Hashkiveinu for Standing Rock
A Hashkivenu prayer in solidarity with Native peoples defending Standing Rock
Song of Serach
Meditation on musician Serach
Still, Small Voice in the Whirlwind: A Meditation on Haftarah Pinchas
A meditation on the still, small voice of God
Prayer for the Electorate
“May the One who graces each person with knowledge… bless and protect the voters of this land”
A Prayer for the Polls
A prayer for the 2016 presidential election
A Meditation for Bereishit
Meditation on the spirit of God in the Book of Genesis
A Prayer for Peace during Election Season
Oh G-d, give us the strength and wisdom to make it through this campaign season
After Election Day
After Election Day /Â will our voices still be seething? /Â will our minds still be heaving?
Blessing Before Torah Reading in Hebrew and ASL (traditional version)
Learn the traditional blessing before the TorahThe Five Books of Moses, and the foundation of all of Jewish life and lore. The Torah is considered the heart and soul of the Jewish people, and study of the Torah is a high mitzvah. The Torah itself a scroll that is hand lettered on parchment, elaborately dressed and decorated, and stored in a decorative ark. It is chanted aloud on Mondays, Thursdays, and Shabbat, according to a yearly cycle. Sometimes "Torah" is used as a colloquial term for Jewish learning and narrative in general. reading in American Sign Language
Shema Prayer: American Sign Language and Hebrew
Learn the ShemaThe most central prayer in Jewish liturgy, the Shema states: "Hear O Israel, the Lord Our God, the Lord is One." These words are written inside mezuzot and t'fillin. It is traditionally said during all major services and when waking and going to sleep. prayer in American Sign Language and Hebrew