The people respond with baruch sheachalnu mishelo uv'tuvo chayinu. If ten or more adults are present the word eloheinu is added after n'varech. The leader responds with birshut maranal v'rabanal v'rabotai n'varech sheachalnu mishelo asking the permission of those present to praise God. The leader calls the people together with rabotai n'varech, and they respond with yehi shem adonai m'voach meatah v'ad olam. 201:2) otherwise it is given to a talmid hakham, a learned person, or to a guest (O.H. If a Kohen is present he should be given the honor (O.H. The honor of leading the mezuman is accorded by the host to the most distinguished person present Sep. This quorum of three is called a mezuman from the name of the prayer, Birkat Zimun (from the verb z-m-n, "to invite"). kol milei dik'dushah ba'ey hazmanah ( Zohar, quoted in M.A.
This helps establish the proper mood for the ritual. 192: 1), on the principle that before a sacred function is performed there should be an invitation to the participants to join. When three or more adults have eaten together and each one has to recite the Grace after meals, a formal invitation to say Grace is said (M. In place of the sorrowful remembrance of past tragedies, it is an optimistic vision of the future rebuilding of Zion. On Sabbaths and festivals we recite psalm 126. On weekdays we recite Psalm 137, al naharot bavel, to express our mourning for the destruction of Zion, an event which should not be forgotten even during our meals. The prayer not only expresses gratefulness for the food, but also binds the participants to their people by expressing gratitude to God for past favors to the people as a whole and hope for its blessed future.īefore the actual Grace is recited an introductory psalm is said. Through the Grace, the family table becomes the family altar. Like the benediction before the meal, the Grace afterwards raises the satisfaction of a physical craving into the realm of the spirit.
BIRKAT HAMAZON TRANSLITERATION FULL
The full Birkat Hamazon is recited whenever the meal was preceded by hamotzi lechem min ha'aretz. The closing sentence again indicates what food was eaten. Before the closing formula, there is an insertion for Sabbaths, Rosh Chodesh, or festivals. Then follows a summary of the benedictions in the longer Grace after meals. When two varieties have been eaten, a combination of the above is recited. The shortened form, also known as ah hamichyah, begins with the usual formula and then varies according to what was eaten: after wine, al hagefen v'al pri hagefen, after fruit, al haetz v'al pri haetz, after pastry, al hamichyah v'al hakalkalah.
It is recited after foods which are preceded by the benedictions boreh minei mezonot or boreh pri hagafen, and for the fruits enumerated among the seven species: rigs, pomegranates, olives, and dates (the honey referred to in this verse is not of bees but of dates).
Hence after eating these we recite the bracha achat meeyn shalosh, "one benediction which has the form of three," i.e., a shortened form of the longer Grace after meals (O.H. a land of wheat and barley, and vines and fig trees and pomegranates a land of olive trees and honey" (Deut. The rabbis gave special consideration to seven species with which the Bible says the Land of Israel was blessed: "For the Lord thy God bringeth thee into a good land. This benediction is recited over foods which are preceded by the benedictions boreh pri haetz, boreh pri ha'adamah or shehakol (O.H. The first and simplest is baruch atah adonai eloheinu melech haolam boreh n'fashot rabot v'chesronan al kol ma shebarata l'hachayot bahem nefesh kol chai, baruch chat haolamim. There are three forms of the Grace after meals: The Torah, followed by the Talmud, prescribes a benediction after eating as well ( Deut. Jewish Prayers: Table of Contents| Daily Services| The Shema
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