The rabbis teach that if you recite the Ashrei prayer three times [...]

The world works in mysterious ways. I recently wrote about [...]

Politics and religion actually do mix, sort of. The prophet [...]

At the beginning of all our morning services, we recite [...]

As noted, Amidah literally means “standing.” But why do we [...]

It is not surprising, in light of Jewish history, that [...]

There is probably no character trait less appreciated than gratitude. [...]

The great poet Langston Hughes once wrote, “A dream deferred [...]

The 17th blessing of the weekday Amidah (which is the [...]

The weekday Amidah begins with 3 prayers of praise, and continues with [...]