Help us repent
Hebrew
הֲשִׁיבֵנוּ אָבִינוּ לְתוֹרָתֶךָ, וְקָרְבֵנוּ
מַלְכֵּנוּ לַעֲבוֹדָתֶךָ,
וְהַחֲזִירֵנוּ בִּתְשׁוּבָה שְׁלֵמָה לְפָנֶיךָ.
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְיָ, הָרוֹצֶה בִּתְשׁוּבָה:
Sephardi
Hashivenu avinu letoratecha, vekarvenu
malkeinu la'avodatecha,
vehachazirenu biteshuvah shelemah lefanecha.
Baruch Atah Adonai, harotzeh biteshuvah:
English
<b>Our Father</b> in Heaven, <b>return us to</b> diligent study of <b>Your Torah. Our King, bring us closer to Your service</b>—fulfilling Your commandments, <b>and return us before You</b> by helping us achieve <b>complete</b> and sincere <b>repentance. Blessed are You, Lord, Who wants</b> people's sincere <b>repentance.</b>
Forgive our sins
Hebrew
סְלַח לָנוּ אָבִינוּ, כִּי חָטָאנוּ,<sup>1</sup>
מְחוֹל לָנוּ מַלְכֵּנוּ, כִּי
פָּשַׁעְנוּ, כִּי אֵל טוֹב וְסַלָּח אָתָּה.
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְיָ, חַנּוּן, הַמַּרְבֶּה
לִסְלֹחַ:
Sephardi
S'lach lanu avinu, ki chatanu,<sup>1</sup>
mechol lanu malkeinu, ki
pasha'nu, ki El tov v'salach atah.
Baruch Atah Adonai, chanun, hamarbeh
lisloach:
English
<b>Excuse us,</b> God, <b>our Father, for we have</b> unintentionally <b>sinned;</b><sup>1</sup> <b>forgive us, our King, for we have</b> intentionally <b>sinned.</b> Do so because <b>You are a good and forgiving God. Blessed are You, Lord, Who is gracious,</b> and <b>forgives</b> us so <b>many</b> times.
Take us out of exile
Hebrew
רְאֵה נָא בְעָנְיֵנוּ וְרִיבָה רִיבֵנוּ,
וּגְאָלֵנוּ מְהֵרָה לְמַעַן
שְׁמֶךָ, כִּי אֵל גּוֹאֵל חָזָק אָתָּה.
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְיָ, גּוֹאֵל יִשְׂרָאֵל:
Sephardi
Re'eh na be'onyenu verivah rivenu,
uge'alenu meherah lema'an
shemecha, ki El go'el chazak atah.
Baruch Atah Adonai, go'el Yisrael:
English
<b>Please look at our suffering and fight our battles. Redeem us quickly</b> from exile <b>for the sake of Your name</b>—so that everyone will recognize that You care for Your people—<b>because You are a God Who is a strong redeemer. Blessed are You, Lord, the redeemer</b> of the Children of <b>Israel.</b>
Heal our sick people
Hebrew
רְפָאֵנוּ יְיָ וְנֵרָפֵא, הוֹשִׁיעֵנוּ
וְנִוָּשֵׁעָה, כִּי תְהִלָּתֵנוּ
אָתָּה, וְהַעֲלֵה אֲרוּכָה וּרְפוּאָה
שְׁלֵמָה לְכָל מַכּוֹתֵינוּ, כִּי אֵל מֶלֶךְ
רוֹפֵא נֶאֱמָן וְרַחֲמָן אָתָּה. בָּרוּךְ
אַתָּה יְיָ, רוֹפֵא חוֹלֵי עַמּוֹ יִשְׂרָאֵל:<sup>2</sup>
Sephardi
Refa'enu Adonai venerafei, hoshi'enu
venivashe'ah, ki tehilatenu
atah, veha'aleh aruchah urefu'ah
shelemah lechol makotenu, ki El melech
rofei ne'eman verachaman atah. Baruch
Atah Adonai, rofei cholei amo Yisrael:<sup>2</sup>
English
<b>Heal us, Lord, and we will be healed. Save us and we will be saved</b> from all pain and suffering. Do this <b>because You are</b> the God by <b>Whom we praise ourselves. Bring a complete healing and cure to all of our sores and sicknesses, because You, Lord, our King, are a trustworthy and merciful healer. Blessed are You, Lord, Who heals the sick people of His nation,</b> the Children of Israel.<sup>2</sup>
Give us good produce and livelihood
Hebrew
בָּרֵךְ עָלֵינוּ יְיָ אֱלֹהֵינוּ אֶת
הַשָּׁנָה הַזֹּאת, וְאֶת כָּל
מִינֵי תְּבוּאָתָהּ לְטוֹבָה, וְתֵן
Sephardi
Barech aleinu Adonai Eloheinu et
hashanah hazot, ve'et kol
minei tevu'atah letovah, veten
English
<b>Lord, our God, bless this year for us, and bless all its different types of produce for</b> the <b>good</b> so that we should have plenty of food to eat, <b>and give</b>
During the northern winter (from the 5th of December [or in the year before a non-Jewish leap year, the 6th of December] through Erev Pesach), say וְתֵן טַל וּמָטָר לִבְרָכָה. During the northern summer (the rest of the year), say וְתֵן בְּרָכָה. If an error was made, see laws on page 938.
