Blessing
Masculine:
Baruch Atah Adonai, Melech HaOlam asher kid’shanu b’mitzvotav v’tzivanu l’hit’ateif batzitzit.
Feminine:
B’ruchah Atah Shekhinah, Eloteinu Ruach haOlam asher kid’shatnu b’mitzvotehah vetzivatnu l’hitateif batzitzit.Â
Non-binary:
B’rucheh Ateh Havayah, Elot’heinu Ruach haOlam asher kid’shat’nu b’mitzvoteihe vetzivat’nu l’hitateif batzitzit.*
You’re invited to do any of the following:
Hold tallit overhead like a chuppah/canopy, spread it open like wings & flap, wrap it around you like a hug.
Recite the following:
Blessed are You, Divine Being, our G!d/G!ddUs,** Spirit of the Cosmos,
May your wings of Love and Light –
When we/I need to be held,
May they Hold us/me tight.
When we/I need a lift,
May they carry us/me along.Â
When we/I need reassurance,
Remind us/me that we’re/I’m strong.Â
May they ground us/me to You
When we/I need to feel connected.
May they shelter us/me with Your peace
When we/I need to feel protected.Â
And when our/my tears need to be wiped away,
Please, dry them with Your Love and Light throughout the night and day.
And let us say: Ken y’heh ratzon, so may it be! Amein v’amein, I have faith and believe!
*Non-binary Hebrew created by Lior Gross (they/them/theirs) and Eyal Rivlin (he/him/his) of the Nonbinary Hebrew Project. https://www.nonbinaryhebrew.com
**Term created by Ahava-Liba Lilith to refer to the Divine within all of us, all genders.
