Aleinu
עָלֵינוּThe closing prayer of every service.
עָלֵינוּ לְשַׁבֵּחַ לַאֲדוֹן הַכֹּללָתֵת גְּדֻלָּה לְיוֹצֵר בְּרֵאשִׁית, שֶׁלֹּא עָשָׂנוּ כְּגוֹיֵי הָאֲרָצוֹת וְלֹא שָׂמָנוּ כְּמִשְׁפְּחוֹת הָאֲדָמָהשֶׁלֹּא שָׂם חֶלְקֵנוּ כָּהֶם וְגוֹרָלֵנוּ כְּכָל הֲמוֹנָםוַאֲנַחְנוּ כּוֹרְעִים וּמִשְׁתַּחֲוִים וּמוֹדִים לִפְנֵי מֶלֶךְ מַלְכֵי הַמְּלָכִים, הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּאשֶׁהוּא נוֹטֶה שָׁמַיִם וְיוֹסֵד אָרֶץ, וּמוֹשַׁב יְקָרוֹ בַּשָּׁמַיִם מִמַּעַל, וּשְׁכִינַת עֻזּוֹ בְּגָבְהֵי מְרוֹמִיםהוּא אֱלֹהֵינוּ, אֵין עוֹד. אֱמֶת מַלְכֵּנוּ, אֶפֶס זוּלָתוֹוְיָדַעְתָּ הַיּוֹם וַהֲשֵׁבֹתָ אֶל לְבָבֶךָ, כִּי יְיָ הוּא הָאֱלֹהִים בַּשָּׁמַיִם מִמַּעַל וְעַל הָאָרֶץ מִתָּחַת, אֵין עוֹדעַל כֵּן נְקַוֶּה לְּךָ יְיָ אֱלֹהֵינוּ לִרְאוֹת מְהֵרָה בְּתִפְאֶרֶת עֻזֶּךָלְהַעֲבִיר גִּלּוּלִים מִן הָאָרֶץ, וְהָאֱלִילִים כָּרוֹת יִכָּרֵתוּןלְתַקֵּן עוֹלָם בְּמַלְכוּת שַׁדַּי, וְכָל בְּנֵי בָשָׂר יִקְרְאוּ בִשְׁמֶךָוְנֶאֱמַר, וְהָיָה יְיָ לְמֶלֶךְ עַל כָּל הָאָרֶץ. בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא יִהְיֶה יְיָ אֶחָד וּשְׁמוֹ אֶחָד
Aleinu leshabe'ach la'adon hakol Latet gedulah leyotzer bereshit, shelo asanu kegoyei ha'aratzot velo samanu kemishpechot ha'adamah Shelo sam chelkenu kahem vegoralenu kekhol hamonam Va'anachnu kor'im umishtachavim umodim lifnei melekh malkhei hamelakhim, HaKadosh Barukh Hu Shehu noteh shamayim veyosed aretz, umoshav yekaro bashamayim mima'al, ushkhinat uzo begovhei meromim Hu Eloheinu, ein od. Emet Malkenu, efes zulato Veyadata hayom vahashevota el levavekha, ki Adonai hu ha'Elohim bashamayim mima'al ve'al ha'aretz mitachat, ein od Al ken nekaveh lekha Adonai Eloheinu lir'ot meherah betif'eret uzekha Leha'avir gilulim min ha'aretz, veha'elilim karot yikaretun Letaken olam bemalkhut Shaddai, vekhol benei vasar yikre'u vishmekha Vene'emar, vehayah Adonai lemelekh al kol ha'aretz. Bayom hahu yihyeh Adonai echad ushmo echad
It is upon us to praise the Master of all. To give greatness to the One who formed creation, who did not make us like the nations of the lands nor set us like the families of the earth. Who did not make our portion like theirs, nor our destiny like all their multitude. And we bend the knee, bow, and give thanks before the Sovereign of sovereigns, the Holy One, blessed be God. Who spreads out the heavens and founds the earth, whose seat of glory is in the heavens above and whose mighty Presence is in the loftiest heights. God is our God; there is none else. Truly our Sovereign; there is nothing besides. Know this day and take it to heart, that Adonai is God in the heavens above and on the earth below; there is none else. Therefore we put our hope in You, Adonai our God, to see soon the splendor of Your strength, to remove idols from the earth, so that false gods are utterly cut away, to repair the world under the sovereignty of the Almighty, and let all flesh call upon Your name. And it is said: Adonai will be Sovereign over all the earth. On that day Adonai will be One and God's name One.
Aleinu concludes each of the three daily services. It speaks of gratitude and of a hoped-for future in which the world is repaired. It is one of the oldest fixed prayers in the liturgy.
Variation: Some communities omit or alter one historically debated line; printed prayer books vary on this.
Practice saying it aloud
Optional — read the line out loud and see how close you get.
עָלֵינוּ לְשַׁבֵּחַ לַאֲדוֹן הַכֹּל
Quick check
When is Aleinu recited?
"Letaken olam" means:
The root ש־ב־ח relates to: