7th Grade Prayer Class Packet 2021-2022

SHM Religious School7th Grade Prayer Class Packet

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Haftarah Blessings dxh§td£d zFk §x¦A

The Haftarah is a reading from the Prophets or Writings sections from the Tanach(Hebrew Bible). It is read after the Torah portion and is thematically related to it insome way. Haftarah means conclusion (because it is read at the conclusion of theTorah service). When the Jews were forbidden to read from the Torah, they readHaftarah instead, since it could be more easily hidden. The blessing before thereading of the Haftarah portion affirms that God chose prophets of truth andrighteousness.

Blessing Before the Reading of the Haftarah:

,mlFrd K¤l¤n ,Epi¥dŸl¡ i§i ,dY© KExA x©gA x¤W£mi ¦ i¦a§p¦A ,mi¦aFh

,z¤n¡¤A mi ¦xn¡¤p©d m¤di ¥x§a ¦c§a dvx§e dxFY©A x¥gFA©d ,i§i dY© KExA

,FC§a©r d¤WŸn§aEFO©r l ¥ x §U¦i§aE , i¥ i¦a§p¦aEw ¤c¤ve z¤n¡d.

Blessed are You, Adonai our God, Ruler of the world,Who selected great prophets,And wanted them to speak words of truth.Blessed are You Adonai, for the revelation of Torah, For Moses God’s servant, and for God’s people Israel,And for the prophets of truth and righteousness.

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The themes of the blessings following the reading are: God’s truthfulness andfaithfulness; the return to Zion (Jerusalem); and thanksgiving for Torah, worship,the prophets, and Shabbat. Our tradition teaches that the prophets were learned,righteous people who spread the word of Torah to the Jewish people. They werethe conscience of the Jews. The truths taught by the prophets are told in theHaftarah and help us to better understand important ideas and values found in theTorah.

Blessing After the Reading of the Haftarah: ,mlFrd K¤l¤n, Epi¥dŸl¡ i§i ,dY© KExA

,mi¦nlFrd lM xEvwi ¦C©v ,zFxFC©d lk§A ,m¥I©w§nE x¥A ©c§n©d ,d¤UŸr§e x¥nF`d on¡¤P©d l¥ d

eixa §C lM¤Ww ¤c¤ve z¤n ¤. l©r§e ,dcFa£rd l©r§e ,dxFY©d l©rmi ¦ i¦a§P©d ,

,Epi¥dŸl¡ i§i Epl Y©zp¤W ,d¤G©d zA©X©d mFi l©r§e .z ¤x¨ §t¦z§lE cFak§l ,dgEp§n¦l§e dX ªc§w¦l ,Kl mi ¦cFn Ep§g©p£ ,Epi¥dŸl¡ i§i lŸM©d l©r

i©g lM i¦t§A L§n¦W K ©xA §z¦i ,KzF` mi¦k §xa§nE .c¤re mlFr§l ci¦nY

.zA©X©d W ¥C©w§n ,i§i dY© KExA

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Blessing After the Reading of the Haftarah:Blessed are You, Adonai our God, Ruler of the world,Rock of all creation, the Righteous One of allgenerations, The faithful God whose word is action, whose speechcauses things to be,Whose every command is true and righteous. For the Torah, for worship, and for the prophets,And for this day of Shabbat, that You have given usAdonai our God,For holiness and for rest, for honor and for glory.For all of this Adonai our God, we thank You,And bless You, every living being will bless Yourname with their mouthsAlways and forever.Blessed are You Adonai, for Shabbat and its holiness.

Words to Rememberprophets - mi ¦ i¦a§pIsrael - l ¥ x §U¦ipeople - FO©rtruth - z¤n¤righteous - w ¤c¤v

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V’Ahavta Y§a©d¨ §e The V’Ahavta prayer comes after the Shema in the prayer service and is actually acontinuation of the Shema. This prayer reminds us to love God by respecting andfollowing God’s commandments. There are mitzvot (commandments from God)that we can do everyday, anywhere and everywhere we go. The V’Ahavta listssome these very specific commandments (mezuzah on our houses, wrappingourselves in t’fillin, teaching your children, etc.). When we do these mitzvot, weare reminded of our love for God and our respect for God’s commandments.

Y§a©d¨ §e ,Li¤dŸl¡ dFd§i z¥

Îlk§A,L§aa§lÎlk§aE ,L §W§t©pÎlk§aEL ¤cŸ §n.

Eid§emi ¦xa §C©d ,d¤N¥ d

i¦kŸp¨ x¤W£L§E©v§nÎl©r ,mFI©d L¤aa§l.

mA Y §x©A ¦c§e ,Li¤pa§l mY§p©P¦W§e

.L¤nEw§aE L§A§kW§aE ,K ¤x ¤C©a L§Y§k¤l§aE ,L¤zi¥a§A L §Y§a¦W§A

Îl©r zF`§l mY §x©W§wEL ¤ci ,

oi¥A zŸthŸh§l Eid§eLi¤pi¥r.

Îl©r mY§a©z§kE zFfªf§n.Li ¤xr §W¦aE L¤zi¥A

,izŸe§v¦n lM z¤ m¤zi¦U£r©e Ex§M§f ¦Y o©r©n§l

.m¤ki¥dŸl`¥l mi¦WŸc§w m¤zi¦i§d¦e

m¦i ©x§v¦n u ¤x¤ ¥n m¤k§z¤ i ¦z`¥vFd x¤W£ ,m¤ki¥dŸl¡ i§i i¦p£

.m¤ki¥dŸl¡ dFd§i i¦p£ mi¦dŸl`¥l m¤kl zFi§d¦l

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V’Ahavta Y§a©d¨ §e

And you shall love Adonai your God,With all your heart, with all your soul and with allyour might.And set these wordsThat I command you today, upon your heart. And you shall teach them diligently unto your children,Speaking of them when you sit in your house, whenyou walk along the way, when you lie down, and whenyou rise up.Bind them as a sign on your handLet them be a symbol between your eyes,Write them on the doorposts of your house and onyour gates.Remember and do all of my commandments,And you will be holy to your God. I am Adonai your God who brought you out from theland of Egypt To be your God, I am Adonai your God.

Words to Rememberyou shall love - Y§a©d¨ §eyour heart - L§aa§lyour soul - L §W§t©pyour might - L ¤cŸ §nthe words - mi ¦xa §C©d

command you - L§E©v§nyour hand - L ¤ciyour eyes - Li¤pi¥rdoorposts - zFfªf §n

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Kiddush WEC¦w

Kiddush means “sanctification”-the act of making something holy. The Kiddush isone of the blessings we say to welcome and sanctify Shabbat, as well as manyother holidays. It separates these occasions from everyday and helps us to makethem holy and joyful. The Kiddush begins with thanking God for creating the fruitof the vine. It then reminds us that we were chosen by God with love to observeShabbat and to carry out God’s commandments, as well as remember events in ourhistory that are reasons to celebrate.

,mlFrd K¤l¤n ,Epi¥dŸl¡ i§i ,dY© KExA

.o¤tB©d i ¦x§R ` ¥xFA


x¤W£ eizF§v¦n§A EpW §C¦w ,Epa dvx§e

FW §cw zA ©W§e ,Epli¦g§p¦d oFvx§aE da£d© §A

.zi¦W` ¥x§a d¥U£r©n§l oFxM¦f

i¥ x§w¦n§l dN¦g§Y mFi Èd i¦MW ¤cŸw ,

x¤k¥f m¦ix§v¦n z© i¦vi¦l.

EpzF`§e Y §x©ga Epa i¦M Y §W ©C¦w ,mi¦O©rd lM¦n

L §W §cw zA ©W§e .EpY§l©g§p¦d oFvx§aE da£d© §A

,i§i dY© KExAzA ©X©d W ¥C©w§n.

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Kiddush WEC¦w

Blessed are You, Adonai our God, Ruler of the Universe, who created the fruit of the vine.Blessed are You, Adonai our God, Ruler of the Universe, who has made us holy with God’s commandments andtakes delight in us, and who has lovingly given us the holy Shabbat, as a reminder of the work of creation.Because it is a day of the beginning of holy creativemoments,a reminder of our Exodus from Egypt. You have chosen us from others and made us holy fromother nations, by lovingly giving us your holy Shabbat.Blessed are You, for the holiness of Shabbat.

Words to Remembermade us holy - EpW §C¦wwith God’s commandments - eizF§v¦n§AShabbat - zA ©Wholy - W ¤cŸwrememberence - x¤k¥fExodus from Egypt - m¦ix§v¦n z© i¦vi

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Elohai N’Shamah dnW§p i©dŸl¡ Elohai N’Shamah is a beautiful blessing thanking God for allowing us to wake upeach morning and literally “for the soul You have given me.” This blessing praisesGod for all God has created.

,i©dŸl¡dnW§p !ì¦d dxFd§h i¦A Y©zP¤W

,DY §x©v§i dY© ,Dz`x§a dY©

,i¦A DY§g©t§p dY©

.i¦A §x¦w§A Dx§O©W§n dY© §e

,i¦A §x¦w§a dnW§P©d¤W o©n§f-lM

,Li¤pt§l i¦p£ dcFn/d ¤cFn

,i©zFO¦ §e i©zFa£ i¥dŸl¡¥e i©dŸl¡ i§i

,mi¦U£r©O©d-lM oFA ¦x

.zFnW§P©d-lM oFc£

x¤W£ ,i§i dY© KExAFci§A-lM W¤t¤p i©g ,

.Wi¦ -x©U§A-lM ©gEx§e

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Elohai N’Shamah dnW§p i©dŸl¡

The soul that You have given me, MyGod, is a pure one! You have created and formed it, Breathed it into me, and within me. You sustain it within me. So long as I have breath within me, therefore, I will give thanks to You, O Adonai my God and God of myancestors, Source of all creation, God of every human spirit.Blessed is Adonai, in whose hands arethe souls of all the living and the spirits of all flesh.

Words to Remembersoul - dnW§pin whose hand - Fci§Alife - i©g

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Torah Blessings dxFY©d zFk §x¦A

The Torah (also called the Five Books of Moses) is divided into 54 portions. Ittakes exactly one Jewish year to read the whole Torah. Each Torah portion isdivided into smaller readings called aliyot. The honor of being called up from thecongregation to bless the Torah reading is known as an aliyah. Aliyah means“going up.” When people are called up for an aliyah, they say two blessings, onebefore the reading begins and one after the reading has finished.

Blessing Before the Reading of the Torah:

Ek §xA!KxFa§O©d i§i z¤

!c¤re mlFr§l KxFa§O©d i§i KExA(Chanted by congregation, repeated by person saying the blessing)


x¤W¤x©gA .FzxFY z¤ Epl o©zp§e mi¦n©rd lM¦n EpA

,i§i dY© KExAo¥zFp dxFY©d.

Bless Adonai, the One who is to be blessed!Blessed is Adonai, the One who is to be blessed, nowand forever!Blessed are You, Adonai our God, Ruler of the world,Who chose us from all peoples and gave us God’sTorah.Blessed are You Adonai, who gives the Torah.

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Torah Blessings dxFY©d zFk §x¦A

Blessing After the Reading of the Torah:


x¤W£o©zp z ©xFY Epl z¤n¡ ,

.Ep¥kFz§A r©hp mlFr i¥I©g§e

,i§i dY© KExAo¥zFp.dxFY©d

Blessed are You, Adonai our God, Ruler of the universe,Who gave us a Torah of truth,And planted eternal life within us.Blessed are You Adonai, who gives the Torah.

Words to Rememberbless - Ek §xAchose - x©gAgave - o©zpthe Torah - dxFY©dtruth - z¤n¡

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Avot V’Imahot zFdO¦ §e zFa¨

The Avot V’Imahot is the first blessing of the Amidah (standing prayer) - a group ofblessings found at the core of every prayer service, which praises God. The AvotV’Imahot begins by identifying God as the God of our patriarchs and matriarchs(Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Sarah, Rebecca, Rachel and Leah). It asks God torecognize us as descendants of our ancestors and to watch over us, protect us andbless us, just as God watched over our ancestors.

