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B'rachot, 1998-1999

B'rachot are praises of God written by ordinary people about both the ordinary and the extraordinary experiences that we share as human beings and as Jews. B'rachot help us to connect with God and to transform the experiences into holy events. Students in the Bet Hebrew classes studied the form of b'rachot in class (in Hebrew), then used their knowledge to write their own b'rachot in English.

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Blessed is the Lord our God, ruler of the universe. Thanks for the earth, place, light and darkness. We love You forever and ever. I hear and listen to You. You are the one we always thank. We praise You, Adonai,for everything.

We praise You, Adonai our God, ruler of the universe, for creating my puppy, I am thankful for this, because he is my best friend. I also thank You because You added another creature to the world. And I thank You for creating a new playmate for me. This is why I praise You, Adonai.

We praise You, Adonai our God, ruler of the universe. Thank You for creating games and Pokemon, because it is a fun and worthwhile pursuit. We praise You, Adonai.

Baruch Ata Adonai elohenu melech ha-olam. Thank You for making the world. We use it until there is nothing left. We use all of our surroundings - the wood for homes and the furniture, the water for drinking and cooking. Everything You make we use. Baruch Ata Adonai, we use everything You make.

We praise You, Adonai our God, ruler of the universe, for creating holidays and days off. Especially for making the oil last. We got two weeks for that. We praise You, Adonai, for creating holidays.

We praise You, Adonai our God, ruler of the universe, for giving us life. If we had no life, there would be nothing to think about, nothing to worry about, nothing to like. We praise You, Adonai, for giving us life.

We praise You, Adonai our God, ruler of the universe, for creating Pokemon for Gameboy, because I love it. Thank You for creating Pokemon. It is a lot of fun. We praise You, Adonai, for creating Pokemon.

Baruch Ata Adonai elohenu melech ha-olam. Thank You God for all You have done for us. Thank You for the wine, the bread and the candles. Thank You for the sun, the moon, the snow and the grass. You made us, You made them, You made everything. Baruch Ata Adonai for everything.

We praise You, Adonai our God, ruler of the universe, for the gift of trees. They give us the oxygen we breathe. If we did not have trees we would not exist and eat all the fruit from them trees and see the beautiful kind of trees. We praise You, Adonai, for trees.

We praise You, Adonai our God, ruler of the universe, for my sister who gives me great joy. I'm really thankful for my sister. She makes me laugh and sometimes cry. She sticks up for me and I stick up for her. I don't know that I'd do without her. I love her a lot. We praise You, Adonai, for my sister.

Praised are You, Adonai out God, ruler of the world, who creates every person's uniqueness. God blesses everyone's personality and makes your beauty. Whether it's inside or out, you are still made by Him. God creates your special talents, whether you cam sing or dance or play in the band. He is the one to thank. He gives you your knowledge and your methods. Thank Him. We praise Adonai for creating our uniqueness.

We praise You, Adonai our God, ruler of the universe, for giving us life and health. We praise You, Adonai.

We praise You, Adonai our God, ruler of the universe, the one who creates man's best friend, the dog. They play, cheer you up, and give you someone to care about and love. We praise You, Adonai, creator of dogs.

We praise You, Adonai our God, ruler of the universe..... teddy bears are the bomb!

We praise You, Adonai our God, ruler of the universe, who creates the Game Boy and Pokemon to go with it. We praise You, Adonai, for Nintendo.

We praise You, Adonai our God, ruler of the universe, for the gift of life. We thank you for giving us a beautiful planet, wonderful family, miracles, and love. We thank you for the holiest gift of all - life. We praise You, Adonai, for life.