Why Do We Make Blessings on Food? To Redefine Who We Are
- Jacobson, Rabbi YY
- Why does the Torah require us to say blessings over food?...
JEWISH IDENTITY
GATEWAY TO TORAH TEACHINGS
Washing Hands upon Waking and Before Prayer
- Brofsky, Rabbi David
- "When the holy soul leaves the human body…an impure spirit descends upon the body. When the soul is returned to the body and the impurity is removed, it remains upon his hands, and cannot be removed until the human washes them, thereby being sanctified…"...
Morning Hand-Washing
- Chabad.org Staff
- Why do we wash our hands before getting out of bed?...
Asher Yatzar as a segula
- Emor Project
- "Asher Yatzar can be used as a powerful segula (something that offers protection or serves as a remedy) for the refua shelema (complete recovery) of unwell people....
The blessing “Asher Yatzar”
- Emor Project
- "This blessing is a rejection of the idea that the spirit alone is holy, and physical life bereft of God."...
Elokai Neshama
- Emor Project
- "Each of us comes into this world with a specific mission to accomplish....
The Significance of Modeh Ani
- Mindel, Rabbi Nissan
- "God is very merciful, and although every day we are indebted to Him, He returns our soul to us....
Why Do Jews Have So Many Laws?
- Breitowitz, Rabbi Dr. Yitzchok
- "Why does Judaism have such an insistence on legalism…on the [details] of the Torah?...