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Service for Rosh Hashanah

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Service for Rosh Hashanah A prayerbook for Rosh Hashanah services

based on traditional and contemporary liturgical sources

with full transliteration, modern English translation,

explanations, instructions and notes.

Prepared by

The Singlish™ Publication Society

14140 Sherwood, Oak Park, MI 48237

248.842.5563

[email protected]

www.singlishps.com

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Table of Contents

Introduction 13

Rosh Hashanah Liturgy 13

Apologies and Hope 13

Typography 13

In Memory 14

Light the Candles 15

The Priestly Blessing 16

Afternoon Service: Rosh Hashanah

Eve 17

Ashrei 18

Psalm 145 18

Leader’s Half Kaddish 20

Amidah 21

Amidah: Central Blessings 24

Amidah: Closing Blessings 30

Personal Prayers 34

Personal Prayers Continued 35

Full Kaddish 36

Aleinu 38

Mourner’s Kaddish 41

Evening Service for Rosh Hashanah 43

Evening: Greeting Shabbat 44

Psalm 92 44

Psalm 93 46


Evening Shema and Its Blessings 48

Call to Prayer 48

First Blessing Before Shema 48

Second Blessing Before Shema 49

Shema (First Paragraph) 50

Shema (Second Paragraph) 51

Shema (Third Paragraph) 53

First Beracha After Shema 54

Second Beracha After Shema 57

This Day in Torah 59

Keep Shabbat 59

Rosh Hashanah 59


Evening Amidah 61

1. Ancestors 61

2. Might 62

3. Holiness 63

4. Middle Beracha 66

5. Temple Service 71

6. We Give Thanks 71

7. Peace 73

Personal Prayers 74


Completion 76

The Sevenfold Blessing 76

Psalm 24 79

Full Kaddish 81

Evening Concluding Prayers 83

Aleinu 83


Psalm 27 88


Yigdal 93

Morning Service for Rosh Hashanah 95

Dawn Blessings 96

Bir’chot Hashachar 96

Vihi Ratson … 99

Introduction to the Akedah 100

Ruler of every world… 102

But we are your people… 103

Atah hu 105

Rabbinic Texts 107

Teachers’ Kaddish 108

Morning Service: Daily Psalms 111

Psalm 24, for Sunday 111

Psalm 48, for Monday 112

Psalm 82, for Tuesday 114

Ps. 94, 95:1-3, for Wednesday 115

Psalm 81, for Thursday 117

Psalm 93, for Friday 119

Psalm 92, for Shabbat 120


The Song of Glory 124


Psalm 30 131


Blessed is the One… 135

1 Chronicles 16:8-36 137

Psalm 19 143

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Psalm 34 145

Psalm 90 147

Psalm 91 149

Psalm 135 152

Psalm 136 154

Psalm 33 156

Psalm 92 158

Psalm 93 160

Yehi Chevod 161

Ashrei 163

Psalm 145 163

Psalm 146 165

Psalm 147 166

Psalm 148 168

Psalm 149 170

Psalm 150 171

I Chron. 29:10-13 173

Nehemiah 9:6-11 174

The Song of the Sea 175

Morning Service: Shema and Its

Blessings 180

The Soul… 180

Psalm 130 186


Call to Prayer 188

Blessing 1 for Shema 188

El Adon 191

To God Who Rested 193

Be Blessed, Our Rock 195

Blessing 2 for Shema 198

Shema (First Paragraph) 200

Shema (Second Paragraph) 201

Shema (Third Paragraph) 203

Blessing After Shema 204

God’s Words Are True 205

Our Help 206

Morning Silent Amidah 209

1. Ancestors 209

2. Might 210

3. Holiness 211

4. Holiness of This Day 213



7. Peace 218

Shalom 218

Personal Prayers 219


Morning Amidah: Repetition 221

1. Ancestors 221

2. Might 222

3. Holiness 223

Additional Poems 224

3. Responsive Kedushah 243




7. Peace 254

Avinu Malkenu 255

Full Kaddish 260

Torah Service 264

Taking out the Scroll 264

Torah Blessings 269

Thanks after Peril 271

First Day: Genesis 21 272

Second Day: Genesis 22 278


Raising the Scroll 284

Maftir: Numbers 29:1-6 285

The Haftarah 286

Haftarah: First Day 287

Haftarah: Second Day 295

Blessings After the Haftarah 300

May Deliverance … 302

For the Congregation 303

Prayer for Israel 305

Shofar Service 306

Ashrei 308

Psalm 145 308

Returning the Torah 310

Psalm 24 310

Psalm 29 312

When The Ark Rested 314

Additional Service 315

Leader’s Prayer 316


Additional Silent Amidah 320

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1. Ancestors 320

2. Might 321

3. Holiness 322


5. Remembering 337

6. Shofar 344


8. Thanks 349

9. Peace 351



Additional Amidah: Repetition 354

1. Ancestors 354

2. Might 356

3. God’s Holiness 356


5. Remembering 391

6. Shofar References 397


8. Thanks 404

9. Peace 407

Full Kaddish 412

Additional Service: Concluding

Prayers 414

Ein Keloheinu 414

Aleinu 415


Psalm 27 420


Adon Olam 425

Afternoon Service 427

Psalm 145 428

Uva LeTziyon Go’el 430

Chatzi Kadish 435

Torah Blessings 438

Deuteronomy 32:1-12 439

Raising the Scroll 441

Returning the Torah 441

Psalm 24 442

When The Ark Rested 443


Afternoon Service: Amidah 445

1. Ancestors 445

2. God’s Power 446

3. God’s Holiness 446



6. Thanks 453

7. Peace 456



Afternoon Service 458

Avinu Malkenu 459

Full Kaddish 464

Aleinu 466


Tashlich 471

Books Consulted 473

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Introduction

Rosh Hashanah Liturgy

The Rosh Hashanah service strains the limits

of Jewish liturgy. We’re accustomed to three-

hour-long morning services for Shabbat and

festivals, but on Rosh Hashanah we can take

twice as long.

Three additions extend the service: the

Shofar service, additional berachot in the

Musaf service, and piyutim.

The Shofar service is self-explanatory,

though much can be said of its symbolism.

The Musaf service has extra berachot to

expand the silent and repeated amidah. A

festival Musaf amidah normally has seven

berachot, including a middle berachah that

celebrates the holiness of the day. On Rosh

Hashanah, we extend that berachah with

verses honoring God’s sovereignty,

Malchuyot. We add two further berachot with

the themes of Malchuyot (Sovereignty),

Zichronot (Remembrance) and Shofarot

(Shofar-verses). This makes nine berachot, as

outlined in the Mishnah for Rosh Hashanah

(4:5).

During the repetition of the Shacharit and

Musaf Amidah prayers, we add piyutim,

devotional poems that sometimes rise to great

complexity and obscure allusiveness. With

their ceremonious ark openings and closings,

these are the chief reason our service is

lengthened. Some worshipers relish their

mastery of these poems and are able to

respond fluently, with profound under-

standing of the Hebrew and its allusions; they

hunger for more and perhaps feel that this

sustenance is most beneficial to their fellow

worshipers. Others point out that these poetic

insertions interrupt the service, and Jewish

tradition frowns on such interruptions. For

that reason, I have chosen a substantial set of

piyutim which will be too few for some, too

many for others, but just right for me—and I

hope, dear reader, for you!

I have transcribed, translated and

transliterated the piyutim included in this

book to the best of my ability.

Apologies and Hope

The attempt to prepare and proofread a text

of Jewish liturgy makes us aware of our own

shortcomings. How much must we rely on

the scholars of previous generations whose

steady expertise transmitted the ancient texts

of prayer! How softly must we tread as we

adjust the text to reflect contemporary

currents in Jewish expression! How carefully

we must proofread the text, again and again,

fearing that an pesky typo has eluded our

vigilance! With what trepidation must we

hope that our guidance will steer people in

the right direction!

If I were a better scholar, a brighter

student, how much better might this book be.

And yet, if I were someone else, this book

would not have been prepared, and it would

not be available to those who will find it

useful. Suffice it to say, I have done my best,

and I hope this book will bring some of the

beauty, profound emotion and meaning of

Jewish prayer to people who might otherwise

find services a closed book and a shuttered

door.

May we all be found worthy to join our

communities in prayer on Rosh Hashanah.

Typography

Italics in the translation are for words added

to explain the literal meaning of the Hebrew.

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Bold in the translation is for Singlish™,

singable English that fits the Hebrew tune.

Shaded words show variations in the text,

either for Shabbat or for different versions of

prayers. For example, words added to honor

the Matriarchs with the Patriarchs are shaded:

those who wish may add the words, while

others may omit them.

Finally, direct quotations from scripture

are in a distinct Hebrew font.

In Memory

My constant companion during this project

was Philip Birnbaum’s High Holiday Prayer

Book. I use a copy from which I have led

services for many years. To lead these

services is a great pleasure and privilege, and

when my voice follows these familiar paths,

my heart fills with the memory of generous

spirits who have enriched my life. Cantor

Louis Klein taught me chazzanut. Rev. Israel

Cohen brought spirited and joyous music to

services in Bournemouth. I remember our

dear friend Jeanette Serling, whose copy of

the Birnbaum machzor I use each year. My

father and my son are always in my heart

during the High Holidays; one year, they

stood at my side to help me stand after

kneeling for Aleinu and the Yom Kippur

Avodah service. Each year, I stand between

my ancestors and my descendants, between

past and future, sustained by both. At this

time of year, as we reflect on the past and

hope for the future, may we find ourselves

embraced by warmth and love from both

directions!

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Additional Service for Rosh Hashanah

Additional Service

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Leader’s Prayer Additional Service 316

Leader’s Prayer r0B5x 2cy5l1s5l h3L5p1T Tefillah Lishli’ach Tzibur

....This prayer expresses the leader’s humility and grave sense of responsibility on this solemn day...

Here I stand, a chronic underachiever,1

shaking and scared, in fear of the one who is

crowned with the Jewish people’s praises.2

f2i2M5m y»n3i4h y»nÚn5hd2c2P5m d2c1p»nÚw s3i1r»n

l6a3r1f»y t9L5h1T b6s9y

Hineni he’ani mima’as,

nir’ash venifchad mipachad

yoshev tehilot Yisra’al.

I have come to stand and plead

before you

on behalf of your people, the Jews,

who have sent me,

,¼N2c1t5h1l0 d^m@i2l y5ta3BjyÅn3p1l

l6a3r1f»y j1M2i l2iy»n0c3l1s r4s@a

Bati la’amod ulehit’chanen

lefanecha

al am’cha Yisra’el

asher shelachuni

although I am not up to the task

nor suited for it.

ya2d1k y»ny6a4s y5P l2i [2a;3k1l ,0g3hÚw

af al pi she’eini chedai

vehagun lechach.

So I beg of you, j1M5m s6Q2b@a ,6k3l Lachen avakesh mim’cha,

God of Abraham and Sarah,

God of Isaac and Rebeccah,

and God of Jacob,3

Rachel and Leah,

h3r3fÚwh3q1b5rÚw

h3a6lÚw l6c2rÚw

Elohei Avraham veSarah,

Elohei Yitzchak veRivkah,

vElohei Ya’akov

veRachel veLe’ah,

almighty, powerful, awesome—4 y2D2s shadai, ayom venorah—

please make me succeed on the path

that I tread as I approach you

to stand and beg for mercy

for myself and those who sent me.

y5K1r2D 2cy5l1x2m ań h¼y$h;6l9h y5kn3a r4s@a

.y5m@c2r s6Q2b1l0 d^m@i2ly3c1l9s l2iÚw y2l3i

heyeh nah matzli’ach darki

asher anochi holech,

la’amod ulevakesh rachamim

alai ve’al sholchai.

