Around the Family Table: A Comprehensive "Bencher" and Companion for Shabbat and Festival Meals and Other Family Occasions with Insights and Commentary

Intended to serve as a guide for meaningful expressions of the Jewish experience at home, this practical and inspiring book of devotion and prayer includes blessings and songs celebrating the entire year of Jewish festivals and Sabbaths in Hebrew, with English instructions and translations. From blessings for Hanukkah candle lightings to birth celebrations for boys and girls, marriage ceremonies, and dedications of new homes, the book offers traditional praise and holy words for a range of momentous occasions. Inspiring stories and personal commentary from Rabbi Shlomo Riskin supplement the text throughout. This comprehensive and handy companion is a fundamental resource for the Jewish home.