MOTHER:
And the child grew
up, and was weaned, and Abraham held a great feast on the day that Isaac was
weaned (Genesis 21:8)
Vayigdal ha-yeled vayigamal vaya'as Avraham mishteh
gadol b'yom higamel et Yitzhak.
Blessed are You, God,
Ruler of the Universe, who has made me a woman.
Barukh atah Adonai Eloheynu melekh ha-olam she'asani
isha.
Blessed are You, God,
Ruler of the Universe, who has enabled me to nurse.
Barukh atah Adonai Eloheynu melekh ha-olam she-natan li
l'haynik.
FATHER:
Blessed are You, God,
Ruler of the Universe, who has sustained us and preserved us and brought us to
this occasion.
TOGETHER:
Barukh atah Adonai Eloheynu melekh ha-olam shehecheyanu
v'kiyamanu v'higiyanu laz'man hazeh.
Just as Abraham and Sarah rejoiced at the weaning of their son
Isaac, our hearts too, are glad that our daughter has grown into childhood, sustained
in good health by God's precious gift of milk.
Blessed are you, God, ruler of the universe who has enabled
parents to rejoice in their children.
We, in love, continue to give sustenance to this child and
provide for his physical needs. May we provide also spiritual sustenance
through examples of lovingkindness, and through the teaching of the Torah and the traditions of our
people.
It brought tears to my eyes thinking about how it has been almost 5 days without nurse milk. We then went out for Italian with daddy to celebrate!
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