The New Moon

Kiddush Levanah

קידוש לבנה

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קידוש לבנה

BLESSING OF THE NEW MOON

Kiddush Levana, the Blessing of the New Moon, is said between the third day and the middle day of each month. If possible, it should be said at the end of Shabbat, under the open sky, and in the presence of a minyan. See law 471.

Ps. 148

Hebrew

הַלְלוּיָהּ, הַלְלוּ אֶת־יהוה מִן־הַשָּׁמַיִם, הַלְלוּהוּ בַּמְּרוֹמִים: הַלְלוּהוּ
כָּל־מַלְאָכָיו, הַלְלוּהוּ כָּל־צְבָאָו: הַלְלוּהוּ שֶׁמֶשׁ וְיָרֵחַ, הַלְלוּהוּ
כָּל־כּוֹכְבֵי אוֹר: הַלְלוּהוּ שְׁמֵי הַשָּׁמָיִם, וְהַמַּיִם אֲשֶׁר מֵעַל הַשָּׁמָיִם:
יְהַלְלוּ אֶת־שֵׁם יהוה, כִּי הוּא צִוָּה וְנִבְרָאוּ: וַיַּעֲמִידֵם לָעַד לְעוֹלָם,
חָק־נָתַן וְלֹא יַעֲבוֹר:

Sephardi

Halleluyah, halelu et-Adonai min-hashamayim, haleluhu bameromim: haleluhu
kol-malakhav, haleluhu kol-tzeva'o: haleluhu shemesh veyare'ach, haleluhu
kol-kokhvei or: haleluhu shemei hashamayim, vehamayim asher me'al hashamayim:
yehalelu et-sheim Adonai, ki hu tzivah venivra'u: vaya'amidem la'ad le'olam,
chok-natan velo ya'avor:

English

Halleluya! Praise the LORD from the heavens, praise Him in the heights. Praise Him, all His angels; praise Him, all His hosts. Praise Him, sun and moon; praise Him, all shining stars. Praise Him, highest heavens and the waters above the heavens. Let them praise the name of the LORD, for He commanded and they were created. He established them for ever and all time, issuing a decree that will never change.

Ps. 8

Hebrew

כִּי־אֶרְאֶה שָׁמֶיךָ מַעֲשֵׂה אֶצְבְּעֹתֶיךָ, יָרֵחַ וְכוֹכָבִים אֲשֶׁר כּוֹנָנְתָּה:
מָה־אֱנוֹשׁ כִּי־תִזְכְּרֶנּוּ, וּבֶן־אָדָם כִּי תִפְקְדֶנּוּ:

Sephardi

Ki-er'eh shamecha ma'aseh etzbe'otecha, yare'ach vekokhavim asher konantah:
Mah-enosh ki-tizkerenu, uven-adam ki tifkedenu:

English

When I see Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, the moon and the stars which You have set in place: What is man that You are mindful of him, the son of man that You care for him?

Hebrew

הֲרֵינִי מוּכָן וּמְזֻמָּן לְקַיֵּם הַמִּצְוָה לְקַדֵּשׁ הַלְּבָנָה, לְשֵׁם יִחוּד קֻדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ
הוּא וּשְׁכִינְתֵּהּ, עַל יְדֵי הַהוּא טָמִיר וְנֶעְלָם בְּשֵׁם כָּל יִשְׂרָאֵל.

Sephardi

Hareini mukhan umezuman lekayeim hamitzvah lekadesh halevanah, leshem yichud kudsha berich
hu ushekhinteh, al yedei hahu tamir vene'elam beshem kol Yisrael.

English

I am prepared and ready to fulfill the commandment of blessing the new moon, for the sake of the unification of the Holy One, blessed be He, and His Divine Presence, through that One who is hidden and transcendent, in the name of all Israel.

Look at the moon, then say:

Hebrew

בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יהוה אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, אֲשֶׁר בְּמַאֲמָרוֹ בָּרָא שְׁחָקִים,
וּבְרוּחַ פִּיו כָּל צְבָאָם, חֹק וּזְמַן נָתַן לָהֶם שֶׁלֹּא יְשַׁנּוּ אֶת תַּפְקִידָם.
שָׂשִׂים וּשְׂמֵחִים לַעֲשׂוֹת רְצוֹן קוֹנָם, פּוֹעֵל אֱמֶת שֶׁפְּעֻלָּתוֹ אֱמֶת.
וְלַלְּבָנָה אָמַר שֶׁתִּתְחַדֵּשׁ, עֲטֶרֶת תִּפְאֶרֶת לַעֲמוּסֵי בָטֶן, שֶׁהֵם
עֲתִידִים לְהִתְחַדֵּשׁ כְּמוֹתָהּ וּלְפָאֵר לְיוֹצְרָם עַל שֵׁם כְּבוֹד מַלְכוּתוֹ.
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יהוה, מְחַדֵּשׁ חֳדָשִׁים.

Sephardi

Baruch atah Adonai Eloheinu melech ha'olam, asher bema'amaro bara shechakim,
uvruach piv kol tzeva'am, chok uzeman natan lahem shelo yeshannu et tafkidam.
Sasim usemechim la'asot retzon konam, po'el emet shepe'ulato emet.
Velalevanah amar shetitchadesh, ateret tiferet la'amusei vaten, shehem
atidim lehitchadesh kemotah ulefa'er leyotzram al sheim kevod malchuto.
Baruch atah Adonai, mechadesh chodashim.

English

Blessed are You, LORD our God, King of the Universe who by His word created the heavens, and by His breath all their host. He set for them laws and times, so that they should not deviate from their appointed task. They are joyous and glad to perform the will of their Owner, the Worker of truth whose work is truth. To the moon He said that it should renew itself as a crown of beauty for those He carried from the womb [Israel], for they are destined to be renewed like it, and to praise their Creator for the sake of His glorious majesty. Blessed are You, LORD, who renews the months.

The following five verses are each said three times:

Hebrew

בָּרוּךְ יוֹצְרֵךְ, בָּרוּךְ עוֹשֵׂךְ, בָּרוּךְ קוֹנֵךְ, בָּרוּךְ בּוֹרְאֵךְ.

Sephardi

Baruch yotzrech, baruch osech, baruch konech, baruch bor'ech.

English

Blessed is He who formed you; blessed is He who made you; blessed is He who owns you; blessed is He who created you.

The following verse is said rising on the toes.

Hebrew

כְּשֵׁם שֶׁאֲנִי רוֹקֵד כְּנֶגְדֵּךְ וְאֵינִי יָכוֹל לִנְגֹּעַ בָּךְ
כָּךְ לֹא יוּכְלוּ כָּל אוֹיְבַי לִנְגֹּעַ בִּי לְרָעָה.

Sephardi

Keshem she'ani roked kenegdech ve'eini yachol lingo'a bach
kach lo yukhelu kol oyvai lingo'a bi lera'ah.

English

Just as I leap toward you but cannot touch you, so may none of my enemies be able to touch me to do me harm.