Word: prayerfulness
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...people, ‘Have you put on tefillin today? Have you done a mitzvah today?’”HOME AT HILLEL?On the other hand, talk of a purported in-crowd at Hillel—where Reform, Conservative, and Orthodox Jews have separate prayer services and e-mail lists—surfaced more than once. Claire J. Saffitz ’09, who is unaffiliated with either group, says of the categorization, “I think it’s good that they do that.” But Saffitz adds, in reference to becoming...
...take on the road," says Joelle Novey, 26, who founded Tikkun Leil Shabbat, which started meeting every other week in Washington apartments this past summer. "It's the people who gather for a holy purpose who create the sanctuary, not the building," she says. Just as the new minyanim--prayer communities--don't require a specific type of physical structure, they are also open to holding services without rabbis. "Laypeople can lead the service, read from the Torah, give a sermon and take on any of the service's traditional roles," Novey says...
...leaders draw inspiration from the new groups. "They're a reminder that we need to welcome unconventional approaches to Jewish life," says Rabbi Eric Yoffie, president of the Union for Reform Judaism. Rabbi Niles Goldstein, a co-founder of the New Shul, a progressive Manhattan congregation, occasionally leads outdoor prayer sessions. "Who wants to sit against hard-backed pews?" says Goldstein. "I'd much rather sit up against a tree...
...here, I'm closer than your breath/ I've conquered even death." That leads to earnest discussion of a friend's suicide, which flows into an exercise in which each participant brings something to the table - a personal issue, a faith question - and the group offers talk and prayer. Its members read from the New Testament's Epistle to the Hebrews, observe a mindful silence and share a hymn. (See the top 10 religion stories...
...Harvard Islamic Society, which currently has a prayer room located in Canaday basement, is also likely to retain its space, and the new women’s center will establish its headquarters in one of the basement offices as well, Resident Dean of Freshmen Leslie N. Barth said...