הַמּוֹצִיא

HaMotzi

The blessing over bread, recited before eating bread at a meal.

Open in Am Hazak

בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְיָ אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, הַמּוֹצִיא לֶחֶם מִן הָאָרֶץ.

Blessed are You, Lord our God, King of the universe, who brings forth bread from the earth.

When do you say HaMotzi?

Recited while holding the bread, immediately before eating it at the start of a meal.

What is HaMotzi?

Bread sustains us, and HaMotzi acknowledges God as the source of all nourishment that brings forth bread from the earth.

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