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(Shaharit)
I am grateful to You, living, enduring King, for restoring my soul
to me in compassion. You are faithful beyond measure.
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Blessed are You, Lord our God, King of the universe whose mitzvot add
holiness to our life and who gave us the mitzvot to wash the hands
ritually.
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How lovely are your sanctuaries, people of Jacob, your study houses,
descendants of Israel. Your great love inspires me to enter Your
house, to worship in Your holy sanctuary, filled with awe for You.
I love Your house, the place of your glory. Before my Maker will I
bow in worship, bending the knee. I pray that this be an acceptable
time for my prayer. O God, Your love is great; answer me with Your
true deliverance.
Let all beings praise the Lord who is clothed in splendor and majesty,
wrapped in light as in a garment, unfolding the heavens like a curtain.
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Thus says the Lord: I will betroth you to Me forever. I will betroth
you with righteousness, with justice, with love, and with compassion.
I will betroth you to Me with faithfulness, and you shall love the
Lord.
Hosea 2:21-22
The Lord eternal reigned before the birth of every living thing.
When all was made as He ordained, then only He was known as King.
When all is ended He will reign alone in awesome majesty.
He was, He is, and He will be, glorious in eternity.
Peerless and unique is He, with none at all to be compared.
Beginningless and endless, His vast dominion is not shared.
He is my God, my life's redeemer, my refuge in distress.
My shelter sure, my cup of life, His goodness limitless.
I place my spirit in His care, when I wake as when I sleep.
God is with me, I shall not fear, body and spirit in His keep.
Blessed are You, Lord our God, King of the universe who with wisdom
fashioned the human body, creating openings, arteries, glands and
organs, marvelous in structure, intricate in design. Should but one
of them, by being blocked or opened, fail to function, it would be
impossible to exist. Praised are You, Lord, healer of all flesh who
sustains our bodies in wonderous ways.
Blessed are You, Lord our God, King of the universe whose mitzvot
add holiness to our life and who gave us the mitzvah to study words
of Torah.
May the words of Torah, Lord our God, be sweet in our mouths and in
the mouths of all Your people so that we, our children, and all the
children of the House of Israel may come to love You and to study
Your Torah on its own merit.
Blessed are you, Lord who teaches Torah to His people Israel.
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe who has chosen us
from among all peoples by giving us His Torah.
Blessed are You, Lord who gives the Torah.
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(A) May the Lord bless you and guard you.
May the Lord show you favor and be gracious to you.
May the Lord show you kindness and grant you peace.
Numbers 6:24-26
(B) You shall be holy for I, the Lord your God, am holy.
You shall not insult the deaf, or put a stumbling block before
the blind.
You shall not render an unjust decision; do not be partial to
the poor or show deference to the rich; judge your neighbor
fairly. Do not stand idly by the blood of your neighbor.
You shall not hate your brother in your heart. Love your
neighbor as yourself.
I am the Lord.
Leviticus 19:2, 14-18
(C) These are the deeds for which there is no prescribed measure:
- leaving crops at the corner of a field for the poor,
- offering first fruits as a gift to the Temple,
- bringing special offerings to the Temple on the three Festivals,
- doing deeds of lovingkindness, and
- studying Torah.
Peah 1:1
(D) These are the deeds which yield immediate fruit and continue to
yield fruit in time to come:
- honoring parents;
- doing deeds of lovingkindness;
- attending the house of study punctually, morning and evening;
- providing hospitality;
- visiting the sick;
- helping the needy bride;
- attending the dead;
- probing the meaning of prayer;
- making peace between one person and another, and between man
and wife.
And the study of Torah is the most basic of them all.
Shabbat 127a
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The soul which You, my God, have given me is pure. You created it,
You formed it. You breathed it into me. You keep body and soul
together. One day You will take my soul from me, to restore it to
me in life eternal. So long as this soul is within me I acknowledge
You, Lord my God, my ancestors' God, Master of all creation, sovereign
of all souls. Blessed are You, Lord who restores the soul to the
lifeless, exhausted body.
I hereby accept the obligation of fulfilling my Creator's mitzvah
in the Torah: Love your neighbor as yourself.
Blessed are You, Lord our God, King of the universe
who enables His creatures to distinguish between night and day.
who made me in His image.
who made me one of His people.
who made me free.
who gives sight to the blind.
who clothes the naked.
who releases the bound.
who raises the downtrodden.
who creates the heavens and the earth.
who provides for all my needs.
who guides us on our path.
who strengthens His people Israel with courage.
who crowns His people Israel with glory.
who restores vigor to the weary.
Blessed are You, Lord our God, King of the universe who removes
sleep from my eyes and slumber from my eyelids.
May I feel at home with your Torah and cling to your commandments.
Keep me from error, from sin and transgression.
Bring me not to trial or to disgrace.
Let no evil impulse control me.
Keep me far from wicked people and corrupt companions.
Strengthen my desire to do good deeds.
Teach me humility, that I may serve You.
May I find grace, love and compassion in Your sight and in the sight
of all who look upon me, this day and every day.
Grant me a full measure of lovingkindness.
Blessed are You, Lord who bestows lovingkindness upon His people
Israel.
May it be your will, Lord my God and God of my ancestors, to
protect me this day and every day from insolence in others and
from arrogance in myself. Save me from vicious people, from evil
neighbors and from corrupt companions. Preserve me from misfortune
and from powers of destruction. Save me from harsh judgements;
spare me from ruthless opponents, be they members of the covenant
or not.
Master of all worlds! Not upon our merit do we rely in our
supplication, but upon Your limitless love.
What are we?
What is our life?
What is our piety?
What is our righteousness?
What is our attainment, our power, our might?
What can we say, Lord our God and God of our ancestors?
Compared to You, all the mighty are nothing, the famous nonexistent,
the wise lack wisdom, the clever lack reason. For most of their
actions are meaningless, the days of their lives emptiness. Human
preeminence over beasts is an illusion when all is seen as futility.
But we are Your people, partners to Your covenant, descendants of
Your beloved Abraham to whom You made a pledge on Mount Moriah. We
are the heirs of Issac, his son bound upon the altar. We are Your
firstborn people, the congregation of Isaac's son Jacob whom You
named Israel and Jeshurun, because of Your love for him and Your
delight in him.
Therefore it is our duty to thank You and praise You, to glorify and
sanctify Your name. How good is our portion, how pleasant our lot,
how beautiful our heritage. How blessed are we that twice each day,
morning and evening, we are privileged to declare:
SH'MA YISRAEL! ADONAI ELEHANOO, ADONAI IKHOD.
Hear Israel! The Lord our God, the Lord is One.
Blessed be his glorious soverignty throughout all time.
You are the Lord eternal, before Creation and since Creation, in
this world and in the world to come. Manifest Your holiness through
those who hallow You, raising us to dignity and strength. Praised
are You, Lord who manifests His holiness to all humanity.
You are the Lord our God on earth and in all the spheres of heaven.
Truely You are first and You are last; there is no God but You.
From the four corners of the earth, gather those who hope in You
under Your protecting Presence. All who dwell on earth will
acknowledge You alone as God over all the kingdoms of the world.
You made the heavens, earth, and sea, and all that they contain.
Who among all of Your creatures in the heavens or on earth, can
question You? Our Father in heaven, be merciful to us for we bear
Your great name. Fulfill the promise made through Your prophet
Zephaniah: "A time will come when I will gather you in, a time
when I will bring you home. Renown and praise shall be yours
among all the peoples of the earth. This you yourself will see
as I bring your captives back home, says the Lord."
Rabban Yokhanan ben Zakkai once was walking with his disciple Rabbi
Joshua near Jerusalem after the destruction of the Temple. Rabbi
Joshua looked at the Temple ruins and said, "Alas for us! The place
which atoned for the sins of the people Israel through the ritual
of animal sacrifice lies in ruins!" Then Rabban Yokhanan ben
Zakkai spoke to him these words of comfort: "Be not grieved, my
son. There is another way of gaining attonement even though the
Temple is destroyed. We must now gain atonement through deeds of
lovingkindness." For it is written, "Lovingkindness I desire, not
sacrifice".(Hosea 6:6)
Avot d'Rabbi Natan 11a
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(A) Rabbi Elazar quoted this verse: "You have been told what is
good and what the Lord requires of you: to act justly, to
love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God" (Micah 6:8)
What does this verse imply? "To act justly" means to act in
accordance with the principles of justice. "To love kindness"
means to let your actions be guided by principles of loving
kindness. "To walk humbly with your God" means to assist
needy families at their funerals and weddings by giving
humbly, in private.
Rabbi Elazar said: Doing righteous deeds of charity is
greater than offering all of the sacrifices, as it is
written, "Doing charity and justice is more acceptable to
the Lord than sacrifice" (Proverbs 21:3) Rabbi Elazar
further said: The reward for charity depends upon the degree
of loviningkindness, as it is written, "Sow according to
your charity, but reap according to your lovingkindness"
(Hosea 10:12)
Our Rabbis taught: Deeds of lovingkindness are superior to
charity in three respects. Charity can be accomplished only
with money; deeds of lovingkindness can be accomplished
through personal involvement as well as with money. Charity
can be given only to the poor; deeds of lovingkindness can
be done for both rich and poor. Charity applies only to the
living; deeds of lovingkindness apply to both the living
and the dead. (Sukkah 49b)
(B) Rabbi Elazar said: Whoever does deeds of charity and justice
is considered as having filled the world with lovingkindness,
as it is written, "He loves charity and justice; the earth is
filled with the lovingkindness of the Lord" (Psalm 33:5)
Rabbi Elazar quoted this verse: "She opens her mouth with
wisdom, and the Torah of lovingkindness is on her tongue"
(Proverbs 31:26) What is the intent of this verse? Is there
a Torah of lovingkindness and a Torah which not of loving
kindness? Torah which is studied on its own merit is a
Torah of lovingkindness, whereas Torah which is studied for
an ulterior motive is not a Torah of lovingkindness. And
some say that Torah which is studied in order to teach is
a Torah of lovingkindness, whereas Torah which is not studied
to teach is a Torah which is not of lovingkindness.
(Sukkah 49b)
(C) "To walk in all His ways" (Deuteronomy 11:22) These are the
ways of the Holy One: "gracious and compassionate, patient,
abounding in kindness and faithfulness, assuring love for a
thousand generations, forgiving iniquity, transgression, and
sin, and granting pardon..." (Exodus 34:6) This means that
just as God is gracious and compassionate, you too must be
gracious and compassionate. "The Lord is faithful in all His
ways and loving in all His deeds" (Psalm 145:17) As the Holy
One is faithful, you too must be faithful. As the Holy One is
loving, you too must be loving.
Sifre Deuteronomy, EKEV
(D) "Follow the Lord your God" (Deuteronomy 13:5) What does this
mean? Is it possible for a mortal to follow God's Presence?
The verse means to teach us that we should follow the attributes
of the Holy One, praised be He. As He clothes the naked, you
should clothe the naked. The Bible teaches that the Holy One
visited the sick; you should visit the sick. The Holy One
comforted those who mourned; you should comfort those who
mourn. The Holy One buried the deed; you should also bury the
dead.
Rabbi Simlai taught: The Torah begins with deeds of lovingkindness
and ends with deeds of lovingkindness. It begins with deeds of
lovingkindness, as it is written, "And the Lord God made for
Adam and for his wife garments of skins and clothed them"
(Genesis 3:21). It ends with deeds of lovingkindness, as it is
written, "And He buried him in the valley in the land of Moab"
(Deuteronomy 34:6).
Sotah 14a
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May it be Your will, Lord our God and God of our ancestors, to grant
our portion in Your Torah. May we be disciples of Aaron the kohen,
loving peace and pursuing peace, loving our fellow creatures and
drawing them near to the Torah.
KADDISH DE-RABBANAN
Glorified and sanctified be His great name in the world which is
created according to his will. May he cause the reign of His
kingdom in our lifetime and in our days, and in the life of all
the house of Israel, yes, soon. And say: Amen.
Heavenly Father, grant lasting peace to your people and their leaders,
to their teachers and their disciples, to all who engage in the study
of Torah in this world and in all other worlds. Let there be grace and
kindness, compassion and love for them and for us all. Grant us
fulness of life, and sustenance. Save us from all danger and distress.
And let us say: Amen.
PSALM
Sunday: 24
Monday: 48
Tuesday: 82
Wednesday: 94
Thursday: 81
Friday: 93
Shabbat: 92
Rosh Khodesh: 104
Days of Awe: 27
House of Mourning: 49, 42
HYMN OF GLORY
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Melodies I weave, songs I sweetly sing:
longing for Your Presence, to You I yearn to cling.
In Your shelter would my soul delight to dwell,
to grasp Your mystery, captured by Your spell.
Whenever I speak of Your glory so resplendent,
my heart yearns deeply for Your love transcendent.
Thus I glorify You in speech as in song,
declaring with my love: to You do I belong.
Without having seen You I declare Your praise;
without having known You I laud You and Your ways.
To Your assembled servants and in Your prophets' speech,
You alluded to Your glory which is beyond our reach.
The scope of Your greatness and the marvel of Your strength
are reflected in Your actions all described at length.
They have imagined You, but never as You are;
they tell of Your deeds, to portray You from afar.
They speak of You with parables in countless varied visions,
while You remain as One throughout all of their renditions.
They try to portray You as one now young, now old,
with hair now dark, now gray, as if it could be told.
Youth and force in battle, old age on judgement day;
like a seasoned warrior, with strength He clears the way.
He wears triumph as a helmet on His head,
His power and holiness have stood Him in good stead.
His head is covered with dawn-dew bathed in light,
His locks of hair are covered with dewdrops of the night.
He takes pride in me, the source of His delight;
and He will be my splendor whose praise I will recite.
His head is envisioned as pure and beaten gold,
bearing His holy name in letters large and bold.
With kindness and dignity, with splendor that they share,
His people Israel crown Him with their prayer.
Adorned is His head with the curly locks of youth,
black as a raven. He is splendid as the truth.
Nothing is more precious among all His good pleasures
than Zion, seat of splendor, chief among His treasures.
His cherished people adorn Him as a crown,
a royal diadem of beauty and renown.
He beautifies the people He has carried since their birth.
For Him they are precious; He pays honor to their worth.
In mutual devotion, in each other we glorify;
I know that He is near when unto Him I cry.
Radiant and ruddy. His garments red as wine,
He compresses sinning nations as grapes on a vine.
The knot of His tefillin He showed to Moses, humble, wise;
the Lord's vision and His ways revealed only to his eyes.
Exalting the humble, enthroned upon their praise,
He takes pleasure in His people, exalted through their ways.
Your word is based on truth from the start of all Creation;
since we always seek You, seek the welfare of our nation.
Cherish my plenitude of song as Your own;
may my verses be permitted to approach Your throne.
My praise I humbly offer as a crown upon Your head;
we no longer offer incense, accept my prayer instead.
May the words of this my song be precious as the psalter
once offered in the Temple with sacrifice upon the altar.
May my prayer rise to the Creator of the miracle of birth,
Master of beginnings whose might and justice fill the earth.
And when I chant my prayer, may You greet it with assent;
the spirit of ancient offerings to You is my intent.
May You find sweet and pleasing my prayer and my songs;
my soul goes out in yearning for You alone it longs.
R. Judah ben Samuel He-Hasid
1150 - 1217 A.D.
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Yours, O Lord, is the greatness and the power and the splendor.
Yours is the triumph and the majesty, for all in the heavens and
on earth is Yours. Yours, O Lord, is supreme sovereignty. Who can
recount the Lord's mighty deeds, who can do full justice to His
praise?
PSALM 30
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A psalm of David, a song for the dedication of the temple.
I extol You, O Lord. You raised me up.
You did not permit foes to rejoice over me.
Lord, I cried out and You healed me.
You saved me from the pit of death.
Sing to the Lord, you faithful,
Acclaiming His holiness.
His anger lasts a moment;
His love is for a lifetime.
Tears may linger for a night,
but joy comes with the dawn.
While at ease I once thought:
nothing can shake my security.
Favor me and I am a mountain of strength.
Hide Your face, Lord, and I am terrified.
To You, Lord, would I call;
before the Lord would I plead.
What profit is there if I am silenced,
what benefit if I go to my grave?
Will the dust praise You?
Will it proclaim Your faithfulness?
Hear me Lord. Be gracious, be my help.
You turned my mourning into dancing.
You changed my sackcloth into robes of joy
that I might sing Your praise uncessingly,
that I might thank You, Lord my God, forever.
BARUKH SHEH-AMAR
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He created the world with His word.
Praise Him.
Praise Him, Author of Creation.
His word is performance.
His decree is fulfillment. Praise Him.
His mercy embraces the world and all creatures.
Praise Him. He rewards those who revere Him.
He lives forever, endures eternally. Praise Him.
He redeems. He rescues. Praise Him.
We praise You, Lord our God, King of the universe, compassionate
Father extolled by His people, glorified by His faithful servants.
We laud You with the Psalms of Your servant David. We extol You
in song, we celebrate Your fame in melody. We proclaim You King,
singular, eternal God. Blessed are You, Lord, King extolled with
songs of praise.
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You shall always be praised, great and holy God, our King in
heaven and on earth. Songs of praise and psalms of gratitude
become You, acknowledging Your might and Your dominion. Yours
are strength and sovereignty, sanctity, grandeur, and glory
always. We offer You our devotion, open our hearts in acclmation.
Praised are You, Sovereign of wonders, crowned with adoration,
delighting in mortal song and psalm, exalted King, eternal life
of the universe.
HATZI KADDISH
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Glorified and celebrated,
lauded and praised,
acclaimed and honored,
extolled and exalted
may the Holy One be, praised beyond all song and psalm, beyond all
tributes which mortals can utter. And let us say: Amen.
K'RIAT SH'MA BERAKHOT
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Praise the Lord, Source of blessing.
Praised be the Lord, Source of blessing throughout all time.
FIRST BERAKHOT:
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Blessed are You, Lord our God, King of the universe, creating
light and fashioning darkness, ordaining the order of all creation.
You illuminate the world and its creatures with mercy; in Your
goodness, day after day You renew Creation. How mainfold Your
works, O Lord; with wisdom You fashioned them all. The earth
abounds with Your creations. Uniquely exalted since earliest
time, enthroned on praise and prominence since the world began,
eternal God, with Your manifold mercies continue to love us, our
Pillar of strength, protecting Rock, sheltering Shield, sustaining
Stronghold.
Our praiseworthy God with vast understanding fashioned the rays of
the sun. The good light He created reflects His splendor; radiant
lights surround His throne. His heavenly servants in holiness exalt
the Almighty, constantly recounting His sacred glory. Praise shall
be Yours, Lord our God, for Your woundrous works, for the lights
You have fashioned, the sun and the moon which reflect Your glory.
Our Rock, our Redeemer, our King, Creator of holy beings,. You shall
be praised forever. You fashion angelic spirits to serve You; beyond
the heavens, they all await Your command. In chorus they proclaim
with reverence words of the living God, eternal King. Adoring
beloved, and choice are they all, in awe fulfilling their Creator's
will. In purity and sanctity they raise their voices in song and
psalm, extolling and exalting, declaring the power, praise, holiness,
and majesty of God, the great, mighty, awesome King, the Holy One.
One to another they vow loyalty to God's kingship , one to another
they join to hallow their Creator with serenity, pure speech, and
sacred song, in unison chanting with reverence.
Holy, holy, holy,
Adonai tzeva'ot;
the whole world is filled with His glory.
As in the prophet's vision, soaring celestial creatures roar,
responding with a chorus of adoration.
Praised be the glory of the Lord throughout the universe.
