Rabbi Steven Stark Lowenstein: The Mindfulness of Prayer
Rabbi Steven Lowenstein reflects on prayer as a mindfulness practice—an act of collective breathing and connection to G-d—while Brandon Gimbel explores how shared ritual can quiet the mind:
“At almost every funeral I ever officiated at, I will always have the congregation respond with the 23rd Psalm… it’s much more powerful to have the congregation say it together to remind themselves that they’re not alone, that G-d is with them.”