Blessing over Washing Hands
Birkhot hamitzvot: Blessings
recited prior to performing certain mitzvot (commandments)
Fill a cup with water. Pour the water over your right
hand and left hand once, twice, or three times for each hand, depending on the
tradition of the household, and recite the following blessing before drying
your hands:
Barukh ata adonai
Blessed are You, Lord
Eloheinu melekh
ha'olam
Our God, Ruler of the
universe
Asher kid'shanu
b'mitzvotav,
Who has sanctified us
with God's commandments,
V'tzivanu al
n'tilat yadayim.
And has commanded us
to wash hands.
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