It is a mitzvah to say brakhot both before and after eating. We call the brakhot said after the meal Birkat ha-Mazon. Barekh is when we say Birkat ha-Mazon.

(sung to the tune of "3 Blind Mice')

Bless your meal

Bless your meal

Christians do it before, which is nice

But of course we're Jews, so we must do it twice

Before and after the meal should suffice

Bless your meal


haggadah Section: Bareich
Source: Rich & Madalyn Liling