Please, don’t condemn them for my sins

or make them liable for my wrongs—

I know I am an offender, a sinner.

y2taÛ2c1B .6iy5s1p2T l2a ańÚwy2t9n9@i2B .6bÚY2c1T l2aÚwy»n3a 2i6s9p0 a6u9c y5K

Venah al tafshi’em bechatotai,

ve’al techayvem ba’avonotai,

ki choteh ufoshe’ah ani.

1 “Poor in deeds,” i.e., having achieved nothing. 2 “Who sits on a throne of (or in judgement over) the praises of Israel.” 3 Based on Ex. 3:6, Moses’ encounter with God at the Burning Bush. 4 “Powerful, awesome” is found in Habakuk 1:7.

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317 Additional Service Leader’s Prayer

Don’t let them be humiliated for my sins

or be ashamed of me,

and let me not be ashamed in front of them.

y2i3s1p5B 0m1l3K»y l2aÚwy5B .6h 0s9b¼y l2aÚw

.4h3B y»n@a s9b6a l2aÚw

va’al yikalmu bifsha’ai

ve’al yevoshu hem bi,

ve’al evosh ani bahem.

Rather, accept my prayer

like that of a seasoned professional1

of appropriate age,

fully experienced,2

with pleasing voice,

friendly with other people.

y5t3l5p1T l6B2qÚwly»g3rÚw ,6q´z t2l5p1T5K

h4ań 9q1r5p0l3DÄg1m 9n3qÚz0.y5iń 9l9qÚw

t9Y5r1B2h .5i t2i2d1B b3ri1m0

Vekabel tefilati

kit’filat zaken veragil,

ufirko na’eh

uzekano megudal

vekolo na’im

ume’orav beda’at im habriyot.

Tell the prosecutor not to accuse me;3

when we skipped your rules, let it be4

considered devotion;

over all our sins

cover them with your love,

y»n¼ny5u1fºy l2b1l ,3u3f2B r2iÚg5tÚwjy4l3i 0n¼g0L5d ań y5hy»w

[email protected] l3K l2iÚwh3b@h2a1B h4O2k1T

Vetigar basatan leval yastineni,

vihi nah dilugenu alecha

ahavah,

ve’al kol pesha’im

techaseh be’ahavah,

please turn every trouble and evil—

for us and all the Jewish community—

into joy and celebration,

into life and peace;

ań-;3p@h t9i3rÚw t9r3x l3Kl6a3r1f»y l3k1l0 0n3lh3c1m5f1l0 ,9f3f1l.9l3s1l0 .y5Y2c1l

kol tzarot vera’ot hafach nah

lanu ulechol Yisra’el

lesason ulesim’cha,

lechayim uleshalom,

they long for truth and peace.

And let there be no obstacle

to my prayer.

0b3h$a .9l3S2hÚw t4m$a3hl9s1k5m .0s y5hÚy a^lÚw

y5t3L5p1t5B

ha’emet vehashalom ehavu,

velo yehi shum michshol

bit’filati.

1 “Like the prayer of an elder (i.e., experienced person), a regular (i.e., one who does this often). 2 “And his beard full grown.” 3 “Rebuke the adversary so that he will not accuse me”; the adversary is the prosecuting attorney in

the court of God’s justice, and you may recognize the familiar name Satan. In Jewish tradition,

Satan is not an evil “angel” independent of God but instead symbolizes our understanding that God

is aware of our failings and wrongdoing. 4 “Please let our skipping/omission before you.”

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Leader’s Prayer Additional Service 318

God, let this be what you want,


Isaac and Rebeccah,

Jacob, Rachel and Leah,

yy jyÅn3p1L5m ,9x3r y5hy»wh3r3fÚw .3h3r1b2a y6h^l$a

h3q1b5rÚw q3c1x»yh3a6lÚw l6c3rÚw bq@iºyÚw

Vihi ratzon milfanecha, Adonai,


Yitzchak veRivkah,

veYa’akov veRachel veLeah,

the God who is great,

powerful and awesome,

God on high;

l9d´G2h l6a3ha3r9N2hÚw r9B»G2h

,9y1l4i l6a

ha’El hagadol

hagibor vehanorah

El elyon,

Ex 3:14 “I will be what I will be,” “Ehyeh asher ehyeh,”

that all the messengers

who carry prayers aloft

will bring my prayer

into your presence1

.y5k3a1l2M2h l3K4st9L5p1t y6l@i2m .6h4s

y5t3L5p1t 0ay5byj4d9b1k a6O5k y¼n1p5l

shekol hamalachim

shehem ma’alei tefilot

yavi’u tefilati

lifnei chisei chevodecha

and present it to you

for the sake of

all the righteous and devout,

the blameless and upright,

jyÅn3p1l H3t9a 0gy5XºyÚwr0b@i2B

.y5dy5o@c2hÚw .y5qy5D2X2h l3K.y5r3sÚy2hÚw .y5my5m1T2h

veyatzigu otah lefanecha

ba’avur

kol hatzadikim vehachasidim,

hat’mimim vehayesharim,

and for the sake of

your great and awesome reputation.2

r0b@i2b0a3r9N2hÚw l9d´G2h j1m5s d9b1K

uva’avur

kevod shimcha hadagol vehanorah

For you listen to

the prayer of your people, the Jews,

with compassion.

2i6m9s h3T2a y5Kl6a3r1f»y j1M2i t2L5p1T

.y5m@c2r1B

ki atah shome’ah

tefilat am’cha Yisra’el

berachamim.

We bless you, God who listens to prayer. h3L5p1T 2i6m9s h3T2a ;0r3B Baruch atah, shome’ah tefilah.

1 “Before your throne of glory.” 2 “The honor/glory of your great and awesome name.”

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319 Additional Service Leader’s Half Kaddish

Leader’s Half Kaddish sy5D2q y5x@c Chatzi Kaddish

............................ The leader begins kaddish; the congregation responds “Amen” .............................

Let it be great, let it be holy,

God’s great name—(Amen)

s2D2q1t»yÚw l2DºG1t»y(,6m3a) a3B2r H6m1s

Yitgadal veyitkadash

shemeh rabah—(Amen)

—in the world created

by divine will,

which God will rule in sovereignty.

In your lifetime and in your days

and in the lifetime of all Israel,

quickly and soon.

Now you say, “Amen.”

A3r1b y5D A3m1l3I1BH6t0I1r5k

H6t0k1l2m ;y5l1mºyÚw,9ky6m9y1b0 ,9ky¼Y2c1B

l6a3r1f»y ty6B l3k1d y¼Y2c1b0by5r3q ,2mÚz5b0 a3l´g@i2B

,6m3a : 0r1m5aÚw

—be’almah di verah

chir’uteh

veyamlich malchuteh,

bechayechon uv’yomechon

uvechayei dechol bet Yisra’el

ba’agalah uvizman kariv.

Ve’imru, “Amen.”

......We answer “Amen” and say the next section; the leader repeats our response and continues ......

May the great name be blessed

forever and ever and ever.

;2r3b1m a3B2r H6m1s a6hÚya´Y2m1l3i y6m1l3i1l0 .2l3i1l

Yehei shemei rabah mevarach

le’alam ul’almei almayah.

.............................................Leader continues; we respond “berich hu” .............................................

Blessed and praised

and glorified and exalted

and elevated and honored

and raised and hailed

be the holy name,

blessed may it be—

c2B2T1s»yÚw ;2r3B1t»y.2m9r1t»yÚw r2a3P1t»yÚwr2D2h1t»yÚw a6Fºn1t»yÚwl2L2h1t»yÚw h4L2i1t»yÚwa3s1d0q1D H6m1s

a0h ;y5r1B

Yitbarach veyishtabach

veyitpa’ar veyitromam

veyitnaseh veyit’hadar

veyit’aleh veyit’halal

shemeh dekudshah,

berich hu.

far above all

blessing and song,

praise and repentance

that are spoken in this world.

Now you say, “Amen.”

l3K5m a3L6i1l0 a3L6i1la3t3ry5sÚw a3t3k1r5B

a3t3m$cÅnÚw a3t3c1B1s8Ta3m1l3i1B ,3ry5m@a2D

,6m3a : 0r1m5aÚw

Le’elah ule’elah mikol

bir’chatah veshiratah

tushbechatah venechematah,

da’amiran be’almah.

Ve’imru, “Amen.”

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Additional Silent Amidah h3dy5m@i Amidah

We stand to recite the Amidah (Standing Prayer) quietly.

Those who wish may omit the shaded references to the Matriarchs.

Psalm 51:17 Sovereign, open my lips,

and my mouth will speak your praise.”

Adonai sefatai tiftach,

ufi yagid tehilatecha.

1. Ancestors t9h3M5aÚw t9b3a Avot Ve’imahot

...........................................Bow at “Baruch”; straighten up at “Adonai.” .........................................

We bless you, Sovereign God

and God of our parents,


God of Isaac and Rebeccah,

and God of Jacob, Rachel and Leah,

0ny6h^l$a yy h3T2a ;0r3B0ny6t9M5aÚw 0ny6t9b@a y6h^la¼w

h3r3fÚwh3q1b5rÚw

h3a6lÚw l6c2rÚw

Baruch ata Adonai Eloheinu

vElohei avoteinu ve’imoteinu,


Elohei Yitzchak veRivkah,

vElohei Ya’akov veRachel veLe’ah,

The God who is great,

powerful and awesome,

God on high;

l9d´G2h l6a3ha3r9N2hÚw r9B»G2h

,9y1l4i l6a

ha’El hagadol

hagibor vehanorah,

El elyon,

Good acts of kindness you repay,

For everything is in your power;

Our parents’ kind deeds you recall,

You bring a savior in due hour,

For their remote posterity,

To show your love and honesty.

.y5b9u .y5d3o@c l6m9Gl^K2h h¼n9qÚw

t9h3M5aÚw t9b3a y6d1o2c r6k9zÚwl6a9g ay5b6m0.4hy¼n1b y¼n1b5l

h3b@h2a1B 9m1s ,2i2m1l

gomeil chasadim tovim

vekonei hakol,

vezocher chasdei avot ve’imahot,

umevi go’el

livnei veneihem,

lema’an shemo be’ahavah.

Remember us for life,

Ruler who delights in life,

and write us in the Book of Life

for your own sake, God of life!

.y»Y2c1l 0n6r1kz.y»Y2c2B \6p3c ;4l4m

.y»Y2c2h r4p6o1B 0n6b1t3kÚw

.y»Y2c .y5h^l$a jÚn2i2m1l

Zochreinu lechayim,

melech chafetz bachayim,

vechotveinu besefer hachayim

lema’ancha, Elohim chayim.

Sovereign, helper, savior, shield.

We bless you, Ruler,

The shield of Abraham.

,¼g3m0 2iy5s9m0 r¼z9i ;4l4myy h3T2a ;0r3B.3h3r1b2a ,¼g3m

Melech ozer umoshi’a umagen.

Baruch ata Adonai,

magen Avraham.

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2. Might t9r0bÚg Gevurot

You are mighty forever, Sovereign,

you bring life to the dead

and are strong in salvation—

ynd@a .3l9i1l r9B»G h3T2ah3T2a .y5t6m h¼Y2c1m

2iy5s9h1l b2r

Atah gibor le’olam Adonai,

mechayeh metim atah

rav lehoshi’ah—

You feed the living with your grace,

Revive the dead

with kind embrace,

Support the fallen, heal the sick,

And set the prisoners free,

And faithfully fulfill your trust

For people who sleep in the dust.

d4o4c1B .y»Y2c l6K1l2k1m.y5t6m h¼Y2c1m

.y5B2r [email protected] a6p9rÚw .y5l1p9n ;6m9o

.y5r0o@a ry5T2m09t´n0m$a .¼Y2q1m0

r3p3i y¼n6sy5l

Mechalkel chayim bechesed,

mechayeh metim

berachamim rabim.

Somech noflim verofeh cholim

umatir asurim,

um’kayem emunato

lishenei afar.

Who is like you, who can appear

Like you, Sovereign of power?

Ruler, both death and life you bring;

You make salvation flower.

t9r0bÚG l2i2B j9m3k y5m;3L h4m9D y5m0

hÅY2c1m0 ty5m6m ;4l4mh3i0sÚy 2cy5m1x2m0

Mi chamocha ba’al gevurot,

umi domeh lach,

melech memit um’chayeh

umatzmi’ach yeshu’ah.

Who is like you, Source of Mercy,

thinking of your creatures

to grant them life, in mercy.

.y5m@c2r3h b2a j9m3k y5mwy3r0xÚy r6k9z

.y5m@c2r1B .y»Y2c1l

Mi chamocha, Av harachamim,

zocher yetzurav

lechayim berachamim.

To bring the dead to life, O you

Are firm, reliable, and true.

We bless you, Ruler

who revives the dead.

h3T2a ,3m$aÅnÚw.y5t6m t9y@c2h1lyy h3T2a ;0r3B.y5t6M2h h¼Y2c1m

Vene’eman ata

lehachayot metim.

Baruch ata Adonai,

mechayeh hametim.

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3. Holiness h3s0d1q Kedushah

You are holy, your name is holy

and every day the holy ones

praise you, Selah!

s9d3q j1m5sÚw s9d3q h3T2a.9y-l3k1B .y5s9d1q0

h3l4O j0l1l2hÚy

Atah kadosh veshimcha kadosh,

ukedoshim bechol yom

yehalelucha selah.

Therefore, grant the fear of you,

Sovereign God,

to all your creatures,

and reverence for you

to all that you created.

j1D1c2P ,6T ,6k1b00ny6h^l$a yy

jy4f2i2m-l3K l2ij1t3my6aÚw

3ta3r3B4S-h2m-l3K-l2i

Uvechen ten pachdecha

Adonai Eloheinu

al kol ma’asecha,

ve’eimat’cha

al kol mah shebarata,

Let all creatures fear you

and let every creature bow to you.

.y5f@i2M2h-l3K j0a3ry»yÚwjyÅn3p1l 0w@c2T1s»yÚw

.y5a0r1B2h-l3K

veyira’ucha kol hama’asim,

veyishtachavu lefanecha

kol habru’im,

Let them all form a society united

to perform your will

wholeheartedly.

t2c2a h3DÄg@a .3L8k 0f3i¼yÚwjÚn9x1r t9f@i2l

.6l3s b3b6l1B

veye’asu chulam agudah achat,

la’asot retzon’cha

belevav shalem,

For we have come to know,

Sovereign God,

that command submits to you,

power is in your grasp,

strength in your right hand,

0n1i2dÝ4s 9m1K0ny6h^l$a yy

jyÅn3p1l ,9u1l5S2h4sj1dý1B zÎ

jÅny5my5B h3r0bÚg0

kemo sheyadanu

Adonai Eloheinu

shehashilton lefanecha,

oz beyad’cha

ugevurah biminecha,

and your awesome reputation

stands over all your creatures.

a3r9n j1m5sÚw3ta3r3B4S-h2m-l3K l2i

veshimcha nora

al kol mah shebarata.

Therefore, grant honor, O God,

to your people,

praise to those who fear you,

hope for those who seek you

and eloquence1

for those who yearn for you,

yy d9b3K ,6T ,6k1b0j4M2i1l

jy4a6ry5l h3L5h1Tjy4s1r9d1l h´w1q5tÚw

h4P ,9c1t5p0;3l .y5l@cºy1m2l

Uvechen ten kavod, Adonai,

le’amecha,

tehilah lire’echa,

vetikvah ledorshecha,

ufit’chon peh

lamyachalim lach,

1 “Opening the mouth”—the ability to open one’s mouth and speak appropriately in prayer.

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joy to your land,

happiness to your city,

vital strength

for your servant David,

a shining light

for Jesse’s son, your anointed,

soon and in our time.

j4x1r2a1l h3c1m5fj4ry5i1l ,9f3fÚw,4r4q t2cy5m1x0j4D1b2i d»w3d1lr¼n t2ky5r@iºw

j4cy5s1m y2s»y ,4b1l0ny6mý1b h3r6h1m5B

simcha le’artzecha,

vesason le’irecha,

utzemichat keren

leDavid avdecha,

va’arichat ner

leven Yishai meshichecha,

bimherah veyameinu.

Therefore

the righteous will see and rejoice,

the upright will celebrate

and the pious will shout for joy;

,6k1b00c3m1f»yÚw 0a1r»y .y5qy5D2x

0z^l@iºy .y5r3sy»w0ly»gý hŃ5r1B .y5dy5o@cºw

Uvechen

tzadikim yir’u veyismachu,

visharim ya’alozu,

vechasidim berinah yagilu,

injustice will close its mouth, 3hy5P-\3P1q5T h3t3l9iÚw ve’olatah tikpatz piha,

and all evil will entirely

go up in smoke

H3L8K h3i1s5r3h-l3kÚwh4l1k5T ,3s3i4K

vechol harish’ah kulah

ke’ashan tichleh,

when the Regime of Pride will pass

from the earth.

,9d´z t4l4s1m4m ry5b@i2t y5K\4r3a3h ,5m

ki ta’avir memshelet zadon

min ha’aretz.

Then you, God, will rule alone

over all your creatures,

in Mount Zion, where your glory dwells,

and in Jerusalem, your holy city,

as it’s written in your holy book:

j4D2b1l yy h3T2a ;9l1m5tÚwjy4f@i2m-l3K l2i

j4d9b1K ,2K1s5m ,9Y5x r2h1Bj4s1d3q ry5i .»y2l3s0ry5b0j4s1d3q y6r1b5d1B b0t3K2K

Vetimloch atah Adonai levadecha

al kol ma’asecha,

behar Tziyon mishkan kevodecha

uvirushalayim ir kodshecha,

kakatuv bedivrei kodshecha:

Psalm 146:10 “God will reign forever,

your God, Zion,

from age to age: all hail to God.”

“Yimloch Adonai le’olam,

Elohayich, Tziyon,

ledor vador: Halleluyah.”

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You are holy, your name is awesome,

and there is no God but you,

as it’s written:

j4m1s a3r9nÚw a3T2a s9d3qjy4d3i1l2B5m 2H9l$a ,y6aÚw

b0t3K2K

Kadosh atah venorah shemecha

ve’ein elo’ah mibal’adecha,

kakatuv:

Isaiah 5:16 “The Ruler of Hosts is made high

through justice,

and holy God

is made holy through righteousness.”

“Vayigbah Adonai Tzeva’ot

bamishpat,

veha’El hakadosh

nikdash bitzdakah.”

We bless you, God,

the holy Ruler.

yy h3T2a ;0r3Bs9d3Q2h ;4l4M2h

Baruch atah Adonai,

hamelech hakadosh.

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4. Holiness of This Day .9Y2h t2s0d1q Kedushat Hayom

You chose us

from all the other peoples.

0n3T1r2c1b h3T2a.y5M2i3h-l3K5m

Atah vechartanu

mikol ha’amim.

You gave us your love

and took delight in us

and raised us above

the other peoples;

0n3t9a 3T1b2h3a0n3B 3ty5x3rÚw0n3T1m2m9rÚw

t9n9s1L2h-l3K5m

Ahavta otanu,

veratzita banu,

veromamtanu

mikol halshonot,

you made us holy through your rules

and brought us close, Sovereign,

to serve you,

and you bestowed on us

your great and holy reputation.

jy4t91x5m1B 0n3T1s2D5qÚw0n6K1l2m 0n3T1b2r6qÚw

j4t3d9b@i2ls9d3Q2hÚw l9d´G2h j1m5sÚw

3ta3r3q 0ny6l3i

vekidashtanu bemitzvotecha,

vekeravtanu malkenu

la’avodatecha,

veshimcha hagadol vehakadosh

aleinu karata.

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And you gave us,

Sovereign God,

with love this day,

0n3l-,4T5Tºw0ny6h^l$a ´yÚy

.9y-t4a h3b@h2a1B

Vatiten lanu

Adonai Eloheinu

be’ahavah et Yom …

Shabbat, and this day .9y-t4aÚw hÅZ2h t3B2S2h haShabbat hazeh, ve’et yom

of remembering,

a day for remembering shofar sounds,

hÅZ2h ,9r3K»Z2hh3i0r1T ,9r1k»z .9y

hazikaron hazeh,

yom zichron teru’ah

in love, h3b@h2a1B be’ahavah

a holy day of assembly,

recalling our Exodus from Egypt.

s4d^q a3r1q5m.»y3r1x5m t2ay5xy5l r4k¼z

mikra kodesh

zecher litziyat Mitzrayim.

Because of our sins

we were displaced from our land

and sent far away

from our own ground.

0ny6a3u2c y¼n1P5m00n6x1r2a6m 0ny5l´G

0n1q2c2r1t»nÚw0n6t3m1d2a l2i6m

Umipnei chata’einu

galinu me’artzenu,

venitrachaknu

me’al admatenu.

So we cannot

perform our sacrificial duty

in the dwelling you chose,

.y5l9kÚy 0n1cºn@a ,y6aÚw0ny6t9b9c t9f@i2l

j4t3ry5c1B ty6b1B

Ve’ein anachnu yecholim

la’asot chovoteinu

beveit bechiratecha

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the great and holy Temple

that bears your reputation,

because of the enemy power1

sent against your sanctuary.

s9d3Q2hÚw l9d´G2h t»y2B2Bwy3l3i j1m5s a3r1q»n4s

d´Y2h y¼n1P5mj4s3d1q5m1B h3c1L2T1s»N4s

babayit hagadol vehakadosh

shenikrah shimchah alav,

mipnei hayad

shenishtalcha bemikdashecha.

May this be your will—

ruling God

and God of our ancestors,

merciful ruler

who brings children home—2

to return and be merciful to us

and to your Temple

in your great mercy,

to build it soon

and make it famous.3

jyÅn3p1L5m ,9x3r y5hÚy0ny6h^l$a yy

0n6t9M5aÚw 0ny6t9b@a y6hla¼w,3m@c2r ;4l4m

.3l0bÚg5l .y»n3B by5s6M2h0ny6l3i .6c2r1t0 b0s3T4s

j1s3D1q5m l2iÚw.y5B2r3h jy4m@c2r1Bh3r6h1m 0h¼n1b5tÚw9d9b1K l6Dºg1t0

Yehi ratzon milfanecha

Adonai Eloheinu

vElohei avoteinu ve’imoteinu

melech rachaman,

hameshiv banim ligvulam—

shetashuv uterachem aleinu

ve’al mikdashcha

berachamecha harabim,

vetivnehu meherah

utegadel kevodo.

Source of life, our Ruler,

reveal the glory of your rule

over us—do it soon!—

and let it appear and be raised

above us for all to see.4

0n6K1l2m 0ny5b3aj1t0k1l2m d9b1K a6LºG

h3r6h1m 0ny6l3i0ny6l3i a6f´N5hÚw i2p9hÚw

y3c-l3K y¼ny6i1l

Avinu malkeinu,

galeh kevod malchut’cha

aleinu meherah,

vehofa vehinasei aleinu

le’einei kol chay.

Gather our dispersed people

from among the other nations

and bring them back, scattered

all over the world.

0ny6r0z1P b6r3qÚw.»y9G2h ,y6B5m

o¼N2K 0ny6t9x0pÚn0\4r3a-y6t1K1rºY5m

Vekarev pezureinu

mibein hagoyim,

unefutzoteinu kaness

miyarktei aretz.

1 “The great and holy house (i.e. the Temple) upon which your name is called (i.e., that bears your

reputation) because of the enemy hand (i.e., power)” 2 This line is a recent addition to the liturgy, to recognize that God restored the Jewish people to

Israel.3 “And to make its glory great.” 4 “Our parent, our ruler, reveal/uncover the glory of your sovereignty upon us quickly, and let it

appear and be raised above us in the eyes of all living things.” The root lg gives us words for “roll”

and “uncover”—rolling away the covering—and the word hlg takes us back to wnylg on page 325.

There we were “rolled” off our land; here we pray to see God’s glory be “rolled back” to reestablish

us in our land.

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Bring us

to Zion your city, in joy

and to Jerusalem

your Temple5

with lasting happiness,

0n6ay5b@hºwh´N5r1B j1ry5i ,9Y5x1l

.»y2l3s0ry5lÚwj1s3D1q5m ty6B

.3l9i t2c1m5f1B

Vahavi’enu

leTziyon ir’cha berinah

velirushalayim

beit mikdashcha

besimchat olam,

................................................... If you consider sacrifices obsolete6....................................................

where our ancestors brought you

their required sacrifices

jyÅn3p1l 0ny6t9b@a 0f3i .3S4s.4hy6t9b9c t9n1B1r3q-t4a

shesham asu avoteinu lefanecha

et korbenot chovoteihem,

....................................If you pray for the restoration of the sacrificial system ....................................

—there we shall perform for you

our required sacrifices—

jyÅn3p1l h4f@iºn .3sÚw0ny6t9b9c t9n1B1r3q-t4a

vesham na’aseh lefanecha

et korbenot chovoteinu,

the daily ones

and the extra ones, properly.

.3r1d5o1K .y5dy5m1T.3t3k1l5h1K .y5p3o0m0

temidim kesidram

umusafim kehil’chatam,

5 Don’t be fooled. Zion isn’t just a town, nor is Jerusalem just the Temple. These are all symbolic

places; to be in any of them is to have our prayers answered. 6 Some reason with Maimonides that the sacrificial system is obsolete, a sop to the needs of

primitive worshipers. To pray for a return to such practices can seem hypocrisy. Others pray for the

restoration of the Temple ritual, or pray for that ritual as a symbol of the relationship with God

enjoyed by the earliest Jews.

and the extra offerings

of this Shabbat day and

of this Day of Remembering

y6p1o0m-t4aÚwÚw hÅZ2h t3B2S2h .9yhÅZ2h ,9r3K»Z2h .9y

Ve’et musfei

yom haShabbat hazeh ve

yom hazikaron hazeh

....................................................If you consider sacrifices obsolete ....................................................

our ancestors brought 0by5r1q5hÚw 0f3i asu vehikrivu

....................................If you pray for the restoration of the sacrificial system ....................................

we shall perform and bring by5r1qºnÚw h4f2iºn na’aseh venakriv …

to you lovingly,

to observe your wishes,

as you wrote for us

in your Torah

h3b@h2a1B jyÅn3p1ljÅn9x1r tºw1x5m1K

0ny6l3i 3T1b2t3K4s 9m1Kj4t3r9t1B

lefanecha be’ahava

kemitzvat retzonecha,

kemo shekatavta aleinu

beToratecha,

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by Moses’ hand,1

spoken by your glory:2

j4D1b2i h4sm y6dÚy l2ir0m3a3K j4d9b1k y5P5m

al yedei Moshe avdecha,

mipi chevodecha ka’amur:

.............................................. On Shabbat, include the Shabbat offering..............................................

Num 28:9-10 And on the Shabbat day,

take two year-old lambs,

perfect ones,

and eight pounds3 of fine flour

mixed with oil, with its wine-offering; bring

the Shabbat offering on its Shabbat,

as well as the daily offering

and its wine-offering.

Uveyom haShabbat

shnei chevasim benei shana,

temimim,

ushnei esronim solet min’cha

belulah vashemen, venisko,

olat Shabbat beShabbato,

al olat hatamid

veniskah.

..................................The Rosh Hashanah offering is based on Numbers 29:1-6 .................................

In the seventh month

on the first day,

you shall hold a holy meeting;

don’t do any creative work.

This is to be a trumpet-day.

Uvachodesh hashevi’i,

be’echad lachodesh,

mikrah kodesh yiheheh lachem:

kol melechat avodah lo ta’asu.

Yom teru’ah yiheyeh lachem.

Make an upward offering,

a nice smell for God:

one male young bull,

one ram,

and seven flawless year-old lambs.

Va’asitem olah

lerei’ach nicho’ach lAdonai,

par ben bakar echad,

ayil echad,

kevasim b’nei shana shiva temimim.

Their grain- and wine-offerings

as stated:

.4hy6K1o»nÚw .3t3cÚn5m0r3B8d1m5K

Umin’chatam veniskeihem

kimdubar

Twelve pounds of flour for a bull,

eight for a ram,

sheloshah esronim lapar,

ushenei esronim la’ayil,

1 By tradition, Moses wrote the Torah down in his own hand. 2 “Through the mouth of your glory, as it is said”; i.e., God spoke, Moses wrote. 3 “Two tenths of an ephah”; an ephah is reckoned to be about 10 U.S. gallons; and a gallon measure

would hold about four pounds of flour. Eight pounds would make a good half-dozen loaves of

bread.

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four for each lamb,4 ve’isaron lakeves

wine for the wine-offering,

two goats for atonement

and two perfect ones as usual,

9K1o»n1K ,»yºyÚwr6P2k1l .y5ry5i1f y¼n1s0

.3t3k1l5h1K .y5dy5m1t y¼n1s0

veyayin kenisko

ushenei se’irim lechaper

ushenei temidim kehil’chatam,

as well as the new month’s upward-offering

and its grain-offering,

the daily upward-offering and its grain-offering,

their poured-offering as standard procedure

as a nice smell,

a fire-offering for God.

milvad olat hachodesh

umin’chatah,

ve’olat hatamid umin’chatah,

veniskeihem kemishpatam,

lerei’ach nicho’ach,

isheh lAdonai.

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They’ll rejoice when you are ruler—5

people who observe Shabbat

and call it fun,

j1t0k1l2m1b 0c1m1f»yt3B2s y6r1m9sgÅnI y6a1r9qÚw

Yismechu vemalchut’cha

shomrei Shabbat

vekorei oneg.

who make Shabbat holy—

they all will be content

and happy in your goodness.

y5iy5b1s y6s1D2q1m .2i0i1B1f»y .3l8K

j4b0U5m 0gÚN2i1t»yÚw

Am mekadshei shevi’i,

kulam yisbe’u

veyit’angu mituvecha.

You wanted the seventh day

and made it holy;

you called it the delight of days,

a memory of the work of creation.

9B 3ty5x3r y5iy5b1S2b09T1s2D5qÚw

3ta3r3q 9t9a .y5m´y t2D1m4cty5sa6r1b h6f@i2m1l r4k¼z

Uvash’vi’i ratzita bo

vekidashto,

chemdat yamim oto karata,

zecher lema’asei vereshit.

4 Lit.: “Three tenths of an ephah” for a bull, two for a ram and one for a lamb; an ephah is reckoned

to be about 10 U.S. gallons; and a gallon measure would hold about four pounds of flour. Twelve

pounds would make a dozen loaves of bread. 5 Of course, God is ruler, but this refers to God becoming accepted as ruler of the world.

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We extend the fourth berachah with the “Malchuyot” section,

scriptural verses honoring God’s rule.

We begin with Aleinu, which originated in the Rosh Hashanah liturgy.

The Sovereign of all

to praise we’re bound,

The Creative Force

with greatness to crown,

Who made us like no other race

On earth, nor set us

in their place.

2c6B2s1l 0ny6l3il^K2h ,9d@a2lh3L8dÚG t6t3l

ty5sa6r1B r6x9y1lt9x3r@a3h y¼y9g1K 0n3f3i a^L4s

0n3m3f a^lÚwh3m3d@a3h t9c1P1s5m1K

Aleinu leshabe’ach

la’adon hakol,

Latet gedulah

leyotzer bereshit,

Shelo asanu kegoyei ha’aratzot

Velo samanu

k’mishpechot ha’adamah,

Our fate–like theirs God made it not

But chose for us a different lot.

.4h3K 0n6q1l4c .3f a^L4s.´n9m@h-l3k1K 0n6l3r9gÚw

Shelo sam chelkenu kahem

Vegoralenu kechol hamonam.

We bend the knee

and bow the head gratefully,

Before the Ruler

whom rulers dread,

The holy, blessed One–

.y5i1r9K 0n1cºn@aºw.y5d9m0 .y»w@c2T1s5m0

;4l4m y¼n1p5l.y5k3l1M2h y6k1l2m

a0h ;0r3B s9d3Q2h

Va’anachnu kor’im

umishtachavim umodim

Lifnei melech

malchei hamlachim,

Hakadosh baruch hu;

Who stretches out the heavens,

Supports the earth below;

Above, high in the sky,

The Presence does bestow;

Whose power dwells

In heights where none can go.

.»y2m3s h4u9n a0h4s\4r3a d6o9yÚw9r3qÚy b2s9m0

l2i2M5m .»y2m3S2B9Z8i tºny5k1s0

.y5m9r1m y6h1bg1B

Shehu noteh shamayim

Veyosed aretz,

Umoshav yekaro

Bashamayim mima’al,

Ushechinat uzo

Begovhei meromim.

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This is our God, there is no more;

Our Ruler is truth,

beyond whom is naught.

It’s written in our Law:

Deut 4:39 “This day you must know

And take it to heart

That God is God

In heaven above

And on earth below;

Nothing else is.”

d9i ,y6a 0ny6h^l$a a0h9t3l0z o4p4a0n6K1l2m t4m4a

9t3r9t1B b0t3K2K

Hu Eloheinu, ein od;

emet malkenu,

efes zulato.

Kakatuv b’Torato:

“Veyada’ta hayom,

vahashevota el levavecha

ki Adonai, hu ha’Elohim

bashamayim mima’al,

ve’al ha’aretz mitachat

ein od.”

So we hope in you,

Sovereign God,

soon to see

your splendid power,

to make idols pass from the earth

and destroy false gods,

to repair the world

in the Almighty’s rule.

j1l hÅW2qÚn ,6K l2I0ny6h^l$a yy

h3r6h1m t9a1r5ljÅZ8i t4r4a1p5t1B

\4r3a3h ,5m .y5l0L»G ry5b@5i2h1l,0t6r3K»y t9r3K .y5ly5l$a3hÚw

.3l9i ,6Q2t1ly2D2s t0k1l2m1B

Al ken nekaveh lecha,

Adonai Eloheinu,

lir’ot meherah

betif’eret uzecha;

leha’avir gilulim min ha’aretz,

veha’elilim karot yikaretun,

letaken olam

bemalchut shadai,

And all people

will call on your name,

to turn to you

all the wicked on earth.

r3f3b y¼n1B-l3kÚwj4m1s5b 0a1r1q»yjy4l6a t9n1p2h1l\4r3a y6i1s5r-l3K

vechol benei vasar

yikre’u vishmecha,

lehafnot elecha

kol rish’ei aretz.

