Blessings & Prayers

Torah Blessings

Haftarah Blessings

Pesach Music

Shabbat Morning Service Music

 

 

Torah Blessings

 

Blessing Before Torah Reading    Listen here

 

Ba-r'khu et Adonai ha-m’vorakh.

 

Congregation recites and you repeat:

Barukh Adonai ha-m’vorakh l'olam va-ed.

 

Continue:

Barukh ata Adonai, eloheinu melekh ha-olam, asher bachar banu mi-kawl ha-amim, v'natan lanu et to-ra-to. Barukh ata Adonai, noten ha-torah.

 

Blessing After the Reading  Listen here

 

Barukh ata Adonai, eloheinu melekh ha-olam, asher natan lanu to-rat emet, v’cha-yei olam nata b’to-khenu. Barukh ata Adonai, noten ha-torah.

 

Haftarah Blessings

Blessing Before Haftarah Listen here 

Barukh ata adonai eloheinu, melekh ha-olam
asher bachar bin-vi-im tovim,
v'ratza v'div-reihem ha-ne-e-marim be-emet.
Barukh ata adonai, ha-bo-cher ba-torah
uv-moshe avdo, uv-yisra-el amo,
u-vin-vi-ei ha-emet vatzedek.

Blessings After Haftarah 

Listen here for 1st blessing

#1
Barukh ata adonai eloheinu, melekh ha-olam
tzur kol ha-olamim, tzadik b'chol hadorot
ha-el hane-eman ha-omer v'oseh ha-m'daber u-m'kayem
shekol d'varav emet vatzedek.
Ne-eman ata hu Adonai Eloheinu v'ne-emanim d'varekha
v'davar echad mid'varekha achor lo yashuv reikam
ki el melekh ne-eman v'rachaman ata.
Barukh ata adonai ha-el hane-eman b'chol d'varav.

Listen here for 2nd blessing

#2
Rachem al Tziyon ki hi beit chayeinu
v'la-aluvat nefesh toshi-a bimhera v'yameinu
Barukh ata adonai m'samei-ach Tziyon b'vaneha.

Listen here for 3rd blessing

#3
Samcheinu Adonai Eloheinu b'Eliyahu hanavi avdekha
uvmalkhut beit David m'shichekha.
Bimhera yavo v'yageil libenu, al kis-o lo yeshev zar
v'lo yinchalu od acherim et k'vodo,
ki v'shem kod-sh'kha nishbata lo shelo yikhbeh nero l'olam va-ed.
Barukh ata adonai magen David.

Listen here for 4th blessing

#4
Al hatorah v'al ha-avoda v'al ha-n'vi-im v'al yom hashabbat hazeh
shenatata lanu Adonai Eloheinu lik'dusha v'lim'nucha l'khavod ultif-aret.
Al hakol Adonai Eloheinu anachnu modim lakh umvarkhim otakh
yitbarakh shim-kha b'fi kol chai tamid l'olam va-ed.
Barukh ata adonai m'kadesh hashabbat.

Pesach Music

V'hi She-am'da (composed by Cantor Anita Schubert)  Listen here

V'hi she-a-m'da la-avoteinu v'lanu
Shelo echad bilvad amad aleinu l'chaloteinu
Ela she-b'chol dor vador o-m'dim aleinu l'chaloteinu
V'hakadosh barukh hu matzileinu mi-yadam 

Avadim Hayinu (composed by Cantor Anita Schubert)  Listen here

Avadim hayinu l'faro b'Mitzrayim
We were slaves to Pharoah in Egypt-land
Slaves we were in Mitzrayim

Vayotzi-einu Adonai Eloheinu misham
b'yad chazaka uvizro-a n'tuya

Adonai our God brought us out
The Holy One took us from that land
with a strong hand and an outstretched arm
with an outstretched arm and strong hand

Eser Makot (composed by Cantor Anita Schubert)  Listen here

Dam, tz'fardei-a, kinim, arov, dever
Sh'chin, barad, arbeh, choshekh, makat b'chorot

Blood instead of water, frogs jump everywhere
Swarms of insects teeming, what a scare
Wild beasts, cattle plague, boils, hail, locusts fly
Darkness, all first-born die

Shabbbat Morning Service Music 

Ahava Raba (composed by Cantor Anita Schubert) Listen here

Refrain: Ahava raba ahavtanu Adonai Eloheinu

Chamla g'dola viteira chamalta aleinu
Avinu malkeinu ba-avur avoteinu
She-ba-t'chu v'kha vatla-m'-deim chukei chayim
kein t'choneinu ut-la-m'deinu.   Refrain

Deep is Your love for us, Adonai our God
Boundless Your tender compassion, ahava raba
Avinu malkeinu, Yu taught our ancestors life-giving laws
They trusted in You; for their sake graciously teach us.   Refrain

Avinu ha-av harachaman, ha-m'racheim racheim aleinu v'tein b'libeinu
l'havin ulhaskil lishmo-a lilmod ul'lameid lishmor v'la-asot
Ulkayeim et kol divrei talmud toratekha b'ahava     Refrain