Why Prayer?

Prayer (in Hebrew, "tefillah") is one of the pathways to the Divine Presence. Our tradition views prayer as a sacred obligation. Tefillah strengthens the community, and fills individual spiritual needs.

There is great power in prayer. Tefillah (prayer) can bring:

• feelings of uplift and joy
• gratitude and thanksgiving for life's blessings
• renewal of emotional, intellectual, and physical energy
• comfort to one distressed and in pain
• insight to one seeking answers
• clarity of vision to one seeking a path out of chaos and confusion
• healing to a broken spirit
• Motivation to find God's Presence through acts of tikkun olam (the repair of our world).
• Connection with the Presence of God - to that which is greater than ourselves, the spirit that binds the universe together from the tiniest atoms to the farthest reaches of the cosmos.