Blessings Over Children

Blessing for Boys
Begin with this line.
Birkon p.5 | Mishkan T'filah p.603
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Blessing for Girls
Begin with this line.
Birkon p.5 | Mishkan T'filah p.603
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Blessing for All Children
Continue with the Threefold Benediction
from Num. 6:24-26
Birkon p.5 | Mishkan T'filah p.603
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1. Vay'hi Erev / Vay'chulu Hashamayim
Introductory paragraph (Gen. 1:31, Gen. 2:1-3)
Remembering Creation
Birkon p.6 | Mishkan T'filah p.122
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2. Borei Pri HaGafen
Blessing over the wine
(1st line of Shabbat Kiddush)
Birkon p.7 | Mishkan T'filah p.123
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3. Asher Kid'shanu B'mitzvotav
Concluding Paragraph of Shabbat Kiddush
Blessing for the Sabbath
Birkon p.7 | Mishkan T'filah p.123
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HaMotzi
Blessing over the challah
Birkon p.8 | Mishkan T'filah p.606
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2a. Birkat HaMazon (short version)
Blessing after eating.
Birkon p.25 | Mishkan T'filah p.606
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2b. Birkat HaMazon (long version)
Blessing after eating.
Birkon p.30
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Havdallah Blessings
For the Conclusion of Shabbat

1. Hinei El
Praising God
Birkon p.10 | Mishkan T'filah p.610
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2. Blessings
Blessings over the wine, spices, candle, and over the separation between the holy and the commonplace
Birkon p.11 | Mishkan T'filah p.612

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3. Hamavdil and Shavua Tov
Asking forgiveness and wishes for a good week ahead
Birkon p.13 | Mishkan T'filah p.614
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4. Eliyahu HaNavi
Prayers for Elijah to herald redemption
Birkon p.13 | Mishkan T'filah p.616-617
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