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Eyes open and eyes shut: A pre-High Holy Days meditation
Jeffrey Hensiek
September 4, 2014
Paul Gaugin, the famous 19th-century French artist, commented: “When I want to see clearly, I shut my eyes.”
Women of the Wall agrees to pray in egalitarian space, with conditions
Jewish Journal
October 7, 2013
Women of the Wall agreed in principle to pray in a new egalitarian space adjacent to the Western Wall Plaza, provided the space meets several conditions regarding design and management.
Women hold prayer service at Kotel without incident
Jewish Journal
July 31, 2013
Ten women from Women of the Wall held a public prayer service at the Western Wall without incident.
The problem with prayer
David Suissa
July 17, 2013
If the practice of Judaism is based on synagogue attendance, and if synagogue attendance is based on the passive recitation of prayer, then Judaism is in trouble.
A South African-born rabbi reflects on Nelson Mandela and the Jewish community
Jewish Journal
June 28, 2013
Members of South Africa’s Jewish community have joined the rest of the country in praying for Nelson Mandela following his admission to hospital for the third time this year.
Respect, inclusion and tolerance at the Western Wall
Jewish Journal
June 6, 2013
\’There are no villains in this story.” Those were the calming words of Natan Sharansky, renowned human rights champion and Chairman of the Jewish Agency for Israel.
A prayer for Oklahoma
Jewish Journal
May 21, 2013
Lord our God, we stood before You just a week ago to receive the Ten Statements of Your Torah. We stood, as though with our ancestors, and listened to the Torah reader chant descriptions of the smoking mountain, the thunderous rumbling, and the long-awaited voice of God.
A prayer of hope after the Boston Marathon bombing
Jewish Journal
April 16, 2013
“Behold days are coming, says the Lord…and they shall rebuild.” From our Haftarah this Shabbat Amos 9:13
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