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Tefilla Articles and Research
Action Research Report on An Approach for Creating Meaningful Tefilla Experiences in Middle School by Eric Golombek
Commitment vs. “Connecting” by Yehuda Amital
Creating a Tefilla Environment: Personal and Institutional Priorities by Zvi Grumet
Delightful Davening: Connecting Young Children and their Families to Prayer and Torah by Treasure Cohen
Destiny, Freedom, and the Logic of Petition by Shalom Carmy
Engaging Souls: Bringing Elementary Tefillah to Life by Eric Golombek
Experiential Tefilla: A Teaching Guide by Brent Davidoff
Helping Students Find Their Own Voice in Tefillah: A Conceptual Framework for Teachers by Jay Goldmitz
“In the King’s Presence”: Teaching for Tefillah: A Communal Responsibility by Wallace Greene
Meaning-Making in Prayer: A Model for the Use of Collaborative Constructivist Technology for Spiritual Engagement by Devorah Preiss
Personal and Public Prayer by Gerald Blidstein
Prayer as an Act of Chesed by Norman Meskin
Prayer Options and Prayer Education in Plurastic Jewish High Schools: Balancing Education, Socialization and Spirituality by Daniel N. Finkel
Real Siddur Teaching: What I Know About Prayer Education by Joel Lurie Grishaver
Spiritual and Practical: A New Approach to Teaching Tefillah by Lev Metz
Teaching Birkat Hamazon: The Grace After Meals by Saul Kaiserman
Teaching Spirituality in Day Schools and Yeshiva High Schools by Moshe Sokolow
Tefillah Motivation through Relationship Building and Role Modeling: One Rabbi's Approach by Moshe Drelich
The Conflict of Halakhah and Prayer by Joseph Tabory
The Search for Spirituality in Jewish Education by Jewish Educational Leadership
Tefilla Classroom Resources
Birkat Hamazon (PPT*) by Johnny Solomon
Daily Thoughts on Tefilla by Jeremy Spierer
Hebrew-English Camp Siddur (Bind Version) compiled by Avi Ziskind
Hebrew-English Camp Siddur (Staple Version) compiled by Avi Ziskind
Instructions for binding Hebrew-English Camp Siddur by Avi Ziskind
My Siddur (lesson plan for early childhood) by Yaniv Salzberg
Shabbat Morning Service Tefillot (recordings) by Abraham and Miriam Gannes Religious School of Congregation Beth David
Shachrit Pyramid by Moshe Drelich
Tefillah/Prayer Lesson Plan by Tammie Rapps (Babaganewz)
Ten Ways to Personal Prayer (PPT*) by Alan Wecker
The Amidah (PPT*) by Johnny Solomon
The Shema (PPT*) by Johnny Solomon
Tefilla Word Lists
34 Most Frequent Words in the Siddur by Janet A. Resnick
Siddur High Frequency Word List (all) adapted by The Lookstein Center
Siddur High Frequency Word List (terms appearing 500+ times) adapted by The Lookstein Center
Siddur High Frequency Word List (terms appearing 200-499 times) adapted by The Lookstein Center
Siddur High Frequency Word List (terms appearing 100-199 times) adapted by The Lookstein Center
Siddur High Frequency Word List (terms appearing 50-99 times) adapted by The Lookstein Center
Siddur High Frequency Word List (terms appearing 25-49 times) adapted by The Lookstein Center
Tefilla Lesson Plans, Curricula & Activities
A Curriculum for Tefilla for Yeshiva Day Schools by Yehuda Eisenberg
Birkat Hamazon Unit by Daniel Rose
Kavvanna: Directing the Heart in Jewish Prayer (Study Guide and Sourcesheets) by Seth (Avi) Kadish
Keva and Kavana in Prayer by Harold Bell
Liturgy Curriculum for Middle Elementary School (downloadable PDFs) by JECC
Modes of Movement into Tefillah: Wordplay with Asher Yatzar by Jodi P. Falk
Modes of Movement into Tefillah: Essence with Elohai N'shama by Jodi P. Falk
SmartBoard Lessons for Tefillah by various authors
Teaching Baiurei HaTefilla by Isaiah Wohlgemuth
Tefilla Workshops for Chanichim by Saul Adler et al.
Tefilla Sources and Study
A Look at the Sources and Structures of the Prayers in the Siddur – Introduction and Birchot Hashachar by Abe Katz
A Look at the Sources and Structures of the Prayers in the Siddur – Pseukei D’Zimra by Abe Katz
A Look at the Sources and Structures of the Prayers in the Siddur – Kriyat Shema and its Brachot by Abe Katz
A Look at the Sources and Structures of the Prayers in the Siddur – Introduction to Shemona Esrei and the First Three Brachot by Abe Katz
A Look at the Sources and Structures of the Prayers in the Siddur –The Middle Brachot of Shemona Esrei by Abe Katz
A Look at the Sources and Structures of the Prayers in the Siddur – The Last Brachot of Shemona Esrei by Abe Katz
Tefilla/Siddur Websites (Digital siddurim)
My Siddur (Nusach Ashkenaz)
Online Siddur: A Web Tefilla Resource
Siddurim and Machzorim for Daily, Shabbat and Holiday Use (Ashkenaz/Sfard/Eidot Ha-Mizrach)
The Mobile Siddur (for cellphones)
The Open Siddur Project
The QR Prayer Service (Reform service)
The Transliterated Siddur (Siddur Ba-eir Hei-teiv)
Collaborative Projects
DavenSpot Blog (initiated by The Lookstein Center)
The Tefillot Project (initiated by SSDS Boston)
With All Our Hearts Wiki (initiated by JECC)
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