Amida

Amidah

עמידה

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הודאה

THANKSGIVING

Bow at the first nine words.

Hebrew

מוֹדִים אֲנַחְנוּ לָךְ
שָׁאַתָּה הוּא יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ
וֵאלֹהֵי אֲבוֹתֵינוּ לְעוֹלָם וָעֶד.
צוּר חַיֵּינוּ, מָגֵן יִשְׁעֵנוּ
אַתָּה הוּא לְדוֹר וָדוֹר.
נוֹדֶה לְךָ וּנְסַפֵּר תְּהִלָּתֶךָ
עַל חַיֵּינוּ הַמְּסוּרִים בְּיָדֶךָ
וְעַל נִשְׁמוֹתֵינוּ הַפְּקוּדוֹת לָךְ
וְעַל נִסֶּיךָ שֶׁבְּכָל יוֹם עִמָּנוּ
וְעַל נִפְלְאוֹתֶיךָ וְטוֹבוֹתֶיךָ
שֶׁבְּכָל עֵת, עֶרֶב וָבֹקֶר וְצָהֳרָיִם.
הַטּוֹב, כִּי לֹא כָלוּ רַחֲמֶיךָ
וְהַמְרַחֵם, כִּי לֹא תַמּוּ חֲסָדֶיךָ
כִּי מֵעוֹלָם קִוִּינוּ לָךְ.

Sephardi

Modim anachnu lach
she'attah hu Adonai Eloheinu
veilohei avoteinu le'olam va'ed.
Tzur chayeinu, magen yisheinu
atah hu ledor vador.
Nodeh lecha unesaper tehilatecha
al chayeinu hamesurim beyadecha
ve'al nishmoteinu hapekudot lach
ve'al nisecha shebechol yom imanu
ve'al nifle'otecha vetovotecha
shebechol et, erev vavoker vetzohorayim.
Hatov, ki lo chalu rachamecha
vehamerachem, ki lo tamu chasadecha
ki me'olam kivinu lach.

English

We give thanks to You, for You are the LORD our God and God of our ancestors for ever and all time. You are the Rock of our lives, Shield of our salvation from generation to generation. We will thank You and declare Your praise for our lives, which are entrusted into Your hand; for our souls, which are placed in Your charge; for Your miracles which are with us every day; and for Your wonders and favors at all times, evening, morning and midday. You are good – for Your compassion never fails. You are compassionate – for Your loving-kindnesses never cease; for we have always placed our hope in You.

During the Leader's Repetition, the congregation says quietly:

Hebrew

מוֹדִים אֲנַחְנוּ לָךְ
שָׁאַתָּה הוּא יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ
וֵאלֹהֵי אֲבוֹתֵינוּ
אֱלֹהֵי כָל בָּשָׂר
יוֹצְרֵנוּ, יוֹצֵר בְּרֵאשִׁית.
בְּרָכוֹת וְהוֹדָאוֹת
לְשִׁמְךָ הַגָּדוֹל וְהַקָּדוֹשׁ
עַל שֶׁהֶחֱיִיתָנוּ וְקִיַּמְתָּנוּ.
כֵּן תְּחַיֵּנוּ וּתְקַיְּמֵנוּ
וְתֶאֱסֹף גָּלֻיּוֹתֵינוּ
לְחַצְרוֹת קָדְשֶׁךָ
לִשְׁמֹר חֻקֶּיךָ וְלַעֲשׂוֹת רְצוֹנֶךָ
וּלְעָבְדְךָ בְּלֵבָב שָׁלֵם
עַל שֶׁאָנוּ מוֹדִים לָךְ.
בָּרוּךְ אֵל הַהוֹדָאוֹת.

Sephardi

Modim anachnu lach
she'attah hu Adonai Eloheinu
veilohei avoteinu
Elohei chol basar
yotzreinu, yotzer bereshit.
Berachot vehoda'ot
leshimcha hagadol vehakadosh
al shehecheyitanu vekiyamtanu.
ken techayeinu utekayemenu
vete'esof galuyoteinu
lechatzrot kodshecha
lishmor chukecha vela'asot retzonecha
ule'avdecha belevav shalem
al she'anu modim lach.
Baruch Eil hahoda'ot.

English

We give thanks to You, for You are the LORD our God and God of our ancestors, God of all flesh, who formed us and formed the universe. Blessings and thanks are due to Your great and holy name for giving us life and sustaining us. May You continue to give us life and sustain us; and may You gather our exiles to Your holy courts, to keep Your decrees, do Your will and serve You with a perfect heart, for it is for us to give You thanks. Blessed be God to whom thanksgiving is due.

