A bentcher, birchon or birkon (pl. bentchers, birchonim, birkonim) is a booklet of prayers based around a particular event such as the Jewish sabbath. The most common form is Birkat Hamazon often titled - Seder Birkat Hamazon (Order of Grace after Meals) in Hebrew. Some editions actually have the Birkat Hamazon prayer in the back, appearing almost as an afterthought. Bentchers are commonly known as birchonim in Modern Hebrew and Sephardic communities. Bentchers are used widely in the various religious and traditional communities of Jews, such as Orthodox, Sephardic, Conservative, Reconstructionist, Mizrahi, Chassidic, Orthodox Feminist, as well as other communities. Bentchers are often decorated with scrollwork, illuminations, pictorial backgrounds on each page, photo pages and by other means. This is in the tradition of hiddur mitzvah, or beautification of the mitzvah. There are several services currently available that customize the bencher using graphics, logos and/or photographs. Common features Bentchers, particularly those of the common Birkat Hamazon variety often share in common prayers which are said on a daily, weekly, annual, or intermittent basis, such as Hadlakat Nerot of Shabbath - Sabbath eve candle lighting Hadlakat Nerot of Yom Tov - Holiday eve candle lighting Shalom Aleihem Eisheth Hayil - Proverbs 31 Birkath Habanim - Blessing the Children Sabbath Eve Kiddush Sabbath Morning Kiddush Kiddush for various occasions Zemiroth for Sabbath Eve Zemiroth (Songs) for Sabbath Day Zemiroth (Songs) for Seudah Shelishith (The Third Meal) Zemiroth (Songs) for Melaveh Malkah Habdala - Ending the Shabbath or Yom Tob Birkath Hamazon (Grace) at the banquet of Circumcision Birkath Hamazon (Grace) at the Wedding Banquet Sheba Berakhoth - The Seven (Nuptial) Blessings Blessings before all foods Blessings after foods without bread Common varieties Bentchers come in a very wide variety of styles, and types, all of which are based on the nusach and minhag of the community. Bentchers are generally printed in Hebrew only, Hebrew plus vernacular translation, or Hebrew plus vernacular translation and Hebrew transliteration for participation by those unfamiliar Hebrew. Common Bentcher A common bentcher may contain the Birkat Hamazon prayer, as well as the kiddush for Ereb Shabbath (Sabbath Eve - Friday night), Sabbath morning, various prayers after foods and drinks, and Sabbath table songs. Sefer HaKidush Sefer HaKidush is a special bentcher, which is often hard cover and may be leather bound, and especially decorated. This bentcher contains all of the kiddush prayers for the eves and mornings of