Bedtime Shema
Kriyat Shema Al HaMitah
Jewish Law / Halacha ↗️
Reading this prayer at bedtime protects one from various types of danger during the night, as well as from having bad dreams.
Ribono shel olam, hareni mohel’ vesoleah lechol-mi shehikhe’is vehiknit oti, o shehata kenegdi – ben begifi, ben bemamoni, ben bihvodi, ben behol-asher li, ben beones, ben beratzon, ben beshogeg, ben bemizid, ben bedibur, ben bemaas’e, ben begil’gul ze, ben begil’gul akher, lehol-bar Israel, velo yeanesh shoom adam besibati, yehi ratzon milefanekha Adonai Elohai vElohe avotai, shelo e’heta od, uma-shehatati lefaneha mehok berahamekha harabim, aval’ lo al’ yede yisurin vaholaim ra’im. Yihyu leratzon imre fi, vehegeyon libi lefanekha, Adonai tzuri vegoali.
Baruch (Ata Adonai Elohenu meleh haolam), hamapil’ hev’le shena al’ e’naay, utnuma al’ afea’paay, umeir leishon bat aayin. Yehi ratzon milefanekha Adonai Elohai vElohe avotai, shetashkiveni leshalom, vetaamideni lehaim tovim ul’shalom, veten hel’ki betoraatekha, vetargileni lidvaar mitzva, ve’al targileni lidvaar avera, ve’al tevieni lid’e khet, velo lid’e nisayon, velo lid’e vizayon, veyishlot b’yetzer hatov, ve’al yishlot b’yetzer hara, vetatzileni miyetzer hara umeholaim ra’im, ve’al yavhilooni halomot ra’im vehirhurim ra’im, ute’khe mitati shelema lefanekha, veha’er e’naay pen yishan hamavet. Baruch (Ata Adonai) hame’ir laolam, bihvodo.
The following statement is said while covering one’s both eyes with left hand:
Shema Yisrael Adonai Eloheinu Adonai echad.
(In an undertone) Barukh shem kevod malkhuto leolam vaed.
Veahavta et Adonai Elohekha bekhol levavekha uvekhol nafshekha uvekhol meodekha. Vehayu hadevarim ha-eileh asher anokhi metzavekha hayom al levavekha. Veshinantam levanekha vedibarta bam beshivtekha beveitekha uvlekh-tekha vaderekh uveshakhbekha uvkumekha Ukshartam leot al yadekha vehayu letotafot bein einekha. Ukhtavtam al mezuzot beitekha uvish-arekha.
Vehayah im shamoa tishmeu el mitzvotai asher anokhi metzaveh etkhem hayom leahavah et Adonai Eloheikhem uleavdo bekhol levavkhem uvekhol nafshekhem Venatati metar artzekhem beito yoreh umalkosh veasafta deganekha vetiroshekha veyitz-harekha. Venatati eisev besad’kha livhemtekha veakhalta vesava’ta. (Continue in an underdone…) Hishameru lakhem pen yifteh levavekhem vesartem vaavadetem Elohim acheirim vehishtachavitem lahem Vecharah, (pause) af Adonai bakhem veatzar et hashamayim velo yihyeh matar vehaadamah lo titein et yevulah vaavadetem meheirah meial haaretz hatovah asher Adonai notein lakhem. (Continue aloud…) Vesamtem et devarai eileh al levavekhem veal nafshekhem ukshartem otam leot al yedkhem vehayu letotafot bein eineikhem. Velimadtem otam et beneikhem ledabeir bam beshiv’t’kha beveitekha uvlekh-tekha vaderekh uvshakh-bekha uvkumekha Ukhtavtam al mezuzot beitekha uvisharekha. Lemaan yirbu yemeychem vimeh venechem al ha-adamah asher nishba Adonai la-avotaychem latet lahem kimey hashamayim al haaretz.
