Blessings on Your Head

At the beginning of the movie Fiddler on the Roof, Jewish people in the little Russian village of Anatevka ask their rabbi if there is a special blessing for the czar. The czar ruled the country and was no friend to the Jewish people. The rabbi ponders a moment, then breaks into a huge grin as he replies, “A blessing for the czar? May the Lord bless and keep the czar [short pause] far away from

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  1. Hi,
    I always heard my mom say “a blessing on your head”growing up. I used that recently, with very little understanding apparently. It was meant to be positive but I’ve read it literally means to hit someone on the head, like a threat almost? This confused me. I’m a quarter Jew. My mom was raised Baptist, but she would take us girls to Temple here and there so we could know our roots. Now I’m afraid I may have said something offensive. Did I? Thanks. I’m trying to learn as a 43 year old my roots. I’m woefully I’ll prepared. Thank you

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