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The story of Ruth, read on the holiday of Shavuot, teaches that respect for others begins with recognizing their names.

How approaching the siddur like an actor handles a script can deepen the prayer experience.

Many Jews find it hard to speak words in prayer that feel untrue. Two Jewish values hint at another way.

In a word, yes -- but not in the way most people think.

Multiple version of the Al Hanisim prayer have been composed to thank God for Israel, each emphasizing different aspects of the Jewish state's creation.

Much of Jewish ritual is built around collective memory. Yizkor is different.

These "verses of praise" seek to reorient us away from egocentrism.

This prayer recited during the Amidah is a bit of an outlier in the liturgy.

The 49-day period between Passover and Shavuot has long been viewed as a time of great spiritual potential.

In praying for something as fleeting and nearly invisible as dew, this Passover prayer honors the transition from abundance to enough-ness.