Chanukah

בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה אֲדֹנָי אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם אֲשֶׁר קִדְּשָׁנוּ בְּמִצְוֹתָיווְצִוָּנוּ לְהַדְלִיק נֵר שֶׁל חֲנֻכָּה

Baruch atah, Adonai Eloheinu, Melech haolam, asher kid’shanu b’mitzvotav

v’tsivanu l’hadlik ner shel Chanukah

Blessed are You, Adonai our God, Sovereign of all, who hallows us with mitzvot,

commanding us to kindle the Chanukah lights

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בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה אֲדֹנָי אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם שֶׁעָשָׂה נִסִּים לַאֲבוֹתֵינוּ בַּיָּמִים הָהֵם בִּזְּמַן הַזֶּה

Baruch atah, Adonai Eloheinu, Melech haolam, she-asah nisim laavoteinu v’imoteinu

bayamim hahaeim baz’man hazeh

Blessed are You, Adonai our God, Sovereign of all, who performed wondrous deeds

for our ancestors in days of old at this season

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בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה אֲדֹנָי אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם שֶׁהֶחֱיָנוּ וְקִיְּמָנוּ וְהִגִּיעָנוּ לִזְּמַן הַזֶּה

Baruch atah, Adonai Eloheinu, Melech haolam, shehecheyanu v’kiy’manu v’higiyanu laz’man hazeh

Blessed are You, Adonai our God, Sovereign of all, who has kept us alive, sustained us,

and brought us to this season

• Support our community members facing food insecurity and donate to the Greater Boston Food Bank.

• Donate to these non-partisan organizations fighting against voter suppression, The Center for Common Ground, Black Voters Matter, or the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition.

• Support students at Beacon Academy.

• Support urban farming by donating to the Urban Farming Institute in Boston.

• Support local organizing for change with the Greater Boston Interfaith Organization.

• Help free our community members from immigration jail and donate to the Beyond Bond Fund.

• Support children and families experiencing homelessness by donating to Children’s Services of Roxbury.

Donate to TI’s Friends Annual Fund and support our community in efforts to live Judaism together through discovery, dynamic spirituality, and righteous impact.