1st aliyah: The Book of Genesis
A journey from flood and famine to recreation and redemption. Humanity comes of age and the legacy of the first family of Jewish tradition is sealed.
אָנָּא יְיָ, הוֹשִֽׁיעָה נָּא.
אָנָּא יְיָ, הַצְלִיחָה נָא.
אָנָּא יְיָ, עֲנֵֽנוּ בְיוֹם קָרְאֵֽנוּ.
אֱלֹהֵי הָרוּחוֹת, הוֹשִֽׁיעָה נָּא.
בּוֹחֵן לְבָבוֹת, הַצְלִיחָה נָא.
גּוֹאֵל חָזָק, עֲנֵֽנוּ בְיוֹם קָרְאֵֽנוּ.
עֲ-עֲ-עֲ-עֲנֵֽנוּ בְיוֹם קָרְאֵֽנוּ
Ana Adonai, hoshiah na.
Ana Adonai, hatzlicha na.
Ana Adonai, aneinu b'yom koreinu.
Elohei ha-ruchot, hoshiah na.
Bochein l'vavot, hatzlicha na.
Go'el chazak, aneinu b'yom koreinu.
God of all souls - א
Who searches our hearts - ב
Strong redeemer - ג
Ah - yai- yai - aneinu b'yom koreinu.
(connecting to the role of water in our earliest foundation mythology)
אֵ֚לֶּה תּוֹלְדֹ֣ת נֹ֔חַ נֹ֗חַ אִ֥ישׁ צַדִּ֛יק תָּמִ֥ים הָיָ֖ה בְּדֹֽרֹתָ֑יו אֶת־הָֽאֱלֹהִ֖ים הִֽתְהַלֶּךְ־נֹֽחַ׃
Cheryl Berson
This is the line of Noah. Noah was a righteous man; he was blameless in his age; Noah walked with God.
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוָה֙ אֶל־אַבְרָ֔ם לֶךְ־לְךָ֛ מֵאַרְצְךָ֥ וּמִמּֽוֹלַדְתְּךָ֖ וּמִבֵּ֣ית אָבִ֑יךָ אֶל־הָאָ֖רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֥ר אַרְאֶֽךָּ׃
Phil Rosenberg
Adonai said to Abram, “Go forth from your native land and from your father’s house to the land that I will show you.
וַיִּשָּׂ֤א עֵינָיו֙ וַיַּ֔רְא וְהִנֵּה֙ שְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה אֲנָשִׁ֔ים נִצָּבִ֖ים עָלָ֑יו וַיַּ֗רְא וַיָּ֤רָץ לִקְרָאתָם֙ מִפֶּ֣תַח הָאֹ֔הֶל וַיִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּ אָֽרְצָה׃
Dan Schwarz
Looking up, [Abraham] saw three men standing near him. As soon as he saw them, he ran from the entrance of the tent to greet them and, bowing to the ground.
וַתְּכַ֖ל לְהַשְׁקֹת֑וֹ וַתֹּ֗אמֶר גַּ֤ם לִגְמַלֶּ֙יךָ֙ אֶשְׁאָ֔ב עַ֥ד אִם־כִּלּ֖וּ לִשְׁתֹּֽת׃
Janet Karp
When [Rebecca] had let him drink his fill, she said [to Abraham's servant, Eliezer], “I will also draw for your camels, until they finish drinking.”
וְאֵ֛לֶּה תּוֹלְדֹ֥ת יִצְחָ֖ק בֶּן־אַבְרָהָ֑ם אַבְרָהָ֖ם הוֹלִ֥יד אֶת־יִצְחָֽק׃
Rae Takiff
This is the story of Isaac, son of Abraham. Abraham begot Isaac.
וַיֵּצֵ֥א יַעֲקֹ֖ב מִבְּאֵ֣ר שָׁ֑בַע וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ חָרָֽנָה׃
Rebecca Fischman-Cohen
Jacob left Be'er Sheva, and set out for Haran.
וַיֹּאמֶר֮ יַעֲקֹב֒ אֱלֹהֵי֙ אָבִ֣י אַבְרָהָ֔ם וֵאלֹהֵ֖י אָבִ֣י יִצְחָ֑ק יְהוָ֞ה הָאֹמֵ֣ר אֵלַ֗י שׁ֧וּב לְאַרְצְךָ֛ וּלְמוֹלַדְתְּךָ֖ וְאֵיטִ֥יבָה עִמָּֽךְ׃
Janet Karp
Then Jacob said, “O God of my father Abraham and God of my father Isaac, O Adonai, who said to me, ‘Return to your native land and I will deal bountifully with you’!
וַיַּכֵּ֣ר יְהוּדָ֗ה וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ צָֽדְקָ֣ה מִמֶּ֔נִּי כִּֽי־עַל־כֵּ֥ן לֹא־נְתַתִּ֖יהָ לְשֵׁלָ֣ה בְנִ֑י וְלֹֽא־יָסַ֥ף ע֖וֹד לְדַעְתָּֽה׃
Bonnie Chebot-Gibson
Judah recognized them, and said, “[Tamar] is more in the right than I, inasmuch as I did not give her to my son Shelah.” And [Judah] was not intimate with her again.
