Aneinu (, ), also transliterated as annenu or aneynu, is a Jewish prayer added into the Chazzan's Repetition of the Shemoneh Esrei on fast days. It is also inserted into the personal Shemoneh Esrei inside of Shema Koleinu (a blessing in the Shemoneh Esrei) during the Shacharit Prayer by Sephardic Jews and during the Mincha Prayer by Ashkenazi Jews and Sephardic Jews.
Text The standard Ashkenazi Orthodox text of Aneinu is as follows: +HebrewEnglishעננו יהוה עננו ביום צום תעניתנוAnswer us God, answer us, on our fast dayכי בצרה גדולה אנחנוBecause we are in great distressאל תפן אל רשענו ואל תסתר פניך ממנו ואל תתעלם מתחנתנוDo not look at our wickedness and do not hide your face from us and do not ignore our supplicationהיה נא קרוב לשועתנוBe close to our cryיהי נא חסדך לנחמנוLet your kindness comfort usטרם נקרא אליך עננוBefore we call out to you answer usכדבר שנאמר והיה טרם יקראו ואני אענה עוד הם מדברים ואני אשמעAs it is said: “And it shall be that before they call I will answer, while they are still speaking I shall hear” (Isaiah 65:24)כי אתה יהוה העונה בעת צרה פודה ומציל בכל עת צרה וצוקהFor you are God who answers in a time of distress, who redeems and saves in every time of distress and woe The following line is omitted when Aneinu is inserted into Shema Koleinu.ברוך אתה יהוה העונה בעת צרהBlessed are you God, who answers in a time of distress
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