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.

1. GATES of
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WONDER
A Prayerbook for Very Young Children

2. Texts by: Robert Orkand, Joyce Orkand, Howard I. Bogot
Illustrated and Designed by: Neil Waldman
Digital adaptation by Dan Medwin, Publishing
Technology Manager
Hara E. Person, Publisher, CCAR Press
Steven A. Fox, Chief Executive, Central Conference of
American Rabbis
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3. 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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4. Prayer helps us.
!!‫בָּרוּ) אַתָּה י#י‬
Ba-ruch A-ta A-do-nai!
It is important for us
to pray to God.
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6-7

5. I wonder about
day and night.
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6. I wonder if I could touch
the stars.
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7. One person can
make a difference.
One me, one you,
caring for each other.
We pray for a
world with people
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living in peace. S am
20-21

8. One Mitzvah helps me
do more Mitzvot.
One Shabbat each week.
One Torah to study.
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9. One God!
!‫שְׁמַע י8שְׂ5אֵל: י#י! אֱ2הֵיֽנוּ, י#י! אֶחָד‬
She-ma Yis-ra-eil: A-do-nai
E-lo-hei-nu, A-do-nai E-chad!
God is One!
!‫בָּרוּ) שֵׁם כְּבוֹד מַלְכוּתוֹ לְעוֹלָם ו!עֶד‬
Ba-ruch sheim ke-vod
mal-chu-to le-o-lam va-ed!
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God is always part of the world! S am
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10. We learn about God in Torah.
.Cֽ‫ו#אָהַבְתָּ אֵת י#י! אֱ2הֶי‬
Ve-a-hav-ta eit A-do-nai
E-lo-he-cha.
We can teach others
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11. We think about God
all the time.
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12. We can sing about God.
?‫מִי–כָמֹ ֽכָה בָּאֵלִים, י#י!‮‬
,‫שׁ‮‬Fֹֽ ‫אְדָּר בַּקּ‬I‫מִי כָּמֹ ֽכָה, נ‬
?‫ת, ע ֽשֵׂה פֶלֶא‬Kִִ‫ה‬L‫‬נוֹ5א ת‬
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Mi cha-mo-cha ba-ei-lim, Adonai?
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no-ra te-hi-lot, o-sei fe-leh? 36-37

13. God is One!
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