How the Doctor from Minnesota Won His Friday Night Bet with the Yerushalmi Yid

There is a widespread minhag throughout the Jewish world to bless our children on Friday night. We bless our sons with the famous blessing (from this week’s parsha): “May Elokim make you like Ephraim and Menashe.” (Bereishis 48:20) and we bless our daughters with the blessing “May Elokim make you like Sorah, Rivka, Rochel, and Leah.”