Learning Resources
Here are some helpful resources for students, including people studying for their Bar or Bat Mitzvah.
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Blessings
Reader’s Kaddish (Chetzi Kaddish)
Blessings which mark the transition from one part of a service to another.
Sh’ma & V’ahavta
Learn how to chant the Sh’ma, the central tenet of Judaism, and the V’ahavta prayer.
Eylu D’varim
These are the mitzvot which have no limit. These words from the Oral Torah that bring kavod – honour, into our lives. You can use this video to practice the responsive Hebrew and English of this prayer.
Ashrey
Learn and practice singing this prayer, based on the Psalms, particularly Psalm 145, and which celebrates how people are happy when we are close to God and praises God for justice and mercy.
Brich Rachamana
Learn and practice singing this prayer – a blessing for after meals and part of the Birkat Hamazon.
Bar/Bat Mitzvah Brachot (mp3)
Blessings for putting on tallit, for before and after reading Torah, and for before and after reading Haftarah.
Cantillation (Chanting)
Torah Cantillation/Trope – Call & Response (mp3)
Practice chanting Torah by listening and repeating each line.