In Shemone Esrei, we express our great sorrow and longing for the days in which we will finally return to Jeusalem once again, with the words: “ And let our […]
Judaism 101
Our Sages point out that Leah, our matriarch, was destined to marry Eisav who would become the father of Edom. Through the power of prayer, however, Leah changed her destiny […]
Every person in our holy nation possesses a unique individuality that has two parts. We find the Jews being compared to the stars often throughout the Torah, such as when […]
Throughout the first part of our morning prayers, known as the Pesukei D’Zimrah, we sing praises to Hashem from chapters of Psalms. One chapter that we recite (Tehillim 150 – […]
This Yom Kippur eve during the evening service, I got to a point in my prayers where I realized that there were things I had done during the past year […]
Many of us approach the day of Rosh Hashana with worry and fear, feeling that we’re not good enough and thinking that we didn’t improve in the past year. Why […]
Are our prayers really going unanswered? Find out now in this week’s live session of Ask the Rabbi live! Got a question of your own? Submit it to asktherabbi@oorah.org and […]
