Breaking The Jewish Code Perry Stone
fruit, candy, or juice. It is said that any act performed for twenty-one consecutive days can become a habit. Therefore, praying should not be random but steady and consistent—in fact, daily. I saw this in my youngest child, Amanda, who even at two and three years of age always requested to bless the food. If eating in a restaurant, she still reminds people to give thanks! The normal Jewish prayer over food is: Blessed are You, O Lord, King of the universe who brings forth bread from the earth. The prayer can include: Blessed are You, O Lord, King of the universe who creates the fruit of the vine . . . who creates various types of fruit . . . who has created everything. At an early age parents will read special storybooks to their children. This was a practice followed by my wife, Pam, with both of our children. Pam would end the day by reading a chapter from a book while lying on the bed with the children, and we concluded the day by having our children pray a prayer for good sleep and blessing on the family, the house, and even the cat. (God does include healthy animals in your blessing portfolio!) Children of all faiths love toys and games. The American culture emphasizes dolls for girls and various toys for boys. Western toys are seldom developed for religious education. In the Jewish culture many toys are created with religious themes in mind. There are stuffed Torah scrolls, Hebrew alphabet
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