Mussaf for ShavuotA

translated into ASL by David Bar-Tzur

Photograph of synagogue, see label below

Plymouth Hebrew Congregation (Plymouth, England)

REPETITION OF THE SHMONEH ESREH

LORD, OUR GOD, OUR FOREFATHERS1, (1-OF-3)2 ABRAHAM3, (2-OF-3) ISAAC4, (3-OF-3) JACOB5, WORSHIP YOU. PASS-DOWN'bit by bit'. WE ALSO WORSHIP YOU. YOURSELF-God STRONG*, ADVANCED*6, WONDERFUL*. WORLD~GENERAL, YOU CONTROL. EVERYTHING GOOD, YOU alt.GIFT-TO"each"7. INDEX-LIST-OF-38, INTERNALIZE9 YOUR LAW, MEAN JEWISH PEOPLE HAVE RIGHT YOU SEND MESSIAH10 SAVE US. WHY? YOU LOVE US. WE PRAISE YOU. WHY? YOU LORD, GOD, KING ADVANCED THROUGH PRAISE, APPROPRIATE THANK++, CAUSE MIRACLE11, ENJOY OUR MUSIC, KING, GOD, (2h)#ALL12 LIFE FROM YOU.

YOU KING, HELPER, SAVIOR, PROTECTOR. WE PRAISE YOU, LORD. WHY? YOU PROTECT ABRAHAM IDEA~LIKE13 SHIELD14.

SUPPOSE SOMEONE DIE. YOU SUMMON, GET-UP LIVE. POWER YOURS+ CONTINUE FOREVER. YOU HELP-ctr LIVE CONTINUE.

YOU SOFT-HEARTED15. SOMEONE DIE, YOU HAVE-MERCY-ON-ctr. COME-ON16, GET-UP, LIVE FOREVER CAN. (<) SOMEONE FAIL, YOU SUPPORT. (>) SOMEONE SICK, YOU HELP RECOVER. (<) OPPRESSION17, YOU OPPRESSION-OFF18. (>) SOMEONE LOWERED-INTO-GRAVE19 GRAVE, TRUST YOU HELP-ctr CAN. WHO HAVE POWER LIKE YOU WHO? IDEA~LIKE KING, (<) BLAME RIGHT, GO-AHEAD20 KILL, (>) BLAME WRONG, ALLOW LIFE. SAVE, YOURS+.

WE TRUST YOU, SOMEONE DIE. YOU SUMMON, GET-UP LIVE. WE PRAISE. WHY? YOU HELP DEAD, GET-UP LIVE.

KEDUSHAH

Cong. then reader - WE RESPECT YOU, ANNOUNCE YOURSELF HOLY PARALLEL ANGEL BODY (2h)5wg-CL'body burns'21 THEIR SECRET CONVERSATION IN HIS HOLY PLACE ANNOUNCE YOUR NAME HOLY LIKE PROPHET WRITE-DOWN QUOTE ANGEL SUMMON EACH-OTHER SAY "WHAT"?

All - HOLY++-upward. LORD HIMSELF CONTROL US. EARTH~GENERAL SHOW"all" HIS GLORY.

Cong. then reader - HIS GLORY OVERFLOW22 WORLD. ANGEL THEMSELVES SERVE GOD TELL TELL EACH-OTHER QUOTE.

All - WE (<) PRAISE, (>) HONOR LORD. WHERE FROM? HIS SPECIAL PLACE.

Cong. then reader - REALLY-WANT23 GOD LOOK-DOWN-ON-us24 HAVE-MERCY-ON-us SEND GRACE25 TO HIS PEOPLE. THEY ANNOUNCE HIS NAME ONLY-ONE26. EVERY-MORNING, EVERY-EVENING, EVERY-DAY SAME-OLD-THING, TWICE, WITH L-O-V-E, THEY ANNOUNCE QUOTE:

All-

JEWISH PEOPLE, ATTEND-TO-me27, KNOW-THAT28 LORD HIMSELF OUR GOD. LORD, ONLY-ONE.

Cong. then reader - HE OUR GOD. HE OUR HEAVENLY-FATHER29. HE OUR KING. HE OUR SAVIOR. HE MERCY-ON-us WILLING, (2h)#ALL LIVE THINGS MANY-LOOK-AT-us30 WITNESS31, OPPRESSION-OFF AGAIN*. LORD SAY, ME YOUR GOD TAKE-CARE-OF (2h)YOU.

All - LORD, OUR MASTER, STRONG* BEAT (2h)#ALL. EARTH~GENERAL KNOW YOUR NAME STRONG CRAZY-FOR32. LORD BECOME KING RULE EARTH GENERAL WILL. THAT DAY PEOPLE RECOGNIZE LORD ONLY-ONE PLUS HIS NAME ONLY-ONE.

Reader - GOD HOLY WRITE SAY "WHAT"?

All - LORD CONTROL LIKE KING FOREVER. MOUNTAIN Z-I-O-N ITS GOD, GENERATION"step by step", HALLELUJAH33.

Reader - GENERATION"step by step" WE TELL-STORY YOU WONDERFUL*. FOREVER FOREVER WE ANNOUNCE YOU HOLY. WE NEVER STOP PRAISE YOU FOREVER FOREVER. WHY? YOU GOD WONDERFUL* HOLY KING. WE PRAISE YOU LORD. WHY? YOU GOD HOLY.

All the text in grey from here to end is for the Sabbath, unless otherwise stated.

YOU GIFT-TO-us US, LORD, OUR GOD, WITH L-O-V-E SABBATH34 REST ASSEMBLE35 HAPPY, HOLIDAY36 CELEBRATE, TODAY SABBATH PLUS HOLIDAY SHAVUOT37, TIME-PERIOD YOU GIFT-TO-us TORAH38, WITH LOVE, ASSEMBLE HOLY, LOOK-BACK39 REMEMBER ESCAPE EGYPT.

