Apr
28
2016
Tefilla - Moments of Deep Connection vs. Constant Messages to Ourselves
Have you ever seen a person truly immersed in Tefilla? Take a moment and recall the times you have. What did you see? Were they crying or pouring their...
Mar
24
2016
Probing the Carlebach Phenomenon by Rabbi Avraham Trugman
In the article above, Rabbi Avraham Trugman, one of Rav Shlomo Carlebach’s students for over 20 years, describes the influence of Rav Shlomo in the following way:
“Rav Shlomo became a rallying point...
Mar
15
2016
The rationale – Making Tefilla Important
http://ejewishphilanthropy.com/how-to-put-tefilah-back-on-schools-agenda/
In the article above, the Rabbi Hirschfeld and Dr. Susan Wall from Pardes illustrates how Tefilla needs to be a priority for schools again. One of the reasons, I believe, Tefilla is not a...
Mar
14
2016
I would like to make a claim that may be revolutionary, and is definitely at the least unconventional. The claim is that Tefilla in schools should be primarily an educational experience, not a Halachic one. This concept of an...
Mar
13
2016
When I was an educator in a Jewish Day School in Toronto, Canada, I was given the task of leading the Tefilla for grades 6, 7 & 8. My Supervisor was very clear that the Tefilla was not nearly...
