I had the honor of calling out food items for today's Brachos Bee. K-5 students cheered on the 3rd through 5th-grade classroom winners as they showed their knowledge of Hilchos Brachos. Judges sat at a side table checking answers as contestants walked up to the center-stage mic to name the "before" and "after" brachos. There were certainly tense moments during the silent thinking. But, overall, it was an incredible experience for both the observers, the participants, the judges, and me. Congratulations to this year's winners: Rivka Graiser and Naftali Schwarzmer!