Shabbat evening service I (Reform)A

translated into ASL by David Bar-Tzur

woman lighting candles

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(Recited in Hebrew and repeated in English:)2

||:3 ALL MERCY FROM YOU4. CONTINUE LOVE AND TAKE-CARE-OF US AND PEOPLE WE LOVE. GIFT-TO-us5 US STRENGTH WALK LIKE HOLY6 PEOPLE, AWARE YOU WITH US, LOYAL7 TO TORAH8, UPRIGHT9 AND GOOD. :||

||: HELP US AVOID10 ALL SHAME, GRIEF, AND SORROW; FILL OUR HOME WITH PEACE, LIGHT, AND JOY11. GOD, LIFE FOUNDATION12, WE SEE LIGHT THROUGH YOUR LIGHT. :||

||: WE PRAISE YOU, ETERNAL GOD, RULE13 UNIVERSE14 YOU MAKE US HOLY WITH YOUR MITZVOT15, AND COMMAND US LIGHT-CANDLES16 FOR SHABBAT17. :||

BLESS18 US WITH SHABBAT JOY19. AMEN20.

BLESS US WITH SHABBAT PEACE. AMEN.

BLESS US WITH SHABBAT LIGHT. AMEN.

(Page 39) Welcoming Shabbat

One or more of the following passages may be read or chanted

||: COME-ON21 SING TO ETERNAL22 INDEX23;
OUR SONG SHOULD FLOAT-UP24 TO FOUNDATION THAT PROTECT US.

WE SHOULD APPROACH25 GOD THANKS INDEX,
WE EXPRESS OURSELVES, SING POW26.

WHY? YOU GREAT, ETERNAL YOU,
ADVANCED27 MORE-THAN28 ANY GOD OTHERS29 WORSHIP30.

YOUR HANDS RULE EARTH DEEP.
MOUNTAIN PEAKS31, YOURS.

YOU MAKE OCEAN; THAT YOURS.
YOUR HANDS CREATE32 DRY LAND.

YOU OUR GOD AND OUR SHEPHERD33.
WE YOUR PEOPLE AND YOUR SHEEP.

WE REALLY-WANT34 PAY-ATTENTION-TO YOUR COMMAND! :||

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||: SING NEW* TO GOD. (2h)#ALL35 LIVE EARTH SHOULD SING TO ETERNAL INDEX

SING TO ETERNAL INDEX. PRAISE GOD 'S36 NAME. EVERYDAY TELL-STORY GOD 'S POWER. :||

||: GOD 'S GLORY37 ANNOUNCE EVERY NATION. GOD 'S MIRACLE38 INFORM (2h)#ALL PEOPLE.

WHY? ETERNAL INDEX GREAT, BEYOND39 ANY PRAISE. AND AWESOME40, BEYOND ANY GOD OTHERS41 WORSHIP! :||

||: OTHER GODS THEY ONLY IDOLS42. ETERNAL INDEX MAKE SKY43.

HONOR AND BEAUTY TRUE-BIZ44 YOURS. STRENGTH AND SPLENDOR45 TWO-OF-THEM WITH YOU. :||

||: (2h)#ALL PEOPLE SHOULD HONOR ETERNAL INDEX. RECOGNIZE ETERNAL 'S GLORY AND MIGHT46.

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ETERNAL INDEX 'S GLORY, WE HONOR. WORSHIP YOUR GOD, BEAUTIFUL HOLY. :||

||: ALL47 EARTH SHOULD QUAKE48, WHY? GOD HERE WITH US. ANNOUNCE (2h)#ALL NATION, GOD RULE.

NOW WORLD SAFE, FOUNDATION UPRIGHT. GOD RULE EACH NATION JUST.

HEAVEN49 SHOULD HAPPY, EARTH REJOICE50. COME-ON SEA CRASH-ON-SHORE51 WITH EVERYTHING IN WATER. :||

||: GRASS THEREABOUTS52 HAVE LIVING THINGS THRILLED. FOREST SWAY-IN53 WIND MEAN TREE DEAF-APPLAUSE54 FOR GOD. WHY? INDEX COME RULE EARTH. :||

||: RULE EARTH JUST55. RULE PEOPLE THROUGH TRUTH. :||

From Psalm 97

||: ETERNAL INDEX RULE. EARTH SHOULD REJOICE. ISLAND DOT-OCEAN56, GO-AHEAD57 CELEBRATE.

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CLOUD58 AND MIST59 SURROUND60 INDEX RIGHT AND JUSTICE, TWO-OF-THEM FOUNDATION YOUR THRONE61. :||

||: HEAVEN PROVE INDEX RIGHTEOUS62. PEOPLE SEE YOUR GLORY CAN.

MOUNTAIN Z-I-O-N alt.HEAR, HAPPY. SOUTH KINGDOM63 CELEBRATE ABOUT ETERNAL INDEX JUDGE. :||

||: WHY? YOU SUPREME64 RULE EARTH. YOU ADVANCED MORE-THAN GOD OTHERS WORSHIP. :||

||: SUNRISE BRIGHT FOR PEOPLE HOLY. HEART RIGHTEOUS WILL HAPPY. :||

||: PEOPLE RIGHTEOUS SHOULD CELEBRATE ABOUT YOU. THEY-rt THANK YOUR HOLY NAME. :||

From Psalm 98

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||: SING SOMETHING NEW* TO ETERNAL INDEX, SELF DO MIRACLES. YOU SHOW"all" YOUR POWER. YOUR JUSTICE CLEAR; (2h)#ALL SEE CAN. :||

||: YOU REMEMBER LOVE JEWISH PEOPLE AND HELP++ THEM. NORTH, SOUTH, EAST, WEST FINISH SEE GOD 'S POWER. :||

||: EARTH SHOULD SING TO GOD POW*. GO-AHEAD PRAISE USE HARP. HAPPEN APPROACH GOD SELF RULE, #DO-DO? BLOW-TRUMPET66, BLOW-RAM'S-HORN67. :||

||: OCEAN SHOULD CRASH-ON-SHORE. EVERYTHING LIVE WATER SHOUT, WORLD WITH EVERYTHING LIVE THEREABOUTS.

RIVER SHOULD CLAP-HANDS68. MOUNTAIN SING HAPPY. WHY? GOD COME RULE EARTH. :||

||: INDEX COME RULE JUST. RULE PEOPLE RIGHTEOUS.:||

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||: ETERNAL INDEX RULE. PEOPLE AWED TREMBLE69 SHOULD. GOD SIT-THRONE AND EARTH SHAKE70. PEOPLE SACRIFICE71 MOUNTAIN Z-I-O-N RECOGNIZE YOU ADVANCED. FAR-ABOVE72 ANY PEOPLE. THEY SHOULD PRAISE YOUR NAME, GREAT, AWESOME, AND HOLY. YOU RULER73 HAVE POWER THROUGH KISS-FIST74 JUSTICE. RIGHTEOUSNESS, YOU ESTABLISH. JUSTICE, RIGHT TAKE-ROOT75 WITH JACOB76. WE RECOGNIZE YOU ADVANCED, ETERNAL INDEX, OUR GOD. WE WORSHIP ON YOUR MOUNTAIN HOLY. WHY? ADVANCED, ETERNAL INDEX, OUR GOD, SELF HOLY. :||

Psalm 29

||: KING-DAVID77 HIS SONG. (2h)#ALL ANGEL78 LIVE HEAVEN, LABEL79 ETERNAL INDEX STRONG, HAVE GLORY. PRAISE ETERNAL INDEX 'S NAME GREAT. WORSHIP YOUR GOD. KNOW-THAT80 HOLY ITSELF BEAUTIFUL. :||

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||: ETERNAL INDEX 'S VOICE TRAVEL WATER SURFACE81. GOD HAVE GLORY POW* ETERNAL INDEX 'S VOICE POWERFUL82. ETERNAL INDEX 'S VOICE PROUD RULE. ETERNAL INDEX 'S VOICE CAUSE83 TREE THICK-TRUNK84 BREAK. LEBANON85 'S C-E-D-A-R TREE-FALL-OVER"pow"86 DESTROY, COUNTRY SHAKE LIKE BABY COW LEGS-AWKWARD87. SYRIA88 IDEA~LIKE89 WILD90 YOUNG O-X. :||

||: ETERNAL GOD, YOUR VOICE LIKE DRAGON91 SPARKS-FROM-MOUTH92. ETERNAL GOD, YOUR VOICE CAUSE DESERT93 SPIN94. ETERNAL GOD, YOUR VOICE CAUSE O-A-K TREE UPROOT95 AND FOREST BARREN96 WHILE (2h)#ALL IN YOUR TEMPLE97 SHOUT, GLORY! :||

||: ETERNAL INDEX, SIT-THRONE LOOK-DOWN FLOOD. ETERNAL INDEX RULE FOREVER. GOD, YOU GIFT-TO98 YOUR PEOPLE STRENGTH. YOU BLESS YOUR PEOPLE PEACE. :||

(Page 46) L'cha dodi

This translation is for the sung version. It's written to fit the rythm.

Refrain: NOW SHABBAT ARRIVE. (2h)COME-ON"each", CELEBRATE TOGETHER. HOW? SIMILAR WE (2h)WELCOME BRIDE99. NOW SHABBAT ARRIVE. (2h)COME-ON"each", CELEBRATE TOGETHER. HOW? SIMILAR WE (2h)WELCOME BRIDE.

(2h)LONG-AGO GOD, COMMAND CELEBRATE SHABBAT.
JEWISH PEOPLE OBEY, LOOK-BACK REMEMBER
LORD SELF ONE*, POSSESSIVE100 NAME ONE*.
NOW #DO-DO, HONOR, PRAISE POSSESSIVE SPLENDOR. Refrain

HERE WE ASSEMBLE101, HONOR SHABBAT.
SHABBAT ARRIVE, MEAN GOD READY BLESS.
LONG-AGO INDEX CREATE WORLD,
BACK-OF-MIND102 LOOK-FORWARD SHABBAT. Refrain

(<) WAKE-UP! (>) WAKE-UP! WHY?
YOUR"all" LIGHT ARRIVE FINISH.
(<) WAKE-UP! (>) WAKE-UP! GO-AHEAD SING!
FOR-FOR? GOD 'S GLORY CLEAR. Refrain

SHABBAT IDEA~LIKE WIFE NEW.
HOW? WE LOOK-FORWARD PEACE, HAPPY.
WE ASSEMBLE HERE SAY
(2h)WELCOME BRIDE, (2h)WELCOME BRIDE. Refrain

This translation is for the spoken version. It's more literal.

Refrain: CHERISHED103 FRIENDS104, COME-ON MEET BRIDE; CHERISHED FRIENDS COME GREET105 SHABBAT.

KEEP AND REMEMBER: ONE COMMAND GOD ONLY-ONE106 CAUSE US HEAR. ETERNAL ONLY-ONE, GOD 'S NAME ONLY-ONE, FOR HONOR AND GLORY AND PRAISE. Refrain

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COME-ON JOIN ME MEET SHABBAT, IDEA~LIKE FOUNTAIN107 SEND BLESSING. BLESSING STILL FLOW108 ALL-ALONG109. FIRST DAY GOD GREATE, ALREADY PREDICT END. Refrain

WAKE-UP, WAKE-UP, YOUR"all" LIGHT ARRIVE. GET-UP, GET-UP, WAKE-UP AND SING. ETERNAL 'S GLORY IDEA~LIKE SUNRISE. Refrain

SHABBAT LIKE CROWN110 FOR HUSBAND, ENTER WITH PEACE. ENTER HAPPY, ENTER THRILLED. COME VISIT PEOPLE TRUST GOD STILL. ENTER, BRIDE. ENTER BRIDE. Refrain

Continue with Psalm 92 or 93, or with the Reader's Kaddish on page 49

From Psalm 92

A song for the Sabbath day

||: GOOD IDEA THANK ETERNAL INDEX. WRITE SONG TO YOUR NAME, ADVANCED YOU. EVERY-MORNING TELL-STORY YOUR L-O-V-E. EVERY-NIGHT EXPLAIN YOUR SUPPORT. PLAY-HARP111, PLAY-LUTE112, SOUND~SPREAD-OUT113. :||

||: WHAT YOU DO, GOD, FILL-UP114 ME HAPPY. YOUR WORK INSPIRE ME SING. YOUR WORK GREAT, GOD. YOUR DESIGN115 DEEP.:||

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||: PEOPLE RIGHTEOUS TAKE-OFF116 LIKE PALM-TREE117. GROW TALL LIKE C-E-D-A-R TREE IN LEBANON. ROOTS118 IN HOUSE THEIR GOD. ALWAYS FEEL FRESH119, GREEN. ANNOUNCE GOD JUST. MY FOUNDATION, MAKE-MISTAKE NEVER. :||

Psalm 93

||: ETERNAL INDEX SIT-THRONE, LONG-CLOTHES120 FORMAL121. ETERNAL INDEX LONG-CLOTHES TIED-AT-WAIST122 FOR STRENGTH. INDEX SET-UP EARTH SETTLED123 FINISH.

YOUR THRONE HERE ALL-ALONG. ETERNAL INDEX.

OCEAN SHOUT, ETERNAL GOD. OCEAN SHOUT POW. OCEAN ANGRY, #DO-DO? CRASH-ON-ROCKS. BUT WHAT BEAT124 OCEAN-CHURN125? WHAT BEAT CRASH-ON-ROCKS POW? GOD SIT-THRONE RULE PROUD.

KNOW-THAT YOUR LAW STAY.

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AND IN YOUR TEMPLE ETERNAL GOD, HOLY SURROUNDINGS STAY UNTIL TIME NO-MORE. :||

All rise

Reader's Kaddish

GOD 'S SPLENDOR, HOLY*. PRAISE GOD. WE MUST ANNOUNCE POSSESSIVE WORTH. SPREAD WORLD THEREABOUTS INDEX SELF MAKE. HOPE DURING YOUR LIFE TIME-PERIOD126 EVERYONE ACCEPT AUTHORITY POSSESSIVE. #ALL-OF-YOU127 SAY, AMEN.

All: HOPE INDEX CONTINUE BLESS US FROM-NOW-ON128, FOREVER-AND-EVER129.

WE ANNOUNCE INDEX BLESS US. POSSESSIVE NAME~SHINY, ADVANCED; WE PRAISE. WE HONOR. WE ADMIT POSSESSIVE NAME HOLY. PRAISE GOD. WE REALIZE (1-OF-3)130 ANNOUNCE, (2-OF-3) HONOR, (3-OF-3) PRAISE, INDEX-LIST-OF-3131 NOT ENOUGH. #ALL-OF-YOU SAY AMEN.

(Page 50) The Sh'ma and its blessings

||: PRAISE ETERNAL INDEX. YES, WE OWE PRAISE. :||

||: PRAISE ETERNAL INDEX. WE OWE PRAISE, FOREVER-AND-EVER. :||

Creation

||: WE PRAISE YOU, ETERNAL GOD, YOU RULE UNIVERSE. YOUR WORD CAUSE EVENING DARK'gradually'132. YOU OPEN-GATE HEAVEN WISE AND UNDERSTAND HOW CHANGE TIME-PERIOD: WINTER, SPRING, SUMMER, FALL. WHAT YOU REALLY-WANT CONTROL STAR DOT-SKY133 TURN-CCW134.

(<) NIGHT, (>) DAY, YOU SEPARATE. (<) DARK'gradually', DAY SHUT-DOWN135. (>) SUNRISE, NIGHT DISSOLVE. YOU COMMAND ANGEL SCADS-OF. PRAY++ LIVING ETERNAL GOD RULE US

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ALWAYS UNTIL TIME BECOME NEW. WE PRAISE YOU. WHY? YOU CAUSE NIGHT DARK'gradually'. :||

Revelation

||: YOU LOVE YOUR PEOPLE WITHOUT END, ISRAEL136 CHIDREN. YOU TEACH-us US TORAH AND MITZVOT137 INDEX-LIST138.

THEREFORE, GOD, HAPPEN GO-TO-BED OR GET-UP, WE THINK-ABOUT YOUR LAWS AND CELEBRATE YOUR TORAH AND MITZVOT FOREVER.

(<) ALL-DAY, (>) ALL-NIGHT, WE THINK-ABOUT. WHY? TORAH AND MITZVOT, TWO-OF-THEM OUR LIFE AND EXTEND139 OUR TIME-PERIOD HERE. DON'T-WANT YOUR L-O-V-E LEAVE OUR HEART. GOD, WE PRAISE YOU. WHY? YOU LOVE YOUR JEWISH PEOPLE. :||

||: JEWISH PEOPLE, ATTEND-TO-me, KNOW-THAT ETERNAL INDEX OUR GOD. ETERNAL, ONLY-ONE. :||

||: BOW-DOWN140, NAME POSSESSIVE KINGDOM HAVE GLORY FOREVER-AND-EVER. :||

All are seated

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||: YOU'singular'141 SHOULD LOVE YOUR ETERNAL GOD, USE WHOLE HEART, USE WHOLE SOUL, USE EVERYTHING INSIDE-SELF142. WORDS ME COMMAND TODAY, PUT-DOWN-ON-heart143 HEART. YOUR CHILDREN@lf, YOU SHOULD TEACH"zz"-lf. SIT"over time" HOME, HASH-OUT"tl"-WITH-ctr144. GO-FOR-WALK-TO-rt145, CONVERSE"mm"-WITH-rt. (<) GO-TO-BED, (>) GET-UP, THINK-ABOUT"tl". MITZVOT, PUT-DOWN-ON-bicep146 WRAP-AROUND-arm142. PUT-ON-forehead148 TIE-AROUND-head149. PUT-DOWN MEZUZAH150, (<) HOUSE, (>) GATE.

BECOME AWARE (2h)#ALL MY MITZVOT AND D-O-I-T, LEAD-TO MAKE YOURSELVES HOLY TO YOUR GOD. ME YOUR ETERNAL GOD, MYSELF LEAD (2h)YOU OUT-OF EGYPT151 BECOME YOUR GOD. ME YOUR ETERNAL GOD. :||

(Page 53) Redemption

||: EVERYTHING RECENT SAY, WE BELIEVE TRUTH TRUE-BIZ. YOU ALONE GOD. HAVE-NONE152 OTHER. WE ISRAEL YOUR PEOPLE.

YOU OUR RULER. WE OPPRESSED153, YOU LIBERATE154. DICTATOR155 SHAKE-FIST, YOU SAVE US.

YOU DO MIRACLE BEYOND COUNT. WE AWED, UNDERSTAND NEVER.

YOU GIFT-TO-us US LIFE. ENEMY TRY DESTROY US, BUT YOU HELP US SURVIVE156.

YOU DO WONDERFUL THINGS FOR US IN EGYPT. MIRACLE AND EVENT157 AWESOME IN LAND EGYPT KING.

YOU LEAD YOUR PEOPLE ISRAEL OUT. FROM-NOW-ON WE SERVE YOU FREE FOREVER.

HAPPEN YOUR-God's158 CHILDREN WITNESS159 YOUR POWER, THEY ANNOUNCE YOU ADVANCED AND THANK YOU. THEY WILLING ACCEPT YOU SIT-THRONE. MOSES160, M-I-R-I-A-M, AND ALL ISRAEL SING "WHAT"? :||

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||: ETERNAL, WHO LIKE YOU? NONE OTHER GOD WORTH WORSHIP.

ETERNAL, WHO LIKE YOU? HOLY* ADVANCED. YOUR MIRACLE SPLENDOR, WE AWED.

YOUR-God's CHILDREN ESCAPE SEA, THEY SEE YOU RULER MIGHTY, CLEAR. THEY SHOUT, (role play)

THIS, OUR GOD. (pause) ETERNAL SHOULD RULE FOREVER-AND-EVER.

PEOPLE SAY, (role play) ETERNAL INDEX SAVE JACOB AND PAY-OFF161 OUR DEBT162 TO SOMEONE STRONGER.

WE PRAISE YOU, GOD, YOU PAY-OFF ISRAEL DEBT. :||

Divine Providence

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||: PRAY++ WE CAN GO-TO-BED HAVE PEACE, ETERNAL GOD, AND GET-UP, OUR RULER, LIFE BECOME NEW. YOUR PEACE SPREAD, PROTECT IDEA~LIKE TENT'stretch over head'163. GUIDE US HOW? GOOD COUNSEL164, AND FOR YOUR NAME S-A-K-E, HELP-us US.

BECOME OUR SHIELD165 PREVENT HATE AND PLAGUE166. AVOID WAR, FAMINE167, AND SUFFERING168. CONQUER169 OUR TEMPTATION170 OFF-PATH-lf&rt171. GOD, OUR GUARDIAN172 AND HELPER, OUR GRACIOUS173 AND MERCIFUL174 RULER, GIFT-TO-us US PLACE HIDE UNDER YOUR WINGS175. PROTECT (<) COMING176, (>) GOING177, MEAN FROM-NOW-ON WE ALWAYS HAVE LIFE AND PEACE.

GOD, WE PRAISE YOU. WHY? YOUR PEACE SPREAD, PROTECT IDEA~LIKE TENT'stretch over head' FOR US, FOR YOUR PEOPLE ISRAEL, AND FOR JERUSALEM178. :||

The covenant of Shabbat

||: Refrain: GOD COMMAND JEWISH PEOPLE CELEBRATE SHABBAT CONTINUALLY179. COVENANT180, TEACH"each" CHILDREN PASS-DOWN181 FROM-NOW-ON FOREVER.

WHY? SHABBAT SHOW"all" JEWISH PEOPLE CONNECT-TO-God STRONG*. Refrain

LONG-AGO GOD (<) SET-UP HEAVEN, (>) SET-UP EARTH, SIX-DAY CONTINUE CREATE OUR UNIVERSE. Refrain

BUT SEVENTH DAY ARRIVE, GOD STOP, REST; SET-ASIDE182, REST; GET-OFF-MIND183, REST. Refrain (When repeating in English, the verses do not repeat the Refrain) :||

All rise

(The following song is not in this prayer book, but some congregations sing, Mi shebeairach here:)

GOD SELF BLESS OUR FOREFATHERS184. INDEX ALSO SEND TO OUR FOREMOTHERS185. PRAY++ INDEX BLESS STRONG PEOPLE BEFORE US, HELP US FIND COURAGE186 MAKE OUR LIFE BLESS. COME-ON SAY, AMEN.

GOD SELF BLESS OUR FOREMOTHERS, INDEX ALSO SEND TO OUR FOREFATHERS. BLESS THOSE-rt SICK, HEAL COMPLETELY187. BODY NEW, SPIRIT NEW. COME-ON SAY, AMEN.

(Page 56) T'filah

||: ETERNAL GOD, TEACH ME HOW PRAY, LEAD ME READY ANNOUNCE YOUR GLORY. :||

God of all generations

||: WE PRAISE OUR GOD. GOD TO OUR FOREFATHERS AND OUR FOREMOTHERS. GOD TO ABRAHAM188, GOD TO ISAAC189, GOD TO JACOB. GOD TO SARAH190, GOD TO REBEKAH191, GOD TO LEAH192 AND GOD TO RACHEL193. GREAT, MIGHTY, AWESOME GOD, GOD SUPREME.

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YOU RULE (2h)#ALL LIVING THINGS. YOUR WAY FOLLOW L-O-V-E. YOU REMEMBER ANCESTORS194 TRUST YOU. WITH L-O-V-E YOU PAY-OFF DEBT, PASS-DOWN CHIDREN UP-TO-NOW FOR YOUR NAME S-A-K-E.

On Shabbat Shuvah add:
REMEMBER US FOR LIFE, RULER WHO THRILLED ABOUT LIFE, AND PUT-DOWN195 OUR NAME IN YOUR LIFE BOOK, THAT WHAT YOU REALLY-WANT SUCCEED. YOU GOD GIFT-TO-us LIFE.

YOU OUR RULER AND OUR HELP, OUR SAVIOR196 AND OUR SHIELD. WE PRAISE YOU, ETERNAL, SHIELD FOR ABRAHAM, PROTECTOR FOR SARAH. :||

God's power

||: YOUR MIGHT ETERNAL, GOD. ALL LIFE YOUR GIFT. YOUR POWER SAVE GREAT.

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LIVING197 THINGS, YOU SUPPORT WITH L-O-V-E. WITH GREAT COMPASSION198 GIFT199 LIFE TO (2h)#ALL. PEOPLE FALL, YOU HELP STAND. PEOPLE SICK, CAUSE HEAL. SLAVE, LIBERATE, SLEEP GRAVE200, REMIND201 AWAKE.

WHO LIKE YOU, MIGHTY? WHO EQUAL YOU CAUSE LIFE AND DEATH? SALVATION202 FROM YOU.

On Shabbat Shuvah add:
WHO LIKE YOU, SEND US MERCY203? WITH COMPASSION YOU SUPPORT YOUR CHILDREN LIVE.

WE PRAISE YOU, GOD. (2h)#ALL LIFE FROM YOU. :||

The holiness of God

||: YOU HOLY, YOUR NAME HOLY. THEY-rt STRIVE204 HOLY DECLARE YOUR GLORY EVERYDAY.

* WE PRAISE YOU, ETERNAL, GOD HOLY.

* On Shabbat Shuvah conclude:
WE PRAISE YOU, ETERNAL, YOU RULE HOLY.

