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Shabbat and Festivals - Morning Service

Sh’ma and Its Blessings

k'ri-at sh'ma uvirchoteha
קריאת שמע וברכותיה

Israeli: ' marks a reduced vowel that Israeli speech drops (b'rachah); when the vowel is pronounced it is written e (lefanecha). - separates syllables that would otherwise run together.

How to read the transliterations
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KEDUSHAH D’YOTZER: THE ANGELIC PRAISE OF GOD

Hebrew
תִּתְבָּרַךְ צוּרֵנוּ מַלְכֵּנוּ וְגוֹאֲלֵנוּ בּוֹרֵא קְדוֹשִׁים.
יִשְׁתַּבַּח שִׁמְךָ לָעַד מַלְכֵּנוּ, יוֹצֵר מְשָׁרְתִים,
וַאֲשֶׁר מְשָׁרְתָיו כֻּלָּם עוֹמְדִים בְּרוּם עוֹלָם
וּמַשְׁמִיעִים בְּיִרְאָה יַחַד בְּקוֹל
דִּבְרֵי אֱלֹהִים חַיִּים וּמֶלֶךְ עוֹלָם.
Israeli
titbarach tzurenu malkenu vego-alenu borei k'doshim.
yishtabach shimcha la-ad malkenu, yotzer mesharetim,
va-asher mesharetav kulam omedim b'rum olam
umashmi-im b'yirah yachad b'kol
divrei Elohim chayim umelech olam.
English
You are to be praised, our protector, our sovereign, our redeemer, creator of celestial beings. Our sovereign, Your name is to be acclaimed forever; You fashion beings that serve You, and Your servants all stand at the edges of the universe, proclaiming reverently with one voice the words of the living God, the sovereign of the universe.
Hebrew
כֻּלָּם אֲהוּבִים, כֻּלָּם בְּרוּרִים, כֻּלָּם גִּבּוֹרִים,
וְכֻלָּם עוֹשִׂים בְּאֵימָה וּבְיִרְאָה רְצוֹן קוֹנָם.
וְכֻלָּם פּוֹתְחִים אֶת־פִּיהֶם בִּקְדֻשָּׁה וּבְטָהֳרָה,
בְּשִׁירָה וּבְזִמְרָה, וּמְבָרְכִים וּמְשַׁבְּחִים,
וּמְפָאֲרִים וּמַעֲרִיצִים, וּמַקְדִּישִׁים וּמַמְלִיכִים:
אֶת־שֵׁם הָאֵל, הַמֶּלֶךְ הַגָּדוֹל, הַגִּבּוֹר וְהַנּוֹרָא, קָדוֹשׁ הוּא.
Israeli
kulam ahuvim, kulam b'rurim, kulam giborim,
vechulam osim be-eimah uvyirah retzon konam.
vechulam potechim et-pihem bikdushah uvtohorah,
b'shirah uvzimrah, umevarechim umeshabechim,
umefa-arim uma-aritzim, umakdishim umamlichim:
et-shem ha-El, hamelech hagadol, hagibor vehanora, kadosh hu.
English
All of them loved, all of them pure, all of them mighty, and all of them in reverence and awe carry out the will of the one who has dominion over them. In purity and in holiness, all of them raise their voices, in song and chant, to praise, bless, glorify, extol, hallow, and celebrate the name of God, the great, mighty, awe-inspiring sovereign, the Holy One.
Hebrew
וְכֻלָּם מְקַבְּלִים עֲלֵיהֶם עֹל מַלְכוּת שָׁמַיִם זֶה מִזֶּה,
וְנוֹתְנִים רְשׁוּת זֶה לָזֶה, לְהַקְדִּישׁ לְיוֹצְרָם בְּנַחַת רוּחַ,
בְּשָׂפָה בְרוּרָה וּבִנְעִימָה קְדוֹשָׁה, כֻּלָּם כְּאֶחָד
עוֹנִים וְאוֹמְרִים בְּיִרְאָה:
Israeli
vechulam mekablim aleihem ol malchut shamayim zeh mizeh,
venotnim reshut zeh lazeh, lehakdish leyotzram b'nachat ruach,
