A Jewish Artist Asks: What Are Prayers Made Of?Presents various designs of tallit katan, a traditional Jewish prayer shawl. Materials used for the shawl; View of the author on making tallit katan.GottliebBobChronicle of Higher Education
What are the blessings of the Abrahamic covenant? The Abrahamic covenant enables families to continue throughout eternity.Salvation and eternal life. The Lord promised Abraham that through his descendants “shall all the families of the earth be blessed, even with the blessings of the Gospel, which...
What are the Three Weeks in the Jewish Year? What is a Seder? What is a Yarmulke? What is the Jewish Calendar? Discussion Comments ByLostnfound— On May 29, 2014 @Grivusangel -- I think of the Jews praying these prayers in places like Auschwitz and Dachau. Anne Frank and her family...
Water mist is sprayed on Muslim pilgrims as they walk towards the rocky hill known as the Mountain of Mercy, on the Plain of Arafat, during the annual Hajj pilgrimage, near the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Tuesday, June 27, 2023. Around two million pilgrims are converging on Saud...
If you were to ask several people, “What is repentance?” you would get many different answers. Here are three popular views: 1. Repentance = Faith There are many who believe that repentance is synonymous with faith. In other words, many think that to repent of your sins is the same ...
As we get ready to observe the holiest day in the Jewish calendar, the Day of Atonement, I wanted to share a piece I wrote a few years ago on the Book of Jonah. Gmar Hatimah Tovah! May you and your loved ones be sealed in the Book of Life for a year of happiness and health...
11 And whoever does not bow down and pay homage must be thrown into the midst of a furnace of blazing fire. 12 But there are Jewish men whom you appointed over the administration of the province of Babylon—Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego—and these men[cg] have not shown proper respec...
Lex orandi, lex credendi, lex vivendi. Loosely translated: “The norm of prayer governs the norm of belief; the norm of belief governs the norm of living.” Many priests nowadays (including myself) are asking, “What if there’s deficientlexin theorandi? Won’t that diminish thecredendiand...
Not just because the smell of pine in my living room makes me feel warm and fuzzy or the twinkling lights outside that brighten up my home (sorry Rabbi), but more so because it means the end of one thing and the beginning of another. While the school year and the Jewish New Year ...
Over the years, many emojis covering life’s aspects have been added. However, often people find it harder to find the emoji meanings, especially if it’s a newly adopted emoji. There are cases where users have to find Snapchat emoji meanings for better conversation. So, we bring you an...