What is the step of the Seder that includes the Grace after Meals?

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The step of the Seder that includes the Grace after Meals is Barech.

Barech, also spelled Bareich or Barekh, means “bless” in Hebrew. It follows Shulchan Orech, the festive meal, and begins with Birkat Hamazon, the formal Jewish blessing recited after eating a meal that includes bread. At the Seder, this blessing is also associated with the third of the four cups of wine.

Barech is easy to confuse with Shulchan Orech because both are connected with the meal. Shulchan Orech is the serving and eating of the holiday dinner; Barech comes afterward and marks the blessing after that meal. Hallel follows Barech as the next major step, although the opening psalms of Hallel were already recited earlier in the evening.

Birkat Hamazon is rooted in the biblical command to bless God after eating and is traditionally linked to Deuteronomy 8:10. The Seder’s four cups also give the sequence a distinctive structure: Kiddush uses the first cup, Maggid the second, Barech the third, and Hallel the fourth.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Sept. 2026

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