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For transliteration, see page 946.

We thank God for not making us like other nations, who serve worthless beings

Hebrew
עָלֵינוּ לְשַׁבֵּחַ לַאֲדוֹן הַכֹּל,
לָתֵת גְּדֻלָּה לְיוֹצֵר
בְּרֵאשִׁית, שֶׁלֹּא עָשָׂנוּ כְּגוֹיֵי
הָאֲרָצוֹת, וְלֹא שָׂמָנוּ כְּמִשְׁפְּחוֹת
הָאֲדָמָה, שֶׁלֹּא שָׂם חֶלְקֵנוּ כָּהֶם,
וְגוֹרָלֵנוּ כְּכָל הֲמוֹנָם, שֶׁהֵם
מִשְׁתַּחֲוִים לְהֶבֶל וָרִיק. וַאֲנַחְנוּ
כּוֹרְעִים וּמִשְׁתַּחֲוִים וּמוֹדִים
לִפְנֵי מֶלֶךְ מַלְכֵי הַמְּלָכִים,
הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא. שֶׁהוּא נוֹטֶה
שָׁמַיִם וְיוֹסֵד אָרֶץ, וּמוֹשַׁב יְקָרוֹ
בַּשָּׁמַיִם מִמַּעַל, וּשְׁכִינַת עֻזּוֹ
בְּגָבְהֵי מְרוֹמִים.
Sephardi
Aleinu leshabe’ach la'adon hakol,
latet gedulah l'yotzer
bereshit, shelo asanu k'goyei
ha'aratzot, v'lo samanu kemishpechot
ha'adamah, shelo sam chelkenu kahem,
vegoralenu kekhol hamonam, shehem
mishtachavim lahevel varik. Va'anachnu
kor'im umishtachavim umodim
lifnei Melech malchei hamelachim,
HaKadosh Baruch Hu. Shehu noteh
shamayim v'yosed aretz, umoshav yekaro
bashamayim mima'al, ushekhinat uzo
begovhei meromim.
English
<b>It is our</b> duty <b>to praise</b> God, <b>the Master of all things, to give greatness to the Creator of all existence.</b> Praise Him because <b>He has not made us like the</b> other <b>nations of the world.</b> He has given each of us a soul that is part of Himself, <b>and He has not placed us</b> to be <b>like the other families of the earth,</b> who do not have the Torah and its commandments. We should praise Him because <b>He has not given us a portion like theirs;</b> He has given us His Torah. <b>He has not given us a share like all of their people; for they bow down to</b> false gods—to <b>emptiness and nothingness. But we bend</b> our <b>knees and bow down and give praise to the supreme King of all kings, the Holy One, blessed be He, Who stretches out the heavens and establishes the earth. The seat of His glory is in heaven above, and the home of His majesty is in heaven, in the greatest</b> spiritual <b>heights.</b>
Hebrew
הוּא אֱלֹהֵינוּ אֵין עוֹד, אֱמֶת
מַלְכֵּנוּ, אֶפֶס זוּלָתוֹ, כַּכָּתוּב
בְּתוֹרָתוֹ: וְיָדַעְתָּ הַיּוֹם וַהֲשֵׁבֹתָ
אֶל לְבָבֶךָ, כִּי יְיָ הוּא הָאֱלֹהִים,
בַּשָּׁמַיִם מִמַּעַל וְעַל הָאָרֶץ
מִתָּחַת, אֵין עוֹד:
Sephardi
Hu Eloheinu ein od, emet
Malkeinu, efes zulato, kakatuv
beTorato: Veyadata hayom vahashevota
el levavecha, ki Adonai hu haElohim,
bashamayim mima'al ve'al ha'aretz
mitachat, ein od:
English
<b>He is our God; there is none other.</b> Truly, <b>He is our King; there is nothing besides Him, as it is written in His Torah: Know</b> that the <b>Lord is God;</b> let it be as certain to you as if you saw <b>today</b> the revelation of God as it was at the Giving of the Torah. <b>Take it to your heart.</b> Really feel and believe what you know: <b>that the Lord is the God in heaven above and on the earth below. There is nothing else.</b>
For transliteration, see page 946.

