BLESSINGS FOR CANDLE LIGHTING
The Shabbat lights are kindled at least eighteen minutes before sunset on Friday. Married women light two candles and many add an additional candle for each child. After lighting the candle(s) draw the hands three times around the lights and towards the face, then place them over the eyes and recite the appropriate blessing. See additional laws, page 601. The festival lights are also kindled at least eighteen minutes before sunset. On the second evening of a festival, or when the first evening occurs on Saturday night, the lights are kindled after nightfall (approximately 45–60 minutes after sunset) from a pre-existing flame. If one forgot to light candles on Friday evening before sunset, they should not be lit at all.
Transliteration, page 629.
EREV SHABBAT:
Hebrew
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהֹוָה, אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, אֲשֶׁר קִדְּשָׁנוּ*
בְּמִצְוֹתָיו, וְצִוָּנוּ לְהַדְלִיק נֵר שֶׁל שַׁבָּת קֹדֶשׁ:
Chabad
boruch atoh Adonoy, Eloyheinu melech ho-oylom, asher kid'shonu*
b'mitzvoysov, v'tzivonu l'hadlik neir shel shabos koydesh:
ON THE EVE OF A FESTIVAL:
Hebrew
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהֹוָה, אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, אֲשֶׁר קִדְּשָׁנוּ*
בְּמִצְוֹתָיו, וְצִוָּנוּ לְהַדְלִיק נֵר שֶׁל יוֹם טוֹב:
Chabad
boruch atoh Adonoy, Eloyheinu melech ho-oylom, asher kid'shonu*
b'mitzvoysov, v'tzivonu l'hadlik neir shel yoym toyv:
The following blessing is omitted on the last two days of Pesach.
Hebrew
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהֹוָה, אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, שֶׁהֶחֱיָנוּ וְקִיְּמָנוּ*
וְהִגִּיעָנוּ לַזְּמַן* הַזֶּה:
Chabad
boruch atoh Adonoy, Eloyheinu melech ho-oylom, shehecheyonu v'kiy'monu*
v'higi-onu laz'man* hazeh:
ON THE EVE OF A FESTIVAL WHICH COINCIDES WITH SHABBAT:
Hebrew
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהֹוָה, אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, אֲשֶׁר קִדְּשָׁנוּ*
בְּמִצְוֹתָיו, וְצִוָּנוּ לְהַדְלִיק נֵר שֶׁל שַׁבָּת וְשֶׁל
יוֹם טוֹב:
Chabad
boruch atoh Adonoy, Eloyheinu melech ho-oylom, asher kid'shonu*
b'mitzvoysov, v'tzivonu l'hadlik neir shel shabos v'shel
yoym toyv:
The following blessing is omitted on the last two days of Pesach.
Hebrew
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהֹוָה, אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, שֶׁהֶחֱיָנוּ וְקִיְּמָנוּ*
וְהִגִּיעָנוּ לַזְּמַן* הַזֶּה:
Chabad
boruch atoh Adonoy, Eloyheinu melech ho-oylom, shehecheyonu v'kiy'monu*
v'higi-onu laz'man* hazeh: