9/1/2025 MONDAY EVENING
ARVIT:
Washing Hands.
Reform Arvit Poems (3).
Psalm 78:38; 20:10.
Shema with "God is Faithful Sovereign" & full verses. Blessings (2 Before/3 After).
Reform V'Ahavta, Maariv Aravim (2), Ahavat Olam (2), Emet (2) & Mi Chamochah (2).
Alternative Reform Hashkiveinu added (2).
Amidah with names in Refa'einu & extra supplication & alternative supplication to follow.
Alternative Reform Modim added - (2).
Yehi Ratzon.
Psalm 128.
Concluding Prayer.
Prayer for The State of Israel, Rabbi Nachman’s Prayer for Peace, Psalm 121 & Prayer for Our Country.
Prayer for Hostages.
Aleinu.
Al Tira.
Lamdeini, Elohai.
Berakhot 16B Concluding Prayer (1).
BEDTIME SHEMA:
Master of the Universe.
Hamapil.
Shema - Det. 6:4-9.
Psalm 91.
Psalm 3:2-9.
Hashkiveinu.
Blessed is Hashem by Day.
Verses that recall God's Blessings and Protection.
Psalm 128.
Adon Olam.
Berakhot 16B Concluding Prayer (1).
SHACHARIT:
Modeh Ani & There Is Grace.
Washing Hands (2) [1st within 4 Cubits of the Bed].
Asher Yatzar & Reform Poem (2).
Elohai Neshama & Reform Poem (2).
Mah Tovu - מַה טּוֹבוּ אֹהָלֶיךָ יַעֲקֹב מִשְׁכְּנֹתֶיךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל
Tallit Blessing.
BIRKCHOT HASHACHAR:
Thanks for choosing us for the Gift of the Torah.
Leviticus 19:2, 14-18.
Laasok B'Divrei Torah.
Numbers 6:24-26
V'Haarev Na & Eilu D'Varim (2).
Study Text 1 - There Are Eight Degrees In the Giving of Tzedakah.
Reform Shacharit Poems (4).
Nisim B'Chol Yom.
I am a Jew because...
We pray for God's Compassion.
Yehi Ratzon.
We acclaim God's Holiness.
Study Text 2 - choice between Mishkan T'Filah & Sim Shalom.
Psalm 30.
P'SUKEI D'ZIMRAH:
Baruch She-Amar.
Hodu.
Anthology of verses from Psalms.
Psalm 100.
Verses from Psalms, Proverbs, Exodus and Chronicles.
Ashrei.
Psalms 146-150.
1 Chronicles 29:10-13
Nehemiah 9:6-11
Exodus 14:30-31
Exodus 15:1-18
Psalms: 89:53, 135:21, 72:18-19.
Psalm: 22:29; Ovadiah 1:21; Zekhariah 14:9.
Short Poem by Judah Halevi.
Yishtabach.
Shema - with "God is Faithful Sovereign" & full verses & Blessings.
Amidah - extra supplication & alternative supplication to follow.
Meditation verse on the Amidah for Weekdays (1).
Yehi Ratzon.
Tachanun.
Ashrei.
Psalm 20.
Uva L'Tziyon.
Aleinu.
Psalm 5:9 יְהוָה, נְחֵנִי בְצִדְקָתֶךָ
MINCHA:
Washing Hands.
Ashrei.
Amidah - with extra beginning & extra supplication.
Meditation verse on the Amidah for Weekdays (1).
Yehi Ratzon.
Tachanun.
Psalm of the Day.
Aleinu.
Al Tira
Eli Tzion
Partial Birkat Hagomel בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה ה’ אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם הַגּוֹמֵל לְחַיָּבִים טוֹבוֹת שֶׁגְּמָלַנִי כָּל טוֹב
Tefillin Meditation & Tefillin Wrap with Blessings.
Three Torah Blessings / Numbers 6:24-26; Peah 1:1; Shabbat 127A.
The Torah - A Modern Commentary URJ] - 1 cycle completed...3 min lines of text daily with corresponding text with no vowels. (NEW)
Talmud -1 pages (Koren).
A Guide to Jewish Religious Practice by Klein: 2 pages.
Kashrut:
- No pork and no shellfish, no game meat and no imitations.
- Effort to rid the meat of any visible blood & avoiding the hindquarter.
- Kosher wine only.
- No meat and dairy together (6 hour separation rule) & no imitation of either with the other.
- Checking eggs for blood spots and vegetables and fruit for bugs.
- No fish and meat together.
- All meat at home to be eaten on a disposable paper plate.
- Daily Kitchen Cleaning with exception of Shabbat.
Tefillah, Shabbat and Jewish Calendar:
- Follow Jewish Calendar, celebrate Holidays and adhere to religious fasts + adhere to prayer attributes of each particular event.
- Following Zmanim.
- Using combination of Mishkan T'Filah, Sim Shalom, Lev Shalom and ArtScroll Siddurim.
- Kabbalat Shabbat/Family Dinner & Shabbat Morning Services Attendance.
- Sunday Shacharit Minyan Attendance & Monday-Friday Twice Min Minyan Attendance.
- Weekly Shabbat Group Torah Study & Daily Study of Laws of Shabbat.
- Bowing (Berakhot 12B) & feet alignment (Berakhot 10B) during Amidah.
- Tallit worn during each morning prayer, and covering one's head during Amidah when Tallit worn.
- No food or drink (except for water) min 20 minutes before Shacharit, Mincha and Maariv...management of what is eaten within a 2 hour period prior to prayer in order to avoid drowsiness.
- Recite daily at least 10 prayers in Hebrew (no repetitions) & 1 full Amidah daily in Hebrew.
- Birkat Hamazon.
- Never exit the sanctuary with the one's back towards the Torah.
- Restrictions on: income work, electronics/electricity usage, driving, money use, carrying, building/tool usage, writing, planning & cooking on Shabbat.
Other:
- Mezuzot: on all outside doors/touching when coming in and out of the house & checking all daily.
- No shaving with a razor [Leviticus 19:27] , nor removing completely the hair on the side of the head.
- Shomer Negiah.
- Jewish Speech Rules as per Greenburg in "Jewish Household."
- Daily fulfillment of min 1 Eilu D'Varim deed & Weekly Tzedakah & Daily Focus on Shalom Bayit.
9/2/2025 TUESDAY EVENING
ARVIT:
Washing Hands.
Reform Arvit Poems (3).
Psalm 78:38; 20:10.
Shema with "God is Faithful Sovereign" & full verses. Blessings (2 Before/3 After).
Reform V'Ahavta, Maariv Aravim (2), Ahavat Olam (2), Emet (2) & Mi Chamochah (2).
Alternative Reform Hashkiveinu added (2).
Amidah with names in Refa'einu & extra supplication & alternative supplication to follow.
Alternative Reform Modim added - (2).
Yehi Ratzon.
Psalm 128.
Concluding Prayer.
Prayer for The State of Israel, Rabbi Nachman’s Prayer for Peace, Psalm 121 & Prayer for Our Country.
Prayer for Hostages.
Aleinu.
Al Tira.
Lamdeini, Elohai.
Berakhot 16B Concluding Prayer (1).
BEDTIME SHEMA:
Master of the Universe.
Hamapil.
Shema - Det. 6:4-9.
Psalm 91.
Psalm 3:2-9.
Hashkiveinu.
Blessed is Hashem by Day.
Verses that recall God's Blessings and Protection.
Psalm 128.
Adon Olam.
Berakhot 16B Concluding Prayer (1).
SHACHARIT:
Modeh Ani & There Is Grace.
Washing Hands (2) [1st within 4 Cubits of the Bed].
Asher Yatzar & Reform Poem (2).
Elohai Neshama & Reform Poem (2).
Mah Tovu - מַה טּוֹבוּ אֹהָלֶיךָ יַעֲקֹב מִשְׁכְּנֹתֶיךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל
Tallit Blessing.
BIRKCHOT HASHACHAR:
Thanks for choosing us for the Gift of the Torah.
Leviticus 19:2, 14-18.
Laasok B'Divrei Torah.
Numbers 6:24-26
V'Haarev Na & Eilu D'Varim (2).
Study Text 1 - There Are Eight Degrees In the Giving of Tzedakah.
Reform Shacharit Poems (4).
Nisim B'Chol Yom.
I am a Jew because...
We pray for God's Compassion.
Yehi Ratzon.
We acclaim God's Holiness.
Study Text 2 - choice between Mishkan T'Filah & Sim Shalom.
Psalm 30.
P'SUKEI D'ZIMRAH:
Baruch She-Amar.
Hodu.
Anthology of verses from Psalms.
Psalm 100.
Verses from Psalms, Proverbs, Exodus and Chronicles.
Ashrei.
Psalms 146-150.
1 Chronicles 29:10-13
Nehemiah 9:6-11
Exodus 14:30-31
Exodus 15:1-18
Psalms: 89:53, 135:21, 72:18-19.
Psalm: 22:29; Ovadiah 1:21; Zekhariah 14:9.
Short Poem by Judah Halevi.
Yishtabach.
Shema - with "God is Faithful Sovereign" & full verses & Blessings.
Amidah - extra supplication & alternative supplication to follow.
Meditation verse on the Amidah for Weekdays (1).
Yehi Ratzon.
Tachanun.
Ashrei.
Psalm 20.
Uva L'Tziyon.
Aleinu.
Psalm 5:9 יְהוָה, נְחֵנִי בְצִדְקָתֶךָ
MINCHA:
Washing Hands.
Ashrei.
Amidah - with extra beginning & extra supplication.
Meditation verse on the Amidah for Weekdays (1).
Yehi Ratzon.
Tachanun.
Psalm of the Day.
Aleinu.
Al Tira
Eli Tzion
Partial Birkat Hagomel בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה ה’ אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם הַגּוֹמֵל לְחַיָּבִים טוֹבוֹת שֶׁגְּמָלַנִי כָּל טוֹב
Tefillin Meditation & Tefillin Wrap with Blessings.
Three Torah Blessings / Numbers 6:24-26; Peah 1:1; Shabbat 127A.
The Torah - A Modern Commentary URJ] - 1 cycle completed...3 min lines of text daily with corresponding text with no vowels.
Talmud (Koren) (1 page).
A Guide to Jewish Religious Practice by Klein (2 pages).
Section of Pirket Avot (1 section). (NEW)
Kashrut:
- No pork and no shellfish, no game meat and no imitations.
- Effort to rid the meat of any visible blood & avoiding the hindquarter.
- Kosher wine only.
- No meat and dairy together (6 hour separation rule) & no imitation of either with the other.
- Checking eggs for blood spots and vegetables and fruit for bugs.
- No fish and meat together.
- All meat at home to be eaten on a disposable paper plate.
- Daily Kitchen Cleaning with exception of Shabbat.
Tefillah, Shabbat and Jewish Calendar:
- Follow Jewish Calendar, celebrate Holidays and adhere to religious fasts + adhere to prayer attributes of each particular event.
- Following Zmanim.
- Using combination of Mishkan T'Filah, Sim Shalom, Lev Shalom and ArtScroll Siddurim.
- Kabbalat Shabbat/Family Dinner & Shabbat Morning Services Attendance.
- Sunday Shacharit Minyan Attendance & Monday-Friday Twice Min Minyan Attendance.
- Weekly Shabbat Group Torah Study & Daily Study of Laws of Shabbat.
- Bowing (Berakhot 12B) & feet alignment (Berakhot 10B) during Amidah.
- Tallit worn during each morning prayer, and covering one's head during Amidah when Tallit worn.
- No food or drink (except for water) min 20 minutes before Shacharit, Mincha and Maariv...management of what is eaten within a 2 hour period prior to prayer in order to avoid drowsiness.
- Recite daily at least 10 prayers in Hebrew (no repetitions) & 1 full Amidah daily in Hebrew.
- Birkat Hamazon.
- Never exit the sanctuary with the one's back towards the Torah.
- Restrictions on: income work, electronics/electricity usage, driving, money use, carrying, building/tool usage, writing, planning & cooking on Shabbat.
Other:
- Mezuzot: on all outside doors/touching when coming in and out of the house & checking all daily.
- No shaving with a razor [Leviticus 19:27] , nor removing completely the hair on the side of the head.
- Shomer Negiah.
- Jewish Speech Rules as per Greenburg in "Jewish Household."
- Daily fulfillment of min 1 Eilu D'Varim deed & Weekly Tzedakah & Daily Focus on Shalom Bayit.
9/3/2025 WEDNESDAY EVENING
ARVIT:
Washing Hands.
Reform Arvit Poems (3).
Psalm 78:38; 20:10.
Shema with "God is Faithful Sovereign" & full verses. Blessings (2 Before/3 After).
Reform V'Ahavta, Maariv Aravim (2), Ahavat Olam (2), Emet (2) & Mi Chamochah (2).
Alternative Reform Hashkiveinu added (2).
Amidah with name/s in Refa'einu & extra supplication & alternative supplication to follow.
Alternative Reform Modim added - (2).
Yehi Ratzon.
Psalm 128.
Concluding Prayer.
Prayer for The State of Israel, Rabbi Nachman’s Prayer for Peace, Psalm 121 & Prayer for Our Country.
Acheinu.
Aleinu.
Al Tira.
Lamdeini, Elohai.
Berakhot 16B Concluding Prayer (1).
BEDTIME SHEMA:
Master of the Universe.
Hamapil.
Shema - Det. 6:4-9.
Psalm 91.
Psalm 3:2-9.
Hashkiveinu.
Blessed is Hashem by Day.
Verses that recall God's Blessings and Protection.
Psalm 128.
Adon Olam.
Berakhot 16B Concluding Prayer (1).
SHACHARIT:
Modeh Ani & There Is Grace.
Washing Hands (Twice) [1st within 4 Cubits of the Bed].
Asher Yatzar & Reform Poem (2).
Elohai Neshama & Reform Poem (2).
Mah Tovu - מַה טּוֹבוּ אֹהָלֶיךָ יַעֲקֹב מִשְׁכְּנֹתֶיךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל
Tallit Blessing.
BIRKCHOT HASHACHAR:
Thanks for choosing us for the Gift of the Torah.
Leviticus 19:2, 14-18.
Laasok B'Divrei Torah.
Numbers 6:24-26
V'Haarev Na & Eilu D'Varim (2).
Study Text 1 - There Are Eight Degrees In the Giving of Tzedakah.
Reform Shacharit Poems (4).
Nisim B'Chol Yom.
I am a Jew because...
We pray for God's Compassion.
Yehi Ratzon.
We acclaim God's Holiness.
Study Text 2 - choice between Mishkan T'Filah & Sim Shalom.
Psalm 30.
P'SUKEI D'ZIMRAH:
Baruch She-Amar.
Hodu.
Anthology of verses from Psalms.
Psalm 100.
Verses from Psalms, Proverbs, Exodus and Chronicles.
Ashrei.
Psalms 146-150.
1 Chronicles 29:10-13
Nehemiah 9:6-11
Exodus 14:30-31
Exodus 15:1-18
Psalms: 89:53, 135:21, 72:18-19.
Psalm: 22:29; Ovadiah 1:21; Zekhariah 14:9.
Short Poem by Judah Halevi.
Yishtabach.
Shema - with "God is Faithful Sovereign" & full verses & Blessings.
Amidah - extra supplication & alternative supplication to follow.
Meditation verse on the Amidah for Weekdays (1).
Yehi Ratzon.
Tachanun.
Ashrei.
Psalm 20.
Uva L'Tziyon.
Aleinu.
Psalm 5:9 יְהוָה, נְחֵנִי בְצִדְקָתֶךָ
MINCHA:
Washing Hands.
Ashrei.
Amidah - with extra beginning & extra supplication.
Meditation verse on the Amidah for Weekdays (1).
Yehi Ratzon.
Tachanun.
Psalm of the Day.
Aleinu.
Al Tira.
Eli Tzion.
Partial Birkat Hagomel בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה ה’ אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם הַגּוֹמֵל לְחַיָּבִים טוֹבוֹת שֶׁגְּמָלַנִי כָּל טוֹב
Tefillin Meditation & Tefillin Wrap with Blessings.
Three Torah Blessings / Numbers 6:24-26; Peah 1:1; Shabbat 127A.
The Torah - A Modern Commentary URJ] - 1 cycle completed...3 min lines of text daily with corresponding text with no vowels.
Talmud (Koren) (2 pages). (NEW)
A Guide to Jewish Religious Practice by Klein (2 pages).
Section of Pirket Avot (1 section).
Kashrut:
- No pork and no shellfish, no game meat and no imitations.
- Effort to rid the meat of any visible blood & avoiding the hindquarter.
- Kosher wine only.
- No meat and dairy together (6 hour separation rule) & no imitation of either with the other.
- Checking eggs for blood spots and vegetables and fruit for bugs.
- No fish and meat together.
- All meat at home to be eaten on a disposable paper plate.
- Daily Kitchen Cleaning with exception of Shabbat.
Tefillah, Shabbat and Jewish Calendar:
- Follow Jewish Calendar, celebrate Holidays and adhere to religious fasts + adhere to prayer attributes of each particular event.
- Following Zmanim.
- Using combination of Mishkan T'Filah, Sim Shalom, Lev Shalom and ArtScroll Siddurim.
- Kabbalat Shabbat/Family Dinner & Shabbat Morning Services Attendance.
- Sunday Shacharit Minyan Attendance & Monday-Friday Twice Min Minyan Attendance.
- Weekly Shabbat Group Torah Study & Daily Study of Laws of Shabbat.
- Bowing (Berakhot 12B) & feet alignment (Berakhot 10B) during Amidah.
- Tallit worn during each morning prayer, and covering one's head during Amidah when Tallit worn.
- No food or drink (except for water) min 20 minutes before Shacharit, Mincha and Maariv...management of what is eaten within a 2 hour period prior to prayer in order to avoid drowsiness.
- Recite daily at least 10 prayers in Hebrew (no repetitions) & 1 full Amidah daily in Hebrew.
- Birkat Hamazon.
- Never exit the sanctuary with the one's back towards the Torah.
- Restrictions on: income work, electronics/electricity usage, driving, money use, carrying, building/tool usage, writing, planning & cooking on Shabbat.
Other:
- Mezuzot: on all outside doors/touching when coming in and out of the house & checking all daily.
- No shaving with a razor [Leviticus 19:27] , nor removing completely the hair on the side of the head.
- Shomer Negiah.
- Jewish Speech Rules as per Greenburg in "Jewish Household."
- Daily fulfillment of min 1 Eilu D'Varim deed & Weekly Tzedakah & Daily Focus on Shalom Bayit.
9/4/2025 THURSDAY EVENING
ARVIT:
Washing Hands.
Reform Arvit Poems (3).
Psalm 78:38; 20:10.
Shema with "God is Faithful Sovereign" & full verses. Blessings (2 Before/3 After).
Reform V'Ahavta, Maariv Aravim (2), Ahavat Olam (2), Emet (2) & Mi Chamochah (2).
Alternative Reform Hashkiveinu added (2).
Amidah with name/s in Refa'einu & extra supplication & alternative supplication to follow.
Alternative Reform Modim added - (2).
Yehi Ratzon.
Psalm 128.
Concluding Prayer.
Prayer for The State of Israel, Rabbi Nachman’s Prayer for Peace, Psalm 121 & Prayer for Our Country.
Acheinu.
Aleinu.
Al Tira.
Lamdeini, Elohai.
Berakhot 16B Concluding Prayer (1).
BEDTIME SHEMA:
Master of the Universe.
Hamapil.
Shema - Det. 6:4-9.
Psalm 91.
Psalm 3:2-9.
Hashkiveinu.
Blessed is Hashem by Day.
Verses that recall God's Blessings and Protection.
Psalm 128.
Adon Olam.
Berakhot 16B Concluding Prayer (1).
SHACHARIT:
Modeh Ani & There Is Grace.
Washing Hands (Twice) [1st within 4 Cubits of the Bed].
Asher Yatzar & Reform Poem (2).
Elohai Neshama & Reform Poem (2).
Mah Tovu - מַה טּוֹבוּ אֹהָלֶיךָ יַעֲקֹב מִשְׁכְּנֹתֶיךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל
Tallit Blessing.
BIRKCHOT HASHACHAR:
Thanks for choosing us for the Gift of the Torah.
Leviticus 19:2, 14-18.
Laasok B'Divrei Torah.
Numbers 6:24-26
V'Haarev Na & Eilu D'Varim (2).
Study Text 1 - There Are Eight Degrees In the Giving of Tzedakah.
Reform Shacharit Poems (4).
Nisim B'Chol Yom.
I am a Jew because...
We pray for God's Compassion.
Yehi Ratzon.
We acclaim God's Holiness.
Study Text 2 - choice between Mishkan T'Filah & Sim Shalom.
Psalm 30.
P'SUKEI D'ZIMRAH:
Baruch She-Amar.
Hodu.
Anthology of Verses from Psalms.
Psalm 100.
Verses from Psalms, Proverbs, Exodus and Chronicles.
Ashrei.
Psalms 146-150.
1 Chronicles 29:10-13
Nehemiah 9:6-11
Exodus 14:30-31
Exodus 15:1-18
Psalms: 89:53, 135:21, 72:18-19.
Psalm: 22:29; Ovadiah 1:21; Zekhariah 14:9.
Short Poem by Judah Halevi.
Yishtabach.
Shema - with "God is Faithful Sovereign" & Full Verses & Blessings.
Amidah - extra supplication & alternative supplication to follow.
Meditation verse on the Amidah for Weekdays (1).
Yehi Ratzon.
Tachanun.
Ashrei.
Psalm 20.
Uva L'Tziyon.
Aleinu.
Psalm 5:9 יְהוָה, נְחֵנִי בְצִדְקָתֶךָ
MINCHA:
Washing Hands.
Ashrei.
Amidah - with extra beginning & extra supplication.
Meditation verse on the Amidah for Weekdays (1).
Yehi Ratzon.
Tachanun - omitted.
Psalm of the Day.
Aleinu.
Al Tira.
Eli Tzion.
Partial Birkat Hagomel בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה ה’ אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם הַגּוֹמֵל לְחַיָּבִים טוֹבוֹת שֶׁגְּמָלַנִי כָּל טוֹב
Tefillin Meditation & Tefillin Wrap with Blessings.
Three Torah Blessings / Numbers 6:24-26; Peah 1:1; Shabbat 127A.
The Torah - A Modern Commentary URJ] - 1 cycle completed...3 min lines of text daily with corresponding text with no vowels.
Talmud (Koren) (2 pages).
A Guide to Jewish Religious Practice by Klein (2 pages).
Section of Pirket Avot (1 section).
Kashrut:
- No pork and no shellfish, no game meat and no imitations.
- Effort to rid the meat of any visible blood & avoiding the hindquarter.
- Kosher wine only.
- No meat and dairy together (6 hour separation rule) & no imitation of either with the other.
- Checking eggs for blood spots and vegetables and fruit for bugs.
- No fish and meat together.
- All meat at home to be eaten on a disposable paper plate.
- Daily Kitchen Cleaning with exception of Shabbat.
Tefillah, Shabbat and Jewish Calendar:
- Follow Jewish Calendar, celebrate Holidays and adhere to religious fasts + adhere to prayer attributes of each particular event.
- Following Zmanim.
- Using combination of Mishkan T'Filah, Sim Shalom, Lev Shalom and ArtScroll Siddurim.
- Kabbalat Shabbat/Family Dinner & Shabbat Morning Services Attendance.
- Sunday Shacharit Minyan Attendance & Monday-Friday Twice Min Minyan Attendance.
- Weekly Shabbat Group Torah Study & Daily Study of Laws of Shabbat.
- Bowing (Berakhot 12B) & feet alignment (Berakhot 10B) during Amidah.
- Tallit worn during each morning prayer, and covering one's head during Amidah when Tallit worn.
- No food or drink (except for water) min 20 minutes before Shacharit, Mincha and Maariv...management of what is eaten within a 2 hour period prior to prayer in order to avoid drowsiness.
- Recite daily at least 10 prayers in Hebrew (no repetitions) & 1 full Amidah daily in Hebrew.
- Birkat Hamazon.
- Never exit the sanctuary with the one's back towards the Torah.
- Restrictions on: income work, electronics/electricity usage, driving, money use, carrying, building/tool usage, writing, planning & cooking on Shabbat.
Other:
- Mezuzot: on all outside doors/touching when coming in and out of the house & checking all daily.
- No shaving with a razor [Leviticus 19:27] , nor removing completely the hair on the side of the head.
- Shomer Negiah.
- Jewish Speech Rules as per Greenburg in "Jewish Household," & Deuteronomy 23:10-15 (NEW)
- Daily fulfillment of min 1 Eilu D'Varim deed & Weekly Tzedakah & Daily Focus on Shalom Bayit.
9/5/2025 FRIDAY EVENING - SHABBAT BEGINS.
KABBALAT PANIM: HOME & GATES OF PRAYER
Welcome (2).
Personal Supplication.
A Prayer for Lightening Shabbat Candles by Merle Feld.
Candle Lighting with Blessing & Poems (2).
Meditation Following Candle-lighting.
Where Has This Week Vanished (1).
Gratitude (3).
Shabbat Songs (2).
Greeting the Heavenly Guests.
Blessing Those at Our Table.
Kiddush for Shabbat Evening.
Hand Washing.
Hamotzi / Double Challah with Cover.
KABBALAT SHABBAT: GATES OF PRAYER
Song of Songs
Y'Did Nefesh
Psalms 95-99, 29.
Ana, B'Kho-ah.
L'chah Dodi.
Psalm 92-93.
Lamdeini, Elohai.
Shabbat Study Texts
MAARIV: GATES OF PRAYER (NEW)
Shema with Blessings / Alternative Blessing (1).
Biblical Sanctification of the Day.
Amidah with Symbolic Repetition
Aleinu
Psalm 27
Ki Eshm'rah Shabbat
Yitgal
BEDTIME SHEMA:
Master of the Universe.
Hamapil.
Shema - Det. 6:4-9.
Psalm 91.
Psalm 3:2-9.
Hashkiveinu.
Blessed is Hashem by Day.
Verses that recall God's Blessings and Protection.
Psalm 128.
Adon Olam.
Berakhot 16B Concluding Prayer (1).
SHABBAT MORNING: GATES OF PRAYER
Modeh Ani & There Is Grace.
Washing Hands (Twice) [1st within 4 Cubits of the Bed].
Asher Yatzar & Reform Poem (2).
Elohai Neshama & Reform Poem (2).
In-Person Services at GATES OF PRAYER.
Mah Tovu - מַה טּוֹבוּ אֹהָלֶיךָ יַעֲקֹב מִשְׁכְּנֹתֶיךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל
A Meditation Before Prayer.
Tallit Blessing.
BIRKCHOT HASHACHAR:
Blessings for a New Day.
Penitential Prayer.
B'rakhot Before Studying Torah & Passages of Study (4).
Concluding Prayer.
Psalm 92.
Psalm 27.
Psalm 30.
In-Person Torah Study at Shir Chadash.
SHABBAT MINCHA:
Washing Hands.
Selections from The Songs of Ascent.
Excerpts from Psalm 104.
Ashrei.
Uva L'Tziyon.
Amidah - with extra beginning & extra supplication to follow.
Tzidkat'kha - Psalm 119:142; 71:19; 36:7.
Psalm 23.
Pirkei Avot Study (5 paragraph).
Aleinu.
Three Torah Blessings / Numbers 6:24-26; Peah 1:1; Shabbat 127A.
The Torah - A Modern Commentary URJ] - 1 cycle completed...3 min lines of text daily with corresponding text with no vowels.
Talmud (Koren) (2 pages).
A Guide to Jewish Religious Practice by Klein (2 pages).
Section of Pirket Avot (1 section).
Kashrut:
- No pork and no shellfish, no game meat and no imitations.
- Effort to rid the meat of any visible blood & avoiding the hindquarter.
- Kosher wine only.
- No meat and dairy together (6 hour separation rule) & no imitation of either with the other.
- Checking eggs for blood spots and vegetables and fruit for bugs.
- No fish and meat together.
- All meat at home to be eaten on a disposable paper plate.
- Daily Kitchen Cleaning with exception of Shabbat.
Tefillah, Shabbat and Jewish Calendar:
- Follow Jewish Calendar, celebrate Holidays and adhere to religious fasts + adhere to prayer attributes of each particular event.
- Following Zmanim.
- Using combination of Mishkan T'Filah, Sim Shalom, Lev Shalom and ArtScroll Siddurim.
- Kabbalat Shabbat/Family Dinner & Shabbat Morning Services Attendance.
- Sunday Shacharit Minyan Attendance & Monday-Friday Twice Min Minyan Attendance.
- Weekly Shabbat Group Torah Study & Daily Study of Laws of Shabbat.
- Bowing (Berakhot 12B) & feet alignment (Berakhot 10B) during Amidah.
- Tallit worn during each morning prayer, and covering one's head during Amidah when Tallit worn.
- No food or drink (except for water) min 20 minutes before Shacharit, Mincha and Maariv...management of what is eaten within a 2 hour period prior to prayer in order to avoid drowsiness.
- Recite daily at least 10 prayers in Hebrew (no repetitions) & 1 full Amidah daily in Hebrew.
- Birkat Hamazon.
- Never exit the sanctuary with the one's back towards the Torah.
- Restrictions on: income work, electronics/electricity usage, driving, money use, carrying, building/tool usage, writing, planning & cooking on Shabbat.
Other:
- Mezuzot: on all outside doors/touching when coming in and out of the house & checking all daily.
- No shaving with a razor [Leviticus 19:27] , nor removing completely the hair on the side of the head.
- Shomer Negiah.
- Jewish Speech Rules as per Greenburg in "Jewish Household," & Deuteronomy 23:10-15.
- Daily fulfillment of min 1 Eilu D'Varim deed & Weekly Tzedakah & Daily Focus on Shalom Bayit.
9/6/2025 SATURDAY EVENING - SHABBAT ENDS.
ARVIT:
Washing Hands.
Reform Arvit Poems (3).
Psalm 78:38; 20:10.
Shema with "God is Faithful Sovereign" & full verses. Blessings (2 Before/3 After).
Reform V'Ahavta, Maariv Aravim (2), Ahavat Olam (2), Emet (2) & Mi Chamochah (2).
Alternative Reform Hashkiveinu added (2).
Amidah with name/s in Refa'einu & extra supplication & alternative supplication to follow.
Alternative Reform Modim added - (2).
Yehi Ratzon.
Psalm 128.
Concluding Prayer.
Prayer for The State of Israel, Rabbi Nachman’s Prayer for Peace, Psalm 121 & Prayer for Our Country.
Acheinu.
Aleinu.
Al Tira.
Lamdeini, Elohai.
Berakhot 16B Concluding Prayer (1).
BEDTIME SHEMA:
Master of the Universe.
Hamapil.
Shema - Det. 6:4-9.
Psalm 91.
Psalm 3:2-9.
Hashkiveinu.
Blessed is Hashem by Day.
Verses that recall God's Blessings and Protection.
Psalm 128.
Adon Olam.
Berakhot 16B Concluding Prayer (1).
SHACHARIT:
Modeh Ani & There Is Grace.
Washing Hands (Twice) [1st within 4 Cubits of the Bed].
Asher Yatzar & Reform Poem (2).
Elohai Neshama & Reform Poem (2).
Mah Tovu - מַה טּוֹבוּ אֹהָלֶיךָ יַעֲקֹב מִשְׁכְּנֹתֶיךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל
Tallit Blessing.
BIRKCHOT HASHACHAR:
Thanks for choosing us for the Gift of the Torah.
Leviticus 19:2, 14-18.
Laasok B'Divrei Torah.
Numbers 6:24-26
V'Haarev Na & Eilu D'Varim (2).
Study Text 1 - There Are Eight Degrees In the Giving of Tzedakah.
Reform Shacharit Poems (4).
Nisim B'Chol Yom.
I am a Jew because...
We pray for God's Compassion.
Yehi Ratzon.
We acclaim God's Holiness.
Study Text 2 - choice between Mishkan T'Filah & Sim Shalom.
Psalm 30.
P'SUKEI D'ZIMRAH:
Baruch She-Amar.
Hodu.
Anthology of Verses from Psalms.
Psalm 100.
Verses from Psalms, Proverbs, Exodus and Chronicles.
Ashrei.
Psalms 146-150.
1 Chronicles 29:10-13
Nehemiah 9:6-11
Exodus 14:30-31
Exodus 15:1-18
Psalms: 89:53, 135:21, 72:18-19.
Psalm: 22:29; Ovadiah 1:21; Zekhariah 14:9.
Short Poem by Judah Halevi.
Yishtabach.
Shema - with "God is Faithful Sovereign" & Full Verses & Blessings.
Amidah - extra supplication & alternative supplication to follow.
Meditation verse on the Amidah for Weekdays (1).
Yehi Ratzon.
Tachanun.
Ashrei.
Psalm 20.
Uva L'Tziyon.
Aleinu.
Psalm 5:9 יְהוָה, נְחֵנִי בְצִדְקָתֶךָ
MINCHA:
Washing Hands.
Ashrei.
Amidah - with extra beginning & extra supplication.
Meditation verse on the Amidah for Weekdays (1).
Yehi Ratzon.
Tachanun.
Psalm of the Day.
Aleinu.
Al Tira.
Eli Tzion.
Partial Birkat Hagomel בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה ה’ אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם הַגּוֹמֵל לְחַיָּבִים טוֹבוֹת שֶׁגְּמָלַנִי כָּל טוֹב
Tefillin Meditation & Tefillin Wrap with Blessings.
Three Torah Blessings / Numbers 6:24-26; Peah 1:1; Shabbat 127A.
The Torah - A Modern Commentary URJ] - 1 cycle completed...3 min lines of text daily with corresponding text with no vowels.
Talmud (Koren) (2 pages).
A Guide to Jewish Religious Practice by Klein (2 pages).
Section of Pirket Avot (1 section).
Kashrut:
- No pork and no shellfish, no game meat and no imitations.
- Effort to rid the meat of any visible blood & avoiding the hindquarter.
- Kosher wine only.
- No meat and dairy together (6 hour separation rule) & no imitation of either with the other.
- Checking eggs for blood spots and vegetables and fruit for bugs.
- No fish and meat together.
- All meat at home to be eaten on a disposable paper plate.
- Daily Kitchen Cleaning with exception of Shabbat.
Tefillah, Shabbat and Jewish Calendar:
- Follow Jewish Calendar, celebrate Holidays and adhere to religious fasts + adhere to prayer attributes of each particular event.
- Following Zmanim.
- Using combination of Mishkan T'Filah, Sim Shalom, Lev Shalom and ArtScroll Siddurim.
- Kabbalat Shabbat/Family Dinner & Shabbat Morning Services Attendance.
- Sunday Shacharit Minyan Attendance & Monday-Friday Twice Min Minyan Attendance.
- Weekly Shabbat Group Torah Study & Daily Study of Laws of Shabbat.
- Bowing (Berakhot 12B) & feet alignment (Berakhot 10B) during Amidah.
- Tallit worn during each morning prayer, and covering one's head during Amidah when Tallit worn.
- No food or drink (except for water) min 20 minutes before Shacharit, Mincha and Maariv...management of what is eaten within a 2 hour period prior to prayer in order to avoid drowsiness.
- Recite daily at least 10 prayers in Hebrew (no repetitions) & 1 full Amidah daily in Hebrew.
- Birkat Hamazon.
- Never exit the sanctuary with the one's back towards the Torah.
- Restrictions on: income work, electronics/electricity usage, driving, money use, carrying, building/tool usage, writing, planning & cooking on Shabbat.
Other:
- Mezuzot: on all outside doors/touching when coming in and out of the house & checking all daily.
- No shaving with a razor [Leviticus 19:27] , nor removing completely the hair on the side of the head.
- Shomer Negiah.
- Jewish Speech Rules as per Greenburg in "Jewish Household," & Deuteronomy 23:10-15.
- Daily fulfillment of min 1 Eilu D'Varim deed & Weekly Tzedakah & Daily Focus on Shalom Bayit.
- Reading: 1 full book a month. (NEW)
9/7/2025 SUNDAY EVENING.
ARVIT:
Washing Hands.
Reform Arvit Poems (3).
Psalm 78:38; 20:10.
Shema with "God is Faithful Sovereign" & full verses. Blessings (2 Before/3 After).
Reform V'Ahavta, Maariv Aravim (2), Ahavat Olam (2), Emet (2) & Mi Chamochah (2).
Alternative Reform Hashkiveinu added (2).
Amidah with name/s in Refa'einu & extra supplication & alternative supplication to follow.
Alternative Reform Modim added - (2).
Yehi Ratzon.
Psalm 128.
Concluding Prayer.
Prayer for The State of Israel, Rabbi Nachman’s Prayer for Peace, Psalm 121 & Prayer for Our Country.
Acheinu.
Aleinu.
Al Tira.
Lamdeini, Elohai.
Berakhot 16B Concluding Prayer (1).
BEDTIME SHEMA:
Master of the Universe.
Hamapil.
Shema - Det. 6:4-9.
Psalm 91.
Psalm 3:2-9.
Hashkiveinu.
Blessed is Hashem by Day.
Verses that recall God's Blessings and Protection.
Psalm 128.
Adon Olam.
Berakhot 16B Concluding Prayer (1).
SHACHARIT:
Modeh Ani & There Is Grace.
Washing Hands (Twice) [1st within 4 Cubits of the Bed].
Asher Yatzar & Reform Poem (2).
Elohai Neshama & Reform Poem (2).
Mah Tovu - מַה טּוֹבוּ אֹהָלֶיךָ יַעֲקֹב מִשְׁכְּנֹתֶיךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל
Tallit Blessing.
BIRKCHOT HASHACHAR:
Thanks for choosing us for the Gift of the Torah.
Leviticus 19:2, 14-18.
Laasok B'Divrei Torah.
Numbers 6:24-26
V'Haarev Na & Eilu D'Varim (2).
Study Text 1 - There Are Eight Degrees In the Giving of Tzedakah.
Reform Shacharit Poems (4).
Nisim B'Chol Yom.
I am a Jew because...
We pray for God's Compassion.
Yehi Ratzon.
We acclaim God's Holiness.
Study Text 2 - choice between Mishkan T'Filah & Sim Shalom.
Psalm 30.
P'SUKEI D'ZIMRAH:
Baruch She-Amar.
Hodu.
Anthology of Verses from Psalms.
Psalm 100.
Verses from Psalms, Proverbs, Exodus and Chronicles.
Ashrei.
Psalms 146-150.
1 Chronicles 29:10-13
Nehemiah 9:6-11
Exodus 14:30-31
Exodus 15:1-18
Psalms: 89:53, 135:21, 72:18-19.
Psalm: 22:29; Ovadiah 1:21; Zekhariah 14:9.
Short Poem by Judah Halevi.
Yishtabach.
Shema - with "God is Faithful Sovereign" & Full Verses & Blessings.
Amidah - extra supplication & alternative supplication to follow.
Meditation verse on the Amidah for Weekdays (1).
Yehi Ratzon.
Tachanun.
Ashrei.
Psalm 20.
Uva L'Tziyon.
Aleinu.
Al Tira. (NEW)
Psalm 5:9 יְהוָה, נְחֵנִי בְצִדְקָתֶךָ
MINCHA:
Washing Hands.
Ashrei.
Amidah - with extra beginning & extra supplication.
Meditation verse on the Amidah for Weekdays (1).
Yehi Ratzon.
Tachanun.
Psalm of the Day.
Aleinu.
Al Tira.
Eli Tzion.
Partial Birkat Hagomel בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה ה’ אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם הַגּוֹמֵל לְחַיָּבִים טוֹבוֹת שֶׁגְּמָלַנִי כָּל טוֹב
Tefillin Meditation & Tefillin Wrap with Blessings.
Three Torah Blessings / Numbers 6:24-26; Peah 1:1; Shabbat 127A.
The Torah - A Modern Commentary URJ] - 1 cycle completed...3 min lines of text daily with corresponding text with no vowels.
Talmud (Koren) (2 pages).
A Guide to Jewish Religious Practice by Klein (2 pages).
Section of Pirket Avot (1 section).
Kashrut:
- No pork and no shellfish, no game meat and no imitations.
- Effort to rid the meat of any visible blood & avoiding the hindquarter.
- Kosher wine only.
- No meat and dairy together (6 hour separation rule) & no imitation of either with the other.
- Checking eggs for blood spots and vegetables and fruit for bugs.
- No fish and meat together.
- All meat at home to be eaten on a disposable paper plate.
- Daily Kitchen Cleaning with exception of Shabbat.
Tefillah, Shabbat and Jewish Calendar:
- Follow Jewish Calendar, celebrate Holidays and adhere to religious fasts + adhere to prayer attributes of each particular event.
- Following Zmanim.
- Using combination of Mishkan T'Filah, Sim Shalom, Lev Shalom and ArtScroll Siddurim.
- Kabbalat Shabbat/Family Dinner & Shabbat Morning Services Attendance.
- Sunday Shacharit Minyan Attendance & Monday-Friday Twice Min Minyan Attendance.
- Weekly Shabbat Group Torah Study & Daily Study of Laws of Shabbat.
- Bowing (Berakhot 12B) & feet alignment (Berakhot 10B) during Amidah.
- Tallit worn during each morning prayer, and covering one's head during Amidah when Tallit worn.
- No food or drink (except for water) min 20 minutes before Shacharit, Mincha and Maariv...management of what is eaten within a 2 hour period prior to prayer in order to avoid drowsiness.
- Recite daily at least 10 prayers in Hebrew (no repetitions) & 1 full Amidah daily in Hebrew.
- Birkat Hamazon.
- Never exit the sanctuary with the one's back towards the Torah.
- Restrictions on: income work, electronics/electricity usage, driving, money use, carrying, building/tool usage, writing, planning & cooking on Shabbat.
Other:
- Mezuzot: on all outside doors/touching when coming in and out of the house & checking all daily.
- No shaving with a razor [Leviticus 19:27] , nor removing completely the hair on the side of the head.
- Shomer Negiah.
- Jewish Speech Rules as per Greenburg in "Jewish Household," & Deuteronomy 23:10-15.
- Daily fulfillment of min 1 Eilu D'Varim deed & Weekly Tzedakah & Daily Focus on Shalom Bayit.
- Reading: 1 full book a month.
9/8/2025 MONDAY EVENING.
ARVIT:
Washing Hands.
Reform Arvit Poems (3).
Psalm 78:38; 20:10.
Shema with "God is Faithful Sovereign" & full verses. Blessings (2 Before/3 After).
Reform V'Ahavta, Maariv Aravim (2), Ahavat Olam (2), Emet (2) & Mi Chamochah (2).
Alternative Reform Hashkiveinu added (2).
Amidah with name/s in Refa'einu & extra supplication & alternative supplication to follow.
Alternative Reform Modim added - (2).
Yehi Ratzon.
Psalm 128.
Concluding Prayer.
Prayer for The State of Israel, Rabbi Nachman’s Prayer for Peace, Psalm 121 & Prayer for Our Country.
Acheinu.
Aleinu.
Al Tira.
Lamdeini, Elohai.
Berakhot 16B Concluding Prayer (1).
BEDTIME SHEMA:
Master of the Universe.
Hamapil.
Shema - Det. 6:4-9.
Psalm 91.
Psalm 3:2-9.
Hashkiveinu.
Blessed is Hashem by Day.
Verses that recall God's Blessings and Protection.
Psalm 128.
Adon Olam.
Berakhot 16B Concluding Prayer (1).
SHACHARIT:
Modeh Ani & There Is Grace.
Washing Hands (Twice) [1st within 4 Cubits of the Bed].
Asher Yatzar & Reform Poem (2).
Elohai Neshama & Reform Poem (2).
Mah Tovu - מַה טּוֹבוּ אֹהָלֶיךָ יַעֲקֹב מִשְׁכְּנֹתֶיךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל
Tallit Blessing.
BIRKCHOT HASHACHAR:
Thanks for choosing us for the Gift of the Torah.
Leviticus 19:2, 14-18.
Laasok B'Divrei Torah.
Numbers 6:24-26
V'Haarev Na & Eilu D'Varim (2).
Study Text 1 - There Are Eight Degrees In the Giving of Tzedakah.
Reform Shacharit Poems (4).
Nisim B'Chol Yom.
I am a Jew because...
We pray for God's Compassion.
Yehi Ratzon.
We acclaim God's Holiness.
Study Text 2 - choice between Mishkan T'Filah & Sim Shalom.
Psalm 30.
P'SUKEI D'ZIMRAH:
Baruch She-Amar.
Hodu.
Anthology of Verses from Psalms.
Psalm 100.
Verses from Psalms, Proverbs, Exodus and Chronicles.
Ashrei.
Psalms 146-150.
1 Chronicles 29:10-13
Nehemiah 9:6-11
Exodus 14:30-31
Exodus 15:1-18
Psalms: 89:53, 135:21, 72:18-19.
Psalm: 22:29; Ovadiah 1:21; Zekhariah 14:9.
Short Poem by Judah Halevi.
Yishtabach.
Shema - with "God is Faithful Sovereign" & Full Verses & Blessings.
Amidah - extra supplication & alternative supplication to follow.
Meditation verse on the Amidah for Weekdays (1).
Yehi Ratzon.
Tachanun.
Ashrei.
Psalm 20.
Uva L'Tziyon.
Aleinu.
Al Tira.
Psalm 5:9 יְהוָה, נְחֵנִי בְצִדְקָתֶךָ
MINCHA:
Washing Hands.
Ashrei.
Amidah - with extra beginning & extra supplication.
Meditation verse on the Amidah for Weekdays (1).
Yehi Ratzon.
Tachanun.
Psalm of the Day.
Aleinu.
Al Tira.
Eli Tzion.
Partial Birkat Hagomel בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה ה’ אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם הַגּוֹמֵל לְחַיָּבִים טוֹבוֹת שֶׁגְּמָלַנִי כָּל טוֹב
Tefillin Meditation & Tefillin Wrap with Blessings.
Three Torah Blessings / Numbers 6:24-26; Peah 1:1; Shabbat 127A.
The Torah - A Modern Commentary URJ] - 1 cycle completed...3 min lines of text daily with corresponding text with no vowels.
Talmud (Koren) (2 pages).
A Guide to Jewish Religious Practice by Klein (2 pages).
Section of Pirket Avot (1 section).
Kashrut:
- No pork and no shellfish, no game meat and no imitations.
- Effort to rid the meat of any visible blood & avoiding the hindquarter.
- Kosher wine only.
- No meat and dairy together (6 hour separation rule) & no imitation of either with the other.
- Checking eggs for blood spots and vegetables and fruit for bugs.
- No fish and meat together.
- All meat at home to be eaten on a disposable paper plate.
- Daily Kitchen Cleaning with exception of Shabbat.
Tefillah, Shabbat and Jewish Calendar:
- Follow Jewish Calendar, celebrate Holidays and adhere to religious fasts + adhere to prayer attributes of each particular event.
- Following Zmanim.
- Using combination of Mishkan T'Filah, Sim Shalom, Lev Shalom and ArtScroll Siddurim.
- Kabbalat Shabbat/Family Dinner & Shabbat Morning Services Attendance.
- Sunday Shacharit Minyan Attendance & Monday-Friday Twice Min Minyan Attendance.
- Weekly Shabbat Group Torah Study & Daily Study of Laws of Shabbat.
- Bowing (Berakhot 12B) & feet alignment (Berakhot 10B) during Amidah.
- Tallit worn during each morning prayer, and covering one's head during Amidah when Tallit worn.
- No food or drink (except for water) min 20 minutes before Shacharit, Mincha and Maariv...management of what is eaten within a 2 hour period prior to prayer in order to avoid drowsiness.
- Recite daily at least 10 prayers in Hebrew (no repetitions) & 1 full Amidah daily in Hebrew.
- Birkat Hamazon.
- Never exit the sanctuary with the one's back towards the Torah.
- Restrictions on: income work, electronics/phone/electricity usage, driving, money use, carrying, building/tool usage, writing, planning & cooking on Shabbat. (NEW)
Other:
- Mezuzot: on all outside doors/touching when coming in and out of the house & checking all daily.
- No shaving with a razor [Leviticus 19:27] , nor removing completely the hair on the side of the head.
- Shomer Negiah.
- Jewish Speech Rules as per Greenburg in "Jewish Household," & Deuteronomy 23:10-15.
- Daily fulfillment of min 1 Eilu D'Varim deed & Weekly Tzedakah & Daily Focus on Shalom Bayit.
- Reading: 1 full book a month.
9/9/2025 TUESDAY EVENING.
ARVIT:
Washing Hands.
Reform Arvit Poems (3).
Psalm 78:38; 20:10.
Shema with "God is Faithful Sovereign" & full verses. Blessings (2 Before/3 After).
Reform V'Ahavta, Maariv Aravim (2), Ahavat Olam (2), Emet (2) & Mi Chamochah (2).
Alternative Reform Hashkiveinu added (2).
Amidah with name/s in Refa'einu & extra supplication & alternative supplication to follow.
Alternative Reform Modim added - (2).
Yehi Ratzon.
Psalm 128.
Concluding Prayer.
Prayer for The State of Israel, Rabbi Nachman’s Prayer for Peace, Psalm 121 & Prayer for Our Country.
Acheinu.
Aleinu.
Al Tira.
Lamdeini, Elohai.
Berakhot 16B Concluding Prayer (1).
BEDTIME SHEMA:
Master of the Universe.
Hamapil.
Shema - Det. 6:4-9.
Psalm 91.
Psalm 3:2-9.
Hashkiveinu.
Blessed is Hashem by Day.
Verses that recall God's Blessings and Protection.
Psalm 128.
Adon Olam.
Berakhot 16B Concluding Prayer (1).
SHACHARIT:
Modeh Ani & There Is Grace.
Washing Hands (Twice) [1st within 4 Cubits of the Bed].
Asher Yatzar & Reform Poem (2).
Elohai Neshama & Reform Poem (2).
Mah Tovu - מַה טּוֹבוּ אֹהָלֶיךָ יַעֲקֹב מִשְׁכְּנֹתֶיךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל
Tallit Blessing.
BIRKCHOT HASHACHAR:
Thanks for choosing us for the Gift of the Torah.
Leviticus 19:2, 14-18.
Laasok B'Divrei Torah.
Numbers 6:24-26
V'Haarev Na & Eilu D'Varim (2).
Study Text 1 - There Are Eight Degrees In the Giving of Tzedakah.
Reform Shacharit Poems (4).
Nisim B'Chol Yom.
I am a Jew because...
We pray for God's Compassion.
Yehi Ratzon.
We acclaim God's Holiness.
Study Text 2 - choice between Mishkan T'Filah & Sim Shalom.
Psalm 30.
P'SUKEI D'ZIMRAH:
Baruch She-Amar.
Hodu.
Anthology of Verses from Psalms.
Psalm 100.
Verses from Psalms, Proverbs, Exodus and Chronicles.
Ashrei.
Psalms 146-150.
1 Chronicles 29:10-13
Nehemiah 9:6-11
Exodus 14:30-31
Exodus 15:1-18
Psalms: 89:53, 135:21, 72:18-19.
Psalm: 22:29; Ovadiah 1:21; Zekhariah 14:9.
Short Poem by Judah Halevi.
Yishtabach.
Shema - with "God is Faithful Sovereign" & Full Verses & Blessings.
Amidah - extra supplication & alternative supplication to follow.
Meditation verse on the Amidah for Weekdays (1).
Yehi Ratzon.
Tachanun.
Ashrei.
Psalm 20.
Uva L'Tziyon.
Aleinu.
Al Tira.
Psalm 5:9 יְהוָה, נְחֵנִי בְצִדְקָתֶךָ
MINCHA:
Washing Hands.
Ashrei.
Amidah - with extra beginning & extra supplication.
Meditation verse on the Amidah for Weekdays (1).
Yehi Ratzon.
Tachanun.
Psalm of the Day.
Aleinu.
Al Tira.
Eli Tzion.
Partial Birkat Hagomel בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה ה’ אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם הַגּוֹמֵל לְחַיָּבִים טוֹבוֹת שֶׁגְּמָלַנִי כָּל טוֹב
Tefillin Meditation & Tefillin Wrap with Blessings.
Three Torah Blessings / Numbers 6:24-26; Peah 1:1; Shabbat 127A.
The Torah - A Modern Commentary URJ] - 1 cycle completed...3 min lines of text daily with corresponding text with no vowels.
Talmud (Koren) (2 pages).
A Guide to Jewish Religious Practice by Klein (2 pages).
Section of Pirket Avot (1 section).
Kashrut:
- No pork and no shellfish, no game meat and no imitations.
- Effort to rid the meat of any visible blood & avoiding the hindquarter.
- Kosher wine only.
- No meat and dairy together (6 hour separation rule) & no imitation of either with the other.
- Checking eggs for blood spots and vegetables and fruit for bugs.
- No fish and meat together.
- All meat at home to be eaten on a disposable paper plate.
- Daily Kitchen Cleaning with exception of Shabbat.
Tefillah, Shabbat and Jewish Calendar:
- Follow Jewish Calendar, celebrate Holidays and adhere to religious fasts + adhere to prayer attributes of each particular event.
- Following Zmanim.
- Using combination of Mishkan T'Filah, Sim Shalom, Lev Shalom and ArtScroll Siddurim.
- Kabbalat Shabbat/Family Dinner & Shabbat Morning Services Attendance.
- Sunday Shacharit Minyan Attendance & Monday-Friday Twice Min Minyan Attendance.
- Weekly Shabbat Group Torah Study & Daily Study of Laws of Shabbat.
- Bowing (Berakhot 12B) & feet alignment (Berakhot 10B) during Amidah.
- Tallit worn during each morning prayer, and covering one's head during Amidah when Tallit worn.
- No food or drink (except for water) min 20 minutes before Shacharit, Mincha and Maariv...management of what is eaten within a 2 hour period prior to prayer in order to avoid drowsiness.
- Recite daily at least 10 prayers in Hebrew (no repetitions) & 1 full Amidah daily in Hebrew.
- Birkat Hamazon.
- Never exit the sanctuary with the one's back towards the Torah.
- Restrictions on: income work, electronics/phone/electricity usage, driving, money use, carrying, creating, building/tool usage, writing, planning & cooking on Shabbat. (NEW)
Other:
- Mezuzot: on all outside doors/touching when coming in and out of the house & checking all daily.
- No shaving with a razor [Leviticus 19:27] , nor removing completely the hair on the side of the head.
- Shomer Negiah.
- Jewish Speech Rules as per Greenburg in "Jewish Household," & Deuteronomy 23:10-15.
- Daily fulfillment of min 1 Eilu D'Varim deed & Weekly Tzedakah & Daily Focus on Shalom Bayit.
- Reading: 1 full book a month.
9/10/2025 WEDNESDAY EVENING.
ARVIT:
Washing Hands.
Reform Arvit Poems (3).
Psalm 78:38; 20:10.
Shema with "God is Faithful Sovereign" & full verses. Blessings (2 Before/3 After).
Reform V'Ahavta, Maariv Aravim (2), Ahavat Olam (2), Emet (2) & Mi Chamochah (2).
Alternative Reform Hashkiveinu added (2).
Amidah with name/s in Refa'einu & extra supplication & alternative supplication to follow.
Alternative Reform Modim added - (2).
Yehi Ratzon.
Psalm 128.
Concluding Prayer.
Prayer for The State of Israel, Rabbi Nachman’s Prayer for Peace, Psalm 121 & Prayer for Our Country.
Acheinu.
Aleinu.
Al Tira.
Lamdeini, Elohai.
Berakhot 16B Concluding Prayer (1).
BEDTIME SHEMA:
Master of the Universe.
Hamapil.
Shema - Det. 6:4-9.
Psalm 91.
Psalm 3:2-9.
Hashkiveinu.
Blessed is Hashem by Day.
Verses that recall God's Blessings and Protection.
Psalm 128.
Adon Olam.
Berakhot 16B Concluding Prayer (1).
SHACHARIT:
Modeh Ani & There Is Grace.
Washing Hands (Twice) [1st within 4 Cubits of the Bed].
Asher Yatzar & Reform Poem (2).
Elohai Neshama & Reform Poem (2).
Mah Tovu - מַה טּוֹבוּ אֹהָלֶיךָ יַעֲקֹב מִשְׁכְּנֹתֶיךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל
Tallit Blessing.
BIRKCHOT HASHACHAR:
Thanks for choosing us for the Gift of the Torah.
Leviticus 19:2, 14-18.
Laasok B'Divrei Torah.
Numbers 6:24-26
V'Haarev Na & Eilu D'Varim (2).
Study Text 1 - There Are Eight Degrees In the Giving of Tzedakah.
Reform Shacharit Poems (4).
Nisim B'Chol Yom.
I am a Jew because...
We pray for God's Compassion.
Yehi Ratzon.
We acclaim God's Holiness.
Study Text 2 - choice between Mishkan T'Filah & Sim Shalom.
Psalm 30.
P'SUKEI D'ZIMRAH:
Baruch She-Amar.
Hodu.
Anthology of Verses from Psalms.
Psalm 100.
Verses from Psalms, Proverbs, Exodus and Chronicles.
Ashrei.
Psalms 146-150.
1 Chronicles 29:10-13
Nehemiah 9:6-11
Exodus 14:30-31
Exodus 15:1-18
Psalms: 89:53, 135:21, 72:18-19.
Psalm: 22:29; Ovadiah 1:21; Zekhariah 14:9.
Short Poem by Judah Halevi.
Yishtabach.
Shema - with "God is Faithful Sovereign" & Full Verses & Blessings.
Amidah - extra supplication & alternative supplication to follow.
Meditation verse on the Amidah for Weekdays (1).
Yehi Ratzon.
Tachanun.
Ashrei.
Psalm 20.
Uva L'Tziyon.
Aleinu.
Al Tira.
Psalm 5:9 יְהוָה, נְחֵנִי בְצִדְקָתֶךָ
MINCHA:
Washing Hands.
Ashrei.
Amidah - with extra beginning & extra supplication.
Meditation verse on the Amidah for Weekdays (1).
Yehi Ratzon.
Tachanun.
Psalm of the Day.
Aleinu.
Al Tira.
Eli Tzion.
Partial Birkat Hagomel בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה ה’ אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם הַגּוֹמֵל לְחַיָּבִים טוֹבוֹת שֶׁגְּמָלַנִי כָּל טוֹב
Tefillin Meditation & Tefillin Wrap with Blessings.
Three Torah Blessings / Numbers 6:24-26; Peah 1:1; Shabbat 127A.
The Torah - A Modern Commentary URJ] - 1 cycle completed...3 min lines of text daily with corresponding text with no vowels.
Talmud (Koren) (2 pages).
A Guide to Jewish Religious Practice by Klein (2 pages).
Section of Pirket Avot (1 section).
Kashrut:
- No pork and no shellfish, no game meat and no imitations.
- Effort to rid the meat of any visible blood & avoiding the hindquarter.
- Kosher wine only.
- No meat and dairy together (6 hour separation rule) & no imitation of either with the other.
- Checking eggs for blood spots and vegetables and fruit for bugs.
- No fish and meat together.
- All meat at home to be eaten on a disposable paper plate.
- Daily Kitchen Cleaning with exception of Shabbat.
Tefillah, Shabbat and Jewish Calendar:
- Follow Jewish Calendar, celebrate Holidays and adhere to religious fasts + adhere to prayer attributes of each particular event.
- Following Zmanim.
- Using combination of Mishkan T'Filah, Sim Shalom, Lev Shalom and ArtScroll Siddurim.
- Kabbalat Shabbat/Family Dinner & Shabbat Morning Services Attendance.
- Sunday Shacharit Minyan Attendance & Monday-Friday Twice Min Minyan Attendance.
- Weekly Shabbat Group Torah Study & Daily Study of Laws of Shabbat.
- Bowing (Berakhot 12B) & feet alignment (Berakhot 10B) during Amidah.
- Tallit worn during each morning prayer, and covering one's head during Amidah when Tallit worn.
- No food or drink (except for water) min 20 minutes before Shacharit, Mincha and Maariv...management of what is eaten within a 2 hour period prior to prayer in order to avoid drowsiness.
- Recite daily at least 10 prayers in Hebrew (no repetitions) & 1 full Amidah daily in Hebrew.
- Birkat Hamazon.
- Never exit the sanctuary with the one's back towards the Torah.
- Restrictions on: income work, business transactions, electronics/phone/electricity usage, driving, money use, carrying, creating, building/tool usage, writing, planning & cooking on Shabbat. (NEW)
Other:
- Mezuzot: on all outside doors/touching when coming in and out of the house & checking all daily.
- No shaving with a razor [Leviticus 19:27] , nor removing completely the hair on the side of the head.
- Shomer Negiah.
- Jewish Speech Rules as per Greenburg in "Jewish Household," & Deuteronomy 23:10-15.
- Daily fulfillment of min 1 Eilu D'Varim deed & Weekly Tzedakah & Daily Focus on Shalom Bayit.
- Reading: 1 full book a month.
9/11/2025 THURSDAY EVENING.
ARVIT:
Washing Hands.
Reform Arvit Poems (3).
Psalm 78:38; 20:10.
Shema with "God is Faithful Sovereign" & full verses. Blessings (2 Before/3 After).
Reform V'Ahavta, Maariv Aravim (2), Ahavat Olam (2), Emet (2) & Mi Chamochah (2).
Alternative Reform Hashkiveinu added (2).
Amidah with name/s in Refa'einu & extra supplication & alternative supplication to follow.
Alternative Reform Modim added - (2).
Yehi Ratzon.
Psalm 128.
Concluding Prayer.
Prayer for The State of Israel, Rabbi Nachman’s Prayer for Peace, Psalm 121 & Prayer for Our Country.
Acheinu.
Aleinu.
Al Tira.
Lamdeini, Elohai.
Berakhot 16B Concluding Prayer (1).
BEDTIME SHEMA:
Master of the Universe.
Hamapil.
Shema - Det. 6:4-9.
Psalm 91.
Psalm 3:2-9.
Hashkiveinu.
Blessed is Hashem by Day.
Verses that recall God's Blessings and Protection.
Psalm 128.
Adon Olam.
Berakhot 16B Concluding Prayer (1).
SHACHARIT:
Modeh Ani & There Is Grace.
Washing Hands (Twice) [1st within 4 Cubits of the Bed].
Asher Yatzar & Reform Poem (2).
Elohai Neshama & Reform Poem (2).
Mah Tovu - מַה טּוֹבוּ אֹהָלֶיךָ יַעֲקֹב מִשְׁכְּנֹתֶיךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל
Tallit Blessing.
BIRKCHOT HASHACHAR:
Thanks for choosing us for the Gift of the Torah.
Leviticus 19:2, 14-18.
Laasok B'Divrei Torah.
Numbers 6:24-26
V'Haarev Na & Eilu D'Varim (2).
Study Text 1 - There Are Eight Degrees In the Giving of Tzedakah.
Reform Shacharit Poems (4).
Nisim B'Chol Yom.
I am a Jew because...
We pray for God's Compassion.
Yehi Ratzon.
We acclaim God's Holiness.
Study Text 2 - choice between Mishkan T'Filah & Sim Shalom.
Psalm 30.
P'SUKEI D'ZIMRAH:
Baruch She-Amar.
Hodu.
Anthology of Verses from Psalms.
Psalm 100.
Verses from Psalms, Proverbs, Exodus and Chronicles.
Ashrei.
Psalms 146-150.
1 Chronicles 29:10-13
Nehemiah 9:6-11
Exodus 14:30-31
Exodus 15:1-18
Psalms: 89:53, 135:21, 72:18-19.
Psalm: 22:29; Ovadiah 1:21; Zekhariah 14:9.
Short Poem by Judah Halevi.
Yishtabach.
Shema - with "God is Faithful Sovereign" & Full Verses & Blessings.
Amidah - extra supplication & alternative supplication to follow.
Meditation verse on the Amidah for Weekdays (1).
Yehi Ratzon.
Tachanun.
Ashrei.
Psalm 20.
Uva L'Tziyon.
Aleinu.
Al Tira.
Psalm 5:9 יְהוָה, נְחֵנִי בְצִדְקָתֶךָ
MINCHA:
Washing Hands.
Ashrei.
Amidah - with extra beginning & extra supplication.
Meditation verse on the Amidah for Weekdays (1).
Yehi Ratzon.
Tachanun - OMITTED.
Psalm of the Day.
Aleinu.
Al Tira.
Eli Tzion.
Partial Birkat Hagomel בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה ה’ אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם הַגּוֹמֵל לְחַיָּבִים טוֹבוֹת שֶׁגְּמָלַנִי כָּל טוֹב
Tefillin Meditation & Tefillin Wrap with Blessings.
Three Torah Blessings / Numbers 6:24-26; Peah 1:1; Shabbat 127A.
The Torah - A Modern Commentary URJ] - 1 cycle completed...3 min lines of text daily with corresponding text with no vowels.
Talmud (Koren) (2 pages).
A Guide to Jewish Religious Practice by Klein (2 pages).
Section of Pirket Avot (1 section).
Kashrut:
- No pork and no shellfish, no game meat and no imitations.
- Effort to rid the meat of any visible blood & avoiding the hindquarter.
- Kosher wine only.
- No meat and dairy together (6 hour separation rule) & no imitation of either with the other.
- Checking eggs for blood spots and vegetables and fruit for bugs.
- No fish and meat together.
- All meat at home to be eaten on a disposable paper plate.
- Daily Kitchen Cleaning with exception of Shabbat.
Tefillah, Shabbat and Jewish Calendar:
- Follow Jewish Calendar, celebrate Holidays and adhere to religious fasts + adhere to prayer attributes of each particular event.
- Following Zmanim.
- Using combination of Mishkan T'Filah, Sim Shalom, Lev Shalom and ArtScroll Siddurim.
- Kabbalat Shabbat/Family Dinner & Shabbat Morning Services Attendance.
- Sunday Shacharit Minyan Attendance & Monday-Friday Twice Min Minyan Attendance.
- Weekly Shabbat Group Torah Study & Daily Study of Laws of Shabbat.
- Bowing (Berakhot 12B) & feet alignment (Berakhot 10B) during Amidah.
- Tallit worn during each morning prayer, and covering one's head during Amidah when Tallit worn.
- No food or drink (except for water) min 20 minutes before Shacharit, Mincha and Maariv...management of what is eaten within a 2 hour period prior to prayer in order to avoid drowsiness.
- Recite daily at least 10 prayers in Hebrew (no repetitions) & 1 full Amidah daily in Hebrew.
- Birkat Hamazon.
- Never exit the sanctuary with the one's back towards the Torah.
- Restrictions on: income work, business transactions, electronics/phone/electricity usage, fire kindling, driving, money use, carrying, creating, building/tool usage, writing, planning, cooking and involvement in regular chores on Shabbat; rules surrounding the Muktzeh. (NEW)
Other:
- Mezuzot: on all outside doors/touching when coming in and out of the house & checking all daily.
- No shaving with a razor [Leviticus 19:27] , nor removing completely the hair on the side of the head.
- Shomer Negiah.
- Jewish Speech Rules as per Greenburg in "Jewish Household," & Deuteronomy 23:10-15.
- Daily fulfillment of min 1 Eilu D'Varim deed & Weekly Tzedakah & Daily Focus on Shalom Bayit.
- Reading: 1 full book a month.
9/12/2025 FRIDAY EVENING - SHABBAT STARTS.
KABBALAT PANIM: HOME
Welcome (2).
Personal Supplication.
A Prayer for Lightening Shabbat Candles by Merle Feld.
Candle Lighting with Blessing & Poems (2).
Meditation Following Candle-lighting.
Where Has This Week Vanished (1).
Gratitude (3).
Shabbat Songs (2).
Greeting the Heavenly Guests.
Blessing Those at Our Table.
Kiddush for Shabbat Evening.
Hand Washing.
Hamotzi / Double Challah with Cover.
KABBALAT SHABBAT: GATES OF PRAYER
Song of Songs
Y'Did Nefesh
Psalms 95-99, 29.
Ana, B'Kho-ah.
L'chah Dodi.
Psalm 92-93.
Lamdeini, Elohai.
Shabbat Study Texts
MAARIV:
Shema with Blessings / Alternative Blessing (1).
Biblical Sanctification of the Day.
Amidah with Symbolic Repetition
Aleinu
Psalm 27
Ki Eshm'rah Shabbat
Yitgal
BEDTIME SHEMA:
Master of the Universe.
Hamapil.
Shema - Det. 6:4-9.
Psalm 91.
Psalm 3:2-9.
Hashkiveinu.
Blessed is Hashem by Day.
Verses that recall God's Blessings and Protection.
Psalm 128.
Adon Olam.
Berakhot 16B Concluding Prayer (1).
SHABBAT MORNING: GATES OF PRAYER
Modeh Ani & There Is Grace.
Washing Hands (Twice) [1st within 4 Cubits of the Bed].
Asher Yatzar & Reform Poem (2).
Elohai Neshama & Reform Poem (2).
In-Person Services at GATES OF PRAYER.
Mah Tovu - מַה טּוֹבוּ אֹהָלֶיךָ יַעֲקֹב מִשְׁכְּנֹתֶיךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל
A Meditation Before Prayer.
Tallit Blessing.
BIRKCHOT HASHACHAR:
Blessings for a New Day.
Penitential Prayer.
B'rakhot Before Studying Torah & Passages of Study (4).
Concluding Prayer.
Psalm 92.
Psalm 27.
Psalm 30.
In-Person Torah Study at Shir Chadash.
SHABBAT MINCHA:
Washing Hands.
Selections from The Songs of Ascent.
Excerpts from Psalm 104.
Ashrei.
Uva L'Tziyon.
Amidah - with extra beginning & extra supplication to follow.
Tzidkat'kha - Psalm 119:142; 71:19; 36:7.
Psalm 23.
Pirkei Avot Study (5 paragraph).
Aleinu.
Three Torah Blessings / Numbers 6:24-26; Peah 1:1; Shabbat 127A.
The Torah - A Modern Commentary URJ] - 1 cycle completed...3 min lines of text daily with corresponding text with no vowels.
Talmud (Koren) (2 pages).
A Guide to Jewish Religious Practice by Klein (2 pages).
Section of Pirket Avot (1 section).
Kashrut:
- No pork and no shellfish, no game meat and no imitations.
- Effort to rid the meat of any visible blood & avoiding the hindquarter.
- Kosher wine only.
- No meat and dairy together (6 hour separation rule) & no imitation of either with the other.
- Checking eggs for blood spots and vegetables and fruit for bugs.
- No fish and meat together.
- All meat at home to be eaten on a disposable paper plate.
- Daily Kitchen Cleaning with exception of Shabbat.
Tefillah, Shabbat and Jewish Calendar:
- Follow Jewish Calendar, celebrate Holidays and adhere to religious fasts + adhere to prayer attributes of each particular event.
- Following Zmanim.
- Using combination of Mishkan T'Filah, Sim Shalom, Lev Shalom and ArtScroll Siddurim.
- Kabbalat Shabbat/Family Dinner & Shabbat Morning Services Attendance.
- Sunday Shacharit Minyan Attendance & Monday-Friday Twice Min Minyan Attendance.
- Weekly Shabbat Group Torah Study & Daily Study of Laws of Shabbat.
- Bowing (Berakhot 12B) & feet alignment (Berakhot 10B) during Amidah.
- Tallit worn during each morning prayer, and covering one's head during Amidah when Tallit worn.
