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I offer thanks to You, living and eternal King, for You have mercifully restored my soul within me; Your faithfulness is great.

Blessed are You, L‑rd our G‑d, King of the universe, who has sanctified us with His commandments and commanded us concerning the washing of the hands.

Blessed are You, L‑rd our G‑d, King of the universe, who formed man with wisdom and created in him many openings and many cavities. It is revealed and known before the throne of Your glory that if one of them were to be blocked, or if one of them were to be opened, it would be impossible to survive even for a single hour. Blessed are You, L‑rd, who heals all flesh and performs wonders.

My G‑d, the soul which You have placed within me is pure. You created it, You formed it, You breathed it into me, and You preserve it within me; You will one day take it from me and restore it to me in the time to come. As long as the soul is within me, I give thanks before You, L‑rd my G‑d and G‑d of my fathers, Master of all works, L‑rd of all souls. Blessed are You, L‑rd, who restores souls to dead bodies.

Blessed are You, L‑rd our G‑d, King of the universe, who gives the rooster understanding to distinguish between day and night.

Blessed are You, L‑rd our G‑d, King of the universe, who opens the eyes of the blind.

Blessed are You, L‑rd our G‑d, King of the universe, who releases the bound.

Blessed are You, L‑rd our G‑d, King of the universe, who straightens the bent.

Blessed are You, L‑rd our G‑d, King of the universe, who clothes the naked.

Blessed are You, L‑rd our G‑d, King of the universe, who gives strength to the weary.

Blessed are You, L‑rd our G‑d, King of the universe, who spreads out the earth above the waters.

Blessed are You, L‑rd our G‑d, King of the universe, who prepares the steps of man.

Blessed are You, L‑rd our G‑d, King of the universe, who has provided me with all my needs.

Blessed are You, L‑rd our G‑d, King of the universe, who girds Israel with might.

Blessed are You, L‑rd our G‑d, King of the universe, who crowns Israel with splendor.

Blessed are You, L‑rd our G‑d, King of the universe, who has not made me a gentile.

Blessed are You, L‑rd our G‑d, King of the universe, who has not made me a slave.

Blessed are You, L‑rd our G‑d, King of the universe, who has not made me a woman.

Blessed are You, L‑rd our G‑d, King of the universe, who removes sleep from my eyes and slumber from my eyelids. And may it be Your will, L‑rd our G‑d and G‑d of our fathers, to accustom us to [study] Your Torah and to make us cleave to Your commandments. Do not bring us into the hands of sin, nor into the hands of transgression and iniquity, nor into the hands of temptation, nor into the hands of disgrace. Let not the evil inclination have mastery over us, and keep us far from a bad person and from a bad companion. Make us cleave to the good inclination and to good deeds, and compel our inclination to be subservient to You. Grant us, this day and every day, grace, kindness and mercy in Your eyes and in the eyes of all who see us, and bestow upon us bountiful kindnesses. Blessed are You, L‑rd, who bestows bountiful kindnesses upon His people Israel.

May it be Your will, L‑rd my G‑d and G‑d of my fathers, to protect me this day and every day from brazen men and from brazenness; from a bad person, from a bad companion, from a bad neighbor, and from a bad mishap; from the evil eye, from evil speech, from slander, from false testimony, from people's hatred, from false accusation, from unnatural death, from grave illnesses and from evil occurrences; from the destructive adversary, from a harsh judgment and from a harsh opponent in judgment, whether he is a member of the covenant or not; and from the judgment of Gehinnom.

Blessed are You, L‑rd our G‑d, King of the universe, who has sanctified us with His commandments and commanded us concerning the words of Torah.

L‑rd our G‑d, make the words of Your Torah pleasant in our mouth and in the mouth of all Your people, the House of Israel, so that we and our descendants, and the descendants of all Your people, the House of Israel, may all know Your Name and study Your Torah for its own sake. Blessed are You, L‑rd, who teaches Torah to His people Israel.

Blessed are You, L‑rd our G‑d, King of the universe, who has chosen us from among all the nations and given us His Torah. Blessed are You, L‑rd, who gives the Torah.

(Numbers 6:22-27)

The L‑rd spoke to Moses, saying:

Speak to Aharon and his sons, saying: Thus shall you bless the children of Israel; say to them:

May the L‑rd bless you and guard you.

May the L‑rd make His countenance shine upon you and be gracious to you.

May the L‑rd turn His countenance toward you and grant you peace.

And they shall set My Name upon the children of Israel, and I will bless them.

(Mishnah, Pe'ah 1:1)

These are the things that have no fixed measure: the corner of the field [left for the poor], the first fruits, the pilgrimage offering, acts of kindness, and the study of Torah.

(Shabbos 127a)

These are the things the fruits of which man enjoys in this world, while the principal remains for him in the World to Come. They are:

Honoring father and mother, acts of kindness, coming early to the house of study morning and evening, hospitality to guests, visiting the sick, providing for a bride, escorting the dead, concentration in prayer, and bringing peace between a person and his fellow and between husband and wife; and the study of Torah is equal to them all.

Blessed are You, L‑rd our G‑d, King of the universe, who has sanctified us with His commandments and commanded us concerning the mitzvah of tzitzis.

I hereby take upon myself the positive commandment of "Love your fellow as yourself." Leviticus 19:18

How goodly are your tents, Yaakov, your dwelling places, Israel. Numbers 24:5

And I, through Your abundant kindness, will come into Your House; I will bow down toward Your holy Sanctuary in awe of You. Psalms 5:8

And as for me, may my prayer to You, L‑rd, be at a favorable time; G‑d, in Your abundant kindness, answer me with the truth of Your deliverance. Psalms 69:14

Master of the world, who reigned before anything was created.

At the time when by His will all things were made, then was His Name proclaimed King.

And after all things have ceased to be, He, the Awesome One, will reign alone. He was, He is, and He will be in glory.

He is One, and there is no other to compare to Him, to consort with Him.

Without beginning, without end, His is the power and dominion.

He is my G‑d and my ever-living Redeemer, the strength of my lot in time of distress.

He is my banner and my refuge, my portion on the day I call.

Into His hand I entrust my spirit when I sleep and when I wake.

And with my soul, my body too; the L‑rd is with me, I shall not fear.

Our G‑d and G‑d of our fathers, remember us with a favorable remembrance before You, and be mindful of us with deliverance and mercy from the primeval, most exalted heavens. Remember for us, L‑rd our G‑d, the love of the ancients, Avraham, Yitzchak and Yisrael, Your servants; the covenant, the kindness and the oath that You swore to our father Avraham on Mount Moriah; and the binding, when he bound his son Yitzchak upon the altar, as it is written in Your Torah:

Genesis 22:1-19

And it came to pass after these events that G‑d tested Abraham, and said to him, "Abraham," and he answered, "Here I am."

And He said: Take, please, your son, your only one, whom you love, Yitzchak, and go to the land of Moriah, and bring him up there as a burnt-offering on one of the mountains which I will tell you.

Avraham rose early in the morning and saddled his donkey, and he took his two young men with him and his son Yitzchak; he split wood for the burnt-offering, and he rose and went to the place of which G‑d had told him.

On the third day Avraham lifted up his eyes and saw the place from afar.

And Abraham said to his young men, "Stay here with the donkey, and I and the lad will go yonder; we will prostrate ourselves and return to you."

And Abraham took the wood for the burnt-offering and placed it upon Isaac his son; he took in his hand the fire and the knife, and the two of them went together.

And Isaac spoke to Abraham his father and said, "My father." And he said, "Here I am, my son." And he said, "Here are the fire and the wood, but where is the lamb for the burnt-offering?"

And Avraham said: G‑d will see for Himself the lamb for the burnt-offering, my son. And the two of them went on together.

And they came to the place of which G‑d had told him, and Abraham built the altar there, arranged the wood, bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar upon the wood.

And Abraham stretched out his hand and took the knife to slaughter his son.

Then an angel of the L‑rd called to him from heaven and said: Avraham, Avraham! And he said: Here I am.

And he said, "Do not lay your hand upon the lad, nor do anything to him; for now I know that you are a G‑d-fearing man, since you have not withheld your son, your only one, from Me."

Avraham lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, a ram, after [this], caught in the thicket by its horns. Avraham went and took the ram and brought it up as a burnt-offering in place of his son.

And Abraham named that place "The L‑rd will see," as it is said to this day: "On the mount where the L‑rd is seen."

And an angel of the L‑rd called to Abraham a second time from heaven,

and said, "By Myself I swear, says the L‑rd, that because you have done this thing, and have not withheld your son, your only one,

I will surely bless you, and I will greatly multiply your descendants as the stars of the heavens and as the sand on the seashore; and your descendants shall inherit the gates of their enemies.

And through your descendants all the nations of the earth shall be blessed, because you have hearkened to My voice."

Then Abraham returned to his young men, and they rose and went together to Beer-Sheva; and Abraham dwelt in Beer-Sheva.

Master of the world, just as our father Avraham suppressed his compassion for his only son in order to do Your will with a whole heart, so may Your mercy suppress Your anger from upon us, and may Your mercy prevail over Your [other] attributes.

Deal with us, L‑rd our G‑d, with the attribute of kindness and the attribute of mercy, and go beyond the strict line of justice for us. In Your great goodness, may Your fierce anger turn away from Your people, from Your city, from Your land and from Your inheritance. Fulfill for us, L‑rd our G‑d, the promise You made to us in Your Torah through Moshe Your servant, from the mouth of Your glory, as it is said (Leviticus 26:42):

I will remember My covenant with Yaakov, and also My covenant with Yitzchak, and also My covenant with Avraham will I remember, and I will remember the land.

And it is said (Leviticus 26:44): And even so, when they are in the land of their enemies, I will not reject them nor abhor them so as to destroy them and break My covenant with them, for I am the L‑rd their G‑d.

And it is said (Leviticus 26:45): I will remember for them the covenant of the early generations, whom I brought out of the land of Egypt before the eyes of the nations, to be their G‑d; I am the L‑rd.

And it is said (Deuteronomy 30:3-5): The L‑rd your G‑d will bring back your captivity and have compassion on you, and He will gather you again from all the nations among which the L‑rd your G‑d has scattered you.

Even if your dispersed are at the ends of the heavens, from there the L‑rd your G‑d will gather you, and from there He will take you.

And the L‑rd your G‑d will bring you to the land which your fathers possessed, and you shall possess it; and He will do good to you and make you more numerous than your fathers.

And it is said (Isaiah 33:2): L‑rd, be gracious to us; we have hoped in You. Be their strength every morning, and our deliverance in time of distress.

And it is said (Jeremiah 30:7): It is a time of distress for Yaakov, yet he shall be saved from it.

And it is said (Isaiah 63:9): In all their distress He was distressed, and the angel of His presence saved them; in His love and His compassion He redeemed them, and He bore them and carried them all the days of old.

And it is said (Micah 7:18-20): Who is a G‑d like You, who forgives iniquity and passes over transgression for the remnant of His heritage? He does not retain His anger forever, for He desires kindness.

He will again have compassion on us; He will suppress our iniquities; and You will cast all their sins into the depths of the sea.

Grant truth to Yaakov, kindness to Avraham, as You swore to our fathers from days of old.

And it is said (Isaiah 56:7): I will bring them to My holy mountain and gladden them in My house of prayer; their burnt-offerings and their sacrifices will be accepted with favor on My altar, for My House shall be called a house of prayer for all the nations.

A person should always be G‑d-fearing in private as well as in public, acknowledge the truth, speak the truth in his heart, and rise early and say:

Master of all worlds, it is not on account of our righteous deeds that we lay our supplications before You, but on account of Your abundant mercy. What are we? What is our life? What is our kindness? What is our righteousness? What is our strength? What is our might? What can we say before You, L‑rd our G‑d and G‑d of our fathers? Are not all the mighty as nothing before You, men of renown as though they had never been, the wise as if without knowledge, and the understanding as if without intelligence? For most of their deeds are emptiness, and the days of their lives are vanity before You. The superiority of man over beast is nothing, for all is vanity.

except for the pure soul which is destined to give a judgment and accounting before the Throne of Your glory. And all the nations are as naught before You, as it is said: Behold, the nations are as a drop from a bucket, and are accounted as the dust on the scales; behold, the islands are like the fine dust that is blown away.

But we are Your people, the children of Your covenant, the children of Avraham who loved You, to whom You swore on Mount Moriah; the descendants of Yitzchak, his only son, who was bound upon the altar; the community of Yaakov, Your firstborn son, whom, because of the love with which You loved him and the joy with which You rejoiced in him, You named Israel and Yeshurun.

Therefore it is our duty to thank You, to praise You, to glorify You, to bless, to sanctify, and to offer praise and thanksgiving to Your Name. Happy are we! How good is our portion, how pleasant our lot, and how beautiful our heritage! Happy are we who, early and late, evening and morning, twice every day, declare:

Deuteronomy 6:4

Hear, O Israel, the L‑rd is our G‑d, the L‑rd is One.

Blessed be the name of the glory of His kingdom forever and ever.

Deuteronomy 6:5-9

You shall love the L‑rd your G‑d with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your might.

And these words which I command you today shall be upon your heart.

You shall teach them thoroughly to your children, and you shall speak of them when you sit in your house and when you walk on the way, when you lie down and when you rise.

You shall bind them as a sign upon your hand, and they shall be as tefillin between your eyes.

And you shall write them upon the doorposts of your house and upon your gates.

You were the same before the world was created; You are the same since the world was created; You are the same in this world, and You are the same in the World to Come. Sanctify Your Name in Your world through the people who sanctify Your Name. Through Your salvation, our King, exalt and raise up our strength, and save us soon for the sake of Your Name. Blessed is He who sanctifies His Name among the multitudes.

You are the L‑rd our G‑d in heaven and on earth and in the highest heavens of heavens. Truly, You are the first and You are the last, and besides You there is no G‑d.

Gather the dispersed who hope in You from the four corners of the earth. Let all who come into the world recognize and know that You alone are G‑d over all the kingdoms of the earth.

You have made the heavens and the earth, the sea and all that is in them. Who among all the works of Your hands, among the celestial or the terrestrial beings, can say to You, "What are You doing? What are You making?" Our Father in heaven, who lives and endures, deal with us in charity and kindness for the sake of Your great, mighty and awesome Name which is proclaimed over us; and fulfill for us, L‑rd our G‑d, that which You have promised us through Zephaniah Your seer, as it is said:

At that time I will bring you, and at that time I will gather you; for I will make you renowned and praised among all the nations of the earth, when I return your captivity before your eyes, says the L‑rd.

Leviticus 6:1-6

The L‑rd spoke to Moshe, saying: Command Aharon and his sons, saying: This is the law of the burnt-offering: it is the burnt-offering which shall remain on the altar's hearth all night until morning, and the fire of the altar shall be kept burning on it.

The Kohen shall put on his linen garment, and he shall put linen breeches upon his body; and he shall remove the ashes of the burnt-offering which the fire has consumed on the altar, and put them beside the altar.

Then he shall take off his garments and put on other garments, and carry the ashes outside the camp to a clean place.

The fire on the altar shall be kept burning on it, it shall not go out; the Kohen shall kindle wood on it every morning, arrange the burnt-offering upon it, and burn upon it the fats of the peace-offerings.

A perpetual fire shall be kept burning on the altar; it shall not go out.

May it be Your will, L‑rd our G‑d and G‑d of our fathers, to have compassion on us and pardon us for all our sins, grant us atonement for all our iniquities, and pardon and forgive us for all our transgressions; and that the Beis Hamikdash be rebuilt speedily in our days, so that we may offer before You the daily offering, that it may atone for us, as You have prescribed for us in Your Torah through Moshe Your servant, from the mouth of Your glory, as it is said:

Numbers 28:1-8

The L‑rd spoke to Moses, saying:

Command the children of Israel and say to them: My offering, My food for My fire-offerings, a pleasing odor to Me, you shall be careful to offer to Me at its appointed time.

And you shall say to them: This is the fire-offering which you shall bring to the L‑rd: two yearling male lambs without blemish, every day, as a daily burnt-offering.

You shall offer one lamb in the morning, and the other lamb you shall offer in the afternoon;

and a tenth of an ephah of fine flour for a meal-offering, mixed with a quarter of a hin of oil of crushed olives.

It is a daily burnt-offering, as was made at Mount Sinai, for a pleasing odor, a fire-offering to the L‑rd.

And its libation shall be a quarter of a hin for each lamb; in the Sanctuary you shall pour out a libation of strong wine to the L‑rd.

And the other lamb you shall offer in the afternoon; like the meal-offering of the morning and its libation you shall offer it, a fire-offering of pleasing odor to the L‑rd.

He shall slaughter it on the north side of the altar before the L‑rd, and the sons of Aharon, the Kohanim, shall sprinkle its blood all around upon the altar.

You are the L‑rd our G‑d and G‑d of our fathers, before whom our fathers burned the offering of incense when the Beis Hamikdash stood, as You commanded them through Moshe Your prophet, as it is written in Your Torah:

Exodus 30:34-36

The L‑rd said to Moses: Take for yourself spices:

balm, onycha, and galbanum; spices and pure frankincense; there shall be an equal weight of each.

And you shall make of it incense, a compound expertly blended, well mixed, pure and holy.

You shall grind some of it very fine, and put some of it before the Ark of Testimony in the Tent of Meeting, where I will meet with you; it shall be most holy to you.

And it is said (Exodus 30:7-8): Aharon shall burn upon it incense of fragrant spices every morning; when he cleans the lamps he shall burn it.

And when Aaron lights the lamps in the afternoon he shall burn it, a continual incense before the L‑rd throughout your generations.

Kerisos 6a; Jerusalem Talmud, Yoma ch. 4, halachah 5

The Rabbis have taught: How was the incense compounded?

The incense contained three hundred sixty-eight maneh: three hundred sixty-five corresponding to the number of days in the solar year — one maneh for each day, half in the morning and half in the afternoon — and three additional maneh, from which the Kohen Gadol would take his two handfuls [into the Holy of Holies] on Yom Kippur. On the day before Yom Kippur he would put them back into the mortar and grind them very thoroughly, so that it would be exceedingly fine. The incense contained eleven kinds of spices, and these are they:

(1) balm,

(2) onycha,

(3) galbanum,

(4) and frankincense, each weighing seventy maneh;

(5) myrrh,

(6) cassia,

(7) spikenard,

(8) and saffron, each weighing sixteen maneh;

(9) costus, twelve;

(10) aromatic bark, three;

(11) cinnamon, nine.

nine kavs of Carshina lye; three se'ahs and three kavs of Cyprus wine (if one has no Cyprus wine, he brings old white wine); a quarter kav of salt of Sodom; and a minute quantity of a herb that causes the smoke to rise.

Rabbi Nassan the Babylonian says: Also a minute quantity of Jordan amber. If one put honey into it, he rendered it unfit; and if he omitted any one of its spices, he is liable to the penalty of death.

Rabban Shimon ben Gamliel says: The balsam is nothing but a resin which exudes from the balsam trees. The lye of Carshina was used to rub on the onycha to make it beautiful; the Cyprus wine was used to soak the onycha in it to make its odor pungent. Though urine is well suited for this purpose, it is not brought into the Beis Hamikdash out of respect.

It has been taught, Rabbi Nassan says: While the Kohen was grinding the incense, the overseer would say, "Grind it fine, fine grind it," because the sound is beneficial for the spices. If one prepared it in half quantities, it was fit for use; but we have not heard whether this applies to a third or a quarter. Rabbi Yehudah said: This is the general rule: if it was made in its correct proportions, it is fit for use in half quantity; but if he omitted any one of its spices, he is liable to the penalty of death.

It has been taught, Bar Kappara says: Once every sixty or seventy years, the accumulated surplus amounted to half the yearly quantity. Bar Kappara further taught: Had a kortov of honey been mixed into it, no one could have stood its scent. Why then was honey not mixed into it? Because the Torah says: "For you shall not burn any leaven or any honey as a fire-offering to the L‑rd."

The L‑rd of hosts is with us; the G‑d of Yaakov is our everlasting stronghold.

The L‑rd of hosts is with us; the G‑d of Yaakov is our everlasting stronghold.

The L‑rd of hosts is with us; the G‑d of Yaakov is our everlasting stronghold.

L‑rd of hosts, happy is the man who trusts in You.

L‑rd of hosts, happy is the man who trusts in You.

L‑rd of hosts, happy is the man who trusts in You.

L‑rd, deliver us; may the King answer us on the day we call.

L‑rd, deliver us; may the King answer us on the day we call.

L‑rd, deliver us; may the King answer us on the day we call.

