Synagogue How-To

Instructional Videos for Prayer Services


		How to Put On a Tallis How to put on the traditional four-cornered garment before prayers. 2 Watch (3:19)



		How to Put On Tefillin How to bind the head and arm phylacteries in preparation for prayer. 2 Watch (4:05)



		How to Recite the Mourner's Kaddish How to recite the mourner's kaddish with a minyan. Watch (2:31)



		How to Recite the Rabbis' Kaddish How to recite the longer version of kaddish known as the "Kaddish d'Rabanan." 2 Watch (3:17)



		Opening the Ark How to perform the honor of opening the Ark before taking out the Torah. Watch (2:05)



		Getting an Aliyah What to do and which blessings to recite when called up for an aliyah at the Torah reading. Watch (2:40)



		Lifting the Torah How to perform the honor of lifting the Torah as well as rolling and dressing the Torah after the reading. 1 Watch (2:20)