Teaching Kids to Bless Archives

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April, 2008
Easy Ways to Teach Kids to Bless
This article begins our series with some basic guidelines on how to get our kids to bless themselves, others and God. Included is a brief comparison of the concept of blessing in Christianity and in Judaism.

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May, 2008
Message from an 8-Year-Old
My grandson gave me quite a surprise with his concern and immediate solution to a problem he learned about in school.

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A traditional Jewish blessing for children:

May God bless you and help you to see all the blessing in your life.
May you feel God's presence near you at all times.
May God give you peace and help you to bring peace to your own soul, to your family and to all the world.