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pp. 588-589
The Three Festivals—Pesach, Shavuot, and Sukkot

Musaf for Pesach, Shavuot, Sukkot, and Chol Hamoed


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Hebrew
זְכוּרְךָ אֶת פְּנֵי יְיָ אֱלֹהֶיךָ, בַּמָּקוֹם
אֲשֶׁר יִבְחַר: בְּחַג הַמַּצּוֹת, וּבְחַג
הַשָּׁבֻעוֹת, וּבְחַג הַסֻּכּוֹת, וְלֹא יֵרָאֶה
אֶת פְּנֵי יְיָ רֵיקָם. אִישׁ כְּמַתְּנַת יָדוֹ,
כְּבִרְכַּת יְיָ אֱלֹהֶיךָ אֲשֶׁר נָתַן לָךְ:
Sephardi
Z'churcha et p'nei Adonai Elohecha, bamakom
asher yivchar: b'chag hamatzot, uv'chag
hashavu'ot, uv'chag hasukkot, v'lo yera'eh
et p'nei Adonai reikam. Ish k'matnat yado,
k'virkat Adonai Elohecha asher natan lach:
English
<b>the Festival of Matzot, on the Festival of Shavuot, and on the Festival of Sukkot. They should not appear before the Lord empty-handed.</b> Every <b>man</b> should give gifts to God <b>according to</b> what <b>his hand</b> can afford, <b>according to the blessing</b> that <b>the Lord, your God, has given to you.</b>
On Shabbat, add the shaded words.

Bless us and help us serve You

Hebrew
וְהַשִּׂיאֵנוּ יְיָ אֱלֹהֵינוּ אֶת בִּרְכַּת
מוֹעֲדֶיךָ, לְחַיִּים טוֹבִים
וּלְשָׁלוֹם, לְשִׂמְחָה וּלְשָׂשׂוֹן,
כַּאֲשֶׁר רָצִיתָ וְאָמַרְתָּ לְבָרְכֵנוּ.
(אֱלֹהֵינוּ וֵאלֹהֵי אֲבוֹתֵינוּ, רְצֵה נָא
בִּמְנוּחָתֵנוּ,) קַדְּשֵׁנוּ בְּמִצְוֹתֶיךָ, וְתֵן
חֶלְקֵנוּ בְּתוֹרָתֶךָ, שַׂבְּעֵנוּ מִטּוּבֶךָ,
וְשַׂמַּח נַפְשֵׁנוּ בִּישׁוּעָתֶךָ, וְטַהֵר
לִבֵּנוּ לְעָבְדְּךָ בֶּאֱמֶת, וְהַנְחִילֵנוּ יְיָ
אֱלֹהֵינוּ (בְּאַהֲבָה וּבְרָצוֹן,) בְּשִׂמְחָה
וּבְשָׂשׂוֹן, (שַׁבָּת וּ)מוֹעֲדֵי קָדְשֶׁךָ,
וְיִשְׂמְחוּ בְךָ כָּל יִשְׂרָאֵל מְקַדְּשֵׁי
שְׁמֶךָ. בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְיָ, מְקַדֵּשׁ (הַשַּׁבָּת
וְ)יִשְׂרָאֵל וְהַזְּמַנִּים:
Sephardi
V'hasi'enu Adonai Eloheinu et birkat
mo'adecha, lechayim tovim
u-le-shalom, l'simchah ul'sason,
ka'asher ratzita v'amarta l'varcheinu.
(Eloheinu veilohei avoteinu, retzeh na
bimnuchateinu,) kadsheinu bemitzvotecha, veten
chelkeinu b'Toratecha, sabeinu mi-tuvecha,
ve-samach nafsheinu bishu'atecha, ve-taher
libeinu le-ovdecha be'emet, ve-hanchileinu Adonai
Eloheinu (be'ahavah u-ve-ratzon,) b'simchah
uv'sason, (Shabbat u-)mo'adei kodshecha,
v'yism'chu vecha kol Yisrael mekadshei
shemecha. Baruch Atah Adonai, mekadesh (haShabbat
v')Yisrael ve-ha-zemanim:
English
<b>Lord, our God, bring upon us the blessings of Your festivals</b>—blessings for <b>good life and for peace, for joy and for happiness. Bless us as You desired and</b> promised to <b>bless us.</b> (<b>Our God and the God of our fathers, please willingly</b> accept <b>our resting from work on Shabbat.</b>) <b>Make us holy through Your commandments and give us our portion in Your Torah,</b> so that we will be able to learn it properly. <b>Satisfy us with Your goodness and make our souls happy with Your salvation. Make our hearts pure</b> in order for us to serve <b>You</b> honestly and <b>truthfully. Lord, our God, give us Your holy</b> (Shabbat and) <b>festivals</b> as an everlasting inheritance—(<b>lovingly, willingly,</b>) <b>happily and joyfully. All</b> the Children of Israel, <b>who make Your name holy,</b> will be happy because of You. <b>Blessed are You, Lord, Who makes</b> (the day of Shabbat,) <b>the Children of Israel and the festivals holy.</b>