May God send the Redemption; a time when all mankind will acknowledge Him

Hebrew
וְעַל כֵּן נְקַוֶּה לְךָ יְיָ אֱלֹהֵינוּ,
לִרְאוֹת מְהֵרָה בְּתִפְאֶרֶת
עֻזֶּךָ, לְהַעֲבִיר גִּלּוּלִים מִן
הָאָרֶץ, וְהָאֱלִילִים כָּרוֹת יִכָּרֵתוּן,
לְתַקֵּן עוֹלָם בְּמַלְכוּת שַׁדַּי, וְכָל
בְּנֵי בָשָׂר יִקְרְאוּ בִשְׁמֶךָ, לְהַפְנוֹת
אֵלֶיךָ כָּל רִשְׁעֵי אָרֶץ.
Sephardi
Ve'al ken nekaveh lecha Adonai Eloheinu,
lir'ot meherah betif'eret
uzecha, leha'avir gilulim min
ha'aretz, veha'elilim karot yikaretun,
letaken olam bemalkhut Shaddai, vechol
b'nei vasar yikre'u vishmecha, lehafnot
eilecha kol rish'ei aretz.
English
Therefore, <b>we hope to You, Lord, our God,</b> because <b>there is nothing besides You.</b> We hope <b>to speedily see the beauty of Your strength,</b> which You will use <b>to remove idolatry from the earth. The false gods</b> that people serve <b>will be completely destroyed. We hope to perfect the world under the rulership of the Almighty,</b> so that <b>all people will</b> know about You and <b>call Your name.</b> We hope to make all the <b>wicked people of the earth</b> repent and <b>turn to You.</b>
Hebrew
יַכִּירוּ וְיֵדְעוּ כָּל יוֹשְׁבֵי תֵבֵל,
כִּי לְךָ תִּכְרַע כָּל בֶּרֶךְ, תִּשָּׁבַע כָּל
לָשׁוֹן. לְפָנֶיךָ יְיָ אֱלֹהֵינוּ יִכְרְעוּ
וְיִפֹּלוּ, וְלִכְבוֹד שִׁמְךָ יְקָר יִתֵּנוּ.
וִיקַבְּלוּ כֻלָּם עֲלֵיהֶם אֶת עֹל
מַלְכוּתֶךָ, וְתִמְלוֹךְ עֲלֵיהֶם מְהֵרָה
לְעוֹלָם וָעֶד. כִּי הַמַּלְכוּת שֶׁלְּךָ
הִיא, וּלְעוֹלְמֵי עַד תִּמְלוֹךְ בְּכָבוֹד,
כַּכָּתוּב בְּתוֹרָתֶךָ: יְיָ יִמְלֹךְ לְעוֹלָם
וָעֶד: וְנֶאֱמַר: וְהָיָה יְיָ לְמֶלֶךְ עַל כָּל
הָאָרֶץ, בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא יִהְיֶה יְיָ אֶחָד
וּשְׁמוֹ אֶחָד:
Sephardi
Yakiru veyede'u kol yoshvei tevel,
ki lecha tikhra kol berekh, tishava kol
lashon. Lefanecha Adonai Eloheinu yichre'u
veyipolu, velikhvod shimcha yekar yitenu.
Vikablu kulam aleihem et ol
malchutecha, vetimlokh aleihem meherah
le'olam va'ed. Ki hamalchut shelcha
hi, ule'olmei ad timlokh bechavod,
kakatuv beToratekha: Adonai yimloch le'olam
va'ed: Vene'emar: Vehayah Adonai leMelekh al kol
ha'aretz, bayom hahu yihyeh Adonai echad
ushemo echad:
English
<b>All the people of the world will recognize and know that every knee should bend to You</b> to worship You, and the <b>tongue of every</b> person <b>should make an oath</b> only <b>in Your name. All the people of the world will bend their knees and fall and bow down before You, Lord, our God, and they will give honor to the glory of Your name. They will all accept the yoke of Your kingdom upon themselves</b> and will begin to serve You. <b>May You speedily rule over them forever and ever, because the power to rule as king is Yours, and You will rule in glory forever, as it is written in Your Torah: The Lord will rule as king forever and ever. And it is said</b> in Zechariah: <b>The Lord will be King over the entire earth. On that day,</b> when the final Redemption arrives, <b>the Lord will be One, and His name will be One.</b>
Mourners say the following Kaddish.
Hebrew
יִתְגַּדַּל וְיִתְקַדַּשׁ שְׁמֵהּ רַבָּא. (אָמֵן)
בְּעָלְמָא דִּי בְרָא כִרְעוּתֵהּ וְיַמְלִיךְ מַלְכוּתֵהּ,
וְיַצְמַח פּוּרְקָנֵהּ וִיקָרֵב מְשִׁיחֵהּ. (אָמֵן)
בְּחַיֵּיכוֹן וּבְיוֹמֵיכוֹן וּבְחַיֵּי דְכָל בֵּית
יִשְׂרָאֵל, בַּעֲגָלָא וּבִזְמַן קָרִיב וְאִמְרוּ אָמֵן:
(אָמֵן, יְהֵא שְׁמֵהּ רַבָּא מְבָרַךְ לְעָלַם וּלְעָלְמֵי עָלְמַיָּא יִתְבָּרַךְ)
יְהֵא שְׁמֵהּ רַבָּא מְבָרַךְ לְעָלַם וּלְעָלְמֵי
עָלְמַיָּא. יִתְבָּרַךְ, וְיִשְׁתַּבַּח, וְיִתְפָּאַר, וְיִתְרוֹמַם,
וְיִתְנַשֵּׂא, וְיִתְהַדָּר, וְיִתְעַלֶּה, וְיִתְהַלָּל, שְׁמֵהּ
דְּקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא. (אָמֵן)
Sephardi
Yitgadal veyitkaddash shemei rabba. (Amen)
Be'alma di vera chir'uteh veyamlich malchuteh,
veyatzmach purkaneh vikarev meshicheh. (Amen)
Bechayeichon uveyomekhon uvechaye dechol beit
Yisrael, ba'agala uvizman kariv ve'imru amen:
(Amen, yehei shemei rabba mevorach le'alam ul'almei almaya yitbarach)
Yehei shemei rabba mevorach le'alam ul'almei
almaya. Yitbarach, veyishtabbach, veyitpa'ar, veyitromam,
veyitnasse, veyithadar, veyit'aleh, veyithalal, shemei
d’kudsha berich hu. (Amen)
English
Yisgadal v’yiskadash sh’mei rabo. B’ol’mo di v’ro chir’usei v’yamlich mal’chusei, v’yatzmach purkonei viykoreiv m’shichei. B’chayeichoin uv’yoimeichoin uv’chayei d’chol beis yisro-eil, ba-agolo uviz’man koriv v’im’ru omein. Y’hei sh’mei rabo m’vorach l’olam ul’ol’mei ol’mayo. Yisboreich, v’yishtabach, v’yispo-eir, v’yisroimom, v’yisnasei, v’yis-hador, v’yis-aleh, v’yis-halol, sh’mei d’kudsho b’rich hu.