Blessings & Prayers

שְׁמַע יִשְׂרָאֵל יהוה אֱלֹהֵינוּ יְהוָה אֶחָד בָרוּךְ שֵם כְּבוֹד מַלְכוּתוֹ לְעוֹלָם וָעֶד

Sh’ma Yisrael ADONAI Eloheinu ADONAI echad. Baruch shem k’vod malchuto l'olam va'ed.

“Hear O Israel, ADONAI is our God, ADONAI is one.”
(Deuteronomy 6:4)

Blessed is the Name of His glorious kingdom for all eternity.

וְאָהַבְתָּ אֵת יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ בְּכָל־לְבָבְךָ וּבְכָל־נַפְשְׁךָ וּבְכָל־מְאֹדֶךָ׃ וְהָיוּ הַדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה אֲשֶׁר אָנֹכִי מְצַוְּךָ הַיֹּום עַל־לְבָבֶךָ׃ וְשִׁנַּנְתָּם לְבָנֶיךָ וְדִבַּרְתָּ בָּם בְּשִׁבְתְּךָ בְּבֵיתֶךָ וּבְלֶכְתְּךָ בַדֶּרֶךְ וּבְשָׁכְבְּךָ וּבְקוּמֶךָ׃ וּקְשַׁרְתָּם לְאֹות עַל־יָדֶךָ וְהָיוּ לְטֹטָפֹת בֵּין עֵינֶיךָ׃ וּכְתַבְתָּם עַל־מְזוּזֹת בֵּיתֶךָ וּבִשְׁעָרֶיךָ׃

 Ve’ahavta et ADONAI Eloheicha be’chol le’vave’cha oovchol nafshe’cha oovchol me’odecha.  Ve’hayu ha-devarim ha-elleh asher anochi me’tzavecha hayom al-le’vaveicha. Ve’shinantam le’vaneicha ve’dibarta bam, be’shivte’cha be’veitecha Oovlechte’cha vaderech oov’shochbecha oovkumecha. Ookshartam le’ot al-yadecha ve’hayu le’totafot bein einecha. Oochtavtam al-mezuzot beitecha oovishareicha.

And you shall love ADONAI your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. These words, which I am commanding you today, are to be on your heart. You are to teach them diligently to your children and speak of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down and when you rise up. Bind them as a sign on your hand, they are to be as frontlets between your eyes, and write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.  - Deuteronomy 6:5-9 TLV

וְאָהַבְתָּ לְרֵעֲךָ כָּמוֹךָ׃

Ve’ahavta l’rei’acha kamocha.

"And you shall love your neighbor as yourself."  — Leviticus 19:18 TLV

"The entire Torah and the Prophets hang on these two commandments."  —Matthew 22:40 TLV

בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יהוה, אְֵלֹהֵינוּ וֵאלֹהֵי אֲבוֹתֵינוּ אֱלֹהֵי אַבְרָהָם, אֱלֹהֵי יִצְחָק, וֵאלֹהֵי יַעֲקֹב הָאֵל הַגָּדוֹל הַגִּבּוֹר וְהַנּוֹרָא, אֵל עֶלְיוֹן, גּוֹמֵל חַסָדִים טוֹבִים וְקֹנֵה הכֹּל וְזוֹכֵר חַסְדֵי אָבוֹת וּמֵבִיא גוֹאֵל לִבְנֵי בְנֵיהֵם, לְמַעַן שְׁמוֹ בְּאַהֲבָה מֶלֶךְ עוֹזֵר וּמוֹשִׁיעַ וּמָגֵן. בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יהוה, מָגֵן אַבְרָהָם

Baruch Atah ADONAI, Eloheinu ve-Elohei avoteinu, Elohei Avraham, Elohei Yitzchak, ve-Elohei Ya'akov, HaEl ha-gadol ha-gibor ve'hannora, El Elyon, gomel chasadim tovim ve'koneh ha-kolve'zocher chasdei avot, oo-mevi Go'el liv’nei venehem, lema'an shemo be'ahava Melekh ozer oo-Moshia oo-Magen. Baruch Atah ADONAI magen Avraham.

