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Avinu Malkeinu Candlelighting • הַדְלָקַ ת נֵ רוֹת • Hadlakat Neirot WITh ThE sETTING Of ThIs EvENING’s sUN, united with Jews of every place and time, we proclaim a new year of hope. May the light of the Divine shine forth to lead us, to show us the good we must do, the harmony we must create. Let the fire we kindle be for us a warming flame, whose brightness shows us the path of life. ,Baruch atah Adonai, Eloheinu melech ha.olamבָּרוְּך אַתָּ ה יְיָ,אֱֹלהֵֽ ינוּ מֶֽלְֶך הָעוֹלָ ם, asher kidshanu b’mitzvotav v’tzivanu אֲשֶׁר קִדְּ שָֽׁ נוּ בְּמִ צְֺותָ יו וְצִוָּֽנוּ .l’hadlik neir [shel Shabbat v’] shel yom tov לְהַדְ לִ יק נֵ ר ]שֶׁל שַׁ בָּת וְ [ שֶׁ ל יוֹם טוֹב. Blessed is the Eternal God, Ruler of the universe, who hallows us with mitzvot, and commands us to kindle the lights of [Shabbat and] Yom Tov. ,Baruch atah Adonai, Eloheinu melech ha.olamבָּרוְּך אַתָּ ה יְיָ,אֱֹלהֵֽ ינוּ מֶֽלְֶך הָעוֹלָ ם, shehecheyanu v’kiymanu v’higianuשֶׁהֶחֱ יָֽנוּ וְקִ יְּמָֽ נוּ וְהִ גִּ יעָֽנוּ .lazman hazeh לַ זְּמַן הַ זֶּ ה. Blessed is the Eternal God, Ruler of the universe, for giving us life, for sustaining us, and for enabling us to reach this season. ROsh hAshANAh EvENING 3 Sacred Assembly • ַ בּ ֹחֽדֶ שׁ הַ ּשְׁבִ יעִ י • Psalm 121 Bachodesh Hashvi·i • אֶ ּשָׂא עֵ ינַ י • Esa Einai Bachodesh hashvi·i, b’echad lachodesh, yiyeh ַ בּ ֹחֽדֶ שׁ הַ ּשְׁבִ יעִ י, בְּאֶחָד לַ ֹחֽדֶ שׁ, יִהְ יֶ ה ?Esa einai el-heharim, mei·ayin yavo ezri אֶ ּשָׂא עֵ ינַי אֶ ל־הֶהָרִ ים, מֵאַֽיִן ֹיָבא עֶ ְזרִ י? -lachem shabaton, zichron t’ruah, mikra לָ כֶ ם ַשׁ ָ בּתוֹן, ִזכְ רוֹן ְ תּרוּעָ ה, מִקְרָ א־ .Ezri mei·im Adonai, oseih shamayim va·aretz עֶ ְזרִ י מֵעִ ם יְיָ, ֹע ֵ שׂה שָׁמַֽיִם וָאָֽרֶ ץ. .kodesh. Kol-m’lechet avodah lo ta·asu ֹקֽדֶ שׁ. ׇ כּל־מְלֶֽאכֶת עֲ ֹב הדָ ֹלא תַעֲ שׂוּ. .Al-yitein lamot raglecha, al-yanum shomrecha אַ ל־יִ תֵּן לַ מּוֹט רַ גְלֶָֽך, אַ ל־יָנוּם ֹשׁמְרֶֽ ָך. Hineih lo-yanum v’lo yishan, shomeir Yisrael. In the seventh month, on the first day of the month, there shall be a sacred הִ הּנֵ ֹלא־יָנוּם וְ ֹלא יִ י ָ שׁן, שׁוֹמֵ ר יִ שְׂרָאֵ ל. Adonai shomrecha, Adonai tzilcha al-yad assembly, a cessation from work, a day of commemoration proclaimed by יְיָ ֹשׁמְרֶָֽך, יְיָ צִ לְָּך עַ ל־יַ ד .y’minecha. Yomam hashemesh lo-yakekah, the sound of the Shofar יְמִ ינֶָֽך. יוֹמָם הַ ּשֶֽׁמֶ שׁ ֹלא־יַ ֶֽכּ ָ כּה, -v’yarei·ach balailah. Adonai yishmorcha mikol וְיָרֵֽחַ ַבּלָּֽיְלָ ה. יְיָ יִ שְׁמׇרְ ָך מִ ׇ כּ ל־ All rise. -ra, yishmor et-nafshecha. Adonai yishmor רָ ע, יִ ְ שׁ ֹמר אֶ ת־נַפְ שֶָֽׁך. יְיָ יִ שְׁמׇ ר־ Tiku vachodesh shofar תִּקְ עוּ בַ ֹחֽדֶ שׁ שׁוֹפָ ר .tzeit·cha uvo·echa, mei·atah v’ad olam צֵאתְ ָך וּבוֹאֶָֽך, מֵעַ ָ תּה וְעַ ד־עוֹלָ ם. .bakeseh l’yom chageinu בַּכֶּֽסֶה לְ יוֹם חַ גֵּֽנוּ. I lift up my eyes to the mountains; what is the source of my help? My help will come ,Ki chok l’Yisrael hu כִּ י חק לְיִשְׂרָאֵ ל הוּא, ֹ from the Eternal, Maker of heaven and earth. God will not allow your foot to slip; your mishpat l’Elohei Ya.akov. מִשְׁפָּט לֵאֹלהֵ י יַעֲ ֹקב. .Guardian will not slumber. Behold, the Guardian of Israel neither slumbers nor sleeps The Eternal is your Keeper, the Eternal is your shade at your right hand. The sun shall Sound the Shofar when the new moon appears, not harm you by day, nor the moon by night. The Eternal will guard you from all evil, at the turning of the year, and protect your being. The Eternal will guard you, coming and going, from this time at the returning of our solemn celebration. forth, and forever. For this is a statute binding on Israel, an ordinance of the God of Jacob. IN ThE TwILIGhT of the vanishing year, we lift up our hearts in thanksgiving. The Ark is opened. Our souls are stirred by the memory of joy, as the new year begins. We were sustained by love and kindness; comforted in times of sorrow; found The Year • יְהִי רָ צוֹן • happiness in our homes, and gladness with our friends. We lift up our hearts Y’hi Ratzon Y’hi ratzon milfanecha, Adonai Eloheinuיְהִי רָ צוֹן מִלְּפָנֶֽיָך, יְיָאֱֹלהֵֽ ינוּ .in thanksgiving, as the new year begins v’Elohei avoteinu v’imoteinu, shet·chadeish וֵאֹלהֵי אֲבוֹתֵֽ ינוּ וְאִמּוֹתֵֽ ינוּ, שֶׁתְּחַדֵּ שׁ .As the new year begins, our spirits rise in grateful song aleinu v’al kol-beit Yisrael et-hashanah עָלֵֽ ינוּ וְעַל כׇּ ל־ ֵ בּית יִ שְׂרָאֵל אֶ ת־הַּׁשָ נָ ה But there were dreams that came to naught . and times when we refused to hazot, sh’nat chameishet alafim u הַ ֹזּאת, ְ שׁנַת חֲמֵֽ שֶׁת אֲלָפִ ים וּ .dream. These, with much regret, we now remember, as the new year begins mei·ot v’ , l’chayim ulshalom, l’sason מֵ אוֹת וְ , לְחַ ִ יּים וּלְ ָ שׁלוֹם, לְ ָשׂשׂוֹן .As the new year begins, contrition fills our thoughts :ulsimchah, lishuah ulnechamah, v’nomar וּלְ שִׂמְחָ ה, לִ ישׁוּעָ ה וּלְ נֶחָמָ ה, וְ ֹנאמַ ר: Some of our days were dark with grief. Many a tear furrowed our cheeks: alas .amen אָ מֵ ן . for the tender ties that were broken! We look back with sorrow, as the new year begins. May this new year, called five thousand hundred and , bring to As the new year begins, tears well up within us. us and the whole House of Israel life and peace, joy and exaltation, Yet we look ahead with hope, giving thanks for the daily miracle of renewal, redemption and comfort. for the promise of good to come. May this Rosh Hashanah, birthday of the May this new year bring us life and peace, joy and exaltation, redemption and world, be our day of rebirth into life and peace, serenity and safety, as the new comfort. Amen. year begins. As the new year begins, so is hope reborn with us! 4 rosh hAshANAh EvENING ROsh hAshANAh EvENING 5 Creator of day and night, You roll light away from darkness and darkness from light; You cause day to pass and bring on the night; the God of all being is Your name. O living and eternal God, rule us always, to the end of time! Blessed is the Eternal God, whose word makes evening fall. Revelation • אַהֲבַת עוֹלָ ם • Ahavat Olam שְׁמַ ע וּבִרְכוֹתֶֽיהָ :Ahavat olam beit Yisrael amcha ahavta אַהֲבַת םעוֹלָ בֵּ ית יִשְׂרָאֵל עַמְָּך אָהַֽבְתָּ : Torah umitzvot, chukim umishpatim תּוֹרָה וּמִ צְ ֺות, חֻקִּ ים וּמִשְׁפָּטִ ים Sh’ma Uvirchoteha • Sh’ma and Its Blessings ,otanu limadta. Al-kein, Adonai Eloheinu אוֹתָֽ נוּ לִַֽדְתָּ.