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CHANUKAH BLESSINGS
for a Secular Humanistic Chanukah Celebration
(Sung to the traditional melody for lighting the candles)
Blessing One
Ba-ruch ha-or ba-oh-lahm
Ba-ruch ha-or ba-ah-dahm
Come gather round and light the menorah
As we say, “L’hahd-leek ner shel cha-nu-ka”
Blessing Two
Ba-ruch ha-or ba-oh-lahm
Ba-ruch ha-or ba-ah-dahm
We celebrate freedom won a long time ago
Ba-ya-meem ha-hem baz-mahn ha-zeh.
Blessing Three
Ba-ruch ha-or ba-oh-lahm
Ba-ruch ha-or ba-ah-dahm
We light these candles in our home tonight
and we hope
that in the world
light will shine for all.
Light the Menorah
1st & 3rd Blessings by Rabbi Peter Schweitzer
2nd Blessing by Rabbi Daniel Friedman
This is wonderful! We used it tonight for the first night of Hanukkah. Shalom!