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Parental Prayer

Masculine:

אֱלֹהֵינוּ וֵאלֹהֵי אֲבוֹתֵינוּ וְאִמּוֹתֵינוּ גִּדֵּל אֶת הַיַּלְדָּה הַזֹּאת לְחַיִּים שֶׁל שִׂמְחָה חַיִּים שֶׁל טוֹבָה חַיִּים שֶׁל חָכְמָה. יְהִי רָצוֹן שֶׁתִּהְיֶה יַלְדָּתֵנוּ עֹשָׂה שָׁלוֹם וְרוֹדֶפֶת שָׁלוֹם בֵּין אִישׁ וְרֵעֵהוּ וְתִזְרַח אוֹרָה מִסָּבִיב לְהָאִיר דֶּרֶךְ לְכֹל רֵעֶיהָ. חַזֵּק יָדֵינוּ לְהַדְרִיכָהּ בְּדַרְכֵי תּוֹרָה וֶאֱמוּנָה וְאַמְּצֵנוּ וְהוֹלִיכָה בְּעִקְבוֹת גִּבּוֹרִים וְגִבּוֹרוֹת יִשְׂרָאֵל שֶׁמַּעֲשֵׂיהֶם זָרְחוּ לָנוּ בְּכָל דּוֹרוֹת עַמֵּנוּ

Eloheynu v’elohey avoteynu v’imoteynu gidel et hayaldah hazot l’khayim shel simkha khayim shel tovah khayim shel khokh’ma. Y’hi ratzon sheti’h’yeh yaldateynu osah shalom v’rodefet shalom beyn ish v’re’ehu v’tizrach orah misaviv l’ha’ir derekh l’khol re’eiha. Khazek yadeynu l’hadrikha b’darkhei torah vi’emunah v’amtzeynu v’holikhah b’ikvot giborim v’giborot yisrael shema’aseyhem zarkhu lanu b’khol dorot ameynu.

Feminine:

  אֱלֹהֵינוּ וֵאלֹהֵי אֲבוֹתֵינוּ וְאִמּוֹתֵינוּ תְגָדֵל אֶת הַיַּלְדָּה הַזֹּאת לְחַיִּים שֶׁל שִׂמְחָה חַיִּים שֶׁל טוֹבָה חַיִּים שֶׁל חָכְמָה. תְהִי רָצוֹן שֶׁתִּהְיֶה יַלְדָּתֵנוּ עֹשָׂה שָׁלוֹם וְרוֹדֶפֶת שָׁלוֹם בֵּין אִישׁ וְרֵעֵהוּ וְתִזְרַח אוֹרָה מִסָּבִיב לְהָאִיר דֶּרֶךְ לְכֹל רֵעֶיהָ. תְחַזֵק יָדֵינוּ לְהַדְרִיכָהּ בְּדַרְכֵי תּוֹרָה וֶאֱמוּנָה וְאַמְּצֵנוּ וְהוֹלִיכָה בְּעִקְבוֹת גִּבּוֹרִים וְגִבּוֹרוֹת יִשְׂרָאֵל שֶׁמַּעֲשֵׂיהֶם זָרְחוּ לָנוּ בְּכָל דּוֹרוֹת עַמֵּנוּ

Eloheynu v’elohey avoteynu v’imoteynu t’gadel et hayalda hazot l’khayim shel simkha khayim shel tovah khayim shel kho’khma. T’hi ratzon sheti’h’yeh yaldatenu osah shalom v’rodefet shalom beyn ish v’re’ehu ve’tizrakha orah misaviv le’ha’ir derekh le’khol re’eiha. T’khazek yadeynu lehadrikha b’darkhey torah vi’emuna v’amtzeynu v’holikha be’ikvot giborim v’giborot yisrael shema’aseyhem zarkhu lanu bekhol dorot ameynu.

Our God and God of our Mothers and Fathers, bring this baby girl into a life of joy, a life of goodness, a life of wisdom. May it be Your will that our daughter be a maker of peace and a pursuer of peace between one person and another, and let her light shine round her to illumine her companions. Strengthen our will and our strength to guide her in the ways of Torah and faithful devotion to You. Give us the ability to lead her in the paths of the valiant women and men of Israel whose actions have shown brightly in all generations of our people’s history.

 

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