## Mishnah Berakhot Chapter 8

###### Mishnah Berakhot 8:1
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אֵלּוּ דְבָרִים שֶׁבֵּין בֵּית שַׁמַּאי וּבֵית הִלֵּל בַּסְּעֻדָּה. בֵּית שַׁמַּאי אוֹמְרִים, מְבָרֵךְ עַל הַיּוֹם וְאַחַר כָּךְ מְבָרֵךְ עַל הַיַּיִן. וּבֵית הִלֵּל אוֹמְרִים, מְבָרֵךְ עַל הַיַּיִן וְאַחַר כָּךְ מְבָרֵךְ עַל הַיּוֹם:

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**These** are the **matters** of dispute **between Beit Shammai and Beit Hillel with regard to** the *halakhot* of **a meal:** One dispute concerns the order of blessings in *kiddush*. **Beit Shammai say:** When one recites *kiddush* over wine, **one recites a blessing over the** sanctification of the **day and recites a blessing over the wine thereafter. And Beit Hillel say: One recites a blessing over the wine and recites a blessing over the day thereafter.**


###### Mishnah Berakhot 8:2
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בֵּית שַׁמַּאי אוֹמְרִים, נוֹטְלִין לַיָּדַיִם, וְאַחַר כָּךְ מוֹזְגִין אֶת הַכּוֹס. וּבֵית הִלֵּל אוֹמְרִים, מוֹזְגִין אֶת הַכּוֹס וְאַחַר כָּךְ נוֹטְלִין לַיָּדָיִם:

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
Similarly, Beit Hillel and Beit Shammai disagree with regard to drinking wine before a meal. **Beit Shammai say: One washes his hands and mixes** water with the wine in **the cup thereafter, and Beit Hillel say: One mixes** water with the wine in **the cup and** only **washes his hands thereafter.** The basis of this particular dispute is with regard to the laws of ritual purity, as the Gemara will explain below.


###### Mishnah Berakhot 8:3
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בֵּית שַׁמַּאי אוֹמְרִים, מְקַנֵּחַ יָדָיו בַּמַּפָּה וּמַנִּיחָהּ עַל הַשֻּׁלְחָן. וּבֵית הִלֵּל אוֹמְרִים, עַל הַכֶּסֶת:

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
Also with regard to the laws of ritual purity, **Beit Shammai say:** After washing, **one dries his hands with a cloth and places it on the table. And Beit Hillel say:** One places it **on the cushion** upon which he is sitting.


###### Mishnah Berakhot 8:4
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בֵּית שַׁמַּאי אוֹמְרִים, מְכַבְּדִין אֶת הַבַּיִת וְאַחַר כָּךְ נוֹטְלִין לַיָּדַיִם. וּבֵית הִלֵּל אוֹמְרִים, נוֹטְלִין לַיָּדַיִם וְאַחַר כָּךְ מְכַבְּדִין אֶת הַבָּיִת:

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
Similarly, **Beit Shammai say: One sweeps the** area of the **house** where the meal took place **and he washes his hands** with the final waters before Grace after Meals **thereafter. And Beit Hillel say: One washes his hands and sweeps the house thereafter.**


###### Mishnah Berakhot 8:5
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בֵּית שַׁמַּאי אוֹמְרִים, נֵר וּמָזוֹן וּבְשָׂמִים וְהַבְדָּלָה. וּבֵית הִלֵּל אוֹמְרִים, נֵר וּבְשָׂמִים וּמָזוֹן וְהַבְדָּלָה. בֵּית שַׁמַּאי אוֹמְרִים, שֶׁבָּרָא מְאוֹר הָאֵשׁ. וּבֵית הִלֵּל אוֹמְרִים, בּוֹרֵא מְאוֹרֵי הָאֵשׁ:

