עוֹד לֹא אָכַלְנוּ
עוֹד לֹא שָׁתִינוּ
יָבֵשׁ לָנוּ בַּגָּרוֹן
הָבוּ לָנוּ מַשְׁקֶה
מִיט אַ בִּיסֶל קאַשקע
אָז נשירה וְנָרֹן
עוֹד לֹא אָכַלְנוּ
עוֹד לֹא שָׁתִינוּ
יָבֵשׁ לָנוּ בַּגָּרוֹן
מוּכָנִים כְּבָר אָנוּ
לֶאֱכוֹל כּוּלָנוּ
וְנׁאמָר בְּתֵיאָבוֹן
I think I learned about how important Birkat Hamazon is, and how despite the importance of it, some people think of it as simply a song that we sing over and over, and that it is of no importance at all.
Go to this site to find other lyrics.
https://www.zemereshet.co.il
Thinking about Birkat Ha-Mazon: Please create a text box below this by clicking on the "plus sign" and add your poem, story, song, or a link to your powerpoint below this. Include the names of all the people who worked on it with you. Label it, A Time When I Was (We Were) Really Hungry.
A Time When We Were Really Hungry
Rachel and Peyton
I see people hungry.
They are dying on the streets.
People stop and stare at me like I am a sight to see.
Walking past the grocery store, I see a man dressed in rags.
Needs more food than me, I feel so bad.
Do I really need food today?
Or do others need more than me.
Seeing that man on the street.
Has made me change my perspective, I will not repeat.
My family almost never eats challah on Fridays, and we usually don't eat that much challah at all. Usually we eat other bread, or we don't eat bread at all.
Israelites got twice as much manna on Fridays as any other day of the week, because they couldn't get any on Saturday.
For a fascinating read about the rabbis' attitudes about food, why two loaves, and which foods should not be eaten because they will give you bad breath, or even worse, intestinal troubles, go to the source above by clicking on the underlined heading, and read through for a while. You won't be disappointed. Add quotes that you find interesting or intriguing here:
I think that blessings don't need the word G-d in them to really be a blessing. If you need to bless a friend who is going on a journey/trip, you don't need to say, "May G-d bless you on your journey."
Shira says- I agree. You don't need to mention God in order for something to count as a blessing, so long as your intention is for it to count as a blessing
Rachel and Levi think that None of this appears to make any sense, because there need to be three blessings after a meal, and it seems a little extensive.