Concluding Prayers

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סיום התפילה

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

סיום התפילה

Concluding Prayers

Ein Keiloheinu

Hebrew

אֵין כֵּאלֹהֵינוּ, אֵין כַּאדֹנֵינוּ,
אֵין כְּמַלְכֵּנוּ, אֵין כְּמוֹשִׁיעֵנוּ:
מִי כֵאלֹהֵינוּ, מִי כַאדֹנֵינוּ,
מִי כְמַלְכֵּנוּ, מִי כְמוֹשִׁיעֵנוּ:
נוֹדֶה לֵאלֹהֵינוּ, נוֹדֶה לַאדֹנֵינוּ,
נוֹדֶה לְמַלְכֵּנוּ, נוֹדֶה לְמוֹשִׁיעֵנוּ:
בָּרוּךְ אֱלֹהֵינוּ, בָּרוּךְ אֲדֹנֵינוּ,
בָּרוּךְ מַלְכֵּנוּ, בָּרוּךְ מוֹשִׁיעֵנוּ:
אַתָּה הוּא אֱלֹהֵינוּ, אַתָּה הוּא אֲדֹנֵינוּ,
אַתָּה הוּא מַלְכֵּנוּ, אַתָּה הוּא מוֹשִׁיעֵנוּ:
אַתָּה הוּא שֶׁהִקְטִירוּ אֲבוֹתֵינוּ
לְפָנֶיךָ אֶת־קְטֹרֶת הַסַּמִּים.

Israeli

ein keiloheinu, ein kadoneinu,
ein k'malkenu, ein k'moshi-enu:
mi cheiloheinu, mi chadoneinu,
mi ch'malkenu, mi ch'moshi-enu:
nodeh leiloheinu, nodeh ladoneinu,
nodeh lemalkenu, nodeh lemoshi-enu:
baruch Eloheinu, baruch adoneinu,
baruch malkenu, baruch moshi-enu:
atah hu Eloheinu, atah hu adoneinu,
atah hu malkenu, atah hu moshi-enu:
atah hu shehiktiru avoteinu
lefanecha et-k'toret hasamim.

English

None compares to our God. None compares to our master. None compares to our sovereign. None compares to our deliverer. Who compares to our God? Who compares to our master? Who compares to our sovereign? Who compares to our deliverer? Let us thank our God. Let us thank our master. Let us thank our sovereign. Let us thank our deliverer. Blessed is our God. Blessed is our master. Blessed is our sovereign. Blessed is our deliverer. You are our God. You are our master. You are our sovereign. You are our deliverer. You are the one to whom our ancestors offered fragrant incense.

A Final Teaching

Hebrew

אָמַר רַבִּי אֶלְעָזָר אָמַר רַבִּי חֲנִינָא: תַּלְמִידֵי חֲכָמִים
מַרְבִּים שָׁלוֹם בָּעוֹלָם, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: וְכָל־בָּנַיִךְ לִמּוּדֵי יהוה,
וְרַב שְׁלוֹם בָּנָיִךְ. אַל תִּקְרָא בָנָיִךְ אֶלָּא בּוֹנָיִךְ.
שָׁלוֹם רָב לְאֹהֲבֵי תוֹרָתֶךָ, וְאֵין לָמוֹ מִכְשׁוֹל.
יְהִי שָׁלוֹם בְּחֵילֵךְ, שַׁלְוָה בְּאַרְמְנוֹתָיִךְ.
לְמַעַן אַחַי וְרֵעָי, אֲדַבְּרָה נָּא שָׁלוֹם בָּךְ.
לְמַעַן בֵּית יהוה אֱלֹהֵינוּ, אֲבַקְשָׁה טוֹב לָךְ.
יהוה עֹז לְעַמּוֹ יִתֵּן, יהוה יְבָרֵךְ אֶת־עַמּוֹ בַשָּׁלוֹם.

