Jewish Prayer Series

Congregation Shearith Israel is pleased to present a series exploring the meaning, purpose, power and potential of Jewish prayer during the 2019 – 2020 year, entitled “Jewish Prayer: Getting Our Head Around, Our Hearts In and Our Bodies Engaged”. All sessions will be led by Rabbi Ari Kaiman. Register here.
SERIES SCHEDULE
OUR HEAD AROUND JEWISH PRAYER:

• Thursday, September 5: The transition from animal sacrifices to verbal prayer
• Thursday, September 12: Development of the Prayer Book
• Thursday, September 19: Modern Innovations and a Glimpse at Possible Future Prayer Experiences

OUR HEARTS INTO JEWISH PRAYER:

• Thursday, November 7: The Music of Prayer – The different moods of prayer
• Thursday, November 14: The Music of Prayer – Liturgical Poems and Congregational Melodies
• Thursday, November 21: The Silence of Prayer – Meditation and the Shabbat Amidah

OUR BODIES ENGAGED WITH JEWISH PRAYER:

• Thursday, January 9: Standing, Sitting and Bowing / Shmirat HaGuf
• Thursday, January 16: Praying with a community – What’s a minyan and why?
• Thursday, January 30: Solo Prayer – Hitbodedut

BRINGING IT ALL TOGETHER:

• Thursday, March 5: To Whom are we Praying?
• Thursday, March 12: Why do we pray?