In this short video, Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the United Kingdom, Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis, explains why children are blessed on Shabbat and why the blessings differ for sons and daughters. The rabbi shares the English translation of the blessing as well as why sons are blessed to be like Ephraim and Menashe instead of like the Patriarchs.

In this short video, Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the United Kingdom, Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis, explains why children are blessed on Shabbat and why the blessings differ for sons and daughters. The rabbi shares the English translation of the blessing as well as why sons are blessed to be like Ephraim and Menashe instead of like the Patriarchs.