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Reading The Torah


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Hebrew
רִבּוֹנוֹ שֶׁל עוֹלָם, מַלֵּא מִשְׁאֲלוֹת לִבִּי לְטוֹבָה,
וְהָפֵק רְצוֹנִי וְתֵן שְׁאֵלָתִי לִי עַבְדְּךָ בֶּן
אֲמָתֶךָ (פְּלוֹנִי) בֶּן (פְּלוֹנִית), וְזַכֵּנִי (וְאֶת אִשְׁתִּי\
וּבָנַי\וּבְנֵי בָנַי\וּבְנוֹתַי) לַעֲשׂוֹת רְצוֹנְךָ בְּלֵבָב
שָׁלֵם, וּמַלְּטֵנוּ מִיֵּצֶר הָרָע, וְתֵן חֶלְקֵנוּ בְּתוֹרָתֶךָ,
וְזַכֵּנוּ שֶׁתִּשְׁרֶה שְׁכִינָתְךָ בְּתוֹכֵנוּ, וְהוֹפַע עָלֵינוּ
רוּחַ חָכְמָה וּבִינָה, וְיִתְקַיֵּם בָּנוּ מִקְרָא שֶׁכָּתוּב:
וְנָחָה עָלָיו רוּחַ יְיָ, רוּחַ חָכְמָה וּבִינָה, רוּחַ עֵצָה
וּגְבוּרָה, רוּחַ דַּעַת וְיִרְאַת יְיָ:
וְכֵן יְהִי רָצוֹן מִלְּפָנֶיךָ יְיָ אֱלֹהֵינוּ וֵאלֹהֵי
אֲבוֹתֵינוּ, שֶׁתְּזַכֵּנוּ לַעֲשׂוֹת מַעֲשִׂים טוֹבִים
בְּעֵינֶיךָ, וְלָלֶכֶת בְּדַרְכֵי יְשָׁרִים לְפָנֶיךָ,
וְקַדְּשֵׁנוּ בְּמִצְוֹתֶיךָ, וְנִזְכֶּה לְחַיִּים טוֹבִים
וַאֲרוּכִים, וּלְחַיֵּי הָעוֹלָם הַבָּא, וְתִשְׁמְרֵנוּ
מִמַּעֲשִׂים רָעִים וּמִשָּׁעוֹת רָעוֹת הַמִּתְרַגְּשׁוֹת
לָבֹא לָעוֹלָם, וְהַבּוֹטֵחַ בַּיְיָ חֶסֶד יְסוֹבְבֶנְהוּ,
אָמֵן:
יִהְיוּ לְרָצוֹן אִמְרֵי פִי וְהֶגְיוֹן לִבִּי לְפָנֶיךָ,
יְיָ צוּרִי וְגוֹאֲלִי:
וַאֲנִי תְפִלָּתִי לְךָ יְיָ, עֵת רָצוֹן, אֱלֹהִים בְּרָב
חַסְדֶּךָ, עֲנֵנִי בֶאֱמֶת יִשְׁעֶךָ:
Sephardi
Ribono shel olam, malle mish'alot libi letovah,
ve-hafeq retzoni veten she'elati li avdekha ben
amatkha (peloni) ben (pelonit), ve-zakkeni (ve'et ishti\
u-vanai\u-vnei vanai\u-vnotai) la'asot retzonekha be-levav
shalem, u-malletenu mi-yetzer hara, veten chelqenu be-Toratekha,
ve-zakkenu she-tishreh Shekhinatkha betokhenu, ve-hofa aleinu
ruach chochmah u-vinah, ve-yitqayyem banu mikra shekatuv:
ve-nachah alav ruach Adonai, ruach chochmah u-vinah, ruach etzah
ugvurah, ruach da'at ve-yir'at Adonai:
vechen yehi ratzon milfanekha Adonai Eloheinu veilohei
avoteinu, she-tezakkenu la'asot ma'asim tovim
b'einecha, ve-lalekhet be-darkhei yesharim lefanecha,
ve-qaddeshenu bemitzvotecha, ve-nizkeh lechayim tovim
va-arukhim, u-le-chayyei ha-olam haba, ve-tishmerenu
mi-ma'asim ra'im u-mi-sha'ot ra'ot ha-mitraggeshot
lavo la-olam, ve-ha-boteach ba-Adonai chesed yesovevenhu,
amen:
Yihyu leratzon imrei fi ve-hegyon libi lefanecha,
Adonai tzuri vego'ali:
Va'ani tefillati lecha Adonai, et ratzon, Elohim be-rov
chasdecha, aneni ve-emet yish'echa:
English
God, Master of the universe, fulfill the requests of my heart for the good. Satisfy my wishes and give what I ask for, to me—Your servant the son/daughter of Your maidservant, [your name] the son/daughter of [your mother’s name]—and give me (add as appropriate: and my wife/son/sons/daughter/daughters) the privilege to do Your will whole-heartedly. Save us from the evil inclination, and give us the ability to learn our portion in Your Torah. Give us the privilege of having Your Divine Presence rest within us. Bring a spirit of wisdom and understanding upon us, and may the following verse, written in Isaiah, be fulfilled through us: And the spirit of the Lord will rest upon Mashiach—the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of good advice and strength, and the spirit of knowledge and fear of the Lord. And so may it be Your will, Lord, our God and the God of our fathers, that You should give us the privilege to do deeds that are good in Your eyes and to walk before You in the paths of those who are upright and righteous. Make us holy through Your commandments, so that we will be privileged to have good and long life in this world and to have life in the World to Come. Guard us from bad deeds and bad times that may come to the world. Fulfill that which is written in Psalms: Kindness will surround the person who trusts in the Lord. Amen. May the words of the prayers that come from my mouth, and the thoughts of my heart, be acceptable to You—Lord, my Strength and my Redeemer. When I say my prayer to You, Lord, it should be at a special time, when prayers are listened to. God, with Your great kindness, answer me with Your true and everlasting salvation.

