Birkath Hammazon, Hebrew: trans. Blessing on Nourishment), known in English as the Grace After MealsYinglish: Benching. (a corruption of the word Benediction is a set of Hebrew blessings that Jewish Law prescribes following a meal that includes bread or matzoh made from one or all of wheat, barley, rye, oats, spelt. It is a matter of rabbinic dispute whether birkat hamazon must be said after eating certain other bread-like foods such as pizza.