Prayer Services

Fostering Belonging and Dignity

Building LGBTQ-affirming community.

This prayer recited as day turns to night helps to acknowledge moments of transition we often miss.

Text in English for the Shema and the three blessings that accompany it.

One of the most empowering things I have done since living on my own as an Orthodox Jewish “single” is ...

I’m thinking a lot about Shabbat candle lighting nowadays, in part because I’m awaiting the birth of my first grandchild ...

My daughter Ktoret Ashira was born on Yom Kippur in Jerusalem in 2001. Two and a half years ago we ...

It’s Friday afternoon in a quiet Maryland suburb. Cars pull into driveways and kids get off school buses, ready to ...

As this summer, and this Jewish year wind down, I’m completing the painting and writing for my fourth illuminated book ...

Gabbai (pl. gabbaim) is an Aramaic word that means tax collector, but today a gabbai is someone who assists with the reading of the Torah.

The formal call to worship in morning and evening services.

Isn't it better to pray alone, without distractions?

Restoration and Reconciliation.