May God protect and save the Jewish Nation, which trusts only in Him

Hebrew
בְּרִיךְ שְׁמֵהּ דְּמָרֵא עָלְמָא, בְּרִיךְ
כִּתְרָךְ וְאַתְרָךְ, יְהֵא רְעוּתָךְ עִם
עַמָּךְ יִשְׂרָאֵל לְעָלַם, וּפוּרְקָן יְמִינָךְ
אַחֲזֵי לְעַמָּךְ בְּבֵי מַקְדְּשָׁךְ, וּלְאַמְטוּיֵי
לָנָא מִטּוּב נְהוֹרָךְ וּלְקַבֵּל צְלוֹתָנָא
בְּרַחֲמִין. יְהֵא רַעֲוָא קֳדָמָךְ דְּתוֹרִיךְ לָן
חַיִּין בְּטִיבוּ, וְלֶהֱוֵי אֲנָא פְקִידָא בְּגוֹ
צַדִּיקַיָּא, לְמִרְחַם עֲלַי וּלְמִנְטַר יָתִי
וְיָת כָּל דִּי לִי, וְדִי לְעַמָּךְ יִשְׂרָאֵל. אַנְתְּ
הוּא זָן לְכֹלָּא וּמְפַרְנֵס לְכֹלָּא, אַנְתְּ הוּא
שַׁלִּיט עַל כֹּלָּא. אַנְתְּ הוּא דְּשַׁלִּיט עַל
מַלְכַיָּא, וּמַלְכוּתָא דִּילָךְ הִיא. אֲנָא עַבְדָּא
דְּקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא, דְּסָגִידְנָא קַמֵּיהּ וּמִקַּמֵּי
דִּיקַר אוֹרַיְתֵיהּ.<sup>1</sup> בְּכָל עִדָּן וְעִדָּן לָא עַל אֱנָשׁ
רָחִיצְנָא וְלָא עַל בַּר אֱלָהִין סָמִיכְנָא, אֶלָּא
בֶּאֱלָהָא דִשְׁמַיָּא, דְּהוּא אֱלָהָא קְשׁוֹט,
וְאוֹרַיְתֵיהּ קְשׁוֹט, וּנְבִיאוֹהִי קְשׁוֹט, וּמַסְגֵּא
לְמֶעְבַּד טַבְוָן וּקְשׁוֹט.
Sephardi
Berich shemei de-mare alma, berich
kitrakh ve-atrakh, yehei re'utakh im
ammakh Yisrael le'alam, u-furqan yeminakh
achaze le-ammakh be-vei maqdeshakh, u-le-amtuye
lana mi-tuv nehorakh u-le-qabbel tzelotana
be-rachamin. Yehei ra'ava qodamakh de-torikh lan
chayyin be-tivu, ve-leheve ana feqida bego
tzaddiqayya, le-mircham alai u-le-mintar yati
ve-yat kol di li, ve-di le-ammakh Yisrael. Ant
hu zan le-kholla umefarnes le-kholla, ant hu
shallit al kolla. Ant hu de-shallit al
malkhayya, u-malkhuta dilakh hi. Ana avda
d’kudsha berich hu, de-sagidna qammeh u-mi-qamme
diq ar Oraiteh.<sup>1</sup> Be-khol iddan ve-iddan la al enash
rachitzna ve-la al bar elahin semikhna, ela
be-Elaha di-shemayya, de-hu Elaha keshot,
ve-Oraiteh keshot, u-nevi'ohi keshot, u-masge
le-me'bad tavvan u-qeshot.
English
Blessed is the name of God, the Master of the universe. God, Your crown and the place of Your Divine Presence are blessed. May Your good will always be with the Children of Israel, Your people. Show Your people the redemption of Your strong, right hand by rebuilding Your Holy Temple. Give us the goodness of Your spiritual light, and accept our prayers with mercy. God, may it be Your will to lengthen our life with goodness. May I be counted among the righteous people, so that You will have mercy on me