Blessings

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Before reading the Torah:

בָּֽרְכוּ אֶת יְהוָֹה הַמְּבֹרָךְ:

.Bar’chu et Adonai ham’vorach

Bless the One whom we are called to bless.

בָּרוּךְ יְהוָֹה הַמְּבֹרָךְ לְעוֹלָם וָעֶד:

.Baruch Adonai ham’vorach l’olam va’ed

Blessed is the Living God, whom we are called to bless forever and ever.

בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהוָֹה אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם . אֲשֶׁר בָּֽחַר־בָּֽנוּ מִכׇּ֯ל־הָעַמִּים

וְנָֽתַן־לָֽנוּ אֶת תּוֹרָתוֹ: בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהוָֹה . נוֹתֵן הַתּוֹרָה:

Baruch Attah Adonai Eloheinu melech ha’olam asher bachar banu

mikkol ha’ammim v’natan lanu et Torato. Baruch Attah Adonai

.notein haTorah

Blessed are You, our Living God, Sovereign of the universe, who chose us from all peoples to give us Your Torah. Blessed are You God, who gives us the Torah.

After reading the Torah:

בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהוָֹה אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם . אֲשֶׁר נָֽתַן־לָֽנוּ תּוֹרַת אֱמֶת

וְחַיֵּי עוֹלָם נָטַע בְּתוֹכֵֽנוּ: בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהוָֹה . נוֹתֵן הַתּוֹרָה:

Baruch Attah Adonai Eloheinu melech ha’olam asher natan lanu

Torat emet v’chayyei olam nata b’tocheinu. Baruch Attah Adonai

.notein haTorah

Blessed are You, our Living God, Sovereign of the universe, who gave us the teaching of truth and planted eternal life within us. Blessed are You God, who gives us the Torah.


Kaddish

יִתְגַּדַּל וְיִתְקַדַּשׁ שְׁמֵהּ רַבָּא . בְּעָלְמָא דִּי־בְרָא כִרְעוּתֵהּ . וְיַמְלִיךְ

מַלְכוּתֵהּ בְּחַיֵּיכוֹן וּבְיוֹמֵיכוֹן וּבְחַיֵּי דִּי־כׇ֯ל־בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל. בַּעֲגָלָא

וּבִזְמַן קָרִיב . וְאִמְרוּ אָמֵן:

Yitgaddal v’yitkaddash sh’meih rabba (Amein) b’alma di v’ra

chiruteih, v’yamlich malchuteih b’chaiyeichon uv’yomeichon

uv’chaiyei di chol beit Yisra’eil ba’agala u’vizman kariv, v’imru

.Amein

יְהֵא שְׁמֵהּ רַבָּא מְבָרַךְ לְעָלַם וּלְעָלְמֵי עָלְמַיָּא:

.Y’hei sh’meih rabba m’varach l’alam ul’almei almaiya

יִתְבָּרַךְ וְיִשְׁתַּבַּח וְיִתְפָּאַר וְיִתְרוֹמַם וְיִתְנַשֵּׂא וְיִתְהַדַּר וְיִתְעַלֶּה

וְיִתְהַלָּל שְׁמֵהּ דִּי־קֻדְשָׁא . בְּרִיךְ הוּא . לְעֵֽלָּא מִן־כׇּ֯ל־בִּרְכָתָא

וְשִׁירָתָא תֻּשְׁבְּחָתָא וְנֶחֱמָתָא דִּי־אֲמִירָן בְּעָלְמָא . וְאִמְרוּ אָמֵן:

Yitbarach v’yishtabbach v’yitpa’ar v’yitromam v’yit’nasei

v’yit’haddar v’yitaleh v’yit’hallal sh’meih di Kudsha, b’rich Hu,

l’eilla min kol birchata v’shirata tushb’chata v’nechemata di

.amiran b’alma, v’imru Amein

יְהֵא שְׁלָמָא רַבָּא מִן שְׁמַיָּא וְחַיִּים עָלֵֽינוּ וְעַל־כׇּ֯ל־יִשְׂרָאֵל. וְאִמְרוּ

אָמֵן:

Y’hei sh’lama rabba min sh’maiya, v’chaiyim aleinu v’al kol

.Yisra’eil, v’imru Amein

עֹשֶׂה שָׁלוֹם בִּמְרוֹמָיו הוּא יַעֲשֶׂה שָׁלוֹם עָלֵֽינוּ

וְעַל־כׇּ֯ל־יִשְׂרָאֵל . וְעַל־כׇּ֯ל־הָעוֹלָם .

וְאִמְרוּ אָמֵן:

Oseh shalom bimromav Hu ya’aseh shalom aleinu

v’al kol Yisra’eil, v’al kol ha’olam

.v’im’ru Amein

Let us magnify and let us sanctify in this world the great name of God whose will created it. May the rule of God come in your lifetime, and in your days, and in the lifetime of the family of Israel – quickly and speedily may it come.
Amen

May the greatness of God’s being be blessed from eternity to eternity. Let us bless and let us extol, let us tell aloud and let us raise aloft, let us set on high and let us honour, let us exalt and let us praise the blessed Holy One, who is far beyond any blessing or song, any honour or any consolation that can be spoken of in this world. Amen.

May great peace from heaven and the gift of life be granted to us and to all the family of Israel. Amen.

May the Maker of peace in the highest bring this peace upon us and upon all Israel and upon all the world.
Amen.