Morning Prayer for Young Children
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, who removes sleep from my eyes and slumber from my eyelids. Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, who has given us the Law of truth, and has planted everlasting life in our midst. Moses commanded us the Law as an inheritance of the congregation of Jacob.Deuteronomy 33:4
Hear, Israel. The Lord our God, the Lord is One.Deuteronomy 6:4 May His name be blessed. His glorious kingdom is forever and ever. And you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength.Deuteronomy 6:5 And these words which I command you today must be on your heart. And you must teach them diligently to your children, and must talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk along the way, and when you lie down, and when you get up. And you must bind them for a sign on your hand, and they will be forehead bands between your eyes. And you must write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.Deuteronomy 6:6-9
My God, guard my tongue from evil, and my lips from speaking deceitfully. Open my heart to your Law, and let my soul pursue your commandments. Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable before you, Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer.
Prayer On Entering the Synagogue
On Entering the Synagogue
As for me, I will come into your house in the abundance of your faithful love: I will worship toward your holy temple in the fear of you. Into the house of God we will walk with the throng. How beautiful your tents are, Jacob, your dwelling places, Israel! As for me, I will come into your house in the abundance of your faithful love: I will worship toward your holy temple in the fear of you. Lord, I love the house where you live, and the place where your glory lives. As for me, I will worship and bow down: I will bend the knee before the Lord, my Maker. And as for me, may my prayer to you, Lord, be at a favorable time: God, in the abundance of your faithful love, answer me through your faithful salvation.
Morning Service
Yigdal
1 May the living God be magnified and praised. He exists, and there is no limit in time to his being. 2 He is One, and there is no unity like his unity. He is beyond our understanding, and his unity has no end. 3 He has neither bodily form nor substance. We can compare nothing to him in his holiness. 4 He was before anything that has been created, even the first. But his existence had no beginning. 5 He is the Lord of the universe. He teaches every creature about his greatness and his sovereignty. 6 He gave the rich gift of his prophecy to the people he chose, in whom he took pride. 7 No prophet like Moses has ever appeared in Israel, one who has seen his likeness. 8 God gave the Law of truth to his people through his prophet who was faithful in his household. 9 God will not ever alter his Law or replace it with another. 10 He watches and knows our secret thoughts. He sees the end of a thing before it exists. 11 He shows faithful love to a person according to his work. He gives the wicked person evil according to his wickedness. 12 He will send our anointed at the end of days, to redeem those who wait for the end—his salvation. 13 In the abundance of his faithful love God will raise the dead. May his glorious name be blessed forever.
Adon Olam
He is Lord of the universe, who reigned before any creature had been formed. At the time when all things were made by his desire, then his name was proclaimed King. And after all things have come to an end, he alone, the one who inspires awe, will reign. Who was, who is, and who will be in glory. And he is One, and there is no second who can compare to him or be his equal. Without beginning, without end. To him belong strength and dominion. And he is my God—my Redeemer lives—and a rock in my suffering in time of distress. And he is my banner and my refuge, the portion of my cup on the day when I call. I entrust my spirit to his hand, when I sleep and when I wake. And with my spirit, my body also. The Lord is with me, and I will not fear.
Preparatory Prayers
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, who have sanctified us by your commandments, and commanded us to wash our hands.
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, who have formed humanity in wisdom, and created in human beings many openings and vessels. It is revealed and known before the throne of your glory, that if one of these opens, or one of those closes, it would be impossible to exist and to stand before you. Blessed are you, Lord, who heals all flesh and does wonderful things.
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, who have sanctified us by your commandments, and commanded us to study the words of the Law.
Therefore, Lord our God, we ask you to make the words of your Law pleasant in our mouth and in the mouth of your people, the house of Israel, so that we with our offspring and the offspring of your people, the house of Israel, may all know your name and learn your Law. Blessed are you, Lord, who teaches the Law to your people Israel.
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, who have chosen us from all nations and given us your Law. Blessed are you, Lord, who gives the Law.
May the Lord bless you and keep you. May the Lord make his face shine on you, and be gracious to you. May the Lord turn his face toward you, and give you peace.
Mishnah Peah 1
These are the things which have no fixed measure by enactment of the Law: the corners of the field, the first fruits, the offerings brought on appearing before the Lord at the three festivals, the practice of kindness and the study of the Law. These are the things, whose fruits a person enjoys in this world, while the principal remains for him for the world to come: namely, honoring father and mother, the practice of kindness, timely attendance at the house of study morning and evening, hospitality to travelers, visiting the sick, providing a bride with a dowry, attending the dead to the grave, devotion in prayer, and making peace between one person and another. But the study of the Law is equal to them all.
My God, the soul which you gave me is pure. You created it, you formed it, you breathed it into me. You preserve it within me. And you will take it from me, but will restore it to me afterward. So long as the soul is within me, I will give thanks to you, Lord my God and God of my fathers, Sovereign of all works, Lord of all souls! Blessed are you, Lord, who restores souls to dead bodies.
Morning Blessings
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, who have given the rooster the intelligence to distinguish between day and night.
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, who have not made me a gentile.
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, who have not made me a slave.
Men
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, who have not made me a woman.
Women
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, who have made me according to your will.
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, who opens the eyes of the blind.
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, who clothes the naked.
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, who frees those who are bound.
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, who raises those who are bowed down.
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, who spreads the earth above the waters.
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, who have supplied all my needs.
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, who have made human steps firm.
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, who strengthens Israel with might.
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, who crowns Israel with glory.
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, who gives strength to the weary.
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, who removes sleep from my eyes and slumber from my eyelids.
And may it be your will, Lord our God and God of our fathers, to make us familiar with your Law, and to make us remain faithful to your commandments. Do not lead us into the power of sin, or of transgression or iniquity, or of temptation, or of scorn. Do not let the evil inclination rule us. Keep us far from a bad man and a bad companion. Make us remain committed to the good inclination and to good works. Subdue our inclination so that it may submit itself to you. And let us receive today, and every day, grace, favor and mercy in your eyes, and in the eyes of all who see us. And bestow faithful love on us. Blessed are you, Lord, who bestows faithful love on your people Israel.
May it be your will, Lord my God and God of my fathers, to rescue me today, and every day, from arrogant men and from arrogance, from a bad man, from a bad companion and from a bad neighbor, and from any mishap, and from the adversary that destroys. From a harsh judgment, and from a harsh opponent, whether he is a member of the covenant or is not a member of the covenant.
At all times let a person fear God in private as well as in public, acknowledge the truth, and speak the truth in his heart. And let him rise early and say:
Sovereignty of Heaven
Sovereign of all worlds! We do not present our requests before you because of our righteous acts, but because of your abundant mercies. What are we? What is our life? What is our piety? What our righteousness? What our helpfulness? What our strength? What our might? What shall we say before you, Lord our God and God of our fathers? Are not all the mighty people as nothing before you, the famous people as though they had not been, the wise as if without knowledge, and the people of understanding as if without discernment? For most of their works are empty, and the days of their lives are emptiness before you, and humanity’s advantage over the animals is nothing, for all is emptiness.
Nevertheless we are your people, the children of your covenant, the children of Abraham, your friend, to whom you swore on Mount Moriah. The descendants of Isaac, his only son, who was bound on the altar, the congregation of Jacob, your firstborn son, whom you named Israel and Jeshurun because of the love with which you loved him and the joy you took in him.
It is, therefore, our duty to thank, praise and glorify you, to bless, to sanctify and to offer praise and thanksgiving to your name. Happy are we! how good our portion is, and how pleasant our lot is, and how beautiful our heritage is! Happy are we who, early and late, morning and evening, twice every day, declare:
Hear, Israel. The Lord our God, the Lord is One. Blessed be His name, whose glorious kingdom is forever and ever.
You were the same before the world was created. You have been the same since the world has been created. You are the same in this world, and you will be the same in the world to come. Sanctify your name among those who sanctify it, yes, sanctify your name throughout your world. And through your salvation let our horn be exalted and raised high. Blessed are you, Lord, who sanctifies your name among the many.
You are the Lord our God in heaven and on earth, and in the highest heaven of heavens. Truly you are the first and you are the last, and besides you there is no God. Gather those who hope for you from the four corners of the earth. Let all the inhabitants of the world perceive and know that you are God, you alone, over all the kingdoms of the earth. You have made the heavens and the earth, the sea and all that is in it. And which of all the works of your hands, whether among those above or among those below, can say to you, “What are you doing?” Our Father in heaven, deal kindly with us for the sake of your great name by which we are called. And fulfill for us, Lord our God, what is written, “At that time I will bring you in, and at that time I will gather you, for I will make you renowned and praised among all the peoples of the earth, when I bring back your captives before your eyes, says the Lord.”
Daily Offerings
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, Command the children of Israel, and say to them, My offering, my food for my offerings made by fire, of a pleasing aroma to me, you must take care to offer to me at its appointed time. And you shall say to them, This is the offering made by fire which you shall offer to the Lord. Male lambs of the first year without blemish, two day by day, for a continual burnt offering. You shall offer the one lamb in the morning, and you shall offer the other lamb in the evening. And the tenth part of an ephah of fine flour for a meal offering, mingled with the fourth part of a hin of beaten oil. It is a continual burnt offering, which was ordained in mount Sinai for a pleasing aroma, an offering made by fire to the Lord. And the drink offering of it shall be the fourth part of a hin for the one lamb: in the holy place you shall pour out a drink offering of strong drink to the Lord. And you shall offer the other lamb in the evening: as the meal offering of the morning, and as the drink offering of it, you shall offer it, an offering made by fire, of a pleasing aroma to the Lord.
And he shall kill it on the side of the altar northward before the Lord. And Aaron’s sons, the priests, shall sprinkle its blood on the altar around.
On the Sabbath
And on the Sabbath day two male lambs in their first year without blemish, and two tenths of an ephah of fine flour for a meal offering, mixed with oil, and the drink offering with it. This is the burnt offering of every Sabbath, in addition to the continual burnt offering, and the drink offering with it.
On the New Moon
And in the beginnings of your months you shall offer a burnt offering to the Lord. Two young bulls, and one ram, seven male lambs of the first year without blemish. And three tenth parts of an ephah of fine flour for a meal offering, mingled with oil, for each bull. And two tenth parts of fine flour for a meal offering, mingled with oil, for the one ram. And a separate tenth part of fine flour mingled with oil for a meal offering to every lamb. For a burnt offering of a pleasing aroma, an offering made by fire to the Lord. And their drink offerings shall be half a hin of wine for a bull, and the third part of a hin for the ram, and the fourth part of a hin for a lamb: this is the burnt offering of every month throughout the months of the year. And one male goat for a sin offering to the Lord. It shall be offered in addition to the continual burnt offering, and the drink offering of it.
Mishnah Zevachim 5
1 Which are the places where the sacrifices were offered?—Those that were most holy were killed on the north side of the altar. The bull and the male goat of the Day of Atonement were killed on the north side. Their blood was received in a vessel of ministry on the north side, and had to be sprinkled between the poles of the ark, and toward the veil, and on the golden altar. Omitting one of these sprinklings made the whole ceremony invalid. The remaining blood the priest poured out at the western base of the outer altar. If he did not do so, however, the omission did not make the ceremony invalid.
2 The bulls and male goats which were to be wholly burned were killed on the north side. Their blood was received in a vessel of ministry on the north side, and had to be sprinkled toward the veil and on the golden altar: omitting one of these sprinklings made the whole ceremony invalid. The remaining blood the priest poured out at the western base of the outer altar. If, however, he failed to do so, it did not make the ceremony invalid: both these and the preceding offerings were burnt in the place where ashes were deposited.
3 The sin offerings of the congregation and of the individual. These are the sin offerings of the congregation: the male goats offered on the new moon and on the festivals. They were killed on the north side. Their blood was received in a vessel of ministry on the north side, and of this blood four sprinklings had to be made, one on each of the four corners of the altar. How was this done? The priest went up the ascent, passed on to the middle terrace that surrounded the altar, and came successively to the south-east, the north-east, the north-west and the south-west corners. The remaining blood he poured out at the southern base of the altar. These sacrifices might be eaten, prepared in any way, by the male priests, within the curtains of the courtyard, the same day and evening until midnight.
4 The burnt offering belonged to the class of the most holy. It was killed on the north side. Its blood was received in a vessel of ministry on the north side. And of its blood two sprinklings had to be made at opposite corners of the altar so that they counted as four, with a portion of the blood thus reaching each of the four sides of the altar. This offering had also to be skinned, dismembered and completely consumed by fire.
5 The peace offerings of the congregation and the trespass offerings. These are the trespass offerings: the trespass offerings for robbery, for profane appropriation of sanctified objects, for having sexual relations with an enslaved woman already promised in marriage. The trespass offering of a Nazirite who has become defiled by a dead body. The trespass offering of a leper at his cleansing. The trespass offering of one who is in doubt whether he has committed an act that has to be atoned for by a sin offering. All these were killed on the north side. Their blood was received in a vessel of ministry on the north side. And of their blood two sprinklings had to be made at the altar so that they counted as four. These sacrifices might be eaten, prepared in any way, by the male priests, within the curtains of the courtyard, the same day and evening until midnight.
6 The thank offering and the ram of the Nazirite had a lesser degree of holiness. They might be killed in any part of the courtyard. Of their blood two sprinklings had to be made at the altar so that they counted as four. And they might be eaten, prepared in any way, by any person, in any part of the city, the same day and until midnight. To the portions of them belonging to the priests the same rule applied as to the rest, except that these portions could only be eaten by the priests, their wives, their children and their slaves.
7 The peace offerings were also holy in a minor degree. They might be killed in any part of the court. Of their blood two sprinklings had to be made at the altar so that they counted as four, and they might be eaten, prepared in any way, by any person, in any part of the city, during two days and one night. To the portions of them belonging to the priests the same rule applied as to the rest, except that these portions could only be eaten by the priests, their wives, their children and their slaves.
8 The firstborn, the tithe of cattle and the Passover lamb likewise had a lesser degree of holiness. They might be killed in any part of the court. Only one sprinkling of their blood had to be made. This, however, had to be done toward the base of the altar. The following differences applied to eating them: the firstborn might be eaten only by the priests, while the tithe might be eaten by any person: both might be eaten, prepared in any way, in any part of the city, during two days and one night. The Passover lamb might only be eaten the same evening until midnight. It could be eaten only by the previously appointed number of persons, and it might only be eaten roasted.
Baraita of Rabbi Ishmael
Rabbi Ishmael says: There are thirteen principles for interpreting Scripture by which the Law is interpreted. 1. The inference from minor to major. 2. The inference from a similarity of phrases. 3. A general law may be derived by induction from different cases which, occurring in the same or in different verses, have yet some feature in common. 4. A general proposition followed by the enumeration of particulars already included in the general proposition, in which case the scope of the proposition is limited by the things specified 5. An enumeration of particulars followed by a general proposition in which they are also included, in which case the scope of the proposition extends also to the things not specified. 6. Two general propositions, separated from each other by an enumeration of particulars, include only such things as are similar to those specified 7. An inference drawn from a general proposition complemented by a particular term, and an inference drawn from a particular term complemented by a general proposition. 8. If anything is included in a general proposition and is then made the subject of a special statement, what is stated about it should not be understood as limited to itself alone, but should be applied to the whole of the general proposition 9. If anything is included in a general proposition, and is then singled out in order to be made the subject of a special statement, similar to the general proposition, this particularization is intended, so far as its subject is concerned, to lessen and not to add to its restrictions. 10. If anything is included in a general proposition, and is then singled out in order to be made the subject of a special statement, not similar to the general proposition, this particularization is intended in some respects to lessen and in others to add to its restrictions. 11. If anything is included in a general proposition, and is then made the subject of a new statement not in harmony with the former, the terms of the general proposition will not apply to it, unless the Scripture distinctly indicates that they shall apply. 12. The meaning of a passage may be deduced from its context, or from some subsequent passage. 13. Similarly, when two passages are in contradiction to each other, the explanation can be determined only when a third text is found, capable of harmonizing the two.
May it be your will, Lord our God and God of our fathers, that the temple be soon rebuilt in our days and grant our portion in your Law. And there we will serve you with awe, as in the days of old, and as in ancient years.
Before Putting On the Tallit
I am here wrapping myself in this fringed robe, in fulfillment of the command of my Creator, as it is written in the Law, They shall make them a fringe on the corners of their garments throughout their generations. And even as I cover myself with the tallit in this world, so may my soul deserve to be clothed with a beautiful spiritual robe in the world to come, in the garden of Eden. Amen.
When Putting On the Tallit
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, who have sanctified us by your commandments, and have commanded us to wrap ourselves in the fringed garment.
How precious is your faithful love, God! And the human beings take refuge under the shadow of your wings. They satisfy themselves with the abundance of your house. And you give them a drink from the river of your pleasures. For the fountain of life is with you: in your light we see light. Continue your faithful love to those who know you, and your righteousness to the upright in heart.
Meditation Before Putting On Tefillin
I am here preparing to put on the tefillin, in fulfillment of the command of my Creator, who has commanded us to put on the tefillin, as it is written in the Law, And you shall bind them for a sign on your hand, and they shall be for frontlets between your eyes. Within these tefillin are placed four sections of the Law, that declare the absolute unity of God, and that remind us of the miracles and wonders which he did for us when he brought us out from Egypt, the one who has power over the highest and the lowest to deal with them according to his will. He has commanded us to place the tefillin on the hand as a memorial of his outstretched arm. Opposite the heart, to indicate the duty of subjecting the longings and designs of our heart to his service, blessed be he. And on the head opposite the brain, in this way teaching that the mind, whose seat is in the brain, together with all the senses and faculties, should be subjected to his service, blessed be he. May the effect of the precept thus observed be to grant me a long life with sacred influences and holy thoughts, free from every approach, even in imagination, to sin and iniquity. May the evil inclination not mislead or entice us, but may we be led to serve the Lord as it is in our hearts to do. Amen.
When Placing the Tefillin On the Arm
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, who have sanctified us by your commandments, and have commanded us to put on the tefillin.
When Placing the Tefillin On the Forehead
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, who have sanctified us by your commandments, and have commanded us to observe the precept of tefillin.
Blessed be His name, whose glorious kingdom is forever and ever.
Wrap the strap three times around the middle finger, then say:
And I will betroth you to me forever. Yes, I will betroth you to me in righteousness, and in judgment, and in faithful love, and in mercy: I will even betroth you to me in faithfulness. And you will know the Lord.
Some congregations say Psalm 30 here.
Barukh Sheʾamar
Blessed be he who spoke, and the world existed: blessed be he: blessed be he who was the maker of the world in the beginning: blessed be he who speaks and acts: blessed be he who decrees and carries out: blessed be he who has mercy on the earth: blessed be he who has mercy on his creatures: blessed be he who pays a good reward to those who fear him: blessed be he who lives for ever, and endures to eternity: blessed be he who redeems and rescues: blessed be his name. Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, God and merciful Father, praised by the mouth of your people, lauded and glorified by the tongue of your loving ones and your servants. We also will praise you, Lord our God, with the songs of David your servant. With praises and psalms we will magnify, praise and glorify you, and we will mention your name, and proclaim you our King, our God, you alone, the life of all worlds. King, may your great name be praised and glorified forever and ever. Blessed are you, Lord, a King honored with praises.
1 Chronicles 16:8–36
Give thanks to the Lord, call on his name. Make known his deeds among the peoples. Sing to him, sing praises to him. Tell of all his marvelous works. Take pride in his holy name: let the heart of those who seek the Lord rejoice. Search for the Lord and his strength. Seek his face forever. Remember his marvelous works that he has done: his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth. Descendants of Israel, his servant, children of Jacob, his chosen ones. He is the Lord our God: his judgments are in all the earth. Remember his covenant forever, the word which he commanded to a thousand generations. The covenant which he made with Abraham, and his oath to Isaac. And confirmed it to Jacob for a statute, to Israel for an everlasting covenant: saying, To you I will give the land of Canaan, as the lot of your inheritance: when you were few in number. Yes, few, and foreign residents in it. And they went about from nation to nation, and from one kingdom to another people. He allowed no one to oppress them. Yes, he rebuked kings for their sake. Saying, “Do not touch my anointed ones, and do my prophets no harm.” Sing to the Lord, all the earth. Proclaim his salvation from day to day. Recount his glory among the nations, his marvels among all the peoples. For the Lord is great and worthy of great praise: he is to be feared above all gods. For all the gods of the peoples are worthless things. But the Lord made the heavens. Grandeur and majesty are before him: strength and gladness are in his place. Give to the Lord, families of the peoples, give to the Lord glory and strength. Give to the Lord the glory due to his name: take an offering, and come before him: worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness. Tremble before him all the earth. The world also is set firm, that it cannot be moved. Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad. And let them say among the nations, The Lord reigns. Let the sea roar, and everything in it. Let the plain rejoice, and all that is in it. Then will the trees of the forest rejoice before the Lord, for he comes to judge the earth. Give thanks to the Lord. For he is good: for his faithful love lasts forever. And say, Save us, God of our salvation, and gather us and deliver us from the nations, to give thanks to your holy name, and to triumph in your praise. Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, from eternity to eternity. And all the people said, “Amen,” and praised the Lord. Exalt the Lord our God, and worship at his footstool. He is holy. Exalt the Lord our God, and worship at his holy mount. For the Lord our God is holy. And he, being merciful, forgives iniquity, and does not destroy: yes, many a time he turns his anger away, and does not stir up all his anger. Do not withhold your compassion from me, Lord: let your faithful love and your truth continually preserve me. Remember, Lord, your tender mercies and your acts of faithful love. For they have been from long ago. Ascribe strength to God: his majesty is over Israel, and his strength is in the skies. God, you are to be feared out of your holy places: the God of Israel gives strength and power to his people. Blessed be God. God of vengeance, Lord, God of vengeance, shine out. Lift up yourself, judge of the earth: give the proud what they deserve. Salvation belongs to the Lord: your blessing be on your people. Selah. The Lord of hosts is with us. The God of Jacob is our stronghold. Selah. Lord of hosts, happy is the person who trusts in you. Save us, Lord: may the King answer us on the day when we call. Save your people, and bless your inheritance: feed them, and carry them forever. Our soul waits for the Lord: he is our help and our shield. For our heart will rejoice in him, because we have trusted in his holy name. Let your faithful love, Lord, be on us, just as we have hoped for you. Show us your faithful love, Lord, and grant us your salvation. Rise up for our help and set us free for the sake of your faithful love. I am the Lord your God, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt: open wide your mouth and I will fill it. Happy are the people whose situation is like this: happy are the people whose God is the Lord. And as for me, I have trusted in your faithful love. My heart shall be glad in your salvation: I will sing to the Lord, because he has dealt generously with me.
Omit Psalm 100 on Sabbaths, holidays, the day before Passover, the intermediate days of Passover, and the day before the Day of Atonement.
Psalm 100
A Psalm of Thanksgiving. Shout for joy to the Lord, all lands. Serve the Lord with joy: come before him with joy. Know that the Lord is God: he has made us, and we are his, his people and the sheep of his pasture. Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: give thanks to him, bless his name. For the Lord is good. His faithful love is everlasting. And his faithfulness from generation to generation.
On weekdays, continue with “Let the glory of the Lord.”
On Sabbaths, holidays and Hoshana Rabbah, say the following psalms.
Psalm 19
For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. The heavens recount the glory of God, and the sky declares his handiwork. Day after day pours out speech, and night after night proclaims knowledge. There is no speech or language. Their voice cannot be heard. Their sound has gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them he has set a tent for the sun. And he is like a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, and rejoices like a strong man running his course. His rising is from the end of the heaven, and his circuit to the ends of it: and there is nothing hidden from his heat. The law of the Lord is perfect, restoring the soul: the testimony of the Lord is faithful, making wise the simple. The precepts of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes. The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring forever. The judgments of the Lord are truthful, altogether righteous. They are more desirable than gold, even much fine gold. Sweeter also than honey and the droppings of the honeycomb. Moreover by them is your servant warned: in keeping them there is great reward. Who can discern his errors? Clear me from hidden faults. Keep back your servant also from deliberate sins. Do not let them rule over me: then I will be blameless, and I shall be clear from great transgression. Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable before you, Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer.
Psalm 34
A Psalm of David. When he changed his behavior before Abimelech, who drove him away, and he left. I will bless the Lord at all times: his praise will continually be in my mouth. My soul will boast in the Lord: the humble will hear and rejoice. Magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together. I sought the Lord, and he answered me, and rescued me from all my fears. They looked to him and shone with joy: and their faces will not be ashamed. This sufferer cried, and the Lord heard him, and saved him from all his troubles. The angel of the Lord camps around those who fear him, and rescues them. Taste and see that the Lord is good: happy is the person who takes refuge in him. Fear the Lord, his holy ones: for those who fear him lack nothing. Young lions lack food and suffer hunger: but those who seek the Lord will not lack any good. Come, children, listen to me: I will teach you the fear of the Lord. Who is the person who delights in life, and loves many days so that he may see good? Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking deceit. Depart from evil and do good. Seek peace and pursue it. The eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous, and his ears are toward their cry. The face of the Lord is against those who do evil, to cut off their memory from the earth. The righteous cry, and the Lord listens, and rescues them out of all their troubles. The Lord is near to those whose hearts are broken, and saves those whose spirits are crushed. Many are the misfortunes of the righteous: but the Lord rescues him out of them all. He protects all his bones: not one of them is broken. Evil shall kill the wicked. And those who hate the righteous shall be condemned. The Lord sets the souls of his servants free. And none that take refuge in him shall be condemned.
Psalm 90
A Prayer of Moses, the man of God. Lord, you have been a dwelling place to us in all generations. Before the mountains were brought forth, before you gave birth to the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting you are God. You turn humanity back to dust, and say, Return, human beings. For a thousand years in your sight are but as yesterday when it is past, and as a watch in the night. You carry them away as with a flood. They are in a sleep: in the morning they are like grass which sprouts again. In the morning it blooms and sprouts again. In the evening it is cut down, and withers. For we are consumed by your anger, and in your anger we are overwhelmed. You have set our iniquities before you, our secret sins in the light of your face. For all our days have passed away in your anger, we bring our years to an end like a sound. The days of our years are seventy years, or even if we are strong, eighty years. Yet their pride is only suffering and emptiness. For it is soon gone by, and we fly away. Who knows the power of your anger, and your anger according to the fear that is due to you? So teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom. Return, Lord. How long?—and have compassion on your servants. Satisfy us in the morning with your faithful love. That we may be glad and rejoice all our days. Make us rejoice according to the days when you have afflicted us, the years when we have seen evil. Let your work be revealed to your servants, and your majesty on their children. And let the pleasantness of the Lord our God be on us. And establish the work of our hands for us. Yes, establish the work of our hands.
Psalm 91
Whoever lives in the shelter of the Most High remains under the shadow of the Almighty. I say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress. My God, in whom I trust.—For he will deliver you from the bird-catcher’s trap, and from the deadly plague. He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will take refuge: his truth will be a shield and a small shield. You will not be afraid of the terror by night, nor of the arrow that flies by day. Of the pestilence that walks in darkness, nor of the plague that ravages at noonday. A thousand may fall at your side, and ten thousand at your right hand. It will not come near you. You will only look with your eyes, and see the retribution of the wicked.—For you, Lord, are my refuge.—You have made the Most High your dwelling place. No evil will happen to you, nor will any plague come near your tent. For he will command his angels to guard you, to keep you in all your ways. They will bear you on their hands, so that you do not strike your foot against a stone. You will tread on the lion and the adder. On the young lion and the serpent you will trample.—Because he has set his love on me, therefore I will rescue him: I will set him on high, because he knows my name. When he calls on me, I will answer him. I will be with him in trouble: I will rescue him and honor him. I will satisfy him with a long life, and will let him see my salvation.
Repeat the last verse.
Psalm 135
Praise the Lord. Praise the name of the Lord. Praise him, servants of the Lord: you who stand in the house of the Lord, in the courts of the house of our God. Praise the Lord. For the Lord is good: sing praises to his name. For it is pleasant. For the Lord has chosen Jacob to himself, and Israel for his special treasure. For I know that the Lord is great, and that our Lord is above all gods. Whatever the Lord pleases, he does, in heaven and on earth, in the seas and in all the depths. He causes vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth. He makes lightnings for the rain. He brings out the wind out of his treasuries. It is he who struck the firstborn of Egypt, both humans and animals. He sent signs and wonders into the midst of you, Egypt, on Pharaoh, and on all his servants. It is he who struck great nations, and killed mighty kings. Sihon king of the Amorites, and Og king of Bashan, and all the kingdoms of Canaan: and gave their land for an inheritance, an inheritance to Israel his people. Your name, Lord, endures forever. Your memorial, Lord, throughout all generations. For the Lord shall judge his people, and have compassion on his servants, The idols of the nations are silver and gold, the work of men’s hands. They have mouths, but they do not speak. They have eyes, but they do not see. They have ears, but they do not hear. Neither is there any breath in their mouths. Those who make them shall become like them. Yes, everyone who trusts in them. House of Israel, bless the Lord: House of Aaron, bless the Lord: House of Levi, bless the Lord: you who fear the Lord, bless the Lord. Blessed be the Lord out of Zion, who lives in Jerusalem. Praise the Lord.
Psalm 136
Give thanks to the Lord. For he is good: for his faithful love lasts forever. Give thanks to the God of gods: for his faithful love lasts forever. Give thanks to the Lord of lords: for his faithful love lasts forever. To him who alone does great marvels: for his faithful love lasts forever. To him that by understanding made the heavens: for his faithful love lasts forever. To him that spread forth the earth above the waters: for his faithful love lasts forever. To him that made great lights: for his faithful love lasts forever. The sun to rule by day: for his faithful love lasts forever. The moon and stars to rule by night: for his faithful love lasts forever. To him that struck the Egyptians in their firstborn: for his faithful love lasts forever. And brought out Israel from among them: for his faithful love lasts forever. With a strong hand, and with an outstretched arm: for his faithful love lasts forever. To him who parted the Red Sea apart: for his faithful love lasts forever. And made Israel pass through its midst: for his faithful love lasts forever. But overthrew Pharaoh and his army in the Red Sea: for his faithful love lasts forever. To him who led his people through the wilderness: for his faithful love lasts forever. To him who struck great kings. For his faithful love lasts forever. And killed mighty kings: for his faithful love lasts forever. Sihon king of the Amorites: for his faithful love lasts forever. And Og king of Bashan: for his faithful love lasts forever. And gave their land for an inheritance: for his faithful love lasts forever. An inheritance for Israel his servant: for his faithful love lasts forever. Who remembered us in our low condition: for his faithful love lasts forever. And has released us from our adversaries: for his faithful love lasts forever. He gives food to all flesh: for his faithful love lasts forever. Give thanks to the God of heaven: for his faithful love lasts forever.
Psalm 33
Rejoice in the Lord, you righteous: praise is fitting for the upright. Give thanks to the Lord with the lyre. Sing praises to him with the harp of ten strings. Sing to him a new song. Play skillfully with shouts of joy. For the word of the Lord is right. And all his work is done in faithfulness. He loves righteousness and justice: the earth is full of the faithful love of the Lord. By the word of the Lord the heavens were made. And all the host of them by the breath of his mouth. He gathers the waters of the sea together as a heap: he stores the floods in storehouses. Let all the earth fear the Lord: let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him. For he spoke, and it was. He commanded, and it stood firm. The Lord has frustrated the design of the nations. He has foiled the thoughts of the peoples. The counsel of the Lord stands firm forever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations. Happy is the nation whose god is the Lord. The people whom he has chosen for his own inheritance. The Lord looks down from heaven. He sees all human beings. From his dwelling place he gazes on all the inhabitants of the earth. He who forms all their hearts and pays attention to all their works. A king is not saved by greatness of power: a mighty man is not delivered by greatness of strength. A horse is useless for safety: nor will it rescue anyone by his great power. The Lord’s eye is on those who fear him, on those who hope for his faithful love to deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine. Our soul waits for the Lord: he is our help and our shield. For our heart shall rejoice in him, because we have trusted in his holy name. Let your faithful love, Lord, be on us, just as we have hoped for you.
Psalm 92
A Psalm, a Song for the Sabbath Day. It is a good thing to give thanks to the Lord, and to sing praises to your name, Most High: to declare your faithful love in the morning, and your faithfulness every night, with an instrument of ten strings and with a harp, with thoughtful music on the lyre. For you, Lord, have made me rejoice through your work: I will rejoice in the work of your hands. How great are your works, Lord: your thoughts are very deep. A senseless person does not know it, nor does a fool understand this: when the wicked sprang up as the grass, and all the workers of iniquity flourished, it was that they might be destroyed forever. But you, Lord, are on high forevermore. For your enemies, Lord, for your enemies shall perish. All the workers of iniquity shall be scattered. But you have raised my horn, like that of the wild-ox: I am anointed with fresh oil. My eye has also seen my desire on my enemies. My ears have heard my desire of those who rose up against me, doers of evil. The righteous shall spring up like a palm-tree. He shall grow tall like a cedar in Lebanon. Planted in the house of the Lord, they shall blossom in the courts of our God. They shall still bear fruit in old age. They shall be full of sap and green: to declare that the Lord is upright: he is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him.
Psalm 93
The Lord reigns. He has robed himself in majesty. The Lord has robed himself, yes, he has clothed himself with strength: the world also is set firm, that it cannot be moved. Your throne is set firm from long ago: you are from everlasting. The streams have lifted up, Lord, the streams have lifted up their voice. The streams lift up their roaring. The Lord on high is mightier than the voices of many waters, mighty waters, the breakers of the sea. Your testimonies are very faithful: holiness is fitting for your house, Lord, forever.
On weekdays, continue here.
Let the glory of the Lord endure forever. Let the Lord rejoice in his works. Let the name of the Lord be blessed from now on and forevermore. From the rising of the sun to its setting the Lord’s name is to be praised. The Lord is high above all nations, and his glory above the heavens. Your name, Lord, endures forever. Your memorial, Lord, throughout all generations. The Lord has established his throne in the heavens. And his kingdom rules over all. Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad. And let them say among the nations, The Lord reigns. The Lord reigns. The Lord has reigned. The Lord shall reign forever and ever. The Lord is King forever and ever. The nations have perished out of his land. The Lord has frustrated the design of the nations. He has foiled the thoughts of the peoples. Many are the thoughts in a man’s heart. But the counsel of the Lord, that will stand. The counsel of the Lord stands firm forever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations. For he spoke, and it was. He commanded, and it stood firm. For the Lord has chosen Zion. He has desired it for his dwelling place. For the Lord has chosen Jacob for himself, Israel for his special treasure. For the Lord will not reject his people, neither will he abandon his inheritance. And he, being merciful, forgives iniquity, and does not destroy. Yes, many times he turns his anger away and does not stir up all his anger. Save, Lord: may the King answer us on the day when we call. Happy are those who live in your house. They will be ever praising you. Selah. Happy are the people whose situation is like this. Happy are the people whose God is the Lord.
Psalm 145
I will extol you, my God, King. And I will bless your name forever and ever. Every day I will bless you. And I will praise your name forever and ever. The Lord is great and worthy of great praise. And his greatness is unsearchable. One generation will praise your works to another, and will declare your mighty acts. On the majestic glory of your splendor, and on your marvelous deeds, I will meditate. And people will speak of the might of your awe-inspiring acts. And I will recount your greatness. They will pour out the fame of your great goodness and will rejoice in your righteousness. The Lord is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and of great faithful love. The Lord is good to all. And his compassion is over all his works. All your works will give thanks to you, Lord. And your loving ones will bless you. They will speak of the glory of your kingdom, and talk of your power. To make known to human beings his mighty acts, and the majestic glory of his kingdom. Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and your dominion endures throughout all generations. The Lord supports all that fall, and raises up all those that are bowed down. The eyes of all wait for you. And you give them their food in due season. You open your hand, and satisfy every living thing with favor. The Lord is righteous in all his ways, and loving in all his works. The Lord is near to all those who call on him, to all that call on him in truth. He will fulfill the desire of those who fear him. He also will hear their cry and will save them. The Lord guards all those who love him. But all the wicked he will destroy. My mouth will speak of the praise of the Lord. And let all flesh bless his holy name forever and ever. But we will bless the Lord from now on and forever. Praise the Lord.
Psalm 146
Praise the Lord. Praise the Lord, my soul: I will praise the Lord, while I live. I will sing praises to my God as long as I exist. Do not put your trust in princes, in a human being, in whom there is no help. When his breath leaves, he returns to his earth. On that very day his designs perish. Happy is the one who has the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the Lord, his God: who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them. Who keeps truth forever. Who does justice for the oppressed. Who gives food to the hungry: the Lord frees the prisoners. The Lord opens the eyes of the blind. The Lord raises those who are bowed down. The Lord loves the righteous. The Lord guards the foreigners. He supports the fatherless and widow. But he makes the way of the wicked crooked. The Lord shall reign forever, your God, Zion, to all generations. Praise the Lord.
Psalm 147
Praise the Lord. For it is good to sing praises to our God. For it is pleasant, and praise is fitting. The Lord builds up Jerusalem. He gathers the outcasts of Israel. He heals those whose hearts are broken, and binds up their wounds. He counts the number of the stars. He calls them all by their names. Great is our Lord, and mighty in power. His understanding is infinite. The Lord supports the humble. He brings the wicked to the ground. Sing to the Lord with thanksgiving. Sing praises on the lyre to our God: who covers the heaven with clouds, who prepares rain for the earth, who makes grass sprout on the mountains. Who gives to the beast its food, and to the young ravens which cry. He does not delight in the strength of the horse, he takes no pleasure in the vigor of a man. The Lord takes pleasure in those who fear him, in those who hope for his faithful love. Extol the Lord, Jerusalem. Praise your God, Zion. For he has strengthened the bars of your gates. He has blessed your children within you. He makes peace in your borders. He satisfies you with the finest wheat. He sends out his commandment to the earth. His word runs very swiftly. He gives snow like wool. He scatters frost like ashes. He casts his ice like pieces: who can stand before his cold? He sends out his word, and melts them: he makes his wind blow, and the waters flow. He declares his words to Jacob, his statutes and his judgments to Israel. He has not dealt in this way with any nation: and as for his judgments, they do not know them. Praise the Lord.
Psalm 148
Praise the Lord. Praise the Lord from the heavens: praise him in the heights. Praise him, all his angels. Praise him, all his host. Praise him, sun and moon: praise him, all stars of light. Praise him, heavens of heavens, and waters that are above the heavens. Let them praise the name of the Lord: for he commanded, and they were created. He has established them forever and ever: he gave a decree which none shall transgress. Praise the Lord from the earth, sea monsters and all the depths: fire and hail, snow and smoke. Stormy wind, fulfilling his word: mountains and all hills. Fruit trees and all cedars: wild beasts and all cattle. Creeping things and winged birds: kings of the earth and all peoples. Princes and all judges of the earth: both young men and young women. Old men and children: let them praise the name of the Lord. For his name alone is exalted: his majesty is above the earth and heaven. And he has lifted up a horn for his people, to the praise of all his loving ones: even of the children of Israel, the people near to him: praise the Lord.
Psalm 149
Praise the Lord. Sing to the Lord a new song. His praise in the assembly of those that love him. Let Israel rejoice in his Maker: let the children of Zion be glad in their King. Let them praise his name with the dance: let them sing praises to him with the hand drum and lyre. For the Lord takes pleasure in his people: he adorns the humble with salvation. Let those that love him triumph in glory: let them rejoice on their beds. High praises of God are in their throat, and a two-edged sword in their hand. To execute vengeance on the nations, and punishments on the peoples: to bind their kings with chains, and their nobles with iron shackles. To execute on them the judgment written: this is an honor for all his loving ones. Praise the Lord.
Psalm 150
Praise the Lord. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the sky of his power. Praise him for his mighty acts: praise him according to his abundant greatness. Praise him with the blast of the horn: praise him with the harp and the lyre. Praise him with the hand drum and dance: praise him with stringed instruments and the pipe. Praise him with the clear-toned cymbals. Praise him with the loud-sounding cymbals. Let everything that has breath praise the Lord: praise the Lord.
Repeat the last verse.
Blessed be the Lord forever. Amen, and Amen. Blessed be the Lord out of Zion, who lives in Jerusalem. Praise the Lord. Blessed be the Lord God, the God of Israel, who alone does wonderful things: and blessed be his glorious name forever. And let the whole earth be filled with his glory. Amen, and Amen.
Stand for the following passages through “worship you.”
1 Chronicles 29:10–13
And David blessed the Lord in the presence of all the congregation: and David said, Blessed are you, Lord, the God of Israel our father, from everlasting to everlasting. Yours, Lord, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is yours. Yours, Lord, is the kingdom, and the supremacy as head over all. Riches and honor come from you, and you rule over all. And in your hand are might and power. And it is in your hand to make great and to give strength to all. Now, therefore, our God, we give thanks to you, and praise your glorious name.
Nehemiah 9:6–11
You are the Lord, you alone. You have made the heavens, the heaven of heavens, and all their host, the earth and all things that are on it, the seas and all that is in them, and you give life to them all. And the host of heaven worship you. You are the Lord the God, who chose Abram, and brought him out of Ur of the Chaldees, and gave him the name of Abraham: and found his heart faithful before you: And you made a covenant with him to give the land of the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Amorite, and the Perizzite, and the Jebusite, and the Girgashite, even to give it to his descendants, and have fulfilled your words. For you are righteous. And you saw the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, and heard their cry by the Red Sea. And showed signs and wonders on Pharaoh, and on all his servants, and on all the people of his land. For you knew that they dealt arrogantly against them. And made yourself a name, as it is today. And you divided the sea before them, so that they went through the midst of the sea on the dry land. And you cast their pursuers into the depths, as a stone into the mighty waters.
Exodus 14:30–15:18
Thus the Lord saved Israel that day out of the hand of the Egyptians. And Israel saw the Egyptians dead on the seashore. And Israel saw the great power which the Lord used against the Egyptians, and the people feared the Lord: and they believed in the Lord, and in Moses his servant. Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the Lord, and spoke, saying: I will sing to the Lord, for he has been highly exalted: the horse and his rider he has thrown into the sea. The Lord is my strength and song, and he has become my salvation: this is my God, and I will glorify him. My father’s God, and I will exalt him. The Lord is a man of war: the Lord is his name. He has cast Pharaoh’s chariots and his army into the sea: and his chosen captains have sunk in the Red Sea. The floods cover them: they went down into the depths like a stone. Your right hand, Lord, that is glorious in power, your right hand, Lord, smashes the enemy. And in the greatness of your majesty you overthrow those who rise up against you: you send out your anger, it consumes them as stubble. And with the blast of your nostrils the waters were piled up, the streams stood upright as a heap. The floods were congealed in the heart of the sea. The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the captured goods: my desire will be satisfied with them. I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them. You blew with your wind, the sea covered them: they sank as lead in the mighty waters. Who is like you, Lord, among the mighty ones: who is like you, glorious in holiness, revered in praises, doing marvels? You stretched out your right hand, the earth swallowed them. In your faithful love you have led the people which you have redeemed: you have guided them in your strength to your holy dwelling. The peoples have heard it. They tremble: pangs have taken hold of the inhabitants of Philistia. Then the leaders of Edom were dismayed. The mighty men of Moab, trembling takes hold of them: all the inhabitants of Canaan are melted away. Terror and dread fall on them: by the greatness of your arm they are as still as a stone. Until your people pass over, Lord, until the people pass over, which you have acquired. You will bring them in, and plant them in the mountain of your inheritance, the place, Lord, which you have made for yourself to dwell in, the sanctuary, Lord, which your hands have established. The Lord shall reign forever and ever. The Lord shall reign forever and ever. For the kingdom is the Lord’s: and he is ruler over the nations. And saviors shall come up on mount Zion to judge the mount of Esau. And the kingdom shall be the Lord’s. And the Lord shall be King over all the earth: on that day the Lord will be One, and his name One. And in your Law it is written, saying, Hear, Israel: the Lord our God, the Lord is One.
On Sabbaths and holidays, continue with “The breath of every living being.”
May your name be praised forever, our King, the great and holy God and King, in heaven and on earth. For to you, Lord our God, and God of our fathers, song and praise are fitting, hymn and psalm, strength and dominion, victory, greatness and might, renown and glory, holiness and sovereignty, blessings and thanksgivings from now on forever. Blessed are you, Lord, God and King, great in praises, God of thanksgivings, Lord of wonders, who chooses song and psalm, King and God, the life of all worlds.
Reader
Half Kaddish
May his great name be magnified and sanctified in the world which he has created according to his will. May he establish his kingdom during your life and during your days, and during the life of all the house of Israel, soon, in the near future. And say, “Amen.”
Congregation and Reader
Let his great name be blessed forever and to all eternity.
Reader
Blessed, praised and glorified, exalted, highly praised and honored, proclaimed great and acclaimed be the name of the Holy One, blessed be he, though he is high above all the blessings and hymns, praises and words of comfort, which are spoken in the world. And say, “Amen.”
Congregation, in an undertone
Blessed, praised, glorified, exalted and extolled be the name of the supreme King of kings, the Holy One, blessed be he, who is the first and the last, and beside him there is no God. Extol him who rides on the heavens by his name Jah, and rejoice before him. His name is exalted above all blessing and praise. Blessed be His name, whose glorious kingdom is forever and ever. Let the name of the Lord be blessed from now on and forevermore.
Reader
Bless the Lord who is to be blessed.
Congregation and Reader
Blessed is the Lord who is to be blessed forever and ever.
Blessings of the Shema
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, who forms light and creates darkness, who makes peace and creates all things:
Who in mercy gives light to the earth and to those who live on it and in your goodness renews the creation every day continually. How many your works are, Lord! In wisdom you have made them all: the earth is full of your possessions. King, who alone were exalted from long ago, praised, glorified and extolled from days of old. Everlasting God, in your abundant compassion, have mercy on us, Lord of our strength, Rock of our stronghold. Shield of our salvation, our Stronghold!
The blessed God, great in knowledge, prepared and formed the rays of the sun: it was a gift he produced as a glory to his name: he set the luminaries around his strength. The chiefs of his hosts are holy beings that exalt the Almighty, and continually declare the glory of God and his holiness. Blessed are you, Lord our God, for the excellence of your handiwork, and for the bright luminaries which you have made: they shall glorify you forever.
Blessed are you, our Rock, our King and Redeemer, Creator of holy beings, may your name be praised forever, our King. Creator of ministering spirits, all of whom stand in the heights of the universe, and proclaim with awe in unison aloud the words of the living God and everlasting King. All of them are beloved, pure and mighty. And all of them in dread and awe carry out the will of their Master. And all of them open their mouths in holiness and purity, with song and psalm, while they bless and praise, glorify and revere, sanctify and ascribe sovereignty to
The name of the Divine King, the great, mighty and awe-inspiring One, holy is he. And they all accept the yoke of the kingdom of heaven from one another, and give permission to one another to sanctify their Creator: in tranquil joy of spirit, with pure speech and holy melody they all respond in unison, and exclaim with awe:
Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts. The whole earth is full of his glory.
And the Ophanim and the holy Chayoth with a noise of great rushing, rising toward the Seraphim, thus facing them offer praise and say:
Blessed be the glory of the Lord from his place.
To the blessed God they offer pleasant melodies. To the King, the living and ever-enduring God, they utter hymns and make their praises heard. For he alone performs mighty deeds, and makes new things. He is the Lord of battles. He sows righteousness, makes salvation spring up, creates remedies, and is revered in praises. He is the Lord of wonders, who in his goodness renews the creation every day continually. As it is said, Give thanks to him that makes great lights, for his faithful love lasts forever. Cause a new light to shine on Zion, and may we all be worthy soon to enjoy its brightness. Blessed are you, Lord, Creator of the luminaries.
You have loved us with abundant love, Lord our God, you have had great and abundant compassion on us. Our Father, our King, for our fathers’ sake, who trusted in you, and whom you taught the statutes of life, be also gracious to us and teach us. Our Father, merciful Father, ever compassionate, have mercy on us. Put it into our hearts to understand and to discern, to pay attention, learn and teach, to heed, to do and to fulfill in love all the words of instruction in your Law. Enlighten our eyes in your Law, and let our hearts hold firmly to your commandments, and unite our hearts to love and fear your name, so that we are never put to shame. Because we have trusted in your holy, great and revered name, we shall rejoice and be glad in your salvation. Bring us in peace from the four corners of the earth, and make us go upright to our land. For you are a God who brings salvation. You have chosen us from all peoples and tongues, and have brought us near to your great name forever in faithfulness, so that we might in love give thanks to you and proclaim your unity. Blessed are you, Lord, who have chosen your people Israel in love.
When praying without a congregation, add:
God, faithful King!
Shema
Hear, Israel. The Lord our God, the Lord is One.
Blessed be His name, whose glorious kingdom is forever and ever.
And you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength. And these words, which I command you today, must be on your heart. And you must teach them diligently to your children, and must talk about them when you sit in your house, and when you walk along the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise up. And you must bind them for a sign on your hand, and they will be forehead bands between your eyes. And you must write them on the doorposts of your house, and on your gates.
And if you listen diligently to my commandments which I command you today, to love the Lord your God, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul, I will give the rain of your land in its season, the early rain and the late rain, so that you may gather in your grain, and your wine, and your oil. And I will give grass in your field for your cattle, and you will eat and be satisfied. Be careful that your heart is not deceived, and that you do not turn away and serve other gods and worship them. And if you do, the Lord’s anger will burn against you, and he will shut the sky, so that there will be no rain and the land will not yield its fruit. And you will perish quickly from the good land which the Lord gives you. Therefore you must place these words of mine in your heart and in your soul. And you must bind them for a sign on your hand, and they will be forehead bands between your eyes. And you must teach them to your children, talking about them when you sit in your house, and when you walk along the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise up. And you must write them on the doorposts of your house, and on your gates, so that your days and your children’s days may be multiplied on the land which the Lord swore to your ancestors to give them, as the days of the heavens above the earth.
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, Speak to the children of Israel, and tell them to make themselves a fringe on the corners of their garments throughout their generations, and to put on the fringe of each corner a cord of blue. And it will be a fringe for you, so that you may look at it and remember all the commandments of the Lord, and do them, so that you do not follow your own heart and your own eyes, which you habitually follow as you wander off course, so that you may remember and do all my commandments, and be holy to your God. I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God. I am the Lord your God.
Blessing After the Shema
True and firm, established and enduring, right and faithful, beloved and precious, desirable and pleasant, revered and mighty, well-ordered and acceptable, good and beautiful is this word of yours to us forever and ever. It is true, the God of the universe is our King, the Rock of Jacob, the Shield of our salvation: throughout all generations he endures and his name endures. His throne is established, and his kingdom and his faithfulness endure forever. His words also live and endure. They are faithful and desirable forever and to all eternity, as for our fathers so also for us, our children, our generations, and for all the generations of the descendants of Israel his servants.
For the first and for the last ages your word is good and endures forever and ever. It is true and trustworthy, a statute which shall not pass away. It is true that you are indeed the Lord our God, and the God of our fathers, our King, our fathers’ King, our Redeemer, the Redeemer of our fathers, our Maker, the Rock of our salvation. Our Deliverer and Rescuer from everlasting, such is your name. There is no God beside you.
You have been the help of our fathers from long ago, a Shield and Savior to their children after them in every generation: in the heights of the universe is your dwelling place, and your judgments and your righteousness reach to the furthest ends of the earth. Happy is the man who listens to your commandments, and stores your Law and your word in his heart. It is true that you are indeed the Lord of your people, and a mighty King to plead their cause. It is true that you are indeed the first and you are the last, and beside you we have no King, Redeemer and Savior. From Egypt you redeemed us, Lord our God, and from the house of slaves you rescued us. All their firstborn you killed, but your firstborn you redeemed. You divided the Red Sea, and drowned the proud. But you made the beloved pass through, while the waters covered their adversaries, not one of whom was left. Therefore the beloved praised and extolled God, and offered hymns, songs, praises, blessings and thanksgivings to the King and God, who lives and endures. Who is high and exalted, great and revered. Who brings low the haughty, and raises up the lowly, leads out the prisoners, rescues the humble, helps the poor, and answers his people when they cry to him. Even praises to the Most High God, blessed is he, and ever to be blessed. Moses and the children of Israel sang a song to you with great joy, saying, all of them,
Who is like you, Lord, among the mighty ones? Who is like you, glorious in holiness, revered in praises, doing marvels?
With a new song the redeemed people offered praise to your name at the seashore: they all gave thanks in unison, and proclaimed your sovereignty, and said,
The Lord shall reign forever and ever.
Rock of Israel, arise to the help of Israel, and rescue, according to your promise, Judah and Israel. Our Redeemer, the Lord of hosts is his name, the Holy One of Israel. Blessed are you, Lord, who have redeemed Israel.
Amidah
Lord, open my lips, and my mouth shall declare your praise.
Blessed are you, Lord our God and God of our fathers, God of Abraham, God of Isaac, and God of Jacob, the great, mighty and revered God, the most high God, who bestows faithful love, and possesses all things. Who remembers the pious deeds of the patriarchs, and in love will bring a redeemer to their children’s children for your name’s sake.
During the Ten Days of Repentance
Remember us for life, King, who delights in life, and inscribe us in the book of life, for your own sake, living God.
King, Helper, Savior and Shield. Blessed are you, Lord, the Shield of Abraham.
You, Lord, are mighty forever, you raise the dead, you are mighty to save.
From Shemini Atzeret through the first day of Passover
You cause the wind to blow and the rain to fall
You sustain the living with faithful love, raise the dead with great mercy, support the falling, heal the sick, free the bound, and keep your faith to those who sleep in the dust. Who is like you, Lord of mighty acts, and who resembles you, King, who kills and raises, and causes salvation to spring up?
During the Ten Days of Repentance
Who is like you, Father of mercy, who in mercy remembers your creatures for life?
Yes, you are faithful to raise the dead. Blessed are you, Lord, who raises the dead.
You are holy, and your name is holy, and holy beings praise you daily. Selah. Blessed are you, Lord, the holy God.
During the Ten Days of Repentance, conclude the blessing:
the holy King.
When the Reader repeats the Amidah, say the following through “the holy God.”
Reader
Kedushah
We will sanctify your name in the world just as they sanctify it in the highest heavens, as it is written through your prophet:
And they called one to the other and said,
Congregation
Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts. The whole earth is full of his glory.
Reader
Those facing them say, “Blessed...”
Congregation
Blessed be the glory of the Lord from his place.
Reader
And in your Holy Words it is written, saying,
Congregation
The Lord will reign forever, your God, Zion, to all generations. Praise the Lord.
Reader
To all generations we will declare your greatness, and to all eternity we will proclaim your holiness, and your praise, our God, will not depart from our mouth forever, for you are a great and holy God and King. Blessed are you, Lord, the holy God.
During the Ten Days of Repentance, conclude the blessing:
the holy King.
You favor humanity with knowledge, and teach mortals understanding. Favor us with knowledge, understanding and discernment from you. Blessed are you, Lord, gracious Giver of knowledge.
Cause us to return, our Father, to your Law. Draw us near, our King, to your service, and bring us back in perfect repentance to your presence. Blessed are you, Lord, who delights in repentance.
Forgive us, our Father, for we have sinned. Pardon us, our King, for we have transgressed. For you do pardon and forgive. Blessed are you, Lord, who is gracious, and forgives abundantly.
On fast days, insert Selichot.
Look on our affliction and plead our cause, and redeem us soon for your name’s sake. For you are a mighty Redeemer. Blessed are you, Lord, the Redeemer of Israel.
On fast days the Reader says “Answer us” here and concludes:
Blessed are you, Lord, who answers in time of trouble.
Heal us, Lord, and we shall be healed. Save us and we shall be saved. For you are our praise. Grant a perfect healing to all our wounds. For you, almighty King, are a faithful and merciful Physician. Blessed are you, Lord, who heals the sick of your people Israel.
Prayer for a Sick Person
May it be your will, Lord our God, and God of our fathers, to send a perfect healing from heaven soon, a healing of soul and body to the sick... Among the other sick of Israel.
Bless this year for us, Lord our God, together with every kind of its produce, for our welfare. Give a blessing on the face of the earth. Satisfy us with your goodness, and bless our year like other good years. Blessed are you, Lord, who blesses the years.
During the winter season, from December 4 through the first day of Passover, substitute:
Give dew and rain for a blessing on the face of the earth.
Sound the great horn for our freedom. Lift up the banner to gather our exiles, and gather us from the four corners of the earth. Blessed are you, Lord, who gathers the banished ones of your people Israel.
Restore our judges as at first, and our counselors as at the beginning. Remove from us grief and suffering. Reign over us, Lord, you alone, in faithful love and tender mercy, and justify us in judgment. Blessed are you, Lord, the King who loves righteousness and judgment.
During the Ten Days of Repentance, conclude the blessing:
the King of Judgment.
And for slanderers let there be no hope, and let all wickedness perish as in a moment. Let all your enemies be soon cut off, and soon uproot, crush, cast down and humble the dominion of arrogance in our days. Blessed are you, Lord, who breaks the enemies and humbles the arrogant.
Toward the righteous and the devout, toward the elders of your people the house of Israel, toward the remnant of their scribes, toward the righteous converts, and toward us also may your compassion be stirred, Lord our God. Grant a good reward to all who faithfully trust in your name. Set our portion with them forever, so that we may not be put to shame. For we have trusted in you. Blessed are you, Lord, the support and trust of the righteous.
And to Jerusalem, your city, return in mercy, and dwell there as you have spoken. Rebuild it soon in our days as an everlasting building, and soon set up there the throne of David. Blessed are you, Lord, who rebuilds Jerusalem.
On the Fast of the Ninth of Av, add the following at the Afternoon Service:
Comfort, Lord our God, the mourners of Zion, and the mourners of Jerusalem, and the city that is in mourning, laid waste, despised and desolate. In mourning because she is childless, laid waste in her dwellings, despised in the downfall of her glory, and desolate through the loss of her inhabitants: she sits with her head covered like a barren woman who has not given birth. Legions have devoured her. Worshipers of strange gods have possessed her: they have put your people Israel to the sword, and in willfulness have killed the loving ones of the Most High. Therefore let Zion weep bitterly, and Jerusalem raise her voice. My heart, my heart! how it grieves for the killed! My deepest feelings, my deepest feelings! how they yearn for the killed! For you, Lord, consumed her with fire. And with fire you will restore her in the future, as it is said, As for me, I will be to her, says the Lord, a wall of fire around, and I will be a glory in the midst of her. Blessed are you, Lord, who comforts Zion and rebuilds Jerusalem.
Soon cause the offspring of David, your servant, to flourish, and let his horn be exalted by your salvation, because we wait for your salvation all the day. Blessed are you, Lord, who causes the horn of salvation to flourish.
Hear our voice, Lord our God. Spare us and have mercy on us, and accept our prayer in mercy and favor. For you are a God who listens to prayers and requests. From your presence, our King, do not turn us away empty. For you listen in mercy to the prayer of your people Israel. Blessed are you, Lord, who listens to prayer.
On fast days the Congregation says:
Answer us, Lord, answer us on this day of the fast of our humiliation, for we are in great trouble. Do not turn to our wickedness. Do not conceal your face from us, and do not hide yourself from our supplication. Be near, we ask you, to our cry. Let your faithful love be a comfort to us. Even before we call to you, answer us, just as it is said, And before they call, I will answer. While they are still speaking, I will hear. For you, Lord, are the one who answers in time of trouble, who delivers and rescues in all times of trouble and distress. For you listen in mercy to the prayer of your people Israel. Blessed are you, Lord, who listens to prayer.
Accept, Lord our God, your people Israel and their prayer. Restore the service to the inner sanctuary of your house. Receive in love and favor both the fire-offerings of Israel and their prayer. And may the service of your people Israel be always acceptable to you.
On the New Moon and the intermediate days of Passover and Sukkot, add:
Our God and God of our fathers! May our remembrance rise, come and be accepted before you, with the remembrance of our fathers, of Messiah the son of David your servant, of Jerusalem your holy city, and of all your people the house of Israel, bringing deliverance and well-being, grace, faithful love and mercy, life and peace on this day of
On Passover
the Feast of Unleavened Bread.
On the New Moon
the New Moon.
On Sukkot
the Feast of Sukkot.
Remember us, Lord our God, on that day for our well-being. Be mindful of us for blessing, and save us for life. By your promise of salvation and mercy, spare us and be gracious to us. Have mercy on us and save us. For our eyes are turned toward you, because you are a gracious and merciful God and King.
And let our eyes see your return in mercy to Zion. Blessed are you, Lord, who restores your divine presence to Zion.
We give thanks to you, for you are the Lord our God and the God of our fathers forever and ever. You are the Rock of our lives, the Shield of our salvation through every generation. We will give thanks to you and declare your praise for our lives which are committed to your hand, and for our souls which are in your charge, and for your miracles, which are daily with us, and for your wonders and your benefits, which are done at all times, evening, morning and noon. You who are all-good, whose compassion does not fail. You, merciful Being, whose acts of faithful love never cease, we have ever hoped in you.
Congregation, in an undertone
We give thanks to you, for you are the Lord our God and the God of our fathers, the God of all flesh, our Creator and the Creator of all things in the beginning. Blessings and thanksgivings be to your great and holy name, because you have kept us in life and have preserved us. So may you continue to keep us in life and to preserve us. Gather our exiles to your holy courts to observe your statutes, to do your will, and to serve you with a perfect heart, since we give thanks to you. Blessed be the God to whom thanksgivings are due.
On Hanukkah and Purim, add:
We thank you also for the miracles, for the redemption, for the mighty deeds and saving acts, done by you, as well as for the wars which you waged for our fathers in days of old, at this season.
On Hanukkah
In the days of the Hasmonean, Mattathias son of Johanan, the High Priest, and his sons, when the iniquitous power of Greece rose up against your people Israel to make them forgetful of your Law, and to force them to transgress the statutes of your will, then in your abundant mercy you rose up for them in the time of their trouble. You pleaded their cause, you judged their suit, you avenged their wrong. You delivered the strong into the hands of the weak, the many into the hands of the few, the impure into the hands of the pure, the wicked into the hands of the righteous, and the arrogant into the hands of those who studied your Law. For yourself you made a great and holy name in your world, and for your people Israel you accomplished a great deliverance and redemption as at this day. And then your children came into the inner sanctuary of your house, cleansed your temple, purified your sanctuary, kindled lights in your holy courts, and appointed these eight days of Hanukkah in order to give thanks and praises to your great name.
On Purim
In the days of Mordecai and Esther, in Shushan the capital, when the wicked Haman rose up against them, and sought to destroy, to kill and wipe out all the Jews, both young and old, little children and women, on one day, on the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month Adar, and to take their possessions as captured goods, then in your abundant mercy you brought his plans to nothing, frustrated his design and returned his punishment on his own head. And they hanged him and his sons on the gallows.
For all these things your name, our King, shall be continually blessed and exalted forever and ever.
During the Ten Days of Repentance
Inscribe all the children of your covenant for a happy life.
And everything that lives shall give thanks to you forever, and shall praise your name in truth, God, our salvation and our help. Blessed are you, Lord, whose name is All-good, and to whom it is fitting to give thanks.
When the Reader repeats the Amidah, add:
Our God and God of our fathers, bless us with the threefold blessing of your Law written through Moses your servant, which was spoken by Aaron and his sons, the priests, your holy people, as it is said, The Lord bless you, and keep you: the Lord make his face shine on you, and be gracious to you: the Lord turn his face to you, and give you peace.
Grant peace, welfare, blessing, grace, faithful love and mercy to us and to all Israel, your people. Bless us, our Father, even all of us together, with the light of your face, for by the light of your face you have given us, Lord our God, the Law of life, faithful love and righteousness, blessing, mercy, life and peace. And may it be good in your sight to bless your people Israel at all times and in every hour with your peace.
During the Ten Days of Repentance
In the book of life, blessing, peace and good sustenance may we be remembered and inscribed before you, we and all your people the house of Israel, for a happy life and for peace. Blessed are you, Lord, who makes peace.
Blessed are you, Lord, who blesses your people Israel with peace.
My God, guard my tongue from evil and my lips from speaking deceit. And let my soul remain silent toward those who curse me, yes, let my soul be like dust before everyone. Open my heart to your Law, and let my soul pursue your commandments. If any plan evil against me, soon make their plans ineffective, and frustrate their designs. 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. In order that your beloved ones may be delivered, save with your right hand, and answer me. Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable before you, Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer. He who makes peace in his high places, may he make peace for us and for all Israel, and say, “Amen.”
May it be your will, Lord our God and God of our fathers, that the temple be soon rebuilt in our days, and grant our portion in your Law. And there we will serve you with awe, as in the days of old, and as in ancient years. Then the offering of Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasant to the Lord, as in the days of old, and as in ancient years.
Shortened Amidah
In illness or when time is short, begin with the first three blessings of the Amidah.
Give us understanding, Lord our God, to know your ways. Circumcise our hearts to fear you, and forgive us so that we may be redeemed. Keep us far from sorrow. Satiate us on the pastures of your land, and gather our scattered ones from the four corners of the earth. Let those who go astray be judged according to your will, and wave your hand over the wicked. Let the righteous rejoice in the rebuilding of your city, and in the establishment of your temple, and in the flourishing of the horn of David your servant, and in the clear-shining light of the son of Jesse, your anointed. Even before we call, answer. Blessed are you, Lord, who listens to prayer.
Continue with the concluding blessings, beginning “Accept.”
On the New Moon, intermediate days of Passover and Sukkot, and Hanukkah, say Hallel.
Avinu Malkeinu
During the Ten Days of Repentance, except on the Sabbath
Our Father, our King! we have sinned before you. Our Father, our King! we have no king but you. Our Father, our King! deal with us for the sake of your name. Our Father, our King! let a happy year begin for us. Our Father, our King! nullify all evil decrees against us. Our Father, our King! nullify the designs of those that hate us. Our Father, our King! make our enemies’ plans ineffective. Our Father, our King! rid us of every oppressor and adversary. Our Father, our King! close the mouths of our adversaries and accusers. Our Father, our King! of plague and the sword, of famine, captivity and destruction, rid the children of your covenant. Our Father, our King! withhold the plague from your inheritance. Our Father, our King! forgive and pardon all our iniquities. Our Father, our King! blot out our transgressions, and make them pass away from before your eyes. Our Father, our King! erase in your abundant compassion all the records of our guilt. Our Father, our King! bring us back in perfect repentance to you. Our Father, our King! send a perfect healing to the sick of your people. Our Father, our King! tear up the evil judgment decreed against us. Our Father, our King! let your remembrance of us be for good. Our Father, our King! inscribe us in the book of happy life. Our Father, our King! inscribe us in the book of redemption and salvation. Our Father, our King! inscribe us in the book of maintenance and sustenance.
At the Conclusion Service on the Day of Atonement, substitute “seal us” for “inscribe us” in these petitions.
Our Father, our King! inscribe us in the book of merit. Our Father, our King! inscribe us in the book of forgiveness and pardon. Our Father, our King! let salvation soon spring up for us. Our Father, our King! exalt the horn of Israel, your people. Our Father, our King! exalt the horn of your anointed. Our Father, our King! fill our hands with your blessings. Our Father, our King! fill our storehouses with plenty. Our Father, our King! hear our voice, spare us, and have mercy on us. Our Father, our King! receive our prayer in mercy and in favor. Our Father, our King! open the gates of heaven to our prayer. Our Father, our King! we ask you, do not turn us back empty from your presence. Our Father, our King! remember that we are but dust. Our Father, our King! let this hour be an hour of mercy and a time of favor with you. Our Father, our King! have compassion on us and on our children and our infants. Our Father, our King! do this for the sake of those who were killed for your holy name. Our Father, our King! do it for the sake of those who were slaughtered for your Unity. Our Father, our King! do it for the sake of those who went through fire and water for the sanctification of your name. Our Father, our King! avenge before our eyes the blood of your servants that has been shed. Our Father, our King! do it for your sake, if not for ours. Our Father, our King! do it for your sake, and save us. Our Father, our King! do it for the sake of your abundant compassion. Our Father, our King! do it for the sake of your great, mighty and revered name by which we are called. Our Father, our King! be gracious to us and answer us, for we have no good works of our own. Deal with us generously and kindly, and save us.
On Mondays and Thursdays, say the following prayers. On other weekdays, continue with “And David said.” Omit these prayers on the New Moon, throughout Nisan, Lag BaOmer, from the first of Sivan through the second day after Shavuot, the ninth and fifteenth of Av, the day before Rosh Hashanah, from the day before Yom Kippur through the second day after Sukkot, Hanukkah, the fifteenth of Shevat, both days of Purim, and Purim Katan on the fourteenth and fifteenth of Adar I. Also omit them in a house of mourning during the week of mourning and at a circumcision.
