“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.

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.

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.

And You are faithful

to restore the dead to life.

Blessed are You, Adonoy,

Resurrector of the dead.

Kedushah

A crown is given to You

Adonoy, our God

by the angels on high

and by Your people who assemble below:

all of them together

thrice repeat “holy” unto You

as is said by way 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 His place.”

And among Your holy words it is written:

“Adonoy will reign forever,

your God, Zion, 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 mouths

forever and ever;

because You are the Almighty

Who is King; Great, and Holy.

Blessed are You, Adonoy,

the Almighty, the Holy One.

DIVINE SANCTIFICATION

You are holy and Your Name is holy

and holy beings

praise You every day, forever.

because You are the Almighty

Who is King; Great, and Holy.

Blessed are You, Adonoy,

the Almighty, the Holy One.

You chose us from [among] all the peoples;¹

footnotes: ¹ For you are a holy people unto Adonoy, your God; Adonoy your God has chosen you to be a treasured people unto Him above all the peoples that are upon the face of the earth.—Deuteronomy 7:6

You loved us and took pleasure in us;

You exalted us above all tongues,²

footnotes: ² To make you high above all nations which He made — that you be a holy people unto Adonoy, your God, as He has spoken.—Deuteronomy 26:18-19

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.³

footnotes: ³ And all the peoples of the earth will see that the Name of Adonoy is proclaimed upon you and they will fear you.—Deuteronomy 28:10

And [You] gave us Adonoy, our God,

in love

appointed festivals for rejoicing,

festivals and seasons for happiness,

this day of

the Festival of Matzos,

the season of our freedom,

the Festival of Sukkos,

the season of our rejoicing.

a day of holy assembly

commemorating the exodus from Egypt.

But because of our sins,

we were exiled from our land,

and driven far away from our soil;

and we are unable to go up,

[in order] to appear

and to prostrate ourselves before You,

and to perform our obligatory offerings

in Your chosen House,

in the great and holy House

upon which Your Name is proclaimed,

because of the hand [of violence]

that was sent against Your Sanctuary.⁴

footnotes: ⁴ The enemy spread out his hand over all her treasures; she [Jerusalem] saw nations invade her sanctuary.—Lamentations 1:10

May it be Your will

Adonoy, our God and God of our fathers,

merciful King,

to once again have compassion on us,

and on Your Sanctuary

in Your abundant mercy;

and rebuild it soon

and greatly enhance its glory.

Our Father, our King!

Reveal the glory of Your kingship

upon us soon,

appear and be uplifted over us

before the eyes of all living things.

Bring near our scattered [people]

from among the nations,

and gather our dispersed

from the ends of the earth.

Bring us to Zion, Your city, with joyous song,

to Jerusalem, house of Your Sanctuary,

with everlasting joy.

And there we will offer before You

our obligatory sacrifices,

the daily [burnt]-offerings in their order,

and the Musaf-offerings

according to their rule.

And the Musaf-offering of:

On Pesach

this Festival of Matzos

On Sukkos

this Festival of Sukkos

we will prepare and bring before You

with love

according to the command of Your will;

as You wrote for us in Your Torah,

through the hands of Moses, Your servant,

from the mouth of Your glory,

as it is said:

On Chol Hamoed Pesach

“And you shall bring a fire-offering,

a burnt-offering to Adonoy:

two young bullocks

and one ram,

and seven male yearling lambs

without blemish they shall be for you.

And their meal-offerings and libations

as stated:

three-tenths [of an ephah of fine flour]

for each bullock,

two-tenths for the ram,

and one-tenth for each lamb,

and wine according to each libation;

and a he-goat for atonement,

and the two daily burnt offerings

according to their law.

On the first day of Chol HaMoed Sukkos:

And on the second day [you will offer]

twelve young bullocks

two rams

fourteen male yearling lambs

without blemish.

And their meal offerings and libations

as perscribed:

three tenths [of an ephah of the fine flour]

for each bullock,

two tenths for each ram,

and one tenth for each lamb,

and wine according to each libation,

and a he-goat for atonement,

and the two daily burnt offerings

according to their law.

And on the third day [you will offer]

eleven bullocks

two rams

fourteen male yearling lambs

without blemish.

And their meal offerings and libations

as prescribed:

three tenths [of an ephah of fine flour]

for each bullock,

two tenths for each ram,

and one tenth for each lamb,

and wine according to each libation,

and a he-goat for atonement,

and the two daily burnt offerings

according to their law.

On the second day of Chol HaMoed Sukkos:

And on the third day [you will offer]

eleven bullocks

two rams

fourteen male yearling lambs

without blemish.

And their meal offerings and libations

as prescribed:

three tenths [of an ephah of fine flour]

for each bullock,

two tenths for each ram,

and one tenth for each lamb,

and wine according to each libation,

and a he-goat for atonement,

and the two daily burnt offerings

according to their law.

And on the fourth day [you will offer]

ten bullocks

two rams

fourteen male yearling lambs

without blemish

And their meal offerings and libations

as prescribed:

three tenths [of an ephah of fine flour]

for each bullock,

two tenths for each ram,

and one tenth for each lamb,

and wine according to each libation,

and a he-goat for atonement,

and the two daily burnt offerings

according to their law.

On the third day of Chol HaMoed Sukkos:

And on the fourth day [you will offer]

ten bullocks

two rams

fourteen male yearling lambs

without blemish

And their meal offerings and libations

as prescribed:

three tenths [of an ephah of fine flour]

for each bullock,

two tenths for each ram,

and one tenth for each lamb,

and wine according to each libation,

and a he-goat for atonement,

and the two daily burnt offerings

according to their law.

And on the fifth day [You will offer]

nine bullocks

two rams

fourteen male yearling lambs

without blemish.

