When I proclaim Adonoy's Name

attribute greatness to our God.

My Master, open my lips,

and my mouth will declare Your praise.

THE VIRTUE OF OUR FOREFATHERS

Blessed are You, Adonoy,

our God, and God of our fathers,

God of Abraham, God of Isaac,

and God of Jacob,

the Almighty,

the Great, the Powerful, the Awesome,

most high Almighty,

Who bestows beneficent kindness,

Who possesses everything,

Who remembers the piety of the Patriarchs,

and Who brings a redeemer

to their children's children,

for the sake of His Name, with love.

Remember us for life

King, Who desires life;

and inscribe us in the Book of Life,

for Your sake, Living God.)

King, Helper, and Deliverer and Shield.

Blessed are You, Adonoy,

Shield of Abraham.

DIVINE MIGHT

You are mighty forever, my Master;

You are the Resurrector of the dead

the Powerful One to deliver us.

He causes the dew to descend.

Causer of the wind to blow

and of the rain to fall.

Sustainer of the living with kindliness,

Resurrector of the dead with great mercy,

Supporter of the fallen,

and Healer of the sick,

and Releaser of the imprisoned,

and Fulfiller of His faithfulness

to those who sleep in the dust.

Who is like You, Master of mighty deeds,

and who can be compared to You?

King Who causes death and restores life,

and causes deliverance to sprout forth.

Who is like You merciful Father,

Who remembers His creatures for life,

in His mercy.)

And You are faithful

to restore the dead to life.

Blessed are You, Adonoy,

Resurrector of the dead.

Kedushah

We will hallow and revere You

as [with] the sweet words

of the company of the holy Seraphim

who thrice repeat “holy” unto You,

as is written by the hand of Your prophet,

“And they called one to another, and said:

‘Holy, holy, holy,

is Adonoy of Hosts,

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

Facing them, they offer praise and say:

“Blessed is the glory of Adonoy

from its place”

And in Your Holy Words it is written:

“Adonoy will reign forever;

Your God, Zion, throughout all generations!

Praise God.”

DIVINE SANCTIFICATION

You are holy and Your Name is holy

and holy beings

praise You every day, forever.

For a great and Almighty King—

great and holy—are You.

Blessed are You, Adonoy,

the Almighty, the Holy One.

Blessed are You, Adonoy,

the King, the Holy One.

You are One and Your Name is One,

and who is like Your people Israel

a unique nation on earth.

The glory of greatness,

and the crown of deliverance—

a day of rest and holiness—

have You given Your people.

Abraham exults, Isaac sings joyously,³⁰

footnotes: ³⁰ Our Sages relate that the patriarchs observed the Sabbath and fulfilled all its precepts. The other children of Abraham and Isaac are not mentioned in the prayer because Ishmael, the children of Keturah, and Esau were not commanded to observe the Sabbath. Etz Yosef and Iyun Tefilah comment that both Abraham and Isaac lived more tranquil and fulfilled lives than Jacob. Thus it is said that Abraham exults and Isaac is joyous, but in reference to Jacob, there is no mention of joy or exultation, merely that he rested.

Jacob and his sons rest thereon—

a rest of love and free will,³¹

footnotes: ³¹ This is not only a rest from daily toil but a voluntary desisting from work to manifest love of God. Iyun Tefiloh.

a rest of truth and faith(fulness),³²

footnotes: ³² It is a rest dedicated to the pursuit of truth and faithfulness, through Torah-study.

a rest of peace and tranquility,

and of serenity and security,

—a perfect rest

with which you are pleased.

Your children will realize and know

that from You does their rest come,

and through their rest,

they sanctify Your Name.

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 our souls with Your deliverance,

and purify our hearts to serve You in truth.

And give us as our inheritance,

Adonoy our God,

in love and in pleasure

Your holy Sabbath;

and may Israel rest thereon—

the sanctifiers of Your Name.

Blessed are You, Adonoy,

Sanctifier of the Sabbath.

PRAYER FOR RETURN OF DIVINE SERVICE

Be pleased, Adonoy, our God,

with Your people Israel and their prayer,

and restore the service

to the Holy of Holies in Your abode,

and the fire-offerings of Israel;

and accept their prayer, lovingly and willingly.

And may You always find pleasure

with the service of Your people, Israel.

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 David, Your servant;

the remembrance of Jerusalem,

city of Your Sanctuary;

and the remembrance of Your entire people,

the House of Israel, before You,

for survival, for well-being,

for favor, kindliness, compassion,

for good life and peace

on this day of:

Rosh Chodesh

the Festival of Matzos

the Festival of Sukkos

Remember us Adonoy, our God

on this day for well-being;

be mindful of us on this day for blessing,

and deliver us for good 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.

And may our eyes behold

Your merciful return to Zion.

Blessed are You, Adonoy,

Who returns His Divine Presence to Zion.

THANKSGIVING

We are thankful to You

that You Adonoy are our God

and the God of our fathers forever;

our Rock, Rock of our lives,

the Shield of our deliverance,

You are in every generation.

We will give thanks to You

and recount Your praise,

for our lives

which are committed into Your hand.

And for our souls which are entrusted to You,

and for Your miracles of every day with us

and for Your wonders and benefactions

at all times—

evening, morning and noon.

