Hanukkah Visualization on Infinite Light
According to the hasidic master and kabbalist, R’ Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev (1740–1810), a key theme of Hanukkah is vision, and the festival offers us an important opportunity to work […]
The Harmony of the Hanukkiyah
One candle lights another; and darkness is dispelled from the surrounding area. One candle lights two others; and the the brightness reaches beyond what is near. Â One candle lights […]
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 […]
