‘Holy, holy, holy

is Adonoy Tzevaos,

the fullness of all the earth is His glory.'”

His glory fills the world,

His ministering angels ask one another—

“Where is the place of His glory?”

those facing them say, “Blessed.”

“Blessed is the glory of Adonoy

from His place.”

From His place, He will turn in compassion

and favor the people

who proclaim the Oneness of His Name

evening and morning, each day continually

twice each day, with love,

they recite, “Shema.”

Hear Yisrael,

Adonoy is our God, Adonoy is One.

He is our God, He is our Father,

He is our King, He is our Deliverer,

and He will let us hear in His mercy

a second time

in the presence of all the living

[His promise] “to be your God.”

“I am Adonoy, your God.”

Mighty One, our Mighty One,

Adonoy, our Master,

How mighty is Your Name

throughout the earth.

And Adonoy will be King

over the whole earth;

on that day Adonoy will be One,

and His Name One.

And in Your holy words it is written:

“Adonoy will reign forever;

your God, Tziyon, throughout all generations;

praise God.”

From generation to generation

we will declare Your greatness,

and to all eternity

we will sanctify Your holiness;

and Your praise, our God

will not depart from our mouth

forever and ever;

because You are the Almighty

Who is King, Great and Holy!

Have compassion upon Your works,

and rejoice in Your works;

and let those who trust in You say—

when You justify those borne by You—

“Be sanctified, [our] Master

over all Your works.”

For those who sanctify You

are themselves hallowed in Your holiness;

becoming to the Holy One

is the glory of those who are holy.

When there is no one to plead

[our] righteousness

against the testimony of the accuser,

speak on behalf of Yaakov

regarding the statute and law,

and make us righteous with justice,

[You, Who are the] King of justice.

It will yet be remembered in our behalf,—

the love of Avraham,—

by our Master;

and for the sake of the son [Yitzchak]

who let himself be bound on the altar,

he will put an end to our struggle;

and in the merit of the perfect one [Yaakov],

the Revered One will bring forth

our judgment to a righteous conclusion;

for this day is holy to our Master.

And thus may Your Name be hallowed

Adonoy, our God,

over Yisrael, Your people,

over Yerushalayim, Your city,

over Tziyon, the dwelling place of Your glory,

over the kingship of the House of Dovid,

Your anointed,

and over Your [holy] Dwelling,

and Your Sanctuary.

And so,

grant that Your awe, Adonoy, our God,

be upon all Your works,

and Your dread upon all You have created;

and [then] all [Your] works will fear You,

and prostrate before You

will be all [Your] created beings.

And may they all form a single band

to do Your will

with a perfect heart.

For we know Adonoy, our God

that rulership is Yours,

strength is in Your hand,

might is in Your right hand

and Your Name is awesome

over all You have created.

And so,

grant honor, Adonoy, to Your people,

praise to those who fear You,

good hope to those who seek You

confident speech

to those who yearn for You,

joy to Your land, gladness to Your city,

flourishing of pride to Dovid, Your servant

and an array of light

to the son of Yishai, Your anointed,

speedily in our days.

And then

the righteous will see [this] and rejoice,

and the upright will be jubilant,

and the pious will exult with joyous song;

injustice will close its mouth,

and all the wickedness will vanish like smoke,

when You remove the rule of evil

from the earth.

And You Adonoy will reign alone

over all Your works

on Mount Tziyon,

dwelling place of Your glory,

and in Yerushalayim, city of Your Sanctuary,

as it is written in Your holy words,

“Adonoy will reign forever;

Your God, Tziyon,

throughout all generations.

Praise God.”

Holy are You, and awesome is Your Name,

and there is no God beside You,

as it is written,

“And Adonoy Tzevaos is exalted

through justice

and the Almighty, the Holy One,

is sanctified through righteousness.”

Blessed are You, Adonoy,

the King, the Holy One.

SANCTIFICATION OF THE DAY

You chose us from [among] all the peoples;

You loved us and took pleasure in us;

You exalted us above all tongues,

and You sanctified us

with Your commandments;

You drew us near, our King,

to Your servitude

and Your great and Holy Name,

You have pronounced upon us.

And You gave us Adonoy, our God,

in love,

(this Shabbos Day and)

this Day of Atonement,

for forgiveness, pardon and atonement,

and to forgive thereon

all our iniquities;

(with love)

a day of holy assembly

commemorating the exodus from Mitzrayim.

Our God and God of our fathers,

may there ascend, come, and reach,

appear, be desired, and heard,

counted and recalled

our remembrance and reckoning;

the remembrance of our fathers;

the remembrance of the Messiah

the son of Dovid, Your servant;

the remembrance of Yerushalayim,

city of Your Sanctuary

and the remembrance of Your entire people,

the House of Yisrael, before You

for survival, for well-being,

for favor, kindliness, compassion,

for life and peace

on this Day of Atonement.

Remember us Adonoy, our God

on this day for well-being;

be mindful of us on this day for blessing,

and deliver us for life.

In accord with the promise of deliverance

and compassion,

spare us and favor us,

have compassion on us and deliver us;

for to You our eyes are directed

because You are the Almighty,

Who is King, Gracious and Merciful.

Remember Your mercies, Adonoy

and Your kindnesses,

for they are from the beginning of the world.

Remember not the sins of our ancestors;

let Your compassion come swiftly toward us,

for we have been brought very low.

Remember us Adonoy

with favor for Your people

recall us with Your deliverance.

Remember Your congregation

which You have acquired of old,

You have redeemed the tribe

of Your inheritance,

this mountain of Tziyon

where You have dwelled.

Remember, Adonoy,

the affection of Yerushalayim,

the love of Tziyon, forget not until eternity.

Remember, Adonoy,

to the sons of Edom, the day of Yerushalayim,

[it was they] who said,

“Raze it, raze it to its very foundations.”

You will arise

and have compassion on Tziyon,

for it is time to be gracious to her,

for the appointed time has come.

Remember Avraham, Yitzchak, Yisrael,

Your servants,

to whom You swore by Your very Self,

and You said to them:

“I will multiply your seed

as the stars of the heavens;

and all this land that I have promised,

I will give to your descendants,

and they will inherit it forever.”

Remember Your servants,

Avraham, Yitzchak and Yaakov;

do not regard the stubborness of this people,

or their wickedness, or their sin

Do not, we beseech You

place upon us the sin,

wherein we have acted foolishly and sinned.

We have sinned, our Rock;

Pardon us our Creator.

Almighty! We beseech You,

heal the illness of [Yisrael] the fruitful vine.⁸

footnotes: ⁸ This is a prayer for the spiritual recovery of Yisrael, which is likened to a fruitful vine.

She is ashamed, humiliated and miserable.

Redeem her from ruin, and festering sores.

Answer us,

as You answered our father Avraham,

on Mount Moriah.

The banners of the people,⁹

footnotes: ⁹ This refers to the twelve tribes of Yisrael, each of which were identified by its own unique banner.

redeemed by [Your] revealed arm,

save them from plague,

and let them not be torn apart,

answer our cry—

take delight in the work of Your hands;

answer us, as You answered our fathers,

at the Reed Sea.

The merit of the rock [Avraham],

from which we were hewn,

reveal to us on this day.

Withhold from us Your anger,

and lead us in righteous ways.

Purify us from our [spiritual] uncleanliness,

and to the light of Your Torah,

open our eyes.

Answer us,

as You answered Yehoshua in Gilgal.

God!

behold the ashes of him who was bound,¹⁰

footnotes: ¹⁰ This is a reference to Yitzchok who was bound as a sacrifice to Hashem.

and bring forth a healing for us.

Bring an end to plunder and destruction,

to tempest and storm.

Teach us and make us wise

in the refined words of Your Torah.

Answer us,

as You answered Shmuel in Mizpah.

[Yaakov] who was perfect from birth,

let his roots not wither,

cleanse us from stain and suspicion,

and let us not be wretched,

support us and we will be delivered,

and through the ways of Your lovingkindness,

we will be saved.

Answer us, as You answered Elijah,

on Mount Carmel.

Uphold us for the righteousness

of him [Moshe] who was drawn from water,

and atone our willful and unwillful [sins].

Redeem us from the confusion of death,

and let us not turn back [to sin].

Command our deliverance,

and let us not be dissolved by our iniquity.

Answer us, as You answered Yonah,

in the belly of the fish.

For the sanctity of Your pious one [Aharon]

remember the beauty of [their] feet.¹¹

footnotes: ¹¹ This refers to the Yisrael who walked to the temple on the three Pilgrimage Festivals. See Shir Hashirim 7:2, “How beautiful are your feet with shoes, daughter of [the] prince.” Our Sages tell us that this was said of Yisrael, the children of Avraham who was called נָדִיב, a prince.

May Your mercy be aroused,

for we have been doubly punished.

Return us O God, to fear You,

and do not reveal our shame.

Answer us, as You answered Dovid,

and his son Shlomo in Yerushalayim.

We have sinned, our Rock;

Pardon us our Creator.

Remember to us

the covenant of the Patriarchs,

as You promised,

“And I will remember

my covenant with Yaakov,

and also my covenant with Yitzchak,

and also my covenant with Avraham

will I remember,”

and the land I will remember.

