Zemirot and Brachot

Havdalah Procedure

 Havdalah Procedure

One fills a cup with grape juice or wine, places a spice, condiment or fragrant plant (such as cloves, cinnamon or myrtles) before him and a candle, which he lights during the ceremony. Then he recites the following text and blessings:

Rishon le’Tziyon hine hinam, ve’l’Yerushalayim mevaser etain. Al tismechi oyvesi li, ki nofalti kamti. Ki eishev ba’choshech Ado-nai ohr li. Ve’Noach matza chen be’eini Elo-him ve’adam. Kumi ori ki va orech. u’kevod Ado-nai alayich zarach. Ki hine hachoshech yechaseh aretz ve’arafel leumim. Ve’alayich yizrach Ado-nai u’chevodo alayich yeira'eh.

Kos yeshuot esa, u’veShem Ado-nai ekra. Ana Ado-nai hoshi’a nah. Ana Ado-nai hatzlicha nah. 

Hatzlicheinu, Hatzliach dracheinu, hatzliach limudeinu, ushlach bracha, revacha vehatzlacha be’chol maasey yodeinu ke’dichtiv: Yisa beracha me’et Ado-nai u’tzedaka mei’Elo-hei yish’o. La’Yehudim hoita ora ve’simcha vesoson viyikar. U’ktiv veyehi David lechol drachav maskil, va’Ado-nai imo. Ken yehiyeh immanu tamid

Baruch Ata, Ado-nai Elo-heinu, Melekh ha-olam,
bore p’ri ha-gafen.

Baruch ata, Ado-nai Elo-heinu, Melekh ha-olam,
bore minei vesamim (and one inhales the aroma of the spice).


Baruch Ata, Ado-nai Elo-heinu, Melekh ha-olam,
bore me'orei ha-esh.


Baruch Ata, Ado-nai Elo-heinu, Melekh ha-olam, ha-mavdil bein
kodesh l'chol, bein or l'choshekh, bein yisrael la-amim, bein yom ha-sheviyi l'shayshet yemey ha-ma'aseh, Baruch Ata, Ado-nai, ha-mavdil bein kodesh l'chol, 


(If one doesn’t have spices or a candle, he may recite only the blessing over the wine and the mavdil blessing)

Blessing over the candles

Blessing over the candles

Baruch Atah Adonai Elohaynu Melekh ha'olam asher kiddshanu bemitzvotav vetzivanu lehadlik ner shel Shabbat

May it be your will, Hashem, my God and the God of my forefathers, that you grace me and my husband (and my sons and my father and my mother) and all my relatives, and give us and all Israel a good and long life.

That you remember us favorably and with a blessing that you recall us with salvation and mercy, and that you bless us with plentiful blessing, that you make our homes complete and that you should make your divine presence dwell among us. 

Grant us the merit to raise children and grandchildren who are wise and understanding, who love God and fear Him, mem of truth, holy offspring who cleave to God and who enlighten the world with Tora and good deads and with all word in the service of the Creater. 

Please, God, hear my pray at this time in the merit of Sara, Rebecca, Rachel and Leah our matriarchs and illuminate our candles that they may never be extinguished forever and ever and let Your countenance shine upon us that we may be saved, amen.

Zemiros Shabbat - Shabbat First Meal, before Kidush

Zemiros Shabbat - Shabbat First Meal, before Kidush

Shalom Aleichem

Shalom aleichem malachei hasharet malachei elyon melech malchi hamelachim hakadosh baruch hu *3
Boachem leshalom malachei hasharet malachei elyon melech malchi hamelachim hakadosh baruch hu *3
Barchuni leshalom malachei hasharet malachei elyon melech malchi hamelachim hakadosh baruch hu *3
Beshivtechem leshalom malachei hasharet malachei elyon melech malchi hamelachim hakadosh baruch hu *3
Betzetechem leshalom malachei hasharet malachei elyon melech malchi hamelachim hakadosh baruch hu *3

Ki malachav yetzave lach lishmorcha bechal dracheicha Ado-nai yishmor tzetcha uvoacha, me'ata ve'ad olam

