Tag: Relationship with God

There are various ways to look at God's revelation at Sinai, including as a "coming out." Read Ariel Dunat's JTS senior sermon on this.

Ariel Ya’akov Dunat (they/them) February 20, 2025 JTS Senior Sermon Learning

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

Rabbi Alex Hamilton July 3, 2024 Amidah Every Day

Jews see marriage as mitzvah based on biblical and rabbinic texts. Marriage is seen as important for spirituality and closeness with God.

Rabbi Carl Astor, The Observant Life (Book) June 26, 2024 Learning Lifecycles

The mysteriousness of the makom comes into view when looking at all of the divine places, especially mountains, in our literature.

Rabbi Alex Hamilton May 17, 2024 Holidays Shavuot

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

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

Rabbi Artson shares his "Ani Ma'amin," the credo that he recites every day as he things about Conservative Judaism as a dynamic force.

Rabbi Dr. Bradley Shavit Artson December 19, 2023 Blessings Conservative Judaism

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

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

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