BRACHAS
BEFORE & AFTER HEALTHY GRAINS
PART 1
AMARANTH
Seeds from the Amaranth plant
BUCKWHEAT
A plant
KASHA
A form of buckwheat
MILLET
A seed that can be used as a grain
QUINOA
Seed of a dark leafy plant
related to Spinach & Swiss Chard
that's used as a grain
TEFF
Seed from grass that's used as a grain
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BEFORE EATING
We say the bracha (blessing) הָאֲדָמָה (Ha'awdawma)
HEBREW
Hebrew is read from right to left
The יי means you should say Adonai
In English this means G-d
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יי אֱלֹהֵנּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם
בּוֹרֵא פְּרִי הָאֲדָמָה
TRANSLITERATION
Baw'ruch ata adonai eloh'heinu melech haw'olam
boreh pri haw'ah'daw'maw
ENGLISH
Blessed are you G-d, our Lord king of the universe,
creator of the fruit of the earth
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AFTER EATING
We say the bracha (blessing) בּוֹרֵא נְפָשׁוֹת (Borei ne'fawshoce)
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
בּוֹרֵא נְפָשׁוֹת רַבּוֹת וְחֶסְרוֹנָן
עַל כָּל מַה שֶּבָּרָתָ
לְהַחֲיוֹת בָּהֶם נֶפֶש כָּל חָי
בָּרוּך חֵי הָעוֹלָמִים
TRANSLITERATION
Baw'ruch ata adonai eloh' heinu melech haw'olam
borei ne'faw'shoce rah'boce v'ches'roe'nawn
al coal mah she'baw'raw'saw li' hah'cha'yose baw'hem
nefesh coal choi
Bawruch chai ha'ole'awe'meim
ENGLISH
You are blessed, Lord our G-d, the sovereign of the world,
creator of many kinds of life & their needs,
for everything which you created to sustain all life,
You are blessed, O Eternal One
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In order for any of the grains listed above
to merit a מְזוֹנוֹת (Mi'zone'oce) bracha before eating
- They must be combined & stick together like oatmeal
- Baked into a cookie, cake or cracker
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