Tachanun
And he, being merciful, forgives iniquity and does not destroy: yes, many a time he turns his anger away and does not stir up all his anger. Do not withhold your compassion from us, Lord: let your faithful love and your truth continually preserve us. Save us, Lord our God, and gather us from among the nations, to give thanks to your holy name, and to triumph in your praise. If you were to record iniquities, Lord, who could stand? But there is forgiveness with you, that you may be feared. Not according to our sins will you deal with us, nor repay us according to our iniquities. If our iniquities testify against us, act, Lord, for your name’s sake. Remember, Lord, your tender mercies and your acts of faithful love. For they have been from long ago. May the Lord answer us in the day of trouble, the name of the God of Jacob set us up on high. Save, Lord: may the King answer us on the day when we call. Our Father, our King, be gracious to us and answer us, for we have no good works of our own. Deal with us generously for your name’s sake. Our Lord, our God, listen to the voice of our requests, and remember to us the covenant of our fathers, and save us for your name’s sake. And now, Lord our God, who have brought your people forth out of the land of Egypt with a mighty hand, and have made a name for yourself as it is today. We have sinned, we have done wickedly. Lord, according to all your righteous acts, let your anger and your fury, I ask you, be turned away from your city Jerusalem, your holy mountain. Because for our sins and for the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and your people have become a reproach to all that are around us. Now therefore, listen, our God, to the prayer of your servant and to his requests, and cause your face to shine on your sanctuary that is desolate, for the Lord’s sake.
Turn your ear, my God, and hear. Open your eyes, and see our desolations, and the city which is called by your name: for we do not lay our requests before you because of our righteous acts, but because of your abundant mercies. Lord, hear. Lord forgive. Lord, listen and act. Do not delay. For your own sake, my God, because your city and your people are called by your name. Our Father, merciful Father, show us a sign for good, and gather our scattered ones from the four corners of the earth. Let all the nations perceive and know that you are the Lord our God. And now, Lord, you are our Father. We are the clay, and you are our potter, yes, we are all the work of your hand. Save us for your name’s sake, our Rock, our King, and our Redeemer. Spare your people, Lord, and do not give your inheritance over to disgrace, that the nations should make a byword of them. Why should they say among the peoples, Where is their God? We know that we have sinned, and there is none to stand up on our behalf. Let your great name stand for our defense in time of trouble. We know that we have no good works of our own. Deal with us generously for your name’s sake. As a father has mercy on his children, so, Lord, have mercy on us, and save us for your name’s sake. Have pity on your people. Have mercy on your inheritance. Spare, we ask you, according to the abundance of your compassion. Be gracious to us and answer us, for generosity is yours, Lord. You do wonderful things at all times.
Look, we ask you, and soon have mercy on your people for your name’s sake in your abundant compassion. Lord our God, spare and be merciful. Save the sheep of your pasture. Do not let anger rule over us, for our eyes are turned toward you. Save us for your name’s sake. Have mercy on us for the sake of your covenant. Look, and answer us in time of trouble, for salvation is yours, Lord. Our hope is in you, God of forgiveness. We ask you, forgive, Good and forgiving God, for you are a gracious and merciful God and King.
We ask you, Gracious and merciful King, remember and pay attention to the Covenant between the Pieces with Abraham, and let the binding on the altar of Isaac an only son appear before you, to the welfare of Israel. Our Father, our King, be gracious to us and answer us, for we are called by your great name. You who do wonderful things at all times, deal with us according to your faithful love. Gracious and merciful Being, look, and answer us in time of trouble, for salvation is yours, Lord. Our Father, our King, our Refuge, do not deal with us according to the evil of our deeds. Remember, Lord, your compassion and your acts of faithful love. Save us according to your abundant goodness, and have pity on us, we ask you, for we have no other God beside you, our Rock.
Do not abandon us, Lord our God, do not be far from us. For our soul is shrunken because of the sword and captivity and epidemic and plague, and of every trouble and sorrow. Deliver us, for we hope in you. Do not put us to shame, Lord our God. Make your face shine on us. Remember to us the covenant of our fathers, and save us for your name’s sake. Look at our troubles, and hear the voice of our prayer, for you hear the prayer of every mouth.
Merciful and gracious God! Have mercy on us and on all your works, for there is none like you, Lord our God. We ask you, forgive our transgressions, our Father, our King, our Rock and our Redeemer, Living and everlasting God, mighty in strength, loving and good to all your works. For you are the Lord our God. God, who is slow to anger and full of mercy, deal with us according to the abundance of your compassion, and save us for your name’s sake. Hear our prayer, our King, and rescue us from the hand of our enemies. Hear our prayer, our King, and rescue us from all trouble and sorrow. You are our Father, our King, and we are called by your name. Do not desert us. Do not abandon us, our Father, and do not reject us, our Creator, and do not forget us, our Maker, for you are a gracious and merciful God and King.
There is none gracious and merciful like you, Lord our God. There is none like you, God, slow to anger and abounding in faithful love and truth. Save us in your abundant compassion. Rescue us from fierceness and rage. Remember your servants, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. Do not look at our stubbornness and our wickedness and our sin. Turn from your fierce anger, and relent from the evil planned against your people. Remove from us the stroke of death, for you are merciful, for such is your way—showing faithful love freely throughout all generations. Spare your people, Lord, and deliver us from your anger, and remove from us the stroke of the plague, and harsh decrees, for you are the Guardian of Israel. To you, Lord, belongs righteousness, but to us shame. How may we complain? What can we say, what can we speak, or how can we justify ourselves? We will search our ways and examine them, and turn again to you. For your right hand is stretched out to receive those who repent. Save, we ask you, Lord. We ask you, Lord, send prosperity. We ask you, Lord, answer us on the day when we call. For you, Lord, we wait. For you, Lord, we hope. In you, Lord, we trust. Do not be silent, nor let us be oppressed. For the nations say, Their hope is lost. Let every knee and all that is lofty bow down to you alone.
You who open your hand to repentance, to receive transgressors and sinners—our soul is deeply troubled through the greatness of our grief. Do not forget us for ever. Arise and save us, for we trust in you. Our Father, our King, though we are without righteousness and good deeds, remember to us the covenant of our fathers, and the testimony we bear every day that the Lord is One. Look on our affliction, for many are our griefs and the sorrows of our heart. Have pity on us, Lord, in the land of our captivity, and do not pour out your anger on us, for we are your people, the children of your covenant. God, look at our fallen glory among the nations, and how we are held to be an utterly defiled abomination. How long shall your strength remain in captivity, and your glory in the hand of the enemy? Arouse your might and your zeal against your enemies, so that they may be put to shame and broken down in their might. Do not let our suffering seem small in your sight. Let your compassion soon come to meet us in the day of our trouble. And if not for our sake, do it for your own sake, and do not destroy the remembrance of our remnant. But be gracious to a people, who in constant love proclaim the unity of your name twice every day, saying, Hear, Israel: the Lord our God, the Lord is One.
And David said to Gad, I am deeply troubled. Let us fall, I ask you, into the hand of the Lord, for his acts of compassion are many. But let me not fall into the hand of humans.
You who are merciful and gracious, I have sinned before you. Lord, full of mercy, have mercy on me and receive my requests.
Psalm 6
Lord, do not rebuke me in your anger: nor discipline me in your fierce displeasure. Be gracious to me, Lord. For I am withered away: Lord, heal me. For my bones are troubled. My soul also is deeply troubled: and you, Lord, how long? Return, Lord, rescue my soul: save me for the sake of your faithful love. For in death there is no remembrance of you: in the grave who shall give you thanks? I am weary with my groaning. Every night I make my bed to swim. I melt away my couch with my tears. My eye wastes away because of grief. It grows old because of all my adversaries. Depart from me, all you workers of iniquity. For the Lord has heard the voice of my weeping. The Lord has heard my request. The Lord will receive my prayer. All my enemies shall be ashamed and deeply troubled: they shall turn back, they shall be ashamed suddenly.
Add the following on Monday and Thursday mornings. On other weekdays and at the Afternoon Service, continue with “Guardian of Israel.”
Reader and Congregation
Lord God of Israel, turn from your fierce anger, and relent from the evil planned against your people.
Congregation
Look from heaven and see how we have become an object of scorn and ridicule among the nations. We are regarded as sheep brought to the slaughter, to be killed and destroyed, or to be struck and reproached.
Congregation and Reader
Yet, despite all this, we have not forgotten your name: we ask you, do not forget us.
Congregation
Strangers say, There is no hope or expectancy for you. Be gracious to a people that trust in your name. You who are most pure, bring our salvation near. We are weary, and no rest is granted us. Let your compassion subdue your anger toward us.
Congregation and Reader
We ask you, turn from your anger, and have mercy on the treasured people whom you have chosen.
Congregation
Lord, spare us in your compassion, and do not give us into the hands of the cruel. Why should the nations say, Where now is their God? For your own sake deal kindly with us, and do not delay.
Congregation and Reader
We ask you, turn from your anger, and have mercy on the treasured people whom you have chosen.
Congregation
Hear our voice, and be gracious, and do not abandon us in the hand of our enemies to blot out our name. Remember what you have sworn to our fathers, I will multiply your descendants as the stars of heaven:—and now we are left as a few out of many.
Congregation and Reader
Yet, despite all this, we have not forgotten your name: we ask you, do not forget us.
Congregation
Help us, God of our salvation, for the sake of the glory of your name. And rescue us, and pardon our sins for your name’s sake.
Congregation and Reader
Lord God of Israel, turn from your fierce anger, and relent from the evil planned against your people.
Guardian of Israel, guard the remnant of Israel, and do not let Israel perish, who say, Hear, Israel.
Guardian of a single nation, guard the remnant of a single nation, and do not let a single nation perish, who proclaim the unity of your name, saying, The Lord our God, the Lord is One.
Guardian of a holy nation, guard the remnant of a holy nation, and do not let a holy nation perish, who three times repeat the threefold sanctification to the Holy One.
You who are appeased by prayers for mercy, and are reconciled through requests, show favor and be reconciled to an afflicted generation. For there is no one who helps.
Our Father, our King, be gracious to us, and answer us, for we have no good works of our own. Deal with us with generosity and faithful love, and save us.
As for us, we do not know what to do. But our eyes are on you. Remember, Lord, your compassion and your acts of faithful love. For they have been from long ago. Let your faithful love, Lord, be on us, just as we have waited for you. Do not hold against us the iniquities of our ancestors: let your compassion soon come to meet us. For we are brought very low. Be gracious to us, Lord, be gracious to us. For we are sated to the full with contempt. In anger remember to be merciful. For he knows how we are formed. He remembers that we are dust. Help us, God of our salvation, for the sake of the glory of your name. And rescue us, and pardon our sins, for your name’s sake.
Reader
May his great name be magnified and sanctified in the world which he has created according to his will. May he establish his kingdom during your life and during your days, and during the life of all the house of Israel, soon, in the near future. And say, “Amen.”
Congregation and Reader
Let his great name be blessed forever and to all eternity.
Reader
Blessed, praised and glorified, exalted, highly praised and honored, proclaimed great and acclaimed be the name of the Holy One, blessed be he, though he is high above all the blessings and hymns, praises and words of comfort, which are spoken in the world. And say, “Amen.”
On Mondays and Thursdays, add the following two paragraphs, except on the New Moon, the day before Passover, the Fast of Av, the day before Yom Kippur, Hanukkah, both days of Purim, and Purim Katan on the fourteenth and fifteenth of Adar I.
God, slow to anger and abounding in faithful love and truth, do not rebuke us in your anger. Have pity on your people, Lord, and save us from all evil. We have sinned against you, Lord: forgive, we ask you, according to the abundance of your compassion, God.
God, slow to anger and abounding in faithful love and truth, do not hide your face from us. Have pity on Israel, your people, and rescue us from all evil. We have sinned against you, Lord. Forgive, we ask you, according to the abundance of your compassion, God.
Reading the Torah
This Torah service is used with a congregation on Monday and Thursday mornings, Sabbath afternoons, the New Moon, intermediate days of Passover and Sukkot, and fast-day mornings and afternoons. On the latter occasions, omit the petitions beginning “May it be the will of our Father.”
Open the Ark.
Reader and Congregation
When the Ark set out, Moses said, Rise up, Lord, and your enemies will be scattered, and those who hate you will flee before you. For out of Zion will go out the Law, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
Blessed be he who in his holiness gave the Law to his people Israel.
The Reader takes the Torah scroll and says:
Magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together.
Reader and Congregation
Yours, Lord, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty. For all that is in the heaven and in the earth is yours. Yours, Lord, is the kingdom, and the supremacy as head over all. Exalt the Lord our God, and worship at his footstool. He is holy. Exalt the Lord our God, and worship at his holy mount. For the Lord our God is holy.
May the Father of mercy have mercy on a people that have been borne by him. May he remember the covenant with the patriarchs, rescue our souls from evil hours, check the evil inclination in those who have been carried by him, grant us of his grace an everlasting deliverance, and in the attribute of his goodness fulfill our desires by salvation and mercy.
Place the Torah scroll on the reading desk. The Reader unrolls it and says:
And may his kingdom be soon revealed and made visible to us, and may he be gracious to our remnant and to the remnant of his people, the house of Israel, granting them grace, kindness, mercy and favor. And let us say, “Amen.” Ascribe, all of you, greatness to our God, and give honor to the Law.
The Reader names the person called to the Torah reading.
Blessed be he, who in his holiness gave the Law to his people Israel. The Law of the Lord is perfect, restoring the soul. The testimony of the Lord is faithful, making wise the simple. The precepts of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart. The commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes. The Lord will give strength to his people. The Lord will bless his people with peace. As for God, his way is perfect. The word of the Lord has been tested. He is a shield to all those who trust in him.
Congregation and Reader
And you who hold firmly to the Lord your God are alive every one of you today.
Those called to the Torah reading say this blessing:
Bless the Lord who is to be blessed.
Congregation
Blessed be the Lord, who is to be blessed forever and ever.
Repeat the congregation’s response and continue the blessing:
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, who have chosen us from all peoples, and have given us your Law. Blessed are you, Lord, who gives the Law.
After reading a section of the Torah, say:
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, who have given us the Law of truth, and have planted everlasting life in our midst. Blessed are you, Lord, who gives the Law.
After rescue from danger during travel by sea or land, captivity or illness, say this after the final blessing:
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, who grants benefits to the undeserving, who has also granted all good to me.
The congregation responds:
He who has granted all good to you, may he grant all good to you forever.
After the Torah reading, raise the scroll and the congregation says:
And this is the Law which Moses set before the children of Israel, according to the commandment of the Lord through Moses. It is a tree of life to those who grasp it, and of those who uphold it everyone is made happy. Its ways are ways of pleasantness, and all its paths are peace. Length of days is in its right hand. In its left hand are riches and honor. It pleased the Lord, for his righteousness’ sake, to magnify the Law and to make it honorable.
On Mondays and Thursdays when Tachanun is said, the Reader adds the following before returning the Torah scroll to the Ark:
May it be the will of our Father who is in heaven to establish the Temple, the house of our life, and to restore his divine presence in our midst, soon in our days. And let us say, “Amen.”
May it be the will of our Father who is in heaven to have mercy on us and on our remnant, and to keep destruction and the plague from us and from all his people, the house of Israel. And let us say, “Amen.”
May it be the will of our Father who is in heaven to preserve among us the wise men of Israel. They, their wives, their sons and daughters, their disciples and the disciples of their disciples in all the places of their dwelling. And let us say, “Amen.”
May it be the will of our Father who is in heaven that good news of salvation and comfort may be heard and published, and that he may gather our banished ones from the four corners of the earth. And let us say, “Amen.”
As for our brothers, the whole house of Israel, those who are given over to trouble or captivity, whether they are on the sea or on the dry land,—may the All-present have mercy on them, and bring them out from trouble to freedom, from darkness to light, and from subjection to redemption, soon, in the near future. And let us say, “Amen.”
While returning the Torah scroll to the Ark, the Reader says:
Let them praise the name of the Lord. For his name alone is exalted.
Congregation
His majesty is above the earth and heaven. And he has lifted up a horn for his people, to the praise of all his loving ones, even of the children of Israel, the people near to him. Praise the Lord.
Psalm 24
A Psalm of David: The earth is the Lord’s and everything in it, the world and those who live in it. For it is he that has founded it on the seas, and established it on the floods. Who may ascend the mountain of the Lord? And who may stand in his holy place? The one who has clean hands and a pure heart, who has not set his desire on vanity, and has not sworn deceitfully. He will receive a blessing from the Lord, and righteousness from the God of his salvation. This is the generation of those who seek after him, that seek your face, God of Jacob! Selah. Lift up your heads, gates. And be lifted up, everlasting doors, so that the King of glory may come in. Who, then, is the King of glory? The Lord strong and mighty, the Lord mighty in battle. Lift up your heads, gates. Yes, lift them up, everlasting doors, so that the King of glory may come in. Who, then, is the King of glory? The Lord of hosts, he is the King of glory. Selah.
While placing the Torah scroll in the Ark, say the following:
And when it rested, he said, Return, Lord, to the ten thousands of the thousands of Israel. Arise, Lord, to your resting place. You, and the Ark of your strength. Let your priests be clothed with righteousness. And let your loving ones shout for joy. For the sake of David your servant, do not turn away the face of your anointed. For I give you good doctrine. Do not abandon my Law. It is a tree of life to those who grasp it, and of those who uphold it everyone is made happy. Its ways are ways of pleasantness, and all its paths are peace. Turn us to you, Lord, and we shall return. Renew our days as in former times.
Happy are those who live in your house. They will be ever praising you. Selah. Happy are the people whose situation is like this. Happy are the people whose God is the Lord.
Psalm 145
I will extol you, my God, King. And I will bless your name forever and ever. Every day I will bless you. And I will praise your name forever and ever. The Lord is great and worthy of great praise. And his greatness is unsearchable. One generation will praise your works to another, and will declare your mighty acts. On the majestic glory of your grandeur, and on your marvelous deeds, I will meditate. And people will speak of the might of your awe-inspiring acts. And I will recount your greatness. They will pour out the fame of your great goodness and will rejoice in your righteousness. The Lord is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and of great faithful love. The Lord is good to all. And his compassion is over all his works. All your works will give thanks to you, Lord. And your loving ones will bless you. They will speak of the glory of your kingdom, and talk of your power. To make known to human beings his mighty acts, and the majestic glory of his kingdom. Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and your dominion endures throughout all generations. The Lord supports all that fall, and raises up all those that are bowed down. The eyes of all wait for you. And you give them their food in due season. You open your hand, and satisfy every living thing with favor. The Lord is righteous in all his ways, and loving in all his works. The Lord is near to all those who call on him, to all that call on him in truth. He will fulfill the desire of those who fear him. He also will hear their cry and will save them. The Lord guards all those who love him. But all the wicked he will destroy. My mouth will speak of the praise of the Lord. And let all flesh bless his holy name forever and ever. But we will bless the Lord from now on and forever. Praise the Lord.
Omit Psalm 20 on the New Moon, the day before Passover, the Fast of Av, the day before Yom Kippur, Hanukkah, Purim and Purim Katan.
Psalm 20
For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. The Lord answer you in the day of trouble. The name of the God of Jacob set you up on high. Send you help from the sanctuary, and uphold you out of Zion. Remember all your offerings, and accept your burnt sacrifice. Selah. Grant you your heart’s desire, and fulfill all your purpose. We will rejoice in your salvation, and in the name of our God we will set up our banners: the Lord fulfill all your petitions. Now I know that the Lord saves his anointed. He will answer him from his holy heaven with the mighty saving acts of his right hand. Some trust in chariots and some in horses: but we will mention the name of the Lord our God. They are bowed down and fallen: but we have risen and stand upright. Save, Lord: may the King answer us on the day when we call.
And a redeemer will come to Zion and to those who turn from transgression in Jacob, says the Lord. And as for me, this is my covenant with them, says the Lord. My spirit that is on you, and my words which I have put in your mouth, will not depart out of your mouth, nor out of the mouth of your descendants, nor out of the mouth of your descendants’ descendants, says the Lord, from now on and forever.
But you are holy, you who live amid the praises of Israel. And one cried to another, and said, Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts. The whole earth is full of his glory. And they receive permission from one another, and say, Holy in the highest heavens, the place of his divine dwelling. Holy on earth, the work of his might. Holy forever and to all eternity is the Lord of hosts. The whole earth is full of the radiance of his glory. Then a wind lifted me up, and I heard behind me the sound of a great rushing, saying, Blessed be the glory of the Lord from his place. Then a wind lifted me up, and I heard behind me the sound of a great rushing, of those who uttered praises, and said, Blessed be the glory of the Lord from the region of his divine dwelling. The Lord will reign forever and ever. The kingdom of the Lord endures forever and to all eternity. Lord, the God of Abraham, of Isaac and of Israel, our fathers, keep this forever in the imagination of the thoughts of the heart of your people, and direct their heart to you. And he, being merciful, forgives iniquity and does not destroy. Yes, many a time he turns his anger away, and does not stir up all his anger. For you, Lord, are good and forgiving, and abounding in faithful love to all those who call on you. Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and your Law is truth. You will show truth to Jacob and faithful love to Abraham, just as you have sworn to our fathers from the days of old. Blessed be the Lord day by day. If one burdens us, God is our salvation. Selah. The Lord of hosts is with us. The God of Jacob is our stronghold. Selah. Lord of hosts, happy is the person who trusts in you. Save, Lord. May the King answer us on the day when we call. Blessed is our God, who has created us for his glory, and has separated us from those who go astray, and has given us the Law of truth and planted everlasting life in our midst. May he open our heart to his Law, and place his love and reverence within our hearts, so that we may do his will and serve him with a perfect heart, so that we may not labor in vain, or give birth to calamity. May it be your will, Lord our God and God of our fathers, that we may keep your statutes in this world, and be worthy to live to witness and inherit happiness and blessing in the days of the Messiah and in the life of the world to come. So that my glory may sing praise to you and not be silent. Lord my God, I will give thanks to you forever. Blessed is the person who trusts in the Lord, and whose trust is the Lord. Trust in the Lord forever. For Jah the Lord is an everlasting rock. And those who know your name will put their trust in you. For you have not abandoned those who seek you, Lord. It pleased the Lord, for his righteousness’ sake, to magnify the Law and to make it honorable.
On days with an Additional Service, the Reader says Half Kaddish here. On other days, say the whole Kaddish as follows:
And now, I ask you, let the power of the Lord be great, as you have said. Remember, Lord, your compassion and your acts of faithful love, which you have shown from ancient times.
Reader
May his great name be magnified and sanctified in the world which he has created according to his will. May he establish his kingdom during your life and during your days, and during the life of all the house of Israel, soon, in the near future. And say, “Amen.”
Congregation and Reader
Let his great name be blessed forever and to all eternity.
Reader
Blessed, praised and glorified, exalted, highly praised and honored, proclaimed great and acclaimed be the name of the Holy One, blessed be he, though he is high above all the blessings and hymns, praises and words of comfort, which are spoken in the world. And say, “Amen.”
Congregation
Accept our prayer in mercy and in favor.
Reader
May the prayers and requests of all Israel be accepted by their Father who is in heaven. And say, “Amen.”
Congregation
Let the name of the Lord be blessed from now on and forever.
Reader
May there be abundant peace from heaven, and life for us and for all Israel. And say, “Amen.”
Congregation
My help is from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.
Reader
He who makes peace in heaven, may he make peace for us and for all Israel. And say, “Amen.”
Aleinu
It is our duty to praise the Lord of all things, to ascribe greatness to him who formed the world in the beginning, since he has not made us like the nations of other lands, and has not placed us like other families of the earth, since he has not assigned to us a portion as to them, nor a lot as to all their multitude. For we bend the knee and offer worship and thanks before the supreme King of kings, the Holy One, blessed be he, who stretched out the heavens and laid the foundations of the earth, the seat of whose glory is in the heavens above, and the dwelling of whose might is in the loftiest heights. He is our God. There is no other. In truth he is our King. There is none besides him. As it is written in his Law, And you shall know today and take it to heart, that the Lord he is God in heaven above and on the earth beneath: there is no other.
We therefore hope in you, Lord our God, that we may soon see the glory of your might, when you will remove the abominations from the earth, and the idols will be utterly cut off, when the world will be perfected under the kingdom of the Almighty, and all the human beings will call on your name, when you will turn to yourself all the wicked of the earth. Let all the inhabitants of the world perceive and know that to you every knee must bow, every tongue must swear. Before you, Lord our God, let them bow and fall. And to your glorious name let them give honor. Let them all accept the yoke of your kingdom, and reign over them soon, and forever and ever. For the kingdom is yours, and to all eternity you will reign in glory. As it is written in your Law, the Lord will reign forever and ever. And it is said, And the Lord will be king over all the earth. On that day the Lord will be One, and his name One.
Mourner’s Kaddish
Recited by a Mourner
And now, I ask you, let the power of the Lord be great, as you have said. Remember, Lord, your compassion and your acts of faithful love, which you have shown from ancient times.
Mourner
May his great name be magnified and sanctified in the world which he has created according to his will. May he establish his kingdom during your life and during your days, and during the life of all the house of Israel, soon, in the near future. And say, “Amen.”
Congregation and Mourner
Let his great name be blessed forever and to all eternity.
Mourner
Blessed, praised and glorified, exalted, highly praised and honored, proclaimed great and acclaimed be the name of the Holy One, blessed be he, though he is high above all the blessings and hymns, praises and words of comfort, which are spoken in the world. And say, “Amen.”
Congregation
Let the name of the Lord be blessed from now on and forever.
Mourner
May there be abundant peace from heaven, and life for us and for all Israel. And say, “Amen.”
Congregation
My help is from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.
Mourner
He who makes peace in heaven, may he make peace for us and for all Israel. And say, “Amen.”
Psalms for the Days of the Week
First Day: Psalm 24
This is the First Day of the Week on which the Levites in the Temple used to say:
A Psalm of David, The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it. The world, and those who live in it. For it is he that has founded it on the seas, and established it on the floods. Who may ascend the mountain of the Lord? And who may stand in his holy place? The one who has clean hands and a pure heart. Who has not set his desire on worthless things, and has not sworn deceitfully. He will receive a blessing from the Lord, and righteousness from the God of his salvation. This is the generation of those who seek him, who seek your face, God of Jacob! Selah. Lift up your heads, gates. And be lifted up, everlasting doors, so that the King of glory may come in. Who, then, is the King of glory? The Lord strong and mighty, the Lord mighty in battle. Lift up your heads, gates. Yes, lift them up, everlasting doors, so that the King of glory may come in. Who, then, is the King of glory? The Lord of hosts, he is the King of glory. Selah.
Second Day: Psalm 48
This is the Second Day of the Week on which the Levites in the Temple used to say:
A Song. A Psalm of the Sons of Korah. The Lord is great and deserves high praise, in the city of our God, on his holy mountain. Mount Zion is beautiful in its height, the joy of the whole earth, on the sides of the north, the city of the great king. God has made himself known in her palaces as a stronghold. Look, the kings met each other, they passed on together. They saw it. Then they were amazed. They were bewildered, they hurried away. Trembling took hold of them there. Pangs as of a woman in labor. With an east wind you broke the ships of Tarshish. As we have heard, so have we seen in the city of the Lord of hosts, in the city of our God, God will establish it forever. Selah. We thought of your faithful love, God, in the midst of your temple. As your name reaches, God, so does your fame to the ends of the earth. Your right hand is full of righteousness. Let mount Zion rejoice, let the daughters of Judah be glad, because of your judgments. Walk around Zion, count her towers. Look carefully at her rampart, walk through her palaces. So that you may tell a later generation, that this God is our God forever and ever, he will be our guide even to death.
Third Day: Psalm 82
This is the Third Day of the Week, on which the Levites in the Temple used to say:
A Psalm of Asaph. God stands in the congregation of the mighty. He judges among the judges. How long will you judge unjustly, and show favoritism to the wicked? Selah. Defend the lowly and fatherless, do justice to the afflicted and destitute. Rescue the lowly and needy, rescue them from the power of the wicked. They do not know or understand. They walk about in darkness, all the foundations of the earth are shaken. I said, “You are gods, and all of you are sons of the Most High.” Nevertheless you will die like men, and fall like one of the princes. Rise up, God, judge the earth, for you will possess all the nations.
Fourth Day: Psalm 94
This is the Fourth Day of the Week, on which the Levites in the Temple used to say:
God of vengeance, Lord, God of vengeance, shine out. Rise up, judge of the earth, give the proud what they deserve. Lord, how long will the wicked, how long will the wicked triumph? They speak recklessly, they speak arrogantly, all the workers of iniquity are boastful. They crush your people, Lord, and afflict your inheritance. They kill the widow and the stranger, and murder the fatherless. And they say, The Lord will not see, neither will the God of Jacob pay attention. Pay attention, you senseless people, and you fools, when will you be wise? Does the one who planted the ear not hear? Does the one who formed the eye not see? Will the one who disciplines the nations not punish, the one who teaches people knowledge? The Lord knows the thoughts of men, that they are empty. Happy is the man whom you discipline, Lord, and teach from your Law. So that you may give him rest from the days of evil, until the pit is dug for the wicked. For the Lord will not reject his people, neither will he abandon his inheritance. For judgment will return to righteousness, and all the upright in heart will follow it. Who will rise up for me against the evil-doers, who will stand up for me against the workers of iniquity? Unless the Lord had been my help, my soul would soon have lived in silence. When I say, My foot is slipping, your faithful love, Lord, supports me. When many anxious thoughts fill me, your comfort delights my soul. Can a destructive tribunal be allied with you, one that creates injustice by law? They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn the innocent to death. But the Lord has become my stronghold. And my God the rock of my refuge. And he brings back on them their own wrongdoing, and for their evil will destroy them. The Lord our God will destroy them. Come, let us celebrate before the Lord, let us shout for joy to the rock of our salvation.
Fifth Day: Psalm 81
This is the Fifth Day of the Week, on which the Levites in the Temple used to say:
To the Chief Musician. Set to the Gittith. A Psalm of Asaph. Celebrate aloud before God our strength, shout for joy to the God of Jacob. Raise the song, and strike the tambourine, the pleasant lyre with the harp. Blow the horn on the new moon, at the beginning of the month, for our day of festival. For it is a statute of Israel, a decree of the God of Jacob. He appointed it in Joseph for a testimony, when he went out over the land of Egypt, where I heard a language that I did not know. I removed his shoulder from the burden, his hands were freed from the basket. You called in trouble and I rescued you. I answered you in the secret place of thunder, I tested you at the waters of Meribah. Selah. Listen, my people, and I will testify against you, Israel, if you would listen to me. There shall be no foreign god among you. And you must not worship any foreign god. I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, open wide your mouth, and I will fill it. But my people did not listen to my voice. And Israel was not willing to obey me. So I let them go in the stubbornness of their heart, so that they might follow their own plans. If only my people would listen to me, if only Israel would follow my ways. I would soon subdue their enemies, and turn my hand against their adversaries. Those who hate the Lord would submit to him. So that their time might endure forever. He would feed them also with the finest wheat, and I would satisfy you with honey from the rock.
Sixth Day: Psalm 93
This is the Sixth Day of the Week, on which the Levites in the Temple used to say:
The Lord reigns. He has clothed himself in majesty. The Lord has clothed himself, yes, he has wrapped himself in strength, the world also is set firm, so that it cannot be moved. Your throne has stood firm since ancient times, you are eternal. The streams have lifted up, Lord, the streams have lifted up their voice. The streams lift up their roaring. The Lord above is mightier than the voices of many waters, mighty waters, the breakers of the sea. Your testimonies are completely trustworthy, holiness is fitting for your house, Lord, forever.
Psalm 83
On days when Tachanun is recited, add this after the Psalm of the day
A Song, A Psalm of Asaph. God, do not remain silent. Do not keep quiet, and do not be still, God. Look, your enemies are making an uproar, and those who hate you have raised their heads. They take crafty counsel against your people, and consult together against those you protect. They have said, Come and let us cut them off from being a nation. So that the name of Israel will no longer be remembered. For they have consulted together in agreement. They make a covenant against you. The tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites. Moab and the Hagarenes. Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek. Philistia with the inhabitants of Tyre, Assyria also is joined with them. They have been a source of help to the children of Lot. Selah. Do to them as you did to Midian. As to Sisera, as to Jabin, at the brook Kishon. They were destroyed at Endor. They became as dung for the earth. Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb. Yes, all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna, who said, Let us take possession of God’s dwelling places. My God, make them like the whirling dust, as dry stalks before the wind. As the fire that burns the forest, and as the flame that sets the mountains on fire, so pursue them with your storm, and throw them into confusion with your hurricane. Fill their faces with shame, so that they may seek your name, Lord. Let them be ashamed and bewildered forever. Yes, let them be humiliated and perish. So that they may know that you alone, whose name is the Lord, are Most High over all the earth.
Psalm 27
From the beginning of Elul until Hoshana Rabba, each morning and evening
On the New Moon, Psalm 104 is read
A Psalm of David. The Lord is my light and my salvation. Whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life. Of whom shall I be afraid? When evildoers came close against me to eat up my flesh, even my adversaries and my enemies, they stumbled and fell. Though an army should camp against me, my heart would not fear. Though war should rise against me, even then would I be confident. I have asked one thing of the Lord, and I will pursue it, that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to see the beauty of the Lord, and to inquire in his temple. For in the day of trouble he will hide me in his shelter, he will conceal me in the shelter of his tabernacle. He will lift me up on a rock. And now my head will be lifted above my enemies around me. And I will offer in his tabernacle sacrifices of joyful shouting. I will sing, yes, I will sing praises to the Lord. Listen, Lord, when I cry with my voice. Have pity on me, and answer me. My heart says to you, since you have said, “Seek my face,” “Your face, Lord, I will seek.” Do not hide your face from me. Do not turn your servant away in anger, you have been my help. Do not reject or abandon me, God of my salvation. For my father and my mother have abandoned me, but the Lord will take me up. Teach me your way, Lord. And lead me on an even path, because of those who lie in wait for me. Do not hand me over to the will of my adversaries, for false witnesses have risen up against me, and such as breathe out violence. I would despair unless I believed I would see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. Wait for the Lord. Be strong and let your heart take courage. Yes, wait for the Lord.
Psalm 30
In some congregations, recited daily before “Blessed Be He”
A Psalm. A Song at the Dedication of the House. A Psalm of David. I will praise you, Lord. For you have lifted me up, and have not let my enemies rejoice over me. Lord, my God, I cried to you, and you healed me. Lord, you brought up my soul from the grave. You have kept me alive, so that I would not go down to the pit. Sing praise to the Lord, you who love him, and give thanks to his holy name. For his anger lasts only a moment. His favor is for a lifetime, weeping may stay for the night, but joy comes in the morning. As for me, I said in my prosperity I shall never be moved. You, Lord, in your favor had made my mountain stand strong. You hid your face. I was bewildered. I cried to you, Lord. I pleaded with the Lord, What profit is there in my blood if I go down to the pit? Can the dust give thanks to you? Can it declare your truth? Listen, Lord, and be gracious to me. Lord, be my helper. You have turned my mourning into dancing. You have removed my sackcloth and clothed me with gladness, so that my glory may sing praise to you, and not be silent, Lord my God, I will give thanks to you forever.
Kaddish DeRabbanan
Reader
After studying the teachings of the rabbis
May his great name be magnified and sanctified in the world which he has created according to his will. May he establish his kingdom during your life and during your days, and during the life of all the house of Israel, soon, in the near future. And say, “Amen.”
Congregation and Reader
Let his great name be blessed forever and to all eternity.
Reader
Blessed, praised and glorified, exalted, highly praised and honored, proclaimed great and acclaimed be the name of the Holy One, blessed be he, though he is high above all the blessings and hymns, praises and words of comfort, which are spoken in the world. And say, “Amen.” May Israel, and the rabbis, and their disciples, and all the disciples of their disciples, and all who study the Law, in this or in any other place, and you receive abundant peace, grace, faithful love, mercy, long life, ample sustenance and salvation from the Father who is in heaven, and say, “Amen.”
Congregation
Let the name of the Lord be blessed from now on and forever.
Reader
May there be abundant peace from heaven, and a happy life for us and for all Israel. And say, “Amen.”
Congregation
My help is from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.
Reader
He who makes peace in heaven, may he in his mercy make peace for us and for all Israel. And say, “Amen.”
Prayer for Sustenance
My help is from the Lord, who made heaven and earth. Place your burden on the Lord, and he will sustain you. Observe the person of integrity, and look at the upright, for that person’s end is peace.
Trust in the Lord, and do good. Dwell in the land, and feed on faithfulness. God is my salvation; I will trust and will not be afraid, for Jah the Lord is my strength and song, and he has become my salvation. Sovereign of the universe, your holy words say, “Faithful love will surround the one who trusts in the Lord”; and it is written, “And you give life to them all.” Lord God of truth, grant blessing and prosperity to all the work of my hands, for I trust that you will bless me through my work and vocation, so that I can support myself and the members of my household with ease and not with pain, by lawful means rather than forbidden ones, leading to life and peace. In me also let the scripture be fulfilled, “Place your burden on the Lord, and he will sustain you.” Amen.
The Ten Commandments
Exodus 20:1–17
And God spoke all these words, saying:
1 I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
2 You shall have no other gods before me. You shall not make for yourself a carved image. Nor the form of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. You shall not bow down before them, nor serve them: for I the Lord your God am a jealous God, punishing the children for the fathers’ sins, on the third and on the fourth generation, to those who hate me: and showing faithful love to the thousandth generation, to those who love me and keep my commandments.
3 You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain. For the Lord will not hold anyone guiltless who takes his name in vain.
4 Remember the sabbath day to keep it holy. Six days you shall labor, and do all your work: but the seventh day is a sabbath to the Lord your God: in it you shall not do any work, you, or your son, or your daughter, your male slave, or your female slave, or your cattle, or the foreign resident who is within your gates: for in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea and all that is in it, and rested on the seventh day: therefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day and sanctified it.
5 Honor your father and your mother: so that your days may be long on the land which the Lord your God gives you.
6 You shall not murder.
7 You shall not commit adultery.
8 You shall not steal.
9 You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
10 You shall not covet your neighbor’s house, you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, nor his male slave nor his female slave, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything that is your neighbor’s.
Thirteen Principles of the Faith
1 I believe with perfect faith that the Creator, blessed be his name, is the Author and Guide of everything that has been created, and that he alone has made, does make, and will make all things.
2 I believe with perfect faith that the Creator, blessed be his name, is a Unity, and that there is no unity in any way like his, and that he alone is our God, who was, is, and will be.
3 I believe with perfect faith that the Creator, blessed be his name, is not a body, and that he is free from all the properties of matter, and that he has no form at all.
4 I believe with perfect faith that the Creator, blessed be his name, is the first and the last.
5 I believe with perfect faith that to the Creator, blessed be his name, and to him alone, it is right to pray, and that it is not right to pray to any being besides him.
6 I believe with perfect faith that all the words of the prophets are true.
7 I believe with perfect faith that the prophecy of Moses our teacher, peace be with him, was true, and that he was the chief of the prophets, both those who preceded him and those who followed him.
8 I believe with perfect faith that the whole Law, now in our possession, is the same that was given to Moses our teacher, peace be with him.
9 I believe with perfect faith that this Law will not be changed, and that there will never be any other law from the Creator, blessed be his name.
10 I believe with perfect faith that the Creator, blessed be his name, knows every deed of human beings, and all their thoughts, as it is said, “He shapes all their hearts and pays attention to all their deeds”.
11 I believe with perfect faith that the Creator, blessed be his name, rewards those who keep his commandments, and punishes those who transgress them.
12 I believe with perfect faith in the coming of the Messiah, and, though he delays, I will wait daily for his coming.
13 I believe with perfect faith that there will be a resurrection of the dead at the time when it pleases the Creator, blessed be his name, and may remembrance of him be honored forever and ever.
I hope for your salvation, Lord! I hope, Lord, for your salvation! Lord, I hope for your salvation!
Afternoon Service for Weekdays
Happy are those who live in your house. They will be ever praising you. Selah. Happy are the people whose situation is like this. Happy are the people whose God is the Lord.
Psalm 145
A Psalm of praise. Of David. I will extol you, my God, King. And I will bless your name forever and ever. Every day I will bless you. And I will praise your name forever and ever. The Lord is great and worthy of great praise. And his greatness is unsearchable. One generation will praise your works to another, and will declare your mighty acts. On the majestic glory of your splendor, and on your marvelous deeds, I will meditate. And people will speak of the might of your awe-inspiring acts. And I will recount your greatness. They will pour out the fame of your great goodness and will rejoice in your righteousness. The Lord is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and of great faithful love. The Lord is good to all. And his compassion is over all his works. All your works will give thanks to you, Lord. And your loving ones will bless you. They will speak of the glory of your kingdom, and talk of your power. To make known to human beings his mighty acts, and the majestic glory of his kingdom. Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and your dominion endures throughout all generations. The Lord supports all that fall, and raises up all those that are bowed down. The eyes of all wait for you. And you give them their food in due season. You open your hand, and satisfy every living thing with favor. The Lord is righteous in all his ways, and loving in all his works. The Lord is near to all those who call on him, to all that call on him in truth. He will fulfill the desire of those who fear him. He also will hear their cry and will save them. The Lord guards all those who love him. But all the wicked he will destroy. My mouth will speak of the praise of the Lord. And let all flesh bless his holy name forever and ever. But we will bless the Lord from now on and forever. Praise the Lord.
Kaddish
Reader
May his great name be magnified and sanctified in the world which he has created according to his will. May he establish his kingdom during your life and during your days, and during the life of all the house of Israel, soon, in the near future, and say, “Amen.”
Congregation and Reader
Let his great name be blessed forever and to all eternity.
Reader
May the name of the Holy One, blessed is he be blessed, praised and glorified, exalted, extolled and honored, magnified and lauded. Although he is high above all the blessings and hymns, praises and words of comfort, which are spoken in the world. And say, “Amen.”
Amidah
On fast days, take the Torah scroll from the ark and read the passage beginning Vayechal. Say the following Amidah standing, through the prayer for the temple to be rebuilt.
Lord, open my lips, and my mouth shall declare your praise.
Blessed are you, Lord our God and God of our fathers, God of Abraham, God of Isaac, and God of Jacob, the great, mighty and revered God, the most high God, who bestows faithful love, and possesses all things. Who remembers the pious deeds of the patriarchs, and in love will bring a redeemer to their children’s children for your name’s sake.
During the Ten Days of Penitence
Remember us for life, King, who delights in life, and inscribe us in the book of life, for your own sake, living God.
King, Helper, Savior and Shield. Blessed are you, Lord, the Shield of Abraham.
You, Lord, are mighty forever, you raise the dead, you are mighty to save.
From the Eighth Day of Solemn Assembly until the First Day of Passover
You cause the wind to blow and the rain to fall
You sustain the living with faithful love, raise the dead with great mercy, support the falling, heal the sick, free the bound, and keep your faith to those who sleep in the dust. Who is like you, Lord of mighty acts, and who resembles you, King, who kills and raises, and causes salvation to spring up?
During the Ten Days of Penitence
Who is like you, Father of mercy, who in mercy remembers your creatures for life?
Yes, you are faithful to raise the dead. Blessed are you, Lord, who raises the dead.
You are holy, and your name is holy, and holy beings praise you daily. Selah. Blessed are you, Lord, the holy God.
During the Ten Days of Penitence, use this conclusion.
the holy King.
When the Reader Repeats the Amidah
Reader
We will sanctify your name in the world just as they sanctify it in the highest heavens, as it is written through your prophet:
And they called one to the other and said,
Congregation
Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts. The whole earth is full of his glory.
Reader
Those facing them say, Blessed...
Congregation
Blessed is the glory of the Lord from his place.
Reader
And in your Holy Words it is written,
Congregation
The Lord will reign forever, your God, Zion, to all generations. Praise the Lord.
Reader
To all generations we will declare your greatness, and to all eternity we will proclaim your holiness, and your praise, our God, will not depart from our mouths forever, for you are a great and holy God and King. Blessed are you, Lord, the holy God.
During the Ten Days of Penitence, use this conclusion.
the holy King.
You favor humanity with knowledge, and teach mortals understanding. Favor us with knowledge, understanding and discernment from you. Blessed are you, Lord, gracious Giver of knowledge.
Cause us to return, our Father, to your Law. Draw us near, our King, to your service, and bring us back in perfect repentance to your presence. Blessed are you, Lord, who delights in repentance.
On fast days, insert Selichot after “we have transgressed.”
Forgive us, our Father, for we have sinned. Pardon us, our King, for we have transgressed. For you do pardon and forgive. Blessed are you, Lord, who is gracious, and forgives abundantly.
Look on our affliction and plead our cause, and redeem us soon for your name’s sake. For you are a mighty Redeemer. Blessed are you, Lord, the Redeemer of Israel.
On fast days, the reader says “Answer us” here and concludes with this blessing.
Blessed are you, Lord, who answers in time of trouble.
Heal us, Lord, and we will be healed. Save us and we will be saved. For you are our praise. Grant a perfect healing to all our wounds. For you, almighty King, are a faithful and merciful Physician. Blessed are you, Lord, who heals the sick of your people Israel.
This Prayer for a Sick Person May Be Added
May it be your will, Lord our God, and God of our fathers, to send a perfect healing from heaven soon, a healing of soul and body to the sick... Among the other sick of Israel.
Bless this year for us, Lord our God, together with every kind of its produce, for our welfare. Give a blessing on the face of the earth. Satisfy us with your goodness, and bless our year like other good years. Blessed are you, Lord, who blesses the years.
Winter Addition: From December 4 until the First Day of Passover
Give dew and rain for a blessing on the face of the earth.
Sound the great horn for our freedom. Lift up the banner to gather our exiles, and gather us from the four corners of the earth. Blessed are you, Lord, who gathers the banished ones of your people Israel.
Restore our judges as at first, and our counselors as at the beginning. Remove from us grief and suffering. Reign over us, Lord, you alone, in faithful love and tender mercy, and justify us in judgment. Blessed are you, Lord, the King who loves righteousness and judgment.
During the Ten Days of Penitence, use this conclusion.
the King of Judgment.
And for slanderers let there be no hope, and let all wickedness perish as in a moment. Let all your enemies be soon cut off, and soon uproot, crush, cast down and humble the dominion of arrogance in our days. Blessed are you, Lord, who breaks the enemies and humbles the arrogant.
Toward the righteous and the devout, toward the elders of your people the house of Israel, toward the remnant of their scribes, toward the righteous converts, and toward us also may your compassion be stirred, Lord our God. Grant a good reward to all who faithfully trust in your name. Set our portion with them forever, so that we may not be put to shame. For we have trusted in you. Blessed are you, Lord, the support and trust of the righteous.
And to Jerusalem, your city, return in mercy, and dwell there as you have spoken. Rebuild it soon in our days as an everlasting building, and soon set up there the throne of David. Blessed are you, Lord, who rebuilds Jerusalem.
Additional Prayer on the Fast of the Ninth of Av
Comfort, Lord our God, the mourners of Zion, and the mourners of Jerusalem, and the city that is in mourning, laid waste, despised and desolate. In mourning because she is childless, laid waste in her dwellings, despised in the downfall of her glory, and desolate through the loss of her inhabitants. She sits with her head covered like a barren woman who has not given birth. Legions have devoured her. Worshippers of strange gods have possessed her. They have put your people Israel to the sword, and in willfulness have killed the loving ones of the Most High. Therefore let Zion weep bitterly, and Jerusalem raise her voice. My heart, my heart! how it grieves for the killed! My deepest feelings, my deepest feelings! how they yearn for the killed! For you, Lord, consumed her with fire. And with fire you will restore in the future her, as it is said, As for me, I will be to her, says the Lord, a wall of fire around, and I will be a glory in the midst of her. Blessed are you, Lord, who comforts Zion and rebuilds Jerusalem.
Soon cause the offspring of David, your servant, to flourish, and let his horn be exalted by your salvation, because we wait for your salvation all the day. Blessed are you, Lord, who causes the horn of salvation to flourish.
Hear our voice, Lord our God. Spare us and have mercy on us, and accept our prayer in mercy and favor. For you are a God who listens to prayers and requests. From your presence, our King, do not turn us away empty. For you listen in mercy to the prayer of your people Israel. Blessed are you, Lord, who listens to prayer.
Accept, Lord our God, your people Israel and their prayer. Restore the service to the inner sanctuary of your house. Receive in love and favor both the fire-offerings of Israel and their prayer. And may the service of your people Israel be always acceptable to you.
On Fast Days, the Congregation Adds This Response
Answer us, Lord, answer us on this day of the fast of our humiliation, for we are in great trouble. Do not turn to our wickedness. Do not conceal your face from us, and do not hide yourself from our plea. Be near, we beg you, to our cry. Let your faithful love be a comfort to us. Even before we call to you answer us, just as it is said, And it will happen that, before they call, I will answer. While they are still speaking, I will hear. For you, Lord, are he who answers in time of trouble, who delivers and rescues in all times of trouble and distress;
On New Moons and the intermediate days of Passover and Tabernacles, add the following.
Our God and God of our ancestors! May our remembrance rise, come and be accepted before you, with the remembrance of our ancestors, of Messiah the son of David your servant, of Jerusalem your holy city, and of all your people the house of Israel, bringing deliverance and well-being, grace, faithful love and mercy, life and peace on this day of
On New Moons
the New Moon.
On Passover
the Feast of Unleavened Bread.
On Tabernacles
the Feast of Sukkot.
Remember us, Lord our God, on that day for our well-being. Be mindful of us for blessing, and save us for life. By your promise of salvation and mercy, spare us and be gracious to us. Have mercy on us and save us. For our eyes are turned toward you, because you are a gracious and merciful God and King.
And let our eyes see your return in mercy to Zion. Blessed are you, Lord, who restores your divine presence to Zion.
Congregation, in an undertone
We give thanks to you, for you are the Lord our God and the God of our fathers, the God of all flesh, our Creator and the Creator of all things in the beginning. Blessings and thanksgivings be to your great and holy name, because you have kept us in life and have preserved us. So may you continue to keep us in life and to preserve us. Gather our exiles to your holy courts to observe your statutes, to do your will, and to serve you with a perfect heart. Since we give thanks to you. Blessed be the God to whom thanksgivings are due.
We give thanks to you, for you are the Lord our God and the God of our fathers forever and ever. You are the Rock of our lives, the Shield of our salvation through every generation. We will give thanks to you and declare your praise for our lives which are committed to your hand, and for our souls which are in your charge, and for your miracles, which are daily with us, and for your wonders and your benefits, which are done at all times, evening, morning and noon. You who are all-good, whose compassion does not fail. You, merciful Being, whose acts of faithful love never cease, we have ever hoped in you.
On Chanukah and Purim, add the appropriate prayer of thanks.
For all these things your name, our King, shall be continually blessed and exalted forever and ever.
During the Ten Days of Penitence
Inscribe all the children of your covenant for a happy life.
And everything that lives shall give thanks to you forever, and shall praise your name in truth, God, our salvation and our help. Blessed are you, Lord, whose name is All-good, and to whom it is fitting to give thanks.
Grant abundant peace to Israel your people forever. For you are the sovereign Lord of all peace. And may it please you to bless your people Israel at all times and in every hour with your peace
During the Ten Days of Penitence
In the book of life, blessing, peace and good sustenance may we be remembered and inscribed before you, we and all your people the house of Israel, for a happy life and for peace. Blessed are you, Lord, who makes peace.
Blessed are you, Lord, who blesses your people Israel with peace.
My God, guard my tongue from evil and my lips from speaking deceit. And let my soul remain silent toward those who curse me, yes, let my soul be like dust before everyone. Open my heart to your Law, and let my soul pursue your commandments. If any plan evil against me, soon make their plans ineffective, and frustrate their designs. 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. In order that your beloved ones may be delivered, save with your right hand, and answer me. Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable before you, Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer. He who makes peace in his high places, may he make peace for us and for all Israel, and say, “Amen.”
May it be your will, Lord our God and God of our fathers, that the temple be soon rebuilt in our days, and grant our portion in your Law. And there we will serve you with awe, as in the days of old, and as in ancient years. Then the offering of Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasant to the Lord, as in the days of old, and as in ancient years.
Tachanun
During the Ten Days of Penitence, except Friday, say “Our Father, Our King.” If Tachanun is omitted, the reader says the full Kaddish immediately after the Amidah.
And David said to Gad, I am deeply troubled. Let us fall, I ask you, into the hand of the Lord, for his acts of compassion are many. But let me not fall into the hand of humans. You who are merciful and gracious, I have sinned before you. Lord, full of mercy, have mercy on me and receive my requests.
Psalm 6
Lord, do not rebuke me in your anger. Nor discipline me in your burning displeasure. Be gracious to me, Lord. For I am wasting away: Lord, heal me. For my bones are troubled. My soul also is deeply troubled. And you, Lord, how long? Return, Lord, deliver my soul. Save me for the sake of your faithful love. For in death there is no remembrance of you. In the grave who will give you thanks? I am weary with my groaning. Every night I make my bed swim; I melt away my couch with my tears. My eye wastes away because of grief. It grows old because of all my adversaries. Depart from me, all you workers of wrongdoing. For the Lord has heard the voice of my weeping. The Lord has heard my plea. The Lord will receive my prayer. All my enemies will be ashamed and deeply troubled. They will turn back, they will suddenly be ashamed. Guardian of Israel, guard the remnant of Israel, and do not let Israel perish, who say, Hear, Israel. Guardian of a single nation, guard the remnant of a single nation, and do not let a single nation perish, who proclaim the unity of your name, saying, The Lord our God, the Lord is One. Guardian of a holy nation, guard the remnant of a holy nation, and do not let a holy nation perish, who three times repeat the threefold sanctification to the Holy One. You who are appeased by prayers for mercy, and are reconciled through requests, show favor and be reconciled to an afflicted generation. For there is no one who helps. Our Father, our King, be gracious to us, and answer us, for we have no good works of our own. Deal with us with generosity and faithful love, and save us. As for us, we do not know what to do. But our eyes are on you. Remember, Lord, your compassion and your acts of faithful love. For they have been from long ago. Let your faithful love, Lord, be on us, just as we have waited for you. Do not hold against us the iniquities of our ancestors. Let your compassion soon come to meet us. For we are brought very low. Be gracious to us, Lord, be gracious to us. For we are sated to the full with contempt. In anger remember to be merciful. For he knows how we are formed. He remembers that we are dust. Help us, God of our salvation, for the sake of the glory of your name. And rescue us, and pardon our sins, for your name’s sake.
Kaddish
Reader
May his great name be magnified and sanctified in the world which he has created according to his will. May he establish his kingdom during your life and during your days, and during the life of all the house of Israel, soon, in the near future, and say, “Amen.”
Congregation and Reader
Let his great name be blessed forever and to all eternity.
Reader
May the name of the Holy One, blessed is he be blessed, praised and glorified, exalted, extolled and honored, magnified and lauded. Although he is high above all the blessings and hymns, praises and words of comfort, which are spoken in the world. And say, “Amen.”
Congregation
Accept our prayer with mercy and favor.
Reader
May the prayers and pleas of all Israel be accepted by their Father who is in heaven. And say, “Amen.”
Congregation
Let the name of the Lord be blessed from now on and forever.
Reader
May there be abundant peace from heaven, and life for us and for all Israel. And say, “Amen.”
Congregation
My help is from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.
Reader
He who makes peace in his high places, may he make peace for us and for all Israel. And say, “Amen.”
Alenu
It is our duty to praise the Lord of all things, to ascribe greatness to him who formed the world in the beginning, since he has not made us like the nations of other lands, and has not placed us like other families of the earth, since he has not assigned us a share like theirs, nor a lot like all their multitude.
For we bend the knee and offer worship and thanks before the supreme King of kings, the Holy One, blessed is he, who stretched out the heavens and laid the foundations of the earth, the seat of whose glory is in the heavens above, and the dwelling place of whose might is in the loftiest heights.
He is our God.
There is no other.
In truth he is our King.
There is no one besides him.
As it is written in his Law, “And you must know today and take it to heart, that the Lord is God in heaven above and on the earth below.
There is no other.”
We therefore hope in you, Lord our God, that we may soon see the glory of your might, when you will remove the abominations from the earth, and the idols will be utterly cut off, when the world will be perfected under the kingdom of the Almighty, and all human beings will call on your name, then you will turn to yourself all the wicked of the earth.
Let all the inhabitants of the world perceive and know that to you every knee must bow, every tongue must swear.
Before you, Lord our God, let them bow and fall.
And to your glorious name let them give honor.
Let them all accept the yoke of your kingdom, and reign over them soon, and forever and ever.
For the kingdom is yours, and to all eternity you will reign in glory.
As it is written in your Law, the Lord shall reign forever and ever.
And it is said, And the Lord shall be king over all the earth.
On that day the Lord will be One, and his name One.
Mourner’s Kaddish
Mourner
May his great name be magnified and sanctified in the world which he has created according to his will. May he establish his kingdom during your life and during your days, and during the life of all the house of Israel, soon, in the near future, and say, “Amen.”
Congregation and Mourner
Let his great name be blessed forever and to all eternity.
Mourner
May the name of the Holy One, blessed is he be blessed, praised and glorified, exalted, extolled and honored, magnified and lauded. Although he is high above all the blessings and hymns, praises and words of comfort, which are spoken in the world. And say, “Amen.”
Congregation
Let the name of the Lord be blessed from now on and forever.
Mourner
May there be abundant peace from heaven, and life for us and for all Israel. And say, “Amen.”
Congregation
My help is from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.
Mourner
He who makes peace in his high places, may he make peace for us and for all Israel. And say, “Amen.”
Evening Service for Weekdays and the Termination of the Sabbath
On weekdays after nightfall, begin here. On weekdays before nightfall, begin with “And he, being merciful.” After the Sabbath, first say Psalms 144 and 67, then continue with “And he, being merciful.”
Psalm 134
A Song of Ascents. Bless the Lord, all you servants of the Lord, who stand in the house of the Lord at night. Lift up your hands toward the sanctuary, and bless the Lord. May the Lord bless you from Zion, he who made heaven and earth.
Repeat Three Times
The Lord of hosts is with us. The God of Jacob is our stronghold. Selah.
Repeat Three Times
Lord of hosts, happy is the person who trusts in you.
Repeat Three Times
Save, Lord. May the King answer us on the day when we call.
Reader
May his great name be magnified and sanctified in the world which he has created according to his will. May he establish his kingdom during your life and during your days, and during the life of all the house of Israel, soon, in the near future. And say, “Amen.”
Congregation and Reader
Let his great name be blessed forever and to all eternity.
Reader
Blessed, praised and glorified, exalted, highly praised and honored, proclaimed great and acclaimed be the name of the Holy One, blessed be he, though he is high above all the blessings and hymns, praises and words of comfort, which are spoken in the world. And say, “Amen.” And he, being merciful, forgives wrongdoing, and does not destroy. Yes, many a time he turns his anger away, and does not stir up all his anger. Save, Lord. May the King answer us on the day when we call.
Congregation, in an undertone
May the name of the supreme King of kings, the Holy One, blessed is he, be blessed, praised, glorified, exalted and extolled. He is the first and the last, and beside him there is no God. Exalt the one who rides on the heavens by his name Jah, and be joyful before him. His name is exalted above all blessing and praise. May his name be blessed. His glorious kingdom is forever and ever. Let the name of the Lord be blessed from now on and forever.
Reader
Bless the Lord who is to be blessed.
Congregation and Reader
Blessed is the Lord who is to be blessed forever and ever.
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, who at your word brings on the evening twilight, with wisdom opens the gates of the heavens, and with understanding changes times and varies the seasons, and arranges the stars in their watches in the sky, according to your will. You create day and night. You roll away the light from before the darkness, and the darkness from before the light. You make the day pass and the night approach, and divide the day from the night. The Lord of hosts is your name. A God who lives and endures continually, may you reign over us forever and ever. Blessed are you, Lord, who brings on the evening twilight.
With everlasting love you have loved the house of Israel, your people. You have taught us a Law and commandments, statutes and judgments. Therefore, Lord our God, when we lie down and when we get up we will meditate on your statutes. Yes, we will rejoice in the words of your Law and in your commandments forever. For they are our life and the length of our days, and we will meditate on them day and night. And may you never take away your love from us. Blessed are you, Lord, who loves your people Israel.
When Not Praying with the Congregation
God, faithful King!
Shema
Hear, Israel. The Lord our God, the Lord is One.
Blessed be His name, whose glorious kingdom is forever and ever.
And you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength. And these words, which I command you today, must be on your heart. And you must teach them diligently to your children, and must talk about them when you sit in your house, and when you walk along the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise up. And you must bind them for a sign on your hand, and they will be forehead bands between your eyes. And you must write them on the doorposts of your house, and on your gates.Deuteronomy 6:5-9
And if you listen diligently to my commandments which I command you today, to love the Lord your God, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul, I will give the rain of your land in its season, the early rain and the late rain, so that you may gather in your grain, and your wine, and your oil. And I will give grass in your field for your cattle, and you will eat and be satisfied. Be careful that your heart is not deceived, and that you do not turn away and serve other gods and worship them. And if you do, the Lord’s anger will burn against you, and he will shut the sky, so that there will be no rain and the land will not yield its fruit. And you will perish quickly from the good land which the Lord gives you. Therefore you must place these words of mine in your heart and in your soul. And you must bind them for a sign on your hand, and they will be forehead bands between your eyes. And you must teach them to your children, talking about them when you sit in your house, and when you walk along the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise up. And you must write them on the doorposts of your house, and on your gates, so that your days and your children’s days may be multiplied on the land which the Lord swore to your ancestors to give them, as the days of the heavens above the earth.Deuteronomy 11:13-21
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, Speak to the children of Israel, and tell them to make themselves a fringe on the corners of their garments throughout their generations, and to put on the fringe of each corner a cord of blue. And it will be a fringe for you, so that you may look at it and remember all the commandments of the Lord, and do them, so that you do not follow your own heart and your own eyes, which you habitually follow as you wander off course, so that you may remember and do all my commandments, and be holy to your God. I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God. I am the Lord your God.Numbers 15:37-41
True and trustworthy is all this, and it is established with us that he is the Lord our God, and there is no one besides him, and that we, Israel, are his people. It is he who redeemed us from the hand of kings, even our King, who delivered us from the grasp of all those who inspired terror. The God, who on our behalf dealt out punishment to our adversaries, and repaid all the enemies of our soul. Who does great things beyond understanding, yes, and countless wonders. Who keeps our soul alive, and has not allowed our footing to be shaken. Who made us tread on the high places of our enemies, and raised our horn above all those who hated us. Who performed for us miracles and vengeance on Pharaoh, signs and wonders in the land of the children of Ham. Who in his anger struck down all the first-born of Egypt, and brought out his people Israel from among them to everlasting freedom. Who made his children pass between the parted waters of the Red Sea, but sank their pursuers and their enemies in the depths. Then his children saw his might. They praised and gave thanks to his name and willingly accepted his sovereignty. Moses and the children of Israel sang a song to you with great joy, saying, all of them,
Who is like you, Lord, among the mighty ones? Who is like you, glorious in holiness, revered in praises, doing wonders?
Your children saw your sovereign power as you split the sea before Moses. They exclaimed, “This is my God!” and said, “The Lord will reign forever and ever.”
And it is said, “For the Lord has delivered Jacob, and redeemed him from the hand of him that was stronger than he.” Blessed are you, Lord, who has redeemed Israel.
Cause us, Lord our God, to lie down in peace, and raise us up, our King, for life. Spread over us the tent of your peace. Guide us in the right way through your own good counsel. Save us for your name’s sake. Be a shield around us. Remove from us every enemy, plague, sword, famine and sorrow. Remove also the adversary from before us and from behind us. Shelter us beneath the shadow of your wings. For you, God, are our Guardian and our Deliverer. Yes, you, God, are a gracious and merciful King. And guard our going out and our coming in for life and peace from now on and forever. Blessed are you, Lord, who guards your people Israel forever.
Blessed is the Lord forever. Amen and Amen. Blessed is the Lord from Zion, who lives in Jerusalem. Praise the Lord. Blessed is the Lord God, the God of Israel, who alone does wonderful things. And blessed is his glorious name forever. And let the whole earth be filled with his glory. Amen and Amen. Let the glory of the Lord endure forever. Let the Lord be joyful in his works. Let the name of the Lord be blessed from now on and forever. For the Lord will not abandon his people for his great name’s sake, because it has pleased him to make you a people for himself. And when all the people saw it, they fell on their faces. And they said, “The Lord is God. The Lord is God.” And the Lord will be King over all the earth. On that day the Lord will be One, and his name One. Let your faithful love, Lord, rest on us, just as we have hoped for you. Save us, God of our salvation, and gather us and deliver us from the nations, to give thanks to your holy name, and to celebrate your praise. All nations whom you have made will come and worship before you, Lord. And they will glorify your name. For you are great and do marvelous things. You are God alone. But we are your people and the sheep of your pasture. We will give thanks to you forever. We will recount your praise to all generations.
Blessed is the Lord by day. Blessed is the Lord by night. Blessed is the Lord when we lie down. Blessed is the Lord when we rise up. For in your hand are the souls of the living and the dead, as it is said, “In his hand is the soul of every living thing, and the spirit of all human flesh.” Into your hand I entrust my spirit. You have redeemed me, Lord God of truth. Our God in heaven, assert the unity of your name, and establish your kingdom continually, and reign over us forever and ever.
May our eyes see, our hearts rejoice, and our souls be glad in your true salvation, when it will be said to Zion, “Your God reigns.” The Lord reigns. The Lord has reigned. The Lord will reign forever and ever. For the kingdom is yours, and you will reign in glory forever. For we have no king but you. Blessed are you, Lord, the King, who will constantly reign in his glory over us and over all his works forever and ever.
Reader
May his great name be magnified and sanctified in the world which he has created according to his will. May he establish his kingdom during your life and during your days, and during the life of all the house of Israel, soon, in the near future. And say, “Amen.”
Congregation and Reader
Let his great name be blessed forever and to all eternity.
Reader
Blessed, praised and glorified, exalted, highly praised and honored, proclaimed great and acclaimed be the name of the Holy One, blessed be he, though he is high above all the blessings and hymns, praises and words of comfort, which are spoken in the world. And say, “Amen.”
Amidah
Say the Amidah standing, through the prayer for the temple to be rebuilt.
Lord, open my lips, and my mouth shall declare your praise.
Blessed are you, Lord our God and God of our fathers, God of Abraham, God of Isaac, and God of Jacob, the great, mighty and revered God, the most high God, who bestows faithful love, and possesses all things. Who remembers the pious deeds of the patriarchs, and in love will bring a redeemer to their children’s children for your name’s sake.
During the Ten Days of Penitence
Remember us for life, King, who delights in life, and inscribe us in the book of life, for your own sake, living God.
King, Helper, Savior and Shield. Blessed are you, Lord, the Shield of Abraham.
You, Lord, are mighty forever, you raise the dead, you are mighty to save.
From the Eighth Day of Solemn Assembly until the First Day of Passover
You cause the wind to blow and the rain to fall
You sustain the living with faithful love, raise the dead with great mercy, support the falling, heal the sick, free the bound, and keep your faith to those who sleep in the dust. Who is like you, Lord of mighty acts, and who resembles you, King, who kills and raises, and causes salvation to spring up?
During the Ten Days of Penitence
Who is like you, Father of mercy, who in mercy remembers your creatures for life?
Yes, you are faithful to raise the dead. Blessed are you, Lord, who raises the dead.
You are holy, and your name is holy, and holy beings praise you daily. Selah. Blessed are you, Lord, the holy God.
During the Ten Days of Penitence, use this conclusion.
the holy King.
You favor humanity with knowledge, and teach mortals understanding.
At the Conclusion of the Sabbath or a Festival
You have favored us with a knowledge of your Law, and have taught us to perform the statutes of your will. You have made a distinction, Lord our God, between holy and ordinary, between light and darkness, between Israel and other nations, between the seventh day and the six working days. Our Father, our King, grant that the coming days may begin for us in peace, and that we may be held back from all sin and cleansed from all wrongdoing, and cling to reverence for you
Favor us with knowledge, understanding and discernment from you. Blessed are you, Lord, gracious Giver of knowledge.
Cause us to return, our Father, to your Law. Draw us near, our King, to your service, and bring us back in perfect repentance to your presence. Blessed are you, Lord, who delights in repentance.
Forgive us, our Father, for we have sinned. Pardon us, our King, for we have transgressed. For you do pardon and forgive. Blessed are you, Lord, who is gracious, and forgives abundantly.
Look on our affliction and plead our cause, and redeem us soon for your name’s sake. For you are a mighty Redeemer. Blessed are you, Lord, the Redeemer of Israel.
Heal us, Lord, and we shall be healed. Save us and we shall be saved. For you are our praise. Grant a perfect healing to all our wounds. For you, almighty King, are a faithful and merciful Physician. Blessed are you, Lord, who heals the sick of your people Israel.
Bless this year for us, Lord our God, together with every kind of its produce, for our welfare. Give a blessing on the face of the earth. Satisfy us with your goodness, and bless our year like other good years. Blessed are you, Lord, who blesses the years.
