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"section": "Shabbat & Festival Day",
"topic": "Blessing For The New Month",
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"english": "Shabbat & Festival Day",
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"english": "Blessing For The New Month",
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"type": "heading",
"english": "Blessing upon the New Month",
"transliteration": {}
},
{
"type": "Instructions",
"text": "On the Shabbat preceding Rosh Chodesh (except that Shabbat which precedes Rosh Hashanah) this blessing is recited."
},
{
"type": "Instructions",
"text": "One ought to know the expected date and hour of the new moon's reappearance (or \"birth\"). Customarily the gabbai announces these facts before the blessing is recited.1"
},
{
"type": "Instructions",
"text": "This blessing is recited while standing. Throughout the blessing, the chazzan holds the Torah."
},
{
"type": "Instructions",
"text": "The congregation, then the chazzan:"
},
{
"type": "Annotation",
"text": "May God deliver us from exile"
},
{
"type": "Passage",
"hebrew": "מִי שֶׁעָשָׂה נִסִּים לַאֲבוֹתֵינוּ,2 וְגָאַל אוֹתָם\nמֵעַבְדוּת לְחֵרוּת, הוּא יִגְאַל אוֹתָנוּ\nבְּקָרוֹב, וִיקַבֵּץ נִדְחֵינוּ מֵאַרְבַּע כַּנְפוֹת\nהָאָרֶץ, חֲבֵרִים כָּל יִשְׂרָאֵל, וְנֹאמַר אָמֵן:",
"english": "May God, Who wrought wonders for our ancestors2 and delivered them from bondage into liberty, likewise deliver us speedily and assemble those of us who are dispersed throughout the earth's four corners, joining together all the Children of Israel; and let us respond Amen.",
"transliteration": {
"israeli": "mi she-a|SAH ni|SIM la-a|vo|TEI|nu, ve|ga-AL o|TAM\nme-av|DUT le|che|RUT, hu yig|AL o|TA|nu\nb'ka|ROV, vi|ka|BETZ nid|CHEI|nu me-ar|BA kan|FOT\nha-a|RETZ, cha|ve|RIM kol yis|ra-EL, ve|no|MAR a|MEN:",
"orthographic": "mi she|ʿa|śAH nis|SIM la|ʾa|vo|THE|nu, ve|gha|ʾAL ʾo|THAM\nme|ʿav|DHUTH le|ḥe|RUTH, huʾ yigh|ʾAL ʾo|THA|nu\nbe|qa|ROV, vi|qab|BETZ nidh|ḥE|nu me|ʾar|BAʿ kan|FOTH\nha|ʾa|RETZ, ḥa|ve|RIM kol yiś|ra|ʾEL, ve|noʾ|MAR ʾa|MEN:",
"sephardic": "mi she|ʿa|SAH nis|SIM la|a|vo|TE|nu, ve|ga|AL o|TAM\nme|ʿav|DUT le|ḥe|RUT, hu yig|AL o|TA|nu\nbe|qa|ROV, vi|qab|BETZ nid|ḥE|nu me|ar|BAʿ kan|FOT\nha|a|RETZ, ḥa|ve|RIM kol yis|ra|EL, ve|no|MAR a|MEN:",
"chabad": "mi she-o|SOH ni|SIM la-a|voy|SEI|nu, v'go-AL oy|SOM\nmei-av|DUS l'chei|RUS, hu yig|AL oy|SO|nu\nb'ko|ROYV, vi|ka|BEITZ nid|CHEI|nu mei-ar|BA kan|FOYS\nho-o|RETZ, cha|vei|RIM kol yis|ro-EIL, v'noy|MAR o|MEIN:"
}
},
{
"type": "Instructions",
"text": "The chazzan, then the congregation:"
},
{
"type": "Passage",
"hebrew": "רֹאשׁ חֹדֶשׁ (say the name of the new month)\nבְּיוֹם (say the day/s of the week the new\nmonth will occur on)\nהַבָּא עָלֵינוּ לְטוֹבָה:",
"english": "The coming month of (declare the new month's name) shall fall on, (declare the weekday/s on which the new month shall fall) which arrives upon us for the good.",
"transliteration": {
"israeli": "rosh CHO|desh (say the name of the new month)\nb'YOM (say the day/s of the week the new\nmonth will occur on)\nha|BA a|LEI|nu le|to|VAH:",
"orthographic": "roʾsh ḥO|dhesh (say the name of the new month)\nbe|YOM (say the day/s of the week the new\nmonth will occur on)\nhab|BAʾ ʿa|LE|nu le|ṭo|VAH:",
"sephardic": "rosh ḥO|desh (say the name of the new month)\nbe|YOM (say the day/s of the week the new\nmonth will occur on)\nhab|BA ʿa|LE|nu le|to|VAH:",
"chabad": "roysh CHOY|desh (say the name of the new month)\nb'YOYM (say the day/s of the week the new\nmonth will occur on)\nha|BO o|LEI|nu l'toy|VOH:"
}
},
{
"type": "Instructions",
"text": "The congregation, then the chazzan:"
},
{
"type": "Instructions",
"text": "When the chazzan recites this paragraph again, the congregation answers אָמֵן as shown."