¥e Epi¥dŸl¡ ,i§i ,dY© KExA Epi¥zFa£ i¥dŸl`§eEpi¥zFO ¦ ,

i¥dŸl¡ ,aŸw£r©i i¥dŸl`¥e ,wg§v¦i i¥dŸl¡ ,mdx§a©

.d¨ ¥l i¥dŸl`¥e l¥gx i¥dŸl¡ ,dw§a ¦x i¥dŸl¡ ,dxU i¥dŸl¡

.oFi§l¤r l¥ ,`xFP©d§e xFA¦B©d ,lFcB©d l¥ d

,lŸM©d d¥pFw§e ,mi¦aFh mi ¦cq£g l¥nFB

,zFdO¦ §e zFa¨ i ¥c§q©g x¥kFf§e

,m¤di¥p§a i¥p§a¦l dl ª§B ì¦a¥nE

.da£d© §A ,Fn§W o©r©n§l

.o¥bnE ©ri¦WFnE x¥fFr K¤l¤n

.dxU z ©x§f¤r§e mdx§a© o¥bn ,i§i dY© KExA

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Avot V’Imahot zFdO¦ §e zFa¨

Blessed are You, Adonai our God, and God of ourfathers and mothers,God of Abraham, God of Isaac, and God of Jacob, God of Sarah, God of Rebekah, God of Rachel andGod of Leah. The great God, mighty and awesome, God on high.Who does acts of loving kindness, and createseverything, and remembers the loving acts of fathers and mothers,And brings redemption to the children of theirchildren, For the sake of God’s name in love. A Ruler who helps, saves and shields:Blessed are You Adonai, shield of Abraham andhelper of Sarah.

Words to RememberGod of - i¥dŸl¡Our Fathers - Epi¥zFa£Our Mothers - Epi¥zFO ¦

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G’Vurot zFxEa§B

The second blessing in the Amidah prayer is the G’Vurot. It talks about God beinga “gibor.” Gibor means “mighty.” It is also the Hebrew root used in the word for“hero.” This prayer lists some of the things God does which show “might” andwhich make God our Hero – a model to imitate. This prayer does not say anythingabout winning or defeating enemies. Instead it lists “lifting up the fallen,” “healingthe sick,” “freeing prisoners,” and “being considerate of the poor.” It shows us thatGod uses strength to help improve the people’s lives.

dY©xFA¦B ,ipŸc£ mlFr§l

lŸM©d d¥I©g§n.©ri¦WFd§l a ©x ,dY©

l¥M§l©k§nc¤q¤g§A mi¦I©g ,

lŸM©d d¥I©g§nmi¦n£g ©x§A.mi¦A ©x

,mi ¦xEq£ xi¦Y©nE ,mi¦lFg `¥tFx§e ,mi¦l§tFp K¥nFq

.xtr i¥p¥Wi¦l FzpEn¡ m¥I©w§nE

l©r©A LFnk i¦nzFxEa§B ,KN d¤nFC i¦nE ,

zi¦n¥n K¤l¤n d¤I©g§nE?drEW§i ©gi¦n§v©nE

dY© on¡¤p§elŸM©d zFi£g©d§l .

,i§i dY© KExAlŸM©d d¥I©g§n.

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G’Vurot zFxEa§B

You are eternally mighty, Adonai, You give life to all, greatly do You save:You maintain life in loving kindness,Giving life to all with great compassion. You support the fallen, and heal the sick, and set free thecaptive, And sustain the faith of those who sleep in the dust.Who is like You, master of might, and who is equal toYou?You rule death and life, You cause salvation to blossom:You are faithful in giving life to all.Blessed are You Adonai, who gives life to all.

Words to Remembermighty - xFA¦Bgive life to all - lŸM©d d¥I©g§nlife - mi¦I©gin loving kindness - c¤q¤g§Awith compassion - mi¦n£g ©x§A

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Ma’Ariv Aravim mi¦ax£r ai ¦x£r©n

The Ma’Ariv Aravim prayer is said in the evening service after the call to worshipprayer (Barchu). It presents the theme of creation and praises God for bringing onthe evening, controlling the flow of light and darkness, the seasons, and orderingthe stars in heaven. The language of this prayer is very poetic and it, like the sunsetit describes, is meant to bring a feeling of calmness and peace to our prayers.

