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 [...]
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 [...]