Every Friday night, since our children were born, we have blessed them for Shabbat. It is a beautiful custom that let's them know how grateful we are to Gd to have them in our lives. It also lets them know that we believe that they really are blessed and that they can do great things knowing that Gd is on thier side.
Even when the kids are away, travelling, we call them on the phone and bless them as well. That means that when they are in Israel, and both spent weeks there this year with out us, we account for the time difference and bless them long distance.
We have added the text of this beautiful ritual to our website. Go to www.bethelsnj.org and on the left side you'll see a tab marked "Prayer and Ritual". Click it and you'll see a pull down tab that says "Blessing Your Children on Shabbat". There you will find the text in English, in transliteration, as well as the source from the Torah and an explanation as to why we use this particular blessing. I hope you and your family find it as meaningful as we do. It is never too late to start blessing your kids and telling them how wonderful you think they are.
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