{"id":5388,"date":"2017-08-30T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-08-30T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kol-ami.kulam.org\/2017\/08\/30\/ashkenazi-grace-after-meals-audio-text"},"modified":"2018-06-12T12:15:02","modified_gmt":"2018-06-12T09:15:02","slug":"ashkenazi-grace-after-meals-audio-text","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kol-ami.kulam.org\/en\/2017\/08\/30\/ashkenazi-grace-after-meals-audio-text\/","title":{"rendered":"Ashkenazi Grace After Meals (Audio + Text)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/aju-edu\/sets\/birkat-hamazon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">recording<\/a> presents the complete Grace After Meals according to Ashkenazi custom, sung with the\u00a0modern Israeli pronunciation of Hebrew in a slow, clear voice to a popular melody. P<\/span><\/em><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">erformed by <a href=\"https:\/\/cbent.org\/clergy\/hazzan-sandy-bernstein\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sandy Bernstein<\/a>, Chazzan of Congregation Beth El-Ner Tamid (CBENT), and shared by the American Jewish University (AJU) of the Conservative Movement, it begins with Shir Hamaalot (the Psalm sung before the blessing on Shabbat and festivals) followed by a gender-inclusive responsive \u201ccall to blessing\u201d and each subsequent paragraph of the Grace After Meals. The special paragraph added on Shabbat is also included.\u00a0 A text of Grace After Meals in Hebrew with an English translation can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sefaria.org\/Birkat_Hamazon,_Birkat_Hamazon,_Preliminary_Psalms?lang=bi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>. A text of Grace After Meals in English and transliteration can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aish.com\/sh\/ht\/fn\/48971701.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a> or below.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe width=\"1170\" height=\"450\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Fplaylists%2F18867990&#038;show_artwork=true&#038;maxwidth=1170&#038;maxheight=1000&#038;dnt=1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>A Song of Ascents (Shir Hama&#8217;alot)<\/h2>\n<div class=\"textRange basetext\">\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"textInner\">\n<div class=\"segment highlight\">\n<p><em>(Recited on Sabbath and festivals)<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"he\">When the Lord turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like unto them that dream. Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with exultation: then said they among the nations, The Lord hath done great things for them. The Lord hath done great things for us; whereat we rejoiced. Bring back our captivity, O Lord, as the streams in the south. They that sow in tears shall reap in joy. Though he goeth on his way weeping, bearing the store of seed, he shall come back with joy, bearing his sheaves.<\/p>\n<p><em>Shir ha-maalot,\u00a0beshuv Adonai et shivat tziyon\u00a0hayinu ke-cholmim.\u00a0Az yimalei sechok pinu<\/em><br \/>\n<em> u-leshoneinu rinah az yomru va goyim\u00a0higdil Adonai la&#8217;asot im eileh.\u00a0Higdil Adonai la&#8217;asot imanu<\/em><br \/>\n<em> hayinu semeichim.\u00a0Shuvah Adonai et sheviteinu\u00a0ka-afikim ba-negev.\u00a0Ha-zorim be-dimah be-rinah yiktzoru.\u00a0Haloch yeileich u&#8217;vachoh\u00a0nosei meshech ha-zara,\u00a0bo yavo ve-rinah\u00a0nosei alumotav.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"clearFix\">Invitation to Blessing (Zimmun)<\/h3>\n<p><em>(After eating in a group)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Leader begins:<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Rabotai nevareich.