Worship, Music and Spirituality

May 22, 2012 | 1st Sivan 5772

Worship & Ritual Committee Resources

Panim el Panim: Face to Face: A Guide for Congregational Conversations about Worship
Challenges, pitfalls, benefits and useful blueprints for creating surveys and focus groups in your congregation.
FAQs: Congregational Worship
Getting A Worship Committee Started: A Fanciful (But Instructive) Tale
The B'nei Mitzvah Handbook
A practical outline for the creation of your own congregational manual, to be used as a template to help b'nei mitzvah families manage the practical aspects of this significant moment in their lives.
The Shabbat Initiative: Embracing Shabbat in Your Congregation
Comprehensive guides for communal study about, reflection on and experimentation with Shabbat observance. Download the materials, join the discussion group, and get support.
Worship With Joy
Guides to support and guide your congregation through communal study about, reflection on and experimentation with worship.

Music

Synagogue Choirs as Instruments of Prayer
Reasons and procedures for starting a choir, rehearsal logistics, repertoire and funding, by master composer Ben Steinberg.

Worship Music Guidelines for Small Congregations
Helpful for congregations that do not have trained Jewish music professionals to plan their worship music.

Divrei Shir: Words of Song
The first in a series of nine curriculum modules that explores the beauty and diversity of synagogue music, and an excellent resource for adult education and ritual/music/leadership committee study groups.

More Torah Study

10 Minutes of Torah
Get a daily e-mail on a topic of Jewish interest.

Eilu v'eilu
A special edition of 10 Minutes of Torah that presents a dialogue between two scholars on a chosen topic.

Family Shabbat Table Talk
Archives of the weekly guides for leading family discussions on the parashiyot.

Hava Nashira - Song Leading and Music Workshop
May 30-June 3, 2012, Olin-Sang-Ruby Union Institute, Oconomowoc, WI
The Reform Movement's primary training ground for songleaders to learn the latest repertoire and innovative techniques.

12th Annual Mifgash Musicale
July 22-26, 2012 at the HUC-JIR campus in Cincinnati, OH
For synagogue musicians who have some experience leading worship but want to engage in more in-depth study of liturgy and repertoire for Shabbat. Key faculty are Cantor Ellen Dreskin, HUC-JIR, DFSSM Distance Learning Director and composer and performer, Danny Maseng. Download the registration form.

Sacred Conversations

We want to hear your stories. Help create a community of Reform Jews, listening, caring, finding meaning in each other's words to bring a powerful sense of God's presence into our lives and communities. Learn about the Sacred Conversations project, read inspiring stories and submit your own.

The New Reform Siddur

Get support for transitioning to the Reform Movement's new siddur, Mishkan T'Filah. FAQs, articles, implementation ideas from clergy, practical suggestions, study materials and much more.

Liturgy

Worship with Joy
Support and guide your congregation through communal study about, reflection on and experimentation with worship.

Prayers, Readings and Blessings
Inspiring words of comfort for congregants in times of crisis, readings and everyday blessings.

This Week's Parsha

B'midbar, 5772
The Evolving Law of the Firstborn by Kristine Garroway
The Unchanging Tradition of Change by Michael Lotker

Discussion Groups

iWorship - Join this email discussion list for Worship/Ritual Committee members, clergy, lay worship leaders and everyone interested in Reform Jewish worship.

iWorship Wisdom - A selection of iWorship postings made easy to use and organized by subject. A resource for your Worship/Ritual Committee and your congregation.