amidah

There is a crucial difference between feeling ashamed of our shortcomings and feeling shame about our unworthiness.

The 14th and 15th blessings of the Amidah pose some difficult theological questions.

This "additional" service is recited on Shabbat, major Jewish holidays and on Rosh Chodesh.

The seventh blessing of the Amidah asks God to see our suffering and redeem us from it.

The Modim prayer, part of the Amidah, in Hebrew, English and transliteration.

This section of the Amidah is understood as one of thanks, but that's not the only way to read it.

Two blessings said every day invoke the High Holiday mood of returning to God.

These verses from Hosea describe the bond between God and the Jewish people as akin to the one between husband and wife.

Opening this primary prayer by invoking our ancestors emphasizes that our relationships with our parents is a model for our relationship with God.

The opening to the Amidah prayer shifts the perspective from personal needs to the long arc of Jewish history.