All are seated

The holiness of Shabbat

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||: SEVENTH DAY, YOU MAKE SPECIAL TIME-PERIOD FOR US WORSHIP YOU. ITSELF GOAL CREATE UNIVERSE. GOD BLESS SHABBAT MORE-THAN OTHER DAY DURING WEEK, HOLY MORE-THAN OTHER TIME-PERIOD, LIKE WE CREATION STORY EXPLAIN. :||

||: NOW WHOLE UNIVERSE: SKY, EARTH, AND EVERYTHING THEREABOUTS MAKE FINISH. SEVENTH DAY END GOD CREATE UNIVERSE. GOD REST DURING SEVENTH DAY. POSSESSIVE WORK COMPLETE. NEXT-THING205 GOD BLESS SEVENTH DAY AND MAKE HOLY. WHY? SHABBAT CELEBRATE CREATION WORK WHOLE. :||

||: OUR GOD, GOD TO OUR FOREFATHERS AND OUR FOREMOTHERS, PRAY++ YOU SATISFIED OUR REST. MAKE US HOLY THROUGH YOUR MITZVOT PLUS PRAY++ WE FOLLOW YOUR TORAH. YOUR GOOD THINGS SHOULD SATIFY US, AND YOUR SALVATION THRILL US. MAKE OUR HEART PURE206, FOR-FOR? SERVE YOU TRUE~BIZ207. ETERNAL GOD, WITH GRACIOUS LOVE,

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HELP-us US PASS-DOWN YOUR SHABBAT. MEAN (2h)#ALL ISRAEL MAKE YOUR NAME HOLY, FIND REST AND PEACE. WE PRAISE YOU GOD. WHY? YOU MAKE SHABBAT HOLY. :||

Worship

||: ETERNAL GOD, YOUR PEOPLE ISRAEL REALLY-WANT FRIENDS-WITH-YOU. ACCEPT OUR PRAYER LOVINGLY208. PRAY++ YOU ACCEPT OUR WORSHIP.

FILL-UP US KNOW-THAT YOU NEAR-TO (2h)#ALL (2h)SEARCH-FOR YOU TRUE-BIZ. REALLY-WANT SEE YOU WITH US AND WITH YOUR PEOPLE ON MOUNTAIN Z-I-O-N. WE PRAISE YOU, GOD. WITH US GIFT LIFE TO Z-I-O-N AND ISRAEL. :||

On Rosh Chodesh and Chol HaMoeid:
||: OUR GOD, GOD TO OUR FOREFATHERS AND OUR FOREMOTHERS, REMEMBER YOUR PEOPLE ISRAEL TODAY

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AND GIFT-TO-us ABLE LOVING AND COMPASSIONATE211, GOOD THINGS, LIFE AND PEACE.
TODAY REMEMBER US FOR HEALTH. AMEN.
TODAY BLESS US STAY CLOSE-TO YOU. AMEN.
TODAY HELP OUR LIFE SUCCEED. AMEN. :||

||: LORD, WE THANK++ AND RECOGNIZE YOU OUR GOD AND GOD TO OUR PEOPLE, GOD FOR EACH GENERATION. YOU FOUNDATION OUR LIFE, POWER THAT PROTECT LIKE SHIELD DURING EACH TIME-PERIOD.

WE (<) (2h)THANK++, (>) PRAISE. WHY? (1) OUR LIFE OFFER-UP212, TRUST CAN. (2) YOU TAKE-CARE-OF-us OUR SOUL.

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(3) EVERYDAY WE alt.NOTICE YOUR WORK WONDERFUL*. (4) ALL-DAY~ALL-NIGHT YOU alt.GIFT-TO-us GOOD~THINGS. YOURSELF GOOD*. HAVE-MERCY-ON-us213. HOW? (<) COMPASSIONATE, (2) LOVING, FAIL NEVER. UP-TO-NOW WE TRUST YOU AGAIN-AND-AGAIN214.

FOR #ALL-ON-LIST215, RULER GOD, WE BLESS YOUR NAME AND ANNOUNCE ADVANCED.

On Shabbat Shuvah add:
HELP US PASS-DOWN LIFE OVERFLOW216 FOR CHILDREN YOUR COVENANT.

GOD, OUR SAVIOR AND HELPER, PRAY+ (2h)#ALL LIVING SUPPORT YOU AND PRAISE YOUR NAME TRUE-BIZ. ETERNAL GOD, YOUR CHARACTER GOOD, WE THANK+ AND PRAISE YOU.:||

On Channukah add:

||: LONG-AGO DURING NOW TIME-PERIOD, YOU SAVE OUR PEOPLE THROUGH MIRACLE AND MIGHTY ACTION. DURING TIME-PERIOD M-A-T-T-A-T-H-I-A-S, EMPIRE217 DICTATE218, WANT DESTROY OUR PEOPLE ISRAEL HOW? FORCE THEM FORGET TORAH AND GIVE-UP THEIR ANCIENT219 WAY LIVE.

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THROUGH YOUR POWERFUL SPIRIT, (<) WEAK BEAT (>) STRONG, (<) FEW CONQUER (>) MANY, (<) RIGHTEOUS WIN (>) AGAINST BAD*. WAR FINISH, YOUR CHILDREN ENTER YOUR TEMPLE, CLEAN-UP220, MAKE TOP HOLY PLACE PURE AND LIGHT MENORAH221.

THEY ESTABLISH CHANNUKAH222, WHY? THANK AND PRAISE YOUR GLORIOUS SPLENDOR. :||

Peace

||: OUR RULER, ALL PEACE FROM YOU. HELP ISRAEL YOUR PEOPLE KNOW PEACE WITHOUT END. WHY? YOU PREFER BLESS ISRAEL AND ALL PEOPLE CONTINUALLY WITH YOUR PEACE.

* WE PRAISE YOU, GOD. WHY? YOU BLESS ISRAEL HAVE PEACE.

* On Shabbat Shuvah conclude:
PLEASE WRITE-DOWN223 NAME ALL YOUR CHILDREN, IN LIFE BOOK HAVE BLESSING AND PEACE, WE PRAISE YOU, GOD, ALL PEACE FROM YOU.

Silent prayer

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||: GOD, PREVENT ME SPEAK EVIL224 OR LIE. HAPPEN PEOPLE MOCK-me225, HELP ME QUIET, AND ALWAYS INTERACT226 HUMBLE. OPEN-heart LEARN YOUR TORAH. WHY? ME REALLY-WANT EAGER227 DO YOUR MITZVOT. SAVE ME WITH YOUR POWER. HAPPEN TROUBLE, BECOME MY RELIEF. MEAN THOSE PEOPLE LOVE YOU, REJOICE CAN. :||

||: PRAY+ YOU ACCEPT MY WORDS AND WHAT MY HEART THINK-ABOUT, GOD, MY FOUNDATION AND MY SAVIOR. :||

[The words below are often sung.]

LIKE GOD MAKE PEACE FAR-AWAY HEAVEN,

PRAY INDEX MAKE PEACE FOR US HERE

AND FOR (2h)#ALL JEWISH PEOPLE

COME-ON SAY, COME-ON SAY AMEN.

||: PRAY INDEX MAKE PEACE, PRAY INDEX MAKE PEACE.

PEACE FOR US HERE AND (2h)#ALL JEWISH PEOPLE. :||

[Pages 148-150 & 155 are included here for convenience.]

Aleinu I

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||: OUR RESPONSIBILITY "WHAT"? PRAISE GOD RULE (2h)#ALL. (<) HEAVEN, (>) EARTH SELF CREATE. GOD PICK-us US SEPARATE FROM OTHER FAMILIES HERE EARTH. GIFT-TO-us US FUTURE DIFFERENT COMPARE OTHERS.

THERFORE WE BEND-KNEES228 BOW-DOWN229. WHY? WE AWED AND THANKFUL APPROACH INDEX RULE (2h)#ALL. SELF HOLY, PRAISE INDEX. :||

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||: HEAVEN, INDEX SET-UP IDEA~LIKE TENT'stretch over head'. EARTH, INDEX SET-UP FOR FOUNDATION. YOU ALONE TRUE-BIZ OUR RULER GOD, LIKE TORAH, TELL-STORY QUOTE, NOW+ PUT-DOWN-ON-heart KNOW-THAT ETERNAL INDEX GOD CONTROL HEAVEN SKY AND CONTROL HERE EARTH. OTHERS POWERLESS230. :||

ETERNAL GOD, WE APPROACH FUTURE ENVISION231 YOU GIFT-TO-us US BETTER WORLD, OUR HOPE STRONG THAT POVERTY232 AND WAR FORBIDDEN WILL. INJUSTICE233 AND HATE MUST DISSOLVE.

TEACH-us US MORE-AND-MORE234 RESPOND235 IF PEOPLE HURT AND PAY-ATTENTION YOU CALL-ON236 US DO JUSTICE. MEAN SOON-ARRIVE237 ALL WORLD COOPERATE.

