“This is the Table That is Before Hashem” — Birkat Hamazon: Spiritual Anchor (Siyum on Masechet Brachot)

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August 05 2024
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Venue: YU Israel YU Israel

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Berachot 
Halacha:
Brachot 

Collections: R' Prawer Siyum Series

References: Berachot: 48B ,  Berachot: 46A ,  Berachot: 37A ,  Berachot: 20B  

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Birkat Hamazon is classically understood as an expression of gratitude for food. Rashi’s surprising claim—that without a zimmun we omit the blessing that best embodies this theme, “Hazan et hakol”—challenges us to rethink our understanding of this well-known mitzvah. Through its focus on Eretz Yisrael, Birkat Hamazon anchors the meal in the covenantal and spiritual institutions of Jewish life, elevating the physical toward the sacred.

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