Sh’ma / Echad / Gad’lu

When reciting גַּדְּלוּ, the leaders turn to face the Ark and bow, along with the entire congregation. The procession of the Torah now begins.

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שְׁמַע יִשְׂרָאֵל, יְיָ אֱלֹהֵינוּ, יְיָ אֶחָֽד:

Sh’ma Yisrael, Adonai Eloheinu, Adonai Echad!

Hear, O Israel, Adonai is our God, Adonai is One!

אֶחָד אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ, גָּדוֹל אֲדוֹנֵֽנוּ, קָדוֹשׁ שְׁמוֹ.

Echad Eloheinu gadol Adoneinu, kadosh sh’mo.

Our God is One, Adonai is great, holy is God’s Name.

גַּדְּלוּ לַיי אִתִּי, וּנְרוֹמְמָה שְׁמוֹ יַחְדָּו.

Gadlu l’Adonai iti, un’rom’mah sh’mo yachdav.

Exalt Adonai with me, let us extol God’s name together.

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