Religion

RELIGION

Gates of Prayer: The Ten Terms of Tefillah—Spanning the Spectrum of Prayer

The question of prayer has challenged philosophers throughout the ages. If God knows what we want and what we deserve,…

BOOKS

The Best Books on Prayer

The list below includes a few works on prayer that I have found to be helpful in my personal prayer…

RELIGION

The State of Tefillah

The ultimate goals of tefillah [education] are that our children and students should pray with faith, fervor and understanding.

FICTION

Rescued by the Tufts of Their Hair

Rav Neria opened the door wide, and invited me with a grand gesture of his arm to enter. He welcomed…

INSPIRATION

Yachad’s Beloved Trailblazer: Remembering Caryn Pollak on Her First Yahrtzeit

Caryn Esther Pollak was born at a time the world believed that children with Down syndrome could never learn to…

JEWISH LIVING

The Contemporary Rebbetzin: What’s It Like to Be a Rebbetzin in 2017?

Irrespective of their different life stories and circumstances—one truth emerges: rebbetzinhood entails a certain amount of mesirut nefesh, self-sacrifice. And…

HISTORY

Portraits of Rabbinic Women

Rebbetzin. A relatively modern word but a fairly ancient role.

RECIPES

Symbolic High Holiday Foods With a Spin

By Norene Gilletz The upcoming High Holidays provide many opportunities to entertain guests at your yom tov table. Whether it’s…

INSPIRATION

No Need For Forgiveness

While the congregant spoke about the difficulty in finding meaning in a child’s death, a visitor sitting on an aisle…

RELIGION

The Role of Music in Prayer

By Chaim David Berson One of the ways we can find greater meaning in prayer is through music. A melody…

9/11

Lot’s Daughters

By R. Rosenfeld He asked me “Are you headed north?” I nodded and he followed. The two of us, coated…

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