Type: Prayer

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Appropriate at all times and particularly suitable during the week that the chapter of Noah is the Torah portion

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A possible comfort for one who shouldn’t fast due to health

Three people sitting cross-legged on the floor, meditating in a serene room with minimal decor.

Some find the Yom Kippur liturgy, with its litany of sins, onerous, particularly for women. This text serves as a counterpoint to the traditional Al Het (confession) affirming our goodness alongside our sins.

a person stands in water with their arms raised toward the sky

A prayer based on traditional texts but which addresses God in feminine and gender-neutral imagery

Silhouetted pine trees under a clear, star-filled night sky with a purple hue.

A prayer based on traditional texts which address God as Shekhinah

A calm ocean at sunset with gentle waves, a kite surfer in the distance, and clouds in the sky.

Adds biblical women to the list of biblical men in this traditional prayer

a person in a white dress with long dark wavy hair stands with eyes closed and hands clasped at the heart in the middle of a field of yellow flowers on a foggy day

An inclusive version of this traditional Selikhot (penitential) prayer

a bright sun and a rainbow overlook a reddish ground with tufts of grass

A new version of the traditional prayer using some feminine and non-gendered terms

a throne with red cushions and ornate gold trim

Originally written for the period of Teshuvah — return — preceding the High Holy Days

Pathway through a vibrant autumn forest with green and yellow leaves lining the trail.

A prayer for the gift of an adopted child in which the baby is welcomed, the parents pledge to create a good and Jewish life for the child, and ask God’s blessings for the baby’s health and well-being

woman deep breath near celmatis vine

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