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      <slug>170-171-170-171-blessing-after-a-meal-blessing-after-a-meal</slug>
      <section>Blessing After a Meal</section>
      <topic>Blessing After a Meal</topic>
      <printPages>170-171</printPages>
      <pdfPages>170-171</pdfPages>
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        <section>
          <english>Blessing After a Meal</english>
          <transliteration/>
        </section>
        <topic>
          <english>Blessing After a Meal</english>
          <transliteration/>
        </topic>
        <printPages>170-171</printPages>
        <correlativePages>88</correlativePages>
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      <body>
        <body>
          <type>Instructions</type>
          <text>On days when Tachanun is not said (see page 108), say the following two chapters:</text>
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        <body>
          <type>Annotation</type>
          <text>We will have great joy when the Redemption arrives</text>
        </body>
        <body>
          <type>Passage</type>
          <condition>On days when Tachanun is not said</condition>
          <hebrew>שִׁיר הַמַּעֲלוֹת, בְּשׁוּב יְהֹוָה אֶת
שִׁיבַת צִיּוֹן, הָיִינוּ
כְּחֹלְמִים:&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; אָז יִמָּלֵא שְׂחוֹק
פִּינוּ וּלְשׁוֹנֵנוּ רִנָּה, אָז יֹאמְרוּ
בַגּוֹיִם, הִגְדִּיל יְהֹוָה לַעֲשׂוֹת עִם
אֵלֶּה: הִגְדִּיל יְהֹוָה לַעֲשׂוֹת
עִמָּנוּ, הָיִינוּ שְׂמֵחִים:&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;
שׁוּבָה יְהֹוָה אֶת שְׁבִיתֵנוּ,
כַּאֲפִיקִים בַּנֶּגֶב: הַזֹּרְעִים
בְּדִמְעָה, בְּרִנָּה יִקְצֹרוּ: הָלוֹךְ
יֵלֵךְ וּבָכֹה נֹשֵׂא מֶשֶׁךְ הַזָּרַע,
בֹּא יָבֹא בְרִנָּה נֹשֵׂא אֲלֻמֹּתָיו:&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt;</hebrew>
          <english>The following is a &lt;b&gt;song&lt;/b&gt; that was sung by the Levites on &lt;b&gt;the steps&lt;/b&gt; of the Holy Temple: &lt;b&gt;When the Lord&lt;/b&gt; takes the Jewish Nation out of exile and &lt;b&gt;returns the captured&lt;/b&gt; people &lt;b&gt;of Zion&lt;/b&gt; (Jerusalem), &lt;b&gt;we will have been like dreamers.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; After the Redemption, exile will seem as if it had been a distant dream that never really happened. &lt;b&gt;At that time, our mouths will be filled with&lt;/b&gt; laughter, &lt;b&gt;and our tongues&lt;/b&gt; will be filled with &lt;b&gt;songs&lt;/b&gt; of joy. The &lt;b&gt;nations&lt;/b&gt; of the world &lt;b&gt;will say&lt;/b&gt; among themselves, &quot;&lt;b&gt;The Lord did great things for these&lt;/b&gt; people, the Jewish Nation.&quot; The Jewish Nation will answer the nations, &quot;Yes, &lt;b&gt;the Lord has done great things for us&lt;/b&gt;, and that is why &lt;b&gt;we were happy.&lt;/b&gt;&quot;&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt; While we are in exile, we ask &lt;b&gt;the Lord&lt;/b&gt; &quot;Please &lt;b&gt;return our captives&lt;/b&gt; from exile; may they return quickly to the Land of Israel, &lt;b&gt;like streams of water&lt;/b&gt; flowing quickly &lt;b&gt;on dry&lt;/b&gt; land, and may all suffering end.