Blessing Before Torah Reading in Hebrew and ASL (Reconstructionist version)
Learn the Reconstructionist 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 Hebrew and ASL
Memorial Ritual for Regina Jonas
A memorial ritual to honor the first woman rabbi, Regina Jonas
Ritual for Getting a Tattoo
Acknowledging the complicated experience of getting a tattoo as a grandchild of HolocaustThe genocide of millions of European Jews--as well as other ethnic, religious and minority groups--by the Nazis during World War II. The tragic events of the Holocaust are now commemorated each year on Yom HaShoah; established in 1952 by the Israeli government. Shoah (calamity) has become the term used to describe the systemic mass slaughter that occurred during World War II. survivors
Fasting
Meditations on fasting
Preparing Your Prayers for the High Holidays
Take time to prepare your personal prayers for the high holidays
Changing Your Fate for the Coming Year
Practices and meditations for making changes in life during the high holidays and all year long
V’ahavta
“When you inhale and when you exhale / breathe the possibility of another world”
Visiting Mourners When the Death is a Suicide
A guide to visiting mourners when the death is a suicide
Yizkor for First Responders
“Bless the souls of all who have died to save others”
At the Hand of Terror: A 9/11 Memorial Prayer
“May their memories be sanctified with joy and love”
