וַיְדַבֵּר יְהֹוָה אֶל־משֶׁה לֵּאמֹר: צַו אֶת־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וְאָמַרְתָּ אֲלֵהֶם אֶת־קָרְבָּנִי לַחְמִי לְאִשַּׁי רֵֽיחַ נִיחֹחִי תִּשְׁמְ֒רוּ לְהַקְרִיב לִי בְּמוֹעֲדוֹ: וְאָמַרְתָּ לָהֶם זֶה הָאִשֶּׁה אֲשֶׁר תַּקְרִֽיבוּ לַיהוָֹה כְּבָשִׂים בְּנֵי־שָׁנָה תְמִימִם שְׁנַֽיִם לַיּוֹם עֹלָה תָמִיד: אֶת־הַכֶּֽבֶשׂ אֶחָד תַּעֲשֶׂה בַבֹּֽקֶר וְאֵת הַכֶּֽבֶשׂ הַשֵּׁנִי תַּעֲשֶׂה בֵּין הָעַרְבָּֽיִם: וַֽעֲשִׂירִית הָאֵיפָה סֹֽלֶת לְמִנְחָה בְּלוּלָה בְּשֶֽׁמֶן כָּתִית רְבִיעִת הַהִין: עֹלַת תָּמִיד הָעֲשֻׂיָה בְּהַר סִינַי לְרֵֽיחַ נִיחֹֽחַ אִשֶּׁה לַיהוָֹה: וְנִסְכּוֹ רְבִיעִת הַהִין לַכֶּֽבֶשׂ הָאֶחָד בַּקֹּֽדֶשׁ הַסֵּךְ נֶֽסֶךְ שֵׁכָר לַיהוָֹה: וְאֵת הַכֶּֽבֶשׂ הַשֵּׁנִי תַּעֲשֶׂה בֵּין הָעַרְבָּֽיִם כְּמִנְחַת הַבֹּֽקֶר וּכְנִסְכּוֹ תַּעֲשֶׂה אִשֵּׁה רֵֽיחַ נִיחֹֽחַ לַיהוָֹה: (Numbers 28:1-8)
And Adonoy spoke to Moses to say: Command the Children of Israel,1Kohanim, Levites and Israelites were to be present at the offering of the two daily public burnt-offerings. The Sages instituted the program of Ma’amodos, under which representatives of all 12 tribes were always present when these sacrifices were offered. These representatives were rotated each week. and say to them: My offering, My food, to be consumed by My fires, a pleasing odor to Me, You shall be diligent to bring unto Me, at its fixed time. And you will say to them: This is the fire-offering that you will bring unto Adonoy: [male] lambs, in their first year, without blemish, two [of them] each day, as a constant burnt-offering. Offer one lamb in the morning, and the second lamb, offer in the afternoon. And a tenth of an ephah2One-tenth of an ephah is the equivalent of 43-⅕ eggs. of fine flour as a meal-offering, mixed with oil of crushed [olives] measuring one-fourth of a hin.3The hin is a liquid measure containing 12 logs, of which each log is approximately 6 eggs. [This is] a constant burnt-offering as offered at Mount Sinai for a pleasing odor, a fire-offering to Adonoy. And its libation will be a fourth of a hin for the one lamb; in the Holy4On the Altar. [Sanctuary] you will pour out a drink-offering of strong wine to Adonoy. And the second lamb you will offer in the afternoon; as the meal-offering of the morning [together] with its libation, you shall offer a fire-offering of pleasing odor to Adonoy.
וְשָׁחַט אֹתוֹ עַל יֶֽרֶךְ הַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ צָפֹֽנָה לִפְנֵי יְהֹוָה וְזָרְקוּ בְּנֵי אַהֲרֹן הַכֹּהֲנִים אֶת־דָּמוֹ עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ סָבִיב: (Leviticus 1:11)
And he will slaughter it on the north side of the Altar, before Adonoy; and Aaron's sons, the Kohanim, will sprinkle its blood all around the Altar.
