By Those Seeking to Adopt a Child
God of mercy, we/I come before You, seeking to embrace a new life, to love and nurture a child. I/we wish to give of my/our hearts and to experience the gifts and responsibilities of parenthood
On the Birth or Adoption of a Child
Source of all life, our hearts are filled with joy for the child that has been entrusted to us. May we be thankful always and speak our thanks not with words alone, but with the love, understanding, and tender care with which we hope to raise our child.
Shabbat Evening Blessings: Kiddush - Blessing over Wine
Blessing over the wine and sanctification of the day for Shabbat.
Shabbat Evening Worship Services: Chatzi Kaddish
Worship Services: Sh'ma
Referred to as our "watchword of faith," it declares our belief in one God. This prayer serves as the centerpiece of morning and evening services.
Worship Services: V'ahavta
From Deuteronomy and Numbers, this prayer expresses how we will love God.
Shabbat Evening Worship Services: V'shamru and Yismechu
From Exodus 31:16-17, this prayer reminds us that we keep the Sabbath as a sign of the covenant with God.
Daily Blessings: T'filat Haderech (Prayer for a Journey)
Y'hi ratzon milfanecha Adonai Eloheinu
v'Elohei avoteinu v'imoteinu,
shetolicheinu l'shalom
Shabbat Evening Worship Services: Elohai N'tzor and Oseh Shalom
My God, guard my speech from evil and my lips from deception.
Blessing for a Time of Achievement
I have aspired, and labored, and achieved! My heart is filled with joy, for I said: