Musings from students of the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies in Jerusalem
Posted in Uncategorized on Jan 10th, 2010
Several weeks ago, I decided that it was high time for me to visit the Tayelet in J’lem, and I woke myself up at an early hour to daven (pray) the shacharit (morning) service with my tefilin (phylacteries) at sunrise, facing the Old City of J’lem.
It was a chilly morning, and I felt it. According [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 13th, 2009
Experiencing prayer is one of my favorite things in Israel and Jerusalem in particular.
This whole country is a place of prayer. Where else but Israel, would one hear in the beginning of the show “Survivor” one of the secular contestants sing “Modeh Ani” (a prayer praising G-d for returning to life in the morning)?
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