High Holydays
Children's & Family Services
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HHD Children's & Family Services
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Page numbers refer to New North London Synagogue’s Children’s Machzor – Rosh Hashanah & Yom Kippur which you can download here.
Service leaders can also download Rosh HaShanah Family Service Outline and Yom Kippur Family Service Outline created by the education team at NNLS, which include suggestions for activities and guidance for lay leaders planning children’s and family services.
Amidah
Opening of Torah Service
Torah Blessings
Blessings Before Torah Reading
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Blessings before Torah reading
עולה –
בָּרְכוּ אֶת יְיָ הַמְברָךְ
קהל –
בָּרוּךְ יְיָ הַמְברָךְ לְעולָם וָעֶד
עולה –
בָּרוּךְ יְיָ הַמְברָךְ לְעולָם וָעֶד
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְיָ אֱלהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעולָם
אֲשֶׁר בָּחַר בָּנוּ מִכָּל הָעַמִּים וְנָתַן לָנוּ אֶת תּורָתו
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְיָ נותֵן הַתּורָה
Blessing after Torah reading
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְיָ אֱלהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעולָם
אֲשֶׁר נָתַן לָנוּ תּורַת אֱמֶת וְחַיֵּי עולָם נָטַע בְּתוכֵנוּ
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְיָ נותֵן הַתּורָה
Blessings before Torah reading
Oleh/olah (the person who is called up):
Bar’chu et Adonai ham’vorach
Kahal (the congregation):
Baruch Adonai ha m’vorach l’olam va-ed
Oleh/olah repeats:
Baruch Adonai ha m’vorach l’olam va-ed
Oleh/olah continues:
Baruch Ata Adonai Eloheinu melech ha-olam,
asher bachar banu mikol ha-amim v’natan lanu et Torato.
Baruch Ata Adonai, noten haTorah
Blessing after Torah reading
Baruch Ata Adonai Eloheinu melech ha-olam,
asher natan lanu Torat emet, v’chayei olam nata b’tocheinu.
Baruch Ata Adonai, notein haTorah