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Blessings

Place your hands on the child’s head and say:

For a boy:

Y’sim-cha Eh-lo-him k’Ephra’im v’chi-M’nasheh.

May God inspire you to live in the tradition of

Ephraim and Menasheh.

For a girl:

Y’si-meich Eh-lo-him k’Sarah, Rivka, Rachel, v’Lei-ah.

May God inspire you to live like Sarah,

Rebekah, Rachel, and Leah.

For both boys and girls:

Y’va-reh-ch’cha Adonai…