Print pages
pp. 186-187
Additional Blessings After a Meal

Blessing After Certain Foods

בְּרָכָה אַחַר מִינִים מְסֻיָּמִים

Visible layers
On Shabbat
Hebrew
וּרְצֵה וְהַחֲלִיצֵנוּ בְּיוֹם
הַשַּׁבָּת הַזֶּה.
Sephardi
Uretzei vehachalitzenu beyom
haShabbat hazeh.
English
<b>May You willingly accept us as Your nation and strengthen us on this Shabbat day.</b>
On Rosh Chodesh
Hebrew
וְזָכְרֵנוּ לְטוֹבָה בְּיוֹם
רֹאשׁ הַחֹדֶשׁ הַזֶּה:
Sephardi
Vezachrenu letovah beyom
rosh hachodesh hazeh:
English
<b>Remember us for good things on this day of Rosh Chodesh.</b>
On Pesach
Hebrew
וְזָכְרֵנוּ לְטוֹבָה בְּיוֹם
חַג הַמַּצּוֹת הַזֶּה:
Sephardi
Vezachrenu letovah beyom
chag hamatzot hazeh:
English
<b>Remember us for good things on this day of the Festival of Matzot</b>
On Shavuot
Hebrew
וְזָכְרֵנוּ לְטוֹבָה בְּיוֹם
חַג הַשָּׁבֻעוֹת הַזֶּה:
Sephardi
Vezachrenu letovah beyom
chag hashavu'ot hazeh:
English
<b>Remember us for good things on this day of the Festival of Shavuot.</b>
On Sukkot
Hebrew
וְזָכְרֵנוּ לְטוֹבָה בְּיוֹם
חַג הַסֻּכּוֹת הַזֶּה:
Sephardi
Vezachrenu letovah beyom
chag hasukkot hazeh:
English
<b>Remember us for good things on this day of the Festival of Sukkot.</b>
On Shemini Atzeret
Hebrew
וְזָכְרֵנוּ לְטוֹבָה בְּיוֹם שְׁמִינִי
עֲצֶרֶת הֶחָג הַזֶּה:
Sephardi
Vezachrenu letovah beyom shemini
atzeret hechag hazeh:
English
<b>Remember us for good things on this day of the Festival of Shemini Atzeret.</b>
On Rosh Hashanah
Hebrew
וְזָכְרֵנוּ לְטוֹבָה בְּיוֹם
הַזִּכָּרוֹן הַזֶּה:
Sephardi
Vezachrenu letovah beyom
hazikaron hazeh:
English
<b>Remember us for good things on this day of Rosh Hashanah,</b> the day when God <b>remembers</b> us.
Hebrew
כִּי אַתָּה יְיָ טוֹב וּמֵטִיב לַכֹּל
וְנוֹדֶה לְךָ עַל הָאָרֶץ
Sephardi
Ki Atah Adonai tov umeitiv lakol
venodeh lecha al ha'aretz
English
<b>because You, Lord, are good, and You do good to everyone. We give thanks to You for the Land of Israel</b>
After food prepared from the five grains:
Hebrew
וְעַל הַמִּחְיָה.
Sephardi
Ve'al hamichyah.
English
<b>and for the food that gives us life.</b>
After wine or grape juice:
Hebrew
וְעַל פְּרִי הַגָּפֶן.
Sephardi
Ve'al peri hagafen.
English
<b>and for the fruit of the vine.</b>
After grapes, figs, pomegranates, olives, or dates:
Hebrew
וְעַל הַפֵּרוֹת.
Sephardi
Ve'al haperot.
English
<b>and for the fruits</b> with which the Land of Israel is blessed.
Hebrew
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְיָ, עַל הָאָרֶץ וְעַל
Sephardi
Baruch Atah Adonai, al ha'aretz ve'al
English
<b>Blessed are You, Lord, for the land and for</b>
After food prepared from the five grains:
Hebrew
הַמִּחְיָה:
Sephardi
hamichyah:
English
<b>the food that gives us life.</b>
After wine or grape juice:
Hebrew
(וְעַל) פְּרִי הַגָּפֶן:
Sephardi
(Ve'al) peri hagafen:
English
(and for) <b>the fruit of the vine.</b>
After grapes, figs, pomegranates, olives, or dates:
Hebrew
(וְ) הַפֵּרוֹת:
Sephardi
(Ve) haperot:
English
(and) <b>the fruits</b> with which the Land of Israel is blessed.
בְּרָכָה אַחַר מַאֲכָלִים וּמַשְׁקִים אֲחֵרִים