וַיְהִ֕י מִקֵּ֖ץ שְׁנָתַ֣יִם יָמִ֑ים וּפַרְעֹ֣ה חֹלֵ֔ם וְהִנֵּ֖ה עֹמֵ֥ד עַל־הַיְאֹֽר׃
Stessa Cohen
After two years’ time, Pharaoh dreamed that he was standing by the Nile,
וְלֹֽא־יָכֹ֨ל יוֹסֵ֜ף לְהִתְאַפֵּ֗ק לְכֹ֤ל הַנִּצָּבִים֙ עָלָ֔יו וַיִּקְרָ֕א הוֹצִ֥יאוּ כָל־אִ֖ישׁ מֵעָלָ֑י וְלֹא־עָ֤מַד אִישׁ֙ אִתּ֔וֹ בְּהִתְוַדַּ֥ע יוֹסֵ֖ף אֶל־אֶחָֽיו׃
Rabbi Vivian Schirn
Joseph could no longer control himself before all his attendants, and he cried out, “Have everyone withdraw from me!” So there was no one else about when Joseph made himself known to his brothers.
וְאַתֶּ֕ם חֲשַׁבְתֶּ֥ם עָלַ֖י רָעָ֑ה אֱלֹהִים֙ חֲשָׁבָ֣הּ לְטֹבָ֔ה לְמַ֗עַן עֲשֹׂ֛ה כַּיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּ֖ה לְהַחֲיֹ֥ת עַם־רָֽב׃
Jill Snell
Besides, although you intended me harm, God intended it for good, so as to bring about the present result—the survival of many people.
2nd aliyah: The Book of Exodus
Our people is enslaved in Egypt by a Pharaoh who "did not remember Joseph," and their eventual savior is born on the shores of the Nile river. We follow the story of Moses from his infancy through his rise to leadership, as he demands liberation for his people from Pharaoh. The Israelites sing & dance at the shores of the sea, stand at Sinai, and begin a forty year journey that transforms them from a mixed-multitude into a nascent nation.
דּוֹבֵר צְדָקוֹת, הוֹשִֽׁיעָה נָּא.
הָדוּר בִּלְבוּשׁוֹ, הַצְלִיחָה נָא.
וָתִיק וְחָסִיד, עֲנֵֽנוּ בְיוֹם קָרְאֵֽנוּ.
עֲ-עֲ-עֲ-עֲנֵֽנוּ בְיוֹם קָרְאֵֽנוּ
Doveir tz'dakot, hoshiah na.
Hadur bil'vusho, hatzlicha na.
Vatik v'chasid, aneinu b'yom koreinu.
Declarer of justice - ד
Whose garment is radiant - ה
Ancient and loving - ו
Ah - yai- yai - aneinu b'yom koreinu.
(connecting to the theme of leaving Mitzrayim, Egypt)
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֱלֹהִים֙ אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֔ה אֶֽהְיֶ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר אֶֽהְיֶ֑ה וַיֹּ֗אמֶר כֹּ֤ה תֹאמַר֙ לִבְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֶֽהְיֶ֖ה שְׁלָחַ֥נִי אֲלֵיכֶֽם׃
Marilyn Kass Jarvis
And God said to Moses, “Ehyeh-Asher-Ehyeh.” He continued, “Thus shall you say to the Israelites, ‘Ehyeh sent me to you.’”
כִּ֤י עַתָּה֙ שָׁלַ֣חְתִּי אֶת־יָדִ֔י וָאַ֥ךְ אוֹתְךָ֛ וְאֶֽת־עַמְּךָ֖ בַּדָּ֑בֶר וַתִּכָּחֵ֖ד מִן־הָאָֽרֶץ׃
וְאוּלָ֗ם בַּעֲב֥וּר זֹאת֙ הֶעֱמַדְתִּ֔יךָ בַּעֲב֖וּר הַרְאֹתְךָ֣ אֶת־כֹּחִ֑י וּלְמַ֛עַן סַפֵּ֥ר שְׁמִ֖י בְּכָל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃
Hannah Jarvis
I could have stretched forth My hand and stricken you and your people with pestilence, and you would have been effaced from the earth. Nevertheless I have spared you for this purpose: in order to show you My power, and in order that My fame may resound throughout the world.
כִּ֛י אִם־מָאֵ֥ן אַתָּ֖ה לְשַׁלֵּ֣חַ אֶת־עַמִּ֑י הִנְנִ֨י מֵבִ֥יא מָחָ֛ר אַרְבֶּ֖ה בִּגְבֻלֶֽךָ׃
Joe Adler
For if you refuse to let My people go, tomorrow I will bring locusts on your territory.
מִֽי־כָמֹ֤כָה בָּֽאֵלִם֙ יְהוָ֔ה מִ֥י כָּמֹ֖כָה נֶאְדָּ֣ר בַּקֹּ֑דֶשׁ נוֹרָ֥א תְהִלֹּ֖ת עֹ֥שֵׂה פֶֽלֶא׃
Deb Harris
Who is like You, Adonai, among the celestials; Who is like You, majestic in holiness, Awesome in splendor, working wonders!
