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ערבית לחול 264 Weekday Evening Service for the Conclusion of Shabbat or a Festival קריאת שמע וברכותיה 264 The Sh’ma and Its Blessings Festivals Assembly תפילת העמידה 270 The Amidah and סיום התפילה 281 Concluding Prayers הבדלה 283 Havdalah Rabbinical Shabbat

the קידוש לבנה 286

Blessing of the New Moon for by מנחה לחול 289 Weekday Afternoon Service

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263 weekday services ערבית לחול The Weekday Evening Service

The weekday evening ו הוּארַ חוּם ריכַפֵּ עָ ֺון וֹלא יַשְׁחִ ית, והִרְ בָּ ה להָשִׁ יב אַ פּוֹ Prayer Bar’khu: The Call to Worship Together service, Arvit (also called The twentieth-century Maariv), consists of the וֹלא יָעִ יר כׇּל־חֲמָ תוֹ. יהוה הוֹשִֽׁיעָה, הַמֶּ ֽלְֶך יַעֲ נֵ ֽנוּ ב יוֹם קׇרְאֵ ֽ נוּ. ;God is compassionate and will wipe away sin, not wreak destruction Jewish philosopher Franz recitation of the Sh’ma Rosenzweig remarked for again and again God acts with restraint, refusing to let rage become The following is recited when a minyan is present. We rise. and its blessings, as well as that we are not praying all-consuming. Adonai help us—surely our sovereign will answer us as Leader: the weekday Amidah, the for God to change the in the hour of our calling. silent prayer. At the end of Shabbat or a festival, it בָר כו אֶ ת־יהוה הַמ ֹברָ ְך. ,order of nature; rather what we pray for is The following is recited when a minyan is present. We rise. also includes Havdalah, a that, as we go out to the Congregation, then the leader repeats: Leader: ceremony marking the con- .clusion of the holy day & ּבָ רּוְך יהוה הַמ ֹברָ ְך לעֹולָ ם וָעֶ ד. -world, we may experi ence God’s love. Praise ADONAI, to whom all praise is directed. We are seated. God is compassionate . . . The Great Silence Congregation, then the leader repeats: adonai, help us .וְ ה וּ�א רַ ח וּ�ם . . . יהוה ה ֹו שׁ ִֽ �י עָ ה .In the Sinai Desert, on a % Praise ADONAI, to whom all praise is directed forever and ever

Festivals Psalms 78:38 and 20:10. To ּבָ רּוְך אַּתָ היהוה אֱֹלהֵ ֽינו מֶ ֽלְֶך הָ עולָ ם, cloud of granite Barukh Adonai ha-m’vorakh l’olam va-ed. Assembly Sculpted by the Genesis- be human is to be fallible— to have made mistakes, to אֲ ֶ שר בִדְ בָ רו מַעֲרִ יב עֲרָ בִ ים, בחׇ כְמָ ה ֹותֵ ֽחַ שעָרִ ים, .night, We are seated allow base emotions to rule ובִתְ בונָה מ ַ שּנֶה עִּתִ ים, ומַחֲ לִיףאֶ ת־הַּזמַ ּנִ ים, Hewn of black flame and facing the Red Sea, us some of the time—even I saw the Great Silence. The Coming of Evening Light if all the while we strive to do what is right. We seek to ומְסַּדֵ ר אֶ ת־הַ ֹוכָבִ ים במִ שְמ רותֵיהֶ ם בָרָקִֽיעַ כִרְ צונו. approach God in innocence ֹורֵ א יום וָלָֽיְלָ ה, ּגולֵ ל אור מִ  פנֵי חֽ ֹ ֶ שְך, וחֽ ֹשְֶך מִ  פנֵ י אור. ,The Great Silence Barukh atah ADONAI, our God, sovereign of time and space Sifts the secrets of the whose word brings the evening dusk, whose wisdom opens the Rabbinical and so we ask that our ,transgressions be forgiven ◀ ומַעֲבִ יר יום ומֵ ֽבִיא לָֽיְלָ ה, ומַ בְּדִ יל ֵ בין יום ובֵ ין לָֽיְלָ ה, .night Unmoving, its thin flour gates of dawn, whose understanding changes the day’s Shabbat that our prayers may be

יהוה צבָ אות  שמ . אֵלו יחַ וקַ ּיָ ם,ּתָמִ יד יִמְ ֹלְך עָ לֵ ֽינו the falls on my brows. division, whose will sets the succession of seasons and received as the heartfelt .offerings of the pure soul ל עולָם וָעֶ ד. ָ בר ְךו אַּתָ ה יהוה, הַ מַעֲרִ יב עֲרָ בִ ים. Silently, whispering, arranges the stars in their places in the sky, who creates for I ask the Great Silence, by ָ בּ�רְ כ וּ� אֶ ת ־ If I could I would ask day and night, who rolls light before darkness and darkness Praise adonai Public prayer begins .יהוה אַהֲבַ ת עֹולָ ם ֵ בית יִׂשְרָאֵל עַ ָךמ אָהָ ֽבְּתָ , more silently: from light, ▶ who makes day pass into night, who disting­uishes How many stars did you with a call and response. It

day from night; Adonai Tz’va·ot is Your name. Living 2016 is as if the leader asks, “Are ּתורָ ה ומִ צְ ֺות, חֻּקִ ים ומִ ְשפָטִ ים אותָ ֽ נו לִ ַ מֽדְּתָ . count Since your beginning, and ever-present God, may Your rule be with us, forever and Shalem you ready to pray?” and עַ ל ֵ ןכ יהוה אֱֹלהֵ ֽינו, ב ׇ שכְבֵ ֽנו ובְ קומֵ ֽ נו נָׂשִֽ יחַ ב ֽ חֻּקֶ יָך, © since your hovering ever. Barukh atah ADONAI, who brings each evening’s dusk. the congregation responds, steady “Yes, we are ready.”

ונִׂשְמַ ח בדִ בְרֵ י תו ֽ רָתֶ ָך ובְמִ צְ ֺו ֽ תֶ יָך ל עולָם וָעֶ ד. Lev Over the Genesis-night who rolls light before גּ� וֹ�לֵ ל א וֹ�ר מִ פְּ �נֵ י darkness ִיכ הֵם חַ ּיֵ ֽינו ו ֹאֽרֶ ְך יָמֵ ֽ ינו, ו םבָהֶ נֶהְּגֶ ה יומָ ם וָ לָֽיְלָ ה, facing the Red Sea? Torah and God’s Love ְ -Seen through a reli . חֽ ֹ שׁ ֶ �ך ◀ ואַ הֲבָתָך אַל ּתָסִ יר מִ ֶֽ מּנו ל עולָמִ ים. And the Great Silence With timeless love, You have loved Your people, the house of replies: gious lens, every change in

nature is remarkable—each ָ בר ְךו אַּתָ ה יהוה, אוהֵב עַ ֹו יִׂשְרָאֵ ל. When I shall count it Israel: You have taught us Torah and mitzvot, statutes and laws. Siddur Copyright all— Therefore, ADONAI our God, as we lie down and as we rise day and night, each season. From nothing to the very up, we shall speak of Your laws, rejoicing in the words of Your The ideal of a religious first thing, consciousness is to see each Then, son of man, I shall Torah and in Your mitzvot forever and ever. For they are our life of these moments afresh. tell you first. and the fullness of our days, and on them we shall meditate day Torah and God’s Love. —abraham Sutzkever and night. ▶ Do not ever withdraw Your love from us. The religious life, with its (translated by Barbara and Barukh atah ADONAI, who loves the people Israel. mitzvot, is seen not as a Benjamin Harshav) burden but rather as a gift.

264 ערבית לחול · קריאת שמע וברכותיה weekday · evening service · sh’ma and its blessings 264 . שׁ�ְמַע . . . אֶחָ ד Final Notations hear . . . one The biblical paragraph that קרִיאַ ת שמַ ע Recitation of the Sh’ma it will not be simple, it will In the absence of a minyan, we add the following: ְ follows instructs us: “speak . אֵ ל מֶ ֽ ֶ ל ך ֶ נ אֱ מָ ן :not be long In the absence of a minyan, we add the following God is a faithful sovereign. of them . . . when you lie it will take little time, it down, and when you rise will take all your thought up.” The ancient rabbis מַ ש֖ע ֑ ליִׂשְרָאֵ יהו֥ה אֱֹלהֵ ֖ינו יהו֥ה אֶחָ ֽד. .Hear, O Israel, ADONAI is our God, ADONAI is one it will take all your heart, it took this quite literally Sh’ma yisrael, Adonai eloheinu, Adonai eh|.|ad. and understood it as an ָ ברוְך ֵ שם  כבוד מַ לְ כותו ל עולָם וָעֶ ד. :will take all your breath Recited quietly it will be short, it will not Recited quietly: Praised be the name of the one whose glorious injunction to recite the be simple sovereignty is forever and ever. Sh’ma in the morning and the evening—that is, the ואָ ֣הַבְ ּתָ֔ אֵ ת ֖ יהו֣האֱֹלהֶ ֑יָך בכׇ ל־לבָבָך֥ ובְכׇ ל־נַפְ  שָך֖ it will touch through your time of lying down and the ובְכׇ ל־מ ֹאדֶ ָֽך: והָ ֞יו הַ ּד בָרִ֣ ים הָאֵ֗ ּלֶה אֲ ֶ֨שר אָ ֹנכִ֧י מ צַ וָך֛ ,ribs, it will take all your You shall love ADONAI your God with all your heart time of rising up. Some see heart with all your soul, and with all that is yours. the Sh’ma as a basic Jewish הַ ּי֖ום עַ ל־לבָבֶ ָֽך: ו ִ שּנַ נְּתָ ֣ם ֔לבָנֶ יָך ודִ בַרְּתָ ֖ ָ ב֑ם בשִבְּת ָך֤ it will not be long, it will creed, and so its repetition בבֵ יתֶ֨ ָ֙ך ובְ לֶכְּת ָך֣בַּדֶ֔ רֶ ְך ובְ ׇ שכְ בָך֖ וב קומֶ ָֽך: occupy your thought These words that I command you this day as a city is occupied, as a shall be taken to heart. is a constant reiteration of -faith. Another interpreta וקְ שַרְּתָ ֥ם לא֖ תו עַ ל־יָדֶ ָ֑ך והָ י֥ו ל ֹטטָפ֖ ֹת ֵ ב֥ין עֵ ינֶ ֽיָך: bed is occupied it will take all your flesh, it Teach them again and again to your children; tion of the Sh’ma is that

it is addressed not to God וכְ ַ תבְּתָ ֛ם עַ ל־מ זֻז֥ ות ֵ ב ֖ יתֶ ָך ובִ ש ֽ ְעָרֶ יָך: will not be simple speak of them when you sit in your home, Festivals Assembly but to the community of דברים ו:ד-ט ,when you walk on your way You are coming into us Israel: when we sit together who cannot withstand when you lie down, and hear each other pray, we come to understand and you and when you rise up. that though each of us may have very different you are coming into us Bind them as a sign upon your hand spiritual lives, we are “one” in our humanity. The who never wanted to souls that reside in each of us are formed by the withstand you and as a symbol above your eyes; one God. Through the recitation of the Sh’ma, we you are taking parts of inscribe them upon the doorposts of your home Rabbinical affirm this common yet plural community. us into places never The Sh’ma consists of three paragraphs taken and on your gates. Shabbat planned from the Torah. The first talks of our love for God, you are going far away with V’ahavta et Adonai elohekha b’khol l’vav’kha u-v’khol nafsh’kha the the second describes the terrible consequences of pieces of our lives u-v’khol me’odekha. V’hayu ha-d’varim ha-eileh asher anokhi for deserting a religious and moral life, and the third by it will be short, it will take m’tzav’kha hayom al l’vavekha. V’shinantam l’vanekha v’dibarta emphasizes both religious practice and the funda- all your breath bam, b’shivt’kha b’veitekha u-v’lekht’kha va-derekh u-v’shokhb’kha mental Jewish story: the exodus from Egypt. u-v’kumekha. U-k’shartam l’ot al yadekha v’hayu l’totafot bein -This is the congre . ָ בּ�ר וּ� ְך שׁ ֵ �ם it will not be simple, it will Praised be the name become your will einekha. U-kh’tavtam al mezuzot beitekha u-visharekha. 2016 gational response to the biblical verse. Because it

—adrienne rich Deuteronomy 6:4–9 Shalem is the only line of this paragraph that is not bibli- © cal, it is said quietly.

Which words does . הַ ְ דּ� ָ ברִ י ם הָ אֵ ֶ לּ�ה Lev These words the verse refer to? Some scholars think that the phrase “these words” refers to the Decalogue, which was recited just before the Sh’ma in the ancient synagogue. In its current context, this

Siddur Copyright phrase may refer to the previous sentence, which contains the command to love (v’ahavta). In this view, we are to walk through life constantly re- minded that with each step we take, we can bring the perspective of love.

265 ערבית לחול · קריאת שמע וברכותיה weekday · evening service · sh’ma and its blessings 265 וְ הָ ָ י ה If You Will Hear”: If you will hear and obey the mitzvot that I command you this If you will hear“ Although in its . אִ ם ־ שׁ ָ � ֹֽ מ עַ ו הָ יָ ֗ ה אִ ם־שָמ֤ ֹ עַּתִ שְמ ע֙ ואֶ ל־מִ צְֺותַ֔ י אֲ ֶ ֧ שר אָ ֹנכִ֛י מ צַ ֶ ו֥ה -biblical context the conse אֶתְ ֖םכֶ הַ ּי֑ום לאַ הֲבָ֞ ה אֶ ת־יהו֤ה אֱֹלהֵיכֶ ֙ם ולְעׇבְ ֔דו בכׇ ל־ An Interpretive day, to love and serve ADONAI your God with all your heart Translation and all your soul, then I will grant the rain for your land in quences of sin mentioned in this paragraph were לבַבְכֶ ֖ם ובכׇ ל־נַפְ  שכֶ ֽם: ונָתַּתִ֧ י מטַ ר־אַרְ צכֶ ֛ם בעִּת֖ ו יורֶ ֣ה If you faithfully obey My season, rain in autumn and rain in spring. You shall gather in laws today, and love Me, probably understood liter- ally, in the liturgy they can ומַ לְק֑ ׁש ואָסַ פְּתָ ֣ ד ֔גָנֶ ָך ותִ ֹיר  ָך֖ש ויִצְהָרֶ ָֽך: ונָתַּתִ֛ י ֵ עׂ֥שֶ ב I shall give you your liveli- your grain and wine and oil; I will provide grass in your fields -be understood metaphori ׂשָד בָך֖ לִבְהֶמְּתֶ ָ֑ך ואָ ֖ כַלְּתָ ו ָבָ ׂש ֽעְּתָ:הִּׁשָמר֣ ו לָכֶ ם ֶ פן־יִפְּתֶ ֖ ה hood in good time and for your cattle and you shall eat and be satisfied. Take care ֔ in full measure. You shall lest your heart be tempted, and you stray and serve other cally. After all, many people who recited this paragraph ֑םלבַבְכֶ וסַרְּתֶ֗ ם וַעֲבַדְּתֶ ֙ םאֱֹלהִ֣ ים אֲחֵרִ ֔ ים והִ שְּתַחֲ וִ יתֶ ֖ ם work and reap the results of your labor, satisfied with gods and bow to them. Then ADONAI’s anger will flare up were not living off the land. Rather, one way of לָהֶ ֽם: וחָרָ֨ ה אַ ֜ף־יהוה בָכֶ֗ ם ועָצַ ֤ראֶ ת־הַּׁשָמַ֨ יִ ֙ם ו ֹלא־יִהְ יֶ ֣ה what you have achieved. against you, and God will close up the sky so that there will Be careful, however. Let understanding what the מָטָ֔ ר והָ ֣אֲ דָמָ֔ ה ֹל֥א תִּתֵ ֖ן אֶ ת־י בולָּ֑ה וַאֲבַדְּתֶ ֣ם מ הֵרָ֗ ה מֵעַ ֙ל not your heart be seduced, be no rain and the earth will not yield its produce. You will paragraph conveys may lured after false goals, be that the observance of הָאָ ֣רֶץ הַ ֹּטבָ ה אֲ ֶ ֥ שר יהו֖ ה ֹתֵ נ֥ן לָכֶ ֽם: וׂשַמְּתֶ ם אֶ ת־ּד בָרַ ֣ י quickly disappear from the good land that ADONAI is giving ֔ ֙ seeking alien ideals, lest you. Therefore, impress these words of mine upon your heart Torah and a life of walking אֵ֔ ּלֶה עַ ל־ל בַבְכֶ ֖ם ועַ ל־נַפְ  שכֶ ֑ם וקְ שַרְּתֶ֨ ם ֹאתָ ֤ם ל או ֙ת God’s image depart from you and you sink, becom- and upon your soul. Bind them as a sign upon your hand and on the path of mitzvot leads to a rich life, a life עַ ל־יֶדְ כֶ֔ ם והָ י֥ו ל טוטָפ֖ ֹת ֵ ב֥ין עֵ ינֵיכֶ ֽם: ולִ מַדְּתֶ ֥ ם ֹאתָ ֛ ם ,ing desolate, and lose as a symbol above your eyes; teach them to your children