Then the offering of Yehudah and Jerusalem will be pleasing to the L‑rd as in the days of old and as in former years.

(Yoma 33a)

Abaye recounted the order of the altar service on the authority of the tradition, and in accordance with the view of Abba Shaul: The large wood pile was arranged before the secondary pile for the incense; the secondary pile for the incense preceded the placing of the two logs of wood; the placing of the two logs of wood preceded the removing of the ashes from the inner altar; the removing of the ashes from the inner altar preceded the cleaning of five lamps; the cleaning of the five lamps preceded the sprinkling of the blood of the daily offering; the sprinkling of the blood of the daily offering preceded the cleaning of the two remaining lamps; the cleaning of the two lamps preceded the burning of the incense; the incense preceded the burning of the limbs; the limbs preceded the meal-offering; the meal-offering preceded the pan-baked cakes; the pan-baked cakes preceded the libations; the libations preceded the Musaf offerings; the Musaf offerings preceded the frankincense in the bowls; and the bowls preceded the afternoon daily offering. For it is said: "He shall arrange the burnt-offering upon it and burn upon it the fats of the peace-offerings" — "upon it" all the offerings are to be completed.

We implore You, by the great power of Your right hand, release the captive. (אב"ג ית"ץ)

Accept the prayer of Your people; strengthen us, purify us, O Awesome One. (קר"ע שט"ן)

Mighty One, we beseech You, guard as the apple of the eye those who seek Your Oneness. (נג"ד יכ"ש)

Bless them, purify them; bestow upon them always the mercy of Your righteousness. (בט"ר צת"ג)

Powerful, Holy One, in Your abundant goodness, guide Your congregation. (חק"ב טנ"ע)

Only and Exalted One, turn to Your people who are mindful of Your holiness. (יג"ל פז"ק)

Accept our supplication and hear our cry, O Knower of secret thoughts. (שק"ו צי"ת)

Blessed be the name of the glory of His kingdom forever and ever.

Master of the worlds, You commanded us to offer the daily offering at its appointed time, and to burn the incense at its proper time, with the Kohanim at their service, the Levi'im on their platform, and the Israelites at their station. But now, because of our sins, the Beis Hamikdash is destroyed and the daily offering and the incense have ceased, and we have neither a Kohen at his service, nor a Levi on his platform, nor an Israelite at his station.

Therefore, may it be Your will, L‑rd our G‑d and G‑d of our fathers, that the utterance of our lips be considered, accepted and favored before You as if we had offered the daily offering at its appointed time, stood at its station, and burned the incense at its proper time, as it is said: Instead of bullocks we will offer [the prayer of] our lips.

And it is said: This is the law of the burnt-offering, of the meal-offering, of the sin-offering, of the guilt-offering, of the inauguration-offering, and of the peace-offering.

(Zevachim, chapter 5)

^[1] Which are the places of the offerings? The most holy offerings were slaughtered on the north side. The bullock and the he-goat of Yom Kippur were slaughtered on the north side, and their blood was received in a service vessel on the north side. Their blood required sprinkling between the staves of the Ark, upon the curtain, and upon the golden altar. The omission of any one of these sprinklings rendered the offering invalid. The remainder of the blood he would pour out on the western base of the outer altar; if he did not do so, however, the offering was not invalidated.

^[2] The bullocks and he-goats which were to be burned were slaughtered on the north side, and their blood was received in a service vessel on the north side. Their blood required sprinkling upon the curtain and upon the golden altar. The omission of any one of these sprinklings rendered the offering invalid. The remainder of the blood he would pour out on the western base of the outer altar; if he did not do so, however, the offering was not invalidated. Both these and those were burned in the place where the ashes were deposited.

^[3] Regarding the sin-offerings of the community and of the individual — these are the communal sin-offerings: the he-goats offered on Rosh Chodesh and on the festivals. They were slaughtered on the north side, and their blood was received in a service vessel on the north side. Their blood required four sprinklings, one on each of the four corners of the altar. How was it done? The Kohen ascended the ramp, turned to the ledge, and came to the southeast corner, then the northeast, then the northwest, then the southwest. The remainder of the blood he would pour out on the southern base. These offerings were eaten within the curtains of the courtyard, by the males of the priesthood, prepared in any manner, on the same day and the following night until midnight.

^[4] The burnt-offering was among the most holy offerings. It was slaughtered on the north side, and its blood was received in a service vessel on the north side. Its blood required two sprinklings which constituted four. It required flaying and dismembering, and was entirely consumed by the fire.

^[5] The communal peace-offerings and the guilt-offerings — these are the guilt-offerings: the guilt-offering for robbery; the guilt-offering for misappropriating sacred objects; the guilt-offering for violating a betrothed maidservant; the guilt-offering of a Nazirite; the guilt-offering of a leper; and the guilt-offering for a doubtful transgression. These were slaughtered on the north side, and their blood was received in a service vessel on the north side. Their blood required two sprinklings which constituted four. They were eaten within the curtains of the courtyard, by the males of the priesthood, prepared in any manner, on the same day and the following night until midnight.

^[6] The thanksgiving-offering and the ram of a Nazirite were offerings of lesser holiness. They were slaughtered anywhere in the Temple courtyard, and their blood required two sprinklings which constituted four. They were eaten anywhere in the city, by anyone, prepared in any manner, on the same day and the following night until midnight. The portions separated from them were subject to the same law, except that those portions were eaten only by the Kohanim, their wives, their children and their servants.

^[7] Peace-offerings were offerings of lesser holiness. They were slaughtered anywhere in the Temple courtyard, and their blood required two sprinklings which constituted four. They were eaten anywhere in the city, by anyone, prepared in any manner, during two days and the intervening night. The portions separated from them were subject to the same law, except that those portions were eaten only by the Kohanim, their wives, their children and their servants.

^[8] The firstborn offering, the tithe offering and the Pesach offering were offerings of lesser holiness. They were slaughtered anywhere in the Temple courtyard, and their blood required only one sprinkling, provided it was done above the base of the altar. They differed in the manner of their eating: the firstborn offering was eaten by the Kohanim, and the tithe offering by anyone. They were eaten anywhere in the city, prepared in any manner, during two days and the intervening night. The Pesach offering was eaten only at night, only until midnight, only by those registered for it, and only roasted.

(Toras Kohanim, beginning of Parshas Vayikra)

Rabbi Yishmael says: The Torah is expounded by means of thirteen rules:

^[1] An inference from a minor to a major case, or from a major to a minor case.

^[2] An inference from similarity of words.

^[3] By a general principle derived from one verse, and by a general principle derived from two verses.

^[4] A general statement followed by a specification.

^[5] A specification followed by a general statement.

^[6] When a general rule is followed by a specification and again by a general rule, you may infer only what is similar to the specification.

^[7] When a general rule requires a specification to clarify it, or a specification requires a general rule to clarify it.

^[8] Whenever something included in a general rule is singled out to teach something, it was not singled out to teach only about itself, but to teach about the entire general rule.

^[9] Whenever something included in a general rule is singled out to discuss a provision similar to the general rule, it is singled out to make it more lenient and not more stringent.

^[10] Whenever something included in a general rule is singled out to discuss a provision not similar to the general rule, it is singled out to make it both more lenient and more stringent.

^[11] Whenever something included in a general rule is singled out to be dealt with in a new matter, you cannot restore it to its general rule unless Scripture explicitly restores it to its general rule.

^[12] A matter explained by its context, and a matter explained by what follows it.

^[13] Likewise, two verses which contradict each other, until a third verse comes and reconciles them.

May it be Your will, L‑rd our G‑d and G‑d of our fathers, that the Beis Hamikdash be speedily rebuilt in our days, and grant us our portion in Your Torah.

Exalted and hallowed be His great Name. (Amen) Throughout the world which He has created according to His will. May He establish His kingship, bring forth His redemption and hasten the coming of His Moshiach. (Amen) In your lifetime and in your days and in the lifetime of the entire House of Israel, speedily and soon, and say, Amen. (Amen)

May His great Name be blessed forever and to all eternity. Blessed and praised, glorified, exalted and extolled, honored, adored and lauded be the Name of the Holy One, blessed be He. (Amen) Beyond all the blessings, hymns, praises and consolations that are uttered in the world; and say, Amen. (Amen)

Upon Israel, upon our Sages, upon their disciples, upon all the disciples of their disciples, and upon all those who occupy themselves with the Torah, here and everywhere, may there be for them and for you abundant peace, grace, kindness and mercy, long life, ample sustenance and deliverance from their Father in heaven; and say, Amen. (Amen)

May there be abundant peace from heaven, and a good life for us and for all Israel; and say, Amen. (Amen)

He who makes peace (During the Ten Days of Teshuvah: the peace) in His heavens, may He make peace for us and for all Israel; and say, Amen. (Amen)

(I Chronicles 16:8-36)

Give thanks to the L‑rd, proclaim His Name; make His deeds known among the nations.

Sing to Him, chant praises to Him; speak of all His wonders.

Glory in His holy Name; let the heart of those who seek the L‑rd rejoice.

Seek the L‑rd and His might; seek His countenance always.

Remember the wonders He has wrought, His miracles, and the judgments of His mouth,

O descendants of Israel His servant, children of Jacob, His chosen ones.

He is the L‑rd our G‑d; His judgments extend over the whole earth.

Remember His covenant forever, the word which He commanded to a thousand generations,

the covenant which He made with Abraham, and His oath to Isaac.

He established it for Jacob as a statute, for Israel as an everlasting covenant, saying:

"To you I will give the land of Canaan as the portion of your inheritance,"

when you were but few in number, very few, and strangers in it.

And they wandered from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another people.

He permitted no man to wrong them, and admonished kings for their sake:

"Do not touch My anointed ones, and do not harm My prophets."

Sing to the L‑rd, all the earth; proclaim His deliverance from day to day.

Recount His glory among the nations, His wonders among all the peoples.

For the L‑rd is great and highly praised; He is awesome above all gods.

For all the gods of the nations are idols (pause) but the L‑rd made the heavens.

Majesty and splendor are before Him, strength and joy are in His place.

Render to the L‑rd, O families of nations, render to the L‑rd honor and strength.

Render to the L‑rd the honor due to His Name; bring an offering and come before Him; bow down to the L‑rd in resplendent holiness.

Tremble before Him, all the earth; indeed, the world is firmly established that it cannot falter.

The heavens will rejoice and the earth will exult; and they will proclaim among the nations, "The L‑rd reigns!"

The sea and its fullness will roar; the field and everything in it will rejoice.

Then the trees of the forest will sing before the L‑rd, for He has come to judge the earth.

Give thanks to the L‑rd for He is good, for His kindness is everlasting.

And say: Save us, G‑d of our salvation, gather us and rescue us from among the nations, to give thanks to Your holy Name and to glory in Your praise.

Blessed is the L‑rd, the G‑d of Israel, to all eternity; and all the people said, "Amen," and "Praise the L‑rd."

Exalt the L‑rd our G‑d and bow down at His footstool; He is holy.

Exalt the L‑rd our G‑d and bow down at His holy mountain, for the L‑rd our G‑d is holy.

And He, being compassionate, pardons iniquity and does not destroy; time and again He turns away His anger and does not arouse all His wrath.

May You, L‑rd, not withhold Your mercies from me; may Your kindness and truth constantly guard me.

L‑rd, remember Your mercies and Your kindnesses, for they have existed forever.

Ascribe strength to G‑d, whose majesty is over Israel and whose might is in the heavens.

You are awesome, G‑d, from Your Sanctuary; it is the G‑d of Israel who gives strength and power to the people; blessed is G‑d.

G‑d of retribution, O L‑rd; G‑d of retribution, reveal Yourself!

Arise, Judge of the earth; render to the arrogant their recompense.

Deliverance is the L‑rd's; may Your blessing be upon Your people, Selah.

The L‑rd of hosts is with us; the G‑d of Yaakov is our everlasting stronghold.

L‑rd of hosts, happy is the man who trusts in You.

L‑rd, deliver us; may the King answer us on the day we call.

Deliver Your people and bless Your inheritance; tend them and exalt them forever.

Our soul yearns for the L‑rd; He is our help and our shield.

For our heart rejoices in Him, for we trust in His holy Name.

May Your kindness, L‑rd, be upon us, as we have placed our hope in You.

Show us, L‑rd, Your kindness, and grant us Your deliverance.

Arise, be our help, and redeem us for the sake of Your kindness.

I am the L‑rd your G‑d who brought you up from the land of Egypt; open your mouth wide and I will fill it.

Happy is the people whose lot is thus; happy is the people whose G‑d is the L‑rd.

I have placed my trust in Your kindness; my heart will rejoice in Your deliverance. I will sing to the L‑rd, for He has dealt kindly with me.

(Psalm 30)

A Psalm, a song for the dedication of the House, by David.

I exalt You, L‑rd, for You have uplifted me, and did not let my enemies rejoice over me.

L‑rd my G‑d, I cried out to You, and You healed me.

L‑rd, You have brought up my soul from the grave; You have kept me alive, that I should not descend into the pit.

Sing to the L‑rd, you His pious ones, and give thanks to His holy Name.

For His wrath is but for a moment, when there is His favor there is life; weeping may tarry for the night, but in the morning there is joy.

In my security I said, "I shall never falter."

L‑rd, by Your favor You established my mountain as a stronghold; when You concealed Your face, I was terrified.

To You, L‑rd, I called, and to my L‑rd I appealed.

What profit is there in my death, in my going down to the grave? Will the dust praise You? Will it declare Your truth?

Hear, L‑rd, and be gracious to me; L‑rd, be a help to me.

You have turned my mourning into dancing for me; You have loosened my sackcloth and girded me with joy.

So that my soul may sing to You and not be silent; L‑rd my G‑d, I will thank You forever.

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The L‑rd is King, the L‑rd was King, the L‑rd will be King forever and ever.

The L‑rd is King, the L‑rd was King, the L‑rd will be King forever and ever.

The L‑rd shall be King over the whole earth; on that day the L‑rd shall be One and His Name One.

Deliver us, L‑rd our G‑d, and gather us from among the nations, to give thanks to Your holy Name and to glory in Your praise.

Blessed is the L‑rd, the G‑d of Israel, to all eternity, and let all the people say, "Amen." Praise the L‑rd.

Let every soul praise the L‑rd. Praise the L‑rd.

(Psalm 67)

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

May G‑d be gracious to us and bless us;

may He make His countenance shine upon us forever,

to make known Your deliverance among all the nations.

The nations will extol You, O G‑d; all the nations will extol You.

The nations will rejoice and sing for joy, for You will judge the peoples justly, and guide the nations on earth, Selah.

The nations will extol You, O G‑d; all the nations will extol You.

The earth has yielded its produce; may G‑d, our G‑d, bless us.

May G‑d bless us, and may all the ends of the earth fear Him.

For the sake of the union of the Holy One, blessed be He, and His Shechinah, to unify the Name Yud-Hei with Vav-Hei in perfect unity, in the name of all Israel.

Blessed is He who spoke, and the world came into being;

blessed is He;

Blessed is He who says and does,

Blessed is He who decrees and fulfills,

Blessed is He who makes the creation,

Blessed is He who has compassion on the earth,

Blessed is He who has compassion on the creatures,

Blessed is He who grants a good reward to those who fear Him,

Blessed is He who lives forever and exists eternally,

Blessed is He who redeems and saves,

blessed is His Name.

Blessed are You, L‑rd our G‑d, King of the universe, the G‑d, the merciful Father, who is extolled by the mouth of His people, lauded and glorified by the tongue of His pious ones and servants and by the songs of David Your servant. We will extol You, L‑rd our G‑d, with praises and songs; we will exalt You, laud You, glorify You, proclaim You King, and make mention of Your Name, our King, our G‑d, the Only One, Life of all the worlds, the King who is lauded and glorified forever, His great Name. Blessed are You, L‑rd, King who is extolled with praises.

The following psalm is omitted on Erev Pesach, Chol HaMoed Pesach, and Erev Yom Kippur.

(Psalm 100)

A Psalm of thanksgiving.

Shout to the L‑rd, all the earth. Serve the L‑rd with joy; come before Him with exultation.

Know that the L‑rd is G‑d; He has made us and we are His, His people and the sheep of His pasture.

Enter His gates with thanksgiving, His courtyards with praise; give thanks to Him, bless His Name. For the L‑rd is good; His kindness is everlasting, and His faithfulness is for all generations.

May the glory of the L‑rd endure forever; may the L‑rd rejoice in His works.

May the Name of the L‑rd be blessed from now and to all eternity.

From the rising of the sun to its setting, the L‑rd's Name is praised.

The L‑rd is high above all nations; His glory is above the heavens.

L‑rd, Your Name is forever; L‑rd, Your remembrance is throughout all generations.

The L‑rd has established His throne in heaven, and His kingship has dominion over all.

The heavens will rejoice and the earth will exult; and they will proclaim among the nations, "The L‑rd reigns!"

The L‑rd is King, the L‑rd was King, the L‑rd will be King forever and ever.

The L‑rd is King forever and ever; the nations have vanished from His land.

The L‑rd has annulled the counsel of nations; He has foiled the designs of peoples.

Many are the thoughts in the heart of man, but it is the counsel of the L‑rd that will prevail.

The counsel of the L‑rd stands forever, the thoughts of His heart throughout all generations.

For He spoke, and it came to be; He commanded, and it endured.

For the L‑rd has chosen Zion; He desired it for His habitation.

For G‑d has chosen Jacob for Himself, Israel as His treasure.

For the L‑rd will not abandon His people, nor forsake His inheritance.

And He, being compassionate, pardons iniquity and does not destroy; time and again He turns away His anger and does not arouse all His wrath.

L‑rd, deliver us; may the King answer us on the day we call.

Happy are those who dwell in Your House; they will yet praise You forever.

Happy is the people whose lot is thus; happy is the people whose G‑d is the L‑rd.

A psalm of praise by David: I will exalt You, my G‑d the King, and bless Your Name forever and ever.

Every day I will bless You, and extol Your Name forever and ever.

The L‑rd is great and highly extolled, and there is no limit to His greatness.

One generation to another will laud Your works, and tell of Your mighty acts.

I will speak of the splendor of Your glorious majesty and of Your wondrous deeds.

They will proclaim the might of Your awesome acts, and I will recount Your greatness.

They will express the remembrance of Your abounding goodness, and sing of Your righteousness.

The L‑rd is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and of great kindness.

The L‑rd is good to all, and His mercies extend over all His works.

L‑rd, all Your works will give thanks to You, and Your pious ones will bless You.

They will declare the glory of Your kingdom, and tell of Your might,

to make known to men His mighty acts, and the glorious majesty of His kingdom.

Your kingship is a kingship over all worlds, and Your dominion is throughout all generations.

The L‑rd supports all who fall, and straightens all who are bent.

The eyes of all look expectantly to You, and You give them their food at the proper time.

You open Your hand and satisfy the desire of every living thing.

The L‑rd is righteous in all His ways, and benevolent in all His deeds.

The L‑rd is close to all who call upon Him, to all who call upon Him in truth.

He fulfills the desire of those who fear Him, hears their cry and delivers them.

The L‑rd watches over all who love Him, and will destroy all the wicked.

My mouth will utter the praise of the L‑rd, and let all flesh bless His holy Name forever and ever.

And we will bless the L‑rd from now to eternity. Praise the L‑rd.

(Psalm 146)

Praise the L‑rd! Praise the L‑rd, O my soul.

I will praise the L‑rd with my life; I will sing to my G‑d while I exist.

Do not put your trust in nobles, nor in mortal man who has not the power to save.

When his spirit departs, he returns to his earth; on that very day his plans come to naught.

Happy is he whose help is the G‑d of Jacob, whose hope rests upon the L‑rd his G‑d,

who made the heavens and the earth, the sea and all that is in them; who keeps His promise forever;

who renders justice to the oppressed, who gives food to the hungry; the L‑rd releases the bound.

The L‑rd opens the eyes of the blind; the L‑rd straightens those who are bowed down; the L‑rd loves the righteous.

The L‑rd watches over the strangers; He gives strength to the orphan and widow; and He thwarts the way of the wicked.

The L‑rd shall reign forever; your G‑d, O Zion, throughout all generations. Praise the L‑rd.

(Psalm 147)

Praise the L‑rd! For it is good to sing to our G‑d, for it is pleasant; praise befits Him.

The L‑rd is the rebuilder of Jerusalem; He will gather the dispersed of Israel.

He heals the broken-hearted, and binds up their wounds.

He counts the number of the stars; He calls each of them by name.

Great is our Master and abounding in might; His understanding is beyond reckoning.

The L‑rd heartens the humble; He casts the wicked down to the ground.

Lift your voices to the L‑rd in gratitude; sing to our G‑d with the harp.

He covers the heavens with clouds; He prepares rain for the earth, and makes grass grow upon the mountains.

He gives the animals their food, and the young ravens which cry out.

He does not desire the strength of the horse, nor does He favor the legs of man.

The L‑rd favors those who fear Him, those who hope in His kindness.

Praise the L‑rd, O Jerusalem; Zion, extol your G‑d.

For He has strengthened the bolts of your gates; He has blessed your children in your midst.

He has made peace within your borders; He satisfies you with the finest of wheat.

He sends His command to the earth; His word runs swiftly.

He gives snow like wool; He scatters frost like ashes.

He hurls His ice like crumbs; who can withstand His cold?

He sends forth His command and melts them; He causes His wind to blow, and the waters flow.

He tells His words to Jacob, His statutes and ordinances to Israel.

He has not done so for any other nation, and they do not know His ordinances. Praise the L‑rd!

(Psalm 148)

Praise the L‑rd! Praise the L‑rd from the heavens; praise Him in the heights.

Praise Him, all His angels; praise Him, all His hosts.

Praise Him, sun and moon; praise Him, all the shining stars.

Praise Him, heavens of heavens, and the waters that are above the heavens.

Let them praise the Name of the L‑rd, for He commanded and they were created.

He has established them forever, for all time; He issued a decree, and it shall not be transgressed.

Praise the L‑rd from the earth, sea-monsters and all the depths;

fire and hail, snow and vapor, stormy wind carrying out His command;

the mountains and all hills, fruit-bearing trees and all cedars;

the beasts and all cattle, creeping things and winged fowl;

kings of the earth and all nations, rulers and all judges of the land;

young men as well as maidens, old men together with youths.

Let them praise the Name of the L‑rd, for His Name alone is sublime; His majesty is over the earth and heavens.

He has raised the glory of His people, the praise of all His pious ones, of the children of Israel, the people close to Him. Praise the L‑rd!

(Psalm 149)

Praise the L‑rd! Sing to the L‑rd a new song, His praise in the assembly of the pious.

Let Israel rejoice in its Maker; let the children of Zion delight in their King.

Let them praise His Name with dancing; let them sing to Him with the drum and harp.

For the L‑rd desires His people; He adorns the humble with salvation.

Let the pious exult in glory; let them sing upon their beds.

Let the exaltation of G‑d be in their throat, and a double-edged sword in their hand,

to bring retribution upon the nations, punishment upon the peoples;

to bind their kings with chains, and their nobles with iron fetters;

to execute upon them the prescribed judgment; it shall be a glory for all His pious ones. Praise the L‑rd!

(Psalm 150)

Praise the L‑rd! Praise G‑d in His holiness; praise Him in the firmament of His strength.

Praise Him for His mighty acts; praise Him according to His abundant greatness.

Praise Him with the call of the shofar; praise Him with harp and lyre.

Praise Him with drum and dance; praise Him with stringed instruments and flute.

Praise Him with resounding cymbals; praise Him with clanging cymbals.

Let every soul praise the L‑rd. Praise the L‑rd.

Let every soul praise the L‑rd. Praise the L‑rd.

Blessed is the L‑rd forever, Amen and Amen.

Blessed is the L‑rd from Zion, who dwells in Jerusalem; praise the L‑rd.

Blessed is the L‑rd G‑d, the G‑d of Israel, who alone performs wonders.

Blessed is His glorious Name forever, and may the whole earth be filled with His glory, Amen and Amen.

(I Chronicles 29:10-13)

And David blessed the L‑rd in the presence of all the assembly, and David said: Blessed are You, L‑rd, the G‑d of Israel our father, forever and ever.

Yours, L‑rd, is the greatness, the power, the glory, the victory, and the majesty; for all that is in heaven and on earth is Yours.

Yours, L‑rd, is the kingship, and You are exalted as Head over all.

Wealth and honor come from You, and You rule over all; in Your hand are strength and power, and it is in Your hand to make great and to give strength to all.

And now, our G‑d, we thank You and praise Your glorious Name.

(Nehemiah 9:5-11)

Let them bless Your glorious Name, which is exalted above all blessing and praise.

You alone are the L‑rd. You made the heavens, the heaven of heavens and all their hosts, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them, and You give life to them all; and the hosts of heaven bow down to You.

You are the L‑rd G‑d who chose Abram, brought him out of Ur Kasdim, and made his name Abraham.

And You found his heart faithful before You.

And You made the covenant with him to give the land of the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Amorite, the Perizzite, the Jebusite and the Girgashite, to give it to his descendants; and You have fulfilled Your words, for You are righteous.

You saw the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, and You heard their cry at the Sea of Reeds.

You performed signs and wonders upon Pharaoh, upon all his servants and upon all the people of his land, for You knew that they had dealt wickedly against them; and You made a name for Yourself as on this day.

You split the sea before them, and they passed through the midst of the sea on dry land; and their pursuers You cast into the depths, like a stone into mighty waters.

(Exodus 14:30 – 15:19)

On that day the L‑rd saved Israel from the hand of Egypt, and Israel saw the Egyptians dead on the seashore.

Israel saw the great hand which the L‑rd wielded against Egypt, and the people feared the L‑rd, and they believed in the L‑rd and in His servant Moses.

Then Moses and the children of Israel sang this song to the L‑rd, and they said: I will sing to the L‑rd, for He is most exalted; the horse and its rider He cast into the sea.

The L‑rd is my strength and my song, and He has been my salvation; this is my G‑d and I will glorify Him, the G‑d of my father and I will exalt Him. The L‑rd is a Master of war; the L‑rd is His Name.

Pharaoh's chariots and his army He cast into the sea, and his chosen captains were drowned in the Sea of Reeds.

The depths covered them; they sank into the deep like a stone.

Your right hand, L‑rd, is glorious in power; Your right hand, L‑rd, shatters the enemy.

In Your great majesty You tear down those who rise against You; You send forth Your wrath, it consumes them like straw.

With the breath of Your nostrils the waters piled up; the flowing waters stood upright like a wall; the depths congealed in the heart of the sea.

The enemy said: I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; my desire shall be sated with them; I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them.

You blew with Your wind, the sea covered them; they sank like lead in the mighty waters.

Who is like You among the mighty, L‑rd? Who is like You, glorious in holiness, awesome in praises, doing wonders!

You stretched out Your right hand, the earth swallowed them.

In Your lovingkindness You led the people You redeemed; You guided them in Your strength to Your holy abode.

Nations heard and trembled; terror seized the inhabitants of Philistia.

Then the chiefs of Edom were terrified; trembling seized the mighty men of Moab; all the inhabitants of Canaan melted away.

Dread and fear fell upon them; by the greatness of Your arm they became still as a stone, until Your people passed over, L‑rd, until this people which You acquired passed over.

You will bring them and plant them on the mount of Your inheritance, the place You, L‑rd, have made for Your dwelling, the Sanctuary, my L‑rd, which Your hands established.

The L‑rd will reign forever and ever.

The L‑rd will reign forever and ever.

The L‑rd, His kingship is established forever and to all eternity.

For Pharaoh's horses, with his chariots and his horsemen, went into the sea, and the L‑rd brought back the waters of the sea upon them; and the children of Israel walked on dry land in the midst of the sea.

For kingship is the L‑rd's, and He rules over the nations.

And deliverers shall go up to Mount Zion to judge the mount of Esau, and the kingship shall be the L‑rd's.

And the L‑rd shall be King over all the earth; on that day the L‑rd shall be One and His Name One.

May Your Name be praised forever, our King, the G‑d, the great and holy King in heaven and on earth; for to You, L‑rd our G‑d and G‑d of our fathers, it is fitting forever to render song and praise, hymn and melody, strength and dominion, victory, greatness and might, praise and glory, holiness and sovereignty,

blessings and thanksgivings to Your great and holy Name; from the beginning to the end of the world You are G‑d.

Blessed are You, L‑rd, G‑d, King, great and extolled with praises, G‑d of thanksgivings, Master of wonders, Creator of all souls, Master of all works, who takes pleasure in songs of praise; the only King, Life of all the worlds.

Exalted and hallowed be His great Name. (Amen) Throughout the world which He has created according to His will. May He establish His kingship, bring forth His redemption and hasten the coming of His Moshiach. (Amen) In your lifetime and in your days and in the lifetime of the entire House of Israel, speedily and soon, and say, Amen. (Amen)

May His great Name be blessed forever and to all eternity. Blessed and praised, glorified, exalted and extolled, honored, adored and lauded be the Name of the Holy One, blessed be He. (Amen) Beyond all the blessings, hymns, praises and consolations that are uttered in the world; and say, Amen. (Amen)

Bless the L‑rd who is blessed.

Blessed be the L‑rd who is blessed for all eternity.

[BLESSINGS OF THE SHEMA]

Blessed are You, L‑rd our G‑d, King of the universe, who forms light and creates darkness, who makes peace and creates all things.

In mercy He gives light to the earth and to those who dwell on it, and in His goodness He renews each day, continuously, the work of creation.

How manifold are Your works, L‑rd! You have made them all with wisdom; the earth is full of Your possessions.

The King who alone is exalted from the beginning, praised, glorified and extolled since days of old.

Eternal G‑d, in Your abounding mercies have compassion on us, Master of our strength, Rock of our stronghold, Shield of our salvation, be a stronghold for us.

The blessed G‑d, great in knowledge, prepared and made the rays of the sun; the Beneficent One fashioned glory for His Name; He placed luminaries around His might; His chief hosts are holy beings who exalt the Almighty, constantly recounting the glory of G‑d and His holiness.

Be blessed, L‑rd our G‑d, in the heavens above and on the earth below, for all the praiseworthy work of Your hands, and for the light‑giving luminaries which You created; may they glorify You forever.

Be blessed forever, our Rock, our King and our Redeemer, Creator of holy beings; praised be Your Name forever, our King, Creator of ministering angels, whose ministering angels all stand in the heights of the universe and proclaim in awe, together, aloud, the words of the living G‑d and eternal King.

They are all beloved, all pure, all mighty, all holy, and all perform with awe and reverence the will of their Maker.

And they all open their mouths in holiness and purity, with song and melody, and bless and praise, glorify and revere, sanctify and proclaim the sovereignty of

the Name of G‑d, the great, mighty and awesome King, holy is He.

They all take upon themselves the yoke of the kingdom of heaven, one from the other, and grant permission to one another with love to sanctify their Creator with tranquil spirit, with clear speech and with holy melody.

All as one exclaim in awe and say with reverence:

Holy, holy, holy is the L‑rd of hosts; the whole earth is full of His glory.

And the Ofanim and the holy Chayos, with a mighty sound, rise toward the Seraphim, and facing them they give praise and say:

Blessed be the glory of the L‑rd from its place.

To the blessed G‑d they offer melodies; to the King, the living and eternal G‑d, they utter hymns and make their praises heard. For He alone is exalted and holy, performs mighty deeds, makes new things, is Master of battles, sows righteousness, makes salvation flourish, creates healing, is awesome in praises, Master of wonders, who in His goodness renews each day, continuously, the work of creation; as it is said: [Give thanks] to Him who makes the great lights, for His kindness is everlasting.

Blessed are You, L‑rd, who forms the luminaries.

With everlasting love have You loved us, L‑rd our G‑d; with great and abundant compassion have You pitied us.

Our Father, our King,

For the sake of Your great Name, and for the sake of our fathers who trusted in You and whom You taught the laws of life to do Your will with a perfect heart, so be gracious to us and teach us.

Our Father, merciful Father, who is compassionate, have mercy on us, and put into our hearts understanding to comprehend and to discern, to hear, to learn and to teach, to observe, to do and to fulfill all the words of the teachings of Your Torah with love.

Enlighten our eyes in Your Torah, attach our hearts to Your mitzvos, and unite our hearts to love and fear Your Name, and may we never be put to shame, nor be disgraced, nor stumble, forever and ever.

For we trust in Your holy, great and awesome Name; we will rejoice and be glad in Your salvation.

May Your mercies, L‑rd our G‑d, and Your abounding kindnesses never forsake us.

Hasten and bring upon us blessing and peace speedily, and bring us in peace from the four corners of the earth; break the yoke of the nations from upon our neck, and lead us speedily, upright, to our land. For You are G‑d who performs acts of deliverance, and You have chosen us from among every people and tongue, and You have, in love, brought us near, our King, to Your great Name, to give thanks to You, to proclaim Your Oneness, and to love Your Name.

Blessed are You, L‑rd, who chooses His people Israel with love.

Hear, O Israel, the L‑rd is our G‑d, the L‑rd is One.

Blessed be the name of the glory of His kingdom forever and ever.

You shall love the L‑rd your G‑d with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your might.

And these words which I command you today shall be upon your heart.

You shall teach them thoroughly to your children, and you shall speak of them when you sit in your house and when you walk on the way, when you lie down and when you rise.

You shall bind them as a sign upon your hand, and they shall be as tefillin between your eyes.

And you shall write them upon the doorposts of your house and upon your gates.

(Deuteronomy 11:13-21)

And it will be, if you will diligently obey My commandments which I command you this day, to love the L‑rd your G‑d and to serve Him with all your heart and with all your soul,

I will give rain for your land at the proper time, the early rain and the late rain, and you will gather in your grain, your wine and your oil.

And I will give grass in your fields for your cattle, and you will eat and be sated.

Take care lest your heart be lured away, and you turn astray and worship other gods and bow down to them.

For then the L‑rd's wrath will flare up against you, and He will close the heavens so that there will be no rain and the earth will not yield its produce, and you will swiftly perish from the good land which the L‑rd gives you.

Therefore, place these words of Mine upon your heart and upon your soul, and bind them as a sign upon your hand, and they shall be as tefillin between your eyes.

You shall teach them to your children, to speak of them when you sit in your house and when you walk on the way, when you lie down and when you rise.

And you shall write them upon the doorposts of your house and upon your gates,

so that your days and the days of your children may be prolonged on the land which the L‑rd swore to your fathers to give them, as long as the heavens are above the earth.

(Numbers 15:37-41)

The L‑rd spoke to Moses, saying:

Speak to the children of Israel and tell them to make for themselves tzitzis on the corners of their garments throughout their generations, and to attach a thread of blue on the tzitzis of each corner.

They shall be to you as tzitzis, and you shall look upon them and remember all the commandments of the L‑rd and fulfill them, and you will not follow after your heart and after your eyes, after which you go astray,

so that you may remember and fulfill all My commandments and be holy to your G‑d.

I am the L‑rd your G‑d who brought you out of the land of Egypt to be your G‑d; I am the L‑rd your G‑d.

True and certain, established and enduring, upright and faithful.

beloved and cherished, delightful and pleasant, awesome and mighty, well‑ordered and acceptable, good and beautiful is this matter to us forever and ever.

It is true that the eternal G‑d is our King, the Rock of Yaakov, the Shield of our deliverance. He endures throughout all generations; His Name endures and His throne is established; His kingship and His faithfulness endure forever. His words are living and enduring, faithful and desirable for ever and to all eternity, for our fathers and for us, for our children and for our generations, and for all the generations of the seed of Israel, Your servants.

For the early generations and for the later ones, this is a good and enduring matter, in truth and faithfulness, a law that will not pass away.

True, You are the L‑rd our G‑d and the G‑d of our fathers, our King and the King of our fathers, our Redeemer and the Redeemer of our fathers, our Rock, the Rock of our salvation, our Deliverer and Rescuer; this has always been Your Name, and there is no G‑d besides You, forever.

You have always been the help of our fathers, a shield and a savior for them and for their children after them in every generation.

Your abode is in the heights of the universe, and Your judgments and Your righteousness extend to the ends of the earth.

True, happy is the man who heeds Your commandments, and takes Your Torah and Your word to heart.

True, You are the Master of Your people and a mighty King to wage their battles, for fathers and sons.

True, You are the first and You are the last, and besides You we have no King, Redeemer and Savior.

True, You redeemed us from Egypt, L‑rd our G‑d, and freed us from the house of bondage.

All their firstborn You slew, but Israel, Your firstborn, You redeemed; You split the Sea of Reeds for them, drowned the wicked, and brought the beloved ones across, and the waters covered their foes;

not one of them was left. For this, the beloved ones praised and exalted G‑d; the cherished ones offered hymns, songs and praises, blessings and thanksgivings to the King, the living and enduring G‑d.

High and exalted, great and awesome, He humbles the haughty to the ground and raises the lowly on high; He frees the captives, redeems the humble, helps the poor, and answers His people Israel when they cry out to Him.

Praises to the Most High G‑d, their Redeemer; blessed is He and He is blessed. Moses and the children of Israel sang a song to You with great joy, and they all said:

Who is like You among the mighty, O L‑rd! Who is like You, glorious in holiness, awesome in praises, performing wonders!

With a new song the redeemed praised Your great Name at the seashore; all together they gave thanks, acknowledged Your sovereignty, and said:

The L‑rd shall reign forever and ever.

And it is said: Our Redeemer, the L‑rd of hosts is His Name, the Holy One of Israel.

Blessed are You, L‑rd, who redeemed Israel.

My L‑rd, open my lips, and my mouth shall declare Your praise.

Blessed are You, L‑rd our G‑d and G‑d of our fathers, G‑d of Abraham, G‑d of Isaac and G‑d of Jacob, the great, mighty and awesome G‑d, exalted G‑d, who bestows bountiful kindness, who creates all things, who remembers the piety of the Patriarchs, and who, in love, brings a redeemer to their children's children, for the sake of His Name. O King, Helper, Deliverer and Shield. Blessed are You, L‑rd, Shield of Abraham.

You are mighty forever, my L‑rd; You revive the dead; You are powerful to save.

He causes the wind to blow and the rain to fall. He sustains the living with kindness, revives the dead with great mercy, supports the falling, heals the sick, releases the bound, and keeps His faith with those who sleep in the dust. Who is like You, Master of mighty deeds, and who can be compared to You, King who brings death and restores life and causes deliverance to spring forth? You are faithful to revive the dead. Blessed are You, L‑rd, who revives the dead.

You are holy and Your Name is holy, and holy beings praise You daily for all eternity. Blessed are You, L‑rd, the holy G‑d.

You graciously bestow knowledge upon man and teach mortals understanding. Graciously bestow upon us from You wisdom, understanding and knowledge. Blessed are You, L‑rd, who graciously bestows knowledge.

Bring us back, our Father, to Your Torah; draw us near, our King, to Your service; and cause us to return to You in wholehearted repentance. Blessed are You, L‑rd, who desires repentance.

Forgive us, our Father, for we have sinned; pardon us, our King, for we have transgressed; for You are a good and forgiving G‑d. Blessed are You, L‑rd, gracious One who pardons abundantly.

Behold our affliction and wage our battle; redeem us speedily for the sake of Your Name, for You are a mighty redeeming G‑d. Blessed are You, L‑rd, Redeemer of Israel.

Heal us, O L‑rd, and we will be healed; help us and we will be saved, for You are our praise. Grant complete cure and healing to all our wounds, for You, G‑d, King, are a faithful and merciful healer. Blessed are You, L‑rd, who heals the sick of His people Israel.

Bless for us, L‑rd our G‑d, this year and all the varieties of its produce for good; and bestow dew and rain for a blessing upon the face of the earth. Satisfy us from Your bounty, and bless our year like the good years for blessing, for You are a good and beneficent G‑d who blesses the years. Blessed are You, L‑rd, who blesses the years.

Sound the great shofar for our freedom, raise a banner to gather our exiles, and gather us together from the four corners of the earth into our land. Blessed are You, L‑rd, who gathers the dispersed of His people Israel.

Restore our judges as in former times and our counselors as of old; remove from us sorrow and sighing; and reign over us, You alone, O L‑rd, with kindness and compassion, with righteousness and justice. Blessed are You, L‑rd, King who loves righteousness and justice.

Let there be no hope for informers, and may all the heretics and all the wicked instantly perish; may all the enemies of Your people be speedily cut off; and may You swiftly uproot, break, crush and subdue the reign of wickedness speedily in our days. Blessed are You, L‑rd, who breaks enemies and subdues the wicked.

May Your mercies be aroused, L‑rd our G‑d, upon the righteous, upon the pious, upon the elders of Your people, the House of Israel, upon the remnant of their sages, upon the righteous converts and upon us. Grant ample reward to all who truly trust in Your Name, and place our lot among them; may we never be put to shame, for we have put our trust in You. Blessed are You, L‑rd, the support and security of the righteous.