לֹֽ֣א תַֽעֲשֶׂ֨ה־לְךָ֥֣ פֶ֣֙סֶל֙ ׀ וְכָל־תְּמוּנָ֡֔ה אֲשֶׁ֤֣ר בַּשָּׁמַ֣֙יִם֙ ׀ מִמַּ֡֔עַל וַֽאֲשֶׁ֥ר֩ בָּאָ֖֨רֶץ מִתַָּ֑֜חַת וַאֲשֶׁ֥֣ר בַּמַּ֖֣יִם ׀ מִתַּ֥֣חַת לָאָֽ֗רֶץ: לֹֽא־תִשְׁתַּחְוֶ֥֣ה לָהֶ֖ם֮ וְלֹ֣א תָעָבְדֵ֑ם֒ כִּ֣י אָֽנֹכִ֞י יְהוָ֤ה אֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙ אֵ֣ל קַנָּ֔א פֹּ֠קֵד עֲוֺ֨ן אָבֹ֧ת עַל־בָּנִ֛ים עַל־שִׁלֵּשִׁ֥ים וְעַל־רִבֵּעִ֖ים לְשֹׂנְאָֽ֑י׃ וְעֹ֥֤שֶׂה חֶ֖֙סֶד֙ לַאֲלָפִ֑֔ים לְאֹהֲבַ֖י וּלְשֹׁמְרֵ֥י מִצְוֺתָֽי׃
Jeff Chebot
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. You shall not bow down to them or serve them. For I Adonai 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, but showing kindness to the thousandth generation of those who love Me and keep My commandments.
וְגֵ֥ר לֹא־תוֹנֶ֖ה וְלֹ֣א תִלְחָצֶ֑נּוּ כִּֽי־גֵרִ֥ים הֱיִיתֶ֖ם בְּאֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם׃
Sandy Lewis
You shall not wrong a stranger or oppress him, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt.
וְעָ֥שׂוּ לִ֖י מִקְדָּ֑שׁ וְשָׁכַנְתִּ֖י בְּתוֹכָֽם׃
Marianne Adler
And let them make Me a sanctuary that I may dwell among them.
וְאַתָּ֞ה תְּצַוֶּ֣ה ׀ אֶת־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל וְיִקְח֨וּ אֵלֶ֜יךָ שֶׁ֣מֶן זַ֥יִת זָ֛ךְ כָּתִ֖ית לַמָּא֑וֹר לְהַעֲלֹ֥ת נֵ֖ר תָּמִֽיד׃
Sharon Apple
You shall further instruct the Israelites to bring you clear oil of beaten olives for lighting, for kindling lamps regularly.
וַיֹּאמַ֑ר הַרְאֵ֥נִי נָ֖א אֶת־כְּבֹדֶֽךָ׃
Rob Klotz
[Moses] said, “Oh, let me behold Your Presence!”
וַיֹּאמְרוּ֙ אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֣ה לֵּאמֹ֔ר מַרְבִּ֥ים הָעָ֖ם לְהָבִ֑יא מִדֵּ֤י הָֽעֲבֹדָה֙ לַמְּלָאכָ֔ה אֲשֶׁר־צִוָּ֥ה יְהוָ֖ה לַעֲשֹׂ֥ת אֹתָֽהּ׃
Barrie Mittica
And [Betzalel and Oholiav] said to Moses, “The people are bringing more than is needed for the tasks entailed in the work that Adonai has commanded to be done.”
וַיְכַ֥ס הֶעָנָ֖ן אֶת־אֹ֣הֶל מוֹעֵ֑ד וּכְב֣וֹד יְהוָ֔ה מָלֵ֖א אֶת־הַמִּשְׁכָּֽן׃
Gerri Goldman
The cloud covered the Tent of Meeting, and the Presence of Adonai filled the Tabernacle.
3rd aliyah: The Book of Leviticus
Through sacrifice, rite and ritual, God invites us to "draw near" and bring the Divine presence close. The Levites and Cohanim (the priestly caste) prepare and activate the mishkan and are taught the intricacies of maintaining sacred balance.
זַךְ וְיָשָׁר, הוֹשִֽׁיעָה נָּא.
חוֹמֵל דַּלִּים, הַצְלִיחָה נָא.
טוֹב וּמֵטִיב, עֲנֵֽנוּ בְיוֹם קָרְאֵֽנוּ.
עֲ-עֲ-עֲ-עֲנֵֽנוּ בְיוֹם קָרְאֵֽנוּ
Zakh v'yashar, hoshiah na.
Cho'meil dalim, hatzlicha na.
Tov v'meitiv, aneinu b'yom koreinu.
Pure and upright - ז
Compassionate toward those in need - ח
Dispensing goodness - ט
Ah - yai- yai - aneinu b'yom koreinu.
(a traditional song for Sukkot and Simchat Torah, connects this holiday to Leviticus's themes of "blessing our lot" through maintaining the balance of the sacred in our lives)
דַּבֵּ֞ר אֶל־בְּנֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ אֲלֵהֶ֔ם אָדָ֗ם כִּֽי־יַקְרִ֥יב מִכֶּ֛ם קָרְבָּ֖ן לַֽיהוָ֑ה מִן־הַבְּהֵמָ֗ה מִן־הַבָּקָר֙ וּמִן־הַצֹּ֔אן תַּקְרִ֖יבוּ אֶת־קָרְבַּנְכֶֽם׃
Sherri Learn
Speak to the Israelite people, and say to them: When any of you presents an offering of cattle to Adonai, they shall choose their offering from the herd or from the flock.