Always desire our service

Hebrew
רְצֵה יְיָ אֱלֹהֵינוּ בְּעַמְּךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל
וְלִתְפִלָּתָם שְׁעֵה, וְהָשֵׁב הָעֲבוֹדָה
לִדְבִיר בֵּיתֶךָ, וְאִשֵּׁי יִשְׂרָאֵל וּתְפִלָּתָם
בְּאַהֲבָה תְּקַבֵּל בְּרָצוֹן, וּתְהִי לְרָצוֹן
תָּמִיד עֲבוֹדַת יִשְׂרָאֵל עַמֶּךָ:
Sephardi
Retzeh Adonai Eloheinu be'amecha Yisrael
ve-litfilatam she'eh, v'hashev ha'avodah
lidvir beitecha, ve'ishei Yisrael utefilatam
be'ahavah t'kabel beratzon, utehi leratzon
tamid avodat Yisrael amecha:
English
<b>Lord, our God,</b> may You continue to <b>want</b> the Children of Israel as <b>Your nation and pay attention to their prayer.</b> <b>Return the service</b> (offerings) <b>to the Holy Temple, Your home. Accept with love and good will the fire offerings and prayer of</b> the Children of Israel. <b>May the service of Your nation,</b> the Children of Israel, <b>always find favor.</b>

Bring us back to Jerusalem

Hebrew
וְתֶחֱזֶינָה עֵינֵינוּ בְּשׁוּבְךָ לְצִיּוֹן
בְּרַחֲמִים. בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה
יְיָ, הַמַּחֲזִיר שְׁכִינָתוֹ לְצִיּוֹן:
Sephardi
V'techezenah eineinu b'shuvcha l'Tziyon
berachamim. Baruch Atah
Adonai, hamachazir Shekhinato l'Tziyon:
English
<b>May our eyes witness</b> the final Redemption, when <b>Your</b> Divine Presence will <b>return to</b> the holy city of <b>Jerusalem with mercy. Blessed are You, Lord, Who brings His Divine Presence back to Jerusalem.</b>
Bow at מוֹדִים; straighten up at יְיָ.

Thank You for giving us life and performing miracles daily

Hebrew
מוֹדִים אֲנַחְנוּ לָךְ, שָׁאַתָּה הוּא
יְיָ אֱלֹהֵינוּ וֵאלֹהֵי אֲבוֹתֵינוּ
לְעוֹלָם וָעֶד, צוּר חַיֵּינוּ, מָגֵן
יִשְׁעֵנוּ, אַתָּה הוּא לְדוֹר וָדוֹר,
נוֹדֶה לְךָ וּנְסַפֵּר תְּהִלָּתֶךָ, עַל
חַיֵּינוּ הַמְּסוּרִים בְּיָדֶךָ, וְעַל
נִשְׁמוֹתֵינוּ הַפְּקוּדוֹת לָךְ, וְעַל
נִסֶּיךָ שֶׁבְּכָל יוֹם עִמָּנוּ, וְעַל
נִפְלְאוֹתֶיךָ וְטוֹבוֹתֶיךָ שֶׁבְּכָל עֵת,
עֶרֶב וָבֹקֶר וְצָהֳרָיִם, הַטּוֹב, כִּי לֹא
כָלוּ רַחֲמֶיךָ, וְהַמְרַחֵם, כִּי לֹא תַמּוּ
חֲסָדֶיךָ, כִּי מֵעוֹלָם קִוִּינוּ לָךְ:
Sephardi
Modim anachnu lach, sha'Atah hu
Adonai Eloheinu veilohei avoteinu
le'olam va'ed, Tzur chayeinu, Magen
yish'einu, Atah hu l'dor vador,
nodeh lecha un'sapeir tehilatecha, al
chayeinu ham'surim b'yadecha, ve'al
nishmoteinu hap'kudot lach, ve'al
nisecha sheb'khol yom imanu, ve'al
nifl'otecha v'tovotekha sheb'khol et,
erev vavoker v'tzohorayim, hatov, ki lo
chalu rachamecha, ve-ha-merachem, ki lo tamu
chasadecha, ki me'olam kivinu lach:
English
<b>We acknowledge and are thankful to You, that You, Lord, are our God and the God of our fathers, forever and ever.</b> You are <b>the strength of our life and the shield</b> that protects and <b>saves us in every generation. We will give thanks to You and tell Your praise.</b> We will thank and praise You <b>for our lives,</b> which are completely <b>in Your hand, for our souls, which are kept securely by You, for the miracles that</b> You perform <b>for us every day, and for Your wonders and goodness that are always</b> with us. Three times a day we praise You: <b>in the evening, in the morning, and in the afternoon:</b> Maariv, Shacharit, and Minchah. You are the <b>Good</b> God, because <b>Your mercy never ends.</b> You are the <b>Merciful</b> God, because <b>Your kindness never stops.</b> We pray to You, for <b>we have always put our hopes in You</b> and trusted in You.

MODIM DERABANAN

During the chazzan's repetition of the Amidah, while the chazzan says Modim (above) aloud, the congregation says the following while bowing. For transliteration, see page 944.

Sustain us and bring us back to the Holy Temple

Hebrew
מוֹדִים אֲנַחְנוּ לָךְ, שָׁאַתָּה הוּא יְיָ אֱלֹהֵינוּ
וֵאלֹהֵי אֲבוֹתֵינוּ, אֱלֹהֵי כָל בָּשָׂר,
יוֹצְרֵנוּ יוֹצֵר בְּרֵאשִׁית. בְּרָכוֹת וְהוֹדָאוֹת
לְשִׁמְךָ הַגָּדוֹל וְהַקָּדוֹשׁ, עַל שֶׁהֶחֱיִיתָנוּ
וְקִיַּמְתָּנוּ. כֵּן תְּחַיֵּנוּ וּתְקַיְּמֵנוּ, וְתֶאֱסוֹף
גָּלֻיּוֹתֵינוּ לְחַצְרוֹת קָדְשֶׁךָ, וְנָשׁוּב אֵלֶיךָ
לִשְׁמֹר חֻקֶּיךָ וְלַעֲשׂוֹת רְצוֹנֶךָ וּלְעָבְדְּךָ
בְּלֵבָב שָׁלֵם, עַל שֶׁאָנוּ מוֹדִים לָךְ, בָּרוּךְ אֵל
הַהוֹדָאוֹת.
Sephardi
Modim anachnu lach, sha'Atah hu Adonai Eloheinu
veilohei avoteinu, Elohei kol basar,
Yotzreinu Yotzer b'reshit. Berachot v'hoda'ot
leshimcha hagadol v'hakadosh, al shehecheyitanu
v'kiyamtanu. Ken t'chayeinu ut'kayemeinu, v'te'esof
galuyoteinu l'chatzrot kodshecha, v'nashuv eilecha
lishmor chukecha v'la'asot retzonecha ul'avdekha
b'levav shalem, al she'anu modim lach, Baruch El
hahoda'ot.
English
<b>We acknowledge and are thankful to You, that You, Lord, are our God and the God of our fathers.</b> You are the God Who rules over <b>all flesh, our Creator,</b> and the Creator of everything that <b>exists. We give blessings and thanks to Your great and holy name, because You have given us life and kept us alive. May You continue to give us life and keep us alive. Gather us from our exile and bring us to the courtyards of Your Holy Temple, so that we will return to serving You—to keep Your laws, to do Your will, and to serve You with a complete heart.</b> We also thank You for letting us give <b>thanks to You</b> for all the good things You do for us. <b>Blessed is God, Who is worthy of thanks.</b>