Pray
Havdalah: Celebrating the Uniqueness of the Jewish people
Reveling in uniqueness is wonderful, proclaiming superiority is not.
Birkat Hagomel: A Blessing For Coming through Trauma — and Prevailing
This prayer expresses gratitude for the miracle of healing and full restoration to life.
Elohai Netzor: The Gift of Spaciousness in Prayer
This additional paragraph recited at the conclusion of the Amidah was one of a number of personal meditations the ancient rabbis would recite.
El Adon: Finding God in the Shifting Light
This meditation recited on Shabbat morning is the response of a poetic soul to the daily rising of the sun.
Ahavat Olam and Ahavah Rabbah: How God Shows Us Love
God does not show us love through indulgence or simple tenets of faith, but by illuminating the way to a holy life.
How to Say Modeh Ani
This prayer traditionally recited immediately upon awakening thanks God for the return of the soul.
Asher Yatzar: Giving Thanks for Bodily Imperfections
Even when we aren’t perfectly well, our bodies are still doing countless amazing things.
Veahavta: And You Shall Love
The first paragraph of the Shema offers three models for loving God.
My Security Blanket Tallis
The prayer shawl I chose and loved followed me everywhere -- and then I buried my father in it.
Ata Chonen: A Prayer for Wisdom
If we lack powers of wisdom and discernment, no other request of God really matters.
Adonai Eloheichem Emet: Finding Truth in Our Time
The concluding words of the Shema prayer call us together as a people and as humanity
Hadlakat Nerot: The Spark of Transition
A little fire and a little magic makes the lighting of Shabbat candles a moment to slow down and see things differently.