Winter Addition: From December 4 until the First Day of Passover
Give dew and rain for a blessing on the face of the earth.
Sound the great horn for our freedom. Lift up the banner to gather our exiles, and gather us from the four corners of the earth. Blessed are you, Lord, who gathers the banished ones of your people Israel.
Restore our judges as at first, and our counselors as at the beginning. Remove from us grief and suffering. Reign over us, Lord, you alone, in faithful love and tender mercy, and justify us in judgment. Blessed are you, Lord, the King who loves righteousness and judgment.
During the Ten Days of Penitence, use this conclusion.
the King of Judgment.
And for slanderers let there be no hope, and let all wickedness perish as in a moment. Let all your enemies be soon cut off, and soon uproot, crush, cast down and humble the dominion of arrogance in our days. Blessed are you, Lord, who breaks the enemies and humbles the arrogant.
Toward the righteous and the devout, toward the elders of your people the house of Israel, toward the remnant of their scribes, toward the righteous converts, and toward us also may your compassion be stirred, Lord our God. Grant a good reward to all who faithfully trust in your name. Set our portion with them forever, so that we may not be put to shame. For we have trusted in you. Blessed are you, Lord, the support and trust of the righteous.
And to Jerusalem, your city, return in mercy, and dwell there as you have spoken. Rebuild it soon in our days as an everlasting building, and soon set up there the throne of David. Blessed are you, Lord, who rebuilds Jerusalem.
Soon cause the offspring of David, your servant, to flourish, and let his horn be exalted by your salvation, because we wait for your salvation all the day. Blessed are you, Lord, who causes the horn of salvation to flourish.
Hear our voice, Lord our God. Spare us and have mercy on us, and accept our prayer in mercy and favor. For you are a God who listens to prayers and requests. From your presence, our King, do not turn us away empty. For you listen in mercy to the prayer of your people Israel. Blessed are you, Lord, who listens to prayer.
Accept, Lord our God, your people Israel and their prayer. Restore the service to the inner sanctuary of your house. Receive in love and favor both the fire-offerings of Israel and their prayer. And may the service of your people Israel be always acceptable to you.
On New Moons and the intermediate days of Passover and Tabernacles, add the following.
Our God and God of our fathers! May our remembrance rise, come and be accepted before you, with the remembrance of our fathers, of Messiah the son of David your servant, of Jerusalem your holy city, and of all your people the house of Israel, bringing deliverance and well-being, grace, faithful love and mercy, life and peace on this day of
On New Moons
the New Moon.
On Passover
the Feast of Unleavened Bread.
On Tabernacles
the Feast of Sukkot.
Remember us, Lord our God, on that day for our well-being. Be mindful of us for blessing, and save us for life. By your promise of salvation and mercy, spare us and be gracious to us. Have mercy on us and save us. For our eyes are turned toward you, because you are a gracious and merciful God and King.
And let our eyes see your return in mercy to Zion. Blessed are you, Lord, who restores your divine presence to Zion.
We give thanks to you, for you are the Lord our God and the God of our fathers forever and ever. You are the Rock of our lives, the Shield of our salvation through every generation. We will give thanks to you and declare your praise for our lives which are committed to your hand, and for our souls which are in your charge, and for your miracles, which are daily with us, and for your wonders and your benefits, which are done at all times, evening, morning and noon. You who are all-good, whose compassion does not fail. You, merciful Being, whose acts of faithful love never cease, we have ever hoped in you.
On Chanukah and Purim, add the appropriate prayer of thanks.
For all these things your name, our King, shall be continually blessed and exalted forever and ever.
During the Ten Days of Penitence
Inscribe all the children of your covenant for a happy life.
And everything that lives shall give thanks to you forever, and shall praise your name in truth, God, our salvation and our help. Blessed are you, Lord, whose name is All-good, and to whom it is fitting to give thanks.
Grant abundant peace to Israel your people forever. For you are the sovereign Lord of all peace. And may it please you to bless your people Israel at all times and in every hour with your peace
During the Ten Days of Penitence
In the book of life, blessing, peace and good sustenance may we be remembered and inscribed before you, we and all your people the house of Israel, for a happy life and for peace. Blessed are you, Lord, who makes peace.
Blessed are you, Lord, who blesses your people Israel with peace.
My God, guard my tongue from evil and my lips from speaking deceit. And let my soul remain silent toward those who curse me, yes, let my soul be like dust before everyone. Open my heart to your Law, and let my soul pursue your commandments. If any plan evil against me, soon make their plans ineffective, and frustrate their designs. 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. In order that your beloved ones may be delivered, save with your right hand, and answer me. Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable before you, Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer. He who makes peace in his high places, may he make peace for us and for all Israel, and say, “Amen.”
May it be your will, Lord our God and God of our fathers, that the temple be soon rebuilt in our days, and grant our portion in your Law. And there we will serve you with awe, as in the days of old, and as in ancient years. Then the offering of Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasant to the Lord, as in the days of old, and as in ancient years.
Kaddish
Reader
May his great name be magnified and sanctified in the world which he has created according to his will. May he establish his kingdom during your life and during your days, and during the life of all the house of Israel, soon, in the near future. And say, “Amen.”
Congregation and Reader
Let his great name be blessed forever and to all eternity.
Reader
Blessed, praised and glorified, exalted, highly praised and honored, proclaimed great and acclaimed be the name of the Holy One, blessed be he, though he is high above all the blessings and hymns, praises and words of comfort, which are spoken in the world. And say, “Amen.”
Congregation
Accept our prayer in mercy and in favor.
Reader
May the prayers and requests of all Israel be accepted by their Father who is in heaven. And say, “Amen.”
Reader
May there be abundant peace from heaven, and life for us and for all Israel. And say, “Amen.”
Congregation
My help is from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.
Reader
He who makes peace in heaven, may he make peace for us and for all Israel. And say, “Amen.”
Alenu
It is our duty to praise the Lord of all things, to ascribe greatness to him who formed the world in the beginning, since he has not made us like the nations of other lands, and has not placed us like other families of the earth, since he has not assigned us a share like theirs, nor a lot like all their multitude. For we bend the knee and offer worship and thanks before the supreme King of kings, the Holy One, blessed is he, who stretched out the heavens and laid the foundations of the earth, the seat of whose glory is in the heavens above, and the dwelling place of whose might is in the loftiest heights. He is our God. There is no other. In truth he is our King. There is no one besides him. As it is written in his Law, “And you must know today and take it to heart, that the Lord is God in heaven above and on the earth below. There is no other.”
We therefore hope in you, Lord our God, that we may soon see the glory of your might, when you will remove the abominations from the earth, and the idols will be utterly cut off, when the world will be perfected under the kingdom of the Almighty, and all human beings will call on your name, then you will turn to yourself all the wicked of the earth. Let all the inhabitants of the world perceive and know that to you every knee must bow, every tongue must swear. Before you, Lord our God, let them bow and fall. And to your glorious name let them give honor. Let them all accept the yoke of your kingdom, and reign over them soon, and forever and ever. For the kingdom is yours, and to all eternity you will reign in glory. As it is written in your Law, the Lord shall reign forever and ever. And it is said, And the Lord shall be king over all the earth. On that day the Lord will be One, and his name One.
Mourner’s Kaddish
Mourner
May his great name be magnified and sanctified in the world which he has created according to his will. May he establish his kingdom during your life and during your days, and during the life of all the house of Israel, soon, in the near future. And say, “Amen.”
Congregation and Mourner
Let his great name be blessed forever and to all eternity.
Mourner
Blessed, praised and glorified, exalted, highly praised and honored, proclaimed great and acclaimed be the name of the Holy One, blessed be he, though he is high above all the blessings and hymns, praises and words of comfort, which are spoken in the world. And say, “Amen.”
Congregation
Let the name of the Lord be blessed from now on and forever.
Mourner
May there be abundant peace from heaven, and life for us and for all Israel. And say, “Amen.”
Congregation
My help is from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.
Mourner
He who makes peace in heaven, may he make peace for us and for all Israel. And say, “Amen.”
Inauguration of the Sabbath
When Lighting the Sabbath Lights
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, who has sanctified us through your commandments, and commanded us to kindle the Sabbath light.
Psalm 95
Come, let us be joyful before the Lord. Let us shout for joy to the rock of our salvation. Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving. Let us shout for joy to him with psalms. For the Lord is a great God, and a great king above all gods. In his hand are the deep places of the earth. The heights of the mountains are also his. The sea is his, and he made it. And his hands formed the dry land. Come, let us worship and bow down. Let us kneel before the Lord our maker. For he is our God, and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand. Today, if only you would listen to his voice! Do not harden your hearts as at Meribah, as in the day of Massah in the wilderness. When your ancestors tested me and put me to the test, although they had seen my work. For forty years I was tired of that generation, and said, “They are a people with wayward hearts, and they have not known my ways.” So I swore in my anger that they would not enter into my rest.
Psalm 96
Sing to the Lord a new song. Sing to the Lord, all the earth. Sing to the Lord, bless his name. Proclaim his salvation each day. Recount his glory among the nations, his wonderful works among all the peoples. For the Lord is great and deserves great praise. He is to be revered above all gods. For all the gods of the peoples are worthless things. But the Lord made the heavens. Splendor and majesty are before him. Strength and beauty are in his sanctuary. Give to the Lord, families of the peoples, give to the Lord glory and strength. Give to the Lord the glory due to his name. Take an offering, and come into his courts. Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness. Tremble before him, all the earth. Say among the nations, the Lord reigns. The world also is set firm that it cannot be moved. He will judge the peoples fairly. Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad. Let the sea roar, and the all that fills it. Let the plain celebrate, and all that is in it. Yes, let all the trees of the forest be joyful before the Lord, for he comes. For he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness, and the peoples in his faithfulness.
Psalm 97
The Lord reigns. Let the earth be glad. Let the many coastlands rejoice. Clouds and darkness are around him. Righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne. A fire goes before him, and burns up his adversaries around. His lightnings illumine the world. The earth sees and trembles. The mountains melt like wax before the Lord, before the Lord of the whole earth. The heavens declare his righteousness, and all the peoples see his glory. All who serve carved images are ashamed, that make their boast of worthless things. Worship him, all you gods. Zion hears and is joyful, and the daughters of Judah are glad because of your judgments, Lord. For you, Lord, are most high above all the earth. You are exalted far above all gods. You who love the Lord, hate evil. He guards the souls of those loyal to him. He rescues them from the hand of the wicked. Light is sown for the righteous, and joy for the upright in heart. Rejoice in the Lord, you righteous. And give thanks to his holy name.
Psalm 98
A Psalm. Sing to the Lord a new song. For he has done marvelous things. His right hand and his holy arm have brought him salvation. The Lord has made known his salvation. He has revealed his righteousness in the sight of the nations. He has remembered his faithful love and his faithfulness toward the house of Israel. All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God. Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth. Burst into joy, and sing praises. Sing praises to the Lord with the lyre. With the lyre and the sound of song. With trumpets and the sound of the horn shout for joy before the King, the Lord. Let the sea roar, and the all that fills it, the world, and those who live in it. Let the streams clap their hands, let the mountains be joyful together before the Lord, for he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness, and the peoples fairly.
Psalm 99
The Lord reigns. Let the peoples tremble. He sits above the cherubim. Let the earth be moved. The Lord is great in Zion. And he is high above all the peoples. Let them give thanks to your great and awe-inspiring name. He is holy. And you established the strength of a king who loves justice in fairness. You have brought about justice and righteousness in Jacob. Exalt the Lord our God, and worship at his footstool. He is holy. Moses and Aaron among his priests, and Samuel among those who call on his name, called on the Lord, and he answered them. He spoke to them in the pillar of cloud. They kept his testimonies, and the statute that he gave them. You answered them, Lord our God. You were a forgiving God to them, though you took vengeance on their misdeeds. Exalt the Lord our God, and worship at his holy mount. For the Lord our God is holy.
Psalm 29
A Psalm of David. Give to the Lord, you children of the mighty, give to the Lord glory and strength. Give to the Lord the glory due to his name. Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness. The voice of the Lord is on the waters. The God of glory thunders, even the Lord on the great waters. The voice of the Lord is powerful. The voice of the Lord is full of majesty. The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars. Yes, the Lord breaks in pieces the cedars of Lebanon. He also makes them skip like a calf; Lebanon and Sirion like a young wild ox. The voice of the Lord splits flames of fire. The voice of the Lord makes the wilderness tremble. The Lord makes the wilderness of Kadesh tremble. The voice of the Lord makes the deer give birth, and strips the forests bare. And in his temple everything says, “Glory!” The Lord sat as king at the flood. Yes, the Lord sits as king forever. The Lord will give strength to his people. The Lord will bless his people with peace.
Lekhah Dodi
Come, my friend, to meet the bride. Let us welcome the presence of the Sabbath.
"Observe" and "Remember the Sabbath day," the one God made us hear in a single utterance. The Lord is One, and his name is One for his renown and his glory and his praise. Come, my friend, to meet the bride. Let us welcome the presence of the Sabbath.
Come, let us go to meet the Sabbath, for it is a wellspring of blessing. From the beginning, long ago it was ordained. Last to be made, first in thought. Come, my friend, to meet the bride. Let us welcome the presence of the Sabbath.
Sanctuary of our King, royal city, rise and leave your ruin. You have lived long enough in the valley of weeping. Truly He will have compassion on you. Come, my friend, to meet the bride. Let us welcome the presence of the Sabbath.
Shake off the dust, arise, put on the garments of your glory, my people! Through the son of Jesse, the Bethlehemite, come near to my soul and redeem it. Come, my friend, to meet the bride. Let us welcome the presence of the Sabbath.
Wake up, wake up, for your light has come. Arise, shine. Awake, awake. Sing a song. The glory of the Lord is revealed on you. Come, my friend, to meet the bride. Let us welcome the presence of the Sabbath.
Do not be ashamed or disgraced. Why are you dejected, and why are you anxious? The poor of my people trust in you, and the city will be built on her own mound. Come, my friend, to meet the bride. Let us welcome the presence of the Sabbath.
And those who plunder you will be plundered, and all who would swallow you will be far away. Your God will delight in you, as a bridegroom delights in his bride. Come, my friend, to meet the bride. Let us welcome the presence of the Sabbath.
You will spread out to the right and to the left, and you will revere the Lord. Through the offspring of Perez we will also be joyful and be glad. Come, my friend, to meet the bride. Let us welcome the presence of the Sabbath.
Come in peace, your husband’s crown, with rejoicing and with cheerfulness, among the faithful of the chosen people. Come, bride. Come, bride.
Come, my friend, to meet the bride. Let us welcome the presence of the Sabbath.
Psalm 92
A Psalm, a Song for the Sabbath Day. It is a good thing to give thanks to the Lord, and to sing praises to your name, Most High, to declare your faithful love in the morning, and your faithfulness every night, with an instrument of ten strings and with a harp, with thoughtful music on the lyre. For you, Lord, have made me joyful through your work. I will celebrate the works of your hands. How great are your works, Lord! Your thoughts are very deep. A senseless person does not know this, and a fool does not understand it: when the wicked sprang up like grass and all the doers of wrongdoing flourished, it was so that they might be destroyed forever. But you, Lord, are on high forever. Look, your enemies, Lord, yes, your enemies will perish. All the doers of wrongdoing will be scattered. But you have exalted my horn, like that of the wild ox. I am anointed with fresh oil. My eye has also seen what I desired for my enemies. My ears have heard what I desired for those who rose against me, doers of evil. The righteous will spring up like a palm tree. He will grow tall like a cedar in Lebanon. Planted in the house of the Lord, they will blossom in the courts of our God. They will still produce shoots in old age. They will be full of sap and green, to declare that the Lord is upright. He is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him.
Psalm 93
The Lord reigns. He has clothed himself in majesty. The Lord has clothed himself, yes, he has wrapped himself in strength, the world also is set firm, so that it cannot be moved. Your throne has stood firm since ancient times, you are eternal. The streams have lifted up, Lord, the streams have lifted up their voice. The streams lift up their roaring. The Lord above is mightier than the voices of many waters, mighty waters, the breakers of the sea. Your testimonies are completely trustworthy, holiness is fitting for your house, Lord, forever.
Kaddish
When a festival or an intermediate festival day falls on the Sabbath, begin this service with Psalm 92. The following Kaddish is said by a mourner.
Mourner
May his great name be magnified and sanctified in the world which he has created according to his will. May he establish his kingdom during your life and during your days, and during the life of all the house of Israel, soon, in the near future, and say, “Amen.”
Congregation and Mourner
Let his great name be blessed forever and to all eternity.
Mourner
May the name of the Holy One, blessed is he be blessed, praised and glorified, exalted, extolled and honored, magnified and lauded. Although he is high above all the blessings and hymns, praises and words of comfort, which are spoken in the world. And say, “Amen.”
Congregation
Let the name of the Lord be blessed from now on and forever.
Mourner
May there be abundant peace from heaven, and life for us and for all Israel. And say, “Amen.”
Congregation
My help is from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.
Mourner
He who makes peace in his high places, may he make peace for us and for all Israel. And say, “Amen.”
Evening Service for Sabbaths and Festivals
Reader
Bless the Lord who is to be blessed.
Congregation, in an undertone
Blessed, praised, glorified, exalted and extolled be the name of the supreme King of kings, the Holy One, blessed be he, who is the first and the last, and beside him there is no God. Extol him who rides on the heavens by his name Jah, and rejoice before him. His name is exalted above all blessing and praise. Blessed be His name, whose glorious kingdom is forever and ever. Let the name of the Lord be blessed from now on and forevermore.
Congregation and Reader
Blessed is the Lord who is to be blessed forever and ever.
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, who at your word brings on the evening twilight, with wisdom opens the gates of the heavens, and with understanding changes times and varies the seasons, and arranges the stars in their watches in the sky, according to your will. You create day and night. You roll away the light from before the darkness, and the darkness from before the light. You make the day pass and the night to approach, and divide the day from the night, the Lord of hosts is your name. A God living and enduring continually, may you reign over us forever and ever. Blessed are you, Lord, who brings on the evening twilight.
With everlasting love you have loved the house of Israel, your people. A Law and commandments, statutes and judgments you have taught us. Therefore, Lord our God, when we lie down and when we rise up we will meditate on your statutes: yes, we will rejoice in the words of your Law and in your commandments forever. For they are our life and the length of our days and we will meditate on them day and night. And may you never take away your love from us. Blessed are you, Lord, who loves your people Israel.
When praying without a congregation, add:
God, faithful King!
Shema
Hear, Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is One.
Blessed be His name, whose glorious kingdom is forever and ever.
And you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength. And these words, which I command you today, must be on your heart. And you must teach them diligently to your children, and must talk about them when you sit in your house, and when you walk along the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise up. And you must bind them for a sign on your hand, and they will be forehead bands between your eyes. And you must write them on the doorposts of your house, and on your gates.
And if you listen diligently to my commandments which I command you today, to love the Lord your God, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul, I will give the rain of your land in its season, the early rain and the late rain, so that you may gather in your grain, and your wine, and your oil. And I will give grass in your field for your cattle, and you will eat and be satisfied. Be careful that your heart is not deceived, and that you do not turn away and serve other gods and worship them. And if you do, the Lord’s anger will burn against you, and he will shut the sky, so that there will be no rain and the land will not yield its fruit. And you will perish quickly from the good land which the Lord gives you. Therefore you must place these words of mine in your heart and in your soul. And you must bind them for a sign on your hand, and they will be forehead bands between your eyes. And you must teach them to your children, talking about them when you sit in your house, and when you walk along the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise up. And you must write them on the doorposts of your house, and on your gates, so that your days and your children’s days may be multiplied on the land which the Lord swore to your ancestors to give them, as the days of the heavens above the earth.
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, Speak to the children of Israel, and tell them to make themselves a fringe on the corners of their garments throughout their generations, and to put on the fringe of each corner a cord of blue. And it will be a fringe for you, so that you may look at it and remember all the commandments of the Lord, and do them, so that you do not follow your own heart and your own eyes, which you habitually follow as you wander off course, so that you may remember and do all my commandments, and be holy to your God. I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God. I am the Lord your God.
Blessings After the Shema
True and trustworthy is all this, and it is established with us that he is the Lord our God, and there is no one besides him, and that we, Israel, are his people. It is he who redeemed us from the hand of kings, even our King, who delivered us from the grasp of all the terrible ones. The God, who on our behalf dealt out punishment to our adversaries, and repaid all the enemies of our soul. Who does great things beyond discovery, yes, and wonders without number. Who keeps our soul alive, and has not allowed our feet to slip. Who made us tread on the high places of our enemies, and exalted our horn over all those who hated us. Who did for us miracles and vengeance on Pharaoh, signs and wonders in the land of the children of Ham. Who in his anger struck all the firstborn of Egypt, and brought out his people Israel from among them to everlasting freedom. Who made his children pass between the divisions of the Red Sea, but sank their pursuers and their enemies in the depths. Then his children saw his might. They praised and gave thanks to his name, and willingly accepted his sovereignty. Moses and the children of Israel sang a song to you with great joy, saying, all of them,
Who is like you, Lord, among the mighty ones? Who is like you, glorious in holiness, revered in praises, doing wonders?
Your children saw your sovereign power, as you split the sea before Moses: they exclaimed, This is my God! and said,
The Lord shall reign forever and ever.
And it is said, For the Lord has delivered Jacob, and redeemed him from the hand of him that was stronger than he. Blessed are you, Lord, who have redeemed Israel.
Cause us, Lord our God, to lie down in peace, and raise us up, our King, for life. Spread over us the tabernacle of your peace. Direct us rightly through your own good counsel. Save us for your name’s sake. Be a shield about us. Remove from us every enemy, plague, sword, famine and sorrow. Remove also the adversary from before us and from behind us. Shelter us beneath the shadow of your wings. For you, God, are our Guardian and our Deliverer. Yes, you, God, are a gracious and merciful King. And guard our going out and our coming in to life and to peace from now on and forever. Yes, spread over us the tabernacle of your peace. Blessed are you, Lord, who spreads the tabernacle of peace over us and over all your people Israel, and over Jerusalem.
On the Sabbath
And the children of Israel must keep the Sabbath, to observe the Sabbath throughout their generations, for an everlasting covenant. It is a sign between me and the children of Israel forever, because in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and ceased from his work.
On Passover, Shavuot and Sukkot
And Moses declared the set feasts of the Lord to the children of Israel.
On Rosh Hashanah
Blow the horn on the new moon, at the beginning of the month, for our day of festival: for it is a statute for Israel, a decree of the God of Jacob.
On Yom Kippur
For on this day atonement will be made for you to cleanse you. From all your sins you shall be clean before the Lord.
Reader
May his great name be magnified and sanctified in the world which he has created according to his will. May he establish his kingdom during your life and during your days, and during the life of all the house of Israel, soon, in the near future. And say, “Amen.”
Congregation and Reader
Let his great name be blessed forever and to all eternity.
Reader
Blessed, praised and glorified, exalted, highly praised and honored, proclaimed great and acclaimed be the name of the Holy One, blessed be he, though he is high above all the blessings and hymns, praises and words of comfort, which are spoken in the world. And say, “Amen.”
On festivals, say the corresponding Amidah.
Amidah
Lord, open my lips, and my mouth shall declare your praise.
Blessed are you, Lord our God and God of our fathers, God of Abraham, God of Isaac, and God of Jacob, the great, mighty and revered God, the most high God, who bestows faithful love, and possesses all things. Who remembers the pious deeds of the patriarchs, and in love will bring a redeemer to their children’s children for your name’s sake.
On Shabbat Shuvah
Remember us for life, King, who delights in life, and inscribe us in the book of life, for your own sake, living God.
King, Helper, Savior and Shield. Blessed are you, Lord, the Shield of Abraham.
You, Lord, are mighty forever, you raise the dead, you are mighty to save.
From the Sabbath after Shemini Atzeret through the first day of Passover
You cause the wind to blow and the rain to fall
You sustain the living with faithful love, raise the dead with great mercy, support the falling, heal the sick, free the bound, and keep your faith to those who sleep in the dust. Who is like you, Lord of mighty acts, and who resembles you, King, who kills and raises, and causes salvation to spring up?
On Shabbat Shuvah
Who is like you, Father of mercy, who in mercy remembers your creatures for life?
Yes, you are faithful to raise the dead. Blessed are you, Lord, who raises the dead.
You are holy, and your name is holy, and holy beings praise you daily. Selah. Blessed are you, Lord, the holy God.
On Shabbat Shuvah, conclude the blessing:
the holy King.
You sanctified the seventh day for your name, as the end of the creation of heaven and earth. You blessed it above all days, and sanctified it above all seasons. And thus it is written in your Law:
And the heaven and the earth were finished and all their host. And on the seventh day God had finished his work which he had made. And he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made. And God blessed the seventh day, and he sanctified it because he rested on that day from all his work which God had created and made.
Our God and God of our fathers, accept our rest. Sanctify us by your commandments, and grant our portion in your Law. Satisfy us with your goodness, and gladden us with your salvation. Purify our hearts to serve you in truth. And in your love and favor, Lord our God, let us inherit your holy Sabbath. And may Israel, who sanctify your name, rest on that day. Blessed are you, Lord, who sanctifies the Sabbath.
Accept, Lord our God, your people Israel and their prayer. Restore the service to the inner sanctuary of your house. Receive in love and favor both the fire-offerings of Israel and their prayer. And may the service of your people Israel be always acceptable to you.
On the New Moon and the intermediate days of Passover and Sukkot, add:
Our God and God of our fathers! May our remembrance rise, come and be accepted before you, with the remembrance of our fathers, of Messiah the son of David your servant, of Jerusalem your holy city, and of all your people the house of Israel, bringing deliverance and well-being, grace, faithful love and mercy, life and peace on this day of
On the New Moon
the New Moon.
On Passover
the Feast of Unleavened Bread.
On Sukkot
the Feast of Sukkot.
Remember us, Lord our God, on that day for our well-being. Be mindful of us for blessing, and save us for life. By your promise of salvation and mercy, spare us and be gracious to us. Have mercy on us and save us. For our eyes are turned toward you, because you are a gracious and merciful God and King.
And let our eyes see your return in mercy to Zion. Blessed are you, Lord, who restores your divine presence to Zion.
We give thanks to you, for you are the Lord our God and the God of our fathers forever and ever. You are the Rock of our lives, the Shield of our salvation through every generation. We will give thanks to you and declare your praise for our lives which are committed to your hand, and for our souls which are in your charge, and for your miracles, which are daily with us, and for your wonders and your benefits, which are done at all times, evening, morning and noon. You who are all-good, whose compassion does not fail. You, merciful Being, whose acts of faithful love never cease, we have ever hoped in you.
On Hanukkah
We thank you also for the miracles, for the redemption, for the mighty deeds and saving acts, done by you, as well as for the wars which you waged for our fathers in days of old, at this season. In the days of the Hasmonean, Mattathias son of Johanan, the High Priest, and his sons, when the iniquitous power of Greece rose up against your people Israel to make them forgetful of your Law, and to force them to transgress the statutes of your will, then in your abundant mercy you rose up for them in the time of their trouble. You pleaded their cause, you judged their suit, you avenged their wrong. You delivered the strong into the hands of the weak, the many into the hands of the few, the impure into the hands of the pure, the wicked into the hands of the righteous, and the arrogant into the hands of those who studied your Law: for yourself you made a great and holy name in your world, and for your people Israel you accomplished a great deliverance and redemption as at this day. And then your children came into the inner sanctuary of your house, cleansed your temple, purified your sanctuary, kindled lights in your holy courts, and appointed these eight days of Hanukkah in order to give thanks and praises to your great name.
For all these things your name, our King, shall be continually blessed and exalted forever and ever.
On Shabbat Shuvah
Inscribe all the children of your covenant for a happy life.
And everything that lives shall give thanks to you forever, and shall praise your name in truth, God, our salvation and our help. Blessed are you, Lord, whose name is All-good, and to whom it is fitting to give thanks.
Grant abundant peace to Israel your people forever. For you are the sovereign Lord of all peace. And may it be good in your sight to bless your people Israel at all times and at every hour with your peace.
On Shabbat Shuvah
In the book of life, blessing, peace and good sustenance may we be remembered and inscribed before you, we and all the people of the house of Israel, for a happy life and for peace. Blessed are you, Lord, who makes peace.
At Other Times
Blessed are you, Lord, who blesses your people Israel with peace.
My God, guard my tongue from evil and my lips from speaking deceit. And let my soul remain silent toward those who curse me, yes, let my soul be like dust before everyone. Open my heart to your Law, and let my soul pursue your commandments. If any plan evil against me, soon make their plans ineffective, and frustrate their designs. 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. In order that your beloved ones may be delivered, save with your right hand, and answer me. Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable before you, Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer. He who makes peace in his high places, may he make peace for us and for all Israel, and say, “Amen.”
May it be your will, Lord our God and God of our fathers, that the temple be soon rebuilt in our days, and grant our portion in your Law. And there we will serve you with awe, as in the days of old, and as in ancient years. Then the offering of Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasant to the Lord, as in the days of old, and as in ancient years.
The Reader and Congregation repeat the following:
And the heaven and the earth were finished and all their host. And on the seventh day God had finished his work which he had made. And he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made. And God blessed the seventh day, and he sanctified it because he rested on that day from all his work which God had created and made.
Omit the following when praying without a congregation.
Reader
Blessed are you, Lord our God and God of our fathers, God of Abraham, God of Isaac and God of Jacob, the great, mighty and revered God, the most high God, Possessor of heaven and earth.
Reader and Congregation
On Shabbat Shuvah, substitute “the holy King” for “the holy God.”
He was a shield to our ancestors with his word, and by his command will raise the dead. The holy God, like whom there is none. Who gives rest to his people on his holy Sabbath day, because he took pleasure in them to grant them rest. We will serve him with fear and awe, and daily and constantly we will give thanks to his name in the fitting forms of Blessings. He is the God to whom thanksgivings are due, the Lord of peace, who sanctifies the Sabbath and blesses the seventh day, and in holiness gives rest to a people satisfied with delights, in remembrance of the creation.
Reader
Our God and God of our fathers, accept our rest. Sanctify us by your commandments, and grant our portion in your Law. Satisfy us with your goodness, and gladden us with your salvation. Purify our hearts to serve you in truth. And in your love and favor, Lord our God, let us inherit your holy Sabbath. And may Israel, who sanctify your name, rest on that day. Blessed are you, Lord, who sanctifies the Sabbath.
Reader
May his great name be magnified and sanctified in the world which he has created according to his will. May he establish his kingdom during your life and during your days, and during the life of all the house of Israel, soon, in the near future. And say, “Amen.”
Congregation and Reader
Let his great name be blessed forever and to all eternity.
Reader
Blessed, praised and glorified, exalted, highly praised and honored, proclaimed great and acclaimed be the name of the Holy One, blessed be he, though he is high above all the blessings and hymns, praises and words of comfort, which are spoken in the world. And say, “Amen.”
Congregation
Accept our prayer in mercy and in favor.
Reader
May the prayers and requests of all Israel be accepted by their Father who is in heaven. And say, “Amen.”
Congregation
Let the name of the Lord be blessed from now on and forever.
Reader
May there be abundant peace from heaven, and life for us and for all Israel. And say, “Amen.”
Congregation
My help is from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.
Reader
He who makes peace in heaven, may he make peace for us and for all Israel. And say, “Amen.”
Omit the following on festivals, on an intermediate Sabbath of a festival, and on the evening after a festival.
Mishnah Shabbat 2
1 With what materials may the Sabbath lamp be lit, and with what may it not be lit? It may not be lit with cedar bark, nor with uncombed flax, nor with silk floss, nor with willow fiber, nor with nettle fiber, nor with waterweeds all these forming imperfect wicks. It may also not be lit with pitch, nor with liquid wax, nor with oil made from the seeds of the cotton plant, nor with oil which, having been set apart as a contribution offering and having become defiled, is condemned to be destroyed by burning, nor with the fat from the tails of sheep, nor with tallow. Nahum the Mede, says one may use tallow when it has been boiled, but the other sages say, that whether so prepared or not, it may not be used.
2 On a festival one may not use such consecrated oil as has been condemned, after defilement, to be burnt. Rabbi Ishmael says, one may not, out of respect for the Sabbath, use tar. The sages permit the use of all kinds of oil. The oil of sesame, of nuts, of radish seeds, of fish, of colocynth seeds, as well as tar and naphtha. Rabbi Tarfon says, one may use no other than olive oil for lighting the Sabbath lamp.
3 No part of a tree may be used as a wick for lighting, with the exception of flax spoken of in Joshua ii. 6 as “the flax of a tree”. Nor is any part of a tree, if used in the construction of a tent, capable of acquiring ritual impurity according to the law concerning the ritual impurity of tents, except flax. If a slip of cloth has been folded but not singed, Rabbi Eliezer says it may become unclean, and may not be used as a wick for lighting. Rabbi Akiva says it remains clean, and may be used.
4 One may not perforate an eggshell, fill it with oil, and place it above the opening of the lamp, so that drops of oil may fall into it. He may not even use an earthenware vessel in this way. But Rabbi Judah permits it. If, however, the potter had originally joined the two parts, then it is allowed, because it is actually only one vessel. A person may not fill a bowl with oil, place it by the side of the lamp, and put the end of the wick into it, so that it may draw the oil to the flame. But Rabbi Judah permits it.
5 He who extinguishes the light, because he is afraid of gentiles, or robbers, or of an evil spirit, or to enable a sick person to sleep, is exempt. If his aim is to save the lamp, the oil, or the wick, he is guilty of a breach of the Sabbath law. Rabbi Yose exempts from such guilt in every case except in that of the one whose object is to save the wick, because by extinguishing it this way, he converts it into a coal.
6 For three transgressions women die in childbirth: because they have been negligent in regard to their periods of separation, in regard to the consecration of the first portion of dough, and in the lighting of the Sabbath lamp.
7 Three things a person must say to his household on Sabbath eve toward dusk: Have you separated the tithe? Have you made the eruv? Kindle the Sabbath lamp. If it is uncertain whether it is dark, produce that is certainly untithed must not then be tithed, vessels must not be immersed to purify them from their defilement, nor must the Sabbath lamps be lighted. But produce whose tithe status is uncertain may be tithed, the eruv may be made, and hot food may be covered to retain their heat.
Babylonian Talmud Berakhot
Rabbi Eleazar said in the name of Rabbi Hanina, The disciples of the sages increase peace throughout the world, as it is said, And all your children shall be taught of the Lord. And great shall be the peace of your children. Do not read here banayich, your children, but bonayich, your builders.Great peace belongs to those who love your Law. And there is no stumbling for them. Peace be within your rampart, prosperity within your palaces. For my brothers and companions’ sakes I would gladly speak peace concerning you. For the sake of the house of the Lord our God I would seek your good. The Lord will give strength to his people. The Lord will bless his people with peace.
The Reader says Kiddush.
It is our duty to praise the Lord of all things, to ascribe greatness to him who formed the world in the beginning, since he has not made us like the nations of other lands, and has not placed us like other families of the earth, since he has not assigned to us a portion as to them, nor a lot as to all their multitude. For we bend the knee and offer worship and thanks before the supreme King of kings, the Holy One, blessed be he, who stretched out the heavens and laid the foundations of the earth, the seat of whose glory is in the heavens above, and the dwelling of whose might is in the loftiest heights. He is our God. There is no other. In truth he is our King. There is none besides him. As it is written in his Law, And you shall know today and take it to heart, that the Lord he is God in heaven above and on the earth beneath: there is no other.
We therefore hope in you, Lord our God, that we may soon see the glory of your might, when you will remove the abominations from the earth, and the idols will be utterly cut off, when the world will be perfected under the kingdom of the Almighty, and all the human beings will call on your name, when you will turn to yourself all the wicked of the earth. Let all the inhabitants of the world perceive and know that to you every knee must bow, every tongue must swear. Before you, Lord our God, let them bow and fall. And to your glorious name let them give honor. Let them all accept the yoke of your kingdom, and reign over them soon, and forever and ever. For the kingdom is yours, and to all eternity you will reign in glory. As it is written in your Law, the Lord will reign forever and ever. And it is said, And the Lord will be king over all the earth. On that day the Lord will be One, and his name One.
Mourner’s Kaddish
Mourner
May his great name be magnified and sanctified in the world which he has created according to his will. May he establish his kingdom during your life and during your days, and during the life of all the house of Israel, soon, in the near future. And say, “Amen.”
Congregation and Mourner
Let his great name be blessed forever and to all eternity.
Mourner
Blessed, praised and glorified, exalted, highly praised and honored, proclaimed great and acclaimed be the name of the Holy One, blessed be he, though he is high above all the blessings and hymns, praises and words of comfort, which are spoken in the world. And say, “Amen.”
Congregation
Let the name of the Lord be blessed from now on and forever.
Mourner
May there be abundant peace from heaven, and life for us and for all Israel. And say, “Amen.”
Congregation
My help is from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.
Mourner
He who makes peace in heaven, may he make peace for us and for all Israel. And say, “Amen.”
Yigdal
1 May the living God be magnified and praised. He exists, and there is no limit in time to his being. 2 He is One, and there is no unity like his unity. He is beyond our understanding, and his unity has no end. 3 He has neither bodily form nor substance. We can compare nothing to him in his holiness. 4 He was before anything that has been created, even the first. But his existence had no beginning. 5 He is the Lord of the universe. He teaches every creature about his greatness and his sovereignty. 6 He gave the rich gift of his prophecy to the people he chose, in whom he took pride. 7 No prophet like Moses has ever appeared in Israel, one who has seen his likeness. 8 God gave the Law of truth to his people through his prophet who was faithful in his household. 9 God will not ever alter his Law or replace it with another. 10 He watches and knows our secret thoughts. He sees the end of a thing before it exists. 11 He shows faithful love to a person according to his work. He gives the wicked person evil according to his wickedness. 12 He will send our anointed at the end of days, to redeem those who wait for the end—his salvation. 13 In the abundance of his faithful love God will raise the dead. May his glorious name be blessed forever.
On the eve of Sabbaths and holidays, parents bless their children after the synagogue service or on arriving home.
For Sons
May God make you like Ephraim and Manasseh.
For Daughters
May God make you like Sarah, Rebekah, Rachel and Leah.
For Sons and Daughters
May the Lord bless you and keep you. May the Lord make his face shine on you, and be gracious to you. May the Lord turn his face toward you, and give you peace.
The head of the household says the following at home:
Proverbs 31:10–31
Who can find a woman of worth? For her price is far above rubies. The heart of her husband trusts in her. And he shall have no lack of gain. She does him good and not evil all the days of her life. She seeks wool and flax, and works willingly with her hands. She is like the merchant ships. She brings her food from afar. She rises also while it is still night, and sets out provision for her household, and their portion for her female servants. She considers a field, and buys it: with the fruit of her hands she plants a vineyard. She belts her waist with strength, and strengthens her arms. She perceives that her earnings are good: her lamp does not go out by night. She puts her hands to the distaff, and her hands hold the spindle. She stretches out her hand to the poor. Yes, she puts out her hands to the needy. She is not afraid of the snow for her household. For all her household are clothed with scarlet. She makes for herself coverings of tapestry. Her clothing is fine linen and purple. Her husband is known in the gates, when he sits among the elders of the land. She makes linen garments and sells them. And supplies belts to the merchant. Strength and majesty are her clothing. And she laughs at the time to come. She opens her mouth with wisdom. And the law of faithful love is on her tongue. She carefully watches the ways of her household, and does not eat the bread of idleness. Her children rise up and call her happy. Her husband also, and he praises her, saying, Many daughters have acted worthily, but you excel them all. Charm is deceptive and beauty is fleeting. But a woman that fears the Lord, she shall be praised. Give her of the fruit of her hands. And let her works praise her in the gates.
Kiddush for Sabbath Evening
At Home, Before the Sabbath Meal
And it was evening and it was morning, the sixth day.
And the heavens and the earth were finished and everything in them. And on the seventh day God had finished the work he had done. And he rested on the seventh day from all the work he had done. And God blessed the seventh day, and he made it holy, because he rested on it from all his work which God had created and made.
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, who create the fruit of the vine.
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, who have made us holy through your commandments and have taken pleasure in us, and in love and favor have given us your holy Sabbath as an inheritance, a remembrance of creation. This day is also the first of the sacred assemblies, in remembrance of the departure from Egypt. For you have chosen us and made us holy above all nations, and in love and favor have given us your holy Sabbath as an inheritance. Blessed are you, Lord, who make the Sabbath holy.
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, who bring forth bread from the earth.
Morning Service for Sabbaths and Festivals
Begin with the Prayer On Entering the Synagogue and the Morning Service through “the Lord is One,” then continue here.
Nishmat
The breath of every living being shall bless your name, Lord our God, and the spirit of all flesh shall continually glorify and exalt your memorial, our King. From everlasting to everlasting you are God. And besides you we have no King who redeems and saves, sets free and rescues, who supports and has mercy in all times of trouble and distress. Yes, we have no King but you. He is God of the first and of the last, the God of all creatures, the Lord of all generations, who is extolled with many praises, and guides his world with faithful love and his creatures with compassion. The Lord does not slumber, nor does he sleep. He rouses the sleepers and awakens the slumberers. He gives speech to those who cannot speak, frees the bound, supports the falling, and raises up the bowed. To you alone we give thanks. Though our mouths were full of song as the sea, and our tongues of joy as the multitude of its waves, and our lips of praise as the wide expanse of the sky. Though our eyes shone with light like the sun and the moon, and our hands were spread out like the eagles of heaven, and our feet were swift as female deer, we would still be unable to thank you and to bless your name, Lord our God and God of our fathers, for one thousandth or one ten-thousandth part of the generous gifts which you have bestowed on our fathers and on us. You redeemed us from Egypt, Lord our God, and released us from the house of slavery. During famine you fed us, and sustained us in plenty. From the sword you rescued us, from plague you saved us, and from severe and lasting diseases you rescued us. Until now your compassion have helped us, and your acts of faithful love have not left us: do not abandon us, Lord our God, forever. Therefore the limbs which you have stretched out on us, and the spirit and breath which you have breathed into our nostrils, and the tongue which you have set in our mouths, they shall thank, bless, praise, glorify, extol, revere, sanctify and assign kingship to your name, our King. For every mouth shall give thanks to you, and every tongue shall swear to you. Every knee shall bow to you, and whatever is lofty shall prostrate itself before you. All hearts shall fear you, and all the inward parts and kidneys shall sing to your name, according to the word that is written, All my bones shall say, Lord, who is like you? You rescue the poor from him that is stronger than he, the poor and the needy from him that robs him. Who is like you, who is equal to you, who can be compared to you, God, great, mighty, and awe-inspiring, most high God, Possessor of heaven and earth? We will praise, praise and glorify you, and we will bless your holy name, as it is said, A Psalm of David, Bless the Lord, my soul. And all that is within me, bless his holy name. You are God in your power and might, great in your glorious name, mighty forever and awe-inspiring by your awe-inspiring acts, the King who sits on a high and lofty throne. He who inhabits eternity, exalted and holy is his name. And it is written, Rejoice in the Lord, you righteous. Praise is fitting for the upright. By the mouth of the upright you shall be praised, by the words of the righteous you shall be blessed, by the tongue of the loving ones you shall be extolled, and in the midst of the holy you shall be sanctified. In the assemblies also of the tens of thousands of your people, the house of Israel, your name, our King, shall be glorified with joyous cries in every generation. For such is the duty of all creatures in your presence, Lord our God and God of our fathers, to thank, praise, praise, glorify, extol, honor, bless, exalt and adore you, beyond all the words of song and praise of David the son of Jesse, your servant and anointed. May your name be praised forever, our King, the great and holy God and King, in heaven and on earth. For to you, Lord our God, and God of our fathers, song and praise are fitting, hymn and psalm, strength and dominion, victory, greatness and might, renown and glory, holiness and sovereignty, blessings and thanksgivings from now on forever. Blessed are you, Lord, God and King, great in praises, God of thanksgivings, Lord of wonders, who chooses song and psalm, King and God, the life of all worlds.
Reader
May his great name be magnified and sanctified in the world which he has created according to his will. May he establish his kingdom during your life and during your days, and during the life of all the house of Israel, soon, in the near future. And say, “Amen.”
Congregation and Reader
Let his great name be blessed forever and to all eternity.
Reader
Blessed, praised and glorified, exalted, highly praised and honored, proclaimed great and acclaimed be the name of the Holy One, blessed be he, though he is high above all the blessings and hymns, praises and words of comfort, which are spoken in the world. And say, “Amen.”
Reader
Bless the Lord who is to be blessed.
Congregation and Reader
Blessed is the Lord who is to be blessed forever and ever.
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, who forms light and creates darkness, who makes peace and creates all things:
Congregation, in an undertone
Blessed, praised, glorified, exalted and extolled be the name of the supreme King of kings, the Holy One, blessed be he, who is the first and the last, and beside him there is no God. Extol him who rides on the heavens by his name Jah, and rejoice before him. His name is exalted above all blessing and praise. Blessed be His name, whose glorious kingdom is forever and ever. Let the name of the Lord be blessed from now on and forevermore.
On festivals that fall on weekdays, substitute the prayer beginning “Who in mercy.”
All shall thank you, and all shall praise you, and all shall say, There is none holy like the Lord. All shall extol you forever, you Creator of all things, God who opens every day the doors of the gates of the East, and opens the windows of the sky, bringing out the sun from his place, and the moon from her dwelling, giving light to the whole world and to its inhabitants whom you create by your attribute of mercy. In mercy you give light to the earth and to those who live on it, and in your goodness renew the creation every day continually. King, who alone were exalted from long ago, praised, glorified and extolled from days of old. Everlasting God, in your abundant compassion, have mercy on us, Lord of our strength, Rock of our stronghold, Shield of our salvation, you Stronghold of ours! There is none to be compared to you, neither is there any besides you. There is none but you: who is like to you? There is none to be compared to you, Lord our God, in this world, neither is there any besides you, our King, for the life of the world to come. There is none but you, our Redeemer, for the days of the Messiah. Neither is there any like to you. Our Savior, for the resurrection of the dead.
On Festivals That Fall On Weekdays
Who in mercy gives light to the earth and to those who live on it and in your goodness renews the creation every day continually. How many your works are, Lord! In wisdom you have made them all: the earth is full of your possessions. King, who alone were exalted from long ago, praised, glorified and extolled from days of old. Everlasting God, in your abundant compassion, have mercy on us, Lord of our strength, Rock of our stronghold. Shield of our salvation, our Stronghold! The blessed God, great in knowledge, prepared and formed the rays of the sun: it was a gift he produced as a glory to his name: he set the luminaries around his strength. The chiefs of his hosts are holy beings that exalt the Almighty, and continually declare the glory of God and his holiness. Blessed are you, Lord our God, for the excellence of your handiwork, and for the bright luminaries which you have made: they shall glorify you forever.
Continue with “Blessed are you, our Rock.”
El Adon
On the Sabbath
God, the Lord over all works, blessed is he, and ever to be blessed by the mouth of everything that has breath. His greatness and goodness fill the universe. Knowledge and understanding surround him: he is exalted above the holy Chayoth and is adorned in glory above the celestial chariot: purity and integrity are before his throne, faithful love and compassion before his glory. The luminaries are good which our God has created: he formed them with knowledge, understanding and discernment. He gave them might and power to rule in the midst of the world. They are full of luster, and they radiate brightness: beautiful is their luster throughout all the world. They rejoice in their going out, and are glad in their returning. They perform with awe the will of their Master. They give glory and honor to his name, exultation and rejoicing at the remembrance of his sovereignty. He called to the sun, and it shone out in light: he looked, and ordained the figure of the moon. All the hosts on high render praise to him, the Seraphim, the Ophanim and the holy Chayoth ascribing glory and greatness
To the God who rested from all his works, and on the seventh day exalted himself and sat on the throne of his glory. Who robed himself in glory on the day of rest, and called the Sabbath day a delight. This is the praise of the Sabbath day, that God rested on that day from all his work, when the Sabbath day itself offered praise and said, “A Psalm, a song of the Sabbath day, It is good to give thanks to the Lord.” Therefore let all his creatures glorify and bless God. Let them give praise, honor and greatness to the God and King who is Creator of all things, and who, in his holiness, gives an inheritance of rest to his people Israel on the holy Sabbath day. Your name, Lord our God, shall be sanctified, and your remembrance, our King, shall be glorified in heaven above and on earth beneath. Blessed are you, our Savior, for the excellence of your handiwork, and for the bright luminaries which you have made: they shall glorify you forever.
Blessed are you, our Rock, our King and Redeemer, Creator of holy beings, may your name be praised forever, our King. Creator of ministering spirits, all of whom stand in the heights of the universe, and proclaim with awe in unison aloud the words of the living God and everlasting King. All of them are beloved, pure and mighty. And all of them in dread and awe carry out the will of their Master. And all of them open their mouths in holiness and purity, with song and psalm, while they bless and praise, glorify and revere, sanctify and ascribe sovereignty to
The name of the Divine King, the great, mighty and awe-inspiring One, holy is he. And they all accept the yoke of the kingdom of heaven from one another, and give permission to one another to sanctify their Creator: in tranquil joy of spirit, with pure speech and holy melody they all respond in unison, and exclaim with awe:
Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts. The whole earth is full of his glory.
And the Ophanim and the holy Chayoth with a noise of great rushing, rising toward the Seraphim, thus facing them offer praise and say:
Blessed be the glory of the Lord from his place.
To the blessed God they offer pleasant melodies. To the King, the living and ever-enduring God, they utter hymns and make their praises heard. For he alone performs mighty deeds, and makes new things. He is the Lord of battles. He sows righteousness, makes salvation spring up, creates remedies, and is revered in praises. He is the Lord of wonders, who in his goodness renews the creation every day continually. As it is said, Give thanks to him that makes great lights, for his faithful love lasts forever. Cause a new light to shine on Zion, and may we all be worthy soon to enjoy its brightness. Blessed are you, Lord, Creator of the luminaries.
You have loved us with abundant love, Lord our God, you have had great and abundant compassion on us. Our Father, our King, for our fathers’ sake, who trusted in you, and whom you taught the statutes of life, be also gracious to us and teach us. Our Father, merciful Father, ever compassionate, have mercy on us. Put it into our hearts to understand and to discern, to pay attention, learn and teach, to heed, to do and to fulfill in love all the words of instruction in your Law. Enlighten our eyes in your Law, and let our hearts hold firmly to your commandments, and unite our hearts to love and fear your name, so that we are never put to shame. Because we have trusted in your holy, great and revered name, we shall rejoice and be glad in your salvation. Bring us in peace from the four corners of the earth, and make us go upright to our land. For you are a God who brings salvation. You have chosen us from all peoples and tongues, and have brought us near to your great name forever in faithfulness, so that we might in love give thanks to you and proclaim your unity. Blessed are you, Lord, who have chosen your people Israel in love.
When praying without a congregation, add:
God, faithful King!
Shema
Hear, Israel. The Lord our God, the Lord is One.
Blessed be His name, whose glorious kingdom is forever and ever.
And you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength. And these words, which I command you today, must be on your heart. And you must teach them diligently to your children, and must talk about them when you sit in your house, and when you walk along the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise up. And you must bind them for a sign on your hand, and they will be forehead bands between your eyes. And you must write them on the doorposts of your house, and on your gates.
And if you listen diligently to my commandments which I command you today, to love the Lord your God, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul, I will give the rain of your land in its season, the early rain and the late rain, so that you may gather in your grain, and your wine, and your oil. And I will give grass in your field for your cattle, and you will eat and be satisfied. Be careful that your heart is not deceived, and that you do not turn away and serve other gods and worship them. And if you do, the Lord’s anger will burn against you, and he will shut the sky, so that there will be no rain and the land will not yield its fruit. And you will perish quickly from the good land which the Lord gives you. Therefore you must place these words of mine in your heart and in your soul. And you must bind them for a sign on your hand, and they will be forehead bands between your eyes. And you must teach them to your children, talking about them when you sit in your house, and when you walk along the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise up. And you must write them on the doorposts of your house, and on your gates, so that your days and your children’s days may be multiplied on the land which the Lord swore to your ancestors to give them, as the days of the heavens above the earth.
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, Speak to the children of Israel, and tell them to make themselves a fringe on the corners of their garments throughout their generations, and to put on the fringe of each corner a cord of blue. And it will be a fringe for you, so that you may look at it and remember all the commandments of the Lord, and do them, so that you do not follow your own heart and your own eyes, which you habitually follow as you wander off course, so that you may remember and do all my commandments, and be holy to your God. I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God. I am the Lord your God.
True and firm, established and enduring, right and faithful, beloved and precious, desirable and pleasant, revered and mighty, well-ordered and acceptable, good and beautiful is this word of yours to us forever and ever. It is true, the God of the universe is our King, the Rock of Jacob, the Shield of our salvation: throughout all generations he endures and his name endures. His throne is established, and his kingdom and his faithfulness endure forever. His words also live and endure. They are faithful and desirable forever and to all eternity, as for our fathers so also for us, our children, our generations, and for all the generations of the descendants of Israel his servants.
For the first and for the last ages your word is good and endures forever and ever. It is true and trustworthy, a statute which shall not pass away. It is true that you are indeed the Lord our God, and the God of our fathers, our King, our fathers’ King, our Redeemer, the Redeemer of our fathers, our Maker, the Rock of our salvation. Our Deliverer and Rescuer from everlasting, such is your name. There is no God beside you.
You have been the help of our fathers from long ago, a Shield and Savior to their children after them in every generation: in the heights of the universe is your dwelling place, and your judgments and your righteousness reach to the furthest ends of the earth. Happy is the man who listens to your commandments, and stores your Law and your word in his heart. It is true that you are indeed the Lord of your people, and a mighty King to plead their cause. It is true that you are indeed the first and you are the last, and beside you we have no King, Redeemer and Savior. From Egypt you redeemed us, Lord our God, and from the house of slaves you rescued us. All their firstborn you killed, but your firstborn you redeemed. You divided the Red Sea, and drowned the proud. But you made the beloved pass through, while the waters covered their adversaries, not one of whom was left. Therefore the beloved praised and extolled God, and offered hymns, songs, praises, blessings and thanksgivings to the King and God, who lives and endures. Who is high and exalted, great and revered. Who brings low the haughty, and raises up the lowly, leads out the prisoners, rescues the humble, helps the poor, and answers his people when they cry to him. Even praises to the Most High God, blessed is he, and ever to be blessed. Moses and the children of Israel sang a song to you with great joy, saying, all of them,
Who is like you, Lord, among the mighty ones? Who is like you, glorious in holiness, revered in praises, doing marvels?
With a new song the redeemed people offered praise to your name at the seashore: they all gave thanks in unison, and proclaimed your sovereignty, and said,
The Lord shall reign forever and ever.
Rock of Israel, arise to the help of Israel, and rescue, according to your promise, Judah and Israel. Our Redeemer, the Lord of hosts is his name, the Holy One of Israel. Blessed are you, Lord, who have redeemed Israel.
Amidah
Stand for the Amidah.
Lord, open my lips, and my mouth shall declare your praise.
Blessed are you, Lord our God and God of our fathers, God of Abraham, God of Isaac, and God of Jacob, the great, mighty and revered God, the most high God, who bestows faithful love, and possesses all things. Who remembers the pious deeds of the patriarchs, and in love will bring a redeemer to their children’s children for your name’s sake.
On Shabbat Shuvah
Remember us for life, King, who delights in life, and inscribe us in the book of life, for your own sake, living God.
King, Helper, Savior and Shield. Blessed are you, Lord, the Shield of Abraham.
You, Lord, are mighty forever, you raise the dead, you are mighty to save.
From the Sabbath after Shemini Atzeret through the first day of Passover
You cause the wind to blow and the rain to fall
You sustain the living with faithful love, raise the dead with great mercy, support the falling, heal the sick, free the bound, and keep your faith to those who sleep in the dust. Who is like you, Lord of mighty acts, and who resembles you, King, who kills and raises, and causes salvation to spring up?
On Shabbat Shuvah
Who is like you, Father of mercy, who in mercy remembers your creatures for life?
Yes, you are faithful to raise the dead. Blessed are you, Lord, who raises the dead.
You are holy, and your name is holy, and holy beings praise you daily. Selah. Blessed are you, Lord, the holy God.
On Shabbat Shuvah, conclude the blessing:
the holy King.
When the Reader repeats the Amidah, say the following through “the holy God.”
Reader
We will sanctify your name in the world just as they sanctify it in the highest heavens, as it is written through your prophet: And they called one to the other and said,
Congregation
Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts. The whole earth is full of his glory.
Reader
Then with a noise of great rushing, mighty and strong, they make their voices heard, and, rising toward the Seraphim, they exclaim facing them, “Blessed...”
Congregation
Blessed be the glory of the Lord from his place.
Reader
From your place shine out, our King, and reign over us, for we wait for you. When will you reign in Zion? Soon, even in our days, live there, and forever. May you be magnified and sanctified in the midst of Jerusalem your city throughout all generations and to all eternity. Let our eyes see your kingdom, according to the word that was spoken in the songs of your might by David, your righteous anointed:
Congregation
The Lord will reign forever, your God, Zion, to all generations. Praise the Lord.
Reader
To all generations we will declare your greatness, and to all eternity we will proclaim your holiness, and your praise, our God, will not depart from our mouth forever, for you are a great and holy God and King. Blessed are you, Lord, the holy God.
On Shabbat Shuvah, conclude the blessing:
the holy King.
Moses rejoiced in the gift of his portion, for you called him a faithful servant: a diadem of glory you placed on his head, when he stood before you on Mount Sinai. And in his hand he brought down the two tablets of stone, on which the observance of the Sabbath was prescribed, and thus it is written in your Law:
And the children of Israel must keep the Sabbath, to observe the Sabbath throughout their generations, for an everlasting covenant. It is a sign between me and the children of Israel forever, because in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and ceased from his work.
And you did not give it, Lord our God, to the nations of other lands, nor did you, our King, make it the heritage of worshipers of idols, nor do the uncircumcised live in its rest. But to your people Israel you gave it in love, to the descendants of Jacob whom you chose. The people that sanctify the seventh day, even all of them shall be satisfied and delighted with your goodness, seeing that you found pleasure in the seventh day, and sanctified it. You called it the most desirable of days, in remembrance of the creation.
Our God and God of our fathers, accept our rest. Sanctify us by your commandments, and grant our portion in your Law. Satisfy us with your goodness, and gladden us with your salvation. Purify our hearts to serve you in truth. And in your love and favor, Lord our God, let us inherit your holy Sabbath. And may Israel, who sanctify your name, rest on that day. Blessed are you, Lord, who sanctifies the Sabbath.
Accept, Lord our God, your people Israel and their prayer. Restore the service to the inner sanctuary of your house. Receive in love and favor both the fire-offerings of Israel and their prayer. And may the service of your people Israel be always acceptable to you.
On the New Moon and intermediate days of Passover and Sukkot, add:
Our God and God of our fathers! May our remembrance rise, come and be accepted before you, with the remembrance of our fathers, of Messiah the son of David your servant, of Jerusalem your holy city, and of all your people the house of Israel, bringing deliverance and well-being, grace, faithful love and mercy, life and peace on this day of
On the New Moon
the New Moon.
On Passover
the Feast of Unleavened Bread.
On Sukkot
the Feast of Sukkot.
Remember us, Lord our God, on that day for our well-being. Be mindful of us for blessing, and save us for life. By your promise of salvation and mercy, spare us and be gracious to us. Have mercy on us and save us. For our eyes are turned toward you, because you are a gracious and merciful God and King.
And let our eyes see your return in mercy to Zion. Blessed are you, Lord, who restores your divine presence to Zion.
Congregation, in an undertone
We give thanks to you, for you are the Lord our God and the God of our fathers, the God of all flesh, our Creator and the Creator of all things in the beginning. Blessings and thanksgivings be to your great and holy name, because you have kept us in life and have preserved us. So may you continue to keep us in life and to preserve us. Gather our exiles to your holy courts to observe your statutes, to do your will, and to serve you with a perfect heart, since we give thanks to you. Blessed be the God to whom thanksgivings are due.
We give thanks to you, for you are the Lord our God and the God of our fathers forever and ever. You are the Rock of our lives, the Shield of our salvation through every generation. We will give thanks to you and declare your praise for our lives which are committed to your hand, and for our souls which are in your charge, and for your miracles, which are daily with us, and for your wonders and your benefits, which are done at all times, evening, morning and noon. You who are all-good, whose compassion does not fail. You, merciful Being, whose acts of faithful love never cease, we have ever hoped in you.
On Hanukkah, insert the Hanukkah thanksgiving prayer.
After Any Hanukkah Insertion
For all these things your name, our King, shall be continually blessed and exalted forever and ever.
On Shabbat Shuvah
Inscribe all the children of your covenant for a happy life.
And everything that lives shall give thanks to you forever, and shall praise your name in truth, God, our salvation and our help. Blessed are you, Lord, whose name is All-good, and to whom it is fitting to give thanks.
When the Reader repeats the Amidah, add:
Our God and God of our fathers, bless us with the threefold blessing of your Law written through Moses your servant, which was spoken by Aaron and his sons, the priests, your holy people, as it is said, The Lord bless you, and keep you: the Lord make his face shine on you, and be gracious to you: the Lord turn his face to you, and give you peace.
Grant peace, welfare, blessing, grace, faithful love and mercy to us and to all Israel, your people. Bless us, our Father, even all of us together, with the light of your face, for by the light of your face you have given us, Lord our God, the Law of life, faithful love and righteousness, blessing, mercy, life and peace. And may it be good in your sight to bless your people Israel at all times and in every hour with your peace.
On Shabbat Shuvah
In the book of life, blessing, peace and good sustenance may we be remembered and inscribed before you, we and all your people the house of Israel, for a happy life and for peace. Blessed are you, Lord, who makes peace.
At Other Times
Blessed are you, Lord, who blesses your people Israel with peace.
My God, guard my tongue from evil and my lips from speaking deceit. And let my soul remain silent toward those who curse me, yes, let my soul be like dust before everyone. Open my heart to your Law, and let my soul pursue your commandments. If any plan evil against me, soon make their plans ineffective, and frustrate their designs. 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. In order that your beloved ones may be delivered, save with your right hand, and answer me. Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable before you, Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer. He who makes peace in his high places, may he make peace for us and for all Israel, and say, “Amen.”
May it be your will, Lord our God and God of our fathers, that the temple be soon rebuilt in our days, and grant our portion in your Law. And there we will serve you with awe, as in the days of old, and as in ancient years. Then the offering of Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasant to the Lord, as in the days of old, and as in ancient years.
On the New Moon, festivals, intermediate days of festivals and Hanukkah, say Hallel after the Amidah.
Reader
May his great name be magnified and sanctified in the world which he has created according to his will. May he establish his kingdom during your life and during your days, and during the life of all the house of Israel, soon, in the near future. And say, “Amen.”
Congregation and Reader
Let his great name be blessed forever and to all eternity.
Reader
Blessed, praised and glorified, exalted, highly praised and honored, proclaimed great and acclaimed be the name of the Holy One, blessed be he, though he is high above all the blessings and hymns, praises and words of comfort, which are spoken in the world. And say, “Amen.”
Congregation
Accept our prayer in mercy and in favor.
Reader
May the prayers and requests of all Israel be accepted by their Father who is in heaven. And say, “Amen.”
Congregation
Let the name of the Lord be blessed from now on and forever.
Reader
May there be abundant peace from heaven, and life for us and for all Israel. And say, “Amen.”
Congregation
My help is from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.
Reader
He who makes peace in heaven, may he make peace for us and for all Israel. And say, “Amen.”
Reading the Law on Sabbaths and Festivals
There is no one like you among the gods, Lord. And there are no works like yours. Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and your dominion endures throughout all generations. The Lord reigns. The Lord has reigned. The Lord will reign forever and ever. The Lord will give strength to his people. The Lord will bless his people with peace. Father of mercies, do good in your favor to Zion. Build the walls of Jerusalem. For in you alone do we trust, King, high and exalted God, Lord of worlds.
Reader and Congregation, When the Ark Is Opened
When the Ark set out, Moses said, Rise up, Lord, and your enemies will be scattered, and those who hate you will flee before you. For out of Zion will go out the Law, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
Reader, Taking the Scroll of the Law
Blessed be he who in his holiness gave the Law to his people Israel.
In Some Congregations
Blessed is the name of the Sovereign of the universe. Blessed is your crown and your dwelling place. Let your favor rest with your people Israel forever. Show them the redemption of your right hand in your holy temple. Grant us the gracious gift of your light, and in mercy accept our requests. May it be your will to prolong our life in well-being. Let me also be numbered among the righteous, so that you may be merciful to me, and keep me in your care, with all that belong to me and to your people Israel. You feed and sustain all. You rule over all. You rule over kings, for dominion is yours. I am the servant of the Holy One, blessed be he, before whom and before whose glorious Law I prostrate myself at all times: I do not put my trust in human beings or rely on any angel, but on the God of heaven, who is the God of truth, and whose Law is truth, and whose prophets are prophets of truth, and who abounds in deeds of goodness and truth. In him I put my trust, and to his holy and glorious name I utter praises. May it be your will to open my heart to your Law, and to fulfill the wishes of my heart and of the hearts of all your people Israel for good, for life, and for peace.
Prayers on Festivals
On Festivals: Repeat Three Times
The Lord, the Lord is a merciful and gracious God, slow to anger and abounding in faithful love and truth, keeping faithful love for thousands, forgiving wrongdoing and transgression and sin.
Male Reading
Insert the Personal Names; Omit the Words about Spouse or Children When Inapplicable
Lord of the universe, fulfill the wishes of my heart for good. Grant my desire, give me my request, even to me, your servant, ... the son of ..., and make me worthy together with my wife and my children to do your will with a perfect heart. And deliver me from the evil inclination. Grant our portion in your Law. Make us worthy to have your divine presence abiding with us. Grant us the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and reverence for the Lord. So also may it be your will, Lord our God and God of our fathers, that I may be made fit to do such deeds as are good in your sight, and to walk in the way of the upright before you. Sanctify us by your commandments, that we may merit the long and blessed life of the world to come. Guard us from evil deeds, and also from evil hours that visit and afflict this world. As for him who trusts in the Lord, let lovingkindness surround him. Amen.
Female Reading
Insert the Personal Names; Omit the Words about Spouse or Children When Inapplicable
Lord of the universe, fulfill the wishes of my heart for good. Grant my desire, give me my request, even to me, your maidservant, ... the daughter of ..., and make me worthy together with my husband and my children to do your will with a perfect heart. And deliver me from the evil inclination. Grant our portion in your Law. Make us worthy to have your divine presence abiding with us. Grant us the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and reverence for the Lord. So also may it be your will, Lord our God and God of our fathers, that I may be made fit to do such deeds as are good in your sight, and to walk in the way of the upright before you. Sanctify us by your commandments, that we may merit the long and blessed life of the world to come. Guard us from evil deeds, and also from evil hours that visit and afflict this world. As for him who trusts in the Lord, let lovingkindness surround him. Amen.
Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable before you, Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer.
Repeat Three Times
And as for me, may my prayer to you, Lord, be in an acceptable time: God, in the abundance of your lovingkindness, answer me in the truth of your salvation.
Taking Out the Scroll of the Law
Reader and Congregation
Hear, Israel. The Lord our God, the Lord is One.
Reader and Congregation
Our God is One. Our Lord is great. His name is holy.
Reader
Magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together.
Reader and Congregation
Yours, Lord, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty. For all that is in the heaven and in the earth is yours. Yours, Lord, is the kingdom, and the supremacy as head over all. Exalt the Lord our God, and worship at his footstool. He is holy. Exalt the Lord our God, and worship at his holy mount. For the Lord our God is holy.
May the name of the Supreme King of Kings, the Holy One, blessed be he, be magnified and made holy, praised and glorified, exalted and extolled above all in the worlds which he has created, this world and the world to come, in accordance with his desire, and with the desire of those who revere him, and of all the house of Israel, the everlasting Rock, the Lord of all creatures, the God of all souls, who dwells in the vast heights, who inhabits the heaven of heavens of old, whose holiness is above the Chayoth and above the throne of glory. Now, therefore, your name, Lord our God, will be made holy among us in the sight of all living. Let us sing a new song before him, as it is written, Sing to God, sing praises to his name, exalt the one who rides on the heavens by his name Jah, and rejoice before him. And may we see him, eye to eye, when he returns to his habitation, as it is written, For they will see eye to eye, when the Lord returns to Zion. And it is said, And the glory of the Lord will be revealed, and all flesh will see it together. For the mouth of the Lord has spoken it.
May the Father of mercy have mercy on a people that have been borne by him. May he remember the covenant with the patriarchs, rescue our souls from evil hours, check the evil inclination in those who have been carried by him, grant us of his grace an everlasting deliverance, and in the attribute of his goodness fulfill our desires by salvation and mercy.
