25 March 2012

getting ready for Birkat Ha-ilanot with children

The month of Nissan is filled with remarkable moments , but one of the moments that my children wait with pleasure is the blessing of the fruit trees. 
This blessing is traditionally said when one is in view of at least two flowering fruit trees, anytime through the end of the month of Iyyar (in a climate where you can say it in Nissan it's considered best to do so). 
So we made a personal braka booklet for my daughters to use to say the braka under the trees and to take a picture of the moment to add inside the booklet.
 outside cover
inside braka and a place for the picture of the moment

The braka goes like this:
"Blessed be You, Yah our God ruler of space and time, for God left nothing lacking in God's world, and created in it good creatures and good trees, giving pleasure through them to the children of Adam."

ברוך אתה ה' אלהינו מלך העולם שלא חסר בעולמו כלום וברא בו בריות טובות ואילנות טובים להנות בהם בני אדם

Barukh atah Adonai Eloheinu melekh ha-olam shelo chiseir ba-olamo k'lum uvara vo briyot tovot v'ilanot tovim l'hanot bahem b'nei Adam
 

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