Prayer Lesson 267: Why counting the omer counts
Every year, between Passover and Shavuot, we participate in what [...]
Prayer Lesson 266: The Blessing After the Shema
The blessing after the Shema concludes with the recognition of [...]
Prayer Lesson 265: “The whole world is filled with G-d’s glory”
In the shabbat musaf Amidah, there is a truly [...]
Prayer Lesson 264: “Gather us together from the four corners of the earth”
The 10th blessing of the weekday Amidah Normally my comments [...]
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 [...]