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The Mourner’s Kaddish Is Misunderstood
The prayer does not praise (or even name) God. Here’s why.
A Prayer of Gratitude for the National Memorial for Peace and Justice
Rabbi Sharon Brous offered this prayer at the 2018 opening of a memorial to African-American victims of slavery and racial segregation.
Shacharit: The Jewish Morning Prayer Service
An outline of the prayers recited by Jews all over the world every morning.
Prayer as Spiritual Practice
Ask most people about their long-term goals for prayer and they often lack even the vocabulary to venture an answer.
How to Pray Through Infertility
Jewish tradition is no stranger to infertility, but it is only recently that liturgical responses to this struggle have emerged.
How to Pray for Happiness
The prayer Eilu Devarim reflects the seeming paradox that focusing on others more than ourselves makes us happier.
Shehechiyanu: A Meditation on this Moment
This blessing, traditionally recited for firsts, can be said anytime -- since every moment is new and unprecedented.
The Shema: How Listening Leads to Oneness
Judaism's foundational prayer calls on us not merely to listen, but to remember that there is one force of connection uniting us all.
How to Say the Shehechiyanu Blessing
This blessing is traditionally recited upon doing something for the first time.
How to Choose a Siddur, or Jewish Prayer Book
It helps to know what lies behind the muted bindings and the denominational labels of today's wide array of possibilities.