Return in mercy to Jerusalem Your city and dwell therein as You have promised; speedily establish therein the throne of David Your servant, and rebuild it, soon in our days, as an everlasting edifice. Blessed are You, L‑rd, who rebuilds Jerusalem.

Speedily cause the offspring of David Your servant to flourish, and increase his power by Your salvation, for we hope for Your salvation all day. Blessed are You, L‑rd, who causes the power of salvation to flourish.

Hear our voice, L‑rd our G‑d; merciful Father, have compassion upon us and accept our prayers in mercy and favor, for You are G‑d who hears prayers and supplications; do not turn us away empty-handed from Your presence, our King, for You hear the prayer of every mouth. Blessed are You, L‑rd, who hears prayer.

Look with favor, L‑rd our G‑d, on Your people Israel and pay heed to their prayer; restore the service to the inner sanctuary of Your House, and accept with love and favor Israel's fire-offerings and their prayer; and may the service of Your people Israel always find favor.

May our eyes behold Your return to Zion in mercy. Blessed are You, L‑rd, who restores His Divine Presence to Zion.

We thankfully acknowledge that You are the L‑rd our G‑d and the G‑d of our fathers forever. You are the strength of our life, the shield of our salvation, in every generation. We will give thanks to You and recount Your praise, for our lives which are committed into Your hand, for our souls which are entrusted to You, for Your miracles which are with us daily, and for Your wonders and favors at all times, evening, morning and noon. You are the Beneficent One, for Your mercies never cease; the Merciful One, for Your kindnesses never end; for we always place our hope in You.

And for all these, may Your Name, our King, be continually blessed, exalted and extolled forever and all time.

And all living things shall forever thank You and praise Your great Name eternally, for You are good. G‑d, You are our everlasting salvation and help, O benevolent G‑d. Blessed are You, L‑rd, Beneficent is Your Name, and to You it is fitting to offer thanks.

Bestow peace, goodness and blessing, life, graciousness, kindness and mercy, upon us and upon all Your people Israel. Bless us, our Father, all of us as one, with the light of Your countenance, for by the light of Your countenance You gave us, L‑rd our G‑d, the Torah of life and loving-kindness, righteousness, blessing, mercy, life and peace. May it be good in Your eyes to bless Your people Israel at all times and at every moment with Your peace. Blessed are You, L‑rd, who blesses His people Israel with peace.

May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable before You, L‑rd, my Strength and my Redeemer.

My G‑d, guard my tongue from evil and my lips from speaking deceitfully. To those who curse me, let my soul be silent; and let my soul be like dust to all. Open my heart to Your Torah, and let my soul eagerly pursue Your commandments. And all who plot evil against me, speedily nullify their counsel and frustrate their plans. Let them be like chaff before the wind; let the angel of the L‑rd thrust them away. That Your beloved ones may be delivered, help with Your right hand and answer me. Do it for the sake of Your Name; do it for the sake of Your right hand; do it for the sake of Your Torah; do it for the sake of Your holiness. May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable before You, L‑rd, my Strength and my Redeemer.

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

May it be Your will, L‑rd our G‑d and G‑d of our fathers, that the Beis Hamikdash be speedily rebuilt in our days, and grant us our portion in Your Torah.

My L‑rd, open my lips, and my mouth shall declare Your praise.

Blessed are You, L‑rd our G‑d and G‑d of our fathers, G‑d of Abraham, G‑d of Isaac and G‑d of Jacob, the great, mighty and awesome G‑d, exalted G‑d, who bestows bountiful kindness, who creates all things, who remembers the piety of the Patriarchs, and who, in love, brings a redeemer to their children's children, for the sake of His Name. O King, Helper, Deliverer and Shield. Blessed are You, L‑rd, Shield of Abraham.

You are mighty forever, my L‑rd; You revive the dead; You are powerful to save.

He causes the wind to blow and the rain to fall. He sustains the living with kindness, revives the dead with great mercy, supports the falling, heals the sick, releases the bound, and keeps His faith with those who sleep in the dust. Who is like You, Master of mighty deeds, and who can be compared to You, King who brings death and restores life and causes deliverance to spring forth? You are faithful to revive the dead. Blessed are You, L‑rd, who revives the dead.

We will hallow and adore You, as the sweet words of the assembly of the holy Seraphim who thrice repeat "holy" unto You, as it is written by Your prophet: And they call one to another and say:

Holy, holy, holy is the L‑rd of hosts; the whole earth is full of His glory.

Those facing them offer praise and say:

Blessed be the glory of the L‑rd from its place.

And in Your holy Scriptures it is written thus:

The L‑rd shall reign forever; your G‑d, O Zion, throughout all generations. Praise the L‑rd.

You are holy and Your Name is holy, and holy beings praise You daily for all eternity. Blessed are You, L‑rd, the holy G‑d.

You graciously bestow knowledge upon man and teach mortals understanding. Graciously bestow upon us from You wisdom, understanding and knowledge. Blessed are You, L‑rd, who graciously bestows knowledge.

Bring us back, our Father, to Your Torah; draw us near, our King, to Your service; and cause us to return to You in wholehearted repentance. Blessed are You, L‑rd, who desires repentance.

Forgive us, our Father, for we have sinned; pardon us, our King, for we have transgressed; for You are a good and forgiving G‑d. Blessed are You, L‑rd, gracious One who pardons abundantly.

Behold our affliction and wage our battle; redeem us speedily for the sake of Your Name, for You are a mighty redeeming G‑d. Blessed are You, L‑rd, Redeemer of Israel.

Answer us, L‑rd, answer us on the day of our fast, for we are in great distress.

Do not regard our wickedness.

Do not hide Your face from us.

Do not ignore our supplication.

Please be near to our cry.

Let Your kindness comfort us.

Even before we call to You, answer us,

as it is said:

Before they call, I will answer.

While they are still speaking, I will hear.

For You, L‑rd, are the One who answers in time of trouble,

who redeems and rescues in every time of trouble and distress.

Blessed are You, L‑rd, who answers His people Israel in time of trouble.

Heal us, O L‑rd, and we will be healed; help us and we will be saved, for You are our praise. Grant complete cure and healing to all our wounds, for You, G‑d, King, are a faithful and merciful healer. Blessed are You, L‑rd, who heals the sick of His people Israel.

Bless for us, L‑rd our G‑d, this year and all the varieties of its produce for good; and bestow dew and rain for a blessing upon the face of the earth. Satisfy us from Your bounty, and bless our year like the good years for blessing, for You are a good and beneficent G‑d who blesses the years. Blessed are You, L‑rd, who blesses the years.

Sound the great shofar for our freedom, raise a banner to gather our exiles, and gather us together from the four corners of the earth into our land. Blessed are You, L‑rd, who gathers the dispersed of His people Israel.

Restore our judges as in former times and our counselors as of old; remove from us sorrow and sighing; and reign over us, You alone, O L‑rd, with kindness and compassion, with righteousness and justice. Blessed are You, L‑rd, King who loves righteousness and justice.

Let there be no hope for informers, and may all the heretics and all the wicked instantly perish; may all the enemies of Your people be speedily cut off; and may You swiftly uproot, break, crush and subdue the reign of wickedness speedily in our days. Blessed are You, L‑rd, who breaks enemies and subdues the wicked.

May Your mercies be aroused, L‑rd our G‑d, upon the righteous, upon the pious, upon the elders of Your people, the House of Israel, upon the remnant of their sages, upon the righteous converts and upon us. Grant ample reward to all who truly trust in Your Name, and place our lot among them; may we never be put to shame, for we have put our trust in You. Blessed are You, L‑rd, the support and security of the righteous.

Return in mercy to Jerusalem Your city and dwell therein as You have promised; speedily establish therein the throne of David Your servant, and rebuild it, soon in our days, as an everlasting edifice. Blessed are You, L‑rd, who rebuilds Jerusalem.

Speedily cause the offspring of David Your servant to flourish, and increase his power by Your salvation, for we hope for Your salvation all day. Blessed are You, L‑rd, who causes the power of salvation to flourish.

Hear our voice, L‑rd our G‑d; merciful Father, have compassion upon us and accept our prayers in mercy and favor, for You are G‑d who hears prayers and supplications; do not turn us away empty-handed from Your presence, our King, for You hear the prayer of every mouth. Blessed are You, L‑rd, who hears prayer.

Look with favor, L‑rd our G‑d, on Your people Israel and pay heed to their prayer; restore the service to the inner sanctuary of Your House, and accept with love and favor Israel's fire-offerings and their prayer; and may the service of Your people Israel always find favor.

May our eyes behold Your return to Zion in mercy. Blessed are You, L‑rd, who restores His Divine Presence to Zion.

When the chazzan says Modim, the congregation says Modim DeRabbanan.

While the chazzan recites Modim, the congregation recites Modim DeRabbanan below

We thankfully acknowledge that You are the L‑rd our G‑d and the G‑d of our fathers forever. You are the strength of our life, the shield of our salvation, in every generation. We will give thanks to You and recount Your praise, for our lives which are committed into Your hand, for our souls which are entrusted to You, for Your miracles which are with us daily, and for Your wonders and favors at all times, evening, morning and noon. You are the Beneficent One, for Your mercies never cease; the Merciful One, for Your kindnesses never end; for we always place our hope in You.

We thankfully acknowledge that You are the L‑rd our G‑d and G‑d of our fathers, the G‑d of all flesh, our Creator and Creator of all things in the beginning. Blessings and thanks are due to Your great and holy Name, for You have given us life and sustained us; so may You continue to give us life and sustain us, gather our exiles to the courtyards of Your Sanctuary, and we will return to You to keep Your laws, to do Your will, and to serve You with a perfect heart, for we thankfully acknowledge You. Blessed is G‑d, who is worthy of thanks.

And for all these, may Your Name, our King, be continually blessed, exalted and extolled forever and all time.

And all living things shall forever thank You and praise Your great Name eternally, for You are good. G‑d, You are our everlasting salvation and help, O benevolent G‑d. Blessed are You, L‑rd, Beneficent is Your Name, and to You it is fitting to offer thanks.

Our G‑d and G‑d of our fathers, bless us with the threefold blessing written in the Torah by Moses Your servant, pronounced by Aaron and his sons the Kohanim, Your holy people, as it is said:

(Numbers 6:24-26)

May the L‑rd bless you and guard you. (Amen)

May the L‑rd make His countenance shine upon you and be gracious to you. (Amen)

May the L‑rd turn His countenance toward you and grant you peace. (Amen)

Bestow peace, goodness and blessing, life, graciousness, kindness and mercy, upon us and upon all Your people Israel. Bless us, our Father, all of us as one, with the light of Your countenance; for by the light of Your countenance You gave us, L‑rd our G‑d, the Torah of life and loving‑kindness, righteousness, blessing, mercy, life and peace. May it be good in Your eyes to bless Your people Israel, at all times and at every moment, with Your peace.

Blessed are You, L‑rd, who blesses His people Israel with peace.

May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable before You, L‑rd, my Strength and my Redeemer.

Our G‑d and G‑d of our fathers, may our prayer come before You, and do not turn away from our supplication; for we are not so brazen and stiff-necked as to say before You, L‑rd our G‑d and G‑d of our fathers, that we are righteous and have not sinned. But indeed, we and our fathers have sinned.

We have transgressed, we have acted perfidiously, we have robbed, we have slandered. We have acted perversely and wickedly, we have willfully sinned, we have done violence, we have imputed falsely. We have given evil counsel, we have lied, we have scoffed, we have rebelled, we have provoked, we have been disobedient, we have committed iniquity, we have wantonly transgressed, we have oppressed, we have been obstinate. We have committed evil, we have acted perniciously, we have acted abominably, we have gone astray, we have led others astray.

We have strayed from Your good precepts and laws, and it has not profited us. You are just in all that has come upon us, for You have acted truthfully, and it is we who have acted wickedly.

G‑d, You are slow to anger, and You are called the Master of mercy, and You have taught the way of repentance.

Remember today, and every day, the greatness of Your mercy and Your kindnesses toward the descendants of Your beloved ones.

Turn to us in mercy, for You are the Master of mercy.

With supplication and prayer we come before You, as You made known to the humble one [Moshe] of old.

Turn back from Your fierce anger, as it is written in Your Torah.

In the shadow of Your wings may we take shelter and find lodging, as on the day when the L‑rd descended in the cloud.

Pass over transgression and blot out guilt, as on the day when He stood with him there.

Give ear to our cry and hearken to our words, as on the day when he called out in the Name of the L‑rd, and there it is said:

And the L‑rd passed before him and proclaimed:

L‑rd, L‑rd, benevolent G‑d, compassionate and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in kindness and truth;

keeping kindness for thousands of generations, forgiving iniquity, transgression and sin, and cleansing.

Compassionate and gracious One, we have sinned before You; have mercy on us and save us.

By David. To You, L‑rd, I lift up my soul.

My G‑d, in You I have trusted; let me not be put to shame; let not my enemies gloat over me.

Indeed, none who hope in You will be put to shame; let those who act treacherously without cause be put to shame.

Make Your ways known to me, L‑rd; teach me Your paths.

Lead me in Your truth and teach me, for You are the G‑d of my deliverance; for You I hope all day long.

L‑rd, remember Your mercies and Your kindnesses, for they have existed forever.

Do not remember the sins of my youth or my transgressions; remember me according to Your kindness, for the sake of Your goodness, L‑rd.

Good and upright is the L‑rd; therefore He guides sinners on the way.

He leads the humble in justice, and teaches the humble His way.

All the paths of the L‑rd are kindness and truth for those who keep His covenant and His testimonies.

For the sake of Your Name, L‑rd, pardon my iniquity, for it is great.

Who is the man who fears the L‑rd? Him will He instruct in the way he should choose.

His soul will abide in well-being, and his descendants will inherit the land.

The secret of the L‑rd is with those who fear Him, and He makes His covenant known to them.

My eyes are always toward the L‑rd, for He will bring my feet out of the net.

Turn to me and be gracious to me, for I am alone and afflicted.

The troubles of my heart have multiplied; bring me out of my distress.

See my affliction and my toil, and forgive all my sins.

See how many my enemies are, and with what violent hatred they hate me.

Guard my soul and rescue me; let me not be put to shame, for I have taken refuge in You.

Let integrity and uprightness protect me, for I have hoped in You.

O G‑d, redeem Israel from all its troubles.

And He will redeem Israel from all its iniquities.

When the Tenth of Teves falls on Monday or Thursday, continue with "VeHu Rachum"; otherwise, continue to Selichos.

And He, being compassionate, pardons iniquity and does not destroy; time and again He turns away His anger and does not arouse all His wrath.

You, L‑rd, do not withhold Your mercy from us; may Your kindness and Your truth always guard us.

Save us, L‑rd our G‑d, and gather us from among the nations, to give thanks to Your holy Name and to glory in Your praise.

If You, G‑d, were to keep account of iniquities, my L‑rd, who could stand? But forgiveness is with You, that You may be held in awe.

Do not deal with us according to our sins, nor repay us according to our iniquities.

Though our iniquities testify against us, L‑rd, act for the sake of Your Name.

Remember Your mercies, L‑rd, and Your kindnesses, for they have existed forever.

May the L‑rd answer us on the day of distress; may the Name of the G‑d of Yaakov set us on high.

L‑rd, deliver us; may the King answer us on the day we call.

Our Father, our King, be gracious to us and answer us, for we have no meritorious deeds; deal charitably with us for the sake of Your Name.

Remember Your mercies, L‑rd, and Your kindnesses, for they have existed forever.

May the L‑rd answer us on the day of distress; may the Name of the G‑d of Yaakov set us on high.

L‑rd, deliver us; may the King answer us on the day we call.

Our Father, our King, be gracious to us and answer us, for we have no meritorious deeds; deal charitably with us for the sake of Your Name.

And now, my L‑rd our G‑d, who brought Your people out of the land of Egypt with a mighty hand and made a Name for Yourself as of this day — we have sinned, we have acted wickedly.

My L‑rd, in keeping with all Your righteousness, let Your anger and Your wrath turn away, please, from Your city Jerusalem, Your holy mountain; for because of our sins and the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and Your people have become a disgrace to all those around us.

And now, our G‑d, hear the prayer of Your servant and his supplications, and make Your countenance shine upon Your desolate Sanctuary, for the sake of my L‑rd.

Incline Your ear, my G‑d, and hear; open Your eyes and behold our desolation and the city upon which Your Name is called; for it is not because of our righteous deeds that we lay our supplications before You, but because of Your abundant mercy.

My L‑rd, hear! My L‑rd, forgive! My L‑rd, listen and act, do not delay, for Your own sake, my G‑d, for Your Name is called upon Your city and upon Your people.

Our Father, merciful Father, show us a sign for good and gather our scattered ones from the four corners of the earth; let all the nations recognize and know that You are the L‑rd our G‑d.

And now, L‑rd, You are our Father; we are the clay and You are our Potter, and we are all the work of Your hand.

Our Father, our King, our Rock and our Redeemer — spare Your people, L‑rd, and do not make Your heritage a disgrace, for nations to rule over them. Why should they say among the peoples, "Where is their G‑d?"

We know that we have sinned, and there is no one to stand up for us; but let Your great Name stand up for us in time of distress.

As a father has compassion on his children, so, L‑rd, have compassion on us, and save us for the sake of Your Name.

Have pity on Your people, have mercy on Your heritage; spare us, please, in Your abundant mercy; be gracious to us and answer us, for righteousness is Yours, L‑rd, who performs wonders at all times.

Look, please, and save the flock of Your pasture; let not wrath rule over us, for deliverance is Yours, L‑rd; in You is our hope, G‑d of forgiveness.

Please, forgive us, for You are a good and forgiving G‑d.

Please, gracious and compassionate King, remember and regard the Covenant between the Parts, and let the binding of the only son [Yitzchak] appear before You, and [act] for the sake of Israel our father. Do not abandon us, our Father; do not forsake us, our King; do not forget us, our Creator; and do not bring an end upon us in our exile on account of our sins, for You are G‑d, a gracious and compassionate King.

There is none like You, gracious and compassionate, L‑rd our G‑d; there is none like You, G‑d, slow to anger and abounding in kindness and truth. Save us and have mercy on us; rescue us from tumult and from rage.

Remember Your servants, Avraham, Yitzchak and Yaakov; do not regard our stubbornness, our wickedness or our sin.

Turn back from Your fierce anger, and relent from the evil [decreed] against Your people.

Remove from us the plague of death, for You are compassionate; for such is Your way — to do kindness freely in every generation.

Please, L‑rd, save us now.

Please, L‑rd, grant us success now.

Please, L‑rd, answer us on the day we call.

For You, L‑rd, we hope; for You, L‑rd, we wait; in You, L‑rd, we trust. Do not be silent while we suffer, for the nations have said, "Their hope is lost." Every knee shall bend to You, and every one who stands upright shall bow down before You.

You who open Your hand in repentance to receive transgressors and sinners — our soul is terrified by the greatness of our grief; do not forget us forever; arise and save us.

Do not pour out Your wrath upon us, for we are Your people, the children of Your covenant.

Arouse Your might and save us for the sake of Your Name, and let not our hardships seem small before You.

May Your mercy come swiftly to meet us in the time of our troubles; not for our sake, but for Your own sake, act. Do not destroy the remembrance of our remnant, for our eyes look longingly to You, for You are G‑d, a gracious and compassionate King. Remember our testimony, as every day, continually, we declare twice in love:

Hear, O Israel, the L‑rd is our G‑d, the L‑rd is One.

L‑rd, G‑d of Israel, turn back from Your fierce anger, and relent from the evil intended for Your people.

Look down from heaven and see how we have become an object of scorn and derision among the nations; we are regarded as sheep led to the slaughter, to be killed and destroyed, beaten and disgraced. Yet despite all this, we have not forgotten Your Name. We beg You, do not forget us.

L‑rd, G‑d of Israel, turn back from Your fierce anger, and relent from the evil intended for Your people.

Strangers say, "There is no hope and no expectation." Be gracious to the nation that hopes in Your Name. Pure One, bring our deliverance near. We are weary and are given no rest; may Your compassion overcome Your anger against us.

We beseech You, turn back from Your wrath, and have mercy on the treasured people You have chosen.

L‑rd, G‑d of Israel, turn back from Your fierce anger, and relent from the evil intended for Your people.

Have pity on us, L‑rd, in Your compassion, and do not deliver us into the hands of cruel ones. Why should the nations say, "Where now is their G‑d?" For Your own sake deal kindly with us, and do not delay.

We beseech You, turn back from Your wrath, and have mercy on the treasured people You have chosen.

