In the Hellenistic mindset that has defined most of western thinking for over two thousand years, “Time” is viewed as a linear line moving from point a to point b. the Jewish and Biblical view of the world views specific dates and appointed times are gates through which time flows in a cyclical and upward [...] Read more »
Over the millennia, Jews have turned towards the holy city of Jerusalem when praying. The Talmud in Berachot 34b derives this rule from how Daniel would pray in Babylon: “One should pray in a house which has windows, as it says (Daniel 6:11), ‘And Daniel would enter his house, where there were open windows in [...] Read more »