MISHKAN T'FILAH
World Union Edition
LIST OF ENGLISH PASSAGES
LIST OF ENGLISH PASSAGES

081111 ENGLISH PASSAGES ALPHABETICAL LIST
up to p 450 incl. (including creative readings, study passages and translations of prayers).

First line/s

Page

A psalm. A song for Shabbat. It is good to praise Adonai; to sing hymns to Your

140, 214, 302, 390, 441

A psalm. Sing to Adonai a new song, for God has worked wonders;

133

A psalm of David. Ascribe to Adonai, O divine beings, ascribe to Adonai glory

136

A psalm of praise. Raise a shout for Adonai, all the earth; worship Adonai in glad

51, 440

A thought has blown the market place away. There is a song on the wind and joy in

163 & 251


 


 

A very old song aroused me into life

17


 


 

Adonai enthroned on cherubim, is sovereign, peoples tremble, the earth quakes

135

Adonai is Sovereign, God is robed in grandeur; Adonai is robed, God is girded

141, 391

Adonai is Sovereign! Let the earth exult, let the many islands rejoice! Dense clouds

133

Adonai, open up my lips, that my mouth may declare Your praise

74 etc


 


 

Adonai, our God grant us knowledge. Having granted us knowledge, accept our

102

Adonai, our God, make the words of Your Torah sweet to us and to the House of

297

Adonai our God, may we, Your people Israel, be worthy in our deeds and our pray

355

Adonai said to Moses as follows: Speak to the Israelite people and instruct them

68, 236

Adonai spoke to Moses, sayng, Speak to the Israelites and tell them that each

320

Adonai spoke to Moses saying: Speak to the whole community of Israel and say

249


 


 

Adonai. Your majesty is proclaimed by the marvels of earth and sky. Sun, moon

265


 


 

All goodness and truth are Yours, O God; may no evil estrange us from You

9


 


 

All this we hold to be true and trustworthy for us. You alone are our God, and we

14, 156, 404


 


 

Always, may each person revere God in private and in public

39 & 201, 427

And for wickedness, let there be no hope, and may all the errant return to You

88

And Jacob left Beersheba and set out for Haran. Coming upon a [certain] place

143

And time reverses its course, today flowing back into yesterday, like a river enclose

397

And turn in compassion to Jerusalem, Your city. May there be peace in her gates

90

And what is my life span? I'm like a man gone out of Egypt; the Red Sea parts

73 & 241

And who is wise? The one who learns from everyone. And who is mighty?


Arise my darling: my fair one, come away! For now the winter is past

351

 


407

As I awaken, let this be my thought; may my day be filled with acts of lovingkind...

39 & 201, 427

As I wrap myself in the tallit, I fulfill the mitzvah of my Creator

26

As soon as, in accordance with Jewish teaching, your lives have been touched

49 & 211, 437

As these shabbat candles give light to all who behold them, so may we, by our lives

121

As You taught Torah to those whose names I bear, teach me Torah, too.

9 + 151

Assemble the people, men, women and children, and the strangers in your cities

363

At dawn I seek You, my rock and refuge. I direct my prayer to You, morn and eve.

59


 


 

Be gracious, Adonai our God, to Your people Israel, and receive our prayers

279


 


 

Ben Azzai teaches: Run to do even a slight mitzvah, and flee from transgression

85


 


 

Bestow blessing upon the soil in Israel. Satisfy us with Your goodness

87

Bless Adonai who is blessed. Blessed is Adonai who is blessed now and forever

106

Bless, Adonai, O my soul! Adonai my God, how great You are. You are robed in

26, 190, 289, 416

Bless all who enter this sanctuary in need, all who bring the offerings of their hearts

385

Bless this our year and its abundant harvest for good. Grant blessing throughout

86

Blessed are You Adonai our God and God of those who came before us

182

Blessed are You Adonai our God, God of our fathers and mothers, God of Abraham

76 etc, 166, 244, 346

Blessed are You, Adonai our God, Ruler of the universe, who speaks the evening

148

Blessed are You, Adonai our God, Sovereign of the universe. With divine wisdom

33, 195, 291

Blessed are You, Adonai our God, Sovereign of the universe, who hallows us with

26, 416 (tallit), 28 (t'fillin), 42, 430 (study), 120 (shabbat candles), 204 (Torah study)

Blessed are You, Adonai our God, Sovereign of the universe, who has given us a

106 (after Torah)

Blessed are You, Adonai our God, Sovereign of the universe. You have sanctified

28 (t'fillin)

Blessed is God who in holiness gave the Torah to the people Israel

104

Blessed is the One who spoke and the world came to be. Blessed is the One!