On Hanukka:

Hebrew

וְעַל הַנִּסִּים וְעַל הַפֻּרְקָן וְעַל הַגְּבוּרוֹת וְעַל הַתְּשׁוּעוֹת וְעַל הַנִּפְלָאוֹת וְעַל הַנֶּחָמוֹת
וְעַל הַמִּלְחָמוֹת שֶׁעָשִׂיתָ לַאֲבוֹתֵינוּ בַּיָּמִים הָהֵם בַּזְּמַן הַזֶּה.

Sephardi

Ve'al hanisim ve'al hapurkan ve'al hagevurot ve'al hateshu'ot ve'al hanifla'ot ve'al hanechamot
ve'al hamilchamot she'asita la'avoteinu bayamim hahem bazman hazeh.

English

[We thank You also] for the miracles, the redemption, the mighty deeds, the salvations, the wonders, the consolations and the victories in battle which You performed for our ancestors in those days, at this time.

Hebrew

בִּימֵי מַתִּתְיָהוּ בֶן יוֹחָנָן כֹּהֵן גָּדוֹל חַשְׁמוֹנַאי וּבָנָיו, כְּשֶׁעָמְדָה מַלְכוּת יָוָן הָרְשָׁעָה
עַל עַמְּךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל לְהַשְׁכִּיחָם תּוֹרָתֶךָ וּלְהַעֲבִירָם מֵחֻקֵּי רְצוֹנֶךָ, וְאַתָּה בְּרַחֲמֶיךָ
הָרַבִּים עָמַדְתָּ לָהֶם בְּעֵת צָרָתָם, רַבְתָּ אֶת רִיבָם, דַּנְתָּ אֶת דִּינָם, נָקַמְתָּ אֶת
נִקְמָתָם, מָסַרְתָּ גִבּוֹרִים בְּיַד חַלָּשִׁים, וְרַבִּים בְּיַד מְעַטִּים, וּטְמֵאִים בְּיַד טְהוֹרִים,
וּרְשָׁעִים בְּיַד צַדִּיקִים, וְזֵדִים בְּיַד עוֹסְקֵי תוֹרָתֶךָ, וּלְךָ עָשִׂיתָ שֵׁם גָּדוֹל וְקָדוֹשׁ
בְּעוֹלָמָךְ, וּלְעַמְּךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל עָשִׂיתָ תְּשׁוּעָה גְדוֹלָה וּפֻרְקָן כְּהַיּוֹם הַזֶּה. וְאַחַר כָּךְ
בָּאוּ בָנֶיךָ לִדְבִיר בֵּיתֶךָ, וּפִנּוּ אֶת הֵיכָלֶךָ, וְטִהֲרוּ אֶת מִקְדָּשֶׁךָ, וְהִדְלִיקוּ נֵרוֹת
בְּחַצְרוֹת קָדְשֶׁךָ, וְקָבְעוּ שְׁמוֹנַת יְמֵי חֲנֻכָּה אֵלּוּ, לְהוֹדוֹת וּלְהַלֵּל לְשִׁמְךָ הַגָּדוֹל.

Sephardi

Bimei Mattityahu ben Yochanan Kohen Gadol Chashmonai uvanav, keshe'amdah malchut Yavan haresha'ah
al amecha Yisrael lehashkicham Toratecha uleha'aviram mechukei retzonecha, ve'atah berachamecha
harabim amadta lahem be'et tzaratam, ravta et rivam, danta et dinam, nakamta et
nikmatam, masarta giborim beyad chalashim, verabim beyad me'atim, uteme'im beyad tehorim,
uresha'im beyad tzadikim, vezeidim beyad oskei Toratecha, ulecha asita shem gadol vekadosh
be'olamecha, ule'amecha Yisrael asita teshu'ah gedolah ufurkan kehayom hazeh. ve'achar kach
ba'u vanecha lidvir betecha, ufinu et heichalecha, vetiharu et mikdashecha, vehidliku nerot
bachatzrot kodshecha, vekav'u shemonat yemei Chanukkah elu, lehodot ulehalel leshimcha hagadol.

English

In the days of Mattityahu, son of Yoḥanan, the High Priest, the Hasmonean, and his sons, the wicked Greek kingdom rose up against Your people Israel to make them forget Your Torah and to force them to transgress the statutes of Your will. It was then that You in Your great compassion stood by them in the time of their distress. You championed their cause, judged their claim, and avenged their wrong. You delivered the strong into the hands of the weak, the many into the hands of the few, the impure into the hands of the pure, the wicked into the hands of the righteous, and the arrogant into the hands of those who were engaged in the study of Your Torah. You made for Yourself great and holy renown in Your world, and for Your people Israel You performed a great salvation and redemption as of this very day. Your children then entered the holiest part of Your House, cleansed Your Temple, purified Your Sanctuary, kindled lights in Your holy courts, and designated these eight days of Hanukka for giving thanks and praise to Your great name.

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