Grace After Meals
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Grace After Meals is a traditional Jewish prayer recited after eating a bread-based meal to thank God for sustenance and blessings.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish prayer
→
blessing → liturgical text → |
| addressedTo | God → |
| associatedRitualObject | cup of wine for zimun in some customs → |
| category | Jewish blessings over food → |
| firstBlessing | HaZan et HaOlam → |
| fourthBlessing | HaTov VeHaMeitiv → |
| halachicStatus | biblical commandment according to many authorities → |
| hasHebrewName | Birkat Hamazon → |
| includesTheme |
gratitude for Jerusalem
→
gratitude for sustenance → gratitude for the Land of Israel → petition for mercy → petition for rebuilding Jerusalem → recognition of divine providence → |
| language | Hebrew → |
| liturgicalAddition |
Al HaNissim on Hanukkah
→
Al HaNissim →
surface form: "Al HaNissim on Purim"
Harachaman supplications → Retzei on Shabbat → Yaaleh VeYavo on festivals and Rosh Chodesh → special texts on weddings and Sheva Brachot → |
| liturgicalBook | Siddur → |
| liturgicalContext |
recited after a meal with bread made from the five grains
→
recited after eating a bread-based meal → |
| mentions |
Jerusalem
→
Zion → Eretz HaKodesh →
surface form: "the Land of Israel"
Torah →
surface form: "the Torah"
the covenant → |
| oftenIntroducedBy | Zimun → |
| performedAfter | washing of hands for bread (Netilat Yadayim) → |
| primaryFunction | expression of thanks to God for food → |
| recitationMode |
communal prayer
→
individual prayer → |
| recitedBy |
men in Jewish law
→
women in Jewish law → |
| religiousTradition | Judaism → |
| requiresZimunWhen |
three or more adult Jewish men eat together according to traditional law
→
three or more adult Jews eat together according to some opinions including women → |
| secondBlessing | Al HaAretz VeAl HaMazon → |
| sourceText | Deuteronomy 8:10 → |
| specialZimunForm | Zimun with God’s name when ten adult men are present → |
| structure | four main blessings → |
| thirdBlessing | Boneh Yerushalayim → |
| variant |
Ashkenazi text version
→
Italian text version → Sephardi text version → Yemenite text version → |