,mlFrd K¤l¤n ,Epi¥dŸl¤ ,i§i dY© KExA

Fxa §c¦A x¤W£mi¦ax£r ai ¦x£r©n .

dn§kg§A ,mi ¦xr §W ©g¥zFR

,mi¦Y¦r d¤P©W§n dpEa §z¦aE

,mi¦akFM©d z¤ x ¥C©q§nE ,mi¦P©n§G©d z¤ si¦l£g©nE

.FpFv §x¦M ©ri¦wxA m¤di¥zFx§n§W¦n§A

` ¥xFAdl§ile mFi l¥lFB , xF` i¥p§R¦nK¤Wg ,

K¤Wg§e i¥p§R¦n xF` ,

xi¦a£r©nEmFi ì¦a¥nE dl§il ,

oi¥A li ¦C§a©nEmFi oi¥aE dl§il ,

.Fn§W zFà§v i§i

.c¤re mlFr§l Epi¥lr KFl§n¦i ci¦nY ,mI©w§e i©g l¥

,i§i dY© KExAmi¦ax£r ai ¦x£r©n©d.

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Ma’Ariv Aravim mi¦ax£r ai ¦x£r©n

Blessed are You, Adonai our God, Ruler of the universe,Whose word makes evening fall,Who with wisdom opens gates, With understanding makes ages pass,And changes the seasons, Who orders the stars,In their places in the heavens according to the Divinewill. God creates day and night, rolls light away fromdarkness, and darkness away from light.God sets day aside and brings on night, Separating between day and night,Adonai of Hosts is God’s name.God who lives and is eternal, will rule over us forever.Blessed are You, Adonai, who brings on the evening.

Words to Rememberwith wisdom - dn§kg§Aday - mFinight - dl§illight - xF`darkness - K¤Wgbrings on the evening - mi¦ax£r ai ¦x£r©n©d

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Yotzer Or xF` x¥vFi

The Yotzer Or is said every morning to praise God for creating the morning light,for giving us renewed energy, and for bringing us the blessing of another day to dogood things. Light is used to talk about all of God’s creations including thecreation of knowledge and the creation of good. According to Midrash (Jewishlegend), this prayer was first said by Adam and Eve on the first Shabbat morning.


xF` x¥vFi K¤yŸg ` ¥xFaE ,

d¤UŸrmFlW ` ¥xFaE.lŸM©d-z¤

,mi¦n£g ©x§A di¤lr mi ¦xC©l§e u ¤x¨ l xi¦ ¥O©d

,mFi lk§A W ¥C©g§n FaEh§aE

d¥U£r©n ci¦nYzi ¦W` ¥x§a .

.i§i Li¤U£r©n EA ©x dn

.L¤pi§p¦w u ¤x¨ d d¨ §ln ,zi ¦Ur dn§kg§A mNªM

Li ¤ci d¥U£r©n g©a¤W l©r ,Epi¥dŸl¡ i§i ,K ©xA §z¦Y

l©r§e xF` i ¥xF`§n.dl¤Q LEx£ t§i ,zi ¦Ur¤W

Wcg xF`,xi¦ Y oFI¦v l©r

.FxF`§l dx¥d§n EpNªk d¤M§f¦p§e

,i§i dY© KExAzFxF`§O©d x¥vFi.

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Yotzer Or xF` x¥vFi

Blessed are You, Adonai our God, Ruler of the UniverseYou form light, and create darkness,You make peace and create everything.You give light to the earth and to all who dwell on it withcompassion.And in goodness renew every day, Always the work of creation. How great are Your works, Adonai!You made them all in wisdom, the earth is full of Yourcreations.Be blessed Adonai our God for the excellence of the workof Your hands.And for the glowing lights that You made, let them praiseYou, Sela.Shine a new light upon Zion,That we may swiftly merit its radiance.Blessed are You Adonai, the One who forms the lights.