50 etc, 212, 301, 438


 


 

But let justice well up like water, righteousness like an unfailing stream.

83


 


 

Come let us sing joyously to Adonai, raise a shout for our Rock and Deliverer

130

Countries grow old and fall apart; nations decline, torn; generations grow moss

213, 439

Create a pure heart within me; let my soul wake up in Your light.

75, 181, 285, 361


 


 

David's song of praise. I will extol You, my God & sovereign, and bless Your name

54, 305, 338, 444


 


 

Days pass and the years vanish, and we walk sightless among miracles

81 & 171


 


 

Disturb us Adonai, ruffle us from our complacency; Make us dissatisfied.

173


 


 

Don't let me fall as a stone falls upon the hard ground. And don't let my hands

195, 421


 


 

Don't stop after beating the swords into ploughshares, don't stop! Go on beating

179

Doubting is but the forefront of faith, a faith in the infinite growth of an
 

405
 

Each of us enters this sanctuary with a different need. Some hearts are full

184


 


 

Either you will go through this door or you will not go through

25 & 187, 415

Elisha took off his t'filin from his head and hid them in his hand

29

Emet, there is no place where You are not; even in the wilderness there is Your

239

Enlighten our eyes to the Divine lessons of our tradition, attach our hearts to the

399

Enlighten our eyes with Your Torah, focus our minds on Your mitzvot, unite our

62, 230


 


 

Entrances to holiness are everywhere. The possibility of ascent is all the time,

145

Even if our mouths were full of song as the sea, and our tongues full of joy

220, 447

Ever-Living God, Your majesty is proclaimed by the marvels of earth & sky

7

Everlasting love You offered Your people Israel by teaching us Torah and mitzvot

8, 150, 398

Everpresent One, may we Your people Israel be worthy in our deeds and our prayer

175 & 255


 


 

Everything is foreseen, yet freedom of choice is given. The world is judged by

91


 


 

Exalt Adonai our God and bow down toward God's holy mountain, for Adonai our

105


 


 

Exalt Adonai with me, let us extol God's name together.

104

Exalted and hallowed be God's great name, in the world which God created

20 etc, 208, 224, 263, 299, 312, 342, 392, 434

Find favor, Adonai our God, with Your people Israel and accept their prayer in love

92, 174, 254, 354

For all generations we will tell of Your greatness and for all eternity proclaim Your

82 etc

For all these things, O Sovereign, let Your name be forever praised and blessed

94


 


 

For from out of Zion will come the Torah, and the word of Adonai from Jerusalem

104

For I have given you good instruction; do not abandon My Torah

110, 374

For our teachers and their students, and the students of the students

47, 209, 300, 435


 


 

For the expanding grandeur of Creation, worlds known and unknown, galaxies

257, 332

For the gift of our souls, for the promise of our lives, for all we are and all we

357

For the good in us, which calls us to a better life, we give thanks. For the strength

281, 353

For thus said Adonai, the Creator of heaven who alone is God, who formed the

83


 


 

For us, this eternal teaching is true and enduring, beloved and precious, awesome

70, 238


 


 

Forgive us for we have sinned, pardon us for we have transgressed, for You pardon

84


 


 

From the cowardice that shrinks from new truth, from the laziness that is content

43 & 205, 431


 


 

Give us a place to rest, Adonai our God, bring us into shelter in the soft, long evg.

19 & 161

Give us a place to rest, O God. Shelter us in the long, soft, evening shadows of

271

Go forth and learn: It is easier to oppress than to be free, “Until all of us are free...

