Alden Reading and Teaching
ELItalk
Falling in Love with Prayer
We’re surrounded by holiness, G-d, the divine. Our Siddur is a spiritual ‘playbook,’ a ‘drill set’ to build our skills for encountering the divine.
One Minute of Wonder
The Practice of Gratitude
“Gratitude. What an amazing gift we are offered… We can hard wire into ourselves that our lives are just that much better…”
One Minute of Wonder
The Open Space
Alden reads his prayer, “The Open Space” from “This Joyous Soul.”
Music Videos
So My Soul May Sing
A music video of the song “So My Soul May Sing,” with lyrics by Alden and music by Cantor Erin Frankel and AJ Luca, watch here.
Creation Sings
A music video of the song “Creation Sings,” with lyrics by Alden and music by Cantor Erin Frankel and AJ Luca, watch here.
Other Videos
Sisters of St. Joseph, March, 2019
Day of Prayer
A 90-second summary of Alden’s day teaching and learning with the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield, Mass.
Call on Faith, Aug. 26, 2013
Prayer for the Survivors of 9/11
Video production of Alden’s 9/11 prayer for survivors for Call on Faith YouTube channel.
Veterans Day Event, Nov. 12, 2012
Recitation of “To the Soldier, to the Veteran”
Phil Smith of Elon University reads Alden’s prayer “To the Soldier, to the Veteran.”
Posters
“This Man”
Photo by Gregory Tapler; Design by Boysen Hodgson
Created for The ManKind Project.
“Whispered Prayer”
Design and Calligraphy by Sofer Stam Jamie Shear
A printable PDF download of this poster is for sale here.
Podcasts and Readings
Click here to go to a page listing podcasts featuring Alden and readings of his prayers by HUC-JIR students.