When do you say Birkat HaBayit?

Displayed or recited for the home, asking for blessing, peace, and protection within its walls.

What is Birkat HaBayit?

The blessing turns a house into a Jewish home, inviting peace, prosperity, and the presence of the divine.

בְּזֶה הַשַּׁעַר לֹא יָבֹא צַעַר.

Through this gate, may no sorrow come.

בְּזֹאת הַדִּירָה לֹא תָבוֹא צָרָה.

Into this dwelling, may no trouble enter.

בְּזֹאת הַדֶּלֶת לֹא תָבוֹא בֶּהָלָה.

Through this door, may no terror pass.

בְּזֹאת הַמַּחְלָקָה לֹא תָבוֹא מַחֲלוֹקֶת.

In this household, may no conflict arise.

בְּזֶה הַמָּקוֹם תְּהִי בְּרָכָה וְשָׁלוֹם.

In this place, may there be blessing and peace.