n last week's column, I wrote about the rituals and prayers attending the welcoming of a baby boy into the Jewish community.

In recent weeks, we have looked at some of the rituals surrounding the life cycle events of Jewish families.

Moving into a new home is often exhausting, nerve-wracking, and stressful, but at the same time it can be very exciting and exhilarating.

It has been a very busy time this past month, both at the synagogue with all of the fall holidays

For the past two years or more, I have been reading and researching most of the prayers that we Jews recite.

My parents sang for nearly thirty years in the synagogue choir at our congregation in Bridgeport, CT. I recall as a child, every Tuesday

The prayers I will be discussing this week, are probably unfamiliar to most of our members who attend services primarily on Shabbat and Fest

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,