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Some Common and Useful Holy Day Expressions in Hebrew
Some Holy Day Expressions in Hebrew
All Occasions
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Hag Semeach
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Happy Holidays, Happy Feast
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Avinu Malkaynu
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Our Father, Our King
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Baruch atah Adonai, Eleohaynu Meclech HaOlam
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Blessed are you, LORD our God, King of the universe
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Baruch atah Adonai, Eleohaynu Meclech HaOlam, she-asah neeseem la-avotaynu ba-yameen ha-haim ba-z'man hazeh.
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Blessed are you, LORD our God, King of the universe, who has performed miracles for our ancestors in those days at this time
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Baruch atah Adonai, Eleohaynu Meclech HaOlam she-hecheeyanu v'keey'manu v'heegeeyanu .a-z'man ha-zeh.
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Blessed are you, Lord of the universe, who has kept us alive, sustained us, and enabled us to reach this season
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Baruch Ata HaShem Elokainu Melech HaOlam, SheHakol Barah Lichvodo
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Blessed art thou, Lord our God, who created everything for His glory
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Baruch Ha Shem.
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Praise the Lord
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Baruch Haba B'Shem Adonai.
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Blessed is He who comes in the name of the LORD
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borei p’riy ha-eitz
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Who creates the fruit of the vine
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Gadlu LaShem
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Exalt the Lord
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Hamotzi lecheem meen haaretz
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Who brings forth bread from the earth
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Kadosh Adoi tz-va-ot kadosh
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Holy is the Lord of Hosts
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Kapparot
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Sacrificial rites, literally "coverings." The killing of a fowl to be given to the needy, or else a monetary substitute.
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L'shanah ha'baah b'Yerushalayim
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"Next Year in Jerusalem," the expression of hope for the restoration of the Promised Land as well as peace and justicei n the world.
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Mahzor
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Cycle, holiday prayer book. A special volume containing prayers and liturgy for the festivals and holy days.
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Shalom Chavereem
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Friends
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Shalom Yedee eem
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Beloved Friends
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Shma Yisrael Adonai Eloheynu, Adonai Echad
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Hear O Israel, The Lord our Lord, the Lord is One
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Yom Tov
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Good day, a holiday.
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Rosh Hashanah & Yom Kippur
(Feast of Trumpets & Atonement)
On Rosh Hashanah eve, at the start of the festival meal, it is customary to dip some cut raw apples into some honey as symbolic of asking God to grant a sweet new year.
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Al Chet
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The recitation of sin in the Yom Kippur service. Confession is made in the plural (i.e. "we have sinned…") enumerating every conceivable sin that may have been committed.
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Baruch atah Adonai, Eleohaynu Meclech HaOlam borei p'riy ha-eitz.
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Blessed are you, LORD our God, King of the universe who creates the fruit of the tree.
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Kol Nidre
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"All vows," a prayer chanted on the even of the Day of Atonement asking for absolution from all oaths and obligations made impulsively or under external duress.
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L’shana tova u-metukah.
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May you have a sweet and good new year.
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Mehilah
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Forgiveness. The custom of first asking a wronged person's pardon in order to be forgiven by God on the Day of Atonement.
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Tekiat Shofar
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The sounding of the ram's horn at the beginning of the New Year (Rash Hashanah) services and at the conclusion of the Day of Atonement.
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Tashlich
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"Casting off," the symbolic casting away of sins on the first day of the new year, done by the edge of a body of moving water. Often using bread crumbs. Tossing them into the water to symbolize the cleansing from sin after repentance.
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Teshuvah
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Repentance
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Yamim Noraim
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The "awe inspiring days." Referring to the ten-day period of soul searching between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. Also known as the "Days of Awe."
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Y'hee ratzon mee-l'fanecha, Adonai Elohaynu v'elohey avoteynu sh'tichadeish aleinu shanah tovah um'tuqah.
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May it be Your will, Lord our God and God of our ancestors that you renew for us a good and sweet year.
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Sukkoth
(Feast of Tabernacles)
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Baruch atah Adonai, Eleohaynu Meclech HaOlam asher keed'shanu b'meetzvotav v'tzeevanu leisheiv ba-sukkah.
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Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe who has sanctified us with His commandments and commanded us to dwell in the sukkah.
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Hanukkah
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Baruch atah Adonai, Eleohaynu Meclech HaOlam asher keed'shnau b'meetzvotav v'tzeevanu l'had'lik neir shel Hanukah.
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Blessed are you, LORD our God, King of the universe who has sanctified us with His commandments and commanded us to light the candles of Hanukkah.
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For more information on the God's Holy Days check out the book called "The Wonder and Majesty of God's Festivals and Holy Days".
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