- No food or drink (except for water) min 20 minutes before Shacharit, Mincha and Maariv...management of what is eaten within a 2 hour period prior to prayer in order to avoid drowsiness.
- Recite daily at least 10 prayers in Hebrew (no repetitions) & 1 full Amidah daily in Hebrew.
- Birkat Hamazon.
- Never exit the sanctuary with the one's back towards the Torah.
- Restrictions on: income work, business transactions, electronics/phone/electricity usage, fire kindling, driving, money use, carrying, creating, actives involving evolving change/start/finish point, building/tool usage, writing, planning, cooking and involvement in regular chores on Shabbat; rules surrounding the Muktzeh. (NEW)
Other:
- Mezuzot: on all outside doors/touching when coming in and out of the house & checking all daily.
- No shaving with a razor [Leviticus 19:27] , nor removing completely the hair on the side of the head.
- Shomer Negiah.
- Jewish Speech Rules as per Greenburg in "Jewish Household," & Deuteronomy 23:10-15.
- Daily fulfillment of min 1 Eilu D'Varim deed & Weekly Tzedakah & Daily Focus on Shalom Bayit.
- Reading: 1 full book a month.
9/13/2025 SATURDAY EVENING - WORKING WEEKEND BEGINS.
ARVIT:
Washing Hands.
Reform Arvit Poems (3).
Psalm 78:38; 20:10.
Shema with "God is Faithful Sovereign" & full verses. Blessings (2 Before/3 After).
Reform V'Ahavta, Maariv Aravim (2), Ahavat Olam (2), Emet (2) & Mi Chamochah (2).
Alternative Reform Hashkiveinu added (2).
Amidah with name/s in Refa'einu & extra supplication & alternative supplication to follow.
Alternative Reform Modim added - (2).
Yehi Ratzon.
Psalm 128.
Concluding Prayer.
Prayer for The State of Israel, Rabbi Nachman’s Prayer for Peace, Psalm 121 & Prayer for Our Country.
Acheinu.
Aleinu.
Al Tira.
Lamdeini, Elohai.
Berakhot 16B Concluding Prayer (1).
BEDTIME SHEMA:
Master of the Universe.
Hamapil.
Shema - Det. 6:4-9.
Psalm 91.
Psalm 3:2-9.
Hashkiveinu.
Blessed is Hashem by Day.
Verses that recall God's Blessings and Protection.
Psalm 128.
Adon Olam.
Berakhot 16B Concluding Prayer (1).
SHACHARIT:
Modeh Ani & There Is Grace.
Washing Hands (Twice) [1st within 4 Cubits of the Bed].
Asher Yatzar & Reform Poem (2).
Elohai Neshama & Reform Poem (2).
Mah Tovu - מַה טּוֹבוּ אֹהָלֶיךָ יַעֲקֹב מִשְׁכְּנֹתֶיךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל
Tallit Blessing.
BIRKCHOT HASHACHAR:
Thanks for choosing us for the Gift of the Torah.
Leviticus 19:2, 14-18.
Laasok B'Divrei Torah.
Numbers 6:24-26
V'Haarev Na & Eilu D'Varim (2).
Study Text 1 - There Are Eight Degrees In the Giving of Tzedakah.
Reform Shacharit Poems (4).
Nisim B'Chol Yom.
I am a Jew because...
We pray for God's Compassion.
Yehi Ratzon.
We acclaim God's Holiness.
Study Text 2 - choice between Mishkan T'Filah & Sim Shalom.
Psalm 30.
P'SUKEI D'ZIMRAH:
Baruch She-Amar.
Hodu.
Anthology of Verses from Psalms.
Psalm 100.
Verses from Psalms, Proverbs, Exodus and Chronicles.
Ashrei.
Psalms 146-150.
1 Chronicles 29:10-13
Nehemiah 9:6-11
Exodus 14:30-31
Exodus 15:1-18
Psalms: 89:53, 135:21, 72:18-19.
Psalm: 22:29; Ovadiah 1:21; Zekhariah 14:9.
Short Poem by Judah Halevi.
Yishtabach.
Shema - with "God is Faithful Sovereign" & Full Verses & Blessings.
Amidah - extra supplication & alternative supplication to follow.
Meditation verse on the Amidah for Weekdays (1).
Yehi Ratzon.
Tachanun.
Ashrei.
Psalm 20.
Uva L'Tziyon.
Aleinu.
Al Tira.
Psalm 5:9 יְהוָה, נְחֵנִי בְצִדְקָתֶךָ
MINCHA:
Washing Hands.
Ashrei.
Amidah - with extra beginning & extra supplication.
Meditation verse on the Amidah for Weekdays (1).
Yehi Ratzon.
Tachanun.
Psalm of the Day.
Aleinu.
Al Tira.
Eli Tzion.
Partial Birkat Hagomel בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה ה’ אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם הַגּוֹמֵל לְחַיָּבִים טוֹבוֹת שֶׁגְּמָלַנִי כָּל טוֹב
Tefillin Meditation & Tefillin Wrap with Blessings.
Three Torah Blessings / Numbers 6:24-26; Peah 1:1; Shabbat 127A.
The Torah - A Modern Commentary URJ] - 1 cycle completed...3 min lines of text daily with corresponding text with no vowels.
Talmud (Koren) (2 pages).
A Guide to Jewish Religious Practice by Klein (2 pages).
Section of Pirket Avot (1 section).
Kashrut:
- No pork and no shellfish, no game meat and no imitations.
- Effort to rid the meat of any visible blood & avoiding the hindquarter.
- Kosher wine only.
- No meat and dairy together (6 hour separation rule) & no imitation of either with the other.
- Checking eggs for blood spots and vegetables and fruit for bugs.
- No fish and meat together.
- All meat at home to be eaten on a disposable paper plate.
- Daily Kitchen Cleaning with exception of Shabbat.
Tefillah, Shabbat and Jewish Calendar:
- Follow Jewish Calendar, celebrate Holidays and adhere to religious fasts + adhere to prayer attributes of each particular event.
- Following Zmanim.
- Using combination of Mishkan T'Filah, Sim Shalom, Lev Shalom and ArtScroll Siddurim.
- Kabbalat Shabbat/Family Dinner & Shabbat Morning Services Attendance.
- Sunday Shacharit Minyan Attendance & Monday-Friday Twice Min Minyan Attendance.
- Weekly Shabbat Group Torah Study & Daily Study of Laws of Shabbat.
- Bowing (Berakhot 12B) & feet alignment (Berakhot 10B) during Amidah.
- Tallit worn during each morning prayer, and covering one's head during Amidah when Tallit worn.
- No food or drink (except for water) min 20 minutes before Shacharit, Mincha and Maariv...management of what is eaten within a 2 hour period prior to prayer in order to avoid drowsiness.
- Recite daily at least 10 prayers in Hebrew (no repetitions) & 1 full Amidah daily in Hebrew.
- Birkat Hamazon.
- Never exit the sanctuary with the one's back towards the Torah.
- Restrictions on: income work, business transactions, electronics/phone/electricity usage, fire kindling, driving, money use, carrying, creating/destroying, activities involving evolving change/start/finish point, building/tool usage, writing, planning, cooking, washing, repairing/sewing/tearing and involvement in regular chores on Shabbat; rules surrounding the Muktzeh. (NEW)
Other:
- Mezuzot: on all outside doors/touching when coming in and out of the house & checking all daily.
- No shaving with a razor [Leviticus 19:27] , nor removing completely the hair on the side of the head.
- Shomer Negiah.
- Jewish Speech Rules as per Greenburg in "Jewish Household," & Deuteronomy 23:10-15.
- Daily fulfillment of min 1 Eilu D'Varim deed & Weekly Tzedakah & Daily Focus on Shalom Bayit.
- Reading: 1 full book a month.
9/14/2025 SUNDAY EVENING.
ARVIT:
Washing Hands.
Reform Arvit Poems (3).
Psalm 78:38; 20:10.
Shema with "God is Faithful Sovereign" & full verses. Blessings (2 Before/3 After).
Reform V'Ahavta, Maariv Aravim (2), Ahavat Olam (2), Emet (2) & Mi Chamochah (2).
Alternative Reform Hashkiveinu added (2).
Amidah with name/s in Refa'einu & extra supplication & alternative supplication to follow.
Alternative Reform Modim added - (2).
Yehi Ratzon.
Psalm 128.
Concluding Prayer.
Prayer for The State of Israel, Rabbi Nachman’s Prayer for Peace, Psalm 121 & Prayer for Our Country.
Acheinu.
Aleinu.
Al Tira.
Lamdeini, Elohai.
Berakhot 16B Concluding Prayer (1).
BEDTIME SHEMA:
Master of the Universe.
Hamapil.
Shema - Det. 6:4-9.
Psalm 91.
Psalm 3:2-9.
Hashkiveinu.
Blessed is Hashem by Day.
Verses that recall God's Blessings and Protection.
Psalm 128.
Adon Olam.
Berakhot 16B Concluding Prayer (1).
SHACHARIT:
Modeh Ani & There Is Grace.
Washing Hands (Twice) [1st within 4 Cubits of the Bed].
Asher Yatzar & Reform Poem (2).
Elohai Neshama & Reform Poem (2).
Mah Tovu - מַה טּוֹבוּ אֹהָלֶיךָ יַעֲקֹב מִשְׁכְּנֹתֶיךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל
Tallit Blessing.
BIRKCHOT HASHACHAR:
Thanks for choosing us for the Gift of the Torah.
Leviticus 19:2, 14-18.
Laasok B'Divrei Torah.
Numbers 6:24-26
V'Haarev Na & Eilu D'Varim (2).
Study Text 1 - There Are Eight Degrees In the Giving of Tzedakah.
Reform Shacharit Poems (4).
Nisim B'Chol Yom.
I am a Jew because...
We pray for God's Compassion.
Yehi Ratzon.
We acclaim God's Holiness.
Study Text 2 - choice between Mishkan T'Filah & Sim Shalom.
Psalm 30.
P'SUKEI D'ZIMRAH:
Baruch She-Amar.
Hodu.
Anthology of Verses from Psalms.
Psalm 100.
Verses from Psalms, Proverbs, Exodus and Chronicles.
Ashrei.
Psalms 146-150.
1 Chronicles 29:10-13
Nehemiah 9:6-11
Exodus 14:30-31
Exodus 15:1-18
Psalms: 89:53, 135:21, 72:18-19.
Psalm: 22:29; Ovadiah 1:21; Zekhariah 14:9.
Short Poem by Judah Halevi.
Yishtabach.
Shema - with "God is Faithful Sovereign" & Full Verses & Blessings.
Amidah - extra supplication & alternative supplication to follow.
Meditation verse on the Amidah for Weekdays (1).
Yehi Ratzon.
Tachanun.
Ashrei.
Psalm 20.
Uva L'Tziyon.
Aleinu.
Al Tira.
Psalm 5:9 יְהוָה, נְחֵנִי בְצִדְקָתֶךָ
MINCHA:
Washing Hands.
Ashrei.
Amidah - with extra beginning & extra supplication.
Meditation verse on the Amidah for Weekdays (1).
Yehi Ratzon.
Tachanun.
Psalm of the Day.
Aleinu.
Al Tira.
Eli Tzion.
Partial Birkat Hagomel בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה ה’ אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם הַגּוֹמֵל לְחַיָּבִים טוֹבוֹת שֶׁגְּמָלַנִי כָּל טוֹב
Tefillin Meditation & Tefillin Wrap with Blessings.
Three Torah Blessings / Numbers 6:24-26; Peah 1:1; Shabbat 127A.
The Torah - A Modern Commentary URJ] - 1 cycle completed...3 min lines of text daily with corresponding text with no vowels.
Talmud (Koren) (2 pages).
A Guide to Jewish Religious Practice by Klein (2 pages).
Section of Pirket Avot (1 section).
Kashrut:
- No pork and no shellfish, no game meat and no imitations.
- Effort to rid the meat of any visible blood & avoiding the hindquarter.
- Kosher wine only.
- No meat and dairy together (6 hour separation rule) & no imitation of either with the other.
- Checking eggs for blood spots and vegetables and fruit for bugs.
- No fish and meat together.
- All meat at home to be eaten on a disposable paper plate.
- Daily Kitchen Cleaning with exception of Shabbat.
Tefillah, Shabbat and Jewish Calendar:
- Follow Jewish Calendar, celebrate Holidays and adhere to religious fasts + adhere to prayer attributes of each particular event.
- Following Zmanim.
- Using combination of Mishkan T'Filah, Sim Shalom, Lev Shalom and ArtScroll Siddurim.
- Kabbalat Shabbat/Family Dinner & Shabbat Morning Services Attendance.
- Sunday Shacharit Minyan Attendance & Monday-Friday Twice Min Minyan Attendance.
- Weekly Shabbat Group Torah Study & Daily Study of Laws of Shabbat.
- Bowing (Berakhot 12B) & feet alignment (Berakhot 10B) during Amidah.
- Tallit worn during each morning prayer, and covering one's head during Amidah when Tallit worn.
- No food or drink (except for water) min 20 minutes before Shacharit, Mincha and Maariv...management of what is eaten within a 2 hour period prior to prayer in order to avoid drowsiness.
- Recite daily at least 10 prayers in Hebrew (no repetitions) & 1 full Amidah daily in Hebrew.
- Birkat Hamazon.
- Never exit the sanctuary with the one's back towards the Torah.
- Shabbat restrictions on: income work, business transactions, electronics/phone/electricity usage, fire kindling, driving, money use, carrying, creating/destroying, activities involving evolving change/start/finish point, building/tool usage, writing, planning, cooking, washing, repairing/sewing/tearing, planting/gardening/harvesting and involvement in regular chores; rules surrounding the Muktzeh. (NEW)
Other:
- Mezuzot: on all outside doors/touching when coming in and out of the house & checking all daily.
- No shaving with a razor [Leviticus 19:27] , nor removing completely the hair on the side of the head.
- Shomer Negiah.
- Jewish Speech Rules as per Greenburg in "Jewish Household," & Deuteronomy 23:10-15.
- Daily fulfillment of min 1 Eilu D'Varim deed & Weekly Tzedakah & Daily Focus on Shalom Bayit.
- Reading: 1 full book a month.
9/15/2025 MONDAY EVENING.
ARVIT:
Washing Hands.
Reform Arvit Poems (3).
Psalm 78:38; 20:10.
Shema with "God is Faithful Sovereign" & full verses. Blessings (2 Before/3 After).
Reform V'Ahavta, Maariv Aravim (2), Ahavat Olam (2), Emet (2) & Mi Chamochah (2).
Alternative Reform Hashkiveinu added (2).
Amidah with name/s in Refa'einu & extra supplication & alternative supplication to follow.
Alternative Reform Modim added - (2).
Yehi Ratzon.
Psalm 128.
Concluding Prayer.
Prayer for The State of Israel, Rabbi Nachman’s Prayer for Peace, Psalm 121 & Prayer for Our Country.
Acheinu.
Aleinu.
Al Tira.
Lamdeini, Elohai.
Berakhot 16B Concluding Prayer (1).
BEDTIME SHEMA:
Master of the Universe.
Hamapil.
Shema - Det. 6:4-9.
Psalm 91.
Psalm 3:2-9.
Hashkiveinu.
Blessed is Hashem by Day.
Verses that recall God's Blessings and Protection.
Psalm 128.
Adon Olam.
Berakhot 16B Concluding Prayer (1).
SHACHARIT:
Modeh Ani & There Is Grace.
Washing Hands (Twice) [1st within 4 Cubits of the Bed].
Asher Yatzar & Reform Poem (2).
Elohai Neshama & Reform Poem (2).
Mah Tovu - מַה טּוֹבוּ אֹהָלֶיךָ יַעֲקֹב מִשְׁכְּנֹתֶיךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל
Tallit Blessing.
BIRKCHOT HASHACHAR:
Thanks for choosing us for the Gift of the Torah.
Leviticus 19:2, 14-18.
Laasok B'Divrei Torah.
Numbers 6:24-26
V'Haarev Na & Eilu D'Varim (2).
Study Text 1 - There Are Eight Degrees In the Giving of Tzedakah.
Reform Shacharit Poems (4).
Nisim B'Chol Yom.
I am a Jew because...
We pray for God's Compassion.
Yehi Ratzon.
We acclaim God's Holiness.
Study Text 2 - choice between Mishkan T'Filah & Sim Shalom.
Psalm 30.
P'SUKEI D'ZIMRAH:
Baruch She-Amar.
Hodu.
Anthology of Verses from Psalms.
Psalm 100.
Verses from Psalms, Proverbs, Exodus and Chronicles.
Ashrei.
Psalms 146-150.
1 Chronicles 29:10-13
Nehemiah 9:6-11
Exodus 14:30-31
Exodus 15:1-18
Psalms: 89:53, 135:21, 72:18-19.
Psalm: 22:29; Ovadiah 1:21; Zekhariah 14:9.
Short Poem by Judah Halevi.
Yishtabach.
Shema - with "God is Faithful Sovereign" & Full Verses & Blessings.
Amidah - extra supplication & alternative supplication to follow.
Meditation verse on the Amidah for Weekdays (1).
Yehi Ratzon.
Tachanun.
Ashrei.
Psalm 20.
Uva L'Tziyon.
Aleinu.
Al Tira.
Psalm 5:9 יְהוָה, נְחֵנִי בְצִדְקָתֶךָ
MINCHA:
Washing Hands.
Ashrei.
Amidah - with extra beginning & extra supplication.
Meditation verse on the Amidah for Weekdays (1).
Yehi Ratzon.
Tachanun.
Psalm of the Day.
Aleinu.
Al Tira.
Eli Tzion.
Partial Birkat Hagomel בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה ה’ אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם הַגּוֹמֵל לְחַיָּבִים טוֹבוֹת שֶׁגְּמָלַנִי כָּל טוֹב
Tefillin Meditation & Tefillin Wrap with Blessings.
Three Torah Blessings / Numbers 6:24-26; Peah 1:1; Shabbat 127A.
The Torah - A Modern Commentary URJ] - 1 cycle completed...3 min lines of text daily with corresponding text with no vowels.
Talmud (Koren) (2 pages).
A Guide to Jewish Religious Practice by Klein (2 pages).
Section of Pirket Avot (1 section).
Kashrut:
- No pork and no shellfish, no game meat and no imitations.
- Effort to rid the meat of any visible blood & avoiding the hindquarter.
- Kosher wine only.
- No meat and dairy together (6 hour separation rule) & no imitation of either with the other.
- Checking eggs for blood spots and vegetables and fruit for bugs.
- No fish and meat together.
- All meat at home to be eaten on a disposable paper plate.
- Daily Kitchen Cleaning with exception of Shabbat.
Tefillah, Shabbat and Jewish Calendar:
- Follow Jewish Calendar, celebrate Holidays and adhere to religious fasts + adhere to prayer attributes of each particular event.
- Following Zmanim.
- Using combination of Mishkan T'Filah, Sim Shalom, Lev Shalom and ArtScroll Siddurim.
- Kabbalat Shabbat/Family Dinner & Shabbat Morning Services Attendance.
- Sunday Shacharit Minyan Attendance & Monday-Friday Twice Min Minyan Attendance.
- Weekly Shabbat Group Torah Study & Daily Study of Laws of Shabbat.
- Bowing (Berakhot 12B) & feet alignment (Berakhot 10B) during Amidah.
- Tallit worn during each morning prayer, and covering one's head during Amidah when Tallit worn.
- No food or drink (except for water) min 20 minutes before Shacharit, Mincha and Maariv...management of what is eaten within a 2 hour period prior to prayer in order to avoid drowsiness.
- Recite daily at least 10 prayers in Hebrew (no repetitions) & 1 full Amidah daily in Hebrew.
- Birkat Hamazon.
- Never exit the sanctuary with the one's back towards the Torah.
- Shabbat restrictions on: income work, business transactions, electronics/phone/electricity usage, fire kindling, driving, money use, carrying, creating/destroying, activities involving evolving change/start/finish point, building/tool usage, writing, planning, cooking, washing, repairing/sewing/tearing, planting/gardening/harvesting and involvement in regular chores; rules surrounding the Muktzeh.
Other:
- Mezuzot: on all outside doors/touching when coming in and out of the house & checking all daily.
- No shaving with a razor [Leviticus 19:27] , nor removing completely the hair on the side of the head.
- Shomer Negiah.
- Jewish Speech Rules as per Greenburg in "Jewish Household," & Deuteronomy 23:10-15.
- Daily fulfillment of min 1 Eilu D'Varim deed & Weekly Tzedakah & Daily Focus on Shalom Bayit.
- Reading: 1 full book a month related to Judaism.
- Monthly Mikvah. (NEW)
9/16/2025 TUESDAY EVENING.
ARVIT:
Washing Hands.
Reform Arvit Poems (3).
Psalm 78:38; 20:10.
Shema with "God is Faithful Sovereign" & full verses. Blessings (2 Before/3 After).
Reform V'Ahavta, Maariv Aravim (2), Ahavat Olam (2), Emet (2) & Mi Chamochah (2).
Alternative Reform Hashkiveinu added (2).
Amidah with name/s in Refa'einu & extra supplication & alternative supplication to follow.
Alternative Reform Modim added - (2).
Yehi Ratzon.
Psalm 128.
Concluding Prayer.
Prayer for The State of Israel, Rabbi Nachman’s Prayer for Peace, Psalm 121 & Prayer for Our Country.
Acheinu.
Aleinu.
Al Tira.
Lamdeini, Elohai.
Berakhot 16B Concluding Prayer (1).
BEDTIME SHEMA:
Master of the Universe.
Hamapil.
Shema - Det. 6:4-9.
Psalm 91.
Psalm 3:2-9.
Hashkiveinu.
Blessed is Hashem by Day.
Verses that recall God's Blessings and Protection.
Psalm 128.
Adon Olam.
Berakhot 16B Concluding Prayer (1).
SHACHARIT:
Modeh Ani & There Is Grace.
Washing Hands (Twice) [1st within 4 Cubits of the Bed].
Asher Yatzar & Reform Poem (2).
Elohai Neshama & Reform Poem (2).
Mah Tovu - מַה טּוֹבוּ אֹהָלֶיךָ יַעֲקֹב מִשְׁכְּנֹתֶיךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל
Tallit Blessing.
BIRKCHOT HASHACHAR:
Thanks for choosing us for the Gift of the Torah.
Leviticus 19:2, 14-18.
Laasok B'Divrei Torah.
Numbers 6:24-26
V'Haarev Na & Eilu D'Varim (2).
Study Text 1 - There Are Eight Degrees In the Giving of Tzedakah.
Reform Shacharit Poems (4).
Nisim B'Chol Yom.
I am a Jew because...
We pray for God's Compassion.
Yehi Ratzon.
We acclaim God's Holiness.
Study Text 2 - choice between Mishkan T'Filah & Sim Shalom.
Psalm 30.
P'SUKEI D'ZIMRAH:
Baruch She-Amar.
Hodu.
Anthology of Verses from Psalms.
Psalm 100.
Verses from Psalms, Proverbs, Exodus and Chronicles.
Ashrei.
Psalms 146-150.
1 Chronicles 29:10-13
Nehemiah 9:6-11
Exodus 14:30-31
Exodus 15:1-18
Psalms: 89:53, 135:21, 72:18-19.
Psalm: 22:29; Ovadiah 1:21; Zekhariah 14:9.
Short Poem by Judah Halevi.
Yishtabach.
Shema - with "God is Faithful Sovereign" & Full Verses & Blessings.
Amidah - extra supplication & alternative supplication to follow.
Meditation verse on the Amidah for Weekdays (1).
Yehi Ratzon.
Tachanun.
Ashrei.
Psalm 20.
Uva L'Tziyon.
Aleinu.
Al Tira.
Psalm 5:9 יְהוָה, נְחֵנִי בְצִדְקָתֶךָ
MINCHA:
Washing Hands.
Ashrei.
Amidah - with extra beginning & extra supplication.
Meditation verse on the Amidah for Weekdays (1).
Yehi Ratzon.