L‑rd, G‑d of Israel, turn back from Your fierce anger, and relent from the evil intended for Your people.

Hear our voice and be gracious, and do not abandon us into the hand of our enemies to blot out our name. Remember what You swore to our fathers: "I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars of heaven"; yet now we are left few out of many. Yet despite all this, we have not forgotten Your Name. We beg You, do not forget us.

L‑rd, G‑d of Israel, turn back from Your fierce anger, and relent from the evil intended for Your people.

Help us, G‑d of our salvation, for the sake of the glory of Your Name; rescue us and pardon our sins for the sake of Your Name.

L‑rd, G‑d of Israel, turn back from Your fierce anger, and relent from the evil intended for Your people.

Guardian of Israel, guard the remnant of Israel, and let not Israel perish, those who say, "Shema Yisrael - Hear, O Israel."

Guardian of the unique nation, guard the remnant of the unique people, and let not the unique nation perish, those who proclaim the oneness of Your Name: "The L‑rd is our G‑d, the L‑rd is One."

Guardian of the holy nation, guard the remnant of the holy people, and let not the holy nation perish, those who proclaim the threefold sanctification to the Holy One.

You who are appeased through compassion and reconciled through supplication, be appeased and reconciled to an afflicted generation, for there is no one else to help.

Our Father, our King, be gracious to us and answer us, for we have no good deeds; deal with us in charity for the sake of Your Name.

And now, my L‑rd our G‑d, who brought Your people out of the land of Egypt with a mighty hand and made a Name for Yourself as of this day — we have sinned, we have acted wickedly.

My L‑rd, in keeping with all Your righteous acts, let Your anger and Your wrath turn away from Your city Jerusalem, Your holy mountain; for because of our sins and the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and Your people have become a disgrace to all those around us.

And now, our G‑d, hear the prayer of Your servant and his supplications, and let Your countenance shine upon Your desolate Sanctuary, for the sake of my L‑rd.

Incline Your ear, my G‑d, and hear; open Your eyes and behold our desolation and the city upon which Your Name is called; for it is not because of our righteous deeds that we lay our supplications before You, but because of Your abundant mercy.

My L‑rd, hear! My L‑rd, forgive! My L‑rd, listen and act, do not delay, for Your own sake, my G‑d, for Your Name is called upon Your city and upon Your people.

Our Father, merciful Father, show us a sign for good and gather our scattered ones from the four corners of the earth; let all the nations recognize and know that You are the L‑rd our G‑d.

And now, L‑rd, You are our Father; we are the clay and You are our Maker, and we are all the work of Your hand.

Our Father, our King, our Rock and our Redeemer — spare Your people, L‑rd, and do not make Your heritage a disgrace, for nations to rule over them. Why should they say among the peoples, "Where is their G‑d?"

We know that we have sinned, and there is no one to stand up for us; but let Your great Name stand up for us in time of distress.

As a father has compassion on his children, so, L‑rd, have compassion on us, and save us for the sake of Your Name.

Have pity on Your people, have mercy on Your heritage; spare us, please, in Your abundant mercy; be gracious to us and answer us, for righteousness is Yours, L‑rd, who performs wonders at all times.

Look, please, and save the flock of Your pasture; let not wrath rule over us, for deliverance is Yours, L‑rd; in You is our hope, G‑d of forgiveness.

Please, forgive us, for You are a good and forgiving G‑d.

We beseech You, gracious and compassionate King, remember and look to the Covenant between the Parts, and let the binding of the only son (Yitzchak) be seen before You, for the sake of Israel our father. Do not forsake us, our Father; do not abandon us, our King; do not forget us, our Creator; and do not make an end of us in our exile as our sins deserve, for You are G‑d, the gracious and compassionate King.

There is none like You, gracious and compassionate, L‑rd our G‑d; there is none like You, G‑d, slow to anger and abounding in kindness and truth. Save us and have mercy on us; rescue us from tumult and from wrath.

Remember Your servants Avraham, Yitzchak and Yaakov; do not regard our stubbornness, our wickedness or our sin. Turn back from Your fierce anger, and relent from the evil intended for Your people.

Remove from us the plague of death, for You are compassionate; for such is Your way, to show undeserved kindness in every generation.

Please, L‑rd, save us now! Please, L‑rd, grant us success now! Please, L‑rd, answer us on the day we call!

For You, L‑rd, we have hoped; for You, L‑rd, we have waited; for You, L‑rd, we will yearn. Do not keep silent while we are oppressed, for the nations have said, "Their hope is lost." Every knee shall bend to You, and every one who stands tall shall bow down before You.

You who open Your hand in repentance to receive transgressors and sinners: our soul is terrified by the greatness of our sorrow; do not forget us forever. Arise and save us.

Do not pour out Your wrath upon us, for we are Your people, the children of Your covenant. Arouse Your might and save us for the sake of Your Name, and let not our hardships seem small before You.

Let Your compassion come swiftly to meet us in the time of our troubles. Not for our sake, but for Your own sake act, and do not destroy the remembrance of our remnant; for our eyes look longingly to You, for You are G‑d, the gracious and compassionate King.

Hear, O Israel, the L‑rd is our G‑d, the L‑rd is One.

L‑rd, G‑d of Israel, turn back from Your fierce anger, and relent from the evil intended for Your people.

Look down from heaven and see how we have become an object of scorn and derision among the nations; we are regarded as sheep led to the slaughter, to be killed and destroyed, beaten and disgraced. Yet despite all this, we have not forgotten Your Name. We beg You, do not forget us.

L‑rd, G‑d of Israel, turn back from Your fierce anger, and relent from the evil intended for Your people.

Strangers say, "There is no hope and no expectation." Be gracious to the nation that hopes in Your Name. Pure One, bring our deliverance near. We are weary and are given no rest; may Your compassion overcome Your anger against us. We beseech You, turn back from Your wrath, and have mercy on the treasured people You have chosen.

L‑rd, G‑d of Israel, turn back from Your fierce anger, and relent from the evil intended for Your people.

Have pity on us, L‑rd, in Your compassion, and do not deliver us into the hands of cruel ones. Why should the nations say, "Where now is their G‑d?" For Your own sake deal kindly with us, and do not delay. We beseech You, turn back from Your wrath, and have mercy on the treasured people You have chosen.

Hear our voice and be gracious, and do not abandon us into the hand of our enemies to blot out our name. Remember what You swore to our fathers: "I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars of heaven"; yet now we are left few out of many. Yet despite all this, we have not forgotten Your Name. We beg You, do not forget us.

L‑rd, G‑d of Israel, turn back from Your fierce anger, and relent from the evil intended for Your people.

Help us, G‑d of our salvation, for the sake of the glory of Your Name; rescue us and pardon our sins for the sake of Your Name. L‑rd, G‑d of Israel, turn back from Your fierce anger, and relent from the evil intended for Your people.

Guardian of Israel, guard the remnant of Israel, and let not Israel perish, those who say, "Shema Yisrael - Hear, O Israel."
Guardian of the unique nation, guard the remnant of the unique people, and let not the unique nation perish, those who proclaim the oneness of Your Name: "The L‑rd is our G‑d, the L‑rd is One."
Guardian of the holy nation, guard the remnant of the holy people, and let not the holy nation perish, those who proclaim the threefold sanctification to the Holy One.

You who are appeased through compassion and reconciled through supplication, be appeased and reconciled to an afflicted generation, for there is no one else to help.

SELICHOS

For with the L‑rd there is kindness, and with Him is abundant redemption.

O G‑d, redeem Israel from all its troubles.

And He will redeem Israel from all its iniquities.

As a father has compassion on his children, so, L‑rd, have compassion on us.

Salvation belongs to the L‑rd; may Your blessing be upon Your people forever.

The L‑rd of hosts is with us; the G‑d of Jacob is our stronghold forever.

L‑rd of hosts, happy is the man who trusts in You.

L‑rd, save us; may the King answer us on the day we call.

Pardon, please, the iniquity of this people according to the greatness of Your kindness, as You have forgiven this people from Egypt until now. And there it is said:

And the L‑rd said: I have pardoned, as you have asked.

Incline Your ear, my G‑d, and hear; open Your eyes and see our desolation and the city upon which Your Name is called. For it is not because of our righteousness that we lay our supplications before You, but because of Your abundant mercies. My L‑rd, hear! My L‑rd, forgive! My L‑rd, listen and act, do not delay, for Your own sake, my G‑d, for Your Name is called upon Your city and upon Your people.

Our G‑d and G‑d of our fathers:

I recall the distress that befell me: with three blows in this month He struck me; He cut me down, He thwarted me, He crushed me; but now He has utterly wearied me.

He extinguished me on the eighth of it, from left and from right; have I not fixed a fast for all three? The king of Greece compelled me to write the Greek law; plowmen plowed upon my back and drew long their furrows.

I was made the object of wrath on the ninth of it, with disgrace and shame; my robe of splendor and my crown were darkened from upon me; on it was torn away he who gave forth goodly words - Ezra the Scribe.

On the tenth day the son of Buzi, the seer, was commanded: "Write for yourself in the book of the vision, as a remembrance for a people melted and despised, this very day."

The counting of the order of the months - on the tenth of it He roused the foe. I open my mouth wide in lament and wailing; the series of calamities burns within my heart, when the fugitive came to me, saying, "The city has been struck."

Over these I have strewn dust upon my face; I cried out over all four, as if I had shot an arrow into my heart. For the troubles of these I have dug myself a grave. The L‑rd is righteous, for I have rebelled against His word.

I have called upon Your Name, You who relent concerning my misfortune; see my affliction and hear the voice of my entreaty; hear my supplication, hasten my salvation; do not shut Your ear to my relief and to my cry.

In the month of Teves I was greatly stricken, and the order of its paths was changed against me. I have strayed and transgressed; may He reveal His goodness to me - He who says to the sea, "Thus far shall you come."

Almighty King, who sits on the throne of mercy and acts with kindness, who pardons the iniquities of His people.

He removes the sins one by one, grants abundant pardon to sinners and forgiveness to transgressors, deals charitably with all flesh and spirit, and does not repay them according to their evil. G‑d, You taught us to recite the Thirteen Attributes; remember for us today the covenant of the Thirteen Attributes,

as You made known to the humble one (Moshe) of old, as it is written: The L‑rd descended in the cloud and stood with him there, and he called out in the Name of the L‑rd.

And the L‑rd passed before him and proclaimed:

L‑rd, L‑rd, Almighty, merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in kindness and truth;

He preserves kindness for thousands of generations, forgives iniquity, transgression and sin, and He cleanses.

Pardon our iniquity and our sin, and take us as Your own possession.

Gently strike the left side of your chest (over the heart) with a closed fist at the words "we have sinned" and "we have transgressed."

Forgive us, our Father, for we have sinned; pardon us, our King, for we have transgressed.

For You, my L‑rd, are good and forgiving, and abounding in kindness to all who call upon You.

O G‑d, nations have entered Your inheritance; they have defiled Your holy Sanctuary; they have turned Jerusalem into heaps of ruins.

O G‑d, wanton men have risen against us, and a band of ruthless men have sought our life, and they have not set You before them.

As a father has compassion on his children, so, L‑rd, have compassion on us.

Salvation belongs to the L‑rd; may Your blessing be upon Your people forever.

The L‑rd of hosts is with us; the G‑d of Jacob is our stronghold forever.

L‑rd of hosts, happy is the man who trusts in You.

L‑rd, save us; may the King answer us on the day we call.

Pardon, please, the iniquity of this people in keeping with the greatness of Your kindness, and as You have forgiven this people from Egypt until now. And there it is said:

And the L‑rd said: I have pardoned, as you have asked.

Incline Your ear, my G‑d, and hear; open Your eyes and see our desolation and the city upon which Your Name is called; for it is not because of our righteousness that we lay our supplications before You, but because of Your abundant mercy.

My L‑rd, hear; my L‑rd, forgive; my L‑rd, listen and act, do not delay, for Your own sake, my G‑d, for Your Name is called upon Your city and upon Your people.

Our G‑d and G‑d of our fathers:

The cornerstone has become heaps of ruin and a plowed field, and the heirs of the heritage a byword, an object of head-shaking among the nations.

Within me is an aching heart, faint and sorrowful; we are left as though without a father, and we have become like orphans.

She who was tender and delicate, hedged about with roses, is now grieving, handed over into the hand of those who rise against her.

The faithful city has become like a widow, and the seed that none could count were sold for nothing.

She who was delicate and tender, who prospered to kingship - her affliction has lasted long, these many years and days.

The House of Yaakov is given over to plunder, to mockery and to insolence; the joyous city has become a place for planting vineyards.

She is drenched with a bitter cup at the hands of the unjust - she who was as acceptable as a burnt-offering and as the incense of spices.

She spurned and cast aside the Torah of the father who cast aside idolatry (Avraham), and so found no rest, by night or by day.

Awesome G‑d, Most High, may it be Your will to take up the cause of Zion, in the year of recompense.

Renew our days as of old, G‑d who has been our dwelling place from time immemorial; make the red as white as wool, and the stains as snow.

Strengthen us in the fear of You and in the fulfillment of Your Torah, and remember us with Your salvation, King full of compassion.

Almighty King, who sits on the throne of mercy and acts with kindness.

He pardons the iniquities of His people.

He removes the sins one by one.

He grants abundant pardon to sinners and forgiveness to transgressors.

He deals charitably with all flesh and spirit.

He does not repay them according to their evil.

G‑d, You taught us to recite the Thirteen Attributes.

Remember for us today the covenant of the Thirteen Attributes,

as You made known to the humble one (Moshe) of old,

as it is written: The L‑rd descended in the cloud and stood with him there.

and he called out in the Name of the L‑rd.

And the L‑rd passed before him and proclaimed:

L‑rd, L‑rd, Almighty, merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in kindness and truth;

He preserves kindness for thousands of generations, forgives iniquity, transgression and sin, and He cleanses.

Pardon our iniquity and our sin, and take us as Your own possession.

Forgive us, our Father, for we have sinned; pardon us, our King, for we have transgressed.

For You, my L‑rd, are good and forgiving, and abounding in kindness to all who call upon You.

My fathers, because they trusted in the Name of the G‑d of my Rock, grew great and prospered and bore fruit too; but from the time they were led astray and walked contrary to Him, they went on dwindling until the tenth month.

On the tenth of the month the king of Babylon drew near and laid siege to the holy city; the chief captain came close; I was given over to be trampled and afflicted in chains, and every month my harp was turned to mourning.

My fathers, because they trusted in the Name of the G‑d of my Rock, grew great and prospered and bore fruit too; but from the time they were led astray and walked contrary to Him, they went on dwindling until the tenth month.

The first-fruit of the beginning became the beginning of the ban; she mentioned the name of other gods, and iniquity brought it about. She did not recognize the presence of G‑d, and was swept away in a flood; anguish as of a woman bearing her first child - now she rises up on high (in lament).

My fathers, because they trusted in the Name of the G‑d of my Rock, grew great and prospered and bore fruit too; but from the time they were led astray and walked contrary to Him, they went on dwindling until the tenth month.

G‑d brought a day of evil and siege; He commanded my foes around me to cut off my infants. On the day He made my heart faint, and there was no strength to hold back, He said to the prophet: "Speak a parable to the rebellious house."

My fathers, because they trusted in the Name of the G‑d of my Rock, grew great and prospered and bore fruit too; but from the time they were led astray and walked contrary to Him, they went on dwindling until the tenth month.

From those who sat in the gate He removed the mantle; His wrath burned like fire and He lifted off the crown; from the forest of Lebanon (the Beis Hamikdash) He cast down its glory; and a raging wind and storm makes the hair of my flesh bristle.

My fathers, because they trusted in the Name of the G‑d of my Rock, grew great and prospered and bore fruit too; but from the time they were led astray and walked contrary to Him, they went on dwindling until the tenth month.

You were likened to a beauty, and now you are darkened in mourning, for you stumbled in iniquity and your heart turned backward. They cut down your stragglers and you grew weak, a first time and a second, and you were not bound up, nor given a little balm.

My fathers, because they trusted in the Name of the G‑d of my Rock, grew great and prospered and bore fruit too; but from the time they were led astray and walked contrary to Him, they went on dwindling until the tenth month.

The Rock, whose work is perfect, is righteous; He grew weary of bearing iniquity. (His Presence) departed from the cherub to the threshold, to the corner of the roof, because of the stain of iniquity, and their cry came before Him; their evil was great, like a tree that bears fruit.

My fathers, because they trusted in the Name of the G‑d of my Rock, grew great and prospered and bore fruit too; but from the time they were led astray and walked contrary to Him, they went on dwindling until the tenth month.

He who weighs all deeds strengthened all who rose against me, for my days were filled with evil deeds; and in the shame of my youth I forgot the benefits of Him who gives my bread and my water, my flax and my wool.

My fathers, because they trusted in the Name of the G‑d of my Rock, grew great and prospered and bore fruit too; but from the time they were led astray and walked contrary to Him, they went on dwindling until the tenth month.

My foes opened wide their mouths and swallowed my inheritance; they grew very strong against me, and drank and gulped down my blood. Strangers besieged me and did evil to my brothers - those who say, "Raze it, raze it!" - the sons of Seir the Horite.

My fathers, because they trusted in the Name of the G‑d of my Rock, grew great and prospered and bore fruit too; but from the time they were led astray and walked contrary to Him, they went on dwindling until the tenth month.

They said, "Come, let us destroy them and cause their remembrance to cease." Jealous and avenging G‑d, repay them, let them bear their ruin; requite them according to their deeds, and let them be shamed in their hope - like a man who dreams a dream of three baskets of white bread.

My fathers, because they trusted in the Name of the G‑d of my Rock, grew great and prospered and bore fruit too; but from the time they were led astray and walked contrary to Him, they went on dwindling until the tenth month.

My wound has not been softened and my bruises are murderous, and my eye has grown dim, looking out for my Beloved, the radiant One. Has His wrath not yet subsided, forever? Why has He done thus, and what is this fierce anger?

My fathers, because they trusted in the Name of the G‑d of my Rock, grew great and prospered and bore fruit too; but from the time they were led astray and walked contrary to Him, they went on dwindling until the tenth month.

Compassionate One, this is my G‑d: do not cast off forever! The days of my mourning have grown long, and still my heart sighs. Return, G‑d, to my tent; do not leave Your place. Bring an end to the days of my mourning, for You will come with my reward.

My fathers, because they trusted in the Name of the G‑d of my Rock, grew great and prospered and bore fruit too; but from the time they were led astray and walked contrary to Him, they went on dwindling until the tenth month.

L‑rd, my allotted portion, hasten to my help; loosen my sackcloth and gird me with joy; illuminate my darkness with Your light, the twilight of my longing, for You are my lamp.

My fathers, because they trusted in the Name of the G‑d of my Rock, grew great and prospered and bore fruit too; but from the time they were led astray and walked contrary to Him, they went on dwindling until the tenth month.

From sorrow and sighing, G‑d, redeem my soul; grant relief to Your people, my King and my Holy One. Turn into relief the fast of the fifth month, into gladness and joy the fast of the fourth and the fast of the tenth.

My fathers, because they trusted in the Name of the G‑d of my Rock, grew great and prospered and bore fruit too; but from the time they were led astray and walked contrary to Him, they went on dwindling until the tenth month.

Almighty King, who sits on the throne of mercy and acts with kindness.

He pardons the iniquities of His people.

He removes the sins one by one.

He grants abundant pardon to sinners and forgiveness to transgressors.

He deals charitably with all flesh and spirit.

He does not repay them according to their evil.

G‑d, You taught us to recite the Thirteen Attributes.

Remember for us today the covenant of the Thirteen Attributes,

as You made known to the humble one (Moshe) of old,

as it is written: The L‑rd descended in the cloud and stood with him there.

and he called out in the Name of the L‑rd.

And the L‑rd passed before him and proclaimed:

L‑rd, L‑rd, benevolent G‑d, compassionate and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in kindness and truth;

He preserves kindness for thousands of generations, forgives iniquity, transgression and sin, and He cleanses.

Pardon our iniquity and our sin, and take us as Your own possession.

Forgive us, our Father, for we have sinned; pardon us, our King, for we have transgressed.

For You, my L‑rd, are good and forgiving, and abounding in kindness to all who call upon You.

Remember Your mercies, L‑rd, and Your kindnesses, for they have existed forever.

Remember us, L‑rd, when You show favor to Your people; recall us with Your salvation.

Remember Your congregation which You acquired long ago, the tribe of Your inheritance which You redeemed, this Mount Zion where You dwelt.

Remember, L‑rd, the affection of Jerusalem; never forget the love of Zion.

