Prayer Musings

Reveling in uniqueness is wonderful, proclaiming superiority is not.

This prayer expresses gratitude for the miracle of healing and full restoration to life.

This additional paragraph recited at the conclusion of the Amidah was one of a number of personal meditations the ancient rabbis would recite.

This meditation recited on Shabbat morning is the response of a poetic soul to the daily rising of the sun.

God does not show us love through indulgence or simple tenets of faith, but by illuminating the way to a holy life.

Even when we aren’t perfectly well, our bodies are still doing countless amazing things.

The first paragraph of the Shema offers three models for loving God.

The concluding words of the Shema prayer call us together as a people and as humanity

A little fire and a little magic makes the lighting of Shabbat candles a moment to slow down and see things differently.

For over 1,000 years, this prayer has been recited in the presence of the Torah, when Jews are gathered together.

The words of this ancient prayer speak eloquently to the dire situation of Jews held in captivity.

These words are commonly understood as reassurance that God accompanies us in our darkest moments, but some ancient rabbis understood them differently.