CRC Beit Mitzvah
Central Reform Congregation, St. Louis. Contains third-party liturgical texts used by permission for CRC's non-commercial use; 44 printed credit lines retained verbatim. Not licensed for redistribution or adaptation by others.
Pages 1 to 63

How this file is arranged.
The page numbers here are the printed book's own -- the numbers called from the bimah.
Each prayer begins with a line giving its page number -- to jump there, search for the word page followed by the number, in lower case: for example, page 4.

Where a prayer runs over more than one page, the extra numbers are listed on the lines just below, each marked continued, so a search for any page in the book lands on the prayer being said on it.

Under each heading come the rubrics -- the standing, sitting and other directions -- each marked with two right angle brackets. Then the transliteration, one line to a line as it is sung. Then the English, under the word English.

In the braille file the transliteration is uncontracted and the English is contracted, so that the Hebrew words read letter by letter.

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Welcome

English:
Central Reform Congregation

We are grateful you are with us to celebrate as one of our precious young people becomes a Beit Mitzvah. In Hebrew "beit" means "house." At CRC, we use the general term Beit Mitzvah to "house" the many ways our young people and their families choose to name this journey: Bar Mitzvah, Bat Mitzvah, B-Mitzvah, B'not Mitzvah, or B'nei Mitzvah. This coming-of-age ceremony is how Jewish tradition marks the transition as our students move from childhood to their teen years and approach young adulthood. This means they are becoming more mature, more independent, and more responsible for their actions. It is at this precise point of Beit Mitzvah that the students demonstrate that they have the tools to bring their Judaism with them as adults. We believe these skills will help them lead meaningful, ethical, and purposeful lives. Our young people have worked hard, often for many years, to be able to lead you today in prayer and in Torah. Throughout our Siddur, our prayer book, you will find Hebrew, transliteration, service explanations, direct translations, and poetic interpretations. At various moments throughout the service, our young person will share their kavannah/kavannot. These are quotations or reflections they have chosen or created that relate to the themes of the prayers. Our services are musical and participatory, and we invite you to join us in prayer and song as you are comfortable. We are so proud of each and every student as they become Beit Mitzvah, and we are grateful for this sacred community that embraces our young people on their life journeys.

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An Explanation of Our Siddur Prayer Book

English:
The traditional Shabbat service has five parts. The first part of the service, which we call Awakening, opens our hearts and helps us prepare for prayer; this is our warm-up. The Sh'ma and Its Blessings includes our call to communal prayer and our lessons on walking in the world; celebrating the connectedness of creation. The Prayers gives us the opportunity to pray both as a community and an individual, giving us a chance to express our most personal prayers. The Torah Service leads us in joyful learning, guided by the Torah and Haftarah portions. This is the most important part of our service, and our Beit Mitzvah students spend many years preparing for this section. The Concluding Prayers prepare us to take the peace we have found into the many holy opportunities for service and tikkun (repair) in the week to come, inspiring us to be more courageous, caring, and kind.

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Modeh Ani

Modeh / modah ani l'fanecha,
ruach chai v'kayam,
Shehechezarta bi nishmati b'chemlah,
rabah emunatecha.

English:
I am grateful to stand before the source of life that has returned my soul to me once again. My faith is renewed.

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Tallit Blessing

English:
The tallit with its fringes reminds us of our religious and ethical values and of our duty to remember and do them.

Baruch atah Adonai
Eloheinu melech ha-olam
asher kidshanu b'mitzvotav
v'tzivanu l'hitateif batzitzit.

English:
Blessed are you Adonai, our God, ruler of the universe, who enables us to attain holiness through the religious duty of wearing fringes.

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Mah Tovu

English:
These are the words of the prophet Bilaam (Numbers 24:5) with a mosaic of Psalms that are traditionally recited upon entering the synagogue. In the Torah story Bilaam was hired by King Balak to curse the people of Israel. Bilaam looked into the tents of the people of Israel and instead of a curse, he praised us with these words.

Mah tovu ohalecha Ya-akov,
mishk'notecha Yisraeil!

English:
How lovely are your tents, O Jacob, your dwelling-places, O Israel.

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Hineih Mah Tov

Hineih mah tov umah na-im
shevet achim (kulanu) gam yachad.

English:
How good and pleasant when people live together in unity!

-- Psalm 133

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Birchot Hashachar

English:
Prayer is meant to wake us up to awareness of the beauty without and within. We have seen how gratitude opens our hearts and that open hearts are a source for healing, hope and all kinds of miracles. We join together in chanting these prayers of awakening consciousness as expressions of gratitude as we open our hearts with thoughts of what each of us is most grateful for on this Shabbat.

Baruch atah Adonai Eloheinu
melech ha-olam, she-asani b'tsalmo.

English:
Blessed are you, the eternal, our God, who has created me in your image.

Baruch atah Adonai Eloheinu
melech ha-olam, she-asani bat / ben chorin.

English:
Blessed are you, the eternal, our God, who has made me free.

Baruch atah Adonai Eloheinu
melech ha-olam, she-asani Yisraeil. *

English:
Blessed are you, the eternal, our God, Who has made me Yisraeil. *

Baruch atah Adonai Eloheinu
melech ha-olam, pokei-ach ivrim.

English:
Blessed are you, the eternal, our God, who opens the eyes of the blind.

Baruch atah Adonai Eloheinu
melech ha-olam, malbish arumim.

English:
Blessed are you, the eternal, our God, who provides clothes for the needy.

Baruch atah Adonai Eloheinu
melech ha-olam, hanotein layaeif koach.

English:
Blessed are you, the eternal, our God, who gives strength to the weak.

Baruch atah Adonai Eloheinu
melech ha-olam, asher heichin mitz'adei gaver.

English:
Blessed are you, the eternal, our God, who guides the steps of human beings.

* As Jacob earned the name Yisraeil after his struggle with God, the name "Yisraeil" celebrates the "God-wrestler" in each of us.

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P'sukei D'zimrah

English:
These psalms from the Hebrew Bible (TaNaKh) express radical amazement in the face of creation. It is our custom to make space, while singing these verses, for ecstatic worship in the form of dance.

Orech yamim asbi-eihu,
v'areihu bi'shuati.

English:
I will make you content with the length of your days and I will have you witness how I bring deliverance.

-- Psalm 91

Tov l'hodot lasheim (Adonai),
ul'zameir l'shimcha elyon.

English:
It is good to give thanks to God, to sing praises to your name, highest one!

-- Psalm 92

L'hagid baboker chasdecha,
ve-emunatcha baleilot.

English:
We affirm your caring every morning and your faithfulness every night.

Psalm 92

Ashrei yoshvei veitecha.
Od y'hal-lucha! Selah!

English:
Happy are all who dwell in your house. They will continually praise you!

-- Psalm 84

Hal-lu... ... ... ... Hal-lu Yah.
Kol hanshamah t'haleil Yah Hal-lu-Yah!

English:
Let us praise the Source. Let every breath now praise the Source! Hallelujah!

-- Psalm 150

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Reader's Kaddish

English:
Kaddish comes from the Hebrew word for holiness. There are five variations of the Kaddish prayer. This Kaddish is called the Hatzi Kaddish or half Kaddish because it omits one verse from the basic version. It is also called the Reader's Kaddish because it is used to separate the different parts of the service and offer a holy transition.

Yitgadal v'yitkadash shmeih raba.
B'alma di v'ra chiruteih,
v'yamlich malchuteih
b'chayeichon uv'yomeichon
uv'chayei d'chol beit Yisraeil,
ba-agala uvizman kariv, v'imru amein.
Y'hei sh'meih raba m'varach
l'alam ul'almei almaya.
Yitbarach v'yishtabach v'yitpa-ar
y'vitromam v'yitnasei
v'yithadar v'yitaleh v'yithalal
sh'meih d'kudsha b'rich hu,
l'eila min kol birchata v'shirata
tushb'chata v'nechemata,
da-amiran b'alma, v'imru amein.

English:
Translation: Let the glory of God be extolled, let your great name be hallowed in the world whose creation you willed. May your ideal world soon prevail, in our own day, our own lives, and the life of all Israel, and let us say: Amen. Let the name of the Holy One be glorified, exalted, and honored though God is beyond all praises, songs, and adorations that we can utter and let us say: Amen.

>> PLEASE RISE AS WE CALL EACH OTHER TO PRAYER WITH THE BAR'CHU

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Bar'chu

English:
Jewish tradition emphasizes praying with a community. The Talmud says, "One who prays with the congregation will have their prayer answered." As the first word, Bar'chu, is spoken, we bow slightly to gently call each other to prayer and to acknowledge each other's presence. The leader calls us to prayer. We respond that we are ready to pray.

Bar'chu et Adonai hamvorach!
Baruch Adonai hamvorach l'olam va-ed!

English:
Praise the source of blessing, to whom our praise is due! Praised be the source of blessing, to whom our praise is due, now and forever!

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Yotzeir or

English:
(Morning Chant)

Mah rabu ma-asecha, Yah!
Kulam b'chochmah asita, Hal-lu-Yah.

English:
How awesome is creation, Yah. With wisdom all unfolds. Hallelujah!

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.
Uv'tuvo m'chadeish b'chol
yom tamid ma-aseih v'reishit.
Mah rabu ma-asecha, Adonai!
Kulam b'chochmah asita,
malah ha-aretz kinyanecha.
Titbarach, Adonai Eloheinu,
Al shevach ma-asei yadecha
V'al m'orei or sheasita
y'fa-arucha. Selah.
Baruch atah Adonai yotzeir hamorot.

