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TEMPLE SERVICE
Find favour, LORD our GOD, in Your people Israel and their prayer. Restore the service to Your most holy house, and accept in love and favour the fire-offerings of Israel and their prayer. May the service of Your people Israel always find favour with You.
On Rosh Chodesh and the Intermediate Days of Festivals, say:
Our GOD and GOD of our ancestors, may there rise, come, reach, appear, be favoured, heard, regarded and remembered before You, our recollection and remembrance, as well as the remembrance of our ancestors, and of the Messiah son of David Your servant, and of Jerusalem Your holy city, and of all Your people the House of Israel – for deliverance and well-being, grace, lovingkindness and compassion, life and peace, on this day of:
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On Rosh Chodesh:Rosh Chodesh.
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On Pesach:the Festival of Matzot.
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On Sukkot:the Festival of Sukkot.
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On it remember us, LORD our GOD, for good, recollect us for blessing, and deliver us for life. In accord with Your promise of salvation and compassion, spare us and be gracious to us; have compassion on us and deliver us, for our eyes are turned to You because You, GOD, are a gracious and compassionate King.
And may our eyes witness Your return to Zion in compassion. Blessed are You, LORD, who restores His Presence to Zion.
THANKSGIVING
Bow at the first nine words.
We give thanks to You, for You are the LORD our GOD and GOD of our ancestors for ever and all time. You are the Rock of our lives, Shield of our salvation from generation to generation. We will thank You and declare Your praise for our lives, which are entrusted into Your hand; our souls, which are placed in Your charge; for Your miracles which are with us every day; and for Your wonders and favours at all times, evening, morning and midday. You are good -for Your compassion never fails. You are compassionate – for Your lovingkindnesses never cease. We have always placed our hope in You.
During the Leader’s repetition,
the Congregation says quietly:
We give thanks to You, for You are the LORD our GOD and GOD of our ancestors, GOD of all flesh, who formed us and formed the universe. Blessings and thanks are due to Your great and holy name for giving us life and sustaining us. May You continue to give us life and sustain us; and may You gather our exiles to Your holy courts, to keep Your decrees, do Your will and serve You with a perfect heart, for it is for us to give You thanks. Blessed be GOD to whom thanksgiving is due.
On Chanukah and Purim, say:
[We thank You also] for the miracles, the redemption, the mighty deeds, and the victories in battle which You performed for our ancestors in those days at this time.
On Chanukah, say:
In the days of Mattityahu, son of Yochanan the High Priest, the Hasmonean, and his sons, the wicked Greek kingdom rose up against Your people Israel to make them forget Your Torah and to force them to transgress the statutes of Your will. It was then that You in Your great compassion stood by them in the time of their distress. You championed their cause, judged their claim, and avenged their wrong. You delivered the strong into the hands of the weak, the many into the hands of the few, the impure into the hands of the pure, the wicked into the hands of the righteous, and the arrogant into the hands of those who were engaged in the study of Your Torah. You made for Yourself great and holy renown in Your world, and for Your people Israel You performed a great salvation and redemption on this day. Your children then entered the holiest part of Your house, cleansed Your Temple, purified Your sanctuary, kindled lights in Your holy courts, and designated these eight days of Chanukah for giving thanks and praise to Your great name.
On Purim, say:
In the days of Mordechai and Esther, in Shushan the capital, the wicked Haman rose up against them and sought to destroy, slay and exterminate all the Jews, young and old, children and women, on one day, the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month of Adar, and to plunder their possessions. Then You in Your great compassion thwarted his counsel, frustrated his plans, and caused his scheme to recoil on his own head, so that they hanged him and his sons on the gallows.
For all these things may Your name be blessed and exalted, our King, continually, for ever and all time.
Between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, say:
And write, for a good life, all the children of Your covenant.
Let all that lives thank You, Selah! and praise Your name in truth, GOD, our Saviour and Help, Selah! Blessed are You, LORD, whose name is “the Good” and to whom thanks are due.
During the repetition of the Amidah, the Leader says the following, except in a house of mourning during shivah week and on the Ninth of Av:
Our GOD and GOD of our fathers, bless us with the threefold blessing in the Torah, written by the hand of Moses Your servant and pronounced by Aaron and his sons the priests, Your holy people, as it is said:
May the LORD bless you and protect you. (Cong.: May it be Your will.)
May the LORD make His face shine on you and be gracious to you.
(Cong.: May it be Your will.)
May the LORD turn His face towards you, and give you peace.
(Cong.: May it be Your will.)
PEACE
Grant peace, goodness and blessing, grace, lovingkindness and compassion to us and all Israel Your people. Bless us, our Father, all as one, with the light of Your face, for by the light of Your face You have given us, LORD our GOD, the Torah of life and love of kindness, righteousness, blessing, compassion, life and peace. May it be good in Your eyes to bless Your people Israel at every time, in every hour, with Your peace. *Blessed are You, LORD, who blesses His people Israel with peace.
*Between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, substitute the following:
In the book of life, blessing, peace and prosperity, may we and all Your people the house of Israel be remembered and written before You for a good life, and for peace. Blessed are You, LORD, who makes peace.
The Leader’s repetition ends at this point.
My GOD, guard my tongue from evil and my lips from deceitful speech. To those who curse me, let my soul be silent; may my soul be to all like the dust. Open my heart to Your Torah and let my soul pursue Your commandments. As for all who plan evil against me, swiftly thwart their