וַיַּקְרֵ֨ב מֹשֶׁ֜ה אֶת־בְּנֵ֣י אַהֲרֹ֗ן וַיַּלְבִּשֵׁ֤ם כֻּתֳּנֹת֙ וַיַּחְגֹּ֤ר אֹתָם֙ אַבְנֵ֔ט וַיַּחֲבֹ֥שׁ לָהֶ֖ם מִגְבָּע֑וֹת כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר צִוָּ֥ה יְהוָ֖ה אֶת־מֹשֶֽׁה׃
Vivien Kane
Moses then brought Aaron’s sons forward, clothed them in tunics, girded them with sashes, and wound turbans upon them, as Adonai had commanded Moses.
כִּ֣י ׀ אֲנִ֣י יְהוָ֗ה הַֽמַּעֲלֶ֤ה אֶתְכֶם֙ מֵאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרַ֔יִם לִהְיֹ֥ת לָכֶ֖ם לֵאלֹהִ֑ים וִהְיִיתֶ֣ם קְדֹשִׁ֔ים כִּ֥י קָד֖וֹשׁ אָֽנִי׃
Marty Jacobs
For I am Adonai who brought you up from the land of Egypt to be your God: you shall be holy, for I am holy.
זֹ֠את תּוֹרַ֨ת נֶֽגַע־צָרַ֜עַת בֶּ֥גֶד הַצֶּ֣מֶר ׀ א֣וֹ הַפִּשְׁתִּ֗ים א֤וֹ הַשְּׁתִי֙ א֣וֹ הָעֵ֔רֶב א֖וֹ כָּל־כְּלִי־ע֑וֹר לְטַהֲר֖וֹ א֥וֹ לְטַמְּאֽוֹ׃
Ruth Mermelstein
Such is the procedure for eruptive affections of cloth, woolen or linen, in warp or in woof, or of any article of skin, for pronouncing it clean or unclean.
וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֥ה לֵּאמֹֽר׃ זֹ֤את תִּֽהְיֶה֙ תּוֹרַ֣ת הַמְּצֹרָ֔ע בְּי֖וֹם טָהֳרָת֑וֹ וְהוּבָ֖א אֶל־הַכֹּהֵֽן׃
Ruth Mermelstein
The LORD spoke to Moses, saying: This shall be the ritual for a leper at the time that he is to be cleansed. When it has been reported to the priest,
כִּֽי־בַיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּ֛ה יְכַפֵּ֥ר עֲלֵיכֶ֖ם לְטַהֵ֣ר אֶתְכֶ֑ם מִכֹּל֙ חַטֹּ֣אתֵיכֶ֔ם לִפְנֵ֥י יְהוָ֖ה תִּטְהָֽרוּ׃
Rabbi Josh Waxman
For on this day atonement shall be made for you to cleanse you of all your sins; you shall be clean before Adonai.
לֹא־תְקַלֵּ֣ל חֵרֵ֔שׁ וְלִפְנֵ֣י עִוֵּ֔ר לֹ֥א תִתֵּ֖ן מִכְשֹׁ֑ל וְיָרֵ֥אתָ מֵּאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ אֲנִ֥י יְהוָֽה׃
Jane Shapiro
You shall not insult the deaf, or place a stumbling block before the blind. You shall revere your God: I am Adonai.
וּלְקַחְתֶּ֨ם לָכֶ֜ם בַּיּ֣וֹם הָרִאשׁ֗וֹן פְּרִ֨י עֵ֤ץ הָדָר֙ כַּפֹּ֣ת תְּמָרִ֔ים וַעֲנַ֥ף עֵץ־עָבֹ֖ת וְעַרְבֵי־נָ֑חַל וּשְׂמַחְתֶּ֗ם לִפְנֵ֛י יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם שִׁבְעַ֥ת יָמִֽים׃
Avril Takiff
On the first day you shall take the fruit of hadar trees, branches of palm trees, boughs of leafy trees, and willows of the brook, and you shall rejoice before Adonai your God for seven days.
וְקִדַּשְׁתֶּ֗ם אֵ֣ת שְׁנַ֤ת הַחֲמִשִּׁים֙ שָׁנָ֔ה וּקְרָאתֶ֥ם דְּר֛וֹר בָּאָ֖רֶץ לְכָל־יֹשְׁבֶ֑יהָ יוֹבֵ֥ל הִוא֙ תִּהְיֶ֣ה לָכֶ֔ם וְשַׁבְתֶּ֗ם אִ֚ישׁ אֶל־אֲחֻזָּת֔וֹ וְאִ֥ישׁ אֶל־מִשְׁפַּחְתּ֖וֹ תָּשֻֽׁבוּ׃
Rabbi Alanna Sklover
And you shall hallow the 50th year. You shall proclaim release throughout the land for all its inhabitants. It shall be a jubilee for you: each of you shall return to your holding and each of you shall return to your family.
