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By: Alden Solovy This prayer to end gun violence calls for sane and common sense gun legislation, including a prayer for those who advocate gun control. It was written in response to the Orlando...
BY ALDEN SOLOVY
By: Alden Solovy God of heaven and earth, Source of All, The storm passed, The tempest moved on. Thank you for the kinship of neighbors and friends As we work together to clean up after the squall...
BY ALDEN SOLOVY
By: Alden Solovy Let us pray, The preacher said, Let us pray in the name of hope, In the name of justice, In the name of truth. Let us commit to each other, The preacher said, Commit in the name of...
BY ALDEN SOLOVY
By: Rabbi Paul Kipnes Oseh Hashalom, Source of Shalom Who created us and sustains us, Who has no look, no style, no Hair. But Who is everywhere Please be right Here. You, about whom we sing— V’hu...
BY RABBI PAUL KIPNES
By: Rabbi David Wirtschafter God of Life and Death, Service and Sacrifice, Courage, and Compassion. On this Sabbath, we gather together to remember those who died while serving our nation. And to...
BY RABBI DAVID WIRTSCHAFTER
By: © Alden Solovy G-d of the survivor, G-d of the mourner and the witness, Grant solace and peace to those still held by physical, emotional and spiritual distress from the attacks of 9-11....
BY © ALDEN SOLOVY
By: Rabbi Paul J. Kipnes Eloheinu velohei avoteinu v'imoteinu, Our God and God of our fathers and mothers, The flood waters came, wreaking havoc upon our cities, our homes, our rescue workers...
BY RABBI PAUL J. KIPNES
May it be Your will, Adonai our God and God of our ancestors, that You abolish all wars and bloodshed from this world and extend a great and wonderful peace in the world. Nations shall not lift up...
By: Rabbi Zoë Klein Nowhere is there more prayer. The Nuns at the Holy Sepulchre. The faithful at Al Aqsa Mosque. The worshippers at the Wall. The call to prayer at dawn and dusk Warbling from the...
BY RABBI ZOË KLEIN
By: Rabbi John L. Rosove Eternal God, Source and Creator of Life; From the depths we have called to you and we call to you again for courage, strength and wisdom on this anniversary of our nation...
BY RABBI JOHN L. ROSOVE
Source of peace, Sovereign of peace, Establish peace among Your people, Israel. And let there be an ever-increasing peace among all peoples. May there be no more hatred, rancor, strife or conquest...
By: © Alden Solovy God of the selfless, God of the strong and the brave, Grant a perfect rest among the souls of the righteous To those who died in service to others because of The 9/11 attacks on...
BY © ALDEN SOLOVY
By: Rabbi Fred Guttman Avinu Shebashamyim: God of the heavens: nature and all that You have created are truly awesome. Often, we; take these wonders for granted. Teach us to cherish all of your...
BY RABBI FRED GUTTMAN
I have aspired, and labored, and achieved! My heart is filled with joy, for I said: "God, give me hills to climb, and strength to climb them." My prayer was granted. You have given me so...
By: Rachel Lipetz MacAulay Unless you know what it is to look at black & white proof at lambs led to slaughter at herds of the lost at ghosts of a people And know they were yours And know they...
BY RACHEL LIPETZ MACAULAY
By: Alden Solovy These two prayers are to be read in commemorating the anniversary of the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, CT (Dec. 14, 2012). The first, “For the Children of...
BY ALDEN SOLOVY
As we gather this Shabbat, each in our own communities, we are united by the grief and anguish we feel over the destruction of homes and lives by fire this week. We cry out as did Job: Today again my...
Blessing when hanging Mezuzah The mezuzah is raised. This ancient symbol speaks to us of our need to live by the words of Adonai. We affix the mezuzah to the doorposts of this house with the hope...
By: Alden Solovy God of the survivor, God of the mourner and the witness, Grant solace and peace to those still held by physical, emotional, and spiritual distress from acts of terror. [We remember...
BY ALDEN SOLOVY
Before performing a mitzvah (commandment/good deed) or an act of tzedek (justice), begin with this blessing that commands us to pursue justice. Baruch atah Adonai, Eloheinu melech haolam, asher kid...
By: Rabbi Daniel Gropper Mi shebeirach avoteinu Avraham, Yitzchak, v’Ya’akov, Sarah, Rivka Rachel, v’Leah, hu y’varech et chanichim haeleh. May the one who blessed our ancestors, Abraham, Isaac,...
BY RABBI DANIEL GROPPER
By: Alden Solovy Mothers of Jerusalem, Your wail echoes in the hills, Your grief resounds in the valleys, Your prayer rises up into the luminous sky. More fathers and brothers, More sisters and...
BY ALDEN SOLOVY
By: Rabbi John Rosove Eternal God, receive our prayers for the peace and security of the State of Israel and its people. Spread blessing upon the Land and upon all who labor in its interest....
BY RABBI JOHN ROSOVE
By: Alden Solovy This prayer for peace, a prayer for a better world, is remarkably hopeful, an attempt to look for a future that seems difficult to reach at best, impossible to imagine at worst: a...
BY ALDEN SOLOVY
By: Alden Solovy God of the selfless, God of the strong and the brave, Grant a perfect rest among the souls of the righteous To those who died in service to others during...
