Poetry and Songs for the Shabbat morning service before Mother's Day, May 9, 2026
compiled by David L. Stoloff, stoloffdavid@yahoo.com
Preparatory Prayers (Birkhot Hashachar & P'sukei D'zimrah)
JewishMom (Jun 7, 2017). Eye of the Storm by Sorah Rosenblatt. Retrieved from https://jewishmom.com/2017/06/07/eye-of-the-storm-by-sorah-rosenblatt/
Shacharit (Morning Service)
Ayat Abou Shmeiss (2019). "If I Were a Jewish Mother". Retrieved from https://www.poetryinternational.com/en/poets-poems/poems/poem/103-29671_If-I-were-a-Jewish-mother
Yael Deckelbaum (Nov 15, 2016). Yael Deckelbaum - Prayer Of The Mothers (Official Video). Retrieved from https://youtu.be/YyFM-pWdqrY?si=_UW-OFtdy2mfEFKP
Torah Service (Kriat HaTorah)
Susan Schwartz (n.d.). A Mother's Prayer. Retrieved from https://www.chabad.org/theJewishWoman/article_cdo/aid/758375/jewish/A-Mothers-Prayer.htm
Maftir
Yehuda Amichai; translation by Chana Bloch and Chana Kronfeld (October 1, 1999). My Mother Was a Prophet. Retrieved from https://lilith.org/articles/my-mother-was-a-prophet/
Musaf (Additional Service)
Malka Heifetz Tussman (Posted on February 20, 2012). How Did You Get So Wise, Mama? Retrieved from Candles of Song - https://shevazucker.com/blog/?m=201202
Concluding Prayers
Ohr Yehuda (2025) Forever and Ever. Retrieved from https://vimeo.com/1049076977
starting at 3:30, "Schar" (derived from Hebrew sachar) in Yiddish means a reward, merit, payment, or wage
Dr_Igor (18 Jan 2026). Mother lyrics in English of אמא by Marina Maximilian Blumin. Retrieved from https://lyricstranslate.com/en/marina-maximilian-blumin-m-lyrics
Lior Zaltzman (May 8, 2025). 10 Beautiful Jewish Songs About Motherhood. Retrieved from https://www.kveller.com/10-beautiful-jewish-songs-about-motherhood/
Jesse shared - Academy of American Poets - Dalia Taha (translated from the Arabic by Sara Elkamel). Enter Terror. Retrieved from https://poets.org/poem/enter-terror