Prayer Lesson 108 – Ad-n Olam, an in-depth look
Ad-n Olam has got to be the most underrated prayer in [...]
Prayer Lesson 107 – Nachem: Comfort the mourners of Zion
On Tisha B’av afternoon, we recite a prayer that is [...]
Prayer Lesson 106 “Annenu”—When G-d turns His face away from us
One of Judaism’s earliest and most provocative concepts of the [...]
Prayer Lesson 105 Adon Olam – Before the Big Bang
“Rabbi, what was there before the Big Bang? My father [...]
Prayer Lesson 104 – Mourner’s Kaddish
With the exception of the Shma, there is probably no [...]
Prayer Lesson 103 – Aleynu
In “Silver Blaze,” a Sherlock Holmes story, the decisive clue [...]
Prayer Lesson 102 – Tachanun and The Long V’hu Rachum
On ordinary weekdays, a private meditation called Tachanun is added to the [...]
Prayer Lesson 101 – The Journey of the Torah
When we open the ark, we sing, “vayehi binsoah haaron…” [...]
Prayer Lesson 98 – Peace: The final blessing of the Amidah
It is fitting that the last blessing of the Amidah [...]
Prayer Lesson 99 – Meditation after the Amidah
The Amidah is written entirely in the plural—“…our G-d and G-d of our ancestors…,” “Heal us G-d [...]