Blessing After Other Foods and Drinks

We thank God for sustaining us

Hebrew
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְיָ, אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ
הָעוֹלָם, בּוֹרֵא נְפָשׁוֹת
רַבּוֹת וְחֶסְרוֹנָן, עַל כָּל מַה
שֶׁבָּרָאתָ לְהַחֲיוֹת בָּהֶם<sup>1</sup> נֶפֶשׁ
כָּל חָי, בָּרוּךְ חֵי הָעוֹלָמִים:
Sephardi
Baruch Atah Adonai, Eloheinu Melech
ha-olam, borei nefashot
rabot vechesronan, al kol mah
shebarata lehachayot bahem<sup>1</sup> nefesh
kol chai, baruch chei ha'olamim:
English
<b>Blessed are You, Lord, our God, King of the universe, Creator of many living things and their needs.</b> We bless You <b>for all the things You have created</b> in order to <b>keep alive the soul of every living thing.</b><sup>1</sup> <b>Blessed is God, the Life of the worlds.</b>
הוֹסָפוֹת לְבִרְכַּת הַמָּזוֹן לְאַחַר בְּרִית מִילָה

Additions To The Blessing After A Meal Following A Circumcision

May God bless the baby's parents

Hebrew
הָרַחֲמָן הוּא יְבָרֵךְ אֲבִי הַיֶּלֶד
וְאִמּוֹ, וְיִזְכּוּ לְגַדְּלוֹ
לְחַנְּכוֹ וּלְחַכְּמוֹ, מִיּוֹם הַשְּׁמִינִי
וָהָלְאָה יְרַצֶּה דָמוֹ, וִיהִי יְיָ
אֱלֹהָיו עִמּוֹ:
Sephardi
Harachaman hu yevarech avi hayeled
ve'imo, veyizku legadlo
lechanecho ulechachmo, miyom hash'mini
vahal'ah yertzeh damo, vihi Adonai
Elohav imo:
English
<b>May the merciful God bless the father and mother of the child</b> who has just had a circumcision. <b>May they be privileged to raise him, to educate him, and to make him wise</b> with the wisdom of the Torah. <b>From the eighth day onward, his blood is accepted by God.</b> Just as an animal is acceptable as an offering once it is eight days old, a baby's circumcision is accepted by God when he is eight days old. <b>May the Lord, his God, be with him.</b>

May God bless the sandek

Hebrew
הָרַחֲמָן הוּא יְבָרֵךְ בַּעַל בְּרִית
הַמִּילָה, אֲשֶׁר שָׂשׂ
לַעֲשׂוֹת צֶדֶק בְּגִילָה, וִישַׁלֵּם
פְּעֻלּוֹ וּמַשְׂכֻּרְתּוֹ כְּפוּלָה,
וִיתַנְּהוּ לְמַעְלָה לְמַעְלָה:
Sephardi
Harachaman hu yevarech ba'al berit
hamilah, asher sas
la'asot tzedek begilah, vishalem
pe'ulo umaskurto kefulah,
vitan'ehu lema'lah lema'lah:
English
<b>May the merciful God bless the sandek</b>—the person who held the baby during the circumcision—<b>who happily and joyfully performed this righteous deed. May God reward his deed, and double his reward and place him higher and higher.</b>