Religion/Education

Creative Tefillot

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Animal Masquerade Shacharit (Courtesy of SWUSY Region)
Back2Basics (courtesy of EPA Region USY)
Banana-grams Shacharit (courtesy of Hagesher Region USY)
Baseball Tefillah (courtesy of Hanegev Region USY)
Birkot Hashachar Body Art- (weekday use) Paint your interpretation of each bracha, courtesy of Hagalil USY, recommended for Kadima
Birkot Hashachar Drama Exercsie
Body Language and Movement in Tefilah
Candy Service
Candy Service 2
Children’s Book Shacharit
Creative Service: Toys
Creative Tefillah
Creative Tefillah 2
Creative Tefillah 3
Creative Tefillah 4
Creative Tefillah Options 2011- Courtesy of Seaboard USY
Design Your Own Tefillah (Courtesy of CHUSY Region)
Discussion Service
Disney Shacharit (both weekday and Shabbat friendly versions available, please contact Amy Dorsch for more)
Facebook Shacharit- Courtesy of Hanegev USY
Five Art Projects to Enhance Your Minyan Experience
God in Prayer
Guide to Creative Tefillot
Harry Potter Shacharit (courtesy of SWUSY Region)
High Holy Day Facebook- do T’shuva online before the New Year begins! (SWUSY)
Human Body Service (courtesy of METNY Region USY)
I Am My Prayer (courtesy of Rakevet Division, METNY Region USY)
Improv Shacharit
iPod Shacharit: Broadway (courtesy of NERUSY Region)
iPod Shacharit: IC09 (courtesy of Jesse Olitzky)
iPod Shacharit: Sesame Street (courtesy of NERUSY Region)
iPod Shuffle Shacharit (Courtesy of SWUSY Region)
LEGO Shacharit (Courtesy of Hanegev Region)
Meditation for Mincha- a reflection and meditation exercise for Friday afternoon Mincha
Mitzvah Bingo Board
Multiple Intelligences in Tefillah
Nature Service
Nature Servie 2 (Courtesy of SWUSY Region)
Poetry and Prayer
Pop Song Shacharit (courtesy of Hanegev Region USY)
Resources to Inspire Creative Tefillah
Shacharit Live (courtesy of CHUSY Region, adapted from material originally created by Seaboard USY)
So You Think You Can Daven (Courtesy of Seaboard Region)
Staff Guide to running a Creative Learner’s Minyan
Sfatai Tiftach
Stories for Shacharit
Superhero Shacharit- (Created for CRUSY Kadima but can also be used for USY)
Tefillah Yoga
Tefillah Enhancement Ideas (courtesy of Hagalil Region USY)
Tefillin Instructions
Towards a Theory of Practice: Conducting Services for and with Children and Teens in Jewish Day Schools (courtesy of Solomon Schechter Day School Association)
Using Multiple Intelligences for Creative Tefillah Experiences
Viral Video Shacharit- Courtesy of CRUSY Region
What Does Prayer Mean to You?
Why and How We Pray
Women’s Minyan
“Wordles” Minyan- Courtesy of CHUSY Region. Use this website to see what Wordles are (This will have to be adapted to be done on Shabbat. You will otherwise need Internet Access to create the Wordles)

Creative Tefillah Guides:

Use these ideas to spice up your service through individual Tefillot. These guides are fantastic resources for “Junior Congregation” or Shabbat morning programming.

USY is pleased to work with the Solomon Schechter Day School Association to provide additional Tefllah resources on our website.

For additional information or to share your Creative T’fillot information, please e-mail reled@usy.org.