יְהִי רָצוֹן מִלְּ֒פָנֶֽיךָ, יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ וֵאלֹהֵי אֲבוֹתֵֽינוּ, שֶׁתְּ֒הֵא אֲמִירָה זוּ, חֲשׁוּבָה וּמְקֻבֶּֽלֶת, וּמְרֻצָּה לְפָנֶֽיךָ, כְּאִלּוּ הִקְרַֽבְנוּ קָרְבַּן הַתָּמִיד בְּמוֹעֲדוֹ, וּבִמְ֒קוֹמוֹ וּכְהִלְכָתוֹ: May it be Your will, Adonoy, our God and God of our fathers, that this recitation be important, acceptable and desirable before You, as if we sacrificed the daily burnt-offering at its proper time, in its proper place and according to its laws.
אַתָּה הוּא יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ שֶׁהִקְטִֽירוּ אֲבוֹתֵֽינוּ לְפָנֶֽיךָ אֶת קְטֹֽרֶת הַסַּמִּים בִּזְמַן שֶׁבֵּית הַמִּקְדָּשׁ הָיָה קַיָּם כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוִּיתָ אוֹתָם עַל יְדֵי משֶׁה נְבִיאֶֽךָ כַּכָּתוּב בְּתוֹרָתֶֽךָ: You are Adonoy, our God, before Whom our fathers burned the incense of spices when the Holy Temple was standing, as You commanded them by the hand of Moses Your prophet, as it is written in Your Torah:
וַיֹּֽאמֶר יְהֹוָה אֶל־משֶׁה קַח־לְךָ סַמִּים נָטָף וּשְׁחֵֽלֶת וְחֶלְבְּנָה סַמִּים וּלְבֹנָה זַכָּה בַּד בְּבַד יִהְיֶה: וְעָשִֽׂיתָ אֹתָהּ קְטֹֽרֶת רֹֽקַח מַעֲשֵׂה רוֹקֵֽחַ מְמֻלָּח טָהוֹר קֹֽדֶשׁ: וְשָׁחַקְתָּ מִמֶּֽנָּה הָדֵק וְנָתַתָּה מִמֶּֽנָּה לִפְנֵי הָעֵדֻת בְּאֹֽהֶל מוֹעֵד אֲשֶׁר אִוָּעֵד לְךָ שָֽׁמָּה קֹֽדֶשׁ קָדָשִׁים תִּהְיֶה לָכֶם: וְנֶאֱמַר (Exodus 30:34-36)
And Adonoy said to Moses, Take for yourself spices— stacte, onycha, and galbanum—1Galbanum has an offensive odor. The Torah includes it among the other spices to teach us to include even Jewish sinners among the rest of Jewry at our assemblies of fasting and prayers.—Rashi spices, and pure frankincense, [they] shall be in equal weights. You will make it into incense, a compound mixed by a compounder, salted,2The Hebrew word, memulach is rendered by Onkelos as mixed, to indicate that the spices should be well mixed together.—Rashi undefiled, and holy. You will pulverize some of it very fine, and place it before the [Ark of] Testimony3This incense was offered each day upon the Innermost Altar which is inside the Tent of Meeting.—Rashi in the Tent of Meeting, where I will meet with you; it will be to you holy of holies." It is also written:
וְהִקְטִיר עָלָיו אַהֲרֹן קְטֹֽרֶת סַמִּים בַּבֹּֽקֶר בַּבֹּֽקֶר בְּהֵיטִיבוֹ אֶת־הַנֵּרֹת יַקְטִירֶֽנָּה: וּבְהַעֲלֹת אַהֲרֹן אֶת־הַנֵּרֹת בֵּין הָֽעַרְבַּֽיִם יַקְטִירֶֽנָּה קְטֹֽרֶת תָּמִיד לִפְנֵי יְהֹוָה לְדֹרֹתֵיכֶם: (Exodus 30:7-8)
And Aaron shall burn upon it [the Altar] incense of spices every morning; when he cleans the lamps he will burn it. And when Aaron lights the lamps in the afternoon, he will burn it; a constant incense-offering before Adonoy throughout your generations.
תָּנוּ רַבָּנָן פִּטּוּם הַקְּ֒טֹֽרֶת כֵּיצַד שְׁלֹש מֵאוֹת וְשִׁשִּׁים וּשְׁמוֹנָה מָנִים הָיוּ בָהּ, שְׁלֹש מֵאוֹת וְשִׁשִּׁים וַחֲמִשָּׁה כְּמִנְיַן יְמוֹת הַחַמָּה מָנֶה לְכָל יוֹם, פְּרַס בַּשַּׁחֲרִית וּפְרַס בֵּין הָעַרְבָּֽיִם, וּשְׁלשָׁה מָנִים יְתֵרִים שֶׁמֵּהֶם מַכְנִיס כֹּהֵן גָּדוֹל מְלֹא חָפְנָיו בְּיוֹם הַכִּפּוּרִים, וּמַחֲזִירָן לְמַכְתֶּֽשֶׁת בְּעֶֽרֶב יוֹם הַכִּפּוּרִים, וְשׁוֹחֲקָן יָפֶה יָפֶה כְּדֵי שֶׁתְּ֒הֵא דַקָּה מִן הַדַּקָּה, וְאַחַד עָשָׂר סַמָּנִים הָֽיוּ בָהּ, וְאֵֽלּוּ הֵן הַצֳּרִי וְהַצִּפֹּֽרֶן הַחֶלְבְּנָה וְהַלְּ֒בוֹנָה מִשְׁקַל שִׁבְעִים שִׁבְעִים מָנֶה, מוֹר וּקְצִיעָה שִׁבֹּֽלֶת נֵרְדְּ וְכַרְכֹּם מִשְׁקַל שִׁשָּׁה עָשָׂר שִׁשָּׁה עָשָׂר מָנֶה, הַקּשְׁטְ שְׁנֵים עָשָׂר וְקִלּוּפָה שְׁלשָׁה וְקִנָּמוֹן תִּשְׁעָה, בֹּרִית כַּרְשִׁינָה תִּשְׁעָה קַבִּין, יֵין קַפְרִיסִין סְאִין תְּלָתָא וְקַבִּין תְּלָתָא, וְאִם אֵין לוֹ יֵין קַפְרִיסִין מֵבִיא חֲמַר חִוַּרְיָן עַתִּיק, מֶֽלַח סְדוֹמִית רֹֽבַע הַקָּב, מַעֲלֶה עָשָׁן כָּל שֶׁהוּא, רַבִּי נָתָן הַבַּבְלִי אוֹמֵר אַף כִּפַּת הַיַּרְדֵּן כָּל שֶׁהוּא, וְאִם נָֽתַן בָּהּ דְּבַשׁ פְּסָלָהּ וְאִם חִסַּר אַחַת מִכָּל סַמָּנֶֽיהָ חַיָּב מִיתָה: (Maseches Kreisos 6a; Jerusalem Talmud, Maseches Yoma 4:5)
The Rabbis taught: How was the incense compounded? Three hundred and sixty-eight manim4A maneh is a weight; plural, manim. were comprised therein, three hundred and sixty-five corresponding to the number of days in the solar year, one maneh for each day— half in the morning and half in the afternoon. From the three remaining manim the Kohein Gadol brought two handfuls [into the Holy of Holies] on Yom Kippur; [for which purpose] they were put back into the mortar on the eve of Yom Kippur, and ground [again] very thoroughly, in order to make them very fine. Eleven kinds of spices were used for it. They were: 1) balm, 2) onycha, 3) galbanum, 4) frankincense— by weight, seventy maneh of each; 5) myrrh, 6) cassia, 7) spikenard and 8) saffron— in weight sixteen maneh of each; 9) twelve maneh of costus, 10) three of aromatic bark, and 11) nine of cinnamon. [Also used in the incense compound were:] Nine kabin5A kab is a sixth of a se’ah. of Carshina lye, Cyprus wine [measuring] three s'in and three kabin— if he had no Cyprus wine, he could use strong white wine— a fourth of a kab of Sodom salt, and a minute quantity of maaleh ashan.6This herb causes the smoke of the burning incense to ascend in a straight line. Rabbi Nosson of Babylonia says, Jordan amber was added of a minute quantity, and if one added honey,7Included are various sweeteners such as dates and other fruits. it (the incense) became unfit; and if one omitted8The same is true if one were to add to the prescribed number of eleven spices.