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 ->
As members of local and global Jewish communities, we bear responsibility for pursuing justice and equality for all the citizens of the world. We can all give tzedakahCharity. In Hebrew, the word tzedakah derives from the word for justice. Tzedakah is not seen as emanating from the kindness of one’s heart but, rather, as a communal obligation. and a little time, while some of us have the capacity to do much more. We make the world better when we fight for justice from a place of humility and love. These rituals and prayers infuse that work with a sense of holiness and perspective to help us do just that.
Amidah in honor of immigrants
“can you pour out your love / upon the ones you do not know”
“Who would dare / to demand justice”
Humanist Sh’ma
A Tu Bi’Shevat seder that honors and acknowledges people with disabilities
A poem on taking a stand, inspired by the model of Shifra and Puah
“That he may lead wisely and justly … with the highest and best intentions for all”
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Modeling respectful conversations on pressing Jewish issues
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