Festivals that seems fertile. Without your joyous, God-given Assembly the cultivation of a spiritual אֶ ת־בנֵיכֶ ֖ם לדַ ֵ ב֣ר ָ ב֑ם בשִבְּת ָך֤ בבֵ יתֶ֨ ָ֙ך ובְלֶכְּת ָך֣בַ ֶּ֔דרֶ ְך heritage. by speaking of them when you sit in your home, when you —andré ungar walk on your way, when you lie down, and when you rise life, we may be left with a sense of emptiness, of ובְ ׇ שכְ בָך֖ ובְ קו ֽ מֶ ָך: וכְתַ בְּתָ ֛ם עַ ל־מ זוז֥ ות ֵ ב ֖ יתֶ ָך ובִ ש ֽ ְעָרֶ יָך: and having been diverted by למַ֨ עַ ן יִרְ ֤בו ימֵ יכֶ ֙ם וִ ימֵ ֣ י בנֵיכֶ֔ ם עַ֚ל הָאֲדָמָ֔ ה אֲ ֶ֨שר נִ ְש ַ ב֧ע up. Inscribe them upon the doorposts of your home and on your gates. Then your days and the days of your children, on entertainments but never .having lived life fully יהו֛ה לַאֲ ֹב ֵ תיכֶ ֖ם לָתֵ ֣ת לָהֶ ֑ם ִ כימֵ ֥י הַּׁשָמַ ֖יִם עַ ל־הָאָ ֽרֶ ץ: ,the land that ADONAI swore to your ancestors to give them Adonai said to Moses דברים יא:יג-כא will be as many as the days that the heavens are above the Rabbinical וַ יּ�ֹאמֶ ר יהוה אֶ שׁ ֶ ל־מֹ�ה earth. Deuteronomy 11:13–21 The ancient rabbis . ֵ לּ�אמֹר Shabbat

emphasized that the last ַ ו ֥ ֹּי א מֶ ר יהו֖ה אֶ ל־מֹ ֶ ֥הש ּלֵאמֽ ֹר: ּדַ ֵ֞בר אֶ ל־בְנֵ ֤י יִׂשְרָאֵ ֙ל the ADONAI said to Moses: Speak to the people Israel, and in- ,words of this paragraph ואָ מַרְּתָ ֣ אֲ לֵהֶ ם ועָ ׂשו לָהֶ ֥ם צִיצִ֛ת עַ ל־כַנְפֵ ֥י בִגְדֵ יהֶ ֖ם for -struct them that in every generation they shall put tzitzit on by ֨ ֔ the injunction to remem ,ber the exodus from Egypt ל דֹ ֹרתָ ֑ם ונָת נ֛ ו עַל־צִיצִ֥ת הַ כָנָ֖ף פתִ֥ יל ּת כֵ ֽלֶת: והָ יָ ֣ה the corners of their garments, placing a thread of blue on the was the prime reason for its inclusion in the Sh’ma. In לָכֶ ֮ם לצִיצִ ֒ת ורְאִ יתֶ ֣ ם ֹא ֗תו וזְכַרְּתֶ ֙ם אֶ ת־ ׇ כל־מִ צְ ֺו֣ת ֔יהוה tzitzit, the fringe of each corner. That shall be your tzitzit; you

shall look at it and remember all the mitzvot of ADONAI, and 2016 Jewish theology, the exodus anticipates the redemption וַ עֲׂשִ יתֶ ֖ ם ֹא ֑םתָ ו ֹ֨לא תָ ֜תורו אַחֲרֵ ֤י לבַבְכֶ ֙ם ואַחֲרֵ ֣י עֵ ינֵיכֶ֔ ם Shalem

fulfill them, and not be seduced by your eyes and heart as they © .in the future: true freedom אֲ ֶ שר־אַּתֶ ֥ ם ֹזנִ֖ים אַחֲ ֵ ריהֶ ֽם: למַ ֣עַן ּתִ זְ  כר ווַעֲׂשִ יתֶ ֖ ם lead you astray. Then you will remember and fulfill all My ֔ The means of achieving ,redemption, we are taught אֶ ת־ ׇ כל־מִ צְ ֺותָ ֑י וִהְ יִ יתֶ ֥ם ק דֹ ִ֖ ש םי לֵאֹלהֵיכֶ ֽם: אֲ ֞נִ י יהו֣ ה mitzvot, and be holy before your God. I am ADONAI your God, Lev who brought you out of the land of Egypt to be your God. I am is remembering our respon- sibility to live lives that are אֱֹלהֵיכֶ֗ ם אֲ ֶ֨שר הוצֵ ֤אתִי אֶתְ כֶ ֙ם מֵאֶ ֣רֶץ מִ צְרַ֔ יִם לִהְ י֥ות ADONAI your God— Numbers 15:37–41 .holy ֖םלָכֶ לֵאֹלהִ֑ ים אֲ נִ֖י יהו֥ה אֱֹלהֵיכֶ ֽם: במדבר טו:לז-מא

Truly Siddur Copyright Truly—this is our enduring affirmation אֱ מֶ ת :When there is a minyan, the leader adds So closely . אֱ מֶ ת וֶ אֱ מ ּו ָ נ ה :ADONAI your God—truly— When there is a minyan, the leader adds ▶ was the Sh’ma linked with ◀ יהוה אֱֹלהֵיכֶם – אֱמֶ ת – This is our enduring affirmation, binding on us: that ADONAI this b’rakhah, the blessing of redemption, that the וֶאֱ מונָ ה ׇ כ ֹל־זאת, וקַ ּיָם עָ לֵ ֽינו, ִ כי הוא יהוה אֱֹלהֵ ֽינו is our God and there is none other, and we, Israel, are God’s rabbis insisted that its first ואֵ ין זולָ תו, וַאֲ נַֽחְ נ ויִׂשְרָאֵל עַ ֹו. הַ ֹודֵ ֽ נ ומִ ַ ּיד מ לָכִ ים, people. God is our sovereign, redeeming us from earthly rulers, delivering us from the hand of all tyrants, bringing word—“truly”—be recited along with the very last מַ לְ ֵ כֽנו הַ ּגואֲ לֵ ֽנו מִ ַ כף כׇל־הֶעָרִ יצִ ים. הָ ֵלא הַ ּנִפְרָ ע judgment upon our oppressors, just retribution upon all our words of the Sh’ma, so continued לָֽנו מִ ּצָרֵ ֽ ינו, והַמ ַ שּלֵם ּג מול לכׇ ל־אויבֵי נַפְ ֵ ֽ שנו, ,mortal enemies

266 ערבית לחול · קריאת שמע וברכותיה weekday · evening service · sh’ma and its blessings 266 Emunah: Faith performing wonders beyond understanding, marvels beyond continued -the leader reads them to הָ ֹעׂשֶ ה ג דולות עַ ד אֵ ין חֵ ֽקֶ ר, ונִפְלָ אות עַ ד אֵ ין מִסְ ָ פר. Emunah or “faith” is all reckoning. God places us among the living, not allowing our gether: Adonai eloheikhem הַּׂשָ ם נַפְ ֵ ֽ שנו ַחַ בּיִ ים, וֹלא נָתַ ן לַ ֹוט רַ גְלֵ ֽנו. related to the Hebrew word “Amen.”.. . Emunah steps to falter, and leads us past the false altars of our enemies, emet. Thus we affirm that .God is true, or truth itself הַ מַדְרִ יכֵ ֽנו עַ ל ָ במות אויבֵ ֽינ ,ו וַּיָֽרֶ ם קַרְ נֵ ֽנו עַ ל ׇ כל־ׂשונאֵ ֽ ינו. in the Bible . . . has the exalting us above all those who hate us. ADONAI avenged us The world as it is presented הָ ֹע הֽׂשֶ ּלָ ֽנ ונִּסִ ים ונְקָמָ ה בפַרְ ֹעה, sense of affirmation and with miracles before Pharaoh, offered signs and wonders in trust, a commitment to us is a world in which the totality of truth is אותות ומופתִ ים באַדְמַ ת בנֵי חָ ם. ,of the entire self to the the land of Egypt. God smote, in anger, all of Egypt’s firstborn truth as told, seen, or brought Israel from its midst to lasting freedom, and led them hidden; its full revelation .constitutes redemption הַ ַמכֶה בעֶבְרָ תו ׇ כל־  בכורֵ י מִ צְרָ ֽיִ ם, witnessed. . . . “Believe” is through the divided water of the Sea of Reeds. As their pursu- too intellectual a term. . . . While .הַ ַ ּמ ֶ ּכה God smote וַ ּיוצֵא אֶ ת־עַ ֹויִׂשְרָאֵל מִ ּתוכָ ם לחֵ רות עולָ ם. ers and enemies drowned in the depths, God’s children beheld For the Bible as well as for the first paragraph of the Sh’ma talks of love, the הַ מַעֲבִ יר בָנָ יו ֵ בין ּגִזְרֵ י יַ ם סוף, the early rabbis, emunah the power of the Divine; they praised and acknowledged connotes affirmation with God’s name, ▶ willingly accepting God’s sovereignty. Then exodus from Egypt reminds אֶ ת־רוד פֵיהֶם ואֶ ת־ׂשונאֵיהֶ ם בִתְ הומות טִ ַ בע. the entire self, affirmation Moses, Miriam, and the people Israel joyfully sang to You: us that sometimes justice is achieved only by battling ורָ א ובָנָ יו ּג בורָ תו, ִש  בחו ו הודו לִ ְ שמו. .even unto martyrdom This is more than one ▶ U-malkhuto b’ratzon kiblu aleihem, moshe u-miryam u-v’nei yisrael for it. ◀ ומַ לְ כותו ברָ צון קִ  בלו עֲ לֵיהֶ ם, :would do for mere “belief” l’kha anu shirah, b’simh|.|ah rabah v’amru khulam Festivals After the .מִרְ יָ ם Miriam מֹ ֶ שה ומִרְ יָ ם וב ְנֵי ליִׂשְרָאֵ לָך עָ נו ִ שירָ ה בׂשִמְחָה רַ ָ בה, in an idea, especially one Assembly that is not proven. . . . It “Who is like You, ADONAI, among the mighty! Who is like You, deliverance at the Sea, we are told that Moses led the ואָמ רו כֻּלָ ם: ”!is perhaps for this reason adorned in holiness, revered in praise, working wonders that the affirmations in the and men in song and Miriam, in great philosopher Moses Mi khamokha ba-eilim Adonai, mi kamokha nedar bakodesh, response, led the women in .joyous singing מִ י כָמֽ ֹכָ ה ּבָאֵ לִ ם יהוה, מִ י ּכָמֽ ֹכָ ה נֶאְּדָ ר ּבַּקֽ ֹדֶ ׁש, .Maimonides’ (1138–1204) nora t’hilot, oseh feleh Thirteen Articles of Faith . מִ י כָ ֹֽ מ כָ ה Who is like You נֹורָ א תהִ ּלֹת, עֽ ֹׂשֵ ה פֶ ֽלֶ א. Your children recognized Your sovereignty, as You split the sea began each statement Exodus 15:11. מַ לְ כותָך רָ א ובָנֶ ֽיָך, ֹוקֵ ֽעַ יָם לִפְ נֵ י מֹ ֶ שה, with: “I believe with a before Moses. “This is my God,” they responded, and said: Rabbinical whole faith . . .” Belief in the “ADONAI will reign forever and ever.” Shabbat Your children recog- articles would not suffice nized Your sovereignty זֶה אֵ לִי עָ נו ואָמ רו: the Or “Your .מַ לְ כ וּ�תְ ָך רָ א וּ� בָנֶ ָֽיך :without emunah sh’leimah, Malkhut’kha ra’u vanekha, bokei∙a yam lifnei moshe, zeh eili anu v’amru for a faith that carries us far Adonai yimlokh l’olam va-ed. children saw Your domin- יהוה יִמְ ֹלְך ל ֹעלָ ם וָעֶ ד. by beyond just “believing” ion.” To view the end of slavery and oppression is to ◀ ונֶאֱמַ ר: ִכי פָדָ ה יהוה אֶ ת־יַעֲ ֹקב, into the realm of the deep- ▶ And so it is written: “ADONAI has rescued Jacob and est sureness. redeemed him from the hand of those more powerful than he.” see God’s dominion.

—Arthur Green 2016 יהוה ADONAI will reign וגְאָ ל ומִ ּיַ ד חָ זָק מִ ֶֽ מּנו. ָ בר ְך ואַּתָ היהוה, לּגָאַ יִׂשְרָאֵ ל. .Barukh atah ADONAI, who redeemed the people Israel ְ Shalem .Exodus 15:18 . ִ י מְ לֹ ך © .V’ne∙emar: ki fadah Adonai et yaakov, u-ge’alo miyad h|.|azak mimenu ▶ ִ �כּי ADONAI has rescued הַ ׁשְ י ּכִ ֽ נ בֵ ּויהוה אֱֹלהֵ ֽינו ל ָ שלום, והַעֲמִידֵ ֽ נו מַ לְ ֵ כֽנ ולחַ ּיִ ים, .Barukh atah Adonai, ga∙al yisrael Lev . Jeremiah 31:11. ָפדָ ה יהוה ופְ רוׂש עָ לֵ ֽינו סֻ ַ כת  של מֶ וֽ ָך, ותַּק נֵ ֽנו בעֵצָ ה ט בָהו מִ ּלפָנֶ ֽיָך, Peace in the Night Allow us . . . to sleep This prayer, added . הַ שׁ ְ� ִ �כּי ֵ ֽ בנ וּ� ו הׁשִיעֵ ֽנו למַ ֽעַ ן ש ֽ מֶ ָך. והָגֵ ן בַעֲדֵ ֽ נו, והָסֵ ר מֵעָ לֵ ֽינו אויֵ ב, Allow us, ADONAI our God, to sleep peacefully; awaken us to after reciting the Sh’ma in ּדֶ ֽבֶ ר, ו ֶ חֽרֶ ב, ורָעָ ב, ויָ גון, והָסֵ ר ׂשָטָן מִ ּלפָ נֵ ֽינו ומֵאַחֲרֵ ֽ ינו, life, O sovereign. Spread over us Your canopy of peace, restore

Siddur Copyright the evening, speaks to the .fears of the night ובְצֵ ל כנָפֶ ֽיָך ּתַסְּתִ ירֵ ֽ נו, כִי אֵ ל ֹומרֵ ֽ נו ומַ ּצִילֵ ֽנו אָ ּֽתָ ה, us with Your good counsel, and save us for the sake of Your ִי כאֵל מֶ ֽלְֶך חַ ּנון ורַ חום אָ ּֽתָ ה, ◀ ְ ׁשמור צֵ אתֵ ֽ נו ובואֵ ֽ נו, ,name. Shield us. Remove from us enemies, pestilence, sword starvation, and sorrow; remove the evil forces that surround us. לחַ ּיִ ים ולְ ָ שלום, מֵעַּתָ ה ועַ ד עולָ ם. Shelter us in the shadow of Your wings, for You, God, watch בָּ רוְּך אַ ָ ּתה יהוה, שׁוֹמֵ ר עַ מּוֹ יִ ׂשְרָ אֵ ל לָעַ ד. -over and deliver us, and You are sovereign, merciful and com passionate. ▶ Ensure our going and coming for life and peace, now and forever. Barukh atah Adonai, eternal guardian of Your people Israel.

267 ערבית לחול · קריאת שמע וברכותיה weekday · evening service · sh’ma and its blessings 267 The Dream of Many congregations omit the following paragraphs after Shabbat or a Festival: Many congregations omit the following paragraphs after Shabbat or a Festival: May Adonai be blessed forever and ever; amen ָ בּ�ר וּ� ְך יהוה and amen בָּ רוְּך יהוה לעוֹלָם, אָמֵ ן ואָמֵ ן. .a New Day May ADONAI be blessed forever and ever; amen and amen -Stylisti .לְ ע וֹ�לָ ם, אָמֵ ן וְ אָ מֵ ן בָּ רוְּך יהוה מִ ִּצּיוֹן, ֹשׁכֵן י רוּשָׁ לָֽיִם, הַ ל לוּיָ ּה. Creator of peace, compas- May ADONAI be blessed from Zion, ADONAI who dwells in sionate God, Jerusalem, halleluyah. cally this prayer is typical guide us to a covenant of -of much early liturgi בָּ רוְּך יהוה אֱֹלהִ ים אֱֹלהֵ י יִ ׂשְרָאֵ ל, ֹע ֵ ׂשה נִפְלָ אוֹת לבַ ּדוֹ. ,Bless ADONAI who is God, the God of Israel, doer of wonders cal writing. Until its last וּבָ רוְּך שֵׁ ם כּ בוֹדוֹ לעוֹלָ ם, peace with all of Your creatures, alone. paragraph, it is composed entirely of verses from the ויִמָּ לֵא כ בוֹדוֹ אֶ ת־כׇּל־הָאָ ֽרֶ ץ, אָמֵ ן ואָמֵ ן. ;birds and beasts May God’s glorious name be blessed forever and ever as well as all humanity may God’s glory fill the whole world; amen and amen. Bible—mostly Psalms, but other books of the Bible as יהִי כ בוֹד יהוה לעוֹלָם, יִ ׂשְמַ ח יהוה בּמַעֲ ָ ׂשיו. reflecting Your image of -well—especially those pas יהִי שֵׁ ם יהוה מ ֹברָ ְך, מֵעַ ָ ּתה ועַ ד עוֹלָ ם. compassion and peace. May the glory of ADONAI be forever; may ADONAI rejoice with Give us strength what ADONAI has created. sages that are themselves to help sustain Your prom- -prayers. Each verse men כִּי ֹלא יִ ֹּטשׁ יהוה אֶ ת־עַמּוֹ בַּעֲ בוּר שׁמוֹ הַ ָ ּגדוֹל, .May the name of ADONAI be blessed now and forever tions a word or concept כִּי הוֹאִ יל יהוה לַעֲ ׂשוֹת אֶתְ כֶ ם לוֹ לעָ ם. ised covenant abolishing blind strife Surely ADONAI will not abandon God’s people, if only for the sake included in the previous verse. The prayer begins by וַ ּיַרְ א כׇּל־הָעָ ם וַ ּיִפּ לוּ עַ ל פּ נֵיהֶ ם, ,and bloody warfare, so of the greatness of the divine name that they will no longer for ADONAI desired to make you a people dedicated to the Divine. praising God, then moves devastate on to promises of messianic וַ ֹּיאמ רוּ: יהוה הוּא הָאֱ ֹלהִ ים, יהוה הוּא הָאֱֹלהִ ים. Festivals Assembly times, and finally adds a והָ יָ ה יהוה למֶ ֽ לְֶך עַל כׇּל־הָאָ ֽרֶ ץ, the earth, so that discord When all the people saw, they bowed down and said, “ADONAI is will no longer tear us God; ADONAI is God.” personal note of placing one’s own care in God’s בַּ ּיוֹם הַ הוּא יִהְ יֶה יהוה אֶחָ ד וּשְׁמוֹ אֶחָ ד. .asunder ADONAI shall be acknowledged sovereign of all the earth. and hands. This conclusion is יהִי חַסְ  ּדָך יהוה עָ לֵ ֽינוּ, כַּאֲ ֶ רשׁ יִחַ ֽלְ נוּ לָ ְך. Then all that is savage and brutal will vanish, On that day ADONAI shall be one, and the name of God one. especially fitting for the and we shall fear evil no Shower Your kindness upon us, for our hope is in You. evening, when the fears of more. the night stir the soul; it הוֹשִׁיעֵ ֽנוּ יהוה אֱֹלהֵ ֽינוּ, וקַ בּצֵ ֽנוּ מִ ן הַ ּגוֹיִ ם, ,Help us, ADONAI our God, and gather us from the nations Guard our coming Rabbinical is the only portion of the prayer not composed of ל הוֹדוֹת ל ֵםשׁ ֽ קׇדְשֶׁ ָך, להִשְׁ ַ ּתבֵּ ֽחַ בִּתְהִ ּל ֽ ָתֶ ָך. and our going, now that we might acknowledge Your holy name and find glory in biblical verses. The opening כׇּ ל־ּגוֹיִם אֲשֶׁ ר עָ ִֽׂשיתָ יָ ֽ ֹבאוּ ויִשְׁ ּתַחֲ ווּ לפָ נֶ ֽיָך אֲ דֹנָ י, וִ יכַבּ דוּ ֽ לִשְׁמֶ ָך. toward waking, now praising You. Shabbat toward sleep, the All the nations You created shall come and bow before You, our verses begin with the word barukh, and the prayer at כִּי גָ דוֹל אַ ָ ּתה ו ֹע ֶ ׂשה נִפְלָ אוֹת, אַ ָהּת אֱֹלהִ ים לבַ ֶֽ ּדָך. always within Your tran- for

master, and honor Your name. by the end also begins with וַאֲ נַֽחְ נוּ עַמּ ָך ו צֹ ןא מַרְ עִ ֽ יתֶ ָך, נוֹדֶ ה ּלָך לעוֹלָ ם, .quil shelter Beloved are You, Sovereign For You are great and You act wondrously; You alone are God. several phrases containing —the initial word barukh ל דוֹר וָ דוֹר נסַפֵּ ר ּתהִ ּל ֽ ָתֶ ָך. of peace, And we, Your people, the flock whom You shepherd, shall whose embrace encom- thus forming a frame for

acknowledge You always, praising You, one generation to 2016 passes the people Israel the entire prayer. and all humanity. the next. Shalem © According to the —Jules Harlow Babylonian sages, the geonim, this prayer was added to the evening liturgy so that all would have time to arrive in the synagogue and then Lev leave together; walking together, the group could offer protection from marauders. Since on Saturday night people had already gathered for the afternoon prayer and for study, there was no need to include it then. The verses quoted are: Psalms 89:53, 135:21, 72:18–19, 104:31, 113:2; 1 Samuel

Siddur Copyright 12:22; 1 Kings 18:39; Zechariah 14:9; Psalms 33:22; 106:47; 86:9–10; 79:13. ,Kings 18:39. In the Bible 1 . ַ ו ַ יּ�רְ א ׇ וּכ ל ־ הָ עָ ם When all the people saw this verse describes the reaction of the people when Elijah’s sacrificial offering brings storm clouds, thus ending the drought that had plagued Israel. Perhaps, though, the liturgist has deliberately placed the verse here devoid of context. What we see is not an event beyond natural circumstance, like the miraculous response to Elijah; rather, we see the everyday that is miraculous: going to sleep at night and waking in the morning.

