Krias Shema Laminated Bi-Fold Card, 4.5x6.25 #257

Design #257 is the plainer of the laminated krias shema bi-folds — no illustrated night scene, just the tefillah presented clearly on a wipeable laminated card measuring 4.5 by 6.25 inches. That plainness is a real advantage in a room shared by children of different ages, or for an adult who wants krias shema al hamitah at hand without a child's design on the nightstand.

It comes in Ashkenaz or Eduth Mizrach. The bi-fold format means the whole tefillah opens flat in one motion, which is the point at the end of a long day: nothing to search for, nothing to hold open, and it closes back down to a card that fits in a drawer or a sefer.

The laminate is what makes this a bedside piece rather than a booklet. It will not tear, it will not curl in a humid room, and it can be wiped down — practical realities for anything that lives on a nightstand or gets taped where it will be seen every night.

• Malchut design #257
• Nisuch: Ashkenaz, Eduth Mizrach

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