},
{
"type": "Annotation",
"text": "May God bless this coming month"
},
{
"type": "Passage",
"hebrew": "יְחַדְּשֵׁהוּ3 הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא עָלֵינוּ, וְעַל\nכָּל עַמּוֹ בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל, לְחַיִּים\nוּלְשָׁלוֹם (אָמֵן), לְשָׂשׂוֹן וּלְשִׂמְחָה (אָמֵן),\nלִישׁוּעָה וּלְנֶחָמָה, וְנֹאמַר אָמֵן: (אָמֵן)",
"english": "Let the Holy One, blessed be He, renew3 this month upon us and upon the whole House of Israel, His people, unto life and unto peace (Amen), unto joy and unto happiness (Amen), unto salvation and unto comfort, and let us respond Amen. (Amen)",
"transliteration": {
"israeli": "ye|chad|she|HU ha|ka|DOSH ba|RUCH hu a|LEI|nu, ve-AL\nkol a|MO beit yis|ra-EL, le|cha|YIM\nu|le|sha|LOM (a|MEN), le|sa|SON u|le|sim|CHAH (a|MEN),\nli|shu-AH u|le|ne|cha|MAH, ve|no|MAR a|MEN: (a|MEN)",
"orthographic": "ye|ḥad|de|she|HU haq|qa|DHOSH ba|RUKH huʾ ʿa|LE|nu, ve|ʿAL\nkol ʿam|MO beth yiś|ra|ʾEL, le|ḥay|YIM\nu|le|sha|LOM (ʾa|MEN), le|śa|śON u|le|śim|ḥAH (ʾa|MEN),\nli|shu|ʿAH u|le|ne|ḥa|MAH, ve|noʾ|MAR ʾa|MEN: (ʾa|MEN)",
"sephardic": "ye|ḥad|de|she|HU haq|qa|DOSH ba|RUKH hu ʿa|LE|nu, ve|ʿAL\nkol ʿam|MO bet yis|ra|EL, le|ḥay|YIM\nu|le|sha|LOM (a|MEN), le|sa|SON u|le|sim|ḥAH (a|MEN),\nli|shu|ʿAH u|le|ne|ḥa|MAH, ve|no|MAR a|MEN: (a|MEN)",
"chabad": "y'chad'|shei|HU ha|ko|DOYSH bo|RUCH hu o|LEI|nu, v'AL\nkol a|MOY beis yis|ro-EIL, l'cha|YIM\nul'|sho|LOYM (o|MEIN), l'so|SOYN ul'|sim|CHOH (o|MEIN),\nli|shu-OH ul'|ne|cho|MOH, v'noy|MAR o|MEIN: (o|MEIN)"
}
},
{
"type": "Instructions",
"text": "This next paragraph is skipped on that Shabbat which precedes Rosh Chodesh, and at any time Tachanun would not be recited if that day were a weekday (see page 108). Yet it is recited on the Shabbat preceding the month of Sivan4 and on the Shabbat preceding Rosh Hashanah."
