Blessings Text

Question 1

בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה הָ׳ אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם אֲשֶׁר קִדְּשָׁנוּ בְּמִצְוֹתָיו וְצִוָּנוּ עַל נְטִילַת יָדַיִם

Answer 1

(Al netilat yahadim)
Blessed are you, O Lord, our God, King of the Universe, who has sanctified us through your commandments and has commanded us concerning the washing of hand.

Question 2

בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה אֲ-דֹנָי אֱ-לֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, אֲשֶׁר קִדְּשָׁנוּ בְּמִצְוֹתָיו, וְצִוָּנוּ לְהַדְלִיק נֵר שֶׁל יוֹם טוֹב

Answer 2

Yom tov

General Holiday blessing

Question 3

בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְ‑יָ אֱ‑לֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם בּוֹרֵא מִינֵי מְזוֹנוֹת

Answer 3

BO-RAI MI-NAI ME-ZO-NOT. Blessing over food from five grains (not bread)
Blessed are You, L-rd our G‑d, King of the
Universe, Who creates various kinds of sustenance.

Question 4

בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְ‑יָ אֱ‑לֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם בּוֹרֵא פְּרִי הָעֵץ

Answer 4

…BO-Ree PRI HA-AITZ.
(fruit) Blessed are You, L-rd our G‑d, King of the
Universe, Who creates the fruit of the tree.blessing over fruit

Question 5

בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְ‑יָ אֱ‑לֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם בּוֹרֵא פְּרִי הָאֲדָמָה

Answer 5

…BO-RAI PRI HA-A-DA-MAH.
(foods which grow in the ground)
Blessed are You, L-rd our G‑d, King of the
Universe, Who creates the fruit of the earth.

Question 6

בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְ‑יָ אֱ‑לֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם שֶׁהַכֹּל נִהְיָה בִּדְבָרוֹ:

Answer 6

SHE-HA-KOL NI-H’YAH BI-D’VA-RO.
(All other food)
Blessed are You, L-rd our G‑d, King of the
Universe, by Whose word all things came to be.

Question 7

וְהִגִּיעָנוּ לַזְּמַן הַזֶּה‎׃שֶׁהֶחֱיָנוּ וְקִיְּמָנו…..

Answer 7

shehecheyanu vekiymanu vehigi’anu lazman hazeh.
(new beginnings, doing something for the first time)
…who has granted us life and sustained us and allowed/let us [to] arrive at this Time.

Question 8

בָּרוּך אַתָּה ה’ אֱ-להֵינוּ מֶלֶך הָעוֹלָם אַשֶׁר קִדְשָנוּ בְּמִצְוֹתָיו וְצִוָנוּ לְהִתעַטֵף בְּצִיצִת

Answer 8

…l’hit-atef b’tzitzit.

Blessed are you, Lord our G‑d, King of the universe, who has sanctified us with His commandments, and commanded us to enwrap ourselves with tzitzit.

Question 9

בָּרוּך אַתָּה אַדָנָ-י אֶלוֹהֵ-ינוּ מֶלֶך הָעוֹלָם אַשֶר קְדִשָנוּ בְּמִצְווֹתָיו וְצִיווָנוּ לִקְבּוֹעַ מְזוּזָה

Answer 9

…lik-boh-ah mehzuzah.

Blessed are you, L-rd our G‑d, King of the Universe, Who has made us holy with His commandments and commanded us to affix a mezuzah.