Blessing Across Traditions: Meaning, Practice, and Roles Introduction Blessing—also called berakhah ברכה in Hebrew, baraka بركة in Arabic, paritta in Pāli, and benedictio in Latin—refers to ritual words or acts believed to invoke divine favor, protection, or praise. Jewish liturgy uses fixed berakhot formulas; Islamic discourse often treats baraka as a transmissible sanctity or efficacy; […]