<\/em><br \/>\nMy friends, let us say the blessing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The others answer:<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>Yehi sheim Adonai mevorach mei-atah ve-ad olam.<\/em><br \/>\nMay the name of the Lord be blessed from now and forever more.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The leader continues:<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Bireshut &#8212; kol ha mesubaim kan, maranan ve-rabanan ve-rabotai, nevareich<\/em><br \/>\n<em>(If there are ten men present add: Eloheinu)\u00a0she-achalnu mishelo<br \/>\n<\/em>May the name of the Lord be blessed from now and forever more.\u00a0With permission of the distinguished people present,\u00a0Let us bless Him (If there are 10 men present add: our God)\u00a0whose food we have eaten.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The others say<em>:<br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong><em>Baruch (Eloheinu) she-achalnu mishelo\u00a0uve-tuvo chayinu.<br \/>\n<\/em>Blessed is He (our God) whose food we have eaten\u00a0and through whose goodness we live.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"textRange basetext\">\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"textInner\">\n<div class=\"segment highlight\">\n<h3 class=\"clearFix\">Grace After Meals (Birkat Hamazon)<\/h3>\n<p class=\"clearFix\"><em>Baruch ata Adonai, Eloheinu melech ha-olam,\u00a0ha-zan et ha-olam kulo\u00a0be-tuvo be-chein be-chesed uve-rachamim\u00a0hu notein lechem le-chol basar,\u00a0ki le-olam chasdo.\u00a0Uve-tuvo ha gadol\u00a0tamid lo chasar lanu\u00a0ve&#8217;al yechsar lanu mazon le-olam vaed.\u00a0Ba&#8217;avur shemo ha gadol\u00a0ki hu El zan u-mefarneis la-kol\u00a0u-meitiv la-kol u-meichin mazon\u00a0le-chol beriyotav asher baro.\u00a0Baruch ata Adonai, ha-zan et ha-kol.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Blessed art thou, O Lord our God, King of the universe, who feedest the whole world with thy goodness, with grace, with lovingkindness and tender mercy; thou givest food to all flesh, for thy lovingkindness endureth for ever. Through thy great goodness food hath never failed us: O may it not fail us for ever and ever for thy great name&#8217;s sake, since thou nourishest and sustainest all beings and doest good unto all, and providest food for all thy creatures whom thou hast created. Blessed art thou, O Lord, who givest food unto all.<\/p>\n<p class=\"textRange basetext\"><em>Nodeh lecha Adonai Eloheinu\u00a0al she-hinchalta la-avoteinu\u00a0eretz chemdah tovah u-rechavoh ve-al she-hotzeitanu Adonai Eloheinu mei-eretz mitzrayim\u00a0u feditanu mi-belt avadim,\u00a0ve-al beritcha she-chatamta bi-vesareinu,\u00a0ve-al Toratcha she-limadetanu,\u00a0ve-al chukecha she-hodatanu,\u00a0ve-al chayim chein va-chesed she-chonantanu,\u00a0ve-al achilat mazon sha-ata zan u-mefarneis otanu tamid\u00a0be-chol yom uve-chol eit uve-chol sha&#8217;ah.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>We thank You, Lord our God,\u00a0for having given the heritage to our fathers\u00a0of a lovely, fine and spacious land,\u00a0and for having brought us out, Lord our God, from Egypt, and for rescuing us from slavery,\u00a0and also for Your covenant which You sealed in our flesh,\u00a0as well as for Your Torah which You taught us,\u00a0and Your laws of which You told us,\u00a0and for the life, grace and kindness You have granted us,\u00a0and for the food which You supply and provide for us constantly,\u00a0every day, all the time, and at every hour.<\/p>\n<p class=\"textRange basetext\"><em>Ve-al ha-kol Adonai Eloheinu\u00a0anachnu modim lach u-mevarchim otach\u00a0yitbarach shimcha be fi kol chai tamid le-olam va-ed.\u00a0Ka-katuv, ve-achalta ve-savata u-veirachta\u00a0et Adonai Elohecha al ha-aretz ha-tovah asher natan lach.\u00a0Baruch atah Adonai, al ha-aretz ve-al ha-mazon.