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
Just as they dispute the order of the blessings in *kiddush*, they dispute the order of the blessings in *havdala*. If a meal continued until the conclusion of Shabbat, **Beit Shammai say:** One recites the blessing over the **candle,** then the Grace after **Meals** blessing, then the blessing over the **spices,** and finally the blessing of ***havdala*. And Beit Hillel say:** The order is **candle, spices,** Grace after **Meals, and *havdala*.** With regard to the blessing over the candle, **Beit Shammai say: Who created [*bara*] the light of fire. And Beit Hillel say: Who creates [*boreh*] the lights of fire.**


###### Mishnah Berakhot 8:6
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אֵין מְבָרְכִין לֹא עַל הַנֵּר וְלֹא עַל הַבְּשָׂמִים שֶׁל עוֹבְדֵי כוֹכָבִים, וְלֹא עַל הַנֵּר וְלֹא עַל הַבְּשָׂמִים שֶׁל מֵתִים, וְלֹא עַל הַנֵּר וְלֹא עַל הַבְּשָׂמִים שֶׁלִּפְנֵי עֲבוֹדָה זָרָה. אֵין מְבָרְכִין עַל הַנֵּר עַד שֶׁיֵּאוֹתוּ לְאוֹרוֹ:

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**One may neither recite a blessing over the candle nor over the spices of gentiles, nor over the candle nor the spices** designated to pay respects **to the dead, nor over the candle nor the spices of idolatry.** The mishna cites another *halakha* with regard to the blessing over the candle: **And one does not recite the blessing over the candle until he derives benefit from its light.**


###### Mishnah Berakhot 8:7
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מִי שֶׁאָכַל וְשָׁכַח וְלֹא בֵרַךְ, בֵּית שַׁמַּאי אוֹמְרִים, יַחֲזֹר לִמְקוֹמוֹ וִיבָרֵךְ. וּבֵית הִלֵּל אוֹמְרִים, יְבָרֵךְ בַּמָּקוֹם שֶׁנִּזְכָּר. עַד אֵימָתַי הוּא מְבָרֵךְ. עַד כְּדֵי שֶׁיִּתְעַכֵּל הַמָּזוֹן שֶׁבְּמֵעָיו:

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The mishna cites an additional dispute: **One who ate and forgot and did not recite a blessing; Beit Shammai say: He returns to** the **place** where **he** ate **and recites the blessing. Beit Hillel say:** That is unnecessary. **He recites the blessing at the place** where **he remembered.** Both agree, however, that there is a limit with regard to how long after eating one may recite Grace after Meals. **And until when does he recite the blessing? Until the food is digested in his intestines.**


###### Mishnah Berakhot 8:8
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בָּא לָהֶם יַיִן לְאַחַר הַמָּזוֹן וְאֵין שָׁם אֶלָּא אוֹתוֹ הַכּוֹס, בֵּית שַׁמַּאי אוֹמְרִים, מְבָרֵךְ עַל הַיַּיִן וְאַחַר כָּךְ מְבָרֵךְ עַל הַמָּזוֹן. וּבֵית הִלֵּל אוֹמְרִים, מְבָרֵךְ עַל הַמָּזוֹן וְאַחַר כָּךְ מְבָרֵךְ עַל הַיָּיִן. עוֹנִין אָמֵן אַחַר יִשְׂרָאֵל הַמְבָרֵךְ, וְאֵין עוֹנִין אָמֵן אַחַר הַכּוּתִי הַמְבָרֵךְ, עַד שֶׁיִּשְׁמַע כָּל הַבְּרָכָה:

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Wine came before** the diners **after the meal; if only that cup** of wine **is there, Beit Shammai say: One recites a blessing over the wine and recites a blessing over the food,** Grace after Meals, **thereafter. And Beit Hillel say: One recites a blessing over the food and recites a blessing over the wine thereafter.** **And one answers amen after a Jew who recites a blessing** even if he did not hear the entire blessing, **and one does not answer amen after a Samaritan [*Kuti*] who recites a blessing until he hears the whole blessing in its entirety,** as perhaps the *Kuti* introduced an element inconsistent with the Jewish faith in that section of the blessing that he did not hear.