G'vurot

= The Structure =
 * This is the second blessing in the עמידה, recited after the אבות ואמהות.
 * The traditional phrase מחיה מתים ("gives life to the dead") has been changed in more liberal Jewish siddurim to מחיה הכל.("gives life to all"). Recently, the Reform movement has reinserted the option of using the more traditional phrase.
 * At the end of this paragraph, we bow.

= The Story =
 * The גבורות is about God's power as it is expressed in the way God helps people.
 * Some people believe that God can give life to the dead (resurrection). Others believe that God gives and renews life to everything, but not by giving life to the dead.

= The Spirit =
 * How do we sense God's power in our lives?
 * In the Torah we are taught that we were created in God's image. What does that mean? How do we live our lives in God's image?
 * God has many different names. What do they tell us about God?
 * What does bowing at the end of this blessing mean? How does it make us feel?

=__Activity Ideas__=
 * Create Animoto with images of people doing things that can be like imitating god.
 * Create a screencast exercise with different names of God. Practice pronouncing them.
 * Skype conference between each congregation about similarities and differences.
 * The גבורות will be added into the VoiceThread siddur.
 * Create a 140 character interpretation can be included in a tweeting siddur.
 * Create a glog or powerpoint slide featuring the גְבוּרוֹת

= = = Decoding =


 * Go here.