18 — After Musaf: Ein Keloheinu, incense and Aleinu

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Part 18 of 26

Verses after Musaf

May the Name of the LORD be blessed from now and for ever. From the rising of the sun to its setting, the Name of the LORD is praised. The LORD is exalted above all nations; His glory is above the heavens. LORD, our Lord, how majestic is Your Name throughout the earth.

None is like our God

None is like our God; none is like our Lord; none is like our King; none is like our Savior.

Who is like our God? Who is like our Lord? Who is like our King? Who is like our Savior?

Let us thank our God; let us thank our Lord; let us thank our King; let us thank our Savior.

Blessed is our God; blessed is our Lord; blessed is our King; blessed is our Savior.

You are our God; You are our Lord; You are our King; You are our Savior.

You will save us. You will arise and have compassion on Zion, for it is time to favor her; the appointed time has come.

Incense — the Torah passage

You are the Adonai, Our God, that our Forefathers burned before You the incense spices at the time that the Holy Temple stood – like You commanded them through Moshe, Your Prophet, like it is written in your Torah.

And the Adonai said to Moshe – Take for yourself spices- balsam sap / Nataf / & onycha / Sh-h'elet & galbanum / H'elbona, spices & pure frankincense / Levona – each shall be of equal weight. And you shall prepare it (the spices) as incense – a compound, the work of a spice mixer, blended (or salted) pure & holy. And you shall grind from it very well, and you shall take from it, before the [tent of] testimony – in the Tent of Meeting – that I shall meet with you there – holy, holy it shall be for you. And it says – and Aharon shall offer as incense, the incense spices each & every morning when he cleans the lamps he shall offer it. And when Aharon Ascends, he shall offer the incense – a regular incense offering before the Adonai – throughout your generations.

Verses after the incense

The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our stronghold. Selah. LORD of hosts, happy is the person who trusts in You. LORD, save! May the King answer us on the day we call. Then the offering of Judah and Jerusalem shall be pleasing to the LORD, as in the days of old and in former years.

Aleinu

A'leinu LeShabeah' / Upon us to Praise

It is [incumbent] upon us to praise the Adonai of all. To bestow Greatness to the Molder of creation, for He did not make us as the nations of the lands, & he did not establish us like the families of the earth, for He did not assign our portion as theirs, & our lot like all the multitudes – for they bow to vanity & emptiness & pray to a god that saves not. And we bow before the King, the King of all Kings, the Holy One, Blessed be He, Who spreads out the heavens & creates the foundation of the earth. And the seat of His precious abode is in Heaven above & the divine presence of his power, is in the highest heights. He is our God, & there is no other. Our God is true, & no other is beside Him. Like it is written in the Torah – "And you shall know today, & you shall take it to heart, that it is the Adonai (Adonai), Who is God in the heavens above & upon the earth below. There is no other.”

Therefore, we will hope to You Adonai, our God to see speedily the glory of Your Might – to remove abominable idolatry from the earth & the false gods be utterly terminated, to repair the world with the Kingship of the Al·mighty. And all living flesh will call in Your Name to turn back to You all the wicked of the earth. They will recognize & will know, all the inhabitants of the earth, that to You that every knee shall bow down, & every tongue. Before you they will kneel & bow down & give honor to Your glorious name & they will all accept the yolk of Your Kingship. And Reign upon them speedily forever & ever. For the Kingship, it is Yours. And forevermore reign in glory. Like it is written in your Torah, “The Adonai will reign forever & ever.” And it is said “and it will be the Adonai will Be King upon all of the earth. On that day the Adonai will be One (ie, only He will be worshiped) & His name One.” And in Your Torah, Adonai, Our God, it is written saying “Hear Oh Israel, the Adonai is our God the Adonai is One.”