Reader, with the Scroll on the Reading Desk
And may he help, shield and save all who trust in him, and let us say, Amen. All of you, ascribe greatness to our God, and render honor to the Law.
After Naming the Person Called to Read
Blessed be he, who in his holiness gave the Law to his people Israel. The Law of the Lord is perfect, restoring the soul. The testimony of the Lord is faithful, making wise the simple. The precepts of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart. The commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes. The Lord will give strength to his people. The Lord will bless his people with peace. As for God, his way is perfect. The word of the Lord has been tested. He is a shield to all those who trust in him.
Congregation and Reader
And you who hold firmly to the Lord your God are alive every one of you today.
Blessings over the Law
Those Called to Read
Bless the Lord who is to be blessed.
Congregation; the Person Called to Read Repeats the Response
Blessed be the Lord, who is to be blessed forever and ever.
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, who have chosen us from all peoples, and have given us your Law. Blessed are you, Lord, who gives the Law.
After Reading a Section of the Law
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, who have given us the Law of truth, and have planted everlasting life in our midst. Blessed are you, Lord, who gives the Law.
After Deliverance from Danger at Sea or on Land, Captivity or Illness
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, who grants benefits to the undeserving, who has also granted all good to me.
Congregation
He who has granted all good to you, may he grant all good to you forever.
Father of a Bar Mitzvah, after the Child’s Blessing
Blessed is he who has freed me from the responsibility for this child.
Congregation, When the Scroll Is Raised
And this is the Law which Moses set before the children of Israel, according to the commandment of the Lord through Moses. It is a tree of life to those who grasp it, and of those who uphold it everyone is made happy. Its ways are ways of pleasantness, and all its paths are peace. Length of days is in its right hand. In its left hand are riches and honor. It pleased the Lord, for his righteousness’ sake, to magnify the Law and to make it honorable.
Blessings over the Prophetic Reading
Before the Prophetic Reading
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, who has chosen good prophets, and has found pleasure in their words which were spoken in truth. Blessed are you, Lord, who has chosen the Law, and Moses your servant, and Israel your people, and prophets of truth and righteousness.
After the Prophetic Reading
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, Rock of all worlds, righteous through all generations, faithful God, who says and acts, who speaks and fulfills, all whose words are truth and righteousness. You are faithful, Lord our God, and faithful are your words, and not one of your words will return unfulfilled, for you are a faithful and merciful God and King. Blessed are you, Lord, God, who is faithful in all your words.
Have mercy on Zion, for it is the home of our life, and save her who is grieved in spirit soon, even in our days. Blessed are you, Lord, who makes Zion joyful through her children.
Gladden us, Lord our God, with Elijah the prophet, your servant, and with the kingdom of the house of David, your anointed. Soon may he come and make our hearts rejoice. Do not allow a stranger to sit on his throne, nor let others any longer inherit his glory. For by your holy name you swore to him, that his light would never be extinguished. Blessed are you, Lord, the Shield of David.
On Sabbaths, Including the Intermediate Sabbath of Passover
For the Law, for the divine service, for the prophets, and for this Sabbath day, which you, Lord our God, have given us for holiness and for rest, for honor and for glory. For all these we thank and bless you, Lord our God. May your name be blessed by the mouth of every living being continually and forever. Blessed are you, Lord, who sanctifies the Sabbath.
Passover on a Weekday
For the Law, for the divine service, for the prophets, and for this day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, which you, Lord our God, have given us for joy and gladness, for honor and glory. For all these we thank and bless you, Lord our God. May your name be blessed by the mouth of every living being continually and forever. Blessed are you, Lord, who sanctifies Israel and the Festivals.
Passover on the Sabbath
For the Law, for the divine service, for the prophets, and for this Sabbath day, and for this day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, which you, Lord our God, have given us for holiness and for rest, for joy and gladness, for honor and glory. For all these we thank and bless you, Lord our God. May your name be blessed by the mouth of every living being continually and forever. Blessed are you, Lord, who sanctifies the Sabbath, Israel and the Festivals.
Pentecost on a Weekday
For the Law, for the divine service, for the prophets, and for this day of the Feast of Weeks, which you, Lord our God, have given us for joy and gladness, for honor and glory. For all these we thank and bless you, Lord our God. May your name be blessed by the mouth of every living being continually and forever. Blessed are you, Lord, who sanctifies Israel and the Festivals.
Pentecost on the Sabbath
For the Law, for the divine service, for the prophets, and for this Sabbath day, and for this day of the Feast of Weeks, which you, Lord our God, have given us for holiness and for rest, for joy and gladness, for honor and glory. For all these we thank and bless you, Lord our God. May your name be blessed by the mouth of every living being continually and forever. Blessed are you, Lord, who sanctifies the Sabbath, Israel and the Festivals.
Tabernacles on a Weekday
For the Law, for the divine service, for the prophets, and for this day of the Feast of Tabernacles, which you, Lord our God, have given us for joy and gladness, for honor and glory. For all these we thank and bless you, Lord our God. May your name be blessed by the mouth of every living being continually and forever. Blessed are you, Lord, who sanctifies Israel and the Festivals.
Tabernacles on the Sabbath
For the Law, for the divine service, for the prophets, and for this Sabbath day, and for this day of the Feast of Tabernacles, which you, Lord our God, have given us for holiness and for rest, for joy and gladness, for honor and glory. For all these we thank and bless you, Lord our God. May your name be blessed by the mouth of every living being continually and forever. Blessed are you, Lord, who sanctifies the Sabbath, Israel and the Festivals.
Eighth Day of Solemn Assembly on a Weekday
For the Law, for the divine service, for the prophets, and for this Eighth-day feast of Solemn Assembly, which you, Lord our God, have given us for joy and gladness, for honor and glory. For all these we thank and bless you, Lord our God. May your name be blessed by the mouth of every living being continually and forever. Blessed are you, Lord, who sanctifies Israel and the Festivals.
Eighth Day of Solemn Assembly on the Sabbath
For the Law, for the divine service, for the prophets, and for this Sabbath day, and for this Eighth-day feast of Solemn Assembly, which you, Lord our God, have given us for holiness and for rest, for joy and gladness, for honor and glory. For all these we thank and bless you, Lord our God. May your name be blessed by the mouth of every living being continually and forever. Blessed are you, Lord, who sanctifies the Sabbath, Israel and the Festivals.
New Year on a Weekday
For the Law, for the divine service, for the prophets, and for this Day of Memorial, which you, Lord our God, have given us for honor and glory. For all these we thank and bless you, Lord our God. May your name be blessed by the mouth of every living being continually and forever. Your word is true and endures forever. Blessed are you, Lord, King over the whole earth, who sanctifies Israel and the Day of Memorial.
New Year on the Sabbath
For the Law, for the divine service, for the prophets, and for this Sabbath day, and for this Day of Memorial, which you, Lord our God, have given us for holiness and for rest, for honor and glory. For all these we thank and bless you, Lord our God. May your name be blessed by the mouth of every living being continually and forever. Your word is true and endures forever. Blessed are you, Lord, King over the whole earth, who sanctifies the Sabbath, Israel and the Day of Memorial.
Day of Atonement on a Weekday
For the Law, for the divine service, for the prophets, and for this Day of Atonement, which you, Lord our God, have given us for forgiveness, pardon and atonement, for honor and for glory. For all these we thank and bless you, Lord our God. May your name be blessed by the mouth of every living being continually and forever. Your word is true and endures forever. Blessed are you, Lord, King, who pardons and forgives our wrongdoing and the wrongdoing of your people, the house of Israel, and makes our trespasses pass away year by year; King over the whole earth, who sanctifies Israel and the Day of Atonement.
Day of Atonement on the Sabbath
For the Law, for the divine service, for the prophets, for this Sabbath day, and for this Day of Atonement, which you, Lord our God, have given us for holiness and for rest, for forgiveness, pardon and atonement, for honor and for glory. For all these we thank and bless you, Lord our God. May your name be blessed by the mouth of every living being continually and forever. Your word is true and endures forever. Blessed are you, Lord, King, who pardons and forgives our wrongdoing and the wrongdoing of your people, the house of Israel, and makes our trespasses pass away year by year; King over the whole earth, who sanctifies the Sabbath, Israel and the Day of Atonement.
Prayers for the Community
Omit the Following Three Prayers on Festivals Falling on Weekdays
May salvation from heaven, with grace, lovingkindness, mercy, long life, ample sustenance, heavenly aid, health of body, a higher enlightenment, and living and enduring descendants, who will not break with or neglect any of the words of the Law, be granted to the teachers and rabbis of the holy community, who are in the land of Israel, and in the land of Babylon, and in all the lands of our dispersion; to the heads of the academies, the chiefs of the captivity, the heads of the colleges, and the judges in the gates; to all their disciples, to all the disciples of their disciples, and to all who occupy themselves with the study of the Law. May the King of the universe bless them, prolong their lives, increase their days, and add to their years, and may they be saved and delivered from every trouble and mishap. May the Lord of heaven be their help at all times and seasons. And let us say, “Amen.”
The Following Two Prayers Are Said with a Congregation
May salvation from heaven, with grace, lovingkindness, mercy, long life, ample sustenance, heavenly aid, health of body, a higher enlightenment, and living and enduring descendants, who will not break with or neglect any of the words of the Law, be granted to all this holy congregation, great and small, children and women. May the King of the universe bless you, prolong your lives, increase your days and add to your years, and may you be saved and delivered from every trouble and mishap. May the Lord of heaven be your help at all times and seasons. And let us say, “Amen.”
May he who blessed our ancestors, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, bless all this holy congregation, together with all other holy congregations: the members, their wives, their sons and daughters, and all that belong to them; those also who unite to form Synagogues for prayer, and those who enter there to pray; those who give the lamps for lighting, and wine for Kiddush and Habdalah, bread to the travelers, and charity to the poor, and all who faithfully attend to the needs of the congregation. May the Holy One, blessed be he, give them their reward. May he remove from them all sickness, heal their whole bodies, forgive all their wrongdoing, and send blessing and prosperity on all the work of their hands, as well as on all Israel, their kin. And let us say, “Amen.”
Prayer for the Government
Reader, Holding the Scroll
He who gives salvation to kings and dominion to princes, whose kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, who delivered his servant David from the harmful sword, who makes a way in the sea and a path in the mighty waters, may he bless, guard, protect, and help, exalt, magnify, and greatly increase the power of the duly appointed officers of this government. May the Supreme King of Kings in his mercy preserve them in life and deliver them from all trouble and hurt. May the Supreme King of Kings in his mercy exalt them and raise them on high, and grant them a long and prosperous rule. May the Supreme King of Kings in his mercy inspire them and all their counselors and officers with benevolence toward us, and all Israel our kin. In their days and in ours may Judah be saved and Israel dwell securely. And may the redeemer come to Zion. May this be his will, and let us say, “Amen.”
Blessing the New Month
On the Sabbath before the New Moon
May it be your will, Lord our God and God of our fathers, to renew for us this coming month for good and for blessing. Grant us long life, a life of peace, of good, of blessing, of sustenance, of bodily vigor, a life marked by the fear of Heaven and the dread of sin, a life free from shame and reproach, a life of prosperity and honor, a life in which the love of the Law and the fear of Heaven will cling to us, a life in which the desires of our heart will be fulfilled for good. Amen. Selah.
Reader
He who performed miracles for our ancestors, and redeemed them from slavery to freedom, may he soon redeem us, and gather our exiles from the four corners of the earth, even all Israel united in fellowship. And let us say, “Amen.”
Announce the Month and Day or Days
The New Moon of ... will be on ... . May it come to us and to all Israel for good.
Congregation and Reader
May the Holy One, blessed be he, renew it for us and for all his people, the house of Israel, for life and peace, for gladness and joy, for salvation and comfort. And let us say, “Amen.”
Memorial Prayer
In Many Congregations, Only on the Sabbaths before Pentecost and the Fast of the Ninth of Av
May the Father of mercies, who dwells on high in his mighty compassion, remember those loving, upright and blameless ones, the holy congregations, who laid down their lives for the sanctification of the divine name, who were lovely and pleasant in their lives, and in their death were not divided, swifter than eagles, stronger than lions to do the will of their Master and the desire of their Rock. May our God remember them for good with the other righteous of the world, and avenge the blood of his servants which has been shed. As it is written in the Law of Moses, the man of God, Rejoice, you nations, with his people, for he will avenge the blood of his servants, and will render vengeance to his adversaries, and will make atonement for his land and for his people. And by the hands of your servants, the prophets, it is written saying, I will cleanse their blood that I have not yet cleansed. For the Lord dwells in Zion. And in the Holy Writings it is said, Why should the nations say, Where is their God? Let there be made known among the nations in our sight the avenging of the blood of your servants which has been shed. And it is said, For he who investigates bloodshed remembers them. He does not forget the cry of the humble. And it is further said, He judges among the nations. The land is full of corpses. He strikes the head over a wide land. He drinks from the brook along the way. Therefore he will lift up his head.
Ashrei and Psalm 145
Happy are those who live in your house. They will be ever praising you. Selah. Happy are the people whose situation is like this. Happy are the people whose God is the Lord.
Psalm 145: A Psalm of Praise, of David
I will extol you, my God, King. And I will bless your name forever and ever. Every day I will bless you. And I will praise your name forever and ever. The Lord is great and worthy of great praise. And his greatness is unsearchable. One generation will praise your works to another, and will declare your mighty acts. On the majestic glory of your grandeur, and on your marvelous deeds, I will meditate. And people will speak of the might of your awe-inspiring acts. And I will recount your greatness. They will pour out the fame of your great goodness and will rejoice in your righteousness. The Lord is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and of great faithful love. The Lord is good to all. And his compassion is over all his works. All your works will give thanks to you, Lord. And your loving ones will bless you. They will speak of the glory of your kingdom, and talk of your power. To make known to human beings his mighty acts, and the majestic glory of his kingdom. Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and your dominion endures throughout all generations. The Lord supports all that fall, and raises up all those that are bowed down. The eyes of all wait for you. And you give them their food in due season. You open your hand, and satisfy every living thing with favor. The Lord is righteous in all his ways, and loving in all his works. The Lord is near to all those who call on him, to all that call on him in truth. He will fulfill the desire of those who fear him. He also will hear their cry and will save them. The Lord guards all those who love him. But all the wicked he will destroy. My mouth will speak of the praise of the Lord. And let all flesh bless his holy name forever and ever. But we will bless the Lord from now on and forever. Praise the Lord.
Returning the Scroll to the Ark
Reader
Let them praise the name of the Lord. For his name alone is exalted.
Congregation
His majesty is above the earth and heaven. And he has lifted up a horn for his people, to the praise of all his loving ones, even of the children of Israel, the people near to him. Praise the Lord.
On Sabbaths and Festivals Falling on Sabbaths: Psalm 29
A Psalm of David. Give to the Lord, you children of the mighty, give to the Lord glory and strength. Give to the Lord the glory due to his name. Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness. The voice of the Lord is on the waters. The God of glory thunders, even the Lord on the great waters. The voice of the Lord is powerful. The voice of the Lord is full of majesty. The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars. Yes, the Lord breaks in pieces the cedars of Lebanon. He also makes them skip like a calf; Lebanon and Sirion like a young wild ox. The voice of the Lord splits flames of fire. The voice of the Lord makes the wilderness tremble. The Lord makes the wilderness of Kadesh tremble. The voice of the Lord makes the deer give birth, and strips the forests bare. And in his temple everything says, “Glory!” The Lord sat as king at the flood. Yes, the Lord sits as king forever. The Lord will give strength to his people. The Lord will bless his people with peace.
On Festivals Falling on Weekdays: Psalm 24
A Psalm of David: The earth is the Lord’s and everything in it, the world and those who live in it. For it is he that has founded it on the seas, and established it on the floods. Who may ascend the mountain of the Lord? And who may stand in his holy place? The one who has clean hands and a pure heart, who has not set his desire on vanity, and has not sworn deceitfully. He will receive a blessing from the Lord, and righteousness from the God of his salvation. This is the generation of those who seek after him, that seek your face, God of Jacob! Selah. Lift up your heads, gates. And be lifted up, everlasting doors, so that the King of glory may come in. Who, then, is the King of glory? The Lord strong and mighty, the Lord mighty in battle. Lift up your heads, gates. Yes, lift them up, everlasting doors, so that the King of glory may come in. Who, then, is the King of glory? The Lord of hosts, he is the King of glory. Selah.
While the Scroll Is Placed in the Ark
And when it rested, he said, Return, Lord, to the ten thousands of the thousands of Israel. Arise, Lord, to your resting place. You, and the Ark of your strength. Let your priests be clothed with righteousness. And let your loving ones shout for joy. For the sake of David your servant, do not turn away the face of your anointed. For I give you good doctrine. Do not abandon my Law. It is a tree of life to those who grasp it, and of those who uphold it everyone is made happy. Its ways are ways of pleasantness, and all its paths are peace. Turn us to you, Lord, and we shall return. Renew our days as in former times.
Kaddish
Reader
May his great name be magnified and sanctified in the world which he has created according to his will. May he establish his kingdom during your life and during your days, and during the life of all the house of Israel, soon, in the near future. And say, “Amen.”
Congregation and Reader
Let his great name be blessed forever and to all eternity.
Reader
Blessed, praised and glorified, exalted, highly praised and honored, proclaimed great and acclaimed be the name of the Holy One, blessed be he, though he is high above all the blessings and hymns, praises and words of comfort, which are spoken in the world. And say, “Amen.”
Additional Service for Sabbaths
For the Additional Service on an intermediate Sabbath of a festival, use the festival service.
Say the Amidah standing, through “as in ancient years.”
Lord, open my lips, and my mouth shall declare your praise.
Blessed are you, Lord our God and God of our fathers, God of Abraham, God of Isaac, and God of Jacob, the great, mighty and revered God, the most high God, who bestows faithful love, and possesses all things. Who remembers the pious deeds of the patriarchs, and in love will bring a redeemer to their children’s children for your name’s sake.
On the Sabbath of Repentance:
Remember us for life, King, who delights in life, and inscribe us in the book of life, for your own sake, living God.
King, Helper, Savior and Shield. Blessed are you, Lord, the Shield of Abraham.
You, Lord, are mighty forever, you raise the dead, you are mighty to save.
From the Sabbath after Shemini Atzeret until the first day of Passover:
You cause the wind to blow and the rain to fall
You sustain the living with faithful love, raise the dead with great mercy, support the falling, heal the sick, free the bound, and keep your faith to those who sleep in the dust. Who is like you, Lord of mighty acts, and who resembles you, King, who kills and raises, and causes salvation to spring up?
On the Sabbath of Repentance:
Who is like you, Father of mercy, who in mercy remembers your creatures for life?
Yes, you are faithful to raise the dead. Blessed are you, Lord, who raises the dead.
You are holy, and your name is holy, and holy beings praise you daily. Selah. Blessed are you, Lord, the holy God.
On the Sabbath of Repentance:
the holy King.
During the Reader’s repetition, say the following through “the holy God.”
Reader
We will revere and sanctify you according to the mystical words of the holy Seraphim, who sanctify your name in the sanctuary, as it is written through your prophet, And they called one to the other and said:
Congregation
Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts. The whole earth is full of his glory.
Reader
His glory fills the universe: his ministering angels ask one another, Where is the place of his glory? Those facing them say, Blessed—
Congregation
Blessed be the glory of the Lord from his place.
Reader
From his place may he turn in mercy and be gracious to a people who, evening and morning, twice every day, constantly proclaim the unity of his name, saying in love, Hear—
Congregation
Hear, Israel. The Lord our God, the Lord is One.
Reader
One is our God. He is our Father. He is our King. He is our Savior. And he in his mercy will let us hear a second time, in the presence of all living his promise, “To be your God.”
Congregation
“I am the Lord your God.”
Reader
And in your Holy Words it is written, saying,
Congregation
The Lord will reign forever, your God, Zion, to all generations. Praise the Lord.
Reader
To all generations we will declare your greatness, and to all eternity we will proclaim your holiness, and your praise, our God, will not depart from our mouth forever, for you are a great and holy God and King. Blessed are you, Lord, the holy God.
On the Sabbath of Repentance:
the holy King.
You instituted the Sabbath, and accepted its offerings. You commanded its special obligations with the order of its drink offerings. Those who find delight in it will inherit glory forever. Those who taste it are worthy of life. While those who love its teachings have chosen true greatness. Already from Sinai they were commanded concerning it. And you have also commanded us, Lord our God, to bring on it the additional offering of the Sabbath as is fitting. May it be your will, Lord our God and God of our ancestors, to lead us up in joy to our land, and to plant us within our borders, where we will prepare to you the offerings we are required to make, the continual offerings according to their order, and the additional offerings according to their enactment. And the additional offering of this Sabbath day we will prepare and offer up to you in love, according to the precept of your will, as you have prescribed for us in your Law through Moses your servant, by the mouth of your glory, as it is said:
And on the sabbath day two male lambs of the first year without blemish, and two tenth parts of an ephah of fine flour for a grain offering, mixed with oil, and the drink offering of it. This is the burnt offering of every sabbath, in addition to the continual burnt offering, and the drink offering of it.
Those who keep the Sabbath and call it a delight will rejoice in your kingdom. The people that sanctify the seventh day, even all of them will be satisfied and delighted with your goodness, seeing that you found pleasure in the seventh day, and sanctified it. You called it the most desirable of days, in remembrance of the creation.
Our God and God of our ancestors, accept our rest. Sanctify us by your commandments, and grant our portion in your Law. Satisfy us with your goodness, and gladden us with your salvation. Purify our hearts to serve you in truth. And in your love and favor, Lord our God, let us inherit your holy Sabbath. And may Israel, who sanctify your name, rest on it. Blessed are you, Lord, who sanctify the Sabbath.
On Sabbath and New Moon, replace the preceding Sabbath-specific prayers with the following:
You formed your world long ago. You had finished your work on the seventh day. You have loved us and taken pleasure in us, have exalted us above peoples of every language, have sanctified us by your commandments, have brought us near, our King, to your service, and called us by your great and holy name. You, Lord our God, also gave us in love Sabbaths for rest and New Moons for atonement. But because we sinned against you, both we and our ancestors, our city has been laid waste, our sanctuary is desolate, our splendor has gone into exile, and the glory has been removed from the house of our life, so that we are not able to perform our obligations in your chosen house, in that great and holy house which was called by your name, because of the hand that has been stretched out against your sanctuary. May it be your will, Lord our God and God of our ancestors, to lead us up in joy to our land, and to plant us within our borders, where we will prepare to you the offerings we are required to make, the continual offerings according to their order, and the additional offerings according to their enactment. And the additional offerings of this Sabbath day and of this New Moon we will prepare and offer up to you in love, according to the precept of your will, as you have prescribed for us in your Law through Moses your servant, by the mouth of your glory, as it is said: And on the Sabbath day two male lambs of the first year without blemish, and two tenth parts of an ephah of fine flour for a grain offering, mixed with oil, and the drink offering of it: this is the burnt offering of every Sabbath, in addition to the continual burnt offering and the drink offering of it.
And in the beginnings of your months you must offer a burnt offering to the Lord. Two young bulls and one ram, seven male lambs of the first year without blemish. And their grain offering and their drink offerings as has been ordained, three tenth parts of an ephah for each bull, and two tenth parts for the ram, and one tenth part for each lamb, with wine according to the drink offering of it, and a male goat to make atonement, and the two continual offerings according to their enactment.
Those who keep the Sabbath and call it a delight will rejoice in your kingdom. The people that sanctify the seventh day, even all of them will be satisfied and delighted with your goodness, seeing that you found pleasure in the seventh day, and sanctified it. You called it the most desirable of days, in remembrance of the creation.
On Sabbath and New Moon in an ordinary year
Our God and God of our ancestors, accept our rest, and on this Sabbath day renew this New Moon for us for good and for blessing, for joy and for gladness, for salvation and comfort, for sustenance and maintenance, for life and peace, for pardon of sin and forgiveness of iniquity. For you have chosen your people Israel from among all nations, and have made your holy Sabbath known to them, and have appointed for them statutes for the beginnings of the months. Blessed are you, Lord, who sanctify the Sabbath, Israel and the beginnings of the months.
On Sabbath and New Moon in a leap year
Our God and God of our ancestors, accept our rest, and on this Sabbath day renew this New Moon for us for good and for blessing, for joy and for gladness, for salvation and comfort, for sustenance and maintenance, for life and peace, for pardon of sin and forgiveness of iniquity and for atonement of transgression. For you have chosen your people Israel from among all nations, and have made your holy Sabbath known to them, and have appointed for them statutes for the beginnings of the months. Blessed are you, Lord, who sanctify the Sabbath, Israel and the beginnings of the months.
Continue here in both forms of the service.
Accept, Lord our God, your people Israel and their prayer. Restore the service to the inner sanctuary of your house. Receive in love and favor both the fire-offerings of Israel and their prayer. And may the service of your people Israel be always acceptable to you.
And let our eyes see your return in mercy to Zion. Blessed are you, Lord, who restores your divine presence to Zion.
Congregation, in an undertone:
We give thanks to you, for you are the Lord our God and the God of our ancestors, the God of all flesh, our Creator and the Creator of all things in the beginning. Blessings and thanksgivings be to your great and holy name, because you have kept us in life and have preserved us: so may you continue to keep us in life and to preserve us. O gather our exiles to your holy courts to observe your statutes, to do your will, and to serve you with a perfect heart, since we give thanks to you. Blessed be the God to whom thanksgivings are due.
We give thanks to you, for you are the Lord our God and the God of our fathers forever and ever. You are the Rock of our lives, the Shield of our salvation through every generation. We will give thanks to you and declare your praise for our lives which are committed to your hand, and for our souls which are in your charge, and for your miracles, which are daily with us, and for your wonders and your benefits, which are done at all times, evening, morning and noon. You who are all-good, whose compassion does not fail. You, merciful Being, whose acts of faithful love never cease, we have ever hoped in you.
On Hanukkah, add “We thank you also,” and the Hanukkah thanksgiving.
For all these things your name, our King, shall be continually blessed and exalted forever and ever.
On the Sabbath of Repentance:
Inscribe all the children of your covenant for a happy life.
And everything that lives shall give thanks to you forever, and shall praise your name in truth, God, our salvation and our help. Blessed are you, Lord, whose name is All-good, and to whom it is fitting to give thanks.
During the Reader’s repetition:
Our God and God of our ancestors, bless us with the three-fold blessing of your Law written through Moses your servant, which was spoken by Aaron and his sons, the priests, your holy people, as it is said, The Lord bless you, and keep you: the Lord make his face to shine on you, and be gracious to you: the Lord turn his face to you, and give you peace.
Grant peace, well-being, blessing, grace, faithful love and mercy to us and to all Israel, your people. Bless us, our Father, even all of us together, with the light of your face. For by the light of your face you have given us, Lord our God, the Law of life, faithful love and righteousness, blessing, mercy, life and peace. And may you see fit to bless your people Israel at all times and in every hour with your peace.
On the Sabbath of Repentance:
In the book of life, blessing, peace and good sustenance may we be remembered and inscribed before you, we and all your people the house of Israel, for a happy life and for peace. Blessed are you, Lord, who make peace.
Blessed are you, Lord, who blesses your people Israel with peace.
My God, guard my tongue from evil and my lips from speaking deceit. And let my soul remain silent toward those who curse me, yes, let my soul be like dust before everyone. Open my heart to your Law, and let my soul pursue your commandments. If any plan evil against me, soon make their plans ineffective, and frustrate their designs. 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. In order that your beloved ones may be delivered, save with your right hand, and answer me. Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable before you, Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer. He who makes peace in his high places, may he make peace for us and for all Israel, and say, “Amen.”
May it be your will, Lord our God and God of our fathers, that the temple be soon rebuilt in our days, and grant our portion in your Law. And there we will serve you with awe, as in the days of old, and as in ancient years. Then the offering of Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasant to the Lord, as in the days of old, and as in ancient years.
Reader
May his great name be magnified and sanctified in the world which he has created according to his will. May he establish his kingdom during your life and during your days, and during the life of all the house of Israel, soon, in the near future. And say, “Amen.”
Congregation
Let his great name be blessed forever and to all eternity.
Reader
Blessed, praised and glorified, exalted, highly praised and honored, proclaimed great and acclaimed be the name of the Holy One, blessed be he. Though he is high above all the blessings, praises and words of comfort, which are spoken in the world. And say, Amen.
Congregation
Accept our prayer in mercy and in favor.
Reader
May the prayers and requests of all Israel be accepted by their Father who is in heaven. And say, Amen.
Congregation
Let the name of the Lord be blessed from now on and forever.
Reader
May there be abundant peace from heaven, and life for us and for all Israel. And say, “Amen.”
Congregation
My help is from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.
Reader
He who makes peace in his high places, may he make peace for us and for all Israel. And say, Amen.
There is none like our God: none like our Lord. There is none like our King: none like our Savior. Who is like our God: who is like our Lord? Who is like our King: who is like our Savior? We will give thanks to our God: we will give thanks to our Lord. We will give thanks to our King: we will give thanks to our Savior. Blessed be our God: blessed be our Lord. Blessed be our King: blessed be our Savior. You are our God: you are our Lord. You are our King: you are our Savior. You are the one to whom our ancestors burned incense of spices.
Babylonian Talmud, Keritot 6a
The compound forming the incense consisted of balm, onycha, galbanum and frankincense, in quantities weighing seventy manehs each. Of myrrh, cassia, spikenard and saffron, each sixteen manehs by weight. Of costus twelve, of aromatic bark three, and of cinnamon nine manehs. Of lye obtained from a species of leek, nine kabs. Of Cyprus wine three seahs and three kabs: though, if Cyprus wine was not available, aged white wine might be used. Of salt of Sodom the fourth part of a kab, and of the herb Maaleh Ashan a minute quantity. Rabbi Nathan says, a minute quantity was also required of the fragrant herb Cippath, that grew on the banks of the Jordan. If, however, one added honey to the mixture, he rendered the incense unfit for sacred use, while anyone who, in preparing it, omitted one of its necessary ingredients, was liable to the death penalty. Rabban Simeon, son of Gamaliel, says, the balm is a resin that seeps out from the wood of the balsam tree. The lye obtained from a species of leek was rubbed over the onycha to improve it, while the Cyprus wine was used to soak it in, so that its odor might be more pungent.
Mishnah, End of Tamid
These were the Psalms which the Levites used to recite in the Temple— On the first day of the week they used to recite: The earth is the Lord’s and everything in it. The world and those who live in it.Psalm 24 On the second day: Great is the Lord and worthy of great praise, in the city of our God, in his holy mountain.Psalm 48 On the third day: God stands in the congregation of the mighty. He judges among the judges.Psalm 82 On the fourth day: God of vengeance, Lord, God of vengeance, shine out.Psalm 94 On the fifth day: Celebrate aloud before God our strength. Shout for joy to the God of Jacob.Psalm 81 On the sixth day: The Lord reigns. He has clothed himself in majesty. The Lord has clothed himself, yes, he has wrapped himself with strength: the world also is set firm, that it cannot be moved.Psalm 93 On the Sabbath: A psalm, a song for the Sabbath Day. It is the psalm and song also for the world to come, for the day which will be entirely a Sabbath, and will bring rest in life everlasting.Psalm 92
Babylonian Talmud, End of Berakhot
Rabbi Eleazar said in the name of Rabbi Hanina, The disciples of the sages increase peace throughout the world, as it is said, And all your children will be taught of the Lord. And great will be the peace of your children. Do not read here banayich, your children or disciples, but bonayich, your builders.—Great peace have those who love your Law. And there is no stumbling for them. Peace be within your rampart, prosperity within your palaces. For my brothers and companions’ sake, I would gladly speak peace concerning you. For the sake of the house of the Lord our God I would seek your good. The Lord will give strength to his people. The Lord will bless his people with peace. It is our duty to praise the Lord of all things, to ascribe greatness to him who formed the world in the beginning, since he has not made us like the nations of other lands, and has not placed us like other families of the earth, since he has not assigned us a share like theirs, nor a lot like all their multitude. For we bend the knee and offer worship and thanks before the supreme King of kings, the Holy One, blessed is he, who stretched out the heavens and laid the foundations of the earth, the seat of whose glory is in the heavens above, and the dwelling place of whose might is in the loftiest heights. He is our God. There is no other. In truth he is our King. There is no one besides him. As it is written in his Law, “And you must know today and take it to heart, that the Lord is God in heaven above and on the earth below. There is no other.” We therefore hope in you, Lord our God, that we may soon see the glory of your might, when you will remove the abominations from the earth, and the idols will be utterly cut off, when the world will be perfected under the kingdom of the Almighty, and all human beings will call on your name, when you will turn to yourself all the wicked of the earth. Let all the inhabitants of the world perceive and know that to you every knee must bow, every tongue must swear. Before you, Lord our God, let them bow and fall. And to your glorious name let them give honor. Let them all accept the yoke of your kingdom, and reign over them soon, and forever and ever. For the kingdom is yours, and to all eternity you will reign in glory. As it is written in your Law, The Lord will reign forever and ever. And it is said, And the Lord will be King over all the earth: on that day will the Lord be One, and his name One.
Mourner’s Kaddish
And now, I ask you, let the power of the Lord be great, as you have spoken. Remember, Lord, your compassion and your acts of faithful love. For they have been from long ago.
Mourner
May his great name be magnified and sanctified in the world which he has created according to his will. May he establish his kingdom during your life and during your days, and during the life of all the house of Israel, soon, in the near future. And say, “Amen.”
Congregation
Let his great name be blessed forever and to all eternity.
Mourner
Blessed, praised and glorified, exalted, highly praised and honored, proclaimed great and acclaimed be the name of the Holy One, blessed be he. Though he is high above all the blessings and hymns, praises and words of comfort, which are spoken in the world. And say, Amen.
Congregation
Let the name of the Lord be blessed from now on and forever.
Mourner
May there be abundant peace from heaven, and life for us and for all Israel. And say, “Amen.”
Congregation
My help is from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.
Mourner
He who makes peace in his high place, may he make peace for us and for all Israel. And say, Amen.
He is Lord of the universe, who reigned before any creature had been formed. At the time when all things were made by his desire, then his name was proclaimed King. And after all things have come to an end, he alone, the one who inspires awe, will reign. Who was, who is, and who will be in glory. And he is One, and there is no second who can compare to him or be his equal: Without beginning, without end. To him belong strength and dominion. And he is my God—my Redeemer lives—and a rock in my suffering in time of distress. And he is my banner and my refuge, the portion of my cup on the day when I call. I entrust my spirit to his hand, when I sleep and when I wake. And with my spirit, my body also. The Lord is with me, and I will not fear.
Unity Hymn for the Sabbath Day
Some congregations say this before “Blessed be he who spoke.”
Long ago you rested on the seventh day. You therefore blessed the Sabbath. For every work of yours praise is prepared for you. Your loving ones bless you at all times. Blessed be the Lord, the Maker of them all, the living God and everlasting King. For from long ago there has rested on your servants the abundance of your compassion and your acts of faithful love. But in Egypt you began to make known that you are exalted far. Above all gods, when you carried out great judgment on the Egyptians and on their gods. When you split the Red Sea, your people saw your great hand, and they feared. You guided your people, so that you might make for yourself a name of glory to manifest your greatness. You spoke also with them from the heavens, when the clouds dropped water. You knew their wanderings in the wilderness, in a land of drought, where none passed through. You gave to your people the grain of heaven, flesh abundant as the dust, and water from the rock. You drove out many nations, and they took possession of their land and of the labor of the peoples. That they might observe your statutes and laws, the words of the Lord, which are pure words. And they delighted themselves with fat pastures, and with rivers of oil from the flinty rock. When they rested, they built your holy city, and adorned the house of your sanctuary. Then you said, Here will I dwell for many days: I will surely bless her provision. There they shall sacrifice sacrifices of righteousness. Your priests also shall be clothed with righteousness. The house of Levi also shall chant pleasant songs. They shall shout for joy and sing to you. The house of Israel and they that fear the Lord shall give glory and thanks to your name, Lord. You have dealt out abundant kindness to the earliest ages. Deal thus kindly also with the latest. Lord, rejoice over us, even as you rejoiced over our ancestors, To multiply us and deal kindly with us. And we will forever give thanks to you for your goodness. Lord, rebuild your city soon, for it is called by your name. And make the horn of David to flourish there, and dwell in the midst of it forever, Lord. There we will offer sacrifices of righteousness, and there may our offering be pleasant as in former days. Bless your people with the light of your face. For they desire to do your will. And in your good will fulfill our desire. Look, we ask you, we are your people, all of us. You have chosen us to be for you a treasured people: let your blessing be on your people forever. And we will continually declare your praise, and praise your glorious name. Of your blessing let your people be blessed, for everyone whom you bless is blessed. As for me, while I have my being, I will praise my Creator, and I will bless him all the days of my appointed time. Let the name of the Lord be blessed forever, from everlasting even to everlasting. As it is written: Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, from everlasting even to everlasting. And all the people said, Amen, and praised the Lord. Daniel answered and said, Blessed be the name of God forever and ever: for wisdom and might are his. And it is said: Then the Levites, Jeshua, Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah said, Stand up and bless the Lord your God from everlasting to everlasting: and let them bless your glorious name, that is exalted above all blessing and praise. And it is said: Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, from everlasting even to everlasting: and let all the people say, Amen: praise the Lord. And it is said, And David blessed the Lord in the presence of all the congregation: and David said, blessed are you, Lord, the God of Israel our father, from everlasting to everlasting.
Hymn of Glory
The Ark is opened. The Reader and Congregation chant alternate verses
Reader
I will chant sweet hymns and compose songs. For my soul longs for you.
Congregation
My soul has longed to be beneath the shadow of your hand, to know all your secret mysteries.
Reader
Even while I speak of your glory, my heart longs for your love.
Congregation
So I will speak glorious things about you, and will honor your name with songs of love.
Reader
I will declare your glory, though I have not seen you. I will describe you through images, though I have not known you.
Congregation
Through your prophets, in the mystical words of your servants, you have depicted the grandeur and the glory of your majesty.
Reader
They described your greatness and your might in accordance with the power revealed in your acts.
Congregation
In images they told of you, but not according to your essence. They only represented you according to your works.
Reader
They depicted you in a multitude of visions. Look, you are One in all these images.
Congregation
They saw in you both age and youth, the hair of your head now gray as in old age, now black as in youth.
Reader
Age in the day of judgment, and youth in the day of battle. He fights with his hands like a warrior.
Congregation
He has fastened a helmet of victory on his head. His right hand and his holy arm have won victory for him.
Reader
His head is filled with dew of light, and his locks with drops of the night.
Congregation
He will be glorified by me for he delights in me. Yes, he will be a crown of beauty for me.
Reader
His head is like fine, pure gold. The glory of his holy name is imprinted on his forehead.
Congregation
For grace and glory, beauty and splendor his people have encircled him with a crown.
Reader
The braided hair of his head seemed as in the days of youth, his black locks were flowing in curls.
Congregation
May he prefer the home of righteousness, his glorious beauty, above his greatest joy.
Reader
May his treasured people be a crown in his hand, a royal headband of glorious beauty.
Congregation
They were carried by him, he carried them. With a crown he adorned them. Because they were precious in his sight he honored them.
Reader
His glory rests on me, and mine on him. And he is near me, when I cry to him.
Congregation
He is radiant, with a red complexion and red clothing, when he comes from treading the winepress in Edom.
Reader
He showed the symbol of his all-embracing care to the meek Moses, when the likeness of the Lord was before his eyes.
Congregation
Taking pleasure in his people, he will glorify the meek. So that, living among praises, he may be glorified by them.
Reader
The sum of your word is truth. You who have called every generation from the beginning, seek the people that seeks you.
Congregation
Accept, I beg you, the multitude of my songs, and let my joyous cry come near you.
Reader
Let my praise be a crown on your head, and my prayer be offered before you as incense.
Congregation
Let the song of the poor be precious in your sight as the song that was sung at your offerings.
Reader
May my blessing rise to the generous God, who creates and produces, who is just and mighty.
Congregation
And when I bless you, bend your head toward me, and take what I offer as though it were the choicest spices.
Reader
May my meditation be pleasant to you, for my soul longs for you.
Psalm 92
A Psalm, a Song for the Sabbath Day. It is a good thing to give thanks to the Lord, and to sing praises to your name, Most High, to declare your faithful love in the morning, and your faithfulness every night, with an instrument of ten strings and with a harp, with thoughtful music on the lyre. For you, Lord, have made me joyful through your work. I will celebrate the works of your hands. How great are your works, Lord! Your thoughts are very deep. A senseless person does not know this, and a fool does not understand it: when the wicked sprang up like grass and all the doers of wrongdoing flourished, it was so that they might be destroyed forever. But you, Lord, are on high forever. Look, your enemies, Lord, yes, your enemies will perish. All the doers of wrongdoing will be scattered. But you have exalted my horn, like that of the wild ox. I am anointed with fresh oil. My eye has also seen what I desired for my enemies. My ears have heard what I desired for those who rose against me, doers of evil. The righteous will spring up like a palm tree. He will grow tall like a cedar in Lebanon. Planted in the house of the Lord, they will blossom in the courts of our God. They will still produce shoots in old age. They will be full of sap and green, to declare that the Lord is upright. He is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him.
Kiddush for Sabbath Morning
And the children of Israel must keep the Sabbath, to observe the Sabbath throughout their generations, for an everlasting covenant. It is a sign between me and the children of Israel forever, because in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and ceased from his work.Exodus 31:16–17
Remember the sabbath day to keep it holy. Six days you must labor, and do all your work, but the seventh day is a sabbath to the Lord your God, on it you must not do any work, neither you nor your son nor your daughter, your male slave nor your female slave, your cattle nor the foreign resident inside your gates, for in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea and everything in them, and rested on the seventh day. Therefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day and made it holy.Exodus 20:8–11
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, who create the fruit of the vine.
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, who bring forth bread from the earth.
Afternoon Service for Sabbaths
Ashrei
Happy are those who live in your house. They will be ever praising you. Selah. Happy are the people whose situation is like this. Happy are the people whose God is the Lord.
Psalm 145: A Psalm of Praise, of David
I will extol you, my God, King. And I will bless your name forever and ever. Every day I will bless you. And I will praise your name forever and ever. The Lord is great and worthy of great praise. And his greatness is unsearchable. One generation will praise your works to another, and will declare your mighty acts. On the majestic glory of your grandeur, and on your marvelous deeds, I will meditate. And people will speak of the might of your awe-inspiring acts. And I will recount your greatness. They will pour out the fame of your great goodness and will rejoice in your righteousness. The Lord is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and of great faithful love. The Lord is good to all. And his compassion is over all his works. All your works will give thanks to you, Lord. And your loving ones will bless you. They will speak of the glory of your kingdom, and talk of your power. To make known to human beings his mighty acts, and the majestic glory of his kingdom. Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and your dominion endures throughout all generations. The Lord supports all that fall, and raises up all those that are bowed down. The eyes of all wait for you. And you give them their food in due season. You open your hand, and satisfy every living thing with favor. The Lord is righteous in all his ways, and loving in all his works. The Lord is near to all those who call on him, to all that call on him in truth. He will fulfill the desire of those who fear him. He also will hear their cry and will save them. The Lord guards all those who love him. But all the wicked he will destroy. My mouth will speak of the praise of the Lord. And let all flesh bless his holy name forever and ever. But we will bless the Lord from now on and forever. Praise the Lord.
A Redeemer Will Come to Zion
And a redeemer will come to ZiIsaiah 59:20-21on and to those who turn from transgression in Jacob, says the Lord. And as for me, this is my covenant with them, says the Lord. My spirit that is on you, and my words which I have put in your mouth, will not depart out of your mouth, nor out of the mouth of your descendants, nor out of the mouth of your descendants’ descendants, says the Lord, from now and forever. But you are holy, you who live amid the praises of Israel. And one cried to another, and said, Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts. The whole earth is full of his glory. And they receive permission from one another, and say, Holy in the highest heavens, the place of his divine dwelling. Holy on earth, the work of his might. Holy forever and to all eternity is the Lord of hosts. The whole earth is full of the radiance of his glory. Then a wind lifted me up, and I heard behind me the sound of a great rushing, saying, Blessed be the glory of the Lord from his place. Then a wind lifted me up, and I heard behind me the sound of a great rushing, of those who uttered praises, and said, Blessed be the glory of the Lord from the region of his divine dwelling. The Lord will reign forever and ever. The kingdom of the Lord endures forever and to all eternity. Lord, the God of Abraham, of Isaac and of Israel, our fathers, keep this forever in the imagination of the thoughts of the heart of your people, and direct their heart to you. And he, being merciful, forgives iniquity and does not destroy. Yes, many a time he turns his anger away, and does not stir up all his anger. For you, Lord, are good and forgiving, and abounding in faithful love to all those who call on you. Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and your Law is truth. You will show truth to Jacob and faithful love to Abraham, just as you have sworn to our fathers from the days of old. Blessed be the Lord day by day. If one burdens us, God is our salvation. Selah. The Lord of hosts is with us. The God of Jacob is our stronghold. Selah. Lord of hosts, happy is the person who trusts in you. Save, Lord. May the King answer us on the day when we call. Blessed is our God, who has created us for his glory, and has separated us from those who go astray, and has given us the Law of truth and planted everlasting life in our midst. May he open our heart to his Law, and place his love and reverence within our hearts, so that we may do his will and serve him with a perfect heart, so that we may not labor in vain, or give birth to calamity. May it be your will, Lord our God and God of our fathers, that we may keep your statutes in this world, and be worthy to live to witness and inherit happiness and blessing in the days of the Messiah and in the life of the world to come. So that my glory may sing praise to you and not be silent. Lord my God, I will give thanks to you forever. Blessed is the person who trusts in the Lord, and whose trust is the Lord. Trust in the Lord forever. For Jah the Lord is an everlasting rock. And those who know your name will put their trust in you. For you have not abandoned those who seek you, Lord. It pleased the Lord, for his righteousness’ sake, to magnify the Law and to make it honorable.
Kaddish
Reader
May his great name be magnified and sanctified in the world which he has created according to his will. May he establish his kingdom during your life and during your days, and during the life of all the house of Israel, soon, in the near future. And say, “Amen.”
Congregation and Reader
Let his great name be blessed forever and to all eternity.
Reader
Blessed, praised and glorified, exalted, highly praised and honored, proclaimed great and acclaimed be the name of the Holy One, blessed be he, though he is high above all the blessings and hymns, praises and words of comfort, which are spoken in the world. And say, “Amen.” And as for me, may my prayer to you, Lord, be in an acceptable time: God, in the abundance of your lovingkindness, answer me in the truth of your salvation.
Psalm 92
Read the First Section of the Following Sabbath’s Pentateuchal Lesson, Using the Weekday Order for Reading the Law. While the Scroll’s Coverings Are Replaced, Say Psalm 92.
A Psalm, a Song for the Sabbath Day. It is a good thing to give thanks to the Lord, and to sing praises to your name, Most High, to declare your faithful love in the morning, and your faithfulness every night, with an instrument of ten strings and with a harp, with thoughtful music on the lyre. For you, Lord, have made me joyful through your work. I will celebrate the works of your hands. How great are your works, Lord! Your thoughts are very deep. A senseless person does not know this, and a fool does not understand it: when the wicked sprang up like grass and all the doers of wrongdoing flourished, it was so that they might be destroyed forever. But you, Lord, are above forever. Look, your enemies, Lord, yes, your enemies will perish. All the doers of wrongdoing will be scattered. But you have exalted my horn, like that of the wild ox. I am anointed with fresh oil. My eye has also seen what I desired for my enemies. My ears have heard what I desired for those who rose against me, doers of evil. The righteous will spring up like a palm tree. He will grow tall like a cedar in Lebanon. Planted in the house of the Lord, they will blossom in the courts of our God. They will still produce shoots in old age. They will be full of sap and green, to declare that the Lord is upright. He is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him.
Amidah
Say the Amidah Standing, through the Prayer for the Temple to Be Rebuilt
Lord, open my lips, and my mouth shall declare your praise.
Blessed are you, Lord our God and God of our fathers, God of Abraham, God of Isaac, and God of Jacob, the great, mighty and revered God, the most high God, who bestows faithful love, and possesses all things. Who remembers the pious deeds of the patriarchs, and in love will bring a redeemer to their children’s children for your name’s sake.
During the Ten Days of Penitence
Remember us for life, King, who delights in life, and inscribe us in the book of life, for your own sake, living God.
King, Helper, Savior and Shield. Blessed are you, Lord, the Shield of Abraham.
You, Lord, are mighty forever, you raise the dead, you are mighty to save.
From the Sabbath after the Eighth Day of Solemn Assembly until the First Day of Passover
You cause the wind to blow and the rain to fall
You sustain the living with faithful love, raise the dead with great mercy, support the falling, heal the sick, free the bound, and keep your faith to those who sleep in the dust. Who is like you, Lord of mighty acts, and who resembles you, King, who kills and raises, and causes salvation to spring up?
On the Sabbath of Penitence
Who is like you, Father of mercy, who in mercy remembers your creatures for life?
Yes, you are faithful to raise the dead. Blessed are you, Lord, who raises the dead.
You are holy, and your name is holy, and holy beings praise you daily. Selah. Blessed are you, Lord, the holy God.
On the Sabbath of Penitence, Use This Conclusion
the holy King.
Reader: During the Repetition of the Amidah, Replace the Blessing Beginning “You Are Holy” with the Following Kedushah
We will sanctify your name inIsaiah 6:3 the world just as they sanctify it in the highest heavens, as it is written through your prophet: And they called to one another and said,
Congregation
Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts. The whole earth is full of his glory.
Reader
Those facing them say, “Blessed...”
Congregation
Blessed be the glory of the LoEzekiel 3:12rd from his place.
Reader
And in your Holy Words it is written, saying,
Congregation
The Lord will reign forever, yPsalm 146:10our God, Zion, to all generations. Praise the Lord.
Reader
To all generations we will declare your greatness, and to all eternity we will proclaim your holiness, and your praise, our God, will not depart from our mouth forever, for you are a great and holy God and King. Blessed are you, Lord, the holy God.
During the Ten Days of Penitence, Use This Conclusion
the holy King.
You are One and your name is One, and who is like your people Israel, a unique nation on the earth? Glorious greatness and a crown of salvation, even the day of rest and holiness, you have given to your people: Abraham was glad, Isaac rejoiced, Jacob and his sons rested on it. A rest granted in generous love, a true and faithful rest, a rest in peace and tranquility, in quietude and safety, a perfect rest in which you delight. Let your children perceive and know that this their rest is from you, and by their rest may they make your name holy.
Our God and God of our fathers, accept our rest. Sanctify us through your commandments, and grant our portion in your Law. Satisfy us with your goodness, and gladden us with your salvation. Purify our hearts to serve you in truth. And in your love and favor, Lord our God, let us inherit your holy Sabbath. And may Israel, who make your name holy, rest on it. Blessed are you, Lord, who sanctifies the Sabbath.
Accept, Lord our God, your people Israel and their prayer. Restore the service to the inner sanctuary of your house. Receive in love and favor both the fire-offerings of Israel and their prayer. And may the service of your people Israel be always acceptable to you.
On New Moons and the Intermediate Days of Passover and Tabernacles, Add the Following Remembrance, Choosing the Appropriate Day
Our God and God of our fathers! May our remembrance rise, come and be accepted before you, with the remembrance of our fathers, of Messiah the son of David your servant, of Jerusalem your holy city, and of all your people the house of Israel, bringing deliverance and well-being, grace, faithful love and mercy, life and peace on this day of
On New Moons
the Feast of the New Moon.
On Passover
the Feast of Unleavened Bread.
On Tabernacles
Tabernacles.
Remember us, Lord our God, on that day for our well-being. Be mindful of us for blessing, and save us for life. By your promise of salvation and mercy, spare us and be gracious to us. Have mercy on us and save us. For our eyes are turned toward you, because you are a gracious and merciful God and King.
And let our eyes see your return in mercy to Zion. Blessed are you, Lord, who restores your divine presence to Zion.
We give thanks to you, for you are the Lord our God and the God of our fathers forever and ever. You are the Rock of our lives, the Shield of our salvation through every generation. We will give thanks to you and declare your praise for our lives which are committed to your hand, and for our souls which are in your charge, and for your miracles, which are daily with us, and for your wonders and your benefits, which are done at all times, evening, morning and noon. You who are all-good, whose compassion does not fail. You, merciful Being, whose acts of faithful love never cease, we have ever hoped in you.
Congregation, in an Undertone
We give thanks to you, for you are the Lord our God and the God of our fathers, the God of all flesh, our Creator and the Creator of all things in the beginning. Blessings and thanksgivings be to your great and holy name, because you have kept us in life and have preserved us. So may you continue to keep us in life and to preserve us. Gather our exiles to your holy courts to observe your statutes, to do your will, and to serve you with a perfect heart, since we give thanks to you. Blessed be the God to whom thanksgivings are due.
On the Sabbath of Hanukkah, Add the Following Two Paragraphs
We thank you also for the miracles, for the redemption, for the mighty deeds and saving acts, done by you, as well as for the wars which you waged for our fathers in days of old, at this season.
In the days of the Hasmonean, Mattathias son of Johanan, the High Priest, and his sons, when the iniquitous power of Greece rose up against your people Israel to make them forgetful of your Law, and to force them to transgress the statutes of your will, then in your abundant mercy you rose up for them in the time of their trouble. You pleaded their cause, you judged their suit, you avenged their wrong. You delivered the strong into the hands of the weak, the many into the hands of the few, the impure into the hands of the pure, the wicked into the hands of the righteous, and the arrogant into the hands of those who studied your Law. For yourself you made a great and holy name in your world, and for your people Israel you accomplished a great deliverance and redemption as at this day. And then your children came into the inner sanctuary of your house, cleansed your temple, purified your sanctuary, kindled lights in your holy courts, and appointed these eight days of Hanukkah in order to give thanks and praises to your great name.
For all these things your name, our King, shall be continually blessed and exalted forever and ever.
On the Sabbath of Penitence
Inscribe all the children of your covenant for a happy life.
And everything that lives shall give thanks to you forever, and shall praise your name in truth, God, our salvation and our help. Blessed are you, Lord, whose name is All-good, and to whom it is fitting to give thanks.
Grant abundant peace to Israel your people forever. For you are the sovereign Lord of all peace. And may it please you to bless your people Israel at all times and in every hour with your peace
On the Sabbath of Penitence, Use This Conclusion
In the book of life, blessing, peace and good sustenance may we be remembered and inscribed before you, we and all your people the house of Israel, for a happy life and for peace. Blessed are you, Lord, who makes peace.
Blessed are you, Lord, who blesses your people Israel with peace.
My God, guard my tongue from evil and my lips from speaking deceit. And let my soul remain silent toward those who curse me, yes, let my soul be like dust before everyone. Open my heart to your Law, and let my soul pursue your commandments. If any plan evil against me, soon make their plans ineffective, and frustrate their designs. 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. In order that your beloved ones may be delivered, save with your right hand, and answer me. Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable before you, Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer. He who makes peace in his high places, may he make peace for us and for all Israel, and say, “Amen.”
May it be your will, Lord our God and God of our fathers, that the temple be soon rebuilt in our days, and grant our portion in your Law. And there we will serve you with awe, as in the days of old, and as in ancient years. Then the offering of Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasant to the Lord, as in the days of old, and as in ancient years.
Omit This Prayer When Tachanun Would Be Omitted on a Weekday
Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and your Law is truth. Your righteousness also, God, is very high. You who have done great things, God, who is like you? Your righteousness is like the mountains of God. Your judgments are a great deep. You save humans and animals, Lord.
Kaddish
Reader
May his great name be magnified and sanctified in the world which he has created according to his will. May he establish his kingdom during your life and during your days, and during the life of all the house of Israel, soon, in the near future. And say, “Amen.”
Congregation and Reader
Let his great name be blessed forever and to all eternity.
Reader
Blessed, praised and glorified, exalted, highly praised and honored, proclaimed great and acclaimed be the name of the Holy One, blessed be he, though he is high above all the blessings and hymns, praises and words of comfort, which are spoken in the world. And say, “Amen.”
Congregation
Accept our prayer in mercy and in favor.
Reader
May the prayers and requests of all Israel be accepted by their Father who is in heaven. And say, “Amen.”
Congregation
Let the name of the Lord be blessed from now on and forever.
Reader
May there be abundant peace from heaven, and life for us and for all Israel. And say, “Amen.”
Congregation
My help is from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.
Reader
He who makes peace in heaven, may he make peace for us and for all Israel. And say, “Amen.”
Alenu
It is our duty to praise the Lord of all things, to ascribe greatness to him who formed the world in the beginning, since he has not made us like the nations of other lands, and has not placed us like other families of the earth, since he has not assigned us a share like theirs, nor a lot like all their multitude. For we bend the knee and offer worship and thanks before the supreme King of kings, the Holy One, blessed is he, who stretched out the heavens and laid the foundations of the earth, the seat of whose glory is in the heavens above, and the dwelling place of whose might is in the loftiest heights. He is our God. There is no other. In truth he is our King. There is no one besides him. As it is written in his Law, “And you must know today and take it to heart, that the Lord is God in heaven above and on the earth below. There is no other.”
We therefore hope in you, Lord our God, that we may soon see the glory of your might, when you will remove the abominations from the earth, and the idols will be utterly cut off, when the world will be perfected under the kingdom of the Almighty, and all the human beings will call on your name, when you will turn to yourself all the wicked of the earth. Let all the inhabitants of the world perceive and know that to you every knee must bow, every tongue must swear. Before you, Lord our God, let them bow and fall. And to your glorious name let them give honor. Let them all accept the yoke of your kingdom, and reign over them soon, and forever and ever. For the kingdom is yours, and to all eternity you will reign in glory. As it is written in your Law, the Lord will reign forever and ever. And it is said, And the Lord will be king over all the earth. On that day the Lord will be One, and his name One.
Mourner’s Kaddish
Mourner
May his great name be magnified and sanctified in the world which he has created according to his will. May he establish his kingdom during your life and during your days, and during the life of all the house of Israel, soon, in the near future. And say, “Amen.”
Congregation and Mourner
Let his great name be blessed forever and to all eternity.
Mourner
Blessed, praised and glorified, exalted, highly praised and honored, proclaimed great and acclaimed be the name of the Holy One, blessed be he, though he is high above all the blessings and hymns, praises and words of comfort, which are spoken in the world. And say, “Amen.”
Congregation
Let the name of the Lord be blessed from now on and forever.
Mourner
May there be abundant peace from heaven, and life for us and for all Israel. And say, “Amen.”
Congregation
My help is from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.
Mourner
He who makes peace in heaven, may he make peace for us and for all Israel. And say, “Amen.”
Winter Psalms
Psalm 104
From the Sabbath after the Rejoicing of the Law until the Sabbath before Passover, Read Psalm 104 and Psalms 120–134
Bless the Lord, my soul: Lord my God, you are very great. You have clothed yourself in splendor and majesty. He covers himself with light as with a garment. He stretches out the heavens like a curtain. He lays the beams of his upper chambers in the waters. He makes the clouds his chariot. He walks on the wings of the wind. He makes winds his messengers. Flaming fire his ministers. He founded the earth on its foundations, that it might not be moved forever. You covered it with the deep as with a garment. The waters stood above the mountains. At your rebuke they fled. At the voice of your thunder they hurried away. The mountains rose, the valleys sank to the place which you had established for them. You have set a boundary that they may not pass over, so that they do not return to cover the earth. He sends out springs into the valleys. They run among the mountains. They give drink to every beast of the plain. The wild donkeys quench their thirst. By them the birds of the heaven have their dwelling, they utter their voice from among the branches. He gives drink to the mountains from his upper chambers. The earth is satisfied with the fruit of your works. He causes grass to grow for the cattle, and plants for people to use, so that he may bring out bread from the earth, and wine that gladdens the human heart, and oil to make their faces shine, and bread that strengthens the human heart. The trees of the Lord are satisfied, the cedars of Lebanon which he has planted, where the birds make their nests. As for the stork, the fir trees are her house. The high mountains are for the wild goats. The rocks are a refuge for the rock hyraxes. He made the moon for seasons. The sun knows its going down. You make darkness, and it is night, in which all the beasts of the forest move. The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their food from God. The sun rises, they withdraw, and lie down in their dens. People go out to their work and to their labor until the evening. How many are your works, Lord! In wisdom you have made them all. The earth is full of your possessions. There is the sea, great and wide. In it are countless moving things, living creatures both small and great. There the ships make their course. There is Leviathan, whom you have formed to play in it. These all wait for you, that you may give them their food in due season. You give to them, they gather. You open your hand, they are satisfied with good. You hide your face, they are dismayed. You gather in their breath, they die, and return to their dust. You send out your spirit, they are created. And you renew the face of the ground. Let the glory of the Lord endure forever. Let the Lord rejoice in his works. He looks on the earth, and it trembles. He touches the mountains, and they smoke. I will sing to the Lord as long as I live; I will sing praise to my God while I exist. May my meditation be sweet to him. As for me, I will rejoice in the Lord. Sinners will be consumed out of the earth, and the wicked will be no more. Bless the Lord, my soul. Praise the Lord.
Psalm 120
A Song of Ascents. In my distress I cried to the Lord, and he answered me. Deliver my soul, Lord, from a lying lip, and from a deceitful tongue. What will he give you, and what will he add to you, deceitful tongue? Sharpened arrows of a mighty man with coals of juniper. Woe to me, that I live as a foreigner in Mesech, that I dwell among the tents of Kedar. My soul has dwelt far too long with those who hate peace. I am all peace. But when I speak, they are for war.
Psalm 121
A Song of Ascents. I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where will my help come? My help is from the Lord, the maker of heaven and earth. He will not allow your foot to slip. He who guards you will not slumber. See, he who guards Israel will neither slumber nor sleep. The Lord is your guardian. The Lord is your shade at your right hand. The sun will not strike you by day, nor the moon by night. The Lord will guard you from all evil. He will guard your soul. The Lord will guard your going out and your coming in, from now on and forever.
Psalm 122
A Song of Ascents, of David. I was glad when they said to me, Let us go to the house of the Lord. Our feet stood within your gates, Jerusalem; Jerusalem, built up as a city joined closely together, to which the tribes go up, even the tribes of the Lord, for a testimony to Israel, to give thanks to the name of the Lord. For there are set thrones for judgment, the thrones of the house of David. Pray for the peace of Jerusalem. May those who love you prosper. Peace be within your rampart, prosperity within your palaces. For the sake of my kin and companions, I would gladly speak peace concerning you. For the sake of the house of the Lord our God I would seek your good.
Psalm 123
A Song of Ascents. To you I lift up my eyes, you who dwell in the heavens. See, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a female servant to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes look to the Lord our God, until he has pity on us. Have pity on us, Lord, have pity on us. For we are filled with contempt. Our soul is filled with the mocking of those that are at ease, with the contempt of the proud.
Psalm 124
A Song of Ascents, of David. If it had not been the Lord who was on our side, let Israel now say. If it had not been the Lord who was on our side, when people rose up against us, then they would have swallowed us up alive, when their anger was kindled against us. Then the waters would have overwhelmed us, the stream would have gone over our soul. Then the proud waters would have gone over our soul. Blessed is the Lord, who has not given us as prey to their teeth. Our soul escaped as a bird from the trap of the bird catchers. The trap was broken, and we escaped. Our help is in the name of the Lord, who made heaven and earth.
Psalm 125
A Song of Ascents. Those who trust in the Lord are as Mount Zion, which cannot be moved, but remains forever. The mountains are around Jerusalem, and the Lord is around his people, from now on and forever. For the scepter of wickedness will not rest on the lot of the righteous, so that the righteous do not put their hands to wrongdoing. Do good, Lord, to those who are good, and to those who are upright in their hearts. But as for those who turn aside to their crooked ways, the Lord will destroy them with the doers of wrongdoing. Peace be on Israel.
Psalm 126
A Song of Ascents. When the Lord restored Zion’s captives, we were like those who dream. Then our mouths were filled with laughter, and our tongues with joy. Then they said among the nations, The Lord has done great things for them. The Lord has done great things for us. And we rejoiced. Restore our captives, Lord, as the streams in the south. Those who sow in tears will reap in joy. Though he goes on his way weeping, carrying the store of seed, he will come back with joy, bearing his sheaves.
Psalm 127
A Song of Ascents, of Solomon. Unless the Lord builds the house, those who build it labor in vain. Unless the Lord watches over the city, the watchman stays awake in vain. It is vain for you to rise up early, and take rest so late, and eat the bread of toil. Such things he gives to his beloved in sleep. See, children are an inheritance from the Lord. The fruit of the womb is his reward. As arrows in the hand of a mighty man, so are the children of youth. Happy is the man who has filled his quiver with them. They will not be ashamed, when they speak with enemies in the gate.
Psalm 128
A Song of Ascents. Happy is everyone who reveres the Lord, who walks in his ways. When you eat the fruit of the labor of your hands, you will be happy, and it will be well with you. Your wife will be like a fruitful vine, in the recesses of your house. Your children like olive plants, around your table. See, this is how the man who reveres the Lord will be blessed. May the Lord bless you from Zion. May you see the good of Jerusalem all the days of your life. Yes, may you see your children’s children. Peace be on Israel.
Psalm 129
A Song of Ascents. They have afflicted me greatly since my youth, let Israel now say. They have afflicted me greatly since my youth. Yet they have not prevailed against me. The plowers plowed on my back, they made long their furrows. The Lord is righteous. He has cut apart the cords of the wicked. Let them be ashamed and turned backward, all those who hate Zion. Let them be as the grass on the rooftops, which withers before it grows up. With which the mower does not fill his hand, nor the one who binds sheaves the fold of his robe. Nor do those who pass by say, The blessing of the Lord be on you. We bless you in the name of the Lord.
Psalm 130
A Song of Ascents. Out of the depths I have cried to you, Lord. Lord, hear my voice. Let your ears be attentive to the voice of my requests. If you, Lord, should keep a record of wrongdoing, Lord, who could stand? But there is forgiveness with you, so that you may be revered. I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, and I hope in his word. My soul waits for the Lord, more than watchmen wait for the morning. Yes, more than watchmen for the morning. Let Israel hope in the Lord. For with the Lord there is faithful love, and with him is abundant deliverance. And he will deliver Israel from all its wrongdoing.
Psalm 131
A Song of Ascents, of David. Lord, my heart is not arrogant, nor my eyes proud, nor do I occupy myself with great matters, or with things too marvelous for me. Surely I have stilled and quieted my soul, like a weaned child with his mother. My soul is with me like a weaned child. Israel, hope in the Lord from now on and forever.
Psalm 132
A Song of Ascents. Lord, remember for David all his affliction, how he swore to the Lord, and vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob: Surely I will not enter the tent of my house or climb onto the couch where I rest; I will not give sleep to my eyes, or slumber to my eyelids, until I find a place for the Lord, a habitation for the Mighty One of Jacob. See, we heard of it in Ephrathah. We found it in the fields of Jaar. Let us go into his habitation. Let us worship at his footstool. Arise, Lord, to your resting place. You, and the ark of your strength. Let your priests be clothed with righteousness. And let your loving ones rejoice. For the sake of David your servant do not turn away the face of your anointed. The Lord has sworn to David in truth, and he will not turn from it: I will set offspring from your body on your throne. If your children keep my covenant, and my testimonies that I will teach them, their children also will sit on your throne forever. For the Lord has chosen Zion. He has desired it for his habitation. This is my resting place forever. Here I will dwell. For I have desired it. I will abundantly bless her provision: I will satisfy her needy with bread. I will also clothe her priests with salvation. And her loving ones will rejoice aloud. There I will cause a horn to spring up for David: I have prepared a lamp for my anointed. I will clothe his enemies with shame. But on him his crown will shine.
Psalm 133
A Song of Ascents, of David. See, how good and pleasant it is for kin to dwell together in unity! It is like the fine oil on the head, that runs down on the beard, even Aaron’s beard, that runs down on the hem of his garments, like the dew of Hermon, that runs down on the mountains of Zion. For there the Lord commanded the blessing, even life forever.
Psalm 134
A Song of Ascents. Bless the Lord, all you servants of the Lord, who stand in the house of the Lord at night. Lift up your hands toward the sanctuary, and bless the Lord. May the Lord bless you from Zion, he who made heaven and earth.
Alenu
It is our duty to praise the Lord of all things, to ascribe greatness to him who formed the world in the beginning, since he has not made us like the nations of other lands, and has not placed us like other families of the earth, since he has not assigned us a share like theirs, nor a lot like all their multitude. For we bend the knee and offer worship and thanks before the supreme King of kings, the Holy One, blessed is he, who stretched out the heavens and laid the foundations of the earth, the seat of whose glory is in the heavens above, and the dwelling place of whose might is in the loftiest heights. He is our God. There is no other. In truth he is our King. There is no one besides him. As it is written in his Law, “And you must know today and take it to heart, that the Lord is God in heaven above and on the earth below. There is no other.”
