Article #191
Subject: The Yaaleh V’yavo
Author: Andrew W. Harrell
Posted: 2/18/2010 02:51:54 PM

This is a Jewish Priestly Prayer/Blessing to be said during the prayer
service for Rosh Chodesh and for some of the Holy Festivals. These Holy
Festivals in addition to that for the New Lunar Religious Month (Rosh
Chodesh), Passover, Shavuot, Succot, the New Lunar Religious Year (Rosh
Hashanah), on the eighth Day after Rosh Hashanah (Shemini Atzeret)

Elohaynu v’Elohay abotaynu, Y’aaleh, v’yavo,
v’yagee’yaa,v’yayr’eh,v’yayratzeh,
v’yeeshama,v’yeephachar,v’yeezachayr z’ch’ronaynu,v’z’ch’ron abotayyanu,
v’z’ch’ron mash’yah Ben David eb’dehach, v’z’ch’ron Jerusalem ayor
kad’sheach,
v’z’ch’ron kal am’ach Beth Israel l’Phanehach, l’pheelayyatah,l’tovah, l’hayn
v’l’chesed v’l’rachaymaym, l’chayym v’l’shalom b’Yom h’zeh.

Our God and God of our forefathers, may there rise, come, reach, be noted,
be favored, be heard, be considered, and be remembered…the remembrance and
consideration of ourselves; the remembrance of our forefathers; the
remembrance of the Messiah(who is the Son of David your Servant); the
remembrance of Jerusalem.( the Holy city); the remembrance of all your people
as God’s Face(ie God Presence, Holy Spirit of Israel), for deliverance, for
goodness, for grace, for kindness, for compassion, for life, and for peace on
this Holy day of :
Rosh Chodesh | the Festival of Matzah | the Shavuot Festival | the Succot
Festival | Remembrance (said for Rosh Hashanah)| the Shemini Atzeret Festival

Z’chray’nu YHWH Elohaynu bo l’tovah, v’ph’keeday’nu l’b’rachah, v’hoshayaanu
bo l’chayaym, v’beed’var y’shoah, v’rachmaym, chos v’chayn’nu aylay’nu
v’hoshshayaanu, chay, Elehyach aynay’ynu, (add Mehlehch here on Rosh
Hashanah) chay chanon v’rachom Atah.

Remember us on it YHWH, Our God, for goodness; consider us on it for
blessing; and for help in the salvation of our Eternal life. Led us in the
paths of salvation and compassion, have mercy and be gracious to us and
compassionate with us, for our eyes are on You, (add the King here on Rosh
Hashanah) the gracious and compassionate One.

There is an opportunity to compensate (or regain the opportunity to benefit
from) this blessing during the blessings which are suggested to be said on
the occasions of common meals, if certain compensatory blessings are said.
Since these common meal blessings are rabbinic in origin and the original
blessing is from the Torah it is a clear mitzvah (that is, act of God’s mercy
and/or loving kindness) to say either one along with the rest of the
community meal service or prayer service, in either of these situations.