397

God of all creation, You are blessed with each soul's breath. Your greatness and

315


 


 

God of goodness, we give thanks for the gift of life, wonder beyond words

95 & 177


 


 

God of heaven and earth, grant abundant peace to our people Israel and their rabbis

48, 210, 436


 


 

God's Majesty is above the earth and heaven; and God is the strength of our people

110, 374

God's Torah is perfect, reviving the soul; God's teaching is sure, making wise the

375

Grant abundant peace to Israel Your people forever, for You are the sovereign God

96, 178, 358

Grant, O God, that we lie down in peace, and raise us up, our Guardian, to life

18, 160, 408


 


 

Grant peace, goodness and blessing, grace, kindness, and mercy, to us and to all

98, 258


 


 

Grant us peace, Your most precious gift, O Eternal Source of peace

179, 259, 282

Hallelujah! Praise God in God's sanctuary; praise God in the sky, God's stronghold

55, 218, 306, 445

Happy are those who dwell in Your house; they forever praise You!

52

Happy is the one who finds wisdom, the one who gains understanding, for its value

363

Heal us Adonai, and let us be healed; save us and let us be saved. Grant full healing

86

Hear O Israel, Adonai is our God, Adonai is One

.... etc, 366

Hear our voice, Adonai our God, have compassion upon us and accept our prayer

90

Help me, O God, to find still moments, quiet spaces within to refresh my soul

284, 361

Help me perfect my ways of loving and caring. Inspire me to make myself whole


 

Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken-winged bird

385

 


 

405

Holy One, give me a quiet heart, and help me to hear the still, small voice

261

Holy One of blessing, Your presence fills creation. You have enlightened this path

107, 369

Holy One of blessing, Your presence fills creation. This Torah is a teaching of truth

107, 369

How deeply You have loved us Adonai, our God, gracing us with surpassing

62, 230

How do we find God? We find God revealed in the order in the physical universe

397

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

30, 192, 290, 418

How shall we sanctify God's name? By being holy ourselves. How do we

351

How welcome on the mountain are the footsteps of the herald, announcing peace

359

I am a Jew because the faith of Israel demands no abdication of the mind

41 & 203, 429

I am Adonai, Your God, who led you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of

63


 


 

I begin with a prayer of gratitude for all that is holy in my life. God needs no words

126


 


 

I can stay the tears of others, if I can see myself as diminished of their sorrows

199, 425

I enter this sacred space to voice the longings of my heart in prayer.

185


 


 

I find by experience, not by reasoning, but by my own discovery that God is near

47 & 209, 435

I need strength, humility, courage, patience. Strength to control my passions,

101, 261, 336

I offer thanks to You, ever-living Sovereign, that You have restored my soul to me

24 , 186, 288, 414

I, the Eternal, have called you to righteousness, and taken you by the hand

373

I will betroth you to Me forever; I will betroth you to Me in righteousness

28

If people fall, can they not also rise? If they break away, can they not return?

69 & 237


 


 

If we can hear the words from Sinai then love will flow from us; and we shall serve

67 & 235

In a world torn by violence and pain, a world far from wholeness and peace

15 & 157


 


 

In an envelope marked personal, God addressed me a letter. In an envelope marked

165

In each age we receive and transmit Torah. At each moment we are addressed by

266

In my half-sleep, O God, in my yawning confusion, thank you with a croaking

37


 


 

In the beginning, even then, a new light was sown for the righteous; a promise

229


 


 

In the morning, before this day's journey begins, I offer thanks before You, God

23


 


 

In the same hour that the Holy Blessed One created the first human being, God

83

In this scroll is the secret of our people's life from Sinai until now. Its teaching is

104, 365

Into our hands, O God, You have placed Your Torah, to be held high by parents and

116, 380

Into this sanctuary we have brought the symbols of Sukkot. The lulav that
 

413
 

It is a tree of life for those who hold fast to it, and all its supporters are happy

110, 374

It is not we alone who pray; all things pray. All things pour forth their souls

287

It was the day You defended Abraham, the very day You took note of Sarah

245

Justice, justice shall you pursue, that you may thrive and occupy the land that

83

Lend us the wit, O God, to speak the lean and simple word; give us the strength

101, 284

Let all that breathes praise God. Hallelujah!

