HOLY DAYS
This page holds materials authored by OHALAH members which relate to holidays and holiday observance, organized by holiday. Please remember when you submit a ritual or creative alternative to acknowledge any or all contributors!
Shabbat
- Anim Z’mirot – Reb Zalman Schachter-Shalomi’s English rendering of Anim Z’mirot, “A Hymn of Glory.”
Rosh Hashanah
- PDF Discussing the Akedah at Services – A teaching by Rabbi Bonnie Koppell.
- Reclaiming Melech – A teaching by Rabbi Marcia Prager, 1993.
- PDF Kavvanah for Tekiah Geodlah – A kavanah for the tekiah gedolah, created by Rabbi Geela Rayzl Raphael
- Slihah – A creative translation
Yom Kippur
- Al Chet She’chatati Lefanecha – A personal version of the “Al chet” prayer, written by Rabbi Rachel Barenblat, 2008.
- Jonah – Here you will find a creative alternative Jonah.
- R. Waskow’s Isaiah
Sukkot
- PDF Ushpizin – A ritual for inviting honored guests to the sukkah, compiled by Sarina Berlow.
- Tikkun Mayim by Dr. Mirele B. Goldsmith
Yiskor Alternatives
- Yiskor Meditation by Simcha Raphael
- Yiskor Poem Alternative by Simcha Rapael
Yom Tov Mussaf Alternatives
- Mussaf Yom Tov by Reb Zalman
Chanukah
- The Peaceful Maccabbee: A model of rulership for our time, by Rabbi Leah Novick. A dramatized rendition of how Queen Salome Alexandra might have spoken to her people.
Tu BiShvat
- PDF Haggadah for Tu BiShvat – Created by rabbinic student Rachel Barenblat, 2006.
- PDF A Tu B’Shevat Seder – created by Rabbi Dennis and Julia Beck-Berman.
- PDF One-Page Tu B’Shevat Flowchart Haggadah, created by Rabbi David Seidenberg. [pdf]
- PDF Kabbalat Midrash on Trees and the Tree of Life, written by Rabbi David Seidenberg.
Birkat ha-Chamah
- PDF Birkat Ha-Chamah – a liturgy for the once-every-28-years blessing of the sun, created by Rabbi Marcia Prager, 2009.
Pesach
- PDF Velveteen Rabbi’s Haggadah for Pesach – A creative, traditional, poetry-filled haggadah created by rabbinic student Rachel Barenblat, 2008. [pdf]
