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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.

RESPONSE TO PRAYER

Listen to our voice, LORD our GOD. Spare us and have compassion on us, and in compassion and favour accept our prayer, for You, GOD, listen to prayers and pleas. Do not turn us away, O our King, empty-handed from Your presence, for You listen with compassion to the prayer of Your people Israel. Blessed are You, LORD, who listens to prayer.

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:

On Rosh Chodesh:Rosh Chodesh.

On Pesach:the Festival of Matzot.

On Sukkot:the Festival of Sukkot.

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 counsel and frustrate their plans. Act for the sake of Your name; act for the sake of Your right hand; act for the sake of Your holiness; act for the sake of Your Torah. That Your beloved ones may be delivered, save with Your right hand and answer me. May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart find favour before You, LORD, my Rock and Redeemer.

Bow, take three steps back, then bow, first left, then right, then centre, while saying:

May He who makes peace in His high places, make peace for us and all Israel – and say: Amen.

May it be Your will, LORD our GOD and GOD of our ancestors, that the Temple be rebuilt speedily in our days, and grant us a share in Your Torah. And there we will serve You with reverence, as in the days of old and as in former years. Then the offering of Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasing to the LORD as in the days of old and as in former years.

When praying with a minyan, the Amidah is repeated aloud by the Leader.

In emergencies and special cases of urgency only, the following short form of the Amidah may be said (though not when “Grant dew and rain” is said). First say from “O Lord“ on page 75 until “the holy God“ on page 81, then say:

Grant us understanding, LORD our GOD, to know Your ways. Sensitise our hearts so that we may revere You, and forgive us so that we may be redeemed. Keep us far from suffering and satisfy us with the pastures of Your land. Gather our scattered people from the four quarters of the earth. May those who go astray be judged according to Your will: raise Your hand against the wicked. May the righteous rejoice in the rebuilding of Your city, the restoration of Your Temple, the flowering of Your servant David’s glory, and the radiant light of the son of Jesse, Your anointed. May You answer us even before we call. Blessed are You, LORD, who hears prayer.

Continue with “Find favour” on page 89 until “former years” on page 97.

On Rosh Chodesh, the Intermediate Days of Pesach and Sukkot, Chanukah, Yom Ha’Atzma’ut and Yom Yerushalayim, say Hallel on page 619.