אִם־בְּחֻקֹּתַ֖י תֵּלֵ֑כוּ וְאֶת־מִצְוֺתַ֣י תִּשְׁמְר֔וּ וַעֲשִׂיתֶ֖ם אֹתָֽם׃ וְנָתַתִּ֥י גִשְׁמֵיכֶ֖ם בְּעִתָּ֑ם וְנָתְנָ֤ה הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ יְבוּלָ֔הּ וְעֵ֥ץ הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה יִתֵּ֥ן פִּרְיֽוֹ׃
Norm Koven
If you follow My laws and faithfully observe My commandments, I will grant your rains in their season, so that the earth shall yield its produce and the trees of the field their fruit.
4th aliyah: The Book of Numbers
Ancient Israel conducts a census as the community continues its journey through the wilderness. The story unfolds as the Israelites encounter other tribes, challenge their own leadership, and scout out the land on the other side of the Jordan River.
יוֹדֵֽעַ מַחֲשָׁבוֹת, הוֹשִֽׁיעָה נָּא.
כַּבִּיר וְנָאוֹר, הַצְלִיחָה נָא.
לוֹבֵשׁ צְדָקוֹת, עֲנֵֽנוּ בְיוֹם קָרְאֵֽנוּ.
עֲ-עֲ-עֲ-עֲנֵֽנוּ בְיוֹם קָרְאֵֽנוּ
Yodea mach'shavot, hoshiah na.
Kabir v'na-or, hatzlicha na.
Lo'veish tz'dakot, aneinu b'yom koreinu.
Knower of thoughts - י
Champion of light - כ
Clad in justice - ל
Ah - yai- yai - aneinu b'yom koreinu.
(connecting to the theme of finding ways to coexist with one another as we "wander" through the "wilderness" both in our mythic past, and in our own contemporary lives)
וְלֹא־יָבֹ֧אוּ לִרְא֛וֹת כְּבַלַּ֥ע אֶת־הַקֹּ֖דֶשׁ וָמֵֽתוּ׃
Mackenzie Learn
But do not let [the working Levites] go inside and witness the dismantling of the sanctuary, lest they die.
יְבָרֶכְךָ֥ יְהוָ֖ה וְיִשְׁמְרֶֽךָ׃ יָאֵ֨ר יְהוָ֧ה ׀ פָּנָ֛יו אֵלֶ֖יךָ וִֽיחֻנֶּֽךָּ׃ יִשָּׂ֨א יְהוָ֤ה ׀ פָּנָיו֙ אֵלֶ֔יךָ וְיָשֵׂ֥ם לְךָ֖ שָׁלֽוֹם׃
Stephanie Zangwill
May Adonai bless you and keep you! May Adonai deal kindly and graciously with you! May Adonai bestow favor upon you and grant you peace!
וּבְנֻחֹ֖ה יֹאמַ֑ר שׁוּבָ֣ה יְהוָ֔ה רִֽבְב֖וֹת אַלְפֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ (׆)
Irene Jacobs
And when [the Ark of the covenant] halted, he would say: Return, O Adonai, You who are Israel’s myriads of thousands!
רֵאשִׁית֙ עֲרִסֹ֣תֵכֶ֔ם חַלָּ֖ה תָּרִ֣ימוּ תְרוּמָ֑ה כִּתְרוּמַ֣ת גֹּ֔רֶן כֵּ֖ן תָּרִ֥ימוּ אֹתָֽהּ׃
David Zangwill
As the first yield of your baking, you shall set aside a loaf as a gift; you shall set it aside as a gift like the gift from the threshing floor.
וַיִּקַּ֣ח קֹ֔רַח בֶּן־יִצְהָ֥ר בֶּן־קְהָ֖ת בֶּן־לֵוִ֑י וְדָתָ֨ן וַאֲבִירָ֜ם בְּנֵ֧י אֱלִיאָ֛ב וְא֥וֹן בֶּן־פֶּ֖לֶת בְּנֵ֥י רְאוּבֵֽן׃
Yael Waxman
Now Korah, son of Izhar son of Kohath son of Levi, betook himself, along with Dathan and Abiram sons of Eliab, and On son of Peleth, descendants of Reuben.
וְלָקַ֨ח אֵז֜וֹב וְטָבַ֣ל בַּמַּיִם֮ אִ֣ישׁ טָהוֹר֒ וְהִזָּ֤ה עַל־הָאֹ֙הֶל֙ וְעַל־כָּל־הַכֵּלִ֔ים וְעַל־הַנְּפָשׁ֖וֹת אֲשֶׁ֣ר הָֽיוּ־שָׁ֑ם וְעַל־הַנֹּגֵ֗עַ בַּעֶ֙צֶם֙ א֣וֹ בֶֽחָלָ֔ל א֥וֹ בַמֵּ֖ת א֥וֹ בַקָּֽבֶר׃
Carolyn Savitzky
A person who is clean shall take hyssop, dip it in the water, and sprinkle on the tent and on all the vessels and people who were there, or on him who touched the bones or the person who was killed or died naturally or the grave.
מַה־טֹּ֥בוּ אֹהָלֶ֖יךָ יַעֲקֹ֑ב מִשְׁכְּנֹתֶ֖יךָ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
Rebecca Kirzner
How fair are your tents, O Jacob, Your dwellings, O Israel!
