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Daily Prayer & Mindfulness

Three people meditate on the floor, sitting in silence with eyes closed, in a bright room.

Every moment of every day invites us to pay attention. We can marvel at what happens within ourselves and the world outside of us. Some of us do this through prayer, others through mindfulness and meditation. No matter what form it takes, noticing and appreciating the wonder of life enhances the act of living.

Latest Rituals

Prayer for Spring Allergies and Woes

A fitting prayer for anyone who suffers from seasonal allergies!
  • by Sybil Sanchez Kessler
body awareness, mind-body connection, seasonal allergies
Wasp with orange wings perched on a yellow flower in a sunny field.

A Prayer at 4 a.m.

“Dear God of Open-All-Night, / if I may be so familiar…”
  • by Alan Walowitz
ancestors, God, insomnia
Dimly lit narrow street at night with cobblestone path, old buildings, and a glowing streetlamp.

Yotzer Or

“Blessed is the Darkness in the Light, / Blessed is the Light in the Darkness…”
  • by Amy Josefa Ariel
creation, darkness, light, morning, prayer
a field of wildflowers

A Kavannah for Tying Tefillin Straps Around Finger

An intention for the ritual of tefillin
  • by Rabbi Michael Margaretten Cohen
morning, prayer, tefillin
Person praying with Hebrew prayer book and tallit, seated at a table with glasses and additional books, in grayscale.

Shelter

“I’m salting the sky with haskiveinu, seeking wings of protection…”
  • by Cathleen Cohen
children, Hashkiveinu, protection, teaching
Watercolor of a large flock of birds forming patterns in a sunset sky over a landscape with trees and fields.

A Kavannah for Yotzeir Or

“Blessed are You, Adonai, / Creator of all that illuminates.”
  • by Julia Bennett
dawn, God, light, mockingbird, prayer
A small bird with dark plumage perches on a thin, bare branch against a blurred green and blue background.

Embodying the Tree of Life – A Mind, Body, Spirit Awakening Practice

Join Rabbi Tsurah August for a simple body/mind/spirit practice that uses the paradigm of the Kabbalistic Tree of Life to activate our bodies.
  • by Rabbi Tsurah August
Divine, kabbalah, mindfulness, Sephirot, somatic, Tree of Life
A row of tall trees on a green hillside with dense shrubs under a blue sky.

Tallis and Tefillin: Breathing Interconnectedness

“This tallis I wrap, / wrapped and feeling warm…”
  • by Hope
ancestors, grandparents, tallis, tefillin
Person sitting on a bench, wearing a prayer shawl, holding an open book with Hebrew text.

The First Friday Afternoon (An Asher Yatzar Alternative)

“Blessed are You, Hashem, Healer of all flesh, Worker of wonders.”
  • by Spencer Szwalbenest
Divine, Mystery
Purple flowers swaying in the wind against a blue sky background.

A Prelude to the Aleinu – It Is Upon Us

This new text is a collective recitation of the commitments of the Reconstructionist Reparations Resolution.
  • by the Reconstructing Judaism's Tikkun Olam Commission for Reparations Shabbat Weekend 5785
Reparations, social justice, tikkun olam
Golden scales of justice in a sunlit forest, surrounded by green leaves and small flying birds.
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