What’s the Minimum I Need to Pray in the Morning?
How to Pray the Essentials: A Halakhic Morning Guide Real life is a bit more complicated than our imagination. You wake up late. Or the
Rabbi Jeremy Markiz
How to Pray the Essentials: A Halakhic Morning Guide Real life is a bit more complicated than our imagination. You wake up late. Or the
Zmanim, halakhic times, divide the Jewish day. They determine and inform when we can perform Jewish activities. On Friday evenings, there is a time to
Celebrating educational milestones as Jewish moments, we pass on a legacy, linking their achievements to generations past and future.
The Shema is the twice-daily renewal of our vows, to focus on what matters in the world: love, relationship, community and the Holy.
Through using this personal kavannah, a spiritual intention, the recitation of the Sh’ma is transformed, and so am I.
While I express my love for Jewish tradition, I am also holding the Jewish people in my hands and giving them a kiss as well.
Learning what Zmanim are and why they are important can bring a new meaning to ritual practices and the routine of our days.
A Talmudic Midrash obligates prayer three times a day, instituted in honor of our three patriarchs, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.
The Shema is the declaration of God’s uniqueness and unity that the Torah commands us to recite twice daily.
Judaism does not recognize any gray area between life and death. Whenever possible, a dying person should not be left alone.
Putting up a mezuzah is a millennia-old public expression of Jewish identity: a meaningful way to mark liminal times in our lives and homes.
Rabbi Mordecai Miller reflects on the Shema with 7 questions: Throughout my life, I’ve tried to understand what this sentence really means.
We thank God, spend time in community, sing heartily, read holy texts, and revel in rest. What can I expect at a Shabbat morning service?