CHANUKAH BLESSINGS
When lighting the candles
Blessing 1:
Baruch Ata Adonai
Eloheinu melech ha'olam
Asher kideshanu
Bemitzvotav
Vetzivanu lehadlik
Ner shel Chanukah.
Blessing 2:
Baruch Ata Adonai
Eloheinu melech ha'olam
She'asah nissim
Lavoteinu
Bayamim hahem
Bazman hazeh.
Blessing 3:
(Said on the First night only):
Baruch Ata Adonai
Eloheinu melech ha'olam
Shehechiyanu
Vekiymanu
Vehigiyanu lazman hazeh.
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Translation
Blessing 1:
Blessed are You, Lord our God,
King of the universe,
Who sanctified us
with His commandments
and commanded us to kindle
the Hanukkah lights.
Blessing 2:
Blessed are You, Lord our God,
King of the universe,
Who performed wondrous miracles
for our ancestors,
In those days,
At this moment.
Blessing 3:
(Said on the First night only):
Blessed are You, Lord our God,
King of the universe,
Who has kept us in life,
sustained us,
and brought us to this moment.
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בּøëåú |
Blessing 1:
áÈÌøåÌêÀ àÇúÈÌä éé àÁìÉäÅðåÌ îÆìÆêÀ äÈòåÉìÈí àÂùÆÑø ÷ÄãÀÌùÈÑðåÌ
áÀÌîÄöÀååÉúÈéå åÀöÄåÈÌðåÌ ìÀäÇãÀìÄé÷ ðÅø ùÆÑì çÂðËëÈÌäÓ
Blessing 2:
áÈÌøåÌêÀ àÇúÈÌä éé àÁìÉäÅðåÌ îÆìÆêÀ äÈòåÉìÈí ùÆÑòÈùÈÒä ðÄñÄÌéí
ìÇàÂáåÉúÅéðåÌ áÇÌéÈÌîÄéí äÇäÅí áÇÌæÀÌîÇï äÇæÆÌäÓ
Blessing 3: (Said on the First night only):
áÈÌøåÌêÀ àÇúÈÌä éé àÁìÉäÅðåÌ îÆìÆêÀ äÈòåÉìÈí ùÆÑäÆçÁéÈðåÌ åÀ÷ÄéÀÌîÈðåÌ
åÀäÄâÄÌéòÈðåÌ ìÇæÀÌîÇï äÇæÆÌäÓ |
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| Note: |
These blessings are recited while lighting the Chanukah candles.
The first two blessings are recited on each of the 8 nights.
The 3rd blessing, Shehechiyanu, is only recited on the first night. |
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