A Service for the Dedication of a Mikdash M’at
in the Home for High Holy Days 5780
וְעָשׂוּ לִי מִקְדָּשׁ וְשָׁכַנְתִּי בְּתוֹכָם׃
V'asu li mikdash veshachanti b’tocham.
And let them make Me a sanctuary that I may dwell among them. (Exodus 25:8)
Adonai, bless this Mikdash M’at, this holy space in my home.
Let it be a place of prayer, of contemplation and of meaning.
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהוָה, הַמַבְדִּיל בֵּין קֹדֶשׁ לְחוֹל.
Baruch atah Adonai, hamavdil bein kodesh l’chol.
Blessed are You Adonai, who separates between holy and ordinary. (Havdalah Service)
Adonai, may this Mikdash M’at be separated as a holy space.
Let it be distinct and a place of refuge from my daily life.
יִהְיוּ לְרָצוֹן אִמְרֵי־פִי וְהֶגְיוֹן לִבִּי לְפָנֶיךָ יְהוָה צוּרִי וְגֹאֲלִי׃
Yiyu l’ratzon imrei fi, v’hegyon libi l’fanecha, Adonai tzuri v’go-ali.
May the words of my mouth and the prayer of my heart be acceptable to You, O LORD,
my rock and my redeemer. (Psalms 19:15)
Adonai, may the prayers in this Mikdash M’at be heartfelt.
Let them rise to you.
בְּכָל־הַמָּקוֹם אֲשֶׁר אַזְכִּיר אֶת־שְׁמִי אָבוֹא אֵלֶיךָ וּבֵרַכְתִּיךָ׃
B’chol hamakom asher azkir et sh’mi avo eilecha uveich’ticha.
In every place where I cause My name to be mentioned I will come to you and bless you. (Exodus 20:21)
Adonai, may your presence fill this Mikdash M’at.
May it be a place of blessing for us and for those whose lives we touch.
Amen.
in the Home for High Holy Days 5780
וְעָשׂוּ לִי מִקְדָּשׁ וְשָׁכַנְתִּי בְּתוֹכָם׃
V'asu li mikdash veshachanti b’tocham.
And let them make Me a sanctuary that I may dwell among them. (Exodus 25:8)
Adonai, bless this Mikdash M’at, this holy space in my home.
Let it be a place of prayer, of contemplation and of meaning.
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהוָה, הַמַבְדִּיל בֵּין קֹדֶשׁ לְחוֹל.
Baruch atah Adonai, hamavdil bein kodesh l’chol.
Blessed are You Adonai, who separates between holy and ordinary. (Havdalah Service)
Adonai, may this Mikdash M’at be separated as a holy space.
Let it be distinct and a place of refuge from my daily life.
יִהְיוּ לְרָצוֹן אִמְרֵי־פִי וְהֶגְיוֹן לִבִּי לְפָנֶיךָ יְהוָה צוּרִי וְגֹאֲלִי׃
Yiyu l’ratzon imrei fi, v’hegyon libi l’fanecha, Adonai tzuri v’go-ali.
May the words of my mouth and the prayer of my heart be acceptable to You, O LORD,
my rock and my redeemer. (Psalms 19:15)
Adonai, may the prayers in this Mikdash M’at be heartfelt.
Let them rise to you.
בְּכָל־הַמָּקוֹם אֲשֶׁר אַזְכִּיר אֶת־שְׁמִי אָבוֹא אֵלֶיךָ וּבֵרַכְתִּיךָ׃
B’chol hamakom asher azkir et sh’mi avo eilecha uveich’ticha.
In every place where I cause My name to be mentioned I will come to you and bless you. (Exodus 20:21)
Adonai, may your presence fill this Mikdash M’at.
May it be a place of blessing for us and for those whose lives we touch.
Amen.
(ה) מַה־טֹּ֥בוּ אֹהָלֶ֖יךָ יַעֲקֹ֑ב מִשְׁכְּנֹתֶ֖יךָ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
(5) How fair are your tents, O Jacob, Your dwellings, O Israel!
