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In Judaism, before eating, blessings (brachot) are recited to express gratitude to God for the food. In this paper cut-out by Monika Krajewska, we find various vegetables (sic!) placed in a round basket with a woven handle: watermelon, carrot, pineapple, and asparagus. At the bottom, a cut-out Hebrew inscription appears: בורא פרי האדמה [Bore pri ha-adama]. This is the final part of the blessing recited before eating vegetables. The full blessing reads: Baruch ata A-donai, Elo-heinu Melech Ha’Olam bore pri ha-adama [Blessed are You, Lord our God, King of the universe, who creates the fruit of the earth].

The “fruit of the earth” mentioned in the blessing includes vegetables, legumes, peanuts, and “fruit” excluded from the ha-ec blessing (that is, excluded from the blessing over fruit): watermelons, melons, bananas, pineapples, and berries. In Jewish law, fruit is defined as something that grows on a perennial tree whose trunk remains from year to year and which does not grow too close to the ground. Therefore, apples, grapes, nuts (except peanuts), and figs are considered fruit, while strawberries, watermelon, and bananas are not.

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