Blessing of The Moon
Birkat Halevana
Jewish Law / Halacha ↗️
1) The blessing of the moon is recited no earlier than seven days and no later than fifteen days after the new moon,
2) The blessing of the moon is read when the moon is fully visible and is not covered by clouds,
3) It is advisable to recite this blessing at the end of Shabbat or Yom-tov,
4) Its best to be outside to bless the moon in the open.
LAMNATSEYAKH, MIZMOR LEDAVID. HASHAMAYYIM MESAPERIM KEVOD-EL, UMAASE YADAV MAGID HARAKIA. YOM LEYOM YABIA OMER, VELAYLA LELAYLA EHAVE-DAAT. EN-OMER VEEN DEVARIM, BELI NISHMA KOLAM. BEHOL-HAARETS YATSA KAVAM, UVIKTSE TEVEL MILEHEM, LASHEMESH SAM-OHEL BAHEM. VEHU KEKHATAN YOTSE MEKHUPATO, YASIS KEGIBOR LARUTS ORAKH. MIKTSE HASHAMAYIM MOTSAO, UTKUFATO AL-KETSOTAM, VEEN NISTAR MEHAMATO: TORAT ADONAI TEMIMA MESHIVATS NAFESH, EDUT ADONAI NEEMANA MAKHKIMAT PETI. PIKUDE ADONAI ESHARIM MESAMEHE-LEV, MITZVAT ADONAI BARA MEIRAT ENAYIM. YIRAT ADONAI TEHORA OMEDET LAAD, MISHPETE-ADONAI EMET, TZADEKU YAHDAV. HANEKHEMADIM MIZAHAV UMIPAZ RAV, UMTUKIM MIDEVASH VENOFET ZUFIM. GAM-AVDEKHA NIZHAR BAHEM, BESHOMRAM EKEV RAV. SHEGIOT MI-YAVIN, MINISTEROT NAKENI. GAM MIZEDIM HASOGH AVDEHA LERATSON IMREFI VEHEGYON LIBI LEFANEKHA, ADONAI TZURI VEGOALI:
HALELUYA HALELU ET-ADONAI MIN-HASHAMAYIM, HALELUHU BAMEROMIM. HALELUHU HOL-MALAKHAV, HALELUHU KOL-TSEVAVAV. HALELUHU SHEMESH VEYAREYAH, HALELUHU KOL-KOHEVE OR. HALELUHU SHEME HASHAMAYIM, VEHAMAYIM ASHER MEAL HASHAMAYIM. EhALELELU ET-SHEM ADONAI, KI HU TSIVA VENIVRAU. VAYAMIDEM LAAD LEOLAM, HOK-NATHAN VELO YAAVOR.
Look at the Moon, then proceed with below prayers without any interruptions and looking at the moon again.
KI-EREE SHAMEKHA MAASE ETSBOOTEKHA, YARYAH VEKHOKHAVIM ASHER KONANTA. ADONAY ADONENU, MA-ADIR SHIMHA BEHOL-HAARETS.
LESHEM YAHUD KUDSHA BERIH-HU USH-HINTE, BIDHILU URKHIMU URKHIMU, LEAHADA SHEM LIVRAKHA, IM KOL-HAMITSVOT HAKELULOT BA, LETAKEN ET SHORSHA BEMAKOM ELI’EN, LAASOT NAKHAT RUAH LETZ-RENU, VELAASOT RETZON BORENU. VIHI NOAM ADONAY ELOHENU ALENU, UMAASE YADENU KONENA ALENU, UMAASE YADENU KONENEHU. (2 times)
BARUKH ATA ADONAY ELOHEINU MELEKH hAOLAM, ASHER BEMAAMARO BARA SHEKHAKIM, UVRUAKH PIV KOL’-TSEVAAM, KHOK UZMAN NATAN LAhEM SHELO YEKHSANU ET TAFKIDAM, SASIM USMEKHIM LAASOT RETSON KONEhEM – POEL’ EMET SHEPEULATO EMET, VELALEVANA AMAR SHETITKHADESH, ATERET TIF”ERET LAAMUSE VATEN, SHEGAM hEM ATIDIM LEhITKHADESH KEMOTA, UL’FAER LEYOTSERAM AL’ SHEM KEVOD MAL’KHUTO. BARUKH ATA ADONAY, MEKHADESH KHODASHIM.
