סִדּוּר · Siddur

Blessings of the Shema

Blessings of the Shema is part of the Kabbalat Shabbat service of the traditional weekday siddur. The full Hebrew text with English translation appears below; open it in the free interactive siddur to follow along.

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בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְיָ אֱלהֵֹינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, אֲשֶׁר בִּדְבָרוֹ מַעֲרִיב עֲרָבִים, בְּחָכְמָה פּוֹתֵחַ שְׁעָרִים, בִּתְבוּנָה מְשַׁנֶּה עִתִּים, וּמַחֲלִיף אֶת הַזְּמַנִּים וּמְסַדֵּר אֶת הַכּוֹכָבִים, בְּמִשְׁמְרוֹתֵיהֶם בָּרָקִיעַ, כִּרְצוֹנוֹ. בּוֹרֵא יוֹם וָלָיְלָה, גּוֹלֵל אוֹר מִפְּנֵי חשֶׁךְ וְחשֶׁךְ, מִפְּנֵי אוֹר, וּמַּעֲבִיר יוֹם וּמֵבִיא לָיְלָה, וּמַבְדִּיל בֵּין יוֹם וּבֵין לָיְלָה, יְיָ צְבָאוֹת שְׁמוֹ. בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְיָ, הַמַּעֲרִיב עֲרָבִים:

Blessed are You, Lord our God, King of the universe, who by His word causes the evenings to become dark. With wisdom He opens the [heavenly] gates; with understanding He changes the periods [of the day], varies the times, and arranges the stars in their positions in the sky according to His will. He creates day and night; He rolls away light before darkness and darkness before light; He causes the day to pass and brings on the night, and separates between day and night; the Lord of hosts is His Name. Blessed are You, Lord, who causes the evenings to become dark.

אַהֲבַת עוֹלָם בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל עַמְּךָ אָהָבְתָּ, תּוֹרָה וּמִצְוֹת חֻקִּים וּמִשְׁפָּטִים אוֹתָנוּ לִמַּדְתָּ. עַל כֵּן יְיָ אֱלֹהֵינוּ, בְּשָׁכְבֵנוּ וּבְקוּמֵנוּ נָשִׂיחַ בְּחֻקֶּיךָ וְנִשְׂמַח בְּדִבְרֵי תּוֹרָתֶךָ וּמִצְוֹתֶיךָ וְחֻקּותֶיךָ לְעוֹלָם וָעֶד. כִּי הֵם חַיֵּינוּ וְאוֹרֶךְ יָמֵינוּ, וּבָהֶם נֶהְגֶּה יוֹמָם וָלָיְלָה, וְאַהֲבָתְךָ לֹא תָסוּרAlternative versions: עַל תָּסִיר מִמֶּנּוּ לְעוֹלָמִים. בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְיָ, אוֹהֵב אֶת עַמּוֹ יִשְׂרָאֵל:

With everlasting love have You loved the House of Israel Your people. You have taught us Torah and mitzvot, decrees and Laws. Therefore, Lord our God, when we lie down and when we rise, we will speak of Your statutes and rejoice in the words of Your Torah and in Your mitzvot forever. For they are our life and the length of our days, and we will meditate on them day and night. May Your love never depart from us. Blessed are You, Lord, who loves His people Israel.

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