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Those facing them say “Blessed – ”
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Congregation and Leader
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“Blessed is the LORD’S glory from His place.”
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Leader
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And in Your Holy Writings it is written thus:
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Congregation and Leader
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“The LORD shall reign forever. He is your GOD, Zion, from generation to generation, Halleluyah!”
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Leader
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From generation to generation we will declare Your greatness, and we will proclaim Your holiness for evermore. Your praise, our GOD, shall never leave our mouth, for You, GOD, are a great and holy King. Blessed are You, LORD, *the holy GOD.
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*Between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, end the blessing:
the holy King.
When saying the Amidah silently, continue here:
HOLINESS
You are holy and Your name is holy, and holy ones praise You daily, Selah! Blessed are You, LORD, *the holy GOD.
*Between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, end the blessing:
the holy King.
KNOWLEDGE
You grace humanity with knowledge and teach mortals understanding. Grace us with the knowledge, understanding and discernment that come from You. Blessed are You, LORD, who graciously grants knowledge.
REPENTANCE
Bring us back, our Father, to Your Torah. Draw us near, our King, to Your service. Lead us back to You in perfect repentance. Blessed are You, LORD, who desires repentance.
FORGIVENESS
Forgive us, our Father, for we have sinned. Pardon us, our King, for we have transgressed; *for You pardon and forgive. Blessed are You, LORD, the gracious One who repeatedly forgives.
*On Fast Days, some congregations say Selichot during the Leader’s repetition at this point; others do so after the end of the repetition.
REDEMPTION
Look on our affliction, plead our cause, and redeem us soon for Your name’s sake, for You are a powerful Redeemer. Blessed are You, LORD, the Redeemer of Israel.
On Fast Days, the Leader adds:
Answer us, LORD, answer us on our Fast Day, for we are in great distress. Look not at our wickedness. Do not hide Your face from us and do not ignore our plea. Be near to our cry; please let Your lovingkindness comfort us. Even before we call to You, answer us, as is said, “Before they call, I will answer. While they are still speaking, I will hear". For You, LORD, are the One who answers in time of distress, redeems and rescues in all times of trouble and anguish. Blessed are You, LORD, who answers in time of distress.
HEALING
Heal us, LORD, and we shall be healed. Save us and we shall be saved, for You are our praise. Bring complete recovery for all our ailments,* for You, GOD, King, are a faithful and compassionate Healer. Blessed are You, LORD, Healer of the sick of His people Israel.
*The following prayer for a sick person may be said here:
May it be Your will, O LORD our GOD and GOD of our ancestors, that You speedily send a complete recovery from heaven, a healing of both soul and body, to the patient (name), son/daughter of (mother’s name) among the other afflicted of Israel.
PROSPERITY
Bless this year for us, LORD our GOD, and all its types of produce for good.
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From the second day of Pesach until December 4th (in a year before a civil leap year, 5th), say:
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From December 5th (in the year before a civil leap year, 6th) until Pesach, say:
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Grant blessing
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Grant dew and rain as a blessing
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on the face of the earth, and from Your goodness satisfy us, blessing our year as the best of years. Blessed are You, LORD, who blesses the years.
INGATHERING Of EXILES
Sound the great shofar for our freedom, raise high the banner to gather our exiles, and gather us together from the four quarters of the earth. Blessed are You, LORD, who gathers the dispersed of His people Israel.
JUSTICE
Restore our judges as at first and our counsellors as at the beginning, and remove from us sorrow and sighing. May You alone, LORD, reign over us with lovingkindness and compassion, and vindicate us in justice. Blessed are You, LORD, *the King who loves righteousness and justice.
* Between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, end the blessing: the King of justice.
AGAINST INFORMERS
For the slanderers let there be no hope, and may all wickedness perish in an instant. May all Your enemies swiftly be cut down. May You swiftly uproot, crush, cast down and humble the kingdom of arrogance swiftly in our days. Blessed are You, LORD, who destroys enemies and humbles the arrogant.
THE RIGHTEOUS
To the righteous, the pious, the elders of Your people the house of Israel, the remnant of their scholars, the righteous converts, and to us, may Your compassion be aroused, LORD our GOD. Grant a good reward to all who sincerely trust in Your name. Set our lot with them for ever, so that we may never be ashamed, for in You we trust. Blessed are You, LORD, who is the support and trust of the righteous.
REBUILDING JERUSALEM
To Jerusalem, Your city, may You return in compassion, and may You dwell in it as You promised. May You rebuild it rapidly in our days as an everlasting structure, and instal within it soon the throne of David. Blessed are You, LORD, who builds Jerusalem.
KINGDOM OF DAVID
May the offshoot of Your servant David soon flower, and may his pride be raised high by Your salvation, for we wait for Your salvation all day. Blessed are You, LORD, who makes the glory of salvation flourish.
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