Thursday, October 15, 2009

Why Jews Pray

From my latest article for the On the Square web segment of First Things:

Every moment that we stop and begin to move our lips in prayerful words towards God is a testament to the notion of purposeful creation. The basic ability to pray, to yearn for a connection to God, demonstrates the meaningfulness of life. Yet, this only explains a broad universalistic Jewish motivation for prayer. What lies at the core of Jewish prayer?

The article, Why Jews Pray, can be found in its entirety on the First Things website.

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