We designed the Song Is Prayer B’nei Mitzvah program for bar and bat mizvah students to gain confidence and to find their own soulful voice in the Jewish tradition.
90+ Videos on Prayer Leading Essentials
Joey and Rena teach all major parts of the Shabbat morning prayer service, such as Pesukei D’zimra, Shacharit, Amidah, Torah service, Musaf, as well as Chanting Torah and Haftarah, Kiddush and Havdalah, singing a zemer and a nigun, and more. Pick the parts you’d like to learn! (See the course outline.)
Study Guides
A specially crafted prayer guidebook PDF mirrors and supplements the videos, so you can see exactly what you’re hearing as the teachers point to every word throughout the series. A collection of supporting documents, such as source sheets and a siddur page reference guide, further enriches the learning.
Rising Song Community
Join hundreds of fellow students who are making Jewish music and prayer a part of their lives! Access all of Joey's courses for ongoing, in-depth study of Jewish song and prayer. Join monthly live Q&As for subscribers.
Students
B'nei mitzvah students, aspiring prayer leaders of every age, and *anybody* who wants to learn davening skills from the ground up will benefit from this course.
Parents
These videos can help parents and b’nei mitzvah students study this material together at home and on the go.
Teachers
We designed this video series for you to use with your students as a supplemental resource or as the foundation of your curriculum.
Students can choose to stick with the basics, or go above and beyond to tackle almost any aspect of the Jewish prayer tradition! The Song Is Prayer B’nei Mitzvah program introduces the concept of prayer itself, explores spiritual practices beyond the siddur, covers many essential components of the liturgy for Shabbat, and teaches how to chant Torah and Haftarah.
Here's what you can study in these videos:
Intro to Davening (Jewish Praying)
Grounding Blessings (בִּרְכוֹת הַשַּׁחַר - Birkhot HaShachar)
Singing to God (פְּסוּקֵי דְּזִמְרָא - Pesukei D’zimra)
Listening (שְׁמַע – Shema)
Whispering to Hashem (עֲמִידָה - Amidah)
Echoing Ancestral Wisdom (תּוֹרָה - Torah Service)
Reprising: Another Chance to Connect! (מוּסָף - Musaf)
Regrounding: Closing Prayers (סִיּוּם הַתְּפִלָּה - Siyyum HaT’filah)
Shabbat Quick-Leads (Communal Blessings and Songs)
Chanting Torah and Haftarah!
“Unfixed” Prayer: Spiritual Practices Without the Siddur
This course is a doorway into Joey’s Song Is Prayer site of Jewish spiritual music. Subscribe for $18/month to access this series and 1,000+ other videos where Joey teaches the Torah of Music and the Art of the Nigun, prayer chants and melodies for Shabbat and holidays, davening artistry and how to build singing communities.
Meet the teachers
Joey Weisenberg
Joey is the founder and director of Hadar's Rising Song Institute. A musician, teacher and fellow young davener who has a deep love for ancient Jewish prayer, he has been leading energetic, musical t’filot in communities for many years.
Rena Branson
A Jewish composer, ritual leader, and educator who uplifts personal and collective healing through song, Rena creates new liturgical music and teaches Hasidic nigunim, expanding access to these powerful melodies for all seekers.
Questions? Contact [email protected].
