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      <slug>tehillat-hashem-weiss</slug>
      <title>Siddur Tehillat Hashem, Weiss Edition</title>
      <nusach>Chabad</nusach>
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      <slug>598-599-598-599-the-three-festivals-pesach-shavuot-and-sukkot-prayer-for-rain</slug>
      <section>The Three Festivals—Pesach, Shavuot, and Sukkot</section>
      <topic>Prayer for Rain</topic>
      <printPages>598-599</printPages>
      <pdfPages>598-599</pdfPages>
      <header>
        <section>
          <english>The Three Festivals—Pesach, Shavuot, and Sukkot</english>
          <transliteration/>
        </section>
        <topic>
          <english>Prayer for Rain</english>
          <transliteration/>
        </topic>
        <printPages>598-599</printPages>
        <correlativePages>355</correlativePages>
      </header>
      <body>
        <body>
          <type>Instructions</type>
          <text>Chazzan:</text>
        </body>
        <body>
          <type>Passage</type>
          <hebrew>שָׁאַתָּה הוּא יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ מַשִּׁיב
הָרוּחַ וּמוֹרִיד הַטָּל:</hebrew>
          <english>&lt;b&gt;Since You, Lord, our God, are the&lt;/b&gt; one &lt;b&gt;Who makes the wind blow and the dew descend—&lt;/b&gt;</english>
          <transliteration>
            <israeli>sha-a|TAH hu a|do|NAI e|lo|HEI|nu ma|SHIV
ha|RUACH u|mo|RID ha|TAL:</israeli>
            <orthographic>sha|ʾat|TAH huʾ a|do|NAI ʾe|lo|HE|nu mas|SHIV
ha|RUAḥ u|mo|RIDH haṭ|ṭAL:</orthographic>
            <sephardic>sha|at|TAH hu a|do|NAI e|lo|HE|nu mas|SHIV
ha|RUAḥ u|mo|RID hat|TAL:</sephardic>
            <chabad>sho-a|TOH hu a|do|NOY e|loy|HEI|nu ma|SHIV
ho|RUACH u|moy|RID ha|TOL:</chabad>
          </transliteration>
        </body>
        <body>
          <type>Instructions</type>
          <text>These next lines are recited by the congregation, then by the chazzan. The congregation answers אָמֵן as indicated after the chazzan repeats every line.</text>
        </body>
        <body>
          <type>Passage</type>
          <hebrew>לִבְרָכָה וְלֹא לִקְלָלָה: (אָמֵן)</hebrew>
          <english>&lt;b&gt;unto blessing, and not unto curse.&lt;/b&gt; (Amen)</english>
          <transliteration>
            <israeli>liv|ra|CHAH ve|LO lik|la|LAH: (a|MEN)</israeli>
            <orthographic>liv|ra|KHAH ve|LOʾ liq|la|LAH: (ʾa|MEN)</orthographic>
            <sephardic>liv|ra|KHAH ve|LO liq|la|LAH: (a|MEN)</sephardic>
            <chabad>liv|ro|CHOH v&apos;LOY lik|lo|LOH: (o|MEIN)</chabad>
          </transliteration>
        </body>
        <body>
          <type>Passage</type>
          <hebrew>לְחַיִּים וְלֹא לַמָּוֶת: (אָמֵן)</hebrew>
          <english>&lt;b&gt;Unto life, and not unto death.&lt;/b&gt; (Amen)</english>
          <transliteration>
            <israeli>le|cha|YIM ve|LO la|ma|VET: (a|MEN)</israeli>
            <orthographic>le|ḥay|YIM ve|LOʾ lam|ma|VETH: (ʾa|MEN)</orthographic>
            <sephardic>le|ḥay|YIM ve|LO lam|ma|VET: (a|MEN)</sephardic>
            <chabad>l&apos;cha|YIM v&apos;LOY la|mo|VES: (o|MEIN)</chabad>
          </transliteration>
        </body>
        <body>
          <type>Passage</type>
          <hebrew>לְשֹׂבַע וְלֹא לְרָזוֹן: (אָמֵן)</hebrew>
          <english>&lt;b&gt;For abundance, and not for want.&lt;/b&gt; (Amen)</english>
          <transliteration>
            <israeli>le|SO|va ve|LO le|ra|ZON: (a|MEN)</israeli>
            <orthographic>le|śO|vaʿ ve|LOʾ le|ra|ZON: (ʾa|MEN)</orthographic>
            <sephardic>le|SO|vaʿ ve|LO le|ra|ZON: (a|MEN)</sephardic>
            <chabad>l&apos;SOY|va v&apos;LOY l&apos;ro|ZOYN: (o|MEIN)</chabad>
          </transliteration>
        </body>
        <body>
          <type>Instructions</type>
          <text>The Ark is shut. The chazzan proceeds with מְכַלְכֵּל חַיִּים, page 573.</text>
        </body>
        <body>
          <type>heading</type>
          <english>A Prayer for Rain</english>
          <transliteration/>
        </body>
        <body>
          <type>heading</type>
          <english>The Musaf Amidah Repeated for Shemini Atzeret</english>
          <transliteration/>
        </body>
        <body>
          <type>Instructions</type>
          <text>The Holy Ark is opened.</text>
        </body>
        <body>
          <type>Passage</type>
          <hebrew>אֲדֹנָי, שְׂפָתַי תִּפְתָּח וּפִי יַגִּיד תְּהִלָּתֶךָ:</hebrew>
          <english>&lt;b&gt;Lord, open my lips, that my mouth may declare Your praise.&lt;/b&gt;</english>
          <transliteration>
            <israeli>a|do|NAI, s&apos;fa|TAI tif|TACH u|FI ya|GID te|hi|la|TE|cha:</israeli>
            <orthographic>a|do|NAI, śe|fa|THAI tif|TAḥ u|FI yag|GIDH te|hil|la|THE|kha:</orthographic>
            <sephardic>a|do|NAI, se|fa|TAI tif|TAḥ u|FI yag|GID te|hil|la|TE|kha:</sephardic>
            <chabad>a|do|NOY, s&apos;fo|SAI tif|TOCH u|FI ya|GID t&apos;hi|lo|SE|cho:</chabad>
          </transliteration>
        </body>
        <body>
          <type>Instructions</type>
          <text>Bend the knees at בָּרוּךְ; bow at אַתָּה; rise at יְהֹוָה.</text>
        </body>
        <body>
          <type>Annotation</type>
          <text>You are our God and the God of our forefathers</text>
        </body>
        <body>
          <type>Passage</type>
          <hebrew>בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהֹוָה, אֱלֹהֵינוּ וֵאלֹהֵי
אֲבוֹתֵינוּ, אֱלֹהֵי אַבְרָהָם,
אֱלֹהֵי יִצְחָק, וֵאלֹהֵי יַעֲקֹב, הָאֵל
הַגָּדוֹל הַגִּבּוֹר וְהַנּוֹרָא, אֵל
עֶלְיוֹן, גּוֹמֵל חֲסָדִים טוֹבִים,
קוֹנֵה הַכֹּל, וְזוֹכֵר חַסְדֵי אָבוֹת,</hebrew>
          <english>&lt;b&gt;Blessed are You, Lord, our God and our fathers&apos; God, Abraham&apos;s God, Isaac&apos;s God, and Jacob&apos;s God. The great, mighty, and awesome God, the God Who is exalted and&lt;/b&gt; governs all things, &lt;b&gt;the God Who performs good deeds of kindness, Who fashions all, Who recalls the kindness&lt;/b&gt; and the good the &lt;b&gt;Patriarchs&lt;/b&gt; wrought, &lt;b&gt;and Who brings a redeemer&lt;/b&gt; to deliver &lt;b&gt;their descendants&lt;/b&gt; from exile. Even should we do</english>
