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pp. 166-166
Maariv for Shabbat

The Amidah for Shabbat

עמידה לשבת

Chabad: ' is a reduced vowel — every vocal shva, always pronounced. - separates syllables that would otherwise run together.

How to read the transliterations
Chazzan recites the Half Kaddish. Congregation answers Amen as indicated.
Hebrew
יִתְגַּדַּל וְיִתְקַדַּשׁ שְׁמֵהּ רַבָּא. (Cong—אָמֵן) בְּעָלְמָא* דִּי
בְּרָא כִרְעוּתֵהּ* וְיַמְלִיךְ מַלְכוּתֵהּ*, וְיַצְמַח פּוּרְקָנֵהּ*
וִיקָרֵב מְשִׁיחֵהּ. (Cong—אָמֵן) בְּחַיֵּיכוֹן וּבְיוֹמֵיכוֹן* וּבְחַיֵּי* דְכָל
בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל, בַּעֲגָלָא וּבִזְמַן* קָרִיב וְאִמְרוּ* אָמֵן:
Chabad
yisgadal v'yiskadash sh'meih rabo. (cong-omein) b'olmo* di
b'ro chiruseih* v'yamlich malchuseih*, v'yatzmach pur'koneih*
vikoreiv m'shicheih. (cong-omein) b'chayeichoyn uv'yoymeichoyn* uv'chayei* d'chol
beis Yisro-eil, ba-agolo uvizman* koriv v'imru* Omein:
Hebrew
(Cong—אָמֵן. יְהֵא שְׁמֵהּ רַבָּא מְבָרַךְ לְעָלַם וּלְעָלְמֵי עָלְמַיָּא, יִתְבָּרַךְ.)
Chabad
(cong-omein. y'hei sh'meih rabo m'vorach l'olam ul'-olmei olmayo, yisborach.)
Hebrew
יְהֵא שְׁמֵהּ רַבָּא מְבָרַךְ לְעָלַם* וּלְעָלְמֵי* עָלְמַיָּא*. יִתְבָּרַךְ,
וְיִשְׁתַּבַּח, וְיִתְפָּאַר, וְיִתְרוֹמַם, וְיִתְנַשֵּׂא, וְיִתְהַדָּר, וְיִתְעַלֶּה,
וְיִתְהַלָּל, שְׁמֵהּ דְּקֻדְשָׁא* בְּרִיךְ הוּא. (Cong—אָמֵן) לְעֵלָּא
מִן כָּל בִּרְכָתָא וְשִׁירָתָא, תֻּשְׁבְּחָתָא וְנֶחֱמָתָא, דַאֲמִירָן
בְּעָלְמָא*, וְאִמְרוּ* אָמֵן: (Cong—אָמֵן)
Chabad
y'hei sh'meih rabo m'vorach l'olam* ul'-olmei* olmayo*. yisborach,
v'yishtabach, v'yispo-ar, v'yisroymam, v'yisnasei, v'yishador, v'yisaleh,
v'yishalol, sh'meih d'kudsho* b'rich hu. (cong-omein) l'eilo
min kol birchoso v'shiroso, tushb'choso v'nechemoso, da-amiron
b'olmo*, v'imru* Omein: (cong-omein)
For festivals, the Amidah is on page 331.

THE AMIDAH

As you pray, concentrate on the meaning of the words. Remember that you stand before the Divine Presence. Banish distracting thoughts, that the mind may remain focused on prayer. Before the Amidah begins, take three steps back, then three steps forward. Recite the Amidah quietly—yet audibly—while standing with feet together. Throughout the Amidah, which ends on page 171, interruptions of any form are forbidden. See page 602 for the laws of the Shabbat Amidah.
Hebrew
אֲדֹנָי, שְׂפָתַי תִּפְתָּח וּפִי יַגִּיד תְּהִלָּתֶךָ:1
Chabad
Adonoy, s'fosai tiftoch ufi yagid t'hilosecho:
At Blessed, bend the knees; at You, bow; at Lord, straighten up.
Hebrew
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהֹוָה, אֱלֹהֵינוּ וֵאלֹהֵי אֲבוֹתֵינוּ, אֱלֹהֵי אַבְרָהָם,
אֱלֹהֵי יִצְחָק, וֵאלֹהֵי יַעֲקֹב, הָאֵל הַגָּדוֹל הַגִּבּוֹר
וְהַנּוֹרָא, אֵל עֶלְיוֹן, גּוֹמֵל חֲסָדִים טוֹבִים, קוֹנֵה הַכֹּל,
וְזוֹכֵר חַסְדֵי* אָבוֹת, וּמֵבִיא גוֹאֵל לִבְנֵי* בְנֵיהֶם, לְמַעַן
שְׁמוֹ בְּאַהֲבָה:
Chabad
boruch atoh Adonoy, Eloyheinu veiloyhei avoyseinu, Eloyhei Avrohom,
Eloyhei Yitzchok, veiloyhei Ya-akoyv, ho-eil hagodoyl hagiboyr
v'hanoyro, Eil Elyoyn, goymeil chasodim toyvim, koyneih hakoyl,
v'zoycheir chasdei* ovoys, umeivi goy-eil livnei* v'neihem, l'ma-an
sh'moy b'ahavoh: