A Blessing for Voting – and Why It Matters So Much
Our Jewish tradition helps us mark many sacred acts with blessings. Why not a blessing for voting?
Daily Blessings: Donning the Tallit
Blessings for putting on a prayer shawl (tallit, tallis).
Daily Blessings: T'filat Haderech (Prayer for a Journey)
Y'hi ratzon milfanecha Adonai Eloheinu v'Elohei avoteinu v'imoteinu, shetolicheinu l'shalom
Daily Blessings: Birkat HaMazon (Grace After Meals) - Long Version
Chaverim vachaveirot n'vareich!
Daily Blessings: Birkat HaMazon (Grace After Meals) - Short Version
Learn how to sing the blessings for grace after meals.
Shabbat Blessings: Psalm 126 - Shir Hamaalot
On Shabbat, holidays and at certain other festive meals, begin Birkat HaMazon (grace after meals) with "A Pilgrim's Song."
Daily Blessings: For Life Moments
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 than thirty days, and reaching a joyous fulfillment in life:
Daily Blessings: For Foods
Baruch atah Adonai, Eloheinu melech haolam, hamotzi lechem min ha-aretz.
Daily Blessings: For Social Action
Before performing a mitzvah (commandment/good deed) or an act of tzedek (justice), begin with this blessing that commands us to pursue justice.