THAT DAY ANCIENT DREAM BECOME TRUE. THAT DAY, GOD. YOU BECOME ONLY-ONE AND YOUR NAME ONLY-ONE.

GOD~BOOK PREDICT QUOTE GOD BECOME RULER WHOLE EARTH. SAME~TIME238 HAPPEN, GOD BECOME ONLY-ONE AND POSSESSIVE NAME ONLY-ONE.

Aleinu II

[In Hebrew only:] OUR RESPONSIBILITY "WHAT"? PRAISE GOD RULE (2h)#ALL. (<) HEAVEN, (>) EARTH SELF CREATE. GOD PICK-us MAKE POSSESSIVE NAME BECOME ONLY-ONE. GIFT-TO-us RESPONSIBLE SET-UP POSSESSIVE KINGDOM.

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COME-ON ADORE239 ALWAYS LIVING GOD! WE OFFER PRAISE TO YOU. YOURSELF SET-UP HEAVEN IDEA~LIKE TENT'stretch over head' AND SET-UP EARTH FOR FOUNDATION. SKY SHOW"all" YOUR GLORY; WORLD MAKE CLEAR YOU GREAT. YOU OUR GOD, OTHERS POWERLESS.

||: THERFORE WE BEND-KNEES BOW-DOWN. WHY? WE AWED AND THANKFUL APPROACH INDEX RULE (2h)#ALL. SELF HOLY, PRAISE INDEX. :||

SOME-DAY240 (2h)#ALL TURN-TO241 YOU TRUST, GOD. PAY-ATTENTION YOUR WORDS, BEAR-WITNESS242 YOUR TRUTH.

WE PRAY USE WHOLE HEART: END VIOLENCE243. PRAY+ SOON GOOD REPLACE EVIL, WAR FORGET CAN, AND (2h)#ALL PAH244 LIVE FREE.

ALL LIFE FROM YOU. PRAY+ WE REALIZE PEOPLE SAME-circle245. YOU CREATE IMAGE246 SAME-AS-You247. WE EMBRACE248 EACH-OTHER FRIENDS HAVE JOY. WE BECOME IDEA~LIKE ONE* FAMILY AND YOU BECOME OUR RULER HERE EARTH. PROPHET249 WORDS BECOME TRUE: ETERNAL GOD WILL RULE FOREVER-AND-EVER.

||: SAME~TIME HAPPEN, GOD BECOME ONLY-ONE AND POSSESSIVE NAME ONLY-ONE. :||

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Mourner's Kaddish

GOD 'S SPLENDOR, HOLY*. PRAISE GOD. WE MUST ANNOUNCE POSSESSIVE WORTH. SPREAD WORLD THEREABOUTS INDEX SELF MAKE. HOPE DURING YOUR LIFE TIME-PERIOD EVERYONE ACCEPT AUTHORITY POSSESSIVE. #ALL-OF-YOU SAY, AMEN.

All: HOPE INDEX CONTINUE BLESS US FROM-NOW-ON, FOREVER-AND-EVER.

WE ANNOUNCE INDEX BLESS US. POSSESSIVE NAME~SHINY, ADVANCED; WE PRAISE. WE HONOR. WE ADMIT POSSESSIVE NAME HOLY. PRAISE GOD. WE REALIZE (1-OF-3) ANNOUNCE, (2-OF-3) HONOR, (3-OF-3) PRAISE, INDEX-LIST-OF-3 NOT ENOUGH. #ALL-OF-YOU SAY AMEN.

PRAY HEAVEN SEND (<) PEACE, (>) LIFE, FOR US, PLUS JEWISH PEOPLE GENERAL. #ALL-OF-YOU SAY AMEN.

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LIKE GOD MAKE PEACE FAR-AWAY HEAVEN, PRAY INDEX MAKE PEACE FOR US HERE AND FOR (2h)#ALL JEWISH PEOPLE COME-ON SAY, COME-ON SAY AMEN.

[If sung repeat as follows:]

||: PRAY INDEX MAKE PEACE, PRAY INDEX MAKE PEACE. PEACE FOR US HERE AND (2h)#ALL JEWISH PEOPLE. :||


Footnotes

All glosses marked with a footnote are described below. For an explanation of other glossing symbols used, see Explanation of glossing used.

1. This service is found in Stern, C. (ed., 1994), Gates of Prayer for Shabbat and weekdays: A gender sensitive prayerbook. New York: Central Conference of American Rabbis. All page numbers refer to this edition.

2.

(Recited in Hebrew and repeated in English:) - This prayer book divides the service into many short portions. They are recited first in Hebrew, and then repeated in English.

3.

The signs "||:" and ":||" show where the various repetitions begin and end. You may be tempted to simply not interpret when the Hebrew is being spoken and use this translation when the English is said. This probably won't work very well because there are some rather long portions where you will be standing silent. This looks rather unaesthetic to me, especially when portions are being sung, and then merely spoken afterwards in English translation. Better to interpret the Hebrew and be silent for the English, if you must.

4.

YOU - Underlined words are honorific indices ("indexes"), using the FT of the upturned palm to indicate who is being honored.

5.

GIFT-TO-us - (2h)[X], POs ><, FOs up, hands tip back towards signer to show that something is given as a gift.

6.

HOLY - H-CLEAN. For a QuickTime file of this sign, see ASL Pro: Holy - 1.

7. LOYAL - [L], PO > signer, FO > NDS, circles at NDS pec and lands.

8.

TORAH - (2h)[S], POs up, twist twice while separating, as if unrolling a scroll. For a QuickTime file of this sign, see ASL Pro. Click "T" under the field labeled "Religious Signs", then scroll down the vocabulary entries to "Torah" and click.

9. UPRIGHT - Elbow of [S], PO > NDS, FO up, is struck against the fingers of NDH [B] held like part of TABLE.

10.

HELP US AVOID. . . Italicized text shows that the congregation is supposed to say this part, just as shown in the prayer book this translates. The congregation usually does not say the Hebrew parts.

11.

JOY - (1) alt.HAPPY. (2) EXCITED. (3) J-EXCITED.

12.

FOUNDATION - NDH [S], PO > signer, FO > DS, is held out with arm parallel to the chest and DH [S], PO > signer, strikes hand from below and then strikes elbow from below.

13.

RULE - CONTROL.

14.

UNIVERSE - U-WORLD.

15.

MITZVOT - Plural of "mitzvah" which means commandment or good deed: MITZVAH - (1) M-DO (antisymmetric). (2) C-LAW. You can pluralize these by repetition.

16.

LIGHT-CANDLE - (2h)[bX], DH strikes NDH like a match, and then DH moves up to the candle as if lighting it + CANDLE moves > DS.

17.

SHABBAT - The DH [F], PO down, descends between NDH [B], PO down, at the wrist area and the body, then moves away from the body and rises up while changing to [S], PO down.

18.

BLESS - (2h)[O^], POs ><, held at mouth. Hands are brought downwards while opening to (2h)[5]. For a QuickTime file of this sign, see ASL Pro: Bless.

19. JOY - (1) alt.HAPPY. (2) EXCITED. (3) J-EXCITED.

20.

AMEN - (2h)[B], FOs up, are pressed together and brought down in a long, deliberate motion. For an animated gif of this sign, see Animated dictionary of religious signs - Deaf Missions: Amen.

21. COME-ON - (2h)[B^] move in circles pivoting at the wrists to beckon someone to do something.

22.

ETERNAL - ALWAYS + DH produces STILL in the usual way, and the NDH produces STILL so that it moves back over the shoulder. For a QuickTime file of this sign, see ASL Pro: Eternal.

23. INDEX - Reform services tend to be gender sensitive and don't use "King", "He", and "His". For this reason I have used "INDEX" rather than "HE".

24.

FLOAT-UP - (2h)[5], POs down, FOs away, hands ascend with wg.

25.

APPROACH - (2h)[B], FOs up, DH PO away, ND is held in front of NDH and palm faces it, then both hands approach one another slightly.

26.

POW* - Touch ear with index finger then (2h)[S], PO down, FO away, move antisymmetrically from side to side while mouthing "pow". For a QuickTime movie of this sign, see ASL browser - thunder.

27. ADVANCED - (2h)[B^], POs ><, FOs up, move upwards arcing towards the signer. For an animated gif of this sign, see Animated dictionary of religious signs - Deaf Missions: Exalted.

28. MORE-THAN - (2h)[B^], touch FTs, then DH moves up in an arc towards the signer and away. For a QuickTime movie of this sign, see ASL browser - more than.