We therefore hope in you, Lord our God, that we may soon see the glory of your might, when you will remove the abominations from the earth, and the idols will be utterly cut off, when the world will be perfected under the kingdom of the Almighty, and all the human beings will call on your name, when you will turn to yourself all the wicked of the earth. Let all the inhabitants of the world perceive and know that to you every knee must bow, every tongue must swear. Before you, Lord our God, let them bow and fall. And to your glorious name let them give honor. Let them all accept the yoke of your kingdom, and reign over them soon, and forever and ever. For the kingdom is yours, and to all eternity you will reign in glory. As it is written in your Law, the Lord will reign forever and ever. And it is said, And the Lord will be king over all the earth. On that day the Lord will be One, and his name One.
Mourner’s Kaddish
Mourner
May his great name be magnified and sanctified in the world which he has created according to his will. May he establish his kingdom during your life and during your days, and during the life of all the house of Israel, soon, in the near future. And say, “Amen.”
Congregation and Mourner
Let his great name be blessed forever and to all eternity.
Mourner
Blessed, praised and glorified, exalted, highly praised and honored, proclaimed great and acclaimed be the name of the Holy One, blessed be he, though he is high above all the blessings and hymns, praises and words of comfort, which are spoken in the world. And say, “Amen.”
Congregation
Let the name of the Lord be blessed from now on and forever.
Mourner
May there be abundant peace from heaven, and life for us and for all Israel. And say, “Amen.”
Congregation
My help is from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.
Mourner
He who makes peace in heaven, may he make peace for us and for all Israel. And say, “Amen.”
Ethics of the Fathers
All Israel have a portion in the world to come, as it is said, And your people will be all righteous; they will inherit the land forever, the branch of my planting, the work of my hands, so that I may be glorified.Isaiah 60:21
Chapter 1
1:1 Moses received the Torah on Sinai, and handed it down to Joshua; Joshua to the elders; the elders to the prophets; and the prophets handed it down to the men of the Great Assembly. They said three things: Be deliberate in judgment; raise many disciples, and make a fence around the Torah.
1:2 Simon the Just was one of the last survivors of the Great Assembly. He used to say, The world is based on three things: the Torah, the Temple service, and acts of kindness.
1:3 Antigonos of Socho received the tradition from Simon the Just. He used to say, Do not be like servants who serve their master on condition of receiving a reward; but be like servants who serve their master without the condition of receiving a reward; and let the fear of Heaven remain with you.
1:4 Yosei, the son of Yoezer, of Zeredah, and Yosei, the son of Yohanan, of Jerusalem, received the tradition from their predecessors. Yosei, the son of Yoezer, of Zeredah, said, Let your house be a meeting house for the wise; sit in the dust of their feet, and drink in their words thirstily.
1:5 Yosei, the son of Yohanan, of Jerusalem, said, Let your house be open wide; let the poor be the members of your household, and do not engage in much gossip with women. This applies even to one’s own wife; how much more so to the wife of one’s neighbor. Hence the sages say, Whoever engages in much gossip with women brings evil on himself, neglects the study of the Torah, and will in the end inherit Gehinnom.
1:6 Joshua, the son of Perahiah, and Nittai, the Arbelite, received the tradition from their predecessors. Joshua, the son of Perahiah, said, Find yourself a teacher and acquire a companion, and judge everyone in the scale of merit.
1:7 Nittai, the Arbelite, said, Stay away from a bad neighbor, do not associate with the wicked, and do not abandon the belief in retribution.
1:8 Judah, the son of Tabbai, and Simeon, the son of Shetah, received the tradition from their predecessors. Judah, the son of Tabbai, said, When serving as a judge, do not act as an advocate; when the parties in a lawsuit are standing before you, let them both be regarded by you as guilty, but when they have left your presence, regard them both as innocent, since they have accepted the verdict.
1:9 Simeon, the son of Shetah, said, Examine witnesses very thoroughly, and be careful with your words so that they do not learn from them how to lie.
1:10 Shemayah and Abtalyon received the tradition from their predecessors. Shemayah said, Love work, hate positions of authority, and do not seek a close relationship with the ruling power.
1:11 Abtalyon said, Sages, be careful with your words so that you do not incur the penalty of exile and be exiled to a place of evil waters, and the disciples who come after you drink from them and die, and the Heavenly Name is dishonored.
1:12 Hillel and Shammai received the tradition from their predecessors. Hillel said, Be among Aaron’s disciples, loving peace and pursuing peace, loving your fellow human beings, and drawing them near to the Torah.
1:13 He used to say, A name made great is a name destroyed; he who does not increase his knowledge decreases it; and he who does not study deserves to die; and he who uses the crown of the Torah for worldly ends will waste away.
1:14 He used to say, If I am not for myself, who will be for me? And if I am only for myself, what am I? And if not now, when?
1:15 Shammai said, Fix a period for your study of the Torah; say little and do much; and receive everyone with a cheerful face.
1:16 Rabban Gamaliel said, Find yourself a teacher and be free of doubt, and do not make a habit of giving tithes on the basis of guesswork.
1:17 Simeon, his son, said, All my days I have grown up among the wise, and I have found nothing more useful than silence; not learning but doing is the main thing; and whoever speaks too much causes sin.
1:18 Rabban Simeon, the son of Gamaliel, said, The world is preserved by three things: by truth, by judgment, and by peace, as it is said, Judge truthfully and with judgments that bring peace in your gatesZechariah 8:16.
Rabbi Hananiah, the son of Akashya, said, The Holy One, blessed be he, was pleased to make Israel worthy; so he gave them an abundant Torah and many commandments, as it is said, It pleased the Lord, for his righteousness’ sake, to magnify the Torah and make it honorableIsaiah 42:21.
Chapter 2
All Israel have a portion in the world to come, as it is said, And your people will be all righteous; they will inherit the land forever, the branch of my planting, the work of my hands, so that I may be glorified.Isaiah 60:21
2:1 Rabbi said, Which is the right course that a person should choose for himself? The one he feels is honorable to himself, and which also brings him honor from other people. Be as careful with a minor commandment as with a major one, for you do not know the reward granted for each commandment. Weigh the loss incurred by fulfilling a commandment against the reward secured by its observance, and the gain obtained through a transgression against the loss it involves. Reflect on three things and you will not come under the power of sin. Know what is above you: an eye that sees, an ear that hears, and all your deeds written in a book.
2:2 Rabban Gamaliel, the son of Rabbi Judah the Prince, said, The study of the Torah combined with a worldly occupation is an excellent thing, for the labor demanded by them both causes sin to be forgotten. All study of the Torah without work must in the end be futile and become the cause of sin. Let all who are employed with the congregation act with them for Heaven’s sake, for then the merit of their ancestors sustains them, and their righteousness endures forever. And as for you, God will then say: I consider you worthy of great reward, as if you had accomplished it all yourselves.
2:3 Be on your guard against the ruling power; for those who exercise it bring no one close to them except for their own interests; appearing as friends when it is to their own advantage, they do not stand by a person in his hour of need.
2:4 He used to say, Do His will as if it were your will, so that He may do your will as if it were His will. Nullify your will before His will, so that He may nullify the will of others before your will.
2:5 Hillel said, Do not separate yourself from the congregation; do not trust yourself until the day of your death; do not judge your neighbor until you have been in his position; and do not say anything which cannot be understood at once, in the hope that it will be understood in the end; do not say, When I have leisure I will study; perhaps you will have no leisure.
2:6 He used to say, An empty-headed person cannot fear sin, nor can an ignorant person be pious, nor can a shy person learn, nor a hot-tempered person teach, nor can one who is too deeply engaged in business grow wise. In a place where there are no worthy people, strive to be a worthy person.
2:7 Moreover, he saw a skull floating on the surface of the water: he said to it, Because you drowned others, they have drowned you, and in the end those who drowned you will themselves be drowned.
2:8 He used to say, The more flesh, the more worms; the more property, the more anxiety; the more women, the more witchcraft; the more female servants, the more lewdness; the more male servants, the more robbery; the more Torah, the more life; the more schooling, the more wisdom; the more counsel, the more understanding; the more charity, the more peace. He who has acquired a good name, has acquired it for himself; he who has acquired for himself words of Torah, has acquired for himself life in the world to come.
2:9 Rabban Yohanan, the son of Zakkai, received the tradition from Hillel and Shammai. He used to say, if you have learned much Torah, do not credit yourself with any merit, for that is why you were created.
2:10 Rabban Yohanan, the son of Zakkai, had five disciples, and they were these, Rabbi Eliezer, the son of Hyrcanus, Rabbi Joshua, the son of Hananiah, Rabbi Yosei, the Priest, Rabbi Simeon, the son of Nathaniel, and Rabbi Eleazar, the son of Arakh.
2:11 He used to describe their praise this way: Eliezer, the son of Hyrcanus, is a cemented cistern, which does not lose a drop; Joshua, the son of Hananiah—happy is the one who gave birth to him; Yosei, the Priest, is a pious man; Simeon, the son of Nathaniel, is a person who fears sin; Eleazar, the son of Arakh, is like a spring flowing with ever-sustaining vigor.
2:12 He used to say, If all the sages of Israel were in one scale of the balance, and Eliezer, the son of Hyrcanus, in the other, he would outweigh them all. Abba Saul said in his name, If all the sages of Israel were in one scale of the balance, and Eliezer, the son of Hyrcanus, also with them, and Eleazar, the son of Arakh, in the other scale, he would outweigh them all.
2:13 He said to them, Go and see what good path a person should follow. Rabbi Eliezer said, A good eye; Rabbi Joshua said, A good friend; Rabbi Yosei said, A good neighbor; Rabbi Simeon said, One who foresees the fruit of an action; Rabbi Eleazar said, A good heart. Then he said to them, I approve the words of Eleazar, the son of Arakh, rather than your words, for in his words yours are included.
2:14 He said to them, Go and see what evil path a person should avoid. Rabbi Eliezer said, An evil eye; Rabbi Joshua said, A bad friend; Rabbi Yosei said, A bad neighbor; Rabbi Simeon said, One who borrows and does not repay. It is the same whether one borrows from man or from the all-present God; as it is said, The wicked borrow and do not repay, but the righteous act generously and givePsalms 37:21; Rabbi Eleazar said, A bad heart. Then he said to them, I approve the words of Eleazar, the son of Arakh, rather than your words, for in his words yours are included.
2:15 They each said three things. Rabbi Eliezer said, Let your friend’s honor be as dear to you as your own; and do not become angry easily; and repent one day before your death. And he further said, Warm yourself by the fire of the wise; but beware of their glowing coals, so that you are not burned, for their bite is the bite of the fox, and their sting is the scorpion’s sting, and their hiss is the serpent’s hiss, and all their words are like coals of fire.
2:16 Rabbi Joshua said, The evil eye, the evil inclination, and hatred of his fellow human beings remove a person from the world.
2:17 Rabbi Yosei said, Let the property of your friend be as dear to you as your own; qualify yourself for the study of the Torah, since the knowledge of it is not your inheritance, and let all your deeds be done for the sake of Heaven.
2:18 Rabbi Simeon said, Be careful to read the Shema and to say the Amidah; and when you pray, do not regard your prayer as a fixed mechanical task, but as an appeal for mercy and grace before the All-present, as it is said, For he is gracious and full of mercy, slow to anger and abounding in faithful love, and relents from the harmJoel 2:13; and do not regard yourself as wicked.
2:19 Rabbi Eleazar said, Be watchful in the study of the Torah, and know what answer to give to the unbeliever; know also before whom you labor, and who your Employer is, who will pay you the reward of your labor.
2:20 Rabbi Tarfon said: The day is short, and the work is great, and the laborers are sluggish, and the reward is great, and the Master of the house presses for action.
2:21 He used also to say, It is not your duty to complete the work, but you are not free to stop working at it either; if you have studied much Torah, much reward will be given you; and your Employer can be trusted to pay you the reward of your labor; and know that the grant of reward to the righteous will be in the time to come.
Rabbi Hananiah, the son of Akashya, said, The Holy One, blessed be he, was pleased to make Israel worthy; so he gave them an abundant Torah and many commandments, as it is said, It pleased the Lord, for his righteousness’ sake, to magnify the Torah and make it honorableIsaiah 42:21.
Chapter 3
All Israel have a portion in the world to come, as it is said, And your people will be all righteous; they will inherit the land forever, the branch of my planting, the work of my hands, so that I may be glorified.Isaiah 60:21
3:1 Akabya, the son of Mahalalel, said, Reflect on three things, and you will not come under the power of sin: know where you came from and where you are going, and before whom you will have to give an account and a reckoning in the future. Where you came from:from a putrefying drop; where you are going:to a place of dust, worms and maggots; and before whom you will have to give an account and a reckoning in the future: before the Supreme King of kings, the Holy One, blessed be he.
3:2 Rabbi Hanina, the Vice-High-Priest, said, Pray for the welfare of the government, since without fear of it people would swallow each other alive.
3:3 Rabbi Hananiah, the son of Teradyon, said, If two sit together and exchange no words of Torah, they are a meeting of scoffers, concerning whom it is said, The godly person does not sit in the seat of scoffersPsalms 1:1; but if two sit together and exchange words of Torah, the Divine Presence remains between them; as it is said, Then those who feared the Lord spoke with one another: and the Lord listened and heard, and a book of remembrance was written before him, for those who feared the Lord, and who reflected on his nameMalachi 3:16. Now, the Scripture enables me to draw this inference about two people. From where can it be deduced that if even one person diligently studies the Torah, the Holy One, blessed be he, grants him a reward? Because it is said, Though he sits alone and meditates in stillness, he still takes the reward on himselfLamentations 3:28.
3:4 Rabbi Simeon said, If three have eaten at a table and have spoken no words there of Torah, it is as if they had eaten from sacrifices to dead idols, of whom it is said, For all their tables are full of vomit and filth; the Omnipresent is not in their thoughtsIsaiah 28:8. But if three have eaten at a table and have spoken there words of Torah, it is as if they had eaten at the table of the Omnipresent, to which the Scripture may be applied, And he said to me, This is the table that is before the LordEzekiel 41:22.
3:5 Rabbi Hanina, the son of Hakhinai, said, He who keeps awake at night, and goes on his way alone, while turning his heart to futile things, such a person forfeits his own life.
3:6 Rabbi Nehunia, son of Hakanah, said, Whoever takes on the yoke of the Torah, from him the yoke of the kingdom and the yoke of worldly anxiety will be removed; but whoever throws off the yoke of the Torah, on him will be placed the yoke of the kingdom and the yoke of worldly anxiety.
3:7 Rabbi Halafta, the son of Dosa, of the village of Hananiah, said, When ten people sit together and study the Torah, the Shekinah remains among them, as it is said, God stands in the congregation of the godlyPsalms 82:1. And from where can it be shown that the same applies to five? Because it is said, He has founded his band on the earthAmos 9:6. And from where can it be shown that the same applies to three? Because it is said, He judges among the judgesPsalms 82:1. And from where can it be shown that the same applies to two? Because it is said, Then those who feared the Lord spoke with one another; and the Lord listened, and heardMalachi 3:16. And from where can it be shown that the same applies even to one? Because it is said, In every place where I cause my name to be remembered I will come to you and I will bless youExodus 20:24.
3:8 Rabbi Eleazar, of Bertotha, said, Give Him of what is His, since you and what you have are His: this is also found expressed by David, who said, For all things come from You, and from what is Yours we have given You1 Chronicles 29:14.
3:9 Rabbi Jacob said, He who is walking along a path and studying, and breaks off his study and says, How fine is that tree, how fine is that plowed field, Scripture regards that person as if he had forfeited his life.
3:10 Rabbi Dostai, the son of Yannai, said in the name of Rabbi Meir, Whoever forgets one word of his study, Scripture regards that person as if he had forfeited his life, for it is said, Only take care of yourself and guard your soul diligently, so that you do not forget the things your eyes have seenDeuteronomy 4:9. Now, one might suppose that the same result follows even if a man’s study has been too hard for him. To guard against such an inference, it is said, And so that they do not depart from your heart all the days of your lifeDeuteronomy 4:9. Thus, a person’s guilt is not established until he deliberately and purposefully removes those lessons from his heart.
3:11 Rabbi Hanina, the son of Dosa, said, He in whom the fear of sin comes before wisdom, his wisdom will endure; but he in whom wisdom comes before the fear of sin, his wisdom will not endure.
3:12 He used to say, When someone’s actions exceed his wisdom, his wisdom will endure; but when someone’s wisdom exceeds his actions, his wisdom will not endure.
3:13 He used to say, If the spirit of someone’s fellow human beings delights in him, the Spirit of the Omnipresent delights in him; and if the spirit of someone’s fellow human beings does not delight in him, the Spirit of the Omnipresent does not delight in him.
3:14 Rabbi Dosa, the son of Horkinas, said: Morning sleep, and midday wine, and children’s talk, and attending the assembly houses of the ignorant remove a person from the world.
3:15 Rabbi Eleazar of Modiin said, He who dishonors sacred things, and despises the festivals, and puts his fellow-man to shame in public, and voids the covenant of Abraham our ancestor, and makes the Torah bear an incorrect meaning, such a person, even though he has knowledge of the Torah and good deeds, has no share in the world to come.
3:16 Rabbi Ishmael said, Be submissive to a superior, friendly to someone who asks for help, and receive everyone with cheerfulness.
3:17 Rabbi Akiva said, Joking and frivolity lead a person to sexual misconduct. The Masorah is a fence to the Torah; tithes are a fence to wealth; vows are a fence to abstinence; a fence to wisdom is silence.
3:18 He used to say, Humanity is beloved, for it was created in the image of God; but it was by a special love that it was made known to him that he was created in the image of God, as it is said, For in the image of God he made humanityGenesis 9:6. Beloved are Israel, for they were called children of the All-present; but it was by a special love that it was made known to them that they were called children of the All-present, as it is said, You are children of the Lord your GodDeuteronomy 14:1. Beloved are Israel, for they were given the desirable instrument; but it was by a special love that it was made known to them that that desirable instrument was theirs, through which the world was created, as it is said, For I give you good doctrine: do not abandon my LawProverbs 4:2.
3:19 Everything is foreseen, yet freedom of choice is given; and the world is judged by grace, yet all is according to the amount of the work.
3:20 He used to say, Everything is given on pledge, and a net is spread for all the living: the shop is open; and the dealer gives credit; and the ledger lies open; and the hand writes; and whoever wishes to borrow may come and borrow; but the collectors regularly make their daily round, and exact payment from man whether he is content or not, and they have something on which they can rely in their demand, and the judgment is a judgment of truth; and everything is prepared for the feast.
3:21 Rabbi Eleazar, the son of Azaryah, said, Where there is no Torah, there are no manners; where there are no manners, there is no Torah: where there is no wisdom, there is no fear of God; where there is no fear of God, there is no wisdom; where there is no knowledge, there is no understanding; where there is no understanding, there is no knowledge: where there is no flour, there is no Torah; where there is no Torah, there is no flour.
3:22 He used to say, What is someone whose wisdom exceeds his actions like? To a tree whose branches are many, but whose roots are few; and the wind comes and pulls it up and overturns it on its face, as it is said, And he will be like a lonely juniper tree in the desert, and will not see when good comes but will inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, a salt land and not inhabitedJeremiah 17:6. But what is someone whose actions exceed his wisdom like? To a tree whose branches are few, but whose roots are many, so that even if all the winds in the world come and blow against it, it cannot be stirred from its place, as it is said, And he will be as a tree planted by the waters; and that spreads out its roots by the river, and will not perceive when heat comes, but its leaf will be green; and will not be troubled in the year of drought, and will not stop yielding fruitJeremiah 17:8.
3:23 Rabbi Eleazar Hisma said, The laws concerning the sacrifices of birds and the purification of women are important laws; astronomy and geometry are the dessert of wisdom.
Rabbi Hananiah, the son of Akashya, said, The Holy One, blessed be he, was pleased to make Israel worthy; so he gave them an abundant Torah and many commandments, as it is said, It pleased the Lord, for his righteousness’ sake, to magnify the Torah and make it honorableIsaiah 42:21.
Chapter 4
All Israel have a portion in the world to come, as it is said, And your people will be all righteous; they will inherit the land forever, the branch of my planting, the work of my hands, so that I may be glorified.Isaiah 60:21
4:1 Ben Zoma said, Who is wise? He who learns from everyone, as it is said, From all my teachers I have gained understandingPsalms 119:99. Who is mighty? He who subdues his passions, as it is said, The one who is slow to anger is better than the mighty, and the one who rules his spirit than the one who captures a cityProverbs 16:32. Who is rich? He who rejoices in his portion, as it is said, When you eat from the work of your hands, happy are you, and it will be well with youPsalms 128:2; happy are you in this world, and it will be well with you in the world to come. Who is honored? He who honors others, as it is said, For those who honor me I will honor, and those who despise me will be held in contempt1 Samuel 2:30.
4:2 Ben Azzai said, Run to fulfill even a minor commandment, and flee from transgression; for one commandment leads to another, and one transgression to another; for the reward for a commandment is a commandment, and the reward for a transgression, a transgression.
4:3 He used to say, Do not despise anyone or find fault with anything; for there is no person who does not have his hour, and there is nothing that does not have its place.
4:4 Rabbi Levitas, of Yavneh, said, Be very humble in spirit, since a human being’s future is only the worm.
4:5 Rabbi Yohanan, the son of Berokah, said, Whoever profanes the Name of Heaven in secret will suffer the penalty for it in public; and this, whether the Heavenly Name is dishonored unknowingly or willfully.
4:6 Rabbi Ishmael, his son, said, He who learns in order to teach will be given the means both to learn and to teach; but he who learns in order to practice will be given the means to learn and to teach, to observe and to practice.
4:7 Rabbi Zadok said, Do not separate yourself from the congregation; when serving as a judge, do not act as an advocate; do not make the Torah a crown with which to glorify yourself or a spade with which to dig. Hillel also used to say, He who uses the crown of the Torah for worldly ends will waste away. Hence you may infer that whoever derives a profit for himself from the words of the Torah is helping on his own destruction.
4:8 Rabbi Yosei said, Whoever honors the Torah will himself be honored by other people, but whoever dishonors the Torah will himself be dishonored by other people.
4:9 Rabbi Ishmael, his son, said, He who shuns the judicial office rids himself of hatred, robbery and empty oaths; but he who presumptuously lays down decisions is foolish, wicked and arrogant in spirit.
4:10 He used to say, Do not judge alone, for none may judge alone except the One; do not say to your fellow judges, Accept my view, for the choice to agree is theirs, and it is not for you to compel agreement.
4:11 Rabbi Jonathan said, Whoever fulfills the Torah in poverty will in the end fulfill it in wealth; and whoever neglects the Torah in wealth will in the end neglect it in poverty.
4:12 Rabbi Meir said, Reduce your work for worldly goods and devote yourself to the Torah; be humble of spirit before everyone; if you neglect the Torah, many causes for neglecting it will present themselves to you, but if you labor in the Torah, He has abundant reward to give you.
4:13 Rabbi Eliezer, the son of Jacob, said, He who fulfills one commandment has acquired one advocate; and he who commits one transgression has acquired one accuser. Repentance and good deeds are as a shield against punishment.
4:14 Rabbi Yohanan, the sandal maker, said, Every assembly which is in the Name of Heaven will in the end be established, but that which is not in the Name of Heaven will not in the end be established.
4:15 Rabbi Eleazar, the son of Shammua, said, Let the honor of your disciple be as dear to you as your own, and the honor of your associate be like the fear of your master, and the fear of your master like the fear of Heaven.
4:16 Judah said, Be cautious in study, for an error in study may amount to deliberate sin.
4:17 Rabbi Simeon said, There are three crowns: the crown of Torah, the crown of priesthood, and the crown of kingship; but the crown of a good name surpasses them all.
4:18 Rabbi Nehorai said, Go to a home of the Torah, and do not say that the Torah will come after you; for there your associates will establish you in the possession of it; and do not rely on your own understanding.
4:19 Rabbi Yannai said, It is not in our power to explain either the prosperity of the wicked or the afflictions of the righteous.
4:20 Rabbi Mattithiah, the son of Heresh, said, Be the first to greet everyone with peace; and be a tail among lions rather than a head among foxes.
4:21 Rabbi Jacob said, This world is like a vestibule before the world to come; prepare yourself in the vestibule, so that you may enter the hall.
4:22 He used to say, One hour of repentance and good deeds is better in this world than the whole life of the world to come; and one hour of spiritual bliss is better in the world to come than the whole life of this world.
4:23 Rabbi Simeon, the son of Eleazar, said, Do not appease your fellow in the hour of his anger, and do not comfort him in the hour when his dead lies before him, and do not question him in the hour of his vow, and do not try to see him in the hour of his disgrace.
4:24 Samuel the younger used to quote, Do not rejoice when your enemy falls, and do not let your heart be glad when he stumbles: so that the Lord does not see it, disapprove, and turn his anger away from himProverbs 24:17-18.
4:25 Elisha, the son of Abuyah, said, If one learns as a child, what is it like? Like ink written on clean paper. If one learns as an old man, what is it like? Like ink written on blotted paper.
4:26 Rabbi Yosei, the son of Judah, of Kfar Bavli, said, He who learns from the young, to what is he like? To one who eats unripe grapes, and drinks wine from his vat. And he who learns from the old, to what is he like? To one who eats ripe grapes, and drinks old wine.
4:27 Rabbi Meir said, Do not look at the flask, but at what it contains: there may be a new flask full of old wine, and an old flask that has not even new wine in it.
4:28 Rabbi Eleazar HaKappar said, Envy, greed and ambition take a person from the world.
4:29 He used to say, Those who are born are destined to die; and the dead to be brought to life again; and the living to be judged, to know, to make known, and to be made conscious that he is God, he the Maker, he the Creator, he the Discerner, he the Judge, he the Witness, he the Complainant; he is the one who will judge in the future, blessed be he, with whom there is no injustice, nor forgetfulness, nor favoritism, nor taking of bribes: know also that everything is according to the reckoning: and do not let your imagination give you hope that the grave will be a place of refuge for you; for against your will you were formed, and against your will you were born, and you live against your will, and against your will you will die, and against your will you will in the future have to give an account and a reckoning before the Supreme King of kings, the Holy One, blessed be he.
Rabbi Hananiah, the son of Akashya, said, The Holy One blessed be he, was pleased to make Israel worthy; so he gave them an abundant Torah and many commandments, as it is said, It pleased the Lord, for his righteousness’ sake, to magnify the Torah and make it honorableIsaiah 42:21.
Chapter 5
All Israel have a portion in the world to come, as it is said, And your people will be all righteous; they will inherit the land forever, the branch of my planting, the work of my hands, so that I may be glorified.Isaiah 60:21
5:1 With ten Sayings the world was created. What does this teach us? Could it not have been created with one Saying? It is to make known the punishment that will fall on the wicked who destroy the world that was created with ten Sayings, as well as the great reward that will be given to the just who preserve the world that was created with ten sayings.
5:2 There were ten generations from Adam to Noah, to make known how patient God is, since all those generations continued provoking him, until he brought on them the waters of the flood.
5:3 There were ten generations from Noah to Abraham, to make known how patient God is, since all those generations continued provoking him, until Abraham our ancestor came, and received the reward they should all have earned.
5:4 Our ancestor Abraham was tested with ten trials, and he stood firm in them all, to make known how great was the love of our ancestor Abraham.
5:5 Ten miracles were performed for our ancestors in Egypt, and ten at the Sea.
5:6 The Holy One, blessed be he, brought ten plagues on the Egyptians in Egypt, and ten at the Sea.
5:7 With ten tests our ancestors tested the Holy One, blessed be he, in the wilderness, as it is said, And they have tested me these ten times, and have not listened to my voiceNumbers 14:22.
5:8 Ten miracles were performed for our ancestors in the Temple: no woman miscarried from the scent of the holy flesh; the holy flesh never became rotten; no fly was seen in the slaughter house: no unclean accident ever happened to the high priest on the Day of Atonement; the rain never quenched the fire of the woodpile on the altar; neither did the wind overcome the column of smoke that rose from it; nor was any disqualifying defect ever found in the omer of new barley, offered on the second day of Passover, or in the two loaves the first fruits of the wheat-harvest, offered on Pentecost, or in the showbread; though the people stood closely pressed together, they found ample space to prostrate themselves; no snake or scorpion ever injured anyone in Jerusalem; nor did anyone ever say to his fellow, There is too little space for me to stay overnight in Jerusalem.
5:9 Ten things were created on the eve of Sabbath in the twilight: the mouth of the earthNumbers 16:32; the mouth of the wellNumbers 21:16; the mouth of the donkeyNumbers 22:28; the rainbow; the manna; the rodExodus 4:17; the Shamir; the shape of the written characters; the writing, and the stone tablets: some say the destroying spirits also, and the tomb of Moses, and the ram of Abraham our ancestor; and others say, tongs also made with tongs.
5:10 There are seven characteristics of an uncultured person and seven of a wise person. The wise man does not speak before someone greater than he is in wisdom; and does not interrupt his fellow’s speech; he is not hasty to answer; he questions according to the subject matter, and answers to the point; he speaks about the first matter first and the last matter last; regarding that which he has not understood he says, I do not understand it, and he acknowledges the truth. The opposite of all this is found in an uncultured person.
5:11 Seven kinds of punishment come into the world for seven important transgressions. If some give their tithes and others do not, famine results from drought, and some suffer hunger while others are full. If they all determine to give no tithes, famine results from unrest and drought. If they further resolve not to give the dough-cakeNumbers 15:20, a devastating famine results. Epidemic disease comes into the world to fulfill those death penalties threatened in the Torah, the execution of which, however, is not within the function of a human tribunal, and for the violation of the law regarding the fruits of the seventh yearLeviticus 25:1-7. The sword comes into the world for the delay of justice, and for the perversion of justice, and on account of the offense of those who interpret the Torah not according to its true sense. Dangerous animals come into the world for empty oaths, and for the profanation of the Divine Name. Captivity comes into the world on account of idolatry, immorality, bloodshed, and the neglect of the year of rest for the soil.
5:12 At four periods epidemic disease increases rapidly: in the fourth year, in the seventh, at the conclusion of the seventh year, and at the conclusion of the Feast of Tabernacles in each year: in the fourth year, for failure to give the tithe to the poor in the third yearDeuteronomy 14:28-29; in the seventh year, for failure to give the tithe to the poor in the sixth year; at the conclusion of the seventh year, for the violation of the law regarding the fruits of the seventh year, and at the conclusion of the Feast of Tabernacles in each year, for robbing the poor of the grants legally assigned to them.
5:13 There are four types of people: he who says, What is mine is mine and what is yours is yours, his is a neutral character. Some say, this is a character like Sodom’s; he who says, What is mine is yours and what is yours is mine, is a boor; he who says, What is mine is yours and what is yours is yours, is a saint; he who says, What is yours is mine and what is mine is mine, is a wicked man.
5:14 There are four kinds of temperaments: someone easily provoked and easily calmed, whose loss is outweighed by his gain; someone hard to provoke and hard to calm, whose gain is outweighed by his loss; someone hard to provoke and easy to calm is a saint; someone easily provoked and hard to calm is a wicked man.
5:15 There are four qualities in disciples: someone who understands quickly and forgets quickly, whose gain is outweighed by his loss; someone who understands with difficulty and forgets with difficulty, whose loss is outweighed by his gain; someone who understands quickly and forgets with difficulty, whose portion is good; someone who understands with difficulty and forgets quickly, whose portion is bad.
5:16 There are four attitudes toward giving charity: someone who wants to give but does not want others to give, his eye is evil toward what belongs to others since giving charity brings blessing to the giver; someone who wants others to give, but will not give himself, his eye is evil against what is his own; he who gives and wishes others to give is a saint; he who will not give and does not wish others to give is a wicked man.
5:17 There are four characters suggested by those who attend the house of study: he who goes and does not practice secures the reward for going; he who practices but does not go secures the reward for practicing; he who goes and practices is a saint; he who neither goes nor practices is a wicked man.
5:18 There are four qualities among those who sit before the wise: they are like a sponge, a funnel, a strainer, or a sieve: a sponge, which sucks up everything; a funnel, which lets in at one end and out at the other; a strainer, which lets the wine pass out and retains the sediment; a sieve, which lets out the bran and retains the fine flour.
5:19 Whenever love depends on some material cause, with the passing away of that cause, the love too passes away; but if it is not dependent on such a cause, it will never pass away. Which love depended on a material cause? Such was the love of Amnon and Tamar. And which love depended on no such cause? Such was the love of David and Jonathan.
5:20 Every controversy that is in the Name of Heaven will in the end lead to a permanent result, but every controversy that is not in the Name of Heaven will not lead to a permanent result. Which controversy was that which was in the Name of Heaven? Such was the controversy of Hillel and Shammai. And that which was not in the Name of Heaven? Such was the controversy of Korah and all his company.
5:21 Whoever causes the multitude to be righteous, through him no sin will be brought about: but he who causes the multitude to sin will not have the means to repent because his repentance cannot remedy the sins of others. Moses was righteous and made the multitude righteous; the righteousness of the multitude was laid on him, as it is said, He executed the justice of the Lord and his judgments with IsraelDeuteronomy 33:21. Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, sinned and caused the multitude to sin: the sin of the multitude was laid on him, as it is said, For the sins of Jeroboam which he sinned and by which he caused Israel to sin1 Kings 15:30.
5:22 Whoever has these three attributes is among the disciples of Abraham our ancestor, but whoever has three other attributes is among the disciples of Balaam the wicked. A good eye, a humble mind and a humble spirit are the tokens of the disciples of Abraham our ancestor; an evil eye, a haughty mind and a proud spirit are the signs of the disciples of Balaam the wicked. What is the difference between the disciples of Abraham our ancestor and those of Balaam the wicked? The disciples of Abraham our ancestor enjoy this world and inherit the world to come, as it is said, That I may cause those who love me to inherit wealth, and may fill all their treasuriesProverbs 8:21; the disciples of Balaam the wicked inherit Gehinnom and descend into the pit of destruction, as it is said, But you, God, will bring them down into the pit of destruction: bloodthirsty and deceitful men will not live out half their days; but I will trust in youPsalms 55:23.
5:23 Judah, the son of Tema, said, Be strong as a leopard, light as an eagle, swift as a deer, and strong as a lion, to do the will of your Father who is in heaven. He used to say, The brazen are for Gehinnom, the modest for the Garden of Eden. He further said: May it be your will, Lord our God and God of our fathers, that the Temple be rebuilt soon in our days, and grant our portion in your Law.
5:24 He used to say, At five years old, one reaches the age for studying Scripture, at ten for the study of the Mishnah, at thirteen for the fulfillment of the commandments, at fifteen for the study of the Talmud, at eighteen for marriage, at twenty for seeking a livelihood, at thirty for entering into one’s full strength, at forty for understanding, at fifty for counsel, at sixty a person reaches old age, at seventy gray hair, at eighty the gift of special strengthPsalms 90:10, at ninety he bends beneath the weight of years, at a hundred he is as if he were already dead and had passed away from the world.
5:25 Ben Bag Bag said, Turn the Torah over and turn it over again, for everything is in it, and contemplate it, and grow gray and old over it, and do not move away from it, for you can have no better rule than this.
5:26 Ben He He said, The reward is according to the labor.
Rabbi Hananiah, the son of Akashya, said, The Holy One, blessed be he, was pleased to make Israel worthy; so he gave them an abundant Torah and many commandments, as it is said, It pleased the Lord, for his righteousness’ sake, to magnify the Torah and make it honorableIsaiah 42:21.
Chapter 6
All Israel have a portion in the world to come, as it is said, And your people will be all righteous; they will inherit the land forever, the branch of my planting, the work of my hands, so that I may be glorified.Isaiah 60:21
The sages taught the following in the style of the Mishnah. Blessed is the one who chose them and their Mishnah.
6:1 Rabbi Meir said: Whoever labors in the Torah for its own sake merits many things; and not only that, but the whole world is indebted to him: he is called friend, beloved, a lover of the Omnipresent, a lover of humanity: it clothes him in humility and reverence; it prepares him to become just, pious, upright and faithful; it keeps him away from sin, and brings him closer to virtue: through him the world enjoys counsel and sound knowledge, understanding and strength, as it is said, Counsel is mine, and sound knowledge; I am understanding; I have strengthProverbs 8:14: and it gives him sovereignty and dominion and discerning judgment; the secrets of the Torah are revealed to him; he is made like a never-failing fountain, and like a river that flows on with ever-sustained vigor he becomes modest, patient, and forgiving of insults; and it makes him great and raises him above all things.
6:2 Rabbi Joshua, the son of Levi, said, Every day a Bath-kol, a heavenly voice, goes out from Mount Sinai, proclaiming these words, Woe to humanity for contempt of the Torah, for whoever does not labor in the Torah is said to be subject to divine rebuke, as it is said, Like a gold ring in a pig’s snout is a beautiful woman who turns away from good judgmentProverbs 11:22; and it says, And the tablets were the work of God, and the writing was the writing of God, engraved on the tablets. Do not read charuth, “engraved,” but cheruth, “freedom,”, for no one is free except one who labors in the Torah. But whoever labors in the Torah, he will be raised high, as it is said, And from Mattanah to Nahaliel, and from Nahaliel to BamothNumbers 21:19.
6:3 He who learns from his fellow a single chapter, a single rule, a single verse, a single expression, or even a single letter, should honor him, for so we find with David, King of Israel, who learned only two things from Ahitophel, and yet regarded him as his master, his guide and his familiar friend, as it is said, But it was you, a man, my equal, my guide, and my familiar friendPsalms 55:13. Now, is it not an argument from the lesser to the greater? If David, the King of Israel, who learned only two things from Ahitophel, regarded him as his master, guide and familiar friend, how much more should one who learns from his fellow a chapter, rule, verse, expression, or even a single letter, honor him? And honor is nothing but Torah, as it is said, The wise will inherit honorProverbs 3:35; and the blameless will inherit goodProverbs 28:10. And good is nothing but Torah, as it is said, For I give you good doctrine, do not abandon my TorahProverbs 4:2.
6:4 This is the way appropriate for the study of the Torah: you must eat a small piece of bread with salt and drink a measured amount of water, you must sleep on the ground, and live a life of hardship while you labor in the Torah. If you do this, Happy will you be and it will be well with youPsalms 128:2; happy will you be in this world, and it will be well with you in the world to come.
6:5 Do not seek greatness for yourself or court honor; let your works exceed your learning; and do not crave the table of kings; for your table is greater than theirs, and your crown is greater than theirs, and your Employer is faithful to pay you the reward of your work.
6:6 The Torah is greater than the priesthood and than royalty, since royalty demands thirty qualifications, the priesthood twenty-four, while the Torah is acquired by forty-eight. And these are the qualities: By audible study; by distinct pronunciation; by understanding and discernment of the heart; by awe, reverence, humility, cheerfulness; by serving the sages, by attaching oneself to colleagues, by discussion with disciples; by composure; by knowledge of the Scripture and of the Mishnah; by moderation in business, in interaction with the world, in pleasure, in sleep, in conversation, in laughter; by patience; by a good heart; by faith in the wise; by acceptance of discipline; by recognizing one’s place, rejoicing in one’s portion, putting a fence to one’s words, claiming no merit for oneself; by being beloved, loving the All-present, loving mankind, loving just courses, integrity and correction; by keeping oneself away from honor, not boasting of one’s learning, nor delighting in issuing rulings; by bearing the yoke with one’s fellow, judging him favorably, and leading him to truth and peace; by being composed in one’s study; by asking and answering, hearing and adding to it through one’s own reflection; by learning with the aim of teaching, and by learning with the aim of practicing; by making one’s master wiser, paying attention to his speech, and reporting a thing in the name of him who said it. So you have learned, Whoever reports a thing in the name of him who said it brings deliverance into the world, as it is said, And Esther told the king in the name of MordecaiEsther 2:22.
6:7 The Torah is great and gives life to those that practice it in this world and in the world to come, as it is said, For they are life to those that find them, and health to all their fleshProverbs 4:22; and it says, It will be health to your navel, and marrow to your bonesProverbs 3:8; and it says, It is a tree of life to those who grasp it, and everyone who upholds it is made happyProverbs 3:18; and it says, For they will be a wreath of grace to your head, and chains around your neckProverbs 1:9; and it says, It will give to your head a wreath of grace: a crown of glory it will give to youProverbs 4:9; and it says, For by me your days will be multiplied, and the years of your life will be increasedProverbs 9:11; and it says, Length of days is in its right hand; in its left hand are riches and honorProverbs 3:16; and it says, For length of days, and years of life, and peace will they add to youProverbs 3:2.
6:8 Rabbi Simeon, the son of Judah, in the name of Rabbi Simeon, the son of Yohai, said, Beauty, strength, wealth, honor, wisdom, old age and a gray head and children are fitting to the righteous and fitting to the world, as it is said, The gray head is a crown of glory, if it is found in the way of righteousnessProverbs 16:31; and it says, The glory of young men is their strength, and the adornment of old men is the gray headProverbs 20:29; and it says, A crown for the wise is their wealthProverbs 14:24; and it says, Children’s children are the crown of old men, and the adornment of children are their fathersProverbs 17:6; and it is said, Then the moon will be embarrassed and the sun ashamed; for the Lord of hosts will reign in Mount Zion and in Jerusalem, and before his elders will be gloryIsaiah 24:23. Rabbi Simeon, the son of Menasia, said, These seven qualifications which the sages enumerated as becoming to the righteous were all realized in Rabbi Judah the Prince, and in his sons.
6:9 Rabbi Yosei, the son of Kisma, said, I was once walking along a path, when a man met me and greeted me, and I returned his greeting. He said to me, Rabbi, where are you from? I said to him, I come from a great city of sages and scribes. He said to me, If you are willing to live with us in our place, I will give you a million golden dinars and precious stones and pearls. I said to him, If you were to give me all the silver and gold and precious stones and pearls in the world, I would not live anywhere but in a home of the Torah; and thus it is written by David in the book of Psalms, King of Israel, The law of your mouth is better to me than thousands of gold and silverPsalms 119:72; and not only that, but in the hour of a person’s departure neither silver nor gold nor precious stones nor pearls accompany him, but only Torah and good works, as it is said, When you walk, it will lead you; when you lie down, it will watch over you; and when you awake, it will talk with youProverbs 6:22: when you walk, it will lead you—in this world; when you lie down, it will watch over you—in the grave; and when you awake, it will talk with you—in the world to come. And it says, The silver is mine, and the gold is mine, says the Lord of hostsHaggai 2:8.
6:10 Five possessions the Holy One, blessed be he, made especially his own in his world, and they are these, The Torah, heaven and earth, Abraham, Israel, and the house of the sanctuary. From where do we know this about the Torah? Because it is written, The Lord possessed me as the beginning of his way, before his works, from long agoProverbs 8:22. From where do we know this about heaven and earth? Because it is written, Thus says the Lord, The heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool: what kind of house will you build for me? and what kind of place for my rest?Isaiah 66:1 And it says, How manifold are your works, Lord! In wisdom you have made them all: the earth is full of your possessionsPsalms 104:24. From where do we know this about Abraham? Because it is written, And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the Most High God, possessor of heaven and earthGenesis 14:19. From where do we know this about Israel? Because it is written, Until your people pass over, Lord, until the people pass over which you have acquiredExodus 15:16; and it says, As for the saints that are in the earth, they are noble ones in whom is all my delightPsalms 16:3. From where do we know this about the house of the sanctuary? Because it is written, The place, Lord, which you have made for yourself to live in, the sanctuary, Lord, which your hands have preparedExodus 15:17; and it says, And he brought them to the border of his sanctuary, to this mountain which his right hand had acquiredPsalms 78:54.
6:11 Whatever the Holy One, blessed be he, created, in his world he created only for his glory, as it is said, Everything that is called by my name, it is for my glory I have created it, I have formed it, yes, I have made itIsaiah 43:7; and it says, The Lord will reign forever and everExodus 15:18.
Rabbi Hananiah, the son of Akashya, said, The Holy One, blessed be he, was pleased to make Israel worthy; so he gave them an abundant Torah and many commandments, as it is said, It pleased the Lord, for his righteousness’ sake, to magnify the Torah and make it honorableIsaiah 42:21.
Service for the Conclusion of the Sabbath
Psalm 144
A Psalm of David. Blessed be the Lord my rock, who trains my hands for war, and my fingers to fight: my faithful love, and my fortress, my stronghold, and my deliverer. My shield, and he in whom I take refuge: who subdues my people under me. Lord, what is humanity, that you pay attention to them? or a human being, that you take account of him? A human being is like a breath: his days are as a shadow that passes away. Bow your heavens, Lord, and come down: touch the mountains, and they shall smoke. Flash out lightning, and scatter them: send out your arrows, and throw them into confusion. Stretch out your hands from above. Rescue me, and deliver me out of great waters, from the power of strangers. Whose mouth speaks falsehood, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood. I will sing a new song to you, God: on a harp of ten strings will I sing praises to you. It is he that gives salvation to kings: who rescues David his servant from the harmful sword. Rescue me, and deliver me from the power of strangers, whose mouth speaks falsehood, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood.—When our sons are like plants grown tall in their youth, and our daughters as cornerstones cut to adorn a palace. When our storehouses are full, affording every kind of provision, and our sheep give birth by thousands. Yes, are multiplied by tens of thousands in our fields. When our oxen are heavily loaded. When there is no breach and no surrender. And no lamentation in our streets. Happy are the people whose situation is like this: yes, happy are the people, whose God is the Lord.
Psalm 67
For the Chief Musician. On Neginoth. A Psalm, A Song. May God be gracious to us, and bless us. May he cause his face to shine on us. Selah. That your way may be known on the earth, your salvation among all nations. Let the peoples give thanks to you, God. Let all the peoples give thanks to you. O let the nations rejoice and celebrate: for you will judge the peoples with fairness, and lead the nations on the earth. Selah. Let the peoples give thanks to you, God. Let all the peoples give thanks to you. The earth has yielded its harvest: God, even our God, will bless us. God will bless us. And all the ends of the earth will fear him.
Say the weekday Evening Service, Amidah and Kaddish through “And say, Amen.” Then continue here.
If a festival occurs during the coming week, omit “And let the pleasantness,” Psalm 91, and “But you are holy.” If the Ninth of Av fast begins at the end of the Sabbath, omit “And let the pleasantness” and Psalm 91.
And let the pleasantness of the Lord our God be on us. And establish the work of our hands for us. Yes, establish the work of our hands.
Psalm 91
Whoever lives in the shelter of the Most High remains under the shadow of the Almighty. I say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress. My God, in whom I trust.—For he will deliver you from the bird-catcher’s trap, and from the deadly plague. He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will take refuge: his truth will be a shield and a small shield. You will not be afraid of the terror by night, nor of the arrow that flies by day. Of the pestilence that walks in darkness, nor of the plague that ravages at noonday. A thousand may fall at your side, and ten thousand at your right hand. It will not come near you. You will only look with your eyes, and see the retribution of the wicked.—For you, Lord, are my refuge.—You have made the Most High your dwelling place. No evil will happen to you, nor will any plague come near your tent. For he will command his angels to guard you, to keep you in all your ways. They will bear you on their hands, so that you do not strike your foot against a stone. You will tread on the lion and the adder. On the young lion and the serpent you will trample.—Because he has set his love on me, therefore I will rescue him: I will set him on high, because he knows my name. When he calls on me, I will answer him. I will be with him in trouble: I will rescue him and honor him. I will satisfy him with a long life, and will let him see my salvation.
Repeat the last verse of Psalm 91.
But you are holy, you who live amid the praises of Israel. And one cried to another, and said, Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts. The whole earth is full of his glory. And they receive permission from one another, and say, Holy in the highest heavens, the place of his divine dwelling. Holy on earth, the work of his might. Holy forever and to all eternity is the Lord of hosts. The whole earth is full of the radiance of his glory. Then a wind lifted me up, and I heard behind me the sound of a great rushing, saying, Blessed be the glory of the Lord from his place. Then a wind lifted me up, and I heard behind me the sound of a great rushing, of those who uttered praises, and said, Blessed be the glory of the Lord from the region of his divine dwelling. The Lord will reign forever and ever. The kingdom of the Lord endures forever and to all eternity. Lord, the God of Abraham, of Isaac and of Israel, our fathers, keep this forever in the imagination of the thoughts of the heart of your people, and direct their heart to you. And he, being merciful, forgives iniquity and does not destroy. Yes, many a time he turns his anger away, and does not stir up all his anger. For you, Lord, are good and forgiving, and abounding in faithful love to all those who call on you. Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and your Law is truth. You will show truth to Jacob and faithful love to Abraham, just as you have sworn to our fathers from the days of old. Blessed be the Lord day by day. If one burdens us, God is our salvation. Selah. The Lord of hosts is with us. The God of Jacob is our stronghold. Selah. Lord of hosts, happy is the person who trusts in you. Save, Lord. May the King answer us on the day when we call. Blessed is our God, who has created us for his glory, and has separated us from those who go astray, and has given us the Law of truth and planted everlasting life in our midst. May he open our heart to his Law, and place his love and reverence within our hearts, so that we may do his will and serve him with a perfect heart, so that we may not labor in vain, or give birth to calamity. May it be your will, Lord our God and God of our fathers, that we may keep your statutes in this world, and be worthy to live to witness and inherit happiness and blessing in the days of the Messiah and in the life of the world to come. So that my glory may sing praise to you and not be silent. Lord my God, I will give thanks to you forever. Blessed is the person who trusts in the Lord, and whose trust is the Lord. Trust in the Lord forever. For Jah the Lord is an everlasting rock. And those who know your name will put their trust in you. For you have not abandoned those who seek you, Lord. It pleased the Lord, for his righteousness’ sake, to magnify the Law and to make it honorable.
Reader
May his great name be magnified and sanctified in the world which he has created according to his will. May he establish his kingdom during your life and during your days, and during the life of all the house of Israel, soon, in the near future. And say, “Amen.”
Congregation. and Reader
Let his great name be blessed forever and to all eternity.
Reader
Blessed, praised and glorified, exalted, highly praised and honored, proclaimed great and acclaimed be the name of the Holy One, blessed be he. Though he is high above all the blessings and hymns, praises and words of comfort, which are spoken in the world. And say, “Amen.”
Congregation
Accept our prayer in mercy and in favor.
Reader
May the prayers and requests of all Israel be accepted by their Father who is in heaven. And say, “Amen.”
Congregation
Let the name of the Lord be blessed from now on and forever.
Reader
May there be abundant peace from heaven, and life for us and for all Israel. And say, “Amen.”
Congregation
My help is from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.
Reader
He who makes peace in his high places, may he make peace for us and for all Israel. And say, “Amen.”
On Hanukkah, the Reader kindles the lights here.
May God give you of the dew of heaven, and of the richness of the earth, and plenty of grain and wine: let peoples serve you, and nations bow down to you: be lord over your brothers, and let your mother’s sons bow down to you: cursed be everyone who curses you, and blessed be everyone who blesses you. And God Almighty bless you, and make you fruitful, and multiply you, that you may be a company of peoples. And give you the blessing of Abraham, to you and to your descendants with you. That you may inherit the land of your temporary residence, which God gave to Abraham. From the God of your father— may he help you,—and the Almighty—may he bless you with blessings of the heavens above, blessings of the deep that lies beneath, blessings of the breasts and the womb. The blessings of your father have prevailed above the blessings of my ancestors to the farthest boundary of the everlasting hills: may they be on the head of Joseph, and on the crown of the head of the one who is prince among his brothers. And he will love you, and bless you, and multiply you: he will also bless the fruit of your body and the fruit of your ground, your grain and your wine and your oil, the offspring of your cattle and the young of your flock, in the land which he swore to your ancestors to give you. You will be blessed above all peoples: no male or female will be infertile among you, or among your cattle. And the Lord will take away from you all sickness. And he will put none of the evil diseases of Egypt, which you know, on you, but will lay them on all those who hate you. The angel who has redeemed me from all evil bless the boys. And let them bear my name, and the name of my ancestors Abraham and Isaac. And let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth. The Lord your God has multiplied you, and look, today you are as the stars of heaven in number. The Lord, the God of your ancestors, make you a thousand times as many as you are, and bless you, as he has promised you. Blessed will you be in the city, and blessed will you be in the field. Blessed will you be when you come in, and blessed will you be when you go out. Blessed will be your basket and your kneading bowl. Blessed shall be the fruit of your body, and the fruit of your ground, and the fruit of your cattle, the offspring of your cattle, and the young of your flock. The Lord will command the blessing on you in your barns, and in all that you put your hand to. And he will bless you in the land which the Lord your God gives you. The Lord will open to you his good treasury, the heavens, to give the rain of your land in its season, and to bless all the work of your hand: and you will lend to many nations, but you will not borrow. For the Lord your God will bless you, as he promised you: and you will lend to many nations, but you will not borrow. And you will rule over many nations, but they shall not rule over you. Happy are you, Israel: who is like to you, a people saved by the Lord, the shield of your help, and that is the sword of your majesty! And your enemies will submit themselves to you. And you will tread on their high places. I have blotted out, as a cloud, your transgressions, and, as a mist, your sins. Return to me, for I have redeemed you. Sing, heavens, for the Lord has done it. Shout, lowest parts of the earth. Break forth into singing, mountains, and forest, and every tree in it. For the Lord has redeemed Jacob, and will glorify himself in Israel. Our Redeemer, the Lord of hosts is his name, the Holy One of Israel. Israel is saved by the Lord with an everlasting salvation: you will not be ashamed nor disgraced forever and ever. And you will eat in plenty and be satisfied, and shall praise the name of the Lord your God, that has dealt wonderfully with you: and my people will never be ashamed. And you will know that I am in the midst of Israel, and that I am the Lord your God, and there is no other: and my people will never be ashamed. For you will go out with joy, and be led out with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands. Look, God is my salvation. I will trust, and will not be afraid: for Jah the Lord is my strength and song. And he has become my salvation. Therefore with joy you will draw water out of the wells of salvation. And in that day you will say, Give thanks to the Lord, call on his name, declare his deeds among the peoples, make mention that his name is exalted. Sing to the Lord. For he has done excellent things: this is made known in all the earth. Cry aloud and shout, inhabitant of Zion: for great is the Holy One of Israel in the midst of you. And one will say on that day, Look, this is our God. We have waited for him that he should save us: this is the Lord. We have waited for him, let us be glad and rejoice in his salvation. House of Jacob, come, and let us walk in the light of the Lord. And abundance of salvation, wisdom and knowledge will be the stability of your times: the fear of the Lord is his treasure. And David prospered in all his ways. And the Lord was with him. He has rescued my soul in peace so that none might come near me, for they were many that were striving with me. And the people said to Saul, Shall Jonathan die who has accomplished this great salvation in Israel? May it never be. As the Lord lives, not one hair of his head will fall to the ground. For he has acted with God today. So the people rescued Jonathan so that he did not die. And the rescued of the Lord will return, and come with singing to Zion. And everlasting joy will be on their heads: they will obtain gladness and joy, and sorrow and sighing will flee away. You have turned for me my mourning into dancing. You have removed my sackcloth and clothed me with gladness. And the Lord your God would not listen to Balaam. But the Lord your God turned the curse into a blessing to you, because the Lord your God loved you. Then will the virgin rejoice in the dance, and the young men and the old together. For I will turn their mourning into joy, and will comfort them, and make them rejoice from their sorrow. He creates the fruit of the lips: Peace, peace to the one who is far off and to the one who is near, says the Lord, and I will heal him. Then the spirit came on Amasai, who was chief of the captains and he said, We are yours, David, and on your side, son of Jesse. Peace, peace be to you, and peace be to the one who helps you. For your God helps you. Then David received them, and made them chiefs of the band. And thus you will say, Greetings, and peace be to you, and peace be to your house, and peace be to all that you have. The Lord will give strength to his people. The Lord will bless his people with peace.
Rabbi Johanan said, In every passage where you find the greatness of God mentioned, there you find also his humility. This is written in the Law, repeated in the Prophets, and a third time stated in the Writings. It is written in the Law, for the Lord your God, he is God of gods, and Lord of lords, the great, mighty and revered God, who shows no favoritism, nor takes a bribe. And it is written afterwards, He brings justice to the fatherless and widow, and loves the stranger, in giving him food and clothing. It is repeated in the Prophets, as it is written, For thus says the high and lofty One that inhabits eternity, and whose name is holy, I live in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a repentant and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the repentant ones. It is a third time stated in the Writings, Sing to God, sing praises to his name: exalt the one who rides on the heavens by his name Jah, and rejoice before him. And it is written afterwards, A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in his holy habitation. The Lord our God be with us, as he was with our ancestors: let him not leave us, or abandon us. And you who hold firmly to the Lord your God are alive every one of you today. For the Lord has comforted Zion: he has comforted all her waste places, and has made her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the Lord. Joy and gladness will be found there, thanksgiving and the voice of melody. It pleased the Lord for his righteousness’ sake, to magnify the Law and to make it honorable.
Psalm 128
A Song of Ascents.—Happy is everyone who fears the Lord, who walks in his ways. When you eat the labor of your hands, you will be happy, and it shall be well with you. Your wife will be like a fruitful vine, in the inner rooms of your house: your children like olive plants, around your table. Look, this is how the man who fears the Lord will be blessed. May the Lord bless you out of Zion: may you see the good of Jerusalem all the days of your life. Yes, may you see your children’s children. Peace be on Israel.
The Reader says Havdalah without its introductory verses.
It is our duty to praise the Lord of all things, to ascribe greatness to him who formed the world in the beginning, since he has not made us like the nations of other lands, and has not placed us like other families of the earth, since he has not assigned us a share like theirs, nor a lot like all their multitude. For we bend the knee and offer worship and thanks before the supreme King of kings, the Holy One, blessed is he, who stretched out the heavens and laid the foundations of the earth, the seat of whose glory is in the heavens above, and the dwelling place of whose might is in the loftiest heights. He is our God. There is no other. In truth he is our King. There is no one besides him. As it is written in his Law, “And you must know today and take it to heart, that the Lord is God in heaven above and on the earth below. There is no other.”
We therefore hope in you, Lord our God, that we may soon see the glory of your might, when you will remove the abominations from the earth, and the idols will be utterly cut off, when the world will be perfected under the kingdom of the Almighty, and all human beings will call on your name, when you will turn to yourself all the wicked of the earth. Let all the inhabitants of the world perceive and know that to you every knee must bow, every tongue must swear. Before you, Lord our God, let them bow and fall. And to your glorious name let them give honor. Let them all accept the yoke of your kingdom, and reign over them soon, and forever and ever. For the kingdom is yours, and to all eternity you will reign in glory. As it is written in your Law, The Lord will reign forever and ever. And it is said, And the Lord will be king over all the earth: on that day will the Lord be One, and his name One.
Mourner’s Kaddish
Mourner
May his great name be magnified and sanctified in the world which he has created according to his will. May he establish his kingdom during your life and during your days, and during the life of all the house of Israel, soon, in the near future. And say, “Amen.”
Congregation. and Mourner
Let his great name be blessed forever and to all eternity.
Mourner
Blessed, praised and glorified, exalted, highly praised and honored, proclaimed great and acclaimed be the name of the Holy One, blessed be he. Though he is high above all the blessings and hymns, praises and words of comfort, which are spoken in the world. And say, “Amen.”
Congregation
Let the name of the Lord be blessed from now on and forever.
Mourner
May there be abundant peace from heaven, and life for us and for all Israel. And say, “Amen.”
Congregation
My help is from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.
Mourner
He who makes peace in his high places, may he make peace for us and for all Israel. And say, “Amen.”
The Havdalah Service
Take a cup of wine in the right hand and say:
Look, God is my salvation. I will trust, and will not be afraid: for Jah the Lord is my strength and song, and he has become my salvation. Therefore with joy you will draw water out of the wells of salvation. Salvation belongs to the Lord: your blessing be on your people. Selah. The Lord of hosts is with us. The God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah. The Jews had light and joy and gladness and honor. So be it with us. I will lift the cup of salvation, and call on the name of the Lord.
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, who create the fruit of the vine.
Take the spice box and say:
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe who create various kinds of spices.
Spread the hands toward the light and say:
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, who create the light of the fire.
Take the cup in the right hand again and say:
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, who distinguish between holy and ordinary, between light and darkness, between Israel and other nations, between the seventh day and the six working days. Blessed are you, Lord, who distinguish between holy and ordinary.
May he who distinguishes between holy and ordinary pardon our sins. Our offspring and our possessions may he multiply like the sand, and as the stars in the night. The day has declined like the palm tree’s shade. I call on God who performs all things for me. The watchman says, The morning comes, though it is now night. Your righteousness is like Mount Tabor: Pass completely over my sins. Let them be as yesterday which is past, and as a watch in the night. The season of my offerings is over: if only rest were mine again! I am weary with my groaning. In my tears I melt away every night. Hear my voice, do not let it be rejected. Open to me the lofty gate, for my head is filled with dew, my locks with the drops of the night. Be moved by prayer, God who inspires dread and awe. While I cry, grant me your redemption, in the twilight, in the evening of the day, yes, in the blackness of the night. I call on you, Lord, save me. Make known to me the path of life. From wasting sickness rescue me, from day to night. Cleanse the impurity of my deeds, so that my enemies do not say, Where is the God that made me, who gives songs in the night? We are like clay in your hand. Forgive, we ask you, our sins both minor and serious, and day will pour out the word to day, and night to night. May he who distinguishes between holy and ordinary pardon our sins. Our offspring and our possessions may he multiply like the sand, and as the stars in the night.
Meditation and Blessings on Taking the Lulab
Sukkot, Before Hallel
Here I am, prepared and ready to fulfill the command of my Creator, who has commanded us in his Law, And you shall take for yourselves on the first day the fruit of the tree Hadar, branches of palm trees, a bough of the tree Aboth, and willows of the brook. While I wave them, may the stream of blessings flow into me, together with holy thoughts which tell that he is the God of gods and Lord of lords, governing below and above, whose kingdom rules over all. May my observance of the commandment of the Four Species be regarded as though I had fulfilled it in all its details and particulars. And let the pleasantness of the Lord our God be with us, and make the work of our hands last for us. Yes, make the work of our hands last. Blessed be the Lord forever, Amen, and Amen.
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, who have made us holy through your commandments, and have commanded us about the taking of the Lulab.
On the First Day of the Festival, or on the Second Day When the First Falls on the Sabbath
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, who have kept us alive and preserved us, and enabled us to reach this season.
Hallel
Hallel is said on New Moons, Passover, Pentecost, Tabernacles and Chanukah. On the intermediate days of festivals, remove the tefillin before Hallel. On New Moons, remove them before the Additional Service.
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, who has sanctified us through your commandments and commanded us to read the Hallel.
Psalm 113
Praise the Lord. Praise, servants of the Lord, praise the name of the Lord. Let the name of the Lord be blessed from now on and forever. From the rising of the sun to its setting the Lord’s name is to be praised. The Lord is high above all nations, and his glory above the heavens. Who is like the Lord our God, who lives so high and looks so far down on the heavens and the earth? He raises the lowly out of the dust, and lifts the needy from the refuse heap so that he may seat him with princes, even with the princes of his people. He lets the childless woman live in her house as a joyful mother of children. Praise the Lord.
Psalm 114
When Israel left Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of foreign language, Judah became his sanctuary, Israel his domain. The sea saw it, and fled; Jordan turned back. The mountains skipped like rams, the hills like lambs. What troubles you, sea, that you flee? What troubles you, Jordan, that you turn back? What troubles you, mountains, that you skip like rams? What troubles you, hills, that you skip like lambs? Tremble, earth, in the Lord’s presence, in the presence of the God of Jacob, who turned the rock into a pool of water, the flint into a fountain of waters.
Psalm 115
Omit this paragraph on New Moons and the last six days of Passover.
Not to us, Lord, not to us, but to your name give glory, for your faithful love and truth. Why should the nations say, Where, then, is their God? But our God is in the heavens, he does whatever he pleases. Their idols are silver and gold, the work of human hands. They have mouths, but they do not speak. They have eyes, but they do not see. They have ears, but they do not hear. They have noses, but they do not smell. As for their hands, they do not touch. As for their feet, they do not walk. They give no sound through their throat. Those who make them shall be like them. Yes, everyone who trusts in them. Israel, trust in the Lord. He is their help and their shield. House of Aaron, trust in the Lord. He is their help and their shield. You who fear the Lord, trust in the Lord. He is their help and their shield. The Lord has remembered of us. He will bless, he will bless the house of Israel. He will bless the house of Aaron. He will bless those who fear the Lord both small and great. May the Lord increase you, you and your children. You are blessed by the Lord, who made heaven and earth. The heavens are the heavens of the Lord. But he has given the earth to human beings. The dead do not praise the Lord, nor do any who go down into silence. But we will bless the Lord from now on and forever. Praise the Lord.
Psalm 116
Omit this paragraph on New Moons and the last six days of Passover.
I love the Lord, because he hears my voice and my pleas. Because he has turned his ear to me, I will call on him as long as I live. The cords of death had surrounded me, and the distress of the grave had overtaken me: I found trouble and sorrow. Then I called on the name of the Lord: Lord, I beg you, deliver my soul. The Lord is gracious and righteous. Yes, our God is merciful. The Lord protects the inexperienced: I was brought low, and he saved me. Return to your rest, my soul, for the Lord has treated you generously. For you have delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from falling. I will walk before the Lord in the land of the living. I kept my faith in God even when I said, “I am suffering greatly,” even when I said in my haste, “All people are liars”. What can I give to the Lord for all his benefits toward me? I will lift the cup of salvation, and call on the name of the Lord. I will pay my vows to the Lord, yes, in the presence of all his people. Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of those loyal to him. Ah, Lord, truly I am your servant: I am your servant, the son of your maidservant. You have freed me from my bonds. I will offer to you the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call on the name of the Lord. I will pay my vows to the Lord, yes, in the presence of all his people. In the courts of the Lord’s house, within you, Jerusalem. Praise the Lord.
Psalm 117
Praise the Lord, all nations. Praise him, all peoples. For his faithful love for us is mighty. And the truth of the Lord endures forever. Praise the Lord.
Psalm 118
The reader chants the following verses. After each verse, the congregation repeats the first verse.
Give thanks to the Lord. For he is good. For his faithful love endures forever. Let Israel say that his faithful love endures forever. Let the house of Aaron say that his faithful love endures forever. Let those who fear the Lord say that his faithful love endures forever. In my distress I called on the Lord. The Lord answered me and gave me room. The Lord is on my side, I will not fear. What can anyone do to me? The Lord is on my side among those who help me. So I will see my desire fulfilled against those who hate me. It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in people. It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in princes. All nations surrounded me. In the name of the Lord I surely cut them down. They surrounded me. Yes, they surrounded me. In the name of the Lord I surely cut them down. They surrounded me like bees and were extinguished like a fire among thorns. In the name of the Lord I surely cut them down. You pushed me hard to make me fall. But the Lord helped me. The Lord is my strength and song. And he has become my salvation. Shouts of joy and salvation are in the tents of the righteous. The right hand of the Lord acts with courage. The right hand of the Lord is raised high. The right hand of the Lord acts with courage. I will not die, but live, and recount the works of the Lord. The Lord has disciplined me severely. But he has not handed me over to death. Open the gates of righteousness to me: I will enter through them, I will give thanks to the Lord. This is the gate of the Lord. The righteous may enter through it.
Repeat this verse and the next three verses.
I will give thanks to you, for you have answered me, and have become my salvation. The stone which the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. This was the Lord’s doing. It is marvelous in our eyes. This is the day which the Lord has made. We will be glad and rejoice in it.
Reader and Congregation
Save us, we beg you, Lord. Save us, we beg you, Lord. We beg you, Lord, send prosperity. We beg you, Lord, send prosperity.
Repeat this verse and the next three verses.
Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord. We bless you from the house of the Lord. The Lord is God, he has given us light. Bind the festival offering with cords, all the way to the horns of the altar. You are my God, and I will give thanks to you. You are my God, I will exalt you. Give thanks to the Lord. For he is good. For his faithful love endures forever.
After Hallel, say Kaddish. Follow the order for the Torah reading appropriate to New Moons, intermediate festival days, festivals, or Sabbaths. On New Moons and intermediate festival days, say “Happy are they,” “And a redeemer,” and Kaddish. On New Moons, continue with the following Amidah. On festivals and their intermediate days, say the appropriate Additional Service Amidah.
All your works shall praise you, Lord our God, and your faithful ones, the just who do your will, together with all your people, the house of Israel, shall with joy thank, bless, praise, glorify, exalt, reverence, sanctify and ascribe sovereignty to your name, our King; for it is good to give thanks to you, and fitting to sing praises to your name, because from eternity to eternity you are God. Blessed are you, Lord, a King exalted by praise.
Additional Service for the New Moon
Recite the Amidah standing
Lord, open my lips, and my mouth will declare your praise.
