prayer

Even when we aren’t perfectly well, our bodies are still doing countless amazing things.

The first paragraph of the Shema offers three models for loving God.

The prayer Eilu Devarim reflects the seeming paradox that focusing on others more than ourselves makes us happier.

If we lack powers of wisdom and discernment, no other request of God really matters.

This meditation traditionally recited by the cantor on the High Holidays is unique for being worded in the first-person singular.

Jewish mysticism sees the sanctification of wine as a spiritual practice to manifest God's presence in the world.

This blessing, traditionally recited for firsts, can be said anytime -- since every moment is new and unprecedented.

The simple words of this traditional morning blessing draw us back to the dawn of our mythic creation.