—Etz Yosef any of its spices he was liable to the death penalty."9The death penalty was given only if the Kohein Gadol actually entered the Holy of Holies with incense which was unfit. This was considered as an unwarranted entry into the Holy of Holies which carried the death decree.—Rashi
רַבָּן שִׁמְעוֹן בֶּן גַּמְלִיאֵל אוֹמֵר הַצֳּרִי אֵינוֹ אֶלָּא שְׂרָף הַנּוֹטֵף מֵעֲצֵי הַקְּ֒טָף, בֹּרִית כַּרְשִׁינָה שֶׁשָׁפִין בָּה אֶת הַצִפֹּרֶן כִּדֵי שֶׁתְּ֒הֵא נָאָה יֵין קַפְרִיסִין שֶׁשׁוֹרִין בּוֹ אֶת הַצִפֹּרֶן כְּדֵי שֶׁתְּ֒הֵא עַזָּה, וַהֲלֹא מֵי רַגְלַֽיִם יָפִין לָהּ אֶלָּא שֶׁאֵין מַכְנִיסִין מֵי רַגְלַֽיִם בַּמִּקְדָּשׁ מִפְּנֵי הַכָּבוֹד: Rabbi Shimon ben Gamliel says: The balm is nothing but sap which drips from the balsam tree. the lye of Carshina was used for rubbing the onycha in order to refine its appearance. The Cyprus wine was used to soak the onycha to give it a pungent odor. Though the water of Raglayim1010 This water came from a well named Raglayim.—Kol Bo was well suited for that purpose, they did not bring the water of Raglayim into the Temple because it would be disrespectful.11Since Mei Raglayim (lit., water from the feet) is a euphemism for urine, it would have been disrespectful to use this water in the Temple. Others hold that the term “waters of Raglayim” actually refers to urine, which could have been used as a soaking agent were it not indecent to bring it into a sacred place.—Kol Bo
תַּנְיָא רַבִּי נָתָן אוֹמֵר כְּשֶׁהוּא שׁוֹחֵק אוֹמֵר הָדֵק הֵיטֵב הֵיטֵב הָדֵק מִפְּ֒נֵי שֶׁהַקּוֹל יָפֶה לַבְּ֒שָׂמִים, פִּטְּ֒מָהּ לַחֲצָאִין כְּשֵׁרָה לִשְׁלִישׁ וְלִרְבִֽיעַ לֹא שָׁמַֽעְנוּ: אָמַר רַבִּי יְהוּדָה זֶה הַכְּ֒לָל אִם כְּמִדָּתָהּ כְּשֵׁרָה לַחֲצָאִין וְאִם חִסַּר אַחַת מִכָּל סַמָּנֶֽיהָ חַיָּב מִיתָה: It was taught in a Boraysa: Rabbi Nosson says, While [the Kohein] ground [the incense] he would say, ‘Hodeik heiteiv, heiteiv hodeik,' because the sound12Some suggest that the sound of these specific words affects the spices. is good for the spices. If half13184 manim instead of 368. the quantity of incense was prepared it was acceptable, but if only a third or a fourth [of it was prepared] we have not heard14I.e., we did not hear our teachers expound this question. [whether it was acceptable."] Rabbi Yehuda said, This is the general rule: If [it was prepared with all its ingredients] in the correct proportion, it is acceptable even if only half was prepared; but if he left out any of its spices, he was liable for the death penalty.
