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Category Archives: Prayer
My Women’s Tehillim Group Meets At The Hovel Tuesday At 8pm
Our Tehillim Group which meets each Tuesday at 8 p.m. prays for Cholim, Shiduchim, & Israel. This Tuesday, October 27th, we have been requested to include the yeshiva boys stranded in dire straits in Japan in our prayers. Please join … Continue reading
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Tagged dire straits, hovel, prayers, tehillim, tuesday october
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Praying For Unbelievers
People, usually secularists, are often asking me to pray for them. Most of the time it just trips off their tongues without much thought. A friend just told me: " So, if you ever say prayers for us wretched unbelievers, … Continue reading
Posted in Personal, Prayer
Tagged empty ritual, prayers, secularists, talking to god, tongues
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Connecting To God
I was just looking at a new book: "Jewish meditation practices for everyday life: awakening your heart, connecting with God" What if these practices actually worked and you did connect to God? I can’t imagine it would be too pleasant. … Continue reading
Posted in Personal, Prayer
Tagged fear of god, jewish meditation, life doesn, meditation practices, moderation in all things
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Bored In Shul?
Erica Brown writes for The Jewish Week: Bored in synagogue? Bored in Hebrew school? Bored of the same old brisket?” The High Holy Days are fast approaching, and for many people the thought of spending meaningless, marathon hours in a … Continue reading
Posted in Judaism, Personal, Prayer
Tagged erica brown, Gary Rosenblatt, high holy days, jewish rituals, jewish survival, poet dylan thomas
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Yoga Mincha
I remember I was at a Friday night dinner and we all went around the table introducing ourselves. This chiropractor introduced himself as "Dr….". Physicians and PhDs at the table did not introduce themselves as "Dr…" I’d never heard anyone … Continue reading
Posted in Prayer, Yoga
Tagged davening, jewish retreat center, new element, psalms 150, shabbat morning service, traditional liturgy
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