| { | |
| "title": "Birkat Hamazon", | |
| "language": "en", | |
| "versionTitle": "merged", | |
| "versionSource": "https://www.sefaria.org/Birkat_Hamazon", | |
| "text": { | |
| "Birkat Hamazon": { | |
| "Preliminary Psalms": [ | |
| "<small>On days when <i>Tachanun</i> is said, say:</small><br>By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat, sat and wept, as we thought of Zion. There on the poplars we hung up our lyres, for our captors asked us there for songs, our tormentors, for amusement, “Sing us one of the songs of Zion.” How can we sing a song of the LORD on alien soil? If I forget you, O Jerusalem, let my right hand wither; let my tongue stick to my palate if I cease to think of you, if I do not keep Jerusalem in memory even at my happiest hour. Remember, O LORD, against the Edomites the day of Jerusalem’s fall; how they cried, “Strip her, strip her to her very foundations!” Fair Babylon, you predator, a blessing on him who repays you in kind what you have inflicted on us; a blessing on him who seizes your babies and dashes them against the rocks!", | |
| "<small>On Sabbaths and Holy days, and on those days when <i>Tachanun</i> is not said, Psalm cxxvi. is said:</small><br> A Song of Degrees.—When the Lord turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like unto them that dream. Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with exultation: then said they among the nations, The Lord hath done great things for them. The Lord hath done great things for us; whereat we rejoiced. Bring back our captivity, O Lord, as the streams in the south. They that sow in tears shall reap in joy. Though he goeth on his way weeping, bearing the store of seed, he shall come back with joy, bearing his sheaves." | |
| ], | |
| "Zimmun": [ | |
| "<small>The following Introduction is customary if three or more Males, above the age of thirteen, have eaten at table together:</small><br><b>Let us say grace.</b>", | |
| "<small>The others respond:</small><br>Blessed be the name of the Lord from this time forth and for ever.", | |
| "<small>He who says Grace proceeds:</small><br><b>With the sanction of those present,</b> <small>If there be present ten or more Males above the age of thirteen, the words \"our God\" are added: </small><b>We will bless (our God) him of whose bounty we have partaken.</b>", | |
| "<small>The others respond:</small><br>Blessed be (our God) he of whose bounty we have partaken, and through whose goodness we live.", | |
| "<small>He who says Grace replies:</small><br><b>Blessed be (our God) he of whose bounty we have partaken, and through whose goodness we live. Blessed be he, and blessed be his name.</b>" | |
| ], | |
| "Blessing on the Food": [ | |
| "Blessed art thou, O Lord our God, King of the universe, who feedest the whole world with thy goodness, with grace, with lovingkindness and tender mercy; thou givest food to all flesh, for thy lovingkindness endureth for ever. Through thy great goodness food hath never failed us: O may it not fail us for ever and ever for thy great name's sake, since thou nourishest and sustainest all beings and doest good unto all, and providest food for all thy creatures whom thou hast created. Blessed art thou, O Lord, who givest food unto all." | |
| ], | |
| "Blessing on the Land": [ | |
| "We thank thee, O Lord our God, because thou didst give as an heritage unto our fathers a desirable, good and ample land, and because thou didst bring us forth, O Lord our God, from the land of Egypt, and didst deliver us from the house of bondage; as well as for thy covenant which thou hast sealed in our flesh, thy Law which thou hast taught us, thy statutes which thou hast made known unto us, the life, grace and lovingkindness which thou hast vouchsafed unto us, and for the food wherewith thou dost constantly feed and sustain us on every day, in every season, at every hour.", | |
| "<small><b>On Chanukah and Purim add:</b></small><br>We thank thee also for the miracles, for the redemption, for the mighty deeds and saving acts, wrought by thee, as well as for the wars which thou didst wage for our fathers in days of old, at this season. ", | |
| "<small>On Chanukah—</small>In the days of the Hasmonean, Mattathias son of Johanan, the High Priest, and his sons, when the iniquitous power of Greece rose up against thy people Israel to make them forgetful of thy Law, and to force them to transgress the statutes of thy will, then didst thou in thine abundant mercy rise up for them in the time of their trouble; thou didst plead their cause, thou didst judge their suit, thou didst avenge their wrong; thou deliveredst the strong into the hands of the weak, the many into the hands of the few, the impure into the hands of the pure, the wicked into the hands of the righteous, and the arrogant into the hands of them that occupied themselves with thy Law: for thyself thou didst make a great and holy name in thy world, and for thy people Israel thou didst work a great deliverance and redemption as at this day. And thereupon thy children came into the oracle of thy house, cleansed thy temple, purified thy sanctuary, kindled lights in thy holy courts, and appointed these eight days of Chanukah in order to give thanks and praises unto thy great name. For all these things thy name, O our King, shall be continually blessed and exalted for ever and ever.", | |
