Shabbat Howto - the Blessings of Shabbat
Shabbat begins on Friday when the sun sets and ends on Saturday when you can see three stars in the sky. It's a day of rest, study and doing fun things with family and friends. Celebrate this Shabbat with a white tablecloth, candles, wine and challah to welcome the Sabbath Bride.
Blessing the candles to begin Shabbat
Baruch ata Adonai, Eloheynu melech ha-olam. asher kid-shanu b'mitzvotav, v'tzivanu l'hadlik ner shel Shabbat.
Blessed are you O Lord our God, King of the Universe, for teaching us the commandment of greeting the Shabbat by lighting the candles.
Blessing for the wine
Baruch ata Adonai, Eloheynu melech ha-olam, borey p'ri ha-gafen.
Blessed are you O Lord our God, King of the Universe, for creating the grapes of the vine
Blessing for
the Challah (Hamotzi)
Baruch ata Adonai, Eloheynu melech ha-olam, ha-motzi lehem min ha-aretz.
Blessed are you O Lord our God, King of the Universe who sanctified bread from the earth.
Shabbat: Parent's Blessing of Children
Blessing for Sons
Y'simeyh Elohim k'efra-yim v'hi-mena-sheh.
May God bless you as He blessed the sons of Joseph - Ephraim and Manasseh.
Blessing for Daughters
Y'simeyh Elohim
K'sara, rivka, rachel v'leya.
May God bless you as He blessed Sarah, Rebecca, Rachel and Leah.
The Three Fold Blessing
(Said after blessing all
of the children) 
Y'va-reh'ha Adonai v'uish-m'reha.Ya-eyr Adonai panav eyle-ha vihu-neka.Yoda Adonai panav eyle-ha v'ya-seym l'shalom.
May Adonai bless
you and protect you.
May Adonai show you kindness and be gracious to you.
May Adonai bestow favor upon you and grant you peace.