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- Lighting Shabbat Candles
- Lighting Holiday Candles
- Lighting Hanukkah Candles
- Wine & Grape Juice
- Washing Hands
- Bread
- Spices
- Friday Evening Kiddush
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Lighting Shabbat Candles
Barukh atah Adonai Eloheinu melekh ha’olam asher kid’shanu b’mitzvotav v’tzivanu l’hadlik ner shel shabbat.
Blessed are You, Lord our God, Ruler of the Universe, who has sanctified us with commandments, and commanded us to light Shabbat candles.
Lighting Holiday Candles
Barukh atah Adonai Eloheinu melekh ha’olam asher kid’shanu b’mitzvotav v’tzivanu l’hadlik ner shel yom tov.
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Blessed are You, Lord our God, Ruler of the Universe, who has sanctified us with commandments, and commanded us to light festival candles.
Lighting Hanukkah Candles
Barukh atah Adonai Eloheinu melekh ha’olam asher kid’shanu b’mitzvotav v’tzivanu l’hadlik ner shel hanukkah.
Blessed are You, Lord our God, Ruler of the Universe, who has sanctified us with commandments, and commanded us to light Hanukkah candles.
Barukh atah Adonai Eloheinu melekh ha’olam she’asah nissim la’avoteinu ba’yamim
hahem baz’man hazeh.
Blessed are You, Lord our God, Ruler of the Universe, who performed wonders for our ancestors in those ancient days at this season.
On the First Night of Hanukkah Only:
Barukh atah Adonai Eloheinu melekh ha’olam sheheheyanu v’kiyimanu, v’higiyanu laz’man hazeh.
Blessed are You, Lord our God, Ruler of the Universe, who has given us life, and sustained us, and enabled us to reach this season.
Wine & Grape Juice
Barukh ata Adonai Eloheinu melekh ha’olam borei p’ri hagafen.
Blessed are You, Lord our God, Ruler of the universe, who creates the fruit of the vine.
Washing Hands
Barukh atah Adonai Eloheinu melekh ha’olam asher kid’shanu b’mitzvotav v’tzivanu al netilat yadayim.
Blessed are You, Lord our God, Ruler of the Universe, who has sanctified us with commandments, and commanded us to wash hands.
Bread
Barukh ata Adonai Eloheinu melekh ha’olam hamotzi lehem min ha’aretz.
Blessed are You, Lord our God, Ruler of the universe, who brings forth bread from the earth.
Spices
Barukh ata Adonai Eloheinu melekh ha’olam borei minei v’samim.
Blessed are You, Lord our God, Ruler of the universe, who creates different kinds of fragrances.
Friday Evening Kiddush
(Reprinted with permission from Siddur Sim Shalom, published by the Rabbinic Assembly and edited by Jules Harlow. Copyright 1989.)
Transliteration of the Kiddush
Va’yihi erev va’y’hi voker
Yom ha’shishi. Va’yihulu ha’shamayim v’haaretz v’hol tzva’am. Va’yihal Elohim ba’yom ha’shvi’i milahto asher asah, va’yishbot ba’yom ha’shvi’i mikolmlahto asher asah. Va’yivareh Elohim et yom ha’shvi’i va’yikadeish oto, ki vo shavat mikol milahto, asher bara Elohim la’asot.
Savri maranan
Barukh atah Adonai, Eloheinu melekh ha’olam, borei pri ha’gafen.
Barukh atah Adonai, Eloheinu melekh ha’olam, asher kidshanu b’mitzvotav v’ratzah banu, v’shabbat kadsho b’ahava v’ratzon hinhilanu, zikaron l’maseh bireshit. Ki hu yom tehilah limikra’eh kodesh, zeher l’Yitziat mitrayim. Ki vanu beharta v’otanu kidashta mikol ha’amim, v’shabbat kadshihah b’ahava uviratzon hinhaltanu. Barukh atah Adonai, mikadesh ha’shabbat.
Listen to the Friday Night Blessings (courtesy of Mechon Hadar)
Adonai
Pronounced: ah-doe-NYE, Origin: Hebrew, a name for God.
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erev
Pronounced: EH-ruv, Origin: Hebrew, evening, eve, usually used to denote the first night of a Jewish holiday, such as Erev Yom Kippur (Jewish days begin at sundown).
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hamotzi
Pronounced: ha-MOE-tzee, Origin: Hebrew, blessing said over bread. On Shabbat Hamotzi is usually said over challah.
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