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On the first two nights, kiddush, the blessing for
dwelling in the sukkah, and shehecheyanu should be recited over a cup of
wine in the sukkah, if possible. Words in parentheses are read only on
Shabbat.
If it is not possible to recite these blessings in the sukkah, omit the
blessing for dwelling in the sukkah.
If you would like to hear the festival kiddush, check out these
RealPlayer recordings of Cantor Pinchas
Rabinovicz chanting Passover kiddush: (which is exactly the same as Sukkot
kiddush with two exceptions: chag ha-Sukkot instead of chag ha-matzot, and
z'man simkhateynu instead of z'man cheyruteynu).
Friday night version
(Shabbat)
Weeknight version
Additions for Saturday
night version (Motzaei Shabbat)
These recordings come from
613.org, the best source of Jewish
Torah Audio on the net!
(Please note: These recordings use
Ashkenazic pronunciation)
| Kiddush for Sukkot |
| Kiddush is recited while holding a cup of wine or other
liquid, no less than 3.3 ounces. If wine or grape juice is not used, you
should substitute shehakol nih'yeh bid'varo (by whose will all things come
to be) for borei p'ri hagafen (who creates the fruit of the vine).
On Friday nights (Shabbat), insert the first paragraph of
Shabbat kiddush here, that is, from Vay'hiy
erev to asher bara Elohiym la'asot. On all other nights, skip
words in [brackets]. |
Barukh atah Adonai, Eloheinu, melekh ha-olam
Blessed are you, Lord, our God, sovereign of the universe |
(if using wine or grape juice)
borei p'ri hagafen (Amein)
Who creates the fruit of the vine (Amen) |
(if using other liquids)
shehakol nih'yeh bid'varo (Amein)
Who made all things exist through His word (Amen) |
Barukh atah Adonai, Eloheinu, melekh ha-olam
Blessed are you, Lord, our God, sovereign of the universe |
asher bachar banu mikol am v'rom'manu mikol lashon
who has chosen us from among all people, and exalted us above every tongue |
v'kid'shanu b'mitz'votav vatiten lanu Adonai eloheinu b'ahavah
and sanctified us with His commandments, and you gave us, Lord our God, with
love |
[shabatot lim'nuchah u]mo'adim l'sim'chah chagim uz'manim l'sason
[Sabbaths for rest, and] appointed festivals for gladness, festivals
and times for joy |
et yom [ha-shabbat hazeh v'et yom]
this day of [Sabbath and this day of] |
chag hasukot hazeh z'man sim'chateinu
the festival of Sukkot, the time of our gladness |
[b'ahavah] mik'ra kodesh zeikher litzi'at mitz'rayim
[with love] a holy convocation, a memorial of the exodus from Egypt |
ki vanu vachar'ta v'otanu kidash'ta mikol ha'amim
because You have chosen us and made us holy from all peoples |
[v'shabat] umo'adei kad'shekha [b'ahavah uv'ratzon]
and [the Sabbath and] your holy festivals [in love and favor] |
b'simchah u-v'sason hin'chal'tanu
in gladness and in joy you have given us for an inheritance |
Barukh atah Adonai, m'kadeish [hashabat v']Yis'ra'eil v'haz'manim.
(Amein).
Blessed are you, Lord, who sanctifies [Shabbat and] Israel and the seasons.
(Amen). |
| Blessing for Dwelling in the
Sukkah |
| This blessing should be recited at any time you are fulfilling the mitzvah
of dwelling in the sukkah, for example, before you eat a meal in the sukkah. |
Barukh atah Adonai, Eloheinu, melekh ha-olam
Blessed are you, Lord, our God, sovereign of the universe |
asher kidishanu b'mitz'votav v'tzivanu
Who has sanctified us with His commandments and commanded us |
leisheiv basukah (Amein).
to dwell in the sukkah (Amen) |
| Shehecheyanu (first night
only) |
Barukh atah Adonai, Eloheinu, melekh ha-olam
Blessed are you, Lord, our God, sovereign of the universe |
shehecheyanu v'kiyimanu v'higi'anu laz'man hazeh. (Amein)
who has kept us alive, sustained us, and enabled us to reach this season
(Amen) |
| Blessing for the Arba Minim |
Stand facing the east (or whatever direction is toward Jerusalem from where
you are).
Take the etrog in your left hand with the stem (green tip) up and the pitam
(brown tip) down. Take the lulav (including the palm, myrtle and willow branches
bound together) in your right hand. Bring your hands together and recite
the blessing below.
After you recite the blessing, turn the etrog so the stem is down and the
pitam is up. Be careful not to damage the pitam! With the lulav and etrog
together, gently shake forward (East) three times, then pull the lulav and
etrog back in front of your chest. Repeat this to the right (South), then
over your right shoulder (West), then to the left (North), then up, then
down. |
Barukh atah Adonai, Eloheinu, melekh ha-olam
Blessed are you, Lord, our God, sovereign of the universe |
asher kidishanu b'mitz'votav v'tzivanu
Who has sanctified us with His commandments and commanded us |
al n'tilat lulav (Amein)
to take up the lulav (Amen) |
| Farewell to the Sukkah |
| Some explanation of this unusual blessing is in order: The
Talmud teaches that when the messiah comes,
the righteous will come to Jerusalem and the Leviathan (a giant sea creature
created on the fifth day) will be slain. Its skin will be used to make the
walls of a giant sukkah, and the righteous will dine on the flesh of the
Leviathan in that sukkah. Thus, the essence of this farewell prayer is the
hope that the messiah will come within the next year. |
Y'hi ratzon mil'fanekha Adonai Eloheinu vei'lohei avoteinu
May it be Your will, Lord, our God and God of our ancestors |
k'sheim shekiyam'ti v'yashav'ti basukah zu
that just as I have stood up and dwelled in this sukkah |
kein ez'keh l'shanah haba'ah leisheiv b'sukat oro shel Liv'yatan.
so may I merit next year to dwell in the sukkah of the hide of the Leviathan. |
l'shanah haba'ah birushalayim
Next year in Jerusalem! |
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Tracey R Rich
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