29. OTHERS - [A dot], PO > NDS, FO away, twists while moving in a horizontal circle.

30.

WORSHIP - NDH is clasped over DH [S] and hands circle perpendicular to the chest. For an animated gif of this sign, see Animated dictionary of religious signs - Deaf Missions: Worship.

31. PEAKS - (2h)[B] move upwards at diagonals that meet at a peak. Do this on the NDS and on the DS to pluralize.

32.

CREATE/CREATION - C-MAKE.

33.

SHEPHERD - SHEEP SUPERVISE AGENT.

34.

REALLY-WANT - WANT but shaken back and forth to show intensity.

35.

(2h)#ALL - (2h)[A], POs ><, FOs up, are held at shoulder height and move away while opening to (2h)[L].

36.

'S - Normally I would write HIS or HER, but because this translation is gender neutral, I write "'S" in reference to God's or "POSSESSIVE" if there is no noun to attach it to.

37.

GLORY - (2h)[5], POs><, FOs away from signer, DH which is on top wiggles fingers while ascending. For an animated gif of this sign, see Animated dictionary of religious signs - Deaf Missions: Glory.

38. MIRACLE - GREAT WORK. For an animated gif of this sign, see Animated dictionary of religious signs - Deaf Missions: Miracle.

39. BEYOND - (2h)[B^], touch FTs, then DH moves up in an arc towards the signer and away. For a QuickTime movie of this sign, see ASL browser - more than.

40. AWED/AWESOME - (2h)[S], POs ><, FOs up are held at eyes with awed facial expression and the hands open and then close.

41.

OTHERS - [A dot], PO > NDS, FO away, twists while moving in a horizontal circle.

42.

IDOLS - Repeat the sign SHAPE on the NDS and the DS to pluralize it.

43.

SKY - using the FT of the upturned palm, point > sky and sweep the hand > DS. For a QuickTime movie of this sign, see ASL browser - sky.

44. TRUE-BIZ - TRUE + (2h)[S], POs down, FOs away, DH brushes from side to side across NDH wrist.

45.

SPLENDOR - Starts like the sign NAME, the NDH is left in place while the DH touches it with the [open 8] (as in the sign FEEL), then moves upwards while twisting the wrist.

46.

MIGHT/MIGHTY - (2h)[S], POs > back of signer, FOs up, are held at NDS and fists descend, then repeat at DS.

47.

ALL/WHOLE - (2h)[B^], POs up, FOs ><, DH circles around NDH and lands on its palm. For a QuickTime file of this sign, see ASL Pro: Whole.

48. QUAKE - (2h)[5], POs down, FOs away, shake hands left to right antisymmetrically.

49.

HEAVEN - (2h)[B], POs down, FOs ><, hands are held high, circle around each other and then separate.

50.

REJOICE - CELEBRATE.

51.

CRASH-ON-SHORE - (2h)[B], POs down, DH FO > NDS, moves > NDH, strikes with palm and wgs while running over the shore line, mouth "pow" and withdraw.

52.

THEREABOUTS - [5], PO down, FO away, circles parllel to the floor. For a QuickTime movie of this sign, see ASL browser - approximately.

53. SWAY-IN - (2h)[5], POs ><, FOs up, hands sway side to side like trees in the wind.

54.

DEAF-APPLAUSE - (2h)[5], POs away, FOs up, hands are held high and rotate rapidly at wrists.

55.

JUST/JUSTICE - (2h)[B^], POs ><, FOs up, tap FT while moving in a horizontal circle.

56.

DOT-OCEAN - (2h)[F], POs ><, FOs away, alt. descend slightly to show the outline of islands.

57.

GO-AHEAD - (2h)[B^ dot], POs ><, FOs away, move forward in a jerk.

58.

CLOUD - (2h)[5:] move like MIX but high and moving from NDS to DS.

59.

MIST - WATER + (2h)[5], POs down, FOs away, hands descend with wg.

60.

SURROUND - [5], PO down, FO away, circles above NDH [1], PO > DS, FO up.

61.

THRONE/SIT-THRONE - SIT + (2h)[B:], POs down, FOs away, behave as if they were on the arms of a throne.

62.

RIGHTEOUS - Elbow of DH [S] is placed firmly against the backhand of NDH [B], PO down.

63.

KINGDOM - KING + [5], PO down, FO away, circles horizontally. For an animated gif of this sign, see Valley Bible Church - ASL dictionary: Kingdom.

64. SUPREME - (2h)[A], FOs away, DH starts below NDH and arcs around it until it is on top.

65.

WHOLE - (2h)[B^], POs up, FOs ><, DH circles around NDH and lands on its palm. For a QuickTime file of COMPLETE, see ASL Pro: Whole.

66. BLOW-TRUMPET - A valveless trumpet is meant, so hold it as if it were long and valveless.

67.

BLOW-RAM'S-HORN - (2h)[S] is held close to the lips as if blowing a shofar (ram's horn). The DH, which is further from the mouth, moves away and up, changing to a [5:] in imitation of the shofar's shape.

68.

CLAP-HANDS - Do a high five, rather than actually clap, since that means PRAISE.

69.

TREMBLE - (2h)[1^], POs down, FOs away, hands vibrate from side to side symmetrically to show legs shaking.

70.

SHAKE - (2h)[5], POs down, FOs away, shake hands left to right antisymmetrically.

71.

SACRIFICE - (2h)[B], POs up, lift up hands and move them towards God.

72.

FAR-ABOVE - (2h)[B^], touch FTs, then DH moves up in an arc towards the signer and away but with an emphatic movement, first slow and then rapid.

73.

RULER - CONTROL AGENT.

74.

KISS-FIST - Kiss the dorsal side (back) of hand to show you loves something other than a person.

75.

TAKE-ROOT - NDH graps wrist of DH [S], which moves downwards and opens to a [5:] as if sprouting roots.

76.

JACOB - Could be fingerspelled or signed as a [J] across the chin.

77.

KING-DAVID - D-KING.

78.

ANGEL - (2h)[B^] touch FTs to shoulders, then arms extended and bent move slightly as if flying gently.

79.

LABEL - [H] moves palmar side of FTs across palm of NDH [B], PO away, FO up, as if applying a label.

80.

KNOW-THAT - Starts like KNOW but twists and descends, looking almost like DON'T-KNOW except the hand twists down at the end.

81.

SURFACE - Palm of [B], rubs in circles against back hand of [B], PO down. For a QuickTime movie of this sign, see ASL browser - surface.

82. POWERFUL - [C] or [5:] brings FTs rapidly to the ND biceps and bounces slightly.

83.

CAUSE - (2h)[S] are held at the chest as if holding a rope and move forward while opening to (2h)[5]. For a QuickTime movie of this sign, see ASL browser - cause.

84. THICK-TRUNK - (2h)[C], POs ><, FOs away, travel upwards from below and are held wide enough apart to indicate the outline of a tree with a thick trunk.

85.

LEBANON - Thumb of [L], PO > NDS, FO up, taps on middle of forehead.

86.

TREE-FALL-OVER"pow" - [5], PO away, FO up, holds elbow against planar side (back of hand) of [5], PO down, FO > DS, like the beginning of FOREST and the DH falls forward while maintaining contact with NDH.

87.

LEGS-AWKWARD - (2h)[1^], POs down, FOs away, show the awkward movement of a newborn calf.

88.

SYRIA - [W], PO > signer, touches FTs to palm of [B], PO > DS, FO away from signer.

89.

IDEA~LIKE - A blending where IDEA has a [Y] instead of an [I] in anticipation of LIKE which is signed smoothly right afterwards.

90.

WILD - (2h)[4], POs down, FOs ><, start at temples and alt. spiral outwards.

91.

DRAGON - [5^] is held at mouth and wiggles fingers while moving away twice.

92.

SPARKS-FROM-MOUTH - Face scowls while alt. [S] changes to [1] by flicking the fingers from mouth.

93.

DESERT - DRY THEREABOUTS.

94.

SPIN - [1^] spins above NDH [1], which stays in place.

95.

UPROOT - Hold wrist of DH [5] and pull DH away as if a tree is being uprooted.

96.

BARREN - (2h)[open 8], POs down, FOs away, hands move away while closing to (2h)[S] and mouth thp.

97.

TEMPLE - T-CHURCH.

98.

GIFT-TO - (2h)[X], POs ><, FOs up, nod downwards at wrist to show that something is given as a gift.

99.

BRIDE - (2h)[S], POs ><, FOs away, DH is held on top of the NDH as if holding a bouquet and the hands move forward in two downward arcs. For a QuickTime movie of this sign, see ASL browser - bride.