Vayomer Adonai el Mosheh leimor dabeir el benei Yisrael veamarta aleihem veasu lahem tzitzit al kanfei vigdeihem ledorotam venatenu al tzitzit hakanaf petil tekheilet vehayah lakhem letzitzit uritem oto uzkhartem et kol mitzvot Adonai vaasitem otam velo taturu acharei levavekhem veacharei eineikhem asher atem zonim achareihem lemaan tizkeru vaasitem et kol mitzvotai viyitem kedoshim leiloheikhem. Ani Adonai Eloheikhem asher hotzeiti etkhem mei-eretz Mitzrayim lihyot lakhhem leilohim. Ani Adonai Eloheikhem. Emet.
Yalezu hasidim bekhavod, yeranenu al’-mishkevotam. Romemot el (pause) bigronam, veherev pifiyot beyadam.
Hin’e mitato shelishlomo, shishim giborim saviv la, migibor’e Israel. Koolam ahooz’e herev, melumed’e milhama, ish harbo al’-yerekho, mipahad balelot. (3 times)
Yevorekhekha Adonai veyishmerekha. Ya’er Adonai panav elekha vihunekha. Yisa Adonai panav e’lekha veyas’em lekha shalom.
Yoshev beseter el-yon, betzel shaday yiytlonan. Omar ladonay machsiy umtzudatiy, Elohay evtach bo. Kiy hu yatziylecha miypach yakush, miydever havot. Be’evrato yasech lach vetachat kenafav techse, tziyna vesochera amiyto. Lo tiyra miypachad layla, mechetz yauf yomam. Miydever baofel yahaloch, miyketev yashud tzahorayiym. Yiypol miytziydecha elef, urvava miymiynecha, elecha lo yiygash. Rak beenecha tabiyt, veshiylumat reshaiym tiyr-e. Kiy ata Adonai machsiy.
The following paragraph should be skipped on days “Viduy” is not said.
Ana Adonai Elohenu veloh’e avotenu, tavo lefanecha tefilatenu, ve’al tit’alam malkenu mi’tehinatenu, she’en anachnu aze fanim ookshe oref, lomar lefaneha Adonai Elohenu velohe avotenu – tzadikim anahnu velochatanu, aval’ hatanu, avinu, pashanu, anachnu vaavotenu veanshe vetenu, ashamnu, bagadnu, ga’zalnu, dibarnu dofi velashon hara, he’evinu, vehirshanu, zadnu, hamasnu, tafal’nu sheker oomirma, yatznu etzot raot, kisavnu, ka’asnu, latznu, marad’nu, marinu devarecha, niatznu, niafnu av va’em, kishinu oref, rashanu, shihatnu, tiavnu vetiatenu, vesarnu mimitzvoteha oomimishpatecha hatovim velo-shava lanu, veata tzadik al’ kol’-haba alenu, ki-emet asita va’anahnu hirshanu.
Each night, the entire “Anna Bechoah…” is said. The first night begins upon ending of Shabbat (motze-Shabbat).
First Night: Ana bechoah, gedulat eminecha, tatir tzerura.
Second Night: Kabel rinat, amecha savevenu, tacharenu nora.
Third Night: Na gibor, dorsh’e yihudecha, kevavat shomrem.
Fourth Night: Barechem tacharem, racham’e tzidkatecha, tamid gomlem.
Fifth Night: Hasin kadosh, berov tuvecha, nahel’ adatecha.
Sixth Night: Yahid ge’e, leamecha pen’e, zogr’e kedushatecha.
Seventh Night: Shav’atenu kabel, ooshma tza’akatenu, yodea ta’alumot.
Repeat the sentence above that corresponds to that night 3 times.
(whispering) Baruch, shem kevod malchuto, leolam va’ed.
Ata takum terachem tziyon, ki-et lechenena, ki-va moed.
Nafshi iviticha ba’layla, af rukhi vekirbi – ashachareka.
Beyadecha afakid rukhi, padita oti Adonai, el emet.
David melech Israel, hai vekayam. (12 times)