kavanah

How to integrate meditation into Jewish prayer.

The pursuit of proper kavanah, the Hebrew term for directed attention, has long concerned Jewish thinkers.

The model of prayer with kavvanah, or sincerity

How the balance of keva (routine) and kavanah (intention) inform Judaism and the thought of Abraham Joshua Heschel.

In the words of one sage, "Prayer without kavanah is like a body without a soul."

Liturgy, Tradition, and Change