Much of my early work has focused on the Jewish prayers known as the Thanksgiving Hymns (Hebr. Hodayot) from Qumran Caves 1 and 4. My recent research on these and other prayers uses new integrative ...

Standard Jewish prayers for the government, writes a scholar of Judaism and technology, omit the essential players in any democracy: the people. This Shabbat, like every Shabbat, synagogues around ...