100. POSSESSIVE - Normally I would write HIS or HER, but because this translation is gender neutral, I write "'S" in reference to God's or "POSSESSIVE" if there is no noun to attach it to.

101.

ASSEMBLE - (2h)[S], POs down, FOs ><, move > each other while opening to (2h)[5wg].

102.

BACK-OF-MIND - FT of [X] taps back of head.

103.

CHERISHED - (2h)[5:], hold FTs by the sides of the chin and move down while maintaining contact and closing to (2h)[S].

104.

FRIENDS - Interlocked (2h)[X] move in a horizontal circle.

105.

GREET - Hands alt. salute from forehead, but hands are more diagonal than a military salute.

106.

ONLY-ONE - [1], PO down, FO away, moves upward rapidly and supinates (twists) until PO > singer, FO up.

107.

FOUNTAIN - WATER + [S] burst up through [C], PO > DS, FO up, and opens to a [5].

108.

FLOW - (2h)[4], POs down, FOs ><, NDH is held closer to body, both hands swivel forward 2x.

109.

ALL-ALONG - (2h)[1], POs down, FOs away, fingers run up the chest somewhat slowly on DS until POs are > signer, and FOs are up. Also the tongue - shuttled from side to side.

110.

CROWN - (2h)[L:] (like BIG) place crown on head with small double movement.

111.

PLAY-HARP - (2h)[open 8] mimes.

112.

PLAY-LUTE - (2h)[open 8] mimes playing an instrument that resembles a small guitar.

113.

SOUND~SPREAD-OUT - Touch ear with index finger then (2h)[S], PO down, FO away, move antisymmetrically from side to side, then the (2h)[S] moves away in a wavy pattern while opening to (2h)[5].

114.

FILL-UP - DH [B], PO down, rises until it slaps bottom of NDH, PO down. For a QuickTime movie of this sign, see ASL browser - maximum.

115. DESIGN - [D], PO away, FO up, moves down palm of [B], PO > signer, FO up, with wavy pattern.

116.

TAKE-OFF - Like DEVELOP but moves quickly and abruptly with a "po".

117.

PALM-TREE - NDH [5^] grabs the elbow of [3^] and the DH which is held straight up but bent at wrist, twists at the wrist.

118.

ROOTS - NDH graps wrist of DH [S], which moves downwards and opens to a [5:] as if sprouting roots.

119.

FRESH - (2h)[5], PO > face, hands move like FRIENDLY but fingers don't wg.

120.

LONG-CLOTHES - Thumbs of (2h)[5], travel down chest to waist.

121.

FORMAL - [5], PO > NDS, FO up, travels in a vertical circle, brushing up the chest, mouthing "pipi"

122.

TIED-AT-WAIST - Mime tying a sash at the waist.

123.

SETTLED - (2h)[5], POs down, FOs away, descend with several stops along the way.

124.

BEAT - (2h)[S], DPO > NDS, NDPO down, FOs away, are held with DH on top of NDH and DH strikes NDH at wrist while index and middle fingers shoot out suddenly.

125.

OCEAN-CHURN - (2h)[5], POs down, FOs away, mime the churning surface of a rough sea.

126.

TIME-PERIOD - [T], PO > NDS, FO up, travels in a vertical plane parallel to the NDH and makes contact with NDH [B], PO > DS, FO away. For a QuickTime file of this sign, see ASL Pro: Period - Time.

127. #ALL-OF-YOU - [A], PO up, FO > DS - held at DS then swings away in an arc and ends [L^], PO up, FO > NDS.

128.

FROM-NOW-ON - (2h)[B^], POs ><, FOs away, DHFT touches knuckle side of NDHFT and moves away in a downward arc. For a QuickTime movie of this sign, see ASL browser - from now on.

129. FOREVER-AND-EVER - ALWAYS + DH [Y], PO > signer, FO up, swings outwards with PO turning away. With DH still held in its final position, NDH [Y], PO > signer, FO up, swings outwards with PO turning away.

130.

(1-OF-3), (2-OF-3), (3-OF-3) - NDH [3], PO > signer, FO > DS, and DH taps thumb for "(1-OF-3)", DH [1] taps index finger for "(2-OF-3)", and taps middle finger for "(3-OF-3).

131.

INDEX-LIST-OF-3 - NDH [3] or whatever number of items are on the list, PO > signer, FO > DS, and DH points to thumb, then moves > DS and down, then points to the index finger, and similarly with the middle finger to say we are referring to all the previously listed items.

132.

DARK"gradually" - DARK is signed with starts and stops to show that it is a gradual process.

133.

DOT-SKY - (2h)[5:], POs and FOs diagonally up, hands jab upwards as if dotting the sky with stars.

134.

TURN-CCW - (2h)[5:], POs up, moves as if physically twisting the sky with a start and stop motion counterclockwise.

135.

SHUT-DOWN - (2h)[5], POs away, FOs up, descend slightly while closing to (2h)[O^].

136.

ISRAEL - Like SWEET but brushes down on the NDS of the chin and then the DS.

137.

MITZVOT - M-DO (antisymmetric).

138.

INDEX-LIST - index finger of DH points to thumb, then index finger, then middle finger of NDH [5], PO > signer, FO > DS.

139.

EXTEND - (2h)[S], POs ><, FOs up, are held together as if holding a baseball bat down the center of one's body except the DH is below the DH and the DH moves away from the NDH twice and returns.s

140.

BOW-DOWN - (2h)[B], POs away, FOs up, are held like the final position of GIVE-UP, then bend these arms twice while bowing at waist once.

141.

YOU'singular' - Point in one place, rather than sweep across space.

142.

INSIDE-SELF - The FT of [C] are held against the chest and stuff the FT of [O^] into the [C] twice.

143.

PUT-DOWN-ON-heart - Touch heart with FT of [O^], then touch it with palm of [B].

144.

HASH-OUT - Strike the palm of [B], PO up, FO away, with the side of the index finger of [1], PO > signer, FO > NDS.

145.

GO-FOR-WALK - [F], PO down, FO away, nods at wrist while moving away.

146.

PUT-DOWN-ON-bicep - Touch bicep with FT of [O^], then touch it with palm of [B].

147.

WRAP-AROUND-arm - Mime wrapping a leather strap around the arm, starting at the shoulder and moving down > wrist.

148.

PUT-ON-forehead - Touch FT of [5:] to forehead.

149.

TIE-AROUND-head - Mime tying a leather strap behind the head.

150.

MEZUZAH - The DH [G] runs the extended fingertips against the NDH [B], PO facing the dominant side, FO up.

151.

EGYPT - (1) [X], PO away from signer, is tapped at forehead 2x. (2) (2h)[B], touch sides of head and then descend to the shoulders like a headress.

152.

HAVE-NONE - (2h)[B], POs > signer move upwards past mouth and swing upwards and apart while mouth blows on hands as they pass.

153.

OPPRESSED - DH [B], PO down, FO > NDS, pushs down on [S], PO > DS, FO away, which is held against chest.

154.

LIBERATE - Starts like PRESSURE, DH [B], PO down, FO away, push down slightly on [S], PO > DS, FO away, then the DH is brought upwards suddenly and the signer mouths "off".

155.

DICTATOR - (2h)[X], POs away, FOs > respective sides, alt. move > signer and away, like CONTROL but with a smug facial expression.

156.

SURVIVE - LIVE.

157.

EVENT - (2h)[open 8] touch the pecs and move upwards suddenly. This is repeated.

158.

YOUR-God's - A note to clarify this is referring to God and not the congregation.

159.

WITNESS - [1] touches under eye while head moves down.

160.

MOSES - (2h)[5^] touch respective sides of chin and pull away while closing to (2h)[O^] like JEWISH but a single movement.

161.

PAY-OFF - [open 8] runs middle finger up palm (> wrist), changes to a [B], PO down, and then moves back across palm.

162.

DEBT - [1^] taps FT against palm of [B], PO up, FO away. For a QuickTime file of this sign, see ASL Pro: Debt.

163. TENT'stretch over head' - TENT is producted so that is spatialized over the signer's head.

164.

COUNSEL - [O^], PO down, brushes against the back of [B], PO down, while opening repeatedly into a [5].

165.

SHIELD - [S] is held as if holding shield and FT of [1] traces a circle where the shield would be.

166.

PLAGUE - SICK SPREAD.

167.

FAMINE - HUNGER SPREAD.

168.

SUFFERING - SUFFER.

169.

CONQUER - (2h)[S], DPO > NDS, NDPO down, FOs away, are held with DH on top of NDH and DH strikes NDH wrist on dorsal side (from above) and nods while staying at wrist.

170.

TEMPTATION - FT of [X] taps elbow. For an animated gif of this sign, see Valley Bible Church - ASL dictionary: Temptation.