They’ll see and know—

all earth dwellers—

that to you each knee must bend,

each tongue must swear.

0i1d¼yÚw 0ry5Kºyl6b6t y6b1s9y-l3K

j4r4B-l3K i2r1k5T j1l y5K,9s3l-l3K i2b3S5T

Yakiru veyed’u

kol yoshvei tevel,

ki lecha tichra kol berech,

tishava kol lashon.

Before you, Sovereign God,

they will kneel and fall down,

and to the glory of your name

they will give honor.

0ny6h^l$a yy jyÅn3p1l0l^P»yÚw 0i1r1k»yj1m5s d9b1k5lÚw

0n6T»y r3qÚy

Lefanecha Adonai Eloheinu

yichre’u veyipolu,

velichvod shimcha

yekar yitenu,

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And they will all accept

the yoke of your rule,

that soon you may rule them

forever and ever.

For this is your reign,

and forever and ever

you will rule in glory.

.3L8k 0l1B2qy»wj4t0k1l2m l^i-t4a

h3r6h1m .4hy6l@i ;^l1m5tÚwd4i´w .3l9i1l

ay5h j1L4s t0k1l2M2h y5Kd2i y6m1l9i1l0

d9b3k1B ;9l1m5T

vikablu chulam

et ol malchutecha,

vetimloch aleihem mehera

le’olam va’ed.

Ki hamalchut shelcha hi,

ule’olmei ad

timloch bechavod.

It’s written in your Law: j4t3r9t1B b0t3K2K Kakatuv beToratecha:

Ex. 15:18 God will be the ruler forever! “Adonai yimloch le’olam va’ed.”

We continue with two more quotations from Torah, then three from historical and poetic scriptural

books, three from the prophetic books, and a final quotation from Torah—ten quotations altogether.

And it’s said (Numbers 23:21): r2m$aÅnÚw Vene’emar:

God saw no flaw in Jacob,

no blemish in Israel;

God—Jacob’s God is with Jacob,

and Jacob has the Ruler’s friendship.6

Lo hibit aven beYa’akov

velo ra’ah amal beYisra’el:

Adonai Elohav imo,

uteru’at melech bo.

And it’s said (Deut 33:5): r2m$aÅnÚw Vene’emar:

There was a ruler in Yeshurun7

when the people’s leaders assembled,

all Israel’s tribes together.

Vayehi viYeshurun melech

behit’asef rashei am;

yachad shivtei Yisra’el.

In your holy scripture

is written (Psalm 22:29):

j1s1d3q y6r51b5d1b0rma6l b0t3K

Uvedivrei kodshecha

katuv lemor:

God has the power to rule

and governs the other nations.

Ki lAdonai ham’lucha

umoshel bagoyim

6 “The friendship of the Ruler is with him (i.e., Jacob). When Balak hires Bilam to curse the Jewish

people, he cannot curse them because (he realizes) God is on their side. Rashi understands as

friendship, but it’s also the name of one of the shofar notes. 7 Yeshurun is a poetic name for the Jewish people, associated with the complimentary root

(straight, upright), but sometimes used to criticize the people. This verse is from Moses’ farewell

address and blessing to the Jewish people; what Moses envisioned seems unclear.

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And it’s said (Psalm 93:1) r2m$aÅnÚw Vene’emar:

God reigns, enrobed in regal grace,

Robed in grace and cloaked in power;

Earth cannot slip in God’s embrace;

Adonai malach: ge’ut lavesh,

Lavesh Adonai, oz hit’azar.

Af tikon tevel bal timot.

And it’s said (Psalm 24, 7-10): r2m$aÅnÚw Vene’emar:

Now raise your beams, O gates, stretch high;

Doors of the world, reach to the sky—

The glorious sovereign is nigh!

Se’u she’arim rosheichem,

vehinas’u pit’chei olam,

veyavo melech hakavod.

Who is this sovereign glorious?

It’s mighty God, who fights for us,

Unfailingly victorious!

Mi zeh melech hakavod?

Adonai izuz vegibor,

Adonai gibor milchamah.

Now raise your beams, O gates, stretch high;

Doors of the world, reach to the sky—

The glorious sovereign is nigh!

Se’u she’arim rosheichem,

use’u pit’chei olam,

veyavo melech hakavod.

Who is this sovereign glorious?

The Ruler of Hosts, who fights for us;

God is the sovereign glorious. Selah!

Mi hu zeh melech hakavod?

Adonai Tzeva’ot,

hu melech hakavod. Selah!

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Your servants, the prophets,

wrote (Isaiah 44:6):1

.y5ay5bÚN2h jy4d3b@i y6dÚy l2iÚwrma6l b0t3K

Ve’al yedei avadecha hanvi’im

katuv lemor:

This is what God says,

Israel’s ruler and savior,

Ruler of Hosts:

“I am first, I am last,

and but for me there is no God.”

Ko amar Adonai,

melech Yisra’el vego’alo,

Adonai Tzeva’ot:

“Ani rishon, va’ani acharon,

umibaladai ein Elohim!”

And it’s said (Obadiah 1:21): r2m$aÅnÚw Vene’emar:

And the rescuers will go up Mount Zion

to judge Mount Esau—

and God will be the governor.

Ve’alu moshi’im beHar Tziyon

lishpot et Har Esav,

vehayta lAdonai hamluchah.

And it’s said (Zechariah 14:9): r2m$aÅnÚw Vene’emar:

God will become ruler

over all the earth;

on that day will

God be one

and God’s name be one.

“Vehaya Adonai lemelech

al kol ha’aretz:

bayom hahu yih’yeh

Adonai echad

ushemo echad.”

In your Torah is written (Deuteronomy 6:4): rma6l b0t3K j1t3r9t1b0 UveTorat’cha katuv lemor:

Listen, descendants of Israel:

the Ruler is our God;

the Ruler is one.2

Shema, Yisra’el:

Adonai Eloheinu;

Adonai echad.

1 “By the hand of your servants, the prophets, it is written, saying” 2 The i of ims and d of dca are large letters. Together, they form the Hebrew word di “witness”;

with this declaration of God’s unity, we Jews bear witness to our faith. Another reason for the large

letters is to avoid misreading ams (perhaps) for ims and rca (another) for dca, replacing our

confident faith with agnostic uncertainty!

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After the quotations from scripture, we continue the berachah.

O God,

God of our ancestors,

0ny6h^l$a0ny6t9M5aÚw 0ny6t9b@a y6h^la¼w

Eloheinu


reign over this entire world

in your glory,

be raised above all the earth

in your true value;

9L8K .3l9i3h l3K l2i ;9l1mj4d9b1k5B

\4r3a3h l3K l2i a6f´N5hÚwj4r3qy5B

meloch al hol ha’olam kulo

bichvodecha,

vehinaseh al kol ha’aretz

bikarecha,

appear in your splendid power

to all who live in your earth;

jÅZ8i ,9aÚG r2d@h2B i2p9hÚwj4x1r2a l6b6t y6b1s9y l3K l2i

vehofa bahadar ge’on uzecha

al kol yoshvei tevel artzecha,

let every creature know

that you created it,

let everything ever made understand

that you made it;

l0i3P l3K i2d¼yÚw9T1l2i1P h3T2a y5Kr0x´y l3K ,y5byÚw

9T1r2xÚy h3T2a y5K

veyeda kol pa’ul

ki atah pe’alto,

veyavin kol yatzur

ki atah yetzarto,

let them all say—

all with breath in their nostrils—

l^K r2ma^yÚw9P2a1B h3m3sÚn r4s@a

veyomar kol

asher neshamah be’apo:

“God, the God of Israel, is sovereign;

God’s reign rules everything!”

;4l4m l6a3r1f»y y6hl$a yyh3l3s3m l^K2B 9t0k1l2m0

“Adonai Elohei Yisra’el melech,

umalchuto bakol mashalah.”

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Sovereign God,

our parents’ God,

Find favor in our Sabbath rest.

Hallow us with your commands,

That in your Torah we may share.


0n6t3c0n1m5b h6x1rjy4t91x5m1B 0n6s1D2q

j4t3r9t1B 0n6q1l4c ,6tÚw

Eloheinu


retzei vimnuchateinu.

Kadsheinu bemitzvotecha,

veten chelkenu beToratecha.

Fill us from your bounty fair,

In your salvation give us cheer;

j4b0U5m 0n6i1B2fj4t3i0sy5B 0n6c1M2fÚw

Sab’einu mituvecha,

vesamcheinu bishu’atecha,

And Sovereign God, give to our care

Willing in love the Sabbath dear,

This holy day with true delight.

Let Israel rest now, who proclaim

The sanctity of your great name.

0ny6h^l$a ýÚy 0n6ly5cÚn2hÚw,9x3r1b0 h3b@h2a1B

j4s1d3q t2B2sl6a3r1f»y H3b 0c0nyÚw

j4m1s y6s1D2q1m

Vehanchilenu Adonai Eloheinu

be’ahavah uv’ratzon

Shabbat kodshecha.

Veyanuchu vah Yisra’el

mekadshei shemecha.

Cleanse our hearts

to serve you right

0n6B5l r6h2uÚwt4m$a4B j1D1b3i1l

vetaher libeinu

le’ovdecha be’emet.

For you are the God of truth—

your word is true and stands forever.

t4m4a .y5h^l$a h3T2a y5Kd2i3l .Ý2qÚw t4m4a j1r3b1d0

Ki atah Elohim emet,

udevar’cha emet vekayam la’ad.

Blessed are you, God, ýÚy h3T2a ;0r3B Baruch atah Adonai,

ruler of the entire world,

who hallows Shabbat and Israel,

and the Day of Remembering.

\4r3a3h-l3K l2i ;4l4ml6a3r1f»yÚw t3B2S2h s6D2q1m

,9r3K»Z22h .9yÚw

melech al kol ha’aretz,

mekadesh haShabbat veYisra’el

veYom haZikaron.

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337 Additional Silent Amidah 5. Remembering

5. Remembering t9n9r1k»z Zichronot

You recall the world’s creation

and note the ancient beings.

.3l9i h6f@i2m r6k9z h3T2a.4d4q y6r0xÚy l3K d6q9p0

Atah zocher ma’aseh olam

ufoked kol yetzurei kedem;

All secrets are revealed to you,

things hidden since creation.

t9m0l@i2T l3K 0lÚg»n jyÅn3p1lty5sa6r1B5M4s t9r3T1o»n ,9m@hºw

lefanecha niglu kol ta’alumot,

vahamon nistarot shemibereshit.

Nothing is forgotten

before your glorious throne,

nothing hidden from your eyes.

h3c1k5s ,y6aj4d9b1k a6O5k y¼n1p5l

jyÅny6i dÅgÅN5m r3T1o»n ,y6aÚw

Ein shich’chah

lifnei chiseh chevodecha,

ve’ein nistar mineged einecha.

You remember

everything ever done;

r6k9z h3T2al3i1p5M2h l3K t4a

Atah zocher

et kol hamif’al,

no single creature;

is lost from your thought.1

r0xÝ2h l3K .ºgÚw3:4M5m d3c1k»n a^l

vegam kol hayatzur

lo nich’chad mimeka.

Everything is revealed and known

to you, ruling God,

2i0dýÚw y0l´G l^K2h0ny6h^l$a yy jyÅn3p1l

Hakol galui veyadu’ah

lefanecha, Adonai Eloheinu,

looking ahead and seeing to

the end of humanity,2

uy5B2m0 h4p9xt9r9D2h l3K [9o d2i

tzofeh umabit

ad sof kol hadorot,

when you will apply a rule to remember,3

to note every breath and person,

,9r3K»z q^c ay5b3t y5Ks4pńw 2c0r l3K d6q3P5h1l

ki tavi chok zikaron

lehipaked kol ru’ach vanafesh,

to remember the many deeds,

the limitless host of creatures.

