Pray

This haunting memorial prayer employs subtle nuances of language to gently invert the vocabulary of grief.

This "additional" service is recited on Shabbat, major Jewish holidays and on Rosh Chodesh.

Hebrew, English translation, and transliteration for the prayer recited as the Torah is removed from the ark.

The Talmud teaches that one who recites Ashrei three times daily is guaranteed a place in the World to Come.

On Shemini Atzeret, praying for the natural resource on which all life depends.

The Hasidic prayer practice of hitbodedut — talking to God freely in one's native tongue — helps to build intimacy over time.

The first prayer traditionally recited upon awakening in the morning is commonly translated as "I thank you," but that's not all it means.

The morning blessing Yotzer Or teaches something fundamental about the Jewish conception of God, and the key to successful human relationships.

This often ignored section of the morning prayers aims to remind us that there is holy work to be done -- and we are the only ones who can do it.