268 ערבית לחול · קריאת שמע וברכותיה weekday · evening service · sh’ma and its blessings 268 May Adonai be blessed by בָּ רוְּך יהוה בַּ ּיוֹם, בָּ רוְּך יהוה בַּ ָ ּלֽיְלָ ה, ,May ADONAI be blessed by day -This fi . ָ בּ�ר וּ� ְך יהוה ַבּ� יּ� וֹ�ם day nal passage of the b’rakhah בָּ רוְּך יהוה בּשׇׁ כְבֵ ֽנוּ, ָ בּרוְּך יהוה בּקוּמֵ ֽ נוּ, ,may ADONAI be blessed at night is no longer composed ִיכּ ב יָד ָך נַפְ שׁוֹת הַחַ ִ ּיים והַמֵּתִ ים, ,may ADONAI be blessed as we lie down may ADONAI be blessed as we arise. of biblical verses strung together to form a new אֲשֶׁ ר בּיָ דוֹ נֶ ֽפֶשׁ כׇּל־חָ י ורֽוּחַ כׇּ ל־בּ ַ ׂשר אִ ישׁ. prayer; instead, we now בּיָדָך אַפְקִ יד רוּחִי, פָּדִֽ יתָ ה אוֹתִ י יהוה אֵל אֶ ֽמֶ ת. .In Your hands is the spirit of the living and the dead In Your hands is the breath of every living being and the spirit of have thoughts expressed אֱֹלהֵ ֽינוּ שֶׁ בַּ ּׁשָמַ ֽ יִם, דיַחֵ שִׁמְ ָך, וקַ ֵםּי מַ לְ כוּת ָך ּתָמִ יד, every person. in post-biblical language that use biblical verses as וּמְלוְֹך עָ לֵ ֽינוּ לעוֹלָ ם וָעֶ ד. Into Your hands I entrust my spirit; You are my redeemer, ADONAI, prooftexts: “the breath of every living being and יִרְ אוּ עֵ ינֵ ֽינוּ, .faithful God ”the spirit of every person ויִ ׂשְמַ ח לִבֵּ ֽנוּ, ,God in heaven, may Your name be one (Job 12:10) and “into Your hands...” (Psalm 31:6). It is ותָ גֵל נַפְשֵׁ ֽ נוּ בִּ ישׁוּעָת ָך בֶּאֱמֶ ת, ,may Your sovereignty be established forever an appropriate prayer for בֶּאֱ מוֹר לצִ וֹן, ּימָ לְַךאֱֹלהָ ֽיִ ְך. .and may You rule over us always May our eyes see, may our hearts rejoice, and may our spirit sing the evening: before I go to sleep, “into Your hands I יהוה מֶ ֽלֶ ְך, יהוה מָ לָ ְך, יהוה יִמְ ֹלְך ל ֹעלָ ם וָעֶ ד. with Your true triumph, when in Zion it shall be entrust my spirit, God.” Festivals ◀ כִּי הַמַּ לְ כוּת שֶׁ ּלָך הִ יא, וּלְעֽ וֹלמֵי עַ ד ּתִמְ לוְֹך בּכָ בוֹד, Assembly declared, “Your God reigns.” -H|.|atzi Kaddish. As re כִּי אֵ ין לָֽנוּ מֶ ֽלְֶך אֶ ּלָא אָ ֽ ָ ּתה. ADONAI is sovereign, ADONAI has always been sovereign, marked upon earlier, the

בָּ רוְּך אַ ָ הּת יהוה, הַמֶּ ֽלְֶך בִּכְ בוֹדוֹ ּתָמִ יד יִ מְלוְֹך עָ לֵ ֽינוּ לעוֹלָ ם and ADONAI will be sovereign forever. evening service consists :of two central moments וָ עֶ ד , ו עַ ל כׇּ ל ־ מַ עֲ ָ ׂשי ו . For sovereignty is Yours, and You shall rule in glory forever and ▶ the recitation of the Sh’ma ever; we have no ruler but You. and the Amidah, the silent Barukh atah ADONAI, the Sovereign who in glory shall rule over us personal prayer. The H|.|atzi Rabbinical forever, and over all Your creation. Kaddish separates the two ,sections. Its central line חֲ צִ י קַ ִ ּדי שׁ Shabbat

the Leader: y’hei sh’meih raba m’varakh,

for “May God’s great name be

acknowledged,” expresses יִתְ ַּגַ ּדל ויִתְקַ ּדַשׁ שׁמֵ ּה רַ בָּא, בּעָ למָ א ִ ּדי ברָ א, כִּרְ עוּתֵ ּה, Ḥatzi Kaddish by the same thought as the ,call to worship, bar’khu ויַמְ לִ יְך מַ לְ כוּתֵ ּה בּחַ ֵ ּייכוֹן וּבְ יוֹמֵ יכוֹן וּבְחַ ּיֵי ד כׇ ל־בֵּ ית :Leader with which the evening יִ ׂשְרָאֵ ל, בַּעֲ גָלָ א וּבִזְמַן קָרִ יב, ואִמְ רוּ אָ מֵ ן. May God’s great name be exalted and hallowed throughout the created world, as is God’s wish. May God’s sovereignty 2016 service began. It is as if the Shalem Congregation and Leader: leader is calling us to a new soon be established, in your lifetime and in your days, and in © service of personal prayer יהֵ א ׁשמֵ הּ רַ ָ ּבא מ בָרַ ְך לעָ לַ ם ּולְעָ למֵ י עָ למַ ָּיא. the days of all the house of Israel. And we say: Amen. that begins here. Lev Leader: Congregation and Leader: May God’s great name The seven .יְהֵ א ׁשְמֵ ּה רַ ָ בּא יִ תְ בָּ רַ ְך ו יִ שְׁ ַ ּתבַּ ח ו יִ תְ פָּ אַ ר ו יִ תְ ר וֹמַ ם ו יִ תְ נַ ֵ ּׂשא ו יִ תְ הַ ַ ּדר !May God’s great name be acknowledged forever and ever words of this response are an almost exact Aramaic ו יִתְ עַ ֶ ּלה ו יִתְ הַ ּלַל שׁמֵ ּה ּדקֻ דְ שָׁ א, ּברִ יְך הּוא, לעֵ ֽ ּלָא מִ ן ׇ כּל־ .Y’hei sh’meih raba m’varakh l’alam u-l’almei almaya

Siddur Copyright translation of the Hebrew ] ל עֵ ֽ ָ ּלא ל עֵ ֽ ָ ּלא מִ כׇּ ל ־ :Leader: [between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur we substitute refrain commonly used in -the ancient Temple in Jeru בִּ רְ כָתָ א ושִׁ ירָתָ א ּתֻשְׁ בּ חָתָ א ונֶחָמָתָ א ּדַאֲמִ ירָ ן בּעָ למָ א, May the name of the Holy One be acknowledged and salem: barukh shem k’vod  ו אִ מְ ר וּ אָ מֵ ן. ,cele­brated, lauded and worshipped, exalted and honored extolled and acclaimed—though God, who is blessed, malkhuto l’olam va-ed, “Praised be the name of the b’rikh hu, is truly [between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur we add: far] one whose glorious sovereignty is forever and ever.” beyond all acknowledgment and praise, or any expressions This line is familiar to us today as the response fol- of gratitude or consolation ever spoken in the world. lowing the first verse of the Sh’ma. In ancient Israel, it may have been the standard response to a call by And we say: Amen. the leader of the service.

269 ערבית לחול · קריאת שמע וברכותיה weekday · evening service · sh’ma and its blessings 269 תפילת העמידה למוצאי שבת ויום טוב Amidah for the Conclusion of Shabbat and Festivals

Weekday Prayer The evening Amidah is recited silently through its conclusion on page 278. The evening Amidah is recited silently through its conclusion on page 278. the amidah is “the prayer said while standing”—un- ADONAI, open my lips that my mouth may speak Your praise. like the Sh’ma, the other אֲ דֹנָ י  ׂשפָתַ י ִ ּתפְ ָ ּתח, וּפִ י יַ ִ ּגיד ּתהִ ּל ֽ ָתֶ ָך. As we enter a new week, a new time, we may want to central moment of the ask ourselves: “What of the Three Introductory B’rakhot With Patriarchs and Matriarchs: With Patriarchs: morning and evening past do I want to take with Our Ancestors services, which is recited while seated. The Amidah & ָ ּבר ּו ְך אַ ָ ּתה יהוה, & ָ ּבר ּו ְך אַ ָ ּתה יהוה, me? What, of that which I have inherited, represents With Patriarchs: With Patriarchs and Matriarchs: is also known as the “Silent אֱֹלהֵ ֽינוּ וֵאֹלהֵי אֲ בוֹתֵ ֽ ינוּ, אֱֹלהֵ ֽינוּ וֵאֹלהֵי אֲ בוֹתֵ ֽ ינוּ the values that are most a Barukh atah Adonai, a Barukh atah Adonai, Prayer” and it is a moment important to me?” .of personal meditation אֱֹלהֵי אַבְרָהָם, אֱֹלהֵ י ]ואִ מּוֹתֵ ֽ ינוּ ,[ אֱֹלהֵי אַבְרָהָ ם, Some people find it our God and God of our our God and God of our While the morning and hard to clean their desk, to afternoon Amidah prayers יִצְחָ ק, וֵאֹלהֵ י יַעֲ ֹקב, הָאֵ ל יאֱֹלהֵ יִצְחָ ק, וֵאֹלהֵ י יַ עֲ ֹקב, ,ancestors, ancestors decide what to throw away God of Abraham, God of God of Abraham, God of are recited aloud by the הַ ָ ּגדוֹל הַ ִ ּגבּוֹר והַ ּנוֹרָ א, אֱֹלהֵ י ׂשָרָה, אֱֹלהֵי רִ בְקָ ה, and what to keep. Too service leader, the evening much clutter on the desk Isaac, and God of Jacob, Isaac, and God of Jacob, -prayer is singularly a mo אֵל עֶ לְ יוֹן, ּגוֹמֵל חֲסָדִ ים אֱֹלהֵי רָחֵ ,ל וֵאֹלהֵ י לֵאָ ה, makes it difficult to do the great, mighty, awe-inspiring, God of Sarah, God of Festivals ment of personal medita- day’s work. But without Assembly tion: it is recited entirely טוֹבִ ים, ו קוֹנֵה הַ ֹכּל, הָאֵל הַ ָ ּגדוֹל הַ ִ ּגבּוֹר והַ ּנוֹרָ א, ,transcendent God, Rebecca, God of Rachel some papers lying around, individually. ו זוֹכֵ ר חַסְדֵי אָ בוֹת, וּמֵ בִ יא אֵל עֶ לְ יוֹן, ּגוֹמֵל חֲסָדִ ים ,we may not be sufficiently who acts with kindness and God of Leah

and The weekday Amidah stimulated to know what it includes the same three גוֹאֵ ל לִבְנֵי בנֵיהֶ ם למַ ֽעַ ן טוֹבִ ים, ו קוֹנֵה הַ ֹכּל, ,and love, and creates all, great, mighty, awe-inspiring is we have to do. who remembers the loving transcendent God, introductory and closing The past is like that, b’rakhot that are found in שׁ מוֹ בּאַהֲבָ ה. ו זוֹכֵר חַסְדֵ י אָ בוֹת too: some of it has to be deeds of our ancestors, who acts with kindness every Silent Prayer (includ- ]ואִמָּ הוֹת[, וּמֵ בִיא גוֹאֵ ל put away, let go, so that and who will lovingly bring and love, and creates all, Rabbinical ing those of Shabbat and we might move forward. -festivals). But on week לִבְנֵי בנֵיהֶ ם למַ ֽעַן שְׁ מוֹ a redeemer to their who remembers the loving Shabbat But some of it needs to days we include thirteen be taken with us into the children’s children for deeds of our ancestors, the b’rakhot of request as the בּ אַ הֲ בָ ה . future—because it sustains for the sake of divine honor. and who will lovingly bring Between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur we add: middle portion of the Ami- us as we continue to grow. by a redeemer to their dah. The Amidah recited at זׇכְרֵ ֽ נ ולחַ ּיִ ים, מֶ ֽלְֶך חָפֵ ץ בַחַ ּיִ ים, As we leave Shabbat or the conclusion of Shabbat the festival day behind, we children’s children for and festivals also includes a וכׇתְ בֵ ֽנו סֵ בֽפֶ רהַחַ ּיִ ים, למַעַ נְָך אֱ ֹלהִ ים חַ ּיִ ים. might ask ourselves: What the sake of divine honor. prayer marking the division have we learned about our 2016

Shalem between the holy day and life choices? our relation to Between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur we add: © the weekday, Havdalah. With the evening service, our family and our friends? Remember us for life, Sovereign who delights in life, we begin our week. What do we want to take

and inscribe us in the Book of Life, for Your sake, God of life. Lev .Psalm 51:17 . אֲ דֹ נָ י ְ שׂ� ָ פתַ י תּ ִ� ְפ תּ ָ �ח with us from this holy day Adonai, open my lips The Hebrew paragraph ends with . ְ בּ�אַ הֲ ָ בה into our everyday life? lovingly the word ahavah (“love”), as that is what our ances- tors discovered: the God of love. They rejected the

Siddur Copyright capricious gods of the ancient world. As we begin our week, we might seek to carry with us the love of God and of people that has characterized Shabbat or the festival. ׇ . This brief prayer is the first of ז כְ רֵ ֽ נ וּ� Remember us four that are added to the Amidah (in its first two and last two b’rakhot), during the ten days of the High Holy Day season.

270 ערבית לחול · עמידה למוצאי שבת ויום טוב weekday · evening service · amidah for the conclusion of shabbat and festivals 270 מָ ֵ גן Supports the Falling, With Patriarchs: With Patriarchs and Matriarchs: With Patriarchs and Matriarchs: With Patriarchs: Shield of Abraham .After Genesis 15:1 . אַ ְ ברָ הָ ם מֶ ֽלֶ ְך עוֹזֵר וּמוֹשִֽׁיעַ וּמָ גֵ ן. מֶ ֽלֶ ְך עוֹזֵר וּפוֹקֵ ד Heals the Sick, You are the sovereign You are the sovereign b Guardian of Sarah בָּ רוְּך אַ ָ ּתה יהוה, וּמוֹשִֽׁיעַ וּמָ גֵ ן. ,Loosens the Chains who helps and saves who helps and guards Or “the one who . וֹפ�קֵ ד שׂ�ָרָ ה .of the Bound and shields. saves and shields b remembered Sarah” (after .(Genesis 21:1 מָ ֵ ג ן אַ בְ רָ הָ ם . בָּ רוְּך אַ ָ ּתה יהוה, ,This is my God whom I a Barukh atah Adonai, a Barukh atah Adonai“ מָ גֵן אַבְרָהָם וּפוֹקֵ ד ׂשָרָ ה. would glorify” (Exodus Shield of Abraham. Shield of Abraham and 15:2). How is it possible to You cause the wind to -The tim .מַ �שִּׁ �יב הָרֽ וּ�חַ glorify God? Abba Shaul Guardian of Sarah. blow taught: just as God is ing of the prayer for rain compassionate, so should reflects the needs of the Land of Israel, where rain אַּתָ ה ּגִ ּבֹור ל עולָם אֲ דֹנָי, מחַ ּיֵה מֵתִ ים אַּתָ ה, .you be compassionate God’s Saving Care falls only during the winter רַ ב ל הׁשִֽיעַ . MEKHILTA— You are ever mighty, ADONAI— months. Gives life to the dead מַּׁשִ יב הָרֽ וחַ ומורִ יד הַ ּגָ ֽ ֶ שם, :|.|Holiness You give life to the dead— From Sh’mini Atzeret until Pesah Certainly, the . מְ חַ ֵ יּ�ה הַ �מּ ֵ תִ י ם ]מורִ יד הַּטָ ל,:We may experience great is Your saving power: ]From Pesah|.| until Sh’mini Atzeret, some add holiness as a time when originators of this b’rakhah conflict is resolved, a mo- From Sh’mini Atzeret until Pesah|.|: had in mind that the dead Festivals

מ כַ ְל כֵ לחַ ִ ּי י ם  בחֶ ֽ סֶ ד , Assembly ment when we appreciate You cause the wind to blow and the rain to fall, experience life in the world that is coming. But the מחַ ּיֵה מֵתִ ים ברַחֲמִ ים רַ ִ בים, difference as part of an essential unity, when all [From Pesah|.| until Sh’mini Atzeret, some add: b’rakhah may equally tell us something about the סומֵ ְך נופ לִ ים, ו רופֵ א חולִ ים, ומַּתִ יר אֲ סורִ ים, seems in balance and the You cause the dew to fall,] and -present. As we leave Shab ומְקַ ּיֵם אֱ מונָ תו לִ י ֵ שנֵי עָפָ ר. world is experienced as welcoming and filled with You sustain the living through kindness and love, bat or the festival there is an awakening of the מִ י כָמֽ וָך ַ ב לֽעַ ּג בורות ומִי ּדֽ מֶ ו הּלָ ְך, ,peace. Such moments and with great mercy give life to the dead are transitory. When we senses, symbolized in the You support the falling, heal the sick, Rabbinical ceremony of Havdalah: the מֶ ֽלְֶך מֵמִ ית ומְחַ ּיֶה ומַ צְמִֽיחַ י ּועָ ה. encounter people who

loosen the chains of the bound, Shabbat strive for and achieve such Between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur we add: wine, the spices, and the moments more frequently, and keep faith with those who sleep in the dust. the light call us to the fullness

מִ י כָמֽ וָך אַב הָרַחֲמִ ים, זוכֵ ר י צורָ יו לחַ ּיִ ים ברַחֲמִ ים. for we may experience a sense Who is like You, Almighty, of a week of experience. of holiness in or through by We can enter that week spiritually alive because of נֶ ו אֱ מָ ןאַ ּתָ ה  ל הַ חֲ י ו ת מֵ תִ י ם . ?them; and we call God— and who can be compared to You what we take with us from ָ בר ְך ו האַּתָ יהוה, מחַ ּיֵה הַ מֵתִ ים. the ever-present source of The sovereign who brings death and life such moments—“holy.” and causes redemption to flourish. having been renewed on 2016 Shabbat or the festival. We Between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur we add: Shalem may be able to experi- © ,ence our world more fully אַּתָ ה קָ דֹוׁש ו שִמְ ָך קָ דׁש, ,Who is like You, source of compassion appreciate the life around

who remembers with compassion Your creatures for life? Lev us, engage in healing more וקְ ד ִ ׁשים בכׇ ל־יום יהַ ללֽ ָךו ּסֶ ֽלָ ה. empathetically—revivifying both those whom we meet ָ ברוְך האַּתָ יהוה, הָאֵל הַּקָ דׁש. .You are faithful in bringing life to the dead Barukh atah ADONAI, who gives life to the dead. Between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur we substitute: and ourselves.