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"textRange basetext\">So for everything, Lord our God,\u00a0we thank You and bless You\u00a0may Your name be blessed in the speech of all living beings, constantly, for all time. For it is written: &#8220;And you shall eat, and be satisfied, and bless\u00a0the Lord your God for the good land He gave you.&#8221;\u00a0You are blessed, Lord, for the land and for the food.<\/p>\n<p class=\"textRange basetext\"><em>Racheim Adonai Eloheinu\u00a0al Yisrael amecha\u00a0ve-al Yerushalayim irecha\u00a0ve-al tziyon mishkan kevodecha\u00a0ve-al malchut beit David meshichecha\u00a0ve-al ha-bayit ha gadol\u00a0veha-kadosh she-nikra shimcha alav.Eloheinu avinu re&#8217;einu zuneinu\u00a0parneseinu ve-chalkeleinu\u00a0ve-harvicheinu ve-harvach lanu\u00a0Adonai Eloheinu meheirah mi-kol tzaroteinu.Ve-na al tatzricheinu Adonai Eloheinu\u00a0Lo lidei matnat basar va-dam ve-lo lidei halva&#8217;atam,\u00a0ki im le-yadcha ha-melei&#8217;ah ha-petucha\u00a0ha-kedoshah veha-rechavah,\u00a0she-lo neivosh ve-lo nikaleim le-olam vaed.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"textRange basetext\">Have mercy, Lord our God,\u00a0on Israel Your people,\u00a0on Jerusalem Your city,\u00a0on Zion the home of your glory,\u00a0on the kingdom of the house of David, Your anointed one,\u00a0and on the great and holy house which is called by Your name.Our God, our Father, look after us and feed us,\u00a0give us a livelihood and support us,\u00a0and provide a respite for us &#8212; a respite for us,\u00a0Lord our God, soon, from all our troubles.And please, let us not be dependent, Lord our God,\u00a0neither on a gift, nor on a loan from a human being,\u00a0but rather on Your full, open,\u00a0holy and generous hand,\u00a0so that we should never feel embarrassed or ashamed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"textRange basetext\"><strong>Special paragraph for Shabbat:<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>Retzeih ve-hachalitzeinu Adonai Eloheinu be-mitzvotecha\u00a0uve-mitzvat yom ha-shevi ha-Shabbat ha gadol veha-kadosh ha-zeh.\u00a0Ki yom zeh gadol ve-kadosh hu lefanecha\u00a0lishbot bo ve-lanuach bo be-ahavah ke-mitzvat retzonecha.Uvi-retzoncha haniyach lanu Adonai Eloheinu\u00a0she-lo tehei tzarah ve-yagon va-anachah be-yom menuchateinu.\u00a0Ve-hareinu Adonai Eloheinu be-nechamat tziyon irecha\u00a0uve-vinyan Yerushalayim ir kodshecha\u00a0ki atah hu baal ha-yeshuot u-vaal ha-nechamot.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"textRange basetext\">Be pleased, Lord our God, to strengthen us through Your commandments, especially the commandment of the seventh day,\u00a0this great and holy Shabbat.\u00a0For this is indeed a great and holy day for You;\u00a0to rest and be at ease,\u00a0with loving concern for the command of Your will.So may it please You to grant us rest, Lord our God,\u00a0with no trouble, or unhappiness, or weeping on our day of rest.\u00a0And let us witness, Lord our God, the consolation of Zion, Your city, and the building up of Jerusalem, Your holy city,\u00a0for you are the Lord of redemption, and the Lord of consolation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>On all days continue here:<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>U-veneih Yerushalayim ir ha-kodesh bi-meheirah ve-yameinu.\u00a0Baruch atah Adonai, boneh ve-rachamav Yerushalayim.\u00a0Amein.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"textRange basetext\">And may You build up Jerusalem,\u00a0the holy city, rapidly in our lifetimes.\u00a0You are blessed, Lord, who in His mercy, builds up Jerusalem.\u00a0Amen.<\/p>\n<p class=\"textRange basetext\"><em>Baruch atah Adonai, Eloheinu melech ha-olam,\u00a0ha-Eil avinu malkeinu adireinu boreinu\u00a0go&#8217;aleinu yotzreinu kedosheinu kedosh Yaakov,\u00a0ro&#8217;einu ro&#8217;eih Yisrael\u00a0ha-melech ha-tov veha-meitiv la-kol\u00a0<\/em><em>shebechol yom va-yom\u00a0hu heitiv hu meitiv hu yeitiv lanu.Hu gemalanu hu gomleinu hu yigmeleinu la-ad\u00a0lechein le-chesed ule-rachamim\u00a0ule-revach hatzalah ve-hatzlacha beracha viyshuah nechama parnasa ve-chalkalah\u00a0ve-rachamim ve-chayim ve-shalom ve-chol tov,\u00a0umi-kol tuv le-olam al yechasreinu.