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Shirim Songs שרים

♫ Hinei Mah Tov ♫

Hinei mah tov umah na-im

shevet achim gam yachad!

How good and how pleasant it is

to dwell together!

עים ה מה־טוב ומה־נ הנ

חד! ת אחים גם־י ב ש

♫ Havah Nashirah ♫

(Josh Nelson)

Havah nashirah shir hal’luyah! Come, let us sing a song of praise! ה ב הה שיר ה!ש נ יר הללוי

♫ Mah Yafeh HaYom ♫

(Issachar Miron)

Mah yafeh hayom!

Shabbat shalom!

How lovely today is!

Shabbat shalom!

ה מה פ !היום י

ת לום שב !ש

♫ Y’did Nefesh ♫

Y’did nefesh av harachaman

M’shoch avd’cha el r’tzon’cha

Yarutz avd’cha k’mo ayal

Yishtachaveh el mul hadar’cha

Ye-erav lo y’didotecha

Minofet tzuf v’chol taam.

Heart’s delight, source of mercy

Draw Your servant into Your favor

I leap like a deer

to bow in awe before You

Your companionship is sweeter

Than any fine taste or flavor

ן, רחמ ב ה ש א פ ידיד נ

ך. ל רצונ משך עבדך א

ל, רוץ עבדך כמו אי י

ך. ר ל מול הד ה א ישתחו

יך, ערב לו ידידות י

עם. ל ט ת צוף וכ פ מנ

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ת לת שב קבKabbalat Shabbat

Hadlakat Neirot Candle Lighting קת רות הדל נ Baruch atah Adonai

Eloheinu Melech haolam,

asher kid’shanu b’mitzvotav,

v’tzivanu l’hadlik

neir shel Shabbat.

Praised are You, Adonai,

our God, Ruler of the universe,

who makes us holy with commandments

and commands us to kindle

the light of Shabbat.

רוך ה ב יי את

ינו ך אלה ל ם מ עול ר, ה אש

נו יו קדש , במצות

נו להדליק וצו

ר ל נ ת ש .שב

As these Shabbat candles give light to all who behold them, so may we, by our lives, give light to all who behold us.

As their brightness reminds us of the generations of Israel who have kindled light, so may we, in our own day, be among those who kindle light.

– Miskhan T’filah

It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. We ask ourselves — Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented and fabulous? Actually who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you. We were born to manifest the glory of God within us. It is not just in some; it is in everyone. And as we let our light shine, we consciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our fear, our presence automatically liberates others.

– Marianne Williamson

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Birkat Kohanim Blessing Each Other כהניםברכת Y’varech’cha Adonai v’yishm’recha.

Ya-eir Adonai panav eilecha

vichuneka.

Yisa Adonai panav eilecha

v’yaseim l’cha shalom.

May Adonai bless you and protect you.

May Adonai’s light shine on you

and be gracious to you.

May Adonai’s Presence be lifted up to

you and may God grant you peace.

ך. כך יי וישמר ר יב

נ ר יי פ א יך י ל יו א

ך. ויחנ

יך ל יו א נ א יי פ יש

לום. ם לך ש ש וי

Kiddush Sanctification of Shabbat קדוש Baruch atah Adonai,


borei p’ri hagafen.

Baruch atah Adonai


asher kid’shanu b’mitzvotav

v’ratzah vanu,

V’Shabbat kodsho

b’ahavah uv’ratzon hinchilanu,

zikaron l’maasei v’reishit.

Ki hu yom t’chilah l’mikra-ei kodesh,

zecher l’tziat Mitzrayim.

Ki vanu vacharta

v’otanu kidashta mikol haamim.

V’shabbat kodsh’cha

b’ahavah uv’ratzon hinchaltanu.

Baruch atah Adonai,

m’kadeish haShabbat.

Praised are You, Adonai


who creates the fruit of the vine.



whose commandments make us holy

and who favors us.

You gave us Your holy Shabbat,

with love and favor, as our heritage,

a reminder of the act of Creation.

For it is first among the days called holy,

a reminder of the Exodus from Egypt.

For You have chosen us to serve You

and set us apart from the other peoples;

You have given us Your holy Shabbat,

with love and favor, as our heritage.


who makes Shabbat holy.

ה יי רוך את ב

ם, עול ך ה ל ינו מ אלה

ן. פ א פרי הג בור

ה יי רוך את ב

ם, עול ך ה ל ינו מ אלה

יו נו במצות ר קדש אש

נו, ה ב צ ור

דשו ושבת ק

נו צון הנחיל ה ובר באהב

אשית, ה בר רון למעש זכ

ש, כי הוא יום ד י ק א ה למקר תחל

ים, ר ליציאת מצר כ ז

רת ח נו ב כי ב

עמים, ל ה שת מכ נו קד ואות

דשך ושבת ק

נו. צון הנחלת ה ובר באהב

, ה יי רוך את ב

ת. ש השב מקד

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Psalm 95

צה מזמור

L’chu n’ran’nah lAdonai

nariah l’tzur yisheinu.

N’kadmah fanav b’todah

b’zimrot naria lo.

Come, let us sing joyously to Adonai,

raise a shout for our rock and deliverer;

Come into God’s presence with praise;

let us raise a shout for God in song!

ה ליהו כו נרננ הל

נו׃ ור ישע ה לצ יע ר נ

ה יו בתוד נ ה פ נקדמ

ו׃ יע ל ר ות נ זמר ב

♫ L’chu N’ran’nah ♫ (Mah Tovu)

Let us sing out to God, the Maker of all, Sure and strong Let all of creation from mountain to sea Hear our song For all of the wonder and all of God’s light We rejoice So now let us listen with all of our hearts To hear God’s voice

A thought has blown the market place away. There is a song in the wind

And joy in the trees. The Sabbath arrives in the world,

Scattering a song in the silence of the night; Eternity utters a day. Where are the words

That could compete with such might?

– Abraham Joshua Heschel

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Psalm 96 צו מזמור

Shiru lAdonai shir chadash,

shiru lAdonai kol haaretz.

Shiru lAdonai barachu sh’mo,

bas’ru miyom l’yom y’shuato.

Sap’ru vagoyim k’vodo

b’chol haamim nifl’otav.

Ki gadol Adonai um’hulal m’od

nora hu al kol elohim.

Sing to Adonai a new song,

sing to Adonai, all the earth.

Sing to Adonai, bless God’s Name,

proclaim God’s victory day after day.

Tell of God’s glory among the nations,

God’s wondrous deeds, among all peoples.

For Adonai is great and much acclaimed,

God is held in awe by all divine beings.

ש ד יר ח ה ש יהו ירו ל ש

ץ׃ ר א ל־ה ה כ יהו ירו ל ש

ו ו שמ רכ ה ב יהו ירו ל ש

ו׃ ת ום ישוע י ום־ל ו מי בשר

ו ו בגוים כבוד ספר

יו׃ ים נפלאות עמ ל־ה בכ

ד ל מא ה ומהל דול יהו י ג כ

ים׃ ל־אלה וא על־כ א ה נור

Yism’chu hashamayim

v’tageil haaretz;

yir’am hayam um’lo-o.

Let the heavens rejoice

and the earth exult;

let the sea and all within it thunder,

מים ש ו ה ישמח

ץ ר א ל ה ג ות

ו ם ומלא י ם ה רע ׃י

♫ Shiru LAdonai ♫ (Julie Silver)

Sing unto God all the earth a new song; I will sing unto God a new song. Sing unto God and we’ll all sing along; All the earth a new song unto God.

There are halls in heaven that only open to the voice of song.

– Zohar

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Psalm 97 צז מזמור

Or zarua latzadik

ul’yishrei leiv simchah.

Light is sown for the righteous,

radiance for the upright.

יק ע לצד ר ור ז א

ה׃ ב שמח י־ל לישר ו

♫ Or Zarua ♫ (Dan Nichols)

We must keep our hopes alive. We must raise our voices high. We must hold each other tight. We must stand up in the night.

And be a light…

We must spread our love around. We must feel this spiritual sound. We must work ‘til peace has come.