105

Let our eyes behold Your loving return to Zion. Blessed are You, Adonai, whose


Let our souls evolve higher: from instinct to inspiration, haughtiness to holiness

 

92, 174, 354


423

 

Let the soul of everything alive bless Your name, Adonai, our God

307, 446

Let there be love and understanding among us. Let peace and friendship be our

19 & 161, 409


 


 

Let us declare the greatness of our God and give honor to the Torah

106


 


 

Let us praise Adonai, Source of knowledge and light, from whom we draw wisdom

183


 


 

Let us praise the Name of Adonai, for God's Name alone is exalted

110


 


 


 


 

Let us sanctify your Name on earth as it is sanctified in the heavens above

82 etc, 248, 350


 


 

Life without integrity is like loosely hanging threads, easily fraying from the main

69 & 237

Lift up your heads, O gates! Lift yourselves up, O ancient doors. Let the sovereign

364

Love Adonai your God with every heartbeat, with every breath, with every consc...

319

Love God with all the power of your heart, with its yearnings, its passions

13


 


 

Love your God with every heartbeat, with every breath, with every conscious act

155, 403


 


 

Love your neighbor as yourself, You said. And light-blinded we saw that inner

63 & 231

Matter is never destroyed, only transformed. So, too, can the soul evolve, higher

197


 


 

May it be Your will, O God and God of our ancestors, that You lead us in peace

114, 378

May it be Your will to grant a swift and full healing of body and soul to...

87

May God bless you and keep you. May God's light shine upon you and may God

99

May God bless you with all good and keep you from evil. May God enlighten

99

May my life be one link in a chain of goodness. As I say the prayers of my ancest...

288


 


 

May our eyes sparkle with the light of Torah, and our ears hear the music of its

389

May the door of this synagogue be wide enough to receive all who hunger for love

124 & 185


 


 

May the One who blessed our ancestors, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, Sarah, Rebecca

108, 370


 


 

May the One who makes peace in the high heavens make peace for us, all Israel

100

May the One whose spirit is with us in every righteous deed, be with all who work

31 & 193, 419


 


 

May the words of my mouth and the meditations of my heart be acceptable to You

100 etc

May these Festival lights open our eyes to the joys in life: beauty that delights the

384

May these hours of rest and renewal open our hearts to joy and our minds to truth

173, 278


 


 

May truth spring up from the earth; May justice look down from the heavens

90


 


 

May we find peace with those we love, growing together over time.

97

May we lie down this nght in peace, and rise up to life renewed.  May this night

409
 

May you always be praised, great and holy God, our Sovereign in heaven and on

311,


 


 

May you live to see your world fulfilled, may your destiny be for worlds still to

117, 381


 


 

My God, guard my speech from evil and my lips from deception.

100 etc, 180, 260, 360


 


 

My God I thank you for my life, body, and soul

33, 421

My God, keep my tongue from evil and my lips from speaking guile

283

My God, the soul You have given me is pure. You created it, You shaped it

34, 196, 422


 


 

My heart is stirred by a noble theme. Show me the path of life.

103


 


 

My soul came to me pure, drawn from the reservoir of the Holy

35 & 197, 423

Nation shall not lift up sword against nation; neither shall they learn war anymore.

105

Nittai the Arbelite says: Distance yourself from a bad neighbor and do not associate

89


 


 

No, this is the fast I desire: To unlock fetters of wickedness, and untie the cords of


Now is the time to move out of the narrow spce.  The "I" is the starting 
Now Mount Sinai was all in smoke, for Adonai had come down upon it in fire

 

83


412
412

Now summer's prospect, the world ripening and growing softer, the promise of

389

O Adonai, our God, let the words of Torah be sweet in our mouths, and the mouths

42, 204, 430


 


 

O Guardian of life and liberty, may our nation always merit Your protection

112


 


 

O God, in the power of Your strength, great in the glory of Your name, mighty

222, 449

O God, Inspiration and Guide for all, You have spoken in a thousand tongues

317

O God, may we never become complacent, faltering in our effort to build a world

334

O God, You are as near as the very air we breathe, yet farther than the farthermost

147, 243, 345, 395

O heavenly One, Protector and Redeemer of Israel, bless the State of Israel

113, 377

O Source of light and truth, Creator of the eternal law of goodness

121, 385

On this holy shabbat, may we draw nearer to life, to peace and to joy

255, 355

On this Shabbat day, as You graciously receive our prayers, help us to hear Your

330

Once or twice in a lifetime, a man or woman may choose, a radical leaving

231

Our ancestors brought You spices and foods to gain Your favor, O God.

353

Our fathers and mothers prayed, each through their own experience of God

245, 347


 


 

Our God and God of our ancestors, be pleased with our rest. Sanctify us with Your

172, 252, 352

Our God and God of our ancestors, bless us with this threefold blessing: May God

359

Our God and God of our ancestors, may the new month bring us goodness

115, 379


 


 

Our God and God of our fathers and mothers, on this (first day of the new month)

92


 


 

Our hearts are one on this joyous day as you commit yourself to a life of Torah

116, 380


 


 

Our Praise to You Eternal One who brings the evening evermore

7

Peace be to you, O ministering angels, messengers of the Most High

142

Pour Your spirit upon the rulers of all lands; guide them that they may govern justly

88

Praise Adonai to whom praise is due forever! Praised be Adonai to whom praise is

4 etc

 

 

Praise God in the depths of the universe; praise God in the human heart


Praise to You Adonai our God, Sovereign of the universe, Creator of the fruit of the

Praise to You, Adonai our God, Sovereign of the universe, from whom the evening


Praise to You, Adonai our God, Sovereign of the universe, who crowns Israel with

 

Praise to You, Adonai our God, Sovereign of the universe, who finding favor with


Praise to You, Adonai our God, Sovereign of the universe, who formed the human body

 

35


123, 387



149


40



123


32, 194, 420

Praised are you Adonai our God Ruler of the Universe who clothes the naked

38

Praised are you Adonai our God Ruler of the Universe who hallows us with mitzv.

5, 59 & 227

Praised are you Adonai our God Ruler of the Universe who speaks the evening

6, 396

Praised are You, Adonai our God, Sovereign of the Universe, Creator of light and

60, 228

 

 

 

 

Praised are you Adonai our God, Sovereign of the Universe, Rock of all creation

372

 

 

 

 

   


 


 

Praised are you Adonai our God, Sovereign of the Universe who frees the captive

36


 


 

Praised are you Adonai our God, Sovereign of the Universe who girds Israel with

40


 


 

Praised are you Adonai our God, Sovereign of the Universe who gives strength to

38


 


 

Praised are you Adonai our God, Sovereign of the Universe who has chosen faithf

372

Praised are you Adonai our God, Sovereign of the Universe who has given the

36


 


 

Praised are you Adonai our God, Sovereign of the Universe who has made me a

40


 


 

Praised are you Adonai our God, Sovereign of the Universe who has made me free

40

Praised are you Adonai our God, Sovereign of the Universe who lifts up the fallen

36

Praised are you Adonai our God, Sovereign of the Universe who made me in the

40

Praised are you Adonai our God, Sovereign of the Universe who opens the eyes of

36


 


 

Praised are you Adonai our God, Sovereign of the Universe who removes sleep

38


 


 


 


 

Praised are you Adonai our God, Sovereign of the Universe who strengthens our

38

Praised are you Adonai our God, Sovereign of the Universe who stretches the earth

38


 


 

Praised are You, Sovereign of wonders, crowned in adoration, delighting in song

56

Pray as if everything depended on God. Act as if everything depended on you.

165 & 243

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem; may those who love you prosper

113

Prayer gives us the guidance we need. It opens the mind to the illumination of God

49 & 211, 437


 


 

Prayer invites God's presence to suffuse our spirits, God's will to prevail in our live

75,165, 243, 345

Prayer is not purely an act; all things pray, and all things pour forth their souls.

337

Rabban Gamliel used to say: Treat God's will as if it were your own, so that God

91

Rabbi Akiva says: Jest and frivolity lead one to lewdness. The tradition is a fence

89

Rabbi Chalafta ben Dosa, who lived in Kefar Chenanya, used to say: If ten sit and

351

Rabbi Chanina says: Pray for the welfare of the government

89

Rabbi Joshua says: These drive one away from others: hatred, the evil inclination

85

Rabbi Tarfon says: The day is short, and the work is great; but the workers are

85

Rabbi Tarfon used to say: It is not for you to complete the work, but neither are you

87

Religion embraces both faith and action. The primary quality is action, for it lays

199, 425

Return us to Your Torah and draw us near to Your service, and in complete

84

Rise and open the door that is shut.

