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Ahavat Olam and Ahavah Rabbah: How God Shows Us Love

God does not show us love through indulgence or simple tenets of faith, but by illuminating the way to a holy life.

Intimacy, Awe, and the Binding Thread of Love

The two blessings recited prior to the Shema illustrate a fundamental duality in how Jewish spirituality relates to God.

Golel Ohr: The Interdependence of Light and Dark

Our praise of God for rolling away the darkness from the light is a statement of faith that while certain times may be hard, they are never eternal.

How to Say the Shema

This prayer is the quintessential Jewish declaration of faith.

Ahavah Rabbah: God’s Boundless Love

This blessing, recited prior to the Shema, asserts that God's love for us is expressed by the commandments.

How a Deaf Person Can Understand the Shema

Judaism's central prayer calls on us to listen, but what if you can't hear?

The Shema: A Model of Moral Development

The prayer's three paragraphs seem unrelated, but they lead us on the steps of a spiritual journey.

Veahavta: And You Shall Love

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

Adonai Eloheichem Emet: Finding Truth in Our Time

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

Hashkiveinu: Seeking Comfort and Protection Through the Night

This prayer, traditionally recited in the evening, envisions God as a guide and shelter.

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