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  <summary>On Mitzvot, pages 1052-1053, with pointed Hebrew, English, and transliteration.</summary>
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      <slug>1152-1153-1052-1053-blessings-on-mitzvot</slug>
      <section>Blessings</section>
      <topic>On Mitzvot</topic>
      <printPages>1052-1053</printPages>
      <pdfPages>1152-1153</pdfPages>
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          <hebrew>סדר ברכות</hebrew>
          <transliteration>
            <israeli>SE|der b&apos;ra|CHOT</israeli>
            <orthographic>SE|dher be|ra|KHOTH</orthographic>
            <sephardic>SE|der be|ra|KHOT</sephardic>
            <chabad>SEI|der b&apos;ro|CHOYS</chabad>
          </transliteration>
          <english>BLESSINGS</english>
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          <hebrew>ברכות המצוות</hebrew>
          <transliteration>
            <israeli>bir|CHOT ha|mitz|VOT</israeli>
            <orthographic>bir|KHOTH ham|mitz|VOTH</orthographic>
            <sephardic>bir|KHOT ham|mitz|VOT</sephardic>
            <chabad>bir|CHOYS ha|mitz|VOYS</chabad>
          </transliteration>
          <english>ON MITZVOT</english>
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        <printPages>1052-1053</printPages>
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          <type>heading</type>
          <hebrew>ברכות</hebrew>
          <transliteration>
            <israeli>b&apos;ra|CHOT</israeli>
            <orthographic>be|ra|KHOTH</orthographic>
            <sephardic>be|ra|KHOT</sephardic>
            <chabad>b&apos;ro|CHOYS</chabad>
          </transliteration>
          <english>BLESSINGS</english>
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          <type>heading</type>
          <hebrew>ברכות המצוות</hebrew>
          <transliteration>
            <israeli>bir|CHOT ha|mitz|VOT</israeli>
            <orthographic>bir|KHOTH ham|mitz|VOTH</orthographic>
            <sephardic>bir|KHOT ham|mitz|VOT</sephardic>
            <chabad>bir|CHOYS ha|mitz|VOYS</chabad>
          </transliteration>
          <english>BLESSINGS ON MITZVOT</english>
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          <type>Instructions</type>
          <text>In Israel on separating teruma and first tithe (if there is doubt as to whether the teruma and first tithe have been taken, the following blessing is not said, but the subsequent declaration is):</text>
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          <type>Passage</type>
          <hebrew>בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, אֲשֶׁר קִדְּשָׁנוּ בְּמִצְוֹתָיו
וְצִוָּנוּ לְהַפְרִישׁ תְּרוּמוֹת וּמַעַשְׂרוֹת.</hebrew>
          <transliteration>
            <israeli>ba|RUCH a|TAH a|do|NAI e|lo|HEI|nu ME|lech ha-o|LAM, a|SHER kid|SHA|nu b&apos;mitz|vo|TAV
ve|tzi|va|NU le|haf|RISH t&apos;ru|MOT u|ma-as|ROT.</israeli>
