Tahanun

Seder Tachanun

סדר תחנון

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סדר תחנון

TAHANUN

Tahanun is not said on Erev Shabbat and Erev Yom Tov. It is also not said on the following days: Rosh Hodesh, Hanukka, Tu BiShvat, the 14th and 15th of Adar I, Purim and Shushan Purim, Yom HaAtzma'ut, Lag BaOmer, Yom Yerushalayim, Tisha B'Av, Tu B'Av, and the preceding afternoons, the month of Nisan, the 14th of Iyar (Pesah Sheni), from Rosh Hodesh Sivan through the day after Shavuot (in Israel through 12th of Sivan), and from Erev Yom Kippur through the day after Simhat Torah (in Israel through Rosh Hodesh Marheshvan). Tahanun is also not said: on the occasion of a Brit Mila, either where the brit will take place or where the father, Sandak or Mohel are present; if a groom is present (and some say, a bride) on the day of his wedding or during the week of Sheva Berakhot; in a house of mourning.

וידוי

CONFESSION

Hebrew

אֱלֹהֵינוּ וֵאלֹהֵי אֲבוֹתֵינוּ
תָּבוֹא לְפָנֶיךָ תְּפִלָּתֵנוּ, וְאַל תִּתְעַלַּם מִתְּחִנָּתֵנוּ
שֶׁאֵין אָנוּ עַזֵּי פָנִים וּקְשֵׁי עֹרֶף לוֹמַר לְפָנֶיךָ
יהוה אֱלֹהֵינוּ וֵאלֹהֵי אֲבוֹתֵינוּ
צַדִּיקִים אֲנַחְנוּ וְלֹא חָטָאנוּ
אֲבָל אֲנַחְנוּ וַאֲבוֹתֵינוּ חָטָאנוּ

Sephardi

Eloheinu veilohei avoteinu
Tavo lefanecha tefilatenu, ve'al titalam mitechinatenu
She'ein anu azei panim ukshei oref lomar lefanecha
Adonai Eloheinu veilohei avoteinu
Tzadikim anachnu velo chatanu
Aval anachnu va'avoteinu chatanu

English

Our God and God of our fathers, let our prayer come before You, and do not hide Yourself from our plea, for we are not so arrogant or obstinate as to say before You, LORD, our God and God of our fathers, we are righteous and have not sinned, for in truth, we and our fathers have sinned.

Strike the left side of the chest with the right fist while saying each of the sins:

Hebrew

אָשַׁמְנוּ, בָּגַדְנוּ, גָּזַלְנוּ, דִּבַּרְנוּ דֹּפִי
הֶעֱוִינוּ, וְהִרְשַׁעְנוּ, זַדְנוּ, חָמַסְנוּ, טָפַלְנוּ שֶׁקֶר
יָעַצְנוּ רָע, כִּזַּבְנוּ, לַצְנוּ, מָרַדְנוּ, נִאַצְנוּ
סָרַרְנוּ, עָוִינוּ, פָּשַׁעְנוּ, צָרַרְנוּ, קִשִּׁינוּ עֹרֶף
רָשַׁעְנוּ, שִׁחַתְנוּ, תִּעַבְנוּ, תָּעִינוּ, תִּעְתָּעְנוּ.

Sephardi

Ashamnu, bagadnu, gazalnu, dibarnu dofi
He'evinu, vehirshanu, zadnu, chamasnu, tafalnu sheker
Ya'atznu ra, kizavnu, latznu, maradnu, ni'atznu
Sararnu, avinu, pashanu, tzararnu, kishinu oref
Rashanu, shichatnu, ti'avnu, ta'inu, tita'anu.

English

We have sinned, we have acted treacherously, we have robbed, we have spoken slander. We have acted perversely, we have acted wickedly, we have acted presumptuously, we have been violent, we have framed lies. We have given bad advice, we have deceived, we have scorned, we have rebelled, we have provoked, we have turned away, we have committed iniquity, we have transgressed, we have persecuted, we have been obstinate. We have acted wickedly, we have corrupted, we have acted abominably, we have strayed, we have led others astray.

Neh. 9

Hebrew

סַרְנוּ מִמִּצְוֹתֶיךָ וּמִמִּשְׁפָּטֶיךָ הַטּוֹבִים, וְלֹא שָׁוָה לָנוּ.
וְאַתָּה צַדִּיק עַל כָּל־הַבָּא עָלֵינוּ, כִּי־אֱמֶת עָשִׂיתָ
וַאֲנַחְנוּ הִרְשָׁעְנוּ:

Sephardi

Sarnu mimitzvotecha umimishpatecha hatovim, velo shavah lanu.
Ve'atah tzadik al kol-haba aleinu, ki-emet asita
Va'anachnu hirshanu:

English

We have turned away from Your commandments and good laws, to no avail, for You are just in all that has befallen us, for You have acted faithfully while we have done wickedly.