avon וּמְ נֻקִּ ים מִ כָּל עָ וֹן ,cleansed of iniquity ;umedubakim beyir’atecha וּמְ דֻבָּקִ ים בְּ יִרְ אָתֶ � ,fixed in our reverence for you vechoneinu me’it’cha וְ חָ ֵנּ נ וּ מֵ אִ תְּ � and grant us from yourself .de’ah, binah, vehaskel דֵּ עָ ה בִּ י ָנ ה וְ הַ שְׂ ֵ כּ ל .knowledge, understanding and wisdom ,Baruch atah Adonai בָּ ר וּ � אַ תָּ ה יי ,Blessed are you, Ruler .chonein hada’at חוֹ נֵן הַ דָּ עַ ת .who SPSgrants knowledge 5. Bring us back to you, God. Hashivenu avinu leToratecha ֲ ה שִׁ י ֵ ב נ וּ אָ בִ י נ וּ ְ ל ת ֹו רָ תֶ � ;Source of life, bring us back to your Torah ,vekarvenu malkenu la’avodatecha ְ ו קָ רְ ֵ ב נ וּ מַ לְ ֵ כּ נ וּ ַ ל עֲ ב ֹו דָ תֶ � ,O Ruler, bring us close to serve you vehachazirenu וְ הַ חֲ זִ י רֵ נ וּ and bring us back ;bit’shuvah shelemah lefanecha בִּ תְ שׁ וּ בָ ה שְׁ ֵל מָ ה לְ פָ נֶ י � .in full repentance before you Baruch atah Adonai בָּ ר וּ � אַ תָּ ה יי ,Blessed are you, Ruler .harotzeh bitshuvah הָ ר וֹ צֶ ה בִּ תְ שׁ וּ בָ ה .who cherishes repentance 6. Pardon our sins. We strike our chest for “chatanu”Sample (we have sinned) and “fashanu” (we have transgressed). ,Selach lanu, avinu סְ ַ ל ח לָ נוּ אָ בִ י נ וּ ,Forgive us, source of life ;ki chata’nu כִּ י חָ טָ א נ וּ ;for we have sinned ,mechal lanu, malkenu מְ חַ ל לָ נוּ מַ לְ ֵ כּ נ וּ ,pardon us, ruler ,ki fasha’nu כִּ י פָ שָׁ עְ נ וּ ,for we have transgressed .ki mochel vesole’ach atah כִּ י מ וֹ חֵ ל וְ ס ֹ ו ֵ ל חַ אָ תָּ ה .for you forgive and grant pardons ,Baruch atah Adonai בָּ ר וּ � אַ תָּ ה יי ,Blessed are you, Ruler .chanun hamarbeh lislo’ach חַ נּ וּ ן הַ מַּ רְ ֶ בּ ה לִ סְ � חַ .gracious and liberal in forgiveness 7. Save us from our troubles. Re’ei nah ve’onyenu רְ אֵ ה נָ א בְ עָ נְ ֵי נ וּ Look on our misery ,verivah rivenu ְ ו רִ י בָ ה רִ י ֵ ב נ וּ ,and plead our cause uge’alenu meherah וּגְ אָלֵ נוּ מְ הֵ רָ ה and save us soon ,lema’an shemecha לְ מַ עַ ן שְׁ מֶ � ,for your reputation .ki go’el chazak atah כִּ י ג וֹ אֵ ל חָ זָ ק אָ תָּ ה .for you are a powerful savior ,Baruch atah Adonai בָּ ר וּ � אַ תָּ ה יי ,Blessed are you, Ruler .go’el Yisra’el גּ וֹ אֵ ל ִ י שְׂ רָ אֵ ל .who saves Israel

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8. Heal and save us. ;Refa’enu, Adonai, venerafeh רְ ָ פ אֵ נ וּ יי וְ ֵנ רָ פֵ אּ ;Heal us, Ruler, and we will be healed — hoshi’enu venivashei’ah ה ֹ ו שִׁ י ֵ ע נ וּ וְ נִ וָּ שֵׁ עָ ה — save us, and we will be saved ,ki tehilatenu atah כִּ י תְ הִ ָ לּ תֵ נ וּ אָ תָּ ה .for you are our praise veha’aleh refu’ah shelemah וְ הַ עֲ ֵל ה רְ פוּאָה שְׁ ֵל מָ ה And bring full healing ,lechol makoteinu לְ כָ ל-מַ כּוֹתֵ ינוּ ,for all our maladies A private prayer for someone who is ill can be added here. May yourSPS wish be— vihi ratzon milfanecha, וִ י הִ י רָ צ ֹ ו ן מִ לְּ פָ ֶנ י � Adonai Eloheinu יי אֱ � הֵ י נ וּ ,O Ruler our God , vElohei avoteinu וֵ א � הֵ י אֲ בוֹתֵ ינוּ —our ancestors’ God shetishlach meherah שֶׁ תִּ שְׁ ַ ל ח מְ הֵ רָ ה to quickly send ,refu’ah shelema min hashamayim רְ פוּאָה שְׁ ֵל מָ ה מִ ן הַ שָּׁ מַ יִ ם ,complete healing from above …refu’at hanefesh urefu’at haguf, le רְ פ וּ אַ ת הַ ֶנּ פֶ שׁ וּ רְ פ וּ אַ ת הַ גּ וּ ף לְ …healing of spirit and of body, for ,_____ben/bat ______בֶּ ן/ בַּ ת_____ child of _____,1 ____ .betoch she’ar cholei Yisra’el בְּ ת ֹו � שְׁ אָ ר חוֹ לֵ י ִ י שְׂ רָ אֵ ל and all sick people in our community.2 ,ki El, melech, rofeh כִּ י אֵ ל מֶ לֶ � ר וֹ פֵ א for you are God, ruler, healer, Sample .ne’eman verachaman atah ֶ נ אֱ מָ ן וְ רַ חֲ מָ ן אָ תָּ ה .faithful and merciful ,Baruch atah Adonai בָּ ר וּ � אַ תָּ ה יי ,Blessed are you, Ruler .rofeh cholei amo Yisra’el ר וֹ פֵ א חוֹ לֵ י עַ מּ וֹ ִ י שְׂ רָ אֵ ל .healing the sick of your people Israel 9. Grant us a good year. Barech aleinu Adonai Eloheinu בָּ רֵ � עָ לֵ י נ וּ יי אֱ � הֵ י נ וּ Ruling God, bless for us et hashanah hazot אֶ ת- הַ שָּׁ ָנ ה הַ זֹּ א ת this year ,ve’et kol minei tevu’atah, letovah וְ אֶ ת כָּ ל- מִ י ֵנ י תְ בוּאָתָ הּ לְ ט וֹ בָ ה ,and all its kinds of produce, for good

1 Insert the mother’s name, if known. 2 “Among the rest of the sick people in Israel (i.e., the Jewish community).

From December 51 (December 6 in Hebrew years divisible by 4, such as 5772) until Pesach, replace the next line with the shaded line. veten berachah וְ תֵ ן בְּ רָ ָ כ ה and grant blessing veten tal umatar livrachah וְ תֵ ן טַ ל וּ מָ טָ ר ִ ל בְ רָ ָ כ ה and grant dew and rain as a blessing ,al penei ha’adamah עַ ל פְּ ֵנ י הָאֲדָמָה ,on the face of the earth vesab’einu mituvah וְ שַׂ בְּ עֵ נ וּ מִ טּ וּ בָ הּ and satisfy us from its goodness .uvarech shenatenu kashanim hatovot וּ בָ רֵ � שְׁ ָ נ תֵ נ וּ כַּ שָּׁ נִ ים הַ טּוֹ בוֹ ת .and bless our year like the best years BlessedSPS are you, Ruler, Baruch atah Adonai, בָּ ר וּ � אַ תָּ ה יי .mevarech hashanim מְ בָ רֵ � הַ שָּׁ ִ נ י ם .who blesses the years 10. Gather our exiles. Teka beshofar gadol lecherutenu תְּ קַ ע בְּ שׁ ֹו פָ ר גָּדוֹללְחֵ רוּתֵ נוּ ,Sound the great shofar for our freedom vesa nes lekabetz galuyoteinu וְ שָׂ א נֵס לְ קַ בֵּ ץ גָ לֻיּוֹתֵ ינוּ ,raise a banner to gather our exiles vekabtzeinu yachad וְ קַ בְּ צֵ נ וּ ַי חַ ד and gather us together .me’arbah kanfot ha’aretz מֵ אַ רְ ַ בּ ע כַּ נְ פוֹ ת הָ אָ רֶ ץ .from the four corners of the earth ,Baruch atah Adonai בָּ ר וּ � אַ תָּ ה יי ;Blessed are you, Ruler .mekabetz nidchei amo Yisra’el מְ קַ בֵּ ץ ִ נ דְ חֵ י עַ מּ ֹו ִ י שְׁ רָ אֵ ל gathering your dispersed people, Israel. Sample 11. Restore justice, that we may be ruled by God alone. ,Hashivah shofteinu kevarishonah הָ שִׁ י בָ ה שׁוֹפְטֵ ינוּ כְּ בָרִ אשׁוֹ נָ ה Restore our judges as at first veyo’atzeinu kevat’chilah וְ י וֹ עֲ צֵ י נ וּ ְ כּ בַ תְּ חִ ָ לּ ה ,and our advisors as in the beginning ,vehaser mimenu yagon va’anacha וְ הָ סֵ ר מִ מֶּ נּ וּ יָ גוֹ ן וַ אֲ ָנ חָ ה take away our sorrow and sighing umeloch aleinu atah Adonai levadcha וּ מְ � � עָ לֵ י נ וּ אַ תָּ ה יי ְ ל בַ דְּ � —and rule us, God—you alone ,bechesed uverachamim בְּ חֶ סֶ ד וּ בְ רַ חֲ מִ י ם ,with kindness and mercy .vetzadkeinu bamishpat וְ צַ דְּ קֵ נ וּ בַּ מִּ שְׁ פָּ ט .and make us right through judgment ,Baruch atah Adonai בָּ ר וּ � אַ תָּ ה יי ,Blessed are you, Ruler Between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, replace the next line with the shaded line. .melech ohev tzedakah umishpat מֶ לֶ � א וֹ הֵ ב צְ דָ קָ ה וּ מִ שְׁ פָּ ט .ruler who loves righteousness and justice .hamelech hamishpat הַ מֶּ לֶ � הַ מִּ שְׁ פָּ ט .ruler who dispenses justice

1 For an explanation of this date, see page 275.

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12. Let evil people meet their fate. ,Velamalshinim al tehi tikvah וְ לְ מַּ לְ שִׁ י נִ י ם אַל תְּ הִ י תִ קְ ָ ו ה ,For slanderers, let there be no hope ,vechol harish’ah kerega toved וְ כָ ל- הָ רִ שְׁ עָ ה כְּ רֶ ַג ע תֹּ א בֵ ד ,may wickedness perish in an instant vechol oy’vei am’cha וְ כָ ל- א וֹ יְ בֵ י עַ מְּ � ,and all your people’s enemies .meherah yikaretu מְ הֵ רָ ה יִ כָּ רֵ תוּ !may they soon be cut down Vehazedim וְ הַ ֵזּ דִ י ם —And the arrogant people meherah te’aker uteshaber מְ הֵ רָ ה תְ עַ קֵּ ר וּ תְ שַׁ ֵ בּ ר ,may you SPSsoon uproot and crush them utemager vetachni’a וּ תְ מַ ֵגּ ר וְ תַ כְ ִ נ י עַ ,cast them down and humble them !bimherah veyameinu בִּ מְ הֵ רָ ה בְ ָ י מֵ י נ וּ !quickly and in our time ,Baruch atah, Adonai בָּ ר וּ � אַ תָּ ה יי ,Blessed are you, Ruler .shover oy’vim umachni’a zedim שׁ וֹ בֵ ר א ֹו יְ בִ י ם וּ מַ כְ נִ י עַ ֵז דִ י ם .who destroys foes and humbles the proud 13. But let the righteous enjoy their reward. Al hatzadikim ve’al hachasidim עַ ל הַ צַּ דִּ י קִ י ם וְ עַ ל הַ חֲ סִ י דִ י ם For the righteous and devout ve’al ziknei amcha וְ עַ ל ִ ז קְ ֵנ י עַ מְּ � and the elders of your people beit Yisra’el בֵּ י ת ִ י שְׂ רָ אֵ ל ,the Jewish community ve’al pleitat sofreihem וְ עַ ל פְּ ֵל י טַ ת ס ֹו פְ רֵ י הֶ ם for the remnant of their scholars Sample ve’al gerei hatzedek ve’aleinu וְ עַ ל ֵגּ רֵ י הַ צֶּ דֶ ק וְ עָ לֵ י נ וּ for the righteous converts and for us ,yehemu nah rachamecha יֶ הֱ מ וּ נָ א רַ חֲ מֶ י � ,let your mercies be stirred ;Adonai Eloheinu יי אֱ � הֵ י נ וּ ;ruling God veten sachar tov וְ תֵ ן שָׂ ָ כ ר טוֹ ב and grant a good reward lechol habot’chim beshimcha be’emet לְ כֹ ל הַ ֹ בּ טְ חִ י ם בְּ שִׁ מְ � בֶּ אֱ מֶ ת ,to all who truly trust your reputation —vesim chelkenu imahem le’olam וְ שִׂ י ם חֶ לְ קֵ נ וּ עִ מָּ הֶ ם לְ ע וֹ לָ ם — and put our lot with them forever .velo nevosh, ki vecha batachnu וְ � א נֵבוֹ שׁ כִּ י בְ � בָּ טָ חְ נ וּ .we won’t be ashamed, for we trust you ,Baruch atah Adonai בָּ ר וּ � אַ תָּ ה יי ,Blessed are you, Ruler .mish’an umivtach latzadikim מִ שְׁ עָ ן וּ מִ בְ טָ ח ַ ל צַּ דִּ י קִ י ם .the support and trust of the righteous

14. And let Jerusalem be restored. Velirushalayim ir’cha וְ ִ ל י ר וּ שָׁ ַ ל ִ י ם עִ י רְ � And to Jerusalem your city ,berachamim tashuv בְּ רַ חֲ מִ י ם תָּ שׁ וּ ב ,return in mercy ,vetishkon betochah ka’asher dibarta וְ תִ שְׁ כּ ֹ ו ן בְּ ת ֹו כָ הּ כַּ אֲ שֶׁ ר דִּ ַ בּ רְ תָּ ,stay there as you promised ,uveneh otah bekarov beyameinu וּ בְ ֵנ ה א ֹו תָ הּ בְּ קָ ר ֹו ב בְּ ָ י מֵ י נ וּ ,and build it soon, in our days ;binyan olam בִּ נְ ַ י ן עוֹ לָ ם ;a structure to last forever .vechiseh David mehera letochah tachin וְ כִ סֵּ א דָ וִ ד מְ הֵ רָ ה לְ ת וֹ כָ הּ תָּ כִ י ן .and setSPS David’s throne there soon Baruch atah Adonai בָּ ר וּ � אַ תָּ ה יי ,Blessed are you, Ruler .boneh Yerushalayim בּוֹ נֵה יְ רוּשָׁ לָ יִ ם .who builds Jerusalem 15. Let the Messiah come — David’s descendant. Et tzemach David avdecha אֶ ת- צֶ מַ ח דָּ וִ ד עַ בְ דְּ � —The flower of your servant David ,meherah tatzmi’ach מְ הֵ רָ ה תַ צְ מִ י חַ ,hurry to make it bloom ,vekarno tarum bishu’atecha ְ ו קַ רְ נ ֹו תָּ ר וּ ם בִּ י שׁ וּ עָ תֶ � :and in your salvation raise his horn !ki lishu’at’cha kivinu kol hayom כִּ י ִ ל י שׁ וּ עָ תְ � קִ וִּ י נ וּ כָּ ל- הַ יּ וֹ ם !we’ve waited all day for your salvation ,Baruch atah Adonai בָּ ר וּ � אַ תָּ ה יי ,Blessed are you, Ruler .matzmi’ach keren yeshu’ah מַ צְ מִ י חַ קֶ רֶ ן יְ שׁ וּ עָ ה who makes the horn of salvation flourish.Sample 16. Hear our prayers. ,Shema kolenu, Adonai Eloheinu שְׁ מַ ע קוֹלֵנוּ יי אֱ � הֵ י נ וּ ,Hear our voice, Sovereign God ,chus verachem aleinu חוּס וְ רַ חֵ ם עָ לֵ י נ וּ ,pity us and be merciful to us vekabel berachamim uveratzon וְ קַ בֵּ ל בְּ רַ חֲ מִ י ם וּ בְ רָ צ ֹ ו ן and with mercy and favor accept ,et tefilatenu אֶ ת- תְּ פִ ָ לּ תֵ נ וּ ,our prayer ki El shome’ah כִּ י אֵ ל שׁ וֹ מֵ עַ for you are a God who listens to ;tefilot vetachanunim atah תְּ פִ לּ ֹו ת וְ תַ חֲ נ וּ ִ נ י ם אָ תָּ ה .prayers and petitions umilfanecha malkenu reikam וּ מִ לְּ פָ ֶנ י � מַ לְ ֵ כּ נ וּ רֵ י קָ ם ,Don’t turn us away from you emptyhanded ,al teshiveinu אַל תְּ שִׁ י ֵ ב נ וּ ,O Ruler ki atah shome’ah כִּ י אַ תָּ ה שׁ וֹ מֵ עַ because you listen to .tefilat amcha Yisra’el berachamim תְּ פִ ַ לּ ת עַ מְּ � ִ י שְׂ רָ אֵ ל בְּ רַ חֲ מִ י ם .your people Israel’s prayer in mercy ,Baruch atah Adonai בָּ ר וּ � אַ תָּ ה יי ,Blessed are you, Ruler .shome’ah tefilah שׁ וֹ מֵ עַ תְּ פִ ָ לּ ה .who listens to prayer

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Amidah: Closing Blessings ______Avodah ▪ עֲ ב ֹו דָ ה ▪ Temple Service .17 ______Retze Adonai Eloheinu רְ ֵ צ ה יי אֱ � הֵ י נ וּ Sovereign God, take delight ,be’amcha Yisra’el uvitfilatam בְּ עַ מְּ � ִ י שְׂ רָ אֵ ל וּ בִ תְ פִ לָּ תָ ם ;in your people Israel and in their prayer vehashev et ha’avodah וְ הָ שֵׁ ב אֶ ת הָ עֲ ב ֹו דָ ה restore the Temple service ,lidvir beitecha לִ דְ בִ י ר בֵּ י תֶ � ;to the sanctuary of your house ve’ishei Yisra’el utefilatam וְ אִ שֵּׁ י ִ י שְׂ רָ אֵ ל וּ תְ פִ ָלּ תָ ם —as for IsraelSPS’s fires1 and their prayer ,be’ahavah tekabel beratzon בְּ אַ הֲ בָ ה תְ קַ ֵ בּ ל בְּ רָ צ ֹ ו ן ;accept them with love and delight utehi leratzon tamid וּ תְ הִ י ְ ל רָ צ ֹ ו ן תָּ מִ י ד and may you always enjoy2 .avodat Yisra’el amecha עֲ ב ֹו דַ ת ִ י שְׂ רָ אֵ ל עַ מֶּ � .the worship of your people Israel On Rosh Chodesh add Ya’aleh Veyavo, page 232. Vetechezena eineinu וְ תֶ חֱ ֶז י ָנ ה עֵ ינֵינוּ And may our eyes witness .beshuvcha leTziyon berachamim בְּ שׁ וּ בְ � לְ צִ יּ ֹ ו ן בְּ רַ חֲ מִ י ם .your return to Zion, in mercy ,Baruch atah Adonai בָּ ר וּ � אַ תָּ ה יי ;Blessed are you, Ruler .hamachazir shechinato leTziyon הַ מַּ חֲ זִ י ר שְׁ ִ כ י ָ נ ת ֹו לְ צִ יּ ֹ ו ן you return your presence to Zion. Sample ______Modim ▪ מ ֹו דִ י ם ▪ Thanksgiving .18 ______v y Modim anachnu lach מ ֹו דִ י ם אֲ ַ נ חְ נ וּ לָ � ,We thank you sha’atah huu Adonai Elohenu שָׁ אַ תָּ ה הוּא u יי אֱ � הֵ י נ וּ ,because you are the Ruler, our God , vElohei avoteinu וֵ א � הֵ י אֲ בוֹתֵ ינוּ ,God of our ancestors .le’olam va’ed לְ ע וֹ לָ ם וָ עֶ ד .forever ,Tzur chayenu צוּר חַ ֵיּ י נ וּ ,The one sure thing in our lives ,magen yish’enu מָ ֵג ן ִ י שְׁ ֵ ע נ וּ —the shield of our salvation .ata hu ledor vador אַ תָּ ה הוּא לְ ד וֹ ר וָ ד וֹ ר !that is you, from age to age Nodeh lecha unesaper tehilatecha נ וֹ דֶ ה לְּ � וּ נְ סַ פֵּ ר תְּ הִ ָ לּ תֶ � We thank you and declare your praise ,al chayenu ham’surim beyadecha עַ ל חַ ֵיּ י נ וּ הַ מְּ ס וּ רִ י ם בְּ ָי דֶ � ,For our lives, which in your hand you hold

1 Include the shaded words if you favor the restoration of the sacrificial system. 2 “And may it be to your liking forever …”

,ve’al nishmoteinu hapekudot lach וְ עַ ל ִ נ שְׁ מ ֹ ו תֵ י נ וּ הַפְּ קוּדוֹת לָ � ;Our souls, which in your care are told ,ve’al nisecha sheb’chol yom imanu וְ עַ ל נִ סֶּ י � שֶׁ בְּ כָ ל-יוֹ ם עִ מָּ נ וּ ,Your miracles, with us every day ,ve’al nifle’otecha vetovotecha וְ עַ ל נִ פְ לְ א ֹו תֶ י � וְ טוֹ בוֹתֶ י� ,Your wonders and abundant boons ,shebechol et שֶׁ בְּ כָ ל עֵ ת With us .erev vavoker vetzohorayim עֶ רֶ ב וָ ֹ ב קֶ ר וְ צָ הֳ רָ ִ י ם .evening, morn, and noon ,Hatov ki lo chalu rachamecha הַ טּ וֹ ב כִּ י �א כָ לוּ רַ חֲ מֶ י � Your mercies never end; the one vehamrachem וְ הַ מְ רַ חֵ ם ,All goodSPS and merciful and blessed ,ki lo tamu chasadecha כִּ י �א תַ מּ וּ חֲ סָ דֶ י � .Whose kindnesses are never done .me’olam kivinu lach מֵ ע וֹ לָ ם קִ ִ וּ י נ וּ לָ � .In you our hopes forever rest On Chanukah and Purim, Israel’s Independence Day and Jerusalem Day, add Al Hanisim, page 233. Ve’al kulam וְ עַ ל כֻּ לָּ ם And for all these things may your yitbarach veyitromam shimcha ִ י תְ בָּ רַ � ְ ו ִ י תְ ר ֹו מַ ם שִׁ מְ � ,name be blessed and exalted .malkenu, tamid le’olam va’ed מַ לְ ֵכּ נ וּ תָּ מִ י ד לְ ע וֹ לָ ם וָ עֶ ד .O our ruler, constantly, and for ever Between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, add the two shaded lines. Uchetov lechayim tovim וּ כְ ת וֹ ב לְ חַ יִּ י ם ט ֹו בִ י ם And write down for a good life all the children .kol benei veritecha כָּ ל- בְּ ֵנ י בְ רִ י תֶ � of those with whom you made your agreement!Sample ,Vechol hachayim yoducha selah וְ כֹ ל הַ חַ יִּ י ם יוֹדוּ� סֶּ לָה ,(Every living being will thank you (selah ,vihalelu et shimcha be’emet וִ י הַ לְ ל וּ אֶ ת שִׁ מְ � בֶּ אֱ מֶ ת ,and they will hail your name in truth .ha’El yeshu’atenu ve’ezratenu selah הָ אֵ ל יְ שׁ וּ עָ תֵ נ וּ וְ עֶ זְ רָ תֵ נ וּ סֶ לָ ה .(God, our salvation and help (selah ,w z Baruch y atah u Adonai בָּ ר וּ � v אַ תָּ ה u יי ,Blessed are you, Ruler hatov shimcha הַ טּ וֹ ב שִׁ מְ � ,whose reputation is good .ulecha na’eh lehodot וּ לְ � נָ אֶ ה לְ הוֹ דוֹ ת .and to whom thanks are due ______Shalom ▪ שָׁ ל ֹו ם ▪ Peace .19 ______Shalom rav al Yisra’el amcha שָׁ ל ֹו ם רָ ב עַ ל ִ י שְׂ רָ אֵ ל עַ מְּ � Abundant peace on your people Israel .tasim le’olam תָּ שִׂ י ם לְ ע וֹ לָ ם .bestow forever Ki atah hu melech כִּ י אַ תָּ ה הוּא מֶ לֶ � ,For you are the ruler .adon lechol hashalom אָדוֹ ן לְ כָ ל הַ שָּׁ ל ֹו ם .sovereign of all peace Vetov be’einecha וְ ט וֹ ב בְּ עֵ י ֶנ י � And it’s good in your eyes levarech et amcha Yisra’el לְ בָ רֵ � אֶ ת עַ מְּ � ִ י שְׂ רָ אֵ ל to bless your people Israel bechol et uv’chol sha’ah בְּ כָ ל עֵ ת וּ בְ כָ ל שָׁ עָ ה ,every time, and every hour .bishlomecha בִּ שְׁ ל ֹו מֶ � .with your peace

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Between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, add the shaded lines. BeSefer Chayim, berachah בְּ סֵ פֶ ר חַ יִּ י ם בְּ רָ כָ ה ,In the Book of Life, blessing ,veshalom ufarnasah tovah וְשָׁ לוֹם וּפַרְ נָסָ ה ט וֹ בָ ה peace and good livelihood, may we be nizacher venikatev lefanechah, anachnu נִ זָּ כֵ ר וְ נִ כָּ תֵ ב לְ פָ נֶ י � אֲ ַ נ חְ נ וּ ,reviewed and graded before you vechol amchah Beit Yisra’el וְ כָ ל- עַ מְּ � בֵּ י ת ִ י שְׂ רָ אֵ ל ,with all your people, Israel’s descendants .lechayim tovim uleshalom לְ חַ יִּ י ם ט ֹו בִ י ם וּ לְ שָׁ ל ֹו ם .for a life of goodness and peace ,Baruch atah Adonai בָּ ר וּ � אַ תָּ ה יי ,We blessSPS you, God hamvarech et amo Yisra’el הַ מְּ בָ רֵ � אֶ ת עַ מּ וֹ ִ י שְׂ רָ אֵ ל who blesses God’s people Israel .bashalom בַּ שָּׁ ל ֹו ם .with peace The amidah ends here, but we remain standing to express our own thanks and the longings of our heart, guided by the next paragraphs. ______Personal Prayer ______,Elohai, netzor leshoni mera אֱ � הַ י נְ צ וֹ ר לְ שׁ וֹ נִ י מֵ רָ ע ,My God, keep bad words from my tongue .usefatai midaber mirmah וּ שְׂ פָ תַ י מִ דַּ בֵּ ר מִ רְ מָ ה .and lies from my lips ,Velimkalelai nafshi tidom וְ לִ מְ קַ לְ ַ ל י ַ נ פְ שִׁ י תִ דּ ֹו ם ;Let me not try to answer those who curse me .venafshi ke’afar lakol tihyeh ְ ו ַ נ פְ שִׁ י כֶּ עָ פָ ר לַ כֹּ ל תִּ הְ ֶי ה let my spirit be as still as dust to everyone. Sample ,Petach libi beToratecha פְּ תַ ח לִ בִּ י בְּ ת ֹו רָ תֶ � Open my heart with your teaching .uvemitzvotecha tirdof nafshi וּ בְ מִ צְ ֹו תֶ י � תִּ רְ דּ ֹו ף ַ נ פְ שִׁ י .that my spirit may follow your rules ,Vechol hachoshvim alai ra’ah וְ כָ ל- הַ ח ֹו שְׁ בִ י ם עָ לַ י רָ עָ ה ,As for all who plan harm for me meherah hafer atzatam מְ הֵ רָ ה הָ פֵ ר עֲ צָ תָ ם quickly upset their designs .vekalkel machashavtam וְ קַ לְ קֵ ל מַ חֲ שַׁ בְ תָּ ם .and spoil their plans ,Aseh lema’an shemecha עֲ שֵׂ ה לְ מַ עַ ן שְׁ מֶ � ;Do it for the sake of your reputation ,aseh lema’an yeminecha עֲ שֵׂ ה לְ מַ עַ ן ְ י מִ י ֶנ � ;do it for the sake of your right hand ,aseh lema’an kedushatecha עֲ שֵׂ ה לְ מַ עַ ן קְ דֻ שָּׁ תֶ � ;do it for the sake of your holiness .aseh lema’an Toratecha עֲ שֵׂ ה לְ מַ עַ ן תּ ֹו רָ תֶ � .do it for the sake of your law Ps 60:7 ,Lema’an yechaltzun yedidecha“ לְמַעַן יֵחָלְ צוּן יְדִ ידֶ י� ,To save your devoted followers“ ”.hoshi’ah yemin’cha, va’aneni הוֹשִׁ יעָה יְמִ ינְ � וַעֲנֵנִ י ”!take action, rescue and answer me Psalm 19:15 ,Yi’heyu leratzon imrei fi“ יִהְ יוּ לְרָ צוֹן אִמְרֵ י־פִ י ,May what I say be to your liking“ ,vehegyon libi lefanecha וְ הֶ גְ י וֹ ן לִ בִּ י לְ פָ ֶנ י � ,and my deepest thoughts come before you ”.Adonai, tzuri, vego’ali יְהוָה צוּרִ י וְ גֹאֲלִ י ”.God, my rock, my savior

Take three steps back, bow left on “oseh shalom,” right on “hu ya’aseh” and forward on “aleinu.” Between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, replace the next line with the shaded line. Oseh shalom bimromav ֹע שֶׂ ה שָׁ ל ֹו ם בִּ מְ ר ֹ ו מָ י ו ,Making peace in heaven above Oseh hashalom bimromav ֹע שֶׂ ה הַ שָּׁ ל ֹו ם בִּ מְ ר ֹ ו מָ י ו ,Making peace in heaven above hu ya’aseh shalom הוּא ַי עֲ שֶׂ ה שָׁ ל ֹו ם may God bring peace ,aleinu ve’al kol Yisra’el עָ לֵ י נ וּ וְ עַ ל כָּ ל ִ י שְׂ רָ אֵ ל ,to us and to all Israel ”.ve’imru, “Amen וְ אִ מְ ר וּ אָ מֵ ן ”.Now you say, “Amen SPSAdd this if you mourn the loss of the sacrificial system, metaphorically or literally. Yehi ratzon milfanecha יְ הִ י רָ צ ֹ ו ן מִ לְּ פָ ֶנ י � ,May this be what you want Adonai Eloheinu יי אֱ � הֵ י נ וּ ruling God , vElohei avoteinu וֵ א � הֵ י אֲ בוֹתֵ ינוּ :and God of our ancestors sheyibaneh beit hamikdash שֶׁ יִּ בָּ ֶנ ה בֵּ י ת הַ מִּ קְ דָּ שׁ that the Temple be rebuilt bimherah veyameinu בִּ מְ הֵ רָ ה בְ ָ י מֵ י נ וּ ,soon, in our days veten chelkenu beToratecha וְ תֵ ן חֶ לְ קֵ נ וּ בְּ ת ֹו רָ תֶ � ,and restore our rights in your Torah vesham na’avod’cha beyir’ah וְ שָׁ ם ַנ עֲ בָ דְ � בְּ ִ י רְ אָ ה and there we shall serve you reverently Mal 3:4 .kimei olam ucheshanim kadmoniyot כִּ ימֵ י עוֹלָ ם וּכְ שָׁנִ ים קַדְ מוֹנִ יּוֹת .as in days of old and years long past Mal. 3:4 Sample Ve’arvah lAdonai ְ ו ָ ע רְ ָ ב ה ַ ל י ה ָו ה So that God will enjoy min’chat Yehudah Virushalayim מִ נְחַ ת יְהוּדָ ה וִ ירוּשָׁלָ ִם the sacrifice of Judah and Jerusalem .kimei olam ucheshanim kadmoniyot כִּ י מֵ י ע וֹ לָ ם וּכְ שָׁ נִ י ם קַדְ מֹ נִ יּ וֹ ת .as in days of old and years long past

The leader leads Full Kaddish, page 265.

From Pesach to Shavu’ot, count the Omer, page 205. On Chanukah, light the Chanukah lights, page 262. On Purim, read the Book of Esther; on the Ninth of Av, read the Book of Lamentations. Continue with Aleinu, page 211.

