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Shabbat and Festivals - Morning Service

Sh’ma and Its Blessings

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
Hebrew
מִמִּצְרַיִם גְּאַלְתָּנוּ יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ
וּמִבֵּית עֲבָדִים פְּדִיתָנוּ.
כָּל־בְּכוֹרֵיהֶם הָרַגְתָּ וּבְכוֹרְךָ גָּאָלְתָּ
וְיָם סוּף בָּקַעְתָּ וְזֵדִים טִבַּעְתָּ
וִידִידִים הֶעֱבַרְתָּ
וַיְכַסּוּ מַיִם צָרֵיהֶם, אֶחָד מֵהֶם לֹא נוֹתָר.
עַל זֹאת שִׁבְּחוּ אֲהוּבִים, וְרוֹמְמוּ אֵל,
וְנָתְנוּ יְדִידִים זְמִירוֹת שִׁירוֹת וְתִשְׁבָּחוֹת,
בְּרָכוֹת וְהוֹדָאוֹת לְמֶלֶךְ אֵל חַי וְקַיָּם,
רָם וְנִשָּׂא, גָּדוֹל וְנוֹרָא,
מַשְׁפִּיל גֵּאִים מַגְבִּיהַּ שְׁפָלִים
מוֹצִיא אֲסִירִים וּפוֹדֶה עֲנָוִים
וְעוֹזֵר דַּלִּים
וְעוֹנֶה לְעַמּוֹ בְּעֵת שַׁוְּעָם אֵלָיו.
Israeli
mimitzrayim ge-altanu Adonai Eloheinu
umibeit avadim p'ditanu.
kol-b'choreihem haragta uvchorecha ga-alta
veyam suf bakata vezedim tibata
vididim he-evarta
vaychasu mayim tzareihem, echad mehem lo notar.
al zot shibechu ahuvim, veromemu El,
venatnu yedidim z'mirot shirot vetishbachot,
b'rachot vehoda-ot lemelech El chai vekayam,
ram venisa, gadol venora,
mashpil ge-im magbiah sh'falim
motzi asirim ufodeh anavim
ve-ozer dalim
ve-oneh le-amo be-et shave-am elav.
English
Adonai our God, You redeemed us from Egypt and freed us from the house of bondage. Their firstborn You slayed, Your firstborn You redeemed, You split the sea, You drowned the wicked, You rescued Your beloved. The waters engulfed their oppressors; not one of them survived. Then they sang in praise, acclaiming God for all that had occurred. The beloved people offered songs of thanksgiving, hymns of praise, and blessings to the sovereign ever-living God, who is transcendent, powerful, and awe-inspiring, humbling the haughty, raising up the lowly, freeing those in chains, redeeming the poor, helping the weak, and answering God’s people when they cry out.
Hebrew
תְּהִלּוֹת לְאֵל עֶלְיוֹן בָּרוּךְ הוּא וּמְבֹרָךְ.
מֹשֶׁה וּמִרְיָם וּבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לְךָ עָנוּ שִׁירָה בְּשִׂמְחָה רַבָּה,
וְאָמְרוּ כֻלָּם:
מִי כָמֹכָה בָּאֵלִם יְהוָה, מִי כָּמֹכָה נֶאְדָּר בַּקֹּדֶשׁ,
נוֹרָא תְהִלֹּת, עֹשֵׂה פֶלֶא.
Israeli
tehilot le-El Elyon baruch hu umevorach.
Mosheh umiryam uvnei Yisra-el lecha anu shirah b'simchah rabah,
ve-ameru chulam:
mi chamochah ba-elim Adonai, mi kamochah nedar bakodesh,
nora tehilot, oseh fele.
English
Our homage is to God on high, who is ever praised. Moses, Miriam, and the people Israel joyfully sang this song to You: “Who is like You, Adonai, among the mighty! Who is like You, adorned in holiness, revered in praise, working wonders!”
Hebrew
שִׁירָה חֲדָשָׁה שִׁבְּחוּ גְאוּלִים לְשִׁמְךָ עַל שְׂפַת הַיָּם,
יַחַד כֻּלָּם הוֹדוּ וְהִמְלִיכוּ וְאָמְרוּ:
יְהוָה יִמְלֹךְ לְעֹלָם וָעֶד.
Israeli
shirah chadashah shibechu geulim leshimcha al s'fat hayam,
yachad kulam hodu vehimlichu ve-ameru:
Adonai yimloch le-olam va-ed.
English
At the edge of the Sea, the rescued sang a new song of praise to Your name; together, as one, they thanked You and acclaimed Your sovereignty, saying: “Adonai will reign forever and ever.”
Hebrew
צוּר יִשְׂרָאֵל,
קוּמָה בְּעֶזְרַת יִשְׂרָאֵל
וּפְדֵה כִנְאֻמֶךָ יְהוּדָה וְיִשְׂרָאֵל.
גֹּאֲלֵנוּ יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת שְׁמוֹ, קְדוֹשׁ יִשְׂרָאֵל.
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהוָה, גָּאַל יִשְׂרָאֵל.
Israeli
tzur Yisra-el,
kumah be-ezrat Yisra-el
ufdeh chinumecha Yehudah veyisra-el.
go-alenu Adonai Tz'va-ot sh'mo, k'dosh Yisra-el.
baruch atah Adonai, ga-al Yisra-el.
English
Stronghold of the people Israel, arise and help the people Israel! Redeem, as You promised, Judah and the people Israel. Our redeemer is called Adonai Tz’va·ot, the Holy One of the people Israel. Barukh atah Adonai, who liberated the people Israel.
The Amidah for Festivals is found on page 306.