In this class, each week we will focus in on one prayer, one small section from the traditional Jewish liturgy. We will use the ancient words of the prayer as a doorway to personal meaning, spiritual nourishment, and contemplative practice. The words fo the prayers will serve as poetic openings, and we will explore the prayer's language, texture, and layers of meaning using additional sources of wisdom and inspiration, group conversation and personal reflection. Together, we will discover what spiritual gifts lie inside the words of our liturgy and what they might offer our lives.