ShefaNetwork.org: The Conservative/Masorti Movement
Dreaming from Within
Prayer & Synagogue Skills
Synagogue Music in the Modern Era: Changes are taking place in the leadership, participation, melodies, and instruments that are found in the synagogue. by Marsha Edelman (myjewishlearning.com)
Torah, Tefillah, and the Transformation of the Synagogue: by Chancellor Arnold Eisen (Rabbinical Assembly Convention 2009, Jerusalem)
Tefillah - Let the World Take Your Breath Away: by Rabbi Sharon Brous
Creating Spiritual Jewish Prayer: by Rabbi Menachem Creditor (Kolot: Voices of Conservative Judaism, Fall 2008)
Minyanim Grow Up, Turn Inward: by by Carolyn Slutsky (NY Jewish Week, 11/25/2008)
Renegade artist:by Sue Fishkoff (JTA, )
Books:
- The Art of Public Prayer: Not for Clergy Only, By Lawrence A. Hoffman
- The Lord's song in a strange land: music and identity in contemporary Jewish worship, by Jeffrey A. Summit
Transliterations available online:
Online Resources: - Shabbat Morning Services Description
- How to Put on Tefillin
- How to get an aliyah to the Torah (video A) (video B) - (pdf)
- Lifting, Wrapping and Carrying the Torah (video)
- Shabbat Candle Lighting (video)
- How to do handwashing (netilat yadayim) (video)
- How to say HaMotzi (video)
- How to do Havdallah (video) - (pdf)
- How to Give a Dvar Torah: Link1- Link2
- Audio Siddur: an unbelievable collection of Davenning audio files by Rabbi Mark H. Zimmerman.
- Audio Haftarah: an online tutorial with aduio files for every Haftarah!
- Cantor Jack Chomsky's Pray and Mean It series and listserve. Click here for Cantor Chomsky's guides to: Torah Trope and Haftarah Trope.
- Kabbalat Shabbat with Rabbi Menachem Creditor of Congregation Netivot Shalom in Berkeley, CA.
- Birkat HaMazon, Weekday Services and Shabbat Services by Hazzan Neil Blomofe.
- SixThirteen.org: A wonderful davenning resource created by Chavurat Kol Zimrah, with the intention of enabling individuals and communities to lead and participate in their own exuberant and melodious Friday Night Services.
- VirtualCantor.com: The purpose of this site is to promote the proliferation of Nusach and to make a Nusach readily accessible to those who have a desire to learn and a desire to deepen their Judaism. This site is a volunteer work in progress.
- Davenning Files from the DC Minyan: Several MP3 files recorded (with the great help of Kehilat Hadar), that review the Friday night and Shabbat morning davenning, as well as detailed instructions for service leaders. We hope these will be valuable both to those who have led before and would like to review, as well as to those who are learning to lead for the first time.
- Ellie's Torah Trope Tutor will teach you the tunes for each of the Torah cantillation marks for Torah and Haftorah, Megillah and High Holiday Torah reading.
- Navigating the Bible II offers audio recordings of all Torah readings, complete with vocalized Hebrew text, a copy of the text without vocalization, transliteration, and translation.
