Machzor Rosh Hashanah Ashkenaz Linear, The Morning Prayers, Blessings of the Torah
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בָּרוּךְאַתָּה יְהֹוָה
Blessed are You, Adonoy,
אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ מֶֽלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם
our God, King of the Universe,
אֲשֶׁר קִדְּשָֽׁנוּ
Who sanctified²⁰ us
footnotes: ²⁰ The observance and fulfillment of His commandments makes a person holy.
בְּמִצְוֹתָיו
with His commandments
וְצִוָּֽנוּ
and commanded us
לַעֲסֹק בְּדִבְרֵי תוֹרָה:
to be engrossed in the words of Torah.
וְהַעֲרֶב נָא יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ
Adonoy our God, please make pleasant
אֶת דִּבְרֵי תוֹרָתְךָ בְּפִֽינוּ
the words of Your Torah in our mouths
וּבְפִי עַמְּךָ בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל
and in the mouths of Your people Yisrael.
וְנִהְיֶה אֲנַֽחְנוּ וְצֶאֱצָאֵֽינוּ
And may we and our descendants
וְצֶאֱצָאֵי עַמְּךָ
and the descendants of Your people
בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל
the House of Yisrael,
כֻּלָּֽנוּ יוֹדְעֵי שְׁמֶֽךָ
all be perceivers of Your Name
וְלוֹמְדֵי תוֹרָתֶֽךָ לִשְׁמָהּ:
and students of Your Torah for its own sake.
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהֹוָה
Blessed are You, Adonoy
הַמְלַמֵּד תּוֹרָה לְעַמּוֹ יִשְׂרָאֵל:
Who teaches Torah to His people, Yisrael.
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהֹוָה
Blessed are You, Adonoy
אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ מֶֽלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם
our God, King of the Universe
אֲשֶׁר בָּֽחַר בָּֽנוּ מִכָּל הָעַמִּים
Who chose us from among all the peoples²¹
footnotes: ²¹ An allusion to Hashem’s declaration, “And you will be a treasure unto me from among all people” (Shemos 19:6) which preceded the giving of the Torah at Sinai.—Vilna Gaon
וְנָֽתַן לָֽנוּ אֶת תּוֹרָתוֹ:
and gave us His Torah.²²
footnotes: ²² An allusion to the actual giving of the Torah at Sinai.—Vilna Gaon
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהֹוָה
Blessed are You, Adonoy,
נוֹתֵן הַתּוֹרָה:
Giver of the Torah!
יְבָרֶכְךָ יְהֹוָה וְיִשְׁמְרֶֽךָ:
May Adonoy bless you and guard you.
יָאֵר יְהֹוָה
May Adonoy shine
פָּנָיו אֵלֶֽיךָ
His countenance upon you
וִיחֻנֶּֽךָּ:
and be gracious unto you.
יִשָּׂא יְהֹוָה
May Adonoy turn
פָּנָיו אֵלֶֽיךָ
His countenance toward you
וְיָשֵׂם לְךָ שָׁלוֹם:
and grant you peace.²³
footnotes: ²³ Bamidbar 6:24-26.
אֵֽלּוּ דְבָרִים
These are precepts²⁴
footnotes: ²⁴ Mishnah, Peah 1:1: Talmud Maseches Shabbos 127a.
שֶׁאֵין לָהֶם שִׁעוּר
for which no fixed measure is prescribed:
הַפֵּאָה
[leaving] the corner
וְהַבִּכּוּרִים
[the offering of] the first fruits,²⁶
footnotes: ²⁶ Shemos 23:9.
וְהָרְאָיוֹן
the appearance-offering,²⁷
footnotes: ²⁷ These offerings were brought when a Jew “appeared” before Hashem in the Temple on the three Pilgrimage festivals—Pesach, Shavuos and Sukkos—Shemos 23:14-17, Devarim 16:16,17.
וּגְמִילוּת חֲסָדִים
[performing] deeds of kindness,
וְתַלְמוּד תּוֹרָה:
and the study of Torah.
אֵֽלּוּ דְבָרִים
These are precepts,
שֶׁאָדָם אוֹכֵל פֵּרוֹתֵיהֶם
the fruits of which man enjoys
בָּעוֹלָם הַזֶּה
in this world,
וְהַקֶּֽרֶן
[while] the principal [reward]
קַיֶּֽמֶת לוֹ לָעוֹלָם הַבָּא,
is preserved for him in the World-to-Come.
וְאֵֽלּוּ הֵן
They are:
כִּבּוּד אָב וָאֵם
honoring father and mother,
וּגְמִילוּת חֲסָדִים
[performing] deeds of kindness,
וְהַשְׁכָּמַת בֵּית הַמִּדְרָשׁ
early attendance in the House of Study
שַׁחֲרִית וְעַרְבִית
morning and evening,
וְהַכְנָסַת אוֹרְחִים
providing hospitality to guests,
וּבִקּוּר חוֹלִים
visiting the sick,
וְהַכְנָסַת כַּלָּה
participating in making a wedding,
וּלְוָיַת הַמֵּת
accompanying the dead [to the grave],
וְעִיּוּן תְּפִלָּה
concentrating on the meaning of prayers,
וַהֲבָאַת שָׁלוֹם בֵּין אָדָם לַחֲבֵרוֹ
making peace between fellow men
וְתַלְמוּד תּוֹרָה כְּנֶֽגֶד כֻּלָּם:
and the study of Torah is equal to them all.