Haftara

Berachah laKahal

ברכה לקהל

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On Shabbat, including Shabbat Ḥol HaMo’ed Pesaḥ, say:

Hebrew

עַל הַתּוֹרָה וְעַל הָעֲבוֹדָה וְעַל הַנְּבִיאִים וְעַל יוֹם הַשַּׁבָּת הַזֶּה,
שֶׁנָּתַתָּ לָנוּ יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ לִקְדֻשָּׁה וְלִמְנוּחָה, לְכָבוֹד וּלְתִפְאָרֶת.
עַל הַכֹּל יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ אֲנַחְנוּ מוֹדִים לָךְ וּמְבָרְכִים אוֹתָךְ, יִתְבָּרַךְ
שִׁמְךָ בְּפִי כָל חַי תָּמִיד לְעוֹלָם וָעֶד. בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהֹוָה, מְקַדֵּשׁ
הַשַּׁבָּת.

Sephardi

Al haTorah ve'al ha'avodah ve'al hanevi'im ve'al yom haShabbat hazeh,
shenatata lanu Adonai Eloheinu likdushah velimnuchah, lechavod uletif'eret.
Al hakol Adonai Eloheinu anachnu modim lach umevarchim otach, yitbarach
shimcha befi chol chai tamid le'olam va'ed. Baruch atah Adonai, mekadesh
haShabbat.

English

For the Torah, for divine worship, for the prophets, and for this Shabbat day which You, LORD our God, have given us for holiness and rest, honor and glory – for all these we thank and bless You, LORD our God, and may Your name be blessed by the mouth of all that lives, continually, for ever and all time. Blessed are You, LORD, who sanctifies the Shabbat.

On Yom Tov and on Shabbat Ḥol HaMo’ed Sukkot, say (adding on Shabbat the words in parentheses):

Hebrew

עַל הַתּוֹרָה וְעַל הָעֲבוֹדָה וְעַל הַנְּבִיאִים (בשבת: וְעַל יוֹם הַשַּׁבָּת הַזֶּה), וְעַל יוֹם
בפסח: חַג הַמַּצּוֹת הַזֶּה
בשבועות: חַג הַשָּׁבוּעוֹת הַזֶּה
בסוכות: חַג הַסֻּכּוֹת הַזֶּה
בשמיני עצרת ובש״ת: שְׁמִינִי עֲצֶרֶת הֶחָג הַזֶּה
שֶׁנָּתַתָּ לָנוּ, יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ (בשבת: לִקְדֻשָּׁה וְלִמְנוּחָה) לְשָׂשׂוֹן וּלְשִׂמְחָה, לְכָבוֹד
וּלְתִפְאָרֶת. עַל הַכֹּל יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ אֲנַחְנוּ מוֹדִים לָךְ וּמְבָרְכִים אוֹתָךְ, יִתְבָּרַךְ
שִׁמְךָ בְּפִי כָל חַי תָּמִיד לְעוֹלָם וָעֶד. בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהֹוָה, מְקַדֵּשׁ (בשבת: הַשַּׁבָּת
וְ)יִשְׂרָאֵל וְהַזְּמַנִּים.

Sephardi

Al haTorah ve'al ha'avodah ve'al hanevi'im (beShabbat: ve'al yom haShabbat hazeh), ve'al yom
bePesach: chag haMatzot hazeh
beShavuot: chag haShavuot hazeh
beSukkot: chag haSukkot hazeh
biShemini Atzeret uveSimchat Torah: Shemini Atzeret hechag hazeh
shenatata lanu, Adonai Eloheinu (beShabbat: likdushah velimnuchah) lesason ulesimchah, lechavod
uletif'eret. Al hakol Adonai Eloheinu anachnu modim lach umevarchim otach, yitbarach
shimcha befi chol chai tamid le'olam va'ed. Baruch atah Adonai, mekadesh (beShabbat: haShabbat
ve)Yisrael vehazmanim.

English

For the Torah, for divine worship, for the prophets, (for this Shabbat day) and for this day of On Pesaḥ: the Festival of Matzot On Shavuot: the Festival of Shavuot On Sukkot: the Festival of Sukkot On Shemini Atzeret and Simḥat Torah: the Festival of Shemini Atzeret which You, LORD our God, have given us (for holiness and rest), for joy and gladness, honor and glory – for all these we thank and bless You, LORD our God, and may Your name be blessed by the mouth of all that lives, continually, for ever and all time. Blessed are You, LORD, who sanctifies (the Shabbat), Israel and the festivals.

The following three paragraphs are not said on a Yom Tov occurring on a weekday. They are only said when praying with a minyan (some say the first paragraph without a minyan).

Hebrew

יְקוּם פֻּרְקָן מִן שְׁמַיָּא, חִנָּא וְחִסְדָּא וְרַחֲמֵי וְחַיֵּי אֲרִיכֵי וּמְזוֹנֵי
רְוִיחֵי, וְסִיַּעְתָּא דִשְׁמַיָּא, וּבְרִיאוּת גּוּפָא וּנְהוֹרָא מְעַלְּיָא, זַרְעָא
חַיָּא וְקַיָּמָא, זַרְעָא דִי לָא יִפְסֹק וְדִי לָא יִבְטַל מִפִּתְגָמֵי אוֹרַיְתָא,
לְמָרָנָן וְרַבָּנָן חֲבוּרָתָא קַדִּישְׁתָּא דִי בְאַרְעָא דְיִשְׂרָאֵל וְדִי בְּבָבֶל,
לְרֵישֵׁי כַלָּה, וּלְרֵישֵׁי גָלוּתָא, וּלְרֵישֵׁי מְתִיבְתָּא, וּלְדַיָּנֵי דְבָבָא,

Sephardi

Yekum purkan min shemaya, china vechisda verachamei vechayei arichei umezonei
revichei, vesiyata dishmaya, uvri'ut gufa unehora me'alya, zara
chaya vekayama, zara di la yifsok vedi la yivtal mipitgamei orayta,
lemaranan verabanan chavurata kadishta di ve'ar'a deYisrael vedi beVavel,
lereishei challah, ulereishei galuta, ulereishei metivta, uledayanei devava,

English

May deliverance arise from heaven, bringing grace, love and compassion, long life, ample sustenance and heavenly help, physical health and enlightenment of mind, living and thriving children who will neither interrupt nor cease from the words of the Torah – to our masters and teachers of the holy communities in the land of Israel and Babylon; to the leaders of assemblies and the