Concise service for Erev Rosh Hashanah at home

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Candles

בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְיָ אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, אֲשֶׁר קִדְּשָׁנוּ בְּמִצְוֹתָיו וְצִוָּנוּ לְהַדְלִיק נֵר שֶׁל יוֹם טוֹב

Baruch atah Adonai, Eloheinu melech ha-olam, asher kid'shanu b'mitzvotav v'tzivanu l'hadlik ner shel yom tov.

Blessed are You, Source of Creation and Sovereign of Time and Space, who has commanded us to kindle the lights of the festival.

Shecheheyanu

בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְיָ אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, שֶׁהֶחֱיָנוּ וְקִיְּמָנוּ וְהִגִּיעָנוּ לַזְּמַן הַזֶּה

Baruch atah Adonai, Eloheinu melech ha-olam, shehecheyanu v'kiy'manu v'higianu laz'man hazeh.

Blessed are You, Source of Creation and Sovereign of Time and Space, who has granted us life, sustained us, and enabled us to reach this season.

Wine

בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְיָ אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, בּוֹרֵא פְּרִי הַגָּפֶן

Baruch atah Adonai, Eloheinu melech ha-olam, borei p'ri hagafen.

Blessed are You, Source of Creation and Sovereign of Time and Space, who creates the fruit of the vine.

Bread

בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְיָ אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, הַמּוֹצִיא לֶחֶם מִן הָאָרֶץ

Baruch atah Adonai, Eloheinu melech ha-olam, hamotzi lechem min ha-aretz.

Blessed are You, Source of Creation and Sovereign of Time and Space, who brings forth bread from the earth.

Apples + Honey

בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְיָ אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, בּוֹרֵא פְּרִי הָעֵץ

Baruch atah Adonai, Eloheinu melech ha-olam, borei p'ri ha-etz.

Blessed are You, Source of Creation and Sovereign of Time and Space, who creates the fruit of the tree.

יְהִי רָצוֹן מִלְּפָנֶיךָ יְיָ אֱלֹהֵינוּ וֵאלֹהֵי אֲבוֹתֵינוּ, שֶׁתְּחַדֵּשׁ עָלֵינוּ שָׁנָה טוֹבָה וּמְתוּקָה

Y'hi ratzon milfanecha Adonai Eloheinu v'Elohei avoteinu, shet'chadesh aleinu shanah tovah um'tukah.

May it be Your will, Source of Creation, that as you did for our ancestors, may we be renewed for a good and sweet year.

Notes

I've left the Hebrew untouched, but modified the translation from

Blessed are You, Hashem our God, King of the Universe, Who sanctified us with His commandments and commanded us to kindle the Shabbos light and the Yom Tov light.

to something a bit more inclusive