You will arise and have compassion on Zion, for it is time to be gracious to her; the appointed time has come.

Remember, L‑rd, against the children of Edom the day of Jerusalem, when they said: Raze it, raze it, down to its very foundation!

Remember Avraham, Yitzchak and Yisrael, Your servants, to whom You swore by Your own Self, and said to them: "I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars of heaven, and all this land of which I have spoken I will give to your descendants, and they shall inherit it forever."

Remember Your servants Avraham, Yitzchak and Yaakov; do not regard the stubbornness of this people, its wickedness or its sin.

Remember for us the covenant of the Patriarchs, as You have said: "I will remember My covenant with Yaakov, and also My covenant with Yitzchak, and also My covenant with Avraham I will remember, and I will remember the land."

Remember for us the covenant of the earlier generations, as You have said:

"I will remember for them the covenant of the earlier generations, whom I brought out of the land of Egypt before the eyes of the nations, to be their G‑d; I am the L‑rd."

Deal with us as You promised us: And even so, when they are in the land of their enemies, I will not despise them nor abhor them to destroy them, to annul My covenant with them, for I am the L‑rd their G‑d.

Bring back our captivity and have compassion on us, as it is written: "The L‑rd your G‑d will bring back your captivity and have compassion on you, and He will once again gather you from all the nations among which the L‑rd your G‑d has scattered you."

Gather our dispersed, as it is written: Even if your dispersed are at the ends of the heavens, from there the L‑rd your G‑d will gather you, and from there He will take you.

Wipe away our transgressions like a mist and like a cloud, as it is written: I have wiped away your transgressions like a mist, and your sins like a cloud; return to Me, for I have redeemed you.

Wipe away our transgressions for Your sake, as You said: I, I am He who wipes away your transgressions for My sake, and your sins I will not remember.

Make our sins white as snow and as wool, as it is written: Come now, let us reason together, says the L‑rd; if your sins be like scarlet, they shall become white as snow; if they be red as crimson, they shall become like wool.

Sprinkle pure water upon us and purify us, as it is written: I will sprinkle pure water upon you and you shall be pure; from all your impurities and from all your idols I will purify you.

Have mercy on us and do not destroy us, as it is written: For the L‑rd your G‑d is a merciful G‑d; He will not forsake you nor destroy you, nor forget the covenant of your fathers which He swore to them.

Open our heart to love Your Name, as it is written: The L‑rd your G‑d will open your heart and the heart of your descendants, to love the L‑rd your G‑d with all your heart and with all your soul, that you may live.

Be found by us when we seek You, as it is written: From there you will seek the L‑rd your G‑d, and you will find Him, if you search for Him with all your heart and with all your soul.

Bring us to Your holy mountain and make us joyful in Your house of prayer, as it is written: "I will bring them to My holy mountain and make them joyful in My house of prayer; their burnt-offerings and their sacrifices will be favorably accepted on My altar, for My House shall be called a house of prayer for all the nations."

The ark is opened

Chazzan and then congregation recite the following 4 verses

Hear our voice, L‑rd our G‑d; have pity and mercy on us, and accept our prayer with mercy and favor.

Bring us back to You, L‑rd, and we will return; renew our days as of old.

Do not cast us away from Your presence, and do not take Your holy spirit from us.

Do not cast us off in old age; when our strength fails, do not forsake us.

Do not forsake us, L‑rd our G‑d; do not be far from us.

Show us a sign for good, so that those who hate us may see it and be ashamed, because You, L‑rd, have helped us and comforted us.

Give ear to our words, L‑rd; consider our meditation.

May the words of our mouth and the meditation of our heart be acceptable before You, L‑rd, our Rock and our Redeemer.

For in You, L‑rd, we have put our hope; You will answer, my L‑rd, our G‑d.

The ark is closed

Your righteous anointed one said before You: Who can discern inadvertent errors? Cleanse me of hidden faults.

Cleanse us, L‑rd our G‑d, of all our transgressions, purify us of all our impurities, and sprinkle pure water upon us and purify us, as it is written by Your prophet: I will sprinkle pure water upon you and you shall be pure; from all your impurities and from all your idols I will purify you.

Your people and Your inheritance, hungry for Your goodness, thirsting for Your kindness, longing for Your salvation — let them recognize and know that mercy and forgiveness belong to the L‑rd our G‑d.

G‑d, "Merciful" is Your Name;

G‑d, "Gracious" is Your Name;

we are called by Your Name.

L‑rd, act for the sake of Your Name.

Act for the sake of Your truth.

Act for the sake of Your covenant.

Act for the sake of Your greatness and Your glory.

Act for the sake of Your Law.

Act for the sake of Your majesty.

Act for the sake of Your Meeting Place.

Act for the sake of Your remembrance.

Act for the sake of Your kindness.

Act for the sake of Your goodness.

Act for the sake of Your Oneness.

Act for the sake of Your honor.

Act for the sake of Your teaching.

Act for the sake of Your kingship.

Act for the sake of Your eternity.

Act for the sake of Your secret.

Act for the sake of Your might.

Act for the sake of Your splendor.

Act for the sake of Your righteousness.

Act for the sake of Your holiness.

Act for the sake of Your abundant mercy.

Act for the sake of Your Divine Presence.

Act for the sake of Your praise.

Act for the sake of those who loved You, who rest in the dust.

Act for the sake of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.

Act for the sake of Moshe and Aaron.

Act for the sake of David and Solomon.

Act for the sake of Jerusalem, Your holy city.

Act for the sake of Zion, the dwelling place of Your glory.

Act for the sake of the desolation of Your Sanctuary.

Act for the sake of the ruins of Your altar.

Act for the sake of those who were slain for Your holy Name.

Act for the sake of those who were slaughtered for proclaiming Your Oneness.

Act for the sake of those who went into fire and water for the sanctification of Your Name.

Act for the sake of nursing infants who have not sinned.

Act for the sake of weaned children who have not transgressed.

Act for the sake of the schoolchildren.

Act for Your sake, if not for ours.

Act for Your sake and save us.

Answer us, L‑rd, answer us.

Answer us, our G‑d, answer us.

Answer us, our Father, answer us.

Answer us, our Creator, answer us.

Answer us, our Redeemer, answer us.

Answer us, You who seek us, answer us.

Answer us, faithful G‑d, answer us.

Answer us, Steadfast and Kind One, answer us.

Answer us, Pure and Upright One, answer us.

Answer us, Living and Everlasting One, answer us.

Answer us, Good One who does good, answer us.

Answer us, You who know our inclination, answer us.

Answer us, You who suppress anger, answer us.

Answer us, You who clothe Yourself in righteousness, answer us.

Answer us, King of the kings of kings, answer us.

Answer us, Awesome and Exalted One, answer us.

Answer us, You who forgive and pardon, answer us.

Answer us, You who answer in time of trouble, answer us.

Answer us, You who redeem and rescue, answer us.

Answer us, Righteous and Upright One, answer us.

Answer us, You who are near to those who call upon You, answer us.

Answer us, You who are slow to anger, answer us.

Answer us, You who are easily appeased, answer us.

Answer us, Merciful and Gracious One, answer us.

Answer us, You who listen to the needy, answer us.

Answer us, You who support the wholehearted, answer us.

Answer us, G‑d of our fathers, answer us.

Answer us, G‑d of Abraham, answer us.

Answer us, Fear of

Yitzchak, answer us.

Answer us, Mighty One of Jacob, answer us.

Answer us, Help of the tribes, answer us.

Answer us, Stronghold of the Matriarchs, answer us.

Answer us, You who answer in a time of favor, answer us.

Answer us, Father of orphans, answer us.

Answer us, Judge of widows, answer us.

He who answered our father Abraham on Mount Moriah, may He answer us.

He who answered his son Isaac when he was bound upon the altar, may He answer us.

He who answered Jacob in Beth-El, may He answer us.

He who answered Joseph in the prison, may He answer us.

He who answered our fathers at the Sea of Reeds, may He answer us.

He who answered Moshe at Horeb, may He answer us.

He who answered Aaron with the fire-pan, may He answer us.

He who answered Pinchas when he rose up from among the congregation, may He answer us.

He who answered Joshua at Gilgal, may He answer us.

He who answered Samuel at Mitzpah, may He answer us.

He who answered David and his son Solomon in Jerusalem, may He answer us.

He who answered Elijah on Mount Carmel, may He answer us.

He who answered Elisha in Jericho, may He answer us.

He who answered Jonah in the belly of the fish, may He answer us.

He who answered Hezekiah, king of Judah, in his illness, may He answer us.

He who answered Chananiah, Mishael and Azariah in the fiery furnace, may He answer us.

He who answered Daniel in the lions' den, may He answer us.

He who answered Mordechai and Esther in Shushan the capital, may He answer us.

He who answered Ezra in the exile, may He answer us.

He who answered all the righteous, the pious, the wholehearted and the upright, may He answer us.

Merciful One, who answers the poor, answer us.

Merciful One, who answers the brokenhearted, answer us.

Merciful One, who answers the humble of spirit, answer us.

Merciful One, answer us.

Merciful One, have pity.

Merciful One, redeem.

Merciful One, deliver.

Merciful One, have mercy on us,

now, speedily and soon.

The ark is opened

Our Father, our King, we have sinned before You.

Our Father, our King, we have no King but You.

Our Father, our King, deal with us for the sake of Your Name.

Our Father, our King, bless us with a good year.

Our Father, our King, annul all harsh decrees against us.

Our Father, our King, annul the designs of those who hate us.

Our Father, our King, frustrate the counsel of our enemies.

Our Father, our King, rid us of every oppressor and adversary.

Our Father, our King, close the mouths of our adversaries and accusers.

Our Father, our King, remove pestilence, sword, famine, captivity and destruction from the children of Your covenant.

Our Father, our King, withhold the plague from Your inheritance.

Our Father, our King, forgive and pardon all our iniquities.

Our Father, our King, blot out and remove our transgressions from before Your eyes.

Our Father, our King, in Your abundant mercy erase all records of our debts.

Our Father, our King, bring us back in complete repentance before You.

Our Father, our King, send complete healing to the sick of Your people.

Our Father, our King, tear up the evil of the verdict decreed against us.

Our Father, our King, remember us with a favorable remembrance before You.

Our Father, our King, remember us for a good life.

Our Father, our King, remember us for redemption and salvation.

Our Father, our King, remember us for livelihood and sustenance.

Our Father, our King, remember us for merits.

Our Father, our King, remember us for forgiveness and pardon.

Our Father, our King, cause salvation to flourish for us soon.

Our Father, our King, raise up the strength of Israel Your people.

Our Father, our King, raise up the strength of Your anointed.

Our Father, our King, fill our hands with Your blessings.

Our Father, our King, fill our storehouses with plenty.

Our Father, our King, hear our voice, have pity and mercy on us.

Our Father, our King, accept our prayer with mercy and favor.

Our Father, our King, open the gates of heaven to our prayer.

Our Father, our King, remember that we are but dust.

Our Father, our King, please do not turn us away from You empty-handed.

Our Father, our King, may this hour be an hour of mercy and a time of favor before You.

Our Father, our King, have compassion on us and on our children and infants.

Our Father, our King, act for the sake of those who were slain for Your holy Name.

Our Father, our King, act for the sake of those who were slaughtered for proclaiming Your Oneness.

Our Father, our King, act for the sake of those who went into fire and water for the sanctification of Your Name.

Our Father, our King, avenge the spilled blood of Your servants.

Our Father, our King, act for Your sake, if not for ours.

Our Father, our King, act for Your sake and save us.

Our Father, our King, act for the sake of Your abundant mercy.

Our Father, our King, act for the sake of Your great, mighty and awesome Name, which is called upon us.

Our Father, our King, be gracious to us and answer us, for we have no deeds of merit; deal with us in righteousness and kindness, and save us.

We do not know what to do, but our eyes are turned to You.

Remember Your mercies, L‑rd, and Your kindnesses, for they are from everlasting.

May Your kindness, L‑rd, be upon us, as we have placed our hope in You.

Do not remember against us the sins of our forebears; let Your mercies come swiftly to meet us, for we have been brought very low.

Be gracious to us, L‑rd, be gracious to us, for we have been fully sated with contempt.

In wrath, remember to be merciful; in wrath, remember the binding of Yitzchak; in wrath, remember the wholehearted (Yaakov); in wrath, remember love.

L‑rd, save us; may the King answer us on the day we call.

For He knows our nature; He remembers that we are but dust.

Help us, G‑d of our salvation, for the sake of the glory of Your Name; rescue us and pardon our sins for the sake of Your Name.

Exalted and hallowed be His great Name. (Amen) Throughout the world which He has created according to His will. May He establish His kingship, bring forth His redemption and hasten the coming of His Moshiach. (Amen) In your lifetime and in your days and in the lifetime of the entire House of Israel, speedily and soon, and say, Amen. (Amen)

May His great Name be blessed forever and to all eternity. Blessed and praised, glorified, exalted and extolled, honored, adored and lauded be the Name of the Holy One, blessed be He. (Amen) Beyond all the blessings, hymns, praises and consolations that are uttered in the world; and say, Amen. (Amen)

On Monday or Thursday say "Almighty, slow to anger" (E-l Erech Apayim).

G‑d, slow to anger and abounding in kindness and truth, do not rebuke us in Your anger. Have pity on Your people, L‑rd, and save us from all evil. We have sinned against You, Master; forgive, we beseech You, in accordance with Your abounding mercy, O G‑d.

And it came to pass whenever the Ark set out, Moses would say: Arise, O L‑rd, and let Your enemies be scattered, and let those who hate You flee before You.

For Torah shall come forth from Zion, and the word of the L‑rd from Jerusalem. Blessed is He who in His holiness gave the Torah to His people Israel.

Blessed is the Name of the Master of the universe; blessed is Your crown and the place of Your majesty. May Your goodwill be with Your people Israel forever; show Your people the redemption of Your right hand in Your Holy Temple. Bestow upon us of Your good light, and accept our prayers in mercy. May it be Your will to prolong our life in well-being, and let me be counted among the righteous, so that You will have compassion on me and protect me and all that is mine and all that is Your people Israel's. You are He who nourishes all and sustains all; You are He who rules over all.

You are He who rules over kings, and sovereignty is Yours.

I am a servant of the Holy One, blessed be He, and I bow before Him and before His glorious Torah at all times.

At all times; not in man do I put my trust, nor do I rely on any angel, but only on the G‑d of heaven, who is the G‑d of truth, whose Torah is truth, whose prophets are truth, and who abounds in doing deeds of goodness and truth.

In Him I put my trust, and to His holy and glorious Name I utter praises.

May it be Your will to open my heart to the Torah, and to fulfill the wishes of my heart and the heart of all Your people Israel for good, for life, and for peace.

Exalt the L‑rd with me, and let us extol His Name together.

Yours, L‑rd, is the greatness, the power, the beauty, the victory and the splendor, for all in heaven and on earth is Yours. Yours, L‑rd, is the kingship, and You are exalted as Head over all.

Exalt the L‑rd our G‑d and bow down at His footstool; holy is He. Exalt the L‑rd our G‑d and bow down at His holy mountain, for the L‑rd our G‑d is holy.

May the merciful Father have compassion on the people borne by Him, and remember the covenant with the mighty ones (the Patriarchs); may He deliver our souls from evil times, banish the evil inclination from those carried by Him, graciously grant us eternal deliverance, and fulfill our requests in good measure, with salvation and mercy.

May His kingship be revealed and become visible upon us soon, and may He be gracious to our remnant and the remnant of His people, the House of Israel, granting them grace, kindness, mercy and favor; and let us say, Amen. All ascribe greatness to our G‑d and give honor to the Torah. Kohen, come forward. Arise, (name) son of (father's name), the Kohen.

Blessed is He who in His holiness gave the Torah to His people Israel.

And you who cleave to the L‑rd your G‑d are all alive today.

Bless the L‑rd who is blessed.

Blessed be the L‑rd who is blessed for all eternity.

Blessed be the L‑rd who is blessed for all eternity.

Blessed are You, L‑rd our G‑d, King of the universe,

who has chosen us from among all the nations

and given us His Torah.

Blessed are You, L‑rd, who gives the Torah.

Kohen

Exodus 32

11 Moshe pleaded before the L‑rd his G‑d, and said: Why, L‑rd,

should Your anger blaze against Your people, whom You brought out of the land of Egypt with great power and with a mighty hand?

12 Why should the Egyptians say: He brought them out with evil intent, to kill them in the mountains and to wipe them off the face of the earth? Turn from Your fierce anger, and relent of the evil against Your people.

13. Remember Avraham, Yitzchak and Yisrael, Your servants, to whom You swore by Your own Self, and You said to them: I will multiply your offspring like the stars of the heavens, and all this land of which I have spoken I will give to your offspring, and they shall inherit it forever.

14. And the L‑rd relented from the evil which He had spoken of doing to His people.

Blessed are You, L‑rd our G‑d, King of the universe,

who has given us a Torah of truth and implanted eternal life within us.

Blessed are You, L‑rd, who gives the Torah.

Levi

Exodus, Chapter 34

1. The L‑rd said to Moshe: Carve for yourself two tablets of stone like the first ones, and I will write upon the tablets the words that were on the first tablets, which you broke.

2. Be ready by the morning; in the morning you shall go up to Mount Sinai and stand there before Me, on the top of the mountain.

3. No man shall go up with you, nor shall any man be seen anywhere on the mountain; even the sheep and the cattle shall not graze facing that mountain.

Yisrael

4. So he carved two tablets of stone like the first ones. Moshe rose early in the morning and went up to Mount Sinai, as the L‑rd had commanded him, and he took in his hand the two tablets of stone.

5. The L‑rd descended in the cloud and stood with him there, and he called out in the Name of the L‑rd.

6. The L‑rd passed before him and proclaimed: L‑rd, L‑rd, benevolent G‑d, compassionate and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in kindness and truth;

7. keeping kindness for thousands of generations, forgiving iniquity, transgression and sin, and who cleanses — but does not cleanse [those who do not repent], visiting the iniquity of fathers upon children and upon children's children, upon the third and upon the fourth generation.

8. Moshe hastened, bowed his head to the ground and prostrated himself.

9. And he said: If I have now found favor in Your eyes, my L‑rd, let my L‑rd go now in our midst, for it is a stiff-necked people; and pardon our iniquity and our sin, and take us as Your inheritance.

And He said: "Behold, I make a covenant: before all your people I will perform wonders such as have not been wrought in all the earth or among any nation; and all the people among whom you are shall see the work of the L‑rd, how awesome it is, that which I do with you."

Birkas HaGomel

Thanksgiving Blessing

Blessed are You, L‑rd our G‑d, King of the universe, who bestows good things upon the undeserving, and who has bestowed every goodness upon me. (Amen)

Congregation responds:

May He who has bestowed good upon you continue to bestow every goodness upon you forever.

The blessing Baruch Shepetarani

Father of Bar Mitzvah boy makes the blessing

Blessed is He who has freed me from the punishment of this one. (Amen)

Mi Shebeirach for a woman who gave birth to a boy

Prayer for women giving birth to a baby boy

He who blessed our fathers Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, Moshe and Aaron, David and Solomon, may He bless the woman who has given birth, (Hebrew name of the woman who gave birth) daughter of (Hebrew name of her mother), together with her son who has been born to her in a good hour, because her husband, the child's father, will give to charity on their behalf, without making a vow. In reward for this, may they merit to bring him into the covenant of Abraham our father, and to raise him to Torah, to marriage and to good deeds; and let us say, Amen. (Amen)

Mi Shebeirach for a woman who has given birth to a girl

Prayer for a woman who has given birth to a baby girl

He who blessed our fathers Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, Moshe and Aaron, David and Solomon, may He bless the woman who has given birth, (Hebrew name of the woman who gave birth) daughter of (Hebrew name of her mother), together with her daughter who has been born to her in a good hour; and may her name be called in Israel (announce the Hebrew name given to the new baby girl) daughter of (Hebrew name of the baby girl's father), because her husband, the child's father, will give to charity on their behalf, without making a vow. In reward for this, may they raise her to Torah, to marriage and to good deeds; and let us say, Amen. (Amen)

Mi Shebeirach for the sick

Prayer for men in need of healing

He who blessed our fathers Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, Moses and Aaron, David and Solomon, may He heal (Hebrew name of man) son of (Hebrew name of man's mother) because (Hebrew name of person asking for the blessing) son of

(Hebrew name of father of person asking for the blessing) will give, without making a vow, to charity on his behalf. In reward for this, may the Holy One, blessed be He, be filled with compassion for him, to restore his health, to heal him, to strengthen him and to revive him; and may He speedily send him from heaven a complete recovery for his 248 limbs and 365 sinews, among the other sick of Israel, a healing of the soul and a healing of the body; and let us say, Amen.

