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עַל הַמִּחְיָה

Al HaMichya

After eating grain products (Mezonot), grapes/wine, or fruits of the 7 species (figs, pomegranates, olives, dates)

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Why we say it

A special after-bracha for foods connected to the Land of Israel and its seven species.

The seven species aren't just agricultural — they represent God's special relationship with the Land of Israel. This bracha connects your snack to sacred geography.

Hebrew, transliteration & translation

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בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה ה׳ אֱלֹקֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם עַל הַמִּחְיָה וְעַל הַכַּלְכָּלָה וְעַל תְּנוּבַת הַשָּׂדֶה וְעַל אֶרֶץ חֶמְדָּה טוֹבָה וּרְחָבָה שֶׁרָצִיתָ וְהִנְחַלְתָּ לַאֲבוֹתֵינוּ לֶאֱכוֹל מִפִּרְיָהּ וְלִשְׂבּוֹעַ מִטּוּבָהּ

Baruch Atah Adonai Elokeinu Melech ha'olam al hamichya v'al hakalkalah v'al t'nuvat hasadeh v'al eretz chemdah tovah ur'chavah sheratizta v'hinchalta la'avoteinu le'echol mipiryah v'lisboa mituvah

Blessed are You... for the sustenance and nourishment, for the produce of the field, and for the desirable, good, and spacious land that You gave our ancestors to eat of its fruit and be satisfied with its goodness

This version is for grain products (Mezonot). The text changes slightly for wine (על הגפן) or fruits of the 7 species (על העץ).

Part 2 of 3

רַחֶם נָא ה׳ אֱלֹקֵינוּ עַל יִשְׂרָאֵל עַמֶּךָ וְעַל יְרוּשָׁלַיִם עִירֶךָ וְעַל צִיּוֹן מִשְׁכַּן כְּבוֹדֶךָ וְעַל מִזְבְּחֶךָ וְעַל הֵיכָלֶךָ וּבְנֵה יְרוּשָׁלַיִם עִיר הַקֹּדֶשׁ בִּמְהֵרָה בְיָמֵינוּ

Rachem na Adonai Elokeinu al Yisrael amecha v'al Yerushalayim irecha v'al Tzion mishkan k'vodecha v'al mizbachecha v'al heichalecha uv'nei Yerushalayim ir hakodesh bimheirah v'yameinu

Have mercy, Lord our God, on Israel Your people, on Jerusalem Your city, on Zion the dwelling of Your glory, on Your altar and Your Temple. Rebuild Jerusalem the holy city speedily in our days.

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וְהַעֲלֵנוּ לְתוֹכָהּ וְשַׂמְּחֵנוּ בְּבִנְיָנָהּ וְנֹאכַל מִפִּרְיָהּ וְנִשְׂבַּע מִטּוּבָהּ וּנְבָרֶכְךָ עָלֶיהָ בִּקְדֻשָּׁה וּבְטָהֳרָה. כִּי אַתָּה ה׳ טוֹב וּמֵטִיב לַכֹּל וְנוֹדֶה לְּךָ עַל הָאָרֶץ וְעַל הַמִּחְיָה. בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה ה׳ עַל הָאָרֶץ וְעַל הַמִּחְיָה

V'ha'aleinu l'tochah v'sam'cheinu b'vinyanah v'nochal mipiryah v'nisba mituvah un'varechecha aleha bikdushah uv'tahorah. Ki Atah Adonai tov umeitiv lakol v'nodeh l'cha al ha'aretz v'al hamichya. Baruch Atah Adonai al ha'aretz v'al hamichya

Bring us up to it, gladden us in its rebuilding, and we will eat of its fruit and be satisfied with its goodness, and bless You for it in holiness and purity. For You, God, are good and do good to all, and we thank You for the land and for the sustenance. Blessed are You, Lord, for the land and for the sustenance.

The ending changes: for wine say "על הגפן ועל פרי הגפן", for fruit say "על העץ ועל פרי העץ".

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