Neshama Sheli

Lighting Candles on Pesach, Shavuot, Rosh Hashanah and Sukkot

The Hebrew blessings for lighting festival candles, with transliteration and English translation. The text includes the additional Shehecheyanu blessing recited at the start of the festival.

Basya Tsybukmakher

Lighting Candles on Pesach, Shavuot, Rosh Hashanah and Sukkot

Hebrew text

בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְיָ אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם אֲשֶׁר קִדְּשָׁנוּ בְּמִצְוֹתָיו וְצִוָּנוּ לְהַדְלִיק נֵר (שֶׁל שַׁבָּת וְ) שֶׁל יוֹם טוֹב

Transliteration

Baruch Atah Ado-nai Elo-heinu Melech ha-olam, asher kideshanu be-mitzvotav ve-tzivanu lehadlik ner (shel Shabbat ve-) shel Yom Tov.

Translation

Blessed are You, L-rd our G-d, King of the universe, Who has sanctified us with His commandments and commanded us to kindle the (Shabbat and) festival light.

On the first day of the festival (and outside the Land of Israel, on the second day as well), the following blessing is added:

Hebrew text

בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְיָ אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם שֶׁהֶחֱיָנוּ וְקִיְּמָנוּ וְהִגִּיעָנוּ לַזְּמַן הַזֶּה

Transliteration

Baruch Atah Ado-nai Elo-heinu Melech ha-olam, she-hecheyanu ve-kiyemanu ve-higianu la-zman ha-zeh.

Translation

Blessed are You, L-rd our G-d, King of the universe, Who has granted us life, sustained us and enabled us to reach this time.