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      "section": "Selected Laws and Customs",
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          "english": "SELECTED LAWS AND CUSTOMS",
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          "english": "SELECTED LAWS AND CUSTOMS",
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          "type": "Passage",
          "english": "3. The blessing for all fruits that grow on trees is בּוֹרֵא פְּרִי הָעֵץ.",
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          "type": "Passage",
          "english": "4. On fruits and vegetables that grow in or from the ground one recites בּוֹרֵא פְּרִי הָאֲדָמָה, besides mushrooms, which are in the following category.",
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          "type": "Passage",
          "english": "5. On meat, fish, eggs, milk, and juice the blessing is שֶׁהַכֹּל נִהְיָה בִּדְבָרוֹ.",
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          "type": "Passage",
          "english": "6. The blessing שֶׁהַכֹּל נִהְיָה בִּדְבָרוֹ is made before drinking water, only when drinking to quench one's thirst.",
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          "type": "Passage",
          "english": "7. The blessing בּוֹרֵא מִינֵי מְזוֹנוֹת is recited over anything that is made from grain but is not in the category of bread, e.g., cake, pastry, cookies, etc. See below.",
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          "type": "Passage",
          "english": "8. On Shabbat and festivals, when a blessing over wine is recited for Kiddush before washing for bread, one is exempt from reciting another blessing over wine which he drinks during the meal, since it is included in the first blessing over the Kiddush wine.",
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          "english": "9. Today, with the production of so many different types of foodstuffs, the laws of blessings over foods are sometimes quite complex, and many a time the question arises as to which blessing should be made over a given manufactured food. This can depend on the origin of a dominating ingredient, for example, whether it is a tree-grown fruit or a vegetable, or its being considered \"bread\" or \"cake.\" Whenever one is in doubt concerning a blessing, one should consult a Rabbi.",
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          "english": "BLESSING AFTER A MEAL",
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          "type": "Passage",
          "english": "1. It is a Biblical commandment to recite the Blessing After a Meal, as it states, \"When you have eaten and are satiated, you shall bless the Lord your God.\" (Deuteronomy 8:10).",
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          "type": "Passage",
          "english": "2. Several introductory Psalms precede the Blessing After a Meal. On weekdays, it is customary to recite Psalms 137 and 67. The former is a reminder of the Destruction of the Beit Hamikdash. \"The loss of the Beit Hamikdash should be particularly felt at our dining table, because our table in many respects represents the Altar of the Beit Hamikdash. This is the time to remember the saying, 'Woe unto the children who have been banished from their father's table'\" (Shelah). Psalm 67 on the other hand, speaks of the Messianic Era and centers on the ultimate triumph of our people, when even the nations of the earth will recognize the justice and righteousness of the Supreme Judge.",
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          "type": "Passage",
          "english": "3. In view of the fact that we do not dwell on the Destruction or similar sad events in our Shabbat and Yom Tov prayers, these two Psalms are omitted on those days, as also on days when Tachnun is not said, such as Rosh Chodesh, Chol Hamoed, etc. Instead, we say two inspiring Psalms, 126 and 87, in which we remember Zion in a happier setting—the Redemption and Return to Zion, and Zion's ultimate glory.",
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          "type": "Passage",
          "english": "4. The Blessing After a Meal is preceded by the rinsing of the fingertips. This ritual is called Mayim Acharonim (\"the final waters\", i.e., after the meal).",
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          "type": "Passage",
          "english": "5. The water must be poured on the fingers into a utensil, not directly onto the floor where it would be trodden upon.",
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          "type": "Passage",
          "english": "6. After washing, the utensil containing the unclean water should be covered or removed from the table.",
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          "type": "Passage",
          "english": "7. Mayim Acharonim signifies the removal of impurity and the attainment of holiness, to sanctify ourselves when blessing God for the food (after the meal). For hands that have become dirtied by the food make us unfit for saying the Blessing After a Meal (Berachot 53b). Moreover, as there are certain salts injurious to man, it is obligatory to wash our hands after a meal to cleanse them from such salts and prevent any possible harm (Eruvin 17b; Chullin 105a-b. See Shulchan Aruch Harav, O. Ch., 181:1). In the spiritual sense, then, Mayim Acharonim signifies the removal of anything that is not holy, and is an act of self-sanctification: \"'Sanctify yourselves' (Leviticus 11:44)—this refers to Mayim Rishonim (the first waters; washing the hands before the meal), 'and you shall be holy' (ibid.)—this refers to Mayim Acharonim\" (Berachot 53b).",
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