Hanukkah Blessings with Feminine God Language
HanukkahThe holiday which celebrates the rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem following its conquest by the Syrians in 165 BCE. The holiday is celebrated by lighting candles in a hanukiyah oon each of eight nights. Other customs include the eating of fried foods such as latkes (potato pancakes) and sufganiot (jelly donuts), playing dreidl (a gambling game with a spinning top), and, in present day America, gift giving. blessings with both masculine and feminine God language
A New Year
Standing at a doorway in time, ready to start the new year
How to Lead a Kick-Ass Rosh Hashanah
Tips for leading a fun and accessible Rosh HashanahThe Jewish New Year, also considered the Day of Judgment. The period of the High Holidays is a time of introspection and atonement. The holiday is celebrated with the sounding of the shofar, lengthy prayers in synagogue, the eating of apples and honey, and round challah for a sweet and whole year. Tashlikh, casting bread on the water to symbolize the washing away of sins, also takes place on Rosh Hashana.
Ve’ahavta Prayer in ASL
Learn the ve’ahavta prayer in ASL
A Ritual for Ending a Marriage
A moving ritual marking a divorce
Jewish Emptiness: Kavannot for Kol Nidrei
Questions to contemplate before Kol NidreiA prayer  recited Yom Kippur evening, widely known for its mournful, haunting melody.
Kapparot
A poem reflecting on how to release ourselves of guilt
Deconstructed Al Het
A ritual for letting go of guilt placed on us by outside forces
Tekes Ishur Veshleimut: A Ritual of Affirmation and Wholeness after Divorce
A tashlikh ritual to affirm one’s wholeness after a divorce
Blessing After Torah Reading in Hebrew and ASL
Learn the blessing after 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 Hebrew and ASL
