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Why are so many Jews uncomfortable with heartfelt prayer?

Insulting God

Insulting God

by Rabbi Benjamin Blech

Don't be afraid to ask.

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Passover’s Secret of Success

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How to jumpstart your personal exodus.

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When you absolutely, positively have to forgive yourself overnight.

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Why is it such a thrill to meet a real, live celebrity?

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The Blessings of Unanswered Prayers

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Is there a prayer expiration date? Was breathing a passing grade?

Are You There God? It's Me, Mushka

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Is God our BFF who also just happens to rule the world?

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Know someone getting married? Give them this list and they'll thank you for life.

Asking God

Asking God

by Rabbi Gedalia Kauffman

His friend had seven children. He was only asking for one.

Psychotherapy and Prayer: Our Personal Exile

Psychotherapy and Prayer: Our Personal Exile

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Becoming aware of the different aspects of our personality, particularly our darker side.

Livin' on a Prayer

Livin' on a Prayer

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Our wildest dreams are possible… if we want them badly enough.

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Psychotherapy and Prayer

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Breaking free from our own harsh judgments.

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A tumor? In my little nephew's brain?

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Mending the Bonds

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Prayer is a powerful tool to repair our relationship with God and man.

Five Thousand Prayers

Five Thousand Prayers

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As my brother lies in a coma, I gain hope from the blink of his eyes.

A Wing and a Prayer

A Wing and a Prayer

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Rushing to my grandfather's funeral, I got in sync with my GPS.

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Each one of us in that waiting room had something in common: in silence, we awaited an anguished moment of terrifying truth.

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My special Kaddish for my mother in the Arctic circle.

Inviting God to My Table

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Can giving money away really help your bottom line?

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Praying with Fire Part 1

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Ten Lessons on maximizing prayer during the Ten Days of Repentance.

My Doc's Procedure

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One small tumor. If He can make it, surely He can break it.

40 Days for a Stranger

40 Days for a Stranger

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Every day, I pour out my heart, praying that she should get married.

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Learning to put down your work and demonstrate that your relationship with God is simply more important.

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Prayin' Alive

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I was ready to write my friend off as dead. I decided to pray for her instead.

Just Pray for It

Just Pray for It

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How to receive your daily needs, and small appliances, too.

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Praying with Fire Part 2

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Do you talk to your spouse no matter how sleep deprived, overworked or frustrated you are? Communicating with God is no different.

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Where is God?

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I thought God was ignoring me since He wasn't answering my prayers. Then one day I got the unexpected reply.

Growth through Psalms

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Exploring Psalms for life transforming thoughts.

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Heavenly Prayer

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The unique advantages of praying 38,000 feet above the ground.

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Within the Afternoon prayer lays the secret to our survival.

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God is interested in our plans for the world and He wants to hear from us.

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by Rabbi Noson Weisz

Prayer pierces through God's concealment and reattaches the universe to the Divine.

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Prayer transforms the desire to satisfy our requests to the desire to satisfy God's requests.

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The commandment to prayer bequeaths to man the sense of his own significance that enables him to perform all the other commandments with dedication.

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God Makes a House Call

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A little blockage enables one man to appreciate the wonders of the human body -- and the power of genuine prayer.

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Invoking God's protection for the members of the Israel Defense Forces.

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