Perhaps the strangest phrase in the daily morning prayer of Modeh Ani is Rabbah Emunatecha, "lots of Your faith" for classically, we associate faith with man. What would His faith mean? We have faith ...

Every morning, from the time I was a little child, I would parrot my mother and say Modeh Ani upon awakening. Now that I am older, I still thank Hashem for giving me life every day, but with a deeper ...

Dear Readers: Everywhere you turn, it seems that people are beset with so many problems and worries; some are financial in nature, some revolve around social issues like shidduchim and marriage, some ...

As the My Jewish Learning website succinctly reminds us: “Traditionally, Jews begin each day with Modeh Ani, a short, two-line prayer which opens by referring to God as the eternal and living king.

Modeh Ani is a short prayer, which is recited daily upon waking up in the morning. In this prayer, one thanks the Creator just as he opens his eyes by saying, “I offer thanks to You, living and ...

When people ask me to describe the God I believe in, I often start by using the image of a flame. We are taught that each of us has a divine spark within us. That divine spark at times burns brightly, ...

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For example, from the earliest age a child is taught, as in many cultures, to say ‘thank you’ (Todah) as an expression of gratitude. Accordingly, Judaism affirms the ‘Modeh (Modah f.) Ani’ prayer ...

Tal Vaknin is an internationally acclaimed singer and composer in the Jewish Pop and soul music. Tal just released a multi-lingual version of the well-known song "Modeh Ani” translated to FOUR ...

There’s so much more to Texas Jewish life than a historic heavyweight champion, a quirky author-turned-politician named Kinky, and painter Mark Rothko’s Houston chapel. Look a little harder and you ...