Mincha Maariv Leatherbound Pocket Booklet in Brown #238L

Leatherbound, in brown, with an embossed border worked into the cover. That construction puts #238L in a different class from the paperback pocket booklets — leather has give to it, the embossing is felt as much as seen, and a bound booklet sits properly at a place setting instead of curling. It runs 62 pages at 3.25 by 4.75 inches.

Contents cover Mincha and Maariv, birchas hamazon, Seder Sefiras Haomer, tefillas haderech and krias shema, which means one booklet handles the afternoon davening before a simcha and the bentshen after it. Ashkenaz, Sefard and Eduth Mizrach are all printed, so an order can be broken up by nusach across the tables.

This is the version to take when the giveaway is meant to be noticed. Set at each place, a leatherbound booklet reads as part of the table rather than as literature left on it, and it is substantial enough that guests take it home and keep using it. It suits a chasunah, a sheva brachos or an upsherin more than a casual kiddush.

• Malchut design #238L
• Material: Leather
• Nisuch: Ashkenaz, Eduth Mizrach, Sefard

Sold by Judaica Square, Lakewood NJ. Free shipping on orders over $75. Returns within 15 days.