A Blessing for Friendship

 

בְּרוּכָה אַתְּ שְׁכִינָה, אֵם הַיְּצִירָה, הַשּׁוֹזֶרֶת חַיַּי הָאַחַת בַּשְּׁנִיָּה.

Blessed are you, Shekhinah, Mother of creation, the weaver of one’s life with another’s.

 

 מֵרֵאשִׁית יְמֵי גַּן עֵדֶן יָדַעְתָּ כִּי אֵין טוֹב הָאָדָם לְבַדּוֹ; הַחֲבֵרוּת מְזִינָה אֶת נַפְשֵׁנוּ לְלֹא סוֹף.

Since our days in the Garden of Eden, you recognized the grandness in companionship; its boundless nourishment for the human soul.

 

עַל כֵּן נַהֲלֹל אֶת שְׁמֵךְ, שְׁכִינָה, עַל הַזְּכוּת לַחֲלֹק אֶת חַיֵּינוּ יַחְדָּיו, הָאַחַת עִם הַשְּׁנִיָּה. 

Thus we praise you, Shekhinah, our hearts full with gratitude for sharing our lives with each other.

 

אָנוּ מוֹדוֹת לְפָנַיִךְ, שְׁכִינָה, שֶׁשָּׁזַרְתְּ אוֹתָנוּ יַחַד בְּמַחְרֹזֶת הַחַיִּים. אָמֵן. 

We give thanks before You, Shekhinah, for weaving us together through life’s tapestry. Amen.

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