Friday night guide בִּרְכַּת הַבָּנִים
Free parent guide — when to do the blessing, where to put your hands, the full Hebrew + transliteration + English, and what to do if you don't read Hebrew.
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Printable Hebrew wall art · Friday night blessing
Birkat HaBanim wall art for your Shabbat home. בִּרְכַּת הַבָּנִים
The blessing parents place on their children every Friday night — the words of Yaakov to Ephraim and Menasheh, the parallel blessing for our daughters, and the Priestly Blessing — set as a printable Hebrew wall piece your family will see every week. Six designs, four sizes each, instant download. New to the custom? Read our free Friday night guide to Birkat HaBanim first.
6 designs · 4 sizes each
From $6.98 · Bundle $19
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Sefaria-sourced Hebrew · full nikud · no AI text
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The 6 designs
Two style aesthetics. Three family compositions. Pick the one that fits your wall and your home.
The series covers every Jewish family — sons-only, daughters-only, and mixed — in two distinct visual styles. Buy a single design, or grab the 6-design bundle to mix styles across rooms (kitchen, kids' bedrooms, entryway) at less than half the per-print cost.
Modern Minimalist
Pure white. Clean serif. Let the Hebrew breathe.
Frank Ruhl Libre Hebrew with full nikud, paired with Cormorant Garamond English. No ornaments, generous margins, the typography carries the whole piece. Three versions:
- For Our Sons — Genesis 48:20 + the Priestly Blessing
- For Our Daughters — the matriarchs' blessing + the Priestly Blessing
- For Our Children — both opening lines stacked, for mixed families
Warm Traditional
Cream paper. Hand-drawn olive sprigs. Heirloom feel.
Cream background, David Libre Hebrew (the siddur typeface), Playfair Display English. Hand-drawn olive-sprig corner ornaments — built as SVG vectors from scratch, never clipart, never AI. Subtle inner border in muted olive. Same three audience versions as the modern set.
- For Our Sons — traditional
- For Our Daughters — traditional
- For Our Children — traditional, for mixed families
The text
The exact words of Birkat HaBanim — every vowel, sourced from Sefaria.
This is the same Hebrew you'll find in any traditional siddur. We sourced the biblical portions directly from Sefaria's Masoretic text and cross-checked the siddur form against the Hebrew Wikipedia entry for ברכת הבנים and against MyJewishLearning's published siddur version.
For sons · Genesis 48:20
יְשִׂימְךָ אֱלֹהִים כְּאֶפְרַיִם וְכִמְנַשֶּׁה
Yesimcha Elohim ke-Efrayim ve-chi-Menasheh
May God make you like Ephraim and Menasheh.
For daughters · Siddur tradition
יְשִׂימֵךְ אֱלֹהִים כְּשָׂרָה רִבְקָה רָחֵל וְלֵאָה
Yesimech Elohim ke-Sarah Rivkah Rachel ve-Leah
May God make you like Sarah, Rivkah, Rachel, and Leah.
For both · Birkat Kohanim · Numbers 6:24–26
יְבָרֶכְךָ יְיָ וְיִשְׁמְרֶךָ
יָאֵר יְיָ פָּנָיו אֵלֶיךָ וִיחֻנֶּךָּ
יִשָּׂא יְיָ פָּנָיו אֵלֶיךָ וְיָשֵׂם לְךָ שָׁלוֹם
Yevarechecha Adonai ve-yishmerecha.
Ya'er Adonai panav eilecha vichuneka.
Yisa Adonai panav eilecha ve-yasem lecha shalom.
May God bless you and keep you. May God's face shine upon you and be gracious to you. May God turn toward you and grant you peace.
Sizes
Four print sizes. Standard frames. Print at home or at a print shop.
Every design ships in all four sizes — you decide which one to print. The smaller sizes are home-printer friendly on heavyweight cardstock. The larger sizes go to Mpix, Walmart Photo, or your local shop with bleed already included.
8 × 10 inches
Fits standard frames at Target, IKEA, Amazon. Perfect for a desk, a kitchen counter, or a kid's nightstand. Prints at home on US Letter cardstock with a small trim.
11 × 14 inches
The most popular size for a wall above a sideboard or in a kid's bedroom. Fits IKEA Knoppäng and standard Walmart / Michaels frames.
16 × 20 inches
Statement piece for a Shabbat dining wall. Includes 0.125" bleed for print-shop trimming. Use Mpix, Walmart Photo, or Costco Photo.
18 × 24 inches
Large-scale wall art — feels intentional in an entryway or above a fireplace. Includes bleed; print-shop only. Pairs with a clean white or natural wood frame.
All 300 DPI
Files are vector-rendered through Chromium's print engine, then exported at 300 DPI with fonts embedded. Print-shop-grade quality at every size.
sRGB color profile
Standard color profile every print shop and home printer expects. No surprises between what you see on screen and what arrives on the wall.
Why families pick this set
Three things we got obsessive about.
Hebrew accuracy is non-negotiable
- Sourced from Sefaria. Biblical text from the Masoretic edition, cross-checked against traditional siddurim. Every nikud verified.
