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Blessings & Prayers

Below are the transliterations of some commonly used prayers and blessings. Click on the supplied links to listen to an audio version of them. The page numbers refer to Siddur Lev Shalem.

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 eloheinumelekh 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 eloheinumelekh 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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