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What is a Jewish benediction?

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If you are asking for the definition, it is a type of prayer that blesses God or asks God for blessing.

If you want an example:

בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְיָ אֶלוֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הַעוֹלָם שֵהֵחְיָנוּ וְקִיְמָנוּ וְהִגִיעָנוּ לַזְמַן הַזֶה׃

Baruch atah hashem elokeinu melech ha-olam shehecheyanu vekimanu vehigianu lazman hazeh.

Blessed are you, Eternal our God, ruler of the universe, who has given us life, sustained us, and allowed us to reach this occasion.

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