Daily Prayer & Mindfulness

Every moment of every day invites us to pay attention. We can marvel at what happens within ourselves and the world outside of us. Some of us do this through prayer, others through mindfulness and meditation. No matter what form it takes, noticing and appreciating the wonder of life enhances the act of living.

Latest Rituals

Shielding Myself from Harm

A prayer for protection for both weekdays and Shabbat

Black ink drawing of a tomato and a smaller tomato plant on a white background with dotted details.

A Meditation on the Shema Israel

A meditation connected the words of the Shema to our bodies

meditation, shema

What if the Shema were written by Doctor Seuss?

Creative writing activity to re-write the Shema

kid-friendly, shema

Illustration of a white cat wearing a red and white striped hat and red bow tie on a blue text background.

Who but God?

Searching for hope for a better tomorrow

Child of Peace

A song of peace written one month before President Sadat’s Mission of Peace to Jerusalem in 1977

A smiling child with blond hair and hands held close to their face.

Prayer Upon Rising

An original song expressing gratitude for awakening to a new day

morning blessings

A woman sings into a microphone in a recording studio wearing headphones and a floral top.

A New Shema

A liturgical poem based on the first two lines of the Shema

I am Shekhinah

An exploration in feminine God language

Prayer for Putting on a Kippah

An innovative blessing to be said before putting on a kippah

Person with rainbow kippah looking at a scenic mountain view under a partly cloudy sky.

Prayer for Safe Sleep

A bedtime prayer asking that we lie down and rise up in peace

bedtime, hashkivenu

A person holding a sleeping baby in a sling while reading a book.