.y5B2r .y5f@i2m r6kZ5h1lty5l1k2T ,y6a1l t9Y5r1B ,9M@hºw

lehizacher ma’asim rabim,

vahamon beriyot le’ein tachlit

You made this known from the beginning

and revealed it long, long ago.4

3T1i3d9h ta^z3K ty5sa6r6m3ty5L»G H3t9a .y»n3p1L5m0

mereshit kazot hodata

umilfanim otah gilita.

Today begins your creation,5

a commemoration of the first day.

jy4f@i2m t2L5c1T .9Y2h hÅz,9sa5r .9y1l ,9r3K»z

Zeh hayom techilat ma’asecha,

zikaron leyom rishon,

1 “And also, every created being is not forgotten from you.” 2 “To the end of all generations.” 3 I.e., long ago God made a rule (an incontrovertible plan beyond human comprehension) that one

day all would be remembered. Eventually, that rule will be applied. 4 .y»n3p1L5m0—“And more than the befores,” i.e., from times long, long ago.

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We quote Psalm 61:5 to make the point:

“For it’s a rule for Israel,

a judgement day for Jacob’s God.”

“Ki chok leYisra’el hu,

mishpat lElohei Ya’akov.”

Today each state’s destiny is decreed:6 r6m3a¼y 9B t9ny5d1M2h l2iÚw Ve’al hamedinot bo ye’amer

which ones will see war or peace

famine or plenty.7

.9l3S2l 9zy6aÚw b4r4c2l 9zy6ai2bF3l 9zy6aÚwÚ b3i3r3l 9zy6a

eizo lacherev ve’eizo lashalom,

eizo lara’av ve’eizo lasovah

Today, each creature is noted,

remembered for life or for death.

0d6q3P»y 9B t9Y5r1b0tÅw3M2lÚw .y»Y2c2l .3ry5KÚz2h1l

uveriyot bo yipakedu,

lehazkiram lachayim velamavet.

Today, who is not called to account?

Ah, awareness of every creature

comes before you,

hÅZ2h .9Y2h1K d3q1p»n a^l y5mr0x´Y2h l3K r4k¼z y5K

a3B jyÅn3p1l

Mi lo nifkad kehayom hazeh,

ki zecher kol hayatzur

lefanecha bah,

a person’s achievements, noted deeds,

a mature person’s personality,8

9t3D8q1p0 sy5a h6f@i2mr4bg y6d@i1x5m t9ly5l@iºw

ma’aseh ish ufekudato,

va’alilot mitz’adei gaver,

one’s thoughts and methods,

and one’s inclinations.9

wy3t9l0B1c2tÚw .3d3a t9b1s1c2msy5a y6l1l@i2m y6r1x»yÚw

machshevot adam vetachbulotav

veyitzrei ma’alelei ish.

Happy is one

who does not forget you,

a person who finds strength in you.

sy5a y6r1s2a3:4c3K1s»y a^L4s

;3B \4M2a1t»y .3d3a ,4b0

Ashrei ish

shelo yishkacheka

uven adam yit’ametz bach.

for those who seek you

shall never stumble,

nor will any be disgraced

if they seek refuge in you.

jy4s1r9d y5K0l6s3K»y a^l .3l9i1lc2xÅn3l 0m1l3K»y a^lÚw;3B .y5o9c2h l3K

ki dorshecha

le’olam lo yikashelu

velo yikalmu lanetzach

kol hachosim bach

5 “This is the day of the beginning of your deeds,” i.e., our tradition holds, Rosh Hashanah is the

anniversary of creation, the birthday of the world. 6 “And in reference to the states (or nations), on it (i.e., this day) is said.” 7 “Which is destined for the sword, which for peace, which for famine, which for plenty.” 8 “The inclinations of the steps of a strong man,” i.e., the way a mature person tends to act. 9 “And the formations of the inclinations of a person.”

The record of all creatures

comes before you,

and you probe all their deeds.

.y5f@i2M2h l3K r4k¼z y5Ka3B jyÅn3p1l

.3L8k h6s@i2m s6r9d h3T2aÚw

ki zecher kol hama’asim

lefanecha bah,

ve’atah doresh ma’aseh chulam.

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Even Noah1 you lovingly recalled

and took note of him

with salvation and mercy

23T1r2kz h3b@h2a1B 2c^n t4a .ºgÚw0h6d1q1p5Tºw

.y5m@c2rÚw h3i0sÚy r2b1d5B

Vegam et No’ach be’ahava zacharta,

vatifkedehu

bidvar yeshu’ah verachamim

when you brought the Flood’s waters

to destroy all creatures

because of their evil tendencies.

l0B2M2h y6m t4a j@ay5b@h2Br3f3B l3K t6c2s1l

.4hy6l1l@i2m 2i^r y¼n1P5m

bahavi’acha et mei haMabul

leshachet kol basar

mipnei ro’ah ma’aleleihem.

Meanwhile, the thought of him

came to you, ruling God, with the idea

9n9r1k»z ,6K l2i0ny6h^l$a yy jyÅn3p1l a3B

Al ken zichrono

bah lefanecha, Adonai Eloheinu,

to give him as many descendants

as the dust of the earth,

as many offspring as the sand of the sea,2

9i1rºz t9B1r2h1ll6b6T t9r1p2i1K

.´Y2h l9c1K wy3a3x$a4xÚw

leharbot zaro

ke’afrot tevel

vetze’etza’av kechol hayam,

as is written in your Torah (Gen 8:1): j4t3r9t1B b0t3K2K kakatuv beToratecha:

God thought of Noah

and the wild beasts

and domesticated animals

with him in the ark;

God sent a wind across the world,

and the waters subsided.

Vayizkor Elohim et No’ach

ve’et kol hachayah

ve’et kol hab’hemah

asher ito batevah;

vaya’aver Elohim ru’ach al ha’aretz,

vayashoku hamayim.

1 Was Noah good, and we would expect him to be saved, or was he bad, so that his salvation was a

sign of God’s great mercy? 2 When the world was young and empty, the promise of many descendants was a blessing, for they

could carry on one’s name, memory and traditions. Now, of course, our photo albums will preserve

our memories for ever.

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And it’s said (Exodus 2:24): r2m$aÅnÚw Vene’emar:

God heard their screaming,

and God remembered the pact

with Abraham, Isaac

and Jacob.

Vayishma Elohim et na’akatam;

vayizkor Elohim et berito

et Avraham, et Yitzchak

ve’et Ya’akov.

And it’s said (Leviticus 26:42): r2m$aÅnÚw Vene’emar:

I remember my pact with Jacob

and my pact with Isaac;

I remember my pact with Abraham,

and I remember the earth.

Vezacharti et beriti Ya’akov,

ve’af et beriti Yitzchak,

ve’af et beriti Avraham ezkor;

ve’ha’aretz ezkor.




Uvedivrei kodshecha

katuv lemor:

God made a memorial for God’s miracles;

kind and merciful is God.

Zecher asah lenifle’otav,

chanun verachum Adonai.

And it’s said (Psalm 111:5): r2m$aÅnÚw Vene’emar:

God gave food to those who respect God;

God always remembers the pact.

Teref natan lire’av;

yizkor le’olam berito.


God remembered the pact with them

and comforted them with great compassion.1

Vayizkor lahem berito

vayinachem kerov chasadav.


wrote (Jeremiah 2:2):



katuv lemor:

Go, proclaim

to Jerusalem,2

this is what God says:

“I remember how kind you used to be,

how you loved me as a bride,

following me to the wilderness,

a land where nothing grew.”3

Haloch vekarata

ve’oznei Yerushalayim lemor,

ko amar Adonai:

“Zacharti lach chesed ne’urayich,

ahavat kelulotayich;

lechtech acharai bamidbar,

be’eretz lo zeru’ah.”

1 “According to the abundance of God’s compassion.” 2 “Go and call out in the ears of Jerusalem, saying.”

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And it’s said (Ezekiel 16:60): r2m$aÅnÚw Vene’emar:

“And I remember

my pact with you

in the days of your youth;

I will keep that pact forever.”

“Vezacharti ani

et beriti otach

bimei ne’urayich;

vahakimoti lach berit olam.”

And it’s said (Jeremiah 31:19):4 r2m$aÅnÚw Vene’emar:

“Haven yakir li Efrayim,

im yeled sha’ashu’im,

ki midei dabri bo,

zachor ezkerenu od;

al ken hamu me’ai lo:

‘Rachem arachamenu,’”

ne’um Adonai.

“Is Efrayim my favorite son,

a little boy playing games?

When I speak of him

I think of him more and more.

I feel sick about his situation;5

with compassion will I pity him,”

says God.

3 “I have remembered for your sake the kindness of your youth, the love of your bridal time, going

after me to the wilderness, to a land not sown.” 4 Some say this is Jeremiah 31:20, not 31:19. 5 “For this reason, my innards rumble about him (I feel physical discomfort when I think of his

condition)” or “my heart yearns for him.”

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Sovereign God,

our parents’ God,

y6h^la¼w 0ny6hl$a0ny6t9M5aÚw 0ny6t9b@a

Eloheinu vElohei

avoteinu ve’imoteinu

remember us favorably1

and mark us down

for salvation and mercy

from skies ancient and remote;2

jyÅn3p1l b9u ,9r3K»z1B 0n6r1kz0n6d1q3p0

.y5m@c2rÚw h3i0sÚy t2D8q1p5B.4d4q y6m1s y6m1S5m

Zochrenu bezikaron tov lefanecha,

ufokdenu

bifkudat yeshu’ah verachamim

mishmei shemei kedem,

recall for our sake, ruling God,

the pact, the kindness,

the promise you made

to our ancestor Abraham

at Mount Moriah;

0ny66h^l$a yy 0n3l r3kÚz0d4o4c2h t4aÚw ty5r1B2h t4a

3T1i2B1s»n r4s@a h3i0b1S2h t4aÚw0ny5b3a .3h3r1b2a1l

h´Y5rM2h r2h1B

uzechor lanu, Adonai Eloheinu,

et habrit ve’et hachesed

ve’et hashevu’ah asher nishbata

le’Avraham avinu

beHar haMoriyah,

may the Binding3 appear to you,

when our ancestor Abraham bound

his son Isaac

upon the altar—

h3d6q@i jyÅn3p1l h44a3r6tÚw0ny5b3a .3h3r1b2a d2q3i4s

9n1B q3c1x»y t4a2c6BÚz5M2h y6BºG l2i

vetera’eh lefanecha Akedah

she’akad Avraham avinu

et Yitzchak beno

al gabei hamizbe’ach;

he suppressed his compassion

to do your will

wholeheartedly—

wy3m@c2r s2b3kÚwjÚn9x1r t9f@i2l

.6l3s b3b6l1B

vechavash rachamav

la’asot retzon’cha

belevav shalem—

so may your mercy suppress

your anger from being directed at us

jy4m@c2r 0s1B1k»y ,6K0ny6l3i6m j1o@i2K t4a

ken yichbeshu rachamecha

et ka’as’cha me’aleinu,

and in your great goodness

may your anger withdraw

from your people, your city

and your heritage.

l9d´G2h j1b0u1b0j1P2a ,9r@c b0s´yj1ry5i6m0 j1M2i6m

j4t3l@cºN5m0

uvetuv’cha hagadol

yashuv charon ap’cha

me’am’cha, ume’ir’cha

uminachalatecha;

1 “Remember us with a good (i.e., favorable) memory before you.” 2 “And mark us down with a mark of salvation and mercy from the skies of the ancient skies.” If

heaven suggests something distant (I once saw a suggestion that .yms/sky comes from .s/there,

meaning “over there,” a great distance away), this phrase may make it seem remote in both space

and time. In this prayer, God’s kindness seems remote. 3 The story is in Genesis 22, the second day’s Torah reading, on page 278. It’s notable that we ask

God to suppress anger as we remember Abraham suppressing the opposite emotion, compassion.

