He blessed them that day, saying, “By you shall Israel invoke blessings, saying: God make you like Ephraim and Manasseh.” Thus he put Ephraim before Manasseh” (48:20). SCRIBES FINISH writing ...

The father recites this blessing with even greater potency on the eve of Yom Kippur, before the Kol Nidrei prayer. Who were Ephraim and Menashe, who merited entering the lexicon of Jewish blessings?

By proclaiming that Menashe and Ephraim are “mine” and “shall be called by my name”, Jacob is making sure that his grandchildren know that they too are inheritors of the blessings and ...

Blessings like this are common among Orthodox ... As the ceremony neared an end, Father Mark Vair, pastor of St. Ephraim Orthodox Church, asked the Lord to sanctify the water.

This temple will be a blessing in the lives of families and individuals in this area,' President Nelson said in a Facebook post. The addition of a temple in Ephraim will benefit nearby Snow ...