Content

The full series contains the following topics:

Introduction

Session 1: Mah Tovu – A Psychological Introduction to Prayer

Session 2: Adon Olam – A Theological Introduction to Prayer

Session 3: Morning Blessings – An Understanding of the Body-Soul Relationship

Session 4: Ashre – A Thematic Introduction to the Liturgy

Session 5: The Shema – 1st Paragraph – The Three-Fold Love Relationship to the Divine

Session 6: The Shema – 2nd and 3rd Paragraphs – Integrating Compliance with the Commandments and Redemption

Session 7: The Shema – The Second Blessing – Revelation as Divine Love

Session 8: The Shema – Opening Blessing – Creation and Divine Sovereignty

Session 9: The Shema – Closing Blessing – Redemption and Divine Sovereignty

Session 10: The Amida – Introduction and Blessings 4-7

Session 11: The Amida – Blessings 8, 9 and 10-16

Session 12: The Amida – Blessings 1-3

Session 13: The Amida – Blessings 17-19

Session 14: The Amida – Kedusha

Session 15: The Amida – Role and Choreography

Session 16: Ein Keloheinu, Aleinu and the Kaddish – Closing Prayers

Session 17: Kabbalat Shabbat – Lekhah Dodi

Session 18: The Distinctiveness of the Shabbat Service

A Brief Summary – How does Prayer Mean?

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