Preparatory Prayers · Torah Blessings

ברכות התורה

Blessings of the Torah

בָּרוּךְbarukh אַתָּהata יְהֹוָה,adonai אֱלֹהֵינוּeloheinu מֶלֶךְmelekh הָעוֹלָם,haolam אֲשֶׁרasher קִדְּשָׁנוּkidshanu בְּמִצְוֹתָיוbemitzvotav וְצִוָּנוּvetzivanu עַלal דִּבְרֵיdivrei תוֹרָה:torah

Blessed are You, Hashem, King of the Universe, Who has sanctified us with His commandments and has commanded us regarding the words of the Torah.

וְהַעֲרֵבvehaarev נָא,na יְהֹוָהadonai אֱלֹהֵינוּ,eloheinu אֶתet־דִּבְרֵיdivrei תוֹרָתְךָtoratkha בְּפִינוּbefinu וּבְפִיפִיּוֹתuvfifiyot עַמְּךָamkha בֵּיתbeit יִשְׂרָאֵל,yisrael
וְנִהְיֶהvenihye אֲנַחְנוּanachnu וְצֶאֱצָאֵינוּ,vetzeetzaeinu וְצֶאֱצָאֵיvetzeetzaei צֶאֱצָאֵינוּ,tzeetzaeinu כֻּלָּנוּkulanu יוֹדְעֵיyodei שְׁמֶךָ,shemekha
וְלוֹמְדֵיvelomdei תוֹרָתְךָtoratkha לִשְׁמָהּ.lishmah
בָּרוּךְbarukh אַתָּהata יְהֹוָה,adonai הַמְלַמֵּדhamlamed תּוֹרָהtora לְעַמּוֹleamo יִשְׂרָאֵל:yisrael

And sweeten for us, Hashem, our God, the words of Torah in our mouths and in the mouths of Your nation, the House of Israel. And let us and our offspring, and our offspring's offspring, and the offspring of Your nation, the House of Israel - all know Your name, learn Your Torah for its own sake. Blessed are You, Hashem, who teaches Torah to His nation Israel.

בָּרוּךְbarukh אַתָּהata יְהֹוָה,adonai אֱלֹהֵינוּeloheinu מֶלֶךְmelekh הָעוֹלָם,haolam אֲשֶׁרasher בָּחַרbachar בָּנוּbanu מִכָּלmikol־הָעַמִּיםhaamim וְנָתַןvenatan לָנוּlanu אֶתet־תּוֹרָתוֹ.torato
בָּרוּךְbarukh אַתָּהata יְהֹוָהadonai נוֹתֵןnoten הַתּוֹרָה:hatorah

Blessed are You, Hashem, King of the Universe, who chose us from all the nations and gave us His Torah. Blessed are You, Hashem, Who gives the Torah.

וַיְדַבֵּרvaydaber יְהֹוָ֖הadonai אֶלel־מֹשֶׁהmoshe לֵּאמֹר׃lemor
דַּבֵּרdaber אֶלel־אַהֲרֹןaharon וְאֶלveel־בָּנָיוbanav לֵאמֹרlemor כֹּהko תְבָרְכוּtevarkhu אֶתet־בְּנֵיbenei יִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael אָמוֹרamor לָהֶם׃lahem
יְבָרֶכְךָyevarekhkha יְהֹוָ֖הadonai וְיִשְׁמְרֶךָ׃veyishmrekha
יָאֵרyaer יְהֹוָ֧הadonai ׀ פָּנָיוpanav אֵלֶיךָelekha וִיחֻנֶּךָּ׃vichuneka
יִשָּׂאyisa יְהֹוָ֤הadonai ׀ פָּנָיוpanav אֵלֶיךָelekha וְיָשֵׂםveyasem לְךָlekha שָׁלוֹם׃shalom
וְשָׂמוּvesamu אֶתet־שְׁמִיshemi עַלal־בְּנֵיbenei יִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael וַאֲנִיvaani אֲבָרְכֵם׃avarkhem

Hashem spoke to Moses, saying: Speak to Aaron and to his sons, saying: So shall you bless the children of Israel. Say to them: May Hashem bless you and guard them. May Hashem illuminate His countenance upon you and be gracious to you. May Hashem lift His countenance toward you and give you peace. They shall place My name upon the children of Israel and I will bless them.