(You are) The Beneficent One—

for Your compassion is never withheld;

And (You are) the Merciful One—

for Your kindliness never ceases;

we have always placed our hope in You.

We are thankful to You,

that You Adonoy are our God

and God of our fathers,

God of all flesh,

Our Creator, Creator of the Beginning.

Blessings and thanksgivings

to Your great and holy Name

for keeping us alive, and sustaining us;

so may You always keep us alive

and sustain us,

and gather our exiles

to the Courtyards of Your Sanctuary

to observe Your statutes

and to do Your will,

and to serve You wholeheartedly

for we are thankful to You.

Blessed is the Almighty

to Whom all thanks are due.

[We thank You] for the miracles

for the redemption, for the mighty deeds,

for the deliverances, for the wonders

for the consolations and for the wars

that You performed for our fathers

in those days at this season.

In the days of Matisyahu,

son of Yochanan the High Priest,

the Hasmonean and his sons,

when the evil Greek kingdom rose up

against Your people Israel

to make them forget Your Torah

and to turn them away

from the statutes of Your will—

You, in Your abundant mercy,

stood by them in their time of distress,

You defended their cause,

You judged their grievances,

You avenged them.

You delivered the mighty

into the hands of the weak,

many into the hands of the few,

defiled people into the hands of the undefiled,

the wicked into the hands of the righteous,

and insolent [sinners] into the hands of

diligent students of Your Torah.

And You made Yourself

a great and sanctified name in Your world.

And for Your people, Israel,

You performed a great deliverance

and redemption unto this very day.

Afterwards, Your sons entered

the Holy of Holies of Your Abode,

cleaned Your Temple,

purified Your Sanctuary,

and kindled lights

in the Courtyards of Your Sanctuary,

and designated these eight days of Chanukah

to thank and praise Your great Name.

And for all the foregoing

blessed, exalted and extolled

your Name, our King

constantly,

forever and ever.

Inscribe for a good life

all the children of Your covenant.)

And all the living shall thank You forever

and praise and bless

Your great Name with sincerity forever;

for You are goodness—

the Almighty, Who is our deliverance

and our help forever—

the benevolent Almighty.

Blessed are You, Adonoy,

“The Beneficent” is Your Name

and You it is fitting to praise.

PRAYER FOR PEACE

Grant peace, goodness, and blessing,

life favor, kindness and compassion

upon us and upon all Israel, Your people.

Bless us, our Father, all of us as one

with the light of Your countenance.

For by the light of Your countenance

You gave us Adonoy our God,

a Torah of life and the love of kindliness,

righteousness, blessing, compassion,

life, and peace.

And may it be good in Your sight

to bless us

and to bless Your people Israel,

at all times and at every moment

with Your peace

(with much strength and peace).

In the book of life, blessing, peace

and abundant maintenance,

good decrees, salvations and condolences,

may we be remembered and inscribed

before You;

we and all Your people, the House of Israel

for a good life and peace.

Blessed are You, Adonoy,

Who blesses His people Israel

with peace.

May they be acceptable

the words of my mouth

and the thoughts of my heart, before You

Adonoy, my Rock and my Redeemer.

My God, guard my tongue from evil

and my lips from speaking deceitfully.

To those who curse me,

may my soul be unresponsive;

and let my soul be like dust to all.

Open my heart to Your Torah

and let my soul pursue Your commandments.

And all who plan evil against me,

quickly annul their counsel

and frustrate their intention.

(May it it be Your will

Adonoy, my God and God of my fathers,

that no person be envious of me

and that I not be envious of others,

that I not be brought to anger this day,

and that I not cause Your anger;

and save me from the evil inclination,

and help me be humble and any modest.

Our King and our Father,

unify Your Name in Your world,

rebuild Your city, establish Your house

and perfect your sanctuary.

Gather our exiles,

redeem Your people, rejoice Your congregation).

Act for the sake of Your Name.

Act for the sake of Your right hand.

Act for the sake of Your Torah.

Act for the sake of Your holiness.

In order that Your loved ones be released,

deliver [with] Your right hand and answer me.

May they be acceptable—

the words of my mouth

and the thoughts of my heart—before You

Adonoy, my Rock and my Redeemer.

He Who makes peace

in His high heavens

may He make peace

upon us and upon all Israel

and say Amein.

Your righteousness

is like the mighty mountains,

Your judgments like the great deep;

man and beast, You deliver, Adonoy.³³

footnotes: ³³ Psalms 36:7.

And Your righteousness, God,

reaches the high heavens,

for You do great things;

God, who is like You?³⁴

footnotes: ³⁴ Psalms 71:19.

Your righteousness is everlasting

and Your Torah is truth.³⁵

footnotes: ³⁵ Psalms 119:42.

Exalted and sanctified be His great Name

in the world which He created

according to His will

and may He rule His kingdom

bring forth His redemption

and hasten the coming of His Mashiach

in your lifetime and in your days,

and in the lifetime

of the entire House of Israel,

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;

above (Shabbos Shuva: far above)

all the blessings and hymns,

praises and consolations

which we utter in the world—and say Amein.

May there be acceptance

of the prayers and supplications

of the entire House of Israel

before their Father in heaven.

And say, Amein.

May there be abundant peace from heaven

and good life

for us and for all Israel,

—and say Amein.

He Who makes peace in His high heavens

may He, make peace

for us and for all Israel,

—and say Amein.