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Tag: God
Sovereign of All the Earth: The Meaning of the Malkhuyot
Acknowledging God’s sovereignty marks our responsibility toward all of life, through which the one creative, life-sustaining spirit flows.
Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg
September 19, 2024
Climate and Environment
High Holidays
High Holiday Liturgy: Making Meaning from the Metaphors for God
By understanding the nuance of Divine justice, we are given a powerful model for healthier relationships in the human realm.
Rabbi Amalya Volz
September 18, 2024
High Holidays
Holidays
On Relationships with God and Other Human Beings
Ilana Sandberg (JTS RS '24) explores parashat Ki Tisa and speaks on relationships with God and other human beings.
Ilana Sandberg
February 29, 2024
JTS Senior Sermon
Learning
The Torah of Disorienting Moments
Talia Kaplan (JTS RS '24) explores parashat Mishpatim and the Torah of disorienting moments, reflecting on her rabbinical school experience.
Rabbi Talia Kaplan
February 7, 2024
JTS Senior Sermon
Learning
Binding Love and Loss
Amalya Volz (JTS RS '24) explores Parashat Yitro through the binding of love and loss and the people of Israel's relationship with God.
Rabbi Amalya Volz
February 1, 2024
JTS Senior Sermon
Learning
How to Forgive (Kol Nidrei)
When the time of Yom Kippur is upon us, we talk a lot about forgiveness. Saying "sorry" is easy—how do we forgive?
Rabbi Sarah Freidson
November 5, 2023
High Holidays
Holidays
Netzach and Hod (Rosh Hashanah)
Rabbi Friedson explains the middot—soul traits—of netzach and hod and relates the required tenacity and glory to this time of year.
Rabbi Sarah Freidson
November 5, 2023
High Holidays
Holidays
The Interplay of Routine and Intention: Keva and Kavanah
Our prayers are almost always a mixture of both keva (oft-recited text) and kavanah (deeper layers of meaning).
Rabbi Dr. Karen Reiss Medwed
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The Observant Life (Book)
May 16, 2023
Every Day
Prayer
Creating a Sacred Physical Space
Halakhah demands that we invoke God’s name in prayer only in settings that are worthy of the sacred enterprise of prayer.
Rabbi Dr. Karen Reiss Medwed
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The Observant Life (Book)
May 16, 2023
Every Day
Prayer
Connecting with God Through Prayer
We hear from God through our participation in liturgical prayer, and also through the study of religious texts.
Rabbi Dr. Karen Reiss Medwed
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The Observant Life (Book)
May 15, 2023
Every Day
Prayer
Jewish Customs Showing Care for People who are Ill
Visiting the sick is counted as one of the mitzvot that is rewarded both in this world and also in the World to Come.
Rabbi Carl Astor
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The Observant Life (Book)
May 10, 2023
Health
Illness
How to Comfort Mourners During Shivah
What do I do when I go to a shivah? Remember that conversation should be about the deceased, not the mourners or the visitors.
Rabbi Carl Astor
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The Observant Life (Book)
February 26, 2023
Death and Dying
Lifecycles
Encountering the Shema: 7 Questions
Rabbi Mordecai Miller reflects on the Shema with 7 questions: Throughout my life, I’ve tried to understand what this sentence really means.
Rabbi Mordecai Miller
January 25, 2023
Every Day
Liturgy
Shemini Atzeret: Chilling with God
Shemini Atzeret is a holiday that has left Jews puzzled for generations, but it's really about our intimate relationship with God.
Emily Jaeger
September 23, 2022
High Holidays
Holidays
T’fillah/Prayer: A Mitzvah to Take a “Time Out”
T'fillah, Jewish prayer, is rooted in self-judgment, reflection, and connecting to something greater than ourselves.
The Observant Life (Book)
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Rabbi Dr. Karen Reiss Medwed
June 29, 2022
Prayer
Understanding Prayer
Your Tween Doesn’t Want a B-Mitzvah? That’s OK.
By empowering children to own this decision, we’re helping them to develop into young adults, and isn’t that what a B-Mitzvah is all about?
Dana Sharon Winer
June 20, 2022
B-Mitzvah
Lifecycles