The Baal Shem Tov, or Besht —  the founder of Chasidism — 
met the soul of the Messiah during an ascent to heaven. 
The Besht asked him, "When will the Master come?" 
The Messiah answered, "When your wellsprings break forth to the outside!" 
(from a letter written by the Besht to his brother-in-law about one of his soul ascents) 

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Hu Ya'aneinu for Yom Kippur Eve - updated for 2008!

God Answered the Mothers too! Hu Ya'aneinu, "God will answer us", with verses for the mothers and the fathers together. PDF with linear Hebrew and English.

Hatarat Nedarim

A liturgy for the old custom of being released from vows before Rosh Hashanah, from Reb Zalman.

Hoshana Rabbah

The original Jewish earth prayers

An environmental Al Chet – updated for 5769 / 2008

For the sin of destroying God's creation...

Laments: A Fresh Translation of Eikhah

Downloadable, printable Lamentations for use on Tish'a B'Av, in PDF and Davkawriter formats.

How to chant Eihkah

a link to song files and texts on Lenn Fellman's website.

Kinah LeKhurban Gan Eden

Richard Kaplan's eco-lament for Tisha B'Av.

Lag B'Omer and Rainbow Day

A liturgy for the day before Lag B'omer leading into Lag B'omer, related to global warming and the flood of Noah, which began on the 17th of Iyyar.

Birkat Ha-ilanot

Once a year the Jewish custom is to say a special blessing on flowering fruit trees...

How to count the omer!

Each day between the beginning of Passover and Shavuot gets counted, 49 days in all, 7 weeks of seven days. Here are the words we say and some of the meaning behind the ritual.

Eco-Hasid Widget

Get the Omer Counter widget! Plus other pages on the Omer.

Longer meditations on Pri Etz Hadar

Imagine a Jewish practice which has the purpose of restoring all the species and creatures, and all the sparks they contain, to the fullness of blessing.

Meditation song for Chanukah

A nigun for meditating on Chanukah candles.

Mi Yimalel

Watch out for this one! One of the most anti-religious songs ever sung in a synagogue...

Geshem

The prayer for rain: Mark and Reb Simcha's geshem piyut for the mothers.

The Mommas and the Poppas

A way to add the imahot to the first blessing of the Amidah that is both more explicitly feminist and more halakhically conservative.

Ushpizin: Inviting the Mothers Imahot to the Sukkah

A liturgy that includes the imahot, the mothers, seems not only good but imperative.

Hamelekh Hakadosh – a Breslov minhag

Clapping for God!

Yedid Nefesh

Most siddurim include Yedid Nefesh, but if yours doesn't, you can open and print this one page pdf based on Siddur Chaverim Kol Yisrael.

Blessing for the first Tu Bish'vat Seder

From the first published seder, based on the Kabbalah of the four worlds. The seder calls on us to bring blessing to all creation.

A Prayer For Voting

If you can't pray in a voting booth, where can you pray? And where would you need more to pray?

History and Evolution of Chasidus

Links to some Wikipedia articles on Hasidism and Neo-Hasidism, with a description of some future projects. Please write in with additions!

Ana Bekhoach liturgy

What is Ana Bekhoach; how to use it in shul; download and print out the text, and more.




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Hu Ya'aneinu for Yom Kippur Eve - updated for 2008! ~
Hatarat Nedarim ~
Hoshana Rabbah ~
An environmental Al Chet – updated for 5769 / 2008 ~
Laments: A Fresh Translation of Eikhah ~
How to chant Eihkah ~
Kinah LeKhurban Gan Eden ~
Lag B'Omer and Rainbow Day ~
Birkat Ha-ilanot ~
How to count the omer! ~
Eco-Hasid Widget ~
Longer meditations on Pri Etz Hadar ~
Meditation song for Chanukah ~
Mi Yimalel ~
Geshem ~
The Mommas and the Poppas ~
Ushpizin: Inviting the Mothers Imahot to the Sukkah ~
Hamelekh Hakadosh – a Breslov minhag ~
Yedid Nefesh ~
Blessing for the first Tu Bish'vat Seder ~
A Prayer For Voting ~
History and Evolution of Chasidus ~
Ana Bekhoach liturgy ~
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