AL HA'MICHYA

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Due to the complexity of this bracha, it is only available below in Hebrew

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HEBREW
Hebrew is read from right to left

The " means you should say Adonai
In English this means G-d

This beginning bracha has 4 choices
for the first sentence
depending on what you've eaten

Choice # 1
After eating food prepared from wheat, barley, rye, oats & spelt 
that is not bread & without wine
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יי אֱלֹהֵנּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם
עַל הַמִּחְיָה וְעַל הַכַּלְכָּלָה

Choice # 2
After eating food prepared from wheat, barley, rye, oats & spelt
that is not bread with wine
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יי אֱלֹהֵנּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם
עַל הַמִּחְיָה וְעַל הַכַּלְכָּלָה
וְעַל הַגֶפֶן וְעַל פְּרִי הַגֶּפֶן

Choice # 3
After wine
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יי אֱלֹהֵנּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם
עַל הַגֶפֶן וְעַל פְּרִי הַגֶּפֶן

Choice # 4
After eating grapes, figs, pomegranates, olives or dates
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יי אֱלֹהֵנּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם
עַל הָעֵץ וְעַל פְּרִי הָעֵץ

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This paragraph is said
following all of the above choices

וְעַל תְּנוּבַת הַשָּׂדֶה וְעַל אֶרֶץ חֶמְדָּה טוֹבָה וּרְחָבָה
שֶׁרָצִיתָ וְהִנְחַלְתָּ לַאֲבוֹתֵינוּ לֶאֱכוֹל מִפִּרְיָהּ וְלִשְׂבּוֹעַ מִטּוּבָהּ
רַחֶם נָא יְיָ אֱלֹהֵינוּ עַל יִשְׂרָאֵל עַמֶּך וְעַל יְרוּשָׁלַיִם עִירֶך
וְעַל צִיּוֹן מִשְׁכַּן כְּבוֹדֶךָ וְעַל מִזְבַּחֲךָ וְעַל הֵיכָלֶך
וּבְנֵה יְרוּשָׁלַיִם עִיר הַקֹּדֶשׁ בִּמְהֵרָה בְיָמֵינו
וְהַעֲלֵנוּ לְתוֹכָהּ, וְשַׂמְּחֵנוּ בְּבִנְיָנָהּ
וְנֹאכַל מִפִּרְיָהּ וְנִשְׂבַּע מִטּוּבָהּ
וּנְבָרֶכְךָ עָלֶיהָ בִּקְדֻשָּׁה וּבְטָהֳרָה

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ADD FOR THE SPECIFIC HOLIDAY
If not a Shabbat or a holiday
go directly to Said By All
which is lower on this page.

ON SHABBAS
 וּרְצֵה וְהַחֲלִיצֵנוּ בְּיוֹם הַשַּׁבָּת הַזֶּה

ON ROSH CHODESH
(1st day of the month)
 וְזָכְרֵנוּ לְטוֹבָה בְּיוֹם רֹאשׁ הַחֹדֶשׁ הַזֶּה

ON PASSOVER
וְשַׂמְּחֵנוּ בְּיוֹם חַג הַמַּצּוֹת הַזֶּה

ON SHAVUOS
וְשַׂמְּחֵנוּ בְּיוֹם חַג הַשָּׁבֻעוֹת הַזֶּה

ON SUCCOS
וְשַׂמְּחֵנוּ בְּיוֹם חַג הַסֻּכּוֹת הַזֶּה

ON SHI'MINI ATZERES
& SIMCHAS TORAH
(8th & 9th days of Succos)
 וְשַׂמְּחֵנוּ בְּיוֹם הַשְּׁמִינִי חַג הָעֲצֶרֶת הַזֶּה

ON ROSH HOSHANA
וְזָכְרֵנוּ לְטוֹבָה בְּיוֹם הַזִּכָּרוֹן הַזֶּה

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SAID BY ALL

כִּי אַתָּה יְיָ טוֹב וּמֵטִיב לַכֹּל, וְנוֹדֶה לְּךָ עַל הָאָרֶץ

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This last section again has 4 choices
depending on what you've eaten

Choice # 1
After food prepared from wheat, barley, rye, oats & spelt
that is not bread without wine
וְעַל הַמִּחְיָה.  
  בָּרוּךְ  אַתָּה יְיָ  עַל  הָאָרֶץ  וְעַל  הַמִּחְיָה
 

Choice # 2
After eating food prepared from wheat, barley, rye, oats & spelt
that is not bread with wine
וְעַל הַמִּחְיָה וְעַל פְּרִי הַגָּפֶן.
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְיָ, עַל הָאָרֶץ
וְעַל פְּרִי הַגָּפֶן

Choice # 3
After wine
וְעַל פְּרִי הַגָּפֶן.
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְיָ, עַל הָאָרֶץ
וְעַל פְּרִי הַגָּפֶן

Choice # 4
After eating grapes, figs, pomegranates, olives or dates
וְעַל הַפֵּרוֹת.
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְיָ, עַל הָאָרֶץ
וְעַל הַפֵּרוֹת

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Some grains & some cereals
require the Al' HaMichyah bracha

Click on Cereals to see which ones require Al Ha'Michya
Click on Grains to see which ones require Al Ha'Michya

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