To praiseworthy God they sweetly sing: the living, enduring God
they celebrate in song. For He is unique, doing mighty deeds,
creating new life, championing justice, sowing righteousness,
reaping victory, bringing healing. Awesome in praise. Sovereign
of wonders, day after day in His goodness he renews Creation. So
sang the Psalmist, "Praise the Creator of great lights, for His
love endures forever". Cause a new light to illuminate Zion.
May we all soon share a portion of its radiance.
Blessed are You, Lord, Creator of lights.
SECOND BERAKHOT:
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Deep is Your love for us, Lord our God, boundless Your tender
passion. You taught our ancestors life-giving laws. They trusted
in You, our Father and King. For their sake graciously teach us.
Father, meriful Father, show us mercy; grant us discernment and
understanding. Then will we study Your Torah, heed its words,
teach its precepts and follow its instruction, lovingly fulfilling
all its teachings. Open our eyes to Your Torah, help our hearts
cleave to Your mitzvot. Unite all our thoughts to love and revere
You. Then shall we never be brought to shame. Trusting in Your
awesome holiness, we will delight in Your deliverance. Bring us
safely from the ends of the earth, and lead us in dignity to our
holy land. You are the source of deliverance. You have called us
from all peoples and tongues, constantly drawing us nearer to You,
that we may lovingly offer Your praise, proclaiming Your Oneness.
Blessed are You Lord, who loves His people Israel.
K'RIAT SH'MA
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SH'MA YISRAEL! ADONAI ELEHANO, ADONAI IKHOD.
Hear O Israel! The Lord our God, the Lord is One.
Praised be his glorious sovereignty throughout all time.
Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul,
with all your might. And these words which I command you this
day you shall take to heart. You shall diligently teach them to
your children. You shall recite them at home and away, morning
and night. You shall bind them as a sign upon your hand, they
shall be a reminder above your eyes, and you shall inscribe them
upon the doorposts of your homes and upon your gates.
(Deuteronomy 6:4-9)
If you will earnestly heed the mitzvot that I give you this day,
to love the Lord your God and to serve Him with all your heart
and all your soul, then I will favor your land with rain at the
proper season - rain in autumn and rain in spring - and you will
have an ample harvest of grain and wine and oil. I will assure
abundance in the fields for your cattle. You will eat to
contentment. Take care lest you be tempted to forsake God and
turn to false gods in worship. For then the wrath of the Lord
will be directed against you. He will close the heavens and
hold back the rain; the earth will not yield its produce. You
will soon disappear from the good land which the Lord is giving
you.
Therefore impress these words of Mine upon your heart. Bind them
as a sign upon your hand, and let them be a reminder above your
eyes. Teach them to your children. Repeat them at home and away,
morning and night. Then your days and the days of your children
on the land which the Lord swore to give to your ancestors will
endure as the days of the heavens over the earth.
(Deuteronomy 11:13-21)
The Lord said to Moses: Instruct the people Israel that in every
generation they shall put fringes on the corners of their garments
and bind a thread of blue to the fringe of each corner. Looking
upon it, you will be reminded of all the mitzvot of the Lord and
fulfill them and not be seduced by your heart or led astray by
your eyes. Then you will remember and observe all My mitzvot and
be holy before your God. I am the Lord your God who brought you
out of the land of Egypt to be your God. I, the Lord, am your
God. (Numbers 15:37-41)
The Lord your God is truth.
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BERAKHAH
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Your teaching is true and enduring. Your words are established
forever. Awesome and revered are they, eternally right; well
ordered are they, always acceptable. They are sweet and pleasnant
and precious, good and beautiful and beloved. True it is that
eternal God is our King, that the Rock of Jacob is our protecting
shield. He is eternal, and His glory is eternal; He is God for all
generations. His sovereign throne is firmly established; His
faithfulness endures for all time.
His teachings are precious and abiding: they live forever. For our
ancestors, for us, for our children, for every generation of the
people Israel, for all ages from the first to the last. His teachings
are true, everlasting. True it is that You are the Lord our God, even
as You were the God of our ancestors. Our King and our ancestors'
King, our Redeemer and our ancestors' Redeemer, our Creator, our
victorious Stronghold. You have always helped us and saved us. Your
name endures forever. There is no God but You.
