When a festival occurs on Saturday night, add the following:
Hebrew
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְיָ, אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם,
בּוֹרֵא מְאוֹרֵי הָאֵשׁ. (אָמֵן)
Sephardi
Baruch Atah Adonai, Eloheinu Melech ha-olam,
borei me'orei ha'esh. (Amen)
English
<b>Blessed are You, Lord, our God, King of the universe, Who creates the</b> different colored <b>lights of fire.</b>(Amen)
Glance at the festival candles, then continue:
Hebrew
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְיָ, אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם,
הַמַּבְדִּיל בֵּין קֹדֶשׁ לְחוֹל, בֵּין אוֹר
לְחֹשֶׁךְ, בֵּין יִשְׂרָאֵל לָעַמִּים, בֵּין יוֹם
הַשְּׁבִיעִי לְשֵׁשֶׁת יְמֵי הַמַּעֲשֶׂה. בֵּין קְדֻשַּׁת
שַׁבָּת לִקְדֻשַּׁת יוֹם טוֹב הִבְדַּלְתָּ, וְאֶת יוֹם
הַשְּׁבִיעִי מִשֵּׁשֶׁת יְמֵי הַמַּעֲשֶׂה קִדַּשְׁתָּ,
הִבְדַּלְתָּ וְקִדַּשְׁתָּ אֶת עַמְּךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל
בִּקְדֻשָּׁתֶךָ. בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְיָ, הַמַּבְדִּיל בֵּין
קֹדֶשׁ לְקֹדֶשׁ: (אָמֵן)
Sephardi
Baruch Atah Adonai, Eloheinu Melech ha-olam,
hamavdil bein kodesh lechol, bein or
lechoshech, bein Yisrael la'amim, bein yom
hashvi'i lesheishet yemei hama'aseh. Bein kedushat
Shabbat likdushat yom tov hivdalta, ve'et yom
hashvi'i misheishet yemei hama'aseh kidasta,
hivdalta vekidasta et amecha Yisrael
bikdushatecha. Baruch Atah Adonai, hamavdil bein
kodesh lekodesh: (Amen)
English
<b>Blessed are You, Lord, our God, King of the universe, Who separates between</b> that which is <b>holy and</b> that which is ordinary, <b>between light and darkness, between the Children of Israel and other nations, and between the seventh day and the six work days. You have</b> also <b>separated between the holiness of Shabbat and the holiness of the festival, and You have made the seventh day,</b> Shabbat, <b>holier than the six work days. You separated the Children of Israel,</b> Your nation, from other nations, <b>and You made them holy with Your holiness. Blessed are You, Lord, Who separates between</b> one <b>holiness</b>—Shabbat—and another <b>holiness</b>—festivals.(Amen)
The following blessing is not said on the final two nights of Pesach.
On the first night of Sukkot, say the shaded blessing below before this one.
Hebrew
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְיָ, אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ
הָעוֹלָם, שֶׁהֶחֱיָנוּ וְקִיְּמָנוּ
וְהִגִּיעָנוּ<sup>1</sup> לַזְּמַן הַזֶּה: (אָמֵן)
Sephardi
Baruch Atah Adonai, Eloheinu Melech
ha-olam, shehecheyanu v'kiyemanu
v'higianu<sup>1</sup> lazman hazeh: (Amen)
English
<b>Blessed are You, Lord, our God, King of the universe, Who has given us life, kept us alive, and enabled us to reach</b><sup>1</sup> this special <b>time.</b>(Amen)
On Sukkot, when making Kiddush in the sukkah, add the following blessing. Glance at the s'chach (the sukkah covering) while saying the words לֵישֵׁב בַּסֻּכָּה.
Hebrew
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְיָ, אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, אֲשֶׁר
קִדְּשָׁנוּ בְּמִצְוֹתָיו וְצִוָּנוּ לֵישֵׁב
בַּסֻּכָּה: (אָמֵן)
Sephardi
Baruch Atah Adonai, Eloheinu Melech ha-olam, asher
kidshanu b'mitzvotav v'tzivanu leishev
basukkah: (Amen)
English
<b>Blessed are You, Lord, our God, King of the universe, Who made us holy with His commandments and commanded us to sit in the sukkah.</b>(Amen)
Drink at least 2 ounces of the wine while seated.
