When do we bow in the Amidah? Originally published November 17-18, 2017
July 23, 2018
“Amidah” means “standing.” When reciting the Amidah, the centerpiece of every service, we stand with our feet together in order to be more angelic (as the prophet Ezekiel described the angels, having fused legs). The Amidah consists of a series of berakhot, poorly translated as “blessings,” to each of which, when said aloud, we say […]