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______Sefirat Ha’Omer ▪ סְ פִ י רַ ת הָ ע וֹ מֶ ר ▪ Counting the Omer ______We count the Omer after dark from the second evening of Pesach until Shavu’ot. We do not mention the number of the day before reciting the blessing. If we mention the number by mistake, we cannot recite the blessing but may recite it on later nights. If we forget to count at night, we can count during the next day without the blessing and continue to recite the blessing on later nights. But if we forget to count the next day too, we omit the blessing on all later nights. SPS Opening Meditation Hineni muchan umezuman הִ נְנִי מוּכָן וּמְ זֻמָּ ן Here I am, ready and prepared lekayem mitzvat aseh לְ קַ ֵיּ ם מִ צְ וַ ת עֲ שֵׂ ה to fulfill the positive commandment ,shel sefirat ha’omer שֶׁ ל סְפִ ירַ ת הָ עוֹמֶ ר ,of counting the Omer :kemo shekatuv baTorah כְּמוֹ שֶׁ כָּתוּב בַּ תּוֹרָ ה :as the Torah says Lev 23:15-16 Usefartem lachem“ וּ סְ פַרְ תֶּ ֤ ם לָ כֶ ם ֙ Count for yourselves“ ,mimochorat hashabbat מִ מָּ חֳ רַ ֣ ת הַ שַּׁ ֔בָּ ת ,from the day after the Pesach holiday miyom havi’achem מִ יּוֹם ֙ הֲבִ ֣יאֲכֶ֔ ם from the day you bring et omer hatnufah אֶ ת־עֹ֖מֶ ר הַתְּ נוּפָ ֑ה ,the offering of an omer of grain seven weeks; Sample sheva shabatot, שֶׁ ֥ בַ ע שַׁ בָּ ת֖ וֹ ת .temimot tiheyenah תְּ מִ י ֥ ֹ מ ת תִּ הְ יֶ ֽ י ָנ ה ׃ .they must be full weeks Ad mimochorat hashabbat hashvi’it עַ ֣ד מִֽמָּ חֳרַ ֤ת הַ שַּׁבָּת֙ הַשְּׁבִיעִ֔ ת Up to the day after the seventh week ”.tisperu chamishim yom תִּסְפְּר֖ וּ חֲמִשִּׁ ֣ים י֑וֹם ”.you must count fifty days ______The Days of the Omer ______,Baruch atah Adonai בָּ רוּ� אַתָּ ה יי ,We bless you, Ruler ,Eloheinu melech ha’olam אֱ�הֵ ינוּ מֶ לֶ � הָ עוֹ לָ ם ,our God, eternal sovereign asher kidshanu bemitzvotav אֲשֶׁ ר קִדְּשָׁ נוּ בְּמִצְ וֹתָ יו who made us holy with your rules .vetzivanu al sefirat ha’Omer וְצִ וָּנוּ עַ ל סְפִ ירַ ת הָ עֹמֶ ר .and told us about counting the Omer Here is the list of days; we start on the 16th of Nisan, the second evening of Pesach .Hayom yom echad ba’Omer הַ יּוֹם יוֹם אֶחָ ד בָּ עֹמֶ ר .Nisan Today is the first day into the Omer 16 .Hayom shnei yamim ba’Omer הַ יּוֹם שְׁ נֵי יָמִ ים בָּ עֹמֶ ר .Nisan Today is 2 days into the Omer 17 .Hayom shloshah yamim ba’Omer הַ יּוֹם שְׁ �שָׁ ה יָמִ ים בָּ עֹמֶ ר .Nisan Today is 3 days into the Omer 18 .Hayom arba’ah yamim ba’Omer הַ יּוֹם אַרְ בָּעָ ה יָמִ ים בָּ עֹמֶ ר .Nisan Today is 4 days into the Omer 19 .Hayom chamisha yamim ba’Omer הַ יּ ֹו ם חֲ מִ שָּׁ ה ָי מִ י ם בָּ ֹע מֶ ר .Nisan Today is 5 days into the Omer 20 .Hayom shishah yamim ba’Omer הַ יּוֹם שִׁשָּׁ ה יָמִ ים בָּ עֹמֶ ר .Nisan Today is 6 days into the Omer 21

From Day 7 (22 Nisan, the last night of Pesach), count weeks and days ,Hayom shiv’ah yamim הַ יּוֹם שִׁבְעָ ה יָמִ ים ,Nisan Today makes 7 days 22 .shehem shavu’a echad ba’Omer שֶׁ הֵ ם שָׁ ב וּ עַ אֶ חָ ד בָּ עֹ מֶ ר .which is one week into the Omer ,Hayom shmonah yamim הַ יּוֹם שְׁ מוֹנָה יָמִ ים ,Nisan Today makes 8 days 23 shehem shavu’a echad שֶׁ הֵ ם שָׁ ב וּ עַ אֶ חָ ד which is one week .veyom echad ba’Omer וְ יוֹם אֶחָ ד בָּ עֹמֶ ר .and one day into the Omer ,Hayom tish’ah yamim הַ יּוֹם תִּשְׁ עָ ה יָמִ ים ,NisanSPS Today makes 9 days 24 shehem shavu’a echad שֶׁ הֵ ם שָׁ ב וּ עַ אֶ חָ ד which is one week .ushnei yamim ba’Omer וּשְׁ נֵי יָמִ ים בָּ עֹמֶ ר .and two days into the Omer ,Hayom asarah yamim הַ יּוֹם עֲשָׂרָ ה יָמִ ים ,Nisan Today makes 10 days 25 shehem shavu’a echad שֶׁ הֵ ם שָׁ ב וּ עַ אֶ חָ ד which is one week .ushloshah yamim ba’Omer וּשְׁ לשָׁ ה יָמִ ים בָּ עֹמֶ ר .and three days into the Omer ,Hayom achad asar yom הַ יּוֹם אַחַ ד עָשָׂ ר יוֹם ,Nisan Today makes 11 days 26 shehem shavu’a echad שֶׁ הֵ ם שָׁ ב וּ עַ אֶ חָ ד which is one week .ve’arba’ah yamim ba’Omer וְ אַרְ בָּעָ ה יָמִ ים בָּ עֹמֶ ר .and four days into the Omer Day 12 (YomSample HaShoah, Holocaust Memorial Day) ,Hayom shneim asar yom הַ יּוֹם שְׁ נֵים עָשָׂ ר יוֹם ,Nisan Today makes 12 days 27 shehem shavu’a echad שֶׁ הֵ ם שָׁ ב וּ עַ אֶ חָ ד which is one week .vachamishah yamim ba’Omer וַ חֲ מִ שָּׁ ה ָי מִ י ם בָּ ֹע מֶ ר .and five days into the Omer ,Hayom shloshah asar yom הַ יּוֹם שְׁ לשָׁ ה עָשָׂ ר יוֹם ,Nisan Today makes 13 days 28 shehem shavu’a echad שֶׁ הֵ ם שָׁ ב וּ עַ אֶ חָ ד which is one week .veshishah yamim ba’Omer וְשִׁשָּׁ ה יָמִ ים בָּ עֹמֶ ר .and six days into the Omer ,Hayom arba’ah asar yom הַ יּוֹם אַרְ בָּעָ ה עָשָׂ ר יוֹם ,Nisan Today makes 14 days 29 .shehem shnei shavu’ot ba’Omer שֶׁהֵ ם שְׁ נֵי שָׁ בוּעוֹת בָּ עֹמֶ ר .which is two weeks into the Omer Day 15 (30 Nisan, Rosh Chodesh) ,Hayom chamishah asar yom הַ יּוֹם חֲמִשָּׁ ה עָשָׂ ר יוֹם ,Nisan Today makes 15 days 30 shehem shnei shavu’ot שֶׁהֵ ם שְׁ נֵי שָׁ בוּעוֹת which is two weeks .veyom echad ba’Omer וְ יוֹם אֶחָ ד בָּ עֹמֶ ר .and one day into the Omer Day 16 (1 Iyar, Rosh Chodesh) ,Hayom shishah asar yom הַ יּוֹם שִׁשָּׁ ה עָשָׂ ר יוֹם ,Iyar Today makes 16 days 1 shehem shnei shavu’ot שֶׁהֵ ם שְׁ נֵי שָׁ בוּעוֹת which is two weeks .ushnei yamim ba’Omer וּשְׁ נֵי יָמִ ים בָּ עֹמֶ ר .and two days into the Omer

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,Hayom shiv’ah asar yom הַ יּוֹם שִׁבְעָ ה עָשָׂ ר יוֹם ,Iyar Today makes 17 days 2 shehem shnei shavu’ot שֶׁהֵ ם שְׁ נֵי שָׁ בוּעוֹת which is two weeks .ushloshah yamim ba’Omer וּשְׁ לשָׁ ה יָמִ ים בָּ עֹמֶ ר .and three days into the Omer ,Hayom shmonah asar yom הַ יּוֹם שְׁ מוֹנָה עָשָׂ ר יוֹם ,Iyar Today makes 18 days 3 shehem shnei shavu’ot שֶׁ הֵ ם שְׁ ֵנ י שָׁ בוּעוֹת which is two weeks .ve’arba’ah yamim ba’Omer וְ אַרְ בָּעָ ה יָמִ ים בָּ עֹמֶ ר .and four days into the Omer Day 19 (4 Iyar, Yom HaZikaron, Israel’s Memorial Day) 4 Iyar SPS ,Hayom tish’ah asar yom הַ יּוֹם תִּשְׁ עָ ה עָשָׂ ר יוֹם ,Today makes 19 days shehem shnei shavu’ot שֶׁהֵ ם שְׁ נֵי שָׁ בוּעוֹת which is two weeks .vachamishah yamim ba’Omer וַ חֲ מִ שָּׁ ה ָי מִ י ם בָּ ֹע מֶ ר .and five days into the Omer Day 20 (5 Iyar, Yom HaAtzma’ut, Israel’s Independence Day) ,Hayom esrim yom הַ יּוֹם עֶשְׂרִ ים יוֹם ,Iyar Today makes 20 days 5 shehem shnei shavu’ot שֶׁהֵ ם שְׁ נֵי שָׁ בוּעוֹת which is two weeks .veshishah yamim ba’Omer וְשִׁשָּׁ ה יָמִ ים בָּ עֹמֶ ר .and six days into the Omer ,Hayom echad ve’esrim yom הַ יּוֹם אֶחָ ד וְעֶשְׂרִ ים יוֹ ם ,Iyar Today makes 21 days 6 .shehem shloshah shavu’ot ba’Omer שֶׁהֵ ם שְׁלשָׁ ה שָׁ בוּעוֹת בָּ Sampleעֹמֶ ר .which is three weeks into the Omer ,Hayom shnayim ve’esrim yom הַ יּוֹם שְׁ נַיִם וְעֶשְׂרִ ים יוֹם ,Iyar Today makes 22 days 7 shehem shloshah shavu’ot שֶׁהֵ ם שְׁלשָׁ ה שָׁ בוּעוֹת which is three weeks .veyom echad ba’Omer וְ יוֹם אֶחָ ד בָּ עֹ מֶ ר .and one day into the Omer ,Hayom shloshah ve’esrim yom הַ יּוֹם שְׁ לשָׁ ה וְעֶשְׂרִ ים יוֹם ,Iyar Today makes 23 days 8 shehem shloshah shavu’ot שֶׁהֵ ם שְׁלשָׁ ה שָׁ בוּעוֹת which is three weeks .ushnei yamim ba’Omer וּשְׁ נֵי יָמִ ים בָּ עֹמֶ ר .and two days into the Omer ,Hayom arba’ah ve’esrim yom הַ יּוֹם אַרְ בָּעָ ה וְעֶשְׂרִ ים יוֹם ,Iyar Today makes 24 days 9 shehem shloshah shavu’ot שֶׁהֵ ם שְׁלשָׁ ה שָׁ בוּעוֹת which is three weeks .ushloshah yamim ba’Omer וּשְׁ לשָׁ ה יָמִ ים בָּ עֹמֶ ר .and three days into the Omer ,Hayom chamishah ve’esrim yom הַ יּוֹם חֲמִשָּׁ ה וְעֶשְׂרִ ים יוֹם ,Iyar Today makes 25 days 10 shehem shloshah shavu’ot שֶׁהֵ ם שְׁלשָׁ ה שָׁ בוּעוֹת which is three weeks .ve’arba’ah yamim ba’Omer וְ אַרְ בָּעָ ה יָמִ ים בָּ עֹמֶ ר .and four days into the Omer ,Hayom shishah ve’esrim yom הַ יּוֹם שִׁשָּׁ ה וְעֶשְׂרִ ים יוֹם ,Iyar Today makes 26 days 11 shehem shloshah shavu’ot שֶׁהֵ ם שְׁלשָׁ ה שָׁ בוּעוֹת which is three weeks .vachamisha yamim ba’Omer וַ חֲ מִ שָּׁ ה ָי מִ י ם בָּ ֹע מֶ ר .and five days into the Omer

,Hayom shiv’ah ve’esrim yom הַ יּוֹם שִׁבְעָ ה וְעֶשְׂרִ ים יוֹם ,Iyar Today makes 27 days 12 shehem shloshah shavu’ot שֶׁהֵ ם שְׁלשָׁ ה שָׁ בוּעוֹת which is three weeks .veshishah yamim ba’Omer וְשִׁשָּׁ ה יָמִ ים בָּ עֹמֶ ר .and six days into the Omer ,Hayom shmonah ve’esrim yom הַ יּוֹם שְׁ מוֹנָה וְעֶשְׂרִ ים יוֹם ,Iyar Today makes 28 days 13 .shehem arba’ah shavu’ot ba’Omer שֶׁהֵ ם אַרְ בָּעָ ה שָׁ בוּעוֹת בָּ עֹ מֶ ר .which is four weeks into the Omer Day 29 (Pesach Sheni) ,Hayom tish’ah ve’esrim yom הַ יּוֹם תִּשְׁ עָ ה וְעֶשְׂרִ ים יוֹם ,Iyar SPSToday makes 29 days 14 shehem arba’ah shavu’ot שֶׁהֵ ם אַרְ בָּעָ ה שָׁ בוּעוֹת which is four weeks .veyom echad ba’Omer וְ יוֹם אֶחָ ד בָּ עֹמֶ ר .and one day into the Omer ,Hayom shloshim yom הַ יּוֹם שְׁ ְלשִׁ ים יוֹם ,Iyar Today makes 30 days 15 shehem arba’ah shavu’ot שֶׁהֵ ם אַרְ בָּעָ ה שָׁ בוּעוֹת which is four weeks .ushnei yamim ba’Omer וּשְׁ נֵי יָמִ ים בָּ עֹמֶ ר .and two days into the Omer ,Hayom echad ushloshim yom הַ יּוֹם אֶחָ ד וּשְׁ לשִׁ ים יוֹם ,Iyar Today makes 31 days 16 shehem arba’ah shavu’ot שֶׁהֵ ם אַרְ בָּעָ ה שָׁ בוּעוֹת which is four weeks .ushloshah yamim ba’Omer וּשְׁ לשָׁ ה יָמִ ים בָּ עֹמֶ ר .and three days into the Omer ,Hayom shnayim ushloshim yom הַ יּוֹם שְׁ נַיִם וּשְׁ לשִׁ ים יוֹם Iyar Today makes 32 days, Sample 17 shehem arba’ah shavu’ot שֶׁהֵ ם אַרְ בָּעָ ה שָׁ בוּעוֹת which is four weeks .ve’arba’ah yamim ba’Omer וְ אַרְ בָּעָ ָה יָמִ ים בָּ עֹמֶ ר .and four days into the Omer 18 Iyar, Lag Ba’Omer ,Hayom shloshah ushloshim yom הַ יּוֹם שְׁ לשָׁ ה וּשְׁ לשִׁ ים יוֹם ,Iyar Today makes 33 days 18 shehem arba’ah shavu’ot שֶׁהֵ ם אַרְ בָּעָ ה שָׁ בוּעוֹת which is four weeks .vachamisha yamim ba’Omer וַ חֲ מִ שָּׁ ה ָי מִ י ם בָּ ֹע מֶ ר .and five days into the Omer ,Hayom arba’ah ushloshim yom הַ יּוֹם אַרְ בָּעָ ה וּשְׁ לשִׁ ים יוֹם ,Iyar Today makes 34 days 19 shehem arba’ah shavu’ot שֶׁהֵ ם אַרְ בָּעָ ה שָׁ בוּעוֹת which is four weeks .veshishah yamim ba’Omer וְשִׁשָּׁ ה יָמִ ים בָּ עֹמֶ ר .and six days into the Omer ,Hayom chamisha ushloshim yom הַ יּוֹם חֲמִשָּׁ ה וּשְׁ לשִׁ ים יוֹם ,Iyar Today makes 35 days 20 .shehem chamisha shavu’ot ba’Omer שֶׁהֵ ם חֲמִשָּׁ ה שָׁ בוּעוֹת בָּ עֹמֶ ר .which is five weeks into the Omer ,Hayom shishah ushloshim yom הַ יּוֹם שִׁשָּׁ ה וּשְׁ לשִׁ ים יוֹם ,Iyar Today makes 36 days 21 shehem chamisha shavu’ot שֶׁהֵ ם חֲמִשָּׁ ה שָׁ בוּעוֹת which is five weeks .veyom echad ba’Omer וְ יוֹם אֶחָ ד בָּ עֹמֶ ר .and one day into the Omer

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,Hayom shiv’ah ushloshim yom הַ יּוֹם שִׁבְעָ ה וּשְׁ לשִׁ ים יוֹם ,Iyar Today makes 37 days 22 shehem chamisha shavu’ot שֶׁ הֵ ם חֲמִשָּׁ ה שָׁ בוּעוֹת which is five weeks .ushnei yamim ba’Omer וּשְׁ נֵי יָמִ ים בָּ עֹמֶ ר .and two days into the Omer ,Hayom shmonah ushloshim yom הַ יּוֹם שְׁ מוֹנָה וּשְׁ לשִׁ ים יוֹם ,Iyar Today makes 38 days 23 shehem chamisha shavu’ot שֶׁ הֵ ם חֲ מִ שָּׁ ה שָׁ בוּעוֹת which is five weeks .ushloshah yamim ba’Omer וּשְׁ לשָׁ ה יָמִ ים בָּ עֹמֶ ר .and three days into the Omer ,Hayom tish’ah ushloshim yom הַ יּוֹם תִּשְׁ עָ ה וּשְׁ לשִׁ ים יוֹם ,Iyar TodaySPS makes 39 days 24 shehem chamisha shavu’ot שֶׁ הֵ ם חֲ מִ שָּׁ ה שָׁ בוּעוֹת which is five weeks .ve’arba’ah yamim ba’Omer וְ אַרְ בָּעָ ה יָמִ ים בָּ עֹמֶ ר .and four days into the Omer ,Hayom arba’im yom הַ יּוֹם אַרְ בָּעִ ים יוֹם ,Iyar Today makes 40 days 25 shehem chamisha shavu’ot שֶׁהֵ ם חֲמִשָּׁ ה שָׁ בוּעוֹת which is five weeks .vachamisha yamim ba’Omer וַ חֲ מִ שָּׁ ה ָי מִ י ם בָּ ֹע מֶ ר .and five days into the Omer ,Hayom echad ve’arba’im yom הַ יּוֹם אֶחָ ד וְ אַרְ בָּעִ ים יוֹם ,Iyar Today makes 41 days 26 shehem chamisha shavu’ot שֶׁהֵ ם חֲמִשָּׁ ה שָׁ בוּעוֹת which is five weeks .veshishah yamim ba’Omer וְשִׁשָּׁ ה יָמִ ים בָּ עֹ מֶ ר .and six days into the Omer ,Hayom shnayim ve’arba’im yom הַ יּוֹם שְׁ נַיִם וְ אַרְ בָּעִ ים Sampleיוֹם ,Iyar Today makes 42 days 27 .shehem shishah shavu’ot ba’Omer שֶׁהֵ ם שִׁשָּׁ ה שָׁ בוּעוֹת בָּ עֹמֶ ר .which is six weeks into the Omer Day 43 (28 Iyar, Yom Yerushalayim) ,Hayom shloshah ve’arba’im yom הַ יּוֹם שְׁ לשָׁ ה וְ אַרְ בָּעִ ים יוֹם ,Iyar Today makes 43 days 28 shehem shishah shavu’ot שֶׁהֵ ם שִׁשָּׁ ה שָׁ בוּעוֹת which is six weeks .veyom echad ba’Omer וְ יוֹם אֶחָ ד בָּ עֹמֶ ר .and one day into the Omer ,Hayom arba’ah ve’arba’im yom הַ יּוֹם אַרְ בָּעָ ה וְ אַרְ בָּעִ ים יוֹם ,Iyar Today makes 44 days 29 shehem shishah shavu’ot שֶׁהֵ ם שִׁשָּׁ ה שָׁ בוּעוֹת which is six weeks .ushnei yamim ba’Omer וּשְׁ נֵי יָמִ ים בָּ עֹמֶ ר .and two days into the Omer Day 45, Rosh Chodesh Sivan ,Hayom chamisha ve’arba’im yom הַ יּוֹם חֲמִשָּׁ ה וְ אַרְ בָּעִ ים יוֹם ,Sivan Today makes 45 days 1 shehem shishah shavu’ot שֶׁהֵ ם שִׁשָּׁ ה שָׁ בוּעוֹת which is six weeks .ushloshah yamim ba’Omer וּשְׁ לשָׁ ה יָמִ ים בָּ עֹמֶ ר .and three days into the Omer ,Hayom shishah ve’arba’im yom הַ יּוֹם שִׁשָּׁ ה וְ אַרְ בָּעִ ים יוֹם ,Sivan Today makes 46 days 2 shehem shishah shavu’ot שֶׁהֵ ם שִׁשָּׁ ה שָׁ בוּעוֹת which is six weeks .ve’arba’ah yamim ba’Omer וְ אַרְ בָּעָ ה יָמִ ים בָּ עֹמֶ ר .and four days into the Omer

,Hayom shiv’ah ve’arba’im yom הַ יּוֹם שִׁבְעָ ה וְ אַרְ בָּעִ ים יוֹם ,Sivan Today makes 47 days 3 shehem shishah shavu’ot שֶׁהֵ ם שִׁשָּׁ ה שָׁ בוּעוֹת which is six weeks .vachamisha yamim ba’Omer וַ חֲ מִ שָּׁ ה ָי מִ י ם בָּ ֹע מֶ ר .and five days into the Omer ,Hayom shmonah ve’arba’im yom הַ יּוֹם שְׁ מוֹנָה וְ אַרְ בָּעִ ים יוֹם ,Sivan Today makes 48 days 4 shehem shishah shavu’ot שֶׁהֵ ם שִׁשָּׁ ה שָׁ בוּעוֹת which is six weeks .veshishah yamim ba’Omer וְשִׁשָּׁ ה יָמִ ים בָּ עֹמֶ ר .and six days into the Omer ,Hayom tish’ah ve’arba’im yom הַ יּוֹם תִּשְׁ עָ ה וְ אַרְ בָּעִ ים יוֹם ,SivanSPS Today makes 49 days 5 .shehem shiv’ah shavu’ot ba’Omer שֶׁהֵ ם שִׁבְעָ ה שָׁ בוּעוֹת בָּ עֹמֶ ר .which is seven weeks into the Omer After counting the day, continue here. ______Closing Meditation ______Harachaman, hu yachazir הָרַ חֲמָ ן הוּא יַחֲזִ יר May the merciful one restore avodat beit hamikdash עֲבוֹדַ ת בֵּ ית הַמִּקְדָּ שׁ the Temple service .limkomah לִ מְ ק ֹו מָ הּ .to its proper place Yehi ratzon lefanecha יְהִ י רָ צוֹן לְפָ נֶי� ,May this be what you want Adonai Eloheinu יי אֱ�הֵ ינוּ Ruler, our God Sample , vElohei avoteinu וֵא�הֵ י אֲ בוֹתֵ ינוּ :and God of our ancestors sheyibaneh beit hamikdash שֶׁ יִּבָּ נֶה בֵּ ית הַמִּקְדָּ שׁ that the Temple be rebuilt bimherah veyamenu בִּ מְ הֵ רָ ה בְ ָ י מֵ י נ וּ ,soon, in our days veten chelkenu beToratecha וְתֵ ן חֶלְקֵ נוּ בְּ תוֹרָתֶ � ,and restore our rights in your Torah vesham na’avod’cha beyir’ah וְשָׁ ם נַעֲבָדְ � בְּ יִרְ אָה and there we shall serve reverently Mal 3:4 .kimei olam ucheshanim kadmoniyot כִּ ימֵ י עוֹלָ ם וּכְ שָׁנִ ים קַדְ מוֹנִ יּוֹת .as in days of old and years long past Mal. 3:4 Ve’arvah lAdonai וְעָרְ בָ ה לַ יהוָה So that God will enjoy min’chat Yehudah Virushalayim מִ נְחַ ת יְהוּדָ ה וִ ירוּשָׁלָ ִם the sacrifice of Judah and Jerusalem .kimei olam ucheshanim kadmoniyot כִּ י מֵ י ע וֹ לָ ם וּכְ שָׁ נִ י ם קַדְ מֹ נִ יּ וֹ ת .as in days of old and years long past

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______Aleinu1 ▪ עָ לֵ י נ וּ ▪ Our Duty ______u u Aleinu leshabe’ach עָ לֵ י נ וּ לְ שַׁ בֵּ חַ The Sovereign of all ,la’adon hakol לַ אֲ ד וֹ ן הַ כֹּ ל ,to praise we’re bound latet gedulah לָ תֵ ת גְּ דֻ לָּ ה The Creative Force ,leyotzer bereshit לְ י וֹ צֵ ר בְּ רֵ א שִׁ י ת ,with greatness to crown shelo asanu kegoyei ha’aratzot שֶׁ � א עָ שָׂ נ וּ כְּ ג וֹ יֵ י הָ אֲ רָ צ ֹו ת Who made us like no other race velo samanu וְ � א שָׂ מָ נ וּ On earth,SPS nor set us ,k’mishpechot ha’adamah ְ כּ מִ שְׁ פְּ ח ֹו ת הָאֲדָמָה .in their place shelo sam chelkenu kahem שֶׁ � א שָׂ ם חֶ לְ קֵ נ וּ כָּ הֶ ם Our fate–like theirs God made it not .vegoralenu kechol hamonam וְ גוֹרָ לֵנוּ כְּ כָ ל-הֲ מוֹ נָ ם But chose for us a different lot. 2 Some add the next three lines. Shehem mishtachavim שֶׁ הֵ ם מִ שְׁ תַּ חֲ וִ י ם For they prostrate themselves lehevel varik לְ הֶ בֶ ל ָ ו רִ י ק before futility and emptiness Is 45:20 ”.umitpalelim el el lo yoshia“ וּ מִ תְ פַּ לְ לִ י ם אֶ ל ־ אֵ ל ל ֹא י וֹ שִׁ י עַ ”.and pray to a god that can’t help“

Va’anachnu zkor’im וַ אֲ ַ נ חְ נ וּ w כּ ֹו רְ עִ י ם We bend the knee Sample v y umishtachavim umodim וּ מִ שְׁ תַּ חֲ וִ י ם וּ מ ֹו דִ י ם ,and bow the head gratefully ,u u lifnei melech malchei hamlachim לִ פְ ֵנ י מֶ לֶ � מַ לְ כֵ י הַ מְּ ָ ל כִ י ם ,Before the Ruler whom rulers dread ;Hakadosh baruch hu הַ קָּ ד ֹו שׁ בָּ ר וּ � הוּא –The holy, blessed One

shehu “noteh shamayim שֶׁ ה וּ א נ וֹ טֶ ה שָׁ מַ יִ ם ,Who Is. 51:13 “stretches out the heavens ”,veyosed aretz וְ יֹ סֵ ד אָ רֶ ץ ;”Supports the earth below umoshav yekaro וּ מ ֹו שַׁ ב ְ י קָ ר ֹו ,Above, high in the sky ,bashamayim mima’al בַּ שָּׁ מַ ִ י ם מִ מַּ עַ ל ;The Presence does bestow ushechinat uzo וּ שְׁ ִ כ י ַנ ת עֻ זּ וֹ Whose power dwells .begovhei meromim בְּ ָ ג בְ הֵ י מְ ר ֹו מִ י ם In heights where none can go.1 ;Hu Eloheinu, ein od הוּא אֱ � הֵ י נ וּ אֵ י ן עוֹ ד ;This SPSis our God, there is no more .emet malkenu, efes zulato אֶ מֶ ת מַ לְ ֵ כּ נ וּ אֶ פֶ ס זוּלָתוֹ .our ruler is truth, beyond whom is naught :Kakatuv b’Torato כַּ כָּ תוּב בְּ תוֹרָ תוֹ :It’s written in God’s Law Deut 4:39 ,Veyada’ta hayom“ וְ י ָדַ עְ תָּ ֣ הַ יּ֗ וֹ ם This day you must know“ vahashevota el levavecha ַו הֲ שֵׁ בֹ תָ ֮ אֶ ל ־ לְ בָ בֶ �֒ and take it to heart ki Adonai, hu ha’Elohim כִּ ֤י יהוה֙ ה֣ וּא הָֽ אֱ�הִ֔ ים that God is God ,bashamayim mima’al בַּשָּׁמַ ֣יִם מִ מַּ֔ עַל in heaven above ”.ve’al ha’aretz mitachat: ein od וְעַל־הָאָ ֖רֶ ץ מִתָּ ֑חַ ת אֵ ֖ין עֽ וֹד ”.and on earth below: nothing else is Sample ,Al ken nekaveh lecha עַ ל כֵּ ן ְ נ קַ ֶ וּ ה לְ � ,So we hope in you ,Adonai Eloheinu יי אֱ � הֵ י נ וּ ,God, our God ;lir’ot meherah betif’eret uzecha ִ ל רְ א ֹו ת מְ הֵ רָ ה בְּ תִ פְ אֶ רֶ ת עֻ זֶּ � ,soon to see your splendid power ,leha’avir gilulim min ha’aretz לְ הַ עֲ בִ י ר גִּ לּ וּ לִ י ם מִ ן הָ אָ רֶ ץ to make idols pass from the earth ,veha’elilim karot yikaretun וְ הָ אֱ לִ י לִ י ם כָּ רוֹ ת יִ כָּ רֵ תוּן ,and destroy false gods ,letahken olam bemalchut shadai לְ תַ קֵּ ן עוֹלָם בְּמַלְ כוּת שַׁ דַּ י .to repair the world in the Almighty’s rule vechol benei vasar וְ כָ ל- בְּ ֵנ י בָ שָׂ ר And all people ,yikre’u vishmecha ִ י קְ רְ א וּ בִ שְׁ מֶ � ,will call on your name .lehafnot elecha kol rish’ei aretz לְ הַ פְ נ ֹו ת אֵ לֶ י � כָּ ל- רִ שְׁ ֵ ע י אָ רֶ ץ .to turn to you all the wicked on earth Yakiru veyed’u יַ כִּ י ר וּ וְ ֵי דְ ע וּ —They’ll see and know ,kol yoshvei tevel כָּ ל- י ֹ ו שְׁ ֵ ב י תֵ בֵ ל —all earth dwellers ,ki lecha tichra kol berech כִּ י לְ � תִּ ְ כ רַ ע כָּ ל- בֶּ רֶ � ,that to you each knee must bend .tishava kol lashon תִּ שָּׁ בַ ע כָּ ל-לָ שׁוֹ ן .each tongue must swear

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Lefanecha Adonai Elohenu לְ פָ נֶ י � יי אֱ � הֵ י נ וּ ,Before you, ruling God ,yichre’u veyipolu ִ י ְ כ רְ ע וּ וְ יִ פֹּ ל וּ ,they will kneel and fall down velichvod shimcha וְ לִ כְ ב וֹ ד שִׁ מְ � and to the glory of your reputation ,yekar yitenu ְ י קָ ר יִ תֵּ נ וּ .they will give honor vikablu chulam וִ י קַ בְּ ל וּ כֻ לָּ ם And they will all accept ,et ol malchutecha אֶ ת-עֹ ל מַ לְ כ וּ תֶ � ,the yoke of your rule vetimloch aleihem mehera וְ תִ מְ � � עֲ ֵל י הֶ ם מְ הֵ רָ ה that soonSPS you may rule them .le’olam va’ed לְ ע וֹ לָ ם וָ עֶ ד .forever and ever ,Ki hamalchut shelcha hi כִּ י הַ מַּ לְ כ וּ ת שֶׁ לְּ � הִ י א ,For this is your reign ule’olmei ad וּ לְ ע וֹ לְ מֵ י עַ ד and forever and ever .timloch bechavod תִּ מְ ל ֹו � בְּ כָ ב ֹו ד .you will rule in glory :Kakatuv beToratecha ◊ ◊ כַּ כָּ תוּב בְּ ת ֹו רָ תֶ � :It’s written in your Law Ex. 15:18 .Adonai yimloch le’olam va’ed יהו֥ה ׀ יִמְ�֖ � לְ עֹלָ ֥ם וָעֶֽד !God will be the ruler forever :vene’emar וְ ֶנ אֱ מַ ר :And it’s said in your scripture Zech. 14:9 Vehayah Adonai lemelech וְ הָ יָ ה יְ ה וָ ה לְ מֶ לֶ � And God will be ruler Sample ;al kol ha’aretz עַל־כָּ ל־הָאָרֶ ץ ;over all the earth bayom hahu yih’yeh Adonai echad בַּ יּוֹם הַ הוּא יִהְ יֶה יְהוָה אֶחָ ד on that day God will be one .ushemo echad וּ שְׁ מ וֹ אֶ חָ ד .and God’s name will be one

Mourners and those observing yahrzeit remain standing to lead Mourners’ Kaddish, page 267.

