Category: Morning Service (Shacharit)

Our tradition mandates we pray three times a day, but why? There are 2 theories. But, we might ask: What does it mean to pray?

Alex Friedman October 21, 2024 Afternoon Prayers (Mincha) Evening Service (Ma'ariv)

So the next time you hear the Torah being read, I invite you to: listen deeply, engage with the text, and let it transform you.

Jacob Rapport September 25, 2024 Morning Service (Shacharit) Prayer

Through using this personal kavannah, a spiritual intention, the recitation of the Sh'ma is transformed, and so am I.

Rabbi Marcus Rubenstein August 30, 2024 Evening Service (Ma'ariv) Every Day

Learning what Zmanim are and why they are important can bring a new meaning to ritual practices and the routine of our days.

Rabbi Lauren Tuchman February 6, 2024 Afternoon Prayers (Mincha) Amidah

Rabbi Lauren Tuchman writes "Why I Love Tefillin" and explores how all people can wear tefillin, based on her own experience.

Rabbi Lauren Tuchman February 6, 2024 Accessories for Prayer Every Day

The Amidah is considered the central part of daily Jewish prayer, with minor variations in the text based on time of day, year and season.

Rabbi Dr. Karen Reiss Medwed, The Observant Life (Book) May 16, 2023 Afternoon Prayers (Mincha) Amidah

The Shema is the declaration of God’s uniqueness and unity that the Torah commands us to recite twice daily.

Rabbi Dr. Karen Reiss Medwed, The Observant Life (Book) May 15, 2023 Evening Service (Ma'ariv) Every Day

Every day of the year, the Morning Service follows some variation of the order of the same Sharcharit prayers.

Rabbi Dr. Karen Reiss Medwed, The Observant Life (Book) May 15, 2023 Every Day Morning Service (Shacharit)

The prayers at the very beginning of the morning service help us to start our day with intention and gratitude.

Rabbi Dr. Karen Reiss Medwed, The Observant Life (Book) May 11, 2023 Every Day Morning Service (Shacharit)

While writing a teshuvah on changing our language for aliyot to kohenet from bat kohen, Rabbi David J Fine, PhD, reflects on egalitarianism.

Rabbi David J Fine, PhD April 30, 2023 Blessings CJLS

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