Birkat Kohanim, An Interpretive Version of the Priestly Blessing

Bright yellow and orange sunburst with glowing rays radiating outward on a soft golden background.
 
Y’varekhikhah Adonai V’yishm’rekha.
May the Holy One Bless you, Keep you, Guard you, and Accompany you always.
Ya-air Adonai panav eilekha vikhuneka.
May the luminous light of Gd’s presence envelop you with sparks of Ruakh – Divine grace and goodness.
Yisah Adonai panav eilekha v’yaseim l’kha Shalom.
May Gd lift you and elevate you with radiance and love, so you reflect it back on others, bringing wholeness, Shaleym, and peace, Shalom, into your engagement with others in the world.

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