Monday, March 18, 2024

Turn our eyes towards the sky - Daily Minyan reading - March 18, 2024

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The Temple, Congregation B’nai Jehudah

March 18, 2024


Eternal Source of Creation,

Who fashioned this vast universe,

When we lose our sense of amazement, 

Turn our eyes towards the sky

So that we will experience a sense of wonder

At the phases of the moon 

that mark our times of celebration, 

At the placement of the sun 

that reveals to us the seasons, 

And at the stars and galaxies 

That travel with our own world

 in an ongoing cosmic dance. 

When we despair of the challenge and pain 

In the human family, 

Inspire us to act with generosity

To offer assistance

To provide support 

To bring love 

To people in need of help 

So that we will recognize that our love 

Is Your love flowing through us

As the connections we establish 

One to another

Reaffirm the Oneness 

that you have instilled in our hearts.  

Monday, March 11, 2024

Abiding Hope - Daily Minyan Reading - March 11, 2024

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The Temple, Congregation B’nai Jehudah

March 11, 2024


Source of wisdom, 

Inspiration for goodness, 

Help us to acknowledge and nurture

Kindness and acceptance

Inside of ourselves

And with others. 

We bring light to the world

In our acts of support and compassion. 

We bring insight to the world 

When we share teachings

About partnership and equality 

That emerge from our tradition. 

We bring love to the world 

When we recognize the intrinsic connections

Within all of creation 

That should lead us to embrace 

Our fellow human beings 

As brothers and sisters. 

Even in times of conflict, 

May we reach out to one another 

Knowing that You, Eternal One, 

Would guide our hands 

As we strive for unity 

And seek to engender abiding hope.    

Monday, March 4, 2024

Sustain the brightness - Daily Minyan reading - March 4, 2024

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The Temple, Congregation B’nai Jehudah

March 4, 2024


Eternal Spirit of the Universe,

Merciful Creator, 

As we see the light of day dim, 

Sustain the brightness within us 

That inspires us to act with compassion

To extend our hands with generosity

And our hearts with empathy. 

May our intentions and our actions 

Speak well for who we are 

And who we want to be 

As we walk in this challenging world. 

May we all see beyond

the conflicts and misunderstandings

That divide us

So that our shared hopes and prayers for 

Security and peace 

Will unite us 

In common cause. 

Lead us, Source of Wisdom,

To greater love 

To Open hearts 

And to a sense of oneness among us 

That will endure in the days to come. 

Thursday, February 29, 2024

Finding Time - for Gregorian Leap Day - Daily Minyan - February 29, 2024

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The Temple, Congregation B’nai Jehudah

February 29, 2024


God of our days and years, 

 in the midst of our busy lives,

Guide us to find more time 

For ourselves, 

For our family members, 

For our friends, 

For our congregation, 

And for our community

As we pledge ourselves 

To share

To serve

To build

To help

To support

To comfort

To enlighten 

To learn

To heal 

To unite

To love

And to envision

A time to come

When we will be one 

As You are One. 

Wednesday, February 21, 2024

Creator, Teacher, Refuge, Hope - Daily Minyan Reading -February 21, 2024

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The Temple, Congregation B’nai Jehudah

February 21, 2024


Our Creator,

Our Teacher, 

Our Refuge, 

Our Hope, 

Sharpen our vision to recognize within us

And in the human community

the kindness, respect and generosity

That can shed brightness in the times

When we feel that darkness has overcome us. 

May lessons that we have learned 

And the wisdom we have gained

Lead us to offer assistance and support to those in need

And to take a stand for freedom and justice 

In ways that will reveal the potential for Your love

And our love

To unite us in the present moment

In our current place

And across miles and years. 

May Your Oneness 

that binds us together in the universe

Be a gift that continues to unite us 

Each night

And every morning. 


Thursday, February 15, 2024

A cultivation of connection - Daily Minyan Reading - February 15, 2024

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The Temple, Congregation B’nai Jehudah

February 15, 2024


Eternal God, 

You renew creation every day and every moment

As sunset is followed by sunrise

And one season gives way to yet another. 

You inspire within us 

A process of growth

A gathering of knowledge

An unfolding of skill and ability

A maturation of attitude and wisdom

An evolution of personality 

A cultivation of connection and community

That enlarges our bonds of family and friendship

Throughout the decades of our time on earth. 

Enable us to overcome darkness, hatred 

And tragedy

By offering the brightness of our eyes

By spreading the love that wells up from our souls

And by extending to others the comfort and support

That will lift us up and sustain us in our time of need. 

As You have enfolded us all within Your Oneness,

May we declare and affirm

 that we are one as You are one. 

Thursday, February 8, 2024

The Seamless Tapestry - Daily Minyan Reading - February 8, 2024

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The Temple, Congregation B’nai Jehudah

February 8, 2024


Eternal One, 

Creator and Sustainer of us all, 

As you have fashioned the universe 

And the world

To be an interconnected and vibrant system 

Of life, change and growth, 

Guide us, in the human family,

To forge understanding 

To engender cooperation

To teach timeless values

To reject hatred 

And to promote love and respect

So that the communities we create

Will be infused with a sense of unity

That reflects and illustrates Your enduring Oneness

And emulates the seamless tapestry of all creation. 

We call You our Helper;

May we help and support each other. 

We call You our Hope;

May we restore optimism for each other 

When we find ourselves in despair. 

We call You our Light

May we be restorative light for one another

So that we will begin each new day

With the promise of Your blessing.