&quot; When that happens, &lt;b&gt;those who plant seeds&lt;/b&gt; in these dry places and are &lt;b&gt;in tears&lt;/b&gt; because they are afraid no fruit will grow &lt;b&gt;will gather&lt;/b&gt; their food &lt;b&gt;with songs&lt;/b&gt; of happiness. Although such a person &lt;b&gt;goes along crying&lt;/b&gt; while &lt;b&gt;carrying the bag of seeds&lt;/b&gt; in the field, &lt;b&gt;he will surely come&lt;/b&gt; back to his house &lt;b&gt;with songs&lt;/b&gt; of happiness, carrying all his &lt;b&gt;bundles&lt;/b&gt; of produce from the field.&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt;</english>
          <transliteration>
            <israeli>shir ha|ma-a|LOT, b&apos;SHUV a|do|NAI et
shi|VAT tzi|YON, ha|yi|NU
k&apos;cho|le|MIM: az yi|ma|LEI s&apos;CHOK
pi|NU u|le|sho|NE|nu ri|NAH, az yo|m|RU
va|go|YIM, hig|DIL a|do|NAI la-a|SOT im
e|LEH: hig|DIL a|do|NAI la-a|SOT
i|ma|NU, ha|yi|NU s&apos;me|CHIM:
shu|VAH a|do|NAI et sh&apos;vi|TE|nu,
ka-a|fi|KIM ba|NE|gev: ha|zo|re-IM
b&apos;dim|AH, b&apos;ri|NAH yik|tzo|RU: ha|LOCH
ye|LECH u|va|CHOH no|SEI ME|shech ha|za|RA,
bo ya|VO v&apos;ri|NAH no|SEI a|lu|mo|TAV:</israeli>
            <orthographic>shir ham|ma|ʿa|LOTH, be|SHUV a|do|NAI ʾeth
shi|VATH tziy|YON, ha|yi|NU
ke|ḥo|le|MIM: ʾaz yim|ma|LEʾ śe|ḥOQ
pi|NU u|le|sho|NE|nu rin|NAH, ʾaz yo|ʾm|RU
vag|go|YIM, high|DIL a|do|NAI la|ʿa|śOTH ʿim
ʾel|LEH: high|DIL a|do|NAI la|ʿa|śOTH
ʿim|ma|NU, ha|yi|NU śe|me|ḥIM:
shu|VAH a|do|NAI ʾeth she|vi|THE|nu,
ka|ʾa|fi|QIM ban|NE|ghev: haz|zo|re|ʿIM
be|dhim|ʿAH, be|rin|NAH yiq|tzo|RU: ha|LOKH
ye|LEKH u|va|KHOH no|śEʾ ME|shekh haz|za|RAʿ,
boʾ ya|VOʾ ve|rin|NAH no|śEʾ ʾa|lum|mo|THAV:</orthographic>
            <sephardic>shir ham|ma|ʿa|LOT, be|SHUV a|do|NAI et
shi|VAT tziy|YON, ha|yi|NU
ke|ḥo|le|MIM: az yim|ma|LE se|ḥOQ
pi|NU u|le|sho|NE|nu rin|NAH, az yo|m|RU
vag|go|YIM, hig|DIL a|do|NAI la|ʿa|SOT ʿim
el|LEH: hig|DIL a|do|NAI la|ʿa|SOT
ʿim|ma|NU, ha|yi|NU se|me|ḥIM:
shu|VAH a|do|NAI et she|vi|TE|nu,
ka|a|fi|QIM ban|NE|gev: haz|zo|re|ʿIM
be|dim|ʿAH, be|rin|NAH yiq|tzo|RU: ha|LOKH
ye|LEKH u|va|KHOH no|SE ME|shekh haz|za|RAʿ,
bo ya|VO ve|rin|NAH no|SE a|lum|mo|TAV:</sephardic>
            <chabad>shir ha|ma-a|LOYS, b&apos;SHUV a|do|NOY es
shi|VAS tzi|YOYN, ho|yi|NU
k&apos;choyl&apos;|MIM: oz yi|mo|LEI s&apos;CHOYK
pi|NU ul&apos;|shoy|NEI|nu ri|NOH, oz yoy|m|RU
va|goy|YIM, hig|DIL a|do|NOY la-a|SOYS im
ei|LEH: hig|DIL a|do|NOY la-a|SOYS
i|mo|NU, ho|yi|NU s&apos;mei|CHIM:
shu|VOH a|do|NOY es sh&apos;vi|SEI|nu,
ka-a|fi|KIM ba|NE|gev: ha|zoyr&apos;-IM
b&apos;dim|OH, b&apos;ri|NOH yik|tzoy|RU: ho|LOYCH
yei|LEICH u|vo|CHOYH noy|SEI ME|shech ha|zo|RA,
boy yo|VOY v&apos;ri|NOH noy|SEI a|lu|moy|SOV:</chabad>
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        <body>
          <type>Annotation</type>
          <text>Jerusalem is the greatest city</text>
        </body>
        <body>
          <type>Passage</type>
          <condition>On days when Tachanun is not said</condition>
          <hebrew>לִבְנֵי קֹרַח מִזְמוֹר שִׁיר, יְסוּדָתוֹ
בְּהַרְרֵי קֹדֶשׁ: אֹהֵב יְהֹוָה שַׁעֲרֵי
צִיּוֹן, מִכֹּל מִשְׁכְּנוֹת יַעֲקֹב:
נִכְבָּדוֹת מְדֻבָּר בָּךְ, עִיר הָאֱלֹהִים
סֶלָה:
אַזְכִּיר רַהַב וּבָבֶל לְיֹדְעָי, הִנֵּה
פְלֶשֶׁת וְצֹר עִם כּוּשׁ, זֶה יֻלַּד שָׁם:
וּלְצִיּוֹן יֵאָמַר אִישׁ וְאִישׁ יֻלַּד בָּהּ,
וְהוּא יְכוֹנְנֶהָ עֶלְיוֹן:
יְהֹוָה יִסְפֹּר בִּכְתוֹב עַמִּים, זֶה יֻלַּד
שָׁם סֶלָה: וְשָׁרִים כְּחֹלְלִים, כָּל
מַעְיָנַי בָּךְ:</hebrew>
          <english>The following is a &lt;b&gt;song&lt;/b&gt; that was composed by the sons of Korach; its &lt;b&gt;foundation&lt;/b&gt; is the praise of the holy &lt;b&gt;mountains&lt;/b&gt; of Jerusalem. &lt;b&gt;The Lord loves the gates of Zion&lt;/b&gt; (Jerusalem) &lt;b&gt;more than all the&lt;/b&gt; other parts of the Land of Israel in which the Children of Jacob live. Jerusalem, &lt;b&gt;glorious&lt;/b&gt; words of Torah &lt;b&gt;are said&lt;/b&gt; by the Sanhedrin (Supreme Rabbinic court), who live &lt;b&gt;in your gates&lt;/b&gt;, and therefore you will &lt;b&gt;forever&lt;/b&gt; be called &quot;the city of God.&quot; When &lt;b&gt;I mention&lt;/b&gt; and discuss major countries, such as &lt;b&gt;Egypt, Babylon, Philistia, Tyre, and Ethiopia&lt;/b&gt; with those &lt;b&gt;who know&lt;/b&gt; the greatness of Jerusalem as &lt;b&gt;I&lt;/b&gt; do, the other countries do not compare to Jerusalem&apos;s greatness. This is because the other major countries rarely produce a great person. So when people refer to the great person who was born in these countries, they refer to him in the singular form and say, &quot;&lt;b&gt;This person was born there.&lt;/b&gt;&quot; However, because Jerusalem is always full of many great men, when people &lt;b&gt;speak about Jerusalem&lt;/b&gt;, they say, &quot;This great &lt;b&gt;person and&lt;/b&gt; that great &lt;b&gt;person were born there.&lt;/b&gt;&quot; God will &lt;b&gt;establish&lt;/b&gt; Jerusalem as the most important city &lt;b&gt;above&lt;/b&gt; all others. &lt;b&gt;When the Lord&lt;/b&gt; redeems us from exile, He will &lt;b&gt;write&lt;/b&gt; a decree to destroy the &lt;b&gt;nations&lt;/b&gt; that didn&apos;t serve Him. He &lt;b&gt;will count&lt;/b&gt; every Jew and separate him from among the nations, saying, &quot;This person&apos;s ancestors were &lt;b&gt;born&lt;/b&gt; in Jerusalem. He belongs to Me!&quot; &lt;b&gt;Singers&lt;/b&gt; as well as &lt;b&gt;musicians&lt;/b&gt; will say, &quot;Jerusalem, &lt;b&gt;all my thoughts are about you!&lt;/b&gt;&quot;</english>
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            <israeli>liv|NEI KO|rach miz|MOR shir, ye|su|da|TO
be|har|REI KO|desh: o|HEV a|do|NAI sha-a|REI
tzi|YON, mi|KOL mish|ke|NOT ya-a|KOV:
nich|ba|DOT me|du|BAR bach, ir ha-e|lo|HIM
SE|lah:
az|KIR ra|HAV u|va|VEL le|yo|de-AI, hi|NEH
f&apos;LE|shet ve|TZOR im kush, zeh yu|LAD sham:
u|le|tzi|YON ye-a|MAR ish ve-ISH yu|LAD bah,
ve|HU ye|cho|ne|ne|HA el|YON:
a|do|NAI yis|POR bich|TOV a|MIM, zeh yu|LAD
sham SE|lah: ve|sha|RIM k&apos;cho|le|LIM, kol
ma|ya|NAI bach:</israeli>
            <orthographic>liv|NE QO|raḥ miz|MOR shir, ye|su|dha|THO
be|har|RE QO|dhesh: ʾo|HEV a|do|NAI sha|ʿa|RE
tziy|YON, mik|KOL mish|ke|NOTH ya|ʿa|QOV:
nikh|ba|DHOTH me|dhub|BAR bakh, ʿir ha|ʾe|lo|HIM
SE|lah:
ʾaz|KIR ra|HAV u|va|VEL le|yo|dhe|ʿAI, hin|NEH
fe|LE|sheth ve|TZOR ʿim kush, zeh yul|LADH sham:
u|le|tziy|YON ye|ʾa|MAR ʾish ve|ʾISH yul|LADH bah,
ve|HUʾ ye|kho|ne|ne|HA ʿel|YON:
a|do|NAI yis|POR bikh|THOV ʿam|MIM, zeh yul|LADH
sham SE|lah: ve|sha|RIM ke|ḥo|le|LIM, kol
maʿ|ya|NAI bakh:</orthographic>
            <sephardic>liv|NE QO|raḥ miz|MOR shir, ye|su|da|TO
be|har|RE QO|desh: o|HEV a|do|NAI sha|ʿa|RE
tziy|YON, mik|KOL mish|ke|NOT ya|ʿa|QOV:
nikh|ba|DOT me|dub|BAR bakh, ʿir ha|e|lo|HIM
SE|lah:
az|KIR ra|HAV u|va|VEL le|yo|de|ʿAI, hin|NEH
fe|LE|shet ve|TZOR ʿim kush, zeh yul|LAD sham:
u|le|tziy|YON ye|a|MAR ish ve|ISH yul|LAD bah,
ve|HU ye|kho|ne|ne|HA ʿel|YON:
a|do|NAI yis|POR bikh|TOV ʿam|MIM, zeh yul|LAD
sham SE|lah: ve|sha|RIM ke|ḥo|le|LIM, kol
maʿ|ya|NAI bakh:</sephardic>
            <chabad>liv|NEI KOY|rach miz|MOYR shir, y&apos;su|do|SOY
b&apos;har|REI KOY|desh: oy|HEIV a|do|NOY sha-a|REI
tzi|YOYN, mi|KOYL mish|k&apos;NOYS ya-a|KOYV:
nich|bo|DOYS m&apos;du|BOR boch, ir ho-e|loy|HIM
SE|loh:
az|KIR ra|HAV u|vo|VEL l&apos;yoyd&apos;-OY, hi|NEIH
f&apos;LE|shes v&apos;TZOYR im kush, zeh yu|LAD shom:
ul&apos;|tzi|YOYN yei-o|MAR ish v&apos;ISH yu|LAD boh,
v&apos;HU y&apos;choyn&apos;|ne|HO el|YOYN:
a|do|NOY yis|POYR bich|SOYV a|MIM, zeh yu|LAD
shom SE|loh: v&apos;sho|RIM k&apos;choyl&apos;|LIM, kol
ma|yo|NAI boch:</chabad>
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          <type>Commentary</type>
          <text>1 Exile is like a dream, in which anything is possible—even the coexistence of two opposite forces. For example, during exile we involve ourselves in holy matters such as prayer, and we are filled with love for God; yet afterward we are involved in day-to-day activities, during which we feel distant from God. Although in reality these feelings are opposites, in this state of exile they seem to coexist within us.</text>
          <marker>1</marker>
          <attribution>The Alter Rebbe</attribution>
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          <type>Commentary</type>
          <text>2 In addition to its literal meaning—that we will happy as a result of God&apos;s doing great things for us—this verse also hints to us that God will do great things for us because &quot;we were happy&quot;—because we served Him with joy and enthusiasm.</text>
          <marker>2</marker>
          <attribution>The Rebbe</attribution>
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        <footer>
          <type>Commentary</type>
          <text>3 These verses can be applied to the concept of prayer: When someone &quot;goes along crying&quot; after he prays, because he feels that he could have prayed better, then he will merit to &quot;carry a bag of seeds&quot;—his prayers will have a long lasting effect, and they will benefit him in the long term. However, if he feels content with his level of service and cheerfully &quot;comes with songs,&quot; then the effects of his prayers will be short-lived, like &quot;bundles&quot; of produce.</text>
          <marker>3</marker>
          <attribution>The Previous Rebbe</attribution>
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