Archive for January 2018
Rabbi Yitz Wyne Explains the Blessing Over the Children
In this 2:43 long video, Rabbi Yitz Wyne, the founder and spiritual leader of Young Israel Aish of Las Vegas,
Prayer for the Peace of Two States for Two Peoples (for the Birkat Hamazon)
This Hebrew and English text by Ira Tick is a prayer for a peaceful, just solution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict
Blessing the Spirit of All-which-Lives after Eating and Feeling Satiated: An Ecological Grace After Meals
This post provides the PDF file of “Haveri Nevarekh: Blessing the Spirit of All-which-Lives after Eating and Feeling Satiated: A Birkon” by
Rabbi Shefa Gold Chants the Ben Ish Chai’s Shortened Birkat Hamazon
This post presents Rabbi Shefa Gold’s meditative Aramaic and English chant based on the Ben Ish Chai’s one-line version of the Grace After
Grace After Meals Meditation Based on Traditional Sources
This post suggests a Grace After Meals mediation for gratitude, intention, and blessing, based on two separate verses from Jewish
A Social Justice Themed Thanksgiving Adaptation of the Grace After Meals
This post presents an English adaptation of the traditional Grace After Meals written by Interfaith Workers Justice, an American organization that
By the Sweat of Their Brow: An Alternative Humanist Grace After Meals
This post offers two poems in Hebrew and English, excerpts from Dr. Tzemah Yoreh‘s work, “By the Sweat of their Brow,
An Original Blessing of the Children and the Parents
This video show the recitation of an original blessing for the protection and joy of families during a unique Kabbalat
Yosef Karduner: Original Melody for Eishet Chayil
This original melody for Eishet Chayil comes from Yosef Karduner‘s album, “Dibur Pashut” (“Simple Talk”). An Israeli Hasidic singer, songwriter, and composer,
Blue Fringe: A Jewish Pop-Rock Song Inspired by Eishet Chayil
This pop-rock song by Blue Fringe, entitled “Eshet Chayil,” is about a couple who are predestined for one another and