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.
A prayer for the 2016 presidential election
Oh G-d, give us the strength and wisdom to make it through this campaign season
After Election Day / will our voices still be seething? / will our minds still be heaving?
“We give thanks: for free and fair elections, for the 15th Amendment, for the 19th Amendment, for the Voting Rights Act…”
“Bless the souls of all who have died to save others”
“May their memories be sanctified with joy and love”
“You who would hold the sky captive, / The sea prisoner, / The land in chains…”
Seeking solace for survivors of 9/11
A blessing expressing gratitude for the right to vote
A poem written to the last solider, imagining the end of all wars
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