Tachanun.
Psalm of the Day.
Aleinu.
Al Tira.
Eli Tzion.
Partial Birkat Hagomel בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה ה’ אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם הַגּוֹמֵל לְחַיָּבִים טוֹבוֹת שֶׁגְּמָלַנִי כָּל טוֹב
Tefillin Meditation & Tefillin Wrap with Blessings.
Three Torah Blessings / Numbers 6:24-26; Peah 1:1; Shabbat 127A.
The Torah - A Modern Commentary URJ] - 1 cycle completed...3 min lines of text daily with corresponding text with no vowels.
Talmud (Koren) (2 pages).
A Guide to Jewish Religious Practice by Klein (2 pages).
Section of Pirket Avot (1 section).
Kashrut:
- No pork and no shellfish, no game meat and no imitations.
- Effort to rid the meat of any visible blood & avoiding the hindquarter.
- Kosher wine only.
- No meat and dairy together (6 hour separation rule) & no imitation of either with the other.
- Checking eggs for blood spots and vegetables and fruit for bugs.
- No fish and meat together.
- All meat at home to be eaten on a disposable paper plate.
- Daily Kitchen Cleaning with exception of Shabbat.
Tefillah, Shabbat and Jewish Calendar:
- Follow Jewish Calendar, celebrate Holidays and adhere to religious fasts + adhere to prayer attributes of each particular event.
- Following Zmanim.
- Using combination of Mishkan T'Filah, Sim Shalom, Lev Shalom and ArtScroll Siddurim.
- Kabbalat Shabbat/Family Dinner & Shabbat Morning Services Attendance.
- Sunday Shacharit Minyan Attendance & Monday-Friday Twice Min Minyan Attendance.
- Weekly Shabbat Group Torah Study & Daily Study of Laws of Shabbat.
- Bowing (Berakhot 12B) & feet alignment (Berakhot 10B) during Amidah.
- Tallit worn during each morning prayer, and covering one's head during Amidah when Tallit worn.
- No food or drink (except for water) min 20 minutes before Shacharit, Mincha and Maariv...management of what is eaten within a 2 hour period prior to prayer in order to avoid drowsiness.
- Recite daily at least 10 prayers in Hebrew (no repetitions) & 1 full Amidah daily in Hebrew.
- Birkat Hamazon.
- Never exit the sanctuary with the one's back towards the Torah.
- Shabbat restrictions on: income work, business transactions, electronics/phone/electricity usage, fire kindling, driving, money use, carrying, creating/destroying, activities involving evolving change/start/finish point, building/tool usage, writing, planning, cooking, washing, repairing/sewing/tearing, planting/gardening/harvesting and involvement in regular chores; rules surrounding the Muktzeh.
- Study of Mesadrim & the flow of Shabbat liturgy. (NEW)
Other:
- Mezuzot: on all outside doors/touching when coming in and out of the house & checking all daily.
- No shaving with a razor [Leviticus 19:27] , nor removing completely the hair on the side of the head.
- Shomer Negiah.
- Jewish Speech Rules as per Greenburg in "Jewish Household," & Deuteronomy 23:10-15.
- Daily fulfillment of min 1 Eilu D'Varim deed & Weekly Tzedakah & Daily Focus on Shalom Bayit.
- Reading: 1 full book a month related to Judaism.
- Monthly Mikvah.
9/17/2025 WEDNESDAY EVENING.
ARVIT:
Washing Hands.
Reform Arvit Poems (3).
Psalm 78:38; 20:10.
Shema with "God is Faithful Sovereign" & full verses. Blessings (2 Before/3 After).
Reform V'Ahavta, Maariv Aravim (2), Ahavat Olam (2), Emet (2) & Mi Chamochah (2).
Alternative Reform Hashkiveinu added (2).
Amidah with name/s in Refa'einu & extra supplication & alternative supplication to follow.
Alternative Reform Modim added - (2).
Yehi Ratzon.
Psalm 128.
Concluding Prayer.
Prayer for The State of Israel, Rabbi Nachman’s Prayer for Peace, Psalm 121 & Prayer for Our Country.
Acheinu.
Aleinu.
Al Tira.
Lamdeini, Elohai.
Berakhot 16B Concluding Prayer (1).
BEDTIME SHEMA:
Master of the Universe.
Hamapil.
Shema - Det. 6:4-9.
Psalm 91.
Psalm 3:2-9.
Hashkiveinu.
Blessed is Hashem by Day.
Verses that recall God's Blessings and Protection.
Psalm 128.
Adon Olam.
Berakhot 16B Concluding Prayer (1).
SHACHARIT:
Modeh Ani & There Is Grace.
Washing Hands (Twice) [1st within 4 Cubits of the Bed].
Asher Yatzar & Reform Poem (2).
Elohai Neshama & Reform Poem (2).
Mah Tovu - מַה טּוֹבוּ אֹהָלֶיךָ יַעֲקֹב מִשְׁכְּנֹתֶיךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל
Tallit Blessing.
BIRKCHOT HASHACHAR:
Thanks for choosing us for the Gift of the Torah.
Leviticus 19:2, 14-18.
Laasok B'Divrei Torah.
Numbers 6:24-26
V'Haarev Na & Eilu D'Varim (2).
Study Text 1 - There Are Eight Degrees In the Giving of Tzedakah.
Reform Shacharit Poems (4).
Nisim B'Chol Yom.
I am a Jew because...
We pray for God's Compassion.
Yehi Ratzon.
We acclaim God's Holiness.
Study Text 2 - choice between Mishkan T'Filah & Sim Shalom.
Psalm 30.
P'SUKEI D'ZIMRAH:
Baruch She-Amar.
Hodu.
Anthology of Verses from Psalms.
Psalm 100.
Verses from Psalms, Proverbs, Exodus and Chronicles.
Ashrei.
Psalms 146-150.
1 Chronicles 29:10-13
Nehemiah 9:6-11
Exodus 14:30-31
Exodus 15:1-18
Psalms: 89:53, 135:21, 72:18-19.
Psalm: 22:29; Ovadiah 1:21; Zekhariah 14:9.
Short Poem by Judah Halevi.
Yishtabach.
Shema - with "God is Faithful Sovereign" & Full Verses & Blessings.
Amidah - extra supplication & alternative supplication to follow.
Meditation verse on the Amidah for Weekdays (1).
Yehi Ratzon.
Tachanun.
Ashrei.
Psalm 20.
Uva L'Tziyon.
Aleinu.
Al Tira.
Psalm 5:9 יְהוָה, נְחֵנִי בְצִדְקָתֶךָ
MINCHA:
Washing Hands.
Ashrei.
Amidah - with extra beginning & extra supplication.
Meditation verse on the Amidah for Weekdays (1).
Yehi Ratzon.
Tachanun.
Psalm of the Day.
Aleinu.
Al Tira.
Eli Tzion.
Partial Birkat Hagomel בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה ה’ אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם הַגּוֹמֵל לְחַיָּבִים טוֹבוֹת שֶׁגְּמָלַנִי כָּל טוֹב
Tefillin Meditation & Tefillin Wrap with Blessings.
Three Torah Blessings / Numbers 6:24-26; Peah 1:1; Shabbat 127A.
The Torah - A Modern Commentary URJ] - 1 cycle completed...3 min lines of text daily with corresponding text with no vowels.
Talmud (Koren) (2 pages).
A Guide to Jewish Religious Practice by Klein (2 pages).
Section of Pirket Avot (1 section).
Kashrut:
- No pork and no shellfish, no game meat and no imitations.
- Effort to rid the meat of any visible blood & avoiding the hindquarter.
- Kosher wine only.
- No meat and dairy together (6 hour separation rule) & no imitation of either with the other.
- Checking eggs for blood spots and vegetables and fruit for bugs.
- No fish and meat together.
- All meat at home to be eaten on a disposable paper plate.
- Daily Kitchen Cleaning with exception of Shabbat.
Tefillah, Shabbat and Jewish Calendar:
- Follow Jewish Calendar, celebrate Holidays and adhere to religious fasts + adhere to prayer attributes of each particular event.
- Following Zmanim.
- Using combination of Mishkan T'Filah, Sim Shalom, Lev Shalom and ArtScroll Siddurim.
- Kabbalat Shabbat/Family Dinner & Shabbat Morning Services Attendance.
- Sunday Shacharit Minyan Attendance & Monday-Friday Twice Min Minyan Attendance.
- Weekly Shabbat Group Torah Study & Daily Study of Laws of Shabbat.
- Bowing (Berakhot 12B) & feet alignment (Berakhot 10B) during Amidah.
- Tallit worn during each morning prayer, and covering one's head during Amidah when Tallit worn.
- No food or drink (except for water) min 20 minutes before Shacharit, Mincha and Maariv...management of what is eaten within a 2 hour period prior to prayer in order to avoid drowsiness.
- Recite daily at least 10 prayers in Hebrew (no repetitions) & 1 full Amidah daily in Hebrew.
- Birkat Hamazon.
- Never exit the sanctuary with the one's back towards the Torah.
- Shabbat restrictions on: income work, business transactions, electronics/phone/electricity usage, fire kindling, driving, money use, carrying, creating/destroying, activities involving evolving change/start/finish point, building/tool usage, writing, planning, cooking, washing, repairing/sewing/tearing, planting/gardening/harvesting and involvement in regular chores; rules surrounding the Muktzeh.
- Study of Mesadrim & the flow of Shabbat liturgy.
Other:
- Mezuzot: on all outside doors/touching when coming in and out of the house & checking all daily.
- No shaving with a razor [Leviticus 19:27] , nor removing completely the hair on the side of the head.
- Shomer Negiah.
- Jewish Speech Rules as per Greenburg in "Jewish Household," & Deuteronomy 23:10-15.
- Daily fulfillment of min 1 Eilu D'Varim deed & Weekly Tzedakah & Daily Focus on Shalom Bayit.
- Reading: 1 full book a month related to Judaism.
- Monthly Mikvah.
- Shmirah Volunteering. (NEW)
9/18/2025 THURSDAY EVENING.
ARVIT:
Washing Hands.
Reform Arvit Poems (3).
Psalm 78:38; 20:10.
Shema with "God is Faithful Sovereign" & full verses. Blessings (2 Before/3 After).
Reform V'Ahavta, Maariv Aravim (2), Ahavat Olam (2), Emet (2) & Mi Chamochah (2).
Alternative Reform Hashkiveinu added (2).
Amidah with name/s in Refa'einu & extra supplication & alternative supplication to follow.
Alternative Reform Modim added - (2).
Yehi Ratzon.
Psalm 128.
Concluding Prayer.
Prayer for The State of Israel, Rabbi Nachman’s Prayer for Peace, Psalm 121 & Prayer for Our Country.
Acheinu.
Aleinu.
Al Tira.
Lamdeini, Elohai.
Berakhot 16B Concluding Prayer (1).
BEDTIME SHEMA:
Master of the Universe.
Hamapil.
Shema - Det. 6:4-9.
Psalm 91.
Psalm 3:2-9.
Hashkiveinu.
Blessed is Hashem by Day.
Verses that recall God's Blessings and Protection.
Psalm 128.
Adon Olam.
Berakhot 16B Concluding Prayer (1).
SHACHARIT:
Modeh Ani & There Is Grace.
Washing Hands (Twice) [1st within 4 Cubits of the Bed].
Asher Yatzar & Reform Poem (2).
Elohai Neshama & Reform Poem (2).
Mah Tovu - מַה טּוֹבוּ אֹהָלֶיךָ יַעֲקֹב מִשְׁכְּנֹתֶיךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל
Tallit Blessing.
BIRKCHOT HASHACHAR:
Thanks for choosing us for the Gift of the Torah.
Leviticus 19:2, 14-18.
Laasok B'Divrei Torah.
Numbers 6:24-26
V'Haarev Na & Eilu D'Varim (2).
Study Text 1 - There Are Eight Degrees In the Giving of Tzedakah.
Reform Shacharit Poems (4).
Nisim B'Chol Yom.
I am a Jew because...
We pray for God's Compassion.
Yehi Ratzon.
We acclaim God's Holiness.
Study Text 2 - choice between Mishkan T'Filah & Sim Shalom.
Psalm 30.
P'SUKEI D'ZIMRAH:
Baruch She-Amar.
Hodu.
Anthology of Verses from Psalms.
Psalm 100.
Verses from Psalms, Proverbs, Exodus and Chronicles.
Ashrei.
Psalms 146-150.
1 Chronicles 29:10-13
Nehemiah 9:6-11
Exodus 14:30-31
Exodus 15:1-18
Psalms: 89:53, 135:21, 72:18-19.
Psalm: 22:29; Ovadiah 1:21; Zekhariah 14:9.
Short Poem by Judah Halevi.
Yishtabach.
Shema - with "God is Faithful Sovereign" & Full Verses & Blessings.
Amidah - extra supplication & alternative supplication to follow.
Meditation verse on the Amidah for Weekdays (1).
Yehi Ratzon.
Tachanun.
Ashrei.
Psalm 20.
Uva L'Tziyon.
Aleinu.
Al Tira.
Psalm 5:9 יְהוָה, נְחֵנִי בְצִדְקָתֶךָ
MINCHA:
Washing Hands.
Ashrei.
Amidah - with extra beginning & extra supplication.
Meditation verse on the Amidah for Weekdays (1).
Yehi Ratzon.
Tachanun - omitted.
Psalm of the Day.
Aleinu.
Al Tira.
Eli Tzion.
Partial Birkat Hagomel בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה ה’ אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם הַגּוֹמֵל לְחַיָּבִים טוֹבוֹת שֶׁגְּמָלַנִי כָּל טוֹב
Tefillin Meditation & Tefillin Wrap with Blessings.
Three Torah Blessings / Numbers 6:24-26; Peah 1:1; Shabbat 127A.
The Torah - A Modern Commentary URJ] - 1 cycle completed...3 min lines of text daily with corresponding text with no vowels.
Talmud (Koren) (2 pages).
A Guide to Jewish Religious Practice by Klein (2 pages).
Section of Pirket Avot (1 section).
Kashrut:
- No pork and no shellfish, no game meat and no imitations.
- Effort to rid the meat of any visible blood & avoiding the hindquarter.
- Kosher wine only.
- No meat and dairy together (6 hour separation rule) & no imitation of either with the other.
- Checking eggs for blood spots and vegetables and fruit for bugs.
- No fish and meat together.
- All meat at home to be eaten on a disposable paper plate.
- Daily Kitchen Cleaning with exception of Shabbat.
Tefillah, Shabbat and Jewish Calendar:
- Follow Jewish Calendar, celebrate Holidays and adhere to religious fasts + adhere to prayer attributes of each particular event.
- Following Zmanim.
- Using combination of Mishkan T'Filah, Sim Shalom, Lev Shalom and ArtScroll Siddurim.
- Kabbalat Shabbat/Family Dinner & Shabbat Morning Services Attendance.
- Sunday Shacharit Minyan Attendance & Monday-Friday Twice Min Minyan Attendance.
- Weekly Shabbat Group Torah Study & Daily Study of Laws of Shabbat.
- Bowing (Berakhot 12B) & feet alignment (Berakhot 10B) during Amidah.
- Tallit worn during each morning prayer, and covering one's head during Amidah when Tallit worn.
- No food or drink (except for water) min 20 minutes before Shacharit, Mincha and Maariv...management of what is eaten within a 2 hour period prior to prayer in order to avoid drowsiness.
- Recite daily at least 10 prayers in Hebrew (no repetitions) & 1 full Amidah daily in Hebrew.
- Birkat Hamazon.
- Never exit the sanctuary with the one's back towards the Torah.
- Shabbat restrictions on: income work, business transactions, electronics/phone/electricity usage, fire kindling, driving, money use, carrying, creating/destroying, activities involving evolving change/start/finish point, building/tool usage, writing, planning, cooking, washing, repairing/sewing/tearing, planting/gardening/harvesting and involvement in regular chores; rules surrounding the Muktzeh.
- Study of Mesadrim & the flow of Shabbat liturgy / acceptance of honors. (NEW)
Other:
- Mezuzot: on all outside doors/touching when coming in and out of the house & checking all daily.
- No shaving with a razor [Leviticus 19:27] , nor removing completely the hair on the side of the head.
- Shomer Negiah, Monthly Mikvah & Shmirah Volunteering.
- Jewish Speech Rules as per Greenburg in "Jewish Household," & Deuteronomy 23:10-15.
- Daily fulfillment of min 1 Eilu D'Varim deed & Weekly Tzedakah & Daily Focus on Shalom Bayit.
- Reading: 1 full book a month related to Judaism.
9/19/2025 FRIDAY EVENING - SHABBAT STARTS.
KABBALAT PANIM: HOME
Welcome (2).
Personal Supplication.
A Prayer for Lightening Shabbat Candles by Merle Feld.
Candle Lighting with Blessing & Poems (2).
Meditation Following Candle-lighting.
Where Has This Week Vanished (1).
Gratitude (3).
Shabbat Songs (2).
Greeting the Heavenly Guests.
Blessing Those at Our Table.
Kiddush for Shabbat Evening.
Hand Washing.
Hamotzi / Double Challah with Cover.
KABBALAT SHABBAT: GATES OF PRAYER
Song of Songs.
Y'Did Nefesh.
Psalms 95-99, 29.
Ana, B'Kho-ah.
L'chah Dodi.
Psalm 92-93.
Lamdeini, Elohai.
Shabbat Study Texts.
MAARIV:
Shema with Blessings / Alternative Blessing (1).
Biblical Sanctification of the Day.
Amidah with Symbolic Repetition.
Psalm 27.
Psalm 27
Concluding Song. (NEW)
Ki Eshm'rah Shabbat.
Yitgal.
BEDTIME SHEMA:
Master of the Universe.
Hamapil.
Shema - Det. 6:4-9.
Psalm 91.
Psalm 3:2-9.
Hashkiveinu.
Blessed is Hashem by Day.
Verses that recall God's Blessings and Protection.
Psalm 128.
Adon Olam.
Berakhot 16B Concluding Prayer (1).
SHABBAT MORNING: GATES OF PRAYER
Modeh Ani & There Is Grace.
Washing Hands (Twice) [1st within 4 Cubits of the Bed].
Asher Yatzar & Reform Poem (2).
Elohai Neshama & Reform Poem (2).
In-Person Services at GATES OF PRAYER.
Mah Tovu - מַה טּוֹבוּ אֹהָלֶיךָ יַעֲקֹב מִשְׁכְּנֹתֶיךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל
A Meditation Before Prayer.
Tallit Blessing.
BIRKCHOT HASHACHAR:
Blessings for a New Day.
Penitential Prayer.
B'rakhot Before Studying Torah & Passages of Study (4).
Concluding Prayer.
Psalm 92.
Psalm 27.
Psalm 30.
In-Person Torah Study at Shir Chadash.
SHABBAT MINCHA:
Washing Hands.
Selections from The Songs of Ascent.
Excerpts from Psalm 104.
Ashrei.
Uva L'Tziyon.
Amidah - with extra beginning & extra supplication to follow.
Tzidkat'kha - Psalm 119:142; 71:19; 36:7.
Psalm 23.
Pirkei Avot Study (5 paragraph).
Aleinu.
Three Torah Blessings / Numbers 6:24-26; Peah 1:1; Shabbat 127A.
The Torah - A Modern Commentary URJ] - 1 cycle completed...3 min lines of text daily with corresponding text with no vowels.
Talmud (Koren) (2 pages).
A Guide to Jewish Religious Practice by Klein (2 pages).
Section of Pirket Avot (1 section).
Kashrut:
- No pork and no shellfish, no game meat and no imitations.
- Effort to rid the meat of any visible blood & avoiding the hindquarter.
- Kosher wine only.
- No meat and dairy together (6 hour separation rule) & no imitation of either with the other.
- Checking eggs for blood spots and vegetables and fruit for bugs.
- No fish and meat together.
- All meat at home to be eaten on a disposable paper plate.
- Daily Kitchen Cleaning with exception of Shabbat.
Tefillah, Shabbat and Jewish Calendar:
- Follow Jewish Calendar, celebrate Holidays and adhere to religious fasts + adhere to prayer attributes of each particular event.
- Following Zmanim.
- Using combination of Mishkan T'Filah, Sim Shalom, Lev Shalom and ArtScroll Siddurim.
- Kabbalat Shabbat/Family Dinner & Shabbat Morning Services Attendance.
- Sunday Shacharit Minyan Attendance & Monday-Friday Twice Min Minyan Attendance.
- Weekly Shabbat Group Torah Study & Daily Study of Laws of Shabbat.
- Bowing (Berakhot 12B) & feet alignment (Berakhot 10B) during Amidah.
- Tallit worn during each morning prayer, and covering one's head during Amidah when Tallit worn.
- No food or drink (except for water) min 20 minutes before Shacharit, Mincha and Maariv...management of what is eaten within a 2 hour period prior to prayer in order to avoid drowsiness.
- Recite daily at least 10 prayers in Hebrew (no repetitions) & 1 full Amidah daily in Hebrew.
- Birkat Hamazon.
- Never exit the sanctuary with the one's back towards the Torah.
- Shabbat restrictions on: income work, business transactions, electronics/phone/electricity usage, fire kindling, driving, money use, carrying, creating/destroying, activities involving evolving change/start/finish point, building/tool usage, writing, planning, cooking, washing, repairing/sewing/tearing, planting/gardening/harvesting and involvement in regular chores; rules surrounding the Muktzeh.
- Study of Mesadrim & the flow of Shabbat liturgy / acceptance of honors.
Other:
- Mezuzot: on all outside doors/touching when coming in and out of the house & checking all daily.
- No shaving with a razor [Leviticus 19:27] , nor removing completely the hair on the side of the head.
- Shomer Negiah, Monthly Mikvah & Shmirah Volunteering.
- Jewish Speech Rules as per Greenburg in "Jewish Household," & Deuteronomy 23:10-15.
- Daily fulfillment of min 1 Eilu D'Varim deed & Weekly Tzedakah & Daily Focus on Shalom Bayit.
- Reading: 1 full book a month related to Judaism.
9/20/2025 SATURDAY EVENING - WORKING WEEK BEGINS.
ARVIT:
Washing Hands.
Reform Arvit Poems (3).
Psalm 78:38; 20:10.
Shema with "God is Faithful Sovereign" & full verses. Blessings (2 Before/3 After).
Reform V'Ahavta, Maariv Aravim (2), Ahavat Olam (2), Emet (2) & Mi Chamochah (2).
Alternative Reform Hashkiveinu added (2).
Amidah with name/s in Refa'einu & extra supplication & alternative supplication to follow.
Alternative Reform Modim added - (2).
Yehi Ratzon.
Psalm 128.
Concluding Prayer.
Prayer for The State of Israel, Rabbi Nachman’s Prayer for Peace, Psalm 121 & Prayer for Our Country.
Acheinu.
Aleinu.
Al Tira.
Lamdeini, Elohai.
Berakhot 16B Concluding Prayer (1).
BEDTIME SHEMA:
Master of the Universe.
Hamapil.
Shema - Det. 6:4-9.
Psalm 91.
Psalm 3:2-9.
Hashkiveinu.
Blessed is Hashem by Day.
Verses that recall God's Blessings and Protection.
Psalm 128.
Adon Olam.
Berakhot 16B Concluding Prayer (1).
SHACHARIT:
Modeh Ani & There Is Grace.
Washing Hands (Twice) [1st within 4 Cubits of the Bed].
Asher Yatzar & Reform Poem (2).
Elohai Neshama & Reform Poem (2).
Mah Tovu - מַה טּוֹבוּ אֹהָלֶיךָ יַעֲקֹב מִשְׁכְּנֹתֶיךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל
Tallit Blessing.
BIRKCHOT HASHACHAR:
Thanks for choosing us for the Gift of the Torah.
Leviticus 19:2, 14-18.
Laasok B'Divrei Torah.
Numbers 6:24-26
V'Haarev Na & Eilu D'Varim (2).
Study Text 1 - There Are Eight Degrees In the Giving of Tzedakah.
