Session 107: Eighteen Brachos Part I
in Shmone Esrei
Shmone Esrei
Session 106: Intro to Shmone Esrei Part III: Restoring the Crown to its Former Glory
in Shmone Esrei
The history of Shmone Esrei (“The Prayer of 18 Blessings”), and its lesson for our own present moment in history, recognizing that God is הגדול, הגבור והנורא — the Great, the Mighty and the Awesome.
P.S.: Post shiur discussion: What our small selves bring to the tapestry of Jewish history.
Session 102: Feet Together / Yom Kippur
In restraining the body — in the right way, the right time — we open ourselves up to greater spiritual light. Yom Kippur is a most powerful opportunity for this.
Session 101: A Moment in Time / Rosh HaShana
We begin exploring how the halachos of Shmone Esrei all are expressions of the reality that we are speaking directly with Hashem, and define the elemental 3-part structure of the Tefilla (Shmone Esrei), and how it plays out in the Rosh Hashana prayers.
Time is the structure in our lives that allows us to think of our lives as having meaning, mission, purpose. Time allows us to think about our past, commit to our future, and make choices in the present. אין עתה אלא תשובה.
The call of the Shofar "brings you through your innermost self to God." (— Rabbi S. R. Hirsch)
"The root of the root of the Shofar on Rosh Hashana is the selfsame breath which God blew into the nostrils of Adam at the creation of humanity." (— Rabbi Yitzchak Hutner)