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God’s Holiness Holy are You and holy is Your name; holy ones praise You each day. Barukh atah ADONAI, the Holy God. Between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur we substitute: Barukh atah ADONAI, the Holy Sovereign.

271 ערבית לחול · עמידה למוצאי שבת ויום טוב weekday · evening service · amidah for the conclusion of shabbat and festivals 271 The Cycles of B’rakhot Three Cycles of b’rakhot. On Shabbat, a אַ ָ ּתה חֹונֵ ן לאָדָ ם ַ ּדֽעַ ת, :First Cycle of B’rakhot of Request taste of the perfection of וּמְ לַ מֵּ ד לֶאֱ נוֹשׁ בִּ ינָ ה. Abraham Joshua Heschel Personal Transformation taught that needs can the world that is coming, become “spiritual op- At the conclusion of Shabbat or Festivals we add: we did not petition for our portunities.” As we emerge Knowledge needs; the Amidah on both אַ ָ ּתה חוֹנַנְ ָ ֽ ּתנוּ למַ ַ ּדע ּת ֽ וֹרָתֶ ָך, ,from Shabbat or a festival You graciously endow human beings with knowledge, and Shabbat and festivals con- -tains a single central bless וַ  ּתלַמּדֵ ֽ נוּ לַעֲ ׂשוֹת חֻ ֵיּק ר צוֹנֶ ָֽך, refreshed by the rest and communal joy those days You teach understanding to humanity. ing celebrating the holiness of the day. As we emerge וַ ַ ּתבְ ֵ לּד יהוה אֱֹלהֵ ֽינוּ בֵּ ין קֽ ֹדֶ שׁ ל חוֹל, afford, the middle blessings At the conclusion of Shabbat or Festivals we add: from the fullness and בֵּ ין אוֹר לחֽ ֹשֶׁ ְך, -of the weekday Amidah in sanctity of Shabbat or the בֵּ ין יִ ׂשְרָאֵ ל לָעַמִּ ים, ,vite us to consider anew the You have graced us with the ability to know Your teaching twofold question of needs: and taught us to observe the precepts that accord with Your will. festival, we again focus on ,what is lacking in our lives בֵּ ין יוֹם הַ  ּׁשבִיעִ י ל שֵׁ ֽשֶׁ ת ימֵ י הַמַּעֲ ֶ ׂשה. our own needs, and the ADONAI our God, You have distinguished between the sacred in our community, and in אָבִֽ ינוּ מַ לְכֵּ ֽנוּ, הָחֵל עָ לֵ ֽינוּ הַ ּיָמִ ים הַבָּאִ ים needs of others. As we pray, and the ordinary, light and darkness, the people Israel and the we may consider first: What peoples of the world, and between the seventh day and the the world, and so we in- do I most need in this week clude petitionary prayers in לִקְרָ אתֵ ֽ נוּ לשָׁ לוֹם, six days of creation. Avinu Malkeinu, grant that the days ahead to come? What are my ,the Amidah. These prayers חֲ ׂשוּכִ ים מִ כׇּל־חֵטְ א, welcome us in peace; may they be free of any sin, cleansed of any truest, most authentic, and the middle b’rakhot of the Festivals wrongdoing, and filled with awe-inspired attachment to You. Assembly Amidah, unfold in three וּמְ נֻ ִ ּקים מִ כׇּל־עָ ֺון, most pressing needs? And cycles: prayers for personal וּמְדֻ בָּקִ ים בּיִ ר ֽ ְאָתֶ ָך. ו . .. ,then, we may ask ourselves: May You grace us with knowledge, understanding How am I needed by my transformation, prayers and wisdom. and loved ones, my community, Barukh atah Adonai, who bestows knowledge. for health and prosper- ity, and prayers calling for חׇ ֵ ּנֽנוּ מֵאִ  ּתָך ּדֵעָה בִּ ינָה והַ ְ ׂשכֵּ ל. ?by God societal transformation and ,redemption. Additionally בָּ רוְּך אַ ָ ּתה יהוה, חוֹנֵן הַ ָ ּדֽעַ ת. Knowledge What is the meaning of Rabbinical since this is the first service God teaching us? God recited at the conclusion raises us up after we have Shabbat of Shabbat or a festival, we include in the first of these middle been mistaken, for it is only the b’rakhot a prayer marking the distinction between the weekday through failure that any for and the holy day. true learning is achieved. by In a sense, Shabbat or a . אַ תּ ָ �ה ח וֹ� נַ נְ תּ ָ ֽ �נ וּ� based on ABraham You have graced us— ben Elijah festival ends with the recitation of this prayer and so we can continue with the weekday requests in the b’rakhot that follow.

It is said in the name of the 2016 This paragraph is added to the weekday evening service at the

Baal Shem Tov: What is Shalem conclusion of Shabbat or a festival, to mark the transition from knowledge? It is the con- © the holy time that is ending and the weekday that is beginning. stant awareness that God In it, we remark on the distinction between one realm and dwells within you. Lev another and we express the hope that the peace and aspira- —Yehudah Aryeh leib tions expressed in our prayers during Shabbat or during the of Gur festival carry over and guide us in the days to come. . דּ�ֵעָ ה ִ בּ�ינָ ה וְהַ ְ שׂ� ֵ �כּל What is wisdom? It is the Knowledge, understanding, and wisdom increasing knowledge of Siddur Copyright One way of understanding the difference between these terms the world, for the more is to think of “knowledge” as comprising factual information, you know of the world “understanding” as denoting the ability to analyze, and “wis- the more you will come dom” as that insight gained from experience. (based on Elliot to love God. Dorff) —based on Maimonides

272 ערבית לחול · עמידה למוצאי שבת ויום טוב weekday · evening service · amidah for the conclusion of shabbat and festivals 272 ָ . ְ ל ת וֹ � רָ תֶ ֽ ך repentance Repentance Your teaching The Hebrew word torah הֲ ִ ׁשי בֵ ֽ נ ּו אָ בִֽ ינוּ ל ֽ תוֹרָתֶ ָך, What is t’shuvah compared to? Return us, Avinu, to Your teaching, sometimes refers to the וקָר בֵ ֽנוּ מַ לְכֵּ ֽנוּ ֽ לַעֲבוֹדָתֶ ָך, It is like two people who had their backs to each other and and bring us closer, Malkeinu, to Your service— Five Books of Moses and sometimes to the entire והַחֲ זִ ֽ ירֵ נוּ בִּתְ שׁוּבָה שׁ הלֵמָ לפָנֶ ֽיָך. then turn, full of wonder at that we may truly turn and face You. seeing each other’s face. Bible, but in the context of this b’rakhah it more likely בָּ רוְּך אַ ָ ּתה יהוה, הָ רוֹצֶה בִּתְ שׁוּבָ ה. .Barukh atah Adonai, who desires our return —Shneur Zalman of Liadi carries its root meaning Forgiveness Forgiveness of “teaching.” The prayer expresses the hope that all ס לַ ח לָ ֽנּו אָבִֽ ינוּ, כִּי חָטָ ֽ אנוּ, —”We say, “We have sinned -that we do will be a walk מחַ ל לָֽנוּ מַ לְכֵּ ֽנוּ, כִּ י פָשָׁ ֽעְ נוּ, ;when do we sin? We sin when Forgive us, Avinu, our Creator, for we have sinned we forget that we are God’s pardon us, Malkeinu, our Sovereign, for we have ing in God’s way, following God’s teaching. כִּי מוֹחֵ ל וסוֹלֵ ֽחַ אָ ֽ ָ ּתה. —children. transgressed —Solomon of Karlin Some . סְ לַ ח לָ ֽ נ וּ� Forgive us בָּ רוְּך אַ ָ ּתה יהוה, חַ ּנוּן הַמַּרְ הבֶּ לִסְ ֹלֽ חַ . .for Your nature is to forgive and pardon Redemption strike their chests, indicat- Barukh atah Adonai, who is called gracious and is ing regret, when reciting Before we pray for Israel’s the words h|.|atanu (“we redemption, or the world’s exceedingly forgiving. have sinned”) and fashanu ר אֵ ה נָ א בעׇ נְיֵ ֽנוּ, ורִֽ יבָה רִ יבֵ ֽנוּ,

redemption, we first have to Festivals Assembly (“we have transgressed”). וּגְאָ לֵ ֽנוּ מ הֵרָ ה ל מַ ֽעַן ֽ שׁמֶ ָך, understand what our own Redemption redemption might mean. Avinu . . . Malkeinu כִּ י ּגוֹאֵל חָ זָק אָ ֽ ָ ּתה. ;Look upon our suffering and take up our cause -Liter .אָ בִֽינ וּ� . . . מַ לְ ֵ �כּֽנ וּ� based on Rashi and— ally, “father” (meaning בָּ רוְּך אַ ָ ּתה יהוה, ּגוֹאֵ ל יִ ׂשְרָאֵ ל. —redeem us soon for the sake of Your name for surely You are a mighty redeemer. “creator”) and “sovereign.” These words are well Barukh atah Adonai, Redeemer of Israel. known from prayers for forgiveness. The image

Rabbinical of God as “father” represents relatedness and closeness; that of God as “sovereign” conveys Shabbat authority and greater distance. The ancient the rabbis expressed our relationship to these two for aspects of God’s nature as love and awe, ahavah by and yirah. What allows us . חַ נּ� וּ� ן who is called gracious to voice regret is the knowledge that what we

2016 say when we approach God will be accepted

Shalem lovingly. Our admission of guilt will not be used © to judge us negatively, it will not be used against us, and it will not incriminate us; rather, our

Lev admission of guilt will be received for what it is: an attempt to purify ourselves, to wipe the slate clean—so that we might now start again with a sense of freshness.

Siddur Copyright Redemption. Each of the three cycles of b’rakhot of request ends with a prayer for ultimate redemption, and each of these endings builds on the previous one, so that they achieve a cre- scendo when we come to the end of the three cycles. This first request is a simple prayer calling for an end to any suffering and oppression.

273 ערבית לחול · עמידה למוצאי שבת ויום טוב weekday · evening service · amidah for the conclusion of shabbat and festivals 273 Healing . רְ ָ פאֵ ֽ נ וּ� Heal us ר פָ אֵ ֽ נ ּו יהוה, ונֵרָ פֵ א, :healing Second Cycle of B’rakhot of Request Heal the people I know is a dual process. Physi- cians and nurses can aid הוֹשִׁיעֵ ֽנוּ ו נִוָּשֵׁ ֽעָה, כִּי תהִ ּלָתֵ ֽ נוּ אָ ֽ ָ ּתה, and heal the people whom Healing and Prosperity I don’t know. Heal those the healing process of the body, and our tradition והַעֲ לֵה ר פוּאָה שׁ לֵמָ ה לכׇ ל־מַ כּוֹתֵ ֽ ינוּ. who have helped me in the Healing affirms that they are acting past and heal those who Heal us, ADONAI, so that we may be truly healed; On behalf of one who is ill: have harmed me. Heal as God’s agents. However, healing also goes beyond וִיהִי רָצוֹן מִ ּלפָנֶ ֽיָך יהוה אֱֹלהֵ ֽינוּ וֵאֹלהֵ י .those I love and heal those save us, that we may be truly saved the physical; it includes אֲ בוֹתֵ ֽ ינוּ ]ואִ מּוֹתֵ ֽ ינוּ[, .with whom I am angry. You are the one deserving of praise emotional and spiritual —Elijah de Vidas components, as well. Both שֶׁ ּתִשְׁ לַח מ הֵרָ ה ר פוּאָה שׁ לֵמָה מִ ן הַ ּׁשָמַ ֽיִ ם, ;Bring complete healing to all our suffering are included in this prayer ר פוּאַת הַ ֶ ּנֽפֶ שׁ וּרְ פוּאַת הַ ּגוּף, :abundance On behalf of one who is ill for “complete healing.” ל ______בּ תוְֹך שׁ אָר הַ חוֹלִ ים, The Ḥasidic master our God and God of our ancestors, may it be Your will to send Zadok Hakohen of Lublin speedy and complete healing of body and soul to ______, make this a blessed year וחַ ּזֵק אֶ ת־ידֵ י הָעוֹסקִ ים בּצׇרְ כֵיהֶ ם, understood this paragraph This . ָ בּ�רֵ ך . . . הַ � שּׁ ָ �נָ ה הַ זּ� ֹ א ת ;along with all others who are ill this way: May all that we b’rakhah expresses a con- כִּי אֵל מֶ ֽלֶ ְך רוֹפֵא נֶאֱמָ ן ורַחֲמָן אָ ֽ ָ ּתה. ,consume be for our good. strengthen as well the hands of those concerned with their care sciousness that the Land of for You are God and sovereign, a faithful and -Israel is very much depen בָּ רוְּך אַ ָ ּתה יהוה, רוֹפֵ א חוֹלֵי עַ מּוֹ יִ ׂשְרָאֵ ל. exiles Festivals A Ḥasidic master taught: compassionate healer. Assembly dent on rain in its proper season. Equally, it can be ּבָרֵ ְך עָ לֵ ֽינ ּויהוה אֱֹלהֵ ֽינוּ אֶ ת־הַ ָ ּׁשנָה הַ ֹּזאת When we bring into the Barukh atah Adonai, Healer of the ill among light the parts of ourselves understood to speak to the Your people Israel. and universal need for sufficient ואֶ ת־כׇּ ל־מִ ינֵי תבוּאָתָ ּה ל טוֹבָה, ותֵ ן ,that we have let languish agricultural produce to בּ רָ כָ ה :that is the ingathering of From Pesah|.| until December 3 the exiles. sustain all. טַ ל וּמָטָ ר לִבְרָ כָ ה :|.|A Time of Abundance From December 4 until Pesah טַ ל ADONAI our God, make this a blessed year for us; with dew and rain The Sephardic . עַל פּ נֵי הָאֲדָמָ ה, Rabbinical וּ� מָ טָ ר ִל ְ ברָ כָ ה .may its varied harvest yield prosperity Shabbat custom is to pray for dew ו ַ ׂשבּעֵ ֽנוּ מִ ּטוּבָ ּה, May the land be blessed the in the summer and rain in the winter. The Ashkenazic וּבָרְֵך שׁ נָתֵ ֽ נוּ כַּ ָ ּׁשנִ ים הַ ּטוֹבוֹת. from December 4 until Pesah|.|, we add: with dew and rain] for] custom combines both the by prayer for dew and rain in בָּ רוְּך אַ ָ הּת יהוה, מ בָרְֵך הַ ָ ּׁשנִ ים. .and satisfy us with its goodness Bless this year, that it be like the best of years. winter. In the Land of Israel, the prayer for rain begins ּתקַ ע  ּבׁשֹופָ ר ָ ּגדוֹל לחֵ רוּתֵ ֽ נוּ, .Barukh atah Adonai, who is the source of blessing of each year

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some two weeks after the ו ָ ׂשא נֵס לקַ בֵּ ץ ּגָלֻ ּיוֹתֵ ֽ ינוּ, Shalem Gathering of Exiles © holiday of Sukkot. In Baby- lonia, the prayer for rain וקַ בּצֵ ֽנוּ יַֽחַ ד מֵאַרְ בַּ ע כַּנְ פוֹת הָאָ ֽרֶ ץ.

Sound the great shofar announcing our freedom, Lev began sixty days after the בָּ רוְּך אַ ָ ּתה יהוה, מקַ בֵּץ נִדְחֵי עַ מּוֹ יִ ׂשְרָאֵ ל. raise the banner signalling the ingathering of our exiles, fall equinox. Jews living in and bring us together from the four corners of the earth. the diaspora generally fol- low the Babylonian custom. In the year preceding a Gregorian leap year, the prayer for rain begins Barukh atah Adonai, who gathers the dispersed of one day later (i.e., on the evening of December 5).

Your people Israel. Siddur Copyright The first cycle ofb’rakh ot of request ended with a call . תּ�ְקַ ע ְ בּ�שׁ� וֹ� ָ פר ָ גּ�ד וֹ�ל Sound the great shofar to end persecution. This second cycle ends with the call to announce freedom. The sound of the shofar signals freedom. The Bible speaks of the blowing of the shofar to announce a Jubilee year (Leviticus 25:9), and the prophet Isaiah extends that image of liberation to describe the announce- ment of messianic redemption: “In that day, the sound of the shofar will be trumpeted abroad and those who wandered to the land of Assyria and those who were chased out to the land of Egypt shall come and worship Adonai on the holy mount, in Jerusalem” (27:13).

This prayer concludes with the prophets’ promise that redemption . ְ ו קַ ְ בּ�צֵ ֽ נ וּ� Bring us together will signal the gathering of the Jewish people in the Land of Israel.

274 ערבית לחול · עמידה למוצאי שבת ויום טוב weekday · evening service · amidah for the conclusion of shabbat and festivals 274 .Visions of Redemption הָ ִֽ ׁשיבָ ה ׁשֹופטֵ ֽ ינּו כּבָרִ אשׁוֹנָה ו יוֹעֲצֵ ֽינוּ כְּבַ ּתחִ ָ ּלה, :justice Third Cycle of B’rakhot of Request A world of true justice is a This cycle of b’rakhot offers a utopian vision of a time והָסֵ ר מִמֶּ ֽ ּנוּ יָגוֹן וַאֲ נָחָה, וּמְלוְֹך עָ לֵ ֽינוּ אַ ָ ּתה יהוה world in which God’s love Visions of Redemption is sovereign. when governance and the courts will truly reflect a לבַ  ּדָך בּחֶ ֽסֶ ד וּבְרַחֲמִ ים, וצַ ּדקֵ ֽ נוּ בַּמִּ שְׁפָּ ט. Justice system of justice, when righteousness will achieve בָּ רוְּך אַ ָ הּת יהוה, מֶ ֽלְֶך אוֹהֵב צ דָקָה וּמִשְׁפָּ ט. the end of wickedness Restore judges to us as in the early days, Between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur we substitute: its proper recognition, Interpreting the verse and wise counselors as of old. and when evil will be בָּ רוְּך אַ ָ הּת יהוה, הַמֶּ ֽלְֶך הַמִּשְׁפָּ ט. Sinners shall cease from“ Remove from us sorrow and anguish. obliterated. That vision the earth, and the wicked culminates in the reestab- shall be no more; bless May You alone, ADONAI, with kindness and compassion lishment of Jerusalem as God’s holy place and the  ו ַ ל מַּ ְל ִ ׁשי ִ נ י ם אַ ל ּתהִי תִקְ וָ ה, .Adonai, O my soul” (Psalm rule over us 104:35), Rabbi Judah Messiah’s ushering in a time וכׇ ל־הָרִשְׁעָה כּרֶ ֽגַ ע ֹּתאבֵ ד, .May You find our cause righteous taught: Sinners shall be no of proper rule. וכׇ ל־אוֹיבֶ ֽיָך מ הֵרָ ה יִכָּרֵ ֽ תוּ, more—sinners shall be- Barukh atah Adonai, Sovereign who loves justice come upright people; the and compassion. Restore judges to us Isaiah 1:26 .הָ שׁ ִֽ �י ָ בה שׁ� וֹ�פְטֵ ֽ ינ וּ� והַ ֵ ּזִ דים מ הֵרָ ה תעַ ּקֵר וּתְשַׁ בֵּר וּתְמַ ֵ ּגר —wicked will be no more they shall no longer be Between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur we substitute: promises that God will Festivals restore judges as they once ותַ כְנִֽיעַ בִּמְ הֵרָ ה ב יָמֵ ֽ ינוּ. wicked; and only then will Barukh atah Adonai, Sovereign of judgment. Assembly we be justified in saying were and “your city shall be called just.” Justice is בָּ רוְּך אַ ָ ּתה יהוה, שׁובֵ ר אויבִ ים וּמַ כְנִֽיעַ זֵדִ ים. ”.Bless Adonai, O my soul“ —Midrash on Psalms The End of Wickedness and the basis for the society May the hopes of those who would defame us be dashed, we anticipate, one that will reflect our deepest hopes עַ ל הַ צַּ ִ ּדי קִ י ם ועַל הַחֲסִידִ ים ועַ ל זִקְ נֵי עַמּ ָך בֵּ ית יִ ׂשְרָאֵ ל, The Ḥasidic master and desires. As the b’rakhah ועַל פּ לֵיטַת סוֹפרֵ יהֶם, ועַ ל ּגֵרֵ י הַ ֶ ּצֽדֶ ק ועָ לֵ ֽינוּ, ,Mordechai of Lechovitz may all wickedness be instantly frustrated would teach: when we pray and may all Your enemies be quickly cut off. says, God is the “Sovereign that evil be wiped out, we Rabbinical -who loves justice and com יֶהֱ מוּ נָארַחֲמֶ ֽ יָך, יהוה אֱֹלהֵ ֽינוּ, ,Root out, subdue, break, and humble the arrogant should meditate on what Shabbat passion.” in our own behavior is speedily, in our day. ותֵ ן ָ ׂש רכָ טוֹב לכׇל־הַבּוֹטחִ ים בּשִׁמְ ָך בֶּאֱמֶ ת, the sinful. Sorrow and anguish Barukh atah Adonai, who defeats enemies and for Sorrow is the . ָ י � וֹו ן ַ ו אֲ ָ נ חָ ה ו ִ ׂשים חֶ לְקֵ ֽ נוּ עִמָּ הֶ ם, humbles the arrogant. by the righteous result of physical assault; anguish has no physical וּלְעוֹלָם ֹלא נֵ בוֹשׁ In speaking of the reward cause. Both sorrow and כִּי בָך בָּטָ ֽחְ נוּ. for the righteous, the The Righteous anguish obscure our judg- Hebrew uses the word tov, 2016

,ment. (Abraham ben Elijah בָּ רוְּך אַ ָּתה יהוה, מִשְׁעָן וּמִ בְטָ ח לַ ַּצּדִיקִ ים. Shalem meaning “good” (translat- May Your compassion, ADONAI our God,

© the Gaon of Vilna) ed here as “truly”). At the flow to the righteous, the pious, -Without a system of justice, compassion is ineffectual; without com . צְ דָ קָ ה וּ� מִ שׁ ְ � פּ ָ �ט end of the creation story the leaders of the people Israel, Justice and compassion in Genesis, we are told Lev passion, justice is cruel. that God saw all that was the remnant of the sages, -The reference is to members of the Jewish community or sectar . ְ ו לַ ַ �מּ ְ ל שׁ ִ �י ִ נ י ם Those who would defame us created and it was good the righteous converts, ians who reported on Jewish activities to governmental authorities, leading to adverse measures taken against (tov). The reward of the and us all. the Jewish community as a whole. The Talmud asserts that such a report led to the destruction of the Temple righteous is that they will

Siddur Copyright (Babylonian Talmud, Gittin 55b). Acts of speech such as defamation and the perversion of truth can lay the have eyes that see the good May all those who trust in Your name be truly rewarded, ground for the commission of hateful acts—an understanding of human nature exploited by modern-day as God did. and may our share be among them, propagandists. so that we never be shamed for trusting in You. This b’rakhah enumerates the outstanding individuals of each generation and . הַ ַ� ִ �י קִ י ם the righteous Who are the sages? These Barukh atah Adonai, promise and support of the righteous. דּ צּ are the people who teach invokes God’s blessing upon them. The list includes the spiritual leaders of each generation, the pious and children. righteous individuals who are exemplars of religious ideals, and righteous converts who have made a decisive choice regarding the nature of their religious lives. In the shadow of these people we ask for God to turn to us as well. The Talmud applies this term to people who go beyond the letter of the law. Such people . הַ חֲ סִ י דִ י ם the pious are both careful about their ritual observance and generous in the way they act with others.

275 ערבית לחול · עמידה למוצאי שבת ויום טוב weekday · evening service · amidah for the conclusion of shabbat and festivals 275 Israel’s .יְ ר וּ� שׁ ָ �לָ ֽ יִ ם jerusalem Jerusalem Jerusalem capital city, the site of the ו ִ ל י ר ּו ָ ׁשלַ ֽ יִ םעִ יר ָך בּרַחֲמִ ים ָ ּתשׁוּב, The Ḥasidic master Naftali In Your mercy, return to Your city, Jerusalem. ancient Temple and King ותִשְׁ כּוֹן בּ תוֹכָ ּה כַּאֲשֶׁ ר ִ ּדבַּ ֽרְ ָ ּת, of Ropshitz asked, “Why is David’s throne, ideally the blessing in the present Dwell there as You have promised; represents the place where וּבְנֵ ה אוֹתָ ּה בּקָ רוֹב בּיָמֵ ֽ ינוּ בִּנְ יַן עוֹלָ ם, tense?” And he answered: rebuild it permanently, speedily, in our day. Jews are most rooted, in “Because each day we common community, in וכִ ֵ ּסא ָ דוִ ד מ הֵרָ ה ל תוֹכָ ּה ָ ּתכִ ין. .May You soon establish the throne of David in its midst rebuild Jerusalem.” .their relationship with God בָּ רוְּך אַ ָ ּתה יהוה, בּוֹנֵ ה י רוּשָׁ לָֽיִ ם. .Barukh atah Adonai, who rebuilds Jerusalem messianic hope Messianic Hope. This What is the establishment was the last b’rakhah to ,be added to the Amidah אֶ ת ־ צֶ ֽ מַ ח ָ ּדוִ ד עַבְ ּדָך מ הֵרָ ה תַ צְמִֽיחַ , of the Davidic kingdom? Messianic Hope It is the ability to see Cause the shoot of Your servant David to flourish; bringing its total number וקַרְ נוֹ ָ ּתרוּם בִּ ישׁוּעָ ֶֽ תָך, God everywhere and in may the honor of the house of David be raised up of blessings to nineteen instead of the original כִּי לִ ישׁוּעָתָך קִ וִּֽינוּ כׇּל־הַ ּיוֹם. .everything —Moshe Ḥayim Efraim with the coming of Your deliverance, eighteen. It was added in Babylonia where the בָּ רוְּך אַ ָ ּתה יהוה, מַ צְמִֽיחַ קֶ ֽרֶ ן ישׁוּעָ ה. .of Sudilkov for we await Your triumph each day The Ḥasidic master Solo- Barukh atah Adonai, who causes salvation to flourish. exilarch, the head of the mon Hakohen Rabinowitz Jewish community, traced Festivals his lineage to the exiled ׁשמַ ע קֹולֵ ֽנּו יהוה אֱֹלהֵ ֽינוּ, taught that we all make the Assembly shoot of David flourish, for Summation of Requests: Hear Our Voice house of David. (Almost all manuscripts reflecting the חוּס ורַחֵם עָ לֵ ֽינוּ, everything good that we do nurtures the growth of Hear our voice, ADONAI our God; and rite practiced in the Land -of Israel in the 1st millenni וקַ בֵּל בּ רַחֲמִ ים וּבְרָצוֹן אֶ ת־  ּתפִ ּלָתֵ ֽ נוּ, .redemption. be kind and have compassion for us um exclude this b’rakhah.) כִּי אֵ ל שׁוֹמֵ ֽעַ  ּתפִ ּלוֹת ותַחֲ נוּנִ ים אָ ֽ ָ ּתה, ,hear our voice Willingly and lovingly accept our prayer Ultimately, though, this prayer does not center on וּמִ ּלפָנֶ ֽיָך, מַ לְכֵּ ֽנוּ, רֵיקָם אַ ל ּתשִׁ יבֵ ֽנוּ. .even if we haven’t for You, God, hear prayers and listen to pleas . . . found the words to express Do not send us away empty-handed— Rabbinical a Messiah but rather on ourselves properly. כִּי אַ ָ ּתה שׁוֹמֵ ֽעַ  ּתפִ ַתּל עַמּ ָך יִ ׂשְרָ אֵ ל בּרַחֲמִ ים. Shabbat for in Your kindness You listen to the prayers God’s triumph—a world

the ruled by just laws, a world בָּ רוְּך אַ ָ ּתה יהוה, שׁוֹמֵ ֽעַ  ּתפִ ָ ּלה. .of Your people Israel for at peace. Reuven Hammer,

Barukh atah Adonai, who listens to prayer. by remarking on the fact that the word “Messiah” does not appear at all in this prayer, argues that too many failed and false mes- siahs in Jewish history led to the exclusion of the

2016 term from this central liturgical moment. ָ Shalem ִ �כּי ִ ל י שׁ� וּ� עָ ְ תך for we await Your triumph © The hope in God’s triumph has always . קִ ִ ֽ וּ�י נ וּ�

Lev included the overthrow of oppressive rule. We conclude the . שׁ�ְמַ ע ק וֹ�לֵ ֽנ וּ� hear our voice three cycles of b’rakhot of request with an all- encompassing b’rakhah. Rabbinic authorities recommended that we add here our own words, Siddur Copyright expressing those concerns that are uppermost in our minds at this time. This prayer is replete with mention of God’s compassion. What prayer can open for us is a moment of feeling the universe as welcoming and compassionate.

276 ערבית לחול · עמידה למוצאי שבת ויום טוב weekday · evening service · amidah for the conclusion of shabbat and festivals 276 Modim: On Gratitude Restore worship to וְ הָ שׁ ֵ� ב Your sanctuary ר צֵ ,ה יהוה אֱֹלהֵ ֽינו, בעַ  ָךמ יִׂשְרָאֵ ל ובִתְ פִּלָתָ ם, Three Concluding B’rakhot God, on days when I am . אֶ ת ־ הָ עֲ � וֹו דָ ה ִ ל דְ ִ בי ר ֵ בּ�י תֶ ֽ ָך והָ שֵב אֶ ת־הָעֲ בודָ ה לִדְ בִ יר ֵ בי ֽ תֶ ָך, unable to feel grateful The Service That We Offer The Hebrew text here literally refers to the “holy ותְ פִּלָתָ ם באַהֲבָה תקַ ֵ בל ברָ צון, .because my expectations ADONAI our God, embrace Your people Israel and their prayer imprison me, because my Restore worship to Your sanctuary. May the prayers of the of holies,” the innermost area of the sanctuary—that ותְהִ י לרָ צ ןו ּתָמִ יד עֲ בו תדַ יִׂשְרָאֵל עַ ֶֽ מָך. responsibilities burden me, or because the pain people Israel be lovingly accepted by You, and may our service place where God was expe- of living consumes me, always be pleasing. On Rosh H|.|odesh and H|.|ol Ha-mo·ed we add: rienced most intimately— remind me to be grate- and it is that intimacy and ful. Grateful for the gift purity of relationship that is אֱֹלהֵ ֽינו וֵאֹלהֵי אֲ בותֵ ֽ ינו ]ואִ ֹותֵ ֽ ינו[, יַעֲ לֶה ויָ ֹבא, ויַּגִֽיעַ ויֵרָאֶ ה, :On Rosh H|.|odesh and H|.|ol Ha-mo·ed we add of life. For my soul, my yearned for in this prayer. ויֵ רָ צֶהויִּׁשָמַ ע, ויִ ָ פ ֵ דק ויִּזָכֵ ר זִכְ רונֵ ֽנו ופִקְ דונֵ ֽנו, וזִכְ רון breath, my being. Grateful Our God and God of our ancestors, may the thought of us rise up Your divine presence אֲ בותֵ ֽ ינו ]ואִ ֹותֵ ֽ ינו[, וזִכְ רון מָ שִֽיחַ בֶן־ּדָ וִ ד ֽ עַבְּדֶ ָך, וזִכְ רון for my family, my friends, and reach You. Attend to us and accept us; hear us and respond to The Hebrew word . שׁ ְ �כִ י נָ ת וֹ� י ר ָ ׁשלַֽיִם עִ יר קׇדְ ֶֽ שָך, וזִכְ רון כׇל־עַ  מָך ֵ בית יִׂשְרָ לאֵ לפָ נֶ ֽיָך, ,and my community. For us. Keep us in mind, and keep in mind the thought of our ancestors relationships that heal and as well as the Messiah, the descendant of David; Jerusalem, Your holy shekhinah has been used for centuries to refer to לִפְלֵיטָ ה, ל טובָ ה, לחֵ ן ולְחֶ ֽסֶ ד ולְ רַחֲמִ ים, לחַ ּיִ ים ולְ ָ שלום,  ביום nourish. Grateful for the city; and all Your people, the house of Israel. Respond to us with opportunity to learn, to God’s immanence, the deliverance, goodness, compassion, love, life, and peace, on this On Sukkot: On Pesah|.|: On Rosh H|.|odesh: grow, to become; and for presence of God that is Festivals felt in the world. The word ֹראש הַ ֹחֽדֶ ש חַג הַ ַ מּצות חַג הַּסֻ ֹות On Sukkot: Assembly On Pesah|.|: the miracles that abound On Rosh H|.|odesh: shekhinah is grammatically הַ ּזֶה. זׇכְרֵ ֽ נו, יהוה אֱֹלהֵ ֽינו, ֹו ל טובָ ה, ופׇקְדֵ ֽ נו בו לִבְרָ כָ ה, . Festival of Sukkot Festival of Matzot. all around me and that ask Rosh Hodesh. only to be found. feminine, and Jewish mysti- cal tradition has tended to ו הׁשִיעֵ ֽנו ב ולחַ ּיִ ים. ובִדְ בַ ר י ּועָ ה ורַחֲמִ ים, חוס וחׇ ּנֵ ֽנו, ורַחֵ ם elana Zaiman Remember us for good; respond to us with blessing; redeem us with and— -personify the Divine Pres עָ לֵ ֽינו ו הׁשִיעֵ ֽנו, ִיכ אֵ לֶ ֽיָך עֵ ינֵ ֽינו, ִי כאֵל מֶ ֽלְֶך חַ ּנון ורַ ח םו אָ ּֽתָ ה. -life. Show us compassion and care with words of kindness and deliv erance; have mercy on us and redeem us. Our eyes are turned to You, ence, called the Shekhinah, .as feminine ותֶ חֱ זֶ ֽינָה עֵ ינֵ ֽינו ב ב ּוָך לצִ ּיון ברַחֲמִ ים. .for You are a compassionate and caring sovereign Rabbinical ָ בר ְךו אַּתָ ה יהוה, הַ מַחֲ זִ יר  שכִ ינָ תו לצִ ּיון. .May our eyes behold Your compassionate return to Zion Shabbat Barukh atah ADONAI, who restores Your Divine Presence to Zion. the b שָאַּתָ ה הוא יהוה אֱֹלהֵ ֽינו וֵאֹלהֵ י for מֹודִ ים אֲ נַֽחְ נּו לָ ְך, by אֲ בותֵ ֽ ינו ]ואִ ֹותֵ ֽ ינו[ ל עולָם וָעֶ ד. Gratitude for Life and Its Blessings צ רו חַ ּיֵ ֽינו, מָ גֵן יִ שְעֵ ֽנ ,ו אַּתָ ה הוא ל דור וָ דור. a We thank You, for You are ever our God

and the God of our ancestors; 2016

נודֶ הּל ָך ונְסַ ֵר פּתהִ ֽ ּלָתֶ ָך, Shalem

You are the bedrock of our lives, © עַל חַ ּיֵ ֽינו הַ  מסורִ ים ב ֽ יָדֶ ָך, .the shield that protects us in every generation ועַ ל נִ ְ שמותֵ ֽ ינו הַ  פקוד תו לָ ְך, We thank You and sing Your praises— Lev ועַ ל ֽ נִּסֶ יָך ֶשבכׇ ל־יום עִ ָ ֽ מנו, ,for our lives that are in Your hands ועַ ל נִפְ ל או ֽ תֶ יָך ו טובו ֽ תֶ יָך ֶש  בכׇל־עֵ ת, ,for our souls that are under Your care for Your miracles that accompany us each day, Siddur Copyright עֶ ֽרֶ ב וָ ֹב רֽקֶ וצׇהְׇרָ ֽ יִ ם. and for Your wonders and Your gifts that are with us הַ ּטוב, ִיכ ֹלא כָ לֽ ו ֽ רַחֲמֶ יָך, .each moment—evening, morning, and noon והַמרַחֵ ם, ִיכ ֹלא תַ ֽ ּו ֽ חֲסָדֶ יָך, ;You are the one who is good, whose mercy is never-ending מֵ עולָם קִ וִֽינ ולָ ְך. .the one who is compassionate, whose love is unceasing We have always placed our hope in You. On H|.|anukkah we add Al Hanissim on page 430. On H|.|anukkah we add Al Hanissim on page 430. On Purim we add Al Hanissim on page 431. On Purim we add Al Hanissim on page 431.

