Rodef Sholom: A Reform Jewish Congregation in Marin County, California

What to do:

1) click on the name of the blessing to download the words in English, Hebrew and transliterated Hebrew (you can then print it out); and

2) click on the icon to hear the blessing being sung by our clergy.

For additional prayers, songs and blessings, recorded by our clergy, click here.

Table of contents:

• Candle lighting
• Kiddush (blessing over wine)
• Blessings over the children
• Handwashing
• HaMotzi (blessing over challah/food)
• Mi Shebeirach (prayer for healing)

• Blessing before and after reading the Torah (Aliyah)
• Kiddush for Shabbat morning
• The Mourner's Kaddish

Shabbat Candle Lighting

Baruch atah, Adonai Eloheinu, Melech haolam, asher kid'shanu b'mitzvotav,
v'tzivanu l'hadlik ner shel Shabbat.

Blessed are You, Adonai our God, Sovereign of the universe, who hallows us with mitzvot,
commanding us to kindle the light of Shabbat.

Friday night Kiddush (blessing over the wine)

Baruch atah, Adonai Eloheinu, Melech haolam, borei p’ri hagafen.

Baruch atah, Adonai Eloheinu, Melech haolam, asher kid’shanu b’mitzvotav v’ratzah vanu, v’Shabbat kodsho b’ahavah uv’ratzon hinchilanu, zikaron l’maaseih v’reishit. Ki hu yom t’chilah l’mikra-ei kodesh, zecher litziat Mitzrayim. Ki vanu vacharta, v’otanu kidashta, mikol haamim. V’Shabbat kodsh’cha b’ahavah uv’ratzon hinchaltanu. Baruch atah, Adonai, m’kadeish HaShabbat.

Mi Shebeirach (can be recited at the Shabbat table or at other times)

Prayer for healing
Mi shebeirach avoteinu
M'kor hab'rachah l'imoteinu
May the Source of strength who blessed the ones before us,
help us find the courage to make our lives a blessing and let us say, Amen.

Mi shebeirach imoteinu
M'kor hab'rachah laavoteinu.
Bless those in need of healing, with r'fuah sh'leimah,
the renewal of body, the renewal of spirit, and let us say, Amen.

Selected prayers/blessings from Shabbat morning services

Torah Blessings (Aliyah)

Before reading the Torah (this has a call and response part at the beginning):

Reader (you):  Bar'chu et Adonai ham'vorach.

Congregation answers:  Baruch Adonai ham'vorach l'olam va-ed.

Reader repeats:  Baruch Adonai ham'vorach l'olam va-ed.

Baruch atah, Adonai Eloheinu, Melech haolam, asher bachar banu mikol haamim,
v'natan lanu et Torato. Baruch atah, Adonai, notein haTorah.

Bless Adonai who is blessed.
Blessed is Adonai who is blessed now and forever.
Blessed are You, Adonai our God, Sovereign of the universe, who has chosen us from
among the peoples, and given us the Torah. Blessed are You, Adonai, who gives the Torah.

After reading the Torah:

Baruch atah, Adonai Eloheinu, Melech haolam, asher natan lanu Torat emet, v’chayei olam nata b’tocheinu. Baruch atah, Adonai, notein haTorah.

Blessed are You, Adonai our God, Sovereign of the universe, who has given us a Torah of truth, implanting within us eternal life. Blessed are You, Adonai, who gives the Torah.