},
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"type": "Passage",
"condition": "Omitted on the Shabbat before Rosh Chodesh and whenever Tachanun would not be said on a weekday; said on the Shabbat before Sivan and before Rosh Hashanah",
"hebrew": "אָב הָרַחֲמִים שׁוֹכֵן מְרוֹמִים,\nבְּרַחֲמָיו הָעֲצוּמִים, הוּא\nיִפְקוֹד בְּרַחֲמִים, הַחֲסִידִים\nוְהַיְשָׁרִים וְהַתְּמִימִים, קְהִלּוֹת\nהַקֹּדֶשׁ שֶׁמָּסְרוּ נַפְשָׁם עַל\nקְדֻשַּׁת הַשֵּׁם, הַנֶּאֱהָבִים\nוְהַנְּעִימִים בְּחַיֵּיהֶם, וּבְמוֹתָם\nלֹא נִפְרָדוּ. מִנְּשָׁרִים קַלּוּ,\nוּמֵאֲרָיוֹת גָּבֵרוּ, לַעֲשׂוֹת רְצוֹן\nקוֹנָם וְחֵפֶץ צוּרָם. יִזְכְּרֵם\nאֱלֹהֵינוּ לְטוֹבָה, עִם שְׁאָר\nצַדִּיקֵי עוֹלָם, וְיִנְקוֹם נִקְמַת דַּם\nעֲבָדָיו הַשָּׁפוּךְ, כַּכָּתוּב בְּתוֹרַת\nמֹשֶׁה אִישׁ הָאֱלֹהִים: הַרְנִינוּ\nגּוֹיִם עַמּוֹ, כִּי דַם עֲבָדָיו יִקּוֹם,\nוְנָקָם יָשִׁיב לְצָרָיו, וְכִפֶּר\nאַדְמָתוֹ עַמּוֹ. וְעַל יְדֵי עֲבָדֶיךָ\nהַנְּבִיאִים כָּתוּב לֵאמֹר: וְנִקֵּיתִי\nדָּמָם לֹא נִקֵּיתִי, וַיהוָה שֹׁכֵן בְּצִיּוֹן.\nוּבְכִתְבֵי הַקֹּדֶשׁ נֶאֱמַר: לָמָּה\nיֹאמְרוּ הַגּוֹיִם אַיֵּה אֱלֹהֵיהֶם,",
"english": "May God, the All-Merciful Father, Who abides in the heights of heaven, in His abundant mercy recall the faithful, upright, and whole people in compassion. May He recall the holy communities who surrendered their lives to sanctify God's name, in mercy. Beloved and pleasing were they in their lifetimes, and even in death they were not parted from God. Swifter than eagles were they and mightier than lions to fulfill the will of their Maker and the wish of their Creator. May our God, recall them with favor, together with the world's other righteous people, and may He exact retribution from those accountable for the bloodshed of the Jewish Nation, His servants. As the Torah of Moses records, a man wholly devoted to God: Nations of the world, sing the praises of God's nation, the Jewish Nation, for God shall avenge His servants' blood, and He shall requite His foes for what they have done. He will appease His land, the Land of Israel, and His nation, the Jewish Nation. Thus is it written by Your servants, the prophets: I will pardon and wipe away the sins of the nations. Yet I will not pardon and wipe away their bloodshed and murder of my nation. The Lord shall rest in Zion (Jerusalem) when the Redemption comes. In the sacred writings of Psalms it is said: Why should the nations be able to say of the Jewish Nation, \"Where is",
"transliteration": {