לָ֣מָּה יִגָּרַ֤ע שֵׁם־אָבִ֙ינוּ֙ מִתּ֣וֹךְ מִשְׁפַּחְתּ֔וֹ כִּ֛י אֵ֥ין ל֖וֹ בֵּ֑ן תְּנָה־לָּ֣נוּ אֲחֻזָּ֔ה בְּת֖וֹךְ אֲחֵ֥י אָבִֽינוּ׃
Barbara Weisman
Let not our father’s name be lost to his clan just because he had no son! Give us [the daughters of Zelophehad] a holding among our father’s kinsmen!”
אִישׁ֩ כִּֽי־יִדֹּ֨ר נֶ֜דֶר לַֽיהוָ֗ה אֽוֹ־הִשָּׁ֤בַע שְׁבֻעָה֙ לֶאְסֹ֤ר אִסָּר֙ עַל־נַפְשׁ֔וֹ לֹ֥א יַחֵ֖ל דְּבָר֑וֹ כְּכָל־הַיֹּצֵ֥א מִפִּ֖יו יַעֲשֶֽׂה׃
Norm Koven
If a man makes a vow to Adonai or takes an oath imposing an obligation on himself, he shall not break his pledge; he must carry out all that has crossed his lips.
וַתִּהְיֶ֜ינָה מַחְלָ֣ה תִרְצָ֗ה וְחָגְלָ֧ה וּמִלְכָּ֛ה וְנֹעָ֖ה בְּנ֣וֹת צְלָפְחָ֑ד לִבְנֵ֥י דֹדֵיהֶ֖ן לְנָשִֽׁים׃
Marianne Adler
Mahlah, Tirzah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Noa, Zelophehad’s daughters, were given to marry sons of their uncles.
5th aliyah: The Book of Deuteronomy
Moses delivers his final soliloquy to the people on the shores of the Jordan River. As he concludes, Joshua is inaugurated as the new leader of the people for the next chapter in their story - in the land of that had been promised them so long ago.
מֶֽלֶךְ עוֹלָמִים, הוֹשִֽׁיעָה נָּא.
נָאוֹר וְאַדִּיר, הַצְלִיחָה נָא.
סוֹמֵךְ נוֹפְלִים, עֲנֵֽנוּ בְיוֹם קָרְאֵֽנוּ.
עֲ-עֲ-עֲ-עֲנֵֽנוּ בְיוֹם קָרְאֵֽנוּ
Melech olamim, hoshiah na.
Na'or v'adir, hatzlicha na.
Someich noflim, aneinu b'yom koreinu.
Majestic sovereign - מ
Luminous and magnificent - נ
Support for the falling - ס
Ah - yai- yai - aneinu b'yom koreinu.
(a traditional song for Sukkot and Simchat Torah, the text of this song comes straight out of the book of Deuteronomy, 16:14-15)
אֵ֣לֶּה הַדְּבָרִ֗ים אֲשֶׁ֨ר דִּבֶּ֤ר מֹשֶׁה֙ אֶל־כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל בְּעֵ֖בֶר הַיַּרְדֵּ֑ן בַּמִּדְבָּ֡ר בָּֽעֲרָבָה֩ מ֨וֹל ס֜וּף בֵּֽין־פָּארָ֧ן וּבֵֽין־תֹּ֛פֶל וְלָבָ֥ן וַחֲצֵרֹ֖ת וְדִ֥י זָהָֽב׃
Carolyn Savitzky
These are the words that Moses addressed to all Israel on the other side of the Jordan.—Through the wilderness, in the Arabah near Suph, between Paran and Tophel, Laban, Hazeroth, and Di-zahab,
וְאָ֣הַבְתָּ֔ אֵ֖ת יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ בְּכָל־לְבָבְךָ֥ וּבְכָל־נַפְשְׁךָ֖ וּבְכָל־מְאֹדֶֽךָ׃
Shelly Quigley
You shall love Adonai your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might.
וְעַתָּה֙ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל מָ֚ה יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ שֹׁאֵ֖ל מֵעִמָּ֑ךְ כִּ֣י אִם־לְ֠יִרְאָה אֶת־יְהוָ֨ה אֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ לָלֶ֤כֶת בְּכָל־דְּרָכָיו֙ וּלְאַהֲבָ֣ה אֹת֔וֹ וְלַֽעֲבֹד֙ אֶת־יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ בְּכָל־לְבָבְךָ֖ וּבְכָל־נַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃
Jeff Jarvis
And now, O Israel, what does Adonai your God demand of you? Only this: to revere Adonai your God, to walk only in God's paths, to love the Divine, and to serve Adonai your God with all your heart and soul,
לֹא־תֹאכַ֤ל עָלָיו֙ חָמֵ֔ץ שִׁבְעַ֥ת יָמִ֛ים תֹּֽאכַל־עָלָ֥יו מַצּ֖וֹת לֶ֣חֶם עֹ֑נִי כִּ֣י בְחִפָּז֗וֹן יָצָ֙אתָ֙ מֵאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרַ֔יִם לְמַ֣עַן תִּזְכֹּר֔ אֶת־י֤וֹם צֵֽאתְךָ֙ מֵאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרַ֔יִם כֹּ֖ל יְמֵ֥י חַיֶּֽיךָ׃
Ted Apple
You shall not eat anything leavened with it; for seven days thereafter you shall eat unleavened bread, bread of distress—for you departed from the land of Egypt hurriedly—so that you may remember the day of your departure from the land of Egypt as long as you live.
כִּ֚י יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם הַהֹלֵ֖ךְ עִמָּכֶ֑ם לְהִלָּחֵ֥ם לָכֶ֛ם עִם־אֹיְבֵיכֶ֖ם לְהוֹשִׁ֥יעַ אֶתְכֶֽם׃
Rich Davis
For it is the LORD your God who marches with you to do battle for you against your enemy, to bring you victory.”
גְּדִלִ֖ים תַּעֲשֶׂה־לָּ֑ךְ עַל־אַרְבַּ֛ע כַּנְפ֥וֹת כְּסוּתְךָ֖ אֲשֶׁ֥ר תְּכַסֶּה־בָּֽהּ׃
David Jones
You shall make tassels on the four corners of the garment with which you cover yourself.
יְקִֽימְךָ֨ יְהוָ֥ה לוֹ֙ לְעַ֣ם קָד֔וֹשׁ כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר נִֽשְׁבַּֽע־לָ֑ךְ כִּ֣י תִשְׁמֹ֗ר אֶת־מִצְוֺת֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ וְהָלַכְתָּ֖ בִּדְרָכָֽיו׃
Amanda Jones
Adonai will establish you as a holy people, as God swore to you, if you keep the commandments of Adonai your God and walk in God's ways.
לֹ֥א בַשָּׁמַ֖יִם הִ֑וא לֵאמֹ֗ר מִ֣י יַעֲלֶה־לָּ֤נוּ הַשָּׁמַ֙יְמָה֙ וְיִקָּחֶ֣הָ לָּ֔נוּ וְיַשְׁמִעֵ֥נוּ אֹתָ֖הּ וְנַעֲשֶֽׂנָּה׃
Zoe Adler
It is not in the heavens, that you should say, “Who among us can go up to the heavens and get it for us and impart it to us, that we may observe it?”
וַיִּקְרָ֨א מֹשֶׁ֜ה לִֽיהוֹשֻׁ֗עַ וַיֹּ֨אמֶר אֵלָ֜יו לְעֵינֵ֣י כָל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֘ל חֲזַ֣ק וֶאֱמָץ֒ כִּ֣י אַתָּ֗ה תָּבוֹא֙ אֶת־הָעָ֣ם הַזֶּ֔ה אֶל־הָאָ֕רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֨ר נִשְׁבַּ֧ע יְהוָ֛ה לַאֲבֹתָ֖ם לָתֵ֣ת לָהֶ֑ם וְאַתָּ֖ה תַּנְחִילֶ֥נָּה אוֹתָֽם׃
Dan Schwarz
Then Moses called Joshua and said to him in the sight of all Israel: “Be strong and resolute, for it is you who shall go with this people into the land that Adonai swore to their fathers to give them, and it is you who shall apportion it to them.
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֲלֵהֶם֙ שִׂ֣ימוּ לְבַבְכֶ֔ם לְכָל־הַדְּבָרִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֧ר אָנֹכִ֛י מֵעִ֥יד בָּכֶ֖ם הַיּ֑וֹם אֲשֶׁ֤ר תְּצַוֻּם֙ אֶת־בְּנֵיכֶ֔ם לִשְׁמֹ֣ר לַעֲשׂ֔וֹת אֶת־כָּל־דִּבְרֵ֖י הַתּוֹרָ֥ה הַזֹּֽאת׃
Manny Rosenberg
[When he finished speaking, Moses] said to them: Take to heart all the words with which I have warned you this day. Enjoin them upon your children, that they may observe faithfully all the terms of this Teaching.
6th aliyah: V'zot HaB'racha - the final words of Torah
At the end of his life, Moses blesses each of the twelve tribes as they prepare to cross the Jordan River. Moses dies at the age of 120 and is laid to rest at on Mount Nebo.
עוֹזֵר דַּלִּים, הוֹשִֽׁיעָה נָּא.
פּוֹדֶה וּמַצִּיל, הַצְלִיחָה נָא.
צוּר עוֹלָמִים, עֲנֵֽנוּ בְיוֹם קָרְאֵֽנוּ.
עֲ-עֲ-עֲ-עֲנֵֽנוּ בְיוֹם קָרְאֵֽנוּ
Ozeir dalim, hoshiah na.
Podeh u'matzil, hatzlicha na.
Tzur olamim, aneinu b'yom koreinu.
Aide to the impoverished - ע
Protector and savior - פ
Rock of all the world - צ
Ah - yai- yai - aneinu b'yom koreinu.
(connecting to the spirit of reaching the end of last year's Torah reading cycle)
(ח) וַיִּבְכּוּ֩ בְנֵ֨י יִשְׂרָאֵ֧ל אֶת־מֹשֶׁ֛ה בְּעַֽרְבֹ֥ת מוֹאָ֖ב שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים י֑וֹם וַֽיִּתְּמ֔וּ יְמֵ֥י בְכִ֖י אֵ֥בֶל מֹשֶֽׁה׃
(ט) וִֽיהוֹשֻׁ֣עַ בִּן־נ֗וּן מָלֵא֙ ר֣וּחַ חָכְמָ֔ה כִּֽי־סָמַ֥ךְ מֹשֶׁ֛ה אֶת־יָדָ֖יו עָלָ֑יו וַיִּשְׁמְע֨וּ אֵלָ֤יו בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ וַֽיַּעֲשׂ֔וּ כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר צִוָּ֥ה יְהוָ֖ה אֶת־מֹשֶֽׁה׃
(י) וְלֹֽא־קָ֨ם נָבִ֥יא ע֛וֹד בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל כְּמֹשֶׁ֑ה אֲשֶׁר֙ יְדָע֣וֹ יְהוָ֔ה פָּנִ֖ים אֶל־פָּנִֽים׃
(יא) לְכָל־הָ֨אֹת֜וֹת וְהַמּוֹפְתִ֗ים אֲשֶׁ֤ר שְׁלָחוֹ֙ יְהוָ֔ה לַעֲשׂ֖וֹת בְּאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרָ֑יִם לְפַרְעֹ֥ה וּלְכָל־עֲבָדָ֖יו וּלְכָל־אַרְצֽוֹ׃
(יב) וּלְכֹל֙ הַיָּ֣ד הַחֲזָקָ֔ה וּלְכֹ֖ל הַמּוֹרָ֣א הַגָּד֑וֹל אֲשֶׁר֙ עָשָׂ֣ה מֹשֶׁ֔ה לְעֵינֵ֖י כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
Jeff Chebot
(8) And the Israelites bewailed Moses in the steppes of Moab for thirty days. The period of wailing and mourning for Moses came to an end.
(9) Now Joshua son of Nun was filled with the spirit of wisdom because Moses had laid his hands upon him; and the Israelites heeded him, doing as Adonai had commanded Moses.
(10) Never again did there arise in Israel a prophet like Moses—whom Adonai singled out, face to face,
(11) for the various signs and portents that Adonai sent him to display in the land of Egypt, against Pharaoh and all his courtiers and his whole country,
(12) and for all the great might and awesome power that Moses displayed before all Israel.
7th aliyah: B'reisheet - The Torah opens
Our story unfolds with the creation of the heavens and the earth, a taming of the primordial chaos.
קָדוֹשׁ וְנוֹרָא, הוֹשִֽׁיעָה נָּא.
רַחוּם וְחַנּוּן, הַצְלִיחָה נָא.
שׁוֹמֵר הַבְּרִית, עֲנֵֽנוּ בְיוֹם קָרְאֵֽנוּ.
תּוֹמֵךְ תְּמִימִים, הוֹשִֽׁיעָה נָּא.
תַּקִּיף לָעַד, הַצְלִיחָה נָא.
תָּמִים בְּמַעֲשָׂיו, עֲנֵֽנוּ בְיוֹם קָרְאֵֽנוּ.
עֲ-עֲ-עֲ-עֲנֵֽנוּ בְיוֹם קָרְאֵֽנוּ
Kadosh v'nora, hoshiah na.
Rachum v'chanun, hatzlicha na.
Shomer ha-b'rit, aneinu b'yom koreinu.
Holy and awesome - ק
Compassionate and merciful - ר
Guardian of the covenant - ש
Tomeich t'mimim, hoshiah na.
Takif la'ad, hatzlicha na.
Tamim b'ma'asav, aneinu b'yom koreinu.
Upholder of the innocent - ת
Eternally mighty - ת
Pure in every deed - ת
Ah - yai- yai - aneinu b'yom koreinu.
(connecting to our hope for peace, balance and harmony among all creation as we start our Torah reading cycle anew for 5781)
(א) בְּרֵאשִׁ֖ית בָּרָ֣א אֱלֹהִ֑ים אֵ֥ת הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם וְאֵ֥ת הָאָֽרֶץ׃
(ב) וְהָאָ֗רֶץ הָיְתָ֥ה תֹ֙הוּ֙ וָבֹ֔הוּ וְחֹ֖שֶׁךְ עַל־פְּנֵ֣י תְה֑וֹם וְר֣וּחַ אֱלֹהִ֔ים מְרַחֶ֖פֶת עַל־פְּנֵ֥י הַמָּֽיִם׃
(ג) וַיֹּ֥אמֶר אֱלֹהִ֖ים יְהִ֣י א֑וֹר וַֽיְהִי־אֽוֹר׃
(ד) וַיַּ֧רְא אֱלֹהִ֛ים אֶת־הָא֖וֹר כִּי־ט֑וֹב וַיַּבְדֵּ֣ל אֱלֹהִ֔ים בֵּ֥ין הָא֖וֹר וּבֵ֥ין הַחֹֽשֶׁךְ׃
(ה) וַיִּקְרָ֨א אֱלֹהִ֤ים ׀ לָאוֹר֙ י֔וֹם וְלַחֹ֖שֶׁךְ קָ֣רָא לָ֑יְלָה וַֽיְהִי־עֶ֥רֶב וַֽיְהִי־בֹ֖קֶר י֥וֹם אֶחָֽד׃
Ethan Chebot-Goldman
(1) When God began to create heaven and earth—
(2) the earth being unformed and void, with darkness over the surface of the deep and a wind from God sweeping over the water—
(3) God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light.
(4) God saw that the light was good, and God separated the light from the darkness.
(5) God called the light Day, and the darkness He called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, a first day.