Birchas Habanim Cloth Cover, Round Handkerchief, Approx 10 Inches

A cloth handkerchief, round, roughly ten inches across, made for birchas habanim and habanos. It is a simple object with a specific job: a father lays it over his children's heads when he benches them, and this one is cut and finished to be used that way rather than being a pocket square pressed into service.

Erev Shabbos and erev Yom Tov are when it comes out, and in many homes leil Yom Kippur as well. Ten inches is enough to cover comfortably without becoming a tablecloth, and the round cut means there is no corner to catch or fold awkwardly. Because it is cloth, it washes and goes back in the drawer with the tichels or the gartel rather than wearing out.

It is a natural gift for a young father, for a chosson, or for a family with a new baby — small enough that it does not compete with whatever else you are bringing, and specific enough that it is unlikely to already be in the house.

• Measures approx 10'' in diameter

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