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Meditation
צוֹן ָ ר ְ יוּ ל ְ ה ִ י
Yih’yu l’ratzon
“May these words from the heart
be acceptable to You”
Inaugural Address
Rabbi Aaron D. Panken, Ph.D.
President, Hebrew Union College–Jewish Institute of Religion
Blessing for the President
Rabbi Lawrence A. Hoffman, Ph.D.
Barbara and Stephen Friedman Professor of Liturgy, Worship and Ritual
Hebrew Union College–Jewish Institute of Religion
ָ י ְ ה י ָ תּ ַ רוְּך א ָ בּ
,ם ָעוֹל ָ ְך ה ֶ ל ֽ ֶ ינוּ מ ֽ ֵ ֹלה ֱ א
נוּ ֽ ָ יע ִ גּ ִ ה ְ נוּ ו ֽ ָ מ ְ יּ ִ ק ְ נוּ ו ֽ ָי ֱ ח ֶ ה ֶ שׁ
.ה ֶ זּ ַ ן ה ַ מ ְ זּ ַ ל
Baruch atah, Adonai,
Elohenu, Melech ha’olam,
shehecheyanu, v’kiy’manu v’higianu’
laz’man hazeh.
(Blessed are You, Adonai our God, Ruler of the universe,
Who has given us life, sustained us, and brought us to this day!)