Masculine God Language:
אֱלֹהֵינוּ וֵאלֹהֵי אִמּוֹתֵינוּ קַיֵּם אֶת הַיַּלְדָּה הַזֹּאת לְאָבִיהָ וּלְאִמָּהּ וְיִקְרָא שְׁמָהּ בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל _________. יִשְׂמַח הָאָב בְּיוֹצֵא חֲלָצָיו וְתָגֵל הָאֵם בִּפְרִי בִטְנָה. כַּכָּתוּב: יִשְׂמַח אָבִיךָ וְאִמְּךָ וְתָגֵל יוֹלַדְתְּךָ. תִמְכָה וְהֶחֱזִיקָה בְּעֵץ חַיִּים קִרְבָה לְתוֹרָתֶךָ לָמְדָה מִצְוֹתֵךָ וְהוֹרָה דְרָכֵךָ. הֵט לִבָּה לְאַהֲבָה וּלְיִרְאָה אֶת שְׁמֶךָ. הוֹדוּ ליי כִּי טוֹב כִּי לְעוֹלָם חַסְדּוֹ זֹאת הַקְתָנָה _______ גְּדוֹלָה תְּהִיֵה. כְּשֵׁם שֶׁנִּכְנְסָה לַבְּרִית כֵּן תִּכָּנֵס לְתוֹרָה וּלְחֻפָּה וּלְמַעֲשִׂים טוֹבִים
Eloheinu ve’elohei imoteinu ka’yem et ha’yalda ha’zot le’aviha u’leima ve’yikra shmah be’yisrael ___________. Yis’mach ha’av be’yotze chaltziv ve’tagel ha’em bi’fri bitnah. ka’ka’tuv: yismach-avikha ve’imekha ve’tagel yolad’tekha. Timkhah ve’he’chezika be’etz chayim kirvah letoratekha lamda mitzvotekha ve’hora d’rakhekha. het libah le’ahavah ule’yikrah et shmekha. hodu la’donai ki tov ki le’olam chasdo zot haktana ____________ gdolah te’hiyeh. k’shem she’nikhnesah la’britLit. Covenant. Judaism is defined by the covenant - the contract between the Jewish people and God. God promises to make us abundant and to give us the land of Israel; we promise to obey God's commandments. This covenant begins with Abraham and is reiterated throughout the Torah. A brit milah, literally a covenant of circumcision, is often simply called a brit or bris. ken tikanes le’torahThe Five Books of Moses, and the foundation of all of Jewish life and lore. The Torah is considered the heart and soul of the Jewish people, and study of the Torah is a high mitzvah. The Torah itself a scroll that is hand lettered on parchment, elaborately dressed and decorated, and stored in a decorative ark. It is chanted aloud on Mondays, Thursdays, and Shabbat, according to a yearly cycle. Sometimes "Torah" is used as a colloquial term for Jewish learning and narrative in general. ul’chupah ul’ma’asim tovimLit. Good deeds. The traditional prayer for a newborn infant at his or her brit milah or baby naming concludes, "May s/he grow to Torah, to Chuppah, and to ma'asim tovim.".
Feminine:
אֱלֹהֵינוּ וֵאלֹהֵי אִמּוֹתֵינוּ קַיְּמִי אֶת הַיַּלְדָּה הַזֹּאת לְאָבִיהָ וּלְאִמָּהּ וְתִקְרְאִי שְׁמָהּ בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל _________. יִשְׂמַח הָאָב בְּיוֹצֵאת חֲלָצָיו וְתָגֵל הָאֵם בִּפְרִי בִטְנָה. כַּכָּתוּב: יִשְׂמַח אָבִיךָ וְאִמְּךָ וְתָגֵל יוֹלַדְתְּךָ. תִמְכִיָה וְהֶחֱזִיקְיָה בְּעֵץ חַיִּים קִרְבִיָה לְתוֹרָתֵךְ לִמְדִיָה מִצְוֹתֵךְ וְהוֹרִיָה דְרָכֵךְ. הַטִי לִבָּה לְאַהֲבָה וּלְיִרְאָה אֶת שְׁמֵךְ. הוֹדוּ ליי כִּי טוֹב כִּי לְעוֹלָם חַסְדּוֹ זֹאת הַקְתָנָה _______ גְּדוֹלָה תְּהִיֵה. כְּשֵׁם שֶׁנִּכְנְסָה לַבְּרִית כֵּן תִּכָּנֵס לְתוֹרָה וּלְחֻפָּה וּלְמַעֲשִׂים טוֹבִים
Eloheinu ve’elohei imoteinu ka’yemi et ha’yalda ha’zot le’aviha u’leima ve’tikrei shmah be’yisrael ___________. Yis’mach ha’av be’yotzet chalatzav ve’tagel ha’em bi’fri bitnah. Ka’ka’tuv: yismach-avikha ve’imekha ve’tagel yolad’tekha. Timkhiya ve’he’chezikiya be’etz chayim kirviah le’toratekha limdiya mitzvotekha ve’horiya d’rakhekha. heti libah le’ahavah ule’yikrah et shmekha. hodu la’donai ki tov ki le’olam chasdo zot haktana ____________ gdolah te’hiyeh. k’shem she’nikhnesah la’brit ken tikanes le’torah ul’chupah ul’ma’asim tovim.
Our God and God of our ancestors, sustain this child for her father and mother. Let her be called in IsraelLit. ''the one who struggles with God.'' Israel means many things. It is first used with reference to Jacob, whose name is changed to Israel (Genesis 32:29), the one who struggles with God. Jacob's children, the Jewish people, become B'nai Israel, the children of Israel. The name also refers to the land of Israel and the State of Israel. _____________ daughter of _____ and ______. May the father rejoice in his offspring and may her mother rejoice in the fruit of her womb. As it is written: let your parents be happy; let she who bore you rejoice. Support her and strengthen her in the Tree of Life. Bring her close to your Torah. Teach her the mitzvotLit. Commandment. It is traditionally held that there are 613 mitzvot (plural) in Judaism, both postive commandments (mandating actions) and negative commandments (prohibiting actions). Mitzvah has also become colloquially assumed to mean the idea of a “good deed." and show her your way. Grant her heart to love and awe of your name. Give thanks to God; God’s mercy is constant. May this little one, ____________, be big. As she has entered into the covenant, so may she enter into a life of Torah, loving relationships and good deeds.
