Light One Candle for Freedom, Dignity & Justice

We invite you to dedicate one night of Chanukah to the millions of people across the world struggling to live with freedom, dignity and justice. Remembering our own experiences of […]
Eight Nights of Wellness: A Hanukkah Inventory

Scroll to the bottom to download the printable PDF. Introduction For about a decade, Temple Israel Minneapolis has been organizing a pre-Hanukkah program encouraging our learners to think of Hanukkah […]
An Embodied Tashlikh Meditation

A meditation for Tashlikh focused on embodying the ritual of casting off.
We Shall Forever Celebrate Light

For three long years they hid in the caves. The hillsides filled with the sound of their battles. The voices of warriors, unleashing their cries of anger As with sword […]
A Mikveh Ceremony for Increasing Commitment to Judaism

This ceremony was created by Rabbi Haviva Ner-David for a mikveh immersion at Kibbutz Hanaton, in Israel, in collaboration with Karen, a seventy-seven-year-old woman who decided to make a deeper […]
Prayer for a Health Care Team

Divine Presence, we delight in Your world and in the many blessings and gifts we encounter throughout our lives: love and connection, joy, hope, celebration, and the very gift of […]
This Land Belongs to No One: Thanksgiving Prayer Honoring our Ancestors and Native Peoples’ Land

This land belongs to no one /
but God. The Earth was here /
before us and will endure /
after we are gone.
Social Justice Tashlikh Prayer

In this new year & every year, we must take accountability for the ways we & our communities have contributed to injustice. As we prepare to cast away our sins […]
Queer/Chosen Family Gender Neutral Blessing for the Children

Introduction Judaism has a beautiful tradition of blessing the children on Friday night before making kiddush. Parent(s) traditionally place their hands on the head(s) of their children as they bless […]
Chemotherapy Havdalah
