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Blessings

Index of common berakhot.

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    Blessings for Food & Drink

    Blessings for Shabbat & Holidays


     

     

    Everyday Blessings & Rituals

     

     

    Blessings for Food & Drink

    Bread
    The hamotzi blessing

    Wine & Grape Juice
    Borei p'ri hagafen

    Fruit
    Things that grow on trees

    Vegetables
    Things that grow from the ground

    Grains
    Wheat, barley, and friends

    Miscellaneous Food
    Whatever else you eat

     

    Blessings for Shabbat & Holidays

    Lighting Shabbat Candles
    The start of Shabbat

    Lighting Holiday Candles
    The start of a festival

    Lighting Hanukkah Candles
    Around the menorah

    Wine & Grape Juice
    The kiddush blessing

    Washing Hands
    Before eating bread

    Bread
    The hamotzi blessing

    Spices
    For good-smelling things

     

     

    Everyday Blessings & Rituals

    Tallit
    Putting on a prayer shawl

    Hearing Good News
    Celebratory words

    Hearing Tragic News
    Coming to terms

    Seeing a Rainbow
    An expression of wonder

    Washing Hands
    A clean start

    Torah Study
    Before beginning

    A Head of State
    When seeing one