Blessed is He who has exempted me from this one’s punishment; blessed is He who has exempted us from…/ Thank God that I am rid of…/ For this relief, much thanks
Blessed is God who has exempted me from punishment because of this one’s actions. A blessing recited by a father when his son reaches the age of bar mitzvah, since until that age the father is considered responsible for the boy’s deeds and sins, as he is not yet liable for punishment. Figuratively: thank God I have been freed from this trouble.
(“A person must take care of his son until the age of thirteen; from then on he must say: ‘Blessed is He who has exempted me from this one’s punishment.’” — Genesis Rabbah 63:14. “And all the members of the family gathered in my house and rejoiced with us over a cup of drink and said ‘to life.’ Blessed is He who has exempted me from the punishment of the army exam!” — Shalom Aleichem, From the Army Exam, p. 187. “‘Blessed is He who has exempted me!’ said Aryeh as he sat at the table after the escape of the important invited guests.” — Bialik, Aryeh Baal Guf, p. 10.)
Translation
Expression (Hebrew)
בָּרוּךְ שֶׁפְּטָרַנִי מֵעָנְשׁוֹ שֶׁל זֶה, בָּרוּךְ שֶׁפִּטְּרָנוּ מ...
Definition (Hebrew)
מְבֹרָךְ הָאֵל שֶׁפָּטַר אוֹתִי מֵעֹנֶשׁ בִּגְלַל מַעֲשָׂיו שֶׁל זֶה. בְּרָכָה שֶׁמְּבָרֵךְ הָאָב כְּשֶׁבָּנוּ הִגִּיעַ לְמִצְווֹת מִכֵּיוָן שֶׁעַד גִּיל בַּר הַמִּצְוָה הָאָב אַחְרַאי עַל מַעֲשָׂיו וַחֲטָאָיו שֶׁל בְּנוֹ שֶׁאֵינוֹ בַּר עוֹנְשִׁין. בְּהַשְׁאָלָה: תּוֹדָה לָאֵל שֶׁהִתְפַּטַּרְתִּי מֵהַצָּרָה הַזּוֹ.
("צָרִיךְ אָדָם לְהִטָּפֵל בִּבְנוֹ עַד שְׁלוֹשׁ עֶשְׂרֵה שָׁנָה,מִכָּאן וָאֵילָךְ צָרִיךְ שֶׁיֹּאמַר: בָּרוּךְ שֶׁפְּטָרַנִי מֵעָנְשׁוֹ שֶׁל זֶה"- בְּרֵאשִׁית רַבָּה ס"ג י"ד, וְכֵן:"כָּל בְּנֵי הַמִּשְׁפָּחָה נִתְכַּנְּסוּ לְבֵיתִי וְשָׂמְחוּ אִתָּנוּ עַל כּוֹס מַשְׁקֶה וְשָׁתוּ לְחַיִּים. בָּרוּךְ שֶׁפְּטָרַנִי מֵעָנְשׁוֹ שֶׁל מִבְחַן הַצָּבָא!"- שָׁלוֹם עֲלֵיכֶם/ מִמִּבְחַן, קפז, הַצָּבָא, וְכֵן:"בָּרוּךְ שֶׁפְּטָרַנִי! אָמַר אַרְיֵה בְּשִׁבְתּוֹ אֶל הַשֻּׁלְחָן אַחֲרֵי מְנוּסַת הַקְּרוּאִים הַחֲשׁוּבִים"-בְּיָאלִיק/ אַרְיֵה בַּעַל גּוּף, י, נ)