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B L E S S I N G B E F O R E T H E H A F TA R A H
Kabbalat HaTorah v¨rIT©v ,(k"C©e
Hakafah
BARUCH atah, Adonai ²h±h 'v¨T©t QUr "C v"p¨E©v
Birchot HaTorah Eloheinu, Melech haolam, 'o"kIg¨v Q#k¤n$ 'Ubh$¥vO¡t v¨rIT©v ,If§r%C
Mi Shebeirach I, THE ETERNAL, have called you to righteousness, #8 asher bachar bin’vi-im tovim, been-vee-EEM 'oh%cIy oh¦th%c±b%C r©j"C r¤J£t Q©rC* J
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and taken you by the hand, and kept you;
Hagbahah
I have made you a covenant people, a light of nations.
v’ratzah v’divreihem o¤vh¥r'c¦s'c v"m¨r±u v©v"C±d©v
Birkat HaGomeil
We are Israel: witness to the covenant hane-emarim be-emet. /,¤nt ¡ C# oh¦rn¨ t
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Birchot between God and God’s children. Baruch atah, Adonai, habocher baTorah v¨rIT(C r¥jIC©v '²h±h 'v¨T©t QUr"C v¨r¨y!p©v©v ,If§r"C
HaHaftarah
This is the covenant I make with Israel: uv’Moshe avdo, uv’Yisrael amo, 'IN(g k¥t¨r§G°h'cU 'IS'c(g v¤J«n'cU v¨rIT©v ,¨r²z§j©v
HaChazarat I will place My Torah in your midst, and write it upon your hearts.
HaTorah uvin’vi-ei ha-emet vatzedek. /e¤s$#m²u ,¤n¡t¨v h¥th%c±b%cU
I will be your God, and you shall be My people.
We are Israel: our Torah forbids the worship PRAISE TO YOU, Adonai our God, Sovereign of the universe,
of race or nation, possessions or power. who has chosen faithful prophets to speak words of truth.
You who worship gods that cannot save you, Praise to You, Adonai, for the revelation of Torah, for Your servant Moses,
hear the words of the Eternal One: for Your people Israel and for prophets of truth and righteousness.
I am God, there is none else!
We are Israel: our prophets proclaimed B L E S S I N G A F T E R T H E H A F TA R A H
an exalted vision for the world.
Hate evil, and love what is good;
BARUCH atah, Adonai Eloheinu, Melech Q#k¤n$ 'Ubh$¥vO¡t ²h±h 'v¨T©t QUr "C
let justice well up as waters and righteousness as a mighty stream.
haolam, tzur kol haolamim, tzaddik eh¦Sm( 'oh¦nk" Ig¨v k!F rUm 'o"kIg¨v
We are Israel, schooled in the suffering of the oppressed. #9 b’chol hadorot, HaEl hane-eman, 'i¨n¡t®B©v k¥t¨v ',IrIS©v k!f'C
You shall not oppress your neighbors nor rob them. haomeir v’oseh, ham’dabeir um’kayeim, 'o¯H©e§nU r*C©s§n©v 'v¤G«g±u r¥nIt¨v
You shall not stand idle while you neighbor bleeds. shekol d’varav emet vatzedek. /e¤s$#m²u ,¤n¡t uh¨r"c§S k!FJ ¤
We are Israel, taught to beat swords into plowshares,
commanded to pursue peace. Al haTorah, v’al haavodah, v’al k(g±u 'v¨sIc+g¨v k(g±u 'v¨rIT©v k(g
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Violence shall no longer be heard in your land, #10 han’vi-im, v’al yom HaShabbat hazeh, 'v®Z©v ,"C©,©v oIh k(g±u 'oh¦th%c±B©v
desolation and destruction within your borders. shenatata lanu Adonai Eloheinu, lik’dushah v¨,sª e § k% 'Ubh$v¥ O¡t h² h± Ub$k" T
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All your children will be taught of your God, v’lim’nuchah, l’chavod ul’tifaret. /,¤r¨t$ 'p¦,'kU sIc"f'k 'v¨jUb§n%k±u
and great shall be the peace of your children.
We are Israel, O God, Al hakol Adonai Eloheinu, anachnu modim oh¦sIn Ub§j$b³ £t 'Ubh$¥vO¡t ²h±h k«F©v k(g
when we are witnesses to Your love lach, um’var’chim otach, yitbarach shimcha W§n¦J Q©r"C§,°h 'Q¨,It oh%f§r"c§nU 'Q"k
and messengers of Your truth. #11
b’fi kol chai tamid l’olam va-ed. /s#gu² o"kIg'k sh¦nT ¨ h©j k!f h%p'C
Baruch atah, Adonai, m’kadeish HaShabbat. /,"C©,©v J¥S©e§n '²h±h 'v¨T©t QUr"C
Baruch uvaruch sh’mo Baruch uvaruch sh’mo

PRAISE TO YOU, Adonai our God, Sovereign of the universe,

Rock of all creation, Righteous One of all generations,
the faithful God whose word is deed, whose every command is just and true.
For the Torah, for the privilege of worship, for the prophets,
and for this Shabbat that You, Adonai our God, have given us
for holiness and rest, for honor and glory: we thank and bless You.
May Your name be blessed for ever by every living being.
Praise to You, Adonai, for the Sabbath and its holiness.
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