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Praise<br />
Barekhu<br />
ברכו<br />
RISE. THE PRAYER LEADER AT THE WORDS ּבָרְ כּו / BAREKHU / PRAISE, MAY BEND AT THE KNEES AND BOW FROM THE WAIST, AND AT יהוה / ADONAI / THE ETERNAL, STAND STRAIGHT.<br />
LEADER. / BARUKH ADONAI / PRAISED IS THE ETERNAL, IS THE COMMUNAL RESPONSE, WHEREUPON THE COMMUNITY MAY CHOOSE TO BOW IN THE SAME STYLE AS THE ּבָרּוְך יהוה<br />
LEADER: Praise <strong>the</strong> Eternal who is praised.<br />
LEADER, AFTER COMMUNITY: Praised is <strong>the</strong> Eternal who<br />
is praised forever and ever.<br />
LEADER: Barkhu et Ad<strong>on</strong>ai hamevorakh.<br />
LEADER, AFTER COMMUNITY: Barukh Ad<strong>on</strong>ai<br />
hamevorakh le’olam va’ed.<br />
חזן אחרי קהל:<br />
חזן: בָּ רְ כוּ אֶ ת יהוה הַ מְ בֹרָ ך:<br />
בָּ רוּך יהוה הַ מְ בֹרָ ך לְ עוֹ לָ ם וָעֶ ד:<br />
Who Makes Evening Fall<br />
Ma’ariv Aravim<br />
מעריב ערבים<br />
In <strong>the</strong> Ma’ariv service, <strong>the</strong> Shema has two blessings preceding it and two following<br />
it. <strong>The</strong> two preceding and <strong>the</strong> first after follow <strong>the</strong> same general <strong>the</strong>me as <strong>the</strong><br />
morning recitati<strong>on</strong>: Creati<strong>on</strong>, God’s Love for Israel, and Redempti<strong>on</strong>.<br />
COMMUNITY AND LEADER TOGETHER: Praised are You,<br />
<strong>the</strong> Eternal, our God, ruler of all,<br />
COMMUNITY SILENTLY: who by word<br />
causes <strong>the</strong> evening time.<br />
With wisdom You open <strong>the</strong> gates and with insight<br />
change <strong>the</strong> times<br />
and alternate <strong>the</strong> seas<strong>on</strong>s.<br />
You order <strong>the</strong> stars in <strong>the</strong>ir pathways in <strong>the</strong><br />
firmament according to <strong>the</strong> Divine will.<br />
COMMUNITY AND LEADER TOGETHER:<br />
Barukh ata Ad<strong>on</strong>ai Eloheynu melekh ha’olam<br />
COMMUNITY SILENTLY:<br />
asher bidvaro ma’ariv aravim<br />
bekhokhma pote’akh she’arim<br />
uvitvuna meshaneh itim<br />
umakhalif et hazmanim<br />
umsader et hakokhavim<br />
bemishmeroteihem baraki’a kirtz<strong>on</strong>o<br />
קהל וחזן<br />
קהל:<br />
רוּך אַ תָּ ה יהוה אֱ לֹהֵ ינ ּו<br />
ְ<br />
בָּ<br />
אֲ שֶׁ ר<br />
ְ בּ חָ כְ מָ ה<br />
ִ בּ דְ בָ רֹו<br />
פּ וֹ תֵ ַח<br />
מַ עֲ רִ יב עֲ רָ בִ ים.<br />
ְ<br />
מֶ לֶ ך הָ עוֹ לָ ם.<br />
ְ שׁ עָ רִ ים . וּבִ תְ בוּנָה מְ שַׁ נֶּה עִ תִּ ים<br />
וּמַ חֲלִ יף אֶ ת הַ זּ ְמַ נּ ִים<br />
וּמְ סַ דּ אֶ ת הַ כּ וֹ כָ בִ ים<br />
ְ בּ מִ ְ שׁ מְ רוֹ תֵ יהֶ ם בָּ רָ קִ י ַע ִ כּ רְ צוֹ נֹו .<br />
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ֵ ר<br />
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