Erev Shabbos 3/27/90 - Mizmor Shir L' Yom Shabbat - A Song For the Sabbbath Day
Well, today we all prepare for our second Shabbat living a life of Shelter in Place. It is also the first day of the Month of Nisan. In terms of time, the week is drawing to a conclusion and culminating in Shabbat. Among the rituals that occur at our Shabbat Dinner table includes blessing the children. With our eldest in Boston, my Bracha for her usually occurs by sending a WhatsApp message right before Shabbat, blessing her and reminding her how proud I am of her. For the children who are home with us, I offer them a blessing, kiss them and then they walk over to Mom who kisses them as well. At the conclusion of the ritual, we ask our children to reflect upon the week that passed and share an example of something good that they experienced or something they are proud of. We instituted this little ritual as a way of getting our children to reflect on the past and to "count their blessing". However today is also Rosh Chodes...