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Yigdal

Yigdal restates the thirteen principles of faith associated with Maimonides as a hymn, from God’s existence and oneness through Torah, reward, the Messiah, and revival of the dead. Sung at the beginning or end of the morning service in many communities.

יִגְדַּל אֱלֹהִים חַי וְיִשְׁתַּבַּח נִמְצָא וְאֵין עֵת אֶל מְצִיאוּתוֹ

yigdal elohim khai veyishtabakh nimtza ve'ein et el metzi'uto

May the living God be magnified and praised; He exists, and there is no time to His existence.

אֶחָד וְאֵין יָחִיד כְּיִחוּדוֹ נֶעְלָם וְגַם אֵין סוֹף לְאַחְדוּתוֹ

ekhad ve'ein yakhid keyikhudo ne'elam vegam ein sof le'akhduto

He is one, and there is no unity like His unity; it is hidden, and His oneness has no end.

אֵין לוֹ דְּמוּת הַגּוּף וְאֵינוֹ גוּף לֹא נַעֲרֹךְ אֵלָיו קְדֻשָּׁתוֹ

ein lo demut haguf ve'eino guf lo na'arokh elav kedushato

He has no form of body, and He is not a body; His holiness is beyond comparison.

קַדְמוֹן לְכָל דָּבָר אֲשֶׁר נִבְרָא רִאשׁוֹן וְאֵין רֵאשִׁית לְרֵאשִׁיתוֹ

kadmon lekhol davar asher nivra rishon ve'ein reishit lereishito

He preceded every thing that was created; He is first, and there is no beginning to His beginning.

הִנּוֹ אֲדוֹן עוֹלָם לְכָל נוֹצָר יוֹרֶה גְדֻלָּתוֹ וּמַלְכוּתוֹ

hino adon olam lekhol notzar yoreh gedulato umalkhuto

Behold, He is Master of the world to every creature; He shows His greatness and His kingship.

שֶׁפַע נְבוּאָתוֹ נְתָנוֹ אֶל אַנְשֵׁי סְגֻלָּתוֹ וְתִפְאַרְתּוֹ

shefa nevu'ato netano el anshei segulato vetif'arto

The abundance of His prophecy He gave to the people of His treasure and His glory.

לֹא קָם בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל כְּמֹשֶׁה עוֹד נָבִיא וּמַבִּיט אֶת תְּמוּנָתוֹ

lo kam beyisra'el kemoshe od navi umabit et temunato

There has not arisen in Israel another prophet like Moses, who beheld His likeness.

תּוֹרַת אֱמֶת נָתַן לְעַמּוֹ אֵל עַל יַד נְבִיאוֹ נֶאֱמַן בֵּיתוֹ

torat emet natan le'amo el al yad nevi'o ne'eman beito

A Torah of truth God gave to His people through His prophet, the faithful one of His house.

לֹא יַחֲלִיף הָאֵל וְלֹא יָמִיר דָּתוֹ לְעוֹלָמִים לְזוּלָתוֹ

lo yakhalif ha'el velo yamir dato le'olamim lezulato

God will not exchange nor alter His law for any other, for all worlds.

צוֹפֶה וְיוֹדֵעַ סְתָרֵינוּ מַבִּיט לְסוֹף דָּבָר בְּקַדְמָתוֹ

tzofeh veyode'a setareinu mabit lesof davar bekadmato

He watches and knows our secrets; He sees the end of a thing in its beginning.

גּוֹמֵל לְאִישׁ חֶסֶד כְּמִפְעָלוֹ נוֹתֵן לְרָשָׁע רַע כְּרִשְׁעָתוֹ

gomel le'ish khesed kemifalo noten lerasha ra kerishato

He deals kindly with a person according to that person’s deeds; He gives the wicked evil according to that wickedness.

יִשְׁלַח לְקֵץ יָמִין מְשִׁיחֵנוּ לִפְדּוֹת מְחַכֵּי קֵץ יְשׁוּעָתוֹ

yishlakh leketz yamin meshichenu lifdot mekhakei ketz yeshu'ato

He will send, at the end of days, our anointed, to redeem those who await the end of His salvation.

מֵתִים יְחַיֶּה אֵל בְּרֹב חַסְדּוֹ בָּרוּךְ עֲדֵי עַד שֵׁם תְּהִלָּתוֹ

metim yekhayeh el berov khasdo barukh adei ad shem tehilato

God will revive the dead in His great kindness. Blessed forever is His praised name.

Yigdal restates the thirteen principles of faith associated with Maimonides as a hymn, from God’s existence and oneness through Torah, reward, the Messiah, and revival of the dead.

Source

Hymn on Maimonides’ thirteen principles, attributed to Daniel ben Yehudah

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When is Yigdal said?

Sung at the beginning or end of the morning service in many communities.

What language is Yigdal in?

Yigdal is in Hebrew.

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