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Shacharit for Weekdays

Blessings Of The Shema


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God is holy

Hebrew
קָדוֹשׁ | קָדוֹשׁ קָדוֹשׁ
יְיָ צְבָאוֹת, מְלֹא כָל
הָאָרֶץ כְּבוֹדוֹ<sup>1</sup>:
Sephardi
Kadosh | Kadosh Kadosh
Adonai Tzeva'ot, melo kol
ha'aretz kevodo<sup>1</sup>:
English
The Lord, the God of all creations, is holy in the spiritual worlds, holy in the physical world, and holy at all times, forever and ever. The entire earth is filled with His glory.<sup>1</sup>

The Ofanim and Chayot all praise God together

Hebrew
וְהָאוֹפַנִּים וְחַיּוֹת הַקֹּדֶשׁ בְּרַעַשׁ
גָּדוֹל מִתְנַשְּׂאִים לְעֻמַּת
הַשְּׂרָפִים, לְעֻמָּתָם מְשַׁבְּחִים וְאוֹמְרִים:
Sephardi
Veha-ofanim vechayot hakodesh bera'ash
gadol mitnas'im le'umat
haserafim, l'umatam meshabechim ve'omrim:
English
After the Serafim angels finish singing their praises, the Ofanim angels and the holy Chayot angels rise up with a mighty sound and turn toward the sound of the Serafim angels praising God. Facing the Serafim, they praise God and say:
Hebrew
בָּרוּךְ כְּבוֹד יְיָ
מִמְּקוֹמוֹ:
Sephardi
Baruch kevod Adonai
mimekomo:
English
May the glory of the Lord be blessed from its spiritual place.

The angels praise God, Who continuously creates and controls everything

Hebrew
לָאֵל בָּרוּךְ נְעִימוֹת יִתֵּנוּ, לְמֶלֶךְ
אֵל חַי וְקַיָּם, זְמִרוֹת
יֹאמֵרוּ וְתִשְׁבָּחוֹת יַשְׁמִיעוּ, כִּי
הוּא לְבַדּוֹ מָרוֹם וְקָדוֹשׁ, פּוֹעֵל
גְּבוּרוֹת, עוֹשֶׂה חֲדָשׁוֹת, בַּעַל
מִלְחָמוֹת, זוֹרֵעַ צְדָקוֹת, מַצְמִיחַ
יְשׁוּעוֹת, בּוֹרֵא רְפוּאוֹת, נוֹרָא
תְהִלּוֹת, אֲדוֹן הַנִּפְלָאוֹת,
הַמְחַדֵּשׁ בְּטוּבוֹ בְּכָל יוֹם תָּמִיד
מַעֲשֵׂה בְרֵאשִׁית. כָּאָמוּר, לְעֹשֵׂה
אוֹרִים גְּדֹלִים, כִּי לְעוֹלָם חַסְדּוֹ:
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְיָ, יוֹצֵר הַמְּאוֹרוֹת:
Sephardi
La'el baruch ne'imot yitenu, lemelekh
El chai vekayam, zemirot
yomeru vetishbachot yashmi'u, ki
hu levado marom vekadosh, po'el
gevurot, oseh chadashot, ba'al
milchamot, zore'a tzedakot, matzmi'ach
yeshu'ot, borei refu'ot, nora
tehilot, Adon hanifla'ot,
hamechadesh betuvo bechol yom tamid
ma'aseh vereishit. Ka'amur, l'oseh
orim gedolim, ki le'olam chasdo:
Baruch Atah Adonai, yotzer hame'orot:
English
The angels offer pleasant songs of praise to God, Who is blessed. They recite songs of thanks and sing praises to the King, Who is the living and everlasting God, because He alone is exalted and holy. He does mighty things. He makes new things. He is the master of war and decides who will win. God gives us opportunities to do acts of righteousness; He plants them like seeds. He then causes them to grow and produce good results—in their merit, we receive salvation from God. God creates the cures for all sicknesses. He is too awesome for praise. He is the master of great wonders. God is the one Who, in His goodness, constantly renews the work of Creation, each and every day. As it says in Psalms: Give praise to God, Who makes the great things that give light—the sun, moon, and stars—because His kindness lasts forever. Blessed are You, Lord, Who creates the luminaries—the sun, moon, and stars.
While saying the words וַהֲבִיאֵנוּ לְשָׁלוֹם below, gather the four tzitzit and hold them in your left hand.
The chazzan says the concluding words of the following blessing quietly; Amen is not said.

May God give us the ability to understand His Torah and fulfill His commandments

Hebrew
אַהֲבַת עוֹלָם אֲהַבְתָּנוּ יְיָ
אֱלֹהֵינוּ, חֶמְלָה
גְדוֹלָה וִיתֵרָה חָמַלְתָּ עָלֵינוּ.
אָבִינוּ מַלְכֵּנוּ, בַּעֲבוּר שִׁמְךָ
הַגָּדוֹל וּבַעֲבוּר אֲבוֹתֵינוּ
שֶׁבָּטְחוּ בְךָ וַתְּלַמְּדֵם חֻקֵּי
חַיִּים לַעֲשׂוֹת רְצוֹנְךָ בְּלֵבָב
שָׁלֵם<sup>2</sup>, כֵּן תְּחָנֵּנוּ וּתְלַמְּדֵנוּ.
אָבִינוּ אָב הָרַחְמָן
הַמְרַחֵם רַחֵם נָא עָלֵינוּ,
וְתֵן בְּלִבֵּנוּ בִּינָה<sup>3</sup> לְהָבִין
וּלְהַשְׂכִּיל, לִשְׁמֹעַ לִלְמֹד
וּלְלַמֵּד לִשְׁמֹר וְלַעֲשׂוֹת,
וּלְקַיֵּם אֶת כָּל דִּבְרֵי
תַלְמוּד תּוֹרָתֶךָ בְּאַהֲבָה.
וְהָאֵר עֵינֵינוּ בְּתוֹרָתֶךָ,
וְדַבֵּק לִבֵּנוּ בְּמִצְוֹתֶיךָ, וְיַחֵד
לְבָבֵנוּ לְאַהֲבָה וּלְיִרְאָה
אֶת שְׁמֶךָ<sup>4</sup>, וְלֹא נֵבוֹשׁ וְלֹא
נִכָּלֵם וְלֹא נִכָּשֵׁל לְעוֹלָם
Sephardi
Ahavat olam ahavtanu Adonai
Eloheinu, chemlah
gedolah viteirah chamalta aleinu.
Avinu Malkeinu, ba'avur shimcha
hagadol uva'avur avoteinu
shebatchu vecha vatelamdem chukei
chayim la'asot retzonekha belevav
shalem<sup>2</sup>, ken techonenu utelamdenu.
Avinu Av harachaman
hamerachem rachem na aleinu,
veten belibeinu binah<sup>3</sup> lehavin
ulehaskil, lishmo'a lilmod
ulelamed lishmor v'la'asot,
ulekayem et kol divrei
Talmud Toratecha be'ahavah.
Veha'er eineinu beToratekha,
vedabek libeinu bemitzvotecha, veyached
levaveinu le'ahavah uleyir'ah
et shemecha<sup>4</sup>, v'lo nevosh v'lo
nikalem v'lo nikashel le'olam
English
Lord, our God, You have loved us with an everlasting love. You have shown us this love by giving us the Torah. You have given us much mercy, more than we deserve, by choosing us to be Your nation. Our Father, our King, for the sake of Your great name and for the sake of our fathers who trusted in You, whom You taught the laws of Torah, the source of everlasting life, and whom You taught how to do Your will with a complete heart<sup>2</sup>—we ask that You should also be gracious to us, and teach us the ways of Torah. Our Father, merciful Father, Who is merciful, please have mercy on us and give our heart the necessary understanding<sup>3</sup> to understand and comprehend the Torah. Teach us how to listen to those who teach Torah; teach us how to learn it and how to teach it to others. Help us guard ourselves from sin and help us fulfill the Torah’s commandments. Help us fulfill all the teachings of Your Torah lovingly, and not because we are afraid of being punished. Enlighten our eyes; help us understand the hidden lessons in Your Torah. Attach our hearts to doing Your commandments. Unify all the feelings of our hearts so that we will love and fear only Your name.<sup>4</sup> May we never feel embarrassed by those who make fun of the Torah, and may we never be disgraced in the World to Come for not serving You properly in this world. May we never stumble in matters of the Torah and