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Shaharit

Blessings of the Shema

קריאת שמע וברכותיה

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Hebrew
אַהֲבַת עוֹלָם אֲהַבְתָּנוּ, יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ
חֶמְלָה גְּדוֹלָה וִיתֵרָה חָמַלְתָּ עָלֵינוּ.
אָבִינוּ מַלְכֵּנוּ
בַּעֲבוּר שִׁמְךָ הַגָּדוֹל, וּבַעֲבוּר אֲבוֹתֵינוּ שֶׁבָּטְחוּ בָּךְ
וַתְּלַמְּדֵם חֻקֵּי חַיִּים, לַעֲשׂוֹת רְצוֹנְךָ בְּלֵבָב שָׁלֵם
כֵּן תְּחָנֵּנוּ וּתְלַמְּדֵנוּ.
אָבִינוּ, אָב הָרַחֲמָן, הַמְרַחֵם
רַחֵם נָא עָלֵינוּ
וְתֵן בְּלִבֵּנוּ בִּינָה לְהָבִין וּלְהַשְׂכִּיל
לִשְׁמֹעַ, לִלְמֹד וּלְלַמֵּד, לִשְׁמֹר וְלַעֲשׂוֹת
וּלְקַיֵּם אֶת כָּל דִּבְרֵי תַלְמוּד תּוֹרָתֶךָ בְּאַהֲבָה.
וְהָאֵר עֵינֵינוּ בְּתוֹרָתֶךָ, וְדַבֵּק לִבֵּנוּ בְּמִצְוֹתֶיךָ
וְיַחֵד לְבָבֵנוּ לְאַהֲבָה וּלְיִרְאָה אֶת שְׁמֶךָ
לְמַעַן לֹא נֵבוֹשׁ וְלֹא נִכָּלֵם וְלֹא נִכָּשֵׁל לְעוֹלָם וָעֶד.
כִּי בְשֵׁם קָדְשְׁךָ הַגָּדוֹל הַגִּבּוֹר וְהַנּוֹרָא בָּטָחְנוּ
נָגִילָה וְנִשְׂמְחָה בִּישׁוּעָתֶךָ.
Sephardi
Ahavat olam ahavtanu, Adonai Eloheinu
chemlah gedolah viteirah chamalta aleinu.
Avinu Malkeinu
ba'avur shimcha hagadol, uva'avur avoteinu shebatchu bach
vatelamdem chukei chayim, la'asot retzoncha belevav shalem
kein techaneinu utelamdeinu.
Avinu, Av harachaman, hamerachem
rachem na aleinu
veten belibeinu binah lehavin ulehaskil
lishmoa, lilmod ulelamed, lishmor vela'asot
ulekayem et kol divrei talmud Toratecha be'ahavah.
veha'er eineinu beToratecha, vedabek libeinu bemitzvotecha
veyached levaveinu le'ahavah uleyirah et shemecha
lema'an lo nevosh velo nikalem velo nikashel le'olam va'ed.
ki veshem kodshecha hagadol hagibor vehanora batachnu
nagilah venismechah bishuatecha.
English
With everlasting love have You loved us, LORD our God, and with surpassing compassion have You had compassion on us. Our Father, our King, for the sake of Your great name, and for the sake of our ancestors who trusted in You, and to whom You taught the laws of life, to perform Your will wholeheartedly, be gracious also to us and teach us. Our Father, compassionate Father, ever compassionate, please, have compassion on us. Instill in our hearts the wisdom to understand and discern, to listen, learn and teach, to observe, perform and fulfill all the teachings of Your Torah in love. Enlighten our eyes in Your Torah and let our hearts cling to Your commandments. Unite our hearts to love and revere Your name, so that we may never be ashamed or humiliated or fall. And because we have trusted in Your holy, great, mighty and revered name, may we be glad and rejoice in Your salvation.
At this point, gather the four tzitziot of the tallit, holding them in the left hand.
Hebrew
וְרַחֲמֶיךָ יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ וְחַסְדֶּיךָ הָרַבִּים
אַל יַעַזְבוּנוּ נֶצַח סֶלָה וָעֶד.
מַהֵר וְהָבֵא עָלֵינוּ בְּרָכָה וְשָׁלוֹם
מְהֵרָה מֵאַרְבַּע כַּנְפוֹת כָּל הָאָרֶץ
וּשְׁבֹר עֻלֵּנוּ מֵעַל צַוָּארֵנוּ, וְתוֹלִיכֵנוּ מְהֵרָה קוֹמְמִיּוּת לְאַרְצֵנוּ.
כִּי אֵל פּוֹעֵל יְשׁוּעוֹת אָתָּה, וּבָנוּ בָחַרְתָּ מִכָּל עַם וְלָשׁוֹן
וְקֵרַבְתָּנוּ מַלְכֵּנוּ לְשִׁמְךָ הַגָּדוֹל סֶלָה בֶּאֱמֶת בְּאַהֲבָה
לְהוֹדוֹת לְךָ וּלְיַחֶדְךָ בְּאַהֲבָה, וּלְאַהֲבָה אֶת שְׁמֶךָ.
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהוָה, הַבּוֹחֵר בְּעַמּוֹ יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּאַהֲבָה.
Sephardi
Verachamecha Adonai Eloheinu vechasdecha harabim
al yaazvunu netzach selah va'ed.
maher vehavei aleinu berachah veshalom
meheirah me'arba kanfot kol ha'aretz
ushevor ulenu me'al tzavarenu, vetolichenu meheirah komemiyut le'artzeinu.
ki Eil po'el yeshuot atah, uvanu vacharta mikol am velashon
vekeravtanu Malkeinu leshimcha hagadol selah be'emet be'ahavah
lehodot lecha uleyachedecha be'ahavah, ule'ahavah et shemecha.
Baruch atah Adonai, habocher be'amo Yisrael be'ahavah.
English
Let Your compassion, LORD our God, and Your great kindness never leave us, Selah, for all eternity. Swiftly, bring us blessing and peace, speedily from the four quarters of the earth, break the yoke from our neck and lead us soon, upright to our land. For You are a God who performs acts of salvation, and You chose us from all peoples and tongues, bringing us close, our King, to Your great name for ever, in truth and in love, that we may thank You and proclaim Your Oneness in love, and love Your name. Blessed are You, LORD, who chooses His people Israel in love.