When a festival occurs on a weekday, continue with the Amidah on page 559.
May God accept my prayers
Hebrew
וַאֲנִי תְפִלָּתִי לְךָ יְיָ עֵת רָצוֹן,
אֱלֹהִים בְּרָב חַסְדֶּךָ,
עֲנֵנִי בֶּאֱמֶת יִשְׁעֶךָ:
Sephardi
Va'ani tefillati lecha Adonai et ratzon,
Elohim berov chasdecha,
aneni be'emet yish'echa:
English
When I say my prayer to You, Lord, it should be a special time, when prayers are listened to. God, with Your great kindness, answer me with Your true and everlasting salvation.
READING OF THE TORAH
The Ark is opened. Stand and remain standing until the Torah is placed on the bimah. For transliteration, see page 944.
Verses about the Ark and the Torah
Hebrew
וַיְהִי בִּנְסֹעַ הָאָרֹן, וַיֹּאמֶר
מֹשֶׁה: קוּמָה יְיָ וְיָפֻצוּ
אֹיְבֶיךָ וְיָנֻסוּ מְשַׂנְאֶיךָ
מִפָּנֶיךָ: כִּי מִצִּיּוֹן תֵּצֵא
תוֹרָה וּדְבַר יְיָ מִירוּשָׁלָיִם:
בָּרוּךְ שֶׁנָּתַן תּוֹרָה לְעַמּוֹ
יִשְׂרָאֵל בִּקְדֻשָּׁתוֹ:
Sephardi
Vayehi binsoa ha'aron, vayomer
Moshe: kumah Adonai veyafutzu
oyevecha veyanusu mesan’echa
mipanecha: ki miTziyon tetze
Torah udvar Adonai miYerushalayim:
Baruch shenatan Torah le'amo
Yisrael bikdushato:
English
Whenever the Ark would travel with the Jewish Nation in the desert, Moses would say, “Lord, rise up and show Your strength and power, and Your enemies will be scattered and run away out of fear. Those who hate You will run away from You, God.” The teachings of the Torah will spread forth from Zion. The word of the Lord will spread forth from Jerusalem, which will be the center of Torah learning. Blessed is God, Who, in His holiness, gave the Torah to His nation, the Children of Israel.
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, וּפוּרְקַן 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 דְשַׁלִּיט עַל מַלְכַיָּא,
וּמַלְכוּתָא דִילָךְ הִיא. אֲנָא עַבְדָּא
דְּקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא, דְּסָגִידְנָא קַמֵּהּ
וּמִקַּמֵּי דִּיקַר אוֹרַיְתֵהּ. בְּכָל עִדָּן וְעִדָּן
לָא עַל אֱנָשׁ רָחִיצְנָא וְלָא עַל בַּר אֱלָהִין
סָמִיכְנָא, אֶלָּא בֵּאלָהָא דִשְׁמַיָּא, דְּהוּא
אֱלָהָא קְשׁוֹט, וְאוֹרַיְתֵהּ קְשׁוֹט, וּנְבִיאוֹהִי
קְשׁוֹט, וּמַסְגֵּא לְמֶעְבַּד טַבְוָן וּקְשׁוֹט.
Sephardi
Berich shemei demare alma, berich kiterach
veatrach. Yehei re’utach im ammakh
Yisrael le'alam, ufurkan yeminach achaze
le’amach bevei makdeshach, uleamtuye lana
mituv nehorach ulekabel tzelotana berachamin.
Yehei ra'ava kodamach detorich lan chayyin
betivu, veleheve ana fekida bego tzaddikayya,
lemircham alai ulemintar yati veyat kol di li,
ve-di le’amach Yisrael. Ant hu zan lecholla
umefarnes lecholla, ant hu shallit al
kolla. Ant hu deshallit al malchayya,
umalchuta dilach hi. Ana avda
d’kudsha Berich Hu, desagidna kammeh
umikammei dikar Oraiteh. Bechol iddan veiddan
la al enash rechitzna ve-la al bar elahin
semichna, ela beElaha dishmayya, dehu
Elaha keshot, veOraiteh keshot, unevi’ohi
keshot, umasge lemebad tavvan ukeshot.