Reform Shacharit Poems (4).
Nisim B'Chol Yom.
I am a Jew because...
We pray for God's Compassion.
Yehi Ratzon.
We acclaim God's Holiness.
Study Text 2 - choice between Mishkan T'Filah & Sim Shalom.
Psalm 30.
P'SUKEI D'ZIMRAH:
Baruch She-Amar.
Hodu.
Anthology of Verses from Psalms.
Psalm 100.
Verses from Psalms, Proverbs, Exodus and Chronicles.
Ashrei.
Psalms 146-150.
1 Chronicles 29:10-13
Nehemiah 9:6-11
Exodus 14:30-31
Exodus 15:1-18
Psalms: 89:53, 135:21, 72:18-19.
Psalm: 22:29; Ovadiah 1:21; Zekhariah 14:9.
Short Poem by Judah Halevi.
Yishtabach.
Shema - with "God is Faithful Sovereign" & Full Verses & Blessings.
Amidah - extra supplication & alternative supplication to follow.
Meditation verse on the Amidah for Weekdays (1).
Yehi Ratzon.
Tachanun.
Ashrei.
Psalm 20.
Uva L'Tziyon.
Aleinu.
Al Tira.
Psalm 5:9 יְהוָה, נְחֵנִי בְצִדְקָתֶךָ
MINCHA:
Washing Hands.
Ashrei.
Amidah - with extra beginning & extra supplication.
Meditation verse on the Amidah for Weekdays (1).
Yehi Ratzon.
Tachanun.
Psalm of the Day.
A Prayer for Those Who Serve the Community. (NEW)
Aleinu.
Al Tira.
Eli Tzion.
Partial Birkat Hagomel בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה ה’ אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם הַגּוֹמֵל לְחַיָּבִים טוֹבוֹת שֶׁגְּמָלַנִי כָּל טוֹב
Tefillin Meditation & Tefillin Wrap with Blessings.
Three Torah Blessings / Numbers 6:24-26; Peah 1:1; Shabbat 127A.
The Torah - A Modern Commentary URJ] - 1 cycle completed...3 min lines of text daily with corresponding text with no vowels.
Talmud (Koren) (2 pages).
A Guide to Jewish Religious Practice by Klein (2 pages).
Section of Pirket Avot (1 section).
Kashrut:
- No pork and no shellfish, no game meat and no imitations.
- Effort to rid the meat of any visible blood & avoiding the hindquarter.
- Kosher wine only.
- No meat and dairy together (6 hour separation rule) & no imitation of either with the other.
- Checking eggs for blood spots and vegetables and fruit for bugs.
- No fish and meat together.
- All meat at home to be eaten on a disposable paper plate.
- Daily Kitchen Cleaning with exception of Shabbat.
Tefillah, Shabbat and Jewish Calendar:
- Follow Jewish Calendar, celebrate Holidays and adhere to religious fasts + adhere to prayer attributes of each particular event.
- Following Zmanim.
- Using combination of Mishkan T'Filah, Sim Shalom, Lev Shalom and ArtScroll Siddurim.
- Kabbalat Shabbat/Family Dinner & Shabbat Morning Services Attendance.
- Sunday Shacharit Minyan Attendance & Monday-Friday Twice Min Minyan Attendance.
- Weekly Shabbat Group Torah Study & Daily Study of Laws of Shabbat.
- Bowing (Berakhot 12B) & feet alignment (Berakhot 10B) during Amidah.
- Tallit worn during each morning prayer, and covering one's head during Amidah when Tallit worn.
- No food or drink (except for water) min 20 minutes before Shacharit, Mincha and Maariv...management of what is eaten within a 2 hour period prior to prayer in order to avoid drowsiness.
- Recite daily at least 10 prayers in Hebrew (no repetitions) & 1 full Amidah daily in Hebrew.
- Birkat Hamazon.
- Never exit the sanctuary with the one's back towards the Torah.
- Shabbat restrictions on: income work, business transactions, electronics/phone/electricity usage, fire kindling, driving, money use, carrying, creating/destroying, activities involving evolving change/start/finish point, building/tool usage, writing, planning, cooking, washing, repairing/sewing/tearing, planting/gardening/harvesting and involvement in regular chores; rules surrounding the Muktzeh.
- Study of Mesadrim & the flow of Shabbat liturgy / acceptance of honors.
Other:
- Mezuzot: on all outside doors/touching when coming in and out of the house & checking all daily.
- No shaving with a razor [Leviticus 19:27] , nor removing completely the hair on the side of the head.
- Shomer Negiah, Monthly Mikvah & Shmirah Volunteering.
- Jewish Speech Rules as per Greenburg in "Jewish Household," & Deuteronomy 23:10-15.
- Daily fulfillment of min 1 Eilu D'Varim deed & Weekly Tzedakah & Daily Focus on Shalom Bayit.
- Reading: 1 full book a month related to Judaism.
9/21/2025 SUNDAY EVENING.
ARVIT:
Washing Hands.
Reform Arvit Poems (3).
Psalm 78:38; 20:10.
Shema with "God is Faithful Sovereign" & full verses. Blessings (2 Before/3 After).
Reform V'Ahavta, Maariv Aravim (2), Ahavat Olam (2), Emet (2) & Mi Chamochah (2).
Alternative Reform Hashkiveinu added (2).
Amidah with name/s in Refa'einu & extra supplication & alternative supplication to follow.
Alternative Reform Modim added - (2).
Yehi Ratzon.
Psalm 128.
Concluding Prayer.
Prayer for The State of Israel, Rabbi Nachman’s Prayer for Peace, Psalm 121 & Prayer for Our Country.
Acheinu.
Aleinu.
Al Tira.
Lamdeini, Elohai.
Berakhot 16B Concluding Prayer (1).
BEDTIME SHEMA:
Master of the Universe.
Hamapil.
Shema - Det. 6:4-9.
Psalm 91.
Psalm 3:2-9.
Hashkiveinu.
Blessed is Hashem by Day.
Verses that recall God's Blessings and Protection.
Psalm 128.
Adon Olam.
Berakhot 16B Concluding Prayer (1).
SHACHARIT:
Modeh Ani & There Is Grace.
Washing Hands (Twice) [1st within 4 Cubits of the Bed].
Asher Yatzar & Reform Poem (2).
Elohai Neshama & Reform Poem (2).
Mah Tovu - מַה טּוֹבוּ אֹהָלֶיךָ יַעֲקֹב מִשְׁכְּנֹתֶיךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל
Tallit Blessing.
BIRKCHOT HASHACHAR:
Thanks for choosing us for the Gift of the Torah.
Leviticus 19:2, 14-18.
Laasok B'Divrei Torah.
Numbers 6:24-26
V'Haarev Na & Eilu D'Varim (2).
Study Text 1 - There Are Eight Degrees In the Giving of Tzedakah.
Reform Shacharit Poems (4).
Nisim B'Chol Yom.
I am a Jew because...
We pray for God's Compassion.
Yehi Ratzon.
We acclaim God's Holiness.
Study Text 2 - choice between Mishkan T'Filah & Sim Shalom.
Psalm 30.
P'SUKEI D'ZIMRAH:
Baruch She-Amar.
Hodu.
Anthology of Verses from Psalms.
Psalm 100.
Verses from Psalms, Proverbs, Exodus and Chronicles.
Ashrei.
Psalms 146-150.
1 Chronicles 29:10-13
Nehemiah 9:6-11
Exodus 14:30-31
Exodus 15:1-18
Psalms: 89:53, 135:21, 72:18-19.
Psalm: 22:29; Ovadiah 1:21; Zekhariah 14:9.
Short Poem by Judah Halevi.
Yishtabach.
Shema - with "God is Faithful Sovereign" & Full Verses & Blessings.
Amidah - extra supplication & alternative supplication to follow.
Meditation verse on the Amidah for Weekdays (1).
Yehi Ratzon.
Tachanun.
Ashrei.
Psalm 20.
Uva L'Tziyon.
Aleinu.
Al Tira.
Psalm 5:9 יְהוָה, נְחֵנִי בְצִדְקָתֶךָ
MINCHA:
Washing Hands.
Ashrei.
Amidah - with extra beginning & extra supplication.
Meditation verse on the Amidah for Weekdays (1).
Yehi Ratzon.
Tachanun.
Psalm of the Day.
A Prayer for Those Who Serve the Community.
Aleinu.
Al Tira.
Eli Tzion.
Partial Birkat Hagomel בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה ה’ אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם הַגּוֹמֵל לְחַיָּבִים טוֹבוֹת שֶׁגְּמָלַנִי כָּל טוֹב
Tefillin Meditation & Tefillin Wrap with Blessings.
Three Torah Blessings / Numbers 6:24-26; Peah 1:1; Shabbat 127A.
The Torah - A Modern Commentary URJ] - 1 cycle completed...3 min lines of text daily with corresponding text with no vowels.
Talmud (Koren) (2 pages).
A Guide to Jewish Religious Practice by Klein (2 pages).
Section of Pirket Avot (1 section).
Kashrut:
- No pork and no shellfish, no game meat and no imitations.
- Effort to rid the meat of any visible blood & avoiding the hindquarter.
- Kosher wine only.
- No meat and dairy together (6 hour separation rule) & no imitation of either with the other.
- Checking eggs for blood spots and vegetables and fruit for bugs.
- No fish and meat together.
- All meat at home to be eaten on a disposable paper plate.
- Daily Kitchen Cleaning with exception of Shabbat.
Tefillah, Shabbat and Jewish Calendar:
- Follow Jewish Calendar, celebrate Holidays and adhere to religious fasts + adhere to prayer attributes of each particular event.
- Following Zmanim.
- Using combination of Mishkan T'Filah, Sim Shalom, Lev Shalom and ArtScroll Siddurim.
- Kabbalat Shabbat/Family Dinner & Shabbat Morning Services Attendance.
- Sunday Shacharit Minyan Attendance & Monday-Friday Twice Min Minyan Attendance.
- Weekly Shabbat Group Torah Study & Daily Study of Laws of Shabbat.
- Bowing (Berakhot 12B) & feet alignment (Berakhot 10B) during Amidah.
- Tallit worn during each morning prayer, and covering one's head during Amidah when Tallit worn.
- No food or drink (except for water) min 20 minutes before Shacharit, Mincha and Maariv...management of what is eaten within a 2 hour period prior to prayer in order to avoid drowsiness.
- Recite daily at least 10 prayers in Hebrew (no repetitions) & 1 full Amidah daily in Hebrew.
- Birkat Hamazon.
- Never exit the sanctuary with the one's back towards the Torah.
- Shabbat restrictions on: income work, business transactions, electronics/phone/electricity usage, fire kindling, driving, money use, carrying, creating/destroying, activities involving evolving change/start/finish point, building/tool usage, writing, planning, cooking, washing, repairing/sewing/tearing, planting/gardening/harvesting and involvement in regular chores; rules surrounding the Muktzeh.
- Study of Mesadrim & the flow of Shabbat liturgy / acceptance of honors / synagogue involvement/volunteering. (NEW)
Other:
- Mezuzot: on all outside doors/touching when coming in and out of the house & checking all daily.
- No shaving with a razor [Leviticus 19:27] , nor removing completely the hair on the side of the head.
- Shomer Negiah, Monthly Mikvah & Shmirah Volunteering.
- Jewish Speech Rules as per Greenburg in "Jewish Household," & Deuteronomy 23:10-15.
- Daily fulfillment of min 1 Eilu D'Varim deed & Weekly Tzedakah & Daily Focus on Shalom Bayit.
- Reading: 1 full book a month related to Judaism.
9/22/2025 MONDAY EVENING.
ARVIT:
Washing Hands.
Reform Arvit Poems (3).
Psalm 78:38; 20:10.
Shema with "God is Faithful Sovereign" & full verses. Blessings (2 Before/3 After).
Reform V'Ahavta, Maariv Aravim (2), Ahavat Olam (2), Emet (2) & Mi Chamochah (2).
Alternative Reform Hashkiveinu added (2).
Amidah with name/s in Refa'einu & extra supplication & alternative supplication to follow.
Alternative Reform Modim added - (2).
Yehi Ratzon.
Psalm 128.
Concluding Prayer.
Prayer for The State of Israel, Rabbi Nachman’s Prayer for Peace, Psalm 121 & Prayer for Our Country.
Acheinu.
Aleinu.
Al Tira.
Lamdeini, Elohai.
Berakhot 16B Concluding Prayer (1).
BEDTIME SHEMA:
Master of the Universe.
Hamapil.
Shema - Det. 6:4-9.
Psalm 91.
Psalm 3:2-9.
Hashkiveinu.
Blessed is Hashem by Day.
Verses that recall God's Blessings and Protection.
Psalm 128.
Adon Olam.
Berakhot 16B Concluding Prayer (1).
SHACHARIT:
Modeh Ani & There Is Grace.
Washing Hands (Twice) [1st within 4 Cubits of the Bed].
Asher Yatzar & Reform Poem (2).
Elohai Neshama & Reform Poem (2).
Mah Tovu - מַה טּוֹבוּ אֹהָלֶיךָ יַעֲקֹב מִשְׁכְּנֹתֶיךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל
Tallit Blessing.
BIRKCHOT HASHACHAR:
Thanks for choosing us for the Gift of the Torah.
Leviticus 19:2, 14-18.
Laasok B'Divrei Torah.
Numbers 6:24-26
V'Haarev Na & Eilu D'Varim (2).
Study Text 1 - There Are Eight Degrees In the Giving of Tzedakah.
Reform Shacharit Poems (4).
Nisim B'Chol Yom.
I am a Jew because...
We pray for God's Compassion.
Yehi Ratzon.
We acclaim God's Holiness.
Study Text 2 - choice between Mishkan T'Filah & Sim Shalom.
Psalm 30.
P'SUKEI D'ZIMRAH:
Baruch She-Amar.
Hodu.
Anthology of Verses from Psalms.
Psalm 100.
Verses from Psalms, Proverbs, Exodus and Chronicles.
Ashrei.
Psalms 146-150.
1 Chronicles 29:10-13
Nehemiah 9:6-11
Exodus 14:30-31
Exodus 15:1-18
Psalms: 89:53, 135:21, 72:18-19.
Psalm: 22:29; Ovadiah 1:21; Zekhariah 14:9.
Short Poem by Judah Halevi.
Yishtabach.
Shema - with "God is Faithful Sovereign" & Full Verses & Blessings.
Amidah - extra supplication & alternative supplication to follow.
Meditation verse on the Amidah for Weekdays (1).
Yehi Ratzon.
Tachanun.
Ashrei.
Psalm 20.
Uva L'Tziyon.
Aleinu.
Al Tira.
Psalm 5:9 יְהוָה, נְחֵנִי בְצִדְקָתֶךָ
MINCHA:
Washing Hands.
Ashrei.
Amidah - with extra beginning & extra supplication.
Meditation verse on the Amidah for Weekdays (1).
Yehi Ratzon.
Tachanun.
Psalm of the Day.
A Prayer for Those Who Serve the Community.
Aleinu.
Al Tira.
Eli Tzion.
Partial Birkat Hagomel בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה ה’ אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם הַגּוֹמֵל לְחַיָּבִים טוֹבוֹת שֶׁגְּמָלַנִי כָּל טוֹב
Tefillin Meditation & Tefillin Wrap with Blessings.
Three Torah Blessings / Numbers 6:24-26; Peah 1:1; Shabbat 127A.
The Torah - A Modern Commentary URJ] - 1 cycle completed...3 min lines of text daily with corresponding text with no vowels.
Talmud (Koren) (2 pages).
A Guide to Jewish Religious Practice by Klein (2 pages).
Section of Pirket Avot (1 section).
Kashrut:
- No pork and no shellfish, no game meat and no imitations.
- Effort to rid the meat of any visible blood & avoiding the hindquarter.
- Kosher wine only.
- No meat and dairy together (6 hour separation rule) & no imitation of either with the other.
- Checking eggs for blood spots and vegetables and fruit for bugs.
- No fish and meat together.
- All food at home to be eaten on a disposable paper plate. (NEW)
- Daily Kitchen Cleaning with exception of Shabbat.
Tefillah, Shabbat and Jewish Calendar:
- Follow Jewish Calendar, celebrate Holidays and adhere to religious fasts + adhere to prayer attributes of each particular event.
- Following Zmanim.
- Using combination of Mishkan T'Filah, Sim Shalom, Lev Shalom and ArtScroll Siddurim.
- Kabbalat Shabbat/Family Dinner & Shabbat Morning Services Attendance.
- Sunday Shacharit Minyan Attendance & Monday-Friday Twice Min Minyan Attendance.
- Weekly Shabbat Group Torah Study & Daily Study of Laws of Shabbat.
- Bowing (Berakhot 12B) & feet alignment (Berakhot 10B) during Amidah.
- Tallit worn during each morning prayer, and covering one's head during Amidah when Tallit worn.
- No food or drink (except for water) min 20 minutes before Shacharit, Mincha and Maariv...management of what is eaten within a 2 hour period prior to prayer in order to avoid drowsiness.
- Recite daily at least 10 prayers in Hebrew (no repetitions) & 1 full Amidah daily in Hebrew.
- Birkat Hamazon.
- Never exit the sanctuary with the one's back towards the Torah.
- Shabbat restrictions on: income work, business transactions, electronics/phone/electricity usage, fire kindling, driving, money use, carrying, creating/destroying, activities involving evolving change/start/finish point, building/tool usage, writing, planning, cooking, washing, repairing/sewing/tearing, planting/gardening/harvesting and involvement in regular chores; rules surrounding the Muktzeh.
- Study of Mesadrim & the flow of Shabbat liturgy / acceptance of honors / synagogue involvement/volunteering.
Other:
- Mezuzot: on all outside doors/touching when coming in and out of the house & checking all daily.
- No shaving with a razor [Leviticus 19:27] , nor removing completely the hair on the side of the head.
- Shomer Negiah, Monthly Mikvah & Shmirah Volunteering.
- Jewish Speech Rules as per Greenburg in "Jewish Household," & Deuteronomy 23:10-15.
- Daily fulfillment of min 1 Eilu D'Varim deed & Weekly Tzedakah & Daily Focus on Shalom Bayit.
- Reading: 1 full book a month related to Judaism.
9/23/2025 TUESDAY EVENING.
ARVIT:
Washing Hands.
Reform Arvit Poems (3).
Psalm 78:38; 20:10.
Shema with "God is Faithful Sovereign" & full verses. Blessings (2 Before/3 After).
Reform V'Ahavta, Maariv Aravim (2), Ahavat Olam (2), Emet (2) & Mi Chamochah (2).
Alternative Reform Hashkiveinu added (2).
Amidah with name/s in Refa'einu & extra supplication & alternative supplication to follow.
Alternative Reform Modim added - (2).
Yehi Ratzon.
Psalm 128.
Concluding Prayer.
Prayer for The State of Israel, Rabbi Nachman’s Prayer for Peace, Psalm 121 & Prayer for Our Country.
Acheinu.
Aleinu.
Al Tira.
Lamdeini, Elohai.
Berakhot 16B Concluding Prayer (1).
BEDTIME SHEMA:
Master of the Universe.
Hamapil.
Shema - Det. 6:4-9.
Psalm 91.
Psalm 3:2-9.
Hashkiveinu.
Blessed is Hashem by Day.
Verses that recall God's Blessings and Protection.
Psalm 128.
Adon Olam.
Berakhot 16B Concluding Prayer (1).
SHACHARIT:
Modeh Ani & There Is Grace.
Washing Hands (Twice) [1st within 4 Cubits of the Bed].
Asher Yatzar & Reform Poem (2).
Elohai Neshama & Reform Poem (2).
Mah Tovu - מַה טּוֹבוּ אֹהָלֶיךָ יַעֲקֹב מִשְׁכְּנֹתֶיךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל
Tallit Blessing.
BIRKCHOT HASHACHAR:
Thanks for choosing us for the Gift of the Torah.
Leviticus 19:2, 14-18.
Laasok B'Divrei Torah.
Numbers 6:24-26
V'Haarev Na & Eilu D'Varim (2).
Study Text 1 - There Are Eight Degrees In the Giving of Tzedakah.
Reform Shacharit Poems (4).
Nisim B'Chol Yom.
I am a Jew because...
We pray for God's Compassion.
Yehi Ratzon.
We acclaim God's Holiness.
Study Text 2 - choice between Mishkan T'Filah & Sim Shalom.
Psalm 30.
P'SUKEI D'ZIMRAH:
Baruch She-Amar.
Hodu.
Anthology of Verses from Psalms.
Psalm 100.
Verses from Psalms, Proverbs, Exodus and Chronicles.
Ashrei.
Psalms 146-150.
1 Chronicles 29:10-13
Nehemiah 9:6-11
Exodus 14:30-31
Exodus 15:1-18
Psalms: 89:53, 135:21, 72:18-19.
Psalm: 22:29; Ovadiah 1:21; Zekhariah 14:9.
Short Poem by Judah Halevi.
Yishtabach.
Shema - with "God is Faithful Sovereign" & Full Verses & Blessings.
Amidah - extra supplication & alternative supplication to follow.
Meditation verse on the Amidah for Weekdays (1).
Yehi Ratzon.
Tachanun.
Ashrei.
Psalm 20.
Uva L'Tziyon.
Aleinu.
Al Tira.
Psalm 5:9 יְהוָה, נְחֵנִי בְצִדְקָתֶךָ
MINCHA:
Washing Hands.
Ashrei.
Amidah - with extra beginning & extra supplication.
Meditation verse on the Amidah for Weekdays (1).
Yehi Ratzon.
Tachanun.
Psalm of the Day.
A Prayer for Those Who Serve the Community.
Aleinu.
Al Tira.
Eli Tzion.
Partial Birkat Hagomel בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה ה’ אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם הַגּוֹמֵל לְחַיָּבִים טוֹבוֹת שֶׁגְּמָלַנִי כָּל טוֹב
Tefillin Meditation & Tefillin Wrap with Blessings.
Three Torah Blessings / Numbers 6:24-26; Peah 1:1; Shabbat 127A.
The Torah - A Modern Commentary URJ] - 1 cycle completed...3 min lines of text daily with corresponding text with no vowels.
Talmud (Koren) (2 pages).
A Guide to Jewish Religious Practice by Klein (2 pages).
Section of Pirket Avot (1 section).
Kashrut:
- No pork and no shellfish, no game meat and no imitations.
- Effort to rid the meat of any visible blood & avoiding the hindquarter.
- Kosher wine only.
- No meat and dairy together (6 hour separation rule) & no imitation of either with the other.
- Checking eggs for blood spots and vegetables and fruit for bugs.
- No fish and meat together.
- All food at home to be eaten on disposable paper plates and with disposable utensils . (NEW)
- Daily Kitchen Cleaning with exception of Shabbat.
Tefillah, Shabbat and Jewish Calendar:
- Follow Jewish Calendar, celebrate Holidays and adhere to religious fasts + adhere to prayer attributes of each particular event.
- Following Zmanim.
- Using combination of Mishkan T'Filah, Sim Shalom, Lev Shalom and ArtScroll Siddurim.
- Kabbalat Shabbat/Family Dinner & Shabbat Morning Services Attendance.
- Sunday Shacharit Minyan Attendance & Monday-Friday Twice Min Minyan Attendance.
- Weekly Shabbat Group Torah Study & Daily Study of Laws of Shabbat.
- Bowing (Berakhot 12B) & feet alignment (Berakhot 10B) during Amidah.
- Tallit worn during each morning prayer, and covering one's head during Amidah when Tallit worn.
- No food or drink (except for water) min 20 minutes before Shacharit, Mincha and Maariv...management of what is eaten within a 2 hour period prior to prayer in order to avoid drowsiness.
- Recite daily at least 10 prayers in Hebrew (no repetitions) & 1 full Amidah daily in Hebrew.
- Birkat Hamazon.
- Never exit the sanctuary with the one's back towards the Torah.
- Shabbat restrictions on: income work, business transactions, electronics/phone/electricity usage, fire kindling, driving, money use, carrying, creating/destroying, activities involving evolving change/start/finish point, building/tool usage, writing, planning, cooking, washing, repairing/sewing/tearing, planting/gardening/harvesting and involvement in regular chores; rules surrounding the Muktzeh.
- Study of Mesadrim & the flow of Shabbat liturgy / acceptance of honors / synagogue involvement/volunteering.
Other:
- Mezuzot: on all outside doors/touching when coming in and out of the house & checking all daily.
- No shaving with a razor [Leviticus 19:27] , nor removing completely the hair on the side of the head.
- Shomer Negiah, Monthly Mikvah & Shmirah Volunteering.
- Jewish Speech Rules as per Greenburg in "Jewish Household," & Deuteronomy 23:10-15.
- Daily fulfillment of min 1 Eilu D'Varim deed & Weekly Tzedakah & Daily Focus on Shalom Bayit.
- Reading: 1 full book a month related to Judaism
9/24/2025 WEDNESDAY EVENING.
ARVIT:
Washing Hands.
Reform Arvit Poems (3).
Psalm 78:38; 20:10.
Shema with "God is Faithful Sovereign" & full verses. Blessings (2 Before/3 After).
Reform V'Ahavta, Maariv Aravim (2), Ahavat Olam (2), Emet (2) & Mi Chamochah (2).
Alternative Reform Hashkiveinu added (2).
Amidah with name/s in Refa'einu & extra supplication & alternative supplication to follow.
Alternative Reform Modim added - (2).
Yehi Ratzon.
Psalm 128.
Concluding Prayer.
Prayer for The State of Israel, Rabbi Nachman’s Prayer for Peace, Psalm 121 & Prayer for Our Country.
Acheinu.
Aleinu.
Al Tira.
Lamdeini, Elohai.
Berakhot 16B Concluding Prayer (1).
BEDTIME SHEMA:
Master of the Universe.
Hamapil.
Shema - Det. 6:4-9.
Psalm 91.
Psalm 3:2-9.
Hashkiveinu.
Blessed is Hashem by Day.
Verses that recall God's Blessings and Protection.
Psalm 128.
Adon Olam.
Berakhot 16B Concluding Prayer (1).
SHACHARIT:
Modeh Ani & There Is Grace.
Washing Hands (Twice) [1st within 4 Cubits of the Bed].
Asher Yatzar & Reform Poem (2).
Elohai Neshama & Reform Poem (2).
Mah Tovu - מַה טּוֹבוּ אֹהָלֶיךָ יַעֲקֹב מִשְׁכְּנֹתֶיךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל
Tallit Blessing.
BIRKCHOT HASHACHAR:
Thanks for choosing us for the Gift of the Torah.
Leviticus 19:2, 14-18.
Laasok B'Divrei Torah.
Numbers 6:24-26
V'Haarev Na & Eilu D'Varim (2).
Study Text 1 - There Are Eight Degrees In the Giving of Tzedakah.
Reform Shacharit Poems (4).
Nisim B'Chol Yom.
I am a Jew because...
We pray for God's Compassion.
Yehi Ratzon.
We acclaim God's Holiness.
Study Text 2 - choice between Mishkan T'Filah & Sim Shalom.
Psalm 30.
P'SUKEI D'ZIMRAH:
Baruch She-Amar.
Hodu.
Anthology of Verses from Psalms.
Psalm 100.
Verses from Psalms, Proverbs, Exodus and Chronicles.
Ashrei.
Psalms 146-150.
1 Chronicles 29:10-13
Nehemiah 9:6-11
Exodus 14:30-31
Exodus 15:1-18
Psalms: 89:53, 135:21, 72:18-19.
Psalm: 22:29; Ovadiah 1:21; Zekhariah 14:9.
Short Poem by Judah Halevi.
Yishtabach.
Shema - with "God is Faithful Sovereign" & Full Verses & Blessings.
Amidah - extra supplication & alternative supplication to follow.
Meditation verse on the Amidah for Weekdays (1).
Yehi Ratzon.
Tachanun.
Ashrei.
Psalm 20.
Uva L'Tziyon.
Aleinu.
Al Tira.
Psalm 5:9 יְהוָה, נְחֵנִי בְצִדְקָתֶךָ
MINCHA:
Washing Hands.
Ashrei.
Amidah - with extra beginning & extra supplication.
Meditation verse on the Amidah for Weekdays (1).
Yehi Ratzon.
Tachanun.
Psalm of the Day.
A Prayer for Those Who Serve the Community.
Aleinu.
Al Tira.
Eli Tzion.
Partial Birkat Hagomel בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה ה’ אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם הַגּוֹמֵל לְחַיָּבִים טוֹבוֹת שֶׁגְּמָלַנִי כָּל טוֹב
Tefillin Meditation & Tefillin Wrap with Blessings.
Three Torah Blessings / Numbers 6:24-26; Peah 1:1; Shabbat 127A.
The Torah - A Modern Commentary URJ] - 1 cycle completed...3 min lines of text daily with corresponding text with no vowels.
Talmud (Koren) (2 pages).
A Guide to Jewish Religious Practice by Klein (2 pages).
Section of Pirket Avot (1 section).
Kashrut:
- No pork and no shellfish, no game meat and no imitations.
- Effort to rid the meat of any visible blood & avoiding the hindquarter.
- Kosher wine only.
- No meat and dairy together (6 hour separation rule) & no imitation of either with the other.
- Checking eggs for blood spots and vegetables and fruit for bugs.
- No fish and meat together.
- All food at home to be eaten on disposable paper plates and with disposable utensils.
- No veal (Tza'ar ba'alei chayim). (NEW)
- Daily Kitchen Cleaning with exception of Shabbat.
Tefillah, Shabbat and Jewish Calendar:
- Follow Jewish Calendar, celebrate Holidays and adhere to religious fasts + adhere to prayer attributes of each particular event.
- Following Zmanim.
- Using combination of Mishkan T'Filah, Sim Shalom, Lev Shalom and ArtScroll Siddurim.
- Kabbalat Shabbat/Family Dinner & Shabbat Morning Services Attendance.
- Sunday Shacharit Minyan Attendance & Monday-Friday Twice Min Minyan Attendance.
- Weekly Shabbat Group Torah Study & Daily Study of Laws of Shabbat.
- Bowing (Berakhot 12B) & feet alignment (Berakhot 10B) during Amidah.
- Tallit worn during each morning prayer, and covering one's head during Amidah when Tallit worn.
- No food or drink (except for water) min 20 minutes before Shacharit, Mincha and Maariv...management of what is eaten within a 2 hour period prior to prayer in order to avoid drowsiness.
- Recite daily at least 10 prayers in Hebrew (no repetitions) & 1 full Amidah daily in Hebrew.
- Birkat Hamazon.
- Never exit the sanctuary with the one's back towards the Torah.
- Shabbat restrictions on: income work, business transactions, electronics/phone/electricity usage, fire kindling, driving, money use, carrying, creating/destroying, activities involving evolving change/start/finish point, building/tool usage, writing, planning, cooking, washing, repairing/sewing/tearing, planting/gardening/harvesting and involvement in regular chores; rules surrounding the Muktzeh.
- Study of Mesadrim & the flow of Shabbat liturgy / acceptance of honors / synagogue involvement/volunteering.
Other:
- Mezuzot: on all outside doors/touching when coming in and out of the house & checking all daily.
- No shaving with a razor [Leviticus 19:27] , nor removing completely the hair on the side of the head.
- Shomer Negiah, Monthly Mikvah & Shmirah Volunteering.
- Jewish Speech Rules as per Greenburg in "Jewish Household," & Deuteronomy 23:10-15.
- Daily fulfillment of min 1 Eilu D'Varim deed & Weekly Tzedakah & Daily Focus on Shalom Bayit.
- Reading: 1 full book a month related to Judaism
9/25/2025 THURSDAY EVENING.
ARVIT:
Washing Hands.
Reform Arvit Poems (3).
Psalm 78:38; 20:10.
Shema with "God is Faithful Sovereign" & full verses. Blessings (2 Before/3 After).
Reform V'Ahavta, Maariv Aravim (2), Ahavat Olam (2), Emet (2) & Mi Chamochah (2).
Alternative Reform Hashkiveinu added (2).
Amidah with name/s in Refa'einu & extra supplication & alternative supplication to follow.
Alternative Reform Modim added - (2).
Yehi Ratzon.
Psalm 128.
Concluding Prayer.
Prayer for The State of Israel, Rabbi Nachman’s Prayer for Peace, Psalm 121 & Prayer for Our Country.
Acheinu.
Aleinu.
Al Tira.
Lamdeini, Elohai.
Berakhot 16B Concluding Prayer (1).
BEDTIME SHEMA:
Master of the Universe.
Hamapil.
Shema - Det. 6:4-9.
Psalm 91.
Psalm 3:2-9.
Hashkiveinu.
Blessed is Hashem by Day.
Verses that recall God's Blessings and Protection.
Psalm 128.
Adon Olam.
Berakhot 16B Concluding Prayer (1).
SHACHARIT:
Modeh Ani & There Is Grace.
Washing Hands (Twice) [1st within 4 Cubits of the Bed].
Asher Yatzar & Reform Poem (2).
Elohai Neshama & Reform Poem (2).
Mah Tovu - מַה טּוֹבוּ אֹהָלֶיךָ יַעֲקֹב מִשְׁכְּנֹתֶיךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל
Tallit Blessing.
BIRKCHOT HASHACHAR:
Thanks for choosing us for the Gift of the Torah.
Leviticus 19:2, 14-18.
Laasok B'Divrei Torah.
Numbers 6:24-26
V'Haarev Na & Eilu D'Varim (2).
Study Text 1 - There Are Eight Degrees In the Giving of Tzedakah.
Reform Shacharit Poems (4).
Nisim B'Chol Yom.
I am a Jew because...
We pray for God's Compassion.
Yehi Ratzon.
We acclaim God's Holiness.
Study Text 2 - choice between Mishkan T'Filah & Sim Shalom.
Psalm 30.
P'SUKEI D'ZIMRAH:
Baruch She-Amar.
Hodu.
Anthology of Verses from Psalms.
Psalm 100.
Verses from Psalms, Proverbs, Exodus and Chronicles.
Ashrei.
Psalms 146-150.
1 Chronicles 29:10-13
Nehemiah 9:6-11
Exodus 14:30-31
Exodus 15:1-18
Psalms: 89:53, 135:21, 72:18-19.
Psalm: 22:29; Ovadiah 1:21; Zekhariah 14:9.
Short Poem by Judah Halevi.
Yishtabach.
Shema - with "God is Faithful Sovereign" & Full Verses & Blessings.
Amidah - extra supplication & alternative supplication to follow.
Meditation verse on the Amidah for Weekdays (1).
Yehi Ratzon.
Tachanun.
Ashrei.
Psalm 20.
Uva L'Tziyon.
Aleinu.
Al Tira.
Psalm 5:9 יְהוָה, נְחֵנִי בְצִדְקָתֶךָ
MINCHA:
Washing Hands.
Ashrei.
Amidah - with extra beginning & extra supplication.
Meditation verse on the Amidah for Weekdays (1).
Yehi Ratzon.
Tachanun.
Psalm of the Day.
A Prayer for Those Who Serve the Community.
Aleinu.
Al Tira.
Eli Tzion.
Partial Birkat Hagomel בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה ה’ אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם הַגּוֹמֵל לְחַיָּבִים טוֹבוֹת שֶׁגְּמָלַנִי כָּל טוֹב
Tefillin Meditation & Tefillin Wrap with Blessings.
Three Torah Blessings / Numbers 6:24-26; Peah 1:1; Shabbat 127A.
The Torah - A Modern Commentary URJ] - 1 cycle completed...3 min lines of text daily with corresponding text with no vowels.
Talmud (Koren) (2 pages).
A Guide to Jewish Religious Practice by Klein (2 pages).
Section of Pirket Avot (1 section).
Kashrut:
- No pork and no shellfish, no game meat and no imitations.
- Effort to rid the meat of any visible blood & avoiding the hindquarter.
- Kosher wine only.
- No meat and dairy together (6/3 hour separation rule) & no imitation of either with the other.
- Checking eggs for blood spots and vegetables and fruit for bugs.
- No fish and meat together; only permitted fish. (NEW)
- All food at home to be eaten on disposable paper plates and with disposable utensils.
- No veal (Tza'ar ba'alei chayim).
- Daily Kitchen Cleaning with exception of Shabbat.
Tefillah, Shabbat and Jewish Calendar:
- Follow Jewish Calendar, celebrate Holidays and adhere to religious fasts + adhere to prayer attributes of each particular event.
- Following Zmanim.
- Using combination of Mishkan T'Filah, Sim Shalom, Lev Shalom and ArtScroll Siddurim.
- Kabbalat Shabbat/Family Dinner & Shabbat Morning Services Attendance.
- Sunday Shacharit Minyan Attendance & Monday-Friday Twice Min Minyan Attendance.
- Weekly Shabbat Group Torah Study & Daily Study of Laws of Shabbat.
- Bowing (Berakhot 12B) & feet alignment (Berakhot 10B) during Amidah.
- Tallit worn during each morning prayer, and covering one's head during Amidah when Tallit worn.
- No food or drink (except for water) min 20 minutes before Shacharit, Mincha and Maariv...management of what is eaten within a 2 hour period prior to prayer in order to avoid drowsiness.
- Recite daily at least 10 prayers in Hebrew (no repetitions) & 1 full Amidah daily in Hebrew.
- Birkat Hamazon.
- Never exit the sanctuary with the one's back towards the Torah.
- Shabbat restrictions on: income work, business transactions, electronics/phone/electricity usage, fire kindling, driving, money use, carrying, creating/destroying, activities involving evolving change/start/finish point, building/tool usage, writing, planning, cooking, washing, repairing/sewing/tearing, planting/gardening/harvesting and involvement in regular chores; rules surrounding the Muktzeh.
- Study of Mesadrim & the flow of Shabbat liturgy / acceptance of honors / synagogue involvement/volunteering.
Other:
- Mezuzot: on all outside doors/touching when coming in and out of the house & checking all daily.
- No shaving with a razor [Leviticus 19:27] , nor removing completely the hair on the side of the head.
- Shomer Negiah, Monthly Mikvah & Shmirah Volunteering.
- Jewish Speech Rules as per Greenburg in "Jewish Household," & Deuteronomy 23:10-15.
- Daily fulfillment of min 1 Eilu D'Varim deed & Weekly Tzedakah & Daily Focus on Shalom Bayit.
- Reading: 1 full book a month related to Judaism.
9/25/2025 FRIDAY EVENING - SHABBAT STARTS.
KABBALAT PANIM: HOME
Welcome (2).
Personal Supplication.
A Prayer for Lightening Shabbat Candles by Merle Feld.
Candle Lighting with Blessing & Poems (2).
Meditation Following Candle-lighting.
Where Has This Week Vanished (1).
Gratitude (3).
Shabbat Songs (2).
Greeting the Heavenly Guests.
Blessing Those at Our Table.
Kiddush for Shabbat Evening.
Hand Washing.
Hamotzi / Double Challah with Cover.
KABBALAT SHABBAT: GATES OF PRAYER
Song of Songs.
Y'Did Nefesh.
Psalms 95-99, 29.
Ana, B'Kho-ah.
L'chah Dodi.
Psalm 92-93.
Lamdeini, Elohai.
Shabbat Study Texts.
MAARIV:
Shema with Blessings / Alternative Blessing (1).
Biblical Sanctification of the Day.
Amidah with Symbolic Repetition.
Psalm 27.
Concluding Song.
Ki Eshm'rah Shabbat.
Yitgal.
BEDTIME SHEMA:
Master of the Universe.
Hamapil.
Shema - Det. 6:4-9.
Psalm 91.
Psalm 3:2-9.
Hashkiveinu.
Blessed is Hashem by Day.
Verses that recall God's Blessings and Protection.
Psalm 128.
Adon Olam.
Berakhot 16B Concluding Prayer (1).
SHABBAT MORNING:
Modeh Ani & There Is Grace.
Washing Hands (Twice) [1st within 4 Cubits of the Bed].
Asher Yatzar & Reform Poem (2).
Elohai Neshama & Reform Poem (2).
In-Person Services at GATES OF PRAYER.
In-Person Torah Study at GATES OF PRAYER.
Mah Tovu - מַה טּוֹבוּ אֹהָלֶיךָ יַעֲקֹב מִשְׁכְּנֹתֶיךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל
A Meditation Before Prayer.
Tallit Blessing.
BIRKCHOT HASHACHAR:
Blessings for a New Day.
Penitential Prayer.
B'rakhot Before Studying Torah & Passages of Study (4).
Concluding Prayer.
Psalm 92.
Psalm 27.
Psalm 30.
P'SUKEI D'ZIMRAH: (NEW)
Baruch She-Amar
David's Prayer - Dedication of the Ark
Anthology of Verses
Psalm 19, 34, 90, 91, 135, 136, 33, 92 & 93
God's Sovereignty
SHABBAT MINCHA:
Washing Hands.
Selections from The Songs of Ascent.
Excerpts from Psalm 104.
Ashrei.
Uva L'Tziyon.
Amidah - with extra beginning & extra supplication to follow.
Tzidkat'kha - Psalm 119:142; 71:19; 36:7.
Psalm 23.
Pirkei Avot Study (5 paragraph).
Aleinu.
Three Torah Blessings / Numbers 6:24-26; Peah 1:1; Shabbat 127A.
The Torah - A Modern Commentary URJ] - 1 cycle completed...3 min lines of text daily with corresponding text with no vowels.
Talmud (Koren) (2 pages).
A Guide to Jewish Religious Practice by Klein (2 pages).
Section of Pirket Avot (1 section).
Kashrut:
- No pork and no shellfish, no game meat and no imitations.
- Effort to rid the meat of any visible blood & avoiding the hindquarter.
- Kosher wine only.
- No meat and dairy together (6/3 hour separation rule) & no imitation of either with the other.
- Checking eggs for blood spots and vegetables and fruit for bugs.
- No fish and meat together; only permitted fish & fowl. (NEW)
- All food at home to be eaten on disposable paper plates and with disposable utensils.
- No veal (Tza'ar ba'alei chayim).
- Daily Kitchen Cleaning with exception of Shabbat.
Tefillah, Shabbat and Jewish Calendar:
- Follow Jewish Calendar, celebrate Holidays and adhere to religious fasts + adhere to prayer attributes of each particular event.
- Following Zmanim.
- Using combination of Mishkan T'Filah, Sim Shalom, Lev Shalom and ArtScroll Siddurim.
- Kabbalat Shabbat/Family Dinner & Shabbat Morning Services Attendance.
- Sunday Shacharit Minyan Attendance & Monday-Friday Twice Min Minyan Attendance.
- Weekly Shabbat Group Torah Study & Daily Study of Laws of Shabbat.
- Bowing (Berakhot 12B) & feet alignment (Berakhot 10B) during Amidah.
- Tallit worn during each morning prayer, and covering one's head during Amidah when Tallit worn.
- No food or drink (except for water) min 20 minutes before Shacharit, Mincha and Maariv...management of what is eaten within a 2 hour period prior to prayer in order to avoid drowsiness.
- Recite daily at least 10 prayers in Hebrew (no repetitions) & 1 full Amidah daily in Hebrew.
- Birkat Hamazon.
- Never exit the sanctuary with the one's back towards the Torah.
- Shabbat restrictions on: income work, business transactions, electronics/phone/electricity usage, fire kindling, driving, money use, carrying, creating/destroying, activities involving evolving change/start/finish point, building/tool usage, writing, planning, cooking, washing, repairing/sewing/tearing, planting/gardening/harvesting and involvement in regular chores; rules surrounding the Muktzeh.
- Study of Mesadrim & the flow of Shabbat liturgy / acceptance of honors / synagogue involvement/volunteering.
Other:
- Mezuzot: on all outside doors/touching when coming in and out of the house & checking all daily.
- No shaving with a razor [Leviticus 19:27] , nor removing completely the hair on the side of the head.
- Shomer Negiah, Monthly Mikvah & Shmirah Volunteering.
- Jewish Speech Rules as per Greenburg in "Jewish Household," & Deuteronomy 23:10-15.
- Daily fulfillment of min 1 Eilu D'Varim deed & Weekly Tzedakah & Daily Focus on Shalom Bayit.
- Reading: 1 full book a month related to Judaism.
9/27/2025 SATURDAY EVENING - WORKING WEEK BEGINS.
ARVIT:
Washing Hands.
Reform Arvit Poems (3).
Psalm 78:38; 20:10.
Shema with "God is Faithful Sovereign" & full verses. Blessings (2 Before/3 After).
Reform V'Ahavta, Maariv Aravim (2), Ahavat Olam (2), Emet (2) & Mi Chamochah (2).
Alternative Reform Hashkiveinu added (2).
Amidah with name/s in Refa'einu & extra supplication & alternative supplication to follow.
Alternative Reform Modim added - (2).
Yehi Ratzon.
Psalm 128.
Concluding Prayer.
Prayer for The State of Israel, Rabbi Nachman’s Prayer for Peace, Psalm 121 & Prayer for Our Country.
Acheinu.
Aleinu.
Al Tira.
Lamdeini, Elohai.
Berakhot 16B Concluding Prayer (1).
BEDTIME SHEMA:
Master of the Universe.
Hamapil.
Shema - Det. 6:4-9.
Psalm 91.
Psalm 3:2-9.
Hashkiveinu.
Blessed is Hashem by Day.
Verses that recall God's Blessings and Protection.
Psalm 128.
Adon Olam.
Berakhot 16B Concluding Prayer (1).
SHACHARIT:
Modeh Ani & There Is Grace.
Washing Hands (Twice) [1st within 4 Cubits of the Bed].
Asher Yatzar & Reform Poem (2).
Elohai Neshama & Reform Poem (2).
Mah Tovu - מַה טּוֹבוּ אֹהָלֶיךָ יַעֲקֹב מִשְׁכְּנֹתֶיךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל
Tallit Blessing.
BIRKCHOT HASHACHAR:
Thanks for choosing us for the Gift of the Torah.
Leviticus 19:2, 14-18.
Laasok B'Divrei Torah.
Numbers 6:24-26
V'Haarev Na & Eilu D'Varim (2).
Study Text 1 - There Are Eight Degrees In the Giving of Tzedakah.
Reform Shacharit Poems (4).
Nisim B'Chol Yom.
I am a Jew because...
We pray for God's Compassion.
Yehi Ratzon.
We acclaim God's Holiness.
Study Text 2 - choice between Mishkan T'Filah & Sim Shalom.
Psalm 30.
P'SUKEI D'ZIMRAH:
Baruch She-Amar.
Hodu.
Anthology of Verses from Psalms.
Psalm 100.
Verses from Psalms, Proverbs, Exodus and Chronicles.
Ashrei.
Psalms 146-150.
1 Chronicles 29:10-13
Nehemiah 9:6-11
Exodus 14:30-31
Exodus 15:1-18
Psalms: 89:53, 135:21, 72:18-19.
Psalm: 22:29; Ovadiah 1:21; Zekhariah 14:9.
Short Poem by Judah Halevi.
Yishtabach.
Shema - with "God is Faithful Sovereign" & Full Verses & Blessings.
Amidah - extra supplication & alternative supplication to follow.
Meditation verse on the Amidah for Weekdays (1).
Yehi Ratzon.
Tachanun.
Ashrei.
Psalm 20.
Uva L'Tziyon.
Aleinu.
Al Tira.
Psalm 5:9 יְהוָה, נְחֵנִי בְצִדְקָתֶךָ
MINCHA:
Washing Hands.
Ashrei.
Amidah - with extra beginning & extra supplication.
Meditation verse on the Amidah for Weekdays (1).
Yehi Ratzon.
Tachanun.
Psalm of the Day.
A Prayer for Those Who Serve the Community.
Aleinu.
Al Tira.
Eli Tzion.