Before eating bread wash your hands: After checking that your hands are completely clean, pick up a filled cup of water in the right hand and pass it to the left hand. Pour three times on the right hand and then three times on the left hand, covering the entire hand to the wrist with water each time.
After washing, rub your hands together and recite the blessing of עַל נְטִילַת יָדַיִם on page 165, then dry your hands and don't speak until after saying הַמּוֹצִיא and eating the bread.
Before saying the blessing over the two loaves of bread, gently mark (but do not cut) one of them with your knife. Hold both loaves in your hands, make the blessing, then cut a piece and eat it.
If there are others present at the meal who are not saying a blessing over their own two loaves of bread, they should listen to your blessing and receive a piece from your bread. It is customary for them to say the blessing for bread over their own piece before eating it.
Place salt on the table, and dip the piece of bread into the salt before eating it. The Torah says that salt must be offered with every sacrifice, and we commemorate this law by having salt on the table, which is compared to an altar. According to kabbalah, you should dip the piece of bread into the salt three times.
AMIDAH FOR MAARIV, SHACHARIT, AND MINCHAH
Say the Amidah quietly without any interruption, while standing with your feet together.
Regarding permissible interruptions and responses to prayers, see inside back cover.
Take three steps back, then three steps forward.
Hebrew
אֲדֹנָי, שְׂפָתַי תִּפְתָּח וּפִי יַגִּיד תְּהִלָּתֶךָ:
Sephardi
Adonai, sefatai tiftach ufi yagid tehilatecha:
English
<b>Lord, open my lips, and my mouth will tell Your praise.</b>
Bend knees at בָּרוּךְ; bow at אַתָּה; straighten up at יְיָ.
You are our God and the God of our fathers
Hebrew
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְיָ, אֱלֹהֵינוּ וֵאלֹהֵי
אֲבוֹתֵינוּ, אֱלֹהֵי אַבְרָהָם,
אֱלֹהֵי יִצְחָק, וֵאלֹהֵי יַעֲקֹב,
הָאֵל הַגָּדוֹל הַגִּבּוֹר וְהַנּוֹרָא, אֵל
עֶלְיוֹן, גּוֹמֵל חֲסָדִים טוֹבִים,
קוֹנֵה הַכֹּל, וְזוֹכֵר חַסְדֵי אָבוֹת,
וּמֵבִיא גוֹאֵל לִבְנֵי בְנֵיהֶם, לְמַעַן
שְׁמוֹ בְּאַהֲבָה:
Sephardi
Baruch Atah Adonai, Eloheinu veilohei
avoteinu, Elohei Avraham,
Elohei Yitzchak, veilohei Ya'akov,
ha-el hagadol hagibor vehanora, El
elyon, gomel chasadim tovim,
koneh hakol, vezocher chasdei avot,
umevi go'el livnei vneihem, lema'an
shemo be'ahavah:
English
<b>Blessed are You, Lord, our God and the God of our fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. The great, strong, and awesome God, the God Who is high and</b> rules over everything, <b>the God Who does good acts of kindness, Who creates everything, Who remembers the kindness</b> and good things the Patriarchs did, <b>and Who brings a redeemer</b> to redeem <b>their descendants</b> from exile. Even if we do not deserve it, God will lovingly redeem us from exile <b>for the sake of His name</b>—so that everyone will recognize that He is a good and kind God.
Bend knees at בָּרוּךְ; bow at אַתָּה; straighten up at יְיָ.
Hebrew
מֶלֶךְ עוֹזֵר וּמוֹשִׁיעַ וּמָגֵן. בָּרוּךְ
אַתָּה יְיָ, מָגֵן אַבְרָהָם:
Sephardi
Melech ozer umoshi'a umagen. Baruch
Atah Adonai, magen Avraham:
English
You are a <b>King Who helps</b> people do well, <b>Who saves</b> them when they need salvation, <b>and Who is a shield</b> that protects them from trouble. <b>Blessed are You, Lord, the Shield</b> Who protected <b>Abraham.</b>
You revive the dead
Hebrew
אַתָּה גִּבּוֹר לְעוֹלָם אֲדֹנָי,
מְחַיֵּה מֵתִים אַתָּה, רַב
לְהוֹשִׁיעַ.
Sephardi
Atah gibor le'olam Adonai,
mechayeh metim Atah, rav
lehoshi'a.
English
<b>Lord, You are strong and powerful forever.</b> Only <b>You</b> have the power to <b>bring the dead back to life.</b> You use <b>Your strength to save</b> people.