Davening at Home
Guide toSHABBAT
Compiled By Rabbi Phil KaplanCompiled By Rabbi Phil Kaplan
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SHABBAT MORNING PESUKEI D’ZIMRA Tefillah Notes Page Number
All page numbers refer to the green “Authorised Daily Prayer Book”
(used at The Great Synagogue.)
Blessings upon waking Blessing on handwashing andblessings on the Torah
Bottom of 12 - 16
Birchot HaShachar,Morning Blessings
Blessings recounting all the giftsGod gives us each and every day.
Bottom of 16 - 24
Korbanot - Rebbe Yishmael Excerpts from the Torah andMishnah dealing with the sacrificialofferings. This ends with an excerptfrom the Talmud, Rabbi Yishmael’sinterpretive principles. With aminyan, this would normally befollowed by Kaddish d’Rabbanan.Without a minyan, do not sayKaddish.
Bottom of 24 - 32
Shir shel Yom Psalm for the Sabbath day. Bottom of 152
Mizmor Shir ChanukatHaBayit
A Psalm of David. 322
Baruch She'amar - end ofPesukei d’Zimra
All texts in this section can be saidindependently without a minyan
326- middle of 366
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SHABBAT MORNING SHACHARITTefillah Notes Page Number
All page numbers refer to the green “Authorised Daily Prayer Book”
(used at The Great Synagogue.)
Shochen Ad - Barchu Say the words of Shochen Ad,UvMakhalot, Yishtabach. Skip half kaddish and Barchu, when davening without a minyan.
Bottom of 366 - 368
Blessings preceding Shema Includes Yotzer Or and AhavahRaba. El Adon on page 374 istraditionally sung.
Bottom of 370 - 380
Shema When praying without a minyan,say the three words at the very topof the page, “El Melech Ne’eman,”and then proceed with Shema asusual.
382 - 384
Blessings following Shema Emet v’Yatziv, Ezrat Avoteinu,ending with the words “Ga’alYisrael”.
386 - 388
Amida Say the silent Amidah. If it is aShabbat Rosh Chodesh, addYaaleh v’Yavo.
390 - middle of 402
SHABBAT MORNING TORAH READINGWe do not read from a Torah scroll without the presence of a minyan. Regardless, most peopledon’t have their own Torah scroll at home! We encourage you to read the weekly Torah readingand Haftarah at home, from a Chumash. It is easy to look up the weekly parasha online, whereyou can find the chapter and verse where the Torah reading can be found. Here’s the next few to get you started.
Date Parsha HaftorahTorahReading
SpecialMaftir
Saturday25 April
Tazria - Matzora Leviticus12:1 - 15:33
Shabbat RoshChodesh. Numbers 28:9-15
Shabbat RoshChodesh.Isaiah 66:1 - 66:24
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SHABBAT MORNING MUSSAFTefillah Notes Page Number
All page numbers refer to the green “Authorised Daily Prayer Book”
(used at The Great Synagogue.)
Yekum Purkan When praying without a minyan,only the first paragraph is said
418
Ein Kelohainu Bottom of 450
Aleinu 454 - 456
Anim Zemirot 458 - 462
Adon Olam 464
Saturday2 May
Acharei Mot -Kedoshim
Leviticus16:1 - 20:27
N/A Amos 9:7 - 9:15
Mussaf Amidah 434 - 448Say the silent Amidah. If it is aShabbat that is also Rosh Hodesh,after saying the blessing “Ha’ElHaKadosh” at the top of page 438,turn to page 440 and say thesection that begins “Atah Yatzarta”through page 442, than continuewith Retzeh and proceed as usual.Finish the silent Amidah. NoKaddish following mussaf whenpraying without a minyan
Ashrei 426 - 428
Saturday9 May
Emor Leviticus21:1 - 24:23
N/A Ezekiel 44:15 - 44:31
Saturday16 May
Behar -Bechukotai
Leviticus25:1 - 27:34
N/A Jeremiah 16:19 - 17:14