Pray

There are many versions of the Jewish 'mourner's prayer.'

Word found at the end of prayers has a long, complex history.

The rungs of prayer and how to climb them.

An Audio Sample

Isn't it better to pray alone, without distractions?

Prayer means learning how to speak with God

Beyond services and synagogue, the challenge of living a prayerful life

I have to eat in holiness and purity, because I am doing God's will by eating.

The ecstatic prayer of the early Hasidim reflects the rediscovery of God's presence in the world.

Spontaneity and creativity were hallmarks of prayer in the time of the Bible.

Modernity has caused Jews of every ideology to relate differently to the content of their prayers.

The masters of Kabbalah ascribed radically new meaning and importance to traditional practices of prayer.