atah

The prayer uses atah which is the masculine form of the word you “you” so translating “melech ha’olam” as “king of the universe” would be maybe more appropriate.

Hereville page 16 is online 2004

A mixed marriage (to a wife who converted) might also account for the way Rich Hollenburg's six-year-old son Jason mimics his father at prayer, reciting, "Baruch atah Illinois ..."

Ellis Weiner: Happy-ish New Year 2010

Baruch atah Adonai, Eloheinu melech ha-olam, asher kidshanu b'mitzvosav ve-tzivanu lehafrish challah min ha-isah.

RECIPES FROM GINNY BATES Maggie Jochild 2007

Baruch atah Adonai ... who hast loved us, and blessed us, and brought us to this day!

McAuliffe: If Obama Gets Magic Number, Hillary Will Concede 2009

Barack atah Illinois, Elohenu melech ha'olam, hoo-ray p'ri ha-electoral landslide.

This is funny! Good for a chuckle... 2008

Why can't kids just before they start to eat say "baruch atah" if they're Hebrew, "blessed be" if they're Protestant, whatever they want to themselves and then eat?

CNN Transcript Jun 16, 2007 2007

That’s how I define charedi, and how I think the word should be defined mei’atah v’ad olam.

JPPPI Don’t Like Frum People | Jewschool 2007

Why can't kids just before they start to eat say "baruch atah" if they're Hebrew, "blessed be" if they're Protestant, whatever they want to themselves and then eat?

CNN Transcript Jun 17, 2007 2007

"Perry Farrel" - the former front man of the Alpha Band Jane's Addiction who is also the only person in the history of the world ever to use the phrase "baruch atah adonai" to bless a crack pipe. previous - next

truckeratlas Diary Entry truckeratlas 2004

The best you can hope for is that you end up, like Perry Farrel, humming "baruch atah adonai" in your own private version of the fifth circle of hell: spinning Jewish hymnal music over tribal dance beats to coked out rave kids in Venice Beach, California.

truckeratlas Diary Entry truckeratlas 2004