Blessings & Prayers: Beth Sholom B'nai Isarel

Below are the transliterations of some commonly used prayers and blessings.  The page numbers refer to Siddur Lev Shalem.

• Torah Service
• Haftarah Blessings
• Ashrei
• Torah Procession/Returning the Torah to the Ark

Torah Service

Blessing Before Torah Reading  (p. 172)

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’natanlanu et to-ra-to. Barukh ata Adonai, noten ha-torah.

Blessing After the Reading

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.

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Haftarah Blessings

Blessing Before Haftarah (p. 175)

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 (p. 175)

#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’varavemetvatzedek.
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.

#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.

#3

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

#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.
AlhakolAdonaiEloheinu anachnu modim lakh umvarkhim otakh
yitbarakh shim-kha b’fi kol chai tamid l’olam va-ed.
Barukh ata adonai m’kadesh hashabbat.

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Ashrei – Psalm 145 (p. 181)

Ash-rei  Yo-sh’vei  vei-te-cha, 
od  y’ha-l’lu-cha,  se-la.

Ash-rei  ha-am  she-ka-cha  lo, 
ash-rei  ha-am  she-A-do-nai   e-lo-hav.

T’hi-lah  l’Da-vid:

A-ro-mim-cha  E-lo-hai  ha-me-lech, 
va-a-va-r’cha  shim-cha  l’o-lam  va-ed.

B’chawl  yom  a-va-r’che-cha, 
va-a-ha-l’la  shim-cha  l’o-lam  va-ed.

Ga-dol  A-do-nai  um-hu-lal  m’od, 
v’lig-du-la-to  ein  chei-ker.

Dor  l’dor  y’sha-bach  ma-a-se-cha, 
u-g’vu-ro-te-cha   ya-gi-du.

Ha-dar  k’vod  ho-de-cha, 
v’di-vrei  nif-l’o-te-cha  a-si-cha.

Ve-e-zuz  no-r’o-te-cha  yo-mei-ru, 
u-g’du-la-t’cha  a-sa-p’re-na.

Zei-cher  rav  tu-v’cha  ya-bi-u, 
v’tsid-ka-t’cha   y’ra-nei-nu.

Cha-nun  v’ra-chum  A-do-nai, 
e-rech  a-pa-yim  ug-dal  cha-sed.

Tov  A-do-nai  la-kol, 
v’ra-cha-mav al  kawl  ma-a-sav.

Yo-du-cha  A-do-nai  kawl  ma-a-se-cha, 
v’cha-si-de-cha   y’va-r’chu-cha.

K’vod  mal-chu-t’cha  yo-mei-ru, 
ug-vu-ra-t’cha   y’da-bei-ru.

L’ho-di-a  liv-nei  ha-a-dam  g’vu-ro-tav, 
uch-vod  ha-dar  mal-chu-to.

Mal-chut’cha  mal-chut  kawl  o-la-mim, 
u-mem-shal-t’cha  b’chawl  dor  va-dor.

So-mei-ch  A-do-nai  l’chawl  ha-no-f’lim, 
v’zo-keif  l’chawl  ha-k’fu-fim.

Ei-nei  chol  ei-le-cha  y’sa-bei-ru, 
v’a-ta  no-tein  la-hem,  et  ach-lam   b’i-to.

Po-tei-ach  et  ya-de-cha, 
u-mas-bi-a l’chawl  chai  ra-tson.

Tsa-dik  A-do-nai  b’chawl  d’ra-chav, 
v’cha-sid  b’chawl  ma-a-sav.

Ka-rov  A-do-nai  l’chawl  ko-r’av, 
l’chol  a-sher  yi-kra-u-hu  ve-e-met.

R’tson  y’rei-av  ya-a-seh, 
v’et  shav-a-tam,  yish-ma  v’yo-shi-eim.

Sho-meir  A-do-nai  et^kawl^ohavav, 
v’eit  kawl^ha-r’sha-im  yash-mid.

T’hi-la  A-do-nai  y’da-ber pi, 
vi-va-rei-ch kawl ba-sar sheim kawd-sho l’o-lam va-ed.

Va-a-nach-nu n’va-reich Yah, 
mei-a-tah v’ad o-lam. Ha-l’lu-Yah.

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Procession of the Torah Prior to Returning Them to the Ark (p. 183)

Y’ha-l’lu  et  sheim  A-do-nai,  ki   nis-gav  sh’mo  l’va-do.

Ho-do  al^e-rets  v’sha-ma-yim
va-ya-rem  ke-ren  l’a-mo
t’hi-lah  l’chawl  cha-si-dav
li-v’nei  Yis-ra-eil  am  k’ro-vo
Ha-l’lu-Yah.

Procession — Havu L’Adonai (Psalm 29)

Miz-mor  l’Da-vid:
Ha-vu  La-do-nai  b’nei  ei-lim
Ha-vu  La-do-nai  ka-vod  va-oz
Ha-vu  La-do-nai  k’vod  sh’mo
Hish-ta-cha-vu  La-do-nai  b’had-rat  ko-desh.

Kol  A-do-nai  al  ha-ma-yim
Eil  ha-ka-vod,  hir-im,
A-do-nai  al  ma-yim  ra-bim.

Kol  A-do-nai  ba-ko-ach
Kol  A-do-nai  be-ha-dar.
Kol  A-do-nai  sho-veir a-ra-zim

Va-y’sha-beir  A-do-nai  et^ar-zei  ha-L’va-non.
Va-yar-ki-deim  k’mo  ei-gel
L’va-non,  v’sir-yon
k’mo  ven^r’ei-mim.

Kol  A-do-nai  cho-tseiv  la-ha-vot  eish.
Kol  A-do-nai ya-chil  mid-bar,
Ya-chil  A-do-nai  mid-bar  Ka-desh.
Kol  A-do-nai  y’cho-leil  a-ya-lot

va-ye-che-sof  y’a-rot
uv-hei-cha-lo
ku-lo,  o-meir  ka-vod.

A-do-nai  la-ma-bul  ya-shav
va-yei-shev  A-do-nai  me-lech  l’o-lam.
A-do-nai  oz  l’a-mo  yi-tein
A-do-nai  y’va-reich  et^a-mo  va-sha-lom.

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