The New Moon

Kiddush Levanah

קידוש לבנה

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Sanhedrin 42aSong. 8

Hebrew

תָּנָא דְּבֵי רַבִּי יִשְׁמָעֵאל: אִלְמָלֵי לֹא זָכוּ יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶלָּא לְהַקְבִּיל פְּנֵי
אֲבִיהֶם שֶׁבַּשָּׁמַיִם פַּעַם אַחַת בַּחֹדֶשׁ, דַּיָּם. אָמַר אַבַּיֵּי: הַלְכָךְ צָרִיךְ
לְמֵימְרָא מְעֻמָּד. מִי זֹאת עֹלָה מִן־הַמִּדְבָּר, מִתְרַפֶּקֶת עַל־דּוֹדָהּ:

Sephardi

Tana devei Rabi Yishmael: ilmalei lo zachu Yisrael ela lehakbil penei
avihem shebashamayim pa'am achat bachodesh, dayam. Amar Abaye: hilkach tzarich
lemeimra me'umad. Mi zot olah min-hamidbar, mitrapeket al-dodah:

English

In the academy of Rabbi Yishmael it was taught: Were the people of Israel privileged to greet the presence of their heavenly Father only once a month, it would have been sufficient for them. Abaye said: Therefore it [the blessing of the moon] should be said standing. Who is this coming up from the desert, leaning on her beloved?

Gen. 1Hos. 3

Hebrew

וִיהִי רָצוֹן מִלְּפָנֶיךָ יהוה אֱלֹהַי וֵאלֹהֵי אֲבוֹתַי, לְמַלְּאוֹת פְּגִימַת
הַלְּבָנָה וְלֹא יִהְיֶה בָהּ שׁוּם מִעוּט. וִיהִי אוֹר הַלְּבָנָה כְּאוֹר הַחַמָּה
וּכְאוֹר שִׁבְעַת יְמֵי בְרֵאשִׁית, כְּמוֹ שֶׁהָיְתָה קֹדֶם מִעוּטָהּ, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר:
אֶת־שְׁנֵי הַמְּאֹרוֹת הַגְּדֹלִים: וְיִתְקַיֵּם בָּנוּ מִקְרָא שֶׁכָּתוּב: וּבִקְשׁוּ
אֶת־יהוה אֱלֹהֵיהֶם וְאֵת דָּוִיד מַלְכָּם: אָמֵן.

Sephardi

Vihi ratzon milfanecha Adonai Elohai veilohei avotai, lemaleot pegimat
halevanah velo yihyeh vah shum mi'ut. Vihi or halevanah ke'or hachamah
uche'or shiv'at yemei bereshit, kemo shehayetah kodem mi'utah, shene'emar:
et-shenei hame'orot hagedolim: veyitkayem banu mikra shekatuv: uvikshu
et-Adonai Eloheihem ve'et David malkam: Amen.

English

May it be Your will, LORD my God and God of my ancestors, to make good the deficiency of the moon, so that it is no longer in its diminished state. May the light of the moon be like the light of the sun and like the light of the seven days of creation as it was before it was diminished, as it says, "The two great luminaries." And may there be fulfilled for us the verse: "They shall seek the LORD their God, and David their king." Amen.

Ps. 67

Hebrew

לַמְנַצֵּחַ בִּנְגִינֹת, מִזְמוֹר שִׁיר: אֱלֹהִים יְחָנֵּנוּ וִיבָרְכֵנוּ, יָאֵר פָּנָיו
אִתָּנוּ סֶלָה: לָדַעַת בָּאָרֶץ דַּרְכֶּךָ, בְּכָל־גּוֹיִם יְשׁוּעָתֶךָ: יוֹדוּךָ עַמִּים
אֱלֹהִים, יוֹדוּךָ עַמִּים כֻּלָּם: יִשְׂמְחוּ וִירַנְּנוּ לְאֻמִּים, כִּי־תִשְׁפֹּט עַמִּים
מִישֹׁר, וּלְאֻמִּים בָּאָרֶץ תַּנְחֵם סֶלָה: יוֹדוּךָ עַמִּים אֱלֹהִים, יוֹדוּךָ
עַמִּים כֻּלָּם: אֶרֶץ נָתְנָה יְבוּלָהּ, יְבָרְכֵנוּ אֱלֹהִים אֱלֹהֵינוּ: יְבָרְכֵנוּ
אֱלֹהִים, וְיִירְאוּ אוֹתוֹ כָּל־אַפְסֵי־אָרֶץ:

