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Rabbi Saadia Gaon’s 10 Reasons for Sounding the Shofar
This post summarizes ten different symbolic explanations as to why we blow the shofar on Rosh Hashana, according to Rabbi
Preparing for the New Year with Rabbi Sacks: A Thought Provoking Video Series
This post contains a series of ten short, thought-provoking videos to help prepare for the new year. Recorded by Rabbi Lord
Tashlich: A Rosh Hashanah Tradition
This minute-long video from MyJewishLearning provides a basic introduction to tashlich, a Rosh Hashanah ritual during which Jews symbolically cast
An Alternative Havdalah Ceremony Celebrating Jewish Diversity
This post provides a link to “Havdalah: A Celebration of Difference,” an alternative ceremony written by Rabbi Leila Gal Berner
The Lubavitcher Rebbe Blesses Bar/Bat Mitzvah Celebrants
This short video shows Bar/Bat Mitzvah boys and girls approaching Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson for blessings. Speaking in Hebrew, Yiddish and
Misheberakh Prayer for a Bat Mitzvah Celebrant in the Florentine Tradition
This post presents the Hebrew, English and transliterated texts of the Mi Sheberach prayer for a Bat Mitzvah girl to
The URJ’s B’nai Mitzvah Revolutions Innovations Guide
This link will take you to the B’nai Mitzvah Revolutions Innovations Guide, a website highlighting Bar and Bat Mitzvah innovations
The History & Evolution of the Bat Mitzvah
This excerpt from A Time for Every Purpose Under Heaven by Renewal Rabbi Arthur O. Waskow provides a survey of the
Bar and Bat Mitzvah 101: History, Ceremony & Contemporary Issues
This informative article provides an overview of the Jewish rite of passage for 12- and 13-year-olds, including the origins of the
If I Forget Thee, O Jerusalem: A Carlebach Chuppah Song
This audio recording features Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach singing his original melody for “If I Forget Thee, O Jerusalem,” a Hebrew song often sung under