Shema Prayer: a Hebrew Word and Declaration to Know

Words to the Shema and Its Blessings | My Jewish Learning

The Shema | My Jewish Learning

Here’s the blessings we say when we light the Hanukkah candles: Baruch atah, Adonai Eloheinu, Melech haolam, asher kid’shanu b’mitzvotav v’tsivanu l’hadlik ner shel Hanukkah. Translation: Blessed are You, Adonai our God, Sovereign of all, who hallows us with mitzvot, commanding us to kindle the Hanukkah lights. Baruch atah, Adonai Eloheinu, Melech haolam, she-asah nisim laavoteinu v’imoteinu bayamim hahaeim baz’man hazeh. Translation: Blessed are You, Adonai our God, Sovereign of all, who perfor

The Amidah | My Jewish Learning

How to Say the Amidah | My Jewish Learning

This is one of the best Jewish movie scenes ever. Gene Wilder is one of Hollywood’s most beloved rabbis in The Frisco Kid. This scene also serves as a great reminder to include a prayer in the amidah that many of us forget to change. | Rabbi Yisroel Bernath