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A centerpiece of Jewish prayer services which affirms belief and trust in the One God, the Shema is composed of three sections taken from the Torah. Emet Veyatziv: אמת ויציב The only blessing recited following the Shema during Shacharit Emet V'Emunah: אמת ואמונה The first blessing recited following the Shema during Maariv
The start of the blessing, in a siddur from the city of Fürth, 1738. Birkat Hamazon (Hebrew: בִּרְכַּת הַמָּזוׂן, romanized: birkath hammāzôn "The Blessing of the Food"), known in English as the Grace After Meals (Yiddish: בענטשן, romanized: benchen "to bless", [1] Yinglish: Bentsching), is a set of Hebrew blessings that Jewish law prescribes following a meal that ...
Challah or hallah (/ ˈ x ɑː l ə, ˈ h ɑː l ə / (K)HAH-lə; [1] Hebrew: חַלָּה, romanized: ḥallā, pronounced [χaˈla, ħalˈlaː]; pl. [c]hallot, [c]halloth or [c]hallos, Hebrew: חַלּוֹת), also known as berches in Central Europe, is a special bread in Jewish cuisine, usually braided and typically eaten on ceremonial occasions such as Shabbat and major Jewish holidays ...
a short blessing (matbe'a katzar, "short formula") which, after the opening words, is followed by a few words of praise specific to the occasion, for example, the blessing over bread: ha-motzi lehem min ha-aretz ("who brings forth bread from the earth"). a long blessing (matbe'a arokh, "long formula"), in which the opening is followed by a more ...
Blessing over the challah For many families and communities, it's customary to eat a large, "last" meal before the fast begins. This is called a S e'udat Ha'Mafseket , which means "meal of cutting ...
For all other foods, besides bread or the products of the seven species, a one blessing berakha acharona ("blessing recited after eating or drinking") is recited. [ 5 ] The tractate also discusses the various requirements for Kiddush , the sanctification prayers recited over wine on Shabbat and Festivals, and Havdalah , the blessings for the ...
Chaplain Abraham Dubin, making the Blessing over challah (India, 1944). Kiddush (/ ˈ k ɪ d ɪ ʃ /; Hebrew: קידוש [ki'duʃ, qid'duːʃ]), lit. ' sanctification ', is a blessing recited over wine or grape juice to sanctify the Shabbat and Jewish holidays. Additionally, the word refers to a small repast held on Shabbat or festival mornings ...
However, in the hierarchy of blessings mandated by the Sages, [2] the blessing over bread should precede the blessing over wine. In order to preserve the priority of the wine, and not to "shame" the bread which should be blessed first, [ 3 ] the bread is “removed” by concealing it from view with the challah cover.