We must love and live as one. And be a light…

According to an ancient legend, the light created at the very beginning of creation was not the same as the light emitted by the sun, the moon and the stars. The light of the first day was a sort that would have enabled a person to see the world at a glance from one end to the other. Since people were unworthy to enjoy the blessing of such light, God concealed it; but in the world to come it will appear to the pious in all its pristine glory. Something of that light rests upon saints and people of righteous deeds on the seventh day, and that light is called “the additional soul” [n’shamah y’teirah].


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Psalm 98 צח מזמור

Hariu lAdonai kol haaretz

pitzchu v’ran’nu v’zameiru.

Zam’ru lAdonai b’chinor,

b’chinor v’kol zimrah.

Bachatzotzrot v’kol shofar

hariu lifnei hamelech Adonai.

Yiram hayam um’lo-o,

teiveil v’yoshvei vah;

N’harot yimcha-u chaf,

yachad harim y’raneinu

Raise a shout to Adonai, all the earth,

break into joyous songs of praise!

Sing praise to Adonai with the lyre,

with the lyre and melodious song.

With trumpets and the blast of the horn

raise a shout before Adonai, the sovereign.

Let the sea and all within it thunder,

the world and its inhabitants;

let the rivers clap their hands,

the mountains sing joyously together

ץ ר א ל־ה ה כ יהו יעו ל ר ה

רו׃ ו וזמ פצחו ורננ

ור ה בכנ ו ליהו זמר

ה׃ ול זמר ור וק כנ ב

ר ול שופ צרות וק חצ ב

יעו ל ר ה׃ה ך יהו ל י המ פנ

ו ם ומלא י ם ה ירע

ה׃ י ב שב ל וי ב ת

ף ות ימחאו־כ ר נה

נו׃ ים ירנ ר חד ה י

How wonderful, O God, are the works of Your hands! The heavens declare Your glory, the arch of sky displays Your handiwork.

The heavens declare the glory of God. The roaring breakers of the sea tell of Your awesome might; the beasts of the field and the birds of the air bespeak Your wondrous will.

The earth reveals God’s eternal presence. In Your goodness You have made us able to hear the music of the world. The raging of the winds, the whisperings of trees in the wood, and the precious voices of loved ones reveal to us that You are in our midst.

A divine voice sings through all creation.

– Gates of Prayer (adapted)

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Psalm 99 צט מזמור

Rom’mu Adonai Eloheinu

v’hishtachavu l’har kodsho

ki kadosh Adonai Eloheinu.

Exalt Adonai our God,

and bow toward God’s holy mountain,

for Adonai our God is holy.

ינו ה אלה ו וממו יה ר

ו דש ר ק שתחוו לה ה ו

ינו׃ ה אלה וש יהו ד י־ק כ

When God revealed the Torah, no bird chirped,

no fowl beat its wings, no ox bellowed,

the angels did not sing, the sea did not stir,

no creature uttered a sound. The world was silent and still

and the Divine Voice spoke: “I am Adonai your God.”

– Midrash Exodus Rabbah

My thoughts roam. A mountain. I must seek out a mountain And stand on its peak, The clouds swirling below me, Spread out over the magnificence of Your creation. But I have still not reached You.

You are close. I can feel you in the blue of the sky, In the path of the river below me, That threads its way marked by stands of eucalypt. But I have not succeeded. Your presence eludes me.

I leap Expecting to fall through the clouds, To tumble out of control.

But I do not fall. There I find You. In the gentle wind, The soft touch of Your voice whispers to me. It is so small, so gentle That I can scarcely hear it. But I do not just hear it, I feel it. What a challenge, to feel Your voice.

Now I float gently down, The wind carrying me in a cradle of song. Adonai, p’tach libi, open my heart, And let me hear Your voice, as it whispers to my soul.

– Deanne Kaye (adapted & abridged)

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Psalm 29 כט מזמור

Adonai oz l’amo yitein;

Adonai y’vareich et amo vashalom.

Adonai, grant strength to Your people;

Adonai bless Your people with peace.

ן ו ית ז לעמ ה ע הו י

ך ר ה יב ום׃ יהו ל ו בש ת־עמ א

Peace is not the absence of conflict. Peace is dealing with conflict While honoring justice. Peace is not the absence of anger. Peace is expressing anger While honoring compassion. Peace is not the absence of desire. Peace is allowing for desire without The fantasy that fulfillment brings happiness. Peace is not the absence of fear. Peace is knowing how to move through fear. Peace is not the absence of self. Peace is knowing that the self is absent. May I cultivate the skills to live in peace:

To live with honor, To live with justice. To live with compassion, To live with desire, To live with fear, To live with self, To live with emptiness.

– Rami Shapiro

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L’chah Dodi Welcoming the Sabbath Bride ה דודי לכ

L’cha dodi likrat kalah,

p’nei Shabbat n’kab’lah.

Beloved, come to meet the bride;

Beloved come to greet Shabbat.

ה, ה דודי לקראת כל לכ

ה. ת נקבל י שב פנ

Shamor v’zachor b’dibur echad,

Hishmi-anu El ham’yuchad,

Adonai echad ush’mo echad,

L’sheim ul’tiferet v’lit’hilah.

“Keep” and “remember”: a single command

The Only God caused us to hear;

The Eternal is One, God’s Name is One;

Glory and praise are God’s.

ד,ש ח כור בדבור א מור וז

ד, ל המיח נו א השמיע

ד, ח ד ושמו א ח יי א

ם ולתפא ה.לש ת ולתהל ר

Likrat Shabbat l’chu v’neilchah,

Ki hi m’kor hab’rachah,

Meirosh mikedem n’suchah,

Sof maaseh b’machashavah t’chilah.

Let us go forth to greet Shabbat,

Forever a fountain of blessing;

Still it flows, as from the start;

Last in Creation, but the first in the Plan.

ה,ל לכ ת לכו ונ קראת שב

ה, כ כי היא מקור הבר

ה, ם נסוכ ד ראש מק מ

ה. ה תחל ב ה במחש סוף מעש

Hitor’ri hitor’ri,

Ki va oreich kumi ori,

Uri uri shir dabeiri

K’vod alayich niglah.

Awaken yourself, awake yourself!

Your light has come!

Awake, awake, and utter a song!

The Eternal’s glory is revealed upon you.

תעוררי התעוררי,ה

ורי, ומי א ך ק א אור כי ב

רי, ורי שיר דב ורי ע ע

ה. יך נגל ל כבוד יי ע

Bo-i v’shalom ateret balah,

Gam b’simchah uv’tzoholah,

Toch emunei am s’gulah,

Bo-i chalah, bo-i chalah.

Enter in peace, O crown of her mate;

Enter rejoicing and with jubilation;

Into the midst of the faithful, treasured people;

Enter, O Bride! Enter, O Bride!

ו ה,ב ת בעל ר לום עט אי בש

ה, הל ה ובצ גם בשמח

ה, י עם סגל תוך אמונ

ה. ואי כל ה, ב ואי כל ב

The sun can no longer be seen on the treetops; come, let us go out to welcome the Shabbat Queen. Behold Her descending, the Holy One, the Blessed One, and with Her, the angels, The host of peace and of rest. Draw near, draw near, O Queen, Draw near, draw near, O Bride; peace be unto you, angels of peace.

– Chayim Nachman Bialik

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Psalm 92 צב מזמור

Mizmor shir l’yom haShabbat.

Tov l’hodot lAdonai,

ul’zamer l’shimcha Elyon,

L’hagid baboker chasdecha,

v’emunatcha baleilot,

Alei asor v’alei navel,

alei higayon b’chinor.

A psalm. A song; for Shabbat.

It is good to praise Adonai,

to sing hymns to Your name, O Most High,

To proclaim each morning Your loyalty,

Your faithfulness each night

With a ten-stringed harp and lute,

with the resounding music of the lyre.

ת׃ ום השב יר לי ור ש מזמ

ות ליהו ה וב להד ט

ון׃ לי ר לשמך ע ולזמ

ך ד ר חס ק להגיד בב

ות׃ יל תך בל ונ אמ ו

ל י־נ ב שור ועל י־ע ל ע

ור׃ ון בכנ י י הג על

Mah gadlu maasecha Adonai;

m’od am’ku machsh’votecha!

