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| The following are good "books" to keep with you until you learn the blessings and can read hebrew:
The below I stapled to the front cover of the NCSY Guide to Blessings: ShehakolBlessed art Thou, Lord our God, King of the universe, through whose Word all things were called into being. Barukh atah Adonai, eloheinu melekh ha-olam, she-hakol nih-yeh bidevaro. This category includes water, meat, fish, eggs, honey, milk and milk products (cheese, creams, yogurts, ice-cream). Vegetables grown by hydroponics or in a planter also require this blessing. Also included are fruit juices (from a tree), alcoholic beverages (not wine), meat soups, jams, coffee, tea, sugar, fruit sauces, and candy. Ha-adamahBlessed art Thou, Lord our God, King of the universe, who creates the fruit of the earth. Barukh atah Adonai, eloheinu melekh ha-olam, borei pri ha-adamah This includes all such vegetables as tomatoes, cucumbers, carrots, peas, beans, beets, spinach, celery, eggplant, cabbage, cauliflower, corn, and potatoes. It also includes such fruits as bananas, pineapples, strawberries, watermellons, cantaloupes, as well as peanuts and sunflower seeds. MezonotBlessed art Thou, Lord our God, King of the universe, who creates various kinds of nourishment. Barukh atah Adonai, eloheinu melekh ha-olam, borei minei mezonot. This includes most cereals, cakes, cookies, pretzels, spaghetti and noodle products, pancakes and dough-covered foods. This blessing is also said for rice, though it is not one of the five major grains. HamotziBlessed art Thou, Lord our God, King of the universe, who brings forth bread from the earth Barukh atah Adonai, eloheinu melekh ha-olam, hamotzi lechem min ha-aretz. This is the single most important blessing to say before eating a full meal (one at which bread is served). The specific wording used for the blessing over bread is based upon a verse from Psalm 104:14, which praises God, the Creator, for providing the resources that enable man, through his toil, to bring forth bread from the earth. The blessing for bread, said at the beginning of a meal, suffices for everything eaten as part of the meal, except wine and fresh fruit, which require separate blessings (Berakhot 41b). Ha-etzBlessed art Thou, Lord our God, King of the universe, who creates the fruit of the tree. Barukh atah Adonai, eloheinu melekh ha-olam, borei pri ha-etz. This includes all such fruits as apples, oranges, grapefruit, grapes, cherries, olives, figs, dates, persimmons, plums, and apricots. It is also said for avocados, coconuts and nuts suchs as walnuts, cashew nuts, almonds, and pistachios. HagafenBlessed art Thou, Lord our God, King of the universe, who creates the fruit of the vine. Barukh atah Adonai, eloheinu melekh ha-olam, borei pri hagafen. The only fruit that merits a blessing of its own is grape juice or wine, the fermented juice of the grape. (Psalms 104:15; Berakhot 35b) |
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