The Practice and Meaning of Prayer

Everything you’ve always wanted to know about the siddur, but were afraid to ask!

• Are we supposed to take the words of the prayers literally?
• Why do we call it the Mourner’s Kaddish if it doesn’t mention death?
• How do our own prayers and longings fit into a fixed liturgy of prayers written hundreds and thousands of years ago. (And when were these prayers composed anyway?)
• And how does that tune go again?

Discover the answers to these questions and more, along with an opportunity to practice your Hebrew, ask your own questions, and come up with your own answers!

Come once and get a pearl of insight, or come every week and transform your prayer experience!

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For those wanting to make the most of these classes, the Journal Edition of our prayer book (available from CCAR Press) provides space to write in your own commentary, questions, poetry, and responses to the prayers in Mishkan T’filah. Some pages have creative, challenging prompts to stimulate thoughts, and other pages are entirely blank, allowing users space to explore and reflect.