The Value of Doubt
Oct 4, 2019 By Julia Andelman | Commentary | Shabbat Shuvah | Rosh Hashanah | Yom Kippur
The more one invests in trying to have a meaningful and genuine High Holiday prayer experience, the more one stands to lose if the words of the mahzor fall short of one鈥檚 aspirations. The mahzor is conceptually and theologically dense. If one takes the time to meditate upon the assertions of the prayers as they go by, one is sure to eventually encounter a text that rings false, problematic, or even alienating.
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A Virtual Minyan? Communal Prayer in the Digital Age
Jun 4, 2019 By Daniel Nevins | Public Event video | Video Lecture
Judaism places great value on communal prayer, mandating that we pray with others whenever possible. But what does it mean to pray in community? Are we really connecting if we make a minyan via videoconference?
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Entering the Clouds of Glory
Mar 8, 2019 By Daniel Nevins | Commentary | Pekudei
鈥淲hat do you mean, Rabbi? The clouds are mysterious鈥攊t鈥檚 like being on Sinai!鈥� This statement by a rabbinical student consoled me several years ago on the summit of Giant Mountain in the Adirondacks. Each fall I take a minyan or so of students hiking for the weekend, and on that day, we had spent many hours climbing this enormous peak. On the way up, we enjoyed stunning views鈥攐f an alpine lake called 鈥渢he Giant鈥檚 Washbowl鈥� and the Great Range looming across the valley to our south. But when we reached the top of Giant a thick cloud had parked itself on the summit and would not budge. Visibility was limited to about ten feet, and wisps of mist skimmed between us.
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Cantillation for Lamentations
Oct 23, 2018 By 91快播 | Prayer Recordings | Tishah Be'av
Recordings by Cantor Sarah Levine (CS ’17).
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Cantillation for Song of Songs, Ecclesiastes, and Ruth
Oct 23, 2018 By 91快播 | Prayer Recordings | Pesah | Shavuot | Sukkot
Recordings by Cantor Sarah Levine (CS ’17).
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Cantillation for Haftarah
Oct 23, 2018 By 91快播 | Prayer Recordings
Recordings by Cantor Sarah Levine (CS ’17).
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Cantillation for High Holidays
Oct 23, 2018 By 91快播 | Prayer Recordings | Rosh Hashanah | Yom Kippur
Recordings by Cantor Sarah Levine (CS ’17). EXPLORE MORE HIGH HOLIDAY CONTENT
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Cantillation for Torah
Oct 22, 2013 By 91快播 | Prayer Recordings
Recordings by Cantor Sarah Levine (CS ’17).
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