277 ערבית לחול · עמידה למוצאי שבת ויום טוב weekday · evening service · amidah for the conclusion of shabbat and festivals 277 Peace For all these blessings may Your name be praised and exalted, May Your name be praised and exalted ועַ ל ֻ כּלָ ם יִתְ בָרַ ְך ו יִתְ רומַ ם שִמְ ָך מַ לְ ֵ כֽנו ּתָ מִ יד ל עולָ ם וָעֶ ד. ְ ָ .our sovereign, always and forever In the . ִ י תְ ָ בּ�רַ ך ְ ו ִ י תְ ר וֹ � מַ ם שׁ ִ �מְ ך :Between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur we add א language of the Bible and וכְ ת בו לחַ ּיִ ים טובִ ים ׇ כל־בנֵי ברִ ֽ יתֶ ָך. :Commentators remark Between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur we add that as we pray for peace, And inscribe all the people of Your covenant for a good life. the prayerbook, “God’s we should let go of that name is exalted” when ,we acknowledge God ו ֹלכ הַחַ ּיִ ים יודֽ וָך ּסֶ ֽלָ ה, which preys on us, that we May all that lives thank You always, and faithfully praise Your recognize God’s goodness וִיהַ ל לו אֶ ת־שִמְ ָך בֶאֱמֶ ת, .not be consumed by anger. name forever, God of our deliverance and help a Barukh atah ADONAI, Your name is goodness and praise of in creation, and act to enable God’s justice and הָאֵ ל י ּועָתֵ ֽ נו ועֶזְרָתֵ ֽ נו סֶ ֽלָ ה. ב Oh accept, accept, our You is fitting. b compassion to be visible in .the world ָ בר ְך ו האַּתָ יהוה, הַ ּטוב שִמְ ָך ולְָך נָאֶ ה ל הודות. thanks for the day’s three miracles, of dusk, Peace Abundant and lasting of dawn, of noon, and Grant abundant and lasting peace to Your people Israel and -The He . שׁ ָ �ל וֹ � ם רָ ב peace ׁשָ לֹום רָ ב לעַ יִׂשְרָאֵל עַ  מָך ועַ ל ׇ כל־י בֵיׁש תֵ בֵ לּתָׂשִ ים of the years which with Thy presence are made all who dwell on earth, for You are the sovereign master of the brew word shalom, “peace,” comes from the same root ל עולָ ם, ִיכ אַּתָ ה ה או מֶ ֽלְֶך אָ דון לכׇל־הַּׁשָ לום. felicitous. ways of peace. May it please You to bless Your people Israel at as the word shalem, which ו טוב בעֵ ינֶ ֽיָך לבָרְֵך אֶ ת־עַ  ָךמ יִׂשְרָאֵ ל Grant us—our last petition—peace, Thine all times with Your gift of peace. means “whole.” The peace Festivals that is prayed for here is בכׇל־עֵ ת ובְכׇ ל־שָעָ ה ִב ְ שלו ֽ מֶ ָך. especial blessing, Between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur we recite the Assembly which is of Thy grace and following paragraph, in place of the line that follows it: more than the end of war of the shining and turn- May we and the entire house of Israel be called to mind Between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur we recite the —that, of course, would, ing of Thy Face. and inscribed for life, blessing, sustenance, and peace in and following paragraph, in place of the line that follows it: in itself, be a blessing—but rather a moment in which בסֵ רֽפֶ חַ ּיִ ים, ברָ כָה, ו ָ שלום, ופַרְ נָסָ ה טובָ ה, .A. M. Klein the Book of Life— each of us can feel whole, and can feel the wholeness נִּזָכֵ ר ונִ כָתֵ ב לפָ נֶ ֽיָך, אֲ נַֽחְ נו וכׇל־עַ  מָך ֵ בית יִׂשְרָאֵ ל, .Barukh atah ADONAI, who brings peace Travel Prayer of humanity and of the

לחַ ּיִ ים טובִ ים ולְ ָ שלום. Barukh atah ADONAI, who blesses Your people Israel with peace. Rabbinical Without You, this road universe.

ָ בר ְךו אַּתָ ה יהוה, עוׂשֵ ההַּׁשָ לום. is thorns and thistles. Shabbat Additional Personal Prayer Who blesses Your people Allow me to search Your the הַ מְ ָ ברֵ ְך The silent recitation of the Amidah concludes Israel with peace ָ ברוְך אַ הּתָ יהוה, הַמ בָרְֵך אֶ ת־עַ ֹו יִׂשְרָאֵ ל בַּׁשָ לום. ways and to find for The . אֶ ת ־ עַ מוּ וֹו ִ י ְ שׂ�רָ אֵ ל ַ בּ� � שּׁ ָ �ל וֹ� ם :with a personal prayer or the following my feet walking in a furrow by peace that descends on the and may pleasantness be My God, keep my tongue from evil, my lips from deceit. Help The silent recitation of the Amidah concludes with a personal prayer or the following: people Israel exemplifies upon them. me ignore those who would slander me. Let me be humble the peace that shall de- .scend on the whole world ל ֹונִי מֵרָ ע, וׂשְ פָתַי מִּדַ ֵ בר מִרְמָ ה, ולִמְקַ ללַ י May the one who gives before all. Open my heart to Your Torah, that I may pursue אֱֹלהַ י, נ צֹור strength to the weary 2016 One opinion . אֱ ל ֹ הַ י give my life paved roads Your mitzvot. Frustrate the designs of those who plot evil Shalem My God

נַפְ ִיש תִ ּדֹם, ונַפְ ִ שי כֶעָפָ ר לַ ֹלכ ּתִהְ יֶה. פתַ ח לִ ִ בי  בתו ֽ רָתֶ ָך, © on which to go to come against me; nullify their schemes. Act for the sake of Your voiced in the Babylonian Talmud states that every ובְמִ צְ תֶֽ ֺויָך ּתִרְ ּדוף נַפְ ִ שי. וכׇל־הַ ח ׁשבִ ים עָ לַי רָעָ ה, and to arrive

name; act for the sake of Your triumph; act for the sake of Lev -Amidah must be accompa מ הֵרָה הָפֵ ר עֲ צָתָ ם וקַ לְקֵל מַחֲ שַבְ ּתָ ם. עֲׂשֵ ה למַ ֽעַ ן ש ֽ מֶ ָך, wherever my heart carries me, like a caravan of Your holiness; act for the sake of Your Torah. Answer my nied by a personal prayer Berakhot 29b). The prayer) עֲׂשֵה למַ ֽעַ ן ימִ ינֶ ָֽך,עֲׂשֵ ה למַ ֽעַן קדֻּׁשָתֶ ֽ ָך, עֲׂשֵ ה למַ ֽעַ ן .the self prayer for the deliverance of Your people and may blessings be that is printed here is of- fered by the Babylonian ּתורָתֶ ֽ ָך. למַ ֽעַ ן יֵחָ ל צ ןו ֽ ידִידֶ יָך, הׁש הִֽיעָ ימִ ינָך וַעֲ נֵ ֽנִ י. granted to the work of May the words of my mouth and the meditations of my heart Siddur Copyright my feet. be acceptable to You, ADONAI, my rock and my redeemer. Talmud (Berakhot 17a) as an example of how the יִהְ יו לרָ צון אִמְרֵ י פִי והֶגְ יון לִ ִ יב לפָנֶ ֽיָך, יהוה צורִ י ו גואֲ לִ י. May the one who hears Some have the custom of taking three steps backward and bowing Amidah might end with the prayer of all mouths at the conclusion of the Amidah, as if exiting the court of a sovereign. Some have the custom of taking three steps backward and bowing hear my footsteps. a personal prayer. It is May the one who creates peace on high bring peace to us and at the conclusion of the Amidah, as if exiting the court of a sovereign. attributed to Mar son of —Asher Reich Ravina (4th century). Un- ֹעׂשֶ ה ָ שלום בִמְ רומָ יו, הוא יַעֲׂשֶ ה ָ שלום עָ לֵ ֽינו .translated by David Jacobson) to all Israel [and to all who dwell on earth]. And we say: Amen) like the rest of the Amidah, these personal prayers are ועַ ל כׇל־יִׂשְרָאֵ ל ]ועַ ל ׇ כל־יׁשבֵי תֵ בֵ ל[, ואִמְ רו אָמֵ ן. Oseh shalom bimromav hu ya∙aseh shalom aleinu v’al kol yisrael [v’al kol yosh’vei teiveil], v’imru amen. distinguished by the use of At the conclusion of the Amidah, we may be seated. When the weekday eve- At the conclusion of the Amidah, we may be seated. When the weekday eve- the first-person singular. ning service follows the festival, turn to page 280 for Kaddish Shalem. ning service follows the festival, turn to page 280 for Kaddish Shalem.

278 ערבית לחול · עמידה למוצאי שבת ויום טוב weekday · evening service · amidah for the conclusion of shabbat and festivals 278 At the evening service following Shabbat, Psalm 91 is recited. Most congregations distinguish it from the At the evening service following Shabbat, Psalm 91 is recited. Most congre- psalm 91. Shabbat has Amidah with the recitation of H|.|atzi Kaddish. gations distinguish it from the Amidah with the recitation of H|.|atzi Kaddish. come to an end, and we re- cite this psalm to mark the .transition to the week חֲ צִ י קַ ִ ּדי שׁ Ḥatzi Kaddish Psalm 91 is one of the most Leader: Leader: reassuring in the entire Psalter. First the voice of a יִתְ ַּגַ ּדל ויִתְקַ ּדַשׁ שׁמֵ ּה רַ בָּא, בּעָ למָ א ִ ּדי ברָ א, כִּרְ עוּתֵ ּה, May God’s great name be exalted and hallowed throughout the created world, as priest or a leader assures ויַמְ לִ יְך מַ לְ כוּתֵ ּה בּחַ ֵ ּייכוֹן וּבְ יוֹמֵ יכוֹן וּבְחַ ּיֵי ד כׇ ל־בֵּ ית is God’s wish. May God’s sovereignty soon be established, in your lifetime and in your days, and in the days of all the house of Israel. And we say: Amen. the supplicant that he or she will be saved from any יִ ׂשְרָאֵ ל, בַּעֲ גָלָ א וּבִזְמַן קָרִ יב, ואִמְ רוּ אָ מֵ ן. Congregation and Leader: danger, and then we hear May God’s great name be acknowledged forever and ever! Congregation and Leader: God’s own voice vouch­ safing that message. About יהֵ א ׁשמֵ הּ רַ ָ ּבא מ בָרַ ְך לעָ לַ ם ּולְעָ למֵ י עָ למַ ָּיא. Y’hei sh’meih raba m’varakh l’alam u-l’almei almaya. to face the week, the Leader: Leader: worshippers are assured that God will be with us, strengthening us on our יִ תְ בָּ רַ ְך ו יִ שְׁ ַ ּתבַּ ח ו יִ תְ פָּ אַ ר ו יִ תְ ר וֹמַ ם ו יִ תְ נַ ֵ ּׂשא ו יִ תְ הַ ַ ּדר May the name of the Holy One be acknowledged and cele­brated, lauded and ,journey, accompanying us ו יִתְ עַ ֶ ּלה ו יִתְ הַ ּלַל שׁמֵ ּה ּדקֻ דְ שָׁ א, ּברִ יְך הּוא, לעֵ ֽ ּלָא מִ ן ׇ כּל־ worshipped, exalted and honored, extolled and acclaimed—though God, who is

Festivals and keeping us in life. blessed, b’rikh hu, is truly [between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur we add: far] beyond all Assembly The recitation of Psalm ] ל עֵ ֽ ָ ּלא ל עֵ ֽ ָ ּלא מִ כׇּ ל ־ :between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur we substitute] acknowledgment and praise, or any expressions of gratitude or consolation ever 91 is preceded by the .last verse of Psalm 90 בִּ רְ כָתָ א ושִׁ ירָתָ א ּתֻשְׁ בּ חָתָ א ונֶחָמָתָ א ּדַאֲמִ ירָ ן בּעָ למָ א, spoken in the world. And we say: Amen. and In the Land of Israel in  ו אִ מְ ר וּ אָ מֵ ן. ancient times, psalms were Some congregations rise to recite the following: Some congregations rise to recite the following: introduced by reciting the May the peace of the Lord, our God, be with us; may the work of our hands last last verse of the preceding

psalm. But it is also the וִ יהִ י נֽ ֹעַם אֲ דֹנָי אֱ ֹלהֵ ֽינוּ עָ לֵ ֽינוּ, וּמַ עֲ ֵ ׂשה יָדֵ ֽ ינוּ כּוֹננָה עָ לֵ ֽינוּ, beyond us, and may the work of our hands be lasting. Psalm 90:17 Rabbinical case that the last verse of Psalm 90 forms a prelude וּמַעֲ ֵ ׂשה יָדֵ ֽ ינוּ כּוֹננֵ ֽהוּ. תהלים צ:יז Shabbat One who dwells in the secret places of the one on high, lodges in the shadow of the to Psalm 91. Reading it as we are about to enter the ֹי ֵ ׁשב בּסֵ ֽתֶ ר עֶ לְ יוֹן, בּצֵל שַׁ ַ ּדי יִתְ לוֹנָ ן. ֹא ַ מר לַ יהוה מַחְסִ י the Almighty— I call ADONAI my protector, my fortress, my God, whom I trust. God for by will save you from the hidden snare, the threat of deadly plague, God’s wings will world of work, we pray that -what we do might be last וּמְ צוּדָתִ י, אֱֹלהַי אֶבְטַ ח בּוֹ. כִּ י הוּא יַ ִ ּצילָך מִ פַּ ח יָ קוּשׁ, .ing and pleasing to God מִ ֶ ּד רֽבֶ הַ וּוֹת. בּאֶבְרָ תוֹ יָֽסֶ ְך לְָך ותַ ֽחַ ת כּנָפָ יו ּתֶחְסֶה, צִ ָ ּנה nestle you and protect you, God’s truth will be your shield and armor. You shall not fear terror at night, arrows flying in daylight, pestilence stalking in the dark, In this psalm, it is only the supplicant (whose ו סֹחֵרָה אֲמִ ּתוֹ. ֹלא תִ ירָא מִ פַּ ֽחַ ד לָֽיְ לָה, מֵחֵ ץ יָ עוּף יוֹמָ ם. 2016 nor plague blackening the noon. Though a thousand may fall at your side, tens of Shalem

© voice is here indicated in italics) who speaks the מִ ֶ ּֽדבֶ ר בָּ ֽפֶ ֹא ליַהֲ ֹלְך, מִ ֶ ּקֽטֶ ב ָ ישׁוּד צׇהְׇרָ ֽיִ ם. יִ ֹפּל מִ ִּצּדָך אֶ ֽלֶ ף thousands at your right hand, nothing will reach you. You have but to look with personal name of God. All וּרְ בָבָה מִ ימִ ינֶ ָֽך, אֵ לֶ ֽיָך ֹלא יִ ָ ּגשׁ. רַ ק בּ ֵ עינֶ ֽיָך תַ בִּ יט, ושִׁ ּלֻמַ ת your own eyes, and you shall see the recompense of evildoers. Lev other references to God use other epithets, such as “the רשָׁעִ ים ּתִרְאֶ ה. כִּי אַ ָ ּתה יהוה מַחְסִי, עֶ לְ יוֹן ַ ֽׂשמְ ָ ּתמ עוֹנֶ ָֽך. Yes, You, ADONAI, are my protector. You have made the one on high your refuge—evil shall not befall you, nor plague approach your tent, for God will instruct angels to one on high.” To empha- size that they are not the ֹלא תאֻ ֶהאֵ ּנלֶ ֽיָך הרָעָ ונֶ ֽגַע ֹלא יִקְרַ בבּאׇהְׇ לֶ ָֽך. כִּי מַ לְאָ כָ יו guard you wherever you go. They will carry you in the palms of their hands, lest formal name of God, we יצַוֶּ ה ְָךּל לִשְׁמׇרְ ָך בּכׇ ל־ ּדָ רכֶ ֽיָך. עַל כַּפַּ ֽיִ ם ­יִ ּׂשָאֽ וּנְ ָך, פֶּ ן ִּת ֹּגף Siddur Copyright your foot strike a stone; you will tread on pythons and cubs, trample on snakes and have put all such references in lower case. One of the בָּאֶ ֽבֶן רַ גְלֶ ָֽך. עַל שַׁ ֽחַ ל וָפֶ ֽתֶ ן ּתִדְ ֹרְך, ּתִרְ מֹס כּפִ יר ותַ ִ ּנין. lions. “Because you desired Me, I shall save you. I shall raise you up, for you were reassuring aspects of this psalm is that in the end, it כִּי בִי חָשַׁ ק וַאֲפַ ּלטֵ ֽ הוּ, אֲ ַׂשּגבֵ ֽהוּ כִּי יָדַע שׁמִ י. conscious of My name. ▶ When you call upon Me, I shall answer you; I shall be is God’s own voice assuring ◀ יִקְרָאֵ ֽנִי ואֶעֱ נֵ ֽהוּ, עִמּוֹ אָ ֹנכִי בצָרָה, אֲחַ ּלצֵ ֽהוּ with you in times of trouble, I shall strengthen you and honor you. I shall satisfy you with the fullness of days and show you My deliverance; I shall satisfy you with protection. And it is with that assurance that we וַאֲ כַ בּדֵ ֽ הוּ. ֹאֽרֶ ְך יָמִ ים אַ ְ ׂשבִּיעֵ ֽהוּ, ואַרְאֵ ֽ הוּ בִּ ישׁוּעָתִ י. Psalm 91 the fullness of days and show you My deliverance.” enter our week. ֹאֽרֶ ְך יָמִ ים אַ ְ ׂשבִּיעֵ ֽהוּ, ואַרְאֵ ֽ הוּ בִּ ישׁוּעָתִ י. תהלים צא .Orekh yamim asbi·eihu v’areihu bishuati Some congregations recite V’atah kadosh here; see page 216. Some congregations recite V’atah kadosh here; see page 216.

279 ערבית לחול · מוצאי שבת ויום טוב weekdays · evening service · conclusion of shabbat and festivals 279 Shalom Kaddish Shalem marks the completion of the קַ ּדִ י ש ָ ש ֵ ל ם Kaddish Shalem A man growing old is going evening service. What fol- down the dark stairs. Leader: Leader: lows is Havdalah, marking He has been speaking of the .the conclusion of Shabbat יִ ְ ת לּגַּדַ ויִתְקַּדַ ש שמֵּה רַ ָ בא, בעָ למָא ּדִ י ברָ א, כִרְ עותֵ ּה, May God’s great name be exalted and hallowed throughout Soul . . . . Aleinu (page 281) is a late Of dreams the created world, as is God’s wish. May God’s sovereignty addition to the evening ויַמְ לִ יְך מַ לְ כותֵ ּה בחַ ּיֵ יכון ובְ יומֵ יכון ובְחַ ּיֵי ד כׇ ל־ ֵ בית burnt in the bone. soon be established, in your lifetime and in your days, and in service and it is not recited יִׂשְרָאֵ ל, בַעֲ גָלָ א ובִ זְמַן קָרִ יב, ואִמְ רו אָ מֵ ן. He looks up the days of all the house of Israel. And we say: Amen. in the Sephardic rite. to the friends who lean Congregation and Leader: out of light and wine Congregation and Leader: יהֵ א ׁשמֵ ה רַ ּבָ א מ בָרַ ְך לעָ לַ ם ּולְעָ למֵ י עָ למַ ָּיא. !over the well of stairs. May God’s great name be acknowledged forever and ever They ask his pardon Y’hei sh’meih raba m’varakh l’alam u-l’almei almaya. Leader: for the dark they can’t help יִ תְ ָ ברַ ְך ו יִ ְ שּתַ ַ בח ו יִ תְ ָ פאַ ר ו יִ תְ ר ו מַ םו יִ תְ נַ ּׂשֵ א :Leader . . . ויִתְהַּדָ ר ויִתְ ַ עּלֶה ויִתְהַ ּלָ ל שמֵּה ּדקֻדְ ָ שא, ּברִ יְך הּוא, It’s alright,” answers May the name of the Holy One be acknowledged and“ the man going down, לעֵ ּֽלָא מִ ן כׇּ ל־ ,it’s alright—there are many celebrated, lauded and worshipped, exalted and honored“ Festivals ] ל עֵ ֽ ָ ּלא ל עֵ ֽ ָ ּלא מִ כׇּ ל ־ :avenues, many corridors of extolled and acclaimed—though God, who is blessed, Assembly [between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur we substitute the soul b’rikh hu, is truly [between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur we add: far] בִּרְ כָתָ א ו ִ שירָתָא ּתֻ ְשב אחָתָ ונֶחָמָתָא ּדַאֲמִ ירָ ן בעָ למָ א, .that are dark also beyond all acknowledgment and praise, or any expressions of Shalom.” and  ו אִ מְ ר ו אָ מֵ ן. .Denise Levertov gratitude or consolation ever spoken in the world— And we say: Amen. ּתִתְקַ בַל צ לות הון ובָ עות ה ןו ּד כׇ ל־יִׂשְרָאֵל קְׇדָם אֲ בוהון Blessings for Going Forth May the prayers and pleas of all Israel be accepted by their ּדִ י בִ שְמַ ּיָא, ואִמְ רו אָ מֵ ן. Rabbinical בָּ רוְּך אַ ָ הּת בָּעִ יר וּבָ רוְּך .creator in heaven. And we say: Amen אַ ָ ּתה בַּ ָ ּׂשדֶ ה . Shabbat יהֵ א  שלָמָא רַ בָא מִ ן שמַ ּיָ א, וחַ ּיִ ים עָ לֵ ֽינו ועַ ל ׇ כל־יִׂשְרָאֵ ל, בָּ רוְּך פּ ירִ בִטְ נָך וּפְרִ י May heaven bestow on us, and on all Israel, life and abundant the

for אַ דְמָת ָך וּפְרִ י בהֶמְ ֶֽ ּתָך  ו אִ מְ ר ו אָ מֵ ן. .and lasting peace. And we say: Amen by שׁ גַ ר אֲ לָ ֽ י פֶ ָך ו עַ שְׁ  ּתר וֹ ת ֹעׂשֶ ה ָ שלום בִמְ רומָ יו הוא יַעֲׂשֶ ה ָ שלום עָ לֵ ֽינו May the one who creates peace on high bring peace to us and צ ֹ א ֽ נֶ ָך. ועַ ל כׇל־יִׂשְרָאֵ ל ]ועַ ל ׇ כל־יׁשבֵי תֵ בֵ ל[, ואִמְ רו אָ מֵ ן. .to all Israel [and to all who dwell on earth]. And we say: Amen בָּ רוְּך טַ נְאֲָך וּמִשְׁאַרְ ֶֽ ּתָך.

