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Barchu
The call to prayer that opens the formal service. The leader calls, the congregation answers — you will recognize it at every service.
Barchu et Adonai ham'vorach.
Bless the Lord, the One who is blessed.
The leader's call.
BarchuetAdonaiham'vorach
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Baruch Adonai ham'vorach l'olam va'ed.
Blessed is the Lord, the One who is blessed, for ever and ever.
The congregation's response.
BaruchAdonaiham'vorachl'olamva'ed
Look closer — tap a word for its root
Source: Traditional liturgy. Public domain.