The New Jew: A Field Guide

Hebrew

אֶל־יְרוּשָׁלַיִם לְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֹת לְמֶלֶךְ יְהוָה
צְבָאוֹת וְלֹא עֲלֵיהֶם יִהְיֶה הַגֶּשֶׁם:
וְאִם־מִשְׁפַּחַת מִצְרַיִם לֹא־תַעֲלֶה
וְלֹא בָאָה וְלֹא עֲלֵיהֶם תִּהְיֶה הַמַּגֵּפָה
אֲשֶׁר יִגֹּף יְהוָה אֶת־הַגּוֹיִם אֲשֶׁר לֹא
יַעֲלוּ לָחֹג אֶת־חַג הַסֻּכּוֹת: זֹאת תִּהְיֶה
חַטַּאת מִצְרַיִם וְחַטַּאת כָּל־הַגּוֹיִם
אֲשֶׁר לֹא יַעֲלוּ לָחֹג אֶת־חַג הַסֻּכּוֹת:
בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא יִהְיֶה עַל־מְצִלּוֹת הַסּוּס
קֹדֶשׁ לַיהוָה וְהָיָה הַסִּירוֹת בְּבֵית
יְהוָה כַּמִּזְרָקִים לִפְנֵי הַמִּזְבֵּחַ: וְהָיָה
כָּל־סִיר בִּירוּשָׁלַיִם וּבִיהוּדָה קֹדֶשׁ
לַיהוָה צְבָאוֹת וּבָאוּ כָּל־הַזֹּבְחִים
וְלָקְחוּ מֵהֶם וּבִשְּׁלוּ בָהֶם וְלֹא־יִהְיֶה
כְנַעֲנִי עוֹד בְּבֵית־יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת בַּיּוֹם
הַהוּא:

Sephardi

el-Yerushalayim lehishtachavot lemelech Adonai
Tzeva'ot v'lo aleihem yihyeh hageshem:
ve'im-mishpachat Mitzrayim lo-ta'aleh
v'lo va'ah v'lo aleihem tihyeh hamagefah
asher yigof Adonai et-hagoyim asher lo
ya'alu lachog et-chag haSukkot: zot tihyeh
chatat Mitzrayim vechatat kol-hagoyim
asher lo ya'alu lachog et-chag haSukkot:
bayom hahu yihyeh al-metzilot hasus
kodesh laAdonai vehayah hasirot beveit
Adonai kamizrakim lifnei hamizbe'ach: vehayah
kol-sir biYerushalayim uviYehudah kodesh
laAdonai Tzeva'ot uva'u kol-hazovchim
velakchu mehem uvishlu vahem velo-yihyeh
chena'ani od beveit-Adonai Tzeva'ot bayom
hahu:

English

will not grow. If the nation of Egypt decides not to go up and does not come, since it doesn't usually rain upon their land, their punishment will be that the Nile will not rise up to irrigate the fields and their crops will not grow. There will be the plague of hunger upon Egypt just like the plague of hunger with which the Lord will afflict all the other nations that will not go up to Jerusalem to celebrate the Festival of Sukkot. This will be the punishment of Egypt and the punishment of all the nations that will not go up to celebrate the Festival of Sukkot. On that day all valuable items, such as the bells that are hung on the horses for beauty, will be consecrated for the service of the Lord in the Holy Temple. And the pans that are used to remove the ashes in the House of the Lord—the Holy Temple—will be of gold and silver, just like the sprinkling basins before the altar. Indeed, on that day, every pan in Jerusalem and in all of Judah will be consecrated for the service of the Lord of Hosts, and all who come to bring a sacrifice will take them and cook in them; there will no longer be merchants buying and selling in the House of the Lord of Hosts, because there will no longer be a need for them.

