Prayer Lesson 191: Shema: the hard part
When I first began davening in earnest, in my late [...]
Prayer Lesson 190: On separating “challah” from the dough
In the ancient world, our ancestors would routinely take [...]
Prayer Lesson 189: Ahavat Olam, a cascade of learning
Just before the Shema, we recite Ahavat Olam, a blessing which [...]
Prayer Lesson 188: Ahavah Rabbah “Great Love” The second blessing before the Shma.
You have loved us with a great love. You have [...]
Prayer Lesson 187: Yom Yerushalayim, Jerusalem Day
In 1948, the city of Jerusalem was divided for the [...]
Prayer Lesson 186: Mercy, mercy, mercy
One of the first prayers we recite in the core [...]
Prayer Lesson 185: Lag B’omer and the mystery of the 33 days
In the period between Passover and Shavuot, we “count the omer.” [...]
Prayer Lesson 184: Counting the Omer
Between Passover and Shavuot, we count the omer. “Omer” refers [...]
Prayer Lesson 183: A world of miracles
On Yom Haatzmaut, Israel Independence Day, we Conservative Jews recite a [...]
Prayer Lesson 182: The Kel Maley Rachamim for the Six Million
The Kel Maley Rachamim, “G-d Who is Full of Mercy” is [...]