GOD EXPEL40 US, FORCE-us LEAVE OUR NATION. OUR COUNTRY NOW FAR-AWAY. WHY? WE SIN. WE GO JERUSALEM41, APPEAR TEMPLE, BOW-DOWN YOU, CAN'T. WE REALLY-WANT DO OUR REPONSIBILITY IN HOUSE YOU CHOOSE FOR YOURSELF. ITSELF GREAT, HOUSE HOLY. INSIDE USED-TO-BE YOUR NAME ANNOUNCE. BUT YOU DECIDE GO-AHEAD DESTROY TEMPLE. HOPE YOU WILLING, LORD OUR GOD PLUS GOD FOR OUR FOREFATHERS, KING MERCY-ON-us US, PLEASE AGAIN SOFT-HEARTED ABOUT US. ALLOW YOUR MERCY OVERFLOW, MEAN BUILD AGAIN TEMPLE WITH GLORY CRAZY-FOR. OUR HEAVENLY-FATHER, OUR KING, SHOW"all" GLORY YOURSELF KING SOON. COME-DOWN42 GO-WITH43 US. MEAN EVERYTHING LIVE WITNESS CAN. JEWISH PEOPLE SPREADwg DIFFERENT++ COUNTRY. NORTH, SOUTH, EAST, WEST, PLEASE COLLECT"each". ALLOW US ASSEMBLE (but not for Shemini Atzeret) MOUNTAIN Z-I-O-N, IN YOUR CITY, SING HAPPY. JERUSALEM, HOME FOR YOUR HOLY PLACE, THRILLED FOREVER. #DO-DO? OFFER-UP44 WHAT YOU COMMAND, OFFER"over time" FOLLOW YOUR ORDER, ADDITIONAL OFFER LIKE YOUR LAW REQUIRE. PLUS ADDITIONAL OFFER TODAY SABBATH PLUS SHAVUOT. WE APPROACH45 CLOSE-TO YOU WITH L-O-V-E. FOLLOW COMMANDMENT YOU TELL-us US. HOW? PUT-DOWN46 YOUR TORAH THROUGH MOSES47 YOUR SERVANT LIKE YOU EXPRESS GLORY48, QUOTE:

On the Sabbath:

EVERY-WEEK SABBATH #DO-DO? LAMB ONE-YEAR-OLD TWO-OF-THEM@rt OFFER-UP. THEIR-rt BODY PERFECT MUST. PLUS TWO-TENTHS MEASURE F-L-O-U-R GRIND"zz"49 MIX O-L-I-V-E O-I-L. WINE POUR-OVER50. OFFER+ LIFT-UP51 APPROPRIATE SABBATH MUST PLUS WINE POUR-OVER OFFER-up"over time" MUST.

SAME DAY FIRST FRUIT PICK, CEREAL52 NEW OFFER-UP LORD, THAT FESTIVAL SHAVUOT. SUMMON ASSEMBLE, HOLY. WORK"over time"+sta, FORBIDDEN. BRING OFFER+ LIFT-UP LORD. SMELL RISE-UP53, LORD TAKE-IN-BY-NOSE54 SATISFIED. BULL55 YOUNG TWO*, RAM56 ONE*, ONE-YEAR-OLD LAMB SEVEN. UNDERSTAND (2h)#ALL PERFECT MUST. CEREAL OFFER+ PLUS WINE POUR-OVER LIKE FINISH TELL. THREE-TENTH MEASURE FOR EACH BULL, TWO-TENTH MEASURE FOR EACH RAM, ONE-TENTH MEASURE FOR EACH LAMB, PLUS WINE POUR-OVER. SIN, GOAT MALE COVER-UP. AND OFFER"over time" TWO* FOLLOW LAW.

On the Sabbath:

YOU KING, JEWISH PEOPLE CELEBRATE MUST. SABBATH LAW, THEY-rt FOLLOW CHERISH. PEOPLE THEMSELVES-rt MAKE SEVENTH DAY HOLY, YOU alt.GIFT-TO-rt"each" (<) SATISFIED, (>) THRILLED. SEVENTH DAY, YOU KISS-FIST57 MAKE HOLY. THAT YOURSELF-God LABEL TOP* CHERISH DAY. LOOK-BACK REMEMBER GOD MAKE (<) HEAVEN, (>) EARTH.

OUR GOD PLUS GOD FOR OUR FOREFATHERS, REALLY-WANT WE REST, YOU HAPPY. KING SOFT-HEARTED, HAVE-MERCY-ON us US. YOU GOOD*, KIND YOU. ALLOW US SEARCH-FOR YOU. TWO-OF-US-'God and me' REALLY-WANT #BACK-WITH-God58 FOR S-A-K-E OUR FOREFATHERS THEMSELVES-lf UPRIGHT59. BUILD AGAIN YOUR HOUSE LIKE BEFORE. SET-UP YOUR HOLY TEMPLE RIGHT PLACE. SHOW-us US BUILD AGAIN, WE HAPPY ITSELF-lf PERFECT. ALLOW KOHEN GROUP AGAIN OFFER-UP AND LEVITE GROUP AGAIN SING. ALLOW JEWISH PEOPLE (2h)#ALL GO-#BACK-TO ISRAEL. HAPPEN? WE GO-TO JERUSALEM, SHOW-UP TEMPLE, BOW-DOWN YOU , DURING THREE SPECIAL HOLIDAY, LIKE PUT-DOWN TORAH, QUOTE: THREE TIME DURING YEAR #ALL-OF-YOU60 MALE SHOW-UP APPROACH LORD YOUR GOD IN PLACE HE DECIDE. WHEN? (1-OF-3) HOLIDAY PASSOVER, (2-OF-3) HOLIDAY SHAVUOT, (3-OF-3) HOLIDAY SUKKOT. DON'T APPROACH LORD WITHOUT GIFT. KNOW-THAT LORD YOUR GOD BLESS VARIOUS. GIFT DEPEND (<) RICH, (>) POOR, RANGE61.

