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Upsherin invitation wording נוסח הזמנה לאפשערן

The upsherin is a boy’s first haircut, at three. Some families word the card in lashon kodesh, signed by the father; others write it in Yiddish, as if the boy himself invites. Both are below.

The wording, line by line

  1. בס״דברוב שבח והודאה להשי״תהננו בזה להזמין את כל ידידינו ומכרינולבוא ולקחת חלק בשמחתנו אצל

    1The invitation.

  2. אפשערן

    2The headline.

  3. של בננו החביביוסף חיים שיחי׳ למזל טוב

    3The boy by name, with שיחי׳ after it.

  4. שתתקיים אי״הביום א׳ פרשת באב׳ שבט תשפ״ז לפ״קJanuary 10, 2027

    4The day and the parsha, the Hebrew date and the English date.

  5. בבית המדרש אוהל יעקב1420 50th Street, Brooklyn NYבשעה 10:00

    5The place, its address and the time.

  6. המצפה לקבל פניכםמשה אהרן לויב״ר שלמה הי״ו

    6The father signs.

The same card in Yiddish

Here the boy invites, in his own words.

מיט גרויס פריידוויל איך איינלאדענען מיין משפחהאון טייערע פריינד צומיין אפשערןוואס וועט פארקומען אי״הזונטאג פרשת באב׳ שבט תשפ״זאין מיין שטוב252 Rodney Streetבשעה 10:00יוסי לוי

A photo of the boy

Many upsherin cards carry a photo of the boy. Some of our designs have a photo spot: upload the picture, then enlarge it and turn it on the card.

The big 3

The upsherin is at three, so a lot of designs show a big 3 or ג next to the wording.

The short forms on this card

On the cardWritten outWhat it means
בס״דבסייעתא דשמיאwith the help of Heaven; small, at the very top
להשי״תלהשם יתברךto Hashem, blessed be He
שיחי׳שיחיהmay he live; after a boy’s name
אי״האם ירצה השםif Hashem wills
לפ״קלפרט קטןafter the year: the year counted without the thousands
הי״והשם ישמרהו ויחייהוmay Hashem guard him and give him life; after a man’s name
ב״רבן ר׳son of

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