Blessed are you, Lord our God and God of our fathers, God of Abraham, God of Isaac, and God of Jacob, the great, mighty and revered God, the most high God, who bestows faithful love, and possesses all things. Who remembers the pious deeds of the patriarchs, and in love will bring a redeemer to their children’s children for your name’s sake.
King, Helper, Savior and Shield. Blessed are you, Lord, the Shield of Abraham.
You, Lord, are mighty forever, you raise the dead, you are mighty to save.
From the Eighth Day of Solemn Assembly until the First Day of Passover
You cause the wind to blow and the rain to fall
You sustain the living with faithful love, raise the dead with great mercy, support the falling, heal the sick, free the bound, and keep your faith to those who sleep in the dust. Who is like you, Lord of mighty acts, and who resembles you, King, who kills and raises, and causes salvation to spring up?
Yes, you are faithful to raise the dead. Blessed are you, Lord, who raises the dead.
You are holy, and your name is holy, and holy beings praise you daily. Selah. Blessed are you, Lord, the holy God.
When the Reader repeats the Amidah, recite the following through “holy God”
Reader
We will sanctify your name in the world just as they sanctify it in the highest heavens, as it is written through your prophet:
And they called one to the other and said,
Congregation
Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts. The whole earth is full of his glory.
Reader
Those facing them say, “Blessed...”
Congregation
Blessed be the glory of the Lord from his place.
Reader
And in your Holy Words it is written, saying,
Congregation
The Lord will reign forever, your God, Zion, to all generations. Praise the Lord.
Reader
To all generations we will declare your greatness, and to all eternity we will proclaim your holiness, and your praise, our God, will not depart from our mouth forever, for you are a great and holy God and King. Blessed are you, Lord, the holy God.
You assigned the beginnings of the months to your people as a season of atonement throughout their generations. While they offered you acceptable sacrifices, and goats for a sin offering to atone for them, these were to be a memorial for them all, and the salvation of their souls from the power of the enemy. Establish a new altar on Zion, and we will offer on it the burnt offering of the New Moon, and prepare male goats for your acceptance. While we all rejoice in the service of the sanctuary, and in the songs of David your servant, which will then be heard in your city and chanted before your altar. Grant them everlasting love, and remember for the children the covenant with their fathers. Bring us joyfully to Zion, your city, and to Jerusalem, your sanctuary with everlasting joy, and there we will prepare for you the offerings we are required to make, the continual offerings according to their order, and the additional offerings according to their enactment. And the additional offering of this New Moon we will prepare and offer to you in love according to the precept of your will, as you have prescribed for us in your Law through Moses your servant, from the mouth of your glory, as it is said,
And at the beginning of each of your months you must offer a burnt offering to the Lord. Two young bulls and one ram, seven male lambs in their first year without blemish. And their grain offering and their drink offerings as has been prescribed, three-tenths of an ephah of fine flour for each bull, two-tenths for the ram, one-tenth for each lamb, and wine according to the drink offering of each, a goat for atonement, and two daily offerings according to their institution.
In an ordinary year
Our God and God of our fathers, renew this month for us for good and for blessing, for joy and gladness, for salvation and comfort, for support and sustenance, for life and peace, for pardon for sin and forgiveness for wrongdoing. For you have chosen your people Israel from all nations, and have appointed for them statutes for the beginnings of the months. Blessed are you, Lord, who sanctify Israel and the beginnings of the months.
In a leap year
Our God and God of our fathers, renew this month for us for good and for blessing, for joy and gladness, for salvation and comfort, for support and sustenance, for life and peace, for pardon for sin and forgiveness for wrongdoing, and for atonement of transgression. For you have chosen your people Israel from all nations, and have appointed for them statutes for the beginnings of the months. Blessed are you, Lord, who sanctify Israel and the beginnings of the months.
Accept, Lord our God, your people Israel and their prayer. Restore the service to the inner sanctuary of your house. Receive in love and favor both the fire-offerings of Israel and their prayer. And may the service of your people Israel be always acceptable to you.
And let our eyes see your return in mercy to Zion. Blessed are you, Lord, who restores your divine presence to Zion.
We give thanks to you, for you are the Lord our God and the God of our fathers forever and ever. You are the Rock of our lives, the Shield of our salvation through every generation. We will give thanks to you and declare your praise for our lives which are committed to your hand, and for our souls which are in your charge, and for your miracles, which are daily with us, and for your wonders and your benefits, which are done at all times, evening, morning and noon. You who are all-good, whose compassion does not fail. You, merciful Being, whose acts of faithful love never cease, we have ever hoped in you.
Congregation, in an undertone
We give thanks to you, for you are the Lord our God and the God of our fathers, the God of all flesh, our Creator and the Creator of all things in the beginning. Blessings and thanksgivings be to your great and holy name, because you have kept us in life and have preserved us. So may you continue to keep us in life and to preserve us. Gather our exiles to your holy courts to observe your statutes, to do your will, and to serve you with a perfect heart, since we give thanks to you. Blessed be the God to whom thanksgivings are due.
On Chanukah, insert the thanksgiving beginning “We Thank You Also” before continuing
For all these things your name, our King, will be continually blessed and exalted forever and ever.
And everything that lives will give thanks to you forever, and will praise your name in truth, God, our salvation and our help. Blessed are you, Lord, whose name is All-good, and to whom it is fitting to give thanks.
Reader, when repeating the Amidah
Our God and God of our fathers, bless us with the threefold blessing of your Law written through Moses your servant, which was spoken by Aaron and his sons, the priests, your holy people, as it is said, The Lord bless you, and keep you: the Lord make his face shine on you, and be gracious to you: the Lord turn his face to you, and give you peace.
Grant peace, well-being, blessing, grace, faithful love and mercy to us and to all Israel, your people. Bless us, our Father, all of us together, with the light of your face. For by the light of your face you have given us, Lord our God, the Law of life, faithful love and righteousness, blessing, mercy, life and peace. And may you see fit to bless your people Israel at all times and in every hour with your peace.
Blessed are you, Lord, who blesses your people Israel with peace.
My God! Guard my tongue from evil and my lips from speaking deceit. And let my soul be silent toward those who curse me, yes, let my soul be like dust to everyone. Open my heart to your Law, and let my soul pursue your commandments. If anyone plans evil against me, quickly make their plans ineffective, and thwart their designs. 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. So that your loved ones may be rescued, save with your right hand, and answer me. Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable before you, Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer. He who makes peace in heaven, may he make peace for us all and for all Israel, and say, “Amen.”
After this prayer, recite Kaddish, “It Is Our Duty,” the Mourner’s Kaddish, and Psalm 104
May it be your will, Lord our God and God of our fathers, that the temple be soon rebuilt in our days, and grant our portion in your Law. And there we will serve you with awe, as in the days of old, and as in ancient years. Then the offering of Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasant to the Lord, as in the days of old, and as in ancient years.
Service for Festivals
Lighting the Festival Lamp on a Weekday
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, who have made us holy through your commandments, and have commanded us to kindle the Festival light.
Lighting the Sabbath and Festival Lamp on Friday
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, who have made us holy through your commandments, and have commanded us to kindle the Sabbath and the Festival light.
Festival Amidah, Evening, Morning and Afternoon
Lord, open my lips, and my mouth will declare your praise.
Blessed are you, Lord our God and God of our ancestors, God of Abraham, God of Isaac, and God of Jacob, the Great, mighty and revered God, the most high God, who give faithful love and possess all things; who remember the pious deeds of the patriarchs, and in love will bring a redeemer to their children’s children for your name’s sake.
King, Helper, Savior and Shield. Blessed are you, Lord, the Shield of Abraham.
You, Lord, are mighty forever, you raise the dead, you are mighty to save.
From the Sabbath After Shemini Atzeret Until the First Day of Passover
You cause the wind to blow and the rain to fall.
You sustain the living with faithful love, raise the dead with great mercy, support the falling, heal the sick, free the bound, and keep your faith to those who sleep in the dust. Who is like you, Lord of mighty acts, and who resembles you, King, who kills and raises, and causes salvation to spring up?
Yes, you are faithful to raise the dead. Blessed are you, Lord, who raises the dead.
You are holy, and your name is holy, and holy beings praise you daily. Selah. Blessed are you, Lord, the holy God.
Reader, During the Repetition of the Amidah
We will make your name holy in the world just as they make it holy in the highest heavens, as it is written through your prophet: And they called to one another and said,
Congregation
Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts. The whole earth is full of his glory.
Reader
Then with a great rushing sound, mighty and strong, they make their voices heard, and, raising themselves toward the Seraphim, they call out to them, Blessed...
Congregation
Blessed be the glory of the Lord from his place.
Reader
From your place shine out, our King, and reign over us, for we wait for you. When will you reign in Zion? Live there soon, in our days, and forever. May you be magnified and sanctified in the midst of Jerusalem your city throughout all generations and to all eternity. Let our eyes see your kingdom, according to the word that was spoken in the songs of your might by David, your righteous anointed:
Congregation
The Lord will reign forever, your God, Zion, to all generations. Praise the Lord.
Reader
To all generations we will declare your greatness, and to all eternity we will proclaim your holiness, and your praise, our God, will not depart from our mouth forever, for you are a great and holy God and King. Blessed are you, Lord, the holy God.
You have chosen us from all peoples, you have loved us and taken pleasure in us, and have exalted us above the peoples of every language. You have sanctified us by your commandments, and brought us near to your service, our King, and have called us by your great and holy name.
On Saturday Night
You, Lord our God, have made known to us the judgments of your righteousness; you have taught us to perform the statutes of your will; you have given us, Lord our God, righteous judgments, true laws, good statutes and commandments. You have also caused us to inherit seasons of joy, appointed times of holiness, and feasts of voluntary gifts, and have given us as an inheritance the holiness of the Sabbath, the glory of the appointed time, and the celebration of the festival. You have made a distinction, Lord our God, between holy and ordinary, between light and darkness, between Israel and other nations, between the seventh day and the six working days; you have made a distinction between the holiness of the Sabbath and that of the festival, and have made holy the seventh day above the six working days: you have distinguished and made holy your people Israel by your holiness.
Passover on a Weekday
And you have given us in love, Lord our God, appointed times for gladness, festivals and seasons for joy, this day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the season of our Freedom, a sacred assembly, as a remembrance of the departure from Egypt.
Passover on the Sabbath
And you have given us in love, Lord our God, Sabbaths for rest, appointed times for gladness, festivals and seasons for joy, this Sabbath Day, and this day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the season of our Freedom, in love, a sacred assembly, as a remembrance of the departure from Egypt.
Shavuot on a Weekday
And you have given us in love, Lord our God, appointed times for gladness, festivals and seasons for joy, this day of the Feast of Weeks, the season of the Giving of our Law, a sacred assembly, as a remembrance of the departure from Egypt.
Shavuot on the Sabbath
And you have given us in love, Lord our God, Sabbaths for rest, appointed times for gladness, festivals and seasons for joy, this Sabbath Day, and this day of the Feast of Weeks, the season of the Giving of our Law, in love, a sacred assembly, as a remembrance of the departure from Egypt.
Sukkot on a Weekday
And you have given us in love, Lord our God, appointed times for gladness, festivals and seasons for joy, this day of the Feast of Tabernacles, the season of our Gladness, a sacred assembly, as a remembrance of the departure from Egypt.
Sukkot on the Sabbath
And you have given us in love, Lord our God, Sabbaths for rest, appointed times for gladness, festivals and seasons for joy, this Sabbath Day, and this day of the Feast of Tabernacles, the season of our Gladness, in love, a sacred assembly, as a remembrance of the departure from Egypt.
Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah on a Weekday
And you have given us in love, Lord our God, appointed times for gladness, festivals and seasons for joy, this day of the Eighth-day Feast of Solemn Assembly, the season of our Gladness, a sacred assembly, as a remembrance of the departure from Egypt.
Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah on the Sabbath
And you have given us in love, Lord our God, Sabbaths for rest, appointed times for gladness, festivals and seasons for joy, this Sabbath Day, and this day of the Eighth-day Feast of Solemn Assembly, the season of our Gladness, in love, a sacred assembly, as a remembrance of the departure from Egypt.
Passover
Our God and God of our ancestors! May our remembrance rise and come and be accepted before you, with the remembrance of our ancestors, of Messiah the son of David your servant, of Jerusalem your holy city, and of all your people the house of Israel, bringing deliverance and well-being, grace, faithful love and mercy, life and peace on this day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread. Remember us, Lord our God, on it for our well-being; be mindful of us for blessing, and save us so we may live: by your promise of salvation and mercy, spare us and be gracious to us; have mercy on us and save us; for our eyes are turned toward you, because you are a gracious and merciful God and King.
Shavuot
Our God and God of our ancestors! May our remembrance rise and come and be accepted before you, with the remembrance of our ancestors, of Messiah the son of David your servant, of Jerusalem your holy city, and of all your people the house of Israel, bringing deliverance and well-being, grace, faithful love and mercy, life and peace on this day of the Feast of Weeks. Remember us, Lord our God, on it for our well-being; be mindful of us for blessing, and save us so we may live: by your promise of salvation and mercy, spare us and be gracious to us; have mercy on us and save us; for our eyes are turned toward you, because you are a gracious and merciful God and King.
Sukkot
Our God and God of our ancestors! May our remembrance rise and come and be accepted before you, with the remembrance of our ancestors, of Messiah the son of David your servant, of Jerusalem your holy city, and of all your people the house of Israel, bringing deliverance and well-being, grace, faithful love and mercy, life and peace on this day of the Feast of Tabernacles. Remember us, Lord our God, on it for our well-being; be mindful of us for blessing, and save us so we may live: by your promise of salvation and mercy, spare us and be gracious to us; have mercy on us and save us; for our eyes are turned toward you, because you are a gracious and merciful God and King.
Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah
Our God and God of our ancestors! May our remembrance rise and come and be accepted before you, with the remembrance of our ancestors, of Messiah the son of David your servant, of Jerusalem your holy city, and of all your people the house of Israel, bringing deliverance and well-being, grace, faithful love and mercy, life and peace on this day of the Eighth-day Feast of Solemn Assembly. Remember us, Lord our God, on it for our well-being; be mindful of us for blessing, and save us so we may live: by your promise of salvation and mercy, spare us and be gracious to us; have mercy on us and save us; for our eyes are turned toward you, because you are a gracious and merciful God and King.
Sanctity of the Festival on a Weekday
Lord our God, give us the blessing of your appointed times for life and peace, for joy and gladness, just as you have been pleased to promise to bless us. Sanctify us by your commandments, and grant our portion in your Law; satisfy us with your goodness, and gladden us with your salvation; purify our hearts to serve you in truth; and let us inherit, Lord our God, with joy and gladness your holy appointed times; and may Israel, who make your name holy, rejoice in you. Blessed are you, Lord, who make holy Israel and the seasons.
Sanctity of the Festival on the Sabbath
Lord our God, give us the blessing of your appointed times for life and peace, for joy and gladness, just as you have been pleased to promise to bless us. Our God and God of our ancestors, accept our rest. Sanctify us by your commandments, and grant our portion in your Law; satisfy us with your goodness, and gladden us with your salvation; purify our hearts to serve you in truth; and let us inherit, Lord our God, in love and favor, with joy and gladness your holy Sabbath and appointed times; and may Israel, who make your name holy, rejoice in you. Blessed are you, Lord, who make holy the Sabbath and Israel and the seasons.
Accept, Lord our God, your people Israel and their prayer. Restore the service to the inner sanctuary of your house. Receive in love and favor both the fire-offerings of Israel and their prayer. And may the service of your people Israel be always acceptable to you.
And let our eyes see your return in mercy to Zion. Blessed are you, Lord, who restores your divine presence to Zion.
We give thanks to you, for you are the Lord our God and the God of our fathers forever and ever. You are the Rock of our lives, the Shield of our salvation through every generation. We will give thanks to you and declare your praise for our lives which are committed to your hand, and for our souls which are in your charge, and for your miracles, which are daily with us, and for your wonders and your benefits, which are done at all times, evening, morning and noon. You are all-good, and your compassion does not fail. Merciful Being, your acts of faithful love never cease. We have always hoped in you.
Congregation, in an Undertone
We give thanks to you, for you are the Lord our God and the God of our ancestors, the God of all flesh, our Creator and the Creator of all things in the beginning. Blessings and thanksgivings be to your great and holy name, because you have kept us alive and preserved us: so may you continue to keep us alive and to preserve us. Gather our exiles to your holy courts to observe your statutes, to do your will, and to serve you with a perfect heart; seeing that we give thanks to you. Blessed is the God to whom thanksgivings are due.
For all these things your name, our King, will be continually blessed and exalted forever and ever.
And everything that lives will give thanks to you forever, and will praise your name in truth, God, our salvation and our help. Blessed are you, Lord, whose name is All-good, and to whom it is fitting to give thanks.
During the Reader’s Repetition
Our God and God of our fathers, bless us with the threefold blessing of your Law written through Moses your servant, which was spoken by Aaron and his sons, the priests, your holy people, as it is said, May the Lord bless you, and keep you: may the Lord make his face shine on you, and be gracious to you: may the Lord turn his face to you, and give you peace.
At the Morning Service
Grant peace, welfare, blessing, grace, faithful love and mercy to us and to all Israel, your people. Bless us, our Father, all of us together, with the light of your face; for by the light of your face you have given us, Lord our God, the Law of Life, faithful love and righteousness, blessing, mercy, life and peace; and may it be pleasing to you to bless your people Israel at all times and in every hour with your peace.
At the Afternoon and Evening Services
Grant abundant peace to Israel your people forever. For you are the sovereign Lord of all peace. And may it be good to you to bless your people Israel at all times and in every hour with your peace.
Blessed are you, Lord, who blesses your people Israel with peace.
My God! guard my tongue from evil and my lips from speaking deceit. And let my soul remain silent toward those who curse me, yes, let my soul be like dust before everyone. Open my heart to your Law, and let my soul pursue your commandments. If anyone plans evil against me, soon make their plans ineffective, and frustrate their plans. 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. So that your beloved ones may be rescued, save with your right hand, and answer me. Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable to you, Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer. He who makes peace in his high places, may he make peace for us and for all Israel, and say, “Amen.”
May it be your will, Lord our God and God of our fathers, that the temple be soon rebuilt in our days, and grant our portion in your Law. And there we will serve you with awe, as in earlier days, and as in years long past. Then the offering of Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasing to the Lord, as in earlier days, and as in years long past.
Kiddush for Festivals
On Passover, the Feast of Weeks, and the Feast of Tabernacles. Begin here when the festival falls on the Sabbath
And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day. And the heaven and the earth were finished and all their host. And on the seventh day God had finished his work which he had made, and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made. And God blessed the seventh day, and he made it holy, because he rested on it from all his work which God had created and made.
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, who create the fruit of the vine.
Passover on a weekday
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, who have chosen us from all peoples, and raised us above peoples of every language, and sanctified us by your commandments. And you have given us in love, Lord our God, appointed times for gladness, festivals and seasons for joy, this day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the season of our Freedom, a sacred gathering, as a reminder of the departure from Egypt, for you have chosen us, and sanctified us above all peoples, and your holy appointed times you have given us as an inheritance in joy and gladness. Blessed are you, Lord, who sanctify Israel and the festive seasons.
Feast of Weeks on a weekday
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, who have chosen us from all peoples, and raised us above peoples of every language, and sanctified us by your commandments. And you have given us in love, Lord our God, appointed times for gladness, festivals and seasons for joy, this day of the Feast of Weeks, the season of the Giving of our Law, a sacred gathering, as a reminder of the departure from Egypt, for you have chosen us, and sanctified us above all peoples, and your holy appointed times you have given us as an inheritance in joy and gladness. Blessed are you, Lord, who sanctify Israel and the festive seasons.
Feast of Tabernacles on a weekday
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, who have chosen us from all peoples, and raised us above peoples of every language, and sanctified us by your commandments. And you have given us in love, Lord our God, appointed times for gladness, festivals and seasons for joy, this day of the Feast of Tabernacles, the season of our Gladness, a sacred gathering, as a reminder of the departure from Egypt, for you have chosen us, and sanctified us above all peoples, and your holy appointed times you have given us as an inheritance in joy and gladness. Blessed are you, Lord, who sanctify Israel and the festive seasons.
Eighth Day of Solemn Assembly and Rejoicing of the Law on a weekday
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, who have chosen us from all peoples, and raised us above peoples of every language, and sanctified us by your commandments. And you have given us in love, Lord our God, appointed times for gladness, festivals and seasons for joy, this day of the Eighth-day Feast of Solemn Assembly, the season of our Gladness, a sacred gathering, as a reminder of the departure from Egypt, for you have chosen us, and sanctified us above all peoples, and your holy appointed times you have given us as an inheritance in joy and gladness. Blessed are you, Lord, who sanctify Israel and the festive seasons.
Passover on the Sabbath
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, who have chosen us from all peoples, and raised us above peoples of every language, and sanctified us by your commandments. And you have given us in love, Lord our God, Sabbaths for rest, appointed times for gladness, festivals and seasons for joy, this Sabbath day and this day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the season of our Freedom in love, a sacred gathering, as a reminder of the departure from Egypt, for you have chosen us, and sanctified us above all peoples, and your holy Sabbath and appointed times you have given us as an inheritance in love and favor in joy and gladness. Blessed are you, Lord, who sanctify the Sabbath, Israel and the festive seasons.
Feast of Weeks on the Sabbath
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, who have chosen us from all peoples, and raised us above peoples of every language, and sanctified us by your commandments. And you have given us in love, Lord our God, Sabbaths for rest, appointed times for gladness, festivals and seasons for joy, this Sabbath day and this day of the Feast of Weeks, the season of the Giving of our Law in love, a sacred gathering, as a reminder of the departure from Egypt, for you have chosen us, and sanctified us above all peoples, and your holy Sabbath and appointed times you have given us as an inheritance in love and favor in joy and gladness. Blessed are you, Lord, who sanctify the Sabbath, Israel and the festive seasons.
Feast of Tabernacles on the Sabbath
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, who have chosen us from all peoples, and raised us above peoples of every language, and sanctified us by your commandments. And you have given us in love, Lord our God, Sabbaths for rest, appointed times for gladness, festivals and seasons for joy, this Sabbath day and this day of the Feast of Tabernacles, the season of our Gladness in love, a sacred gathering, as a reminder of the departure from Egypt, for you have chosen us, and sanctified us above all peoples, and your holy Sabbath and appointed times you have given us as an inheritance in love and favor in joy and gladness. Blessed are you, Lord, who sanctify the Sabbath, Israel and the festive seasons.
Eighth Day of Solemn Assembly and Rejoicing of the Law on the Sabbath
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, who have chosen us from all peoples, and raised us above peoples of every language, and sanctified us by your commandments. And you have given us in love, Lord our God, Sabbaths for rest, appointed times for gladness, festivals and seasons for joy, this Sabbath day and this day of the Eighth-day Feast of Solemn Assembly, the season of our Gladness in love, a sacred gathering, as a reminder of the departure from Egypt, for you have chosen us, and sanctified us above all peoples, and your holy Sabbath and appointed times you have given us as an inheritance in love and favor in joy and gladness. Blessed are you, Lord, who sanctify the Sabbath, Israel and the festive seasons.
On Saturday night, add this blessing and the following blessing
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, who create the light of the fire.
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, who distinguish between holy and ordinary, between light and darkness, between Israel and other nations, between the seventh day and the six working days. You have made a distinction between the holiness of the Sabbath and that of the festival, and have made holy the seventh day above the six working days. You have distinguished and sanctified your people Israel by your holiness. Blessed are you, Lord, who distinguish between one sacred time and another.
On the first two nights of Passover, both nights of the Feast of Weeks, the first two nights of Tabernacles, the night of the Eighth Day of Solemn Assembly, and the night of Rejoicing of the Law
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, who have kept us alive, and have preserved us, and enabled us to reach this season.
Meditation in the Sukkah
Sukkot, First Night, in the Sukkah
May it be your will, Lord my God and God of my fathers, to let your divine presence remain among us. Spread over us the shelter of your peace in recognition of the commandment of the sukkah which we are now fulfilling, and through which we affirm in fear and love the unity of your holy and blessed name. Surround us with the pure and holy radiance of your glory, which spreads over our heads like an eagle over the nest it stirs up: and from there let the stream of life flow into your servant, your handmaid. And since I have left my house and am eagerly following the path of your commandments, may it be regarded for me as though I had wandered far for your sake. Wash me thoroughly from my wrongdoing, and cleanse me from my sin. Keep me alive, Lord. Grant me your abundant blessings, and continually give bread and water to those who are hungry and thirsty. Make me worthy to live trustingly in the shelter of your overshadowing wings at the time when I leave this world. Deal graciously with us in the decree to which you set your seal, and make us worthy to dwell many days in the land, the holy land, always serving and revering you. Blessed be the Lord forever. Amen and Amen.
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, who have made us holy through your commandments, and have commanded us to live in the sukkah.
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, who have kept us alive and preserved us, and enabled us to reach this season.
Additional Service for the Festivals
Standing Amidah for Passover, Shavuot and Sukkot, Including Their Intermediate Days
Lord, open my lips, and my mouth shall declare your praise.
Blessed are you, Lord our God and God of our fathers, God of Abraham, God of Isaac, and God of Jacob, the great, mighty and revered God, the most high God, who bestow faithful love, possess all things, and remember the pious deeds of the patriarchs, and in love will bring a redeemer to their children’s children for your name’s sake.
King, Helper, Savior and Shield. Blessed are you, Lord, the Shield of Abraham.
You, Lord, are mighty forever, you raise the dead, you are mighty to save.
From the Sabbath After Shemini Atzeret Until the First Day of Passover
You cause the wind to blow and the rain to fall
You sustain the living with faithful love, revive the dead with great mercy, support the falling, heal the sick, free the captives, and keep your faith with those who sleep in the dust. Who is like you, Lord of mighty acts, and who resembles you, King, who kill and revive, and cause salvation to spring forth? Yes, you are faithful to revive the dead. Blessed are you, Lord, who revive the dead.
You are holy, and your name is holy, and holy beings praise you daily. Selah. Blessed are you, Lord, the holy God.
Reader, During the Repetition
We will revere and sanctify you according to the mystic utterance of the Holy Seraphim, who make your name holy in the sanctuary, as it is written through your prophet, “And they called to one another and said,”
Congregation
Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts. The whole earth is full of his glory.
Reader
His glory fills the universe. His ministering angels ask one another, “Where is the place of his glory?” Those facing them say, “Blessed.”
Congregation
May the glory of the Lord be blessed from his place.
Reader
From his place may he turn in mercy and be gracious to a people who, evening and morning, twice every day, proclaim faithfully the unity of his name, saying in love, “Hear.”
Congregation
Hear, Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is One.
Reader
Our God is One; he is our Father; he is our King, he is our Savior; and in his mercy he will let us hear a second time, in the presence of all living his promise, “To be your God.”
Congregation
“I am the Lord your God.”
Reader
And in your Holy Words it is written:
Congregation
The Lord will reign forever, your God, Zion, through all generations. Praise the Lord.
Reader
To all generations we will declare your greatness, and to all eternity we will proclaim your holiness, and your praise, our God, will never leave our mouth, for you are a great and holy God and King. Blessed are you, Lord, the holy God.
You have chosen us from all peoples, you have loved us and taken pleasure in us, and have exalted us above peoples of every language. You have sanctified us by your commandments, and brought us near to your service, our King, and have called us by your great and holy name.
Passover on a Weekday
And you have given us in love, Lord our God, appointed times for gladness, festivals and seasons for joy; this day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the season of our Freedom, a holy gathering, as a memorial of the departure from Egypt.
Passover on the Sabbath
And you have given us in love, Lord our God, Sabbaths for rest, appointed times for gladness, festivals and seasons for joy; this Sabbath day and this day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the season of our Freedom, in love, a holy gathering, as a memorial of the departure from Egypt.
Shavuot on a Weekday
And you have given us in love, Lord our God, appointed times for gladness, festivals and seasons for joy; this day of the Feast of Weeks, the season of the Giving of our Law, a holy gathering, as a memorial of the departure from Egypt.
Shavuot on the Sabbath
And you have given us in love, Lord our God, Sabbaths for rest, appointed times for gladness, festivals and seasons for joy; this Sabbath day and this day of the Feast of Weeks, the season of the Giving of our Law, in love, a holy gathering, as a memorial of the departure from Egypt.
Sukkot on a Weekday
And you have given us in love, Lord our God, appointed times for gladness, festivals and seasons for joy; this day of the Feast of Tabernacles, the season of our Gladness, a holy gathering, as a memorial of the departure from Egypt.
Sukkot on the Sabbath
And you have given us in love, Lord our God, Sabbaths for rest, appointed times for gladness, festivals and seasons for joy; this Sabbath day and this day of the Feast of Tabernacles, the season of our Gladness, in love, a holy gathering, as a memorial of the departure from Egypt.
Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah on a Weekday
And you have given us in love, Lord our God, appointed times for gladness, festivals and seasons for joy; this day of the Eighth-day Feast of Solemn Assembly, the season of our Gladness, a holy gathering, as a memorial of the departure from Egypt.
Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah on the Sabbath
And you have given us in love, Lord our God, Sabbaths for rest, appointed times for gladness, festivals and seasons for joy; this Sabbath day and this day of the Eighth-day Feast of Solemn Assembly, the season of our Gladness, in love, a holy gathering, as a memorial of the departure from Egypt.
Additional Offering, Passover on a Weekday
But on account of our sins we were exiled from our land, and removed far from our country, and we are unable to go up in order to appear and prostrate ourselves before you, and to fulfill our obligations in your chosen house, that great and holy temple which was called by your name, because of the hand that has been stretched out against your sanctuary. May it be your will, Lord our God and God of our ancestors, merciful King, that in your abundant compassion you may again have mercy on us and on your sanctuary, and may soon rebuild it and magnify its glory. Our Father, our King, soon make the glory of your kingdom visible to us; shine out and exalt yourself over us in the sight of all living; bring our scattered ones among the nations near to you, and gather our dispersed from the ends of the earth. Lead us with joyful cries to Zion your city, and to Jerusalem the place of your sanctuary with everlasting joy; and there we will prepare before you the offerings that are obligatory for us, the continual offerings according to their order, and the additional offerings according to their enactment; and the additional offering of this Feast of Unleavened Bread we will prepare and offer to you in love according to the commandment of your will, as you have prescribed for us in your Law through the hand of Moses your servant, by the mouth of your glory, as it is said:
Additional Offering, Passover on the Sabbath
But on account of our sins we were exiled from our land, and removed far from our country, and we are unable to go up in order to appear and prostrate ourselves before you, and to fulfill our obligations in your chosen house, that great and holy temple which was called by your name, because of the hand that has been stretched out against your sanctuary. May it be your will, Lord our God and God of our ancestors, merciful King, that in your abundant compassion you may again have mercy on us and on your sanctuary, and may soon rebuild it and magnify its glory. Our Father, our King, soon make the glory of your kingdom visible to us; shine out and exalt yourself over us in the sight of all living; bring our scattered ones among the nations near to you, and gather our dispersed from the ends of the earth. Lead us with joyful cries to Zion your city, and to Jerusalem the place of your sanctuary with everlasting joy; and there we will prepare before you the offerings that are obligatory for us, the continual offerings according to their order, and the additional offerings according to their enactment; and the additional offering of this Sabbath day with the additional offering of this Feast of Unleavened Bread we will prepare and offer to you in love according to the commandment of your will, as you have prescribed for us in your Law through the hand of Moses your servant, by the mouth of your glory, as it is said:
Additional Offering, Shavuot on a Weekday
But on account of our sins we were exiled from our land, and removed far from our country, and we are unable to go up in order to appear and prostrate ourselves before you, and to fulfill our obligations in your chosen house, that great and holy temple which was called by your name, because of the hand that has been stretched out against your sanctuary. May it be your will, Lord our God and God of our ancestors, merciful King, that in your abundant compassion you may again have mercy on us and on your sanctuary, and may soon rebuild it and magnify its glory. Our Father, our King, soon make the glory of your kingdom visible to us; shine out and exalt yourself over us in the sight of all living; bring our scattered ones among the nations near to you, and gather our dispersed from the ends of the earth. Lead us with joyful cries to Zion your city, and to Jerusalem the place of your sanctuary with everlasting joy; and there we will prepare before you the offerings that are obligatory for us, the continual offerings according to their order, and the additional offerings according to their enactment; and the additional offering of this Feast of Weeks we will prepare and offer to you in love according to the commandment of your will, as you have prescribed for us in your Law through the hand of Moses your servant, by the mouth of your glory, as it is said:
Additional Offering, Shavuot on the Sabbath
But on account of our sins we were exiled from our land, and removed far from our country, and we are unable to go up in order to appear and prostrate ourselves before you, and to fulfill our obligations in your chosen house, that great and holy temple which was called by your name, because of the hand that has been stretched out against your sanctuary. May it be your will, Lord our God and God of our ancestors, merciful King, that in your abundant compassion you may again have mercy on us and on your sanctuary, and may soon rebuild it and magnify its glory. Our Father, our King, soon make the glory of your kingdom visible to us; shine out and exalt yourself over us in the sight of all living; bring our scattered ones among the nations near to you, and gather our dispersed from the ends of the earth. Lead us with joyful cries to Zion your city, and to Jerusalem the place of your sanctuary with everlasting joy; and there we will prepare before you the offerings that are obligatory for us, the continual offerings according to their order, and the additional offerings according to their enactment; and the additional offering of this Sabbath day with the additional offering of this Feast of Weeks we will prepare and offer to you in love according to the commandment of your will, as you have prescribed for us in your Law through the hand of Moses your servant, by the mouth of your glory, as it is said:
Additional Offering, Sukkot on a Weekday
But on account of our sins we were exiled from our land, and removed far from our country, and we are unable to go up in order to appear and prostrate ourselves before you, and to fulfill our obligations in your chosen house, that great and holy temple which was called by your name, because of the hand that has been stretched out against your sanctuary. May it be your will, Lord our God and God of our ancestors, merciful King, that in your abundant compassion you may again have mercy on us and on your sanctuary, and may soon rebuild it and magnify its glory. Our Father, our King, soon make the glory of your kingdom visible to us; shine out and exalt yourself over us in the sight of all living; bring our scattered ones among the nations near to you, and gather our dispersed from the ends of the earth. Lead us with joyful cries to Zion your city, and to Jerusalem the place of your sanctuary with everlasting joy; and there we will prepare before you the offerings that are obligatory for us, the continual offerings according to their order, and the additional offerings according to their enactment; and the additional offering of this Feast of Tabernacles we will prepare and offer to you in love according to the commandment of your will, as you have prescribed for us in your Law through the hand of Moses your servant, by the mouth of your glory, as it is said:
Additional Offering, Sukkot on the Sabbath
But on account of our sins we were exiled from our land, and removed far from our country, and we are unable to go up in order to appear and prostrate ourselves before you, and to fulfill our obligations in your chosen house, that great and holy temple which was called by your name, because of the hand that has been stretched out against your sanctuary. May it be your will, Lord our God and God of our ancestors, merciful King, that in your abundant compassion you may again have mercy on us and on your sanctuary, and may soon rebuild it and magnify its glory. Our Father, our King, soon make the glory of your kingdom visible to us; shine out and exalt yourself over us in the sight of all living; bring our scattered ones among the nations near to you, and gather our dispersed from the ends of the earth. Lead us with joyful cries to Zion your city, and to Jerusalem the place of your sanctuary with everlasting joy; and there we will prepare before you the offerings that are obligatory for us, the continual offerings according to their order, and the additional offerings according to their enactment; and the additional offering of this Sabbath day with the additional offering of this Feast of Tabernacles we will prepare and offer to you in love according to the commandment of your will, as you have prescribed for us in your Law through the hand of Moses your servant, by the mouth of your glory, as it is said:
Additional Offering, Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah on a Weekday
But on account of our sins we were exiled from our land, and removed far from our country, and we are unable to go up in order to appear and prostrate ourselves before you, and to fulfill our obligations in your chosen house, that great and holy temple which was called by your name, because of the hand that has been stretched out against your sanctuary. May it be your will, Lord our God and God of our ancestors, merciful King, that in your abundant compassion you may again have mercy on us and on your sanctuary, and may soon rebuild it and magnify its glory. Our Father, our King, soon make the glory of your kingdom visible to us; shine out and exalt yourself over us in the sight of all living; bring our scattered ones among the nations near to you, and gather our dispersed from the ends of the earth. Lead us with joyful cries to Zion your city, and to Jerusalem the place of your sanctuary with everlasting joy; and there we will prepare before you the offerings that are obligatory for us, the continual offerings according to their order, and the additional offerings according to their enactment; and the additional offering of this Eighth-day Feast of Solemn Assembly we will prepare and offer to you in love according to the commandment of your will, as you have prescribed for us in your Law through the hand of Moses your servant, by the mouth of your glory, as it is said:
Additional Offering, Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah on the Sabbath
But on account of our sins we were exiled from our land, and removed far from our country, and we are unable to go up in order to appear and prostrate ourselves before you, and to fulfill our obligations in your chosen house, that great and holy temple which was called by your name, because of the hand that has been stretched out against your sanctuary. May it be your will, Lord our God and God of our ancestors, merciful King, that in your abundant compassion you may again have mercy on us and on your sanctuary, and may soon rebuild it and magnify its glory. Our Father, our King, soon make the glory of your kingdom visible to us; shine out and exalt yourself over us in the sight of all living; bring our scattered ones among the nations near to you, and gather our dispersed from the ends of the earth. Lead us with joyful cries to Zion your city, and to Jerusalem the place of your sanctuary with everlasting joy; and there we will prepare before you the offerings that are obligatory for us, the continual offerings according to their order, and the additional offerings according to their enactment; and the additional offering of this Sabbath day with the additional offering of this Eighth-day Feast of Solemn Assembly we will prepare and offer to you in love according to the commandment of your will, as you have prescribed for us in your Law through the hand of Moses your servant, by the mouth of your glory, as it is said:
On the Sabbath
And on the Sabbath day two male lambs of the first year without blemish, and two tenths of an ephah of fine flour for a meal offering, mixed with oil, and the drink offering of it. This is the burnt offering of every Sabbath, in addition to the continual burnt offering, and the drink offering of it.
On the First Two Days of Passover
And in the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month, is the Passover to the Lord. And on the fifteenth day of this month will be a festival: unleavened bread must be eaten for seven days. On the first day there must be a holy gathering; you must do no laborious work.
On Every Day of Passover
And you must offer an offering made by fire, a burnt offering to the Lord; two young bulls and one ram, and seven male lambs in their first year; they must be without blemish for you.
On Shavuot
And on the day of the first fruits, when you offer a new meal offering to the Lord in your Feast of Weeks, you must hold a holy gathering; you must do no laborious work; you must offer a burnt offering for a pleasing aroma to the Lord; two young bulls, one ram, seven male lambs in their first year.
On the First Two Days of Sukkot
And on the fifteenth day of the seventh month you must hold a holy gathering; you must do no laborious work, and you must celebrate a festival to the Lord for seven days. And you must offer a burnt offering, an offering made by fire, of a pleasing aroma to the Lord; thirteen young bulls, two rams, fourteen male lambs in their first year; they must be without blemish.
After the Offerings on All Festivals
And offer their meal offering and their drink offerings as prescribed, three tenths of an ephah for each bull, and two tenths for the ram, and one tenth for each lamb, with wine according to the drink offering of it, and a male goat with which to make atonement, and the two continual offerings according to their enactment.
First Intermediate Day of Sukkot, First Reading
And on the second day you must offer twelve young bulls, two rams, fourteen male lambs in their first year without blemish. And offer their meal offering and their drink offerings as prescribed, three tenths of an ephah for each bull, and two tenths for the ram, and one tenth for each lamb, with wine according to the drink offering of it, and a male goat with which to make atonement, and the two continual offerings according to their enactment.
First Intermediate Day of Sukkot, Second Reading
And on the third day you must offer eleven bulls, two rams, fourteen male lambs in their first year without blemish. And offer their meal offering and their drink offerings as prescribed, three tenths of an ephah for each bull, and two tenths for the ram, and one tenth for each lamb, with wine according to the drink offering of it, and a male goat with which to make atonement, and the two continual offerings according to their enactment.
Second Intermediate Day of Sukkot, First Reading
And on the third day you must offer eleven bulls, two rams, fourteen male lambs in their first year without blemish. And offer their meal offering and their drink offerings as prescribed, three tenths of an ephah for each bull, and two tenths for the ram, and one tenth for each lamb, with wine according to the drink offering of it, and a male goat with which to make atonement, and the two continual offerings according to their enactment.
Second Intermediate Day of Sukkot, Second Reading
And on the fourth day you must offer ten bulls, two rams, fourteen male lambs in their first year without blemish. And offer their meal offering and their drink offerings as prescribed, three tenths of an ephah for each bull, and two tenths for the ram, and one tenth for each lamb, with wine according to the drink offering of it, and a male goat with which to make atonement, and the two continual offerings according to their enactment.
Third Intermediate Day of Sukkot, First Reading
And on the fourth day you must offer ten bulls, two rams, fourteen male lambs in their first year without blemish. And offer their meal offering and their drink offerings as prescribed, three tenths of an ephah for each bull, and two tenths for the ram, and one tenth for each lamb, with wine according to the drink offering of it, and a male goat with which to make atonement, and the two continual offerings according to their enactment.
Third Intermediate Day of Sukkot, Second Reading
And on the fifth day you must offer nine bulls, two rams, fourteen male lambs in their first year without blemish. And offer their meal offering and their drink offerings as prescribed, three tenths of an ephah for each bull, and two tenths for the ram, and one tenth for each lamb, with wine according to the drink offering of it, and a male goat with which to make atonement, and the two continual offerings according to their enactment.
Fourth Intermediate Day of Sukkot, First Reading
And on the fifth day you must offer nine bulls, two rams, fourteen male lambs in their first year without blemish. And offer their meal offering and their drink offerings as prescribed, three tenths of an ephah for each bull, and two tenths for the ram, and one tenth for each lamb, with wine according to the drink offering of it, and a male goat with which to make atonement, and the two continual offerings according to their enactment.
Fourth Intermediate Day of Sukkot, Second Reading
And on the sixth day you must offer eight bulls, two rams, fourteen male lambs in their first year without blemish. And offer their meal offering and their drink offerings as prescribed, three tenths of an ephah for each bull, and two tenths for the ram, and one tenth for each lamb, with wine according to the drink offering of it, and a male goat with which to make atonement, and the two continual offerings according to their enactment.
Hoshana Rabbah, First Reading
And on the sixth day you must offer eight bulls, two rams, fourteen male lambs in their first year without blemish. And offer their meal offering and their drink offerings as prescribed, three tenths of an ephah for each bull, and two tenths for the ram, and one tenth for each lamb, with wine according to the drink offering of it, and a male goat with which to make atonement, and the two continual offerings according to their enactment.
Hoshana Rabbah, Second Reading
And on the seventh day you must offer seven bulls, two rams, fourteen male lambs in their first year without blemish. And offer their meal offering and their drink offerings as prescribed, three tenths of an ephah for each bull, and two tenths for the ram, and one tenth for each lamb, with wine according to the drink offering of it, and a male goat with which to make atonement, and the two continual offerings according to their enactment.
Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah
On the eighth day you must hold a solemn assembly; you must do no laborious work. And you must offer a burnt offering, an offering made by fire, of a pleasing aroma to the Lord: one bull, one ram, seven male lambs in their first year without blemish. And offer their meal offering and their drink offerings as prescribed, three tenths of an ephah for each bull, and two tenths for the ram, and one tenth for each lamb, with wine according to the drink offering of it, and a male goat with which to make atonement, and the two continual offerings according to their enactment.
On the Sabbath
Those who keep the Sabbath and call it a delight will rejoice in your kingdom; the people that make the seventh day holy, all of them will be satisfied and delighted with your goodness, since you took pleasure in the seventh day, and made it holy; you called it the most desirable of days, in remembrance of the creation.
Our God and God of our ancestors, merciful King, have mercy on us, good and beneficent One, allow us to seek you; return to us in your yearning compassion for the sake of the ancestors who did your will; rebuild your house as at the beginning, and establish your sanctuary on its site; grant that we may see it in its rebuilding, and make us rejoice in its re-establishment; restore the priests to their service, the Levites to their song and psalmody, and Israel to their homes: and there we will go up to appear and prostrate ourselves before you at the three periods of our festivals, as it is written in your Law, “Three times a year all your males must appear before the Lord your God in the place he will choose, on the Feast of Unleavened Bread, and on the Feast of Weeks, and on the Feast of Tabernacles. They must not appear before the Lord empty-handed. Every man must bring what he is able to give, according to the blessing the Lord your God has given you.”
On Weekdays
Lord our God, give us the blessing of your appointed times for life and peace, for joy and gladness, just as you have been pleased to promise to bless us. Make us holy through your commandments, and grant our portion in your Law; satisfy us with your goodness, and gladden us with your salvation; purify our hearts to serve you in truth; and let us inherit, Lord our God, with joy and gladness your holy appointed times; and may Israel who make your name holy rejoice in you. Blessed are you, Lord, who make holy Israel and the seasons.
On the Sabbath
Lord our God, give us the blessing of your appointed times for life and peace, for joy and gladness, just as you have been pleased to promise to bless us. Our God and God of our ancestors, accept our rest. Make us holy through your commandments, and grant our portion in your Law; satisfy us with your goodness, and gladden us with your salvation; purify our hearts to serve you in truth; and let us inherit, Lord our God, in love and favor, with joy and gladness your holy Sabbath and appointed times; and may Israel who make your name holy rejoice in you. Blessed are you, Lord, who make holy the Sabbath and Israel and the seasons.
Accept, Lord our God, your people Israel and their prayer. Restore the service to the inner sanctuary of your house. Receive in love and favor both the fire-offerings of Israel and their prayer. And may the service of your people Israel be always acceptable to you.
And let our eyes see your return in mercy to Zion. Blessed are you, Lord, who restore your divine presence to Zion.
We give thanks to you, for you are the Lord our God and the God of our fathers forever and ever. You are the Rock of our lives, the Shield of our salvation through every generation. We will give thanks to you and declare your praise for our lives which are committed to your hand, and for our souls which are in your charge, and for your miracles, which are daily with us, and for your wonders and your benefits, which are done at all times, evening, morning and noon. You who are all-good, whose compassion does not fail. You, merciful Being, whose acts of faithful love never cease, we have ever hoped in you.
Congregation, Quietly During the Reader’s Repetition
We give thanks to you, for you are the Lord our God and the God of our fathers, the God of all flesh, our Creator and the Creator of all things in the beginning. Blessings and thanksgivings be to your great and holy name, because you have kept us in life and have preserved us. So may you continue to keep us in life and to preserve us. Gather our exiles to your holy courts to observe your statutes, to do your will, and to serve you with a perfect heart, since we give thanks to you. Blessed be the God to whom thanksgivings are due.
For all these things your name, our King, shall be continually blessed and exalted forever and ever.
And everything that lives shall give thanks to you forever, and shall praise your name in truth, God, our salvation and our help. Blessed are you, Lord, whose name is All-good, and to whom it is fitting to give thanks.
During the Reader’s Repetition
Our God and God of our fathers, bless us with the threefold blessing of your Law written through Moses your servant, which was spoken by Aaron and his sons, the priests, your holy people, as it is said, The Lord bless you, and keep you: the Lord make his face shine on you, and be gracious to you: the Lord turn his face to you, and give you peace.
Grant peace, welfare, blessing, grace, faithful love and mercy to us and to all Israel, your people. Bless us, our Father, even all of us together, with the light of your face, for by the light of your face you have given us, Lord our God, the Law of life, faithful love and righteousness, blessing, mercy, life and peace. And may it be good in your sight to bless your people Israel at all times and in every hour with your peace.
Blessed are you, Lord, who bless your people Israel with peace.
My God, guard my tongue from evil and my lips from speaking deceit. And let my soul remain silent toward those who curse me, yes, let my soul be like dust before everyone. Open my heart to your Law, and let my soul pursue your commandments. If any plan evil against me, soon make their plans ineffective, and frustrate their designs. 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. In order that your beloved ones may be delivered, save with your right hand, and answer me. Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable before you, Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer. He who makes peace in his high places, may he make peace for us and for all Israel, and say, “Amen.”
May it be your will, Lord our God and God of our ancestors, that the temple soon be rebuilt in our days, and grant our portion in your Law. And there we will serve you with awe, as in ancient days, and as in ancient years. Then will the offering of Judah and Jerusalem be pleasant to the Lord, as in ancient days, and as in ancient years.
The Blessing of the Priests
Congregation and Reader, on Festivals Except the Sabbath
And may our prayer be acceptable to you as a burnt offering and as a sacrifice. Merciful One, we beg you, in your abundant mercy to restore your divine presence to Zion, and the ordained service to Jerusalem. And let our eyes see your return in mercy to Zion, and there we will worship you in awe, as in ancient days and as in ancient years.
Reader
Blessed are you, Lord, whom alone we serve in awe.
Reader, Quietly
Our God and God of our ancestors, bless us with the three-fold blessing of your Law written by the hand of Moses your servant, which was spoken by Aaron and his sons,
Reader
The priests,
Congregation
Your holy people, as it is said:
Priests
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, who have made us holy with Aaron’s holiness and have commanded us to bless your people Israel in love.
Reader Followed by the Priests; Congregation Responds Amen
The Lord bless you and keep you. Amen.
Reader Followed by the Priests; Congregation Responds Amen
The Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you. Amen.
Reader Followed by the Priests; Congregation Responds Amen
The Lord turn his face toward you and give you peace. Amen. Selah.
Service for Rosh Hashanah
Light the festival lamp as in the festival service.
The Afternoon Service follows the Friday service. Use the festival Evening Service. If the first evening of Rosh Hashanah falls on Friday, begin with “A Psalm, a Song for the Sabbath Day.”
Say this Amidah at the Evening, Morning and Afternoon Services.
Lord, open my lips, and my mouth shall declare your praise.
Blessed are you, Lord our God and God of our fathers, God of Abraham, God of Isaac, and God of Jacob, the great, mighty and revered God, the most high God, who bestows faithful love, and possesses all things. Who remembers the pious deeds of the patriarchs, and in love will bring a redeemer to their children’s children for your name’s sake.
Remember us for life, King, who delights in life, and inscribe us in the book of life, for your own sake, living God.
King, Helper, Savior and Shield. Blessed are you, Lord, the Shield of Abraham.
You, Lord, are mighty forever, you raise the dead, you are mighty to save.
You sustain the living with faithful love, raise the dead with great mercy, support the falling, heal the sick, free the bound, and keep your faith to those who sleep in the dust. Who is like you, Lord of mighty acts, and who resembles you, King, who kills and raises, and causes salvation to spring up?
Who is like you, Father of mercy, who in mercy remembers your creatures for life?
Yes, you are faithful to raise the dead. Blessed are you, Lord, who raises the dead.
You are holy, and your name is holy, and holy beings praise you daily. Selah.
Now, therefore, Lord our God, impose your awe on all your works, and your dread upon all that you have created, so that all works may fear you and all creatures prostrate themselves before you, so that they may all form a single band to do your will with a perfect heart, just as we know, Lord our God, that dominion is yours, strength is in your hand, and might in your right hand, and that your name is to be feared above all that you have created.
Then give glory, Lord, to your people, praise to those who fear you, hope to those who seek you, and free speech to those who wait for you, joy to your land, gladness to your city, a flourishing horn to David your servant, and a clear shining light to the son of Jesse, your anointed, soon in our days.
Then the just will also see and be glad, and the upright will be joyful, and the faithful celebrate triumphantly, while wrongdoing will close her mouth, and all wickedness will be wholly consumed like smoke, when you make the rule of arrogance disappear from the earth.
And you, Lord, will reign, you alone over all your works on Mount Zion, the dwelling place of your glory, and in Jerusalem, your holy city, as it is written in your Holy Words, “The Lord will reign forever, your God, Zion, through all generations. Praise the Lord.”
You are holy, and your name inspires awe, and there is no God beside you, as it is written, “And the Lord of hosts is exalted in judgment, and the holy God is sanctified in righteousness.” Blessed are you, Lord, the holy King.
You have chosen us from all peoples, you have loved us and taken pleasure in us, and have exalted us above all tongues. You have sanctified us by your commandments and brought us near to your service, our King, and called us by your great and holy name.
On Saturday Night
You, Lord our God, have made known to us the judgments of your righteousness. You have taught us to perform the statutes of your will. You have given us, Lord our God, righteous judgments, true laws, good statutes and commandments. You have also caused us to inherit seasons of joy, appointed times of holiness, and feasts of freewill gifts, and have given us as an inheritance the holiness of the Sabbath, the glory of the appointed time, and the celebration of the festival. You have made a distinction, Lord our God, between holy and ordinary, between light and darkness, between Israel and other nations, between the seventh day and the six working days. You have made a distinction between the holiness of the Sabbath and that of the festival, and have sanctified the seventh day above the six working days. You have distinguished and sanctified your people Israel by your holiness.
Use the form appropriate to the day.
On Weekdays
And you have given us in love, Lord our God this Day of Memorial, a day of blowing the Shofar. A holy convocation as a memorial of the departure from Egypt.
On the Sabbath
And you have given us in love, Lord our God this Sabbath Day and this Day of Memorial, a day of remembrance of blowing the Shofar, in love. A holy convocation as a memorial of the departure from Egypt.
Our God and God of our fathers! May our remembrance rise, come and be accepted before you, with the remembrance of our fathers, of Messiah the son of David your servant, of Jerusalem your holy city, and of all your people the house of Israel, bringing deliverance and well-being, grace, faithful love and mercy, life and peace on this Day of Memorial. Remember us, Lord our God, on that day for our well-being. Be mindful of us for blessing, and save us for life: by your promise of salvation and mercy, spare us and be gracious to us. Have mercy on us and save us. For our eyes are turned toward you, because you are a gracious and merciful God and King.
On Weekdays
Our God and God of our fathers, reign in your glory over the whole universe, and be exalted above all the earth in your honor, and shine out in the splendor and excellence of your might on all the inhabitants of your world, that whatever has been made may know that you have made it, and whatever has been created may understand that you have created it, and whatever has breath in its nostrils may say, The Lord God of Israel is King, and his dominion rules over all. Sanctify us by your commandments, and grant our portion in your Law. Satisfy us with your goodness, and gladden us with your salvation. Purify our hearts to serve you in truth, for you are God in truth and your word is truth, and endures forever. Blessed are you, Lord, King over all the earth, who sanctifies Israel and the Day of Memorial.
On the Sabbath
Our God and God of our fathers, reign in your glory over the whole universe, and be exalted above all the earth in your honor, and shine out in the splendor and excellence of your might on all the inhabitants of your world, that whatever has been made may know that you have made it, and whatever has been created may understand that you have created it, and whatever has breath in its nostrils may say, The Lord God of Israel is King, and his dominion rules over all. Our God and God of our fathers, accept our rest. Sanctify us by your commandments, and grant our portion in your Law. Satisfy us with your goodness, and gladden us with your salvation and in your love and favor, Lord our God, let us inherit your holy Sabbath. And may Israel, who sanctify your name, rest on that day. Purify our hearts to serve you in truth, for you are God in truth and your word is truth, and endures forever. Blessed are you, Lord, King over all the earth, who sanctifies the Sabbath and Israel and the Day of Memorial.
Accept, Lord our God, your people Israel and their prayer. Restore the service to the inner sanctuary of your house. Receive in love and favor both the fire-offerings of Israel and their prayer. And may the service of your people Israel be always acceptable to you.
And let our eyes see your return in mercy to Zion. Blessed are you, Lord, who restores your divine presence to Zion.
Congregation, in an undertone
We give thanks to you, for you are the Lord our God and the God of our fathers, the God of all flesh, our Creator and the Creator of all things in the beginning. Blessings and thanksgivings be to your great and holy name, because you have kept us in life and have preserved us. So may you continue to keep us in life and to preserve us. Gather our exiles to your holy courts to observe your statutes, to do your will, and to serve you with a perfect heart, since we give thanks to you. Blessed be the God to whom thanksgivings are due.
We give thanks to you, for you are the Lord our God and the God of our fathers forever and ever. You are the Rock of our lives, the Shield of our salvation through every generation. We will give thanks to you and declare your praise for our lives which are committed to your hand, and for our souls which are in your charge, and for your miracles, which are daily with us, and for your wonders and your benefits, which are done at all times, evening, morning and noon. You who are all-good, whose compassion does not fail. You, merciful Being, whose acts of faithful love never cease, we have ever hoped in you.
For all these things your name, our King, shall be continually blessed and exalted forever and ever.
Inscribe all the children of your covenant for a happy life.
And everything that lives shall give thanks to you forever, and shall praise your name in truth, God, our salvation and our help. Blessed are you, Lord, whose name is All-good, and to whom it is fitting to give thanks.
When the Reader repeats the Amidah, add:
Our God and God of our fathers, bless us with the threefold blessing of your Law written through Moses your servant, which was spoken by Aaron and his sons, the priests, your holy people, as it is said, The Lord bless you, and keep you: the Lord make his face shine on you, and be gracious to you: the Lord turn his face to you, and give you peace.
At the Morning Service
Grant peace, welfare, blessing, grace, faithful love and mercy to us and to all Israel, your people. Bless us, our Father, even all of us together, with the light of your face, for by the light of your face you have given us, Lord our God, the Law of life, faithful love and righteousness, blessing, mercy, life and peace. And may it be good in your sight to bless your people Israel at all times and in every hour with your peace.
At the Afternoon and Evening Services
Grant abundant peace to Israel your people forever. For you are the sovereign Lord of all peace. And may it please you to bless your people Israel at all times and in every hour with your peace
In the book of life, blessing, peace and good sustenance may we be remembered and inscribed before you, we and all your people the house of Israel, for a happy life and for peace. Blessed are you, Lord, who makes peace.
My God, guard my tongue from evil and my lips from speaking deceit. And let my soul remain silent toward those who curse me, yes, let my soul be like dust before everyone. Open my heart to your Law, and let my soul pursue your commandments. If any plan evil against me, soon make their plans ineffective, and frustrate their designs. 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. In order that your beloved ones may be delivered, save with your right hand, and answer me. Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable before you, Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer. He who makes peace in his high places, may he make peace for us and for all Israel, and say, “Amen.”
May it be your will, Lord our God and God of our fathers, that the temple be soon rebuilt in our days, and grant our portion in your Law. And there we will serve you with awe, as in the days of old, and as in ancient years. Then the offering of Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasant to the Lord, as in the days of old, and as in ancient years.
Rosh Hashanah Greeting
May you be inscribed for a happy year.
Kiddush for New Year
When New Year Falls on the Sabbath
And it was evening and it was morning, the sixth day. And the heaven and the earth were finished and all their hosts. And on the seventh day God had finished his work which he had made, and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made. And God blessed the seventh day, and he made it holy, because he rested on it from all his work which God had created and made. Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, who creates the fruit of the vine.
On Weekdays
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, who has chosen us from all peoples and exalted us above all languages, and sanctified us through your commandments. And you have given us in love, Lord our God, this Day of Memorial, a day of blowing the Shofar, a holy assembly, in memory of the departure from Egypt. For you have chosen us and sanctified us above all nations; and your word is truth and endures forever. Blessed are you, Lord, King over all the earth, who sanctifies Israel and the Day of Memorial.
On the Sabbath
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, who has chosen us from all peoples and exalted us above all languages, and sanctified us through your commandments. And you have given us in love, Lord our God, this Sabbath day and this Day of Memorial, a day of remembrance of blowing the Shofar, in love, a holy assembly, in memory of the departure from Egypt. For you have chosen us and sanctified us above all nations; and your word is truth and endures forever. Blessed are you, Lord, King over all the earth, who sanctifies the Sabbath and Israel and the Day of Memorial.
On Saturday Night
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, who creates the light of the fire. Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, who makes a distinction between holy and ordinary, between light and darkness, between Israel and other nations, between the seventh day and the six working days. You have made a distinction between the holiness of the Sabbath and the holiness of the festival, and made holy the seventh day above the six working days. You have distinguished and sanctified your people Israel through your holiness. Blessed are you, Lord, who makes a distinction between holy and holy.
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, who has kept us alive and preserved us, and enabled us to reach this season.
After Kiddush and the blessing over bread, take an apple dipped in honey and say this blessing before eating it.
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, who creates the fruit of the tree.
After Eating the Apple and Honey
May it be your will, Lord our God, and God of our fathers, to give us anew a happy and pleasant year.
Additional Service for New Year
Standing Amidah for Rosh Hashanah
Lord, open my lips, and my mouth will declare your praise.
Blessed are you, Lord our God and God of our fathers, God of Abraham, God of Isaac, and God of Jacob, the great, mighty and revered God, the most high God, who bestow faithful love, possess all things, and remember the pious deeds of the patriarchs, and in love will bring a redeemer to their children’s children for your name’s sake.
Remember us for life, King, who delight in life, and inscribe us in the book of life, for your own sake, living God.
King, Helper, Savior and Shield. Blessed are you, Lord, the Shield of Abraham.
You, Lord, are mighty forever, you raise the dead, you are mighty to save.
You sustain the living with faithful love, raise the dead with great mercy, support the falling, heal the sick, free the bound, and keep your faith with those who sleep in the dust. Who is like you, Lord of mighty acts, and who resembles you, King, who kill and raise, and cause salvation to spring up?
Who is like you, Father of mercy, who in mercy remember your creatures for life?
Yes, you are faithful to raise the dead. Blessed are you, Lord, who raise the dead.
You are holy, and your name is holy, and holy beings praise you daily. Selah.
Now, therefore, Lord our God, impose your awe on all your works, and your dread on all that you have created, so that all works may fear you and all creatures prostrate themselves before you, so that they may all form a single band to do your will with a perfect heart, just as we know, Lord our God, that dominion is yours, strength is in your hand, and might in your right hand, and that your name is to be feared above all that you have created.
Then give glory, Lord, to your people, praise to those who fear you, hope to those who seek you, and free speech to those who wait for you, joy to your land, gladness to your city, a flourishing horn to David your servant, and a clear shining light to the son of Jesse, your anointed, soon in our days.
Then the just will also see and be glad, and the upright will be joyful, and the faithful celebrate triumphantly, while wrongdoing will close her mouth, and all wickedness will be wholly consumed like smoke, when you make the rule of arrogance disappear from the earth.
And you, Lord, will reign, you alone over all your works on Mount Zion, the dwelling place of your glory, and in Jerusalem, your holy city, as it is written in your Holy Words, “The Lord will reign forever, your God, Zion, through all generations. Praise the Lord.”
You are holy, and your name inspires awe, and there is no God beside you, as it is written, “And the Lord of hosts is exalted in judgment, and the holy God is sanctified in righteousness.” Blessed are you, Lord, the holy King.
You have chosen us from all peoples, you have loved us and taken pleasure in us, and have exalted us above peoples of every language. You have sanctified us by your commandments and brought us near to your service, our King, and called us by your great and holy name.
On Weekdays
And you have given us in love, Lord our God, this Day of Memorial, a day of blowing the Shofar, a holy gathering, as a memorial of the departure from Egypt.
On the Sabbath
And you have given us in love, Lord our God, this Sabbath day and this Day of Memorial, a day of remembrance of blowing the Shofar, in love, a holy gathering, as a memorial of the departure from Egypt.
On Weekdays
But on account of our sins we were exiled from our land, and removed far from our country, and we are unable to fulfill our obligations in your chosen house, that great and holy temple which was called by your name, because of the hand that has been stretched out against your sanctuary. May it be your will, Lord our God and God of our ancestors, merciful King, that in your abundant compassion you may again have mercy on us and on your sanctuary, and may soon rebuild it and magnify its glory. Our Father, our King, soon make the glory of your kingdom visible to us; shine out and exalt yourself over us in the sight of all living; bring our scattered ones among the nations near to you, and gather our dispersed from the ends of the earth. Lead us with joyful cries to Zion your city, and to Jerusalem the place of your sanctuary with everlasting joy; and there we will prepare before you the offerings that are obligatory for us, the continual offerings according to their order, and the additional offerings according to their enactment; and the additional offerings of this Day of Memorial, we will prepare and offer to you in love according to the commandment of your will, as you have prescribed for us in your Law through the hand of Moses your servant, by the mouth of your glory, as it is said:
On the Sabbath
But on account of our sins we were exiled from our land, and removed far from our country, and we are unable to fulfill our obligations in your chosen house, that great and holy temple which was called by your name, because of the hand that has been stretched out against your sanctuary. May it be your will, Lord our God and God of our ancestors, merciful King, that in your abundant compassion you may again have mercy on us and on your sanctuary, and may soon rebuild it and magnify its glory. Our Father, our King, soon make the glory of your kingdom visible to us; shine out and exalt yourself over us in the sight of all living; bring our scattered ones among the nations near to you, and gather our dispersed from the ends of the earth. Lead us with joyful cries to Zion your city, and to Jerusalem the place of your sanctuary with everlasting joy; and there we will prepare before you the offerings that are obligatory for us, the continual offerings according to their order, and the additional offerings according to their enactment; and the additional offerings of this Sabbath day and this Day of Memorial, we will prepare and offer to you in love according to the commandment of your will, as you have prescribed for us in your Law through the hand of Moses your servant, by the mouth of your glory, as it is said:
On the Sabbath
And on the Sabbath day two male lambs of the first year without blemish, and two tenths of an ephah of fine flour for a meal offering, mixed with oil, and the drink offering of it. This is the burnt offering of every Sabbath, in addition to the continual burnt offering, and the drink offering of it.
And in the seventh month, on the first day of the month, you must hold a holy gathering; you must do no laborious work: it must be a day for you to blow the Shofar. And you must offer a burnt offering for a pleasing aroma to the Lord; one young bull, one ram, seven male lambs in their first year without blemish. And their meal offering and their drink offerings as prescribed, three tenths of an ephah for each bull, and two tenths for the ram, and one tenth for each lamb, with wine according to the drink offering of it, and two male goats with which to make atonement, and the two continual offerings according to their enactment; in addition to the burnt offering of the New Moon and the meal offering of it, and the continual burnt offering and the meal offering of it, and their drink offerings, according to their ordinance, for a pleasing aroma, an offering made by fire to the Lord.
On the Sabbath
Those who keep the Sabbath and call it a delight will rejoice in your kingdom; the people that make the seventh day holy, all of them will be satisfied and delighted with your goodness, since you took pleasure in the seventh day, and made it holy; you called it the most desirable of days, in remembrance of the creation.
Kingship
It is our duty to praise the Lord of all things, to ascribe greatness to him who formed the world in the beginning, since he has not made us like the nations of other lands, and has not placed us like other families of the earth, since he has not assigned us a share like theirs, nor a lot like all their multitude. For we bend the knee and offer worship and thanks before the supreme King of kings, the Holy One, blessed is he, who stretched out the heavens and laid the foundations of the earth, the seat of whose glory is in the heavens above, and the dwelling place of whose might is in the loftiest heights. He is our God. There is no other. In truth he is our King. There is no one besides him. As it is written in his Law, “And you must know today and take it to heart, that the Lord is God in heaven above and on the earth below. There is no other.”
We therefore hope in you, Lord our God, that we may soon see the glory of your might, when you will remove the abominations from the earth, and the idols will be utterly cut off, when the world will be perfected under the kingdom of the Almighty, and all human beings will call on your name, when you will turn toward yourself all the wicked of the earth. Let all the inhabitants of the world perceive and know that to you every knee must bow, every tongue must swear. Before you, Lord our God, let them bow and fall; and to your glorious name let them give honor; let them all accept the yoke of your kingdom, and reign over them soon and forever and ever. For the kingdom is yours, and to all eternity you will reign in glory; as it is written in your Law, “The Lord will reign forever and ever.”
And it is said, He has not seen iniquity in Jacob, nor has he seen perversity in Israel: the Lord his God is with him, and the trumpet shout of a King is among them.
And it is said, And he became King in Jeshurun, when the heads of the people were gathered, the tribes of Israel together.
And in your Holy Words it is written, “For the kingdom is the Lord’s, and he is ruler over the nations.”
And it is said, The Lord reigns; he has robed himself in majesty. The Lord has robed himself, yes, he has clothed himself with strength. The world is also set firmly, so that it cannot be moved.
And it is said, Lift up your heads, gates, and be lifted up, everlasting doors, that the King of glory may come in. Who, then, is the King of glory? The Lord, strong and mighty, the Lord mighty in battle. Lift up your heads, gates; yes, lift them up, everlasting doors, that the King of glory may come in. Who, then, is the King of glory? The Lord of hosts, he is the King of glory. Selah.
And by the hands of your servants, the prophets, it is written, saying, This is what the Lord, the King of Israel and his Redeemer, the Lord of hosts, says: I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God.
And it is said, And saviors will come up on Mount Zion to judge the Mount of Esau, and the kingdom will be the Lord’s.
And it is said, And the Lord will be King over all the earth: on that day the Lord will be One and his name One.
And in your Law it is written saying, Hear, Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is One.