Remember to us

the covenant of the ancestors,

as You promised,

“And I will remember for their sake,

the covenant with their ancestors,

whom I brought out

of the land of Mitzrayim,

in the sight of the nations;

to be their God,

I am Adonoy.”

Do unto us as You promised,

“And yet for all that,

when they are in the land of their enemies,

I will not reject them

and I will not abhor them, to destroy them,

to annul My covenant with them;

for I am Adonoy, their God.”

Have compassion on us

and do not destroy us,

as it is written:

“For an Almighty of mercy is Adonoy,

your God;

He will not abandon you or destroy you,

and He will not forget

the covenant of your fathers

which He swore to them.”

Open our hearts

to love Your Name,

as it is written:

“And Adonoy, your God will open your heart,

and the heart of your descendants,

to love Adonoy, your God,

with all your heart,

and with all your soul,

that you may live.”

Bring back our captivity

and have compassion on us,

as it is written:

“And Adonoy, your God will return

your captivity and have compassion on you;

and He will again gather you

from [among] all the peoples,

where Adonoy, your God has scattered you.”

Gather our dispersed ones, as it is written:

“If your dispersed

are in the farthermost part of heaven,

from there Adonoy, your God will gather you,

and from there He will take you.”

Be accessible to us when we seek You,

as it is written:

“And from there

you will seek Adonoy, your God,

and you will find Him;

if you search after Him

with all your heart

and with all your soul.”

Blot out our transgressions for Your sake,

as You promised:

“I, I [alone] am He

Who blots out your transgressions

for My own sake;

and your sins, I will not recall.”

Sweep aside our transgressions

as a thick cloud and as a mist,

as You have promised:

“I have swept away like a thick cloud

your transgressions,

and like a mist, your sins;

return to Me, for I have redeemed You.”

Make our sins as white as snow or wool,

as it is written:

“Come now, let us reason together,

says Adonoy,

though your sins be as scarlet,

they shall be as white as snow;

though they be red as crimson,

they shall become [white] as wool.”

Sprinkle clean water upon us,

and cleanse us, as it is written:

“And I will sprinkle clean water upon you,

and you will be clean;

from all your defilements,

and from all your idols,

I will cleanse you.”

Atone our sins on this day,

and cleanse us, as it is written:

“For on this day

He will make atonement for you,

to cleanse you;

from all your sins

before Adonoy you will be cleansed.”

Bring us to Your holy mountain,

and make us joyful in Your House of Prayer,

as it is written:

“And I will bring them to My holy mountain,

and make them joyful in My House of Prayer;

their burnt-offerings and sacrifices

will be accepted with favor on My Altar,

for My House,

will be called a House of Prayer

for all peoples.”

Hear our voice, Adonoy, our God;

spare us and have compassion on us,

and accept

our prayers mercifully and willingly.

Lead us back to You, Adonoy

and we shall find the way back;

renew our days as of old.

Give ear to our words, Adonoy!

Consider our meditations.

May the words of our mouths be acceptable —

and the thoughts of our hearts—before You,

Adonoy, our Rock, and our Redeemer.

Cast us not away from Your Presence,

and Your holy spirit take not from us.

Do not cast us off in time of old age,

when our strength fails, do not forsake us.

Forsake us not, Adonoy,

our God, be not far removed from us.

Give us a sign of Your goodness

that our enemies may see it and be ashamed;

for You, Adonoy, have helped us

and comforted us.

For You, Adonoy, do we wait,

You will answer us, our Master, our God.

Our God and God of our fathers!

Do not forsake us, do not cast us off,

and do not disgrace us;

and do not nullify Your covenant with us.

Draw us near to Your Torah,

teach us Your commandments,

direct us to Your ways.

Incline our hearts to fear Your Name,

and open our hearts to Your love,

and may we return to You in truth,

and with a perfect heart.

And for the sake of Your great Name,

forgive and pardon our iniquity,

as it is written in the words of Your holiness,

“For the sake of Your Name, Adonoy,

pardon my iniquity for it is great.”

Our God, and God of our fathers!

Pardon us, forgive us, atone for us.

For we are Your people; and You are our God.

We are Your children; and You are our Father.

We are Your servants; and You are our Master.

We are Your congregation;

and You are our Portion.

We are Your inheritance;

and You are our Destiny.

We are Your flock; and You are our Shepherd.

We are Your vineyard; and You are our Keeper.

We are Your work; and You are our Creator.

We are Your dear ones

and You are our Beloved.

We are Your treasure; and You are our God.

We are Your people; and You are our King.

