Shema Yisrael
by Rabbi Shraga SimmonsWhat is behind the most famous Jewish prayer?
Blessings over food and other experiences are tools for transcendental amazement.
It is perhaps the most instantly identifiable mark of a Jew. When and why do we wear a kippah?
Tefillin: Everything you need to know about those powerful black boxes, placed on the head and arm.
Tapping into one of the most potent forces in the universe.
Mincha is an oasis of spiritual time in a tough workday, a moment of calming nerves and focusing on priorities.
The primary purpose of prayer is to get close to God.
Jewish prayer is a discipline. Don't just wait for the mood to strike.
The commandment to prayer bequeaths to man the sense of his own significance that enables him to perform all the other commandments with dedication.
Prayer transforms the desire to satisfy our requests to the desire to satisfy God's requests.
Prayer pierces through God's concealment and reattaches the universe to the Divine.
God is interested in our plans for the world and He wants to hear from us.
Within the Afternoon prayer lays the secret to our survival.