Category: Morning Service (Shacharit)

Help! I’m Bored During the Torah Service!

Take charge of your Jewish learning and the Torah service can become an opportunity to know and think Jewishly more today than yesterday.

Alex Friedman February 13, 2025 Afternoon Prayers (Mincha) Every Day

Wake up with Gratitude to Cultivate Happiness

Engaging in gratitude every morning for being alive is a religious habit that can contribute to a healthier and happy life.

Daniela Rusowsky February 13, 2025 Embodied Prayer Every Day

I was just offered an Aliyah to the Torah: What do I do?

What do I do when I'm offered an aliyah to the Torah? What is it? This special honor gives us a front row seat at ...

Rabbi Malka Michel January 8, 2025 Afternoon Prayers (Mincha) Every Day

Why Do Jews Pray 3 Times a Day?

Our tradition mandates we pray three times a day, but why? There are 2 theories. But, we might ask: What does it mean to pray?

Alex Friedman October 21, 2024 Afternoon Prayers (Mincha) Evening Service (Ma'ariv)

How Hearing the Torah Reading Can Change Your Life

So the next time you hear the Torah being read, I invite you to: listen deeply, engage with the text, and let it transform you.

Jacob Rapport September 25, 2024 Morning Service (Shacharit) Prayer

Redirecting My Heart to God: My Powerful Sh’ma Intention

Through using this personal kavannah, a spiritual intention, the recitation of the Sh'ma is transformed, and so am I.

Rabbi Marcus Rubenstein August 30, 2024 Evening Service (Ma'ariv) Every Day

What Are Zmanim and Why Are They Important?

Learning what Zmanim are and why they are important can bring a new meaning to ritual practices and the routine of our days.

Rabbi Lauren Tuchman February 6, 2024 Afternoon Prayers (Mincha) Amidah

Why I Love Tefillin

Rabbi Lauren Tuchman writes "Why I Love Tefillin" and explores how all people can wear tefillin, based on her own experience.

Rabbi Lauren Tuchman February 6, 2024 Accessories for Prayer Every Day

Prayers and Practices of the Weekday Amidah

The Amidah is considered the central part of daily Jewish prayer, with minor variations in the text based on time of day, year and season.

Rabbi Dr. Karen Reiss Medwed, The Observant Life (Book) May 16, 2023 Afternoon Prayers (Mincha) Amidah

What is the Shema?

The Shema is the declaration of God’s uniqueness and unity that the Torah commands us to recite twice daily.

Rabbi Dr. Karen Reiss Medwed, The Observant Life (Book) May 15, 2023 Evening Service (Ma'ariv) Every Day

Overview of the Morning Service

Every day of the year, the Morning Service follows some variation of the order of the same Sharcharit prayers.

Rabbi Dr. Karen Reiss Medwed, The Observant Life (Book) May 15, 2023 Every Day Morning Service (Shacharit)

The First Prayers in the Morning Service

The prayers at the very beginning of the morning service help us to start our day with intention and gratitude.

Rabbi Dr. Karen Reiss Medwed, The Observant Life (Book) May 11, 2023 Every Day Morning Service (Shacharit)

When Using Tribal Distinctions, How Might Women Be Called Up for Aliyot?

While writing a teshuvah on changing our language for aliyot to kohenet from bat kohen, Rabbi David J Fine, PhD, reflects on egalitarianism.

Rabbi David J Fine, PhD April 30, 2023 Blessings CJLS