For Mothers Day, how should one bless their mothers?
First, note that both Mother’s Day and Father’s Day are American holidays, not Jewish holidays. Although some congregations may recognize them, they are not Jewish holidays, as demonstrated by their being observed on a Sunday, a traditional Christian day for church worship. So, how to bless your mother. Listen to what she says; do what she asks. Find a nice Jewish person to marry. Seriously, although one may be able to develop a blessing for anything, in traditional Judaism, blessing one’s parents is not the normal construction. In traditional Judaism, blessings are generally bestowed by the have to the have not: kohein to masses, Abraham’s children to the rest of the world, parent to child, rebbe to student/chasid. To bestow a blessing implies having G-d’s “ear”. Everyone has G-d’s attention, and “The blessing of commoners should not be a light thing in your eyes.” This adds much meaning to wishing another “Mazal Tov!” or “Refu’ah sheleimah” (complete healing). However, codified bless
