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.
A prayer for the new U.S. president that asks for love and justice to trump hate
A collective prayer for the incoming president, 2017
Discussion questions for each night of Hanukkah on how to respond to hate crimes since the 2016 presidential election
Meditation for Standing Rock connected to Parashat Vayeitze
Using the practice of hitbodedut to create our own prayers
“If my knees begin to buckle, may I take them out for a walk or dance.”
A Hashkivenu prayer in solidarity with Native peoples defending Standing Rock
Facilitator’s guide and handout for study session on refugee crisis
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