The New Jew: A Field Guide

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Blessing After a Meal

Birkat HaMazon

בִּרְכַּת הַמָּזוֹן

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On Purim:

The miracles of Purim

Hebrew

בִּימֵי מָרְדְּכַי וְאֶסְתֵּר בְּשׁוּשַׁן הַבִּירָה,
כְּשֶׁעָמַד עֲלֵיהֶם הָמָן הָרָשָׁע, בִּקֵּשׁ
לְהַשְׁמִיד לַהֲרֹג וּלְאַבֵּד אֶת כָּל הַיְּהוּדִים,
מִנַּעַר וְעַד זָקֵן, טַף וְנָשִׁים, בְּיוֹם אֶחָד,
בִּשְׁלֹשָׁה עָשָׂר לְחֹדֶשׁ שְׁנֵים עָשָׂר, הוּא
חֹדֶשׁ אֲדָר, וּשְׁלָלָם לָבוֹז. וְאַתָּה בְּרַחֲמֶיךָ
הָרַבִּים הֵפַרְתָּ אֶת עֲצָתוֹ, וְקִלְקַלְתָּ אֶת
מַחֲשַׁבְתּוֹ, וַהֲשֵׁבוֹתָ לּוֹ גְּמוּלוֹ בְרֹאשׁוֹ.
וְתָלוּ אוֹתוֹ וְאֶת בָּנָיו עַל הָעֵץ:

Sephardi

Bimei Mordechai ve'Esther beShushan habirah,
keshe'amad aleihem Haman harasha, bikesh
lehashmid laharog ule'abed et kol haYehudim,
mina'ar ve'ad zaken, taf venashim, beyom echad,
bishloshah asar lechodesh shneim asar, hu
chodesh Adar, ushelalam lavoz. Ve'atah berachamecha
harabim heifarta et atzato, vekilkalta et
machashavto, vahashevota lo gemulo berosho.
Vetalu oto ve'et banav al ha'etz:

English

In the days of Mordechai and Esther, in Shushan, the capital of Persia—when the wicked Haman rose up against them, and wanted to destroy, kill, and wipe out all the Jews—young and old, children and women—in one day, on the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month of Adar, and to take their money and possessions—You, God, in Your great mercy, canceled Haman's ideas and wrecked his plans. You caused his evil plans to return on his own head—they hanged Haman and his sons on the gallows.

We thank God for the Land of Israel

Hebrew

וְעַל הַכֹּל יְיָ אֱלֹהֵינוּ אֲנַחְנוּ
מוֹדִים לָךְ וּמְבָרְכִים1
אוֹתָךְ יִתְבָּרַךְ שִׁמְךָ בְּפִי כָל חַי
תָּמִיד לְעוֹלָם וָעֶד, כַּכָּתוּב:
וְאָכַלְתָּ וְשָׂבָעְתָּ וּבֵרַכְתָּ אֶת יְיָ
אֱלֹהֶיךָ עַל הָאָרֶץ הַטֹּבָה אֲשֶׁר
נָתַן לָךְ: בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְיָ, עַל
הָאָרֶץ וְעַל הַמָּזוֹן:

Sephardi

Ve'al hakol Adonai Eloheinu anachnu
modim lach umevarechim1
otach yitbarach shimcha b'fi kol chai
tamid le'olam va'ed, kakatuv:
V'achalta vesavata uveirachta et Adonai
Elohecha al ha'aretz hatovah asher
natan lach: Baruch Atah Adonai, al
ha'aretz ve'al hamazon:

English

We also thank and bless You,1 Lord, our God, for all the good things You do for us. When the Redemption arrives, Your name will be blessed by the mouths of all living things, always and forever, because then the world will recognize that You are the only true God. We know that it is a commandment to bless God after we eat because it is written in the verse: When you have eaten and you are satisfied, you should bless the Lord, your God. You should thank Him for the good land—the Land of Israel—which He has given you. Blessed are You, Lord, for the land and for the food it produces.

May God have mercy on us and provide us with our needs

Hebrew

רַחֵם יְיָ אֱלֹהֵינוּ עַל יִשְׂרָאֵל
עַמֶּךָ וְעַל יְרוּשָׁלַיִם
עִירֶךָ וְעַל צִיּוֹן מִשְׁכַּן כְּבוֹדֶךָ
וְעַל מַלְכוּת בֵּית דָּוִד מְשִׁיחֶךָ
וְעַל הַבַּיִת הַגָּדוֹל וְהַקָּדוֹשׁ
שֶׁנִּקְרָא שִׁמְךָ עָלָיו: אֱלֹהֵינוּ
אָבִינוּ

Sephardi

Rachem Adonai Eloheinu al Yisrael
amecha ve'al Yerushalayim
irecha ve'al Tziyon mishkan kevodecha
ve'al malchut beit David meshichecha
ve'al habayit hagadol v'hakadosh
shenikra shimcha alav: Eloheinu
Avinu

