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Shabbat and Festivals - Morning Service
Morning Blessings 105 9
שחרית לשבת ויום טוב sha|cha|RIT le|sha|BAT ve|YOM tov sha|ḥa|RITH le|shab|BATH ve|YOM ṭov sha|ḥa|RIT le|shab|BAT ve|YOM tov sha|cha|RIS l'sha|BOS v'YOYM toyv Shabbat and Festivals - Morning Service
ברכות השחר bir|CHOT ha|sha|CHAR bir|KHOTH has|sha|ḥAR bir|KHOT has|sha|ḥAR bir|CHOYS ha|sha|CHAR Morning Blessings 105
heading A Penitential Prayer Passage לְעוֹלָם יְהֵא אָדָם יְרֵא שָׁמַיִם בַּסֵּתֶר וּבַגָּלוּי, מוֹדֶה עַל הָאֱמֶת, וְדוֹבֵר אֱמֶת בִּלְבָבוֹ, וְיַשְׁכֵּם וְיֹאמַר: רִבּוֹן כָּל־הָעוֹלָמִים, לֹא עַל צִדְקוֹתֵינוּ אֲנַחְנוּ מַפִּילִים תַּחֲנוּנֵינוּ לְפָנֶיךָ, כִּי עַל רַחֲמֶיךָ הָרַבִּים. מָה אֲנַחְנוּ, מֶה חַיֵּינוּ, מֶה חַסְדֵּנוּ, מַה צִּדְקֵנוּ, מַה יְשׁוּעָתֵנוּ, מַה כֹּחֵנוּ, מַה גְּבוּרָתֵנוּ. מַה נֹּאמַר לְפָנֶיךָ, יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ וֵאלֹהֵי אֲבוֹתֵינוּ [וְאִמּוֹתֵינוּ], הֲלֹא כָל־הַגִּבּוֹרִים כְּאַיִן לְפָנֶיךָ, וְאַנְשֵׁי הַשֵּׁם כְּלֹא הָיוּ, וַחֲכָמִים כִּבְלִי מַדָּע, וּנְבוֹנִים כִּבְלִי הַשְׂכֵּל. כִּי כָל־מַעֲשֵׂינוּ תֹהוּ, וִימֵי חַיֵּינוּ הֶבֶל לְפָנֶיךָ, וּמוֹתַר הָאָדָם מִן הַבְּהֵמָה אָיִן, כִּי הַכֹּל הָבֶל. אֲבָל אֲנַחְנוּ עַמֶּךָ, בְּנֵי בְרִיתֶךָ, בְּנֵי אַבְרָהָם אֹהַבְךָ שֶׁנִּשְׁבַּעְתָּ לוֹ בְּהַר הַמּוֹרִיָּה, זֶרַע יִצְחָק יְחִידוֹ, שֶׁנֶּעֱקַד עַל גַּבֵּי הַמִּזְבֵּחַ, עֲדַת יַעֲקֹב בִּנְךָ בְּכוֹרֶךָ, שֶׁמֵּאַהֲבָתְךָ שֶׁאָהַבְתָּ אוֹתוֹ, וּמִשִּׂמְחָתְךָ שֶׁשָּׂמַחְתָּ בּוֹ, קָרָאתָ אֶת־שְׁמוֹ יִשְׂרָאֵל וִישֻׁרוּן. le-o|LAM ye|HEI a|DAM ye|REI sha|MA|yim ba|SE|ter u|va|ga|LUI, mo|DEH al ha-e|MET, ve|do|VER e|MET bil|va|VO, ve|yash|KEM ve|yo|MAR: ri|BON kol-ha-o|la|MIM, lo al tzid|ko|TEI|nu a|nach|NU ma|pi|LIM ta|cha|nu|NEI|nu le|fa|NE|cha, ki al ra|cha|ME|cha ha|ra|BIM. mah a|nach|NU, meh cha|yei|NU, meh chas|de|NU, mah tzid|KE|nu, mah ye|shu-a|TE|nu, mah ko|CHE|nu, mah g'vu|ra|TE|nu. mah no|MAR le|fa|NE|cha, a|do|NAI e|lo|HEI|nu vei|lo|HEI a|vo|TEI|nu [ve-i|mo|TEI|nu], ha|LO chol-ha|gi|bo|RIM ke-a|YIN le|fa|NE|cha, ve-an|SHEI ha|SHEM k'LO ha|YU, va|cha|cha|MIM kiv|LI ma|DA, u|ne|vo|NIM kiv|LI has|KEL. ki chol-ma-a|SEI|nu to|HU, vi|MEI cha|yei|NU HE|vel le|fa|NE|cha, u|mo|TAR ha-a|DAM min ha|be|he|MAH a|YIN, ki ha|KOL ha|VEL. a|VAL a|nach|NU a|ME|cha, b'NEI v'ri|TE|cha, b'NEI av|ra|HAM