On Weekdays
Our God and God of our ancestors, reign in your glory over the whole universe, and be exalted above all the earth in your honor, and shine out in the splendor and excellence of your might on all the inhabitants of your world, that whatever has been made may know that you have made it, and whatever has been created may understand that you have created it, and whatever has breath in its nostrils may say, the Lord God of Israel is King and his dominion rules over all. Make us holy through your commandments, and grant our portion in your Law; satisfy us with your goodness, and gladden us with your salvation. Purify our hearts to serve you in truth, for you are God in truth, and your word is truth, and endures forever. Blessed are you, Lord, King over all the earth, who make holy Israel and the Day of Memorial.
On the Sabbath
Our God and God of our ancestors, reign in your glory over the whole universe, and be exalted above all the earth in your honor, and shine out in the splendor and excellence of your might on all the inhabitants of your world, that whatever has been made may know that you have made it, and whatever has been created may understand that you have created it, and whatever has breath in its nostrils may say, the Lord God of Israel is King and his dominion rules over all. Our God and God of our ancestors, accept our rest. Make us holy through your commandments, and grant our portion in your Law; satisfy us with your goodness, and gladden us with your salvation. And in your love and favor, Lord our God, let us inherit your holy Sabbath, and may Israel, who make your name holy, rest on it. Purify our hearts to serve you in truth, for you are God in truth, and your word is truth, and endures forever. Blessed are you, Lord, King over all the earth, who make holy the Sabbath and Israel and the Day of Memorial.
Remembrance
You remember what was done from eternity and are mindful of all that has been formed long ago: before you all secrets are revealed and the multitude of hidden things from the beginning; for there is no forgetfulness before the throne of your glory; nor is anything hidden from your eyes. You remember every deed that has been done: not a creature is concealed from you: all things are manifest and known to you, Lord our God, who look and see to the end of all generations. For you will bring the appointed time of remembrance when every spirit and soul will be judged, and countless deeds will be remembered with the innumerable multitude of your creatures. From the beginning you made this purpose of yours known, and long ago you disclosed it. This day, on which your work began, is a memorial of the first day, for it is a statute for Israel, a decree of the God of Jacob. On it, sentence is also pronounced on countries, which of them is destined to the sword and which to peace, which to famine and which to plenty; and each individual creature is judged on it, and recorded for life or for death. Who is not judged on this day? For the remembrance of every creature comes before you, each person’s deeds and destiny, his works and ways, his thoughts and schemes, his imaginings and achievements.
Happy is the person who does not forget you, and the human being who finds strength in you; for those who seek you will never stumble, and none who trust in you will be put to shame. Yes, the remembrance of all works comes before you, and you inquire into the doings of them all.
In your love you also remembered Noah and gave him a promise of salvation and mercy, when you brought the waters of the flood to destroy all flesh on account of their evil deeds. So his remembrance came before you, Lord our God, to increase his descendants like the dust of the earth, and his offspring like the sand of the sea.
As it is written in your Law, And God remembered Noah, and every living thing, and all the cattle that were with him in the ark: and God caused a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters subsided.
And it is said, And God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac and with Jacob.
And it is said, Then I will remember my covenant with Jacob, and also my covenant with Isaac, and I will also remember my covenant with Abraham, and I will remember the land.
And in your Holy Words it is written saying, He has made a memorial for his wondrous works: the Lord is gracious and full of compassion.
And it is said, He has given food to those who fear him: he will ever be mindful of his covenant.
And it is said, And he remembered for them his covenant, and repented according to the multitude of his acts of faithful love.
And by the hands of your servants, the prophets, it is written saying, Go and cry in the ears of Jerusalem, saying, This is what the Lord says, I remember for you the kindness of your youth, the love of your days as a bride; how you followed me in the wilderness, in a land that was not sown.
And it is said, Nevertheless, I will remember my covenant with you in the days of your youth, and I will establish for you an everlasting covenant.
And it is said, Is Ephraim a precious son to me? Is he a caressed child? As often as I spoke against him, I earnestly remembered him. Therefore my heart yearns for him. I will surely have mercy on him, says the Lord.
Our God and God of our ancestors, let us be remembered by you for good. Come to us with salvation and mercy from your heavens, the heavens of old; and remember for us, Lord our God, the covenant and the faithful love and the oath which you swore to Abraham our father on Mount Moriah: and may the binding with which Abraham our father bound his son Isaac on the altar appear before you, how he overcame his compassion in order to perform your will with a perfect heart. So may your compassion overcome your anger against us; in your great goodness may the fierceness of your anger turn aside from your people, your city and your inheritance. Fulfill for us, Lord our God, the word in which you have told us to trust in your Law through the hand of Moses your servant, from the mouth of your glory, as it is said, But I will remember for them the covenant of their ancestors, whom I brought out of the land of Egypt in the sight of the nations, that I might be their God: I am the Lord. For you are the one who remembers from eternity all forgotten things, and before the throne of whose glory there is no forgetfulness. Remember the binding of Isaac this day in mercy for his descendants. Blessed are you, Lord, who remember the covenant.
Shofar
You revealed yourself in a cloud of glory to your holy people in order to speak with them. Out of heaven you made them hear your voice and were revealed to them in clouds of purity. The whole world trembled at your presence, and the works of creation were in awe of you, when you revealed yourself in this way, our King, on Mount Sinai to teach your people the law and commandments, and made them hear your majestic voice and your holy utterances out of flames of fire. Amid thunder and lightning you revealed yourself to them, and while the Shofar sounded you shone out on them; as it is written in your Law, And it happened on the third day, when it was morning, that there were thunder and lightning, and a thick cloud on the mountain, and the sound of the Shofar extremely loud; and all the people that were in the camp trembled.
And it is said, And the sound of the Shofar grew louder and louder; Moses spoke, and God answered him by a voice.
And it is said, And all the people perceived the thunder and the lightning, and the sound of the Shofar, and the mountain smoking: and when the people saw it, they were moved and stood far away.
And in your Holy Words it is written, saying, God has gone up with a shout, the Lord with the sound of a Shofar.
And it is said, With trumpets and sound of Shofar shout joyously before the King, the Lord.
And it is said, Blow the Shofar on the new moon, at the beginning of the month, for our day of festival; for it is a statute for Israel, a decree of the God of Jacob.
And it is said, Praise the Lord. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the expanse of his power. Praise him for his mighty acts: praise him according to his abundant greatness. Praise him with the blast of the Shofar: praise him with the harp and the lyre. Praise him with the tambourine and dance: praise him with stringed instruments and the pipe. Praise him with the clear-toned cymbals: praise him with the loud-sounding cymbals. Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. Praise the Lord.
And by the hands of your servants, the prophets, it is written saying, All you inhabitants of the world, and you who live on the earth, when a banner is lifted up on the mountains, look, and when the Shofar is blown, listen.
And it is said, And on that day a great Shofar will be blown; and those who were lost in the land of Assyria will come, and those who were outcasts in the land of Egypt; and they will worship the Lord in the holy mountain at Jerusalem.
And it is said, And the Lord will be seen over them, and his arrow will go out as the lightning: and the Lord God will blow the Shofar, and will go with the whirlwinds of the south. The Lord of hosts will be a shield to them. So be a shield to your people Israel with your peace.
Our God and God of our ancestors, sound the great Shofar for our freedom, lift up the banner to gather our exiles; bring our scattered ones among the nations near to you, and gather our dispersed from the ends of the earth. Lead us with joyful cries to Zion, your city, and to Jerusalem the place of your sanctuary with everlasting joy; and there we will prepare before you the offerings that are obligatory for us, as we are commanded in your Law through the hand of Moses your servant, from the mouth of your glory, as it is said, And in the day of your gladness, and in your set feasts, and in the beginnings of your months, you must blow with the trumpets over your burnt offerings, and over the sacrifices of your peace offerings; and they shall be to you for a memorial before your God: I am the Lord your God. For you hear the sound of the Shofar and pay attention to the trumpet-blast, and there is no one like you. Blessed are you, Lord, who in mercy hear the sound of the trumpet-blast of your people Israel.
Accept, Lord our God, your people Israel and their prayer. Restore the service to the inner sanctuary of your house. Receive in love and favor both the fire-offerings of Israel and their prayer. And may the service of your people Israel be always acceptable to you.
And let our eyes see your return in mercy to Zion. Blessed are you, Lord, who restore your divine presence to Zion.
We give thanks to you, for you are the Lord our God and the God of our fathers forever and ever. You are the Rock of our lives, the Shield of our salvation through every generation. We will give thanks to you and declare your praise for our lives which are committed to your hand, and for our souls which are in your charge, and for your miracles, which are daily with us, and for your wonders and your benefits, which are done at all times, evening, morning and noon. You who are all-good, whose compassion does not fail. You, merciful Being, whose acts of faithful love never cease, we have ever hoped in you.
Congregation, Quietly During the Reader’s Repetition
We give thanks to you, for you are the Lord our God and the God of our fathers, the God of all flesh, our Creator and the Creator of all things in the beginning. Blessings and thanksgivings be to your great and holy name, because you have kept us in life and have preserved us. So may you continue to keep us in life and to preserve us. Gather our exiles to your holy courts to observe your statutes, to do your will, and to serve you with a perfect heart, since we give thanks to you. Blessed be the God to whom thanksgivings are due.
For all these things your name, our King, shall be continually blessed and exalted forever and ever.
Inscribe all the children of your covenant for a happy life.
And everything that lives shall give thanks to you forever, and shall praise your name in truth, God, our salvation and our help. Blessed are you, Lord, whose name is All-good, and to whom it is fitting to give thanks.
During the Reader’s Repetition
Our God and God of our fathers, bless us with the threefold blessing of your Law written through Moses your servant, which was spoken by Aaron and his sons, the priests, your holy people, as it is said, The Lord bless you, and keep you: the Lord make his face shine on you, and be gracious to you: the Lord turn his face to you, and give you peace.
Grant peace, welfare, blessing, grace, faithful love and mercy to us and to all Israel, your people. Bless us, our Father, even all of us together, with the light of your face, for by the light of your face you have given us, Lord our God, the Law of life, faithful love and righteousness, blessing, mercy, life and peace. And may it be good in your sight to bless your people Israel at all times and in every hour with your peace.
In the book of life, blessing, peace and good sustenance may we be remembered and inscribed before you, we and all your people the house of Israel, for a happy life and for peace. Blessed are you, Lord, who make peace.
My God, guard my tongue from evil and my lips from speaking deceit. And let my soul remain silent toward those who curse me, yes, let my soul be like dust before everyone. Open my heart to your Law, and let my soul pursue your commandments. If any plan evil against me, soon make their plans ineffective, and frustrate their designs. 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. In order that your beloved ones may be delivered, save with your right hand, and answer me. Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable before you, Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer. He who makes peace in his high places, may he make peace for us and for all Israel, and say, “Amen.”
May it be your will, Lord our God and God of our ancestors, that the temple soon be rebuilt in our days, and grant our portion in your Law. And there we will serve you with awe, as in ancient days, and as in ancient years. Then will the offering of Judah and Jerusalem be pleasant to the Lord, as in ancient days, and as in ancient years.
Tashlikh
At a River or Other Body of Water After the Afternoon Service on the First Day of Rosh Hashanah, or on the Second Day When the First Falls on the Sabbath
Who is a God like you, who forgives wrongdoing and passes over the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? He does not hold on to his anger forever, because he delights in faithful love. He will turn again and have mercy on us; he will subdue our iniquities. And you will cast all their sins into the depths of the sea. May you cast all the sins of your people, the house of Israel, into a place where they will no longer be remembered or punished, or ever again come to mind. You will show faithfulness to Jacob, and faithful love to Abraham, as you swore to our ancestors in ancient days.
Service for the Eve of the Day of Atonement
On the day before the fast, say the Afternoon Service as on Fridays, but earlier than usual. After the blessing “who makes peace,” continue with the confession beginning “Our God and God of our fathers, let our prayer come before you,” through the end of the Amidah for the Day of Atonement. Then say Alenu and Kaddish.
Before Going to the Synagogue: Light the Lamp and Say the Appropriate Blessing
On Weekdays
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, who has sanctified us through your commandments, and commanded us to kindle the light of the Day of Atonement.
On the Sabbath
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, who has sanctified us through your commandments, and commanded us to kindle the light of the Sabbath and the Day of Atonement.
Service for the Day of Atonement
This Amidah is said at the evening, morning and afternoon services.
Lord, open my lips, and my mouth shall declare your praise.
Blessed are you, Lord our God and God of our fathers, God of Abraham, God of Isaac, and God of Jacob, the great, mighty and revered God, the most high God, who bestows faithful love, and possesses all things. Who remembers the pious deeds of the patriarchs, and in love will bring a redeemer to their children’s children for your name’s sake.
Remember us for life, King, who delights in life, and inscribe us in the book of life, for your own sake, living God.
King, Helper, Savior and Shield. Blessed are you, Lord, the Shield of Abraham.
You, Lord, are mighty forever, you raise the dead, you are mighty to save.
You sustain the living with faithful love, raise the dead with great mercy, support the falling, heal the sick, free the bound, and keep your faith to those who sleep in the dust. Who is like you, Lord of mighty acts, and who resembles you, King, who kills and raises, and causes salvation to spring up?
Who is like you, Father of mercy, who in mercy remembers your creatures for life?
Yes, you are faithful to raise the dead. Blessed are you, Lord, who raises the dead.
You are holy, and your name is holy, and holy beings praise you daily. Selah.
Now, therefore, Lord our God, impose your awe on all your works, and your dread upon all that you have created, so that all works may fear you and all creatures prostrate themselves before you, so that they may all form a single band to do your will with a perfect heart, just as we know, Lord our God, that dominion is yours, strength is in your hand, and might in your right hand, and that your name is to be feared above all that you have created.
Then give glory, Lord, to your people, praise to those who fear you, hope to those who seek you, and free speech to those who wait for you, joy to your land, gladness to your city, a flourishing horn to David your servant, and a clear shining light to the son of Jesse, your anointed, soon in our days.
Then the just will also see and be glad, and the upright will be joyful, and the faithful celebrate triumphantly, while wrongdoing will close her mouth, and all wickedness will be wholly consumed like smoke, when you make the rule of arrogance disappear from the earth.
And you, Lord, will reign, you alone over all your works on Mount Zion, the dwelling place of your glory, and in Jerusalem, your holy city, as it is written in your Holy Words, “The Lord will reign forever, your God, Zion, to all generations. Praise the Lord.”
You are holy, and your name inspires awe, and there is no God beside you, as it is written, “And the Lord of hosts is exalted in judgment, and the holy God is sanctified in righteousness.” Blessed are you, Lord, the holy King.
You have chosen us from all peoples, you have loved us and taken pleasure in us, and have exalted us above peoples of every language. You have sanctified us by your commandments, and brought us near to your service, our King, and have called us by your great and holy name.
On Weekdays
And you have given us in love, Lord our God, this Day of Atonement for pardon, forgiveness, and atonement, so that we may obtain pardon on it for all our wrongdoing. A holy assembly, in memory of the departure from Egypt.
On the Sabbath
And you have given us in love, Lord our God, this Sabbath day for holiness and rest, and this Day of Atonement for pardon, forgiveness, and atonement, so that we may in love obtain pardon on it for all our wrongdoing. A holy assembly, in memory of the departure from Egypt.
Our God and God of our ancestors! May our remembrance rise and come and be accepted before you, with the remembrance of our ancestors, of Messiah, the son of David your servant, of Jerusalem your holy city, and of all your people the house of Israel, bringing deliverance and well-being, grace, faithful love and mercy, life and peace on this Day of Atonement. Remember us, Lord our God, on it for our well-being. Be mindful of us for blessing, and save us to life. By your promise of salvation and mercy, spare us and be gracious to us. Have mercy upon us and save us. For our eyes are turned toward you, because you are a gracious and merciful God and King.
On Weekdays
Our God and God of our ancestors, pardon our wrongdoing on this Day of Atonement. Blot out our transgressions and our sins, and make them pass away from before your eyes. As it is said, “I, I am the one who blots out your transgressions for my own sake. And I will not remember your sins.” And it is said, “I have blotted out your transgressions like a cloud, and your sins like a mist. Return to me, for I have redeemed you.” And it is said, “For on this day atonement will be made for you, to cleanse you. You will be clean from all your sins before the Lord.” Sanctify us by your commandments, and grant our portion in your Law. Satisfy us with your goodness, and gladden us with your salvation. And purify our hearts to serve you in truth. For you are the forgiver of Israel and the pardoner of the tribes of Jeshurun in every generation, and besides you we have no king who pardons and forgives. Blessed are you, Lord, King, who pardons and forgives our wrongdoing and the wrongdoing of your people, the house of Israel, who removes our trespasses year by year, King over all the earth, who sanctifies Israel and the day of Atonement.
On the Sabbath
Our God and God of our ancestors, pardon our wrongdoing on this Sabbath day, and on this Day of Atonement. Blot out our transgressions and our sins, and make them pass away from before your eyes. As it is said, “I, I am the one who blots out your transgressions for my own sake. And I will not remember your sins.” And it is said, “I have blotted out your transgressions like a cloud, and your sins like a mist. Return to me, for I have redeemed you.” And it is said, “For on this day atonement will be made for you, to cleanse you. You will be clean from all your sins before the Lord.” Our God and God of our ancestors, accept our rest. Sanctify us by your commandments, and grant our portion in your Law. Satisfy us with your goodness, and gladden us with your salvation. And let us inherit, Lord our God, in love and favor, your holy Sabbath. And may Israel, who sanctify your name, be joyful on it. And purify our hearts to serve you in truth. For you are the forgiver of Israel and the pardoner of the tribes of Jeshurun in every generation, and besides you we have no king who pardons and forgives. Blessed are you, Lord, King, who pardons and forgives our wrongdoing and the wrongdoing of your people, the house of Israel, who removes our trespasses year by year, King over all the earth, who sanctifies the Sabbath and Israel and the day of Atonement.
Accept, Lord our God, your people Israel and their prayer. Restore the service to the inner sanctuary of your house. Receive in love and favor both the fire-offerings of Israel and their prayer. And may the service of your people Israel be always acceptable to you.
And let our eyes see your return in mercy to Zion. Blessed are you, Lord, who restores your divine presence to Zion.
We give thanks to you, for you are the Lord our God and the God of our fathers forever and ever. You are the Rock of our lives, the Shield of our salvation through every generation. We will give thanks to you and declare your praise for our lives which are committed to your hand, and for our souls which are in your charge, and for your miracles, which are daily with us, and for your wonders and your benefits, which are done at all times, evening, morning and noon. You who are all-good, whose compassion does not fail. You, merciful Being, whose acts of faithful love never cease, we have ever hoped in you.
Congregation, in an undertone
We give thanks to you, for you are the Lord our God and the God of our fathers, the God of all flesh, our Creator and the Creator of all things in the beginning. Blessings and thanksgivings be to your great and holy name, because you have kept us in life and have preserved us. So may you continue to keep us in life and to preserve us. Gather our exiles to your holy courts to observe your statutes, to do your will, and to serve you with a perfect heart. Since we give thanks to you. Blessed be the God to whom thanksgivings are due.
For all these things your name, our King, shall be continually blessed and exalted forever and ever.
Inscribe all the children of your covenant for a happy life.
And everything that lives shall give thanks to you forever, and shall praise your name in truth, God, our salvation and our help. Blessed are you, Lord, whose name is All-good, and to whom it is fitting to give thanks.
At the Reader’s Repetition of the Amidah
Our God and God of our fathers, bless us with the threefold blessing of your Law written through Moses your servant, which was spoken by Aaron and his sons, the priests, your holy people, as it is said, The Lord bless you, and keep you. The Lord make his face shine on you, and be gracious to you. The Lord turn his face to you, and give you peace.
At the Morning Service
Grant peace, welfare, blessing, grace, faithful love and mercy to us and to all Israel, your people. Bless us, our Father, even all of us together, with the light of your face, for by the light of your face you have given us, Lord our God, the Law of life, faithful love and righteousness, blessing, mercy, life and peace. And may it be good in your sight to bless your people Israel at all times and in every hour with your peace.
At the Afternoon and Evening Services
Grant abundant peace to Israel your people forever. For you are the sovereign Lord of all peace. And may it please you to bless your people Israel at all times and in every hour with your peace
In the book of life, blessing, peace and good sustenance may we be remembered and inscribed before you, we and all your people the house of Israel, for a happy life and for peace. Blessed are you, Lord, who makes peace.
Confession
Our God and God of our ancestors, let our prayer come before you. Do not hide yourself from our plea, for we are not so arrogant and stiff-necked that we would say before you, Lord our God and God of our ancestors, we are righteous and have not sinned. But truly, we have sinned. We have done wrong, we have been faithless, we have robbed, we have spoken shamefully, we have committed wrongdoing, we have acted unjustly, we have been arrogant, we have done violence, we have fabricated lies, we have advised evil, we have spoken falsely, we have mocked, we have revolted, we have blasphemed, we have been rebellious, we have acted perversely, we have transgressed, we have persecuted, we have been stiff-necked, we have done wickedly, we have corrupted ourselves, we have committed detestable acts, we have wandered off course, and we have led others off course. We have turned aside from your commandments and good judgments, and it has gained us nothing. But you are righteous in all that has happened to us. For you have acted truthfully, but we have acted unjustly. What can we say before you, you who live on high, and what can we recount to you, you who live in the heavens? Do you not know all things, both the hidden and the revealed? You know the secrets of eternity and the most hidden mysteries of all living. You search the innermost recesses, and test the innermost being and the heart. Nothing is concealed from you, or hidden from your eyes. May it then be your will, Lord our God and God of our fathers, to forgive us for all our sins, to pardon us for all our wrongdoing, and to absolve us for all our transgressions. For the sin which we have committed before you under compulsion, or of our own will, And for the sin which we have committed before you by hardening the heart, For the sin which we have committed before you unknowingly, And for the sin which we have committed before you with the utterance of the lips, For the sin which we have committed before you by sexual immorality, And for the sin which we have committed before you openly and secretly, For the sin which we have committed before you knowingly and deceitfully, And for the sin which we have committed before you in speech, For the sin which we have committed before you by wronging our neighbor, And for the sin which we have committed before you by sinful meditation in the heart, For the sin which we have committed before you by association with impurity, And for the sin which we have committed before you by confessing with the mouth alone, For the sin which we have committed before you by despising parents and teachers, And for the sin which we have committed before you through presumption or error, For the sin which we have committed before you by violence, And for the sin which we have committed before you by profaning the divine Name, For the sin which we have committed before you by unclean lips, And for the sin which we have committed before you by foolishness of the mouth, For the sin which we have committed before you by the evil inclination, And for the sin which we have committed before you knowingly or unknowingly, For all these, God of forgiveness, forgive us, pardon us, absolve us. For the sin which we have committed before you by denying and lying, And for the sin which we have committed before you by taking bribes, For the sin which we have committed before you by mockery, And for the sin which we have committed before you by slander, For the sin which we have committed before you in business, And for the sin which we have committed before you in eating and drinking, For the sin which we have committed before you by usury and interest, And for the sin which we have committed before you by the outstretched neck of pride, For the sin which we have committed before you by the speech of our lips, And for the sin which we have committed before you with lustful looks, For the sin which we have committed before you with haughty eyes, And for the sin which we have committed before you by shamelessness, For all these, God of forgiveness, forgive us, pardon us, absolve us. For the sin which we have committed before you by breaking off the yoke of your commandments, And for the sin which we have committed before you by quarreling, For the sin which we have committed before you by ensnaring our neighbor, And for the sin which we have committed before you by envy, For the sin which we have committed before you by frivolity, And for the sin which we have committed before you by being stiff-necked, For the sin which we have committed before you by running to do evil, And for the sin which we have committed before you by spreading gossip, For the sin which we have committed before you by worthless oaths, And for the sin which we have committed before you by hatred without cause, For the sin which we have committed before you by breach of trust, And for the sin which we have committed before you with a confused mind, For all these, God of forgiveness, forgive us, pardon us, absolve us. And also for the sins for which we owe a burnt offering, And for the sins for which we owe a sin offering, And for the sins for which we owe an offering, varying according to our means, And for the sins for which we owe an offering, whether for certain or for doubtful trespass. And for the sins for which we are liable to the penalty of discipline, And for the sins for which we are liable to the penalty of forty lashes, And for the sins for which we are liable to the penalty of death by the hand of heaven, And for the sins for which we are liable to the penalty of being cut off and childlessness, For all these, God of forgiveness, forgive us, pardon us, absolve us. And also for the sins for which we are liable to any of the four death penalties inflicted by the court, stoning, burning, beheading, and strangling. For the violation of positive, or for the violation of negative commands, whether the latter do or do not allow a remedy through the later fulfillment of a positive command. For all our sins, whether they are known or unknown to us. Those sins that are known to us, we have already declared and confessed to you, while those that are unknown to us are known and revealed to you, according to the word that has been spoken, “The secret things belong to the Lord our God. But the things that are revealed belong to us and to our children forever, so that we may do all the words of this Law.” For you are the forgiver of Israel and the pardoner of the tribes of Jeshurun in every generation, and besides you we have no king, who pardons and forgives. My God, before I was formed I was worth nothing, and now that I have been formed I am only as though I had not been formed. I am dust in my life. How much more so in my death. I am before you like a vessel filled with shame and humiliation. May it be your will, Lord my God and God of my fathers, that I may sin no more, and as to the sins I have committed, purge them away in your abundant compassion though not by means of affliction and severe diseases. My God, guard my tongue from evil and my lips from speaking deceit. And let my soul remain silent toward those who curse me, yes, let my soul be like dust before everyone. Open my heart to your Law, and let my soul pursue your commandments. If any plan evil against me, soon make their plans ineffective, and frustrate their designs. 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. In order that your beloved ones may be delivered, save with your right hand, and answer me. Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable before you, Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer. He who makes peace in his high places, may he make peace for us and for all Israel, and say, “Amen.” May it be your will, Lord our God and God of our fathers, that the temple be soon rebuilt in our days, and grant our portion in your Law. And there we will serve you with awe, as in the days of old, and as in ancient years. Then the offering of Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasant to the Lord, as in the days of old, and as in ancient years.
Additional Service for the Day of Atonement
Say the Amidah Standing
Lord, open my lips, and my mouth shall declare your praise.
Blessed are you, Lord our God and God of our fathers, God of Abraham, God of Isaac, and God of Jacob, the great, mighty and revered God, the most high God, who bestows faithful love, and possesses all things. Who remembers the pious deeds of the patriarchs, and in love will bring a redeemer to their children’s children for your name’s sake.
Remember us for life, King, who delights in life, and inscribe us in the book of life, for your own sake, living God.
King, Helper, Savior and Shield. Blessed are you, Lord, the Shield of Abraham.
You, Lord, are mighty forever, you raise the dead, you are mighty to save.
You sustain the living with faithful love, raise the dead with great mercy, support the falling, heal the sick, free the bound, and keep your faith to those who sleep in the dust. Who is like you, Lord of mighty acts, and who resembles you, King, who kills and raises, and causes salvation to spring up?
Who is like you, Father of mercy, who in mercy remembers your creatures for life?
Yes, you are faithful to raise the dead. Blessed are you, Lord, who raises the dead.
You are holy, and your name is holy, and holy beings praise you daily. Selah.
Now, therefore, Lord our God, impose your awe on all your works, and your dread upon all that you have created, so that all works may fear you and all creatures prostrate themselves before you, so that they may all form a single band to do your will with a perfect heart, just as we know, Lord our God, that dominion is yours, strength is in your hand, and might in your right hand, and that your name is to be feared above all that you have created.
Then give glory, Lord, to your people, praise to those who fear you, hope to those who seek you, and free speech to those who wait for you, joy to your land, gladness to your city, a flourishing horn to David your servant, and a clear shining light to the son of Jesse, your anointed, soon in our days.
Then the just will also see and be glad, and the upright will be joyful, and the faithful celebrate triumphantly, while wrongdoing will close her mouth, and all wickedness will be wholly consumed like smoke, when you make the rule of arrogance disappear from the earth.
And you, Lord, will reign, you alone over all your works on Mount Zion, the dwelling place of your glory, and in Jerusalem, your holy city, as it is written in your Holy Words, “The Lord will reign forever, your God, Zion, to all generations. Praise the Lord.”
You are holy, and your name inspires awe, and there is no God beside you, as it is written, “And the Lord of hosts is exalted in judgment, and the holy God is sanctified in righteousness.” Blessed are you, Lord, the holy King.
You have chosen us from all peoples, you have loved us and taken pleasure in us, and have raised us above peoples of every language. You have sanctified us by your commandments, and brought us near to your service, our King, and have called us by your great and holy name.
On Weekdays
And you have given us in love, Lord our God, this Day of Atonement for pardon, forgiveness, and atonement, so that we may obtain pardon on it for all our wrongdoing. A holy assembly, in memory of the departure from Egypt.
On the Sabbath
And you have given us in love, Lord our God, this Sabbath day for holiness and rest, and this Day of Atonement for pardon, forgiveness, and atonement, so that we may in love obtain pardon on it for all our wrongdoing. A holy assembly, in memory of the departure from Egypt.
On Weekdays
But on account of our sins we were exiled from our land, and removed far from our country, and we are unable to fulfill our obligations in your chosen house, that great and holy temple which was called by your name because of the hand that has been stretched out against your sanctuary. May it be your will, Lord our God and God of our fathers, merciful King, that you may again in your abundant compassion have mercy on us and on your sanctuary, and may soon rebuild it and magnify its glory. Our Father, our King, soon make the glory of your kingdom visible to us. Shine forth and exalt yourself over us in the sight of all living. Bring our scattered ones among the nations near to you, and gather our dispersed from the ends of the earth. Lead us with joy to Zion your city, and to Jerusalem the place of your sanctuary, with everlasting joy. And there we will prepare before you the offerings that are obligatory for us, the continual offerings according to their order, and the additional offerings according to their enactment. And the additional offerings of this day of Atonement we will prepare and offer to you in love according to the precept of your will, as you have prescribed for us in your Law through Moses your servant, by the mouth of your glory, as it is said:
On the Sabbath
But on account of our sins we were exiled from our land, and removed far from our country, and we are unable to fulfill our obligations in your chosen house, that great and holy temple which was called by your name because of the hand that has been stretched out against your sanctuary. May it be your will, Lord our God and God of our fathers, merciful King, that you may again in your abundant compassion have mercy on us and on your sanctuary, and may soon rebuild it and magnify its glory. Our Father, our King, soon make the glory of your kingdom visible to us. Shine forth and exalt yourself over us in the sight of all living. Bring our scattered ones among the nations near to you, and gather our dispersed from the ends of the earth. Lead us with joy to Zion your city, and to Jerusalem the place of your sanctuary, with everlasting joy. And there we will prepare before you the offerings that are obligatory for us, the continual offerings according to their order, and the additional offerings according to their enactment. And the additional offerings of this Sabbath day and this day of Atonement we will prepare and offer to you in love according to the precept of your will, as you have prescribed for us in your Law through Moses your servant, by the mouth of your glory, as it is said:
On the Sabbath
And on the Sabbath day two mNumbers 28:9-10ale lambs in their first year without blemish, and two tenths of an ephah of fine flour for a meal offering, mixed with oil, and the drink offering with it. This is the burnt offering of every Sabbath, in addition to the continual burnt offering, and the drink offering with it.
On All Days
And on the tenth day of thisNumbers 29:7-11 seventh month there must be a holy assembly for you. And you must afflict your souls, you must do no kind of work. And you must offer a burnt offering to the Lord for a sweet aroma: one young bull, one ram, seven male lambs in their first year. They must be for you without blemish. And their meal offering and their drink offerings must be as ordained: three tenths of an ephah for each bull, and two tenths for the ram, and one tenth for each lamb, with wine according to the drink offering with it, and two male goats with which to make atonement, and the two continual offerings according to their enactment.
On the Sabbath
Those who keep the Sabbath and call it a delight will rejoice in your kingdom. The people that make the seventh day holy, even all of them will be satisfied and delighted with your goodness, seeing that you found pleasure in the seventh day and made it holy. You called it the desirable of days, in remembrance of the creation.
On Weekdays
Our God and God of our ancestors, pardon our wrongdoing on this Day of Atonement. Blot out our transgressions and our sins, and make them pass away from before your eyes. As it is said, “I, I am the one who blots out your transgressions for my own sake. And I will not remember your sins.” And it is said, “I have blotted out your transgressions like a cloud, and your sins like a mist. Return to me, for I have redeemed you.” And it is said, “For on this day atonement will be made for you, to cleanse you. You will be clean from all your sins before the Lord.” Sanctify us by your commandments, and grant our portion in your Law. Satisfy us with your goodness, and gladden us with your salvation. And purify our hearts to serve you in truth. For you are the forgiver of Israel and the pardoner of the tribes of Jeshurun in every generation, and besides you we have no king who pardons and forgives. Blessed are you, Lord, King, who pardons and forgives our wrongdoing and the wrongdoing of your people, the house of Israel, who removes our trespasses year by year, King over all the earth, who sanctifies Israel and the day of Atonement.
On the Sabbath
Our God and God of our ancestors, pardon our wrongdoing on this Sabbath day, and on this Day of Atonement. Blot out our transgressions and our sins, and make them pass away from before your eyes. As it is said, “I, I am the one who blots out your transgressions for my own sake. And I will not remember your sins.” And it is said, “I have blotted out your transgressions like a cloud, and your sins like a mist. Return to me, for I have redeemed you.” And it is said, “For on this day atonement will be made for you, to cleanse you. You will be clean from all your sins before the Lord.” Our God and God of our ancestors, accept our rest. Sanctify us by your commandments, and grant our portion in your Law. Satisfy us with your goodness, and gladden us with your salvation. And let us inherit, Lord our God, in love and favor, your holy Sabbath. And may Israel, who sanctify your name, be joyful on it. And purify our hearts to serve you in truth. For you are the forgiver of Israel and the pardoner of the tribes of Jeshurun in every generation, and besides you we have no king who pardons and forgives. Blessed are you, Lord, King, who pardons and forgives our wrongdoing and the wrongdoing of your people, the house of Israel, who removes our trespasses year by year, King over all the earth, who sanctifies the Sabbath and Israel and the day of Atonement.
Accept, Lord our God, your people Israel and their prayer. Restore the service to the inner sanctuary of your house. Receive in love and favor both the fire-offerings of Israel and their prayer. And may the service of your people Israel be always acceptable to you.
And let our eyes see your return in mercy to Zion. Blessed are you, Lord, who restores your divine presence to Zion.
We give thanks to you, for you are the Lord our God and the God of our fathers forever and ever. You are the Rock of our lives, the Shield of our salvation through every generation. We will give thanks to you and declare your praise for our lives which are committed to your hand, and for our souls which are in your charge, and for your miracles, which are daily with us, and for your wonders and your benefits, which are done at all times, evening, morning and noon. You who are all-good, whose compassion does not fail. You, merciful Being, whose acts of faithful love never cease, we have ever hoped in you.
Congregation, in an Undertone
We give thanks to you, for you are the Lord our God and the God of our fathers, the God of all flesh, our Creator and the Creator of all things in the beginning. Blessings and thanksgivings be to your great and holy name, because you have kept us in life and have preserved us. So may you continue to keep us in life and to preserve us. Gather our exiles to your holy courts to observe your statutes, to do your will, and to serve you with a perfect heart, since we give thanks to you. Blessed be the God to whom thanksgivings are due.
For all these things your name, our King, shall be continually blessed and exalted forever and ever.
Inscribe all the children of your covenant for a happy life.
And everything that lives shall give thanks to you forever, and shall praise your name in truth, God, our salvation and our help. Blessed are you, Lord, whose name is All-good, and to whom it is fitting to give thanks.
Reader, During the Repetition of the Amidah. On Weekdays, Use the Order for the Blessing of the Priests.
Our God and God of our fathers, bless us with the threefold blessing of your Law written through Moses your servant, which was spoken by Aaron and his sons, the priests, your holy people, as it is said, The Lord bless you, and kNumbers 6:24-26eep you. The Lord make his face shine on you, and be gracious to you. The Lord turn his face to you, and give you peace.
Grant peace, welfare, blessing, grace, faithful love and mercy to us and to all Israel, your people. Bless us, our Father, even all of us together, with the light of your face, for by the light of your face you have given us, Lord our God, the Law of life, faithful love and righteousness, blessing, mercy, life and peace. And may it be good in your sight to bless your people Israel at all times and in every hour with your peace.
In the book of life, blessing, peace and good sustenance may we be remembered and inscribed before you, we and all your people the house of Israel, for a happy life and for peace. Blessed are you, Lord, who makes peace.
Confession
Our God and God of our ancestors, let our prayer come before you. Do not hide yourself from our plea, for we are not so arrogant and stiff-necked that we would say before you, Lord our God and God of our ancestors, we are righteous and have not sinned. But truly, we have sinned.
We have done wrong, we have been faithless, we have robbed, we have spoken shamefully, we have committed wrongdoing, we have acted unjustly, we have been arrogant, we have done violence, we have fabricated lies, we have advised evil, we have spoken falsely, we have mocked, we have revolted, we have blasphemed, we have been rebellious, we have acted perversely, we have transgressed, we have persecuted, we have been stiff-necked, we have done wickedly, we have corrupted ourselves, we have committed detestable acts, we have wandered off course, and we have led others off course.
We have turned aside from your commandments and good judgments, and it has gained us nothing. But you are righteous in all that has happened to us. For you have acted truthfully, but we have acted unjustly.
What can we say before you, you who live on high, and what can we recount to you, you who live in the heavens? Do you not know all things, both the hidden and the revealed?
You know the secrets of eternity and the most hidden mysteries of all living. You search the innermost recesses, and test the innermost being and the heart. Nothing is concealed from you, or hidden from your eyes.
May it then be your will, Lord our God and God of our fathers, to forgive us for all our sins, to pardon us for all our wrongdoing, and to absolve us for all our transgressions.
For the sin which we have committed before you under compulsion, or of our own will, And for the sin which we have committed before you by hardening the heart, For the sin which we have committed before you unknowingly, And for the sin which we have committed before you with the utterance of the lips, For the sin which we have committed before you by sexual immorality, And for the sin which we have committed before you openly and secretly, For the sin which we have committed before you knowingly and deceitfully, And for the sin which we have committed before you in speech, For the sin which we have committed before you by wronging our neighbor, And for the sin which we have committed before you by sinful meditation in the heart, For the sin which we have committed before you by association with impurity, And for the sin which we have committed before you by confessing with the mouth alone, For the sin which we have committed before you by despising parents and teachers, And for the sin which we have committed before you through presumption or error, For the sin which we have committed before you by violence, And for the sin which we have committed before you by profaning the divine Name, For the sin which we have committed before you by unclean lips, And for the sin which we have committed before you by foolishness of the mouth, For the sin which we have committed before you by the evil inclination, And for the sin which we have committed before you knowingly or unknowingly,
For all these, God of forgiveness, forgive us, pardon us, absolve us. For the sin which we have committed before you by denying and lying, And for the sin which we have committed before you by taking bribes, For the sin which we have committed before you by mockery, And for the sin which we have committed before you by slander, For the sin which we have committed before you in business, And for the sin which we have committed before you in eating and drinking, For the sin which we have committed before you by usury and interest, And for the sin which we have committed before you by the outstretched neck of pride, For the sin which we have committed before you by the speech of our lips, And for the sin which we have committed before you with lustful looks, For the sin which we have committed before you with haughty eyes, And for the sin which we have committed before you by shamelessness,
For all these, God of forgiveness, forgive us, pardon us, absolve us. For the sin which we have committed before you by breaking off the yoke of your commandments, And for the sin which we have committed before you by quarreling, For the sin which we have committed before you by ensnaring our neighbor, And for the sin which we have committed before you by envy, For the sin which we have committed before you by frivolity, And for the sin which we have committed before you by being stiff-necked, For the sin which we have committed before you by running to do evil, And for the sin which we have committed before you by spreading gossip, For the sin which we have committed before you by worthless oaths, And for the sin which we have committed before you by hatred without cause, For the sin which we have committed before you by breach of trust, And for the sin which we have committed before you with a confused mind,
For all these, God of forgiveness, forgive us, pardon us, absolve us. And also for the sins for which we owe a burnt offering, And for the sins for which we owe a sin offering, And for the sins for which we owe an offering, varying according to our means, And for the sins for which we owe an offering, whether for certain or for doubtful trespass. And for the sins for which we are liable to the penalty of discipline, And for the sins for which we are liable to the penalty of forty lashes, And for the sins for which we are liable to the penalty of death by the hand of heaven, And for the sins for which we are liable to the penalty of being cut off and childlessness,
For all these, God of forgiveness, forgive us, pardon us, absolve us.
And also for the sins for which we are liable to any of the four death penalties inflicted by the court, stoning, burning, beheading, and strangling. For the violation of positive, or for the violation of negative commands, whether the latter do or do not allow a remedy through the later fulfillment of a positive command. For all our sins, whether they are known or unknown to us. Those sins that are known to us, we have already declared and confessed to you, while those that are unknown to us are known and revealed to you, according to the word that has been spoken, “The secret things belongDeuteronomy 29:29 to the Lord our God. But the things that are revealed belong to us and to our children forever, so that we may do all the words of this Law.” For you are the forgiver of Israel and the pardoner of the tribes of Jeshurun in every generation, and besides you we have no king, who pardons and forgives.
My God, before I was formed I was worth nothing, and now that I have been formed I am only as though I had not been formed. I am dust in my life. How much more so in my death. I am before you like a vessel filled with shame and humiliation. May it be your will, Lord my God and God of my fathers, that I may sin no more, and as to the sins I have committed, purge them away in your abundant compassion though not by means of affliction and severe diseases.
Concluding Meditation
My God, guard my tongue from evil and my lips from speaking deceit. And let my soul remain silent toward those who curse me, yes, let my soul be like dust before everyone. Open my heart to your Law, and let my soul pursue your commandments. If any plan evil against me, soon make their plans ineffective, and frustrate their designs. 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. In order that your beloved ones may be delivered, save with your right hand, and answer me. Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable before you, Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer. He who makes peace in his high places, may he make peace for us and for all Israel, and say, “Amen.”
May it be your will, Lord our God and God of our fathers, that the temple be soon rebuilt in our days, and grant our portion in your Law. And there we will serve you with awe, as in the days of old, and as in ancient years. Then the offering of Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasant to the Lord, as in the days of old, and as in ancient years.
Afternoon Service for the Day of Atonement
Repeat the Day of Atonement Amidah in its afternoon form.
This Amidah is said at the evening, morning and afternoon services.
Lord, open my lips, and my mouth shall declare your praise.
Blessed are you, Lord our God and God of our fathers, God of Abraham, God of Isaac, and God of Jacob, the great, mighty and revered God, the most high God, who bestows faithful love, and possesses all things. Who remembers the pious deeds of the patriarchs, and in love will bring a redeemer to their children’s children for your name’s sake.
Remember us for life, King, who delights in life, and inscribe us in the book of life, for your own sake, living God.
King, Helper, Savior and Shield. Blessed are you, Lord, the Shield of Abraham.
You, Lord, are mighty forever, you raise the dead, you are mighty to save.
You sustain the living with faithful love, raise the dead with great mercy, support the falling, heal the sick, free the bound, and keep your faith to those who sleep in the dust. Who is like you, Lord of mighty acts, and who resembles you, King, who kills and raises, and causes salvation to spring up?
Who is like you, Father of mercy, who in mercy remembers your creatures for life?
Yes, you are faithful to raise the dead. Blessed are you, Lord, who raises the dead.
You are holy, and your name is holy, and holy beings praise you daily. Selah.
Now, therefore, Lord our God, impose your awe on all your works, and your dread upon all that you have created, so that all works may fear you and all creatures prostrate themselves before you, so that they may all form a single band to do your will with a perfect heart, just as we know, Lord our God, that dominion is yours, strength is in your hand, and might in your right hand, and that your name is to be feared above all that you have created.
Then give glory, Lord, to your people, praise to those who fear you, hope to those who seek you, and free speech to those who wait for you, joy to your land, gladness to your city, a flourishing horn to David your servant, and a clear shining light to the son of Jesse, your anointed, soon in our days.
Then the just will also see and be glad, and the upright will be joyful, and the faithful celebrate triumphantly, while wrongdoing will close her mouth, and all wickedness will be wholly consumed like smoke, when you make the rule of arrogance disappear from the earth.
And you, Lord, will reign, you alone over all your works on Mount Zion, the dwelling place of your glory, and in Jerusalem, your holy city, as it is written in your Holy Words, “The Lord will reign forever, your God, Zion, to all generations. Praise the Lord.”
You are holy, and your name inspires awe, and there is no God beside you, as it is written, “And the Lord of hosts is exalted in judgment, and the holy God is sanctified in righteousness.” Blessed are you, Lord, the holy King.
You have chosen us from all peoples, you have loved us and taken pleasure in us, and have exalted us above peoples of every language. You have sanctified us by your commandments, and brought us near to your service, our King, and have called us by your great and holy name.
On Weekdays
And you have given us in love, Lord our God, this Day of Atonement for pardon, forgiveness, and atonement, so that we may obtain pardon on it for all our wrongdoing. A holy assembly, in memory of the departure from Egypt.
On the Sabbath
And you have given us in love, Lord our God, this Sabbath day for holiness and rest, and this Day of Atonement for pardon, forgiveness, and atonement, so that we may in love obtain pardon on it for all our wrongdoing. A holy assembly, in memory of the departure from Egypt.
Our God and God of our ancestors! May our remembrance rise and come and be accepted before you, with the remembrance of our ancestors, of Messiah, the son of David your servant, of Jerusalem your holy city, and of all your people the house of Israel, bringing deliverance and well-being, grace, faithful love and mercy, life and peace on this Day of Atonement. Remember us, Lord our God, on it for our well-being. Be mindful of us for blessing, and save us to life. By your promise of salvation and mercy, spare us and be gracious to us. Have mercy upon us and save us. For our eyes are turned toward you, because you are a gracious and merciful God and King.
On Weekdays
Our God and God of our ancestors, pardon our wrongdoing on this Day of Atonement. Blot out our transgressions and our sins, and make them pass away from before your eyes. As it is said, “I, I am the one who blots out your transgressions for my own sake. And I will not remember your sins.” And it is said, “I have blotted out your transgressions like a cloud, and your sins like a mist. Return to me, for I have redeemed you.” And it is said, “For on this day atonement will be made for you, to cleanse you. You will be clean from all your sins before the Lord.” Sanctify us by your commandments, and grant our portion in your Law. Satisfy us with your goodness, and gladden us with your salvation. And purify our hearts to serve you in truth. For you are the forgiver of Israel and the pardoner of the tribes of Jeshurun in every generation, and besides you we have no king who pardons and forgives. Blessed are you, Lord, King, who pardons and forgives our wrongdoing and the wrongdoing of your people, the house of Israel, who removes our trespasses year by year, King over all the earth, who sanctifies Israel and the day of Atonement.
On the Sabbath
Our God and God of our ancestors, pardon our wrongdoing on this Sabbath day, and on this Day of Atonement. Blot out our transgressions and our sins, and make them pass away from before your eyes. As it is said, “I, I am the one who blots out your transgressions for my own sake. And I will not remember your sins.” And it is said, “I have blotted out your transgressions like a cloud, and your sins like a mist. Return to me, for I have redeemed you.” And it is said, “For on this day atonement will be made for you, to cleanse you. You will be clean from all your sins before the Lord.” Our God and God of our ancestors, accept our rest. Sanctify us by your commandments, and grant our portion in your Law. Satisfy us with your goodness, and gladden us with your salvation. And let us inherit, Lord our God, in love and favor, your holy Sabbath. And may Israel, who sanctify your name, be joyful on it. And purify our hearts to serve you in truth. For you are the forgiver of Israel and the pardoner of the tribes of Jeshurun in every generation, and besides you we have no king who pardons and forgives. Blessed are you, Lord, King, who pardons and forgives our wrongdoing and the wrongdoing of your people, the house of Israel, who removes our trespasses year by year, King over all the earth, who sanctifies the Sabbath and Israel and the day of Atonement.
Accept, Lord our God, your people Israel and their prayer. Restore the service to the inner sanctuary of your house. Receive in love and favor both the fire-offerings of Israel and their prayer. And may the service of your people Israel be always acceptable to you.
And let our eyes see your return in mercy to Zion. Blessed are you, Lord, who restores your divine presence to Zion.
We give thanks to you, for you are the Lord our God and the God of our fathers forever and ever. You are the Rock of our lives, the Shield of our salvation through every generation. We will give thanks to you and declare your praise for our lives which are committed to your hand, and for our souls which are in your charge, and for your miracles, which are daily with us, and for your wonders and your benefits, which are done at all times, evening, morning and noon. You who are all-good, whose compassion does not fail. You, merciful Being, whose acts of faithful love never cease, we have ever hoped in you.
Congregation, in an undertone
We give thanks to you, for you are the Lord our God and the God of our fathers, the God of all flesh, our Creator and the Creator of all things in the beginning. Blessings and thanksgivings be to your great and holy name, because you have kept us in life and have preserved us. So may you continue to keep us in life and to preserve us. Gather our exiles to your holy courts to observe your statutes, to do your will, and to serve you with a perfect heart. Since we give thanks to you. Blessed be the God to whom thanksgivings are due.
For all these things your name, our King, shall be continually blessed and exalted forever and ever.
Inscribe all the children of your covenant for a happy life.
And everything that lives shall give thanks to you forever, and shall praise your name in truth, God, our salvation and our help. Blessed are you, Lord, whose name is All-good, and to whom it is fitting to give thanks.
At the Reader’s Repetition of the Amidah
Our God and God of our fathers, bless us with the threefold blessing of your Law written through Moses your servant, which was spoken by Aaron and his sons, the priests, your holy people, as it is said, The Lord bless you, and keep you. The Lord make his face shine on you, and be gracious to you. The Lord turn his face to you, and give you peace.
At the Afternoon and Evening Services
Grant abundant peace to Israel your people forever. For you are the sovereign Lord of all peace. And may it please you to bless your people Israel at all times and in every hour with your peace
In the book of life, blessing, peace and good sustenance may we be remembered and inscribed before you, we and all your people the house of Israel, for a happy life and for peace. Blessed are you, Lord, who makes peace.
Confession
Our God and God of our ancestors, let our prayer come before you. Do not hide yourself from our plea, for we are not so arrogant and stiff-necked that we would say before you, Lord our God and God of our ancestors, we are righteous and have not sinned. But truly, we have sinned. We have done wrong, we have been faithless, we have robbed, we have spoken shamefully, we have committed wrongdoing, we have acted unjustly, we have been arrogant, we have done violence, we have fabricated lies, we have advised evil, we have spoken falsely, we have mocked, we have revolted, we have blasphemed, we have been rebellious, we have acted perversely, we have transgressed, we have persecuted, we have been stiff-necked, we have done wickedly, we have corrupted ourselves, we have committed detestable acts, we have wandered off course, and we have led others off course. We have turned aside from your commandments and good judgments, and it has gained us nothing. But you are righteous in all that has happened to us. For you have acted truthfully, but we have acted unjustly. What can we say before you, you who live on high, and what can we recount to you, you who live in the heavens? Do you not know all things, both the hidden and the revealed? You know the secrets of eternity and the most hidden mysteries of all living. You search the innermost recesses, and test the innermost being and the heart. Nothing is concealed from you, or hidden from your eyes. May it then be your will, Lord our God and God of our fathers, to forgive us for all our sins, to pardon us for all our wrongdoing, and to absolve us for all our transgressions. For the sin which we have committed before you under compulsion, or of our own will, And for the sin which we have committed before you by hardening the heart, For the sin which we have committed before you unknowingly, And for the sin which we have committed before you with the utterance of the lips, For the sin which we have committed before you by sexual immorality, And for the sin which we have committed before you openly and secretly, For the sin which we have committed before you knowingly and deceitfully, And for the sin which we have committed before you in speech, For the sin which we have committed before you by wronging our neighbor, And for the sin which we have committed before you by sinful meditation in the heart, For the sin which we have committed before you by association with impurity, And for the sin which we have committed before you by confessing with the mouth alone, For the sin which we have committed before you by despising parents and teachers, And for the sin which we have committed before you through presumption or error, For the sin which we have committed before you by violence, And for the sin which we have committed before you by profaning the divine Name, For the sin which we have committed before you by unclean lips, And for the sin which we have committed before you by foolishness of the mouth, For the sin which we have committed before you by the evil inclination, And for the sin which we have committed before you knowingly or unknowingly, For all these, God of forgiveness, forgive us, pardon us, absolve us. For the sin which we have committed before you by denying and lying, And for the sin which we have committed before you by taking bribes, For the sin which we have committed before you by mockery, And for the sin which we have committed before you by slander, For the sin which we have committed before you in business, And for the sin which we have committed before you in eating and drinking, For the sin which we have committed before you by usury and interest, And for the sin which we have committed before you by the outstretched neck of pride, For the sin which we have committed before you by the speech of our lips, And for the sin which we have committed before you with lustful looks, For the sin which we have committed before you with haughty eyes, And for the sin which we have committed before you by shamelessness, For all these, God of forgiveness, forgive us, pardon us, absolve us. For the sin which we have committed before you by breaking off the yoke of your commandments, And for the sin which we have committed before you by quarreling, For the sin which we have committed before you by ensnaring our neighbor, And for the sin which we have committed before you by envy, For the sin which we have committed before you by frivolity, And for the sin which we have committed before you by being stiff-necked, For the sin which we have committed before you by running to do evil, And for the sin which we have committed before you by spreading gossip, For the sin which we have committed before you by worthless oaths, And for the sin which we have committed before you by hatred without cause, For the sin which we have committed before you by breach of trust, And for the sin which we have committed before you with a confused mind, For all these, God of forgiveness, forgive us, pardon us, absolve us. And also for the sins for which we owe a burnt offering, And for the sins for which we owe a sin offering, And for the sins for which we owe an offering, varying according to our means, And for the sins for which we owe an offering, whether for certain or for doubtful trespass. And for the sins for which we are liable to the penalty of discipline, And for the sins for which we are liable to the penalty of forty lashes, And for the sins for which we are liable to the penalty of death by the hand of heaven, And for the sins for which we are liable to the penalty of being cut off and childlessness, For all these, God of forgiveness, forgive us, pardon us, absolve us. And also for the sins for which we are liable to any of the four death penalties inflicted by the court, stoning, burning, beheading, and strangling. For the violation of positive, or for the violation of negative commands, whether the latter do or do not allow a remedy through the later fulfillment of a positive command. For all our sins, whether they are known or unknown to us. Those sins that are known to us, we have already declared and confessed to you, while those that are unknown to us are known and revealed to you, according to the word that has been spoken, “The secret things belong to the Lord our God. But the things that are revealed belong to us and to our children forever, so that we may do all the words of this Law.” For you are the forgiver of Israel and the pardoner of the tribes of Jeshurun in every generation, and besides you we have no king, who pardons and forgives. My God, before I was formed I was worth nothing, and now that I have been formed I am only as though I had not been formed. I am dust in my life. How much more so in my death. I am before you like a vessel filled with shame and humiliation. May it be your will, Lord my God and God of my fathers, that I may sin no more, and as to the sins I have committed, purge them away in your abundant compassion though not by means of affliction and severe diseases. My God, guard my tongue from evil and my lips from speaking deceit. And let my soul remain silent toward those who curse me, yes, let my soul be like dust before everyone. Open my heart to your Law, and let my soul pursue your commandments. If any plan evil against me, soon make their plans ineffective, and frustrate their designs. 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. In order that your beloved ones may be delivered, save with your right hand, and answer me. Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable before you, Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer. He who makes peace in his high places, may he make peace for us and for all Israel, and say, “Amen.” May it be your will, Lord our God and God of our fathers, that the temple be soon rebuilt in our days, and grant our portion in your Law. And there we will serve you with awe, as in the days of old, and as in ancient years. Then the offering of Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasant to the Lord, as in the days of old, and as in ancient years.
Conclusion Service for the Day of Atonement
Begin with “Happy are they,” “And a redeemer,” and Kaddish.
Lord, open my lips, and my mouth shall declare your praise.
Blessed are you, Lord our God and God of our fathers, God of Abraham, God of Isaac, and God of Jacob, the great, mighty and revered God, the most high God, who bestows faithful love, and possesses all things. Who remembers the pious deeds of the patriarchs, and in love will bring a redeemer to their children’s children for your name’s sake.
Remember us for life, King, who delights in life, and seal us in the book of life, for your own sake, living God.
King, Helper, Savior and Shield. Blessed are you, Lord, the Shield of Abraham.
You, Lord, are mighty forever, you raise the dead, you are mighty to save.
You sustain the living with faithful love, raise the dead with great mercy, support the falling, heal the sick, free the bound, and keep your faith to those who sleep in the dust. Who is like you, Lord of mighty acts, and who resembles you, King, who kills and raises, and causes salvation to spring up?
Who is like you, Father of mercy, who in mercy remembers your creatures for life?
Yes, you are faithful to raise the dead. Blessed are you, Lord, who raises the dead.
You are holy, and your name is holy, and holy beings praise you daily. Selah.
Now, therefore, Lord our God, impose your awe on all your works, and your dread upon all that you have created, so that all works may fear you and all creatures prostrate themselves before you, so that they may all form a single band to do your will with a perfect heart, just as we know, Lord our God, that dominion is yours, strength is in your hand, and might in your right hand, and that your name is to be feared above all that you have created.
Then give glory, Lord, to your people, praise to those who fear you, hope to those who seek you, and free speech to those who wait for you, joy to your land, gladness to your city, a flourishing horn to David your servant, and a clear shining light to the son of Jesse, your anointed, soon in our days.
Then the just will also see and be glad, and the upright will be joyful, and the faithful celebrate triumphantly, while wrongdoing will close her mouth, and all wickedness will be wholly consumed like smoke, when you make the rule of arrogance disappear from the earth.
And you, Lord, will reign, you alone over all your works on Mount Zion, the dwelling place of your glory, and in Jerusalem, your holy city, as it is written in your Holy Words, “The Lord will reign forever, your God, Zion, to all generations. Praise the Lord.”
You are holy, and your name inspires awe, and there is no God beside you, as it is written, “And the Lord of hosts is exalted in judgment, and the holy God is sanctified in righteousness.” Blessed are you, Lord, the holy King.
You have chosen us from all peoples, you have loved us and taken pleasure in us, and have exalted us above peoples of every language. You have sanctified us by your commandments, and brought us near to your service, our King, and have called us by your great and holy name.
On Weekdays
And you have given us in love, Lord our God, this Day of Atonement for pardon, forgiveness, and atonement, so that we may obtain pardon on it for all our wrongdoing. A holy assembly, in memory of the departure from Egypt.
On the Sabbath
And you have given us in love, Lord our God, this Sabbath day for holiness and rest, and this Day of Atonement for pardon, forgiveness, and atonement, so that we may in love obtain pardon on it for all our wrongdoing. A holy assembly, in memory of the departure from Egypt.
Our God and God of our ancestors! May our remembrance rise and come and be accepted before you, with the remembrance of our ancestors, of Messiah, the son of David your servant, of Jerusalem your holy city, and of all your people the house of Israel, bringing deliverance and well-being, grace, faithful love and mercy, life and peace on this Day of Atonement. Remember us, Lord our God, on it for our well-being. Be mindful of us for blessing, and save us to life. By your promise of salvation and mercy, spare us and be gracious to us. Have mercy upon us and save us. For our eyes are turned toward you, because you are a gracious and merciful God and King.
On Weekdays
Our God and God of our ancestors, pardon our wrongdoing on this Day of Atonement. Blot out our transgressions and our sins, and make them pass away from before your eyes. As it is said, “I, I am the one who blots out your transgressions for my own sake. And I will not remember your sins.” And it is said, “I have blotted out your transgressions like a cloud, and your sins like a mist. Return to me, for I have redeemed you.” And it is said, “For on this day atonement will be made for you, to cleanse you. You will be clean from all your sins before the Lord.” Sanctify us by your commandments, and grant our portion in your Law. Satisfy us with your goodness, and gladden us with your salvation. And purify our hearts to serve you in truth. For you are the forgiver of Israel and the pardoner of the tribes of Jeshurun in every generation, and besides you we have no king who pardons and forgives. Blessed are you, Lord, King, who pardons and forgives our wrongdoing and the wrongdoing of your people, the house of Israel, who removes our trespasses year by year, King over all the earth, who sanctifies Israel and the day of Atonement.
On the Sabbath
Our God and God of our ancestors, pardon our wrongdoing on this Sabbath day, and on this Day of Atonement. Blot out our transgressions and our sins, and make them pass away from before your eyes. As it is said, “I, I am the one who blots out your transgressions for my own sake. And I will not remember your sins.” And it is said, “I have blotted out your transgressions like a cloud, and your sins like a mist. Return to me, for I have redeemed you.” And it is said, “For on this day atonement will be made for you, to cleanse you. You will be clean from all your sins before the Lord.” Our God and God of our ancestors, accept our rest. Sanctify us by your commandments, and grant our portion in your Law. Satisfy us with your goodness, and gladden us with your salvation. And let us inherit, Lord our God, in love and favor, your holy Sabbath. And may Israel, who sanctify your name, be joyful on it. And purify our hearts to serve you in truth. For you are the forgiver of Israel and the pardoner of the tribes of Jeshurun in every generation, and besides you we have no king who pardons and forgives. Blessed are you, Lord, King, who pardons and forgives our wrongdoing and the wrongdoing of your people, the house of Israel, who removes our trespasses year by year, King over all the earth, who sanctifies the Sabbath and Israel and the day of Atonement.
Accept, Lord our God, your people Israel and their prayer. Restore the service to the inner sanctuary of your house. Receive in love and favor both the fire-offerings of Israel and their prayer. And may the service of your people Israel be always acceptable to you.
And let our eyes see your return in mercy to Zion. Blessed are you, Lord, who restores your divine presence to Zion.
We give thanks to you, for you are the Lord our God and the God of our fathers forever and ever. You are the Rock of our lives, the Shield of our salvation through every generation. We will give thanks to you and declare your praise for our lives which are committed to your hand, and for our souls which are in your charge, and for your miracles, which are daily with us, and for your wonders and your benefits, which are done at all times, evening, morning and noon. You who are all-good, whose compassion does not fail. You, merciful Being, whose acts of faithful love never cease, we have ever hoped in you.
Congregation, in an undertone
We give thanks to you, for you are the Lord our God and the God of our fathers, the God of all flesh, our Creator and the Creator of all things in the beginning. Blessings and thanksgivings be to your great and holy name, because you have kept us in life and have preserved us. So may you continue to keep us in life and to preserve us. Gather our exiles to your holy courts to observe your statutes, to do your will, and to serve you with a perfect heart. Since we give thanks to you. Blessed be the God to whom thanksgivings are due.
For all these things your name, our King, shall be continually blessed and exalted forever and ever.
Seal all the children of your covenant for a happy life.
And everything that lives shall give thanks to you forever, and shall praise your name in truth, God, our salvation and our help. Blessed are you, Lord, whose name is All-good, and to whom it is fitting to give thanks.
At the Reader’s Repetition of the Amidah
Our God and God of our fathers, bless us with the threefold blessing of your Law written through Moses your servant, which was spoken by Aaron and his sons, the priests, your holy people, as it is said, The Lord bless you, and keep you. The Lord make his face shine on you, and be gracious to you. The Lord turn his face to you, and give you peace.
Grant peace, welfare, blessing, grace, faithful love and mercy to us and to all Israel, your people. Bless us, our Father, even all of us together, with the light of your face, for by the light of your face you have given us, Lord our God, the Law of life, faithful love and righteousness, blessing, mercy, life and peace. And may it be good in your sight to bless your people Israel at all times and in every hour with your peace.
In the book of life, blessing, peace and good sustenance may we be remembered and sealed before you, we and all your people the house of Israel, for a happy life and for peace. Blessed are you, Lord, who makes peace.
Confession
Our God and God of our ancestors, let our prayer come before you. Do not hide yourself from our plea, for we are not so arrogant and stiff-necked that we would say before you, Lord our God and God of our ancestors, we are righteous and have not sinned. But truly, we have sinned. We have done wrong, we have been faithless, we have robbed, we have spoken shamefully, we have committed wrongdoing, we have acted unjustly, we have been arrogant, we have done violence, we have fabricated lies, we have advised evil, we have spoken falsely, we have mocked, we have revolted, we have blasphemed, we have been rebellious, we have acted perversely, we have transgressed, we have persecuted, we have been stiff-necked, we have done wickedly, we have corrupted ourselves, we have committed detestable acts, we have wandered off course, and we have led others off course. We have turned aside from your commandments and good judgments, and it has gained us nothing. But you are righteous in all that has happened to us. For you have acted truthfully, but we have acted unjustly. What can we say before you, you who live on high, and what can we recount to you, you who live in the heavens? Do you not know all things, both the hidden and the revealed? You give a hand to transgressors, and your right hand is stretched out to receive those who repent. You have taught us, Lord our God, to make confession to you of all our sins, so that we may stop the violence we do with our hands, that you may receive us into your presence in perfect repentance, like fire offerings and sweet aromas, for your words’ sake which you have spoken. Countless fire offerings would be required for our guilt, and countless sweet aromas for our trespasses. But you know that our end is the worm, and have therefore multiplied the means of our forgiveness. What are we? What is our life? What is our piety? What our righteousness? What our helpfulness? What our strength? What our might? What shall we say before you, Lord our God and God of our fathers? Are not all the mighty people as nothing before you, the famous people as though they had not been, the wise as if without knowledge, and the people of understanding as if without discernment? For most of their works are empty, and the days of their lives are emptiness before you, and humanity’s advantage over the animals is nothing, for all is emptiness.
On Weekdays
You have distinguished humanity from the beginning, and have recognized its privilege of standing before you. For who can say to you, “What are you doing?” and if someone is righteous, what can they give you? But you in your love have given us, Lord our God this Day of Atonement to end all our wrongdoing and to be the season for pardoning and forgiving it, so that we may stop the violence we do with our hands, and may return to you to do the statutes of your will with a perfect heart. In your abundant compassion, have mercy on us, for you do not take pleasure in the destruction of the world, as it is said, Seek the Lord, while he may be found, call on him while he is near. And it is said, Let the wicked abandon his way, and the person of wrongdoing his thoughts. And let him return to the Lord, and he will have mercy upon him. And to our God for he will abundantly pardon. But you are a God ready to forgive, gracious and merciful, slow to anger, rich in faithful love, and abounding in goodness. You take pleasure in the repentance of the wicked, and have no pleasure in their death. As it is said, Say to them, As I live, says the Lord God, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked. But that the wicked turn from his way and live. Turn, turn from your evil ways. For why will you die, house of Israel? And it is said, Have I at all any pleasure in the death of the wicked, says the Lord God, and not rather that he would return from his way, and live? And it is said, For I have no pleasure in the death of the one who dies, says the Lord God. So turn yourselves and live. For you are the pardoner of Israel and the forgiver of the tribes of Jeshurun in every generation, and besides you we have no King who pardons and forgives.
On the Sabbath
You have distinguished humanity from the beginning, and have recognized its privilege of standing before you. For who can say to you, “What are you doing?” and if someone is righteous, what can they give you? But you in your love have given us, Lord our God this Sabbath day and this Day of Atonement to end all our wrongdoing and to be the season for pardoning and forgiving it, so that we may stop the violence we do with our hands, and may return to you to do the statutes of your will with a perfect heart. In your abundant compassion, have mercy on us, for you do not take pleasure in the destruction of the world, as it is said, Seek the Lord, while he may be found, call on him while he is near. And it is said, Let the wicked abandon his way, and the person of wrongdoing his thoughts. And let him return to the Lord, and he will have mercy upon him. And to our God for he will abundantly pardon. But you are a God ready to forgive, gracious and merciful, slow to anger, rich in faithful love, and abounding in goodness. You take pleasure in the repentance of the wicked, and have no pleasure in their death. As it is said, Say to them, As I live, says the Lord God, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked. But that the wicked turn from his way and live. Turn, turn from your evil ways. For why will you die, house of Israel? And it is said, Have I at all any pleasure in the death of the wicked, says the Lord God, and not rather that he would return from his way, and live? And it is said, For I have no pleasure in the death of the one who dies, says the Lord God. So turn yourselves and live. For you are the pardoner of Israel and the forgiver of the tribes of Jeshurun in every generation, and besides you we have no King who pardons and forgives. My God, before I was formed I was worth nothing, and now that I have been formed I am only as though I had not been formed. I am dust in my life. How much more so in my death. I am before you like a vessel filled with shame and humiliation. May it be your will, Lord my God and God of my fathers, that I may sin no more, and as to the sins I have committed, purge them away in your abundant compassion though not by means of affliction and severe diseases. My God, guard my tongue from evil and my lips from speaking deceit. And let my soul remain silent toward those who curse me, yes, let my soul be like dust before everyone. Open my heart to your Law, and let my soul pursue your commandments. If any plan evil against me, soon make their plans ineffective, and frustrate their designs. 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. In order that your beloved ones may be delivered, save with your right hand, and answer me. Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable before you, Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer. He who makes peace in his high places, may he make peace for us and for all Israel, and say, “Amen.” May it be your will, Lord our God and God of our fathers, that the temple be soon rebuilt in our days, and grant our portion in your Law. And there we will serve you with awe, as in the days of old, and as in ancient years. Then the offering of Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasant to the Lord, as in the days of old, and as in ancient years.