"israeli": "av ha|ra|cha|MIM sho|CHEN me|ro|MIM,\nb'ra|cha|MAV ha-a|tzu|MIM, hu\nyif|KOD b'ra|cha|MIM, ha|cha|si|DIM\nve|hay|sha|RIM ve|hat|mi|MIM, ke|hi|LOT\nha|KO|desh she|mas|RU naf|SHAM al\nk'du|SHAT ha|SHEM, ha|ne-e|ha|VIM\nve|ha|ne-i|MIM b'cha|yei|HEM, uv|mo|TAM\nlo nif|ra|DU. mi|ne|sha|RIM ka|LU,\nu|me-a|ra|YOT ga|ve|RU, la-a|SOT re|TZON\nko|NAM ve|CHE|fetz tzu|RAM. yiz|ke|REM\ne|lo|HEI|nu le|to|VAH, im she-AR\ntza|di|KEI o|LAM, ve|yin|KOM nik|MAT dam\na|va|DAV ha|sha|FUCH, ka|ka|TUV b'to|RAT\nmo|SHEH ish ha-e|lo|HIM: har|ni|NU\ngo|YIM a|MO, ki dam a|va|DAV yi|KOM,\nve|na|KAM ya|SHIV le|tza|RAV, ve|chi|PER\nad|ma|TO a|MO. ve-AL ye|DEI a|va|DE|cha\nha|ne|vi-IM ka|TUV lei|MOR: ve|ni|kei|TI\nda|MAM lo ni|kei|TI, va|do|NAI sho|CHEN b'tzi|YON.\nuv|chit|VEI ha|KO|desh ne-e|MAR: LA|mah\nyo|m|RU ha|go|YIM a|YEH e|lo|hei|HEM,",
"orthographic": "ʾav ha|ra|ḥa|MIM sho|KHEN me|ro|MIM,\nbe|ra|ḥa|MAV ha|ʿa|tzu|MIM, huʾ\nyif|QODH be|ra|ḥa|MIM, ha|ḥa|si|DHIM\nve|ha|ye|sha|RIM ve|hat|te|mi|MIM, qe|hil|LOTH\nhaq|QO|dhesh shem|ma|se|RU naf|SHAM ʿal\nqe|dhus|SHATH has|SHEM, han|ne|ʾe|ha|VIM\nve|han|ne|ʿi|MIM be|ḥay|ye|HEM, u|ve|mo|THAM\nloʾ nif|ra|DHU. min|ne|sha|RIM qal|LU,\nu|me|ʾa|ra|YOTH ga|ve|RU, la|ʿa|śOTH re|TZON\nqo|NAM ve|ḥE|fetz tzu|RAM. yiz|ke|REM\nʾe|lo|HE|nu le|ṭo|VAH, ʿim she|ʾAR\ntzad|di|QE ʿo|LAM, ve|yin|QOM niq|MATH dam\nʿa|va|DHAV has|sha|FUKH, kak|ka|THUV be|tho|RATH\nmo|SHEH ʾish ha|ʾe|lo|HIM: har|ni|NU\ngo|YIM ʿam|MO, ki dham ʿa|va|DHAV yiq|QOM,\nve|na|QAM ya|SHIV le|tza|RAV, ve|khip|PER\nʾadh|ma|THO ʿam|MO. ve|ʿAL ye|DHE ʿa|va|DHE|kha\nhan|ne|vi|ʾIM ka|THUV leʾ|MOR: ve|niq|qe|THI\nda|MAM loʾ niq|qe|THI, va|do|NAI sho|KHEN be|tziy|YON.\nu|ve|khith|VE haq|QO|dhesh ne|ʾe|MAR: LAM|mah\nyo|ʾm|RU hag|go|YIM ʾay|YEH ʾe|lo|he|HEM,",
"sephardic": "av ha|ra|ḥa|MIM sho|KHEN me|ro|MIM,\nbe|ra|ḥa|MAV ha|ʿa|tzu|MIM, hu\nyif|QOD be|ra|ḥa|MIM, ha|ḥa|si|DIM\nve|ha|ye|sha|RIM ve|hat|te|mi|MIM, qe|hil|LOT\nhaq|QO|desh shem|ma|se|RU naf|SHAM ʿal\nqe|dus|SHAT has|SHEM, han|ne|e|ha|VIM\nve|han|ne|ʿi|MIM be|ḥay|ye|HEM, u|ve|mo|TAM\nlo nif|ra|DU. min|ne|sha|RIM qal|LU,\nu|me|a|ra|YOT ga|ve|RU, la|ʿa|SOT re|TZON\nqo|NAM ve|ḥE|fetz tzu|RAM. yiz|ke|REM\ne|lo|HE|nu le|to|VAH, ʿim she|AR\ntzad|di|QE ʿo|LAM, ve|yin|QOM niq|MAT dam\nʿa|va|DAV has|sha|FUKH, kak|ka|TUV be|to|RAT\nmo|SHEH ish ha|e|lo|HIM: har|ni|NU\ngo|YIM ʿam|MO, ki dam ʿa|va|DAV yiq|QOM,\nve|na|QAM ya|SHIV le|tza|RAV, ve|khip|PER\nad|ma|TO ʿam|MO. ve|ʿAL ye|DE ʿa|va|DE|kha\nhan|ne|vi|IM ka|TUV le|MOR: ve|niq|qe|TI\nda|MAM lo niq|qe|TI, va|do|NAI sho|KHEN be|tziy|YON.\nu|ve|khit|VE haq|QO|desh ne|e|MAR: LAM|mah\nyo|m|RU hag|go|YIM ay|YEH e|lo|he|HEM,",
