## Machzor Rosh Hashanah Ashkenaz, Maariv, Borechu

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**בָּרְכוּ**אֶת יְהֹוָה הַמְבֹרָךְ:

**The Metsudah Machzor. Metsudah Publications, New York -- en (paragraph ed.):**
**Bless** Adonoy Who is blessed.


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**בָּרוּךְ**יְהֹוָה הַמְבֹרָךְ לְעוֹלָם וָעֶד:

**The Metsudah Machzor. Metsudah Publications, New York -- en (paragraph ed.):**
**Blessed** is Adonoy, Who is blessed forever and ever.


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**בָּרוּךְ**אַתָּה יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ מֶֽלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם אֲשֶׁר בִּדְבָרוֹ מַעֲרִיב עֲרָבִים בְּחָכְמָה פּוֹתֵֽחַ שְׁעָרִים וּבִתְבוּנָה מְשַׁנֶּה עִתִּים וּמַחֲלִיף אֶת הַזְּמַנִּים וּמְסַדֵּר אֶת הַכּוֹכָבִים בְּמִשְׁמְרוֹתֵיהֶם בָּרָקִֽיעַ כִּרְצוֹנוֹ. בּוֹרֵא יוֹם וָלָֽיְלָה גּוֹלֵל אוֹר מִפְּנֵי חֽשֶׁךְ וְחֽשֶׁךְ מִפְּנֵי אוֹר וּמַעֲבִיר יוֹם וּמֵבִיא לָֽיְלָה וּמַבְדִּיל בֵּין יוֹם וּבֵין לָֽיְלָה יְהֹוָה צְבָאוֹת שְׁמוֹ: **חזן: אֵל** חַי וְקַיָּם תָּמִיד יִמְלֹךְ עָלֵֽינוּ לְעוֹלָם וָעֶד. בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהֹוָה הַמַּעֲרִיב עֲרָבִים:

**The Metsudah Machzor. Metsudah Publications, New York -- en (paragraph ed.):**
**Blessed** are You, Adonoy, our God, King of the Universe, With His word He brings on evenings, with wisdom He opens the gates¹ (of heaven); and with understanding changes² the times and alternates the seasons, and arranges the stars in their watches,³ in the sky, according to His will. He creates day and night, He rolls the light away from before darkness, and darkness from before light; He causes day to pass and brings night, and separates between day and night; Adonoy of Hosts⁴ is His Name. The Almighty, [Who is] living and enduring will always reign over us forever and ever. Blessed are You, Adonoy, Who brings on evening.

footnotes:
¹ These are the gates of sunrise and sunset through which Hashem, in His infinite wisdom, has divided life on earth into two complementary halves.—Rabbi S.R. Hirsch
² He alternates the three daily periods—evening, morning, and afternoon.—Avudraham
³ The stars appear as watchmen appointed by Hashem to stand guard over the sleeping world below. He also appointed them their places in definite orbits according to His will and for purposes known to Him alone.—S.R. Hirsch
⁴ His Name ה' צְבָאוֹת means “He Who takes all the infinite variety of hosts and creatures and unites them to act and interact as parts of one unified Universe.—S.R. Hirsch


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**אַהֲבַת**עוֹלָם בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל עַמְּךָ אָהָֽבְתָּ תּוֹרָה וּמִצְוֹת חֻקִּים וּמִשְׁפָּטִים אוֹתָֽנוּ לִמַּֽדְתָּ. עַל כֵּן יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ בְּשָׁכְבֵֽנוּ וּבְקוּמֵֽנוּ נָשִֽׂיחַ בְּחֻקֶּֽיךָ וְנִשְׂמַח בְּדִבְרֵי תַלמוּד תּוֹרָתֶֽךָ וּבְמִצְוֹתֶֽיךָ לְעוֹלָם וָעֶד. כִּי הֵם חַיֵּֽינוּ וְאֹֽרֶךְ יָמֵֽינוּ וּבָהֶם נֶהְגֶּה יוֹמָם וָלָֽיְלָה. **חזן: וְאַהֲבָתְךָ** אַל תָּסִיר מִמֶּֽנּוּ לְעוֹלָמִים. בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהֹוָה אוֹהֵב עַמּוֹ יִשְׂרָאֵל:

