A Secular Humanistic Version
of the Seven Jewish Wedding Blessings
Praised be the enlightened one amongst humans, who understands that the world was not created for him.
Praised be the one who is thankful for the evolution of humans.
Praised be the one, who loves all humans as one’s self, as one’s very own self, and loves every human as one loves one’s spouse. Praised be the one who is thankful for the evolution of humans.
Let the barren city be joyful and exulted at the ingathering of her children into her midst in gladness. Praised be the one who shares in the gladness of Zion at the return of her children.
Let us gladden the loving couple, (so they may enjoy gladness) like the legendary gladness of paradise. Praised be the one, who gladdens the bridegroom and the bride.
Praised be those who increase, joy and gladness, bridegroom and bride, exultation, song, pleasure and delight, love and brotherhood, peace and friendship. May there soon be heard, all over the world, as in the cities of Judea and as in the streets of Jerusalem, the sound of joy and the sound of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the happy shouting of bridegrooms from their weddings and of young men and women from their song filled feasts. Praised be the one, who causes the bridegroom and bride to be glad together.
Praised be those who made this wine.
© Copyright 2010 – Rabbi David S. Gruber – All Rights Reserved . A TIF file version, which includes the Hebrew has been included below. Officiants and couples may incorporate these blessings into their ceremonies. Any use of these blessings in published material requires permission from the author.
Praised be the one who is thankful for the evolution of humans.
Praised be the one, who loves all humans as one’s self, as one’s very own self, and loves every human as one loves one’s spouse. Praised be the one who is thankful for the evolution of humans.
Let the barren city be joyful and exulted at the ingathering of her children into her midst in gladness. Praised be the one who shares in the gladness of Zion at the return of her children.
Let us gladden the loving couple, (so they may enjoy gladness) like the legendary gladness of paradise. Praised be the one, who gladdens the bridegroom and the bride.
Praised be those who increase, joy and gladness, bridegroom and bride, exultation, song, pleasure and delight, love and brotherhood, peace and friendship. May there soon be heard, all over the world, as in the cities of Judea and as in the streets of Jerusalem, the sound of joy and the sound of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the happy shouting of bridegrooms from their weddings and of young men and women from their song filled feasts. Praised be the one, who causes the bridegroom and bride to be glad together.
Praised be those who made this wine.
© Copyright 2010 – Rabbi David S. Gruber – All Rights Reserved . A TIF file version, which includes the Hebrew has been included below. Officiants and couples may incorporate these blessings into their ceremonies. Any use of these blessings in published material requires permission from the author.
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