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The Blessing of Ha-tov Ve-hametiv

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The Blessing of Ha-tov Ve-hametiv

If two or more people drinking wine together are presented with a different type of wine that has some advantage over the wine they were drinking, they say a special blessing: “Blessed are You, Lord our God, King of the universe, Who is good and does good (Ha-tov Ve-hametiv).” This blessing should be said on each additional type of wine they drink together, assuming it is brought to enhance their enjoyment and the original wine is still available.

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