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Traditionally, every act and every pleasure required recognition of God's primary role as the author of our needs and wants. As the Talmud states, "it is forbidden to enjoy anything of this world without saying a blessing" (Talmud Bavli, Berakoth 35a). In order to encourage this awareness of God's role, many different blessings were composed. They include blessings when one has physical pleasure, blessings of praise and gratitude, and blessings when performing a mitzvah.
The
following are relevant to our everyday lives, blessings in praise
of life, creation, and the Creator:
Baruch atah Adonai eloheynu melech ha-olam ha-mo-tzi lechem min ha-aretz
Blessed are You, Eternal our God, Ruler of the Universe, who brings forth bread from the earth.
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Baruch atah Adonai eloheynu melech ha-olam bo-ray p'ree ha-gafen
Blessed are You, Eternal our God, Ruler of the Universe, Creator of the fruit of the vine.
Also see Kiddush for Shabbat
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Baruch atah Adonai eloheynu melech ha-olam bo-ray me-nay m'zonote
Blessed are You, Eternal our God, Ruler of the Universe, Creator of many kinds of food.
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Baruch atah Adonai eloheynu melech ha-olam bo-ray p'ree ha-etz
Blessed are You, Eternal our God, Ruler of the Universe, Creator of the fruit of the tree.
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Baruch atah Adonai eloheynu melech ha-olam bo-ray p'ree ha-adamah
Blessed are You, Eternal our God, Ruler of the Universe, Creator of the fruit of the earth.
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Baruch atah Adonai eloheynu melech ha-olam sher-ha-kol neeh-yeh bid-vah-ro
Blessed are You, Eternal our God, Ruler of the Universe, by whose word all things come into being.
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Baruch atah Adonai eloheynu melech ha-olam a-sher kid'shanu b'mitz-votav v'tzivanu lik-boah mezuzah
Blessed are You, Eternal our God, Ruler of the Universe, who has sanctified us by Your commandments and commanded us to affix a mezuzah.
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Baruch atah Adonai eloheynu melech ha-olam oseh ma-ahsay ve-raysheet
Blessed are You, Eternal our God, Ruler of the Universe, who makes the work (mysteries) of creation.
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Baruch atah Adonai eloheynu melech ha-olam sheh-ko-cho u'g'vurah-toe ma-lay o-lam
Blessed are You, Eternal our God, Ruler of the Universe, for your strength and power fill the world.
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Baruch atah Adonai eloheynu melech ha-olam sheh-a-sah et ha-yam ha-gadol
Blessed are You, Eternal our God, Ruler of the Universe, who made the great sea.
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Baruch atah Adonai eloheynu melech ha-olam sheh-ca-cha lo b'olamo
Blessed are You, Eternal our God, Ruler of the Universe, Who has such in Your world.
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Baruch atah Adonai eloheynu melech ha-olam zo-cher ha-berit v'neh-eh-mon beev-ree-toe v'ka-yam b'ma-a-ma-ro
Blessed are You, Eternal our God, Ruler of the Universe, Who remembers the covenant, is faithful to the covenant and Who fulfills Your word.
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Baruch atah Adonai eloheynu melech ha-olam ha-tov v'ha-mayteev
Blessed are You, Eternal our God, Ruler of the Universe, Who is good and does good.
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Baruch atah Adonai eloheynu melech ha-olam sheh-hechianu v'ki-imanu v'higianu lazman ha-zeh
Blessed are You, Eternal our God, Ruler of the Universe, Who has kept us alive, sustained us and enabled us to reach this season.
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Baruch atah Adonai eloheynu melech ha-olam da-yan ha-ehmet
Blessed are You, Eternal our God, Ruler of the Universe, the true Judge.
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Baruch atah Adonai eloheynu melech ha-olam a-sher kid'shanu b'mitz-votav vitzi-vanu l'hadlik ner shel shabbat (shel yom tov)
Blessed are You, Eternal our God, Ruler of the Universe, by whose Mitzvot we are sanctified, Who commands us to kindle the lights of Shabbat (Yom Tov).