171. OFF-PATH-lf&rt - DH [S], PO > NDS, flicks finger > NDS from off [1], PO > NDS, FO up. Then DH flicks > DS.

172.

GUARDIAN - G-PREVENT+.

173.

GRACIOUS - FRIENDLY.

174.

MERCIFUL - (2h)[open 8], POs > people who are receiving mercy, hands move in vertical circles normal (perpendicular) to the chest.

175.

WINGS - Second half of ANGEL: arms extended and bent move slightly as if flying gently.

176.

COMING - (2h)[1], POs > signer, FOs up, hands remain still while the index fingers remain stiff and hinge at the knuckles like the movement of PRINT, but the thumbs are not involved.

177.

GOING - (2h)[1], POs away, FOs up, hands remain still while the index fingers remain stiff and hinge at the knuckles like the movement of PRINT, but the thumbs are not involved.

178.

JERUSALEM - [B with thumbs flush with other fingers but not folded into palm], touches mouth and then pronates

179.

CONTINUALLY - CONTINUE moves in a circle several times.

180.

COVENANT - AGREE RELATIONSHIP-WITH-God.

181.

PASS-DOWN - (2h)[O^], circle around each other from the shoulder and moving forward, but the action is stop and go.

182.

SET-ASIDE - (2h)[B], POs > DS, with DH higher, palms are pressed against imaginary wall that is pushed to one side.

183.

GET-OFF-MIND - (2h)[open 8], touch forehead, pronate and move away.

184.

FOREFATHERS - FATHER + (2h)[5], POs ><, FOs up, move in a vertical circle while moving back over shoulder.

185.

FOREMOTHERS - MOTHER + (2h)[5], POs ><, FOs up, move in a vertical circle while moving back over shoulder.

186.

COURAGE - BRAVE.

187.

COMPLETE/LY - (2h)[B^], POs up, FOs ><, DH circles around NDH and lands on its palm. For a QuickTime file of COMPLETE, see ASL Pro: Whole.

188. ABRAHAM - [A] strikes between the thumb and forefinger of [B], like BOTHER, but a single movement. For a QuickTime file of this sign, see ASL Pro: Abraham (2).

189. ISAAC - [I] taps fingertip against throat.

190.

SARAH - S-PRINCESS.

191.

REBEKAH - [R] circles above wrist like someone binding the arms.

192.

LEAH - L-TIRED.

193.

RACHEL - R-SHEEP.

194.

ANCESTORS - PARENTS + (2h)[5], POs ><, FOs up, move in a vertical circle while moving back over shoulder.

195.

PUT-DOWN - Touch NDS palm of [B], PO up, FO away, with FT of [O^], then touch it with palm of [B].

196.

SAVIOR - S-FREE AGENT.

197.

LIVING - LIVE+.

198.

COMPASSION/ATE - HEART + (2h)[5^] descend slightly twice while closing to (2h)[O^] but hands close to heart.

199.

GIFT - (2h)[X], POs ><, FOs up, nod downwards at wrist to show that something is given as a gift.

200.

GRAVE - (2h)[5], POs down, FOs away, hands move > signer with in an upward arc.

201.

REMIND - FT of [B^] tap against imaginary shoulder.

202.

SALVATION - S-FREE.

203.

MERCY - (2h)[open 8], POs > people who are receiving mercy, hands move in vertical circles normal (perpendicular) to the chest.

204.

STRIVE - Hands are oriented like the sign GOAL but the DH moves in a vertical circle as if trying to get to the goal, but not yet successful.

205.

NEXT-THING - (2h)[B^], POs ><, FOs up, both descend with an inward arc.

206.

PURE - like NICE but the DH moves backwards slightly on the palm, pauses, then moves forward rapidly to show intensity.

207.

FRIENDS-WITH-YOU - (2h)[X] interlink and move back forth between signer and God.

208.

LOVING/LY - LOVE+.

209.

PASSOVER - [S] taps thumbside against elbow (like CRACKER). For a QuickTime movie of this sign, see ASL browser - cracker.

210. SUKKOT - (2h)[A] is shaken like the sign TOGETHER, but slowly and with an exaggerated movement.

211.

COMPASSION/ATE - HEART + (2h)[5^] descend slightly twice while closing to (2h)[O^] but hands close to heart.

212.

OFFER-UP - (2h)[B], POs up, lift up hands and move them towards God.

213.

HAVE-MERCY-ON-us - (2h)[open 8], POs > signer, hands move in vertical circles normal (perpendicular) to the chest. For a QuickTime file of this sign, see ASL Pro: Mercy - 2.

214. AGAIN-AND-AGAIN - AGAIN is repeated with a circular motion.

215.

#ALL-ON-LIST - NDH [5], PO > DS, FO away, DH [A], PO > signer, descends while opening to an [L].

216.

OVERFLOW - [5], PO down, FO away, covers top of [S], PO > DS, FO away, and FT wiggle as the hand moves away, like a cup overflowing. For a QuickTime movie of this sign, see ASL browser - overflow.

217. EMPIRE - E-KING.

218.

DICTATE - (2h)[X], POs away, FOs > respective sides, alt. move > signer and away, like CONTROL but with a smug facial expression.

219.

ANCIENT - [S], PO > signer, FO away, descends from chin with a wavy motion.

220.

CLEAN-UP - CLEAN is repeated with both hands mvoing in a horizontal circle.

221.

MENORAH - (2h)[1], FO up, DH behind NDH. The two hands separate while moving down and then rising up in an arc and opening to (2h)[3].

222.

CHANNUKAH - (2h)[4], POs away (some use POs >) signer, FOs up, index fingers touch and then separate while sweeping up in an arc, like the arms of a candelabra.

223.

WRITE-DOWN - Touch NDS palm of [B], PO up, FO away, with FT of [O^], then touch it with palm of [B].

224.

EVIL - (2h)[3], wg while moving repeatedly > forehead. For an animated gif of this sign, see Valley Bible Church - ASL dictionary: Satan.

225. MOCK-me - (2h)[horns], FO > signer's face, move in a verticla circle orthogonal (perpendicular) to the signer's face.

226.

INTERACT - (2h)[A dot], revolve around each other with DH above NDH.

227.

EAGER - ENTHUSIASTIC.

228.

BEND-KNEES - [V] stands on palm of NDH, then bend DH FT while maintaining contact with palm. For a QuickTime file of this sign, see ASL Pro: Genuflect.

229. BOW-DOWN - (2h)[B], POs away, FOs up, are held like the final position of GIVE-UP, then bend these arms twice while bowing at waist once.

230.

POWERLESS - Thumb of [C] is placed on bicep and closes as in FLAT-TIRE.

231.

ENVISION - VISUALIZE.

232.

POVERTY - POOR.

233.

INJUSTICE - EQUAL continues sign by bringing DH down to a lower level.

234.

MORE-AND-MORE - MORE is repeated with a vertical circular motion parllel to the chest.

235.

RESPOND - R-ANSWER.

236.

CALL-ON - DH [B] taps NDH [B], PO down, FO away from signer, then moves > signer while closing to an [A], PO away from signer, FO up, and moving up. For a QuickTime movie of this sign, see ASL browser - call.

237. SOON-ARRIVE - ARRIVE is signed slowly and does not arrive at the other hand. The non-manual "cs" is used, as in RECENTLY.

238.

SAME~TIME - (2h)[ILY], POs down, FOs away, index finger of DH touches the place where the watch would be on the NDH and then both hands separate while closing to (2h)[Y].

239.

ADORE - NDH is clasped over DH [S] and hands circle perpendicular to the chest. For an animated gif of this sign, see Animated dictionary of religious signs - Deaf Missions: Worship.

240. SOME-DAY - WILL/FUTURE but hands twists slightly at wrist.

241.

TURN-TO - Look upwards with (2h)[4] in a forward direction and turn to the DS.

242.

BEAR-WITNESS - NDH [B] is held up like being sworn in, and DH signs SAY.

243.

VIOLENCE - DESTROY.

244.

PAH - Like SUCCEED but "pah" is mouthed and has the meaning of "at long last". For a QuickTime movie of this sign, see ASL browser - finally.

245. SAME-circle - (2h)[Y], POs down, FOs away, circle horizontally. For a QuickTime movie of this sign, see ASL browser - standard.

246. IMAGE - I-PICTURE.

247.

SAME-AS-You - (2h)[Y], POs <<, FOs up, thumb and little finger oscillate between signer and God.

248.

EMBRACE - Mime a hug.

249.

PROPHET - PREDICT AGENT.
Image credits

1.

Corbis digital pictures - Woman with Sabbath candles.

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