Blessed are You ADONAI, our God, and God of our fathers, God of Abraham, God of Isaac, and God of Jacob; the great, might and awesome God, God Most High, who bestows loving-kindness and creates all, who remembers the loyal deeds of the fathers, who in love brings a Redeemer to their descendants for the sake of His name. King, Helper, Savior and Shield. Blessed are You ADONAI, Shield of Abraham.

אַתָּה גִּבּוֹר לְעוֹלָם אֲדֹנָי, מְחַיֵה מֵתִים אַתָּה, רַב לְהוֹשִׁיעַ מְכַלְכֵּל חַיִים בְּחֶסֶד, מְחַיֵה מֵתִים בְּרַחְַמִים רֵבִּים סוֹמֵךְ נוֹפְלִים וְרוֹפֵא חוֹלִים, וּמַתִּיר אֲסוּרִים וּמְקַיֵּם אֱמוּנָתוֹ לִישֵׁנֵי עָפָר. מִי כָמְוֹךָ, בַּעַל גְּבוּרוֹת, וּמִי דְּוֹמֶה לָּךְ מֶלֶךְ מֵמִית וּמְחַיֵּה וּמַצְמִיחַ יְשׁוּעָה. וְנֶאֱמָן אַתָּה לְהַחַיוֹת מֵתִים, בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יהוה, מְחַיֵה הַמֵּתִים

Atah gibbor le'olam Adonai, me’chayyeh metim Atah, rav le’hoshiah me'chalkel chayyim be'chesed, me'chayye metim be'rachamim rabbim, somech  noflim ve'rofe cholim, oo-mattir asurim, oom’kayyem emunato li'sheinei afar. Mi chamocha ba'al gevurot, oo-mi domeh lach,  melech memit 0om'chayyeh oo-matzmi'ach yeshu'ah. Ve'ne'eman Atah le'hachayyot metim. Baruch Atah ADONAI, me'chayyeh ha-metim.

You are mighty forever Lord giving life to the dead; great is Your saving power. He sustains the living with steadfast love, and with great compassion gives life to the dead. He upholds the fallen, heals the sick, sets the captives free, and keeps faith with those who sleep in the dust. Who is like You Master of might, and who can compare with you, O King, who brings death, restores life and causes salvation to flourish? You are faithful to revive the dead. Blessed are You, ADONAI, who gives life to the dead.

אַתָּה קָדוֹשׁ וְשִׁמְךָ קָדוֹשׁ, וּקְדוֹשִים בְּכָל יוֹם יְהַלְלוּךָ סֶּלָה. בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יהוה, הָאֵל הַקָּדוֹשׁ

Atah kadosh ve-shimcha kadosh, ook'doshim be'chol yom yehaleiloocha selah. Baruch Atah ADONAI, HaEl ha-kadosh.

You are holy and Your name is holy, and holy ones praise you every day. Blessed are you, ADONAI, the holy God.

עֵץ־חַיִּים הִיא לַמַּחֲזִיקִים בָּהּ וְתֹמְכֶיהָ מְאֻשָּׁר. דְּרָכֶיהָ דַרְכֵי נְֹעַם וְכָל־נְתִיבוֹתֶיהָ שָׁלוֹם. הֲשִׁיבֵנוּ יְהוָה אֵלֶיךָ וְנָשׁוּבָה חַדֵּשׁ יָמֵינוּ כְּקֶדֶם

Etz-chayyim hee lammachazikim bahh v'tomcheha m'ushar.  D'racheha darchei-no'am v'chol-n'tivoteha shalom. Hashivenu ADONAI elecha v'nashuva. Hadesh yameinu k'kedem.

"It is a tree of life to those who grasp it, and happy are those who cling to it. Its ways are ways of pleasantness and all its paths are shalom."  - Proverbs 3:17 & 18 TLV

"Bring us back to You, ADONAI, and we will return. Renew our days as of old."   - Lamentations 5:21 TLV

וְנֶאְֶמַר, וְהָיָה יהוה לְמֶלֶךְ עַל כָּל הָאָרֶץ
בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא יִהְיֶה יהוה אֶחָד, וּשְׁמוֹ אֶחָד

Vene'emar, vehaya ADONAI lemelekh al kol ha'aretz, ba'yom hahu yihyeh ADONAI echad, oo'shemo echad.

"And it is said: ADONAI will then be King over all the earth. In that day ADONAI will be Echad and His Name Echad." - Zechariah 14:9 TLV

בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יהוה אְֵלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶך הָעוֹלָם
אֲשֶׁר נָתַן לָנוּ דְּבַר הַחַיִּים מָשִׁיחַ יֵשְׁוּעַ

Baruch Atah ADONAI Eloheinu Melech ha'olam, asher natan lanu d'var ha-chayim, Mashiach Yeshua.

Blessed are You ADONAI, our God, King of the Universe, who has given us the Word of Life, Messiah Yeshua.

The following prayer requires the presence of a minyan.

יִתְגַּדַּל וְיִתְקַדַשׁ שְׁמֵהּ רַבָּא (אָמֵן) בְּעָלְמָא דִּי בְרָא כִרְעוּתֵהּ וְיַמְלִיךְ מַלְכוּתֵהּ וְיַצְמַח פֻּרְקָנֵהּ וִיקָרֵב מְשִׁיחֵהּ (אָמֵן) בְּחַיֵּיכוֹן וּבְיוֹמֵיכוֹן וּבְחַיֵּי דְּכָל בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל בַּעֲגָלָא וּבִזְמַן קָרִיב וְאִמרוּ אָמֵן. יְהֵא שְׁמֵהּ רַבָּא מְבָרַךְ לְעָלַם וּלְעָלְמֵי עָלְמַיָּא

יִתְבָּרַךְ וְיִשְׁתַּבַּח וְיִתְפָּאַר וְיִתְרוֹמַם וְיתְנַשֵׂא וְיִתְהַדָּר וְיִתְעַלֶּה וְיִתְהַלָּל שְׁמֵהּ דְּקֻדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא לְעֵלָּא מִן כָּל בִּרְכָתָא וְשִׁירָתָא תֻּשְׁבְּחָתָא וְנֶחְֶמָתָא דַּאֲמִירָן בְּעָלְמָא וְאִמרוּ אָמֵן. יְהֵא שְׁלָמָא רַבָּא מִן שְׁמֵיָּא וְחַיִּים עָלֵינוּ וְעַל כָּל יִשְׂרָאֵל וְאִמרוּ אָמֵן

עֹשֶׂה שָלוֹם בִּמְרוֹמָיו הוּא יַעֲשֶׂה שָׁלוֹם עָלֵינוּ וְעַל כָּל יִשְׁרָאֵל וְאִמרו אמן

Yitga'dal ve-yitka'dash she'meh rabba (amen). Be'alma di vera  khir'uteh, ve-yamlich malchuteh ve-yatzmach purkaneh vi'karev Meshicheh be'chayeichon oov’yomeichon oov’chayei dechol beit Yisrael. Ba'agal' oovizman kariv ve-imru, amen. Yehe she’meh rabba mevarakh le'alam ool'almei almaiya.

Yitbarach ve-yishtabach ve-yitpa'ar ve-yitromam ve-yitnase ve-yithadar ve-yitalleh ve-yithallal she’meh dekudsha  be’reech hu. Le'ella min kol birchata ve-shirata, tushbechata ve-nechemata da'amiran be'alema ve-imru, amen. Yehe she’lama raba min she’maiya ve-chaiyim aleinu ve-al kol Yisrael, ve-imru amen.

Oseh shalom bimromav hu ya'aseh shalom aleinu ve-al kol Yisrael, ve-imru amen.

May God's great name be magnified and sanctified in the world that He created by His will. May He establish His kingdom and cause salvation to sprout. May He bring the Messiah closer in your lifetime and in your days, and within the lifetime of the entire house of Israel, speedily and soon; and say, Amen. May His great name be blessed for ever and ever. Blessed and praised, glorified and exalted, extolled and honored, uplifted and lauded be the name of the Holy One, blessed be He, who is beyond all blessing and song, praise and consolation spoken in the world, and say, Amen.  May there be abundant peace from heaven, and life upon us and upon all Israel and say, Amen.  May He who makes peace in His heights make peace upon us and upon all Israel, and say, Amen.

