You are blessed, ,Adonai, our God and God of our ancestors,
God
of Abraham, God of Isaac,
and God of Jacob, great, mighty, awe-inspiring, transcendent God,
who
acts with kindness and love, and creates all, who remembers
the loving deeds of our ancestors,
On Shabbat Shuvah we add:
Remember us for life, Sovereign who delights
in life, and inscribe
us in the Book of Life, for Your sake, God of life.
With Patriarchs:
You are the sovereign who helps and saves and shields.
You are blessed, Adonai, Shield of Abraham
Second B’rakhah: God’s
Saving Care
You are ever mighty,
Adonai— You give life to the dead—great is Your saving
power:
From Sh’mini
Atzeret until Pesah|.|:
You cause
the wind to blow and the rain to fall,
[From Pesah|.| until Sh’mini Atzeret, some add: You cause the dew to fall,]
You sustain the living through kindness and love, and with great mercy give life to the dead,
You support the falling, heal the sick,
loosen the chains of the bound,
and keep faith with those who sleep in the dust. Who is like You, Almighty,
and who can be compared
to You?
The sovereign who brings death and life and causes redemption to flourish.
M’khalkel h|.|ayim b’h|.|esed, m’h|.|ayeih meitim b’rah|.|amim rabim, somekh noflim v’rofei h|.|olim
u-matir asurim, u-m’kayem emunato lisheinei
afar.
Mi khamokha ba·al g’vurot umi domeh lakh, melekh meimit u-m’h|.|ayeh u-matzmiah|.| y’shuah.
On Shabbat Shuvah we add:
Who is like You, source
of compassion, who remembers
with compassion Your creatures for life?
You are faithful
in bringing life to the dead.
Barukh atah Adonai, who gives life to the dead.
When the Amidah is recited silently,
continue on page 188a with “Holy are You.”
and who will lovingly bring a redeemer
to their children’s children for the sake of divine honor.You are ever mighty, Adonai— You give life to the dead— great is Your saving power:
From Sh’mini Atzeret until Pesah|.|:
You cause the wind to blow and the rain to fall,
[From Pesah|.| until Sh’mini Atzeret, some add: You
cause the dew to fall,]
You sustain the living through kindness and love, and with great mercy
give life to the dead, You support the falling, heal the sick, loosen the
chains of the bound, and keep faith with those who sleep in the dust.
M’khalkel h|.|ayim b’h|.|esed, m’h|.|ayeih meitim b’rah|.|amim rabim, somekh
noflim v’rofei h|.|olim u-matir asurim, u-m’kayem emunato lisheinei afar.
Mi khamokha ba•al g’vurot umi domeh lakh, melekh meimit u-m’h|.|ayeh
u-matzmiah|.| y’shuah.
Who is like You, Almighty, and who can be compared to You? The sovereign who brings death and life and causes redemption to flourish.
On Shabbat Shuvah we add:
Who is like You, source of compassion, who remembers with compassion
Your creatures for life?
You are faithful in bringing life to the dead.
Barukh atah ADoNAI, who gives life to the dead. When the Amidah is
recited silently, continue on page 188a with “Holy are You.”
Third
B’rakhah: God’s Holiness
THE
KEDUsHAH
The Kedushah is recited standing. Indeed, since we imitate the song of
the angels, the tradition recommends standing like angels, with feet together. It
is recited only with a minyan.
We
revere and sanctify You on earth as Your name is sanctified in heaven, as Your
prophet Isaiah described:
Each
cried out to the other:
“Holy,
holy, holy is ADoNAI Tz’va•ot, the whole world is filled with God’s glory!”
Kadosh, kadosh, kadosh Adonai Tz’va∙ot, m’lo khol ha-aretz k’vodo.
God’s
glory fills the universe. One angelic chorus asks, “Where is the place of God’s
glory?” Another responds:
“Praised
is ADONAI’s glory wherever God dwells.”
Barukh k’vod Adonai mimkomo.
From
where God dwells, may God turn with compassion toward the people who twice each
day, evening and morning, lovingly proclaim God’s oneness, reciting the Sh’ma:
“Hear,
O Israel, ADONAI is our God, ADONAI is one.”
Sh’ma
yisrael, Adonai eloheinu, Adonai eh|.|ad.
The
Holy One is our God, our creator, our sovereign, our redeemer. Yet again, God
will in mercy proclaim to us before all that lives: “I, ADONAI, am your God.”
Hu eloheinu, hu avinu, hu malkeinu, hu moshi•einu, v’hu yashmi•einu
b’rah|.|amav sheinit l’einei kol h|.|ai, lihyot lakhem leilohim. Ani Adonai
eloheikhem.
As the
psalmist sang: “ADONAI will reign forever; your God, O Zion, from generation to
generation. Halleluyah!” Yimlokh Adonai l’olam, elohayikh tziyon l’dor vador,
hal’luyah.
From
generation to generation we will declare Your greatness, and forever sanctify
You with words of holiness. Your praise will never leave our lips, for You are
God and Sovereign, great and holy.
L’dor vador nagid godlekha, u-l’netzah|.| n’tzah|.|im k’dushat’kha
nakdish, v’shivh|.|akha eloheinu mi-pinu lo yamush l’olam va-ed, ki El melekh
gadol v’kadosh atah.
Barukh atah ADoNAI, the Holy God.
On
Shabbat Shuvah we substitute: Barukh atah ADoNAI, the Holy Sovereign.
We continue on the next page with the Fourth B’rakhah, “You established
Shabbat.”
The following paragraph is said only when the entire Amidah is recited
silently:
Holy
are You and holy is Your name; holy ones praise You each day.
Barukh atah ADoNAI, the Holy God.
On
Shabbat Shuvah we substitute:
Barukh atah ADoNAI, the Holy Sovereign.
Fourth B’rakhah:
The Celebration of Shabbat
For
an alternate
version
of this b’rakhah, not centered on sacrifices, continue
on the next page.
SHABBAT
AND THE TEMPLE SERVICE
You established Shabbat and desired its offerings.
You prescribed the details of its service and the order of the libations. Those who take pleasure in Shabbat inherit
eternal glory. Those who savor Shabbat truly merit life; those who love its teachings have chosen to join in its greatness. Adonai our God, it was at Sinai that You com- manded its observance and commanded our ancestors to offer an additional appropriate sacrifice on Shabbat.
May it be Your will, Adonai our God and God of our
ancestors, who restores their descendants to their land, to lead us there in joy
and to plant us in our borders, where our ancestors once offered to You their sacrifices:
the daily sacrifices in their proper order, as well as the additional offerings
prescribed for holy days. Lovingly, the additional Shabbat sacrifices were offered
there as You commanded, fulfilling the words spoken in revelation and written down
by Moses, your servant, in Your Torah: On Shabbat: two yearling lambs without
blemish, together with two-tenths of a measure of choice flour with oil mixed
in as a meal offering and with the proper libation—a burnt offering for every
Shabbat, in addition to the daily burnt offering and its libation.
AN AlTERNATE
Fourth
B’rakhah: The Celebration of Shabbat
THE DREAM OF REDEMPTION
You
established Shabbat, exalted its holiness, prescribed its observance, bestowed
it as Your treasured delight.
Those
who take pleasure in Shabbat inherit eternal glory; those who savor Shabbat
truly merit life; those who love its teaching have chosen to join in its
greatness.
For at
Sinai the shoot of redemption was planted for us and for the world.
May it
be Your will, ADONAI Our God and God of our ancestors, that we may be led to
our land, and planted within our borders, in wholeness and in peace, singing
joyfully with voices of gladness, filled with love and friendship.
May we
walk together by the light of Your countenance, all of us living lives of
righteousness and justice, love and compassion, as Your prophet Isaiah
proclaimed: “There shall not be evil or
destruction on My holy mountain, for the world shall be filled with the
knowledge of God, as the waters fill the sea.”
“Thus
shall ADONAI be an eternal light for us, and your God Shall be your glory.”
All
services continue here: Those who observe Shabbat and call it a delight shall
rejoice in Your sovereignty. The people who sanctify the seventh day shall all be fulfilled
and shall delight in Your abundant good- ness. You have loved the seventh day
and sanctified it, calling it the most beloved of days, a symbol of the work of
creation.
Yism’h|.|u v’malkhut’kha shomrei shabbat v’korei oneg, am m’kadshei sh’vi∙i,
kulam yisbe’u v’yitangu mi-tuvekha, u-va-sh’vi∙i ratzita bo v’kidashto,
h|.|emdat yamim oto karata, zeikher l’ma∙aseih v’reishit
Our
God and God of our ancestors, embrace our rest.
Make
us holy through Your mitzvot and let the Torah be our portion. Fill our lives
with Your goodness and gladden us with Your deliverance.
