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Category: Personal Prayer
Caring For Creation Prayer
A short prayer, inspired by and quoting the Prophet Isaiah, connecting us to nature, the environment, and all of creation.
Rabbi Nina Beth Cardin
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Rabbi Avram Israel Reisner
September 23, 2024
Climate and Environment
High Holidays
Redirecting My Heart to God: My Powerful Sh’ma Intention
Through using this personal kavannah, a spiritual intention, the recitation of the Sh'ma is transformed, and so am I.
Rabbi Marcus Rubenstein
August 30, 2024
Evening Service (Ma'ariv)
Every Day
Listener of Prayer
"Listener of Prayer" is an important phrase in many of our blessings and prayers. Learn more about why that is.
Rabbi Alex Hamilton
July 3, 2024
Amidah
Every Day
Tallit on the Bimah: Optional or Required?
This CJLS teshuva explores where and when a tallit should be worn on the bimah. This also addresses women wearing tallitot.
Reena Bromberg Gaber
January 3, 2024
Accessories for Prayer
CJLS
Psalms for this Time of Crisis in Israel
Seven psalms as a liturgical response to our individual and collective emotions, including grief, fear, rage, desperation, and others.
Rabbinical Assembly
October 19, 2023
Hebrew Bible
Israel
Prayer for Israel
Rabbis Nicole Guzik and Erez Sherman offer a prayer for Israel. This was first offered at a vigil on October 8th, 2023.
Rabbi Nicole Guzik
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Rabbi Erez Sherman
October 13, 2023
Israel
Living
Prayer for Kidnapped Israelis
A prayer for kidnapped Israelis by Hamas and are being held in Gaza.
Exploring Judaism
October 13, 2023
Israel
Living
Prayer for Simchat Torah War
Prayer for Simchat Torah War by The Rabbinical Assembly of Israel and Masorti Israel.
Rabbinical Assembly of Israel
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Masorti Israel
October 13, 2023
Israel
Living
Prayer for the Welfare and Return of Israel’s Captured and Missing
Prayer for the Welfare and Return of Israel's Captured and Missing by the Rabbinical Assembly of Israel and Masorti Israel
Rabbinical Assembly of Israel
,
Masorti Israel
October 13, 2023
Israel
Living
What Do People Think About While Praying?
While Judaism tells us various ways to pray, we are not told what to think: Here are three different takes on the subject.
Rabbi Alex Braver
September 7, 2023
Every Day
Personal Prayer
What do I do if I can’t go to minyan when saying kaddish?
Saying Kaddish for a loved one is a cherished and prized custom, but it is not the only way to remember and honor the lives ...
Rabbi Andrew Pepperstone
May 19, 2023
Death and Dying
Every Day
Prayers of the Matriarchs of Agency, Choice, and Action
Despite the odds, when things feel out of your control, when you feel abandoned – do not despair and do not simply pray – ACT.
Jacquelyn S. G. Pruet
February 15, 2023
Liturgy
Personal Prayer
Blessings and Bodies: Praying Without the Book
Jewish spirituality doesn’t live in a book. Our bodies can guide our awareness and blessing. What could this practice look like in your life?
Rabbi Susan Leider
January 5, 2023
Blessings
Daily Living
Asher Yatsar: My Favorite Blessing
Our bodies are wonderful and wondrous. Asher Yatsar helps us recognize our physical selves and offers a moment of gratitude to The Creator.
Rabbi Uri Allen
November 30, 2022
Blessings
Daily Living
Unpacking the Phrase: Barukh HaShem
What does “Barukh HaShem" really mean? What is the origin of this phrase? If we don’t believe in God, how do we relate to the ...
Rabbi Susan Leider
November 16, 2022
Blessings
Daily Living
Questions of Revelation: A Poem
Rabbi Suzanne Brody shares her poem that embraces a variety of midrashim about what happened at Sinai when we received the Torah.
Rabbi Suzanne Brody
May 20, 2022
Personal Prayer
Prayer
Revelation: A Poem
Yakira Keshet offers a poem to commemorate Shavuot, her journey to Judaism, and the presence of our souls at Mount Sinai.
Yakira Keshet
May 12, 2022
Conversion
LGBTQ+
The Sunflower on Our Seder Table
The Sunflower on Our Seder Table by Rabbi Ilana Garber on behalf of the people in Ukraine in 2022.
Rabbi Ilana C. Garber
April 6, 2022
Passover
Passover Prayer
All Who Are Hungry: A Prayer for Action, A Prayer for Ukraine
All Who Are Hungry: A Prayer for Action, A Prayer for Ukraine by Rabbi Mark Greenspan on behalf of the people in Ukraine in 2022.
Rabbi Mark Greenspan
April 6, 2022
Passover
Passover Prayer
Dedication for First Cup of Wine
Dedication for the First Cup of Wine at the Passover Seder by Rabbi Martin S. Cohen on behalf of the people in Ukraine in 2022.
Rabbi Martin S. Cohen
April 5, 2022
Passover
Passover Prayer