Sample Jewish Birth Announcement Verses, Wording.
 

1.

Our hearts are as full as they can be for our beautiful
son/daughter [Child's Name]
named in loving memory of his/her great grandparent
[Grandparent's name]
[Date of Birth, Time of Birth]
[Baby's Weight and Height]
 

2.

With pride and joy, we announce the birth of our son/daughter
[Child's Name]
named in loving memory of his/her great grandparent
[Grandparent's name]
[Date of Birth, Time of Birth]
[Baby's Weight and Height]
 

3.

From generation to generation
We carry on
With the richness of tradition
And the promise of tomorrow
With great joy, we announce the birth of our son/daughter
[Child's Name]
named in loving memory of his/her great grandparent
[Grandparent's name]
[Date of Birth, Time of Birth]
[Baby's Weight and Height]
 

4.

The richness of tradition
The excitement of youth
The promise of tomorrow
The precious moments of life
We are pleased to announce the arrival of our son/daughter
[Child's Name]
named in loving memory of his/her great grandparent
[Grandparent's name]
[Date of Birth, Time of Birth]
[Baby's Weight and Height]
 

5.

[Mother's name] and [Father's name]
take great pleasure in announcing the arrival of their son/daughter
[Child's Name]
named in loving memory of his/her great grandparent
[Grandparent's name]
[Date of Birth, Time of Birth]
[Baby's Weight and Height]
 

6.

"May God bless our son as He blessed the sons of Joseph  Ephraim and Manasseh."
 

6a.

"May God bless our daughter as He blessed Sarah, Rebecca, Rachel and Leah."
 

7.

"May God make His face shine upon you, and be gracious unto you.  May God lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace."
 

8.

"In every birth, blessed is the wonder.
In every creation, blessed is the new beginning.
In every child, blessed is life.
In every hope, blessed is the potential.
In every transition, blessed is the beginning.
In every existence, blessed are the possibilities.
In every love, blessed are the tears.
In every life, blessed is the love."
 

9.

"We give gratitude for the gift of life

• We pray that our child will grown to joyfully accept his/her share in the tradition of our people.  Bless him/her, Adonai, with health and full years, with happiness and moral strength. 
• Bless us with understanding and wisdom, so that we may truly share in the creation of a life guided by Torah.  May our son/daughter find favor before You, Adonai, and in the sight of all people."
   

Choose one of our verses or compose one of your own!
 

When you place your order, please have the following information ready.
 

1. The style number of the card

2. Your choice of verse

3. Name of person(s) being honored.

4. Name of celebration venue.  If you're celebrating a religious service, and there is a reception to follow at a different location from the house of worship, please have the complete address of both venues ready.

5. Date and time of your event.  If there is a religious service to be followed by a reception, please have starting times available for each event.  If the reception will be given at the house of worship, you may choose to state that the reception "follows immediately".  If this is a Jewish Birth and there will be a kiddush at the end of the service, you may want to make this clear.

6. Host signature, if you choose to use one.

7. Your R.S.V.P. date and information.  If you are ordering response cards, we will print the addressee's name on the label at no extra charge.  If the cards will be returned to someone other than yourself, please have that person's name and address ready.  Please decide if you want the addressee's name to be that of an individual or a family.

 If your caterer needs totals on various entrees in advance of the party, and you want to place the selection of entrees on your response card, please have the selection ready.  It's best to use the caterer's exact names for the entrees, so that your guests will have a good idea of what they're ordering.  If there is a separate children's menu that's already been selected, you might want to make that clear.

8. The return address as it will appear on the back flap of the main envelope.

9. Your payment information.  Please have your credit card ready.

10. If you require a rush job, please let us know this up front.  Our standard turn around time is ten business days from approval of on line proof till shipping from our NYC headquarters.  West Coast customers may choose from standard ground, 3 day air, 2 day air, or overnight shipping.  We ship via USPS, UPS, or Fedex, selecting the best method for each individual order.

11. If you're selecting a font that's different from what's shown on our page, please have its name ready.  We can accommodate you where most standard fonts are concerned.  If we can't get an exact match, we will show you close matches.  Please specify the color that you want your text to be.

12. If you are writing your own verse, please send it via e-mail.  This will eliminate any problems or typos that may arise while transcribing.  However, it's not mandatory that you send it by e-mail.  If you prefer, you can telephone us and recite the verse for us to transcribe.

13. We can accommodate most foreign languages that are based on the Roman alphabet.  We can add text in Hebrew.  However, it will be the customer's responsibility to proof read all foreign language text and make sure that it's correct.  We can transcribe letters and words, but we are not fluent in foreign languages, so we must be sure that the customer can proof read the foreign language texts.

 For non-Roman alphabets, if the customer can fax us the type-set text, or e-mail it as an attachment, chances are good that we can use it on the card as an image.  For customers requiring Hebrew, we prefer to have a fax of the printed Hebrew word (not handwritten), or an e-mail attachment sent containing the printed Hebrew words.  At very least we'd need a transliteration of the letters.  For example: Resh Tav Samech Aleph.

 There will be a surcharge for any long verse written in any foreign language using a non-Roman alphabet.

14. Finally, and we can't say this often enough:

 If you come to us at the last minute, with less than a month remaining to your affair, we will do whatever we can to help you.  We do accept rush jobs (except in December) at an additional fee, and you can opt for Fedex overnight shipping.  However, it is always best to allow yourself breathing room when ordering Announcements.  It will reduce the wear and tear on the host, and help you to better enjoy the anticipation of your party, if the Announcements are in your hands eight weeks before the party date.

 We find that the best rule of thumb is to have the Announcements in the mail eight weeks before the party is scheduled.  Two weeks before the party, you should have received all of the R.S.V.P. cards or calls.  If you stick to that guideline, it will ease your journey through your preparations for your big event.