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"textRange basetext\">You are blessed, Lord our God, Sovereign of the world God who is our Father, our King, our Mighty One, our Creator,\u00a0our Redeemer, our Maker, our Holy One-the Holy One Jacob\u00a0our Shepherd, the Shepherd of Israel\u00a0the King who is good and does good to all\u00a0who each and every day\u00a0has been good, is good and will be good to us.He gave, gives, and will always give us\u00a0grace, kindness, and mercy,\u00a0and respite, deliverance, and success, blessing\u00a0and salvation, comfort, a livelihood and sustenance,\u00a0and mercy and life and peace and everything that is good\u00a0and may He never let us lack anything that is good.<\/p>\n<p class=\"textRange basetext\"><em>Ha-rachaman hu yimloch aleinu le-olam va&#8217;ed.Ha-rachaman hu yitbarach ba-shamayim uva-aretz.Ha-rachaman hu yishtabach le-dor dorim\u00a0ve-yitpa&#8217;eir banu la&#8217;ad u&#8217;le-neitzach netzachim\u00a0ve-yit&#8217;adar banu la&#8217;ad ule-olmei olamim.Ha-rachaman hu yefarneseinu be-chavod. Ha-rachaman hu yishbor uleinu mei&#8217;al tzavareinu\u00a0ve-hu yolicheinu komemiyut le-artzeinu.Ha-rachaman hu yishlach berachah merubah ba-bayit ha-zeh\u00a0ve-al shulchan zeh she-achalnu alav.Ha-rachaman hu yishlach lanu et Eiliyahu ha-navi zachur la-tov\u00a0viyvaser lanu besorot tovot yeshuot venechamot.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"textRange basetext\">May the Merciful One rule over us forever.May the Merciful One be blessed in heaven and on earth.May the Merciful One be praised for generation upon generation, and may He be glorified through us forever and ever,\u00a0and may He be honored through us eternally.May the Merciful One grant us an honorable livelihood.May the Merciful One break the yoke from our neck\u00a0and lead us upright to our land.May the Merciful One send a plentiful blessing on this house\u00a0and on this table at which we have eaten. May the Merciful One send us Elijah the prophet who is remembered for good who will bring us good tidings of salvation and comfort.<\/p>\n<p class=\"textRange basetext\"><em>Ha-rachaman hu yevareich&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"textRange basetext\"><strong>(when eating at one&#8217;s parents:)<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>et avi mori ba&#8217;al ha-bayit\u00a0v&#8217;et imi morati ba&#8217;alat ha-bayit ha-zeh, otam\u00a0ve-et beitam ve-et zaram ve-et kol asher lahem<\/em><\/p>\n<p>my honored father, the man of this house and my honored mother, the woman of this house &#8212; them, and their household, their children and everything that is theirs<\/p>\n<p class=\"textRange basetext\"><b>(for one&#8217;s hosts:)<em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/b><em>et ba&#8217;al ha-bayit ha-zeh v&#8217;et ba&#8217;alat ha-bayit ha-zeh, otam ve-et beitam ve-et zaram ve-et kol asher lahem<\/em><\/p>\n<p>the man of this house, and the woman of this house &#8212; them,\u00a0together with their household, their children and everything that is theirs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"textRange basetext\"><b>(when eating at home:)<em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/b><em>oti ve-et ishti (ba&#8217;ali) ve-et zari ve-et kol asher li<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"textRange basetext\">myself, my wife (or husband),\u00a0and my children and everything that is mine,<\/p>\n<p class=\"textRange basetext\"><strong>all continue:<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>&#8230;ve-et kol ha-mesubin kan otanu ve-et kol asher lanu,\u00a0kemo she-nitbarchu avoteinu Avraham Yitzhak ve-Yaakov\u00a0ba-kol mi-kol kol, kein yevareich otanu kulanu yachad biverachah sheleimah ve-nomar amein.