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Fulfill for us, ruling God,

the matter

of which you assured us in your Torah

0ny6h^l$a yy 0n3l .ÅY2qÚwr3b3D2h t4a

j4t3r9t1B 0n3T1c2u1b5h4s

vekayem lanu, Adonai Eloheinu,

et hadavar

shehivtachtanu beToratecha,

written by your servant Moses,

spoken by your glory:



mipi chevodech ka’amur:

Lev 26:45 “I will remember for their sake

my pact with their early ancestors

whom I brought

from the Land of Egypt

in the eyes of all the world’s peoples,

to be their God:

I am God.”

“Vezacharti lahem

berit rishonim

asher hotzeti otam

me’Eretz Mitzrayim

le’einei hagoyim,

lih’yot lahem lElohim:

ani Adonai.”

The one who recalls all that is forgotten—

that is you, from earliest times;

t9c3K1s»N2h l3K r6k9z y5K.3l9i6m a0h h3T@a

Ki zocher kol hanishkachot

atah hu me’olam,

and nothing is forgotten

before your throne of glory.

h3c1k5s ,y6aÚwj4d9b1k a6O5k y¼n1p5l

ve’ein shich’chah

lifnei chisei chevodecha;

The Binding of Isaac—

today, for his descendants,

remember it with compassion.

q3c1x»y t2d6q@iºw.9Y2h 9i1rºz1l

r9KÚz5T .y5m@c2r1B

va’Akedat Yitzchak

lezar’o hayom

berachamim tizkor.

We bless you, ruler,

who remembers the pact.

yy h3T2a ;0r3Bty5r1B2h r6k9z

Baruch atah Adonai,

zocher habrit.

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6. Shofar t9r3p9s Shofarot

In the cloud, you revealed your glory

before your holy people,

in order to address them;

j4d9b1K ,ºn@i2B 3ty6lÚg»n h3T2aj4s1d3q .2i l2i

.3M5i r6B2d1l

Atah nigleitah ba’anan kevodecha

al am kodshecha

ledaber imam;

from the sky

you let them hear your voice

and revealed yourself before them

in impenetrable purity.

.»y2m3S2h ,5mj4l9q .3T1i2m1s5h.4hy6l@i 3ty6lÚg»nÚwr2h^u y6L2p1r2i1B

min hashamayim

hishmatam kolecha,

venigleitah aleihem

be’arfalei tohar.

The entire earth

shuddered before you,

and created beings

trembled because of you

9L8K .3l9i3h l3K .ºGjyÅn3P5m l3c

ty5sa6r1B t9Y5r1b03:4M5m 0d1r3c

Gam kol ha’olam kulo

chol mipanecha,

uveriyot bereshit

chordu mimeka

when you appeared, ruler,

on Mount Sinai

to teach your people

Torah and obligations,

0n6K1l2m j1t9l´G5h1Byºny5o r2h l2ij1M2i1l d6M2l1lt9w1X5m0 h3r9T

behigalot’cha, malkeinu,

al Har Sinai

lelamed le’am’cha

Torah umitzvot,

letting them hear your majestic voice

and holy words

from tongues of flame.1

j4l9q d9h t4a .6iy5m1s2Tºwj1s1d3q t9r1B5dÚws6a t9b@h2L5m

vatashmi’em et hod kolecha,

vedibrot kodshecha

milahavot esh.

With thunder and lightning

you revealed yourself to them

.y5q3r1b0 t^l^q1B3ty6lÚg»n .4hy6l@i

Bekolot uverakim

aleihem nigleitah,

and with the sound of the shofar

appeared to them,

r3p9s l9q1b03T1i3p9h .4hy6l@i

uvekol shofar

aleihem hofatah,

1 See Exodus 19:16 ff.

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as is written in your Torah (Exodus 19:16): j4t3r9t1B b0t3K2K kakatuv beToratecha:

On the third day

when it was morning

there was thunder and lightning,

heavy cloud on the mountain,

and the shofar sounding very loud.

They were all afraid, the people

in the camp.

Vayehi vayom hashlishi

biheyot haboker,

vayehi kolot uverakim

ve’anan kaved al hahar

vekol shofar chazak me’od;

vayecherad kol ha’am

asher bamachaneh.


The sound of the shofar

grew stronger and stronger;2

Moses would speak

and God would answer him as a sound.3

Vayehi kol hashofar

holech vechazek me’od;

Moshe yedaber

veha’Elohim ya’anenu vekol.


All the people saw4 the thunder

and lightning,

the sound of the shofar

and the smoking mountain,

so the people grew afraid;

they moved back and stood far away.

Vechol ha’am ro’im et hakolot

ve’et halapidim

ve’et kol hashofar

ve’et hahar ashen,

vayar ha’am

vayanu’u, vaya’amdu merachok.




Uvedivrei kodshecha

katuv lemor:

God ascended with a “teru’ah,”

God ascended with shofar blast.

Alah Elohim bitru’ah,

Adonai bekol shofar.

2 The Hebrew idiom is literally “went and was very strong.” 3 When God spoke to Moses under normal circumstances, it’s not clear who else could hear. In this

case, everyone could have heard both Moses and God. 4 Normally, people don’t “see” a sound. Either these sounds are special, visible sounds, or “see” is

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With trumpets and shofar blasts

shout praise to the ruler, God.

Bachatzotzrot vekol shofar

hari’u lifnei hamelech Adonai.

And it’s said (Psalm 81:4-5): r2m$aÅnÚw Vene’emar:

Let shofar blasts hail the new moon5

To mark our day's festivity.

Tik’u vachodesh shofar,

Bakeseh leyom chageinu.

For this is Israel’s rule,

Studied in God’s own school!6

Ki chok leYisra'el hu,

Mishpat lElohei Ya'akov.

And it’s said (Psalm 150): r2m$aÅnÚw Vene’emar:

Hail God!

Hail God for holiness,

Hail God for far-reaching power,

Haleluyah!

Halelu El bekodsho,

Haleluhu birki’ah uzo.

Hail God as a role model,

Hail God according to God’s greatness,

Haleluhu vigvurotav,

haleluhu kerov gudlo.

Hail God with the trumpet blast,

Hail God with harp and lyre,

Haleluhu beteka shofar,

haleluhu benevel vechinor.

Hail God with cymbals and dance,

Hail God with strings and song,

Haleluhu betof umachol,

haleluhu beminim ve’ugav.

Hail God with loud music,

Hail God with loud voices!

Haleluhu vetziltzelei shama,

haleluhu betziltzelei teru’ah.

Let every living thing hail God—

Hail God!

Kol han’shamah tehalel Yah,

Haleluyah!


wrote (Isaiah 18:3):



katuv lemor:

All who live on land and dwell on earth will

look when the banner is raised on the hills

and listen when the shofar is sounded.

Kol yoshvei tevel veshochnei aretz,

kinso nes harim tir’u

vechitko’ah shofar tishma’u.

5 The new moon perhaps means Rosh Hashanah, when we use this and the next verse for evening

kiddush. 6 “A judgement for the God of Jacob.”

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And it’s said (Isaiah 27:13): r2m$aÅnÚw Vene’emar:

On that day

a great shofar will sound;

those lost in Assyria will come,

and those scattered in Egypt;

they will worship God

on the holy hill, in Jerusalem.

Vehayah bayom hahu

yitakah beshofar gadol

uva’u ha’ovdim be’Eretz Ashur

vehanidachim be’Eretz Mitzrayim,

vehishtachavu lAdonai

behar hakodesh biYerushalayim.

And it’s said (Zechariah 9:14-15): r2m$aÅnÚw Vene’emar:

God will appear to them;

God’s arrow will dart like lightning,

ruling God will sound the shofar

and march through southern storms;

the Ruler of Hosts will protect them.

VAdonai aleihem yera’eh

veyatzah chabarak chitzo;

vAdonai Elohim bashofar yitkah

vehalach besa’arot Teiman:

Adonai Tzeva’ot yagen aleihem.

So may you protect your people Israel

with your peace.

l6a3r1f»y j1M2i l2i ,¼g3T ,6Kj4m9l1S5B

Ken tagen al am’cha Yisra’el

bishlomecha.

Our God

and God of our ancestors,


Eloheinu


sound a great shofar

for our freedom

l9d´G r3p9s1B i2q1T0ny6t0r6c1l

teka beshofar gadol

lecheruteinu,

and raise a banner to gather our exiles. 0ny6t9Y8l´G \6B2q1l o¼n a3fÚw vesah ness lekabetz galuyoteinu.

Gather our dispersed people

from among the other nations

and bring them back, though they are scattered

all over the world.

0ny6r0z1P b6r3qÚw.»y9G2h ,y6B5m

o¼N2K 0ny6t9x0pÚn0\4r3a-y6t1K1rºY5m

Vekarev pezureinu

mibein hagoyim,

unefutzoteinu kaness

miyarktei aretz.

Bring us

to Zion your city, in joy

and to Jerusalem

your Temple

with lasting happiness,

0n6ay5b@hºwh´N5r1B j1ry5i ,9Y5x1l

.»y2l3s0ry5lÚwj1s3D1q5m ty6B

.3l9i t2c1m5f1B

Vahavi’enu

leTziyon ir’cha berinah

velirushalayim

beit mikdashcha

besimchat olam,

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.................................................... If you consider sacrifices obsolete ...................................................

where our ancestors brought you

their required sacrifices.

jyÅn3p1l 0ny6t9b@a 0f3i .3S4s.4hy6t9b9c t9n1B1r3q-t4a

shesham asu avoteinu lefanecha

et korbenot chovoteihem,

.................................... If you pray for the restoration of the sacrificial system....................................

—there we shall perform for you

our required sacrifices.

jyÅn3p1l h4f@iºn .3sÚw0ny6t9b9c t9n1B1r3q-t4a

vesham na’aseh lefanecha

et korbenot chovoteinu,

It’s commanded us in your Torah, j4t3r9t1B 0ny6l3i hÅ08x1m5K kimtzuvah aleinu beToratecha,

written by Moses’ hand,7

spoken by your glory:8 (Numbers 10:10)”



mipi chevodecha ka’amur:

On your festive days,

special occasions

and new moons,

blow the trumpets

over your burnt offerings

and your wholeness sacrifices;

they will serve as a reminder for you

before your God.

I am the ruler, your God.

Uveyom sim’chat’chem

uvemo’adeichem

uveroshei chodsheichem,

utekatem bachatzotzrot

al oloteichem

ve’al zivchei shalmeichem,

vehayu lachem lezikaron

lifnei Eloheichem,

ani Adonai, Eloheichem.

For you hear

the sound of the shofar

and listen to its blast,

and nothing compares to you.

2i6m9s h3T2a y5Kr3p9s l9q

h3i0r1T ,y»z@a2m0;3L h4m9D ,y6aÚw

Ki atah shome’ah

kol shofar,

uma’azin teru’ah

ve’ein domeh lach.

