Candle Lighting for Shabbat and Festivals is part of the Shabbat at Home service of the traditional weekday siddur. The full Hebrew text with English translation appears below; open it in the free interactive siddur to follow along.
Open in the free interactive Siddur →★ Candle Lighting for Shabbat Evening ★ When lighting the candles for Shabbat the candles should be lit, the eyes covered and then following blessing is said. It is customary to to look upon the candles upon completion of the blessings; it is also the custom of some to briefly look upon the candles while reciting the words "יוֹם הַשִּׁשִּׁי" of the kiddush:
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְיָ אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם אֲשֶׁר קִדְּשָׁנוּ בְּמִצְוֹתָיו וְצִוָנוּ לְהַדְלִיק נֵר שֶׁל שַׁבָּת:
★ Candle Lighting for Festivals ★ For all festivals the following candle lighting is said and followed immediately with the Shehechianu blessing. When festivals coincide with Shabbat the additional words in brackets are recited as well. For the High Holidays of Rosh haShanah and Yom Kippur the alternate blessings below should be recited instead.
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְיָ אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם אֲשֶׁר קִדְּשָׁנוּ בְּמִצְוֹתָיו וְצִוָנוּ לְהַדְלִיק נֵר שֶׁל יוֹם טוֹב:
On Rosh haShanah Evening:
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְיָ אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם אֲשֶׁר קִדְּשָׁנוּ בְּמִצְוֹתָיו וְצִוָנוּ לְהַדְלִיק נֵר שֶׁל הַזִּכָּרוֹן:
On Yom Kippur Evening:
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְיָ אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם אֲשֶׁר קִדְּשָׁנוּ בְּמִצְוֹתָיו וְצִוָנוּ לְהַדְלִיק נֵר שֶׁל יוֹם הַכִּפּוּרִים:
★ The Shehechiyanu ★ This blessing is said all festival nights except for the seventh and eighth days of Pesach:
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְיָ אֱלֺהֵֽינוּ מֶֽלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם,
Blessed are You, Lord our God, King of the universe,
שֶׁהֶחֱיָֽנוּ וְקִיְּמָֽנוּ
who has granted us life, sustained us,
וְהִגִּיעָֽנוּ לִזְּמַן הַזֶּה:
and enabled us to reach this occasion.
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