Hebrew

וַיִּקָּהֲלוּ אֶל־הַמֶּלֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹה כָּל־
אִישׁ יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּיֶרַח הָאֵתָנִים בֶּחָג
הוּא הַחֹדֶשׁ הַשְּׁבִיעִי: וַיָּבֹאוּ כֹּל זִקְנֵי
יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיִּשְׂאוּ הַכֹּהֲנִים אֶת־הָאָרוֹן:
וַיַּעֲלוּ אֶת־אֲרוֹן יְהוָה וְאֶת־אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד
וְאֶת־כָּל־כְּלֵי הַקֹּדֶשׁ אֲשֶׁר בָּאֹהֶל
וַיַּעֲלוּ אֹתָם הַכֹּהֲנִים וְהַלְוִיִּם: וְהַמֶּלֶךְ
שְׁלֹמֹה וְכָל־עֲדַת יִשְׂרָאֵל הַנּוֹעָדִים
עָלָיו אִתּוֹ לִפְנֵי הָאָרוֹן מְזַבְּחִים צֹאן
וּבָקָר אֲשֶׁר לֹא־יִסָּפְרוּ וְלֹא יִמָּנוּ
מֵרֹב: וַיָּבִאוּ הַכֹּהֲנִים אֶת־אֲרוֹן בְּרִית־
יְהוָה אֶל־מְקוֹמוֹ אֶל־דְּבִיר הַבַּיִת
אֶל־קֹדֶשׁ הַקֳּדָשִׁים אֶל־תַּחַת כַּנְפֵי
הַכְּרוּבִים: כִּי הַכְּרוּבִים פֹּרְשִׂים
כְּנָפַיִם אֶל־מְקוֹם הָאָרוֹן וַיָּסֹכּוּ
הַכְּרֻבִים עַל־הָאָרוֹן וְעַל־בַּדָּיו
מִלְמָעְלָה: וַיַּאֲרִכוּ הַבַּדִּים וַיֵּרָאוּ
רָאשֵׁי הַבַּדִּים מִן־הַקֹּדֶשׁ עַל־פְּנֵי
הַדְּבִיר וְלֹא יֵרָאוּ הַחוּצָה וַיִּהְיוּ
שָׁם עַד הַיּוֹם הַזֶּה: אֵין בָּאָרוֹן
רַק שְׁנֵי לֻחוֹת הָאֲבָנִים אֲשֶׁר הִנִּיחַ
שָׁם מֹשֶׁה בְּחֹרֵב אֲשֶׁר כָּרַת יְהוָה
עִם־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּצֵאתָם מֵאֶרֶץ
מִצְרָיִם: וַיְהִי בְּצֵאת הַכֹּהֲנִים מִן־
הַקֹּדֶשׁ וְהֶעָנָן מָלֵא אֶת־בֵּית יְהוָה:
וְלֹא־יָכְלוּ הַכֹּהֲנִים לַעֲמֹד לְשָׁרֵת
מִפְּנֵי הֶעָנָן כִּי־מָלֵא כְבוֹד־יְהוָה
אֶת־בֵּית יְהוָה: אָז אָמַר שְׁלֹמֹה
יְהוָה אָמַר לִשְׁכֹּן בָּעֲרָפֶל: בָּנֹה
בָנִיתִי בֵית זְבֻל לָךְ מָכוֹן לְשִׁבְתְּךָ
עוֹלָמִים: וַיַּסֵּב הַמֶּלֶךְ אֶת־פָּנָיו
וַיְבָרֶךְ אֵת כָּל־קְהַל יִשְׂרָאֵל וְכָל־
קְהַל יִשְׂרָאֵל עֹמֵד: וַיֹּאמֶר בָּרוּךְ
יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר
בְּפִיו אֵת דָּוִד אָבִי וּבְיָדוֹ מִלֵּא
לֵאמֹר: מִן־הַיּוֹם אֲשֶׁר הוֹצֵאתִי
אֶת־עַמִּי אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵל מִמִּצְרָיִם
לֹא־בָחַרְתִּי בְעִיר מִכֹּל שִׁבְטֵי
יִשְׂרָאֵל לִבְנוֹת בַּיִת לִהְיוֹת שְׁמִי
שָׁם וָאֶבְחַר בְּדָוִד לִהְיוֹת עַל־עַמִּי
יִשְׂרָאֵל: וַיְהִי עִם־לְבַב דָּוִד אָבִי
לִבְנוֹת בַּיִת לְשֵׁם יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵי
יִשְׂרָאֵל: וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל־דָּוִד אָבִי
יַעַן אֲשֶׁר הָיָה עִם־לְבָבְךָ לִבְנוֹת
בַּיִת לִשְׁמִי הֱטִיבֹתָ כִּי הָיָה עִם־
לְבָבֶךָ: רַק אַתָּה לֹא תִבְנֶה הַבָּיִת

