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The opening of the Shema prayer explained

Reuven Kimelman, THE JEWISH EXPERIENCE • Published May 27, 2022

(The Jewish Experience) -- The Shema prayer expresses belief in the singularity of God, that is, in God's oneness and incomparability. It is traditionally recited twice a day, as part of the morning (Shacharit) and evening (Arvit or Ma'ariv) services. It...

TISHA BAV

Yaakov Lederman • Published July 30, 2020

Ultra Orthodox Jewish men pray as they gather for the ritual of Tisha B'Av at the Meah Shearim neighborhood in Jerusalem, August 13, 2016. The Tisha B'Av ceremony, literally the ninth day of the month of Av in the Hebraic calendar, is the darkest day...

Hold on to hope for a post-pandemic world

By Rabbi Josef Davidson • Published April 23, 2020

Imagine that a disease breaks out in the community, actually a family of diseases, perhaps, because it presents differently in many cases. No one knows exactly how it is transmitted, and no one knows who patient zero is. Worst of all, no one knows exactly...

Women of the Wall

Hadas Parush/Flash90 • Published January 11, 2017

Orthodox Jews try to prevent a group of American Conservative and Reform rabbis and the Women of the Wall movement members from bringing Torah scrolls into the Western Wall compound during a protest march against the government’s failure to deliver...

iPad app for Reform prayer book is launched

JTA • Published March 20, 2012

BOSTON -- The iPad app for the Mishkan T'filah, the Reform movement's daily prayer book, was launched. The new application, which costs less than $5, was launched at the annual gathering of the Central Council of American Rabbis that began Sunday in Boston....

Shaare Emeth plans upcoming Havdalah of Healing Services

Published January 11, 2012

Havdalah of Healing services takes place at 4:30 p.m. the third Saturday of each month at Congregation Shaare Emeth, 11645 Ladue Road. The services provide a spiritual group experience to be shared by those seeking healing, physically and spiritually....

D’var Torah: These are the generations of Isaac

By Rabbi James Stone Goodman • Published November 23, 2011

Isaac entreats God, and God is entreated. Same verb, different structure. It is one of the words we encounter in Torah that is considered prayer.The same root, transitive and reflexive. Isaac entreats God, and God is entreated. We cannot actually translate...

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