          <transliteration>
            <israeli>ba|RUCH a|TAH a|do|NAI, e|lo|HEI|nu vei|lo|HEI
a|vo|TEI|nu, e|lo|HEI av|ra|HAM,
e|lo|HEI yitz|CHAK, vei|lo|HEI ya-a|KOV, ha-EL
ha|ga|DOL ha|gi|BOR ve|ha|no|RA, el
el|YON, go|MEL cha|sa|DIM to|VIM,
ko|NEH ha|KOL, ve|zo|CHER chas|DEI a|VOT,</israeli>
            <orthographic>ba|RUKH ʾat|TAH a|do|NAI, ʾe|lo|HE|nu veʾ|lo|HE
ʾa|vo|THE|nu, ʾe|lo|HE ʾav|ra|HAM,
ʾe|lo|HE yitz|ḥAQ, veʾ|lo|HE ya|ʿa|QOV, ha|ʾEL
hag|ga|DHOL hag|gib|BOR ve|han|no|RAʾ, ʾel
ʿel|YON, go|MEL ḥa|sa|DHIM ṭo|VIM,
qo|NEH hak|KOL, ve|zo|KHER ḥas|DHE ʾa|VOTH,</orthographic>
            <sephardic>ba|RUKH at|TAH a|do|NAI, e|lo|HE|nu ve|lo|HE
a|vo|TE|nu, e|lo|HE av|ra|HAM,
e|lo|HE yitz|ḥAQ, ve|lo|HE ya|ʿa|QOV, ha|EL
hag|ga|DOL hag|gib|BOR ve|han|no|RA, el
ʿel|YON, go|MEL ḥa|sa|DIM to|VIM,
qo|NEH hak|KOL, ve|zo|KHER ḥas|DE a|VOT,</sephardic>
            <chabad>bo|RUCH a|TOH a|do|NOY, e|loy|HEI|nu vei|loy|HEI
a|voy|SEI|nu, e|loy|HEI av|ro|HOM,
e|loy|HEI yitz|CHOK, vei|loy|HEI ya-a|KOYV, ho-EIL
ha|go|DOYL ha|gi|BOYR v&apos;ha|noy|RO, eil
el|YOYN, goy|MEIL cha|so|DIM toy|VIM,
koy|NEIH ha|KOYL, v&apos;zoy|CHEIR chas|DEI o|VOYS,</chabad>
          </transliteration>
        </body>
        <body>
          <type>Passage</type>
          <hebrew>וּמֵבִיא גוֹאֵל לִבְנֵי בְנֵיהֶם,
לְמַעַן שְׁמוֹ בְּאַהֲבָה: מֶלֶךְ עוֹזֵר
וּמוֹשִׁיעַ וּמָגֵן.</hebrew>
          <english>not merit it, God will &lt;b&gt;lovingly&lt;/b&gt; deliver us on account of &lt;b&gt;His name&lt;/b&gt;—that all may know that He is a good and kind God. You are a &lt;b&gt;King Who helps&lt;/b&gt; people prosper, &lt;b&gt;Who saves&lt;/b&gt; them when they require salvation, and &lt;b&gt;Who is a shield&lt;/b&gt; that guards them from harm.</english>
          <transliteration>
            <israeli>u|me|VI go-EL liv|NEI v&apos;nei|HEM,
le|MA-an sh&apos;MO be-a|ha|VAH: ME|lech o|ZER
u|mo|SHIA u|ma|GEN.</israeli>
            <orthographic>u|me|VIʾ gho|ʾEL liv|NE ve|ne|HEM,
le|MA|ʿan she|MO be|ʾa|ha|VAH: ME|lekh ʿo|ZER
u|mo|SHIAʿ u|ma|GHEN.</orthographic>
            <sephardic>u|me|VI go|EL liv|NE ve|ne|HEM,
le|MA|ʿan she|MO be|a|ha|VAH: ME|lekh ʿo|ZER
u|mo|SHIAʿ u|ma|GEN.</sephardic>
            <chabad>u|mei|VI goy-EIL liv|NEI v&apos;nei|HEM,
l&apos;MA-an sh&apos;MOY b&apos;a|ha|VOH: ME|lech oy|ZEIR
u|moy|SHIA u|mo|GEIN.</chabad>
          </transliteration>
        </body>
        <body>
          <type>Annotation</type>
          <text>Grant rain by our forefathers&apos; merit</text>
        </body>
        <body>
          <type>Passage</type>
          <hebrew>אַף בְּרִי אַתָּה שֵׁם שַׂר מָטָר,
לְהַעֲבִיב וּלְהַעֲנִין לְהָרִיק
וּלְהַמְטִיר, מַיִם אִבִּים בָּם גִּיא
לְעַטֵּר, לְבַל יוּעַצְרוּ בִּנְשִׁיּוֹן
שָׁטָר, אֲמוּנִים גְּנוּן בָּם
שׁוֹאֲלֵי מָטָר:&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;</hebrew>