Kad’sheinu b’mitzvotekha v’ten h|.|elkeinu b’toratekha, sabeinu
mi-tuvekha v’samh|.|einu bishuatekha, v’taheir libeinu l’ovd’kha be-emet.
Purify
our hearts to serve You truly.
ADONAI
Our God, lovingly and willingly grant that we inherit Your holy Shabbat, that
the people Israel, who make Your name holy, may find rest on this day.
Barukh atah ADoNAI, who makes Shabbat holy.
FIFTH
B’RAKHAH:
THE
RESTORATION OF ZION
ADONAI
Our God, embrace Your people Israel and their prayer. Restore worship to Your
sanctuary. May the prayers of the people Israel be lovingly accepted by You,
and may our service always be pleasing. May our eyes behold Your compas- blessings.
—AbrAHAM ISAAC
KOOK
(translated
by Ben Zion Bokser)
SIXTH
B’RAKHAH:
GRATITUDE
FOR LIFE AND ITS BLESSINGS
When
the Amidah is recited silently, we read the following paragraph. When the
Amidah is chanted aloud, the leader reads this paragraph as the congregation
reads the next passage.
We
thank You, for You are ever our God and the God of our ancestors; You are the
bedrock of our lives, the shield that protects us in every generation. We thank
You and sing Your praises—for our lives that are in Your hands, for our souls
that are under Your care, for Your miracles that accompany us each day, and for
Your wonders and Your gifts that are with us each moment—evening, morning, and
noon.
You
are the one who is good, whose mercy is never-ending; the one who is
compassionate, whose love is unceasing. We have always placed our hope in You.
This
paragraph is recited by the congregation when the full Amidah is repeated by
the service leader, by custom remaining seated and bowing slightly.
We
thank You for the ability to acknowledge You. You are our God and the God of
our ancestors, the God of all flesh, our creator, and the creator of all. We
offer praise and blessing to Your holy and great name, for granting us life and
for sustaining us. May You continue to grant us life and sus- tenance. Gather
our dispersed to Your holy courtyards, that we may fulfill Your mitzvot and
serve You wholeheartedly, carrying out Your will. May God, the source of
gratitude, be praised.
On Ḥanukkah we add Al Hanissim on page 430.
For
all these blessings may Your name be praised and exalted, our sovereign, always
and forever.
On Shabbat Shuvah we add:
And
inscribe all the people of Your covenant for a good life.
May
all that lives thank You always, and faithfully praise Your name forever, God
of our deliverance and help.
Barukh
atah ADoNAI, Your name is goodness and praise of You is fitting.
SEVENTH
B’RAKHAH: PRAYER FOR PEACE
During
the silent Amidah, we continue with “Grant Peace,” below. When the Amidah is
repeated, the leader recites the Priestly Blessing.
Our
God and God of our ancestors, bless us with the threefold blessing of the Torah
written by Moses Your servant, recited by Aaron and his descendants, the
kohanim, the consecrated priests of Your people:
May
ADONAI bless and protect you.
So may it be God’s will. Ken y’hi ratzon.
May Adonai’s
countenance shine upon you and may Adonai
bestow kindness upon you.
So may it be God’s will.
Ken y’hi ratzon.
May Adonai’s
countenance be lifted toward you and may Adonai
grant you peace.
So may it be God’s will.
Ken y’hi ratzon.
Grant peace to the world, goodness and blessing, grace, love, and compassion, for us and for all the people Israel. Bless us, our creator, united as one with the light of Your presence;
by that
light, Adonai our God, You have given us a guide to
life, the love of kindness, generosity, blessing, compassion, life, and peace.
May it please You to bless Your people Israel at every season and at all times with Your gift of peace.
Sim shalom ba-olam tovah u-v’rakahah, h|.|en va-h|.|esed v’rah|.|amim, aleinu v’al kol yisrael amekha. Bar’kheinu avinu kulanu k’eh|.|ad b’or panekha, ki
v’or panekha natata lanu, Adonai eloheinu, torat h|.|ayim v’ahavat h|.|esed,
u-tzedakah u-v’rakhah v’rah|.|amim v'h|.|ayim v’shalom. V’tov b’einekha
l’varekh et am’kha yisrael b’khol eit u-v'khol sha∙ah bishlomekha.
On
Shabbat Shuvah we recite the following paragraph, in place of the line that
follows it:
May we
and the entire house of Israel be called to mind and inscribed for life,
blessing, sustenance, and peace in the Book of Life.
Barukh
atah ADoNAI, who brings peace.
Barukh
atah ADoNAI, who blesses Your people Israel with peace.
When the Amidah is recited aloud by the leader, we continue with Kaddish
Shalem on page 203.
The
silent recitation of the Amidah concludes with a personal prayer or one of the
following:
א
My
God, keep my tongue from evil, my lips from deceit. Help me ignore those who
would slander me.
Let me
be humble before all.
Open
my heart to Your Torah, that I may pursue Your mitzvot. Frustrate the designs
of those who plot evil against me; nullify their schemes.
Act
for the sake of Your name, act for the sake of Your triumph, act for the sake
of Your holiness, act for the sake of Your Torah. Answer my prayer for the
deliverance of Your people.
May
the words of my mouth and the meditations of my heart be acceptable to You,
ADONAI, my rock and my redeemer.
Some
have the custom of taking three steps backward and bowing at the conclusion of
the Amidah, as if exiting the court of a sovereign.
May
the one who creates peace on high bring peace to us and to all Israel [and to
all who dwell on earth]. And we say: Amen.
ב
Grant
me the liberating joy of Shabbat, the ability to truly taste its delights. May
my heart not be weighed down by sorrow on this holy Shabbat. Fill the soul of
Your servant with gladness—for to You, ADONAI, I offer my entire being. Help me
to increase the joys of Shabbat and to extend its joyful spirit to the other
six days of the week. Show me the path of life, that I may be filled with the
joy of being in Your presence, the delight of being close to You forever.
May
the words of my mouth and the meditations of my heart be acceptable to You,
ADONAI, my rock and my redeemer.
Some
have the custom of taking three steps backward and bowing at the conclusion of
the Amidah, as if exiting the court of a sovereign.
May
the one who creates peace on high bring peace to us and to all Israel [and to
all who dwell on earth]. And we say: Amen. Yihyu l’ratzon imrei fi v’hegyon
libi l’fanekha, Adonai tzuri v’go∙ali.
Oseh shalom bimromav hu ya∙aseh shalom aleinu v’al kol yisrael [v’al kol
yosh’vei teiveil], v’imru amen.
When
the Amidah is to be repeated aloud, we turn back to page 185. Otherwise, we
continue with Kaddish Shalem on page 203.
An individual praying without a minyan may turn to Ein Keiloheinu, page
204.
A transliteration of the opening b’rakhot of the Amidah may be found on
page 466.
When a
minyan is present, some communities repeat the Amidah after it is recited
silently; in others, the leader recites the first three blessings (including
the Kedushah) aloud and the Amidah is then recited silently. The sign a
indicates the places to bow. The Amidah concludes on page 202.
[Leader:
As I proclaim the name ADONAI, give glory to our God.] ADONAI, open my lips
that my mouth may speak Your praise.
Musaf Amidah for Shabbat
Ki sheim Adonai ekra, havu godel leiloheinu. Adonay s'fatai tiftach ufi yagid t'hilatecha.
Baruch atah Adonai Eloheinu veilohei avoteinu, elohei avraham, elohei yitzchak, veilohei ya-akov, elohei sara, elohei
rivka, elohei rachel velohei leah. Ha-eil hagadol hagibor v'hanora, eil elyon, gomeil
chasadim tovim, v'koneih
hakol, v'zocheir chasdei
avot, umeivi goeil livnei v'neihem,
l'ma-an sh'mo b'ahavah.
The following is said during
during the Ten days of Penitence:
Zoch'reinu l'chayim,
melech chafeitz bachayim, v'chat'veinu b'seifer
hachayim, l'ma-ancha elohim chayim.
Melech ozeir ufokeid
umoshi-a umagein. Baruch
atah Adonai, magein
avraham ufoked sara.
Atah gibor l'olam adonay,
m'chayeih meitim atah, rav l'hoshi-a.
During the winter
season, say: Mashiv
haruach umorid hageshem.
M'chalkeil
chayim b'chesed, m'chayeih meitim b'rachamim rabim, someich nof'lim, v'rofei
cholim, umatir asurim, um'kayeim emunato lisheinei afar, mi chamocha ba-al g'vurot
umi domeh lach, melech meimit
um'chayeh umatzmi-ach y'shuah.
The following is said during
during the Ten days of Penitence:
Mi chamocha av harachamim, zocheir
y'tzurav l'chayim b'rachamim.
V'ne-eman atah l'hachayot meitim.
Baruch atah Adonai,
m'chayeih hameitim.
