TEMPLE SERVICE

רְצֵה Find favor, LORD our God, in Your people Israel and their prayer. Restore the service to Your most holy House, and accept in love and favor the fire-offerings of Israel and their prayer. May the service of Your people Israel always find favor with You.

All: וְתֶעֱרַב May our entreaty be as pleasing to You as a burnt-offering and sacrifice. Please, Compassionate One, in Your abounding mercy restore Your Presence to Zion, Your city, and the order of the Temple service to Jerusalem. And may our eyes witness Your return to Zion in compassion, there we may serve You with reverence as in the days of old and as in former years.

Leader: Blessed are You, LORD, for You alone do we serve with reverence.

All: וְתֶעֱרַב May our entreaty be as pleasing to You as a burnt-offering and sacrifice. Please, Compassionate One, in Your abounding mercy restore Your Presence to Zion, Your city, and the order of the Temple service to Jerusalem. That there we may serve You with reverence as in the days of old and as in former years.

And may our eyes witness Your return to Zion in compassion. Blessed are You, LORD, who restores His Presence to Zion.

THANKSGIVING

מוֹדִים We give thanks to You, for You are the LORD our God and God of our ancestors for ever and all time. You are the Rock of our lives, Shield of our salvation from generation to generation. We will thank You and declare Your praise for our lives, which are entrusted into Your hand; for our souls, which are placed in Your charge; for Your miracles which are with us every day; and for Your wonders and favors at all times, evening, morning and midday. You are good – for Your compassion never fails. You are compassionate – for Your loving-kindnesses never cease. We have always placed our hope in You.

מוֹדִים We give thanks to You, for You are the LORD our God and God of our ancestors, God of all flesh, who formed us and formed the universe. Blessings and thanks are due to Your great and holy name for giving us life and sustaining us. May You continue to give us life and sustain us; and may You gather our exiles to Your holy courts, to keep Your decrees, do Your will and serve You with a perfect heart, for it is for us to give You thanks. Blessed be God to whom thanks­giving is due.

וְעַל כֻּלָּם For all these things may Your name be blessed and exalted, our King, continually, for ever and all time.

אָבִֽינוּ מַלְכֵּֽנוּ Our Father, our King, remember Your compassion and overcome Your anger, and efface pestilence, sword, famine, captivity and destruction, iniquity and plague and bad mishap and all illness, any harm or feud, and all kinds of afflictions and all harsh decrees and baseless hatred, from us and from all the people of Your covenant.

וּכְתֹב And write for a good life, all the children of Your covenant.

וְכֹל Let all that lives thank You, Selah! and praise Your name in truth, God, our Savior and Help, Selah! Blessed are You, LORD, whose name is “the Good” and to whom thanks are due.

יְהִי רָצוֹן May it be Your will, LORD our God and God of our ancestors, that this blessing which You have commanded to bless Your people Israel should be a complete blessing, with neither hindrance nor sin, now and forever.

יְהִי רָצוֹן May it be Your will, LORD our God and God of our ancestors, that this blessing with which You have commanded us to bless Your people Israel should be a complete blessing, with neither hindrance nor sin, now and forever.

אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ Our God and God of our fathers, bless us with the threefold blessing in the Torah, written by the hand of Moses Your servant and pronounced by Aaron and his sons:

Kohanim!

Your holy people, as it said:

בָּרוּךְ Blessed are You, LORD our God, King of the Universe, who has made us holy with the holiness of Aaron, and has commanded us to bless His people Israel with love.

May [He] bless you May the Lord, Maker of heaven and earth, bless you from Zion.

The Lord Lord, our Master, how majestic is Your name throughout the earth.

And protect you. Protect me, God, for in You I take refuge.

Master of the Universe, I am Yours and my dreams are Yours. I have dreamt a dream and I do not know what it means. May it be Your will, LORD my God and God of my fathers, that all my dreams be, for me and all Israel, for good, whether I have dreamt about myself, or about others, or others have dreamt about me. If they are good, strengthen and reinforce them, and may they be fulfilled in me and them like the dreams of the righteous Joseph. If, though, they need healing, heal them as You healed Hezekiah King of Judah from his illness, like Miriam the prophetess from her leprosy, like Na’aman from his leprosy, like the waters of Mara by Moses our teacher, and like the waters of Jericho by Elisha. And just as You turned the curses of Balaam the wicked from curse to blessing, so turn all my dreams about me and all Israel to good; protect me, be gracious to me and accept me. Amen.

May [He] make shine May God be gracious to us and bless us; may He make His face shine upon us, Selah.

The Lord The Lord, the Lord, compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in kindness and truth.

His face Turn to me and be gracious to me, for I am alone and afflicted.

On you To You, Lord, I lift up my soul.

And be gracious to you. As the eyes of slaves turn to their master’s hand, or the eyes of a slave-girl to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes are turned to the Lord our God, awaiting His favor.

Master of the Universe, I am Yours and my dreams are Yours. I have dreamt a dream and I do not know what it means. May it be Your will, LORD my God and God of my fathers, that all my dreams be, for me and all Israel, for good, whether I have dreamt about myself, or about others, or others have dreamt about me. If they are good, strengthen and reinforce them, and may they be fulfilled in me and them like the dreams of the righteous Joseph. If, though, they need healing, heal them as You healed Hezekiah King of Judah from his illness, like Miriam the prophetess from her leprosy, like Na’aman from his leprosy, like the waters of Mara by Moses our teacher, and like the waters of Jericho by Elisha. And just as You turned the curses of Balaam the wicked from curse to blessing, so turn all my dreams about me and all Israel to good; protect me, be gracious to me and accept me. Amen.

