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The Mystics of Safed
Joseph Caro and Moses Cordovero, icons of Safed mysticism, elaborated on the teachings of the Zohar.
Creation Mysticism: Fashioning the World From Letters
An early group of Jewish mystics conceived of the Hebrew alphabet as the building blocks of creation.
Preliminary Morning Blessings and Psalms
Jewish liturgy encourages spiritual preparation prior to the main section of the morning service.
Dramatizing the Torah
The Torah reading in most synagogues is inaccessible, the author says, and needs to be "livened up" through the use of drama and performance art.
The Torah Service
The Torah is taken out during prayer services on Shabbat, Mondays and Thursdays.
National Redemption
The blessings that conclude the Amidah's center section emphasize God's redemption of Israel.
The Amidah
Moving from praise to petition to thanksgiving, the Amidah inculcates a sense of connection to God.
Mordecai Kaplan: Founder of Reconstructionist Judaism
An examination of the philosophy of one of the 20th century's most prominent Jewish thinkers.
Radical Theology: Confronting the Crises of Modernity
The findings of modern science and the tragedy of the Holocaust led some Jewish thinkers to redefine God.
The Blessings Around the Shema
The structure of these three blessings reflects the historical progress from creation to revelation to redemption.