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Bentshing Basics

JL;DR SUMMARY Cindy Scarr's "Bentshing Basics," prepared for print by Faigy Peritzman, provides practical guidance on the Jewish practice of Birkat Hamazon, or "bentshing," which is the blessing recited after consuming a meal that includes bread. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish CustomsJewish LawHalachaZimunBentshingBirkat HamazonYaaleh VyavoBlessing After MealsMayim AcharonimMeal Blessings

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