Judaism (340-20300 & 344-20300)
Spring 2006
Judaism (340-20300 & 344-20300) |
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| Morning | Afternoon | Evening |
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Barchu—Call to prayer Sh’ma and its blessings Amidah – silent and repeated by the leader reading of the Torah (Shabbat, Mondays & Thursdays, holidays) Musaf (Shabbat and holidays) |
Amidah – silent and repeated by the leader Torah service on Shabbat afternoon |
Barchu—Call to Prayer Sh’ma and its blessings Amidah – silent |
Yedid Nefesh (“Soul mate, loving God”)
Psalms for the six days of the week: Psalms 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 29
Lekha Dodi (“Come, my beloved, to welcome the Sabbath Bride”)
Psalm 92 – “A Song for Shabbat”
Psalm 93 – “God is sovereign, crowned with splendor”
Mourner’s Kaddish – “May God’s name be exalted”
Barchu – “Praise God, the Exalted One”
Two blessings before the Sh’ma:
“Praised are You, God, for each evening’s dusk”
“Praised are You, God, who loves the people Israel”
Sh’ma
Three blessings after the Sh'ma:
Emet ve-Emunah – “We affirm the truth that the Lord alone is our God” – remembrance of the Exodus from Egypt
Hashkivenu – “Help us, God, to lie down in peace”
Ve-shamru – “The people Israel shall observe the Sabbath” (Ex. 31:16-17).
Half Kaddish
Amidah for Shabbat evening (7 blessings)
1. Ancestors – “Praised are You Adonai our God and God of our ancestors, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob”
2. God’s might – “Your might, Adonai, is boundless. You give life to the dead.”
3. God’s holiness – “Holy are You and holy is Your name”
4. Shabbat – “You sanctified the seventh day,” “Our God and God of our ancestors, find favor in our Shabbat rest.”
5. “Accept the prayer of Your people Israel”
6. Thanksgiving – “Praised are You Adonai, the essence of goodness, worthy of acclaim”
7. Peace – “Praised are You Adonai, who blesses the people Israel with peace.”
Va-yechulu – “The heavens and the earth and all they contain were finished” (Gen. 2:1-3)
Magen Avot – “Shield of our ancestors”
Kaddish Shalem – “May the prayers and pleas of all the people Israel be accepted by our Guardian in heaven”
Alenu – “We rise to our duty to praise the Master of all”
Closing Song – Yigdal (“Revere the living God”) or Adon Olam (“Before creation shaped the world, God, eternal, reigned alone”)
Lighting the Shabbat candles just before sundown– “Praised are You Adonai our God, who commands us to kindle the light of Shabbat”
At the table, after the evening service--
• singing Shalom Aleichem – “We wish you peace, attending angels, angels of the most sublime, the highest Sovereign – the Holy Exalted One. Come to us in peace, bless us with peace, take your leave in peace, angels of peace.”
• in traditional homes, the husband will sing to his wife – Eshet Hayil (“Woman of Valor” – Proverbs 31)
Kiddush – blessing the day and the wine:
“And there was evening and there was morning – the sixth day. The heavens and the earth and all they contain, were completed. On the seventh day God finished the work he had been doing” (Gen. 1:31-2:3)
“Praised are You Adonai, who creates the fruit of the vine”
“Praised are You, Adonai, who makes the Sabbath day holy”
ha-Motzi – blessing over the bread: “Praised are You Adonai our God, who brings forth bread from the earth”
After the meal is over, concluding blessings are recited, thanking God for the food.
Birkhot ha-Shachar – morning blessings
praise of God for the body – “Praised are You Adonai, healer of all flesh”
praise for the gift of the soul – “The soul that you have given me is pure”
praise for the gift of the Torah – “May the words of Torah be sweet in our mouths”
Psukei de-Zimra – “Verses of Song” – songs and Psalms
Barukh she-amar – “Praised is God whose word created the world.”
Psalm 145 – “Blessed are those who dwell in Your house”
Halleluyah Psalms (psalms of praise ending with the word "Halleluyah," which means "Praise to God")
Song of the Sea (Ex. 15:1-18), celebrating the Exodus from Egypt
Nishmat kol-chai – “The breath of all that lives praised You, Adonai our God.”
Shochen Ad – “God, sacred and exalted, inhabits eternity”
Barchu – “Praise Adonai, the Exalted One”
Blessings before the Sh’ma:
“Praised are You, Adonai, who rules the universe, creating light and fashioning darkness, making peace and forming everything.”
“All exalt You, Creator of all, God who daily opens the gates of the heavens”
El Adon – “Creation reflects the rule of God”
“You fashion angelic spirits to serve You; in chorus they reverently chant words of the living God”
Kadosh, kadosh, kadosh – “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God of Hosts, the fullness of the earth is his glory”
Ahavah Rabbah – “With great love you have loved us”
Sh’ma
Emet ve-Yatziv – “true and enduring is your teaching” (remembrance of the exodus from Egypt)
Amidah for Shabbat day (7 blessings)
Torah service
taking the Torah out of the ark
reading the Torah – 7 people are called up to recite blessings before and after the reading – “Praised are You, Adonai, who gives the Torah”
reading of the Haftarah – section from the Prophets
returning the Torah to the ark
Amidah for the additional service for Shabbat (7 blessings)
Alenu
Adon Olam
Last revised January 12, 2006