| "<small>On Purim—</small>In the days of Mordecai and Esther, in Shushan the capital, when the wicked Haman rose up against them, and sought to destroy, to slay and make to perish all the Jews, both young and old, little children and women, on one day, on the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month Adar, and to take the spoil of them for a prey,—then didst thou in thine abundant mercy bring his counsel to nought, didst frustrate his design, and return his recompense upon his own head; and they hanged him and his sons upon the gallows. For all these things thy name, O our King, shall be continually blessed and exalted for ever and ever.", | |
| "For all this, O Lord our God, we thank and bless thee, blessed be thy name by the mouth of all living continually and for ever, even as it is written, And thou shalt eat and be satisfied, and thou shalt bless the Lord thy God for the good land which he hath given thee. Blessed art thou, O Lord, for the land and for the food." | |
| ], | |
| "Blessing on Jerusalem": [ | |
| "Have mercy, O Lord our God, upon Israel thy people, upon Jerusalem thy city, upon Zion the abiding place of thy glory, upon the kingdom of the house of David thine anointed, and upon the great and holy house that was called by thy name. O our God, our Father, feed us, nourish us, sustain, support and relieve us, and speedily O Lord our God, grant us relief from all our troubles. We beseech thee, O Lord our God, let us not be in need either of the gifts of flesh and blood or of their loans, but only of thy helping hand, which is full, open, holy and ample, so that we may not be ashamed nor confounded for ever and ever.", | |
| "<small><b>On Sabbath say:</b></small><br> Be pleased, O Lord our God, to fortify us by thy commandments, and especially by the commandment of the seventh day, this great and holy Sabbath, since this day is great and holy before thee, that we may rest and repose thereon in love in accordance with the precept of thy will. In thy favor, O Lord our God, grant us such repose that there be no trouble, grief or lamenting on the day of our rest. Let us, O Lord our God, behold the consolation of Zion thy city, and the rebuilding of Jerusalem thy holy city, for thou art the Lord of salvation and of consolation. ", | |
| "<small><b>On New Moons and Festivals add:</b></small><br>Our God and God of our fathers! May our remembrance rise and come and be accepted before thee, with the remembrance of our fathers. of Messiah the son of David thy servant, of Jerusalem thy holy city, and of all thy people the house of Israel, bringing deliverance and well-being, grace, lovingkindness and mercy, life and peace on this day of", | |
| "<small>On new Moon say—</small>The New Moon.", | |
| "<small>On Passover—</small>The Feast of Unleavened Bread.", | |
| "<small>On Tabernacles—</small>The Feast of Tabernacles.", | |
| "<small>On the Eighth Day of Solemn Assembly and on the Rejoicing of the Law—</small>The Eighth Day Feast of Solemn Assembly.", | |
| "<small>On Pentecost—</small>The Feast of Weeks.", | |
| "<small>On New Year—</small>Memorial.", | |
| "Remember us, O Lord our God, thereon for our wellbeing; be mindful of us for blessing, and save us unto life: by thy promise of salvation and mercy, spare us and be gracious unto us; have mercy upon us and save us; for our eyes are bent upon thee, because thou art a gracious and merciful God and King.", | |
| "And rebuild Jerusalem the holy city speedily in our days. Blessed art thou, O Lord, who in thy compassion rebuildest Jerusalem. Amen." | |
| ], | |
| "Hatov Vehametiv": [ | |
| "Blessed art thou, O Lord our God, King of the universe, O God, our Father, our King, our Mighty One, our Creator, our Redeemer, our Maker, our Holy One, the Holy One of Jacob, our Shepherd, the Shepherd of Israel, O King, who art kind and dealest kindly with all, day by day thou hast dealt kindly, dost deal kindly, and wilt deal kindly with us: thou hast bestowed, thou dost bestow, thou wilt ever bestow benefits upon us, yielding us grace, lovingkindness, mercy and relief, deliverance and prosperity, blessing and salvation, consolation, sustenance and supports mercy, life, peace and all good: of no manner of good let us be in want.", | |
| "The All-merciful shall reign over us for ever and ever. The All-merciful shall be blessed in heaven and on earth. The All-merciful shall be praised throughout all generations, glorified amongst us to all eternity, and honored amongst us for everlasting. ", | |
