BRACHAS
BEFORE & AFTER EATING BREAD
BEFORE YOU EAT BREAD
YOU MUST WASH YOUR HANDS
- You use a cup with 2 handles as pictured above
- You fill the cup with water
- You hold the cup in your left hand & pour water over your right hand twice
- Then switch hands & pour water over your left hand twice
- Then you say the bracha which is below in either Hebrew, Transliteration or English
HEBREW
Hebrew is read from right to left
The " means you should say Adonai
In English this means G-d
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יי אֱלֹהֵנּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם
אֲשֶר קִדְּשָנוּ בְּמִצְוֹתָיו וְצִוָנוּ עַל נְטִילַת יָדָיִם
TRANSLITERATION
Baw'ruch ah'taw ah'doe'nai eh'low'hay'new meh'lech ha'olam
ah'share kih'dee'shaw'new b'mitz'voe'sov vih'tzi'vaw'new
oll nih'tea'lahs yaw'die'yim
ENGLISH
Blessed are you G-d, our Lord king of the world
who made us holy with his commandments
& commanded us to wash our hands
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BEFORE
EATING BREAD
HEBREW
Hebrew is read from right to left
The " means you should sayAdonai
In English this means G-d
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יי אֱלֹהֵנּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם
הַמּוֹציִא לֶחֶם מִו הָאָרֶץ
TRANSLITERATION
Baw'ruch ah'taw ah'doe'nai eloh'hay'new mah'lech hah'olam
hah'moe'tzi lach'em min hah'aretz
ENGLISH
Blessed are you G-d, our Lord king of the universe,
who brings forth bread from the ground
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AFTER
EATING BREAD
The בִּרְכַּת הַמָזון ֹBirkas HaMazone
(Grace After Meals or 'benching')
is found in every Siddur
Jewish book stores both on line & in stores
sell cards & booklets with this prayer
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