We are Your distinguished ones;

and You are our Distinction.

We are brazen-faced;

and You are merciful and gracious.

We are stiff-necked;

and You are slow to anger.

We are full of iniquity;

and You are full of compassion.

Our days are like a passing shadow;

and You are the same

and Your years will not end.

Our God and God of our fathers,

let our prayer come before you

and do not ignore our supplication.

For we are not so brazen-faced

and stiff-necked

to say to you,

Adonoy, our God, and God of our fathers,

“We are righteous and have not sinned.”

But, indeed, we and our fathers have sinned.

We have trespassed [against God and man, and we are devastated by our guilt];

We have betrayed [God and man, we have been ungrateful for the good done to us];

We have stolen; We have slandered.

We have caused others to sin;

We have caused others to commit sins for which they are called רְשָׁעִים, wicked;

We have sinned with malicious intent;

We have forcibly taken others' possessions even though we paid for them;

We have added falsehood upon falsehood; We have joined with evil individuals or groups;

We have given harmful advice;

We have deceived; we have mocked;

We have rebelled against God and His Torah;

We have caused God to be angry with us;

We have turned away from God's Torah;

We have sinned deliberately;

We have been negligent in our performance of the commandments;

We have caused our friends grief;

We have been stiff-necked, refusing to admit that our suffering is caused by our own sins.

We have committed sins for which we are called רָשָׁע, [raising a hand to hit someone].

We have committed sins which are the result of moral corruption;

We have committed sins which the Torah refers to as abominations;

We have gone astray;

We have led others astray.

We have turned away

from Your commandments

and from Your good laws,

and we have gained nothing from it.

And You are the Righteous One

in all [punishment] that has come upon us;

for You have acted truthfully

and we have acted wickedly.

We have acted wickedly

and have transgressed;

we have therefore not been delivered.

Grant that our hearts [be inspired to]

abandon the path of wickedness,

and hasten our deliverance;

as is written by the hand of Your prophet,

“Let the wicked man abandon his way,

and the man of iniquity his thoughts;

and let him return unto Adonoy,

and He will have compassion on him,

and unto our God

for He pardons abundantly.”

Our God, and God of our fathers!

Forgive and pardon our iniquities

(on this Shabbos day, and)

on this Day of Atonement,

and permit Yourself to be petitioned

by our prayer.

Blot out and remove our transgressions

from before Your eyes,

and compel our Evil Inclination

to be subservient to You,

and subdue our stubborness,

that we may return to You in truth;

and renew our conscience

that we may preserve Your precepts.

Open our hearts

that we may love and fear Your Name,

as it is written in Your Torah:

“And Adonoy, Your God will open Your heart,

and the heart of your descendants

to love Adonoy, your God,

with all your heart

and with all your soul,

that you may live.”

Our intentional and our unintentional sins—

You recognize—

[those committed] willfully or by compulsion,

[those committed] openly or secretly—

before Your Presence,

they are [all] revealed and known.

What are we? What is our life?

What are our acts of kindness?

What is our righteousness?

What is our deliverance?

What is our strength? What is our might?

What can we say before You,

Adonoy, our God and God of our fathers?

Are not all the mighty men

as nothing before You?

Famous men as though they had never been?

The wise as if they were without knowledge?

And men of understanding

as if they were devoid of intelligence?

For most of their actions are a waste

and the days of their life

are trivial in Your presence.

The superiority of man over beast

is nil

for all is futile.

What shall we say before You,

Who dwells on high;

and what shall we relate to You

Who dwells in the heavens?

For everything, both hidden and revealed,

You know.

Your Name was always

the “forbearer of transgression,”

give ear to our plea

as we stand before You in prayer.

Forbear the transgression of a people

who repent [their] transgression;

blot out our transgression

from before Your eyes.

You know the mysteries of the universe,

and the hidden secrets of every individual.

You search all our innermost thoughts,

and probe our mind and heart.

There is nothing hidden from You,

and there is nothing concealed

from Your sight.

And so may it be Your will

Adonoy our God and God of our fathers,

that You pardon us

for all our careless sins,

and that You forgive us

for all our deliberate sins,

and that You grant us atonement

for all our rebellious sins:

For the sin we committed before You

under compulsion and willingly.

And for the sin we committed before You

by callously hardening the heart.

For the sin we committed before You

inadvertently.

And for the sin we committed before You

with an utterance of the lips.

For the sin we committed before You

openly and secretly.

And for the sin we committed before You

in sexual immorality.

For the sin we committed before You

through [misuse of our power of] speech.

And for the sin we committed before You

with knowledge and with deceit.

For the sin we committed before You

by improper thoughts.

