THANKSGIVING IN JEWISH PRAYER

Occasion We thank God for

! " #! $ai%&
'ornin(
)Afternoon*
+ E,enin(
Remembering our ancestors good deeds and crediting us with them; healing the sick, freeing the
captives and reviving the dead; being holy, for being our God, for keeping our souls and for doing
wonders, and for peace; the act of creation, the perfection of creation, setting us apart & making
us different than other nations; showing us love by giving us the Torah, which is the guide for our
lives and therefore we study it continually; protecting us from tyrants and enemies and doing
wonders to save us from those who persecute us.
1 ! $ai%&
E,enin(
ringing evenings, opening the gates of heaven, changing the times, alternating the seasons,
arranging the celestial bodies, causing days and nights to follow each other and making them
different.
1 ! $ai%&
'ornin(
!haping light and darkness and creating everything; shining upon the universe and renewing
creation daily; creating humans wisely in a perfectly functioning intricate body; guiding us in the
study of Torah for its own sake; putting a pure soul in us and there by giving us life; letting nature
distinguish between day and night; making us who we are at "is will, and for making us free;
giving sight, clothes, freedom, healing; creating the universe & for having mercy over the world;
helping us fulfill our needs and watching our steps; giving strength to the weary and keeping us
awake when we slumber; our good fate and wonderful heritage; being #ne and $ternal; letting
us declare "is unity morning & evening; compensating those who worship "im; making a
covenant with us through our ancestors
If s-ared fro.
dan(er
%lessed are &ou, 'ord our God, Ruler of the (niverse, who bestows favors upon the
undeserving and has shown me every kindness.)
Sha//at Week%&
The Sa//ath
*ll the above plus+ Giving us a day of rest to worship him in awe and thanksgiving; sanctifying
the seventh day and blessing it above all other times to mark the end of ,reation; being a great
and awesome and ma-estic God, -udging peoples -ustly, giving long and good lives to the
righteous and saving them from the hands of the wicked; keeping his promise to the "ouse of
.srael.
0 ! ' Rosh Hodesh
1irst of 'onth
*ll the above plus+ dividing time into days, weeks, months and years; giving us credit for the
merits of our ancestors, our /essiah and 0erusalem "is holy city and "is people .srael
0 ! Y Ne2 Year
Rosh Hashanah
*ll the above plus+ ,reating the (niverse 1this is %the irthday of the (niverse); 0udging the
world in -ustice
0 ! Y S3kkoth
1east of 4ooths
5Ta/ernac%es6
*ll the above, plus+ keeping us safe when traversing the !inai 2esert; providing shelter; the fall
harvest 1mainly fruit from trees3 and providing water.
0 ! Y Pessah
1east of Passo,er
*ll the above plus+ preserving our identity during 455 years of $gyptian bondage; setting us free
from that bondage; sparing us during the plagues that hit $gypt; parting the sea before us when
the $gyptians were chasing us; shaping the slaves coming out of $gypt into a nation with an
identity and a purpose; Guiding us through the desert; the spring harvest.
0 ! Y Sha,3oth
1east of the Weeks
*ll the above plus+ ringing us to /t. !inai; revealing "imself to us; giving us the Torah; bringing
us to the 6romised 'and; providing bounty from which to offer the first fruits; the summer harvest.
Han3kkah Ho%ida&
of 7i(hts
Rededication of
the Te.-%e in 089
4:E
*ll the above plus+ !tanding by our people when the evil kingdom of Greece tried to cause 0ews
to leave their faith and helping them, who were few and weak, defeat the mightier enemy, purify
the Temple from the idols, renew the sacrificial ritual and put up lights in its courtyard.
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Psalm 145
0: A Song of Praise. Of David.
1: I will extol thee, my God and King,
and bless thy name for ever and ever.
2: Every day I will bless thee,
and raise thy name for ever and ever.
3: Great is the !O"D, and greatly to be raised,
and his greatness is #nsear$hable.
4: One generation shall la#d thy wor%s to another,
and shall de$lare thy mighty a$ts.
5: On the glorio#s slendor of thy ma&esty,
and on thy wondro#s wor%s, I will meditate.
6: 'en shall ro$laim the might of thy terrible a$ts,
and I will de$lare thy greatness.
7: (hey shall o#r forth the fame of thy ab#ndant goodness,
and shall sing alo#d of thy righteo#sness.
8: (he !O"D is gra$io#s and mer$if#l, slow to anger
and abo#nding in steadfast love.
9: (he !O"D is good to all,
and his $omassion is over all that he has made.
10: All thy wor%s shall give than%s to thee, O !O"D,
and all thy saints shall bless thee)
11: (hey shall sea% of the glory of thy %ingdom,
and tell of thy ower,
12: to ma%e %nown to the sons of men thy mighty deeds,
and the glorio#s slendor of thy %ingdom.
13: (hy %ingdom is an everlasting %ingdom,
and thy dominion end#res thro#gho#t all generations.
(he !O"D is faithf#l in all his words,
and gra$io#s in all his deeds.
14: (he !O"D #holds all who are falling,
and raises # all who are bowed down.
15: (he eyes of all loo% to thee,
and tho# givest them their food in d#e season.
16: (ho# oenest thy hand,
tho# satis*est the desire of every living thing.
17: (he !O"D is &#st in all his ways,
and %ind in all his doings.
18: (he !O"D is near to all who $all #on him,
to all who $all #on him in tr#th.
19: +e f#l*ls the desire of all who fear him,
he also hears their $ry, and saves them.
20: (he !O"D reserves all who love him,
b#t all the wi$%ed he will destroy.
21: 'y mo#th will sea% the raise of the !O"D,
and let all -esh bless his holy name for ever and ever.
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