          <english>&lt;b&gt;Af-Bri&lt;/b&gt; is the name assigned to the angel of rain. This angel&apos;s task is &lt;b&gt;to make&lt;/b&gt; the heavens overcast, &lt;b&gt;cover&lt;/b&gt; them &lt;b&gt;with clouds, and empty&lt;/b&gt; those clouds, &lt;b&gt;causing rain&lt;/b&gt; to descend. Rain is water that makes plants grow and &lt;b&gt;adorn the earth with greenery. Let rainfall not be withheld&lt;/b&gt; on account of our &lt;b&gt;unpaid debt&lt;/b&gt;—our sins. By the Patriarchs&apos; merit, &lt;b&gt;who&lt;/b&gt; remained &lt;b&gt;faithful&lt;/b&gt; to &lt;b&gt;You, protect&lt;/b&gt; the Children of Israel, &lt;b&gt;who ask You for rain.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;</english>
          <transliteration>
            <israeli>af b&apos;RI a|TAH shem sar ma|TAR,
le|ha-a|VIV u|le|ha-a|NIN le|ha|RIK
u|le|ha|me|TIR, MA|yim i|BIM bam gi
le-a|TER, le|VAL yu-atz|RU bin|shi|YON
sha|TAR, a|mu|NIM g&apos;NUN bam
sho-a|LEI ma|TAR:</israeli>
            <orthographic>ʾaf be|RI ʾat|TAH shem śar ma|ṭAR,
le|ha|ʿa|VIV u|le|ha|ʿa|NIN le|ha|RIQ
u|le|ha|me|ṭIR, MA|yim ʾib|BIM bam giʾ
le|ʿaṭ|ṭER, le|VAL yu|ʿatz|RU bin|shiy|YON
sha|ṭAR, ʾa|mu|NIM ge|NUN bam
sho|ʾa|LE ma|ṭAR:</orthographic>
            <sephardic>af be|RI at|TAH shem sar ma|TAR,
le|ha|ʿa|VIV u|le|ha|ʿa|NIN le|ha|RIQ
u|le|ha|me|TIR, MA|yim ib|BIM bam gi
le|ʿat|TER, le|VAL yu|ʿatz|RU bin|shiy|YON
sha|TAR, a|mu|NIM ge|NUN bam
sho|a|LE ma|TAR:</sephardic>
            <chabad>af b&apos;RI a|TOH sheim sar mo|TOR,
l&apos;ha-a|VIV ul&apos;|ha-a|NIN l&apos;ho|RIK
ul&apos;|ham&apos;|TIR, MA|yim i|BIM bom gi
l&apos;a|TEIR, l&apos;VAL yu-atz|RU bin|shi|YOYN
sho|TOR, a|mu|NIM g&apos;NUN bom
shoy-a|LEI mo|TOR:</chabad>
          </transliteration>
        </body>
        <body>
          <type>Instructions</type>
          <text>At בָּרוּךְ, bend the knees; at אַתָּה, bow; straighten at יְהֹוָה.</text>
        </body>
        <body>
          <type>Passage</type>
          <hebrew>בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהֹוָה, מָגֵן אַבְרָהָם:</hebrew>
          <english>&lt;b&gt;Blessed are You, Lord, the Shield&lt;/b&gt; Who guarded &lt;b&gt;Abraham.&lt;/b&gt;</english>
          <transliteration>
            <israeli>ba|RUCH a|TAH a|do|NAI, ma|GEN av|ra|HAM:</israeli>
            <orthographic>ba|RUKH ʾat|TAH a|do|NAI, ma|GHEN ʾav|ra|HAM:</orthographic>
            <sephardic>ba|RUKH at|TAH a|do|NAI, ma|GEN av|ra|HAM:</sephardic>
            <chabad>bo|RUCH a|TOH a|do|NOY, mo|GEIN av|ro|HOM:</chabad>
          </transliteration>
        </body>
        <body>
          <type>Passage</type>
          <hebrew>אַתָּה גִּבּוֹר לְעוֹלָם אֲדֹנָי,
מְחַיֵּה מֵתִים אַתָּה,
רַב לְהוֹשִׁיעַ.</hebrew>
          <english>&lt;b&gt;Lord, You are mighty&lt;/b&gt; and &lt;b&gt;powerful&lt;/b&gt; forever. Only &lt;b&gt;You&lt;/b&gt; possess the power to &lt;b&gt;restore the dead to life.&lt;/b&gt; You employ Your &lt;b&gt;strength to save&lt;/b&gt; people.</english>
          <transliteration>
