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Minha for Shabbat

Removing the Torah

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Zohar, Vayak-hel
Hebrew
בְּרִיךְ שְׁמֵהּ דְּמָרֵא עָלְמָא, בְּרִיךְ כִּתְרָךְ וְאַתְרָךְ. יְהֵא רְעוּתָךְ עִם עַמָּךְ יִשְׂרָאֵל לְעָלַם,
וּפֻרְקַן יְמִינָךְ אַחֲזֵי לְעַמָּךְ בְּבֵית מַקְדְּשָׁךְ, וּלְאַמְטוּיֵי לָנָא מִטּוּב נְהוֹרָךְ, וּלְקַבֵּל
צְלוֹתָנָא בְּרַחֲמִין. יְהֵא רַעֲוָא קֳדָמָךְ דְּתוֹרִיךְ לָן חַיִּין בְּטִיבוּ, וְלֶהֱוֵי אֲנָא פְקִידָא
בְּגוֹ צַדִּיקַיָּא, לְמִרְחַם עֲלַי וּלְמִנְטַר יָתִי וְיָת כָּל דִּי לִי וְדִי לְעַמָּךְ יִשְׂרָאֵל. אַנְתְּ הוּא
זָן לְכֹלָּא וּמְפַרְנֵס לְכֹלָּא, אַנְתְּ הוּא שַׁלִּיט עַל כֹּלָּא, אַנְתְּ הוּא דְשַׁלִּיט עַל מַלְכַיָּא,
וּמַלְכוּתָא דִילָךְ הִיא. אֲנָא עַבְדָּא דְקֻדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא, דְסָגִידְנָא קַמֵּהּ וּמִקַּמֵּי דִיקַר
אוֹרַיְתֵהּ בְּכָל עִדָּן וְעִדָּן. לָא עַל אֱנָשׁ רָחִיצְנָא וְלָא עַל בַּר אֱלָהִין סָמִיכְנָא, אֶלָּא
בֵּאלָהָא דִשְׁמַיָּא, דְּהוּא אֱלָהָא קְשׁוֹט, וְאוֹרַיְתֵהּ קְשׁוֹט, וּנְבִיאוֹהִי קְשׁוֹט, וּמַסְגֵּא
לְמֶעְבַּד טַבְוָן וּקְשׁוֹט. ◂ בֵּהּ אֲנָא רָחִיץ, וְלִשְׁמֵהּ קַדִּישָׁא יַקִּירָא אֲנָא אֵמַר תֻּשְׁבְּחָן.
יְהֵא רַעֲוָא קֳדָמָךְ דְּתִפְתַּח לִבָּאִי בְּאוֹרַיְתָא, וְתַשְׁלִים מִשְׁאֲלִין דְּלִבָּאִי וְלִבָּא דְכָל
עַמָּךְ יִשְׂרָאֵל לְטָב וּלְחַיִּין וְלִשְׁלָם.
Sephardi
Berich shemei deMarei alma, berich kitrach ve'atrach. Yehei re'utach im amcha Yisrael le'alam,
Ufurkan yeminach achazei le'amcha beveit makdeshach, ule'amtuyei lana mituv nehorach, ulekabel
Tzelotana berachamin. Yehei ra'ava kodamach detorich lan chayim betivu, velehevei ana fekida
Bego tzadikaya, lemircham alai ulemintar yati veyat kol di li vedi le'amcha Yisrael. Ant hu
Zan lechola umefarnes lechola, ant hu shalit al kola, ant hu deshalit al malchaya,
Umalchuta dilach hi. Ana avda deKudsha berich hu, desagidna kamei umikamei dikar
Orayteh bechol idan ve'idan. La al enash rachitzna vela al bar Elohin samichna, ela
BeElaha dishmaya, dehu Elaha keshot, veOrayteh keshot, unevi'ohi keshot, umasgei
Leme'bad tavan ukeshot. Bei ana rachitz, velishmei kadisha yakira ana eimar tushbechan.
Yehei ra'ava kodamach detiftach liba'i beOrayta, vetashlim mish'alin deliba'i veliba dechol
Amach Yisrael letav ulechayim velishlam.
English
Blessed is the name of the Master of the Universe. Blessed is Your crown and Your place. May Your favor always be with Your people Israel. Show Your people the salvation of Your right hand in Your Temple. Grant us the gift of Your good light, and accept our prayers in mercy. May it be Your will to prolong our life in goodness. May I be counted among the righteous, so that You will have compassion on me and protect me and all that is mine and all that is Your people Israel’s. You feed all; You sustain all; You rule over all; You rule over kings, for sovereignty is Yours. I am a servant of the Holy One, blessed be He, before whom and before whose glorious Torah I bow at all times. Not in man do I trust, nor on any angel do I rely, but on the God of heaven who is the God of truth, whose Torah is truth, whose prophets speak truth, and who abounds in acts of love and truth. ▸ In Him I trust, and to His holy and glorious name I offer praises. May it be Your will to open my heart to the Torah, and to fulfill the wishes of my heart and of the hearts of all Your people Israel for good, for life, and for peace.
The Leader takes the Torah scroll in his right arm, bows toward the Ark and says:
Ps. 34
Hebrew
גַּדְּלוּ לַיהֹוָה אִתִּי וּנְרוֹמְמָה שְׁמוֹ יַחְדָּו׃
Sephardi
Gadlu lAdonai iti unromemah shemo yachdav.
English
Magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt His name together.
The Ark is closed. The Leader carries the Torah scroll to the bima and the congregation says:
1 Chr. 29
Hebrew
לְךָ יְהֹוָה הַגְּדֻלָּה וְהַגְּבוּרָה וְהַתִּפְאֶרֶת וְהַנֵּצַח וְהַהוֹד כִּי־כֹל בַּשָּׁמַיִם
וּבָאָרֶץ׃ לְךָ יְהֹוָה הַמַּמְלָכָה וְהַמִּתְנַשֵּׂא לְכֹל לְרֹאשׁ׃
Sephardi
Lecha Adonai hagedulah vehagevurah vehatiferet vehanetzach vehahod ki-chol bashamayim
Uva'aretz. Lecha Adonai hamamlachah vehamitnasei lechol lerosh.
English
Yours, LORD, are the greatness and the power, the glory and the majesty and splendor, for everything in heaven and earth is Yours. Yours, LORD, is the kingdom; You are exalted as Head over all.
Ps. 99
Hebrew
רוֹמְמוּ יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ וְהִשְׁתַּחֲווּ לַהֲדֹם רַגְלָיו, קָדוֹשׁ הוּא׃ רוֹמְמוּ יְהֹוָה
אֱלֹהֵינוּ וְהִשְׁתַּחֲווּ לְהַר קָדְשׁוֹ, כִּי־קָדוֹשׁ יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ׃
Sephardi
Romemu Adonai Eloheinu vehishtachavu lahadom raglav, kadosh hu. Romemu Adonai
Eloheinu vehishtachavu lehar kadsho, ki-kadosh Adonai Eloheinu.
English
Exalt the LORD our God and bow to His footstool; He is holy. Exalt the LORD our God, and bow at His holy mountain, for holy is the LORD our God.
Hebrew
אַב הָרַחֲמִים הוּא יְרַחֵם עַם עֲמוּסִים, וְיִזְכֹּר בְּרִית אֵיתָנִים, וְיַצִּיל נַפְשׁוֹתֵינוּ
מִן הַשָּׁעוֹת הָרָעוֹת, וְיִגְעַר בְּיֵצֶר הָרָע מִן הַנְּשׂוּאִים, וְיָחוֹן אוֹתָנוּ לִפְלֵיטַת
עוֹלָמִים, וִימַלֵּא מִשְׁאֲלוֹתֵינוּ בְּמִדָּה טוֹבָה יְשׁוּעָה וְרַחֲמִים.
Sephardi
Av harachamim hu yerachem am amusim, veyizkor berit eitanim, veyatzil nafshoteinu
Min hasha'ot hara'ot, veyig'ar beyetzer hara min hanesu'im, veyachon otanu lifleitat
Olamim, vimalei mish'aloteinu bemidah tovah yeshu'ah verachamim.
English
May the Father of compassion have compassion on the people borne by Him. May He remember the covenant with the mighty [patriarchs], and deliver us from evil times. May He reproach the evil instinct in the people carried by Him, and graciously grant that we be an everlasting remnant. May He fulfill in good measure our requests for salvation and compassion.
The Torah scroll is placed on the bima and the Gabbai calls a Kohen to the Torah. See laws 386–395.
Hebrew
וְתִגָּלֶה וְתֵרָאֶה מַלְכוּתוֹ עָלֵינוּ בִּזְמַן קָרוֹב, וְיָחוֹן פְּלֵיטָתֵנוּ וּפְלֵיטַת עַמּוֹ בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל
לְחֵן וּלְחֶסֶד וּלְרַחֲמִים וּלְרָצוֹן וְנֹאמַר אָמֵן. הַכֹּל הָבוּ גֹדֶל לֵאלֹהֵינוּ וּתְנוּ כָבוֹד לַתּוֹרָה.
*כֹּהֵן קְרַב, יַעֲמֹד (פְּלוֹנִי בֶּן פְּלוֹנִי) הַכֹּהֵן.
Sephardi
Vetigaleh vetera'eh malchuto aleinu bizman karov, veyachon peleitatenu ufeleitat amo beit Yisrael
Lechein ulechesed ulerachamim uleratzon venomar amen. Hakol havu godel lEloheinu utenu chavod laTorah.
Kohen kerav, ya'amod peloni ben peloni haKohen.
English
May His kingship over us be soon revealed and made manifest. May He be gracious to our surviving remnant, the remnant of His people the house of Israel in grace, loving-kindness, compassion and favor, and let us say: Amen. Let us all render greatness to our God and give honor to the Torah. *Let the Kohen come forward. Arise (name son of father’s name), the Kohen.
*If no Kohen is present, a Levi or Yisrael is called up as follows:
Hebrew
/אֵין כָּאן כֹּהֵן, יַעֲמֹד (פְּלוֹנִי בֶּן פְּלוֹנִי) בִּמְקוֹם כֹּהֵן./
Sephardi
Ein kan Kohen, ya'amod peloni ben peloni bimkom Kohen.
English
/As there is no Kohen, arise (name son of father’s name) in place of a Kohen./
Hebrew
בָּרוּךְ שֶׁנָּתַן תּוֹרָה לְעַמּוֹ יִשְׂרָאֵל בִּקְדֻשָּׁתוֹ.
Sephardi
Baruch shenatan Torah le'amo Yisrael bikdushato.
English
Blessed is He who, in His holiness, gave the Torah to His people Israel.
The congregation followed by the Gabbai:
Deut. 4
Hebrew
וְאַתֶּם הַדְּבֵקִים בַּיהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם חַיִּים כֻּלְּכֶם הַיּוֹם׃
Sephardi
Ve'atem hadevekim bAdonai Eloheichem chayim kulchem hayom.
English
You who cling to the LORD your God are all alive today.