What is "berakhot"

Berakhot, Brachot, or Brochos may refer to:

• Berakhah, a Jewish benediction
  • Any one of the various benedictions; see List of Jewish prayers and blessings
• Tractate Berakhot of the Talmud, which discusses benedictions, among other topics

Berachot ( Hebrew: בְּרָכֹות Brakhoth in Talmudic/Classical Hebrew, "Blessings"; also Berachos) is the first tractate ( Hebrew: masekhet) of Seder Zeraim ("Order of Seeds"), a collection of the Mishnah that primarily deals with laws relating to plants and farming, hence the name. The tractate Berakhot is the only tractate in Zeraim to have a Gemara (rabbinical commentaries and analysis) from both the Jerusalem Talmud and the Babylonian Talmud. It primarily addresses the rules regarding the Shema (a section of the Torah recited as part of prayer), the Amidah (Silent "standing" prayer), Birkat Hamazon (Grace after Meals), Kiddush (Sanctification ceremony of Shabbat and holidays), Havdalah (ceremony that ends Shabbat and holidays) and other blessings and prayers.