You can bless someone when you will their good under the invocation of God. You invoke God on their behalf to support the good that you will for them. This is the nature of blessing.

May God bless you with a beautiful sleep to rest your body and soul. Goodnight to you, dear friend. You may feel alone and lost, but remember God is always there for you.

The phrase “bless you” is almost reflexive in many cultures, uttered almost immediately after someone sneezes.But why do we say it? This tradition, steeped in history, superstition, and ...

Speaking of gesundheit… What else do people say after someone sneezes? “Bless you” may be the OG sneeze response (and generally considered the most polite), but there are plenty of other ...

The phrase “bless you” after a sneeze dates back to ancient times — once a divine sign, later a plague prayer, now a polite ...

After the cleaning, shopping and the Seder, we have ahead of us - the Intermediate Days, the last day of Pesach, Counting the Omer - and if you haven't yet, the blessing on trees. Moadim Lesimcha!

Saying ‘bless you’ was just a way to greet someone who had sneezed in your direction. Nowadays, however, though we still insist on blessing every sneezing person under the sun, ...

Attributing divine blessing to a sneeze may serve various functions when ordinary explanations are lacking. By Judy Mandell Saying “bless you” or “God bless you” after someone sneezes ...

For something so deep-seated into the culture, the reasons why we say "bless you" or "God bless you" when someone sneezes are something of a muddled mess with a lot of theories floating around.

The origin of saying "Bless you!" when someone sneezes stems from an ancient desire to safeguard the sneezer's soul or to commend the dying to the mercy of God.