Eshet Chayil 
Eshet chayil mi yimtza, ve'rachok mipninim michrah
Batach bah lev ba'alah, veshalal lo yechsar
Gmalat'hu tov v'lo ra, kol yemey chayehah
Darshah tzemer ufishtim, veta'as bechefetz kapeiah
Haytah kaoniyot socher, mimerchak tavi lachma
Vatakam be'od laylah, vatiten teref leveita vechok lena'aroteya
Zamemah sadeh vatikachevu, mipri chapiea nate'ah karem
Chagrah be'oz motneyah, vateametz zero'oteyah
Ta'amah ki tov sacherah, lo yichbeh balayla nerah
Yadeyah shilchah bakishor, vechapeyah tamcho falech
Kapah parsah le'ani, veyadeyah shilchah la'evyon
Lo tira leveitah mishaleg, ki chol beitah lavush shanim
Marvadim Astah lah, shesh ve'argaman levushah
Noda bashe'arim ba'alah, beshivto im ziknei aretz
Sadin astah vatimkor, vachagor natnah lakna'ani
Oz vehadar levushah, vatisechak leyom acharon
Piha patchah vechochmah, vetorat chesed al leshonah
Tzofia halichot beitah, velechem atzlut lo tochel
Kamu vaneiyah vayeashroa, baalah vayehalelah
Rabot banot asu chayil, ve'at alit al kulanah
Sheker hachen v'hevel hayofi, ishah yirat Ado-nai hi tithalal
Tnu la mipri yadeiyah, vihaleluhah vashe'arim maaseiyah,

Kidush: Shabbat First Meal

Kidush: Shabbat First Meal

Yom ha'shishi:  Va'yechulu ha'shamayim ve'ha'aretz v'chol tzevo'om. 
Va'yechal Elo-him ba'yom ha'shevi'i mikol melachto asher asa. 
Va'yevarech Elo-him et yom ha'shevi'i va'yekadesh oto, ki vo shavat mikol melachto asher bara Elo-him la'asot.

Baruch Ata Ado-nai Elo-heinu Melech Ha'Olam, borei peri ha'gafen

Baruch Ata Ado-nai Elo-heinu Melech Ha'Olam, asher kideshanu b'mitzvosav v'ratzah vanu, v'Shabbat  kodsho b'ahavah u'v'ratzon hinchilanu, zikaron leMa'aseh Bereshit. 

Ki hu yom techila le'mikraei kodesh, zecher li'yetziat Mitzrayim, veShabbat kodshecha be'ahava u'veratzon hinchaltanu. 

Baruch Ata Ado-nai mekadesh HaShabbat.

Menuha Vesimcha

Menuha Vesimcha 

Menuha vesimcha or layehudim, yom shabaton yom machmadim,
shomrav vezorchrav hem me'idim ki leshisha kol bru'im ve'omdim.

Shmei shamayim, eretz v'yamim, kol tzva marom gvohim veramim,
tanin ve'adam vechayat re'emim, ki veY-a Ado-nai tzur olamim.

Hu asher diber le'am sgulato, shamor lekadsho mibo'o ve'ad tzeto,
Shabat kodesh yom chemdato, ki vo shavat E-l mikol melachto.

Bemitzvat shabat E-l yachalitzach, kum kra elav yachish le'ametzach,
nishmat kol chai vegam na'aritzach, echol besimcha ki kvar ratzach.

Bemishneh lechem vekidush rabah, berov mat'amim veruach nediva, 
yizku lerav tov hamite'angim bah, beviat go'el lechayey haolam haba.

 

Tzur Mishelo

Tzur Mishelo

Tzur mishelo achalnu, barechu emunai, savanu vehotarnu, kidvar Ado-nai
Hazan et olamo, roenu avinu, achalnu et lachmo, umiyeyno shatinu,
Al ken noda lishmo, unehalelo befinu, amrnu ve'aninu, ein kadosh ka'Ado-nai

Beshir vekol todah, nevarech le'Elo-heinu, 
al eretz chemda tovah, she'hinchil la'avoteinu
mazon vetzeida hisbia lenafshenu, chasdo gavar aleinu, ve'emet Ado-nai.

Rachem bechasdech al amecha tzurenu, al tziyon mishkan kvodech, zvul beit tif'artenu
ven David avdech, yavo veyigalenu, ruach apeinu meshiach Ado-nai

Yibane hamikdash, ir tziyon t'male, vesham nashir shir chadash, uvirnanah na'aleh, 
harachaman hanikdash, yitbarach veyit'aleh, al kos yayin male, kevirkat Ado-nai.