2016 בָּ רוְּך אַ ָ ּתה בּ ֹב ֽ אֶ ָך From the second night of Pesah|.| through the night preceding Shavuot, Shalem וּבָ רוְּך אַ ָ הּת בּצֵ ֽ אתֶ ָך. we turn to page 63 for the Counting of the Omer. © From the second night of Pesah|.| through the night preceding Shavuot, Blessed shall you be in the we turn to page 63 for the Counting of the Omer.

city and blessed shall you Lev be in the country. Blessed shall be the issue Leaving Shabbat with Blessing וְ יִ תּ ֶ �ן May God grant you ויִ ֶ ן ּתלָך הָאֱֹלהִ ים מִ ּטַל הַ ּׁשָמַ ֽיִם וּמִ ּׁשמַ ּנֵי הָאָ ֽרֶ ץ, ,of your womb, the May God grant you heaven’s dew, earth’s riches ָ These are the words . לְ ך .produce of your field, the and an abundance of grain and grapes

spoken by Isaac as he ו ֹר ב ָ ּדגָ ן ו תִ י ֹר שׁ . offspring of your cattle, Siddur Copyright blessed Jacob. We end בראשית כז:כח the calving of your herd, V’yiten l’kha ha-elohim mital ha-shamayim u-mish’manei ha-aretz and the lambing of your v’rov dagan v’tirosh. Shabbat calling upon an flock. Genesis 27:28 ancestral blessing to ac- Blessed shall be your harvest company us in the week basket and your kneading ahead. bowl. In the ancient .תִ שׁירֹ� grapes Blessed shall be your com- world, water was mixed ings in and blessed shall with wine to purify it. be your goings out. —DEUTERONOMY 28:3–6

280 ערבית לחול · מוצאי שבת ויום טוב weekdays · evening service · conclusion of shabbat and festivals 280 סיום התפילה Concluding Prayers

Some recite Havdalah on page 283 before continuing with Aleinu. Some recite Havdalah on page 283 before continuing with Aleinu. We rise for Aleinu. We rise for Aleinu. עָ לֵ ֽינּו לשַׁ בֵּ ַ ֽח לַאֲ דוֹן הַ ֹכּל, לָתֵ ת ּגדֻ ּלָה ל יוֹצֵ ר בּרֵאשִׁ ית, Aleinu ֶ שּלֹא עָ ָ ֽׂש וּנ כּגוֹיֵי הָאֲרָ צוֹת, ו ֹלא ׂשָמָ ֽ נוּ כּמִשְׁפּ חוֹת הָאֲדָמָ ה, It is for us to praise the ruler of all, to acclaim the Creator, who has not made ֶ שּלֹא ׂשָם חֶ לְקֵ ֽ נוּ כָּהֶם, ו ֹגרָ לֵ ֽנוּ כּכׇל־הֲ מוֹנָ ם. us merely a nation, nor formed us as all earthly families, nor given us an ordinary destiny. b וַאֲ נַֽחְ נוּ כּוֹר עִ ים וּמִשְׁ ּתַחֲ וִ ים וּמוֹדִ ים, ,a And so we bow, acknowledging the supreme sovereign, the Holy One לִפְנֵי מֶ ֽלְֶך מַ לְכֵי הַמּ לָכִ ים, הַ ָ ּקדוֹשׁ בָּ רוְּך הוּא. who is praised—who spreads out the heavens and establishes the earth, whose שֶׁ הוּא נוֹטֶה שָׁמַ ֽיִם ו ֹיסֵ ד אָ ֽרֶ ץ, וּמוֹשַׁ ב יקָ רוֹ בַּ ּׁשָמַ ֽיִם מִמַּ ֽעַ ל, glory abides in the highest heavens, and whose powerful presence resides in the וּשְׁ כִ ינַת עֻ ּזוֹ בּגׇבְהֵי מ רוֹמִ ים, הוּא אֱֹלהֵ ֽינוּ אֵ ין עוֹד. highest heights. This is our God, none else; ours is the true sovereign, there is no other. As it is written in the Torah: “Know this day and take it to heart, that אֱמֶת מַ לְכֵּ ֽנוּ אֶ ֽפֶ ס זוּלָ תוֹ, כַּכָּ תוּב בּ תוֹרָ תוֹ: Festivals

ADONAI is God in heaven above and on earth below; there is no other.” Assembly ויָדַעְ ָ ּֽת הַ ּיוֹם וַהֲשֵׁ ֹב ֽ תָ לאֶ לבָבֶ ָֽך, ,Aleinu l’shabei∙ah|.| la-adon hakol, lateit g’dulah l’yotzer b’reishit shelo asanu k’goyei ha-aratzot, v’lo samanu k’mishp’h|.|ot ha-adamah, יכִּ יהוה הוּא הָאֱֹלהִ ים בַּ ּׁשָמַ ֽיִם מִ מַּ ֽעַ ל, and shelo sam h|.|elkeinu kahem, v’goraleinu k’khol hamonam. ועַל הָאָ ֽרֶץ מִ ָ ּתֽחַת, אֵ ין עוֹד. ,a Va-anah|.|nu korim u-mishtah|.|avim u-modim lifnei melekh malkhei ha-m’lakhim, ha-kadosh barukh hu. עַל כֵּן נקַ וֶּה ל ָך יהוה אֱֹלהֵ ֽינוּ, לִרְ אוֹת מ הֵ רָ ה בּתִ פְאֶ ֽרֶת עֻ ֶ ּֽזָך, ,Shehu noteh shamayim v’yosed aretz, u-moshav y’karo ba-shamayim mima∙al להַעֲבִ יר ִּגּלוּלִ ים מִ ן הָאָ ֽרֶ ץ, והָאֱ לִילִ ים כָּ רוֹת יִכָּרֵ תוּן, u-sh’khinat uzo b’govhei m’romim, hu eloheinu ein od. Rabbinical Emet malkeinu efes zulato, ka-katuv b’torato: v’yadata hayom Shabbat

לתַ ֵ ּקן עוֹלָם בּמַ לְ כוּת שַׁ ַ ּדי, וכׇ ל־בּנֵי בָ ָ ׂשר יִקְר אוּ בִשְׁמֶ ֽ ָך, va-hasheivota el l’vavekha, ki Adonai hu ha-elohim ba-shamayim mima∙al, the להַפְ נוֹת אֵ לֶ ֽיָך כׇּ ל־רִ שְׁעֵי אָ ֽרֶ ץ. v’al ha-aretz mitah|.|at, ein od. for by יַכִּֽירוּ ויֵד עוּ כׇּ ל־יוֹשׁבֵ י תֵ בֵ ל, And so, ADONAI our God, we await You, that soon we may behold Your strength כִּי ל ָך ִ ּת עכְרַ כׇּ ל־בֶּ ֽרֶ ְך, ִּת ָ ּׁשבַע כׇּל־לָ שׁוֹן. -revealed in full glory, sweeping away the abominations of the earth, obliterat

ing idols, establishing in the world the sovereignty of the Almighty. All flesh will 2016

לפָנֶ ֽיָך יהוה אֱֹלהֵ ֽינוּ יִכְר עוּ ויִפּֽ ֹלוּ, ו לִכְ בוֹד שִׁמְ ָך יקָ ר יִ ֵ ֽ ּתנוּ, call out Your name—even the wicked will turn toward You. Then all who live Shalem © וִיקַ בּ לוּ כֻ ּלָם אֶ ֹלת־ע מַ לְ ֽ כוּתֶ ָך. on earth will understand and know that to You alone every knee must bend, all

ותִמְ ֹלְך עֲ לֵיהֶם מ הֵרָ ה ל עוֹלָם וָעֶ ד, allegiance be sworn. They will bow down and prostrate themselves before You, Lev כִּי הַמַּ לְ כוּת שֶׁ ּלָך הִ יא, וּלְעוֹלמֵי עַ ד ִמְ ּתֹלְך בּכָ בוֹד. ADONAI our God, treasure Your glorious name, and accept the obligation of Your sovereignty. May You soon rule over them forever and ever, for true dominion is ◀ כַּכָּ תוּבבּ ֽ תוֹרָתֶ ָך: יהוה יִמְ ֹלְך ל ֹעלָם וָ ֶ עד. .Yours; and You will rule in glory until the end of time ונֶאֱמַ ר: והָ היָ יהוה למֶ ֽלְֶך עַל כׇּל־הָאָ ֽרֶ ץ, As is written in Your Torah: “ADONAI will reign forever and ever.” Siddur Copyright ▶ בַּ ּיוֹם הַ הוּא יִהְ יֶה יהוה אֶחָ ד, וּשְׁמוֹ אֶחָ ד. .And as the prophet said: “ADONAI shall be acknowledged sovereign of all the earth On that day ADONAI shall be one, and the name of God, one.” We are seated. V’ne∙emar: v’hayah Adonai l’melekh al kol ha-aretz, From the first day of the month of Elul until Yom Kippur (or in some bayom hahu yihyeh Adonai eh|.|ad, u-sh’mo eh|.|ad. communities through the seventh day of Sukkot, Hoshana Rabbah), We are seated. we add Psalm 27, on page 59. From the first day of the month of Elul until Yom Kippur (or in some communities through the seventh day of Sukkot, Hoshana Rabbah), we add Psalm 27, on page 59.

281 ערבית לחול · סיום התפילה weekday · evening service · concluding prayers 281 קַ ִ ּדישׁ יָ תוֹם From a Father’s Mourner’s Kaddish Ethical Will Say Kaddish after me but Mourners and those observing Yahrzeit: Mourners and those observing Yahrzeit: יִתְ ַּגַ ּדל ויִתְקַ ּדַשׁ שׁמֵ ּה רַ בָּ א, not for me. Kaddish is the May God’s great name be exalted and hallowed throughout unique Jewish link that the created world, as is God’s wish. May God’s sovereignty בּעָ למָ א ִ ּדי ברָ א, כִּרְעוּתֵ ּה, binds the generations of Israel. The grave doesn’t soon be established, in your lifetime and in your days, and in ויַמְ לִ יְך מַ לְ כוּתֵ ּה בּחַ ֵ ּייכוֹן ְ וּביוֹמֵ יכוֹן .hear the Kaddish, but the the days of all the house of Israel. And we say: Amen וּבְחַ ּיֵי ד כׇ ל־בֵּ ית יִ ׂשְרָאֵ ל, speaker does, and the words will echo in your heart. Congregation and mourners: בַּעֲ גָלָ א וּבִזְמַן קָרִ יב, !The only immortality I May God’s great name be acknowledged forever and ever seek is that my children  ו אִ מְ ר וּ אָ מֵ ן. :and my children’s children Mourners be good Jews, and thereby May the name of the Holy One be acknowledged and Congregation and mourners: good people. God bless ­celebrated, lauded and worshipped, exalted and honored, יהֵ א ׁשמֵ הּ רַ ָ ּבא מ בָרַ ְך לעָ לַ ם ּולְעָ למֵ י עָ למַ ָּיא. .you and keep you Your father extolled and acclaimed—though God, who is blessed, —william lewis b’rikh hu, is truly [between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur we add: far] Mourners: Festivals Assembly יִ תְ בָּ רַ ְך ו יִ שְׁ ַ ּתבַּ ח ו יִ תְ פָּ אַ ר ו יִ תְ ר וֹמַ ם ו יִ תְ נַ ֵ ּׂשא abramowitz beyond all acknowledgment and praise, or any expressions of gratitude or consolation ever spoken in the world. And we say:

ויִתְהַ ַ ּדר ויִתְעַ ּלֶה ויִתְהַ ּלַל שׁמֵ ּה ּדקֻדְשָׁ א, ּברִ יְך הּוא, and לעֵ ּֽלָא מִ ן כׇּ ל־ .Amen May heaven bestow on us, and on all Israel, life and abundant ] ל עֵ ֽ ָ ּלא ל עֵ ֽ ָ ּלא מִ כׇּ ל ־ :between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur we substitute] and lasting peace. And we say: Amen.

בִּ רְ כָתָ א ושִׁ ירָתָ א ּתֻשְׁ בּ חָתָ א ונֶחָמָתָ א ּדַאֲמִ ירָ ן בּעָ למָ א, Rabbinical May the one who creates peace on high bring peace to us and  ו אִ מְ ר וּ אָ מֵ ן. Shabbat to all Israel [and to all who dwell on earth]. And we say: Amen. the for יהֵא שׁ לָמָ ֽא רַ בָּ ֽא מִן שׁמַ ּיָֽא וחַ ִ ּיים :Mourners and those observing Yahrzeit by עָ לֵ ֽינוּ ועַל כׇּל־יִ ׂשְרָאֵ ל, Yitgadal v’yitkadash sh’meih raba, b’alma di v’ra, kiruteih, v’yamlikh malkhuteih b’h|.|ayeikhon u-v’yomeikhon u-v’h|.|ayei d’khol beit yisrael,  ו אִ מְ ר וּ אָ מֵ ן. .ba-agala u-vizman kariv, v’imru amen

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ֹע ֶׂשה שָׁ לוֹם בִּמְ רוֹמָ יו הוּא יַעֲ ׂשֶה שָׁ לוֹם © .Y’hei sh’meih raba m’varakh l’alam u-l’almei almaya עָ לֵ ֽינוּ ועַל כׇּל־יִ ׂשְרָאֵ ל ]ו עַל כׇּ ל־יוֹשׁבֵי תֵ בֵ ל[, :Mourners Lev  ו אִ מְ ר וּ אָ מֵ ן. Yitbarakh v’yishtabah|.| v’yitpa∙ar v’yitromam v’yitnasei v’yit∙hadar v’yitaleh v’yit∙halal sh’meih d’kudsha, b’rikh hu, l’eila min kol [between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur we substitute: l’eila l’eila mikol] birkhata v’shirata tushb’h|.|ata v’neh|.|amata da∙amiran b’alma, v’imru amen. Siddur Copyright Y’hei sh’lama raba min sh’maya v’h|.|ayim aleinu v’al kol yisrael, v’imru amen. Oseh shalom bimromav hu ya∙aseh shalom aleinu v’al kol yisrael [v’al kol yosh’vei teiveil], v’imru amen.

282 ערבית לחול · סיום התפילה weekday · evening service · concluding prayers 282 הבדלה Havdalah Meditation for When reciting Havdalah at home, we begin here: When reciting Havdalah at home, we begin here: Havdalah literally means “distinction” or “differentia- tion” and it is a ceremony הִ ֵהּנ לאֵ ישׁוּעָתִי, חאֶבְטַ וֹלא אֶפְחָ ד. .the New Week Behold, God is my deliverer; I am trustful and unafraid that marks the ending of כִּי עׇ ּזִי וזִמְרָ ת יָ ּה יהוה, וַיְהִ י לִי לִ ישׁוּעָ ה. .As I leave Shabbat behind, ADONAI is my strength, my might, my deliverance let me carry Shabbat Joyfully draw water from the wellsprings of deliverance. Shabbat and the begin- ning of the work week. It וּשְׁאַבְ ּתֶם מַ ֽיִם בּ ָׂשׂשוֹן, מִמַּ עַ יְנֵי הַ יְשׁוּעָ ה. :within Deliverance is Yours; may Your blessings rest upon this consists of blessings over לַ יהוה הַ יְשׁוּעָ ה עַלעַמּ ָך בִרְ ֽ כָתֶ ָך ֶ ּסֽלָ ה. ,Remind me to pause to be present for myself, people forever. wine, spices, and light, and a final blessing about the יהוה צבָ אוֹת עִמָּ ֽ נוּ, מִ ְׂש ָבּג לָֽנוּ אֱֹלהֵ י יַעֲ ֹקב, סֶ ֽלָ ה. to cherish others, ADONAI Tz’va·ot is with us; the God of Jacob is our -distinction between Shab יהוה צבָ אוֹת, אַשְׁרֵי אָדָ ם ֹבּטֵ ֽחַ בָּ ְך. to see the beauty in Your creation, sronghold, forever. bat and the week. The Bible restricts the use of fire on יהוה הוֹשִֽׁיעָה, הַמֶּ ֽלְֶך יַעֲ נֵ ֽנוּ ב יוֹם קׇרְאֵ ֽ נוּ. .to nourish peace. ADONAI Tz’va·ot, happy is the person who trusts in You Shabbat and so the week לַ  ּיהוּדִ ים הָ יתָ ה אוֹרָ ה ו ׂשִמְחָ ה ו ָׂשׂשוֹן וִיקָ ר. .Enable the joy of life to fill Deliver us, ADONAI; our Sovereign, answer us when we call my being, symbolically begins with ,lighting a fire. Shabbat כֵּ ן ּתִהְ יֶה ָ ּלֽנוּ. the smell of spices to lift The Jewish people experienced light, gladness, joy, and my spirit, honor—so may it be with us. The cup of wine is lifted: which began with the light- Festivals the flame of faith to burn La-y’hudim hayetah orah v’simh|.|ah v’sason vikar, ken tihyeh lanu. Assembly ing of candles, now is also brought to its conclusion כּוֹס י שׁוּעוֹת אֶ ָ ּׂשא, וּבְשֵׁ ם יהוה אֶקְרָ א. .in my soul Let me carry Shabbat The cup of wine is lifted: with candelighting. But within. As I lift up the cup of deliverance, I call upon ADONAI. and In a synagogue or at a public service, we begin here: whereas we began Shabbat —Elana Zaiman with individual candles, we end it with one candle סַ בְ רִ י חֲ בֵ רַ י : :In a synagogue or at a public service, we begin here whose wicks are inter- Hineih Y’shuati— With the assent of my friends: twined, as if Shabbat has בָּ רוְּך אַ ָ ה ּתיהוה אֱֹלהֵ ֽינוּ מֶ ֽלְֶך הָ עוֹלָ ם, בּוֹרֵ א פּרִ י הַ ּגָֽפֶ ן. Behold My Salvation Rabbinical Barukh atah ADONAI, our God, sovereign of time and space, created a unity that was Perhaps this week I will The following two blessings are recited only on Saturday evening. Shabbat lacking before. To rouse our not fear. who creates fruit of the vine. At the conclusion of a Festival, we continue with the final paragraph.