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. 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 אֲמַר תּוּשְׁבְּחָן. יְהֵא רַעֲוָא קֳדָמָךְ דְּתִפְתַּח
לִבָּאִי בְּאוֹרַיְתָא, וְתַשְׁלִים מִשְׁאֲלִין דְּלִבָּאִי,
וְלִבָּא דְכָל עַמָּךְ יִשְׂרָאֵל, לְטָב וּלְחַיִּין וְלִשְׁלָם:
Sephardi
Beh ana rachitz, velishmeh kadisha yakira
ana amar tushbechan. Yehei ra'ava kodamach detiftach
libbai be-oraita, vetashlim mish’alin delibbai,
velibba dechol ammakh Yisrael, letav ulechayyin velishlam:
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. The chazzan raises the Torah slightly and says:
Hebrew
גַּדְּלוּ לַיְיָ אִתִּי, וּנְרוֹמְמָה
שְׁמוֹ יַחְדָּו:
Sephardi
Gaddelu la-adonai iti, uneromemah
shemo yachdav:
English
Declare the Lord’s greatness with me. Let us exalt His name together.
For transliteration, see page 945. As the chazzan carries the Torah to the bimah, the congregation and chazzan say:
Praise God, Who rules over everything
Hebrew
לְךָ יְיָ הַגְּדֻלָּה וְהַגְּבוּרָה וְהַתִּפְאֶרֶת
וְהַנֵּצַח וְהַהוֹד, כִּי כֹל בַּשָּׁמַיִם
וּבָאָרֶץ. לְךָ יְיָ הַמַּמְלָכָה וְהַמִּתְנַשֵּׂא
לְכֹל לְרֹאשׁ: רוֹמְמוּ יְיָ אֱלֹהֵינוּ,
וְהִשְׁתַּחֲווּ לַהֲדֹם רַגְלָיו, קָדוֹשׁ הוּא:
רוֹמְמוּ יְיָ אֱלֹהֵינוּ וְהִשְׁתַּחֲווּ לְהַר
קָדְשׁוֹ, כִּי קָדוֹשׁ יְיָ אֱלֹהֵינוּ:
Sephardi
Lecha Adonai hagedullah vehagevurah vehatiferet
vehanetzach vehahod, ki chol bashamayim
uva'aretz. Lecha Adonai hammamlachah vehammitnasse
lechol lerosh: Romemu Adonai Eloheinu,
vehishtachavu lahadom raglav, kadosh hu:
Romemu Adonai Eloheinu vehishtachavu lehar
kodsho, ki kadosh Adonai Eloheinu:
English
The following special things belong to You, Lord: greatness, strength, glory, victory, and majesty. All of these came from You, because everything in heaven and on earth is Yours. The ability to rule as a king belongs to You, Lord, and You have given kings the power to rule over their kingdoms. You are raised above all other rulers. Exalt the Lord, our God, and bow down in the direction of the Holy Temple, God’s footstool, because He is holy. Exalt the Lord, our God, and bow down in the direction of His holy mountain, the Temple Mount, because the Lord, our God, is holy.
May God have mercy on us and save us
Hebrew
אָב הָרַחֲמִים הוּא יְרַחֵם עַם
עֲמוּסִים, וְיִזְכּוֹר בְּרִית אֵיתָנִים,
וְיַצִּיל נַפְשׁוֹתֵינוּ מִן הַשָּׁעוֹת
הָרָעוֹת, וְיִגְעַר בְּיֵצֶר הָרָע מִן הַנְּשׂוּאִים,
וְיָחֹן עָלֵינוּ לִפְלֵיטַת
עוֹלָמִים, וִימַלֵּא מִשְׁאֲלוֹתֵינוּ בְּמִדָּה
טוֹבָה יְשׁוּעָה וְרַחֲמִים:
Sephardi
Av harachamim hu y'rachem am
amusim, veyizkor berit etanim,
veyatzil nafshotenu min hasha’ot
hara’ot, veyig’ar beyetzer hara min hannesu’im,
veyachon aleinu lifletat
olamim, vimale mish’alotenu bemiddah
tovah yeshu'ah verachamim:
English
May God, the All-Merciful Father, have mercy on the Jewish Nation, the nation that belongs to Him and is carried by Him. May He remember the Covenant that He made with the Patriarchs, who are called the strong ones. May He save our souls from bad times and banish the evil inclination from within us—the ones who are carried by Him. God, graciously give us everlasting survival, and fulfill our wishes fully, in good measure, with salvation and mercy.
The Torah readings are found on pages 821–847.