Modim Anachnu Lach- Thank You God

Modim Anachnu Lach is a prayer that is traditionally said the Saturday morning service at Temple Beth Shalom. The prayerbook translates the prayer as "we acknowledge with thanks that You, Adonai, are our God and the God of our ancestors forever."

In our own TBSCC version, we have made those words and ideas more accessible to young children by simplifying both the Hebrew and English words. We added the American Sign Language so that the children have a visual representation of the words they are reciting.

Each week, a different class has a chance to brainstorm an item for which they give thanks. The children spend the week creating a poster to represent their idea. On Fridays, we share the poster at our Shabbat celebration and together, we say, "Thank you God for ______. Modim Anachnu Lach." This is a great and very simple prayer to try at home.