| "May the All-merciful grant us an honorable livelihood. May the All-merciful break the yoke from off our neck, and lead us upright to our land. May the All-merciful send a plentiful blessing upon this house, and upon this table at which we have eaten. May the All-merciful send us Elijah the prophet (let him be remembered for good), who shall give us good tidings, salvation and consolation.", | |
| "<small>The following has to be varied according to circumstances:</small> May the All-merciful bless my honored father, the master of this house, and my honored mother, the mistress of this house, ", | |
| "them, their household, their seed and all that is theirs, us also and all that is ours, as our fathers Abraham, Isaac and Jacob were blessed each with his own comprehensive blessing; even thus may he bless all of us together with a perfect blessing, and let us say Amen.", | |
| "Both on their and on our behalf may there be such advocacy on high as shall lead to enduring peace; and may we receive a blessing from the Lord, and righteousness from the God of our salvation; and may we find grace and good understanding in the sight of God and man.", | |
| "<small>On Sabbath—</small>May the All-merciful let us inherit the day which shall be wholly a Sabbath and rest in the life everlasting.", | |
| "<small>On Festivals—</small>May the All-merciful let us inherit the day which is altogether good.", | |
| "<small>On New Moon—</small>May the All-merciful renew unto us this month for good and for blessing.", | |
| "<small>On New Year—</small>May the All-merciful renew unto us this year for good and for blessing.", | |
| "<small>On the Intermediate Days of Tabernacles—</small>May the All-merciful raise up for us the fallen Tabernacle of David.", | |
| "May the All-merciful make us worthy of the days of the Messiah, and of the life of the world to come. <small>On Sabbaths, Festivals, and New Moons—</small>He is a tower of salvation to his king; <small>On Week-days—</small>Great salvation giveth he to his king. And showeth lovingkindness to his anointed, to David and to his seed, for evermore. He who maketh peace in his high places, may he make peace for us and for all Israel, and say ye, Amen.", | |
| "O fear the Lord, ye his holy ones; for there is no want to them that fear him. Young lions do lack and suffer hunger: but they that seek the Lord shall not want any good. O give thanks unto the Lord, for he is good: for his lovingkindness endureth for ever. Thou openest thine hand, and satisfiest every living thing with favor. Blessed is the man that trusteth in the Lord, and whose trust the Lord is. I have been young and now I am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging for bread. The Lord will give strength unto his people; the Lord will bless his people with peace." | |
| ] | |
| }, | |
| "Blessings After Other Foods": { | |
| "M'ainShalosh": [ | |
| "Blessed art thou, O Lord our God, King of the universe,", | |
| "<small>Before partaking of Food, other than Bread, prepared from any of \"the five species of Grain\" (wheat, barley, rye, oats and spelt)—</small>for the sustenance and the nourishment;", | |
| "<small>After Wine—</small>for the vine and the fruit of the vine;", | |
| "<small>After partaking of Grapes, Figs, Pomegranates, Olives or Dates—</small>for the tree and the fruit of the tree;", | |
| "for the produce of the field; for the desirable, good and ample land which thou wast pleased to give as an heritage unto our fathers, that they might eat of its fruits and be satisfied with its goodness. Have mercy, O Lord our God, upon Israel thy people, upon Jerusalem thy city, upon Zion the abiding place of thy glory, upon thine altar and thy temple. Rebuild Jerusalem, the holy city, speedily in our days; lead us up thither and make us rejoice in its rebuilding. May we eat of the fruits of the land, and be satisfied with its goodness, and bless thee for it in holiness and purity. For thou, O Lord, art good and beneficent unto all; and we will give thee thanks for the land,", | |
| "<small>After Food prepared from any of \"the five species of Grain\"—</small>and for the sustenance.", | |
| "<small>After Wine—</small>and for the fruit of the vine. ", | |
| "<small>After Fruit—</small>and for the fruits.", | |
| "Blessed art thou, O Lord, for the land", | |
| "<small>After Food prepared from any of \"the five species of Grain\"—</small>and for the sustenance [and the nourishment].", | |
| "<small>After Wine—</small>and for the fruit of the vine.", | |
| "<small>After Fruit—</small>and for the fruits." | |
| ], | |
| "Bore Nefashot": [ | |
| "Blessed art thou, O Lord our God, King of the universe, who createst many living beings with their wants, for all the means thou hast created wherewith to sustain the life of each of them. Blessed be he who is the life of all worlds." | |
| ] | |
| }, | |
| "HaRachaman of Brit Milah": [ | |
| "May the All-merciful bless the father and mother of the child: may they be worthy to rear him, to initiate him in the precepts of the Law, and to train him in wisdom: from this eighth day and henceforth may his blood be accepted, and may the Lord his God be with him.", | |