Mi Shebeirach for the sick

Prayer for women in need of healing

He who blessed our fathers Avraham, Yitzchak and Yaakov, Moshe and Aharon, Dovid and Shlomo, may He heal (Hebrew name of woman) daughter of (Hebrew name of woman's mother), because (Hebrew name of person asking for the blessing) son of (Hebrew name of father of person asking for the blessing) will give to charity on her behalf, without making a vow. In reward for this, may the Holy One, blessed be He, be filled with compassion for her, to restore her to health, to heal her, to strengthen her and to revive her; and may He speedily send her a complete healing from heaven in all her limbs and sinews, among the other sick of Israel, a healing of the soul and a healing of the body; and let us say, Amen.

PLEASE RISE FOR THE LIFTING OF THE TORAH AND SAY:

This is the Torah which Moses placed before the children of Israel.

It is a tree of life for those who hold fast to it, and those who support it are fortunate.

Its ways are ways of pleasantness, and all its paths are peace.

Long life is in its right hand; in its left are riches and honor.

The L‑rd desired, for the sake of His righteousness, to make the Torah great and glorious.

Happy are those who dwell in Your House; they will yet praise You forever.

Happy is the people whose lot is thus; happy is the people whose G‑d is the L‑rd.

A psalm of praise by David: I will exalt You, my G‑d the King, and bless Your Name forever and ever.

Every day I will bless You, and extol Your Name forever and ever.

The L‑rd is great and highly extolled, and there is no limit to His greatness.

One generation to another will laud Your works, and tell of Your mighty acts.

I will speak of the splendor of Your glorious majesty and of Your wondrous deeds.

They will proclaim the might of Your awesome acts, and I will recount Your greatness.

They will express the remembrance of Your abounding goodness, and sing of Your righteousness.

The L‑rd is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and of great kindness.

The L‑rd is good to all, and His mercies extend over all His works.

L‑rd, all Your works will give thanks to You, and Your pious ones will bless You.

They will declare the glory of Your kingdom, and tell of Your might,

to make known to men His mighty acts, and the glorious majesty of His kingdom.

Your kingship is a kingship over all worlds, and Your dominion is throughout all generations.

The L‑rd supports all who fall, and straightens all who are bent.

The eyes of all look expectantly to You, and You give them their food at the proper time.

You open Your hand and satisfy the desire of every living thing.

The L‑rd is righteous in all His ways, and benevolent in all His deeds.

The L‑rd is close to all who call upon Him, to all who call upon Him in truth.

He fulfills the desire of those who fear Him, hears their cry and delivers them.

The L‑rd watches over all who love Him, and will destroy all the wicked.

My mouth will utter the praise of the L‑rd, and let all flesh bless His holy Name forever and ever.

And we will bless the L‑rd from now to eternity. Praise the L‑rd.

For the Choirmaster, a psalm by David.

May the L‑rd answer you on the day of distress; may the Name of the G‑d of Jacob fortify you.

May He send your help from the Sanctuary, and support you from Zion.

May He remember all your offerings, and accept with favor your burnt-offerings forever.

May He grant you your heart's desire, and fulfill your every counsel.

We will rejoice in your deliverance, and raise our banners in the Name of our G‑d; may the L‑rd fulfill all your wishes.

Now I know that the L‑rd has delivered His anointed one, answering him from His holy heavens with the mighty saving power of His right hand.

Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we invoke the Name of the L‑rd our G‑d.

They bend and fall, but we rise and stand firm.

L‑rd, deliver us; may the King answer us on the day we call.

A redeemer shall come to Zion and to those in Jacob who turn from transgression, says the L‑rd.

"And as for Me, this is My covenant with them," says the L‑rd: "My spirit which is upon you, and My words which I have placed in your mouth, shall not depart from your mouth, nor from the mouth of your children, nor from the mouth of your children's children," says the L‑rd, "from now and forever."

You, Holy One, are enthroned upon the praises of Israel.

And they call one to another and say: "Holy, holy, holy is the L‑rd of hosts; the whole earth is full of His glory." And they receive permission one from another and say:

"Holy in the highest heavens, the abode of His Presence; holy upon the earth, the work of His might; holy forever and to all eternity,

is the L‑rd of hosts; the whole earth is full of the radiance of His glory."

Then a wind lifted me up, and I heard behind me a great roaring sound: "Blessed be the glory of the L‑rd from His place."

Then a wind lifted me up, and I heard behind me a great rushing sound of those who praise, saying: "Blessed be the glory of the L‑rd from the place of the abode of His Presence."

The L‑rd shall reign forever and ever.

The L‑rd, His kingship is established forever and to all eternity.

L‑rd, G‑d of

L‑rd, G‑d of Avraham, Yitzchak and Yisrael our fathers, preserve this forever as the inclination of the thoughts in the heart of Your people, and direct their heart toward You.

He, being compassionate, pardons iniquity and does not destroy; time and again He turns away His anger, and does not arouse all His wrath.

For You, my L‑rd, are good and forgiving, and abounding in kindness to all who call upon You.

Your righteousness is everlasting righteousness, and Your Torah is truth.

Grant truth to Yaakov, kindness to Avraham, as You swore to our fathers from days of old.

Blessed is my L‑rd who day by day bears our burden; He is the G‑d of our salvation forever.

The L‑rd of hosts is with us; the G‑d of Jacob is our everlasting stronghold.

L‑rd of hosts, happy is the man who trusts in You.

L‑rd, deliver us; may the King answer us on the day we call.

Blessed is He, our G‑d, who created us for His glory and set us apart from those who go astray.

gave us the Torah of truth and planted eternal life within us. May He open our heart to His Torah, and instill in our heart love and fear of Him, to do His will and to serve Him with a perfect heart, so that we shall not toil in vain, nor bring forth confusion.

And so may it be Your will, L‑rd our G‑d and G‑d of our fathers, that we observe Your statutes in this world, and be worthy to live and see and inherit goodness and blessing in the two eras of the days of Moshiach and the life of the World to Come.

So that my soul may sing to You and not be silent; L‑rd my G‑d, I will thank You forever.

Blessed is the man who trusts in the L‑rd, and the L‑rd will be his security.

Trust in the L‑rd forever and ever, for in G‑d the L‑rd is the strength of the worlds.

Those who know Your Name will trust in You, for You have not forsaken those who seek You, L‑rd.

The L‑rd desired, for the sake of His righteousness, to make the Torah great and glorious.

KADDISH TISKABAIL

Exalted and hallowed be His great Name. (Amen) Throughout the world which He has created according to His will. May He establish His kingship, bring forth His redemption and hasten the coming of His Moshiach. (Amen) In your lifetime and in your days and in the lifetime of the entire House of Israel, speedily and soon, and say, Amen. (Amen)

May His great Name be blessed forever and to all eternity. Blessed and praised, glorified, exalted and extolled, honored, adored and lauded be the Name of the Holy One, blessed be He. (Amen) Beyond all the blessings, hymns, praises and consolations that are uttered in the world; and say, Amen. (Amen)

May the prayers and supplications of the entire House of Israel be accepted before their Father in heaven; and say, Amen. (Amen)

May there be abundant peace from heaven, and a good life for us and for all Israel; and say, Amen. (Amen)

He who makes peace (During the Ten Days of Teshuvah: the peace) in His heavens, may He make peace for us and for all Israel; and say, Amen. (Amen)

Please rise; the Torah is returned to the ark.

The chazzan recites the following aloud:

Let them praise the Name of the L‑rd, for His Name alone is exalted.

Congregation responds:

His majesty is over the earth and the heavens. He has raised the glory of His people, the praise of all His pious ones, the children of Israel, the people close to Him. Praise the L‑rd.

AFTER THE ARK IS CLOSED YOU MAY BE SEATED

A prayer of David:

L‑rd, incline Your ear and answer me, for I am poor and needy.

Guard my soul, for I am pious; You, my G‑d, save Your servant who trusts in You.

Be gracious to me, my L‑rd, for to You I call all day long.

Gladden the soul of Your servant, for to You, my L‑rd, I lift up my soul.

For You, my L‑rd, are good and forgiving, and abounding in kindness to all who call upon You.

L‑rd, give ear to my prayer, and listen to the voice of my supplications.

On the day of my distress I call upon You, for You will answer me.

There is none like You among the mighty, my L‑rd, and there are no deeds like Yours.

All the nations that You have made will come and bow down before You, my L‑rd, and will give honor to Your Name.

For You are great and perform wonders; You alone are G‑d.

Teach me Your way, L‑rd, that I may walk in Your truth; unify my heart to fear Your Name.

I will praise You, my L‑rd, my G‑d, with all my heart, and I will honor Your Name forever.

For Your kindness toward me is great, and You have saved my soul from the depths of the grave.

O G‑d, wanton men have risen against me, and a band of ruthless men have sought my life, and they have not set You before them.

But You, my L‑rd, are a G‑d merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in kindness and truth.

Turn to me and be gracious to me; grant Your strength to Your servant, and save the son of Your maidservant.

Show me a sign for good, that those who hate me may see it and be ashamed, because You, L‑rd, have helped me and comforted me.

House of Jacob, come, let us walk in the light of the L‑rd.

For all the nations walk each in the name of its god, but we will walk in the Name of the L‑rd our G‑d forever and ever.

May the L‑rd our G‑d be with us as He was with our fathers; may He not leave us nor forsake us,

to incline our hearts to Him, to walk in all His ways and to keep His commandments, His statutes and His laws, which He commanded our fathers.

May these words of mine, with which I have pleaded before the L‑rd, be near to the L‑rd our G‑d day and night, that He may uphold the cause of His servant and the cause of His people Israel, each day as it requires,

so that all the peoples of the earth may know that the L‑rd is G‑d; there is no other.

A Song of Ascents, by David.

Had it not been for the L‑rd who was with us - let Israel now say -

had it not been for the L‑rd who was with us when men rose up against us, then they would have swallowed us alive when their anger blazed against us.

Then the waters would have swept us away; the torrent would have passed over our soul.

then the raging waters would have swept over our soul.

Blessed is the L‑rd, who did not permit us to be prey for their teeth.

Our soul is like a bird which has escaped from the fowler's snare; the snare broke and we escaped.

Our help is in the Name of the L‑rd, the Maker of heaven and earth.

Today is the sixth day of the week, on which the Levi'im would recite in the Beis Hamikdash:

The L‑rd is King; He has garbed Himself with grandeur; the L‑rd has robed Himself, He has girded Himself with strength; He has also established the world firmly that it shall not falter.

Your throne stands firm from of old; You have existed forever.

The rivers have raised, O L‑rd, the rivers have raised their voice; the rivers raise their raging waves.

More than the sound of many waters, than the mighty breakers of the sea, is the L‑rd mighty on high.

Your testimonies are most trustworthy; holiness befits Your House, O L‑rd, for all time.

Save us, L‑rd our G‑d, and gather us from among the nations, that we may give thanks to Your holy Name and glory in Your praise.

Blessed is the L‑rd, the G‑d of Israel, to all eternity; and all the people said: Amen, praise the L‑rd.

Blessed is the L‑rd from Zion, who dwells in Jerusalem; praise the L‑rd.

Blessed is the L‑rd G‑d, the G‑d of Israel, who alone performs wonders.

Blessed is His glorious Name forever, and may the whole earth be filled with His glory, Amen and Amen.

MOURNERS' KADDISH

Yisgadal v'yiskadash sh'mayh rabo. (Omayn)

Exalted and hallowed be His great Name. (Amen)

B'olmo di v'ro chir'usayh, v'yamlich malchusayh, v'yatzmach purkonayh vikorayv m'shichayh. (Omayn)

throughout the world which He has created according to His will. May He establish His kingship, bring forth His redemption and hasten the coming of His Moshiach. (Amen)

B'chayaychon uv'yomaychon uv'chayay d'chol bays Yisroayl, baagolo uviz'man koriv, v'imru omayn.

In your lifetime and in your days and in the lifetime of the entire House of Israel, speedily and soon, and say, Amen.

(Omayn. Y'hay sh'mayh rabo m'vorach l'olam ul'olmay olmayo, yisboraych.)

(Amen. May His great Name be blessed forever and to all eternity. Blessed.)

Y'hay sh'mayh rabo m'vorach l'olam ul'olmay olmayo, yisboraych, v'yishtabach, v'yispoayr, v'yisromom, v'yisnasay, v'yis'hador, v'yis'aleh, v'yis'halol, sh'mayh d'kudsho b'rich hu. (Omayn)

May His great Name be blessed forever and to all eternity. Blessed and praised, glorified, exalted and extolled, honored, adored and lauded be the Name of the Holy One, blessed be He. (Amen)

L'aylo min kol birchoso v'shiroso, tushb'choso v'nechemoso, daamiron b'olmo, v'imru omayn. (Omayn)

beyond all the blessings, hymns, praises and consolations that are uttered in the world; and say, Amen. (Amen)

Y'hay sh'lomo rabo min sh'mayo, v'chayim tovim olaynu v'al kol Yisroayl, v'imru omayn. (Omayn)

May there be abundant peace from heaven, and a good life for us and for all Israel; and say, Amen. (Amen)

Oseh sholom (Aseres Y'may T'shuvah: hasholom) bimromov, hu yaaseh sholom olaynu v'al kol Yisroayl, v'imru omayn. (Omayn)

He who makes peace (During the Ten Days of Teshuvah: the peace) in His heavens, may He make peace for us and for all Israel; and say, Amen. (Amen)

Hope in the L‑rd; be strong and let your heart be valiant, and hope in the L‑rd.

There is none holy as the L‑rd, for there is none besides You, and there is no rock like our G‑d.

For who is G‑d except the L‑rd, and who is a rock except our G‑d?

There is none like our G‑d; there is none like our L‑rd; there is none like our King; there is none like our Savior.

Who is like our G‑d? Who is like our L‑rd? Who is like our King? Who is like our Savior?

Let us give thanks to our G‑d; let us give thanks to our L‑rd; let us give thanks to our King; let us give thanks to our Savior.

Blessed is our G‑d; blessed is our L‑rd; blessed is our King; blessed is our Savior.

You are our G‑d; You are our L‑rd; You are our King; You are our Savior; You will save us.

You will arise and have mercy on Zion, for it is time to be gracious to her; the appointed time has come.

You are the L‑rd our G‑d and G‑d of our fathers, before whom our fathers burned the offering of incense.

The compounding of the incense.

(1) The balm

(2) and the onycha

(3) the galbanum

(4) and frankincense, each weighing seventy maneh;

(5) myrrh,

(6) cassia,

(7) spikenard,

(8) and saffron, each weighing sixteen maneh;

(9) costus, twelve;

(10) aromatic bark, three;

(11) cinnamon, nine.

Lye of Carshina, nine kav; Cyprus wine, three se'ah and three kav — and if one has no Cyprus wine, he brings old white wine.

Salt of Sodom, a quarter kav; maaleh ashan [a smoke-raising herb], a minute amount.

Rabbi Nassan the Babylonian says:

Also a minute amount of Jordan amber. If one put honey into it, he rendered it unfit; and if he left out any one of all its ingredients, he is liable to death.

Rabban Shimon ben Gamliel says:

The balm is nothing but a resin

which drips from the balsam trees. The lye of Carshina was used to rub the onycha, to make it beautiful; the Cyprus wine was used to steep the onycha, to make it pungent. Would not urine be well suited for it? But urine is not brought into the Beis Hamikdash, out of respect.

It was taught in the school of Elijah: Whoever studies Torah laws every day is assured of a place in the World to Come, for it is said: "The ways of the world are his"; do not read halichos (ways) but halachos (laws).

Rabbi Elazar said in the name of Rabbi Chanina: Torah scholars increase peace in the world, as it is said: "And all your children will be learned in the Torah of the L‑rd, and great will be the peace of your children."

Do not read banayich (your children), but bonayich (your builders).

Those who love Your Torah have abundant peace, and there is no stumbling for them.

May there be peace within your walls, serenity within your palaces.

For the sake of my brethren and friends, I ask that there be peace within you.

For the sake of the House of the L‑rd our G‑d, I seek your good.

The L‑rd will give strength to His people; the L‑rd will bless His people with peace.

RABBANAN KADDISH

Yisgadal v'yiskadash sh'mayh rabo. (Omayn)

Exalted and hallowed be His great Name. (Amen)

B'olmo di v'ro chir'usayh, v'yamlich malchusayh, v'yatzmach purkonayh vikorayv m'shichayh. (Omayn)

throughout the world which He has created according to His will. May He establish His kingship, bring forth His redemption and hasten the coming of His Moshiach. (Amen)

B'chayaychon uv'yomaychon uv'chayay d'chol bays Yisroayl, baagolo uviz'man koriv, v'imru omayn.

In your lifetime and in your days and in the lifetime of the entire House of Israel, speedily and soon, and say, Amen.

(Omayn. Y'hay sh'mayh rabo m'vorach l'olam ul'olmay olmayo, yisboraych.)

(Amen. May His great Name be blessed forever and to all eternity. Blessed.)

Y'hay sh'mayh rabo m'vorach l'olam ul'olmay olmayo, yisboraych, v'yishtabach, v'yispoayr, v'yisromom, v'yisnasay, v'yis'hador, v'yis'aleh, v'yis'halol, sh'mayh d'kudsho b'rich hu. (Omayn)

May His great Name be blessed forever and to all eternity. Blessed and praised, glorified, exalted and extolled, honored, adored and lauded be the Name of the Holy One, blessed be He. (Amen)

L'aylo min kol birchoso v'shiroso, tushb'choso v'nechemoso, daamiron b'olmo, v'imru omayn. (Omayn)

beyond all the blessings, hymns, praises and consolations that are uttered in the world; and say, Amen. (Amen)

Al Yisroayl v'al rabonon, v'al talmidayhon, v'al kol talmiday salmidayhon, v'al kol mon d'oskin b'oraiso, di v'asro hodayn v'di v'chol asar vaasar, y'hay l'hon ul'chon sh'lomo rabo, chino v'chisdo v'rachamin, v'chayin arichin, um'zono r'vicho, ufurkono min kodom avuhon d'vishmayo, v'imru omayn. (Omayn)

Upon Israel, upon our Sages, upon their disciples, upon all the disciples of their disciples, and upon all those who occupy themselves with the Torah, here and everywhere, may there be for them and for you abundant peace, grace, kindness and mercy, long life, ample sustenance and deliverance from their Father in heaven; and say, Amen. (Amen)

Y'hay sh'lomo rabo min sh'mayo, v'chayim tovim olaynu v'al kol Yisroayl, v'imru omayn. (Omayn)

May there be abundant peace from heaven, and a good life for us and for all Israel; and say, Amen. (Amen)

Oseh sholom (Aseres Y'may T'shuvah: hasholom) bimromov, hu yaaseh sholom olaynu v'al kol Yisroayl, v'imru omayn. (Omayn)

He who makes peace (During the Ten Days of Teshuvah: the peace) in His heavens, may He make peace for us and for all Israel; and say, Amen. (Amen)

It is upon us to praise the Master of all, to ascribe greatness to the Creator of the beginning, that He has not made us like the nations of the lands, nor set us like the families of the earth; that He has not made our portion like theirs, nor our lot like that of all their multitudes.

for they bow to vanity and nothingness.

But we bend the knee, bow down and offer praise before the Supreme King of kings, the Holy One, blessed be He,

who stretches forth the heavens and establishes the earth, the seat of whose glory is in the heavens above, and the abode of whose majesty is in the loftiest heights. He is our G‑d; there is none else.

Truly He is our King; there is nothing besides Him, as it is written in His Torah:

"Know this day and take unto your heart that the L‑rd is G‑d; in the heavens above and upon the earth below there is nothing else."

And therefore we hope to You, L‑rd our G‑d, that we may speedily behold the splendor of Your might, to banish idolatry from the earth, and the false gods will be utterly destroyed; to perfect the world under the sovereignty of the Almighty;

and all mankind shall invoke Your Name, to turn to You all the wicked of the earth.

Then all the inhabitants of the world will recognize and know that every knee should bend to You, every tongue should swear by Your Name.

Before You, L‑rd our G‑d, they will bow and prostrate themselves, and give honor to the glory of Your Name; and they will all take upon themselves the yoke of Your kingdom. May You soon reign over them forever and ever, for kingship is Yours, and to all eternity You will reign in glory, as it is written in Your Torah:

"The L‑rd will reign forever and ever."

