Hits of the High Holy Days: Recurring Prayers and Melodies 1. Barchu (This opens the main section of morning and evening prayer services) Praise Adonai to whom Bar'chu et Adonai ham’vorach! בּ ְ ָרכוּ אֶת יְ יָ ה ְ ַמבֹר ְָך . all prayer is directed. Baruch Adonai ham’vorach l'olam !va-ed ָ בּ ְרוּך יְ יָ ה ְ ַמּבֹר ְָך ְ לעוֹלָם ֶוָע ד. Praise Adonai to whom all prayer is directed forever and ever. 2. Avot (Beginning of the Amidah) Blessed are You Adonai, Baruch atah, Adonai, eloheinu ָ בּ ְרוּך אַתָּה יְ יָ א ֵ ֱלֹהֽינוּ ֵוֵאלֹה י God and God of our veilohei avoteinu v'imoteinu, ,elohei Avraham, elohei Yitzchak ֲ א ֵ בוֹתֽינוּ, אֱלֹהֵי אַבְרָהָם, ancestors, God of Abraham, God of Isaac, ,veilohei Ya-akov. Elohei Sarah אֱלֹהֵי יִצְחָק, וֵאלֹהֵי יַעֲקֹב, and God of Jacob, great elohei Rivka, eilohei Leah veilohei mighty awe-inspiring, Racheil. Ha-eil hagadol hagibor אֱלֹהֵי שָרָה אֱלֹהֵי רִבְקָה transcendent God, who v'hanora eil elyon. Gomeil אֱלֹהֵי רָחֵל ו ֵ ֵאלֹהֵי לֵאָה ה ֵָא ל acts with loving ,chasadim tovim, v'konei ha-kol הַגָּדוֹל הַגִּ בּוֹר ַ וְהנּוֹרָא, אֵל kindness and creates all things, who remembers v'zocheir chas’dei avot v’imahot, -umeivi g'ulah livnei v'neihem l'ma ע ְ ֶליוֹן, גּוֹמֵל חֲס ִ ָדים ִ טוֹבים, the loving deeds of our .an sh'mo b'ahavah ֵוְקֹנ ה ַ הכֹּל, וְזוֹכֵר חַסְדֵי אָבוֹת ancestors, and who will send a redeemer to their וְא ָ ִמהוֹת, וּמ ִ ֵביא גוֹאֵל לִבְנֵי children’s children with בְנֵיהֶם, ל ַ ְמֽעַן ְ שׁמוֹ ְ בּאַהֲבָה. love for the sake of divine honor. 3. Zochreinu (This is added into the Avot paragraph from Rosh Hashanah through Yom Kippur) Zochreinu l’chayim melech זָכ ֵ ְרֽנוּ לְחַיִּים, ֶ מֽל ְֶך חָפֵץ בַּחַיִּים, ,Remember us for life Sovereign who delights chafeitz bachayim, v’kot’veinu .b’seifer hachayim וְכָת ֵ ְבֽנוּ בּ ֵ ְסֽפֶר הַחַיִּים, לְמַע ַָנְך in life, and inscribe us in א ִ ֱלֹהים חַיִּים the book of life, for your sake, God of life. 4. End of Avot (in the Amidah) .Melech ozeir u'moshia u'magein ֶ מֽל ְֶך עוֹזֵר ִ וּמוֹשׁ ַֽיע וּמָגֵן. ָ בּ ְרוּך You are the sovereign who helps and saves and Baruch atah, Adonai, magein .Avraham v’ezrat Sarah אַתָּה יְ יָ , מָגֵן אַבְרָהָם וְעֶזְרַת shields. Praised are You שָרָה. Adonai, Shield of Abraham and the Helper of Sarah. Shir Tikvah 2011 Page 1 Hits of the High Holy Days: Recurring Prayers and Melodies 5. Avinu Malkeinu (traditional tune) -Avinu Malkeinu, choneinu va אָ ִב ינוּ ַמ ְל ֵכּ נוּ ָח נֵ נוּ וַ ֲע נֵ נוּ ִכּ י Avinu Malkeinu, have mercy on us, answer us, for aneinu, ki ein banu ma-asim asei -imanu tz’dakah va-chesed v’hoshi ֵא ין ָב נוּ ַמ ֲע ִשׂ ים ֲע ֵש ה ִע ָמ נוּ ;our deeds are insufficient deal with us charitably and .einu ְצ ָד ָק ה ָו ֶח ֶס ד וְ הוֹ ִש ֵיע נוּ lovingly and redeem us. 6. Adonai, Adonai (Sung throughout the High Holy Days) Adonai, Adonai, God Adonai, Adonai el rachum הי הי אֵל ַ רחוּם ָ וְחנוּן אֶר ְֶך merciful and compass- v’chanun Erech apayim, v’rav -chesed v’emet Notzeir chesed la אַפַּיִם וְרַב חֶסֶד וְאֶמֶת נוֹצֵר sionate, patient, abound-ing in love and faithfulness, alafim, nosei avon vafesha חֶסֶד לָאַל ִ ָפים נֹשֵא עָוֹן assuring love for thousands v’chata-ah v’nakei וָפֶשַע וְח ָ ַט ְאָה וְנָקֵה. of generations, forgiving iniquity, transgression, and sin, and granting pardon. 7. V’al Kulam (Sung as the chorus during a longer prayer throughout the High Holy Days) For all these sins, forgiving V’al kulam, eloha selichot. S’lach וְ ַע ל כּוָּל ם ֱא ל ַוֹהּ ס ִ ְליחוֹת God, forgive us, pardon us, lanu, m’chal lanu, kaper lanu. סְלַח לָנוּ מְחָל לָנוּ כָּפֵּר לָנוּ .grant us atonement 8. Mi Chamocha (Sung during the Amidah from Rosh Ha-Shanna through Yom Kippur) ,Mi chamocha Av harachamim מִי ָ כ ָמוֹך אַב הָרַח ִ ֲמים, זוֹכֵר Who is like You, Source of Compassion, Who zocheir y’tzurav l’chayim ?b’rachamim ָ יְצוּריו לְחַיִּים בְּרַח ִ ֲמים. remembers Your creations with mercy for life? Shir Tikvah 2011 Page 2 .