Blessings for Food

A girl with closed eyes smiling, holding a bowl of raspberries.

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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Tofu, ice cream, beer, and liquor are new symbolic foods that reference this past year

a picnic basket in a field of grass and flowers, on top is a thermos, mug, apples, and cookies.

“the kindness your soul starvingly seeks”

A stack of bagels topped with poppy seeds and cheese on a wooden surface with a dark background.
This land belongs to no one / but God. The Earth was here / before us and will endure / after we are gone.
several hands holding wine glasses making a cheers

“This is the story of how our bread came to be…”

Several hands gather around and pull apart a loaf of braided bread.

A mindful alternative blessing before eating

Girl with closed eyes holds and smells a bowl of raspberries, wearing a pink shirt and smiling softly.

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