Zemirot Shabbat

This page describes Zemirot for normal Shabbat, including Shabbat Rosh Chodesh, Rosh Chodesh Chanukkah and Medianos (Chol Hamoed).

Chazzan is standing on the Tebah with Tallit, Tsibur (congregation) is sitting. The Chazzan can sit if he desires to do so, and indeed, I remember some Chazzanim sitting.
If he decides to sit, he must stand with the Tsibur during ברכות השחר (page 10), אנא בכח (page 20), קדיש (page 23)ה’ מלך , (page 26), ברוך שאמר (page 34) and ויברך דויד …לך משתחוים (page 40).

From נשמת (page 123), he is standing.

In general, the Chazzan recites aloud only the first sentence of each Mizmor. The last sentence is sung by the community, and then the by the Chazzan. Some sentences in the middle of a Mizmor are recited aloud.

All are standing during Kaddish.

Recordings NN Bircot Hashachar from workdays tape 1a minutes 3:46-13:29. The rest: tape 2b from minute 28:57 till tape 3 minute 20:45. (combined tape 2 & 3)
When NN says “gemeente” (with “g” pronounced like Hebrew chet, “e” like shjeva and “ee” like tsere) he means that that part is said by the congregants.

Grayed areas indicate parts which are added on specific days. Follow hyperlinks for recordings.

[1] Remarks	Tefillot	תפילה
On page 18 the Chazzan reads till מלח סדומית רובע, the congregants say הקב, and the Chazzan continues מעלה עשן All standing	9-11 11-15 16-19 20 20-23	…אלקי נשמה …יהi רצון מלפניך …לפיכך …אנא בכח רבון העולמים
Avel recites Kaddish. If there is none, the Chazzan does.	4	קדיש דרבנן
Sung	23-24	הודו לה´… כי לעולם חסדו
	24	ועוזו בשחקים נורא אלקים
On Shabbat Chanukkah	25	מזמור שיר חנכת הבית לדוד
	25-26	ארוממך… ברכי נפשי את ה
On Shabbat Teshuvah, the Chacham sings, the community repeats, in total 2 times. Standing.	26	ה´ הוא האלהי־ם
Standing: If possible, a child sings, community repeats, in total 2 times.	26	ה´ מלך rosh chodesh 1 (Hallel melodies) rosh chodesh 2 rosh chodesh 3 shabbat zachor
On Shabbat Teshuvah, the Chacham sings, the community repeats, in total 2 times. Standing	26
All sit down.	27 27 28-30 30-31 31-34	והיה ה’ יהיו לרצון רננו צדיקים מזמור שירו לה’ שיר חדש שיר למעלות …
Standing, holding two Tsitsit	34-35	ברוך שאמר… מהלל בתשבחות.
Seated	35-40	מזמור שיר… אמן ואמן
Standing	40	ויברך… לך משתחוים.
Seated	40-41	אתה הוא… במים עזים.
Read. Only Shabbat Shirah (Beshalach): sung.	41	ויושע ה´… ובמשה עבדו.
Sung.[2] Sheet music	41-42	אז ישיר… לעלם ועד.
On Shabbat Shirah (Beshalach): sung.	42-43	כי בא… אני ה´ רפאך.
[3]	43	ה’ ימלוך… ושמו אחד.

[1] Grayed areas indicate parts, which are not for regular Shabbatot. Follow hyperlinks for recordings

[2] On Shabbat haGadol this used not to sung, but nowadays it is sung with the “high Na’um”, the special melody for important portions of the Torah, like the Shirah & Ten Commandments.

[3] Hereafter, the Samaas closes the central gates of the synagogue.

Zemirot Shabbat

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