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The New Jew
← Siddur Tehillat Hashem, Weiss Edition / Contents
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Hebrew
לָהֶם וְלִבְנֵיהֶם אַחֲרֵיהֶם בְּכָל
דּוֹר וָדוֹר. בְּרוּם עוֹלָם
מוֹשָׁבֶךָ, וּמִשְׁפָּטֶיךָ<sup>1</sup> וְצִדְקָתְךָ
עַד אַפְסֵי אָרֶץ.
Sephardi
Lahem ve-livneihem achareihem bechol
Dor vador. Be-rum olam
moshavcha, u-mishpatecha<sup>1</sup> ve-tzidkatecha
ad afsei aretz.
English
their children who have come after them, in every generation. Even though Your home is in the highest levels of the universe, Your judgments<sup>1</sup> and Your righteousness reach until the ends of the earth.
Hebrew
אֱמֶת, אַשְׁרֵי אִישׁ שֶׁיִּשְׁמַע
לְמִצְוֹתֶיךָ, וְתוֹרָתְךָ וּדְבָרְךָ
יָשִׂים עַל לִבּוֹ.
Sephardi
Emet, ashrei ish she-yishma
le-mitzvotecha, vetoratkha u-devar’cha
yasim al libo.
English
It is true: fortunate is the person who listens to You by keeping Your commandments and who takes Your written Torah and Your word passed down through the Sages—the oral Torah—to his heart to always follow them.
Hebrew
אֱמֶת, אַתָּה הוּא אָדוֹן
לְעַמֶּךָ, וּמֶלֶךְ גִּבּוֹר לָרִיב
רִיבָם<sup>2</sup> לְאָבוֹת וּבָנִים.
Sephardi
Emet, Atah hu Adon
le-ammecha, umelech gibor la-riv
rivam<sup>2</sup> le-avot u-vanim.
English
It is true: You are the ruler and Master of Your nation, the Jewish Nation, and You are a mighty King Who can fight their wars.<sup>2</sup> You are the one Who can fight for the fathers and sons of the Jewish Nation.
Hebrew
אֱמֶת, אַתָּה הוּא רִאשׁוֹן,
וְאַתָּה הוּא אַחֲרוֹן, וּמִבַּלְעָדֶיךָ
אֵין לָנוּ מֶלֶךְ גּוֹאֵל וּמוֹשִׁיעַ.
Sephardi
Emet, Atah hu rishon,
ve'atah hu acharon, u-mi-bal’adecha
ein lanu Melech Go'el umoshi'a.
English
It is true: You performed miracles and freed us from the first exile in Egypt, and You will preform miracles and free us from this last exile. Besides You, God, we have no other King, Redeemer, and Rescuer.

