Pray
Words to the Shema and Its Blessings
Text in English for the Shema and the three blessings that accompany it.
Rosh Hashanah from the Other Side
How would I have experienced Rosh Hashanah if I were sitting on the men’s side of the mechitza? Would it ...
On Shofar Blowing and Racism
מִן-הַמֵּצַר, קָרָאתִי יָּהּ; עָנָנִי בַמֶּרְחָב יָהּ Out of the tight place I called to the LORD; God answered me ...
Elul-Leigh County Women
“I don’t want your Paradise, I don’t want your World to Come, I want only You—You alone.” —Rabbi Schneur Zalman ...
(Outside) The Gates Of Prayer
On Shabbat, the 2nd of Av, about a week before Jews across the world fasted to mourn the destruction of ...
Make a Window in the Word
My favorite Hasidic teaching is a teaching about prayer couched in a homily on Noah’s Ark. God tells Noah to make ...
Back to School: There’s a Prayer for That
I feel a little anxiety. A little sadness. I’m excited, but also a little helpless. For the first time, my ...
This I Believe… About Belief
In college I was tasked with writing a “This I Believe” essay about my guiding beliefs and values. This assignment wasn’t ...
Opening the Gates of Prayer
The women wore a variety of costumes, from Disney princesses to Queen Esther herself. Listening to them read the Megillah ...
Is Prayer An Effective Response To Crisis?
So many dead in racial violence in one short, chaotic week. Dear Lord. Dear Lord.Whose heart isn’t breaking?Some people know exactly ...
Sharing My Shabbat Table
One of the most empowering things I have done since living on my own as an Orthodox Jewish “single” is ...