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Ma’ariv for Shabbat and Yom Tov

Shema

קריאת שמע וברכותיה

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מעריב לשבת וליום טוב

Ma’ariv for Shabbat and Yom Tov

קריאת שמע וברכותיה

BLESSINGS OF THE SHEMA

The Leader says the following, bowing at “Bless,” standing straight at “the LORD.” The congregation, followed by the Leader, responds, bowing at “Bless,” standing straight at “the LORD.”
Hebrew
בָּרְכוּ
אֶת יְהֹוָה הַמְבֹרָךְ.
Sephardi
Barchu
et Adonai hamevorach.
English
BLESS the LORD, the blessed One.
Hebrew
בָּרוּךְ יְהֹוָה הַמְבֹרָךְ לְעוֹלָם וָעֶד.
Sephardi
Baruch Adonai hamevorach le'olam va'ed.
English
Bless the LORD, the blessed One, for ever and all time.
Hebrew
בָּרוּךְ יְהֹוָה הַמְבֹרָךְ לְעוֹלָם וָעֶד.
Sephardi
Baruch Adonai hamevorach le'olam va'ed.
English
Bless the LORD, the blessed One, for ever and all time.
Hebrew
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם
אֲשֶׁר בִּדְבָרוֹ מַעֲרִיב עֲרָבִים בְּחָכְמָה פּוֹתֵחַ שְׁעָרִים
וּבִתְבוּנָה מְשַׁנֶּה עִתִּים וּמַחֲלִיף אֶת הַזְּמַנִּים
וּמְסַדֵּר אֶת הַכּוֹכָבִים בְּמִשְׁמְרוֹתֵיהֶם בָּרָקִיעַ כִּרְצוֹנוֹ.
בּוֹרֵא יוֹם וָלָיְלָה, גּוֹלֵל אוֹר מִפְּנֵי חֹשֶׁךְ וְחֹשֶׁךְ מִפְּנֵי אוֹר
וּמַעֲבִיר יוֹם וּמֵבִיא לָיְלָה, וּמַבְדִּיל בֵּין יוֹם וּבֵין לָיְלָה
יְהֹוָה צְבָאוֹת שְׁמוֹ.
אֵל חַי וְקַיָּם תָּמִיד, יִמְלֹךְ עָלֵינוּ לְעוֹלָם וָעֶד.
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהֹוָה, הַמַּעֲרִיב עֲרָבִים.
Sephardi
Baruch atah Adonai Eloheinu Melech ha'olam
asher bidvaro ma'ariv aravim bechochmah pote'ach she'arim
uvitvunah meshane itim umachalif et hazmanim
umesader et hakochavim bemishmeroteihem barakia kirtzono.
Borei yom valailah, golel or mipnei choshech vechoshech mipnei or
uma'avir yom umeivi lailah, umavdil bein yom uvein lailah
Adonai Tzeva'ot shemo.
Eil chai vekayam tamid, yimloch aleinu le'olam va'ed.
Baruch atah Adonai, hama'ariv aravim.
English
Blessed are You, LORD our God, King of the Universe, who by His word brings on evenings, by His wisdom opens the gates of heaven, with understanding makes time change and the seasons rotate, and by His will orders the stars in their constellations in the sky. He creates day and night, rolling away the light before the darkness, and darkness before the light. He makes the day pass and brings on night, distinguishing day from night: the LORD of hosts is His name. May the living and forever enduring God rule over us for all time. Blessed are You, LORD, who brings on evenings.