Episode 15 Know Thyself

What Charles Dickens's attitude toward the Jews can teach us about the fifth blessing of the amidah. 

The story of Jonah and a special type of Japanese pottery show us that when Jews pray, they seek not perfection but repair.

Judaism blends individual and collective concerns into prayer unlike any other tradition.

A story from Rabbi Israel Meir Lau shows why Jews pray that God heal both physical and emotional pain.