ברכות המצוות
BLESSINGS ON MITZVOT
In Israel on separating teruma and first tithe (if there is doubt as to whether the teruma and first tithe have been taken, the following blessing is not said, but the subsequent declaration is):
Hebrew
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, אֲשֶׁר קִדְּשָׁנוּ בְּמִצְוֹתָיו
וְצִוָּנוּ לְהַפְרִישׁ תְּרוּמוֹת וּמַעַשְׂרוֹת.
Sephardi
Baruch atah Adonai Eloheinu melech ha'olam, asher kiddeshanu bemitzvotav
vetzivanu lehafrish terumot uma'asrot.
English
Blessed are You, LORD our God, King of the Universe, who has made us holy through His commandments, and has commanded us to separate terumot and tithes.
Hebrew
מַה שֶׁהוּא יוֹתֵר מֵאֶחָד מִמֵּאָה מִן הַכֹּל שֶׁיֵּשׁ כָּאן, הֲרֵי הוּא תְּרוּמָה גְּדוֹלָה בִּצְפוֹנוֹ,
וְהָאֶחָד מִמֵּאָה שֶׁנִּשְׁאַר כָּאן עִם תִּשְׁעָה חֲלָקִים כְּמוֹהוּ בְּצַד הָעֶלְיוֹן שֶׁל הַפֵּרוֹת
הַלָּלוּ, הֲרֵי הֵם מַעֲשֵׂר רִאשׁוֹן. אוֹתוֹ הָאֶחָד מִמֵּאָה שֶׁעֲשִׂיתִיו מַעֲשֵׂר רִאשׁוֹן הֲרֵי
הוּא תְּרוּמַת מַעֲשֵׂר. עוֹד תִּשְׁעָה חֲלָקִים כָּאֵלֶּה בְּצַד הַתַּחְתּוֹן שֶׁל הַפֵּרוֹת הֲרֵי הֵם
מַעֲשֵׂר שֵׁנִי, וְאִם הֵם חַיָּבִים בְּמַעְשַׂר עָנִי, הֲרֵי הֵם מַעְשַׂר עָנִי.
Sephardi
Mah shehu yoteir me'echad mimme'ah min hakol sheyesh kan, harei hu terumah gedolah bitzfono,
veha'echad mimme'ah shenish'ar kan im tish'ah chalakim kemohu betzad ha'elyon shel haperot
hallalu, harei heim ma'aser rishon. Oto ha'echad mimme'ah she'asitiv ma'aser rishon harei
hu terumat ma'aser. Od tish'ah chalakim ka'eleh betzad hatachton shel haperot harei heim
ma'aser sheni, ve'im heim chayavim bema'sar ani, harei heim ma'sar ani.
English
Whatever [of the allocated portion] is more than one in a hundred of everything here, is hereby declared to be teruma gedola [the priestly portion] and is the northern portion. The one in a hundred that remains here, together with nine equal portions on the upper side of this produce are declared to be the first [levitical] tithe. The one in a hundred I have made first tithe is hereby declared to be terumat ma'aser [the tithe-of-the-tithe set aside for the priests]. Nine other equal portions on the lower side of the produce are declared to be second tithe, but if this produce must have the tithe of the poor separated from it, let them be the tithe of the poor.
In Israel on separating and redeeming the second tithe (if there is doubt as to whether the second tithe has been taken, the following blessing is not said, but the subsequent declaration is):
Hebrew
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, אֲשֶׁר קִדְּשָׁנוּ בְּמִצְוֹתָיו
וְצִוָּנוּ עַל פִּדְיוֹן מַעֲשֵׂר שֵׁנִי.
Sephardi
Baruch atah Adonai Eloheinu melech ha'olam, asher kiddeshanu bemitzvotav
vetzivanu al pidyon ma'aser sheni.
English
Blessed are You, LORD our God, King of the Universe, who has made us holy through His commandments, and has commanded us about the redemption of the second tithe.
Hebrew
מַעֲשֵׂר שֵׁנִי זֶה, הוּא וְחֻמְשׁוֹ, הֲרֵי הוּא מְחֻלָּל עַל פְּרוּטָה אַחַת מִן הַמַּטְבֵּעַ שֶׁיִּחַדְתִּי
לְפִדְיוֹן מַעֲשֵׂר שֵׁנִי.
Sephardi
Ma'aser sheni zeh, hu vechumsho, harei hu mechulal al perutah achat min hamatbe'a sheyichadti
lepidyon ma'aser sheni.
English
This second tithe, together with its additional fifth, is hereby redeemed by one peruta of the coins I have set aside for the redemption of the second tithe.
On taking ḥalla:
Hebrew
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, אֲשֶׁר קִדְּשָׁנוּ בְּמִצְוֹתָיו
וְצִוָּנוּ לְהַפְרִישׁ חַלָּה מִן הָעִסָּה.
Sephardi
Baruch atah Adonai Eloheinu melech ha'olam, asher kiddeshanu bemitzvotav
vetzivanu lehafrish challah min ha'issah.
English
Blessed are You, LORD our God, King of the Universe, who has made us holy through His commandments, and has commanded us to set aside ḥalla from the dough.
On redeeming fourth-year fruit:
Hebrew
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, אֲשֶׁר קִדְּשָׁנוּ בְּמִצְוֹתָיו
וְצִוָּנוּ עַל פִּדְיוֹן נֶטַע רְבָעִי.
Sephardi
Baruch atah Adonai Eloheinu melech ha'olam, asher kiddeshanu bemitzvotav
vetzivanu al pidyon neta revai.
English
Blessed are You, LORD our God, King of the Universe, who has made us holy through His commandments, and has commanded us about the redemption of fruit of the fourth year.
On fixing a mezuza to the doorpost:
Hebrew
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, אֲשֶׁר קִדְּשָׁנוּ בְּמִצְוֹתָיו
וְצִוָּנוּ לִקְבֹּעַ מְזוּזָה.
Sephardi
Baruch atah Adonai Eloheinu melech ha'olam, asher kiddeshanu bemitzvotav
vetzivanu likboa mezuzah.
English
Blessed are You, LORD our God, King of the Universe, who has made us holy through His commandments, and has commanded us to affix the mezuza.