Hebrew
יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ וַחֲסָדֶיךָ הָרַבִּים אַל יַעַזְבוּנוּ* נֶצַח סֶלָה וָעֶד.
מַהֵר וְהָבֵא עָלֵינוּ בְּרָכָה וְשָׁלוֹם מְהֵרָה,
Chabad
Adonoy Eloyheinu vachasodecho horabim al ya-azvunu* netzach seloh vo-ed.
maheir v'hovei oleinu b'rochoh v'sholoym m'heiroh,
Collect the two front tzitzit in the right hand, then draw the back left tzitzit forward, then the back right tzitzit. Hold all four tzitzit near the heart in the left hand. See the illustration on page 641.
Hebrew
וְהָבִיאֵנוּ לְשָׁלוֹם מֵאַרְבַּע
כַּנְפוֹת* הָאָרֶץ, וּשְׁבוֹר* עֹל הַגּוֹיִם מֵעַל
צַוָּארֵנוּ, וְתוֹלִיכֵנוּ מְהֵרָה קוֹמְמִיּוּת* לְאַרְצֵנוּ, כִּי אֵל פּוֹעֵל
יְשׁוּעוֹת אַתָּה, וּבָנוּ בָחַרְתָּ מִכָּל עַם וְלָשׁוֹן, וְקֵרַבְתָּנוּ
מַלְכֵּנוּ לְשִׁמְךָ* הַגָּדוֹל בְּאַהֲבָה לְהוֹדוֹת לְךָ וּלְיַחֶדְךָ*
וּלְאַהֲבָה* אֶת שְׁמֶךָ: בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהֹוָה, הַבּוֹחֵר בְּעַמּוֹ יִשְׂרָאֵל
בְּאַהֲבָה:
Chabad
v'hovi-einu l'sholoym mei-arba
kanfoys* ho-oretz, ush'voyr* oyl hagoyyim mei-al
tzavoreinu, v'soylicheinu m'heiroh koym'miyus* l'artzeinu, ki Eil poy-eil
y'shu-oys atoh, uvonu vocharto mikol am v'loshoyn, v'keiravtonu
malkeinu l'shimcho* hagodoyl b'ahavoh l'hoydoys l'cho ul'yachedcho*
ul'-ahavoh* es sh'mecho: boruch atoh Adonoy, haboycheir b'amoy Yisro-eil
b'ahavoh:
The chazzan finishes this blessing in silence. Do not respond Amen.
THE SHEMA
Recite the Shema with intense concentration, especially the opening two verses wherein we accept the sovereignty of God. Recite the first verse aloud, covering your eyes with your right hand.
Do not slur over the ח, but prolong it slightly for as long as it takes to affirm God's sovereignty throughout the seven heavens and on earth—equal to eight, the numerical value of ח. The ד (whose numerical value is four) should be prolonged for as long as it takes to reflect that God stands alone in His world and that he rules in all four corners of the universe. When reciting the Shema, pause at the commas to convey this meaning: Hear O Israel (pause), the Lord who is our God (pause) is the one God. Consult additional laws on page 588.
See transliteration, page 624.
Hebrew
שְׁמַע יִשְׂרָאֵל, יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ, יְהֹוָה | אֶחָד:1
Chabad
sh'ma Yisro-eil, Adonoy Eloyheinu, Adonoy echod:
In an undertone, recite the following verse:
Hebrew
בָּרוּךְ שֵׁם כְּבוֹד מַלְכוּתוֹ לְעוֹלָם וָעֶד:2
Chabad
boruch sheim k'voyd malchusoy l'oylom vo-ed:
Hebrew
וְאָהַבְתָּ אֵת יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ, בְּכָל | לְבָבְךָ, וּבְכָל נַפְשְׁךָ,
וּבְכָל מְאֹדֶךָ: וְהָיוּ הַדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה אֲשֶׁר
אָנֹכִי מְצַוְּךָ הַיּוֹם, עַל | לְבָבֶךָ: וְשִׁנַּנְתָּם לְבָנֶיךָ וְדִבַּרְתָּ
בָּם, בְּשִׁבְתְּךָ בְּבֵיתֶךָ, וּבְלֶכְתְּךָ בַדֶּרֶךְ, וּבְשָׁכְבְּךָ, וּבְקוּמֶךָ:
וּקְשַׁרְתָּם לְאוֹת עַל יָדֶךָ, וְהָיוּ לְטֹטָפֹת בֵּין עֵינֶיךָ:
וּכְתַבְתָּם עַל מְזוּזוֹת בֵּיתֶךָ, וּבִשְׁעָרֶיךָ:3
Chabad
v'ohavto eis Adonoy Eloyhecho, b'chol l'vov'cho, uv'chol nafsh'cho,
uv'chol m'oydecho: v'hoyu had'vorim ho-eileh asher
onoychi m'tzav'cho hayoym, al l'vovecho: v'shinantom l'vonecho v'dibarto
bom, b'shivt'cho b'veisecho, uv'lecht'cho vaderech, uv'shoch'b'cho, uv'kumecho:
uk'shartom l'oys al yodecho, v'hoyu l'toytofoys bein einecho:
uch'savtom al m'zuzoys beisecho, uvishorecho: