RELIGIOUS SCHOOL | HEBREW PRACTICE RESOURCES

Hebrew Practice Resources

Our Hebrew curriculum focuses on prayer skills that are used in Reform Jewish public worship. We help our students to develop Hebrew prayer skills, a basic understanding of key terms, and the meaning of key prayers.

Use the links below to print and to listen to the Hebrew prayers. The prayers are organized according to the part of the service in which they appear.

The prayers are saved in PDF format which will allow you to print Hebrew on your home computer. Download a free Adobe Acrobat reader here.

Download the entire Religious School siddur here or download the prayers we study in our Hebrew school individually below.

Section of the service	Name of the Prayer	Theme of the Prayer	Download pdf text file	Download spoken mp3 file	Download chanted mp3 file
Shema and its Blessings	Yotzer Or	Yotzer Or theme	Yotzer Or text	Yotzer Or spoken
	Shema and V'ahavta	Shema and V'ahavta theme	Shema and V'ahavta text	Shema spoken V'ahavta spoken	V'ahavta chanted

Amidah: the "Standing Prayer" also called "The Tefilah"	Avot v'Imahot	Avot v'Imahot theme	Avot v'Imahot text	Avot v'Imahot spoken	Avot v'Imahot chanted
	Gevurot	Gevurot theme	Gevurot text	Gevurot spoken	Gevurot chanted
	Kedushah	Kedushah theme	Kedushah text	Kedushah spoken	Kedushah chanted

Torah Service	Torah Blessings	Torah Blessings theme	Torah Blessings text	Torah Blessings: "before" spoken "after" spoken	Torah Blessings: "before" chanted "after" chanted
	Haftarah Blessings	Haftarah Blessings theme	Haftarah Blessings text	Haftarah Blessings: "before" spoken "after" spoken	Haftarah Blessings: "before" chanted "after" chanted

Barechu and Yotzer Or
The Barechu is the official call to worship, and the beginning of the formal part of the worship service. The Yotzer Or is the first of three blessings that surround the Shema and the V'ahavta. It focuses on the idea that God created the physical and moral world. As the creator, God is well equipped to teach humanity the laws of life. Back to top >>

Shema and V'ahavta
We take a moment to read a central section of Torah, that is, the statement of God's oneness, the Shema. Following the Shema, we read the V'ahavta in Hebrew. The V'ahavta tells how we should react to standing in close personal connection to God. We should listen closely to God's teachings and heed God's word. Back to top >>

The Avot
The Avot prayer is our introduction to God, stating that we stand in a continuous line stretching from Abraham and Sarah to us. Back to top >>

Gevurot
The Gevurot focuses on the idea that God has the power over life and death. God is thus the ultimate power in the universe. Back to top >>

Kedushah
The Kedushah asks for God's heavenly presence to once again dwell close to us on earth and specifically in Jerusalem. Back to top >>

Torah Blessings
The Torah blessings discribe our sense that we were chosen to receive the Torah from God, that the Torah is true, and that it confers a measure of eternality. Back to top >>

Haftarah
The Haftarah blessings describe the section of the Prophets that we read each week as demonstrating God's faithfulness. In the Torah God promised us land, children, and a special relationship; in the Prophets, those promises are fulfilled. Back to top >>