Hanukkah Blessings for Secular Humanistic Jews

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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

1^st & 3^rd Blessings by Rabbi Peter Schweitzer

2^nd Blessing by Rabbi Daniel Friedman