o|hav|CHA she|nish|BA|ta lo be|HAR ha|mo|ri|YAH, ZE|ra yitz|CHAK ye|chi|DO, she|ne-e|KAD al ga|BEI ha|miz|BEACH, a|DAT ya-a|KOV bin|CHA b'cho|RE|cha, she|me-a|ha|vat|CHA she-a|HAV|ta o|TO, u|mi|sim|chat|CHA she|sa|MACH|ta bo, ka|ra|TA et-sh'MO yis|ra-EL vi|shu|RUN. le|ʿo|LAM ye|HEʾ ʾa|DHAM ye|REʾ sha|MA|yim bas|SE|ther u|vag|ga|LUI, mo|DHEH ʿal ha|ʾe|METH, ve|dho|VER ʾe|METH bil|va|VO, ve|yash|KEM ve|yoʾ|MAR: rib|BON kol-ha|ʿo|la|MIM, loʾ ʿal tzidh|qo|THE|nu ʾa|naḥ|NU map|pi|LIM ta|ḥa|nu|NE|nu le|fa|NE|kha, ki ʿal ra|ḥa|ME|kha ha|rab|BIM. mah ʾa|naḥ|NU, meh ḥay|ye|NU, meh ḥas|de|NU, mah tzidh|QE|nu, mah ye|shu|ʿa|THE|nu, mah ko|ḥE|nu, mah ge|vu|ra|THE|nu. mah noʾ|MAR le|fa|NE|kha, a|do|NAI ʾe|lo|HE|nu veʾ|lo|HE ʾa|vo|THE|nu [ve|ʾim|mo|THE|nu], ha|LOʾ khol-hag|gib|bo|RIM ke|ʾa|YIN le|fa|NE|kha, ve|ʾan|SHE has|SHEM ke|LOʾ ha|YU, va|ḥa|kha|MIM kiv|LI mad|DAʿ, u|ne|vo|NIM kiv|LI haś|KEL. ki khol-ma|ʿa|śE|nu tho|HU, vi|ME ḥay|ye|NU HE|vel le|fa|NE|kha, u|mo|THAR ha|ʾa|DHAM min hab|be|he|MAH ʾa|YIN, ki hak|KOL ha|VEL. ʾa|VAL ʾa|naḥ|NU ʿam|ME|kha, be|NE ve|ri|THE|kha, be|NE ʾav|ra|HAM ʾo|hav|KHA shen|nish|BAʿ|ta lo be|HAR ham|mo|riy|YAH, ZE|raʿ yitz|ḥAQ ye|ḥi|DHO, shen|ne|ʿe|QADH ʿal gab|BE ham|miz|BEAḥ, ʿa|DHATH ya|ʿa|QOV bin|KHA be|kho|RE|kha, shem|me|ʾa|ha|va|the|KHA she|ʾa|HAV|ta ʾo|THO, u|miś|śim|ḥa|the|KHA sheś|śa|MAḥ|ta bo, qa|raʾ|THA ʾeth-she|MO yiś|ra|ʾEL vi|shu|RUN. le|ʿo|LAM ye|HE a|DAM ye|RE sha|MA|yim bas|SE|ter u|vag|ga|LUI, mo|DEH ʿal ha|e|MET, ve|do|VER e|MET bil|va|VO, ve|yash|KEM ve|yo|MAR: rib|BON kol-ha|ʿo|la|MIM, lo ʿal tzid|qo|TE|nu a|naḥ|NU map|pi|LIM ta|ḥa|nu|NE|nu le|fa|NE|kha, ki ʿal ra|ḥa|ME|kha ha|rab|BIM. mah a|naḥ|NU, meh ḥay|ye|NU, meh ḥas|de|NU, mah tzid|QE|nu, mah ye|shu|ʿa|TE|nu, mah ko|ḥE|nu, mah ge|vu|ra|TE|nu. mah no|MAR le|fa|NE|kha, a|do|NAI e|lo|HE|nu ve|lo|HE a|vo|TE|nu [ve|im|mo|TE|nu], ha|LO khol-hag|gib|bo|RIM ke|a|YIN le|fa|NE|kha, ve|an|SHE has|SHEM ke|LO ha|YU, va|ḥa|kha|MIM kiv|LI mad|DAʿ, u|ne|vo|NIM kiv|LI has|KEL. ki khol-ma|ʿa|SE|nu to|HU, vi|ME ḥay|ye|NU HE|vel le|fa|NE|kha, u|mo|TAR ha|a|DAM min hab|be|he|MAH a|YIN, ki hak|KOL ha|VEL. a|VAL a|naḥ|NU ʿam|ME|kha, be|NE ve|ri|TE|kha, be|NE av|ra|HAM o|hav|KHA shen|nish|BAʿ|ta lo be|HAR ham|mo|riy|YAH, ZE|raʿ yitz|ḥAQ ye|ḥi|DO, shen|ne|ʿe|QAD ʿal gab|BE ham|miz|BEAḥ, ʿa|DAT ya|ʿa|QOV bin|KHA be|kho|RE|kha, shem|me|a|ha|va|te|KHA she|a|HAV|ta o|TO, u|mis|sim|ḥa|te|KHA shes|sa|MAḥ|ta bo, qa|ra|TA et-she|MO yis|ra|EL vi|shu|RUN. l'oy|LOM y'HEI o|DOM y'REI sho|MA|yim ba|SEI|ser u|va|go|LUI, moy|DEH al ho-e|MES, v'doy|VEIR e|MES bil|vo|VOY, v'yash|KEIM v'yoy|MAR: ri|BOYN kol-ho-oy|lo|MIM, loy al tzid|koy|SEI|nu a|nach|NU ma|pi|LIM ta|cha|nu|NEI|nu l'fo|NE|cho, ki al ra|cha|ME|cho ho|ra|BIM. moh a|nach|NU, meh cha|yei|NU, meh chas|dei|NU, mah tzid|KEI|nu, mah y'shu-o|SEI|nu, mah koy|CHEI|nu, mah g'vu|ro|SEI|nu. mah noy|MAR l'fo|NE|cho, a|do|NOY e|loy|HEI|nu vei|loy|HEI a|voy|SEI|nu [v'i|moy|SEI|nu], ha|LOY chol-ha|gi|boy|RIM k'a|YIN l'fo|NE|cho, v'an|SHEI ha|SHEIM k'LOY ho|YU, va|cha|cho|MIM kiv|LI ma|DO, un'|voy|NIM kiv|LI has|KEIL. ki chol-ma-a|SEI|nu soy|HU, vi|MEI cha|yei|NU HE|vel l'fo|NE|cho, u|moy|SAR ho-o|DOM min hab'|hei|MOH o|YIN, ki ha|KOYL ho|VEL. a|VOL a|nach|NU a|ME|cho, b'NEI v'ri|SE|cho, b'NEI av|ro|HOM oy|hav|CHO she|nish|BA|to loy b'HAR ha|moy|ri|YOH, ZE|ra yitz|CHOK y'chi|DOY, she|ne-e|KAD al ga|BEI ha|miz|BEIACH, a|DAS ya-a|KOYV bin|CHO b'choy|RE|cho, she|mei-a|ha|vos'|CHO she-o|HAV|to oy|SOY, u|mi|sim|chos'|CHO she|so|MACH|to boy, ko|ro|SO es-sh'MOY yis|ro-EIL vi|shu|RUN. Both in private and in public, a person should always be in awe of heaven, acknowledging the truth, speaking truth in one’s heart, and upon arising one should declare: Master of all worlds! Not upon our merit do we rely in pleading before You, but upon Your great compassion. What are we? What is our life? Our goodness? Our righteousness? Our achievement? Our power? Our victories? What shall we say in Your presence, Adonai our God and God of our ancestors? Heroes count as nothing in Your presence, the famous are as though they had never been, the wise seem ignorant, the clever as lacking reason. For the sum of our deeds is chaos; in Your presence our lives seem futile. Human beings have no superiority over beasts, for all is vanity. Surely, though, we are Your people, partners to Your covenant: descendants of Abraham, who loved You, to whom You made a pledge on Mount Moriah; the seed of Isaac, his designated heir, who was bound upon the altar; the congregation of Jacob, Your firstborn son, whom You renamed Israel and Jeshurun because of the love You bore him, and the delight he gave You.
