TITLE: Aleinu, First Half

PAGE: Siddur Sim Shalom, 510 Companion Siddur, 55

a-LAY-noo li-sha-BAY-ah

la-a-DON ha-KOL,

la-TAYT gi-doo-LA

li-yo-TZER bi-ray-SHEET,

she-LO a-SA-noo

ki-go-YAY ha-a-ra-TZOT,

vi-LO sa-MA-noo

ki-meesh-pi-HOT ha-a-da-MA,

she-LO SAM hel-KAY-noo ka-HEM,

vi-go-ra-LAY-noo

ki-HOL ha-mo-NAM.

va-a-NAH-noo kor-EEM

oo-meesh-ta-ha-VEEM oo-mo-DEEM

leef-NAY ME-leh

mal-HAY ha-mi-la-HEEM,

she-HOO no-TE sha-MA-yeem

vi-yo-SAYD A-retz,

oo-mo-SHAV yi-ka-RO

ba-sha-MA-yeem mee-MA-al,

oo-shi-HEE-nat oo-ZO

bi-gov-HAY mi-ro-MEEM.

HOO e-lo-HAY-noo AYN OD.

E-met mal-KAY-noo,

E-fes zoo-la-TO,

ka-ka-TOOV bi-to-ra-TO:

vi-ya-da-TA ha-YOM

va-ha-shay-vo-TA EL li-va-ve HA

KEE a-do-NY HOO ha-e-lo-HEEM

ba-sha-MA-yeem mee-MA-al,

vi-AL ha-A-retz mee-TA-hat.

AYN OD.

SOME THOUGHTS—

The Aleinu [pronounced: a-LAY-noo] prayer is one of the rare examples of a prayer that migrated from the High Holiday prayer book into the Shabbat and weekday service. It is a prayer which declares God as king, kingship being one of the predominant themes of the High Holidays. And yet, it is also a value of the Jewish people—to live one’s life accountable to God, and God alone. As long as we dedicate our lives to making God’s will our own will, we can negotiate life’s challenges and still remain standing firm on a moral and ethical foundation.