- The right divine name. Tetragrammaton appears as יְיָ — the standard Orthodox siddur convention, halakhically suited to a printed object that may eventually be replaced.
- Siddur form, not Torah form. No cantillation marks (te'amim) — those are for chanting Torah, never for siddur prayer. The text reads exactly as it does in your siddur.
- Stress-test glyphs verified. The trickiest renderings — וְיִשְׁמְרֶךָ, וִיחֻנֶּךָּ — were proofed at every print size before shipping.
No AI imagery, no clipart
- Olive sprigs hand-drawn. The corner ornaments on the traditional designs are SVG vectors built from scratch — never AI-generated, never sourced from a clipart library.
- OFL fonts only. Frank Ruhl Libre, David Libre, Cormorant Garamond, Playfair Display — all four free for commercial use under the SIL Open Font License.
- Print-shop grade output. Vector-first rendering, fonts embedded as font subsets, sRGB color, bleed included on the 16×20 and 18×24 sizes.
- Tested on real print shops. Files have been validated through Mpix and Costco Photo workflows before launch.
FAQ
Questions parents ask before buying.
What is Birkat HaBanim?
Birkat HaBanim — literally "the blessing of the children" — is the traditional Friday-night blessing parents (or any adult family member) place on each child after candle-lighting, before the Shabbat meal. Sons receive the blessing of Yaakov to Yosef's children — "May God make you like Ephraim and Menasheh" (Genesis 48:20). Daughters receive a parallel blessing from the siddur — "May God make you like Sarah, Rivkah, Rachel, and Leah." Both then receive Birkat Kohanim, the Priestly Blessing from Numbers 6:24–26.
Is the Hebrew correct?
Yes — every Hebrew word is sourced from Sefaria's authoritative Masoretic text and cross-checked against traditional Ashkenazi siddurim and the Hebrew Wikipedia entry for ברכת הבנים. The divine name appears as יְיָ (double yod with kamatz), the standard Orthodox siddur convention. Cantillation marks are intentionally omitted — Birkat HaBanim is a siddur prayer, not a Torah reading.
What sizes are included?
Each design ships in four sizes: 8×10, 11×14, 16×20, and 18×24 inches (portrait orientation). The two larger sizes include a 0.125" bleed for print-shop trimming. Files are 300 DPI, sRGB color, with fonts embedded — print-shop grade.
Where do I print?
The 8×10 and 11×14 sizes print beautifully at home on heavyweight matte cardstock at "Best" quality. The 16×20 and 18×24 are best handled by a print shop — Mpix, Walmart Photo, Costco Photo, or your local. Choose matte or satin finish for the most museum-quality look. The README inside your ZIP has full printing guidance.
What's the difference between the Modern and Traditional designs?
Modern Minimalist: pure white background, clean serif typography (Frank Ruhl Libre Hebrew + Cormorant Garamond English), no ornaments. Lets the Hebrew typography carry the whole design. Warm Traditional: cream paper-tone background, hand-drawn olive-sprig corner ornaments, subtle inner border, slightly more ornamental Hebrew (David Libre) and English (Playfair Display). Same sacred text in both — pick the one that fits your home.
What if our family has both sons and daughters?
The "For Our Children" version (available in both styles) includes both opening blessings stacked — the son's line and the daughter's line — followed by the shared Priestly Blessing. It's the natural choice for mixed families and is the most-purchased single design in the series.
Can I get all 6 designs together?
Yes — the Complete Series Bundle includes all 6 designs at all 4 sizes (24 PDFs total) for $19, a 55% savings over buying each separately. The bundle is the right choice if you want to mix styles between rooms (kitchen vs. kids' bedrooms), or if you're buying as a gift for a Jewish family and don't yet know their family composition.
Is this a personalized print with our family's name?
Not this listing — this is the generic version (no personalization needed, instant download). A personalized series with your family's surname and children's Hebrew names is on the roadmap. Get on the list to know when it ships.
Can I print these for a synagogue gift shop?
The license is single-family personal use only — no resale, no redistribution, no commercial print runs. If you're a synagogue gift shop or Jewish school interested in licensed reseller terms, email us at hebrewhomeschoolhub@gmail.com.
Pairs beautifully with
If your family is teaching about Shabbat at home.
The wall art puts the blessing on your wall — but if you also want the how-to for Friday night, start with our free parent guide. Then build out the broader holiday calendar with our K–3 lesson packs.
Shavuot חַג הַשָּׁבוּעוֹת
The Holiday of Torah and Customs — covers Brachot for Shabbat among the customs slides, perfect bridge from Friday night to the broader holiday calendar.
See the Shavuot pack →
Sukkot חַג סֻכּוֹת
The Festival of Booths — start of the Jewish calendar year. The natural place to begin building a holiday-by-holiday Judaic Studies rhythm at home.
See the Sukkot pack →
Chanukah חַג חֲנֻכָּה
The Festival of Lights — all 3 brachot in full nikud. If your child loves saying the Birkat HaBanim, the Chanukah brachot are the next vocabulary step.
See the Chanukah pack →
Ready to put the blessing on your wall?
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Single design $6.98. Complete 6-design bundle $19 (55% off). Instant download. Single-family license. Yours forever.