            <orthographic>ba|RUKH ʾat|TAH a|do|NAI ʾe|lo|HE|nu ME|lekh ha|ʿo|LAM, ʾa|SHER qid|de|SHA|nu be|mitz|vo|THAV
ve|tziv|va|NU le|haf|RISH te|ru|MOTH u|ma|ʿaś|ROTH.</orthographic>
            <sephardic>ba|RUKH at|TAH a|do|NAI e|lo|HE|nu ME|lekh ha|ʿo|LAM, a|SHER qid|de|SHA|nu be|mitz|vo|TAV
ve|tziv|va|NU le|haf|RISH te|ru|MOT u|ma|ʿas|ROT.</sephardic>
            <chabad>bo|RUCH a|TOH a|do|NOY e|loy|HEI|nu ME|lech ho-oy|LOM, a|SHER kid&apos;|SHO|nu b&apos;mitz|voy|SOV
v&apos;tzi|vo|NU l&apos;haf|RISH t&apos;ru|MOYS u|ma-as|ROYS.</chabad>
          </transliteration>
          <english>Blessed are You, LORD our God, King of the Universe, who has made us holy through His commandments, and has commanded us to separate terumot and tithes.</english>
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        <body>
          <type>Passage</type>
          <hebrew>מַה שֶׁהוּא יוֹתֵר מֵאֶחָד מִמֵּאָה מִן הַכֹּל שֶׁיֵּשׁ כָּאן, הֲרֵי הוּא תְּרוּמָה גְּדוֹלָה בִּצְפוֹנוֹ,
וְהָאֶחָד מִמֵּאָה שֶׁנִּשְׁאַר כָּאן עִם תִּשְׁעָה חֲלָקִים כְּמוֹהוּ בְּצַד הָעֶלְיוֹן שֶׁל הַפֵּרוֹת
הַלָּלוּ, הֲרֵי הֵם מַעֲשֵׂר רִאשׁוֹן. אוֹתוֹ הָאֶחָד מִמֵּאָה שֶׁעֲשִׂיתִיו מַעֲשֵׂר רִאשׁוֹן הֲרֵי
הוּא תְּרוּמַת מַעֲשֵׂר. עוֹד תִּשְׁעָה חֲלָקִים כָּאֵלֶּה בְּצַד הַתַּחְתּוֹן שֶׁל הַפֵּרוֹת הֲרֵי הֵם
מַעֲשֵׂר שֵׁנִי, וְאִם הֵם חַיָּבִים בְּמַעְשַׂר עָנִי, הֲרֵי הֵם מַעְשַׂר עָנִי.</hebrew>
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            <israeli>mah she|HU yo|TER me-e|CHAD mi|me-AH min ha|KOL she|YESH kan, ha|REI hu t&apos;ru|MAH g&apos;do|LAH bitz|fo|NO,
ve|ha-e|CHAD mi|me-AH she|nish|AR kan im tish|AH cha|la|KIM k&apos;mo|HU b&apos;TZAD ha-el|YON shel ha|pe|ROT
ha|la|LU, ha|REI hem ma-a|SER ri|SHON. o|TO ha-e|CHAD mi|me-AH she-a|si|TIV ma-a|SER ri|SHON ha|REI
hu t&apos;ru|MAT ma-a|SER. od tish|AH cha|la|KIM ka-e|LEH b&apos;TZAD ha|tach|TON shel ha|pe|ROT ha|REI hem
ma-a|SER she|NI, ve-IM hem cha|ya|VIM b&apos;ma|SAR a|NI, ha|REI hem ma|SAR a|NI.</israeli>
            <orthographic>mah she|HUʾ yo|THER me|ʾe|ḥADH mim|me|ʾAH min hak|KOL shey|YESH kaʾn, ha|RE huʾ te|ru|MAH ge|dho|LAH bitz|fo|NO,
ve|ha|ʾe|ḥADH mim|me|ʾAH shen|nish|ʾAR kaʾn ʿim tish|ʿAH ḥa|la|QIM ke|mo|HU be|TZADH ha|ʿel|YON shel hap|pe|ROTH
hal|la|LU, ha|RE hem ma|ʿa|śER riʾ|SHON. ʾo|THO ha|ʾe|ḥADH mim|me|ʾAH she|ʿa|śi|THIV ma|ʿa|śER riʾ|SHON ha|RE
huʾ te|ru|MATH ma|ʿa|śER. ʿodh tish|ʿAH ḥa|la|QIM ka|ʾel|LEH be|TZADH hat|taḥ|TON shel hap|pe|ROTH ha|RE hem
ma|ʿa|śER she|NI, ve|ʾIM hem ḥay|ya|VIM be|maʿ|śAR ʿa|NI, ha|RE hem maʿ|śAR ʿa|NI.</orthographic>
            <sephardic>mah she|HU yo|TER me|e|ḥAD mim|me|AH min hak|KOL shey|YESH kan, ha|RE hu te|ru|MAH ge|do|LAH bitz|fo|NO,
ve|ha|e|ḥAD mim|me|AH shen|nish|AR kan ʿim tish|ʿAH ḥa|la|QIM ke|mo|HU be|TZAD ha|ʿel|YON shel hap|pe|ROT
hal|la|LU, ha|RE hem ma|ʿa|SER ri|SHON. o|TO ha|e|ḥAD mim|me|AH she|ʿa|si|TIV ma|ʿa|SER ri|SHON ha|RE
hu te|ru|MAT ma|ʿa|SER. ʿod tish|ʿAH ḥa|la|QIM ka|el|LEH be|TZAD hat|taḥ|TON shel hap|pe|ROT ha|RE hem
