Prayer Lesson 135: Tal, the prayer for Dew
There are only a few prayers that are recited only [...]
Prayer Lesson 134 “For the Righteous”: The 13th blessing of the weekday Amidah
“Show compassion to the righteous (the tzaddik), to the pious, to [...]
Prayer Lesson 133: Heretics and slanderers—the 12th blessing of the weekday Amidah
There is probably no prayer in our siddur more [...]
Prayer lesson 132, a call for justice: the 11th blessing of the weekday Amidah
Perceptions change over time. Things that are obvious to one [...]
Prayer Lesson 131 : “Gathering the Exiles”: The 10th blessing of the weekday Amidah
The advent of modernity had a massive effect on [...]
Prayer lesson 130: “Years”: The 9th blessing of the weekday Amidah
We have previously noted that the 7th and 8th blessings of [...]
Prayer Lesson 129: Healing: the eighth blessing of the weekday Amidah
The prayer for healing is, at first glance, shrouded [...]
Prayer Lesson 128: Redemption, the seventh blessing of the weekday Amidah
The seventh blessing of the weekday Amidah marks a radical turn [...]
Prayer Lesson 127 – The Third of the Intermediate blessings of the Amidah (Blessing 6: Forgiveness)
One of the main problems understanding our liturgy is our [...]
Prayer Lesson 126 – The Second of the Intermediate blessings of the Amidah (Blessing 5: Repentence/Teshuvah)
The previous blessing of the Amidah was a prayer for knowledge. [...]