Conclusion
“Our Father, Our King” is said after the evening, morning and concluding Amidah services. On the Sabbath, it is said only after this concluding service. The reader says the next verse, and the congregation repeats it.
Hear, Israel. The Lord our God, the Lord is One.
Reader and Congregation: Repeat Three Times
Blessed be His name, whose glorious kingdom is forever and ever.
Reader and Congregation: Repeat Seven Times
Sound the Shofar after this verse.
The Lord is God.
Order of Counting the Omer
From the Second Night of Passover Until the Night Before Shavuot
Here I am, about to fulfill the positive commandment of the counting of the Omer, as it is written in the Law: And you must count for yourselves from the day after the day of rest, from the day that you brought the Omer of the wave-offering, they must be seven complete weeks; until the day after the seventh week you must count fifty days.
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, who have made us holy through your commandments, and have commanded us about the counting of the Omer.
1 This is the first day of the Omer.
2 This is the second day of the Omer.
3 This is the third day of the Omer.
4 This is the fourth day of the Omer.
5 This is the fifth day of the Omer.
6 This is the sixth day of the Omer.
7 This is the seventh day, making one week of the Omer.
8 This is the eighth day, making one week and one day of the Omer.
9 This is the ninth day, making one week and two days of the Omer.
10 This is the tenth day, making one week and three days of the Omer.
11 This is the eleventh day, making one week and four days of the Omer.
12 This is the twelfth day, making one week and five days of the Omer.
13 This is the thirteenth day, making one week and six days of the Omer.
14 This is the fourteenth day, making two weeks of the Omer.
15 This is the fifteenth day, making two weeks and one day of the Omer.
16 This is the sixteenth day, making two weeks and two days of the Omer.
17 This is the seventeenth day, making two weeks and three days of the Omer.
18 This is the eighteenth day, making two weeks and four days of the Omer.
19 This is the nineteenth day, making two weeks and five days of the Omer.
20 This is the twentieth day, making two weeks and six days of the Omer.
21 This is the twenty-first day, making three weeks of the Omer.
22 This is the twenty-second day, making three weeks and one day of the Omer.
23 This is the twenty-third day, making three weeks and two days of the Omer.
24 This is the twenty-fourth day, making three weeks and three days of the Omer.
25 This is the twenty-fifth day, making three weeks and four days of the Omer.
26 This is the twenty-sixth day, making three weeks and five days of the Omer.
27 This is the twenty-seventh day, making three weeks and six days of the Omer.
28 This is the twenty-eighth day, making four weeks of the Omer.
29 This is the twenty-ninth day, making four weeks and one day of the Omer.
30 This is the thirtieth day, making four weeks and two days of the Omer.
31 This is the thirty-first day, making four weeks and three days of the Omer.
32 This is the thirty-second day, making four weeks and four days of the Omer.
33 This is the thirty-third day, making four weeks and five days of the Omer.
34 This is the thirty-fourth day, making four weeks and six days of the Omer.
35 This is the thirty-fifth day, making five weeks of the Omer.
36 This is the thirty-sixth day, making five weeks and one day of the Omer.
37 This is the thirty-seventh day, making five weeks and two days of the Omer.
38 This is the thirty-eighth day, making five weeks and three days of the Omer.
39 This is the thirty-ninth day, making five weeks and four days of the Omer.
40 This is the fortieth day, making five weeks and five days of the Omer.
41 This is the forty-first day, making five weeks and six days of the Omer.
42 This is the forty-second day, making six weeks of the Omer.
43 This is the forty-third day, making six weeks and one day of the Omer.
44 This is the forty-fourth day, making six weeks and two days of the Omer.
45 This is the forty-fifth day, making six weeks and three days of the Omer.
46 This is the forty-sixth day, making six weeks and four days of the Omer.
47 This is the forty-seventh day, making six weeks and five days of the Omer.
48 This is the forty-eighth day, making six weeks and six days of the Omer.
49 This is the forty-ninth day, making seven weeks of the Omer.
May the All-merciful restore the service of the temple to its place. May it be your will, Lord our God and God of our ancestors, that the temple may be rebuilt soon in our days, and grant our portion in your Law. And there we will serve you with awe, as in earlier days, and as in ancient years.
We beg you, release your captive nation by the mighty strength of your right hand. Accept the joyful chant of your people, lift us and purify us, revered God. Mighty One, guard as the apple of your eye those who meditate on your unity. Bless them, purify them, have mercy on them, continually grant them your righteousness. Powerful and holy Being, in your abounding goodness lead your congregation. Turn to your people, you who are the only and exalted God, who are mindful of your holiness. Accept our prayer and listen to our cry, you who know all secrets. Blessed be His name, whose glorious kingdom is forever and ever.
Service for Chanukah
The Feast of Dedication lasts eight days. Light one light on the first evening and add one light each evening. Light the Chanukah lights as soon as possible after nightfall. On Friday, light them before the Sabbath begins.
Before Lighting the Lights
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, who has sanctified us through your commandments, and commanded us to kindle the light of Chanukah. Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, who performed miracles for our ancestors long ago, at this season.
First Evening Only
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, who has kept us alive and preserved us, and enabled us to reach this season.
After Lighting the First Light
We kindle these lights because of the miracles, the deliverances and the wonders which you performed for our ancestors, through your holy priests. During all the eight days of Chanukah these lights are sacred, and we may not use them for any ordinary purpose. We may only look at them, so that we may give thanks to your name for your miracles, your deliverances and your wonders.
In the synagogue, Psalm 30 is chanted. At home, the following hymn is chanted.
Hymn
Fortress, Rock of my salvation, it is fitting to praise you. Let my house of prayer be restored, and there I will offer you thanks. When you have prepared a slaughter of the blaspheming enemy, I will complete with song and psalm the dedication of the altar.
My soul was overwhelmed with troubles, my strength was exhausted by sorrow. They embittered my life by hardship while I was subject to Egypt’s rule, but God with his great power brought out the chosen people, while Pharaoh’s army and all his offspring sank like a stone into the deep.
He brought me to his holy sanctuary, yet there I also found no peace, for the oppressor came and led me captive, because I had served foreign gods. I had to drink the wine of bewilderment. I had almost died when Babylon’s end drew near. Through Zerubbabel I was saved after seventy years.
The Agagite, Haman, the son of Hammedatha, sought to cut down the lofty fir tree, Mordecai, but his plan became a trap for himself, and his pride was brought to an end. You raised the Benjamite’s head, but you blotted out the enemy’s name. You hanged his many sons on the gallows.
The Greeks gathered against me in the days of the Hasmoneans. They broke down the walls of my towers, and defiled all the oils. But from one of the last remaining flasks a miracle was performed for your beloved, and their wise men appointed these eight days for song and praises.
Service for Purim
Before Reading the Book of Esther
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, who have sanctified us by your commandments, and have commanded us concerning the reading of the Megillah.
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, who performed miracles for our ancestors long ago, at this season.
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, who has kept us alive and preserved us, and enabled us to reach this season.
After Reading the Book of Esther
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, who plead our cause, judge our suit and avenge our wrong, who gives retribution to all that hate our soul, and on our behalf deals out punishment to our adversaries. Blessed are you, Lord, who on behalf of your people Israel deals out punishment to all their adversaries, God, the Savior.
Omit the following hymn after the morning reading of Esther.
Who brought the counsel of the nations to nothing, and made the crafty people’s plans ineffective, when a wicked man, an arrogant offshoot of the descendants of Amalek, rose up against us. Insolent in his riches, he dug himself a pit, and his own greatness laid him a snare. In his mind he thought to entrap, but was himself entrapped, he sought to destroy, but was soon destroyed. Haman displayed the hatred of his fathers, and stirred up against the children the ancient enmity of the brothers Esau and Jacob, not remembering the mercy of Saul, through whose compassion for Agag the enemy was born. The wicked plotted to cut off the just, and the unclean was caught in the hands of the pure. Mordecai’s faithful love to Esther prevailed over the father’s Saul’s error, but the wicked Haman heaped sin on the sins of his ancestor. In his heart he hid his cunning devices, and sold himself to do wickedness. He stretched out his hand against God’s saints. He gave his silver to cut off their memory. When Mordecai saw that anger had gone out, and that the decrees of Haman were issued in Shushan, he put on sackcloth and wrapped himself in mourning, ordained a fast and sat on ashes. Who will rise up to atone for error, and obtain pardon for the sin and iniquity of our fathers? A flower blossomed from the palm tree: look! Hadassah arose to awaken the merit of those who slept in the grave. Her servants hastened to make Haman drink the wine of the poison of snakes. He rose by his riches, but fell in his wickedness. He made him a gallows, and was himself hanged on it. All the inhabitants of the world opened their mouths, for the lot of Haman was turned into our lot. When the righteous was rescued from the hand of the wicked, and the enemy was put in his place, the Jews ordained for themselves to celebrate Purim, and to rejoice on it every year. You regarded the prayer of Mordecai and Esther: you hanged Haman and his sons on the gallows. The lily of Jacob rejoiced and was glad when Mordecai was seen in the purple. You have always been Israel’s salvation, and their hope in every generation, to make known that all who hope in you will not be ashamed, nor will anyone who trusts you be disgraced. May Haman be cursed who sought to destroy me. May Mordecai the Jew be blessed. May Zeresh be cursed, the wife of him that terrified me. May Esther my protector be blessed, and may Harbonah also be remembered for good.
Continue with “You are holy” through “honorable.” On Saturday evening, begin with “And let the pleasantness.” The Reader says Kaddish, omitting “May the prayers.” Continue with Aleinu. On Saturday evening, say the service for the conclusion of the Sabbath.
Grace Before and After Meals
Washing the Hands Before a Meal
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, who have made us holy through your commandments, and have commanded us about the washing of the hands.
Before Eating Bread
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, who bring forth bread from the earth.
Grace After Meals
On Sabbaths, Festivals and Days When Tachanun Is Not Said
A Song of Ascents. When the Lord brought Zion back from captivity, we were like those who dream. Then our mouth was filled with laughter, and our tongue with cries of joy. Then people among the nations said, “The Lord has done great things for them.” The Lord has done great things for us, and we were joyful. Bring us back from captivity, Lord, as the streams in the south. Those who sow in tears will reap in joy. Though he goes on his way weeping, carrying the supply of seed, he will come back joyfully, carrying his sheaves.
Leader, When Three or More Men Aged Thirteen or Older Have Eaten Together
Let us say grace.
Response
May the name of the Lord be blessed from now and forever.
Leader, With Three to Nine Eligible Participants
With the permission of those present, we will bless the one whose gifts we have eaten.
Leader, With Ten or More Eligible Participants
With the permission of those present, we will bless our God, the one whose gifts we have eaten.
Response, With Three to Nine Eligible Participants
Blessed is the one whose gifts we have eaten, and through whose goodness we live.
Response, With Ten or More Eligible Participants
Blessed is our God, the one whose gifts we have eaten, and through whose goodness we live.
Participants Who Have Not Eaten
May his name be blessed, yes, continually blessed forever and ever.
Leader’s Reply, With Three to Nine Eligible Participants
Blessed is the one whose gifts we have eaten, and through whose goodness we live. Blessed is he, and may his name be blessed.
Leader’s Reply, With Ten or More Eligible Participants
Blessed is our God, the one whose gifts we have eaten, and through whose goodness we live. Blessed is he, and may his name be blessed.
Begin Here When Fewer Than Three Eligible Participants Are Present
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, who feed the whole world with your goodness, with grace, with faithful love and compassion; you give food to all flesh, for your faithful love endures forever. Through your great goodness food has never failed us: May it not fail us forever and ever for your great name’s sake, since you nourish and sustain all beings, do good to all, and provide food for all your creatures whom you have created. Blessed are you, Lord, who give food to all.
We thank you, Lord our God, because you gave as an inheritance to our ancestors a desirable, good and ample land, and because you brought us out, Lord our God, from the land of Egypt, and delivered us from the house of slavery, as well as for your covenant which you have sealed in our flesh, your Law which you have taught us, your statutes which you have made known to us, the life, grace and faithful love which you have granted to us, and for the food with which you constantly feed and sustain us on every day, in every season, at every hour.
On Hanukkah and Purim, Add the Thanksgiving for Miracles Before This Paragraph
For all this, Lord our God, we thank and bless you. May your name be blessed continually and forever by the mouth of all living, just as it is written, “And you must eat and be satisfied, and you must bless the Lord your God for the good land he has given you.” Blessed are you, Lord, for the land and for the food.
Have mercy, Lord our God, on Israel your people, on Jerusalem your city, on Zion the dwelling place of your glory, on the kingdom of the house of David your anointed, and on the great and holy house that was called by your name. Our God, our Father, feed us, nourish us, sustain, support and relieve us, and, Lord our God, soon grant us relief from all our troubles. We beg you, Lord our God, let us not be in need either of the gifts of flesh and blood or of their loans, but only of your helping hand, which is full, open, holy and ample, so that we may not be ashamed or confused forever and ever.
On the Sabbath
Please, Lord our God, strengthen us by your commandments, and especially by the commandment of the seventh day, this great and holy Sabbath, since this day is great and holy before you, so that we may rest and find peace on it in love in accordance with the commandment of your will. In your favor, Lord our God, grant us such rest that there may be no trouble, grief or lamenting on the day of our rest. Let us, Lord our God, see the consolation of Zion your city, and the rebuilding of Jerusalem your holy city, for you are the Lord of salvation and of consolation.
On New Moon
Our God and God of our ancestors! May our remembrance rise and come and be accepted before you, with the remembrance of our ancestors, of Messiah the son of David your servant, of Jerusalem your holy city, and of all your people the house of Israel, bringing deliverance and well-being, grace, faithful love and mercy, life and peace on this day of the New Moon. Remember us, Lord our God, on it for our well-being; be mindful of us for blessing, and save us so we may live. By your promise of salvation and mercy, spare us and be gracious to us; have mercy on us and save us; for our eyes are turned toward you, because you are a gracious and merciful God and King.
On Rosh Hashanah
Our God and God of our ancestors! May our remembrance rise and come and be accepted before you, with the remembrance of our ancestors, of Messiah the son of David your servant, of Jerusalem your holy city, and of all your people the house of Israel, bringing deliverance and well-being, grace, faithful love and mercy, life and peace on this day of Memorial. Remember us, Lord our God, on it for our well-being; be mindful of us for blessing, and save us so we may live. By your promise of salvation and mercy, spare us and be gracious to us; have mercy on us and save us; for our eyes are turned toward you, because you are a gracious and merciful God and King.
On Sukkot
Our God and God of our ancestors! May our remembrance rise and come and be accepted before you, with the remembrance of our ancestors, of Messiah the son of David your servant, of Jerusalem your holy city, and of all your people the house of Israel, bringing deliverance and well-being, grace, faithful love and mercy, life and peace on this day of the Feast of Tabernacles. Remember us, Lord our God, on it for our well-being; be mindful of us for blessing, and save us so we may live. By your promise of salvation and mercy, spare us and be gracious to us; have mercy on us and save us; for our eyes are turned toward you, because you are a gracious and merciful God and King.
On Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah
Our God and God of our ancestors! May our remembrance rise and come and be accepted before you, with the remembrance of our ancestors, of Messiah the son of David your servant, of Jerusalem your holy city, and of all your people the house of Israel, bringing deliverance and well-being, grace, faithful love and mercy, life and peace on this day of the Eighth Day Feast of Solemn Assembly. Remember us, Lord our God, on it for our well-being; be mindful of us for blessing, and save us so we may live. By your promise of salvation and mercy, spare us and be gracious to us; have mercy on us and save us; for our eyes are turned toward you, because you are a gracious and merciful God and King.
On Passover
Our God and God of our ancestors! May our remembrance rise and come and be accepted before you, with the remembrance of our ancestors, of Messiah the son of David your servant, of Jerusalem your holy city, and of all your people the house of Israel, bringing deliverance and well-being, grace, faithful love and mercy, life and peace on this day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread. Remember us, Lord our God, on it for our well-being; be mindful of us for blessing, and save us so we may live. By your promise of salvation and mercy, spare us and be gracious to us; have mercy on us and save us; for our eyes are turned toward you, because you are a gracious and merciful God and King.
On Shavuot
Our God and God of our ancestors! May our remembrance rise and come and be accepted before you, with the remembrance of our ancestors, of Messiah the son of David your servant, of Jerusalem your holy city, and of all your people the house of Israel, bringing deliverance and well-being, grace, faithful love and mercy, life and peace on this day of the Feast of Weeks. Remember us, Lord our God, on it for our well-being; be mindful of us for blessing, and save us so we may live. By your promise of salvation and mercy, spare us and be gracious to us; have mercy on us and save us; for our eyes are turned toward you, because you are a gracious and merciful God and King.
And rebuild Jerusalem the holy city soon in our days. Blessed are you, Lord, who in your compassion rebuild Jerusalem. Amen.
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, God, our Father, our King, our Mighty One, our Creator, our Redeemer, our Maker, our Holy One, the Holy One of Jacob, our Shepherd, the Shepherd of Israel, King, who are kind and act kindly to all, day by day you have treated us kindly, treat us kindly, and will treat us kindly: you have given, you give, and you will always give us benefits, giving us grace, faithful love, mercy and relief, deliverance and prosperity, blessing and salvation, consolation, sustenance and support, mercy, life, peace and all good. Let us lack no good thing.
The All-merciful will reign over us forever and ever. The All-merciful will be blessed in heaven and on earth. The All-merciful will be praised throughout all generations, glorified among us to all eternity, and honored among us forever. May the All-merciful grant us an honorable livelihood. May the All-merciful break the yoke from our neck, and lead us upright to our land. May the All-merciful send a plentiful blessing on this house, and on this table at which we have eaten. May the All-merciful send us Elijah the prophet, may he be remembered favorably, who will give us good news, salvation and consolation.
Household Blessing, Varied According to the Circumstances
May the All-merciful bless my honored father, the master of this house, and my honored mother, the mistress of this house, them, their household, their descendants and all that is theirs, us also and all that is ours, as our ancestors Abraham, Isaac and Jacob were blessed each with his own comprehensive blessing; in this same way may he bless all of us together with a perfect blessing, and let us say, “Amen.”
May there be advocacy in heaven on their behalf and ours as will lead to enduring peace; and may we receive a blessing from the Lord, and righteousness from the God of our salvation; and may we find grace and good understanding in the sight of God and other people.
On the Sabbath
May the All-merciful let us inherit the day that will be entirely Sabbath and rest in everlasting life.
On the New Moon
May the All-merciful renew this month for our good and blessing.
On Festivals
May the All-merciful let us inherit the day which is altogether good.
On Rosh Hashanah
May the All-merciful renew this year for our good and blessing.
On the Intermediate Days of Sukkot
May the All-merciful raise up for us the fallen Tabernacle of David.
May the All-merciful make us worthy of the days of the Messiah, and of the life of the world to come.
On Weekdays
He gives great salvation to his king, and shows faithful love to his anointed, to David and to his descendants, forever.Psalms 18:50 He who makes peace in his high places, may he make peace for us and for all Israel, and say, “Amen.”
On Sabbaths, Festivals and New Moons
He is a tower of salvation for his king, and shows faithful love to his anointed, to David and to his descendants, forever.2 Samuel 22:51 He who makes peace in his high places, may he make peace for us and for all Israel, and say, “Amen.”
Fear the Lord, you who are his holy ones, for those who fear him lack nothing. Young lions lack food and suffer hunger, but those who seek the Lord will lack no good thing. Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his faithful love endures forever. You open your hand and satisfy every living thing with favor. Blessed is the person who trusts in the Lord, and whose trust is in the Lord. I have been young and now I am old; yet I have not seen the righteous abandoned, or his descendants begging for bread. The Lord will give strength to his people; the Lord will bless his people with peace.
Blessings on Various Occasions
Before Drinking Wine
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, who create the fruit of the vine.
Before Food Made From Wheat, Barley, Rye, Oats or Spelt, Except Bread
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, who create various kinds of food.
After Wine
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, for the vine and the fruit of the vine, for the produce of the field, for the desirable, good and ample land which you were pleased to give as an inheritance to our ancestors, so that they might eat of its fruits and be satisfied with its goodness. Have mercy, Lord our God, on Israel your people, on Jerusalem your city, on Zion the dwelling place of your glory, on your altar and your temple. Rebuild Jerusalem, the holy city, soon in our days; lead us up there and make us rejoice in its rebuilding. May we eat the fruits of the land, and be satisfied with its goodness, and bless you for it in holiness and purity. For you, Lord, are good and generous to all, and we will give you thanks for the land, and for the fruit of the vine. Blessed are you, Lord, for the land and for the fruit of the vine.
After Grapes, Figs, Pomegranates, Olives or Dates
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, for the tree and the fruit of the tree, for the produce of the field, for the desirable, good and ample land which you were pleased to give as an inheritance to our ancestors, so that they might eat of its fruits and be satisfied with its goodness. Have mercy, Lord our God, on Israel your people, on Jerusalem your city, on Zion the dwelling place of your glory, on your altar and your temple. Rebuild Jerusalem, the holy city, soon in our days; lead us up there and make us rejoice in its rebuilding. May we eat the fruits of the land, and be satisfied with its goodness, and bless you for it in holiness and purity. For you, Lord, are good and generous to all, and we will give you thanks for the land, and for the fruits. Blessed are you, Lord, for the land and for the fruits.
After Food Made From Wheat, Barley, Rye, Oats or Spelt, Except Bread
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, for the sustenance and the nourishment, for the produce of the field, for the desirable, good and ample land which you were pleased to give as an inheritance to our ancestors, so that they might eat of its fruits and be satisfied with its goodness. Have mercy, Lord our God, on Israel your people, on Jerusalem your city, on Zion the dwelling place of your glory, on your altar and your temple. Rebuild Jerusalem, the holy city, soon in our days; lead us up there and make us rejoice in its rebuilding. May we eat the fruits of the land, and be satisfied with its goodness, and bless you for it in holiness and purity. For you, Lord, are good and generous to all, and we will give you thanks for the land, and for the sustenance. Blessed are you, Lord, for the land and for the sustenance.
After Food Made From Wheat, Barley, Rye, Oats or Spelt, With Wine
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, for the sustenance and the nourishment, the vine and the fruit of the vine, for the produce of the field, for the desirable, good and ample land which you were pleased to give as an inheritance to our ancestors, so that they might eat of its fruits and be satisfied with its goodness. Have mercy, Lord our God, on Israel your people, on Jerusalem your city, on Zion the dwelling place of your glory, on your altar and your temple. Rebuild Jerusalem, the holy city, soon in our days; lead us up there and make us rejoice in its rebuilding. May we eat the fruits of the land, and be satisfied with its goodness, and bless you for it in holiness and purity. For you, Lord, are good and generous to all, and we will give you thanks for the land, for the sustenance and for the fruit of the vine. Blessed are you, Lord, for the land, the sustenance and the fruit of the vine.
After Wine With Grapes, Figs, Pomegranates, Olives or Dates
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, for the vine and the fruit of the vine, the tree and the fruit of the tree, for the produce of the field, for the desirable, good and ample land which you were pleased to give as an inheritance to our ancestors, so that they might eat of its fruits and be satisfied with its goodness. Have mercy, Lord our God, on Israel your people, on Jerusalem your city, on Zion the dwelling place of your glory, on your altar and your temple. Rebuild Jerusalem, the holy city, soon in our days; lead us up there and make us rejoice in its rebuilding. May we eat the fruits of the land, and be satisfied with its goodness, and bless you for it in holiness and purity. For you, Lord, are good and generous to all, and we will give you thanks for the land, the vine and the fruits. Blessed are you, Lord, for the land, the vine and the fruits.
After Grain Products With Grapes, Figs, Pomegranates, Olives or Dates
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, for the sustenance and the nourishment, the tree and the fruit of the tree, for the produce of the field, for the desirable, good and ample land which you were pleased to give as an inheritance to our ancestors, so that they might eat of its fruits and be satisfied with its goodness. Have mercy, Lord our God, on Israel your people, on Jerusalem your city, on Zion the dwelling place of your glory, on your altar and your temple. Rebuild Jerusalem, the holy city, soon in our days; lead us up there and make us rejoice in its rebuilding. May we eat the fruits of the land, and be satisfied with its goodness, and bless you for it in holiness and purity. For you, Lord, are good and generous to all, and we will give you thanks for the land, the sustenance and the fruits. Blessed are you, Lord, for the land, the sustenance and the fruits.
After Grain Products and Wine With Grapes, Figs, Pomegranates, Olives or Dates
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, for the sustenance and the nourishment, for the vine and the fruit of the vine, for the tree and the fruit of the tree, for the produce of the field, for the desirable, good and ample land which you were pleased to give as an inheritance to our ancestors, so that they might eat of its fruits and be satisfied with its goodness. Have mercy, Lord our God, on Israel your people, on Jerusalem your city, on Zion the dwelling place of your glory, on your altar and your temple. Rebuild Jerusalem, the holy city, soon in our days; lead us up there and make us rejoice in its rebuilding. May we eat the fruits of the land, and be satisfied with its goodness, and bless you for it in holiness and purity. For you, Lord, are good and generous to all, and we will give you thanks for the land. Blessed are you, Lord, for the sustenance and the nourishment, for the vine and the fruit of the vine, for the tree and the fruit of the tree.
Addition on the Sabbath, Before the Conclusion
Please strengthen us on this Sabbath day.
Addition on the New Moon, Before the Conclusion
Remember us on this day of the New Moon.
Addition on Passover, Before the Conclusion
Make us joyful on this Feast of Unleavened Bread.
Addition on Shavuot, Before the Conclusion
Make us joyful on this Feast of Weeks.
Addition on Sukkot, Before the Conclusion
Make us joyful on this Feast of Tabernacles.
Addition on Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah, Before the Conclusion
Make us joyful on this Eighth-day Feast of Solemn Assembly.
Addition on Rosh Hashanah, Before the Conclusion
Remember us favorably on this Day of Memorial.
Before Eating Fruit That Grows on Trees
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, who create the fruit of the tree.
Before Eating Fruit or Plants That Grow on the Ground
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, who create the fruit of the earth.
Before Meat, Fish, Eggs, Cheese or Drinks Other Than Wine
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, by whose word all things exist.
After Eating the Foods Covered by the Three Preceding Blessings
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, who create many living beings with their needs, for all the means you have created to sustain the life of each of them. Blessed is the one who is the life of all worlds.
On Smelling Fragrant Woods or Barks
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, who create fragrant woods.
On Smelling Fragrant Plants
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, who create fragrant plants.
On Smelling Fragrant Fruits
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, who give a pleasant scent to fruits.
On Smelling Fragrant Spices
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, who create various kinds of spices.
On Smelling Fragrant Oils
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, who create fragrant oil.
On Seeing Lightning, Falling Stars, Lofty Mountains or Great Deserts
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, who have made the creation.
On Hearing Thunder
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, whose strength and might fill the world.
On Seeing the Sea
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, who have made the great sea.
On Seeing Beautiful Trees or Animals
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, who have beings like these in your world.
On Seeing a Rainbow
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, who remember the covenant, are faithful to your covenant, and keep your promise.
On Seeing Trees Blossom for the First Time in the Year
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, who have made your world lack nothing and have produced in it fine creatures and fine trees to delight human beings.
On Seeing a Sage Distinguished in Knowledge of the Torah
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, who have shared your wisdom with those who fear you.
On Seeing People Distinguished in Other Knowledge
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, who have given some of your wisdom to flesh and blood.
On Seeing a King and His Court
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, who have given some of your glory to flesh and blood.
On Seeing People With Unusual Forms
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, who vary the forms of your creatures.
On Affixing a Mezuzah
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, who have made us holy through your commandments, and commanded us to affix the Mezuzah.
On First Tasting Seasonal Fruit, Acquiring a House or Land, or Wearing New Clothes
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, who have kept us alive and preserved us, and have enabled us to reach this season.
On Hearing Good News
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, who are good and give goodness.
On Hearing Bad News
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, the true Judge.
On the Appearance of the New Moon
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, by whose word the heavens were created, and by the breath of whose mouth their entire host was made. You assigned them a law and a season so that they would not change their appointed task. They are glad and joyful to do the will of their Master, the truthful Worker whose work is truth, who commanded the moon to renew itself, a crown of glory for those he has carried from the womb, who in the time to come will themselves be renewed like it, to honor their Creator for the sake of his glorious kingdom. Blessed are you, Lord, who renew the months.
Prayers Before Retiring to Rest at Night
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, who make the bands of sleep to fall over my eyes, and slumber over my eyelids. May it be your will, Lord my God and God of my ancestors, to allow me to lie down in peace and to let me rise up again in peace. Do not let my thoughts trouble me, nor evil dreams, nor evil fancies, but let my rest be perfect before you. Give light to my eyes, so that I do not sleep the sleep of death, for it is you who give light to the apple of the eye. Blessed are you, Lord, who give light to the whole world in your glory.
God, faithful King.
Hear, Israel. The Lord our God, the Lord is One.
Blessed be his name, whose glorious kingdom is forever and ever.
And you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength. And these words, which I command you today, must be on your heart. And you must teach them diligently to your children, and must talk about them when you sit in your house, and when you walk along the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise up. And you must bind them for a sign on your hand, and they will be forehead bands between your eyes. And you must write them on the doorposts of your house, and on your gates.
And let the pleasantness of the Lord our God be on us: and establish the work of our hands on us. Yes, the work of our hands establish it.
Psalm 91
Whoever lives in the shelter of the Most High remains under the shadow of the Almighty. I say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress. My God, in whom I trust.—For he will deliver you from the bird-catcher’s trap, and from the deadly plague. He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will take refuge: his truth will be a shield and a small shield. You will not be afraid of the terror by night, nor of the arrow that flies by day. Of the pestilence that walks in darkness, nor of the plague that ravages at noonday. A thousand may fall at your side, and ten thousand at your right hand. It will not come near you. You will only look with your eyes, and see the retribution of the wicked.—For you, Lord, are my refuge.—You have made the Most High your dwelling place. No evil will happen to you, nor will any plague come near your tent. For he will command his angels to guard you, to keep you in all your ways. They will bear you on their hands, so that you do not strike your foot against a stone. You will tread on the lion and the adder. On the young lion and the serpent you will trample.—Because he has set his love on me, therefore I will rescue him: I will set him on high, because he knows my name. When he calls on me, I will answer him. I will be with him in trouble: I will rescue him and honor him. I will satisfy him with a long life, and will let him see my salvation.
Repeat the last verse of Psalm 91. Then say Psalm 3.
Lord, how my adversaries have multiplied! Many rise up against me. Many say about me, There is no salvation for him in God. Selah. But you, O Lord, are a shield about me. My glory and the lifter up of my head. I cry to the Lord with my voice, and he answers me from his holy mountain. Selah. I lay down and slept. I have awakened, for the Lord sustains me. I will not be afraid of the ten thousands of people, that have set themselves against me all around. Arise, O Lord. Save me, O my God: for you have struck all my enemies on the cheekbone. You have broken the teeth of the wicked. Salvation belongs to the Lord: your blessing be on your people. Selah.
Cause us, Lord our God, to lie down in peace, and raise us up, our King, to life. Spread over us the tabernacle of your peace. Direct us rightly through your own good counsel. Save us for your name’s sake. Be a shield about us. Remove from us every enemy, pestilence, sword, famine and sorrow. Remove also the adversary from before us and from behind us. O shelter us beneath the shadow of your wings. For you, O God, are our Guardian and our Deliverer. Yes, you, O God, are a gracious and merciful King. And guard our going out and our coming in to life and to peace from this time on and forever.
Blessed be the Lord by day. Blessed be the Lord by night. Blessed be the Lord when we lie down. Blessed be the Lord when we rise up. For in your hand are the souls of the living and the dead, as it is said, In his hand is the soul of every living thing, and the spirit of all human flesh. Into your hand I entrust my spirit. You have redeemed me, O Lord, God of truth. Our God in heaven, assert the unity of your name, and establish your kingdom continually, and reign over us forever and ever.
May our eyes see, our hearts rejoice, and our souls be glad in your true salvation, when it will be said to Zion, Your God reigns. The Lord reigns. The Lord has reigned. The Lord will reign forever and ever: for the kingdom is yours, and to everlasting you will reign in glory. For we have no king but you.
The angel who has redeemed me from all evil bless the boys. And let them bear my name, and the name of my ancestors Abraham and Isaac. And let them grow into a multitude in the middle of the earth.—And he said, If you diligently listen to the voice of the Lord your God, and do that which is right in his eyes, and listen to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of the diseases on you, which I have put on the Egyptians. For I am the Lord that heals you—And the Lord said to the adversary, The Lord rebuke you, O adversary. Yes, the Lord that has chosen Jerusalem rebuke you. Is this not a burning stick pulled out of the fire?—Look at the bed of Solomon: sixty mighty men are about it, of the mighty men of Israel: they all handle the sword, expert in war. Every man has his sword on his thigh, because of fear in the night.—May the Lord bless you, and keep you: the Lord make his face shine on you, and be gracious to you: the Lord turn his face toward you, and give you peace.
Say the following three times.
Look, he who guards Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.
Say the following three times.
For your salvation I hope, Lord. I hope, Lord, for your salvation. Lord, for your salvation I hope.
Say the following three times.
In the name of the Lord, the God of Israel, may Michael be at my right hand. Gabriel at my left. Before me, Uriel. Behind me, Raphael. And above my head the divine presence of God.
Psalm 128
A Song of Ascents.—Happy is everyone who fears the Lord, who walks in his ways. When you eat the labor of your hands, you will be happy, and it shall be well with you. Your wife will be like a fruitful vine, in the inner rooms of your house: your children like olive plants, around your table. Look, this is how the man who fears the Lord will be blessed. May the Lord bless you out of Zion: may you see the good of Jerusalem all the days of your life. Yes, may you see your children’s children. Peace be on Israel.
Say the following three times.
Stand in awe, and do not sin: speak with your own heart on your bed, and be still. Selah.
He is Lord of the universe, who reigned before any creature had been formed.
At the time when all things were made by his desire, then his name was proclaimed King.
And after all things have come to an end, he alone, the one who inspires awe, will reign.
Who was, who is, and who will be in glory.
And he is One, and there is no second who can compare to him or be his equal.
Without beginning, without end. To him belong strength and dominion.
And he is my God—my Redeemer lives—and a rock in my suffering in time of distress.
And he is my banner and my refuge, the portion of my cup on the day when I call.
I entrust my spirit to his hand, when I sleep and when I wake.
And with my spirit, my body also. The Lord is with me, and I will not fear.
Marriage Service
Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord, we bless you out of the house of the Lord.
Come, let us worship and bow down. Let us kneel before the Lord our Maker.
Serve the Lord with joy; come before him with joyful singing.
He who is mighty, blessed and great above all beings, may he bless the bridegroom and the bride.
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, who create the fruit of the vine.
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, who have made us holy through your commandments and have commanded us about forbidden marriages; who have forbidden us those who are betrothed but have permitted those married to us through the wedding canopy and the sacred marriage covenant. Blessed are you, Lord, who make your people Israel holy through the wedding canopy and the sacred marriage covenant.
The Bridegroom Places the Ring on the Bride’s Right Forefinger
See, you are consecrated to me by this ring, according to the Law of Moses and of Israel.
The Seven Blessings, After the Marriage Contract Is Read
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, who create the fruit of the vine.
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, who have created all things for your glory.
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, Creator of humanity.
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, who have made man in your image, in your likeness, and have prepared from his very self an enduring structure for him. Blessed are you, Lord, Creator of humanity.
May Zion, who was barren, be very glad and rejoice, when her children are gathered within her in joy. Blessed are you, Lord, who make Zion joyful through her children.
Make these beloved companions very joyful, just as you brought joy to your creature long ago in the garden of Eden. Blessed are you, Lord, who make the bridegroom and bride joyful.
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, who have created joy and gladness, bridegroom and bride, laughter and celebration, pleasure and delight, love, brotherhood, peace and fellowship. Soon may people hear in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem, the voice of joy and gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the jubilant voice of bridegrooms from their canopies, and of young people from their feasts of song. Blessed are you, Lord, who make the bridegroom rejoice with the bride.
Grace After the Wedding Feast
Leader
Banish, Lord, both grief and anger, and then those unable to speak will sing joyfully. Guide us in the paths of righteousness. Accept the blessing of the children of Jeshurun.
Leader
With the permission of those present we will bless our God, in whose dwelling there is joy, and whose gifts we have eaten.
Response, Repeated by the Leader Before Grace After Meals and the Seven Blessings
May our God be blessed in whose dwelling there is joy, and whose gifts we have eaten, and through whose goodness we live.
Service at the Consecration of a House
Say Psalm 30.
Psalm 15
A Psalm of David.—Lord, who shall stay in your tent? Who will live in your holy mountain? Whoever walks blamelessly and does righteousness, and speaks truth in his heart. Whoever does not slander with his tongue, nor does evil to his fellow, nor brings disgrace on his neighbor. In whose eyes an evil person is despised. But he honors those who fear the Lord. Whoever keeps an oath even when it hurts. Whoever does not lend his money at interest, nor takes a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things will never be shaken.
Psalm 101 — A Psalm of David
I will sing of faithful love and justice: to you, Lord, will I sing praises. I will pay attention to the way of integrity: When will you come to me? I will walk within my house in the integrity of my heart. I will set no base thing before my eyes: I hate licentious deeds. They will not cling to me. A perverse heart will leave me: I will know no evil thing. Whoever secretly slanders his neighbor, him will I destroy: anyone who has an arrogant look and a proud heart I will not tolerate. My eyes will be on the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me: whoever walks in the way of integrity, he will serve me. Whoever practices deceit will not live within my house: whoever speaks falsehood will not remain before my eyes. Morning by morning will I destroy all the wicked of the land: to cut off all who commit wrongdoing from the city of the Lord.
Say Psalm 121, and Psalms 127 and 128 if appropriate.
Psalm 119
Beth
How can a young man keep his way pure? By guarding it according to your word. With my whole heart I have sought you: O let me not wander from your commandments. Your word I have treasured within my heart, that I might not sin against you. Blessed are you, Lord: teach me your laws. With my lips I have declared all the rulings from your mouth. I have rejoiced in the way of your decrees, as much as in all riches. I will meditate on your commands, and look towards your paths. I will delight myself in your laws: I will not forget your word.
Resh
Consider my affliction, and deliver me. For I do not forget your Law. Plead my cause, and redeem me: revive me according to your promise. Salvation is far from the wicked. For they do not seek your statutes. Great are your tender mercies, Lord: revive me according to your judgments. Many are my persecutors and my adversaries. Yet I have not swerved from your decrees. I saw those who act treacherously, and loathed them. Because they did not observe your word. See how I love your precepts: revive me, Lord, according to your faithful love. The sum of your word is truth: and every one of your righteous judgments endures forever.
Kaph
My soul longs for your salvation: I hope for your word. My eyes long for your promise, while I say, When will you comfort me? For I have become like a wineskin in the smoke. Yet I do not forget your statutes. How many are the days of your servant? When will you execute judgment on those who persecute me? The proud have dug pits for me, those who do not follow your Law. All your commandments are faithfulness: they persecute me with falsehood. Help me. They have almost made an end of me on earth. But I do not abandon your precepts. Revive me according to your faithful love. So I will observe the testimony of your mouth.
He
Teach me, Lord, the way of your statutes. And I will keep it to the end. Give me understanding, and I will keep your Law. Yes, I will observe it with my whole heart. Lead me along the path of your commandments. For I delight in it. Turn my heart to your testimonies, and not to greed. Turn away my eyes from looking at worthless things, and revive me in your way. Confirm your word to your servant, which leads to the fear of you. Turn away my reproach of which I am afraid. For your judgments are good. Look, I long for your precepts. Revive me in your righteousness.
Sovereign of the universe! Look down from your holy habitation, and in mercy and favor accept the prayer and supplication of your children, who are assembled here to consecrate this dwelling, and to offer their thanksgiving to you for all the faithful love and truth you have shown to them. We ask you, do not let your faithful love depart, nor the covenant of your peace be removed from them. Shield this home of theirs that no evil happen to it. May sickness and sorrow not come near it, nor the voice of lamentation be heard within its walls. Grant that the members of the household may dwell together in this home of theirs in brotherhood and fellowship, that they may love and fear you, and hold fast to you, and may meditate in your Law, and be faithful to its precepts.
Grant your blessings to the master of this house. Bless, Lord, his possessions, and accept the work of his hands. Keep him far from sin and transgression. Let your grace be on him, and establish the work of his hands. May your faithful love be with her who looks well to the ways of her household, and may she be mindful that the woman who fears the Lord, she will be praised. Bestow on their sons and daughters the spirit of wisdom and understanding. Lead them in the path of your commandments, so that all who see them may acknowledge that they are descendants blessed of the Lord, blessed with a knowledge of your Law and with the fear of you. Preserve them from all evil. Preserve their lives. May your gracious promise be realized in them, Blessed will you be when you come in, blessed when you go out. And even as we have been permitted to consecrate this house, so grant that we may together witness the dedication of your great and holy temple in Jerusalem, the city of our sacred assemblies, soon in our days. Amen.
Service at a Circumcision
When the child arrives to enter the covenant of Abraham, those present rise and say:
Blessed be the one who comes.
The father says:
I am here ready to perform the positive commandment to circumcise my son, even as the Creator, blessed be he, has commanded us, as it is written in the Law, And every boy eight days old shall be circumcised among you, every male throughout your generations.
The circumciser takes the child, places him on a seat, and says:
This is the throne of Elijah:—may he be remembered for good!
For your salvation I have waited, Lord. I have hoped, Lord, for your salvation. And have done your commandments. I have hoped for your salvation, Lord. I rejoice at your word, as one who finds great treasure. Great peace have those who love your Law. And there is no stumbling for them. Happy is he whom you choose, and bring near that he may live in your courts.
Those present respond:
O let us be satisfied with the goodness of your house, your holy temple.
The circumciser places the child on the godfather’s knees and says this blessing before circumcising him:
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, who have sanctified us by your commandments, and have commanded us concerning the Circumcision.
Immediately after the circumcision, the father says:
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, who have sanctified us by your commandments, and have commanded us to make our sons enter into the covenant of Abraham our father.
Those present respond:
Even as he has entered into the covenant, so may he enter into the Law, the wedding canopy, and into good deeds.
The circumciser continues:
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, who create the fruit of the vine.
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, who from the womb sanctified Isaac the dearly beloved, set your law in his flesh, and sealed his offspring with the sign of the holy covenant. On this account, living God, our Portion and our Rock, give command to deliver from destruction the dearly beloved of our flesh, for the sake of the covenant you have set in our bodies. Blessed are you, Lord, who make the covenant.
Our God and God of our ancestors, preserve this child to his father and to his mother, and let his name be called in Israel — the son of —. Let the father rejoice in the son he fathered, and the mother be glad with the fruit of her womb. As it is written, Let your father and your mother rejoice, and let her that bore you be glad: and it is said, And I passed by you, and I saw you wallowing in your blood, and I said to you, In your blood live. Yes, I said to you, In your blood live. And it is said, He has remembered his covenant forever, the word which he commanded to a thousand generations. The covenant which he made with Abraham, and his oath to Isaac, and confirmed the same to Jacob as a law, to Israel for an everlasting covenant. And it is said, And Abraham circumcised his son Isaac when he was eight days old, as God had commanded him. O give thanks to the Lord. For he is good. For his faithful love endures forever. This little child —, may he become great. Even as he has entered into the covenant, so may he enter into the Law, the wedding canopy, and into good deeds.
The godfather drinks some wine. A few drops are given to the infant. The cup is then taken to the mother, who also drinks from it.
Grace After the Meal Following a Circumcision
The person leading Grace begins
Let us say grace.
The others respond
Blessed be the name of the Lord from now on and forever.
The leader repeats the response above and continues. Those present repeat this next sentence
We will give thanks to your name among the faithful, blessed are you of the Lord.
With the permission of the awe-inspiring and revered God, who is a refuge in times of trouble, the God clothed with strength, the Lord mighty in heaven, we will give thanks to your name among the faithful, blessed are you of the Lord. With the permission of the holy Law, pure and clear, which Moses the servant of the Lord commanded us to be an inheritance, we will give thanks to your name among the faithful, blessed are you of the Lord. With the permission of the priests and Levites I will call on the God of the Hebrews, I will declare his glory in every region, I will bless the Lord. We will give thanks to your name among the faithful, blessed are you of the Lord. With the permission of those present I will open my lips with song, yes, my bones will declare, Blessed is he that comes in the name of the Lord. We will give thanks to your name among the faithful, blessed are you of the Lord.
After “blessed are you of the Lord,” continue with “We Will Bless” in Grace After Meals. Insert the following blessings after “in the sight of God and man”
May the All-merciful bless the father and mother of the child, may they be worthy to raise him, to initiate him in the commandments of the Law, and to train him in wisdom, from this eighth day and onward may his blood be accepted, and may the Lord his God be with him. May the All-merciful bless the child’s sponsor who has observed the covenant of Circumcision and been very joyful to perform this act of devotion. May he reward him doubly for his act, and continually raise him higher and higher. May the All-merciful bless the tender infant that has been circumcised on his eighth day. May his hands and heart remain faithful to God, and may he become worthy to appear before the Divine Presence three times a year.
If the mohel leads Grace, another person present recites the following paragraph
May the All-merciful bless him who has circumcised the flesh of the foreskin, properly fulfilling each part of the commandment. The service would be invalid if performed by someone who is timid and fainthearted, or who failed to perform the three essentials of the ceremony. May the All-merciful, mindful of the merit of those joined by the blood of the circumcision, send us his anointed one, walking in his integrity, to give good news and comfort to the people who are scattered and dispersed among the peoples.
After the following blessing, continue “May the All-merciful Make Us Worthy” in Grace After Meals
May the All-merciful send us the righteous priest, who remains withdrawn and hidden until a throne, bright as the sun and radiant as the diamond, is prepared for him, the prophet who covered his face with his cloak and wrapped himself in it, with whom God has a covenant of life and peace.
Service for the Redemption of the Firstborn
Redeem a firstborn boy on the thirty-first day after his birth. The family is exempt when the father is a Cohen or Levite, or the mother is the daughter of a Cohen or Levite. If that day is a Sabbath or festival, postpone the ceremony until the following day.
The father presents his child to the Cohen and declares:
This my firstborn son is the firstborn of his mother, and the Holy One, blessed be he, has commanded us to redeem him, as it is said, And you shall redeem those among them who are to be redeemed from a month old, according to your valuation, for the money of five shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, the shekel being twenty gerahs. And it is said, Sanctify to me all the firstborn, whatever first opens the womb among the children of Israel, both human and animal: it is mine.
The father places silver worth five selaim, or shekels, before the Cohen, who asks:
Which would you rather do, give me your firstborn son, the firstborn of his mother, or redeem him for five selaim, which you are bound to give according to the Law?
The father replies:
I would rather redeem my son, and here you have the value of his redemption, which I am bound to give according to the Law.
The Cohen receives the redemption money and returns the child to his father. The father says:
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, who have sanctified us by your commandments, and commanded us concerning the redemption of the son.
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, who have kept us alive and preserved us, and enabled us to reach this season.
The Cohen holds the redemption money over the child’s head and says:
This is in place of that, this in exchange for that, this as a release from that. May this child enter into life, into the Law and the fear of Heaven. May it be God’s will that even as he has been admitted to redemption, so may he enter into the Law, the wedding canopy, and into good deeds. Amen.
The Cohen places his hand on the child’s head and pronounces this blessing:
May God make you like Ephraim and Manasseh. May the Lord bless you, and keep you: the Lord make his face shine on you, and be gracious to you: the Lord turn his face to you, and give you peace.
The Lord is your guardian: the Lord is your shade on your right hand. For length of days, and years of life and peace they will add to you. The Lord will guard you from all evil. He will guard your soul. Amen.
Prayer to Be Said by a Sick Person
Psalm 23
A Psalm of David. The Lord is my shepherd, I will lack nothing. He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside the still waters. He restores my soul, he guides me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. Yes, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil. For you are with me, your rod and your staff, they comfort me. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You have anointed my head with oil. My cup overflows. Surely happiness and faithful love will follow me all the days of my life. And I will live in the house of the Lord for many days.
Psalm 103
A Psalm of David. Bless the Lord, my soul, and let everything within me bless his holy name. Bless the Lord, my soul, and do not forget all his benefits, who forgives all your wrongdoing. Who heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit. Who crowns you with faithful love and compassion, who satisfies your mouth with good things. So that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s. The Lord performs righteous acts and gives justice to all who are oppressed. He made known his ways to Moses, his deeds to the children of Israel. The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in faithful love. He will not always accuse. Neither will he keep his anger forever. He has not dealt with us according to our sins, or repaid us according to our wrongdoing. For his faithful love for those who fear him is as great as the height of heaven above the earth. As far as the east is from the west, he has removed our transgressions from us. As a father has compassion on his children, so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him. For he knows how we are made. He remembers that we are dust. People’s days are like grass. They flourish like the flower of the field. For the wind passes over it, and it is gone. And its place will know it no more. But the faithful love of the Lord is from eternity to eternity on those who fear him, and his righteousness to children’s children, to those who keep his covenant, and to those who remember his commandments and obey them. The Lord has established his throne in the heavens. And his kingdom rules over all. Bless the Lord, you, his angels, you mighty in strength, who fulfill his word, listening to the voice of his word. Bless the Lord, all you, his hosts. His servants, who do his will. Bless the Lord, all you, his works, in all places of his dominion, bless the Lord, O my soul.
Psalm 139
For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. Lord, you have searched me and know me. You know when I sit down and when I get up, you understand my thoughts from far away. You sift my path and my lying down, and are familiar with all my ways. For while there is not yet a word on my tongue, you, Lord, know it all. You have surrounded me behind and in front, and laid your hand on me. Such knowledge is too wonderful for me. It is too high, I cannot reach it. Where can I go from your spirit? Or where can I flee from your presence? If I ascend into heaven, you are there, or if I make the grave my bed, look, you are there. If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the farthest parts of the sea, even there your hand will lead me, and your right hand will hold me. If I say, Let deep darkness cover me, and the light about me be night. Even the darkness is not dark to you, but the night is light as the day, the darkness is as the light. For you formed my kidneys, you wove me together in my mother’s womb. I will give thanks to you, because I am made in a way that inspires awe and wonder, your works are wonderful, and my soul knows it very well. My frame was not hidden from you, when I was made in secret, and skillfully woven in the depths of the earth. Your eyes saw my unformed substance. And in your book the days, even all of them that were to be formed, were written, and one of them was also for it. How precious your thoughts are to me, God! How great their total is! If I would count them, they are more in number than the sand, when I awake, I am still with you. If only you would kill the wicked, God, depart from me, you bloodthirsty men, those who mention you for treacherous purposes, your adversaries who misuse the name. Do I not hate those who hate you, Lord? And do I not oppose those who rise against you? I hate them with perfect hatred, they have become my enemies. Search me, God, and know my heart, test me, and know my thoughts, and see whether there is any path of sorrow in me, and lead me in the everlasting way.
A prayer of the afflicted when he grows faint and pours out his complaint before the Lord. Hear my prayer, Lord, and let my cry come to you. Do not hide your face from me in the day of my distress, bend your ear toward me. In the day when I call answer me quickly. I beg you, Lord, Healer of all flesh, have mercy on me, and support me in your grace upon my bed of sickness, for I am weak. Send me and all who are sick among your children relief and cure. Ease my pain, and renew my youth as the eagle’s. Grant wisdom to the physician so that he may cure my wound, and so that my health may return quickly. Hear my prayer, prolong my life, let me complete my years in happiness, so that I may be able to serve you and keep your statutes with a perfect heart. Give me understanding to know that this bitter trial has come on me for my welfare, so that I may not reject your discipline or tire of your correction.
God of forgiveness, who are gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in faithful love, I confess to you with a broken and repentant heart that I have sinned, and have done what is evil in your sight. Look, I repent of my evil way, and return to you with complete repentance. Help me, God of my salvation, so that I may not turn again to foolishness, but walk before you in truth and uprightness. Make the soul of your servant joyful, for I lift up my soul to you, Lord. Heal me, Lord, and I will be healed, save me, and I will be saved, for you are my praise. Amen, and Amen!
Confession on a Deathbed
I acknowledge to you, Lord my God and God of my ancestors, that both my cure and my death are in your hands. May it be your will to send me a perfect healing. Yet if my death is fully determined by you, I will in love accept it from your hand. O may my death be an atonement for all the sins, iniquities and transgressions of which I have been guilty against you. Grant me a share in the abundant happiness that is stored up for the righteous. Make known to me the path of life: in your presence is fullness of joy. At your right hand are pleasures forever.
You who are the father of the fatherless and judge of the widow, protect my beloved family whose souls are bound to my own. I entrust my spirit to your hand. You have redeemed me, Lord God of truth. Amen and Amen!
When the end is approaching:
Say the following three times.
The Lord reigns. The Lord has reigned. The Lord will reign forever and ever.
Say the following three times.
Blessed be his name, whose glorious kingdom is forever and ever.
Say the following seven times.
The Lord he is God.
Hear, Israel: the Lord our God, the Lord is one.
The Burial Service
On days when Tachanun is not said, read Psalm 16 instead of the following prayer.
The Rock, his work is perfect, for all his ways are just. A God of faithfulness and without iniquity, he is just and right. The Rock, perfect in every work, who can say to him, “What work are you doing?” He rules below and above. He kills and gives life. He brings down to the grave, and brings up again. The Rock, perfect in every deed, who can say to him, “What are you doing?” You who speak and act, graciously deal kindly with us, and for the sake of him who was bound like a lamb, listen and act. You are just in all your ways, perfect Rock, slow to anger and full of compassion. Spare and have pity on parents and children, for yours, Lord, is forgiveness and compassion. You are just, Lord, in killing and giving life, all spirits are in your care. You would never blot out our remembrance: Let your eyes look on us mercifully for yours, Lord, is compassion and forgiveness. If a person lives a year or a thousand years, what benefit is it to him? He will be as though he had not been. Blessed is the true Judge, who kills and gives life. Blessed is he, for his judgment is true, and his eye discerns all things, and he gives each person his reckoning and his sentence, and all must acknowledge him. We know, Lord, that your judgment is righteous. You are justified when you speak, and pure when you judge, and it is not for us to complain about your way of judging. You are just, Lord, and your judgments are righteous. True and righteous judge! Blessed is the true judge, all whose judgments are righteous and true. The soul of every living thing is in your hand. Your right hand is full of righteousness. Have mercy on the remnant of the flock in your care, and say to the angel, “Hold back your hand.” You are great in counsel and mighty in deed. Your eyes watch all the ways of human beings, to give everyone according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his actions. To declare that the Lord is upright. He is my Rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him. The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away. Blessed is the name of the Lord. And he, being merciful, forgives iniquity and does not destroy. Yes, many a time he turns his anger away, and does not stir up all his anger.
Psalm 16
Miktam of David. Guard me, God, for I take refuge in you. I say to the Lord, “You are my lord”: I have no good beyond you. As for the holy ones on the earth, they are the noble ones in whom I take all my delight. The sorrows of those who have acquired another god will multiply: I will not pour out their drink offerings of blood, nor take their names on my lips. The Lord is the portion of my inheritance and of my cup. You maintain my lot. The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places. Yes, I have a delightful inheritance. I will bless the Lord, who has given me counsel. Yes, my innermost being instructs me at night. I have set the Lord always before me. Because he is at my right hand, I will not be moved. Therefore my heart rejoices and my glory is joyful. My body will also dwell in safety. For you will not abandon my soul to the grave. Nor will you allow the one loyal to you to see the pit. You will show me the path of life. In your presence is fullness of joy. At your right hand are pleasures forever.
The coffin is carried from the hall to the burial ground. Those who have not visited the burial ground for thirty days say the following blessing.
Blessed is the Lord our God, King of the universe, who formed you in judgment, who nourished and sustained you in judgment, who brought death on you in judgment, who knows the number of you all in judgment, and will afterward restore you to life in judgment. Blessed are you, Lord, who brings the dead to life.
You, Lord, are mighty forever.
You bring the dead to life.
You are mighty to save.
You sustain the living with faithful love, bring the dead to life with great mercy, support the falling, heal the sick, free those who are bound, and keep faith with those who sleep in the dust.
Who is like you, Lord of mighty acts, and who resembles you, King, who kill and give life, and cause salvation to spring up?
Yes, you are faithful to bring the dead to life.
When the coffin is lowered into the grave, use the sentence appropriate to the deceased.
May he come to his place in peace. May she come to her place in peace.
On leaving the burial ground, it is customary to pluck some grass and say one of the following sentences.
And those in the city will flourish like the grass of the earth. He remembers that we are dust.
All who attended the burial wash their hands and say the following.
He will destroy death forever. And the Lord God will wipe away tears from all faces. And he will remove his people’s disgrace from all the earth. For the Lord has spoken it.
Kaddish
Return to the hall and say the passage from “And let the pleasantness of the Lord our God be on us” through “my salvation.” Children then say this Kaddish after burying their parents. On days when Tachanun is not said, use the ordinary Mourner’s Kaddish instead.
Mourners
May his great name be magnified and sanctified in the world that is to be created anew, where he will bring the dead to life, and raise them up into eternal life. Will rebuild the city of Jerusalem, and establish his temple at its center. And will uproot all foreign worship from the earth and restore the worship of the true God. May the Holy One, blessed be he, reign in his sovereignty and glory during your life and during your days, and during the life of all the house of Israel, soon, in the near future, and say, “Amen.”
Congregation and Mourners
Let his great name be blessed forever and to all eternity.
Mourners
May the name of the Holy One, blessed is he be blessed, praised and glorified, exalted, extolled and honored, magnified and lauded. Although he is high above all blessings and hymns, praises and words of comfort, which are spoken in the world. And say, “Amen.”
Congregation
Let the name of the Lord be blessed from now on and forever.
Mourners
May there be abundant peace from heaven, and life for us and for all Israel. And say, “Amen.”
Congregation
My help is from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.
Mourners
He who makes peace in his high places, may he make peace for us and for all Israel and say, “Amen.”
Prayer in the House of Mourning
Psalm 49
After morning and evening prayer. On days when Tachanun is not said, Psalm 16 is read instead of Psalm 49.
For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of the Sons of Korah. Hear this all peoples. Listen, all inhabitants of the world. Both low and high, rich and poor together. My mouth will speak wisdom. And my heart’s meditation will be of understanding. I will turn my ear to a parable: I will open my riddle to the lyre. Why should I fear in the days of evil, when the iniquity of those who would displace me surrounds me, even of those who trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the abundance of their riches? None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him. For the redemption of their soul is costly, and must be left unpaid forever. So that he could live forever and never see the pit. For he will see that wise men die, the fool and the senseless together perish, and leave their wealth to others. Their inward thought is that their houses will continue forever, and their dwelling places to all generations. They call their lands after their own names. But a person who has glory does not endure. He is like the beasts that perish. This is the way of those who are foolish, and of those who follow them and take pleasure in their speech. Selah. Like sheep they are laid in the grave. Death will be their shepherd. But the upright will rule over them in the morning. And their form will be for the grave to consume, so that it has no home. But God will redeem my soul from the grasp of the grave. For he will receive me. Selah. Do not be afraid when a person becomes rich, when the glory of his house is increased. For at his death he will carry nothing away. His glory will not go down after him. Though while he lived he blessed himself, and though people praise you when you do well for yourself, he will go to the generation of his ancestors, who will never see the light. A person who has glory, but without understanding, is like the beasts that perish.
Psalm 39
Other suitable psalms, including Psalms 15, 90, 91, 103 and 39, or passages such as Proverbs 31:10–31, should also be read in the house of mourning.
For the Chief Musician, for Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. I said, I will watch my ways so that I do not sin with my tongue: I will keep my mouth with a bridle, while the wicked is before me. I was mute and kept silent, I remained quiet, and had no comfort. And my sorrow was stirred. My heart was hot within me. While I was reflecting the fire kindled. Then I spoke with my tongue: Lord, make me know my end, and what the measure of my days is. Let me know how fleeting I am. You have made my days as handbreadths. And my lifetime is as nothing before you. Surely every person, though he stands firm, is but a breath. Selah. Surely every person walks back and forth like a mere shadow. Surely they are agitated for nothing. He piles up riches and does not know who will gather them. And now, Lord, what do I wait for? My hope is in you. Deliver me from all my transgressions. Do not make me a reproach to the foolish. I was mute and did not open my mouth. Because you did it. Remove your blow away from me: I am consumed by the blow of your hand. When you discipline a person for wrongdoing with rebukes, you make his beauty waste away like a moth. Surely every person is a breath. Selah. Hear my prayer, Lord, and listen to my cry. Do not remain silent at my tears. For I am a stranger with you, a temporary resident, as all my ancestors were. Spare me so that I may again be glad, before I go away, and be no more.
For a Deceased Man
Lord and King, who are full of compassion, who hold the soul of every living thing and the breath of all flesh in your hand, who kill and give life, who bring down to the grave and bring up again, receive, we beg you, in your great faithful love the soul of ... who has been gathered to his people. Have mercy on him. Pardon all his transgressions, for there is not a righteous man on earth, who does good and never sins. Remember for him the righteousness which he performed, and let his reward be with him, and his recompense before him. Shelter his soul in the shadow of your wings. Show him the path of life. In your presence is fullness of joy. At your right hand are pleasures forever. Grant to him of the abounding happiness that is stored up for the righteous, as it is written, “How great is your goodness, which you have stored up for those who fear you, which you have done for those who trust in you in the presence of human beings!”
For a Deceased Woman
Lord and King, who are full of compassion, who hold the soul of every living thing and the breath of all flesh in your hand, who kill and give life, who bring down to the grave and bring up again, receive, we beg you, in your great faithful love the soul of ... who has been gathered to her people. Have mercy on her. Pardon all her transgressions, for there is not a righteous man on earth, who does good and never sins. Remember for her the righteousness which she performed, and let her reward be with her, and her recompense before her. Shelter her soul in the shadow of your wings. Show her the path of life. In your presence is fullness of joy. At your right hand are pleasures forever. Grant to her of the abounding happiness that is stored up for the righteous, as it is written, “How great is your goodness, which you have stored up for those who fear you, which you have done for those who trust in you in the presence of human beings!”
Lord, who heals the broken-hearted and binds up their wounds, grant your comfort to the mourners. Put fear and love of you into their hearts, that they may serve you with a perfect heart, and may their end be peace. Amen.
Like one whom his mother comforts, so will I comfort you, and in Jerusalem you will be comforted. Your sun will no longer go down, nor will your moon withdraw itself. For the Lord shall be your everlasting light, and the days of your mourning will end. He will destroy death forever. And the Lord God will wipe away tears from all faces. And he will remove his people’s disgrace from all the earth. For the Lord has spoken it.
Service at the Setting of a Tombstone
Psalm 1
Happy is the person who does not follow the advice of the wicked, stand in the path of sinners, or sit in the seat of mockers. But his delight is in the law of the Lord and he meditates on his law day and night. And he will be like a tree planted by the streams of water, that produces its fruit in its season, whose leaf also does not wither. And whatever he does will prosper. The wicked are not so. But are like the chaff which the wind drives away. Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous. For the Lord knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.
Psalms 15, 16, and 90 are recited before the following verses
After these verses, recite Psalm 91, “Lord and King, Who Are Full of Compassion,” and the Mourner’s Kaddish
People’s days are like grass. They flourish like the flower of the field. For the wind passes over it, and it is gone. And its place will know it no more. But the faithful love of the Lord is from eternity to eternity on those who fear him, and his righteousness to children’s children. If only they were wise, understood this, and considered their end. For at his death he will carry nothing away. His glory will not descend after him. Observe the innocent person, and look at the upright. For that person’s end is peace. The Lord sets the souls of his servants free. And none who take refuge in him will be condemned. How precious is your faithful love, God! And human beings take refuge under the shadow of your wings. They fill themselves with the abundance of your house. And you give them drink from the river of your pleasures. He will enter into peace. They will rest on their beds, each one that walks in his uprightness.
Memorial Service for the Dead
On Holy Days and on the Anniversary of a Parent’s Death
Lord, what is a human being, that you care for him? or a son of man, that you take notice of him? A human being is like a breath. His days are like a shadow that passes away. In the morning he flourishes and grows again; in the evening he is cut down and withers. So teach us to number our days so that we may gain a wise heart. Consider the innocent person and look at the upright, for that person’s end is peace. But God will redeem my soul from the grasp of the grave, for he will receive me. My flesh and my heart fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. And the dust returns to the earth as it was, but the spirit returns to God who gave it. I will see your face in righteousness; When I awake, I will be satisfied with your likeness.
For a Father
May God remember the soul of my revered father who has gone to his rest. May his soul be bound up in the bond of life. May his rest be glorious, with fullness of joy in your presence, and pleasures forever at your right hand.
For a Mother
May God remember the soul of my revered mother who has gone to her rest. May her soul be bound up in the bond of life. May her rest be glorious, with fullness of joy in your presence, and pleasures forever at your right hand.
Father of mercy, in whose hand are the souls of the living and the dead, may your comfort encourage us as we remember on this holy day our beloved and honored relatives who have gone to their rest, our dear parents, the crown of our head and our glory, whose desire it was to raise us in the good and righteous way, to teach us your statutes and commandments, and to instruct us to do justice and to love mercy. We ask you, Lord, grant us strength to be faithful to their instructions while the breath of life is within us. And may their souls rest in the land of the living, seeing your glory and delighting in your goodness.
And now, good and generous God, what can we say? What can we tell you? Our needs are many, our knowledge is limited. Shame covers us as often as we remember all your love for us. Turn today in faithful love and compassion to the prayers of your servants who pour out their souls before you. May your faithful love remain with us. Give us what we need to live, and do not let us need gifts from flesh and blood. Remove from us anxiety and sorrow, distress and fear, shame and contempt. Let your grace be with us, that we may raise our children to keep your commandments and to fulfill your will all the days of their life. God, do not take us from here in the middle of our lives. Let us complete all our years in peace. Truly we know that our strength is frail, and that you have made our days only handbreadths long. Help us, God of our salvation, to live faithfully and blamelessly during the years of our pilgrimage. And when our end draws near and we depart this world, be with us, and may our souls be bound up in the bond of life with the souls of our parents and of the righteous who are always with you. Amen, and Amen.
Night Prayer for Young Children
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, who let the bands of sleep fall over my eyes, and slumber over my eyelids.
May it be your will, Lord my God and God of my fathers, to allow me to lie down in peace, and to let me rise up again in peace.
Listen, Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is One. Blessed be His name, whose glorious kingdom is forever and ever.
And you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might.
And these words which I command you today must be on your heart, and you must teach them diligently to your children, and you must talk about them when you sit in your house, and when you walk along the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise. And you must bind them as a sign on your hand, and they must serve as bands on your forehead. And you must write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.
May the Lord be blessed by day. May the Lord be blessed by night. May the Lord be blessed when we lie down. May the Lord be blessed when we rise up. Look, the one who guards Israel will neither slumber nor sleep. Into your hand I entrust my spirit, you have redeemed me, Lord God of truth. I hope for your salvation, Lord.
Mourner’s Kaddish
Mourner, in Transliteration
Yis-gad-dal v’yis-kad-dash sh’meh rab-bo, b’ol-mo di-v’ro kir’-u-seh v’yam-lich mal-chu-seh, b’cha-ye-chon u-v’yo-me-chon u-v’cha-yeh d’chol bes yis-ro-el, ba-a-go-lo u-viz-man ko-riv, v’im-ru O-men.
Congregation and Mourner
Y’heh sh’meh rab-bo m’vo-rach, l’o-lam ul’-ol-meh ol-ma-yo.
Mourner
Yis-bo-rach, v’yish-tab-bach, v’yis-po-ar, v’yis-ro-mam, v’yis-nas-seh, v’yis-had-dor, v’yis-al-leh, v’yis-hal-lol, sh’meh d’kud’-sho, b’rich hu. L’e-lo min kol bir-cho-so, v’shi-ro-so, tush-b’cho-so, v’ne-ch’-mo-so, di-a-mi-ron b’ol-mo, v’im-ru O-men.
Y’heh sh’lo-mo rab-bo min sh’ma-yo v’cha-yim, o-le-nu v’al kol yis-ro-el, v’im-ru O-men.
O-seh sho-lom bim’-ro-mov, hu ya-a-seh, sho-lom, o-le-nu v’al kol yis-ro-el, v’imru O-men.
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