Daily Blessings: For Foods

Blessings recited before eating foods of different types

For bread:

Transliteration

Baruch atah Adonai, Eloheinu melech haolam, hamotzi lechem min ha-aretz.

Translation

We praise You, Eternal God, Sovereign of the universe, who causes bread to come forth from the earth.

 

For wine or grape juice:

Transliteration

Baruch atah Adonai, Eloheinu melech haolam, borei p'ri hagafen.

 

Translation

We praise You, Eternal God, Sovereign of the universe, who creates the fruit of the vine.

For cereals and pastry, such as oatmeal, cakes, cookies, and all foods other than bread that are prepared from wheat, barley, rye, oats, spelt, and rice:

Transliteration

Baruch atah Adonai, Eloheinu melech haolam, borei minei m'zonot.

 

Translation

We praise You, Eternal God, Sovereign of the universe, who creates many kinds of food.

 

For vegetables and fruits that grow in the soil, such as broccoli, peanuts, tomatoes, etc.:

Transliteration

Baruch atah Adonai, Eloheinu melech haolam, borei p'ri ha-adama.

Translation

We praise You, Eternal God, Sovereign of the universe, who creates the fruit of the earth.

 

Blessings recited before eating foods of different types

For bread:

Transliteration

Baruch atah Adonai, Eloheinu melech haolam, hamotzi lechem min ha-aretz.

Translation

We praise You, Eternal God, Sovereign of the universe, who causes bread to come forth from the earth.