Prayer Lesson 62 Hakol Yoducha All Creatures Praise You
The first blessing before the shma begins with the words, [...]
Prayer Lesson 61 – The Barchu and Sacred Time
We are all familiar with the concept of sacred space. [...]
Prayer Lesson 60 Ps. 150 – Summing up
Ps. 150 is the last of the psalms, and it [...]
Prayer Lesson 59: Ashrei The Case of the Missing Nun
Ashrei is an alphabetic acrostic, a fancy way of saying [...]
Prayer Lesson 58 – Hallel Hagadol
A truly remarkable prayer in pesukei d’zimra is Ps. 136, [...]
Prayer Lesson 57 – Why Do We Recite Baruch Sheamar?
After the morning blessings (Birkot Hashachar), we begin a series [...]
Prayer Lesson 56 – The Psalm for Shabbat
As previously discussed, there is a different psalm recited every [...]
Prayer Lesson 55 – The Blessing after Birkot Hashachar
Birkot Hashachar reflects the process of awakening, both in terms [...]
Prayer Lesson 54: Birkot Hashachar (2)
Last week, I talked about the controversial blessings in the [...]
Prayer Lesson 53 “…Who has not made me a woman.”
Before we dive into our text, allow me to note [...]