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Berachah Me’ein Shalosh — Nusach Sefarad — The Abbreviated Blessing After Food (Sephardic Rite)

Berachah Me'ein Shalosh — Nusach Sefarad
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The Berachah Me'ein Shalosh — literally 'a blessing that is a condensed form of three' — is a shortened after-blessing recited following certain foods: wine, the seven special species of the Land of Israel (wheat, barley, grapes, figs, pomegranates, olives, and dates), and grain-based foods. Rooted in the Talmud, it distills the three central themes of Birkat Hamazon into a single blessing: gratitude for food, love of the Land of Israel, and hope for Jerusalem. Whoever wishes to encounter the ancient Jewish practice of blessing after eating is warmly welcome here.

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Blessed are You, Adonai our God, Sovereign of the universe, for:

[For wine:] The vine and the fruit of the vine:

[For fruits of the seven species:] The tree and the fruit of the tree:

[For grain foods:] The sustenance and the nourishment:

[For grain foods and wine together:] The sustenance and the nourishment and the vine and the fruit of the vine:

And for the produce of the field, and for the precious, good, and spacious land

That You desired and bequeathed to our forefathers, to eat of its fruit and to be satisfied with its goodness.

Have compassion, (please,) Adonai our God, on Israel Your people,

And on Jerusalem Your city,

And on Zion, the resting place of Your glory,

And on Your altar and on Your Temple.

Rebuild Jerusalem, the holy city, speedily in our days;

Bring us up within her and gladden us in her rebuilding;

May we eat of her fruit and be satisfied with her goodness,

And bless You for her in holiness and in purity:

[On Shabbat:] Be pleased and grant us relief on this Shabbat day:

[On Rosh Chodesh:] Remember us for good on this New Moon day:

[On Rosh Hashanah:] Remember us for good on this Day of Remembrance:

[On a festival:] Gladden us on this festival of (name of festival):

For You, Adonai, are good and do good to all,

And we give thanks to You for the land and for:

[For wine:] Blessed are You, Adonai, for the land and for the fruit of the vine:

(In the Land of Israel: and for the fruit of her vine)

[For fruits:] Blessed are You, Adonai, for the land and for the fruits:

(In the Land of Israel: and for her fruits)

[For grain foods:] Blessed are You, Adonai, for the land and for the sustenance and the nourishment:

[For grain foods and wine together:] Blessed are You, Adonai, for the land and for the sustenance and the nourishment and for the fruit of the vine:

(In the Land of Israel: and for the fruit of her vine)

Common Questions

The seven species (shivat haminim) are the seven agricultural products with which the Land of Israel is praised in the Torah (Deuteronomy 8:8): wheat, barley, grapes, figs, pomegranates, olives, and dates (date honey). Foods made from or containing these species — such as grape wine, olive oil, or date cake — require this specific after-blessing rather than the longer Birkat Hamazon.