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Baruch atah Adonai ro-fei ha-cho-lim
Blessed is the Eternal, Healer of the sick.
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Baruch atah Adonai sho-mayah tefilah
Blessed is the Eternal, who hears prayer.
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Baruch atah Adonai hom-varech et a-mo yisrael ba-shalom
Blessed is the Eternal, Who blesses your people Israel with peace.
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Baruch atah Adonai eloheynu melech ha-olam a-sher kid-shanu b'mitz-votav vitzi-vanu la-asok b-divray torah
Blessed are You, Eternal our God, Ruler of the Universe, who sanctifies us with Your Mitzvot and commands us to engage in the study of Torah.
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Baruch atah Adonai eloheynu melech ha-olam ha-notain la-ya-ef ko-ach
Blessed are You, Eternal our God, Ruler of the Universe, who gives strength to the weary.
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Baruch atah Adonai eloheynu melech ha-olam mal-beash a-ru-mim
Blessed are You, Eternal our God, Ruler of the Universe, Who clothes the naked.
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Baruch atah Adonai eloheynu melech ha-olam sheh-asah-nee b'tzal-mo
Blessed are You, Eternal our God, Ruler of the Universe, Who has made me in Your image.
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Baruch atah Adonai eloheynu melech ha-olam sheh-asah-nee ben ho-reen
Blessed are You, Eternal our God, Ruler of the Universe, who has made me free.
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Baruch atah Adonai eloheynu melech ha-olam zokef ke-fufim
Blessed are You, Eternal our God, Ruler of the Universe, who raises up those bowed down.
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Baruch atah Adonai eloheynu melech ha-olam ma-tier a-su-rim
Blessed are You, Eternal our God, Ruler of the Universe Who frees the chained.
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Baruch atah Adonai eloheynu melech ha-olam sheh-a-sa lee kol tzarkee
Blessed are You, Eternal our God, Ruler of the Universe, Who has provided for all my needs.
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Baruch atah Adonai eloheynu melech ha-olam sheh-a-sa-nee yisrael
Blessed are You, Eternal our God, Ruler of the Universe, Who has made me Israel (or made me a Jew).
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Yeh-va-reh-checha Adonai ve-yish-mereh-cha. Ya-eh Adonai pa-nav eh-leh-cha vee-cho-neh-ka. Ye-sah Adonai pa-nav eh-leh-cha va-ya-sem leh-cha shalom.
God bless you and protect you. May God's countenance shine upon you and be gracious to you. May God's countenance be turned toward you and may God grant you peace.
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Adonai yishmar tzayt-cha oo-vo-eh-cha may-atah ve-od olam
The Eternal shall guard your coming and going from this time and forever.
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Baruch atah Adonai eloheynu melech ha-olam sheh-cha-lock may-chochma-toe lee-reh-av
Blessed are You, Eternal our God, Ruler of the Universe, for You share Your wisdom with those who revere You.
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Baruch atah Adonai eloheynu melech ha-olam sheh-natan meh-chochma-toe le-va-sah ve-dahm
Blessed are You, Eternal our God, Ruler of the Universe, for You give of Your wisdom to flesh and blood.
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Baruch atah Adonai melech o-hev tzdakah oo-mishpat
Blessed are You Sovereign God, Who loves righteousness and justice.
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Baruch atah Adonai go-el yisrael
Blessed are You, God, redeemer of Israel.
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Baruch atah Adonai ha-po-race sukkat shalom a-leynu v'al-kol a-mo yisrael v'al Yerushalayim
Blessed are You, Adonai, Who spreads Your shelter of peace over us, over all your people Israel and over Jerusalem.
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Baruch atah Adonai eloheynu melech ha-olam ha-go-male l'cha-yavim toe-vote sheh-g'ma-la-nee kol tov.
Blessed are You, Adonai, Ruler of the Universe, Who bestows good beyond our deserving and has granted every goodness to me.
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The following prayer books were consulted in the preparation of this collection of blessings: