GIVING THANKS

TYSON- the chicken giant- offers a free booklet with many forms of prayers to be said prior to a meal. On their web site they offer samples of the prayers contained in the non-denominational booklet:

‘Round the table peace and joy prevail. May all who share this meal’s delight enjoy countless more.

Thank you for the food we eat; Thank you for the friends we meet; Thank you for our work and play; Thank you, God, for a happy day.

For every cup and plateful, May the Lord make us truly grateful.

Good food, Good treats, Good God, Let’s eat!

And our two faves:

Rub-a-dub-dub, Thanks for the grub. Amen

Baruch atah Adonai Eloheinu Melech ha-olam hamotzi lechem min ha-aretz. Blessed art Thou, Lord our God, King of the universe who brings forth bread from the earth.
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Could this spark a trend- companies encouraging prayers? We have seen tefillat haderech on cookie packages and helpful summer hints from Hatzalah on packaged goods, but this is totally new in the Gentile market as far as we know.

All in all, we think it’s a nice idea. We especially like the fact that they included motzi. You can go to the web site to see more. http://www.tyson.com/GivingThanks/

Oh, and while you are there, check out the recipes. Some of them can be made kosher.