            <israeli>a|TAH gi|BOR le-o|LAM a|do|NAI,
me|cha|YEH me|TIM a|TAH,
rav le|ho|SHIA.</israeli>
            <orthographic>ʾat|TAH gib|BOR le|ʿo|LAM a|do|NAI,
me|ḥay|YEH me|THIM ʾat|TAH,
rav le|ho|SHIAʿ.</orthographic>
            <sephardic>at|TAH gib|BOR le|ʿo|LAM a|do|NAI,
me|ḥay|YEH me|TIM at|TAH,
rav le|ho|SHIAʿ.</sephardic>
            <chabad>a|TOH gi|BOYR l&apos;oy|LOM a|do|NOY,
m&apos;cha|YEIH mei|SIM a|TOH,
rav l&apos;hoy|SHIA.</chabad>
          </transliteration>
        </body>
        <body>
          <type>Annotation</type>
          <text>Bid the angel Af-Bri to send rain</text>
        </body>
        <body>
          <type>Passage</type>
          <hebrew>יַטְרִיחַ לְפַלֵּג מִפְלַג גֶּשֶׁם,
לְמוֹגֵג פְּנֵי נֶשִׁי בְּצַחוֹת
לָשֵׁם, מַיִם לְאַדִּיר כְּנִית בְּרֶשֶׁם,
לְהַרְגִּיעַ בְּרִסִּיסָם לִנְפוּחֵי נֶשֶׁם,
לְהַחֲיוֹת מַזְכִּירִים גְּבוּרוֹת הַגֶּשֶׁם:</hebrew>
          <english>May God &lt;b&gt;burden&lt;/b&gt; Af-Bri to &lt;b&gt;set apart rain from the waters&lt;/b&gt; of heaven &lt;b&gt;to soften the earth&apos;s surface&lt;/b&gt; with its &lt;b&gt;crystal-clear drops.&lt;/b&gt; God—in the &lt;b&gt;Torah You&lt;/b&gt; named water &lt;b&gt;&quot;mighty,&quot;&lt;/b&gt; even as &lt;b&gt;You are&lt;/b&gt; named &quot;mighty.&quot; Water &lt;b&gt;soothes&lt;/b&gt; with its &lt;b&gt;drops&lt;/b&gt; those who have been granted a soul from God&apos;s &lt;b&gt;breath of life.&lt;/b&gt; It &lt;b&gt;gives life&lt;/b&gt; to the Children of Israel, &lt;b&gt;who recall the powers of rain.&lt;/b&gt;</english>
          <transliteration>
            <israeli>yat|RIACH le|fa|LEG mif|LAG GE|shem,
le|mo|GEG p&apos;NEI ne|SHI b&apos;tza|CHOT
la|SHEM, MA|yim le-a|DIR k&apos;NIT b&apos;RE|shem,
le|har|GIA b&apos;ri|si|SAM lin|fu|CHEI NE|shem,
le|ha|cha|YOT maz|ki|RIM g&apos;vu|ROT ha|GE|shem:</israeli>
            <orthographic>yaṭ|RIAḥ le|fal|LEGH mif|LAGH GE|shem,
le|mo|GHEGH pe|NE ne|SHI be|tza|ḥOTH
la|SHEM, MA|yim le|ʾad|DIR ke|NITH be|RE|shem,
le|har|GIAʿ be|ris|si|SAM lin|fu|ḥE NE|shem,
le|ha|ḥa|YOTH maz|ki|RIM ge|vu|ROTH hag|GE|shem:</orthographic>
            <sephardic>yat|RIAḥ le|fal|LEG mif|LAG GE|shem,
le|mo|GEG pe|NE ne|SHI be|tza|ḥOT
la|SHEM, MA|yim le|ad|DIR ke|NIT be|RE|shem,
le|har|GIAʿ be|ris|si|SAM lin|fu|ḥE NE|shem,
le|ha|ḥa|YOT maz|ki|RIM ge|vu|ROT hag|GE|shem:</sephardic>
            <chabad>yat|RIACH l&apos;fa|LEIG mif|LAG GE|shem,
l&apos;moy|GEIG p&apos;NEI ne|SHI b&apos;tza|CHOYS
lo|SHEIM, MA|yim l&apos;a|DIR k&apos;NIS b&apos;RE|shem,
l&apos;har|GIA b&apos;ri|si|SOM lin|fu|CHEI NE|shem,
l&apos;ha|cha|YOYS maz|ki|RIM g&apos;vu|ROYS ha|GE|shem:</chabad>
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          <text>1 From the end of Sukkot, which is always in the autumn, we begin requesting rain in our prayers. Rain during autumn and winter is of utmost importance for the crops to grow properly and for there to be plenty of good food available.</text>
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