Blessings for Food

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Food is a source of sustenance and pleasure. It brings us together around the table for holiday feasts and simple weekday meals. Baking challah with an old family recipe reminds us how food connects us to time and tradition. Trying an international dish at a new restaurant or growing our own tomatoes can show us the complex relationship between food and place. All of this is remarkable, providing so many reasons to pause and offer a blessing. 
 

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This ritual frames starting solid foods as a time honor the sacredness of nourishment.
Don’t fret about terms, / she croons. / Just watch the squirrels
“The pause is mine. Hamotzi. All mine…”
“The nearby porch clutter did not diminish their / prayers, inspiring my own return to Shabbat.”
“G-d forbid we eat grocery store drek.”
A poem of admiration for pomegranates
“Grant me the strength to sustain my life, / As you commanded…”
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“For the treasures of healthy sustenance I enjoy each day”

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