Giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai

(1) God spoke all these words, saying:

(2) I the LORD am your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt, the house of bondage:

(3) You shall have no other gods besides Me. (4) You shall not make for yourself a sculptured image, or any likeness of what is in the heavens above, or on the earth below, or in the waters under the earth.

(5) You shall not bow down to them or serve them. For I the LORD your God am an impassioned God, visiting the guilt of the parents upon the children, upon the third and upon the fourth generations of those who reject Me, (6) but showing kindness to the thousandth generation of those who love Me and keep My commandments.

(7) You shall not swear falsely by the name of the LORD your God; for the LORD will not clear one who swears falsely by His name.

(8) Remember the sabbath day and keep it holy. (9) Six days you shall labor and do all your work, (10) but the seventh day is a sabbath of the LORD your God: you shall not do any work—you, your son or daughter, your male or female slave, or your cattle, or the stranger who is within your settlements. (11) For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth and sea, and all that is in them, and He rested on the seventh day; therefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day and hallowed it.

(12) Honor your father and your mother, that you may long endure on the land that the LORD your God is assigning to you. (13) You shall not murder.

You shall not commit adultery.

You shall not steal.

You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.

(14) You shall not covet your neighbor’s house: you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his male or female slave, or his ox or his ass, or anything that is your neighbor’s.

(15) All the people witnessed the thunder and lightning, the blare of the horn and the mountain smoking; and when the people saw it, they fell back and stood at a distance. (16) “You speak to us,” they said to Moses, “and we will obey; but let not God speak to us, lest we die.” (17) Moses answered the people, “Be not afraid; for God has come only in order to test you, and in order that the fear of Him may be ever with you, so that you do not go astray.” (18) So the people remained at a distance, while Moses approached the thick cloud where God was.

The Ark is opened:
Our Father, our King!³⁶The Jewish People are referred to in Scripture as Hashem’s slaves (Vayikra 25:42), and as His children (Devarim 14:1). Thus we say to Him, “If we are Your children, we beseech You as our Father; if we are Your slaves, we implore You as our Master and King. Contrary to the view that Hashem the Father is so full of love for His children that He permits the wanton breaking of His commandments to go unpunished, Judaism knows that Hashem the King must be feared and His laws must be obeyed. There are times when a father is unable to do what he would like for his children because of physical or financial limitations. On the other hand, a king has the power to do anything for his subjects if he should so desire. We cry out to Hashem—You are our Father and You desire to help us—You are our King and You have the power to help us! we have sinned before You. Our Father our King! we have no King except You.³⁷Despite our physical banishment and spiritual estrangement—the result of our sins—we still have none other than Hashem to guide our lives and to shape our destiny. Our Father, our King! deal with us [kindly] for the sake of Your Name.³⁸See Yechezkel 36. Our Father, our King! renew for us a good year Our Father, our King! annul all harsh decrees concerning us. Our Father, our King! annul the designs of those who hate us. Our Father, our King! thwart the plans of our enemies. Our Father, our King! rid us of every oppressor and adversary. Our Father, our King! close the mouths of our adversaries and our accusers. Our Father, our King! remove pestilence, sword, famine, captivity, destruction and [the burden of] iniquity from the members of Your covenant. Our Father, our King! withhold the plague from Your inheritance. Our Father, our King! forgive and pardon all our iniquities. Our Father, our King! blot out and remove our transgressions and sins from before Your eyes. Our Father, our King! erase in Your abundant mercy all records of our liabilities.³⁹Having just asked that our sins be forgiven and that our transgressions be removed from before His eyes, what are we asking for now? Our earlier pleas were for forgiveness of those sins we committed ourselves. But there are sins for which we are held accountable even though we do not commit them ourselves. One possibility is that of watching while others sin when we may have been able to prevent it. (Chazal say כָּל יִשְׂרָאֵל עֲרֵבִין זֶה לָזֶה. A guarantor is one who countersigns a debt note, undertaking to pay if the borrower defaults. Thus we ask Hashem to erase all our notes of obligation whether as borrower or guarantor. In all instances He is the Extender of credit.) Thus we beseech Hashem to erase the records of our guilt in those instances.—Siach Yitzchak Our Father, Our King! bring us back in wholehearted⁴⁰Many repent out of their fear of Hashem. Others repent out of their love for Him. We beseech Hashem to bring us back in “wholehearted” repentance motivated by love, the most perfect form of penitence.—Etz Yosef repentance before You. Our Father, our King! send complete⁴¹We beseech Hashem to heal both the spiritually ill as well as the physically ill. We ask, therefore, for a “complete” healing for the sick among us.—Etz Yosef healing to the sick among Your people. Our Father, our King! tear up the evil [parts] of our sentence. Our Father, our King! remember us favorably before You. Our Father, our King! inscribe us in the Book of Good Life. Our Father, our King! inscribe us in the Book of Redemption and Deliverance. Our Father, our King! inscribe us in the Book of Maintenance and Sustenance. Our Father, our King! inscribe us in the Book of Merits. Our Father, our King! inscribe us in the Book of Pardon and Forgiveness. Our Father, our King! cause deliverance to spring forth for us soon. Our Father, our King! raise up the might of Yisrael Your people. Our Father, our King! raise up the might of Your anointed. Our Father, our King! fill our hands with Your blessings. Our Father, our King! fill our storehouses with abundance. Our Father, our King! hear our voice, spare us and have compassion upon us. Our Father, our King! accept our prayer with compassion and favor. Our Father, our King! open the gates of heaven to our prayer. Our Father, our King! remember, that we are dust. Our Father, our King! please do not turn us away empty-handed from You. Our Father, our King! let this hour be an hour of compassion and a time of favor before You. Our Father, our King! have compassion upon us, and upon our children and infants. Our Father, our King! do it for the sake of those who were slain for Your Holy Name. Our Father, our King! do it for the sake of those who were slaughtered for [proclaiming] Your Unity. Our Father, our King! do it for the sake of those who went through fire and water for the sanctification of Your Name. Our Father, our King! avenge the spilled blood of Your servants. Our Father, our King! do it for Your sake if not for ours. Our Father, our King! do it for Your sake and deliver us. Our Father, our King! do it for the sake of Your great mercy. Our Father, our King! do it for the sake of Your great, mighty, and awesome Name which is proclaimed upon us. Our Father, our King! favor us and answer us for we have no accomplishments; deal with us charitably and kindly and deliver us.
The Chazzan recites the following Kaddish:

blot out and remove our transgressions