**The Metsudah Machzor. Metsudah Publications, New York -- en (paragraph ed.):**
**[With]** an everlasting love⁵ You loved the House of Yisrael, Your people. Torah and commandments, statutes and laws, You taught us. Therefore, Adonoy, our God, when we lie down and when we rise, we will discuss Your statutes, and rejoice in the words of the teachings of Your Torah and in Your commandments forever. For they are our life and they lengthen our days, and on them we will meditate day and night. [May] Your love never be removed from us Blessed are You, Adonoy, Who loves His people Yisrael.

footnotes:
⁵ This prayer is an abbreviated form of the אַהֲבָה רַבָּה prayer in the morning service. It thanks Hashem for the sacred gift of Divine Revelation that He granted Yisrael. It declares that Torah alone is the eternal heritage of the Jewish people and that all other goods and gifts of life are transitory.—S.R. Hirsch


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אֵל מֶֽלֶךְ נֶאֱמָן:

**The Metsudah Machzor. Metsudah Publications, New York -- en (paragraph ed.):**
(Almighty, faithful King)


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**שְׁמַע יִשְׂרָאֵל** יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ יְהֹוָה אֶחָד:

**The Metsudah Machzor. Metsudah Publications, New York -- en (paragraph ed.):**
**Hear, Yisrael:** Adonoy is our God, Adonoy is One.


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בָּרוּךְ שֵׁם כְּבוֹד מַלְכוּתוֹ לְעוֹלָם וָעֶד:

**The Metsudah Machzor. Metsudah Publications, New York -- en (paragraph ed.):**
Blessed [is His] Name, Whose glorious kingdom is forever and ever.


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וְאָהַבְתָּ אֵת יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ בְּכָל֯־לְ֯בָבְךָ וּבְכָל־נַפְשְׁךָ וּבְכָל־מְאֹדֶֽךָ: וְהָיוּ הַדְּבָרִים הָאֵֽלֶּה אֲשֶׁר֯ אָ֯נֹכִי מְצַוְּךָ הַיּוֹם עַל֯־לְ֯בָבֶֽךָ: וְשִׁנַּנְתָּם לְבָנֶֽיךָ וְדִבַּרְתָּ בָּם בְּשִׁבְתְּךָ בְּבֵיתֶֽךָ וּבְלֶכְתְּךָ בַדֶּֽרֶךְ וּבְשָׁכְבְּךָ וּבְקוּמֶֽךָ: וּקְשַׁרְתָּם לְאוֹת עַל֯־יָ֯דֶֽךָ וְהָיוּ לְטֹטָפֹת בֵּין עֵינֶֽיךָ: וּכְתַבְתָּם עַל־מְזֻזוֹת בֵּיתֶֽךָ וּבִשְׁעָרֶֽיךָ:

**The Metsudah Machzor. Metsudah Publications, New York -- en (paragraph ed.):**
And you shall love Adonoy your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your possessions. And these words which I command you today, shall be upon your heart. And you shall teach them sharply to your children. And you shall discuss them when you sit in your house, and when you travel on the road, and when you lie down and when you rise. And you shall bind them for a sign upon your hand, and they shall be for totafos between your eyes. And you shall write them upon the doorposts of your house and upon your gateways.


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**וְהָיָה** אִם־שָׁמֹֽעַ תִּשְׁמְעוּ אֶל־מִצְוֹתַי אֲשֶׁר֯ אָ֯נֹכִי מְצַוֶּה אֶתְכֶם הַיּוֹם לְאַהֲבָה אֶת־יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם וּלְעָבְדוֹ בְּכָלּ־לְּבַבְכֶם וּבְכָל־נַפְשְׁכֶם: וְנָתַתִּי מְטַר֯־אַ֯רְצְכֶם בְּעִתּוֹ֯ י֯וֹרֶה וּמַלְקוֹשׁ וְאָסַפְתָּ דְגָנֶֽךָ וְתִירשְׁךָ וְיִצְהָרֶֽךָ: וְנָתַתִּי עֵֽשֶׂב֯ בְּ֯שָׂדְךָ לִבְהֶמְתֶּֽךָ וְאָכַלְתָּ וְשָׂבָֽעְתָּ: הִשָּׁמְרוּ לָכֶם פֶּן֯־יִ֯פְתֶּה לְבַבְכֶם וְסַרְתֶּם וַעֲבַדְתֶּם אֱלֹהִים֯ אֲ֯חֵרִים וְהִשְׁתַּחֲוִיתֶם לָהֶם: וְחָרָה אַף־יְהֹוָה בָּכֶם וְעָצַר֯ אֶ֯ת־הַשָּׁמַֽיִם וְלֹּא֯־יִ֯הְיֶה מָטָר וְהָאֲדָמָה לֹא תִתֵּן אֶת֯־יְ֯בוּלָהּ וַאֲבַדְתֶּם֯ מְ֯הֵרָה מֵעַל הָאָֽרֶץ הַטֹּבָה אֲשֶׁר֯ יְ֯הֹוָה נֹתֵן לָכֶם: וְשַׂמְתֶּם֯ אֶ֯ת־דְּבָרַי֯ אֵֽ֯לֶּה עַל֯־לְ֯בַבְכֶם וְעַל־נַפְשְׁכֶם וּקְשַׁרְתֶּם֯ אֹ֯תָם לְאוֹת עַלּ־יֶּדְכֶם וְהָיוּ לְטוֹטָפֹת בֵּין עֵינֵיכֶם: וְלִמַּדְתֶּם֯ אֹ֯תָם אֶת־בְּנֵיכֶם לְדַבֵּר בָּם בְּשִׁבְתְּךָ בְּבֵיתֶֽךָ וּבְלֶכְתְּךָ בַדֶּֽרֶךְ וּבְשָׁכְבְּךָ וּבְקוּמֶֽךָ: וּכְתַבְתָּם עַל־מְזוּזוֹת בֵּיתֶֽךָ וּבִשְׁעָרֶֽיךָ: לְמַֽעַן֯ יִ֯רְבּוּ יְמֵיכֶם וִימֵי בְנֵיכֶם עַל הָאֲדָמָה אֲשֶׁר נִשְׁבַּע יְהֹוָה לַאֲבֹתֵיכֶם לָתֵת לָהֶם כִּימֵי הַשָּׁמַֽיִם עַל־הָאָֽרֶץ:

**The Metsudah Machzor. Metsudah Publications, New York -- en (paragraph ed.):**
**And it will be—** if you vigilantly obey My commandments which I command you this day, to love Adonoy your God, and serve Him with your entire hearts and with your entire souls— that I will give rain for your land in its proper time, the early (autumn) rain and the late (spring) rain; and you will harvest your grain and your wine and your oil. And I will put grass in your fields for your cattle, and you will eat and be satisfied. Beware lest your hearts be swayed and you turn astray, and you worship alien gods and bow to them. And Adonoy’s fury will blaze among you, and He will close off the heavens and there will be no rain and the earth will not yield its produce; and you will perish swiftly from the good land which Adonoy gives you. Place these words of Mine upon your hearts and upon your souls,— and bind them for a sign upon your hands, and they shall be for totafos between your eyes. And you shall teach them to your sons, to speak them when you sit in your house, and when you travel on the road, and when you lie down and when you rise. And you shall write them upon the doorposts of your house and upon your gateways. In order that your days be prolonged, and the days of your children, upon the land which Adonoy swore to your fathers to give them [for as long] as the heavens are above the earth.