And for the sin we committed before You

by cheating a fellow-man.

For the sin we committed before You

with [mere] verbal confession.

And for the sin we committed before You

by joining in a lewd gathering.

For the sin we committed before You

intentionally and unintentionally.

And for the sin we committed before You

by insufficient respect for parents

and teachers.

For the sin we committed before You

by using coercion [to harm others].

And for the sin we committed before You

by desecrating the Divine Name.

For the sin we committed before You

with foolish talk.

And for the sin we committed before You

with impurity of the lips.

For the sin we committed before You

with the Evil Inclination.

And for the sin we committed before You

knowingly and unknowingly.

And for all of these, God of pardon,

pardon us, forgive us,

grant us atonement.

For the sin we committed before You

by forcing someone to give or take bribes.

And for the sin we committed before You

by false denial and false promise.

For the sin we committed before You

by evil talk [slander].

And for the sin we committed before You

by scoffing.

For the sin we committed before You

in business dealings.

And for the sin we committed before You

in eating and drinking.

For the sin we committed before You

by [taking or giving] interest and by usury.

And for the sin we committed before You

by haughtily stretching forth the neck.

For the sin we committed before You

with gazing of the eyes.

And for the sin we committed before You

by the prattle of our lips.

For the sin we committed before You

with haughty eyes.

And for the sin we committed before You

with impudence.

And for all of these, God of pardon,

pardon us, forgive us,

grant us atonement.

For the sin we committed before You

by throwing off the yoke [of heaven].

And for the sin we committed before You

in passing judgment.

For the sin we committed before You

by entrapping a fellowman.

And for the sin we committed before You

by a begrudging eye.

For the sin we committed before You

by lightmindedness.

And for the sin we committed before You

by being stiff-necked [stubborn].

For the sin we committed before You

by running to do evil.

And for the sin we committed before You

by talebearing.

For the sin we committed before You

by swearing in vain.

And for the sin we committed before You

by unwarranted hatred.

For the sin we committed before You

by breach of trust.

And for the sin we committed before You

by a confused heart.

And for all of these, God of pardon,

pardon us, forgive us,

grant us atonement.

And for sins

for which we are obligated to bring

a burnt-offering.

And for sins

for which we are obligated to bring

a sin-offering.

And for sins

for which we are obligated to bring

a “fluctuating” offering.

And for sins

for which we are obligated to bring

a guilt-offering for certain

or for doubtful trespasses.

And for sins

for which we incur the penalty

of lashing for violations of Rabbinic law.

And for sins

for which we incur the penalty

of forty lashes.

And for sins

for which we incur the penalty

of death at the hand of Heaven.

And for sins

for which we incur the penalty

of excision and childlessness.

And for sins

for which we are liable

to any of the four death penalties

inflicted by the [Rabbinic] Court [which are]:

stoning, burning,

beheading or strangulation.

For [transgressing]

positive commandments,

and for [transgressing]

prohibitive commandments,

whether the prohibition can be corrected

by a specifically prescribed act,

or whether it cannot be corrected

by a specifically prescribed act,

for those of which we are aware

and for those of which we are not aware.

For those of which we are aware,

we have already declared before You

and confessed them unto You;

and for those of which we are not aware,

before You they are revealed and known,

as it is said,

“The hidden things

belong to Adonoy, our God,

but the revealed things are for us

and for our children forever,

that we might fulfill

all the words of this Torah.”

Dovid, Your servant, said before You,

“Errors—who can comprehend?

From hidden [faults], cleanse me.”

Cleanse us, Adonoy, our God,

from all our transgressions,

and purify us from all our defilement.

Sprinkle clean waters on us

and cleanse us,

as it is written by the hand of Your prophet,

“And I will sprinkle clean water upon you,

and you will be clean;

from all your defilements,

and from all your idols,

I will cleanse you.”

Our God and God of our fathers,

forgive our iniquities

(on this Shabbos day, and)

on this Day of Atonement.

Blot out and remove

our transgressions and sins

from before Your eyes, as it is said:

“I, I [alone] am He

Who blots out your transgressions

for My own sake;

and your sins, I will not recall.”

And it is said,

“I have swept away like a thick cloud

your transgressions,

and like a mist your sins;

return to Me, for I have redeemed you.”

And it is said,

“For on this day

He will make atonement for you,

to cleanse you;

from all your sins,

before Adonoy, you will be cleansed.”

(Our God and God of our fathers,

be pleased with our rest)

Sanctify us with Your commandments

and give us our share in Your Torah;

satisfy us from Your goodness

and gladden us with Your deliverance,

(And give us as our inheritance

Adonoy our God

with love and with pleasure