Birkon

Give tradition a place at your table.

A birkon is a Jewish prayer booklet that brings together blessings and songs shared around the table, especially Birkat Hamazon, the grace recited after a meal with bread. Often used on Shabbat, Jewish holidays, and special celebrations, it helps family and guests follow along, sing together, and carry tradition from one generation to the next.

Set a birkon at each place and invite everyone to join in. With its vibrant blue-green cover and thoughtfully arranged prayers, blessings, and songs, this beautifully designed edition brings added meaning to Shabbat dinners, holiday meals, and special celebrations.

Hebrew text, English translation, and transliteration help family and guests follow along, whether the words are familiar or they’re learning them for the first time.

Learn the melodies before you gather

QR codes connect you to recordings by Rabbi Pynchas Brener, former Chief Rabbi of Venezuela. Scan them before Shabbat or Yom Tov to become familiar with the melodies and bring them to your own table.

Inside, you’ll find:

• Prayers, blessings, and songs for Shabbat and Yom Tov, including:
  • Friday night candle lightning
  • Shalom Aleichem
  • Eshet Chail
  • Blessing the children
  • Friday night kiddush
  • Kiddush for Yom Tov
  • Kiddush for Rosh Hashana
  • Zmirot for Shabbat and Yom Tov
  • Birkat Hamazon
  • Havdalah
  • Berachot for varios occasions and situations (various foods, fixing a mezuzah on a door, washing hands, talit and mikveh among others)
  • Chanukah candle lighting and Maoz Tzur
  • Hatikvah
  • QR Codes for the tunes for selected Zmirot and songs

• Hebrew text with English translation and transliteration

For your table and life’s celebrations

Choose a single copy as a thoughtful gift, or order enough for every guest. Larger orders are available for weddings, bar and bat mitzvahs, and community gatherings.