Tag: Blessings

Blessings Over Food and Drink
Rabbi Jeremy Markiz

Blessings Over Food and Drink

There are many blessings over food and drink. Learn how to determine what blessing to use before and after eating a meal.

Listener of Prayer
Rabbi Alex Hamilton

Listener of Prayer

“Listener of Prayer” is an important phrase in many of our blessings and prayers. Learn more about why that is.

How to Hang a Mezuzah
Rabbi Jeremy Markiz

How to Hang a Mezuzah

Learn how to hang a mezuzah, including positioning and the blessing, and some of the reasons behind why we do it this way.

Birkat Yeladim: Blessing Children
Reena Bromberg Gaber

Birkat Yeladim: Blessing Children

Read more on how to preform Birkat Yeladim, the blessing over our children, and where the blessing and practice come from.

Tefillin: What, How, Who?
Rabbi Dr. Karen Reiss Medwed

Tefillin: What, How, Who?

Tefillin, ritual black boxes used for prayer, are a powerful and physical way of connecting to God. Here’s how to do it.