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Ask most people about their long-term goals for prayer and they often lack even the vocabulary to venture an answer.

Prayer is a natural part of human existence, requiring neither a belief system nor even instruction about how to do it.

In its tone and its language, this daily prayer nods to the themes and postures of the High Holidays.

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

These words are commonly understood as reassurance that God accompanies us in our darkest moments, but some ancient rabbis understood them differently.

A Hasidic teaching offers a way to understand this prayer that seems to suggest our words of divine praise are inherently insufficient.

This Nishmat Kol Chai benediction is said at the transition between our preparatory prayers and core elements of the morning service.

How to integrate meditation into Jewish prayer.

This biblical verse, traditionally recited as one enters a synagogue, has a challenging provenance.

This prayer for healing included in the weekday Amidah is a reminder that ultimate healing can only come from God.