English:
Interpretation: In some special way every person completes the universe. If I do not play my part, I injure the pattern of all existence. The same stream of life that runs through my veins night and day Runs through the world and dances in rhythmic measures. It is the same life that shoots in joy through the dust of the earth In numberless blades of grass And breaks into tumultuous waves of leaves and flowers. It is the same life that is rocked In the ocean cradle of birth and death, In ebb and flow. I feel my limbs are made glorious By the touch of this world of life. And my pride is from the lifethrob Of ages dancing in my blood this moment. -- R. Tagore

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Ahavah Rabah Ahavtanu

Ahavah rabah ahavtanu,
Adonai Eloheinu,
chemlah g'dolah viteirah chamalta aleinu.
Avinu Malkeinu, ba'avur avoteinu shebatchu vach,
vat'lam'deim chukei chayim, kein t'choneinu ut'lam'deinu.
V'ha-eir eineinu b'toratecha
v'dabeik libeinu b'mitzvotecha,
v'yacheid l'vaveinu
l'ahavah ul'yirah et sh'mecha.
V'lo neivosh v'lo nikaleim
v'lo nikasheil l'olam va-ed.
Ki v'sheim kodsh'cha hagadol v'hanora batachnu,
nagilah, v'nism'chah bishuatecha.
Vahavi'einu l'shalom mei'arba kanfot ha'aretz,
v'tolicheinu kom'miyut l'artzeinu, ki Eil po'eil y'shuot atah,
uvanu vacharta mikol am v'lashon.
V'keiravtanu l'shimcha hagadol selah be'emet l'hodot
l'cha ul'yached'cha b'ahavah. Baruch atah Adonai,
habocheir b'amo Yisra'el b'ahavah.

English:
Interpretation: We are loved by an unending love. We are embraced by arms that find us even when we are hidden from ourselves. We are touched by fingers that soothe us even when we are too proud for soothing. We are counseled by voices that guide us even when we are too embittered to hear. We are loved by an unending love. We are supported by hands that uplift us even in the midst of a fall. We are urged on by eyes that meet us even when we are too weak for meeting. We are loved by an unending love. Embraced, touched, soothed, and counseled... Ours are the arms, the fingers, the voices; Ours are the hands, the eyes, the smiles; We are loved by an unending love. Blessed are You, God, who loves Your people Israel (and all creation).

-- Rabbi Rami M. Shapiro

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Sh'ma

English:
The Sh'ma -- Deuteronomy 6:4 -- is a call from God to Israel, from each one of us to the other. The second verse is a response, whispered in humble acceptance of the connectedness of all creation. The source of this verse is rabbinic and is said aloud only on Yom Kippur, recalling the custom of the High Priest in the ancient Temple. Why do we cover our eyes when we say the Sh'ma? Knowing that we are not alone, that we are safe and secure in our shelter of peace, we cover our eyes to find the sacred spaces and hidden sparks within.

>> PLEASE JOIN ME IN CHANTING THE SH'MA

Sh'ma Yisraeil, Adonai Eloheinu, Adonai Echad!

English:
Hear O Israel: Adonai is our God, Adonai is one!

Baruch sheim k'vod malchuto l'olam va-ed.

English:
Praised be God's name, God's glorious rule is forever and ever.

>> PLEASE BE SEATED

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V'ahavta

V'ahavta eit Adonai Elohecha,
b'chol l'vavcha uv'chol nafsh'cha,
uv'chol m'odecha.
V'hayu hadvarim ha-eileh
asher anochi m'tzavcha
hayom al l'vavecha.
V'shinantam l'vanecha, v'dibarta bam,
b'shivt'cha b'veitecha, uv'lecht'cha
vaderech uv'shochb'cha, uv'kumecha.
Ukshartam l'ot al yadecha v'hayu
l'totafot bein einecha, uch'tavtam
al m'zuzot beitecha uvisharecha.
L'ma-an tizk'ru va-asitem et
kol mitzvotai, vih'yitem k'doshim
l'Eloheichem. Ani Adonai Eloheichem,
asher hotzeiti etchem mei-eretz
Mitzrayim lih'yot lachem leilohim
ani Adonai Eloheichem.
Adonai Eloheichem... Emet

English:
The word emet literally means truth. In rabbinic practice, it is added directly to the end of the Sh'ma as an immediate affirmation of its truth for us.

>> TOGETHER...

English:
Translation: You shall love Adonai, your God, with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your might. Take to heart these words which I command you this day. Teach them diligently to your children. Speak of them when you are at home and when you are away, when you lie down and when you arise. Bind them as a sign on your hand and let them serve as symbols between your eyes. Inscribe them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates. Remember to do all My commandments and to be holy to your God. I am your God, who led you out of Egypt to be your God. I am your God.

I know that we are a people who have crossed many seas. In every service we remember that the price of freedom is often great as we sing the same words that our ancestors sang, after crossing from slavery to freedom, at the shores of another sea.

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Mi Chamochah

English:
Tradition calls us to remember Yetziat Mitzrayim - our going out from Egypt - in every service. We remember that we were slaves and affirm that until all people are free, not one of us is completely free. Though we mourn for the suffering of the Egyptians and know that the journey ahead is long and difficult, we join together in celebration of this precious moment of freedom. The wisdom of celebrating that moment has carried us through times of deep despair when a glimmer of hope came from remembering the miracle at the shores of the sea when Miriam, the prophetess, took her timbrel in her hand and together with Moses led the people in song and dance.

Mi chamochah ba-eilim, Adonai
Mi kamochah nedar bakodesh
nora t'hilot, oseih fele?

English:
Who is like You among the gods that are worshipped? Who is like You, majestic in holiness, awesome in splendor doing wonders?

Shira chadasha shib'chu g'ulim
l'shimcha al s'fat hayam;
yachad kulam hodu v'himlichu v'amru:
Adonai (Yah) yim'loch l'olam va-ed!

English:
A new song we sang to Your name at the shore of the sea. Together we gave thanks and said: "Adonai will be with us forever and ever."

Tsur Yisraeil kuma b'ezrat Yisraeil,
uf'dei chinumecha. Y'hudah v'Yisraeil.
Go'aleinu Adonai tz'vaot sh'moh.
K'dosh Yisraeil.
Baruch atah, Adonai, ga'al Yisrael.

English:
O rock of Israel, come to Israel's help. Fulfill Your promise of redemption for Judah and Israel. Our redeemer is the Holy One of Israel. Blessed is God, the Redeemer of Israel [and all creation].

The central part of the prayer service is the T'filah, the Hebrew word for prayer. It is also called Amidah (Standing) and Shemoneh Esreih (Eighteen) because in the weekday service it originally contained 18 (today 19) blessings and was said standing. The Shabbat and holiday Amidah, called T'filat Sheva (seven) is composed of the first three and the last three prayers of the daily Amidah plus a special prayer for holidays and Shabbat (K'dushat Hayom). The blessings praise, petition and thank God. Once this was the time for the spontaneous prayers of the congregation. The more popular prayers were preserved. These became keva. The kavannot, our own personal blessings and hopes, are for us to add.

>> PLEASE RISE

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T'filah

Adonai s'fatai tiftach, ufi yagid t'hilatecha.

English:
Adonai, open my lips that my mouth may declare your praise. Adonai, prepare me to be a sanctuary. Pure and holy. Tried and true. With thanksgiving, I'll be a living sanctuary for You.

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Avot V'imahot

Baruch atah Adonai Eloheinu
veilohei avoteinu v'imoteinu,
Elohei Avraham, Elohei Yitzchak,
veilohei Ya-akov, Elohei Sarah,
Elohei Rivkah, Elohei Leah veilohei Rachel.
Elohei Bilhah veilohei veilohei Zilpah. *
Ha-Eil hagadol hagibor v'hanora,
Eil elyon, gomeil chasadim tovim,
v'koneih hakol,
v'zocheir chasdei avot v'imahot,
umeivi g'ulah
liv'nei v'neihem l'ma-an sh'mo b'ahavah.
Melech ozeir umoshia umagein.
Baruch atah Adonai
magein Avraham v'ezrat Sarah.

English:
*In the Torah Bilhah and Zilpah, like Rachel and Leah, were ancestors of our people. They gave birth to the tribes of Dan, Naftali, Gad, and Asher, but because they were handmaids -- a class distinction -- the rabbis of the Talmud did not consider them to be imahot, "our mothers." We reclaim them here.

>> TOGETHER...

English:
Interpretation: Praised be the God of our ancestors, The God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, Of Sarah, of Rebecca, of Leah, and of Rachel. Praised be the source of strength and courage, The source of kindness and good deeds. Praised be the source of gentleness and love, Of softness and kind words. Praised be the person who transcends strength Through gentleness, Praised be the person who perfects gentleness Through strength. Praised be the person who acts according to the best that is within, Praised be the person who reaches out to touch the best in others. Praised be the gentle faithfulness of Abraham And the valiant strength of Sarah. Praised be the God Who infused humanity with Divine potential.

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G'vurot

Atah gibor l'olam Adonai,
m'chayeih hakol atah, rav l'hoshia.

English:
Silently:

(Winter) Mashiv haruach umorid hagashem.

English:
(Winter) Mashiv haruach umorid hagashem.

(Summer) Morid hatal.

English:
(Summer) Morid hatal.

M'chalkeil chayim b'chesed,
m'chayeih hakol b'rachamim rabim,
someich noflim, v'rofei cholim,
umatir asurim,
um'kayeim, emunato lisheinei afar.
Mi chamochah ba-al g'vurot
umi domeh lach, melech meimit
um'chayeh umatzmiach y'shuah.
V'ne-eman atah l'hachayot hakol.
Baruch atah Adonai m'chayeih hakol.

English:
Translation: You are the eternal power, Renewing life. Great is your power to save.

Traditionally this prayer changes with the seasons as we silently add: (Fall / Winter) You cause the wind to shift and the rain to fall. (Spring / Summer) You rain dew upon us.

You sustain the living with lovingkindness; You give life to all with great compassion. You support those who fall, heal the sick, Release the captives, And keep faith with those that sleep in the dust. Who is like you? Who is similar to you, O God, In whose hands are death and life, And who causes salvation to spring forth? Blessed is Yah, the source of life.

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K'dushah

English:
The K'dushah is composed of verses from the Prophets and the Psalms. The form of the prayer is call and response. The custom to rise up on our tiptoes while reciting the first response recalls Isaiah's vision of angels witnessing the fullness of God's presence, calling "Holy, Holy, Holy." Reaching towards the heavens, we connect the heavens and the earth, filling the spaces between us with holiness.

N'kadeish et shimcha ba'olam, k'sheim
shemak'dishim oto bishmei marom,
kakatuv al yad n'viecha:
v'karah zeh el zeh v'amar.

English:
We sanctify Your name on earth, even as all things, to the ends of time and space, proclaim Your holiness; and in the words of the prophet we say:

Kadosh, kadosh, kadosh Adonai tz'vaot,
m'lo chol ha'aretz k'vodo.

English:
Holy, holy, holy is the God of hosts; the fullness of the whole earth is Your glory!

-- Isaiah 6:3

Adir adireinu Adonai adoneinu
mah adir shim'cha b'chol ha'aretz!

English:
Source of our strength, sovereign, how majestic is Your presence in all the earth!

Baruch k'vod Adonai mim'komo.

English:
Blessed is the glory of God in heaven and earth.

-- Ezekiel 3

Echad Hu Eloheinu Hu avinu Hu
mal'keinu Hu moshi'einu v'Hu
yash'mieinu b'rachamav l'einei kol chai:

English:
You alone are our God and our creator; You are our ruler and our helper; and in Your mercy You reveal Yourself in the sight of all the living:

Ani Adonai E'loheichem!

English:
I AM YOUR GOD!

Yimloch Adonai l'olam,
e'lohayich tzion, l'dor vador. Hal'lu Yah!

English:
The Eternal shall reign forever; You are our God, O Zion, from generation to generation. Halleluyah!

-- Psalm 146

L'dor vador nagid god'lecha,
ul'neitzach n'tzachim k'dushat'cha nak'dish,
V'shivcha'cha Eloheinu,
mipinu lo yamush l'olam va-ed.

English:
To all generations we will make known Your greatness, and to all eternity proclaim Your holiness. Your praise, O God, shall never depart from our lips.

Baruch atah, Adonai, haeil hakadosh.

English:
Blessed is the eternal, the holy God.

>> PLEASE BE SEATED

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V'shamru

English:
V'shamru is taken from Exodus 31:16-17. Shabbat is created to give us rest and to restore the soul. Vayinafash is from the Hebrew word "nefesh" (soul). Shabbat is the promise that there will be a time of peace when all souls will be renewed. As we guard Shabbat, so Shabbat guards us and renews our souls.

(Chorus)

V'shamru v'nei Yisraeil et haShabbat,
La-asot et haShabbat
l'dorotam b'rit olam.
Beini u'vein b'nei Yisraeil
ot hi l'olam,

English:
(Chorus)

ki sheishet yamim asah Adonai
et hashamayim v'et ha-aretz,

English:
(Chorus)

u'vayom hashvi-i shavat vayinafash,
shavat vayinafash.

English:
(Chorus)

Translation: As it is written in your Torah: the children of Israel shall keep the Sabbath, observing it throughout their generations, as an everlasting covenant. It is a sign forever between Me and the children of Israel, for in six days the eternal God made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day, God rested.

-- Exodus 31:16-17.

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Avodah

>> TOGETHER...

English:
You are with us in our prayer, in our love and our doubt, in our longing to feel your presence and to do your will. You are the still, clear voice within us. Therefore, O God, when doubt troubles us, when anxiety makes us tremble, and pain clouds our mind, we look inward for the answer to our prayers. There may we find you, and there find courage and endurance. And let our worship bring us closer to one another, that all Israel, and all who seek you, may find new strength for your service.

R'tzeih, Adonai Eloheinu, b'amcha Yisraeil
ut'filatam b'ahavah t'kabeil,
ut'hi l'ratzon tamid
avodat Yisraeil amecha.
Eil karov l'chol korav,
p'neih el avadecha v'choneinu,
sh'foch ruchacha aleinu.
V'techezenah eineinu b'shuvcha
l'Tziyon b'rachamim.
Baruch atah, Adonai
hamachazir Sh'chinato l'Tziyon.

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Hoda-ah

Modim anachnu lach, sha-atah hu
Adonai Eloheinu veilohei avoteinu
v'imoteinu, l'olam va-ed.
Tzur chayeinu, magein yisheinu,
atah hu l'dor vador.
Nodeh l'cha un'sapeir t'hilatecha.
Al chayeinu hamsurim b'yadecha,
v'al nishmoteinu hapkudot lach,
v'al nisecha shebchol yom imanu,
v'al nifl'otecha v'tovotecha
shebchol eit, erev vavoker v'tzaharayim.
Hatov ki lo chalu rachamecha,
v'hamracheim ki lo tamu chasadecha
mei-olam kivinu lach.
V'chol hachayim yoducha selah,
vihal-lu et shimcha be-emet,
ha-Eil y'shuateinu v'ezrateinu selah,
baruch atah Adonai
hatov shimcha ul'cha na-eh l'hodot.

English:
Translation / Interpretation: We are grateful that you are our God, and the God of our ancestors for ever and ever. You are the rock of our lives, our saving shield. In every generation we thank you and praise you, for our lives which are in your hand, for our souls which are in your keeping, for your miracles which are daily with us, for your wonders and favors at all times, at evening, morning and noon. You are goodness itself. Your mercies never cease. You are the merciful One. Your acts of grace never end. We have always put our hope in you. For all these things may your name be blessed and exalted forever and ever. All the living shall thank you and praise and bless your great name in truth, Blessed are you Eternal One, whose name is goodness itself. To this we give thanks.

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Sim Shalom

Sim shalom tovah uv'rachah,
chein vachesed, v'rachamim,
aleinu v'al kol Yisraeil amecha.
Baruch atah Adonai oseh hashalom.

English:
Grant peace, goodness, blessing, loving-kindness, and mercy to us and to all who worship you. Blessed are you Adonai, maker of peace.

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Silent Meditation

>> WE PAUSE FOR A MOMENT FOR THE PRAYERS OF OUR HEARTS

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Oseh Shalom

Oseh shalom bimromav,
hu ya-aseh shalom aleinu,
v'al kol Yisraeil, v'imru amein.

English:
May the Source of peace let peace descend on us, on all Israel, and on all who dwell on earth. Amen

>> PLEASE RISE

>> THE ARK IS OPENED AND THE TORAH IS TAKEN FROM THE ARK

>> THE TORAH IS PASSED FROM GENERATION TO GENERATION

Sh'ma Yisraeil, Adonai Eloheinu, Adonai Echad!

English:
Hear, O Israel: Adonai is our God, Adonai is one.

Echad Eloheinu, gadol Adoneinu, kadosh sh'mo.

English:
Our God is one; great is our God, holy and awesome is your name

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Hakafot

English:
Please set down your siddur/prayer book and join us in celebrating our Beit Mitzvah carrying the Torah. It is customary to touch the Torah or the Beit Mitzvah with your prayer book or your tallis/prayer shawl and then kiss it.

>> PLEASE BE SEATED

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Blessing Before the Torah Reading

Bar'chu et Adonai hamvorach

English:
Bless the Holy One of blessing.

Baruch Adonai hamvorach l'olam va-ed.

English:
Bless the Holy One forever blessing.

Baruch atah Adonai Eloheinu
melech ha-olam, asher bachar banu
mikol [im kol] ha-amim,
v'natan lanu et Torato.
Baruch atah Adonai notein haTorah.

English:
Holy One of blessing, your presence fills creation. You called us from all [with all] the peoples and gave us your Torah. Holy One of blessing, you give us Torah.

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Reading of the Torah

>> THE HEBREW AND ENGLISH TEXTS ARE IN YOUR SUPPLEMENT

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Blessing Following the Torah Reading

Baruch atah Adonai Eloheinu
melech ha-olam,
asher natan lanu Torat emet,
v'chayei olam nata b'tocheinu.
Baruch atah Adonai notein haTorah.

English:
Holy One of blessing, your presence fills creation. You gave us the Torah of truth and planted within us eternal life. Holy One of blessing, you give us Torah.

V'zot haTorah asher sam Moshe lifnei
b'nei Yisraeil al pi Adonai b'yad Moshe.

English:
This is the Torah which Moses placed before the children of Israel, in accordance with God's command through Moses.

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Mi Shebeirach

Mi shebeirach avoteinu
M'kor habrachah l'imoteinu.

English:
May the source of strength who blessed the ones before us, Help us find the courage to make our lives a blessing, And let us say: Amen

Mi shebeirach imoteinu
M'kor habrachah la-avoteinu.

English:
Bless those in need of healing with refuah sheleimah, The renewal of body, The renewal of spirit, And let us say: Amen

-- Debbie Friedman

Baruch atah Adonai rofeih hacholim.

English:
Blessed is God, healer of the sick

El na r'fa na lah.

English:
Please God, heal her now.

-- Numbers 12:13. (The perfect prayer of Moses praying for his sister, Miriam.)

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Blessing Before the Haftarah Reading

Baruch atah Adonai
Eloheinu melech ha-olam,
asher bachar binvi-im tovim, v'ratzah
v'divreihem hane-emarim be-emet.
Baruch atah Adonai habocheir baTorah
uv'Moshe avdo, uv'Yisraeil amo,
U'vinvi-ei ha-emet vatzedek.

English:
Translation: Praised be you, O God, ruler of the universe, who has chosen good prophets and has been pleased with their faithful and truthful words. Praised be you, O God, who has singled out the Torah, Moses as your servant, Israel as your people, and prophets of truth and righteousness.

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Reading of the Haftarah

>> THE HEBREW AND ENGLISH TEXTS ARE IN YOUR SUPPLEMENT

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Blessing Following the Haftarah Reading

Baruch atah Adonai Eloheinu
melech ha-olam, tzur kol ha-olamim,
tzadik b'chol hadorot, Ha-Eil hane-eman
ha-omer v'oseh, ham'dabeir um'kayeim,
shekol d'varav emet vatzedek.
Al haTorah, v'al ha-avodah, v'al
hanvi-im, v'al yom haShabbat hazeh,
shenatata lanu, Adonai Eloheinu,
lik'dushah v'limnuchah, l'chavod
ul'tifaret. Al hakol, Adonai Eloheinu
anachnu modim lach, um'varchim otach,
yitbarach shimcha b'fi kol chai
tamid l'olam va-ed.
Baruch atah Adonai
m'kadeish haShabbat.

English:
Translation: Be praised, almighty God, Ruler of the Universe, Rock of all Creation, Righteous One of All Generations, the faithful God whose word is deed, whose every commandment is just and true. For the Torah, for the privilege of worship, for the prophets, and for this Shabbat that You, almighty God, have given us for holiness and rest, for rest, for honor and glory, we thank and bless You. May Your name be blessed forever by every living being. Blessed is God for the holiness of Shabbat.

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Commentary

English:
Please set down your siddur/prayer book and listen to the words our Beit Mitzvah has written. We call this a D'var Torah, which means "words of Torah," a commentary that begins in the ancient Torah portion and then finds its way to make the tradition relevant in our time. Our young person has worked on their D'var Torah with a CRC rabbi for many months, and has picked the topic and written these words from their own mind, heart, and life experiences.

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Presentation from the Congregation

>> A CRC BOARD MEMBER WILL MAKE A PRESENTATION TO THE BEIT MITZVAH

>> ON BEHALF OF OUR CONGREGATION

>> PLEASE RISE AS WE RETURN THE TORAH TO THE ARK

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Eitz Chayim

Ki lekach tov natati lachem,
Torati al ta-azovu.
Eitz chayim hi lamachazikim bah,
v'tomcheha m'ushar.
D'racheha dar'chei noam,
v'chol n'tivoteha shalom.
Hashiveinu Adonai elecha v'nashuvah
chadeish yameinu k'kedem.

English:
Translation: Behold! A good doctrine has been given you, my Torah, do not forsake it. It is a tree of life to those who hold it fast and all who cling to it find happiness. Its ways are ways of pleasantness and all its paths are peace.

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Aleinu

English:
This prayer reminds us that we are no longer victims. We must be on guard to avoid becoming like those nations who oppress. We bow at the word korim in humility and gratitude as we learn from the lessons of our own history and commit ourselves to tikkun olam - the restoration of wholeness to our broken world.

Aleinu l'shabei-ach la-adon hakol,
lateit g'dulah l'yotzeir b'reishit,
shelo asanu k'goyei ha-aratzot,
v'lo samanu k'mishp'chot ha-adamah.
Shelo sam chelkeinu kahem,
v'goraleinu k'chol hamonam.
Va-anachnu korim
umishtachavim umodim
lifnei melech malchei hamlachim
hakadosh baruch hu.
Shehu noteh shamayim v'yoseid aretz
umoshav y'karo bashamayim mima-al
ush'chinat uzo [ush'chinat uzo]
b'govhei m'romim.
Hu Eloheinu ein od,
emet Malkeinu efes zulato.
Kakatuv b'Torato,
v'yadata hayom [v'yadata hayom]
v'hasheivota el l'vavecha,
ki Adonai hu haElohim
bashamayim mima-al,
v'al ha-aretz [v'al ha-aretz] mitachat, ein od.
V'ne-emar, v'hayah Adonai
l'melech al kol ha-aretz.
Bayom hahu [Bayom hahu] yih'yeh Adonai echad,
ush'mo [ush'mo, ush'mo] echad.

English:
Translation: Let us adore the ever-living God and render praise unto the one who spread out the heavens and established the earth, whose glory is revealed in the heavens above and whose greatness is manifest throughout the world. Our God is one; there is none else. We bow our heads in reverence and worship the Holy One, praised be our God. You spread out the heavens and established the earth. You are our God there is none else. In truth you alone are God, as it is written, know then this day and take it to heart; the Eternal One is God in the heavens above and the earth below, there is none else. May the time not be distant, oh God, when all shall turn to you in love, when corruption and evil shall give way to integrity and goodness, when superstition shall no longer enslave the mind, nor idolatry blind the eye. Oh, may all, created in your image, become one in friendship, forever united in your service. Then shall your realm be established on earth and the word of your prophet fulfilled: Adonai will reign for ever and ever.

>> PLEASE BE SEATED

>> NAMES OF PEOPLE WHOM THE FAMILY WANTS TO REMEMBER ARE IN THE SUPPLEMENT

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Mourner's Kaddish

Yitgadal v'yitkadash shmeih raba.
B'alma di v'ra chiruteih,
v'yamlich malchuteih
b'chayeichon uv'yomeichon
uv'chayei d'chol beit Yisraeil,
ba-agala uvizman kariv, v'imru amein.
Y'hei sh'meih raba m'varach
l'alam ul'almei almaya.
Yitbarach v'yishtabach v'yitpa-ar
y'vitromam v'yitnasei
v'yithadar v'yitaleh v'yithalal
sh'meih d'kudsha b'rich hu,
l'eila min kol birchata v'shirata
tushb'chata v'nechemata,
da-amiran b'alma, v'imru amein.
Y'hei sh'lama raba min sh'maya,
v'chayim aleinu v'al kol Yisraeil,
v'imru amein.
Oseh shalom bimromav,
hu ya-aseh shalom aleinu
v'al kol Yisraeil, v'al kol yoshvei teivel,
v'imru amein.

English:
Translation: Magnified and sanctified And honored May your great name be And uplifted In the world that you created, And lauded As you will, Be the name of the Holy One. And may a time of peace come In our lives and in our days (You are blessed!) And in the lives of all the house of Israel, Above all blessings Swiftly and soon, And hymns and praises and consolations And say all amen! That are uttered in the world, And say all amen! Amen! May a great peace from heaven - May your great name be blessed And life! - Always and forever. Be upon us and upon all Israel, And say all amen! Blessed And praised May you who makes peace in your high places And glorified Make peace upon us and upon all Israel And raised And upon all who dwell on earth, And exalted And say all amen!

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Adon Olam

Adon olam, asher malach,
b'terem kol y'tzir nivra.
L'eit na-asah v'cheftzo kol,
azai melech sh'mo nikra.
V'acharei kichlot hakol,
l'vado yimloch nora.
V'hu haya, v'hu hoveh,
v'hu yih'yeh b'tifarah.
V'hu echad, v'ein sheini,
l'hamshil lo, l'hachbirah.
B'li reishit, b'li tachlit,
v'lo ha-oz v'hamisrah.
V'hu eli, v'chai go-ali,
v'tzur chevli b'eit tzarah.
V'hu nisi umanos li,
m'nat kosi b'yom ekra.
B'yado afkid ruchi,
b'eit ishan v'a-irah.
V'im ruchi g'viyati,
Adonai li v'lo ira.

English:
Into your hands I entrust my spirit when I sleep and when I wake: and with my spirit, my body too, God is with me. I will not fear. Adon olam.

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Parent's Blessing

>> AS WE FINISH OUR SERVICE, THE PARENT(S)

>> WILL GIVE THEIR CHILD/CHILDREN A BLESSING

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Closing Blessing

English:
It is customary to bless children, old and young, on Shabbat, either in the synagogue or at home for protection, for healing, and as an expression of love.

Y'varechcha Adonai v'yishm'recha.
Ya-eir Adonai panav eilecha vichuneka.
Yisa Adonai panav eilecha
v'yaseim l'cha shalom. (m)

English:
Translation: May God bless you and keep you safe. May God's love shine on you and be kind to you. May God's presence be with you and give you peace.

Numbers 6:24-26

Interpretation: May the blessings of peace and kindness, graciousness, goodness, and compassion flow among us, all the communities of Israel, and all the peoples of the world.

-- Marcia Falk

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Welcome

English:
Central Reform Congregation

We are grateful you are with us to celebrate as one of our precious young people becomes a Beit Mitzvah. In Hebrew "beit" means "house." At CRC, we use the general term Beit Mitzvah to "house" the many ways our young people and their families choose to name this journey: Bar Mitzvah, Bat Mitzvah, B-Mitzvah, B'not Mitzvah, or B'nei Mitzvah. This coming-of-age ceremony is how Jewish tradition marks the transition as our students move from childhood to their teen years and approach young adulthood. This means they are becoming more mature, more independent, and more responsible for their actions. It is at this precise point of Beit Mitzvah that the students demonstrate that they have the tools to bring their Judaism with them as adults. We believe these skills will help them lead meaningful, ethical, and purposeful lives. Our young people have worked hard, often for many years, to be able to lead you today in prayer and in Torah. Throughout our Siddur, our prayer book, you will find Hebrew, transliteration, service explanations, direct translations, and poetic interpretations. At various moments throughout the service, our young person will share their kavannah/kavannot. These are quotations or reflections they have chosen or created that relate to the themes of the prayers. Our services are musical and participatory, and we invite you to join us in prayer and song as you are comfortable. We are so proud of each and every student as they become Beit Mitzvah, and we are grateful for this sacred community that embraces our young people on their life journeys.

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An Explanation of Our Siddur Prayer Book

English:
The traditional Shabbat service has five parts. The first part of the service, which we call Awakening, opens our hearts and helps us prepare for prayer; this is our warm-up. The Sh'ma and Its Blessings includes our call to communal prayer and our lessons on walking in the world; celebrating the connectedness of creation. The Prayers gives us the opportunity to pray both as a community and an individual, giving us a chance to express our most personal prayers. The Torah Service leads us in joyful learning, guided by the Torah and Haftarah portions. This is the most important part of our service, and our Beit Mitzvah students spend many years preparing for this section. The Concluding Prayers prepare us to take the peace we have found into the many holy opportunities for service and tikkun (repair) in the week to come, inspiring us to be more courageous, caring, and kind.

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Tallit Blessing

English:
The tallit with its fringes reminds us of our religious and ethical values and of our duty to remember and do them.

Baruch atah Adonai
Eloheinu melech ha-olam
asher kidshanu b'mitzvotav
v'tzivanu l'hitateif batzitzit.

English:
Blessed are you Adonai, our God, ruler of the universe, who enables us to attain holiness through the religious duty of wearing fringes.

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Hineih Mah Tov

Hineih mah tov umah na-im
shevet achim (kulanu) gam yachad.

English:
How good and pleasant when people live together in unity!

-- Psalm 133

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Reader's Kaddish

English:
Kaddish comes from the Hebrew word for holiness. There are five variations of the Kaddish prayer. This Kaddish is called the Hatzi Kaddish or half Kaddish because it omits one verse from the basic version. It is also called the Reader's Kaddish because it is used to separate the different parts of the service and offer a holy transition. Because our connection with the Kaddish is with mourning, we include the Reader's Kaddish to tell mourners they are welcome here, to praise the Source of Life and to separate the call to prayer from the T'filah. May our praying together move us from the way things are to the way they might be.

Yitgadal v'yitkadash shmeih raba.
B'alma di v'ra chiruteih,
v'yamlich malchuteih
b'chayeichon uv'yomeichon
uv'chayei d'chol beit Yisraeil,
ba-agala uvizman kariv, v'imru amein.
Y'hei sh'meih raba m'varach
l'alam ul'almei almaya.
Yitbarach v'yishtabach v'yitpa-ar
y'vitromam v'yitnasei
v'yithadar v'yitaleh v'yithalal
sh'meih d'kudsha b'rich hu,
l'eila min kol birchata v'shirata
tushb'chata v'nechemata,
da-amiran b'alma, v'imru amein.

English:
Translation: Let the glory of God be extolled, let your great name be hallowed in the world whose creation you willed. May your ideal world soon prevail, in our own day, our own lives, and the life of all Israel, and let us say: Amen. Let the name of the Holy One be glorified, exalted, and honored though God is beyond all praises, songs, and adorations that we can utter and let us say: Amen.

>> PLEASE RISE AS WE CALL EACH OTHER TO PRAYER WITH THE BAR'CHU

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Bar'chu

English:
Jewish tradition emphasizes praying with a community. The Talmud says, "One who prays with the congregation will have their prayer answered." As the first word, Bar'chu, is spoken, we bow slightly to gently call each other to prayer and to acknowledge each other's presence. The leader calls us to prayer. We respond that we are ready to pray.

Bar'chu et Adonai hamvorach!
Baruch Adonai hamvorach l'olam va-ed!

English:
Praise the source of blessing, to whom our praise is due! Praised be the source of blessing, to whom our praise is due, now and forever!

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Ma-ariv Aravim

English:
Evening, the evenings, even-ing the frayed edges of our lives, ma-ariv aravim, Amen.

-- Rabbi Geela Rayzel Raphael

Baruch atah Adonai
Eloheinu melech ha-olam
asher bidvaro ma-ariv aravim.
B'chochmah potei-ach sh'arim
u'vitvunah m'shaneh itim
umachalif et hazmanim
um'sadeir et hakochavim
b'mishm'roteihem baraki-a kirtzono.
Borei yom valailah
goleil or mipnei choshech
v'choshech mipnei or
uma-avir yom umeivi lailah
umavdil bein yom u'vein lailah
Adonai tz'vaot sh'mo.
El chai v'kayam
tamid yimloch aleinu l'olam va-ed.
Baruch atah Adonai hama-ariv aravim.

English:
Translation / Interpretation: You are praised Yah, So gently, that no moment is quite Author of time and space, Like the one before or after. Who brings on evening with a word, You distinguish between day and night, Opens heaven's gates with wisdom, Moment by moment. Adjusts the ages with sensitive judgment, You make day pass into night Varies the seasons, And you alone know the boundary And orders the orbits of a sky full of stars, Dividing one from the other. In the emptiness, according to your will. Unifier of all beings is your name. You create each day and each night afresh, Timeless God, rule forever. Roll light in front of darkness You who bring the evening in are praised. And darkness in front of light

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Ahavat Olam

Ahavat olam
beit Yisraeil amcha ahavta,
Torah umitzvot,
chukim umishpatim, otanu limadta,
al kein Adonai Eloheinu,
b'shochbeinu uv'kumeinu
nasiach b'chukecha,
v'nismach b'divrei Toratecha
uv'mitzvotecha l'olam va-ed.
Ki heim chayenu v'orech yameinu,
uvahem nehgeh yomam valailah,
v'ahavat'cha al tasir mimenu l'olamim.
Baruch atah Adonai oheiv amo Yisraeil.

English:
Translation: With unlimited love you have loved the house of Israel, your people, Torah, mitzvot, guiding principles and laws you have taught us. Therefore, Yah, our God, when we lie down and when we rise up we will consider your laws, we will rejoice in the words of your Torah and your mitzvot forever. For they are our life and the length of our days and we will meditate on them day and night. Do not take your love from us, ever. Blessed are you, (Yah), who loves the people Israel. Interpretation: We are loved by an unending love. We are embraced by arms that find us even when we are hidden from ourselves. We are touched by fingers that soothe us even when we are too proud for soothing. We are counseled by voices that guide us even when we are too embittered to hear. We are loved by an unending love. We are supported by hands that uplift us even in the midst of a fall. We are urged on by eyes that meet us even when we are too weak for meeting. We are loved by an unending love. Embraced, touched, soothed, and counseled... Ours are the arms, the fingers, the voices; Ours are the hands, the eyes, the smiles; We are loved by an unending love. Blessed are you, God, who loves your people Israel (and all creation).

-- Rabbi Rami M. Shapiro

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Sh'ma

English:
The Sh'ma -- Deuteronomy 6:4 -- is a call from God to Israel, from each one of us to the other. The second verse is a response, whispered in humble acceptance of the connectedness of all creation. The source of this verse is rabbinic and is said aloud only on Yom Kippur, recalling the custom of the High Priest in the ancient Temple. Why do we cover our eyes when we say the Sh'ma? Knowing that we are not alone, that we are safe and secure in our shelter of peace, we cover our eyes to find the sacred spaces and hidden sparks within.

>> PLEASE JOIN ME IN CHANTING THE SH'MA

Sh'ma Yisraeil, Adonai Eloheinu, Adonai Echad!

English:
Hear O Israel: Adonai is our God, Adonai is one!

Baruch sheim k'vod malchuto l'olam va-ed.

English:
Praised be God's name, God's glorious rule is forever and ever.

>> PLEASE BE SEATED

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V'ahavta

V'ahavta eit Adonai Elohecha,
b'chol l'vavcha uv'chol nafsh'cha,
uv'chol m'odecha.
V'hayu hadvarim ha-eileh
asher anochi m'tzavcha
hayom al l'vavecha.
V'shinantam l'vanecha, v'dibarta bam,
b'shivt'cha b'veitecha, uv'lecht'cha
vaderech uv'shochb'cha, uv'kumecha.
Ukshartam l'ot al yadecha v'hayu
l'totafot bein einecha, uch'tavtam
al m'zuzot beitecha uvisharecha.
L'ma-an tizk'ru va-asitem et
kol mitzvotai, vih'yitem k'doshim
l'Eloheichem. Ani Adonai Eloheichem,
asher hotzeiti etchem mei-eretz
Mitzrayim lih'yot lachem leilohim
ani Adonai Eloheichem.
Adonai Eloheichem... Emet

English:
The word emet literally means truth. In rabbinic practice, it is added directly to the end of the Sh'ma as an immediate affirmation of its truth for us.

>> TOGETHER...

English:
Translation: You shall love Adonai, your God, with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your might. Take to heart these words which I command you this day. Teach them diligently to your children. Speak of them when you are at home and when you are away, when you lie down and when you arise. Bind them as a sign on your hand and let them serve as symbols between your eyes. Inscribe them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates. Remember to do all My commandments and to be holy to your God. I am your God, who led you out of Egypt to be your God. I am your God.

I know that we are a people who have crossed many seas. In every service we remember that the price of freedom is often great as we sing the same words that our ancestors sang, after crossing from slavery to freedom, at the shores of another sea.

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Mi Chamochah

English:
Tradition calls us to remember Yetziat Mitzrayim - our going out from Egypt - in every service. We remember that we were slaves and affirm that until all people are free, not one of us is completely free. Though we mourn for the suffering of the Egyptians and know that the journey ahead is long and difficult, we join together in celebration of this precious moment of freedom. The wisdom of celebrating that moment has carried us through times of deep despair when a glimmer of hope came from remembering the miracle at the shores of the sea when Miriam the, prophetess, took her timbrel in her hand and together with Moses led the people in song and dance.

Mi chamochah ba-eilim, Adonai
Mi kamochah nedar bakodesh
Nora t'hilot, oseih fele?

English:
Who is like you among the gods that are worshipped? Who is like you, majestic in holiness, awesome in splendor doing wonders?

Malchut'cha ra-u vanecha
Bokei-a yam lifnei Moshe uMiryam
Zeh Eli, anu v'amru:
Adonai (Yah) yim'loch l'olam va-ed.

English:
Your children saw your glory. In our escape from the sea we exclaimed with Moses and Miriam, "Adonai will be with us forever and ever."

V'ne-emar: ki fadah Adonai et Ya'akov,
ug'alo miyad chazak mimenu.
Baruch atah Adonai ga-al Yisrael.

English:
As you redeemed Jacob and saved him from arms stronger than his own, so may you redeem all who are oppressed and persecuted. Blessed is God, Redeemer of Israel.

Then Miriam, the prophetess took a timbrel in her hands and we all followed her with drums and chanted:

Shiru laAdonai ki ga-oh ga-ah.

English:
Sing to God for this great victory.

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Hashkiveinu

English:
This is the last prayer in the Sh'ma and Its Blessings. It is only said in the evening. We ask that a shelter of peace be spread over us, that we may have a moment of Shabbat rest under the gentle wings of the Shechinah and the safety of our community. "To act in the spirit of religion is to unite what lies apart, to remember that humanity as a whole is God's beloved child. Racism is worse than idolatry. Few of us seem to realize how insidious, how radical, how universal and evil, racism is. Few of us realize that racism is the gravest threat to humankind."

-- Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel

To pray for a sukkat shalom is to pray for a full house; a shelter that reflects creation in its glorious diversity. As we continue the holy work of uprooting the scourge of racism from this and all communities, we look forward to the time when our Jewish family will embrace Jews of all colors. Then, our Sukkat Shalom will become the multi-racial shelter of peace it was always intended to be.

Take this soul, living in my skin and bones
Take this soul and let it sing.
Yahweh, Yahweh - always pain before a child is born
Yahweh, Yahweh - it's always dark before the dawn.
-- U2
Hashkiveinu Adonai Eloheinu l'shalom,
v'ha-amideinu shomreinu l'chayim.

English:
Let us lie down in peace, Adonai, our God, and rise up to life, our guardian.

Allow us to lie and rise in peace, Shalom.
Everything's gonna be alright.
-- Bob Marley
Baruch atah Adonai
Haporeis shalom aleinu
Al kol amo Yisrael v'al Yirushalayim

English:
Blessed are You, Yah, who spreads the shelter of peace over us, over Your people Israel, over Jerusalem, the city of peace, (and over all creation).

The central part of the prayer service is the T'filah, the Hebrew word for prayer. It is also called Amidah (Standing) and Shemoneh Esreih (Eighteen) because in the weekday service it originally contained 18 (today 19) blessings and was said standing. The Shabbat and holiday Amidah, called T'filat Sheva (seven) is composed of the first three and the last three prayers of the daily Amidah plus a special prayer for holidays and Shabbat (K'dushat Hayom). The blessings praise, petition and thank God. Once this was the time for the spontaneous prayers of the congregation. The more popular prayers were preserved. These became keva. The kavannot, our own personal blessings and hopes, are for us to add.

>> PLEASE RISE

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T'filah

Adonai s'fatai tiftach, ufi yagid t'hilatecha.

English:
Adonai, open my lips that my mouth may declare your praise. Adonai, prepare me to be a sanctuary. Pure and holy. Tried and true. With thanksgiving, I'll be a living sanctuary for You.

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Avot V'imahot

Baruch atah Adonai Eloheinu
veilohei avoteinu v'imoteinu,
Elohei Avraham, Elohei Yitzchak,
veilohei Ya-akov, Elohei Sarah,
Elohei Rivkah, Elohei Leah veilohei Rachel.
Elohei Bilhah veilohei Zilpah. *
Ha-Eil hagadol hagibor v'hanora,
Eil elyon, gomeil chasadim tovim,
v'koneih hakol,
v'zocheir chasdei avot v'imahot,
umeivi g'ulah
liv'nei v'neihem l'ma-an sh'mo b'ahavah.
Melech ozeir umoshia umagein.
Baruch atah Adonai
magein Avraham v'ezrat Sarah.

English:
*In the Torah Bilhah and Zilpah, like Rachel and Leah, were ancestors of our people. They gave birth to the tribes of Dan, Naftali, Gad, and Asher, but because they were handmaids -- a class distinction -- the rabbis of the Talmud did not consider them to be imahot, "our mothers." We reclaim them here.

>> TOGETHER...

English:
Interpretation: Praised be the God of our ancestors, The God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, Of Sarah, of Rebecca, of Leah, and of Rachel. Praised be the source of strength and courage, The source of kindness and good deeds. Praised be the source of gentleness and love, Of softness and kind words. Praised be the person who transcends strength Through gentleness, Praised be the person who perfects gentleness Through strength. Praised be the person who acts according to the best that is within, Praised be the person who reaches out to touch the best in others. Praised be the gentle faithfulness of Abraham And the valiant strength of Sarah. Praised be the God Who infused humanity with Divine potential.

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G'vurot

Atah gibor l'olam Adonai,
m'chayeih hakol atah, rav l'hoshia.

English:
Silently:

(Winter) Mashiv haruach umorid hagashem.

English:
(Winter) Mashiv haruach umorid hagashem.

(Summer) Morid hatal.

English:
(Summer) Morid hatal.

M'chalkeil chayim b'chesed,
m'chayeih hakol b'rachamim rabim,
someich noflim, v'rofei cholim,
umatir asurim,
um'kayeim, emunato lisheinei afar.
Mi chamochah ba-al g'vurot
umi domeh lach, melech meimit
um'chayeh umatzmiach y'shuah.
V'ne-eman atah l'hachayot hakol.
Baruch atah Adonai m'chayeih hakol.

English:
Translation: You are the eternal power, Renewing life. Great is your power to save.

Traditionally this prayer changes with the seasons as we silently add: (Fall / Winter) You cause the wind to shift and the rain to fall. (Spring / Summer) You rain dew upon us.

You sustain the living with lovingkindness; You give life to all with great compassion. You support those who fall, heal the sick, Release the captives, And keep faith with those that sleep in the dust. Who is like you? Who is similar to you, O God, In whose hands are death and life, And who causes salvation to spring forth? Blessed is Yah, the source of life.

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K'dushah

English:
The K'dushah is composed of verses from the Prophets and the Psalms. The form of the prayer is call and response. The custom to rise up on our tiptoes while reciting the first response recalls Isaiah's vision of angels witnessing the fullness of God's presence, calling "Holy, Holy, Holy." Reaching towards the heavens, we connect the heavens and the earth, filling the spaces between us with holiness.

N'kadeish et shimcha ba'olam, k'sheim
shemak'dishim oto bishmei marom,
kakatuv al yad n'viecha:
v'karah zeh el zeh v'amar.

English:
We sanctify Your name on earth, even as all things, to the ends of time and space, proclaim Your holiness; and in the words of the prophet we say:

Kadosh, kadosh, kadosh Adonai tz'vaot,
m'lo chol ha'aretz k'vodo.

English:
Holy, holy, holy is the God of hosts; the fullness of the whole earth is Your glory!

-- Isaiah 6:3

Adir adireinu Adonai adoneinu
mah adir shim'cha b'chol ha'aretz!

English:
Source of our strength, sovereign, how majestic is Your presence in all the earth!

Baruch k'vod Adonai mim'komo.

English:
Blessed is the glory of God in heaven and earth.

-- Ezekiel 3

Echad Hu Eloheinu Hu avinu Hu
mal'keinu Hu moshi'einu v'Hu
yash'mieinu b'rachamav l'einei kol chai:

English:
You alone are our God and our creator; You are our ruler and our helper; and in Your mercy You reveal Yourself in the sight of all the living:

Ani Adonai E'loheichem!

English:
I AM YOUR GOD!

Yimloch Adonai l'olam,
e'lohayich tzion, l'dor vador. Hal'lu Yah!

English:
The Eternal shall reign forever; You are our God, O Zion, from generation to generation. Halleluyah!

-- Psalm 146

L'dor vador nagid god'lecha,
ul'neitzach n'tzachim k'dushat'cha nak'dish,
V'shivcha'cha Eloheinu,
mipinu lo yamush l'olam va-ed.

English:
To all generations we will make known Your greatness, and to all eternity proclaim Your holiness. Your praise, O God, shall never depart from our lips.