Summer:
Winter:
Hebrew
טַל וּמָטָר
לִבְרָכָה
Sephardi
Tal umatar
liverachah
English
<b>dew and rain as a blessing</b> for us,
Hebrew
עַל פְּנֵי הָאֲדָמָה, וְשַׂבְּעֵנוּ
מִטּוּבֶךָ, וּבָרֵךְ שְׁנָתֵנוּ כַּשָּׁנִים
הַטּוֹבוֹת לִבְרָכָה, כִּי אֵל טוֹב
וּמֵטִיב אַתָּה וּמְבָרֵךְ הַשָּׁנִים.
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְיָ, מְבָרֵךְ הַשָּׁנִים:
Sephardi
Al p'nei ha'adamah, vesabeinu
mi-tuvecha, uvarech shenateinu kashanim
hatovot liverachah, ki El tov
umeitiv Atah umevarech hashanim.
Baruch Atah Adonai, mevarech hashanim:
English
<b>on the surface of the earth,</b> so that good produce will grow. <b>Satisfy us from Your</b> great <b>goodness and bless this year</b> to be <b>like the good years</b> in which there was plenty of livelihood <b>as</b> a <b>blessing</b> for us, <b>because You are a good God Who does good</b> to everyone <b>and blesses the years</b> so that we should have plenty of livelihood. <b>Blessed are You, Lord, Who blesses the years'</b> produce.
Gather us all to the Land of Israel
Hebrew
תְּקַע בְּשׁוֹפָר גָּדוֹל לְחֵרוּתֵנוּ,
וְשָׂא נֵס לְקַבֵּץ גָּלֻיּוֹתֵינוּ,
וְקַבְּצֵנוּ יַחַד מֵאַרְבַּע כַּנְפוֹת
הָאָרֶץ לְאַרְצֵנוּ. בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְיָ,
מְקַבֵּץ נִדְחֵי עַמּוֹ יִשְׂרָאֵל:
Sephardi
Teka beshofar gadol lecheruteinu,
vesa nes lekabetz galuyoteinu,
ve-kabbetzenu yachad mei'arba kanfot
ha'aretz le'artzeinu. Baruch Atah Adonai,
mekabetz nidchei amo Yisrael:
English
<b>Blow the great shofar to</b> announce <b>our freedom</b> from exile. <b>Raise a</b> big <b>flag</b>—give us a signal—so that we will know <b>to gather</b> together from <b>our exiles. Gather us together from the four corners of the earth</b> and bring us <b>to our</b> holy <b>Land of Israel. Blessed are You, Lord, Who gathers those of His nation,</b> the Children of <b>Israel, who are scattered</b> around the world.
Between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, say הַמֶּלֶךְ הַמִּשְׁפָּט instead of מֶלֶךְ אוֹהֵב צְדָקָה וּמִשְׁפָּט. If an error was made, it is not necessary to return or repeat the Amidah.
Restore our judges
Hebrew
הֲשִׁיבָה שׁוֹפְטֵינוּ כְּבָרִאשׁוֹנָה,
וְיוֹעֲצֵינוּ כְּבַתְּחִלָּה,
וְהָסֵר מִמֶּנּוּ יָגוֹן וַאֲנָחָה, וּמְלוֹךְ
Sephardi
Hashivah shofteinu kevarishonah,
veyo'atzeinu kevatchilah,
vehaser mimenu yagon va'anachah, umeloch
English
<b>Bring back our</b> fair and honest <b>judges,</b> such as Moses and Aaron, <b>as</b> it was <b>in early</b> times. Bring back <b>our advisors—</b>our prophets—as we had <b>in the beginning,</b> long ago. <b>Remove</b>