Prayer Resources

Welcome to the Prayer Resources section of the Shaare Emeth website.  The resources below are intended to expose and teach these limited prayer settings.  Please be in touch with us – we are happy to explore further with you!

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Shema and its Blessings

• Barechu
• Yotzeir
• Shema
• V’ahavta
• Mi Chamocha
• V’Shamru
• Yismechu

Amidah

• Avot v’Imahot
• Gevurot
• Kedusha

Torah Blessings

• Blessing Before the Torah
• Blessing After the Torah

Haftarah Blessings

• Blessing Before the Haftarah

Shabbat Blessings

• Lighting the Candles
• Kiddush
• Kiddush for Friday Evening
• HaMotzi
• Havdallah

Seasonal/Occasional Blessings

• Shechechayanu
• Blessing for Putting on a Talit
• Lighting Festival Candles

Gender-Neutral and LGBTQ+ Worship Resources

• Mishkan Ga’Avah: Where Pride Dwells
• Siddur Sha’ar Zahav (An English-Hebrew prayer book created by one of the earliest LGBTQ+ congregations in the US.)
• Queering the Text: Biblical, Medieval, and Modern Jewish Stories
• Jewish text and tradition
• Torah Queeries (LGBTQ-supportive liturgy)
• Torah commentary