Ritual Resources

This page will contain a collection of documents about prayer, ceremonies, and ritual of interest to our members.

Home Observance

• Friday Night Kiddush, Hebrew, English, and transliteration of the Friday night home ceremony.
• Friday Night Kiddush, Learn to read and chant the blessings.
• The Havdalah Service, a text outline of the ceremony.
• "Birchot Havdalah," Havdalah blessings as sung in contemporary melody by Debbie Friedman.*

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Synagogue Skills

• Learn to Chant Shabbat Services, links to the Virtual Cantor pages.
• A Transliterated Traditional Siddur, transliterated Siddur Sim Shalom.
• How to write a d'var Torah
• Collection of d'rashot and ideas for writing your d'rash
• Links to divrei Torah collections
  • Jewish Theological Seminary (Conservative)
  • Orthodox Union
  • Union for Reform Judaism
  • Jewish Reconstructionist Federation
  • Torah.org (Traditional perspective)
  • Aish.com (Traditional perspective)
  • American Jewish University (Conservative)
  • Kolel: The Adult Centre for Liberal Jewish Learning

* "Birchot Havdalah" from the collection The World of Your Dreams; music by Debbie Friedman
1976 Deborah Lynn Friedman; published by Sounds Write Productions, Inc. (ASCAP)blank