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V’Shamru §eEx§nW The V’Shamru, is a small piece of biblical text that comes from Exodus 31:16-17.It is used in a number of places in Jewish liturgy. It talks about the specialconnection the Jewish people have with observing Shabbat and how that actconnects us to God.

§eEx§nW l ¥ x §U¦i i¥p§a z¤ zA ©X©d ,

mzŸxŸc§l zA©X©d z¤ zFU£r©lzi ¦x§A mlFr:

,mlFr§l ì¦d zF` l¥ x §U¦i i¥p§A oi¥aE i¦pi¥A

,u ¤x¨ d z¤§e m¦i©nX©d z¤ i§i dUr mi¦ni z¤W¥W i¦M

z©aW i¦ri¦a §X©d mFI©aE ©eW©tP¦i.

The children of Israel will observe the Shabbat,To make the Shabbat an eternal covenant for all their generations.It is an eternal sign between Me and the children of Israel, Because in six days Adonai created the heavens and the earth,And on the seventh day God rested and was refreshed.

Words to Rememberwill observe - Ex§nWchildren of Israel - l ¥ x §U¦i i¥p§aShabbat - zA ©Xcovenant - zi ¦x§Aeternal - mlFrwas refreshed - W©tP¦i

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Shehecheyanu Epi¡g¤d¤W

As Jews we often remember and celebrate things that happened a long time ago;we also celebrate things that are happening for the first time with a special blessingcalled the Shehecheyanu. This blessing is said whenever something happens for thefirst time (birth, Bar/Bat Mitzvah, wedding, etc.). According to tradition, it shouldbe recited on a variety of other occasions as well. These include: When one hearsgood news, when one builds or buys a house or purchases new garments, when oneeats fruit for the first time in a season, and when one sees a friend one hasn’t seenin 30 days or more. It is recognition of the role that God plays in the joys andsuccess for our lives.

KExA ,mlFrd K¤l¤n Epi¥dŸl¡ i§i dY©

d¤G©d o©n§G©l Epri¦B¦d§e Epn§I¦w§e Epi¡g¤d¤W.

Blessed are You, Adonai our God, Ruler of the world,Who has given us life, sustained us, and brought usto this time.

Words to RememberBlessed - KExAWho has given us life - Epi¡g¤d¤Wsustained us - Epn§I¦w§ebrought us - Epri¦B¦d§eto this time - d¤G©d o©n§G©l

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Candle Blessing zA©W l¤W zFx¥p

Shabbat is a time of peace, a time for family. There are several special blessingswe use to welcome Shabbat into our homes. The first of these blessings is theblessing over our Shabbat candles. Lighting Shabbat candles helps us usher inShabbat with brightness and joy. We light at least two candles because in the Biblethere are two versions of the commandment to keep the Shabbat; “Remember theShabbat” (Exodus 20:8) and “Observe the Shabbat” (Deuteronomy 5:12). Somefamilies light a candle for every member of the family. There is no limit to thenumber of candles you can light. Once the candles have been lit and the blessinghas been said, Shabbat has begun.

KExA,mlFrd K¤l¤n Epi¥dŸl¡ i§i dY©

eizŸe§v¦n§A EpW §C¦w x¤W£ EpE¦v§e

zA ©W l ¤W x¥p wi¦l §c©d§l.

Blessed are You, Adonai our God, Ruler of the universe, who has made us holy with the commandments and commands us to light the Shabbat candles.

Words to RememberBlessed - KExAto light - wi¦l §c©d§lcandle - x¥pShabbat - zA ©W

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Wine Blessing/Short Kiddush o¤tB©d i ¦x§R ` ¥xFA

The Kiddush is one of the blessings we say to welcome and sanctify Shabbat. Wealso say it on many holidays, including Rosh Hashanah, Sukkot, and Passover. Theblessing over the wine thanks God for creating the fruit of the vine, the grapes,from which we make wine and helps us sanctify Shabbat and make it holy. The cupof wine used for the wine blessing is usually filled right to the top. This is to showthat our happiness is brimming over as we bless God. We hope that our lives willoverflow with good things.