Partial Birkat Hagomel בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה ה’ אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם הַגּוֹמֵל לְחַיָּבִים טוֹבוֹת שֶׁגְּמָלַנִי כָּל טוֹב
Tefillin Meditation & Tefillin Wrap with Blessings.
Three Torah Blessings / Numbers 6:24-26; Peah 1:1; Shabbat 127A.
The Torah - A Modern Commentary URJ] - 1 cycle completed...3 min lines of text daily with corresponding text with no vowels.
Talmud (Koren) (2 pages).
A Guide to Jewish Religious Practice by Klein (2 pages).
Section of Pirket Avot (1 section).
Kashrut:
- No pork and no shellfish, no game meat and no imitations.
- Effort to rid the meat of any visible blood & avoiding the hindquarter.
- Kosher wine only.
- No meat and dairy together (6/3 hour separation rule) & no imitation of either with the other.
- Checking eggs for blood spots and vegetables and fruit for bugs.
- No fish and meat together; only permitted fish, fowl & meat. (NEW)
- All food at home to be eaten on disposable paper plates and with disposable utensils.
- No veal (Tza'ar ba'alei chayim).
- Daily Kitchen Cleaning with exception of Shabbat.
Tefillah, Shabbat and Jewish Calendar:
- Follow Jewish Calendar, celebrate Holidays and adhere to religious fasts + adhere to prayer attributes of each particular event.
- Following Zmanim.
- Using combination of Mishkan T'Filah, Sim Shalom, Lev Shalom and ArtScroll Siddurim.
- Kabbalat Shabbat/Family Dinner & Shabbat Morning Services Attendance.
- Sunday Shacharit Minyan Attendance & Monday-Friday Twice Min Minyan Attendance.
- Weekly Shabbat Group Torah Study & Daily Study of Laws of Shabbat.
- Bowing (Berakhot 12B) & feet alignment (Berakhot 10B) during Amidah.
- Tallit worn during each morning prayer, and covering one's head during Amidah when Tallit worn.
- No food or drink (except for water) min 20 minutes before Shacharit, Mincha and Maariv...management of what is eaten within a 2 hour period prior to prayer in order to avoid drowsiness.
- Recite daily at least 10 prayers in Hebrew (no repetitions) & 1 full Amidah daily in Hebrew.
- Birkat Hamazon.
- Never exit the sanctuary with the one's back towards the Torah.
- Shabbat restrictions on: income work, business transactions, electronics/phone/electricity usage, fire kindling, driving, money use, carrying, creating/destroying, activities involving evolving change/start/finish point, building/tool usage, writing, planning, cooking, washing, repairing/sewing/tearing, planting/gardening/harvesting and involvement in regular chores; rules surrounding the Muktzeh.
- Study of Mesadrim & the flow of Shabbat liturgy / acceptance of honors / synagogue involvement/volunteering.
Other:
- Mezuzot: on all outside doors/touching when coming in and out of the house & checking all daily.
- No shaving with a razor [Leviticus 19:27] , nor removing completely the hair on the side of the head.
- Shomer Negiah, Monthly Mikvah & Shmirah Volunteering.
- Jewish Speech Rules as per Greenburg in "Jewish Household," & Deuteronomy 23:10-15.
- Daily fulfillment of min 1 Eilu D'Varim deed & Weekly Tzedakah & Daily Focus on Shalom Bayit.
- Reading: 1 full book a month related to Judaism.
9/28/2025 SUNDAY EVENING.
ARVIT:
Washing Hands.
Reform Arvit Poems (3).
Psalm 78:38; 20:10.
Shema with "God is Faithful Sovereign" & full verses. Blessings (2 Before/3 After).
Reform V'Ahavta, Maariv Aravim (2), Ahavat Olam (2), Emet (2) & Mi Chamochah (2).
Alternative Reform Hashkiveinu added (2).
Amidah with name/s in Refa'einu & extra supplication & alternative supplication to follow.
Alternative Reform Modim added - (2).
Yehi Ratzon.
Psalm 128.
Concluding Prayer.
Prayer for The State of Israel, Rabbi Nachman’s Prayer for Peace, Psalm 121 & Prayer for Our Country.
Acheinu.
Aleinu.
Al Tira.
Lamdeini, Elohai.
Berakhot 16B Concluding Prayer (1).
BEDTIME SHEMA:
Master of the Universe.
Hamapil.
Shema - Det. 6:4-9.
Psalm 91.
Psalm 3:2-9.
Hashkiveinu.
Blessed is Hashem by Day.
Verses that recall God's Blessings and Protection.
Psalm 128.
Adon Olam.
Berakhot 16B Concluding Prayer (1).
SHACHARIT:
Modeh Ani & There Is Grace.
Washing Hands (Twice) [1st within 4 Cubits of the Bed].
Asher Yatzar & Reform Poem (2).
Elohai Neshama & Reform Poem (2).
Mah Tovu - מַה טּוֹבוּ אֹהָלֶיךָ יַעֲקֹב מִשְׁכְּנֹתֶיךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל
Tallit Blessing.
BIRKCHOT HASHACHAR:
Thanks for choosing us for the Gift of the Torah.
Leviticus 19:2, 14-18.
Laasok B'Divrei Torah.
Numbers 6:24-26
V'Haarev Na & Eilu D'Varim (2).
Study Text 1 - There Are Eight Degrees In the Giving of Tzedakah.
Reform Shacharit Poems (4).
Nisim B'Chol Yom.
I am a Jew because...
We pray for God's Compassion.
Yehi Ratzon.
We acclaim God's Holiness.
Study Text 2 - choice between Mishkan T'Filah & Sim Shalom.
Psalm 30.
P'SUKEI D'ZIMRAH:
Baruch She-Amar.
Hodu.
Anthology of Verses from Psalms.
Psalm 100.
Verses from Psalms, Proverbs, Exodus and Chronicles.
Ashrei.
Psalms 146-150.
1 Chronicles 29:10-13
Nehemiah 9:6-11
Exodus 14:30-31
Exodus 15:1-18
Psalms: 89:53, 135:21, 72:18-19.
Psalm: 22:29; Ovadiah 1:21; Zekhariah 14:9.
Short Poem by Judah Halevi.
Yishtabach.
Shema - with "God is Faithful Sovereign" & Full Verses & Blessings.
Amidah - extra supplication & alternative supplication to follow.
Meditation verse on the Amidah for Weekdays (1).
Yehi Ratzon.
Tachanun.
Ashrei.
Psalm 20.
Uva L'Tziyon.
Aleinu.
Al Tira.
Psalm 5:9 יְהוָה, נְחֵנִי בְצִדְקָתֶךָ
MINCHA:
Washing Hands.
Ashrei.
Amidah - with extra beginning & extra supplication.
Meditation verse on the Amidah for Weekdays (1).
Yehi Ratzon.
Tachanun.
Psalm of the Day.
A Prayer for Those Who Serve the Community.
Aleinu.
Al Tira.
Eli Tzion.
Partial Birkat Hagomel בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה ה’ אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם הַגּוֹמֵל לְחַיָּבִים טוֹבוֹת שֶׁגְּמָלַנִי כָּל טוֹב
Tefillin Meditation & Tefillin Wrap with Blessings.
Three Torah Blessings / Numbers 6:24-26; Peah 1:1; Shabbat 127A.
The Torah - A Modern Commentary URJ] - 1 cycle completed...3 min lines of text daily with corresponding text with no vowels.
Talmud (Koren) (2 pages).
A Guide to Jewish Religious Practice by Klein (2 pages).
Section of Pirket Avot (1 section).
Kashrut:
- No pork and no shellfish, no game meat and no imitations; only permitted fish, fowl & meat.
- No foods with blood as an ingredient / effort to rid the meat of any visible blood & avoiding the hindquarter.
- Checking eggs for blood spots and vegetables and fruit for bugs.
- No meat and dairy together (6/3 hour separation rule) & no imitation of either with the other.
- Kosher wine only; no fish and meat together.
- All food at home to be eaten on disposable paper plates and with disposable utensils.
- No veal (Tza'ar ba'alei chayim).
- Daily kitchen cleaning with exception of Shabbat.
Tefillah, Shabbat and Jewish Calendar:
- Follow Jewish Calendar, celebrate Holidays and adhere to religious fasts + adhere to prayer attributes of each particular event.
- Following Zmanim.
- Using combination of Mishkan T'Filah, Sim Shalom, Lev Shalom and ArtScroll Siddurim.
- Kabbalat Shabbat/Family Dinner & Shabbat Morning Services Attendance.
- Sunday Shacharit Minyan Attendance & Monday-Friday Twice Min Minyan Attendance.
- Weekly Shabbat Group Torah Study & Daily Study of Laws of Shabbat.
- Bowing (Berakhot 12B) & feet alignment (Berakhot 10B) during Amidah.
- Tallit worn during each morning prayer, and covering one's head during Amidah when Tallit worn.
- No food or drink (except for water) min 20 minutes before Shacharit, Mincha and Maariv...management of what is eaten within a 2 hour period prior to prayer in order to avoid drowsiness.
- Recite daily at least 10 prayers in Hebrew (no repetitions) & 1 full Amidah daily in Hebrew.
- Birkat Hamazon.
- Never exit the sanctuary with the one's back towards the Torah.
- Shabbat restrictions on: income work, business transactions, electronics/phone/electricity usage, fire kindling, driving, money use, carrying, creating/destroying, activities involving evolving change/start/finish point, building/tool usage, writing, planning, cooking, washing, repairing/sewing/tearing, planting/gardening/harvesting and involvement in regular chores; rules surrounding the Muktzeh.
- Study of Mesadrim & the flow of Shabbat liturgy / acceptance of honors / synagogue involvement/volunteering.
Other:
- Mezuzot: on all outside doors/touching when coming in and out of the house & checking all daily.
- No shaving with a razor [Leviticus 19:27] , nor removing completely the hair on the side of the head.
- Shomer Negiah & Monthly Mikvah.
- Shmirah Volunteering & Shiva Sitting. (NEW)
- Jewish Speech Rules as per Greenburg in "Jewish Household," & Deuteronomy 23:10-15.
- Daily fulfillment of min 1 Eilu D'Varim deed & Weekly Tzedakah & Daily Focus on Shalom Bayit.
- Reading: 1 full book a month related to Judaism.
9/29/2025 MONDAY EVENING.
ARVIT:
Washing Hands.
Reform Arvit Poems (3).
Psalm 78:38; 20:10.
Shema with "God is Faithful Sovereign" & full verses. Blessings (2 Before/3 After).
Reform V'Ahavta, Maariv Aravim (2), Ahavat Olam (2), Emet (2) & Mi Chamochah (2).
Alternative Reform Hashkiveinu added (2).
Amidah with name/s in Refa'einu & extra supplication & alternative supplication to follow.
Alternative Reform Modim added - (2).
Yehi Ratzon.
Psalm 128.
Concluding Prayer.
Prayer for The State of Israel, Rabbi Nachman’s Prayer for Peace, Psalm 121 & Prayer for Our Country.
Acheinu.
Aleinu.
Al Tira.
Lamdeini, Elohai.
Berakhot 16B Concluding Prayer (1).
BEDTIME SHEMA:
Master of the Universe.
Hamapil.
Shema - Det. 6:4-9.
Psalm 91.
Psalm 3:2-9.
Hashkiveinu.
Blessed is Hashem by Day.
Verses that recall God's Blessings and Protection.
Psalm 128.
Adon Olam.
Berakhot 16B Concluding Prayer (1).
SHACHARIT:
Modeh Ani & There Is Grace.
Washing Hands (Twice) [1st within 4 Cubits of the Bed].
Asher Yatzar & Reform Poem (2).
Elohai Neshama & Reform Poem (2).
Mah Tovu - מַה טּוֹבוּ אֹהָלֶיךָ יַעֲקֹב מִשְׁכְּנֹתֶיךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל
Tallit Blessing.
BIRKCHOT HASHACHAR:
Thanks for choosing us for the Gift of the Torah.
Leviticus 19:2, 14-18.
Laasok B'Divrei Torah.
Numbers 6:24-26
V'Haarev Na & Eilu D'Varim (2).
Study Text 1 - There Are Eight Degrees In the Giving of Tzedakah.
Reform Shacharit Poems (4).
Nisim B'Chol Yom.
I am a Jew because...
We pray for God's Compassion.
Yehi Ratzon.
We acclaim God's Holiness.
Study Text 2 - choice between Mishkan T'Filah & Sim Shalom.
Psalm 30.
P'SUKEI D'ZIMRAH:
Baruch She-Amar.
Hodu.
Anthology of Verses from Psalms.
Psalm 100.
Verses from Psalms, Proverbs, Exodus and Chronicles.
Ashrei.
Psalms 146-150.
1 Chronicles 29:10-13
Nehemiah 9:6-11
Exodus 14:30-31
Exodus 15:1-18
Psalms: 89:53, 135:21, 72:18-19.
Psalm: 22:29; Ovadiah 1:21; Zekhariah 14:9.
Short Poem by Judah Halevi.
Yishtabach.
Shema - with "God is Faithful Sovereign" & Full Verses & Blessings.
Amidah - extra supplication & alternative supplication to follow.
Meditation verse on the Amidah for Weekdays (1).
Yehi Ratzon.
Tachanun.
Ashrei.
Psalm 20.
Uva L'Tziyon.
Aleinu.
Al Tira.
Psalm 5:9 יְהוָה, נְחֵנִי בְצִדְקָתֶךָ
MINCHA:
Washing Hands.
Ashrei.
Amidah - with extra beginning & extra supplication.
Meditation verse on the Amidah for Weekdays (1).
Yehi Ratzon.
Tachanun.
Psalm of the Day.
A Prayer for Those Who Serve the Community.
Aleinu.
Al Tira.
Eli Tzion.
Partial Birkat Hagomel בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה ה’ אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם הַגּוֹמֵל לְחַיָּבִים טוֹבוֹת שֶׁגְּמָלַנִי כָּל טוֹב
Tefillin Meditation & Tefillin Wrap with Blessings.
Three Torah Blessings / Numbers 6:24-26; Peah 1:1; Shabbat 127A.
The Torah - A Modern Commentary URJ] - 1 cycle completed...3 min lines of text daily with corresponding text with no vowels.
Talmud (Koren) (2 pages).
A Guide to Jewish Religious Practice by Klein (2 pages).
Section of Pirket Avot (1 section).
Kashrut:
- No pork and no shellfish, no game meat and no imitations; only permitted fish, fowl & meat.
- No foods with blood as an ingredient / effort to rid the meat of any visible blood & avoiding the hindquarter.
- Checking eggs for blood spots and vegetables and fruit for bugs.
- No meat and dairy together (6/3 hour separation rule) & no imitation of either with the other.
- Kosher wine only; no fish and meat together.
- All food at home to be eaten on disposable paper plates and with disposable utensils.
- No veal (Tza'ar ba'alei chayim).
- Daily kitchen cleaning with exception of Shabbat.
Tefillah, Shabbat and Jewish Calendar:
- Follow Jewish Calendar, celebrate Holidays and adhere to religious fasts + adhere to prayer attributes of each particular event.
- Following Zmanim.
- Using combination of Mishkan T'Filah, Sim Shalom, Lev Shalom and ArtScroll Siddurim.
- Kabbalat Shabbat/Family Dinner & Shabbat Morning Services Attendance.
- Sunday Shacharit Minyan Attendance & Monday-Friday Twice Min Minyan Attendance.
- Weekly Shabbat Group Torah Study & Daily Study of Laws of Shabbat.
- Bowing (Berakhot 12B) & feet alignment (Berakhot 10B) during Amidah.
- Tallit worn during each morning prayer, and covering one's head during Amidah when Tallit worn.
- No food or drink (except for water) min 20 minutes before Shacharit, Mincha and Maariv...management of what is eaten within a 2 hour period prior to prayer in order to avoid drowsiness.
- Recite daily at least 10 prayers in Hebrew (no repetitions) & 1 full Amidah daily in Hebrew.
- Birkat Hamazon.
- Never exit the sanctuary with the one's back towards the Torah; hurry towards the synagogue/class/Torah...and move away slowly. (NEW)
- Shabbat restrictions on: income work, business transactions, electronics/phone/electricity usage, fire kindling, driving, money use, carrying, creating/destroying, activities involving evolving change/start/finish point, building/tool usage, writing, planning, cooking, washing, repairing/sewing/tearing, planting/gardening/harvesting and involvement in regular chores; rules surrounding the Muktzeh.
- Study of Mesadrim & the flow of Shabbat liturgy / acceptance of honors / synagogue involvement/volunteering.
Other:
- Mezuzot: on all outside doors/touching when coming in and out of the house & checking all daily.
- No shaving with a razor [Leviticus 19:27] , nor removing completely the hair on the side of the head.
- Shomer Negiah & Monthly Mikvah.
- Shmirah Volunteering & Shiva Sitting.
- Jewish Speech Rules as per Greenburg in "Jewish Household," & Deuteronomy 23:10-15.
- Daily fulfillment of min 1 Eilu D'Varim deed & Weekly Tzedakah & Daily Focus on Shalom Bayit.
- Reading: 1 full book a month related to Judaism.
9/30/2025 TUESDAY EVENING.
ARVIT:
Washing Hands.
Reform Arvit Poems (3).
Psalm 78:38; 20:10.
Shema with "God is Faithful Sovereign" & full verses. Blessings (2 Before/3 After).
Reform V'Ahavta, Maariv Aravim (2), Ahavat Olam (2), Emet (2) & Mi Chamochah (2).
Alternative Reform Hashkiveinu added (2).
Amidah with name/s in Refa'einu & extra supplication & alternative supplication to follow.
Alternative Reform Modim added - (2).
Meditation verse on the Amidah for Weekdays (1). (NEW)
Yehi Ratzon.
Psalm 128.
Concluding Prayer.
Prayer for The State of Israel, Rabbi Nachman’s Prayer for Peace, Psalm 121 & Prayer for Our Country.
Acheinu.
Aleinu.
Al Tira.
Lamdeini, Elohai.
Berakhot 16B Concluding Prayer (1).
BEDTIME SHEMA:
Master of the Universe.
Hamapil.
Shema - Det. 6:4-9.
Psalm 91.
Psalm 3:2-9.
Hashkiveinu.
Blessed is Hashem by Day.
Verses that recall God's Blessings and Protection.
Psalm 128.
Adon Olam.
Berakhot 16B Concluding Prayer (1).
SHACHARIT:
Modeh Ani & There Is Grace.
Washing Hands (Twice) [1st within 4 Cubits of the Bed].
Asher Yatzar & Reform Poem (2).
Elohai Neshama & Reform Poem (2).
Mah Tovu - מַה טּוֹבוּ אֹהָלֶיךָ יַעֲקֹב מִשְׁכְּנֹתֶיךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל
Tallit Blessing.
BIRKCHOT HASHACHAR:
Thanks for choosing us for the Gift of the Torah.
Leviticus 19:2, 14-18.
Laasok B'Divrei Torah.
Numbers 6:24-26
V'Haarev Na & Eilu D'Varim (2).
Study Text 1 - There Are Eight Degrees In the Giving of Tzedakah.
Reform Shacharit Poems (4).
Nisim B'Chol Yom.
I am a Jew because...
We pray for God's Compassion.
Yehi Ratzon.
We acclaim God's Holiness.
Study Text 2 - choice between Mishkan T'Filah & Sim Shalom.
Psalm 30.
P'SUKEI D'ZIMRAH:
Baruch She-Amar.
Hodu.
Anthology of Verses from Psalms.
Psalm 100.
Verses from Psalms, Proverbs, Exodus and Chronicles.
Ashrei.
Psalms 146-150.
1 Chronicles 29:10-13
Nehemiah 9:6-11
Exodus 14:30-31
Exodus 15:1-18
Psalms: 89:53, 135:21, 72:18-19.
Psalm: 22:29; Ovadiah 1:21; Zekhariah 14:9.
Short Poem by Judah Halevi.
Yishtabach.
Shema - with "God is Faithful Sovereign" & Full Verses & Blessings.
Amidah - extra supplication & alternative supplication to follow.
Meditation verse on the Amidah for Weekdays (1).
Yehi Ratzon.
Tachanun.
Ashrei.
Psalm 20.
Uva L'Tziyon.
Aleinu.
Al Tira.
Psalm 5:9 יְהוָה, נְחֵנִי בְצִדְקָתֶךָ
MINCHA:
Washing Hands.
Ashrei.
Amidah - with extra beginning & extra supplication.
Meditation verse on the Amidah for Weekdays (1).
Yehi Ratzon.
Tachanun.
Psalm of the Day.
A Prayer for Those Who Serve the Community.
Aleinu.
Al Tira.
Eli Tzion.
Partial Birkat Hagomel בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה ה’ אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם הַגּוֹמֵל לְחַיָּבִים טוֹבוֹת שֶׁגְּמָלַנִי כָּל טוֹב
Tefillin Meditation & Tefillin Wrap with Blessings.
Three Torah Blessings / Numbers 6:24-26; Peah 1:1; Shabbat 127A.
The Torah - A Modern Commentary URJ] - 1 cycle completed...3 min lines of text daily with corresponding text with no vowels.
Talmud (Koren) (2 pages).
A Guide to Jewish Religious Practice by Klein (2 pages).
Section of Pirket Avot (1 section).
Kashrut:
- No pork and no shellfish, no game meat and no imitations; only permitted fish, fowl & meat.
- No foods with blood as an ingredient / effort to rid the meat of any visible blood & avoiding the hindquarter.
- Checking eggs for blood spots and vegetables and fruit for bugs.
- No meat and dairy together (6/3 hour separation rule) & no imitation of either with the other.
- Kosher wine only; no fish and meat together.
- All food at home to be eaten on disposable paper plates and with disposable utensils.
- No veal (Tza'ar ba'alei chayim).
- Daily kitchen cleaning with exception of Shabbat.
Tefillah, Shabbat and Jewish Calendar:
- Follow Jewish Calendar, celebrate Holidays and adhere to religious fasts + adhere to prayer attributes of each particular event.
- Following Zmanim.
- Using combination of Mishkan T'Filah, Sim Shalom, Lev Shalom and ArtScroll Siddurim.
- Kabbalat Shabbat/Family Dinner & Shabbat Morning Services Attendance.
- Sunday Shacharit Minyan Attendance & Monday-Friday Twice Min Minyan Attendance.
- Weekly Shabbat Group Torah Study & Daily Study of Laws of Shabbat.
- Bowing (Berakhot 12B) & feet alignment (Berakhot 10B) during Amidah.
- Tallit worn during each morning prayer, and covering one's head during Amidah when Tallit worn.
- No food or drink (except for water) min 20 minutes before Shacharit, Mincha and Maariv...management of what is eaten within a 2 hour period prior to prayer in order to avoid drowsiness.
- Recite daily at least 10 prayers in Hebrew (no repetitions) & 1 full Amidah daily in Hebrew.
- Birkat Hamazon.
- Never exit the sanctuary with the one's back towards the Torah; hurry towards the synagogue/class/Torah/prayer...and move away slowly.
- Shabbat restrictions on: income work, business transactions, electronics/phone/electricity usage, fire kindling, driving, money use, carrying, creating/destroying, activities involving evolving change/start/finish point, building/tool usage, writing, planning, cooking, washing, repairing/sewing/tearing, planting/gardening/harvesting and involvement in regular chores; rules surrounding the Muktzeh.
- Study of Mesadrim & the flow of Shabbat liturgy / acceptance of honors / synagogue involvement/volunteering.
Other:
- Mezuzot: on all outside doors/touching when coming in and out of the house & checking all daily.
- No shaving with a razor [Leviticus 19:27] , nor removing completely the hair on the side of the head.
- Shomer Negiah & Monthly Mikvah.
- Shmirah Volunteering & Shiva Sitting.
- Jewish Speech Rules as per Greenburg in "Jewish Household," & Deuteronomy 23:10-15.
- Daily fulfillment of min 1 Eilu D'Varim deed & Weekly Tzedakah & Daily Focus on Shalom Bayit.
- Reading: 1 full book a month related to Judaism.
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