You were always the help of our ancestors, a shield for them and for
their children, our deliverer in every generation. Though you abide
at the pinnacle of the universe, Your just decrees extend to the
ends of the earth. Happy is the one who obeys your mitzvot, who
takes to heart the words of Your Torah. You are, in truth, Lord of
Your people, their defender and mighty King. You are first and
You are last. We have no King or Redeemer but You. You rescued us
from Egypt; You redeemed us from the house of bondage. The firstborn
of the Egyptians were slain; Your firstborn were saved. You split
the waters of the sea. The faithful you rescued; the wicked drowned.
The waters engulfed Israel's enemies; not one of the arrogant
remained alive. Then Your beloved sang hymns of acclamation, extolling
You with songs of adoration. They acclaimed God King, great and
awesome Source of all blessing, the everlasting God, exalted in
majesty, who humbles the proud and raises the lowly, frees the
captive and redeems the meek, helps the needy and answers His
people's call. Praises to God supreme, ever praised is He. Moses
and the people Israel sang with great joy this song to the Lord:
Who is like You Lord, among all that is worshipped?
Who is like You, majestic in holiness, awesome in
splendor, working wonders?
The redeemed sang a new song for You. They sang in chorus at the
shore of the sea, acclaiming Your sovereignty.
The Lord shall reign throughout all time.
(Exodus 15:18)
Rock of Israel, rise to Israel's defense. Fulfill Your promise to
deliver Judah and Israel. Our Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel,
Adonai tzeva'ot is His name. Praised are You, Lord, Redeemer of
His people Israel.
AMIDAH
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Open my mouth, O Lord, and my lips will proclaim Your praise.
Praised are You, Lord our God and God of our ancestors. God of
Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, great, mighty, awesome, exalted
God who bestows lovingkindness. Creator of all. You remember the
pious deeds of our ancestors and will send a redeemer to their
children's children because of Your loving nature.
You are the King who helps and saves and shields.
* Blessed are You Lord, Shield of Abraham.
Your might, O Lord, is boundless. You give life to the dead; great
is Your saving power.
Your lovingkindness sustains the living. Your great mercies give
life to the dead. You support the falling, heal the ailing, free
the fettered. You keep Your faith with those who sleep in the dust.
Whose power can compare with Yours? You are the master of life and
death and deliverance.
Faithful are You in giving life to the dead.
* Blessed are You Lord, Master of life and death.
KEDUSHAH
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We proclaim Your holiness on earth as it is proclaimed in the heavens
above. We sing the words of heavenly voices as recorded in Your
prophet's vision:
Holy, holy, holy
Adonai tzeva'ot,
the whole world is filled with His glory.
Praised is the glory of the Lord throughout the universe.
And in Your holy psalms it is written:
The Lord shall reign through all generations;
your God, Zion, shall reign forever,
Halleluyah.
We declare Your greatness through all generations, hallow Your
holiness to all eternity. Your praise will never leave our lips,
for You are God and King, great and holy.
Praised are You, Lord, holy God.
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Holy are You and holy is Your name. Holy are those who praise You
daily.
* Blessed are You, Lord, holy God.
You graciously endow mortals with intelligence, teaching wisdom
and understanding. Grant us knowledge, discernment and wisdom.
* Blessed are You Lord, who graciously grants intelligence.
Our Father, bring us back to Your Torah, Our King, draw us near
to Your service. Lead us back to You, truely repentant.
* Blessed are You Lord, who welcomes repentance.
Forgive us our Father, for we have sinned; pardon us our King for
we have transgressed, for You forgive and pardon.
* Blessed are You, gracious and forgiving Lord.
Behold our affliction and deliver us. Redeem us soon because of
Your mercy, for You are the mighty Redeemer.
* Blessed are You, Lord, Redeemer of His people Israel.
Heal us O Lord, and we shall be healed. Help us and save us, for You
are our glory. Grant perfect healing for all our afflictions. For
You are the faithful and merciful God of healing.