KExA ,mlFrd K¤l¤n Epi¥dŸl¡ i§i dY©

` ¥xFA o¤tB©d i ¦x§R.

Blessed are You, Adonai our God, Ruler of the universe, Creator of the fruit of the vine.

Words to RememberBlessed - KExACreator - ` ¥xFAfruit of - i ¦x§Rthe vine - o¤tB©d

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Ha-Motzi ì¦vFO©dOn Shabbat, we say HaMotzi, the blessing over the bread, over the speciallybraided challah, to praise and thank God for giving us food to eat. This prayer isnot only said on Shabbat. Eating is something we do every day so each time we eatwe can recite Motzi. We could easily forget how wonderful it is that we do havefood. We could begin to take food for granted. We thank God for food by sayingHamotzi anytime we eat bread.

KExA,mlFrd K¤l¤n Epi¥dŸl¡ i§i dY©

u ¤x¨ d o¦n m¤g¤l ì¦vFO©d.

Blessed are You, Adonai our God, Ruler of the world, who brings forth bread from the earth.

Words to RememberBlessed - KExAWho brings forth - ì¦vFO©dbread - m¤g¤lfrom - o¦nthe earth - u ¤x¨ d

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Tallit Blessing zi¦vi¦v©A s¥H©r§z¦d§l

The Tallit blessing is recited before one puts on his/her tallit. It literally means“wrapping the fringes.” We wear a tallit when we read from the Torah. The tzizit(fringes) on the corners of the tallit are tied in such a way to symbolize ourresponsibility to observe the 613 mitzvot. When we say the blessing we arepraising God for the commandment to wrap ourselves in the tzitzit of the tallit.

,mlFrd K¤l¤n Epi¥dŸl¡ i§i dY© KExA

Epe¦v§e eizŸe§v¦n§A EpW §C¦w x¤W£

zi¦vi¦v©A s¥H©r§z¦d§l.

Blessed are You, Adonai our God, Ruler of the universe,Who has made us holy with the commandments andcommands us to wrap ourselves in the fringed tallit.

Words to Rememberto wrap ourselves - s¥H©r§z¦d§lin fringes - zi¦vi¦v©A

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Barchu Ek §xAThe Barchu prayer is a signal - it calls the congregation together, announcing thatthe main part of the service is about to start. It is almost like an invitation, to whichthe congregation responds. Baruch, means blessing, and bending of the knees. Inmany congregations the leader of the service says the first line of the Barchu whilebowing as a sign of respect to God. The congregation recites the second line of theprayer in response while bowing, too.

Ek §xA z¤ .KxŸa §n©d i§i

i§i KExA KxŸa§n©d c¤re mlFr§l.

Bless Adonai, the One who is to be blessed!Blessed is Adonai, the One who is to be blessed, nowand forever!

Words to RememberBless - Ek §xAthe One who is to be blessed - KxŸa§n©d

KExABlessed is - now and forever - c¤re mlFr§l

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Shema r©n§W

The words of the Shema are among the most cherished phrases by Jews. Thisprayer is our pledge of loyalty to God. The first two lines actually comes directlyfrom the Torah, from the book of Deuteronomy. When we say it we are expressingour belief in only one God. It is the very core of our faith. It is such an importantprayer that many people recite it with their eyes closed so they can concentratecompletely on this pledge.

l ¥ x §U¦i r©n §W i§i Epi¥dŸl¡ i§i.cg ¤

m¥W KExAFzEk§l©n cFa§M .c¤re mlFr§l

Hear O Israel, Adonai is our God, Adonai is one.Blessed be the Name of God’s glorious kingdomforever and ever.

Words to Rememberhear o Israel - l ¥ x §U¦i r©n §Wour God - Epi¥dŸl¡one - cg ¤glorious kingdom - FzEk§l©n cFa§M

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Alef-Bet and Vowels

bGimel G aVet V ABet B Àlef Silent

fZayin Z eVav V dHey H cDalet D

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sFinal Fay F tFay F RPay P rAyin Silent

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7th Grade Prayer Class Packet 2021-2022

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