and protect me and everything that belongs to me and to the Children of Israel, Your nation. God, it is You Who provides food and support for everything. It is You Who rules over everything. It is You Who rules over kings and the power to rule as king belongs to You. I am the servant of the Holy One, blessed be He. I bow before Him, and I bow before His glorious Torah.<sup>1</sup> I do not, at any time, put my trust in people, and I do not place my trust in an angel. Rather, I put my trust in the God of heaven, Who is the true God, Whose Torah is true, Whose prophets are true, and Who performs many acts of goodness and truth.
For transliteration, see page 945.
Hebrew
בֵּהּ אֲנָא רָחִיץ, וְלִשְׁמֵהּ קַדִּישָׁא יַקִּירָא
אֲנָא אָמַר תֻּשְׁבְּחָן. יְהֵא רַעֲוָא קֳדָמָךְ
דְּתִפְתַּח לִבָּאִי בְּאוֹרַיְתָא, וְתַשְׁלִים
מִשְׁאֲלִין דְּלִבָּאִי, וְלִבָּא דְּכָל עַמָּךְ יִשְׂרָאֵל,
לְטָב וּלְחַיִּין וְלִשְׁלָם:
Sephardi
Beh ana rachitz, ve-lishmeh kadisha yaqqira
ana amar tushbechan. Yehei ra'ava qodamakh
de-tiftach libbai be-Oraita, ve-tashlim
mish'alin de-libbai, ve-libba d'chol ammakh Yisrael,
le-tav u-le-chayyin ve-lishlam:
English
I put my trust in Him, and I recite praises to His holy and glorious name. God, may it be Your will that You should open my heart to understand the Torah. You should fulfill the wishes of my heart and the hearts of all the Children of Israel, Your nation, for good, for life, and for peace.
The Torah is removed from the Ark and handed to the chazzan.
Chazzan then congregation:

We declare God’s Oneness

Hebrew
שְׁמַע יִשְׂרָאֵל, יְיָ אֱלֹהֵינוּ, יְיָ | אֶחָד:
Sephardi
Shema Yisrael, Adonai Eloheinu, Adonai | echad:
English
Every Jew should listen and understand that the Lord is our God, and that the Lord is the one and only ruler and King in the seven heavens, the earth, and the four corners of the universe.
Chazzan then congregation:
Hebrew
אֶחָד אֱלֹהֵינוּ, גָּדוֹל אֲדוֹנֵינוּ, קָדוֹשׁ (וְנוֹרָא) שְׁמוֹ:
Sephardi
Echad Eloheinu, gadol Adoneinu, kadosh (venora) shemo:
English
Our God is One; Our Master is great. His name is holy (and awesome).
The chazzan raises the Torah slightly and says:
Hebrew
גַּדְּלוּ לַיְיָ אִתִּי, וּנְרוֹמְמָה שְׁמוֹ יַחְדָּו:
Sephardi
Gaddelu la-Adonai iti, u-neromemah shemo yachdav:
English
Declare the Lord’s greatness with me. Let us exalt His name together.