WHILE WE ASSEMBLE, CELEBRATE, BLESS US, LORD, OUR GOD. HOW? LIFE, PEACE, HAPPY, THRILLED, LIKE YOU WANT PLUS PROMISE BLESS US. OUR GOD PLUS GOD FOR OUR FOREFATHERS, ACCEPT OUR REST. MAKE US HOLY THROUGH YOUR COMMANDMENTS PLUS ALLOW US INNVOLVED YOUR TORAH. MAKE US SATISFIED US WITH YOUR GOOD THINGS PLUS HAPPY ABOUT YOUR SALVATION. MAKE OUR HEART PURE62 SERVE YOU TRUE~BIZ63. PASS-DOWN FOR US, LORD, OUR GOD, WITH LOVE AND FAVOR64, HAPPY AND THRILLED, SABBATH AND ASSEMBLE HOLY YOURS. WE REALLY-WANT JEWISH PEOPLE, THEMSELVES MAKE YOUR NAME HOLY, CELEBRATE TOGETHER YOU. LORD, OUR GOD, WE PRAISE. WHY? YOUSELF MAKE HOLY SABBATH, JEWISH PEOPLE, PLUS YOUR SPECIAL TIME-PERIOD.

SHOW-us FAVOR, LORD OUR GOD, WE JEWISH PEOPLE AND OUR PRAYER. WE REALLY-WANT GO-#BACK SERVE IN TOP* HOLY PLACE IN TEMPLE. JEWISH FIRE OFFERING AND PRAYER, PLEASE ACCEPT WITH L-O-V-E, WITH FAVOR. REALLY-WANT YOUR PEOPLE SERVE, YOU SATISFIED ALWAYS.

If the Kohanim ascend to pronounce the blessing, continue here65:

WE REALLY-WANT PRAY"over time" YOU SATISFIED EQUAL OFFER-UP BURN~DISSOLVE PLUS OFFER-UP REGULAR. PLEASE HAVE-MERCY-ON-us US. WE REALLY-WANT TWO-OF-US'God and us' AGAIN TOGETHER MOUNTAIN Z-I-O-N, YOUR CITY, AND TEMPLE SERVICE AGAIN HAPPEN JERUSALEM. REALLY-WANT OUR EYES WITNESS YOU MERCY-ON-us GO-#BACK MOUNTAIN Z-I-O-N. MEAN SERVE YOU AMAZED LIKE USED-TO-BE LONG-LONG-AGO. WE PRAISE YOU, LORD. WHY? YOU ONLY-ONE WE SERVE AMAZED.

If the Kohanim do not ascend continue here:

REALLY-WANT OUR EYES WITNESS YOU MERCY-ON-us GO-#BACK MOUNTAIN Z-I-O-N. WE PRAISE YOU, LORD. WHY? YOU GO-#BACK MOUNTAIN Z-I-O-N TOGETHER US.

LORD, WE THANK++. KNOW-THAT OUR FOREFATHERS WORSHIP GOD. PASS-DOWN'bit by bit'. WE ALSO WORSHIP GOD PLUS TEACH"each" OUR CHILDREN WORSHIP PASS-DOWN FOREVER. YOU FOUNDATION OUR LIFE. IDEA~LIKE FIND ROCK FLAT, GO-AHEAD SET-UP HOUSE. FROM-TIME-TO-TIME SOMEONE OPPRESS JEWISH PEOPLE, YOU OFF-OPPRESSION. WE (<) (2h)THANK++, (>) PRAISE. WHY? (1) OUR LIFE OFFER-TO, TRUST CAN. (2) YOU TAKE-CARE-OF-us OUR SOUL. (3) EVERYDAY WE alt.NOTICE"each" YOUR MIRACLE. (4) ALL-DAY~ALL-NIGHT YOU (2h)alt.GIFT-TO-us GOOD~THINGS. YOURSELF GOOD*. HAVE-MERCY"over time"-ON-us. HOW? (<) SOFT-HEARTED, (2) LOVING66, END NEVER. UP-TO-NOW WE TRUST YOU AGAIN-AND-AGAIN.

OUR KING, WE (<) PRAISE, (>) ANNOUNCE YOUR NAME ADVANCED* FOREVER. WHY? LONG-LIST.

ALL PEOPLE NEED BOW-DOWN-TO FOREVER. PRAISE YOUR NAME TRUE~BIZ. GOD, YOU (<) SAVE US, (>) HELP-us US. LORD YOURSELF God-GIVE-FROM-HEART. WE PRAISE YOU. WHY? OBVIOUS.

OUR GOD PLUS GOD FOR OUR FOREFATHERS, BLESS US. HOW? SPECIAL TRIPLE BLESS IN TORAH, MOSES YOUR SERVANT HIMSELF WRITE-DOWN. USED-TO-BE AARON67 PLUS HIS SON, THEY-'index the Kohanim on the platform' KOHEN68, YOUR HOLY PEOPLE SAY "WHAT"?

If the Kohanim ascend to pronounce the blessing, continue here. If not, skip to greyed text:

LORD, OUR GOD, KING WORLD~GENERAL, WE PRAISE. WHY? YOU HELP-us US BECOME HOLY THROUGH AARON HIS CHILDREN. YOU COMMAND US "WHAT"? BLESS HIS-God's PEOPLE WITH L-O-V-E. Cong. AMEN!

If the Kohanim do not ascend continue here:

REALLY-WANT GOD BLESS TAKE-CARE-OF (2h)YOU.

REALLY-WANT GOD HIS 5-LOOK SEND GRACE.

REALLY-WANT GOD LOOK-DOWN SMILE (2h)YOU. HAPPEN? INSIDE-SELF PEACE.