Birkat Hamazon - Sepharadic

Birkat Hamazon - Sepharadic
Grace over Meals



Baruch ata Ado-nai, Elo-heinu melech haolam, ha'El hazan otanu ve'et haolam kulo betuvo 
bechen, bechesed, berevach uverachamim rabim. Noten lechem lechol basar, ki leolam chasdo: 
uvetuvo hagadol tamid lo chasar lanu ve'al yechesar lanu mazon tamid le'olam va'ed
ki hu El zan umefarnes lakol veshulchano aruch lakol 
vehitkin mich'ya umazon lechol beriyotav asher bara berachamav uv'rov chasadav
ka'amur, Potech et yadeicha umasbi'a l'chol chay ratzon
Baruch ata Ado-nai hazan et hakol

Node lech Ado-nai Elo-heinu al shehinchalta la'avoteinu eretz chemda tova uerechava, brit vetorah, 
chayim umazon, al shahotzetanu me'eretz mitzrayim ufditanu mibeit avadim, ve'al beritcha shechatamta bivsareinu
ve'al toratecha shelimadetanu ve'al chukei retzonach shehodatanu ve'al chayim umazon she'ata zan umefarnes otanu.

Ve'al hakol Ado-nai Elo-heinu anachnu modim lach umevarchim et shmach 
ka'amur ve'achalt vesavat uverachta et Ado-nai Elo-heicha al ha'aretz hatovah asher natan lach
Baruch atah Ado-nai al ha'aretz ve'al hamazon

Rachem Ado-nai Elo-heinu aleinu ve'al yisrael amach ve'al yerushalayim irach ve'al har Tziyon 
mishkan kevodach ve'al heichalach ve'al me'onach ve'al devirach ve'al habayit hagadol 
vehakadosh shenikra shimcha alav
Avinu, re'enu, zunenu, parnesenu,kal'kelenu, harvichenu harvach lanu me'herah mikol tzaroteinu. 
Vena al tatzrichenu Ado-nai Elo-heinu lidey matnot basar vadam velo lidei halva'atam, ela leyadecha 
hamleah veharechava, ha'ashirah vehaptucha. Yehi ratzon shelo nevosh ba'olam hazeh velo nikalem la'olam haba, 
umalchut beit David meshichach tachazirenah limkomah bimherah beyameinu:

On Shabbat, the following is added:
Retze vehachalitzenu Ado-nai Elo-heinu bemitzvoteich uv'mitzvat yom hashvi'i, hashabat hagadol vehakadosh hazeh
Ki yom gadol vekadosh hu milfaneicha. Nishbot bo venanuach bo venit'aneg bo kemitzvat chukei retzonach. 
Ve'al tehi tzarah veyagon beyom menuchateinu. Vehar'enu benechamat Tziyon bimherah b'yameinu. 
Ki atah hu ba'al hanechamot. Vehagam she'achalnu veshatinu, chorban beitch hagadol vehakadosh lo shachachnu. 
Al tish'kacheinu lanetzach ve'al tiznacheinu la'ad ki E-l melech gadol vekadosh ata:

For Rosh chodesh, yom tov and chol hamo'ed:

Elo'heinu ve'elohei avoteinu, ya'aleh veyavo veyagia veyera'eh veyeratzeh veyishama veyipaked veyizacher zichronenu vezichron avoteinu, zichron yerushalayim irach, vezichron mashiach ben David avdach, vezichron kol amecha beit yisrael, lefaneicha, lifleita, letovah, lechen, lechesed ulerachamim, lechayim tovim uleshalom, beyom

On Rosh chodesh: Rosh chodesh hazeh

On Pesach: Chag hamatzot hazeh, beom (tov) mikra kodesh hazeh.

On Shavu'ot: Chag hashavu'ot hazeh, beom mikra kodesh hazeh.

On Sukot: Chag hasukot hazeh, beom (tov) mikra kodesh hazeh.

On Shmini Atzeret: Shmini chag atzeret hazeh, beom mikra kodesh hazeh.

On Rosh hashana: hazikaron hazeh, beom mikra kodesh hazeh.

Lerachem bo aleinu ulehoshienu. Zachrenu Ado-nai Elo-heinu bo letovah, ufokdenu vo livracha, vehoshienu vo lechayim tovim. Bidvar yeshui'ah verachamim, chus vechonenu vechamol verachem aleinu, vehoshienu, ki eleicha eineinu, ki el melech chanum verachum atah

VETIVNE YERUSHALAYIM IRACH BIM'HERAH VEYAMEINU: 
BARUCH ATAH ADO-NAI, BONEH YERUSHALAYIM: AMEN.


Baruch atah Ado-nai, Elo-heinu melech ha'olam, la'ad haE-l avinu, malkenu, adireinu, bor'enu, go'alenu, 
kdoshenu, kdosh ya'akov. Ro'enu roeh yisrael, hamelech hatov vehametiv lakol, shebechol yom vayom hu 
heitiv lanu, hu metiv lanu, hu yeytiv lanu, hu gmalanu, hu gomlenu, hu yigmalenu la'ad chen vachesed verachamim 
verevach vehatzalah vechol tov: Amen.

Harachaman hu yishtabach al kise chvodo:
Harachaman hu yishtabach bashamayim uva'aretz:
Harachaman hu yishtabach banu ledor dorim:
Harachaman hu keren leamo yarim:
Harachaman hu yitpa'ar banu lanetzach netzachim:
Harachaman hu yefarn'senu bechabod velo vevizuyh, beheiter velo ve'isur, benachat velo vetza'ar:
Harachaman hu yiten shalom beineinu:
Harachaman hu yishlach beracha, revacha vehatzlacha vechol ma'ase yadeinu:
Harachaman hu yatzliach et dracheinu:
Harachaman hu yishbor ol galut meherah me'al tzavareinu:
Harachaman hu yolicheinu meherah komemiyut le'artzenu:
Haracheman hu yirpa'enu refuah shlemah refuat hanefesh urefuat haguf:
Harachaman hu yiftach lanu et yado harechava:
Harachaman hu yevarech kol echad ve'echad mimenu bishmo hagadol kmo shenitbarchu avoteinu 
avraham, yitzchek v'ya'akov bakol mikol kol, ken yevarech otanu yachad bracha shlema. 
vechen yehi ratzon venomar Amen:
Harachaman hu yifros aleinu sukat shlomo:


On Shabbat, the following is added:
Harachaman hu yanchileinu olam shekulo Shabbat umenucha lechayey ha'olamim:

On Rosh chodesh: 
Harachaman hu yechadesh aleinu et hachodesh hazeh letovah veliverachah:

On Rosh hashanah: 
Harachaman hu yechadesh aleinu et hashanah hazot letovah veliveracha:

On Sukot: 
Harachaman hu yezakenu leishev vesukat oro shel liveyatan: Harachaman hu yashpi'a aleinu shefa kedusha vetaharah mishive'ah ushpizin ila'in kadishin, zechutam tehe magen vetzinah aleinu: Harachaman hu yakim lanu et sukat David hanofelet:

On Mo'ed: 
Harachaman hu yagienu lemo'adim acherim haba'im likratenu leshalom:

On Chag: 
Harachaman hu yanchilenu leyom shekulo tov:

Harachaman hu yita torato ve'ahavato belibenu vetihyeh yire'ato al pneinu levilti necheta veyihyu kol ma'aseinu leshem shamayim:

Visitor blessing:
Harachaman hu yevarech et hashulchan hazeh she'achalnu alav visader bo kol ma'adanei olam 
veyihyeh keshulchano shel avraham avinu, kol raev mimenu yochal vechol tzame mimenu yishteh, 
ve'al yechsar mimenu kol tuv la'ad uleolmei olamim Amen:
Harachaman hu yevarech ba'al habayit hazeh uva'al hase'udah hazot. 
Hu uvanav ve'ishto vechol asher lo. Bevanim sheyichyu. uvinchasim sheyirbo. 
Barech Ado-nai cheilo ufoal yadaiv tirtze. 
Veyihyu nechasav unechaseinu mutzlachim ukrovim la'ir. 
Veal yizdakek lefanav velo lefaneinu shum dvar chet v'hirhur avon. 
Sas vesameach kol hayamim be'osher vechavod me'atah v'ad olam: 
Lo yevosh ba'olam hazeh velo yikalem la'olam haba: Amen ken yehi ratzon:


Harachaman hu yechayeynu vizakenu vikarvenu limot hamashiach ulevinyan beit hamikdash ulechayey ha'olam haba.

