SANCTIFICATION OF THE MOON
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                 (7 days after new moon)


 Praise the Lord. 
 Praise the Lord from the heavens;
 Praise Him in the celestial heights.
 Praise Him, all His angels;
 Praise Him, all His hosts;
 Praise Him, sun and moon;
 Praise Him, all the shining stars.
 Praise Him, heaven of heavens, and the 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, for all time; He
 issued a decree, and it shall not be transgressed.

 Blessed are You, Lord our God, King of the universe, who with His
 utterance created the heavens, and with the breath of His mouth
 all their host. He gave them a set law and time, so that they 
 should not alter their task. They are glad and rejoice to carry
 out the will of their Creator, the Doer of truth whose work is
 truth. And He directed the moon to renew itself as a crown of
 glory to those who are borne by Him from birth, who likewise are
 destined to be renewed and to glorify their Creator for the name
 of the glory of His kingdom. 

 Blessed are You Lord, who renews the months.

 [***say 3 times rising on your toes***]
 Blessed is your Maker;
 Blessed is He who formed you;
 Blessed is your Master.
 Just as I leap toward you but cannot touch you, so may all enemies
 be unable to touch me harmfully. May there fall upon them terror
 and dread; by the great strength of Your arm let them be still as
 a stone. As a stone let them be still by Your arm's great strength;
 may dread and terror upon them fall. (Exodus 15:16)

 [***say 3 times***]
 David, King of Israel, is living and enduring.

 [***say 3 times***]
 Peace unto you. Unto you peace.

 [***say 3 times***]
 May there be a good omen and good mazal for us and for all Israel.
 Amen.

 The voice of my Beloved! Here He comes, leaping over the mountains,
 skipping over the hills. My Beloved is like a hart or a young deer;
 here He stands behind our wall, watching through the windows,
 peering through the crevices. (Song of Songs 2:8-9)

 A song of Ascents.

 I lift up my eyes to the mountains -
 from where will my help come?
 My help will come from the Lord,
 Maker of heaven and earth.

 He will not let your foot falter;
 Your guardian does not slumber.
 Indeed, the Guardian of Israel 
 neither slumbers nor sleeps.

 The Lord is your guardian;
 the Lord is your protective shade 
 at your right hand.

 The sun will not harm 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 and coming
 from now and for all time.
 (Psalm 121)

 Praise the Lord. 
 Praise God in His holiness, 
 Praise Him in the firmament of His strength. 
 Praise Him for His mighty acts;
 Praise Him according to His abundant greatness. 
 Praise Him with the call of the shofar; 
 Praise Him with harp and lyre.
 Praise Him with timbrel and dance;
 Praise Him with stringed instruments and flute.
 Praise Him with resounding cymbals;
 Praise Him with clanging cymbals.
 Let every being that has a soul praise the Lord.

 It was taught in the academy of Rabbi Yishmael:
 Even if Israel merited no other privilege than to greet the Father
 in heaven once a month, it would be sufficent for them. Abbaye
 said, "Therefore we must recite it standing." Who is this coming
 up from the wilderness, cleaving to her Beloved? May it be Your
 will, Lord my God and God of my ancestors, to fill the defect of
 the moon, so that there be no diminution in it, and may the light
 of the moon be as the light of the sun, as the light of the Seven
 Days of Creation, as it was before it was diminished, as it is
 said: And God made the two great luminaries. May there be fulfilled
 in us the Scriptural verse which states: They will seek the Lord
 their God and David their king. 
 Amen.

 For the Choirmaster; 
 a song with instrumental music;
 a Psalm.

 May God be gracious to us and bless us,
 may he make his countenance shine upon us forever;
 that Your way be known on earth,
 Your salvation among all nations.

 The nations will extol You, O God;
 all the nations will extol You.
 The nations will rejoice and sing for joy,
 for You will judge the peoples justly
 and guide the nations on earth forever.

 The people will extol You, O God;
 all the peoples will extol You,
 for the earth will have yielded its produce
 and God, our God, will bless us.

 God will bless us; 
 and all, from the farthest corners of the earth,
 shall fear Him.
 (Psalm 67)

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 It is incumbent upon us to praise the Master of all things, to exalt
 the Creator of all existence, that He has not made us like the 
 nations of the world, nor caused us to be like the families of the
 earth; that He has not assigned us a portion like theirs, nor a lot
 like that of all the multitudes, for they bow to vanity and 
 nothingness. But we bend the knee, bow down, and offer praise before
 the supreme King of kings, the Holy One, blessed be He, who stretches
 forth the heavens and establishes the earth, the seat of whose glory
 is the heavens above and the abode of whose majesty is in the loftiest
 heights. He is our God; there is none else. Truly, He is our King;
 there is nothing besides Him, as it is written in His Torah: Know 
 this day and take into your heart that the Lord is God; in the
 heavens above and upon the earth below there is nothing else.
 (Deuteronomy 4:39)

 And therefore we hope to You, Lord our God, that we may speedily
 behold the splendor of Your might, to banish idolatry from the 
 earth - and false gods will be utterly destroyed; to perfect the
 world under the sovereignty of the Almighty. All mankind shall 
 invoke Your Name, to turn to You all the wicked of the earth. 
 Then all the inhabitants of the world will recognize and know that
 every knee should bend to You, every tongue should swear by Your
 Name. Before You, Lord our God, they will bow and prostrate 
 themselves, and give honor to the glory of Your Name; and they
 will all take upon themselves the yoke of Your kingdom. May You
 soon reign over them forever and ever, for Kingship is Yours, and
 to all eternity You will reign in glory, as it is written in Your
 Torah: The Lord will reign forever and ever. And it is said: The
 Lord shall be King over the entire earth; on that day the Lord
 shall be One and His Name One.

 MOURNER'S KADDISH
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 Exalted and hallowed be His great Name,
 Amen,
 throughout the world which He has created according to His will.
 May He establish His kingship,
 bring forth redemption and
 hasten the coming of His Mashiach,
 Amen,
 in your lifetime and in your days and
 in the lifetime of the entire House of Israel,
 speedily and soon,
 and say, Amen.
 Amen.
 May His great Name be blessed forever and to all eternity.
 Blessed.
 May His great Name be blessed forever and to all eternity.
 Blessed and praised,
 glorified and exalted,
 honored, adored and lauded
 be the Name of the Holy One,
 blessed be He,
 Amen,
 beyond all the blessings, hymns, praises and consolations
 that are uttered in the world;
 and say, Amen.
 Amen.
 
 May there be abundant peace from heaven, and a good life for us and
 for all Israel; and say, Amen.
 Amen.

 He who makes peace in His heavens,
 may He make peace for us and for all Israel;
 and say, Amen.
 Amen.

 Do not fear sudden terror, nor the destruction of the wicked when
 it comes.(Proverbs 3:25)
 Contrive a scheme, but it will be foiled;
 Conspire a plot but it will not materialize,
 for God is with us.(Isaiah 8:10)
 To your old age I am with you;
 to your hoary years I will sustain you;
 I have made you, and I will carry you.
 I will sustain you and deliver you.(Isaiah 46:4)

 Indeed, the righteous will extol Your Name;
 the upright will dwell in Your presence.