Formal prayer, that musical and lyrical intersection between this world and the other, is as much science as art, as least for the cantor. There are rules, equations, let alone laws, but “most people ...

In the first two Jewish Press columns in this series – published on June 15 and June 22, 2007 – we discussed, “Understanding Tefillos” and “Building Spirituality” in response to the questions posted ...

We have entered a new phase of Jewish history in which cyberspace has become the place to nurture our spiritual lives. Previous generations lived through the Black Plague, cholera and more. Ours is ...

Marley and Dylan tunes are just as likely to be heard at the Jewish Theological Seminary monthly minyan dubbed “Jam Davening” as those of Shlomo Carlebach and Debbie Friedman. NEW YORK (JTA) – Seeing ...

One of the greatest challenges of educators is how to teach davening to our children? How do we infuse respect and appreciation into the daily prayers? Many of our children are turned off by davening.

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It must have been quite a scene, and quite a neighborhood. Boys as young as 3 waking up at 5 a.m. with their fathers and brothers and walking to their shuls for the morning prayers. Hundreds of men — ...

You walk into an elegant, minimalist little building on the corner of Pico and Doheny in the heart of the hood. It’s Shabbat, and you’ve come to pray. You go through a narrow hallway, where you pass a ...

Many of us will have chosen to daven alone this year because of a concern to protect human life. Some of us will be deeply saddened by this situation. But it may be that this turn of events can be ...

It's a problem that has plagued Jewish men for generations: putting on tefillin in the morning while wearing a suit jacket. You're half asleep, already late for shacharit, and to top it off your pesky ...

DRIFTING RIGHT: As the Seattle Kollel marks its sweet 16, some fear that the Orthodox-run educational organization is pulling the city’s Orthodox community to the right, toward ultra-Orthodoxy.