יְבָרֶכְךָ יְהוָה וְיִשְׁמְרֶךָ. יָאֵר יְהוָה פָּנָיו אֵלֶיךָ וִיחֻנֶּךָּ. יִשָּׂא יְהוָה פָּנָיו אֵלֶיךָ וְיָשֵׂם לְךָ שָׁלֹום

Ye’varech’cha ADONAI ve’yishme’recha. Ya-er ADONAI panav eleicha, vi’chunneka. Yissa ADONAI panav eleicha, ve’yasem le’cha shalom.

"ADONAI bless you and keep you!  ADONAI make His face to shine on you and be gracious to you! ADONAI turn His face toward you and grant you shalom!"  — Numbers 6:24-26 TLV

Also known as: The Lord’s Prayer

אָבִינוּ שֶׁבַּשָּׁמַיִם, יִתְקַדֵּשׁ שִׁמְךָ. תָּבוֹא מַלְכוּתְךָ, יֵעָשֶׂה רְצוֹנְךָ כְּבַשָּׁמַיִם כֵּן בָּאָרֶץ. אֶת לֶחֶם חֻקֵּנוּ תֵּן לָנוּ הַיּוֹם, וּסְלַח לָנוּ עַל חֲטָאֵינוּ כְּפִי שֶׁסּוֹלְחִים גַּם אֲנַחְנוּ לַחוֹטְאִים לָנוּ. וְאַל תְּבִיאֵנוּ לִידֵי נִסָּיוֹן, כִּי אִם חַלְּצֵנוּ מִן הָרָע. כִּי לְךָ הַמַּמְלָכָה וְהַגְּבוּרָה וְהַתִּפְאֶרֶת לְעוֹלְמֵי עוֹלָמִים. אָמֵן

Avinu shebashamayim, yitkadesh shimcha. Tavo malchut’cha, ye’aseh re’tzon’cha ke’vashamayim ken ba-aretz. Et lechem chukeinu ten lanu ha-yom, ooslach lanu al chata’einu k’fi she-sol’chim gam anachnu la-chotim lanu. V’al t’vi’enu lidei nissayon, ki im chaltzenu min ha-ra. Ki le’cha ha-mamlacha ve-ha-g’vurah ve-ha-tiferet le’0l’mei olamim. Amen.

Our Father in heaven, sanctified be Your Name. Your kingdom come; Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation but deliver us from the evil one. (Matthew 6:9b-13 TLV) For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever and ever. Amen.

מַה טֹבוּ אֹהָלֶיךָ יַעֲקֹב מִשְׁכְּנֹתֶיךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל וַאֲנִי בְּרֹב חַסְדְּךָ אָבוֹא בֵיתֶךָ אֶשְׁתַּחֲוֶה אֶל הֵיכַל קָדְשְׁךָ בְּיִרְאָתֶךָ יהוה אָהַבְתִּי מעו¬ֹן בֵּיתֶךָ וּמְקוֹם מִשְׁכַּן כְּבוֹדֶךָ וַאֲנִי אֶשְׁתַּחֲוֶה וְאֶכְרָעָה אֶבְרְכָה לִפְנֵי יהוה עֹשִׂי. וַאֲנִי תְפִלָּתִי לְךָ יהוה עֵת רָצוֹן אְֶלֹהִים בְּרָב חַסְדֶּךָ עֲנֵנִי בֶּאְֶמֶת יִשְׁעֶךָ

Ma tovu ohaleicha Ya'akov, mishkenoteicha Yisrael. Va'ani be'rov chasdecha avo veiteicha eshtachavei el heichal kodshecha be'yirateicha. ADONAI ahavati me'on beiteicha oo'm'kom mishkan ke'vodeicha. Va'ani eshtachavei v'ech’ra'ah av'recha lif'nei ADONAI osi. Va'ani tefilati le'cha ADONAI et ratzon Elohim be'rav chasdeicha a'neini be'emet yisheicha.

How lovely are your tents, O Jacob, and your dwellings, O Israel! (Numbers 24:5 TLV) I will bow down toward Your holy Temple, in awe of You. (Psalm 5:8 TLV) ADONAI, I love the House where You live, the place where Your glory dwells. (Psalm 26:8-TLV) As for me, I will bow in worship; I will kneel before ADONAI my Maker. (cf. Psalm 95:6-TLV) As for me, my prayer to You, ADONAI, is for a time of favour O God, in Your great love, answer me with the truth of Your salvation. (Psalm 69:14 - TLV)