ma|ʿa|SER she|NI, ve|IM hem ḥay|ya|VIM be|maʿ|SAR ʿa|NI, ha|RE hem maʿ|SAR ʿa|NI.</sephardic>
            <chabad>mah she|HU yoy|SEIR mei-e|CHOD mi|mei-OH min ha|KOYL she|YEISH kon, ha|REI hu t&apos;ru|MOH g&apos;doy|LOH bitz|foy|NOY,
v&apos;ho-e|CHOD mi|mei-OH she|nish|AR kon im tish|OH cha|lo|KIM k&apos;moy|HU b&apos;TZAD ho-el|YOYN shel ha|pei|ROYS
ha|lo|LU, ha|REI heim ma-a|SEIR ri|SHOYN. oy|SOY ho-e|CHOD mi|mei-OH she-a|si|SIV ma-a|SEIR ri|SHOYN ha|REI
hu t&apos;ru|MAS ma-a|SEIR. oyd tish|OH cha|lo|KIM ko-ei|LEH b&apos;TZAD ha|tach|TOYN shel ha|pei|ROYS ha|REI heim
ma-a|SEIR shei|NI, v&apos;IM heim cha|yo|VIM b&apos;ma|SAR o|NI, ha|REI heim ma|SAR o|NI.</chabad>
          </transliteration>
          <english>Whatever [of the allocated portion] is more than one in a hundred of everything here, is hereby declared to be teruma gedola [the priestly portion] and is the northern portion. The one in a hundred that remains here, together with nine equal portions on the upper side of this produce are declared to be the first [levitical] tithe. The one in a hundred I have made first tithe is hereby declared to be terumat ma&apos;aser [the tithe-of-the-tithe set aside for the priests]. Nine other equal portions on the lower side of the produce are declared to be second tithe, but if this produce must have the tithe of the poor separated from it, let them be the tithe of the poor.</english>
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        <body>
          <type>Instructions</type>
          <text>In Israel on separating and redeeming the second tithe (if there is doubt as to whether the second tithe has been taken, the following blessing is not said, but the subsequent declaration is):</text>
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        <body>
          <type>Passage</type>
          <hebrew>בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, אֲשֶׁר קִדְּשָׁנוּ בְּמִצְוֹתָיו
וְצִוָּנוּ עַל פִּדְיוֹן מַעֲשֵׂר שֵׁנִי.</hebrew>
          <transliteration>
            <israeli>ba|RUCH a|TAH a|do|NAI e|lo|HEI|nu ME|lech ha-o|LAM, a|SHER kid|SHA|nu b&apos;mitz|vo|TAV
ve|tzi|va|NU al pid|YON ma-a|SER she|NI.</israeli>
            <orthographic>ba|RUKH ʾat|TAH a|do|NAI ʾe|lo|HE|nu ME|lekh ha|ʿo|LAM, ʾa|SHER qid|de|SHA|nu be|mitz|vo|THAV
ve|tziv|va|NU ʿal pidh|YON ma|ʿa|śER she|NI.</orthographic>
            <sephardic>ba|RUKH at|TAH a|do|NAI e|lo|HE|nu ME|lekh ha|ʿo|LAM, a|SHER qid|de|SHA|nu be|mitz|vo|TAV
ve|tziv|va|NU ʿal pid|YON ma|ʿa|SER she|NI.</sephardic>
            <chabad>bo|RUCH a|TOH a|do|NOY e|loy|HEI|nu ME|lech ho-oy|LOM, a|SHER kid&apos;|SHO|nu b&apos;mitz|voy|SOV
v&apos;tzi|vo|NU al pid|YOYN ma-a|SEIR shei|NI.</chabad>
          </transliteration>
          <english>Blessed are You, LORD our God, King of the Universe, who has made us holy through His commandments, and has commanded us about the redemption of the second tithe.</english>
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        <body>
