Shabbat Blessings: HaMotzi - Blessing Over Bread Before a Meal

Hamotzi Blessing
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Say this blessing before eating bread (challah) at the beginning of a meal on Shabbat.

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Hebrew Text

בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה, יְיָ אֱלֹהֵינוּ, מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם הַמּוֹצִיא לֶחֶם מִן הָאָרֶץ.

Transliteration

Baruch atah, Adonai
Eloheinu melech haolam,
hamotzi lechem min haaretz.

Translation

Blessed are You, Adonai our God, Sovereign of all, who brings forth bread from the earth.

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Source

From Mishkan HaNefesh for Youth, copyright © 2018 by the Central Conference of American Rabbis. Used by permission of Central Conference of American Rabbis. All rights reserved. See more at the CCAR Press website.

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