Blessed God, Let Your Light Enter Our Souls and Our Hearts

Blessed are You, Lord our God, Ruler of
the universe, Who makes us holy through
Divine commandments, and Who commands
us to create Shabbat light.

Blessed are You, Lord our God, Ruler of
the universe, Who makes us holy through
Divine commandments, and Who commands
us to create Shabbat light and Yom Tov light.

Shabbat Candles for Yom Tov Read

Shabbat Candles for Yom Tov Chanted

Blessed are You Lord, Ruler of the
universe, Who brings forth bread from the
earth.

Blessed are You Lord our God, Ruler of the universe,
Creator of the fruit of the vine.

Blessed are You Lord, Ruler of the
universe, for giving us life, for sustaining us,
and for enabling us to reach this time.

Praise the Lord to Whom our praise is due!

Barchu Spoken

Barchu Chanted

Hear! O Israel, the Lord is our God,
the Lord is One!
Blessed is God’s glorious kingdom forever
and ever!

Sh’ma Spoken

Sh’ma Chanted

Bless the Lord, the blessed One:
Blessed is the Lord, the blessed One, for
all eternity:
Blessed are You, Lord our God, Ruler of
the universe, Who selected us from all the
peoples and gave us Torah. Blessed are You,
Lord, Giver of Torah.

Blessing Before the Torah Reading Spoken

Blessing Before the Torah Reading Chanted

Blessed are You, Lord, our God, Ruler of
the universe, Who gave us the Torah of truth
and implanted eternal life within us. Blessed
are You, Lord, Giver of Torah.

Blessing After the Torah Reading Spoken

Blessing After the Torah Reading Chanted

Blessed are You Adonai our God, Ruler of
the universe, Creator of the fruit of the vine.

Blessed are You, Adonai our God, Ruler of
the universe, Who has sanctified us with
Divine commandments took pleasure in us,
and with love and favor gave us this holy
Sabbath as a heritage, a remembrance of
creation. For this day is the prologue to the
holy convocations, a memorial of the Exodus
from Egypt. For us did You choose and us did
You sanctify from all the nations. And Your
holy Sabbath, with love and favor did You
give us as a heritage. Blessed are you,
Adonai, Who sanctifies the Sabbath.
Adonai, Who sanctifies the Sabbath.

Kiddush Spoken

Kiddush Sung Slowly

Thou shalt love the Lord thy God, with all thy
heart, with all thy soul, and with all thy might.
And these words, which I command thee this
day, shall be upon thy hearts. Thou shalt teach
them diligently unto thy children, and thou
shalt speak of them when thou sittest in thy
house, when thou walkest by the way, when
thou liest down, and when thou risest up.
Thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thy
hand, and they shall be for frontlets between
thine eyes. Thou shalt write them upon the
doorposts of thy house and upon thy gates:
That ye may remember and do all My
commandments and be holy unto your God.
Deuteronomy 6:5-9

L’ma’an Tizk’ru

The Lord said to Moses as follows:
Speak to the Israelite people and instruct them
to make for themselves fringes on the corners
of their garments throughout the ages; let
them attach a cord of blue to the fringe at each
corner. That shall be your fringe; look at it
and recall all the commandments of the Lord
and observe them, so that you do not follow
your heart and eyes in your lustful urge.
Thus you shall be reminded to observe all My
commandments and to be holy to your God. I
the Lord am your God, Who brought you
out of the land of Egypt to be your God: I, the
Lord am your God. Numbers 15:37-41

Vahavta Spoken

Vahavta Chanted

Baruch Atah Adonai Eloheinu, Melech ha-olam, yotzeir or uvorei
choshech, oseh shalom uvorei et hakol. Hamei-ir la-aretz v’ladarim
aleha b’rachamim, uvtuvo m’chadeish b’chol yom tamid ma-asei
v’reishit. Mah rabu ma-asecha Adonai, kulam b’chochmah asita,
mal-ah ha-aretz kinyanecha. Titbarach Adonai Eloheinu al shevach
ma-asei yadecha, v’al m’orei or she-asita y’fa-arucha selah. Or chadash
al Tzion ta-ir, v’nizkeh chulanu m’heirah I’oro. Baruch Atah Adonai.
yotzer ham’orot.

Blessed are You, Lord our God, Ruler of
the universe, Whose word brings on the
evening. Whose wisdom opens heaven’s
gates, and Whose understanding changes the
times and seasons, and orders the stars in their
heavenly constellations according to the
Divine will. God creates day and night, rolling
away light in the face of darkness, and
darkness in the face of light, causing the day
to pass and bringing on the night, separating
day and night. God’s name is the Host of
Heaven. The living and eternal God, rule over
us for all time! Blessed are You, Lord,
Who brings on the evening.

Blessed are You, Lord our God, Ruler of
the universe, Who has given my mind
understanding to distinguish between day and
night.

Blessed are You, Lord our God, Ruler of
the universe, Who has made me a Jew.

Blessed are You, Lord our God, Ruler of
the universe, Who has made me to be free.

Blessed are You, Lord our God, Ruler of
the universe, Who gives sight to those who
cannot see.

Blessed are You, Lord our God, Ruler of
the universe, Who clothes the naked.

Blessed are You, Lord our God, Ruler of
the universe, Who frees the captives.

Blessed are You, Lord our God, Ruler of
the universe, Who raises those bowed low.

Blessed are You, Lord our God, Ruler of
the universe, Who spreads out the earth over
the waters.

Blessed are You, Lord our God, Ruler of
the universe, Who provides for all my needs.

Blessed are You, Lord our God, Ruler of
the universe, Who makes firm each person’s
steps.