225


 


 

Shammai says: Make a fixed time for your Torah study, speak little and do much

85

Sinai was only the beginning. The Torah has never ceased to grow. In every age

399

Sing praise to Adonai with the lyre, with the lyre and melodious song.

134

Sing the song of men and women joined in understanding and respect

15, 159, 321

Sing to Adonai a new song, sing to Adonai, all the earth. Sing to adonai, bless God

132

Some perished by fire, some by water. Some crossed the sea, or watered the desert

77 & 167

Sound the great shofar to proclaim our freedom, raise a great banner for our

86

Source of all being, may the children of this community learn these passions from

112, 376

Source of all being, we turn to You as did our people in ancient days

274, 324

Source of laughter and gladness, let Your presence accompany these loving compan

117, 381

Source of life, every year you plant within us a new tree of life. May it be Your

399

Standing on the parted shores of history, we still believe what we were taught

17&73 & 157

Take note of our affliction and make our struggles Yours. Redeem us swiftly

84

Teach me, O God, a blessing, a prayer, on the mystery of a withered leaf

21, 145, 393


 


 

Tell them I'm struggling to sing with angels who hint at it in black words

3


 


 

Ten miracles were performed for our ancestors in the Holy Temple: (among them

91


 


 

The covenant calling and covenant work goes on in each act of teaching and

45, 433


 


 

The eternal truth is that You alone are God and there is none else.

239

The good in us will win, over all the wickedness, over all the wrongs we have done

241

The heaven and the earth were finished, and all their array. On the seventh day

122

The people of Israel shall keep Shabbat, observing Shabbat throughout the ages

162, 272, 410


 


 

The soul that You have given me, O God, is pure! You created and formed it

292


 


 

The sword comes to the world on account of the delay of justice and perversion

83


 


 

The voice of Adonai kindles flames of fire; the voice of Adonai convulses the

137

The world is sunlight, restoring the soul, rejoicing the heart, rejoicing the heart

314

The world is sustained by three things: Torah, worship and loving deeds.

105

The colors of early evening sky blend and deepen, allowing new lights to be seen

397

The covenant calling and covenant work goes on in each act of teaching

45 & 207


 


 

The diameter of the bomb was thirty centimeters and the diameter of its destruction

97


 


 

The eternal truth is that You alone are God and there is none else. May the righteou

71 & 239

The heaven and the earth were finished, and all their array. On the seventh day

122

The good in us will win, over all the wickedness, over all the wrongs we have done

241

The meaning of shabbat is to celebrate time rather than space. Six days a week

329

The people of Israel shall keep Shabbat, observing Shabbat throughout the ages

250, 328

The sun will not be your light by day, nor the moon by night


Then Miriam, the prophetess, Aaron's sister, took a timbrel in her hand

 

61


412

 

There are days when we seek things for ourselves and measure failure by what we

127

There are eight degrees in the giving of tzedakah, each one higher than the one

45 & 207, 433


 


 

There are times when the love of God burns so powerfully within your heart

343

There is none like You among the gods, Adonai, and there are no deeds like Yours

362

There is one who sings the song of his own life, finding everything within himself


Therefore these limbs which you have formed in us, and this spirit and soul

147, 395


448

These are things that are limitless, of which a person enjoys the fruit of this world

44, 206, 298, 432

They shall beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks

365

They shall not hurt or destroy in My holy mountain, for the earth shall be filled

365

This is an hour of change. Within it we stand uncertain on the border of light

149

This is the line of Perez: Perez begot Hezron, Hezron begot Ram (may be changed)
 

407
 

This is the Torah which Moses placed before the people of Israel, God's word

108


 


 

Those who keep Shabbat by calling it a delight, will rejoice in Your realm

162, 250, 272, 329, 411

Thou comest, God, in the ancient speech, in long-loved sound, in comfortable

343

Three things there are together in my eye that keep the thought of Thee forever

5 & 227


 


 

Thus said Adonai Tz'vaot: Execute true justice; deal loyally and compassionately

83


 


 

Thus says Adonai, This is what I desire: To unlock the fetters of wickedness

112, 376


 


 

Thus you shall remember to observe all My commandments and to be holy to your

66

To all generations we will declare Your greatness, and for all eternity proclaim


Today we complete and begin teh reading of the Torah.  We rejoice in the truth

 

350


413

Tonight let our shelters be strung with the finest fruits of creation: love, fertility

389

Toward the righteous, toward the pious, toward the leaders of Your people Israel

88

Turn Torah and keep turning it, for everything can be found in it. Keep your eyes

397

We acknowledge with thanks that You are Adonai, our God and the God of our

94, 176, 256, 356


 


 

We are called unto life, destiny uncertain. Yet we offer thanks for what we know

2

We are a people in whom the past endures, in whom the present is inconceivable...

163 & 251

We are Israel: witness to God's covenant. We are Israel: forbidden to worship powe

71

We are slaves because freedom means more than broken chains. Where there is

388

We enter this sanctuary to welcome Shabbat. Within these walls we sit surrounded

124


 


 

We give thanks to You O God for this Shabbat day, which unites us as a community

287


 


 

We need Jewish men and women to become a Jewishly inspired and informed

45 & 207, 433


 


 

We offer thanks, O God, for this Shabbat which unites us in faith and hope

127 & 253


 


 

We oughtn't pray for what we've never known, and humanity has never known:

259


 


 

We pray that we might know before whom we stand: The power whose gift is life

169, 275


 


 

We reach for You, our God from our quiet places. May we stand still, for a brief

181

We remember on this day our crossing of the sea so long ago when Miriam, Moses

388

We sanctify Your name on earth, even as all things, to the end of time and space

327

We seekers of God, how do we find You? In good deeds and the study of Torah.

43 & 205, 431

We sit in community: elbow to elbow, eye to eye. So close, perhaps, we brush

336

We worship the power that unites the universe, a promise of harmony for all

269


 


 

What makes a fire burn is space between the logs, a breathing space.

225

When justice burns within us like a flaming fire, when love evokes willing sacrifice

67 & 235

When Torah entered the world, freedom entered it. The whole Torah exists only to

111, 375

When we behold Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, the moon and stars

95, 177, 357

Where has this week vanished? Is it lost forever? Will I ever recover anything

125 & 253

Where might I go to find You, exalted, hidden One? Yet where would I not go

81 & 171

Where were you when I laid the earth's foundations? Speak as if you have ......

61

Who does not hunger for friendship, understanding, warmth and love. Chazak

184

Who'd have dared shape the thought? That we would come again to this antique

93

Who is like You, O God, among the gods that are worshipped? Who is like You

16, 158 etc, 240, 270, 322, 406

Whoever wrapped in a tallit in one's youth will never forget: taking it out

27 & 191, 417


 


 

Why fixed prayers? To learn what we should value, what we should pray for.

49 & 211, 437

Wisdom and wonder, passion and instruction, story and symbol. All these things

151


 


 

With this do I prepare myself to thank, praise and glorify my Creator

213, 439


 


 

Within these walls, we sit surrounded by numberless generations

23

Working is another way of praying. You plant in Israel the soul of a tree.

93

Yosei ben Yo-ezer of Tz'reidah says: Let your house be a meeting place for sages

89

You are forever mighty, Adonai; You renew life beyond death (give life to all)

78 etc, 168, 246, 348

You are holy, Your name is holy, and those who are holy praise You every day

80 etc, 168

You are one and Your name is one, and there is none like Your people Israel

352

You are praised who rolls out the rough, raw clay of the universe into delicate

229


 


 

You are the Open Door, that beckons me in; peeking around the door frame

247, 325


 


 

You are with us in our prayer, our love and our doubt, in our longing to feel Your

175


 


 

You grace humans with knowledge and teach mortals understanding

84


 


 

You have my attention: which is a tenderness, beyond what I may say.

225

You set aside the seventh day for Your Name, the pinnacle of Creation

172, 277

You shall always be praised, great and holy God, our Sovereign in heaven and earth

56, 450


 


 

You shall be holy, for I, Adonai your God, am holy

83


 


 

You shall love Adonai Your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all

12 etc, 154, 234, 268, 402


 


 

You shall not oppress a stranger, for you know the feelings off the stranger

83


 


 

Your might, O God, is everlasting; Help us to use our strength for good and not for

79, 349


 


 

Yours, Adonai, is the greatness, might, splendour, triumph, and majesty – yes, all

104