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.
Marking the transition to becoming a U.S. citizen with words, song, and festive food
A prayer for strength, wisdom, and compassion amidst pain and suffering
Prayer for the People of South Sudan as they vote on independence
A prayer before learning, written for the International AIDS Conference
A kavannah to be recited before swabbing for Gift of Life Bone Marrow Foundation
A kavannah before eating to strive to make just choices
An addition to the blessing after the meals focusing on our family who brought us to this land, and the labor of the many whose hands brought food to our table for this celebration
To be recited upon eating food produced with special sensitivity to workers in the Food Industry
Hoshanot, written in an acrostic, based upon the first official statemtent from Occupy Wall Street
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Modeling respectful conversations on pressing Jewish issues
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