As you drink from this cup, so may you draw contentment, comfort and happiness from your own cup of life. As you share this cup of wine, you promise to share all that the future may bring. This cup of wine is symbolic of the cup of life. Praised is love, blessed be this union.ħ. May we all see the day when the world will echo with the sounds of feasting and singing. Blessed are you, God, who grants the joy of marriage.Ħ. Bless these two who stand before you as you blessed the first couple in the Garden of Eden.ĥ. Blessed are you, God, who unites loving couples.Ĥ. Blessed are you, God, who created loving people.ģ. Blessed are you, God, who created life.Ģ. Alternative translations and interpretations:ġ. Baruch Atah Adonai mesame’ach chatan im hakalah Me-hera Adonai Eloheinu yishama b’arei yehudah u’vchutzot yerushalayim, kol sasson v’eKol simcha, kol chatan v’ekol kalah, kol mitzhalot chatanim me-chupatam, u’nearim mimishte neginatam. Phonetic Hebrew transliteration: Baruch Atah Adonai Eloheinu Melech Ha-Olam, asher barah sasson v’simcha, chatan v’kalah, gila rina, ditza v’chedva, ahava v’achava, v’shalom v’re’ut. Blessed are You Who causes the couple to rejoice, one with the other. Adonai, our God, let there soon be heard in the cities of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem the sound of joy and the sound of gladness, the voice of the loving couple, the sound of the their jubilance from their canopies and of the youths from their song-filled feasts. Phonetic Hebrew transliteration: Sameach te-samach re’im ahuvim, k’samechacha yetzircha b’Gan Eden mi-kedem. Baruch Atah Adonai,mesame’ach chatan v’kalah.īlessed are You, Adonai, our God, Ruler of the universe, Who created joy and gladness, loving couples, mirth, glad song, pleasure, delight, love, loving communities, peace, and companionship. Blessed are You, Adonai, Who gladdens this couple. Gladden the beloved companions as You gladdened Your creatures in the garden of Eden. Phonetic Hebrew transliteration: Sos tasis v’tagel ha-akarah, b’kibbutz bane’ha letocha b’simchaa. Baruch Atah Adonai, mesame’ach tzion b’vaneha. Blessed are You, Adonai, are the One who gladdens Zion (Israel) through Her children’s return. Baruch Atah Adonai yotzer ha-adam.īring intense joy and exultation through the ingathering of Her children (Jerusalem). Phonetic Hebrew transliteration: Baruch Atah Adonai Eloheinu Melech Ha-Olam, asher yatzar et ha-adam betzalmo, b’tzelem dmut tavnito, vehitkon lo mimenu binyan adei ad. Blessed are You Adonai, Creator of Human Beings. Phonetic Hebrew transliteration: Baruch Atah Adonai Eloheinu Melech Ha-Olam, yotzer ha-adam.īlessed are You, Adonai, our God, Ruler of the universe, Who has fashioned human beings in your image, according to your likeness and has fashioned from it a lasting mold. Phonetic Hebrew transliteration: Baruch Atah Adonai Eloheinu Melech Ha-Olam, she-hakol barah lichvodo.īlessed are You, Adonai, our God, Ruler of the universe, Creator of Human Beings. Phonetic Hebrew transliteration: Baruch Atah AdonaiEloheinu Melech Ha-Olam, boreh p’ri ha-gafen.īlessed are You, Adonai, our God, Ruler of the universe, Who has created everything for your glory. The traditional English translation of the blessings with Hebrew transliteration:īlessed are You, Adonai our God, Ruler of the Universe, Creator of the fruit of the vine. The Seventh Blessing brings the couple to rejoice together, united in gladness, surrounded by 10 shades of joy and a chorus of jubilant voices. Their relationship as beloved companions requires that each be able to stand alone even as they come together, bringing individual gifts to the marriage. The Sixth Blessing blesses the couple separately. The Fifth Blessing affirms that the couple’s marriage is made up of both passion and friendship. The Fourth Blessing is a challenge to fulfill the potential for creativity, blessing, and peace. The Second and Third Blessings celebrate the theme of creation in a sequence that builds to the blessing of marriage. What are the blessings about? The First Blessing is “Kiddush”–sanctification of God’s name over the wine. Rabbi Malka can help you decide which version of the blessings are right for your ceremony. Some couples create their own blessings, or ask honored guests to create their own. Some couples ask friends or relatives to read all of the traditional blessings in Hebrew and/or English, some ask their loved ones to read alternative interpretations of the blessings and some ask all the guests in attendance to read the blessings from a wedding program. During the wedding ceremony, the "Seven Blessings" are a meaningful way for a couple to receive blessings from their community.
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