b'safah v'rurah uvinimah k'doshah, kulam ke-echad
onim ve-omerim b'yirah:
English
Each turns to another as they proclaim their loyalty to God, and each gives permission to the other to hallow their creator; in a clear voice and with sacred speech, together as one, they respond with awe, saying:
Hebrew
קָדוֹשׁ קָדוֹשׁ קָדוֹשׁ יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת,
מְלֹא כָל־הָאָרֶץ כְּבוֹדוֹ.
Israeli
kadosh kadosh kadosh Adonai Tz'va-ot,
melo chol-ha-aretz k'vodo.
English
Holy, holy, holy is Adonai Tz’va·ot, the whole world is filled with God’s glory.
Hebrew
וְהָאוֹפַנִּים וְחַיּוֹת הַקֹּדֶשׁ בְּרַעַשׁ גָּדוֹל מִתְנַשְּׂאִים
לְעֻמַּת שְׂרָפִים, לְעֻמָּתָם מְשַׁבְּחִים וְאוֹמְרִים:
בָּרוּךְ כְּבוֹד־יְהוָה מִמְּקוֹמוֹ.
Israeli
veha-ofanim vechayot hakodesh b'ra-ash gadol mitnase-im
le-umat s'rafim, le-umatam meshabechim ve-omerim:
baruch k'vod-adonai mimekomo.
English
With a deafening sound, the ofanim and other holy beings rise up opposite the s’rafim and proclaim their praise: Praised is Adonai’s glory wherever God dwells.
Hebrew
לָאֵל בָּרוּךְ, נְעִימוֹת יִתֵּנוּ. לַמֶּלֶךְ אֵל חַי וְקַיָּם,
זְמִירוֹת יֹאמֵרוּ, וְתִשְׁבָּחוֹת יַשְׁמִיעוּ. כִּי הוּא לְבַדּוֹ
פּוֹעֵל גְּבוּרוֹת, עוֹשֶׂה חֲדָשׁוֹת,
בַּעַל מִלְחָמוֹת, זוֹרֵעַ צְדָקוֹת,
מַצְמִיחַ יְשׁוּעוֹת, בּוֹרֵא רְפוּאוֹת,
נוֹרָא תְהִלּוֹת, אֲדוֹן הַנִּפְלָאוֹת,
הַמְחַדֵּשׁ בְּטוּבוֹ בְּכָל־יוֹם תָּמִיד מַעֲשֵׂה בְרֵאשִׁית.
כָּאָמוּר: לְעֹשֵׂה אוֹרִים גְּדֹלִים, כִּי לְעוֹלָם חַסְדּוֹ.
אוֹר חָדָשׁ עַל צִיּוֹן תָּאִיר וְנִזְכֶּה כֻלָּנוּ מְהֵרָה לְאוֹרוֹ.
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהוָה, יוֹצֵר הַמְּאוֹרוֹת.
Israeli
la-El baruch, ne-imot yitenu. lamelech El chai vekayam,
z'mirot yomeru, vetishbachot yashmiu. ki hu levado
po-el g'vurot, oseh chadashot,
ba-al milchamot, zorea tz'dakot,
matzmiach yeshu-ot, borei refu-ot,
nora tehilot, adon hanifla-ot,
hamechadesh b'tuvo b'chol-yom tamid ma-aseh v'reishit.
ka-amur: le-oseh orim g'dolim, ki le-olam chasdo.
or chadash al Tziyon ta-ir venizkeh chulanu meherah le-oro.
baruch atah Adonai, yotzer hame-orot.
English
They offer adulation to God, whom they bless. They chant songs and voice their praise to the sovereign, the living and enduring God. For God alone achieves victory, creates anew, masters war, sows righteousness, cultivates deliverance, effects healing, is praised with reverence, and is the author of wonders. In God’s goodness, the work of creation is renewed each day, as the psalmist declared: “Thank the creator of the great lights, for God’s love is everlasting.” Cause a new light to shine on Zion, and may we all soon be worthy of its illumination. Barukh atah Adonai, creator of lights.