Liturgical Texts

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Routine Prayers Said Spontaneously

Jewish prayer involves a balance between a fixed liturgy recited daily and spontaneous praying that responds to individual and communal needs.

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Torah for the Masses

Synagogues should take steps to make Torah reading understandable and meaningful, one scholar argues.

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Our King, Our Buddy

The familiar blessing formula, recited over and over again, expresses a tension between seeing God as intimate friend and sovereign ruler.

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Liturgy Demystified

What is in the siddur (prayer book)?

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