Sephardi

Vayiqahalu el-hamelech Shelomoh kol-
ish Yisrael beyerach ha'etanim bechag
hu hachodesh hashevi'i: Vayavo'u kol ziknei
Yisrael vayis'u hakohanim et-ha'aron:
Vaya'alu et-aron Adonai ve'et-ohel mo'ed
ve'et-kol-kelei hakodesh asher ba'ohel
vaya'alu otam hakohanim vehalviyim: Vehamelech
Shelomoh vechol-adat Yisrael hano'adim
alav ito lifnei ha'aron mezabchim tzon
uvakar asher lo-yisaferu v'lo yimanu
merov: Vayavi'u hakohanim et-aron berit-
Adonai el-mekomo el-devir habayit
el-kodesh hakodashim el-tachat kanfei
hakeruvim: Ki hakeruvim porsim
kenafayim el-mekom ha'aron vayasoku
hakeruvim al-ha'aron ve'al-badav
milma'lah: Vaya'arichu habadim vayera'u
rashei habadim min-hakodesh al-p'nei
hadevir v'lo yera'u hachutzah vayihyu
sham ad hayom hazeh: Ein ba'aron
rak sh'nei luchot ha'avanim asher hiniach
sham Moshe beChorev asher karat Adonai
im-benei Yisrael betzetam mei'eretz
Mitzrayim: Vayehi betzet hakohanim min-
hakodesh vehe'anan male et-beit Adonai:
Velo-yachlu hakohanim la'amod lesharet
mipnei he'anan ki-male kevod-Adonai
et-beit Adonai: Az amar Shelomoh
Adonai amar lishkon ba'arafel: Banoh
baniti beit zevul lach machon leshivtecha
olamim: Vayashev hamelech et-panav
vayevarech et kol-kehal Yisrael vechol-
kehal Yisrael omed: Vayomer baruch
Adonai Elohei Yisrael asher diber
befiv et David avi uveyado mile
leimor: Min-hayom asher hotzeti
et-ami et-Yisrael miMitzrayim
lo-bacharti be'ir mikol shivtei
Yisrael livnot bayit lihyot shemi
sham va'evchar beDavid lihyot al-ami
Yisrael: Vayehi im-levav David avi
livnot bayit l'shem Adonai Elohei
Yisrael: Vayomer Adonai el-David avi
ya'an asher hayah im-levavecha livnot
bayit lishmi hetivota ki hayah im-
levavecha: Rak atah lo tivneh habayit

English

When King Solomon finished building the Holy Temple in Jerusalem, all the men of Israel gathered before King Solomon right before the Festival of Sukkot, which is in the seventh month—the month of Tishrei, which is also known as the month of strength. At this time, all the respected elders of Israel came, and the Kohanim carried the Holy Ark from the tent in Jerusalem, where King David had placed it, to the Temple. They brought up the Ark of the Lord and the Tent of Meeting—the Tabernacle, which had been in Gibeon—and all the holy vessels that were in the Tent of Meeting; the Kohanim and the Levites brought them up to the Temple. King Solomon and the entire assembly of Israel, who were assembled with him, were with him before the Ark, offering so many sacrifices of sheep and oxen that they could not be counted or numbered. The priests brought the Ark, which housed the covenant of the Lord, to its place in the inner sanctum of the House, to the Holy of Holies, to its final destination under the wings of the cherubim that King Solomon had placed there to stand over the Ark. For the cherubim spread their wings over the place of the Ark from wall to wall, and the cherubim covered the Ark and its staves from above. The staves were so long that the ends of the staves could be seen protruding beyond the Holy of Holies, pushing slightly against the curtain that hung in front of the inner sanctum—the Holy of Holies. However, the actual staves were not visible from the outside, and they remained there until the day that King Josiah hid the Holy Ark. There was nothing in the Ark except for the two stone Tablets that Moses had placed there when the Jewish Nation were in Horeb—at Mount Sinai—the Tablets by which the Lord entered a covenant with the Children of Israel when they left the land of Egypt. It was when the priests came out of the holy Sanctuary, after placing the Ark in the Holy of Holies, that a heavenly cloud filled the House of the Lord, demonstrating that God approved of the work and rested His Divine Presence in the newly constructed Temple. The priests were unable to stand and do the service because of the cloud, for the glory of the Lord—as represented by the cloud—filled the house of the Lord. Then King Solomon said, “Now I know that God is dwelling here, for the Lord has said that He would come to dwell from within the thick fog. I have surely built a house as a permanent abode for You, a place for You to dwell forever.” The king turned his face around to face the people and blessed the entire congregation of Israel, and the entire congregation of Israel stood as he blessed them. He said, “Blessed is the Lord, God of Israel, Who spoke with His mouth promising my father, King David, that he would have a son who would build the Temple and has fulfilled this promise with His hand of kindness. God said to my father, ‘Ever since the day I brought Israel, My nation, out of Egypt, I chose no city from all the tribes of Israel to build a house for My name and Presence to rest there, but I chose David to be a ruler over My people Israel; I revealed to him that I chose Jerusalem as the city in which to build My house.’ It was the heartfelt desire of my father, David, to build a house for the name of the Lord, God of Israel, to dwell there. And so the Lord said to my father, David, ‘Since it was in your heart to build a house for My name to dwell, you did well that it was in your heart and it is considered as

Haftarah For The Second Day Of Sukkot

HAFTARAH FOR THE SECOND DAY OF SUKKOT