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GATES of WONDER A Prayerbook for Very Young Children Sample

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This is the first official prayerbook for young children ever produced by the Reform Movement, now available as Visual T'filah. Intended for pre-school children through six years of age, Gates of Wonder is beautifully illustrated by award-winning artist Neil Waldman. As young children enter the Gates of Wonder they will experience a world of beauty, a world of mystery and the enduring world of Jewish prayer.

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GATES ofWONDER

A Prayerbook for Very Young Children

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Texts by: Robert Orkand, Joyce Orkand, Howard I. Bogot

Digital adaptation by Dan Medwin, Publishing Technology Manager Hara E. Person, Publisher, CCAR PressSteven A. Fox, Chief Executive, Central Conference of American Rabbis

CCAR PressCentral Conference of American Rabbis355 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10017www.ccarnet.org

ISBN 978-0-88123-098-7978-0-88123-195-3 (ebook)

Copyright © 1989 Central Conference of American Rabbis Visual T’filah Edition Copyright © 2012 Central Conference of American Rabbis. All rights reserved. Purchase of this Visual T'filah Edition entitles the buyer to publicly project and display this publication.   This right may not be transferred.  Not to be copied, distributed or sold without the express written permission of the Central Conference of American Rabbis.

Central Conference of American Rabbis

Illustrated and Designed by: Neil Waldman

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We need time to pray.

Prayer is talking to God.

Prayer is talking about God.

When we pray we think

about our lives.

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Ba-ruch A-ta A-do-nai!

It is important for us

to pray to God.

! ברוך אתה יי

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Prayer helps us.

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I wonder about

day and night.

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I wonder if I could touch

the stars.

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We pray for a

world with people

living in peace.

One person can

make a difference.

One me, one you,

caring for each other.

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One Mitzvah helps me

do more Mitzvot.

One Shabbat each week.

One Torah to study.

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One God!

שמע ישראל: יי אלהינו, יי אחד!

She-ma Yis-ra-eil: A-do-nai E-lo-hei-nu, A-do-nai E-chad!

God is always part of the world!

ברוך שם כבוד מלכותו לעולם ועד!

Ba-ruch sheim ke-vodmal-chu-to le-o-lam va-ed!

God is One!

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We learn about God in Torah.

ך. ואהבת את יי אלהיVe-a-hav-ta eit A-do-nai E-lo-he-cha.

We can teach others about God.

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We think about God

all the time.

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Mi cha-mo-cha ba-ei-lim, Adonai?Mi ka-mo-cha, ne-dar ba-ko-desh, no-ra te-hi-lot, o-sei fe-leh? 36-37

We can sing about God.

מי–כמכה באלים, יי?, מי כמכה, נאדר בקדש

נורא תהלת, עשה פלא?

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God is One!

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