English

Lord, our God, have mercy on the Children of Israel, Your nation. Have mercy on Your city, Jerusalem; have mercy on Zion, where Your glory rests. Have mercy on the royal descendants of the House of King David, whom You anointed to rule over the Jewish Nation, and have mercy on the great and holy house, the Temple, which is called the "House of God," and is known by Your name. Our God, our Father,

On a weekday:

On Shabbat and Festivals:

Hebrew

רְעֵנוּ / רוֹעֵנוּ
זוֹנֵנוּ פַרְנְסֵנוּ וְכַלְכְּלֵנוּ
וְהַרְוִיחֵנוּ וְהַרְוַח לָנוּ יְיָ אֱלֹהֵינוּ
מְהֵרָה מִכָּל צָרוֹתֵינוּ: וְנָא אַל
תַּצְרִיכֵנוּ יְיָ אֱלֹהֵינוּ, לֹא לִידֵי
מַתְּנַת בָּשָׂר וָדָם וְלֹא לִידֵי
הַלְוָאָתָם כִּי אִם לְיָדְךָ הַמְּלֵאָה
הַפְּתוּחָה הַקְּדוֹשָׁה וְהָרְחָבָה שֶׁלֹּא
נֵבוֹשׁ וְלֹא נִכָּלֵם לְעוֹלָם וָעֶד:

Sephardi

Re'einu / Ro'einu
Zoneinu parneseinu vechalkeleinu
veharvicheinu veharvach lanu Adonai Eloheinu
meherah mikol tzaroteinu: Vena al
tatzrikheinu Adonai Eloheinu, lo lidei
matnat basar vadam v'lo lidei
halva'atam ki im leyadcha hamele'ah
hapetuchah hakedoshah veharhavah shelo
nevosh v'lo nikalem le'olam va'ed:

English

take care of us by giving us basic food, / our Shepherd, feed us with extra food, provide clothes and other necessities for us, support us, and provide us with plenty of what we need. Lord, our God, relieve us speedily from all of our troubles, both physical and spiritual. Lord, our God, please do not put us in a situation where we will need people's gifts or loans in order to survive. Instead, let us get everything we need from Your full, open, holy, and generous hand, so that we should never be embarrassed or disgraced.

On Shabbat add the following:

May God make our Shabbat peaceful

Hebrew

רְצֵה וְהַחֲלִיצֵנוּ2 יְיָ אֱלֹהֵינוּ בְּמִצְוֹתֶיךָ
וּבְמִצְוַת יוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי הַשַּׁבָּת הַגָּדוֹל
וְהַקָּדוֹשׁ הַזֶּה כִּי יוֹם זֶה גָּדוֹל וְקָדוֹשׁ הוּא
לְפָנֶיךָ, לִשְׁבָּת בּוֹ וְלָנוּחַ בּוֹ בְּאַהֲבָה כְּמִצְוַת
רְצוֹנֶךָ, וּבִרְצוֹנְךָ הָנִיחַ לָנוּ יְיָ אֱלֹהֵינוּ שֶׁלֹּא
תְהֵא צָרָה וְיָגוֹן וַאֲנָחָה בְּיוֹם מְנוּחָתֵנוּ,
וְהַרְאֵנוּ יְיָ אֱלֹהֵינוּ בְּנֶחָמַת צִיּוֹן עִירֶךָ,
וּבְבִנְיַן יְרוּשָׁלַיִם עִיר קָדְשֶׁךָ, כִּי אַתָּה הוּא
בַּעַל הַיְשׁוּעוֹת וּבַעַל הַנֶּחָמוֹת:

Sephardi

Retzeh vehachalitzenu2 Adonai Eloheinu bemitzvotecha
uvemitzvat yom hashevi'i haShabbat hagadol
v'hakadosh hazeh ki yom zeh gadol vekadosh hu
lefanecha, lishbat bo velanuach bo be'ahavah kemitzvat
retzonecha, uvirtzoncha haniach lanu Adonai Eloheinu shelo
tehei tzarah veyagon va'anachah beyom menuchateinu,
vehar'einu Adonai Eloheinu benechamat Tziyon irecha,
uvinyan Yerushalayim ir kodshecha, ki Atah hu
ba'al hayeshuot uva'al hanechamot:

English

Lord, our God, may You willingly accept us as Your nation and strengthen us2 today through Your commandments, specifically the commandment of the seventh day, this great and holy Shabbat. For this day is a great and holy day before You; a day in which to lovingly stop working and to rest, in accordance with the commandment that You want us to do. Lord, our God—with Your good will, give us calm—remove any hardships so that there should be no pain, sadness, or sorrow on the day of our rest. Lord, our God, show us the comforting of Zion, Your city, and the rebuilding of Jerusalem, Your holy city, because You are the Master of salvation and comfort.