Preserve the memory of your loved one with a plaque on our Yahrzeit(Yiddish) The anniversary of a death, usually marked by the lighting of a 24-hour yahrzeit candle and the recitation of Kaddish, the memorial prayer. For U.S. Jews, the unveiling of the headstone usually takes place on or around the first yahrzeit. Wall. Learn More ->
Contemporary Jewish healing services began in the 1980s. For many people struggling with illness, these rituals provide community, inspiration, and a place where the focus is on healing the spirit rather than curing the body. Services vary widely, but standard elements often include meditation, chanting, music, prayer, guided visualization and teaching from traditional and contemporary Jewish texts.
Even though we may be wailing. We mustn’t stop working.
Praise that comes after pain
As we prepare to trace the world’s beginnings, may we choose life
“What needs to be sacrificed to go forward in strength and to heal?”
Traditional blessings for mikveh immersion
Meditations to treat our bodies as sacred
To love oneself is to reflect the image of G-d
“Any time you are afraid, anxious, uncertain, all you need to do is reach out your hand”
“For this is the day that G-d made / To lift you up from your sorrow and shame”
A healing meditation based on the image of angels ascending and descending Jacob’s ladder
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