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Intuition in Prayer

1/25/2019

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Prayer Talk Audio

Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi ​

Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi discusses the role of personal experience in spiritual life, and contrasts intuition and reason in one's prayer life.​
Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi z"l, founder of Jewish renewal, is this generation's most important teacher of prayer and Jewish, spiritual practice. Learn more at the Reb Zalman Legacy Project.

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Few Jews in the Pews

1/24/2019

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Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson

We ask Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson, Dean of the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies at American Jewish University in Los Angeles, why so few Jews attend services. His reply will likely surprise you.
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Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson is Dean of the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies at the American Jewish University in Los Angeles, California, where he is Vice-President. Author of numerous books, his latest are God of Becoming and Relationship: The Dynamic Nature of Process Theologyand Passing Life's Tests: Spiritual Reflections on the Trial of Abraham, The Binding of Isaac (both published by Jewish Lights).

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Working with Liturgy

1/23/2019

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Joel Lurie Grishaver

Acclaimed Jewish Educator Joel Grishaver explains his approach to liturgy, using the Mi Chamocha as an example. He touches on the master narrative of slavery, how to let the liturgy direct our feeling and thinking rather than vice-versa, and Jewish liturgy as a theology of moments—particular kinds of experiences with God.
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Joel Lurie Grishaver, a recipient of the Covenant Award, is the cofounder and the creative chairperson of Torah Aura Productions. He is the author of numerous books, including Shema Is For Real, 40 Things You Can Do to Save the Jewish People (Alef Design Group), and the Stories We Pray: Insights into the Inner-Work of Jewish Worship (Torah Aura Productions).

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The Holographic Siddur

1/22/2019

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Prayer Talk Audio

Dr. Tamar Frankiel 

Dr. Tamar Frankiel talks about the allusive nature of the Siddur, the Jewish prayer book. As a central locus in the web of Jewish practice, prayer connects us to every facet of a Jewish life.
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Dr. Tamar Frankiel was appointed President of AJRCA in January 2013. She previously served as Provost and Professor of Comparative Religion. Dr. Frankiel received her PhD in History of Religions from the University of Chicago. She has taught at Claremont School of Theology, Stanford and Princeton Universities, and UC Berkeley and Riverside. She is the author of four books on Jewish mysticism and spiritual practice, including The Gift of Kabbalah, and one on Jewish women’s issues, The Voice of Sarah: Feminine Spirituality and Traditional Judaism. She has also authored two books and numerous scholarly articles on religion in America, as well as a widely used textbook on Christianity.

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Tumbling Before God

1/21/2019

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Prayer Talk Audio

Rabbi Aryeh Ben David 

Rabbi Aryeh Ben David speaks about liturgy, boredom, unscripted prayer and “tumbling” before God.
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Rabbi Aryeh Ben David is the founder and director of Ayeka, Center for Soulful Education (www.ayeka.org.il). He taught at the Pardes Institute for twenty years and was the educational director of Livnot U'Lehibanot in Jerusalem. He also served as the Rabbinical Educational Consultant for Hillel International from 2004 - 2007, and spearheaded their spiritual initiative throughout the United States. His is the author of Around the Shabbat Table, a Guide to Meaningful Shabbat Conversations" (Jason Aronson) and The Godfile: Ten Approaches to Personalizing Prayer(Devora).

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The Ripple Effect

1/20/2019

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Rabbi Elie Kaplan Spitz

Rabbi Elie Kaplan Spitz speaks on the ripples of a regular prayer practice.
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Elie Kaplan Spitz davens daily and usually begins with twenty minutes of meditation beforehand.  He has served as Rabbi of Congregation B'nai Israel for twenty-five years and has served on the Conservative Movement's Committee of Law and Standards for sixteen. He is the author of two books with Jewish Lights Publishing: Does the Soul Survive: A Jewish Journey to Belief in Afterlife, Past Lives, and Living with Purpose; and Healing from Despair: Choosing Wholeness in a Broken World.

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    Welcome to the Making Prayer Real eJournal! Edited by Rabbi Mike Comins and sponsored
    by the Making Prayer Real Curriculum, the eJournal offers wisdom, tools, and resources on the art of Jewish prayer.
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