How great are Your works, Adonai;

very deep are Your thoughts!

יך יהו ה ו מעש דל מה־ג

יך׃ ו מחשבת מק ד ע א מ

Tzadik katamar yifrach;

k’erez baL’vanon yisgeh;

Sh’tulim b’veit Adonai;

b’chatzrot Eloheinu yafrichu.

Od y’nuvun b’seivah;

d’sheinim v’raananim yih’yu,

L’hagid ki yashar Adonai,

tzuri v’lo avlatah bo.

The righteous bloom like a date-palm;

like a cedar in Lebanon they thrive.

They are planted in the house of Adonai;

in the courts of our God they flourish.

They still produce fruit in old age;

they are full of sap and freshness,

Declaring that Adonai is upright,

my rock, in whom there is no wrong.

ח ר יפר מ דיק כת צ

ה׃ ון ישג נ ז בלב ר כא

ה ית יהו תולים בב ש

יחו׃ ינו יפר בחצרות אלה

ה יב ון בש וד ינוב ע

ו׃ עננים יהי נים ור דש

ר יהו ה ש י־י הגיד כ ל

ת לא־עול י ו ור ו׃צ ה ב

An hour before the first Shabbat, Adam and Eve were to be expelled from the Garden of Eden for eating of the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge. But Shabbat, about to enter the world for the first time, interceded.

Will You welcome me by bringing death into the world?” she cried to God. And so the Holy One of Blessing relented and allowed Adam and Eve to enjoy the world’s first Shabbat in the Garden of Eden. To thank Shabbat for her understanding and compassion, Adam and Eve wanted to sing her a song, but Shabbat demurred.

“No,” she said, “let us instead sing a song of thanks to God.” And so Shabbat composed this song, “It is good to praise Adonai.”

– Midrash

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Six days shall you be a workaholic; On the seventh day, shall you join the serene company of human beings.

Six days shall you take orders from your boss; On the seventh day, shall you be master of your own life.

Six days shall you toil in the market; On the seventh day, shall you detach from money matters.

Six days shall you create, drive, invent, push; On the seventh day, shall you reflect.

Six days shall you be the perfect success; On the seventh day, shall you remember that not everything is in your power.

Six days shall you be a miserable failure; On the seventh day, shall you be on top of the world.

Six days shall you enjoy the blessings of work; On the seventh day, shall you understand that being is as important as doing.

– Blu Greenberg

God acts within every moment and creates the world with each breath.

God speaks from the center of the universe in the silence beyond all thought.

Mightier than the crash of a thunderstorm mightier than the roar of the sea,

is God’s voice silently speaking in the depths of the listening heart.

– Stephen Mitchell

It is not you alone who pray, or we, or those others; all things pray, and all things pour forth their souls. The heavens pray, the earth prays, every creature and every living thing. In all life, there is longing. Creation is itself but a longing, a kind of prayer to the Almighty. What are the clouds, the rising and the setting of the sun, the soft radiance of the moon and the gentleness of the night? What are the flashes of the human mind and the storms of the human heart? They are all prayers-- the outpouring of boundless longing for God.

– Michah Joseph Berdyczewski

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Shalom Aleichem Welcoming Shabbat Angels ם יכ לום על ש Shalom aleichem

malachei hashareit

malachei elyon

mimelech malchei ham’lachim

haKadosh Baruch Hu .

Boachem l’shalom

malachei hashalom

malachei elyon



Barchuni l’shalom

malachei hashalom

malachei elyon



Tzeitchem l’shalom

malachei hashalom

malachei elyon



Welcome to you,

ministering angels,

messengers of the Most High,

from the Sovereign above all sovereigns,

the Holy One of Blessing.

Come in peace,

angels of peace,




Bless us in peace,

angels of peace,




Depart in peace,

angels of peace,




ם, יכ לום על ש

ת, ר י הש מלאכ

ליון, י ע מלאכ

כים, י המל ך מלכ ל ממ

רוך הוא. דוש ב הק

לום, ם לש בואכ

לום, י הש מלאכ




לום, וני לש רכ ב





לום, ם לש אתכ צ



ך מל ל כים, ממ י המל כ


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Chatzi Kaddish Reader’s Kaddish קדיש חצי

Yitgadal v’yitkadash sh’mei raba

b’alma di v’ra chirutei,

v’yamlich malchutei

b’chayeichon uv’yomeichon

uv’chayei d’chol beit Yisrael,

baagalah uviz’man kariv,

v’imru: Amen.

Y’hei sh’meih raba m’vorach

l’alam ul’almei almaya.

Yitbarach v’yishtabach

v’yitpaar v’yitromam

v’yitnasei v’yit-hadar

v’yitaleh v’yit-halal

sh’meih d’kud’sha b’rich Hu,

L’eila min kol birchata v’shirata

tushb’chata v’nechemata

daamiran b’alma

v’imru: Amen.

Exalted and hallowed be God’s great Name

in the world which God thoughtfully created.

May God’s majesty be revealed

in the days of our lifetime

and the life of all Israel—

speedily, imminently.

To which we say: Amen.

Blessed be God’s great Name

to all eternity.

Blessed, praised,

honored, exalted,

extolled, glorified,

adored, and lauded be

the Name of the Holy Blessed One,

beyond all blessings and songs,

praises and words of comfort

that can be said in this world,

and we say: Amen.

א יתגדל ויתק ה רב דש שמ

ה, א כרעות א די בר למ בע

ה וימליך מלכות

יכון יכון וביומ בחי

ל, א ית ישר ל ב י דכ ובחי

ריב, א ובזמן ק ל בעג

ןואמרו מ .א

רך א מב ה רב א שמ יה

למי י ע למ לם ולע א.לערך וישתבח יתב

אר ויתרומם ויתפ

ר א ויתהד ויתנש

ל ה ויתהל ויתעל

א ה דקדש ,בריך הוא שמא ת ל ברכ א מן כ ל א לע ת ושיר

א, ת חמ א ונ ת תשבח

א, למ ן בע דאמיר

ן ואמרו מ .א

I begin with a prayer of gratitude for all that is holy in my life. God needs no words, no English or Hebrew, no semantics and no service. But I need them.

Through prayer, I can sense my inner strength, my inner purpose, my inner joy, my capacity to love.

As I reach upward in prayer, I sense these qualities in my Creator. To love God is to love each other, to work to make our lives better. To love God is to love the world God created and to work to perfect it. To love God is to love dreams of peace and joy that illumine all of us and to bring that vision to life.

– Ruth Brin

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יה שמע וברכותSh’ma uVirchoteha

Bar’chu Call to Worship רכו ב

ך. ת יי המבר רכו א ב

. Bar’chu et Adonai ham’vorach.

Praise Adonai to whom praise is due.

ד. ע ם ו ך לעול רוך יי המבר ב Baruch Adonai ham’vorach l’olam vaed. Praised be Adonai to whom praise is due, now and forever.

We pray to God as individuals, yet at times something even more powerful can happen when we pray in a congregation. We all know that that can be difficult—the leader goes to fast/too slowly; this group uses too much/too little Hebrew; the melodies are unfamiliar/too familiar; no one here seems serious/everyone is too serious.

While there will be time for private prayer tonight, the Bar’chu is a reminder that we have all come here—though for many different reasons—to seek some value in a praying community, with the understand that each of us is giving up something in the hope of receiving something—a sense of participating in the Jewish people; a sense of standing amid the people whose traditions give us words and gestures to ease the way to knowing God; sometimes just a larger chorus, a more varied set of inflections that can cast new light on the words we individually offer, that can amplify our individual voices into a mighty swell.

– Richard Levy

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Maariv Aravim Evening Darkness (Creation) בים מעריב ער

Baruch atah Adonai Eloheinu

Melech haolam,

asher bidvaro maariv aravim,

b’chochmah potei-ach sh’arim,

uvit’vunah m’shaneh itim,

umachalif et haz’manim,

um’sadeir et hakochavim

b’mishm’roteihem barakia kirtzono.