Sephardi

Lamnatze'ach bineginot, mizmor shir: Elohim yechaneinu vivarcheinu, ya'eir panav
itanu Selah: Lada'at ba'aretz darkecha, bechol-goyim yeshu'atecha: Yoducha amim
Elohim, yoducha amim kulam: Yismechu viranenu le'umim, ki-tishpot amim
mishor, ule'umim ba'aretz tanchem Selah: Yoducha amim Elohim, yoducha
amim kulam: Eretz natnah yevulah, yevarecheinu Elohim Eloheinu: yevarecheinu
Elohim, veyir'u oto kol-afsei-aretz:

English

For the conductor of music. With stringed instruments, a psalm. A song. May God be gracious to us and bless us. May He make His face shine on us, Selah. Then will Your way be known on earth, Your salvation among all the nations. Let the peoples praise You, God; let all peoples praise You. Let nations rejoice and sing for joy, for You judge the peoples with equity, and guide the nations of the earth, Selah. Let the peoples praise You, God; let all peoples praise You. The earth has yielded its harvest. May God, our God, bless us. God will bless us, and all the ends of the earth will fear Him.

Stand while saying Aleinu. Bow at ▼.

Hebrew

עָלֵינוּ לְשַׁבֵּחַ לַאֲדוֹן הַכֹּל, לָתֵת גְּדֻלָּה לְיוֹצֵר בְּרֵאשִׁית
שֶׁלֹּא עָשָׂנוּ כְּגוֹיֵי הָאֲרָצוֹת, וְלֹא שָׂמָנוּ כְּמִשְׁפְּחוֹת הָאֲדָמָה
שֶׁלֹּא שָׂם חֶלְקֵנוּ כָּהֶם וְגוֹרָלֵנוּ כְּכָל הֲמוֹנָם.
שֶׁהֵם מִשְׁתַּחֲוִים לְהֶבֶל וָרִיק וּמִתְפַּלְּלִים אֶל אֵל לֹא יוֹשִׁיעַ.
וַאֲנַחְנוּ כּוֹרְעִים וּמִשְׁתַּחֲוִים וּמוֹדִים
לִפְנֵי מֶלֶךְ מַלְכֵי הַמְּלָכִים, הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא
שֶׁהוּא נוֹטֶה שָׁמַיִם וְיֹסֵד אָרֶץ
וּמוֹשַׁב יְקָרוֹ בַּשָּׁמַיִם מִמַּעַל
וּשְׁכִינַת עֻזּוֹ בְּגָבְהֵי מְרוֹמִים.
הוּא אֱלֹהֵינוּ, אֵין עוֹד.

Sephardi

Aleinu leshabe'ach la'Adon hakol, latet gedulah leyotzer bereshit
shelo asanu kegoyei ha'aratzot, velo samanu kemishpechot ha'adamah
shelo sam chelkeinu kahem vegoraleinu kechol hamonam.
shehem mishtachavim lehevel varik umitpalelim el Eil lo yoshia.
va'anachnu kore'im umishtachavim umodim
lifnei melech malchei hamelachim, hakadosh baruch hu
shehu noteh shamayim veyosed aretz
umoshav yekaro bashamayim mima'al
ushchinat uzo begavhei meromim.
hu Eloheinu, ein od.

English

It is our duty to praise the Master of all, and ascribe greatness to the Author of creation, who has not made us like the nations of the lands nor placed us like the families of the earth; who has not made our portion like theirs, nor our destiny like all their multitudes. For they worship vanity and emptiness, and pray to a god who cannot save. But we bow in worship and thank the Supreme King of kings, the Holy One, blessed be He, who extends the heavens and establishes the earth, whose throne of glory is in the heavens above, and whose power's Presence is in the highest of heights. He is our God; there is no other.