Israeli

amar rabi Elazar amar rabi Chanina: talmidei chachamim
marbim shalom ba-olam, shene-emar: vechol-banayich limudei Adonai,
verav sh'lom banayich. al tikra vanayich ela bonayich.
shalom rav le-ohavei Toratecha, ve-ein lamo michshol.
yehi shalom b'cheilech, shalvah be-armenotayich.
lema-an achai vere-ai, adabrah na shalom bach.
lema-an beit Adonai Eloheinu, avakshah tov lach.
Adonai oz le-amo yiten, Adonai yevarech et-amo vashalom.

English

Rabbi Eleazar said in the name of Rabbi Hanina: Students of Torah increase peace in the world, as the prophet Isaiah said: “All your children shall be taught by Adonai, and your children shall increase peace.” Do not read the word as banayikh, “your children,” but rather as bonayikh, “your builders.” May those who love your Torah find great peace; may they not stumble. May there be peace within your walls, tranquility in your citadels. For the sake of my brothers and friends, pray for peace in your midst. For the sake of the house of Adonai our God, I seek your welfare. May God grant strength to God’s people; may God grant God’s people peace.

In some congregations, the service continues with Kaddish D’Rabbanan, page 111.

Commentary

NONE COMPARES TO OUR GOD אֵין כֵּאלֹהֵינוּ. This 1st-millennium prayer was originally composed as a mystical meditation: the repetitions served to bring the devotee to an ecstatic visionary state. Because of its simplicity and ease of recall, it became a favorite prayer with which to conclude a service and, in the Sephardic liturgy, it forms part of the conclusion of every morning service. The first three stanzas spell out the acrostic amen and the next two begin with the first two words of every blessing: barukh atah.

RABBI ELEAZAR SAID אָמַר רַבִּי אֶלְעָזָר. In the ancient synagogue, prayer services concluded with Torah study. This passage is a remnant of that tradition; it is a passage quoted extensively in the Talmud. In reciting it, we express the hope that the teaching and learning we have experienced today will help create a world of peace. It is through the teaching of the values that Torah represents that we ultimately achieve security.

ALL YOUR CHILDREN SHALL BE TAUGHT BY ADONAI וְכָל־בָּנַיִךְ לִמּוּדֵי יהוה. Isaiah 54:13. The rabbis see the teachers of Torah as “builders” and their disciples as their children.

MAY THOSE WHO LOVE YOUR TORAH FIND GREAT PEACE שָׁלוֹם רָב לְאֹהֲבֵי תוֹרָתֶךָ. Psalm 119:165. This verse begins a series of verses, all of which contain a prayer for peace—thus offering for study a fitting conclusion to the service.

MAY THERE BE PEACE WITHIN YOUR WALLS יְהִי שָׁלוֹם בְּחֵילֵךְ. Psalm 122:7.

FOR THE SAKE OF MY BROTHERS . . . FOR THE SAKE OF THE HOUSE OF ADONAI לְמַעַן אַחַי . . . לְמַעַן בֵּית יהוה. Psalm 122:8–9. These verses seek the peace and welfare of Jerusalem.

MAY GOD GRANT STRENGTH TO GOD’S PEOPLE יהוה עֹז לְעַמּוֹ יִתֵּן. Psalm 29:11.

Ein Keiloheinu: A Ladino Version Ein keiloheinu, ein kadoneinu, ein k’malkeinu, ein k’moshi·einu. Non como muestro dio, non como muestro señor, non como muestro re, non como muestro salvador. Mi kheiloheinu, mi khadoneinu, mi kh’malkeinu, mi kh’moshi·einu. Ken como muestro dio, ken como muestro señor, ken como muestro re, ken como muestro salvador. Nodeh leiloheinu, nodeh ladoneinu, nodeh l’malkeinu, nodeh l’moshi·einu. Loaremos a muestro dio, loaremos a muestro señor, loaremos a muestro re, loaremos a muestro salvador. Barukh eloheinu, barukh adoneinu, barukh malkeinu, barukh moshi·einu. Bendicho muestro dio, bendicho muestro señor, bendicho muestro re, bendicho muestro salvador. Atah hu eloheinu, atah hu adoneinu, atah hu malkeinu, atah hu moshi·einu. Tu el muestro dio, tu el muestro señor, tu el muestro re, tu el muestro salvador.