Hits of the High Holy Days: Recurring Prayers and Melodies 1. Barchu (This opens the main section of morning and evening prayer services) !Bar'chu et Adonai ham’vorach בּ ְ ָרכוּ אֶת יְ יָ ה ְ ַמבֹר ְָך . Praise Adonai to whom all prayer is directed. Baruch Adonai ham’vorach l'olam !va-ed ָ בּ ְרוּך יְ יָ ה ְ ַמּבֹר ְָך ְ לעוֹלָם ֶוָע ד. Praise Adonai to whom all prayer is directed forever and ever.

2. Avot (Beginning of the Amidah) Baruch atah, Adonai, eloheinu ָ בּ ְרוּך אַתָּה יְ יָ א ֵ ֱלֹהֽינוּ ֵוֵאלֹה י ,Blessed are You Adonai God and God of our veilohei avoteinu v'imoteinu, ,elohei Avraham, elohei Yitzchak ֲ א ֵ בוֹתֽינוּ, אֱלֹהֵי אַבְרָהָם, ancestors, God of ,veilohei Ya-akov. Elohei Sarah אֱלֹהֵי יִצְחָק, וֵאלֹהֵי יַעֲקֹב, ,Abraham, God of Isaac and God of Jacob, great elohei Rivka, eilohei Leah veilohei mighty awe-inspiring, Racheil. Ha-eil hagadol hagibor אֱלֹהֵי שָרָה אֱלֹהֵי רִבְקָה transcendent God, who v'hanora eil elyon. Gomeil אֱלֹהֵי רָחֵל ו ֵ ֵאלֹהֵי לֵאָה ה ֵָא ל acts with loving ,chasadim tovim, v'konei ha-kol הַגָּדוֹל הַגִּ בּוֹר ַ וְהנּוֹרָא, אֵל kindness and creates all things, who remembers v'zocheir chas’dei avot v’imahot, -umeivi g'ulah livnei v'neihem l'ma ע ְ ֶליוֹן, גּוֹמֵל חֲס ִ ָדים ִ טוֹבים, the loving deeds of our .an sh'mo b'ahavah ֵוְקֹנ ה ַ הכֹּל, וְזוֹכֵר חַסְדֵי אָבוֹת ancestors, and who will send a redeemer to their וְא ָ ִמהוֹת, וּמ ִ ֵביא גוֹאֵל לִבְנֵי children’s children with בְנֵיהֶם, ל ַ ְמֽעַן ְ שׁמוֹ ְ בּאַהֲבָה. love for the sake of divine honor.

3. Zochreinu (This is added into the Avot paragraph from Rosh Hashanah through Yom Kippur) Zochreinu l’chayim melech זָכ ֵ ְרֽנוּ לְחַיִּים, ֶ מֽל ְֶך חָפֵץ בַּחַיִּים, ,Remember us for life Sovereign who delights chafeitz bachayim, v’kot’veinu .b’seifer hachayim וְכָת ֵ ְבֽנוּ בּ ֵ ְסֽפֶר הַחַיִּים, לְמַע ַָנְך in life, and inscribe us in א ִ ֱלֹהים חַיִּים the book of life, for your sake, God of life.

4. End of Avot (in the Amidah)

.Melech ozeir u'moshia u'magein ֶ מֽל ְֶך עוֹזֵר ִ וּמוֹשׁ ַֽיע וּמָגֵן. ָ בּ ְרוּך You are the sovereign who helps and saves and Baruch atah, Adonai, magein .Avraham v’ezrat Sarah אַתָּה יְ יָ , מָגֵן אַבְרָהָם וְעֶזְרַת shields. Praised are You שָרָה. Adonai, Shield of Abraham and the Helper of Sarah.

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5. Avinu Malkeinu (traditional tune)

-Avinu Malkeinu, choneinu va אָ ִב ינוּ ַמ ְל ֵכּ נוּ ָח נֵ נוּ וַ ֲע נֵ נוּ ִכּ י Avinu Malkeinu, have mercy on us, answer us, for aneinu, ki ein banu ma-asim asei -imanu tz’dakah va-chesed v’hoshi ֵא ין ָב נוּ ַמ ֲע ִשׂ ים ֲע ֵש ה ִע ָמ נוּ ;our deeds are insufficient .einu ְצ ָד ָק ה ָו ֶח ֶס ד וְ הוֹ ִש ֵיע נוּ deal with us charitably and lovingly and redeem us.

6. Adonai, Adonai (Sung throughout the High Holy Days)

Adonai, Adonai el rachum הי הי אֵל ַ רחוּם ָ וְחנוּן אֶר ְֶך Adonai, Adonai, God merciful and compass- v’chanun Erech apayim, v’rav -chesed v’emet Notzeir chesed la אַפַּיִם וְרַב חֶסֶד וְאֶמֶת נוֹצֵר sionate, patient, abound-ing alafim, nosei avon vafesha חֶסֶד לָאַל ִ ָפים נֹשֵא עָוֹן ,in love and faithfulness assuring love for thousands v’chata-ah v’nakei וָפֶשַע וְח ָ ַט ְאָה וְנָקֵה. of generations, forgiving iniquity, transgression, and sin, and granting pardon.

7. V’al Kulam (Sung as the chorus during a longer prayer throughout the High Holy Days)

V’al kulam, eloha selichot. S’lach וְ ַע ל כּוָּל ם ֱא ל ַוֹהּ ס ִ ְליחוֹת For all these sins, forgiving God, forgive us, pardon us, lanu, m’chal lanu, kaper lanu. סְלַח לָנוּ מְחָל לָנוּ כָּפֵּר לָנוּ .grant us atonement

8. Mi Chamocha (Sung during the Amidah from Rosh Ha-Shanna through Yom Kippur) ,Mi chamocha Av harachamim מִי ָ כ ָמוֹך אַב הָרַח ִ ֲמים, זוֹכֵר Who is like You, Source of Compassion, Who zocheir y’tzurav l’chayim ?b’rachamim ָ יְצוּריו לְחַיִּים בְּרַח ִ ֲמים. remembers Your creations with mercy for life?

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