<\/em><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"textRange basetext\">&#8230;and all who are seated here,us, together with all that is ours,\u00a0just as our fathers, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob,\u00a0were blessed totally\u00a0so may He bless us, all of us together,\u00a0with a complete blessing,<br \/>\nand let us say, Amen.<\/p>\n<p class=\"textRange basetext\"><em>Ba-marom yelamdu aleihem ve-aleinu\u00a0zechut she-tehei le-mishmeret shalom.\u00a0Ve-nisa verachah mei-eit Adonai\u00a0u-tzedakah mei-Elohei yisheinu.\u00a0Ve-nimtza chein ve-seichel tov be-einei Elohim ve-adam.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"textRange basetext\">May a plea be heard on high, for them and for us,\u00a0which will result in the security of peace.\u00a0So may we receive a blessing from the Lord\u00a0and righteousness from the God of our salvation.\u00a0So may we find favor and understanding in the sight of God and man.<\/p>\n<p class=\"textRange basetext\"><strong>On Shabbat:<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>Ha-rachaman hu yanchileinu yom she-kulo Shabbat\u00a0u-menuchah le-chayei ha-olamim.<br \/>\n<\/em>May the Merciful One bring us the day that will be totally Shabbat\u00a0and rest in everlasting life.<\/p>\n<p class=\"textRange basetext\"><strong>All days, continue:<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>Ha-rachaman hu yezakeinu liymot ha-moshiach\u00a0ule-chayei ha-olam ha-ba.<br \/>\n<\/em>May the Merciful One make us worthy of the days of the Messiah\u00a0and the life of the world to come.<\/p>\n<p class=\"textRange basetext\"><em>Migdol yeshuot malko\u00a0ve-oseh chesed li-meshicho\u00a0le-David ule-zaro ad olam.\u00a0Oseh shalom bi-meromav\u00a0hu ya&#8217;aseh shalom aleinu ve-al kol Yisrael ve-imru amein.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"textRange basetext\">He brings about great victories for His king\u00a0and shows kindness to his anointed one to David and to his descendants forever.\u00a0He who makes peace in His high places,\u00a0may He bring about peace for us and for all Israel,\u00a0and say, Amen.<\/p>\n<p class=\"textRange basetext\"><em>Yeru et Adonai kedoshav\u00a0ki ein machsor liyrei&#8217;av.\u00a0Kefirim rashu ve-ra&#8217;eivu\u00a0ve-dorshei Adonai lo yachseru chol tov.\u00a0Hodu ladonai ki tov\u00a0ki le-olam chasdo.\u00a0Potei&#8217;ach et yadecha u-masbia le-chol chai ratzon. Baruch ha-gever asher yivtach ba&#8217;Adonai\u00a0ve-hayah Adonai mivtacho.\u00a0Na&#8217;ar hayiti gam zakanti\u00a0ve-lo ra&#8217;iti tzaddik ne&#8217;ezav\u00a0ve&#8217;zaro mevakeish lachem.\u00a0Adonai oz le-amo yitein\u00a0Adonai yevareich et amo va-shalom<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"textRange basetext\">Stand in awe of the Lord, you who are His holy ones, for there is nothing lacking to those who stand in awe of Him.\u00a0Even young lions suffer want and hunger,\u00a0but those who seek the Lord will not lack any good thing.\u00a0Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good,\u00a0for His kindness is everlasting.\u00a0You open Your hand and satisfy the desire of all living. Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord,\u00a0and who makes the Lord the object of his trust.\u00a0I was young and I have become old,\u00a0and yet I never overlooked a deserving man who was destitute,\u00a0with his children begging for bread.\u00a0May the Lord give strength to His people. May the Lord bless his people with peace.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This recording presents the complete Grace After Meals according to Ashkenazi custom, sung with the\u00a0modern Israeli pronunciation of Hebrew in a slow, clear voice to a popular melody. 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