List of Jewish prayers and blessings
Festival Blessing Hebrew Transliteration English
Rosh haShana For blowing the shofar בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה ה ' , אֱ-לֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם , אֲשֶׁר קִדְּשָׁנוּ בְּמִצְוֹתָיו , וְצִוָּנוּ לִשְׁמֹעַ קוֹל שׁוֹפָר Barukh ata Adonai Eloheinu , melekh ha'olam , asher kid'shanu b'mitzvotav v'tzivanu li'shmoa kol shofar Blessed are You , L ORD our God , King of the universe , Who has sanctified us with His commandments and commanded us to hear the sound of the shofar
Succot For sitting in the succa for a meal בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה ה ' , אֱ-לֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם , אֲשֶׁר קִדְּשָׁנוּ בְּמִצְוֹתָיו , וְצִוָּנוּ לֵישֵׁב בַּסֻּכָּה Barukh ata Adonai Eloheinu , melekh ha'olam , asher kid'shanu b'mitzvotav v'tzivanu leishev ba'succa Blessed are You , L ORD our God , King of the universe , Who has sanctified us with His commandments and commanded us to sit in the succa
Pesach For eating the matzah at the seder בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה ה ' , אֱ-לֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם , אֲשֶׁר קִדְּשָׁנוּ בְּמִצְוֹתָיו , וְצִוָּנוּ עַל אֲכִילַת מַצָּה Barukh ata Adonai Eloheinu , melekh ha'olam , asher kid'shanu b'mitzvotav v'tzivanu al achilat matzah Blessed are You , L ORD our God , King of the universe , Who has sanctified us with His commandments and commanded us to eat matzah
Pesach For eating the maror at the seder בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה ה ' , אֱ-לֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם , אֲשֶׁר קִדְּשָׁנוּ בְּמִצְוֹתָיו , וְצִוָּנוּ עַל אֲכִילַת מָרוֹר Barukh ata Adonai Eloheinu , melekh ha'olam , asher kid'shanu b'mitzvotav v'tzivanu al achilat maror Blessed are You , L ORD our God , King of the universe , Who has sanctified us with His commandments and commanded us to eat maror
Succot For taking the lulav בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה ה ' , אֱ-לֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם , אֲשֶׁר קִדְּשָׁנוּ בְּמִצְוֹתָיו , וְצִוָּנוּ עַל נְטִילַת לוּלָב Barukh ata Adonai Eloheinu , melekh ha'olam , asher kid'shanu b'mitzvotav v'tzivanu al netilat lulav Blessed are You , L ORD our God , King of the universe , Who has sanctified us with His commandments and commanded us to take up the lulav
Purim For reading the megilla בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה ה ' , אֱ-לֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם , אֲשֶׁר קִדְּשָׁנוּ בְּמִצְוֹתָיו , וְצִוָּנוּ עַל מִקְרָא מְגִלָּה Barukh ata Adonai Eloheinu , melekh ha'olam , asher kid'shanu b'mitzvotav v'tzivanu al mikra megilla Blessed are You , L ORD our God , King of the universe , Who has sanctified us with His commandments and commanded us to read the megilla
Hanukkah For the lighting the candles בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה ה ' , אֱ-לֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם , אֲשֶׁר קִדְּשָׁנוּ בְּמִצְוֹתָיו , וְצִוָּנוּ לְהַדְלִיק נֵר שֶׁל חֲנֻכָּה Barukh ata Adonai Eloheinu , melekh ha'olam , asher kid'shanu b'mitzvotav v'tzivanu l'hadlik ner shel Hanukkah Blessed are You , L ORD our God , King of the universe , Who has sanctified us with His commandments and commanded us to kindle the Hanukkah light [ s ]
Hanukkah , Purim Remembering the miracle of the day ( said following the appropriate blessing above ) בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה ה ' אֱ-לֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם , שֶׁעָשָׂה נִסִּים לַאֲבוֹתֵֽינוּ בַּיָּמִים הָהֵם בַּזְּמַן הַזֶּה Barukh ata Adonai Eloheinu , melekh ha'olam , she'asa nisim la'avoteinu ba'yamim ha'heim ba ' z'man ha'ze Blessed are You , L ORD our God , King of the universe , Who performed miracles for our ancestors in those days at this time
Blessings on the mitzvot -- Holiday blessings
When any of these blessings are done for the first time that year , the blessing of she'he'cheyanu is said .
Listed below are some Hebrew prayers and blessings that are part of Judaism that are recited by many Jews. Most prayers and blessings can be found in the Siddur, or prayer book. This article addresses Jewish liturgical blessings, which generally begin with the formula:
Transliteration: 
Translation: Blessed are You, our God, King of the universe.