SHABBAT SHALOM...it is SHABBAT one more time in our lives

      THE SUN SETS OVER LAKE KINNERET/MAR DE TIBERIADES/MAR DE GALILEA
         IT IS FRIDAY EVENING...TIME TO TAKE IT EASY...IT IS TIME FOR SHABBAT

Blessing over Candles

Barukh atah Adonai, Eloheinu, melekh ha'olam Blessed are you, Lord, our God, sovereign of the universe

asher kidishanu b'mitz'votav v'tzivanu Who has sanctified us with His commandments and commanded us

l'had'lik neir shel Shabbat. (Amein) to light the lights of Shabbat. (Amen)

Vay'hi erev vay'hi voker yom hashishi And there was evening and there was morning, a sixth day

vay'khulu hashamayim v'ha'aretz v'khol tz'va'am The heavens and the earth were finished, the whole host of them

vay'khal elohim bayom hash'vi'i m'la'kh'to asher asah And on the seventh day God completed his work that he had done

vayish'bot bayom hash'vi'i mikol m'la'kh'to asher asah and he rested on the seventh day from all his work that he had done

Vay'varekh Elohim et yom hash'vi'i vay'kadeish oto And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it

ki vo shavat mikol m'la'kh'to asher bara Elohim la'asot because in it he had rested from all his work that God had created to do

Barukh atah Adonai, Eloheinu, melekh ha-olam Blessed are you, Lord, our God, sovereign of the universe

(if using wine or grape juice) borei p'ri hagafen (Amein) Who creates the fruit of the vine (Amen)

(if using other liquids) shehakol nih'yeh bid'varo (Amein) Who made all things exist through His word (Amen)

Barukh atah Adonai, Eloheinu, melekh ha-olam Blessed are You, Lord, our God, King of the Universe

asher kid'shanu b'mitz'votav v'ratzah vanu who sanctifies us with his commandments, and has been pleased with us

v'shabat kad'sho b'ahavah uv'ratzon hin'chilanu zikaron l'ma'aseih v'rei'shit You have lovingly and willingly given us Your holy Shabbat as an inheritance, in memory of creation

ki hu yom t'chilah l'mik'ra'ei kodesh zeikher litzi'at Mitz'rayim because it is the first day of our holy assemblies, in memory of the exodus from Egypt

ki vanu vachar'ta v'otanu kidash'ta mikol ha'amim because You have chosen us and made us holy from all peoples

v'shabat kad'sh'kha b'ahavah uv'ratzon hin'chal'tanu and have willingly and lovingly given us Your holy Shabbat for an inheritance

Barukh atah Adonai m'kadeish hashabat (Amein). Blessed are You, who sanctifies Shabbat (Amen)

Washing Hands
After Kiddush and before the meal, each person in the household should wash hands by filling a cup with water and pouring it over the top and bottom of the right hand and then the left hand. Before wiping the hands dry on a towel, the following blessing should be recited.
Barukh atah Adonai, Eloheinu, melekh ha-olam Blessed are You, Lord, our God, King of the Universe
asher kidishanu b'mitz'votav v'tzivanu Who has sanctified us with His commandments and commanded us
al n'tilat yadayim. concerning washing of hands.
Why is there no "Amen" at the end of this blessing? Traditionally, each person washes their own hands, and each person says their own blessing. You don't say "Amen" to your own blessing, and everybody says their own n'tilat yadayim, so there is no "Amen"! With the other blessings on this page, a leader says the blessing on behalf of everyone, and the others say "Amen."

Ha-Motzi
Immediately after washing hands and before eating, the head of the household should remove the cover from the two challah loaves, lifting them while reciting the following blessing. The challah is then ripped into pieces or sliced and passed around the table, so that each person may have a piece. The family meal may then begin.
Barukh atah Adonai, Eloheinu, melekh ha-olam Blessed are You, Lord, our God, King of the Universe
hamotzi lechem min ha'aretz. (Amein). who brings forth bread from the earth. (Amen)

MAY OUR L-RD PROTECT ISRAEL!!!