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 ->
Secular holidays give us the chance to widen our communities of celebration. We can join with other Americans for prayer, introspection or community service, as we observe holidays that connect us to each other. We can also interpret these holidays in a Jewish context, understanding them in light of the texts and experiences of our people.
“Be careful that you do not mistake human beings for the state”
“To see oneself as completely whole in living”
‘The Flag / I raised at dawn / As a college student / In my uniform / Pressed the night before”
“Noon January 20: If we create the future in the present, the One from the differences that we can fit together”
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“Shine brightly in the halls of power”
“Repair the rent garments of our souls”
“May the spirit of truth and justice / that lives within us / find the courage to cry out”
“Let us transcend ourselves and be the arms / of Shekhinah“
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