______Psalm 27 ______From the beginning of Elul through Hoshanah Rabbah, add Psalm 27. 1 LeDavid לְ דָ ִ ו ד :A psalm of David ,Adonai ori veyish’i יהוה אוֹ רִ י ְ ו ִ י ְ שׁ ִ ע י God lights my way and saves ?mimi irah מִ מִּ י אִ י רָ א .me from alarm ,Adonai ma’o chayai יהוה מָ עוֹ ז ־ חַ יַּ י .God is my life-force ?mimi efchad מִ מִּ י אֶ פְ חָ ד ?Who can do me harm 2 SPS Bikrov alai mere’im בִּ קְ רֹ ב עָ לַ י מְ רֵ עִ י ם When evil people came le’echol et besari לֶאֱכֹל אֶ ת־בְּ שָׂרִ י ,my flesh to eat tzarai ve’oy’vai li צָרַ י וְ אֹיְבַ י לִ י ,My irksome foes slipped 1 .hemah kashlu venafalu הֵ מָּ ה כָּ שְׁ ל וּ וְ ָנ פָ ל וּ .fell down at my feet 3 Im tachaneh alai machaneh אִ ם ־ תַּ חֲ ֶנ ה עָ לַ י מַ חֲ ֶנ ה !Let armies camp ;lo yirah libi לֹא־יִירָ א לִבִּ י .my heart will not take fright im takum alai milchamah אִ ם ־ תָּ ק וּ ם עָ לַ י מִ לְ חָ מָ ה ;Let war come .bezot ani vote’ach בְּ זֹאת אֲנִ י ב�טֵחַ .still I know that this is right 4 ,Achat sha’alti me’et Adonai אַ חַ ת שָׁ אַ לְ תִּ י מֵ אֵ ת ־יהוה One thing I asked of God, Sample :otah avakesh וֹא תָ הּ אֲ בַ קֵּ שׁ :for this I pray shivti beveit Adonai שִׁ בְ תִּ י בְּ בֵ י ת־יהוה To sit in God’s own house ,kol yemei chayai כָּ ל ־ יְ מֵ י חַ יַּ י ,living each day lachazot beno’am Adonai לַ חֲ זוֹ ת בְּ ֹ נ עַ ם ־יהוה ,To view God’s grace 2 .ulevaker beheichalo וּ לְ בַ קֵּ ר בְּ הֵ י כָ לוֹ .and in God’s Temple stay 5 Ki yitzpeneni besuko כִּ י ִ י צְ פְּ ֵנ נִ י בְּ סֻ ֹ כּ ה For God will keep me safe ,beyom ra’ah בְּ י�ם רָ עָה ,in evil days yastireni beseter oholo ַי סְ תִּ רֵ נִ י בְּ סֵ תֶ ר אָ הֳ ל וֹ Perch me in secret tent .betzur yeromemeni בְּ צוּר יְר�מְ מֵנִ י .on mountain raised

1 “A Psalm of David: God is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? God is the power of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? When evil people came at me, to devour my flesh—my troubles, my enemies—they stumbled and fell!” 2 “If an army camps against me, my heart will not fear. If war rises against me, this is what I’ll rely on. One thing I asked from God, this is my request: to sit in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to view the sweetness of God and to be a visitor in his Temple.”

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6 Ve’atah yarum roshi וְ עַ תָּ ה יָ ר וּ ם ר ֹא שִׁ י And now I’m high above al oy’vai sevivotai עַל אֹיְבַ י סְבִ יבוֹ תַ י ;my enemies round ve’ezbechah ve’oholo וְ אֶ זְ בְּ חָ ה בְ אָ הֳ ל וֹ I’ll offer in God’s tent 1 ;zivchei teru’ah זִבְחֵ י תְ רוּעָ ה .my joyful sound .ashirah va’azamrah lAdonai ָ א שִׁ י רָ ה ַ ו ֲא ַז מְּ רָ ה ַ ל יהוה With song to God my music will resound.2 7 ;Shema Adonai, koli ekrah שְׁ מַ ע ־יהוה קוֹ לִ י ֶ א ְ ק רָ א ,God, hearSPS my cry .vechoneni va’aneni וְ חָ נֵּנִ י וַעֲ נֵנִ י .and answer in your grace 8 ,Lecha amar libi לְ � אָ מַ ר לִ בִּ י ,My heart implored you, God ”.Bakshu fanai“ בַּ קְּ שׁ וּ פָ ָנ י ”O seek my face“ .Et panecha Adonai avakesh אֶ ת־פָּ נֶי� יהוה אֲ בַ קֵּ שׁ .As I seek yours ,Al tas’ter panecha mimeni אַ ל ־ תַּ סְ תֵּ ר פָּ נֶ י � מִ מֶּ נִּ י ,Don’t turn away from me 9 .al tat be’af avdecha אַ ל־תַּ ט־בְּ אַ ף עַבְ דֶּ � Don’t send away your servant angrily.3 :Ezrati hayita עֶ זְ רָ תִ י הָ יִ י תָ ;You helped me .al titsheni, ve’al ta’azveni אַל־תִּטְּשֵׁנִי וְאַל־תַּעַזְבֵנִי don’t spurn or abandon me.4 Sample —Elohei yish’i אֱ�הֵ י יִשְׁעִ י ,O God, you save me time and time again. 10 ,Ki avi ve’imi azavuni כִּ י ־ אָ בִ י וְ אִ מִּ י ֲע ָז ב וּ נִ י ,My parents left me 5 .vAdonai ya’asfeni וַיהוה יַאַסְפֵנִי .God will take me in

1 “Zivchei teru’ah,” sacrifices of shouting, could imply lots of animals bellowing at their slaughter. On the other hand, it may imply that a voice raised in song and praise is itself an acceptable offering, perhaps even an alternative to the blood and guts of the sacrificial system. 2 “For he’ll hide me in his shelter on a bad day, he’ll conceal me in the secrecy of his tent, he’ll lift me up on a rock! And now my head is raised above my enemies all around, and I’ll offer in his tent sacrifices of joyous shouting, I’ll sing and make music to God.” 3 “Listen, God; I’ll call with my voice: take pity on me and answer me. My heart said to you, ‘Seek my face.’ Lord, I shall seek your face! Don’t hide your face from me; Don’t turn your servant away in anger.” 4 “You have been my help: Don’t throw me off, don’t abandon me.” 5 “O Lord, you are my savior. For my father and mother abandoned me, and God will take me in.”

11 ,Horeni Adonai darkecha וֹה רֵ ִ נ י יהוה דַּ רְ ֶ כּ � ,Show me your way, God unecheni be’orach mishor וּנְחֵנִ י בְּ אֹרַ ח מִ ישׁ�ר set me on level ground lema’an לְ מַ עַ ן To stand against those 1 .shorerai שׁוֹ רְ ָ ר י !who can boss me around 12 ,Al titneni benefesh tzarai אַ ל ־ תִּ תְּ ֵנ נִ י בְּ ֶנ פֶ שׁ צָ רָ י ,Don’t turn me over to my enemies ki kamu vi כִּ י קָ מוּ־בִ י ,False witnesses 2 .edei sheker vife’ach chamas עֵ דֵ י ־ שֶׁ קֶ ר וִ י פֵ חַ חָ מָ ס .whoSPS breathe brutality 13 Lulei he’emanti ל וּ לֵ א הֶ אֱ מַ נְ תִּ י What had I been, had I not known lir’ot betuv Adonai ִ ל רְ אוֹ ת בְּ ט וּ ב ־יהוה I’d spy .be’eretz chayim ְ בּ ֶ א רֶ ץ ַ ח ִ יּ י ם God’s goodness here on earth before I die? 14 :Kaveh el Adonai ◊ ◊ קַ ֵוּ ה אֶ ל ־יהוה .Wait for God, wait and trust :chazak veya’ametz libecha חֲ ַז ק וְ יַ אֲ מֵ ץ לִ בֶּ � ,Though God come late .vekaveh el Adonai וְ קַ וֵּ ה אֶ ל ־יהוה .Be strong, take heart And wait for God, just wait.3 Sample Mourners and those observing yahrzeit lead Mourners’ Kaddish, page 267.

1 “God, show me your path and lead me on a level road (no ups and downs!) because of those people who can ruin my day!” 2 “Don’t turn me over to the will of my foes, for there have risen against me witnesses who lie, breathing vio- lence.” “Shorerai” means those who have power over me; they can ruin my day and put ups and downs in my daily path. 3 “If I had not trusted that I would see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living what would have become of me! Wait for the Lord: keep your heart strong and resolute, and wait for the Lord.”

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Hallel1 Prayer leader; congregation responds “Amen” and repeat this blessing: u u Baruch atah Adonai בָּ רוּ� אַתָּ ה יי —We bless you, ruling God ,Eloheinu melech ha’olam אֱ � הֵ י נ וּ מֶ לֶ � הָ עוֹ לָ ם ;Eternal is your might asher kidshanu bemitzvotav אֲשֶׁ ר קִדְּשָׁ נוּ בְּמִצְ וֹתָ יו You made us holy with your rules vetzivanu likro et haHallel. Amen וְצִ וָּנוּ לִקְ רֹא אֶ ת- הַ הַ ֵ לּ ל אָ מֵ ן .This Hallel to recite ______SPS Psalm 113 ______1 Halleluyah הַ לְ ל וּ ָי הּ ,Halleluyah Hallelu avdei Adonai ַ ה לְ ל וּ ַ ע בְ דֵ י יהוה !God’s servants, give praise ,hallelu et shem Adonai הַ לְ ל וּ אֶ ת ־ שֵׁ ם יהוה !Praise God’s reputation 2 yehi shem Adonai mevorach ְ י הִ י שֵׁ ם יהוה מְ ֹ ב רָ � Now and forevermore ;me’ata ve’ad olam מֵ עַ תָּ ה וְ עַ ד ־ ע וֹ לָ ם .God’s name be blessed 3 mimizrach shemesh ad mevo’o מִ מִּ ְ ז רַ ח ־ שֶׁ מֶ שׁ ַ ע ד ־ מְ ב וֹ א וֹ ,From where the sun begins its course .mehulal shem Adonai מְ הֻ לָּ ל שֵׁ ם יהוה ,Until at last it comes to rest God’s name be praised. 4 Sample ,Ram al kol goyim Adonai רָ ם עַ ל־כָּ ל־גּוֹיִ ם יהוה ,Above all peoples God is high ;al hashamayim kevodo עַ ל הַ שָּׁ מַ יִ ם כְּ בוֹדוֹ .God’s glory soars above the sky 5 ,mi kAdonai Eloheinu מִ י כַּ יהו ה אֱ � הֵ י נ וּ ,Who is like our sovereign God ,hamagbihi lashavet הַ מַּ גְ בִּ י הִ י לָ שָׁ בֶ ת ,whose throne is high above the sky 6 hamashpili lir’ot הַ מַּ שְׁ פִּ י לִ י לִ רְ א וֹ ת who deigns to peer 2 .bashamayim uva’aretz בַּ שָּׁ מַ יִ ם וּ בָ אָ רֶ ץ ?on us down here 7 ,Mekimi me’afar dal מְקִ ימִ י מֵ עָפָר דָּ ל ,God lifts the pauper from the dust me’ashpot yarim evyon מֵ אַ שְׁ פֹּ ת יָרִ י ם אֶ בְ י וֹ ן ,from ashes brings the mourner

1 We add Hallel, psalms 113-118, on Rosh Chodesh and Chanukah; some add Hallel on Israel’s Independence Day and Jerusalem Day (some add Hallel without the blessing). Hallel was part of the Temple ritual; for example, the Levites would recite Hallel as the Jews slaughtered their lambs for the Passover sacrifice (Mishnah Pesachim 5:7). 2 Literally, “Who becomes lower in order to look on heaven and earth”—God is so very high that even the heights of barely deserve God’s lofty attention.

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8 ,lehoshivi im nedivim לְ ה וֹ שִׁ י בִ י עִ ם ־ נְ דִ י בִ י ם ,to seat him with the upper crust 1 .im nedivei amo עִ ם נְדִ יבֵ י עַמּוֹ .in the big givers’ corner 9 Moshivi akeret habayit ◊ ◊ מ וֹ שִׁ י בִ י ֲע קֶ רֶ ת הַ בַּ יִ ת God makes the childless woman 2 !em habanim semecha: Halleluyah אֵ ם ־ הַ בָּ נִ י ם שְׂ מֵ חָ ה הַ לְ ל וּ ָי הּ !a joyful mother of children; Halleluyah ______Psalm 1143 ______1 ,Betzeit Yisra’el miMitzrayim בְּ צֵ א ת ִ י שְׂ רָ אֵ ל מִ מִּ צְ רָ ִ י ם When Jacob’s house left Egypt land ,beit Ya’akov me’am lo’ez בֵּ ית יַעֲקֹב מֵעַם �עֵ ז (!They hadSPS been there too long) They left behind a place where people Spoke in foreign tongue.4 2 ,hayta Yehudah lekodshoh הָיְתָ ה יְהוּדָ ה לְקָדְ שׁוֹ —Judah was God’s holy place ;Yisrael mamshelotav יִ שְׂ רָ אֵ ל מַ מְ שְׁ ל וֹ תָ יו .A place God found among ‘em Israel was in God’s own grasp, And to their home God brung’ em. 3 ,hayam ra’ah vayanos הַ יָּ ם רָ אָ ה וַ יָּ נֹ ס ,The sea saw it and tried to split ;haYarden yisov le’achor הַ יַּרְ דֵּ ן יִסֹּב לְ אָ חוֹר Upstream the Jordan ran. Sample 4 heharim rakdu che’eilim ֶ ה ָ ה רִ י ם רָ ְ ק ד וּ כְ אֵ י לִ י ם ,Like lusty rams the mountains pranced 5 .geva’ot kivnei tzon ְ גּ בָ ע וֹ ת כִּ בְ ֵנ י ־ צ ֹא ן .Hills skipped around like lambs 5 Mah lecha hayam מַ ה ־ לְּ � הַ יָּ ם ,What’s got you on the run ,ki tanoos כִּ י תָ נ וּ ס ?What is your problem, ocean haYarden ַ ה ַיּ רְ ֵ דּ ן ,What’s got you cringing, Jordan ?tisov le’achor תִּ ֹסּ ב לְ אָ ח וֹ ר ?That backward is your motion

1 It would be more literal to translate verses 7 and 8, “The pauper in the dust, God stands him upright. The is a magnanimous נָ דִ י ב mourner in ashes, God lifts him up, to seat him with the big givers in the community.” A person as well as brand of cheap Israeli cigarettes. 2 A pre-feminist way of saying that God grants our dearest wishes. 3 You can sing the English to the same tune as the Hebrew, but the English verses also work with “Let My Peo- ple Go” (if you add your own chorus, though). For the rest of Psalm 114, you can sing the English to the same tune as the Hebrew. 4 “When Israel came out of Egypt, when Jacob’s descendants left a people with a foreign language” 5 Literally, “When Israel went out of Egypt, the house of Jacob out of a people who spoke a strange language, Judah became God’s holy thing, Israel God’s possession. The sea saw it and fled; the Jordan ran backwards. The mountains danced like rams, the hills like lambs.”

6 Heharim ֶ ה ָ ה רִ י ם —What’s put you all a-jitter tirkedu che’eilim תִּרְ קְ דוּ כְאֵילִ ים !You mountains jump like rams geva’ot גְּ בָ ע וֹ ת ,What’s put you all a-skitter 1 ?kivnei tzon כִּ בְ ֵנ י ־ צ ֹא ן ?Hills gambolling like lambs 7 2 Milifnei Adon ◊ ◊ מִ לִּ פְ ֵנ י אָ ד וֹ ן At the presence of the Boss ,chuli aretz חוּלִ י אָרֶ ץ The fearful earth will shiver milifnei מִ לִּ פְ ֵנ י ,At theSPS presence of the Boss —Elo’ah Ya’akov אֱלוֹהַּ יַעֲ קֹ ב .God of Jacob, it will quiver 8 Ha’hofchi hatzur הַ הֹפְכִ י הַ צּוּר God made a pool of water ,agam mayim אֲ ַג ם ־ מָ יִ ם ;From rock that flanked a mountain Chalamish חַ ָ לּ מִ י שׁ That brittle flinty stone 3 .lemay’no mayim לְ מַ עְ יְ נ וֹ ־ מָ יִ ם .Became a running fountain ______Psalm 115: 1-11 ______Omit on Rosh Chodesh. 1 Lo lanu, Adonai, lo lanu לֹא לָ נוּ יהוה לֹא לָ נוּ Not for us, God, not for us, Sample ki leshimcha ten kavod כִּ י־לְשִׁמְ � תֵּ ן כָּ בוֹד ,but for the sake of your name give glory al chasd’cha al amitecha עַ ל ־ חַ סְ דְּ � עַ ל ־ אֲ מִ תֶּ � .for the sake of your kindness and truth 2 ,lama yomru hagoyim לָ מָּ ה י ֹא מְ ר וּ הַ גּ וֹ יִ ם ,Why should the other nations say of us ”?Ayeh na eloheihem“ אַ יֵּה־נָ א אֱ �הֵ יהֶ ם ”?Where is their God“ 3 ,vEloheinu vashamayim וֵ א � הֵ י נ וּ בַ שָּׁ מָ יִ ם When our God is in heaven .kol asher chafetz asah כֹּ ל אֲ שֶׁ ר ־ חָ פֵ ץ עָ שָׂ ה ?doing whatever God wishes 4 ,Atzabayhem kesef vezahav עֲ צַ בֵּ י הֶ ם כֶּ סֶ ף וְ ָז הָ ב ,Their idols are silver and gold 4 .Ma’aseh yedei adam מַ עֲ שֵׂ ה יְ דֵ י אָ דָ ם .work of human hands

1 “What’s wrong, sea, that you run away? / Jordan, that you turn back? / Mountains, that you dance like rams? / Hills, like lambs?” 2 “Adon” in Hebrew is for someone in charge; in our society, that’s the Boss. 3 “Before God, dance, O earth, / Before the God of Jacob, / Who turned the rock into a pool of water, / The flinty rock into a fountain.” 4 This psalm brings to mind the Midrashic story of young Abram, later Abraham. His father (the story goes) made a living selling idols. One day, Abram smashed most of the idols in the shop, leaving one statue to hold the hammer. Dad was angry; Abram blamed the idol. “That’s ridiculous,” said Dad, “they’re just stone.” “In that case,” says Abram, “how can you sell them and let people pray to them?”

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5 ,Peh lahem velo yedaberu פֶּ ה־לָהֶ ם וְ לֹא יְדַ בֵּ רוּ ;They have a mouth but cannot speak .einayim lahem velo yir’u עֵינַיִם לָהֶ ם וְ לֹא יִרְ אוּ .eyes, but they cannot see 6 ,Oznayim lahem velo yishma’u אָ זְנַיִ ם לָהֶ ם וְ לֹא יִשְׁ מָ עוּ ;They have ears, but they can’t hear .af lahem velo yerichun אַ ף לָהֶ ם וְ לֹא יְרִ יחוּן —a nose, but they can’t smell 7 ,Yedeihem velo yemishun יְדֵ יהֶ ם וְ לֹא יְמִ ישׁוּן ;hands, but they can’t feel ,ragleihem velo yehalechu רַ גְלֵ יהֶ ם וְ לֹא יְהַ לֵּ כוּ ;feet, but they can’t walk .lo yeh’gu bigronam לֹא־יֶהְ גּוּ בִּ גְרוֹנָם .they can’tSPS make a sound with their throat 8 ,Kemohem yih’yu oseihem כְּ מוֹהֶ ם יִהְ יוּ עֹשֵׂ יהֶ ם ,Their makers are like the idols they make .kol asher bote’ach bahem כֹּ ל אֲ שֶׁ ר ־ בֹּ טֵ חַ בָּ הֶ ם .and so are all who rely on them 9 ,Yisra’el b’tach bAdonai ◊ ◊ יִשְׂרָ אֵ ל בְּטַ ח בַּ יהוה .But Israel relies on God .ezram umaginam hu עֶזְרָ ם וּמָ גִ נָּם הוּא .God is their help and their shield 10 ,Beit Aharon bit’chu bAdonai בֵּ ית אַ הֲרֹן בִּטְ חוּ בַ יהוה ;Aaron’s house trusts in God .ezram umaginam hu עֶזְרָ ם וּמָ גִ נָּם הוּא .God is their help and their shield 11 ,Yir’ei Adonai bit’chu vAdonai יִרְ אֵ י יהוה בִּטְ חוּ בַ יהוה ;Those who fear God trust in God .ezram umaginam hu עֶזְרָ ם וּמָ גִ נָּם הוּא God is their help and their shield. Sample ______Psalm 115: 12-181 ______12 —Adonai zecharanu; yevarech יהוה זְכָרָ נוּ יְבָרֵ � —God has remembered us and will bless ,yevarech et beit Yisra’el יְבָ רֵ � אֶ ת־בֵּ ית יִשְׂ רָ אֵ ל ,will bless the house of Israel ,yevarech et beit Aharon יְבָ רֵ � אֶ ת־בֵּ ית אַ הֲרֹן ,will bless the house of Aaron 13 ,yevarech yir’ei Adonai יְבָרֵ � יִרְ אֵ י יהוה ,God will bless those who fear God .haktanim im hagdolim הַ קְּ טַ נִּ י ם עִ ם ־ הַ גְּ ֹד לִ י ם .both small and great 14 ,Yosef Adonai aleichem יֹ סֵ ף יהוה עֲלֵ יכֶ ם ,God will give you more .aleichem ve’al beneichem עֲ לֵ י כֶ ם וְ עַ ל ־בְּ נֵ י כֶ ם .you and your children 15 ,Beruchim atem lAdonai בְּ רוּכִ ים אַתֶּ ם לַ יהוה ,You’ll be blessed by God .oseh shamayim va’aretz עֹ שֵׂ ה שָׁ מַ יִ ם וָ אָ רֶ ץ .the maker of heaven and earth 16 ,Hashamayim shamayim lAdonai ◊ ◊ הַ שָּׁ מַ יִ ם שָׁ מַ יִ ם לַ יהוה ,Heaven is for God 1 .veha’aretz natan livnei adam וְ הָ אָ רֶ ץ נָ תַ ן לִ בְ ֵנ י ־ אָ דָ ם .who gave the earth to people

1 How is this related to the beginning of Psalm 115? The first part speaks of our trust in God; this part speaks of God fulfilling that trust. The first part contrasts inanimate idols with the living God; this part contrasts the dead, who cannot praise God, with us, who live and praise God.

17 ,Lo hametim yehal’lu Yah ל ֹא הַ מֵּ תִ י ם יְ הַ לְ ל וּ ָי הּ ,Dead people don’t hail God .velo kol yordei dumah וְ ל ֹא כָּ ל ־ יֹרְ דֵ י ד וּ מָ ה .nor do those who have gone down to silence 18 Va’anachnu nevarech Yah וַאֲ נַחְ נוּ נְ בָרֵ � יָהּ But we will bless God me’atah ve’ad olam מֵ עַ תָּ ה וְ עַ ד ־ ע וֹ לָ ם .from now on and forever .Halleluyah הַ לְ ל וּ ָי הּ !Halleluyah ______Psalm 116: 1-11 ______SPS Omit on Rosh Chodesh. 1 Ahavti ki yishma Adonai אָ הַ בְ תִּ י כִּ י ־ ִ י שְׁ מַ ע יהוה I love it when God hears ,et koli tachanunai אֶ ת־קוֹלִ י תַּ חֲנוּנָי .my voice, my prayers 2 ki hita ozno li כִּ י ־ הִ טָּ ה אָ ְ ז נ וֹ לִ י ,For God bent an ear to me .uv’yamai ekra וּ ְ ב ָי ַ מ י ֶ א ְ ק רָ א .so I’ll call on God all my days 3 ,Afafuni chevlei mavet אֲ פָ פ וּ נִ י חֶ בְ לֵ י ־ מָ וֶ ת ,The bonds of death had tied me .um’tzarei She’ol m’tza’uni וּ מְ צָ רֵ י שְׁ א וֹ ל מְ צָ א וּ נִ י ;the narrow grave had found me .tzara veyagon emtza צָרָ ה וְ יָגוֹן אֶמְ צָ א .I had come to grief and trouble 4 ,Uv’shem Adonai ekra וּ בְ שֵׁ ם ־ י ה וה אֶקְרָ א So I called in the name of God, Sample ”!Ana Adonai, malta nafshi“ אָ נָּה יהוה מַלְּטָ ה נַפְשִׁ י ”!God, please! Save my soul“ 5 ,Chanun Adonai vetzadik חַ נּ וּ ן י ה ו ה ְ ו ַ צ דִּ י ק ,God is gentle and righteous ;vEloheinu merachem וֵא�הֵ ינוּ מְרַ חֵ ם .and our God acts kindly 6 ,shomer peta’im Adonai שֹׁמֵ ר פְּ תָאִ ים יהוה ;God guards the simple .daloti veli yehoshi’a דַּ לּוֹתִ י וְלִ י יְהוֹשִׁ יעַ .I was down, but God saved me 7 Shuvi nafshi limnuchaychi שׁ וּ בִ י ַנ פְ שִׁ י לִ מְ נ וּ חָ יְ כִ י ,O my soul, return and rest ,ki Adonai gamal alaychi כִּ י ־ י ה וה גָּמַ ל עָלָיְכִ י because God has been kind to you 8 ,ki chilatzta nafshi mimavet כִּ י חִ לַּ צְ תָּ ַנ פְ שִׁ י מִ מָּ ֶו ת ,and has saved my soul from death ,et eini min dim’a אֶ ת ־ עֵ ינִ י מִ ן ־דִּ מְ עָ ה ,my eyes from weeping .et ragli midechi אֶ ת־רַ גְלִ י מִדֶּ חִ י .and my legs from failing 9 Et’halech lifnei Adonai אֶתְ הַלֵּ � לִפְ נֵי יהוה I’ll walk before God .be’artzot hachayim בְּאַרְ צוֹת הַחַיִּ ים .in the lands of the living

1 “The heavens are the heavens of God, and God gave the earth to the children of Adam.”

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10 ,He’emanti ki adaber ◊ ◊ הֶ אֱ מַ נְ תִּ י כִּ י ֲא דַ בֵּ ר ,I kept my faith even when I said ”.Ani aniti me’od“ ֲא ִ נ י ָ ע ִ נ י תִ י מְ ֹ א ד ”.I’m really suffering“ 11 ,Ani amarti vechofzi אֲנִ י אָמַרְ תִּ י בְחָפְ זִי ,I said in my haste 1 ”.Kol ha’adam kozev“ כָּ ל ־ הָ אָ דָ ם כֹּ זֵ ב ”.All people are liars“ ______Psalm 116: 12-192 ______12 Mah ashiv lAdonai מָ ה־אָשִׁ יב לַ יהוה What can I do for God, in return ?kol tagmulohi alay כָּ ל־תַּ גְמוּלוֹהִ י עָלָ י ?for all thatSPS God has done for me 13 Kos yeshu’ot esah כּוֹס־יְ שׁוּעוֹת אֶשָּׂ א ,I’ll raise the cup of salvation .uv’shem Adonai ekra וּבְ שֵׁ ם יהוה אֶקְרָ א .and I’ll call on the name of God 14 Nedarai lAdonai ashalem נְ דָ רַ י לַ י ה ו ה אֲ שַׁ לֵּ ם I’ll pay off my pledges to God .negda na lechol amo נֶ גְדָ ה ־נָּ א לְ כָ ל־עַ מּוֹ .in front of all God’s people 15 Yakar be’einei Adonai יָקָ ר בְּ עֵינֵי יהוה God sets a high price on .hamavtah lachasidav הַ מָּ וְ תָ ה לַ חֲ סִ ידָ י ו .the death of those God loves 16 ,Ana Adonai ki ani avdecha אָ נָּה יהוה כִּ י־אֲנִ י עַבְדֶּ � ,God, I am your servant —ani avd’cha, ben amatecha ֲא נִ י ־ עַ בְ דְּ � בֶּ ן ־ אֲ מָ תֶ � your servant, the child of your handmaid— Sample .pitachta lemoseray פִּ תַּ חְ תָּ לְ מ וֹ סֵ רָ י .so you have unshackled me 17 Lecha ezbach zevach todah לְ � ־ אֶ זְ בַּ ח ֶז בַ ח תּ וֹדָ ה I’ll bring you thank-offerings .uv’shem Adonai ekra וּבְ שֵׁ ם יהוה אֶקְרָ א .and I’ll call on the name of God 18 Nedarai lAdonai ashalem נְ דָ רַ י לַ י ה ו ה אֲ שַׁ לֵּ ם I’ll pay off my pledges to God .negda na lechol amo נֶ גְדָ ה ־נָּ א לְ כָ ל־עַ מּוֹ ,in front of all God’s people 19 ,Bechatzrot beit Adonai ◊ ◊ בְּחַצְ רוֹת בֵּ ית יהוה ,in the courts of God’s Temple ,betochechi Yerushalayim בְּ ת וֹ כֵ כִ י יְ ר וּ שָׁ לָ ִ ם .in your center, O Jerusalem !Halleluyah הַ לְ ל וּ ָי הּ !Halleluyah

1 The sense could be: “Even when I was suffering, and God seemed to have abandoned me, I trusted him. But as for people, I could see pretty quickly that they’re not reliable.” 2 How does this follow from the first part of the psalm? The psalmist resolves to be as reliable toward God as God has been toward him or her.

