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Brakhot v’Hoda’ot (Blessings and Thanksgivings): A Birkon by R’ Hillel Ḥayyim Yisraeli-Lavery. Kiddush, Havdalah and the Birkat Hamazon according to the custom of R’ Saadia Gaon, RaMBaM, and the Vilna Gaon. Zemirot, Piyyutim, and Shirim. Ma’ariv for Weekdays and for after Shabbat. A souvenir for the Bar Mitsvah of Yeshayahu Yisraeli, 19 Sivan 5776 (Shabbat Parshat Shelakh Lekha). Published in the Holy City of Yerushalayim. Cover art by R’ Yonah Yisraeli-Lavery.

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סדר סעודת ליל שבת ברכת הבנים קידוש לליל שבת קידוש לשלש רגלים קידוש לראש השנה סימנא מילתא זמירות לליל שבת זמירות ליום שבת זמירה לסעודה שלישית (ידיד נפש) פיוטים לשבת פיוט לפסח פיוטים לעשרת ימי תשובה פיוטים לברית מילה פיוטים לשמחות שירים הבדלה זמירות למוצאי שבת ברכת המזון ברכה אחרונה שבע ברכות ברכת המזון בסעודת ברית מילה ברכת המזון עפ״י נוסחאות רס״ג והרמב״ם ערבית לחול ולמוצאי שבת ויום טוב ספירת העומר

The Order of the Shabbat Evening Feast Blessing the Children Kiddush for Shabbat Evening Kiddush for the Three Pilgrimage Festivals (Passover, Shavuot, and Sukkot) Kiddush for Rosh Hashanah Simana Milata Songs for the Shabbat Evening Songs for the Shabbat Day Songs for the Third Meal of Shabbat (Yedid Nefesh) Piyyutim for Shabbat Piyyut for Passover Piyyutim for the Ten Days of Repentance Piyyutim for a Circumcision Piyyutim for Celebrations Shirim Havdalah Songs for Leaving Shabbat Birkat Hamazon (Blessing after meals with bread) Blessing after eating food The Seven Blessings (at a wedding party) Birkat Hamazon at the feast after a circumcision Birkat Hamazon according to other liturgical customs (Rambam, etc.) The Evening Service for Weekdays and After Shabbat and Holidays Counting of the Omer

Brachot v’Hoda’ot, a Birkon – cover art by Yonah Yisraeli-Lavery, CC BY-SA 2016

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R' Hillel Ḥayyim Lavery-Yisraëli

Hillel Lavery-Yisraëli is the rabbi of Israel Center of Conservative Judaism in Queens, New York. Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, he did most of his rabbinical training in Jerusalem. He lived in Israel for 16 years, during which time he taught at the Conservative Yeshiva in Jerusalem and served as the rabbi of Conservative Congregation Beit Israel in Netanya. From 2012-2015 he served as chief rabbi of Gothenburg, Sweden. Until August 2022, he served as the rabbi of Beth Jacob Synagogue in Hamilton, Canada. In keeping with his position as rabbi, he is an activist for human rights, women’s rights, anti-racism, 2S LGBTQIA+ rights and basic income. He has authored numerous articles, some of which can be seen here and here. Click here to watch his lecture, "Gender, Sexuality and Identity in the Jewish Tradition". More of his instructional videos can be found on youtube here and here. Rabbi Hillel is married to Yonah who is also a rabbi, a soferet and an artist. He is the proud father of four children.

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ויהי נעם אדני אלהינו עלינו ומעשה ידינו כוננה עלינו ומעשה ידינו כוננהו "May the pleasantness of אדֹני our elo’ah be upon us; may our handiwork be established for us — our handiwork, may it be established."–Psalms 90:17

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