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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.

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