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**וַֽיֹּאמֶר֯**יְ֯הֹוָה֯ אֶ֯ל־משֶׁה לֵּאמֹר: דַּבֵּר֯ אֶ֯ל־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וְאָמַרְתָּ אֲלֵהֶם וְעָשׂוּ לָהֶם צִיצִת עַל־כַּנְפֵי בִגְדֵיהֶם לְדֹרֹתָם וְנָתְנוּ עַל־צִיצִת הַכָּנָף֯ פְּ֯תִיל תְּכֵֽלֶת: וְהָיָה לָכֶם לְצִיצִת וּרְאִיתֶם֯ אֹ֯תוֹ וּזְכַרְתֶּם֯ אֶ֯ת־כָּל־מִצְוֹת֯ יְ֯הֹוָה וַעֲשִׂיתֶם֯ אֹ֯תָם וְלֹא תָתֽוּרוּ אַחֲרֵי לְבַבְכֶם וְאַחֲרֵי עֵינֵיכֶם אֲשֶׁר֯־אַ֯תֶּם זֹנִים֯ אַ֯חֲרֵיהֶם: לְמַֽעַן תִּזְכְּרוּ וַעֲשִׂיתֶם֯ אֶ֯ת־כָּל־מִצְוֹתָי וִהְיִיתֶם קְדשִׁים לֵאלֹהֵיכֶם: אֲנִי יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם֯ אֲ֯שֶׁר הוֹצֵֽאתִי אֶתְכֶם֯ מֵּאֶֽרֶץ מִצְרַֽיִם לִהְיוֹת לָכֶם לֵאלֹהִים֯ אֲ֯נִי יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם֯: אֱ֯מֶת

**The Metsudah Machzor. Metsudah Publications, New York -- en (paragraph ed.):**
**And** Adonoy spoke to Moshe saying: Speak to the children of Yisrael, and tell them to make for themselves fringes on the corners of their garments throughout their generations; and they will place with the fringes of each corner a thread of blue. And it will be to you for fringes, and you will look upon it and you will remember all the commandments of Adonoy, and you will perform them; and you will not turn aside after your hearts and after your eyes which cause you to go astray. In order that you will remember and perform all My commandments; and you will be holy unto your God. I am Adonoy, your God, Who brought you out of the land of Mitzrayim to be your God: I am Adonoy, your God— —is true—


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יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם֯ אֱ֯מֶת:

**The Metsudah Machzor. Metsudah Publications, New York -- en (paragraph ed.):**
Adonoy, your God, is true.


###### Machzor Rosh Hashanah Ashkenaz, Maariv, Borechu 19
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**וֶאֱמוּנָה**כָּל זֹאת וְקַיָּם עָלֵֽינוּ כִּי הוּא יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ וְאֵין זוּלָתוֹ וַאֲנַֽחְנוּ יִשְׂרָאֵל עַמּוֹ: הַפּוֹדֵֽנוּ מִיַּד מְלָכִים מַלְכֵּֽנוּ הַגּוֹאֲלֵֽנוּ מִכַּף כָּל הֶעָרִיצִים: הָאֵל הַנִּפְרָע לָֽנוּ מִצָּרֵֽינוּ וְהַמְשַׁלֵּם גְּמוּל לְכָל אֹיְבֵי נַפְשֵֽׁנוּ: הָעֹשֶׂה גְדוֹלוֹת עַד אֵין חֵֽקֶר וְנִפְלָאוֹת עַד אֵין מִסְפָּר: הַשָּׂם נַפְשֵֽׁנוּ בַּחַיִּים וְלֹא נָתַן לַמּוֹט רַגְלֵֽנוּ הַמַּדְרִיכֵֽנוּ עַל בָּמוֹת אֹיְבֵֽינוּ וַיָּֽרֶם קַרְנֵֽנוּ עַל כָּל שׂוֹנְאֵֽינוּ: הָעֹֽשֶׂה לָּֽנוּ נִסִּים וּנְקָמָה בְּפַרְעֹה אוֹתוֹת וּמוֹפְתִים בְּאַדְמַת בְּנֵי חָם: הַמַּכֶּה בְעֶבְרָתוֹ כָּל בְּכוֹרֵי מִצְרָֽיִם וַיּוֹצֵא אֶת עַמּוֹ יִשְׂרָאֵל מִתּוֹכָם לְחֵרוּת עוֹלָם: הַמַּעֲבִיר בָּנָיו בֵּין גִּזְרֵי יַם סוּף אֶת רוֹדְפֵיהֶם וְאֶת שׂוֹנְאֵיהֶם בִּתְהוֹמוֹת טִבַּע: וְרָאוּ בָנָיו גְּבוּרָתוֹ שִׁבְּחוּ וְהוֹדוּ לִשְׁמוֹ. **חזן: וּמַלְכוּתוֹ** בְרָצוֹן קִבְּלוּ עֲלֵיהֶם משֶׁה וּבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לְךָ עָנוּ שִׁירָה בְּשִׂמְחָה רַבָּה וְאָמְרוּ כֻלָּם:

