Borei Nefashot


Borei Nefashot is a short Jewish blessing recited after consuming foods or beverages that do not require the longer Birkat Hamazon or the intermediate blessing Al HaMichya. It is classified as a berakhah acharonah and is typically recited after eating fruits, vegetables, or drinking beverages other than wine.

Text

The blessing begins with the words:

Translated

The Laws of in Rabbinic Halacha

  • One does not recite the blessing at a meal that includes bread, because then the blessing is included in the blessing of food.
  • The blessing is usually said immediately after finishing eating or drinking, provided that no time has passed since the end of eating, equivalent to the time for digesting food.
  • The blessing is said only if one has eaten a "kazait" amount or has drunk a Revi'it. One who has tasted only a small amount does not recite the blessing.

    General Blessing

Borei Nefashot is also a general blessing, used in cases where it is unknown which blessing should be bless. However, there are those who disagree and hold that the Nefashot, unlike the Shehakol blessing, does not exempt other concluding blessings at all.