To the Terrorist
“You who would hold the sky captive, / The sea prisoner, / The land in chains…”
For 9/11 Survivors
Seeking solace for survivors of 9/11
Ve’ahavta Prayer in ASL and Hebrew
Learn the ve’ahavta prayer in Hebrew and ASL
Traditional Blessing Before Torah Reading
Learn the 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
Blues Shofar
Blow a mean blues shofarA ram's horn that is blown on the High Holidays to "wake us up" and call Jews to repentance. It is also said that its blast will herald the coming of the messiah.!Â
Hiking Toward Sinai
Now the new year is born /Â beginning with the wail of shofar /Â like life begins with the baby’s first cry.
Blessed With Choice
A poem for 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. and beginning of the school year on sending one’s child to school
Through Dust and Time
Poem for the dedication of a new Torah cover
Queen and King
The Queen is in the field. /
The King is in the field. /
They have come together, /
To bless us
Who Shall Live And Who Shall Die: Unetaneh Tokef through the Lens of Refugee Stories
Facilitator’s guide and handout for study session on refugee crisis