Commentary A PERSON SHOULD ALWAYS BE IN AWE OF HEAVEN לְעוֹלָם יְהֵא אָדָם. This passage is taken from the 1st-millennium midrash Seder Eliyahu Rabbah (chapter 19). The midrash is interpreting Isaiah 33:18, “Your heart shall murmur in awe.”
Commentary WHAT ARE WE? WHAT IS OUR LIFE? מָה אֲנַחְנוּ, מֶה חַיֵּינוּ? The phrase is mentioned in the Babylonian Talmud as forming an essential formula of confession (Yoma 87b). Originally it was part of the Yom Kippur liturgy, but it was thought to be appropriate to be recited daily. Throughout the Middle Ages it was a custom of the pious to rise in the middle of the night to pray and study; this was thought to be a time when God’s mercy could especially be called upon. This prayer became part of that nightly ritual, which included a confession of sins and a plea for forgiveness. Its place in this part of the prayerbook is a remnant of this penitential custom.
Commentary VANITY הֶבֶל. The word is the same as used in the opening verses of Kohelet (Ecclesiastes) and variously translated there as “vanity,” “futility,” and “fleeting breath.”
Commentary ABRAHAM, WHO LOVED YOU בְּנֵי אַבְרָהָם אֹהַבְךָ. The phrase originates in 2 Chronicles 20:7.
Commentary TO WHOM YOU MADE A PLEDGE שֶׁנִּשְׁבַּעְתָּ לוֹ. In some traditions, the biblical passage of the binding of Isaac is read before this prayer. After the binding of Isaac, the angel promises Abraham in God’s name, “I will bestow My blessing upon you and make your descendants as numerous as the stars of heaven and the sands on the seashore; and your descendants shall seize the gates of their foes. All the nations of the earth shall bless themselves by your descendants because you have obeyed My command” (Genesis 22:17–18).
Commentary WHOM YOU RENAMED ISRAEL קָרָאתָ אֶת־שְׁמוֹ יִשְׂרָאֵל. Abraham, Sarah, and Jacob all had their names changed by God as a sign of God’s promise to them. In Jacob’s case this name change is recorded twice—once when he wrestles with the angel, and then again when God appears to him at Bethel as he is about to descend to Egypt and blesses him: “Be fertile and increase; a nation, yes, an assembly of nations, shall descend from you” (Genesis 35:11–12). Isaac, though, was named by God in the womb (17:19) and so always kept his name (Talmud of the Land of Israel, Berakhot 1:4).
Commentary AND JESHURUN וִישֻׁרוּן. Another name for the people Israel (Deuteronomy 32:15, Isaiah 44:2). It is derived from the word meaning “upright.”
MarginNote Both in Private and in Public The Torah directs that the ark, which was to contain the tablets, be overlaid with gold both inside and out (Exodus 25:11). The ancient rabbis asked: Why must it be golden on the inside, where, after all, no one will see it? To teach us that we are like the ark—our outer lives and our inner lives should be consistent. —BABYLONIAN TALMUD
MarginNote Who We Are The Ḥasidic master Simḥah Bunam taught: Each person should carry in his or her pockets two notes. One should read, “The world was created for me.” The other should read, “I am but dust and ashes.”
MarginNote Descendants of Abraham What is at stake in our lives is more than the fate of one generation. In this moment we, the living, are Israel. The tasks begun by the patriarchs and prophets, and carried out by countless Jews of the past, are now entrusted to us. No other group has superseded them. We are the only channel of Jewish tradition, those who must save Judaism from oblivion, those who must hand over the entire past to the generations to come. We are either the last, the dying, Jews or else we are those who will give new life to our tradition. Rarely in our history has so much been dependent upon one generation. We shall either forfeit or enrich the legacy of the ages. —ABRAHAM JOSHUA HESCHEL
MarginNote Living with Life’s Tensions We are caught in the tension between our roles as unique beings capable of great accomplishment, and the knowledge that we are mortal and that our fate is to die and disappear. Prayer helps mediate this tension by impressing on us a sense of thankfulness for the gift of life, the gift of a single day.
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