______Psalm 117 ______1 ,Halelu et Adonai kol goyim ◊ ◊ הַלְ לוּ אֶ ת־יהוה כָּ ל־גּוֹיִם ;Hail God, all you nations ;shab’chuhu kol ha’umim שַׁ בְּ ח וּ ה וּ כָּ ל ־ הָ אֻ מִּ י ם .praise God, all you peoples 2 ,ki gavar aleinu chasdo כִּ י גָבַ ר עָלֵ ינוּ חַסְ דּוֹ ,For God’s kindness has overwhelmed us !ve’emet Adonai le’olam. Halleluyah וֶאֱמֶ ת־יהוה לְ עוֹלָ ם הַלְ לוּיָהּ .and God’s truth, forever. Halleluyah ______Psalm 118: 1-4 ______SPSThe prayer leader recites the verses in black, and the congregation responds with the grey verses 1 ;Hodu lAdonai ki tov הוֹדוּ לַ יהוה כִּ י־טוֹב ;God is good, so we give thanks ”.Ki le’olam chasdo“ כִּ י לְ עוֹלָ ם חַסְ דּוֹ .God’s kindness is unlimited ;Hodu lAdonai ki tov הוֹדוּ לַ יהוה כִּ י־טוֹב ;God is good, so we give thanks ”.Ki le’olam chasdo“ כִּ י לְ עוֹלָ ם חַסְ דּוֹ .God’s kindness is unlimited 2 ,Yomar nah Yisra’el יֹאמַר־נָא יִשְׂ רָ אֵל ;Let this be sung by Israel’s ranks ”.Ki le’olam chasdo“ כִּ י לְ עוֹלָ ם חַסְ דּוֹ .God’s kindness is unlimited ;Hodu lAdonai ki tov הוֹדוּ לַ יהוה כִּ י־טוֹב ;God is good, so we give thanks ”.Ki le’olam chasdo“ כִּ י לְ עוֹלָ ם חַסְ דּוֹ .God’s kindness is unlimited 3 Sample :Yom’ru nah veit Aharon י ֹא מְ ר וּ ־ ָנ א בֵ י ת ־ אַ הֲ רֹ ן :Let Aaron’s children join the chorus ”.Ki le’olam chasdo“ כִּ י לְ עוֹלָ ם חַסְ דּוֹ .God’s kindness is unlimited ;Hodu lAdonai ki tov הוֹדוּ לַ יהוה כִּ י־טוֹב ;God is good, so we give thanks ”.Ki le’olam chasdo“ כִּ י לְ עוֹלָ ם חַסְ דּוֹ .God’s kindness is unlimited 4 Yom’ru nah yir’ei Adonai יֹאמְ רוּ־נָא יִרְ אֵ י יהוה ,Revere and praise what God does for us ”.Ki le’olam chasdo“ כִּ י לְ עוֹלָ ם חַסְ דּוֹ .God’s kindness is unlimited ;Hodu lAdonai ki tov הוֹדוּ לַ יהוה כִּ י־טוֹב ;God is good, so we give thanks ”.Ki le’olam chasdo“ כִּ י לְ עוֹלָ ם חַסְ דּוֹ .God’s kindness is unlimited ______Psalm 118: 5-20 ______5 Min hametzar karati Yah מִ ן ־ הַ מֵּ צַ ר קָ רָ א תִ י ָי הּ ;Bound in chains, I called on God anani vamer’chav Yah עָ ָנ נִ י בַ מֶּ רְ חָ ב ָי הּ .God answered me with liberty 6 ;Adonai li lo ira יהוה לִ י לֹא אִירָ א ;God is on my side, so I won’t worry ?mah ya’aseh li adam מַ ה ־ יַּ עֲ שֶׂ ה לִ י אָ דָ ם ?what can a person do to me 7 ,Adonai li be’ozrai יהוה לִ י בְּ עֹזְרָ י ,God is on my side, with my friends .va’ani er’eh v’son’ai וַאֲנִ י אֶרְ אֶ ה בְ שֹׂ נְ אָ י .so I can face my enemies

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8 Tov lachasot bAdonai טוֹב לַחֲסוֹת בַּ יהוה It’s better to trust God .mibto’ach ba’adam מִ בְּ טֹ חַ בָּ אָ דָ ם .than rely on people 9 Tov lachasot bAdonai טוֹב לַחֲסוֹת בַּ יהוה It’s better to trust God .mibto’ach bindivim מִ בְּ ֹט חַ בִּ נְ דִ י בִ י ם .than rely on princes 10 ;Kol goyim s’vavuni כָּ ל־גּוֹיִם סְבָבוּנִ י ;All the nations surrounded me .beshem Adonai ki amilam בְּ שֵׁ ם יהוה כִּ י אֲמִ ילַ ם .in the name of God I cut them down 11 ;Sabuni gam s’vavuni סַבּוּנִ י גַם־סְבָ בוּנִ י ;They wereSPS all around me, hordes of them .beshem Adonai ki amilam בְּ שֵׁ ם יהוה כִּ י אֲמִ ילַ ם .in the name of God I cut them down 12 ;Sabuni chidvorim סַבּוּנִ י כִדְ בוֹרִ ים ;They swarmed like bees ;do’achu ke’esh kotzim דֹּעֲכוּ כְּאֵ שׁ קוֹצִ ים ;they are quenched like a fire of thorns .beshem Adonai ki amilam בְּ שֵׁ ם יהוה כִּ י ֲא מִ י ַ ל ם .in the name of God I cut them down 13 ,Dacho d’chitani linpol דַּ חֹה דְ חִ יתַנִ י לִ נְ פֹּל ,You pushed and pushed me to make me fall .vAdonai azarani ַו יהוה ֲע ָז רָ ִ נ י .but God helped me 14 ,Ozi vezimrat Yah עָ זִּ י וְ זִ מְ רָ ת יָ הּ ,God is my strength and my song .vay’hi li lishu’ah וַ יְ הִ י־לִ י לִ ישׁוּעָ ה and this has been my salvation. Sample 15 Kol rina viyshu’ah קוֹל רִ נָּה וִ ישׁוּעָה There’s a cry of joy and salvation :be’oholei tzadikim בְּ אָ הֳ לֵ י צַדִּ י קִ י ם :in the tents of the righteous ,Yemin Adonai osah chayil“ ְ י מִ י ן יהוה עֹ שָׂ ה חָ יִ ל God’s right hand is valiant“ 16 ,yemin Adonai romemah ְ י מִ י ן יהוה ר וֹ מֵ מָ ה ,God’s right hand is lifted up ”.yemin Adonai osah chayil ְ י מִ י ן יהוה עֹ שָׂ ה חָ יִ ל ”.God’s right hand is valiant 17 Lo amut ki echyeh ל ֹא אָ מ וּ ת כִּ י ־ אֶ חְ יֶ ה I’m not going to die, but live ;va’asaper ma’asei Yah וַ אֲ סַ פֵּ ר מַ עֲ שֵׂ י ָי הּ .and tell what God has done 18 Yasor yisrani Yah יַסֹּר יִסְּרַ נִּ י יָּהּ ,God punished me severely .velamavet lo netanani וְ לַ מָּ וֶ ת ל ֹא נְ תָ ָנ נִ י .but didn’t give me over to death 19 ,Pit’chu li sha’arey tzedek פִּ תְ ח וּ ־לִ י שַׁ עֲרֵ י ־ צֶ דֶ ק ;Open the gates of righteousness .avo vam odeh Yah אָ ב ֹא ־ בָ ם א וֹדֶ ה ָי הּ .I will enter and thank God 20 Zeh hasha’ar lAdonai זֶה־הַשַּׁעַ ר לַ יהוה ;This is the gate to God .tzadikim yavo’u vo צַדִּ יקִ ים יָבֹאוּ בוֹ .the righteous will enter it

______Psalm 118: 21-24 ______Od’cha ki anitani ◊ ◊ אוֹדְ � כִּ י עֲנִיתָ נִי I thank you for answering me 21 .vat’hi li li’shu’ah וַ תְּ הִ י ־לִ י לִ ישׁ וּ עָ ה .and being my salvation Od’cha ki anitani אוֹדְ � כִּ י עֲנִ יתָנִ י I thank you for answering me .vat’hi li li’shu’ah וַתְּהִ י־לִ י לִ ישׁוּעָה .and being my salvation 22 Even ma’asu habonim אֶ בֶ ן מָ אֲ ס וּ הַ בּ וֹ נִ י ם —That block—it’s now the keystone .haytah lerosh pinah הָ ְ י תָ ה לְ ר ֹא שׁ פִּ ָנּ ה .was rejectedSPS by the mason Even ma’asu habonim אֶ בֶ ן מָ אֲ ס וּ הַ בּ וֹ נִ י ם —That block—it’s now the keystone .haytah lerosh pinah הָ יְ תָ ה לְ ר ֹא שׁ פִּ ָנּ ה .was rejected by the mason 23 ;Me’et Adonai haytah zot מֵאֵ ת יהוה הָ יְתָ ה זֹּאת ;This success has come from God .hi niflat be’eineinu הִ יא נִפְ לָ את בְּ עֵינֵינוּ .to us, it seems miraculous ;Me’et Adonai haytah zot מֵאֵ ת יהוה הָ יְתָ ה זֹּאת ;This success has come from God .hi niflat be’eineinu הִ יא נִפְ לָ את בְּ עֵינֵינוּ .to us, it seems miraculous 24 ;Zeh hayom asah Adonai זֶה־הַ יּוֹם עָשָׂ ה יהוה ,This is the day that God has made .nagilah venismechah vo ָנ גִ י לָ ה וְ נִ שְׂ מְ חָ ה ב וֹ a day of joy and happiness! Sample ;Zeh hayom asah Adonai זֶה־הַ יּוֹם עָשָׂ ה יהוה ,This is the day that God has made .nagilah venismechah vo ָנ גִ י לָ ה וְ נִ שְׂ מְ חָ ה ב וֹ !a day of joy and happiness ______Psalm 118: 25 ______The prayer leader recites the verses in black, and the congregation responds with the grey verses. 25 ;Ana Adonai hoshiah na אָ נָּ א יהוה הוֹשִׁ יעָ ה נָּא ;Please, God, save us ;Ana Adonai hoshiah na אָ נָּא יהוה הוֹשִׁ יעָה נָּא ;Please, God, save us .Ana Adonai hoshiah na אָ נָּ א יהוה הוֹשִׁ יעָ ה נָּא .Please, God, save us .Ana Adonai hoshiah na אָ נָּא יהוה הוֹשִׁ יעָה נָּא .Please, God, save us ;Ana Adonai hatzlichah na אָ נָּ א יהוה הַ צְ לִ י חָ ה נָּ א ;Please, God, grant us success ;Ana Adonai hatzlichah na אָ נָּא יהוה הַצְלִ יחָ ה נָּא ;Please, God, grant us success .Ana Adonai hatzlichah na אָ נָּ א יהוה הַ צְ לִ י חָ ה ָנּ א ;Please, God, grant us success .Ana Adonai hatzlichah na אָ נָּא יהוה הַצְלִ יחָ ה נָּא .Please, God, grant us success

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______Psalm 118: 26-29 ______26 1 ;Baruch haba beshem Adonay בָּ רוּ� הַבָּ א בְּ שֵׁ ם יהוה ;Welcome, in God’s name .berachnuchem mibeit Adonay בֵּרַ כְ נוּכֶ ם מִ בֵּ ית יהוה .we bless you from God’s temple ;Baruch haba beshem Adonay בָּ רוּ� הַבָּ א בְּ שֵׁ ם יהוה ;Welcome, in God’s name .berachnuchem mibeit Adonay בֵּרַ כְ נוּכֶ ם מִ בֵּ ית יהוה .we bless you from God’s temple 27 ;El Adonay vaya’er lanu אֵ ל יהוה וַיָּאֶ ר לָ נוּ ;God is the ruler who shines light upon us 2 isru chag ba’avotim אִסְ רוּ־חַ ג בַּ עֲבֹתִ ים bind the SPSfestive sacrifice with ropes .ad karnot hamizbe’ach עַ ד ־ קַ רְ נ וֹ ת הַ מִּ זְ בֵּ חַ .to the horns of the altar ;El Adonay vaya’er lanu אֵ ל יהוה וַיָּאֶ ר לָ נוּ ;God is the ruler who shines light upon us isru chag ba’avotim אִסְ רוּ־חַ ג בַּ עֲבֹתִ ים bind the festive sacrifice with ropes .ad karnot hamizbe’ach עַ ד ־ קַ רְ נ וֹ ת הַ מִּ זְ בֵּ חַ .to the horns of the altar 28 ,Eli ata ve’odekah אֵ לִ י אַ תָּ ה וְ אוֹדֶ ךָּ ,You are my God and I will thank you .Elohai arom’mekah אֱ � הַ י אֲ ר וֹ מְ מֶ ךָּ .my ruler and I will exalt you ,Eli ata ve’odekah אֵ לִ י אַ תָּ ה וְ אוֹדֶ ךָּ ,You are my God and I will thank you .Elohai arom’mekah אֱ � הַ י אֲ ר וֹ מְ מֶ ךָּ .my ruler and I will exalt you 29 Sample ,Hodu lAdonai ki tov הוֹדוּ לַ יהוה כִּ י־טוֹב ,Thank God, for God is good .ki le’olam chasdo כִּ י לְ עוֹלָ ם חַסְ דּוֹ .for God’s kindness lasts forever ,Hodu lAdonai ki tov הוֹדוּ לַ יהוה כִּ י־טוֹב ,Thank God, for God is good .ki le’olam chasdo כִּ י לְ עוֹלָ ם חַסְ דּוֹ .for God’s kindness lasts forever

”.means “welcome” today, but literally it means “Blessed is the one who comes בָּ ר וּ � הַ בָּ א 1 2 It doesn’t sound like a festive occasion for the sacrifice, does it?

______Final Blessing ______To finish Hallel, we say this blessing silently; the leader concludes it aloud. Yehalelucha Adonai Eloheinu יְ הַ לְ ל וּ � יי אֱ � הֵ י נ וּ ,Let all your works praise you, ruling God ,kol ma’asecha, vachasidecha כָּ ל-מַעֲשֶׂ י� וַחֲסִ ידֶ י� ,with your devoted ones ,tzadikim, osei retzonecha צַדִּ יקִ ים עוֹשֵׂ י רְ צוֹנֶ� ;the righteous people who do your will vechol amcha beit Yisra’el וְ כָ ל- עַ מְּ � בֵּ י ת יְ שְׁ רָ אֵ ל ,and let all your people, the house of Israel berinah yodu vivar’chu בְּרִ נָּה יוֹדוּ וִ יבָרְ כוּ ,joyfullySPS thank and bless vishabchu vifa’aru וִ י שַׁ בְּ ח וּ וִ י פָ אֲ ר וּ ,praise and glorify viromemu veya’aritzu וִ ירוֹמְ מוּ וְ יַעֲרִ יצוּ ,exalt and revere veyakdishu veyamlichu וְ יַקְדִּ ישׁוּ וְ יַמְ לִ יכוּ sanctify and empower ,et shimcha malkenu אֶ ת-שִׁמְ � מַלְכֵּנוּ ,your name, O our ruler ,ki lecha tov lehodot ◊ ◊ כִּ י לְ� טוֹב לְהוֹדוֹת for it is good to thank you ,uleshimcha na’eh lezamer וּ לְ שִׁ מְ � נָ אֶ ה לְ זַ מֵּ ר ,and fitting to sing to your name ki me’olam ad olam כִּ י מֵ עוֹלָם עַ ד עוֹלָם because forever and ever .atah El אַ תָּ ה אֵ ל .you are God ,Baruch atah Adonai בָּ רוּ� אַתָּ ה יי We bless you, God, Sample melech mehulal batishbachot. Amen מֶ לֶ� מְ הֻלָּל בַּתִּשְׁ בָּ חוֹת אָ מֵ ן .sovereign hailed with praises

On Rosh Chodesh, continue with Full Kaddish, page 265, then the Torah service, page 113 and musaf.

On Chanukah (not Rosh Chodesh) or Yom Ha’Atzma’ut, continue with Half Kaddish, page 264, then the Torah service, page 113.

On Yom Yerushalayi m, continue with Half Kaddish, page 264, then Ashrei, page124.

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Haftarah Blessings for Fast Day Afternoons ______Blessing Before the Haftarah1 ______Baruch atah Adonai בָּ ר֨ וּ� אַ תָּ ֤ ה יי֙ ,We bless you, God ,Eloheinu melech ha’olam אֱ �הֵ֨ ינוּ֨ מֶ ֣ לֶ � הָ ֔עוֹלָ ם ,our God, ruler of the universe asher bachar אֲשֶׁ ֤ ר בָּ חַ ר֙ who chose bin’vi’im tovim בִּ נְ בִ י א֣ ִ י ם ט וֹ ֔בִ י ם ,good prophets veratzah vedivreihem וְ רָ צ֥ ָ ה בְ דִ בְ רֵ י ה֖ ֶ ם ,and acceptedSPS their words .hane’emarim be’emet הַ נֶּ אֱ מָרִ ֥ ים בֶּ אֶ מֶ ֑ ת .which were spoken in truth Baruch atah Adonai בָּ ר֨ וּ � אַ תָּ֝ ה יי֗ ,We bless you, God Baruch hu uvaruch shemo בָּרוּ� הוּא וּבָרוּ� שְׁ מוֹ !Blessed be God, blessed be God's name habocher baTorah הַ בּוֹחֵ ֤ ר בַּ תּוֹרָ ה֙ ,who chooses Torah uveMoshe avdo וּ בְ מ שֶׁ ֣ ה ﬠַ בְ דּ֔ וֹ ,your servant Moses uveYisra’el amo וּ בְ ִ י שְׂ רָ אֵ ֣ ל ַ ﬠ מּ֔ וֹ ,and your people Israel uvin’vi’ei ha’emet vatzedek. Amen וּבִ נְבִ יא֥ ֵי הָאֶמֶ֖ת וָצֽ ֶדֶ ק אָ מֵ ן .and prophets of truth and justice Sample ______Blessings after the Haftarah ______1. Confidence of God’s Promise Baruch atah Adonai בָּ רוּ� אַתָּ ה יי ,We bless you, God ,Eloheinu melech ha’olam אֱ�הֵ ינוּ מֶ לֶ� הָ עוֹלָם ,our God who rules forever tzur kol ha’olamim צוּר כָּל- הָ ע ֹו ָ ל מִ י ם ,rock of all worlds tzadik bechol hadorot צַ דִּ י ק בְּ ָ כ ל-הַ דּוֹ רוֹ ת ,righteous in every age ,ha’El hane’eman הָ אֵ ל הַ ֶ נּ אֱ מָ ן ,the faithful God ha’omer ve’oseh הָ אוֹמֵ ר וְ עוֹשֶׂ ה ,who says and who does ham’daber um’kayem הַ מְ דַ בֵּ ר וּ מְ קַ ֵיּ ם ,who speaks and fulfills .shekol devarav emet vatzedek שֶׁ כָּ ל-דְּ בָרָ יו אֶמֶ ת וָצֶדֶ ק .whose every word is true and just

1 The Haftarah is a reading from the Prophets; its origin is uncertain, but many agree that it was added at a time has connotations of both הפטרה when the civil authorities forbade the reading of the Torah. The Hebrew word “start” and “stop”!

Ne’eman atah hu נֶאֱמָ ן אַתָּ ה הוּא ,Faithful are you Adonai Eloheinu יי אֱ � הֵ י נ וּ ,ruling God vene’emanim devarecha וְנֶאֱמָ נִים דְ בָרֶ י� ;and faithful are your words vedavar echad mid’varecha וְ דָ בָ ר אֶ חָ ד מִ דְּ בָ רֶ י � and no single word of yours achor lo yashuv reikam אָחוֹר �א יָשׁוּב רֵ יקָ ם will come back unfulfilled 1 ki El melech כִּ י אֵ ל מֶ לֶ� ,for you are the ruling God :ne’eman verachaman atah נֶאֱמָ ן וְרַ חֲמָ ן אָתָּ ה :faithfulSPS and merciful baruch atah Adonai בָּ רוּ� אַתָּ ה יי ,blessed are you, God Baruch hu uvaruch shemo בָּ רוּ� הוּא וּבָ רוּ� שְׁ מוֹ !Blessed be God, blessed be God's name ha’El hane’eman bechol devarav. Amen הָ אֵ ל הָ ֶנּ אֱ מָ ן בְּ כָ ל- דְ בָ רָ י ו אָ מֵ ן .the God who is faithful in every word ______2. Zion ______Rachem al Tziyon רַ חֵ ם עַ ל צִ יּוֹן Take pity on Zion ki hi beit chayeinu כִּ י הִ יא בֵּ ית חַ יֵּינוּ ;for that is the foundation of our life vela’aluvat nefesh וְ לַ עֲ ל וּ בַ ת נֶ פֶ שׁ and for the humiliated spirit2 .toshi’a bimherah veyameinu תּוֹשִׁ יעַ בִּמְ הֵרָ ה בְ יָמֵ ינוּ bring salvation quickly, in our days. Sample Baruch atah Adonai בָּ רוּ� אַתָּ ה יי We bless you, ruler Baruch hu uvaruch shemo בָּ רוּ� הוּא וּבָ רוּ� שְׁ מוֹ !Blessed be God, blessed be God's name mesame’ach Tziyon bevaneha. Amen מְ שַׂ מֵּ חַ צִ יּ ֹ ו ן בְּ בָ ֶ נ י הָ אָ מֵ ן .who makes Zion happy with her children ______3. The Messianic Era ______Samchenu Adonai Eloheinu שַׂ מְּ חֵ נ וּ יי אֱ � הֵ י נ וּ ,Make us happy, ruling God BeEliyahu Hanavi avdecha בְּ אֵ לִ ָיּ ה וּ הַ ָנּ בִ י א עַ בְ דֶּ � ,through Elijah the prophet, your servant uvemalchut beit David וּבְמַלְכוּת בֵּ ית דָּוִ ד ,and with the rule of David’s line meshichecha מְ שִׁ י חֶ � your anointed king3 bimherah yavoh veyagel libeinu בִּמְ הֵרָ ה יָבֹא וְ יָגֵל לִבֵּ נוּ .let it come soon and delight our hearts— al kis’o lo yeshev zar עַ ל- כִּ סְ א ֹו � א-יֵשֶׁ ב זָר ,May no stranger sit on his throne

1 “And not one word of your words will come back empty.” 2 “The humiliated spirit” is Zion and by extension the Jewish people, humiliated time and again by the blows of history; yet this also gives voice to the personal anguish of those of us who face trouble and sorrow in our daily lives. 3 By Jewish tradition, Elijah will herald the approach of the Messiah, and the Messiah will be descended from David’s royal line.

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velo yin’chalu od acherim et kevodo וְ �א יִנְחֲ לוּ עוֹד אֲחֵרִ ים אֶ ת-כְּ בוֹ דוֹ .and let no others inherit his glory ki veshem kodshecha nishbata lo כִּ י בְ שֵׁ ם קָ דְ שְׁ � ִ נ שְׁ בַּ עְ תָּ ל ֹו For in your holy name you promised him shelo yichbeh nero שֶׁ �א יִכְבֶּ ה נֵרוֹ that his light would not be snuffed out .le’olam va’ed לְעוֹלָם וָעֶ ד .forever and ever Baruch atah Adonai בָּ רוּ� אַתָּ ה יי ,Blessed are you, God Baruch hu uvaruch shemo בָּ רוּ� הוּא וּבָ רוּ� שְׁ מוֹ !Blessed be God, blessed be God's name magen David. Amen מָ גֵן דָּוִ ד אָ מֵ ן .who protectsSPS David

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Amidah Additions Passages added to the amidah on infrequent occasions are in this section. ______Ya’aleh VeYavo ▪ יַ עֲ לֶ ה וְ יָ בֹ א ▪ Think of Us ______On Rosh Chodesh, we add this section to the Temple Service blessing. Eloheinu אֱ � הֵ י נ וּ Our God , velohei avoteinu וֵ א � הֵ י אֲ בוֹתֵ ינוּ ,and God of our ancestors ya’aleh veyavo veyagi’a יַ עֲ לֶ ה וְ יָ בֹ א וְ יַ גִּ י עַ ,may SPSthere rise, approach and reach you veyera’eh veyeratzeh veyishama וְ ֵי רָ אֶ ה וְ ֵי רָ צֶ ה וְ ִ י שָּׁ מַ ע ,be seen, favored, and heard veyipaked veyizacher וְ יִ פָּ קֵ ד וְיִזָּכֵר —noticed and remembered ,zichronenu ufikdonenu זִ כְ ר וֹ נֵ נ וּ וּ פִ קְ דּ ֹ ו ֵנ נ וּ ,thoughts and memories of us , vezichron avoteinu וְ זִ כְ ר וֹ ן אֲ בוֹתֵ ינוּ ,and of our ancestors vezichron Mashiach וְ זִ כְ ר וֹ ן מָ שִׁ י חַ of the Messiah ,ben David avdecha בֶּ ן דָּ וִ ד עַ בְ דֶּ � ,(your servant David’s descendant) vezichron Yerushalayim וְ זִ כְ ר וֹ ן יְ רוּשָׁ לַ יִ ם of Jerusalem ,ir kodshecha עִ י ר קָ דְ שֶׁ � your holy city, Sample vezichron kol am’cha וְ זִ כְ ר וֹ ן כָּ ל- עַ מְּ � and of all your people beit Yisra’el lefanecha בֵּ י ת ִ י שְׂ רָ אֵ ל לְ פָ נֶ י � the descendants of Israel lifleta letova לִ פְ ֵל י טָ ה לְ ט וֹ בָ ה ,for deliverance, good lechen ul’chesed ul’rachamim לְ חֵ ן וּ לְ חֶ סֶ ד וּ ְ ל רַ חֲ מִ י ם ,grace, kindness, mercy ,lechayim ul’shalom לְ חַ יִּ י ם וּ לְ שָׁ ל ֹו ם ,life and peace .beyom rosh hachodesh hazeh בְּ י ֹו ם רֹ אשׁ הַ חֹ דֶ שׁ הַ ֶזּ ה .on this beginning of the month Zochrenu Adonai Eloheinu ָ ז כְ רֵ נ וּ יי אֱ � הֵ י נ וּ ,Remember us, our sovereign God bo letovah; Amen בּ ֹו לְ ט וֹ בָ ה אָ מֵ ן on this day for good; Amen ufokdenu vo livracha; Amen וּ פָ קְ דֵ נ וּ ב ֹו ִ ל בְ רָ ָ כ ה אָ מֵ ן think of us for blessing; Amen vehoshi’enu vo lechayim. Amen וְהוֹשִׁ יעֵ נוּ ב ֹו לְ חַ יִּ י ם אָ מֵ ן and save us for life. Amen Uvidvar yeshuah verachamim וּ בִ דְ בַ ר יְ שׁ וּ עָ ה וְ רַ חֲ מִ י ם —And as for salvation and mercy chus vechonenu חוּס וְ חָ ֵנּ נ וּ ,take pity on us, be gracious to us ,verachem aleinu vehoshi’enu וְ רַ חֵ ם עָ לֵ י נ וּ וְ הוֹשִׁ יעֵ נוּ ;have mercy on us, and save us ,ki elecha eineinu כִּ י אֵ לֶ י � וּעֵ ינֵינ ,for our eyes are on you ki el melech כִּ י אֵ ל מֶ לֶ � because you are God, a ruler .chanun verachum ata חַ נּ וּ ן וְ רַ ח וּ ם אָ תָּ ה .both gracious and compassionate

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______Al Hanisim ▪ עַ ל הַ נִּ סִּ י ם ▪ For the Wonders ______We thank God for intervening to save us, as we remember in the stories of Chanukah and Purim. The phrase “in those days, at this time” succinctly brings together the cyclical and linear views of history. Some add thanks for Israel’s Independence Day and Jerusalem Day. Al hanisim ve’al hapurkan עַ ל הַ נִּסִּ ים וְעַ ל הַ פֻּרְקָ ן ,For the wonders, the deliverance ve’al hagvurot ve’al hat’shu’ot וְעַ ל הַ גְּבוּרוֹת וְעַ ל הַתְּ שׁוּעוֹת ,the heroic acts, the rescues ve’al hamilchamot וְעַ ל הַמִּ לְחָ מוֹת and the wars you waged she’asita la’avoteinu שֶׁעָשִׂ יתָ לַאֲ בוֹתֵ ינוּ for our ancestorsSPS :bayamim hahem bazman hazeh בַּ יָּ מִ י ם הָ הֵ ם בַּ זְּ מַ ן הַ זֶּ ה :in those days, at this time On Chanukah: Bimei Mattityahu ben Yochanan בִּ י מֵ י מַ תִּ תְ ָ י ה וּ ֶ בּ ן י ֹ ו חָ ָ נ ן ,In the time of Mattathias, Yochanan’s son ,kohen gadol Chashmonai uvanav כֹּ הֵ ן גָּ דוֹ ל חַשְׁ מוֹנַאי וּבָ נָיו ,the Hasmonean high priest, and his sons keshe’amdah malchut Yavan harsha’ah כְּ שֶׁ עָ מְ דָ ה מַ לְ כ וּ ת יָ וָ ן הָ רְ שָׁ עָ ה when the evil Greek empire rose al amcha Yisra’el עַ ל עַ מְּ � ִ י שְׂ רָ אֵ ל against your people Israel lehashkicham Toratecha ְ ל הַ שְׁ ִ כּ י חָ ם תּ ֹו רָ תֶ � to make them forget your Torah ;uleha’aviram mechukei retzonecha וּ לְ הַ עֲ בִ ירָ ם מֵ חֻ קֵּ י רְ צ ֹו ֶנ � stray from the statutes of your will; Sample ve’ata berachamecha harabim וְ אַ תָּ ה בְּ רַ חֲ מֶ י � הָ רַ בִּ י ם and you in your many mercies amad’ta lahem be’et tzaratam עָ מַ דְ תָּ לָ הֶ ם בְּ עֵ ת צָ רָ תָ ם —stood up for them in their time of trouble ravta et rivam רַ בְ תָּ אֶ ת רִ י ָ ב ם ,you pleaded their cause danta et dinam דַּ ְ נ תָּ אֶ ת דִּ י ָנ ם ,you judged their claim ;nakamta et nikmatam ָ נ קַ מְ תָּ אֶ ת ִ נ קְ מָ תָ ם ;you avenged their wrong masarta giborim beyad chalashim מָ סַ רְ תָּ ִ גּ בּ ֹו רִ י ם בְּ ַי ד חַ ָ לּ שִׁ י ם ,you handed over the strong to the weak verabim beyad me’atim וְ רַ בִּ י ם בְּ ַי ד מְ עַ טִּ י ם ,the many to the few uteme’im beyad tehorim וּ טְ מֵ אִ י ם בְּ ַי ד טְ ה ֹו רִ י ם ,the impure to the pure ur’sha’im beyad tzadikim וּ רְ שָׁ עִ י ם בְּ ַי ד צַ דִּ י קִ י ם ,the evil to the righteous .vezedim beyad oskei Toratecha וְ ֵז דִ י ם בְּ ַי ד ע ֹ ו סְ קֵ י ת ֹו רָ תֶ � .and the wicked to students of your Torah Ulecha asita וּ לְ � עָ שִׂ י תָ And for yourself you made shem gadol vekadosh שֵׁ ם גָּ דוֹ ל וְ קָ ד ֹו שׁ a great and holy name ,be’olamecha בְּ ע ֹו לָ מֶ � ,in your world ule’amcha Yisrae’l asita וּ לְ עַ מְּ � ִ י שְׂ רָ אֵ ל עָ שִׂ י תָ and for your people Israel teshu’ah gedolah ufurkan תְּ שׁ וּ עָ ה גְ דוֹ לָ ה וּ ֻ פ רְ קָ ן —you made a great victory and deliverance .kehayom hazeh כְּ הַ יּ וֹ ם הַ ֶזּ ה .like today

Ve’achar ken ba’u vanecha וְ אַ חַ ר כֵּ ן בָּ א וּ בָ נֶ י � And after this your children came ,lidvir betecha לִ דְ בִ י ר בֵּ י תֶ � ,to your holy of holies ,ufinu et hechalecha וּ פִ נּ וּ אֶ ת הֵ י כָ לֶ � ,cleared out your temple ,vetiharu et mikdashecha וְ טִ הֲ ר וּ אֶ ת מִ קְ דָּ שֶׁ � ,purified your holy place vehidliku nerot וְ הִ דְ לִ י ק וּ נֵרוֹ ת and lit lights ,bechatzrot kodshecha בְּ חַ צְ ר ֹו ת קָ דְ שֶׁ � ,in your holy courtyards vekav’u וְ קָ בְ ע וּ and theySPS set ,shemonat yemei Chanukah elu שְׁ מוֹ נַ ת יְ מֵ י חֲ ֻנ כָּ ה אֵ לּ וּ these eight days of Chanukah .lehodot ul’halel leshimcha hagadol לְ הוֹ דוֹ ת וּ לְ הַ ֵלּ ל ְ ל שִׁ מְ � הַ גָּ דוֹ ל .to thank and praise your great name On Purim: Bimei Mordechai ve’Esther בִּ ימֵ י מָרְדְּ כַי וְאֶסְתֵּ ר In the days of Mordechai and Esther ,beShushan habira בְּ שׁ וּ שַׁ ן הַ בִּ י רָ ה ,in Shushan the capital city keshe’amad aleihem כְּ שֶׁ עָ מַ ד עֲ ֵל י הֶ ם when there rose against them ,Haman harasha הָ מָ ן הָ רָ שָׁ ע ;wicked Haman bikesh lehashmid laharog ule’abed בִּ קֵּ שׁ לְהַשְׁמִ יד לַהֲ רֹג וּלְאַבֵּ ד he sought to destroy, slay and ruin et kol haYehudim אֶ ת כָּל הַ יְּהוּדִ ים all the Jews, Sample mina’ar ve’ad zaken מִ נַּעַ ר וְעַ ד זָקֵּ ן ,from young to old ,taf venashim beyom echad טַ ף וְ נָשִׁ ים בְּ יוֹם אֶחָ ד ,infants and women, in a single day bishloshah asar בִּ שְׁ ל ֹו שָׁ ה עָ שָׂ ר on the thirteenth day ,lechodesh shneim asar לְחֹדֶ שׁ שְׁ נֵים עָשָׂ ר ,of the twelfth month ,hu chodesh Adar הוּא חֹדֶ שׁ אֲדָ ר ,which is the month of Adar ,ushelalam lavoz וּשְׁ לָ לָ ם לָ בוֹ ז ;and to loot and humiliate them ve’atah berachamecha harabim וְ אַ תָּ ה בְּ רַ חֲ מֶ י � הָ רַ בִּ י ם and you in your multiple mercies ,hefarta et atzato הֵ פַ רְ תָּ אֶ ת עֲ צָ ת וֹ ruined his plan ,vekilkalta et machashavto וְ קִ לְ קַ לְ תָּ אֶ ת מַ חֲ שַׁ בְ תּ וֹ and frustrated his intention vahashevota lo וַ הֲ שֵׁ בוֹתָ לּוֹ and brought his deeds back ,gemulo berosho גְּמוּלוֹ בְּ רֹאשׁוֹ ;on his own head vetalu oto ve’et banav וְתָ לוּ אוֹתוֹ וְאֶ ת בָּ נָיו and they hanged him and his sons .al ha’etz עַ ל הָ עֵ ץ .on the gallows tree

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On Israel’s Independence Day, Yom Ha’Atzma’ut: Bimei shivat am’cha Yisra’el בִּ י מֵ י שִׁ י בַ ת עַ מְּ � ִ י שְׂ רָ אֵ ל When the Jewish people were returning ,ligvulam, kimei kedem לִגְבוּלָם כִּ ימֵ י קֶדֶ ם ,to their borders as in ancient times nisgeru sha’rei artzam נִסְ גְרוּ שַׁ עֲרֵ י אַרְ צָ ם the gates of their land were sealed ,bifnei acheinu בִּפְ נֵי אַחֵ ינוּ against our brothers and sisters ,pelitei cherev פְּ לִיטֵ י חֶרֶ ב ,as they fled destruction ve’oyvim, ba’alei beritam וְאוֹיְבִ ים בַּעֲלֵי בְּרִ יתָ ם ,and theirSPS enemies formed an alliance .kamu le’abed et am’cha Yisra’el קָּ מוּ לְאַבֵּ ד אֶ ת עַמְּ � יִשְׂרָ אֵ ל .rose up to destroy the Jewish people Ve’ata berachamecha harabim וְ אַ תָּ ה בְּ רַ חֲ מֶ י � הָ רַ בִּ י ם But you in your great mercy ,amad’ta lahem be’et tzaratam עָ מַ דְ תָּ לָ הֶ ם בְּ עֵ ת צָ רָ תָ ם —stood up for them in their time of trouble ,ravta et rivam רַ בְ תָּ אֶ ת רִ י ָ ב ם ,you pleaded their cause ,danta et dinam דַּ ְ נ תָּ אֶ ת דִּ י ָנ ם ,you judged their claim .nakamta et nikmatam ָ נ קַ מְ תָּ אֶ ת ִ נ קְ מָ תָ ם .and avenged their wrong Ps. 20:9 ,Hemah kar’u venafalu הֵ מָּ ה כָּרְ ע וּ וְ נָ פָ ל וּ ,Our foes crumpled and fell !va’anachnu kamnu venit’odad וַאֲ נַחְ נוּ קַּמְ נוּ וַ נִּתְ עוֹדָ ד !while we stood and prevailed Ulecha asita וּ לְ � עָ שִׂ י תָ And for yourself you made Sample ,shem gadol vekadosh be’olamecha שֵׁ ם גָּ דוֹ ל וְ קָ ד ֹו שׁ בְּ ע ֹו לָ מֶ � ,a great and holy name in your world ule’amcha Yisrae’l asita וּ לְ עַ מְּ � ִ י שְׂ רָ אֵ ל עָ שִׂ י תָ and for your people Israel teshu’ah gedolah ufurkan תְּ שׁ וּ עָ ה גְ דוֹ לָ ה וּ ֻ פ רְ קָ ן .you made a great victory and deliverance ,Uvachodesh hasheni וּבַ חֹדֶ שׁ הַשֵׁ נִי On the fifth day ,bachamishah lachodesh בַּחֲמִשָּׁה לַחֹדֶשׁ ,of Iyar, the second month .paraknu ol goyim me’al tzavarenu פָּרַ קנוּ עוֹל גּוֹיִם מֵעַ ל צַוָּארֵ נוּ we were free of foreign domination.1

1 “In the second month, on the fifth day of the month, we removed the yoke of other nations from our necks!”