And it is said: "The L‑rd shall be King over the whole earth; on that day the L‑rd shall be One and His Name One."

MOURNERS' KADDISH

Yisgadal v'yiskadash sh'mayh rabo. (Omayn)

Exalted and hallowed be His great Name. (Amen)

B'olmo di v'ro chir'usayh, v'yamlich malchusayh, v'yatzmach purkonayh vikorayv m'shichayh. (Omayn)

throughout the world which He has created according to His will. May He establish His kingship, bring forth His redemption and hasten the coming of His Moshiach. (Amen)

B'chayaychon uv'yomaychon uv'chayay d'chol bays Yisroayl, baagolo uviz'man koriv, v'imru omayn.

In your lifetime and in your days and in the lifetime of the entire House of Israel, speedily and soon, and say, Amen.

(Omayn. Y'hay sh'mayh rabo m'vorach l'olam ul'olmay olmayo, yisboraych.)

(Amen. May His great Name be blessed forever and to all eternity. Blessed.)

Y'hay sh'mayh rabo m'vorach l'olam ul'olmay olmayo, yisboraych, v'yishtabach, v'yispoayr, v'yisromom, v'yisnasay, v'yis'hador, v'yis'aleh, v'yis'halol, sh'mayh d'kudsho b'rich hu. (Omayn)

May His great Name be blessed forever and to all eternity. Blessed and praised, glorified, exalted and extolled, honored, adored and lauded be the Name of the Holy One, blessed be He. (Amen)

L'aylo min kol birchoso v'shiroso, tushb'choso v'nechemoso, daamiron b'olmo, v'imru omayn. (Omayn)

beyond all the blessings, hymns, praises and consolations that are uttered in the world; and say, Amen. (Amen)

Y'hay sh'lomo rabo min sh'mayo, v'chayim tovim olaynu v'al kol Yisroayl, v'imru omayn. (Omayn)

May there be abundant peace from heaven, and a good life for us and for all Israel; and say, Amen. (Amen)

Oseh sholom (Aseres Y'may T'shuvah: hasholom) bimromov, hu yaaseh sholom olaynu v'al kol Yisroayl, v'imru omayn. (Omayn)

He who makes peace (During the Ten Days of Teshuvah: the peace) in His heavens, may He make peace for us and for all Israel; and say, Amen. (Amen)

Do not fear sudden terror, nor the destruction of the wicked when it comes.

Contrive a scheme, but it will be foiled; conspire a plot, but it will not materialize, for G‑d is with us.

To your old age I am He, and to your hoary years I will sustain you; I have made you and I will carry you; I will sustain you and deliver you.

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

Tehillim, chapter 112

1 Praise the L‑rd! Fortunate is the man who fears the L‑rd, who greatly desires His commandments.

2 His descendants will be mighty in the land; a generation of upright men who will be blessed.

3 Wealth and riches are in his house, and his righteousness endures forever.

4 Even in darkness a light shines for the upright, for he is gracious, compassionate and righteous.

5 Good is the man who is gracious and lends; he conducts his affairs with justice.

6 For he will never falter; the righteous man will be an everlasting remembrance.

7 He will not fear an evil report; his heart is steadfast, trusting in the L‑rd.

8 His heart is steadfast, he will not fear, until he sees his oppressors' downfall.

9 He has distributed, he has given to the needy; his righteousness endures forever; his strength will be exalted in honor.

10 The wicked man will see and be vexed; he will gnash his teeth and melt away; the desire of the wicked will perish.

Tehillim for day 10

Tehillim, Chapter 55

For the conductor, with instrumental music, a maskil of David.

Give ear, O G‑d, to my prayer, and do not hide Yourself from my supplication.

Listen to me and answer me; I lament in my complaint and I moan,

because of the voice of the enemy, because of the oppression of the wicked; for they cast iniquity upon me, and in anger they bear hatred toward me.

My heart trembles within me, and the terrors of death have fallen upon me.

Fear and trembling come upon me, and horror has covered me.

And I said, "If only I had wings like a dove! I would fly away and find rest.

Behold, I would wander far off; I would lodge in the wilderness, Selah.

I would hasten to my refuge, away from the sweeping wind and the storm."

Destroy, my L‑rd, divide their tongue, for I have seen violence and strife in the city.

Day and night they go around it upon its walls, and iniquity and mischief are within it.

Wickedness is within it, and deceit and guile do not depart from its square.

For it is not an enemy who reviles me, that I could bear it; nor is it one who hates me who has exalted himself against me, that I could hide from him;

but it is you, a man of my own measure, my guide and my familiar friend.

Together we took sweet counsel; we walked in the House of G‑d amid the throng.

May He bring death upon them; may they go down alive into the grave, for evil is in their dwelling, in their midst.

As for me, I call to G‑d, and the L‑rd will save me.

Evening, morning and noon I speak and moan, and He hears my voice.

He redeemed my soul in peace from the battle against me, for many were with me.

G‑d will hear and humble them - He who has been enthroned from of old, Selah - those who have no change, and do not fear G‑d.

He stretched out his hands against those at peace with him; he profaned his covenant.

The flattery of his mouth is smoother than butter, but war is in his heart; his words are softer than oil, yet they are drawn swords.

Cast your burden upon the L‑rd and He will sustain you; He will never let the righteous falter.

And You, O G‑d, will bring them down to the pit of destruction; men of bloodshed and deceit shall not live out half their days; but as for me, I will trust in You.

Tehillim, Chapter 56

For the conductor, on the silent dove of distant places; by David, a michtam, when the Philistines seized him in Gath.

Be gracious to me, O G‑d, for man longs to swallow me; all day long the warrior oppresses me.

My watchful foes long to swallow me all day long, for many fight against me, O Most High.

On the day I am afraid, I will trust in You.

In G‑d, whose word I praise, in G‑d I trust; I will not fear. What can flesh do to me?

All day long they distort my words; all their thoughts against me are for evil.

They gather together, they lie in hiding; they watch my steps, as they lie in wait for my soul.

Because of their iniquity, cast them out; in anger bring down the peoples, O G‑d.

You have counted my wanderings; place my tears in Your flask - are they not in Your record?

Then my enemies will turn back on the day I call; this I know, that G‑d is with me.

In G‑d, I praise His word; in the L‑rd, I praise His word.

In G‑d I trust; I will not fear. What can man do to me?

Your vows, O G‑d, are upon me; I will render thanksgiving offerings to You.

For You have saved my soul from death, and surely my feet from stumbling, that I may walk before G‑d in the light of life.

Tehillim, Chapter 57

For the conductor, "Do not destroy"; by David, a michtam, when he fled from Shaul, in the cave.

Be gracious to me, O G‑d, be gracious to me, for in You my soul has taken refuge; in the shadow of Your wings I will take shelter until the calamities pass.

I call to G‑d Most High, to the Almighty who brings things to completion for me.

He will send from heaven and save me from the scorn of him who longs to swallow me, Selah; G‑d will send His kindness and His truth.

My soul is in the midst of lions; I lie among those who are aflame, men whose teeth are spears and arrows, and whose tongue is a sharp sword.

Be exalted above the heavens, O G‑d; let Your glory be over all the earth.

They prepared a net for my steps; my soul was bowed down; they dug a pit before me - they fell into it themselves, Selah.

My heart is steadfast, O G‑d, my heart is steadfast; I will sing and chant praise.

Awake, my glory! Awake, harp and lyre! I will awaken the dawn.

I will thank You among the peoples, my L‑rd; I will sing praise to You among the nations.

For Your kindness is great, reaching to the heavens, and Your truth to the skies.

Be exalted above the heavens, O G‑d; let Your glory be over all the earth.

Tehillim, Chapter 58

For the conductor, "Do not destroy"; by David, a michtam.

Is it true that you speak righteousness in silence? Do you judge mankind with uprightness?

Rather, in your heart you devise wrongdoing; in the land you weigh out the violence of your hands.

The wicked are estranged from the womb; those who speak lies go astray from birth.

Their venom is like the venom of a snake; like a deaf cobra that stops its ear,

that will not listen to the voice of the charmers, of the most skillful caster of spells.

O G‑d, smash their teeth in their mouth; break the fangs of the young lions, O L‑rd.

Let them melt away like water that flows off; when he aims his arrows, let them be as though cut off.

Like a snail that melts as it goes along, like the stillborn of a woman, that never saw the sun.

Before your pots feel the heat of the thorns, He will sweep them away as with a storm, whether raw or burning.

The righteous man will rejoice when he sees vengeance; he will bathe his feet in the blood of the wicked.

And man will say, "Surely there is reward for the righteous; surely there is a G‑d who judges in the land."

Tehillim, Chapter 59

For the conductor, "Do not destroy"; by David, a michtam, when Shaul sent men and they watched the house in order to kill him.

Rescue me from my enemies, my G‑d; set me on high, above those who rise against me.

Rescue me from the workers of iniquity, and save me from men of bloodshed.

For behold, they lie in wait for my soul; mighty men gather against me, not for any transgression or sin of mine, L‑rd.

Without any guilt on my part they run and prepare themselves; awaken to meet me, and see!

And You, L‑rd, G‑d of hosts, G‑d of Israel, arise to punish all the nations; show no favor to any treacherous evildoers, Selah.

They return at evening, they howl like a dog and go around the city.

Behold, they spew out with their mouths; swords are in their lips, for "Who hears?"

But You, L‑rd, laugh at them; You mock all the nations.

Because of his strength, I will wait for You, for G‑d is my stronghold.

The G‑d of my kindness will come to meet me; G‑d will let me look upon my watchful foes.

Do not slay them, lest my people forget; make them wander by Your might and bring them down, my L‑rd, our shield.

For the sin of their mouth, the word of their lips, let them be trapped in their pride, and for the curse and the falsehood that they utter.

Consume them in wrath, consume them until they are no more, and let them know that G‑d rules over Yaakov, to the ends of the earth, Selah.

They return at evening, they howl like a dog and go around the city.

They wander about for food; if they are not satisfied, they stay all night.

But I will sing of Your strength, and in the morning I will sing joyously of Your kindness, for You have been a stronghold for me and a refuge on the day of my distress.

My Strength, to You I will sing praise, for G‑d is my stronghold, the G‑d of my kindness.

Yisgadal v'yiskadash sh'mayh rabo. (Omayn)

Exalted and hallowed be His great Name. (Amen)

B'olmo di v'ro chir'usayh, v'yamlich malchusayh, v'yatzmach purkonayh vikorayv m'shichayh. (Omayn)

throughout the world which He has created according to His will. May He establish His kingship, bring forth His redemption and hasten the coming of His Moshiach. (Amen)

B'chayaychon uv'yomaychon uv'chayay d'chol bays Yisroayl, baagolo uviz'man koriv, v'imru omayn.

In your lifetime and in your days and in the lifetime of the entire House of Israel, speedily and soon, and say, Amen.

(Omayn. Y'hay sh'mayh rabo m'vorach l'olam ul'olmay olmayo, yisboraych.)

(Amen. May His great Name be blessed forever and to all eternity. Blessed.)

Y'hay sh'mayh rabo m'vorach l'olam ul'olmay olmayo, yisboraych, v'yishtabach, v'yispoayr, v'yisromom, v'yisnasay, v'yis'hador, v'yis'aleh, v'yis'halol, sh'mayh d'kudsho b'rich hu. (Omayn)

May His great Name be blessed forever and to all eternity. Blessed and praised, glorified, exalted and extolled, honored, adored and lauded be the Name of the Holy One, blessed be He. (Amen)

L'aylo min kol birchoso v'shiroso, tushb'choso v'nechemoso, daamiron b'olmo, v'imru omayn. (Omayn)

beyond all the blessings, hymns, praises and consolations that are uttered in the world; and say, Amen. (Amen)

Y'hay sh'lomo rabo min sh'mayo, v'chayim tovim olaynu v'al kol Yisroayl, v'imru omayn. (Omayn)

May there be abundant peace from heaven, and a good life for us and for all Israel; and say, Amen. (Amen)

Oseh sholom (Aseres Y'may T'shuvah: hasholom) bimromov, hu yaaseh sholom olaynu v'al kol Yisroayl, v'imru omayn. (Omayn)

He who makes peace (During the Ten Days of Teshuvah: the peace) in His heavens, may He make peace for us and for all Israel; and say, Amen. (Amen)

Mishnayos

(7) If one immersed a bed in it, even though its legs sink into the thick mud, it is pure, because the water touches them first.

A mikveh whose water is shallow: one may press down even bundles of wood, even bundles of reeds, so that the water may rise, and then go down and immerse. A needle that is lying on the steps of the cave: if one moved it back and forth in the water, once a wave has passed over it, it is pure.

Rabbi Chananya ben Akashya says: The Holy One, blessed be He, wished to grant merit to Israel; therefore He gave them Torah and mitzvos in abundance, as it is said: The L‑rd desired, for the sake of his [Israel's] righteousness, to make the Torah great and glorious.

RABBANAN KADDISH

Yisgadal v'yiskadash sh'mayh rabo. (Omayn)

Exalted and hallowed be His great Name. (Amen)

B'olmo di v'ro chir'usayh, v'yamlich malchusayh, v'yatzmach purkonayh vikorayv m'shichayh. (Omayn)

throughout the world which He has created according to His will. May He establish His kingship, bring forth His redemption and hasten the coming of His Moshiach. (Amen)

B'chayaychon uv'yomaychon uv'chayay d'chol bays Yisroayl, baagolo uviz'man koriv, v'imru omayn.

In your lifetime and in your days and in the lifetime of the entire House of Israel, speedily and soon, and say, Amen.

(Omayn. Y'hay sh'mayh rabo m'vorach l'olam ul'olmay olmayo, yisboraych.)

(Amen. May His great Name be blessed forever and to all eternity. Blessed.)

Y'hay sh'mayh rabo m'vorach l'olam ul'olmay olmayo, yisboraych, v'yishtabach, v'yispoayr, v'yisromom, v'yisnasay, v'yis'hador, v'yis'aleh, v'yis'halol, sh'mayh d'kudsho b'rich hu. (Omayn)

May His great Name be blessed forever and to all eternity. Blessed and praised, glorified, exalted and extolled, honored, adored and lauded be the Name of the Holy One, blessed be He. (Amen)

L'aylo min kol birchoso v'shiroso, tushb'choso v'nechemoso, daamiron b'olmo, v'imru omayn. (Omayn)

beyond all the blessings, hymns, praises and consolations that are uttered in the world; and say, Amen. (Amen)

Al Yisroayl v'al rabonon, v'al talmidayhon, v'al kol talmiday salmidayhon, v'al kol mon d'oskin b'oraiso, di v'asro hodayn v'di v'chol asar vaasar, y'hay l'hon ul'chon sh'lomo rabo, chino v'chisdo v'rachamin, v'chayin arichin, um'zono r'vicho, ufurkono min kodom avuhon d'vishmayo, v'imru omayn. (Omayn)

Upon Israel, upon our Sages, upon their disciples, upon all the disciples of their disciples, and upon all those who occupy themselves with the Torah, here and everywhere, may there be for them and for you abundant peace, grace, kindness and mercy, long life, ample sustenance and deliverance from their Father in heaven; and say, Amen. (Amen)

Y'hay sh'lomo rabo min sh'mayo, v'chayim tovim olaynu v'al kol Yisroayl, v'imru omayn. (Omayn)

May there be abundant peace from heaven, and a good life for us and for all Israel; and say, Amen. (Amen)

Oseh sholom (Aseres Y'may T'shuvah: hasholom) bimromov, hu yaaseh sholom olaynu v'al kol Yisroayl, v'imru omayn. (Omayn)

He who makes peace (During the Ten Days of Teshuvah: the peace) in His heavens, may He make peace for us and for all Israel; and say, Amen. (Amen)

Tefillin of Rabbeinu Tam

Hear, O Israel, the L‑rd is our G‑d, the L‑rd is One.

Blessed be the name of the glory of His kingdom forever and ever.

You shall love the L‑rd your G‑d with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your might.

And these words which I command you today shall be upon your heart.

You shall teach them thoroughly to your children, and you shall speak of them when you sit in your house and when you walk on the way, when you lie down and when you rise.

You shall bind them as a sign upon your hand, and they shall be as tefillin between your eyes.

And you shall write them upon the doorposts of your house and upon your gates.

(Deuteronomy 11:13-21)

And it will be, if you will diligently obey My commandments which I command you this day, to love the L‑rd your G‑d and to serve Him with all your heart and with all your soul,

I will give rain for your land at the proper time, the early rain and the late rain, and you will gather in your grain, your wine and your oil.

And I will give grass in your fields for your cattle, and you will eat and be sated.

Take care lest your heart be lured away, and you turn astray and worship other gods and bow down to them.

For then the L‑rd's wrath will flare up against you, and He will close the heavens so that there will be no rain and the earth will not yield its produce, and you will swiftly perish from the good land which the L‑rd gives you.

Therefore, place these words of Mine upon your heart and upon your soul, and bind them as a sign upon your hand, and they shall be as tefillin between your eyes.

You shall teach them to your children, to speak of them when you sit in your house and when you walk on the way, when you lie down and when you rise.

And you shall write them upon the doorposts of your house and upon your gates,

so that your days and the days of your children may be prolonged on the land which the L‑rd swore to your fathers to give them, as long as the heavens are above the earth.

The L‑rd spoke to Moses, saying:

Speak to the children of Israel and tell them to make for themselves tzitzis on the corners of their garments throughout their generations, and to attach a thread of blue on the tzitzis of each corner.

They shall be to you as tzitzis, and you shall look upon them and remember all the commandments of the L‑rd and fulfill them, and you will not follow after your heart and after your eyes, after which you go astray,

so that you may remember and fulfill all My commandments and be holy to your G‑d.

I am the L‑rd your G‑d who brought you out of the land of Egypt to be your G‑d; I am the L‑rd your G‑d. It is true.

The L‑rd spoke to Moses, saying:

Sanctify to Me every firstborn; whatever opens the womb among the children of Israel, of man and of beast, is Mine.

Moses said to the people: Remember this day on which you went out of Egypt, out of the house of bondage, for with a strong hand the L‑rd brought you out from here; and no leavened bread shall be eaten.

Today you are going out, in the month of spring.

And it shall be, when the L‑rd brings you into the land of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Hivites and the Jebusites, which He swore to your fathers to give you, a land flowing with milk and honey, that you shall perform the service...

in this month.

For seven days you shall eat matzos, and on the seventh day there shall be a festival to the L‑rd.

Matzos shall be eaten throughout the seven days; no leavened bread shall be seen with you, nor shall leaven be seen with you, in all your borders.

And you shall tell your son on that day, saying: It is because of this that the L‑rd did for me when I went out of Egypt.

And it shall be for you a sign upon your hand and a remembrance between your eyes, so that the L‑rd's Torah may be in your mouth, for with a strong hand the L‑rd brought you out of Egypt.

You shall observe this statute at its appointed time, from year to year.

And when the L‑rd brings you into the land of the Canaanites, as He swore to you and to your fathers, and gives it to you,

you shall set apart for the L‑rd every first issue of the womb; and of every firstling of cattle that you have, the males shall be the L‑rd's.

Every firstling of a donkey you shall redeem with a lamb; and if you do not redeem it, you shall break its neck. And every firstborn of man among your sons you shall redeem.

And when your son asks you in time to come, saying, What is this? you shall say to him: With a strong hand the L‑rd brought us out of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.

And when Pharaoh stubbornly refused to let us go, the L‑rd killed every firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of man to the firstborn of beast. Therefore I sacrifice to the L‑rd every male that first opens the womb, and every firstborn of my sons I redeem.

And it shall be for a sign upon your hand and for tefillin between your eyes, for with a strong hand the L‑rd brought us out of Egypt.

So that you may remember the day you went out of the land of Egypt all the days of your life.

Only take heed and guard your soul diligently, lest you forget the things which your eyes have seen, and lest they depart from your heart all the days of your life; and make them known to your children and to your children's children.

The day you stood before the L‑rd your G‑d at Horeb.

Remember what Amalek did to you on the way, when you came out of Egypt;

how he met you on the way and cut down all the weak who straggled behind you, when you were faint and weary, and he did not fear G‑d.

And it shall be, when the L‑rd your G‑d has given you rest from all your enemies round about, in the land which the L‑rd your G‑d gives you as an inheritance to possess, you shall blot out the remembrance of Amalek from under the heavens; you shall not forget.

Remember, do not forget, how you provoked the L‑rd your G‑d to anger in the wilderness.

Remember what the L‑rd your G‑d did to Miriam on the way when you came out of Egypt.

Remember the Shabbos day to sanctify it.