Shema and Its Blessings

Keriat Shema uvirchotehah

קריאת שמע וברכותיה

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Hebrew

עַל זֹאת שִׁבְּחוּ אֲהוּבִים, וְרוֹמְמוּ אֵל
וְנָתְנוּ יְדִידִים זְמִירוֹת, שִׁירוֹת וְתִשְׁבָּחוֹת
בְּרָכוֹת וְהוֹדָאוֹת לַמֶּלֶךְ אֵל חַי וְקַיָּם
רָם וְנִשָּׂא, גָּדוֹל וְנוֹרָא
מַשְׁפִּיל גֵּאִים עֲדֵי אָרֶץ, וּמַגְבִּיהַּ שְׁפָלִים עֲדֵי מָרוֹם
מוֹצִיא אֲסִירִים, וּפוֹדֶה עֲנָוִים וְעוֹזֵר דַּלִּים
וְעוֹנֶה לְעַמּוֹ יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּעֵת שַׁוְּעָם אֵלָיו.

Sephardi

Al zot shibchu ahuvim, v'romemu Eil
v'natnu yedidim zemirot, shirot v'tishbachot
berachot vehoda'ot laMelech Eil chai vekayam
ram venisa, gadol venora
mashpil ge'im adei aretz, u'magbiah shefalim adei marom
motzi asirim, u'fodeh anavim v'ozer dalim
v'oneh le'amo Yisrael be'et shav'am elav.

English

For this, the beloved ones praised and exalted God, the cherished ones sang psalms, songs and praises, blessings and thanksgivings to the King, the living and enduring God. High and exalted, great and awesome, He brings the haughty down to earth and raises the lowly to the heights, freeing captives and redeeming those in need, helping the poor and answering His people Israel when they cry out to Him.

Stand in preparation for the Amida. Take three steps back before beginning the Amida.

Ex. 15

Hebrew

תְּהִלּוֹת לְאֵל עֶלְיוֹן גּוֹאָלָם, בָּרוּךְ הוּא וּמְבֹרָךְ
מֹשֶׁה וּבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל, לְךָ עָנוּ שִׁירָה בְּשִׂמְחָה רַבָּה, וְאָמְרוּ כֻלָּם
מִי־כָמֹכָה בָּאֵלִם, יהוה
מִי כָּמֹכָה נֶאְדָּר בַּקֹּדֶשׁ, נוֹרָא תְהִלֹּת, עֹשֵׂה פֶלֶא׃

Sephardi

Tehilot le'el Elyon Go'alam, baruch hu u'mevorach
Moshe uvenei Yisrael, lecha anu shirah besimchah rabbah, ve'amru chulam
Mi-chamochah ba'elim, Adonai
Mi kamochah ne'dar bakodesh, nora tehilot, oseh fele:

English

Praises to God Most High, their Redeemer, the Blessed One who is blessed. Moses and the children of Israel recited to You a song with great joy, and they all exclaimed: "Who is like You, LORD, among the mighty? Who is like You, majestic in holiness, awesome in praises, doing wonders?"

Ibid.

Hebrew

שִׁירָה חֲדָשָׁה שִׁבְּחוּ גְאוּלִים לְשִׁמְךָ הַגָּדוֹל עַל שְׂפַת הַיָּם
יַחַד כֻּלָּם הוֹדוּ וְהִמְלִיכוּ, וְאָמְרוּ
יהוה יִמְלֹךְ לְעֹלָם וָעֶד׃

Sephardi

Shirah chadashah shibchu ge'ulim leshimcha hagadol al sefat hayam
yachad kulam hodu v'himlichu, ve'amru
Adonai yimloch le'olam va'ed:

English

With a new song, the redeemed people praised Your great name at the seashore. Together they all gave thanks, proclaimed Your kingship, and declared: "The LORD shall reign for ever and ever."

Congregants should end the following blessing together with the Leader so as to be able to move directly from the words "redeemed Israel" to the Amida, without the interruption of saying Amen.

Is. 47

Hebrew

צוּר יִשְׂרָאֵל, קוּמָה בְּעֶזְרַת יִשְׂרָאֵל
וּפְדֵה כִנְאֻמֶךָ יְהוּדָה וְיִשְׂרָאֵל. וְנֶאֱמַר
גֹּאֲלֵנוּ יהוה צְבָאוֹת שְׁמוֹ, קְדוֹשׁ יִשְׂרָאֵל׃

Sephardi

Tzur Yisrael, kumah b'ezrat Yisrael
ufedeh chin'umecha Yehudah v'Yisrael. Vene'emar
Go'aleinu Adonai Tzeva'ot shemo, Kedosh Yisrael:

English

Rock of Israel! Arise to the help of Israel. Deliver, as You promised, Judah and Israel. It is said: "Our Redeemer, the LORD of hosts is His name, the Holy One of Israel."

On Pesah, in many congregations, a short piyut is said here before the Amida (page 1304). No such piyut is said on the eighth day of Pesah, unless it falls on a Shabbat.

Hebrew

בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יהוה, גָּאַל יִשְׂרָאֵל.

Sephardi

Baruch Atah Adonai, ga'al Yisrael.

English

Blessed are You, LORD, who redeemed Israel.