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   For a prayer or blessing to qualify as a bracha, it must follow a legal rabbinic formula that begins with the three words “Baruch Atah Adonai,” which is commonly translated as “Blessed (or Praised) are You, My Lord.”

   2005, Sara E. Karesh, Mitchell M. Hurvitz, “bracha”, in Encyclopedia of Judaism, Infobase Publishing, →ISBN, page 65