How Blessing Children on Shabbat Models Unconditional Love
Like the paradigmatic blessing for rain, the Shabbat practice of blessing children offers the gift of love in exchange for nothing.
Posts tagged with ‘Ritual’
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How the Days of Awe Nourish Our Emotions
Amid the sweetness and celebration of Rosh Hashana, rituals like Yizkor and hearing the sound of the shofar open up access to emotions that we often bottle up.
The WEIRDness of Studying Thinking – Religion, Belief and Social Connections, Part 4
Jonathan Morgan and Connor Wood discuss their new research about religion, cognitive styles, and intuition.
Kabbalat Shabbat: When Tomorrow Comes
When time proves to be dizzyingly complex, we can find firm footing in the grounded truth and quiet expanse of Shabbat.
Does Marching to the Same Rhythm Always Unite Us?
Sinai and Synapses Fellowship alum Connor Wood discusses new research that complicates the idea that synchrony in action always leads to synchrony in thought and spirit.
Maariv Aravim: Bringing Awareness to Change
This prayer recited as day turns to night helps to acknowledge moments of transition we often miss.
Jewish Ritual Can Help Us Bridge the Character Gap
How good are we? And how can ritual help us become better?
Cosmic Consolation: Wrinkles in Time
Ritual telescopes time and place, bringing together past, present and future, sacred space and wherever we happen to be.
Connecting…
Where can technology and AI (artificial intelligence) can aid knowledge, and where it can harm human understanding?
My Big Fat Vegetarian Wedding
We choose not to eat meat, but would our wedding guests feel uncomfortable with us pushing this choice on them?
