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Brachot (Blessings)

These are the brachot (blessings) to be recited along with the reading of the weekly Torah portions.

The Blessing of the Torah is recited before the reading of the Torah portion.

Torah The Blessing of the Torah Click this to hear the blessing canted by Cantor Kenneth B. Cohen of Temple Sholom, Greenwich, CT.
Aliya: (the one who “goes up” to read)
Bar-khu* et Adonai ham-vor-ack.* (Praise ADONAI Who is worthy to be praised.)
Congregation:
Ba-rookh Adonai ham-vor-ack ley-oh-lam vah-ed. (Praise ADONAI Who is worthy to be praised for all eternity.)
All:
Ba-rookh Adonai ham-vor-ack ley-oh-lam vah-ed. (Praise ADONAI Who is worthy to be praised for all eternity.)
Ba-rookh ah-tah Adonai, Eh-lo-hay-noo meh-lekh hah oh-lahm, ah-sher ba-char ba-noo me-kol ha-ahmeem, v’na-tahn lah-noo et torah-toe, ba-rookh ah-tah Adonai, no-tane hah-torah. Blessed are You, O Lord our God, King of the Universe, Who has chosen us from all peoples and given us His Torah. Blessed are You, O Lord, Giver of the Torah.

The Blessing After Torah is recited upon conclusion of the reading of the Torah portion.

The Blessing After Torah

Click this to hear the blessing canted by
Cantor Kenneth B. Cohen of
Temple Sholom, Greenwich, CT

Ba-rookh ah-tah Adonai, eh-lo-hay-noo
meh-lech hah-ohlahm,
ah-sher nah-tahn la-noo toe-raht eh-met,
v’cha-yaye oh-lahm nah-tah b’toe-chay-noo.
Ba-rookh ah-tah Adonai, no-tain ha-to-rah.

Blessed are you, O Lord our God,
King of the Universe,
Who has given us a Torah of truth,
and has planted eternal life in our midst.
Blessed are You, O Lord, Giver of the Torah.

The Blessing of the Haftarah is recited before reading the Haftarah portion.

Haftarah

The Blessing of the Haftarah
(Weekly Portion from the Prophets)

Click this to hear the blessing canted
by an unknown cantor from
Temple Mount Sinai in El Paso, TX.

Ba-rookh, ah-tah Adonai, eh-lo-hay-noo,
meh-lekh hah-ohlahm,
ah-sher ba-khar been-vee-eem toe-veem,
v’rah-tzah b’deevray-hem,
ha-neh-eh-ma-reem, beh-eh-meht.

Ba-rookh ah-tah, Adonai,
ha-bo-char ba-to-rah,
oo-v’Mo-sheh ahv-doe, oo-v'yeesra-ale ah-mo,
oo-veen-vee-aye hah-eh-met, vah-tzeh-dek.

Blessed are you, O Lord our God,
King of the Universe,
Who selected good prophets,
and was pleased with their words
which were spoken truthfully.

Blessed are You, O Lord,
Who chooses the Torah,
Your servant Moses, Your people Israel,
and prophets of truth and righteousness.

The Blessing of the Kituvai Shiliachim is recited before reading the portion from the Apostolic Writings.

Ketuvei HaShalichim (Apostolic Writings)

The Blessing of the Ketuvei HaShalichim

Click this to hear the blessing canted by
Jeremiah Greenberg of Messianic Liturgical Resources.
Page numbers refer to his Messianic Shabbat Siddur.

Bah-rookh ah-tah Adonai, Eh-lo-hay-noo
meh-lekh hah-ohlahm,
ah-shehr nah-tahn la-noo mah-she-ahch Yeshua,
v’ha-deebrote shell Ha-breet Ha-kha-da-shah,
ba-rookh ah-ta Adonai,
notain Hah-breet Hah-kha-da-shah.

Blessed are You, O Lord our God,
King of the Universe,
Who has given us Messiah Yeshua
and the commandments of the New Covenant.
Blessed are You, O Lord,
Giver of the New Covenant.

Basar (Gospel)

The Blessing of the Messiah is recited after the reading of the portion from the Apostolic Writings

The Blessing of the Messiah Click this to hear the blessing canted by Jeremiah Greenberg of Messianic Liturgical Resources. Page numbers refer to his Messianic Shabbat Siddur.
Ba-rookh ah-tah Adonai Eh-lo-hay-noo, meh-lekh hah-oh-lahm, ah-sher na-tahn la-noo ha-deh-rech l'y'shoo-ah b'ma-she-ahch Yeshua. Ah-mein. Blessed are You, O Lord our God, King of the Universe, Who has given us the way to salvation in Messiah Yeshua. Amen.