On Jerusalem Day, Yom Yerushalayim, commemorating the liberation of Jerusalem ,Bishnat esrim lit’kumatenu בִּשְׁ נַת עֶשְׂרִ ים לִתְ קוּמָתֵ נוּ ,In the 20th year of our nation’s rebirth —bekum aleinu oyveinu בְּ קוּם עָ לֵינוּ אוֹיְ בֵ נ וּ —when our enemies rose against us Ps. 83:5 ,Amru, “Lechu venach’chidem migoi אָמְ רוּ לְ כוּ וְ נַכְחִ ידֵ ם מִ גּוֹי ,Saying, “Let’s destroy their state ”.velo yizacher shem Yisra’el od וְ לֹא־יִזָּכֵ ר שֵׁ ם־יִשְׂרָ אֵ ל עוֹד ”!so the name ‘Israel’ will never be spoken Ve’ata berachamecha harabim וְ אַ תָּ ה בְּ רַ חֲ מֶ י � הָ רַ בִּ י ם Then you in your great mercy ,amad’ta lahem be’et tzaratam עָ מַ דְ תָּ לָ הֶ ם בְּ עֵ ת צָ רָ תָ ם — defendedSPS our people in their of trouble ,ravta et rivam רַ בְ תָּ אֶ ת רִ י ָ ב ם ,you pleaded their cause ,danta et dinam דַּ ְ נ תָּ אֶ ת דִּ י ָנ ם ,you judged their claim .nakamta et nikmatam ָ נ קַ מְ תָּ אֶ ת ִ נ קְ מָ תָ ם .and avenged their wrong Ps. 20:9 ,Hemah kar’u venafalu הֵ מָּ ה כָּרְ ע וּ וְ נָ פָ ל וּ ,Our foes crumpled and fell !va’anachnu kamnu venit’odad וַאֲ נַחְ נוּ קַּמְ נוּ וַ נִּתְ עוֹדָ ד !while we stood and prevailed Ulecha asita וּ לְ � עָ שִׂ י תָ And for yourself you made ,shem gadol vekadosh be’olamecha שֵׁ ם גָּ דוֹ ל וְ קָ ד ֹו שׁ בְּ ע ֹו לָ מֶ � ,a great and holy name in your world ule’amcha Yisrae’l asita וּ לְ עַ מְּ � ִ י שְׂ רָ אֵ ל עָ שִׂ י תָ and for your people Israel teshu’ah gedolah ufurkan תְּ שׁ וּ עָ ה גְ דוֹ לָ ה וּ ֻ פ רְ קָ ן you made a great victory and deliverance.Sample ,Uvachodesh hasheni וּבַ חֹדֶ שׁ הַשֵׁ נִי In Iyar, the second month ,bishmonah ve’esrim bo בִּשְׁ מוֹנָה וְעֶשְׂרִ ים בּוֹ on the twenty-eighth day Ps. 122:2 ,Omdot hayu ragleinu bish’arayich עֹמְ דוֹת הָ יוּ רַ גְלֵינוּ בִּ שְׁ עָרַ יִ� ,We stood within your gates .Yerushalayim יְ ר וּ שָׁ לָ ִם !O Jerusalem

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______Aneinu ▪ עֲ נֵ נוּ ▪ Answer Us ______On public fast days, we add Aneinu. The leader’s and individual’s versions are slightly different. Aneinu, Adonai, aneinu עֲ נֵ נ וּ יי עֲ נֵ נ וּ Answer us, God, answer beyom tzom ta’aniteinu בְּ יוֹם צוֹם תַּ עֲנִיתֵ נוּ on our fast day !ki vetzara gedolah anachnu כִּ י בְצָרָ ה גְדוֹלָה אֲ נָחְ נוּ .for we are in deep trouble ,Al tefen el rish’enu אַל תֵּפֶ ן אֶ ל רִשְׁ עֵ נוּ Don’t think of our guilt ,ve’al taster panecha mimenu וְ אַ ל תַּ סְתֵּ ר פָּ נֶי� מִמֶּ נּוּ or turn awaySPS from us !ve’al tit’alam mitchinatenu וְ אַ ל תִּ תְ עַ ַ לּ ם מִ תּ תְ חִ ָ נּ תֵ נ וּ !or hide from our plea ,Heyeh na karov leshav’atenu הֱיֵה נָא קָ רוֹב לְשַׁ וְעָתֵ נוּ Please, be close to our cry ye’hi na chasdecha lenachamenu יְהִ י נָא חַסְדְּ � לְנַחֲמֵ נוּ —let your kindness be our comfort !terem nikrah elecha anenu-- טֶרֶ ם נִקְרָ א אֵ לֶי� עֲנֵנוּ ,even before we cry out, answer us :kadavar shene’emar כַּ דָּ בָ ר שֶׁ ֶנּ אֱ מַ ר :As the prophet says Isaiah 65:24 ,Vehaya terem yikra’u“ ְ ו ָ ה ָי ה ֶ ט רֶ ם ־ ִ י ְ ק רָ א וּ And before they call“ ;va’ani e’eneh וַאֲנִ י אֶ עֱ נֶה ;I will answer ”.od hem medabrim, va’ani eshmah עוֹד הֵ ם מְדַ בְּרִ ים ַו ֲא נִ י אֶ שְׁ מָ ע ”.before they finish speaking, I will hear IndividualsSample conclude with the next four lines: ki atah shome’ah כִּ י אַ תָּ ה שׁ וֹ מֵ עַ because you listen to .tefilat amcha Yisra’el berachamim תְּ פִ ַ לּ ת עַ מְּ � ִ י שְׂ רָ אֵ ל בְּ רַ חֲ מִ י ם .your people Israel’s prayer in mercy ,Baruch atah Adonai בָּ ר וּ � אַ תָּ ה יי ,Blessed are you, Ruler .shome’ah tefilah שׁ וֹ מֵ עַ תְּ פִ ָ לּ ה .who listens to prayer When repeating the amidah, the leader concludes with these seven lines: Ki atah Adonai ייכִּ י אַתָּ ה ,For you, God ,ha’oneh be’et tzarah הָ עוֹנֶה בְּעֵ ת צָרָ ה ,answer in time of trouble podeh umatzil פּוֹדֶ ה וּמַצִּ יל take notice and rescue .bechol et, tzarah vetzukah בְּ כָ ל-עֵ ת צָרָ ה וְ צוּקָ ה .in every time of trouble and woe ,Baruch atah Adonai ייבָּ רוּ� אַתָּ ה ,We bless you, God Baruch hu uvaruch shemo בָּ ר וּ � הוּא וּ בָ ר וּ � שְׁ מ ֹו !Blessed be God, blessed be God’s name ha’oneh be’et tzarah. Amen הָ עוֹנֶה בְּעֵ ת צָרָ ה אָ מֵ ן .who answers in time of trouble

______Nachem ▪ נַ חֵ ם▪ Comfort ______On the Ninth of Av, we add Nachem. ,Nachem, Adonai Eloheinu נַ חֵ ם יי אֱ � הֵ י נ וּ ,Comfort, ruling God et avelei Tziyon אֶ ת אֲבֵלֵי צִ יּוֹן those who mourn for Zion ,ve’et avelei Yerushalayim וְאֶ ת אֲבֵלֵי יְרוּשָׁ לַ ֽיִ ם ,and those who mourn for Jerusalem ve’et ha’ir ha’avelah vehechorevah וְ אֶ ת הָ עִ י ר הָ אֲ בֵ לָ ה וְ הֶ חֳ רֵ בָ ה ,the grieving, ruined city —vehabzuyah vehashomemah וְהַבְּ זוּיָה וְהַ שּׁוֹמֵמָ ה —despisedSPS and destroyed ,ha’avelah mibli vaneha הָאֲבֵלָה מִבְּלִ י בָ נֶ ֽ י הָ ,grieving, for the loss of her children ,vehechorevah mim’onoteha וְהֶחֳרֵבָ ה מִמְּ עוֹנוֹתֶ ֽ י הָ ,ruined, for all her homes are empty ,vehabzuyah mikvodah וְהַבְּ זוּיָה מִ כְּבוֹדָ ה ,despised, for her glory is gone —vehashomemah me’ein yoshev וְ הַ שּׁ וֹ מֵ מָ ה מֵ אֵ י ן י וֹ שֵׁ ב —destroyed, for no one lives in her vehi yoshevet veroshah chafu’i וְהִ יא יוֹשֶׁבֶ ת וְ רֹאשָׁ הּ חָ פוּי ,yet she lives on, head hidden in shame ;ke’ishah akarah shelo yaldah כְּ אִ שָּׁ ה עֲ קָ רָ ה שֶׁ � א ָי לְ דָ ה ;like a barren, childless woman ,vayevaluha ligyonot וַ יְ בַ לְּ עֽ וּ הָ לִ גְ י וֹ נ וֹ ת ,Roman legions have destroyed her ,vayirashuha ovdei zarim וַיִּירָ שׁוּהָ עוֹבְדֵ י זָרִ ים ,heathens have dispossessed her vayatilu et am’cha Yisra’el lecharev ַ ו ָיּ טִ י ל וּ אֶ ת- עַ מְּ � ִ י שְׂ רָ אֵ ל ֶל חָ רֶ Sampleב ,slaughtered your people Israel vayahargu vezadon וַיַּהַרְ גוּ בְ זָדו ׂן and arrogantly killed .chasidei elyon חֲ סִ י דֵ י עֶ לְ י וֹ ן .the people who are devoted to God on high Al ken Tziyon bemar tivkeh עַ ל- ֵכּ ן צִ יּ ֹו ן בְּ מַ ר תִּ בְ כֶּ ה For this, Zion weeps bitterly :virushalayim titen kolah וִ ירוּשָׁ לַיִם תִּתֵּ ן קוֹלָהּ :and Jerusalem adds her voice of grief ,Libi, libi al chaleleihem“ לִ בִּ י לִ בִּ י עַ ל חַ לְ ֵל י הֶ ם ,My heart, my heart, how I grieve for the slain“ ”!me’ei, me’ei al chaleleihem מֵ עַ י מֵ עַ י עַ ל חַ לְ לֵ י הֶ ם ”!my guts, my guts,1 how I grieve for the slain ,Ki atah, Adonai, ba’esh hitzatah כִּ י אַתָּ ה יי בָּאֵ שׁ הִ צַּ תָּ הּ ,For you, God, burned the city with fire ,uva’esh atah atid livnotah וּבָאֵ שׁ אַתָּ ה עָתִּ יד לִבְ נוֹתָ הּ ,but in future you will rebuild it with fire :ka’amur כָּ אָמוּר :as the prophet says Zech. 2:9 ,Va’ani ehyeh lah,’ ne’um Adonai‘“ וַאֲנִי אֶ הְ יֶה־לָּהּ נְאֻ ם־יְהוָה ,And I shall be for her,’ says God‘“ chomat esh saviv‘ חוֹמַ ת אֵ שׁ סָבִ יב ,a wall of fire all around‘ 2 ”’.ulechavod ehyeh vetochah וּלְ כָ בוֹד אֶהְ יֶה בְ תוֹכָ הּ ”’.and as glory I shall be within her

1 The grief is so overwhelming that it’s a physical pain inside the body. 2 I.e., God promises to rebuild Jerusalem by erecting a wall of fire around the city and by filling the city with divine glory.

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,Baruch atah Adonai בָּ ר וּ � אַ תָּ ה יי ,Blessed are you, Ruler Baruch hu uvaruch shemo בָּ ר וּ � הוּא וּ בָ ר וּ � שְׁ מ ֹו !Blessed be God, blessed be God’s name menachem Tziyon מְ נַחֵ ם צִ יּוֹן who comforts Zion uvoneh Yerushalayim. Amen וּבוֹנֶה יְרוּשָׁ לַיִם אָ מֵ ן .and rebuilds Jerusalem SPS

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______Sim Shalom ▪ שִׂ י ם שָׁ ל ֹו ם ▪ Blessing for Peace ______When repeating the amidah on public fast day afternoons, the leader inserts the responsive Priestly Blessing: Eloheinu אֱ � הֵ י נ וּ Our God vElohei avoteinu וֵא�הֵ י אֲ בוֹתֵ ינוּ ,and God of our ancestors bar’cheinu vaberachah hamshuleshet ָ בּ רְ ֵ כ נ וּ בַבְּ רָ כָה הַ מְ שֻׁ לֶּשֶׁ ת bless us with the triple blessing baTorah בַּ תּ ֹו רָ ה ,in the Torah ,hak’tuvah al yedei Moshe avdecha הַ כְּ ת וּ בָ ה עַ ל יְדֵ י משֶׁ ה עַבְדֶּ � ,writtenSPS by your servant Moses ha’amurah mipi Aharon uvanav הָ אֲ מ וּ רָ ה מִפִּ י אַהֲ רֹן וּבָ נָיו ,spoken by Aaron and his children —kohanim—am kedoshecha כֹּהֲנִים עַ ם קְ דוֹשֶׁ � —the priests—your holy people :ka’amur כָּ אָמוּר :in these words After each of the three verses of the Priestly Blessing, the congregation responds Num 6:24-26 Yevarechecha Adonai יְבָרֶ כְ �֥ יהו֖ה May God bless you .veyishmerecha ְ ו ִ י שְׁ מְ רֶ ֽ � .and protect you ken yehi ratzon כֵּן יְהִ י רָ צוֹן !May this be your will 1 Ya’er Adonai panav elecha יָאֵ֨ ר יהו֧ה ׀ פָּנָ ֛יו אֵלֶ ֖י� May God smile at you .vichuneka וִֽיחֻנֶּֽ ךָּ and show you favor. Sample ken yehi ratzon כֵּ ן ְ י הִ י רָ צ ֹ ו ן !May this be your will 2 Yisa Adonai panav elecha יִ שָּׂ֨ א יהו֤ה ׀ פָּ נָיו֙ אֵ לֶ֔ י � May God let you perceive God’s presence .veyasem lecha shalom וְ ָי שֵׂ ֥ ם לְ �֖ שָׁ לֽ וֹ ם .and set you at peace Ken yehi ratzon כֵּן יְהִ י רָ צוֹן !May this be your will In the silent amidah, the congregation says this blessing: Sim shalom ba’olam שִׂ ים שָׁ לוֹם בָּ ע וֹ לָ ם Grant peace on earth,3 tovah uv’rachah טוֹבָ ה וּבְרָ כָה ,goodness and blessing chen vachesed verachamim חֵ ן וָחֶסֶ ד וְרַ חֲמִ ים grace, kindness and mercy .aleinu ve’al kol Yisra’el amecha עָ לֵינוּ וְעַ ל כָּל- יִ שְׂ רָ אֵ ל עַ מֶּ � .for us and all Israel, your people Bar’chenu avinu kulanu בָּרְ כֵנוּ אָבִ ינוּ כֻּלָּנוּ ,Bless us all, O source of life ,ke’echad be’or panecha כְּאֶחָ ד בְּ אוֹר פָּ נֶי� .as one, in the light of your presence

1 “May God send the light of God’s face/presence toward you” 2 “May God raise God’s face toward you” 3 “On earth” is added in the Conservative liturgy.

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ki ve’or panecha כִּ י בְ אוֹר פָּ נֶי� For in the light of your presence ,natata lanu, Adonai Eloheinu נָתַתָּ לָּנוּ יי אֱ�הֵ ינוּ ,you gave us, Ruling God Torat chayim ve’ahavat chesed תּוֹרַ ת חַ יִּים וְ אַ הֲ בַ ת חֶ סֶ ד ,the Torah of life, the love of kindness utzedaka uveracha וּ צְ דָ קָ ה וּ בְ רָ כָ ה ,righteousness and blessing .verachamim vechayim veshalom וְרַ חֲמִ ים וְחַ יִּים וְשָׁ לוֹם .mercy, life and peace Vetov be’einecha וְטוֹב בְּעֵ ינֶי� And it’s good in your eyes ,levarech et amcha Yisra’el לְ בָ רֵ � אֶ ת- עַ מְּ � יִ שְׂ רָ אֵ ל to bless yourSPS people Israel bechol et uvechol sha’ah בְּ כָ ל-עֵ ת וּבְ כָל- שָׁ עָ ה at every time and in every hour .bishlomecha בִּ שְׁ ל ֹו מֶ � .with your peace Between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, use the shaded section instead of the next four lines. ,Baruch atah Adonai בָּ ר וּ � אַ תָּ ה יי ,We bless you, God Baruch hu uvaruch shemo בָּ ר וּ � הוּא וּ בָ רוּ� שְׁ מ ֹו !Blessed be God, blessed be God’s name hamvarech et amo Yisra’el הַ מְּ בָ רֵ � אֶ ת עַ מּ וֹ ִ י שְׂ רָ אֵ ל who blesses God’s people Israel bashalom. Amen בַּ שָּׁ ל ֹו ם אָ מֵ ן .with peace Between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, say the shaded lines; when repeating the amidah, the leader pauses while the congregationSample says the next five lines, then repeats them. BeSefer Chayim, berachah בְּ סֵ פֶ ר חַ יִּ י ם בְּ רָ כָ ה ,In the Book of Life, blessing ,veshalom ufarnasah tovah וְשָׁ לוֹם וּפַרְ נָסָ ה ט וֹ בָ ה peace and good livelihood, may we be nizacher venikatev lefanechah, anachnu נִ זָּ כֵ ר וְ נִ כָּ תֵ ב לְ פָ נֶ י � אֲ ַ נ חְ נ וּ ,reviewed and graded before you vechol amchah Beit Yisra’el וְ כָ ל- עַ מְּ � בֵּ י ת ִ י שְׂ רָ אֵ ל ,with all your people, Israel’s descendants .lechayim tovim uleshalom לְ חַ יִּ י ם ט ֹו בִ י ם וּ לְ שָׁ ל ֹו ם .for a life of goodness and peace ,Baruch atah Adonai בָּ ר וּ � אַ תָּ ה יי ,We bless you, God Baruch hu uvaruch shemo בָּ ר וּ � הוּא וּ בָ ר וּ � שְׁ מ ֹו !Blessed be God, blessed be God’s name oseh hashalom. Amen ע ֹו שֶׂ ה הַ שָּׁ ל ֹו ם אָ מֵ ן .who makes peace

Additional Service for Rosh Chodesh מוּסַ ף לְ רֹ אשׁ חוֹדֶ שׁ In Temple times special days were marked by an extra sacrifice in addition to the morning and afternoon daily sacrifices. This was the Musaf sacrifice. In some ways, our prayers compensate for our inability to offer the sacrifices of ancient times. We can no longer recover the feeling of union with God brought by the bloody system of animal sacrifices, and if verbal prayer is a poor substitute, it’s all we have. Accordingly, on Rosh Chodesh we add a Musaf amidah after the Torah service. The Musaf amidah begins and ends with the blessings familiar from other amidahs, and the middle blessing recalls the Musaf sacrifices of the day.SPS Why we had a sacrificial system, why we added sacrifices on special days, and why we lost our Temple, are all questions worth exploring as we meditate on the significance of this prayer. Some people say the Temple is gone, never to return, so we should skip the Musaf amidah. Others treasure the memory of ancient methods of worship and mourn the loss of something we can no longer experience or understand. After the Musaf amidah, we conclude the service with Aleinu. Sample

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To prepare for the Musaf amidah, we rise as the leader leads Half Kaddish, page 264. ______Amidah1 ______We take three steps back as if to create sacred space and three forward as if to enter it. With feet together, we say the amidah (standing prayer) quietly. When the prayer leader chants aloud, we respond with the words in gray.2

The two lines below introduce the silent amidah. Ps 51:17 SPS ,Adonai sefatai tiftach ֲא ֹד ָנ י שְׂ פָ תַ י תִּ פְ תָּ ח Ruler, just open my lips .ufi yagid tehilatecha וּ פִ י ַי ִ גּ י ד תְּ הִ לָּ תֶ � .and my mouth will declare your praise ______Avot ▪ אָבוֹ ת ▪ Ancestors .1 ______w z Baruch y ata u Adonai בָּ ר וּ � v אַ תָּ ה u יי ,We bless you, God Baruch hu uvaruch shemo בָּ ר וּ � הוּא וּ בָ ר וּ � שְׁ מ ֹו !Blessed be God, blessed be God’s name Eloheinu אֱ � הֵ י נ וּ our God , vElohei avoteinu וֵ א � הֵ י אֲ בוֹתֵ ינוּ ,and God of our ancestors ,Elohei Avraham, Elohei Yitzchak אֱ � הֵ י אַ בְ רָ הָ ם אֱ � הֵ י יִ צְ חָ Sampleק ,God of Abraham, God of Isaac vElohei Ya’akov וֵ א � הֵ י יַ עֲ קֹ ב ,and God of Jacob

1 The amidah (standing prayer) for Rosh Chodesh Musaf consists of seven berachot (blessings). The first and last three are basically the same as for the morning amidah. The middle blessing is about the extra sacrifices of the day; we add “ya’aleh veyavo” to the fifth blessing; and on Chanukah, we add something extra in the sixth blessing. 2 Sometimes a congregation does a “heiche (or hoiche) kedushah”—Yiddish meaning “kedushah out loud.” The prayer leader leads the congregation through kedushah; for minchah, the congregation then returns to the first .and recites the entire Amidah ( אָ ב ו ׁת / blessing (Ancestors -and penul (אָבות/ We bow four times in the Amidah: at the beginning and end of the first blessing (Ancestors -Three times we bend the knees at “baruch,” bow at “atah” and straight .( ה ֹו דָ אָ ה / timate blessing (Thanksgiving en up at “Adonai”; at the beginning of the Thanksgiving blessing, we bow without bending the knees. Icons in the text are reminders to bend the knees, w, to bow from the waist, v, and to stand up, u. A note on page 277 describes sources for the first blessing of the Amidah.

gomel chasadim tovim גּ וֹ מֵ ל חֲ סָ דִ י ם ט ֹו בִ י ם —Good deeds of kindness you reward ,vekoneh hakol וְ ק וֹ נֵ ה הַ כֹּ ל —For everything is in your power , vezocher chasdei avot וְ זוֹ כֵ ר חַ סְ דֵ י אָבוֹ ת Our parents’ kind deeds you record ,umevi go’el livnei veneihem וּ מֵ בִ י א ג וֹ אֵ ל לִ בְ ֵנ י בְ ֵנ י הֶ ם And rescue their posterity .lema’an shemo be’ahavah לְ מַ עַ ן שְׁ מ ֹו בְּ אַ הֲ בָ ה To show your love and honesty.1 .Melech ozer umoshi’a umagen מֶ לֶ � עוֹ זֵ ר וּ מ ֹ ו שִׁ י עַ וּ מָ ֵג ן .Sovereign, helper, savior, shield ,w z Baruch y ata u Adonai בָּ ר וּ � v אַ תָּ ה u יי ,We blessSPS you, Ruler Baruch hu uvaruch shemo בָּ ר וּ � הוּא וּ בָ ר וּ � שְׁ מ ֹו !Blessed be God, blessed be God’s name . magen Avraham מָ ֵג ן אַ בְ רָ הָ ם . Abraham’s protector Amen אָ מֵ ן ______Gevurot ▪ גְ בוּרוֹ ת ▪ Might .2 ______,Atah gibor le’olam Adonai אַ תָּ ה גִּ בּוֹ ר לְ ע וֹ לָ ם אֲ דֹ נָ י ,You are mighty forever, God mechayeh metim atah מְ חַ ֵיּ ה מֵ תִ י ם אַ תָּ ה you bring life to the dead —rav lehoshi’ah רַ ב ְ ל ה ֹ ו שִׁ י עַ —and are strong in salvation From SamplePesach to Shemini Atzeret, some add: .Morid hatal מ ֹו רִ י ד הַ טָּ ל .you make the dew fall From Shemini Atzeret to Pesach, we pray for Israel’s winter rains: .Mashiv haru’ach umorid hageshem מַ שִּׁ י ב הָ ר וּ חַ וּ מ ֹו רִ י ד הַ ֶגּ שֶׁ ם you make wind blow and rain fall.3 ,Mechalkel chayim bechesed מְ ַ כ לְ ֵכּ ל חַ יִּ י ם בְּ חֶ סֶ ד ,You feed the living with your grace .mechayeh metim berachamim rabim מְ חַ ֵיּ ה מֵ תִ י ם בְּ רַ חֲ מִ י ם רַ בִּ י ם Revive the dead with kind embrace,4 Somech noflim verofeh cholim ס וֹ מֵ � נ ֹו פְ לִ י ם וְ ר וֹ פֵ א ח וֹ לִ י ם ,Support the fallen, heal the sick ,umatir asurim וּ מַ תִּ י ר ֲ א ס וּ רִ י ם ,And set the prisoners free um’kayem emunato וּ מְ קַ ֵיּ ם אֱ מוּנָ תוֹ And faithfully fulfill your trust .lishenei afar לִ י שֵׁ ֵנ י עָפָר .For people who sleep in the dust

1 “Who rewards good, kind deeds and owns everything, who remembers the good deeds of our ancestors, and who is bringing a redeemer to their children’s children, for the sake of his name (i.e., to maintain his reputation—hence, to prove his honesty), with love.” 3 Especially in winter, when nature seems dormant, we note that the cycle of seasons will bring a new spring and reassure ourselves that the promise of resurrection—however we understand it—can surely be fulfilled. 4 “Kind embrace” is literally “abundant mercies.”

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,Mi chamocha ba’al gevurot מִ י כָ מוֹ � בַּ עַ ל גְּבוּרוֹת Who is like you, who can appear ,umi domeh lach וּ מִ י דּ וֹ מֶ ה לָּ � ?Like you, sovereign of power melech memit um’chayeh מֶ לֶ � מֵ מִ י ת וּ מְ חַ ֶיּ ה ;Ruler, both death and life you bring .umatzmi’ach yeshu’ah וּ מַ צְ מִ י חַ יְ שׁ וּ עָ ה .You make salvation flower Vene’eman ata וְ ֶ נ אֱ מָ ן אַ תָּ ה To bring the dead to life, O you .lehachayot metim לְ הַ חֲ י וֹ ת מֵ תִ י ם .Are firm, reliable, and true ,Baruch ata Adonai בָּ ר וּ � אַ תָּ ה יי ,We blessSPS you, God Baruch hu uvaruch shemo בָּ ר וּ � הוּא וּ בָ ר וּ � שְׁ מ ֹו !Blessed be God, blessed be God’s name mechayeh hametim. Amen מְ חַ ֵיּ ה הַ מֵּ תִ י ם אָ מֵ ן who revives the dead.1

______3. Holiness ______The third blessing has two versions. One is responsive, led by the prayer leader; for individual prayer, continue with 3b on page 246. Responsive Kedushah ▪ קְ ד וּ שָׁ ה ▪ 3a. Holiness We include the responsive Kedushah when the prayer leader repeats the amidah or leads a “heiche kedushah.” TheSample congregation begins, and the prayer leader repeats. Recite the Kedushah with feet together, rising on the toes for each of the following words: “Kadosh, kadosh kadosh,” “Baruch (Kevod),” and “Yimloch.” ,Nekadesh et shimcha ba’olam ְ נ קַ דֵּ שׁ אֶ ת- שִׁ מְ � בָּ ע וֹ לָ ם ,We shall make your name holy in the world keshem shemakdishim oto כְּ שֵׁ ם שֶׁ מַּ קְ דִּ י שִׁ ים אוֹ תוֹ as the angels make it holy ;bishmei marom בִּ שְׁ מֵ י מָ ר ֹו ם ;in heavens above ,kakatuv al yad nevi’echa כַּ כָּ תוּב עַ ל יַ ד נְ בִ י אֶ � ,for your prophet Isaiah wrote Bow left, then right for “zeh el zeh”: Isaiah 6:3 v y .Vekarah zeh el zeh ve’amar וְ קָ רָ א v ֶז ה אֶ לy ֶז ה וְ אָ מַ ר :And one called to the other, and said Congregation and prayer leader: Isaiah 6:3 Kadosh kadosh kadosh קָ דוֹשׁ קָ דוֹשׁ קָ דוֹשׁ Holy, holy, holy ;Adonai tzeva’ot יהוה צְ בָ אוֹת ;is God of hosts .melo chol ha’aretz kevodo מְ לֹא כָ ל־הָאָרֶ ץ כְּ בוֹדוֹ .God’s glory fills the universe Congregation, then leader (based on Ezekiel 3:12) .le’umatam “Baruch” yomeru לְ ֻ ע מָּ תָ ם בָּ ר וּ � יֹ א מֵ ר וּ ”.The angels who face them say, “Blessed

1 This could mean: God wakens “dead” sinners to a life of faith; God grants an afterlife; God will revive dead bodies in the future; God breeds life out of death and decomposition, like mushrooms growing on a rotting log.

Congregation and prayer leader: Ezek 3:12 Baruch kevod Adonai“ בָּ רוּ� כְּ בוֹד־יהוה Blessed is God’s glory“ ”.mimkomo מִ מְּ ק וֹ מ וֹ ”.flowing from its source Congregation, then leader: :Uvedivrei kodshecha katuv lemor וּ בְ דִ בְ רֵ י קָ דְ שְׁ � כָּ תוּב לֵ אמֹ ר :And in your holy writings, this is written Congregation and prayer leader: Ps 146:10 ,Yimloch Adonai le’olam“ יִמְ �� יהוה לְ עוֹלָ ם ,God will reign forever“ ,Elohayich, Tziyon אֱ�הַ יִ � צִ יּוֹן ,YourSPS God, Zion ”.ledor vador: Halleluyah לְ ֹד ר ָו ֹד ר הַ לְ ל וּ ָי הּ ”.from age to age: Halleluyah The leader concludes:1 Ledor vador nagid godlecha לְ ד וֹ ר וָ ד וֹ ר נַ גִּ יד גָּדְ לֶ � ,From age to age, your greatness we proclaim ul’netzach netzachim וּ לְ ֵנ צַ ח ְ נ צָ חִ י ם Hallow your holiness .kedushat’cha nakdish קְ ֻ ד שָּׁ תְ � ַנ קְ דִּ י שׁ .for endless time Veshiv’chacha Eloheinu וְ שִׁ בְ חֲ � אֱ � הֵ י נ וּ Your praise shall .mipinu lo yamush le’olam va’ed מִ פִּ י נ וּ �א יָ מוּשׁ לְ ע וֹ לָ ם וָ עֶ ד ,never, never leave our lips .Ki El melech gadol vakadosh atah כִּ י אֵ ל מֶ לֶ � גָּ דוֹ ל וְ קָ ד ֹו שׁ אָ תָּ Sampleה .God, great and holy sovereign ,Baruch atah Adonai בָּ ר וּ � אַ תָּ ה יי ,Blessed are you, Ruler Baruch hu uvaruch shemo בָּ ר וּ � הוּא וּ בָ ר וּ � שְׁ מ ֹו !Blessed be God, blessed be God’s name ha’El hakadosh. Amen הָ אֵ ל הַ קָּ ד ֹו שׁ אָ מֵ ן .the holy God Individual Kedushah ▪ קְ ד וּ שָׁ ה ▪ 3b. Holiness ,Atah kadosh veshimcha kadosh אַ תָּ ה קָ ד ֹו שׁ וְ שִׁ מְ � קָ ד ֹו שׁ You are holy, your name is holy ukedoshim bechol yom וּ קְ ד ֹו שִׁ י ם בְּ כָ ל-יוֹ ם and every day the holy ones .yehalelucha selah יְ הַ לְ ל וּ � סֶּ לָ ה !praise you, selah ,Baruch atah Adonai בָּ ר וּ � אַ תָּ ה יי ,Blessed are you, Ruler .ha’El hakadosh הָ אֵ ל הַ קָּ ד ֹו שׁ .the holy God

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______Kedushat Hayom ▪ קְ דוּשַׁ ת הַ יּוֹם ▪ Holiness of This Day .4 ______The leader’s repetition continues here.

,Rashei chodashim le’amcha natata רָ א שֵׁ י חֳ דָ שִׁ י ם לְ עַ מְּ � ָ נ תָ תָּ ,You gave your people New Moons ,zeman kaparah lechol toldotam זְמַ ן כַּפָּרַ ה לְכָל תּוֹלְדוֹתָ ם a time for all their descendants to atone biheyotam makrivim lefanecha בִּ הְ י ֹו תָ ם מַ קְ רִ י בִ י ם לְ פָ ֶנ י � by bringing to you zivchei ratzon זִבְחֵ י רָ צוֹן acceptable sacrifices use’irei chatat וּ ְֹ ש עִ י רֵ י חַ טָּ א ת and youngSPS animals as sin-offerings .lechaper ba’adam לְ כַ פֵּ ר בַּ עֲ דָ ם —to atone for their sins Zikaron lechulam yiheyu זִ ָ כּ ר ֹ ו ן לְ ֻכ לָם יִהְ יוּ may those sacrifices be for them all,1 .uteshu’at nafsham miyad soneh וּתְ שׁוּעַ ת נַפְשָׁ ם מִ יַּד שׂוׂנֵא to save their lives from hateful power.2 ,Mizbach chadash beTziyon tachin מִ זְבֵַּ ח חָדָ שׁ בְּצִ יּוֹן תָּ כִ ין Prepare a new altar in Zion ve’olat Rosh Chodesh וְ עו ׂלַת רֹאשׁ חֹדֶ שׁ so that the New Moon upward-offering ,na’aleh alav נַ עֲ לֶ ה עָ לָ י ו we may offer upon it use’irei izim na’aseh וּ ְֹ ש עִ י רֵ י עִ זִּ י ם ַנ עֲ שֶׂ ה and bring young goats for sacrifice ,veratzon בְ רָ צ ׂו ן in an acceptable manner. Sample uva’avodat Beit HaMikdash וּ בַ עֲ ב ׂו דַ ת בֵּ י ת הַ מִּ קְ דָ שׁ In the worship of the Temple ,nismach kulanu ִ נ שְׁ מַ ח ֻכּ לָּ נוּ we shall all rejoice, in that worship uveshirei David avdecha וּ בְ שִׁ י רֵ י דָ וִ ד עַ בְ דֶּ � and in the songs of your servant David ,hanishma’im be’irecha הַ נִּ שְׂ מָ עִ י ם בְּ עִ י רֶ � that will be heard in your city .ha’amurim lifnei mizbechecha הָאֲ מוּרִ ים לִפְ נֵי מִ זְבְּחֶ � .recited before your altar Ahavat olam tavi lahem אַהֲבֲת עו ׂלָם תָּבִ יא לָהֶ ם May you bring them lasting love uverit avot וּבְרִ ית אָבו ׂת and the agreement with ancestors ,labanim tizkor לַבָּ נִים תִּ זְכּו ׂר .recall for the children Vahavi’enu leTziyon ir’cha berinah וַהֲבִ יאֵ נוּ לְצִ יּו ׂן עִ ירְ � בְּרִ נָה Then bring us joyfully to Zion your city veliYerushalayim Beit Mikdashcha וְלִירוּשָׁ לַיִם בֵּ ית מִקְדָּשְׁ � and Jerusalem your Temple .besimchat olam בְּ שִׂ מְ חַ ת ע ׂו לָ ם ,in lasting happiness

1 “May they (the sacrifices) be a remembrance for them all,” i.e., may those sacrifices long ago be remembered (and attributed) to the descendants of those who offered them—even though the sacrificial system is long gone, may we who can no longer bring them be granted whatever it was that they earned for our ancestors. 2 “A saving of their selves/persons/souls/lives from the hand (i.e., power) of one who hates”—i.e., may the sacrifices of our ancestors win God’s continued favor so as to save us from our enemies.

Add this to recall the sacrificial system … shesham asu avoteinu lefanecha שֶׁשָּׁ ם עָ שׂוּ אֲ בוֹתֵ ינוּ לְפָ נֶי� where our ancestors brought you ,et korbenot chovoteihem אֶ ת-קָרְ בְּ נוֹת חוֹבוֹתֵ יהֶ ם ,their required sacrifices … or this to pray for its restoration, literally or metaphorically vesham na’aseh lefanecha וְ שָׁ ם נַ עֲ שֶׂ ה לְ פָ נֶ י � and we shall bring you et korbenot chovoteinu,2 אֶ ת-קָרְ בְּ נוֹת חוֹבוֹתֵ ינוּ ,our required sacrifices Continue here temidim kesidram תְּ מִ י דִ י ם כְּ סִ דְ רָ ם the dailySPS ones .umusafim kehil’chatam וּ מ וּ סָ פִ י ם כְּ הִ לְ כָ תָ ם .and the extra ones, properly Ve’et musaf yom וְ אֶ ת- מ וּ סַ ף יוֹם And the extra offering Rosh Hachodesh hazeh ֹר א שׁ הַ חֹ דֶ שׁ הַ ֶזּ ה of this New Moon day Add this to recall the sacrificial system … asu vehikrivu lefanecha עָ שׂוּ וְהִקְרִ יבוּ לְפָ נֶי� our ancestors brought to you … or this to pray for its restoration, literally or metaphorically na’aseh venakriv lefanecha נַ עֲ שֶׂ ה וְ נַקְ רִ י ב לְ פָ נֶ י � we shall perform and bring you Continue here ,be’ahava kemitzvat retzonecha בְּ אַהֲבָ ה כְּמִצְ וַת רְ צוֹנֶ� lovingly, to observe your wishes, Sample kemo shekatavta aleinu כְּ מ ֹ ו שֶׁ ָ כּ תַ בְ תָּ עָ ֵ ל י נ וּ as you wrote for us ,beToratecha בְּ ת ֹו רָ תֶ � in your Torah ,al yedei Moshe avdecha עַ ל יְדֵ י משֶׁ ה עַ בְ דֶּ � ,by your servant Moses’ hand :mipi chevodecha ka’amur מִפִּ י כְבוֹדֶ � כָּאָמוּר :spoken by your glory Num. 28: Uverashei chodsheichem וּבְ רָ א שֵׁ י ֙ חָדְ שֵׁ י כֶ֔ ם ,And on your New Moons 11 :takrivu olah lAdonai תַּ קְ רִ ֥ י ב וּ עֹ לָ ֖ ה לַ י ה וָ ֑ה :bring an offering to God ,parim benei vakar shnayim פָּרִ ֨ ים בְּ נֵֽי־בָ קָ ֤ר שְׁ נַ֙יִם֙ two year-old bulls ,ve’ayil echad וְאַ ֣יִל אֶחָ֔ ד ,and one ram kevasim benei shanah shiv’ah כְּ בָ שִׂ ֧ י ם בְּ ֵנ י ־ שָׁ נָ ֛ ה שִׁ בְ עָ ֖ ה —seven year-old sheep ,temimim תְּ מִ י מִ ֽ ם —perfect ones

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umin’chatam veniskehem וּ מִ ְ נ חָ תָ ם וְ ִ נ סְ ֵכּ י הֶ ם and their flour- and wine-offerings —kimdubar כִּ מְ דֻ בָּ ר :as mentioned shloshah esronim lapar שְׁ ל שָׁ ה עֶ שְׂ ֹר ִ נ י ם ַ ל פָּ ר ,twelve pounds of flour for each bull ushnei esronim la’ayil וּשְׁ נֵי עֶשְׂ רֹנִים לָאָיִל eight for each ram ve’isaron lakeves וְ עִ שָׂ ר וֹ ן לַ כֶּ בֶ שׂ ,and four for each lamb veyayin kenisko וְ יַיִן כְּנִסְ כּוֹ ,and wine for the wine-offering vesa’ir lechaper וְשָׂעִ יר לְכַפֵּ ר ,and a goatSPS for atonement ushnei temidim וּ שְׁ ֵנ י תְ מִ י דִ י ם ,and two continual offerings .kehil’chatam כְּ הִ לְ ָ כ תָ ם .according to their rules

Eloheinu אֱ � הֵ י נ וּ ,Our God , vElohei avoteinu וֵא�הֵ י אֲ בוֹתֵ ינוּ ,and God of our ancestors chadesh aleinu חַדֵּ שׁ עָ לֵינוּ renew for us et hachodesh hazeh אֶ ת- הַ חֹ דֶ שׁ הַ ֶזּ ה this month ,letovah velivrachah Amen לְטוֹבָ ה וְלִבְרָ כָה אָ מֵ ן ,for good and blessing ,lesason ulesimchah Amen לְשָׂ שׂוֹן וּלְשִׂ מְ חָ ה אָ מֵ ן for joy and happiness, Sample ,lishu’ah ulenechamah Amen לִ ישׁוּעָ ה וּלְ נֶחָמָ ה אָ מֵ ן ,for salvation and comfort ,lefarnasah ulechalkalah Amen לְ פַ רְ נָ סָ ה וּ לְ כַ לְ כָּ לָ ה אָ מֵ ן ,for income and livelihood ,lechayim uleshalom Amen לְחַ יִּים וּלְשָׁ לוֹם אָ מֵ ן for life and for peace limchilat chet לִ מְ חִ י ַ ל ת חֵ טְ א for forgiveness from sin velislichat avon. Amen וְ לִ סְ לִ יחַ ת עָ וֹ ן אָ מֵ ן and pardon from transgression ········································ Add this line in a leap year, from Marcheshvan through Adar II ········································ ulechaparat pasha. Amen וּ ְ ל ַ כ פָּ רַ ת פָּ שַׁ ע אָ מֵ ן .and atonement of wrongdoing Ki ve’amcha Yisra’el bacharta כִּ י בְעַמְּ � יִשְׂ רָ אֵ ל בָּ חַ רְ תָּ You chose your people Israel ,mikol ha’umot מִ ָ כּ ל- הָ אֻ מּ וֹ ת from all the other nations vechukei rashei chodashim וְ חֻ קֵ י רָ א שֵׁ י חֳ דָ שִׁ י ם and fixed for them .lahem kava’ta ָ ל הֶ ם קָ בָ עְ תָּ .the New Moon rules ,Baruch atah Adonai בָּ רוּ� אַתָּ ה יי ,We bless you, Sovereign Baruch hu uvaruch shemo בָּ רוּ� הוּא וּבָ רוּ� שְׁ מוֹ !Blessed be God, blessed be God's name mekadesh Yisra’el מְ קַ דֵּ שׁ ִ י שְׂ רָ אֵ ל who sanctifies Israel verashei chodashim. Amen וְ רָ א שֵׁ י חֳ דָ שִׁ י ם אָ מֵ ן .and the new moons

______Avodah ▪ עֲ ב ֹו דָ ה ▪ Temple Service .5 ______Retze Adonai Eloheinu רְ ֵ צ ה יי אֱ � הֵ י נ וּ Sovereign God, take delight ,be’amcha Yisra’el uvitfilatam בְּ עַ מְּ � ִ י שְׂ רָ אֵ ל וּ בִ תְ פִ לָּ תָ ם ;in your people Israel and in their prayer vehashev et ha’avodah וְ הָ שֵׁ ב אֶ ת הָ עֲ ב ֹו דָ ה restore the Temple service ,lidvir beitecha לִ דְ בִ י ר בֵּ י תֶ � ;to the sanctuary of your house ve’ishei Yisra’el utefilatam וְ אִ שֵּׁ י ִ י שְׂ רָ אֵ ל וּ תְ פִ ָ לּ תָ ם —as for Israel’s fires1 and their prayer ,be’ahavah tekabel beratzon בְּ אַ הֲ בָ ה תְ קַ ֵ בּ ל בְּ רָ צ ֹ ו ן ;accept them with love and delight SPS2 utehi leratzon tamid וּ תְ הִ י ְ ל רָ צ ֹ ו ן תָּ מִ י ד and may you always enjoy .avodat Yisra’el amecha עֲ ב ֹו דַ ת ִ י שְׂ רָ אֵ ל עַ מֶּ � .the worship of your people Israel

1 Include the shaded words if you favor the restoration of the sacrificial system. 2 “And may it be to your liking forever …”

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______Modim ▪ מוֹדִ ים ▪ We Give Thanks .6 ______We bow at the waist for the word “modim” and straighten up at “Adonai.” This blessing has two versions. We say the following in our individual silent prayer and 6b, the shaded version, in response to the prayer leader’s repetition. v y Modim anachnu lach מ ֹו דִ י ם אֲ ַ נ חְ נ וּ לָ � ,We thank you sha’atah huu Adonai Elohenu שָׁ אַ תָּ ה הוּא u יי אֱ � הֵ י נ וּ ,because you are the Ruler, our God , vElohei avoteinu וֵ א � הֵ י אֲ בוֹתֵ ינוּ ,God of our ancestors .le’olam va’ed לְ ע וֹ לָ ם וָ עֶ ד forever. SPS ,Tzur chayenu צוּר חַ ֵיּ י נ וּ ,The one sure thing in our lives ,magen yish’enu מָ ֵג ן ִ י שְׁ ֵ ע נ וּ —the shield of our salvation .ata hu ledor vador אַ תָּ ה הוּא לְ ד וֹ ר וָ ד וֹ ר !that is you, from age to age Nodeh lecha unesaper tehilatecha נ וֹ דֶ ה לְּ � וּ נְ סַ פֵּ ר תְּ הִ ָ לּ תֶ � We thank you and declare your praise ,al chayenu ham’surim beyadecha עַ ל חַ ֵיּ י נ וּ הַ מְּ ס וּ רִ י ם בְּ ָי דֶ � ,For our lives, which in your hand you hold ,ve’al nishmoteinu hapekudot lach וְ עַ ל ִ נ שְׁ מ ֹ ו תֵ י נ וּ הַפְּ קוּדוֹת לָ � ;Our souls, which in your care are told ,ve’al nisecha sheb’chol yom imanu וְ עַ ל נִ סֶּ י � שֶׁ בְּ כָ ל-יוֹ ם עִ מָּ נ וּ ,Your miracles, with us every day ,ve’al nifle’otecha vetovotecha וְ עַ ל נִ פְ לְ א ֹו תֶ י � וְ טוֹ בוֹתֶ Sampleי� ,Your wonders and abundant boons ,shebechol et שֶׁ בְּ כָ ל עֵ ת With us .erev vavoker vetzohorayim עֶ רֶ ב וָ ֹ ב קֶ ר וְ צָ הֳ רָ ִ י ם .evening, morn, and noon ,Hatov ki lo chalu rachamecha הַ טּ וֹ ב כִּ י �א כָ לוּ רַ חֲ מֶ י � Your mercies never end; the one vehamrachem וְ הַ מְ רַ חֵ ם ,All good and merciful and blessed ,ki lo tamu chasadecha כִּ י �א תַ מּ וּ חֲ סָ דֶ י � .Whose kindnesses are never done .me’olam kivinu lach מֵ ע וֹ לָ ם קִ ִ וּ י נ וּ לָ � .In you our hopes forever rest

The silent amidah continues below; on Chanukah, add Al Hanisim on page 233. ______Modim Derabbanan ▪ מוֹדִ ים דְ רַ בָּ ָ נ ן ▪ 6b. Teachers’ Thanksgiving ______We read this silently when the prayer leader repeats the amidah. v y Modim anachnu lach מ ֹו דִ י ם אֲ ַ נ חְ נ וּ לָ � We thank you sha’ata hu u Adonai Eloheinu שָׁ אַ תָּ ה הוּא u יי אֱ � הֵ י נ וּ for you are the Ruler, our God , vElohei avoteinu וֵ א � הֵ י אֲ בוֹתֵ ינוּ ,and our ancestors’ God ,Elohei chol basar אֱ � הֵ י כָ ל- בָּ שָׂ ר ,God SPSof all flesh .yotzrenu, yotzer bereshit י ֹ ו צְ רֵ נ וּ י וֹ צֵ ר בְּ רֵ א שִׁ י ת .our maker, who formed Creation Berachot vehoda’ot בְּ רָ כ ֹו ת וְ הוֹדָ אוֹ ת Blessings and thanks we give ,leshimcha hagadol vehakadosh ְ ל שִׁ מְ � הַ גָּ דוֹ ל וְ הַ קָּ ד ֹו שׁ ,to your great and holy name al shehecheyitanu עַ ל שֶׁ הֶ חֱ ִ י י תָ נ וּ because you have given us life .vekiyamtanu וְ קִ ַ יּ מְ תָּ נ וּ .and sustained us ,Ken techayenu utekaymenu כֵּ ן תְּ חַ ֵיּ נ וּ וּ תְ קַ ְ יּ מֵ נ וּ ,Keep giving us life and sustenance vete’esof galuyotenu וְ תֶ אֱ ס ֹו ף גָּ לֻיּוֹתֵ ינוּ and gather our scattered exiles ,lechatzrot kodshecha לְ חַ צְ ר ֹו ת קָ דְ שֶׁ � ,to the courtyards of your sanctuary lishmor chukecha ִ ל שְׁ מ ֹו ר חֻ קֶּ י � to keep your statutes, Sample ,vela’asot retzonecha וְ לַ עֲ שׂ וֹ ת רְ צ ֹו ֶנ � ,do your will ;ule’ovdecha belevav shalem וּ לְ עָ בְ דְ � בְּ ֵל בָ ב שָׁ ֵל ם and serve you wholeheartedly .al she’anachnu modim lach עַ ל שֶׁ אֲ ַ נ חְ נ וּ מ ֹו דִ י ם לָ � .for which we thank you— .Baruch El hahoda’ot בָּ ר וּ � אֵ ל הַ הוֹדָ אוֹ ת .Blessed is the God of thanks The Thanksgiving blessing continues here. Ve’al kulam וְ עַ ל כֻּ לָּ ם And for all these things may your yitbarach veyitromam shimcha ִ י תְ בָּ רַ � ְ מְ�ו ִ י תְ ר ֹ ו מַ ם שִׁ ,name be blessed and exalted .malkenu, tamid le’olam va’ed מַ לְ ֵכּ נ וּ תָּ מִ י ד לְ ע וֹ לָ ם וָ עֶ ד .O our ruler, constantly, and for ever ,Vechol hachayim yoducha selah וְ כֹ ל הַ חַ יִּ י ם יוֹדוּ� סֶּ לָה ,(Every living being will thank you (selah ,vihalelu et shimcha be’emet וִ י הַ לְ ל וּ אֶ ת שִׁ מְ � בֶּ אֱ מֶ ת ,and they will hail your name in truth .ha’El yeshu’atenu ve’ezratenu selah הָ אֵ ל יְ שׁ וּ עָ תֵ נ וּ וְ עֶ זְ רָ תֵ נ וּ סֶ לָ ה .(God, our salvation and help (selah ,w z Baruch y atah u Adonai בָּ ר וּ � v אַ תָּ ה u יי ,Blessed are you, Ruler Baruch hu uvaruch shemo בָּ ר וּ � הוּא וּ בָ ר וּ � שְׁ מ ֹו !Blessed be God, blessed be God’s name hatov shimcha הַ טּ וֹ ב שִׁ מְ � ,whose reputation is good ulecha na’eh lehodot. Amen וּ לְ � נָ אֶ ה לְ הוֹ דוֹ ת אָ מֵ ן .and to whom thanks are due In the silent amidah, continue with the blessing for peace, page 254.

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During the repetition, the leader adds the Priestly Blessing. ______Bircat Kohanim ▪ בִּ ר כַּ ת כֹּ הֲ נִ י ם ▪ The Priestly Blessing1 ______Eloheinu אֱ � הֵ י נ וּ Our God vElohei avoteinu וֵא�הֵ י אֲ בוֹתֵ ינוּ ,and God of our ancestors bar’cheinu vaberachah hamshuleshet ָ בּ רְ ֵ כ נ וּ בַבְּ רָ כָה הַ מְ שֻׁ לֶּשֶׁ ת bless us with the triple blessing baTorah בַּ תּ ֹו רָ ה ,in the Torah ,hak’tuvah al yedei Moshe avdecha הַ כְּ ת וּ בָ ה עַ ל יְדֵ י משֶׁ ה עַבְדֶּ � ,written bySPS your servant Moses ha’amurah mipi Aharon uvanav הָ אֲ מ וּ רָ ה מִפִּ י אַהֲ רֹן וּבָ נָיו ,spoken by Aaron and his children —kohanim—am kedoshecha כֹּהֲנִים עַ ם קְ דוֹשֶׁ � —the priests—your holy people :ka’amur כָּ אָמוּר :in these words After each of the three verses of the Priestly Blessing, the congregation responds. Num 6:24-26 Yevarechecha Adonai יְבָרֶ כְ �֥ יהו֖ה May God bless you .veyishmerecha ְ ו ִ י שְׁ מְ רֶ ֽ � .and protect you ken yehi ratzon כֵּן יְהִ י רָ צוֹן !May this be your will 2 Ya’er Adonai panav elecha יָאֵ֨ ר יהו֧ה ׀ פָּנָ ֛יו אֵלֶ ֖י� May God smile at you .vichuneka וִֽיחֻנֶּֽ ךָּ and show you favor. Sample ken yehi ratzon כֵּ ן ְ י הִ י רָ צ ֹ ו ן !May this be your will 3 Yisa Adonai panav elecha יִ שָּׂ֨ א יהו֤ה ׀ פָּ נָיו֙ אֵ לֶ֔ י � May God let you perceive God’s presence .veyasem lecha shalom וְ ָי שֵׂ ֥ ם לְ �֖ שָׁ לֽ וֹ ם .and set you at peace Ken yehi ratzon כֵּן יְהִ י רָ צוֹן !May this be your will

______Shalom ▪ שָׁ ל ֹו ם ▪ Peace .7 ______Sim shalom ba’olam שִׂ ים שָׁ לוֹם בָּ ע וֹ לָ ם Grant peace on earth,1 tovah uv’rachah טוֹבָ ה וּבְרָ כָה ,goodness and blessing chen vachesed verachamim חֵ ן וָחֶסֶ ד וְרַ חֲמִ ים grace, kindness and mercy .aleinu ve’al kol Yisra’el amecha עָ לֵינוּ וְעַ ל כָּל- יִ שְׂ רָ אֵ ל עַ מֶּ � .for us and all Israel, your people Bar’chenu avinu kulanu בָּרְ כֵנוּ אָבִ ינוּ כֻּלָּנוּ ,Bless us all, O source of life ,ke’echad be’or panecha כְּאֶחָ ד בְּ אוֹר פָּ נֶי� .as one,SPS in the light of your presence ki ve’or panecha כִּ י בְ אוֹר פָּ נֶי� For in the light of your presence ,natata lanu, Adonai Eloheinu נָתַתָּ לָּנוּ יי אֱ�הֵ ינוּ ,you gave us, Ruling God Torat chayim ve’ahavat chesed תּוֹרַ ת חַ יִּים וְ אַ הֲ בַ ת חֶ סֶ ד ,the Torah of life, the love of kindness utzedaka uveracha וּ צְ דָ קָ ה וּ בְ רָ כָ ה ,righteousness and blessing .verachamim vechayim veshalom וְרַ חֲמִ ים וְחַ יִּים וְשָׁ לוֹם .mercy, life and peace Vetov be’einecha וְטוֹב בְּעֵ ינֶי� And it’s good in your eyes ,levarech et amcha Yisra’el לְ בָ רֵ � אֶ ת- עַ מְּ � יִ שְׂ רָ אֵ ל to bless your people Israel bechol et uvechol sha’ah בְּ כָ ל-עֵ ת וּבְ כָל- שָׁ עָ ה at every time and in every hour .bishlomecha בִּ שְׁ ל ֹו מֶ � with your peace. Sample ,Baruch atah Adonai בָּ ר וּ � אַ תָּ ה יי ,We bless you, God Baruch hu uvaruch shemo בָּ ר וּ � הוּא וּ בָ ר וּ � שְׁ מ ֹו !Blessed be God, blessed be God’s name hamvarech et amo Yisra’el הַ מְּ בָ רֵ � אֶ ת עַ מּ וֹ ִ י שְׂ רָ אֵ ל who blesses God’s people Israel bashalom. Amen בַּ שָּׁ ל ֹו ם אָ מֵ ן .with peace

The amidah ends here, but we remain standing to express our own thanks and the longings of our heart, guided by the next paragraphs.

After the repetition, the leader says the Full Kaddish on page 265.

1 “On earth” is added in the Conservative liturgy.

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______Personal Prayers ______,Elohai, netzor leshoni mera אֱ � הַ י נְ צ וֹ ר לְ שׁ וֹ נִ י מֵ רָ ע ,My God, keep bad words from my tongue .usefatai midaber mirmah וּ שְׂ פָ תַ י מִ דַּ בֵּ ר מִ רְ מָ ה .and lies from my lips ,Velimkalelai nafshi tidom וְ לִ מְ קַ לְ ַ ל י ַ נ פְ שִׁ י תִ דּ ֹו ם ;Let me not try to answer those who curse me .venafshi ke’afar lakol tihyeh ְ ו ַ נ פְ שִׁ י כֶּ עָ פָ ר לַ כֹּ ל תִּ הְ ֶי ה .let my spirit be as still as dust to everyone ,Petach libi beToratecha פְּ תַ ח לִ בִּ י בְּ ת ֹו רָ תֶ � Open my heart with your teaching .uvemitzvotecha tirdof nafshi וּ בְ מִ צְ ֹו תֶ י � תִּ רְ דּ ֹו ף ַ נ פְ שִׁ י .that my spiritSPS may follow your rules ,Vechol hachoshvim alai ra’ah וְ כָ ל- הַ ח ֹו שְׁ בִ י ם עָ לַ י רָ עָ ה ,As for all who plan harm for me meherah hafer atzatam מְ הֵ רָ ה הָ פֵ ר עֲ צָ תָ ם quickly upset their designs .vekalkel machashavtam וְ קַ לְ קֵ ל מַ חֲ שַׁ בְ תָּ ם .and spoil their plans ,Aseh lema’an shemecha עֲ שֵׂ ה לְ מַ עַ ן שְׁ מֶ � ;Do it for the sake of your reputation ,aseh lema’an yeminecha עֲ שֵׂ ה לְ מַ עַ ן ְ י מִ י ֶנ � ;do it for the sake of your right hand ,aseh lema’an kedushatecha עֲ שֵׂ ה לְ מַ עַ ן קְ דֻ שָּׁ תֶ � ;do it for the sake of your holiness .aseh lema’an Toratecha עֲ שֵׂ ה לְ מַ עַ ן תּ ֹו רָ תֶ � .do it for the sake of your law Ps 60:7 ,Lema’an yechaltzun yedidecha“ לְמַעַן יֵחָלְ צוּן יְדִ ידֶ י� ,To save your devoted followers“ ”.hoshi’ah yemin’cha, va’aneni הוֹשִׁ יעָה יְמִ ינְ � וַעֲנֵנִ י take action, rescue and answer me!” Sample Psalm 19:15 ,Yi’heyu leratzon imrei fi“ יִהְ יוּ לְרָ צוֹן אִמְרֵ י־פִ י ,May what I say be to your liking“ ,vehegyon libi lefanecha וְ הֶ גְ י וֹ ן לִ בִּ י לְ פָ ֶנ י � ,and my deepest thoughts come before you ”.Adonai, tzuri, vego’ali יְהוָה צוּרִ י וְ גֹאֲלִ י ”.God, my rock, my savior Take three steps back, bow left on “oseh shalom,” right on “hu ya’aseh” and forward on “aleinu.” Between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, replace the next line with the shaded line. Oseh shalom bimromav ֹע שֶׂ ה שָׁ ל ֹו ם בִּ מְ ר ֹ ו מָ י ו ,Making peace in heaven above Oseh hashalom bimromav ֹע שֶׂ ה הַ שָּׁ ל ֹו ם בִּ מְ ר ֹ ו מָ י ו ,Making peace in heaven above hu ya’aseh shalom הוּא ַי עֲ שֶׂ ה שָׁ ל ֹו ם may God bring peace ,aleinu ve’al kol Yisra’el עָ לֵ י נ וּ וְ עַ ל כָּ ל ִ י שְׂ רָ אֵ ל ,to us and to all Israel ”.ve’imru, “Amen וְ אִ מְ ר וּ אָ מֵ ן ”.Now you say, “Amen

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Avinu Malkenu ▪ אָבִ ינוּ מַ לְכֵּנוּ ▪ !Source of Life! Sovereign ,Avinu malkenu אָבִ ינוּ מַלְכֵּנוּ !Source of life! Sovereign !chatanu lefanecha חָ טָ א נ וּ לְ פָ ֶ נ י � !We have sinned in front of you ,Avinu malkenu אָבִ ינוּ מַלְכֵּנוּ ,Source of life! Sovereign .ein lanu melech ela atah אֵ ין לָנוּ מֶ לֶ� אֶ לָּא אָתָּ ה .we have no ruler but you ,Avinu malkenu אָבִ ינוּ מַלְכֵּנוּ ,Source of life! Sovereign .aseh imanu lema’an shemecha עֲשֵׂ ה עִמָּ נוּ לְמַעַ ן שְׁ מֶ � .take actionSPS for us, for the sake of your reputation On public fast days, use the shaded line instead of the line above it. ,Avinu malkenu אָבִ ינוּ מַלְכֵּנוּ ,Source of life! Sovereign .chadesh aleinu shanah tovah חַ דֵּ שׁ עָ לֵינוּ שָׁ נָה טוֹבָ ה grant us a good new year.1 .barech aleinu shanah tovah בָּ רֵ � עָ לֵינוּ שָׁ נָה טוֹבָ ה .bless us with a good year ,Avinu malkenu אָבִ ינוּ מַלְכֵּנוּ ,Source of life! Sovereign .bateil me’aleinu kol gezerot kashot בַּטֵּ ל מֵעָ לֵינוּ כָּל גְּזֵרוֹת קָ שׁוֹת .take away from us all harsh laws ,Avinu malkenu אָבִ ינוּ מַלְכֵּנוּ ,Source of life! Sovereign .bateil mach’shevot son’einu בַּטֵּ ל מַחְשְׁ בוֹת שׂוֹנְאֵ ינוּ .bring to nothing our enemies’ plans ,Avinu malkenu אָבִ ינוּ מַלְכֵּנוּ Source of life! Sovereign, Sample .hafer atzat oyveinu הָפֵ ר עֲצַ ת אוֹיְבֵ ינוּ .destroy our foes’ intentions ,Avinu malkenu אָבִ ינוּ מַלְכֵּנוּ ,Source of life! Sovereign .kaleh kol tzar umastin me’aleinu כַּ לֵּ ה כָּ ל-צַ ר וּמַשְׂטִ ין מֵעָ לֵינוּ .destroy all trouble and enemies for us ,Avinu malkenu אָבִ ינוּ מַלְכֵּנוּ ,Source of life! Sovereign stom piyot סְ תוֹם פִּ יּוֹת stop the mouths .mastineinu umekatregeinu מַ שְׂ טִ י ֵנ י נ וּ וּ מְ קַ טְ רְ ֵג י נ וּ .of our enemies and accusers ,Avinu malkenu אָבִ ינוּ מַלְכֵּנוּ ,Source of life! Sovereign kaleh dever vecherev vera’av כַּלֵּה דֶּבֶ ר וְחֶרֶ ב וְרָ עָ ב ,remove sickness, war and famine ush’vi umashchit ve’avon ush’mad וּשְׁבִ י וּמַשְׁחִ ית וְעָ וֹן וּשְׁמַ ד captivity, ruin, sin and devastation .mibnei veritecha מִ בְּ ֵנ י בְ רִ י תֶ � .for the children of your contract ,Avinu malkenu אָבִ ינוּ מַלְכֵּנוּ ,Source of life! Sovereign .mena magefa minachalatecha מְ נַע מַ גֵּפָ ה מִ נַּחֲלָתֶ � keep the plague away from your people.2

1 “Make new for us a good year.” 2 “Your inheritance”—we sometimes refer to ourselves as God’s “inheritance,” perhaps in the hope that God will treasure us from generation to generation.

,Avinu malkenu אָבִ ינוּ מַלְכֵּנוּ ,Source of life! Sovereign .selach umechal lechol avonoteinu סְ לַח וּמְחַ ל לְכָל-עֲוֹנוֹתֵ ינוּ .forgive and pardon all our sins ,Avinu malkenu אָבִ ינוּ מַלְכֵּנוּ ,Source of life! Sovereign mecheh veha’aver מְחֵ ה וְהַעֲבֵ ר forgive and ignore pesha’einu vechatoteinu פְּשָׁ עֵ ינוּ וְחַ טֹּאתֵ ינוּ our misdeeds and our sins .mineged einecha מִ נֶּגֶד עֵ ינֶי� .committed before you ,Avinu malkenu אָבִ ינוּ מַלְכֵּנוּ ,SourceSPS of life! Sovereign mechok berachamecha harabim מְ חוֹק בְּרַ חֲמֶ י� הָרַבִּ ים in your great mercy, erase .kol shitrei chovoteinu כָּל שִׁטְרֵ י חוֹבוֹתֵ ינוּ every record of our guilt.1 The leader chants the next nine verses aloud, following the congregation ,Avinu malkenu אָבִ ינוּ מַלְכֵּנוּ ,Source of life! Sovereign hachazirenu bit’shuva shelema הַחֲזִירֵ נוּ בִּתְ שׁוּבָ ה שְׁ לֵמָ ה ,bring us back, fully repentant .lefanecha לְ פָ נֶ י � .to you ,Avinu malkenu אָבִ ינוּ מַלְכֵּנוּ ,Source of life! Sovereign shelach refu’ah shelema שְׁ לַח רְ פוּאָה שְׁ לֵמָ ה send complete healing .lecholei amecha לְחוֹלֵי עַמֶּ � to our sick. Sample ,Avinu malkenu אָבִ ינוּ מַלְכֵּנוּ ,Source of life! Sovereign .kera ro’a gezar dinenu קְרַ ע רֹעַ גְּזַר דִּ ינֵנוּ tear up our harsh sentence.2 ,Avinu malkenu אָבִ ינוּ מַלְכֵּנוּ ,Source of life! Sovereign .zochrenu bezikaron tov lefanecha זָכְרֵ נוּ בְּ זִכָּרוֹן טוֹב לְפָ נֶי� remember us with favor.3 ; ָ ז כְ רֵ נ וּ For the next five verses, on public fast days we say ָ כּ תְ ֵ ב נ וּ בְּ סֵ פֶ ר ,between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur ,Avinu malkenu אָבִ ינוּ מַלְכֵּנוּ ,Source of life! Sovereign .zochreinu lechayim tovim זָכְרֵ נוּ לְ חַ יִּ י ם ט ֹו בִ י ם .remember us for a good life .kotvenu besefer chayim tovim כָּתְ בֵ נוּ בְּסֵפֶ ר חַ יִּים טוֹבִ ים .write us in the book of good life

can mean a bill ׁ שְ טַ ר חוֹ ב ;Or, “All documents that record our indebtedness to guilt.” The metaphor is financial 1 or promissory note. 2 “Tear up the harshness of the decree in our court-case”—we imagine that God has passed sentence, that it is unfavorable, that it is written and recorded, and still we ask God to nullify it. 3 “Remember us with good memory before you.”

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,Avinu malkenu אָבִ ינוּ מַלְכֵּנוּ ,Source of life! Sovereign .zochreinu lig’ulah vishu’ah זָכְרֵ נוּ לִ גְּאֻלָּה וִ ישׁוּעָ ה .remember us for rescue and salvation kotvenu besefer ָ כּ תְ ֵ ב נ וּ בְּ סֵ פֶ ר write us in the book .ge’ulah vishu’ah גְּאֻלָּה וִ ישׁוּעָ ה .of rescue and salvation ,Avinu malkenu אָבִ ינוּ מַלְכֵּנוּ ,Source of life! Sovereign .zochreinu lefarnasah vechalkalah זָכְרֵ נוּ לְ פַ רְ נָ סָ ה וְ כַ לְ כָּ לָ ה .remember us for livelihood and fulfillment kotvenu besefer ָ כּ תְ ֵ ב נ וּ בְּ סֵ פֶ ר write us inSPS the book .parnasah vechalkalah פַּ רְ נָ סָ ה וְ כַ לְ כָּ לָ ה .of livelihood and fulfillment ,Avinu malkenu אָבִ ינוּ מַלְכֵּנוּ ,Source of life! Sovereign .zochreinu liz’chuyot זָכְרֵ נוּ לִ זְ כֻ יּ וֹ ת .remember us for merit .kotvenu besefer zechuyot כָּתְ בֵ נוּ בְּסֵפֶ ר זְכֻיּוֹת .write us in the book of merit ,Avinu malkenu אָבִ ינוּ מַלְכֵּנוּ ,Source of life! Sovereign .zochreinu lislichah umechilah זָכְרֵ נוּ לִ סְ לִ י חָ ה וּ מְ חִ י ָ ל ה .remember us for forgiveness and pardon kotvenu besefer ָ כּ תְ ֵ ב נ וּ בְּ סֵ פֶ ר write us in the book .selichah umechilah סְ לִ י חָ ה וּ מְ חִ י ָ ל ה .of forgiveness and pardon SampleWe continue silently ,Avinu malkenu אָבִ ינוּ מַלְכֵּנוּ ,Source of life! Sovereign .hatzmach lanu yeshu’ah bekarov הַצְמַ ח לָנוּ יְשׁוּעָ ה בְּקָ רוֹב .make salvation flower for us soon ,Avinu malkenu אָבִ ינוּ מַלְכֵּנוּ ,Source of life! Sovereign .hareim keren Yisra’el amecha הָרֵ ם קֶרֶ ן יִשְׂרָ אֵ ל עַמֶּ � .give pride1 to your people Israel ,Avinu malkenu אָבִ ינוּ מַלְכֵּנוּ ,Source of life! Sovereign .hareim keren Meshichecha הָרֵ ם קֶרֶ ן מְשִׁ יחֶ � bring your anointed one.2 ,Avinu malkenu אָבִ ינוּ מַלְכֵּנוּ ,Source of life! Sovereign .maleh yadeinu mibir’chotecha מַ לֵּא יָדֵ ינוּ מִבִּרְ כוֹתֶ י� .fill our hands from your blessings ,Avinu malkenu אָבִ ינוּ מַלְכֵּנוּ ,Source of life! Sovereign .maleh asameinu savah מַ לֵּא אֲסָמֵ ינוּ שָׂבָ ע .fill our pantries with plenty ,Avinu malkenu אָבִ ינוּ מַלְכֵּנוּ ,Source of life! Sovereign ,shema kolenu שְׁ מַ ע קוֹלֵנוּ ,hear our voice !chus verachem aleinu חוּס וְרַ חֵ ם עָ לֵינוּ .be kind and merciful to us

1 “Raise the horn.” 2 “Raise the horn of your anointed one,” an appeal for God to send the Messiah.

,Avinu malkenu אָבִ ינוּ מַלְכֵּנוּ ,Source of life! Sovereign kabel berachamim uveratzon קַ בֵּ ל בְּרַ חֲמִ ים וּבְרָ צוֹן graciously and with favor accept .et tefilateinu אֶ ת-תְּפִ לָּתֵ ינוּ .our prayer ,Avinu malkenu אָבִ ינוּ מַלְכֵּנוּ ,Source of life! Sovereign petach sha’arei shamayim פְּ תַ ח שַׁ עֲ רֵ י שָׁ מַ ִ י ם open heaven’s gates .litfilatenu לִתְפִ לָּתֵ נוּ .to receive our prayer ,Avinu malkenu אָבִ ינוּ מַלְכֵּנוּ ,SourceSPS of life! Sovereign na al teshivenu נָא אַל תְּשִׁ יבֵ נוּ don’t sent us away .rekam milfanecha רֵ י קָ ם מִ לְּ פָ ֶ נ י � .from you emptyhanded ,Avinu malkenu אָבִ ינוּ מַלְכֵּנוּ ,Source of life! Sovereign .zechor ki afar anachnu זְכֹר כִּ י עָפָ ר אֲ נָחְ נוּ .remember—we’re only dust ,Avinu malkenu אָבִ ינוּ מַלְכֵּנוּ ,Source of life! Sovereign tehei hasha’ah hazot תְּ הֵ א הַ שָּׁ עָ ה הַ זֹּ א ת may this be she’at rachamim שְׁ עַ ת רַ חֲ מִ י ם a time of mercy .ve’et ratzon milfanecha וְעֵ ת רָ צוֹן מִ לְּפָ נֶי� .and favor from you ,Avinu malkenu אָ בִ י נ וּ מַ לְ כֵּ נ וּ Source of life! Sovereign, Sample chamol aleinu חֲ מוֹל עָ לֵינוּ ,take pity on us .ve’al olaleinu vetapenu וְעַ ל עוֹלָלֵינוּ וְטַפֵּ נוּ .our children and our babies ,Avinu malkenu אָבִ ינוּ מַלְכֵּנוּ ,Source of life! Sovereign aseh lema’an עֲ שֵׂ ה לְ מַ עַ ן do it for the sake of those .harugim al shem kodshecha הֲ רוּגִים עַ ל שֵׁ ם קָדְ שֶׁ � who died to show your holiness.1 ,Avinu malkenu אָבִ ינוּ מַלְכֵּנוּ ,Source of life! Sovereign aseh lema’an עֲ שֵׂ ה לְ מַ עַ ן do it for the sake of .tevuchim al yichudecha טְ בוּחִ ים עַ ל יִחוּדֶ � those slaughtered for your unity.2 ,Avinu malkenu אָבִ ינוּ מַלְכֵּנוּ ,Source of life! Sovereign aseh lema’an עֲ שֵׂ ה לְ מַ עַ ן do it for the sake of ba’ei va’esh uvamayim בָּ אֵ י בָ אֵ שׁ וּ בַ מַּ יִ ם those who came through fire and water .al kiddush shemecha עַ ל קִ דּ וּ שׁ שְׁ מֶ � .to show your holiness

1 “those killed for the sake of the reputation of your holiness”—the martyrs who died to show their faith in God’s holiness. 2 Martyrs who by their deaths declared God’s oneness.

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,Avinu malkenu אָבִ ינוּ מַלְכֵּנוּ ,Source of life! Sovereign nekom le’eineinu נְקוֹם לְעֵ ינֵינוּ let us see retribution .nikmat dam avadecha hashafuch נִקְ מַ ת דַּ ם עֲבָדֶ י� הַשָּׁ פוּ� for your servants’ spilled blood.1 ,Avinu malkenu אָבִ ינוּ מַלְכֵּנוּ ,Source of life! Sovereign aseh lema’an’cha עֲ שֵׂ ה לְ מַ עַ נְ � do it for your own reputation .im lo lema’aneinu אִ ם �א לְמַעֲ נֵנוּ !if not for our sake ,Avinu malkenu אָבִ ינוּ מַ לְ ֵ כּ נ וּ ,Source ofSPS life! Sovereign .aseh lema’ancha, vehoshi’enu עֲשֵׂ ה לְמַעַנְ� וְ הוֹשִׁ יעֵ נוּ .do it for your own reputation; save us ,Avinu malkenu אָבִ ינוּ מַלְכֵּנוּ ,Source of life! Sovereign .aseh lema’an rachamecha harabim עֲשֵׂ ה לְמַעַ ן רַ חֲמֶ י� הָרַבִּ ים .do it for your great mercy ,Avinu malkenu אָבִ ינוּ מַלְכֵּנוּ ,Source of life! Sovereign aseh lema’an shim’cha עֲ שֵׂ ה לְ מַ עַ ן שִׁ מְ � —do it for your own reputation hagadol hagibor vehanora הַ גָּדוֹל הַ גִּבּוֹר וְהַ נּוֹרָ א —great, mighty and awesome .shenikra aleinu שֶׁ נִּקְרָ א עָ לֵינוּ by which we are called.2 ,Avinu malkenu אָבִ ינוּ מַלְכֵּנוּ ,Source of life! Sovereign chonenu va’anenu חָ נֵּנוּ וְעֲנֵנוּ be gracious and answer us, Sample ;ki ein banu ma’asim כִּ י אֵ ין בָּ נוּ מַעֲשִׂ ים though we have done nothing to earn ,aseh imanu tzedakah vachesed עֲ שֵׂ ה עִ מָּ נ וּ צְ דָ קָ ה וָ חֶ סֶ ד —your favor; be just and kind to us .vehoshi’enu וְ הושִׁ יעֵ נוּ !and save us

.one of many slight variations in different versions of this poem ,לְעֵ ינֵינוּ Birnbaum omits 1 2 “By which we are called”—Birnbaum; “proclaimed upon us”—Scherman. The meaning is uncertain.

Chanukah ▪ חֲ נ וּ כָּ ה ▪ Chanukah ,Baruch atah Adonai בָּ רוּ� אַתָּ ה י י ,We bless you, Ruler ,Eloheinu melech ha’olam אֱ�הֵ ינוּ מֶ לֶ� הָ עוֹלָם ,our God, eternal sovereign asher kidshanu bemitzvotav אֲשֶׁ ר קִדְּשָׁ נוּ בְּ מִ צְ ֹ ו תָ י ו who made us holy with your rules vetzivanu וְ צִ וָּ נ וּ and told us .lehadlik ner shel Chanukah לְ הַ דְ לִ י ק נֵר שֶׁ ל חֲ נ וּ כָּ ה .to kindle Chanukah light SPSSome add the shaded words to honor our matriarchs, Sarah, Rebecca, Leah and Rachel. ,Baruch atah Adonai בָּ רוּ� אַתָּ ה י י ,We bless you, Ruler ,Eloheinu melech ha’olam אֱ�הֵ ינוּ מֶ לֶ� הָ עוֹלָם ,our God, eternal sovereign she’asah nisim שֶׁ עָ שָׂ ה ִ נ סִּ י ם who performed wonders la’avoteinu לַאֲ בוֹתֵ ינוּ for our ancestors bayamim hahem bazman hazeh בַּ יָּ מִ י ם הָ הֵ ם בַּ זְּ מַ ן הַ זֶּ ה .in those days, at this time For the first night, add this blessing of thanks for reaching this holiday Baruch ata Adonai בָּ ר וּ � אַ תָּ ה יי ,We bless you, Sovereign God ,Eloheinu melech ha’olam אֱ � הֵ י נ וּ מֶ לֶ � הָ ע וֹ לָ ם ;Who rules eternal time and space shehecheyanu vekimanu שֶׁ הֶ חֱ ָ י נ וּ וְ קִ ְ יּ מָ נ וּ You raised us and sustained us, Sample .Vehigi’anu lazman hazeh וְ הִ גִּ י עָ נ וּ לַ זְּ מַ ן הַ זֶּ ה And you brought us to this place.1 After lighting the first candle, say this; then light the rest of the candles Hanerot halalu anachnu madlikin הַ נֵּרוֹת הֲלָלוּ אֲ נַ חְ נוּ מַדְ לִ יקִ ין These lights we kindle al hanisim ve’al hat’shu’ot עַ ל הַ נִּסִּ ים וְעַ ל הַתְּ שׁוּעוֹת for the wonders, rescues ve’al hamilchamot she’asita וְעַ ל הַמִּ לְחָ מוֹת שֶׁעָשִׂ יתָ and wars you fought la’avoteinu לַאֲ בוֹתֵ ינוּ for our ancestors .al yedei kohanecha hakdoshim עַ ל יְדֵ י כֹּהֲ נֶי� הַקְּ דוֹשִׁ ים by your holy priests.2 Vechol shemonat yemei Chanukah וְ כָ ל- שְׁמׂנַת יְמֵ י חֲ נ וּ כָּ ה All eight days of Chanukah ,hanerot halalu kodesh הַ נֵּרוֹת הֲלָלוּ קֹדֶ שׁ ,these lights are holy ve’ein lanu reshut וְאֵ ין לָנוּ רְ שׁוּת and we don’t have the right lehishtamesh bahem ְ ל הִ שְׁ תַּ מֵּ שׁ בָּ הֶ ם ,to use them for illumination elah lirotam bilvad אֶ לָּה לִרְ אוֹתָ ם בִּלְבַ ד ,only to look at them

1 “Place” is literally “time”; but are not time and space a continuum? 2 Mattityahu was a priest; pagan worship would have put him out of work, so he fought for his faith and his job.

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kedei lehodot leshimcha כְּדֵ י לְהוֹדוֹת לְשִׁמְ � so as to give you thanks al nisecha ve’al yeshua’techa עַ ל- נִ סֶּ י � וְ עַ ל- יְ שׁ וּ עָ תֶ � for your wonders, rescues .ve’al nifle’otecha וְ עַ ל- נִ פְ לְ א ֹו תֶ י � .and miracles ______Ma’oz Tzur ▪ מָעוׂז צוּר ▪ Fortress, Rock ______This song has five verses—some books print six—but most people stop after the first, the one printed here. This verse indicates that we rely on God to slaughter our foes, and when the dirty work is over we’ll come in singing psalms, cleanSPS up the Temple, and restore the Temple service. The next four verses thank God for rescuing the Jewish people from an oppressive regime, and the sixth verse asks God to vanquish present and future foes. The first letters of the first five verses form an acrostic for “Mordechai,” the hero of—um—Purim, and the sixth verse contains an acrostic for “Chazak” (be strong!). ,Ma’oz tzur, yeshu’ati מָ עוׂז צוּר יְשׁוּעָתִ י ,Fortress—rock—my rescuer ;lecha na’eh leshabe’ach לְ � נָ אֶ ה לְ שַׁ בֵּ חַ ;to you, to you all praise is due ,tikon beit tefilati תִּ כּ ֹ ו ן ֵ בּ י ת תְּ פִ ָ לּ תִ י please repair my house of prayer .vesham todah nezabe’ach וְ שָׁ ם תּ ֹ ו דָ ה נְ ַ ז בֵּ חַ ;so we may bring thanks to you Le’et tachin matbe’ach לְ עֵ ת תָּ כִ י ן מַ טְ בֵּ חַ when you plan the overthrow ,mitzar hamnabe’ach מִ צָּ ר הַ מְּ ַ נ בֵּ חַ ,of our snarling, howling foe sweet Sampleaz egmor beshir mizmor אָ ז אֶ גְ מוֹר בְּשִׁ יר מִ זְמוֹר I’ll complete with singing .chanukat hamizbe’ach חֲ נוּכַּת הַמִּ זְבֵּחַ the altar’s dedication.1

1 “O fortress, rock on which I can rely, my rescuer, to you it is pleasant to give praise. Prepare the house of my prayer, and there we shall bring thank-offerings. At the time when you shall prepare slaughter to save us from the enemy who barks, then I shall finish up with psalm-song (as in the daily Temple service) the dedication of the altar.” The Hebrew rhyme scheme really calls for “dedication” to rhyme with “foe,” but even I couldn’t write “I’ll complete / with singing sweet / getting the altar ready to go”!

______Kaddish ______The four kaddish prayers conclude sections of the service: the leader’s “half” and “full” kaddish, and for mourners or those observing yahrzeit, the teachers’ and mourner’s kaddish. ______Chatzi Kadish ▪ חֲ צִ י קַ דִּ י שׁ ▪ Leader’s Half Kaddish ______Yitgadal veyitkadash ִ י תְ ַגּ דַּ ל וְ ִ י תְ קַ דַּ שׁ ,Let it be great, let it be holy shemeh rabah—Amen שְׁ מֵ הּ רַ בָּ א אָ מֵ ן (God’s great name—(Amen be’almah di verah chir’uteh— בְּ עָ לְ מָ א דִּ י בְ רָ א ִ כ רְ ע וּ תֵ הּ ,in SPSthe world created by God’s will— ,veyamlich malchuteh וְ ַי מְ לִ י � מַ לְ כ וּ תֵ הּ ,which God will rule in sovereignty bechayechon uv’yomechon בְּ חַ ֵיּ י כ ֹ ו ן וּבְ יוֹמֵ יכוֹ ן in your lifetime and in your days uvechayei dechol beit Yisra’el וּ בְ חַ ֵיּ י דְ ָ כ ל בֵּ י ת ִ י שְׂ רָ אֵ ל ,and in the lifetime of all Israel .ba’agalah uvizman kariv בַּ עֲ גָ לָ א וּ בִ זְ מַ ן קָ רִ י ב .quickly and soon Ve’imru, “Amen.” Amen וְ אִ מְ ר וּ אָ מֵ ן אָ מֵ ן ”.Now you say, “Amen Yehei shemei rabah mevarach יְ הֵ א שְׁ מֵ הּ רַ בָּ א מְ בָ רַ � May God’s great name be blessed .le’alam ul’almei almayah לְ עָ לַ ם וּ לְ עָ לְ מֵ י עָ לְ מַ ָיּ א .forever and ever and ever Yehei shemei rabah mevarach יְ הֵ א שְׁ מֵ הּ רַ בָּ א מְ בָ רַ � May God’s great name be blessed Sample .le’alam ul’almei almayah לְ עָ לַ ם וּ לְ עָ לְ מֵ י עָ לְ מַ ָיּ א .forever and ever and ever

Yitbarach veyishtabach ִ י תְ בָּ רַ � ְ ו ִ י שְׁ תַּ בַּ ח Blessed and praised veyitpa’ar veyitromam ְ ו ִ י תְ פָּ אַ ר וְ ִ י תְ ר ֹו מַ ם and glorified and exalted veyitnaseh veyit’hadar ְ ו ִ י תְ ַנ שֵּׂ א וְ ִ י תְ הַ דַּ ר and elevated and honored veyit’aleh veyit’halal ְ ו ִ י תְ עַ ֶלּ ה וְ ִ י תְ הַ ַ לּ ל and raised and hailed ,shemeh dekudshah שְׁ מֵ הּ דְּקוּדְשָׁא ,be God’s holy name .Berich hu Berich hu בְּ רִ י � הוּא בְּ רִ י � הוּא —blessed may it be Between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, replace the next line with the shaded line: Le’elah min kol לְ עֵ לָּ א מִ ן כָּ ל above all Le’elah le’elah mikol לְ עֵ לָּ א לְ עֵ לָּ א מִ ָ כּ ל far above all1 bir’chatah veshiratah בִּ רְ ָ כ תָ א וְ שִׁ י רָ תָ א ,blessing and song ,tushbechatah venechematah תֻּ שְׁ בְּ חָ תָ א וְ ֶנ חֱ מָ תָ א praise and repentance .da’amiran be’almah דַּ אֲ מִ י רָ ן בְּ עָ לְ מָ א .that are spoken in this world Ve’imru, “Amen.” Amen וְ אִ מְ ר וּ אָ מֵ ן אָ מֵ ן ”.Now you say, “Amen

1 The extra “le’elah” stresses God’s exalted nature. Changing “min kol” to one word, “mikol,” preserves the number of words.

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______Kadish Shalem ▪ קַ דִּ י שׁ שָׁ ֵל ם ▪ Full Kaddish ______Yitgadal veyitkadash ִ י תְ ַגּ דַּ ל וְ ִ י תְ קַ דַּ שׁ ,Let it be great, let it be holy shemeh rabah—Amen שְׁ מֵ הּ רַ בָּ א אָ מֵ ן (God’s great name—(Amen be’almah di verah chir’uteh— בְּ עָ לְ מָ א דִּ י בְ רָ א ִ כ רְ ע וּ תֵ הּ ,in the world created by God’s will— ,veyamlich malchuteh וְ ַי מְ לִ י � מַ לְ כ וּ תֵ הּ ,which God will rule in sovereignty bechayechon uv’yomechon בְּ חַ ֵיּ י כ ֹ ו ן וּבְ יוֹמֵ יכוֹ ן in your lifetime and in your days uvechayei dechol beit Yisra’el וּ בְ חַ ֵיּ י דְ ָ כ ל בֵּ י ת ִ י שְׂ רָ אֵ ל ,and in theSPS lifetime of all Israel .ba’agalah uvizman kariv בַּ עֲ גָ לָ א וּ בִ זְ מַ ן קָ רִ י ב .quickly and soon Ve’imru, “Amen.” Amen וְ אִ מְ ר וּ אָ מֵ ן אָ מֵ ן ”.Now you say, “Amen Yehei shemei rabah mevarach יְ הֵ א שְׁ מֵ הּ רַ בָּ א מְ בָ רַ � May God’s great name be blessed .le’alam ul’almei almayah לְ עָ לַ ם וּ לְ עָ לְ מֵ י עָ לְ מַ ָיּ א .forever and ever and ever

Yehei shemei rabah mevarach יְ הֵ א שְׁ מֵ הּ רַ בָּ א מְ בָ רַ � May God’s great name be blessed .le’alam ul’almei almayah לְ עָ לַ ם וּ לְ עָ לְ מֵ י עָ לְ מַ ָיּ א .forever and ever and ever

Yitbarach veyishtabach ִ י תְ בָּ רַ � ְ ו ִ י שְׁ תַּ בַּ ח Blessed and praised Sample veyitpa’ar veyitromam ְ ו ִ י תְ פָּ אַ ר וְ ִ י תְ ר ֹו מַ ם and glorified and exalted veyitnaseh veyit’hadar ְ ו ִ י תְ ַנ שֵּׂ א וְ ִ י תְ הַ דַּ ר and elevated and honored veyit’aleh veyit’halal ְ ו ִ י תְ עַ ֶלּ ה וְ ִ י תְ הַ ַ לּ ל and raised and hailed ,shemeh dekudshah שְׁ מֵ הּ דְּקוּדְשָׁא ,be God’s holy name .Berich hu Berich hu בְּ רִ י � הוּא בְּ רִ י � הוּא —blessed may it be Between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, replace the next line with the shaded line: Le’elah min kol לְ עֵ לָּ א מִ ן כָּ ל above all Le’elah le’elah mikol לְ עֵ לָּ א לְ עֵ לָּ א מִ ָ כּ ל far above all1 bir’chatah veshiratah בִּ רְ ָ כ תָ א וְ שִׁ י רָ תָ א ,blessing and song ,tushbechatah venechematah תֻּ שְׁ בְּ חָ תָ א וְ ֶנ חֱ מָ תָ א praise and repentance .da’amiran be’almah דַּ אֲ מִ י רָ ן בְּ עָ לְ מָ א .that are spoken in this world Ve’imru, “Amen.” Amen וְ אִ מְ ר וּ אָ מֵ ן אָ מֵ ן ”.Now you say, “Amen

1 The extra “le’elah” stresses God’s exalted nature. Changing “min kol” to one word, “mikol,” preserves the number of words.

Titkabel tzelot’hon uva’ut’hon תִּ תְ קַ ֵ בּ ל צְ לוֹתְ הוֹן וּבָ עוּתְ הוֹן ,May our prayers and pleas be accepted dechol beit Yisra’el דְּ כָל בֵּ ית יִשְׂרָ אֵ ל ,prayers of the entire Jewish community ,kodam avuhon di vishmayah קֳדָ ם אֲ בוּהוֹן דִּ י בִשְׁ מַ יָּא .before the Source of Life in heaven ve’imru, “Amen.” Amen וְ אִ מְ ר וּּ אָ מֵ ן אָ מֵ ן ”.Now you say, “Amen

Yehei shelamah rabah יְ הֵ א שְׁ ָ ל מָ א רַ בָּ א May there be great peace fromSPS heaven—and life— min shemayah—vechayim— מִ ן שְׁ מַ ָיּ א וְ חַ יִּ י ם ,aleinu ve’al kol Yisra’el עָ לֵ י נ וּ וְ עַ ל כָּ ל ִ י שְׂ רָ אֵ ל .for us and the entire Jewish community ve’imru, “Amen.” Amen וְ אִ מְ ר וּ אָ מֵ ן אָ מֵ ן ”.Now you say, “Amen Take three steps back, bow left on “oseh shalom,” right on “hu ya’aseh” and forward on “aleinu.” Oseh shalom bimromav ֹע שֶׂ ה שָׁ ל ֹו ם בִּ מְ ר ֹ ו מָ י ו ,Making peace in heaven above hu ya’aseh shalom הוּא ַי עֲ שֶׂ ה שָׁ ל ֹו ם may God bring peace ,aleinu ve’al kol Yisra’el עָ לֵ י נ וּ וְ עַ ל כָּ ל ִ י שְׂ רָ אֵ ל ,to us and to all Israel ve’al kol yoshvei tevel וְ עַ ל כָּ ל י ׂו שְׁ ֵ ב י תֵ בֵ ל .and to all who live on earth ve’imru, “Amen.” Amen וְ אִ מְ ר וּ אָ מֵ ן אָ מֵ ן Now you say, “Amen.”1 Sample

1 This part is in Hebrew. We ask God’s blessing of peace for the congregation and the whole Jewish community. Some congregations add the shaded line to pray for all of humanity.

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______Kadish Yatom1 ▪ קַ דִּ י שׁ יָתוֹ ם ▪ Mourners’ Kaddish ______Mourners and those observing yahrzeit remain standing to lead this kaddish, and we respond. Yitgadal veyitkadash ִ י תְ ַגּ דַּ ל וְ ִ י תְ קַ דַּ שׁ ,Let it be great, let it be holy shemeh rabah—Amen שְׁ מֵ הּ רַ בָּ א אָ מֵ ן (God’s great name—(Amen be’almah di verah chir’uteh— בְּ עָ לְ מָ א דִּ י בְ רָ א ִ כ רְ ע וּ תֵ הּ ,in the world created by God’s will— ,veyamlich malchuteh וְ ַי מְ לִ י � מַ לְ כ וּ תֵ הּ ,which God will rule in sovereignty bechayechon uv’yomechon בְּ חַ ֵיּ י כ ֹ ו ן וּבְ יוֹמֵ יכוֹ ן in your lifetimeSPS and in your days uvechayei dechol beit Yisra’el וּ בְ חַ ֵיּ י דְ ָ כ ל בֵּ י ת ִ י שְׂ רָ אֵ ל ,and in the lifetime of all Israel .ba’agalah uvizman kariv בַּ עֲ גָ לָ א וּ בִ זְ מַ ן קָ רִ י ב .quickly and soon Ve’imru, “Amen.” Amen וְ אִ מְ ר וּ אָ מֵ ן אָ מֵ ן ”.Now you say, “Amen Yehei shemei rabah mevarach יְ הֵ א שְׁ מֵ הּ רַ בָּ א מְ בָ רַ � May God’s great name be blessed .le’alam ul’almei almayah לְ עָ לַ ם וּ לְ עָ לְ מֵ י עָ לְ מַ ָיּ א .forever and ever and ever

1 Kaddish declares our faith in and our wish for God’s control of the world. It’s in Aramaic, not Hebrew, which makes it more of a tongue-twister. There are four Kaddish prayers in the siddur; this one is for mourners to say in the eleven months of mourning and on the anniversary (yahrzeit) of a loved one’s death.

