Journey Blessing
The journey blessing is a Jewish prayer whose main goal is to ask G-d to protect us form dangers while we are journeying somewhere. The journey blessing was established in the Talmudic period by Rabbi Hisda, who said in Brachos tractate 19b that “every person who sets out to travel must recite the journey blessing.” The journey blessing must meet a number of conditions in order for it to be recited, such as the length of the way one travels. Journey blessings are a must-have possession for any Jew. Thus, these blessings are great either for yourself or to a friend or loved one.
Since journey blessings are meant to be said one when journeys, many of the journey blessings in Judaica stores come in the form of a key chain. Wherever you are, whenever you’re out and about, there’s always home to go back to at the end of the day. Even for people who travel the world for months, and even years, they usually carry around keys to motels and such. For this reason, journey blessing key chains have become tremendously popular. Having a journey blessing key chain ensures that you will not lose the blessing; that you will always have access to it and you’ll never forget where you last put it. The one downside to journey blessing key chains is that the blessing, which is mean to be read, is quite small due to size limitation. So make sure you get a journey blessing that is readable.
Journey blessings do not always come in the form of key chains, however. Another thing that most people carry around, no matter where they go, whether they are traveling for 5 hours or 5 months, is a wallet. So, there are many options for you to buy a credit card-size journey blessing that can be fit into your wallet and be read whenever necessary. Purchase a journey blessing made in your favorite color and design; purchase a stunning journey blessing with the Western Wall in the background; purchase a journey blessing with any Jewish symbol that you find yourself drawn to; the sky is the limit. Additionally, as always, you can make your own journey blessing. You can get materials at a $1 store and make a beautiful blessing, laminate it, and keep it for a long time.