SIMAN TOV TEHI LANU ULKHOL-YISRAEL,
SIMAN TOV TEHI LANU ULKHOL-YISRAEL,
SIMAN TOV TEHI LANU ULKHOL-YISRAEL,
BARUCH YOTSRIKH, BARUCH OSIKH, BARUCH KONIKH, BARUCH BORIKH. KESHEM SHEANAKHNU MERAKEDIM (rise 3 times on your toes). KENEGDIH, VEEN ANAKHNU EHOLIM LIGA BIH, KAH IM ERAKEDU AKHERIM KENEGDENU LEhAZIKENU, LO YUHELU LIGA BANU, VELO YISHLETU VANU, VELO YASU VANU SHUM ROSHEM. TIPOL ALEHEM EMATA VAFAHAD, BIGDOL ZEROAHA YIDEMU KAAVEN. KAAVEN YIDEMU, (pause) ZEROAHA BIGDOL VAFAHAD EMATA ALEHEM TIPOL. (Repeat 3 times, starting with the words “SIMAN TOV…”.)
DAVID MELECH YISRAEL CHAI VEKAYAM. (3 times)
AMEN, AMEN, AMEN. NETSAKH, NETSAKH, NETSAKH.
SELA, SELA, SELA. VAED, VAED, VAED.
LEV TAOR BERA-LI ELOHIM, VERUACH NAKHON HADASH BEKIRBI. (7 times)
SHIR LAMAALOT, ESA ENAI EL-HEHARIM, MEAYIN YAVO EZRI. EZRI MEIM ADONAI, OSE SHAMAYIM VAARETS. AL-YITEN LAMOT RAGLEKHA, AL-YANUM SHOMEREKHA. hINE LO YANUM VELO YISHAN, SHOMER YISRAEL. ADONAI SHOMEREKHA, ADONAI TZILEKHA AL-YAD EMINEKHA. YOMAM HASHEMESH LO-YAKEKA, VEYAREYAH BALAYLA. ADONAI YISHMORKHA MIKOL-RA, YISHMOR ET-NAFSHEKHA. ADONAI YISHMOR-TSETEKHA UVOEKHA, MEATA VEAD-OLAM.
HALELUYA HALELU-EL BEKODSHO, HALELUHU BIRKIA UZO. HALELUHU VIGVUROTAV, HALELUHU KEROV GUDLO. HALELUHU BETEKA SHOFAR, HALELUHU BENEVEL VEHINOR. HALELUHU BETOPH UMAHOL, HALELUHU BEMINIM VEUGAV. HALELUHU VETSILTSELE-SHAMA, HALELUHU BETSILTSELE TERUA. KOL HANESHAMA TEHALEL YA, HELELUYA.
TANA DEVE RIBI YISHMAEL. ILMALE LO ZAKHU VENE YISRAEL ELAH LEHAKBIL PENE AVIHEM SHEBASHAMAYIM PAAM AHAT BAHODESH – DAYAM. AMAR ABAE: HILKACH NIMRINHU MEOMED.
If applicable mourners and Hazzan say “Kaddish Al Israel”
VEHAYA OR-HALEVANA KEOR HAHAMA, VEOR HAHAMA YIHYE SHIVATAYIM, KEOR SHIVAT HAYAMIM, BEEM HAVOSH ADONAY ET-SHEVER AMO, UMAHATS MAKATO YIRPA. VATA’DI ZAHAV VAHESEF, UMALBUSHEH SHESH VAMESHI VERIKMA, SOLET UDVASH VASHEMEN AKHALT, VATIFI BIMEOD METHOD VATITSLEKHI LIMLUKHA.
It’s customary to say the following to the person praying with you
SHALOM ALECHEM, SHALOM ALECHEM, SHALOM ALECHEM
After the prayer, take the corners of your clothes and shake them