          <type>Passage</type>
          <hebrew>מַעֲשֵׂר שֵׁנִי זֶה, הוּא וְחֻמְשׁוֹ, הֲרֵי הוּא מְחֻלָּל עַל פְּרוּטָה אַחַת מִן הַמַּטְבֵּעַ שֶׁיִּחַדְתִּי
לְפִדְיוֹן מַעֲשֵׂר שֵׁנִי.</hebrew>
          <transliteration>
            <israeli>ma-a|SER she|NI zeh, hu ve|chum|SHO, ha|REI hu me|chu|LAL al p&apos;ru|TAH a|CHAT min ha|mat|BEA she|yi|CHAD|ti
le|fid|YON ma-a|SER she|NI.</israeli>
            <orthographic>ma|ʿa|śER she|NI zeh, huʾ ve|ḥum|SHO, ha|RE huʾ me|ḥul|LAL ʿal pe|ru|ṭAH ʾa|ḥATH min ham|maṭ|BEAʿ shey|yi|ḥADH|ti
le|fidh|YON ma|ʿa|śER she|NI.</orthographic>
            <sephardic>ma|ʿa|SER she|NI zeh, hu ve|ḥum|SHO, ha|RE hu me|ḥul|LAL ʿal pe|ru|TAH a|ḥAT min ham|mat|BEAʿ shey|yi|ḥAD|ti
le|fid|YON ma|ʿa|SER she|NI.</sephardic>
            <chabad>ma-a|SEIR shei|NI zeh, hu v&apos;chum|SHOY, ha|REI hu m&apos;chu|LOL al p&apos;ru|TOH a|CHAS min ha|mat|BEIA she|yi|CHAD|ti
l&apos;fid|YOYN ma-a|SEIR shei|NI.</chabad>
          </transliteration>
          <english>This second tithe, together with its additional fifth, is hereby redeemed by one peruta of the coins I have set aside for the redemption of the second tithe.</english>
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        <body>
          <type>Instructions</type>
          <text>On taking ḥalla:</text>
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        <body>
          <type>Passage</type>
          <hebrew>בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, אֲשֶׁר קִדְּשָׁנוּ בְּמִצְוֹתָיו
וְצִוָּנוּ לְהַפְרִישׁ חַלָּה מִן הָעִסָּה.</hebrew>
          <transliteration>
            <israeli>ba|RUCH a|TAH a|do|NAI e|lo|HEI|nu ME|lech ha-o|LAM, a|SHER kid|SHA|nu b&apos;mitz|vo|TAV
ve|tzi|va|NU le|haf|RISH cha|LAH min ha-i|SAH.</israeli>
            <orthographic>ba|RUKH ʾat|TAH a|do|NAI ʾe|lo|HE|nu ME|lekh ha|ʿo|LAM, ʾa|SHER qid|de|SHA|nu be|mitz|vo|THAV
ve|tziv|va|NU le|haf|RISH ḥal|LAH min ha|ʿis|SAH.</orthographic>
            <sephardic>ba|RUKH at|TAH a|do|NAI e|lo|HE|nu ME|lekh ha|ʿo|LAM, a|SHER qid|de|SHA|nu be|mitz|vo|TAV
ve|tziv|va|NU le|haf|RISH ḥal|LAH min ha|ʿis|SAH.</sephardic>
            <chabad>bo|RUCH a|TOH a|do|NOY e|loy|HEI|nu ME|lech ho-oy|LOM, a|SHER kid&apos;|SHO|nu b&apos;mitz|voy|SOV
v&apos;tzi|vo|NU l&apos;haf|RISH cha|LOH min ho-i|SOH.</chabad>
          </transliteration>
          <english>Blessed are You, LORD our God, King of the Universe, who has made us holy through His commandments, and has commanded us to set aside ḥalla from the dough.</english>
        </body>
        <body>
          <type>Instructions</type>
          <text>On redeeming fourth-year fruit:</text>
        </body>
        <body>
          <type>Passage</type>
          <hebrew>בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, אֲשֶׁר קִדְּשָׁנוּ בְּמִצְוֹתָיו
וְצִוָּנוּ עַל פִּדְיוֹן נֶטַע רְבָעִי.</hebrew>
          <transliteration>
            <israeli>ba|RUCH a|TAH a|do|NAI e|lo|HEI|nu ME|lech ha-o|LAM, a|SHER kid|SHA|nu b&apos;mitz|vo|TAV
