Sim Shalom is the last blessing of the Amidah, the core prayer of every Jewish prayer service.
In this video, Sarah Wolf demonstrates how to say Sim Shalom:
Tisha B'Av, the saddest day on the Jewish calendar, is testament to the failure of prayer to avert national catastrophe.
The pursuit of proper kavanah, the Hebrew term for directed attention, has long concerned Jewish thinkers.
Why does the holiest day of the Jewish year begin with a dry legal formula renouncing vows?