Magdil yeshu'ot malko. ve'oseh chesed limshicho ledavid ulezar'o ad olam:
Kfirim rashu vera'evu. vedorshei Ado-nai lo yachseru chol tov: Na'ar hayiti gam zakanti velo ra'iti tzadik ne'ezav 
vezare'o mevakesh lachem: Kol hayom chonen umalveh. vezare'o livracha: 
Ma she'achalnu yihyeh lesove'ah umah sheshatinu yihyeh lirfuah. Umah shehotarnu yihyeh livracha kedichtiv 
Vayiten lifneihem vayochlu vayotiru kidvar Ado-nai: 
Bruchim atem la'Adonai Oseh shamayim va'aretz: Baruch hagever asher yivtach ba'Ado-nai. vehaya Ado-nai mivtacho: 
Ado-nai oz le'amo yiten. Ado'nai yevarech et amo vashalom:

OSEH SHALOM BIMROMAV HU V'RACHAMAV YA'ASEH SHALOM ALEINU V'AL KOL AMO YISRAEL V'IMRU AMEN:

Ki Eshmera Shabat

Ki Eshmera Shabat

Ki eshmera shabat E-l yishmereni, Ot hi le'olmei ad beino uveini.

Asur metzo chefetz la'asot derachim, gam miledaber bo divrei tzerachim.
Divrei sechora o divrei melachim, eh'geh b'torat E-l utechakmeni.

Bo emtzeah tamid noach lenafshi, hineh ledor rishon natan kedoshi.
Mofet betet lechem mishneh vashishi, kacha bechol shishi yachpil mezoni.

Rasham bedat ha'E-l chok el sganaiv, bo la'aroch lechem panim lefanaiv.
Al ken lehit'anot bo al pi n'vonaiv asur, levad miyon kipur avoni.

Hayom mechubad hu yom ta'anugim, lechem veyayin tov basar vedagim.
Hasmechim bo hem simcha masigim, ki yom smachot hu utesam'cheni.

Mechel melacha bo sofo lehachrit, al ken achabes bo libi bevorit.
Etpalela el E-l arvit veshacharit, musaf vegam minch hu ya'aneni.

Ki eshmera shabat 

Kidush: Shabbat Morning

Kidush: Shabbat Morning


Mizmor ledavid, Adonai ro'i lo echsar:
Bine'ot deshe yarbitzeni, al mei menuchot yenahaleni:
Nafshi yeshovev, yancheni vemagelei tzedek, lema'an shemo:
Gam ki elech begei tzalmavet lo ira ra, ki ata imadi, shivtech umishe'antech hema yenachamuni
Ta'aroch lefanai shulechan neget tzorerai, dishaneta bashemen roshi, kosi revaya:
Ach tov vachesed yirdefuni kol yemei chayay, veshavti beveit Ado-nai le'orech yamim.

Im tashiv miShabbat raglech, asot chafatzeicha beyom kodeshi, vekarata laShabbat oneg, likdosh Ado-nai mechubad,
vechibadeto me'asot deracheicha, mimetzo chef'tzech vedaber davar:
Az tite'anag al Ado-nai, vehirkaveticha al bamotei aretz, veha'achalticha nachalat ya'akov avicha, ki pi Ado-nai diber.

Ve’shamru Bnei Yisrael et HaShabbat, la’aasot et HaShabbat le’dorotam brit olam. 
Beyni u’veyn Bnei Yisrael ot hi l’olam ki sheshet yamim asa Ado-nai et haShamayim ve’et ha’aretz u’vayom hashevi’i shavat va’yinafash. 
Al ken berach Ado-nai et Yom HaShabbat va’yikadsheihu. 

Baruch Ata Ado-nai, Elo-heionu Melech ha’olam bore peri hagafen.

Dror Yikera

Dror Yikera

Dror yikera leven im bat, veyintztarchem kemo vavat.
Ne'im shimchem velo yushbat, shevu venuchu beyom shabbat.

Drosh navi ve'ulami, ve'ot yesha aseh imi.
Neta sorek betoch karmi, she'eh shave'at benei ami.

Droch purah betoch batzra, vegam edom asher gavrah.
Netotz tzaray be'af ve'evrah, shema koli beyom ekra.

Elo-him ten bamidbar har, hadas shitah berosh tidhar.
Velamazhir velaniz'har, shlomin ten kemei nahar.

Hadoch kamay E-l kana, bemog levav uvamgina.
Venarchiv peh ubnalenah, leshonenu lech rinah.

De'eh chochmah lenafshecha, vehi cheter leroshecha.
Netzor mitzvat kedoshech, shemor shabat kodshecha.