ve|tzi|va|NU al pid|YON NE|ta re|va-I.</israeli>
            <orthographic>ba|RUKH ʾat|TAH a|do|NAI ʾe|lo|HE|nu ME|lekh ha|ʿo|LAM, ʾa|SHER qid|de|SHA|nu be|mitz|vo|THAV
ve|tziv|va|NU ʿal pidh|YON NE|ṭaʿ re|va|ʿI.</orthographic>
            <sephardic>ba|RUKH at|TAH a|do|NAI e|lo|HE|nu ME|lekh ha|ʿo|LAM, a|SHER qid|de|SHA|nu be|mitz|vo|TAV
ve|tziv|va|NU ʿal pid|YON NE|taʿ re|va|ʿI.</sephardic>
            <chabad>bo|RUCH a|TOH a|do|NOY e|loy|HEI|nu ME|lech ho-oy|LOM, a|SHER kid&apos;|SHO|nu b&apos;mitz|voy|SOV
v&apos;tzi|vo|NU al pid|YOYN NE|ta r&apos;vo-I.</chabad>
          </transliteration>
          <english>Blessed are You, LORD our God, King of the Universe, who has made us holy through His commandments, and has commanded us about the redemption of fruit of the fourth year.</english>
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        <body>
          <type>Instructions</type>
          <text>On fixing a mezuza to the doorpost:</text>
        </body>
        <body>
          <type>Passage</type>
          <hebrew>בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, אֲשֶׁר קִדְּשָׁנוּ בְּמִצְוֹתָיו
וְצִוָּנוּ לִקְבֹּעַ מְזוּזָה.</hebrew>
          <transliteration>
            <israeli>ba|RUCH a|TAH a|do|NAI e|lo|HEI|nu ME|lech ha-o|LAM, a|SHER kid|SHA|nu b&apos;mitz|vo|TAV
ve|tzi|va|NU lik|BOA me|zu|ZAH.</israeli>
            <orthographic>ba|RUKH ʾat|TAH a|do|NAI ʾe|lo|HE|nu ME|lekh ha|ʿo|LAM, ʾa|SHER qid|de|SHA|nu be|mitz|vo|THAV
ve|tziv|va|NU liq|BOAʿ me|zu|ZAH.</orthographic>
            <sephardic>ba|RUKH at|TAH a|do|NAI e|lo|HE|nu ME|lekh ha|ʿo|LAM, a|SHER qid|de|SHA|nu be|mitz|vo|TAV
ve|tziv|va|NU liq|BOAʿ me|zu|ZAH.</sephardic>
            <chabad>bo|RUCH a|TOH a|do|NOY e|loy|HEI|nu ME|lech ho-oy|LOM, a|SHER kid&apos;|SHO|nu b&apos;mitz|voy|SOV
v&apos;tzi|vo|NU lik|BOYA m&apos;zu|ZOH.</chabad>
          </transliteration>
          <english>Blessed are You, LORD our God, King of the Universe, who has made us holy through His commandments, and has commanded us to affix the mezuza.</english>
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          <type>Commentary</type>
          <text>us about…” The most common explanation – though there are exceptions – is that the former is used when fulfilling a commandment which I personally am obligated to do, while the latter relates to fulfilling a commandment on behalf of others (as when a mohel circumcises a child on behalf of its parents).</text>
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          <text>BLESSINGS ON MITZVOT Most mitzvot, except those “between man and man,” require a blessing prior to their performance. The blessing is, in effect, the declaration of an intention to fulfill the commandment, an expression of kavana, sacred intent. There are two basic formulae, “Who has commanded us to…” and “Who has commanded</text>
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