Brachot: Blessings for Menorah - Art, Music & Poetry

Topics: Music; Song, Nigun, Chanukah, Menorah Blessing, Menorah, Blessing

Hebrew:

Transliteration:

1. Ba-ruch A-tah Ado-nai E-lo-hei-nu Me-lech ha-olam a-sher ki-de-sha-nu be-mitz-vo-tav ve-tzi-va-nu le-had-lik ner Cha-nu-kah.

2. Ba-ruch A-tah Ado-nai E-lo-hei-nu Me-lech Ha-olam she-a-sa ni-sim la-avo-tei-nu ba-ya-mim ha-heim bi-zman ha-zeh.

3. Ba-ruch A-tah Ado-nai E-lo-hei-nu Me-lech Ha-olam she-hechi-ya-nu ve-ki-yi-ma-nu ve-higi-a-nu liz-man ha-zeh.

Translation:

1. Blessed are You, Lord our G-d, King of the universe, who has sanctified us with His commandments, and commanded us to kindle the Chanukah light.

2. Blessed are You, Lord our G-d, King of the universe, who performed miracles for our forefathers in those days, at this time.

3. Blessed are You, Lord our G-d, King of the universe, who has granted us life, sustained us, and enabled us to reach this occasion.

by Chayim B. Alevsky

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December 24, 2011

somg for manora blessings

it is nice, i like it. shalom

linda nicholson
mt jackson, va usa

December 20, 2011

Blessings for the Menorah

Thank you .You made it easy to find on the internet

Anonymous
Boynton Beach, FL

December 4, 2010

No missing word. Although the Talmud does conclude that blessing as "shel Chanukah," there is also the widely accepted version you see here. The reason for not including the word shel is based on a Kabbalistic teaching of the Arizal, who says that this blessing is to contain thirteen words. If shel is included in the belssing, we have fourteen words. As our liturgy is based on the Arizal's teachings, the shel is omitted and we have a thirteen word blessing.

Malkie Janowski for Chabad.org
Coral Springs

December 1, 2010

Missing a word?

In the first blessing are we missing the word shell?

Styles

December 1, 2010

First Candle

Thanks for allowing me to at least hear the first candle blessings and songs, here in Marlborogh MA hotel where I can only imaging being back home and sharing the Chanuka light with my loved ones.,
Chag Urim Sameach.
Leah M.

Leah Markowitz
Gilbert, AZ
jewishasu.com

December 1, 2010

Blessings for the Menorah

Thank you very much for posting this beautiful audio ! I love it!
Hannukah Sameach!

Irene Alhanati Cardillo
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

December 21, 2009

hanukkah songs for children

thank you for helping me teach my Hispanic students in East New York Brooklyn about the beauty of our Festival of Lights traditions. The transliterations were great because the students were really singing in Hebrew! Now they are playing the Dreidel game!

Sandra Tsantilis

December 10, 2009

praise

nice and relaxed voice!

Anonymous
flushing, nY