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הודאה

THANKSGIVING

Bow at the first five Hebrew words / first nine English words.

Hebrew

מוֹדִים אֲנַחְנוּ לָךְ, שָׁאַתָּה הוּא יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ וֵאלֹהֵי אֲבוֹתֵינוּ לְעוֹלָם וָעֶד. צוּר חַיֵּינוּ, מָגֵן יִשְׁעֵנוּ, אַתָּה הוּא לְדוֹר וָדוֹר. נוֹדֶה לְּךָ וּנְסַפֵּר תְּהִלָּתֶךָ, עַל חַיֵּינוּ הַמְּסוּרִים בְּיָדֶךָ, וְעַל נִשְׁמוֹתֵינוּ הַפְּקוּדוֹת לָךְ, וְעַל נִסֶּיךָ שֶׁבְּכָל יוֹם עִמָּנוּ, וְעַל נִפְלְאוֹתֶיךָ וְטוֹבוֹתֶיךָ שֶׁבְּכָל עֵת, עֶרֶב וָבֹקֶר וְצָהֳרָיִם. הַטּוֹב, כִּי לֹא כָלוּ רַחֲמֶיךָ, וְהַמְרַחֵם, כִּי לֹא תַמּוּ חֲסָדֶיךָ, כִּי מֵעוֹלָם קִוִּינוּ לָךְ.

English

We give thanks to You, for You are the LORD our God and God of our ancestors for ever and all time. You are the Rock of our lives, Shield of our salvation from generation to generation. We will thank You and declare Your praise for our lives, which are entrusted into Your hand; for our souls, which are placed in Your charge; for Your miracles which are with us every day; and for Your wonders and favors at all times, evening, morning and midday. You are good — for Your compassion never fails. You are compassionate — for Your loving-kindnesses never cease; for we have always placed our hope in You.

Sephardi

Modiym anachenv lache, shaatah hv yehvah eloheynv velohey avoteynv leolam vaed. tzvr chayeynv, magen isheenv, atah hv ledor vador. nodeh lecha vnesaper tehilatecha, al chayeynv hamesvriym beyadecha, veal nishemoteynv hapekvdot lache, veal niseycha shebechal yom imanv, veal nifeleoteycha vetovoteycha shebechal et, erev vavoker vetzaharaim. hatov, kiy lo chalv rachameycha, vehamerachem, kiy lo tamv chasadeycha, kiy meolam kiviynv lache.

During the Leader’s Repetition, the congregation says quietly:

Hebrew

מוֹדִים אֲנַחְנוּ לָךְ, שָׁאַתָּה הוּא יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ וֵאלֹהֵי אֲבוֹתֵינוּ, אֱלֹהֵי כָל בָּשָׂר, יוֹצְרֵנוּ, יוֹצֵר בְּרֵאשִׁית. בְּרָכוֹת וְהוֹדָאוֹת לְשִׁמְךָ הַגָּדוֹל וְהַקָּדוֹשׁ עַל שֶׁהֶחֱיִיתָנוּ וְקִיַּמְתָּנוּ. כֵּן תְּחַיֵּנוּ וּתְקַיְּמֵנוּ, וְתֶאֱסוֹף גָּלֻיּוֹתֵינוּ לְחַצְרוֹת קָדְשֶׁךָ, לִשְׁמוֹר חֻקֶּיךָ וְלַעֲשׂוֹת רְצוֹנְךָ וּלְעָבְדְּךָ בְּלֵבָב שָׁלֵם, עַל שֶׁאָנוּ מוֹדִים לָךְ. בָּרוּךְ אֵל הַהוֹדָאוֹת.

English

We give thanks to You, for You are the LORD our God and God of our ancestors, God of all flesh, who formed us and formed the universe. Blessings and thanks are due to Your great and holy name for giving us life and sustaining us. May You continue to give us life and sustain us; and may You gather our exiles to Your holy courts, to keep Your decrees, to do Your will and serve You with a perfect heart, for it is for us to give You thanks. Blessed be God to whom thanksgiving is due.

Sephardi

Modiym anachenv lache, shaatah hv yehvah eloheynv velohey avoteynv, elohey chal basar, yotzerenv, yotzer bereshiyt. berachot vehodaot leshimecha hagadol vehakadosh al shehecheiytanv vekiyametanv. ken techayenv vtekayemenv, veteesof galuyoteynv lechatzerot kadeshecha, lishemor chukeycha velaasot retzonecha vleavedecha belevav shalem, al sheanv modiym lache. barvche el hahodaot.

// Commentary

הוֹדָאָה Blessing 18: Thanksgiving. This word is associated with three meanings: (1) to bow (see Targum to II Samuel 16:4), hence we bow at the beginning and end of this blessing; (2) to confess or profess; and (3) to thank. The blessing begins as a confession of faith, and moves to thanks for God’s blessings which surround us continually. וְעַל נִסֶּיךָ שֶׁבְּכָל יוֹם עִמָּנוּ For Your miracles which are with us every day: Nahmanides explained the difference between a “revealed” and a “hidden” miracle. Revealed miracles stand outside the laws of nature; hidden miracles take place within them. God is present not only in signs and wonders, but also in the very laws that govern the universe. To see the miraculous in the everyday is part of the Judaic vision, beautifully expressed in these lines.