Prayer Lesson 263: “The Jews Enjoyed Light and Happiness…”
At the end of Shabbat, as we transition back to [...]
Prayer Lesson 262: Rommemu – How exactly do we “exalt” G-d?
Every day, during pesukei d’zimrah, and on erev shabbat, during kabbalat shabbat, we [...]
Prayer Lesson 261: “G-d is merciful…”
The Maariv (evening) service begins with this phrase: “G-d is [...]
Prayer Lesson 260: “Gives Life to the Dead.” Seriously?
The second blessing of every Amidah talks about G-d’s power. [...]
Prayer Lesson 259: The Ashrei
As is well known, the Ashrei is an alphabetic acrostic—the [...]
Prayer Lesson 258: “Our brethren, the whole house of Israel”
For more than two years, we have been reciting this [...]
Prayer Lesson 257: “…whose pride is in the people Israel…”
Frank Lloyd Wright, my favorite architect, once said, “Nature is [...]
Prayer Lesson 256: Lecha Dodi “…for she is the source of blessing.”
At the beginning of Shabbat, we go to “meet the [...]
Prayer Lesson 255: “G-d renews the work of creation every day, constantly”
Writing this on the cusp of a new secular year, [...]
Prayer Lesson 254: “May there be no hope for slanderers”
It should not surprise us that there is a blessing [...]