Sim Shalom
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Sim Shalom is a blessing that is recited at the end of the morning Amidah
in the Ashkenazic tradition. There is a different version of this prayer, Shalom Rav
(שָׁלוֹם רָב), for the evening Amidah
. In the Sefardic, Chasidic-Sefardic, and Nusach Ari
rites, Sim Shalom is said at all prayer services.
חֵן וָחֶֽסֶד וְרַחֲמִים עָלֵֽינוּ וְעַל כָּל יִשְׂרָאֵל עַמֶּֽךָ
בָּרְכֵֽנוּ, אָבִֽינוּ, כֻּלָּֽנוּ כְּאֶחָד בְּאוֹר פָּנֶֽיךָ
כִּי בְאוֹר פָּנֶֽיךָ נָתַֽתָּ לָּֽנוּ ה' אֱלֹקינוּ
תּוֹרַת חַיִּים וְאַֽהֲבַת חֶֽסֶד וּצְדָקָה וּבְרָכָה וְרַחֲמִים וְחַיִּים וְשָׁלוֹם
וְטוֹב בְּעֵינֶֽיךָ לְבָרֵךְ אֶת עַמְּךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּכָל עֵת וּבְכָל שָׁעָה בִּשְׁלוֹמֶֽךָ
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה ה' הַמְבָרֵךְ אֶת עַמּוֹ יִשְׂרָאֵל בַּשָּׁלוֹם
Ḥen vacħesed ve-raħamim aleinu ve-al kol Yisrael amekha
Barkheinu Avinu kulanu ke-eħad be-or panekha
Ki ve-or panekha natata lanu, Adonai Eloheinu
Torat ħayim ve-ahavat ħesed, u-tzedaka u-ve-raħa ve-raħamim ve-ħayim
ve-shalom
Ve-tov be-einekha le-varekh et amkha Yisrael be-khol et u-ve-khol sha’ah
bi-shlomekha
Baruch atta Adonai, ha-mevarekh et amo Yisrael ba-shalom.
Grace, lovingkindness and mercy to us and unto all Israel, Your people.
Bless us, our Father, all of us as one with the light of Your face;
For by the light of Your face You have given us, Adonai our God,
The Torah of life, and love of kindness, and righteousness and blessing and mercy and life and peace;
And may it be good in Your eyes to bless Your people Israel at all times and in every hour with Your peace.
Praised are You, Adonai, who blesses Your people Israel with peace.
Amidah
The Amidah , also called the Shmoneh Esreh , is the central prayer of the Jewish liturgy. This prayer, among others, is found in the siddur, the traditional Jewish prayer book...
in the Ashkenazic tradition. There is a different version of this prayer, Shalom Rav
Shalom Rav
Shalom Rav is a blessing that is recited at the end of the evening Amidah in the Ashkenazic tradition. There is a different version of this prayer, Sim Shalom , for the morning Amidah...
(שָׁלוֹם רָב), for the evening Amidah
Amidah
The Amidah , also called the Shmoneh Esreh , is the central prayer of the Jewish liturgy. This prayer, among others, is found in the siddur, the traditional Jewish prayer book...
. In the Sefardic, Chasidic-Sefardic, and Nusach Ari
Nusach Ari
Nusach Ari means, in a general sense, any prayer rite following the usages of Rabbi Isaac Luria, the AriZal, in the 16th century, and, more particularly, the version of it used by Chabad Hasidim....
rites, Sim Shalom is said at all prayer services.
Hebrew Text of Sim Shalom
שִׂים שָׁלוֹם טוֹבָה וּבְרָכָהחֵן וָחֶֽסֶד וְרַחֲמִים עָלֵֽינוּ וְעַל כָּל יִשְׂרָאֵל עַמֶּֽךָ
בָּרְכֵֽנוּ, אָבִֽינוּ, כֻּלָּֽנוּ כְּאֶחָד בְּאוֹר פָּנֶֽיךָ
כִּי בְאוֹר פָּנֶֽיךָ נָתַֽתָּ לָּֽנוּ ה' אֱלֹקינוּ
תּוֹרַת חַיִּים וְאַֽהֲבַת חֶֽסֶד וּצְדָקָה וּבְרָכָה וְרַחֲמִים וְחַיִּים וְשָׁלוֹם
וְטוֹב בְּעֵינֶֽיךָ לְבָרֵךְ אֶת עַמְּךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּכָל עֵת וּבְכָל שָׁעָה בִּשְׁלוֹמֶֽךָ
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה ה' הַמְבָרֵךְ אֶת עַמּוֹ יִשְׂרָאֵל בַּשָּׁלוֹם
Transliterated Text of Sim Shalom
Sim shalom tovah u-ve-raħaḤen vacħesed ve-raħamim aleinu ve-al kol Yisrael amekha
Barkheinu Avinu kulanu ke-eħad be-or panekha
Ki ve-or panekha natata lanu, Adonai Eloheinu
Torat ħayim ve-ahavat ħesed, u-tzedaka u-ve-raħa ve-raħamim ve-ħayim
ve-shalom
Ve-tov be-einekha le-varekh et amkha Yisrael be-khol et u-ve-khol sha’ah
bi-shlomekha
Baruch atta Adonai, ha-mevarekh et amo Yisrael ba-shalom.
English Translation of Sim Shalom
Grant peace everywhere goodness and blessing,Grace, lovingkindness and mercy to us and unto all Israel, Your people.
Bless us, our Father, all of us as one with the light of Your face;
For by the light of Your face You have given us, Adonai our God,
The Torah of life, and love of kindness, and righteousness and blessing and mercy and life and peace;
And may it be good in Your eyes to bless Your people Israel at all times and in every hour with Your peace.
Praised are You, Adonai, who blesses Your people Israel with peace.