Jewish Prayer

Prayer is not a statement of belief, but a literary creation -- with all the power, nuance and complexity of literary creations.

Jewish tradition is no stranger to infertility, but it is only recently that liturgical responses to this struggle have emerged.

From the constriction of our places of pain, Psalm 118 invites us into the wide expanse of the divine presence.

The concluding words of the Shema prayer call us together as a people and as humanity

Judaism's foundational prayer calls on us not merely to listen, but to remember that there is one force of connection uniting us all.

A thanksgiving hymn recited on Sabbath and holidays.

Sanctifying God's name.

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.