blessings

The idea that the Torah is alive and ever-changing is encoded in the blessings recited before and after an aliyah.

Reveling in uniqueness is wonderful, proclaiming superiority is not.

Blessing food does not make it kosher, nor is food that has not been blessed necessarily unkosher.

This prayer expresses gratitude for the miracle of healing and full restoration to life.

Blessings said at home to enter Yom Kippur.

How a convert came to embrace Judaism's most controversial blessing.

This blessing of thanksgiving is traditionally recited upon exiting the restroom.