Birkat Hamazon

May the Compassionate One send us Elijah the prophet — may he be remembered for good — to bring us good tidings of salvation and consolation. May the Compassionate One bless the State of Israel, first flowering of our redemption. May the Compassionate One bless the members of Israel’s Defense Forces, who stand guard over our land. A guest says: i197}? May it be Your will that the master of this house shall not suffer shame in this world, nor humiliation in the World to Come. May all he owns prosper greatly, and may his and our possessions be successful and close to hand. Let not the Accuser hold sway over his deeds or ours, and may no thought of sin, iniquity or transgression enter him or us from now and for evermore. yan May the Compassionate One bless — When eating at one’s own table, say (include the words in parentheses that apply): me (my wife/husband, / my father, my teacher / my mother, my teacher/ my children,) and all that is mine, A guest at someone else’s table says (include the words in parentheses that apply): the master of this house, him (and his wife, the mistress of this house / and his children,) and all that is his, Children at their parents’ table say (include the words in parentheses that apply): my father, my teacher, (master of this house,) and my mother, my teacher, (mistress of this house,) them, their household, their children, and all that is theirs. For all other guests, add: and all the diners here, is striking: we bring redemption by acts of hospitality. This, according to the sages, is how Abraham and Sarah brought monotheism to the world. They would provide hospitality to strangers. When the meal was over, and the guests would begin to thank them, Abraham would reply, “Thank the One from whom all we have enjoyed has come.”