Grace after Meals for Weekdays according to Cairo Geniza Fragments

You, our Eternal God, are the essence of praise, and the universal sovereign, creator of the world and moulder of mankind who prepares food for all his creatures, as the verse has it: You give it openhandedly, feeding every creature to its heart’s content (Psalms 145:16). You, Eternal one, are the essence of blessing who provides food for all. You…

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This version of the Grace after Meals, preserved in the Cairo Geniza in two fragments, has aspects that follow Palestinian traditions, aspects that follow Babylonian traditions, and certain phrases that belong to other rites entirely. In the manuscript, the scribe recorded a longer and shorter version of the Grace after Meals, with the suggestion that the shorter text, presented here, be recited on weekdays. The text of the prayer and the initial instructions are entirely in Hebrew.

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