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Shabbat - Morning Service

Torah Service

seder k'ri-at hatorah

סֵדֶר קְרִיאַת הַתּוֹרָה

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

מִי שֶׁבֵּרַךְ לַחוֹלִים

Mi Sheberakh: Prayer for Healing

(names of loved ones and friends may be added here)

For a male:

For a female:

For a group:

Hebrew

מִי שֶׁבֵּרַךְ אֲבוֹתֵינוּ אַבְרָהָם יִצְחָק וְיַעֲקֹב,
וְאִמּוֹתֵינוּ שָׂרָה רִבְקָה רָחֵל וְלֵאָה,
הוּא יְבָרֵךְ וִירַפֵּא אֶת־[הַחוֹלֶה/הַחוֹלָה/הַחוֹלִים]
__________ בֶּן/בַּת __________.
הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא יִמָּלֵא רַחֲמִים
עָלָיו, לְהַחֲזִיקוֹ וּלְרַפְּאוֹתוֹ, וְיִשְׁלַח לוֹ
עָלֶיהָ, לְהַחֲזִיקָהּ וּלְרַפְּאוֹתָהּ, וְיִשְׁלַח לָהּ
עֲלֵיהֶם, לְהַחֲזִיקָם וּלְרַפְּאוֹתָם, וְיִשְׁלַח לָהֶם
מְהֵרָה רְפוּאָה שְׁלֵמָה מִן הַשָּׁמַיִם, רְפוּאַת הַנֶּפֶשׁ
וּרְפוּאַת הַגּוּף, בְּתוֹךְ שְׁאָר הַחוֹלִים, וִיחַזֵּק אֶת יְדֵי
הָעוֹסְקִים בְּצָרְכֵיהֶם, שַׁבָּת הִיא מִלִּזְעוֹק וּרְפוּאָה
קְרוֹבָה לָבוֹא, הַשְׁתָּא בַּעֲגָלָא וּבִזְמַן קָרִיב, וְנֹאמַר אָמֵן.

Israeli

mi sheberach avoteinu Avraham Yitzchak veya-akov,
ve-imoteinu Sarah Rivkah Rachel vele-ah,
hu yevarech virapei et-[hacholeh or hacholah or hacholim]
__________ ben or bat __________.
hakadosh baruch hu yimalei rachamim
alav, lehachaziko ulerape-oto, veyishlach lo
aleha, lehachazikah ulerape-otah, veyishlach lah
aleihem, lehachazikam ulerape-otam, veyishlach lahem
meherah refu-ah sh'lemah min hashamayim, refu-at hanefesh
urefu-at haguf, b'toch she-ar hacholim, vichazek et yedei
ha-oskim b'tzarecheihem, Shabat hi milizok urefu-ah
k'rovah lavo, hashta ba-agala uvizman kariv, venomar Amen.

English

May the one who blessed our ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, Sarah, Rebecca, Rachel, and Leah, bring blessing and healing to ________. May the Holy One mercifully restore him/her/them to health and vigor, granting him/her/them spiritual and physical well-being, together with all others who are ill, and may God grant strength to those who tend to them. Though Shabbat is a time to refrain from crying out, may we yet hope and pray that healing is at hand. And let us say: Amen.

הַכָּרַת הַטּוֹב

On Joyous Occasions

Hebrew

בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, הַטּוֹב וְהַמֵּטִיב.

Israeli

baruch atah Adonai Eloheinu melech ha-olam, hatov vehametiv.

English

Barukh atah Adonai, our God, sovereign of time and space, who is good and who bestows goodness.

The congregation responds:

Hebrew

הוֹדוּ לַיהֹוָה כִּי טוֹב, כִּי לְעוֹלָם חַסְדּוֹ.

Israeli

hodu ladonai ki tov, ki le-olam chasdo.

English

Offer thanks to Adonai, for God is good; God’s love endures forever.

בִּרְכַּת הַגּוֹמֵל

Birkat Ha-Gomel: On Being Saved from Danger

This b’rakhah is recited by one who has recovered from a serious illness or survived a life-threatening crisis.

Hebrew

בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם,
הַגּוֹמֵל לְחַיָּבִים טוֹבוֹת, שֶׁגְּמָלַנִי כָּל־טוֹב.

Israeli

baruch atah Adonai Eloheinu melech ha-olam,
hagomel lechayavim tovot, shegmalani kol-tov.

English

Barukh atah Adonai, our God, sovereign of time and space, who bestows goodness on us despite our imperfections, and who has treated me so favorably.

We respond:

for a male:

for a female:

for a group:

Hebrew

מִי שֶׁגְּמָלְךָ כָּל־טוֹב, הוּא יִגְמָלְךָ כָּל־טוֹב, סֶלָה.
מִי שֶׁגְּמָלֵךְ כָּל־טוֹב, הוּא יִגְמָלֵךְ כָּל־טוֹב, סֶלָה.
מִי שֶׁגְּמַלְכֶם כָּל־טוֹב, הוּא יִגְמַלְכֶם כָּל־טוֹב, סֶלָה.

Israeli

mi shegmalecha kol-tov, hu yigmalecha kol-tov, selah.
mi shegmalech kol-tov, hu yigmalech kol-tov, selah.
mi shegmalchem kol-tov, hu yigmalchem kol-tov, selah.

English

May the one who has shown such favor to you continue to bestow all that is good upon you, forever.

Commentary

PRAYER FOR HEALING. Traditionally, the prayer for healing is said in synagogue when the Torah is read. Ellen Frankel, a contemporary writer, remarks that through the recitation of this prayer, we summon support from all those who care about our welfare. Some follow the tradition of using only the mother’s name, suggesting God’s Shekhinah/In-dwelling “Feminine” aspect, which, according to our tradition, hovers over the bed of one who is ill and represents protection, care, and nurturing. (Simcha Weintraub) …

ON JOYOUS OCCASIONS. The rabbis of the Talmud insisted that recognizing the good in our lives was an important aspect of our worship of God and our own self-understanding and spiritual growth; they called this religious obligation hakarat ha-tov and formulated this blessing to be recited on these occasions (Mishnah Berakhot 9). Abaye (late 3rd century, Babylonia) insisted that the b’rakhah be said in the presence of a minyan. In this spirit, we have included a line (from Psalm 136) to be recited as a congregational response.

BIRKAT HA-GOMEL בִּרְכַּת הַגּוֹמֵל. In thanking God for having been saved from danger and calamity, we are conscious of the fragility of our lives and the gratitude with which we should meet each day of our lives.

SELAH סֶלָה. The meaning of this biblical word is unclear. The ancient rabbis understood it to mean “forever.”

Prayers for Healing Mi sheberakh avoteinu m’kor ha-b’rakhah l’imoteinu, 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 sheberakh imoteinu m’kor ha-b’rakhah la-avoteinu, bless those in need of healing with r’fuah sh’leimah: the renewal of body, the renewal of spirit, and let us say: Amen. —DEBBIE FRIEDMAN AND DRORAH SETEL …

Moses’ Prayer אֵל נָא רְפָא נָא לָהּ God, please heal her/him/them. El na r’fa na lah/lo/lahem. —based on NUMBERS 12:13 …

Meaning of Healing Healing may be different than “cure.” Healing is a process that concerns not only the physical aspect of our reality, but our mental, emotional, and spiritual states as well. We pray, in part, for inner peace, calm, a cessation of torment and suffering. The gift is to be able to deal with our fate, remain whole, and be at peace. This realization is important not only for the person who is ill but for caregivers as well, for they should know that they can be a source not only of cure but more especially of healing.