Birkat Hamazon ברכת המזון
Birkat Hamazon is the prayer recited after a bread meal. It contains four prayers,
Prayer for... | Composer | Description |
|---|---|---|
The food | Moses | First, one gives thanks for the food. This blessing is said to have been composed by Moses (Berakhot 48b) to express gratitude for the manna. |
The land | Joshua | Second, one gives thanks for Eretz Israel. This blessing is said to have been composed by Joshua, upon leading the Jewish people into Eretz Israel. |
Jerusalem | David | Third, one praises Jerusalem. This blessing is Concerns Jerusalem, is ascribed to David, who established it as the capital of Israel and Solomon, who built the Temple in Jerusalem. |
God's goodness | Rabban Gamliel | A blessing of thanks for God's goodness. |