aliyot: Dennis & Joy Green

BLESSING BEFORE the TORAH READING

Baruch Adonai hamvorach l'olam va'ed. Baruch atah Adonai eloheynu Melech ha'olam asher bachar banu mikol ha'amim v'natan lanu et Torahto. Baruch atah Adonai noten hatorah.
Blessed is Adonai Who is blessed. Blessed is Adonai, who is blessed forever and ever. Blessed are You Adonai, our God, King of the Universe who chose us from among all peoples and gave us his Torah Blessed are you Adonai, Giver of the Torah.
BLESSINGS AFTER the TORAH READING

Barch atah Adonai eloheynu, Melech ha'olm, asher natan lanu Torat emet v'haiyey olam nasi
b'tocheynu. Baruch atah Adonai noten hatorah.
Blessed are You Adonai, our God, King of the Universe, who gave us the Torah of truth and implanted eternal life within us. Blessed are You, Adonai, Giver of the Torah.

BLESSINGS BEFORE the HAFTORAH

Baruch atah Adonai eloheynu Melech ha'olam, asher bachar binvi'im tovim, v'ratza b'divreyhem
hane'emarim be'emet. Baruch atah Adonai habocher batorah uvmosheh avdo uvyisra'el amo
uvmvi'ey ha'emet vatzedek.
Blessed are You, Adonai, our God, King of the Universe, who chose good prophets and was pleased with their words which were spoken in truth. Blessed are you Adonai, who chooses the Torah and Moses his servant and Israel his people, and the prophets of truth and righteousness.

BLESSINGS AFTER the HAFTORAH

Baruch atah Adonai eloheynu Melech ha'olam, tzur kol ha'olamim, tzadik b'kol hadorot
ha'el hane'eman, ha'omer v'oseh, ham'daber umkai'yem shekol d'varaiv emet v'tzedek.
Blessed are You Adonai, our God, King of the Universe, Rock of all the ages, Righteous in all generations, the Almighty, the Faithful One, Who says and does, who speaks and fulfills for all his words are true and right.

BLESSINGS BEFORE the BRIT CHADASHAH
The New Testament

Samcheynu Adonai Eloheynu babrit ha chadashah uvmalchut baneycha Yeshua Meshicheycha. Bimhirut
yachzor v'yagil liveynu v'yitbarach simcha b'fi kol chai tamid l'olam va'ed.
Baruch atah
Adonai. Baruch hu uvaruch sh'mo, melech Yisrael.
Gladden us O Lord our God, with your new covenant and with the Kingdom of your Son, Yeshua your Messiah. Soon may He return and rejoice our hearts and may your name be praised by the mouth of all the living forever. Blessed are you O Lord. Blessed be He and blessed be His name O King of Israel.

BLESSING AFTER the BRIT CHADASHAH
This is the Word which God gave to our ancestors. Through Yeshua, God's Messiah, the Living Word, God's Torah has been written in our hearts. We now serve him in the Spirit that gives life, not just according to the letter of an external code. We are new creatures in Messiah.