תַּנְיָא בַּר קַפָּרָא אוֹמֵר אַחַת לְשִׁשִּׁים אוֹ לְשִׁבְעִים שָׁנָה הָיְ֒תָה בָאָה שֶׁל שִׁירַֽיִם לַחֲצָאִין: וְעוֹד תָּנֵי בַּר קַפָּרָא אִלּוּ הָיָה נוֹתֵן בָּהּ קוֹרְ֒טוֹב שֶׁל דְּבַשׁ אֵין אָדָם יָכוֹל לַעֲמֹד מִפְּ֒נֵי רֵיחָהּ וְלָֽמָּה אֵין מְעָרְ֒בִין בָּהּ דְּבַשׁ מִפְּ֒נֵי שֶׁהַתּוֹרָה אָמְ֒רָה כִּי כָל־שְׂאֹר וְכָל־דְּבַשׁ לֹא־תַקְטִֽירוּ מִמֶּֽנּוּ אִשֶּׁה לַיהוָֹה: It was taught in a Boraysa: Bar Kappara says, Once in sixty or seventy years15The exact number of years varied with the size of the hands of the High Priests over the years, for the surplus was what remained of these three manim from which he took two handfuls each Yom Kippur. the accumulated surplus was sufficient to provide half [the yearly quantity of incense."] Bar Kappara also taught, If he would have put into it a minute quantity of honey, no one could have withstood [resisted] the scent. Why was no honey mixed with it? Because the Torah says, (Leviticus 2:11) For any leaven or honey, do not burn from them, [as] a fire-offering to Adonoy.
אומר ג' פעמים: Recite each of these verses three times:
יְהֹוָה צְבָאוֹת עִמָּֽנוּ מִשְׂגַּב־לָֽנוּ אֱלֹהֵי יַעֲקֹב סֶֽלָה: יְהֹוָה צְבָאוֹת אַשְׁרֵי אָדָם בֹּטֵֽחַ בָּךְ: יְהֹוָה הוֹשִֽׁיעָה הַמֶּֽלֶךְ יַעֲנֵֽנוּ בְיוֹם־קָרְאֵֽנוּ: Adonoy of Hosts is with us, a stronghold for us is the God of Jacob, Selah! Adonoy of Hosts, fortunate is the man who trusts in You. Adonoy, deliver [us]! The King will answer us on the day we call.
אַתָּה סֵֽתֶר לִי מִצַּר תִּצְּ֒רֵֽנִי רָנֵּי פַלֵּט תְּסוֹבְ֒בֵֽנִי סֶֽלָה: וְעָרְ֒בָה לַיהוָֹה מִנְחַת יְהוּדָה וִירוּשָׁלָֽםִ כִּימֵי עוֹלָם וּכְשָׁנִים קַדְמֹנִיּוֹת: You are my shelter; from distress You preserve me; with glad song of rescue, You envelop me, Selah! Let Adonoy be pleased with the offerings of Judah and Jerusalem, as in the days of old and in earlier years.
ואח"כ יאמר תפלת רבי נחוניא בן הקנה: The following is the prayer of Rabbi Nechunya ben Hakanah:
אָֽנָּא בְּכֹֽחַ גְּדֻלַּת יְמִינְ֒ךָ תַּתִּיר צְרוּרָה: Please, by the force of Your great right hand, release the bound one.
קַבֵּל רִנַּת עַמְּ֒ךָ שַׂגְּ֒בֵֽנוּ טַהֲרֵֽנוּ נוֹרָא: Accept the prayer of Your people; strengthen us, purify us, Awesome One!
נָא גִבּוֹר דּוֹרְ֒שֵׁי יִחוּדְ֒ךָ כְּבָבַת שָׁמְ֒רֵם: Please! Mighty One, those who seek Your Unity, preserve them like the pupil [of Your eye].
בָּרְ֒כֵם טַהֲרֵם רַחֲמֵם צִדְקָתְ֒ךָ תָּמִיד גָּמְ֒לֵם: Bless them, purify them, have compassion on them; Your benevolent righteousness [may You] always bestow upon them.
חֲסִין קָדוֹשׁ בְּרֹב טוּבְ֒ךָ נַהֵל עֲדָתֶֽךָ: Mighty, Holy One, in Your abundant goodness, lead Your community.
יָחִיד גֵּאֶה לְעַמְּ֒ךָ פְּנֵה, זוֹכְ֒רֵי קְדֻשָּׁתֶֽךָ: Unique One, Exalted, turn to Your people who are mindful of Your holiness.
שַׁוְעָתֵֽנוּ קַבֵּל וּשְׁמַע צַעֲקָתֵֽנוּ יוֹדֵֽעַ תַּעֲלוּמוֹת: Accept our prayer and hear our cry, [You] Who knows hidden thoughts.
בָּרוּךְ שֵׁם כְּבוֹד מַלְכוּתוֹ לְעוֹלָם וָעֶד: Blessed [is His] Name, Whose glorious kingdom is forever and ever.
אַשְׁרֵי יוֹשְׁ֒בֵי בֵיתֶֽךָ עוֹד יְהַלְ֒לֽוּךָ סֶּֽלָה: אַשְׁרֵי הָעָם שֶׁכָּֽכָה לּוֹ אַשְׁרֵי הָעָם שֶׁיְהֹוָה אֱלֹהָיו: תְּהִלָּה לְדָוִד אֲרוֹמִמְךָ אֱלוֹהַי הַמֶּֽלֶךְ וַאֲבָרְ֒כָה שִׁמְךָ לְעוֹלָם וָעֶד: בְּכָל־יוֹם אֲבָרְ֒כֶֽךָ וַאֲהַלְ֒לָה שִׁמְךָ לְעוֹלָם וָעֶד: גָּדוֹל יְהֹוָה וּמְהֻלָּל מְאֹד וְלִגְ֒דֻלָּתוֹ אֵין חֵֽקֶר: דּוֹר לְדוֹר יְשַׁבַּח מַעֲשֶׂיךָ וּגְ֒בוּרֹתֶֽיךָ יַגִּֽידוּ: הֲדַר כְּבוֹד הוֹדֶֽךָ וְדִבְרֵי נִפְלְ֒אֹתֶֽיךָ אָשִֽׂיחָה: וֶעֱזוּז נוֹרְ֒אֹתֶֽיךָ יֹאמֵרוּ וּגְ֒דֻלָּתְ֒ךָ אֲסַפְּ֒רֶֽנָּה: זֵֽכֶר רַב־טוּבְ֒ךָ יַבִּֽיעוּ וְצִדְ֒קָתְ֒ךָ יְרַנֵּֽנוּ: חַנּוּן וְרַחוּם יְהֹוָה אֶֽרֶךְ אַפַּֽיִם וּגְ֒דָל־חָֽסֶד: טוֹב־יְהֹוָה לַכֹּל וְרַחֲמָיו עַל־כָּל־מַעֲשָׂיו: יוֹדֽוּךָ יְהֹוָה כָּל־מַעֲשֶֽׂיךָ וַחֲסִידֶֽיךָ יְבָרְ֒כֽוּכָה: כְּבוֹד מַלְכוּתְ֒ךָ יֹאמֵרוּ וּגְ֒בוּרָתְ֒ךָ יְדַבֵּֽרוּ: לְהוֹדִֽיעַ לִבְנֵי הָאָדָם גְּבוּרֹתָיו וּכְ֒בוֹד הֲדַר מַלְכוּתוֹ: מַלְכוּתְ֒ךָ מַלְכוּת כָּל־עֹלָמִים וּמֶמְשַׁלְתְּךָ בְּכָל־דּוֹר וָדֹר: סוֹמֵךְ יְהֹוָה לְכָל־הַנֹּפְ֒לִים וְזוֹקֵף לְכָל־הַכְּ֒פוּפִים: עֵינֵי־כֹל אֵלֶֽיךָ יְשַׂבֵּֽרוּ וְאַתָּה נוֹתֵן־לָהֶם אֶת־אָכְלָם בְּעִתּוֹ: פּוֹתֵֽחַ אֶת־יָדֶֽךָ וּמַשְׂבִּֽיעַ לְכָל־חַי רָצוֹן: צַדִּיק יְהֹוָה בְּכָל־דְּרָכָיו וְחָסִיד בְּכָל־מַעֲשָׂיו: קָרוֹב יְהֹוָה לְכָל־קֹרְ֒אָיו לְכֹל אֲשֶׁר יִקְרָאֻֽהוּ בֶאֱמֶת: רְצוֹן־יְרֵאָיו יַעֲשֶׂה וְאֶת־שַׁוְעָתָם יִשְׁמַע וְיוֹשִׁיעֵם: שׁוֹמֵר יְהֹוָה אֶת־כָּל־אֹהֲבָיו וְאֵת כָּל־הָרְ֒שָׁעִים יַשְׁמִיד: תְּהִלַּת יְהֹוָה יְדַבֶּר פִּי וִיבָרֵךְ כָּל־בָּשָׂר שֵׁם קָדְשׁוֹ לְעוֹלָם וָעֶד: וַאֲנַֽחְנוּ נְבָרֵךְ יָהּ מֵעַתָּה וְעַד־עוֹלָם הַלְ֒לוּיָהּ: Fortunate are those who dwell in Your house; may they continue to praise You, Selah. Fortunate is the people whose lot is thus; fortunate is the people for whom Adonoy is their God. A praise by David! I will exalt You, my God, the King, and bless Your Name forever and ever. Every day I will bless You and extol Your Name forever and ever. Adonoy is great and highly extolled, and His greatness is unfathomable. One generation to another will praise Your works, and Your mighty acts they will declare. The splendor of Your glorious majesty, and the words of Your wonders I will speak. Of Your awesome might, they will speak, and Your greatness I will recount. Mention of Your bountifulness they will express, and in Your righteousness joyfully exult. Adonoy is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and great in kindliness. Adonoy is good to all, His mercy encompasses all His works. All Your works will thank You, Adonoy, and Your pious ones will bless You. Of the honor of Your kingship, they will speak, and Your might they will declare. To reveal to men His mighty acts, and the glorious splendor of His kingship. Your kingship is the kingship for all times, and Your dominion is in every generation. Adonoy supports all the fallen, and straightens all the bent. The eyes of all look expectantly to You, and You give them their food at its proper time. You open Your hand and satisfy the desire of every living being. Adonoy is just in all His ways and benevolent in all His deeds. Adonoy is near to all who call upon Him, to all who call upon Him in truth. The will of those who fear Him, He fulfills; He hears their cry and delivers them. Adonoy watches over all those who love Him, and will destroy all the wicked. Praise of Adonoy, my mouth will declare and all flesh will bless His holy Name forever and ever. And we will bless God from now forever. Praise God.
החזן אומר חצי קדיש: The Chazzan recites the following half-Kaddish
יִתְגַּדַּל וְיִתְקַדַּשׁ שְׁמֵהּ רַבָּא בְּעָלְ֒מָא דִּי בְרָא כִרְעוּתֵהּ וְיַמְלִיךְ מַלְכוּתֵהּ וְיַצְמַח פּוּרְקָנֵהּ וִיקָרֵב (קֵץ) מְשִׁיחֵהּ. בְּחַיֵּיכוֹן וּבְיוֹמֵיכוֹן וּבְחַיֵּי דְכָל בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל, בַּעֲגָלָא וּבִזְמַן קָרִיב וְאִמְרוּ אָמֵן: Exalted and sanctified be His great Name in the world which He created according to His will and may He rule His kingdom bring forth His redemption and hasten the coming of His Mashiach. In your lifetime and in your days, and in the lifetime of the entire House of Israel, speedily and in the near future— and say Amein.
יְהֵא שְׁמֵהּ רַבָּא מְבָרַךְ לְעָלַם וּלְעָלְ֒מֵי עָלְ֒מַיָּא: May His great Name be blessed forever and for all eternity.
יִתְבָּרַךְ וְיִשְׁתַּבַּח וְיִתְפָּאַר וְיִתְרוֹמַם וְיִתְנַשֵּׂא וְיִתְהַדָּר וְיִתְעַלֶּה וְיִתְהַלָּל שְׁמֵהּ דְקוּדְשָׁא, בְּרִיךְ הוּא Blessed and praised, glorified, and exalted and uplifted, honored and elevated and extolled be the Name of the Holy One, blessed is He;
לְעֵֽלָּא (בעשי"ת וּלְעֵֽלָּא מִכָּל) מִן כָּל בִּרְכָתָא וְשִׁירָתָא, תֻּשְׁבְּחָתָא וְנֶחֱמָתָא, דַּאֲמִירָן בְּעָלְ֒מָא, וְאִמְרוּ אָמֵן: above (Ten Days of Penitence: far above) all the blessings and hymns, praises and consolations which we utter in the world—and say Amein.