Jewish Blessings

Havdalah: Celebrating the Uniqueness of the Jewish people

Reveling in uniqueness is wonderful, proclaiming superiority is not.

Lighting Shabbat Candles

Everything you need to know about kindling the Sabbath lights.

Is Kosher Food Blessed by a Rabbi?

Blessing food does not make it kosher, nor is food that has not been blessed necessarily unkosher.

Birkat Hagomel: A Blessing For Coming through Trauma — and Prevailing

This prayer expresses gratitude for the miracle of healing and full restoration to life.

How to Say Yom Kippur Blessings

Blessings said at home to enter Yom Kippur.

How to Say Netilat Yadayim

This blessing is recited after ritually washing one's hands.

Netilat Yadayim: Sanctifying Our Primary Moral Instrument

Jewish tradition calls for the washing of hands every morning, which serves as a reminder to use them for holy purposes.

Hamotzi: The Blessing Over Bread

Explanation of this blessing, full text and video tutorial.

Blessings

An index of common Jewish blessings recited on food, ritual performances and on other occasions.

Food Blessings

I have to eat in holiness and purity, because I am doing God's will by eating.