The New Moon

Kiddush Levanah

קידוש לבנה

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Hebrew

יְהֵא שְׁמֵהּ רַבָּא מְבָרַךְ לְעָלַם וּלְעָלְמֵי עָלְמַיָּא.

Sephardi

Yehei shemeh raba mevarach le'alam ul'almei almaya.

English

All: May His great name be blessed for ever and all time.

Hebrew

יִתְבָּרַךְ וְיִשְׁתַּבַּח וְיִתְפָּאַר
וְיִתְרוֹמַם וְיִתְנַשֵּׂא וְיִתְהַדָּר וְיִתְעַלֶּה וְיִתְהַלָּל
שְׁמֵהּ דְּקֻדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא (קהל: אָמֵן)
לְעֵלָּא מִן כָּל בִּרְכָתָא
/ בעשרת ימי תשובה: לְעֵלָּא לְעֵלָּא מִכָּל בִּרְכָתָא /
וְשִׁירָתָא, תֻּשְׁבְּחָתָא וְנֶחֱמָתָא
דַּאֲמִירָן בְּעָלְמָא
וְאִמְרוּ אָמֵן. (קהל: אָמֵן)

Sephardi

Yitbarach veyishtabach veyitpa'ar
veyitromam veyitnase veyithadar veyit'aleh veyithalal
shemeh dekudsha berich hu (kahal: Amen)
le'ela min kol birchata
(ba'aseret yemei teshuvah: le'ela le'ela mikol birchata)
veshirata, tushbechata venechemata
da'amiran be'alma
ve'imru amen. (kahal: Amen)

English

Mourner: Blessed and praised, glorified and exalted, raised and honored, uplifted and lauded be the name of the Holy One, blessed be He, beyond any blessing, song, praise and consolation uttered in the world - and say: Amen.

Hebrew

יְהֵא שְׁלָמָא רַבָּא מִן שְׁמַיָּא
וְחַיִּים טוֹבִים עָלֵינוּ וְעַל כָּל יִשְׂרָאֵל
וְאִמְרוּ אָמֵן. (קהל: אָמֵן)

Sephardi

Yehei shelama raba min shemaya
vechayim tovim aleinu ve'al kol Yisrael
ve'imru amen. (kahal: Amen)

English

May there be great peace from heaven, and good lives for us and all Israel - and say: Amen.

Bow, take three steps back, as if taking leave of the Divine Presence, then bow, first left, then right, then center, while saying:

Hebrew

עֹשֶׂה שָׁלוֹם / בעשרת ימי תשובה: הַשָּׁלוֹם / בִּמְרוֹמָיו
הוּא יַעֲשֶׂה שָׁלוֹם עָלֵינוּ וְעַל כָּל יִשְׂרָאֵל
וְאִמְרוּ אָמֵן. (קהל: אָמֵן)

Sephardi

Oseh shalom (ba'aseret yemei teshuvah: hashalom) bimromav
hu ya'aseh shalom aleinu ve'al kol Yisrael
ve'imru amen. (kahal: Amen)

English

May He who makes peace in His high places, make peace for us and all Israel - and say: Amen.

All sing:

Hebrew

טוֹבִים מְאוֹרוֹת שֶׁבָּרָא אֱלֹהֵינוּ, יְצָרָם בְּדַעַת בְּבִינָה וּבְהַשְׂכֵּל
כֹּחַ וּגְבוּרָה נָתַן בָּהֶם, לִהְיוֹת מוֹשְׁלִים בְּקֶרֶב תֵּבֵל.
מְלֵאִים זִיו וּמְפִיקִים נֹגַהּ, נָאֶה זִיוָם בְּכָל הָעוֹלָם
שְׂמֵחִים בְּצֵאתָם וְשָׂשִׂים בְּבוֹאָם, עוֹשִׂים בְּאֵימָה רְצוֹן קוֹנָם.
פְּאֵר וְכָבוֹד נוֹתְנִים לִשְׁמוֹ, צָהֳלָה וְרִנָּה לְזֵכֶר מַלְכוּתוֹ
קָרָא לַשֶּׁמֶשׁ וַיִּזְרַח אוֹר, רָאָה וְהִתְקִין צוּרַת הַלְּבָנָה.

Sephardi

Tovim me'orot shebara Eloheinu, yetzaram beda'at bevinah uvehaskel
Koach ugevurah natan bahem, lihyot moshlim bekerev tevel.
Melei'im ziv umefikim nogah, na'eh zivam bechol ha'olam
Semechim betzeitam vesasim bevo'am, osim be'eimah retzon konam.
Pe'er vechavod notnim lishmo, tzaholah verinah lezecher malchuto
Kara lashemesh vayizrach or, ra'ah vehitkin tzurat halevanah.

English

טוֹבִים Good are the radiant stars our God created; He formed them with knowledge, understanding and deliberation. He gave them strength and might to rule throughout the world. Full of splendor, radiating light, beautiful is their splendor throughout the world. Glad as they go forth, joyous as they return, they fulfill with awe their Creator's will. Glory and honor they give to His name, jubilation and song at the mention of His majesty. He called the sun into being and it shone with light. He looked and fashioned the form of the moon.