Food Blessings

Thanks spending another fun Sunday with us! I really enjoyed talking about food and food blessings with all of you. I thought I'd share a copy of the different food blessings we read in our family groups:

                                       

Jewish Blessings for Food and Drink

Bread

Barukh ata Adonai Eloheinu melekh ha'olam hamotzi lehem min ha'aretz.
Blessed are You, Lord our God, Ruler of the universe, who brings forth bread from the earth.

 

Wine & Grape Juice

Barukh ata Adonai Eloheinu melekh ha'olam borei p'ri hagafen.
Blessed are You, Lord our God, Ruler of the universe, who creates the fruit of the vine.

 

Fruit

Barukh ata Adonai Eloheinu melekh ha'olam borei p'ri ha'eitz.
Blessed are You, Lord our God, Ruler of the universe, who creates the fruit of the tree.

Vegetables

Barukh ata Adonai Eloheinu melekh ha'olam borei p'ri ha'adamah.
Blessed are You, Lord our God, Ruler of the universe, who creates the fruit of the ground.

 

Grains

Barukh ata Adonai Eloheinu melekh ha'olam borei minei mezonot.
Blessed are You, Lord our God, Ruler of the universe, who creates varieties of nourishment.

 

Miscellaneous Food (meat, poultry, eggs, fish, dairy products, candy)

Barukh ata Adonai Eloheinu melekh ha'olam shehakol niyah bidvaro.
Blessed are You, Lord our God, Ruler of the universe, at whose word all came to be.

Here is a lovely article that builds on the orange activity we did and talks about the deeper, modern meaning behind doing HaMotzi prayer before meals: 

HaMotzi: The Deeper Significance: My Jewish Learning

Some progressive Jews have taken the principals behind thoughtful eating several steps beyond just blessing our food and have been rethinking the whole idea behind kosher eating. If you are interested in eating organic, sustainability or locally you might want to check out this article about "Eco-kosher Jews" from the LA Times:

Eco-Kosher Jews: LA Times

And if all this talk of food is making you hungry, here is a fantastic Jewish family cook book. It has lots of wonderful, kid friendly Jewish recipes that are easy for kids to follow along with as well as photos and mini history lessons about some of recipes .

 

Chocolate Chip Challah Cook Book 

We looks forward to seeing all the kids this week for a Kids Only Day. We will spend the next two weeks looking and the concepts and meaning of Shabbat. We will see everyone back again for Family Day on Nov. 13th!

Shabbat Shalom!

-Suzan