How to Pray
You were robbed of your own spiritual connection to your higher power. It’s time for you to reclaim it.
Read MoreOpen Your Eyes
A personal story about a blind woman who rediscovered her Judaism and the great miracle that occurred afterwards.
Read MoreChanah’s Prayer
Chana’s prayer taught us how to pray on Rosh Hashanah and throughout the year. This essay is a deep look into Chana’s prayer as the source of Jewish prayer as we understand it.
Read MoreThe Servant and the Minister
The minister serves his king with his mind; the servant with his body. Our service of the Creator includes both elements – embodied in Torah study & mitzvot.
Read MorePinchas: The Best Way to Commemorate September 11
As we begin to commemorate the tragic events of September 11, we are also entering an important period of Jewish mourning: The beginning of the Three Weeks.
Read MoreHeat and Cold
When saying the amidah(“standing” prayer) the Talmud instructs us to beware of interruption..
Read MoreSoldering Souls
The Baal Shem Tov teaches us that The fervor of prayer is a welder’s torch that fuses matter and spirit, heaven and earth, the mortal and the eternal.
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