And their meal offerings and libations

as prescribed:

three tenths [of an ephah of fine flour]

for each bullock,

two tenths for each ram,

and one tenth for each lamb,

and wine according to each libation,

and a he-goat for atonement,

and the two daily burnt offerings

according to their law.

On the fourth day of Chol HaMoed Sukkos:

And on the fifth day [you will offer]

nine bullocks

two rams

fourteen male yearling lambs

without blemish

And their meal offerings and libations

as prescribed:

three tenths [of an ephah of fine flour]

for each bullock,

two tenths for each ram,

and one tenth for each lamb,

and wine according to each libation,

and a he-goat for atonement,

and the two daily burnt offerings

according to their law.

And on the sixth day [you will offer]

eight bullocks

two rams

fourteen male yearling lambs

without blemish

And their meal offerings and libations

as prescribed:

three tenths [of an ephah of fine flour]

for each bullock,

two tenths for each ram,

and one tenth for each lamb,

and wine according to each libation,

and a he-goat for atonement,

and the two daily burnt offerings

according to their law.

On Hoshanah Rabbah:

And on the sixth day [you will offer]

eight bullocks

two rams

fourteen male yearling lambs

without blemish

And their meal offerings and libations

as prescribed:

three tenths [of an ephah of fine flour]

for each bullock,

two tenths for each ram,

and one tenth for each lamb,

and wine according to each libation,

and a he-goat for atonement,

and the two daily burnt offerings

according to their law.

And on the seventh day [you will offer]

seven bullocks

two rams

fourteen male yearling lambs

without blemish

And their meal offerings and libations

as prescribed:

three tenths [of an ephah of fine flour]

for each bullock,

two tenths for each ram,

and one tenth for each lamb,

and wine according to each libation,

and a he-goat for atonement,

and the two daily burnt offerings

according to their law.

Our God and God of our fathers,

merciful King, have compassion on us;

Good and Beneficent One,

make Yourself accessible to us;

return onto us⁵ in Your abundant mercy,

footnotes: ⁵ Although the word אלינו “to us” is currently used in most other editions, we have chosen עלינו “onto us” based on early manuscripts of the siddur.

for the sake of the Patriarchs

who did Your will.

Rebuild Your House as it was originally,

and establish Your Sanctuary on its site;

let us see its rebuilding

and make us rejoice in its reinstation.

Restore the Kohanim (Priests) to their service,

and the Levites to their song and music,

and restore Israel to their dwelling places.

And there we will go up and appear,

and prostrate ourselves before You

at the three seasons of our pilgrimage,

as it is written in Your Torah:⁶

footnotes: ⁶ Deuteronomy 16:16-17.

Three times a year

shall all your males appear

before the countenance of Adonoy, your God,

in the place He will choose—

on the Festival of Matzos,

on the Festival of Shavuos,

and on the Festival of Sukkos;

and they shall not appear

before the countenance of Adonoy

empty handed.

[But] every man [shall bring offerings]

according to the gift of his hand

according to the blessing of Adonoy your God

which He gave you.

And load us⁷ up

footnotes: ⁷ The translation of וְהַשִׂאֵנוּ is based on Avudraham who quotes the verse, אֵלֶה מַשָׂא בְּנֵי קְהָת, “This is the load of the sons of Kehos.” (Numbers 4:15) Avudraham offers an alternative translation based on the verse, וַיִּשָּׂא מַשְׂאת , “And he sent portions (gifts),” (Genesis 43:34), which would render the prayer, “Send us as a gift the blessing of Your appointed seasons.”

Adonoy, our God,

with the blessing of Your appointed seasons

for life and peace,

for joy and for happiness,

as You desired;

and You promised to bless us.⁸

footnotes: ⁸ For Adonoy, your God, will bless you in all your crops and in all the work of your hands.— Deuteronomy 16:15

Sanctify us with Your commandments,

and give us a share in Your Torah,

satisfy us from Your goodness,

and gladden us with Your deliverance,

and purify our hearts to serve You in truth,¹²

footnotes: ¹² Even though the choice of being righteous and God-fearing was given to man, nevertheless, we ask God to help us achieve these goals we seek to attain. Our Sages have said, “ הַבָּא לְטַהֵר מְסַייעִין אוֹתוֹ . He who reaches to the decision to purify himself, is afforded Divine assistance” which enables him to achieve purity in serving God. ( Yoma 38b)— Avudraham

and give us as a heritage, Adonoy, our God,

in joy and in happiness

Your appointed festivals of holiness

and may Israel rejoice in You—

[they who are] sanctifiers of Your Name.

Blessed are You, Adonoy,

Sanctifier of

Israel and the seasons.¹⁴

footnotes: ¹⁴ God sanctified the Jewish people, who in turn were charged with responsibility to set the time of the Festivals and thus they sanctified the Festivals.—Etz Yosef

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.

And may our eyes behold

Your merciful return to Zion.

Blessed are You, Adonoy,

Who returns His Divine Presence to Zion.

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.

And for all the foregoing

blessed, exalted and extolled

your Name, our King

constantly, forever and ever.

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.

Our God, and God of our fathers, bless us

with the threefold blessing of the Torah,

written by the hand of Moses, Your servant,

pronounced from the mouth of Aaron

and his sons, the kohanim, Your holy people;

as it is said:

Adonoy bless you and guard you.

Adonoy shine His countenance upon you

and be gracious unto you.

Adonoy turn His countenance toward you

and grant you peace.

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).

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.

May it be Your will,

Adonoy, our God, and the God of our Fathers

that the Holy Temple be rebuilt

speedily in our days,

and grant us our share in Your Torah.

And there we will serve You reverently

as in the days of old,

and in earlier years.

And let Adonoy be pleased

with the offerings of Judah and Jerusalem

as in the days of old and in earlier years.