Ahavah Rabah

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Ahavah rabah ahavtanu, Adonai Eloheinu, chemlah

g'dolah vi'teira chamalta aleinu. Ba'avur

avoteinu v'imoteinu shebat'chu v'cha vat'lamdeim

chukei chayim, kein t'chaneinu ut'lamdeinu.

Ham'racheim, rachem aleinu, v'tein b'libeinu l'havin

ul'hashkil, lishmo'a, lilmod ul'lameid, lishmor

v'la'asot ul'kayeim et kol divrei talmud

Toratecha b'ahavah.

V'ha'eir eineinu b'Toratecha, v'dabeik libeinu

b'mitzvoteicha, v'yacheid l'vaveinu l'ahavah ul'yarah

et sh'mecha, v'lo neivosh v'lo nikaleim, v'lo

nikashel l'olam va'ed. Ki v'sheim kod'sh'cha

hagadol v'hanorah batachnu, nagila v'nis'm'cha

bishu'atecha: vahavi'einu l'shalom mei'arba

kanfot ha'aretz, v'tolicheinu kom'miyut

l'artzeinu. Ki eil po'eil y'shu'ot atah,

uvanu vacharta v'keirav'tanu l'shimcha hagadol

selah be'emet, l'hodot l'cha ul'yached'cha

b'ahavah. Baruch atah, Adonai, havocheir

b'amo Yisrael b'ahavah.

אַהֲבָה רַבָּה אֲהַבְתָּנוּ, יְיָ אלֹהֵינוּ, חֶמְלָה

גְדוֹלָה וִיתֵרָה חָמַלְתָּ עָלֵינוּ. בַּעֲבוּר

אֲבוֹתֵינוּ וְאִמּוֹתֵינוּ שֶׁבָּטְחוּ בְךָ וַתְּלַמְּדֵם

חֻקֵּי חַיִּים, כֵּן תְּחָנֵּנוּ וּתְלַמְּדֵינוּ.

הַמְרַחֵם, רַחֵם עָלֵינוּ, וְתֵן בְּלִבֵּנוּ לְהָבִין

וּלְהַשְׂכִּיל, לִשְׁמֹעַ, לִלְמֹד וּלְלַמֵּד, לִשְׁמֹר

וְלַעֲשׂוֹת וּלְקַיֵּם אֶת־כָּל־דִּבְרֵי תַלְמוּד

תּוֹרָתֶךָ בְּאַהֲבָה.

וְהָאֵר עֵינֵינוּ בְּתוֹרָתֶךָ, וְדַבֵּק לִבֵּנוּ

בְּמִצְוֹתֵיךָ, וְיַחֵד לְבָבֵנוּ לְאַהֲבָה וּלְיִרְאָה

אֶת־שְׁמֶךָ, וְלֹא נֵבוֹשׁ וְלֹא נִכָּלֵם, וְלֹא

נִכָּשֶׁל לְעוֹלָם וָעֶד. כִּי בְשֵׁם קָדְשְׁךָ

הַגָּדוֹל וְהַנּוֹרָא בָּטָחְנוּ, נָגִילָה וְנִשְׂמְחָה

בִּישׁוּעָתֶךָ: וַהֲבִיאֵנוּ לְשָׁלוֹם מֵאַרְבַּא

כַּנְפוֹת הָאָרֶץ, וְתוֹלִיכֵנוּ קוֹמְמִיּוּת

לְאַרְצֵנוּ. כִּי אֵל פּוֹעֵל יְשׁוּעוֹת אָתָּה,

וּבָנוּ בָחַרְתָּ וְקֵרַבְתָּנוּ לְשִׁמְךָ הַגָּדוֹל

סֶלָה בֶּאֱמֶת, לְהוֹדוֹת לְךָ וְּלְיַחֶדְךָ

בְּאַהֲבָה. בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה, יְיָ, הַבוֹחֵר

בְּעַמּוֹ יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּאַהֲבָה.

How deeply You have loved us Adonai, our God, gracing us with surpassing compassion! On account of our foreberas who trust led You to teach them the laws of life, be gracious to us, teaching us as well. O merciful one, have mercy no us by making us able to understand and discern, to heed, learn, and teach, and, lovingly, to observe, perform, and fulfill all that is in Your Torah.

Enlighten our eyes with Your Torah, focus our minds on Your mitzvot, unite our hearts in love and reverence for Your name. Then we will never feel shame, never deserve rebuke, and never stumble. Having trusted in Your great and awesome holiness, we shall celebrate Your salvation with joy. Gather us in peace from the four corners of the earth and lead us upright to our land. For You, O God, work wonders. You chose us. Truly, you drew us near to Your great name, that we might acknowledge You, declaring You one in love. Praised be You, Adonai, who chooses Your people Israel in love.

Source: Mishkan T'filah: A Reform Siddur

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