**The Metsudah Machzor. Metsudah Publications, New York -- en (paragraph ed.):**
—**and faithful** is all this,⁶ and it is permanently established with us that he is Adonoy, our God, and there is nothing besides Him, and that we, Yisrael, are His people. [He] Who liberated us from the hand of kings,⁷ [is] our King, Who redeemed us from the grasp of all the tyrants.⁸ [He is] the Almighty Who exacts payment [punishment] from our oppressors,⁹ and brings retribution on all those who are enemies of our soul. He does great things¹⁰ beyond comprehension, and wonders without number. He sustains our soul in life¹¹ and does not allow our feet to slip. He makes us tread upon the high places of our enemies, and exalts our strength over all who hate us. He performed miracles for us and vengeance upon Pharaoh, signs and wonders in the land of the Hamites. He slew in His wrath, all the firstborn of Mitzrayim, and brought out His people, Yisrael, from their midst to everlasting¹² freedom. He led His children through the divided parts of the Sea of Reeds, their pursuers and their enemies He drowned in its depths. And His children saw His mighty power— they praised and gave thanks to His Name, His sovereignty they willingly accepted; Moshe and the children of Yisrael sang unto You with great joy, and they all said:

footnotes:
⁶ All that we have affirmed in the Shema, is true and trustworthy.—Etz Yosef
⁷ He redeemed us from Pharaoh, and saved us from Sichon and Og in the days of Moshe and from the thirty-one kings in the days of Yehoshua.—Etz Yosef
⁸ “Tyrants” include Amalek and others who wanted to destroy us.—Etz Yosef
⁹ The Malbim says that “oppressors” (צָרֵינוּ) refers to those who actively persecute us whereas “enemies” (אוֹיְבֵינוּ) refers to those who would rejoice over our misfortune without necessarily contributing to our downfall in an outright manner.
¹⁰ “Great things” refers to the way Hashem rules according to the laws of nature and “wonders” refers to those things that are classified as miracles.—Siach Yitzchak
¹¹ Not only does Hashem sustain our souls in exile but He also sustains our physical wellbeing.—Siach Yitzchak
¹² The redemption from Egypt is the source for all later redemptions; it is the source from which our final and total salvation will spring. We became free, never again to taste the bitterness of spiritual or physical bondage.—Sfas Emes


###### Machzor Rosh Hashanah Ashkenaz, Maariv, Borechu 20
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**מִי** כָמֹֽכָה בָּאֵלִם יְהֹוָה מִי כָּמֹֽכָה נֶאְדָּר בַּקֹּֽדֶשׁ נוֹרָא תְהִלֹּת עֹֽשֵׂה פֶלֶא: **חזן: מַלְכוּתְךָ רָאוּ בָנֶֽיךָ** בּוֹקֵֽעַ יָם לִפְנֵי משֶׁה זֶה אֵלִי עָנוּ וְאָמְרוּ:

**The Metsudah Machzor. Metsudah Publications, New York -- en (paragraph ed.):**
“**Who** is like You among the mighty, Adonoy! Who is like You? [You are] adorned in holiness, awesome in praise, performing wonders.”¹³ Your children beheld Your sovereignty when You divided the sea before Moshe. “This is my God,”¹⁴ they exclaimed, and declared,

footnotes:
¹³ Shemos 15:11
¹⁴ Shemos 15:2


###### Machzor Rosh Hashanah Ashkenaz, Maariv, Borechu 21
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יְהֹוָה יִמְלֹךְ לְעֹלָם וָעֶד: **חזן: וְנֶאֱמַר** כִּי פָדָה יְהֹוָה אֶת יַעֲקֹב וּגְאָלוֹ מִיַּד חָזָק מִמֶּֽנּוּ. בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהֹוָה גָּאַל יִשְׂרָאֵל:

**The Metsudah Machzor. Metsudah Publications, New York -- en (paragraph ed.):**
“Adonoy will reign forever and ever.”¹⁵ And it is said, “For Adonoy has liberated Yaakov and redeemed him from a hand, mightier than his.”¹⁶ Blessed are You, Adonoy Who has redeemed Yisrael.

footnotes:
¹⁵ Shemos 15:18
¹⁶ Yirmiyahu 31:10


###### Machzor Rosh Hashanah Ashkenaz, Maariv, Borechu 23
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**הַשְׁכִּיבֵֽנוּ**יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ לְשָׁלוֹם וְהַעֲמִידֵֽנוּ מַלְכֵּֽנוּ לְחַיִּים וּפְרוֹשׂ עָלֵֽינוּ סֻכַּת שְׁלוֹמֶֽךָ וְתַקְּנֵֽנוּ בְּעֵצָה טוֹבָה מִלְּפָנֶֽיךָ וְהוֹשִׁיעֵֽנוּ לְמַֽעַן שְׁמֶֽךָ. וְהָגֵן בַּעֲדֵֽנוּ וְהָסֵר מֵעָלֵֽינוּ אוֹיֵב דֶּֽבֶר וְחֶֽרֶב וְרָעָב וְיָגוֹן וְהָסֵר שָׂטָן מִלְּפָנֵֽינוּ וּמֵאַחֲרֵֽינוּ וּבְצֵל כְּנָפֶֽיךָ תַּסְתִּירֵֽנוּ. כִּי אֵל שׁוֹמְרֵֽנוּ וּמַצִּילֵֽנוּ אָֽתָּה כִּי אֵל מֶֽלֶךְ חַנּוּן וְרַחוּם אָֽתָּה. וּשְׁמוֹר צֵאתֵֽנוּ וּבוֹאֵֽנוּ לְחַיִּים וּלְשָׁלוֹם מֵעַתָּה וְעַד עוֹלָם. **חזן: וּפְרוֹשׂ עָלֵֽינוּ** סֻכַּת שְׁלוֹמֶֽךָ: בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהֹוָה הַפּוֹרֵשׂ סֻכַּת שָׁלוֹם עָלֵֽינוּ וְעַל כָּל עַמּוֹ יִשְׂרָאֵל וְעַל יְרוּשָׁלָֽיִם:

**The Metsudah Machzor. Metsudah Publications, New York -- en (paragraph ed.):**
**Adonoy** our God; make us lie down in peace,¹⁷ our King, raise us again Spread over us the shelter of Your peace, and direct us to better ourselves through Your good counsel;¹⁸ and deliver us for Your Name’s sake. Shield us, and remove from us¹⁹ enemies, pestilence, sword, famine and sorrow. Remove the adversary²⁰ from before us and from behind us, and shelter us in the shadow of Your wings. For, Almighty, You are our Protector and Rescuer, For, Almighty You are a gracious and merciful King. Guard our going out and our coming in for life and peace for now forever. And spread over us the shelter of Your peace. Blessed are You, Adonoy, Who spreads the shelter of peace over us and over all His people, Yisrael and over Yerushalayim.

footnotes:
¹⁷ Undisturbed peace, and strength for a new day of vigorous living are the gifts that night brings and for which we pray to Hashem.—S.R. Hirsch
¹⁸ We particularly ask of Him at night to bless us with wise counsel. Daytime is the time for achievement, but the rest that comes with nightfall is made to allow man to compose his thoughts. By virtue of the complete relaxation it affords, sleep endows the mind and spirit with renewed vigor. We pray therefore for Divine aid so that our nightly rest will help us take wise counsel and affirm worthy resolution for future days.—Avudraham and Siach Yitzchak
¹⁹ Shield us from trouble before it comes, and remove it from us if it has already come.—Siach Yitzchak
²⁰ The Hebrew word שָׂטָן (Satan) used in the Prayer Book refers to the Evil Impulse, the lower passions which are a hindrance to man’s pursuit of the nobler aims in life. It is against the dominance of this impulse that the Jew prays. The “adversary,” therefore, is any person, spirit, or Evil Impulse that seduces us to do wrong.—Dover Sholom and others


###### Machzor Rosh Hashanah Ashkenaz, Maariv, Borechu 25
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וְשָׁמְרוּ בְנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶת־הַשַּׁבָּת. לַעֲשׂוֹת אֶת־הַשַּׁבָּת לְדֹרֹתָם בְּרִית עוֹלָם: בֵּינִי וּבֵין בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אוֹת הִיא לְעֹלָם. כִּי־שֵֽׁשֶׁת יָמִים עָשָׂה יְהֹוָה אֶת־הַשָּׁמַֽיִם וְאֶת־הָאָֽרֶץ וּבַיּוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי שָׁבַת וַיִּנָּפַשׁ:

**The Metsudah Machzor. Metsudah Publications, New York -- en (paragraph ed.):**
And the Children of Yisrael shall preserve the Sabbath, to maintain the Sabbath for their generations as an everlasting covenant. Between Me and between the Children of Yisrael it is a sign for eternity, that [in] six days, Adonoy made the heavens and the earth, and on the seventh day He abstained from work and rested.²¹

footnotes:
²¹ Shemos 31:16-17. This is merely metaphorical, since Hashem of course does not become tired, nor does He require rest.


###### Machzor Rosh Hashanah Ashkenaz, Maariv, Borechu 26
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**תִּקְעוּ**בַחֹֽדֶשׁ שׁוֹפָר בַּכֶּֽסֶה לְיוֹם חַגֵּֽנוּ. כִּי חֹק לְיִשְׂרָאֵל הוּא מִשְׁפָּט לֵאלֹהֵי יַעֲקֹב:

**The Metsudah Machzor. Metsudah Publications, New York -- en (paragraph ed.):**
**Blow** the Shofar on the New Moon, at the appointed time²² for our festive-day. For it is a statute for Yisrael, a [day of] judgement of the God of Yaakov.²³

footnotes:
²² The Talmud (Rosh Hashana 8a) relates the word כֶּסֶה to כְּסֹה, covering. All the festivals occur when the moon is clearly visible. Rosh Hashana occurs at the beginning of the month when the moon is still covered.
²³ Tehillim 81:4-5.


###### Machzor Rosh Hashanah Ashkenaz, Maariv, Borechu 28
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**יִתְגַּדַּל**וְיִתְקַדַּשׁ שְׁמֵהּ רַבָּא בְּעָלְמָא דִּי בְרָא כִרְעוּתֵהּ וְיַמְלִיךְ מַלְכוּתֵהּ בְּחַיֵּיכוֹן וּבְיוֹמֵיכוֹן וּבְחַיֵּי דְכָל בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל, בַּעֲגָלָא וּבִזְמַן קָרִיב וְאִמְרוּ אָמֵן: יְהֵא שְׁמֵהּ רַבָּא מְבָרַךְ לְעָלַם וּלְעָלְמֵי עָלְמַיָּא יִתְבָּרַךְ וְיִשְׁתַּבַּח וְיִתְפָּאַר וְיִתְרוֹמַם וְיִתְנַשֵּׂא וְיִתְהַדָּר וְיִתְעַלֶּה וְיִתְהַלָּל שְׁמֵהּ דְקוּדְשָׁא, בְּרִיךְ הוּא לְעֵֽלָּא וּלְעֵֽלָּא מִכָּל בִּרְכָתָא וְשִׁירָתָא, תֻּשְׁבְּחָתָא וְנֶחֱמָתָא, דַּאֲמִירָן בְּעָלְמָא, וְאִמְרוּ אָמֵן:

**The Metsudah Machzor. Metsudah Publications, New York -- en (paragraph ed.):**
**Exalted** and sanctified be His great Name in the world which He created according to His will; and may He rule His Kingdom in your lifetime and in your days, and in the lifetime of the entire House of Yisrael, speedily and in the near future— and say Amein. May His great Name be blessed forever and for all eternity. Blessed and praised, glorified, and exalted and uplifted, honored and elevated and extolled be the Name of the Holy One, blessed is He; far above all the blessings and hymns, praises and consolations which we utter in the world—and say Amein.