Between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, replace the next line with the shaded line: Le’elah min kol לְ עֵ לָּ א מִ ן כָּ ל above all Le’elah le’elah mikol לְ עֵ לָּ א לְ עֵ לָּ א מִ ָ כּ ל far above all1 bir’chatah veshiratah בִּ רְ ָ כ תָ א וְ שִׁ י רָ תָ א ,blessing and song ,tushbechatah venechematah תֻּ שְׁ בְּ חָ תָ א וְ ֶנ חֱ מָ תָ א praise and repentance .da’amiran be’almah דַּ אֲ מִ י רָ ן בְּ עָ לְ מָ א .that are spoken in this world Ve’imru, “Amen.” Amen וְ אִ מְ ר וּ אָ מֵ ן אָ מֵ ן ”.NowSPS you say, “Amen Yehei shelamah rabah יְ הֵ א שְׁ ָ ל מָ א רַ בָּ א May there be great peace —min shemayah—vechayim מִ ן שְׁ מַ ָיּ א וְ חַ יִּ י ם —from heaven—and life ,aleinu ve’al kol Yisra’el עָ לֵ י נ וּ וְ עַ ל כָּ ל ִ י שְׂ רָ אֵ ל .for us and the entire Jewish community ve’imru, “Amen.” Amen וְ אִ מְ ר וּ אָ מֵ ן אָ מֵ ן ”.Now you say, “Amen Take three steps back, bow left on “oseh shalom,” right on “hu ya’aseh” and forward on “aleinu.” Oseh shalom bimromav ֹע שֶׂ ה שָׁ ל ֹו ם בִּ מְ ר ֹ ו מָ י ו ,Making peace in heaven above hu ya’aseh shalom הוּא ַי עֲ שֶׂ ה שָׁ ל ֹו ם may God bring peace ,aleinu ve’al kol Yisra’el עָ לֵ י נ וּ וְ עַ ל כָּ ל ִ י שְׂ רָ אֵ ל ,to us and to all Israel ve’al kol yoshvei tevel וְ עַ ל כָּ ל י ׂו שְׁ ֵ ב י תֵ בֵ ל and to all who live on earth. Sample ve’imru, “Amen.” Amen וְ אִ מְ ר וּ אָ מֵ ן אָ מֵ ן Now you say, “Amen.”2

1 The extra “le’elah” stresses God’s exalted nature. Changing “min kol” to one word, “mikol,” preserves the number of words. 2 This part is in Hebrew. We ask God’s blessing of peace for the congregation and the whole Jewish community. Some congregations add the shaded line to pray for all of humanity.

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______Kadish DeRabanan ▪ קַ דִּ י שׁ דְ רַ בָּ ָ נ ן ▪ Teachers’ Kaddish ______Mourners and those observing yahrzeit rise to recite this Kaddish; the congregation responds. Yitgadal veyitkadash ִ י תְ ַגּ דַּ ל וְ ִ י תְ קַ דַּ שׁ ,Let it be great, let it be holy shemeh rabah—Amen שְׁ מֵ הּ רַ בָּ א אָ מֵ ן (God’s great name—(Amen be’almah di verah chir’uteh— בְּ עָ לְ מָ א דִּ י בְ רָ א ִ כ רְ ע וּ תֵ הּ ,in the world created by God’s will— ,veyamlich malchuteh וְ ַי מְ לִ י � מַ לְ כ וּ תֵ הּ ,which God will rule in sovereignty bechayechon uv’yomechon בְּ חַ ֵיּ י כ ֹ ו ן וּבְ יוֹמֵ יכוֹ ן in your lifetimeSPS and in your days uvechayei dechol beit Yisra’el וּ בְ חַ ֵיּ י דְ ָ כ ל בֵּ י ת ִ י שְׂ רָ אֵ ל ,and in the lifetime of all Israel .ba’agalah uvizman kariv בַּ עֲ גָ לָ א וּ בִ זְ מַ ן קָ רִ י ב .quickly and soon Ve’imru, “Amen.” Amen וְ אִ מְ ר וּ אָ מֵ ן אָ מֵ ן ”.Now you say, “Amen Yehei shemei rabah mevarach יְ הֵ א שְׁ מֵ הּ רַ בָּ א מְ בָ רַ � May God’s great name be blessed .le’alam ul’almei almayah לְ עָ לַ ם וּ לְ עָ לְ מֵ י עָ לְ מַ ָיּ א .forever and ever and ever

Yehei shemei rabah mevarach יְ הֵ א שְׁ מֵ הּ רַ בָּ א מְ בָ רַ � May God’s great name be blessed .le’alam ul’almei almayah לְ עָ לַ ם וּ לְ עָ לְ מֵ י עָ לְ מַ ָיּ א .forever and ever and ever Sample Yitbarach veyishtabach ִ י תְ בָּ רַ � ְ ו ִ י שְׁ תַּ בַּ ח Blessed and praised veyitpa’ar veyitromam ְ ו ִ י תְ פָּ אַ ר וְ ִ י תְ ר ֹו מַ ם and glorified and exalted veyitnaseh veyit’hadar ְ ו ִ י תְ ַנ שֵּׂ א וְ ִ י תְ הַ דַּ ר and elevated and honored veyit’aleh veyit’halal ְ ו ִ י תְ עַ ֶלּ ה וְ ִ י תְ הַ ַ לּ ל and raised and hailed ,shemeh dekudshah שְׁ מֵ הּ דְּקוּדְשָׁא ,be God’s holy name .Berich hu Berich hu בְּ רִ י � הוּא בְּ רִ י � הוּא —blessed may it be Between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, replace the next line with the shaded line: Le’elah min kol לְ עֵ לָּ א מִ ן כָּ ל above all Le’elah le’elah mikol לְ עֵ לָּ א לְ עֵ לָּ א מִ ָ כּ ל far above all1 bir’chatah veshiratah בִּ רְ ָ כ תָ א וְ שִׁ י רָ תָ א ,blessing and song ,tushbechatah venechematah תֻּ שְׁ בְּ חָ תָ א וְ ֶנ חֱ מָ תָ א praise and repentance .da’amiran be’almah דַּ אֲ מִ י רָ ן בְּ עָ לְ מָ א .that are spoken in this world Ve’imru, “Amen.” Amen וְ אִ מְ ר וּ אָ מֵ ן אָ מֵ ן ”.Now you say, “Amen

1 The extra “le’elah” stresses God’s exalted nature. Changing “min kol” to one word, “mikol,” preserves the number of words.

Al Yisra’el ve’al rabanan עַ ל ִ י שְׂ רָ אֵ ל וְ עַ ל רַ בָּ ָ נ ן For Israel and the teachers1 ve’al talmideihon וְ עַ ל תַּ לְ מִ י דֵ י ה ֹ ו ן for the students ve’al kol talmidei talmideihon וְ עַ ל כָּ ל- תַּ לְ מִ י דֵ י ֹןתַ לְ מִ י דֵ י ה ו and for all their students ve’al kol man וְ עַ ל כָּ ל- מָ א ן and for all those de’askin be’Oraytah דְּ עָ סְ קִ י ן בְּ א ֹו רַ ְ י תָ א who engage in Torah study di ve’atra hadein דִּ י בְ אַ תְ רָ א הַ דֵ י ן here SPS vedi vechol atar ve’atar וְ דִ י בְ כָ ל- אֲ תַ ר וְ אֲ תַ ר —and everywhere yehei lehon ulechon shelamah rabah יְ הֵ א לְ ה וֹ ן וּ לְ כ וֹ ן שְׁ ָ ל מָ א רַ בָּ א may you and they have great peace chinah vechisdah verachamin חִ ָנּ א וְ חִ סְ דָּ א וְ רַ חֲ מִ י ן ,grace, kindness and mercy vechayin arichin וְ חַ יִּ י ן ֲ א רִ י ִ כ י ן long life umezonah revichah ufurkanah וּ מְ ז ֹו ָנ א רְ ִ ו י חָ א וּ פ וּ רְ קָ ָנ א and ample portions and redemption min kodam avuhon di vishmayah מִ ן קֳ דָ ם אֲ בוּהוֹן דִּ י בִ שְׁ מַ ָיּ א .before our creator in heaven ve’imru “Amen.” Amen וְ אִ מְ ר וּ אָ מֵ ן אָ מֵ ן ”.Now you say, “Amen

May there be great peace SampleYehei shelamah rabah יְ הֵ א שְׁ ָ ל מָ א רַ בָּ א —min shemayah—vechayim tovim מִ ן שְׁ מַ ָיּ א וְ חַ יִּ י ם ט ֹו בִ י ם —from heaven—and good life ,aleinu ve’al kol Yisra’el עָ לֵ י נ וּ וְ עַ ל כָּ ל ִ י שְׂ רָ אֵ ל .for us and the entire Jewish community ve’imru, “Amen.” Amen וְ אִ מְ ר וּ אָ מֵ ן אָ מֵ ן ”.Now you say, “Amen Take three steps back; bow left on “oseh shalom,” right on “hu berachamav ya’aseh,” forward on “aleinu.” Oseh shalom bimromav ֹע שֶׂ ה שָׁ ל ֹו ם בִּ מְ ר ֹ ו מָ י ו ,Making peace in heaven above hu berachamav ya’aseh shalom הוּא בְּ רַ חֲ מָ י ו ַי עֲ שֶׂ ה שָׁ ל ֹו ם may God mercifully bring peace ,aleinu ve’al kol Yisra’el עָ לֵ י נ וּ וְ עַ ל כָּ ל ִ י שְׂ רָ אֵ ל ,to us and to all Israel ve’al kol yoshvei tevel וְ עַ ל כָּ ל י ׂו שְׁ ֵ ב י תֵ בֵ ל .and to all who live on earth ve’imru, “Amen.” Amen וְ אִ מְ ר וּ אָ מֵ ן אָ מֵ ן Now you say, “Amen.” 2

1 The spirit of this Kaddish is to pray for the teachers and the students, those who transmit our tradition, recog- nizing that our people are scattered over the face of the earth—“here and everywhere.” Teachers will heartily approve of the practical phrase “mezonah revichah”—“ample portions (of food)”— for the rewards of teaching are notoriously spiritual! 2 This part is in Hebrew. We ask God’s blessing of peace for the congregation and the whole Jewish community. Some congregations add the shaded line to pray for all of humanity.

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Notes ______Dawn Blessings ______Most of us begin our spiritual day with the fifteen Dawn Blessings. Originally, a person would say these blessings at home, but many congregations begin their communal prayer with these blessings. They’re based on two sources in the Talmud. Most of them are based on Berachot 60b, but blessings 2, 3 and 4 are based on Menachot 43b. Traditional prayers books and Conservative prayerbooks have different versions of blessings 2, 3 and 4; neither version exactly follows the Talmud text. You can read the Talmud text below, study it in its context, andSPS then decide what’s right for you. In Berachot 60b, the blessings follow the steps of getting up and dressed, an early version of the Activities of Daily Living: :Ki shama kol tarngola, leima כִּ י שָׁ מַ ע קוֹ ל תַּ רְ ְ נ ג ֹו ָ ל א ֵל י מָ א :On hearing the rooster crow, say Baruch asher natan lasechvi vina“ בָּ ר וּ � אֲ שֶׁ ר ָ נ תַ ן ַ ל שֶּׂ כְ וִ י בִ י ָנ ה Blessed … who gave a brain1 the wit“ ”.lehavchin bein yom uvein laila לְ הַ בְ חִ י ן בֵּ י ן יוֹ ם וּ בֵ י ן לָ יְ לָ ה ”.to distinguish between day and night :Ki fatach einei, leima כִּ י פָ תַ ח עֵ י נֵ י הּ ֵל י מָ א :On opening the eyes, say ”.Baruch poke’ach ivrim“ בָּ ר וּ � פּ ֹ ו קֵ חַ עִ ְ ו רִ י ם ”.Blessed … who opens the eyes of the blind“ :Ki taritz veyativ, leima כִּ י תָ רִ י ץ ְ ו ָי תִ י ב ֵל י מָ א :On sitting up, say ”.Baruch matir asurim“ בָּ ר וּ � מַ תִּ י ר ֲ א ס וּ רִ י ם Blessed … who releases the imprisoned.” Sample“ :Ki lavish, leima כִּ י לָ בִ י שׁ ֵל י מָ א :On dressing, say ”.Baruch malbish arumim“ בָּ ר וּ � מַ לְ בִּ י שׁ עֲ ר וּ מִּ י ם ”.Blessed … who clothes the naked“ :Ki zakif, leima כִּ י ָ ז קִ י ף ֵל י מָ א :On straightening up, say ”.Baruch zokef kefufim“ בָּ ר וּ � ז ֹו קֵ ף כְּ פ וּ פִ י ם ”.Blessed … who straightens the bent“ :Ki nachit le’arah, leima כִּ י ָנ חִ י ת ְ ל אַ רְ עָ א ֵל י מָ א :When stepping on the floor, say ”.Baruch rokah ha’aretz al hamayim“ בָּ ר וּ � ר ֹו קַ ע הָ אָ רֶ ץ עַ ל הַ מָּ יִ ם ”.Blessed … who spreads land on water“ :Ki masgei, leima כִּ י מַ סְ ֵגּ י ֵל י מָ א :On walking, say ”.Baruch hamechin mitzadei gaver“ בָּ ר וּ � הַ מֵּ כִ י ן מִ צְ עֲ דֵ י גָ בֶ ר ”.Blessed … who prepares a person’s steps“ :Ki sayem mesanei, leima כִּ י סָ ֵי י ם מְ סָ א ֵנ יהּ ֵל י מָ א :On putting on shoes, say ”.Baruch she’asah li kol tzorki“ בָּ ר וּ � שֶׁ עָ שָׂ ה לִ י כָּ ל צָ רְ ִ כּ י ”.Blessed … who meets all my needs“ :Ki asar hemyanei, leima כִּ י אָ סַ ר הֶ מְ ָי י ֵנ י הּ ֵל י מָ א :On fastening the belt, say ”.Baruch ozer Yisra’el bigvurah“ בָּ ר וּ � אוֹ זֵר יִ ְֹ ש רָ אֵ ל בִּ ְ ג ב וּ רָ ה ”.Blessed … who girds Israel with might“

.as “rooster,” but it’s a rare word (Job 38:36), and the meaning is uncertain שֶׂ כְ וִ י Some translate 1

:Ki faris sudra al reishei, leima כִּ י ָ פ רִ י ס ס וּ דְ רָ א עַ ל רֵ י שֵ י הּ :On donning a hat, say Baruch oter Yisra’el“ ֵל י מָ א בָּ ר וּ � ע וֹ טֵ ר ִ י שְׂ רָ אֵ ל Blessed … who crowns Israel“ ”.betifarah בְּ תִ פְ אָ רָ ה ”.with glory Menachot 43b, on the other hand, seems to reflect on our identity as we start the day: Rabbi Me’ir omer, “Chayav adam ר"מ א וֹ מֵ ר חַ ָי י ב אָ דָ ם Rabbi Me’ir says, “One should levarech shalosh berachot לְ בָ רֵ � שָׁ � שׁ בְּ רָ כ ֹו ת say three blessings :bechol yom. Elu hen בְּ כָ ל יוֹ ם אֵ לּ וּ הֵ ן :everySPS day; these are the ones ’,She’asani Yisra’el‘ שֶׁ עָ שַׂ א ִ נ י ִ י שְׂ רָ אֵ ל ’,Who made me Jewish‘ ’,Shelo asani ishah‘ שֶׁ � א עָ שַׂ א ִ נ י אִ שָּׁ ה ’,Who didn’t make me a woman‘ ”’.Shelo asani bor‘ שֶׁ � א עָ שַׂ א ִ נ י בּוֹ ר ”’.and ‘Who didn’t make me a fool

Rabbi Meir’s blessings invite challenge. Why whould anyone thank God for not making him a woman? Is it better to be a man? Doesn’t this feed millennia of misogyny? How can you think God can want a blessing like this! In our traditional prayer books, the “fool” became a “slave/servant.” Ah, now we can say that Jewish men should thank God for their full slate of commandments. Women and Jewish slaves need not observe time-bound commandments, so their obligations are ever so slightly less, leaving men to take perverse pride in their ownSample greater spiritual debt. Or you can be thankful for not being a slave, so you’re free to accept your obligations. Then you can be thankful for being Jewish, so you have the Jewish obligations. Then you can be thankful for not being a woman, so you have more obligations. This is out of order. Try again. Not-a-non-Jew; thanks for the monotheism. Not a woman; thanks for the full slate of commandments. Not a slave; thanks for the what I just said. In my humble opinion, there’s no way to make sense of these blessings, in their order, even if you’re willing to insult women. Somehow our prayer books turned Rabbi Meir’s blessings into something worse. “Who did not make me a non-Jew”; what’s wrong with non-Jews? “Who did not make me a woman,” while women say, “who created me according to God’s will.” Some think this means there’s something inferior about being a woman, but one can understand it to mean “who made me as God really wanted humans to be,” the crown and finishing touch of creation. “Who did not make me a slave/servant.” Ha, ha, you haven’t talked to my boss lately! There’s a story of a woman who said “who didn’t make me an animal,” and another of a woman who said “who didn’t make me a woman”—perhaps she didn’t understand Hebrew, or perhaps she rejected the misogyn- istic side of fundamental religious practice and determined that she would not be the kind of woman that a man would thank God for not being. ,גוֹ י . ָ נ ְ כ רִ י and some use גוֹ י In the blessing thanking God for not making one a non-Jew, some books use “people,” is often translated as “non-Jew” (as in late Hebrew), but the Torah uses this word for the Jewish peo- as ”גוֹ י a holy nation (Ex. 19:6). So maybe it’s reasonable to translate “who didn’t make me a ,גוֹ י קָ דוֹ שׁ—ple “who didn’t make me a whole people” or “even though you made me just one person.” This is our translation, and it’s designed to help us reflect on the limits of our influence as individuals.

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Today, here’s how I understand the traditional version of Rabbi Me’ir’s blessings: “who did not make me a people,” so that I realize I’m only one person and shouldn’t feel too bad that I can’t do everything; “even though you didn’t make me a woman,” because I’m just a guy and it’s obvious that God created women last as the crown of creation (not that there’s any point in trying to judge people); and “who made me free” instead of a slave, so that I can make my own choices, which I hope are generally good rather than bad. You too can be thankful for what you are thankful for, but in any case it seems like a good idea to take a moment each day to think about who and what we are. ______December 5 ______In the weekdaySPS Amidah, blessing 9 asks either for rain or for dew and rain. We ask for rain from Shemini Atzeret, and dew too from December 5 or 6 until Pesach. Why do we mix the solar calendar with the Jewish lunar calendar? This goes back to Talmudic times, when our sages ruled that outside the Land of Israel, the prayer for dew as well as rain should run from 60 days after the change of seasons (the fall equinox, September 23) until Pesach. Fixing the calendar was one of the final acts of the Sanhedrin. But sixty days after September 23 is November 21, not December 5. Ancient calendar calculations were re- markably precise, but not quite perfect; that’s why the Gregorian calendar dropped 10 days from the prevailing Julian calendar, so that Thursday, October 4, 1582 was followed by Friday, October 15. The errors that caused that discrepancy account for one day every 128 years. Yes, there’s a problem with the Jewish calendar. The Sanhedrin set our calendar—it was the body’s final act, in the year 358 C.E.—and it would take a reconstituted Sanhedrin to fix it. To re-establish the Sanhedrin (if it’s halachically possible at all) would require universalSample Jewish consensus (according to a suggestion by Maimoni- des). So our prayer in the 9th blessing isn’t just a request that God should make nature work as farmers expect, it’s a prayer for Jewish unity. ______Aleinu ______Aleinu is revered for its antiquity, its universal theme, and its position in Jewish history. Some traditions attribute this prayer to Joshua, perhaps because it speaks of Israel’s mission in the world; others trace its origin to the period of the second Temple, and still others say its author was the third-century Babylonian teacher Rav. Aleinu speaks not only of Israel’s mission, but of our belief that Jewish values of truth and justice will one day fix the problems of our world and that all humanity will recognize the one God. While we do not proselyt- ize members of other religions, we aspire for a day when all humans can together acknowledge the unity of creation and our creator. It is a vision of true peace that concludes every one of our services and sends us from the synagogue with a renewed sense of our purpose in the world. Originally, Aleinu was part of the Rosh Hashanah musaf service, where it introduced the “Malchuyot” (Sov- ereignty) section and prepared us to acknowledge God’s universal rule. Later, it was added to the end of every service. This may have been in memory of the martyrs of Blois, who in 1171 went to their deaths with Aleinu on their lips. In addition to memorializing Jewish martyrs, this prayer is a testament to non-Jewish censorship of Jewish prayer. At one time, it included an extra line about idolators, “They worship vanity and pray to a god who will not save them” (see Isaiah 30:7, 45:20). In some communities, people would spit when they said this. The Inquisition’s censors took exception to the spitting lines, which dropped out of printed siddurim in the 16th century, but have recently been restored by some editors.

An old story tells us that the prayers gathered round the throne of God. Aleynu complained: “How come everyone spits when they recite me? How do you think I feel?” To make Aleinu feel better, God decreed that we should all bow when reciting this prayer. With its links to our ancient sages and tragic history, Aleinu’s exalted theme of messianic hope for all humanity justifies its prominence in our liturgy. ______Prayer Responses ______Here are some straightforward rules to explain when we indicate the congregation should respond during prayer, but of course opinions and customs differ. 1. SPSIt’s always good to say “Amen” to someone else’s blessing. Say “Amen” when someone else says a blessing, even if you’re saying it too. For example, the congregation says the blessings for Shema with the leader, so when the leader completes a blessing we all say “Amen” (except, ha ha, as noted below in point 4). 2. When someone else says a blessing, it’s good to respond “Baruch hu uvaruch shemo” as well as “Amen.” When someone else says a blessing for himself or herself, not for you, say “Baruch hu uvaruch shemo” after he or she says “Adonai.” For example, after the congregation says the silent Amidah the leader repeats it: the congregation responds to each blessing because these blessings are for the leader, not the congregation. 3. When the other person says a blessing for me too (one that I too am obliged to say), it’s good to say “Amen” but not “Baruch hu uvaruch shemo.” Some people say “Baruch hu uvaruch shemo” anyway; that’s their custom or their ignorance.Sample You can give them the benefit of the doubt. As for teenage boys who yell “Schmo” because they think it’s funny … well, you can hope they live to regret their hijinks, as I have. 4. One complication: we are careful to avoid interrupting the blessings for Shema; even the normal responses are an interruption. We say “Amen” but not “Baruch hu uvaruch shemo.” One reason for this is that each congregant needs to say these blessings; the leader doesn’t repeat them. However, we conclude the blessing after Shema and before the Amidah with the leader instead of saying “Amen”: this is because we don’t make any interruption between remembering how God saved us at the Red Sea (in the blessing before the Amidah) and acknowledging God’s power (in the first blessing of the Amidah).

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______First Blessing of the Amidah ______The first blessing of the Amidah—about our ancestors—is composed of several scriptural quotations and allusions. Dembitz, pp. 112-3, lists them. 1. 1 Chron. 29:10, David’s praise of God at the end of his reign. 2. Ex. 3:6—God identifies God’s self at the Burning Bush. 3. Deut. 10:17 (or Nehemia 9:32), from one of Moses’ final talks to the community of Israel. 4. Genesis 14:19, from Abraham’s encounter with Melchizedek. 5. Based on Isaiah 63:7. 6. SPSBased on Genesis 14:19, from Abraham’s encounter with Melchizedek. 7. Based on God’s promise to remember the agreement between God and our ancestors (Leviticus 26:42 or Exodus 2:24). 8. Based on Isaiah 59:20. 9. Fulfilling the promise made to our ancestors, God secures God’s reputation, as mentioned in Ezekiel 36:23-24. 10. In Deuteronomy 7:7-8, we learn that God chooses Israel out of love and not for any other reason. 11. “Sovereign, helper, savior” are applied to God throughout scripture. 12. Based on Genesis 15:1. Baruch ata Adonai 1 בָּ ר וּ � אַ תָּ ה יְ ה וָ ה ,We bless you, Ruler ,Eloheinu vElohei avoteinu אֱ � הֵ י נ וּ וֵ א � הֵ י אֲ בוֹתֵ ינוּ ,our God and God of our ancestors Sample2 ,Elohei Avraham, Elohei Yitzchak אֱ � הֵ י אַ בְ רָ הָ ם אֱ � הֵ י ִ י צְ חָ ק ,God of Abraham, God of Isaac vElohei Ya’akov וֵ א � הֵ י יַעֲ קֹ ב ,and God of Jacob ,ha’El hagadol hagibor vehanorah 3 הָ אֵ ל הַ גָּ ד וֹ ל הַ גִּ בּ וֹ ר ְ ו ַ ה נּ וֹ רָ א ,the God who is great, powerful & awesome ,El elyon 4 אֵ ל ֶ ע לְ י וֹ ן ;God on high gomel chasadim tovim 5 גּ וֹ מֵ ל חֲ סָ דִ י ם ט ֹו בִ י ם ,you repay good acts of kindness ,vekoneh hakol 6 וְ ק וֹ נֵ ה הַ כֹּ ל ,possess everything ,vezocher chasdei avot 7 וְ זוֹ כֵ ר חַ סְ דֵ י אָבוֹ ת ,remember our ancestors’ kind deeds umevi go’el 8וּמֵבִ יא ג וֹ אֵ ל and bring a savior ,livnei veneihem לִ בְ ֵנ י בְ ֵנ י הֶ ם ,for their descendants .lema’an shemo be’ahavah 9 לְ מַ עַ ן שְׁ מ וֹ 10 בְּ אַ הֲ בָ ה .for the sake of your reputation, lovingly … .Melech ozer umoshi’a umagen 11 מֶ לֶ � עוֹ זֵר וּ מ ֹ ו שִׁ י עַ 12 וּ מָ ֵג ן .Sovereign, helper, savior, shield ,Baruch ata Adonai בָּ רוּ� אַ תָּ ה יי ,We bless you, Ruler .magen Avraham מָ ֵג ן אַ בְ רָ הָ ם .the shield of Abraham

Afterword Dear Reader: This would have been the introduction, but you A Practical Book wouldn’t have read it at the beginning of the book, This is designed to be a practical book, one that so I moved it to the back. people can use without training, so they can follow This first version of this book came into being and participate in Jewish services. because Rabbi Lenny Gordon, Jen Feldman and It includes just about everything a congregation SPS needs for weekday services, including material for Rachel Gross of the Germantown Jewish Center asked me to prepare a Shabbat morning siddur. I festival intermediate days, but not Hoshanah Rab- don’t know how to thank them—for their encour- bah. agement and confidence, and for sending me on a Egalitarian, Non-Sexist personal journey in which I have seen and learned I hope I’m not being too chutzpadik in claiming more than I can tell. this book is egalitarian and non-sexist. To avoid To be invited to prepare a siddur was a great sexism, the translation avoids male pronouns or honor. I wish that I had been more deeply versed specifically male terms for God. To be egalitarian, in our profound tradition, more skilled as a transla- the Hebrew text adds the Mothers when the Fore- tor, page designer and publisher—in short, that I fathers are mentioned. These are the principal had been better prepared for the task and better Sampledepartures from other siddurim. For some people, able to complete it. But in life we often find that this is too great a departure from tradition, for those who can do better than ourselves are busy others it’s not going far enough, so everyone can with other things; and if we don’t step in, the task find cause for complaint. I only hope that some will be left undone. people will find this text opens the treasure-chest In that humble spirit I offer this book to the of Jewish tradition, when they find other texts Jewish world, hoping it will win me fame and slam the lid on their fingers. fortune. I’ve explained about the pronouns in my intro- More Thanks duction to the Hagadah, but I want to add a note I would be remiss if I did not thank my family, on using the word “lord.” It’s not a great word. Go who inspire my daily life, and my rabbis and back in time, and you’ll find it’s derived from the teachers, Rabbi David Nelson, Rabbi Robert Old English words for warden of the loaf—“loaf- Gamer, and Shoshana Ben Ozer of Congregation warden”—whereas “lady” comes from “loaf- Beth Shalom, the late and sorely missed Rabbi kneader.” Think of it: the lady did all the work, Eliezer Cohen of Congregation Or Chadash, and kneading the daily bread, and the lord hoarded the the late Rev. Louis Klein of Congregation B’nai result and held the keys. Should we address our Moshe. This book may not reflect what they wish I prayers to such a word? had learned, and they are in no way responsible So instead of calling God “Lord,” I often use for my errors, but I thank them for the many things the term “sovereign” or “ruler.” I think “Boss” is they have taught me. the most accurate term in contemporary U.S. society for someone who has immediate power over a person’s life; our government may be democratic, but who gets to vote for his or her boss? However,

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I also think most people would find the colloquial the appropriate times to respond, see our note on immediacy of “Boss” an impediment to prayer. page 274. Italics in the translation are for words added to Why Is the Translation Like That? explain the literal meaning of the Hebrew. We Most of the translation is contemporary English, avoid gender-specific pronouns for God—we choosing a simple word when a lofty one could don’t want to imply that God is either male or also be used. female, so we use italics (God) where the Hebrew Some is in Singlish™, singable English that fits uses a pronoun. the common Hebrew tune. Singlish is in bold type. Our prayers often quote sources in the Torah or Some SPSis in verse. As soon as you see verse, you other parts of our scripture. This book marks the may be tempted to think that it can’t be close to sources with a distinct Hebrew font, and the curi- the original. Don’t jump to conclusions, though. In ous can easily chase the allusions to their source. many cases, I think the verse translation is closer Torah quotations include the “trop,” the cantilla- to the meaning of the original than a prose translation marks. Words added to honor the Matriarchs tion would be. After all, when Hebrew is artistic, as well as the Patriarchs are also in a distinct type- shouldn’t the translation somehow try to capture face so that those who wish may add the words, that artistry? while others can easily skip them. וַ יְ קַ דֵּ שׁ אֹ ת וֹ If you don’t like it, I’m sorry. It’s the best I could Prayer do, and it’s time to get over your distrust of rhyme. ַו ְ י ַ ק דֵּ שׁ אֹ תוֹ Much truth can be conveyed through artistry. Scripture ַו ְ י ַ ק דֵּ ֖ שׁ ֹ א ֑ ת וֹ SampleTorah Translation and Typography The meaning of our prayers is often subtle, and a single translation cannot imply all the connota- Shaded words show variations in the text, either tions. For that reason, this book uses different for Shabbat or for different versions of prayers. types of translations. First, a single Hebrew phrase Pronunciation can be translated different ways in different parts • ch is the guttural sound in “loch” of the book. Second, since many of our prayers are • u is “oo” as in “good” poetry, this book sometimes uses the most com- • e is sometimes pronounced as in “get,” mon features of English poetry, especially rhythm sometimes as in “persnickety,” and and rhyme. If the result departs too far from the sometimes to rhyme with “may” plain sense of the Hebrew, a footnote provides an • alternative translation. ei is usually pronounced to rhyme with “may” Translations in bold text, like this, are Sing- lish—singable translations that fit the Hebrew Jewish Prayer tune—so you can sing the English as well as the Well, you can’t work on a book like this without Hebrew. Many of our psalms and other prayers are developing some thoughts on Jewish prayer. Oy acrostics; they follow each letter of the Hebrew vay! It’s so wrong in so many ways—so obscure, aleph-bet or spell a Hebrew word or name. The so long, so demanding, so boring. I won’t try to acrostic letters are bold. defend many aspects of our prayers, but I will say Pale characters, like this, show the congrega- this. You can look on the Siddur as a sourcebook; tion’s response to the leader. For an explanation of read a little here, a little there. But wherever you

open it and whatever you read, you’ll find people My Hope, My Fear talking to God. You may not want to say the same How long can a book like this last? While our things in the same way, but you too want to join traditional prayers go back hundreds of years, the their chorus: you want to talk to God. And if you way in which we present them can last only a don’t know how, the siddur offers all kinds of much shorter time. While I’d like to think this is a models. book that “steel in strength and time in durance Anyway, you haven’t tasted true boredom until shall outwear” (as Spenser said of his Shepherd’s you’ve heard the sermon delivered at our wedding. Calendar), I know better. A translation is useful if SPSThe Tissue of Quotations it’s contemporary; five or ten years from now, the English language will have moved on, and this Our prayers use quotation from here, a quotation will be out of date. from there. The whole thing looks like a patch- In the meantime, I hope this book will help work of quotations; couldn’t someone think up people find Jewish tradition easier to reach, taste something original for a change? and enjoy than before. How strange that my meta- Well now, when you think about it, there’s not phor should recall the Garden of Eden and (as much original in any language. In English, we use Milton said) “the fruit of that forbidden tree.” For the same half-million or so words, just ringing the deep beneath my sunny hope lives a dark fear: that changes on the combinations. In Hebrew prayer, I should divert people from the true path of Jewish the vocabulary isn’t words—it’s phrases, quota- prayer and undermine their bond with God, the tions, verses from psalms and other sources, each very bond I aim to strengthen. Dear Reader, you one rich with contextual connotations. I’veSample tried to must be my judge until one will come to settle all show some of those connotations in the footnotes. our religious disputes.

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Bibliography Here’s a list of the books I had on my desk while I worked on this book. It doesn’t reflect the debts I owe to the many writers and people who have made me think and brought me (some) understanding.

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