[First posted 2017:  Part of a new series; please read the introduction in  — Let us learn from the Jewish Prayer Tradition – 1. Followed by: Let us learn from the Jewish Prayer Tradition – 2   The source book is: GATES OF REPENTANCE The New Union Prayer Book for the Days of Awe  CENTRAL CONFERENCE OF […]

[First posted 2017;  Part of a series that starts with  —Let us learn from the Jewish Prayer Tradition – 1—please read the Introduction there;  the source book is:     GATES OF REPENTANCE The New Union Prayer Book for the Days of Awe  CENTRAL CONFERENCE OF AMERICAN RABBIS, 7538 New York 1978, Revised 1996   We […]

[Reposted from 2017, original Introduction:  Revelation — God talks to humanity;  Prayer — humans talk to God.  One of the best deals we lucked in to at the “used books for sale” movable bookcase at the Burlingame Public Library (CA) is titled — GATES OF REPENTANCE The New Union Prayer Book for the Days of Awe  […]

[First posted in 2012. Note:  This is merely a pattern, a model  that you may use for your personal and family prayers;   in time, after you’ve learned from the Jewish prayer expressions, you can improvise your own prayers more suited to your personal and family situation, the times that you live in, the community that you […]

[First posted in 2012.  Sinaite prayers are patterned after Jewish prayer-traditions.  This is merely a pattern, a model  that you may use for your personal and family prayers;  in time, after you’ve learned from the Jewish prayerful expressions, you can improvise your own prayers that are suited to your personal and family situation, the times that you […]

[First posted in 2013;   Source:  Must Own: AMEN – Prayers and Blessings from Around the World – 1.  Do we need prayers for peace?  ALL THE TIME! And the human spirit constantly yearns for peace, for peaceful relationships between people, whether it be  married couples, family, friends, enemies, communities, nations!  These are samples of prayer traditions […]

Blessed are You YHWH, our God, King of the universe, Who gives us the Torah of Truth so that we may study, live, learn, and be changed by it, so that we may have righteous judgment and Your spirit of love, so that we may keep Your commandments, do them, and live in them, and […]

[First posted in 2013.  This prayer is featured in the collection A Modern Treasury of Jewish Thoughts: An Inspiring Collection of Writings on Jewish Deed, Doctrine, and Destiny.  This is one of four books donated to our Sinaite 6000 library resources by Dr. “T”, collector of rare books which he buys from estate sales in the USA. The […]