Ritual links
Want to learn about unique ways to make your seder come to life? Want to learn how to chant an aliyah? Looking for information on leining?
To make it easy to access the wealth of knowledge available online today, we have assembled this page of ritual links. Feel free to use it as much as you like. We are constantly discovering and adding new links to share, come back to this page often.
Reconstructionism:
Preparing a D’var Torah:
- Seven Approaches to a D’var Torah
- Parashat HaShavuah Torah Study, Center of Bar Illan University
- 10 Minutes of Torah, URJ
- My Jewish Learning Torah Commentary. Once on the site, click on “This week’s Torah portion”
Receiving an Aliyah:
- Reconstructionist Torah blessings (Text)
- How to say Reconstructionist blessings
- How to say the blessings, (traditional) Steven Wise Free Synagogue
Leining Torah:
- On-line Torah & Haftorah Tutor (we are on a Triennial Cycle)
- Triennial Readings
Leading Prayers/Services:
- Audio Links for Leading Prayers/Services: Blessing the New Moon (p.87 of Eit Ratzon), Candle lighting
- Leading Shabbat Morning Services
Hosting Oneg/Kiddush:
Pesach (Passover) Links:
- Delve into deeper theological and philosophical discussion at the seder.
- Ten tips to enliven the seder (including pitching a tent in the living room!)
- History, symbolism, rituals and theology of Passover
- Creating Passover Memories for Young Children, Jewish Outreach Partnership
- Telling the Story: A Pasover Haggadah Explained. By Barry Louis Polisar.
- Musical refresher or inspiration. Audio files of fun kids Passover music and traditional music.
- Fun Passover music for children
- Jump for Freedom
- Kadesh Urchatz
- Kadesh Urchatz 2