Borei yom valailah,

goleil or mipnei choshech

v’choshech mipnei or.

Umaavir yom umeivi lailah,

umavdil bein yom uvein lailah,

Adonai Tz’vaot sh’mo.

El chai v’kayam,

tamid yimloch aleinu l’olam vaed.

Baruch atah Adonai,

hamaariv aravim.

Blessed are You, Adonai our God,

Ruler of the universe,

who speaks the evening into being,

skillfully opens the gates,

thoughtfully alters the time

and changes the seasons,

and arranges the stars

in their heavenly courses according to plan.

You are Creator of day and night,

rolling light away from darkness

and darkness from light,

transforming day into night

and distinguishing one from the other.

Adonai Tz’vaot is Your Name.

Ever-living God,

may You continually reign over us into eternity.

Blessed are You, Adonai,

who brings on evening.

ינו לה , א ה יי רוך את ב

ם, עול ך ה ל מ

בים, רו מעריב ער ר בדב אש

רים, ח שע ה פות כמ בח

ה עתים, ה משנ ובתבונ

ת הזמנים, ומחליף א

בים ת הכוכ ר א ומסד

יע כרצו ק ר ם ב יה נו. במשמרות

ה, יל ל א יום ו בור

ך, ש י ח ל אור מפנ גול

י אור. ך מפנ ש וח

ה, יל ביא ל ומעביר יום ומ

ה, יל ין ל ין יום וב ומבדיל ב

אות שמו. יי צב

ם, ל חי וקי א

ד. ע ם ו ינו לעול ל מיד ימלוך ע ת


בים. המעריב ער

Hail the hand that scattered space with stars, Wrapped whirling world in bright blue blanket, air,

Made worlds within worlds, elements in earth, Souls within skins, every one a teeming universe,

Every tree a system of semantics, and pushed Beyond probability to place consciousness

On this cooling crust of burning rock. Oh praise that hand, mind, heart, soul, power, or force

That so enclosed, separated, limited planets, trees, humans Yet breaks all bounds and borders

To lavish on us light, love, life This trembling glory.

– Ruth Brin

♫ Roll into Dark ♫ (Noam Katz)

Roll into dark, Roll into light Night becomes day Day turns to night

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Ahavat Olam God’s Eternal Love (Revelation) ם אהבת עול

Ahavat olam

beit Yisrael am’cha ahavta:

Torah umitzvot,

chukim umishpatim

otanu limad’ta.

Al kein, Adonai Eloheinu,

b’shochbeinu uv’kumeinu

nasiach b’chukecha,

v’nismach b’divrei Toratecha

uv’mitzvotecha l’olam vaed.

Ki heim chayeinu v’orech yameinu;

uvahem neh’geh yomam valailah.

V’ahavat’cha al tasir

mimenu l’olamim!

Baruch atah, Adonai,

oheiv amo Yisrael.

Everlasting love

You offered Your people Israel:

Torah and mitzvot,

laws and precepts

You have taught us.

Therefore, Adonai our God,

when we lie down and when we rise up,

we will meditate on Your laws

and rejoice in Your Torah

and mitzvot forever,

For they are our life and they lengthen our days;

day and night we will reflect on them.

Never remove Your love

from us.

Praise to You, Adonai,

who loves Your people Israel.

ם אהבת עול

י :ב בת ה ל עמך א א ת ישר

ה ומצות, תור

טים חקים ומשפ

נו למ . אות דת

ן ינו, ,על כ יי אלה

נו נו ובקומ כב ,בש

יך, יח בחק ש נ

ך ת י תור ונשמח בדבר

ד.ו ע ם ו יך לעול במצות

ם ינו,כי ה מ ך י ר ינו וא חי

ה, יל ל ם ו ה יומ הג ם נ ה וב

תך אל ת סיר ואהב

מים. נו לעול ממ


ל. א ב עמו ישר אוה

We are embraced by arms that find us

even when we are hidden from ourselves. We are touched by fingers that soothe us

even when we are too proud for soothing. We are counseled by voices that guide us

even when we are too embittered to hear. We are loved by an unending love.

We are supported by hands that uplift us even in the midst of a fall.

We are urged on by eyes that meet us even when we are too weak for meeting.

We are loved by an unending love.

Embraced, touched, soothed, and counseled, ours are the arms, the fingers, the voices; ours are the hands, the eyes, the smiles; We are loved by an unending love

– Rami Shapiro

♫ Ki Heim Chayeinu ♫ (Craig Taubman)

Day and night show us the way Teaching us to number our days When we rise and when we lie down Ahavat olam.

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K’riat Sh’ma God’s Sovereignty שמע קריאת

עשמ ח ה א ינו יהו ה אלה ל יהו א ׃דישר

Sh’ma Yisrael, Adonai Eloheinu, Adonai Echad.

Hear, O Israel, Adonai is our God, Adonai is One!

ד. ע ם ו ם כבוד מלכותו לעול רוך ש בBaruch sheim k’vod malchuto l’olam vaed.

Blessed is God’s glorious majesty forever and ever.

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V’ahavta et Adonai Elohecha,

b’chol l’vav’cha uv’chol nafsh’cha

uv’chol m’odecha.

V’hayu had’varim ha-eileh

asher anochi m’tzav’cha hayom

al l’vavecha.

V’shinantam l’vanecha

v’dibarta bam b’shivt’cha b’veitecha

uv’lecht’cha vaderech

uv’shochb’cha uv’kumecha.

Uk’shartam l’ot al yadecha

v’hayu l’totafot bein einecha.

Uch’tavtam al m’zuzot

beitecha uvish’arecha.

You shall love Adonai your God

with all your heart, with all your soul,

and with all your might.

Keep these instructions

with which I charge you this day

in your heart.

Impress them upon your children.

Recite them when you stay at home

and when you are away,

when you lie down and when you get up.

Bind them as a sign on your hand

and let them be a symbol on your forehead;

inscribe them on the doorposts of

your house and on your gates.

יך וא ה אלה ת יהו הבת א

ל־נפשך בך ובכ ל־לב בכ

ך׃ ל־מאד ובכ

ה ל א ים ה ר יו הדב וה

י מצוך היום נכ ר א אש

ך׃ ב על־לב

יך נ ם לב ושננת

ך ית ם בשבתך בב ב ודברת

ך וב ר כתך בד ל

ך׃ כבך ובקומ בש ו

ך ד ם לאות על־י וקשרת

יך׃ ינ ין ע ת ב פ ו לטט י וה

ת ם על־מזוז וכתבת

יך׃ ר ך ובשע ית ב

L’maan tizk’ru

vaasitem et kol mitzvotai,

vih’yitem k’doshim lEiloheichem.

Ani Adonai Eloheichem

asher hotzeiti et-chem

mei-eretz Mitzrayim

lih'yot lachem lEilohim.

Ani Adonai Eloheichem.

Thus you shall remember

to observe all My commandments

and to be holy to your God.

I am Adonai, your God,

who brought you

out of the land of Egypt

to be your God:

I am Adonai your God.

ו ען תזכר למ

י ל־מצות ת־כ ם א ועשית

ם׃ יכ אלה ים ל ם קדש והיית

ם יכ ה ה אל י יהו אנ

ם תכ אתי א ר הוצ אש

ים ץ מצר ר א מ

ים אלה ם ל כ ות ל להי

ם׃ יכ ה אלה י יהו אנ

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My heart is such a busy place Ever a bustle with the comings And goings of emotions. How can I love God with all my heart?

My soul darts about in a frantic pursuit Of every dream that promises to fill it up. How can I love God with all my soul?

Many days I need all my strength Just to manage the portion You put before me. How can I love God with all my strength? And how do I teach these words to my children When I still stumble over the syllables?

And how, God, do I talk of You along the way Without boasting a feigned intimacy With You whom I hardly know?

God, when I reach out my hand I almost Touch You. Help me to get out of my own way.

Adonai, let my soul soar above my room let her dance on walls to songs of violins leap rooftops to pages of poetry praise and orange, a horse, a mountain,

a breeze let her transcend all limits of my small life.

– Elaine Starkman

♫ You Shall Love ♫ (Debbie Friedman)

And you will love Adonai your God with all your heart, With all your soul, and with all of your might.

And all these words which I command you on this day Shall be in your heart, shall be in your heart.

And you will teach them diligently unto your children. And you will speak of them when you’re sitting in your house, When you’re walking by the way and when you’re lying down,

And when you’re rising up, and when you’re rising up.

And you will bind them for a sign upon your hand, And they will be for frontlets between your eyes.

And you will write them on the doorposts of your house And upon your gates, and upon your gates.

That you may remember and do all of my commandments And be holy unto your God, unto your God, unto your God.

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Mi Chamochah Redemption ה כ מ מי כ Mi chamochah ba-eilim Adonai?

Mi kamochah, nedar bakodesh,

nora t’hilot, oseh fele?

Malchut’cha ra-u vanecha,

bokei-a yam lifnei Moshe uMiryam;

“Zeh Eli!” anu v’amru:

“Adonai yimloch l’olam vaed!”

V’ne-emar: ki fadah Adonai et Yaakov,

ug’alo miyad chazak mimenu.

Baruch atah Adonai,

gaal Yisrael.

Who is like You, Adonai, among the gods?

Who is like You, majestic in holiness,

awesome in splendor, working wonders?

Your children witnessed Your sovereignty,

splitting the sea before Moses and Miriam.

“This is our God!” they cried.

“Adonai will reign forever and ever!”

As it is said: Adonai redeemed Jacob,

delivering him from a hand stronger than his.


who redeemed Israel.

, לם יי א ה ב כ מ מי כ

ש, ד ר בק אד ה נ כ מ מי כ

א. ל ה פ ש א תהלת, ע נור

יך, נ או ב מלכותך ר

ם. ה ומרי י מש ם לפנ ע י בוק

מרו: נו וא לי ע ה א ז

ד. ע ם ו יי ימלוך לעול

ה יי ד אמר: כי פ ת יעקב, ונ א

נו. ק ממ ז לו מיד ח וגא


ל. א אל ישר ג

Amidst members of a generation from long ago Together with generations yet to be born

I stood at the shore of the sea and beheld Your might.

I could not be Moses, stretching forth his hand. I could not be Nachshon,

plunging courageously into the waters. I could not be Miriam,

dancing jubilantly and spontaneously. I could only lift my voice in awe

to praise Your name and sing of Your greatness.

– Alan Cook

These words are true: You make our lives difficult. You chase us with Your commands. You force us to choose between life and death, between slavery and freedom. We must learn to listen, or succumb to anguish and despair, to the death of the spirit. But You do not abandon us. you give us the courage to enter our struggles, to wrestle with the Pharaohs in our hearts, and the Pharaohs in the world, and to slowly free ourselves from bondage.

– Burt Jacobson

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Hashkiveinu Divine Protection נו השכיב Hashkiveinu, Adonai Eloheinu, l’shalom,

v’haamideinu, Shomreinu, l’chayim.

Ufros aleinu sukkat sh’lomecha.

v’takneinu b’eitzah tovah mil’fanecha,

v’hoshi-einu l’maan sh’mecha.

V’hagein baadeinu, v’haseir mei-aleinu

oyeiv, dever, v’cherev,

v’raav, v’yagon,

v’harcheik mimenu avon vafesha.

Uv’tzeil k’nafecha tastireinu,

ki El shomreinu umatzileinu atah,

ki El chanun v’rachum ata.

Ushmor tzeiteinu uvo-einu

l’chayim ul’shalom,

mei-atah v’ad olam.

Baruch atah Adonai,

haporeis sukkat shalom aleinu

v’al kol amo Yisrael

v’al Yerushalayim.

Let us lie down, Adonai our God, in peace,

and raise us up, our Guardian, to life.

Spread over us the shelter of Your peace.

Guide us with Your good counsel;

for Your Name's sake, be our help.

Defend us and keep from us

enemies, illness, war,

famine and sorrow.

Distance us from sin and wrongdoing.

Shelter us in the shadow of Your wings.

For You, God, watch over and deliver us.

For You, God, are gracious and merciful.

Guard our going and coming,

to life and to peace,

now and always.

Blessed are You, Adonai

who spreads a shelter of peace over us,

over all Your people Israel,

and over Jerusalem.

לום, ינו לש נו יי אלה השכיב

נו לחיים, נו שומר והעמיד

ך, ינו סכת שלומ ל ופרוש ע

יך, נ ה מלפ ה טוב צ נו בע ותקנ

ך. ען שמ נו למ והושיע

ס נו, וה ן בעד ג ינו וה ל ע ר מ

ב, ר ר, וח ב ב, ד אוי

גון, ב, וי ע ור

שע. פ ון ו נו ע יק ממ רח וה

נו, יך תסתיר פ ל כנ ובצ

ה, ת נו א נו ומציל ל שומר כי א

ה. ת ל חנון ורחום א כי א

נו, נו ובוא את ושמור צ

לום, לחיים ולש

ם. ה ועד עול עת מ


ינו ל לום ע ש סכת ש הפור

ל א ל עמו ישר ועל כ

ים. ל ועל ירוש

♫ Hashkiveinu ♫ (Dan Nichols)

Spread a shelter of your peace over us Guide us with wisdom, compassion and trust Save us for the sake of your name Shield us from hatred, sorrow, and pain.

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V’shamru Covenant of Shabbat מרו וש V’shamru v’nei Yisrael et haShabbat,

laasot et haShabbat l’dorotam

b’rit olam.

Beini uvein b’nei Yisrael

ot hi l’olam.

Ki sheishet yamim asa Adonai

et hashamayim v’et haaretz,

uvayom hashvi-i

shavat vayinafash.

The people of Israel shall keep Shabbat,

observing Shabbat throughout the ages

as an eternal covenant.

It is a sign for all time

between Me and the people of Israel.

For in six days Adonai made

the heavens and the earth,

and on the seventh day God

ceased from work and was refreshed.

ת, ת השב ל א א י ישר מרו בנ וש

ם ת לדרת ת השב לעשות א

ם. ברית עול

ל א י ישר ין בנ יני וב ב

ם, אות היא לעול

ה יי ש מים ע ת י ש כי ש

ץ, ר א ת ה ים וא מ ת הש א

וביום השביעי

בת וי פשש .נ

The meaning of Shabbat is to celebrate time rather than space. Six days a week we live under the tyranny of things of space; On Shabbat we try to become attuned to holiness in time. It is a day on which we are called upon to share in what is eternal in time, To turn from the results of creation to the mystery of creation, From the world of creation to the creation of the world.


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ה עמידAmidah

ך׃ ת יד תהל י יג פ ח ו י תפת ת י שפ דנ א

Adonai, s’fatai tiftach u’fi yagid t’hilatecha.

Adonai, open my lips that my mouth may declare Your glory.

They say we're supposed to be in a palace. So we bow and take certain steps as the prescribed supplication drops from our lips. But what do we really know of castles and kings? My kitchen faucet constantly leaks and the kids' faces usually need cleaning. If a door opened to a real palace, I'd probably forget and carry in a load of groceries. No, the door we stand in front of when the Amidah begins is silence.

And when we open it and step through, we arrive in our hearts. Mine's not a fancy place, no jewels, no throne, certainly not fit for a king. But in that small chamber, for just a few moments on Sabbath, God and I can roll up our sleeves, put some schnapps out on the table, sit down together, and finally talk. That's palace enough for me.

– Syd Lieberman

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Avot v’Imahot Ancestors בות ואמ הותא

Baruch atah Adonai Eloheinu

vElohei avoteinu v’imoteinu,

Elohei Avraham, Elohei Yitzchak

vElohei Yaakov,

Elohei Sarah, Elohei Rivkah,

Elohei Rachel, vElohei Leah.

HaEl hagadol, hagibor v’hanora

El Elyon

gomeil chasadim tovim,

v’konei hakol,

v’zocheir chasdei avot v’imahot,

umeivi g’ulah livnei v’neihem,

l’maan sh’mo b’ahavah.

Melech ozeir umoshia umagein.


magein Avraham v’ezrat Sarah.

Blessed are You, Adonai, our God,

God of our ancestors,

God of Abraham, God of Isaac,

and God of Jacob,

God of Sarah, God of Rebekah,

God of Rachel, and God of Leah,

the great, mighty and awesome God,

transcendent God

who bestows loving-kindness,

creates everything,

remembers the faithfulness of our ancestors

and brings redemption to their descendants

for the sake of the Divine Name.

Sovereign, Deliverer, Helper and Shield.


Abraham’s Shield and Sarah’s Helper.

ינו ה יי אלה רוך את ב

ינו, ינו ואמות י אבות אלה ו

ם, אל ה י אבר קאלה י יצח ה

י יעקב אלה ,ו

ה, י רבק ה, אלה ר י ש אלה

ה, א י ל אלה ל ו ח י ר אלה

א, דול הגבור והנור ל הג א ה

ליון, ל ע א

דים טובים, ל חס גומ

ה הכל, וקונ

הות, בות ואמ י א ר חסד וזוכ

י ה לבנ ביא גאל ם ומ יה בנ

ה, ען שמו באהב למ

ן. ג יע ומ ר ומוש ך עוז ל מ


ה. ר זרת ש ם וע ה ן אבר ג מ

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G’vurot God’s Power גבורות

Atah gibor l’olam Adonai,

m’chayei hakol (meitim) atah,

rav l’hoshia.

* Mashiv haruach umorid hagashem.

** Morid hatal.

M’chalkeil chayim b’chesed,

m’chayei hakol (meitim)

b’rachamim rabim,

someich noflim, v’rofei cholim,

umatir asurim,

um’kayeim emunato lisheinei afar.

You are forever mighty, Adonai;

You give life to all (the dead),

great deliverer.

*You cause the wind to shift and rain to fall.

**You rain dew upon us.

You sustain life with love,

giving life to all (the dead)

though great compassion,

supporting the fallen, healing the sick,

freeing the captive,

keeping faith with those who sleep in the dust.

י, ם אדנ ה גבור לעול את

ה תים( את ה הכל )מ מחי

יע. רב להוש

רוח * ם משיב ה ש .ומוריד הג

מוריד הטל. **

ד, ס ל חיים בח מכלכ

תים( ה הכל )מ מחי

רחמים רבים, ב

א חולים ך נופלים ורופ סומ

ומתיר אסורים,

ר. פ י ע נ תו ליש ם אמונ ומקי

Mi chamocha, baal g’vurot,

umi domeh lach,

melech meimit um’chayeh

umatzmiach y’shuah?

V’ne-eman atah l’hachayot

hakol (meitim).


m’chayei hakol (hameitim).

Who is like You, Source of mighty acts?

Who resembles You,

a Sovereign who takes and gives life,

causing deliverance to spring up

and faithfully giving life

to all (that which is dead)?


who gives life to all (the dead).

על גבורות וך ב מ מי כ

ך, ה ל ומי דומ

ה מית ומחי ך מ ל מ

יח ישועה. ומצמ

ה להחיות ן את אמ ונ

תים(. ל )מ הכ


תים(. ה הכל )מ מחי

K’dushat haShem Sanctification of God’s Name ם תקדוש הש

Atah kadosh v’shimcha kadosh

uk’doshim b’chol yom

y’hal’lucha: Selah!

Baruch atah Adonai,

haEl hakadosh.

You are holy and Your Name is Holy,

and those who strive to be holy day by day

declare Your glory.


the holy God.

ה דוש את דוש ושמך ק , ק

ל וקדושים יום בכ

וך ה יהלל ל . ס

רוך ה ב , יי את

ל א דוש. ה הק

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K’dushat haYom Holiness of Shabbat היום קדושת

Atah kidashta

et yom hashvi-i lish’mecha,

tachlit maaseih shamayim vaaretz.

Uveirachto mikol hayamim,

v’kidashto mikol haz’manim,

v’chein katuv b’Toratecha:

You set aside

the seventh day for Your Name,

the goal of creating heaven & earth;

and You blessed it above all other days,

more sacred than all Festival times.

So it is written in Your Torah:

ה שת את קד

ת ך השביעי יום א , לשמ

ה תכלית ים מעש מ ץ ש ר א , ו

רכתו ל וב מים מכ , הי

ל וקדשתו , הזמנים מכ

ן תוב וכ ך כ ת :בתור

Vay’chulu hashamayim v’haaretz

v’chol tz’vaam.

Vay’chal Elohim bayom hashvi-i

m’lachto asher asah,

vayishbot bayom hashvi-i

mikol m’lachto asher asah.

Vay’varech Elohim et yom hashvi-i

vay’kadeish oto,

ki vo shavat mikol m’lachto

asher bara Elohim laasot.

The heaven and the earth were finished

and all their array.

On the seventh day, God had completed

the work that had been done,

ceasing then on the seventh day

from all the work that God had done.

Then God blessed the seventh day

and made it holy,

and ceased from all the creative work

that God had chosen to do.

ים ויכלו מ ץ הש ר א וה

ל ם וכ א . צב

השביעי ביום אלהים ויכל

ר מלאכתו ה אש ש , ע

, השביעי ביום וישבת

ל ר מלאכתו מכ ה אש ש . ע

ך ר ת אלהים ויב השביעי יום א

ש , אתו ויקד

בת בו כי ל ש , מלאכתו מכ

ר א אש ר .לעשות אלהים ב

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We reach for You, our God from our quiet place. May we stand still, for a brief moment, and listen to the rain— Stand still, for a brief moment, and watch the play of sunlight and shadow on the leaves. For a brief moment—listen to the world.

Let us stop the wheels of every day to be aware of Shabbat. Find the stillness of the sanctuary which the soul cherished. Renew the Covenant of an ancient people.

We need a quiet space to test the balance of our days, the weight of our own deed against the heaviness of the world’s demands. The balance is precarious—steady us with faith:

Quiet places and stillness— where we will hear our own best impulses speak. Quiet places and stillness— from which we will reach out to each other.

We will find strength in silence and with this strength we will turn again to Your service.

– Priscilla Stern

Eloheinu v’Elohei

avoteinu v’imoteinu,

r’tzeih vim’nuchateinu.

Kadsheinu b’mitzvotecha

v’tein chelkeinu b’Toratecha.

Sabeinu mituvecha,

v’samcheinu biy’shuatecha,

v’taheir libeinu l’ovd’cha be-emet,

v’hanchileinu Adonai Eloheinu

b’ahavah uv’ratzon

Shabbat kodshecha,

v’yanuchu va Yisrael

m’kadshei sh’mecha.


m’kadeish haShabbat.

Our God and God of

our ancestors,

be pleased with our rest.

Sanctify us with Your mitzvot,

and grant us a share in Your Torah.

Satisfy us with Your goodness

and gladden us with Your salvation.

Purify our hearts to serve You in truth.

Grant as our heritage, Adonai our God,

With love and favor,

Your Holy Shabbat,

giving rest to Israel,

the people who sanctifies Your Name.

Praise to You, Adonai,

who sanctifies Shabbat.

ינו י אלה אלה ו

ינו ינו אבות , ואמות

ה נו רצ ת , במנוח

נו יך קדש , במצות

ן נו ות לק ך ח ת , בתור

נ ך ושבע , מטוב

נו ך ושמח ת , בישוע

ר נו וטה בדך לב ת לע אמ , ב

נו ינו יי והנחיל אלה

ה צון באהב ובר

ך שבת דש , ק

וחו נ ה וי ל ב א ישר

י ך מקדש . שמ


ש תה מקד .שב

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Avodah Worship ה עבוד

R’tzei, Adonai Eloheinu,

b’amcha Yisrael,

ut’filatam b’ahavah t’kabeil,

ut’hi l’ratzon tamid

avodat Yisrael amecha.

El karov l’chol korav,

p’nei el avadecha v’choneinu,

sh’foch ruchacha aleinu.

V’techezenah eineinu

b’shuv’cha l’Tziyon b’rachim.


hamachazir Shechinato l’Tziyon.

Find favor, Adonai our God,

with Your people Israel

and accept their prayer in love.

May the worship of Your people Israel

always be acceptable.

God who is near to all who call,

turn to Your servants with grace.

Pour out Your spirit upon us.

Let our eyes behold

Your compassionate return to Zion.


whose Presence returns to Zion.

ינו ה יי אלה רצ

ל, א בעמך ישר

ל, ה תקב ם באהב ת ותפל

מיד צון ת ותהי לר

ך. ל עמ א עבודת ישר

ל רוב לכ ל ק יו א קורא

נו נ יך וח ד ל עב ה א פנ

ינו. ל שפוך רוחך ע

ינו ינ ה ע ינ חז ות

שובך לציון ברחמים. ב


תו לציון. המחזיר שכינ

Prayer is not a shout into an empty void answered only by its own echo. Prayer is the spirit within us reaching out to the Spirit of the universe, and prayer is that Spirit responding to us.

– Robert I. Kahn

God, where shall I find You? High and hidden is Your

place. And where shall I not find You? The world is full of Your Glory. I have sought Your nearness, and with

all my heart I have called to You; and going out to meet You, I found You coming toward me.

– Yehudah haLevi

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Hodaah Thanksgiving ה א הוד

Modim anachnu lach,

shaatah hu Adonai Eloheinu

vElohei avoteinu v’imoteinu

l’olam vaed.

Tzur chayeinu, magein yisheinu,

atah hu l’dor vador.

Nodeh l’cha un’sapeir t’hilatecha

al chayeinu ham’surim b’yadecha,

v’al nishmoteinu hap’kudot lach,

v’al nisecha sheb’chol yom imanu,

v’al niflotecha v’tovotecha

sheb’chol eit:

erev vavoker v’tzohorayim.

Hatov ki lo chalu rachamecha,

v’ham’rachem

ki lo tamu chasadecha

mei-olam kivinu lach.

We acknowledge with thanks

that You are Adonai, our God

and the God of our ancestors,

forever.

The Rock of our lives, the Shield of our salvation,

You are these in every generation.

Let us thank You and praise You—

for our lives which are in Your hand,

for our souls which are in Your care,

for Your miracles that are with us every day

and for Your wondrous deeds and favors

at every time of day:

evening, morning, and noon.

O Good One, whose mercies never end,

O Compassionate One,

whose kindness never fails,

we forever put our hope in You.

ך, חנו ל מודים אנ

ינו ה הוא יי אלה את ש

ינו ינו ואמות י אבות אלה ו

ד. ע ם ו לעול

נו ן ישע ג ינו, מ צור חי

דור. ה הוא לדור ו את

ך ת ר תהל ה לך ונספ נוד

ך, ד ינו המסורים בי על חי

ך, ינו הפקודות ל ועל נשמות

נו, ל יום עמ בכ יך ש ועל נס

יך יך וטובות ועל נפלאות

ת, ל ע בכ ש

ים. הר ר וצ ק ב ב ו ר ע

יך, לו רחמ הטוב כי לא כ

ם והמרח

יך, ד כי לא תמו חס

עול ך. מ ינו ל ם קו

V’al kulam yitbarach v’yitromam

shimcha, Malkeinu,

tamid l’olam vaed.

V’chol hachayim yoducha selah,

viy’hal’lu et shimcha be-emet.

HaEl y’shuateinu v’ezrateinu selah.


hatov shimcha

ul’cha naeh l’hodot.

For all these things,

let Your Name, O Sovereign,

be forever blessed and exalted.

O God, our Redeemer and Helper,

let all who live affirm You

and praise Your Name in truth.


Your Name is Goodness,

and You are worthy of thanksgiving.

רך ויתרומם ו ם יתב על כל

נו שמך מלכ

ד, ע ם ו מיד לעול ת

ה, ל וכל החיים יודוך ס

ת, וויהלל אמ ת שמך ב א

ה. ל נו ס ת זר נו וע ת ל ישוע א ה


הטוב שמך

ה להו א דות.ולך נ

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Shalom Peace לום ש

Shalom rav al Yisrael amcha

tasim l’olam,

ki atah hu Melech

Adon l’chol hashalom.

V’tov b’einecha

l’vareich et amcha Yisrael

b’chol eit uv’chol shaah

bish’lomecha.


ham’vareich et amo Yisrael

bashalom.

Abundant peace to Israel Your people—

grant it forever,

for You are the Sovereign

God of all peace.

May it be pleasing to You

to bless Your people Israel

in every season and every moment

with Your peace.


who blesses Your people Israel

with peace.

לום ב ש ל על ר א עמך ישר

שים ם ת , לעול

ה כי ך הוא את ל מ

דון ל א לום לכ . הש

יך וטוב ינ בע

ך ר ת לב ל עמך א א ישר

ל ת בכ ל ע ה ובכ ע ש

ך .בשלומ


ך ר ת המב לישר עמו א א

לום .בש

T’filot HaLev Prayers of the Heart ב תפלות הל Yih’yu l’ratzon imrei fi

v’hegyon libi l’fanecha,

Adonai, tzuri v’go-ali

May the words of my mouth

and the meditations of my heart be acceptable

Adonai, my rock and my redeemer.

י י־פ ון׀ אמר צ ו לר הי י

נ יך י לפ ון לב גי וה

י׃ י וגאל ה צור הו י

Oseh shalom bimromav,

Hu yaaseh shalom

aleinu v’al kol Yisrael,

v’imru: Amen.

May the One who creates peace on high

bring peace

to us and all Israel.

To which we say Amen.

יו, לום במרומ ה ש עש

לום ה ש הוא יעש

ל, א ל ישר ינו ועל כ ל ע

ן. מ ואמרו א

Great is peace, since all blessings are in it. Great is peace, since even in a time of war one should begin with peace. Great is peace, since the Holy One is called Peace.

– Leviticus Rabbah

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Mi Shebeirach Healing רך מי ב ש

♫ Mi Shebeirach ♫

(Debbie Friedman)

Mi shebeirach avoteinu

M’kor hab’rachah l’imoteinu

ינו רך אבות ב מי ש

ה ל כ ינומקור הבר אמות

May the source of strength who blessed the ones before us Help us find the courage to make our lives a blessing

And let us say, Amen.

Mi shebeirach imoteinu

M’kor hab’rachah laavoteinu

רך ב ינומי ש אמות

ה כ ינול מקור הבר אבות

Bless those in need of healing with r’fuah sh’leimah The renewal of body, the renewal of spirit

And let us say, Amen.

♫ El Na R’fa Na La ♫ (Debbie Friedman)

El na r’fa na lah. Please, God, please heal her. :ה א ל א נ א רפ ל נ א

And Moses cried,

“Heal Miriam!

Heal Miriam, this I pray!”

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Aleinu God’s Sovereignty ינו ל ע Aleinu l’shabei-ach

laadon hakol,

lateit g’dulah

l’yotzer b’reishit,

shelo asanu

k’goyei haaratzot,

v’lo samanu

k’mishp’chot haadamah;

shelo sam chelkeinu kahem,

v’goraleinu k’chol hamonam.

It is incumbent upon us to praise

the Sovereign of the universe,

and proclaim the greatness

of the Creator

who did not make us

like the nations of other lands,

who has set us apart

from the other families of the earth,

giving us a destiny

unique among the nations.

ח ינו לשב ל ע

לאדון הכל,

ה ת גדל ת ל

אשית, ר בר ליוצ

נו ש לא ע ש

צות, אר י ה כגוי

נו מ ולא ש

ה, כמש מ אד פחות ה

ם, ה נו כ לק ם ח לא ש ש

ם, ל המונ נו ככ ל וגר

Vaanachnu korim

umishtachavim umodim,

Lifnei Melech Malchei haM’lachim,

haKadosh Baruch Hu.

We bend the knee

and bow, acknowledging

the supreme Sovereign,


חנו כורעים ואנ

ומשתחוים ומודים,

כים, י המל ך מלכ ל י מ לפנ


And then all that has divided us will merge. And then compassion will be wedded to power And then softness will come to a world that is harsh and unkind. And then both men and women will be gentle. And then both women and men will be strong. And then no person will be subject to another’s will. And then all will be rich and free and varied. And then the greed of some will give way to the needs of many. And then all will share equally in the earth’s abundance. And then all will care for the sick and the weak and the old. And then all will nourish the young. And then all will cherish life’s creatures. And then all will live in harmony with each other and the earth. And then everywhere will be called Eden once again.

-Judy Chicago

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Shehu noteh shamayim

v’yosed aretz,

umoshav y’karo

bashamayim mimaal

ush’chinat uzo b’govhei m’romim.

Hu Eloheinu ein od,

emet Malkeinu efes zulato.

Kakatuv b’Torato,

V’yadata hayom

v’hasheivota el l’vavecha,

ki Adonai hu haElohim

bashamayim mimaal,

v’al haaretz mitachat, ein od.

For You spread out the heavens

and established the earth;

Your majestic abode is

in the heavens above

and Your mighty Presence is in the loftiest heights.

You are our God, there is none else.

In truth You are our Sovereign without compare,

as is written in Your Torah:

‘Know then this day

and take it to heart

that Adonai is surely God

in the heavens above and

on the earth below, there is none else.’

ים מ ה ש הוא נוט ש

ץ, ר ד א ויס

רו ומושב יק

על, ים ממ מ בש

י מרומים, בה ושכינת עזו בג

ין עוד. ינו א הוא אלה

פ נו, א ת מלכ תו, אמ ס זול

תו: תוב בתור ככ

דעת היום וי

ך, ב ל לב בת א והש

אלהים כי יי הוא ה

על, ים ממ מ בש

ין עוד. חת, א ץ מת ר א ועל ה

V’ne-emar: V’hayah Adonai

l’Melech al kol haaretz,

bayom hahu yih’yeh Adonai echad

ush’mo echad.

Thus it has been said: Adonai will be

Sovereign of all the earth.

On that day Adonai will be One

and God’s Name will be One.

ה יי י אמר, וה ונ

ץ, ר א ל ה ך על כ ל למ

ד, ח ה יי א ביום ההוא יהי

ד ח .ושמו א

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Kaddish Yatom Mourner’s Kaddish תום קדיש י

Yitgadal v’yitkadash

sh’mei raba

b’alma di v’ra

chirutei,

v’yamlich malchutei

b’chayeichon uv’yomeichon

uv’chayei d’chol beit Yisrael,

baagalah uviz’man kariv,

v’imru: Amen.

Y’hei sh’meih raba m’vorach

l’alam ul’almei almaya.

Yitbarach v’yishtabach v’yitpaar

v’yitromam v’yitnasei v’yit-hadar

v’yitaleh v’yit-halal

sh’meih d’kud’sha b’rich Hu,

L’eila min kol birchata v’shirata

tushb’chata v’nechemata

daamiran b’alma

v’imru: Amen.

Exalted and hallowed

be God’s great Name

in the world which God created,

according to plan.

May God’s majesty be revealed

in the days of our lifetime

and the life of all Israel—

speedily, imminently,

to which we say: Amen.

Blessed be God’s great Name

to all eternity.

Blessed, praised, honored,

exalted, extolled, glorified,

adored, and lauded be

the Name of the Holy Blessed One,

beyond all earthly words

and songs of blessing,

praise, and comfort.


יתגדל ויתקדש

א שמ ה רב

א א די בר למ בע

ה, כרעות

ה וימליך מלכות

יכון יכון וביומ בחי

ל, א ית ישר ל ב י דכ ובחי

ריב, א ובזמן ק ל בעג


רך א מב ה רב א שמ יה

א. למי י ע למ לם ולע לע

אר יתב רך וישתבח ויתפ

ר א ויתהד ויתרומם ויתנש

ל ה ויתהל ויתעל

א ה דקדש , בריך הוא שמ

א ת א ושיר ת ל ברכ א מן כ ל לע

א, ת חמ א ונ ת תשבח

א, למ ן בע דאמיר


Y’hei sh’lama raba

min sh’maya,

v’chayim aleinu

v’al kol Yisrael

v’imru: Amen.

May there be abundant peace

from heaven,

and life, for us

and all Israel.


א א רב מ א של יה

א, מן שמי

ינו ל וחיים ע

ל יש ל, ועל כ א ר

ןואמרו מ .א

Oseh shalom bimromav,

Hu yaaseh shalom

aleinu v’al kol Yisrael,

v’imru: Amen.

May the One who creates peace on high,

bring peace

to us and all Israel.


יו, לום במרומ ה ש עש

לום ה ש הוא יעש

ל ל, ע א ל ישר ינו ועל כ


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When I die give what’s left of me away To children and old men that wait to die.

And if you need to cry, Cry for your brother walking the street beside you.

And when you need me, put your arms around anyone And give them what you need to give to me.

I want to leave you something, Something better than words or sounds.

Look for me in the people I’ve known or loved, And if you cannot give me away,

At least let me live on your eyes and not on your mind.

You can love me most By letting hands touch hands,

By letting bodies touch bodies, And by letting go of children that need to be free.

Love doesn’t die, people do. So, when all that’s left of me is love,

Give me away.

-Merritt Malloy

There are stars up above, So far away you only see their light

Long, long after the star itself has gone. And so it is with the people that we loved— Their memories keep shining ever brightly

Though their time with us is done. But the stars that light up the darkest night,

These are the lights that guide us. As we live our days, these are the ways we remember.

-Hannah Senesh

Our thoughts turn to those who have departed this earth: our own loved ones, those whom our friends and neighbors have lost, the martyrs of our people whose graves are unmarked, and those of every race and nation whose lives have been a blessing to humanity. As we remember them, we meditate on the meaning of love and loss, of life and death.

-Robert I. Kahn

Adon Olam ם אדון עול

Adon olam asher malach

B’terem kol y’tzir nivra

L’eit nasa v’cheftzo kol

Azai melech sh’mo nikra

V’acharei kichlot hakol

L’vado yimloch nora

V’Hu hayah v’Hu hoveh

V’Hu yiy’heh b’tifarah

V’Hu echad v’ein sheini

L’hamshil Lo l’hachbirah

B’li reishit b’li tachlit

V’lo haoz v’hamisrah

V’Hu Eili v’chai go’ali

V’tzur chevli b’eit tzarah

V’Hu nisi umanos li

M’nat kosi b’yom ekra

B’yado afkid ruchi

B’eit ishan v’a-irah

V’im ruchi g’viati

Adonai li v’lo ira

You, our Eternal God, reigned

before any being had been created;

when all was done according to Your will,

then You were called Ruler.

And after all ceases to be,

You alone will rule in majesty.

You have been, are yet,

and will be in glory.

You are One; ther is no other

Who can compare to or consort with You.

You are without beginning, without end.

To You belong power and dominion.

And You are my God, my living Redeemer,

my Rock in times of trouble and distress.

You are my standard bearer and my refuge,

my benefactor when I call on You.

Into Your hands I entrust my spirit,

when I sleep and when I wake,

and with my spirit my body also;

Adonai is with me and I shall not fear.

לך, ר מ ם אש אדון עול

א. ל יציר נבר ם כ ר בט

פצו כל, ה בח ת נעש לע

א. ך שמו נקר ל אזי מ

י ככלות הכל, ואחר

א. לבדו ימלוך נור

ה, ה, והוא הו י והוא ה

ה ה. והוא יהי ר , בתפא

ני, ין ש ד וא ח והוא א

ה. יר להמשיל לו להחב

אשית בלי תכלית, בלי ר

ה. עז והמשר ולו ה

לי וחי גאלי, והוא א

ה. ר ת צ בלי בע וצור ח

נוס לי, והוא נסי ומ

א. קר ת כוסי ביום א מנ

דו אפקיד רוחי, בי

ה. בע יר ע ת אישן וא

תי, ועם רוחי גוי

א. יי לי ולא איר

Compiled by Rabbi Keren Gorban June 2013/Tammuz 5773

Updated March 2020/Adar 5780

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