Evenings Kiddush

Chabad: ' is a reduced vowel — every vocal shva, always pronounced. - separates syllables that would otherwise run together.

How to read the transliterations

When a festival occurs on Saturday night, add the following:

Hebrew

בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהֹוָה, אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם,
בּוֹרֵא מְאוֹרֵי הָאֵשׁ. (אָמֵן)

Chabad

boruch atoh Adonoy, Eloyheinu melech ho-oylom,
boyrei m'oyrei ho-eish. (Omein)

Glance at the festival candles, then continue:

Hebrew

בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהֹוָה, אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם,
הַמַּבְדִּיל בֵּין קֹדֶשׁ לְחוֹל, בֵּין אוֹר
לְחֹשֶׁךְ, בֵּין יִשְׂרָאֵל לָעַמִּים, בֵּין יוֹם
הַשְּׁבִיעִי לְשֵׁשֶׁת יְמֵי הַמַּעֲשֶׂה. בֵּין קְדֻשַּׁת
שַׁבָּת לִקְדֻשַּׁת יוֹם טוֹב הִבְדַּלְתָּ, וְאֶת יוֹם
הַשְּׁבִיעִי מִשֵּׁשֶׁת יְמֵי הַמַּעֲשֶׂה קִדַּשְׁתָּ,
הִבְדַּלְתָּ וְקִדַּשְׁתָּ אֶת עַמְּךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל
בִּקְדֻשָּׁתֶךָ. בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהֹוָה, הַמַּבְדִּיל בֵּין
קֹדֶשׁ לְקֹדֶשׁ: (אָמֵן)

Chabad

boruch atoh Adonoy, Eloyheinu melech ho-oylom,
hamavdil bein koydesh l'choyl, bein oyr
l'choyshech, bein Yisro-eil lo-amim, bein yoym
hash'vi-i l'sheishes y'mei hama-aseh. bein k'dushas
shabos likdushas yoym toyv hivdalto, v'es yoym
hash'vi-i misheishes y'mei hama-aseh kidashto,
hivdalto v'kidashto es am'cho Yisro-eil
bikdushosecho. boruch atoh Adonoy, hamavdil bein
koydesh l'koydesh: (Omein)

The following blessing is not said on the final two nights of Pesach.

On the first night of Sukkot, say the shaded blessing below before this one.

Hebrew

בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהֹוָה, אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ
הָעוֹלָם, שֶׁהֶחֱיָנוּ וְקִיְּמָנוּ
וְהִגִּיעָנוּ¹ לַזְּמַן הַזֶּה: (אָמֵן)

Chabad

boruch atoh Adonoy, Eloyheinu melech
ho-oylom, shehecheyonu v'kiy'monu
v'higi-onu laz'man hazeh: (Omein)

On Sukkot, when making Kiddush in the sukkah, add the following blessing. Glance at the s'chach (the sukkah covering) while saying the words לֵישֵׁב בַּסֻּכָּה.

Hebrew

בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהֹוָה, אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, אֲשֶׁר
קִדְּשָׁנוּ בְּמִצְוֹתָיו וְצִוָּנוּ לֵישֵׁב
בַּסֻּכָּה: (אָמֵן)

Chabad

boruch atoh Adonoy, Eloyheinu melech ho-oylom, asher
kid'shonu b'mitzvoysov v'tzivonu leisheiv
basukoh: (Omein)

Drink at least 2 ounces of the wine while seated.

Before eating bread wash your hands: After checking that your hands are completely clean, pick up a filled cup of water in the right hand and pass it to the left hand. Pour three times on the right hand and then three times on the left hand, covering the entire hand to the wrist with water each time.

After washing, rub your hands together and recite the blessing of עַל נְטִילַת יָדַיִם on page 165, then dry your hands and don't speak until after saying הַמּוֹצִיא and eating the bread.

Before saying the blessing over the two loaves of bread, gently mark (but do not cut) one of them with your knife. Hold both loaves in your hands, make the blessing, then cut a piece and eat it.

If there are others present at the meal who are not saying a blessing over their own two loaves of bread, they should listen to your blessing and receive a piece from your bread. It is customary for them to say the blessing for bread over their own piece before eating it.

Place salt on the table, and dip the piece of bread into the salt before eating it. The Torah says that salt must be offered with every sacrifice, and we commemorate this law by having salt on the table, which is compared to an altar. According to kabbalah, you should dip the piece of bread into the salt three times.

AMIDAH FOR MAARIV, SHACHARIT, AND MINCHAH

Say the Amidah quietly without any interruption, while standing with your feet together.

Regarding permissible interruptions and responses to prayers, see inside back cover.

Take three steps back, then three steps forward.

Hebrew

אֲדֹנָי, שְׂפָתַי תִּפְתָּח וּפִי יַגִּיד תְּהִלָּתֶךָ:

Chabad

Adonoy, s'fosai tiftoch ufi yagid t'hilosecho:

Bend knees at בָּרוּךְ; bow at אַתָּה; straighten up at יְהֹוָה.

You are our God and the God of our fathers

Hebrew

בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהֹוָה, אֱלֹהֵינוּ וֵאלֹהֵי
אֲבוֹתֵינוּ, אֱלֹהֵי אַבְרָהָם,
אֱלֹהֵי יִצְחָק, וֵאלֹהֵי יַעֲקֹב,
הָאֵל הַגָּדוֹל הַגִּבּוֹר וְהַנּוֹרָא, אֵל
עֶלְיוֹן, גּוֹמֵל חֲסָדִים טוֹבִים,
קוֹנֵה הַכֹּל, וְזוֹכֵר חַסְדֵי אָבוֹת,
וּמֵבִיא גוֹאֵל לִבְנֵי בְנֵיהֶם, לְמַעַן
שְׁמוֹ בְּאַהֲבָה:

Chabad

boruch atoh Adonoy, Eloyheinu veiloyhei
avoyseinu, Eloyhei Avrohom,
Eloyhei Yitzchok, veiloyhei Ya-akoyv,
ho-eil hagodoyl hagiboyr v'hanoyro, Eil
Elyoyn, goymeil chasodim toyvim,
koyneih hakoyl, v'zoycheir chasdei ovoys,
umeivi goy-eil livnei v'neihem, l'ma-an
sh'moy b'ahavoh:

Bend knees at בָּרוּךְ; bow at אַתָּה; straighten up at יְהֹוָה.

Hebrew

מֶלֶךְ עוֹזֵר וּמוֹשִׁיעַ וּמָגֵן. בָּרוּךְ
אַתָּה יְהֹוָה, מָגֵן אַבְרָהָם:

Chabad

melech oyzeir umoyshia umogein. boruch
atoh Adonoy, mogein Avrohom:

You revive the dead

Hebrew

אַתָּה גִּבּוֹר לְעוֹלָם אֲדֹנָי,
מְחַיֵּה מֵתִים אַתָּה, רַב
לְהוֹשִׁיעַ.

Chabad

atoh giboyr l'oylom Adonoy,
m'chayeih meisim atoh, rav
l'hoyshia.