We bless you, ruler, yy h3T2a ;0r3B Baruch atah, Adonai,

who hears the sound of the shofar-blast

of God’s people Israel, with mercy!

t2i0r1T l9q 2i6m9s.y5m@c2r1B l6a3r1f»y 9M2I

shome’ah kol teru’at

amo Yisra’el berachamim.

7 By tradition, Moses wrote the Torah down in his own hand. 8 Lit: “Through the mouth of your glory, as it is said”; i.e., God spoke, Moses wrote.

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7. Temple Service h3d9b@I Avodah

Sovereign God, take delight

in your people Israel

and in their prayer,

and restore the Temple service

to the sanctuary of your house,

and accept Israel’s fires and9

their prayer with love

and delight,

and may the worship of your people

Israel be forever to your liking.

0ny6h^l$a yy h6x1rl6a3r1f»y j1M2i1B

.3t3L5p1t5b0h3d9b@i3h t4a b6s3hÚw

j4ty6B ry5b1d5ll6a3r1f»y y6S5aÚw

h3b@h2a1B .3t3L5p1t0,9x3r1B l6B2q1t

dy5m3T ,9x3r1l y5h1t0j4M2i l6a3r1f»y t2d9b@i

Retze Adonai Eloheinu

be’amcha Yisra’el

uvitfilatam,

vehashev et ha’avodah

lidvir beitecha,

ve’ishei Yisra’el

utefilatam be’ahavah

tekabel beratzon,

utehi leratzon tamid

avodat Yisra’el amecha.

And may our eyes witness

your return to Zion, in mercy.

Blessed are you, Sovereign;

you return your presence to Zion.

0ny¼ny6i h´nyÅz$c4tÚw.y5m@c2r1B ,9Y5x1l j1b0s1B

yy h3T2a ;0r3B,9Y5x1l 9t´ny5k1s ry»z@c2M2h

Vetechezena eineinu

beshuvcha leTziyon berachamim.

Baruch atah Adonai,

hamachazir shechinato leTziyon.

8. Thanks .y5d9m Modim

We thank you,

because you are our God

and God of our ancestors

forever,

rock of our lives,

shield of our salvation—

it’s you from age to age.

;3l 0n1cºn@a .y5d9m0ny6h^l$a yy a0h h3T2a3s

0ny6t9M5aÚw 0ny6t9b@a y6h^la¼wd4i´w .3l9i1l0ny¼Y2c r0x0n6i1s»y ,¼g3m

r9d´w r9d1l a0h h3T2a

Modim anachnu lach

sha’atah hu Adonai Eloheinu

vElohei avoteinu ve’imoteinu

le’olam va’ed.

Tzur chayeinu,

magen yish’enu,

ata hu ledor vador.

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We’ll thank you

and declare your praise

For our lives,

which in your hand you hold;

Our souls,

which in your care are told;

j1L h4d9nj4t3L5h1T r6P2oÚn0

0ny¼Y2c l2ij4d´y1B .y5r0o1M2h0ny6t9m1s»n l2iÚw;3l t9d0q1P2h

Nodeh lecha

unesaper tehilatecha

al chayeinu

ham’surim beyadecha,

ve’al nishmoteinu

hapekudot lach,

Your miracles,

with us every day,

Your wonders

and abundant boons

That are with us

evening, morn, and noon.

Your mercies never end; the One

All good and merciful and blessed,

Whose kindnesses are never done.

In you our hopes forever rest.

jy4O»n l2iÚw0n3M5i .9y-l3k1B4sjy4t9a1l1p»n l2iÚw

jy4t9b9uÚwt6i l3k1B4s

.»y3r#h3xÚw r4q^bw b4r4ijy4m@c2r 0l3k a^l y5K b9U2h

.6c2r1m2hÚwjy4d3o@c 0M2t a^l y5K

;3l 0ny»W5q .3l9i6m

ve’al nisecha

shebechol yom imanu,

ve’al nifle’otecha

vetovotecha

shebechol et,

erev vavoker vetzohorayim.

Hatov ki lo chalu rachamecha,

vehamrachem

ki lo tamu chasadecha,

me’olam kivinu lach.

And for all these things may your

name be blessed and exalted,

O our Ruler,

constantly, and for ever.

.3L8K l2iÚw.2m9r1t»yÚw ;2r3B1t»y

0n6K1l2m j1m5sd4i´w .3l9i1l dy5m3T

Ve’al kulam

yitbarach veyitromam

shimcha malkenu

tamid le’olam va’ed.

And write down for a good life all

the children of those with whom

you made your agreement!

.y5b9u .y»Y2c1l b9t1k0j4ty5r1b y¼n1B-l3K

Uchetov lechayim tovim

kol benei veritecha.

And all the living will thank you (selah),

and they will hail your name in truth,

the God who is our salvation and help

(selah).

h3l4O j0d9y .y»Y2c2h l^kÚwt4m$a4B j1m5s t4a 0l1l2hy»w0n6t3rÚz4iÚw 0n6t3i0sÚy l6a3h

h3l4o

Vechol hachayim yoducha selah,

vihalelu et shimcha be’emet,

ha’El yeshu’atenu ve’ezratenu

selah.

...........................................Bow at “Baruch”; straighten up at “Adonai.”..........................................

Blessed are you, Sovereign,

whose reputation is good,

and to whom thanks are due.

yy h3T2a ;0r3Bj1m5s b9U2h

t9d9h1l h4a´n j1l0

Baruch atah Adonai,

hatov shimcha

ulecha na’eh lehodot.

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9. Peace .9l3s Shalom

Grant peace on earth,10

goodness and blessing,

grace, kindness and mercy

for us and all Israel,

your people.

.3l9i3B .9l3s .y5fh3k3r1b0 h3b9u

.y5m@c2rÚw d4o4c´w ,6cl6a3r1f»y-l3K l2iÚw 0ny6l3i

j4M2i

Sim shalom ba’olam

tovah uv’rachah

chen vachesed verachamim

aleinu ve’al kol Yisra’el

amecha.

Bless us all, O Source of life,

as one, in the light of your presence.

0n3L8K 0ny5b3a 0n6k1r3BjyÅn3P r9a1B d3c4a1K

Bar’chenu avinu kulanu

ke’echad be’or panecha,

For in the light of your presence

you gave us, Sovereign God,

the Torah of life,

the love of kindness,

righteousness and blessing,

mercy, life and peace.

And it’s good in your eyes

to bless your people Israel

at every time and in every hour

with your peace.

jyÅn3P r9a1b y5K0ny6h^l$a yy 0n3L 3T2t´n

.y»Y2c t2r9Td4o4c t2b@h2aÚw

h3k3r1b0 h3q3d1x0.9l3sÚw .y»Y2cÚw .y5m@c2rÚw

jyÅny6i1B b9uÚwl6a3r1f»y j1M2I-t4a ;6r3b1l

h3i3s-l3k1b0 t6i-l3k1Bj4m9l1s5B

ki ve’or panecha

natata lanu, Adonai Eloheinu,

Torat chayim

ve’ahavat chesed

utzedaka uveracha

verachamim vechayim veshalom.

Vetov be’einecha

levarech et amcha Yisra’el,

bechol et uvechol sha’ah

bishlomecha.

In the Book of Life,

blessing and peace

and good livelihood,

may we be remembered and written

down before you—we and all your

people, the descendants of Israel—

for good life and peace.

.y»Y2c r4p6o1B.9l3sÚw h3k3r1Bh3b9u h3o´n1r2p0

jyÅn3p1l b6t3K»nÚw r6kZ»nj1M2i-l3kÚw 0n1cºn@a

l6a3r1f»y ty6B.9l3s1l0 .y5b9u .y»Y2c1l

BeSefer Chayim

beracha veshalom

ufarnasa tova,

nizacher venikatev lefanecha,

anachnu vechol amcha

Beit Yisra’el

lechayim tovim uleshalom.

We bless you, Ruler

who makes peace.

yy h3T2a ;0r3B.9l3S2h h4f9i

Baruch atah Adonai,

oseh hashalom.

10 Some contemporary liturgists add the shaded word to pray for peace on earth.

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Personal Prayers

My God,

keep bad words from my tongue,

and lies from my lips.

Let me not try to answer those who

curse me, and let my spirit be as still

as dust to everyone.

y2h^l$ai3r6m y»n9s1l r9xÚn

h3m1r5m r6B2D5m y2t3p1f0.9D5t y5s1pºn y2l1l2q1m5lÚw

hÅy1h5T l^K2l r3p3i4K y5s1pºnÚw

Elohai,

netzor leshoni mera,

usefatai midaber mirmah.

Velimkalelai nafshi tidom,

venafshi ke’afar lakol tihyeh.

Open my heart with your teaching

that my spirit may follow your rules.

And all those who plan harm for me,

quickly upset their designs

and spoil their plans.

j4t3r9t1B y5B5l c2t1Py5s1pºn [9D1r5T jy4t91x5m1b0h3i3r y2l3i .y5b1s9c2h-l3kÚw

.3t3x@i r6p3h h3r6h1m.3T1b2s@c2m l6q1l2qÚw

Petach libi beToratecha,

uvemitzvotecha tirdof nafshi.

Vechol hachoshvim alai ra’ah,

meherah hafer atzatam

vekalkel machashavtam.

Do it for the sake of your name;

do it for the sake of your right hand;

do it for the sake of your holiness;

do it for the sake of your law.

j4m1s ,2i2m1l h6f@ijÅny5mÚy ,2i2m1l h6f@i

j4t3S8d1q ,2i2m1l h6f@ij4t3r9T ,2i2m1l h6f@i

Aseh lema’an shemecha,

aseh lema’an yeminecha,

aseh lema’an kedushatecha,

aseh lema’an Toratecha.

Ps 60:7 “To save your devoted followers,

let your right hand rescue us,

and answer me!”

“Lema’an yechaltzun yedidecha,

hoshi’ah yemin’cha,

va’aneni.”

Ps 19:15 “May what I say be to your liking—

and what I think—

O God, my rock and my savior.”

“Yiheyu leratzon imrei fi

vehegyon libi lefanecha,

Adonai tzuri vego’ali.”

The One who makes peace on high,

will make peace

for us and for all Israel.

Now you say, “That’s right.”

wy3m9r1m5B .9l3s h4f^i.9l3s h4f@iºy a0h

l6a3r1s»y-l3K l2iÚw 0ny6l3i,6m3a 0r1m5aÚw

Oseh shalom bimromav,

hu ya’aseh shalom

aleinu ve’al kol Yisra’el,

ve’imru: “Amen.”

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May this be what you want,

our Sovereign God

and God of our ancestors:

that the Temple be rebuilt

soon, in our days,

jyÅn3p1L5m ,9x3r y5hÚy0ny6h^l$a yy

0ny6t9M5aÚw 0ny6t9b@a y6h^la¼ws3D1q5M2h ty6B hÅn3B»Y4s

0ny6m´y1b h3r6h1m5B

Yehi ratzon milfanecha

Adonai Eloheinu


sheyibaneh beit hamikdash

bimherah veyameinu

and restore our rights in your Torah,

and there we shall serve you in fear

as in days of old

and years long past.

j4t3r9t1B 0n6q1l4c ,6tÚwh3a1r»y1B j1d3b@iºn .3sÚw

.3l9i y6my5Kt9Y»n9m1d2q .y»n3s1k0

veten chelkenu beToratecha

vesham na’avod’cha beyir’ah

kimei olam

ucheshanim kadmoniyot.

Malachi 3:4 “For God it will be a pleasure,

the offering of Judah and Jerusalem,

as in days of old

and years long past.”

“Ve’orvah lAdonai

min’chat Yehudah virushalayim

kimei olam

ucheshanim kadmoniyot.”

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