BY ALDEN SOLOVY
By: Rabbi Karyn D. Kedar Holy One of blessing, we pray for the soldiers who are called to defend the people of Israel. Keep them safe. When they are weary give them strength. When they are scared...
BY RABBI KARYN D. KEDAR
By: Alden Solovy God of heaven and earth, Source of All, The storm has passed. Earth, sea and sky are quiet. The tempest moved on. Thank you for the kinship of neighbors and friends As we work...
BY ALDEN SOLOVY
Special inserts included in the final paragraph for Yom Kippur The blessing after the reading of haftarah always sanctifies the day on which it is read. Throughout most of the year, that day is...
By: Anat Hoffman and Rabbi Rick Jacobs Standing here at this sacred hour We plead to dream together: Behold, the days are coming, When every wise hearted woman Shall come to be seen before You, our...
BY ANAT HOFFMAN AND RABBI RICK JACOBS
By: Alden Solovy G-d beyond my understanding, The sky has turned violent, Crushing homes and lives, Upending dreams, Toppling the foundations of hope and sustenance. Crisis and chaos, Confusion and...
BY ALDEN SOLOVY
By: Alden Solovy Rock of Jacob, Comfort of Rachel, Broken and torn, Shattered and crushed, Bereaved and bereft, We declare Your Holy Name. We praise Your gifts and Your works. You are Author and...
BY ALDEN SOLOVY
Just and holy God, receive our fear, our shame, our grief, our anger. Help us to overcome them, to use these energies in the service of healing. Edit view RELATED Sounds of Kaddish On Returning Home...
By: Alden Solovy Source and Creator, Grant a perfect rest under your tabernacle of peace To______________________ (name in Hebrew or your native tongue), My [father / mother / sister / brother /...
BY ALDEN SOLOVY
By: Rabbi Barry H. D. Block O God, we come before You in gratitude for these men and women of the United States Armed Forces. Many served our country in years gone by. To them, we are indebted for...
BY RABBI BARRY H. D. BLOCK
God is our refuge and stronghold, a help in trouble, very near. Therefore we are not afraid though the earth reels though the mountains topple into the sea--- its waters rage and foam; in its swell...
By: Alden Solovy There are no words. Yet we need them. Words of consolation. Words of prayer. Author of life Source and Creator, Grant a perfect rest under Your tabernacle of peace To the victims...
BY ALDEN SOLOVY
By: Esther Campbell A tree spoke to me today. Can you see it? A strange sight, Gnarled and twisted by the fury of the winds and sea. You say, "How can you find beauty in its jagged form?...
BY ESTHER CAMPBELL
May the One who blessed our fighters Joshua, David and Judah, Deborah, Yael and Judith, those who has been called to active service. May it be Your will, Adonai our God, that they be guided safely...
For joyous occasions, such as welcoming a festival, eating a fruit for the first time in a season, putting on a new article of clothing of significant value, seeing a friend after an absence of more...
V'im ruchi g'viati, Adonai li v'lo ira For as long as I have breath, You are with me; I will not fear. Edit view RELATED The Courage to Be a Reform Jew Teaching Children about...
Blessings recited before eating foods of different types For bread: Baruch atah Adonai, Eloheinu melech haolam, hamotzi lechem min ha-aretz. We praise You, Eternal God, Sovereign of the universe, who...
On seeing the large-scale wonders of nature, such as mountains, hills, deserts, seas, long rivers, lightning, and the sky in its purity: Baruch atah Adonai, Eloheinu melech haolam, oseh maasei v...
Common Prayers for Shabbat Morning Silent prayer, based on Psalm 34:14 at the conclusion of the Amidah, the central section of the service. Elohai, n’tzor l’shoni meira us’fatai midabeir mirmah, v’...
Common Prayers for Shabbat Evening From Exodus 31:16-17, this prayer reminds us that we keep the Sabbath as a sign of the covenant with God. V’shamru v'nei Yisrael et HaShabbat, laasot et...
May be said by one or both parents. First recite the Shehecheyanu. Continue with: Yom chag hu yom zeh lanu, kakatuv: yismach avicha v'imecha v'tageil yolad'techa. This is our day of...
May we see the day when war and bloodshed cease, When a great peace will embrace the whole world. Then nation will not threaten nation, And [humanity] will not again know war. For all who live on...
Rock and Champion of Israel, please bless the State of Israel, first fruit of the flourishing of our redemption. Guard it in the abundance of Your love. Spread over it the shelter of Your peace. Send...
Common Prayers for Shabbat Evening From Deuteronomy and Numbers, this prayer expresses how we will love God. V’ahavta et Adonai Elohecha, b’chol l’vavcha uv’chol nafsh’cha uv’chol m’odecha. V’hayu...
Common Prayers for Shabbat Morning Version of the Kaddish, praising God, that serves to delineate different sections of the service. Yitgadal v’yitkadash sh’meih raba b’alma di v’ra chiruteih, v’...
Common Prayers for Shabbat Evening Version of the Kaddish, praising God, that serves to delineate different sections of the service. Yitgadal v'yitkadash sh'meih raba b'alma di vra...
