Zeved HaBat — The Gifting of a Daughter
Daughter’s parents say Song of Songs 2:14
My dove in the clefts of the rock,
in the hiding places of the mountain side,
show me your face, let me hear your voice;
for your voice is sweet, and your face is lovely.
If this is their first daughter, they add Song of Songs 6:9
There is one alone, my dove, my perfect one,
her mother’s only child,
the favorite of the one who bore her.
Maidens see her and call her blessed;
queens and consorts praise her.
The leader says Mi Sheberakh
מִי שֶׁבֵּרַךְ אֲבוֹתֵֽינוּ,
אַבְרָהָם יִצְחָק וְיַֽעֲקֹב, מֹשֶׁה וְאַהֲרֹן, דָּוִד וּשְׁלֹמֹה,
הוּא יְבָרֵךְ אֶת הָאִשָּׁה הַיּוֹלֶֽדֶת (Mother's name)
וְאֶת בִּתָּהּ שֶׁנּוֹלְדָה לָהּ; וְיִקָּרֵא שְׁמָהּ בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל (Daughter's name)
וְיִזְכּוּ אָבִיהָ וְאִמָּהּ לְגַדְּלָהּ לְחֻפָּה וּלְמַעֲשִׂים טוֹבִים; וְנֹאמַר אָמֵן.
He who blessed our ancestors,
Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, Moses and Aaron, David and Solomon,
Sarah, Rebecca, Rachel and Leah —
may He bless (Mother's name) who has given birth,
and her newborn daughter, born in favor,
whose name in Israel shall be called: (Daughter's name).
Bless, we pray to You, her parents
that they may have the merit to raise her to the Torah,
to the marriage canopy and to good deeds; and let us say: Amen.
The parents bless the child
יְשִׂימֵךְ אֱלֹהִים כְּשָׂרָה, רִבְקָה, רָחֵל וְלֵאָה.
May God make you like Sarah, Rebecca, Rachel, and Leah.
יְבָרֶכְךָ֥ יְהֹוָ֖ה וְיִשְׁמְרֶֽךָ׃
יָאֵ֨ר יְהֹוָ֧ה ׀ פָּנָ֛יו אֵלֶ֖יךָ וִֽיחֻנֶּֽךָּ׃
יִשָּׂ֨א יְהֹוָ֤ה ׀ פָּנָיו֙ אֵלֶ֔יךָ וְיָשֵׂ֥ם לְךָ֖ שָׁלֽוֹם׃
The Lord bless thee, and keep thee:
the Lord make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious to thee:
the Lord lift up his countenance to thee, and give thee peace.
If grandparents are present, they say the following blessing
May God before whom my fathers
Abraham and Isaac walked —
God who has been my Shepherd all my life to this day,
the angel who has rescued me from all harm —
may He bless the children.
May they be called by my name
and the names of my fathers Abraham and Isaac,
and may they increase greatly on the earth.
All say
Our sister, may you grow to become thousands of myriads.
(א) סדר זבד הבת
(ב) יוֹנָתִ֞י בְּחַגְוֵ֣י הַסֶּ֗לַע בְּסֵ֙תֶר֙ הַמַּדְרֵגָ֔ה הַרְאִ֙ינִי֙ אֶת־מַרְאַ֔יִךְ הַשְׁמִיעִ֖נִי אֶת־קוֹלֵ֑ךְ כִּי־קוֹלֵ֥ךְ עָרֵ֖ב וּמַרְאֵ֥יךְ נָאוֶֽה׃
(ג) מִי שֶׁבֵּרַךְ אִמוֹתֵינוּ, שָׂרָה, רִבְקָה, רָחֵל וְלֵאָה וּמִרְיָם הַנְּבִיאָה וַאֲבִיגַיִל, וְאֶסְתֵּר הַמַּלְכָּה בַּת אֲבִיחַיִל, הוּא יְבָרֵךְ אֶת הַיַּלְדָּה הַנְּעִימָה הַזֹּאת, וְיִקָּרֵא שְׁמָהּ (פלונית) בְּמַזָּל טוֹב וּבִשְׁעַת בְּרָכָה, וִיגַדְּלָהּ בִבְרִיאוּת שָׁלוֹם וּמְנוּחָה, וִיזַכֶּה לְאָבִיהָ וּלְאִמָּהּ לִרְאוֹת בְּשִׂמְחָתָהּ וּבְחֻפָּתָהּ, בְּבָנִים זְכָרִים, עֹשֶׁר וְכָבוֹד, דְּשֵׁנִים וְרַעֲנַנִּים יְנוּבוּן בְּשֵׂיבָה, וְכֵן יְהִי רָצוֹן וְנֹאמַר אָמֵן: