Prayer Lesson 253: Al Hanissim – what happened to the oil?
During Chanukah, we add the Al Hanissim prayer to the [...]
Prayer Lesson 252: Hariyu
One of my favorite psalms, Psalm 100, begins with the [...]
Prayer Lesson 251: The Yetzer Hara
Why do we sometimes do what we know is wrong? [...]
Prayer Lesson 250: The First Blessing at Maariv
The Truman Show, with Jim Carrie, is rated one of [...]
Prayer Lesson 249: Ma Tovu
At the very beginning of our Shabbat morning services, our [...]
Prayer Lesson 248: Adon Olam
The prayer Adon Olam is remarkable for many reasons. One is the [...]
Prayer Lesson 247: Musaf
There is no end to the list of the things [...]
Prayer Lesson 246: To be improved through Your praise
Pesukei d’zimra, “passages of song” constitute the “warm up” for [...]
Prayer Lesson 245: Rachamim
Hebrew prose is often very wordy, because it uses repetition [...]
Prayer Lesson 244: Ochila l’kel
One of the most remarkable aspects of the High Holy [...]