Bircat HaMotzi | einprat

This humorous music video, produced by campers and staff from TheZone Jewish Sleepaway Camp, presents a

This detailed article by Chaviva Gordon-Bennett explains the meaning, origins, customs, and practical how-to’s of the blessing

This humorous music video, produced by campers and staff from TheZone Jewish Sleepaway Camp, presents a

This article from Chabad.org discusses the halachic (legal) and Kabbalistic (mystical) explanations for ‘scratching’ the Challah before the

This short, humorous video, created by students at Makor of Hebrew College, describes several customs pertaining

This responsum from Chabad.org discusses the origins of dipping bread into salt before eating it as part of

This excerpt from Marcia Falk’s "The Book of Blessings" discusses both the significance of Birkat HaMotzi (the blessing

In this clear video, Rabbi Yechial Eckstein describes the spiritual meaning of challah and how it differs

This article from Chabad.org provides biblical, Talmudic and halachic reasons for the custom of covering the challah before and

This thorough excerpt from "Friday Night and Beyond" by Lori Palatnik includes spiritual explanations for many of the