מּ עַ ל־כֵּן, יְיָאֱֹלהֵֽ ינוּ, ,b’shochbeinu uvkumeinu nasiach b’chukecha בְּשׇׁ כְ בֵּֽנוּ וּבְ קוּמֵֽ נוּ נָשִֽׂ יחַבְּחֻקֶּֽ יָך, The Call to Prayer • ָ בּ רְ כ וּ • Bar’chu v’nismach b’divrei toratecha uvmitzvotecha חוְנִשְׂמַ בְּדִ בְרֵי תוֹרָתֶָֽך וּבְמִ צְֺותֶֽ יָך l’olam va·ed. Ki heim chayeinu v’orech לְעוֹלָ ם וָעֶ ד. כִּי הֵם חַ יֵּֽינוּ וְ ֹאֽרֶ ְך !Bar’chu et-Adonai hamvorach בָּרְכוּ אֶ ת־יְיָ הַמְ ֹברָ ְך! Praise the Eternal, to whom our praise is due! .yameinu, uvahem negeh yomam valailah יָמֵֽ ינוּ, וּבָהֶ ם נֶהְ גֶּ ה יוֹמָ ם וָלָֽיְלָ ה. !V’ahavat.cha al-tasir mimenu l’olamim וְאַהֲבָתְָך אַ ל־תָּסִיר מִמֶּֽ ּנוּ לְעוֹלָמִ ים! !Baruch Adonai hamvorach l’olam va·ed בָּרוְּך יְיָ הַמְ ֹברָ ְך לְעוֹלָ ם וָעֶ ד! .Baruch atah Adonai, oheiv amo Yisrael בָּרוְּך אַתָּ ה יְיָ, אוֹהֵב עַ מּוֹ יִשְׂרָאֵ ל. !Praised be the Eternal, to whom our praise is due, now and forever The Ark is closed. Unending is Your love for Your people, the House of Israel: Torah and mitzvot, laws and precepts have You taught us. Therefore, O God, when we lie down and when we rise up, we will meditate on Your laws Creation • מַעֲרִ יב עֲרָ בִ ים • Ma.ariv Aravim and rejoice in Your Torah and mitzvot forever. Baruch atah Adonai, Eloheinu melech ha.olam, Day and night we will reflect on them, for they are our life and the length ofבָּרוְּך אַתָּ ה יְיָ,אֱֹלהֵֽ ינוּ מֶֽלְֶך הָעוֹלָ ם, asher bidvaro ma.ariv aravim. B’chochmah our days. O may Your love never depart from our hearts! Blessed are You, O אֲשֶׁ ר בִּדְ בָרוֹ מַעֲרִ יב עֲרָ בִ ים. בְּחׇכְמָ ה .potei·ach sh’arim, uvitvunah m’shaneh itim, God: You love Your people Israel פּוֹתֵֽחַ שְׁעָרִ ים, וּבִתְ בוּנָה מְשַׁ ּנֶה עִתִּ ים, -umachalif et-hazmanim, umsadeir et וּמַחֲלִיף אֶ ת־הַ זְּמַ ִ ּנים, וּמְסַדֵּר אֶ ת־ עשְׁמַ יִשְׂרָאֵ ל: יְיָאֱֹלהֵֽ ינוּ, יְיָ אֶחָ ד! hakochavim b’mishm’roteihem barakia הַ כּוֹכָבִ ים בְּמִשְׁמְרוֹתֵ יהֶ ם בָּרָקִֽ יעַ kirtzono. Borei yom valailah, goleil or !Sh’ma, Yisrael: Adonai Eloheinu, Adonai echad כִּרְ צוֹנוֹ. בּוֹרֵ א יוֹם וָלָֽיְלָ ה, גּוֹלֵ ל אוֹר !mipnei choshech v’choshech mipnei or, Hear, O Israel: the Eternal is our God, the Eternal is One מִפְּנֵי חֽ ֹשֶׁ ְך וְחֽ ֹשְֶׁך מִפְּנֵ י אוֹר, uma.avir yom umeivi lailah, umavdil bein וּמַעֲבִ יר יוֹם וּמֵֽבִ יא לָֽיְלָ ה, וּמַבְדִּ יל בֵּ ין בָּ רוְּך ֵ שׁם ְ כּבוֹד מַלְ כוּתוֹ לְ עוֹלָ ם וָעֶ ד! yom uvein lailah, Adonai Tz’va.ot sh’mo. El chai יוֹם וּבֵ ין לָֽיְלָ ה, יְיָ צְבָ אוֹת שְׁ מוֹ.
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