SET-UP PEACE, GOOD THINGS, BLESS, GRACE, KIND, MERCY-ON-us US PLUS (2h)#ALL YOUR JEWISH PEOPLE. BLESS US, OUR HEAVENLY-FATHER, #ALL-OF-US69 COOPERATE, YOUR 5-LOOK SHINE-DOWN-GRACE. WHY? 5-LOOK GRACE GIFT-TO-us, LORD, OUR GOD, TORAH SUPPORT LIFE PLUS KIND, UPRIGHT, BLESS, MERCY, LIFE, PEACE, WE CHERISH. REALLY-WANT YOU HAPPY BLESS YOUR JEWISH PEOPLE EVERY TIME-PERIOD, EVERY HOUR, HAVE PEACE. WE PRAISE YOU, LORD. WHY? YOU BLESS YOUR PEOPLE HAVE PEACE.

FULL-KADISH

GOD HIS NAME~SHINY70, HOLY*. PRAISE GOD. WE MUST ANNOUNCE HIS WORTH. SPREAD WORLD THEREABOUTS HE HIMSELF MAKE. HOPE DURING YOUR LIFE TIME-PERIOD EVERYONE ACCEPT AUTHORITY HIS. #ALL-OF-YOU SAY, AMEN.

HOPE HE CONTINUE BLESS US FROM-NOW-ON, FOREVER.

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

EVERYTHING #ALL-OF-US JEWISH PEOPLE (<) PRAY, (>) BEG, HEAVENLY-FATHER PLEASE ACCEPT. #ALL-OF-YOU SAY AMEN.

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

FAR-AWAY HEAVEN, GOD ESTABLISH PEACE. PRAY HERE SAME-AS-Heaven. #ALL-OF-YOU SAY, AMEN.

AYN K'ELOKENU

HAVE-NONE71 LIKE OUR GOD; HAVE-NONE LIKE OUR MASTER72; HAVE-NONE LIKE OUR KING; HAVE NONE LIKE OUR SAVIOR.

WHO LIKE OUR GOD? WHO LIKE OUR MASTER? WHO LIKE OUR KING? WHO LIKE OUR SAVIOR.

WE SHOULD THANK OUR GOD; WE SHOULD THANK OUR MASTER; WE SHOULD THANK OUR KING; WE SHOULD THANK OUR SAVIOR.

GO-AHEAD PRAISE OUR GOD; GO-AHEAD PRAISE OUR MASTER; GO-AHEAD PRAISE OUR KING; GO-AHEAD PRAISE OUR SAVIOR.

YOU OUR GOD; YOU OUR MASTER; YOU OUR KING; YOU OUR SAVIOR.

INCENSE73 MIX "WHAT"? (CONTINUE PRAY QUIET)...

ME SPEAK PEACE WITH (2h)YOU FOR S-A-K-E MY BROTHER~SISTER. ME REQUEST YOUR BENEFIT FOR S-A-K-E LORD, OUR GOD, HIS HOUSE. LORD GIFT-TO HIS PEOPLE STRENGTH WILL. LORD BLESS HIS PEOPLE WILL.

KADDISH D'RABBANAN

GOD HIS NAME~SHINY, HOLY*. PRAISE GOD. WE MUST ANNOUNCE HIS WORTH. SPREAD WORLD THEREABOUTS HE HIMSELF MAKE. HOPE DURING YOUR LIFE TIME-PERIOD EVERYONE ACCEPT AUTHORITY HIS. #ALL-OF-YOU SAY, AMEN.

HOPE HE CONTINUE BLESS US FROM-NOW-ON, FOREVER.

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

WE PRAY FOR ISRAEL, (<) RABBI74 HE-left TEACH"each", HIS-left STUDENT THEY-right, PASS-DOWN TORAH. HERE OR ANY PLACE. PASS-OUT-TO"all" PEACE, GRACE, KINDNESS, MERCY, LONG LIFE, FEED"each". HEAVENLY-FATHER, SAVE US. #ALL-OF-YOU SAY AMEN.

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

FAR-AWAY HEAVEN, GOD ESTABLISH PEACE. PRAY HERE SAME-AS-Heaven. #ALL-OF-YOU SAY, AMEN.

ALENU

OUR RESPONSIBILITY "WHAT"? PRAISE LORD HIMSELF CONTROL (2h)#ALL. ANNOUNCE HE ADVANCED*, (<) HEAVEN SET-UP, (>) EARTH SET-UP. OTHER PEOPLE THEY-rt WORSHIP "WHAT", (<) WOOD WHITTLE75 SHAPE, (>) STONE CHISEL76 SHAPE. WE BEND-KNEES77 BOW-DOWN78. WHY? HE KING TOP, HOLY*. APPROPRIATE PRAISE HIM. HEAVEN, HE SET-UP IDEA~LIKE TENT'stretch over head'79. EARTH, HE FOUNDATION. STAR (2h)5:-CL'stars in the sky'80 SHOW-TO-us HIS NAME~SHINY. MOUNTAIN, WE LOOK-AT"over time", HIS POWER CLEAR. HIMSELF, OUR GOD ONLY. HIMSELF, OUR KING. RULER INDEX"each"@lf COMPARE-lf-WITH-GOD, NOTHING-TO-IT THEM-lf. TORAH, TELL-STORY QUOTE, NOW+ KNOW-THAT LORD HIMSELF TRUE GOD. HE CONTROL HEAVEN. HE CONTROL EARTH. HIS AUTHORITY SUPREME. (CONTINUE PRAY QUIET)...

GOD~BOOK FORSEE81 QUOTE LORD WILL BECOME KING. MEAN, HE CONTROL EARTH~THEREABOUTS COMPLETE*. SAME~TIME HAPPEN, LORD BECOME ONLY-ONE. PLUS HIS NAME BECOME ONLY-ONE.

MOURNER'S KADDISH

Mourner. GOD HIS NAME~SHINY, HOLY*. PRAISE GOD. WE MUST ANNOUNCE HIS WORTH. SPREAD WORLD THEREABOUTS HE HIMSELF MAKE. HOPE DURING YOUR LIFE TIME-PERIOD EVERYONE ACCEPT AUTHORITY HIS. #ALL-OF-YOU SAY, AMEN.

Cong. and Mourner. HOPE HE CONTINUE BLESS US FROM-NOW-ON, FOREVER.

Mourner. WE ANNOUNCE HE BLESS US. HIS NAME~SHINY, ADVANCED; WE PRAISE. WE HONOR. WE ADMIT HIS NAME HOLY. PRAISE GOD. WE REALIZE (1) ANNOUNCE, (2) HONOR, (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.

FAR-AWAY HEAVEN, GOD ESTABLISH PEACE. PRAY HERE SAME-AS-Heaven. #ALL-OF-YOU SAY, AMEN.

ANIM Z'MIROT

Reader: ME INVENT SWEET SONG. WHY? MY SOUL REALLY-WANT TOGETHER YOU.

Reader: DURING ME TELL-STORY YOUR GLORY, ME HEART THIRST YOUR L-O-V-E.

Reader: ME ANNOUNCE YOUR GLORY. DOESN'T-MATTER SEE CAN'T. #DO-DO? FIND PARALLEL EXPLAIN SOMETHING BEYOND ME UNDERSTAND.

Reader: YOU ADVANCED, YOU STRONG. PROVE HOW? YOUR MIRACLES THAT.

Reader: THEY-rt VISUALIZE VARIOUS USE SYMBOL. MANY PERSPECTIVE82 HAVE, BUT STILL YOU ONLY-ONE.

Reader: TIME JUDGE US, HE OLD*~WISE. TIME FIGHT ENEMY, HE YOUNG~STRONG.

Reader: HIS TORAH GIVE-TO-us LIFE IDEA~LIKE DEW85. HE SEND BLESSING IDEA~LIKE RAIN.

Reader: HE IDEA~LIKE KOHEN ADVANCED, WEAR GOLD HEAD-BAND HIS NAME CARVED-ON-BAND87.

Reader: HIS HAIR BLACK, SHOW"all" HAVE POWER. LIKE MAN YOUNG, HIS HAIR LONG-RINGLETS89.

Reader: PEOPLE HE CHERISH, WANT BECOME HIS CROWN. SHOW"all" WORLD HIS NAME~SHINY.

Reader: ME WEAR TEFILLIN90 me-SAME-AS-God HIM. HE NEAR WHEN ME CALL-ON HIM.

Reader: MOSES HUMBLE ASK GOD HELP-lf VISUALIZE HIM. GOD SHOW-lf TEFILLIN KNOT91 BACK-OF-HEAD92.

Reader: FIRST THREE WORD TORAH, THEIR LETTER SPELL TRUTH. EVERY GENERATION SEEK RELATED-TO-God YOU.

Reader: REALLY-WANT MY PRAISE BECOME YOUR CROWN. MY PRAYER RISE-UP LIKE INCENSE SHOULD.

Reader: REALLY-WANT MY PRAISE RISE-UP YOU CREATOR, LIFE GIVER, UPRIGHT YOU.

Reader: HOPE MY PRAYER, YOU FEEL SWEET. WHY? MY SOUL REALLY-WANT TWO-OF-US TOGETHER.

(CONTINUE PRAY QUIET)...

If a mourner is present, he recites the Mourner's Kaddish below:

Mourner. GOD HIS NAME~SHINY, HOLY*. PRAISE GOD. WE MUST ANNOUNCE HIS WORTH. SPREAD WORLD THEREABOUTS HE HIMSELF MAKE. HOPE DURING YOUR LIFE TIME-PERIOD EVERYONE ACCEPT AUTHORITY HIS. #ALL-OF-YOU SAY, AMEN.

Cong. and Mourner. HOPE HE CONTINUE BLESS US FROM-NOW-ON, FOREVER.

Mourner. WE ANNOUNCE HE BLESS US. HIS NAME~SHINY, ADVANCED; WE PRAISE. WE HONOR. WE ADMIT HIS NAME HOLY. PRAISE GOD. WE REALIZE (1) ANNOUNCE, (2) HONOR, (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.

FAR-AWAY HEAVEN, GOD ESTABLISH PEACE. PRAY HERE SAME-AS-Heaven. #ALL-OF-YOU SAY, AMEN.

SONG OF THE DAY

On Sunday recite:

TODAY SUNDAY. USED-TO-BE LEVITE94 GROUP IN HOLY TEMPLE SING "WHAT"? (CONTINUE PRAY QUIET)... (2h)#ALL GATE (2h)B-CL'gate rise'95 SHOULD. EVERY ENTRANCE OPEN-UP SHOULD. WHY? ALLOW KING GLORY ENTER. KING GLORY WHO? LORD RULE ANGEL SCADS-OF HIMSELF KING GLORY.

On Monday recite:

TODAY SUNDAY. USED-TO-BE LEVITE GROUP IN HOLY TEMPLE SING "WHAT"? (CONTINUE PRAY QUIET)... JERUSALEM ITS-rt (2h)B-CL'circular wall'96 IMPRESS-MIND. ITS-rt PALACE97 RAISE-UP"each"98. WHY? LATER DESCRIBE PASS-DOWN CAN. THERE-rt GOD, OUR GOD, FOREVER FOREVER. HE GUIDE US IDEA~LIKE PARENT WILL.

On Tuesday recite:

TODAY SUNDAY. USED-TO-BE LEVITE GROUP IN HOLY TEMPLE SING "WHAT"? (CONTINUE PRAY QUIET)... COME-ON GOD, GO-AHEAD JUDGE EARTH. WHY? YOURSELF DECIDE GIFT-TO"each" "WHAT"?

On Wednesday recite:

TODAY SUNDAY. USED-TO-BE LEVITE GROUP IN HOLY TEMPLE SING "WHAT"? (CONTINUE PRAY QUIET)...

(2h)COME-ON"each", WE NEED SING TO LORD. UP-TO-NOW GOD SAVE JEWISH PEOPLE MANY+ TIME. GREET99 HIM HOW? THANK++. SUMMON HIM WITH PRAISE. WHY? LORD HIMSELF GOD GREAT, PLUS KING GREAT MORE-THAN100 ANY KING ON EARTH.

On Thursday recite:

TODAY SUNDAY. USED-TO-BE LEVITE GROUP IN HOLY TEMPLE SING "WHAT"? (CONTINUE PRAY QUIET)... GOD FEED PEOPLE UPRIGHT WITH FOOD alt.F-CL'manna drifts down'101 PLUS WATER FROM HIS ROCK SWEET.

On Friday recite:

TODAY SUNDAY. USED-TO-BE LEVITE GROUP IN HOLY TEMPLE SING "WHAT"? (CONTINUE PRAY QUIET)... GOD~BOOK PREDICT TEMPLE RAISE-UP AGAIN WILL. WE TRUST AND HOPE UPRIGHT FROM-THEN-ON FOREVER.

On the Sabbath recite:

TODAY HOLY SABBATH. USED-TO-BE LEVITE GROUP IN HOLY TEMPLE SING "WHAT"? (CONTINUE PRAY QUIET)... PEOPLE UPRIGHT THEY-rt TAKE-OFF102 IDEA~LIKE P-A-L-M TREE. LIKE C-E-D-A-R TREE (2h)C-CL'thick trunk'103 GROW TALL*. LORD HIS HOUSE FOREST alt.PUT-IN-PLACE104. DEVELOP* CLOSE-TO GOD. BECOME OLD, STILL PRODUCE FRUIT CAN. ENTHUSIASTIC, PERKY105, THEY-rt ANNOUNCE LORD HIMSELF JUST. MY FOUNDATION, CRASH106 NEVER.

If a mourner is present, he recites the Mourner's Kaddish below:

Mourner. GOD HIS NAME~SHINY, HOLY*. PRAISE GOD. WE MUST ANNOUNCE HIS WORTH. SPREAD WORLD THEREABOUTS HE HIMSELF MAKE. HOPE DURING YOUR LIFE TIME-PERIOD EVERYONE ACCEPT AUTHORITY HIS. #ALL-OF-YOU SAY, AMEN.

Cong. and Mourner. HOPE HE CONTINUE BLESS US FROM-NOW-ON, FOREVER.

Mourner. WE ANNOUNCE HE BLESS US. HIS NAME~SHINY, ADVANCED; WE PRAISE. WE HONOR. WE ADMIT HIS NAME HOLY. PRAISE GOD. WE REALIZE (1) ANNOUNCE, (2) HONOR, (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.

FAR-AWAY HEAVEN, GOD ESTABLISH PEACE. PRAY HERE SAME-AS-Heaven. #ALL-OF-YOU SAY, AMEN.

If a mourner is present, he recites the Mourner's Kaddish below:

Mourner. GOD HIS NAME~SHINY, HOLY*. PRAISE GOD. WE MUST ANNOUNCE HIS WORTH. SPREAD WORLD THEREABOUTS HE HIMSELF MAKE. HOPE DURING YOUR LIFE TIME-PERIOD EVERYONE ACCEPT AUTHORITY HIS. #ALL-OF-YOU SAY, AMEN.

Cong. and Mourner. HOPE HE CONTINUE BLESS US FROM-NOW-ON, FOREVER.

Mourner. WE ANNOUNCE HE BLESS US. HIS NAME~SHINY, ADVANCED; WE PRAISE. WE HONOR. WE ADMIT HIS NAME HOLY. PRAISE GOD. WE REALIZE (1) ANNOUNCE, (2) HONOR, (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.

FAR-AWAY HEAVEN, GOD ESTABLISH PEACE. PRAY HERE SAME-AS-Heaven. #ALL-OF-YOU SAY, AMEN.


Footnotes

  1. All glosses marked with a footnote are described below. For an explanation of other glossing symbols used, see Explanation of glossing used.FOREFATHERS - GREAT-GREAT-GRANDFATHER, that is, [5] touches thumb to temple and moves away inthree upward arcs + (2h)LONG-LONG-AGO, that is, (2h)[5], POs ><, FOs up, move back over the shoulder while circling vertically. Personally, I like the Reform way of saying "forefathers and foremothers" so a way you could do this it to use your nondominant hand to sign GREAT-GREAT-GRANDMOTHER simultaneously with GREAT-GREAT-GRANDFATHER and add (2h)LONG-LONG-AGO.
  2. (1-OF-3), (2-OF-3), (3-OF-3) - NDH [3], PO > signer, FO > DS, and DH taps thumb for "(1-OF-3)", taps index finger for "(2-OF-3)", and taps middle finger for "(3-OF-3).
    • ABRAHAM - [A] strikes between the thumb and forefinger of [B], like BOTHER, but a single movement.
    • ISAAC - [I] taps fingertip against throat.
    • JACOB - Could be fingerspelled or signed as a [J] across the chin.
    • ADVANCED - (2h)[B^], POs ><, FOs up, move upwards arcing towards the signer.
    • alt.GIFT-TO"each" - (2h)[X], POs ><, FOs up, hands move forward alt. and FOs end pointing to the persons that something is being given to freely while moving > DS.
    • INDEX-LIST-OF-3 (4 or 5) - NDH [3] or whatever number of items are on the list, PO > signer, FO > DS, and DH points 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.
    • INTERNALIZE - The FT of [C] are held against the chest and stuff the sign INVOLVED is generated at that location.
    • MESSIAH - M-KING.
    • MIRACLE - WONDERFUL* WORK.
    • (2h)#ALL - (2h)[A], POs ><, FOs up, are held at shoulder height and move away while opening to (2h)[L].
    • IDEA~LIKE - a blending where IDEA has a [Y] instead of an [I] in anticipation of LIKE which - signed smoothly right afterwards.
    • SHIELD - NDH [B], PO > signer, FO > DS, is held close to the body, and the DH is [5], PO away, FO up, and held further away. The DH circles CCW as seen by signer as if there is something there to be shielded from.For a QuickTime movie of this sign, see
      ASL browser - shield.
    • SOFT-HEARTED - HEART + (2h)[5^] descend slightly twice while closing to (2h)[O^].
    • COME-ON - (2h)[B] move in circles pivoting at the wrists to beckon someone to do something.
    • OPPRESSION - DH [B], PO down, FO away, push down twice on [S], PO > DS, FO away.
    • OPPRESSION-OFF - 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".
    • LOWERED-INTO-GRAVE - [B], PO > DS, FO away, acts as one wall of the grave and [U], PO down, FO away, moves down as if it is a body being lowered into a grave.
    • GO-AHEAD - (2h)[B^ dot], POs ><, FOs away, move forward in a jerk.
    • (2h)5wg-CL'body burns' - (2h)[5wg] travel up front of body as if the body were in flames.
    • 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.
    • REALLY-WANT - the sign WANT but shaken back and forth to show intensity.
    • LOOK-DOWN-ON-us - (2h)[V^], PO > signer, FO up, hands are held high and FT tip down to face signer as if God were looking down on us.
    • GRACE - [O^] or [S], held high and PO > Heaven, supinates and opens to [5] while being brought towards head. For an animated gif of this sign, see Animated dictionary of religious signs - Deaf Missions: Grace.
    • ONLY-ONE - [1], PO away, FO up, supinates and moves upwards slightly.
    • ATTEND-TO-me - PAY-ATTENTION but with the movement directed towards the signer.
    • KNOW-THAT - Starts like KNOW but twists and descends, looking almost like DON'T-KNOW except the hand twists down at the end.
    • HEAVENLY-FATHER - (2h)[A], FOs up, DH - held against forehead, NDH close to head but lower, both hands open to (2h)[5] while moving upwards.
    • MANY-LOOK-AT-us - (2h)[4], POs down, FOs away, turn hands so that the FO is > signers face.
    • WITNESS - [1] touches under eye while head moves down.
    • CRAZY-FOR - [5:], PO > singer, FO up, - shaken slightly from side to side.
    • HALLELUJAH! - CLAP-HANDS~CELEBRATE + open hands into (2h)[5] while lifting.
    • SABBATH - 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.
    • ASSEMBLE - (2h)[S], FO > signer, move > signer while opening to (2h)[5wg].
    • HOLIDAY - (2h)[5], POs ><, FOs up, alternately strike chest on their respective sides.
    • SHAVUOT - 7-WEEKS.
    • TORAH - (2h)[S], POs up, twist twice while separating, as if unrolling a scroll.
    • LOOK-BACK - (2h)[N], PO > signer, FO up, start in neutral space and move in an outward arc to the DS shoulder.
    • EXPEL - [8], PO down, FO away, rests on palm of [B], PO up, FO away; DH flicks finger whiole moving away.
    • JERUSALEM - [B with thumbs flush with other fingers but not folded into palm], touches mouth and then pronates.
    • COME-DOWN - (2h)[B^] move in circles pivoting at the wrists while eyes gaze upwards as if beckoning God to come down.
    • GO-WITH - (2h)[A] press palms together and move forward.
    • OFFER-UP - (2h)[B], POs up, lift up hands and move them towards God.
    • 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.
    • PUT-DOWN - (2h)[B], POs up, FOs away, move downwards as if puting something down.
    • MOSES - M-LAW.
    • GLORY - (2h)[5], POs><, FOs away from signer, DH which - on top wiggles fingers while ascending. For an animated gif of this sign, see Animated dictionary of religious signs - Deaf Missions: Glory.
    • GRIND"zz" - [A], PO do, FO away, grinds against palm of NDH [A] with teeth clenched.
    • (2h)5wg-CL'body burns' - (2h)[5wg] travel up front of body as if the body were in flames.
    • POUR-OVER - [A dot], holds thumb down and moves in a circle over what is being poured onto.
    • LIFT-UP - (2h)[B], PO down are held high and swoop down while supinating and then rise up again as if helping something mature and the hands continue up and FTs are directed > Heaven.
    • CEREAL - There are many signs for this; one is [X], PO up, rubs along ND forearm as if harvesting.
    • RISE-UP - (2h)[5], POs down, FOs away, rise while wg.
    • TAKE-IN-BY-NOSE - (2h)[5], POs down, FOs away, rise up to nose, close to (2h)[O^], and touch nostrils with FTs.
    • BULL - (2h)[Y] hold thumbs to forehead and head dips down and then up like a bull threatening to charge.
    • RAM - (2h)[S] touch thumbsides to temples and spiral upwards.
    • KISS-FIST - Kiss back hand of [S] and jerk it forwards slightly.
    • #BACK-WITH-GOD - (2h)[B], POs ><, FOs up, the DH is held high as if representing God and the two hands form a [5:] and then a [K] as they rush together.
    • UPRIGHT - elbow of [S], PO > NDS, FO up, - struck against the fingers of NDH [B] held like part of TABLE.