May [He] turn May he receive a blessing from the Lord and a just reward from the God of his salvation. And he will win grace and good favor in the eyes of God and man.

The Lord Lord, be gracious to us; we yearn for You. Be their strength every morning, our salvation in time of distress.

His face Do not hide Your face from me in the day of my distress. Turn Your ear to me; on the day I call, swiftly answer me.

Toward you To You, enthroned in heaven, I lift my eyes.

And give They shall place My name on the children of Israel, and I will bless them.

You Yours, Lord, are the greatness and the power, the glory, majesty and splendor, for everything in heaven and earth is Yours. Yours, Lord, is the kingdom; You are exalted as Head over all.

Peace. “Peace, peace, to those far and near,” says the Lord, “and I will heal him.”

May it be Your will, LORD my God and God of my fathers, that You act for the sake of Your simple, sacred kindness and great compassion, and for the purity of Your great, mighty and awesome name of twenty-two letters derived from the verses of the priestly blessing spoken by Aaron and his sons, Your holy people. May You be close to me when I call to You. May You hear my prayer, plea and cry as You did the cry of Jacob Your perfect one who was called “a plain man.” May You grant me and all the members of my household our food and sustenance, generously not meagerly, honestly not otherwise, with satisfaction not pain, from Your generous hand, just as You gave a portion of bread to eat and clothes to wear to Jacob our father who was called “a plain man.” May we find love, grace, kindness and compassion in Your sight and in the eyes of all who see us. May my words in service to You be heard, as You granted Joseph Your righteous one, at the time when he was robed by his father in a cloak of fine wool, that he find grace, kindness and compassion in Your sight and in the eyes of all who saw him. May You do wonders and miracles with me, and a sign for good. Grant me success in my paths, and set in my heart understanding that I may understand, discern and fulfill all the words of Your Torah’s teachings and mysteries. Save me from errors and purify my thoughts and my heart to serve You and be in awe of You. Prolong my days (add, where appropriate: and those of my father, mother, wife, husband, son/s, and daughter/s) in joy and happiness, with much strength and peace. Amen, Selah.

אַדִּיר Majestic One on high who dwells in power: You are peace and Your name is peace. May it be Your will to bestow on us and on Your people the house of Israel, life and blessing as a safeguard for peace.

רִבּוֹנוֹ Master of the Universe: we have done what You have decreed for us. So too may You deal with us as You have promised us. Look down from Your holy dwelling place, from heaven, and bless Your people Israel and the land You have given us as You promised on oath to our ancestors, a land flowing with milk and honey.

Our God and God of our fathers, bless us with the threefold blessing in the Torah, written by the hand of Moses Your servant and pronounced by Aaron and his sons the priests, Your holy people, as it is said:

May the LORD bless you and protect you. Cong: May it be Your will.

May the LORD make His face shine on you and be gracious to you. Cong: May it be Your will.

May the LORD turn His face toward you, and grant you peace. Cong: May it be Your will.

PEACE

שִׂים שָׁלוֹם Grant peace, goodness and blessing, grace, loving-kindness and compassion to us and all Israel Your people. Bless us, our Father, all as one, with the light of Your face, for by the light of Your face You have given us, LORD our God, the Torah of life and love of kindness, righteousness, blessing, compassion, life and peace. May it be good in Your eyes to bless Your people Israel at every time, in every hour, with Your peace.

בְּסֵֽפֶר חַיִּים In the book of life, blessing, peace and prosperity, may we and all Your people the house of Israel be remembered and written before You for a good life, and for peace.

וְנֶאֱמַר It is said, “Through Me your days will grow many, and years of life will be added to your lot.” Write us down for good lives, O God of life, and write us in the book of life. As is written, “You who cling to the Lord your God are all alive today.”

הַיּוֹם This day, may You strengthen us. Amen

This day, may You bless us. Amen

This day, may You give us greatness. Amen

This day, may You deal with us kindly. Amen

This day, may You hear our cry. Amen

This day, may You accept our prayers compassionately and willingly. Amen

This day, may You support us with Your hand of righteousness. Amen

כְּהַיּוֹם Bring us this day, happy, rejoicing, to a House restored,

as is written: “I shall bring them to My holy mountain, and I shall have them rejoice in My house of prayer; their offerings and their sacrifices shall be accepted, desired on My altar, for My House will be called a house of prayer for all peoples.”

And it is said, “And the Lord commanded You to perform all these statutes, to fear the Lord our God, that it may be good for us all our days; to give us life as on this day.”

And it is said, “Righteousness will be in our hands, when we take care to fulfill all these commands before the Lord our God, as He has commanded.”

Righteousness and blessing, compassion and life and peace – may these be with us and with all Israel, forever.

Blessed are You, LORD, who makes peace.

Blessed are You, LORD, who makes peace.

May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart find favor before You, LORD, my Rock and Redeemer.

FULL KADDISH

Leader: יִתְגַּדַּל Magnified and sanctified may His great name be, in the world He created by His will. May He establish His kingdom in your lifetime and in your days, and in the lifetime of all the house of Israel, swiftly and soon – and say: Amen.

All: May His great name be blessed for ever and all time.

Leader: Blessed and praised, glorified and exalted, raised and honored, uplifted and lauded be the name of the Holy One, blessed be He, above and beyond any blessing, song, praise and consolation uttered in the world – and say: Amen.

May the prayers and pleas of all Israel be accepted by their Father in heaven – and say: Amen. May there be great peace from heaven, and life for us and all Israel – and say: Amen.

May He who makes peace in His high places, make peace for us and all Israel – and say: Amen.