מַה טֹּבוּ אֹהָלֶיךָ, יַעֲקֹב; מִשְׁכְּנֹתֶיךָ, יִשְׂרָאֵל

וַאֲנִי בְּרֹב חַסְדְּךָ אָבוֹא בֵיתֶךָ
אֶשְׁתַּחֲוֶה אֶל הֵיכַל קָדְשְׁךָ בְּיִרְאָתֶךָ

מַה טֹּבוּ אֹהָלֶיךָ, יַעֲקֹב; מִשְׁכְּנֹתֶיךָ, יִשְׂרָאֵל

ה’ אָהַבְתִּי מְעוֹן בֵּיתֶךָ וּמְקוֹם מִשְׁכַּן כְּבוֹדֶךָ
וַאֲנִי אֶשְׁתַּחֲוֶה וְאֶכְרָעָה אֶבְרְכָה לִפְנֵי ה’ עֹשִׂי

מַה טֹּבוּ אֹהָלֶיךָ, יַעֲקֹב; מִשְׁכְּנֹתֶיךָ, יִשְׂרָאֵל

וַאֲנִי תְפִלָתִי לְךָ ה’ עֵת רָצוֹן
אֱלהִים בְּרָב חַסְדֶּךָ עֲנֵנִי בֶּאֱמֶת יִשְׁעֶךָ

מַה טֹּבוּ אֹהָלֶיךָ, יַעֲקֹב; מִשְׁכְּנֹתֶיךָ, יִשְׂרָאֵל

Mah Tovu ohalecha, Yaakov, mishkenotecha, Yisrael

Vaani b'rov chasd'cha avo veitecha,
eshtachaveh el heichal kodsh'cha b'yiratecha.

Mah Tovu ohalecha, Yaakov, mishkenotecha, Yisrael

Adonai ahavti m'on beitecha um'kom mishkan k'vodecha.
Vaani eshtachaveh v'echrah, evr'chah lifnei Adonai osi.

Mah Tovu ohalecha, Yaakov, mishkenotecha, Yisrael

Vanni t'filati l'cha, Adonai, eit ratzon.
Elohim b'rov chasdecha, aneini be-emet yishecha.

Mah Tovu ohalecha, Yaakov, mishkenotecha, Yisrael

How Fair are your tents, O Jacob, your dwellings, O Israel.

I, through Your abundant love, enter Your house; I bow down in awe at Your holy temple.

Adonai I love Your temple abode, the dwelling-place of Your glory.
I will humbly bow down low before Adonai, my Maker.

How Fair are your tents, O Jacob, your dwellings, O Israel.

As for me, may my prayer come to You, Adonai, at a favorable time.
O God, in Your abundant faithfulness, answer me with Your sure deliverance.

How Fair are your tents, O Jacob, your dwellings, O Israel.

Mah Tovu (Danny Maseng arr. J. Mark Dung)

מִי שֶׁבֵּרַךְ אַבוֹתֵינוּ
אַבְרָהָם יִצְחָק וְיַעֲקֹב

מִי שֶׁבֵּרַךְ אִמוֹתֵינוּ
שָׂרָה ,רִבְקָה לֵאָה וְרָחֵל

Mi Shebeirach avoteinu
Avraham, Yitzchak, v'Yaakov

Mi Shebeirach imoteinu
Sarah, Rivkah, Leah, v'Rachel

May the One who blessed our mothers,
may the one who blessed our fathers

Hear Our Prayer 
And Bless Us As Well

Bless us with the power of Your healing
bless us with the power of Your hope.

May our hearts be filled with understanding,
and strengthened by the power of Your love.

Mi Shebeirach (Lisa Levine)

רְצֵה, ה' אֱ-לֹהֵֽינוּ, בְּעַמְּךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל וּבִתְפִלָּתָם בְּאַהֲבָה תְקַבֵּל
וּתְהִי לְרָצוֹן תָּמִיד עֲבוֹדַת יִשְׂרָאֵל עַמֶּֽךָ
אֵל קָרוֹב לְכָל קֹרְאָיו פּֽנֵה אֶל עֲבָדֶיךָ וְחָנֵנוּ
שְׁפוֹךְ רוּחֲךָ  עָלֵינוּ
וְתֶחֱזֶינָה עֵינֵנוּ בְּשׁוּבְךֶ לְצִיוֹן בְּרַחַמים
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְיָ הֵמֵחֲזִיר שְׁכִינָתוֹ לְצִיוֹן

R'tzei, Adonai Eloheinu, b’amcha Yisrael, ut’filatam b’ahavah t’kabeil,
ut’hi l’ratzon tamid avodat Yisrael amecha.
El karov l’chol korav, p’nei el avadecha v’choneinu,
sh’foch ruchacha aleinu.
V’techezenah eineinu b’shuv’cha l’Tzion b’rachamim.
Baruch atah, Adonai, hamachazir Shechinato l’Tzion.

Find favor, Adonai, our God, with Your people Israel and accept their prayer in love.
May the worship of Your people Israel always be acceptable. God who is near to all who call, turn lovingly to Your servants. Pour out Your spirit upon us.
Let Our Eyes Behold Your loving return to Zion.
Blessed are You, Adonai, whose Presence returns to Zion

R'tzei (Stephen Richards)

שָׁלוֹם רָב עַל יִשְׂרָאֵל עַמְּךָ תָּשִׂים לְעוֹלָם
 כִּי אַתָּה הוּא מֶלֶךְ אָדוֹן לְכָל הַשָּׁלוֹם 
וְטוֹב בְּעֵינֶֽיךָ לְבָרֵךְ אֶת עַמְּךָ יִשׁרָאֵל
בְּכָל עֵת וּבְכָל שָׁעָה בִּשְׁלוֹמֶֽךָ

Shalom Rav al Yisrael amcha tasim l’olam,
 ki atah hu Melech Adon l’chol hashalom
V’tov b’einecha l’vareich et amcha Yisrael 
b’chol eit uv’chol shaah bish’lomecha.

Grant peace to Your people Israel forever
 for You are the Soverign of peace.

May it please You to bless us and to bless all Your people Israel with Your peace at all times and at all hours.

Shalom Rav (Jeff Klepper & Dan Freelander)

וְשָׁמְרוּ בְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶת הַשַּׁבָּת
לַעֲשׂוֹת אֶת הַשַּׁבָּת לְדֹרֹתָם בְּרִית עוֹלָם 
בֵּינִי וּבֵן בְּנֵי יִשׂרָאֵל אוֹתהִיא לְעֹלָם 
כִּי שֵֽׁשֶׁת יָמִים עָשָׂה יהוה אֶת הַשָּׁמַיִם וְאֶת הָאֳרֶץ 
וּבַיּוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי שָׁבַת וַיִּנָּפַשׁ

V’shamru Vnei Yisrael et HaShabbat, laasot et HaShabbat l’dorotam b’rit olam. 

Beini u’vein b’nei Yisrael ot hi l’olam, 

V’shamru Vnei Yisrael et HaShabbat, laasot et HaShabbat l’dorotam b’rit olam. 

ki sheishet yamim asah Adonai et hashamayim v’et haaretz, 

V’shamru Vnei Yisrael et HaShabbat, laasot et HaShabbat l’dorotam b’rit olam. 

u’vayom hasvi-i shavat vayinafash.

The children of Israel shall observe the Sabbath, observing the Sabbath throughout their generations as a covenant for all time. It is a sign forever between Me and people of Israel. For in six days the Eternal One made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day God ceased from work and rested.

V'shamru (Moshe Rothblum)

יִהְיוּ לְרָצוֹן אִמְרֵי פִי והֶגיוֹן לִבִּי
לְפָנֶךָ יְיָ צוּרִי וגוֹאֲלִי

Yih’yu l’ratzon imrei fi v’hegyon libi
l’fanecha,Adonaitzuriv’go-ali

May the words of my mouth and the meditations of my heart be acceptable to You, Adonai, my Rock and my Redeemer.

Yih'yu L'ratzon (Josh Nelson)

שְׁמַע קולֵנוּ, ה' אֱלהֵינוּ, חוּס וְרַחֵם עָלֵינו, וְקַבֵּל בְּרַחֲמִים וּבְרָצון אֶת תְּפִלָּתֵנוּ
                                                                                        הֲשִׁיבֵֽנוּ יְהֹוָה אֵלֶֽיךָ
                                                                                    הֲשִׁיבֵֽנוּ אֵלֶֽיךָ וְנָשֽׁוּבָה
                                                                                           חַדֵּשׁ יָמֵֽינוּ כְּקֶֽדֶם
                                                                                                   אַל תַּשְׁלִיכֵֽנוּ
                                                                 לְעֵת זִקְנָה כִּכְלוֹת כֹּחֵֽנוּ אַל תַּעַזְבֵֽנוּ
שְׁמַע קולֵנוּ, ה' אֱלהֵינוּ, חוּס וְרַחֵם עָלֵינו, וְקַבֵּל בְּרַחֲמִים וּבְרָצון אֶת תְּפִלָּתֵנוּ

Sh'ma koleinu, Adonai Eloheinu. Chus v'rachem, aleinu. 
Hear our voice God, have compassion upon us. 

V'kabel b'rachamim, b'rachamim uv'ratzon et t'filateinu. 
Receive our prayer with mercy and righteousness. 

Hashiveinu Adonai Elecha, v'nashuva: chadesh yameinu k'kedem. 
Return us to You, Adonai, and we will return. Renew our days as of old. 

Al tashlicheinu, l'et ziknah kichlot kocheinu, al taazveinu. 
Do not turn us away in our old season, as our strength diminishes, do not abandon us. Do not be far from us.

Sh'ma Koleinu (Max Helfman)

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Sh'ma Koleinu (Max Helfman)

Cantor Laura Breznick

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