CANDLE LIGHTING
SHAVUOS
Brachas are in Hebrew, Transliteration & English
HEBREW
Hebrew is read from right to left
The " means you should say Adonai
In English this means G-d
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְיָ אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, אֲשֶׁר קִדְּשָׁנוּ בְּמִצְוֹתָיו, וְצִוָּנוּ
לְהַדְלִיק נֵר שֶׁל יוֹם טוֹב
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְיָ אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, שֶׁהֶחֱיָנוּ וְקִיְּמָנוּ וְהִגִּיעָנוּ לַזְּמַן הַזֶּה
TRANSLITERATION
Baw'ruch ah'taw Adonai Eloh' heinu melech haw'olam
asher kidi'shanu b'mitz'vosahv v'tzi'vonu l’hadlik ner shel Yom Tov
Baw'ruch ataw Adonai Eloh'heinu melech haw'olam she'heh'chi'yanu,
v’key'manu v’higi'onu lahz'man hazeh
ENGLISH
Blessed are you, Lord, our G-d, king of the universe
Who has sanctified us with His commandments & commanded us
to light the lights of Yom Tov
Blessed are you, Lord, our G-d, king of the universe
who has kept us alive, sustained us & brought us to this season
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WHEN 1ST OR 2ND NIGHT
FALLS ON SHABBAS
- Close your eyes
- Make a circular motion 3 times with each hand starting in front of you, having
the fingers almost touch in the middle & then coming close to your face
HEBREW
Hebrew is read from right to left
The " means you should say Adonai
In English this means G-d
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְיָ אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, אֲשֶׁר קִדְּשָׁנוּ בְּמִצְוֹתָיו, וְצִוָּנוּ
לְהַדְלִיק נֵר שֶׁל שַׁבָּת וְשֶׁל יוֹם טוֹב.
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְיָ אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, שֶׁהֶחֱיָנוּ וְקִיְּמָנוּ וְהִגִּיעָנוּ לַזְּמַן הַזֶּה
TRANSLITERATION
Baw'ruch ah'taw Adonai Eloh'heinu melech haw'olam
asher
kidi'shanu b'mitz'vose'sahv v'tzi'vonu
l’hod'lick
ner shel Shabbas v'shel Yom Tov
Baw'ruch ataw Adonai Eloh'heinu melech haw'olam she'heh'chee'yah'new,
v’key'manu v’higi'onu lahz'man hazeh
ENGLISH
Blessed are you, Lord, our G-d, king of the universe
Who has sanctified us with His commandments & commanded us
to light the lights of Shabbas & Yom Tov
Blessed are you, Lord, our G-d, king of the universe
who has kept us alive, sustained us & brought us to this season
OPTIONAL
The paragraph that starts with "Yehi Ratzone"
that can usually be found in a siddur
below the bracha for lighting Shabbas candles
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ADDITIONAL NOTES
YOM TOV
2nd BRACHA
On holiday nights
some say
the she'heh'chee'yah'new bracha
after kiddush instead of when lighting candles but this is not done on Shabbat
FOR BLIND WOMEN
If there is a male over Bar Mitzvah
in the house
that can see
a blind women can light candles with a bracha
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www.candlelightingtimesorg/shabbas
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