“A brief history of fixed-hour prayer”
Read a history of fixed-hour prayer by Phyllis Tickle as posted on the Web site explorefaith.org.
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“Praying With Our Hands”
Read an excerpt of Praying With Our Hands: 21 Practices of Embodied Prayer from the World’s Spiritual Traditions by Jon Sweeney as posted on Beliefnet.com.
Calvin Institute of Christian Worship
The Calvin Institute of Christian Worship is an organization based in Grand Rapids, Mich., dedicated to promoting Christian scholarship. Its online resources include information about the practice of fixed-hour prayer and about disability within faith communities.
“Orthodox Judaism in America”
Read an essay on the history of Orthodox Judaism in America adapted from the American Jewish Desk Reference: The Ultimate One Volume Reference to the Jewish Experience in America and posted at the MyJewishLearning.com Web site.
“The State of Orthodox Judaism Today”
Read an essay by Michael Kress, editor in chief of MyJewishLearning.com, about the factions and tensions within the Orthodox movement.
“Obama And The Orthodox”
Read a Nov. 27, 2012, article from The Jewish Week about how Orthodox Jews voted in the 2012 presidential election.
“Orthodox Jewish Voters Courted By GOP Presidential Field”
Read a Dec. 15, 2011, article from The Huffington Post about the Orthodox Jewish vote in the 2012 elections.
“Future of Orthodox Jewish Vote Has Implications for GOP”
Read an Aug. 3, 2006, Washington Post story on the growing receptiveness of Orthodox Judaism to Republican politics.
“Varieties of Orthodox Judaism”
Eliezer Segal, a professor of religious studies at the University of Calgary, has a Web page explaining the “Varieties of Orthodox Judaism.” The page sets out the many branches of the movement.