the senses to become awak- Perhaps this week, I will Barukh atah Adonai eloheinu melekh ha-olam, borei pri ha-gafen.

for ened to the beauty we shall בָּ רוְּך אַ ָה ּתיהוה אֱֹלהֵ ֽינוּ מֶ ֽלְֶך הָ עוֹלָ ם, hold possibility in my

by encounter during the week, hand like a silver house The following two blessings are recited only on Saturday evening. we make a blessing over בּוֹרֵא מִ ינֵי ב ׂשָמִ ים. .At the conclusion of a Festival, we continue with the final paragraph of cloves, take the time spices. Finally, the blessing to count each twinkling Barukh atah ADONAI, our God, sovereign of time and space, over the wine sanctifies the בָּ רוְּך אַ ָ הּת יהוה אֱֹלהֵ ֽינוּ מֶ ֽ לְֶך הָ עוֹלָ ם, ,in the night sky who creates fragrant spices. 2016 week to come. בּוֹרֵא מ אוֹרֵ י הָאֵ שׁ. raise my fingers boldly Shalem up to the flame and taste Barukh atah Adonai eloheinu melekh ha-olam, borei minei v’samim. © Behold, God is my deliv- As we .הִ נּ�ֵה אֵ ל יְ שׁ��עָתִ י salvation, gladness, joy. erer Barukh atah ADONAI, our God, sovereign of time and space, וּ

enter the week we pray for בָּ רוְּך אַ ָה ּתיהוה אֱֹלהֵ ֽינוּ מֶ ֽלְֶך הָ עוֹלָ ם, Then, may I bless what is Lev ,protection, deliverance הַמַּ בְּדִ יל בֵּ ין ֹקֽדֶ שׁ ל חוֹל, בֵּ ין אוֹר לחֽ ֹשֶׁ ְך, .given, who creates lights of fire wish it also upon others, Barukh atah Adonai eloheinu melekh ha-olam, borei me’orei ha-eish. and happiness. The bibli- cal verses in this passage בֵּ ין יִ ׂשְרָאֵ ל לָעַמִּ ים, -pass around my overflow come from Isaiah 12:2–3 ing cup, Barukh atah ADONAI, our God, sovereign of time and space, ,and Psalms 3:9, 46:12, 84:13 בֵּ ין יוֹם הַ  ּׁשבִיעִ י לשֵׁ ֽשֶׁ ת ימֵ י הַמַּעֲ ֶ ׂשה. put out the fire in this Siddur Copyright and 20:10. The penultimate בָּ רוְּך אַ ָ הּת יהוה, הַמַּ בְ ִ ּדיל בֵּ ין ֹקֽדֶ שׁ ל חוֹל. sweetness when the time who distinguishes between the sacred and the ordinary, light for letting go comes. and darkness, the people Israel and the peoples of the world, verse, remarking on joy and —Tamara Cohen gladness, is taken from the and between the seventh day and the six days of creation. description in the Scroll of Esther (8:16) and expresses the joy at the deliverance from the destruction that had Barukh atah ADONAI, who distinguishes between the sacred been contemplated by Israel’s enemy; we add the wish that the same be true for us. The final verse, taken from and the everyday. Hallel (Psalm 116:13), leads directly into the recitation of the blessing over the cup of wine. Barukh atah Adonai eloheinu melekh ha-olam, ha-madvil bein kodesh BLESSING THE SPICES AND CANDLE. It is customary for everyone to partake of these blessings, so the spices are l’h|.|ol, bein or l’h|.|oshekh, bein yisrael la-amim, bein yom ha-sh’vi∙i l’sheishet passed for all to smell, and each person holds up his or her hand to the light, marvelling at the distinctions y’mei hama·aseh. Barukh atah Adonai, ha-mavdil bein kodesh l’h|.|ol. between skin and nails, live and dead flesh both needed.

283 ערבית לחול · הבדלה weekday · evening service · havdalah 283 אֵ ִל ָ יּ�ה וּ� Light Greetings are exchanged: Elijah the prophet The week begins . הַ ָ נּ� ִ בי א Songs for the Week Ahead with the wish that the אַ גוּטע וואָך! שָׁבֽוּעַ טוֹב! Adam was created just before Shabbat began, Greetings are exchanged: events of this week will and during Shabbat May you have a good week! be messianic. Elijah is said the world was lit with -to be the herald who an אֵ לִ ּיָֽהּו הַ נָּבִ יא, אֵ לִ ּיָֽהוּ הַ ּתִשְׁ בִּ י, !A gute vokh! Shavua tov the light of creation. nounces the coming of the .Messiah אֵ לִ ּיָֽהוּ, אֵ לִ ּיָֽהוּ, אֵ לִ ּיָֽהוּ הַ ּגִלְעָדִ י. After Shabbat darkness descended and Adam Elijah the prophet, Elijah the Tishbite, Miriam too shall announce בִּמְ הֵ רָ ה בְ יָמֵ ֽ ינוּ יָ בוא אֵ לֵ ֽינוּ, —rubbed two stones O Elijah, Elijah, Elijah from Gilead together and a fire was the coming of the Messiah with song and dance. The עִם מָשִֽׁיחַ בֶּ ן ָ ּדִ וד, עִם מָשִֽׁיחַ בֶּ ן ָ ּדוִ ד. ,lit. Astounded, he said a come speedily, in our time b’rakhah: “Blessed is the ushering in the Messiah, descended from David. Hebrew words to this song one who creates lights Eliyahu ha-navi, eliyahu ha-tishbi, were written by Leila Gal .Berner מִ רְ ָ י ם הַ ּנבִ ָ יאה ֹעז וזִמְרָ ה בּיָדָ ּה. ,of fire.” On Shabbat we eliyahu, eliyahu, eliyahu, ha-giladi. Bimheirah v’yameinu yavo eileinu make Kiddush and im mashiah|.| ben david, im mashiah|.| ben david. May the one who sepa- מִרְ יָ ם ּתִרְ קוֹד אִ ָ ֽ ּתנוּ להַגְ ִ ּדיל זִמְרַ ת עוֹלָ ם, celebrate God’s creation rates . Selected הַ �מּ ַ ְב ִ דּ�י ל of the world; as Shabbat stanzas of a piyyut written מִרְ יָ ם ּתִרְ קוֹד אִ ָ ֽ ּתנוּ לתַ ֵּקן אֶ ת־הָ עוֹלָ ם. departs, we recite Miriam, the prophetess, strength and song are in her hands,

Festivals by Isaac Judah ibn Ghiyyat Havdalah and cele- Assembly Spain). The ,1089–1030) בִּמְ הֵרָ ה ב יָמֵ ֽ ינוּ הִ יא ת בִיאֵ ֽ נוּ אֶל מַעֲ יְ נֵי הַ יְשׁוּעָ ה. ,Miriam will dance with us, increasing the world’s song brate the possiblity of full song contains an human manufacture Miriam will dance with us, repairing the world.

and acrostic of the name and creativity. Soon, in our days, she will bring us Yitzh|.|ak Hakatan. A similar הַמַּ בְ ִ ּדיל ֵ ּבין ֹקֽדֶ ׁש ל חול, חַ ֹּטאתֵ ֽ ינוּ הוּא יִמְ חול, —talmud of the To the waters of redemption. poem to be recited at land of israel the end of Yom Kippur is זַרְ עֵ ֽנוּ וכַ סְפֵּ ֽנוּ יַרְ בֶּה כַ חול וְכַ כּוכָבִ ים בַּ ָ ּלֽיְלָ ה. .Miriam ha-n’viah oz v’zimrah b’yadah Miriam tirkod itanu l’hagdil zimrat olam, found in many Sephardic

prayerbooks. This version יום פָּ נָה כּצֵ ל ֹּתֽמֶ ר, אֶקְרָ א לָאֵל עָ לַ י גֹּומֵ ר Miriam tirkod itanu l’taken et ha-olam. Rabbinical Bring Light to of Hamavdil, recited at Bimheirah v’yameinu hi t’vi·enu el mei ha-y’shuah, el mei ha-y’shuah. Shabbat the end of Shabbat with אָמַ ר שׁומֵ ר, אָתָ א ֽ ֹב ֶ קר וגַם לָֽיְלָ ה. the Darkness the The Ḥasidic master of Havdalah, is included in all May the one who separates the holy and the everyday, for Jewish rites. It makes this הַמַּ בְ ִ ּדיל בֵּ ין ֹקֽדֶ שׁ ל חול . . . Ruzhyn taught: This by is the service a person forgive any sins and slights. moment analogous to the :conclusion of Yom Kippur צִדְקָת ָך כּהַ ר ָ ּתבור, עַ ל פשָׁעַי עָ ֹבר ּתַעֲ בור, must perform all of one’s May our families and our fortunes days . . . to let the light in leaving Shabbat, we leave -behind the sins of the pre כּ יום אֶתְ מול כִּי יַעֲ בור ואַשְׁ מוּרָ ה בַּ ָ ּלֽיְלָ ה. .be as many as the grains of sand, or the stars in the sky at night

penetrate the darkness 2016 until the darkness itself This day has disappeared, like the palm tree’s shadow. Shalem vious week and start a new .week with freshness הַמַּ בְ ִ ּדיל בֵּ ין ֹקֽדֶ שׁ ל חול . . . © shines and there is no longer any division I call to God who has brought an end to the light Many of the lines of the between the two, as it that lit my way today. Today, the watchman announced Lev piyyut are based on biblical is written: “And there the coming of the morning and now the night. verses. was evening and there Referencing God’s . כַ ח ֹו ל וְ כַ �כּ ֹו כָ ִ בי ם ַ בּ� לָּֽ� יְ לָ ה as the grains of sand, or the stars in the sky at night was morning—one day” Your righteousness is like Mount Tabor, blessing of Abraham: “I will bestow My blessing on you and make your descendants as numerous as (Genesis 1:5). allowing my sins to quickly pass out of sight— the stars in heaven and the sands on the seashore” (Genesis 22:17). Siddur Copyright ”’....Based on Isaiah 21:12: “The watchman said, ‘morning came and so did night . שׁ � ֹ ו מֵ ר like a yesterday that is gone or a watch in the night. the watchman Ha-mavdil bein kodesh l’h|.|ol, h|.|atoteinu hu yimh|.|ol, . Psalm 36:7 compares God’s righteousness to the highest mountains. Mount הַ ר תּ ָ� ב ֹו ר zareinu v’khaspeinu yarbeh khah|.|ol v’kha-kokhavim balailah. Mount Tabor Tabor is the highest mountain overlooking the verdant Jezreel Valley in the Land of Israel. The image Yom panah k’tzel tomer, ekra la-El alai gomer, has a second meaning: as we round the mountain, it hides what is on the other side. As we turn to the amar shomer ata voker v’gam lailah. week, past sins are forgiven, like a mountain hides what is on its other side. Ha-mavdil bein kodesh l’h|.|ol... like a yesterday . . . or a watch in the night . A play on Psalm 90:4, ְ �כּ ֹיום אֶתְ ֹמול... אַ שׁ ְ �מ וּ� רָ ה ַ בּ� ָ לּֽ �יְ לָ ה ,Tzidkat’kha k’har tavor, al f’sha·ai avor ta·avor where human life is described as fleeting. The poet turns the image on its head, remarking that God k’yom etmol ki ya·avor va·ashmurah balailah. allows our sins to quickly pass by. Ha-mavdil bein kodesh l’h|.|ol...

284 ערבית לחול · הבדלה weekday · evening service · havdalah 284 רִ בּ� וֹ�ן The Cycle of the Week Master of all time Based on a prayer . הָ ע וֹ � לָ מִ י ם א Prayers for the Week Ahead -to be recited at the conclu רִ ּבֹון הָ עֹולָמִ ים, הָחֵל עָ לֵ ֽינוּ הַ ּיָמִ ים הַבָּאִ ים לִקְרָ אתֵ ֽ נוּ ,Some times need laughter sion of Shabbat, mentioned א ;other times, tears some times need speaking, in the Talmud of the Land לשָׁלוֹם חֲ ׂשוּכִ ים מִ כׇּל־חֵטְא וּפֶ ֽגַע רָ ע. ִ ׂשים בּרָ כָ ה ,Master of all time, may the new week come to us peacefully others listening; of Israel (Berakhot 5:2). והַ צְלָחָ ה בּכׇ ל־מַעֲ ֵ ׂשה יָדֵ ֽ ינוּ ותַשְׁמִיעֵ ֽנוּ בַּ ּיָמִ ים הַבָּאִ ים some times need leading, and may it not include sin or injury. Bless us and prosper the .מָ ה ָ נּ�או וּ� and others following; work of our hands, that we may hear sounds of joy and gladness how beautiful .Isaiah 52:7 ָׂשׂשוֹן ו ׂשִמְחָ ה.ו ֹלא תַעֲ לֶה קִ ֽ נְאָתֵ נוּ לעַ לֵב םאָדָ ו ֹלא ,some times need giving other times, receiving; in the coming days. May we not be jealous of anyone and may AND OPEN FOR US קִ נְאַת אָדָ ם ּתַעֲ לֶה לעַ לִבֵּ ֽנוּ. וקַ ּיֶם־לָֽנוּ מִקְרָא שֶׁ כָּ תוּב: וּ� ְ פתַ ח some times are filled with none be jealous of us, and may the words of the prophet . This piyyut, which is re- לָ ֽ נ וּ� מָ ה ָ ּנאווּ עַל הֶ הָרִ ים רַ גְלֵי מ בַ ֵ ּׂשר מַשְׁמִֽ ַיע שָׁ לוֹם self-concern, others with be fulfilled: “How beautiful upon the hills are the footsteps of cited in the Ashkenazic rite selflessness; on Yom Kippur at Neilah, is מ בַ ֵ ּׂשר טוֹב. ”.some days are holy, the messenger announcing peace, heralding good tidings recited in the Separdic rite others workaday. each week. ב May the disparateness not JACOB, MY SERVANT, DO ב ,tear us apart, And open for us, ADONAI our God but let the individual אַ ל תִּ �ירָא עַ ְב ִ דּ�י NOT FEAR ּופְתַ ח לָ ֽנ ּויהוה אֱֹלהֵ ֽינוּ, אָב הָרַחֲמִ ים, ,compassionate Creator God’s message of .יַעֲ קֹב strands intertwine Festivals assurance to Jacob (Genesis בַּ ֶה ּזהַּׁשָ בֽוּעַ וּבְכׇל־שָׁבֽוּעַ , like the wicks of this this week and every week: Assembly candle, the gates of patience, the gates of understanding, 46:3) is repeated by Isaiah We enter the week .(44:2) שַׁ עֲ רֵ י אֲ רִ יכַת אַפַּ ֽיִם, שַׁעֲרֵ י ִּב י נָ ה , .giving light to the world

the gates of happiness, the gates of rejoicing, and asking that we, too, may שַׁ עֲ רֵ י ִּגילָה, שַׁעֲרֵ י ִ ּדיצָ ה, the gates of honor and beauty, the gates of good judgment, have nothing to fear. שַׁ עֲ רֵ י הוֹד והָדָ ר, שַׁעֲרֵ י וַ ֽעַ ד טוֹב, ,A Yiddish Saturday the gates of song, the gates of kindly love שַׁ עֲ רֵ י זִ מְרָה, שַׁעֲרֵ י חֶ ֽ סֶ ד , ,Night Prayer the gates of purity, the gates of uprightness

Rabbinical גאָ ט פוּן אברהם, פון שַׁ עֲ רֵ י ֽ ֹט הַ ר , שַׁ עֲ רֵ י ֽ ֹי שֶׁ ר , ,the gates of atonement, the gates of study the gates of serenity, the gates of consolation, Shabbat יצחק, אוּן פוּן יעקב,

שַׁ עֲ רֵ י ַּכפָּרָה, שַׁעֲרֵ י לִ מּוּד, the gates of forgiveness, the gates of help, the באַ היט דיַ ין פאָ לק שַׁ עֲ רֵ י מ נוּחוֹת, שַׁ עֲרֵ י נֶ חָ מָ ה , the gates of goodly income, the gates of righteousness, for ישראל אין זיַ ין נויט. by שַׁ עֲ רֵ י ס לִיחָה, שַׁעֲרֵ י עֶ זְ רָ ה , ,the gates of holiness, the gates of healing דעֶ ר ליבּער, הייליקער שבת גייט אַ וועק. דִ י שַׁ עֲ רֵ י רְ נָסָ ה טוֹבָה, שַׁעֲרֵ י דָ קָ ה , ,the gates of peace, the gates of Torah פַּ צ .and the gates of prayer גוּטע וואָ ך זאָ ל אוּנדז שַׁ עֲ רֵ י דֻ ּׁשָה, שַׁעֲרֵ י פוּאָ ה, 2016 קומען צוּ געזוּנט אוּן ק ר Shalem שַׁ עֲ רֵ י ָׁשלוֹם, שַׁעֲרֵ י ּת וֹ רָ ה , © ג צוּם לעבען, צוּ מזל אוּן .ADONAI said to Jacob: Jacob, My servant, do not fear ברכה, צוּ עושר אוּן שַׁ עֲ רֵ י ּת פִ ּלָ ה . Lev .ADONAI chose Jacob: Jacob, My servant, do not fear כבוד, צוּ חן אוּן חסד, .ADONAI shall redeem Jacob: Jacob, My servant, do not fear צוּ אַ גוּטער פרנסה ג .A star shall rise from Jacob: Jacob, My servant, do not fear אוּן הצלחה אוּן צוּ אַ לע גוטן געווינס אוּן אָמַ ר יהוה ליַעֲ ֹקב: אַ ל ִ ּתירָא עַבְ ִ ּדי יַעֲ ֹקב. In days to come, Jacob shall take root: Jacob, My servant, do not fear. Siddur Copyright ָּבחַ ר יהוה בּיַעֲ ֹקב. אַ ל ִ ּתירָא עַבְ ִ ּדי יַעֲ ֹקב. .A leader shall emerge from Jacob: Jacob, My servant, do not fear מחילת עוונות, .Remember this, Jacob: Jacob, My servant, do not fear אמן ואמן סלה. ָּגאַ ל יהוה אֶ ת־יַעֲ ֹקב. אַ ל ִ ּתירָא עַבְ ִ ּדי יַעֲ ֹקב. ,God of Abraham, of Isaac ָ ּדרַ ְך כּוֹכָב מִ ּיַעֲ ֹקב. אַ ל ִ ּתירָא עַבְ ִ ּדי יַעֲ ֹקב. and of Jacob, protect Your people Israel in their need, as the holy, beloved Shabbos takes הַ בָּ אִ ים יַשְׁרֵ שׁ יַעֲ ֹקב. אַ ל ִ ּתירָא עַבְ ִ ּדי יַעֲ ֹקב. its leave. May the good week come to us with health and life, good fortune and blessing, prosperity and dignity, graciousness and loving- ו יֵרְ ּד מִ ּיַעֲ ֹקב. אַ ל ִ ּתירָא עַבְ ִ ּדי יַעֲ ֹקב. kindness, sustenance and success, with all good blessings and with ז ֹכר ֹזאת ליַעֲ ֹקב. אַ ל ִ ּתירָא עַבְ ִ ּדי יַעֲ ֹקב. .forgiveness of sin

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