(כא) מִזְבַּ֣ח אֲדָמָה֮ תַּעֲשֶׂה־לִּי֒ וְזָבַחְתָּ֣ עָלָ֗יו אֶת־עֹלֹתֶ֙יךָ֙ וְאֶת־שְׁלָמֶ֔יךָ אֶת־צֹֽאנְךָ֖ וְאֶת־בְּקָרֶ֑ךָ בְּכָל־הַמָּקוֹם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אַזְכִּ֣יר אֶת־שְׁמִ֔י אָב֥וֹא אֵלֶ֖יךָ וּבֵרַכְתִּֽיךָ׃
(21) Make for Me an altar of earth and sacrifice on it your burnt offerings and your sacrifices of well-being, your sheep and your oxen; in every place where I cause My name to be mentioned I will come to you and bless you.
(ח) וְעָ֥שׂוּ לִ֖י מִקְדָּ֑שׁ וְשָׁכַנְתִּ֖י בְּתוֹכָֽם׃
(8) And let them make Me a sanctuary that I may dwell among them.
(יח) וַאֲנַ֤חְנוּ ׀ נְבָ֘רֵ֤ךְ יָ֗הּ מֵֽעַתָּ֥ה וְעַד־עוֹלָ֗ם הַֽלְלוּ־יָֽהּ׃
(18) But we will bless the LORD now and forever. Hallelujah.
(ד) יוֹסֵי בֶן יוֹעֶזֶר אִישׁ צְרֵדָה וְיוֹסֵי בֶן יוֹחָנָן אִישׁ יְרוּשָׁלַיִם קִבְּלוּ מֵהֶם. יוֹסֵי בֶן יוֹעֶזֶר אִישׁ צְרֵדָה אוֹמֵר, יְהִי בֵיתְךָ בֵית וַעַד לַחֲכָמִים, וֶהֱוֵי מִתְאַבֵּק בַּעֲפַר רַגְלֵיהֶם, וֶהֱוֵי שׁוֹתֶה בְצָמָא אֶת דִּבְרֵיהֶם:
(4) Yose ben Yoezer (a man) of Zeredah and Yose ben Yohanan [a man] of Jerusalem received [the oral tradition] from them [i.e. Shimon the Righteous and Antigonus]. Yose ben Yoezer used to say: let thy house be a house of meeting for the Sages and sit in the very dust of their feet, and drink in their words with thirst.
(ה) וַיֹּ֖אמֶר אַל־תִּקְרַ֣ב הֲלֹ֑ם שַׁל־נְעָלֶ֙יךָ֙ מֵעַ֣ל רַגְלֶ֔יךָ כִּ֣י הַמָּק֗וֹם אֲשֶׁ֤ר אַתָּה֙ עוֹמֵ֣ד עָלָ֔יו אַדְמַת־קֹ֖דֶשׁ הֽוּא׃
(5) And He said, “Do not come closer. Remove your sandals from your feet, for the place on which you stand is holy ground.
וְאִ֗ישׁ כִּֽי־יַקְדִּ֨שׁ אֶת־בֵּית֥וֹ קֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ לַֽיהוָ֔ה וְהֶעֱרִיכוֹ֙ הַכֹּהֵ֔ן בֵּ֥ין ט֖וֹב וּבֵ֣ין רָ֑ע כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר יַעֲרִ֥יךְ אֹת֛וֹ הַכֹּהֵ֖ן כֵּ֥ן יָקֽוּם׃
And when a man shall sanctify his house to be holy unto the LORD, then the priest shall value it, whether it be good or bad; as the priest shall value it, so shall it stand.
יִֽהְי֥וּ לְרָצ֨וֹן ׀ אִמְרֵי־פִ֡י וְהֶגְי֣וֹן לִבִּ֣י לְפָנֶ֑יךָ יְ֝הוָ֗ה צוּרִ֥י וְגֹאֲלִֽי׃
May the words of my mouth and the prayer of my heart be acceptable to You, O LORD, my rock and my redeemer.
אַחַ֤ת ׀ שָׁאַ֣לְתִּי מֵֽאֵת־יְהוָה֮ אוֹתָ֪הּ אֲבַ֫קֵּ֥שׁ שִׁבְתִּ֣י בְּבֵית־יְ֭הוָה כָּל־יְמֵ֣י חַיַּ֑י לַחֲז֥וֹת בְּנֹֽעַם־יְ֝הוָ֗ה וּלְבַקֵּ֥ר בְּהֵיכָלֽוֹ׃
One thing I ask of the LORD, only that do I seek: to live in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the LORD, to frequent His temple.