Baruch atah, Adonai, haeil hakadosh.

English:
Blessed is the eternal, the holy God.

>> PLEASE BE SEATED

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V'shamru

English:
V'shamru is taken from Exodus 31:16-17. Shabbat is created to give us rest and to restore the soul. Vayinafash is from the Hebrew word "nefesh" (soul). Shabbat is the promise that there will be a time of peace when all souls will be renewed. As we guard Shabbat, so Shabbat guards us and renews our souls.

(Chorus)

V'shamru v'nei Yisraeil et haShabbat,
La-asot et haShabbat
l'dorotam b'rit olam.
Beini u'vein b'nei Yisraeil
ot hi l'olam,

English:
(Chorus)

ki sheishet yamim asah Adonai
et hashamayim v'et ha-aretz,

English:
(Chorus)

u'vayom hashvi-i shavat vayinafash,
shavat vayinafash.

English:
(Chorus)

Translation: As it is written in your Torah: the children of Israel shall keep the Sabbath, observing it throughout their generations, as an everlasting covenant. It is a sign forever between Me and the children of Israel, for in six days the eternal God made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day, God rested.

-- Exodus 31:16-17.

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Avodah

>> TOGETHER...

English:
You are with us in our prayer, in our love and our doubt, in our longing to feel your presence and to do your will. You are the still, clear voice within us. Therefore, O God, when doubt troubles us, when anxiety makes us tremble, and pain clouds our mind, we look inward for the answer to our prayers. There may we find you, and there find courage and endurance. And let our worship bring us closer to one another, that all Israel, and all who seek you, may find new strength for your service.

R'tzeih, Adonai Eloheinu, b'amcha Yisraeil
ut'filatam b'ahavah t'kabeil,
ut'hi l'ratzon tamid
avodat Yisraeil amecha.
Eil karov l'chol korav,
p'neih el avadecha v'choneinu,
sh'foch ruchacha aleinu.
V'techezenah eineinu b'shuvcha
l'Tziyon b'rachamim.
Baruch atah, Adonai
hamachazir Sh'chinato l'Tziyon.

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Hoda-ah

Modim anachnu lach, sha-atah hu
Adonai Eloheinu veilohei avoteinu
v'imoteinu, l'olam va-ed.
Tzur chayeinu, magein yisheinu,
atah hu l'dor vador.
Nodeh l'cha un'sapeir t'hilatecha.
Al chayeinu hamsurim b'yadecha,
v'al nishmoteinu hapkudot lach,
v'al nisecha shebchol yom imanu,
v'al nifl'otecha v'tovotecha
shebchol eit, erev vavoker v'tzaharayim.
Hatov ki lo chalu rachamecha,
v'hamracheim ki lo tamu chasadecha
mei-olam kivinu lach.
V'chol hachayim yoducha selah,
vihal-lu et shimcha be-emet,
ha-Eil y'shuateinu v'ezrateinu selah,
baruch atah Adonai
hatov shimcha ul'cha na-eh l'hodot.

English:
Translation / Interpretation: We are grateful that you are our God, and the God of our ancestors for ever and ever. You are the rock of our lives, our saving shield. In every generation we thank you and praise you, for our lives which are in your hand, for our souls which are in your keeping, for your miracles which are daily with us, for your wonders and favors at all times, at evening, morning and noon. You are goodness itself. Your mercies never cease. You are the merciful One. Your acts of grace never end. We have always put our hope in you. For all these things may your name be blessed and exalted forever and ever. All the living shall thank you and praise and bless your great name in truth, Blessed are you Eternal One, whose name is goodness itself. To this we give thanks.

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Shalom Rav

Shalom rav al Yisraeil amcha
tasim l'olam
ki atah hu melech adon
l'chol hashalom.
v'tov b'einecha l'vareich
et amcha Yisraeil
b'chol eit uv'chol sha-ah bishlomecha.
Baruch atah Adonai
hamvareich et amo Yisraeil bashalom.

English:
Translation: Let Israel, your people, know a great peace, for it is good in your sight to bless Israel at every moment with your peace. Blessed are you Adonai, who blesses your people Israel with peace. Interpretation: Eternal wellspring of peace May we be drenched with the longing for peace That we may give ourselves over As the earth to the rain, to the dew, Until peace overflows our lives As living waters overflow the seas.

-- Marcia Falk

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Silent Meditation

>> WE PAUSE FOR A MOMENT FOR THE PRAYERS OF OUR HEARTS

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Oseh Shalom

Oseh shalom bimromav,
hu ya-aseh shalom aleinu,
v'al kol Yisraeil, v'imru amein.

English:
May the Source of peace let peace descend on us, on all Israel, and on all who dwell on earth. Amen

>> PLEASE RISE

>> THE ARK IS OPENED AND THE TORAH IS TAKEN FROM THE ARK

>> THE TORAH IS PASSED FROM GENERATION TO GENERATION

Sh'ma Yisraeil, Adonai Eloheinu, Adonai Echad!

English:
Hear, O Israel: Adonai is our God, Adonai is one.

Echad Eloheinu, gadol Adoneinu, kadosh sh'mo.

English:
Our God is one; great is our God, holy and awesome is your name

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Hakafot

English:
Please set down your siddur/prayer book and join us in celebrating our Beit Mitzvah carrying the Torah. It is customary to touch the Torah or the Beit Mitzvah with your prayer book or your tallis/prayer shawl and then kiss it.

>> PLEASE BE SEATED

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Blessing Before the Torah Reading

Bar'chu et Adonai hamvorach

English:
Bless the Holy One of blessing.

Baruch Adonai hamvorach l'olam va-ed.

English:
Bless the Holy One forever blessing.

Baruch atah Adonai Eloheinu
melech ha-olam, asher bachar banu
mikol [im kol] ha-amim,
v'natan lanu et Torato.
Baruch atah Adonai notein haTorah.

English:
Holy One of blessing, your presence fills creation. You called us from all [with all] the peoples and gave us your Torah. Holy One of blessing, you give us Torah.

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Reading of the Torah

>> THE HEBREW AND ENGLISH TEXTS ARE IN YOUR SUPPLEMENT

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Blessing Following the Torah Reading

Baruch atah Adonai Eloheinu
melech ha-olam,
asher natan lanu Torat emet,
v'chayei olam nata b'tocheinu.
Baruch atah Adonai notein haTorah.

English:
Holy One of blessing, your presence fills creation. You gave us the Torah of truth and planted within us eternal life. Holy One of blessing, you give us Torah.

V'zot haTorah asher sam Moshe lifnei
b'nei Yisraeil al pi Adonai b'yad Moshe.

English:
This is the Torah which Moses placed before the children of Israel, in accordance with God's command through Moses.

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Mi Shebeirach

Mi shebeirach avoteinu
M'kor habrachah l'imoteinu.

English:
May the source of strength who blessed the ones before us, Help us find the courage to make our lives a blessing, And let us say: Amen

Mi shebeirach imoteinu
M'kor habrachah la-avoteinu.

English:
Bless those in need of healing with refuah sheleimah, The renewal of body, The renewal of spirit, And let us say: Amen

-- Debbie Friedman

Baruch atah Adonai rofeih hacholim.

English:
Blessed is God, healer of the sick

El na r'fa na lah.

English:
Please God, heal her now.

-- Numbers 12:13. (The perfect prayer of Moses praying for his sister, Miriam.)

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Blessing Before the Haftarah Reading

Baruch atah Adonai
Eloheinu melech ha-olam,
asher bachar binvi-im tovim, v'ratzah
v'divreihem hane-emarim be-emet.
Baruch atah Adonai habocheir baTorah
uv'Moshe avdo, uv'Yisraeil amo,
U'vinvi-ei ha-emet vatzedek.

English:
Translation: Praised be you, O God, ruler of the universe, who has chosen good prophets and has been pleased with their faithful and truthful words. Praised be you, O God, who has singled out the Torah, Moses as your servant, Israel as your people, and prophets of truth and righteousness.

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Reading of the Haftarah

>> THE HEBREW AND ENGLISH TEXTS ARE IN YOUR SUPPLEMENT

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Blessing Following the Haftarah Reading

Baruch atah Adonai Eloheinu
melech ha-olam, tzur kol ha-olamim,
tzadik b'chol hadorot, Ha-Eil hane-eman
ha-omer v'oseh, ham'dabeir um'kayeim,
shekol d'varav emet vatzedek.
Al haTorah, v'al ha-avodah, v'al
hanvi-im, v'al yom haShabbat hazeh,
shenatata lanu, Adonai Eloheinu,
lik'dushah v'limnuchah, l'chavod
ul'tifaret. Al hakol, Adonai Eloheinu
anachnu modim lach, um'varchim otach,
yitbarach shimcha b'fi kol chai
tamid l'olam va-ed.
Baruch atah Adonai
m'kadeish haShabbat.

English:
Translation: Be praised, almighty God, Ruler of the Universe, Rock of all Creation, Righteous One of All Generations, the faithful God whose word is deed, whose every commandment is just and true. For the Torah, for the privilege of worship, for the prophets, and for this Shabbat that You, almighty God, have given us for holiness and rest, for rest, for honor and glory, we thank and bless You. May Your name be blessed forever by every living being. Blessed is God for the holiness of Shabbat.

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Commentary

English:
Please set down your siddur/prayer book and listen to the words our Beit Mitzvah has written. We call this a D'var Torah, which means "words of Torah," a commentary that begins in the ancient Torah portion and then finds its way to make the tradition relevant in our time. Our young person has worked on their D'var Torah with a CRC rabbi for many months, and has picked the topic and written these words from their own mind, heart, and life experiences.

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Presentation from the Congregation

>> A CRC BOARD MEMBER WILL MAKE A PRESENTATION TO THE BEIT MITZVAH

>> ON BEHALF OF OUR CONGREGATION

>> PLEASE RISE AS WE RETURN THE TORAH TO THE ARK

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Eitz Chayim

Ki lekach tov natati lachem,
Torati al ta-azovu.
Eitz chayim hi lamachazikim bah,
v'tomcheha m'ushar.
D'racheha dar'chei noam,
v'chol n'tivoteha shalom.
Hashiveinu Adonai elecha v'nashuvah
chadeish yameinu k'kedem.

English:
Translation: Behold! A good doctrine has been given you, my Torah, do not forsake it. It is a tree of life to those who hold it fast and all who cling to it find happiness. Its ways are ways of pleasantness and all its paths are peace.

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Aleinu

English:
This prayer reminds us that we are no longer victims. We must be on guard to avoid becoming like those nations who oppress. We bow at the word korim in humility and gratitude as we learn from the lessons of our own history and commit ourselves to tikkun olam - the restoration of wholeness to our broken world.

Aleinu l'shabei-ach la-adon hakol,
lateit g'dulah l'yotzeir b'reishit,
shelo asanu k'goyei ha-aratzot,
v'lo samanu k'mishp'chot ha-adamah.
Shelo sam chelkeinu kahem,
v'goraleinu k'chol hamonam.
Va-anachnu korim
umishtachavim umodim
lifnei melech malchei hamlachim
hakadosh baruch hu.
Shehu noteh shamayim v'yoseid aretz
umoshav y'karo bashamayim mima-al
ush'chinat uzo [ush'chinat uzo]
b'govhei m'romim.
Hu Eloheinu ein od,
emet Malkeinu efes zulato.
Kakatuv b'Torato,
v'yadata hayom [v'yadata hayom]
v'hasheivota el l'vavecha,
ki Adonai hu haElohim
bashamayim mima-al,
v'al ha-aretz [v'al ha-aretz] mitachat, ein od.
V'ne-emar, v'hayah Adonai
l'melech al kol ha-aretz.
Bayom hahu [Bayom hahu] yih'yeh Adonai echad,
ush'mo [ush'mo, ush'mo] echad.

English:
Translation: Let us adore the ever-living God and render praise unto the one who spread out the heavens and established the earth, whose glory is revealed in the heavens above and whose greatness is manifest throughout the world. Our God is one; there is none else. We bow our heads in reverence and worship the Holy One, praised be our God. You spread out the heavens and established the earth. You are our God there is none else. In truth you alone are God, as it is written, know then this day and take it to heart; the Eternal One is God in the heavens above and the earth below, there is none else. May the time not be distant, oh God, when all shall turn to you in love, when corruption and evil shall give way to integrity and goodness, when superstition shall no longer enslave the mind, nor idolatry blind the eye. Oh, may all, created in your image, become one in friendship, forever united in your service. Then shall your realm be established on earth and the word of your prophet fulfilled: Adonai will reign for ever and ever.

>> PLEASE BE SEATED

>> NAMES OF PEOPLE WHOM THE FAMILY WANTS TO REMEMBER ARE IN THE SUPPLEMENT

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Mourner's Kaddish

Yitgadal v'yitkadash shmeih raba.
B'alma di v'ra chiruteih,
v'yamlich malchuteih
b'chayeichon uv'yomeichon
uv'chayei d'chol beit Yisraeil,
ba-agala uvizman kariv, v'imru amein.
Y'hei sh'meih raba m'varach
l'alam ul'almei almaya.
Yitbarach v'yishtabach v'yitpa-ar
y'vitromam v'yitnasei
v'yithadar v'yitaleh v'yithalal
sh'meih d'kudsha b'rich hu,
l'eila min kol birchata v'shirata
tushb'chata v'nechemata,
da-amiran b'alma, v'imru amein.
Y'hei sh'lama raba min sh'maya,
v'chayim aleinu v'al kol Yisraeil,
v'imru amein.
Oseh shalom bimromav,
hu ya-aseh shalom aleinu
v'al kol Yisraeil, v'al kol yoshvei teivel,
v'imru amein.

English:
Translation: Magnified and sanctified And honored May your great name be And uplifted In the world that you created, And lauded As you will, Be the name of the Holy One. And may a time of peace come In our lives and in our days (You are blessed!) And in the lives of all the house of Israel, Above all blessings Swiftly and soon, And hymns and praises and consolations And say all amen! That are uttered in the world, And say all amen! Amen! May a great peace from heaven - May your great name be blessed And life! - Always and forever. Be upon us and upon all Israel, And say all amen! Blessed And praised May you who makes peace in your high places And glorified Make peace upon us and upon all Israel And raised And upon all who dwell on earth, And exalted And say all amen!

The name Havdalah is derived from the Hebrew word meaning 'to divide' and the ceremony takes place at the conclusion of the Sabbath or Festival, separating the sacred or Holy Day from the ordinary weekdays. As the Sabbath is ushered in with candlelight and a blessing over wine, so too is its departure accompanied by candlelight, wine, and prayer. We also inhale the fragrant spices contained in the spice box, symbolizing our hope that the coming week will be sweet and pleasant.

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The Wine

>> THE CUP OF WINE IS RAISED AS KIDDUSH IS RECITED

Baruch atah Adonai
Eloheinu, Melech ha-olam,
borei p'ri hagafen.

English:
Let us bless the Source of Life that ripens fruit of the vine.

-- from The Book of Blessings by Marcia Falk

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The Spices

>> THE SPICE-BOX IS HELD UP

>> WE BREATHE IN THE FRAGRANCE OF SWEET SPICES

>> TO HELP US REMEMBER THE SWEETNESS OF SHABBAT

Baruch atah Adonai
Eloheinu, Melech ha-olam,
Borei minei v'samim.

English:
Let us celebrate the breath of all living things and praise all essences.

-- from The Book of Blessings by Marcia Falk

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The Light of the Fire

>> THE CANDLE IS HELD UP

>> MAY THE FIRE OF THE HAVDALAH CANDLE ILLUMINE OUR WAY THROUGHOUT THE WEEK

Baruch atah Adonai
Eloheinu, Melech ha-olam,
borei m'orei ha-eish.

English:
Let us seek the unseen sparks that kindle the greater lights.

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The Blessing of Separation

>> AS WE SEPARATE SHABBAT FROM THE REST OF THE WEEK,

>> MAY WE SEPARATE OURSELVES FROM ALL THAT IS NOT HOLY

Baruch atah Adonai
Eloheinu, Melech ha-olam,
hamavdil bein kodesh l'chol,
bein or l'choshech,
bein yom hashvi-i
l'sheishet y'mei hama-aseh.
Baruch atah, Adonai,
hamavdil bein kodesh l'chol.

English:
Let us distinguish parts within the whole and bless their differences. Like the Sabbath and the six days of creation, may our lives be made whole through relation. As rest makes the Sabbath precious, may our work give meaning to the week. Let us separate the Sabbath from other days of the week, seeking holiness in each. May we separate ourselves from fraud and dishonesty. Let us treat all people fairly. May we separate ourselves from indifference to the suffering of others. Let us work to ease their pain. May we separate ourselves from hatred and violence. Let us work for peace.

>> THE CANDLE IS EXTINGUISHED

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Eliyahu Hanavi

Eiliyahu hanavi, Eiliyahu hatishbi,
Eiliyahu, (3x) hagiladi,
bimheirah b'yameinu, yavo eileinu
im Mashiach bein David.

English:
Translation: May Elijah the prophet, Elijah of Tishbi, Elijah of Gilead, quickly in our day come to us heralding redemption. Interpretation: We pray for all who work for a world of reason and compassion. May we come to see more clearly and surely, not that which divides us, but rather that which unites us, that each hour brings us closer to that final victory in which the nations shall have learned the human art of being merciful and compassionate, when humanity shall have developed the courage to love one another, and shall be unashamed to be tender with one another.

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Miryam Hanviah

Miryam hanviah oz v'zimrah b'yadah.
Miryam tirkod itanu
l'hagadil zimrat olam.
Miryam tirkod itanu
l'taken et ha-olam.
Bimheirah v'yameinu hi t'vi-einu
el mei haishuah.

English:
Miriam the prophet, strength and song are in her hand. Miriam will dance with us to swell earth's song. Miriam will dance with us to redeem the world. Soon, in our day, she will bring us to the waters of redemption.

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Shavua Tov

Shavua tov. (8X)

English:
A good week. A week of peace. May gladness reign and joy increase.

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Parent's Blessing

>> AS WE FINISH OUR SERVICE, THE PARENT(S)

>> WILL GIVE THEIR CHILD/CHILDREN A BLESSING

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Closing Blessing

English:
It is customary to bless children, old and young, on Shabbat, either in the synagogue or at home for protection, for healing, and as an expression of love.

Y'varechcha Adonai v'yishm'recha.
Ya-eir Adonai panav eilecha vichuneka.
Yisa Adonai panav eilecha
v'yaseim l'cha shalom. (m)

English:
Translation: May God bless you and keep you safe. May God's love shine on you and be kind to you. May God's presence be with you and give you peace.

Numbers 6:24-26

Interpretation: May the blessings of peace and kindness, graciousness, goodness, and compassion flow among us, all the communities of Israel, and all the peoples of the world.