Tuesday, April 4, 2017

minhag - Blessing the Children on Friday Night


I have noticed that many families (including my own) have the custom for the father to bless all the children on Friday night before kiddush.


When and where did this custom originate, and by whom, and why is it done before Kiddush on Friday night?




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