Blessed are You, Lord our God, Ruler of
the universe, Who girds Israel with strength.

Blessed are You, Lord our God, Ruler of
the universe, Who crowns Israel with
splendor.

Blessed are You, Lord our God, Ruler of
the universe, Who gives strength to the weary.

Blessed are You, Lord our God, Ruler of
the universe, Who removes sleep from my
eyes and slumber from my eyelids.

Eternal God, open my lips that my mouth may
declare Your glory.

Praised are You, Lord our God, and the God of
our fathers and mothers, God of Abraham, God of
Isaac, and God of Jacob, God of Sarah, God of
Rebecca, God of Rachel, and God of Leah; great,
mighty and awesome God, God supreme. You
bestow covenantal love, You are Master of all
things and You remember our ancestors’
righteous deeds. And lovingly you will bring
redemption to their descendants for the sake of
Your name.
* Sovereign Helper Savior Protector;
blessed are You, God, Abraham’s Shield and the
Sarah’s Support.

Avot Spoken

Avot Chanted

Your greatness is eternal, Lord: You
revive the dead, You are abundant in Your
salvation, (winter: You cause the wind to
blow and the rain to fall) (summer: You
cause the dew to descend), You revive the
dead with abundant mercy, You lift up the
fallen, You heal the sick, You free the
captives, You keep faith with those who sleep
in the dust. Who is like You, Source of might
and who can compare with You the
Sovereign
Who brings life and death, Who sows
deliverance?!* And we will trust that You
bring life to the dead. Blessed are You,
Lord, Who revives the dead.

G’vurot Spoken

G’vurot Chanted

You are holy, Your name is holy, and each
day holy ones praise Your name.* Blessed are
You, the Holy God.

K’dushat HaSheim Spoken

K’dushat HaSheim Chanted

Blessed are You, Adonai our God, Ruler of
the universe, Who has chosen good prophets
and was pleased with their words that were
uttered with truth. Blessed are You, Adonai
Who chooses the Torah, calls Moses to
service, and bestows the people Israel with
prophets of truth and righteousness.

Blessing Before Haftarah Spoken

Blessing Before Haftarah Chanted

Blessed are You, Adonai, our God, Ruler of
the universe, Rock of all eternities, Righteous
in all generations, the trustworthy God, Who
says and does, Who speaks and fulfills, all of
Whose words are true and righteous.

Trustworthy are You, Adonai, our God, and
trustworthy are Your words. Not one of Your
words is turned back to its origin unfulfilled,
for You are God, our trustworthy and
compassionate Ruler. Blessed are You,
Lord, the God Who is trustworthy in all
God’s words.

Show mercy on Zion for it is the source of our
life; to those who are deeply humiliated bring
salvation speedily, in our days. Blessed are
You, Adonai, Who gladdens Zion through
her children.

Gladden us, Adonai, our God, with Elijah
the prophet, Your servant; the sovereign
House of David, Your anointed. May he come
speedily and cause our heart to exult. On his
throne let no stranger sit nor let others
continue to inherit his honor, You swore to
him by Your holy Name that his lamp will
never be extinguished. Blessed are You,
Adonai, Shield of David.

For the Torah and for the prayer service, for
the reading from the prophets and for this
Sabbath day that You, Adonai, our God,
have given us for holiness and contentment,
for glory and splendor for all this, Adonai our God, we gratefully thank You and bless You. May Your Name be blessed by the mouths of all who live, for all eternity.
Blessed are You, Adonai, Who sanctifies the Sabbath

Blessing After Haftarah Spoken

Blessing After Haftarah Chanted

We must praise the Master of all and ascribe
greatness to the One Who fashioned creation;
Who did not make us like the other nations,
and Who has not formed us like the families
of the earth. Our destiny is not like theirs, nor
is our lot like the multitudes’. And we
therefore bend, bow and offer thanks before
the Sovereign King of Kings, the holy and
blessed One.

May God’s great Name grow exalted and
sanctified in the world that God created by
will. May God give reign to Divine
sovereignty in our lifetimes and in our days,
and in the lifetimes of the entire family of
Israel, swiftly and soon. And we say: Amen.
May the Lord’s great Name be blessed
forever and ever.

Blessed, praised, glorified, exalted, extolled,
mighty, upraised and lauded be the Name of
the Holy One, blessed is God.

God is exalted beyond any blessing and song,
praise and consolation that are uttered in the
world. And we say: Amen.

Let an abundant peace and eternal life rain
upon us and upon all Israel. And we say:
Amen.

May God make peace in the heavens, and
make peace upon us, and upon all Israel. And
we say: Amen.

Blessed are You Lord our God, Ruler of the universe, who hallows us with mitzvot, and commands us to light the candles of Chanukah.

Blessed are You Lord/mot’ our God, Ruler of the universe, who made miracles for our ancestors in those days at this season.

First night only:

Blessed are You Lord/m,l’ our God, Ruler of the universe, for giving us life, for sustaining us, and for enabling us to reach this time.

Who is like You, Lord among the
heavenly powers?
Who is like You, majestic in holiness,
awesome in praise, doing wonders? Your
children beheld Your majesty, as You split the
sea before Moses: ‘This is my God’ they
exclaimed and said, ‘the Lord will reign
for all eternity!’

Thank You God for returning my soul to me.
Great is Your Faithfulness.

May the One Who makes peace in the
heavens make peace upon us, and upon all
Israel. Let us say: Amen.

Blessed are You Lord, Ruler of the
the universe, who hallows us with mitzvot, and
commands us to wrap ourselves in the fringes
of the tallit.