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8 Comments Posted
Grace After meals is so long!!!!!!!!
Especially when one is rushing here or there.....
Just telling you how i feel.
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I liked this article. I always say a little prayer before I eat "Blessed art though G-d....for everything came into being with His word.
But this seems like a more complete finishing of the circle from beginning to the end of a meal. Thank you again for a nice article :)
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It is really good to have this Prayer, thank you once again for your generosity, Chabad!
I can understand the previous writer feeling that the prayer is so long, and who am I to criticise? I would just like to point out though, that making time to recite these prayers is, to me, a way of fulfilling the 1st and 2nd commandments; not to have any other god before G-d. If we haven't enough time for a prayer, is He really 1st in our lives?
It's funny how much time we make for other things. One of the many beautiful things about Judaism is that one is constantly reminded of G-d all day every day; waking up, washing hands, before eating, after eating, and more. I love this.
Shalom
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Is there a shorter version that can be said for Grace After Meals> And is there a general Grace Before Meals that one can say instead of all all the little ones for each food?
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While there isn't a shorter Grace After Meals which is said after eating bread you can start by saying the first paragraph and slowly add more as you are able.
There is no general Grace said before meals, we thank G-d for each specific food item we eat, unless we eat bread, in which case, the blessing on bread covers all the blessings and exempts one from reciting the others.
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Am I right in thinking that this long prayer is only for meals with bread? All other meals without bread count as 'snacks' which only need the other shorter after-blessings?
Thank you for all the updates and information. This website is excellent.
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That's right Clare, this is the Grace After Meals which is said after eating bread. See this link for the shorter version said after eating other types of foods.
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Hi Ezza,
I absolutely agree with you about G-d being No. 1 in our lives but sometimes , well very often, when pressure is on...one rushes off after eating. But i do agree with you. We are so constantly reminded of G-d.
Just wish I was more disciplined.
Clare you asked for the Grace in hebrew. Don't we the grace for the other foods in our prayer book?
Thank you for bringing up "bread" and the longer Grace after Meals. Why is that? Why does bread play such a prominent role ?
Thank you.
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