Everyday Blessings & Rituals

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Putting on a Tallit (Prayer Shawl)
Hearing Good News
Hearing Tragic News
Seeing a Rainbow
Washing Hands
Studying Torah
Seeing a Head of State


Putting on a Tallit (Prayer Shawl) 

Barukh atah Adonai Eloheinu melekh ha'olam
asher kid'shanu b'mitzvotav v'tzivanu l'hitateif ba'tzitzit.
Blessed are You, Lord our God, Ruler of the Universe,
who has sanctified us with commandments,
and commanded us to wrap ourselves in fringes.

בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יהוה
אֱלהֵינוּ מֶלֶך-הָעולָם
אֲשֶׁר קִדְּשָנוּ בְּמִצְותָיו
וְצִוָּנו  לְהִתְעַטֵּף בַּצִּיצִית

 Hearing Good News

Barukh atah Adonai Eloheinu melekh ha'olam hatov v'ha'meitiv.
Blessed are You, Lord our God, Ruler of the Universe, who is good and causes good.

בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יהוה
אֱלהֵינוּ מֶלֶך-הָעולָם
הַטּוב וְהַמֵּטִיב.