24 — Saturday night: Aleinu and Havdalah

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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.”

Havdalah — The close of Shabbat

Over the cup:

Blessed are You, LORD our God, King of the universe, who creates the fruit of the vine.

Over the spices:

Blessed are You, LORD our God, King of the universe, who creates varieties of fragrant spices.

Over the flame:

Blessed are You, LORD our God, King of the universe, who creates the lights of fire.

The blessing of distinction:

Blessed are You, LORD our God, King of the universe, who distinguishes between the holy and the ordinary, between light and darkness, between Israel and the nations, and between the seventh day and the six days of work. Blessed are You, LORD, who distinguishes between the holy and the ordinary.