Shabbat Morning Blessings: Kiddush

Sanctification of Shabbat over Wine or Grape Juice
shabbatAMkiddish.mp3
Audio file

Fill a Kiddush cup with wine or grape juice.

Raise it and recite:

Hebrew Text

chorus:

וְשָׁמְרוּ בְנֵֽי יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶת–הַשַּׁבָּת,
לַעֲשׂוֹת אֶת–הַשַּׁבָּת לְדֹרֹתָם
בְּרִית עוֹלָם.

בֵּינִי וּבֵין בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל
אוֹת הִיא לְעֹלָם, (2x)

(chorus)

כִּי–שֵֽׁשֶׁת יָמִים
עָשָׂה יְיָ 
אֶת–הַשָּׁמַיִם וְאֶת–הָאָֽרֶץ,

(chorus)

וּבַיּוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי (2x) 
שָׁבַת וַיִּנָּפַשׁ.(2x)

(chorus)

Transliteration
chorus:

V’shamru v’nei Yisrael et haShabbat,
laasot et haShabbat l’dorotam
b’rit olam.


Beini uvein b’nei Yisrael
ot hi l’olam, (2x)

(chorus)

ki sheishet yamim
asah Adonai 

et hashamayim v’et haaretz,

(chorus)

uvayom hash'vi-i (2x)
shavat vayinafash.(2x)

(chorus)

Translation

The people of Israel shall keep Shabbat,
observing Shabbat throughout the ages as a covenant for all time.
It shall be a sign for all time between Me and the people of Israel,
for in six days Adonai made heaven and earth,
and on the seventh day God ceased from work and was refreshed.

Hebrew Text

עַל–כֵּן בֵּרַךְ יְיָ אֶת–יוֹם הַשַּׁבָּת וַיְקַדְּשֵֽׁהוּ.

Transliteration

Al kein beirach Adonai et Yom HaShabbat vay’kad'sheihu.

Translation

Therefore Adonai blessed the day of Shabbat and hallowed it.

Hebrew Text

בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה, יְיָ אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ,
 מֶֽלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, בּוֹרֵא פְּרִי הַגָּֽפֶן.

Transliteration

Baruch atah, Adonai Eloheinu, Melech haolam, borei p’ri hagafen.

Translation

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

Source

From Miskhan T'filah: A Reform Siddur  © 2007 by CCAR Press. All rights reserved.