"chabad": "ov ho|ra|cha|MIM shoy|CHEIN m'roy|MIM,\nb'ra|cha|MOV ho-a|tzu|MIM, hu\nyif|KOYD b'ra|cha|MIM, ha|cha|si|DIM\nv'hay'|sho|RIM v'hat'|mi|MIM, k'hi|LOYS\nha|KOY|desh she|mos'|RU naf|SHOM al\nk'du|SHAS ha|SHEIM, ha|ne-e|ho|VIM\nv'han'-i|MIM b'cha|yei|HEM, uv'|moy|SOM\nloy nif|ro|DU. min'|sho|RIM ka|LU,\nu|mei-a|ro|YOYS go|vei|RU, la-a|SOYS r'TZOYN\nkoy|NOM v'CHEI|fetz tzu|ROM. yiz|k'REIM\ne|loy|HEI|nu l'toy|VOH, im sh'OR\ntza|di|KEI oy|LOM, v'yin|KOYM nik|MAS dam\na|vo|DOV ha|sho|FUCH, ka|ko|SUV b'soy|RAS\nmoy|SHEH ish ho-e|loy|HIM: har|ni|NU\ngoy|YIM a|MOY, ki dam a|vo|DOV yi|KOYM,\nv'no|KOM yo|SHIV l'tzo|ROV, v'chi|PER\nad|mo|SOY a|MOY. v'AL y'DEI a|vo|DE|cho\nhan'|vi-IM ko|SUV lei|MOYR: v'ni|kei|SI\ndo|MOM loy ni|kei|SI, va|do|NOY shoy|CHEIN b'tzi|YOYN.\nuv'|chis|VEI ha|KOY|desh ne-e|MAR: LO|moh\nyoy|m|RU ha|goy|YIM a|YEIH e|loy|hei|HEM,"
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"type": "Commentary",
"text": "1 It is proper to know the time of the rebirth of the new moon before saying the blessing for the new month. The Rebbe Rashab explained: Chodesh comes from the word חֹדֶשׁ, meaning new. Before beginning a new form of service of God, we must first know the purpose of our \"birth\"—our creation.",
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"attribution": "The Rebbe"
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"type": "Commentary",
"text": "2 We mention God's miracles when we commemorate the new month—a seemingly natural occurrence—to highlight the fact that even natural occurrences are the result of God's actions. In the merit of recognizing that all of nature is really a Divine miracle, God will perform supernatural miracles for us and will redeem us from our exile.",
"marker": "2",
"attribution": "The Rebbe"
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"type": "Commentary",
"text": "3 Six expressions of blessing are mentioned in this prayer. During the times when the Jewish court of law would establish Rosh Chodesh, there were six months of the year when it was necessary for the court to publicize the day of the sanctification of the new month. These six blessings correspond to those six months. (Only Rosh Chodesh that followed a 29-day month would need to be publicized. If people heard nothing on that day, they would conclude that the current month consisted of 30 days and that Rosh Chodesh was on the following day)",
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"attribution": "The Rebbe"
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"type": "Commentary",
"text": "4 Unlike the Shabbat before all other months—when this prayer is omitted—it is said on the Shabbat preceding Sivan. One of the reasons for this is because in Sivan, in the year 4856 (1096 C.E.), thousands of Jews were massacred by Crusaders. This prayer is a memorial for those killed for being Jewish.",
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