<ul><li>Go to the mikvah the day you will be writing a pan.</li><li>Married men wear a gartel when writing a pan.</li><li>It is customary to write the pan on blank, unlined paper.</li><li>A pan begins with the words אנא לעורר רחמים רבים, followed by עלי (or עלינו) if you are writing on behalf of yourself (and your family), or עבור if writing on behalf of others. This is followed by the name(s) and mother’s name(s) of the people you wish to mention.</li></ul>

Writing a pan