The Ark is opened for the entire service
אֲדֹנָי, שְׂפָתַי תִּפְתָּח וּפִי יַגִּיד תְּהִלָּתֶֽךָ: My Master, open my lips, and my mouth will declare Your praise.
אבות THE VIRTUE OF OUR FOREFATHERS
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ וֵאלֹהֵי אֲבוֹתֵֽינוּ אֱלֹהֵי אַבְרָהָם אֱלֹהֵי יִצְחָק וֵאלֹהֵי יַעֲקֹב הָאֵל הַגָּדוֹל הַגִּבּוֹר וְהַנּוֹרָא אֵל עֶלְיוֹן גּוֹמֵל חֲסָדִים טוֹבִים וְקוֹנֵה הַכֹּל וְזוֹכֵר חַסְדֵי אָבוֹת וּמֵבִיא גוֹאֵל לִבְנֵי בְנֵיהֶם לְמַֽעַן שְׁמוֹ בְּאַהֲבָה: Blessed are You, Adonoy, our God, and God of our fathers, God of Avraham, God of Yitzchak, and God of Yaakov, the Almighty, the Great, the Powerful, the Awesome, most high Almighty, Who bestows beneficent kindness, Who possesses everything, Who remembers the piety of the Patriarchs, and Who brings a redeemer to their children's children, for the sake of His Name, with love.
מִסּוֹד חֲכָמִים וּנְבוֹנִים. וּמִלֶּֽמֶד דַּֽעַת מְבִינִים. אֶפְתְּחָה פִי בִּתְפִלָּה וּבְתַחֲנוּנִים. לְחַלּוֹת וּלְחַנֵּן פְּנֵי מֶֽלֶךְ מוֹחֵל וְסוֹלֵֽחַ לַעֲוֹנִים: Invoking the doctrines of our wise and understanding Sages, and with the teachings [acquired] from their perceptive intuition, I open my mouth in prayer and supplication to plead and seek favor before the presence of the King, Forgiver and Pardoner of iniquities.
אָב יְדָעֲךָ מִנֹּֽעַר. בְּחַנְתּוֹ בְעֶֽשֶׂר בַּל עֲבוֹר בְּרֹאשׁ תַּֽעַר: גָּשׁ לְחַלּוֹתְךָ כְּנַֽעַר וְלֹא כְּבַעַר. דְּגָלָיו לָבֹא בְּזֶה הַשַּֽׁעַר: Our father [Avraham] knew You from his youth, You put him to the test ten times, he did not trespass even a hairsbreadth. He came to entreat You, as a youth, and not as one who is uninstructed, to let his descendants enter this gate.
אֱמוּנִים גָּֽשׁוּ לְנַצְּחָךְ אָיוֹם. נֶֽצַח כָּל הַיּוֹם: עֲבוּר כִּי פָנָה יוֹם. גּוֹנְנֵֽנוּ בְּצֶֽדֶק יוֹשֵׁב כְּחֹם הַיּוֹם. זָכְרֵֽנוּ לְחַיִּים מֶֽלֶךְ חָפֵץ בַּחַיִּים The faithful have come to praise You, they praised You all day; now as the day declines, shield us through the righteous [merits] of [Avraham] who sat waiting for wayfarers, in the heat of the day. Remember us for life King, Who desires life;
וְחָתְמֵֽנוּ בְּסֵֽפֶר הַחַיִּים לְמַעַנְךָ אֱלֹהִים חַיִּים: and seal us in the Book of Life, for Your sake, Living God. King,
מֶֽלֶךְ עוֹזֵר וּמוֹשִֽׁיעַ וּמָגֵן: בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהֹוָה מָגֵן אַבְרָהָם: Helper, and Deliverer and Shield. Blessed are You, Adonoy, Shield of Avraham.
גבורות DIVINE MIGHT
אַתָּה גִבּוֹר לְעוֹלָם אֲדֹנָי מְחַיֶּה מֵתִים אַתָּה רַב לְהוֹשִֽׁיעַ: מְכַלְכֵּל חַיִּים בְּחֶֽסֶד מְחַיֵּה מֵתִים בְּרַחֲמִים רַבִּים סוֹמֵךְ נוֹפְלִים וְרוֹפֵא חוֹלִים וּמַתִּיר אֲסוּרִים וּמְקַיֵּם אֱמוּנָתוֹ לִישֵׁנֵי עָפָר, מִי כָמֽוֹךָ בַּֽעַל גְּבוּרוֹת וּמִי דּֽוֹמֶה לָּךְ מֶֽלֶךְ מֵמִית וּמְחַיֶּה וּמַצְמִֽיחַ יְשׁוּעָה: You are mighty forever, my Master; You are the Resurrector of the dead the Powerful One to deliver us. Sustainer of the living with kindliness, Resurrector of the dead with great mercy, Supporter of the fallen, and Healer of the sick, and Releaser of the imprisoned, and Fulfiller of His faithfulness to those who sleep in the dust. Who is like You, Master of mighty deeds, and who can be compared to You? King Who causes death and restores life, and causes deliverance to sprout forth.
הַנִּקְרָא לָאָב זֶֽרַע. וְנִפְנֶה לָסוּר מִמּֽוֹקְשֵׁי רָע. זָעַק וְחִנֵּן וְשִׂיחָה לֹא גָרַע. חֻסַּן בְּרָכָה בַּאֲשֶׁר זָרָע: [Yitzchak] was called his father's heir, and turned away the snares of evil.1He abandoned the company of Avimelech. See Midrash, Bereishis Rabba, 64:2 He cried, he pleaded, sparing no prayer, there was great blessing in his crops.2See Bereishis 26:12, “And Yitzchok sowed in the land and received in that year a hundred-fold, and Adonoy blessed him.”
יָהּ שִׁמְךָ בָּֽנוּ יֵעָרֵב. וְיֶשְׁעֲךָ לָֽנוּ תְקָרֵב. גְּאֻלָּתֵֽנוּ לָֽנוּ תְקָרֵב. הַחֲיֵֽנוּ בְטַל כְּשָׂח לִפְנוֹת עָֽרֶב: God! Let Your Name be intermingled with ours, and bring near Your deliverance for us. Redeem us quickly— revive us with Your dew, as You revived him who prayed at evening.
מִי כָמֽוֹךָ אַב הָרַחֲמִים זוֹכֵר יְצוּרָיו לְחַיִּים בְּרַחֲמִים: Who is like You merciful Father, Who remembers His creatures for life, in His mercy.
וְנֶאֱמָן אַתָּה לְהַחֲיוֹת מֵתִים: בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהֹוָה מְחַיֵּה הַמֵּתִים: And You are faithful to restore the dead to life. Blessed are You, Adonoy, Resurrector of the dead.
טֶֽבַע זִיו תָּאֳרָה. יָהּ חֲקָקוֹ בְּכֵס יְקָרָה. כְּשָׁר תָּם מְקוֹם מַה נּוֹרָא. לְעֵת קָץ חָז וַיִּירָא: The radiant image of the patriarch Jacob, God, has engraved on His glorious throne. When waking up from the vision of him, Jacob, shaken and trembling, said: "How venerable is this place."
Chazzan and congregation:
יִמְלֹךְ יְהֹוָה לְעוֹלָם אֱלֹהַֽיִךְ צִיּוֹן לְדֹר וָדֹר הַלְלוּיָהּ: וְאַתָּה קָדוֹשׁ יוֹשֵׁב תְּהִלּוֹת יִשְׂרָאֵל. אֵל נָא: Adonoy will reign forever; your God, Tziyon, throughout all generations! Praise God. And You, Holy One, are enthroned upon the praises of Yisrael. Almighty, we beseech You.
שְׁמַע נָא סְלַח נָא הַיּוֹם. עֲבוּר כִּי פָנָה יוֹם. וּנְהַלֶּלְךָ נוֹרָא וְאָיוֹם. קָדוֹשׁ: Hear us, we beseech You, please pardon us this day, even now as the day declines; and we will praise You, Awesome and Mighty One, Holy are You.
וּבְכֵן וּלְךָ תַעֲלֶה קְדֻשָּׁה כִּי אַתָּה אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ מֶֽלֶךְ מוֹחֵל וְסוֹלֵחַ: And thus unto You may [our] sanctification ascend, for You our God are King, Forgiver and Pardoner.
שַׁעֲרֵי אַרְמוֹן מְהֵרָה תִפְתַּח לְבוֹאֲרֵי דַת אָמוֹן: שַׁעֲרֵי גְנוּזִים מְהֵרָה תִפְתַּח לְדָתְךָ אֲחוּזִים: שַׁעֲרֵי הֵיכָל הַנֶּחֱמָדִים מְהֵרָה תִפְתַּח לִוְעוּדִים: שַׁעֲרֵי זְבוּל מַחֲנַֽיִם מְהֵרָה תִפְתַּח לְחַכְלִילִי עֵינָֽיִם: שַׁעֲרֵי טָהֳרָה מְהֵרָה תִפְתַּח לְיָפָה וּבָרָה: שַׁעֲרֵי כֶֽתֶר הַמְיֻמָּן מְהֵרָה תִפְתַּח לְלֹא אַלְמָן: וּבָהֶם תָּעֳרַץ וְתֻקְדָּשׁ. כְּסוֹד שִֽׂיחַ שַׂרְפֵי קֹֽדֶשׁ הַמַּקְדִּישִׁים שִׁמְךָ בַּקֹּֽדֶשׁ: Composed by Eleazar Kalir
Congregation:
O God, open the gates of Your Sanctuary; for them, Your children, who meditate on Your truth. O God, open the hidden doors; for them, Your children, who cling to Your belief. O God, open the beautiful doors of Your Sanctuary; for them, Your children who are gathered before You. O God, open the gates of heaven, residence of Your angelic hosts, for them, Your children, pure in their faith. O God, open the doors of purity, for Your pure people, with the beauty of their faith. O God, open the doors of Your Kingdom, and of Your truth; for them, Your children, who place their hopes in You. They, therefore, will sanctify and adore You. As do the angelic hosts that proclaim Your Holiness.
כַּכָּתוּב עַל יַד נְבִיאֶךָ וְקָרָא זֶה אֶל זֶה וְאָמַר: as it is written by the hand of Your prophet, “And they called one to another and said: