This period between Tisha B'Av and Rosh Hashanah is considered as a period of reconciliation between God and the Jewish people following the

Our sages taught that one of the most basic commandments, one that surpasses them all is the mitzvah of Talmud Torah, study of Torah.

In the Mishnaic tractate of Tamid, the rabbis give us an inside view of what already in their day was past history

Over the years, I've seen many individuals, particularly guests in the synagogue for a special occasion such as a bar or bat mitzvah

It is generally known that in order to hold public worship and to recite all the traditional prayers, our sages require a minyan

Perhaps one of the easiest prayers to teach children is the repetitive song near the end of the Shabbat and Festival services, Ein Keloheinu

Jewish Scripture is divided into three sections, the Torah, the Prophets (Nevi'im), and the Writings (Ketuvim).

Following the reading of the haftarah on Saturday morning and prior to the return of the scroll of the Torah to the ark are a series

The Greeks posed a philosophical question regarding the ship which Theseus and the youth of Athens had returned from Crete.

The prayers that start off our morning worship, Birchot HaShachar, are an interesting collection of blessings and meditations.

Toward the end of our Shabbat and Festival services, it is customary to open the ark and rise to sing what is designated as “Shir HaKavod”

After a two week break, we resume our study of our prayers with a look once more at Kabbalat Shabbat.

Over the past months, we have looked at many different prayers, most having their origin either in ancient times, in the Talmud or Midrash,

The month of Nisan has slipped by, now that Passover has been over for more than a week and this week we have observed Rosh Chodesh Iyar, th

Two groups of prayers are essential elements of the daily service whether on weekdays or Shabbat and holidays, these are the Sh'ma and its b

We are entering the final days of Passover and, as in the latter portion of the Haggadah, the end of the holiday tends to emphasize our hope

Dr. Issachar Yakovson in his multi-volume work Netiv Binah, Paths of Understanding, which explains most of the prayers of our liturgy in som

Why does a Jew always answer a question with another question? Why not? We are a tradition which encourages questioning.

It has been some time since we looked at the prayers for taking out the Torah scrolls before the Shabbat and Festival readings

In earlier blogs, I have written about the unit of the service known as Kriat Sh'ma, the reading of the Sh'ma along with its accompanying b