God redeemed us from Egypt and split the Sea of Reeds

Hebrew
אֱמֶת, מִמִּצְרַיִם גְּאַלְתָּנוּ
יְיָ אֱלֹהֵינוּ, וּמִבֵּית עֲבָדִים<sup>3</sup>
פְּדִיתָנוּ. כָּל בְּכוֹרֵיהֶם הָרַגְתָּ,
וּבְכוֹרְךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל גָּאַלְתָּ, וְיַם סוּף
לָהֶם בָּקַעְתָּ, וְזֵדִים טִבַּעְתָּ,
וִידִידִים הֶעֱבַרְתָּ, וַיְכַסּוּ מַיִם
צָרֵיהֶם, אֶחָד מֵהֶם לֹא נוֹתָר.
Sephardi
Emet, mimitzrayim ge’altanu
Adonai Eloheinu, u-mi-bet avadim<sup>3</sup>
peditanu. Kol bechoreihem haragta,
u-vechorcha Yisrael ga’alta, ve-Yam Suf
lahem baka’ta, vezeidim tiba’ta,
vi-didim he’evarta, va-yechasu mayim
tzareihem, echad mehem lo notar.
English
It is true: Lord, our God, You redeemed us from Egypt, and You released us from the house of slavery.<sup>3</sup> You killed all their firstborn sons, but You redeemed the Children of Israel, who are like Your firstborn. You split the Sea of Reeds for them. You drowned the wicked Egyptians in it, and You took Your beloved nation, the Jewish Nation, across it on dry land. The waters covered their enemy—the Egyptians—until they all drowned; not one of them was able to survive. Even Pharaoh, who did survive, only did so because God saved him.
Hebrew
עַל זֹאת שִׁבְּחוּ אֲהוּבִים,
וְרוֹמְמוּ לָאֵל, וְנָתְנוּ יְדִידִים
זְמִירוֹת שִׁירוֹת וְתִשְׁבָּחוֹת, בְּרָכוֹת
וְהוֹדָאוֹת לְמֶלֶךְ אֵל חַי וְקַיָּם. רָם
וְנִשָּׂא גָּדוֹל וְנוֹרָא, מַשְׁפִּיל גֵּאִים
עֲדֵי אָרֶץ, וּמַגְבִּיהַ שְׁפָלִים עֲדֵי
מָרוֹם, מוֹצִיא אֲסִירִים, פּוֹדֶה
עֲנָוִים, עוֹזֵר דַּלִּים, הָעוֹנֶה לְעַמּוֹ
יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּעֵת שַׁוְּעָם אֵלָיו.
Sephardi
Al zot shibbechu ahuvim,
ve-romemu la'el, ve-natenu yedidim
zemirot shirot ve-tishbachot, berachot
v'hoda'ot le-Melech El chai vekayam. Ram
venisa gadol venora, mashpil ge’im
adei aretz, u-magbi’ah shfalim adei
marom, motzi asirim, podeh
anavim, ozer dalim, ha'oneh le'amo
Yisrael be'et shav’am elav.
English
God’s beloved nation, the Jewish Nation, praised and exalted God for all these miracles. His dear nation offered songs, melodies, praises, blessings, and thanks to the King, Who is the living and everlasting God. God is exalted, uplifted, great, and awesome. As He did during the Exodus from Egypt, He continually makes arrogant people humble and lowers them to the ground; He lifts up low and humble people to great heights. He frees people who are imprisoned, redeems people who are humble, and helps people who are poor. He answers His nation, the Children of Israel, when they cry out to Him.
Stand in preparation for the Amidah.
Hebrew
תְּהִלּוֹת לְאֵל עֶלְיוֹן גּוֹאֲלָם,
בָּרוּךְ הוּא וּמְבֹרָךְ, מֹשֶׁה וּבְנֵי
יִשְׂרָאֵל לְךָ עָנוּ שִׁירָה בְּשִׂמְחָה
רַבָּה, וְאָמְרוּ כֻלָּם: מִי כָמֹכָה
בָּאֵלִם יְיָ, מִי כָּמֹכָה נֶאְדָּר
בַּקֹּדֶשׁ, נוֹרָא תְהִלֹּת עֹשֵׂה פֶלֶא:
Sephardi
Tehilot l'el Elyon Go’alam,
Baruch hu u-mevorach, Moshe uvnei
Yisrael lecha anu shirah be-simchah
rabbah, ve'amru kulam: Mi chamochah
ba'elim Adonai, mi kamochah ne'dar
bakodesh, nora tehilot oseh fele:
English
After the Jewish Nation saw the great miracles when they left Egypt, they offered praises to the God Who is high, God their Redeemer, Who is blessed on His own and blessed by others. Moses and the Children of Israel called out and sang a song to You with great joy, and they all said, “Who from among all the great and powerful creations is like You, Lord? Who is like You? You are adorned with holiness. The wonders that You do are so awesome that they cannot be sufficiently praised.”
Conclude the following paragraph together with the chazzan, avoiding any interruption between it and the Amidah (next page). Do not respond Amen after the blessing.

The Jewish Nation praised God for redeeming them

Hebrew
שִׁירָה חֲדָשָׁה שִׁבְּחוּ גְאוּלִים
לְשִׁמְךָ הַגָּדוֹל עַל שְׂפַת
הַיָּם, יַחַד כֻּלָּם הוֹדוּ וְהִמְלִיכוּ
וְאָמְרוּ: יְיָ יִמְלֹךְ לְעֹלָם וָעֶד.
וְנֶאֱמַר: גֹּאֲלֵנוּ יְיָ צְבָאוֹת שְׁמוֹ
קְדוֹשׁ יִשְׂרָאֵל. בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְיָ,
גָּאַל יִשְׂרָאֵל:
Sephardi
Shirah chadashah shibbechu ge’ulim
leshimcha hagadol al sefat
hayam, yachad kulam hodu ve-himlichu
ve'amru: Adonai yimloch l'olam va'ed.
vene'emar: Go’aleinu Adonai Tzeva'ot Shemo
Kedosh Yisrael. Baruch Atah Adonai,
ga’al Yisrael:
English
After they were freed from Egypt and crossed the Sea of Reeds, the newly redeemed Jewish Nation stood at the seashore and sang a new song, praising Your great name. Everyone together gave thanks to You for the miracles, accepted You as king over them, and said, “The Lord will rule as king forever and ever.” The prophet Isaiah said: God, our Redeemer, is called by the name “Lord of Creations” since He rules all creations. God is the Holy One, and His holiness is revealed through the Children of Israel. Blessed are You, Lord, Who redeemed the Children of Israel from Egypt and all their hardships.