* Blessed are You, Lord, Healer of His people Israel.
Lord, our God, make this a blessed year. May its varied produce
bring us happiness. Grant
Summer: blessing to...
Winter: dew and rain to bless...
the earth. Satisfy us with its abundance, and bless our year as the
best of years.
* Blessed are You, Lord, who blesses the years.
Sound the great shofar to herald our freedom, raise high the banner
to gather our exiles. Gather us together from the ends of the earth.
* Blessed are You, Lord, who gathers the dispersed of His people
Israel.
Restore our judges as in days of old, restore our counsellors as in
former times. Remove from us sorrow and anguish. Reign alone over
us with lovingkindness; with justice and mercy sustain our cause.
* Blessed are You, Lord, King who loves justice.
Frustrate the hopes of all those who malign us; let all evil very
soon disappear. Let all Your enemies soon be destroyed. May You
quickly uproot and crush the arrogant; may You subdue and humble
them in our time.
* Blessed are You, Lord, who humbles the arrogant.
Let Your tender mercies be stirred for the righteous, the pious,
and the leaders of the House of Israel, devoted scholars and
faithful proselytes. Be merciful to us of the House of Israel.
Reward all who trust in You, cast our lot with those who are
faithful to You. May we never come to despair, for our trust is
in You.
* Blessed are You, Lord, who sustains the righteous.
Have mercy Lord and return to Jerusalem, Your city. May Your
presence dwell there as You have promised. Build it now, in
our days and for all time, Reestablish there the majesty of
David, Your servant.
* Blessed are You, Lord, who builds Jerusalem.
Bring to flower the shoot of Your servant David. Hasten the
advent of the Messianic redemption. Each and every day we hope
for Your deliverance.
* Blessed are You, Lord, who assures our deliverance.
Lord our God, hear our voice. Have compassion upon us, pity us,
accept our prayer with loving favor. You listen to entreaty and
prayer. Do not turn us away unanswered, our King, for You
mercifully heed Your people's supplication.
* Blessed are You, Lord, who hears prayer.
Accept the prayer of Your people as lovingly as it is offered.
Restore worship to Your sanctuary. May the worship of Your
people Israel always be acceptable to You. May we witness Your
merciful return to Zion.
* Blessed are You, Lord, who restores His presence to Zion.
We proclaim that You are the Lord our God and God of our
ancestors throughout all time. You are the Rock of our lives,
the Shield of our salvation in every generation. We thank You
and praise You morning, noon and night for Your miracles which
daily attend us and for Your wonderous kindnesses. Our lives
are in Your hand; our souls are in Your charge. You are good,
with everlasting mercy. You are compassionate, with enduring
lovingkindness. We have always placed our hope in You. For all
these blessings, we shall ever praise and exalt You. May every
living creature thank You and praise You faithfully, our
deliverance and our help.
* Blessed are You, beneficent Lord, to whom all praise is due.
Grant peace to the world, with happiness, blessing, grace, love,
and mercy for us and for all the people Israel. Bless us, our
Father, one and all, with Your light; for by that light did You
teach us Torah and life, love and tenderness, justice, mercy
and peace. May it please You to bless Your people Israel in
every season and at all times with Your gift of peace.
* Blessed are You, Lord, who blesses His people Israel with peace.
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May God keep my tongue from evil, my lips from lies. Help me ignore
those who slander me. Let me be humble before all. Open my heart to
Your Torah, so that I may pursue Your mitzvot. Frustrate the designs
of those who plot evil against me. Make nothing of their schemes.
Do so because of Your compassion, Your holiness and Your Torah.
Answer my prayer for the deliverance of Your people. May the words
of my mouth and the meditations of my heart be acceptable to You, my
Rock and my Redeemer. He who brings peace to his universe, will bring
peace to us and to all the people Israel. Amen.
HATZI KADDISH
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Glorified and celebrated,
lauded and praised,
acclaimed and honored,
extolled and exaulted
may the Holy One be,
praised beyond all tributes which mortals can utter.
And let us say:
Amen.