Recite quietly:

And evening came, then morning came:

Recite aloud:

the sixth day. The heavens and the earth were completed and [so were] all their hosts. And God completed, by the seventh day, His work which He had done; and He abstained on the seventh day from all His work which He had done. And God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, for on it He abstained from all His work which God had created to do.

Attention! our masters and our teachers:

Blessed are You, Adonoy our God, King of the Universe, Creator of the fruit of the vine.

Blessed are You, Adonoy our God, King of the Universe, Who sanctified us with His commandments and was pleased with us. And His holy Sabbath, with love and pleasure,²² He gave us for a heritage, a commemoration of the work of creation. (For this day is) the first²³ of the days of holy convocations commemorating the exodus from Egypt. (For us have You chosen and us have You sanctified from among all the peoples.) And Your holy Sabbath with love and pleasure You gave us for a heritage. Blessed are You, Adonoy, Sanctifier of the Sabbath.

footnotes: ²² Our appointment to be the preservers of the Shabbos is not a stern command; it is actually a sign of God’s love and favor.—S.R. Hirsch ²³ The Shabbos is listed first in Leviticus 23, where all the sacred festivals of the Jewish calendar are described.