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Hamotzi Lechem Min Ha'aretz

Last Updated On: 12/5/14

Note: One must also wash his/her hands before eating a Hamotzi item.

If eating a Kebezah (כביצה) or more of the Hamotzi item, one should say after washing the hands:

בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יהוה אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, אֲשֶׁר קִדְּשָׁנוּ בְּמִצְוֹתָיו, וְצִוָּנוּ עַל נְטִילַת יָדָיִם.

(if less than a Kebezah is going to be eaten, the hands should still be washed, but the bracha should be left out)

And then before eating, say:

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