| "May the All-merciful bless the godfather who has observed the covenant of Circumcision and rejoiced exceedingly to perform this deed of piety; may he requite him for his act with a double recompense, and ever exalt him more and more.", | |
| "May the All-merciful bless the tender infant that has been circumcised on his eighth day; may his hands and heart be firm with God, and may he become worthy to appear before the Divine Presence three times in the year.", | |
| "May the All-merciful bless him who has circumcised the flesh of the foreskin, duly fulfilling each part of the precept. The service would be invalid of one who is timid and fainthearted, or who failed to perform the three essentials of the ceremony.", | |
| "May the All-merciful, regardful of the merit of them that are akin by the blood of the circumcision, send us his anointed walking in his integrity, to give good tidings and consolation to the people that is scattered and dispersed among the peoples.", | |
| "May the All-merciful send us the righteous priest, who remains withdrawn in concealment until a throne, bright as the sun and radiant as the diamond, shall be prepared for him, the prophet who covered his face with his mantle and wrapped himself therein, with whom is God's covenant of life and of peace.", | |
| "<small>May the All-merciful make us worthy of the days of the Messiah...</small>" | |
| ], | |
| "Sheva Brachot": [ | |
| "Blessed art thou, O Lord our God, King of the universe, who hast created all things to thy glory.", | |
| "Blessed art thou, O Lord our God, King of the universe, Creator of man.", | |
| "Blessed art thou, O Lord our God, King of the universe, who hast made man in thine image, after thy likeness, and hast prepared unto him, out of his very self, a perpetual fabric. Blessed art thou, O Lord, Creator of man.", | |
| "May she who was barren (Zion) be exceeding glad and exult, when her children are gathered within her in joy. Blessed art thou, O Lord, who makest Zion joyful through her children.", | |
| "O make these loved companions greatly to rejoice, even as of old thou didst gladden thy creature in the garden of Eden. Blessed art thou, O Lord, who makest bridegroom and bride to rejoice.", | |
| "Blessed art thou, O Lord our God, King of the universe, who hast created joy and gladness, bridegroom and bride, mirth and exultation, pleasure and delight, love, brotherhood, peace and fellowship. Soon may there be heard in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem, the voice of joy and gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the jubilant voice of bridegrooms from their canopies, and of youths from their feasts of song. Blessed art thou, O Lord, who makest the bridegroom to rejoice with the bride.", | |
| "Blessed art thou, O Lord our God, King of the universe, who createst the fruit of the vine.\n" | |
| ] | |
| }, | |
| "versions": [ | |
| [ | |
| "The Standard Prayer Book, tr. by Simeon Singer, [1915]", | |
| "http://sacred-texts.com/jud/spb/spb43.htm" | |
| ], | |
| [ | |
| "The Holy Scriptures, published by JPS -- Chapter 137", | |
| "https://jps.org/books/tanakh-the-holy-scriptures-blue/" | |
| ] | |
| ], | |
| "heTitle": "ברכת המזון", | |
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| "Liturgy", | |
| "Other Liturgy Works" | |
| ], | |
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| "heTitle": "ברכת המזון", | |
| "enTitle": "Birkat Hamazon", | |
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| { | |
| "heTitle": "ברכת המזון", | |
| "enTitle": "Birkat Hamazon", | |
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| { | |
| "heTitle": "לפני ברכת המזון", | |
| "enTitle": "Preliminary Psalms" | |
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| { | |
| "heTitle": "זימון", | |
| "enTitle": "Zimmun" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "heTitle": "ברכת הזן", | |
| "enTitle": "Blessing on the Food" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "heTitle": "ברכת הארץ", | |
| "enTitle": "Blessing on the Land" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "heTitle": "ברכת בונה ירושלים", | |
| "enTitle": "Blessing on Jerusalem" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "heTitle": "ברכת הטוב והמטיב", | |
| "enTitle": "Hatov Vehametiv" | |
| } | |
| ] | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "heTitle": "ברכה אחרונה", | |
| "enTitle": "Blessings After Other Foods", | |
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| { | |
| "heTitle": "ברכה מעין שלש", | |
| "enTitle": "M'ainShalosh" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "heTitle": "בורא נפשות", | |
| "enTitle": "Bore Nefashot" | |
| } | |
| ] | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "heTitle": "הרחמן לברית מילה", | |
| "enTitle": "HaRachaman of Brit Milah" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "heTitle": "שבע ברכות", | |
| "enTitle": "Sheva Brachot" | |
| } | |
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| } | |
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