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Tag: Creation
How to Light Shabbat Candles: A Beginner’s Guide
Lighting Shabbat candles is one of our most beautiful traditions. Go grab your candles, here's how to light Shabbat candles step by step.
Tsvia Weisberger
December 15, 2024
Erev Shabbat
Holidays
Haftarah for B’reishit
The theme of creation links the haftarah to the theologies of Creation in the Bible. The prophet expresses the continuity of divine action.
Etz Hayim Humash
October 21, 2024
Isaiah
Neviim (Prophets)
Caring For Creation Prayer
A short prayer, inspired by and quoting the Prophet Isaiah, connecting us to nature, the environment, and all of creation.
Rabbi Nina Beth Cardin
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Rabbi Avram Israel Reisner
September 23, 2024
Climate and Environment
High Holidays
We Have a Responsibility to the Earth
Some interpret Creation as an allowance to plunder the Earth. However, that is a misconception; we have a responsibility to the Earth.
Rabbi Miriam Midlarsky Lichtenfeld
May 15, 2024
Climate and Environment
Kohelet (Ecclesiastes)
What Are Zmanim and Why Are They Important?
Learning what Zmanim are and why they are important can bring a new meaning to ritual practices and the routine of our days.
Rabbi Lauren Tuchman
February 6, 2024
Afternoon Prayers (Mincha)
Amidah
What is Simhat Torah?
Simḥat Torah means “the joy of Torah” and is the name for the day on which the annual cycle of Torah readings begins and ends. ...
Rabbi Alan Lucas
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The Observant Life (Book)
October 28, 2022
High Holidays
Holidays
Friday Night Kiddush: The Deeper Meaning
Rabbi Dina Shargel teaches that the Friday night Kiddush sets a mood to welcome Shabbat by connecting it to Creation and to the Exodus.
Rabbi Dina Shargel
June 7, 2022
Erev Shabbat
Shabbat