Worship

Bring Your Words to Life: Making Online Worship Accessible

Sheri Denkensohn-Trott
I write about International Day of Persons with Disabilities (December 3, 2021) as a quadriplegic wheelchair user and as a Jewish woman accustomed to advocating for physical inclusion in places of worship. I am all too familiar with common barriers to access and have offered potential solutions.

Tu B'Shvat Gleanings: Saving Trees and Oranges for the Hungry

Congregation Har Shalom celebrated Tu BiShivat with a weekend of indoor and outdoor activities designed to connect congregants with the local environment and Jewish ecological values. Community Contact Information: Rabbi Eliot J. Baskin Congregation Har Shalom, Durango, CO CyberRebbe@aol.com Goals Bring congregants and community together for a unique Tu BiSh’vat

Opening Prayers and Readings

The beginning of the service is the time to set the tone. By opening with a special reading, the congregation knows that the service has a special theme and we can consider how we might focus our prayers differently during this service.