    • #ALL-OF-YOU - [A], PO up, FO > DS - held at DS then swings away in an arc and ends [L^], PO up, FO > NDS.
    • RANGE - DH [B], PO > NDS, bends multiple times at wrist from behind NDH [5], PO towards, "showing all the values".
    • PURE - like NICE but the DH moves backwards slightly on the palm, pauses, then moves forward rapidly to show intensity.
    • TRUE~BIZ - TRUE + (2h)[S], POs down, FOs away, DH brushes from side to side across NDH wrist.
    • FAVOR - middle finger of [open 8] taps chin.
    • If the Kohanim ascend to pronounce the blessing, continue here - An explanation of Birkat Kohanim (the Blessing of the Priests) is necessary here. During the Mussaf service on Festivals, those members of the congregation who would serve as priests (kohanim) if the Temple in Jerusalem were still extant leave the sanctuary with those members who would serve as Levites (assistant priests). At this point in the service, the kohanim ascend the platform in the front of the synagogue. They cover their head with their prayer shawls, utter a blessing on the blessing (smile), and the congregation says "Amen!" The prayer leader then prompts the kohanim by saying the first word of the blessing which the kohanim repeat and so on for each word. After the third word, the eighth word and the final word is said by the prayer leader, the kohanim sing a slow dirge and then repeat the leader's word. This is why I have added the phrase "(KOHEN GROUP SING WITHOUT WORD.)" It is not something that is said aloud by anyone, but is meant to explain to the Deaf congregants why the kohanim are making sounds but you are not interpreting them. It is sometimes necessary to use more than one sign per word for the sentence to make sense. For the same reason, I have followed ASL syntax not Hebrew syntax. I feel it is confusing to sign each "word" twice: once when the Prayer Leader prompts the kohanim, and once when the kohanim say the word. Wait for the kohanim to say the word (don't interpret the Leader) because they are blessing the congregation, not the Leader. I have put the Hebrew word in parentheses just before the glossing to help the interpret keep his/her place.
    • LOVING - LOVE++.
    • AARON - (2h)[A], FTs touch area under the throat, separate while moving to the shoulders, then descend down the sides of the chest.
    • KOHEN - The hands are held with thumbs touching, POs face away from signer, and the fingers are held together but split between the middle and ring fingers, like Mr. Spock on Star Trek. (Leonard Nemoy is a kohen and got the gesture from this one which is used to bless the people during holidays).
    • #ALL-OF-US - [A], PO > NDS, FO up touches DS shoulder then [L^], PO > signer touches NDS shoulder.
    • NAME~SHINY starts like the sign NAME, the NDH - left in place while the DH touches it with the [open 8] (as in the sign FEEL), then moves upwards while twisting the wrist.
    • HAVE-NONE - (2h)[B], POs > signer move upwards past mouth and swing upwards and apart while mouth blows on hands as they pass.
    • MASTER - FT of [5:] touch DS shoulder, then change to [A dot], PO > NDS, FO away, and rises in an outward arc.
    • INCENSE - There are many signs for this; my favorite is NDH [1], PO > signer, FO up, is held somewhat low, DH produces SMELL, then [5^], PO down, starts at end of incense stick and circles upwards like smoke.
    • RABBI - (2h)[R], POs > signer, fingertips touch the top of the chest at each side and descend straight down the chest while touching it.
    • WHITTLE - Thumb of [A dot] twists at back hand of [S], PO down, FO away, as if whittling a piece out.
    • CHISEL - (2h)[S], DH mimes hammering and NDH holding a chisel.
    • BEND-KNEES - [V] stands on palm of NDH, then bend DH FT while maintaining contact with palm.
    • 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.
    • TENT'stretch over head' - (2h)[horns] touch FT and move diagonally away and down, but this is done above head and encloses the signer's body.
    • (2h)5:-CL'stars in the sky' - (2h)[5:], POs diagonally up, hands jab at space ab ove
    • FORSEE - Same as PREDICT.
    • PERSPECTIVE - DH [V], PO down, touches below eye with middle finger, then pronates and "looks" at NDH [1], PO > DS.
    • PUT-ON-HEAD-TEFILLIN - Mime putting on a thin leather headband on and [5:] is placed on the forehead to show the small box.
    • PUT-ON-ARM-TEFILLIN - Mime wrapping a leather strap around the arm, starting at the wrist, then put a [5:] on the NDH bicep.
    • DEW - WATER + (2h)[5], POs down, FOs away, hands descend while wg.
    • CROWN - (2h)[open 8] place crown on head with small double movement.
    • CARVED-ON-BAND - Mime carving on a gold headband at the forehead with the [A dot].
    • PLACE-CROWN-ON-God
    • LONG-RINGLETS - HAIR, (2h)[5:], POs > head, FOs up, hands descend from head in spirals.
    • TEFILLIN - [5:] touches NDH bicep, and then forehead.
    • KNOT - (2h)[bX], mimes tying a knot.
    • BACK-OF-HEAD - FT of [X] taps back of head.
    • TAKE-IN-BY-NOSE - (2h)[5], POs down, FOs away, rise up to nose, close to (2h)[O^], and touch nostrils with FTs.
    • LEVITE - (2h)[L], POs > chest, FOs ><, touch index fingers at top of chest and touch chest, separate to the sides of the chest, and descend down sides.
    • (2h)B-CL'gate rise' - (2h)[B], POs > signer, fingertips touch and both hands rise together.
    • (2h)B-CL'circular wall' - (2h)[B], POs away, FOs up, touch and separate like a cicle, coming together and touching at the small fingersides.
    • PALACE - (2h)[V:], POs awsay, FOs up, are held high and separate and descend multiple times like the edges of a palace.
    • RAISE-UP - (2h)[5:], POs down, interlace fingers and hinge upwards like the opposite of CRASH.
    • GREET - alt. [B] salutes from respective temples.
    • MORE-THAN - 2h)[B^], POs <>, FOs up, FTs touch, then moves in an upward arc that approaches the signer.
    • alt.F-CL'manna drifts down' - POs ><, FOs away, hands drift down alt. like falling flakes of snow.
    • TAKE-OFF - like DEVELOP but moves quicklt and abruptly with a "po".
    • (2h)C-CL'thick trunk' - POs ><, FOs away, hands rise like describing a thick trunk of a tree.
    • alt.PUT-IN-PLACE - (2h)[S], POs ><, FOs away, alt. move forward as if puting things in place from NDS to DS.
    • PERKY - (2h)[S], fists held close to upperchest, elbows are thrust out to the side twice as if feeling energetic.
    • CRASH - (2h)[5:] interlaced, POs ><, FTs move down while remaining interlaced so that the PO becomes down.For a QuickTime movie of this sign, see ASL browser - break-down.

Image credits

A. From http://www.jewish-holiday.com/awesome.html (Awesome), which is no longer extant.

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