Tag: Temple

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)

Ongoing memory and grief help us heal. In acknowledging Jewish trauma, and learning the Tishah B'Av chronicle, we can learn to do just that.

Rabbi Dr. J.B. Sacks August 9, 2024 Holidays Reflections on Tisha B'av

Tisha B'Av at camp is unlike anywhere else in the Jewish world. So why does Tisha B'Av get so much play at camp?

Sara Beth Berman (she/her) July 26, 2024 Holidays Observing Tisha B'av

Explore why Conservative Judaism changed the language of the sacrifices in the prayer book. It shows more about the Movement.

Rabbi Jeremy Markiz July 23, 2024 Conservative Judaism Every Day

Rabbi Abramowitz z''l: "...Tish'a be-Av amid the ruins of the Roman Empire [was] fraught with inner meaning and significance...in 1948"

Rabbi Meyer Abramowitz z''l June 30, 2024 CJ Journal - 1945-1959 Conservative Judaism Journal

This an exploration of my "temple envy" through the emotions of grief, wonder, and desire for Jewish unity during a recent vacation to Nikko.

Rabbi Alex Hamilton May 22, 2024 Every Day Holidays

Tishah B'av reminds us to "be active, even proactive," to ensure the walls of our lives stand firm, just as our ancestors did.

Rabbi Dr. J.B. Sacks July 25, 2023 Holidays Tisha B’Av

What is Hanukkah's historical context? What does it actually commemorate? Who was Judah and the Maccabees?

Rabbi Alan Lucas, The Observant Life (Book) November 30, 2022 Hanukkah Holidays

The Yom Kippur Musaf Service includes two services: the Avodah service and the Martyrology service. Musaf follows Yizkor and Torah reading.

Rabbi Alan Lucas, The Observant Life (Book) October 4, 2022 High Holidays Holidays

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