The rope is used to help or as a focus in the saying of the 'Jesus Prayer': 'Lord Jesus Christ, take pity on me a sinner'. An aspect of Orthodox worship now finding a place in several Western ...

Practically every Eastern Orthodox writer on prayer will describe this ... “bringing the mind into the heart”, as the books characterise it. The interest in uniting words with posture and ...

In recent years, more Modern Orthodox and similarly traditional girls throughout the world are seeking ways to participate in prayer services while following halacha, or Jewish law. As roles for ...