{"id":3754,"date":"2013-10-09T07:45:09","date_gmt":"2013-10-09T14:45:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/?p=3754"},"modified":"2014-08-23T15:32:13","modified_gmt":"2014-08-23T22:32:13","slug":"bless-the-food-or-bless-elohim-the-maker-of-the-food","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/2013\/10\/09\/bless-the-food-or-bless-elohim-the-maker-of-the-food\/","title":{"rendered":"Bless the Food or Bless Elohim the Maker of the Food?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Genesis 14:19\u201320, <i>He blessed him.<\/i><\/strong><b> <\/b>According to Jewish tradition based on Genesis 14:18\u201320 and the example of Yeshua in the Testimony of Yeshua, we are to bless YHVH before partaking of a meal (Mark 8:7), and according to YHVH\u2019s Torah instructions, his people are to thank him for the food after a meal is completed (Deut 8:10).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/2013\/10\/09\/bless-the-food-or-bless-elohim-the-maker-of-the-food\/attachment\/21181197\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3755\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-3755\" alt=\"21181197\" src=\"http:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/21181197-300x215.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"215\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/21181197-300x215.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/21181197-418x300.jpg 418w, https:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/21181197.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>The <i>B\u2019rakhah<\/i> is a traditional Jewish blessing which is recited or sung before a meal involving the blessing and breaking of the bread of fellowship followed by the blessing of and the drinking of the fruit of the vine.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"evernoteSiteMemory\"><a href=\"javascript:\" onclick=\"Evernote.doClip({title: 'Bless the Food or Bless Elohim the Maker of the Food?',url: 'https:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/2013\/10\/09\/bless-the-food-or-bless-elohim-the-maker-of-the-food\/',contentID: 'post-3754',suggestTags: 'Blessing Food,Blessing Over Food,Genesis,Prayer at Meals',providerName: 'Hoshana Rabbah Blog',styling: 'text' });return false\" class=\"evernoteSiteMemoryLink\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.evernote.com\/article-clipper.png\" \nclass=\"evernoteSiteMemoryButton\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"evernoteSiteMemoryClear\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Genesis 14:19\u201320, He blessed him. 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