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Three Festivals

Kiddush for Festival Evening

קידוש לליל שלוש רגלים

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קידוש לליל שלוש רגלים

Kiddush for Festival Evening

On Shabbat add:
quietly:
Gen. 1
Hebrew
וַיְהִי־עֶרֶב וַיְהִי־בֹקֶר
יוֹם הַשִּׁשִּׁי׃
Sephardi
Vayehi-erev vayehi-voker
Yom hashishi:
English
And it was evening, and it was morning – the sixth day.
Gen. 2
Hebrew
וַיְכֻלּוּ הַשָּׁמַיִם וְהָאָרֶץ וְכָל־צְבָאָם׃
וַיְכַל אֱלֹהִים בַּיּוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי מְלַאכְתּוֹ אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה
וַיִּשְׁבֹּת בַּיּוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי מִכָּל־מְלַאכְתּוֹ אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה׃
וַיְבָרֶךְ אֱלֹהִים אֶת־יוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי וַיְקַדֵּשׁ אֹתוֹ
כִּי בוֹ שָׁבַת מִכָּל־מְלַאכְתּוֹ אֲשֶׁר־בָּרָא אֱלֹהִים לַעֲשׂוֹת׃
Sephardi
Vayechulu hashamayim veha'aretz vechol-tzeva'am:
Vayechal Elohim bayom hashevi'i melachto asher asah
Vayishbot bayom hashevi'i mikol-melachto asher asah:
Vayevarech Elohim et-yom hashevi'i vayekadesh oto
Ki vo shavat mikol-melachto asher-bara Elohim la'asot:
English
Then the heavens and the earth were completed, and all their array. With the seventh day, God completed the work He had done. He ceased on the seventh day from all the work He had done. God blessed the seventh day and declared it holy, because on it He ceased from all His work He had created to do.
On other evenings Kiddush starts here:
When saying Kiddush for others, add:
Hebrew
סַבְרִי מָרָנָן
Sephardi
Savri maranan
English
Please pay attention, my masters.
Hebrew
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, בּוֹרֵא פְּרִי הַגָּפֶן׃
Sephardi
Baruch atah Adonai Eloheinu melech ha'olam, borei peri hagafen:
English
Blessed are You, LORD our God, King of the Universe, who creates the fruit of the vine.
On Shabbat, add the words in parentheses:
Hebrew
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם
אֲשֶׁר בָּחַר בָּנוּ מִכָּל עָם
וְרוֹמְמָנוּ מִכָּל לָשׁוֹן, וְקִדְּשָׁנוּ בְּמִצְוֹתָיו
וַתִּתֶּן לָנוּ יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ בְּאַהֲבָה
(שַׁבָּתוֹת לִמְנוּחָה וּ) מוֹעֲדִים לְשִׂמְחָה
חַגִּים וּזְמַנִּים לְשָׂשׂוֹן, אֶת יוֹם (הַשַּׁבָּת הַזֶּה וְאֶת יוֹם)
Sephardi
Baruch atah Adonai Eloheinu melech ha'olam
Asher bachar banu mikol am
Veromemanu mikol lashon, vekideshanu bemitzvotav
Vatiten lanu Adonai Eloheinu be'ahavah
(Shabbatot limenuchah u) mo'adim lesimchah
Chagim uzmanim lesason, et yom (hashabbat hazeh ve'et yom)
English
Blessed are You, LORD our God, King of the Universe, who has chosen us from among all peoples, raised us above all tongues, and made us holy through His commandments. You have given us, LORD our God, in love (Sabbaths for rest), festivals for rejoicing, holy days and seasons for joy, (this Sabbath day and) this day of: