1.0המסורת היהודיתhttps://yahadut.org/en/Dmitry Kaganhttps://yahadut.org/en/author/dk/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="xgNak7tblw"><a href="https://yahadut.org/en/between-man-and-god/blessings/after-blessings/">After-Blessings</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://yahadut.org/en/between-man-and-god/blessings/after-blessings/embed/#?secret=xgNak7tblw" width="600" height="338" title="“After-Blessings” — המסורת היהודית" data-secret="xgNak7tblw" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://yahadut.org/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://yahadut.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/05-23-05.jpg14531080One of three different blessings is recited after eating, depending on what was eaten: Birkat Ha-mazon (Grace After Meals, or Bentching in Yiddish). This is the most important of all the blessings. It is recited after a proper meal with bread. We will discuss it at length below in sections 8-9. Me’ein Shalosh. At its core, this is an abridged version of Birkat Ha-mazon. The principal words are slightly tailored to cover a variety of foods. After eating baked goods or cooked grain dishes (from barley, wheat, oats, spelt, or rye), we thank God “for the nourishment (Al Ha-miĥya) and the sustenance.” After eating fruits from the seven species the Land of Israel is known for (listed above in 19:11), we thank God “for the tree (Al Ha-etz) and the fruit of the tree.” After drinking wine, we thank God “for the vine (Al Ha-gefen) and the fruit of the ...